Conversation One

【聽(tīng)力原文】
M: When I say I live in Sweden, people always want to know about the seasons.
W: The seasons?
M: Yeah, you know how cold it is in winter? What is it like when the days are so short?
W: So what is it like?
M: Well, it is cold, very cold in winter. Sometimes it is cold as 26 degrees below centigrade. And of course when you go out, you’ll wrap up warm. But inside in the houses it’s always very warm, much warmer than at home. Swedish people always complain that when they visit England, the houses are cold even in the good winter.
W: And what about the darkness?
M: Well, yeah, around Christmas time there’s only one hour of daylight, so you really looks forward to the spring. It is sometimes a bit depressing. But you see the summers are amazing, from May to July in the North of Sweden the sun never sets. It’s still light in the midnight. You can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper.
W: Oh, yeah, the land of the midnight sun.
M: Yeah, that’s right, but it’s wonderful. You want to stay up all night, and the Sweden’s made most of it. Often they started work earlier in summer and then leave at about 2 or 3 in the afternoon, so that they can really enjoy the long summer evenings. They’d like to work hard, but play hard, too. I think Londoners work longer hours, but I’m not sure this is a good thing.
【聽(tīng)力材料評(píng)析】這篇長(zhǎng)對(duì)話(huà)是圍繞瑞典的天氣展開(kāi)，主要談到瑞典冬天的極寒和夏天的極晝天氣。文章一開(kāi)頭即說(shuō)到人們喜歡詢(xún)問(wèn)瑞典的季節(jié)情況。接下來(lái)對(duì)具體情況進(jìn)行了描述，包括：極寒天氣下的氣溫、室外和室內(nèi)溫度狀況，另外，就瑞典室溫與英國(guó)室溫進(jìn)行了對(duì)比，再次強(qiáng)調(diào)證明瑞典室溫很高；而極晝天氣則談的是瑞典人的工作時(shí)間和工作習(xí)慣，另外，就瑞典人工作時(shí)認(rèn)真忙、能玩時(shí)拼命玩的習(xí)慣和英國(guó)人工作勤奮、工作時(shí)間長(zhǎng)進(jìn)行了對(duì)比。
這篇對(duì)話(huà)考查細(xì)節(jié)信息抓取能力。整體難度不大，并且以男士提供的信息為主。但許多考生可能因?yàn)閷?duì)瑞典（Sweden）和與瑞典相關(guān)的一系列名詞不熟悉而糾結(jié)，因此忽略了真正需要聽(tīng)清的其實(shí)并不太難的關(guān)鍵信息。這就提醒大家在做題時(shí)，切勿因?yàn)閭€(gè)別詞語(yǔ)不熟悉，而慌張。

19.
A）He likes Sweden better than England.
B）He prefers hot weather to cold weather.
C）He is an English living in Sweden.
D）He visits London nearly every winter.
19. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
【答案】B）He prefers hot weather to cold weather.
【解析】本題為推斷題。根據(jù)文章大意可推斷得出。整篇文章中，分別有兩處暗示信息，一處是男士說(shuō)，“Swedish people always complain that when they visit England, the houses are cold even in the good winter.”，瑞典人在冬天去拜訪英格蘭時(shí)，會(huì)抱怨英格蘭室溫太冷。另一處是男士在談到冬天天氣時(shí)，說(shuō)道：“It is sometimes a bit depressing.”長(zhǎng)時(shí)間寒冷的天氣令人沮喪。因此可推斷得出，男士更喜歡hot weather，熱天氣。所以，答案為：He prefers hot weather to cold weather.

20.
A）The bad weather
B）The cold houses.
C）The gloomy winter.
D）The long night.
20. What do Swedish people complain about when they visit England in winter?
【答案】B）The cold houses.
【解析】對(duì)話(huà)中，當(dāng)男士介紹瑞典的極寒天氣時(shí)，談到只要穿暖，出門(mén)很暖，而室內(nèi)更暖和，為了強(qiáng)調(diào)這一觀點(diǎn)，男士繼續(xù)說(shuō)道：“Swedish people always complain that when they visit England, the houses are cold even in the good winter.”說(shuō)是瑞典人在冬天去拜訪英格蘭時(shí)，會(huì)抱怨英格蘭室溫太冷。所以，答案為：The cold houses.

21.
A）Delightful.
B）Painful.
C）Depressing.
D）Refreshing.
21. How does the man describe the short hour of daylight around Christmas in Sweden?
【答案】C）Depressing.
【解析】女士問(wèn)：“And what about the darkness?”男士答道：“around Christmas time there’s only one hour of daylight, so you really looks forward to the spring.”臨近圣誕節(jié)的時(shí)候，每天僅有一小時(shí)為白天，所以人們都非常向往春天，希望春天快點(diǎn)到來(lái)。然后，進(jìn)一步強(qiáng)調(diào)性地評(píng)論道：“It is sometimes a bit depressing.”有時(shí)候真有點(diǎn)令人沮喪。因此，本題答案為：Depressing.

