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2004年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语预测试题答案（四） Section I Listening Comprehension答案：Part A1. Italian 2. 22 3. Physics 4. London 5. ReputationPart B6.sunshade / something against sunshine 7. Honor and authority 8. (The) ancient Romans 9.in Italy 10.history and usePart C11.B 12.C 13.D 14.C 15.A 16.D 17.B 18.B 19.C 20.D听力原文。Part AW: Come in, Mr. Gillian. My name is Henderson. How do you do?M: How do you do?W: Please sit down. I hope you had no problems getting here?M: No, it was very easy.W: Good. Now Id like to check a few details. Youre twenty-one, arent you?M: Actually Im twenty-two.W: And when did you leave school?M: When I was 18.W: What have you been doing since then?M: I have been studying physics the University of Genoa.W: Thats a useful subject for piles. Tell me, what are your reasons for wanting to be a pilot?M: I see. Well, I hope you enjoy the course. Your English is very good. Did you learn proficiency school?W: Yes, I did. But I have also studied English in London, and last year I passed the proficiency examination.M: Oh, that explains it. Do you have any questions?W: When will we start flying?M: Not immediately, Im afraid. You have to start with training on the ground.Part BTo us it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But actually the umbrella was not invented as protection against rain. Its first use was as a shade against the sun!Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times.Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, way back in the eleventh century BC.We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use: it became a symbol of honor and authority. In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by royalty or by those in high office.In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. And the umbrella was in common use in ancient Greec