四、六级听力场景训练(第五课)

Test  Five：

Section B   Passage  two

When I arrived in America three years ago, I was surprised by the tremendous amount of
advertising. But now I've come to realize that it is a creative and necessary part of an industrial society. I, too, want to improve my life style and to buy better products. I look to advertising to show me how to do it. Deciding what to believe in an advertising,  ... .. since I have made purchases and lost money because the items were of poor quality. The future advertising most likely will involve more public participation. In the future, if consumers really care about the quality of something as well as the quantity, maybe advertisers will begin to care more about what they are trying to sell.

15. What do we learn about the speaker?
   A) He has always lived in America.
   B) He has been in America for three years.
   C) He visited America three years ago.
   D) He has come to America to do research on advertising.

16. What's the speaker's impression of the advertisement in America when he first arrived there?
A) There were far more advertisements there than he had expected.
B) The advertisements there were well designed.
C) The advertisements there were creative and necessary.
D) He found the advertisements there difficult to understand.

17. What does the speaker think future advertisers should do?
A) Be more careful about what they advertise.
B) Spend less money on advertising.
C) Advertise more for their products.
D) Use new advertising techniques.


Section B   Passage  three

After years of study, I have determined there are only two types of people in this world: those
who get to the airport early and those who walk in just as the plane is about to take off. If there were any justice in the world, the early airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing and the late airport people would be punished. ...

18. What does the speaker say about the early airport person?
   A) He is always in a hurry.
   B) He is quick in making decisions.
   C) He is always the first to arrive at the airport.
   D) He usually doesn't get the reward he deserves.
     注：概括的是，具体的不是。

19. What usually happens to the late airport person?
A) He misses his flight.
B) He can find a good seat.
C) He leaves the airport first at the end of the trip.
D) His luggage comes out last.
      注：glass ceiling    玻璃天花板

20. What made the speaker feel embarrassed?
A) He was told to board the wrong plane.
B) He was not allowed to board the plane.
C) He arrived at the airport without a ticket.
D) He found it difficult to explain why he arrived so early.
      注：embarrass    尴尬


总    结
——场景题   
十个场景中，四个大场景+六个小场景，以及若干零碎场景中常见的
词汇。
场景：
1.图书馆场景：
（1）杂志场景（magazine, jaurnal, periodical, back number, issue, current      issue, latest number）；
　　--I'm sorry. I've lost the magazine you've lend me the other day.
--That's all right. It's only a back number.
--(That's all right. But it's a rare one.)
--What does the woman mean?
back number(issue)    过期刊物
    （2）馆内阅读场景；
unless: 除非（有条件）
put on reserve：（书）被限制在馆内阅读
wild reserve: 野生动物保护区
let out：外借
（3）罚款场景：
My book is due this Friday.
My book is over due.
pay a fine
    相关的词：
librarian: n. 图书馆长, 图书管理员
call slip: 索书条
stack: 书架，书库
第三节
2. 大学场景：（人、课、钱）
junior student: 大三学生； freshman: 大一学生
sophomore: 大学二年级生, 有二年经验的；senior student: 大四学生，高年级学生
senior citizen: 老年人；  undergraduate: 本科生；  postgraduate: 研究生
  faculty: 全体教职员工；  staff: 全体员工(商店、企业)；professor: 教授   
tutor：(大学)指导教师；家庭教师；private tutor：私人导师；lecturer: 讲师
take ... course: 选课；required course: 必修课程；optional course：选修课
credit: 学分；essay: 小论文；thesis: 论文；term paper: 学期报告；finals: 期末考试
dissertation: 学位论文，博士生论文；deadline: 最终期限；extension: 延期
mid-term: 期中考试；quiz: 测验；fail: 失败；pass: 通过；ace: 一流的  I ace my...
bachelor's degree: 学士学位；master's degree: 硕士学位；doctorial degree：博士学位
tuition fee: 学费；scholarship: 奖学金；TA(teaching assistant): 助教
fellowship: 助学金；disqualify: 使丧失资格