英语四级听力-短对话 296

 Now you'll hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

19.

A. He wants to improve his language skills.

B. He wants to enter a US college.

C. His friend wants to attend a US university.

D. His friend wants to improve English for a better job.

20.

A. Literature.

B. US Culture.

C. TOEFL.

D. Business English.

21.

A. It offers courses for people who want to improve their professional skills.

B. It offers job opportunities for people who have studied in it.

C. Its programs allow students to study in the US.

D. The students can take its courses locally in their home country.

22.

A. $2,030.

B. $2,013.

C. $2,300.

D. $2,330.

Now you'll hear the two long conversations.

Conversation One

W: English Language Center. May I help you?

M: Yes. I'm calling to find out more information about your program. For example, what kind of courses do you offer?

W: Well, first of all, the purpose of our program is to provide language learning opportunities for this area's community, whether a student's goal is to master basic functional¹ language skills, let's say, for his or her job, or to study intensively to enter a US college or university.

M: Okay. [19]I'm calling for a friend who is interested in attending a US university.

W: [20]And that's the kind of, uh, instruction that we provide, from basic communication courses to content-based classes such as computer literacy², intercultural communication, and business English.

M: Great. What are your application deadlines for the next semester?

W: Well, we ask applicants³ to apply no later than two months before the semester begins. This gives us time to process the application and issue the student's I-20.

M: An I-20?

W: Oh, an I-20 is a form that indicates that [21]we are giving permission for the student to study in our program, and then the student takes this form to the US embassy⁴ in his or her home country to apply for the F-1 student visa.

M: All right. What is the tuition⁵ for a full-time⁶ student?

W: [22]It's two thousand thirty dollars.

M: And how does one apply?

W: Well, we can send you an application and you can mail it back to us, or you can fill out our application that's on our Web site.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. Why does the man make the phone call?

正确答案：C

解析：对话开头男士就说了打电话的理由，并进一步说：“我的一个朋友想去美国上大学”。故选C。

20. What is one course taught at the English Language Center?

正确答案：D

解析：女士在介绍课程时，提到了computer literacy, intercultural communication和business English，故D正确。选项A是对话中computer literacy的近音干扰。

21. What do we learn from the conversation about English Language Center?

正确答案：C

解析：对话中女士说，学生要拿语言中心颁发的I-20表到领事馆申请F-1学生签证，这样才能到语言中心学习，故C正确。

22. What is the tuition for a full-time student?

正确答案：A

解析：女士回答说，学费是2030美元，故选A。注意区分30和13的发音，以免误选B。

1 functional   

adj.为实用而设计的，具备功能的，起作用的

参考例句：

• The telephone was out of order,but is functional now.电话刚才坏了，但现在可以用了。
• The furniture is not fancy,just functional.这些家具不是摆着好看的，只是为了实用。

2 literacy   

n.识字，有文化，读写能力

参考例句：

• I can't believe that he failed the literacy test.我无法相信他识字测试不及格。
• The literacy rate there is the highest in Central America.那里的识字率居中美洲之首。

3 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

4 embassy   

n.大使馆，大使及其随员

参考例句：

• Large crowd demonstrated outside the British Embassy.很多群众在英国大使馆外面示威。
• He's a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London.他是美国驻伦敦大使馆的一名外交官。

5 tuition   

n.（某一学科的）教学，讲授，指导，学费

参考例句：

• Students can apply for individual tuition.学生可以申请个别指导。
• Is this money enough for the tuition fee?这些钱交学费够吗？

6 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。