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大英听力考试范围

Listening—SpeakingBook3

（Syllabus:

Select3from8,sumupto7points）

Part1

Jay:

Hey,Steve.How’sitgoing?

How’sthenewjobinthepromotionsdepartment?

Steve:

Idon’tknow,man.SometimesIcan’tbelievethesepeople.

Jay:

Whatdoyoumean?

Ithoughtyoulovedithere.

Steve:

Yeah,Idon’tknow.Theworkisgood.Ilovepromotionswork.But,man,thesystemhereisdrivingmenuts.Theyhavesomanyrules!

Jay:

Yeah,theykindofdo.Butit’sjustdifferent,youknow?

You’llgetusedtoit.Ipromise.

Steve:

Really?

Well,differentisfine,butsometimesIthinkI’mgoingtosnap.They’resostrict,especiallymyboss.

Jay:

Mr.Takahashi?

Steve:

Yeah,Imean,he’sareallygoodboss,verysmartaboutbusiness,butheneverreallytellsmewhathe’sthinking

Jay:

Sometimesbossesarequietlikethat.

Steve:

ButIcanfeelhiseyes,man.It’slikehe’swatchingmeallthetime.Ihavetobeatworkrightontime,notasecondlate.

Jay:

Yeah.Beingontimeisreallyimportanthere.

Steve:

Andmeetingpeopleissoformal.Thatdrivesmenuts.Ineverknowwhattodo.ShouldIbow?

ShouldIshakehands?

ShouldIshakehandsandbowatthesametime?

ShouldIsayshitsurei-shimasu?

Jay:

Actually,thatmighthelpifyoulearnalittleJapanese.

Steve:

Itjustseemsthateveryoneistoopoliteallthetime.Can’ttheyjustrelaxalittlebit?

Everyonehereissouptight.TheyallsortofrunaroundandbowandshrinkwheneverTakahashicomesintotheoffice.

Jay:

Well,theyjusthavedifferentwaysofdoingthings,Iguess.AndIthinkthey’llrelaxafteryougettoknowthemabit.

Part2

Alan:

Takahashi-san,howisthenewpersoninthepromotionsdepartmentdoing?

T:

Youmean,Steve-san?

Alan:

Yeah,SteveJones.How’shedoing?

IsheadjustingtothecompanyworkingstyleOK?

T:

Mm.Sodesu-ne.

Alan:

So,stillonalearningcurve?

T:

Mm.He’sverytalented,veryintelligent.Andgoodspirit.ButIthinkhisbehaviorisstillalittle,alittledifficult.

Alan:

Hmm.Well,whatdoeshedo?

T:

Ithinkperhapshedoesn’tunderstandappearanceverywell.Sometimeshedoesn’tevenwearatie.

Alan:

Hmm.Maybehethinksthepromotionsdepartmentshouldbemoreinformal?

T:

Perhaps,perhaps,hmm.

Alan:

Well,howishe…howisheaboutworkinghours?

T:

Ah,thisisalittleproblem.

Alan:

Comesinlate,huh?

T:

Well,perhapshedoesn’tunderstandourworkingsystem.Heusuallycomesinaround10o’clock.Everyoneisalreadyattheirdesks,working.

Alan:

Mm.Well,doeshegetalongwiththeotherstaffmembers?

T:

Ah.Interesting.Hedoes,actually,soIdon’twanttointerferetoomuch.Theyseemtolikehimandrespecthisideas.

Alan:

Whichisgood.

T:

Yes,that’sgood.

Alan:

Doeshedealwithclientswell?

T:

Mm.Clientsda-ne.Thisisaproblem.He’simproving,but…

Alan:

Whatdoyoumean?

Whatdoeshedo?

T:

Yesterday,wehadameetingwithanimportantclient.AndIintroducedSteve-san,andhedidn’tbow.Hejuststuckouthishandandsaid,“Hey,nicetomeetyou.”AndIthinktheclientswerealittleembarrassed.

Alan:

Whichisnotgood.

T:

No,that’snotgood.Mm.Komarimashita-ne.

Alan:

Buthemayimprove.

