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01:43.24College English Test (Band 6)01:47.02Part II Listening Comprehension01:50.34Section A01:51.89Directions: In this section, you will hear 01:55.178 short conversations and 2 long conversations. 01:59.51At the end of each conversation, 02:01.65one or more questions will be asked02:03.88about what was said. 02:05.98Both the conversation and the questions 02:08.33will be spoken only once. 02:10.88After each question there will be a pause. 02:14.30During the pause, you must read the 02:16.41four choices marked A), B), C) and D), 02:20.59and decide which is the best answer. 02:23.50Then mark the corresponding letter on 02:25.78Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.02:30.29Now lets begin with the 8 short conversations.02:34.671. M: I left 20 pages here to copy. Heres the receipt.02:40.24W: I m sorry, Sir. But we are a little behind. 02:43.18Could you come back in a few minutes?02:45.75Q: What does the woman mean?03:00.542. W: I hope you are not too put out 03:04.03with me for the delay. 03:05.71I had to stop by Freds home to pick up 03:07.96a book on my way here.03:09.72M: Well, thats not a big deal. 03:11.61But you might at least phone if you know 03:13.72you are going to keep someone waiting.03:16.30Q: What do we learn about the 03:18.04woman from the conversation?03:32.853. W: Mark is the best candidate for 03:37.13chairman of the Student Union, isnt he?03:39.84M: Well, that guy wont be able to win 03:41.78the election unless he got the majority vote 03:44.62from women students. And I am not sure about that?03:48.57Q: What does the man mean?04:03.904. M: Sorry to have kept you waiting, Madam. 04:08.54Ive located your luggage. 04:10.22It was left behind in Paris and 04:12.21wont arrive until later this evening.04:14.64W: Oh, I cant believe this. 04:16.77Have it delivered to my hotel then, I guess.04:20.47Q: What happened to the womans luggage?04:36.595. W: I dont think we have enough information 04:41.11for our presentation, but we have to give it tomorrow. 04:44.41There doesnt seem to be much we can do about it.04:47.18M: Yeah, at this point, 04:49.02well have to make do with what weve got.04:52.33Q: What does the man suggest they do?05:08.876. M: Im taking this great course-05:12.46Psychology of Language. 05:14.73Its really interesting. 05:16.37Since youre psychology major, 05:18.33you should sign up for it.05:20.38W: Actually, I tried to do that. 05:22.87But they told me I have to take Language Studies first.05:27.27Q: What do we learn from the conversation?05:43.177. W: Can you believe the way Larry was talking 05:47.82to his roommate? No wonder they dont get along.05:51.68M: Well, maybe Larry was just reacting to 05:54.29something his roommate said. 05:56.27There are two sides to every story, you know.05:59.49Q: What does the man imply about Larry and his roommate?06:17.278. M: We dont have the resources to stop those 06:21.63people from buying us out unless a miracle happens. 06:25.72This may be the end of us.06:27.71W: I still have hope we can get help from the bank. 06:31.26After all, we dont need that much money.06:34.94Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?06:51.83Now youll hear the two long conversations.06:55.26Conversation One06:57.54W: You know Ive often wondered why 06:59.92people laugh at the picture of a big belly businessman 07:03.33slipping on a banana skin and falling on his bottom. 07:06.39We are to feel sorry for him.07:08.20M: Actually, Laura, I think we laugh because 07:10.66we are glad it didnt happen to us. 07:13.26But of course there is also a kind of humorous 07:15.84satisfaction in seeing somebody self-important 07:19.10making a fool of themselves.07:20.92W: Yes, and there are a lot of jokes about people 07:23.53who are too fat or physically handicapped, 07:26.14you know, deaf, or short-sighted, things like that. 07:29.63After all, its not really funny to be like that.07:33.45M: Oh, I think thats because were embarrassed. 07:36.22We dont know how to cope with the situation. 