2013年12月

[00:03.12]College English Test （Band 4）[00:06.58]Part ⅡListening Comprehension[00:10.37]Section A[00:12.18]Directions: In this section,[00:15.24]you will hear 8 short conversations[00:18.18]and 2 long conversations.[00:21.12]At the end of each conversation,[00:23.43]one or more questions will be asked[00:26.02]about what was said.[00:27.96]Both the conversation and the questions[00:30.75]will be spoken only once.[00:33.32]After each question there will be a pause.[00:36.48]During the pause,[00:38.35]you must read the four choices[00:40.45]marked A),B), C) and D),[00:44.79]and decide which is the best answer.[00:48.11]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1[00:52.43]with a single line through the centre.[00:55.51]Now let’s begin with the eight short conversations.[01:02.36]1. M: After high school, I’d like to go to college[01:07.81]and major in business administration.[01:10.72]W: But I’d rather spend my college days finding out how children learn. [01:17.21]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?[01:34.80]2. W: Is everything ready for the conference?[01:38.96]M: The only thing left to do is set up[01:42.63]the microphones and speakers.[01:44.82]They’ll be here in a few minutes.[01:47.58]Q: What preparations have yet to be made?[02:05.67]3. W: Is it almost time to go home now?[02:10.31]I’m so tired. I can hardly see straight.[02:13.66]M: Just a few more minutes. Then we can go.[02:16.81]Q: What is the woman’s problem?[02:34.39]4. W: I’m not sure what I’m in a mood for.[02:39.14]Ice-cream or sandwiches? They are both really good here.[02:44.02]M: The movie starts in an hour.[02:46.21]And we still have to get there and park.[02:48.94]So just make a decision.[02:51.19]Q: What does the man mean?[03:08.06]5. W: Tom said he would come to repair[03:11.72]our solar heater when he has time.[03:14.77]M: He often says he is willing to help,[03:17.79]but he never seems to have time.[03:20.74]Q: What does the man imply about Tom?[03:38.79]6. W: So you know that Sam turned down the job[03:43.50]offered by the travel agency?[03:45.83]M: Yes. The hours were convenient.[03:48.81]But if he had accepted it,[03:50.76]he wouldn’t be able to make ends meet.[03:53.54]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?[04:10.68]7. M: Could you tell me a bit about[04:14.36]the business your company is doing?[04:16.66]W: We mainly deal with large-volume buyers[04:20.01]from western countries and our products have been well received.[04:24.60]Q: What business is the woman’s com pany doing?[04:42.67]8. W: Yesterday I made reservations[04:46.48]for my trip to Miami next month.[04:49.67]M: You must really be looking forward to it.[04:52.01]You haven’t had any time off for at least two years.[04:56.24]Q: What is the woman going to do?[05:13.90]Now you will hear the two long conversations.[05:17.91]Conversation One[05:20.09]M: Excuse me. I need some information about some of the towns near here. [05:25.30]W: What would you like to know?[05:26.92]M: Well, first, I’d like direct ions to go to Norwalk.[05:31.71]I believe there is an interesting museum there.[05:35.00]It isn’t far, is it?[05:36.79]W: No, not at all.[05:38.51]Norwalk is about eighteen miles east of here on Route 7.[05:43.42]And you’re right. It’s a wonderful lit tle museum.[05:46.70]M: Oh, good. Now what about Amitsville?[05:50.54]I have some friends[05:51.79]I’d like to visit there and I also want to get to Newton.[05:56.24]They are near each other, aren’t they?[05:57.85]W: Hmm... well, they are actually in opposite directions.[06:02.09]Amitsville is northeast.[06:04.20]It’s about thirty-five miles northeast of here.[06:07.55]M: Aha! Thirty-five miles northeast.[06:10.69]And how about Newton?[06:12.62]W: Well, Newton is in the other direction.[06:15.36]It’s southwest. So it isn’t really very close to Amitsville at all[06:20.33]and it’s a long drive. It’s about fifty-five miles southwest from here[06:25.61]and the road is not at all straight.[06:29.10]M: Fifty-five miles southwest![06:31.83]Well, mayb e I won’t go there this time.[06:34.89]W: I’d recommend visiting Westfield or Great Town.[06:38.37]They are both very close.[06:40.44]Westfield is just seven miles west of here[06:43.44]and Great Town is about five miles south.[06:46.73]They are really pretty little towns with lots of old houses[06:50.63]and beautiful tree-lined streets.[06:53.47]M: I see. Seven miles west to Westfield[06:56.99]and five miles south to Great Town.[06:59.76]Good! Well, I think that’s all the information[07:02.76]I’ll need for a while. Thank you. You’ve been very helpful.[07:07.03]W: You’re welcome, sir.[07:08.65]I hope you enjoy your stay.