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[00:12.32]MODEL TEST 6
[00:15.03]Section A
[00:16.93]Directions: In this section,
[00:20.20]you will hear 8 short conversations
[00:22.80]and 2 long conversations.
[00:25.27]At the end of each conversation,
[00:27.78]one or more questions
[00:29.52]will be asked about what was said.
[00:32.18]Both the conversation
[00:33.74]and the questions
[00:34.75]will be spoken only once.
[00:37.16]After each question
[00:38.99]there will be a pause.
[00:41.02]During the pause,
[00:42.44]you must read the four choices
[00:44.53]marked A), B), C) and D),
[00:48.47]and decide which is the best answer.
[00:51.42]Then mark the corresponding letter
[00:54.25]on Answer Sheet 2
[00:56.23]with a single line
[00:57.66]through the center.
[00:59.48]Now let's begin with
[01:01.09]the 8 short conversations.
[01:04.65]11. M: I didn't know till recently
[01:08.29]that Mike was going to
[01:09.58]move to New York.
[01:11.14]W: That took us all by surprise.
[01:13.27]Q: What does the woman say about Mike?
[01:32.32]12. M: If it rains on Saturday,
[01:36.80]the party will be ruined.
[01:38.62]W: What does it matter?
[01:40.25]We can always hold it indoor.
[01:42.85]Q: What are the man
[01:44.61]and the woman hoping to do?
[02:01.52]13. M: How much is the rent?
[02:06.23]W: It's a hundred
[02:07.06]and fifity dollars a month unfurnished
[02:09.75]or two hundred dollars a month furnished.
[02:12.84]Utilities are twenty-five dollars extra.
[02:16.50]Q: How much will it cost the man
[02:19.01]to rent an unfurnished apartment,
[02:21.16]including utilities?
[02:39.14]14. M: Peter was given a medal for
[02:42.63]helping to put out the forest fire.
[02:44.89]W: He certainly showed
[02:46.52]a lot of courage.
[02:48.55]Q: What did the woman
[02:50.38]say about Peter?
[03:06.82]15. M: Have you filled out
[03:10.81]your tax forms yet?
[03:12.57]W: Don't remind me of them!
[03:14.42]They're so confusing that
[03:16.20]I'm discouraged before I start.
[03:19.41]Q: How does the woman feel?
[03:36.65]16. W: Bob, are you ready?
[03:41.31]What on earth are you doing?
[03:43.10]Don't you know the curtain
[03:44.63]goes up at exactly seven?
[03:47.12]M: My shirt's caught in the zipper.
[03:49.91]Could you give me a hand?
[03:51.34]Q: Where are the speakers going?
[04:09.14]17. W: Why are you so tired and upset?
[04:15.16]M: I've been taking a history course
[04:17.43]this term. But the trouble is
[04:19.67]that I'll never
[04:20.55]get through the reading list.
[04:21.90]I justdon't know whether
[04:22.94]I could survive the final.
[04:24.92]Q: What does the man imply?
[04:42.70]18. M: Mark was looking for you
[04:47.36]this morning.
[04:48.61]He wanted to know
[04:49.50]if you had decided
[04:50.39]when to go to the museum.
[04:52.08]And he seemed quite eager to meet you.
[04:54.59]W: My goodness,
[04:55.89]I don't know how many times
[04:57.56]he's talked about it.
[04:59.20]When did he become such a nagger?
[05:01.86]Q: What does the woman mean?
[05:18.78]Now you will hear
[05:21.65]the two long conversations.
[05:24.71]Conversation One
[05:28.22]M: Hi, Queenie,
[05:29.99]how are you enjoying yourself
[05:31.67]at university?
[05:32.82]W: Hi, Jack, it's a lot of work.
[05:35.49]But I am having a good time.
[05:37.20]Are you planning to
[05:38.35]attend college next year?
[05:39.90]M: Yeah. Can you tell me
[05:41.89]what facilities they have
[05:43.60]for disabled students?
[05:44.87]My wheelchair doesn't always allow me to
[05:47.36]get into buildings.
[05:48.62]W: You should inquire
[05:49.94]at Student Services.
