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【精品资料】星火英语六级预测听力对应文本Model Test Five [00:08.22]Model Test Five [00:10.93]Part ? Listening Comprehension [00:14.36]Section A [00:16.12]Directions: In this section, [00:19.45]you will hear 8 short conversations [00:22.48]and 2 long conversations. [00:25.68]At the end of each conversation, [00:27.89]one or more questions will be asked [00:30.82]about what was said. [00:32.78]Both the conversation and the questions [00:35.58]will be spoken only once. [00:38.44]After each question there will be a pause. [00:41.89]During the pause, you must read the four choices [00:45.38]marked A), B), C) and D), and decide [00:50.73]which is the best answer. [00:53.36]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 [00:57.65]with a single line through the centre. [01:00.83]Now let?s begin with the eight short conversations. [01:07.00]11. W: I think I?ll take my mother [01:10.15]to that French restaurant on Main Street for her birthday. [01:14.62]M: That?s a good choice, [01:16.32]but I have heard that they are usually [01:18.14]booked up weeks in advance. [01:20.40]Q: What does the man mean? [01:37.33]12. M: Can you believe I had to pay 30 dollars [01:41.64]for a haircut at Santerbale?s? [01:44.60]W: You should try the place where I go. [01:47.01]It?s only 15. But it takes a while to get an appointment. [01:51.84]Q: What do we learn about the woman? [02:09.36]13. W: I?m completely exhausted. [02:12.78]Why don?t we dine out tonight? [02:14.97]I don?t remember the last time you took me out for dinner. [02:18.33]M: That is not a bad idea. [02:20.09]There is a new Mexican restaurant around the corner. [02:23.08]They say it?s good. [02:24.96]Q: What can we learn from the conversation? [02:42.65]14. M: Shall we go to John?s house-warming party [02:47.28]this weekend? Everybody is invited. [02:50.36]W: Well, you know what John?s party is like. [02:53.72]Do you think I will go again? [02:56.20]Q: What can we learn from the conversation? [03:13.95]15. M: The university is going to [03:17.59]hold an interesting competition on computer programming. [03:21.60] Many of my friends have signed up for it. [03:24.32]How about you? [03:25.85]W: Do you think I could ever win anything [03:27.96]if I took part in it? [03:29.82]Q: What do we learn from the conversation [03:32.12]about the woman? [03:48.52]16. W: You were working like a horse. [03:52.55]You should take a vacation. [03:54.48]M: Nobody needs a vacation more than me now, [03:57.68] but look at this stack of papers on my desk. [04:00.90]Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? [04:18.93]17. M: I have the brown paper and the string. [04:23.26] Could you hand me the tape and the scissors please? [04:25.75]W: Sure. Here they are. But remember [04:28.35]all this has to be weighed before it is sent. [04:31.84]Q: What is the man probably doing? [04:49.70]18. W: I?ll read you the main points of the report [04:53.71]over the phone if you like. [04:55.65]M: I really appreciate that. [04:57.96]That?ll help me stay on top of the project [05:00.37]till I?m able to come back to work. [05:03.16]Q: What does the man mean? [05:19.99]Now you?ll hear the two long conversations. [05:23.71]Conversation One [05:27.73]W: Is there a lot of oil and coal in your country? [05:31.25]M: There is some, [05:32.61]but my country is not among the leading producers. [05:35.99]The oil and coal deposits are [05:37.78]in the north of my country. [05:39.88]Your country is a big oil producer, isn?t it? [05:42.92]W: Yes, it is. My country is famous [05:45.62]for having those natural resources. [05:48.41]We also have a lot of natural gas. [05:51.26]M: We have some too. Do you have a lot of coal? [05:54.65]W: No coal has been discovered in my country, [05:57.46] but there may be undiscovered deposits. [06:00.63]We don?t have many metal deposits. [06:03.37]M: There are a few in my country. [06:05.57]We have deposit of gold, but they are very small. [06:09.17]W: When I traveled around your country, [06:11.48]I bought some jewellery made of gold from your country. [06:15.11]The jeweler told me that there are few gold mines [06:18.12]in your country. The gold was found in mountain streams. [06:22.12]M: That?s right. A few people go to find gold in rivers. [06:26.59]W: You have many trees in your country. [06:29.04]That?s