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Ⅱ.ListeningTasks
Task1UnderstandingNewsReports
NewsItemOne
1.C2.D
NewsItemTwo
1.B2.D
NewsItemThree
1.B2.B3.C
■Script
Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
Anestimated80percentofAmericanadultsthinkmusiclessonsimprovechildren’sabilitytolearnortheirperformanceinschool.Theysaythatthesatisfactionforlearningtoplayanewsonghelpsachildexpresscreativity.
ResearchersatHarvardUniversity,however,havefoundthatthere’sonethingmusicaltrainingdoesnotdo.Theysayitdoesnotmakechildrenmoreintelligent.
SamuelMehrisagraduatestudentatHarvard’sSchoolofEducation.Hesaiditiswrongtothinkthatlearningtoplayamusicalinstrumentimprovesachild’sintellectualdevelopment.
Hesaystheevidencecomesfromstudiesthatmeasuredthementalabilityoftwogroupsof4-year-oldsandtheirparents.Onegroupattendedmusicclass,andtheotherwenttoaclassthatplacesimportanceonthevisualarts—artsthatcanbeseen.Theresultisthattheyfoundnoevidenceforanyadvantageonanyofthesetestsforthekidsparticipatinginthesemusicclasses.
Questions:
1.WhathavetheresearchersatHarvardUniversityfound?
2.WhoparticipatedinthestudiesconductedbySamuelMehr?
Americancollegesfacewhatsomepeoplearecallinga“perfectstorm”ofproblems:
collegecostsarerising,andtherearenotenoughjobsforallthosecompletingstudyprograms.Yetemployerssaytheycannotfindenoughworkerswithtechnicalskills.
Onesolutionmaybefoundinthegrowingnumberandqualityofonlineclasses,suchclassesmightrevolutionizecollegesthewaytheInternethasalreadychangedmusic,publishing,sales,andotherbusinesses.
“Thisisprettyamazing.”ThatisDavidEvansoftheUniversityofVirginia.HeisteachingaComputerScienceclassontheInternet.
Manytopuniversitiesnowofferonlineclasses;
theyteacheverythingfromcomputerprogrammingtothescienceofcooking.Manyclassesareatlittleornocost,theyarerestructuredmoreoftenthantraditionalcollegeprograms.
1.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedastheproblemsAmericancollegesface?
2.Whatdowelearnaboutonlineclassesfromthenewsreport?
Questions1to3willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.
Nigeriahasoneoftheworld’shighestratesofpeoplewhocannotreadorwrite,butagovernmentagencyistakingstepstohelpmorethan400,000NigeriansinKanostatebecomeliterate.
MinisterofStateforEducation,NyesomWikereportedonthesituationlastSeptember.TheministersaidthenumberofilliterateNigerianadultshasincreasedby10millionoverthepast20years,thecurrenttotalis35million;
thenationalsohasmorethan10millionchildrenwhoarenotinschool.
Toimprovethatsituation,Kano’seducationalagencyhasjoinedwithEducationforAll(EFA),aprojectoftheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization.Workingtogether,theyhavelaunchedmorethan8,074adultliteracyclassesin44localgovernmentcouncils.Theeffortisexpectedtoreachabout403,700people.Successwouldmeana90percentadultliteracylevelby2015.
1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?
2.HowmanyilliterateadultswerethereinNigeria20yearsago?
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothenews?
Task2UnderstandingLongConversations
ConversationOne
1.B2.A3.A4.D5.B
ConversationTwo
1.B2.C3.D4.A
M:
Youshouldhaveseenthelineatthehousingoffice.Ittookmeanhourtomakemydormitorydepositfornextyear.Haveyoumadeyoursyet?
W:
No,I’mnotsureI’mgoingto.
There’snotmuchtimeleft.Thedeadline’sMay1st.Thatisjusttwoweeksfromnow.Areyoushortofcash?
No,I’mOkay.
You’dbetterhurryupifyouwantadormroomnextSeptember.Therearen’tenoughroomsforeveryone,andfirstyearstudentshavepriority.
Well,I’vebeenthinkingaboutlivingoffcampus.
Haveyougotanyideaofhowmuchthatwouldcost?
Thereistherent,utilities,andyou’dprobablyneedacar.
