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01:42.80College English Test (Band 6)01:46.11Part Listening Comprehension01:49.98Section A01:51.27Directions: In this section, 01:53.64you will hear 8 short conversations 01:56.17and 2 long conversations. 01:58.36At the end of each conversation, 02:00.23one or more questions 02:01.45will be asked about what was said.02:03.91Both the conversation and the questions 02:06.14will be spoken only once. 02:08.54After each question there will be a pause. 02:11.91During the pause, 02:13.36you must read the four choices 02:15.02marked A), B), C) and D), 02:18.21and decide which is the best answer. 02:20.77Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 02:24.61with a single line through the centre.02:27.14Now lets begin with the 8 short conversations.02:30.931. W: Whats wrong with your phone, Gary? 02:34.68I tried to call you all night yesterday.02:37.53M: Im sorry. No ones able to get through yesterday. 02:41.35My telephone was disconnected by the phone company.02:44.84Q: What does the woman ask the man about?03:01.222. W: I finally found a really nice apartment 03:05.85thats within my price range.03:08.03M: Congratulations! Affordable housing is rare in this city. 03:12.62Ive been looking for a suitable place 03:14.67since I got here six months ago.03:17.48Q: What does the man mean?03:33.133. M: I got this in my mailbox today, 03:37.37but I dont know what it is. Do you have any idea?03:40.96W: Oh, thats your number for the new photocopier. 03:44.62It acquires an access code. Everyone got one.03:48.85Q: What do we learn from the conversation?04:04.574. W: Jane told me that youll be leaving at soon. 04:09.13Is it true?04:10.43M: Yeah, my wifes maternity leave is close to an end. 04:14.11And since she wants to go back to work, 04:16.39Ive decided to take a year off to raise the baby.04:20.03Q: What does the man mean?04:35.655. M: Well never find a parking space here. 04:40.26What about dropping you at the south gate 04:42.65and Ill find parking somewhere else.04:44.80W: Well, OK. It looks like everyone in town came to the mall today.04:49.21Q: What does the woman mean?05:04.456. W: When will the computers be back online?05:08.70M: Probably not until tomorrow. 05:10.86The problem is more complicated than I thought.05:14.34Q: What does the man mean?05:30.237. M: Did you catch Professor Smith on TV last night?05:35.57W: I almost missed it, 05:36.77but my mother just happened to be watching at home and gave me a call.05:41.04Q: What does the woman imply?05:56.818. M: May I get this prescription refilled?06:01.02W: Im sorry, sir, but we cant give you a refill on that. 06:04.31Youll have to get a new prescription.06:06.84Q: What can we infer from the conversation?06:23.36Now youll hear the two long conversations.06:27.26Conversation One 06:29.62M: So whats the next thing on the agenda, Mary?06:32.49W: Well, its the South Theater Company. 06:35.22They want to know if wed be interested 06:37.19in sponsoring a tour they want to make to East Asia.06:40.91M: East Asia? uhh and how much are they hoping to get from us?06:45.68W: Well, the letter mentions 20,000 pounds, 06:48.23but I dont know if they might settle for us.06:50.99M: Do they say what they would cover? 06:53.07Have they anything specific in mind?06:55.47W: No, I think they are just asking all the firms in tongue 06:58.38for as much money as they think theyll give. 07:01.34M: And we are worth 20, 000 pounds, right? 07:04.15W: It seems so. 07:05.77M: Very flattering. 07:07.21But I am not awfully happy with the idea. What we get out of it? 07:11.66W: Oh, good publicity I suppose. 07:14.51So what I suggest is not that we just give them a sum of money, 07:18.11but that we offer to pay for something specific 07:21.09like travel or something, 07:23.09and that in return, we ask for our name 07:25.34to be printed prominently in the program, 07:27.93and that they give us free advertising space in it. 07:31.90M: But the travel bill would be enormous, 07:34.51and we could never manage that. 07:36.56W: I know. 07:37.28But why dont we offer to pay for the printing of the programmes ourselves 07:40.86on condition that on the front cover theres something like 07:43.80“This programme is presented with the compliments of Norland Electronics”, 07:48.49and free advertising of course.07:50.54M: Good idea. 07:51.68Well, lets get back to them and ask what the program they want will cost. 07:56.03Then we can see if we are interested or not.07:58.96Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.08:04.869. What do we learn about the South Theater Company?08:23.5810. What benefit does the woman say their firm can get 08:27.46by sponsoring the Theater Company?08:42.8211. What does the woman suggest they do instead 08:46.21of paying the South Theater Companys travel expenses?09:03.72Conversation Two09:06.51W: Rock stars now face a new hazard 09:09.12voice abuse.After last weeks announcement 09:12.70that Phil Collins might give up touring because live concerts 09:16.06are ruining his voice, doctors are counseling stars 09:19.49about the dos and donts of voice care. 09:22.29Here in the studio today, we have Mr. Paul Phillips, 09:25.66an expert from the High Field Hospital. 09:29.10Paul, what advice would you give to singers facing voice problems? 09:33.89M: If pop singers have got voice problems, 09:36.51they really need to be more selective about where they work. 09:40.42They shouldnt work in smoky atmospheres. 