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 36 to 43 with the
exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 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.
Knowledge may be acquired through conversation, watching
television or traveling, but the deepest and most (36) way is
through reading. If we consider the (37) population of the
world, we may conclude that a few spend their whole lives on academic
reading；many read something light for (38) , and a few dip
into something more serious；while many persons never (39)
beyond the sports page of a newspaper, a fashion article or the
(40) . If you have learnt to love books as a
child, the reading habit will never (41) you. But if this has
not been your good (42) , you tend to think of reading as a
bore. A few, but very few, come to the habit late in life. In order to
(43) to read, one must be curious. A few children are able to
(44) . But many fail to do so either because of an over-strict
system where what is most important is memory work or because of a careless and
lazy one where even the basic discipline are ignored in the sacred name of free
expression. Thus, (45) And we may add to this
the worldwide atmosphere of violence and disorder, the New Dark Age in which we
live today. Many of us no longer have the peace of mind necessary to a quiet
hour with a hook. But (46) .
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