22.
A）They often stay up late reading.
B)They work hard and play hard.
C) They like to go camping in summer.
D) They try to earn more and spend more.
22. What does the man say about the Swedish people?
【答案】B）They work hard and play hard.
【解析】男士在談到瑞典的極晝天氣時(shí)，著重談了瑞典人在極晝天氣的工作情況，并進(jìn)一步對(duì)瑞典人的工作習(xí)慣進(jìn)行了評(píng)價(jià)。男士說(shuō)道：“They’d like to work hard, but play hard, too.”瑞典人既能在工作時(shí)努力工作，又能在能玩時(shí)拼命玩。所以，本題答案為：They work hard and play hard.

Conversation Two
【聽(tīng)力原文】
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
W: What kind of training does one need to go into this type of job?
M: That’s a very good question. I don’t think there is any, specifically.
W: For example, in your case, what was your educational background?
M: Well, I did a degree in French at Nottingham. After that, I did careers work in secondary schools like the careers guidance people here is in the university. Then I went into local government because I found I was more interested in the administrative side. Then progressed on to universities. So there wasn’t any plan and there was no specific training. There are plenty of training courses in management techniques and committee work which you can attend now.
W: But in the first place, you did a French degree.
M: In my time, there wasn’t a degree you could do for administration. I think most of the administrators I’ve come across have degrees and all sorts of things.
W: Well, I know in my case, I did an English literature degree and I didn’t really expect to end up doing what I am doing now.
M: Quite.
W: But you are local to Nottingham, actually? Is there any reason why you went to Nottingham University?
M: No, no, I come from the north of England, from west Yorkshire. Nottingham was one of the universities I put on my list. And I like the look of it. The campus is just beautiful.
W: Yes, indeed. Let’s see. Were you from the industrial part of Yorkshire?
M: Yes, from the Woolen District.
【聽(tīng)力材料評(píng)析】這篇長(zhǎng)對(duì)話(huà)圍繞男士的教育背景和職業(yè)發(fā)展展開(kāi)。按順序分別談到男士從諾丁漢大學(xué)法語(yǔ)專(zhuān)業(yè)，畢業(yè)之后去了中學(xué)和政府工作，然后又進(jìn)入了大學(xué)管理層。這期間，他并沒(méi)有刻意做過(guò)任何的職業(yè)發(fā)展計(jì)劃，也沒(méi)有接受過(guò)專(zhuān)門(mén)的相關(guān)職業(yè)培訓(xùn)，主要是因?yàn)樵谒淖x書(shū)時(shí)代，并沒(méi)有可攻讀的管理學(xué)學(xué)位。對(duì)話(huà)最后談到了男士去諾丁漢大學(xué)讀書(shū)的原因是被其校園的優(yōu)美風(fēng)景所吸引。
這篇對(duì)話(huà)有一定難度。特別是關(guān)于男士職業(yè)的說(shuō)法，考生未必熟悉。但考生不必緊張，因?yàn)橹饕募?xì)節(jié)考查中，專(zhuān)業(yè)是法語(yǔ)、因?yàn)榄h(huán)境優(yōu)雅所以選擇諾丁漢大學(xué)這兩題都不難聽(tīng)出。

23. A）Management.
B）French
C）English literature
D）Public Administration
23. What was the man’s major at university?
【答案】B）French.
【解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。在第二輪對(duì)話(huà)中，女士問(wèn)，“what was your educational background?”你是什么教育背景，男士回答說(shuō)：“I did a degree in French at Nottingham.” 我在諾丁漢大學(xué)攻讀了法語(yǔ)學(xué)位，所以男士的專(zhuān)業(yè)是French。

24. A）English teaching.
B）Staff training.
C）Careers guidance.
D）Psychological counseling
24. What was the man’s job in secondary schools?
【答案】C）careers guidance.
【解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。在說(shuō)完“I did a degree in French at Nottingham.”之后，男士又接著說(shuō)“After that, I did careers guidance in secondary schools.”因此，此題的答案應(yīng)為：careers guidance。

25. A）Its pleasant environment.
B）Its worldwide fame.
C）Its generous scholarship.
D）Its well-designed courses.
25. What attracted the man to Nottingham University?
【答案】B）Its pleasant environment.
【解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。女士問(wèn)：“Is there any reason why you went to Nottingham University?”你去諾丁漢大學(xué)是出于什么原因？男士在回答中說(shuō)到，諾丁漢是我心中理想大學(xué)之一。緊接著他就說(shuō)道：“And I like the look of it.”還進(jìn)一步補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明道：“ The campus is just beautiful. ”因此，男士是因被其優(yōu)雅環(huán)境所吸引而選擇去諾丁漢大學(xué)。所以，本題的答案為：Its pleasant environment.