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CollegeEnglishTest（Band6）
PartIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations
and2longconversations.
Attheendofeachconversation,
oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.
Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.
Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.
Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,
anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.W:
Thestudentshavebeenprotestingagainsttheincreasedtuition.
M:
Yeah,Iheardabouttheprotest.
ButIdontknowhowmuchgooditwilldo.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
2.W:
Jaywillturn21thisweek.
Doesheknowtheclassishavingasurprisepartyforhim?
M:
No.Hethinkswearegivingapartyfortheretiringdean.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
3.M:
Hello.ThisisCarlsGarage.
WefoundMr.Whitesbriefcaseandwallet
afterhelefthiscarherethismorning.
W:
Hehasbeenwonderingwherehecouldhaveleftthem.
Illtellhimtopickthemupthisafternoon.
Thankyouforcalling.
Q:
WhatdowelearnaboutMr.Whitefromtheconversation?
4.W:
Youknow,
someTVchannelshavebeenrerunningalotofcomediesfromthe1960s.
Whatdoyouthinkofthoseoldshows?
M:
Notmuch.Butthenewones,
includingthosedonebyfamousdirectors,
arenotsoentertaining,either.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
5.M:
HowmuchlongershouldIboilthesevegetables?
Therecipesaysabout10minutesintotal.
W:
Theylookprettydonetome.
Idoubtyoushouldcookthemanymore.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
6.W:
Tom,areyougoingtoyourparentshousetonight?
M:
Yes.Ipromisedtohelpthemfigureouttheirtaxreturns.
Thetaxcodeisreallyconfusingtothem.
Q:
Whatisthemangoingtodoforhisparents?
7.W:
Iwassurprised
whenIheardyoudfinishedyourresearchprojectawholemonthearly.
M:
HowImanagedtodoitisstillamysterytome.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
8.W:
Iwashopingwecouldbeinthesamedevelopmentalpsychologyclass.
M:
Me,too.ButbythetimeIwentforregistration,thecoursewasclosed.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
Nowyoullhearthetwolongconversations.
ConversationOne
M:
ItsreallyamazinghowmanycolorsthereareintheseThaisilks.
W:
Theseareournewdesigns.
M:
Oh,Idon'tthinkI'veseenthiscombinationofcolorsbefore.
W:
They'rereallybrilliant,aren'tthey?
M:
Quitedazzling!
MayIhavesamplesofthenewcolorcombinations?
W:
Yes,ofcourse.Butaren'tyougoingtoplaceanorder?
M:
Weorderthemregularly,
youknow,
butIdowantourbuyerwhohandlesfabricstoseethem.
W:
Haveyoulookedatthewoodandstonecarvings?
Didyoulikethem?
M:
Oh,theyaren'treallywhatI'mlookingfor.
W:
Whatdoyouhaveinmind?
M:
That'sthetrouble.
IneverknowexactlyuntilIseeit.
IusuallyhavemoreluckwhenIgetawayfromthetouristplaces.
W:
Outinthecountrysideyoumean.
M:
Yes,exactly.
Marketsinsmalltownshaveturnedoutbestforme.
W:
You'remoreinterested,then,
inhandcraftsthathaven'tbeencommercialized.
M:
Yes,realfolkarts,pots,dishes,basketware
thekindsofthingsthatpeoplethemselvesuse.
W:
I'msurewecanarrangeatripoutintothecountryforyou.
M:
Iwashopingyou'dsaythat.
W:
WecandriveoutofBangkokandstop
wheneveryouseesomethingthatinterestsyou.
M:
Thatwouldbewonderful!
Howsooncouldweleave?
W:
Ican'tgetawaytomorrow.
ButIthinkIcangetacarforthedayafter.
M:
Andwouldwehavetocomebackthesameday?
W:
No,IthinkI'llbeabletokeepthecarforthreeorfourdays.
M:
Wonderful!
That'llgivemetimeforareallookaround.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.WhatattractsthemantotheThaisilks?
10.WhatisthemanlookingforinThailand?
11.Whatdowelearnaboutthetripthewomanpromisedtoarrangefortheman?
ConversationTwo
W:
Well,beforewedecidewe'regoingtoliveinEnderby,
wereallyoughttohavealookattheschools.
Wewantthechildrentohaveagoodsecondaryeducation,
sowe'dbetterseewhatsavailable.
M:
TheygavemesomeinformationatthedistrictofficeandItooknotes.
ItappearstherearefivesecondaryschoolsinEnderby,
threestateschoolsandtwoprivate.
W:
Idontknowifwewantprivateschools,dowe?
M:
Idon'tthinkso,butwe'lllookatthemanyway.
TheSaintMary's,
that'sacatholicschoolforgirlsandCarltonAbbey,
that'saveryoldboys'boardingschool,foundedin1672.
W:
Areallthestateschoolsco-educational?
M:
Yes,itseemsso.
