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College English Practice Test 1 (BandⅥ)Part III Listening Comprehension听力文字稿Tape Script of Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions w ill be asked about w hat was said. Both the conversation and the questions w ill be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best ans w er. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 witha single line through the center.11. M: Congratulations! I just heard about your acceptance into law school. Doyou think you will join your brother's firm after graduation?W: Not likely. He is a tax lawyer and I'm going to major in criminal law.Q: What does the woman mean?12. M: Jenny, remember this: A job worth doing at all is worth doing well.W: Oh, yes. I certainly won't forget it. But don't expect me to stick to the job just because it pays a few more bucks. A life of continued exploration isa life worth living!Q: What can be inferred about the woman from the conversation？13. M: I found that one of my schoolmates uses drugs. How could I help him,Mom?W: Stay away from him, son. Never think that you can talk him out of the habit if he is addicted. But perhaps you can talk to your teacher about the matter.Q: What's the woman's advice to her son?14. W: I don't know how you can eat so much yet never put on any weight, son.Y our father's got the same luck. I can't take a bite without calculating how many calories I'm taking.M: But remember Aunt Louise, Mum? She ate a lot and never gained a pound.Q: Who is worried about gaining weight?15. W: Did you turn off the lights and check the locks on all the doors?M: Y es. I told the Johnsons we'd be gone for two weeks. They promised to keep an eye on the house for us.Q: What are the two speakers going to do?16. M: Hurry up, Linda. I hear that there aren't many tickets left for the footballmatch.W: I'm ready now. Let's go. It's the early bird that catches the worm.Q: Why did the man ask the woman to hurry up?17. M: What do you think of the government's new tax-cut proposal?W: Though it may give some benefit to the poor, its key component is the elimination of tax on dividends. That means the rich will get richer.Q: What does the woman think of the government's tax-cut proposal?18. M: Excuse me, but could you tell me how to get to the Friendship Hotel? Ithought it was on this corner, but I seem to have made a mistake.W: I'm sorry, but I'm a stranger here myself. Maybe you can try calling them.There is a phone over there outside the department store.Q: What does the woman mean?Now you’ll hear two long conversations.Conversation OneM: Morning, Brenda.W: Good morning, Mr. Browning.M: Er, did you, did you put that ad in yesterday?W: Y es, yesterday afternoon.M: The ad for a junior sales manager, I mean.W: Y es, it went into the Standard and the Evening News.M: That's good. Erm, well...W: W hat kind of person have you got in mind for this job?M: Oh, well, somebody fairly young, you know, twenty something, like 21, or25. A man, I think.W: A man?M: We really need a man for the position. Yes, I mean, it's really too demanding. The sort of situations they get into are much too difficult for a young woman to handle with, erm...W: E rm, what sort of a young man have you got in mind?M: Oh, you know, a good education, polite, responsible, and easy to get along with. What I don't want is one of those young men just out of university, with exaggerated ideas of his own importance.W: Y es, erm, what sort of education are you looking for?M: Well, you know, a couple of A levels. Must have English, of course.W: Y es, I think you're asking quite a lot. I mean you're not really prepared to pay all...M: No, I'm not prepared to give him a big salary to start with. Nevertheless, I want someone with plenty of ambition, plenty of drive. Y ou know, not looking at the clock all the time.W: W ell sir, I wish you the best of luck and hope you have some verysuccessful interviews.M : Well, yes?W: B ecause personally I think you're asking an awful lot.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What did Mr. Browning ask Brenda to do?20. What kind of person will meet the job requirements?21. What does Brenda think of the qualifications Mr. Browning insists on? Conversation TwoW: W e now interrupt our regular scheduled news program to bring you live up-to-date coverage on the civil unrest in the newly formed country of Karnak, where our man Stan Fielding is stationed. Stan...M: This is Stan Fielding reporting live from the suburbs of the capital city. Just20 minutes ago, rebel forces launched the biggest offensive against theruling government in the 18-month conflict here in this country.W: Now Stan, is this a sign that the peace process has been totally abandoned?M: Well, so far, peace negotiations have failed, and any resolution to end the civil war appears bleak at this moment. As you can see... Whoa.W: S tan, Stan, are you there?M: Uh, yes, Shelly. As you can probably hear behind me, rebel forces are also using heavy