长沙理工大学练习册听力录音原文下Word格式.docx

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M:

Imusthavearrived8minutesafteryouleft.

Q:

Whendidthemanarrive?

12.M:

Whereshallwehavedinnertonight?

ShallwetrythatJapaneserestaurant？

W:

Ican’teatathing.Ifeelterrible.Myheadaches.

Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

13.M:

CouldyoupleasetellmewhatroomMr.Smithisin?

Yes,he’sintheintensivecareunitonthefourthfloor.Isuggestthatyoucheckwiththenurse’sstationbeforegoingin,though.

Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

14.W:

Idon’tlikethispaintingverymuch.

NeitherdoI.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

15.M:

WhatdoyouthinkofProfessorBrown’sproblem?

Thetopicwasinteresting,butthelecturewasmuchmoredifficulttofollowthanIhadexpected.

Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthelecture?

16.M:

I’mexhausted.Istayedupthewholenightformyfinalexam.

Butwhydoyoualwayswaituntilthelastminute?

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

17.M:

Iwouldliketwoticketsforthe9o’clockshowthisevening.

I’msorry,Sir.Theyaresoldout.Butwehaveafewleftfortomorrow.

Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

18.M:

WhatwastheweatherlikewhenyouleftLondonlastTuesday?

ItwasverymuchliketheweatherhereinBeijing.Soyouneedn’ttakealotofclothesifyoujustplantostaythereforaweek.

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

Nowyouwillheartwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

WhatdoyouplantodoforChristmas?

Noconcreteplan,butIthinkI’llmostlikelygoskiinginMontanaandspendafewdaysinthemountainsdoingcross-countryskiing.

Iheardyouareverygoodatskiing.Believeitornot,Ihaven’tdoneanyskiinginmylife.IwishIcouldskijustlikeyou.

Yeah,youcouldifyougaveitashot.Youknow,skiingismyloveandtheonlyreasonIlikeitsomuchisbecauseitgivesmegreatpleasuretospeedthroughthesnow.

MyparentsandIvacationedinMontanaNationalParkwhenIwasyoungandIrememberedwehadgreattimegoinghiking.NowIfeelgoingbackagain.

Well,sincewehavetwoweeks’breakforChristmas,youcanspendafewdaysinMontanaandIcangiveyoulessonsonskiing.Thatwouldgiveyousomebasicsandhopefullyyoucanskilikeaprofessionalinafewdays.

Skilikeaprofessional?

Noway.Actually,youdohaveagoodpoint.IcouldspendsometimeinMontanaandheadbackhomeforChristmas.PerhapsyoucouldspendChristmasatmyplacetoo.Myparentswouldliketomeetyou.

Thatwouldbegreat,sincemyfolkswillbeinJamaicaforChristmasandNewYear.

Oh,Iamanxioustolearnhowtoski.

AndyoucanbetIwillbeaverystrictinstructor.

Noproblem.Ihavebeenknowntobeanexcellentstudentduringmyschoolyear.

Well,maybeyouwon’tbethistime.

Really?

Iamlookingforwardtoitnow.

OK.Then,let’swaitandsee.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?

20.Whydoesthewomanlikeskiingsomuch?

21.WhendidthemangototheMontanaNationalPark?

22.Whatwillthemandoonthevacation?

ConversationTwo

Morning,Alice.Stillhavingproblemswithyourfaucet?

No,gotthatfixed.ButIhaveanotherheadache—tryingtomakeadecisionaboutcreditcards.Well,Ineedonebutwhichone?

Yes,thatistricky,especiallysincetheratesarenotstandard.

That’sright.Whatpeopledon’trealizeisthatthecreditassociationslikeVisaandMasterCarddon’tissuecreditcardsorsettermsandinterestratesindividualbanksdo.

Soyouwillneedtoinvestigatewhatinterestratesarechargedbydifferentissuers.

Yes,alsohowtheratesareactuallycalculated,Ithink.

Alice,youshouldremembertoaskthemwhatrulesyoumustfollowtomaintaintheserates.Ifyoudon’tpayoffyourbill,allnewchargeswillbeginrisingimmediately.

Yes,that’sanotherproblemandbankschargevaryingamountsforannualmembership,latepaymentsandexceedingyourcreditline.

Youknow,Ireadsomewherethat70%ofpeoplewithcreditcardspayinterestontheirpurchasesandonlyabout21%ofthecardholdersknewtheinterestratetheywerebeingcharged.Nearlyallcreditcarddebtcarriesaninterestrateof24%orless.

