全国大学生英语竞赛B级决赛赛卷听力理解录音材料文字稿.docx

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全国大学生英语竞赛B级决赛赛卷听力理解录音材料文字稿

2006年全国大学生英语竞赛（B级决赛赛卷）听力理解录音材料文字稿

（ScriptforListeningComprehension）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear6shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

1.M:

Thetapeexplainsthatthere'llbeashortpause.Allowaminuteortwo,butnolonger.

  W:

Shouldweinterveneatallduringtheexam?

Forinstance,torepeatcertaininstructionsifsomecandidateslookpuzzled?

  M:

No,I'mafraidthatifsomeonelooksconfused,it'stheirEnglishwhichisn'tuptoscratch,nottheinstructions.

  Question:

Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?

2.W:

Well,canyoutellmewhyyoucametoFinland?

  M:

Well,IcametoFinland-itwasrightafterIfinisheduniversityinTorontowhereIstudiedliterature-Ialwayswantedtobeajournalist-andthereasonIcametoFinlandwasjustforasummerjob.

  Question:

WhydidthemancometoFinland?

3.W:

Howlonghaveyoubeenalock-keeper,Mr.Fidlder?

  M:

Ohdear,letmethink...umm...IstartedwhenIwas25,sothatmeansI'vebeenatitforuhtwenty-oneyearsnow.Yeah,that'sit-threeyearsontheOxfordCanalandthepasteighteenyearshereontheReadingStretch.Twenty-oneyearsinall.

  W:

Oh,really!

That'sincredible.

  Question:

Howlonghasthemanbeenalock-keeper?

4.W:

CanyoutellmewhenSudeleyCastleisopen?

  M:

Yes,ofcourse,SudeleyCastle,Sudeley,Ithinkit'sopenallday,someoneaskedmethisaweekorsoago...Here we are, I've gottheguide.Yes,it'sopenfrom11inthemorninguntil5intheafternoon.Well,notquiteallday,butmorningandafternoon.

  W:

Elevenamtofivepm,OK,that'sgreat.

  Question:

WhenisSudeleyCastleopen?

5.M:

Wheredidtheideaofthegentleclassicalmusiccomefrom?

  W:

FrommystudiesofRenaissancemusic,andofcourse,opera.Onthecontinent,especiallyinSpainandItalywhereitstillthrives,itisatraditionalromanticexperience.Overthecenturies,universitystudentshaveturnedtheclassicalmusicintoanartformforhire.

  Question:

Wheredidtheideaoftheclassicalmusiccomefrom?

6.W:

Whataboutthenewsignpostingintheairport?

  M:

Newsignposting!

It'sasbadasit'severbeen.Oh,I'vebeengoingroundincircles.Youfollowasignandyoufindthatthearrow'spointingtheotherway.

  W:

Right.Thankyou.

  Question:

Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthenewsignpostingintheairport?

SectionB 

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearonelongconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,4questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Youwillhearboththeconversationandthequestionsonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

   W:

Excuseme.I'mdoingasurveyontherecentmodernisationofthisairport.Wouldyou    mindansweringsomequestions?

   M:

Well,ifyou'requick.

   W:

Rightumcouldyoutellmeumwhereyou'regoingandwhyyou'regoingthere?

   M:

Yes,I'mflyingtoBarcelonaonbusiness.

   W:

OK.Canyoutellmehowoftenyouusetheairport?

   M:

Yes,Iusethisairportapproximatelytwiceamonthbecauseofmywork.

   W:

Andumwhatdoyouthinkofthenewrestaurant?

   M:

I'msorry,butIthinkit'stacky-cheap,vulgar,Imean-plasticcups,wobblychairs,wedeservesomethingbetter.

   W:

Right,nowwhataboutthespeedofairportproceduresandformalities?

   M:

Well,thatvaries.Now,somedaysthey'reallright,theycancopebutonbusydaystheycan'tcopeatall-ifitgetsovercrowdedtheyjustdon'tseemtohavethestafftodealwiththesituationandtherearedelays.

   W:

Thankyou.Um.Whataboutthenewparkingfacilities?

   M:

Inmyopiniontheparkinglotistoofarfromtheterminals.Iknowthere'sacourtesybusbutitisn'tfrequentenough.

   W:

Well,er,andwhataboutthetransportlinkstotheairport?

   M:

Transportfacilities,publictransportisprettygood.Ithinktherearefrequentrailservicesandbuses,yes,Ithinkit'sprettygood.

Questions7to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

7.  Wheredoyouthinkthisdialoguetakesplace?

8.  WhyisthemanflyingtoBarcelona?

9.  Howoftendoesthemanusetheairport?

10.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthenewparkingarrangements?

