2012-6 研究生学位英语听力原文

2012-6 GET Listening ComprehensionSection A1. W. Larry, are you feeling ok? You are so quiet at the party tonight.M. To be honest, whenever I go back to campus now, I feel really old, and all the students look so young, I feel out of place when I am surrounded by students.Q. What does the man mean?2.W. Are you asleep or are you just pretending to sleep? M. I am really asleep.W. If you can hear me, you must be faking it, good, you can give me a hand with the chores.Q. What is the probable relationship between the man and woman?3. M. How was your date last night?W. We were going to see a movie, but we couldn’t ag ree on which movie to see, so we ended up going shopping. Q. What happened in the end according to the women?4.W. Max, what a coincidence, I was just about to call you. M. I was in the neighborhood, so I thought I drop by. W. Come on in, can I get you a cup of coffee?M. I love one, Thanks.Q. Where does this conversation most likely take place?5.M. Would you like to go shopping after we eat?W. I am not in the mood, today is such a beautiful day, I want to spend time outside, soaking up the sun.Q. What does the woman mean?6.M. What time does the library close?W. On Tuesday and Friday it closes at 6 p.m. On Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, it is open till nine. It is still open until 5 on Saturday, but on Sunday it closes all day.Q. On which evening is the library open?7. M. I think Jane is ready now to be trained as a manager. She has worked here ten years, and certainly has learned the ropes of running a chain store.W. She does look very intelligent. But you can’t judge a book by its cover.Q. What does the woman imply?8. M. Do you want to share a taxi to the airport? We can save on expenses that way.W. I am not flying. I am going to the conference by train.I have to leave tomorrow, because it’s going to take a day and half to get there.M. That’s right. I forgot that you are afraid of flying. Q. Why aren’t the man and women going together?9. M. I have been thinking about majoring in business. I want to be able to get a job after I graduate, but I’m also really interested in studying psychology.W. Well, a lot of students major in one discipline and minor in another, they don’t necessarily need to be related.Q. What does the woman advice the man to do?Section B:Mini-talk oneWhy do brides need something old, new, borrowed, and blue? This question is linked to a British poem with guidance for what a woman should wear on her wedding day to have good luck. The poem goes like this: "Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a sixpence in her shoe."Like many old traditions, it is not easy to say exactly where this saying comes from. The Oxford Dictionary of Superstitions says the poem dates back to the 19th century. But the belief in the good luck of wearing blue is much older. Since ancient times, blue was thought to represent loyalty and purity in some cultures.Wedding websites offer different explanations for the meaning behind this poem. They suggest that wearing something old represents the bride's link to her family and the past. Many women may choose to wear a piece of jewelry that belonged to a mother or grandmother.Wearing something new is said to bring good luck and success. For many brides, their wedding dress is thenew object they wear.Wearing something borrowed is said to serve as a reminder that the bride can depend on the support of her family and friends. So she might borrow a piece of clothing or jewelry from a friend or family member.There are many choices for what to wear that is blue. We asked several married women what their "blue" item was for their wedding. One woman said she wore light blue shoes. Another said she wore a blue garter around her leg. One wedding planning website suggested that a modern bride could paint her toenails blue or get a blue tattoo.The Oxford Dictionary of Superstitions says a bride would wear "a silver sixpence in her shoe" to have wealth. But it says the silver could also protect the bride from evil coming from her former boyfriends. However, putting a silver sixpence inside a shoe is generally not a tradition followed by brides in the United States.10. Why do brides wear something old according to the tradition?11. What has blue be thought to represent since ancient time?12. Which of the following is generally not a tradition followed by brides in the United States?Mini-talk twoPhysical activity may help students do better in their classes.The research comes as educators in some countries are reducing time for activities like physical education. They are using the time instead for academic subjects like math and reading.Researchers at VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam reviewed the results of fourteen studies. Twelve were from the United States, one from Canada and one from South Africa. The studies appeared between nineteen ninety-seven and two thousand nine. They included more than fifty-five thousand children, ages six to eighteen.Researcher Amika Singh says the studies showed a link between physical activity and scores on subjects such as math, English and reading. And conclude that being physically active is beneficial for academic performance.Ms. Singh offers some possible explanations."There are, first, physiological explanations, like more blood flow, and so more oxygen to the brain. Being physically active means there are more hormones that make your stress level lower and your mood improved, which means you also perform better."Also, students involved in organized sports learn rules and how to follow them. This could improve their classroom behavior and help them keep their mind on their work.The study leaves some questions unanswered, however. Ms. Singh says it is not possible to say whether the amount or kind of activity affected the level of academic improvement. This is because of difference among the studies.Also, they were mostly observational studies.An observational study is where researchers do not do controlled comparisons.They only describe what they observe. So they might observe a link that students who are more active often have better grades. But that does not necessarily mean being active was the cause of those higher grades.Still, the general finding was that physically activekids are more likely to do better in school. Ms. Singh says schools should consider that finding before they cut physical education programs.13. Why do educators in some countries cut physical education programs?14. Why are organized sports beneficial for academic performance?15. Which of the following is one of the unanswered questions?Section COften there are surely only one thing standing between your sensitive information and criminals, your password. If they get it, they can get into the bank accounts and private files and get your money. Your job is to create a password that is very hard to guess.Here is how. Your first thought may be to use a pet's name, a birth date, an address or part of the telephone number. These things are too easy for criminals to discover. So don't use them. Your password should not include information about you.Safely, there are ways that are memorable but hard to guess passwords.Consider this,in addition to single word, phrases can also be easy to remember. Maybe it is a favourite song lyric or quote. An example of is "Jack and Joan went up the hill", that is easy to remember, right? Well, your password is there, it is the first letter of each word, and this is an example, this will be your password. That is not something is easily guessed. Here is why. First, it is not in the dictionary. This makes guessing it harder. There are about 60,000 words in English, a computer can test up those words very quickly, so don't use them. But there are more. This password can still be stronger by adding upper-case letters, numbers or special characters.So now this is a very strong password, but there is still a risk. If you write it down, be careful where you keep it .Be aware that somebody can look over your shoulder or find it in your trash. Giving it to a loved one is also risky. They may not be as cautious as you are. Only you should know your password. Criminal may also try to fool you into handing it over via phone calls. Never tell anyone your password over the phone. And be careful when you get an email that asks for a password. It could be a deception.To help avoid problems, don't use the same password everywhere, that's like having one key that locks everything you own. The stakes are high if you lose it. Also, be careful if you use a computer that is not yours, a lways remember to log out of each site you visit on the computer that isn't yours. Passwords are the essential part of life online, and if we are not careful about keeping them secret, they can cause big problems. By understanding the risks, and making passwords stronger, we can feel a little more secure.。