练习听力离不开精听和泛听。精听就是通过运用正确的方法反复地听，最终听懂所听到的任何一个词，搭配，用法，甚至能想起来每句标点符号。(三遍式精听克服“假听”)泛听就是要尽一切可能“泛”，“杂”的去听。随时随地，英语新闻也好，英文电影，英文歌曲也好，不需要文字材料，也不需要你坐下来听，甚至不用你听懂。你能置身充满英语的环境中，给自己多找一些泛听的机会，让自己多点英语的感觉，听不懂时，你也在进步。听力的提高指日可待。一定是以精听为主，泛听为辅来练习。求质量而不是求数量!

Part II Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, oneor more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation andthe questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be apause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), andD), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Now let’s begin with the eight shortconversations.

1.

M: Did you buy any of the sweaters that we are on sale?

W: Buy any? I got five of them. They were such a good bargain.

Q: What does the woman say about the sweaters?

2.

W: I have trouble concentrating when my roommate talks so loud on her mobile phone.

M: Why don’t you just ask her to lower her voice?

Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

3.

W: Wendy’ s in the basement, trying to fix the washing machine.

M: Shouldn’t she be working on her annual report?

Q: What does the man mean?

4.

W: What happened to the painting that used to be on the wall?

M: It fell down and the glass broke. I’m having it reframed.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

5.

M: You must have left the camera in the market. It’s a very expensive camera you know.

W: But I tell you that I didn’t take it. I remember clearly that you put it on the dressing table.

Q: What does the woman say about the camera?

6.

W: There is a good comedy on at the theatre Royal next Saturday. If you like, I can book four seats for us.

M: All right. I’ ll ask Janet if she is free then. I’ ll let you know tomorrow.

Q: What does the woman suggest they do next Saturday?

7.

W: We’ve opened the first box. Look! Some of these books are soaked.

M: They should’ ve used waterproof wrappings. What are we going to do about it? It’s too late to order replacements.

Q: What do we learn about the conversation?

8.

W: Professor Johnson said you can pick up your term paper at her office.

M: So she has graded it?

Q: What can we infer from the conversation?

Now you’ll hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

W: Can I help you?

M: Well. I’ m not sure. I hope so. (9) You see, actually, I’m getting married soon. And my friends want to buy me presents and things.

W: And would you like some things for the kitchen.

M: Yes, that’s right. I thought if I could find out things about kitchen things. They would be the best sorts of presents.

W: Well. I suppose the first thing you need is a cooker. Do you like an electron one or a gas one?

M: Hm. I think I probably prefer a gas one. But cookers are very expensive. Aren’t they? How much is this one?

W: It’s 175 pounds, including tax and delivery. It’s a very good one though.

M: But It’s a lot of money, isn’t it? What sorts of things could I ask people to buy? You know, cheaper.

W: Well. You need some pans, won’t you? A set of pans, I suppose, and drying pans. Do you like cooking?

M: Yes. I suppose so.

W: Well. (10) In that case, you might like a mixer. If you make cakes and things like that, it’ll save you a lot of time. And a blender too. That’s good if you make soup and things.

M: Hm. That’s a thought.

W: Something else you might use is a set of these knifes, you know, carving knifes, bread knifes, steak knifes, fruit knifes, potato peeling knifes.

M: (11) Heavens! I never knew so many sorts.

W: Oh, Yeah. Come over here and I’ll show you some more.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Q9 Why is the man is in the kitchen ware shop?

Q10 Why does the woman want to know whether the man likes cooking?

Q11 What does the man say he has never realized?

Conversation Two:

M: Good morning, Mrs. Thomson.

W: Oh, Mr. Minesuka. Please come in and sit down. I want to talk to you about something that has come up.

M: What’s up? Anyway, I’ll be glad to help you with anything I can.

W: Some advice, Mr. Minesuka. (12) I’ve been offered a new job.

M: A new job?

W: As a matter of fact, it isn’t the bank in New York.

M: It’s the offer from another bank?

W: It’s from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Washington.

M: (13) You mean the World Bank?

W: (13) That’s right. And it’s really very unexpected, I might say.

M: You’ve established reputation in international banking circles. May I ask what kind of position they’ve offered you?

W: A rather important one, as a matter of fact, deputy director of the International Finance Corporation.

M: (14) Isn’t that the part of the Bank that makes loans to private companies in the developing countries?

W: (14) Yes, it is. It’s a job that certainly offers a chance for public service.

M: It seems to me that it’s a real honor for you.

W: Yes, it is. But I’ve been with this bank for so many years, ever since I graduated from college, in fact.

M: (15) But it’s an honor for the bank too, for the training and experience it’s given you.

W: Yes, I suppose I can think of it that way.

M: Then you’ve decided to accept the offer?

W: Probably, yes, almost certainly. I’d like to think I can do some work that will contribute to international corporation and understanding.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

Q12 What does the woman want to discuss with the man?

Q13 Who offered the woman the new job?

Q14 What will be the woman’s main responsibility as a deputy director?

Q15 What does the man think of the job offer?

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you willhear some questions. Boththe passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After youhear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B),C), andD).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1with a singleline through the centre.

