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[00:13.92]College English Test - Band 6
[00:17.23]Part II Listening Comprehension
[00:20.47]Section A
[00:22.11]Directions: In this section,
[00:24.69]you will hear two long conversations.
[00:27.18]At the end of each conversation,
[00:29.34]you will hear some questions.
[00:31.39]Both the conversation
[00:32.69]and the questions will be spoken only once.
[00:35.82]After you hear a question,
[00:37.68]you must choose the best answer
[00:39.44]from the four choices
[00:40.79]marked A), B), C) and D).
[00:44.89]Then mark the corresponding letter
[00:47.08]on Answer Sheet 1
[00:48.44]with a single line through the centre.
[00:51.33]Conversation One
[00:53.65]W: Well, tonight we have Andrew Green
[00:56.54]in our studio to talk about music.
[00:59.82]Andrew is a great guitarist and has his own band.
[01:03.75]So, Andrew, welcome.
[01:06.06]M: Thanks a lot. My pleasure to be here tonight.
[01:09.79]W: Now, Andrew, perhaps you could tell us something
[01:13.23]about the future trends for the global music industry?
[01:17.51]M: Sure. Well, from my perspective as a musician,
[01:22.04]I can see a dramatic increase
[01:24.15]in the popularity of Latin music, even now.
[01:27.98]If this trend continues,
[01:29.68]I imagine the popularity of Salsa dancing
[01:32.66]will also rise dramatically.
[01:34.60]This may result in a slight decrease
[01:37.17]in the popularity of other types of music.
[01:40.45]W: What do you think of
[01:41.48]the sudden drop in interest in classical music?
[01:45.31]M: I think this trend has been in the works for quite some time.
[01:49.09]As more and more varieties of music
[01:51.98]become available to consumers,
[01:53.87]the classic standards may suffer in the popularity contest.
[01:58.06]I think the drop in interest of classical music
[02:01.29]hasn&`&t been sudden at all,
[02:03.40]it&`&s been slow and steady for many years now.
[02:06.59]W: Is there any type of music
[02:08.43]that is consistently popular with most people?
[02:12.03]M: If you look at the numbers, rock and roll music
[02:15.26]has remained a steady constant through the years.
[02:18.35]I expect the popularity of rock and roll
[02:20.90]will stay the same in the coming years.
[02:23.89]W: It&`&s said that rock music might make one livelier and happier.
[02:28.55]What do you think of it?
[02:30.10]M: That&`&s true. Research suggests that
[02:33.01]music can influence a person&`&s feelings and character.
[02:36.70]There&`&s clear evidence that people
[02:38.89]who listen lively music are lively people.
[02:43.48]Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[02:49.16]1. What kind of music will be
[02:52.62]most popular in the future according to the man?
[03:12.34]2. What does the man think of people&`&s interest in classical music?
[03:34.36]3. What kind of music is consistenly popular according to the man?
[03:56.00]4.What does the man say about the rock music?
[04:16.18]Conversation Two
[04:18.33]M: Ms. Roth. This is David Wong from ABC Insurance Company.
[04:23.24]I&`&d like to make an appointment to see you
[04:25.53]about our insurance plans for foreign employees.
[04:28.98]W: Oh, how did you know my name?
[04:32.12]M: In fact, a friend of yours is one of my clients.
[04:36.01]He thinks that you may find it helpful
[04:38.00]to know more about insurance in Hong Kong.
[04:41.01]W: May I know who he is?
[04:42.85]M: Well, Ms. Roth. You&`&ll know his name soon enough
[04:46.33]if you&`&ll just let me see you.
[04:48.27]W: What kind of insurance are you talking about here?
[04:51.96]M: Well, it&`&s rather comprehensive.
[04:54.54]That&`&s why I&`&d like to see you personally
[04:57.14]so that I can present to you the products we have to offer.
[05:00.84]W: Sorry, Mr. Wong.
[05:02.29]My company has provided me a whole insurance package.
[05:06.12]M: Oh, I&`&m glad to hear that.