[05:51.42]They can discuss your medical history
[05:53.70]with you confidentially and
[05:55.80]make allowances.
[05:57.38]My friends Shannon
[05:58.61]and Rosie use computers
[06:00.61]to do their exams,
[06:02.10]so in your case, I'm sure it
[06:04.41]would not be a problem.
[06:05.85]M: What about the wheelchair access?
[06:07.63]W: The newer buildings have elevators
[06:10.64]and wide doors,
[06:12.58]but the older buildings
[06:13.78]have not been upgraded to
[06:15.54]accommodate handicapped people
[06:17.42]as far as I know.
[06:19.00]What faculty are you planning to go into?
[06:21.74]M: I am thinking of doing engineering.
[06:23.91]W: Hmm. Engineering is
[06:25.78]in the old Adams building.
[06:27.94]I don't know if there is an elevator.
[06:30.67]M: Do the buses that go out to campus
[06:33.08]have facilities to bring wheelchairs
[06:35.55]on board?
[06:36.39]W: Yes, that I know for sure.
[06:38.32]All the buses are equipped
[06:39.96]with electronic lifts,
[06:41.69]and there are seats that fold back.
[06:44.24]M: What about the sidewalks?
[06:46.48]W: I think most of the sidewalks
[06:48.35]have been leveled at the corners,
[06:50.67]so you could probably use your wheelchair,
[06:53.41]but I am not sure.
[06:55.06]In fact, if you would like,
[06:56.63]why don't you come with me?
[06:58.09]I'll be taking the bus and I could show
[07:00.03]you around once we got there.
[07:02.29]M: That's really nice of you, Queenie.
[07:04.42]I'd really like that.
[07:06.10]W: Okay, I will come to your house
[07:08.39]about 8:30 in the morning
[07:10.27]and we can take the commuter train into town,
[07:13.18]then catch the bus up to the university.
[07:15.90]M: Great, I look forward to it.
[07:18.02]Questions 19 to 22 are based on
[07:21.90]the conversation you have just heard.
[07:24.96]19. What would the Student Services
[07:29.67]do with the man?
[07:45.90]20. What are the differences
[07:49.56]between the new teaching buildings
[07:51.64]and the old ones, according to the woman?
[08:09.68]21. What is the feature of buses
[08:14.08]that go to the campus?
[08:30.81]22. What's the purpose of
[08:34.30]Queenie's appointment with Jack?
[08:52.39]Conversation Two
[08:54.33]W: Could I see the Manager, please?
[08:56.01]I have a complaint. I have to see him.
[08:58.64]M: Can I help you, madam?
[09:00.46]W: Yes. Did you have this room checked
[09:03.36]before we moved in?
[09:05.12]There's not a scrap of lavatory paper
[09:07.79]and the toilet doesn't flush properly,
[09:10.27]the water doesn't run away in the shower
[09:12.58]and I would like an extra pillow.
[09:14.40]What have you to say to that?
[09:16.29]M: I'm extremely sorry to hear that.
[09:18.41]I'll attend to it right away.
[09:21.18]The housekeeper usually checks every room
[09:23.47]before new guests move in.
[09:25.25]We have been extremely
[09:26.91]busy with a large conference.
[09:29.06]W: That's no way to run a hotel.
[09:31.74]One doesn't expect this sort of thing
[09:34.27]in a well-run hotel.
[09:35.97]M: No, madam.
[09:37.07]I really feel very sorry about it.
[09:39.22]Here I really want to apologize
[09:41.31]for some disorder here.
[09:43.13]It's most unusual.
[09:44.57]We do try to check the rooms
[09:46.77]as thoroughly as possible.
[09:48.25]Just the one pillow, was it?
[09:50.85]Is there anything else?
[09:52.09]W: Well, your thermostatically-controlled
[09:55.00]air-conditioning doesn't
[09:56.60]seem to be working too well.
[09:58.41]It's as hot as hell up there.
[10:00.79]I really can't bear it.
[10:02.73]M: OK, do not worry about it.
