六级方法点睛听力原文与答案

（一）例题 例题 例题 例题 例题 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 例题 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 练习 ： ：https://e 《方法点睛（一）01A)Itis moninfectious B)Itdestroysthepatient‘sabilitytoC)Itisadiseaseverydifficultto D)ItisthebiggestcripplerofyoungJanetJameswas22yearsoldwhenshewasdiagnosedwithMS—adiseasethatattacksthebody’snerves.Shehasjustgraduatedfromcollegeandgottenajobatanadvertisingagencywhenshebegantosensethatsomethingstrangewasgoingoninsideherbody.WhenJamesrealizedhowsevereherillnesswas,sheknewshehadbetterhurryupandlivelife.MSisthebiggestcripplerofyoungadults.Q.Whatdoesthespeakersayabout02Time emore C)TimeisTime emore D)TimeisPeoplenowadaysseemtohavethesensethattheirtimehas emorelimited,thatcomparedtoearliergenerations,wespendmoreandmoretimeworkingandhavelessandlessfreetimetoengageinleisurepursuits.Q.WhatdoesthespeakersaypeoplenowfeelaboutTheyknowlittleaboutwhythepaintingswereTheyhave lingwhenthepaintingswereTheyareunabletodrawsuchinterestingandfineTheyhavemisinterpretedthemeaningofthecaveScientistsarehopefulthatGrotteChauvetwillyieldnewinformationabouttheartandlifestyleofCro-Magnonpeople.Theyreadilyadmit,however,thatlittleisunderstoodyetastothereasonswhyiceageartistscreatedtheirinterestinganddetailedpaintings.Scientistsalsowonderwhysomepaintingsweredoneinareasthataresodifficulttogetto.Incaves,forexample,thatare2,400feetunderground,andaccessibleonlybycrawlingthroughnarrowQ.WhatdoscientistsreadilyadmitaccordingtotheTheabilitytopredictfashion Arefinedtasteforartistic KarenSmithisabuyerforadepartmentstoreinNewYork.Departmentstorebuyerspurchasethegoodsthattheirstoressell.Theynotonlyhavetoknowwhatisfashionableatthemoment,butalsohavetoguesswhatefashionablenextseasonornextQ.WhatissaidtomakeagooddepartmentstoreLearnnewwaysofrelatingandworkingFollowcloselythefastdevelopmentofLearntoberespectfulinahierarchicalChangingtechnologyandmarketshavestimulatedtheteamapproachtomanagement.Inflation,resourcescarcity,reduced nellevelsandbudgetcutshaveallunderscoretheneedforbettercoordinationinorganizations.Teammanagementprovidesforthiscoordination.Teammanagementcallsfornewskillsif potentialistobefullyrealized.Althoughateammaybecomposedofknowledgeablepeople,theymustlearnnewwaysofrelatingandworkingtogethertosolvecross-functionalproblems.Q.Whatshouldteammembersdotofullyrealizetheir（二）Toteachata C)TospendhisremainingTopatenthis D)Tohaveathree-weekM:Yes,whendidhegotoW:Letmesee.In1920hewenttoteachinNewYorkanddiedtheresuddenlyafteronlythreeweeks.Stillhewasagoodage.M:Yes,Isupposeso.Well,Q:WhydidDennisHuttongotoNew D)M:Dositdown.W:Thankyou.M:I’mgladyou’reinterestedinourjob.Now,letmeexplainit.Weplantoincreaseouradvertisingconsiderably.Atpresent,anadvertisingagencyhandlesouraccount,butwehaven’tbeentoopleasedwiththeresultslayandwemaygiveouraccounttoanotheragency.Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheirpresentadvertisingShehasthemotivationtodothe C)SheisnotsoeasytogetalongSheknowsthetricksof D)SheisnotsuitablefortheM:Beforeyougetcarriedawaywithyourlittlescene,MissWenzmore,Iregrettohaveto lyouagainthatwearenotplanningtogointo W:That’sashame.I’vebeen ngalotofevisionworkla yanditinterestsmeenormously.M:ThenIreallydon’tthinkthatthisisquitetherightjobforyouhere,MissWenzmore.Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkofthewomanHewasoutofhis C)HiswifedesertedHewas D)HischildrenwereW:WhydidhedoM:Well,thereasonswerealittlemuddied.Probablyatleastitseemedinatrialthathedidittogetsomemoneytofeedhisfamily.Yousee,he’dbeenoutofworkforsometime.W:Well,he’dbeenoutofworkandhechosetobreakintoahousetogetmoneyforhisfamilyandapparentlyinfrontofpeoplethat,er...couldseehimdoit.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutthemanatthetimeoftheA)ProjectPublicrelationsMarketresearch D)InterviewerA)Theyareintensivestudiesofpeople‘sspendingTheyexaminerelationsbetweenproducersandTheylookfornewandeffectivewaystopromoteTheystudytrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongA)Thelackofpromotion C)DesigningCheckingchartsand D)ThepersistentM:Sohowlonghaveyoubeenamarketresearchconsultant?W:Well,Istartedstraightafterfinishinguniversity.M:DidyoustudymarketW:Yeah,anditreallyhelpedmetogetintotheindustry,butIhavetosaythatit’smoreimportanttogetexperienceindifferenttypesofmarketresearchtofindoutexactlywhatyou’reinterestedin.M:SowhatareyouinterestedW:Well,atthemoment,Ispecializeintativeadvertisingresearch,whichmeansthatIdotwotypesofprojects.Trackers,whichareongoingprojectsthatlookattrendsorcustomersatisfactionoveralongperiodoftime.Theonlyproblemwithtrackersisthatittakesupalotofyourtime.Butyoudobuildupagoodrelationshipwiththeclient.Ialsodoacoupleofad-hocjobswhicharemuchshorterprojects.M:Whatexactlydoyoumeanbyad-hocW:It’sbasicallywhencompaniesneedquickanswerstotheirquestionsabouttheirconsumers’habits.Theyjustaskforonequestionnairetobesentoutforexample,sothetimeyouspendonanad-hocprojecttendstobefairlyshort.M:Whichdoyouprefer,trackersorad-hoc?W:IlikengbothandinfactIneedtodobothatthesametimetokeepmefromgoingcrazy.Ineedthevariety.M:Canyoujustexplainwhatprocessyougothroughwithanewclient?W:Well,togetherwedecideonthemethodologyandtheobjectivesoftheresearch.Ithendesignaquestionnaire.Oncetheinterviewershavebeenbriefed,Isendtheclientascheduleandthentheygetbacktomewithdeadlines.Oncethefinalchartsandtablesareready,Ihavetocheckthemandorganizeapresentation.M:Hmm,onelastquestion,whatdoyoulikeanddislikeaboutyourW:AsIsaid,varietyisimportantandasforwhatIdon’tlike,ithastobethecheckingofchartsandtables.Q1.Whatpositiondoesthewomanholdinthecompany?Q2.Whatdoesthewomanspecializeinatthemoment?Q3.