[07:11.64]Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. [07:17.61]9. What does the man know about Norwalk?[07:37.22]10. What does the woman say about Amitsville and Newton? [07:58.44]11. What do we learn about Westfield and Great Town?[08:19.01]Conversation Two[08:20.89]M: Err... Sandra, I’ve finished with Mr. Gartner now.[08:27.80]Do you think you could pop through[08:29.76]and bring me up to date on the arrangements for the Italian trip? [08:33.47]W: Certainly, Mr. Wilkinson.[08:35.29]I'll bring everything with me.[08:41.89]M: Right, take a seat.[08:43.71]Now my first meeting is when?[08:47.07]W: Your first meeting is on Monday, the 21st,[08:50.43]at 9:00 a.m. with Dr Gucci of Bancos en Piedra in Milan.[08:56.14]M: OK. So can I fly out early Monday morning?[09:00.15]W: Well, there is a flight to Linate airport[09:03.14]which leaves at 6:30 London time and gets in at 8:30 Italian time. [09:09.55]M: Yeah, but that only leaves me 30 minutes[09:12.27]to clear customs and get into the city center.[09:15.59]And it means I have to check in by 5:30,[09:19.43]which means leaving home at about 4:15.[09:22.82]W: I’m afraid so.[09:24.33]M: Hmm... not so keen on that.[09:26.38]What’s the program for the rest of that day?[09:29.39]W: It’s quite full, I’m afraid. At 11:00,[09:32.30]you’re seeing Gianni Riva at Megastar[09:34.79]and then you'll have a lunch engagement with Gavin[09:37.79]from the Chamber of Commerce at 1:00.[09:40.37]M: Where’s that?[09:41.54]W: You’re meeting him at his office[09:43.33]and then he’s taking you somewhere.[09:45.44]M: Good! That sounds fine.[09:47.46]What about the afternoon?[09:48.85]W: Well, at 3:30, you're seeing our sales representative there [09:53.07]and then you’re free till the evening.[09:55.62]M: I see. I seem to remember that[09:58.40]I’m having dinner with someone from Bergamo.[10:01.14]W: Th at’s right. A Mr. Batty from SAP Industries at 8:00.[10:06.51]Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.[10:12.68]12. What would the man like the woman to do?[10:32.24]13. At what time is Mr. Wilkinson going to leave home for the airport?[10:54.35]14. Who is Mr. Wilkinson going to have lunch with on Monday?[11:15.23]15. What is most probably the woman’s job?[11:35.43]Section B[11:36.67]Directions: In this section,[11:38.87]you will hear 3 short passages.[11:41.66]At the end of each passage,[11:44.02]you will hear some questions.[11:45.99]Both the passage and the questions[11:48.10]will be spoken only once.[11:50.58]After you hear a question,[11:52.42]you must choose the best answer[11:54.57]from the four choices marked A),B), C) and D).[11:59.65]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1[12:03.96]with a single line through the centre.[12:07.00]Passage One[12:09.53]Donna Fredrick has served with the Peace Corps for two years in Brazil.[12:15.33]She joined the Peace Corps after she graduated from college[12:19.88]because she wanted to do something to help other people.[12:23.86]She had been brought up on a farm,[12:26.50]so the Peace Corps assigned her to an agricultural project.[12:31.24]Before she went to Brazil, she studied Portuguese for three months.[12:36.38]She also learned a great deal about its history and culture.[12:40.73]During her two years with the Peace Corps,[12:44.87]Donna lived in a village in northeastern Brazil.[12:48.28]That part of Brazil is very dry and farming is often difficult there.[12:54.19]Donna helped the people of the village to organise an irrigation project,[12:59.65]and she also advised them on planting corps that didn’t require much water. [13:05.21]When Donna returned to the States,[13:08.35]she couldn’t settle down. She tried several jobs,[13:12.47]but they seemed very boring to her.[13:15.76]She couldn’t get Brazil out of her mind.[13:19.18]Finally, one day she got on a plane and went back to Brazil.[13:24.51]She wasn’t sure what she was going to do.[13:26.96]She just wanted to be there. After a few weeks,[13:31.64]Donna found a job as an English teacher, teaching five classes a day.[13:37.14]Like most of the teachers, she doesn’t make much money.[13:41.79]She shares a small apartment with another teacher.[13:45.54]And she makes a little extra money by sending stories to newspapers in the States. [13:51.76]Eventually she wants to quit teaching and work as a full-time journalist.[13:57.78]Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have juse heard.[14:03.78]16. Why did Donna join the Peace Corps after she graduated from college? [14:26.25]17. What was Donna assigned to do in Brazil?[14:46.87]18. Why did Donna go back to Brazil once again?[15:07.60]19. How did Donna make extra money to support herself?[15:28.71]Passage Two[15:30.87]Results of a recent Harris poll on free time showed[15:34.49]that the average work week for many Americans is 50 hours.