听力原文SectionA
2019年四级12月听力原文
2019年12月大学英语四级听力部分原文Part I Section ALong ConversationText 1M: I’m so lucky to have found this job. I really enjoy my work and I think I get on very well with my colleagues.W: That’s great. It’s always so important to get on well with the people you work with, isn’t it?Text 2M: I just think the amount of money people spend on weddings is ridiculous.W: But it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event. You don’t want to look back and regret not having a proper celebration, do you?Part I Section BPassagePassage 1Sharks are scary creatures, aren’t they? When you look at them, they remind you of the dinosaurs. It’s quite unnerving to think that they have been around for over 400 million years. But in truth, sharks are not the dangerous predators movies and TVshows make them out to be. The fact is that sharks are quite shy and from reports we receive from divers, sharks are more likely to swim away from you than approach you.Passage 2In the future, we may live in a world that includes robots and other forms of intelligent life. If we want that toe true, we have to treat robots with respect now. It is important, therefore, to teach young people to have good manners and to treat robots with respect, to treat them as colleagues and not as slaves.Part II Section AShort Conversations1.M: Would you like a cup of tea?W: That would be lovely, thank you.2.W: Did you see the news about the new subway line they’re building?M: Yes, it’s supposed to make a big difference in the city’s transportation system.Part II Section BNews BroadcastNews 1Two people were injured in a shooting at a shopping mall in the downtown area. Police are looking for the shooter, who is believed to have fled the scene.News 2The government is considering a proposal to ban single-use plastic bags in order to reduce the environmental impact of plastic waste.Part III Section AListening Comprehension1. Short ConversationW: What do you think of the new restaurant down the street? M: I haven’t been there yet, but I’ve heard good things about it.2. Short PassageHumans are not particularly good at multitasking, which is not surprising. Some people may think that doing more than one thing at once is a good skill to have. But psychologists say that our br本人ns simply are not capable of doing more than one thing at a time.Part III Section BListening and Translation1. Sentence Translation我们志愿者用体育项目帮助残疾人士提高自信心和体格。
八年级英语第三单元听力
八年级英语第三单元听力八年级英语上册第三单元听力原文SectionA1b:Conversation1Boy 1: Is that Sam playing the guitar?Girl: No, that’s Tom. Sam has longer hair than Tom.Boy 2: Both Tom and Sam can play the drums, but Sam plays them better than Tom.Conversation 2Boy: That’s Tara, isn’t it?Girl: No, it isn’t.It’s Tina. Tina is taller than Tara. And she also sings more loudly than Tara.Conversation 3Boy: Is that Paul?Girl: No, that’s Peter. Peter’s heavier than Paul. And Paul’s shorter than Peter.SectionA2a/2bInterviewer: Tina, do you think you are different from your sister Tara?Tina: Oh, sure. We look similar but we’re very different.Interviewer: Really? In what ways are you different?Tina: Well, I’m more outgoing than Tara. I’m friendlier and funnier, too. And I love sports.Tara: Yes, she can run faster and jump higher than me.Interviewer: Who’s more hard-working at school?Tara: Tina thinks she works harder than me, but I work as hard as Tina. But she’s smarter than me.Tina: Not really. I think I’m lazier than Tara. She always gets up earlier than me.SectionB1c/1dInterviewer: Who’s your best friend, Molly?Molly: Peter.Interviewer: Why do you like him?Molly: Because he likes to do the same things as I do. He’s popular, too, and he’s good at sports.Interviewer: So, is he different from you in any way?Molly: Well, yes. I like to study. I study harder than Peter. He plays baseball better than me.Interviewer: OK, I see...Molly: Oh, and he speaks more loudly than me. I’m a little quieter. But I’d say we’re both pretty outgoing.Interviewer: How about you, Mary? Who’s your best friend?Mary: My best friend is Lisa.Interviewer: What do you like about her?Mary: Well, she’s a good listener, and that’s important to me.Interviewer: Is she a lot like you?Mary: Some people say we look similar. We’re both tall, and we both have long, curly hair. But Lisa is quieter than me. I’m always talking. She’s also smarter. I’m more outgoing.。
八年级英语教材听力原文及译文
UNIT 1 Section A1b Listen and look at the picture. Then number the names［1-5］.Conversation 1Nurse：You don’t look well. What’s the matter, Sarah?Sarah：I was playing with my friends at the park yesterday. Then it got windy, but Ididn’t put on my jacket. Now I have acold.Conversation 2Nurse：What’s the matter, David? Are you OK? David：I ate too much junk food at my friend’s birthday party. So last night, I got astomachache. I almost couldn’t getmyself out of bed this morning. Conversation 3Nurse：What’s the matter, Ben? Can you move? Ben：Not really. I was playing soccer the other day and I hurt myself. It seemed OK atfirst, but now I have a really sore back. Conversation 4Nurse：You look really tired. What’s the matter, Nancy?Nancy：I didn’t sleep very well last night.I have a toothache. It’s terrible! Ican’t really eat anything either. Ithurts a lot.Conversation 5Nurse：What’s the matter, Judy?听录音并看图。
2021.12月英语六级听力原文
2021年12月英语六级听力原文1. Section AQuestion 1W: I can't w本人t for the holidays.M: Me too. I've been looking forward to it for weeks.Question 2M: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the nearest post office is? W: Sure. Just go str本人ght ahead, and it's on your left.Question 3W: Have you heard? The school is going to cancel the final exam next week.M: Really? I don't believe it until I see it.Question 4M: I'm thinking about changing my major. I'm really interestedin biology.W: That's a big decision. Have you talked to your advisor about it?Question 5W: How was the concert last night?M: It was amazing. The band played all my favorite songs.2. Section BQuestion 6M: I heard there's a new Indian restaurant opening in town. Do you want to check it out with me?W: I'm not sure. I've never had Indian food before.Question 7M: Would you like to go for a hike this weekend?W: I would love to, but I have to study for an exam on Monday.Question 8W: Did you hear Sarah is going to study abroad next semester? M: Yes, she's been talking about it for a while.Question 9M: I can't believe I missed the bus ag本人n.W: It's okay. There's another oneing in 10 minutes.Question 10W: I can't find my keys. I've looked everywhere.M: Have you checked your jacket pocket?3. Section CQuestion 11W: I'm planning a trip to Europe next year. Do you have any rmendations for places to visit?Question 12M: I'm so tired of eating the same thing for dinner every night. W: Why don't you try cooking something new?Question 13W: I'm having trouble finishing my project on time.M: Have you asked for an extension?Question 14M: I'm thinking of buying a new car, but I'm not sure which one to get.W: Have you done any research on different models?Question 15W: I'm really nervous about my interview tomorrow.M: Just relax and be yourself. You'll do great.4. Section DQuestion 16M: I'm really looking forward to the summer vacation. Last year was so much fun.W: I know. I can't w本人t to go to the beach ag本人n.Question 17W: I heard there's going to be a new supermarket opening in our neighborhood.M: That's great news. It'll be so convenient for us.Question 18M: I'm thinking about getting a part-time job to earn some extra money.W: That's a good idea. It'll help with your expenses.Question 19W: I can't decide what to get my mom for her birthday.M: Why don't you take her out for a nice dinner?Question 20M: I finally finished reading that novel you lent me.W: Did you like it? I thought it was a great book.结尾部分以上就是2021年12月英语六级听力的原文，希望对大家备考有所帮助。
2013年6月英语六级听力原文(文本)&解析
Part III Listening ComprehensionSection A 短对话Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will 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 answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11.W: What's wrong with your phone, Gary? I tried to call you all night yesterday.M: I'm sorry. No one's able to get through yesterday. My telephone was disconnected by the phone company.Q: What does the woman ask the man about?12.W: I finally found a really nice apartment that's within my price range.M: Congratulations! Affordable housing is rare in this city. I've been looking for a suitable place since I got here six months ago.Q: What does the man mean?13.M: I got this in my mailbox today, but I don't know what it is. Do you have any idea?W: Oh, that's your number for the new photocopier. It acquires an access code. Everyone got one.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?14.W: Jane told me that you'll be leaving at soon. Is it true?M: Yeah, my wife's maternity leave is close to an end. And since she wants to go back to work, I've decided to take a year off to raise the baby.Q: What does the man mean?15M: We'll never find a parking space here. What about dropping you at thesouth gate and I'll find parking somewhere else.W: Well, OK. It looks like everyone in town came to the mall today.Q: What does the woman mean?16W: When will the computers be back online?M: Probably not until tomorrow. The problem is more complicated than I thought.Q: What does the man mean?17M: Did you catch Professor Smith on TV last night?W: I almost missed it, but my mother just happened to be watching at home and gave me a call. Q: What does the woman imply?18M: May I get this prescription refilled?W: I'm sorry, sir, but we can't give you a refill on that. You'll have to get a new prescription.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?Conversation OneW: Well, it’s the South Theater Company. They want to know if we’d be interested in sponsoring a tour they want to make to East Asia.M: East Asia? uhh… and how much are they hoping to get from us?W: Well, the letter mentions 20,000 pounds, but I don’t know if they might settle for us.M: Do they say what they would cover? Have they anything specific in mind?W: No, I think they are just asking all the firms in tongue for as much money as they think they’ll give.M: And we are worth 20, 000 pounds, right?W: It seems so.M: Very flattering. But I am not awfully happy with the idea. What we get out of it?W: Oh, good publicity I suppose. So what I suggest is not that we just give them a sum of money, but that we offer to pay for something specific like travel or something, and that in return, we ask for our name to be printed prominently in the program, and that they give us free advertising space in it.M: But the travel bill would be enormous, and we could never manage that.W: I know. But why don’t we offer to pay for the printing of the programs ourselves on condition that on the front cover there's something like This program is presented with the compliments of Norland Electronics, and free advertising of course.M: Good idea. Well, let’s get back to them and ask what the program they want will cost. Then we can see if we are interested or not.Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What do we learn about the South Theater Company?20. What benefit does the woman say their firm can get by sponsoring the Theater Company?21. What does the woman suggest they do instead of paying t he South Theater Company’s travel expenses?Conversation TwoW: Rock stars now face a new hazard --- voice abuse. After last week's announcement that PhilCollins might give up touring because live concerts are ruining his voice, doctors are counseling stars about the dos and don'ts of voice care. Here in the studio today, we have Mr. Paul Phillips, an expert from the High Field Hospital. Paul, what advice would you give to singers facing voice problems?M: If pop singers have got voice problems, they really need to be more selective about where they work. They shouldn't work in smoky atmospheres. They also need to think about resting their voices after a show. Something else they need to be careful about is medicines. Aspirin, for example, singers should avoid aspirin. It thins the blood. And if a singer coughs, this can result in the bruising of the vocal cords.W: And is it true that some singers use drugs before concerts to boost their voices when they have voice problems?M: Yes, this does happen on occasion. They are easily-available on the continent and they are useful if a singer has problems with his vocal cords and has to sing that night. But if they are taken regularly, they cause a thinning of the voice muscle. Most pop singers suffer from three things: lack of training, overuse and abuse of the voice, especially when they are young. They have difficult lives. When they go on tour, they do a vast number of concerts, singing in smoky places.W: So, what would you advise the singers to do?M: Warm you voice up before a show and warm it down after.Questions 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. What does last week's announcement say about rock star, Phil Collins?23. What does Paul Philips say about aspirin?24. What does Paul Philips say about young pop singers?25. What are the speakers mainly talking about?Passage 1Would you trust a robot to park your car? The question will confront New Yorkers in February as the city's first robotic parking opens in Chinatown.The technology has been successfully applied overseas, but the only other public robotic garage in the United States has been troublesome, dropping vehicles and trapping cars because of technical problems.Nonetheless, the developers of the Chinatown garage are confident with the technology and are counting on it to squeeze 67 cars in an apartment-building basement that would otherwise fit only 24, accomplished by removing a maneuver space normally required.A human-shaped robot won't be stepping into your car to drive it. Rather, the garage itself does the parking. The driver stops the car on a flat platform and gets out. The platform is lowered into the garage, and it is then transported to a vacant parking space by a computer-controlled device similar to an elevator that also runs sideways.There is no human supervision, but an attendant will be on hand to accept cash and explain thesystem to newly users. Parking rates will be attracted about $400 monthly or $25 per day, according to Ari Milstein, the director of planning for Automation Parking Systems, which is the U.S. subsidiary of a German company. This company has built automated garages in several countries overseas and in the United States for residents of a Washington, D.C. apartment building.Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. What do we learn about the robot parking in the U.S. so far?27. What advantage does robotic parking have according to the developers?28. What does the attendant do in the automated garage?29. What does the company say about the parking rate?Passage 2A recent study shows that meat consumption is one of the main ways that human can damage the environment, second only to the use of motor vehicles. So how can eating meat have a negative effect on the environment? For a start, all animals, such as cows, pigs and sheep, always gas limed methane, which is the second most common green house gas after carbon dioxide. Many environmental experts now believe that methane is more responsible for global warming than carbon dioxide. It is estimated that 25% of all methane that released into the atmosphere coming from farm animals. Another way in which meat production affects the environment is through the use of water and land. 2,500 gallons of water are needed to produce one pound of beef. While 20 gallons of water are need to produce one pound of wheat. One acre of farmland use to for raising cows can produce 250 pounds of beef. One acre of farmland use to for crop production can produce 1,500 pounds of tomatoes. Many people now say the benefits of switching to vegetarian diet which excludes meat and fish. Not just for health reasons, but also because it plays a vital role in protecting the environment. However, some nutritionists advise against switching to a totally strict vegetarian diet. They believe such a diet which includes no products from animal sources can be deficient in many of the necessary vitamins and minerals our bodies need. Today many people have come to realize that help the environment and for the human race to survive, more of us will need to become vegetarian.Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you've just heard.30. What does the recent study show?31. What do some nutritionists say about the strict vegetarian diet?32. What does the speaker think more people need to do?Passage 3Alcoholism is a serious disease. Nearly nine million Americans alone suffer from the illness. Many scientists disagree about what the differences are between the alcohol addict and social drinker. The difference occurs when someone needs to drink. And this need gets in the way of his healthor behavior. Alcohol causes a loss of judgment and alertness. After a long period, alcoholism can deteriorate the liver, the brain and other parts of the body. The illness is dangerous, because it is involved in half of all automobile accidents. Another problem is that the victim often denies being an alcohol addict and won’t get help. Solutions do exist. Many hospitals and centers help patients cope. Without the assistance, the victim can destroy his life. He would detach himself from the routines of life. He may lose his employment, home or loved ones.All the causes of the sickness are not discovered yet. There is no standard for a person with alcoholism. Victims range in age, race, sex and background. Some groups of people are more vulnerable to the illness. People from broken homes and North American Indians are two examples. People from broken homes often lack stable lives. Indians likewise had the traditional life taken from them by white settlers who often encourage them to consume alcohol to prevent them from fighting back. The problem has now been passed on. Alcoholism is clearly present in society today. People have started to get help and information. With proper assistance, victims can put their lives together one day.Question 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q33. What is the problem of the victims about alcoholism according to the speaker?Q34. Why did white settlers introduce alcohol to Indians?Q35. What does the speaker seem to believe about those affected by alcoholism?