英语考研复试听力练习材料.docx

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英语考研复试听力练习材料

Q11.

　　W:

Thisisoneofourbestandleastexpensivetwo-bedroomlistings.It’slocatedinaquietbuildingandisclosetobuslines.

　　M:

Thatmaybetrue,butlookatit,it’sawful.Thepainthaspeeledoffandthecarpetiswornandthestoveisancient.

　　Q:

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

　　Q12.

　　M:

ThepictureswetookattheBotanicalGardenshouldbereadytomorrow.

　　W:

Ican’twaittoseethem.I’mwonderingiftheshotsItookisasgoodasIthought.

　　Q:

Whatisthewomaneagertoknow?

　　Q13.

　　W:

Thehandleofthebookcaseisbroken.CanyouhaveitfixedbynextTuesday?

　　M:

Letmesee.Ineedtofindahandlethatmatches,butthatshouldn’ttaketoolong.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　Q14.

　　M:

ThistrucklookslikewhatIneedbutI’mworriedaboutmaintenance.Forus,itwillhavetooperateforlongperiodsoftimeinverycoldtemperatures.

　　W:

Wehaveseveralmodelsthatespeciallyadaptedforextremeconditions.Wouldyouliketoseethem?

　　Q:

What’stheman’sdemandfromtheconversation?

　　Q15.

       M:

Ithinkyourbosswillbeveryupsetwhenhegetsyourletterofresignation.

　　W:

Thatmaybeso.Butintheletter,IjusttoldhimfranklyIcouldnolongerlivewithhispoormanagementandstupiddecisions.

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

　　Q16.

       W:

I’dliketoexchangetheshirt.I’velearnedthepersonIboughtitforisallergictowool.

　　M:

maybewecanfindsomethingincottonorsilk.Pleasecomethisway.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

　　Q17.

      M:

ExcusemeMiss,didanyonehappentoturninanewhandbag?

Youknowit’sabirthdaygiftformywife.

　　W:

Letmesee.Oh,we’vegotquitealotofwomen’sbagshere.Canyougivememoredetailedinformation,suchasitscolor,thesizeandthetrademark?

　　Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

　　Q18.

        W:

What’reyougoingtodowiththeoldhouseyouinheritedfromyourgrandfather?

　　M:

Ionceintendedtosellit.ButnowI’mthinkingofturningitintoaguesthouse,becauseit’sstillasolidstructure.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanplantodowithhisoldhouse?

W:

thereisanelementthereaboutthecompetitioner,isn’tthere?

BecauseBritishrailwaysareanationalizedindustry,thereisn’tanyonerailwaysysteminthecountry.Ifyoudon’tlikeaparticularkindofbigbeans,youcangoonbyanother;butifyoudon’tliketheparticularrailway,youcan’tgoonusinganother

　　M:

somepeoplewhowritetomesaythis.Theysaythatifyoudidnothaveamonopoly,youwouldnotbeabletodothethingsyoudo.Well,Idon’tthinkwedoanythingdeliberatelytoupsetourcustomers,wehaveparticularproblems.Since1946,whentheTransportActcamein,wewerenationalized.

　　W:

Doyouthinkthatisagoodthing?

Hasitbeenagoodthingfortherailways,doyouthink,tobenationalized?

　　M:

Oh,Ithinkso,yes,becauseingeneral,mostsofthetransportsareallaround.Let’sfacethefact,thecararearrivedthecarsareheretostay.Thereisnoquestionaboutthat

　　W:

Sowhat’syoursayingthen?

Isitiftherailwayshaven’tbeennationalized,theywouldsimplyhavedisappeared?

　　M:

Oh,Ithinktheywouldhave.TheyaredisappearingfastinAmerica.TheFrenchrailwayslose1billionpoundsayear,theGermanrailways,2billionayear.Butyouseethosegovernmentsarepreparingtopourthemoneyintothetransportsystemtokeepitgoing

　　W:

So,Inasense,youcallbetweentwoextremes.Ontheonehand,theyaretryingnottolosetoomuchmoney,andontheotherhand,you’vegottoprovidethebestservice.

　　M:

Yes,youareright

　　Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard

　　22.WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheBritishrailways?

　　23.Whatdosomepeoplewhowritetothemancomplainabout?

　　24.Whatdoesthemansaythreatenstheexistenceoftherailways?

　　25.Whatdoesthemansayabouttherailwaysinothercountries?

Passage1

　　Amongglobalwarming’smostfrighteningthreatsisthepredictionthatthepolaricecapswillmelt,raisingsealevelsomuch,thatcoastalcitiesfromNewYork,toLosAngeles,toShanghaiwillbeflooded.ScientistsagreethattheykeyplayerinthisscenarioistheWestAntarcticicesheet.ABrazilsizemassfrozenwaterthatasmuchas7,000feetthick,unlikefloatingiceshelveswhichhavelittleimpactonsealevelwhentheybreakup,theicesheetisanchoredtobedrockwillblowtheseasurface.Surroundedbyanopenocean,itisalsovulnerable.ButAntarcticexpertsdisagreestronglyonjusthowunstableitis.NownewevidencerevealsthatallaremostoftheWestAntarcticicesheetcollapsedatleastonceduringthepast1.3millionyears--aperiodwhenglobaltemperaturesprobablywillnotsignificantlyhigherthantheyaretoday.Andtheicesheetwasassumedtohavebeenstable.Ingeologictime,amillionyearsisrecenthistory.TheproofwhichwaspublishedlastweekinSciencecomesfromateamofscientistsfromUppsalaUniversityinSwedenandCalifornianInstituteofTechnologywhodrilldeepholesneartheedgeoftheicesheet.Withinsamplescollectedfromthesolidsubstancelyingbeneaththeice,theyfoundfossilsofmicroscopemarineplantswhichsuggeststheregionwasonceanopenocean,notsolidice.AsHermanAnkleherd,aco-authorfromCalifornianInstituteofTechnologysays,“TheWestAntarcticicesheetdisappearedonceandcandisappearagain.”

