至六级改革后听力原文星火配套.docx

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至六级改革后听力原文星火配套

2014年6月第一套

ConversationOne

M:

It’sreallyamazinghowmanycolorsthereareintheseThaisilks.

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,inhandicraftsthathaven'tbeencommercialized.

M:

Yes,realfolkarts,pots,dishes,basketware—thekindsofthingsthatpeoplethemselvesuse.

W:

I'msurewecanarrangeatripoutintothecountryforyou.

M:

Iwashopingyou'dsaythat.

W:

WecandriveoutofBangkokandstopwheneveryouseesomethingthatinterestsyou.

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'dbetterseewhat’savailable.

M:

TheygavemesomeinformationatthedistrictofficeandItooknotes.ItappearstherearefivesecondaryschoolsinEnderby,threestateschoolsandtwoprivate.

W:

Idon’tknowifwewantprivateschools,dowe?

M:

Idon'tthinkso,butwe'lllookatthemanyway.ThereareSaintMary's,that'saCatholicschoolforgirlsandCarltonAbbey,that'saveryoldboys'boardingschool,foundedin1672.

W:

Areallthestateschoolsco-educational?

M:

Yes,itseemsso.

W:

IthinklittleKeithisverygoodwithhishands.Weoughttosendhimtoaschoolwithgoodvocationaltraining—carpentry,electronics,thatsortofthing.

M:

Inthatcase,wearebestoffatEnderbyComprehensive.Igathertheyhaveexcellentworkshopsandinstructors.ButitsaysheretheDonwellalsohasgoodfacilities.EnderbyHighhasalittle,buttheyaremostlyacademic.NovocationaltrainingatallatCarltonAbbeyorSaintMary’s.

W:

Whataretheschoolslikeacademically?

Howmanychildrengoontouniversityeveryyear?

M:

Well,EnderbyHighisverygood.AndCarltonAbbeyevenbetter.70%oftheirpupilsgoontouniversity.Donwellisn’tsogood.Only8%.AndEnderbyComprehensiveandSaintMary’snotmuchmore,about10%.

W:

Well,itseemslikethereisabroadselectionofschools.Butwe’llhavetofindoutmorethanstatisticsbeforewecandecide.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.Whatdothespeakerswanttheirchildrentohave?

13.WhatdothespeakerssayaboutlittleKeith?

14.Whatschoolhasthehighestpercentageofpupilswhogoontouniversity?

15.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonext?

PassageOne

Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen!

Asinstructedinourpreviousmeeting,thesubcommitteeonbuildingdevelopmenthasnowdrawnupabrieftosubmittothefirm'sarchitect.Inshort,thebuildingwouldconsistoftwofloors.Therewouldbeastorageareainthebasementtobeusedbytheresearchcentreaswellasbyotherdepartments.Weare,asyouknow,shortofstoragebase,sotheavailabilityofalargebasementwouldbeaconsiderableadvantage.Thegroundfloorwouldbeoccupiedbylaboratories.Altogethertherewouldbesixlabs.Inaddition,therewouldbesixofficesforthetechnicians,plusageneralsecretarialofficeandareceptionarea.ThefirstfloorwouldbeoccupiedbytheofficesofResearchandDevelopmentstaff.TherewouldbeasuiteofofficesfortheResearchandDevelopmentDirectoraswellasageneralofficeforsecretarialstaff.It'sproposedtohaveastaffroomwithasmallkitchen.Thiswouldservebothfloors.Therewouldalsobealibraryforresearchdocumentsandreferencematerial.Inaddition,therewouldbearesourceroominwhichaudio-visualequipmentandotherequipmentofthatsortcouldbestored.Finally,therewouldbeaseminarroomwithclosed-circuittelevision.Thisroomwouldalsobeusedtopresentdisplaysanddemonstrationstovisitorstothecentre.Thebuildingwouldbeofbrickconstructionsoit'stoconformtothegeneralstyleofconstructiononthesite.Therewouldbeapitchedroof.Wallandceilingspaceswouldbeinsulatedtoconformtonewbuildingregulations.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.Whatissaidabouttheplannedbasementofthenewbuilding?

17.WherewouldbetheResearchandDevelopmentDirector'soffice?

18.Whywouldthebuildingbeofbrickconstruction?

