全国公共英语等级考试三级06

[00:17.95]Directions:This section is designed to test your ability
[00:25.13]to understand spoken English.
[00:28.84]You will hear a selection of recorded materials
[00:33.93]and you must answer the questions that accompany them.
[00:38.35]There are two parts in this section,Part A and Part B.
[00:45.84]Remember,while you are doing the test,
[00:50.73]you should first put down your answers in your test booklet,
[00:55.54]NOT on the ANSWER SHEET.
[00:59.04]At the end of the listening comprehension section,
[01:03.63]you will have 3 minutes to transfer your answers
[01:08.34]from your test booklet onto your ANSWER SHEET 1.
[01:13.33]If you have any questions,you may raise your hand NOW
[01:19.31]as you will not be allowed to speak once the test is started.
[01:24.82]Now look at Part A in your test booklet.Part A
[01:54.21]you will hear 10 short dialogues.For each dialogue,
[02:01.31]there is one question and four possible answers.
[02:06.82]Choose the correct answer--A,B,C or D,and mark it in your test booklet.
[02:18.00]You will have 15 seconds to answer the question
[02:23.28]and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.Example:you will hear:
[02:32.97]W:Could you please tell me if the Beijing flight will be arriving on time?
[02:39.45]M:Yes,Madam.It should be arriving in about ten minutes.
[02:44.83]You will read:Who do you think the woman is talking to?
[02:51.55](A)a bus conductor(B)a clerk at the airport
[02:58.13](C)a taxi driver(D)a clerk at the station
[03:05.31]From the dialogue,we know that only a clerk at the airport
[03:11.50]is most likely to know the arrival tome of a flight,
[03:16.39]so you should choose answer(B)and mark it in your test booklet.
[03:24.70]Now look at question 1.
[03:30.00]1.W:The new exhibition in the art gallery is pretty interesting
[03:42.98]M:Pretty interesting?I can spend hours there.
[03:48.26]1.What does the man say about the exhibition?
[03:52.25](A)He found it fascinating.
[03:56.04](B)It took hours to see everything there.
[03:59.73](C)They should spend their lunch hour there.
[04:02.81](D)He only found it pretty.
[04:06.10]2.M:Are you looking forward to the trip to the seaside next month?
[04:16.39]W:I'm counting the days.
[04:19.68]2.What do you learn about the woman?(A)She is going over her accounts.
[04:24.70](B)She will be there for only a few days.
[04:28.80](C)She is excited about going there.
[04:31.99](D)She is counting the number of vacation days.
[04:35.49]3.W:Could I use the office computer to write a couple of my letters?
[04:47.19]M:I'm afraid that's out of the question.
[04:51.08]3.What does the man mean?
[04:54.90](A)She can use the computer as she wishes.
[04:58.40](B)The office computer should not be used that way.
[05:01.40](C)The question wasn't very clear.
[05:04.38](D)She should ask a different person.
[05:07.46]4.W:I don't think you can finish writing your paper in less than a month.
[05:19.56]M:Susan wrote hers in a week.
[05:23.63]4.What does the man say about Susan?
[05:26.84](A)She wrote a paper a week ago.(B)Her paper must be very short.
[05:31.05](C)She wrote her paper quickly.
[05:34.94](D)She will help him next week.
[05:38.34]5.W:All of your classmates seemed so enthusiastic about selecting French
[05:50.33]as their second language.
[05:53.72]M:But in the end only a few signed up for the course.
[05:58.71]5.What does the man say about his classmates?
[06:01.82](A)Only a few of them didn't choose the course.
[06:05.61](B)Most of them had learned the course.
[06:08.82](C)It was too late to take the course.
[06:12.40](D)Most of them didn't take the course.
[06:15.88]6.M:I did hit the boys because they broke my windows!
[06:27.47]W:Even so,you shouldn't take the law into your own hands.
[06:33.17]6.What does the woman mean?(A)He should read a law book.
[06:36.85](B)He shouldn't take the boys to the police.
[06:42.34](C)He shouldn't blame the boys.
[06:46.33](D)He shouldn't punish the boys  himself.
[06:49.73]7.W:How was the  party last week?