09:43.50They also need to think about resting their voices after a show. 09:47.77Something else they need to be careful about is medicines. 09:51.05Aspirin, for example, singers should avoid aspirin. 09:54.73It thins the blood. And if a singer coughs, 09:57.49this can result in the bruising of the vocal cords. 10:01.21W: And is it true that some singers use drugs 10:04.25before concerts to boost their voices when they have voice problems? 10:08.87M: Yes, this does happen on occasion. 10:11.42They are easily-available on the continent and they are useful 10:14.75if a singer has problems with his vocal cords and has to sing that night. 10:19.99But if they are taken regularly, 10:22.28they cause a thinning of the voice muscle. 10:25.22Most pop singers suffer from three things: lack of training, 10:28.94overuse and abuse of the voice, especially when they are young. 10:33.73They have difficult lives. 10:35.43When they go on tour, 10:36.56they do a vast number of concerts, singing in smoky places.10:41.52W: So, what would you advise the singers to do? 10:45.38M: Warm your voice up before a show and warm it down after.10:50.13Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.10:55.7412. What does last weeks announcement say 10:59.88about rock star, Phil Collins?11:15.9213. What does Paul Philips say about aspirin?11:33.6314. What does Paul Philips say about young pop singers?11:52.8115. What are the speakers mainly talking about?12:12.14Section B12:14.16Directions: In this section, 12:17.20you will hear 3 short passages. 12:19.81At the end of each passage, 12:21.73you will hear some questions. 12:23.89Both the passage and the questions 12:25.78will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, 12:30.02you must choose the best answer 12:31.86from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). 12:37.64Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 12:41.26with a single line through the centre.12:44.74Passage One12:46.85Would you trust a robot to park your car? 12:50.19The question will confront New Yorkers in February 12:53.10as the citys first robotic parking opens in Chinatown.12:57.12The technology has been successfully applied overseas, 13:01.03but the only other public robotic garage in the United States 13:04.46has been troublesome, 13:06.00dropping vehicles and trapping cars because of technical problems.13:10.92Nonetheless, the developers of the Chinatown garage 13:14.13are confident with the technology 13:16.15and are counting on it to squeeze 67 cars 13:19.43in an apartment-building basement that would otherwise fit only 24, 13:24.55accomplished by removing a maneuver space normally required.13:28.73A human-shaped robot wont be stepping into your car to drive it. 13:32.84Rather, the garage itself does the parking. 13:36.41The driver stops the car on a flat platform and gets out. 13:40.75The platform is lowered into the garage, 13:43.50and it is then transported to a vacant parking space 13:46.77by a computer-controlled device similar to an elevator 13:50.74that also runs sideways.13:53.41There is no human supervision, 13:55.36but an attendant will be on hand to accept cash 13:58.04and explain the system to newly users. 14:01.00Parking rates will be attractive, 14:03.37about $400 monthly or $25 per day, 14:07.69according to Ari Milstein, 14:09.97the director of planning for Automation Parking Systems, 14:13.69which is the U.S. subsidiary of a German company. 14:17.31This company has built automated garages 14:19.87in several countries overseas 14:22.78and in the United States for residents 14:24.94of a Washington, D.C. apartment building.14:28.31Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.14:33.7616. What do we learn about the robot parking in the U.S. so far?14:52.7917. What advantage does robotic parking have 14:57.52according to the developers?15:13.5418. What does the attendant do in the automated garage?15:32.5419. What does the company say about the parking rates?15:51.76Passage Two15:53.97A recent study shows 15:55.23that meat consumption is one of the main ways 15:57.54that human can damage the environment, 16:00.11second only to the use of motor vehicles. 16:03.44So how can eating meat 16:05.53have a negative effect on the environment? 16:08.04For a start, all animals, such as cows, pigs and sheep, 16:12.16always gas limed methane, 16:14.72which is the second most common green house gas 16:17.76after carbon dioxide. 16:19.89Many environmental experts now believe that methane 16:23.40is more responsible for global warming than carbon dioxide. 16:27.52It is estimated that 25% of all methane 16:30.68that released into the atmosphere coming from farm animals. 16:34.61Another way in which meat production affects the environment 16:37.64is through the use of water and land. 16:40.532,500 gallons of water are needed 16:43.50to produce one pound of beef 16:46.07Whereas 20 gallons of water are need 16:48.42to produce one pound of wheat. 16:51.50One acre of farmland used for raising cows 16:54.54can produce 250 pounds of beef. 16:57.84One acre of farmland used for crop production 17:00.63can produce 50,000 pounds of tomatoes. 17:04.55Many people now say the benefits 17:06.37of switching to vegetarian diet which excludes meat and fish. 17:11.15Not just for health reasons, 17:13.32but also because it plays a vital role 17:15.20in protecting the environment. 