artillery to pound the positions of government forces around the city center. Rebel forces are closing in, and it's feared that they will be able to take the capital building before daybreak where, it is believed, many government officials are holding out.W: N ow, besides the heavy fighting, what other pressing concerns are there for the citizens of the city?M: Well, since the beginning of the conflict, starvation, and lack of clean water and adequate shelter have been the biggest daily obstacles facing the citizens of this war-torn country. It is believed that over 40,000 people, mostly children, have starved to death. Fortunately, no epidemics have broken out, but that is always a concern if this war lingers on.W: O kay, that was Stan Fielding reporting. And we will keep you up-to-date as this story continues to unfold.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. What is the news coverage mainly about?23. What does the reporter Stan Fielding say about the situation in Karnak?24. At what time of day do you think this news report is being made?25. What is the pressing concern for the citizens of Karnak?Section BDirections: In this section, you w ill hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you w ill hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answ er from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.Passage OneA few months ago, millions of people in London heard alarms all over the town. Emergency services, the fire department, the police, hospitals and ambulances stood by, ready to go into action. In railway and underground stations, people read notices and maps, which told them where to go and what to do in the emergency. This was Exercise Floodcall to prepare people for a flood emergency. London wasn't flooded yet. But it is possible that it could be.In 1236 and 1663 London was badly flooded. In 1928 people living in Westminster, the heart of London, drowned in floods. And in 1953, a hundred people living on the eastern edge of the London suburbs were killed – again, in the floods. At last, Greater London Council took action to prevent this disaster from happening again. Though a flood wall was built in the 1980s, Londoners still must be prepared for the possible disaster. If it happens, fifty underground stations will be underwater. Electricity, gas and phone services will be out of action. Roads will be drowned. It will be impossible to cross any of the bridges between North and South London. Imagine – London will look like the famous Italian city, Venice.But this Exercise Floodcall didn't cause panic among Londoners. Most people knew it was just a warning. One lady said, "It's a flood warning, isn't it? The water doesn't look high to me.‖Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. What happened in London a few months ago?27. What measure was taken against floods in London in the 1980s?28. What can we learn from the lady's comment?Passage TwoAmerica's national symbol, the bald eagle, almost went extinct 20 years ago. But it has made a comeback. In fact, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering the possibility of taking it off the endangered-species list.Once, more than 50,000 pairs of bald eagles nested across the country. But by 1960, that number had fallen below 400.The chief killer was the widely used DDT. Fish soaked up DDT, died, and were washed up on shores, where bald eagles feasted on them. DDT prevented eagle eggshells from thickening. The shells became so thin that they shattered before the babies hatched.Fortunately, in 1972, a law was passed to ban DDT, which saved the bald eagle from total wipeout. And since then, wildlife biologists have reintroduced bald eagles from Canada to America. The result was that last year U. S. birdwatchers counted 11, 610 bald eagles in the country.If it were dropped from the endangered list, the bald eagle would still be a " threatened species.‖That means the bird would continue to get the same protection - no hunting allowed, and no disturbing of nests.But bald eagles still face tough times. The destruction of their natural homes could be the next DDT causing eagle numbers to drop quickly. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. What was the main harmful effect of the pest killer DDT on bald eagles?30. What measure did the wildlife biologists take to increase the number of bald eagles?31. According to the speaker, what is the possible danger facing bald eagles? Passage ThreeWhy do we cry? Can you imagine life without tears?Not only do tears keep your eyes lubricated, they also contain a substance that kills certain bacteria so they can't infect your eyes. Give up your tears and you lose this on-the-spot defence.Nor would you want to give up the flood of extra tears you produce when you get something physical or chemical in your eyes. T ears are very good at washing this irritating stuff out.Another thing you couldn't do without your tears is cry - from joy, anger, or sadness.Humans are the only animals that