复合式听写Self-image is the picture you have of yourself, the sort of person you believe you are. Included in your self-image are the categories in which you place yourself, the roles you play and other similar descriptors you use to identify yourself. If you tell an acquaintance you are a grandfather who recently lost his wife and who does volunteer work on weekends, several elements of your self-image are bought to light — the roles of grandparent, widower and conscientious citizen.But self-image is more than how you picture yourself; it also involves how others see you. Three types of feedback from others are indicative of how they see us: conformation, rejection, and disconfirmation. Conformation occurs when others treat you in a manner consistent with who you believe you are.You believe you have leadership abilities and your boss put you in charge of a new work team. On the other hand, rejection occurs when others treat you in a manner that is inconsistent with yourself definition. Pierre Salinger was appointed senator from California but subsequently lost his first election. He thought he was a good public official, but the voters obviously thought otherwise— Their vote was inconsistent with his self-concept. The third type of feedback is disconfirmation, which occurs when others fail to respond to your notion of self by responding neutrally. A student writes what he thinks is an excellent composition, but the teacher writes no encouraging remarks. Rather than relying on how others classify you, consider how you identify yourself. The way in which you identify yourself is the best refection of yourself-image.2013年6月英语六级听力复合式听写题目+答案+解析Self-image is the picture you have of yourself, the sort of person you believe you are. _______ in your self-image are the _______ in which you place yourself, the roles you play and other _______ descriptors you use to identify yourself. If you tell an _______ you are a grandfather who _______ lost his wife and who does _______ work on weekends, several elements of your self-image are bought to light — the roles of grandparent, widower and conscientious _______. But self-image is more than how you picture yourself; it also involves how others see you. Three types of feedback from others are _______ of how they see us: conformation, rejection, and disconfirmation. Conformation occurs when others treat you in a manner consistent with who you believe you are.(44)____________________________________________________________. On the other hand, rejection occurs when others treat you in a manner that is inconsistent with yourself definition. Pierre Salinger was appointed senator from California but subsequently lost his first election.(45)_____________________________________________________ —Their vote was inconsistent with his self-concept. The third type of feedback is disconfirmation, which occurs when others fail to respond to your notion of self by responding neutrally.(46)___________________________________________________________________________. Rather than relying on how others classify you, consider how you identify yourself. The way in which you identify yourself is the best refection of yourself-image.【参考答案】36. Included37. categories38. similar39. acquaintance40. recently41. volunteer42. citizen43. indicative44. You believe you have leadership abilities and your boss put you in charge of a new work team45. He thought he was a good public official, but the voters obviously thought otherwise46. A student writes what he thinks is an excellent composition, but the teacher writes no encouraging remarks【点评】短文谈论了self-image的定义和内涵，它包括两方面的内容，一方面是一个人对自我的描绘，一方面是别人对这个人的看法。
2012年12月四级真题听力原文
2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力原文Section A ConversationsShort Conversations1.- W:Have you finished that painting for the new student center?M: Just this morning, I’ve been working extra hours all week, you know the building opens tomorrow.Q: What does the man mean?2. M: Do you sell camping gear?W: Yes, we have tents, sleeping bags, just about everything you might need, including stoves.Q: What is the man probably going to do?3. M: Hi Jenny have you talked to Mr Wright about the new sports program?W: well, I contacted his office half an hour ago, and his secretary said he was out for lunch until 2:00.Q: What does the woman mean?4．M：Bill says he’s not working so hard on his biology project.W: But he spends a lot of time in the lab, does n’t he?Q: What does the woman imply about Bill?5.M: I have to say I find the new smoking regulations too strict.W: Well, they are for everyone’s health. I have no complaints.Q: What are the speakers talking about?6.W: Jack asked me to drop off this report. He’s ti ed up in meetings all morning.M: I was hoping he brings it in himself, I need to talk with him about it.Q: Why can’t Jack come in person?7.M: Should we invite Mr. Smith to join us for dinner this weekend, he has just come back from England.W: You can have a try, but as far as I know, he seldom accepts invitations from his employeesQ: What can we infer about Mr. Smith？8.W: This place doesn’t look familiar at all, we must be lost.M：Yes，it seems so. Let’s pull in here, while I’m filling in the tank, you go ask the way and get me something to drink please.Q: What does the man going to do first?Long Conversation 1M: Well, did you enjoy it?W: Yes, I enjoy it much more that I thought I would.M: Really?W: Yes, I don’t usually go to science fiction films.I don’t think they are much better than comics on film, if you know what I mean.M : Yes, sure. And a few years ago, they were certainly like that. 9. But they’ve got a lot better now.W: Yes, and historical films, that’s what I really like. I never miss a good film set in middle ages. Oh, and love stories, I never miss one on TV. M: Fondly enough, I don’t like those kinds of films at all. But to come back to this one, I personall y didn’t think it was very good. It certainly wasn’t as good as other science fiction films I’ve ever seen.W: Wasn’t it?M: No, not at all. Oh, 10. the effects were very good.W: Yes, I thought they were marvelous, especially the battle in space, incredible.M: Yes, but I was going to say I thought the acting was terrible.W: Yes. 11. I suppose Jason was too good to be true. And what was the name of the Baddy?M: Cargon?W: 11. Yea h. Cargon was really evil, wasn’t he? But I suppose that’s what these films are all about—good triumphing over evil. And the characters have to be black and white.M: Well , yes, but not always. Worth the well wasn’t like for example. Anyway, you enjoy the film. That’s the most important.W: Yes, I did. Thanks for taking me.Q:9. What does the man say about the science fiction films?10. What opinion did the speakers share about the film they just seen?11. What to be learned about Jason and Cargon?Long Conversation 2M: Can I ask you about your evening class? What class do you go to? W: Car maintenance.M: 12. What night of the week it on?W: Wednesday night.M: And how long does it last?M: Well, it supposed to start at 6, but that’s a bit of probl em because people have difficulty getting through the traffic. So we start at 6: 30 and then it goes on until the 9 o’clock.M: And what was your reason for wanting to do the class?W: 13. Well, I just bought my first car and I don’t know anything about cars. So I thought it was a good opportunity to learn. I guess most of the people in the class are in the same situation.M: Um, and what do you actually do? Do you bring the car along to the class?W: Yes, we do. 14. And in the first part of the lesson, the first half hour, the man who runs the class will go though some particular part of the car,and we’ll learn about it. And then we spend the rest of the time, actually working on my own cars, the same problem.M: And how many people are there in the class?W: Mm, I think 16, 15. but 3 quarters of them are women. It’s quite interesting because the man is obviously used to teaching man. And he always starts his sentence by saying, ” Wow, your chops were slow.” And then he stops and says “Oh, any woman, you ladies, but...ur..”M: Mm..sounds funny.Q:12. What does the woman say about her evening class?13. Why did the woman want to attend to the class?14. What do the people who attend the class do in the first part of the lesson?15. What do we learn about participants in the class?Section B PassagesPassage 119.We don’t choose friends on the basis of how much money they have, of course, but lots of differences can be disturbing to both sides. Aaron, for example, was single, and earns a very good salary. 16. Her friend, Pat,the divorced mother of three, is struggling to make ends meet. 17.“We are both frequent theater-goers,” Aaron explains, “ and I’ll gladly pay for two tickets, just to have pass company it plays in concerts , but she won’t go anywhere unless she can pay her own way. I hate to go alone, so we both stay home. It all seems so silly.” Pat sees the situation differently. After her unhappy marriage to a man who was trying to control her without considering her wishes and feelings, she says, “ it’s very important to me to carry my own weight. I’m not comfortable in any relationship where all I do is take. ”The difficult situation finally changed when Aaron moved recently. Pat’s children were with their father, so she took a picnic lunch to her friends new place, then spend the day helping her unpack and get settled. 18. “ I was so grateful, ”Aarons says, “ but I persuaded Pat to let me return the favor in my own way with season tickets to our little theater group. I think she’s beginning to recognize that she contributes as much to our friendship, but I do”16. What do we learn about Pat?17. What draws Aaron and Pat together?18. What does Aaron do to return Pat’s favor?19. What do we learn friendship from the passage?Passage 2Sun School in the town of Ashburton, England, is a day school for children aged 10 to 18. 20. It is based on the value of social equality between students and staff, and has few rules. Sun School believes that the healthy growth of the child is more important than academic success. It offers a variety of lessons and activities for students to choose from and free time for children to follow their own interests. Classes are small, and based on the individual needs of each child. The timetable is fixed, but democratically decided and students are expected to attend. The weekly school meeting is at the center of the way sun school is organized. It makes all the decisions that affect the school, including rules, the timetable and accepting or rejecting new students and teachers. 21. Participating in these meetings gives children an understanding of democratic decision-making and helps them develop their skills of argument and persuasion. The most import advantage of the school meeting is that it shows the children that the school is really theirs. They have the right to decide on changes. And the school’s success or failure depends on their decisions and their behavior. Sun School employs no cooking or cleaning staff, these jobs are done by students and teachers. Decorating and simple repairs are also done by students. 22.It is believed that school truly belongs to who use it, they must take responsibility for its maintenance.20. What value is Sun School based on?21.What is characteristic of the school decision-making process ?22. Why does sun school ask the students to do the maintenance?Passage 323. Well, to continue, as I mentioned earlier, there is also research that demonstrates that individuals perform worse, not better on tasks when other people are there. R.W.Harburt did an interesting experiment. He had his subjects learn a finger maze. This is a game in which you indicate with your finger the way through a complex system of passages or paths. The subjects who had an audience did worse than the subjects who did alone.Now how can we explain these very different results? It seemed very confusing for a long time. Social psychologist, John Roberts, finally cleared up the confusion about why people sometimes perform better and sometimes worse in front of an audience. 24. Roberts found that the presence of an audience facilitates what you already know how to do. That is, if you know what you are doing, having an audience helps you do it better. But if you don’t already know how to do something, you will probably make some mistakes and you will make mistakes for a longertime if you have an audience. That’s exactly what happened to the subjects who were learning the finger maze.So, if you were doing well, having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do well. If you were doing badly, having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do badly. 25. Roberts cleverly pointed out that when you are first learning something, you are better off working alone than practicing with other people.23. What did the speaker probably discuss before coming to this part of the talk?24. When does the presence of an audience facilitate your performance according to Roberts?25. What does Roberts think as a better way to learn new things?Section C Compound DictationAmericans today have different eating habits than they had in the past. There is a wide selection of food available. They have a broader knowledge of nutrition, so they buy more fresh fruit and vegetables than ever before. At the same time, Americans purchase increasing quantities of sweets and sodas.Statistics show that the way people live determines the way they eat. American life-styles have changed. There are now growing numbers ofpeople who live alone, single parents and children, and double-income families. These changing life styles are responsible for the incresing number of people who must rush meals or sometimes simply go without them. Many Americans have less time than ever before to spend preparing food. Partly as a consequence of this limited time, over half of all American homes now have microwave ovens. Moreover, Americans eat out nearly four times a week on average. It is easy to study the amounts and kinds of food that people consume. The United States Department of Agriculture and the food industry collect sales statistics and keep accurate records. This information not only tells us what people are eating but also tells us about the changes in attitudes and tastes. Red meat, which used to be the most popular choice for dinner, is no longer an American favorite. Instead, chicken, turkey, and fish have become more popular. Sales of these foods have greatly increased in recent years.26. selection27. vegetables28. determines29. growing numbers of30. responsible31. rush32. spend preparing food33. keep accurate records34. attitudes35. favorite。
视听说,U校园英语听力原文
视听说,U校园英语听力原文Section A News reports（10分，3篇新闻，10道判断对错题目）Unit 1 News 1The authorities in Los Angeles have defended their decision to close all public schools for the day because of a suspected security threat. A similar threat was received in New York where the authority said it was not credible. Officials from New York also pointed out that the closure of public schools in Los Angeles is a significant overreaction. Los Angeles defended that they have decided to close down the entire public school system out of what they called an abundance of caution after they've received a threat in an email. The authority said that they would search every school in the district to make sure they were safe for pupils to return. As that got underway, New York City officials reviewed they had received the same threat, but quickly dismissed it. A member of the House Select Committee on intelligence has since said the threat is believed to be an active mischief.Q1: Who was responsible for the closure of the entire public school system? Q2: What is the direct cause for this abundance of caution?洛杉矶当局为他们当天关闭所有公立学校的决定辩护，因为有人怀疑安全威胁。
2020年12月英语六级听力原文(第一套)
2020年12月英语六级听力原文（第一套）Section AConversation1Paul:Good morning,Safehouse Insurance.My name is Paul.How can I help you today?May:Morning.I wouldn’t say that it’s good from where I’m standing.This is Miss Wilson and this is the third time I’ve called this week since receiving your letter about our insurance claim.[1]I’m getting a little fed up with my calls about my claim being completely disregarded.Paul:Miss Wilson,thank you for calling back.Can I take some details to help me look at your claim?May:It’s Miss May Wilson of15South Sea Road in Cornwall.[2]And the details are that our village was extensively flooded2months ago. The entire ground floor of our cottage was submerged in water and five of us have been living in a caravan ever since.You people are still withholding the money we are entitled to over a bizarre technical detail. And it’s not acceptable,Paul!Paul:Miss Wilson,[3]according to the notes on your account,the bizarre technical detail that you mentioned refers to the fact that you hadn’t paid house insurance the month before the incident.May:That money left our account,and now that you should bepaying now,you’re suddenly saying that you didn’t receive it on time. I’m really skeptical about this claim.Paul:The contract does say that any missed payment in a year will affect the terms and conditions of the insurance contract and may affect claims.Of course,I can pass you on to my manager to talk to you more about this.May:I’ve already spoken to him and you can tell him[4]I’m furious now and that your company has a lawsuit on its hands.You will be hearing from my lawyer.Goodbye.Q1:What is the woman complaining about?Q2:What is the problem the woman’s family encountered?Q3:What has caused the so-called“bizarre technical detail”according to the man?Q4:What did the woman say she would do at the end of the conversation?Conversation TwoW:How do you feel about the future of artificial intelligence? Personally,I feel quite optimistic about it.M:[5]AI?I’m not so optimistic,actually.In fact,it’s something we should be concerned about.W:Well,it will help us humans understand ourselves better.And, when we have a better understanding of ourselves,we can improve theworld.M:Well,one thing is for sure:Technology is evolving faster than our ability to understand it.And in the future,AI will make jobs kind of pointless.W:[6]I think artificial intelligence will actually help create new kinds of jobs which would require less of our time and allow us to be centered on creative tasks.M:I doubt that very much.Probably the last job that will remain will be writing AI software.And then eventually,AI will just write its own software.W:At that time,we’re going to have a lot of jobs which nobody would want to do,so we’ll need artificial intelligence for the robots to take care of the old guys like us.M:I don’t know.[7]There’s a risk that human civilization could be replaced by a superior type of digital life.AI will be able to completely simulate a person in every way possible.In fact,some people think we’re in the simulation,right now.W:That’s impossible.Humans can’t even make a mosquito. Computers only have chips.People have brains and that’s where the wisdom comes from.M:[8]Once it’s fully developed,AI will become tired of trying to communicate with humans.As we would be much slower thinkers incomparison.W:I’m not so sure.A computer is a computer and a computer is just a toy.M:[8]Computers can easily communicate incredibly fast,so the computer will just get impatient talking to humans.It will be barely getting any information out.W:Well,I believe there’s a benevolent future with AI.I also think you watch too many science fiction films.Q5:What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?Q6:What will new kinds of jobs be like,according to the woman?Q7:What is the risk the man anticipates?Q8:What is the man’s concern about AI technology?Section BPassage1To achieve financial security,how much you save is always more important than the amount you earn or how shrewdly you invest.