PassageTwo

HuangYiworksforacompanythatsellsfinancialsoftwaretosmall-andmedium-sizebusinesses.Hisjobistoshowcustomershowtousethenewsoftware.Hespendstwoweekswitheachclient,demonstratingthefeaturesandfunctionsofthesoftware.Thefirstfewmonthsonthejobweredifficult.Heoftenlefttheclientfeelingthatevenaftertwoweekshehadn'tbeenabletoshowtheemployeeseverythingtheyneededtoknow.It'snotthattheyweren'tinterested;theyobviouslyappreciatedhisinstructionandshowedadesiretolearn.Huangcouldn'tfigureoutifthesoftwarewasdifficultforthemtounderstand,orifhewasnotdoingagoodjobofteaching.Duringthenextfewmonths,Huangstartedtoseesomepatterns.Hewouldgettoanewclientsiteandspendthefirstweekgoingoverthesoftwarewiththeemployees.Heusuallydidthisinshifts,withdifferentgroupsofemployeeslisteningtohimlecture.Thenhewouldspendthenextweekinstallingtheprogramandhelpingindividualstroubleshoot.Huangrealizedthatduringtheweekoftroubleshootingandansweringquestions,heendedupaddressingthesameissuesoverandover.Hewasannoyedbecausemostoftheindividualswithwhomheworkedseemtohaveretainedverylittleinformationfromthefirstweek.Theyaskedverybasicquestionsandoftenneededpromptingfrombeginningtoend.Atfirst,hewonderedifthesepeoplewerejustalittleslow,butthenhebegantogetthedistinctfeelingthatpartoftheproblemmightbehisstyleofpresentingtheinformation.

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.WhatdoesHuangYidoinhiscompany?

20.WhatdidHuangYithinkofhiswork?

21.WhatdidHuangYidoinadditiontolecturing?

22.WhatdidHuangYirealizeintheend?

PassageThree

Aswehelpchildrengetoutintotheworldtodotheirlearningthere,wecangetmoreoftheworldintotheschools.Asidefromtheirparents,mostchildrenneverhaveanyclosecontactwithanyadultsexcepttheirteachers.Nowondertheyhavenoideawhatadultlifeorworkislike.Weneedtobringmorepeoplewhoarenotfull-timeteachersintotheschools.InNewYorkCity,undertheTeachers'andWriters'Collaborative,realwriterscomeintotheschools,readtheirwork,andtalktothechildrenabouttheproblemsoftheircraft.Thechildrenloveit.Inanotherschool,apracticingattorneycomesineverymonthandtalkstoseveralclassesaboutthelaw.Notthelawasitisinbooks,butthelawasheseesitandencountersitinhiscases.Andthechildrenlistenwithintenseinterest.Here'ssomethingeveneasier:

Letchildrenworktogether,helpeachother,learnfromeachotherandeachother'smistakes.Wenowknowfromtheexperienceofmanyschoolsthatchildrenareoftenthebestteachersofotherchildren.What'smoreimportant,weknowthatwhenafifth-orsixth-graderwhohasbeinghavingtroublewithreadingstartshelpingafirst-grader,hisownreadingsharplyimproves.Anumberofschoolsarebeginningtousewhatsomecallpairedlearning.Thismeansthatyouletchildrenformpartnershipswithotherchildren,dotheirworkevenincludingtheirteststogetherandsharewhatevermarksorresultsthisworkgets,justlikegrown-upsintherealworld.Itseemstowork.

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.Whydoesthespeakersaymostchildrenhavenoideawhatadultlifeislike?

24.WhatishappeninginNewYorkCityschools?

25.Whatdoestheexperienceofmanyschoolsshow

2014年12月第一套

ConversationOne

M:

ArecentcaseIheardwasofamanaccusedandfoundguiltyofbreakingintoahouseandstealingsomemoney.

W:

Well,washereallyguilty,judge?

M:

Headmittedthathe’ddoneit,andtherewereseveralwitnessessayingthathehadindeeddoneit.SoIcanonlyassumethathewasguilty.

W:

Whydidhedoit?

M:

Well,thereasonswerealittlemuddied.Probablyatleastitseemedinatrialthathedidittogetsomemoneytofeedhisfamily.Yousee,he’dbeenoutofworkforsometime.

W:

Well,he’dbeenoutofworkandhechosetobreakintoahousetogetmoneyforhisfamilyandapparentlyinfrontofpeoplethat,er...couldseehimdoit.

M:

Hisattorneypresentedtestimonythathehadindeedappliedforjobsandwaslistedwithseveralemploymentagencies,includingtheStateEmploymentAgency,butthereweren’tanyjobs.