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英语听力原文

Passage1MeetingonCampus

Teacher:

Oh,hi.Whatwasyournameagain?

Ican'tkeepstraightallthestudents'namesthisbeingtheseconddayofschool.

Student:

It'sokay.Ihaveahardtimerememberingnamesmyself.

Teacher:

How,uh,Karen,right?

Student:

No,it'sNancy.Mymom'snameisKaren.

Teacher:

Nancy.Okay.IthinkIheardyouwerefromEngland.

Student:

Well,Iwasbornthere,butmyparentsareAmericans.IgrewupinFrance.

Teacher:

Oh,aworldtraveller!

Student:

ButthenwemovedherewhenIwasnine.

Teacher:

So,whatdoesyourfatherdonow?

Student:

Well,he'sacollegeprofessor,andheisinScotlandatthemoment.

Teacher:

Howinteresting.Whatdoesheteach?

Student:

HeteachesChemistry.

Teacher:

Oh,Chemistry,anduh,whataboutyourmother?

Student:

Sheworksfulltimeathome.

Teacher:

Oh,andwhat,doesshehaveherownbusinessorsomething?

Student:

Nah,shetakescareofme.

Teacher:

Well,beingahomemakercanbereallyhard,butrewardingjob.

Student:

Ithinkso,too.

Passage2MyMajor

Jim:

Hey,Karen,youarenotreallyreadingit,areyou?

Karen:

Pardon?

Jim:

Thebook!

Youhaven'tturnedthepageinthelasttenminutes.

Karen:

No,Jim.IsupposeIhaven't.Ineedtogetthroughit,butIkeepdriftingaway.

Jim:

Soitdoesn'treallyholdyourinterest?

Karen:

No,notreally.Iwouldn'tbotherwithit,tobehonest.ButIhavetoreaditforaseminar.I'matauniversity.

Jim:

It'salaboroflaborratherthanalaboroflove.

Karen:

IshouldsayIdon'tlikeDickensatallreally,theauthor;indeed,Iamstartingtolikethewholecourselessandless.

Jim:

It'snotjustthebook.It'sthecourseaswell?

Karen:

Yeah,inaway,althoughthecourseitselfisn'treallythatbad,alotofitisprettygood.Infact,andthelecturerisfine.Astome,Isupposeyousee,IwanttodophilosophyratherthanEnglish,butmyparentstookmeoutofit.

Jim:

SothecoursesareOKassuch,it'sjustthathaditbeenlefttoyou,youwouldchooseadifferentone.

Karen:

Oh,theyhadmybestinterestatheart,ofcourse,myparents,theyalwaysdo,don'tthey?

Theybelievethatmyjobprospectwouldbeprettylimitedwiththedegreeofphilosophy.Plus,theygivemeareallygenerousallowance,butIambeginningtofeelthatI'mwastingmytimeandtheirmoney.TheywouldbesodisappointedifItoldthemIwasquitting.

Passage3ComputerProgram

Karen:

Hello,KlarksonCollege.MayIhelpyou?

Jim:

Yes.I'mlookingforinformationoncoursesincomputerprogramming.Ineeditforthefallsemester.

Karen:

Doyouwantadayoreveningcourse?

Jim:

Well,itwouldhavetobeaneveningcoursesinceIworkduringtheday.

Karen:

Uh-huh.Haveyoutakenanycoursesindataprocessing?

Jim:

No.

Karen:

Oh,well,dataprocessingisaprerequisitecourse.Youhavetotakethatcoursebeforeyoucantakecomputerprogramming.

Jim:

Oh,Isee.Well,whenisitgiven?

Ihopeit'snotonThursdays.

Karen:

Well,there'saclassthatmeetsonMondayeveningsatseven.

Jim:

Justonceaweek?

Karen:

Yes.Butthat'salmostthreehours,from7to9:

45p.m.

Jim:

Oh,that'sallright.Icanmanagethat.Howmanyweeksdoesthecourselast?