produce tears in response to emotions. And most people say a good cry makes them feel better.Many scientists, therefore, believe that crying somehow helps us cope with emotional situations. T ear researcher William Frey is trying to figure out how it happens.One possibility, he says, is that tears discharge certain chemicals from your body, chemicals that build up during stress. "When people talk about 'crying it out,' I think that might actually be what they are doing," he says.If Frey is right, what do you think will happen to people who restrain their tears? Boys, for example, cry only about a quarter as often as girls once they reach their teenage years. And we all cry a lot less now than we did as babies.Could it possibly be that we face less stress? Maybe we've found otherways to deal with it. Or maybe we just feel embarrassed.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. What's the topic discussed in this passage?33. What is William Frey trying to find out?34. What does the passage say about teenage boys and girls?35. What's the difference between human beings and other animals whenshedding tears?Section CDirections:In this section, you w ill 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 ow n words. Finally, w hen the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.He was a funny-looking man with a cheerful face, good-natured and a great talker. He was described by his student, the great philosopher Plato, as "the best and most just and wisest man.‖ Y et this same man was condemned to death for his beliefs by a jury composed of the leading figures of the time in Athens.The man was the Greek philosopher Socrates, and he was put to death for not believing in the recognized gods and for corrupting young people. The second charge stemmed from his association with numerous young men who came to Athens from all over the civilized world to study under him.Socrates‘ method of teaching was to ask questions and, by pretending not to know the answers, to press his students into thinking for themselves. His teachings had unsurpassed influence on all the great Greek and Roman schools of philosophy. Y et for all his fame and influence, Socrates himself never wrote a word.Socrates encouraged new ideas and free thinking in the young, and this was frightening to the conservatives in Athens. They wanted him silenced. Yet many were probably surprised that he accepted death so readily.Socrates had the right to ask for a less severe penalty, and he probably could have persuaded the jury to change the verdict. But Socrates, as a firm believer in law, reasoned that it was proper to submit to the death sentence. So he calmly accepted his fate and drank a cup of poison in the presence of his grief-stricken friends and students.College English Practice Test 2 (Band Ⅵ)Part III Listening Comprehension听力文字稿Tape Script of Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions w ill be asked about w hat was said. Both the conversation and the questions w ill be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best ans w er. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 witha single line through the center.11. W: How do you like the play?M: Oh, I've seen worse.Q: What does the man mean?12. M: What's happening with the new library building?W: The work crew is just finishing it up.Q: What does the woman say about the library?13. M: I'm not quite sure how to use this calculator you lent me. I dropped it,and now the on-button doesn't light up.W: Oh, that's okay, it hasn't been working right for some time now.Q: What was the man's problem?14. M: The city is going to tear down those old houses and put up a new shopping center.W: Another shopping center, that's nothing new.Q: What does the woman mean?15. W: Do you know anyone who would do some typing on short notice?M: How big is the job?Q: What does the man want to know?16. W: I suggest we go to the concerts for the weekend.M: Whatever you decide is fine with me.Q: What does the man mean?17. W: I am sorry I am having trouble reading my notes. Did you say threelunches in that first paragraph?M: No. I said free lunches, the children don‘t have to pay for th em. And there are many lunches involved, you know, a lot more than three.Q. What did the man say about the lunches?18. W: If T om and Marry don‘t come to the party, I‘ll have 13.M: Let‘s invite two more just in case.Q: If everyone comes, how many will be at the party?Now you’ll hear two long conversations.Conversation OneM: Hello, how can I help you?W: My son isn't feeling well and I'd like to get some advice.M: What seems to be the problem?W: Well, he has been coughing for several days now. I'm wondering if he should come in and see the doctor.M: How old is he?W: He is 3 years old.M: Does he have any other symptoms like fever, runny nose, or loss of appetite?W: No, actually other than the cough, he seems healthy. I am concerned though, because some of his sister's friends have whooping cough and I know that it can be very contagious. Isn't that a pretty serious illness?M: It can be serious with babies. Has your son been immunized against whooping cough?W: I'm not sure. He did get all of the suggested vaccinations. I will look it up in our records.M: If he has been immunized recently, it is very unlikely that he would catch whooping cough, even if he has been exposed.W: Sounds like I don't have to worry about that, but what shall I do about his cough?M: It will help if you give him lots of fluids and a hot bath before bedtime.Keep an eye on the cough to watch to see if it gets worse. Call us again if he has a fever or if you are still concerned.W: Thanks for your advice.M: You are welcome. Good-bye.W: Bye-bye.