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttrackers?Q4.WhatdoesthewomandislikeaboutherA)CoalburntdailyforthecomfortofourAnythingthatcanbeusedtoproduceFuelrefinedfromoilextractedfromElectricitythatkeepsallkindsofmachinesA)OilwillsoonbereplacedbyalternativeenergyOilreservesintheworldwillbeexhaustedinaOilconsumptionhasgivenrisetomanyglobalOilproductionwillbegintodeclineworldwidebyStart fuels.A)MinimizetheuseStart fuels.FindtherealcauseforglobalTakestepstoreducethegreenhouseW:Whatdoestheterm“alternativeenergysource”M:Whenwethinkofenergyorfuelforourhomesandcars，wethinkofpetroleum，afossilfuelprocessedoilremovedfromtheground,ofwhichthereisalimitedsupply.Butalternativefuelscanbemanythings.Wind,sunandwatercanallbeusedtocreatefuel.W:IsthethreatofrunningoutofpetroleumM:Ithastakenthousandsofyearstocreatethenaturalstoresofpetroleumwehavenow.Weareusingwhatisavailableatamuchfasterratethanitisbeingproducedovertime.Therealcontroversysurroundingtheamountofpetroleumwehaveishowmuchweneedtokeepinreserveforfutureuse.Mostexpertsagreethatbyaround2025,theamountofpetroleumweusewillreachapeak.Thenproductionandavailabilitywillbegintoseriouslydecline.Thisisnottosaytherewillbenopetroleumatthispoint.Butit’ll everydifficultandthereforeexpensivetoW:IsthatthemostimportantreasontodevelopalternativefuelandenergyM:Therearetwoveryclearreasonstodoso.Oneisthatwhetherwehave60or600yearsoffossilfuelsleft,wehavetofindotherfuelsourceseventually.Sothesoonerwestart,thebetteroffwewillbe.Theotherbigargumentisthatwhenyouburnfossilfuels,youreleasesubstancestrappedinthegroundforalongtime,whichleadstosomelongtermnegativeeffects,likeglobalwarmingandthegreenhouseeffect.Q13.Whatdoweusuallyrefertowhenwetalkaboutenergyaccordingtotheman?Q14.Whatdomostexpertsagreeonaccordingtotheman?Q15.WhatdoesthemanthinkweshoulddoA)Toinquireabouttheinterestratesatthewoman’sToinquireaboutthecurrentfinancialmarketToseeifhecanfindajobinthewoman‘sToseeifhecangetaloanfromthewoman‘sA)Long-term D)Anyhigh-yieldA)Shetreatedhimtoa C)SheofferedhimdiningShegavehimloansatlow D)SheraisedinterestratesforW:Goodmorning,HighMountainSavingsandLoan.HowmaywehelpM:Well,I’mlookingforthehighestratepossibleonashort- todepositanW:Well，Let’sseewhatwecandoforyou.HighMountainiscurrentlyofferingarateof6.4%onthethirteen-accountfortheminimumdepositofonly12,000dollars,6.55%ontheminimumdepositof25,000dollarsand6.7%onadepositof50,000dollars.Thosewillhaveyieldsof6.55%,6.71%and6.87%respectively.M:Rateandyield?I’mafraidIdon’tunderstandtheW:Well,sir.Therateisthepercentageofsimpleinterestpaidonyourmoney,andtheyieldisthetotalpercentageyouwillreceiveonyouraccountifyouleaveyourmoneywithus,franklytosayhere,asthesameinterestrate.M:Oh,well...um...ButI’mnotinterestedinlong-terminvestingandthreemonthssoundsjustbalanceofonly50,000dollars,you’llgetinterestof6.1%onanyamountoverthat,forayearlyyieldof6.27%.Ofcourse,thereisnopenaltyforearlywithdrawal.M:No,thankyou.W:Or,couldwepersuadeyoutosavewithusifweofferyouadiningcouponbookthatwillgetyoua25%discountatmanyofthearea’sleadingrestaurantsandcostyouonly12dollarsand95cents?M:Look,IthinkI’lljustcallaroundformoreinformation.Thankyouforyourtime.Q13.Whatistheman’spurposeinmakingthephonecall?Q14.WhatisthemanmostinterestedQ15.WhatdidthewomandotopersuadethemantodepositinherA)Hetalkedtoheronthe C)HemadeabusinessHehadaquarrelwith