[06:59.34]M:It was a failure. Only six people showed up.
[07:04.23]W:Really?So at least there must have been plenty to drink.
[07:10.00]7.About how many people had they expected to come?
[07:13.58](A)Fewer than six.(B)Exactly six people.
[07:18.88](C)A lot more than six.(D)Seven or six.
[07:23.30]8.M:How is your new class going?
[07:31.68]W:Those boys make my blood boil,because they always play jokes on me.
[07:38.58]8.How does the woman feel about the boys?
[07:41.66](A)She is quite happy with them although they play jokes on her
[07:45.27](B)She gets very angry with them.
[07:48.56](C)The boys make her feel warm when they crack jokes together.
[07:51.88](D)She finds the boys are very funny.
[07:54.96]9.W:Next week,I want to wash windows,wax floors,
[08:07.16]clean all of my closets wash curtains and polish the silverware... M:Cool it!
[08:14.16]You don't have time for all of that in one week.
[08:18.68]9.What should the woman do according to the man?
[08:24.37](A)Avoid catching 1 cold.(B)Do things fast.(C)Slow down.(D)Try harder.
[08:31.16]10.W:I like John Smith for Senator.
[08:43.47]I think he is honest and is doing a good job.
[08:48.07]M:True.I guess we see eye to eye.
[08:52.87]10.What does the man mean?(A)He agrees with the woman.
[08:56.48](B)He disagrees with the woman.(C)He is looking in the woman's eye.
[08:59.98](D)He does not want to argue with the woman.
[09:03.16]This is the end of Part A.
[09:09.17]Part B You are going to hear two dialogues and two monologues 2.
[09:18.97]Before listening to each one of them,
[09:22.76]you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it.
[09:28.95]After listening,you will have time to answer each question by choosing A,B,C or D.
[09:41.85]You will hear the recording 3 ONLY ONCE.Mark your answer in your test booklet.
[09:52.35]Questions 11-13 are based on a conversation
[09:58.26]between an American girl and a Chinese student.
[10:03.04]You now have 15 seconds to read the questions.
[10:23.31]W:What do you think of America.Li Ming?
[10:30.20]M:I really don't know yet.I just arrived yesterday.
[10:36.00]I'm planning to travel and see as much as possible before I form an opinion.
[10:42.30]W:That's a good idea.M:Maybe you could give me some advice.
[10:47.71]I need some hints on how to travel cheaply.
[10:52.09]W:Well,you've started out the right way.
[10:56.30]Staying in a youth hostel 4 is one way to economize 5.
[11:01.11]M:I'll remember that.I'm planning to hitchhike,
[11:05.50]which should save me quite a bit,don't you think?
[11:09.70]W:Well,a lot of people hitchhike.But be careful.
[11:14.51]It's illegal to hitchhike in many places,
[11:18.50]such as on most tollways,and you won't save much money if you have to pay a fine.
[11:25.01]M:That's good to know.I'll probably have enough trouble without getting arrested.
[11:30.81]W:If you could spend some time camping out in one of national parks
[11:36.01]and eat at inexpensive restaurants,
[11:39.59]you will cut more corners off your spending.
[11:43.58]M:Thank you for your suggestions.
[11:47.27]You have 45 seconds to answer questions 11- 13.
[11:53.98]11.What does Li Ming think of America?
[11:57.66](A)He has a high opinion of the country.
[12:01.35](B)He has no idea at that time.(C)He doesn't like the country.
[12:05.66](D)He thinks it is a good place to visit.
[12:09.16]12.What does he want to do in America?(A)To travel economically.:
[12:12.84](B)To have a fun journey.(C)To eat American food.
[12:18.61](D)To camp out in a park.
[12:24.70]13.In America,where are people not allowed to hitch-hike?
[12:30.71](A)On crowded roads.(B)In downtown areas(C)On most high ways(D)On most tollways.
[12:40.50]Questions 14-17 are based on a talk on Socrates.
[12:51.11]You now have 20 seconds to read the questions.
[13:13.99]Good morning,students.Let me start my lecture with a briefing about Socrates,
[13:24.70]the ancient Greek philosopher.
[13:27.89]He was a funny-looking man with a cheerful face.
