SECTION BSKIMMING AND SCANNING ［5 MIN］
In this section there are six passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
TEXT E
First read the following questions.
81. Which national channel of the BBC broadcasts sports programs?
A. Radio One.B. Radio Two.
C. Radio Three.D. Radio Four.
82. Which of the following programs is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Commentaries.B. Educational programs.
C. Pop music.D. Film reviews.
Now skim the passage below and mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
BBC Radio nowadays provides home listeners with four alternative national channels. Each has a distinct character.Radio One, broadcasting some 12 hours daily, offers the public a program of almost solely popular music.Radio Two broadcasts over 20 hours a day and provides light music, musicals and even operas, as well as being the principal channel for the coverage of sports events of all sorts.
Radio Three, on the air some 17 hours a day, is the channel for classical music. It provides classical music, grand operas, theater plays, serious news, commentaries and works of educational, artistic and intellectual interest.
Radio Four, which is relatively new, provides its listeners with the principal and most detailed news and information service of BBC Radio. It’s on the air for a good 16 hours daily. Moreover, it offers a very wide range of drama talk and entertainment programs as well as broadcasts to schools.
TEXT F
First read the following questions.
83. During which period did mathematics remain unchanged?
A. Ancient timesB. The 17th century
C. For 300 yearsD. The Dark Ages
84. Who linked the sciences of mathematics and physics?
A. GalileoB. The ancients
C. Wilhelm LiebnitzD. Newton
Now skim the passage below and mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
The study of mathematics began in ancient Greece thousands of years ago. It has influenced every branch of scientific discovery through the centuries. The Greeks developed arithmetic for keeping business records. They developed geometry for the study of the sun, stars, and moon. These ancient people delighted in playing games with mathematics. From these games and with their knowledge of arithmetic and geometry, they developed algebra and trigonometry. Over a period of nearly two thousand years mathematics did not change. The ancient thoughts and discoveries were preserved, scattered centers of learning or universities during the Dark Ages. In the 17th century Isaac Newton and Wilhelm Liebnitz invented calculus. But only Newton put this knowledge to practical-use. Galileo combined mathematics with physics, also in the 17th century, and thereby linked the two sciences.
The 17th century was a time of great mathematical interest and development. Many of our 20th century methods and machines use those 300-year-old theories and methods. The student today learns from centuries of thought and development.
TEXT G
First read the following question.
85.According to the passage, what was invented in Delaware?
A. ConstitutionB. NylonC. WheatD. Corn
Now skim the passage below and mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.
Delaware was considered the first state of the United States because it was the first to accept the Constitution, in December, 1787. It is a very small state,second only to Rhode Island. Another important fact about Delaware is that nylon, that lightweight, yet strong fiber of the twentieth century, was invented there. In colonial days, Delaware was part of the “bread basket” area, raising wheat, corn, and other grains for national consumption.