Karen:

Um,letmesee.12weeks.YoustartthefirstweekinSeptemberandfinish...oh,justbeforeChristmas,December21st.

Jim:

Andhowmuchisthecourse?

Karen:

That's$300andthatincludesthenecessarycomputertime.

Jim:

Uh-huh,OK.Um,wheredoIgotoregister?

Karen:

Registrationisonthe2ndand3rdofSeptember,between6and9p.m.,inFrostAuditorium.

Jim:

Isthattheroundbuildingbehindtheparkinglot?

Karen:

Yes,that'stheone.

Jim:

Oh,Iknowhowtogetthere.Oh,isthereanythingIshouldbringwithme?

Karen:

No,justyourcheckbook.

Jim:

Well,thankyousomuch.

Karen:

Youareverywelcome.Bye.

Jim:

Bye-bye.

Passage4ATriptoCanberra

Man:

Let'sjustgooverthearrangementsformytriptoCanberra.

Woman:

Sure,hereisyourschedule.You'reflyingat9:

55onSaturdaymorning.That'sAustralianAirwaysFlight404.Youhavetocheckintwohoursbefore,soI'vearrangedacartopickyouupfromyourhomeat7:

05.

Man:

Good.WhattimedoestheflightgetintoCanberra?

Woman:

ItgetsintoCanberraat22:

40.That'sthelocaltime,ofcourse.IhavebookedyouaroomattheHiltonHotel.They'regoingtosendacartopickyouup.

Man:

Fine.NowwhenamIseeingMr.Smith?

Woman:

Mondaymorningat10:

00.Bytheway,MissGreeniscomingtothemeetingaswell.

Man:

That'sgoodnews.Wewon'thavetoarrangeaseparatemeeting.AndhavethetourofthenewplantinCanberraandthemeetingwiththedirectorsbeenarrangedforTuesday?

Woman:

Yes,theywillpickyouupinthemorningat9:

00,andplantoshowyoutheplant,takeyoutolunch,andreturnyoutothehotelatabout5p.m.

Man:

Good.Now,hasmyvisaarrived?

Woman:

No,notyet.I'llphonetheembassyandfindoutifthey'vesenditoffyet.

Man:

Thanks.Andcouldyouordersometravelers'checks?

Woman:

Sure,I'llphonethebank.

Passage5ASchedule

Randall:

HiFaith.Doyouhaveaminute?

Faith:

Sure.What'sup?

Randall:

Well,IjustwantedtogooverthescheduleforWednesday'sorientationmeetingtomakesureeverythingisready.

Faith:

Okay.Here'sacopyofthetentativeschedule.[Okay.]Now,theregistrationstartsat8:

30andgoesuntil9:

15.[Alright.]Then,theorientationmeetingwillcommenceat9:

30.

Randall:

Okay.Now,wehadplannedoriginallyforthemeetingtogountil10:

30,butnowwehavesomeonefromtheinternationalcentercomingtospeaktothestudentsonextracurricularactivities,sohowaboutendingthemeetingaround11:

00?

Faith:

Fine.And,uh,thenstudentswilltaketheplacementtestsfrom11:

15untilnoon[Okay.],followedby20-minutebreakbeforelunch.[Okay.]And,immediatelyafterlunch,wehavereservedacampusshuttletogivestudentsa45-minutetourstartingat1:

30.[Oh.Okay.]Wewanttoshowstudentsaroundtheuniversity,includingtheunionbuilding,thelibrary,andthestudentservicesbuilding.

Randall:

Great.Now,howabouttheoralinterviews?

Faith:

Well,we'replanningtostartthemat2:

15.

Randall:

Uh,well,teachersaregoingtobeuptotheirearsinpreparations,andthey'llbehardpressedtostartthen.

Faith:

Okay,let'sgetthingsrollingaround2:

45.

Randall:

Okay,here,letmejotthatdown.Uh,couldyougrabapenoffmydesk?

