1、6全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题听力理解录音材料文字稿6全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题听力理解录音材料文字稿2006年全国大学生英语竞赛听力理解录音材料文字稿Script for Listening Comprehension）Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 6 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questi
2、on will be read 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. Man: Was there anything v
3、aluable in the bag that was stolen, Madam? Woman: Yes, it had my purse in it and my keys. Man: Anything else? Woman: Well, luckily I was wearing my glasses, so no, nothing else. Q: What was in the womans bag? 2. Man: Im terribly sorry, mum - Ive just broken something. Woman: Oh dear - what was it? M
4、an: Well, I got up too quickly from the table to answer the phone and knocked one of your plates on to the floor - at least, it wasnt your new lamp！ Woman: Oh dear - I thought I heard a crash. Q: What was broken? 3. Man: Have you seen my old shoes? I thought they were under the chair by the televisi
5、on. Woman: Not any more! Theyre by the door with the other rubbish. Ive been tidying the flat. Q: Where are the mans shoes? 4. Boy: Mum, have we got any fruit to take on the picnic? I thought there were some oranges and bananas. Mother: Here are the bananas. Lets take them. Oh.The oranges have all g
6、one. What about taking some grapes or apples as well? Boy: OK, lets take the grapes. Thatll be enough. Q: What fruit will they take ?5. Man: Excuse me - what time does this train leave? Woman: This train leaves for Paris at five to three. Man:Paris? Isnt it the Rome train? Woman: No - that goes at t
7、wenty five past three. Q: What time does the train to Rome leave? 6. Man: Are you and Sarah going straight to the restaurant from work tonight? Woman: Actually, Im leaving work early because I need to do some shopping in the market, and after that were going to play tennis at the sports centre befor
8、e we go to the restaurant. Q: Where will the woman go first after work? Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear one long conversation. At the end of the conversation, 4 questions will be asked about what was said. Youll hear both the conversation and the questions only once. After each q
9、uestion, 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Jan:Hi, Steve! Steve: Hi, Jan. Im planning to go to London by trai
10、n. Do you want to come withme? Jan: But itd be cheaper by bus. Steve: Ive got a student travel card. You can get cheap train tickets with it. Jan:That sounds good. How much does it cost? Steve: A card for six months is sixteen pounds. Jan: So how do I get one? Steve: You need two photographs - one f
11、or the card and one for the form. Jan: Theres a photo machine in the post office. It gives you four photos for three pounds. Steve: So does the one in the library. But I went to a photographers studio. It was cheaper. Jan: I dont have to show my passport or my driving licence, do I ? Steve: No, Jan,
12、 you only need a letter from your college. Jan: OK, Ill ask my teacher for one. Steve: And then you take everything to the tourist office and ask the travel agent. Jan: Great, next time you go to London, Ill coming too!Questions 7 to 10 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.7. How m
13、uch is a six-month travel card?8. How many photos will Jan need to get a travel card? 9. Where are the photos much cheaper? 10. As well as the photos, what must Jan take with her for the travel card?Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short pieces of news from BBC or VOA. After ea
14、ch news item and question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 11. The Amazon is a lifeline for everyone in the r
15、iver basin, from businessmen in the big city of Manaus to indigenous tribes in remote settlements. When water levels fall, the biggest effect is on transport - ferries and barges are the only way of moving goods and people around an area that spans about half the South American continent. In the las
16、t few weeks, the river and its tributaries have become increasingly difficult to navigate, and vital supplies of food, medicine and fuel are now struggling to get through. In an example of the risks, sixteen people were killed last Friday in a ferry accident which the captain blamed on difficult riv
17、er conditions. Question: How many people were killed last Friday in the ferry accident? 12. President Bush has proposed to increase the study of foreign languages in American schools. The new plan is called the National Security Language Initiative. It will involve the departments of State, Educatio
18、n and Defense, and the director of National Intelligence. The plan calls for teaching foreign languages to more children, as early as the age of four. It also aims to increase foreign language instruction in college and graduate school. The hope is to bring more foreign language speakers into govern
19、ment service. Question: Why does Bush propose to expand foreign language teaching in Americanschools? 13. Jerusalems HadassahHospital says the tracheotomy took less than an hour and was successful. Doctors cut a small hole in Mr. Sharons neck and inserted a tube into his windpipe. The aim is to wean
20、 him from a respirator which has helped him breathe since a massive stroke and cerebral hemorrhage early this month. Medical experts say the tracheotomy is another bad sign for the 77-year-old prime minister. Question: How long did the tracheotomy last? 14. Fathers for Justice is a small but vocal g
21、roup of men who campaign in Britain for fathers to be given greater rights of access to children after divorces. Its founder confirmed that the police had told activists to keep away from Mr Blairs home in Downing Street. It follows claims that some campaigners had planned to kidnap five-year old Le
22、o Blair and hold him for a short time to get publicity for their cause. Question: Why did some members of “Fathers for Justice” want to hold Mr Blairs youngest son? 15. Falling ticket prices and rising incomes are leading to rapid growth in global air travel. According to the British government, the
23、 number of British air passengers, for example, will more than double in the next quarter of a century. Increases of such an order would mean much more aviation fuel being burned and aviation fuel may be more harmful to the environment than other fuels because the resulting smoke is emitted at high
24、altitudes. Question: Why is there rapid growth in global air travel in the UK?16. The Institute of International Education, based in New York, recently published its yearly report, Open Doors Two Thousand Five. The report says the number of foreign students decreased by about one percent during the
25、school year that began last fall. India sent the most students, more than eighty thousand. That was a one percent increase from the year before. China sent the next highest number, more than sixty two thousand. That was also a one percent increase. South Korea was third, with more than fifty-three t
26、housand students, up two percent. Japan was fourth, with more than forty-two thousand students, an increase of three percent. Question: How many Chinese students went to study in the U.S.A. in 2005? 17. Joaquim Chanque May does not remember facing such daunting hurdles when he arrived to Barcelona,
27、as a student from Equatorial Guinea 30 years ago. After completing his university studies, Mr. Chanque May opted to stay on, because he opposed his countrys government. Now 57 years old, Mr. Chanque May owns a small business and has Spanish citizenship. But he says he and his family are not complete
28、ly welcome in their adopted country. Question: How many years has Joaquim Chanque May been living in Spain? 18. As Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Dr. Fred Cerise has had little time to rest since Hurricane Katrina and the catastophic flooding that followed. Dr.Cerise
29、 spoke with VOA in the state capital at Baton Rouge while a helicopter waited outside, ready to take him on an inspection tour over a devastated New Orleans. “We actually have a team, a large team, here from the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta that is coming down to help us with our environmen
30、tal assessment. Even though the water may be running, you have had stagnant water. It can be contaminated.” Question: Where is the team from to help New Orleans people with the environmental assessment? 19. Asia-Pacific ministers also drafted another statement for action on wide-ranging issues that
31、affect or threaten global trade. They are vowing to reduce violations of intellectual property rights - such as movie privacy - to make the oil markets more transparent and to act collectively to fight terrorism and prevent a human epidemic of bird flu. Question: What are Asia-Pacific ministers not
32、vowing to do? 20. More than seven thousand activists outside the meeting hall protested that the WTOs trade rules hurt workers and farmers. The activists began the week declaring they wanted to derail the talks and prevent the delegates from reaching any agreement. Despite days of protests, including a brief riot near the conference center on Saturday, the activists did little
