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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.Whichofthefollowin