[00:06.89]College English Test -- Band Six
[00:11.49]Part III Listening Comprehension
[00:14.83]Section A
[00:16.80]Directions: In this section,
[00:19.75]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.
[00:24.35]At the end of each conversation,
[00:26.75]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.
[00:30.15]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
[00:34.52]After each question there will be a pause.
[00:37.81]During the pause,
[00:39.56]you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D),
[00:45.02]and decide which is the best answer.
[00:48.42]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[00:52.14]with a single line through the centre.
[00:54.77]Now, let’s begin with the eight short conversations.
[00:59.46]11. W: Do you know why Mary has such a long face today?
[01:06.03]M: I don’t have the foggiest idea!
[01:08.11]She should be happy especially since she got a promotion yesterday.
[01:12.49]Q: What did the speakers mean?
[01:31.03]12. M: Hi, Donna! Are you interested in going to
[01:35.51]an art exhibition on Sunday? A friend of mine is
[01:38.68]showing some of her paintings there.
[01:40.88]It’s the opening night. Free drinks and food!
[01:43.94]W: Well, actually, I don’t have anything planned.
[01:46.89]It sounds kind of fun!
[01:49.08]Q: What did the man invite the woman to do on Sunday?
[02:08.68]13. M: You did an excellent job in school!
[02:13.28]You were indeed a great student!
[02:15.47]Where did your drive come from?
[02:17.99]W: Academic achievements were important to my parents as immigrants.
[02:22.36]Education is where it all begins.
[02:25.09]My mother in particular tries to get me interested in school.
[02:28.81]Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?
[02:48.74]14. M: I hear the Sunflower Health Club on Third Street is good!
[02:55.42]W: Not right now! I used to go there.
[02:57.94]I thought it was great because it was real cheap.
[03:00.67]But the problem was it was always crowded.
[03:03.95]Sometimes, I had to wait to use the machines.
[03:06.90]Q: What does the woman say about the Sunflower Health Club?
[03:26.33]15. W: Tom is very excited!
[03:30.15]Just yesterday he received his doctoral degree
[03:32.72]and in a few minutes he’ll be putting the ring on Sarah’s finger.
[03:36.32]M: He’s really such a lucky dog!
[03:38.40]Sarah is a lovely bride and tonight
[03:41.03]they are going to Hawaii on their honeymoon!
[03:43.77]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
[04:01.10]16. W: Your wife told me that you eat out four or five times a week,
[04:08.54]I really envy you!
[04:10.18]M: Don’t envy me! It’s for business.
[04:12.26]In fact, I’m sick and tired of restaurant food!
[04:15.65]Sometimes, I just prefer a home-cooked meal.
[04:19.05]Q: Why does the man say he often eats out?
[04:38.64]17. W: I was amazed when I heard Tony play the piano so expertly!
[04:45.00]From the way he talked,
[04:46.64]I thought he was just starting his lessons.
[04:49.05]M: Oh, no! That’s the way he always talks!
[04:52.00]Q: What can we infer about Tony from the conversation?
[05:12.18]18. M: I’m terribly sorry, ma’am,
[05:14.26]but your flight has been cancelled.
[05:17.65]I won’t be able to put you on another one until tomorrow morning.
[05:21.70]W: Well, I certainly hope the airline is going to
[05:24.22]put me up somewhere tonight.
[05:25.75]Q: What did the woman request the airline do?
[05:42.43]Now you’ll hear two long conversations.
[05:48.89]Conversation One
[05:51.30]M: Hi, Hellen, How are you doing?
[05:53.71]W: Pretty good. Thanks. Have you helped me
[05:57.20]look at my graduate school application,
[05:59.50]and the statement of purpose I wrote?
[06:01.91]M: Well, yeah. Basically it’s good.
[06:04.65]What you might actually do is to take some of
[06:07.27]the different points here and actually break them out into
[06:10.33]separate paragraphs, like your purpose for applying for graduate study,
[06:14.60]specialty, and why do you want to do the area you specify,
[06:19.08]what you want to do with your degree when you get it.