D)HeresolvedabudgetA)ShehasdevelopedsomeseriousmentalShemayhavetobefiredforpoorShesupervisesanumberofimportantSheisinchargeofthefirm‘sbudgetA)SomethingunexpectedhappenedatherDavidpromisedtogoonthetripinherShefailedtoarriveattheairportonShewasnotfeelingherselfonthatA)HeoftenfailstofollowthroughonhisHehasbeentryinghardtocoverforHeisalwaysfindingfaultwithHefrequentlygetsthingsmixedW:Whatisit,Bob?Yousoundedprettyseriousonthephone.HavewestillgotabudgetM:Idon’tknow.Ihopenot.Themeeting’sonFriday.Butthat’snotwhatIwanttotalktoyouabout.Er...Closethedoor,willyou?It’sMarsha.W:Marsha?WhataboutM:Iamworried.Idon’tknowwhattodo.Sheisjustnotperforming.WemayhavetoletherW:Fireher?She’sbeenwithusforalongtime,Bob.Ifsheleaves,itwillbeabiglosstous.She’sdonereallyexcellentwork.M:Yes,butlay,thelastmonthorsoinfact,therehavebeenalotofproblems.She’schanged.Notonlydidshehaveatendencytobemoodyallthetime,butshemissesappointments,doesn’tfollowthroughonprojectsanddoesn’tseemtoplananythingtillthelastminute.W:Em...Didsheeverexplainwhyshedidn’tshowupfortheDenverM:No,shesaidshewassorryandthatwouldn’thappenagain.Somethingabouthermixeduponthearrangementtogettotheairport.Nowwheneveranybodymentionsthesubjecttoher,shejustgoessilent.Idon’tknow.Thankgoodness,Davidpulledheroutasawholeonthatone.W:Yes,hedidareallyfinejob,fillinginforMarshalikethatatthelastM:Idon’tthinkitwasthefirsttimehehastodothat.Ifweknewallthefacts,Ithinkwe’dfoundthathehasbeencoveringforMarshaonquiteafewprojects.Q9.Whatdidthemandobeforehecametoseethewoman?Q10.WhatdoesthemansayaboutMarsha?Q11.HowdidMarshaexplainwhyshedidn’tshowupfortheDenverTrip?Q12.WhatdoesthemansayaboutDavid?A)Sheleftherowncarin C)ShewantstogotravelingontheB)Somethingwentwrongwithher D)Hercarwon‘tbebackinaweek‘sA) B) C) D)A)Third-party C) D)M:Goodmorning,madam.CanIhelpW:Oh,Idohopeso.IhavetogettoManchestertodayandmyowncarhasbrokendown.Doyoubyanychancehaveacaravailable?M:Forhowmanydays,W:Three,justuntiltheM:AndwhatsortofcardidyouhaveinW:Well,thatdependsabitontheprice.ButInormallydriveaCavalier.Doyouhaveanythinglikethat?M:Yes,certainly.That’sgroupCwhichincludesCavaliersandSea-arrows.W:HowmuchareM:Well,forthreedays,youwouldhavetohaveitundertheunlimitedageconditions,whichwillworkoutcheaperforManchesteranyway.Let’ssee,GroupC,three-tofive-dayhirewithunlimitedageis53poundsperW:Isee.DoesthatincludeM:Itincludesthird-partyinsurance,butdoesnotincludevalue-addedtax,petrolorCDW.W:What’sthat?M:CDW?Oh,that’stocoveryouincaseyoudamagethehiredcar.Third-partyinsuranceonlycoversyoufordamagetoanothervehicle.ForGroupCcarsit’s6poundsperday.W:OK.IthinkI’llhavetheM:Right.CouldIhaveyourdrivinglicenseplease?W:Certainly.Hereweare.M:So,it’sMrs.J.B.W:Yes.That’sM:Andthenumberis509024bc9cs,expiringthe1stofJuly,2015.Andyouwanttotakeitimmedia W:Yes,Ido,please.M:Lovely.Well,ifyoucould,justinitialthatboxtherefortheCDW,andthatboxtheretoconfirmyouhaveknowndrivingconvictions.Thankyou,andthensignthere.Great!That’sit!Q9.WhydoesthewomanwanttohireaQ10.Whatisthewoman’smainconsiderationinhiringacar?Q11.Whatdoesthedailychargeinclude?A)Itiseatingintoits C)ItiswideandItwindsitswaytothe