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剑桥6TEST1听力文本

剑桥6-TEST1-听力文本

C6T1

TAPESCRIPTS

SECTION1

MAN:

Right,gotthat.Andwhat’sthenexttype?

WOMAN:

Well,that’sSilver—it’sthesameasGoldexceptyouhavetopayasmallfeeof£1,00perlessonforanyyoudoandyoucanonlyusethecentreatcertaintimes.

MAN:

Isee.Sowhenexactly？

WOMAN:

Youcanonlyusethefacilitiesbetween10amand4:

30pm.

MAN:

SoIcouldn’tusethepoolat8inthemorningorevening,then?

WOMAN:

That’sright.

MAN:

OK.Andthepriceforthat?

IsthejoiningfeethesameasforGold?

WOMAN:

Actually,it’sslightlylessthanthe£250—it’s£225,buttheannualfeeisonly£300.Doesthatsoundmorelikewhatyouwant?

MAN:

Well,it’sstillrathermoreexpensivethanIthought.I’mastudentherein

gold.Thentheboxofficehasbeenreorientedwithitsownaccessformthesideofthebuildinginsteadofthroughthefoyer,whichmeansitcanbeopenlongerhours,andhasmorespace,too.Theshopthatusedtobeinthefoyer,whichsoldbooksandCDs,istheonepartoftheredevelopmentwhichisn’tyetcomplete.Theplanistofindnewpremisesforitnearthetheatre,andwe’vehaddifficultyfindingsomewheresuitable.Wehopetoreopentheshopinthenextfewmonths.

MAN:

Willaudiencesfindanydifferenceintheauditorium?

LYNNE:

Yes,we’veincreasedtheleg-roombetweentherows.Thismeansthattherearenowfewerseatsbutwe’resureaudienceswillbemuchhappier.Andwe’veinstalledairconditioning,soitwon’tgetsohotandstuffy.Wealreadyhadafewseatswhichweresuitableforwheelchairusers,andnowtherearetwiceasmany,whichwehopewillmeetdemand.Somethingelsethatwillbenefitaudiencesisthenewlifts.Thetwoweusedtohaveweresmallandslow.They’venowgone,andwe’vegotmuchmoreefficientones.

MAN:

Anythingfortheperformers?

LYNNE:

Yes,we’vemadeanumberofimprovementsbackstage.Thesmalldarkdressingroomsweusedtohavehavebeenconvertedintotwolargeairyrooms,sothey’remuchmorecomfortablenow.Andthestate-of-the-artelectronicsoundandlightingsystemshavebeeninstalled.

MAN:

OK,sowhat’sthefirstplaythataudiencescanseewhenthetheatrereopens?

LYNNE:

We’vegotaveryexcitingproductionofPeterShaffer’sRoyalHuntoftheSun,whichiscurrentlytouringthecountry.ThatstartsonOctoberthe13thandrunstillthe19th.We’reexperimentingbitwiththetimethecurtaingoesup.Weusedtostartallourperformancesat7.30,butthatmadeitdifficultforpeopletogohomebypublictransport,soinsteadwe’rebeginningat7.Becauseat9.45,whenitfinished,therearestillbusesrunning.Ticketsarealreadysellingfast.TheFridayandSaturdayperformancessoldoutalmostimmediatelyand,nowthereareonlyticketsforMondayandThursday.

MAN:

Howmucharethey?

LYNNE:

We’veintroducedasimplerpricestructure.Ticketpricesusedtorangefrom£6to£30butnowthey’reall£18.They’reavailablefromtheboxoffice,inperson,byphone,faxorpost,oronline

MAN:

OK,Lynne,nowifyou’dliketogivethecontactdetailsforthetheatre.

SECTION3

TUTOR:

Hello,canIhelpyou?

BRIAN:

Iwastoldtocomehere,becauseI’dliketotalktosomeoneabouttakingamanagementcourse.

TUTOR:

Right.I’moneofthetutors,soIshouldbeabletohelpyou.

BRIAN:

Oh,good.Myname’sBrianArdley.I’vedecidedtoenrollonapart-timemanagementcourse.Afriendofminetookonelastyear,andrecommendedittome.

TUTOR:

Right.

BRIAN:

IsthereanythingIshoulddobeforethecourse,likereadingoranything?

TUTOR:

Weprefertointegratereadingwiththecourse,sowedon’tgiveoutareadinglistinadvance.Butwelikepeopletowriteacasestudy,describinganorganizationtheyknow.

BRIAN:

I’vealreadydonethat,asmyfriendstoldmeyouwantedone.Butwoulditbepossibletositinonateachingsession,toseewhatit’slike?

Ihaven’tbeenastudentforquiteawhile.

TUTOR:

Fine.Justletmeknowwhichdate,I’llarrangeitwiththetutor.

BRIAN:

Now,couldIaskyouaboutthecollegefacilities,please?

TUTOR:

Anythinginparticular?

BRIAN:

Well,thecourseisonedayaweek,allday,isn’tit?

Sopresumablyit’spossibletobuyfood?

TUTOR:

Yes,therefectory’sopenallday.

BRIAN:

Doesitcaterforspecialdiets?

Ihavesomefoodallergies.

TUTOR:

Providedyouwarntherefectoryinadvance,itwon’tbeaproblem.

BRIAN:

Good.Whataboutfacilitiesforyoungchildren?

I’dliketobringmydaughterherewhileI’mstudying.

TUTOR:

Howoldisshe?

BRIAN:

Three.

TUTOR:

Thenshe’seligibletojointhenursery,whichissupervisedbyaqualifiedNurseryNurse.Thewaitinglistforaplaceisquitelongthough,soyououghttoapplynow.

BRIAN:

OK.