other natural resources. [06:31.62]M: It?s natural resources that we hardly use. [06:35.00]Government policy is to conserve those forests. [06:38.42]W: I see. That?s probably a good idea. [06:41.80] Too many forests are being destroyed. [06:45.19]M: Is your country?s environment being damaged [06:47.42]by the oil industry? [06:49.20]W: We have some inspections, [06:51.11]but it is very hard to avoid pollution [06:53.69]when extracting oil. There has been some damage, [06:57.39]but it is under control. [07:00.60]Questions 19 to 21are based on the conversation [07:04.92] you have just heard. [07:08.37]19. What can we learn about the coal deposit [07:12.61] in the man?s country? [07:29.41]20. Where are the gold mines in the man?s country? [07:49.36]21. What is the problem of oil industry [07:53.20]in the woman?s country? [08:09.84]Conversation Two [08:13.12]W: Mr. Hughes? Do you have a minute? [08:15.90]I would like to discuss something with you. [08:18.48]M: What can I do for you? [08:20.18]W: I was wondering, [08:21.49]I have heard from many of my co-workers [08:24.06] that your knowledge and experience [08:26.42]in international markets are phenomenal. [08:29.55]Also, I?ve heard the rumor [08:31.47]that you speak fluent Japanese. Is that true? [08:35.11]M: Yes, that?s true. I do speak decent Japanese. [08:39.46]W: Right now I?m working on a product launch project [08:43.34] to open up our Asian market. [08:45.84]We have several upcoming events to take place [08:48.66] in the Japanese cities. [08:50.81]We?ll be headed for to Tokyo next month [08:53.68]to get things started. [08:55.53]What I would like to talk to you about is joining our team [08:59.30] to help bring this project to completion. [09:01.91]M: Exactly. What kind of help did you have in mind? [09:05.73]W: We are looking for someone [09:07.37]who is familiar with the market and cultural issues [09:10.52]to act as an advisor to our marketing staff. [09:13.96]We would like to set up a partnership, [09:16.20]where we can help each other. [09:18.73]M: So if I can help you as a consultant, [09:21.51] what is in for me? [09:23.05]W: We could give you an onsite office, [09:25.77] as well as potential to develop your own contracts in Japan. [09:30.24]At the same time, after helping with our project, [09:33.79]we will be willing to split our profit with you. [09:37.01]M: What kind of arrangement are you thinking about? [09:40.06]W: You would have a share of 30% of our profits [09:42.90]from the launch events. So, what do you say, [09:46.52]are you willing to work with us? [09:48.21]M: It sounds like a great offer, [09:50.11]give me a little time to think it over, [09:52.95]and I will get back to you by the end of the week. [09:57.23]Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation [10:01.33]you have just heard. [10:04.90]22. Why does the woman choose the man to cooperate with? [10:25.54]23. What does the woman ask the man to do? [10:45.35]24. What?s the man supposed to gain [10:49.10]from the woman?s project? [11:06.09]25. What is the attitude of the man towards the job offer? [11:26.61]Section B [11:28.28]Directions: In this section, [11:30.89]you will hear 3 short passages. [11:34.23]At the end of each passage, [11:36.20]you will hear some questions. [11:38.62]Both the passage and the questions [11:40.95]will be spoken only once. [11:43.49]After you hear a question, [11:45.33]you must choose the best answer [11:47.35]from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). [11:53.54]Then mark the corresponding letter [11:55.51]on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. [12:01.72]Passage One [12:03.68]An international conference took place [12:06.04]in Dakar, Senegal, [12:07.87]to find new ways to get and keep girls in school. [12:11.57]The United Nations Children?s Fund says [12:14.38]nearly 72 million children were not in school in 2007. [12:20.04]More than half are girls, [12:22.05]and more than two-thirds are in sub-Saharan Africa, [12:25.73]South Asia and West Asia. [12:28.35] School attendance has improved in many areas. [12:32.35]But the head of UNICEF says: [12:34.68]“Unless we all work harder, [12:36.80]there may still be 56 million children [12:39.61]out of school in 2015. ” [12:43.06]He says progress and economic development [12:46.18]depend on educating girls as well as boys. [12:50.31]Educated girls are also at lower risk of violence, [12:53.92] abuse and diseases like AIDS. [12:56.99]The UN Girls? Education Initiative organized the meeting [13:00.87]of 200 scholars, aid workers and government officials [13:04.52]from 22 countries. The initiative was launched [13:08.21]in Dakar ten years ago. [13:10.71]The aim is to bring primary school education [13:13.39] to all girls and boys worldwide by 2015. [13:18.74]The conference centered on three main problems [13:21.44] to getting girls out of school:violence, [13:24.81] poverty and poor quality education. [13:28.33] Donors are pumping in a lot of resources [13:30.76]and civil society groups are working [13:33.24]on access to education. [13:35.89]But the truth is, 75 percent of the children fail. [13:40.59]The UN official says schools need [13:43.00]to modernize and improve [13:44.83]what they teach and how they teach . For example, [13:49.19] she says schools should teach African children [13:51.87]in their native languages, [13:54.20]not simply in English or French. [13:56.32]To stay in school, [13:57.43]experts say children must [13:58.93]consider their education useful— [14:01.44]and so must their parents. [14:05.10]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage [14:09.02]you have just heard. [14:12.48]26. What can we learn from UNICEF? [14:32.11]27. What did the conference focus on [14:36.15]among all the elements preventing girls? education? [14:55.12]28. What should schools do according to the UN? [15:15.29]Passage Two [15:16.75]Ellen Taaffe Zwilich is one of the classical music composers [15:21.28] at work today in the United States. [15:24.27]Her music is often described as complex but accessible, [15:28.89]appealing to wider audiences. [15:31.69]In 1983 she became the first female composer [15:36.01]to win a Pulitzer Prize. She won it [15:39.32]for her “Symphony Number One”. [15:41.76]She says this is a special time to be a composer. [15:45.72]Thanks to technology, more music is available [15:49.32]to more people than at any time in history. [15:53.25]Ellen Zwilich began her musical exploration playing the piano, [15:58.14] violin and trumpet. She started writing music as a child. [16:03.38]She studied music at Florida State University [16:06.52]and later moved to New York City [16:08.97]to study violin and composition. [16:13.04]One of Ellen Zwilich?s teachers has been a big part [16:16.66]of American classical music [16:19.78] for over seventy years:Elliott Carter. [16:23.11]He began his musical studies at Harvard University [16:26.93] in the 1930s and went on to study in Paris. [16:31.66]His early works were influenced by composers [16:34.90] of the classical period of the late 1700s and early 1800s. [16:40.78]But he later broke away [16:42.49]from this neoclassical sound to create [16:45.23]a freer and more expressive modernist sound. [16:48.90]Elliott Carter has written over 130 works, [16:53.11]many of which he composed after the age of ninety. [16:57.12] He is 101 years old. [17:00.27]Becoming a composer generally [17:02.30]starts with musical training and education. [17:05.64]There are many well-known music schools [17:08.59] in the United States. [17:10.52]It is not just Americans who study at these schools. [17:14.78] At the Manhattan School of Music in New York, [17:21.27] of the students come from outside the United States. [17:27.04]Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage [17:31.23] you have just heard. [17:34.53]29. Why does Ellen Zwilich think [17:38.38]she is a composer at a special time ? [17:56.28]30.What did Ellen Zwilich learn in New York City? [18:16.68]31.Which word can best describe the style [18:20.76]of Elliott Carter?s music? [18:38.22]32.What can we learn about music schools [18:42.06]in the United States? [18:59.30]Passage Three [19:00.87]Psychologists in Britain have said that [19:03.68] the last full week of January [19:05.90]is the most depressing time of year, [19:08.58]and labeled next Monday „Blue Monday?. [19:11.74]Blue is a slang way of saying „unhappy?. [19:15.62]Mondays are generally seen [19:17.51]as the worst day of the week [19:19.57]because people feel annoyed [19:21.20]and tired at having to go back to work [19:23.84]after a weekend with a different sleep pattern. [19:27.87]There are various reasons [19:29.16]why more people