[9]If you are under30years old,your goal should be to save20%of your monthly income after tax deductions.This is irrespective of how much you earn.Approximately50%should be reserved for the essential like food and accommodation.Through mainly30%is for recreation and entertainment.[10]But for many young people,it’ll be difficult to designate such a large proportion of their income for savings.[10]If you find it hard to save any money at all,start up by cutting all unnecessary spending,allocate at a tiny amount of1or2percent for savings,and gradually increase that amount.Always keep that20%goal in mind for prevent yourself from becoming complacent.It can be challenging to stick to such a strict plan.But if you adopt the right mindset,you should be able to make it work for you.[11]So,what should you be doing with the money that you saving? Some must be kept easily accessible in case you need some cash in emergency.The largest proportion should be invested retirement plans. Either for the young employer or privately.[11]And you can keep some money for high risk but potentially lucrative investments.Dividends can be re-invested or used to purchase something you like.By following this plan,you should hopefully be able to enjoy your life now,and still be financially secure in future.Q9What are people under30advised to do to achieve financial security?Q10What should people do if they find difficult to follow this speakers’advice on their financial plan?Q11What does the speaker think is important for achieving financial security?Passage2I work in advertising and I like to keep up with current trends,mainlybecause I’m aware that we live in an image-obsessed world.[12]However,when I first started my job,occasionally I’d catch a glimpse of myself in the lifts,and find myself thinking that I looked a total mess. Was I being held back by my choice of clothing?The sure answer is yes, especially when clients are quick to judge you on your style rather than your work.[13]But no one can be unique with their outfit every day.I mean that’s why uniforms were invented.So,here’s what I did.I created my own uniform.To do this,I chose an appropriate outfit.Then I bought multiple items of the same style in different shades.Now,I never worry about what I’m wearing in the morning even if I do get a bit tired of just wearing the same classic pieces.[14]Overall,when it comes to work,you have to ask yourself:will looking smarter enhance my ability to do my job?For some,this question may not be an issue at all.Especially if you work remotely and rarely see your colleagues or clients face to face.[14]But if your job involves interacting with other people,the answer to this is often yes.[15]So rather than finding a system,I think we should just do whatever help us to achieve our goals that work.If that means playing a safe with your image,then let’s face it.It’s probably worth it.Q12:What do we learn about the speaker when she first started her job?Q13:Why were uniforms are invented according to the speaker?Q14:What does the speaker say about looking smarter?Q15:What does the speaker advise people do in an image obsessed world?Recording1Did you know that Americans have approximately three times the amount of space we had50years ago?Therefore,you'd think we'd have sufficient room for all of our possessions.On the contrary,the personal storage business is now a growing industry.We've got triple the space, [16]but we've become such enthusiastic consumers that we require even more.This phenomenon has resulted in significant credit card debt, enormous environmental footprints,and perhaps not coincidentally,our happiness levels have failed to increase over the same half century.I'm here to suggest an alternative–that having less,might actually be a preferable decision.Many of us have experienced,at some stage, the pleasure of possessing less.I propose that less stuff and less space can not only help you economize,but also simplify your life.I recently started an innovative project to discover some creative solutions that offered me everything I required.By purchasing an apartment that was 40square meters instead of60,I admittedly saved$200,000.Smaller space leads to reduce utility bills,and also a smaller carbon footprint. Because it is designed around an edited collection of possessions, limited to my favorite stuff,I'm really excited to live there.How can we live more basically?Firstly,we must ruthlessly cut theunnecessary objects out of our lives.To extend consumption,we should think before we buy,and ask yourselves,"will it truly make me happier?"[17]Obviously,we should possess some great stuff,but we want belongings that we're going to love for years.[18]Secondly,we require space efficiency.We want appliances that are designed for use most of the time,not for occasional use.Why own a six-burner stove when you rarely use even three burners?Finally,we need multifunctional spaces and housewares.I combined a movable wall with transforming furniture to get more out of my limited space.Consider my coffee table.It increases in size to accommodate ten.My office is tugged away,easily hidden.My bed simply pops out the wall.For gas,I can relocate the movable wall and utilize the foldable guest beds I installed.I'm not saying that we should all live in tinier apartments,but consider the benefits of an edited life.When you return home and walk through your front door,take a moment to ask yourselves,"could I do with a little life editing?Will that give me more freedom and more time? Q16:What has prevented Americans happiness levels from increasing? Q17:What things should we possess according to the speaker?Q18:What do we learn about the items in the speaker's home? Recording2Now,believe it or not.People sometimes lie in order to maintain agood honest reputation,--even if it hurts them to do so.At least,this is what a team of scientists is suggesting,with evidence to prove it.Picture this scenario:You often drive for work and can be compensated for up to400miles per month.Most people at your company drive about300miles each month.But this month,you drove 400miles.How many miles do you think you'd claim in your expense report?[19]The scientist asked this exact question as part of the study we’re discussing today.With surprising results,they found that12%of respondents reported the distance they drove as less than the actual figure,giving an average answer of384miles.In other words,they lied about their number of miles,even though they would forfeit money they were owed.The researchers believe this was to seem honest,with the assumption being that others would be suspicious of a high expense claim.[20]But why would people fabricate numbers to their own detriment?The researchers explained that many people carry a great deal about their reputation and how they’ll be judged by others.If they care enough,they concerned about appearing honest and not losing their respect of others.Maybe greater than their desire to actually be honest.The researchers assert that they find a new suggest that whenpeople obtain very favorable outcomes.They anticipate other people's suspicious reactions and prefer lying and appearing honest to telling the truth and appearing as selfish liars.So why is this research important?Well,experts generally agreed there are two main types of lie,selfish liars and liars that are meant to benefit others.The first,as you may predict,is for selfish gain,such as submitting a fraudulent claim to an insurance company,while the second involves lying to help others or not offend others.For example,telling a friend whose outfit you don’t like that they look great.But the researchers are suggesting a third type of lying,lying to maintain a good reputation.Now this hypothesis is new and some skeptics argue that this isn’t a whole new category of lie.[21]The findings seem intuitive to me.After all,one of the main motivations for lying is to increase our worth in the eyes of others,so it seems highly likely that people will lie to seem honest.Q19:What did the team of scientist find in their study?Q20:Why would people fabricate numbers to their own detriment according to the researchers?Q21:What does the speaker think of the researchers’findings? Recording3[22]Why do old people dislike new music?As I’ve grown older,I often hear people my age say things like they just don’t make goodmusic like they used to.Why does this happen?Luckily,psychology can give us some insights into this puzzle.Musical tastes begin to crystallize as early as age13or14.By the time we’re in our early20s,these tastes get locked into place pretty firmly.[23]In fact,studies have found that by the time we turn33,most of us have stopped listening to new music.Meanwhile,popular songs released when you’re in your early teens are likely to remain quite popular among your age group for the rest of your life.(23) There could be a biological explanation for this,as there’s evidence that the brain’s ability to make subtle distinctions between different chords,rhythms,and melodies deteriorates with age.So to older people, newer,less familiar songs might all“sound the same.”But there’re maybe some simpler reasons for older people’s aversion to newer music.[24]One of the most researched laws of social psychology is something called the“mere exposure effect.”,which in essence means that the more we’re exposed to something,the more we tend to like it.This happens with people we know,the advertisements we see and, the songs we listen to.When you’re in your early teens,you probably spend a fair amount of time listening to music or watching music videos.Your favorite songs and artists become familiar,comforting parts of your routine.For many people over30,job and family obligations increase,so there’s less time to spend discovering new music.Instead,many will simply listen to old,familiar favorites from that period of their lives when they had more free time.Of course,those teen years weren’t necessarily carefree.They’re famously confusing,which is why so many TV shows and movies revolve around the high school turmoil.[25]Psychology research has shown that the emotions that we experience as teens seem more intense than those that come later.And we also know that intense emotions are associated with stronger memories and preferences.Both of these might explain why the songs we listen to during this period become so memorable and beloved.So there’s nothing wrong with your pare nts because they don’t like your music.Rather it’s all part of the natural order of things.Q22.What does the speaker mainly discuss in this talk?Q23.What have studies found about most people by the time they turned33?Q24.What do we learn from one of the most researched laws of social psychology?Q25.What might explain the fact that songs people listen to in their teen years are memorable and beloved?【答案】：C)Her claim has been completely disregarded.【解析】：考察视听一致，选项核心词与文本内容一致，且第一组问答出题，符合顺序原则。
2020年英语专业四级考试听力原文
PART Ⅱ DICTATIONMoneyMoney is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services. People use money tobuy food, clothes and hundreds of other things. In the past, many different things were used as money. People on Pacific islands once exchanged shells for goods. The Chinese used cloth and knives. In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used. Even today, some people in Africa are still paidin salt. Coins were first invented by the Chinese. Originally, they were round pieces of metal witha hole in the center, so that a piece of string could keep them together. This made doing business much easier, but people still found coins inconvenient to carry when they wanted to buy something expensive. To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with the solution. They began to use paper money for coins. Now paper notes are used throughout the world.PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A1. Lily studied drama at the university but she used to work as a policewoman. Now she is a teacher b2. May I have your attention, please? Flight 5125 scheduled to take off at 11:30 will be delayed for20 minutes. Please check-in half an hour prior to departure.3. There is a railway strike in the south region and several trains have been cancelled, however, the4. Latest reports from the northeast provinces say that at least sixteen people lost their lives in Sunday’s floods. A further nine people, mostly children are r5. John, your paper must be revised over the weekend and handed in its final form on Monday. If you have any problem, call the office directly.6. My discovery of Mary Jackson was as a matter of fact, a gift from a friend. Years ago I wasIt’s only with7. Oh! Talking about money, it’s terrible when you think how tiring the work is.8. A lot of drugs are missing from the cupboard here in this room so I think we will have to lookSECTION B9. W: Would you mind if we discussed tomorrow’s agenda before dinner this evening?r meal.M: Not at all. I certainly don’t want to talk about it during ou10. W:11. W: It’s so hot today, I can’t work.M: So do I, I’ll fall as12. W: I can’t imagine what happened to Janet.13. W: Check in here?M: Yes, can I see your flight ticket please?W: Here it is. I14. W: I heard that PICC is going to hold interviews on campus next week.M: Yeah, what day? I’d like to talk to them and drop my resume.15. W: There must be a thunderstorm in some place because the picture isn’t very sharp and thesound isn’t very clear.M: I think you’re right, they said on the radio last night that a storm was coming in from the16. W: The party will start at 6:30 but there are a lot of preparations to make and I need your help.Can I expect you at 5:00?17. M: Excuse me, I’m enrolled to take Professor Lee’s literature course 102 and I hear somechanges have been made.W: Yes, the class has been moved to the north building. Also it is now on Tuesdays and Thursdaysfrom 2 to 4 p.m., instead of being held on Monday and Friday from 2 to 3 p.M: What changes!SECTION CNews Item One (18-A court in Zimbabwe is due to deliver its verdict today in a trial of a journalist who works forthe British newspaper The Guaidian. The trial is seen as a test case for the country’s strict new media laws. Andrew Meldrum, an American w ho’s lived in Zimbabwe for over twenty years isaccused of publishing an untrue story and faces up to two years in prison if found guilty. A dozenother journalists have also been charged with offenses relating to the new laws. In court Mr.Meldrum’s defe nse argued that his story was published in Britain. It was beyond the jurisdiction ofNews Item Two (20-withdrawal Kuala Lumpur Afghanistan will play soccer at the Asian games. Mongolia’shas given the war-torn nation a confidence boost. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)announced in a statement yesterday that Afghanistan would play in the under-twenty-threeagainst Iran on Septembertournament at the games in Bussan. Afghanistan’s first match will beother teams are Qatar and Lebanon. Afghanistan was a founding member of the28. The group’sconfederation in the 1950s, before entering long periods of war and factional fighting. The chaos was largely ended after US led forces overthrew the Taliban regime last year incountry’ｓresponse to the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States. During the Soccer World Cup-Kohistani said hein June, the President of Afghanistan’s Football Aociation (AFA), Abdul Aleemhoped his country would be able to take part in theNews Item Three (22-23)The expected life span of Beijing residents has gone up to 75.5 years old, compared with 74.4years old, a decade earlier. While the death rate of middle-aged residents increased dramatically,according to recent official report. The report made public by the Beijing Disease Control andPrevention Center said the past mortality of people age between 35 to 54 years old had gone up58.5% during the past ten years, from 158 people per 100,000 in 1991 to 251 people per 100,000last year. Infant and maternal mortality rates went down 132% and 147% respectively. Healthexperts said chronic non-infectious diseases were the main causes of death covering 60% of thetotal number of deaths. The male mortality is higher than that of females and the death rateNews Item Four (24-25)Islamabad-Pakistani President, Purvez Musherof said yesterday there was no danger of thecountry going to war with neighboring India but that Pakistani forces would be ready to repel any aggression. There is no danger of war, Musherof told reporters in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. We should have confidence in ourselves. We are not sitting idle. We are prepared for everything. There should not be any misunderstanding. Tensions were raised this week as the two accused each other of links to killings in the two countries. India suspects the two gunmen who killed twenty-based Islamic militant groups. Pakistan denied any involvement in the temple massacre and police in Karachi said there were indications of India intelligence agents behind the murder of seven Christian charity workersin the city, but India rejects the charges yesterday.。
2000年6月大学英语四级考试试题听力原文及参考答案
Q: Where did the man find the bag?
7. M: Wouldn't you get bored with the same routine year after year teaching the same
15. Why do some people abuse drugs?
midnight every day.
W: I would't have troubled him so much if I had known be was so busy.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
4. WБайду номын сангаас If I were you, I would have accepted the job.
11. What is the characteristic of learners of special English?
12. Who needs ESP courses most?
13. What are the most popular ESP courses in Britain?
inal life? Most students, who fit into this third group have a clear idea about what they want to lean. A bank clerk, for example, wants to u se this specialist vocabulary and technical terms of finance. But for teachers, deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy. For a start, the variety is enormous. Every field from airline polots to secretaries has its own vocabulary and technical terms. Teachers also need to have an up-to-date knowle dge of the that specialist language, and not many teachers are exposed to workin g environments outside the classroom. These issues have influenced the way speci alist English is taught in schools. This type of course is usually known as Engl ish for Specific Purposes, or ESP and there isn't ESP courses for almsot every a rea of professional and working life. In Britain, for example, there are courses which teach English for doctors, lawyers, reporters, travel agents and people w orking in the hotel industry. By far, the most popular ESP courses are for busin ess English.
