英语六级CET6历年听力原文

大学英语六级考试1993年1月答案

听力原文

SectionA

1.

W:Michael,didyougotothelectureontheFrenchRevolutionlastnight?

Ihaveneverheardsuchaninterestinghistorylecturebefore.

M:Yes,wasn，titmarvelous!Itissaidthelecturerisaself-taughtman

withnouniversityeducation.

Q:Whatdidthemanthinkofthelecturer?

2.

W:Ienjoyallkindsofmusic.Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?

M:FolkmusichadappearedtomeverymuchbeforeIbecamefascinatedwith

popmusic.NowIthinknothingcancomparewithclassicalmusic.

Q:Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanlikebest?

3.

M:IwanttotaketheverynextflightouttoAlbany.

W:Well,theverynextoneleavesintwohours.ItgoestoJacksonville,

whileyoucanmakeaconnectiontoyourdestination.

Q:Howcanthemangettohisdestination?

4.

M:rmsorry,Madame.Thetrainissomewhatbehindtheschedule.Takea

seatandV11tellyouassoonasweknowsomethingdefinite.

W:Thankyou.F11justsithereandreadthemagazineinthemeantime.

Q:Whatcanyouconcludeaboutthetrainfromtheconversation?

5.

M:Prof.David,Iwaswonderingifyoucouldwritearecommendationletter

forme.

W:Well,Icanwriteoneforyou.ButI’11pointoutyourlimitationas

wellasyourstrength.

Q:Whatisthewoman,sattitudetowardswritingrecommendationletter?

6.

M:Youhaven，tgotthedatefixedforthejobinterviewyet,haveyou?

W:Thereisalongwaitinglist,Ihavetowaituntilmynamegetstothe

top.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

7.

M:Ilikethewayyou'vedoneyourhair,dear.Itlookssonaturaland

original.

W:Thankyou.I'msurprisedyounoticedit.

Q:Whatdoestheconversationtellus?

8.

M:Jane,ImissedProf.White'sclassyesterday.Couldyoutellmethe

homeworkheassignedus?

W:Don，tworry,Prof.Whitewasillandhepostponedthelessonthenext

Monday.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

9.

M:Prof.Jackson,wewerewonderingifwecouldsitinyourEnglishclass?

W:IwishIcouldsay〃Yes〃.ButifIacceptedyoutwo,Iwouldn，tknow

howtosay〃No〃toalotofotherswhohavemadethesamerequest.

Q:Whatdoestheprofessormean?

10.

W:WillRichardbecomingtothemeetingtonight?

M:He，ssupposedto.Butinfacthewon，tbebackfromthevocationuntil

thedayaftertomorrow.

Q:WhereisRichardnow?

SectionB

PassageOne

Twinsistersaresupposedtobeverymuchalike,aretheynot?Well,my

twinsisterJaneandIdolookalike.However,wearedifferentinmany

ways.Welikeverydifferentstylesofclothing.Iprefertodress

informally,whereasmytwinsisterdresseslikeamodel,alwayswearing

inthelatestfashions.Wehaveverysimilarcharactersinmostways.I

donotgetangryeasilyandenjoybeingwithfriends.Inthisrespect,

mytwinsisterfeelsthesame.Butshelikesloudmusicandmoderndances

whileIfindthatnightclubsgivemeaheadache.Sheisalwayswithfriends,

isthefavoriteofourteachersandneverwantstohavechildren,whereas

Iprefertobealoneattimes,don，treallytrytoimpressmyteachers

andintendsomedaytohaveafamilyofmyown.Wehavetriedtolivein

thesameroomseveraltimesandevenagreedonthecolorwelikebestand

thekindoffurniturewewanted.ButIliketokeepthingsneatandorderly

whilemytwinsisteractsasiftherewereaservantaroundtopickup

allthethingsthatgetthrownonthefloor.Iliketogothebedearly

andgetupearly.Incontrast,shedoesn'tseemtohaveanydefinitehabits,

oftengoestobedverylateandthensleepslatethenextday.

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.Whatkindofclothesdoesthespeakerlike?

12.Whatdothetwinsistershaveincommon?

13.Whydoesn，tthespeakerlikelivinginthesameroomwithhersister?