[13:32.38]good-natured and a great talker.
[13:35.67]He was described by his student,the great philosopher Plato,
[13:41.86]as "the best and most just and wisest man."
[13:46.54]Yet,this same man was condemned 6 to death for his beliefs.
[13:52.34]Socrates was condemned for not believing in the recognized gods
[13:59.21]and for corrupting 7 young people.
[14:02.19]The second charge stemmed from his association with numerous young men
[14:09.16]who came to Athens from all over the civilized 8 world to study under him.
[14:15.46]Socrates' method of teaching was to ask questions
[14:20.94]and by pretending not to know the answers,
[14:24.44]to press his students into thinking for themselves.
[14:28.83]His teaching had great influence on all the great Greek and Roman schools of philosophy.
[14:36.02]Yet,for all his fame and influence.Socrates himself never wrote a word.
[14:43.83]Socrates encouraged new ideas and free thinking in the young,
[14:49.91]and this was frightening to conservative Athenians.
[14:54.82]They wanted him silenced.
[14:57.93]Yet.many were probably surprised that he accepted death so readily.
[15:03.52]Socrates had the right to ask for a lesser 9 penalty,
[15:08.62]and he probably could have swayed enough of the slender majority
[15:13.42]which condemned him.
[15:16.11]Bul Socrates,as a firm believer in law,
[15:20.69]reasoned that it was proper to submit to the death sentence.
[15:25.57]So,he calmly accepted his fate and drank a cup of poison
[15:31.68]in the presence of his grief-stricken friends and students.
[15:36.88]You now have one minute to answer questions 14-17.
[15:43.78]14.How did Plato describe Socrates?
[15:47.57](A)Funny-looking.(B)Talkative.(C)Very wise.(D)Humorous.
[15:53.08]15.What is the reason why Socrates was condemned to death?
[15:58.88](A)He refused to worship the Greek gods.
[16:02.77](B)He encouraged many young men to leave Athens.
[16:08.07](C)He taught young people to think for themselves.
[16:13.48](D)He became very famous.
[16:18.47]16.How did Socrates teach his students?
[16:23.48](A)He lectured them about free thinking.
[16:27.48](B)He gave humorous lectures.(C)He asked them questions.
[16:32.26](D)He encouraged them to ask him questions.
[16:37.54]17.Why didn't Socrates appeal against his death sentence?
[16:42.53](A)He knew that an appeal was useless.
[16:45.82](B)He was very old and ready to die anyway.
[16:49.63](C)He would rather die than submit to the false charges.
[16:52.72](D)He had always taught people to obey the Law.
[16:55.80]Questions 18-20 are based on the following conversation
[17:04.71]between an English train conductor and a Chinese student named Wang Hong.
[17:11.21]You have 15 seconds to read the questions.
[17:28.29]W:Excuse me.Could you tell me when we arrive in Stratford-on-Avon?
[17:37.80]M:Oh,you'll have to transfer to another train in Oxford 10 in order to go there.
[17:44.80]W:I hope there won't be much of a delay.
[17:48.20]M:Don't worry,it's a regular connection.You have ten minutes to change trains
[17:54.60]W:When does that train reach Stratford?
[17:58.20]I have tickets for Maebeth tonight.I don't want to be late.
[18:03.01]M:I don't think there'll be any problem.
[18:06.09]Let me check the schedule.Your train arrives in Stratford at 6:15.
[18:12.68]W:Oh.Good.The play doesn't begin until eight o'clock.
[18:17.77]That gives me plenty of time to check in at an inn
[18:23.07]and get a bite to eat at a local pub.Tell me,what'll we see on the trip?
[18:30.07]M:Well,you won't have time to visit Oxford,
[18:33.97]but you might catch a glimpse of the Bodleian Library
[18:38.64]and St.Mary's Church from the train window.
[18:42.22]W:Oh,good,travelling by train is really convenient,
[18:47.73]inexpensive and I can enjoy the scenery.
[18:52.51]M:But for long trips a train is too low.W:True.
[18:57.61]Oh,I'm really looking forward to seeing Shakespearean drama in Stratford-on-Avon.
[19:06.20]You have 45 seconds to answer questions 18-20.
