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.Then listen to the passage again.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.

　　[02:19.96]The Art of Cooking

　　[02:35.04]The art of cooking has been developed over many thousands of years.In the distant past,our(S1)_ate raw meat.They did not know how to cook their food.Some(S2)_believe that it was forest forest fires that first(S3)_man to the art of cooking.Forest fires were sometimes started by(S4)_ ,and people ran away.When they returned,they found that the animals which were (S5)_in the fires and could not (S6)_were"cooked",and that the cooked meat (S7)_much better than raw meat.From this,man began to realize that cooking made his food more tasty.Then they learned how to make fires and how to cook their food.(S8)_.One theory is that many years ago some people who lived in a coastal area killed an animal on the seashore.(S9)_.The discovery of cooking and flavouring played a very important part in the development of man and of human society.(S10)_.

　　answers:

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

　　S1.ancestors

　　S2.specialists

　　S3.introduced

　　S4.storms

　　S5.caught

　　S6.escape

　　S7.tasted

　　S8.From this,man began to realize that cooking made this food more tasty.Then they learned how to make fires and how to cook their food.However they still did not know how to flavour it.

　　S9.They left the dead animal there for some time.The salt from the sea water covered the animal and later when the meat was cooked it had a very good taste.In time,man learned to collect salt to flavour his food.

　　S10.The fact that man no longer ate raw meat made him different from other animals.Cooking and flavouring made food more healthy.Cooked food helped people to improve the condition of their minds and bodies,develop their productive abilities,move towards a state of civilization.