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What‘s wrong with the child?20. Why is the mother worried about the child‘s cough?21. Why does the doctor think that it is unlikely for the child to catch the whooping cough?22. Which of the following is not a suggestion the doctor gives to the mother? Conversation TwoW: Can you tell me some of your strong points?M: W ith my qualifications and experience, I feel I am hardworking, responsible and diligent in any thing I do.W: Give me a brief introduction of your current job experience.M: I have been working as a computer programmer for five years. T o be specific, I do system analysis, trouble shooting and provide software support.W: What have you done for your current organization？M: I have finished three new projects, and I am sure I can apply my experience to this position.W: What makes you think you would be a success in this position？M: My graduate school training along with my internship should qualify me for this job. I am sure I will be successful.W: Do you work well under stress or pressure？M: I can deal with it well since it is quite common in my current position.W: What leadership qualities did you have？M: I feel that learning how to motivate people and to work together as a team will be the major goal of my leadership.W: How do you deal with the trouble you have with your colleagues in your work?M: I will try to present my ideas in a more clear and open way in order to get my points across.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What is the relationship between the two speakers?24. What is the profession of the man?25. What is the major goal of leadership according to the dialogue?Section BDirections: In this section, you w ill hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you w ill hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answ er from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. Passage OneJob-seeking skills research clearly proves that employers focus on four areas during an interview: 1) attitude, which counts approximately 40 percent;2) appearance, 25 percent; 3) communication skills (verbal and nonverbal), 25 percent; and 4) job skill qualifications, 10 percent. Does this surprise you? When you analyze it, it shouldn't.Remember, you are screened into the interview on the basis of your resume, cover letter, and application for employment, which outline your education, work experience, and qualifications for the job. The interview, which usually lasts from 20 to 40 minutes, does not provide adequate time for employers to evaluate this kind of background information. Employers request this data beforehand so that they may have the time necessary to read and review your background as it relates to the job, and to compare it with information submitted by other applicants.The employer's purpose for giving you an interview is to get to know you as a person. This is why your attitude is the most important determinant of your success in the interview. Likewise, your appearance is the very first thing the interviewer will evaluate — and first impressions do make lasting impressions. Of course, job skill qualifications also count during the interview, and it is your responsibility to make certain your qualifications for the job are clearly covered during the interview.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. What is the most important element that will determine your success in the interview?27. What is the employer's purpose for giving you an interview?28. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?Passage TwoSocial Security is one of the great moral achievements of American government. For almost 70 years, it has kept millions of elderly citizens out of poverty and assured young Americans of a secure future. The Social Security system is essential, yet it faces a long-term problem.While benefits for today's seniors are secure, the system is headed towards bankruptcy down the road. Each year there are more retirees taking money out of the system, and not enough additional workers to support them.In the 1950s, there were about 16 workers paying for every Social Security beneficiary. T oday, there are about three. And eventually, there willonly be two workers per beneficiary. These changes signal a looming danger. In the year 2018, for the first