[06:22.04]W: Ok, right.
[06:23.46]M: So you may expand on each point.
[06:25.54]Expand some more on what’s happened in your life
[06:28.60]and what shows your motivation and interest in this area?--geology.
[06:31.78]W: Ok, so make it a little more personal? That’s ok?
[06:36.70]M: That’s fine. They look for that stuff.
[06:39.98]It’s critical that somebody see what your passion is
[06:43.15]and your personal motivation for doing this.
[06:45.45]You might give a little more explanation
[06:47.64]about your unique undergraduate background,
[06:49.83]like the music program. What you got from that
[06:52.67]and why you decided to change. I mean it is kind of unusual
[06:56.34]to go from music to geology. Right?
[06:59.07]W: Yeah. I was, I was afraid of that,
[07:02.47]you know, maybe the personal type stuff wouldn’t be
[07:04.86]what they want. But…
[07:06.83]M: You know, I think probably your music background
[07:09.45]is the most unique thing that you get your records.
[07:12.07]W: Right.
[07:13.82]M: So you see, you get to make yourself stand out
[07:16.56]from a couple of a hundred of applications.
[07:18.53]Does that help any?
[07:20.60]W: Yeah, it does. It gives me some good ideas.
[07:22.25]M: Also, think about presentation.
[07:25.20]I mean the presentation formats, your grammar,
[07:28.48]and all that stuff they are looking at
[07:30.35]in your materials at the same time.
[07:32.42]W: Right. Ok.
[07:34.61]Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation
[07:38.11]you have just heard.
[07:40.41]19. What did the woman ask the man to do?
[07:57.76]20. What was the woman’s major as an undergraduate student?
[08:18.71]21. What was the last suggestion given by the man?
[08:38.45]Conversation Two
[08:41.30]W: This evening, the guest speaker with us
[08:44.14]is Dr. Bush. He’s going to talk about copyrighting works of art.
[08:48.30]M: Well, a copyright is a proof of authorship.
[08:51.91]It protects artists against someone else
[08:54.43]using their work without their permission.
[08:56.62]W: So, all artists’ works will be protected by copyright law?
[09:00.01]M: It’s important to remember that United States Copyright Law
[09:03.18]protects artistic expressions such as paintings,
[09:06.79]but does not protect any ideas, concepts, procedures or techniques.
[09:11.83]W: How can artists obtain copyright protection?
[09:15.43]M: The law has changed in 1978 and again in 1989.
[09:20.03]For artists the current law means everything
[09:22.98]they create is automatically and immediately copyrighted.
[09:26.49]They don’t have to file any documents
[09:28.89]and under the protection of the Copyright Law,
[09:31.30]any recreations of their original work
[09:34.47]such as prints are also covered by the artist’s copyright.
[09:37.86]Further more, any changes artists made to
[09:40.82]their original works are covered. The Law also makes it clear that
[09:44.97]when someone buys the work of art,
[09:46.84]they are not allowed to destroy or change that work of art.
[09:50.22]W: What if the work was sold to a new owner?
[09:52.85]M: Artists keep the copyright even after selling the work of art.
[09:56.90]The purchaser may buy the physical work,
[09:59.52]but the right to make prints or copies is still the artists’
[10:02.70]and the buyer does not automatically have any right to make
[10:06.85]and sell prints or copies of work.
[10:10.57]W: Do you have any suggestions to our artist in this area?
[10:13.97]M: Although works are automatically copyrighted,
[10:16.70]artists are encouraged to register their work with
[10:19.76]United States Copyright Office.
[10:21.84]Registering art provides additional legal protection
[10:24.57]and also gives the people around the world the ability to
[10:27.97]approach the honors about licensing and purchasing right.
[10:31.69]Questions22 to 25 are based on the conversation
[10:35.52]you have just heard.
[10:37.49]22. What is the talk mainly about?
[10:57.78]23. What does the professor say about American Copyright Law?
[11:16.54]24. When does the Artist Copyright start?
[11:36.40]25. What does American Copyright Law state about
[11:41.10]a work of art that is sold?
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