人大英语听力test01

人大英语听力test01

ListeningTestOne

SectionA(1pointeach)

Directions:Inthispart,youwillhearnineshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Thequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.

1.M:Jane,doyouknowwhatthefacultymembersaredoingamongpizzaboxesandsodacans?

W:Theyaremakingtimefortheeconomicandmanagementseminar.

Q:Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthisconversation?

2.W:DidyougototheExhibityesterday?

M:Yes.AndIwasveryimpressedbytheteachingdevicesthattheuniversityinstructorsinvented.

Q:WhatistheExhibitaboutaccordingtotheconversation?

3.M:What'sthematter?

W:IhaveheardsomestrangeenginenoisewhenI'mdriving30milesperhour.

M:Whydon'tyoucalltheCarTalkprogramprovidedbytheradiostation?Theycanhelpyou.

Q:WhatisCarTalkaboutaccordingtothisconversation?

4.M:I'mwonderingthatscientistshavebeenabletodiscovercuresforsomanydiseases,butwhynocurehasbeenfoundforthecommoncold?

W:Therearemanymedicinesinthedrugstorewhichcanreducethesymptomsofcold.

M:Butnoneofthemworksonmewell.

Q:Whatisthemandoing?

5.W:Ifyoucouldtaketimeoffforaweek,whatwouldyouwanttodo?

M:IwouldgoskiinginDenver.

Q:Whatarethemanandthewomantalkingabout?

6.W:DidyougotothelecturegivenbyAlanShepherdfromNASAyesterday?

M:Yes.AndIwasveryinterestedinit.IhopethatsomedayIcantraveltotheouterspacemyself.

Q:WhoisAlanShepherdaccordingtotheconversation?

7.M:Ihavecalledyouseveraltimes,butyouwerenothome.Whathaveyoubeenupto?1.

W:Ihavejoinedaweight-losssupportgroup,andnowIfeelitgreattobeabletoshopintheregularwomen'sdepartment.

Q:Whatisthewoman'saimtojointhegroup?

8.M:IneedsomeadviceasIhaveanimportantinterviewtomorrow.

W:Whydon'tyougoaskNick?Hehasbeenaheadhunterforfiveyears.Hehasinterviewedalotofpeople.

M:Youareright.Heissuretobeabletotellmewhatacompanyislookingfor.

Q:Whatisthejobofaheadhunteraccordingtotheconversation?

9.W:WhatcanIdoforyou?

M:Iwouldliketogetmymoneyworkforme.

W:Therearetwokinds.Oneisrelativelysafebutoffersalowreturnonyourmoney,the

otherpromiseshighprofitsbutthatinvolvesconsiderablespeculation.Whichonedoyouprefer?

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

SectionB(1pointeach)

Directions:Inthispartyouwillheartwoshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassages,therewillbesomequestions.Boththepassagesandthequestionswillbereadtoyouonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.

Questions10-12arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

WeAmericansarewastefulpeople,notusedtosaving.Thefrontiersmenbeganthispattern:fornature'sresourcesaresoplentifulthatnooneeverimaginedashortage.WithinafewyearsofthefirstVirginiasettlement,forexample,pioneersburneddowntheirhouseswhentheywerereadytomovewest.Theywantedtohavethenailsforfutureuse.Nooneevergaveathoughttothepricelesshardwoodthatwentupinsmoke.Asapeoplewedestroymanythingsthatotherpeoplesave.InoticedthiswhenIwaslivinginEngland.IreceivedaletterfromoneofEngland'slargestbanks.Itwasenclosedinausedenvelopethathadbeenreaddressedtome.SuchapracticewouldbeunthinkableintheUnitedStates.Americanbanks,eventhesmallest,alwaysuseexpensivestationerywiththenamesof28vice-presidentslistedononesideofthepage.

10.Accordingtothespeaker,whyareAmericanswasteful?

11.Whydidpioneersburndowntheirhouseswhentheywerereadytomovewest?

12.Whatmakesthespeakerfeelunthinkable?

Questions13-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Friendsplayanimportantpartinourlives,andalthoughwemaytakethefriendshipforgranted,weoftendon'tunderstandclearlyhowwemakefriends.Whilewegetonwellwithanumberofpeople,weareusuallyfriendswithonlyaveryfew?Forexample,theaverageamongstudentsisabout6perperson.Inallthecasesoffriendlyrelationships,twopeoplelikeoneanotherandenjoybeingtogether,butbeyondthatthedegreeofintimacybetweenthemandthereasonfortheirsharedinterestmayvaryenormously.Aswegettoknowpeoplewetakeintoaccountthingslikeage,race,economicconditions,socialpositionsandintelligence.Althoughthesefactorsareofprimeimportance,itismoredifficulttogetonwithpeoplewhenthereisamarkeddifferenceinageandbackground.

Somefriendlyrelationshipscanbekeptonargumentanddiscussion,butitisusualforclosefriendstohavesimilarideasandbeliefs,tohaveattitudesandinterestsincommon?Theyoftentalkabout"beingonthesamewavelength".Itgenerallytakestimetoreachthispoint.Andthemoreintimatelyinvolvedpeoplebecome,themoretheyrelyoneachother.Peoplewanttodofriendsfavorsandhatetobreakapromise.Equally,friendshavetolearntoputupwithannoyinghabitsandtotoleratedifferencesofopinion.

Incontrastwithmarriage,supportingandunderstandingresultfromsharedexperiencesandemotions.Lovecanovercomedifferenceinbackground,andbreakdownbarriersofage,classorrace.

13.Whichofthestatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

14.Whatdoesthephrase"beingonthesamewavelength"mean?

15.Whatmakesmarriedpeopleunderstandandsupporteachother?

SectionC(1pointeach)

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearatalk.Answerthequestionsbelow.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Attheendofthetalktherewillbea3-minutepause,duringwhichtimeyouareaskedtowritedownyouranswersbrieflyontheAnswerSheet.Younowhave25secondstoreadthequestionsorsentencesbelow.

Marriage,asacustom,goesbacktotheveryearliesthistoryofman.Ithaspassedthreestages.Thefirstwasmarriagebycapture.Primitivemansimplystolethewomanhewantedforhiswife.Thencamemarriagebycontractorpurchase:abridewasboughtbyaman.Finallycamethemarriagebasedonmutuallove.Buteventodaywestillhavetracesofthefirsttwostages."Givingthebrideaway"isarelicofthetimewhenthebridewasreallysold.Today,the"bestman"atweddingsprobablygoesbacktothestrong-armedwarriorwhohelpedprimitivemancarryoffhiscapturedbride.Thehoneymoonsymbolizestheperiodduringwhichthebridegroomwasforcedtohidehiscapturedbrideuntilherkinsmengrewtiredofsearchingforher!Todaywehave"weddings"withoutrealizingthatthisverywordgoesbacktooneoftheearlystagesofmarriage.AmongtheAnglo-Sax