江西省专升本英语真题听力材料1
英语统一考试（试卷解析）Part I Listening Comprehension听力原文Section A1. M: Hi, Jane, do you have some change? I have to make a call on the pay phone.W: Pay phone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are.Q: What would the man most probably do?2. M: Can you tell me the title of this oil painting?W: Sorry, I don’t know for sure. But I guess it’s an early 18th century work. Let me look it up in the catalog.Q: Where does this converation most probably take place?3. M: I’m w orried about those classes I missed when I was sick.W: I’ll try to bring you up today on what we have done.Q: What does the woman mean?4. W: Hey, Dan, I hear you are meeting Susan’s parents for the first time.M: Yeah, next weekend. Fortunately he r father loves to fish, so we’ll have something to talk about.Q: What can be inferred about Dan?5. W: Professor White’s presentation seemed to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake. M: How could you sleep through it? It’s one of the best that I’ve heard on this topic.Q: What does the man think of Professor White’s presentation?6. W: I’m looking for a quality paper to type my essay. I don’t see any on the shelf.M: I saw some in the stock room in the morning. I’ll go and check.Q: What does the woman want to buy?7. M: It seems we’ll have another fine day tomorrow. Let’s go to the seasideW: OK, but we’ll have to leave very early, or else we’ll get cut in the traffic.Q: What does the woman suggest?8. M: Do you know James? He’s in your class.W: Certainly, in fact he was the first person I got to know in my class. I still remember the look on his face when he showed up late on the first day of school.Q: Why did the woman remember James so well?9. W: The man at the garage thinks that I take good care of my car.M: So do I. I don’t see any scratches on the outside and the inside is clean, too.Q: What does the man think of the woman’s car?10. M: Wonderful day, isn’t it? Want to join me for a swim?W: If you don’t mi nd waiting while I get prepared.Q: What does the woman mean?英语统一考试（试题解析）Section A1.M: Jessica, could you this emails to all the club members?W: Sorry, the computer broke down this morning. I will for you as soon as I have fixed.Q: What does the woman imply?2.W: Did you find the book for your reading assignment in the library?M: It closed before I got there. I had no idea that it closes so early on weekends.Q: What does the man mean?3.M: Did you check the power plug and press the play button?W: Yes, the power indicator was on, and it was running, but somehow the sound didn't come through.Q: What was the woman probably trying to do?4.M: Juana, I am awfully sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. Shall we have a beer and forget the whole thing?W: OK, we can drop it this time. But don't do it again.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?5.W: Airports are sad places.M: Sometimes, I guess. But we'll keep in touch. And I will fly over to see you with Christmas. Q: What are the speakers doing?6.M: Are you going to return to your present job after the vacation?W: No, I plan to graduate next semester. That means I'll have to be a full-time student.Q: What will the woman do?7.W: John, are you doing research for Professor Williams this semester?M: Actually, I am working as his teaching assistant.Q: What does the man mean?8.M: I heard there are a few seats left for the show tonight.W: Really? I was under the impression that the tickets were sold out a long time ago.Q: What do we know from the woman's reply?9.W: Mrs. Long's briefing seems to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake.M: How could you sleep through that? It was very important for the mission we were going to carry out.Q: What does the man imply?10.W: You seem very confident about the job interview, don't you?M: Yes, I feel ready for it. I bought a good suit and clothing store and I had my hair cut. I had studied almost everything about finance and economics.Q: Where is the man probably going to work?英语统一考试（试题解析）Section A1.W: I suppose you’ve bought some gifts for your family.M: Well, I bought a shirt for my father, and two books for my sister. But I haven’t decided what to buy for my mother. Probably some jewels.Q: Who did the man buy the books for?2.W: Look, it says they want a general sales manager and it seems like a big company. That’ll be good, for you might have to travel a lot.M: Do they say anything about experience?Q: What are they talking about?3.W: I think we’ve covered everything. What about a cup of coffee before we move on to the next item?M: Good idea. I really can’t wait another minute.Q: What does the woman suggest doing?4.M: But what happens if it rain? What are we going to do then?W: We’ll have to count on good weather. But i f it does rain, the whole thing will have to be cancelled.Q: what do we learn from the conversation?5.W: You took an optional course this semester, didn’t you? How is it going?M: Terrible! It seems like the more the professor talks, the less I understand.Q: How did the man feel about the course?6.W: Mark is playing computer game..M: Should he do that when the final exam is drawing near?.Q: What does the man think Mark should do?7.M: Jack seems to think that this year’s basketbal l season will be disappointing.W: That’s his opinion. Most of others think difficulty.Q: What does the woman mean?8.M: Is this the check-in counter for flight 914 to Los Angles?W: Yes. But I’m sorry the flight is delayed because of a minor mecha nical problem. Please wait for further notice.Q: What do we learn from this conversation?9.M: Excuse me. I’d like to place an advertisement for used car in the Sunday edition of your paper.W: Ok, but you have to run your advertisement all week. We cannot quote a rare for just Sunday. Q: Where is the conversation most probably taking place?10.M: I spent so much time polishing my letter of application.W: It’s worthwhile to make the effort. You know just how important it is to give a good impression.Q: What do we know about the man?2004年江西省高校“专升本”1 英语统一考试（试题解析）Section A1.M: Would you like a copy of professor Smith's article?W: Thanks, if it's not too much trouble.Q: What does the woman imply?2.W: Did you visit the Television Tower when you had your vacation in Shanghai last summer? M: I couldn't make it last June. But I finally visited it two months later. I plan to visit it again sometime next year.Q: What do we learn about the man?3.M: Prof. Kennedy has been very busy this semester. As far as I know, he works until midnight every day.W: I wouldn't have troubled him so much if I had know he was so busy.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?4.W: If I were you, I would have accepted the job.M: I turned down the offer because it would mean frequent business trips away from my family. Q: Why didn't the man accept the job?5.M: How are you getting on with your essay, Mary? I'm having a real hard time with mine. W: After two sleepless nights, I'm finally through with it.Q: What do we learn from this conversation?6.W: Where did you say you found this bag?M: It was lying under a big tree between the park and the apartment building.Q: Where did the man find the bag?7.M: Wouldn't you get bored with the same routine year teaching the same things to children? W: I don't think it would be as boring as working in an office. Teaching is most stimulating. Q: What does the woman imply about office work?8.M: I was terribly embarrassed when some of the audience got up and left in the middle of the performance.W: Well, some people just can't seem to appreciate real-life drama.Q: What are they talking about?9.W: Oh, it's so cold. We haven't had such a severe winter for so long, have we?M: Yes, the forecast says it's going to get worse before it warms up.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?10.M: You were seen hanging about the store on the night when it was robbed, weren't you? W: Me? You must have made a mistake. I was at home that night.Q: What are they talking about?英语统一考试（试题解析）Section A1.M: I’d like to take you to the concert, but my brother will use the car tonight.W: We can go and take subway if we can go earlierQ: what is the woman’s suggestion to the man?2.W: I will go home as soon as I finish typing this essay.M: ok, Jane, then you will take my car and go our for a mealQ: what is Jane doing now?3.W: what do you think about the movie?M: quite beyond my expectation. it is a waste of time and moneyQ: what does the man feel about the movie?4.W: I need a picture for my passport. Can you recommand a photographer?M: yes, Anderson’s on the seventh street. It is fast and expensive.Q: What does the man recommand the woman to do?5.W: hurry up, we will be late.M: sorry mum, but the traffic is heavy this time of the day.Q: where is the woman?6.M: What was the matter with you? did you walk all the way from the bus stop in thisweather?W: yes, and I left my rain coat on the bus.Q: what can we learn the conversation?7.M: Sorry, I could not come back earlierW: It is too bad, you did not. Nanncy was here and she wanted to see you.Q: What could the man do if he had come back earlier?8.W: I want a single room with a bath. What is the rate, please?M: It is eight dollars a day.Q: how much does woman have to pay if she says for three days?9.M: don’t you know you are speeding? Show me you driving licence, please?W: O, I am sorry. I didn’t notice the speed limit.Q: what happened to the woman?10.M: I am sorry. I have to leave a bit earlier. I have a appointment with my doctor.W: that is fine of me, but you’d better tell manager you are leaving.Q: what is possible relationship between the two speakers?英语统一考试（试题解析）Section A1.M: Mary, you have not found a job, have you?W: No, I am still looking for oneQ: what can we learn from the conversation?2.W: Mike, would you like to drive me to railway station?M: sure, why not? Get in, please！Q: What does the Mike’s reply mean?3.M: why don’t we take a taxi and ask the driver to stop at the bank?W: That is good idea. What is the fare?Q: where are the two speakers planing to go to?4.M: We are giving a dinner party next Friday. Will you come?W: Thank you for inviting me! I will be glad to comeQ: When will the dinner party be held?5.M: Haven’t you finished your report yet?W: Not yet, but It will not take long to finish the whole thing.Q: what can we learn from this conversation?6.M: Excuse me, where can I find T-shirts?W: our T-shirts are on second floor.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?7.W: do you know where Mike is? We have been looking for him everywhere.M: Why not ask Linda?Q: what does the man mean to her?8.M: do you have any plan to buy a new car?W: hardly, a new car is beyond my means.Q: What is true about the woman?9.W: Here is your room, sir! I will turn on the airconditioner if you like.M: No, thanks. Please leave it as it is.Q: What does the man prefer?10.M: Shirly, shall I come and pick you up at five thirty?W: I am afraid I want to be free then.shall we make it half an hour laterQ: When the man and the woman probably meet?英语统一考试（试题解析）Section A1. W: How would you like your coffee?M: With sugar, but without milk please!Q: what kind of coffee does the man like?2. M: would you like one more spoon for? It is really delicious.W: No, thanks. I am going on a diet now.Q: Why does the moman refuse to eat more?3. W: may I help you, sir?M: yes, I would like to make a reservation to New York for July fifth flight 575. Q: what is man doing?4. M: can I help you madam?W: well, I’d like to buy some note books.Q: where does the conversation most probably take place?5. W: what can I do for you sir?M: well, I need some socks and T-shirts.Q: where does the conversation most probably take place?6. W: where did you get the information about this job in our company?M: I read the advertisement in the newspaper last week.Q: where did the man get the information?7. M: I think I need to talk to the manager about it?W: you don’t have to, sir! I can exchange that coat for you.Q: What will the woman do?8. M: Mary, would you please phone Mr. Robinson? And ask him if I can cancel the appointment?W: certainly, I will try to explain what the problem is.Q: what does the man want Mary to do?9. W: Mr. White, I have to drawn up the schedule for tomorrow.M: but, I have to visit the factory first.Q: What is the man going to do first tomorrow?10.W：I got a few book for Magie, dear.M: A few? It seems you have bought up the whole bookstroe.Q: what does the man mean?英语统一考试（试题解析）Section A1.M: what are you doing, Mary?W: I am checking to see if there is any email.Q: what is the woman doing?2.W: Jordge, thank you for helping me clean up the office.M: you are welcome. I am just glad to help you.Q: why did the woman thank the man?3.W: it was a pity you didn’t go to Susan’s party yesterday evening.M: I would have been there, but I had to prepare for exam.Q: what can we learn from this conversation?4.M: what is the weather forecast for tomorrow?W: It will be mostly sunny and warm. The temperture will be as high as 30 degrees.Q: what will the weather be tomorrow?5.W: can you repair the camera today? I want to use it tomorrow.M: yes, it would be ready for four o’clock. Is that all right?Q: What does the woman want the man to do?6.M: how will you spend you vacation this summer?W: well, I have to find a part time jobQ: what will the woman do this summer?7.M: did you have a good time during the trip?W: oh, yes, but the hotel service was terrible.Q: what is the woman complaining about?8.W: do you speak French. We need a person who can communicate in French.M: yes, I have been living in Paris for ten years.Q: what does the man mean?9.M: excuse me, what is the rate for the internet access?W: three dollars fifty for half an hour.Q: how much will the man have to pay if he goes on line for one hour?10.W: can I help you?M: I want to apply for a credit card, but I don’t know how.Q: what does the man want to apply for?英语统一考试（试题解析）Section A1.W: I supposed the meeting yesterday must have been very successful.M: Yes, the board agreed on the establishing on new factory in China.Q: What can we learn about the meeting?2.M: Sam seems to have become dependent on heavy smoking after he lost his job.W: We must find a way to stop him.Q: What are they possibly going to do with Sam?3.W: Do you get along well with your boss?M: Yes, of course. He is really understanding and reasonable.Q: How dose the man feel about his boss?4.M: There’s something wrong with the light in my room and I can’t read thebook.W: Then, why don’t you go to the library?Q: What was the women’s suggestion?5.W: Excuse me, officer. How can I get to the Fifth Avenue?M: You can take No. 1 bus, but it won’t take long to walk there.Q: What do we know about the woman?6.M: Mary, will you please help me type this letter?W: Oh, I have to finish my report first.Q: What will Mary probably do first?7.W: How often do you check your e-mail box?M: I check my e-mail box once a day.Q: How often dose the man check his e-mail box?8.M: Mary, will you please phone Mr. Robinson and ask him to cancel theappointment?W: Certainly. I’ll try to explain what the problem is.Q: What does the man want Mary to do?9.W: Where did you get the information about this job in our company?M: I read the advertisement in the newspaper last week.Q: Where did the man get the information?10.M: I think I need to talk to the manager about it.W: You don’t have to, Sir. I can exchange a new product for you.Q: What will the women do?英语统一考试（试题解析）Section A1.M: What do you think of your new job, Mary?W: Well, it’s entirely different from my last job that I like it.Q: What does the woman think of her new job?2.M: Something is wrong with this new watch. I’d like to see the manager.W: There is no need for that Sir. I can exchange it for you.Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?3.M: Nurse, could I see Doctor Black tomorrow morning?W: I’m afraid not. He won’t be free until 11:30.Q: What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?4.M: Hi, I have a map of the campus, but I still can’t find the library. Can you tell me how to get there?W: That looks like an old map. Follow me. I am going that way myselfQ: What does the woman ask the man to do?5.M: Jane, would you like to have dinner with us this evening.W: Oh, I’d love to, but I have to finish my report tonight.Q: What does the woman mean?6.W: Have you heard the weather report for tomorrow, JohnM: Yes, wet weather will be gone.Q: What will the weather be like tomorrow?7.M: Hi, Linda, it is so nice to see you here, but where is your sister?W: She is busy preparing for the final exams.Q: What is Linda’s sister doing?8.M: Hello, may I speak to Emmy Brown?W: Emmy Brown? Sorry, we d on’t have anyone by that name here.Q: What does the woman mean?9.M: Hurry up or we will miss the train at 10:30.W: Don’t worry. There `s still an hour to go.Q: What time is it now?10.M: Do you know where Mike is? We’ve been looking for him.W: Why not ask Linda? She was await him a moment ago.Q: What does the woman mean?统考英语的对话内容场景基本上都是考生所熟悉的，有校园、生活、工作、各种社交场所。
2019年12月英语六级听力原文
