[42]大学英语六级听力模拟 综合训练 Model Test 17

[00:14.65]College English Test Band 6
[00:18.43]Part II  Listening Comprehension
[00:22.34]Section A
[00:24.49]Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations.
[00:30.08]At the end of each conversation, you will hear some questions.
[00:34.19]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
[00:38.92]After you hear a question,
[00:40.70]you must choose the best answer from the four choices
[00:43.49]marked A), B), C) and D).
[00:47.70]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1
[00:51.05]with a single line through the centre.
[00:54.75]Conversation One
[00:56.75]M: Hey Linda,
[00:58.27]did you get that letter about the new options
[01:00.66]for food services next year?
[01:02.91]W: Not yet. Are there a lot of changes?
[01:05.85]M: There sure are.
[01:06.85]Instead of paying one fee of all meals for the whole school year,
[01:11.72]we will be able to choose by seven, ten,
[01:14.91]fourteen or twenty-one meals per week.
[01:18.41]They give you a card
[01:19.22]with the number of meals for a week marked on it.
[01:22.49]W: That's a big change.
[01:24.42]And a complicated system.
[01:26.92]M: Yeah. But it will be much better for people
[01:29.86]who don't eat three meals a day,
[01:32.25]seven days a week in the cafeteria
[01:34.75]because they don't have to pay for meals they don't eat.
[01:38.38]W: So what's the deal for those who do eat at school all the time?
[01:43.27]M: It's better for them too.
[01:45.08]Because the more meals you contract,
[01:47.64]the cheaper each one is.
[01:49.52]W: I see. Still sounds complicated.
[01:53.33]M: True. It took me several hours to figure it out.
[01:57.08]I decided to go with the ten meals.
[01:59.89]W: Why is that?
[02:01.01]M: Well, I never eat breakfast and I often go away on weekends.
[02:05.70]So the ten-meal plan gives me lunch and dinner
[02:08.64]each weekday at a fairly low price.
[02:11.64]W: And what about the weekend when you are on campus?
[02:15.01]M: Well, there are often guests on campus at weekends.
[02:18.82]So they allow you to buy single meals on a walk-in basis
[02:22.30]on Saturdays and Sundays.
[02:24.56]The price per meal is much higher in that way.
[02:27.69]But it will still be less for me to pay single prices on the weekends
[02:32.63]rather than sign up for the fourteen-meal-a-week plan.
[02:36.31]W: Oh, I'll have to sit down and figure out
[02:38.88]how I can get the best deal.
[02:43.00]Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[02:47.44]1. What's the main feature of the new method of paying for meals?
[03:07.24]2. How does the new plan benefit students
[03:10.68]who eat all their meals at the school cafeteria?
[03:29.19]3. What are included in the ten-meal plan for the man?
[03:49.77]4. How can weekend guests have meals at the cafeteria?
[04:09.79]Conversation Two
[04:11.89]W: Dr. Thomas?
[04:13.33]This is Keet Bradley from the Daily News.
[04:15.89]I'd like to ask you some questions
[04:17.58]about the new official standard weight that you purchased.
[04:21.52]M: I'd be happy to help you.
[04:23.14]What would you like to know?
[04:24.83]W: First of all, how was the standard weight used?
[04:29.48]M: Well, people in our department use it
[04:32.14]to check the scales all over the country.
[04:35.04]The department of weights and measures,
[04:37.42]we are a government agency.
[04:39.92]It's our responsibility to see
[04:41.82]that all the scales measure a kilogram accurately
[04:45.19]so this is the way we use to adjust the scales.
[04:48.88]W: How did you check the scales before?
[04:51.51]M: We have an old standard weight that we used to use.
[04:54.94]It had to be replaced because it was imprecise.
[04:58.32]You see it was made of poor quality metal
[05:01.76]that absorbed too much moisture.
[05:04.19]W: Oh. So when the weather was humid it weighed more
[05:08.26]and when it was dry it weighed less.
[05:11.01]M: Exactly. And that variation can
[05:13.63]affect the standards of the whole country.
[05:16.44]So our department had the new weight
[05:19.07]made out of higher quality metal.
[05:21.57]W: How much did it cost?
[05:23.69]M: About 45,000 dollars.
[05:26.65]W: 45,000 dollars?
[05:29.33]For a one kilogram weight?
[05:32.04]That's more expensive than gold.
[05:34.30]Is it really worth that much?
[05:36.74]M: I'm sure it is.
[05:38.24]Industries depend on our government agency
[05:40.93]to monitor the accuracy of scales
[05:43.43]so that when they buy and sell their products
[05:46.24]there is one standard.
[05:48.11]Think of the drug industry, for example,
[05:50.74]those companies rely on high accuracy scales
[05:54.13]to manufacture and package medicine.
