四级复习资料大全听力(18)

　　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 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.

　　In many countries, authority is seldom questioned, either because it is highly respected, or because it is _______. Sometimes, too, because _______ has been important in certain societies for a long time, people have been trained never to question those in authority.

　　In other countries, _______America, children are trained to question and search for answers. When a child asks a question, he will be often told to go to the library and find the answer for himself. By the time students reach the age of 14 or 15, they may be _______ exciting new ideas in all fields of science and the arts. To encourage such creativity, there are many national _______ offered to students every year for their scientific discoveries and artistic _______.

　　This interest in questioning and searching may be _______ by some people as bad for young peoples _______, that young people lack respect for authority. ___________________. However, this is because many Americans have different attitudes toward authority that may exist in other areas of the world. In a work or business situation, ideas are freely and openly discussed and argued. _________________________. The two are quite separate. The purpose of the searching, questioning, and arguing is to find the facts in a particular situation, and therefore a solution, ______________________________.