D)ItisquicklyA)TrytospeeduptheoperationbyanyTaketheequipmentapartbeforebeingReducethetransportcostasmuchasGetthetrucksovertotheothersideoftheA)Findasmanyboatsas C)HalttheoperationuntilfurtherCuttreesandbuildrowing D)AskthecommandertosendaM:Watchit,W:What’stheM:Thisistheendoftheroad.There’sariverjustbeyondthoseW:Anotherriver?I’veneverseensomanyriversanywhereinmylife.Let’sgotakealook.M:Thisriveriswideanddeep.W:Yeah,you’resurerightaboutthat.Wearen’tgoingtobeabletoputanyordinarybridgeacrossthisone.M:Dowehavetogetthetrucksovertotheotherside?W:That’swhattheytoldme.M:Whataboutaferry?W:That’swhatwe’llhavetodoifIcan’tthinkofanythingelse,butit’llreallyslowdowntheoperation.M:Whataboutflyingtheequipmentoverinahelicopter.W:We’dhavetotakethebigtrucksapartandthenputthembacktogetheragain,slowerthanaferryandalotmoreM:What’reyougoingtodoW:Well,I’mbeginningtogetanidea.Haveyoueverheardofapontoonbridge?M:No.What’sthat?W:It’sabridgethat’ssupportedonboats.Theboatsareanchoredatregulardistancesandtheycarrytheweightofthebridge.M:Iguessthatmightworkifyouhaveenoughboats，butwon’tittakealongtimetobuildthem?W:Maybewecanbuythem.M:BuyW:Fromsomeofthenativevillagers.I’veseensomefairlybigrowingboats.M:Idon’tknowaboutthat?Mostofthoseboatsareprettylight.W:Yeah,butifwetiedupabunchofthemtogether,theymightsupportaroad.Let’sfindoutanyhow.M:OK.Q9.Whatdothespeakerssayabouttheriverbeyondthetrees?Q10.Whatwerethespeakerstoldtodo?Q11.WhatdothespeakersdecidetodoA)PersuadethemantojoinherEmploythemostup-to-dateExportbikestoforeignExpandtheirdomesticThe ernmenthascontroloverbicycleA)TheThe ernmenthascontroloverbicycleTheycancompetewiththebestdomesticTheyhaveacostadvantageandcanchargehigherA)ExtracostsmighteatuptheirprofitsMoreworkerswillbeneededtodoTheymightlosetoforeignbikeItisverydifficulttofindsuitablelocalA)Reporttothe C)ConductafeasibilityAttractforeign D)ConsultfinancialW:Jack,sitdownandlisten.Thisisimportant.We’llhavetotackletheproblemsoftheexportingstepbystep.Andthefirstmoveistogetanup-to-datepictureofwherewestandnow.M:Whydon’twejustconcentrateonexpandinghereatW:Ofcourse,weshouldholdontoourpositionhere.ButyoumustadmitthemarkethereisM:Yes,butit’ssafe.The ernmentkeepsoutforeignerswithimportcontrols.SoImustadmitIfeelsurewecouldholdourownagainstforeignbikes.W:Iagree.That’swhyIamsuggestingexporting.BecauseIfeelwecancompetewiththebestofM:Whatyouarereallysayingisthatwe’dmakemoreprofitbysellingbikesabroad,wherewehaveacostadvantageandcanchargehighprices.W:M:But,waitaminute.Packaging,ship,financing,etc.willpushupourcostandwecouldendupnobetteroff,maybeworseoff.W:OK.Nowthereareextracostsinvolved.Butifwedoitright,theycanbebuiltintothepriceofthebikeandwecanstillbecompetitive.M:HowsureareyouaboutourchancesofsuccessintheforeignW:Well,that’sthestickyone.It’sgoingtoneedalotofresearch.I’mhotogetyourhelp.Well,comeon,Jack.Isitworthit,ornot?M:Therewillbealotofproblems.W:Nothingwecan’thandle.M:Um...I’mnotthathopeful.But,yes,Ithinkweshouldgoaheadwiththefeasibilitystudy.W:Marvelous,Jack.Iwashoyoubeonmyside.Q9.WhatdoesthewomanintendtoQ10.Whydoesthemanthinkit’ssafetofocusonthehomemarket?Q11.Whatistheman’sconcernaboutsellingbikesabroad?Q12.WhatdothespeakersagreetoA)Touchhis