SectionC

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.Itisthesecondtimeintwenty-fourhoursthatthecondemnedman,MichaelMorales,hasbeenspared,notbytheactionsofthecourtsorbythegovernor,butbydoctors.Morales,convictedofkillingaseventeen-year-oldgirltwenty-fiveyearsago,hadbeenduetobeexecutedbylethalinjectiononMondaynight.

   Question:

BywhomhasMichaelMoralesbeensparedthesecondtimeintwenty-fourhours?

12.ThecharitygroupPlanInternationalsays600millionAsianchildrenaredeprivedofoneofthesevenbasicneedsusedtodefinepoverty,includingfood,safewater,shelter,healthandeducation.Anditsays350millionchildren,equivalenttothepopulationoftheEuropeanUnion,aredeprivedoftwoormorebasicneeds,classifyingthemasabsolutelypoor.

   Question:

AccordingtothecharitygroupPlanInternational,howmanychildrenaredeprivedoftwoormorebasicneeds?

13.Healthofficialssayasmanyaseightypercentofdeathsfromchronicdiseasescouldbeprevented.Theysayanimportanttoolforgovernmentsistorestrictthemarketingofalcoholandtobaccotoyoungpeople.Also,moreprogramsareneededtourgehealthyeatingandmorephysicalactivity.

   Question:

Howcangovernmentsreducechronicdiseasedeaths?

14.InwinterinBritain,manychildrenandadultsenjoygoingtothetheatretowatchapantomime.Pantomimesareaveryoldformofentertainment,butthemodernversionisaspopularasever.Pantomimestodayoriginatefromatypeoflight,popular,comedyplayfrom16th-centuryItaly.Someaspectsofmodernpantomimedatefromthistime,forexamplehavingstockcharacterswhoappearindifferentstories.

   Question:

Whatisapantomime?

15.ThewebsiteFriendsReunitedwasstartedforfunin1999byacouplewhowereinterestedtoknowwhattheiroldschoolfriendsweredoing.Theprojectsnowballedandby2005,thesitehad12millionmembers.OneextraordinaryfactisthatFriendsReunitedhasneveradvertised,itssuccessisentirelyduetoword-of-mouth.

   Question:

WhenwasthewebsiteFriendsReunitedstarted?

16.ThelatestChineseplayertojoinaPremiershipteamwasthe18-year-oldprodigyDongFangzhou,whowasboughtbyManchesterUnitedin2004.BecauseofproblemswithredtapehedoesnotyethaveaworkpermittoplayinBritain,soheiscurrentlyataBelgianfeederclub.

   Question:

WhereisDongFangzhoucurrently?

17.TherearemanytraditionalgamesonHalloween,butthemostcommonis“apple-bobbing”.It'ssimpletoplay.Severalapplesareputfloatinginwater.Childrenthenhavetheirhandstiedbehindtheirbacks.Theythenhavetotrytopicktheapplesoutofthewaterusingonlytheirmouths.Ofcourse,peoplegetverywetanditisveryfunnytowatch.

   Question:

Howdochildrenpicktheapplesoutofthewater?

18.TheindustrystillhasworktoconvinceAmericansofthevirtuesofwindpower.Someresidentscomplainthelargetowersareunsightly,andenvironmentalistshavecriticizedthewindmillsasdangeroustobirds.ThisismoreofaproblematanothersiteinNorthernCalifornia,whichisonamigrationroute.Inresponsetocomplaints,ownershaveagreedtoatemporaryshutdownofsomeofthatarea'swindturbinesduringthisyear'swintermigration.

   Question:

WhydosomeAmericanresidentscomplainaboutthelargewindmills?

19.Fouchtisoneofanestimated60millionAmericanswhoregularlysufferfrominsomnia,eitherbecausetheyaretakingmedication,orexperiencingpain,ornoteatingright.OraccordingtoRussellRosenberg,whodirectstheSleepMedicineInstituteinAtlanta,Georgia-simplybecausetheyarelivinginthemodernworld.

   Question:

AccordingtoRussellRosenberg,whydomanyAmericanssufferfrominsomnia?

20.AccordingtoanannualpollconductedbytheNationalSleepFoundation,in2005,75percentofAmericansexperiencedsleepingproblemsrangingfromminorandtransienttosevereandchronic.Thatisupfrom62percentin1999,whentheNSFfirstconducteditspoll.

   Question:

WhatpercentageofAmericanshadsleepingproblemsin1999,basedontheNSFresearch?

SectionD

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear2passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear4or6questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

   TheRedfernMuseumisclosedtoday.OuropeninghoursarefromhalfpastonetohalfpastfourMondaytoThursday.

   Themuseumhasthingsforyoutoseefromtheeighteenthcentury-thedownstairsro