PassageTwo

Joeisastudentatacollegeinanurbanarea.Duringhisfirsttwo

semesters,hedidverywellandatthebeginningofthirdsemesterhewas

admittedtoaspecialmedicalprogram.Ifhecompletedtheprogram

successfully,hewouldbegrantedadmissiontoagoodmedicalschool.He

wouldbeabletostudytobecomeadoctor.Joe，smotherandfatherboth

havefull-timejobsandJoeworkspart-timeinarestauranttohelpthe

familyfinances.

Severalweeksago,Joe'smotherbeganfeelingsharpchestpains.Whenshe

wenttoadoctor,hetoldherthatshewouldneedaheartsurgeryandwould

havetogiveupherjob.Thiswouldenlargemedicalexpensesandlose

almosthalfthefamily'sincome.Joe'sfatherwantshimtodropoutof

schoolandgotoworkfull-timetohelpthefamily.Joeloveshisfamily

verymuch.But,ifhedropsoutnow,hewouldloseentiresemester，scredit

andmayevenlosehisplaceinthepremedicalprogram.

Hedoesn，tknowwhattodo.HespeakstohisgirlfriendMariawhourges

himtoremaininschoolsincetowithdrawnowwouldplacehisentirefuture

indanger.HealsospeakstohiscousinCarol,whotellshimthathisfirst

dutyistohelphisfamilygetthroughthedifficulttimes.

Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.WhenwasJoeadmittedtothespecialmedicalprogram?

15.WhywouldJoemothergiveupherjob?

16.WhoadvisedJoetogiveuphisstudies?

17.WhatisJoegoingtodo?

PassageThree

Acoupleofweeksago,IranintomyboyhoodfriendDavidforthefirst

timeintwentyyears.IheardthatDavidhadmadefortuneonthestock

market.SoIwassurprisedhewasn，tdrivinganexpensivecar,orwearing

expensiveclothes.Asamatteroffact,helookedalotlikeme,wearing

aninexpensivesuitthatlookedacoupleofyearsoldanddrivinganold

carwithalittlerustaroundtheedges.Iaskedhimwhathewasdoing

intheseyearsandhesaidhewasteachingbusinessatalocalcommunity

college."'Teachingbusiness?”Iexclaimed.IthoughtIheardyouwerein

NewYork,makingafortuneinstocks.Davidsmiled,〃Yes,Ididthatuntil

aboutfiveyearsago.ButIgotout.Thestresswasgivingyouastomachache

andabadheart.Besides,onceIgotintothatbusiness,Ihadtorunjust

tokeepup.Ididnothaveanytimetospendwithmyfamily.Wearemuch

happiernow・〃Ishookmyhead.HehadachievedeverymanJsambitionbut

hegaveitup.Ihadalwaysdreamedofhavingmoney.Butitneveroccurred

tomethattheremightbedisadvantagestobeinrich.

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.HowlongagodidthespeakerlastmeethisfriendDavid?

19.WhathadthespeakerheardaboutDavidbeforetheymet?

20.Whatdidthespeakerrealizeattheend?

参考答案

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6.B7.C8.A9.A10.D

11.C12.D13.B14.D15.A

16.C17.D18.B19.D20.B

1993年6月听力原文

1.M:Hello,I'maseniorstudent.Couldyoutellmewhetherthisreferenceroomisonlyfor

facultymembers?

W:No,it'saalsoopentothepostgraduates;andundergraduatescancometooifthey're

gotprofessors'written

permission.

Q:Canthemanstudyinthereferenceroom?

2.W:Let'stalkaboutthepreparationsfortheparty.

M:Right.Wereallyneedtoplanbetterthistime.Rememberwhatamessitwasatthelast

party!

Q:Whatdoweknowaboutthelastparty?

3.W:Thishasbeentheworstfloodforthepast20years.Ithascausedmuchdamageand

destruction.

M:Lookatthepricesoffruitsandvegetables.Nowondertheyaresoexpensive.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

4.W:George.Wherewereyouyesterdayevening?Iexpectedtoseeyouattheconcert.

M:Oh,Iwaitedforyouatthecornerofyourstreet.ThenIlookedforyouatyourflat,but

thehousekeepersaidyou

wereout.

Q:Whydidn'ttheymeetthatevening?

5.W:TheplaceI'veheardsomuchaboutisLosAngeles.Theclimateisprettygood.

Year-roundflowers,Year-round

swimming.Howdolikeit?

