2010年10月 广外英语本科毕业水平考试听力录音文稿[1]

录音文稿

TAPESCRIPT OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION

(woman) Graduation Proficiency Test

For Self-Taught Undergraduate Students

Guangdong

(man) Part One: Listening Comprehension

In this part of the test, you will hear two conversations and two monologues. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions following them. For each question, four choices are given. Choose the best answer and mark your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. You have approximately 20 minutes to do this part. Stop writing when you hear the words End OF PART ONE.

Now listen to the first conversation.

(woman) Conversation One.

2007年12月22日英语六级听力试题及Mp3音频- Conversation 1

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选自毕业水平考试课程10套听力Section A: Conversation1

You will hear a conversation between a man and a woman. Listen to it carefully and answer questions 1-5. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

M: Hello and welc ome to our program “Working Abroad”. Our guest this evening is a Londoner who lives and works in Italy. Her name is Susan Hill. Susan, welcome to the program. You live in Florence佛罗伦萨. How long have you been living there?

W: Since 1982, but when I went there in 1982, I planned to stay for only 6 months.

M: Why did you change your mind?

W: Well, I’m a designer. I design leather goods, mainly shoes and handbags. Soon after I arrived in Florence, I got a job with one of Italy’s top fashion houses, Ferragamo. So I decided to stay.

M: How lucky! Do you still work for Ferragamo?

W: No, I’ve been a freelance自由职业者designer for quite a long time now. Since 1988, in fact.

M: So, does that mean you design for several different companies now?

W: Yes, that’s right. I’ve designed many fashion items for a number of Italian companies.

And in the last 4 years, I’ve al so been designing for the British company, Burberrys.

M: What have you been designing for them?

W: Mostly handbags and small leather goods.

M: How has fashion industry in Italy changed since 1982?

W: Oh, yes, it has become a lot more competitive, because the quality of products from other countries has improved a lot, but Italian quality and design is still world famous. M: And do you ever think of returning to live in England?

W: No, not really. Working in Italy is more interesting, I also love the Mediterranean地中海的sun and the Italian life style.

M: Well, thank you for talking to us, Susan.

W: It was a pleasure.

(A 75-second interval)

Conversation 1

1.Where does the talk most probably take place?

A. In a studio.

B. In a clothing store.

C. At a beach resort.

D. At a fashion show.

2.What was the woman’s original plan when she went to Florence?

A. To live there permanently.

B. To stay there for half a year.

C. To find a better job to support herself.

D. To sell leather goods for a British company.

3.What has the woman been doing for a living since 1988?

A. Designing fashion items

B. Modeling for a world-famous Italian company.

C. Working as an employee for Ferragamo.

D. Serving as a sales agent for Burberrys.

4. What do we learn about the change in Italy’s fashion industry?

A. It has seen a steady decline in its profits.

B. It has become much more competitive.

C. It has lost many customers to foreign companies.

D. It has attracted a lot more designers from abroad.

5. What does the woman think about working in Italy?

A. She thinks that it is interesting to work in Italy.

B. She thinks that it is boring to work in Italy.

C. She doesn’t like the Italian life style.

D. She makes no comments on it.

(woman) Now listen to the second conversation.

Conversation Two.

2007年12月22日英语六级听力试题及Mp3音频- Conversation 2

You will hear a conversation between a man and a woman. Listen to it carefully and answer questions 6-10. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

M: So, Claire, you are into drama.

W: Yes, I’ve a master’s degree硕士in Drama and Theater. At the moment I am hoping to get onto a PHD program.

M: What excites 激发you about drama?

W: I find it’s a communicative way to study people and you learn how to read people in drama. So usually I can understand what people are saying, even though they might be lying.说谎

M: That would be useful.

W: Yeah, it’s very useful for me as well. I am an English lecturer, so I use a lot of drama in my classes, such as role-plays.角色扮演And I ask my students to create mini-dramas. They really respond well. At the moment I am hoping to get onto a PHD course. I would like to concentrate on Asian drama and try to bring Asian theater to the world attention. I don’t know how successful I will be, but here is hoping.

M: Oh, I’m sure you will be successful. Now, Claire, what do you do for stage fright怯场? W: Ah, stage fright. Well, many actors have that problem. I get stage fright every time I am going to teach a new class. The night before, I usually can’t sleep.

M: What? For teaching?

W: Yes! I get really bad stage fright, but the minute I step into the classroom or get onto the stage, it just all falls into place. Then I just feel like “Yeah, this is what I mean to do.” and I am fine.

M: Well, that’ cool.