[15:39.36]With the time spent eating, sleeping and taking care of household duties, [15:44.48]there’s little time left for leisure activities for many Americans.[15:49.21]However, having free time to relax and pursue hobbies is important.[15:55.02]People need time away from the pressures of study or work to relax[15:59.90]and enjoy time with friends and family.[16:03.21]In different countries, free time is spent in different ways.[16:07.56]The results of the Harris poll showed[16:10.11]that reading was the most popular spare time activity in the US.[16:14.69]This was followed by watching TV.[16:17.52]In a UK survey on leisure time activities,[16:20.74]watching TV and videos was most popular.[16:24.50]Listening to the radio came second.[16:27.18]In a similar survey conducted in Japan,[16:29.89]the most popular free time activity was eating out.[16:33.98]The second most popular activity was driving.[16:37.43]There were also differences in the most popular[16:39.88]outdoor pursuits between the three countries.[16:43.41]The most popular outdoor activity for Americans was gardening.[16:47.91]In the UK, it was going to the pub.[16:51.07]In Japan, going to bars ranked eighth in popularity[16:55.19]and gardening ranked ninth.[16:57.98]Although people around the world may enjoy doing similar things[17:01.81]in their free time,[17:03.14]there’s evidence to suggest that these interests are changing.[17:06.91]In the US, for example,[17:08.78]the popularity of computer activities is increasing.[17:12.75]Many more people in the States are spending their free time surfing the Web, [17:17.62]emailing friends or playing games online.[17:22.14]Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.[17:27.86]20. What is the recent Harris poll mainly about?[17:48.53]21. What was the most popular leisure activity in the US?[18:09.76]22. What was the most popular outdoor pursuit in the UK?[18:30.90]Passage Three[18:32.87]On March 13, while on duty, Charles McLaughlin,[18:37.97]a very careless driver employed by the company Lummis,[18:41.97]was involved in another accident.[18:44.65]The accident occurred in Riverside, California.[18:48.21]Not paying attention to his driving,[18:51.05]McLaughlin turned right on main street and 33rd Street[18:55.58]and hit a Volkswagen Rabbit.[18:58.43]This caused minor damage to his truck and serious damage to the car.[19:03.95]On the basis of the police report,[19:06.12]the Lummis accident committee correctly determined[19:09.38]that McLaughlin had been quite careless.[19:12.81]As a result of the committee’s conclusion,[19:15.12]the branch manager Mr. David Rossi reported[19:18.92]that he had talked with McLaughlin about his extremely poor driving record. [19:24.53]Further evidence of McLaughlin’s irresponsibility occu rred on May 6[19:29.15]when he was returning from his shift.[19:32.36]That day he ran into a roll-up door at the Lummis facility in Valero,[19:37.20]causing significant damage to the door.[19:40.38]Damage to the truck,[19:41.57]however, was minor.[19:43.67]Finally, on June 7,[19:45.55]McLaughlin once again demonstrated his carelessness by knocking[19:49.79]down several mailboxes near the edge of the company’s parking lot.[19:54.66]There was damage to the mailboxes[19:56.58]and minor damage to the truck.[19:59.50]Mr. David Rossi stated[20:01.36]that he had spoken with McLaughlin on several occasions[20:04.16]about his driving record.[20:06.54]He added that he had warned McLaughlin[20:08.94]that three preventable accidents in one year[20:12.21]could lead to his discharge, as indeed it should.[20:16.97]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.[20:23.34]23. What did the Lummis accident committee[20:27.79]find out about the accident that occurred on March 13?[20:47.39]24. What did McLaughlin do on June 7 near the edge of the company’s parking lot? [21:10.69]25. What is most probably going to happen to McLaughlin?[21:31.98]Section C[21:33.38]Directions: In this section,[21:35.89]you will hear a passage three times.[21:39.04]When the passage is read for the first time,[21:42.26]you should listen carefully for its general idea.[21:45.63]When the passage is read for the second time,[21:48.65]you are required to fill in the blanks[21:51.09]with the exact words you have just heard.[21:54.32]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,[21:57.90]you should check what you have written.[22:00.75]Now listen to the passage.[22:04.63]When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti[22:07.93]why they always ate apart and alone, they replied,[22:11.93]“Because it is right.”