07:38.72Perhaps we are even a bit frightened we may get like that, 07:42.06so we laugh. What about the custard pie routine?07:45.79W: What do you mean “custard pie routine”?07:48.22M: Oh, you know, all those old films where 07:50.43someone gets so outraged with his boss, 07:52.96he picks up a custard pie and plasters it 07:55.54all over the other persons face.07:57.64W: That never makes me laugh very much, 07:59.50because you can guess whats going to happen. 08:01.97But a lot of people still find it laughable. 08:04.89It must be because its the sort of the thing 08:06.97wed all love to do once in a while and 08:09.02never quite have the courage to.08:11.26M: I had an old aunt who used to throw cups 08:13.71of tea at people when she was particularly irritated. 08:17.05She said it relieved her feelings.08:19.89W: It must have come a bit expensive.08:22.33M: Not really. She took care never to throw her best china.08:27.25Questions 9 to 12 are based on 08:30.03the conversation you have just heard.08:32.479. Why does the man say we laugh when 08:37.53we see some self-important people 08:39.61making fool of themselves?08:56.0610. Why do some people joke about those 08:59.98who are fat or handicapped according to the man?09:16.7111. Why do many people find it funny to see someone 09:22.01throwing a custard pie at their bosses face?09:38.5112. Why did the mans aunt say she would 09:43.15throw cups of tea at people occasionally?09:59.55Conversation Two10:01.77W：Your name Sanjay Kumar, is that correct?10:04.37M：Yes, madam.10:05.65W：You claim you are traveling on 10:07.09a scholarship from Delhi University.10:09.27M：Thats right.10:10.44W：Now it seems that a handgun was found 10:12.64in your luggage. Do you admit that?10:15.16M：Yes, but10:16.17W：According to the statement you made, 10:18.17you had never seen the handgun before 10:20.08it was found in your bag. 10:21.77Do you still maintain that?10:23.39M：But its true. I swear it.10:25.42W：Mmm, you do realize, Mr. Kumar, 10:27.59that to bring a handgun into Hong Kong 10:29.66without proper authorization is a serious offense.10:33.20M：But I didnt bring it. I I mean 10:35.45I didnt know anything about it. 10:37.54It wasnt there when I left Delhi. 10:39.53My bags were searched. 10:40.91It was part of the airport security check.10:43.53W：Maybe so, but someone managed to 10:46.03get that handgun onto the aircraft, 10:48.26or it couldnt have been there.10:49.84M：Someone but not me.10:51.53W：Tell me , where was your personal bag during the flight?10:54.90M：I had it down by my feet between me 10:57.56and the man in the next seat. 10:59.76He was the only person who could have 11:01.60opened my bag while I was asleep. 11:03.67It must have been him.11:05.26W: I see. Have you any idea who this man was?11:09.01M: He told me his name, Alfred Foster. 11:12.27He was very friendly, after I woke up 11:14.75that is. He hadnt spoken before.11:17.24W: Alfred Foster, we can check that on the passenger list.11:21.07M: He said he had a car coming to meet him. 11:23.75He offered me a lift.11:24.89W: Oh, why should he do that?11:27.84M: So he can get his handgun back. 11:29.86Thats why. Please find him, Madam.11:33.42Questions 13 to 15 are based on 11:35.60the conversation you have just heard11:40.0513. What is Sanjay Kumar suspected of?11:57.8014. What do we know about Alfred Foster?12:15.8815. What does Sanjay Kumar ask the woman to do finally?12:35.22Section B12:36.83Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. 12:41.84At the end of each passage, 12:43.65you will hear some questions. 12:45.67Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. 12:49.41After you hear a question,12:51.18 you must choose the best answer 12:52.90from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). 12:57.76Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 13:00.71with a single line through the centre.13:03.92Passage One 13:05.73Everyone is looking for a good investment these days. 13:09.13And with stocks, currencies and companies all crashing, 13:12.88some are finding that taking the trip of 13:14.98a lifetime is actually a smart move right now. 13:19.09Prices are good, crowds are fewer and the dividends, 13:22.76like expanded worldview, lifelong memories, 13:25.96the satisfaction of boosting the global economy-13:29.14cant be easily snatched away. 13:31.98Sylvia and Paul Custerson, a retired couple 13:34.78from Cambridge, England, 13:36.38recently took a 16-day vacation to Namibia, 13:40.65where they went on bird-watching excursions. 