剑桥12听力test4文本.docx

1、剑桥12听力test4文本剑桥12-听力test-4 文本剑 12 听力 test 4 Section 1 (1241)Hello, Pembroke Cycli ng Holidays, Bob speak ing.Oh hello. Ive see n your advert for people to lead cycle trips.Are you the right pers on to speak to?Yes, I am. Could I have your n ame, please?Its Margaret Smith.Are you look ing for a perma

2、 nent job, Margaret?No, temporary.rve got a perma nent job start ing in a few mon ths time, and I want to do someth ing else un til the n.What work do you do?This will probably sound crazy - I used to be a lawyer, and the n I made a complete career cha nge and rm going to be a doctor.Ive just finish

3、ed my training.Right. And have you had any experie nee of lead ing cycle trips?Yes, Ive led several bike tours in Africa.The trip to In dia that I had arran ged to lead n ext month has now bee n can celled, so whe n I saw you were advertis ing for tour leaders, I decided to apply.OK.Now we normally

4、have two or three leaders on a trip, depending on the size of the group.Some tours are for very experie need cyclists, but weve got a tour coming up soon in Spai n,which is proving so popular we n eed an additi on al leader.Its a cycling holiday for families. Would that suit you?It certainly would.

5、I enjoy working with children,and I probably n eed some more experie nee before I go on a really challe nging trip. That tour in cludes several tee nagers: have you worked with that age group before? Yes, Im a volun teer worker in a youth club, where I help people to improve their cycli ng skills.Be

6、fore that I helped out in a cycli ng club where I taught beg inn ers. Well thats great.Now the trip I mentioned is just for a fortnight, but there might be the possibility of lead ing other tours after that.Would that fit in with your plans?Thatd be fin e. Ill be free for five mon ths.My job is due

7、to start on October the 2nd, and rm available from May the 1st un til late September.Good. Now Is there any thi ng I n eed to know about the food you eat?We usually have one or two people in the group who dont eat meat, or have some sort of food allergy,so were always very careful about that.Yes, Im

8、 allergic to cheese. Would that be a problem?No, as long as we have eno ugh no tice, we can deal with that. Thats great.IIt sounds really interesting - would you like me to fill in an application form?Yes, please. Where should I post it to?Could you send it to 27 Arbuth not Place A-R-B-U-T-H-N-O-T-p

9、lace, Dumfries.And whats the postcode, please? DG74PH.Was that P Papa or B Bravo? P Papa.Got that. If you could return the applicati on form by Friday this week, we can in terview you on Tuesday n ext week.Say half past two, would that be possible for you?Yes, its fine. Youre quite a long way from w

10、here I live, so Ill drive over on Mon day.Should I bring anything to the in terview?Well have your applicati on form, of course,but well n eed to see any certificate youve got that are releva nt, i n cycli ng, first aid, or whatever. OK.And at the in terview wed like to find out about your experie n

11、ee of being a tour guide, so could you prepare a ten-minute talk about that, please?You dont n eed slides or any complicated equipme nt - just some no tes.Right. Ill start thinking about that straightaway.Good. Well, well look forward to recei ving your applicatio n form, and well con tact you to co

12、nfirm the in terview.Thanks very much. Thank you, Margaret. Goodbye. Bye.12-4-2Welcome to this podcast about the Sheepmarket, which is one of the oldest parts ofIthe city.As its n ame suggests, there was origi nally a market here where farmers brought theirisheep,but now its bee n redeveloped into a

13、 buzz ing, vibra nt area of the city, which is also home to one of the citys fastest-growi ng com mun ities.The nearby university has always meant the areas popular with students, who come in to enjoy the lively ni ghtlife,but now graduates embark ing on careers in the worlds of fashi on and desig n

14、 are buying up the new apartme nts rece ntly built here to replace the small houses where the market workers used to live.The narrow old side streets are great places for finding original pictures, jewellery and ceramics which wont break the bank, as well as local produce like fruit and vegetables.T

15、heres also lots of paveme nt cafes where you can have a coffee and watch tourists from all over the world go by.The oldest buildi ngs in the area are on the main streets, in clud ing the citys first departme nt store, built in the 1880s, which is still ope n today.The Sheepmarket is a centre for fas

16、hi on, and theres a policy of en couragi ng new young desig ners.The Young Fashi on competitio n is ope n to local young people who are passi on ate about fashi on.This year theyve bee n asked to desig n an outfit based on the ideas from the music and tech no logythats part of their everyday life, u