Faith:

Right.Findinganythingonyourdeskislikefindinganeedleinahaystack.[Oh,it'snotthatbad.]Here,usemine.

Randall:

Okay.Andwe'llneed150copiesofthisprogramguidebythen.

Faith:

Hey.That'satallorderonsuchshortnotice!

Howaboutlendingmeahandtoputthingstogether[Okay.]bythisafternoon,sowedon'thavetoworryaboutthem?

Randall:

Okay.AndIthinkthemanagerhasgiventhegreenlighttogoaheadandusethemoreexpensivepaperandbindingfortheguidesthistime.

Faith:

Okay.Sotheinterviewswillgofrom2:

45until,let'ssay,4:

30.[Okay.]Ihopewecanwrapthingsupby5:

00.

Randall:

Great.Ithinkthebottomlineistokeepthingsrunningsmoothlythroughouttheday.

Faith:

Iagree.I'llpassthisschedulebythedirectorforafinallook.

Passage6DealingwithFamilyIssues

Dealingwithfamilyproblemscanbeoneofthemoststressfulissuesfacingacollegestudent.Maybeyougrewupinafamilywithconsiderateproblems.Maybefamilyproblemseruptedonceyouleftforschool.Ineithercase,tryingtodealwiththeseproblemscanbeverydisruptivetocollegelife;butlearningtofacetheseissuesinaproductivewaywillhelpyoubecomeemotionallystrongerandhaveabettercollegeexperience.

Let'sfirstconsidertheexamplethatproblemsoccurredinyourfamilyonceyouleftforschool.Perhapsyourparentsdecidedtogetadivorceoroneoffamilymembersdevelopedaphysicalorpsychologicalillness.Thesearejustsomeexamplesthatoftenoccurbuttherecouldbemanyothers.Theseissuesmayleaveyoufeelingconfusedandalone.Sometimesstudentsfeeltheyareresponsibleforresolvingsomeofthefamilyissuesandthisaddsanextraemotionalburden.Inanyofthesesituationsitisbestifyoucanhaveopencommunicationwithmembersofyourfamily.Thismeansthatyoutalkdirectlytothepersonwithwhomyouhaveconcerns.Sometimesstudentsgetcaughtinthemiddleandbecomemessengersfortheirparentsorsiblings.Thisisnotahealthypatternofcommunicationandisonlylikelytocontributetoyourdistressratherthanreduceit.Itisimportanttorememberthatyoucannotchangeyourfamilybutyoucanchangethewayyourespond.Beingresponsibleforyourfeelingsandcommunicatingtheminaforthrightandrespectfulwaymayhelpotherstodosoaswell.

Passage7lllness

Woman:

Hello,thanksforcallingSmithP&GOffice,mayIhelpyou?

Man1:

Hello,Susan,thisisPeter.Ihaveadoctor'sappointmentthisafternoon.Areyougoingtobeintheoffice,ordoyouhaveameetingintheconferenceroom?

.

Woman:

I'llbehere.And,don'tworry.Idon'thavemuchonfortoday,soI'llhandleallofyourcalls.

Man1:

Thanks.I'mexpectingacallfrommylawyer.He'ssupposedtobesendingmesomechangestothecontracts.

Woman:

I'llmakesuretotakeadetailedmessageifhecalls.Isthereanythingyouwanttotellhim?

Man1:

Well,youcouldremindhimthatI'mgoingtoneedtocomedowntownandsignafewpapersinfrontofhim.I'llhavetosetsomethingupfornextweek.

Woman:

Okay.

Woman:

Goodafternoon,thanksforcallingSmithP&GOffice,mayIhelpyou?

Man2:

Hello,mayIspeaktoPeter?

Woman:

I'msorry,Peterisnothere.ButIcantakethemessageoryoucanleaveyourphonenumberandIwilltellhimtocallyouwhenheishere.

Man2:

Thanksa