feel depressed at this time of year. [19:32.76]Many people have unpaid credit card bills [19:35.38] for the Christmas presents they bought, [19:37.62]and pay day is often not until the end of the month. [19:41.55]As the party season is over, [19:43.81]people feel stressed [19:45.24]because they have to go back to real life— [19:48.11]work and commuting; and they may be unhappy [19:51.02] with their body image after parties [19:53.26]full of alcohols, chocolates, and other food [19:56.59]at Christmas time. [19:59.23]People may have already failed [20:01.14] in their New Year?s resolutions, [20:03.16]such as giving up smoking. [20:05.68] The bad weather in January can also [20:07.72] contribute to people feeling fed up. [20:11.06]Some companies are taking this quite seriously [20:13.50]and offering counseling for any staff [20:16.68]who is feeling depressed. [20:19.11]They hope that helping people [20:20.68]as soon as there are signs of depression [20:22.80]will avoid absence. [20:25.25]Evidence shows that unreasonable managers [20:28.08]who fail to contribute to their staff [20:30.18]feeling fed up at this time [20:32.05]can expect an uncooperative workforce. [20:35.54]To avoid feeling blue next January, [20:37.96] experts say that the best thing to do [20:40.19] is to plan better next December. [20:43.14]Spend less on presents, [20:45.04]eat and drink less over the festive period, [20:47.58]go to bed earlier, [20:48.86]and make more realistic New Year?s resolutions. [20:53.99]Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage [20:57.81] you have just heard. [21:00.90]33. At what time do people always pay [21:05.53] for their Christmas presents bought by credit cards? [21:24.36]34. What do companies provide to their depressed staff? [21:45.28]35. Which of the following suggestions [21:48.64]is mentioned to conquer blue feelings? [22:06.65]Section C [22:08.02]Directions: In this section, [22:10.63]you will hear a passage three times. [22:13.94]When the passage is read for the first time, [22:16.85]you should listen carefully for its general idea. [22:20.60]When the passage is read for the second time, [22:23.18]you are required to fill in the blanks [22:24.10]numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words [22:31.40]you have just heard. For blanks [22:33.73]numbered from 44 to 46 you are required [22:37.94]to fill in the missing information. [22:40.61]For these blanks, you can either use the exact words [22:44.35]you have just heard or write down the main points [22:47.98]in your own words. Finally, [22:50.89]when the passage is read for the third time, [22:53.77]you should check what you have written. [22:56.51]Now listen to the passage. [23:00.25]A diner is a small restaurant. [23:03.04]Old-time diners were built in a factory [23:05.77]and transported to their place of business. [23:09.05] Diners usually have an open kitchen [23:11.61]and a long counter . [23:13.75]People can sit at the counter [23:15.68]and watch the cooks make their food. [23:18.39] A diner can be a place for people [23:20.58]in a community to gather, [23:22.50]drink coffee and talk. [23:24.85]Or it can be a welcome stop [23:26.70]for travelers on the road. [23:29.20]Around the late 1950s, [23:31.68]there was a young man in Providence, [23:33.84]Rhode Island, named Walter Scott. [23:36.90]He discovered a way to make extra money. [23:39.95]He brought food to men [23:41.63]who worked late at night in the city. [23:44.40]Back then, restaurants closed by eight o'clock. [23:48.23]Hungry workers needed a place [23:50.12]where they could buy homemade food [23:52.21]quickly and easily. In eighteen seventy-two, [23:56.38]Walter Scott began to sell food out of a wagon [24:00.17]pulled by a horse. [24:01.93]He could move his business [24:03.26]from place to place and sell more “night lunches”. [24:07.33]People in other cities improved on the idea. [24:10.99]They bought their own wagons and called them lunch wagons. [24:15.26]In some places, [24:16.85]lunch wagons were so popular [24:19.93]that city leaders thought there were too many of them [24:23.34]in the streets. Soon, [24:25.71]the owners recognized that they could make more money [24:28.96]by staying in one place [24:30.98]and selling many different kinds of food. [24:34.05]Diners survived the Great Depression of the nineteen