2011-1研究生学位英语听力原文

GET Listening (2011-1)

Section A

1.

W: Johnson’s in a real bad mood today, what’s wrong with him?

M: His job was taken over by a fellow worker.

Q: What happened to Johnson?

2.

M: I got a speeding ticket. Do you think I should go to court to fight it? W: What are you going to tell the judge?

M: That I was basically going with the flow.

W: T hat’s not going to work. I will just pay the fine.

Q: What is the man going to tell the judge?

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M: Do you want to go fishing with me next weekend?

W: Yeah, but I might have to give my dad a ride to the train station. I don’t know the exact time yet.

M: Let’s play it by ear then. Just call me when you find out for sure.

(If you play it by ear, you don’t have a plan of action, but decided what to do as events take shape.)

Q: What will the two speakers do?

4.

W: Why do you look so stressed?

M: I’m going to be dead if I don’t finish this project by tomorrow.

W: I thought you had two weeks to go.

Q: What does the woman mean?

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W: I have to write a paper on the theory of psychology. Do you know anything about it?

M: The theory of psychology is way over my head.(beyond my comprehension)

Q: What does the man mean?

6.

W: Did you hear that Tiffany had broken up with her boyfriend last night?

M: What? I thought they had a great relationship.

W: So did I. It was totally out of the blue. (unexpectedly)

Q: What does the woman mean?

out-of-the-blue.mp4

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W: Did you get a chance to go to that new restaurant down the street? M: Yes, I ordered the special but the server made a mistake.

W: That sucks. ( Slang: to be disgustingly disagreeable or offensive 真差劲！) So what ended up happening?

M: They finally got my steak out, but it was overcooked. It was a terrible experience.

Q: What do we learn about the man?

8.

W: Did you finish finals this week?

M: Don’t remind me. I think I failed most of the exams.

W: Why did you do so terrible?

M: My mind just went blank. I think I overloaded my brain.

Q: What happened to the man?

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W: Hey, Jack, how were your classes this semester?

M: They were not too bad. I really dig （to understand fully）my political science class.

W: Would you consider it your favorite class?

M: I don’t know if I would call it my favorite, but it ranks up there.

Q: What did the man think of his political science class?

Section B

Mini-talk one

M: Hi, Daisy.

W: Hi, Mark.

M: How was your summer vacation?

W:I worked over the summer at a restaurant. Have to make tuition money, right? What did you do?

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