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2011.6
11.M:
Seanhasbeentryingformonthtofindajob,butIwonderhowhecouldgetajobwhenhelookslikethat。
W:
Oh,poorguy,hereallyshouldshavehimselfeveryotherdayatleast,andputonsomethingclean。
Q:
WhatdowelearnaboutSean?
12.W:
IwishJanewouldcallwhensheknowshe’llbelate.Thisisnotthefirsttimewehadtowaitforher。
M:
Iagree,butshedoeshavetodrivethroughveryheavytraffictogethere。
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimply?
13.M:
Congratulations.IheardyourbaseballteamisgoingtotheMid-AtlanticChampionships。
W:
Yeah.Weareallworkingrealhardrightnow。
Q:
Whatisthewoman’steamdoing?
14.W:
Johnhasbeenlookingafterhismotherinthehospital.Shewasinjuredinacaraccidenttwoweeksagoandisstillincriticalcondition。
M:
Oh,that’sterrible.Andyouknow,hisfatherpassedawaylastyear。
Q:
WhatdowelearnaboutJohn?
15.
M:
Whataboringspeaker!
Icouldhardlystayawake.
W:
Well,Idon’tknow.InfactIthinkit’sbeenalongtimesinceI’veheardanyoneisgood.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
16.
W:
I’mhavingalotoftroublewithlogicanditseemsmyprofessorcan’texplainitinawaythatmakessensetome.
M:
Youknow,thereisatutoringserviceoncampus.Iwasabouttodropstatisticsbeforetheyhelpedmeout.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
17.
M:
thisisastylishovercoat.Isawyouwearingitlastweek,didn’tI?
W:
oh,thatwasn’tme.ThatwasmysisterJill.Sheisinyourclass.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
18.
M:
Jane,supposeyoulostallyourmoneywhiletakingavacationoverseas,whatwouldyoudo?
M:
well,IguessI’dsellmywatchorcomputerordosomeoddjobstillIcanaffordareturnplaneticket.
Q:
whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
听力长对话1
M:
Hello,ProfessorJohnson.
W:
Hello,Tony,sowhatshallweworkontoday?
M:
Well,theproblemisthatthiswritingassignmentisn’tcomingoutright.WhatIthoughtIwaswritingonwastotalkaboutwhataparticularsportmeanstomewhenIparticipatein.
W:
Whatsportdidyouchoose?
M:
Idecidedtowriteaboutcross-countryskiing.
W:
Whatareyougoingtosayaboutskiing?
M:
That’stheproblem.IthoughtIwouldwriteabouthowpeacefulitistobeoutinthecountry.
W:
Sowhyisthataproblem?
M:
I’dliketostartdescribinghowquiteitistobeoutinthewoods.Ikeepmentioninghowmucheffortittakestokeepgoing.Cross-countryskiingisn’tassimpleassomepeoplethink.Ittakesalotofenergy,butthat’snotheartofmypaper,soIguessIshouldleaveitout.ButnowIdon’tknowhowtoexplainthatfeelingofpeacefulnesswithoutexplaininghowhardyouhavetoworkforit.Itallfitstogether.It’snotlikejustsittingdownsomewhereandwatchingthecloudsrollby.That’sdifferent.
W:
Thenyouhavetoincludethatinyourpoint.Thepeacefulnessofcross-countryskiingisthekindyouearnbyeffort.Whyleavethatout?
Partofthepointyouknewbeforehand,butpartyoudiscoveredasyouwrote.That’scommon,right?
M:
Yeah,Iguessso.
Q19.Whatisthetopicoftheman’swritingassignment?
Q20.Whatproblemdoesthemanhavewhileworkingonhispaper?
Q21.Whatdoesthewomansayiscommoninwritingpapers?
听力长对话2
W:
Goodevening,andwelcometothisweek’sBusinessWorld,aprogramforandaboutbusinesspeople.TonightwehaveMr.AngelinowhocametotheUnitedStatessixyearsagoandnowheisanestablishedbusinessmanwiththreerestaurantsintown.Tellus,MRAngelino,howdidyougetstarted?
M:
well,Istartedoffwithasmalldiner,Ididallthecookingmyselfandmywifewaitedontables,itwasreallytoomuchworkfortwopeople,mycookingisgreatandwordgotarounddowntownaboutthefood.Withinayear,Ihadtohireanothercookandfourwaitresses.whenthatrestaurantbecameverybusy.Idecidedtoexpandmybusiness.nowwiththreeplaces,mymainconcerniskeepingthebusinesssuccessfulandrunningsmoothly
W:
Doyouadvertise?
M:
oh,yes.Idon’thaveanyTVcommercialsbecausetheyaretooexpensive.butIhaveadvertisedalotonradioandinlocalnewspapers.MychildrenusedtodistributeAdsinnearbyshoppingcenters,butwedon’tneedtodothatanymore
W:
whydoyoubelieveyou’vebeenverysuccessful
M:
Ialwaysservedfreshpossiblefood,andImaketheatmosphereascomfortableandaspleasantasIcansothatmycustomerswillwanttocomebackagain
W:
soyouwillalwaysaimtopleasethecustomers
M:
absolutely
W:
withoutthem,Iwouldhavenobusinessatall
M:
thankyouMRAngelino.Ithinkyouradvicewouldbehelpfultothosejuststartingoutinbusiness
Question22-25arejustbasedonwhatyouhavejustheard:
22:
whatisthewoman’soccupation?
