插生听力材料第三阶段

PartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.A)SeeadoctoraboutherstrainedUsealaddertohelpherreachtheReplacethecupboardwithanewPlacetheteaonalowershelfnextA)AtMaryAtapainter'sInanexhibitionOutsideanartA)TheteacherevaluatedlacksteachingShedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemanThemanhadbettertalkwiththestudentsNewstudentsusuallycannotofferafairA)HehelpedDorisbuilduptheDorishelpedhimarrangetheDorisfixedupsomeoftheHewasgoodatassemblingA)Hedoesn'tgetonwiththeHedoesn'tfeelateaseintheHehasbeentakenforaHehasfoundabetterA)TheyshouldfinishtheworkassoonasHewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenHeistiredofnggardeningonTheycanhireagardenertodotheA)ThemanhastogetridoftheusedTheman'sapartmentisreadyforThefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofThefurniturethemanboughtisA)ThemanwillgivethemechanicaThewomaniswaitingforaThewomanisngsomeThemanknowsthemechanicveryQuestions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)ShehadajobinterviewtoShewasbusyfinishingherShehadtoattendanimportantShewasinthemiddleofwritingan panyherroommatetotheHandinherroommate'sapplicationSubmitherroommate'sHelpherroommatewithherA)WhereDr.Ellis'sofficeisWhenDr.EllisleaveshisDirectionstotheclassroomDr.Ellis'sschedulefortheQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA)HefindsitratherHeisthinkingofquittingHecanhandleitquiteHehastoworkextraA)The6:00The6:30The7:00The7:30A)ItisanawfulwasteofHefindsitratherThetimeonthetrainisItissomethingdifficulttogetusedA)ReadingChattingwithListeningtothedailyPlanningtheday'sSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)IgnoresmalldetailswhileReadatleastseveralchaptersatoneDevelopahabitofreadingGetkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceorA)Chooseone'sownsystemofUnderline andMakeasfewmarksasHighlightdetailsinaredA)ByreadingthetextbookscarefullyByreviewingonlythemarkedByfocusingonthenotesintheBycomparingnoteswiththeirPassageQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)Thesleep needsvariesfromdaytoTheamountofsleepfor isOnecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofEverybodyneedssomesleepforA)Itisamade-upItisbeyondItisarareItisduetoanA)HisextraordinaryphysicalHismother'sinjuryjustbeforehisTheuniquesurroundingsofhislivingTheresthegotfromsittinginarockingPassageQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallShelearnedtowriteforfinancialShedevelopedastronginterestinShetenderlylookedafterhersickA)ShemadeawiseinvestmentinrealShesoldherrestaurantwithasubstantialShegot7.5milliondollarsfromherex-SheinheritedabigfortunefromherA)ShewasextremelymeanwithherShewasdishonestinbusinessShefrequentlyill-treatedherSheabusedanimalsincludingherpetA)ShemadeabigfortunefromwiseShebuiltahospitalwithhermother'sShemadehugedonationstoShecarriedonherfamily'stradition.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare26informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto27himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly28.SpeakersofEnglishhaveasimilargesturethoughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe29oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColombia,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe30heighthemustchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheis31ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehand32thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter;inColombiathisgestureis33forthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishand34tothefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalso35moments.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.SectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.Nowlet’sbeginwiththeeightshortW:Ican’tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackoftheM:Oh…Whydon’tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?W:Sinceit’srainingsohard,let’sgoandseethenewexhibits.M:That’sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?M:Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation.W:Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout.Q:WhatdoesthewomanW:Itmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebookshelves.M:Itwasn’ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem.Q:WhatdoesthemanW:Rod,Ihearyou’llbeleavingattheendofthismonth.IsitM:Yeah.I’vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.I’dbeafooltoturnitdown.Q:WhyisthemanquittinghisW:Ihonestlydon’twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?M:NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekend.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?W:You’vealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?M:Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?W:Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?M:Notyet.I’llletyouknowwhenhecalls.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?Nowyou’llhearthetwolongconversations.ConversationOneM:o.MattEllisW:o,Dr.Ellis,myname’sPanJohnson.Myroommate,JanetHolmes,wantedmetocallyou.M:JanetHolmes?Oh,that’sright.She’sinmyShakespeareanEnglishclass.Hasanythinghappenedtoher?W:Nothing,it’sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforaninterviewtoday.She’safraidshewon’tbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.I’mcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaidit’sduetoday.M:Certainly,thatwouldbefine.Uh,youcaneitherdropitoffatmyclassorbringittomyoffice.W:Woulditbeallrighttocomebyyourofficearound4:00?I’mafraidIcan’tcomeanyearlierbecauseIhavethreeclassesthisafternoon.M:Uh,Iwon’tbeherewhenyoucome.I’msupposedtobeatameetingfrom3:00to6:00,buthowaboutleavingitwithmysecretary?Sheusuallystaysuntil5:00.W:Fine,please lherI’llbethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoulmewhereyourofficeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn’tgivedirectionstoyourM:Well,I’minRoom302oftheGregoryBuilding.I’ll lmysecretarytoputthepaperinmymailbox,andI’llgetitwhenIreturn.W:Isureappreciateit.Goodbye,Dr.Ellis.M:Goodbye,Ms.Johnson.