Passage One

Good transportation is very important in winter. (16) If you have a car, make sure it is readyfor the cold weather. Keep the gas tank as nearly full as you can. This will keep water out of thetank and will be a reserve in case you get into trouble. (17) If a storm traps you in your car,there are some steps you should take for your own safety. Do not tend to walk to find help.You may quickly lose your way in blowing and drifting snow. Your chances of being found arebetter if you stay in your car. Keep a downwind window open slightly for fresh air. Freezing raincan seal off your car and lock you inside. Run the engine and heater once in a while. Keep thesame downwind window open while the engine is running. Make sure that snow has not blockedthe exhaust pipe. Clap your hands and move your arms and legs from time to time. Do notstay in one position too long. But, do not move too much. (18) Exercise warms you up, but italso causes you to lose body heat. If more than one person is in the car, do not sleep at thesame time. One person should always be awake. If you are alone, stay awake as long as youcan. Turn on the inside light at night. This would make your car more visible to rescue crews.Don’t panic. Stay with your car.

Q16 What does the speaker say you should do in winter with your car?

Q17 What should you avoid doing if a storm traps you in the car?

Q18 Why is too much exercise undesirable when you are trapped in a car by a winter storm?

Passage Two

The topic of my talk today is gift-giving. Everybody likes to receive gifts, right? So you maythink that gift-giving is a universal custom, but actually the rules of gift-giving vary quite a lot.And not knowing them can result in great embarrassment. In North America the rules are fairlysimple. If you are invited to someone’s home for dinner, bring wine or flowers, or a small itemfrom your country. (19) Among friends, family and business associates, we generally don’t givegifts on other occasions except on someone’s birthday and Christmas. The Japanese, on otherhand, give gifts quite frequently, often to thank someone for their kindness. The tradition ofgift-giving in Japan is very ancient. (20) There are many detailed rules for everything, from thecolor of the wrapping paper to the time of the gift presentation. And while Europeans don’tgenerally exchange business gifts, they do follow some formal customs when visiting homes,such as bringing flowers. The type and color of flowers, however, cancarry special meaning.Today, we have seen some broad differences in gift-giving. I could go on with additionalexamples, but let’s not miss the main point here. (21) If we are not aware of and sensitive tocultural differences, the possibilities for miscommunication and conflict are enormous.Whether we learn about these differences by reading a book or by living abroad, our goal mustbe to respect differences among people in order to get along successfully with our globalneighbors.

Q19 What does the speaker say about gift-giving of North Americans?

Q20 What do we learn about the Japanese concerning gift-giving?

Q21 What point does the speaker make at the end of the talk?

Passage Three

Claudette Rigo is a reporter for a French newspaper. Her assignment for the last five years hasbeen Washington and American politics. She reports the current political news for her paper.

In addition, she writes the column that is published every week. (22) The column explainsAmerican politics to her readers in France. They often find it very difficult to understand theUnited States and Americans. Claudette lives in a small house in a fashionable section ofWashington. She entertains a great deal. Her guests are usually government officials,diplomats, lawyers and other newspaper people. When she isn’t entertaining, she goes out todinners and parties. In spite of her busy social life, Claudette works very hard. The parties arereally work for her, because reporters frequently get news stories just by talking and listeningto people. Claudette also has a small office in the building downtown. She goes there everymorning to write up her stories and send them to Paris. (23) Her column is published everyMonday, so she usually spends a large part of the weekend working on it at home. (24)Claudette spends a month in France every year, so that she won’t forget how to speak French.In spite ofall of her experience in Washington, Claudette may be transferred. This is anelection year in the United States when the people elect a new president. (25) When theelection is over, Claudette thinks that her newspaper in Pairs may change her assignment.

Q22 What do we learn about the column Claudette writes?

Q23 What does Claudette usually do on weekends?

Q24 Why does Claudette spend a month in France every year?

Q25 What might happen to Claudette after this year’s American presidential election?

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will heara passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you shouldlisten carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the secondtime, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have justheard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should checkwhat you have written.

Now listen to the passage.

Tests may be the most unpopular part ofacademic life. Students hate them because they produce fear and anxiety aboutbeing evaluated, and focus on grades instead of learning for learning’s sake.

But tests are also valuable. Awell-constructed test identifies what you know and what you still need tolearn. Tests help you see how your performance compares to that of others. Andknowing that you’ll be tested on a body of material is certainly likely tomotivate you to learn the material more thoroughly.

However, there’s another reason you mightdislike tests: You may assume that tests have the power to define your worth asa person. If you do badly on a test, you may be tempted to believe that you’vereceived some fundamental information about yourself from the professor, informationthat says you’re a failure in some significant way.

This is a dangerous—andwrong-headed—assumption. If you do badly on a test, it doesn’t mean you are abad person or stupid. Or that you’ll never do better again, and that your lifeis ruined. If you don’t do well on a test, you’re the same person you werebefore you took the test — no better, no worse. You just did badly on a test.That’s it.

In short, tests are not a measure of yourvalue as an individual — they are a measure only of how well and how much youstudied. Tests are tools; they are indirect and imperfect measures of what weknow.

参考答案

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.C

21.B

22.C

23.A

24.B

25.D

26. innocent

27. committed

28. charges

29. released

30. rather than

31. appoint

32. evidence

33. hold a trial

34. designed

35. foundation