至六级改革后听力原文星火配套.docx

1、至六级改革后听力原文星火配套2014年6月第一套Conversation OneM: Its really amazin g how many colors there are in these Thai silks.W: These are our new designs.M: Oh, I dont think Ive seen this combination of colors before.W: Theyre really brilliant, arent they?M: Quite dazzling! May I have samples of the new color combi

2、nations?W: Yes, of course. But arent you going to place an order?M: We order them regularly, you know, but I do want our buyer who handles fabrics to see them.W: Have you looked at the wood and stone carvings? Did you like them?M: Oh, they arent really what Im looking for.W: What do you have in mind

3、?M: Thats the trouble. I never know exactly until I see it. I usually have more luck when I get away from the tourist places.W: Out in the countryside you mean?M: Yes, exactly. Markets in small towns have turned out best for me.W: Youre more interested, then, in handicrafts that havent been commerci

4、alized.M: Yes, real folk arts, pots, dishes, basket ware the kinds of things that people themselves use.W: Im sure we can arrange a trip out into the country for you.M: I was hoping youd say that.W: We can drive out of Bangkok and stop whenever you see something that interests you.M: That would be w

5、onderful! How soon could we leave?W: I cant get away tomorrow. But I think I can get a car for the day after.M: And would we have to come back the same day?W: No, I think Ill be able to keep the car for three or four days.M: Wonderful! Thatll give me time for a real look around.Questions 9 to 11 are

6、 based on the conversation you have just heard.9. What attracts the man to the Thai silks?10. What is the man looking for in Thailand?11. What do we learn about the trip the woman promised to arrange for the man?Conversation TwoW: Well, before we decide were going to live in Enderby, we really ought

7、 to have a look at the schools. We want the children to have a good secondary education, so wed better see what s available.M: They gave me some information at the district office and I took notes. It appears there are five secondary schools in Enderby, three state schools and two private.W: I don t

8、 know if we want private schools, do we?M: I dont think so, but well look at them anyway. There are Saint Marys, thats a Catholic school for girls and Carlton Abbey, thats a very old boys boarding school, founded in 1672.W: Are all the state schools co-educational?M: Yes, it seems so.W: I think litt

9、le Keith is very good with his hands. We ought to send him to a school with good vocational training carpentry, electronics, that sort of thing.M: In that case, we are best off at Enderby Comprehensive. I gather they have excellent workshops and instructors. But it says here the Donwell also has goo

10、d facilities. Enderby High has a little, but they are mostly academic.No vocational training at all at Carlton Abbey or Saint Marys.W: What are the schools like academically? How many children go on to university every year?M: Well, Enderby High is very good. And Carlton Abbey even better. 70% of th

11、eir pupils go on to university. Donwell isn t so good. Only 8%. And Enderby Comprehensive and Saint Mary s not much more, about 10%.W: Well, it seems like there is a broad selection of schools. But we ll have to find out more than statistics before we can decide.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the c

12、onversation you have just heard.12. What do the speakers want their children to have?13. What do the speakers say about little Keith?14. What school has the highest percentage of pupils who go on to university?15. What are the speakers going to do next?Passage OneGood morning, ladies and gentlemen!

13、As instructed in our previous meeting, the subcommittee on building development has now drawn up a brief to submit to the firms architect.In short, the building would consist of two floors. There would be a storage area in the basement to be used by the research centre as well as by other department

14、s. We are, as you know, short of storage base, so the availability of a large basement would be a considerable advantage. The ground floor would be occupied by laboratories. Altogether there would be six labs. In addition, there would be six offices for the technicians, plus a general secretarial of

15、fice and a reception area. The first floor would be occupied by the offices of Research and Development staff. There would be a suite of offices for the Research and Development Director as well as a general office for secretarial staff. Its proposed to have a staff room with a small kitchen. This w

16、ould serve both floors. There would also be a library for research documents and reference material. In addition, there would be a resource room in which audio-visual equipment and other equipment of that sort could be stored. Finally, there would be a seminar room with closed-circuit television. Th

17、is room would also be used to present displays and demonstrations to visitors to the centre. The building would be of brick construction so its to conform to the general style of construction on the site. There would be a pitched roof. Wall and ceiling spaces would be insulated to conform to new bui

18、lding regulations.Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. What is said about the planned basement of the new building?17. Where would be the Research and Development Directors office?18. Why would the building be of brick construction?Passage TwoHuang Yi works for a compa

19、ny that sells financial software to small- and medium-size businesses. His job is to show customers how to use the new software. He spends two weeks with each client, demonstrating the features and functions of the software. The first few months on the job were difficult. He often left the client fe

20、eling that even after two weeks he hadnt been able to show the employees everything they needed to know. Its not that they werent interested;they obviously appreciated his instruction and showed a desire to learn. Huang couldnt figure out if the software was difficult for them to understand, or if h

21、e was not doing a good job of teaching. During the next few months, Huang started to see some patterns. He would get to a new client site and spend the first week going over the software with the employees. He usually did this in shifts, with different groups of employees listening to him lecture. T

22、hen he would spend the next week installing the program and helping individuals troubleshoot. Huang realized that during the week of troubleshooting and answering questions, heended up addressing the same issues over and over. He was annoyed because most of the individuals with whom he worked seem t

23、o have retained very little information from the first week. They asked very basic questions and often needed prompting from beginning to end. At first, he wondered if these people were just a little slow, but then he began to get the distinct feeling that part of the problem might be his style of p

24、resenting the information.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What does Huang Yi do in his company?20. What did Huang Yi think of his work?21. What did Huang Yi do in addition to lecturing?22. What did Huang Yi realize in the end?Passage ThreeAs we help children get o

25、ut into the world to do their learning there, we can get more of the world into the schools. Aside from their parents, most children never have any close contact with any adults except their teachers. No wonder they have no idea what adult life or work is like. We need to bring more people who are n

26、ot full-time teachers into the schools. In New York City, under the Teachers and Writers Collaborative, real writers come into the schools, read their work,and talk to the children about the problems of their craft. The children love it. In another school, a practicing attorney comes in every month

27、and talks to several classes about the law. Not the law as it is in books, but the law as he sees it and encounters it in his cases. And the children listen with intense interest. Heres something even easier: Let children work together, help each other, learn from each other and each others mistakes

28、. We now know from the experience of many schools that children are often the best teachers of other children. Whats more important, we know that when a fifth- or sixth-grader who has being having trouble with reading starts helping a first-grader, his own reading sharply improves. A number of schoo

29、ls are beginning to use what some call paired learning. This means that you let children form partnerships with other children,do their work even including their tests together and share whatever marks or results this work gets, just like grown-ups in the real world. It seems to work.Questions 23 to

30、 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. Why does the speaker say most children have no idea what adult life is like?24. What is happening in New York City schools?25. What does the experience of many schools show2014年12月第一套Conversation OneM: A recent case I heard was of a man accused an

31、d found guilty of breaking into a house and stealing some money.W: Well, was he really guilty, judge?M: He admitted that he d done it, and there were several witnesses saying that he had indeed done it. So I can only assume that he was guilty.W: Why did he do it?M: Well, the reasons were a little mu

32、ddied. Probably at least it seemed in a trial that he did it to get some money to feed his family. You see, he d been out of work for some time.W: Well, he d been out of work and he chose to break into a house to get money for his family and apparently in front of people that, er. could see him do it.M: His attorney presented testimony that he had indeed applied for jobs and was listed with several employment agencies, including the State Employment Agency, but there weren t any jobs.