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CollegeEnglishTest-Band6

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,

youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.

Attheendofeachconversation,

oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.

Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.

Duringthepause,

youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,

anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Nowlet'sbeginwiththeeightshortconversations.

11.M:

Ineedtofindadentist.

YousaidyouknowDr.Smithwell.

Doyourecommendher?

W:

Well,Ihadtoseeherafewtimes,

butwhatimpressedmemost

werethemagazinesinherwaitingroom.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

12.W:

I'mafraidIcan'tshowyou

theapartmentatthemoment,

becausethetenantisstilllivinginit.

It'sreallyalovelyplace,

withabigkitchenandasunnywindow,

foronlytwohundreddollarsamonth.

M:

Soundsgood,

butwereallycan'trentanapartmentwithoutseeingitfirst.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

13.M:

So,that'swhat'sbeenkeepingyousobusyrecently!

W:

Yes,I'vebeentiedupwithmystudies.

YouknowI'mplanningtogototheUnitedStates

thiscomingsummer,

butI'mabitnervousaboutmyEnglish.

Q:

Whatisthewomanbusydoing?

14.W:

Howdidyoufeel

whenyoufoundoutyouhadhighbloodpressure?

M:

Shocked!

Theproblemformewasthattherewerenosymptoms.

Itseemedtohavesneakeduponme.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

15.W:

So,you'rejustbackfromatriptoIndia.

Whatwereyoudoingthere?

M:

Thetripwasintendedtobringtotheworld'sattention

thefactthatAIDSisnotjustanAfricandisease.

It'salsoendangeringothercountries,

notably,IndiaandThailand.

Q:

Whatwasthepurposeoftheman'striptoIndia?

16.M:

It'squiteclearfrommyvisit:

thisisafullsize,comprehensiveuniversity.

Sowhyisitstillcalledacollege?

W:

TheCollegeofWilliamandMary

isthesecondoldestinstitution

ofhigherlearninginthiscountry.

WehavenurturedgreatmindslikeThomasJefferson

andweareproudofourname.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation

abouttheCollegeofWilliamandMary?

17.M:

Havethepartsweneed

forthephotocopyingmachinearrivedyet?

W:

Iorderedthemlastweek,

butsomethingisholdingthemup.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheparts

neededforthephotocopyingmachine?

18.W:

Thecafeteriaprovided

manykindsofdishesforustoday.

Didyounoticethat?

M:

Yes,kindofrare,isn'tit?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

Nowyou'llhearthetwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

W:

Hello,Patrick,isthatyou?

M:

YeahJane,whatcanIdoforyou?

W:

Iwascallingabouttheappletree

thatyouweretrimmingyesterday.

M:

Thatwashardwork!

W:

I'msureitwas.

Itsurelookeddifficult.

M:

Yeah,I'mgladit'sfinished.

Haulingthebranchestothefrontforgarbage

pickupwasnofuneither.

W:

Well,Idon'tthinkyou'requitefinishedyet.

Someofthelargerbranchesfelloverintomyyard,

andIthinkyoushouldcomeandgetthem.

M:

ListenJane,Idon'tseewhyIshoulddothat.

Youeatalltheapplesthatfallinyouryard

andyou'venevercomplainedaboutthatbefore.

W:

Well,it'seasiertopickupapples

thandragtreebranchesallthewaytothecurb.

Mykidspickuptheapples,

andthebranchesarejusttoobigforthemtodrag.

M:

Well,Iguessyou'lljusthavetodoityourself,Jane.

W:

Patrick,Iwishyouwouldreconsider.

We'vealwaysgottenalongfairlywell,

butIthinkyou'reoutoflinehere.

Thebranchesareyourresponsibility.

M:

Sorry,Jane,Idisagree!

Youtakethebenefitsoftheappletree,

butrefusetodealwiththebadsideofit!

Besides,itwon'ttakeyouanytime

togetthebranchesoutfront!

W:

Getthebranchesoffmyproperty,

orI'llhavetosueyou.

M:

Yeah?

Forwhat?

!

You'retakingthoselawclassestooseriously!

Igottago.Ihavetopickupmyson.

W:

You'llbehearingfromme.

M:

Yeah,yeah.Seeyouincourt,Jane.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?

20.Whatdidthewomanaskthemantodo?

21.Whatdidthewomanthreatentodo?

22.Whatwastheman'sreactiontothewoman'sthreat?

ConversationTwo

M:

Didyouhearabouttheaircrash

thatoccurredinSouthAmericarecently?

Itwasquiteatragicaccident!

W:

No,Ididn'tseeanythinginthenewsaboutit.

Whathappened?

M:

Aforeignairlinerwasattemptingtolandatnight

inamountainousareaofArgentinaandflewintoahill!

W:

Thatsoundsreallyterrible!

Didanyonesurvive?

M:

No,everyoneaboard,

includingthecrew,waskilledinstantly.

W:

Whatwerethecircumstances?

Wastherebadweather,afire,oranenginefailure?