W:
IthinklittleKeithisverygoodwithhishands.
We'retosendhimtoaschoolwithgoodvocationaltraining
carpentry,electronics,thatsortofthing.
M:
Inthatcase,wearebestoffatEnderbyComprehensive.
Igathertheyhaveexcellentworkshopsandinstructors.
ButitsaysheretheDonwellalsohasgoodfacilities.
EnderbyHighhasalittle,buttheyaremostlyacademic.
NovocationaltrainingatallatCarltonAbbeyorSaintMarys.
W:
Whataretheschoolslikeacademically?
Howmanychildrengoontouniversityeveryyear?
M:
Well,EnderbyHighisverygood.
AndCarltonAbbeyevenbetter,
70%oftheirpupilsgoontouniversity.
Donwellisntsogood.Only8%.
AndEnderbyComprehensiveandSaintMarysnotmuchmore,about10%.
W:
Well,itseemslikethereisabroadselectionofschools.
Butwellhavetofindoutmorethanstatisticsbeforewecandecide.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.Whatdothespeakerswanttheirchildrentohave?
13.WhatdothespeakerssayaboutlittleKeith?
14.Whatschoolhasthehighestpercentageofpupilswhogoontouniversity?
15.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonext?
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.
Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.
Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.
Afteryouhearaquestion,
youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.
ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen!
Asinstructedinourpreviousmeeting,
thesubcommitteeonbuildingdevelopment
hasnowdrawnupabrieftosubmittothefirm'sarchitect.
Inshort,thebuildingwouldconsistoftwofloors.
Therewouldbeastoragearea
inthebasementtobeusedbytheresearchcenter
aswellasbyotherdepartments.Weare,asyouknow,
shortofstoragebase,sotheavailabilityofalargebasement
wouldbeaconsiderableadvantage.
Thegroundfloorwouldbeoccupiedbylaboratories.
Altogethertherewouldbesixlabs.
Inaddition,therewouldbesixofficesforthetechnicians,
plusageneralsecretarialofficeandareceptionarea.
Thefirstfloorwouldbeoccupied
bytheofficesofResearchandDevelopmentstaff.
Therewouldbeasuiteofofficesfor
theResearchandDevelopmentDirector
aswellasageneralofficeforsecretarialstaff.
It'sproposedtohaveastaffroomwithasmallkitchen.
Thiswouldservebothfloors.
Therewouldalsobealibraryforresearchdocumentsandreferencematerial.
Inaddition,therewouldbearesourceroom
inwhichaudiovisualequipmentandotherequipment
ofthatsortcouldbestored.Finally,
therewouldbeaseminarroomwithclosedcircuittelevision.
Thisroomwouldalsobeusedto
presentdisplaysanddemonstrationstovisitorstothecenter.
Thebuildingwouldbeofbrickconstruction
soit'stoconformtothegeneralstyleofconstructiononthesite.
Therewouldbeapitchedroof.
Wallandceilingspaceswouldbeinsulatedtoconformtonewbuildingregulations.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.Whatissaidabouttheplannedbasementofthenewbuilding?
17.WherewouldbetheResearchandDevelopmentDirector'soffice?
18.Whywouldthebuildingbeofbrickconstruction?
PassageTwo
HuangYiworksforacompanythatsellsfinancialsoftware
tosmallandmediumsizebusinesses.
Hisjobistoshowcustomershowtousethenewsoftware.
Hespendstwoweekswitheachclient,
demonstratingthefeaturesandfunctionsofthesoftware.
Thefirstfewmonthsinthejobweredifficult.
Heoftenlefttheclientfeelingthateven
aftertwoweekshehadn'tbeenable
toshowtheemployeeseverythingtheyneededtoknow.
It'snotthattheyweren'tinterested;
theyobviouslyappreciated
hisinstructionandshowedadesiretolearn.
Huangcouldn'tfigureoutifthesoftware
wasdifficultforthemtounderstand,
orifhewasnotdoingagoodjobofteaching.
Duringthenextfewmonths,
Huangstartedtoseesomepatterns.
Hewouldgettoanewclientsite
andspendthefirstweekgoing
overthesoftwarewiththeemployees.
Heusuallydidthisinshifts,
withdifferentgroupsofemployees
listeningtohimlecture.
Thenhewouldspendthenextweek
installingtheprogramand
helpingindividualstrouble-shoot.
Huangrealizedthatduringtheweekoftrouble-shooting
andansweringquestions,
heendedupaddressingthesameissuesoverandover.
Hewasannoyedbecausemostoftheindividuals
withwhomheworkedseemtohaveretainedverylittleinformationfromthefirstweek.
Theyaskedverybasicquestionsandoftenneededpromptingfrombeginningtoend.
Atfirst,hewonderedifthesepeoplewerejustalittleslow,
butthenhebegantogetthedistinctfeelingthatpartof
theproblemmightbehisstylepresentingtheinformation.
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