time ever, Social Security will pay out more in benefits than the government collects in payroll taxes. And the gaps will grow larger each year leading to the bankruptcy of the system.Therefore, Social Security is not a personal savings plan. Benefits paid to today's retirees come directly from the taxes paid by today's workers. The crisis in Social Security can be avoided by emphasizing several principles. First, nothing will change for those who are receiving Social Security and for those who are near retirement. Secondly, payroll taxes will not increase, because higher taxes would slow economic growth. More efforts must be made to use the power of compound interest, by giving younger workers the option to save some of their payroll taxes in a personal account, which government cannot take away.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. When was the Social Security system established in America?30. Why is the Social Security facing a looming danger?31. What can be done to avoid the crisis in Social Security?Passage ThreeT oday, I would like to begin by discussing early European settlement along one of our well-known rivers, the Hudson, which empties into the Atlantic to form New Y ork bay. The Hudson river has a couple of interesting physical features that made it very attractive for settlement by the Europeans. The first is that river extends inland from the Atlantic Ocean for more than 150 miles with no waterfalls or rapids. Its surface is virtually flat for that entire distance, with no obstacles. Second, the whole 150-mile stretch is influenced by tides from the Atlantic Ocean. Roughly every six hours, the river reverses direction, flowing north when the tide is rising and south toward the ocean when the tide is going down. Obviously there were no obstacles to prevent settlers from moving further upstream on the Hudson river and this explains why the Dutch penetrated so far inland. They were the first Europeans to settle in the Hudson valley. Of course, to go upstream, the Dutch settlers needed the right kind of boat, and so to navigate the river, they design a sloop with only one mast but two sails, one rigged in front of the mast and one behind. The mast was very tall, in many cases over 100 feet tall, so that the large sails could catch winds blowing above the shore line hills. Hudson river sloops carried passengers and cargo. The cargo ranging from coal, lumber and hay to fruit, vegetables and livestock. Traveling only ten miles an hour in a good wind, the sloop was not too speedy by modern standards, but it was ideally suited to the Dutch settlement, and in fact when the steam boat eventually was introduced, it couldn't keep up with the sloop.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. What attracted the Europeans to the Hudson river area?33. What is the characteristic of the first 150 miles inland on the Hudson river?34. How do tides from the Atlantic Ocean influence the Hudson river?35. According to the speaker, why did Hudson river sloops have tall masts? Section CDirections:In this section, you w ill 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 ow n words. Finally, w hen the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.T oday I would like to talk about the early days of movie making in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Before the pioneering films of D. W. Griffith, film makers were limited by several misguided questions of the era. According to one, the camera was always fixed at a viewpoint corresponding to that of the spectator in the theatre, a position now known as the long shot. It was another convention that the position of the camera never changed in the middle of a scene. In last week's films, we saw how Griffith ignored both these limiting conventions and brought the camera closer to the actor.This shot, now known as a full shot, was considered revolutionary at the time. For Love of Gold, was the name of the film in which the first use of the full shot. After progressing from a long shot to the full shot, the next logical step for Griffith was to bring in the camera still closer, in what is now called the close-up. The close-up had been used before though only rarely and merely as a visual stunt, as for example, in Edqaed Asport's The Great Train Robbery, which was made in 1903.But not until 1908 in Griffith's movie called After Many Years was the dramatic potential of the close-up exploited. In the scene from After Many Years that we are about to see, pay special attention to the close-up of Annie Lee's worried face as she awaits her husband's return. In 1908, this close-up shocked everyone in the Biogress Studio. But Griffith had no time for argument. He had another surprise even more radical to offer. Immediately following close-up of Annie, he inserted a picture of the object of her thought--her husband cast sway on a desert aisle. This cutting from one scene to another without finishing either of them brought a torrent of criticism on the experiments.。