Part III Listening 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 oclockԵó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?
Dݱؼܲ You know Maria, she cant stand footballˣʿȻ뿴ģڿƵһӰ͸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 talkingпԵó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 ؼnicelooking 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 strategiesԴ:Դ
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?
BŮʿ˵Well probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factoryŮʿһЩʦʵִֹȷӦ 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 LiteratureʿReaders Guide to Periodical Literatureҵص־¡
Section B
Passage One
There are many reasons why family life in Britain has changed so much in the last fifty years.The liberation of women in the early part of the twentieth century and the social and economic effects of World War II had a great impact on traditional family life.Women became essential to industry and the professions.During the war they had worked in factories and proved their worth, now, with the loss of millions of men, their services were indispensable to the nation
More recently, great advances in scientific knowledge, and particularly in medicine, have had enormous social consequences.Children are better cared for and are far healthier.Infant death rate is low.Above all, parents can now plan the size of their family if they wish through more effective means of birth control
Different attitudes to religion, authority and tradition generally have also greatly contributed to changes in family life.But these developments have affected all aspects of society.It is particularly interesting to note that the concept of the family as a social unit has survived all these challenges
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard
26.What is this passage mainly about?
D ľ͵µּThere are many reasons why family life in Britain has changed so much in the last fifty yearsҪӢͥ仯ԭ
27.Why did British women become indispensable to industry after World War II?
A ΪʲôӢŮս֮ڹҵŲɻȱãDuring the war they had worked in factories and proved their worth, now, with the loss of millions of men, their services were indispensable to the nation仰пɵó𰸣սгǧˣŮӱеͶΡ
28.What remained unchanged in spite of all the challenges in family life?
A Ȼл˴ƪӢ˼ͥ仯ԭ򡣵Ĵ𰸳ºһ䣬It is particularly interesting to note that the concept of the family as a social unit has survived all these challenges
Passage TwoÔ´
In the next few decades people are going to travel very differently from the way they do today.Everyone is going to drive electrically powered cars.So in a few years people wont worry about running out of gas
Some of the large automobile companies are really moving ahead with this new technology.F & C Motors, a major auto company, for example, is holding a press conference next week.At the press conference the company will present its new, electronically operated models
Transportation in the future wont be limited to the ground.Many people predict that traffic will quickly move to the sky.In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky
But the sky isnt the limit.In the future, youll probably even be able to take a trip to the moon. Instead of listening to regular airplane announcements, youll hear someone say, The spacecraft to the moon leaves in ten minutes.Please check your equipment.And remember, no more than ten ounces of carry-on baggage are allowed
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard
29.What will be used to power cars in the next few decades?
D ԺʮʲôԴEveryone is going to drive electrically powered carsÿ˶ϵij˽õԴ
30.What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation?
AݱҲֱ𰸡In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the skyδű̸ͨ״ʱҪеĽͨ״
31. What is the special requirement for passengers traveling to the moon?
B Ӷĺannouncementȥеij˿ͣAnd remember, no more than ten ounces of carryon baggage are allowedֻܴʮ˾ˣȥеÿ͵ҪTake little luggage with them
Passage Three
My parents ran a small restaurant.The restaurant was open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.And my first job when I was six years old was shining shoes for customers.My duties increased as I grew older.By age ten I was clearing tables and washing plates.My father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards.I had to be on time, hard-working and polite to the customers.I was never paid for any work I did.One day I made a mistake of telling Dad I thought he should give me 10 pounds a week.He said, OK, then how about you paying me for the three meals a day when you eat here and for the times you bring in your friends for free drinks He figured I owed him about 40 pounds a week.This taught me quite a lot
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard
32. What was the speakers job before he was 10 years old?
CкĹǸ˿ͲƤЬ
33.What was one of the requirements laid down by the boys father?
BݴһI had to be on timeп֪ܳٵ
34.What did the boy ask his father to do one day?A кΪְӦøǮI thought he should give me 10 pounds a week
35.Why did the boys father refuse to pay him?D ΪΪ it was his son who should pay him
Section C
36.𰸡medical
medical ΪҽѧġݹȫĿ֪˴Ӧmedical˶Աﵽҽѧɾͱн
37. 𰸡prevention
preventionΪԤֹҽѧѾԤԻԼν˵ķ
38. 𰸡cancer
cancerΪ֢Ƕ԰֢ಡ˴о
39. 𰸡equipped
equipΪװ䱸ҽԺִģ䱸ϵҽ豸
40. 𰸡nationalԴ̳
national Ϊҵġһȫ񽡿ƻ
41. 𰸡available
availableΪõģõġΪȫ񽡿ĿĿƻ
42.𰸡sum
sum Ϊһ()a sum of money ǹ̶䡣˾ڸһʿ
43. 𰸡employee
employeeΪְԱԱְԱҪҽԴǮҽƷá
44.𰸡They pay insurance premiums each month to insurance companies which then pay for medical expenses when they are needed
45.𰸡People regularly pay the hospital directly
46. 𰸡The government has health insurance programs for older people, poor people and those with long term illness