2019年12月英语六级听力原文（卷一）※Section A—— ConversationConversation 1W： Professor Henderson could you give us a brief overview of what you do, where you work and your main area of research?M： Well the Center for Climate Research where I work s the science of climate change to issues around economics and policy.Some of our research is to do with the likely impacts of climate change and all of the associated risks.W： And how strong is the evidence that climate change is happening that it's really something we need to be worried about.M： Well most of the science of climate change particularly that to do with global warming is simply fact.But other aspects of the science are less certain or at least more disputed.And so we're really talking about risk what the economics tells us is that it's probably cheaper to avoid climate change to avoid the risk than it has to deal with the likely consequences.W： So what are we doing? What can we do about it?M： Well I would argue that we need to develop the science specifically to understand the likely impacts of climate change in different contexts.As I said we need to understand the best ways of avoiding climate change and this will involve a huge transition to low carbon energy systems and the transition is a tremendous priority.And for this to happen, we may need action on a global scale from a political perspective.We need to understand the terms on which major countries like China and the USA might sign up to a global agreement because at the moment we don't have that consensus.W： Right.M： And we also need to plan ahead so that we're in a position to deal with the likely levels of climate change which are already inevitable and even more so to for the levels that are likely if we don't get those global agreements.Q1. What does Professor H say about his main area of research?Q2. What does Professor H say about climate change?Q3. What does Professor H say is a top priority in combating climate change?Q4. What does Professor H advise us to do to better deal with climate change?Conversation 2W： I have many business English students. When I teach the classroom, we often end up talking about things like success and what leads to success. And it's interesting that many of them mention the element of luck.M： Right.W： Luck is important to success. But since you've seen that fantastic video on the TED Talks website by Richard St. John, he doesn't mention luck at all.M： Well, I'm a firm believer that people can make their own luck. I mean what people regard as luck, you can actually create, to a degree.W： Sure. I think a lot of what people consider luck is attributed to how you respond to the opportunities that come your way.M： Yes. Very good point.W： Seizing the opportunities. But was there any point in the video that you thought was particularly interesting?M： Yes. Actually there was. Something very impressive to me as many people think that luck is important and that natural talent is something you must have in order to be successful. And in the video we saw, the point about getting good at something is not about having some natural talent. It's all about practice, practice, practice.W： Definitely yeah. Natural talent helps in some way but at the end of the day you really do need to work hard and get really really good at what you do.M： Sure.W： I thought one interesting thing in the video was the idea of passion being so important and that people who really love what they do. Of course you're going to want to work harder and put the time and effort into it. And the funny thing is that if you love what you do and are really passionate about it and work really hard, the money kind of comes automatically.Q5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?Q6. What is the woman’s view of luck?Q7. What is the chief point the TED Talks video makes?Q8. What does the woman think is the funny thing in the TED Talks video?Section BPassage OneDevil’s Tower, t he first national monument in America, could almost be mistaken for the stump of an enormous tree. Its sheer rock size sweep up from a broad base until they cut off abruptly at the flat summit. Rising more than one thousand feet in the middle of the gently rolling plains at Wyoming. The massive column of rock looks as though it was dropped down into this location from a different time and place. In a sense it was, Devil’s Tower is a relic of the past. When the melted rock of the earth’s core forced its way to the surface to form the throat of a volcano. As the centuries passed, the rock cooled and hardened, shrinking and cracking into long columns. Born in fire and fury, Devil’s Tower was then shaped by the slow, gentle work of wind and water.The outer layers of the volcano were worn away until the hard core stood completely exposed. Small wonder that an Indian legend described Devil’s Tower as being formed by supernatural powers. The legend says that when seven girls were attacked by bears, they took refuge on top of a small rock, and appealed to the rock god for help. The god caused the rock to grow and to lift the girls far above the ground, while its sides were scored by the claws of the angry bears. Even today, says the legend, the girls can be seen above the tower in rock as seven shining stars in the night’s sky.Q9：What does Devil’s Tower look like?Q10：What caused the volcano’s outer layer to wear away?Q11：What does Indian legend say about Devil’s Tower?Q12： How did the rock god help the seven girls in the Indian legend?Passage TwoIt’s no accident that most gas stations have convenient stores attached. Few of us can fill up the tank without buying a few snacks, cigarettes, soft drinks or other items we can live without. “I deserve it!” that's what hard-working men and women say to justify their lavish vacations, big stereo systems or regular restaurant meals. They do deserve such indulgences. However, they also deserve a home of their own, a secure retirement and freedom from worrying about unpaid bills.No one should have to live with what a Taxes mother described as constant stress tension even fear about the money. Sadly, the pleasure that comes from extravagances often disappears long before the bills do. The video camera that one single mother bought for a special occasion, for example, is not much fun now. She’s figured out that it will take her another three years to pay it off a thirty dollars a month.And the New Yorkers who spent a bundle on an outdoor hot tub, now admit that they rarely use itbecause we can’t afford to heat it in winter. The solution, said priorities, add up the annual cost of each item, then consider what else she could buy with the same money. That will help you to decide which item is really worth it. One Chicago woman, for example, discovered the daily lunches with co-workers cost her two thousand dollars a year. She decided to take lunch to work instead. “I now put twenty dollars a week into my vacation fund, and another twenty into retireme nt savings,” she says, “those mean more to me than lunch."Q13： What does the speaker say about drivers who stop at gas stations?Q14： What does the speaker say about extravagances?Q15： What does the speaker want to show by the example of the Chicago woman?Section C -- Recording OneLet’s say you start to brain storm a list of all the emotions you ever experienced. Just for fun, try it now.What’s on your list? Chances are, you included things like： happy, sad, excited, angry, afraid, grateful, proud, scared, confused, stressed, relaxed and amazed. Now sort your list into two categories： positive emotions and negative emotions.Feeling both positive and negative emotions is a natural part of being human. We might use the word “negative” to describe more difficult emotions but it does not mean those emotions are bad or we shouldn’t have them. Still, most people were probably rather feel a positive emotion than a negative one. It’s likely you prefer to feel happy instead of sad or confident instead of insecure.What matters is how our emotions are balanced. How much of each type of the emotion positive or negative we experience.Negative emotions warn us of threats or challenges that we may need to deal with. For example, fear can al ert us to possible danger, it’s a signal that we might need to protect ourselves. Angry feelings warn us that someone is stepping on our toes, crossing a boundary or violating our trust. Anger can be a signal that we might have to act on our own behalf.Negative emotions focus our awareness. They help us to zero in on a problem so we can deal with it. But too many negative emotions can make us feel overwhelmed, anxious, exhausted or stressed out. When negative emotions are out of balance, problems might seem too big to handle.The more we dwell on our negative emotions, they more negative we begin to feel. Focusing on negativity just keeps it going.Positive emotions balance out negative ones, but they have other powerful benefits, too. Instead of narrowing our focus, like negativeemotions do, positive emotions affect our brains in ways that increase our awareness, attention and memory. They help us take in more information, hold several ideas in mind at once and understand how different ideas relate to each other.When positive emotions open us up to new possibilities, we are more able to learn and build on our skills. That leads to doing better on tasks and tests.People who have plenty of positive emotions in their everyday lives tend to be happier, healthier, learn better and get along well with others.Q16. What does the speaker say about negative emotions?Q17.What happens to people whose negative emotions are out of balance?Q18. How do positive emotions affect us?Section C -- Recording TwoIn the past few months, I've been travelling for weeks at a time with only one suitcase of clothes. One day, I was invited to an important event, and I wanted to wear something special for it. I looked through my suitcase but couldn't find anything to wear. I was lucky to be at the technology conference then, and I had access to 3D printers. So I quickly designed a skirt on my computer, and I loaded the file on the printer. It just printed the pieces overnight. The next morning, I just took all the pieces, assembled them together in my hotel room, and this is actually the skirt that I'm wearing right now.So it wasn't the first time that I printed clothes. For my senior collection at fashion design school, I decided to try and 3D print an entire fashion collection from my home. The problem was that I barely knew anything about 3D printing, and I had only nine months to figure out how to print five fashionable looks.I always felt most creative when I worked from home. I love experimenting with new materials, and I always tried to develop new techniques to make the most unique textiles for my fashion projects.One summer break, I came here to New York for an internship at a fashion house in Chinatown. We worked on two incredible dresses that were 3D printed. They were amazing -- like you can see here. But I had a few problems with them. They were made from hard plastics and that's why they were very breakable. The models couldn't sit in them, and they even got scratched from the plastics under their arms.So now, the main challenge was to find the right material for printing clothes with, I mean the material you feed the printer with. The breakthrough came when I was introduced to Filaflex, which is a new kind of printing material. It's strong, yet very flexible. And with it, I was able to print the first garment, a red jacket that had the word "freedom" embedded into it. And actually, you can easily download this jacket, and change the word to something else. For example, your name or your sweetheart's name.So I think in the future, materials will evolve, and they will look and feel like fabrics we know today, like cotton or silk.Q19. What does the speaker say about the skirt she is wearing now?Q20. When did the speaker start experimenting with 3D printing?Q21. What was the problem with the material the speaker worked on at a New York fashion house?Q22. What does the speaker say about Filaflex?※2016年12月英语六级成绩查询时间：根据历年英语六级成绩查询时间，预测2016年12月英语六级成绩查询于2017年2月中下旬开始，请广大考生密切注重###。
九年级英语教材听力原文
UNIT 9 Section A1b Listen and check (√) the kinds of music Tony and Betty like.Betty: Oh, look! There’s the new Cool Kids CD.Tony: The Cool Kids Do you like themBetty: Oh, yeah. They’re my favorite band. I like music that I can dance to.Tony: You’re kidding. I think they’re awful.I prefer music that has great lyrics…music that I can sing along with.Betty: I like songs that I can sing along with, too. So what’s your favorite bandTony: The Lions. They always have interesting lyrics.2a Listen and T for true or F for false.Xu Fei: Look, Carmen. These T-shirts are great!Look at this one.Carmen: What a great T-shirt, Xu Fei! I really love the Australian singer Dan Dervish.I like musicians who play differentkinds of music.Xu Fei: Hmm…I guess he’s OK…Carmen: He’s only OK! You must be joking.Xu Fei: Well, I like musicians who write their 听录音，用“√”标出托尼和贝蒂喜欢的音乐类型。
实用大学英语第一册听力原文和课后习题与答案
第一册UNIT ONE听力原文Section A Listening and SpeakingPart One Pronunciation略Part Three DialoguesPage 6 Dialogue 1ExerciseⅠ. Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).Teacher: Good morning, everyone.Students: Good morning, Mr. Wang.T: Who is on duty today?S: I am. Everyone is here except Li Ping. Today is Thursday, September 10th, Teacher’s Day. Happy Teacher’s Day, Mr. Wang. Thank you very much for teaching us so well. Here is a card for you, with our best wishes.T: Oh, such a lovely card. Thank you. By the way, I went into your dormitories last night. I found the floor was dirty and some people forgot to put away their bedclothes. I hope you can tidy up your rooms everyday, OK?S: Yes, Mr. Wang.T: Now let’s get started.(Just then Li Ping comes.)Li Ping: Sorry, Mr. Wang, I’m late.T: Could you tell me why?Li Ping: This morning I wanted to buy you some fresh flowers for Teacher’s Day. I’m really sorry. I looked around the whole street and s till couldn’t find any.T: Never mind. Studying hard is the best present for me. Well, come in and sit down.Let’s begin our lessons.ExerciseⅡ. Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the information you’ve heard.Page 7 Dialogue 2Exercise Ⅰ. Listen to the dialogue and complete the following statements with the information you’ve heard.Students: Mr. Wang, what is today’s ho mework?Teacher: For today’s homework, do the exercis es on Page 10.S: Shall we do them orally or write them in our exercise books?T: First write them down in your exercise books, then practice them orally until you have learned all of them by heart.S: It will take us a lot of time.T: I won’t ask you to hand in your exercise books until the day after tomorrow. Can you manage to recite them next week? I think you’ll have plenty of time.S: Well, we’ll try to finish the homework on time.T: OK. If you have any questions, come to my office tomorrow afternoon. I will be available from 1:30 to 5:00.S: Thank you very much.ExerciseⅡ. Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions. Part Four PassagesPage 8 Passage 1Now you’ll hear a passage. Listen to it and complete the following sentences according to the information you’ve heard with the words and phrases provided in the box. Then listen to it again and check your answers.A Way to Improve English Listening QuicklyFew days ago, I watched a video which was taken by certain member of Taiwan University for teaching students how to improve English listening skill. Some advice is given from the lecturer. The source of the information is the Writing Center website.Today, I try to watch English movie without Chinese translating subtitles. At the beginning, it is very difficult to understand what the actors are talking about. But gradually, I can figure out more and more words. I know that the method does work to improve my listening skill. Certainly! My English listening ability is not good enough. It is fun to learn things and I always believe that.Page 8 Passage 2Now you’ll hear a passage, which is followed by four questions. Listen to it and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. Then listen to it again and check your answers.Many Chinese students have studied English for more than ten years. However, when they meet a native speaker, they are still unable to speak English very well. They seem to have mastered the basic language structure, but a conversation in English will make them feel uncomfortable. They are afraid that other people might find out their mistakes.Many students who are bad speakers of English can write English perfectly. This proves that they are unable to think about their ideas in English. The center of the problem is that they lack practice and positive belief in themselves.Why should you be afraid? Do you fear those native speakers with whom you are speaking? Don’t be shy! They will not laugh at yo u just for a little mistake you make. The best way to get rid of mistakes is to learn to speak by speaking more. I am sure that continual practice will help you succeed.习题答案及参考译文Section A Listening and SpeakingPart One PronunciationⅠ. 清辅音: ☐ ♦ ♦♦ ♦❒ ♦☞ ♐ ♦ ☞ ♒浊辅音: ♌ ♎ ♑ ♎ ♎❒ ♎✞ ❖ ❆ ✞ ❒ ● ♦ ❍ ⏹ ☠Ⅱ. 略Part Three DialoguesDialogue 1Ⅰ. 1. T 2. F 3. TⅡ. 见听力原文Ⅲ. 略Dialogue 2Ⅰ. 见听力原文Ⅱ. 1. On Page 10.2. First write them down in their exercise books, then practice them orally.3. In the office.4. In the classroom.Part Four PassagesPassage 1见听力原文Passage 2Ⅰ. 1. B 2. B 3. D 4. AⅡ. 略Section B ReadingText A演讲例文：Hello, my dear friends and my wonderful teacher！I am very glad to say something here. My topic today is about our college life. Several months ago I was sitting in the classroom of my senior high school, struggling for my dream to be a college student. At that time, I knew I should and must go on with my school education in this autumn, for I want to be good, just good. I will be a true man in the future who can live on my own. I will be a true man who can do something for my mother and my motherland.When I came here, I found our college was not the same as the one in my imagination. But they are both good. I think I have adapted to my college life. And I can even say I have got accustomed to it.In order to succeed in the future, I have made careful plans. Firstly, I will work harder and try to master English and computer technology. Secondly, I hope I can work in the student union to get some practical experience. Thirdly, I will make new plans. That’s all. Thank you.参考译文：我的大学生活1 大学生活伊始，我发觉它与高中生活大不相同。
2002年12月大学英语四级考试听力原文
2002年12月大学英语四级考试听力原文Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will 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 answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Example: You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In the waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. There fore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.Sample Answer [A][B][C][D]1. A) They are both anxious to try Italian food.B)They are likely to have dinner together.C) The man will treat the woman to dinner tonight.D) The woman refused to have dinner with the man.1录音稿.M: Mary, would you join me for dinner tonight?W: You treated me last weekend. Now, it's my turn. Shall we try something Italian.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2. A) It’s only for rent, not for sale.B) It’s being redecorated.C) It’s not as good as advertised.D) It’s no longer available.2录音稿.W: Good afternoon, I'm calling to inquire about the four bedroom house you advertised in the newspaper.M: I am sorry, but it's already sold.Q: What do we learn about the house from the conversation?3. A) Colleagues.B) Employer and employee.C) Husband and wife.D) Mother and son.3录音稿.W: John, what are you doing on your computer? Don't you remember your promise?M: This is not a game. It's only a cross word puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.Q: What is the probable relationship between the speakers?4. A) She contacts her parents occasionally.B) She phones her parents regularly at weekends.C) She visits her parents at weekends when the fares are down.D) She often calls her parents regardless of the rates.4录音稿.M: Do you still keep in touch with your parents regularly after all these years?W: Yes, of course. I call them at weekends when the rates are down fifty percent. Q: What do we learn from the woman from the conversation?5. A) The next bus is coming soon.B) The bus will wait a few minutes at the stop.C) There are only two or three passengers waiting for the bus.D) They can catch this bus without running.5录音稿.M: Hurry, there is a bus coming.W: Why run? There will be another one in two or three minutes.Q: What does the woman mean?6. A) The assignment looks easy but actually it’s quite difficult.B) The assignment is too difficult for them to complete on time.C) They cannot finish the assignment until Thursday.D) They have plenty of time to work on the assignment.6录音稿.M: Wow, that's a big assignment we got for the English class.W: Well, it's not as bad as it looks. It isn't do until Thursday morning.Q: What does the woman mean?7. A) The man will go to meet the woman this evening.B) The man and the woman h ave an appointment at 7 o’clock.C) The woman can’t finish making the jam before 7 o’clock.D) The woman won’t be able to see the man this evening.7录音稿.W: Hello, is that Steve. I'm stuck in a traffic jam. I'm afraid I can't make it before seven o'clock.M: Never mind. I'll be here waiting for you.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8. A) She’s learned a lot from the literature class.B) She’s written some books about world classics.C) She’s met some of the world’s best writers.D) She’s just back from a trip round the world.8录音稿.M: You really seem to enjoy your literature class.W: You're right. It has opened a new world for me. I'm exposed to the thoughts of some of the world's best writers. I've never read so much im my life.Q: What does the woman mean?9. A) The exam was easier than the previous one.B) Joe is sure that he will do better in the next exam.C) Joe probable failed in the exam.D) The oral part of the exam was easier than the written part.9录音稿.W: Listen to me, Joe, the exam is already a thing of the past. Just forget about it.M: That's easier said than done.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?10. A) She is tired of driving in heavy traffic.B) She doesn’t mind it as the road conditions are good.C) She is unhappy to have to drive such a long way every day.D) She enjoys it because she’s good at driving.10录音稿.M: I hear you drive a long way to work everyday.W: Oh, yes. It's about sixty miles. But it doesn't seem that far, the road is not bad, and there's not much traffic.Q: How does the woman feel about driving to work?Section B Compound Dictation注意：听力理解的B节（Section B）为复合式听写（Compound Dictation）, 题目在试卷二上，现在请取出试卷二。