M:

Apparently,thereweresomelowcloudsinthearea,

butmostlyitwasjustmiscommunication

betweenthepilotsandtheairtrafficcontrollers.

W:

Weren'ttheybothspeakinginEnglish,

theofficialinternationalaviationlanguage?

M:

Yes,theywere,butthetransmission

frompoorqualityradioswasslightlydistorted

andtheaccentsoftheSpanishspeakingcontrollers

weresostrongthatthepilotsmisunderstoodavitalinstruction.

W:

Howcouldamisunderstandinglikethatcause

suchaseriousaccident?

M:

Thepilotsweretold"Descendtotwotwothousandfeet".

Theinstructionactuallymeant22,000feet,

buttheythoughttheyhearddescendto2,000feet.

That'sahugedifference,

andshouldhavebeenconfirmed,butitwasnot.

Unfortunately,theterrainofthemountainsinthatregion

extendsupto20,000feet.

W:

Sothepilotsdiddescendtothewrongaltitudethen,

thinkingthattheywerefollowingtheaircontrollers'instruction.

M:

Sadlyenough,yes,theydid.

Itwasaverybadmistake.

Manypeoplediedasaresultofthesimplemisunderstanding.

W:

Wow,that'sapowerfullessononhowimportantitcanbe

toaccuratelycommunicatewitheachother.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.Whatwasthecauseofthetragedy?

24.Howhigharethemountainsintheregion?

25.Whatlessoncouldbedrawnfromtheaccident?

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,

youwillhear3shortpassages.

Attheendofeachpassage,

youwillhearsomequestions.

Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,

youmustchoosethebestanswer

fromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2

withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Passageone

EdgarPoe,anAmericanwriter,wasbornin1809.

Hisparentswereactors.

Edgarwasababywhenhisfatherleftthefamily.

Hewastwoyearsoldwhenhismotherdied.

Hewastakenintothehome

ofawealthybusinessmannamedJohnAllen.

Hethenreceivedhisnewname,EdgarAllenPoe.

Asayoungman,

PoeattendedtheUniversityofVirginia.

Hewasagoodstudent,

buthelikedtodrinkalcoholandplaycardgamesformoney.

Asanunskilledgameplayer,

heoftenlostmoney.

Sincehecouldn'tpayhisgamblinglosses,

helefttheuniversityandbeganworkingformagazines.

Heworkedhard,

yethewasnotwellpaid,orwell-known.

Attheageof27,hegotmarried.

ForatimeitseemedthatPoewouldfindhappiness,

buthiswifewassickformostoftheirmarriage,

anddiedin1847.Throughallhiscrises,

Poeproducedmanystoriesandpoems

whichappearedindifferentpublications,

yethedidn'tbecomefamousuntil1845whenhispoem,

TheRaven,waspublished.

Thereisaquestion,however,

aboutPoe'simportanceinAmericanLiterature.

SomecriticssaythatPoewasoneofAmerica'sbestwriters,

andevenhadgreatinfluenceonmanyFrenchwriters,

butothersdisagree.

TheysayPoe'sworkisdifficulttounderstand

andmostofhiswriting

describesveryunpleasantsituationsandevents.

EdgarAllenPoediedin1849whenhewas40yearsold.

Itissaidthathewasfounddeadafterdaysofheavydrinking.

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhathappenedtoEdgarAllenPoe'sfamily,

whenhewasonlytwoyearsold?

27.WhydidEdgarAllenPoeleavetheUniversityofVirginia?

28.WhatdosomecriticssayaboutEdgarAllenPoe?

29.HowdidEdgarAllenPoe'slifecometoanend?

PassageTwo

Morethanfiftyyearsago,

theUnitedNationsdeclaredthatliteracy

isabasichumanright.

It'sveryimportantforimprovingthelivesofindividuals.

However,itisestimatedthat818millionadults

aroundtheworldareilliterate,

thatis,theyareunabletoreadorwrite.

Amajorityofthemarewomen.

Morethan110millionschoolagechildrenintheworld

donotattendschool.

Manyotherscompleteschoolorfailtofinishtheirstudies

withoutlearningtoreadorwrite.

Manycountriesdependontheeffortsofpeople

whooffertheirtimetohelpilliterateindividuals.

Forexample,JohnMoggerbecameconcerned

abouttheproblemofilliteracythreeyearsago,

sohestartedteachingfiveprisonersinBrazil.

Inhisteaching,

hedevelopedasystemwiththisgroupofprisoners.

Hesayshiswayofteachingcanhelpanyone

learnhowtoreadandwritewithaboutthirtyhoursofstudy.

Tolearnhissystem,peoplemustfirstknow

howtowritelettersofthealphabet

andlearnwhichsoundstheyrepresent.

Thesystemdivideslettersintothreegroups.

Thefirstgroupofletterscanbewrittenbetweentwolines.

Thesecondcanbewrittenbetweentwolines

butpartoftheletterisabovethetopline.

Thethirdgrouphaslettersthatare

partlywrittenbelowthelowerline.

JohnMoggertaughthiss