[10:04.81]I'll just the regulator for you
[10:07.28]and I think you'll find it a little cooler
[10:09.04]in a short time. I'll also send someone
[10:11.54]along right away to look at the toilet
[10:13.24]and shower. Here I want to apologize
[10:15.35]to you again for the troubles
[10:17.15]we have brought to you.
[10:18.31]Questions 23 to 25 are based on
[10:22.18]the conversation you have just heard.
[10:24.96]23. What is the woman complaining about?
[10:44.30]24. Which of the following is not a problem
[10:49.30]mentioned by the woman?
[11:05.79]25. Which of the following is not a measure
[11:10.96]taken by the hotel?
[11:27.49]Section B
[11:29.54]Directions:
[11:31.11]In this section,
[11:32.83]you will hear 3 short passages.
[11:36.07]At the end of each passage,
[11:38.12]you will hear some questions.
[11:40.55]Both the passage
[11:41.84]and the questions will be spoken only once.
[11:46.14]After you hear a question,
[11:47.99]you must choose the best answer
[11:50.35]from the four choices
[11:52.15]marked A), B), C) and D).
[11:56.15]Then mark the corresponding letter
[11:59.00]on Answer Sheet 2
[12:01.17]with a single line through the center.
[12:04.34]Passage One
[12:06.24]So—uh—as Jim said,
[12:09.20]James Polk was the eleventh president.
[12:12.24]And, well, my report's about
[12:14.62]the next president Zachary Taylor.
[12:17.22]Taylor was elected in 1849,
[12:19.84]it's surprising
[12:21.18]because he was the first president
[12:22.79]who didn't have any previous
[12:23.96]political experience.
[12:25.57]The main reason he was chosen
[12:27.34]as a candidate was because
[12:29.10]he was a war hero. In the army,
[12:31.66]his man called him Old Rough and Ready.
[12:34.56]I guess that was
[12:35.72]because of his rough edges.
[12:37.33]He was kind of blunt
[12:39.08]and didn't look like a military hero.
[12:41.34]He liked to do things
[12:42.86]like wearing civilian clothes
[12:44.87]instead of uniform even in battle.
[12:47.48]And he was so short and plump
[12:49.73]that he had to be lifted up
[12:51.40]on to his horse.
[12:53.01]But he did win a lot of battles
[12:54.82]and he became more and more popular.
[12:57.47]So the Whig party
[12:59.46]decided to nominate him
[13:00.93]for the presidency
[13:02.15]even though no one knew anything about
[13:04.12]where he stood on the issues.
[13:06.16]I couldn't find much
[13:07.29]about his accomplishments probably
[13:09.66]because he was only
[13:10.57]in office about a year
[13:11.53]and half before he died.
[13:13.28]But one thing he pushed
[13:14.76]for was the development of
[13:16.55]transcontinental railroad
[13:18.52]because he thought it was important to
[13:20.17]form a link with the west coast.
[13:22.53]There was a lot of wealth in California
[13:25.01]and Oregon from commerce and minerals
[13:28.08]and stuff.
[13:29.06]Also he established an agricultural bureau
[13:32.10]in the Department of the Interior
[13:33.72]and promoted more
[13:35.34]government aid to agriculture.
[13:37.50]Well, that's about all I found.
[13:40.35]Like I said, he died in office in 1850,
[13:43.21]so his vice president took over.
[13:45.68]And that's the next report.
[13:47.95]So thank you.
[13:49.39]Questions 26 to 29 are based on
[13:53.40]the passage you have just heard.
[13:55.41]26. Why was Zachary Taylor chosen
[14:00.57]by his party
[14:02.04]as a candidate for president?
[14:18.78]27. According to the speakers,
[14:22.87]why is it surprising that
[14:25.01]Taylor was elected president?
[14:41.85]28. Why did Taylor accomplish
[14:46.19]relatively little as president?
[15:03.45]29. What will the class probably do next?
[15:23.71]Passage Two
[15:25.94]During a state of deep relaxation,
[15:28.86]several physiological changes take place
[15:31.91]in the body: the body's
[15:33.51]oxygen consumption is reduced;
[15:35.84]the heart beat decreases;
[15:37.80]muscle tension and sweating ease,
[15:40.55]and there is decreased
[15:42.09]sympathetic nervous system activity.
