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[00:07.08]College English Test--Band Six
[00:10.91]Part III Listening Comprehension
[00:14.41]Section A
[00:17.15]Directions: In this section,
[00:20.55]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.
[00:24.48]At the end of each conversation,
[00:26.67]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.
[00:30.17]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
[00:34.88]After each question there will be a pause.
[00:37.83]During the pause,
[00:39.79]you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D),
[00:45.27]and decide which is the best answer.
[00:47.89]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[00:52.38]with a single line through the centre.
[00:54.90]Now, let’s begin with the eight short conversations.
[00:59.60]11. M: I need to find a dentist,
[01:05.07]you said you know Dr. Smith well, do you recommend her?
[01:08.90]W: Well, I had to see her a few times,
[01:11.85]but what impressed me most were the magazines
[01:16.01]in her waiting room.
[01:18.64]Q: What does the woman imply?
[01:35.29]12. W: I’m afraid I can’t show you the apartment
[01:39.56]at the moment, because the tenant is still living in it.
[01:42.51]It’s really a lovely place with
[01:44.70]a big kitchen and a sunny window, for only ＄200 a month.
[01:48.97]M: Sounds good, but we really can’t rent an apartment
[01:52.47]without seeing it first.
[01:54.87]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
[02:12.64]13. M: So, that’s what’s been keeping you so busy recently!
[02:18.00]W: Yes, I’ve been tied up with my studies.
[02:20.85]You know I’m planning to go to the United States
[02:23.80]this coming summer, but I’m a bit nervous about my English.
[02:28.18]Q: What is the woman busy doing?
[02:46.14]14. W: How did you feel when you found out
[02:50.08]you had high blood pressure?
[02:52.06]M: Shocked! The problem for me was that
[02:54.57]there were no symptoms; it seemed to have sneaked up on me.
[02:58.62]Q: What does the man mean?
[03:15.96]15. W: So, you’re just back from a trip to India.
[03:22.85]What were you doing there?
[03:24.93]M: The trip was intended to bring to
[03:27.22]the world’s attention the fact that AIDS is not
[03:30.18]just an African disease; it’s also endangering other countries,
[03:34.34]notably, India and Thailand.
[03:37.29]Q: What was the purpose of the man’s trip to India?
[03:56.70]16. M: It’s quite clear for my visit,
[04:00.62]this is a full size, comprehensive university.
[04:04.34]So why is it still called a college?
[04:07.18]W: The College of William and Mary is
[04:10.14]the second oldest institution of higher learning
[04:12.98]in this country. We have nurtured great minds like
[04:16.16]Thomas Jefferson and we are proud of our name.
[04:19.54]Q: What do we learn from this conversation about
[04:23.05]the College of William and Mary?
[04:40.82]17. M: Have the parts we need for
[04:44.21]the photo copying machine arrived yet?
[04:46.62]W: I ordered them last week,
[04:48.48]but something is holding them up.
[04:50.56]Q: What does the woman say about the parts
[04:53.07]needed for the photo copying machine?
[05:09.32]18. W: The cafeteria provided many kinds of dishes for us today.
[05:16.43]Did you notice that?
[05:18.29]M: Yes, kind of rare, isn’t it?
[05:21.24]Q: What does the man imply?
[05:38.69]Now you’ll hear the two long conversations.
[05:42.52]Conversation One
[05:45.58]W: Hello, Patrick, is that you?
[05:49.85]M: Yeah Jane, what can I do for you?
[05:52.58]W: I was calling about the apple tree that
[05:55.10]you were trimming yesterday.
[05:57.18]M: That was hard work!
[05:59.43]W: I’m sure it was. It true looked difficult.
[06:02.49]M: Yeah, I’m glad it’s finished.
[06:04.80]Hauling the branches to the front for
[06:07.09]garbage pick-up was no fun either.
[06:09.50]W: Well, I don’t think you’re quite finished yet,
[06:12.67]some of the larger branches fell over into my yard,
[06:16.18]and I think you should come and get them.