2016年6月六级 第二套附赠真题的听力原文
2016年6月大学英语六级考试真题听力原文（第二套）Section AConversation OneW: So, Mike, you managed the innovation project at CucinTech.M: I did, indeed.W: Well, then. First, congratulations! It seems to have been very successful.M: Thanks. Yes. I really helped things turn around at CucinTech.W: Was the revival in their fortunes entirely due to strategic innovation?M: Yes, yes. I think it was. CucinTech was a company who were very much following the pack, doing what everyone else was doing, and getting rapidly left behind. I could see there was a lot of talent there, and some great potential, particularly in their product development. I just had to harness that somehow.W: Was innovation at the core of the project?M: Absolutely. I f it doesn’t sound like too much of a cliché, our world is constantly changing and it’s changing quickly. We need to be innovating constantly to keep up with this. Stand still, and you’re lost.W: No stopping to sniff the roses?M: Well, I’ll do that in my personal life. Sure. But as a business strategy, I’m afraid there is no stopping.W: What exactly is strategic innovation then?M: Strategic innovation is the process of managing innovation of making sure it takes place at all levels of the company and that is related to the company’s overall str ategy.W: I see.M: So, instead of innovation for innovation’s sake and new products being created simply because the technology is there, the company culture must switch from these point-in-time innovations to a continuous pipeline of innovations from everywhere and everyone.W: How did you align strategies throughout the company?M: I soon became aware that campaigning is useless. People take no notice. Simply, it came about through good practice trickling down. This built consent. People could see it was the best way to work.W: Does innovation on this scale really give a competitive advantage?M: I’m certain of it. Absolutely, especially if it’s difficult for a competitor to a copy. The risk is of course that innovation may frequently lead to imitation.W: But not if it’s strategic?M: Precisely.W: Thanks for talking to us.M: Sure.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. What seems to have been very successful according to the woman speaker?2. What did the company lack before the man’s scheme was implemented?3. What does the man say he should do in his business?4. What does the man say is the risk of innovation?Conversation TwoM: Today my guest is Dana Ivanovich, who has worked for the last 20 years as an interpreter. Dana, welcome.W: Thank you.M: Now, I’d like to begin by saying that I have on occasions used an interpreter myself as a foreign correspondent. So I’m full of admiration for what you do. But I think your profession is sometimes underrated and many people think anyone who speaks more than one language can do it.W: There are n’t any interpreters I know who don’t have professional qualifications and training. You only really get profession after many years in the job.M: And am I right in saying you can divide what you do into two distinct methods: simultaneous and consecutive interpreting.W: That’s right. The techniques you use are different. And a lot of interpreters will say one is easier than the other, less stressful.M: Simultaneous interpreting, putt ing someone’s words into another language more or less as they speak, sounds to me like the more difficult.W: Well, actually no. Most people in the business would agree that consecutive interpreting is the more stressful. You have to wait for the speaker to deliver quite a chunk of language before you then put it into the second language which puts your short-term memory under intense stress.M: You make notes, I presume?W: Absolutely. Anything like numbers, names, places have to be noted down, but the rest is never translated word for word. You have to find a way of summarizing it. So that the message is there, turning every single word into the target language would put too much strain on the interpreter and slow down the whole process too much.M: But with simultaneous interpreting, you start translating almost as soon as the other person starts speaking, you must have some preparation beforehand.W: Well, hopefully, the speakers will let you have an outline of the topic a day or two in advance, you have a little time to do research, prepare technical expressions and so on.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?6. What does the man think of Dana’s profession?7. What does Dana say about the interpreters she knows?8. What do most interpreters think of consecutive interpreting?Section BPassage OneMothers have been warned for years that sleeping with their new-born infant is a bad idea, because it increases the risk that the baby might die unexpectedly during the night. But now Israeli researchers are reporting that even sleeping in the same room can have negative consequences, not for the child, but for the mother. Mothers who slept in the same room as their infants, whether in the same bed or just the same room, had poorer sleep than mothers whose baby slept elsewhere in the house. They woke up more frequently, were awake approximately 20 minutes longer per night, and had shorter periods of uninterrupted sleep. These results held true even taking into account that many of the women in the study were breast-feeding their babies. Infants, on the other hand, didn’t appear to have worse sleep whether they slept in the same or different room from their mothers. The researchers acknowledge that since the families they studied were all middle-class Israelis. It’s possible the results would be different in different cultures. Lead author Lyati Sotski wrote in an email that the research team also didn’t measure father s’ sleep. So it’s possible that their sleep patterns could also be causing the sleepdisruptions for mums. Right now, to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that mothers not sleep in the same bed as their babies, but sleep in the same room. The Israeli study suggests that doing so may be best for the baby, but may take a toll on mum.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.9. What is the long-held view about mother s’ sleeping with new-born babies?10. What do Israeli researchers’ findings show?11. What does the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend mothers do?Passage TwoThe US has already lost more than a third of the native languages that existed before European colonization and the remaining 192 are classed by UNESCO as ranging between unsafe and extinct. “We need more funding and more effort to return these languages to everyday use,” says Fred Nawusky of the National Museum of the American Indian. “We are making progress, but money needs to be spent on revitalizing languages, not just documenting them.” Some 40 languages mainly in California and Oklahoma where thousands of Indians were forced to relocate in the 19th century have fewer than 10 native speakers. Part of the issue is that tribal groups themselves don’t always believe their languages are endangered until they are down to the last handful of sp eakers. “But progress is being made through emerging schools, because if you teach children when they are young, it will stay with them as adults and that’s the future,” says Mr. Nawusky, a Comanche Indian. Such schools have become a model in Hawaii, but t he islanders’ local language is still classed by UNESCO as critically endangered because only 1,000 people speak it. The decline in American Indian languages has its historical roots. In the mid-19th century, the US government adopted a policy of Americanizing Indian children by removing them from their homes and culture. Within a few generations, most had forgotten their native tongues. Another challenge to language survival is television. It has brought English into homes, and pushed out traditional storytelling and family time together, accelerating the extinction of native languages.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.12. What do we learn from the report?13. For what purpose does Fred Nawusky appeal for more funding?14. What is the historical cause of the decline in American Indian Languages?15. What does the speaker say about television?Section CRecording oneGreg Rosen lost his job as a sales manager nearly three years ago and is still unemployed. “I t literally is like something in a dream to remember what it’s like to actually be able to go out and put in a day’s work and receive a day’s pay.”At first Rosen bought groceries and made house payments with the help from unemployment insurance. It pays laid-off workers up to half of their previous wages while they look for work. But now, that insurance has run out for him and he has to make tough choices. He’s cut back on medications and he no longer helps support his disabled mother. It is a devastating experience. New research says the US recession is now over. But many people remain unemployed and unemployed workers face difficult odds. There is literally only one job opening for every five unemployed workers, so four out of five unemployed workers have actually no chance of finding a new job. Businesses have downsized or shutdown across America, leading fewer job opportunities for those in search of work. Experts who monitor unemployment statistics here in BucksCounty, Pennsylvania say about 28,000 people are unemployed and many of them are jobless due to no fault of their own. That’s where the Bucks County Careerlink comes in.Local director Elizabeth Walsh says they provide training and guidance to help unemployed workers find local job opportunities. “So here’s the job opening. Here’s the job seeker. Match them together under one roof,” she says. But the lack of work opportunities in Bucks County limits how much she can help. Rosen says he hopes Congress will take action. This month, he launched the Ninety-Niners Union, an umbrella organization of eighteen Internet-based grass roots groups of Ninety-Niners. Their goal is to convince law makers to extend unemployed benefits. But Pennsylvania State representative Scott Petri says governments simply do not have enough money to extend unemployment insurance. He thinks the best way to help the long-term unemployed is to allow private citizens to invest in local companies that can create more jobs. But the boost in investor confidence needed for the plan to work will take time. Time that Rosen says still requires him to buy food and make monthly mortgage payments. Rosen says he’ll use the last of his savings to try to hang onto the home he worked for more than twenty years to buy. But once that money is gone, he says he doesn’t know what he’ll do.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.16. How does unemployment insurance help the unemployed?17. What is local director Elizabeth Walsh of the Bucks County Careerlink doing?18. What does Pennsylvania state representative Scott Petri say is the best way to help the long-term unemployed?Recording TwoEarlier this year, British explorer Pen Huddle and his team tracked for three months across the frozen Arctic Ocean, taking measurements and recording observations about the ice.“Well, we’ve been led to believe that we would encounter a good proportion of this older, thicker, technically multi-year ice that’s been around for a few years and just get thicker and thicker. We actually found there wasn’t any multi-year ice at all.”Satellite observations and submarine service over the past few years had shown less ice in the polar region. But the recent measurements show the lost is more pronounced than previously thought.“We are looking at roughly 80 percent loss of ice cover on the Arctic ocean in ten years, roughly ten years and 100 percent loss in nearly twenty years.”Cambridge scientist Peter Waddams, who’s been measuring and monitoring the Arctic since 1971, says the decline is irreversible.“T he more you lose, the more open water is created, the more warming goes on in that open water during the summer, the less ice forms in the winter, the more melt there is the following summer. It becomes a breakdown process where everything ends up accelerating until it’s all gone.”Martin Summercorn runs the Arctic program for the environmental charity the World Wildlife Fund. “The Ar ctic sea ice holds a central position in the earth’s climate system and it’s deteriorating faster than expected. Actually, it has to translate into more urgency to deal with the climate change problem and reduce emissions.”Summercorn says a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming needs to come out of the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December.“W e have to basically achieve there—the commitment to deal with the problem now. T hat’s the minimum. We have to do that equitably. And that we have to find a commitment that is quick.”Waddams echoes the need for urgency. “The carbon that we’ve put into the atmosphere keeps having a warming effect for 100 years. So we have to cut back rapidly now. Because it would take a long time to work its way through into ourresponse by the atmosphere. We can’t switch off global warming just by being good in the future. We have to start being good now.”Waddams says there is no easy technological fix to climate change. He and other scientists say there are basically two options to replacing fossil fuels. Generating energy with renewables or embracing nuclear power.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the recording you have just heard.19. What did Pen Huddle and his team do in the Arctic Ocean?20. What does the report say about the Arctic region?21. What does Cambridge scientist Peter Waddams say in his study?22. How does Peter Waddams view climate change?Recording ThreeFrom a very early age, some children exhibit better self-control than others. Now, a new study that began with about 1,000 children in New Zealand has tracked how a child’s low self-control can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years. Researchers have been studying this group of children for decades now. Some of their earliest observations have to do with the level of self-control the youngsters displayed. Parents, teachers, even the kids themselves, scored the youngsters on measures like “acting before thinking” and “persistence in reaching goals”.The children of the study are now adults in their thirties. Terrie Moffitt of Duke University and her research colleagues found that kids with self-control issues tended to grow up to become adults with a far more troubling set of issues to deal with.“The children who had the lowest self-control when they were age 3 to 10, later on had the most health problems in their thirties, and they had the worst financial situation. And they were more likely to have a criminal record and to be raising a child as a single parent on a very low income.”Speaking from New Zealand via Skype, Moffitt explained that self-control problems were widely observed and weren’t just a feature of a small group of misbehaving kids.“Even the children who had above-average self-control as pre-schoolers could have benefited from more self-control training. They could have improved their financial situation and their physical and mental health situation 30 years later.”So, children with minor self-control problems were likely as adults to have minor health problems, and so on. Moffitt said it’s still unclear why some children have better self-control than others, though she says other researchers have found that it’s mostly a learned behavior, with relatively little genetic influence. But good self-control can be set to run in families in that children who have good self-control are more likely to grow up to be healthy and prosperous parents.“Whereas some of the low self-control study members are more likely to be single parents with a very low income and the parent is in poor health and likely to be a heavy substance abuser. So that’s not a good atmosphere for a child. So it looks as though self-control is something that in one generation can disadvantage the next generation.”But the good news is that Moffitt says self-control can be taught by parents, and through school curricula that have proved to be effective. Terry Moffitt’s paper “O n the Link Between Childhood Self-control and Adult s’Status Decades Later” is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the recording you have just heard.23. What is the new study about?24. What does the study seem to show?25. What does Moffitt say is the good news from their study?。
2019年12月英语四级听力真题原文和答案