C)RemindhimofhisMakehim D)MakehimfeelA)Heisgoodatsinging C)HecansinganysongifhelikesHeenjoyscomplicated D)HelovescountrymusicinA)Gotoabaranddrinkfor B)GotoanisolatedplacetosingGotoseeaperformanceinaconcert D)GotoworkandwraphimselfupinW:Charles,asasinger,doyouevermakeyourselfcrywhenyouM:No,notatthisstage.I’manoldman.Butthesongscanstillgetthroughtome.W:Whatsongwritersarecurrentlyexcitingyou?M:Idon’tknowmuchaboutsongwriters.Onceinawhile,I’lllistentotheradiotoseewhattheyareputtingout,butit’snottoooftenIhearsomethingIlike.SomebodylikeArtTatumcanmakemesitupandtakenotice,butsomemusic,likerap,isn’tverymusicalandIcan’tlearnanythingfromit.Yougottodosomethingmorethantalktome.W:What’sthemostdifficultkindofmusictosing?M:Itdepends.IfIlikesomething,Icansingit.IdidtheoperaPorgiambestandthat’ssaidtobeacomplicatedpieceofmusic.AndIcandocountrymusic,bluesandlovesongs.Ontheotherhand,Ican’tsingsomethingIdon’tlikeandthat’soneofmydefects.W:Canyouperformmusicthat’soutoftunewiththemoodyoumightbeinonagivenM:Yes,becausewhenyousing,youarelikeanactorperformingapart.Onceyougetoutthere,you ethatpart—onlyyou’reusingmusicinsteadofdialogue.Iamthekindofa thatifmy allifeishurting,Icangotoworkandthe-musicwilltakeover.It’slikeaguywhogoestoabaranddrinks.Forthosefewhours,Icanwrapmyselfupinmymusic.Q9.WhatdoesCharlessaysongscandowhenhesingsthem?Q10.WhatdoesCharlessayabouthimselfasasinger?Q11.WhatwouldCharlesdowhenhisallifeisA)ThejobofanThestressfeltbyTheimportanceoflanguageThebestwaytoeffectiveA) C) D)A)TheyallhaveastronginterestinTheyallhaveprofessionalTheyhaveallpassedlanguageproficiencyTheyhaveallstudiedcross-culturalA)ItrequiresamuchlargerItattachesmoreimportancetoItismorestressfulthansimultaneousItputsone‘slong-termmemoryundermoreM:TodaymyguestisDanaIvanovich,whohasworkedforthelast20yearsasaninterpreter.Dana, W:Thankyou.M:Now,I’dliketobeginbysayingthatIhaveonoccasionsusedaninterpretermyselfasaforeigncorrespondent.SoI’mfullofadmirationforwhatyoudo.ButIthinkyourprofessionissometimesunderratedandmanypeoplethinkanyonewhospeaksmorethanonelanguagecandoit.W:Therearen’tanyinterpretersIknowwhodon’thaveprofessionalqualificationsandtraining.Youonlyreallygetprofessionaftermanyyearsinthejob.M:AndamIrightinsayingyoucandividewhatyoudointotwodistinctmethods:simultaneousandconsecutiveW:That’sright.Thetechniquesyouusearedifferent.Andalotofinterpreterswillsayoneiseasierthantheother,lessstressful.M:Simultaneousinterpreting,puttingsomeone’swordsintoanotherlanguagemoreorlessastheyspeak,soundstomelikethemoredifficult.W:Well,actuallyno.Mostpeopleinthebusinesswouldagreethatconsecutiveinterpretingisthemorestressful.Youhavetowaitforthespeakertodeliverquiteachunkoflanguagebeforeyouthenputitintothesecondlanguagewhichputsyourshort-termmemoryunderintensestress.M:Youmakenotes,IW:Absoluy.Anythinglikenumbers,names,placeshavetobenoteddown,buttherestisnevertranslatedwordforword.Youhavetofindawayofsummarizingit.Sothatthemessageisthere,turningeverysinglewordintothetargetlanguagewouldputtoomuchstrainontheinterpreterandslowdownthewholeprocesstoomuch.M:Butwithsimultaneousinterpreting,youstarttranslatingalmostassoonastheother