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CollegeEnglishTest(BandW)(Dec.2008)
PartIIIListeningComprehension
TapeScriptofListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:Inthisction,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapau.Duringthepau,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),and
decidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
M:I'maskedtopickuptheguestspeakerBobRuslattheairportthisafternoon.Doyouknowwhathelookslike?
W:Well,he'sinhissixties.Hestandsout.He'sbald,tallandthinandhasabeard.
Q:Whatdoweconcludefromthewoman'sremarksaboutBobRusl?
12.W:I'mconsideringdroppingmydancingclass.I'mnotmak.inganyprogress
M:IfIwereyou,I'dstickwithit.Ityworth'timdaenfidnietefflort.
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
W:YoueIstillhavethispaininmyback,thismedicinethedoctorgavemewassuppodtomakemefeelbetterbynow.
Maybeyoushould'vetakenitthreetimesadayasyouweretold.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
14.
M:Frankly,whenIsatatthebackoftheclassroom,Ican
'tethewordsontheboardclearly
W:Well,you'vebeenwearingthosameglassaslongasI
'veknownyou.Whynotgeta
newpair?Itwon'tcostyoutoomuch.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyabouttheman
'sglass?
15.
W:Howcomethefloorissowet?Ialmostslipped.Whathappened?
M:Oh,sorry!ThephonerangthemomentIgotintotheshower.Anyway,I
'llwipeitupright
now.
Q:Whywasthefloorwetaccordingtotheman?
16.
M:Theinstructionsonthepackagesaythatyouneedtodosomeasmblyyourlf.I
'vespent
allafternoontryinginvaintoputthisbookcatogether.
Iknowwhatyoumean.LasttimeItriedtoasmbleatoytrainformysonandIalmostgaveup.
Whatdoesthemanfinddifficult?
17.M:I'mgettingworriedaboutJenny'sschoolwork.Allshetalksaboutthedaysisvolleyball
gamesandallshedoesispractice,trainingandthingslikethat.
W:Hergradesonthecomingexamswillfallforsure.It'shightimewetalksomentoher.
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Whatarethespeakersprobablygoingtodo?
W:Doyouunderstandwhythelocalpeopleareoppodtothenewdamuptheriver?
Theyareworriedaboutthepotentialdangerifthedamshouldbreak.Theriverisverywideabovethepropodsite.
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
Nowyou'llheartwolongconversations.
ConversationOne
W:Mr.White,Whatchangeshaveyoueninthechampagnemarketinthelasttentofifteenyears?
M:Well,thebiggestchangehasbeenthedecreainsalessincethegreatboomyearsofthe1980swhenchampagneproductionandsalesreachedrecordlevels.
W:Whichwasthebestyear?
Well,therecordwasin1989when249millionbottlesofchampagnewassold.Thehighestproductionlevelwasreachedin1990withatotalof293millionbottles.Ofcoursincethoboomyears,saleshavefallen.
W:Hasthemarketbeenbadlyhitbytherecession?
M:Oh,certainly.Theeconomicproblemsinchampagne'esxportmarkets,that'Esurope,the
UnitedStates,Japan,andofcour,thedomesticmarketinFrance.Theeconomicproblemshavecertainlybeenonereasonforthedecreainchampagnesales.
W:Andtheotherreasons?
Anotherimportantfactorhasbeenprice.Intheearly90s,champagnewasveryoverpriced,somanypeoplestoppedbuyingit.Instead,theyboughtsparklingwinesfromothercountries,inparticular,fromAustralia,andSpain.Andthen,therewasanotherproblemforchampagneintheearly90s.
W:Whatwasthat?
Therewasalotofratherbadchampagneonthemarket.Thismeantthepopularityofgoodsparklingwinesincreadevenmore.Peopleweresurpridbytheirquality,andofcourtheywerealotcheaperthanchampagne.
W:Doyouthinkthechampagnemarketwillrecoverinthefuture?
M:Oh,Iamsureitwill.Whentheeconomicsituationimproves,Ibelievethemarketwillrecover.
Questions19to21arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Whatdoesthemansayaboutchampagneinthe1990s?
