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from
conversation?
2.W:
amgoing
Martha'
s
house.
have
a
paper
complete.
And
need
usehercomputer.
Whydon'
t
buy
one
yourself?
Think
howmuch
time
could
save.
What
does
man
suggest
woman
do?
3.W:
Daddy,I'
ve
decided
give
up
science
and
go
business
school.
Well,
it
is
yourchoice
as
long
pay
your
own
way,
should
warn
that
noteveryonewith
degree
will
make
successful
manager.
do
4.W:
justread
in
newspaper
The
Lord
of
Rings
this
year'
greatest
hit.Whydon'
see
at
Grand
Cinema?
Don'
tyou
think
cinema
little
out
way?
Whatdoes
mean?
5.W:
Bobsaid
Seattle
great
place
for
conferences.
He
iscertainly
position
comment.
has
been
there
so
often.
say
about
Bob?
6.W:
Mr.Watson,
wonder
whether
it'
possible
me
take
vacation
early
nextmonth?
Didyou
fill
request
form?
Whatis
probable
relationship
between
two
speakers?
7.M:
Do
youwant
lecture
weekend?
hear
guy
who
goingtodeliver
spent
year
living
rainforest.
W:
Great,I
am
doing
report
on
rainforest.
Maybe
can
get
some
new
informationtoadd
it.
8.M:
Thisarticle
nothing
advertising
housing
developers.
don'
thehouses
forsale
are
half
good.
Comeon,
David.
Why
negative?
We
thinking
buying
home,
aren'
we?
Justatrip
look
won'
cost
us
much.
be
inferredfrom
【05分15秒】ConversationOne
OK.Nowwe'
dbettermakesureyouenjoyyourstudies.Weofferawiderangeofoptionsonthefoundationcourse,butyoucanonlytakefivecourses.Whathaveyouselected?
Physicalsciences,basicelectronics,artanddesignCAD...
Oh,right.CADandEnglish.That'
squitestrange.Don'
tyouwanttodomaths,orcomputerprogramming,forexample?
Whydidyouchooseartanddesign?
Well,I'
minterestedinelectronicsandinwritingcomputergames.I'
dliketoproduceeducationalsoftwareandeducationalgames.I'
vetaughtmyselfalotofprogramming.SoIdon'
tthinkI'
dbenefitmuchfromafoundationlevelcourse.
Oh,no.Iseethat.Goon,please.
So,Iwantthebasics-thephysicalscienceandelectronics.Iwashopelessatphysicsinschoolandwedidn'
thaveelectronics.ButIwasgoodatmaths.Idon'
tthinkIneedthat.
Thenwhatabouttheartanddesign?
Thatwillbegoodformygraphics.Ineedthattoproducegames,andCADtoo-I'
veneverdoneCADbefore.
Right.They'
vegotsomepowerfulpackagesinthecomputergraphicsandCADoffices.You'
llenjoythat.ThenEnglish.IknowyourEnglishisverygood,butwhydidyoutakeit?
Infact,Idon'
thaveanyprobleminspeaking,butmywritingisterrible.
ThenIsuggestyoujointhestudyskillsclass.They'
llhavelecturesonreportwritingandthatmayhelpyouwithhowtostructureyouressaysandsoon.
Right.Thatsoundsgood.
9.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
10.Whatisthewoman'
sfavoritecourse?
11.WhydidthewomantakeanEnglishcourse?
【08分05秒】ConversationTwo
Goodmorning,Mr.Johnson.I'
mDianaHuston.
Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyou?
I'
macollegestudent.I'
mtakingabusinesscoursewhichneedsthreeweeks'
workexperience.Mylecturer,Mr.Armstrong,suggestedIcontactyouasyou'
veallowedstudentsbeforetopracticeinyourcompany.I'
vebroughtaletterofreferencefromMr.Armstrongforyou.
Thanks.Yes,ourcompanyhasagoodrelationshipwiththeuniversity.We'
vehadmanystudentshereoverthepastyears.Weusuallytakestudentswhoareinthesecondhalfoftheircourses.Whataboutyou?
malmostatthehalfwaymark.I'
vegotsomeexamsintwoweeks.ThenI'
llbereadytostartbeforethebeginningofthesecondsemester.ButIthoughtI'
dgetthisorganizedbeforetheexamsstart.
That'
saveryresponsiblewayofthinking.It'
sagoodideatogetinearly.I'
msuretherewillbemanystudentssoon.
Icouldstartinthreeweeksifyoulike.
Doyouunderstandwhat'
sinvolvedinthepractice?
Ithinkso.Mr.Armstrongexplainedtheprocedurestous.Ihavetoworkregularhours,andwriteacomprehensivereportonwhatI'
velearntasanassignmentforMr.Armstrongandthepersonneldepartmentofthecompanyaswell.AndyouwillsendareportaboutmyworktoMr.Armstrongandthatwillalsobepartofmyassessment.
sright.ButI'
llhavetodiscussthisapplicationwiththepersonneldepartment.AndIwillletyouknowassoonaspossibleifyou'
vebeenaccepted.
Yes,please.IfI'
mnotaccepted,I'
llhavetoapplysomewhereelse.
12.What'
sthewoman'
smainpurposeofthevisit?
