综合英语一级试卷(8)

25. Why do people from different countries use the English language?

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for

the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 35 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you hove just heard or write down the main points in your own words .Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Bill Gates is the richest S1) private citizen in the world. There is nothing he can’t S2) afford . Every morning, when his alarm S3) clock goes off, the software tycoon (大亨) is $20 million S4) richer than when he went to bed. His S5) wealth is based on his company, Microsoft, of which he owns 39% of the S6) shares. He has a personal fortune S7) estimated at ￡18 billion which is more than the annual economic S8) output of over a hundred countries. S9) He is not shy about spending it. He has built a mansion overlooking Lake Washington that he’s packed with high-tech gadgetry and TV monitors, some taking up an entire wall. Visitors are given a smart card encoded with their personal preferences, so that, as they wander from room to room, their favorite pictures will appear on the screens, and the music they like will play. The card is programmed S10) so that only the most intimate friends can open all the doors. This cold-blooded approach to human relationships also seems to be true of his love life. He is married, but he still keeps in touch and dates with his ex-girlfriend, Ann Winblad, who is now a very successful businesswoman, because he and his wife, Melinda, signed an agreement: S11) He is allowed to go on an annual holiday with his ex-lover, Ann.

This is the end of Listening Comprehension.

扬州大学大学英语一级考试试卷 （UCET Band 1A 2007-07-4）

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