Iknowitwouldbemoreexpensive.IthinkIcanhandleitthough.ThedormisjustsonoisythatIcan’tgetanythingdone.MaybemygradeswouldbebetterifIhadsomepeaceandquietinaplaceofmyown.
YoushouldstudyinthelibrarythewayIdo.Thinkofthemoneyyou’dsave.
I’vegottothinkitoversomemore.There’sstilltwoweeksleftinApril.
Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.Whatarethetwospeakersdiscussingabout?
2.Wheredothetwospeakerslivenow?
3.Whydoesthewomanwanttoliveoffcampus?
4.Wheredoesthemanusuallystudy?
5.Accordingtothewoman,howmuchtimedoesshestillhavetodecidewheretolive?
Guesswhatcameinthemailtoday?
What?
MyacceptancelettertoYale!
Wow!
Congratulations!
Whendoclassesstart?
FreshmanorientationisthelastweekofAugust,butIwanttogotwoweeksbeforethattogetsettledin.
You’resolucky!
Doyouhavetodomanythingsbeforeyouleave?
Yes.I’llbeverybusy!
Ihavetogetavisa,buyaplaneticket,andpackmythings.Butfirst,Iwanttoregisterforclasses.
Whencanyoudothat?
Well,theysentmetheirprospectus,soIcanstartlookingnow.Doyouwanttohelpmedecidewhichclassestotake?
Sure.Whatcanyouchoosefrom?
Well,Ihavetotakeallthefoundationcourses,plusafewfrommymajor.
Whatisyourmajor?
IhopetomajorinEnglishliterature,buttheadmissionscounselortoldmethatmanypeoplechangetheirmajormanytimesintheirfirstyear,sowewillsee.
Whatarethefundamentalcourses?
Inordertograduate,everystudentmusttakeacertainamountofclassesinhistory,math,English,philosophy,scienceandart.
Interesting.That’sverydifferentfromtheChineseeducationsystem.
Yes,itis.ItisalsoverydifferentfromtheBritisheducationsystem.
Really?
Oh,sure.InBritain,studentsdon’thavetotakethefoundationcourses.
Whynot?
Maybebecausetheythinktheyknoweverythingalready!
Ha!
Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
1.WhenwillthewomangotoYaletogetsettledin?
2.Whatdoesthewomanplantodobeforesheleaves?
3.Whichofthefollowingcoursesisnotincludedinthefoundationcourses?
4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtotheconversation?
Task3UnderstandingPassages
PassageOne
Listeningforgeneralcomprehension
1.A2.C
Listeningforspecificinformation
1.A2.D3.B4.C5.D
YourstudentIDcanbeaverypowerfultoolwhenitcomestoretailshopping.Thinkaboutallofthethingsyouhaveboughtincollege.Wasoneofthemacomputer?
Haveyougonetoseeamovielately?
Allofthesethings,andmanymore,becomemoreaffordablebysimplypresentingyourstudentIDwhenyougettotheregister.
Appleisacompanyburstingintothelivesofcollegestudentseverywherethroughitsnumerouselectronicdevices.Whenyougotobuyacomputerandsomeotheritemsaswell,Applewilltakemoneyoffthebillifyoujusttellthemthatyouareacollegestudent.Theyevenmakeitsothatyoucanshopwithyourstudentdiscountrightontheirwebsite;
allyouhavetodoisfindyourschoolintheirdatabase.
Youcanalsotryyourlocalmovietheatertoseeiftheyofferastudentdiscount.Often,thebiggerchaincinemaswillhaveaprogramtosaveyouacoupledollarswhenyougoseeamovie.Museumswilltypicallycutyouabreakaswell.Youcanoftenfindreducedadmissiontomuseums,andyoucanalsochecktoseeifyourschoolhasamembershipwiththem,asthiscanallowyoutoevengetinforfree.
Beingacollegestudentdoesn’thavetomeanthatyoucan’taffordtobuyordonicethings.Itsimplymeansthatyouneedtoshopsmart.Alwaysaskifthereisastudentrateavailable,theworstthatcanhappenistheysayno.
Questions1to5arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
1.Whatcanbeapowerfultoolwhenitcomestoretailshopping?
2.HowcanoneenjoythestudentdiscountwhenshoppingontheApplewebsite?
3.Accordingtothepassage,onwhatkindofconditionisastudentadmittedtomuseumsfree?
4.Whichofthefol