[06:18.57]M: Listen Jane, I don’t see why I should do that.
[06:21.86]You’ve eaten all the apples that fall in your yard
[06:25.36]and you’ve never complained about that before.
[06:27.98]W: Well, it’s easier to pick up apples than
[06:30.72]to drag tree branches all the way to the curb.
[06:33.57]My kids pick up the apples, and the branches are
[06:36.74]just too big for them to drag.
[06:39.15]M: Well, I guess you’ll just have to do it yourself Jane.
[06:42.76]W: Patrick, I wish you would reconsider.
[06:45.27]We’ve always gotten along fairly well,
[06:48.12]but I think you’re out of line here.
[06:49.98]The branches are your responsibility.
[06:52.71]M: Sorry Jane, I disagree!
[06:55.10]You take the benefits of the apple tree,
[06:57.51]but refuse to deal with the bad side of it!
[07:00.68]Besides, it won’t take you any time to
[07:03.85]get the branches out front!
[07:05.93]W: Get the branches off my property
[07:09.11]or I’ll have to sue you.
[07:11.19]M: Yeah? For what?!
[07:12.93]You’re taking those law classes too seriously!
[07:15.89]I’ve gotta go, I have to pick up my son.
[07:18.73]W: You’ll be hearing from me.
[07:20.70]M: Yeah, yeah. See you in court Jane.
[07:23.55]Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation
[07:29.02]you have just heard.
[07:31.75]19. What did the man do yesterday?
[07:51.57]20. What did the woman ask the man to do?
[08:10.32]21. What did the woman threaten to do?
[08:30.18]22. What was the man’s reaction to the woman’s threat?
[08:50.79]Conversation Two
[08:52.54]M: Did you hear about the air crash that
[08:55.28]occurred in South America recently?
[08:57.03]It was quite a tragic accident!
[08:59.22]W: No, I didn’t see anything in the news about it.
[09:03.59]What happened?
[09:05.02]M: A foreign airliner was attempting to land at night
[09:08.30]in a mountainous area of Argentina and flew into a hill!
[09:12.23]W: That sounds really terrible! Did anyone survive?
[09:16.94]M: No, everyone aboard, including the crew, was killed instantly.
[09:22.30]W: What were the circumstances?
[09:24.49]Was there bad weather, a fire, or engine failure?
[09:28.76]M: Apparently, there were some low clouds in the area,
[09:32.59]but mostly it was just miscommunication
[09:34.89]between the pilots and the air traffic controllers.
[09:37.83]W: Weren’t they both speaking in English,
[09:40.46]the official international aviation language?
[09:43.53]M: Yes, they were. But the transmission
[09:46.26]from poor quality radios was slightly distorted
[09:49.43]and the accents of the Spanish speaking controllers
[09:52.72]were so strong that the pilots misunderstood a vital instruction.
[09:57.20]W: How could a misunderstanding like that
[10:00.15]caused such a serious accident?
[10:02.78]M: The pilots were told to descend to two-two thousand feet.
[10:07.37]The instruction actually meant 22,000 feet,
[10:10.88]but they thought they heard descend to 2,000 feet.
[10:15.25]That’s a huge difference, and it should have been confirmed,
[10:18.98]but it was not. Unfortunately, the terrain of the mountains
[10:23.02]in Norweija extends up 20,000 feet.
[10:26.19]W: So the pilots did descend to the wrong altitude then,
[10:30.03]thinking they were following the air controllers'instructions.
[10:33.63]M: Sadly enough, yes they did. It was a really bad mistake.
[10:38.34]Many people died as a result of the simple misunderstanding.
[10:42.27]W: Wow, that’s a powerful lesson on
[10:45.56]how important it can be to accurately communicate to each other.
[10:50.26]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation
[10:54.31]you have just heard.
[10:56.24]23. What was the cause of the tragedy?
[11:16.64]24. How high are the mountains in Norweija?
[11:34.96]25. What lesson could be drawn from the accident?
adv. 些微地，苗条地
