2023年12月9日发(作者：)
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.12第一套College English Test (Band 6)Part
Ⅲ Listening
Comprehension Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long
conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will
be asked about what was said.
Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
After each question there will be a pause. During the pause,
you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D),
and decide which is the best answer.
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
with a single line through the centre.
Now let’s begin with the 8 short conversations.
11. M: I’d like to go camping with you this weekend,
but I don’t have a sleeping bag.
W: No problem. You can count on me to get one for you.
My family has tons of camping gear.
Q: What does the woman mean?
12. M: I know I promise to drive you to the airport next Thursday,
but I’m afraid something has come up.
They’ve called a special meeting at work.
W: No big deal. Karen said she was available as a back-up. Q: What does the woman mean?
13. W: Have you saved enough money for a trip to Hawaii?
M: Not even close.
My uncle must put the brakes on my traveling plans.
Q: What does the man mean?
14. M: I’m starving. Do we still have any pie left from dinner yesterday?
W: Oh, Julia invited her friends over in the afternoon and they ate it all.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
15. W: Three letters of recommendation
are required to apply to graduate schools.
I was wondering if the one
Prof. Smith wrote for me last year could still be used.
M: It’s a bit dated. You’d better submit a recent one.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
16. W: I’ve noticed that you spend a lot of time tending your garden.
Would you like to join our gardening club?
We meet every other Wednesday.
M: Oh, thanks for the invitation, but this is how I relax.
I’d rather not make it something formal and structured.
Q: What can we infer about the man?
17. M: I heard the recent sculpture exhibit was kind of disappointing.
W: That’s right. I guess a lot of other people feel the way I do about modern art.
Q: What does the woman mean?
18. M: Bob is running for chairman of the student union.
Would you vote for him?
W: Oh, I can’t decide right now because I have to
find out more about the other candidates.
Q: What does the woman mean?
Now you’ll hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: I don’t know what to do.
I can’t seem to get anyone in the hospital
to listen to my complaints
and this outdated equipment is dangerous.
Just look at it.
M: Hmm, uh, are you trying to say
that it presents a health hazard?
W: Yes, I am.
The head technician in the lab tried to persuade
the hospital administration to replace it,
but they are trying to cut costs.
M: You are pregnant, aren’t you?
W: Yes, I am. I made an effort to get my supervisor
to transfer me to another department,
but he urged me not to complain too loudly,
because the administration is more likely
to replace me than the X-ray equipment.
I’m afraid to refuse to work, but I’m more afraid
to expose my unborn child to the radiation.
M: I see what you mean.
Well, as your union representative,
I have to warn you that it would take quite a while
to force management to replace the old machines
and attempt to get you transferred
may or may not be successful.
W: Oh, what am I supposed to do then?
M: Workers have the legal rights to
refuse certain unsafe work assignments
under two federal laws:
the Occupational Safety and Health Act
and the National Labor Relations Act.
But the requirements of either of the Acts
may be difficult to meet.
W: Do you think I have a good case? M: If you do lose your job,
the union will fight to get it back for you
along with back pay—your lost income.
But you have to be prepared for a long wait,
maybe up to two years.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What does the woman complain about?
20. What has the woman asked her supervisor to do?
21. What does the man say about the two federal laws?
22. What will the union do if the woman loses her job?
Conversation Two
W: Mr. Green, is it fair to say that negotiation is an art?
M: Well, I think it’s both an art and science.
You can prepare for a negotiation quite scientifically,
but the execution of the negotiation
has quite a lot to do with one’s artistic quality.
The scientific part of a negotiation is
in determining your strategy.
What do you want out of it?
What can you give?
Then of course there are tactics.
How do you go about it?
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