startsspeaking,youmusthavesomepreparationbeforehand.W:Well,hopefully,thespeakerswillletyouhaveanoutlineofthetopicadayortwoinadvance,youhavealittletimetodoresearch,preparetechnicalexpressionsandsoon.Q5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?Q6.WhatdoesthemanthinkofDana’sprofession?Q7.WhatdoesDanasayabouttheinterpreterssheQ8.WhatdomostinterpretersthinkofconsecutiveA)Theywereproudoftheir C)TheywereallgoodatTheywereparticularabout D)TheywerefondofbaconandA)His C)His D)HisA)Nooneofthegroupate C)NoteawasservedwiththeItwasalittle D)ItwastherealEnglishA)Itwasfullof C)ItwasariskyItwasrather D)ItwasreallyM:Guesswhat?TheworstfoodIeverhadwasinW:Really?That’sodd.IthoughttheFrenchwereallgoodM:Yes,that’sright.Isupposeit’sreallylikeanywhereelse,though.Youknow,someplacesaregood,somebad.Butit’sreallyallourownfault.W:WhatdoyouM:Well,itwasthefirsttimeI’dbeentoFrance.ThiswasyearsagowhenIwasatschool.Iwenttherewithmyparents’friends,frommyfather’sschool.They’dhiredacoachtotakethemtoSwitzerland.M:Right.Mostofthemhadneverbeenabroadbefore.We’dcrossedtheEnglishChannelatnightandwesetoffthroughFranceandbreakfasttimearrived,andthecoachdriverhadarrangedforustostopatthislittlecafé.Thereweallweretiredandhungryandthenwemadeagreatdiscovery.W:Whatwasthat?M:BaconandW:Fantastic!TherealEnglishM:Yes,anywaywedidn’tknowanybetter—sowehadit,andugh...!W:Whatwasitlike?Disgusting?M:Ah,itwasincredible.Theyjustgotabowlandputsomefatinit.Andthentheyputsomebaconinthefat,brokeaneggoverthetopandputthewholelotintheovenforabouttenminutes.W:Intheoven?You’rejoking.Youcan’tcookbaconandeggsintheM:Well,theymusthavedoneitthatway.Itwashot,butitwasn’tcooked.There wasjustthiseggfloatingaboutingallonsoffatandrawbacon.W:DidyouactuallyeatM:No,nobodydid.Theyallwantedtoturnroundandgohome.Youknow,backtoteabagsandfishandchips.Youcan’tblamethemreally.Anyway,thenextnightwewereallgivenanotherforeignspecialty.W:WhatwasM:Snails—thatreallyfinishedthemoff.Lovelyholidaythatwas!Q1.WhatdidthewomanthinkoftheFrench?Q2.WhodidthemantravelwithonhisfirsttriptoQ3.WhatdoesthemansayaboutthebreakfastatthelittleFrenchcafé?Q4.WhatdidthemanthinkofhisholidayinFrance?A)ShewasthefirstAfrican-AmericanslavetopublishaShewasbornaboutthetime-oftheWarofShewasthegreatestfemalepoetinColonialShewasthefirsteducatedslaveofJohnA)Turntothecolonialernorfor C)ObtainconsentfromherGothroughascholarly D)ReviseitanumberofA)ReligiousscriptspopularamongslavesinLiteraryworkscallingfortheabolitionofArichstockofmanuscriptsleftbyhistoricalLotsoflostworkswrittenbyAfrican-AmericanPhillisWheatleywasayoungAfrican-Americanslave,whobelongedtolandownerJohnWheatleyinColonialAmerica.ShewasalsoapoetandthefirstAfrican-Americanevertopublishabook.Herpoemsonvarioussubjects,religiousandmoral,wereprintedinBostonin1773,threeyearsbeforethesigningoftheDeclarationofIndependence.Earlyslavesweregenerallydeniededucation,butWheatleywasallowedbyherownertostudypoetry,LatinandtheBible.Andbythetimeshereachedherlateteens,shehadwrittenenoughpoetrytoputtogetheraslenderbookofverse.Evenso,publicationwasdifficult.Thepublisher,fearfulofbeingcheated,forcedhertosubmittoascholarlyexaminationbyaboardofeducatedmen,includingthecolonial