其实听力的技巧方法再多，也要靠平时的勤奋才能熟练地运用。有同学说受制于自己的水平，没法选出关键信息来做题，这只是由于训练太少而已。既然都知道了自己的水平不够，那就在考前多加练习，正所谓熟能生巧。

听力短对话

1.

W: What a wonderful performance! Your rockband has never sounded better.

M: Many thanks. I guess all those hours ofpractice in the past month are finally paying off.

Q：What does the manmean?

2.

M: I can't decide what to do for my summervacation. I either want to go on a bike tour of Europe or go diving in Mexico.

W: Well, we're offering an all-inclusivetwo-week trip to Mexico for only 300 dollars.

Q：What does the womansuggest the man do for his vacation?

3. W: How long do you think this projectmight take?

M: I'd say about three months, but it couldtake longer if something unexpected happened. Maybe we'd better allow an extramonth, so we won’t have to worry about being late.

Q: Why does the man say extra time shouldbe allowed for the project?

4. M: I'm thinking about becoming a memberhere, and I'd like some information.

W: Sure. A three-month membership costs 150dollars, and that includes use of the wait-room, sauna and pool. I'll give youa free path so that you can try out the facilities before you decide.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

5.

W: I'm sorry to hear that you failed thePhysics course, Ted.

M: Let's face it. I'm just not cut out tobe a scientist.

Q: What does the man mean?

6.

M: Gary insisted on buying the food for thepicnic.

W: That's pretty generous of him. Butshouldn't we at least offer to share the expenses? He has a big family tosupport.

Q: What does the woman suggest they do?

7.

W: Did you see the headlines in the paperthis morning?

M: Year. Apparently the bus company will belaying off its employees if they can't reach an agreement on wages by midnight.

Q: What did the man read about?

8.

W: Have we received payment for theoverseas order we delivered last month?

M: Yes. The cheque came in yesterdayafternoon. I'll be depositing it when I go the bank today.

Q:What is the woman concerned about?

听力长对话原文1

Conversation One

W: OK, that's it. Now we have to make adecision. We might as well do that now, don't you think?

M: Sure, let's see. First we saw FrankBrisenski. What did you think of him?

W: Well, he's certainly a very polite youngman.

M: And very relaxed, too.

W: But his appearance…

M: En… He wasn't well dressed. He wasn'teven wearing a tie.

W: But he did have a nice voice. He soundedgood on the telephone.

M: True. And I thought he seemed veryintelligent. He answered Dona's questions very well.

W: That's true, but dressing well isimportant. Well, let's think about the others. Now what about Barbara Jones?She had a nice voice, too. She sounded good on the telephone, and she was welldressed, too.

M: En… She did look very neat, very nicelydressed, but…

W: But so shy. She wouldn't be very good attalking to people at the front desk.

M: En…OK. Now who was the next? Ar…Yes,David Wallace. I thought he was very good, had a lot of potential. What do youthink?

W: En… He seemed like a very bright guy. Hedressed very nicely, too. And he had a really nice appearance.

M: He seemed relaxed to me, the type ofperson people feel comfortable with right away.

W: He was polite, but also very friendlyand relaxed as you say. I think he'll be good with the guests at the frontdesk.

M: He had a very pleasant voice, too.

W: That's right. OK, good! I guess we haveour receptionist then, don't you?

M: Yes, I think so. We'll just offer thejob to…

Q9: What are the speakers looking for?

Q10: What is Frank Brisenski's weakness?

Q11: What do the speakers decide to do?

听力长对话原文2

Conversation Two

W: Hello.

M: Hello. Is that the reference library?

W: Yes, can I help you?

M: I hope so. I ran earlier and asked forsome information about Dennis Hutton, the scientist. You asked me to ring back.

W: Oh, yes. I have found something.

M: Good. I've got a pencil and paper.Perhaps you could read out what it says.

W: Certainly. Hutton Dennis, bornDarlington, 1836, died New York, 1920.

M: Yes, got that.

W: Inventor and physicist, the son of afarmworker. He was admitted to the University of London at the age of 15.

M: Yes.

W: He graduated at 17 with the first classdegree in physics and mathematics. All right?

M: Yes, all right.

W: He made his first notable achievement atthe age of 18. It was a method of refrigeration which rolls from his work inlow temperature physics. He became professor of mathematics at the Universityof Manchester at 24, where he remained for twelve years. During that time, hemarried one of his students, Natasha Willoughby

M: Yes, go on.

W: Later working together in London, theylaid the foundations of modern physics by showing that normal laws of cause andeffect do not apply at the level of subatomic particles. For this he and hiswife received the Nobel Prize for physics in 1910, and did so again in 1912 fortheir work on very high frequency radio waves. In his lifetime, Hutton patented244 inventions. Do you want any more?

M: Yes, when did he go to America?

W: Let me see. In 1920 he went to teach inNew York and died there suddenly after only three weeks. Still he was a goodage.

M: Yes, I suppose so. Well, thanks.

Question 12: What do we learn about DennisHutton when he was 15?

Question 13: What did Dennis Hutton do atthe age of 24?

Question 14: For what were Dennis Huttonand his wife awarded the Nobel Prize a second time?

Question15: Why did Dennis Hutton go to New York?

听力短文原文

Passage One

In America, white tailed deer are morenumerous than ever before, so abundant in fact that they've become a suburban nuisanceand a health hazard.