17、sing both n atural and man-made fibres.The garme nts will be judged by a panel of experts and fashi on desig ners, and the winning en tries will be modelled at a special gala eve ning.Park ing at the Sheepmarket is easy.There are ple nty of pay and display car park ing spaces on the roadsides which

18、are fine if you just want to stay for an hour or two,but if you want to spend the day there its better to park in one of the fourun dergro und car parks.Its not expensive and if you can present a receipt from one of the local stores, youll not be charged at all.After six pm many of the car parks hav

19、e a flat rate which varies but it is usually very reas on able._LThe Sheepmarket is one of the main centres for art and history in the whole of the coun try.If you look at our map, youll see some of the main attract ions there.Most visitors start from Crawley Road, at the bottom of the map.The Reyno

20、 Ids House is one of the oldest houses in the city, and is ope n to the public.Its on the north side of Crawley Road, next to the footpath that leads to the public garde ns.The areas particularly interesting for its unusual sculptures.The Thumb is just what its n ame suggests, but its about 10 metre

21、s high.Youll see it on Hill Road, across the road from the Bank.The Museums got a particularly fine collect ion of New Zeala nd Ian dscapes.Its on the east side of the Sheepmarket, on City Road.Its on the other side of the road from the public garde ns, immediately fac ing the jun cti on with Hill R

22、oad.The Con temporary Art Gallery is on a little road that leads off Statio n Square, not far from the public garde ns.The road ends at the gallery - it does nt go any where else.Thats ope n every day except Mon days.The Warner Gallery specialises in 19th-ce ntury art.Its on City Road, near the junc

23、tion with Crawley Road, on the same side of the road as the public garde ns.Its open on weekdays from 9 to 5, and entry is free.Fi nally, if youre in terested in purchas ing high quality artwork, the place to go is Nucleus.You n eed to go from Crawley Road up through Stati on Square and east along H

24、ill Road un til you get to a small winding road tur ning off.Go up there and its on your right - if you get to City Road youve gone too far.12-4-3IJoe, you know Im giving a presentation in our film studies class next week? Yes.Well, could we discuss it? I could do with gett ing some one elses opinio

25、n.Of course, Katie. What are you going to talk about?Its about film adaptations of Shakespeares plays.Ive got very interested in all the different approaches that film directors take. Uhuh.So I thought Id start with Giannetti, whos a professor of film and literature, and in one of his books he came

26、up with a straightforward classification of film adaptations based on how faithful they are to the original plays and novels.Right. Ive already made some notes on that, so I just need to sort those out before the prese ntatio n.I thought that next Id ask the class to come up with the worst examples

27、of Shakespeare adaptati ons that theyve see n, and to say why.That should be more fun tha n hav ing their favourite versi ons.Yes, I can certa inly think of a couple!Right. Next I want to talk about Rachel Malchow.I came across someth ing on the internet about her work on film adaptatio ns, and I wa

28、s thinking of showing some film clips to illustrate her ideas.Will you have eno ugh time, though? Both to prepare and duri ng the prese ntati on?After all, I doubt if youll be able to find all the clips you want.Hmm. Perhaps youre right.OK, well, Id better do some slides in stead, say ing how variou

29、s films relate to what she says.That should en courage discussi on. Mmm.Next I want to say someth ing about how plays may be chose n for adaptati on because theyre concerned with issues of the time when the film is made.You mean things like patriotism, or the role of governments?Exactly. Its quite t

30、ricky, butve got a few ideas rd like to discuss.IAnd fin ally I want to talk about a few adaptati ons that I think illustrate a range of approaches, and make some comme nts on them.Do you know the Japa nese film Ran?I have nt see n it. It was based on Shakespeares King Lear, was nt it?Thats right. I

31、t was a very loose adaptation, using the same situation and story, but movi ng it to 16th cen tury Japa n in stead of 16th cen tury Brita in.So for example the kin gs daughters become sons, because in Japa nese culture at that time, wome n could nt succeed to the throne.OK.I hope youre going to talk

32、 about that 1993 film of Much Ado About Nothing.I thi nk thats one of the best Shakespeare films.It really brings the play to life, does nt it?Yes, I agree. And I think filming it in Italy, where the play is set, makes you see what life was like at the time of the play.Absolutely. Right, whats next?Er, next, I thought Romeo And Juliet, the 1996 film, which m