[19:13.59]18.Why is Wang Hong so eager to get to Stratford-on-Avon?
[19:18.40](A)She wants to eat at a local pub.
[19:22.89](B)She wants to visit the Bodleian Library.
[19:26.97](C)She has a ticket for a play.
[19:29.58](D)She is afraid of being late for check-in in a hotel.
[19:33.58]19.Wang Hong will have plenty of time to do which of the following?
[19:37.08](A)Have dinner.(B)See some sights.(C)Visit a nightclub.
[19:45.99](D)Visit Shakespeare's home.
[19:49.17]20.What does Wang Hong think of touring by train?
[19:56.28](A)Inconvenient.(B)Inexpensive.(C)Punctual.(D)Slow.
[20:03.77]Questions 21-25 are based on the following talk on the origin of the hamburger.
[20:15.19]You now have 25 seconds to read the questions.
[20:43.38]Hello,boys and girls.Welcome to our McDonald's restaurant.
[20:52.47]Do you know how the hamburger came into being?
[20:56.96]Let me tell you the story while you enjoy the food.
[21:02.16]The original hamburger can be traced back to the Middle Ages,
[21:08.74]when Russians ate raw meat that cut into small pieces and formed into patties.
[21:15.82]This was the first step in a long series of developments
[21:21.52]that eventually resulted in hamburger as we know it today.
[21:27.31]German sailors picked up the raw meat delicacy
[21:33.30]in their contacts with Russians and brought it back to their home port of Hamburg.
[21:40.19]But the people there were not accustomed to eating raw meat,
[21:45.68]so they roasted the outside of the Russian steak;
[21:49.99]and so the hamburg steak was born.
[21:54.27]The hamburg steak was brought to America in the nineteenth century by German immigrants.
[22:02.58]Louis Lassen,a cook in New Haven,Connecticut,
[22:07.99]modified the hamburg steak by sandwiching it between two pieces of bread.
[22:14.78]But the true American hamburger came into existence in St.Louis,
[22:21.78]at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904.
[22:27.47]A harried 11 cook at the fair quickly slapped broiled 12 beef patties
[22:33.59]between buns and served them to a demanding crowd,
[22:38.39]which gulped 13 them down joyously 14.
[22:42.29]At First this new food creation was made from scraps 15 of poorer cuts of meat
[22:49.99]that were not used for anything else,but before long scraps were not enough,
[22:56.89]The demand for greater quantities of hamburger
[23:01.69]could only be met by using the whole cow.
[23:06.29]Hamburger stands sprang up all over the country,
[23:11.88]and a side industry of seasoning,such as ketchup 16 and spices,
[23:17.79]grew up and prospered 17 along with the popular hamburger.
[23:23.69]You now have one minute and 15 seconds to answer questions 21-25.
[23:33.38]21.Where did the idea for this type of food originate?
[23:37.59](A)in Connecticut,America.(B)In Louisana,America.
[23:41.69](C)In Hamburg Germany.(D)In Russia.
[23:44.88]22.What can we assume about the citizens of Hamburg?
[23:49.66](A)They liked only fresh raw meat.(B)They were slow in taking on new customs.
[23:53.97](C)They were very creative.(D)They found raw meat unappetizing.
[23:59.06]23.What contribution did the Germans make
[24:04.26]to the development of the hamburger?
[24:08.25](A)They were the first to form the meat into  patties.
[24:11.26](B)They were the first to roast the meat.
[24:14.76](C)They were the first to eat it with bread.
[24:19.67](D)They were the first to eat it with ketchup.
[24:22.86]24.Who brought the hamburger to America?
[24:25.47](A)Sailors.(B)Immigrants.(C)A famous cook.(D)Participants in a trade fair.
[24:32.26]25.In the Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
[24:37.35]why did a cook serve the beef patties between buns?
[24:39.97](A)It looked good.(B)It was the usual way of serving it.
[24:45.17](C)Participants asked him to do so.
[24:48.77](D)It could be prepared quickly.This is the end of Part B.
[24:53.37]Now you have 3 minutes to transfer your answers
[25:00.37]from your test booklet to the ANSWER SHEET.
[28:02.86]That is the end of the listening comprehension section.