[05:58.19]Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[06:03.69]5. What is the conversation mainly about?
[06:22.74]6. How is the new weight used?
[06:41.39]7. Why is it necessary to replace the old standard weight?
[07:02.22]8. What does the man probably think about the cost of the new weight?
[07:22.71]Section B
[07:24.53]Directions: In this section, you will hear two passages.
[07:29.34]At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.
[07:33.11]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
[07:37.30]After you hear a question,
[07:38.99]you must choose the best answer from the four choices
[07:41.48]marked A), B), C) and D).
[07:45.67]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1
[07:49.17]with a single line through the centre.
[07:53.73]Passage One
[07:55.55]To finish today's program,
[07:57.44]I want to tell you about the Waterside Shopping Centre, near Northport,
[08:02.12]which I visited last week.
[08:04.19]It has something for everyone and I would recommend it for a day out.
[08:09.37]It's taken three years to build and finally opened three weeks ago,
[08:14.18]two months later than planned.
[08:16.81]Firstly, getting there;
[08:19.19]there are organized coach trips from most towns in the area
[08:22.76]but they leave early and come home very late,
[08:26.07]so I drove.
[08:27.95]There are 12,000 free parking spaces,
[08:31.34]so parking is no problem.
[08:33.84]You can also get there by train,
[08:36.28]but the station is 15 minutes from Waterside by bus,
[08:40.40]and the buses are really crowded,
[08:42.84]so you sometimes have a long wait.
[08:45.53]The shopping centre is arranged on three levels.
[08:49.90]You'll find all your favorites here.
[08:52.65]In fact if you want to buy a pair of shoes
[08:55.84]there are 15 different shops to choose from on levels one and two.
[09:01.96]When you run out of money there are seven different banks,
[09:05.96]but collect your money before you get to the third level
[09:09.23]as there aren't any banks up there.
[09:11.92]On that level, however,
[09:13.73]there are several restaurants,
[09:15.92]as well as a cinema with seven screens.
[09:19.43]And don't get lost like I did,
[09:21.87]go to the information desk on the first level and get a map.
[09:26.68]Before you go back to your car or the bus
[09:29.49]---and in fact it might be better to do this
[09:32.51]before you go shopping and have too much to carry
[09:35.84]---go and see the lake.
[09:37.96]Take a walk or have a go at fishing,
[09:40.77]sailing or windsurfing if you have time.
[09:44.34]Or you can rest your tired feet and watch the birds and ducks,
[09:48.71]but you are asked not to feed them.
[09:52.60]Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[09:57.85]9. When was the shopping center opened?
[10:16.55]10. What is the best way of traveling to Waterside according to the speaker?
[10:37.97]11. What can you do on the third level?
[10:57.01]12. Apart from shopping, what else can you do at Waterside?
[11:17.35]Passage Two
[11:18.75]After years of study,
[11:20.38]I have determined there are only two types of people in this world:
[11:24.64]those who get to the airport early
[11:26.82]and those who walk in just as the plane is about to take off.
[11:31.10]If there were any justice in the world,
[11:33.53]the early airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing
[11:37.96]and the late airport people would be punished.
[11:41.02]But there is no justice.
[11:42.94]I know I have been an early airport person for years.
[11:47.16]My luggage will get on the plane first
[11:49.81]but it will be the last luggage to come off the plane when we land.
[11:54.28]You know who really gets his luggage first when we land?
[11:57.63]The late airport person,
[11:59.27]who rushes into the airport three minutes before the plane takes off.
[12:03.58]"But if I get there really really early," I told myself,
[12:07.54]"I will get the best seat."
[12:09.26]Well, no matter how early I showed up,
[12:12.06]I was always told that someone had called two or three days
[12:15.60]ahead of me and asked for that seat.
[12:18.31]The utmost embarrassment of the early airport person
[12:21.73]happened to me a few years ago
[12:23.61]when I was flying from New York to Chicago.
[12:26.82]When I got to the ticket counter,
[12:28.75]the person there said,
[12:30.13]"Sir, you have a seat on the 9:15 A.M. flight,
[12:33.77]is that right?"
[12:34.74]"Yes," I said.
[12:36.33]"Well, it's only 7:00 A.M. flight that has not left yet.
[12:40.84]If you hurry you can make it."
[12:42.87]I was too embarrassed to say
[12:44.62]that I arrived early so I wouldn't have to hurry.
[12:47.66]Instead, I ran down the corridor to the plane.
[12:51.05]Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[12:55.79]13. What does the speaker say about the early airport person?
[13:15.70]14. What usually happens to the late airport person?
[13:35.90]15. What made the speaker feel embarrassed?
[13:55.55]Section C
[13:57.67]Directions: In this section, you will hear recordings of lectures or talks
[14:03.24]followed by some questions.