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustWhycouldn’tthewoman’sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatWhatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherWhatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheConversationW:Howarethingsgoing,M:Notbad,Jane.I’minvolvedinseveralprojectsandit’salongworkingday.ButI’musedtothatsoitdoesn’tbothermetoomuch.W:Iheardyouhavemovedtoanewhouseinthesuburb.HowdoyoulikecommutingtoLondoneveryday?Don’tyoufinditastring?M:Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat6:30train.Butit’sbearablenowthatI’musedtoit.W:Don’tyouthinkit’sanawfulwasteoftime?Icouldn’tbeartospendthreehourssittinginatraineveryday.M:Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.ButnowIquiteenjoyW:Howdoyoupassthetime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?M:Ah,that’sagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwiththenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,Irelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge.W:IsupposeyouknowlotsofpeopleonthetrainM:Yes,IbumpedintosomeoneIknowontheplatformeveryday.LastweekIcameacrossacoupleofoldschoolfriendsandwespendtheentirejourneyinthebar.W:Itsoundslikeagoodclub.Youneverknow.ImayjoinitQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustWhatdoesthemansayabouthisWhichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryHowdoesthemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkeverydayHowdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),and).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageMostAmericancollegestudentsneedtobeefficientreaders.Thisisnecessarybecausefull-timestudentsprobablyhavetoreadseveralhundredpageseveryweek.Theydon'thavetimetoreadachapterthreeorfourtimes.Theyneedtoextractasmuchinformationaspossiblefromthefirstorsecondreading.Anextraordinarilyimportantstudyskillisknowinghowtomarkabook.Studentsmarkthemainideasandimportantdetailswithapenorpencil,yelloworblueororange.Somestudentsmarknewvocabularyinadifferentcolor.Moststudentswritequestionsorshortnotesinthemargins.Markingabookisausefulskill,butit'simportanttodoitright.First,readachapterwithonepeninyourhandandothersnexttoyouonthedesk.Second,readawholeparagraphbeforeyoumarkanything.Don'tmarktoomuch.Usuallyyouwillmarkabout10%ofapassage.Third,decideonyourownsystemformarking.Forexample,maybeyouwillmarkmainideasinyellow,importantdetailsinblueandnewwordsinorange.Maybeyouwillputquestionmarksinthemarginwhenyoudon'tunderstandsomethingandbeforeanexam.Instead,youjustneedtoreviewyourmarksandyoucansavealotoftime.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingWhatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingaHowshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothePassageThethoughtofhavingnosleepfor24hoursormoreisn'tapleasantoneformostpeople.Theamountofsleepthateach needsvaries.Ingeneral,eachofusneedsabout8hoursofsleepeachdaytokeepushealthyandhappy.Somepeople,however,cangetbywithjustafewhoursofsleepatnight.Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmucha sleeps.Buteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalive.Fewdoctorswouldhavethoughtthattheremightbeanexceptiontothis.Sleepis,afterall,averybasicneed.ButamannamedAlHerpinturnedouttobearealexception,forsupposedly,heneverslept!AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhendoctorscametohishomeinNewJersy.Theytochallengetheclaimthatheneverslept.Buttheyweresurprised.Thoughtheywatchedhimeveryhouroftheday,theyneversawHerpinslee.Hedidnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.TheclosestthatHerpincametorestingwastositinarockingchairandreadahalfdozennewspapers.Hisdoctorswerepuzzledbythestrangecaseofpermanentsleeplessness.Herpinofferedtheonlycluetohiscondition.Herememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehehadbeenborn.Herpindiedattheageof94,never,itseems,havingsleptatall.WhatistakenforgrantedbymostWhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpin'sWhatcouldhaveaccountedforAlHerpin'sPassageHettyGreenwasaveryspoiled,onlychild.ShewasborninMassachusettsUSAin1835.Herfatherwasamillionairebusinessman.Hermotherwasoftenill,andsofromtheageoftwoherfathertookherwithhimtoworkandtaughtheraboutstocksandshares.Attheageofsixshestartedreadingthedailyfinancialnewspapersandopenedherownbankaccount.Herfatherdiedwhenshewas21andsheinherited7.5milliondollars.ShewenttoNewYorkandinvestedonWallStreet.Hettysavedeverypenny,eatinginthecheapestrestaurantsfor15cents.Shebecameoneoftherichestandmosthatedwomenintheworld.At33shemarriedEdwardGreen,amulti-millionaire,andhadtwochildren,NedandSylvia.Hetty’smeannesswaswell-known.Shealwaysarguedaboutpricesinshops.Shewalkedtothelocalgrocerystoretobuybrokenbiscuitswhichweremuchcheaper,andtogetafreeboneforhermuchloveddog.Onceshelostatwo-centstampandspentthenightlookingforit.Sheneverboughtclothesandalwaysworethesamelong,raggedblackskirt.Worstofall,whenherson,Ned,fellandinjuredhisknee,sherefusedtopayforadoctorandspenthourslookingforfreemedicalhelp.IntheendNedlosthisleg.Whenshediedin1916sheleftherchildren100milliondollars.Herdaughterbuiltahospitalwithhermoney.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasaHowdidHetty erichWhywasHettyGreenmuchWhatdowelearnaboutHetty'sSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefu