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托福听力tpo64 section2 对话讲座原文+题目+答案+译文
Conversation2 ........................................................................................................ 1
原文 ................................................................................................................ 1
题目 ................................................................................................................ 3
答案 ................................................................................................................ 5
译文 ................................................................................................................ 5
Lecture3 ................................................................................................................ 6
原文 ................................................................................................................ 7
题目 ................................................................................................................ 9
答案 .............................................................................................................. 11
译文 .............................................................................................................. 11
Conversation2
原文
Now listen to a conversation between a student and a university employee.
Female student: Hi, I'm looking for the person who's responsible for the exhibition of
the seniors' art projects, the one that's opening here next week.
Male employee: OK, that's me. I'm the coordinator for all the art exhibits here at the
student center.
Female student: Oh great. I need to talk to you about how my work is going to be put
up in the gallery
Male employee: and you are?
Female student: Oh, I'm sorry. I'm Carol Lambert. I'm one of the seniors in the
exhibition, but I have sort of an unusual piece to display, so I wanted to talk to you
about the best way to show it.
Male employee: And is it already here at the gallery?
Female student: No, I can't bring it. I can't set it up until the last minute. I need to
borrow some equipment from the art department, but they'll only give it to me for
the actual week of the exhibit.
Male employee: Well, maybe you'd better tell me a little bit about your work.
Female student: Well, I'm doing a multimedia piece. I made this really elaborate
picture frame, but instead of putting a painting in it, I wanna project these abstract
images that I created. You know, I found this cool software program that I'm using to
do that. The images will change every couple of minutes.
Male employee: Sounds complicated.
Female student: Not really. You see the software programs automatic, and it's
actually pretty simple. I have this class last semester.
Male employee: So, you borrow the equipment?
Female student: Yeah, but what I'm worried. The reason I came by..for this to look
right, I need just the right kind of space.
Male employee: Well, we don't usually let students choose the space where the work
goes.
Female student: Oh, well, can I tell you what I think would work best?
Male employee: Okay, go ahead.
Female student: Well, I've tried this all out, you know, in the art studio, and the
projector needs to be exactly nine meters from the wall. It has to be that exact
distance. So the images will fit just right in the picture frame. That way, I want people
to be fooled even if it's just for a second to think that they're looking at a real
abstract painting.
Male employee: OK, we can arrange that. Uh, do you have a stand for the projector?
Female student: Yeah. And once my picture frame is hung on the wall, I'll adjust the
stand to the right height. There's one more thing.
Male employee: Yes?
Female student: Well, it would be really helpful if the wall, if the frame could be hung
on a wall that has kind of dim lighting. If the lights are really bright, the images get
kind of hard to see. But if the lights are low, then it'll look more real.
Male employee: You know, we use pretty strong lighting that the visitors can see all
the pieces clearly, and we really don't want to turn down. Um, to come to think of it.
The individual lights can be adjusted, usually be pointing, so they shine directly on a
particular work. But in this case, maybe we can turn the spotlights away from your
piece, point them somewhere away from the wall.
Female student: Could you? That would be great!
Male employee: You know, I'll be interested in seeing how this turns out.
题目
does the student go to see the art gallery coordinator?
A. To borrow some equipment for a show
B. To find out when a student art exhibition will open
C. To discuss the theme of a senior art exhibition
D. To arrange a suitable location for a work of art
has the student created for her senior art project?[Click on 2 answers.]
A. An oil painting
B. A picture frame
C. A software program
D. Abstract images
does the student imply about the use of a projector?
A. It is necessary to achieve a particular visual illusion.
B. It may interfere with visitors’ ability to see other artworks.
C. The projector will need to be hidden from view.
D. The projector has to be attached to the wall at a particular height.
does the man intend to respond to the student’s worries about lighting?
A. By lowering the lights in the whole gallery
B. By adding lights over the student’s work
C. By turning spotlights in a different direction
D. By putting a stronger lightbulb in a projector
does the man say this:
The images will change every couple of minutes.
Male employee: Sounds complicated.
Female student: Not really. You see the software programs automatic, and it's
actually pretty simple. I have this class last semester.
Male employee: So, you borrow the equipment?
A. To find out if the student needs assistance
B. To express doubt about the project’s practicality
C. To return the discussion to the original topic
D. To suggest a solution to the student’s problem
答案
D BD A C C
译文
听一个学生和学校工作人员之间的对话。
女学生：我在找一个对大四艺术展的负责人，就是下周举办的艺术展。
男职员：我是负责人。我是学生中心艺术展的协调员。
女学生：太好了，我想和你聊一下我的作品将如何在画廊展出。
男职员：你是？
女学生：哦，抱歉。我叫Carol Lambert，我是参加画展的大四学生之一。但是我的作业有点特殊，所以我想和你探讨一下它的最佳展出方式。
男职员：你的作品已经在画廊了吗？
女学生：没有，我没有带来。直到最后一刻我才能把它展出。我需要向艺术系借用一些器材，但是这些器材只有在展览开始的那一周才能借给我。
男职员：好的，你或许最好先给我讲讲你的作品。
女学生：好的，这是一个多媒体作品。我做了一个非常精美的外框，但是我没有在里面放画，我想把一些我创作的抽象图像投影到这个画框里。我发现了一个特别酷的软件这里做这件事。而这些抽象图像每分钟都会有变化。
男职员：听起来好复杂。
女学生：也不会太复杂。你看，这个软件是自动的，其实很简单。我上学期有一门课...
男职员：所以，你想借设备？
女学生：对，但是我有点担心。我来这里就是希望我的作品能正确的展出，我需要一个合适的地方。
男职员：好的，我们通常不会让学生选择展出地点。
女学生：那我能告诉你怎么才能达到我要的效果吗？
男职员：好的，你说吧。
女学生：我在一个艺术工作室已经试过了，这个投影仪需要离墙面有九米的距离。必须是正好九米。这样图像就可以投射到画框里。这样观看者就会被骗住，以为他们真的在看一副抽象画。
男职员：好的，这个我可以安排。你有放投影仪的架子吗？
女学生：我有。一旦我的画框被挂到墙上，我会把架子调整到一个合适的高度。还有一个事情。
男职员：什么？
女学生：如果这个画框所在的墙面正好有昏暗的灯光就更好了。如果灯光太亮，图像就不太容易被看到。但是如果灯光暗，就看起来更加真实。
男职员：你知道，为了让参观者看得更清楚，我们一般会用比较亮的灯光。而且我们不太愿意把灯调暗。我想想。个别灯光是可以调整的，这类灯光是直接照向画作的。但是你这个情况，我们可以让这些灯不要直接照向你的作品，把它们移到墙面的其他位置。
女学生：你可以吗？太好了！
男职员：你知道，我会对你作品的最后呈现非常感兴趣的。
Lecture3
原文
Listen to part of a lecture in a zoology class.
Male Student: Um, professor，we are talking about the principles of classification,
how uh, some types of animals are related to other animals and similarities between
different kinds of animals. But I was reading the textbook last night and it mentioned
that um, there are lots of animals that are related to each other, even though they
have some major dissimilarity. Could you talk about that a little bit?
Professor: Sure, and I'm glad you brought that up. But first, um, out of curiosity， are
any of you from the south western part of the United States? No? Well, then I'm
probably explaining something a little new to most of you, because when you ask
about that, the example that jumps to me mind is uh, one type of lizard, the Gila
monster.
Gila monster pretty much all live in the desert areas of the southwestern United
States and in northern Mexico, parts of northern Mexico. The Gila monster looks and
acts a lot like other lizards, but in one key way, it seems different. I mean, Gila
monsters would be classified as lizards because, well, uh, the Gila monster and all
lizards share certain characteristics. Some of the features of the skull, the jaw and
other parts of the skeleton. All lizards inherit these features from a common
ancestors. That's why they are classified as lizards. And most lizards also have things
like fore legs, uh, a long tail skin covered in scales. Let's see, um, a triangular head.
And yes, Michelle?
Female Student: You know, there's actually an illustration of Let's see, page
twelve of our handouts.
Professor: Thanks, Michelle. Let's all take a look. Basically, it's a fairly large creature.
My guess about two feet long. It has, well, you can see those spots or blotch as all
along its body, ah...Mike?
Male Student: Um, you said that Gila monsters are different from most other lizards.
But what you just described and the picture, well, it's, it's like lots of other lizards.
Professor: Right, as I said, Gila monster are like other lizards, but uh, they have one
significant difference. In contrast to nearly all other lizards, Gila monster are
venomous.
Male Student: Venomous? You mean poisonous like snakes?
Professor: Well yes. ln fact, Gila monsters are a lot like some snakes in that way, but
snakes don't have all those other characteristics I mentioned before, but many
snakes, many kinds of snakes are venomous. So are Gila monsters more closely
related to snakes or to lizards?
Female Student: Ah, snakes?
Professor: No! Lizards! It's true that Gila monsters and snakes do have that one major
characteristic in common. And of course, snakes and Gila monster are both reptiles.
But what helps us decide where the Gila monsters belong? Well, and this is the point
I want to stress here.
Similar features in different species may occur because they were inherited from a
common ancestor. Then those features are a sign that the species are related. But
they may also evolve independently. And they may even evolve for completely
different reasons, um, different purposes. And, and that's what's happening here.
Not only did the venom system of snakes and Gila monsters evolve independently,
but they also, they also function quite differently from each other. Snakes use their
venom to hunt and subdue prey for food, but Gila monsters just, uh, they basically
use it for self defense.
You'll only see a Gila monster uses its venom if it's attacked, if it feels
threatened in some way, you see Gila monsters, when they sense danger, they first
try to hide, um, to, to mix in with the environment, the colors of their skin with all its
spots and blotches blend well with the colors of their surroundings, but sometimes
their camouflage can fail. So then,for defense,they use getting back to the
point, it would be a mistake to classify snakes and Gila monsters in the same category,
just because they're both venomous. Oh, oh, there's another interesting thing about
Gila monsters in their venom. There's a chemical in their venom that's being used in
a new drug to help fight type two diabetes and the experiments with this new
drug,well, this could really represent an important medical breakthrough. It's worth
noting that this chemical is only found in the venom of Gila monsters. It doesn't
occur in snakes, and it doesn't occur in any other lizard.
题目
does the professor discuss Gila monsters?
A. As an example of an animal that is highly venomous
B. As an example of an animal that has adapted to living in deserts
C. As an example of an animal that might seem difficult to classify
D. As an example of an animal whose behavior is not well understood
reason does the professor give for classifying Gila monsters as lizards?
A. Their venom is more dangerous than snake venom.
B. Their colors blend with the desert surroundings.
C. They have skeletal features common to all lizards.
D. They reproduce the same way as lizards do.
ing to the professor, when do Gila monsters use their venom?
A. When their efforts to hide from danger fail
B. When they are hunting large prey
C. When they are digesting their food
D. When they are invading the territories of other Gila monsters
does the professor mention chemical compounds in Gila monster venom?
A. To support her argument that Gila monsters must be protected
B. To cite a practical use of Gila monster venom
C. To support the idea that snakes and Gila monsters should be classified together
D. To compare the strength of snake and Gila monster venom
does the professor say this:
Professor: Sure, and I'm glad you brought that up. But first, um, out of curiosity， are
any of you from the south western part of the United States?
A. To determine whether the students are familiar with Gila monsters
B. To introduce a personal story about her hometown
C. To challenge a statement from one of the students
D. To encourage the students to do more research on animals from the Southwest
does the student say this:
Male Student: Um, you said that Gila monsters are different from most other lizards.
But what you just described and the picture, well, it's, it's like lots of other lizards.
A. To make sure that he is looking at the right picture
B. To suggest that the professor’s explanation needs to be clarified
C. To give an example that supports what the professor has just said
D. To point out that the professor’s description differs from the book’s description
答案
C C A B A B
译文
请听生物课上的部分内容。
学生：教授，我们正在讨论分类的原则，一些种类的动物是如何与其他动物相关联的以及不同种类动物的共同点。但是昨晚我读了课本，上面提到，有很多动物彼此有亲缘关系，尽管它们有一些显著的差异。你能讲一下？
教授：当然，我很高兴你提到了这一点。首先，我好奇的问一下，在座的同学有来自美国西南部吗？没有？好的，那我可能会向你们解释一些新的东西，因为当你们问这个问题的时候，我脑海中闪现的例子是一种蜥蜴，希拉毒蜥。
希拉毒蜥几乎都生活在美国西南部和墨西哥北部的沙漠地区，以及墨西哥北部的部分地区。这种毒蜥的外表和行为都和其他蜥蜴很像，但在一个关键的方面，它们彼此之间似乎有所不同。我的意思是，希拉毒蜥会被归类为蜥蜴，因为，呃，毒蜥怪物和所有蜥蜴都有一些共同的特征。它们有相似的头骨、下颚和部分骨骼特征。所有的蜥蜴都从一个共同的祖先那里继承了这些特征。这就是为什么它们被归为蜥蜴。大多数蜥蜴也有前腿，长长的尾巴上覆盖着鳞片。让我看看，嗯，都有一个三角形的头。是的，Michelle?
学生：你看，我们课本第12页有这类蜥蜴的一个插图。
教授：谢谢，Michelle。我们来看一下。实际上，这是一个很大的生物。我猜有
两英尺长。你可以在它的身体上看到这些斑点。是的，Mike？
学生：你说希拉毒蜥和大多数其他的蜥蜴不一样。但是你刚刚的描述以及这张图，它们看起来完全一样呀？
教授：正如我所说的，希拉毒蜥很像其他的蜥蜴，但是它们之前存在着一个显著差异。而且几乎和所有其他的蜥蜴都不同，就是希拉毒蜥有毒。
学生：有毒？你是说和蛇一样有毒吗？
教授：是的。实际上，从这个层面上讲希拉毒蜥实际上更像某些蛇。但是蛇又不具备我刚刚所说的一些蜥蜴的特征。但是很多蛇都是有毒的。所以希拉毒蜥在亲缘关系上是更接近蛇还是蜥蜴呢？
女学生：嗯，蛇？
教授：不，是蜥蜴。当然希拉毒蜥和蛇都具备一个共同的显著特征，而且它们都属于爬行类动物。但是希拉毒蜥蜴的分类是取决是什么呢？好的，这就是今天我想强调的一点。
不同物会有相似特征，是因为它们来自一个共同的祖先。这些特征就表明这两个物种是有血缘关系的，只是它们的进化路径是独立的。它们甚至可能出于完全不同的原因和目的进化。希拉毒蜥就属于这种情况。蛇和希拉毒蜥不单单在毒液系统的进化上不同，而且两者的毒液功能也不同。蛇用毒液捕食猎物，但毒蜥一般都是用来自卫的。你只看到毒蜥在受到攻击或遭受威胁时才会使用毒液。但是，当毒蜥遇到危险时，他们首先会试图隐藏,混于环境中,它们皮肤的颜色，以及它们身上的斑点与周围环境的颜色混合在一起,只是有时他们的伪装会失败,所以为了自卫他们就会用毒液。所以回到我之前的观点，仅仅因为蛇和希拉毒蜥都是有毒的，就把蛇和希拉毒蜥归为一类，这是错误的。关于毒蜥的毒液还有一个有趣的地方。它们的毒液中有一种化学物质被用于一种治疗二型糖尿病的新药，并在进行这种新药的实验。这可真是医学上的一次重大突破。值得注意的是，这种化学物质只存在于希拉毒蜥的毒液中。在蛇身上和其他蜥蜴身上都并不具备这种毒液。