M:Well,thebeachesarebeautiful.Butpeoplethereareterriblyannoyedbythedirtyair.I

mean,thecombinationof

fog,smokeandautomobileexhaust.Thereisnotenoughwindtoblowitaway.

Q:WhatdoesthemanthinkofLosAngeles?

6.M:I'dliketomakeanappointmenttoseeDr.Smithtomorrow.

W:I'msorry.Dr.SmithwentonaweekvacationinMexico,andonhiswaybackhe'llbe

stayinginCaliforniafor5

days.Letmesee.He'llprobablybebackthedayaftertomorrow.

Q:WhereisDr.Smithnow?

7.M:Look,I'msorryIdidn'tturnupforthematchyesterday,butitwasn'treallymyfault,you

know.

W:It'sallverywellsayingitwasn'tyourfault,butthankstoyouwelost10to1.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

8.M:YoucallHenryadreamer,butIthinkhe'sgotalotofgoodideas.

W:Goodideasareonlyusefulifyoumakesomethingoutofthem.

Q:WhydoesthewomanthinkthatHenryisadreamer?

9.M:You'llneed36credithourstogetanMAdegree.FifteenmustbefromtheEnglish

Departmentandfifteenfrom

theEducationDepartment.Fortheremainingsixcredithours,youcaneitherwritea

thesisortaketwomore

selectedcourses.

W:Rightnow,thisisveryconfusingtome,butI'msureI'llknowwhattodoasIlearnmore

aboutit.

Q:Whataretheytalkingabout?

10.M:ThisTVsetisgettingworseandworse.Nowitdoesn'tworkatall.

W:Here'sanadvertisementaboutabigTVsale.Theremightbesomegoodbargainsin

it.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

PassageOne

Areyouafraidtoraiseyourhandinclass,evenwhenyouknowtheanswer?Ifyouare,

mostpeoplewouldsaythatyou'reshy.

Ifyoufeelshy,you'renotalone.Nineoutoftenpeopleareatleastalittleshy.But

howevershyyouare,scientificevidenceseemstoshowthatitisn'tyourfault.Youmayhave

beenbornthatway.

Howdopsychologistsmeasureshyness?Onewayisbyobservation.Theykeepdetailed

recordsofpeople'sactions-likehowoftenthesepeoplespeaktoothers,orhowlongittakes

someonetosayhellotoastranger.

Anotherwaytomeasureshynessistoaskpeoplequestions.Thetestonlytakesabout10

minutes.Itasksquestionslike"Doyoulikegoingoutalot?"and"Doyouhavemany

friends?"Peoplemustanswereitheryesorno.Thesequestionscanpredicthowpeople

actuallybehaveinsocialsituations.Supposethetesttellsyouthatsomeoneisshy.Chances

aregoodthatthatpersonwillactshy.

Whenscientistsmeasureshyness,they'rereallycomparingdegreesofshyness.Inother

words,whenresearcherssaypeopleareshy,theyreallymeantheyaremoreshythanothers.

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.Whydoesthespeakersaythatitisn'tafaulttobeshy?

12.Whatisoneofthewayssuggestedbypsychologistsformeasuringshyness?

13.Whatisthepurposeofthepsychologistsinaskingquestions?

PassageTwo

WhenMidoriwastwoyearsold,sheoftenclimbedontothepianobenchandreachedfor

theviolinthatbelongedtohermother,a38-year-oldprofessionalmusician.

"Pleasedon'ttouch,Midori,"hermotherscolded.Theviolinwas,afterall,worthmore

than$20,000.

ButMidoripersisted,shelongedtohandlethegracefulinstrumentthatmadebeautiful

sounds.Finally,onherthirdbirthday,Midoriwashandedapackage:atinyviolin,abouthalf

thenormalsize.

AlmostfromthemomentMidoriwasborn,hermotherknewshewassensitivetomusic.

Forseveralyearsmotheranddaughterpractisedtogetherdayafterday.Shewaseagerto

learn.Failureoftenledtotears,thoughsheneveronceturnedfromtheinstrument.Instead,

shepersisteduntiltheproblemwasovercome.

OnedayJohnston,anAmericanmusician,heardMidoriplayingtheviolin.Hecouldn't

believeshewasjusteightyearsold."ShemustmakeatapeandIwilltakeittotheUnited

States."themusiciansaid.