thirties. [24:38.32]Americans who did not have jobs [24:40.77]often ate at diners because the meals were low-priced. [24:45.87]Diner owners were always searching for ways [24:49.01]to make their businesses look more modern. [24:52.05]By this time, thousands of diners were being built [24:55.56]across America. [24:58.81]Now the passage will be read again. [25:03.00]A diner is a small restaurant. [25:05.94]Old-time diners were built in a factory [25:08.37]and transported to their place of business. [25:11.45] Diners usually have an open kitchen [25:14.08]and a long counter . [25:15.84]People can sit at the counter [25:17.40]and watch the cooks make their food. [25:20.31] A diner can be a place for people [25:22.34]in a community to gather, [25:24.33]drink coffee and talk. [25:26.86]Or it can be a welcome stop [25:28.77]for travelers on the road. [25:30.99]Around the late 1950s, [25:33.05]there was a young man in Providence, [25:34.93]Rhode Island, named Walter Scott. [25:37.64]He discovered a way to make extra money. [25:40.75]He brought food to men [25:42.08]who worked late at night in the city. [25:44.94]Back then, restaurants closed by eight o'clock. [25:48.40]Hungry workers needed a place [25:50.04]where they could buy homemade food [25:51.98]quickly and easily. In eighteen seventy-two, [25:56.71]Walter Scott began to sell food out of a wagon [25:59.96]pulled by a horse. [26:01.95]He could move his business [26:03.45]from place to place and sell more “night lunches”. [26:57.16]People in other cities improved on the idea. [27:00.68]They bought their own wagons and called them lunch wagons. [27:05.27]In some places, [27:06.47]lunch wagons were so popular [27:08.02]that city leaders thought there were too many of them [27:11.01]in the streets. Soon, [28:03.51]the owners recognized that they could make more money [28:06.33]by staying in one place [28:07.87]and selling many different kinds of food. [28:11.32]Diners survived the Great Depression of the nineteen thirties. [28:15.43]Americans who did not have jobs [28:17.45]often ate at diners because the meals were low-priced. [29:11.74]Diner owners were always searching for ways [29:14.17]to make their businesses look more modern. [29:17.21]By this time, thousands of diners were being built [29:20.17]across America. [29:23.38]Now the passage will be read for the third time. [29:27.04]A diner is a small restaurant. [29:29.78]Old-time diners were built in a factory [29:32.52]and transported to their place of business. [29:35.94] Diners usually have an open kitchen [29:38.52]and a long counter . [29:40.45]People can sit at the counter [29:42.41]and watch the cooks make their food. [29:45.12] A diner can be a place for people [29:47.38]in a community to gather, [29:49.24]drink coffee and talk. [29:51.61]Or it can be a welcome stop [29:53.48]for travelers on the road. [29:55.79]Around the late 1950s, [29:58.28]there was a young man in Providence, [30:00.50]Rhode Island, named Walter Scott. [30:03.51]He discovered a way to make extra money. [30:06.52]He brought food to men [30:08.23]who worked late at night in the city. [30:11.08]Back then, restaurants closed by eight o'clock. [30:14.87]Hungry workers needed a place [30:16.76]where they could buy homemade food [30:18.99]quickly and easily. In eighteen seventy-two, [30:23.07]Walter Scott began to sell food out of a wagon [30:26.92] pulled by a horse. [30:28.60]He could move his business [30:29.93]from place to place and sell more “night lunches”. [30:34.25]People in other cities improved on the idea. [30:37.87]They bought their own wagons and called them lunch wagons. [30:41.99]In some places, [30:43.64]lunch wagons were so popular [30:46.69]that city leaders thought there were too many of them [30:50.04]in the streets. Soon, [30:52.32]the owners recognized that they could make more money [30:55.42]by staying in one place [30:57.68]and selling many different kinds of food. [31:00.69]Diners survived the Great Depression of the nineteen thirties. [31:05.07]Americans who did not have jobs [31:07.44]often ate at diners because the meals were low-priced. [31:12.67]Diner owners were always searching for ways [31:15.78]to make their businesses look more modern. [31:18.77]By this time, thousands of diners were being built [31:22.29]across America. [31:25.47]This is the end of listening comprehension.