T:

Yes,yes.Hemayimprove.Ihope.

Part3

Mr.Garciatalkstohisdoctor.

Dr.Morrissey:

Well,Mr.Garcia,yourtestresultsarein.You’vegothighcholesterolandabitofaweightproblem.Ithinkweneedtodiscusssomeseriouslifestylechanges.

Mr.Garcia:

Allright,Doctor,I’mready.Goaheadandscoldme.

Dr.Morrissey:

I’mnotheretoscoldyou,Mr.Garcia,justencourageyou.

Mr.Garcia:

That’sarelief!

Dr.Morrissey:

ButIwouldsuggestmakingsomegradualchangesinyourdiet.Forexample,cuttingdownontheamountoffattyfoodsyoueat.

Mr.Garcia:

It’sgoingtobetoughtochangemydiet.IthinkI’maddictedtofastfood!

Dr.Morrissey:

Yes,well,unfortunately,you’regoingtohaveto.Andit’smorethanjustyourdietyouneedtoimprove.Ialsowantyoutostartexercising.Exerciseisgoingtokeepyourhearthealthyandhelpyoulosesomeofthoseunwantedpounds.

Mr.Garcia:

Oh,no!

Ijustknewyouweregoingtotellmethat!

Ican’tstandexercising.It’ssoboring!

Dr.Morrissey:

I’msureyoucanfindsomephysicalactivityyouenjoy.Now,aboutyourstresslevelatwork.

Mr.Garcia:

Youcan’tjusttakeabreakwhenyou’retheCEOofaninternationalcompany,youknow!

AndevenwhenIdogetadayofffromwork,I’vegotthreeteenagersathometokeepmestressedout.

Dr.Morrissey:

Well,you’regoingtohavetofindsometimesomewhereinyourscheduleforrelaxation.Yourhealthdependsonit.

Mr.Garcia:

OK.IthinkIgetthemessage.I’lldomybest,butyouknowwhattheysay,Doctor:

Oldhabitsdiehard.

Part4.

Mr.Garciarunsintoafriend.

Sandra:

David,isthatyou?

Ihardlyevenrecognizedyou!

Mr.Garcia:

Yeah,it’sthenewandimprovedme!

Sandra:

Wow!

Youmusthavelostsomeweight.

Mr.Garcia:

Yeah,likefiftypounds.

Sandra:

Whathaveyoubeenupto?

Mr.Garcia:

Well,forstarters,Ikickedmyjunkfoodhabit.Nomorefastfood.

Sandra:

You’rekidding!

IthoughtyouwereaddictedtothoseBigMacs!

Mr.Garcia:

Iwas,butnotanymore.It’ssaladsforlunchnow.I’vealsostartedtakingaballroomdanceclasswithmywife.It’safunwaytokeepmyweightundercontrol,andmywifeandIgettospendmoretimetogether.

Sandra:

That’sfantastic!

Andhow’sFiberglassInternational?

Mr.Garcia:

Prettygood!

Irecentlytookalittlebreakfromwork,andyouknow,thestrangestthinghappened!

WhenIreturnedfrommyvacation,IfoundthatIhadalotmoreenergyatwork.IthinkI’mgoingtogotoHawaiinextmonth.

Sandra:

Well,that’sjustwonderful.Keepupthegoodwork!

Part5

Amy:

IknowIhaveapictureofLuisaroundheresomewhere.Oh,hereitis.

Becky:

Wow,he’ssohandsome!

HelookslikeaGreekstatue.

Amy:

Yeah,heisveryattractive.ButIdidn’tthinksowhenIfirstmethim.

Becky:

Youdidn’t?

Amy:

No.YouknowwhatInoticedwhenIfirstmethim?

Hehasreallyhairyhands.

Becky:

What?

Amy:

Yeah.Hishandsarejustreallyhairy.Plus,hisclotheswerewaymorefashionablethanIusuallylike.Hejustwasn’tmytype.Andontopofallthat,hewasshorterthanme.

Becky:

Sohowcomeyouwentoutwithhim?

Amy:

Well,hewasjustreallysweetandfunny,andIwassocomfortablejusthangingoutwithhim.Andthefirsttimewewentouthejustsweptmeawaywithhispersonality.