[14:05.49]The recordings will be played only once.
[14:08.74]After you hear a question,
[14:10.20]you must choose the best answer from the four choices
[14:13.13]marked A), B), C) and D).
[14:17.21]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1
[14:20.65]with a single line through the centre.
[14:23.52]Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.
[14:29.96]When you study abroad and have the time of your life,
[14:33.65]it can easily feel like you've just experienced the climax of your life.
[14:38.83]When you return to your home country,
[14:41.21]you are very likely to suffer from reverse culture shock.
[14:45.52]The trick to keeping study abroad experiences relevant
[14:49.52]even after your return is to not try to copy them.
[14:54.21]Instead, try and embrace your home culture once more
[14:58.58]by reminding yourself of all the amazing things you missed while abroad.
[15:04.08]Once you've re-established yourself in your home culture,
[15:08.08]reach back to connect with your abroad culture.
[15:11.46]Find an authentically Italian, German, or Japanese restaurant
[15:16.27]that serves the kind of food you were used to eating.
[15:20.52]Take people with you,
[15:22.02]show them how to use chopsticks,
[15:24.27]and explain the healing power of the fish on their plate.
[15:28.40]As they become more familiar with your daily experiences abroad,
[15:32.90]it'll become easier for them to reconnect with the new you.
[15:37.65]Naturally, dinner at a Chinese restaurant with family in Oklahoma
[15:42.65]won't be the same as with your friends abroad.
[15:46.02]For those friends you wish you could've taken home with you,
[15:49.71]don't forget using email, letters, Skype, or calls to stay in touch.
[15:56.02]With the world getting smaller every day,
[15:58.77]you may find yourself in the same country, state,
[16:02.21]or city sooner than you think.
[16:05.21]Once family and friends start to get a better idea
[16:09.15]of where your affection for the foreign culture came from,
[16:13.33]it's time to find others with similar experiences to yours.
[16:18.21]The best place to start is the study abroad office at your school,
[16:23.27]which can easily put you in contact with other students
[16:27.21]who have just returned from abroad.
[16:29.89]Even with countries as different as Kenya and China,
[16:33.58]it's often quite surprising how similar those experiences can be.
[16:39.02]Exchanging stories over lunch can be more therapeutic
[16:43.02]than doing the same with a clueless roommate.
[16:47.02]Other people who you will suddenly have a much closer connection to
[16:51.39]are international students from your study abroad country.
[16:56.14]Chatting with them and showing them around
[16:58.46]is not only a great way of keeping your foreign language skills sharp,
[17:03.08]but also a nice way of returning the hospitality you received abroad.
[17:08.96]There is no doubt that people
[17:11.08]who come back from study abroad
[17:13.16]are returning with new perspectives, new ideas,
[17:16.66]and all the right potential for innovation.
[17:20.28]Don't underestimate the change you can be.
[17:23.85]Find the right people and start out locally.
[17:27.34]Most importantly, regardless of what you end up doing,
[17:31.53]don't leave your exploratory enthusiasm abroad.
[17:37.34]16. What does the speaker suggest
[17:40.91]to keep one's study abroad experience relevant?
[17:59.26]17. What is the benefit of sharing daily experience abroad
[18:04.39]with friends from home country?
[18:21.41]18. What does the speaker say about finding others
[18:25.66]with similar abroad experience?
[18:42.85]19. What do we learn about international students
[18:47.41]from one's study abroad country?
[19:04.48]Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 20 to 22.
[19:10.29]Students in American schools learn from an early age
[19:13.56]to give presentations as part of their regular classroom activities.
[19:18.50]Children as young as five years old often give brief talks
[19:22.06]about objects they bring in to school---called "show and tell,"
[19:26.75]this training is a basis for later public speaking.
[19:30.00]Even so, many native English-speaking adults
[19:33.44]are afraid to speak or give presentations in front of a large group.
[19:38.19]Speaking English in public meetings
[19:40.56]is necessary for many students and employees.
[19:44.88]The best way to improve is to practice public speaking
[19:48.31]in a friendly environment.
[19:50.38]Learners need to receive feedback about
[19:52.79]what they are doing well and about their mistakes.
[19:56.66]One group that gives members the chance to practice is Toastmasters.
[20:01.42]Toastmasters is an international organization
[20:04.41]that holds weekly meetings.
[20:06.48]At the meetings,
[20:07.35]members each give a speech
[20:09.79]and give others advice about their speeches and speaking style.
[20:14.48]Charles LeBeau is a public speaking professor and consultant.
[20:19.35]He began his career in Japan in 1982.
[20:23.35]Currently, he teaches at two universities
[20:26.10]and at the Toshiba International Training Center.
[20:29.92]He has also written books on the subject.
[20:32.79]English language learners around the world
[20:35.35]use his book Speaking of Speech.