[22:13.96]If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks,[22:17.88]or why their men wear pants instead of skirts,[22:22.05]or why they may be married to only one person at a time,[22:26.12]we are likely to get similar and very uninformative answers: [22:30.98]“Because it’s right.” “Because that’s the way it’s done.”[22:35.05]“Because it’s the custom.” Or even “I don’t know.”[22:39.05]The reason for these and countless other patterns[22:42.16]of social behavior is that[22:44.44]they are controlled by social norms—shared rules or guidelines [22:49.25]which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation. [22:53.81]Norms define how people “ought” to behave[22:57.58]under particular circumstances[23:00.06]in a particular society.[23:02.51]We conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist. [23:08.52]In fact，we are much more likely to notice departures from norms [23:13.87]than conformity to them.[23:15.96]You would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands [23:19.79]when you were introduced,[23:21.37]but you might be a little startled if they bowed,[23:24.79]started to stroke you, or kissed you on both cheeks.[23:28.37]Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate[23:32.27]in other parts of the world.[23:34.38]When we visit another society whose norms are different,[23:37.75]we quickly become aware that things we do this way,[23:41.49]they do that way.[23:44.40]Now the passage will be read again.[23:47.73]When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti[23:51.39]why they always ate apart and alone, they replied,[23:54.98]“Because it is right.”[23:57.02]If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks,[24:00.86]or why their men wear pants instead of skirts,[24:04.55]or why they may be married to only one person at a time,[24:08.55]we are likely to get similar and very uninformative answers: [24:13.48]“Because it’s right.” “Because that’s the way it’s done.”[24:17.34]“Because it’s the custom.” Or even “I don’t know.”[24:21.75]The reason for these and countless other patterns[24:25.19]of social behavior is that[24:27.39]they are controlled by social norms—shared rules or guidelines [24:32.27]which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate[24:34.77]in a given situation.[24:37.05]Norms define how people “ought” to behave[24:40.17]under particular circumstances[24:42.48]in a particular society.[24:44.65]We conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist. [24:49.79]In fact，we are much more likely to notice departures from norms [24:54.87]than conformity to them.[24:57.20]You would not be surprised[24:58.90]if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, [25:02.73]but you might be a little startled if they bowed,[25:06.05]started to stroke you, or kissed you on both cheeks.[25:09.68]Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate[25:13.87]in other parts of the world.[25:16.21]When we visit another society whose norms are different,[25:20.18]we quickly become aware that things we do this way,[25:23.96]they do that way.[25:25.97]Now the passage will be read for the third time.[25:29.98]When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti[25:33.20]why they always ate apart and alone, they replied,[25:36.98]“Because it is right.”[25:39.43]If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks,[25:43.27]or why their men wear pants instead of skirts,[25:47.19]or why they may be married to only one person at a time,[25:51.37]we are likely to get similar and very uninformative answers: [25:56.43]“Because it’s right.” “Because that’s the way it’s done.”[26:00.65]“Because it’s the custom.” Or even “I don’t know.”[26:04.51]The reason for these and countless other patterns[26:07.70]of social behavior is that[26:09.84]they are controlled by social norms—shared rules or guidelines [26:14.70]which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate[26:17.55]in a given situation.[26:19.45]Norms define how people “ought” to behave[26:23.31]under particular circumstances[26:25.72]in a particular society.[26:27.89]We conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist. [26:34.01]In fact，we are much more likely to notice departures from norms [26:39.43]than conformity to them.[26:41.41]You would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands [26:45.22]when you were introduced,[26:46.71]but you might be a little startled if they bowed,[26:50.13]started to stroke you, or kissed you on both cheeks.[26:54.02]Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate[26:57.82]in other parts of the world.[26:59.80]When we visit another society whose norms are different,[27:03.57]we quickly become aware that things we do this way,[27:07.01]they do that way.[27:10.88]This is the end of listening comprehension.。