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年6CollegeEnglishTest--Band6PartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Nowlet'sbeginwiththe8shortconversations.11.M:Goodnews!I'mnotgoingtohavesurgeryafterall.ThedoctorsaysIcanstartworkingoutagainsoonandmaybeplayfootballlikebeforeinafewweeks.W:That'sterrific.Itwillbegreat第1页共20页ifyoucouldgetbackinshapeintimefortheWorldCup.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?12.M:Ireallyneedtomakesomeextramoney.Youknow,I'vepracticallyspentmyentirebudgetforthissemester.W:WhynotcheckoutthenewcafeteriaatMarketStreet?Ithinktherearestillafewopeningssuitableforseniorslikeyou.W:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?13.M:IhearJohnlefthiscatinyourcarewhilehe'sonvacationabroad.Howareyougettingalongwithit?W:Well,itnevercomeswhenIcallit.Itspillsitsfoodandshedsallovertheplace.Ican'twaittillJohngetsback.Q:Howdoesthewomanfindthecat?14.W:Hello,ProfessorWhite,Igotmygradeinthemailthismorning,butIthinktheremightbeamistakeinmymark.M:Yeah,I'vegotseveralcallsjustlikeyours.Theremustbeaproblemwiththecomputingsystem.Itshouldbestraightenedoutinacoupleofhours.第2页共20页Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?15.M:ProfessorJohnson,lastnightwhenIwasputtingthefinishingtouchesonmypaper,acomputerfailurecompletelywipedoutmyfiles.DoyouthinkIcouldhaveanotherdaytoretypeit?W:I'msorryRod.I'mleavingforaconferencetomorrowandI'llbeawaytwoweeks.Isupposeyoucouldsendmeane-copy.Q:Whydoesthemansayhecan'tsubmithisassignmentontime?16.W:Ijustcalledthetravelagency.It'sallset.OnJune1st,weareheadingforthemountains,andwe'llbecampingthereforawholeweek.M:Haveyoucheckedtheacademiccalendar?Myclassesaren'toveruntilthe8th.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?17.W:Ithoughttherewerestilltimeformetoapplyforastudentloan,butsomeonejusttoldmethattheclosingdatewaslastTuesday.M:Areyousure?Ithoughtwestillhadanothermonth.Wait,Igotabrochurerighthere.LastTuesdaywastheopeningdate.第3页共20页Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?18.W:Lookatallthepollutantsgoingintotheairfromthosefactories.Doyouthinkthey'llevergetthatundercontrol?M:Nowwiththenewlawsineffectandsocialawarenessincreasing,wearesuretoturnthingsaround.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?Nowyou'llhearthetwolongconversations.ConversationOneW:Tellme,Peter,whatmakesHarrodssofamous?M:Well,it'sthebiggestdepartmentstoreintheUK,anditsFoodHallandEgyptianHallareveryfamous.PeoplecometoHarrodsjusttoseethem.W:WhatisspecialabouttheFoodHall?M:Itsellsmanydifferentkindsoffood.Forexample,ithas250kindsofcheesefromallovertheworld,andmorethan180kindsofbread.Customersalsoloveallthedifferentkindsofchocolate.Theybuy100tonseveryyear.W:That'samazing,andwhyistheEgyptianHallsofamous?M:Well,whenpeopleseeittheyfeelthey'reinanother第4页共20页world.ItlookslikeanEgyptianbuildingfrom4000yearsago,anditsellsbeautifulobjects.Theyarenot4000yearsold,ofcourse.W:IsittruethatHarrodsproducesitsownelectricity?M:Yes,itdoes.70%,enoughforasmalltown.Tolighttheoutsideofthebuilding,weuse11500lightbulbs.W:Really?Tellme,howmanycustomersdoyouhaveonanaverageday?Andhowmuchdotheyspend?M:About30000peoplecomeonanaverageday.Butduringthesales,thenumberincreasesto300000customersaday.Howmuchdotheyspend?Well,onaverage,customersspendabout1.5millionpoundsaday.Therecordforonedayis9millionpounds.W:9millionpoundsinoneday?M:Yes,onthefirstdayoftheJanuarysales.W:Harrodssaysitsellseverythingtoeverybodyeverywhere,isthatreallytrue?M:Oh,yes,ofcourse.Absolutelyeverything.第5页共20页Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.WhatistheFoodHallofHarrodsnotedfor?20.WhatdoestheEgyptianHallseemliketothecustomers?21.WhatmaycustomersfindsurprisingaboutHarrods?22.AbouthowmanycustomerscometoHarrodsonanaverageday?ConversationTwoW:Hi,Kevin.M:Hi,Lora,longtimenosee.Whathaveyoubeenuptolately?W:Notmuch,Icanassureyou.Andyou?M:MuchthesameexceptIdohavesomebignews.W:Comeon,thissuspenseiskillingme.M:No,really,whathaveyoubeendoingthesepastfewweeks?ThelasttimeIsawyou,youwerelookingforanewjob.W:Well,that'snotexactlytrue.Iwasthinkingaboutchangingjobs.Luckily,theyofferedmeanewpositionintheaccountingdepartment.M:Astepupinthebigbusinessworld.W:Iwouldn'texaggerate,butI'mpleased.