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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 your own words.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,you should check what you have written.
Water projects in the United States gained a new principle in the 1930’s.And during this time the nation sufferedits worst economic (36) ______and the Great Plains region suffered its worst (37)______ in recorded history. As the economy sank into a deep depression and (38)______rates increased,the political climate for direct federal government(39)______ in water projects improved.President Franklin Rooseveh’s first 100 days in office brought a (40)______ of new laws to deal with the (41)______economic depression.
The natural pattern of the Tennessee River was (42)______ by large spring flows that produced (43)______floods and low summer flows that inhibited navigation.(44)______________________________.To counter these natural obstacles,the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA),a public agency with broad powers to promote development in the region,including the authority to build dams and reservoirs and to generate and sell hydroelectric power.(45)___________________________.The TVA inherited the Wilson Dam, and by the beginning of the Second World War it had completed six additional multipurpose dams with power plants and locks for navigation.Investments in dams and hydropower facilities within the Tennessee Valley also received high priority during the war.
(46)_____________________________.The NIRA also gave the United States President unprecedented powers to initiate public works,including water projects.