13.Whichkindofstudentswillthecompanyusuallyaccept?
14.Whatwouldthemandoforthewoman'
spracticeifshewereaccepted?
15.Whenwillthewoman'
spracticebegin?
【11分10秒】PassageOne
Inthenextfewdecades,peoplearegoingtotravelverydifferentlyfromthewaytheydotoday.Everyoneisgoingtodriveelectrically-poweredcars,sointhefewyears,peoplewon'
tworryaboutrunningoutofgas.Someofthelargeautomobilecompaniesarereallymovingaheadwiththisnewtechnology.F&
CMotors,amajorautocompany,forexample,isholdingapressconferencenextweek.Afterthepressconference,thecompanywillpresentitsnewelectronically-operatedmodels.Transportationinthefuturewon'
tbelimitedtotheground.Manypeoplepredictthattrafficwillquicklymovetothesky.Inthecomingyears,insteadofradioreportsaboutroadconditionsandhighwaytraffic,newsreportswilltalkabouttrafficjamsinthesky.Buttheskyisn'
tthelimit.Inthefuture,youwillprobablyevenbeabletotakeatriptothemoon.Insteadoflisteningtoregularairplaneannouncements,youwillhearsomeonesay:
thespacecrafttothemoonleavesintenminutes.Pleasecheckyourequipment.Andremembernomorethantenouncesofcarry-onbaggageareallowed.
16.Whatwillbeusedtopowercarsinthenextfewdecades?
17.Whatwillfuturenewsreportsfocusonwhentalkingabouttransportation?
18.Whatwillpassengersbeaskedtodowhentheytraveltothemoon?
【14分05秒】PassageTwo
CountyfairsareatraditioninNewEnglandtowns.Theyoffergreatentertainment.Onepopulareventisthepie-eatingcontest.Ifyouwanttotakepartinthecontest,itisagoodideatoremembertheseguidelines:
first,makesureyourstomachisnearlyemptyoffood.Eatingawholepiecanbehardifyouhavejustfinishedameal.Next,itishelpfultolikethepieyouaregoingtoeat.Thecreamtypesareagoodchoice.Theyslidedownthethroatmoreeasily.Placingyourhandsintherightpositionaddstothechancesofwinning.Thereisatemptationtoreachoutandhelptheeatingprocess.Thiswillresultinbecomingdisqualified.Don'
tjustsitonyourhands,ifyourhandsaretiedbehindyourback,youwillnotbetemptedtomakeuseofthem.Nowyouarereadytoshowyourtalentateatingpies.Theobject,ofcourse,istogettothebottomofthepieplatebeforetheotherpeople.Itisusuallybettertostartattheoutsideandworktowardthemiddle.Thismethodgivesyouagoaltofocuson.Trynottonoticewhattheotherpeoplenearyouaredoing.Letthecheersfromthecrowdspuryouon.Butdonotlookup.Allyoushouldthinkaboutiseatingthatpie.
19.Whereisthepie-eatingcontestusuallyheld?
20.Whatshouldapersondobeforeenteringapie-eatingcontest?
21.Whereisthepersonadvisedtoputhishandsduringthecontest?
22.Whatsuggestionisofferedforeatingupthepiequickly?
【16分53秒】PassageThree
Theperiodofengagementisthetimebetweenthemarriageproposalandtheweddingceremony.Twopeopleagreetomarrywhentheydecidetospendtheirlivestogether.Themanusuallygivesthewomanadiamondengagementring.ThattraditionissaidtohavestartedwhenanAustrianmangaveadiamondringtothewomanhewantedtomarry.Thediamondrepresentedbeauty.Heplaceditonthethirdfingerofherlefthand.Hechosethatfingerbecauseitwasthoughtthatthebloodvesselinthatfingerwentdirectlytotheheart.Todayweknowthatthisisnottrue,yetthetraditioncontinues.Americansgenerallyareengagedforaperiodofaboutoneyeariftheyareplanningaweddingceremonyandaparty.Duringthistime,friendsofthebridemayholdapartyatwhichwomenfriendsandfamilymembersgivethebridegiftsthatshewillneedasawife.Thesecouldincludecookingequipmentornewclothing.Friendsofthemanwhoisgettingmarriedmayhaveabachelorpartyforhim.Thisusuallytakesplacethenightbeforethewedding.Onlymenareinvitedtothebachelorparty.Duringthemarriageceremony,thebrideandherwould-behusbandusuallyexchangegoldringsthatrepresenttheideathattheirunionwillcontinueforever.Thewifeoftenwearsboththeweddingringandtheengagementringonthesamefinger.Thehusbandwearshisringonthethirdfingerofhislefthand.Manypeoplesaythepurposeoftheengagementperiodistopermitenoughtimetoplanthewedding.Butthemainpurposeistoletenoughtimepass,sothetwopeoplearesuretheywanttomarryeachother.Eitherpersonmaydecidetobreaktheengagement,ifthishappens,thewomanusuallyreturnstheringtotheman.Theyalsoreturnanyweddinggiftstheyhavereceived.
23.Whatwasthediamondringsaidtorepresent?
24.WhydidtheAustrianmanplacethediamondringonthethirdfingerofthelefthandofhiswould-bewife?