23:
whatdowelearnaboutMRAngelino’sbusinessatitsbeginning?
24:
whatdidMRAngelinosayaboutadvertisinginbusiness?
25:
whatdoesthemansaycontributethesuccessofthebusiness?
听力理解短文原文
SectionB
PassageOne
Therearemanycommonlyheldbeliefsabouteyeglassesandeyesightthatarenotprovenfacts.Forinstance,somepeoplebelievethatwearingglassestoosoonweakenstheeyes.Butthereisnoevidencetoshowthatthestructureofeyesischangedbywearingglassesatayoungage.Wearingthewrongglasses,however,canproveharmful.Studiesshowthatforadultsthereisnodanger,butchildrencandeveloplossofvisioniftheyhaveglassesinappropriatefortheireyes.
Wehaveallheardsomeofthecommonmythsabouthoweyesightgetsbad.Mostpeoplebelievethatreadingindimlightcausespooreyesight,butthatisuntrue.Toolittlelightmakestheeyesworkharder,sotheydogettiredandstrained.Eyestrainalsoresultsfromreadingalot,readinginbed,andwatchingtoomuchtelevision.However,althougheyestrainmaycausesomepainorheadaches,itdoesnotpermanentlydamageeyesight.
Anothermythabouteyesisthattheycanbereplaced,ortransferredfromonepersontoanother.Thereareclosetoonemillionnervefibresthatconnecttheeyeballtothebrain,asofyetitisimpossibletoattachthemallinanewperson.Onlycertainpartsoftheeyecanbereplaced.Butifwekeepclearingupthemythsandlearningmoreabouttheeyes,somedayafulltransplantmaybepossible.
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttotellusabouteyesight?
27.Whatdostudiesaboutwearingthewrongglassesshow?
28.Whatdowelearnabouteyetransplantingfromthetalk?
PassageTwo
Whenpeoplecareforanelderlyrelative,theyoftendonotuseavailablecommunityservices,suchasadultdaycarecenters.Ifthecaregiversareadultchildren,theyaremorelikelytousesuchservices,especiallybecausetheyoftenhavejobsandotherresponsibilities.Incontrast,aspouse,usuallythewife,ismuchlesslikelytousesupportservicesortoputthedependentpersoninanursinghome.Socialworkersdiscoverthatthewifenormallytriestotakecareofherhusbandherselfforaslongasshecaninordernottouseuptheirlifesavings.Researchershavefoundthatcaringfortheelderlycanbeaverypositiveexperience.Theelderlyappreciatedthecareandattentiontheyreceived.Theywereaffectionateandcorporative.However,evenwhencaregivingissatisfying,itishardwork.Socialworkersandexpertsonagingoffercaregiversandpotentialcaregivershelpwhenarrangingforthecareofanelderlyrelative.Oneconsiderationistoaskparentswhattheywantbeforetheybecomesickordependent.Perhapstheyprefergoingintoanursinghomecanselectoneinadvance.Ontheotherhand,theymaywanttolivewiththeiradultchildren.Caregiversmustalsolearntostatetheirneedsandopinionsclearlyandaskforhelpfromothersespeciallybrothersandsisters.Brothersandsistersareoftenwillingtohelpbuttheymaynotknowwhattodo。
Question29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。
Q29.Whyareadultchildrenmorelikelytousecommunityservicestohelpcareforelderlyparents?
Q30.Whyaremostwivesunwillingtoputtheirdependenthusbandsintonursinghomes?
Q31.Accordingtothepassage,whatmustcaregiverslearntodo?
PassageThree
Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。
Sinceaunionrepresentativevisitedourcompanytoinformusaboutourrightsandprotections.Mycoworkershavebeenworryingabouthealthconditionsandcomplainingaboutsafetyhazardsintheworkplace.Severaloftheemployeesinthecomputerdepartment,forexample,claimtobedevelopingvisionproblemsfromhavingtostareatavideodisplayterminalforabout7hoursaday.Thesupervisorofthelaboratoryisbeginningtogetheadachesanddizzyspellsbecauseshesaysit’sdangeroustobreathesomeofthechemicalsmokethere.AnX-raystechnicianisrefusingtodoherjobuntilthefirmagreestoreplaceitsout-datedequipment.Sheinsiststhatit’sexposingworkerstounnecessarilyhighdosesofradiation.ShethinksthatshemayhavetocontacttheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationandaskedthatgovernmentagencytoinspectthedepartment.I’veheardthatatafactoryintheareatwopregnantwomenwhowereworkingwithpaintrequestedatransfertoasaferdepartment,becausetheywantedtopreventdamagetotheirunbornbabies.Thesupervisorofpersonnelrefusedtherequest.Inanotherfirmtheworkerswereconstantlycomplainingaboutthemalfunctioningheatingsystem,buttheownerswastoobusyortoomeantodoanythingaboutit.Finally,theyallmetanagreetowearski-clothingtoworkthenextday.Theownerwastooembarras
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