(A 75-second interval)

1. Why does woman find studying drama and theatre useful?

A. It helps her to attract more public attention.

B. It improves her chance of getting promoted.

C. It strengthens her relationship with students.

D. It enables her to understand people better.

2. What is the woman hoping to do at the moment?

A. To get onto a PHD program.

B. To become an actress.

C. To become a director

D. to create mini-dramas

3. How did the woman’s studen ts respond to her way of teaching English?

A. Passively.

B. Positively.

C. Skeptically.

D. Sensitively.

4. How does the man respond to the woman’s plan?

A. He thinks that it will fail.

B. He discourages her to do so.

C. He thinks that it will succeed.

D. He makes no comments on it.

5. What does the woman say about her stage fright?

A. It keeps haunting her day and night.

B. Her teaching was somewhat affected by it.

C. It vanishes the moment she steps into her role.

D. Her mind goes blank once she gets on the stage

(man) Now listen to the first monologue.

2006年6月，2009年12月，

选自毕业水平考试课程10套听力Section B: Conversation3

Monologue One.

You will hear a short talk. Listen to it carefully and answer questions 11-15. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

(woman)

Born and raised in central Ohio俄亥俄州(美国州名), I'm a country girl. I'm currently studying to become a physical therapist临床医学家, a career path that marks a great achievement for me. At Ohio State University, admission into the physical therapy program is competitive. I made it pass the first cut the first year I applied, but was

because for years I have been determined to

major and finding another course for my life. I just couldn't do it. I knew I could not be as happy in another profession. So I stilled(使**)平静下来或静止myself, began to work seriously for another years and reapplied. Happily I received notice of my admission. Later, I found out that less than不少于、多达15% of the applicant申请人had been offered positions that year. Now in the first two years of professional training, I couldn't be happier with my decision not to give up on my dream. My father told me that if I wanted it badly enough, I would get in. Well, Daddy, I wanted it. So there. After graduation, I would like to travel to another country, possibly a Latin American country and work in a children's hospital for a year or two. So many of the children there are physically handicapped残疾人but most hospitals don't have the funding to hire trained staff to care for them properly. I would like to change that somehow.

(A 75-second interval)

1. What is the speaker's field of study?

A. Social work.

B. Medical care.

C. Applied physics.

D. Special education.

2. According to the speaker, what contributed to her admission to Ohio State University?

A. The timely advice from her friends and relatives.

B. The two-year professional training she received.

C. Her determination to fulfill her dream.

D. Her parents’ consistent moral support.

3. What did the speaker feel when her admission was turned down?

A. She felt crushed.

B. She didn’t care about it.

C. She felt happy instead.

D. She didn’t say about it

4. What did she want to do after graduation?

A. She wanted to further her study

B. She wanted to travel to another country

C. She wanted to work in a university

D. She wanted to become a writer

5. Why does the speaker want to go to a Latin American country?

A. To get the funding for the hospitals.

B. To help the disabled children there.

C. To train therapists for the children there.

D. To set up an institution for the handicapped.

(woman) Now listen to the second monologue.

Monologue Two.

2006年6月，

选自毕业水平考试课程10套听力Section B: Conversation4

You will hear a short talk. Listen to it carefully and answer questions 16-20. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET.

(man)

Gabriela Mistral was once an ordinary teacher in a small village school in Northern Chile. Towering mountains separate her village from the world outside. Gabriela Mistral was only fifteen （15）when she began teaching, but she was a good teacher. She helped the minds of her students' scale the mountain walls and reached out to the world beyond. For eighteen （18）years, Gabriela devoted her life to致力于… the poor farm children of Chile's

years later（in 1924）, Gabriela Mistral came to the United States where she served as a visiting professor in several colleges. In New York City, a group of teachers helped to finance the publication of her first book of poetry. Some of her books have been translated into six（6）

different languages. She gave he income of some of her books to help poor and neglected children. Beginning in the 1920's, her interests reached out to broader较广阔的fields. Statesmen asked her advice on international problems. She tried to break through the national barriers that hindered阻碍,妨碍the exchange of ideas among the Spanish speaking peoples

(A 75-second interval)

1. Where did Gabriela Mistral start her teaching career?

A. At a country school in Mexico.

B. In a mountain valley of Spain.

C. At a small American college.

D. In a small village in Chile.

2. How did Gabriela Mistral help the poor children of her hometown?

A. By expanding their minds and horizons.

B. By financing their elementary education.

C. By setting up a small primary school.

D. By setting them an inspiring example.

3. Why did many countries think highly of Gabriela Mistral?

A. She wrote poetry that broke through national barriers.

B. She was a talented designer of original school curriculums.

C. She proved herself to be an active and capable stateswoman.

D. She made outstanding contributions to children’s education.

4. How did Gabriela Mistral become famous all over the world?

A. She won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

B. She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

C. She translated her books into many languages.

D. She advised many statesmen on international affairs.

5. When did Gabriela Mistral win the Nobel Prize?

A. In 1945

B. In 1954

C. In 1940

D. In 1950

(woman) This is the End OF PART ONE. Please go on to the other parts of the exam.