In the western world's largest 1 plant ,which pours 1,000 tons of steel every hour , thirty-four-year-old Ray Bagrosky,works as an electrical
helper.Bagrosky is one of a team which repairs motors for the Bethlchen Steel Plant in Baltimore,
Maryland.He has been there about a year, and he
2
the work
.“I get dirty, ”he admitted,
“but I enjoy 3
things and making them 4
right.”
Ray left high school a year 5 graduation and joined the Navy (海軍).Seven months at Navy schools for electricians
6 and then more than three years sea duty, which took him into the South China Sea and the Indin Ocean as well as the
Pacific.Eighteen months before his tour of duty was
completed.He 7
Margaret Lamr, a pretty girl, from his neighbourhood whom he had
8 ten
years.They 9 have two small
sons.
Ray's day begins at 5:30 A.M.when he gets up, dresses ,and ten minutes
10 he jumps into his car and begins his daily
11 to the factory
.“Traffic's heavy”, he once said ,“so Margrate
12 my breakfast in my lunchbox and I 13 it when I get to
work.” 14 seven he is at work on whatever job is to be
15 with a half an hour for
16 , he works until 3:30
P.M.
Soon after four 17 , Ray gets home
18 to a two story-red brick house on a quiet street
19 with trees and
grass.He showers and puts on 20 clothes.
The neighbors exchange conversation on their front porches(門廊),dogs play and children ride their bicycles and call
21 to each other at their games
.The Bagroskys live quietly.They take pleasure from an outing on her father's small powerboat , a swim, a movie, or a football game
.Ray keeps a 22 eye on newspaper headlines(新聞提要).Because he works for a huge company and owns possessions, he watches what23 in the nation and in his own
24
.And because he still has friends in the Navy, he is interested in
25 is happening in the
world.
M:Can you put me through to Mr.Brown in the Sales department?
W:I’m afraid Mr.Brown is at a meeting at the moment.
M:Can I leave a message?
W:Certainly.
M:Can you ask Mr.Brown to call me at 1300-621-7865?
W:Who is calling, please?
M:Alan Peterson.
W:OK, Mr.Peterson.Can you repeat the phone number?
M:That’s 1300-621-7865.
W:OK, I’ll ask Mr.Brown to call you as soon as the meeting is over.
M:Thanks.Bye.
聽第7段對(duì)話,回答第8~10題。
8.Whom do you think the woman was angry with?
A.The man.
B.The repairman.
C.The shopkeeper.
9.Why couldn’t the woman find the repair shop?
A.She missed the right turn.
B.The man gave her the wrong directions.
C.She was a bad driver.
10.Why did the man tell her to turn to these television repairmen?
A.The shop was easy to find.
B.One of the repairmen was his friend.
C.They do good work and the price is reasonable.
聽力原文:(Text 7)
M:Do you want your television repaired?
W:Yes, but not by the man you suggested.
M:Why not?The repairmen are very good and the charges are so reasonable.
W:That may be, but I couldn’t find the place.
M:But you couldn’t miss it.I told you it is at the first right after the railroad bridge.
W:I took that.I went to the end of the road.There is no such place.
M:Wait a minute.Perhaps it is the second right.Yes, I think it is.
W:I should have known, whenever someone says “You can’t miss it”, you can be sure that you won’t find it.
聽第8段對(duì)話,回答第11~13題。
11.What’s the relationship between the man and the woman?
A.They are friends.
B.They are teacher and student.
C.They are mother and son.
12.What does the woman ask the man to do?
A.Look for a new apartment.
B.Find a job to earn $200 a month.
C.Share an apartment with one or two roommates.
13.How much does the woman want to spend on rent?
A.Less than $200 a month.
B.Somewhere about $200 a month.
C.A little more than $200 a month.
聽力原文:(Text 8)
W:Hello, Roger?This is Ann.
M:Hi, Ann.How have you been?And how’s your new apartment working out?
W:Well, that’s what I’m calling about.You see, I’ve decided to look for a new place.
M:Oh, what’s the problem with your place now?I thought you liked the apartment.
W:I do, but it’s a little far from the campus.Do you think you could help?
M:All right.So, what kind of place is you looking for?
W:Well, I’d like to share an apartment with one or two roommates within walking distance of school.
M:Okay, how much do you want to spend on rent?
W:Uh, somewhere under $200 a month.
M:Hmm.And anything else?
W:Yeah, I need a parking space.
M:Well, I know there’s an apartment nearby.I’ll drop by there on my way to class today.
W:Hey, thanks a lot.
M:No problem.
聽第9段對(duì)話,回答第14~16題。
14.Why did the man want to buy the records?
A.The man wanted to buy them for his cousin.
B.The man liked popular songs.
C.The man wanted to keep the same records given by his father.
15.Who broke the man’s records?
A.The man himself.
B.The man’s father.
C.The man’s cousin.
16.How much did each record cost the man?
A.2 pounds.
B.1.5 pounds.
C.1 pound.
聽力原文:(Text 9)
W:Good afternoon.
M:Good afternoon.Have you got any records of modern guitar music?
W:We’ve got a lot of them.Which ones are you looking for?
M:I’m looking for some records of Julian Bream.I saw them in your window last week.
W:Excuse me, aren’t you American?
M:No.I’m Canadian.My father gave me the same records in Canada, but I broke them.
W:What happened?
M:They were in my suitcase.I sat on my case and broke the records.My cousin told me about your shop.I came here last week and saw the records.
W:Let’s look for the records and put them on that shelf.Yes, the records are there.
M:How much are those three?
W:They are four pounds fifty pence.
聽第10段獨(dú)白,回答第17~20題。
17.What does the speaker like to know about a new play?
A.How much it costs.
B.Whether it is worth seeing.
C.How long it lasts.
18.Why were the speaker and his wife late for the theatre?
A.Because they missed the bus.
B.Because his wife spent too much traffic time deciding what to wear.
C.Because there was too much traffic on the way.
19.Which of the following is true according to the conversation?
A.What the newspaper said was wrong.
B.What the newspaper said was right.
C.They didn’t mind missing the first part of the play.
20.Where did they go after the play?
A.To a night club.
B.To a restaurant.
C.To their home.
聽力原文:(Text 10)
My wife and I go to the theater whenever we can.But before we buy tickets, we like to know if the play is good or bad.When a new play opens.We usually read the newspaper to get information about it.Last week a new play opened at the theater.The newspaper story said it was very interesting so we decided to go on Saturday night.
My wife took a long time to make up her mind what to wear and we left our house a little late.By the time we got to the theater, the first act had already begun.We were sorry we missed part of the play, because the rest of it was very funny.The newspaper had been right.It was very good.
After the play was over, we met some friends we hadn’t seen for a long time.They wanted to go to a night club.It had been many years since my wife and I had gone dancing, but I finally agreed.By the time we got home, it was about two o’clock in the morning.I’m got used to staying out so late and I was extremely tired.
When I was younger.I didn’t have the money to go out for an evening like this.Now I can afford it.I don’t have the energy to really enjoy it.
1. He is easily p_______ to buy things. 2. What's your a_______ towards his behavior? 3. Does environment _______ (決定) one's character? 4. All these goods will be _______ (運(yùn)輸) abroad by ship. 5. The production plan was finished ahead of _______ (進(jìn)度表) 6. Every form of transport has its own _______ (優(yōu)勢(shì)) and _______ (不利). 7. He is a good teacher and _______ (組織) his students very well. 8. We should learn more to keep the _______ (步伐) of society. 9. You should have the determination to correct your _______ (缺點(diǎn)). 10. The plane is flying at an _______ (高度) of 20,000 feet.