Section B
Directions: In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.A.They didn't notice them.
B.They gave mythological explanations.
C.They ignored them.
D.They chose to avoid seeing them.
27.A.Where UFOs came.
B.The Heaven.
C.The river of Heaven.
D.Light in the sky.
28.A.Because it is so luminous.
B.Because it is broad.
C.Because it is where the Heaven is.
D.Because it is so remote from us.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.A.To tell what "high tech" and "state of the art" are.
B.To tell how "high tech" and "state of the art" have developed.
C.To give examples of high tech.
D.To describe the modern technology.
30.A.Britain.
B.The United States.
C.France.
D.Japan
31.A.Because of the technology progress.
B.Because of the computer revolution.
C.Because of the invention of computer.
D.Because of microwave ovens.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32.A.Silent reading had not been discovered.
B.There were few places available for private reading.
C.Few people could read for themselves.
D.People relied on reading for entertainment.
33.A.A change in the status of educated.
B.A change in the nature of reading.
C.An increase in the number of books.
D.An increase in the average age of readers.
34.A.The importance of silent reading.
B.The information yielded by books and newspapers.
C.The effects of healthy reading.
D.The value of different types of reading habits developed.
35.A.Explain how present-day reading habits developed.
B.Change people's attitudes to reading.
C.Show how reading methods have been improved.
D.Encourage the growth of reading.