Section B

　　Compound Dictation

　　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 S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information.You can either use the exact words you have 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.

　　Choosing Astronauts

　　It is interesting how NASA chose their astronauts for(S1)_then on the moon.They chose men between the ages twenty and thirty-five.There were about(S2)_of them.Many of them were(S3)_air pilots and others were(S4)_.NASA telephoned each man were going to choose;told him the(S5)_and the(S6)_they might get in.They then asked him if he was willing to(S7)_as an astronaut."How could any man refuse such an exciting exploration?"One of them said,"Dangerous?Of course,it is dangerous,but most exciting!"(S8)_While training to be astronauts,they went through many courses.(S9)_They were all trained to fly in helicopters.These helicopters landed straight down to give the men some experience of the way the spaceship would actually land on the moon.They were also taught all the known facts about conditions in space.(S10)_.

　　[03:07.26]It is interesting how NASA chose their astronauts for(S1)_then on the moon.They chose men between the ages twenty and thirty-five.There were about(S2)_of them.Many of them were(S3)_air pilots and others were(S4)_.NASA telephoned each man were going to choose;told him the(S5)_and the(S6)_they might get in.They then asked him if he was willing to(S7)_as an astronaut."How could any man refuse such an exciting exploration?"One of them said,"Dangerous?Of course,it is dangerous,but most exciting!"(S8)_While training to be astronauts,they went through many courses.(S9)_They were all trained to fly in helicopters.These helicopters landed straight down to give the men some experience of the way the spaceship would actually land on the moon.They were also taught all the known facts about conditions in space.(S10)_.

　　answers:

　　1.D 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.D

　　S1.landing S2.fifty S3.experienced S4.scientists S5.plans S6.dangers S7.train

　　S8.The health and physical condition of the men were,of course,very important.Only those in very good health and physical condition were chosen.

　　S9.They studied the stars and the moon,and they also studied geology,the science of rocks.This was necessary because astronauts would have to look for rocks on the moon.They would try to find rocks which might help to tell the age of the moon.

　　S10.They learned all the technical details of the spaceships and rockets.They learned how every part of a spaceship and its instruments work.They also learned every detail of the ground control system.