AfamousAmericanviolinteacherheardthetape.He,too,haddifficultybelievinghis

ears.Theplayingwasabsolutelyastonishing.Heimmediatelyacceptedherasapupiland

recommendedherforafullscholarship.In1982,MidoriandhermothermovedtoNewYork

City,leavingbehindacomfortablelifeinJapan.

Questions14to17basedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.WhatwasMidori'smother?

15.WhywasMidorinotallowedtotouchhermother'sviolinwhenshewasonlytwoyears

old?

16.WhatdidJohnston,theAmerican,askMidoritodo?

17.WhydidMidorimovetotheUnitedStates?

PassageThree

TheBritishBroadcastingCorporationisrejectingmoreandmorecandidatesapplyingfor

jobs,becausetheysufferfromhearingloss.Andthisisduetoawideuseofpersonalstereo

systems.Accordingtoofficialsatthecorporation,aboutthreepercentofthemfailtowin

jobsforthisreason.Thefigureindicatesthatpeoplesufferingfromhearingdefectsaremore

commonthatadecadeage.

CandidatesapplyingforjobsattheBritishBroadcastingCorporationhavealwayshad

hearingtests,butthetechniquesforsuchtestswerenotstandardizeduntilfiveyearsago.

Thecorporationsaysofficiallythatthereisnoprooftolinkpersonalstereoswithhearing

disabilities,butfrequentexposuretohighlevelofsoundscandiminishaperson's

understandingofspeech.Thatwillruleouthischancesofbeingaengineertakingcareof

soundqualityinrecording.

Soexertsarenowcallingformanufacturesofpersonalstereostoprovideawarninglight.

Itflasheswhenthesoundistooloud.OneBritishmanufactureracceptedthissuggestion.

Andthismanufacturerhasmadeadevicewhichswitchesitselfoffwhenthelevelofsoundis

toohigh.

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.WhydomoreandmorecandidatesfailtogetjobsattheBritishBroadcasting

Corporation?

19.Whendidthehearingtesttechniquesbecomestandardized?

20.Whatsuggestionsdidtheexpertsmaketostereomanufacturers.

大学英语六级考试1994年1月答案

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SectionA

1.

M:Pleaseholdtheline,Mrs.Smith.Thedoctorwilltalktoyouinaminute.

W:rmafraidImayhavetohangup.Idon，thaveanymorecoinsandthe

linewillbecutsoon.

Q:WhereisMrs.Smithmostprobably?

2.

M:Excuseme,butcouldyoushowmethewaytothetrainstation?

W:Certainly.Gostraightuntilyoureachthetrafficlight,thenturn

leftandyouwillseeasquare.Thestationisontheeastsideofit.

Q:Whereisthetrainstationlocated?

3.

M:You'regoingtomakeatriptoSanFrancisco,aren，tyou?

W:Yes.ButIhaven，tgottheplaneticketyet.I'mthinkingofpostponing

thetriptonextmonthsincethisisthebusiestmonthfortheairlines.

Q:Whatdoweknowaboutthewomanfromthisconversation?

4.

M:Ihearyouaremovingtoanapartment.Canyoutellmewhy?

W:Actually,Ididn，twanttomove.Itwouldbemoreexpensivetolive

outsidethecollege.ButIjustcan'tbearthenoisemadebythepeople

livingnextdoor.

Q:Whydoesthewomanwanttomove?

5.

M:Youcangetalotofpracticeingivingupticketsandhandlinghotel

reservations.Lateron,youcantaketelephonecalls.

W:That'sgreat!Thanks,Mr.Thomson.I'llcometoworktomorrow.

Q:Wherewillthewomanprobablybeworking?

6.

M:Pleasemake20copiesofthisanddeliverthemtothechiefexecutive

andheadsofdepartments.

W:Certainly,sir.Theywillfinditontheirdeskstomorrowmorning.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

7.

W:Didyougoshoppingthisafternoon?

M:Yes,butallIgotwasasorefoot.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

8.

W:ThisschoolisluckytohaveateacherasgoodasProf.HelenJohnson.

M:Sheisoneinamillion.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

9.

M:Iheardyourdaughtersingattheschoolconcertlastnight.Shehas

alovelyvoice,Imustsay.

W:Thankyou,butIdon，tknowwhereshegetsit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanprobablymean?

10.

