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1、Tapescript of Model Test 2Section A News Report OneGot a smart phone? Never lose your hotel key, or even have to stop at the registration desk again. Thats the vision of a hotel chain that plans to send digital keys to guests phone via an app instead of making them check in and get the traditional p
2、lastic swipe cards. 1Arriving guests could get around the front desk and go straight to their rooms. Starwood Hotels & Resorts, which owns more than 1,150 hotels in nearly 100 countries, 2plans to install the system in the next three months at two of its hotels in the U.S.A. If all goes well, the co
3、mpany says it could have the feature in all of its hotels by next year. A spokeswoman said the app will initially be compatible with recent iPhone models and newer Android phones. The app will use Bluetooth technology to unlock the room with a tap. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you
4、have just heard.1. What is the main advantage of the digital key? 2. How many hotels will have the system in the next three months?News Report TwoA British man accused of planning his wifes murder while they were honeymooning in South Africa has lost a High Court appeal to block his being sent back
5、to Britain until he is fit to 3The judges ruled that Shrien Dewani can be sent back as long as the South African government pledges to return him to the United Kingdom should he ultimately prove unfit to be tried. Dewanis lawyers had urged that he should not be sent back while he was unfit to stand
6、trial. He is being treated for a depressive illness. His legal team can appeal the decision at the Supreme Court. 4Dewani is accused of hiring a crew of criminals to kill his wife, AnniDewani, during a taxi ride in Cape Town last November, just over two weeks after their wedding. Questions 3 and 4 a
7、re based on the news report you have just heard.3. What can we learn about Shrien Dewani according to the court ruling? 4. What was Dewani accused ofNews Report ThreeDozens of children at a Utah elementary school had their lunch trays taken away from them before they could take a bite this week. Sal
8、t Lake City School District officials said the trays were taken way at Utah Elementary School Tuesday 5because some students had negative balances in their accounts used to pay for lunches. But they admit the situation should have been handled differently. Instead of regular lunches, the students we
9、re given fruit and milk. “We dont ever let kids go without any food entirely,” said Salt Lake City School District spokesman Jason Olsen. 6One mother said, she was “blindsided” when her daughter described what a school district official told her: “You dont have any money in your account, so you cant
10、 get lunch.” “There were a lot of tears,” she said, “and it was pretty upsetting for them.” 7The district said it started notifying parents about negative account balances Monday. But the mother said she and other parents were never told about the problem. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news repo
11、rt you have just heard.5. Why were some children offered only fruit and milk for lunch? 6. How did parents react to the schools way of handling the situation? 7. When were the parents informed of negative balances according to the district?Section B Conversation OneM: Hi, Diana. Im surprised to see
12、you on the city bus. Your car in the shop? W: No. 811Ive just been thinking a lot about the environment lately. So I decide the air will be a lot cleaner if we all use public transport when we could.M: Im sure you are right. The diesel bus isnt exactly pollution free. W: True. Theyll be running a lo
13、t cleaner soon. 9We were just talking about that in my environmental engineering class.M: What could the city do? Install pollution filters in all their buses? W: They could, but those filters make the engines work harder and really cut down on the fuel efficiency. Instead, they found a way to make
14、their engines more efficient. M: How? W: Well, there is a new insulator. And you spray a thick coat of it on the engine. M: An insulator? W: Yeah. 10What it does is reflect back the heat of burning fuel. So the fuel will burn much hotter and burn up more completely.M: So a lot less unburned fuel com
15、es out to pollute the air. W: And the bus will need less fuel. So with the saving on fuel cost, they say this will all pay for itself in just six months. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8. Why does Diana take a bus that day? 9. What is true about Diana? 10. What j
16、ustifies the installation of a new insulator in the buses according to Diana? 11. What is the major concern of the woman?Conversation TwoM: Hi. I have a reservation for tonight. My name is Charles Nelson. W: Okay, Mr. Nelson. Thats a room for five under your name. M: No. No. Hold on. There must be some mistake. W: Okay. Lets check this again. Okay, Mr. Charles C. Nelson for tonight. M: Ah. Thats the problem. 12My name is Charles Nelson, not Charles C. Ne