[05:08.34]But as I said, our insurance plans
[05:11.43]are specially designed for foreign staff like you.
[05:14.83]They are somewhat different and
[05:16.48]more beneficial to you I&`&m sure.
[05:18.74]And our meeting won&`&t take longer than fifteen minutes.
[05:22.57]Will two o&`&clock tomorrow be convenient to you?
[05:26.56]W: Well, I&`&ve been very busy lately.
[05:29.69]M: Ms. Roth, as I said, it&`&ll be a short appointment.
[05:34.11]I&`&m sure you&`&ll find our products informative and useful.
[05:38.44]Perhaps when you need our service in the future,
[05:41.87]you&`&ll know who to call.
[05:43.58]Will two tomorrow be okay to you?
[05:46.27]W: Well, then, make it three.
[05:48.63]M: Alright. I&`&ll be there at your office tomorrow at three sharp.
[05:53.66]Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[05:58.24]5. What does David Wong strongly recommend to Ms. Roth?
[06:19.04]6. Why does David Wong insist on seeing Ms. Roth in person?
[06:39.74]7. On what condition does Ms. Roth agree to see David Wong?
[07:01.25]8. What&`&s the woman&`&s attitude towards the insurance business?
[07:22.08]Section B
[07:23.57]Directions: In this section,
[07:26.05]you will hear two passages.
[07:28.49]At the end of each passage,
[07:30.13]you will hear some questions.
[07:32.33]Both the passage and the questions
[07:34.08]will be spoken only once.
[07:36.36]After you hear a question,
[07:37.96]you must choose the best answer
[07:39.80]from the four choices
[07:40.84]marked A), B), C) and D).
[07:44.47]Then mark the corresponding letter
[07:46.61]on Answer Sheet 1
[07:48.05]with a single line through the centre.
[07:51.37]Passage One
[07:52.65]You probably don&`&t have much in the way of savings,
[07:56.44]and with all your expenses,
[07:58.23]it doesn&`&t look like you&`&ll be able to improve that situation soon.
[08:02.41]If you wonder how to cut corners,
[08:05.21]there&`&s an obvious place to look at your spending habits.
[08:08.85]Do you buy a soda each weekend?
[08:11.53]Waste one dollar a day for forty years,
[08:14.27]and when you are set to retire,
[08:16.26]you&`&ll find your account is short by 190,000 dollars.
[08:22.03]Grab a calculator and you&`&ll discover that, over forty years,
[08:26.76]going out to dinner twice a month
[08:29.10]at forty dollars each time amounts to half a million.
[08:33.28]Even a pack-a-day cigarette habit
[08:36.36]will lighten your retirement account by 330,000 dollars.
[08:41.59]And the same with cable TV and those cool earrings.
[08:46.31]They will probably amount to as much as one million.
[08:50.12]So, the first clue to accumulating wealth is this:
[08:54.36]focus on your spending habits.
[08:57.49]Here are a couple of tricks to help you save
[09:00.43]even if you swear you can&`&t afford to.
[09:03.33]Stop buying things that fall rather than rise in value.
[09:07.97]Pay yourself first. Before you pay the monthly bills,
[09:12.35]send 25 dollars to a mutual fund.
[09:15.34]Stop spending coins.
[09:17.43]From now on, spend only paper currency,
[09:20.76]and keep the change every day.
[09:23.21]Get your family involved, and you&`&ll double your savings.
[09:27.10]Use discount tickets at the supermarket,
[09:30.30]but use them correctly.
[09:32.20]How? If you really want to make these tickets worthwhile,
[09:36.23]you actually must invest into your mutual funds
[09:39.56]the amount you save by using the tickets.
[09:42.56]Otherwise, you are wasting your time and your money.
[09:47.59]Questions 9 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[09:52.72]9. What should one pay special attention to if he wants to save up?
[10:13.91]10. How much can a person save by retirement
[10:18.42]if he gives up his pack-a-day cigarette habit?
[10:36.72]11. What should one do before paying monthly bills,
[10:41.93]if he wants to accumulate wealth?
