[00:06.99]College English Test--Band Six
[00:10.71]Part III Listening Comprehension
[00:14.21]Section A
[00:16.51]Directions: In this section,
[00:19.90]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.
[00:23.95]At the end of each conversation,
[00:26.25]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.
[00:29.97]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
[00:34.23]After each question there will be a pause.
[00:37.41]During the pause,
[00:39.49]you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D),
[00:45.07]and decide which is the best answer.
[00:47.58]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[00:51.96]with a single line through the centre.
[00:54.69]Now, let’s begin with the eight short conversations.
[01:00.27]11. M: The dean just announced
[01:03.99]that Dr. Holden’s going to take over
[01:06.07]as Chairman of the History Department.
[01:08.48]W: I knew it all along! He’s the obvious choice.
[01:11.87]All the other candidates are no match for him!
[01:15.04]Q: What does the woman mean?
[01:33.99]12. W: Hey, let me know how your summer’s going!
[01:38.58]I’ll miss you guys while I’m here working in the library.
[01:42.08]M: I’ll be working, too!
[01:43.84]But I’ll send you an e-mail or call you once in a while.
[01:47.33]When we all get back to school, we can have a party or something.
[01:51.17]Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?
[02:08.28]13. M: The assignment on physics is a real challenge.
[02:16.38]I don’t think I can finish it on time all by myself.
[02:20.43]W: Why don’t we join our efforts together?
[02:23.49]It may be easier then.
[02:25.46]Q: What does the woman suggest?
[02:43.13]14. M: Jean really lost her temper
[02:48.16]in Dr. Brown’s class this morning.
[02:50.67]W: Oh? Did she? But I think her frankness is really
[02:54.83]something to be appreciated.
[02:58.44]Q: What does the woman mean?
[03:15.45]15. W: We heard that when you were a kid,
[03:20.59]you submitted a story to Reader’s Digest.
[03:24.21]M: Well, I don’t remember the story exactly,
[03:26.94]but my idea of a great time then was a pad of lined paper
[03:31.97]and a new blue pen. I thought myself as
[03:35.04]a Reader’s Digest staff member at the age of six.
[03:38.97]Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
[03:59.27]16. M: Your son certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm
[04:04.41]on the tennis court.
[04:06.26]W: I only wish he’d show as much for his studies.
[04:09.77]Q: What does the woman imply about her son?
[04:28.64]17. W: We’re supposed to meet John here
[04:32.57]at the railway station.
[04:34.33]M: That’s like looking for a needle in a haystack.
[04:37.06]Q: What does that man imply?
[04:54.81]18. W: Our school has just built
[04:59.73]some new apartments near campus,
[05:02.36]but one bedroom runs for 500 dollars a month.
[05:05.65]M: That’s a bit beyond the reach of most students!
[05:09.04]Q: What does the man mean?
[05:27.20]Now you’ll hear the two long conversations.
[05:31.35]Conversation One
[05:33.76]W：So you are up to some tennis this afternoon or what?
[05:36.71]M: Well, to tell you the truth,
[05:38.68]I’m not feeling so hot today.
[05:40.87]W: Come on… How long has it been since we played？
[05:43.28]M: A couple of days.
[05:44.81]W: A couple of days? Come on.
[05:46.45]It’s been more than a couple of days.
[05:48.31]M: Yeah. I guess you’re right.
[05:50.83]It’s been almost a week.
[05:52.91]W: It’s been exactly a week.
[05:55.10]And we used to play at least three times this week.
[05:57.82]M: I know. Playing right after class
[06:00.67]was something to look forward to.
[06:02.64]W: Yeah. And it was right before dinner.
[06:04.72]So we built up our appetite.
[06:06.80]M: I’ve just been very busy. I guess.
[06:09.10]And my stomach is bothering me today.
[06:11.72]W: But you look ok to me.
[06:13.80]M: Well, I was up late with Steve
[06:16.10]in the library working on a project.
[06:18.07]We got to do it by tomorrow.
[06:20.26]We've been working on it all weekend.
[06:22.99]And I was drinking a lot of coffee.
[06:25.18]I guess, I just drank too much.
[06:28.13]W: Listen. I took that class last semester.
[06:30.87]And I could meet you in the library later tonight
[06:33.39]and help you with it if you want.
[06:35.14]And then you have time to play tennis this afternoon.
[06:37.87]M: Yeah. I guess my stomach doesn’t hurt that bad.
[06:41.26]And I could certainly use your help. But it’s also….
[06:45.62]W: Is there something else bothering you?
[06:48.35]M: Well, to be honest.., I’m getting tired…
[06:52.95]W: Ok, don’t worry.
[06:55.14]You may take some time to rest.
[06:57.65]We will meet for tennis some time later.
[07:01.48]Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[07:06.95]19. What are the students mainly discussing?
[07:26.48]20. What does the man think is the reason for his stomach?
[07:45.89]21. What does the woman offer to do for the man?
[08:06.84]Conversation Two
[08:08.82]M: hi, Cathy. I am here because I visited caves
[08:12.21]all over North America. Since you are going to
[08:15.71]study cave formations, Dr. Bow asked me to
[08:18.99]come to share some of my experiences with you.
[08:21.50]W: Hi, Bill. So wonderful!
[08:23.47]I can’t wait to hear about it!
[08:25.22]M: Recently, I visited the La Chagire Cave in New Mexico,
[08:28.83]my dream has always been to discover a new passage way.
[08:32.45]I had a chance there, because La Chagire is so large
[08:36.49]that discoveries are frequently made there.
[08:39.12]W: Was it newly discovered?
[08:40.98]M: The cave was not even discovered until 1986.
[08:44.37]However, people in that area had figured
[08:47.65]that there must be a cave nearby,
[08:49.84]because of the strong wind that blew from
[08:52.03]behind the huge rock that covered the entrance.
[08:54.88]Enormous amount of air enter and exit the cave
[08:58.49]in order to maintain balance of the pressure
[09:01.11]with the inside air.
[09:02.32]W: You must have had to fight heavy wind
[09:04.17]when you were in the cave.
[09:05.81]M: Exactly, I had to fight 45 mile per hour winds.
[09:08.77]After all that effort, I had to be extremely careful
[09:12.49]maintaining my energy level.
[09:14.90]People who are tired tend to be careless,
[09:17.08]and may be more concerned about getting out of the cave
[09:20.04]than taking care of it.
[09:21.79]W: Anything interesting or thrilling in the cave?
[09:24.30]M: There are formations in La Chagire
[09:27.26]that look like ocean waves, Christmas trees
[09:29.67]and other stuff no one has ever seen before.
[09:32.62]W: Caves are normally created by carbonic acid, right?
[09:36.23]M: But this cave sculpted out by very powerful sulfuric acid
[09:40.72]that swells up from below.
[09:44.21]Questions22 to 25 are based on the conversation
[09:46.95]you have just heard.
[09:48.92]22. Why was the lecturer especially excited about
[09:53.95]visiting La Chagire cave?
[10:10.52]23. What did the speaker say about
[10:15.23]the entrance into the cave?
[10:31.68]24. What did the speaker say about the cavers who get tired?
[10:52.95]25. What makes the formations of La Chagire so unusual?
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