[20:38.48]Speaking of Speech tells about
[20:40.23]a method of teaching public speaking for non-native speakers.
[20:44.73]Mr. LeBeau says a simple approach helps English learners.
[20:50.04]"The approach that I've taken is to simplify and break it down.
[20:54.23]First if we look at presentation, what's going on,
[20:58.16]there are basically three messages that the presenter is giving the audience,
[21:02.80]all simultaneously.
[21:04.74]There's what I call the physical message.
[21:07.49]Physical message is basically body language.
[21:10.68]It's the way that my body, as a speaker, is talking to the audience.
[21:15.37]And then there's also the visual message.
[21:18.80]The visual messages are the slides
[21:20.83]that we now make and show the audience.
[21:24.33]The third message is the story message.
[21:27.21]The story message is the content of our presentation.
[21:31.27]So another way we can think of the story message
[21:33.96]is that it's the verbal message,
[21:36.64]it's what we say to the audience.
[21:39.52]The story message also includes
[21:41.96]how we organize our ideas to present to the audience," LeBeau said.
[21:47.95]In the next "Speaking Tips"
[21:49.64]we will explore Charles LeBeau's recommendations
[21:52.39]for improving the Physical Message.
[21:55.20]He thinks this is the public speaking skill
[21:57.95]that is easiest for English learners to improve quickly.
[22:03.14]20. What does the speaker say about American children?
[22:24.01]21. What does the lecture tell us about Toastmasters?
[22:44.44]22. What is true of Charles LeBeau?
[23:04.53]Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 23 to 25.
[23:10.59]Not enough American students want to be engineers,
[23:14.09]mathematicians, or scientists.
[23:17.09]The federal government wants to change that.
[23:19.96]They are spending money to do it.
[23:22.53]The government will invest three billion dollars
[23:25.72]in the education of young Americans in science,
[23:28.96]technology, engineering, and math.
[23:32.28]The four areas together are known as STEM.
[23:36.46]Many jobs in the STEM fields will open in the coming years.
[23:41.09]The U.S. government's investment aims
[23:43.73]to increase the number of Americans who can take those jobs.
[23:47.92]Yet girls appear far less interested in STEM subjects than boys.
[23:53.54]Only 25 percent of STEM students are girls.
[23:57.67]Debbie Sterling is an engineer.
[24:00.29]She invented a construction toy for girls.
[24:03.54]The name of the toy is "Goldie Blox."
[24:07.04]Ms. Sterling hopes Goldie Blox
[24:09.23]will help girls develop skills in space and shapes,
[24:13.10]which help engineers and builders to think about objects in three dimensions.
[24:18.29]To interest girls, Sterling created the character "Goldie."
[24:22.60]Goldie does not care about beauty or clothes.
[24:25.60]Goldie tells stories, solves difficult problems and creates imaginary worlds.
[24:32.35]Mia is a seven-year-old girl who likes science.
[24:36.10]In her room, she has no fashion dolls.
[24:39.42]Instead, she has a pegboard, wheels,
[24:42.73]blocks and an inventor's journal to write her observations.
[24:47.66]Mia received a set of Goldie Blox from her grandmother.
[24:51.79]She learned to make a machine with the blocks.
[24:55.29]"When my grandmother first sent me the present, a spinning machine,
[24:59.66]I was really excited.
[25:01.85]I knew it had to do with engineering,
[25:04.35]so I grabbed the box and opened it.
[25:06.73]Then I went for more---I went to the website;
[25:10.35]I went on YouTube to find more videos.
[25:13.60]My mom asked me why I was just watching videos instead of building.
[25:18.98]I told her I didn't have enough pieces.
[25:21.85]She got me the builder survival kit."
[25:25.04]Experts say parents should do more than just buy toys
[25:28.85]to interest their girls in STEM subjects.
[25:32.23]They should also provide a good education.
[25:35.79]At school,
[25:36.85]girls should participate in projects
[25:39.10]that require teamwork and creative thinking.
[25:42.97]Women in scientific and technical jobs
[25:45.85]are also working to encourage young women to explore STEM.
[25:50.79]One is Anu Tewary.
[25:53.41]She studied Applied Physics and worked for technology companies.
[25:58.23]After she had a daughter, she started Technovation Challenge.
[26:02.97]The challenge is an international competition for young women
[26:06.48]from 10 to 18 years old.
[26:09.61]There's a good chance that soon,
[26:11.98]more young women using mobile phones
[26:14.61]will also be developing programs for them.
[26:19.35]23. What do we learn about STEM according to the speaker?
[26:40.34]24. Why does Mia like Goldie Blox?
[27:00.21]25. What should be done to increase girls' interest in STEM?
[27:20.52]This is the end of Listening Comprehension.