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PAGE21 / NUMPAGES22  [专八听力Section A]  2005年 SECTION A MINI-LECTURE In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening, take notes on the important points. Your notes will not be marked, but you will need them to complete a gap-filling task after the mini-lecture. When the lecture is over, you will be given two minutes to check your notes, and another ten minutes to complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Use the blank sheet for note-taking. Writing a Research Paper I. Research Papers and Ordinary Essay A. Similarity in (1) __________: e.g. —choosing a topic —asking questions —identifying the audience B. Difference mainly in terms of (2) ___________ 1. research papers: printed sources 2. ordinary essay: ideas in ones (3) ___________ II. Types and Characteristics of Research Papers A. Number of basic types: two B. Characteristics: 1. survey-type paper: —to gather (4) ___________ —to quote —to (5) _____________ The writer should be (6) ___________. 2. argumentative (research) paper: a. The writer should do more, e.g. —to interpret —to question, etc. b. (7) _________varies with the topic, e.g. —to recommend an action, etc. III. How to Choose a Topic for a Research Paper In choosing a topic, it is important to (8) __________. Question No. 1: your familiarity with the topic Question No. 2: Availability of relevant information on the chosen topic Question No. 3: Narrowing the topic down to (9) _________ Question No. 4: Asking questions about (10) ___________ The questions help us to work out way into the topic and discover its possibilities. 听力原文 Section A, Mini-Lecture I think as seniors, you are often required by your instructors to do some library research on this topic or that. And, in the end, you have to write a research paper, right? Then what is writing a research paper like? How are we going to write one? What are the steps in producing a research paper and what are the points we need to