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College English Test Band 6Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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 1 with a single line through the centre. Now let's begin with the 8 short conversations.1.W: You've been traveling all your life. When are you going to settle down?M: Who knows? Perhaps if I find a place I really like. But you know the grass is always greener on the other side. Q: What does the man imply?2.M: According to your resume, you don't have much experience in advertising.W: That's not quite true. My father was an advertising consultant and he gave me a fairly thorough introduction to the business.Q: What's the relationship between the woman and the man?3.M: I heard that your house was on fire last Sunday. That must have been quite an experience.W: You're right! It's lucky my daughter was still awake, studying. Her screaming woke us all up. The house was already in flames by then.Q: What are the speakers talking about?4.W: I saw you at the visiting scholar's lecture yesterday. I didn't know you are interested in behavior modification. M: I am not, but my psychology professor gives us six credits for going. Sure I really need it.Q: What does the man mean?5.M: I still can't get over the show last Saturday evening. I keep having frightening dreams all night.W: So, next time before you walk into a theater, make sure you know what you are going to see.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?6.M: I see your roommate Jane's editor of the newspaper this year.W: Editor, yes. But you'd never know she was my roommate. I’ve hardly seen her since the beginning of the term. She might as well move her bed over to the newspaper office.Q: What does the woman imply?7.W: Why don't we go out to lunch today and visit some friends?M: And miss today's football game? Washington and Los Angeles are playing and this will be one of the best games of the year.Q: What will the man probably do?8.W: The supermarket down the street is selling everything half price because they are going out of business.M: Sounds like an ideal time to stock up on coffee.Q: What will the man probably do? Now you'll hear the two long conversations.Conversation OneM: Today time has gone by so quickly! Do you estimate how long a job will take?W: Well, sometimes it's not productive for me to estimate how much time I will spend completing a job.M: That's true, but in order not to waste time, I always want to set a precise time to meet someone.W: If I have an appointment, I try to figure it out how much travel time is involved.M: I find it really difficult to stay on a time plan when I go to a convention.W: Why is that?M: Because I meet so many new people, and I want to interact with them.W: A convention is a good place to enquire with them professionally.M: Yes, although I can communicate with many of my colleagues through email, I would prefer to chat with them face-to-face.W: That would fulfill my needs better because I wouldn't have to write out my questions or comments.M: Well, by the way I have noticed that many people in China travel to work by bicycle.W: Yes, it's convenient most of the time because the traffic is often very bad.M: But it would not be possible for me to ride to work in the United States by bicycle because I live a long way from work.W: Of course not! Also, parking a car in Shanghai is a problem, so when I really need to get somewhere quickly, I sometimes take a taxi.M: In my city in the United States, you have to telephone a taxi if you need one. Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. What does the woman want to know if she has an appointment?10. What is the man's favorite way of communicating with colleagues?11. Why does the man say it is impossible to go to work by bike?Conversation TwoW: You enjoy going through secondhand bookstores, don't you? It’s interesting to see what people used to enjoy reading. Did you see this old book of children's stories?M: Some of these books aren't so old, though. See? This mystery was published only six years ago. It cost seventy-five cents.W: Hey! Look at this!M: What? Are you getting interested in nineteenth-century poetry all of a sudden?W: Well, look at the inscription. Someone gave this book as a present, and wrote a note on the inside of the front cover. It’s dated 1893. Maybe it's worth something.M: Everything on that shelf is worth fifty cents.W: But if this is the signature of someone who is well known, it might bring a lot more. I hear William Shakespeare's signature is worth about a million dollars.M: Oh? I can hardly read what that one says. Who wrote it?W: The name looks like "Harold Do bson". Maybe "Dobbins"? Wasn’t he a politician or something? I’m going to buy this book and see if I can find a name like that in the library.M: Good luck. Your poetry book may make you rich, but I'll bet my seventy-five-cent mystery is a better buy. W: Anyway, I will take it. Let's see other books. Is there anything you think is very suitable for my brother to read?M: Which kind of book does your brother like?W: Oh, it's really a question for me. Maybe I should make a call to ask him about that.M: You'd better check than guess. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12. Where does this talk most probably take place?13. Why is the woman so interested in the book with a signature?14. What does the man want to buy?15. What would the woman probably do next?Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneUntil the 20th century, most paintings were representational. This means that artists "represented" their subjects in a way that was realistic and recognizable. However, during the first half of the 20th century, artists like Jackson Pollock started to explore other methods of representation. When he first began painting, Jackson Pollock painted representational objects such as people and animals. However, he is famous for helping to create a whole new art movement called Abstract Expressionism. An "abstract" image is one where the subject is not represented realistically. Instead, the artist uses color and shapes to suggest the most general qualities of the subject."Expressionism" is a kind of art that expresses feelings and thoughts. Abstract Expressionism is art that shows emotions and ideas through non-representational forms. In Pollock's most famous works, there is no recognizable subject. His art works are large surfaces of canvas completely covered in different colors of paint. However, Pollock did not start out as a revolutionary painter. He developed the artistic process he became famous for over many years. Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912. He grew up in the states of Arizona and California. Pollock later said that the wide-open land of these western areas greatly influenced his expansive artwork. In 1930 he moved east to New York City where he studied at the Art Students League. There, Pollock spent a few years studying with the artist Thomas Hart Benton who painted images of every day American life. Pollock’s early works are similar to his teacher's kind of painting. However, Pollock slowly left this traditional art education behind.Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. Before the 20th century,how did artists represent subjects in their paintings?17. What is Jackson Pollock well-known for?18. What does Jackson Pollock use to represent an abstract image?19. What can we learn about Jackson Pollock according to the passage?Passage TwoPeople who are hit by lightning and survive often have long-term effects. These may include memory loss, sleep disorders, muscle pain and depression. Experts tell people to seek the safety of a building or a hard-top vehicle any time they hear thunder, even if it is not raining. They say lightning can strike as far as 16 kilometers from any rainfall. Lightning can travel sideways. And at least ten percent of lightning happens without any clouds overhead that you can see. People who are outdoors should make sure they are not the tallest thing around. Bend low to the ground, but do not lie down. And do not stand near a tree or any tall object. Get away from water and anything made of metal. A car is safe, but do not touch any metal inside. Safety experts say people in buildings should stay away from anything with wires or pipes that lead to the outside. The National Weather Service says if you plan to disconnect any electronic equipment, do so before the storm arrives. Do not use a wired telephone. Do not use water. All these can carry electricity. Some people think a person struck by lightning carries an electrical charge afterward. Experts say this is false. It is safe to begin emergency treatment. Each year about four-hundred people in the United States are struck by lightning. Last year forty-four people died. The average is close to seventy. The National Weather Service says that is more than are killed by severe storms.Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.20. If someone was hit by lightning and survive, what may he suffer from?21. What should people do when lightning strikes?22. What does the speaker say about a person struck by lightning?Passage Three Although Henry Ford's name is closely associated with the concept of mass production; he should receive equal credit for introducing labor practices as early as 1913 that would be considered advanced even by today's standards. Safety measures were improved, and the work day was reduced to eight hours, compared with the ten- or twelve-hour day common at the time. In order to accommodate the shorter work day, the entire factory was converted from two to three shifts. In addition, sick leaves as well as improved medical care for those injured on the job were instituted. The Ford Motor Company was one of the first factories to develop a technical school to train specialized skilled laborers and an English language school for immigrants. The most widely acclaimed innovation was the five-dollar-a-day minimum wage that was offered in order to recruit and retain the best mechanics and to discourage the growth of labor unions. Ford explained the new wage policy in terms of efficiency and profit sharing. He also mentioned the fact that his employees would be able to purchase the automobiles that they produced---in effect creating a market for the product. In order to qualify for the minimum wage, an employee had to establish a decent home and demonstrate good personal habits, including self-control, thriftiness, industriousness, and trustworthy. Although some criticism was directed at Ford for involving himself too much in the personal lives of his employees, there can be no doubt that, at a time when immigrants were being taken advantage of in frightful ways, Henry Ford was helping many people to establish themselves in America. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.23. What standard introduced by Henry Ford is still considered advanced today?24. What is the purpose of offering the five-dollar-a-day minimum wage?25. To deserve the minimum wage, what should an employee do?Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Now listen to the passage.In the 1980s, homeschooling made a comeback in the U.S. when religiously conservative parents convinced states to approve and give full credit for the teaching of children at home. The homeschooling movement has since broadened to include parents of all faiths-or no faith at all. Thus, an estimated 1.5 million American children---about 3 percent of the school-age population---won't be going anywhere as schools open for the fall term. Home schooling's big selling point for many parents is the argument that children get their ethical values from the people with whom they spend the most time. Adults who choose to stay home and teach their children often object to standardized testing and what they see as the regimented way in which schools group students by age rather than ability, and pass them ahead to the next grade whether or not they've grasped the material. The idea that one parent, or even both, makes the best teachers, and home makes the best classroom, has long been accepted in many parts of America. Many home-taught students excel in several subjects and have no trouble moving on to college, often with academic scholarships in hand. But critics point to home teachers' lack of experience and credentials. No one's supervising them, say. And they argue that pulling kids out of school may deprive them of social skills. Home-schooling parents dispute the notion that their children are socially isolated and bookish. They are, the parents say, simply hard workers who go to scout and church meetings, play sports, and shop at malls right alongside their friends who go to school.。