Why can't the herd be thinned theold-fashioned way? The small community of North Haven on Long Island is home tosome six hundred to seven hundred deer. The department of EnvironmentalConservation estimates the optimum population at 60. The town has been browsedbare of vegetation except where gardens and shrubs are protected by highfences.

Drivers routinely collide with deer andthere are so many dead bodies left by the side of the road that the town hasmade it a deal with a local pet cemetery to collect and dispose of the bodies.Some people in the town have become ill from deer transmitted diseases. On theoccasions when hunting has been tried, local animal rights people have workedto secure court orders against the hunts. And when that is failed, they stopthe hunters, banging on pots and pans to alert the deer. Town meetings calledto discuss the problem inevitably dissolved into confrontations.

The activists believe simply that the deerare not the problem. Some communities have even discussed the possibility ofbringing wolves back into the ecological mix. That means wolves in the suburbsof New York. It is almost too wonderful not to try it. The wolves would killdeer of course. They would also terrorize and kill dogs and cats which is notwhat the suburban dwellers have in mind.

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passageyou have just heard

Q16. What do we learn about white-taileddeer in North Haven?

Q17. Why do local animal rights people bangon pots and pans?

Q18.What would happen if wolves were brought back into the ecological mix?

Passage Two

And now, if you'll walk this way, ladiesand gentlemen, the next room we're going to see is the room in which the familyused to hold their formal dinner parties and even occasionally entertain headsof state and royalty. However, they managed to keep this room friendly andintimate. And I think you'll agree. It has a very informal atmosphere, quiteunlike some grand houses you visit. The curtains were never drawn, even atnight, so guests got a view of the lake and fountains outside which were lit upat night – a very attractive sight. As you can see, ladies and gentlemen, theguests were seated very informally around this oval table, which would add tothe relaxed atmosphere. The table dates from the 18th century and is made fromSpanish oak. It's rather remarkable for the fact that although it's extremelybig, it's supported by just six rather slim legs. However, it seems to havesurvived like that for 200 years. So it's probably going to last a bit longer.The chairs which go with the table are not a complete set. There wereoriginally six of them. They are interesting for the fact that they are veryplain and undecorated for the time, with only one plain central panel at theback and no armrests. I myself find them rather uncomfortable to sit in forvery long, but people were used to more discomfort in the past. And now, ladiesand gentlemen, if you'd like to follow me into the great hall…

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passageyou have just heard

Q19. What do we learn about the speaker?

Q20. What does the speaker say about theroom they are visiting?

Q21. What is said about the oval table in theroom?

Q22.What does the speaker say about the chairs?

Passage Three

Janet James was 22 years old when she wasdiagnosed with MS—a disease that attacks the body's nerves. She has justgraduated from college and got a job at an advertising agency when she began tosense that something strange was going on inside her body. When James realizedhow severe her illness was, she knew she had better hurry up and live life. MSis the biggest crippler of young adults. And although she didn't have many symptoms,she knew it was just a matter of time. First on her agenda was to pursue herdream of hosting a pop music programme. She worked at a radio station for ayear, always aware that her body was degenerating. Then her best friend movedaway. And one night James began screaming, "I got to go! I got togo!" Two weeks later, she arrived at Alaska, thousands of miles from herfriends, her family and her past. "Everything fell into a place", sherecalls. A 23-year-old girl with an incurable disease can fly to Alaska andeverything can work out. The MS attacks came and went. And most of the timethey hardly slowed her down. James hiked, fished, learnt to sail andexperimented with hot air ballooning. "I lived for adventure", shesays. "Nobody ever had a better time or did more exotic strange thingsthan I did in an 80-year period." Inevitably however, the day came whenshe was so weakened that she had to return to Pittsburgh, her home town. Thereshe began relieving her adventures by writing a book about them. Her book waspublished in 1993.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passageyou have just heard.

Q23. What does the speaker say about MS?

Q24. What did Janet James decide to do after herdisease was diagnosed?

Q25. What's sort of person can we infer JanetJames is? the ecological mix?

听力填空

It’s difficult to estimate the number ofyoungsters involved in home schooling where children are not sent to school andreceive their formal education from one or both parents. Legislation and courtdecisions have made it legally possible in most states for parents to educatetheir children at home and each year more people take advantage of thatopportunity.

Some states require parents or a home tutorto meet teacher certification standards, and many require parents to completelegal forms to verify that their children are receiving instruction in stateapproved curriculum.

Supporters of home education claim that itis less expensive and far more efficient than mass public education. Moreoverthey site several advantages: alleviation of school overcrowding, strengthenfamily relationships, lower dropout rates, the facts that students are allowedto learn at their own rate, increased motivation, higher standardized testscores, and reduced discipline problems.

Criticsof the home schooling movement content that it creates as many problems as itsolves. They acknowledge that, in a few cases, home schooling offerseducational opportunities superior to those found in most public schools, butfew parents can provide such educational advantages. Some parents who withdrawtheir children from the schools in favor of home schooling have an inadequateeducational background and insufficient formal training to provide a satisfactoryeducation for their children. Typically, parents have fewer technologicalresources at their disposal than do schools. However, the relativelyinexpensive computer technology that is readily available today is causing someto challenge the notion that home schooling is in any way inferior to morehighly structured classroom education.