上海新东方学校国内考试部四、六级教研组
短对话
11.W:Thiscrazybusschedulehasgotmecompletelyconfused.Ican’tfigureoutwhenmybustoClevelandleaves
M:Whydon’tyoujustgototheticketwindowandask
Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando
12.
W:IreallyenjoyedtheTVSpecialaboutgiraffeslastnight.Didyougethomeintimetoseeit
M:Oh,yes.ButIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean
13.
W:Airport,please.I’mrunningalittlelate,sojusttakethefastestwayevenifit’snotthemostdirect.
M:Sure,butthere’salotoftrafficeverywheretodaybecauseofthefootballgame.
Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation
14.
W:MayImakearecommendation,sirOurseafoodwiththisspecialsauceisverygood.
M:Thankyou.ButIdon’teatshellfish,I’mallergictoit.
W:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace
15.
W:Nowonemorequestionifyoudon’tmind,whatpositioninacompanyappealstoyoumost
M:Well,I’dlikethepositionofsalesmanagerifthatpositionisstillvacant.
Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman
16.
M:Idon’tthinkIwanttoliveinthedormitorynextyear.Ineedmoreprivacy.
W:Iknowwhatyoumeanbutcheckoutthecostofrentinganapartmentfirst,Iwon’tbesurprisedifyouchangeyourmind.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply
17.
M:You’reontherighttrack.Ijustthinkyouneedtonarrowthetopicdown.
W:Yeah,you’reright.IalwaysstartbychoosingtoobroadatopicwhenI’mdoingyourresearchpaper.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation
18.
W:Thispicnicsurebeatsthelastonewewentto,doesn’tit
M:Oh,yeah.Wehadtospendthewholetimeinside.Goodthingtheweatherwascooperativethistime.
Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation
长对话
Conversationone
M:WhenIsayIliveinSweden,peoplealwayswanttoknowabouttheseasons.
W:Theseasons
M:Yeah,youknow,howcolditisinwinterWhatit’slikewhenthedaysaresoshort
W:Sowhatisitlike
M:Well,itiscold,verycoldinwinter.Sometimes,ascoldas26degreesbelowcentigrade.Andofcourse,whenyougoout,youwrapupwarm,butinside,inthehouses,it’salwaysverywarm,muchwarmerthanathome.SwedishpeoplealwayscomplainthatwhentheyvisitEngland,thehousesarecoldeveninagoodwinter.
W:Andwhataboutthedarkness
M:Well,yeah,aroundChristmastime,thereisonlyonehourofdaylight,soyoureallylookforwardtothespring.Itissometimesabitdepressing,butyouseethesummersareamazing.FromMaytoJulyinthenorthofSweden,thesunneversets.It’sstilllightatmidnight.Youcanwalkinthemountainsandreadanewspaper.
W:Oh,yeah,thelandofthemidnightsun.
M:That’sright,butit’swonderful.Youwanttostayupallnight.AndtheSwedesmakethemostofit.Often,theystartworkearlierinsummerandthenleaveatabouttwoorthreeintheafternoonsothattheycanreallyenjoythelongsummerevenings.Theyliketoworkhardbutplayhard,too.IthinkLondonersworklongerhours,butI’mnotsurethisisagoodthing.
19.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation
20:WhatdoSwedishpeoplecomplainaboutwhentheyvisitEnglandinwinter
21:HowdoesthemandescribetheshorthourofdaylightaroundChristmasinSweden
22:WhatdoesthemansayabouttheSwedishpeople
ConversationTwo
W:Whatkindoftrainingdoesoneneedtogointothistypeofjob
M:That’saverygoodquestion.Idon’tthinkthereisany,specifically.
W:Forexample,inyourcase,whatwasyoureducationalbackground
M:Well,IdidadegreeinFrench,inNottingham.Afterthat,Ididcareersworkinsecondaryschools,likethecareersguidancepeoplehereintheuniversity.ThenIwentintolocalgovernment,becauseIfoundIwasmoreinterestedintheadministrativeside,thenprogressedontouniversities.Sotherewasn’tanyplan,andtherewasnospecifictraining.Thereareplentyoftrainingcoursesinmanagementtechniquesandcommitteeworkwhichyoucanattendnow.
W:Butinthefirstplace,youdidaFrenchdegree.
M:Inmytime,therewasn’tadegreeyoucandoforadministration.IthinkmostoftheadministratorsI’vecomeacrosshavedegreesinallsortsofthings.
W:Well,Iknowinmycase,IdidanEnglishliteraturedegree.AndIdidn’treallyexpecttoendupdoingwhatI’mdoingnow.
M:Quite.
W:Butyou’relocaltoNottinghamactually.IsthereanyreasonwhyyouwenttoNottinghamUniversity
M:No,no,IcomefromthenorthofEngland,fromwestYorkshire.NottinghamwasoneoftheuniversitiesIputonmylist,andIlikedthelookofit.Thecampusisjustbeautiful.
W:Yes,indeed,let’ssee.WereyoufromtheindustrialpartofYorkshire
M:Yes,fromtheWoolenDistrict,
23:Whatwastheman’smajoratuniversity
24:Whatwastheman’sjobinsecondaryschools
25:WhatattractedthemantoNottinghamUniversity
短文题
Passage1
26.WhatdidObcamp’sspeechfocuson
27.WhydoJapaneselistenerssometimesclosetheireyeswhilelisteningtoaspeech28.Whatdoesthespeakertrytoexplain
Passage2
ChrisisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintainingequipmentinhisdivisionatTaxlongcompany.He’ssoongoingtohaveanevaluationinterviewwithhissupervisorandpersonneldirectortodiscusstheworkhehasdoneinthepastyear.Salary,promotionandplansforthecomingyearwillalsobediscussedatthemeeting.
Chrishasmadeseveralchangesforhisdivisioninhispastyear.Firstly,heboughtnewequipmentforoneofthedepartments.He’sbeenparticularlyhappyaboutnewequipmentbecausemanyoftheemployeeshavetoldhimhowmuchithashelpedthem.Alongwithimprovingtheequipment,Chrisbeganaprogramtotrainemployeestouseequipmentbetterandtodosimplemaintenancethemselves.ThetrainingsavedtimefortheemployeesandmoneyfortheCompany.
Unfortunately,oneseriousproblemdevelopedduringtheyear.TwoemployeesthatChrishiredwerestealing,andhehadtofirethem.Chrisknowsthatanewjobforapurchasingandmaintenancemanagerforthewholecompanywillbeopeninafewmonthsandhewouldliketobepromotedtothejob.Chrisknows,however,thatsomeoneelsewantsthenewjob,too.Kimisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintenanceinanotherdivisionofthecompany.Shehasalsomadeseveralchangesovertheyear.ChrisknowsthathisbosslikesKim’swork,andexpectsthathisworkwillbecomparedwithhers.
29.WhatisChris’mainresponsibilityatTaxlongcompany
30.WhatproblemdidChrisencounterinhisdivision
31.WhatdoesChrishopeforinthenearfuture
32.WhatdowelearnaboutKimfromthepassage
Passage3
33.Whyareproverbssoimportant
34.Accordingtothespeakers,whathappenstosomeproverbswiththepassageoftime
35.Whatdowelearnfromthestudyofproverbsfromaroundtheworld