Whysparklingwinemorepopularthanchampagneintheearly1990s?
Whatdoesthemanthinkofthechampagnemarketinthefuture?
ConversationTwo
Right,well,inthestudiothismorning,forourinterviewspotisPeterWilson.PeterworksforGreenPeace.So,Peter,welcome.
M:Thanksalot.It'sgoodtobehere.
W:Great!Now,Peter,perhapsyoucantellussomethingaboutGreenPeaceandyourjobthere.
M:Sure.Well,I'llstartbytellingyourougwhlhyatGreenPeaceisallabout.Iactuallyworkin
LondonfortheGreenPeaceorganization.We'vebeengoingforafewdecadesandwe're
non-violent,non-politicalorganization.We'reinvolvedinanti-nuclearactivity,conrvationandprotectionofanimalsandprotectionandsupportofoureco-system.I'mtheactionorganizerandarrangeanyprotests.
W:Right!Aprettyimportantrole,Peter.Whatsortofprotestwouldyouorganize?
M:Well,recentlywe'vebeeninvolvedin-naunctliearcampaigns.Ipersonallyarrangedforthe
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'snodoubtyou'redoingagreat
demonstrationagainstradioactivewastedumpingintheAtlanticOcean.We
'vegotafewsm
GreenPeaceboatsthatweharassthedumpingshipwith.
W:Say?Holdon,Peter.Ithoughtyousaidyourorganizationwasnon-violent.Whatdoyoumeanby
harass
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Well,wecircleroundandroundtheshipsandgetinthewaywhentheytrytodumpthedrumsofnuclearwasteinthea.Wetalktothemenandtrytochange,youknow,yellatthemtostop.Wegenerallymakeourlvesasmuchofanuisanceaspossible.
M:Well,peoplemaythinkdifferentlyofyourmethods,buttherejob.Keepitupandgoodluck.Andthanksfortalkingwithus.
W:Thanksforhavingme.
Questions22to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
22.Whatistheman'schiefresponsibilityintheGreenPeaceorganization?
WhathasGreenPeacebeeninvolvedinrecently?
HowdoesGreenPeacetrytostoppeoplefromdumpingnuclearwaste?
25.Whatisthewoman'sattitudetowardstheGreenPeace'scampaigns?
SectionB
Directions:Inthisction,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfrom
thefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Tofindoutwhattheweatherisgoingtobe,mostpeoplegostraighttotheradio,television,ornewspaper,togetanexpert
weatherforecast.Butifyouknowwhattolookfor,youcanuyourownnstomakeweatherpredictions.There
're
manysignsthatcanhelpyou.Forexample,in
fairweather,theairpressureisgenerallyhigh,theairisstill,andoftenfullofdust,andfarawayobjectsmaylookvague.But
whenastormisblowing,thepressuredrops,andyouareoftenabletoethingsmoreclearly.Sailorstooknoteofthislong
ago,andcameupwithasaying:
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The
fartherthesight,thenearertherain.Y
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ournofsmellcanalsohelpyoudetectweatherchanges.Justbeforeitrains,
odorsbecomestronger.Thisisbecauodorsarerepresdinafairhighpressurecenter.Whenabadweatherlowmoves
in,airpressurelesns,andodorsarerelead.Youcanalsohearanapproachingstorm.Soundsbounceoffheavystorm
cloudsandreturntoearthwithincreadforce.Anoldsayingdescribestothisway:
“
Soundtravelingfarandwide,astormy
daywillbetied.”Anddon'tlaughatyourgrandmotherifshesaysshecanfeelastormcoming.Itiscommonlyknownthatmanypeoplefeelpainsintheirbonesorjointswhenhumidityris,thepressuredrops,andbadweatherisontheway.
Questions26to28arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Whydoesthespeakersaywecanefarawayobjectsmoreclearlyasastormisapproaching?
Whatdoesthespeakerwanttoshowbyquotingacoupleofoldsayings?
Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
PassageTwo
Manydaysemtobringnumeroustasksandresponsibilities,allofwhichapparentlymustbetackledrightaway.You
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spendadayputtingoutfiles,butbytheendoftheday,you
't
accomplishedanyofthereallyimportantthingsyoutouttodo.Indesperation,youdrafta
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to
do”list,butmostdays,youcanmakelittleprogresswithit.Whenyoulookatthelisteachmorning,abigfatcloudofdoomisrightatthetop―thodifficult,complex,importanttasks,thataresocrucialtogetdone,andsoeasytoavoid.Plentyofus
createa
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to
feelingsofbeingoverwhelmed,butwerarelyuthetoolstotheirbesteffect.Theywindoutbeingguilt-provokingremindersofthefactthatweareover-committedandlosingcontrolofourpriorities.AccordingtoTimothyPikle,aprofessor
ofpsychologyatCarltonUniversityinOttawa,peopleoftendrawupa
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list,andthenthat
it.sThelistitlfbecomes
theday'sachievement,allowingustofeelwedoneso
'mevtehingufulwithouttakingonanyrealwork.Infact,drawingup
thelistbecomesawayofavoidingtheworkitlf.
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theaccomplishmentfortheday,reducingtheimmediateguiltofnotworkingonthetasksathandbyinvestingenergyinthe
list,
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saysPikle.
Whenalistisudlikethis,it
inwhichwelietoourlves.
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Questions29to31arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Whatistheproblemthattroublesmanypeoplenowadaysaccordingtothespeaker?
Accordingtothespeaker,whatdomanypeopledotocopewiththeirdailytasks?
AccordingtopsychologistTimothyPikle,whatdopeoplefindbytheendoftheday?
PassageThree
Inmanystressfulsituations,thebody'sresponscanimproveourperformance.Webecomemoreenergetic,morealert,
betterabletotakeeffectiveaction.Butwhenstressincounteredcontinually,thebodybeharmfulthanhelpfultous.Thecontinual
speedingupofbodilyreactionsandtheproductionofstress-relatedhormonesemtomakepeoplemoresusceptibleto
heartdia.Andstressreactionscanreducethedia-fightingeffectivenessofthebody'simmunesystem,therebyincreasingsustycetoptiilblnileiss,ranging
fromcoldstocancer.Stressmayalsocontributetodiainlessdirectwaysbyinfluencingmoodsandbehavior.Peopleunderstressmaybecomeanxiousordepresd,andasaresultmayeattoomuchortoolittle,havesleepdifficultiesorfailtoexerci.Thebehavioralchangesmayinturnbeharmfultothehealth.Inaddition,peoplearemorelikelytopayattentiontocertainbodilynsationssuchasaches
andpainswhentheyareunderstressandtothinkthatthey.Ifthepersonwerenotunderstress,thesamebodilynsationsmightnotbeperceivedassymptomsandthepersonmightcontinuetofeelwell.Somerearchershavesuggestedthatassumingtheroleofasickpersonisonewayinwhichcertainpeopletrytocopewithstress.Insteadofdealingwiththestressfulsituationdirectly,thepeoplefallsick.Afterall,itisoftenmoreacceptablyinoursocietytobesickandtoekmedicalhelpthanitistoadmitthatonecan
notcopewiththestressoflife.
Questions32to35arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutpeoplewhoencounterstressonceinawhile?
Whatdoesthespeakersayfrequentstressreactionsmayleadto?
Whatarepeoplemorelikelytodowhentheyareunderstress?
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35.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
SectionCDirections:Inthisction,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,you
shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheblanks,youcaneitherutheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Oneofthemostcommonimagesofanadvanced,Western-stylecultureisthatofabusy,traffic-filledcity.SincetheirfirstappearanceonAmericanroadways,automobileshavebecomeasymbolofprogress,asourceofthousandsofjobsand
analmostinalienablerightforcitizens
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personalfreedomofmovement.Inrecentdecades,our
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loveaffair
with
thecarisbeingexported
directlytothedevelopingworld,anditisincreasinglyapparentthatthistransferisleadingtodisaster.
America'salmostcompletedependenceonautomobileshasbeenaterriblemistake.Aslaatesthe1950s,alarge
percentageoftheAmericanpublicudmasstransit.Acombinationofpublic