W:Whyareyousotiredandupset?

M:rvebeentakingthehistorycoursethisterm.Butthetroubleisthat

r11nevergetthroughthereadinglist.

Q:Whyisthemanworried?

SectionB

PassageOne

Thetimeis7o'clock,andthisisAmelyBrownwiththenews:TheGerman

authoritiesaresendinginvestigatorstodiscoverthecauseoftheplane

crashlateyesterdayontheIslandofTenariff.Theplane,aBoeing727

takingGermanholidaymakerstotheislandcrashedintoahillsideas

itcircledforpreparingtoland.Theplanewascarrying180passengers.

Itisthoughttherearenosurvivors.Rescueworkersareatthescene.

The500U.KmotorsworkerswhohadbentonstrikeinHighTownforthe

past3weekswentbacktoworkthismorning.Thisfollowssuccessfultalks

betweenmanagementandunionrepresentatives,whichresultedinanew

agreementonworkinghours.Aspokesmanforthemanagementsaidthatthey

hopedtheycouldnotgetbacktoproducingcarsandtheylostalotof

moneyandordersoverthisdispute.

Andfinally,theweather:Afteracoldstart,mostofthecountryshall

bewarmandsunny.Buttowardslateafternoon,rainwillspreadfrom

Scotlandtocovermostpartsbymidnight.

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.Whenwasthenewsbroadcast?

12.Whatisthefirstnewsitemabout?

13.Whydidtheworkersgoonstrike?

14.Whatdoyouthinkoftheweatherthatday?

PassageTwo

WhenIarrivedinAmericathreeyearsago,Iwassurprisedbythe

tremendousamountofadvertising.ButnowI'vecometorealizethatit

isacreativeandnecessarypartofanindustrialsociety.I,too,want

toimprovemylifestyleandtobuybetterproducts.Ilooktoadvertising

toshowmehowtodoit.Decidingwhattobelieveinanadvertising,however,

isn，teasy.Itseemstomethatapersonmustpurchasethingswithalot

ofcare.Asaconsumer,Iwanttogetthebestformymoney.SoIreally

havetounderstandthetechniquesofadvertising.Otherwise,

manufacturerswouldbeabletosellmeanything,whateveritsqualitymay

be.Thecreativeaspectsofadvertisement,forinstance,oftencoverup

thedefectsorproblemsinproducts.Ihavelearnedthiswell,sinceI

havemadepurchasesandlostmoneybecausetheitemswereofpoorquality.

Thefutureadvertisingmostlikelywillinvolvemorepublicparticipation.

Inthefuture,ifconsumersreallycareaboutthequalityofsomething

aswellasthequantity,maybeadvertiserswillbegintocaremoreabout

whattheyaretryingtosell.

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker?

16.What'sthespeaker'simpressionoftheadvertisementinAmericawhen

hefirstarrivedthere?

17.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkfutureadvertisersshoulddo?

PassageThree

Afteryearsofstudy,Ihavedeterminedthereareonlytwotypesofpeople

inthisworld:thosewhogettotheairportearlyandthosewhowalkin

justastheplaneisabouttotakeoff.Iftherewereanyjusticeinthe

world,theearlyairportpeoplewouldberewardedfordoingtherightthing

andthelateairportpeoplewouldbepunished.Butthereisnojustice.

IknowIhavebeenanearlyairportpersonforyears.Myluggagewillget

ontheplanefirstbutitwillbethelastluggagetocomeofftheplane

whenweland.Youknowwhoreallygetshisluggagefirstwhenweland?

Thelateairportperson,whorushesintotheairportthreeminutesbefore

theplanetakesoff."ButifIgetthererealrealearly,Itoldmyself,

〃Iwillgetthebestseat.〃Well,nomatterhowearlyIshowedup,Iwas

alwaystoldthatsomeonehadcalledtwoorthreedaysaheadofmeandasked

forthatseat.Theutmostembarrassmentoftheearlyairportperson

happenedtomeafewyearsagowhenIwasflyingfromNewYorktoChicago.

WhenIgottotheticketcounter,thepersontheresaid,“Sir,youhave

aseatonthe9:15A.M.Flight,isthatright?”"Yes,〃Isaid."Well,

it'sonly7:00A.M.andthe7:05A.M.flighthasnotleftyet.Ifyou

hurryyoucanmakeit.〃IwastooembarrassedtosaythatIarrivedearly

soIwouldn，thavetohurry.Instead,Irandownthecorridortotheplane.

