全新版第二版综合B4U1(3)

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Section B

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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet (11)_________________ on 30 November 1939 and ended on 13 March 1940 with the Moscow Peace (12)_________________ . The League of Nations deemed the attack (13)_________________ and expelled the Soviet Union from the League on 14 December 1939.

The Soviet forces had three times as many soldiers as the Finns, 30 times as many aircraft, and a hundred times as many tanks. The Red Army, however, had been

(14)_________________ by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s Great Purge of 1937, reducing the army’s (15)_________________ and efficiency shortly before the outbreak of the fighting. With more than 30,000 of its army officers (16)_________________ or imprisoned, including most of those of the highest ranks, the Red Army in 1939 had many (17)_________________ senior officers. Because of these factors, and (18)_________________ and morale in the Finnish forces, Finland was able to resist the Soviet invasion for far longer than the Soviets expected.

Hostilities ceased in March 1940 with the signing of the Moscow Peace Treaty. Finland ceded 11% of its pre-war territory and 30% of its economic assets to the Soviet Union. Soviet losses on the front were heavy, and the country’s (19)_________________ . The Soviet forces did not accomplish their objective of the total conquest of Finland, but did

(20)_________________ along Lake Ladoga to provide a buffer for Leningrad. The Finns, however, retained their sovereignty and enhanced their international reputation.

Script: The Winter War was a military conflict between the Soviet Union and Finland. It began with a Soviet offensive on 30 November 1939 and ended on 13 March 1940 with the Moscow Peace Treaty. The League of Nations deemed the attack illegal and expelled the Soviet Union from the League on 14 December 1939.

The Soviet forces had three times as many soldiers as the Finns, 30 times as many aircraft, and a hundred times as many tanks. The Red Army, however, had been crippled by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin’s Great Purge of 1937, reducing the army’s morale and efficiency shortly before the outbreak of the fighting. With more than 30,000 of its army officers executed or imprisoned, including most of those of the highest ranks, the Red Army in 1939 had many inexperienced senior officers. Because of these factors, and high commitment and morale in the Finnish forces, Finland was able to resist the Soviet invasion for far longer than the Soviets