2019年12月英语四级听力真题原文和答案2019年12月大学英语四级听力真题(第一套)原文和答案：Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Section ANews report 1New York City police captured a cow on the loose in Prospect Park on Tuesday after the animal became an attraction for tourists while walking along the streets and enjoying the park facilities. The confused creature and camera-holding humans stared at each other through a fence for several minutes. At other times the cow wandered around the 526 acre park and the artificial grass field normally used for human sporting events. Officers use soccer goals to fence the animal in. However, the cow then moved through one of the nets knocking down a police officer in the process. Police eventually trapped the cow between two vehicles parked on either side of a baseball field’s bench area. An officer then shot an arrow to put it to sleep. Then officers waited for the drug to take effect. After it fell asleep they loaded the cow into a horse trailer. It was not clear where the cow came from or how it got lost. Police turned it over to the animal control department after they caught it.Q1: What happened in New York's Prospect Park on Tuesday?A)Many facilities were destroyed by a wandering cow.B) A wandering cow knocked down one of its fences.C) Some tourists were injured by a wandering cow.D) A wandering cow was captured by the police.Q2: What do we learn about the cow from the end of the news report?A) It was shot to death by a police officer.B) It found its way back to the park’s zoo.C) It became a great attraction for tourists.D) It was sent to the animal control department.News report 2Starting April 28 of this year, the National Museum of Natural History will begin renovating its fossil hall. The fossil hall, which displays some of the world’s oldest and largest fossil specimens, receives more than 2 million visitors each year. It’s one of t he museum’s most famous attractions. As a result, the museum plans to expand the hall, as well as add to its ancient birds collection. Bird lovers, both young and old, have already responded with excitement at the news. The museum’s social media account ha s been flooded with messages of support. In the meantime, the current collection will be closed. However, visitors will be compensated during the closure. Museum’s special exhibition area will now be free of charge. This week, the resident exhibition is a display of ancient wall paintings on loan from Australia. They celebrate the cultural heritage of the country and will be available to view until Sunday. Next week, the exhibition will be taken over by the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition. The winner of this year’s competition will be awarded a preview of the new fossil hall, as well as a cash prize.Q3. What does the news report say about the fossil hall of the National Museum of Natural History?A) It is the largest of its kind.B) It is going to be expanded.C) It is displaying more fossil specimens.D) It is staring an online exhibition.Q4. What is on display this week in the museum’s exhibition hall?A)A collection of bird fossils from Australia.B) Photographs of certain rare fossil exhibits.C) Some ancient wall paintings from Australia.D) Pictures by winners of a wildlife photo contest.News report 3Six birds have just been trained to pick up rubbish at a French historical theme park. According to the park’s manager, Mr. Villiers, the goal is not just to clear up the park. He says visitors are already good at keeping things clean. Instead, he wants to show that nature itself can teach us to take care of the environment. He says that rooks, the chosen birds, are considered to be particularly intelligent. In the right circumstances, they even like to communicate with humans and establish a relationship through play. The birds will be encouraged to clean the park through the use of a small box that delivers a small amount of bird food. Each time, the rook deposits a cigarette end or a small piece of rubbish. So far, visitors to the theme park have been excited to see the birds in action. However, some parents are concerned that it encourages their children to drop litter so they can watch the birds to pick it up. Villiers is not concerned about this criticism. He maintains most of the feedback he has received has been overwhelmingly positive. He hopes now to train more birds Q5: What have six birds been trained to do at a French historical theme park?A) Pick up trash.B) Amuse visitors.C) Deliver messages.D) Play with children.Q6: Why were rooks chosen by the park manager?A) They are especially intelligent.B) They are children’s favorite.C They are quite easy to tame.D) They are clean and pretty.Q7: What is the concern of some parents?A) Children may be harmed by the rooks.B) Children may be tempted to drop litter.C) Children may contract bird diseases.D) Children may overfeed the rooks.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Conversation 1Woman: The name of the TV show we wish to produce is Science Nation.Man: Please tell us more. What will Science Nation be about?Woman: It will be about science, all sorts of science. Each episode will focus on a different area of science, and tell us what we know, how we know it, and what we still don't know. The show will have one host only, and this will be Professor Susan Paul from Harvard University. She's a great public speaker.Man: So, just to be clear, will the show its format be like that of the documentary?Woman: Kind of. It will be like a documentary in the sense, that it will be non-fiction and fact-based. However, our idea is for it to be also fun and entertaining, something which traditional documentaries aren't so much. Please keep in mind, this will be a new TV show, like nothing ever done before.Man: Okay, so it will be both educational and entertaining, and your audience will be anyone interested in science, right?Woman: That's correct, yes.Man: Right, thank you. So, I think we're more or less clear what the show will be like. Could you please tell us now, what exactly you want from us?Woman: Yes, of course. Basically, what we need from you is financial support. In order to go ahead with this idea, we need 2 million dollars. This will cover the cost of making all 12 shows in the first season for the first year. If the show is a success, we can then look at making a second season for the following year.Q8. What do we learn about the TV show Science Nation?A) It will be produced at Harvard University.B) It will be hosted by famous professors.C) It will cover different areas of science.D) It will focus on recent scientific discoveries.Q9. In what way will the TV show Science Nation differ from traditional documentaries?A)It will be more futuristic.B) It will be more systematic.C) It will be more entertaining.D) It will be easier to understand.Q10. Who will be the intended audience of the TV show Science Nation?A) People interested in science.B) Youngsters eager to explore.C) Children in their early teens.D) Students majoring in science.Q11. What does the woman want the man to do for the TV show?A) Offer professional advice.B) Provide financial support.C) Help promote it on the Internet.D) Make episodes for its first season.Conversation 2(W=woman, M=man)W: What’s up with you? You don’t look very happy.M: I feel like I’m a failure. I can’t seem to do anything very well.W: I wouldn’t say that. You do very well in a lot of things. That presentation you gave last week was excellent.M: Yes, but I have this urge to strive for perfection. I really want to push harder and progress further.W: Well, that’s v ery admirable. But be careful. Overconcern with being perfect can damage our confidence if we never achieve it.M: Yes, I know. I feel awful whenever I make a mistake in whatever I’m trying to do.W: Well, think about it. You can’t make progress without ma king mistakes and learning from them. Thomas Edison, the famous inventor, once said “I’ve not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”M: You may well be right. I guess I should recognize my mistakes and learn the lesson they teach me and move forward.W: Also, remember a successful ending is not the only thing worthy of a celebration. You need to recognize each step of progress you take towards achieving your goals. And no matter how tiny it is, it’s still good news.M: I always feel down when I see others accomplishing things and I feel miserable about my own achievements. I’m always trying to be as good as others, but I never seem to get there.W: Listen. If you always compare yourself with others, you’ll never feel good enough. You’re the on ly person you should be comparing yourself with. When you compare your current status with the starting point, you’ll find you’ve made progress, right? That’s good enough.M: That’s great advice. Thank you. I’m feeling better already.Q12: How does the man feel about himself?A) Unsure.B) Helpless.C) Concerned.D) Dissatisfied.Q13: What does the woman think is the man’s problem?A) He is too concerned with being perfect.B) He loses heart when faced with setbacks.C) He is too ambitious in achieving goals.D) He takes on projects beyond his ability.Q14: How does the man feel when he sees others accomplishing things?A) Embarrassed.B) Unconcerned.C) Miserable.D) Resentful.Q15: What does the woman suggest the man do?A) Try to be optimistic whatever happens.B) Compare his present with his past only.C) Always learn from others’ achievements.D) Treat others the way he would be treated.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear three or four questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Passage 1Single-sex education can have enormous benefits for female students. Numerous studies have shown that women who attend single-sex schools tend to have stronger self-confidence, better study habits and more ambitious career goals than women who attend coeducational schools. Girls who graduate from single-sex schools are three times more likely to become engineers than those who attend coeducational schools. The reason is that all-girls schools encourage women to enter fields traditionally dominated by men such as science, technology and engineering. In coeducational schools, girls are often expected to succeed only in humanities or the art. Research has also shown that in coeducational settings, teachers are more likely to praise and give in-depth responses to boys’ comments in class. In contrast, they might only respond to a girl’s comments with a nod. They are also more likely to encourage boys to work through problems on their own, while they tend to step in and help girls who struggle with a problem.In an all girls setting, girls are more likely to speak up frequently and make significant contributions to class than in acoeducational setting. Girls studying in a single-sex setting also earn higher scores on their College Board and advanced placement exams than girls who study in coeducational settings. All girls schools tend to be smaller than coeducational schools, which means teachers would be able to tailor the materials to girl students’ personal learning styles and interest.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q16: What advantage does the speaker say girls from single-sex schools have over those from coeducational schools?A) They have a stronger sense of social responsibility.B) They are more likely to succeed in the humanities.C) They are more likely to become engineers.D) They have greater potential to be leaders.Q17: What do teachers tend to do in coeducational settings?A) Praise girls who like to speak up frequently.B) Encourage girls to solve problems on their own.c) Insist that boys and girls work together more.D) Respond more positively to boys’ comments.Q18: What are teachers more likely to do in an all-girls’ school?A) Offer personalized teaching materials.B) Provide a variety of optional courses.C) Place great emphasis on test scores.D) Pay extra attention to top students.Passage 2Today I found out that Seattle doesn’t really get that much rain compared with most US cities. In fact, Seattle ranks 44th among major US cities in average annual rainfall. Cities that get more rainfall than Seattle include Huston, Memphis, Nashville, and pretty much every major city on the eastern coast, such as New York, Boston, and Miami.So, why does everyone think of Seattle as a rainy city? The primary root of this misconception lies in that Seattle has a relatively large number of days per year with rainfall compared with New York and Boston, which get an average of about 16% more rain per year than Seattle, but also average between them about 36 fewer days a year of rainfall. So it rains a lot less in Seattle. And the rain is spread out over more days than those cities. This is why few locals in Seattle carry an umbrella generally. When it does rain, it tends to be a very light rain tha t isn’t troublesome. It almost never really rains as most people think. On top of that, it never really storms in Seattle, either. Seattle gets an average of a mere 7 days a year with thunder.So in short, if you like sunny but not too hot summers, mild winters but with lots of cloudy days, Seattle’s the place to be. Anyway, if you visit Seattle, don’t bring an umbrella. People will look at you, thinking you are funny.Questions 19-21 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q19. What does the speaker find out about Seattle?A) It often rains cats and dogs.B) It seldom rains in summer time.C) It does not rain as much as people think.D) It is one of the most rainy cities in the US.Q20. Why do local people in Seattle seldom carry an umbrella?A) They drive most of the time.B) The rain is usually very light.C) They have got used to the rain.D) The rain comes mostly at night.Q21. Why does the speaker say ‘Seattle is a good place to be’?A) It has a lot of places for entertainment.B) It has never seen thunder and lighting.C) It has fewer cloudy days than any other coastal city.D) It has mild weather both in summer and in winter.Passage 3After tough workout or a day full of physical activity, it’s common to find your muscles aching, but where do these pains come from? According to a German professor, the soreness comes from straining your muscles in an uncommon way, for example, jumping on a bicycle for a ride, because you haven’t ridden in a long time. Soreness occurs since your leg muscles aren't used to that movement. When muscles perform an activity they aren’t regularly expose to, the tiny fibers that are inside them are being torn apart. As muscle soreness develops, the body has to work to repair the muscle tears, but this doesn’t happen immediately. First, the body must realize the muscles are damaged. When the body realizes the muscles are hurt, the response is to increase blood flow to the area and increase body heat, damaged cells are then cleaned up and the body sends cells specially designed to break down the large muscle fiber fragments. Healing can take place after this. It takes about a day until these cells make it to your aching muscles. That’s why there is most often a delay associated with muscle soreness. Repair of damaged cells takes about two days, and afterwards the soreness disappears. Unfortunately, there is little that can be down to relieve muscle soreness. Pain relieving creams don’t work, but a hot shower, or warm bath can provide some relief.Questions 22-25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22. What does the German professor say about muscle soreness?A) It occurs when people are doing a repetitive activity.B) It results from exerting one’s muscles continuously.C) It happens when people engage in an uncommon activity.D) It comes from staining one’s muscles in an unusual way.23. What happens when muscles are damaged according to the passage?A) Blood flow and body heat increase in the affected area.B) Body movements in the affected area become difficult.C) They begin to make repairs immediately.D) They gradually become fragmented.24. How long does it take for damaged cells to heal?A) About one week.B) About two days.C) About ten days.D) About four weeks.25. What does the speaker suggest one do to relieve muscle soreness?A) Apply muscle creams.B) Drink plenty of water.C) Have a hot shower.D) Take pain-killers.听力答案：1-7：DDBCAAB8-15：CCABDACB16-25：CDACBDDABC。
2014专四听力原文
听力材料原文PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHE (20 MIN)SECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.M: We have to move the company to a new office.W: I think that's a great idea, Tim.M: Good.W: We should be in the centre of town.We'll be nearer to our customers. M: Jane, I...W: The transport is better...M: Jane, I...W: ... and there are lots of good restaurants.M: Jane, I think we should move to the country.W: Oh!M: For... against.For: cheaper rent,cheaper houses,cleaner air.It's quieter.There's not so much noise.And parking's easier.Do you agree that these are all good reasons for moving?W: Yes, I agree.But let's talk about the things against moving.Number one.A long way from some clients.M: Yes, but that's not a problem.W: What about communications?M: There's an airport near the new location as well as a motorway.Andthere are fast trains to everywhere from there.W: So communications are better than they are from here?M: I think so.W: But what do we do with our spare time?I know we can go for walks in the country.Perhaps go horse-riding.But we can only do that in summer.What do we do in winter? When it's cold and wet.It's not like here in the city, is it?M: I agree.But in the town over there---twenty minutes by car---there are cinemas,theatres, good restaurants and there's a jazz club.So, I think our company should move to the country.Do you agree?W: I am afraid I don't.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.M: So, Miss Parkinson,you organize fitness training and beauty treatments for working women?W: That's right, Mr. Cruise.M: Could you tell me how you first got the idea for the business?W: Certainly. I suppose it all started about 5 years ago.I was on holiday and had a very bad skiing accident.I found that the only thing that helped the pain was massage and gentle exercise,like yoga or stretching exercises.So I used to go to therapists and classes after work.M: Where did you work at that time?W: In the training department of a media company.M: I see.W: But then I got a promotion to training manager.That meant I worked longer hours and was difficult to get to classes.I asked some of my teachers if they would come to my house instead,and most of them agreed.It was more expensive but I thought it was worth it.Lots of my friends loved the idea too.So I recommended people to them.That's when I began to realize that maybe I could make a business out of it.M: Did you give up your job then?W: No, not immediately.The idea was too scary.I had a good job with a good salary,and starting my own business seemed a bit risky.So I just did it at a hobby really.M: So why did you leave your job in the end?W: Well, the decision was made for me really.My company decided to relocate to a different town.They offered me the choice of relocating with them or quite a large sum of money if I preferred to leave.I know an opportunity when I see it.So I took the money!M: Good for you.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.M: Good afternoon, madam.W: Good afternoon.I'd like to buy a camera.M: We have all kinds of cameras here, madam.What sorts of camera are you thinking you are buying?W: Well, I don't know anything about cameras.But my friend tells me that 35-millimeter cameras are the best.M: Well, they are certainly the much popular.Would you like a rangefinder type or a single-lens reflex?W: What's the difference?M: With a single-lens reflex,you actually look through the lens when you're taking a photo.So you can see exactly what you are taking.W: That seems a good idea.M: Yes, focusing is easier, too.Try this one.It's a good mate.W: Yes, I see what you mean.The image is very clear and bright.M: That's right.Moreover,you can use a number of different lenses.Let me put a telephoto lens on for you to try.W: My world! That's very good.I can see the people across the street as if they are inside the shop!M: Being able to change the lens is very important,in my opinion.You can't do that with most rangefinder cameras though they smaller and cheaper.W: How much is this camera?M: The list price is 5,000.But I can let you have it for 4,500.W: That's far too much! Did you say that rangefinder cameras are cheaper?M: Yes, they are much cheaper.W: Good! Show me some, please.SECTION B PASSAGESQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.This is a picture.In the foreground there's a house built into the side of a bare hill.The house is actually cut out of the rock,and the front is painted white.There's a single window with a pink curtain across it and a wooden door.This rock house is clearly inhabited because in front of the house there is washing hanging on a washing line in what looks like the front yard.Then, above the painted front of the house,they've built a chimney.It's quite possible that at the back of this same hill there's another door---or the front of another house, perhaps.At the side of the house,to the left there's a flat area.They've got chairs there and one person appears to be serving food.They're wearing casual summer clothes.Further to the left is another chimney,which probably belongs to a different house.In the background of the picture,a long way from this particular bare hill,there's another hill.Then, in between there's a relatively flat plain,and then there's a small town.It looks like a town because there are a lot of white house and each one is quite close to the next building.This must be a hot country because the sky is blue and there isn't much vegetation.I should think that rock houses are actually really cool and pleasant to live in. Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.Ben became interested in Mongolia early in life.When he was nine yearsold he read a book about Marco Polo,about how Marco Polo traveled with his uncles on the ultimate business trip to the Mongol Empire at its height.Marco Polo's trip lasted almost a quarter of a century,during which he grew up,mastered Mongolian,gained the confidence of the Mongol emperor,and then eventually returned home with fantastic tales of strange lands and stranger people.The story of Marco Polo fascinated Ben.Ben tried to save money from his first job delivering newspapers with an eye toward a $3,000 trip to Mongolia.But in those days it would take him years to have the money ready.So he continued to read about Mongolia in the meantime but spent most of his teenage years in the Arab world,where he learned the language and became interested in journalism.He took courses in classical and modern Mongolian while studying for his master's degree and found it very difficult.But he still wants to visit Mongolia in the spring or summer, he said."Mongolian winters,when temperatures drop to -30 °C are not for me."The price today with an upscale company is reasonable, Ben said,"compared to the $3,000 it was back in 1971.Today the same trip is around $5,000,which though still a large sum,is, in terms of inflation,a good bargain."Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.Less than 20 miles from Singapore's skyscrapers is a completely different set of high-rise towers.Much smaller in scale but with a big ambition,over 100 nine-meter tall towers at Sky Greens vertical farm offer a new visionof urban sustainability.Green vegetables like Chinese cabbage are grown,stacked in greenhouses,and sold at local supermarkets.The farm was built in 2009 and since October this year the fully operating farm has been supplying one of city's supermarkets with weekly deliveries of its greens.The Sky Greens produce costs around 40% more than an imported equivalent.However, the small amount of energy and water needed to grow the vegetables,and the close proximity to the consumer,means that carbon dioxide emitted in production and transportation is kept to a minimum.The Sky Greens venture is supported by the Singaporean government and has another advantage over other urban farms around the world:abundant natural heating and light.Singapore has year-round temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius and the farm is set in an open area designated by the government as an agro-technology park,miles away from the shadow of city skyscrapers.And there are plans for the current site to expand to produce up to two tons of greensa week next year and build over 2,000 towers in the next few years.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item 1 (For Questions 21 and 22)The family of Sarai Sierra, an American woman who went missing in Istanbul nearly two weeks ago,is in mourning after learning that Turkish police found her body Saturday.Turkish police found the woman's body near ancient stone walls in Istanbul's Saray burnu district.Policesuspected she had been killed at another location.Police told CNN's sister network CNN Turk that the body of the 33-year-old mother of two showed signs of stab wounds.However, the police chief of Istanbul,Huseyin Capkin,said Sierra died from a blow to her head.Nine suspects had been detained in connection with the woman's disappearance and death.Sierra's family and friends first sounded the alarm last week after she did not arrive on a return flight from Istanbul on January 22. News Item 2 (For Questions 23 and 24)French forces say they have entered Kidal in the north of Mali,the last major town they have yet to secure in their drive against Islamist militants.French forces now control Kidal airport after a number of aircraft,including helicopters,landed there last night.Islamist militants were reported to have already left the town and it was unclear who was in charge.France --- the former colonial power in Mali--- launched a military operation this month after Islamist militants appeared to be threatening the south.French army spokesman confirms that "French troops were deployed overnight in Kidal".One regional security source told the Press that French aircraft had landed at Kidaland that protection helicopters are in the sky.Kidal, 930 miles north-east of the capital Bamako,was until recently under the control of the Islamist militants.News Item 3 (For Questions 25 and 26)US President Barack Obama has said the time has come for a review onthe US immigration system.He made his case at a high school in Las Vegas,Nevada, a day after a group of senators outlined a framework for reform.The White House and senators envisage a path to citizenship for many of an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the US.He noted that the current system was "out of date and badly broken".Mr Obama's case for an immigration reform reflects a blueprint he rolled out in 2011,though that did not go far.Mr Obama now backs the Senate plan including making illegal immigrants pay taxes and fines,and sending them to the back of the queue before they can become American citizens.His 2011 blueprint also focused on a path to permanent residency and eventual citizenship.After eight years,individuals would be allowed to become legal permanent residents and would eventually become citizens five years later,according to his 2011 blueprint.News Item 4 (For Questions 27 and 28)In a suburb in northern Johannesburg South Africa, Lorraine Melvillis running around trying to organize hospital visits for her clients staying in her guest house.She started her business,"Surgeon and Safari,"back in 2000 and since then she has had people from all over the world come to her to facilitate their cosmetic procedures,and perhaps go on safari too."For most people in the first-world economies like the UK,and especially in America,their biggest desire is to go on African safari," she explains,"and yet their greatest want in their life was to have plasticsurgery,so why not put the two together?" Like most companies,however, Surgeon and Safari was hit by the global financial crisis,particularly as a number of Melvill's clients were borrowing money to afford their procedures.However, whilst the United States and euro zone economies may have languished,Melvill says that she has benefited from the growth of some African countries' economies."There is a huge emergence of local Africans that chose to come to South Africa for elective surgery,whether it be breast reduction,tummy tucks," she says.News Item 5 (For Question 29)The bloodshed at In Amenas has left the oil and gas industry struggling to come to terms with what it might mean for investment in risky countries.Bob Dudley,BP's chief executive says the company is "reviewing security" at its other facilities in the region and around the world.The attack is the worst tragedy of its kind in living memory despite the energy industry's presence in many unstable regions.BP has "never experienced an attack on this scale before",Mr Dudley says.Security remains a top priority in countries such as Iraq,where there have been instances of workers being kidnapped.The perception of risk for foreign oil workers and their families in North Africa,has soared.News Item 6 (For Question 30)Shopping is a serious business in London whatever the season--- but it doesn't get much more serious than this time of year.The UK's capitalJanuary sales sees throngs of dedicated shop aholic scram its countless department stores,quirky boutiques and market stalls,keen to get their hands on the latest fashion trends and product offers.But it's not just domestic spending that's keeping the tills ringing in London.While the vibrant city's high-end stores are no strangers to overseas visitors,with those from the Middle East typically spending the most,a surprising new contender has emerged in recent times as a big spender in the international market --- Nigeria.Nigeria's economic growth has averaged about 7.4% annually over the past decade,creating a wealthier Nigerian elite with a large spending power.At the same time,however, robust economic growth has not reduced poverty in the country,with about two thirds of its population living on less than $1 per day.。
英语考级-精校!2023年3月英语六级听力真题及原文【Section A】
2023年3月英语六级听力真题及原文|附音频【Section A】Conversation OneM:[Q1]Thanks..for inviting me out tonight.I've been want to try this place for weeks.I usually pass it on my way home from work but never seem to have time to stop.W:I've been dying to come here as well.I was worried that the menu might not be accommodating. But one of my close friends ate here last week. She's a vegetarian. She told me that there were a lot of options for her,and they offered alterna-tive dishes.M: But you're not vegetarian, are you?W: Well,not entirely.[Q2]I don't eat meat at all. But I don't have a problem eating fish, seafood, or eggs.M: isn't that very difficult?I can't imagine giving up a premi-um juicy steak or bacon cheeseburgers.W: I wouldn't know.[Q4] My parents followed the same diet. Even when was younger.[Q4] We never had meat during meals. And I never really had a craving to try it. [Q3] I bet it would be hard though, Giving up something you're accustomed to eating I tried cutting back on coffee in the morning and it was awful. Come to think of it. It was probably even worse for mycol-leagues that had to deal with me at morning meetings. M: That's even harder to imagine you without coffee. So you say your parents also bought a partially vegetarian diet. Why did they decide to do that?W: That's an interesting question. L never thought to ask them though. My best guess is for health reasons.[Q4]They're not terribly active or knowledgeable about animal preservation ef-forts, but they are serious about their health. Both are in their 70snow eat organic as often as possible and take part in regu-lar physical exercise neither of them has any health problems, and they hardly ever get sick.M: In that case, I might give it a try someday.W: Now back to the menu. What are you going to have?Question 1 Where does the conversation most probably take place.Question 2 What do we learn about the woman?Question 3 What would be a difficult thing to do according to the woman？Question 4 What does the woman say about her parents?W: How did your annual performance evaluation meeting with your manager go? Did you get much in the wav of praise?M: Next to zero, When we came to the part about discussing my areas forgrowth, he bluntly told me that I had an attitudeproblem(Question 5).But he wouldn't really expand on that de-scription. He said it's the little things i do and say. (Qu e s-tion 5)W: Did you ask him for a specific example?M: I did ask him a few more questions to try to narrow it down. He said my constant questioning of him and his decisions was the most obvious example he could give. Then our conversa-tion was swiftly brought to a close.W:I had a similar experience once,my manager told me l was too honest. In most cases, i thought my honesty was helpful, as did my colleagues. but my manager thought otherwise. Some managers really adopt manipulative language to disguise the unreasonable choices they have made. They don't use the rational power of arguments to resolve issues of conflict or complaints about unfairness(Question 6)M: Right. Some employ their persuasive vocabulary andinflu-ential communication style to win workplace arguments by compelling people to perform the intended action.W: Exactly. Too honest, isn't that a good thing? L thought that's surely something we should have covered earlier in the section discussing strengths and talents. But now, honesty wasdeemed to be more of a sin than a virtue.since it made people feel uncomfortable(Question7)or a test it made the mostpow-erful folks feel uncomfortable. M: Indeed, rhetoric is viewed by many philosophers as the method through which the powerful accumulate more power. By virtue of having the loudest voice, they're able to command greater attention and to further assert their dominance.Even when what they're saying doesn't really make much sense.W: And retaining their power and prestige is their priority (Question 8).M: It's what makes the most sense to a lot of them. Question 5: What was the manager's reason for giving little praise for the man's performance?Question 6: What does the woman say about somemanagers?Question 7: According to the woman, what do some managers think of honesty?Question8: What does the woman think is the priority of many,managers。
- 1、下载文档前请自行甄别文档内容的完整性，平台不提供额外的编辑、内容补充、找答案等附加服务。
- 2、"仅部分预览"的文档,不可在线预览部分如存在完整性等问题,可反馈申请退款(可完整预览的文档不适用该条件!)。
- 3、如文档侵犯您的权益，请联系客服反馈,我们会尽快为您处理(人工客服工作时间：9:00-18:30)。
Section A1.W: How long will it take you to fix my watch?M: I'll call you when it's ready. But it shouldn't take longer than a week. Q: what is the probable relationship between the speakers?2.M: I can't find the key to my car, I need to go for a drive.W: I'll look for it later. Right now I want you to help fix the shelf before I paint it.Q: What will they do first?3.W: I really can't stand the way David controls the conversation all the time. If he's going to be at the Christmas party, I just won't come. M: I'm sorry you feel that way. But my mother insists that he come. Q: Why is David being invited to the party?4.W: John, do you want to go swimming with me today?M: Sure, but I can't leave now. I have an appointment with my professor at 3 o'clock.Q: Why can't John go swimming now?5.W: I hear there is a good Japanese restaurant nearby. Would you like to go there for lunch?M: Yes, but it's my treat this time.Q: What does the man mean?6.W: You look upset. Anything wrong?M: I failed in physics exam again in spite of all the efforts I made. Q: What do we know about the man from the conversation?7.W: I wonder what's happened to Jerry. He hasn't been around for at least 2 weeks.M: He took a leave to see his mother in Europe.Q: Why is Jerry away?8.M: Hi, Jane. So glad to see you again.W: Likewise. I remember the last time we wet was 5 months ago at Mike's birthday party. How are you doing?Q: What do we know about the speakers?9.W: Professor Clark said that the mid-term exam would cover the first 15M: Really? I thought it only included the first 12 lessons. Then I must spend the weekend to go over the rest of the lessons.Q: How many lessons must the man review over the weekend?10.W: We do need another bookshelf in this room. But the problem is the space for it.M: How about moving the old dining table to the kitchen?Q: What does the man suggest they should do?Section BPassage OneMost summer school courses in Britain last for two to four weeks. During that time students live either with a British family, or at the school, or in a hotel. They have about 15 hours of lessons every Monday to Friday, usually in the mornings. Each school has a lot of different courses. Some are for beginners and others are for intermediate or advanced students. The lessons are fun; the classes are small and the teachers are all from English-speaking countries. But summer school students don't just speak English in the classroom. They are in Britain, so they speak and read and hear it outside, too. That's why they learn so quickly and why a summer school course is really a holiday. Only one third of each course is taught in the classroom. The rest takes place during a busy afternoon and evening timetable of visits, sports and games. These activities help everyone to make new friends, have fun and improve their English.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. What kind of course do summer schools offer?12. Why do summer schools arrange visits and other activities for the students?13. Why do students in summer schools learn quickly?Passage TwoThis library is an English language teaching and learning library. Unfortunately our resources are limited and so not everyone can join. Teachers of English, university students and professionals who are in the medical, engineering and management fields can all join the library. Those from other professions are welcome to apply. But your application will not necessarily be approved. You must fill in a library application form and put it in the box on the libranrian's desk.Because of the high number of applications we receive each week, you must wait one week. Please bring your student or work cards to pick up your library cards. Library application forms which are not picked up within 2 months will be discarded and you will have to reapply.You may borrow one video at a time. The video must be returned in one week.If you can not return it one time, please call. Otherwise your video library card will be cancelled. You may borrow 3 items at one time. That is 3 books or 3 cassettes. Items must be returned within 1 month. You can telephone the library to renew items for another month.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.14. Why can't the library issue library cards to everyone who applies?15. What will the library do if a reader fails to renew the videos when it is due?16. For how long can a reader keep the book before he renews it?Passage ThreeCan you imagine ice that does not melt and is not wet? Have your ever heard of dry ice? Dry ice is made by freezing a gas. It is quite different from ordinary ice which is simply frozen water. Dry ice was first manufactured in 1925. It has since fulfilled the hopes of its inventor. It can be used for making artificial fog in the movies. When steam is passed over dry ice, a very dense vapor rises. It can also be used for destroying insects in grain supplies. It is more practical than ordinary ice because it takes up less space and it is 142 degrees colder. Since it turns into steam, instead of melting into water, it is cleaner to use. For these reasons, it is extremely popular and many people prefer it to ordinary ice. Dry ice is so cold that if you touch it with your hare fingers, it will burn you.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. What is dry ice made of?18. How is an artificial fog made in the movies?19. What is the advantage of dry ice over ordinary ice?20. When was dry ice first made?参考答案Part I1.D2.C3.B4.A5.A6.B7.D8.C9.B 10.D11.B 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.C16.A 17.D 18.A 19.C 20.A。