河南大学研究生英语听力考试全部.doc

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Unit1

News:

Outrageousshoppingbillsareafamiliarnightmareformanycompulsiveshoppers．Andcontrarytothepopularopinion，mensufferthatnightmarenearlyasoftenaswomen．Anewsurveyfindsthatbothgendersarealmostequallylikelytosuffercompulsivebuyingdisorder,aconditionmarkedbyuncontrollable,unnecessaryandunaffordableshoppingsprees.

Researchersusedtoestimatethatbetween2and16percentoftheUSpopulationsufferedcompulsivebuyingdisorder,andthat90percentofsuffererswerefemale.Buta2004telephonesurveyofmorethan2,500Americanadultsfoundthat6percentofwomenandabout5.5percentofmenarecompulsiveshoppers;that'smorethan1in20adults.

Thesexesdonotshopatthesameaislesthough.Expertssaythatwomenaremorelikelytobingebuythingslikeclothesorgiltsforotherpeople,whilementendtobuyexpensiveelectronics.Thissurveyisthefirsttofindsuchahighnumberofcompulsiveshoppersinthegeneralpopulation.

Studyauthorshopethatthisfindingcanconvincedoctorsofhowmanypeoplearehurtbythedisorder,sotheycanmakefindingacureapriority.

I'mBillBlakemoreinNewYork.

S.C.

1.W:

Doyouhaveahobby,Kevin?

M:

Yes.Sure.Ihavemorethanonehobby.

W:

Anddoyouagreethatsomehobbiesaregoodwhilesomearebad7

M:

Well,inmyopinion,yes.Goodhobbiesarethosethatgiveyoutheopportunitytodevelopnewskills.Badhobbies,ontheotherhand,mayresultinbadhabits.

Q:

WhatdoesKevinsayabouthobbies?

A）Hehasonlyonehobbyandnobadhobbies.

B）Hethinkshecanlearnskillsfromgoodhobbies.

C）Hehasbothbadhobbiesandgoodones.

D）Hethinksonecantambadhobbiesintogoodones.

2.W:

Wow,Stephen,yourcollectionofcoinsisreallyamazing.Youmustbeproudofit.

M:

Yes.Theyareraybabies.Collectingthesehastaughtmealot.Itteachesmetobesystematicandcareful,becauseIneedtosortthecoinsaccordingtotheirvalueanddates.

W:

Andthat'swhyyou'reagoodaccountant.

Q:

WhatcanyoulearnaboutStephen?

A）Stephenisgoodattakingaccountofeverything.

B）Stephen'sbabiesareinterestedincollectingcoins.

C）Stephenlearnstobesystematicfromhishobby.

D）Stephencollectscoinsbecausetheyarevaluable.

3.W:

Didyougofishingtoday?

M:

Yes.Bythelake,allbymyself

W:

ButRoy,everytameyougooutfishing,youcomebackwithanemptybag.Whynotgiveituportrysomethingelse,likebasketball?

M:

No.Carol,youdon'tunderstand.Fishingmakesmehappy,becauseIlovesittingaloneanddoingnothingatall.

Q:

Whatcanbelearnedfromtheconversation?

A）Royoftenemptieshisbagwhenhereturnshome.

B）RoyistryingtopersuadeCaroltogofishingwithhim.

C）Royisonlyinterestedincatchingfish.

D）Roy’srealinterestinfishingissittingaloneanddoingnothing.

4.W:

Harry,haveyouheardabouta44-year-oldfarmerfromthevillagewhosehobbyistomakemachines?

M:

Yes,Tina.lknowheistheinventorandthe"father"oftherobotsinhisvillage.Hishigh-techproductsreallybringlotsofbenefitstohisfamilyandneighbours.

W:

Themostimpressivethingis,whilemakingrobots,hehassufferedtwomajordisasters.Oneexplosionnearlydestroyedhistwofingers,andafireburntallhisbelongings.

M:

Andtheideaofgivingupneveroccurstohim.Actually,that'sthepartthattouchesmemost.

Q:

WhatimpressesHarryandTinamost?

A）Thefarmermakesrobotswithoutmuchknowledgeabouthigh-tech.

B）Thefarmerhasheldontohishobbyeventhoughhemetwithgreatdifficulties.

C）Thefarmer'shobbyhasbroughtgreatchangestohisvillage.

D）Thefarmerstartedhishobbyattheageof44.

5.M:

Marilyn,haveyouthoughtaboutthisquestion?

Amongalltheeviladdictions,whichistheworst?

W:

Addictionisaddiction,nomatterwhatitis.Drugs,alcohol,smoking,orgambling.Anddon'tforgettheInternet.Anyaddictioncomeswithpainandsadness.Somyanswertoyourquestionis,allofthem.

M:

Ican'tagree.Yousee,drugaddictsdon'tgetmuchsympathy.Drugsdestroyhealth,family,feelings,andfriendships.Itmakesyouliveliketrash.That'stheworst.

W:

Daniel,anyaddictionmayleadtothat.

Q:

What'sMarilyn'sattitudetowardsvariousaddictions?

A）Shethinksdrugaddictionisthemostdangerous.

B）ShethinksInternetaddictionisthemostharmful.

C）Shethinksaddictionsthatmakeyoutrasharetheworst.

D）Shethinkseveryaddictionisasbadastheother.

Unit2

S.C.

1.W:

Canwereallyaffordaholiday?

We'repayingforthishouseandwehavealoanforthefurniture.

M:

Listen.YouworkhardandIworkhard.We'renottalkingaboutwhetherwecanhaveavacation.We'retalkingaboutwhereandwhen.

