2004年MBA听力材料及参考答案(1)(doc)
2004年MBA听力材料及参考答案(1) W: Mock Tests 　　Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1． 　　Mock Test One 　　Part A　 　　Directions：You will hear a conversation in which a woman is asking for tourist information about Sudeley Castle and Snowshill Manor. Listen to it and fill out the table with the information you’ve heard for questions 1—5．Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 　　[Pause 00′25″] 　　 　　[Tone] 　　 　　M:Good morning, can I help you?　　 　　W:Yes, good morning, I’ve just got a few questions, I wonder if you can help me sort them out. 　　 　　M:I’ll see what I can do. 　　 　　W:Can you tell me when Sudeley Castle is open? We want to go there this morning. 　　 　　M:Yes, of course. Sudeley Castle, Sudeley, I think it’s open all day, someone asked me this a week or so ago. Here we are, I’ve got the guide, yes, it’s open from 11 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon, well not quite all day, but morning and afternoon. 　　W:Eleven to five, OK, that’s great. Er, can you tell me how much it costs to get in? 　　 　　M:Yes, it costs lb4.50 for adults and lb3.00 for children. It sounds a bit expensive but there’s a lot to do there. I think it’s worth the money. 　　 　　W:OK, now another question: what exactly is Snowshill Manor? What can you see there? 　　 　　M:Oh, it’s a museum, an absolutely fascinating collection of all sorts of things, like clocks and cabinets, and all kinds of swords and masks. 　　W:Masks? Well, the kids will like them. Do you pay to get into this museum? 　　M:Yes, you do, I think it’s about three pounds fifty. W:Is it open this time of year? 　　M:Yes, it’s open until the end of September, so there are a few weeks before it closes. 　　W:Right, we’ll try it. Thank you very much for the information. 　　M:Enjoy your visit. Good-bye. (260 words) 　　[Pause 00′30″] 　　W: Now you will hear the recording again. 　　[The recording is repeated.] 　　[Pause 00′20″] 　　W: That is the end of Part A. 　　M: Part B 　　Directions：You will hear a radio weather forecast. For questions 6—10, complete the sentences and answer the question while you listen. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below. 　　[Pause 00′25″] 　　 　　[Tone] 　　W: Hello. It’s been another warm and fine day for most of us. Temperatures in south-east England reached twenty-six degrees Centigrade by mid-afternoon, and Brighton had fifteen hours of lovely sunshine. But already the weather is beginning to change, I’m afraid, and during the night showers will slowly move in from the Atlantic to reach south-west England by early morning. 　　The rest of the country will have a very mild, dry night with minimum temperatures no lower than fifteen degrees in the south, a little cooler—eleven degrees or so—in the north. Any remaining showers in northwest Scotland will pass quickly, to leave a mild, dry night there too. 　　And now, let’s move on to the weather forecast for Friday and the weekend. Well, southern Europe will once again get the best of the weekend weather, and if your holiday starts this weekend, then southern Spain is the place to go, with temperatures of thirty-four degrees along the Mediterranean coast. At the eastern end of the Med, too, you can expect uninterrupted sunshine and temperatures of up to thirty-two degrees Centigrade in Greece and south-east Italy, but further north the weather’s not so settled. Much of France, Belgium and the Netherlands will be cloudy with occasional rain and maximum temperatures will be around twenty-two degrees—very disappointing for this time of the year. 　　Scotland and Northern Ireland will have heavy rain for much of the weekend and temperatures will drop to a cool seventeen degrees. Across most of England the weather will be cloudy but mainly dry with sunny periods. And when the sun does come out, temperatures could rise to a maximum of twenty-three degrees… [fade out] (279 words) 　　[Pause 00′50″] 　　M: Now you will hear the recording again. 　　[The recording is repeated.] 　　[Pause 00′30″] 　　W: That is the end of Part B. 　　M: Part C 　　Directions：You will hear three pieces of recorded material. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to check your answers. You will hear each piece once only. 　　Questions 11—13 are based on the following talk introducing Emily Dickinson, a well-known American poet. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 11—13． 　　[Pause 00′15″] 　　[Tone] 　　M: Emily Dickinson is one of the greatest American poets. She was born in a typical New England village in Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. She was the second child of the family. She died in the same house fifty-six years later. During her life time she never left her native land. She left her home state only once. She left her village very few times. And after 1872 she rarely left her house and yard. In the last years of her life she retreated to a smaller and smaller circle of family and friends. In those later years she dressed in white, avoided strangers, and communicated chiefly through notes and poems even with intimates. The doctor who attended her illness was allowed to “examine” her in another room, seeing her walk by an opened door. She was thought of as a “strange” figure in her home village. When she died on May 15, 1886, she was unknown to the rest of the world. Only seven of her poems had appeared in print. 　　But to think Emily Dickinson only as a strange figure is a serious mistake. She lived simply and deliberately. She faced the essential facts of life. According to Henry James, a famous American novelist, she was one of those on whom nothing was lost. Only by thus living could Dickinson manage both to fulfill her obligations as a daughter, a sister, and a housekeeper and to write on the average one poem a day. 　　She read only a few books but knew them deeply. Her poems are simple but remarkably rich. Not until 1950s was she recognized as one of the greatest American poets. (277 words) 　　W: You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to 　　Questions 11—13． 　　[Pause 00′30″] 　　M: Questions 14—16 are based on the following radio program. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 14—16． 　　[Pause 00′15″] 　　[Tone] 　　W: Good evening. You are listening to Pop World of BCD International. I’m Susan Welch. Today, we are going to hear several current hits of the world’s most popular artists. 　　Well, first, I would like to say a few words to my dear listeners who are not very familiar with this program.Since many people want to listen to and understand pop songs, radio producers at BCD International have made hundreds of programs over the years. We not only have access to the stars of the music world, but we also have a vast library of “golden oldie” classics, as well as the “latest releases”. 　　For those of you who like a bit of background with your favorite music—there’s The History of Pop or The Road to Music. These two series bring you the language of pop music and information about the periods and the artists. 　　If you want to hear from the artists themselves, there’s a new series called About the Big Hits. This is based on interviews with popular singers and songwriters. They talk to us about the meaning and ideas behind their songs. 　　If you want to understand the words to the big music hits, Pop Words is the program for you. After all, it’s hard enough for native English speakers to understand most pop songs – so, if English isn’t your first language, you shouldn’t be surprised if the words to many songs leave you in the dark. It was to address exactly this problem that BCD International started broadcasting Pop Words just over 23 years ago… [fade out] (263 words) 　 　　M: You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to Questions 14—16． [Pause 00′30″] 　　W: Questions 17—20 are based on a conversation between Dr. Francis and Li Ming about Li Ming’s planned visit to Cambridge. You now have 20 seconds to read questions 17—20. 　　[Pause 00′20″] 　　[Tone] 　　[Knocks on the door] 　　M:Oh, hello, Li Ming. Come on in, and how’ve you been keeping recently? 　　W:Quite all right, thanks, Dr. Francis. How’s your project going? 　　M:Very smoothly, I should say. I’m playing a consultancy role, really. I’ve only been here in China a month, but I’m already on very good terms with my colleagues in the Department ofComputer Science. Well, I’m happy that you could come. Do sit down, please. 　　W:Dr. Francis, do you know I’ve got a chance to go to Cambridge in August? I wonder if you could tell me something about Britain. 　　M:Certainly. Well, I was actually brought up in Scotland. Erm, in fact, I’ve never been t...
2004年MBA听力材料及参考答案(1)(doc)