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College English Test
( Band 6)

Part III Listening Comprehension
(10 minutes)

Section C
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 you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

百英英语CET-6复合听写专用答题纸

The advantages and disadvantages of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be (36) and the good land worked (37). Thus, each person produces less and this means a (38)average income than could be obtained with a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more (39) for specialization and the development of (40) such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to (41) them.
One of the difficulties in carrying out a (42) birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth (43) from country to country depending on the level of industrial development and the availability of food and raw materials. In the developing country where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, (44) , whatever the consequences may be. In a highly industrialized society the problem may be more complex. (45) . When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened. Faced with considerations such as these, (46), rather than one which is stable or in decline.