Becky:

Really?

How?

Amy:

Hewasjustreallyeasytotalkto.

Becky:

Butstill,ifallthosethingsbotheredyou,abouthishandsandall.

Amy:

Well,youknow,noneofthatwasimportantonceIgottoknowhimmore.Hispersonalityandthewaywegotalongjustmadeitcleartomethatheis“theone.”

Becky:

So,when’sthebigday?

Part6

Bob:

Luis,I’msohappyforyouandAmy.

Luis:

Thanks.She’sagreatgirl.Andshe’sperfectforme.Wejust“click,”youknow?

Bob:

SothenIguessyoujustalwaysknewshewasthepersonforyou?

Luis:

Well,notexactly.

Bob:

Itwasn’tloveatfirstsight?

Luis:

No.Butdon’ttellAmythat.She’ssucharomantic.She’dprobablylikeitifIsaidIfellforher

immediately.

Bob:

Butyoudidn’t?

Luis:

No.IttookmeawhiletowarmuptoAmy.Shejustwasn’tmytype.

Bob:

Really?

Why?

Didn’tyouthinkshewasattractive?

Luis:

Well,shewassothinandathletic.Iusuallylikeagirlwithafewcurves.

Bob:

Thenwhatmadeyoudecidetoaskherout?

Luis:

Ididn’t.Sheaskedmeout!

Bob:

Shedid?

Andhowdidyoufeelaboutthat?

Luis:

Iwasn’tsureatfirst.Butyouknow,Iendedupreallylikingthatpartofherpersonality.She’sindependentandshegoesafterwhatshewants.AndonceIstartedlookingathermore,Ireallylikedherphysically.

Bob:

Well,youtwosuremakeagreatcouple!

Part7

Greg:

Hello,thisis“TechTrek,”andI’myourhost,GregMcFee.Todaywe’regoingtoreviewthreenewvideogamesthateveryone’stalkingabout.First,there’s“TheButcher.”Theplayerisanundercovercopwhousedtobeabutcher.Imaginethat.Superviolent,superfastgame.Nextis“PirateParty,”whichisbasedonlastsummer’shitmovieaboutabandofpiratesthatattackscruiseshipsandbeachresorts.Lastis“MaroonedonMars,”avideogamethattakesplacein2250inanabandonedcolonyonMars.TheobjectofthegameistoconstructaspaceshiptogetbacktoEarth.OK,beforewegettothereviews,wehaveaspecialgueston“TechTrek”—JeffTownsend,developerof“TheButcher.”Jeff,thanksforcomingintoday.

Jeff:

Mypleasure,Greg.

Greg:

So,Jeff.“TheButcher.”Alotofpeoplearetalkingaboutyourgame,andmostofthemaresayingitmightbetooviolent.

Jeff:

Well,itisviolent.Imean,it’saboutacop,whowasonceabutcher,whohuntsdowncriminals.Alotofpeoplethinkthatvideogameslike“TheButcher”actuallycauseviolence,thatthey’reabadinfluenceonchildren.

Jeff:

Yeah,Ihearthatalot.ButIdon’tknow.Tome,videogamesarejustentertainment.Ithinkpeoplecantellthedifferencebetweenavideogameandreallife.

Greg:

Evenkids?

Jeff:

Evenkids.Idon’tthinkanyoneisgoingtoplay“TheButcher”andthengooutandmakecriminals

intohamburger.You’renotgoingtobecomemoreviolentifyouplay“TheButcher.”

Greg:

Maybeso,but…

Jeff:

Infact,Iwasreadingthenewspaper,andtherearesomescientistswhothinkthatplayingviolentvideogamescanactuallymakeyoulessviolent.

Greg:

Hmm.That’sinteresting.

Jeff:

Yeah,theysaythatifyougetallyourangerandfrustrationoutinavideogame,you’llbealotmorerelaxedinyourregularlife.

Greg:

Soifyouwereareallyangryperson,itmightbeagoodideatoplay“TheButcher,”right?

Youcouldhackupcriminalsforanhour,andthengoo