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Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?
13.
CanyouhelpmeworkoutaphysicaltrainingprogramJohn?
Sure,butwhateveryoudobecarefulnottooverdoit.LasttimeIhadtwoweeks’worthofweight-liftinginthreedaysandIhurtmyself.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
14.
IhaveanelderlymotherandI’mworriedabouthergoingonaplane.Isthereanyrisk?
Notifherheartisallright.Ifshehasaheartcondition,I’drecommend)againstit.
Whatdoesthemanwanttoknowabouthismother?
15.
Whydidn’tyoustopwhenwefirstsignaledyouatthecrossroads?
Sorry,Iwasjustabitabsent-minded.Anyway,doIhavetopayafine?
whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
16.
I’mnoexpert,butthatnoiseinyourrefrigeratordoesn’tsoundright.Maybeyoushouldhaveitfixed.
You’reright.AndIsupposeI’veputitofflongenough.
Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?
17.
Ididextremelywellonthesaleofmydowntownapartment.Now,IhaveenoughmoneytobuythatpieceoflandI’vehadmyeyeonandbuildahouseonit.
Congratulations!
Doesthatmeanyou’llbemovingsoon?
Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
18.
Myhandstillhurtsfromthefallontheiceyesterday.IwonderifIbrokesomething.
I’mnodoctor,butit’snotblackandblueoranything.Maybeyoujustneedtorestitforafewdays.
whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?
长对话(19~21)
Mrs.Dawson,thanksverymuchforcomingdowntothestation.IjustliketogooversomeofthethingsthatyoutoldpoliceofficerParmeratthebank.
Allright.
Well,couldyoudescribethemanwhorobbedthebankforthisreportthatwe’refillingouthere?
Now,anythingatallthatyoucanrememberwouldbeextremelyhelpfultous.
Well,just,IcanonlyrememberbasicallywhatIsaidbefore.
That’sallright.
Themanwastall,sixfoot,andhehaddarkhair,andhehadmoustache.
Verygood.Allright,didhehaveanyotherdistinguishingmarks?
Um,no,nonethatIcanremember.
Doyourememberhowoldhewasbyanychance?
Well,Iguessaround30,maybeyounger,giveortakeafewyears.
Mm,allright.Doyourememberanythingaboutwhathewaswearing?
Yes,yes,hehadonadarksweater,asolidcolor.
OK.Um,anythingelsethatstrikesyouatthemoment?
Irememberhewaswearingalightshirtunderthesweater.Yes,yes.
Allright.Mrs.Dawson,Ireallyappreciatewhatyou’vebeenthroughtoday.I’mjustgoingtoaskyoutolookatsomephotographsbeforeyouleaveifyoudon’tmind.Itwon’ttakeverylong.Canyoudothatforme?
Oh,ofcourse.
Wouldyouliketostepthiswaywithme,please?
OK,sure.
Thankyou.
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?
20.Whatdidthesuspectlooklike?
21.Whatdidthemanfinallyaskedthewomantodo?
长对话(22~25)
Goodmorning,I’mcallingaboutthejobthatwasinthepaperlastnight.
Well,couldyoutellmeyourname?
CandiderForsett.
Ohyes.Whatexactlyisitthatinterestsyouaboutthejob?
Well,Ithoughtitwasjustrightforme.
Really?
Um…Couldyoutellmealittleaboutyourself?
Yes.I’m23.I’vebeenworkingabroad.
Whereexactlyhaveyoubeenworking?
InGeneva.
Oh,Geneva.Andwhatwereyoudoingthere?
Secretarialwork.Previoustothat,Iwasatuniversity.
Whichuniversitywasthat?
TheUniversityofManchester.I’vegotadegreeinEnglish.
Yousaidyou’vebeenworkinginGeneva.Doyouhaveanyspecialreasonforwantingtocomeback?
Ithoughtitwouldbenicetobeneartothefamily.
Isee,andhowdoyouseeyourselfdevelopinginthisjob?
Well,I’mambitious.Idohopethatmycareerasasecretarywillleadmeeventuallyintomanagement.
Isee.Youhaveforeignlanguages?
FrenchandItalian.
Well,Ithinkthebestthingforyoutodoisdoreplyawritingtotheadvertisement.
Can’tIarrangeforaninterviewnow?
Well,I’mafraidwemustwaituntilalltheapplicationsarein,inwriting,andwe’llthendecideontheshortlist.Ifyouareontheshortlist,ofcourseweshouldseeyou.
Oh,Isee.
Ilookforwardtoreceivingyourapplicationinwritinginadayortwo.
Oh,yes,yes,certainly.
Ok,thankyouverymuch.Goodbye.
Thankyou.Goodbye.
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
22.Howdidthewomangettoknowaboutthejobvacancy?
23.Whydidthewomanfindthejobappealing?
24.WhathadthewomanbeendoinginGeneva?
25.Whatwasthewomanaskedtodointheend?