TUTOR:

Idon’tknowifourcareersadviceservicewouldbeofanyinteresttoyou?

BRIAN:

Yes,itmighthelpmedecidehowtodevelopmycareerafterthecourse.

TUTOR:

Thecentrehasalotofreferencematerials,andstaffqualifiedtogiveguidanceonaone-to-onebasis.

BRIAN:

Inoticedafitnesscentrenexttothecollege.Isthatforstudents?

TUTOR:

It’sopentoeveryone,butstudentspayanannualfeethat’smuchlessthanthegeneralpublicpays.

BRIAN:

Andpresumablythecollegelibrarystocksnewspapersandjournals,aswellasbooks?

TUTOR:

Yes,andthere’salsoanaudio-visualroom,forviewingandlisteningtovideos,cassettes,andsoon.

BRIAN:

Istherealsoaccesstocomputers?

TUTOR:

Yes,yourtutorwillneedtoarrangewiththetechnicalsupportteamforyoutogetapassword,soaskhimorheraboutitwhenyoustartthecourse.

BRIAN:

OK.

TUTOR:

Bytheway,doyouknowaboutourBusinessCentre?

BRIAN:

No.What’sthat?

TUTOR:

It’satrainingresource-acollectionofmaterialsforpeopletostudyontheirown,oruseintheirownorganizations.

BRIAN:

Uhuh.Youmeanbooksandvideos?

TUTOR:

Yes,andmanualsforself-study.Plusalotofcomputer-basedmaterials,sopeoplecanwordthroughthemattheirownspeed,andrepeatanythingtheyaren’tsureabout.Andyoucanhirelaptopstouseinyourownhomeorworkplacesaswellasprintersthatyoucantakeaway.

BRIAN:

DoesithaveanythingthatIcouldusetoimprovemystudyskills?

Idon’thavemuchideaaboutreportwriting,andI’msureI’llneeditonthecourse.

TUTOR:

Ohyes,there’splentyofusefulmaterial.Justaskoneofthestaff.

BRIAN:

Doesthecentrecoverallthemainareasofbusiness?

TUTOR:

Yes,topicslikefinance,andofcoursemarketing-that’sapopularone.Localmanagersseemtoqueueuptoborrowthevideos!

BRIAN:

Soitisn’tjustforstudents,then?

TUTOR:

No,it’sformembersonly,butanyonecanjoin.

BRIAN:

Howmuchdoesitcost?

TUTOR:

£100ayearforacompany,and£50foranindividual,withnodiscountforstudents,I’mafraid.

BIRAN:

That’sveryhelpful.Well,Ithinkthat’sall.I’dbettergohomeandfillintheenrolmentform.Thanksforallyourhelp.

TUTOR:

You’rewelcome.Goodbye.

BRIAN:

Goodbye.

SECTION4

Inthelastfewweeks,we’vebeenlookingatvariousaspectsofthesocialhistoryofLondon,andthismorningwe’recontinuingwithalookatlifeintheareacalledtheEastEnd.I’llstartwithabriefhistoryofthedistrict,andthenfocusonlifeinthefirsthalfofthetwentiethcentury.

BackinthefirsttothefourthcenturiesAD,whentheRomanscontrolledEngland,Londongrewintoatownof45,000people,andwhat’snowtheEastEnd–theareabytheriverThames,andalongtheroadheadingnorth-eastfromLondontothecoast–consistedoffarmlandwithcropsandlivestockwhichhelpedtofeedthatpopulation.

TheRomansleftin410,atthebeginningofthefifthcentury,andfromthenonwardsthecountrysufferedaseriesofinvasionsbytribesfrompresent-dayGermanyandDenmark,theAngles,SaxonsandJutes,andmanyofwhomsettledintheEastEnd.Thetechnologytheyintroducedmeantthatmetalandleathergoodswereproducedthereforthefirsttime.AndastheEastEndwasbytheriver,shipscouldtransportgoodsbetweenthereandforeignmarkets.

Intheeleventhcentury,in1066tobeprecise,theNormansconqueredEngland,andduringthenextfewcenturiesLondonbecameoneofthemostpowerfulandprosperouscitiesinEurope.TheEastEndbenefitedfromthis,andbecausetherewerefewerrestrictionstherethaninthecityitself,plentyofnewcomerssettledtherefromabroad,bringingtheirskillsasworkers,merchantsormoney–lendersduringthenextfewhundredyears.

Inthesixteenthcenturythefirstdockwasdugwhereshipswereconstructed,eventuallymakingtheEastEndthefocusofmassiveinternationaltrade.Andinthelatesixteenthcentury,whenmuchoftherestofEnglandwassufferingeconomically,alotofagriculturalworkerscametotheEastEndtolookforalternativework.

Intheseventeenthcentury,theEastEndwasstillaseriesofseparate,semi-ruralsettlements.Therewasashortageofaccommodation,somarshlandwasdrainedandbuiltontohousethelargenumbersofpeoplenowlivingthere.

BythenineteenthcenturyLondonwasthebusiestportintheworld,andthisbecamethemainsourceofemploymentintheEastEnd.Thosewhocouldaffordtoliveinmorepleasantsurroundingsmovedout,andtheareabecameonewherethevastmajorityofpeoplelivedinextremepoverty,andsufferedfromappallingsanitaryconditions.

Thatbriefoutlinetakesustobeginningofthetwentiethcentury,andnowwe’llturntohousing.

Atthebeginningofthecentury,livingconditionsforthemajorityofworkingpeopleinEastLondonwereverybasicindeed.Houseswerecrowdedcloselytogetherandusuallyverybadlybuilt,becausetherewasnoregulation.Butthepoorandneedywereattractedbythepossibilityofwork,andtheyhadtobehoused.Itwastheavailability,ratherthanthecondition,ofthehousingtha