Part IIIListening Comprehension
Section A
11.W:Its high time we increased our supplies of football equipment.Volleyball and tennis are both out of fashion.
M:I couldnt agree more.
Q:Which should they increase?
[C] Ůʿ˵ʱ豸ĹӦˣ򶼹ʱˡʿ˵ͬⲻˡؼIts high time out of fashion̶
12.W:John, do you want to go swimming with me today?
M:Sure, but I cant leave now.I have an appointment with my professor at 3 oclock.
Q:Why cant John go swimming now?
[A] ʿ˵ʦи档I have an appointment with my professor at 3 oclock.Եó𰸡
13.M:Is this school really as good as people say?
W:It used to be even better.
Q:Hows the school?
[A] ʿѧУ˵ôŮʿش˵ȥЩˣ˵ѧУȥˣóѧУۡ
14. W:Did you watch the game yesterday?
M:I wanted to, but Marie was watching a movie on Channel 5, so I watched it with her.You know Marie, she cant stand football.
Q:Why didnt the man watch the game?
[D]ؼܲ You know Maria, she cant stand football.ˣʿȻ뿴ģڿƵһӰ͸һǸӰ
15.M:Good morning, Im Jim Green.My father asked me to come over and see you about a vacation job.
W:Oh, come in, Jim.I havent seen you for ages.I hear youre at the university now.
Q: What does Jim want?
[A] ʿ˵׽ʹһڹ¡Ůʿ˵ܾöûˣ˵ϴѧءмķʿѧҸڵļְˣҵһʱĹ
16.M:Could you describe the two people who robbed the bank?
W:Well, the man was tall with dark hair and he was wearing a black sweater.The main thing that I remembered about the woman was that she did most of the talking.
Q:What do you learn from this conversation?
[A] ʿܷһе˵òŮʿ˵ǸеĸӸߣɫͷһɫë£ǸŮҪʱ˵ĻȽ϶ࡣThe main thing that I remembered about the woman was that she did most of the talking.пԵó𰸡
17.M:Is that nicelooking straw hat light and strong?
W:Yes, you can wear it rain or shine.
Q: What are they talking about?
[D] ؼnice-looking straw hatһdzÿIJñԵó۵һÿñlovely hat
18.W:How long will it take you to fix my watch?
M:Ill call you when its ready.But it shouldnt take longer than a week.
Q:What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
[D] Ůʿ޺ҵֱҪ೤ʱ䣬ʿ˵޺õʱ绰DzỨһڵʱ䡣ԻԿ˵֮ǹ˿ͺޱ֮Ĺϵ
Now youll hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: Hello, Gary.Howre you?
M: Fine! And yourself?
W:Cant complain.Did you have time to look at my proposal?
M: No, not really.Can we go over it now?
W:Sure.Ive been trying to come up with some new production and advertising strategies.First of all, if we want to stay competitive, we need to modernize our factory.New equipment should have been installed long ago.
M: How much will that cost?
W:We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a million.
M:OK.Well have to discuss these costs with finance.
W:We should also consider human resources.Ive been talking to personnel as well as our staff at the factory.
M: And whats the picture?
W:Well probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.
M: What about advertising?
W: Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials.
M:TV? Isnt that a bit too expensive for us? Whats wrong with advertising in the papers, as usual?
W:Quite frankly, its just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors.
M: Will we be able to afford all this?
W:Ill look into it, but I think higher costs will be justified.These investments will result in higher profits for our company.
M:Well have to look at the figures more closely.Have finance draw up a budget for these investments.
W: All right.Ill see to it.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What are the two speakers talking about?
[D] ŮʿDid you have time to look at my proposal? ʱ俴ҵĽôȫģɼһµҵƻ᰸ȷSuggestions concerning new business strategies.
20. What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory?
[B] Ůʿ˵New equipment should have been installed long ago.͸øװµ豸ˡȷΪӦµ豸
21.What does the woman suggest about human resources?
[B]Ůʿ˵Well probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.ŮʿһЩʦʵִֹȷӦ BA few engineers should be employed to modernize the factory.
22. Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?
[C] ŮʿĻits just not enough anymore.We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors пɿڱֽDzˡ
Conversation Two
W:Sir, youve been using the online catalogue for quite a while.Is there anything I can do to help you?
M:Well, Ive got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and Im really struggling.There are hundreds of books, and I just dont know where to begin.
W:Your topic sounds pretty big.Why dont you narrow it down to something like...uh...the history of the studios during that time?
M:You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more that 30 books came up when I typed in movie studios.
W:You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want.Try adding 1930s or 1940s or maybe Golden Age.
M:Golden Age is a good idea.Let me type that in ...Hey, look, just 6 books this time.Thats a lot better.
W:Oh...another thing you might consider...have you tried looking for any magazine or newspaper articles?
M: No, Ive only been searching for books.
W:Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature.And we do have the Los Angeles Times available over there.You might go through their indexes to see if theres anything you want.
M:Okay, I think Ill get started with these books and then Ill go over the magazines.
W:If you need any help, Ill be over at the Reference Desk.
M: Great, thanks a lot.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.What is the man doing?
[A] ʿ׼дһƪ20ʮӰģڼҪIJο飬ԴǡѰοϡ
24. What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on?
[A] ؼŮʿλͼԱ˵Your topic sounds pretty big.Why dont you narrow it ΪλʿĿ̫˴ӦΪIts too broad to cope with.
25. Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?
[D] ԭпֱҳ𰸡ŮͼԱ˵Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Readers Guide to Periodical Literature.ʿReaders Guide to Periodical Literatureҵص־¡