Q:

Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A）AHusbandandwife.

B）Customerandsalesman.

C）Fatheranddaughter.

D）Co-workers.

2.W:

Youlooktired.Whynottakeavacationforachange?

M:

Avacationforachange?

Don'tyouknow"nomanneedsavacationsomuchasthemanwhohasjusthadone"?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

A）Nooneneedsavacationasmuchashedoes.

B）Hehasjusthadone.

C）Avacationisincrediblygoodforachange.

D）Avacationisevenmoreexhausting

3.W:

I’vepackedclothes,toiletries,asleepmaskandacamera,isthereanythingspecialIhavetotake?

M:

OhI’llgiveyoualistofnecessitiestotake.Ofcourse,thecoachspaceislimited.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

A）Thewomanispreparingpresentsforhercoach

B）Thewomanispackingforhercoach.

C）Thewomanispackingforavisittohercoach.

D）Thewomanispackingforherbustour.

4.W:

Whatkindofholidayhaveyouhad?

M:

Terrible.Quite,quiteterrible.Wecertainlywon'tgoonabustouragain.

W:

Whatexactlywasthematter?

M:

Thebusitselfforastart.Itwassooldandbattered.Theonlyplaceitwasfitforwasamuseum.

Q:

Whatdoyoulearnfromtheconversation?

A）Thebusshouldbekeptinthemuseum.

B）Thebuswastoowornoutanduncomfortable.

C）Themanwastakentoonlyoneplacetoseethesight.

D）Thebuswastoooldtobestarted.

5.W:

What'sthetimeforyourflight?

M:

IwillleaveTokyoonMay21at5:

30p.m.onNorthwestAirlinesFlight255.ItwillarriveinHongKongSARat8:

35p.m.

W:

I'llmeetyouattheairport.

Q:

HowlongistheflightfromTokyotoHongKongSAR?

A）3hoursorso.

B）9hoursorso.

C）21hoursorso.

D）5hoursorso.

Unit3

Reporter:

InVail,Arizona,anewschoolwithanewidea:

notextbooks.Whiteotherstudentsmightbereadingbooks,Empirestudentswillreadontheirlaptops.JeremyGypton,ahistoryteacheratEmpireHighSchoolinVail,Arizona.Mr.Gypton,tellusabouttheassignmentthatyou'vealreadygiven,thatmightotherwisehaveinvolvedatextbook,butinthiscaseinvolvesacomputer.

Mr.Gypton:

Well,withthe,withhistoryItrytouseasmanyprimarysourcedocumentsaspossible.Iactuallyjustrecentlyhadmystudents,studying...myAmericanHistorystudents,studyingtheFrench-IndianWaranditsimpact.Andthatsortofdocumentisjustnotavailableinatraditionaltextbook,Iwouldhavetosay,"Goonlineorgotoalibraryandfindacopy",whereaswiththelaptopsandwiththeresourcesthey'reusing,theyhaveimmediateaccesstoit.

Reporter:

What'sthepointhere?

IsittogetIoprimarysourcesorisittouseamediumthatyoungsterstodayaremorefamiliarwith?

Howdoyou,howdoyoudescribewhatyouarcdoing'?

Mr.Gypton:

Whenitcomestoour,Iguess,ourreasoning,thesearethestudentswho'vegrownupwiththecomputer,withtheInternet,er,as,askindoforganictotheirenvironment.It'snotanadd-on,likeit,likeitwastome.Andthisisnormalforthem.Andso,limitingthem,bylikesortofatraditional,maybethousandpagetextbookis,fromtheirperspective,Ithinkalittlebitabnormal,becausetheyareusedtobeingabletoreachout,andviewonetopicfrom20differentangles,asopposedtojusttheoneanglethatatextbookwouldpresent.

Reporter:

JeremyGypton,thankyouverymuchfortalkingwithyou.

Mr.Gypton:

Thankssomuchforyourtime.

S.C.

1.W:

Mr.Williams,wheredidyoureceiveyourBachelor'sdegreeinengineering?

M:

FromIowaUniversity.AndIamnowworkingonmyMaster's.That'spartofthereasonIappliedforthisposition.

W:

Oh,that'sagoodengineeringcollege.Youhaveveryimpressivequalifications.

Q:

What'sthemandoing?

A）Heistakinganentranceexamination.

B）Heisworkingasanengineer.

C）HeisreceivinghisBachelor'sdegree.

D）Heisatajobinterview.

2.W:

Mr.Carlson,Itriedtomemorizethescriptbutikeepforgettingthelines.I'mworriedImightbeaburdentothecastiflkeepforgettingthemduringtherehearsals.

M:

Look,Jane,youwillbejustfineifyoustopputtingsomuchpressureonyourself.Practicemakesperfect,andI'msureyouwillgettheminnotime.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A）Hesuggeststhewomankeeptryinguntilshegetsitright.

B）Hesuggeststhewomantakeabreak.

C）Hesuggestshemaybeabletohelpherpracticeherlines.

D）Hesuggeststhatthewomangiveupifsheisalwayshavingtheseproblems.

3.W:

I'mgoingtoProfessorWilson'sofficetoaskforhishelp.Doyouwanttojoinin?

M:

Itellyouwhat.I'llstudyinthelabbymyself,andseehowitgoes.Self-education!

Don'tyourememberwhattheinstructorhasalwayssuggested?

"

W:

Yes,butthat'sforadvancedlearners.Wearestillattheintermediatelevel!

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A）Toaskforhelpfromadvancedlearners.

B）Toreceiveassistancefromtheteacher.

C）Tostudybyhimselfinthelab.

D