第6页共20页Ihadbeenhopingtogetapromotionforawhile,sowhenitfinallycamethroughIwasrelieved.Actually,that'swhyIwaslookingforanewjob.Ijustdidn'twanttoworkthereanymoreiftheyweren'tgoingtorecognizemyefforts.M:Right,sometimesyoucandoyourbestanditseemsliketheothersdon'tknowyouexist.Ihopethemoneyisbetter.W:Igotareasonableraise.Now,enoughaboutme.I'mdyingtohearyournews.M:I'mgettingmarried.W:No,yousaidyou'dnevergetmarried.M:Thatwasthen,andthisisnow.You'vegottomeetAndrea.Sheisgreat.W:Thisisallnewstome.Ididn'tevenknowyouweredating.M:Weweren't.We'vejustbeendatingfortwoweeksnow.W:Andyouaregettingmarried?M:Iknow.Ican'thelpit.Ijustknowsheistheone.W:Well,congratulations!That'sfantastic.M:Thanks,I'mgladtohearyoufeelthatway.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.第7页共20页23.Whatwasthewomandoingwhenthemanlastsawher?24.Whydoesthewomansayshewasrelieved?25.Whyisthewomansurprisedattheman'snews?SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneWaterscootersarewatervehiclesthatlookverymuchlikemotorcycles.Nowadays,speedycolorfulwaterscootersaregaininginpopularity.Theycantravelanywhereasmallboatcanandaretypicallypopularwithyoungpeople.Therisingpopularityofthecrafthasraisedaquestionofwaterscooterregulation.Inthiscase,theargumentforstrictregulationiscompelling.Waterscootersareaparticularlydeadlyformofwater第8页共20页recreation.Forexample,twowomenwerevacationinginLongboatKey.Whiletheywerefloatingonarubberboatalongtheshore,awaterscootercrashedintothemandkilledthem.Also,waterscooteroperatorshavebeenkilledorseriouslyinjuredincollisionswithotherwatercraft.Othershavebeenstrandedatseawhentheirscooterseitherfailedorsankfarfromshore.Manywaterscooteroperatorsareinexperiencedandignorantofnavigationalrules,whichincreasesthepotentialforaccidents.Theincreasingpopularityofthescooterhasaggravatedtheproblem,providingmorewatervehiclestocompeteforthesamespace.Crowdedwaterwaysaresimplyanopeninvitationtodisaster.Inadditiontotheinherentoperationalhazardsofwaterscooters,theyareprovingtobeanenvironmentalnuisance.Beachresidentscomplainofthenoiseofthescooters.ThePacificWhaleFoundationonthewestcoastexpressedconcern第9页共20页thatthescootersarefrighteningawayanendangeredspeciesofwhalethatmigratestoHawaiiforbreeding.Regulations,suchasminimumoperatingage,restrictedoperatingareasandcompulsoryclassesinwatersafety,areessential.Withoutsuchregulations,tragediesinvolvingwaterscootersaresuretomultiply,whichmakesmanybeachesunsafeforrecreation.Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutwaterscooters?27.Whatismentionedasoneofthecausesofwateraccidents?28.Inwhatwayarewaterscooterssaidtobeanenvironmentalnuisance?29.Whatdoesthespeakerproposetoensurethesafetyofbeachesforrecreation?PassageTwoItseemstomethatneighborsaregoingoutofstyleinAmerica.Thefriendnextdoorfromwhomyouborrowedfoureggs第10页共20页oraladderhasmovedandthepeopleintherenowarestrangers.Someofthetraditionalstoriesofneighborlinessareimpracticalorsilly,anditmaybejustaswellthatourrelationswithourneighborsarechanging.ThesayingintheBible"LoveThyNeighbor"wasprobablyapoortranslationofwhatmusthaveoriginallybeen"RespectThyNeighbor".Lovecan'tbecalleduponorder.FewerthanhalfthepeopleintheUnitedStatesliveinthesamehousetheylivedinfiveyearsago,sothere'snoreasontolovethepeoplewholivenextdoortoyou,justbecausetheyhappenedtowanderintoarealestateofficethatlistedtheplacenextdoortoyours.Theonlythingneighborshaveincommon,tobeginwith,isproximity,andunlesssomethingmoredevelops,thatisn'treasonenoughtobebestfriends.Itsometimeshappensnaturally,butthechancesareverysmallthatyourneighborswillbeyourchoiceasfriends,orthatyouwillbetheirs,either.第11页共20页Thebestrelationshipwithneighborsisoneoffriendlydistance.Yousayhello,yousmall-talkifyouseethemintheyard,youdiscussproblemsastheyariseandyouhelpeachotherinanemergency.Thedrivewayorthefencebetweenyouisnotreallyacoldshoulder,butaclearboundary.Wealllikeclearlydefinedboundariesforourselves.Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttherelationsamongneighborsnowadays?31.Whydoesthespeakersayitmaybedifficultforpeopletolovetheirneighbors?32.Whatshouldneighborsdointhespeaker'sopinion?PassageThreeArticlesinmagazinesandnewspapersandspecialreportsonradioandtelevisionreflecttheconcernofmanyAmericansabouttheincreasingdropoutrateinourjuniorandseniorhighschools.Coupledwiththisfactisthewarningthatsoonwewillnolonger第12页共20页haveaworkforcetofillthemanyjobsthatrequireproperlyeducatedpersonnel.Thehighstudentdropoutrateisnotarecentdevelopment.Tenyearsago,manyurbanschoolswerereportingdropoutratesbetween35and50percent.Someadministratorsmaintainthatdropoutsremainthesinglegreatestproblemintheirschools.Consequently,muchefforthasbeenspentonidentifyingstudentswithproblemsinordertogivethemmoreattentionbeforetheybecomefailures.Sincethedropoutproblemdoesn'tstartinseniorhighschool,specialprogramsinjuniorhighschoolfocusonstudentswhoshowpromisebuthavearecordoftruancy,thatis,stayingawayfromschoolwithoutpermission.Undertheguidanceofcounselors,thesestudentsareplacedinclasseswithteacherswhohavehadsuccessinworkingwithsimilaryoungpeople.Strategiestomotivatestudentsinhighschoolincluderewardingacademicexcellencebydesignatingscholarsofthemonth,第13页共20页orbyissuingarticlesofclothing,suchasschoolletterjacketsformallygivenonlytoathletes.Nooneworkingwiththesestudentsclaimstoknowhowtokeepallstudentsinschool.Counselors,teachersandadministratorsareinthefrontlinesofwhatseemsattimestobealosingbattle.Actually,thisproblemshouldbeeveryone'sconcern,sinceuneducated,unemployedcitizensaffectusall.Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.33.WhyaremanyAmericansconcernedwiththeincreasingdropoutrateinschool?34.WhatdowelearnaboutthestudentdropoutprobleminAmerica?35.Whatismentionedasoneofthestrategiesusedtomotivatestudents?SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.第14页共20页Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Nowlistentothepassage.I'minterestedinthecriminaljusticesystemofourcountry.Itseemstomethatsomethinghastobedone,ifwe'retosurviveasacountry.Icertainlydon'tknowwhattheanswerstoourproblemsare.Thingscertainlygetcomplicatedinahurrywhenyougetintothem,butIwonderifsomethingcouldn'tbedonetodealwithsomeoftheseproblems.OnethingI'mconcernedaboutisourpracticeofputtingoffendersinjailwhohaven'tharmedanyone.第15页共20页Whynotworkoutsomesystemwherebytheycanpaybackthedebtstheyowesocietyinsteadofincurringanotherdebtbygoingtoprisonand,ofcourse,comingundertheinfluenceofhardenedcriminals.I'malsoconcernedabouttheshortprisonsentencespeopleareservingforseriouscrimes.Ofcourseonealternativetothisistorestorecapitalpunishment,butI'mnotsureIwouldbeforthat.I'mnotsureit'srighttotakeaneyeforaneye.Thealternativetocapitalpunishmentislongersentencesbuttheywouldcertainlycostthetax-payers'muchmoney.Ialsothinkwemustdosomethingabouttheinsanityplea.Inmyopinion,anyonewhotakesanotherperson'slifeintentionallyisinsane;however,thatdoesnotmeanthatthepersonisn'tguiltyofthecrimeorthatheshouldn'tpaysocietythedebtheowes.It'ssad,ofcourse,thatapersonmayhavetospendtherestofhislife,oralargepartofitinprisonforacts第16页共20页thathecommittedwhilenotinfullcontrolofhismind.Nowthepassagewillbereadagain.I'minterestedinthecriminaljusticesystemofourcountry.Itseemstomethatsomethinghastobedone,ifwe'retosurviveasacountry.Icertainlydon'tknowwhattheanswerstoourproblemsare.Thingscertainlygetcomplicatedinahurrywhenyougetintothem,butIwonderifsomethingcouldn'tbedonetodealwithsomeoftheseproblems.OnethingI'mconcernedaboutisourpracticeofputtingoffendersinjailwhohaven'tharmedanyone.Whynotworkoutsomesystemwherebytheycanpaybackthedebtstheyowesocietyinsteadofincurringanotherdebtbygoingtoprisonand,ofcourse,comingundertheinfluenceofhardenedcriminals.I'malsoconcernedabouttheshortprisonsentencespeopleareservingforseriouscrimes.Ofcourseonealternativetothisistorestorecapital第17页共20页punishment,butI'mnotsureIwouldbeforthat.I'mnotsureit'srighttotakeaneyeforaneye.Thealternativetocapitalpunishmentislongersentencesbuttheywouldcertainlycostthetax-payers'muchmoney.Ialsothinkwemustdosomethingabouttheinsanityplea.Inmyopinion,anyonewhotakesanotherperson'slifeintentionallyisinsane;however,thatdoesnotmeanthatthepersonisn'tguiltyofthecrimeorthathe