Wow,IguessIshouldaskafewhardquestions.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.What’sthewoman’sproblem?

24.WhatwillAliceneedtoinvestigate?

25.Whatistheinterestratenearlyallcreditcarddebtcarries?

SectionB

Inthissection,youwillhearthreeshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

PassageOne

Technologyistheapplicationofknowledgetoproduction.Thankstomoderntechnology,wehavebeenabletoincreasegreatlytheefficiencyofourworkforce.Newmachinesandnewmethodshavehelpedcutdowntimeandexpensewhileincreasingoveralloutput.Thishasmeantmoreproductionandahigherstandardofliving.FormostAmericans,moderntechnologyisthoughtofasthereasonwhytheycanhavecarsandtelevisionsets.However,technologyhasalsoincreasedtheamountsoffoodavailabletous,bymeansofmodernfarmingmachineryandanimal-breedingtechniques,andhasextendedourlifespanthroughmedicaltechnology.

Willmankindcontinuetolivelongerandhaveahigherqualityoflife?

Generallyspeaking,theanswerdependsontechnologyandourabilitytouseitwisely.Ifwekeepmakingprogressaswehaveoverthepast50years,theanswerisofcourseyes.Theadvancementoftechnologydependsuponresearchanddevelopment,andthelateststatisticsshowthattheUnitedStatesincontinuingtospendbillionsofdollarsannuallyonsuchefforts.Sowhilewearerunningoutofsomescarceresources,wemaywellfindtechnologicalsubstitutesformanyofthemthroughourresearchprograms.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.Whatcanwedowiththehelpoftechnology?

27.Whatdoestheadvancementoftechnologydependon?

28.Whatwouldhappenifwewererunningoutofsomeresources?

PassageTwo

Somepeoplethinkthatstudentshaveaneasylifeincollege.Butgettingacollegeeducationisnotallfun.

MyfriendAnnismajoringinaccountingandhasalotofhomeworktodo.Shetoldmetheotherdayhersupervisortalkedtoherbecauseofherlateness.Asshestartedgoingtonightclassesthisyearshewouldbegettinghomelate.Itisnotunusualforhertositupstudyinguntil1or2inthemorning.Asaresult,shehasahardtimegettingupforwork.

Anotherfriend,John,isattendingcollegeonascholarship.Thismeanshemustkeephisgradesatacertainaverage.Heismajoringinchemicalengineeringandplayingbaseballontheschoolteam.BecauseJohn’sscholarshipdoesnotpayforeverything,healsohasapart-timejobinthestudentbookstore.Heattendsschool,practicesbaseball,goestoworkandthencomeshometodoseveralhoursofhomework.John’sscheduleallowshimverylittletimeforhimselfrightnow.

WhenmyAuntMarydecidedlastyeartogobacktoschooltogetherB.A.inpsychology,shestillhadtotakecareoftwochildren,lookafterahouseandmaintainagoodactiverelationshipinhermarriage.Naturallysheisoftenfacedwithhavingtodecidewhichshouldgetthehighestpriorityfortheday.Iguessdedicationisthesecretthesepeopleshareingettingthemselvesthroughcollege.

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.WhatisAnn’smajor?

30.WhatistherequirementforJohntohaveascholarship？

31.Whatsecretdothesepeopleshareingettingthemselvesthroughcollegeaccordingtothespeaker?

PassageThree

Groomingpracticesincludeallthelittlethingspeopledotomakethemselveslooktheirbest,suchascombingtheirhairandputtingonmakeup.However,whilemostmodernpeopleagreethatthesethingsareimportant,peopleindifferentculturestakecareofthemselvesindifferentways.

Someoftheculturalvariationsingroomingpracticesresultfromphysicaldifferencesbetweenraces.WhereasmanyAsianmenhavelittlefacialhair,Westernershavealot.Asaresult,mostAmericanmenspendsometimeeachdayshavingorgroomingtheirfacialhair.BeardsandmustachesarecommonsightsinAmerica,althoughtheirpopularitychangesfromgenerationtogeneration.MostAmericanmenwhowearfacialhairtrytokeepitnicelytrimmed.Americanwomen,ontheotherhand,generallyprefernottobehairyatall.Manyofthemregularlyshavetheirlegsandarmpits.

Americansareknownforhavingverysensitivenoses.InAmerica,bodyodorissociallyunacceptable.Forthatreason,Americansconsidertheuseofperfumeamust.Ladiesoftenaddatouchofperfumeforanextrafreshscent.Menmaysplashonafter-shavelotionormanly-smellingcologne.Anotherculturalno-noinAmerica