[15:45.32]This restful state
[15:46.73]not only allows the body to repair
[15:49.06]and restore itself,
[15:50.68]but it has a calming effect
[15:52.76]on the consciousness.
[15:54.13]How to achieve this state of relaxation,
[15:56.92]however, is a matter of opinion.
[15:59.59]A recent report by Dr.
[16:01.21]David Holmes of the University of Kansas
[16:04.24]in the journal American Psychologist
[16:06.82]said that simply sitting
[16:08.49]in an armchair has just
[16:10.42]as many beneficial characteristics
[16:12.49]for the body as meditation does.
[16:15.24]Researchers of other
[16:16.54]relaxation techniques disagree.
[16:18.89]These experts believe
[16:20.73]that more structured techniques,
[16:23.02]such as meditation,
[16:24.53]lead to a condition of deep relaxation.
[16:27.76]The debate goes on,
[16:29.42]but one thing appears to be clear:
[16:31.68]the relaxation response
[16:33.53]can be reached by a number of methods,
[16:36.11]and the methods themselves
[16:37.56]are not as important as getting there.
[16:40.38]One day, one method may work best;
[16:43.27]on another day,
[16:44.35]an alternative method
[16:45.91]may be more appropriate.
[16:47.53]Once you are aware of all the methods,
[16:50.23]you can find the one
[16:51.68]that works best for you.
[16:53.41]Some of the relaxation techniques
[16:55.88]are meditation, self-analysis
[16:58.47]and progressive muscle relaxation.
[17:01.55]Although these techniques may not,
[17:03.63]in the end, produce more of
[17:05.56]a relaxation response
[17:07.25]than just sitting quietly in a chair,
[17:09.16]they have the added benefit
[17:11.05]of structure and discipline,
[17:12.91]and for these reasons appear to
[17:15.09]be more effective for most individuals.
[17:18.11]Questions 30 to 32 are based on
[17:23.00]the passage you have just heard.
[17:25.31]30. What will happen
[17:29.50]when a person is in a state
[17:31.48]of deep “relaxation”?
[17:48.22]31. What did Dr.
[17:51.84]David Holmes say about “relaxation”
[17:54.91]in American Psychologists?
[18:12.64]32. What do the opponents of
[18:17.04]Dr. David Holmes believe?
[18:33.98]Passage Three
[18:36.47]London is a city sitting
[18:37.85]on a meandering river,
[18:40.33]with palaces overlooking barges
[18:43.14]sailing on the clear water of the Thames.
[18:45.39]Each year the Cambridge
[18:47.36]and Oxford boat race
[18:48.74]is run on the river.
[18:50.42]Such a boat has eight oarsmen,
[18:52.68]each using an oar of 3.7 metres.
[18:56.32]A trained crew can work up great speed
[18:59.42]and shoot away like a rocket.
[19:01.62]The victor of the race
[19:03.06]is front-page news
[19:04.38]of the evening paper.
[19:05.96]Many bridges span
[19:07.51]the Thames in London.
[19:09.04]Of these the most famous
[19:10.88]is probably the Westminster Bridge.
[19:13.44]If you happen to be
[19:14.76]in London one of these days,
[19:16.20]do take a look from that bridge.
[19:18.03]On your right
[19:19.36]you will see the house of Commons
[19:20.83]and the House of Lords,
[19:22.28]and the Big Ben, which strikes
[19:24.38]every quarter of an hour.
[19:26.08]In the busy traffic on the bridge,
[19:27.85]you will notice
[19:28.75]the red double-decker buses,
[19:30.38]which roll past quite smoothly
[19:32.88]in spite of their huge bodies.
[19:35.34]Two bridges, Waterloo Bridge
[19:37.89]and Tower Bridge,
[19:39.00]are visible in the distance.
[19:40.94]Fifty years ago London suffered
[19:43.49]from smoke and fog. Londoners
[19:46.03]called it pea-soup fog,
[19:48.16]because it looked so thick.
[19:49.87]Today the smog is gone,
[19:52.27]and the air remains clean,
[19:54.18]and fish has returned to the Thames,
[19:56.83]thanks to the Clean Air Act
[19:59.10]and other measures.
