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Final English Exam for Master Candidates ( 工B ) (January 2012) Part I Listening Comprehension (25%) Passage 1 Researchers fit polar bears with radar so they can monitor the effect of global warming on them. Polar bears come to land earlier this spring because they have developed enough fat reserves to survive. Polar bears are particularly selected for study because they can be followed for many years which help researchers get deeper insight into what is happening. The objective of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change is to call on developing countries to reduce the carbon emission. It is hard for polar bears to reproduce due to global warming. Passage 2 Commercial and recreational fisheries contribute $ 80 billion to the U.S. economy every year. To maintain a sustainable and disease-free seafood supply is a national priority because it has impacts on ocean environment. Scientists are researching new ways to improve aquaculture practices to reduce people’s demand of wild fish. Some technologies are applied to forecast the potential disease that might attack fish to protect the health of public. The genetic make-up of bacteria that might hit seafood is teased apart by scientists in order to provide us with more nutritious seafood. Section C Compound Dictation (10%) 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 1 to 8 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 9 to 11 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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. Analysts at the U.S. Census Bureau have a (1)_______ forecast for America’s populatio