[10:59.48]Passage Two
[11:01.03]To finish today&`&s program,
[11:02.87]I want to tell you about the Waterside Shopping Centre,
[11:06.75]near Northport, which I visited last week.
[11:09.95]It has something for everyone
[11:12.54]and I would recommend it for a day out.
[11:15.47]It&`&s taken three years to build and finally opened three weeks ago,
[11:20.77]two months later than planned.
[11:23.33]Firstly, getting there; there are organized coach trips
[11:28.10]from most towns in the area
[11:29.86]but they leave early and come home very late, so I drove.
[11:35.13]There are 12,000 free parking spaces,
[11:39.11]so parking is no problem.
[11:41.75]You can also get there by train,
[11:44.29]but the station is 15 minutes from Waterside by bus,
[11:48.67]and the buses are really crowded,
[11:51.68]so you sometimes have a long wait.
[11:54.22]The shopping centre is arranged on three levels.
[11:58.85]You&`&ll find all your favorites here.
[12:01.93]In fact if you want to buy a pair of shoes
[12:05.32]there are 15 different shops to choose from on levels one and two.
[12:11.59]When you run out of money there are seven different banks,
[12:16.08]but collect your money before you get to the third level
[12:19.86]as there aren&`&t any banks up there.
[12:22.59]On that level, however, there are several restaurants,
[12:26.97]as well as a cinema with seven screens.
[12:30.47]And don&`&t get lost like I did,
[12:33.25]go to the information desk on the first level and get a map.
[12:37.93]Before you go back to your car or the bus-
[12:41.37]and in fact it might be better to do this
[12:44.60]before you go shopping and have too much to carry-
[12:48.26]go and see the lake.
[12:50.17]Take a walk or have a go at fishing,
[12:53.61]sailing or windsurfing if you have time.
[12:57.09]Or you can rest your tired feet and watch the birds and ducks,
[13:01.82]but you are asked not to feed them.
[13:04.66]Questions 12 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[13:09.64]12. When was the shopping center opened?
[13:28.84]13. What is the best way of traveling to Waterside
[13:33.67]according to the speaker?
[13:50.74]14. What can you do on the third level?
[14:10.63]15. Apart from shopping, what else can you do at Waterside?
[14:31.25]Section C
[14:33.19]Directions: In this section,
[14:36.28]you will hear recordings of lectures or talks
[14:39.13]followed by some questions.
[14:41.54]The recordings will be played only once.
[14:44.13]After you hear a question,
[14:46.21]you must choose the best answer
[14:47.80]from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
[14:52.88]Then mark the corresponding letter
[14:55.07]on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
[15:00.30]Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 18.
[15:06.68]For more than two centuries,
[15:08.63]America&`&s colleges and universities
[15:11.21]have been the backbone of the country&`&s progress.
[15:14.46]They have educated the technical,
[15:16.57]managerial and professional work force
[15:19.21]and provided generation after generation of national leaders.
[15:23.53]Today, educators from around the country
[15:26.57]are up to find many reasons
[15:28.56]for the excellence of American universities.
[15:31.50]But four historic Acts stand out as a turning point.
[15:35.88]First, education for the mass.
[15:39.21]In 1862, Congress enacted
[15:42.20]the Land Grant College Act,
[15:44.19]which essentially extended the opportunity
[15:46.48]of higher education to all Americans,
[15:49.26]including women and minorities.
[15:52.00]Each state was permitted to sell
[15:53.99]large tracts of federal land,
[15:56.14]and use the proceeds to endow at least one public college.
[16:00.79]Second, competition breeds success.
[16:04.62]Over the years, the decentralization and diversity
[16:08.51]of the America&`&s colleges and universities
[16:11.25]have promoted competition for students and resources.
[16:15.72]Competitive pressure first arose
[16:18.02]during the Civil War when president Lincon
[16:20.76]created the National Academy of Science
[16:23.54]to advise Congress on any subject of science and art.
[16:27.67]The Academy&`&s impact really grew after World War II
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