17:17.67However, some nutritionists advise against 17:20.19switching to a totally strict vegetarian diet. 17:23.33They believe such a diet 17:24.64which includes no products from animal sources 17:27.45can be deficient in many of the necessary vitamins 17:30.35and minerals our bodies need. 17:32.61Today many people have come to realize 17:35.03that help the environment and for the human race to survive, 17:38.51more of us will need to become vegetarian. 17:41.75Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.17:46.8920. What does the recent study show?18:04.1221. What do some nutritionists say about the strict vegetarian diet?18:25.0822. What does the speaker think more people need to do?18:44.16Passage Three18:45.90Alcoholism is a serious disease. 18:48.68Nearly nine million Americans alone suffer from the illness. 18:52.88Many scientists disagree about what the differences 18:56.05are between the alcohol addict and social drinker. 19:00.08The difference occurs when someone needs to drink. 19:03.17And this need gets in the way of his health or behavior. 19:07.05Alcohol causes a loss of judgment and alertness. 19:10.53After a long period, alcoholism can deteriorate the liver, 19:14.77the brain and other parts of the body. 19:17.56The illness is dangerous, 19:19.09because it is involved in half of all automobile accidents. 19:23.35Another problem is that the victim often denies 19:26.62being an alcohol addict and wont get help. 19:30.31Solutions do exist. 19:32.24Many hospitals and centers help patients cope. 19:35.76Without the assistance, 19:36.94the victim can destroy his life. 19:39.44He would detach himself from the routines of life. 19:42.62He may lose his employment, home or loved ones.19:46.89All the causes of the sickness are not discovered yet. 19:50.60There is no standard for a person with alcoholism. 19:54.39Victims range in age, race, sex and background. 19:58.83Some groups of people are more vulnerable to the illness. 20:02.27People from broken homes and North American Indians are two examples. 20:07.20People from broken homes often lack stable lives. 20:10.63Indians likewise had the traditional life 20:13.48taken from them by white settlers 20:15.72who often encourage them to consume alcohol 20:18.71to prevent them from fighting back. 20:21.31The problem has now been passed on. 20:24.22Alcoholism is clearly present in society today. 20:28.02People have started to get help and information. 20:31.32With proper assistance, 20:32.82victims can put their lives together one day.20:36.69Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.20:41.8623. What is the problem of the victims 20:45.89about alcoholism according to the speaker?21:02.6524. Why did white settlers introduce alcohol to Indians?21:22.9625. What does the speaker seem to believe 21:26.44about those affected by alcoholism?21:44.07Section C21:46.03Directions: In this section, 21:48.72you will hear a passage three times. 21:51.16When the passage is read for the first time, 21:53.41you should listen carefully for its general idea. 21:56.38When the passage is read for the second time, 21:58.54you are required to fill in the blanks 22:00.71with the exact words you have just heard. 22:03.49Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, 22:06.56you should check what you have written.22:09.12Now listen to the passage.22:12.82Self-image is the picture you have of yourself, 22:16.14the sort of person you believe you are. 22:18.87Included in your self-image 22:20.78are the categories in which you place yourself, 22:23.46the roles you play, 22:24.86and other similar descriptors 22:27.02you use to identify yourself. 22:29.62If you tell an acquaintance you are a grandfather 22:32.51who recently lost his wife 22:34.78and who does volunteer work on weekends, 22:37.69several elements of your self-image 22:39.80are brought to lightthe roles of grandparent, 22:43.10widower, and conscientious citizen. 22:46.16But self-image is more than how you picture yourself; 22:49.66it also involves how others see you. 22:52.37Three types of feedback from others 22:54.16are indicative of how they see us: 22:56.56confirmation, rejection, and disconfirmation. 23:01.02Confirmation occurs when others treat you 23:03.35in a manner consistent with who you believe you are. 23:06.99You believe you have leadership abilities 23:09.01and your boss put you in charge of a new work team. 23:12.40On the other hand, 23:13.32rejection occurs when others treat you in a manner 23:16.32that is inconsistent with your self-definition. 23:19.77Pierre Salinger was appointed senator from California 23:23.29but subsequently lost his first election. 23:26.24He thought he was a good public official, 23:28.58but the voters obviously thought otherwise23:31.86their vote was inconsistent with his self-concept. 23:35.67The third type of feedback is disconfirmation, 23:38.57which occurs when others fail 23:40.05to respond to your notion of self 23:42.31by responding neutrally. 23:44.30A student writes what he thinks 23:45.82is an excellent composition, 23:47.85but the teacher writes no encouraging remarks. 23:51.37Rather than relying on how others classify you, 23:54.35consider how you identify yourself. 23:57.32The way in which you identify yourself 23:59.80is the best reflection of your self-image.24:04.21Now the passage will be read again.24:08.17Self-image is the picture you have of yourself, 24:11.56the sort of person you believe you are. 24:13.92Included in your self-image 24:16.07are the categories in which you place yourself, 24:18.71the roles you play, 24:20.01and other similar descriptors 24:21.47you use to identify yourself. 24:24.39If you tell an acquaintance you are a grandfather 24:27.19who recently lost his wife 24:28.81