SectionB
PassageOne
Oneofthegreatestheartbreaksforfirefightersoccurswhentheyfailtorescueachildfromaburningbuildingbecausethechild,frightenedbysmokeandnoise,hidesunderabedorinaclosetandislaterfounddead.Saddestofalliswhenchildrencatchaglimpseofthemaskedfirefighterbuthidebecausetheyhaveseenamonster.Topreventsuchtragedies,firefighterEricVelezgivestalkstochildreninhiscommunity,explainingthattheyshouldneverhideduringafire.Hedisplaysfirefighters’equipment,includingtheoxygenmask,whichheencourageshislistenerstoplaywithandputon.“Ifyouseeus,”Veleztellsthem,“don’thide!
Wearenotmonsters.Wehavecometorescueyou.”VelezgiveshispresentationsinEnglishandSpanish.GrowingupinSanFrancisco,helearntSpanishfromhisimmigrantparents.VelezandotherfirefightersthroughoutNorthAmerica,whogivesimilarpresentations,willneverknowhowmanylivestheysavethroughtheirtalks.Butit’safactthatinformativespeakingsaveslives.Forexample,severalmonthsafterlisteningtoaninformativespeech,PeteGentryinNorthCarolinarescuedhisbrotherwhoischokingonfood,byusingthemethodtaughtbystudentspeaker,JulieParis.Inadditiontosavinglives,informativespeakershelppeoplelearnnewskills,solveproblemsandacquirefascinatingfactsabouttheexcitingworldinwhichtheylive.
26Whydosomechildrentrappedinaburningbuildinghidefrommaskedfirefighters?
27WhatdoesthepassagetellusaboutfirefighterEricVelez?
28WhatdowelearnaboutPeteGentry?
29Whatmessageisthespeakertryingtoconvey?
PassageTwo
Somepeoplewanttomakeandsavealotofmoneyinordertoretireearly.Iseepeoplepursuinghigherpayingandincreasinglydemandingcareerstoaccomplishthisgoal.Theymakemanypersonalsacrificesinexchangeforincometoday.Theproblemisthattomorrowmightnotcome.Evenifitallgoesaccordingtoplan,willyouknowhowtobehappywhenyouarenotworkingifyouspendyourentirelifemakingmoney?
Moreimportantly,whowillbearoundforyoutoshareyourleisuretimewith?
Attheotherextremearepeoplewholiveonlyfortoday.WhybothersavingwhenImightnotbeheretomorrow,theyargue.Thedangerofthisapproachisthattomorrowmaycomeafterall.Andmostpeopledon'
twanttospendalltheirtomorrowsworkingforaliving.Theearlierneglectofsaving,however,makesitdifficultnottoworkwhenyouareolder.YoumaybesurprisetohearmesaythatifyoumustpickanextremeIthinkit'
sbettertopickthespend-allapproach.Aslongasyoudon'
tmindcontinuingtowork,assumingyourhealthallows,youshouldbeOK.Atleast,youaremakinguseofyourmoney,andhopefullyderivingvalueandpleasurefromit.Postponingdoingwhatyouloveandbeingwithpeopleyouloveuntilretirementcanbeamistake.Itmaynevercome.Retirementcanbeagreattimeforsomepeople.Forothers,itisatimeofboredom,lonelinessandpoorhealth.
30Whydosomepeoplepursuehigherpayingbutdemandingcareers?
31Whatisthedangerfacingpeoplewholiveonlyfortoday?
32Whatdoesthespeakerseemtoadvocate?
PassageThree
Imaginethatsomeoneinyourneighborhoodbrokethelaw,andthejudgeputthewholeneighborhoodundersuspicion.Howfairwillthatbe?
Well,ithappenseverydaytohighschoolers.Justbecausesomestudentshavestolenthingsinshops,allofusaretreatedlikethieves.EventhoughI’dneversteal.
StoreemployeeslookedatmelikeI’msomekindofhardenedcriminal.Forexample,duringonelunchperiod,myfriendDennyandIwenttotheGrabenGoreRestauranttohaveahotdog.Wearrivedtofindalineofstudentswaitingoutside.Anewsigninthewindowtoldthestory.“Nomorethantwostudentsatatime”.After15minutes,wefinallygotin.Butthestoremangerlaidtheevileyeonus.Iaskedhimaboutthenewsign,andhesaid,“Youkidsarestealingtoomuchstuff.”Youkids?
Toomuchstuff?
Wewerenotonlyassumedtobethieves,butbrilliant,greedythieves.Themostannoyingthingthough,isthewayemployeeswatchedmyfriendsandme.It’shorrible.
Once,atadrugstore,Iwaslookingaroundandfoundaguystandingonalargebox,stockingtheshelves.Hewaswatchingmyhands,morethanhewaswatchinghisown.Ishowedhimthatmyhandswereempty.Hegotdownoffhisboxandrushedoff,asifhewasgoingtogetthestoremanger.Howcrazyisthat!
33.Whatdoesthespeakerfindtobeunfair?
34.WhatmeasuredidtheGrabenGoreRestauranttaketostopstealing?
35.Whathappenedinadrugstorethatgreatlyannoyedthespeaker?
SectionC
Writingkeepsusintouchwithotherpeople.Wewrite