自主听力II-5.ppt

1、自主听力II,Model Test 5,Short Conversations,1. W: According to the name list, there will be fifty-three people in the class. M: Thats right, but thirteen have changed their mind and two others have asked for sick leave. Q: How many people will be absent for the first class?,Short Conversations,2.M: Hey,

2、 the jacket looks great on you, is it a leather one? W: No, but thats not the point. I need it to go with my new boots and it looks fashionable. Q: Why did the woman buy the jacket? go with相当于match(搭配)。,Short Conversations,3. W: Now. Whats the trouble, Mr. Smith? M: I have some trouble with my sleep

3、 recently. And I have some chest pain. Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?,Short Conversations,4. M: Joan, this photocopier doesnt seem to be working right. W: Why dont you ask Betty to look at it? She knows almost everything about photocopiers. Q: Where did the conversati

4、on most probably take place? photocopier 复印机,Short Conversations,5. M: I thought Paul might be able to help me figure out this computer program. W: Paul is about the last person Id ask if I were you. Q: What does the woman imply? (C) 解本题应当熟悉句型the last person Id ask，意思是不愿找那个人帮忙，C与此同义。,Short Conversat

5、ions,6. W: Can we go to some place and talk? I cant even hear my voice in here. M: Well, theres a little park down the street. Its usually quiet this time of the day. Q: What did the woman complain about?,Short Conversations,7. M: I love hot weather. Its fabulous to see green everywhere. Besides, yo

6、u can go swimming and enjoy ice cream. W: Arent you afraid of the burning sun? Every summer I have to spend more on cosmetics. Q: What does the woman mean? cosmetics, 化妆品,Short Conversations,8. W: Can you wake me up tomorrow morning? I am not an early riser but I have an important meeting in the mor

7、ning. M: Sorry, we havent got the service here. Why dont you use the alarm clock in your room? Q: What does the man mean?,Conversation 1,M: We seem to have this conversation over and over again. W: You are right. M: Look, I know how you feel about my smoking. You dont have to tell me every day. W: I

8、m sorry. I worry about you. M: I know. But work and school have me so stressed out. Maybe Ill be able to quit it after I graduate.,Conversation 1,W: Lets be honest. Theres always going to be a reason. After you graduate, its going to be hard to find a job, then there will be the stress from just sta

9、rting a job, then. M: OK, I get your point. Its just so hard. You dont really understand because you never smoke. W: You need some help. Why dont you go to a doctor? M: You mean a psychiatrist.,Conversation 1,W: No, I dont mean a general practitioner. Maybe you can get a patch or some pills. Well, I

10、 dont know, something to help you with the withdrawal, because thats what it is. M: Really, I believe I cant quit on my own. But Ill think about it. I will. W: All right. I wont mention it for a week. Then I want to know your decision. M: But why? W: Because I need to rethink our plans if you dont g

11、et some help.,Conversation 1,M: You mean youd break our engagement over this? I cant believe it. W: I dont know. I love you, but Im not sure I could accept everything that goes along with the smoking. 9. Why is the man so impatient with the woman? (C) 因果类的细节题。对话的第一句就提到了男士不耐烦的原因在于have this conversati

12、on over and over again。 10. Why does the man think he must smoke? (C) 因果类的细节题。对话中男士直接提到了他抽烟的原因work and school have me so stressed out。,Conversation 1,11. What does the woman ask the man to do exactly in order to quit smoking? (C) 细节题。对话中明确提到了该细节you can get a patch or some pills。 12. What does the wo

13、man mean by saying that she would rethink the plans? (D) 推断题。从男士对女士此句话的反映you mean youd break our engagement over this? 可以推断出女士要重新考虑是否要嫁给男士。,Conversation 2,W: Im sorry, but I cant let you check out these books. M: What do you mean? W: The computer shows you got an overdue book on art work. M: But its

14、 impossible. I only started going to this school last month and Im a business major, not an artist. W: Erm. This is pretty strange. Let me look out the records. OK. You are Robert Smith? M: Yeah.,Conversation 2,W: You live at forty twenty-three western, M: No, I am living on campus. W: You did say y

15、ou are Robert Smith, right? M: Yeah, well, my full name is Robert James Smith. W: Let me check one more thing on the computer. Aha, its seen now. Theres another Robert Smith in the class .Robert E. L. Smith. And it looks like hes the one who got the overdue book.,Conversation 2,M: Another Robert Smi

16、th? No kidding. W: So I guess you two never met. M: No, but I think I should probably try. I couldnt believe whats just happened. W: Good idea. Now lets check out these books today. But I suggest you start using your middle name to avoid any problem like this in the future.,Conversation 2,13. What i

17、s the relationship between the speakers? (B) 关系推断题。对话中男士要借书，而女士说他因为有书没还，拒绝再借，可以得出二人关系是B。 14. Where does the man live? (A) 细节题。对话中直接提到该细节I am living on campus。 15. What does the woman suggest the man do in the future? (C) 细节题。对话的最后一句提到了女士的建议I suggest you start using your middle name。,Passage One,Bank

18、s are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors not to demand I payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that it cannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day.

19、If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it.,Passage One,Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she experienced. One day in December

20、 of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs. Vaught worked as a teller had enough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. T

21、he next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside.,Passage One,The length of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers windows. The power of the panic atmosphere was such that

22、two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs. Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same. 16. When does a bank run happen? 17. Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say? 18. What ca

23、used the bank run of Mrs. Vaughts bank?,Passage Two,Men and women in the United States who want to become doctors usually attend four years of college or university; next they study for four years in a medical school. After that they work in hospitals as medical residents or doctors in training. Thi

24、s period may last from one to even five years. During their university years, people who want to become doctors study science intensively. They must study biology, chemistry and other sciences.,Passage Two,If they do not, they may have to return to college for more education in science before trying

25、 to enter medical school. There are 125 medical schools in the United States. It is difficult to gain entrance to them. Those who do the best in their studies have a greater chance of entering medical school. Each student also must pass a national examination to enter a medical school. Those who get

26、 top score have the best chance of being accepted.,Passage Two,Most people who want to study medicine seek to enter a number of medical schools. This increases their chances of being accepted by one. In 1998, almost 47,000 people competed for about 17,000 openings in medical schools. 19. How many ye

27、ars does a student have to study before beginning his or her life as a doctor? 20. Which subject do the students who want to become doctors not have to study? 21. Which of the following is not true about the entrance to the medical schools?,Passage Three,No one knows exactly how many disabled people

28、 there are in the world, but estimates suggest the figure is over 450 million. The number of disabled people in India alone is probably more than double the total population of Canada. In the United Kingdom, about one in ten people have some disability. Disability is not just something that happens

29、to other people. As we get older, many of us will become less mobile, hard of hearing or have failing eyesight. Disablement can take many forms and occur at any time of life. Some people are born with disabilities.,Passage Three,Many others become disabled as they get older. There are many progressi

30、ve disabling diseases. The longer time goes on, the worse they become. Some people are disabled in accidents. Many others may have a period of disability in the form of a mental illness. All are affected by peoples attitude towards them. Disabled people face many physical barriers. Next time you go

31、shopping or to work or visit friends, imagine how you would manage if you could not get up steps, or on to buses and trains.,Passage Three,How would you cope if you could not see where you were going or could not hear the traffic? But there are other barriers: prejudice can be even harder to break down and ignorance inevitably represents