ernor.TheboardofjudgesquestionedWheatleyextensivelyandruledthatshewaseducatedenoughtohavewrittenthebook.Onlythenwaspublicationpermitted.WheatleymayhavebeenthefirstbutshewasnottheonlyslavetowriteabookduringthegrowingdaysoftheRepublic.Unfortunay,mostoftheearlypopularAfrican-Americanwritershavebeenallbutforgotteninmoderntimesuntilnow.ACornellprofessorHenryLouisGatesrecentlystudiedaresearchprojectlookinginto19th-centuryAfrican-Americanfictionandpoetry.Intheprocess,heuncoverednumerouslostworks,almosthalfofwhichwerewrittenbyAfrican-Americanwomen.Invariedliterarystyles,thenewlyresurfacedmanuscriptsofferedarichstockofAfrican-Americanculture,recreatingamongotherthingstheearlydaysofslaveryandtheimportanceofreligiontotheslaves.Q20.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutPhillisQ21.WhatwasWheatleyforcedtodotogetherbookQ22.WhatdidprofessorHenryLouisGatesuncoverintheprocessofhisA)Itwillbebrightly C)ItwillhavealargespaceforItwillbewell D)ItwillprovideeasyaccesstotheA)Onthefirst C)OppositetotheOntheground D)OnthesamefloorastheA)TomakethebuildingappearTomatchthestyleofconstructionontheTocuttheconstructioncosttothe Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen!Asinstructedinourpreviousmeeting,the mitteeonbuildingdevelopmenthasnowdrawnupabrieftosubmittothefirm’sarchitect.Inshort,thebuildingwouldconsistoftwofloors.Therewouldbeastorageareainthebasementtobeusedbytheresearchcentreaswellasbyotherdepartments.Weare,asyouknow,shortofstoragebase,sotheavailabilityofalargebasementwouldbeaconsiderableadvantage.Thegroundfloorwouldbeoccupiedbylaboratories.Altogethertherewouldbesixlabs.Inaddition,therewouldbesixofficesforthetechnicians,plusageneralsecretarialofficeandareceptionarea.ThefirstfloorwouldbeoccupiedbytheofficesofResearchandDevelopmentstaff.TherewouldbeasuiteofofficesfortheResearchandDevelopmentDirectoraswellasageneralofficeforsecretarialstaff.It’sproposedtohaveastaffroomwithasmallkitchen.Thiswouldservebothfloors.Therewouldalsobealibraryforresearch sandreferencematerial.Inaddition,therewouldbearesourceroominwhichaudio-visualequipmentandotherequipmentofthatsortcouldbestored.Finally,therewouldbeaseminarroomwithclosed-circuitevision.Thisroomwouldalsobeusedtopresentdisplaysanddemonstrationstovisitorstothecentre.Thebuildingwouldbeofbrickconstructionsoit’stoconformtothegeneralstyleofconstructiononthesite.Therewouldbeapitchedroof.Wallandceilingspaceswouldbeinsulatedtoconformtonewbuildingregulations.Q16.Whatissaidabouttheplannedbasementofthenewbuilding?Q17.WherewouldbetheResearchandDevelopmentDirector’soffice?Q18.Whywouldthebuildingbeofbrickconstruction?A)Thecozycommunal C)InnovativeacademicThecultural 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