[20:01.57]Questions 33to 35 are based on
[20:05.11]the passage you have just heard.
[20:07.22]33. What river is London sitting on?
[20:26.72]34.According to the passage,
[20:30.94]which of the following is not true?
[20:48.51]35. What legislation
[20:52.50]helps clean the air?
[21:09.78]Section C
[21:11.52]Directions:
[21:13.07]In this section,
[21:14.85]you will hear a passage three times.
[21:18.48]When the passage is read
[21:19.73]for the first time,
[21:21.15]you should listen carefully
[21:22.79]for its general idea.
[21:24.83]When the passage is read
[21:26.32]for the second time,
[21:27.70]you are required to fill
[21:29.38]in the blanks numbered
[21:31.42]from 36 to 43
[21:34.13]with the exact words
[21:36.01]you have just heard.
[21:37.67]For blanks numbered
[21:38.98]from 44 to 46
[21:41.48]you are required to fill
[21:42.99]in the missing information.
[21:44.98]For these blanks,
[21:46.76]you can either use the exact words
[21:49.28]you have just heard
[21:50.43]or write down the main points
[21:52.91]in your own words.
[21:54.73]Finally, when the passage
[21:56.58]is read for the third time,
[21:58.23]you should check
[21:59.40]what you have written.
[22:01.13]Now listen to the passage.
[22:04.57]Improving the balance
[22:07.74]between the working part
[22:09.22]of the day and the rest of
[22:10.82]it is a goal of a growing number of workers
[22:14.43]in rich Western countries.
[22:16.57]Some are turning away
[22:18.03]from the ideals of their parents,
[22:20.34]for whom work always comes first;
[22:23.41]others with scarce skills
[22:25.62]are demanding more because
[22:27.41]they know they can get it.
[22:29.88]Employers, caught between
[22:31.18]a falling population of workers
[22:33.48]and tight controls on immigration,
[22:35.93]are eager to identify extra payment
[22:39.07]that will lure more “talent”
[22:41.19]their way.
[22:42.22]Just now they are focusing
[22:43.74]on benefits that offer employees
[22:46.25]more than just pay. Some companies
[22:49.06]saw the change of mood some time ago.
[22:51.37]IBM has more than 50 different programs
[22:55.56]promoting work-life balance
[22:57.77]and Bank of America over 30.
[23:00.57]But plenty of other firms
[23:02.30]remain unconvinced and many
[23:04.72]lack the capacity to cater
[23:06.39]to such ideas even if they wanted to.
[23:09.88]Helen Murlis, with Hay Group,
[23:12.10]a human-resources consultancy,
[23:14.34]sees a widening gap between firms
[23:17.17]“at the creative end of employment”
[23:19.49]and those that are not.
[23:21.37]The chief component of almost
[23:23.63]all schemes to promote work-life
[23:26.28]balance is flexible working.
[23:29.10]This allows people to
[23:30.50]escape rigid nine-to-five schedules
[23:33.38]and work away from a formal office.
[23:36.28]The spread of flexible working
[23:38.25]has come about at least partly
[23:40.91]as a result of initiatives
[23:43.07]to keep women workers.
[23:45.19]Companies have had to
[23:46.68]offer extended periods of
[23:48.05]leave for them to look
[23:49.56]after dependants (young and old),
[23:52.25]and flexible working in between.
[23:54.99]Ernst & Young,
[23:56.10]keen to show that part-time workers
[23:58.69]can also become partners,
[24:00.81]recently made the first such appointment
[24:03.79]in Houston, Texas.
[24:06.14]Now the passage will be read again.
[24:10.30]Improving the balance
[24:13.50]between the working part
[24:14.89]of the day and the rest of
[24:16.50]it is a goal of a growing number of workers
[24:20.12]in rich Western countries.
[24:22.12]Some are turning away
[24:23.72]from the ideals of their parents,
[24:25.91]for whom work always comes first;
[24:29.09]others with scarce skills
[24:31.37]are demanding more because
[24:32.85]they know they can get it.