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheearlyairportperson?

19.Whatusuallyhappenstothelateairportperson?

20.Whatmadethespeakerfeelembarrassed?

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6.C7.A8.A9.D10.B

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SectionA

1.

W:Youwantedtoseeme,Mr.Wright?

M:Yes,MissGray.You'11havetostartgettingtoworkontime,oryour

servicewillnolongerbeneededhere.

Q:WhathappenedtoMissGray?

2.

M:Youknow,I'mjustnottoosureifthenewsalarywillbehighenough

oreventhenewpositionisreallywhatIwant.Besides,Ilikethework

thatIamdoingnow.

W:Itsoundsasthoughyou，vealreadymadeupyourmindaboutwhatyou

aregoingtodo.

Q:Whatisthemanthinkingabout?

3.

W:rmlookingfortextbookformyPsychologycourse.It'scalled

''IntroductiontoEducationalPsychology7".Doyouhaveit?

M:Yes,wedo.You'11finditinSection24onthetopshelf.

Q:What'stheman，soccupation?

4.

W:Oh,thisisabeautifulcity.I'mreallygladI'vebroughtmycamera.

M:Yes,therearelotsofthingstotakepicturesofhere.ButIhopeyou

willnotplantospendallyourtimetakingpictures.Ihavesomefriends

whowouldliketomeetyou.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?

5.

M:WhyareyousosurethatAnnedidn，tcommitthecrime?

W:Shecouldn，thavecommittedthatcrimebecauseIwaswithher.Andwe

wereoutoftownonthatday.

Q:Wherewasthecrimemostprobablycommitted?

6.

M:Isntitrathercoldoutside,Sally?

W:Itisabit,butIcan，tstandtheterriblesmokeinside.I'drather

stayhereifyoudon，tmind.

Q:Whydoesthewomanwanttostayoutside?

7.

W:We'velivedhereinThorntonfor5yearsnowandIthinkit'stimeto

havethehousepainted.

M:You'reright,Mr.Johns,ourneighbor,justhadhishousepainted.But

wecannotaffordtodoitunlesswepaintitourselves.

Q:Whoisgoingtopainttheirhouse?

8.

W:Istillcan'tgetovertheshowlastSaturdayevening.Ikeephaving

frighteningdreamsallnight.

M:So,nexttimebeforeyouwalkintoatheatre,makesurewhatyouare

goingtosee.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

9.

W:Howwasthejobinterview?Ithinkyou'11makeagoodjournalist.I

rememberyouasthebestwriteroftheclass.

M:Well,infact,myapplicationwasturneddown.Theywerelookingfor

peoplewithexperienceintheprofession.

Q:Whydidn，tthemangetthejob?

10.

W:Wehavetofacethefactthatitisalittlehardtogetfuelforthe

car.

M:Betweenyouandme,Ithinkthereisalwaysawaytogetaroundthis

problem.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

SectionB

PassageOne

IntheUnitedStates,manypeopleoncelivedinlarge,twoandthreestory

homes.Today,manypeoplewouldliketoliveinsuchhousesbutmostpeople

can，t.Theydon，thaveenoughmoneytobuythemoreventomakethefirst

payment.So,manypeoplerentfrommonthtomonth.ButsomeAmericans

reallywanttoliveinahouseoftheirown.Sotheybuildtheirownhome.

Theybuyahousethatissituatedinanareawherehousesarecheaper.

Itisbettertoresideinabadpartoftown,theythink,thannottolive

inahouseatall.Ortheybuyanoldhouseandredesignit.Thenthey

decorateitwitholdstylefurniture.Sometimestheycanmakeanoldhouse

lookmorebeautifulthananewone.Usually,itisnotdifficultforpeople

tofindanoldhometobuy.Manyolderpeopledecidethattheydon，tneed

abighomeaftertheirchildrenleave.Sotheyselltheirhouseandmove

intoacomfortableapartment.Butwhenpeoplemoveintoahouse,they

sometimeshaveproblems.Homeownershavetodotheirownmaintenance.

Forexample,iftheroofleaks,onecannotaskthelandlordtofixit.

Ontheotherhand,peoplecanredesigntheirhomesinanywaytheywant

withouthavingtob