13:44.02Later this year, they are planning a trip to Patagonia.13:48.36 “Were using our capital now,” says Sylvia.13:51.31 “And why not? 13:52.65Were not getting any interest in the bank. 13:55.14If its a place we really want to go, then we will go. 13:58.86We may as well travel while were fit and healthy.”14:02.58Some travel agents are thriving in spite of the economy. 14:06.60“Weve had more people booking 14:08.34in the first quarter of this year than last,” 14:10.90says Hubert Moineau, founder of Tselana Travel, 14:14.84which is planning to introduce a new 14:16.82program of longer adventure trips, 14:19.74including polar expeditions and cruises in the Galpagos. 14:24.98“Were hearing things like, 14:26.56We dont know what the situation 14:28.13will be in six months so lets travel now”. 14:31.66Ashley Toft, managing director of the U. K. 14:34.75tour operator Explore, has been surprised to 14:38.18see an increase in last-minute bookings 14:41.21of high-priced trips to such places as India, 14:44.92Bhutan and Nepal. 14:47.14“It seems people would rather give up 14:49.36something else than the big trip,” he says. 14:52.16Travel has become a necessity. 14:54.72Its just how we travel that is changing.14:58.17Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.15:03.5316. According to the speaker, 15:07.49why are some people willing to 15:09.66spend their money on travel these days?15:25.6117. What is Tselana Travel planning to do, 15:30.55according to its founder?15:45.9018. According to Ashley Toft, managing director of Explore, 15:52.08what is changing now with regard to travel?16:08.55Passage Two16:10.51Somehow the old male and female 16:12.61stereotypes no longer fit. 16:15.15Men and women in this country 16:16.99havent been fulfilling their traditional 16:19.01roles for some time now. 16:20.93And there seem to be fewer and 16:22.48fewer differences between the sexes. 16:25.35For instance, even though more women than men 16:28.78are still homemakers without paying jobs, 16:31.55women have been taking over more responsibility 16:34.77in the business world, earning higher salaries 16:37.67than ever before and entering fields of work 16:40.45that used to be exclusively male areas. 16:44.21At office meetings and in group discussions, 16:46.92they might speak up more often, 16:49.41express stronger opinions and come up 16:52.01with more creative and practical ideas 16:54.15than their male colleagues. 16:56.61Several days ago, my 23-year-old daughter 17:00.09came to me with some important news. 17:02.92Not only had she found the highest 17:04.84paying job of her career, 17:06.45but shed also accepted a date with 17:08.21the most charming man shed ever met. 17:10.73“Really?” I responded, “tell me about them.” 17:14.21“Receptionist in an attorneys office 17:16.31and a welder at a construction site.” 17:18.76She answered in a matter-of-fact way. 17:21.65The interesting thing is my daughters date 17:24.51is the receptionist and my daughter is the welder. 17:28.14The old stereotypes of mens and womens work 17:30.84have been changing more quickly than ever before, 17:33.76except perhaps in my own marriage. 17:37.11“Whos going to mow the lawn?” 17:38.82I asked my husband this morning. 17:40.75“Oh, I will,” he answered politely. 17:42.90“Thats mens work.” “What?” Irritated, 17:46.80I raised my voice. “Thats a ridiculous stereotype. 17:50.40Ill show you who can do the best job on the lawn.” 17:53.65The work took 3 hours and I did it all myself.17:57.92Questions 19 to 21 are based on 18:00.83the passage you have just heard.18:03.8819. What is the speaker mainly talking about?18:21.8820. What might women do at office meetings 18:25.89nowadays according to the speaker?18:42.0221. Why did the speaker mow the lawn herself that morning?19:01.45Passage Three19:03.66Florence Hayes is a journalist for the Greenville Journal, 19:07.15the daily newspaper in town. 19:09.52Specifically she covers crime in the Greenville area. 19:14.15This responsibility takes her to many 19:16.11different places every week-19:18.52the police station, the court and the hospital. 