[24:35.30]Employers, caught between
[24:36.79]a falling population of workers
[24:39.17]and tight controls on immigration,
[24:41.64]are eager to identify extra payment
[24:45.01]that will lure more “talent”
[24:46.79]their way.
[24:48.00]Just now they are focusing
[24:49.39]on benefits that offer employees
[24:51.96]more than just pay. Some companies
[24:53.91]saw the change of mood some time ago.
[24:57.04]IBM has more than 50 different programs
[25:01.28]promoting work-life balance
[25:03.40]and Bank of America over 30.
[25:06.50]But plenty of other firms
[25:08.00]remain unconvinced and many
[25:10.20]lack the capacity to cater
[25:12.35]to such ideas even if they wanted to.
[25:14.54]Helen Murlis, with Hay Group,
[25:17.80]a human-resources consultancy,
[25:20.18]sees a widening gap between firms
[25:22.94]“at the creative end of employment”
[25:25.18]and those that are not.
[25:27.34]The chief component of almost
[25:29.22]all schemes to promote work-life
[25:31.93]balance is flexible working.
[25:34.89]
[26:33.86]This allows people to
[26:36.34]escape rigid nine-to-five schedules
[26:39.27]and work away from a formal office.
[26:42.38]The spread of flexible working
[26:44.27]has come about at least partly
[26:46.92]as a result of initiatives
[26:48.83]to keep women workers.
[26:50.90]
[27:49.90]Companies have had to
[27:52.62]offer extended periods of
[27:54.31]leave for them to look
[27:55.65]after dependants (young and old),
[27:58.42]and flexible working in between.
[28:00.59]Ernst & Young,
[28:02.37]keen to show that part-time workers
[28:04.95]can also become partners,
[28:07.04]recently made the first such appointment
[28:10.57]
[29:08.73]in Houston, Texas.
[29:12.88]Now the passage will be read for the third time.
[29:17.49]Improving the balance
[29:20.06]between the working part
[29:21.61]of the day and the rest of
[29:23.81]it is a goal of a growing number of workers
[29:26.75]in rich Western countries.
[29:28.96]Some are turning away
[29:30.51]from the ideals of their parents,
[29:32.63]for whom work always comes first;
[29:35.79]others with scarce skills
[29:37.97]are demanding more because
[29:39.83]they know they can get it.
[29:41.76]Employers, caught between
[29:43.49]a falling population of workers
[29:45.83]and tight controls on immigration,
[29:48.20]are eager to identify extra payment
[29:51.58]that will lure more “talent”
[29:53.45]their way.
[29:54.70]Just now they are focusing
[29:56.05]on benefits that offer employees
[29:58.62]more than just pay. Some companies
[30:01.38]saw the change of mood some time ago.
[30:03.78]IBM has more than 50 different programs
[30:07.93]promoting work-life balance
[30:10.07]and Bank of America over 30.
[30:12.98]But plenty of other firms
[30:14.65]remain unconvinced and many
[30:16.81]lack the capacity to cater
[30:19.01]to such ideas even if they wanted to.
[30:22.22]Helen Murlis, with Hay Group,
[30:24.46]a human-resources consultancy,
[30:26.76]sees a widening gap between firms
[30:29.53]“at the creative end of employment”
[30:31.86]and those that are not.
[30:34.00]The chief component of almost
[30:36.03]all schemes to promote work-life
[30:38.62]balance is flexible working.
[30:41.45]This allows people to
[30:42.77]escape rigid nine-to-five schedules
[30:45.69]and work away from a formal office.
[30:48.66]The spread of flexible working
[30:50.62]has come about at least partly
[30:53.27]as a result of initiatives
[30:55.36]to keep women workers.
[30:57.51]Companies have had to
[30:58.60]offer extended periods of
[31:00.37]leave for them to look
[31:01.90]after dependants (young and old),
[31:04.57]and flexible working in between.
[31:07.44]Ernst & Young,
[31:09.30]keen to show that part-time workers
[31:11.02]can also become partners,
[31:13.04]recently made the first such appointment
[31:16.34]in Houston, Texas.
[31:19.35]This is the end of listening comprehension.
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