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试卷一 SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (40 minutes) Part A: Spot Dictation Directions: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage only once. The usual good-luck wish to a theatre actor who is about to _________ (1) or to be engaged in a performance is to say “Break a leg”. This may seem to be a rather ________(2) to say to someone who is probably already quite impatient, _________ (3). But most theatre actors and actresses are, by tradition, very(4). And they would do everything to avoid slipping or throwing themselves into“__________” (5). Among many actors and actresses, it is thought that wishing for good luck from their _____(6) will have the opposite effect. Consequently, by __________(7) for bad luck, ___________(8) that the actor or actress will in fact have good luck. Actors and actresses _________(9) noisy, squeaking shoes to be a sign of good luck, and it is also __________(10) to have a theatre cat. On the other hand, bad luck can come __________(11); it comes from the audiences whistling _______(12), from the actors repeating the last line of the play ________(13) and from certain shades of the colour ______(14) in the background of the stage. Where do these __________(15) or worries come from? Some people believe them to be the result of an actors __________(16). The real reason, although, may have more to do with simply being frightened about __________(17) in front of a large audience and making silly, laughable mistakes. After all, acting is a very __________(18). If an actor performs badly, it is very likely that he would gradually __________(19) and eventually his job and livelihood. Under such adverse and frightful conditions, it is not surprising that actors and actresses___________(20) bad things to happen. Part B: Listenin