Section B

　　Compound Dictation

　　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 S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from S8 to S10 you are required to fill in the missing information.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.

　　Early Films

　　The earliest films were short,lasting only one minute or less.People could see simple(S1)_films just for one cent.Soon 20-minutes pictures of news(S2)_were being shown in(S3)_.Later,films used a new method for magical(S4)_and to tie a story together.In 1903 a film was made about a train(S5)_.In this film the scenes moved(S6)_ ,back and forth,from one scene to another instead of(S7)_showing each scene separately.(S8)_.A short time later,theaters showed one hour's short films without their names being given,because the producers were afraid that,if an actor became well known,he might demand more money.(S10)_.The films shown in those theaters were of several types:comedies,westerns,murder mysteries and crime stories,and special films on art,music,and other cultural subjects.

　　answers:

　　1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.B

　　S1.action

　　S2.items

　　S3.theatres

　　S4.effects

　　S5.robbery

　　S6.smoothly

　　S7.unnaturally

　　S8.This was the earliest successful film in which scenes were filmed at different places and times then combined to make a logical story.

　　S9.These films were usually simple and rough.Gradually,the tastes of the audiences improved as the techniques improved.

　　S10.But later it became known that a film with a polular actor in it could be sold at a higher price to theater owners.Soon"movie star"won fame wherever films were shown.By 1915 the more popular stars were earning as much as $2,000 a week,and large theaters were being built downtown in all the larger cities to show films alone.