Part C

Additional Listening

A Passage          The Missing Cat and the Injured Dog

Listen to the passage and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.

 1. What is the main idea of the two true stories?

a. Dogs are cleverer than cats.

b. Pets often go missing.

c. Humans should not let their pets out of their sight.

d. Humans care greatly for their pets.

2. Why is the cat missed by so many people at the college?

     a. He is very popular with teachers and students.

     b. He belongs to the president of the college.

     c. He is a wise and knowledgeable cat.

     d. He is often seen wandering on campus.

3. How long has the cat been missing?

     a. Three days.

     b. Three weeks.

     c. Six months.

     d. Not for long.

4.  Where was the dog when his master contacted the animal hospital?

     a. He was already at Ford’s home.

     b. He was nowhere to be found.

     c. He was lying in the road with his bones broken.

     d. He was already at the hospital.

5.  How seriously was the dog injured?

     a. His right leg was broken.

     b. His back was covered in bruises.

     c. He had a few bruises but there was nothing serious.

     d. He suffered a heavy loss of blood.

Script

The Missing Cat and the Injured Dog

Animals, especially cats and dogs, are often kept as pets and they can be very good friends of humans. Here are two true stories about a cat and a dog.  

At Jesus College, Cambridge University, concerns are growing for the safety of a pet cat which has gone missing. 

Students and lecturers of the college have not seen college cat Benson for three weeks. The 600 students at the college have been asked to search their rooms and keep an eye open for him. The grey and white cat has become an institution at the college. He is officially a member of the college, an honor which includes dining rights. He is well known for wandering in and interrupting tutorials. 

A spokesman for the college says appeals for help in tracing Benson have not produced any information. He urges anyone who might see the cat to contact the college.  

In Lexington, Kentucky, a dog, named Jo Jo, was hit by a car. His master Steve Ford searched frantically for him but Jo Jo was nowhere to be found. Ford called the local animal hospital to tell them that Jo Jo had been injured and that he was going to bring him in if he could find him. That's when he found out Jo Jo was already there. 

"He just checked himself in, I guess," Ford said.

After the accident, Jo Jo apparently ran about a mile from Ford's home to the animal hospital. He suffered bruises but no broken bones. 

Movie Time

Watch a video clip. After watching it, choose the right answer to each of the following questions.

Word Bank

Tarzan     电影中小男孩的名字 （婴儿时期被遗落在丛林，被丛林中的猿养大。）

Kala     电影中抚养Tarzan长大的母猿

menace    n. 威胁

comfy     adj. 舒服的

chuckle    vi. 轻轻地笑

giggle     vi. 咯咯笑

ape       n. 猿

outrun    vt. 比……跑得快

Zugor        电影中丛林中一个怪物，所有动物都很怕它。

ghost story    鬼怪故事

count on      依靠，指望

better off      幸福

yawn     vi. 打哈欠

trunk     n. 树干

twisted   adj. 扭曲的

Script:

- Are you all right?

- Are you hurt? Let me see.

- What is the matter with you? He's only a baby.

- I don't want you playing with that one any more.

- He's going to get somebody hurt.

- Poor Kala. He's a menace.

- To all of us.

- Come on, time for bed.

- Let's see now ...

- There. How's that? Comfy?

- It's great, Mom.

- I've got your nose.

[chuckling]

- I've got your toes.

- [chuckling] Mom, stop.

- I'm too big for "nose and toes".

- Uh-oh. I think one is missing.

- Maybe you're hiding it in ...

- ... here.

- [giggling] Mom, stop.

- Stop. No, really ...

- Mom, stop it.

- Tarzan, what's wrong?

- Tarzan?

- I'm not a good ape. I can't outrun the Zugor.

- The Zugor?

- You know there's no such thing.

- That's just an old ghost story.

- But if he was real, he'd get me.

- I'm too slow.

- [chuckles]

- I'll tell you what. If the Zugor ever comes for you, I'll save you. You can count on it.

- But, then you'd be in danger because of me.

Everyone would be better off if I just wasn't around.

- Come with me. I want to show you something.

- [yawning]

- This tree used to stand here all by itself.

- What happened to it?

- One day there was a big storm, and the wind pulled on the tree, until finally it blew over.

But now, look over here. This is the strongest tree in the jungle, because it has many trunks, all working together, lifting the leaves into the sky. And look, the trunks are all different. Some are thin, some thick, some twisted, some straight.

- That one looks fat.

- [laughing]

- It does, doesn't it?

[Kala] But they all help make the tree strong, strong enough to weather any storm. Like a family.

- Like our family?

- That's right.

- You need your family, Tarzan, and your family needs you.

- Nobody needs me.

- I do. And I always will.

- Now, where is that missing toe?

Exercise

1. What can be inferred about Tarzan from the video clip?

a. Tarzan often hurt some ape babies.

b. Some apes were not friendly to Tarzan.

c. Tarzan didn’t like to play with apes.

d. Tarzan often made mistakes.

2. What upset Tarzan?

a. He was afraid he might bring danger to his mom.

b. He was treated badly by apes.

c. A monster in the jungle was looking for him.

d. He often made his mother unhappy.

3. What was the feature of the big tree?

a. The tree was evergreen.

b. The tree was big enough to protect apes.

c. The tree was strong because of many trunks.

d. The tree had strange appearance.

4. What did Kala try to teach Tarzan?

a. The jungle monster was not real.

b. Tarzan was a member of ape family.

c. Tarzan needed to learn not to hurt apes.

d. Apes were in great need of Tarzan’s help.

Part D

Test Your Listening

A Passage

Listen to the passage and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.

When animals make long journeys across places where there is no food or shelter, such as deserts or oceans, it is very important that they should be able to find their way accurately.

       Birds find their way by the stars at night, and by the sun during the day. People thought that this was impossible. Then some scientists made an experiment. They put some migrating birds in cages inside a planetarium. When the operator turned the artificial sky round, the birds began to fly to the sides of the cages. Every time he moved it, the birds moved to a new position. Scientists discovered that they always flew toward the direction in which they would have flown if the sky had been real. This proved that they could see the stars and respond to them.

       Many animals, especially birds, have a very precise sense of time, which is called their "internal clock". In cloudy weather, birds delay setting off on long journeys, but if the cloud lasts for a long time, they must go at last, to complete their migration in time. In such conditions, they are able to steer by following the magnetic field of the earth. We could say that they have their own special compass inside them, which tells them the right direction to go.

       Most migrating animals travel in groups, sometimes in very large numbers. This makes it more likely that they will find the right way, especially when the group has experienced animals which have made the journey before.      

1.    What is the passage mainly about?

       a. How animals find their way in migration.

       b. What scientists did to discover the truth about how birds find their way in migration.

       c. Why some animals like to travel in groups.

       d. What "internal clock" means.                  

2.    What was proved by the experiment mentioned in the passage?

       a. Birds could tell the difference between the real sky and the artificial sky.

       b. Birds have a built-in clock inside them.

       c. Birds could see the stars and would move when the stars change positions.

       d. Birds always flew towards the south.      

3.    What do migrating birds do if cloudy weather lasts for a long time?

       a. They set off on their long journey, relying on their internal clock.

       b. They put off their long journey until the weather clears.

       c. They follow experienced birds which have made the journey before.

       d. They follow the magnetic field of the earth for direction.

4.    How do most migrating animals travel?

       a. They travel in family groups.

       b. They travel on clear days and nights.

       c. They travel together in large numbers.

       d. They travel independently.