2010年全国医学博士统一考试英语听力录音文本.pdf

Transcript of Listening Comprehension Section A Directions In this section you will hear fifteen short conversations between two speakers At the end of each conversation you will hear a question about what is said The question will be read only once After you hear the question read the four possible answers marked A B C and D Choose the best answer and mark the letter of your choice on the ANSWER SHEET Listen to the following example You will hear Woman I feel faint 16 Man No wonder You haven t had a bite all day Question What s the matter with the woman You will read A She is sick B She was bitten by an ant C She is hungry D She spilled her paint Here C is the right answer Sample Answer A B C D Now let s begin with question Number 1 I M You said that you wanted to go shopping this evening What do you want to get W I think I Want to get my mom a new purse for her birthday Q What does the woman mean 2 W My ears are always ringing Day and night I can t sleep M Which is your bad ear W My right ear hurts Q Why does the woman have trouble sleeping 3 M My tooth is bothering me When can I see Dr White W How about tomorrow Is 10 30 OK M Isn t there anything earlier W No but I will call you if there is a cancellation before then Q What does the man mean 4 W Are we going to be late M We will be unless we hurry W When does the show start M At 8 30 We ve got 15 minutes to get there Q What time is it now 5 M I can t find the instant soup W Did you look next to the canned soup M I looked there But there isn t anything on the shelf W Why don t you try the spice section It ought to be there Q Where does the conversation probably take place 6 M I ve a headache I am resigning from the job of chairman right now I can t stand it another day W Do you really mean that you want to quit M Well maybe I ll give it a second thought Q What is the man going to do 7 W Did you do anything over the weekend M Not much What did you do W I had planned to go skiing But I wound up working in the ER Q What did the woman do over the weekend 8 W We understand that you are not attending school M I ve been attending but I ve been sick recently W You ve attended only three days since last July M Three days No it s been mom than that W We are going to have to take away your visa Q What is the woman 17 9 M Does the dizziness feel like spinning or is it just a kind of unsteadiness W It feels like spinning M How would you describe it Is it as if the room is going around or do you feel as if it is you that is going around W I feel the latter Q How does the woman describe her dizziness 10 W Did you know that John failed in the math exam M Yes And he blamed it on bad luck But I really think he is barking up the wrong tree Q What docs the man imply 11 M Catherine how is the math homework coming W That s a piece of cake But the chemistry homework is really a hard nut to crack Q What does the woman mean 12 W What s the problem M I ve had an itching rash on my body and arms and legs for the last two months W Can you describe it M It s pink with red oval spots Q What has brought the man here 13 M I d like to ask you about your past medical history Can you tell me if you had any childhood diseases W When I was small I had measles chickenpox and whooping cough But I don t think I ever had German measles Q What diseases did the woman have when she was small 14 W If you go to the football game on Saturday night and concur or play on Sunday you won t have much time to study M Oh well I can do that the weekend after this one Q When does the man plan to study 15 M I need to he absent from class on Friday morning because I have a doctor s appointment And I need to borrow someone s notes W Well you can certainly borrow mine if you don t mind my messy handwriting Q What is the man s problem Section B Directions In this section you will hear one conversation and two passages after each of which you will hear five questions After each question read the four possible answers marked A B C and D Choose the best answer and mark the letter of your choice on the ANSWER SHEET Conversation W Hello M Hello W So did you have a comfortable night M No not really W Sorry to hear that And how are you feeling at the moment M A bit better W You don t feel sick at ail M No I m okay W That s good Are you having sips of water M No W Would you like some M Well I don t really feel like 18 W Ah you can t drink anything at the moment M The nurses have been giving me mouth washes W Yes I think you will begin to pick up as the day goes on And we ll carry on giving you something to ease the discomfort Does it hurt much M Well it does when I move about W Right but the sooner we have you on the move the quicker you ll start to heal So we ll have you sitting in the chair this afternoon Enjoy the sunshine M OK I can t say that I am really looking forward to that W Mm you have a pretty big gall stone the gallbladder is quite inflamed There was a lot of infection around it and inside it Well it s out now So no need to worry about it It won t cause you any more trouble M Mm W Any more questions Or anything we can do for you M No I think I m okay I m feeling a bit weak at the moment Oh when will my wife be able to come and see me The nurses told me before but I can t remember W The visiting hours are from 6 to 8 in the evening M Okay thank you She ll be here tonight in that case W Fine well I ll be stopping to see you tomorrow M Thank you Questions 16 What is true about the man in the conversation 17 What was wrong with the man 18 How is the man feeling now 19 What is the man supposed to do according to the doctor s orders 20 What are the hospital s visiting hours Passage One Here s a dreamy weight loss plan take a nap That s the message from work by Sanjay Patel at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland Ohio His study of more than 68 000 women has found that those who sleep less than 5 hours a night gain more weight over time than those who sleep 7 hours a night Controlling for other differences between the groups Patel found that women who sleep 5 hours or less gained 0 7 kilograms more on average over 10 years than 7 hour sleepers The short sleeping group was also 32 per cent more likely to have gained 15 kilograms or more and 15 per cent more likely to have become obese Significantly the short sleepers consumed fewer calories than those who slept hours says Patel who presented his results this week at the American Thoracic Society International Conference in San Diego California This finding overturns the common view that overeating among the sleep deprived explains such weight differences Lower metabolic rate resulting from less sleep may he the reason behind the weight gain Patel suggests It obviously also suggests that getting people to sleep more might he a relatively easy way to help people lose weight he says Questions 21 What did Patel s study indicate 22 How many subjects did Patel have in his study 23 According to Patel s study which of the following is not tree 24 According to patel what might be the reasons behind the weight differences7 25 What suggestion would Patel give to those who want to lose weight Passage Two I am the meanest mother in the neighborhood I m too strict I ask too many questions No one else s parents are as different as I am Don t I know that all the cool kids are out until 2 00 or 3 00 in the morning and can go wherever they want This is the point of view of my 16 year old daughter Although she is frequently annoyed when I try to gather what I consider basic information about where she s going who s driving and what the plan is for getting home I know she is also relieved that someone is watching out for her Discipline or to use today s more popular phrase setting limits takes on a whole new meaning when your child hits adolescence When kids are young and do something unsafe parents have no trouble saying no says Daniel Kindlon Ph D assistant professor of child psychology at the Harvard School of Public Health who bas two daughters 15 and 12 You don t care that your two year old cries if you don t let him put the fork in the toaster But saying yes to your teen can almost become a reflex