　　Questions26toquestion29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　Question26:

Whatisoneofthemostfrighteningthreatsofglobalwarmingaccordingtothepassage?

　　Question27:

Whatdidscientistsdisagreeon?

　　Question28:

WhatdoesthelatestinformationrevealaboutWestAntarcticicesheet?

　　Question29:

Whatdoesscientists’latestfindingsuggest?

　　Passage2

　　It’salwaysfuntowriteaboutreserchyoucanactuallytryoutyourself.Trythis.TakeaphotoanduploadittoFacebook,thenafteradayorso,knowwhatURLlinktothepictureisandthendeleteit.Comebackamonthlaterandseeifthelinkworks.Chancesare,itwill.Facebookisn’talonehere.ResearchesatCambridgeUniversityhavefoundoutnearlyhalfofthesocialnetwworkingsitesdon’tdeletepicturesimmediatelywhenauserrequesttheyberemoved.Ingeneral,photo-centricwebsiteslikePhlicawerefoundtobebetteratquicklyremovingdeletedphotosuponrequest.Whydiddeletedphotosdeckaroundsolong?

Theproblemrelatestothewaydatarestoredonlargewebsites.Whileyourpersonalcomputeronlykeepsonecopyofafile.,large-scaleservices,likeFacebook,relyonwhatarecalledContentDeliveryNetworkstomanagedataanddistribution.It’sacomplexsystemwherewerenderdatatomutil-intermediadevicesusuallytospeedupaccesstofileswhenmillionsofpeoplearetryingtoaccesstheserviceatthesametime.Butbecausechangesaren’treflectedacrossContentDeliveryNetworksimmediately,ghostcopiesoffilestendtolingerfordaysorweeks.InthecaseofFacebook,thecompanysaysdatamayhangarounduntiltheURLlinkquestionedisreused,whichisusuallyafterashortperiodoftime,thoughobviouslythattimevaryconsiderably.

　　Question30Whatdoesthespeakeraskustotryout?

　　Question31Whataccountsforthefailureofsomewebsitestoremovephotosimmediately?

　　Question32WhenwilltheunwanteddataeventuallydisappearfromFacebookaccordingtothecompany?

　　Passage3

　　Enjoyanicedcoffee,betterskipdinnerorhitthegymafterwards.WiththeCancerCharitywarningthatsomeicedcoffeescontainasmanycaloriesasahotdinner,theWorldCancerResearchFund（WCRF）conductedasurveyoficedcoffeesoldbysomepopularchainsinBritainincludingStarbucks,CafeNeroandCostaCoffeetogivethecaloriesasstudiesincreasinglylinkobesitywithcancer.Theworstoffender,acoffeefromStarbuckshad561calories,othericedcoffeescontainedmorethan450calories,andthemajorityhadanexcessof200.Healthexpertsadvisethattheaveragewomenshouldconsumeabout2000caloriesadayandamanabout2500caloriestomaintainahealthyweight.Dietersinfor1000to1500caloriesaday.Thefactthatthereisanicedcoffeeonthemarketwithoveraquarterofawoman’sdailycaloriesallowanceisalarming.DoctorRachelThompson,scienceprogrammermanageratLondon-basedWCRF,saidinawidelyreportedstatement,thisistheamountofcaloriesyoumightexpecttohaveinaneveningmeal,notinadrink.TheWCRFhasestimatedthat19thousandcancersayearinBritaincouldbepreventedifpeoplelosttheirexcessweight,withgrowingevidencethatexcessbodyfatincreasesvariouscancers.Ifyouarehavingthesetypesofcoffeeregularly.Thentheywillincreasechancesofyoubecomingoverweight,withinturnincreasesyourriskofdevelopingcanceraswellasotherdiseasessuchasheartdisease,sheadded.

　　Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　Q33:

Whatwarningdoessomehealthexpertsgive?

　　Q34:

Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledoafteranicedcoffee?

　　Q35:

WhatcouldBritishpeopleexpectiftheymaintainthenormalbodyweightaccordingtotheWCRF?

Psychologistsarefindingthathopeplaysasurprisinglyvitalroleingivingpeopleameasurableadvantageinzonesofdiverseasacademicachievement,bearingupintoughjobsandcopingwithtragicillness.Andbycontrast,thelossofhopeisturningouttobeastrongersignthatapersonmaycommitsuicidethanotherfactorslongthoughttobemorelikelyrisks.Hope’sprovedapowerfulpredictorofoutcomeineverystudywe’vedonesofar.”saidDoctorCharlesRSnider.Apsychologistwhohasdevisedascaletoassesshowmuchhopeapersonhas.Forexample,inresearchwit