2004年MBA听力材料及参考答案(2)(doc)
2004年MBA听力材料及参考答案(2) 　　Mock Test Two 　　Part A 　　Directions：For Questions 1-5, you will hear an introduction about the life of George Grizzard. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you’ve heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. (5 points) 　　M:An all-around actor, George Grizzard is noted both for the quality and variety of his acting career. 　　Born in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, Grizzard came from a religious family that did not encourage his early interest in acting. 　　Grizzard’s first big chance on Broadway was his role as an escaped prisoner in the 1955 crime thriller The Desperate Hours, starring Karl Madden, Nancy Coleman, and Paul Newman. Following 212 performances on Broadway, Grizzard stayed with the cast for a three-month national tour. 　　Returning to Broadway in 1956, he took a comic role in The Happiest Millionaire. For his work in that comedy he received the Theatre World Award. Both the clarity and energy of his performance had by then been praised by many critics. 　　The versatility of Grizzard’s talent was perhaps best shown during his Broadway appearance in the four short comedies titled You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’ s Running. In a single performance, he played the roles of four people and everyone was surprised that the roles were all played by the same actor. 　　Since the late 1950s, Grizzard has been much admired for his many television and motion picture roles. Of all these appearances, perhaps the most notable is his role as John Adams in the first six of the thirteen – part series The Adams Chronicles. The chronicles cover 150 years in the history of the American political family that included John Adams, thesecond president, and his son John Quincy Adams, the sixth president. 　　Earlier in his career, Grizzard spent more than a year preparing the title role for a 1963 Minneapolis production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. More recently, at the Circle in the Square in New York, he played the lead in George Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman, a five-hour-long romantic comedy. (300 words) 　　W: Now you will hear the recording again. 　　M: That is the end of Part A. 　　W: Part B 　　Directions：For questions 6-10, you will hear a monologue. While you listen, answer the questions. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the questions below. (5 points) 　　M:After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping enables your body to prepare itself for the next day. 　　There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your muscles relax little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other. 　　Although your mind slows down, from time to time you will dream. Scientists who study sleep state that when dreaming occurs, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement. 　　If you have trouble falling asleep, some people recommend breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will help make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put you to sleep! 　　(190 words) 　　W: Now you will hear the recording again. 　　This 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. (10 points) 　　Questions 11—13 are based on the following talk about the community theatre in the United States. You now have 15 minutes to read questions 11—13． 　　W:A community theatre is an important part of almost every city or town in the United States. There are over 2000 community theatres in the United States today, about 4.5 million people work and perform in these theatres for an audience of more than 50 million people annually. These theatres are amateur organizations and are different from professional theatre companies. A community theatre may have its own building or perform in a school or church hall. The actors and actresses do not receive money for their work in the community theatre. They have other jobs to support themselves instead. Small communities can’t support a full time theatre. They cannot pay actors, directors or stage workers, so the theatre participants work for free. One purpose of community theatre is to provide an opportunity for creative work. Many people join in community theatres because they want to perform or to be creative. Several people in a community theatre group were asked why they join. Each one said he or she needed to be creative to be something original. One man said “I love to act. It’s the only time I feel alive.” Another said: “I have a very boring job. In the play, I can create something.” One woman said: “My whole life is occupied by husband and family. I need something more than that.” Another purpose of community is to educate and improve the community. Theatre is an art but it also introduces new ideas to the audience. (147 words) 　　M: You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to questions 11—13． 　　Questions 14 —16 are based on the following talk introducing a new study on the left handed people. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 14—16．　 　　 　　W: According to a new study done at the Medical School of the University of California at Los Angeles, left handed people may be more likely to have accidents than the right handed. One reason maybe: left handers tend to make minor mental mistakes. In the study of 2,000 sailors, those who had more mental errors also had more accidents, and left handers were reported to have more mental errors and more accidents than right handers. The author of the study Jim Watson said: “Minor mental mistakes are mistakes that any adults would make when they were tired or careless and they could lead to accidents because we lose track of what we are doing.” Paul White, chief of the study program said that he found the study interesting and exciting. But he warned that the conclusions should not be accepted without further investigation. He said the study had limitations, and limitations could have influenced the results. Jim Watson, who is right handed himself, stressed that the study was not an official project and said that the findings cannot be applied to every left hander. He said minor mental mistakes can be regarded as evidence of lack of concentration. But in the past, it was believed that left handers tended to have more accidents largely because most equipment is designed for right handers. (221 words) 　　M: You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to questions 14—16． 　　W: Questions 17— 20 are based on the following passage about a survey of the personal concern of overseas postgraduate students. You now have 20 seconds to read questions 17—20. 　　M:On 15 Feb. 1989 an instant survey was carried out among 18 overseas postgraduate students. 11 students were male and 7 were female. The purpose of the survey was to discover the views of the students on a number of matters of personal concern. The survey was conducted by means of a questionnaire given to the students to complete. There were five questions. The first question concerned favorite color and the second favorite number. The next 3 questions were all concerned with aspects of marriage. No. 3 looked at the ideal age to get married. No. 4 examined the qualities ooked for in a partner and No. 5 asked about the ideal number of children. The main findings were as follows: Blue was the most popular color. This was followed by Green and Purple. There was no real significance in the choice of lucky number. About one third of the students said that they had none. Sixty-one percent of the students selected the age group 26 to 30 years as ideal for marriage, followed by 21 to 25 years. In looking at the most important qualities in an ideal partner, someone hoped the person to be Intelligent, others chose Natural, still others indicated Attractive and Honest. The ideal number of children was 2, followed by 3, It is not easy to reach any definite conclusions based upon such a small sample of students from such widely different backgrounds. However, it is clear that majority favorite of 26 to 30 is the ideal age to get married with an intelligent partner, thereby producing a children. (264 words) 　　W:You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to Questions 17—20. 　　That is the end of Part C. 　　Reference Answers: 　　Part A 　　1．variety2．19553．performance4．1950s5．5 　　Part B 　　6．Sleep7．Four8．Rapid eye movement9．Dreaming occurs. 10． drinking warm milk 　　Part C 　　11．D12．A13．C14．C15．A16．B17．D18．D19．B20. C
2004年MBA听力材料及参考答案(2)(doc)