专八听力会话自测 1

星期4 Thursday 听力会话自测Test 11. Which of the following is INCORRECT about the man’s background?[A] He was born in India.[B] His father once was an army officer stationed in England.[C] He received his education in England.[D] He didn’t mind wearing uniforms when young.2. The man could speak all the following languages EXCEPT[A] Arabic.[B] Latin.[C] Greek.[D] Turkish.3. How long did the man stay in the army?[A] Three years.[B] Four years.[C] Five years.[D] Six years.4. The man moved to Indonesia when he was[A] 18.[B] 28.[C] 29.[D] 55.5. The man’s book The Asian Express[A] was written when he was in the army.[B] was published two years ago.[C] was based on his personal experience.[D] was welcomed by the travelers.Test 21. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT about Robertson's?[A] Its leaders have a say in higher education.[B] It doesn’t limit employee to a specific degree.[C] It is as important as IT and manufacturing industries in job offering.[D] It has already been represented on the committee.2. Which of the following is NOT a finding of the committee?[A] The requirement of employers is more and more demanding.[B] Non-specific business sectors account for a large part of graduate jobs.[C] Graduates with work experience are in employers’ favor.[D] The application of discoveries to practice is important.3. A better link between business and higher education lies in[A] offering practical courses.[B] offering job opportunities to college students.[C] putting pure research into practice.[D] recording pure research translated into economic growth.4. In small businesses,[A] these findings are not as important.[B] work experience is of more importance.[C] graduates don’t get trained.[D] it’s easier for graduates to practice their skills.5. Business community and the world of higher education could strengthen partnership in all the following way EXCEPT[A] business leaders participating in decision-making of higher education.[B] making efforts on research on both sides.[C] higher education using business management for reference.[D] higher education making changes according to the change of business.W: As our special guest for today’s programme, Mr. Smith, could I first ask you a few questions about your background?M: Yes, of course.W: [1.A]Well, it's been said that you were born in Bombay, India. Is that correct?M: Yes, that's right. You see [1.B]my father was an army officer at the time and he was stationed In Bombay.W: I see. [1.B]And your mother, was she British, too?M: No, she was Indian as a matter of fact.W: Did you go to school in India?M: Well, no. [1.C]My parents returned to England when I was only five, so I started school in England, in London actually. And later, after elementary school, I was sent off to Exeter, one of those typical boys' schools—you know the type.W: Ah, yes. And how did you like it? Your education, I mean.M: Well, it was all right. Yes, looking back, I rather liked it. [1.D]I didn't care much for the uniforms, mind you. And I absolutely hated my Latin class—loathed it with a passion.W: You had to study Latin?M: Oh, yes indeed. We all did back then, you know—both Latin and Greek.W: Just how many languages do you know?M: About six. I suppose. Let's see now. [2]When I was a child, I learned English and also Hindi—that was my mother's language. At school in England, I studied French (in addition to Latin and Greek). And then I also learned Arabic, Malay, and Indonesian.W: And when did you learn those languages?M: Well, that's a long story. [3.C][4.B]In 1945, when I was 18, I joined the army and in 1946 I was shipped off to Egypt. When I was discharged from the army four years later, I decided to stayon. I lived there for another three years as it turned out—mostly in Cairo and Alexandria. And during that time I learned Arabic.W: And Malay? Indonesian?M: Well, after seven years in Europe, I decided to do some traveling. So I toured around the Middle East—Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Iran and then I just kept going east—to Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Burma, Thailand, and finally Malaysia. And then moved to Indonesia, which I fell in love with, and that's my home to this day.W: [4.B]And when was that exactly—your move to Indonesia?M: That was in the year 1956, oh, no—55.W: What did you do all the time you were traveling? I mean how did you support yourself?M: Well, [5.A]while I was in Egypt (after the army) I got a job with an English newspaper, so I had some experience writing and when I started traveling, I just continued to write—youKnow, travel articles and that sort of thing. And that was the beginning of it all. I've beenwriting travel pieces for magazines and, of course, my guide books ever since.W: How many books have you, in fact, written?M: Oh, about fourteen all together.W: And [5.B]you have a new book out now called The Asian Express. Could you tell us a bit about that?M: Yes, of course, I'd be happy to. [5.C]It's all about traveling through Asia by train. You see, two years ago, I began this absolutely wonderful trip from Istanbul to Tokyo — and all by train. W: That sounds a little uncomfortable.M: Well, sometimes it was. But, in general, I loved it. It's truly a marvelous way to see the various countries and to get to know the people—much better than the airplanes, you know. You never really see any thing that way. So I recommend it highly.W: I see. Well, thank you ever so much, Mr. Smith. It's been very interesting. And good luck on your future travels.M: The pleasure was all mine.【答案解析】【听力原文】M: Perhaps I can begin by asking you why you think it's important for business leaders to be involved in higher education.W: Well, although most graduates still enter the teaching profession, an increasing number are employed by the business community - this is a major destination for new graduates. [1.A]So it's only natural that we should want to have a say in higher education, the courses that are being offered, and so on.M: [1.D]And why do you think the supermarket chain, Robertson's, needed to be represented on the government committee?W: Well, [1.B]about 50% of jobs that come onto the market don't require a specific degree, so they're known as non-specialist. This area's made up mostly of the service and retail sectors,[1.C]with the retail sector alone accounting for 11%of graduate jobs. [1.D]The high-techindustries, for example, IT and manufacturing, were already represented on the committee, and we thought that the opinions of the non-specialist employer, like Robertson's, should also be taken into account.M: What about the findings of the committee? What was important to you there?W: Well,[2.A] firstly, those employers are looking for more than a body of knowledge. In today's world, the knowledge that a student gains has a short life span - it won't necessarily be relevant in 20 years' time. The committee recognized that higher education needs to take on board the fact that employers are looking for important, universal skills - in particular, those ofcommunication, numeracy and IT.M: So what role do these skills have?W: Well, take numeracy. The sort of people who reach the upper levels of organizations are all highly numerate. They have the ability to work with numbers at a very sophisticated level. So it's important that people can understand numbers and spot a mistake very, very quickly - even if there are a lot of noughts at the end.M: What other findings of the committee were important to you?W: [2.C]Another finding was recognizing the importance of work experience. I think it's true to say that graduates with work experience are much more likely to get a job than those without.At Robertson's we employ 25,000 students throughout the country and we're looking to increase that. We need people with experience of working with others - this makes a big difference. Oh, and [2.D]the third important finding was recognizing the importance of applied research. One problem is the gap between the discovery of certain innovations and actually putting them into practice. That's where, as a country, we don't do as well as some of our competitors. [3.C]We've got a wonderful record for pure research but it isn't translated intoeconomic growth. That's where we need to build better links between business and industry, and higher education.M: [4.A][4.B]And do you think these findings are equally important for small businesses?W: Yes, even more so. [4.C]Small businesses don't have time to train people to the extent that large organizations do. It's particularly important to them that graduates have the skills to go into the workplace and make a contribution right from the start. I think the key skills that we've already talked about, together with work experience, are very helpful in that situation.M: And finally, what should the business community and the world of higher education be aiming for in the future?W: We need to work more in partnership and that requires effort, I think, on both sides.[5.A]Business leaders could invest more time in higher education, for example sitting onhigher education councils, [5.B]collaborating on research. Some of this goes on already, but more links are needed. [5.C]And while business solutions don't apply exactly to higher education, we still have a lot to offer in terms of the management of change.重点句式。