19:22.23Most of the crimes that she writes about 19:24.46fall into two groups: 19:26.53violent crimes and crimes against property. 19:30.58There isnt much violent crime 19:32.21in a small town like Greenville, 19:34.34or at least not as much as in the large urban areas. 19:37.83But assaults often occur on Friday and 19:40.27Saturday nights, near the bars downtown. 19:43.92Therere also one or two rapes on campus 19:46.65every semester. Florence is very interested in 19:50.55this type of crime and tries to 19:52.89write a long article about each one. 19:55.87She expects that this will make women 19:58.24more careful when they 19:59.68walk around Greenville alone at night20:02.37Fortunately, there are usually no murders in Greenville. 20:06.12Crimes against property make up 20:07.88most of Miss Heyes reporting. 20:10.16They range from minor cases of deliberate 20:12.67damaging of things to much more serious offenses, 20:16.14such as car accidents involving 20:18.16drunk drivers or bank robberies, 20:21.44but Florence has to report all of these violations 20:25.06from the thief who took typewriters 20:27.32from every unlock room in the dormitory 20:30.25to the thief who stole one million dollars 20:32.90worth of art work from the university museum. 20:36.36Miss Hayes enjoys working for a newspaper 20:39.63but she sometimes gets unhappy about 20:42.13all the crime she has to report. 20:45.02She would prefer to start writing about something 20:47.83more interesting and less unpleasant, 20:50.60such as local news or politics, maybe next year.20:55.72Questions 22 to 25 are based on 20:58.10the passage you have just heard.21:00.7722. What is Florence Hayess main responsibility as a journalist?21:20.9423. What does the speaker say about security in Green Ville?21:39.8124. What do we learn about crimes 21:43.58against property in the Green Ville area?21:59.5725. What would Florence Hayes prefer to do?22:17.15Section C22:18.78Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. 22:24.47When the passage is read for the first time, 22:27.01you should listen carefully for its general idea. 22:30.58When the passage is read for the second time, 22:33.19you are required to fill in the blanks 22:35.55with the exact words you have just heard. 22:38.94Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, 22:42.88you should check what you have written. 22:45.60Now listen to the passage.22:48.19In America, people are faced with 22:50.23more and more decisions every day, 22:52.81whether its picking one of 31 ice cream flavors 22:56.06or deciding whether and when to get married. 22:59.66That sounds like a great thing, 23:01.81but as a recent study has shown, 23:03.94too many choices can make us confused, unhappy-23:07.73even paralyzed with indecision.23:10.88Thats particularly true when it comes to 23:13.30the workplace, says Barry Schwartz, 23:15.82an author of six books about human behavior. 23:20.03Students are graduating with 23:22.22a variety of skills and interests, 23:24.41but often find themselves overwhelmed 23:26.98when it comes to choosing an ultimate career goal. 23:30.93In a study, Schwartz observed 23:32.95decision-making among college students 23:35.40during their senior year. 23:37.82Based on answers to questions 23:39.53regarding their job-hunting strategies 23:41.82and career decisions, 23:43.42he divided the students into two groups: 23:46.89“maximizers” who consider every possible option, 23:50.61and “satisficers” who look until 23:53.39they find an option that is good enough. 23:55.62You might expect that the students 23:57.41who had undertaken the most exhaustive search 24:00.26would be the most satisfied with their final decision, 24:03.50but it turns out thats not true. 24:06.67Schwartz f