Questions 36-40

Questions 36-40 in Listening Section 4 are NOT examples of

A、multiple choice questions.

B、questions that assess a range of listening skills.

C、questions that have more than one answer.

D、*

Questions 36-40

Match the languages A-F with the statements below (Questions 36-40) which describe how a language was saved.

Write your answers in boxes 36-40 on your answer sheet.

Languages：

A——Welsh B——Maori C——Faroese

D——Romansch E——Ainu F——Kaurna

The region in which the language was spoken gained increased independence.

Questions 36～40 are based on the following passage. Richard Satava, program manager for advanced medical technologies, has been a driving force in bringing virtual reality to medicine, where computers create a “virtual” or simulated environment for surgeons and other medical practitioners （从业者）.

“With virtual reality we’ll be able to put a surgeon in every trench,” said Satava. He envisaged a time when soldiers who are wounded fighting overseas are put in mobile surgical units equipped with computers.

The computers would transmit images of the soldiers to surgeons back in the U.S. The surgeons would look at the soldier through virtual reality helmets （头盔） that contain a small screen displaying the image of the wound. The doctors would guide robotic instruments in the battlefield mobile surgical unit that operate on the soldier.

Although Satava’s vision may be years away from standard operating procedure, scientists are progressing toward virtual reality surgery. Engineers at an international organization in California are developing a tele-operating device. As surgeons watch a three-dimensional image of the surgery, they move instruments that are connected to a computer, which passes their movements to robotic instruments that perform. the surgery. The computer provides feedback to the surgeon on force, textures, and sound.

These technological wonders may not yet be part of the community hospital setting but increasingly some of the machinery is finding its way into civilian medicine. At Wayne State University Medical School, surgeon Lucia Zamorano takes images of the brain from computerized scans and uses a computer program to produce a 3-D image. She can then maneuver the 3-D image on the computer screen to map the shortest, least invasive surgical path to the tumor （肿瘤）. Zamorano is also using technology that attaches a probe to surgical instruments so that she can track their positions. While cutting away a tumor deep in the brain, she watches the movement of her surgical tools in a computer graphics image of the patient’s brain taken before surgery.

During these procedures—operations that are done through small cuts in the body in which a miniature camera and surgical tools are maneuvered—surgeons are wearing 3-D glasses for a better view. And they are commanding robot surgeons to cut away tissue more accurately than human surgeons can.

Satava says, “We are in the midst of a fundamental change in the field of medicine.”

第36题：According to Richard Satava, the application of virtual reality to medicine ________.

A．will enable surgeons to be physically present on every battlefield

B．can raise the spirits of soldiers wounded on the battlefield

C．will greatly improve medical conditions on the battlefield

D．can shorten the time for operations on soldiers wounded on the battlefield

passage four：questions 36～40 are based on the following passage. “Opinion” is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause little confusion if people didn’t attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most to attach great importance to it. “I have as much right to my opinion as you to yours,” and “Everyone’s entitled to his opinion,” are common expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge another’s opinion is likely to be branded intolerant.

Is that label accurate? Is it intolerant to challenge another’s opinion? It depends on what definition of opinion you have in mind. For example, you may ask a friend “What do you think of the new Ford cars?” And he may reply, “In my opinion, they’re ugly.” In this case, it would not only be intolerant to challenge his statement, but foolish. For it’s obvious that by opinion he means his personal preference, a matter of taste. And as the old saying goes, “It’s pointless to argue about matters of taste.”

But consider this very different use of the term, a newspaper reports that the Supreme Court has delivered its opinion in a controversial case. Obviously the justices did not shale their personal preferences, their mere likes and dislikes, they stated their considered judgment, painstakingly arrived at after thorough inquiry and deliberation.

Most of what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere between these two extremes. It is not an expression of taste. Nor is it careful judgment. Yet it may contain elements of both. It is a view or belief more or less casually arrived at, with or without examining the evidence.

Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of course, this is not only permitted, but guaranteed. We are free to act on our opinions only so long as, in doing so, we do not harm others.

第36题：Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the author?

A．Everyone has a right to hold his own opinion.

B．Free expression of opinions often leads to confusion.

C．Most people tend to be careless in forming their opinions.

D．Casual use of the word “opinion” often brings about quarrels.

Look at the following statements (Questions 36-40). Indicate:

YES if the statement agrees with information in the passage

NO if the statement contradicts information in the passage

NOT GIVEN if the information is not given in the passage.

Write your answers in boxes 36-40 on your Answer Sheet.

If non-native crops held more water in their roots, the level of groundwater would not increase______

Questions 36-40

Complete the notes below.

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Suggestions for Developing a Portfolio

Get some artwork printed in magazines by entering 【36】______

Also you can 【37-1】______ and 【37-2】______ mock up book pages.

Make an effort to use a variety of artistic 【38】______

Aim for recognition by dividing work into distinct 【39】______

Possibly use 【40】______

【36】

passage four：questions 36～40 are based on the following passage. Some houses are designed to be smart. Others have smart designs. An example of the second type of house won an Award of Excellence from the American Institute of Architects.

Located on the shore of Sullivan’s Island off the coast of South Carolina, the award-winning cube-shaped beach house was built to replace one smashed to pieces by Hurricane （飓风） Hugo 10 years ago. In September 1989, Hugo struck South Carolina, killing 18 people and damaging or destroying 36,000 homes in the state.

Before Hugo, many new houses built along South Carolina’s shoreline were poorly constructed, and enforcement of building codes wasn’t strict, according to architect Ray Huff, who created the cleverly-designed beach house. In Hugo’s wake, all new shoreline houses are required to meet stricter, better-enforced codes. The new beach house on Sullivan’s Island should be able to withstand a Category 3 hurricane with peak winds of 179 to 209 kilometers per hour.

At first sight, the house on Sullivan’s Island looks anything but hurricane-proof. Its redwood shell makes it resemble “a large party lantern （灯笼）” at night, according to one observer. But looks can be deceiving. The house’s wooden frame. is reinforced with long steel rods to give it extra strength.

To further protect the house from hurricane damage, Huff raised it 2.7 meters off the ground on timber pilings—long, slender columns of wood anchored deep in the sand. Pilings might appear insecure, but they are strong enough to support the weight of the house. They also elevate the house above storm surges. The pilings allow the surges to run under the house instead of running into it. “These swells of water come ashore at tremendous speeds and cause most of the damage done to beach-front buildings,” said Huff.

Huff designed the timber pilings to be partially concealed by the house’s ground-to-roof shell. “The shell masks the pilings so that the house doesn’t look like it’s standing with its pant legs pulled up,” said Huff. In the event of a storm surge, the shell should break apart and let the waves rush under the house, the architect explained.

第36题：After the tragedy caused by Hurricane Hugo, new houses built along South Carolina’s shore line are required ________.

A．to be easily reinforced

B．to look smarter in design

C．to meet stricter building standards

D．to be designed in the shape of cubes

Questions 36-40

Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS/NUMBERS for each gap.

It became harder to get a ______ for the USA after September 11.

Questions 36-40

Answer the following questions using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

Which two things are uncommon in rural areas?

Questions 36-40

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?

TRUE——if the information in the text agrees with the statement

FALSE——if the information in the text contradicts the statement

NOT GIVEN——if there is no information on this

The Nokia N91 is strong.

A．真

B．假

C．NOT GIVEN