[00:00.00](2002年6月）
[00:19.61]Setion A
[00:20.98]l.
[00:22.46]W: The deadline for the sociology and computer courses is the day after tomorrow.
[00:27.56]M: But I haven t decided which courses to take yet.
[00:30.83]Q: What are the man and woman talking about ?
[00:38.85]2.
[00:40.75]M: I'm looking for an apartment with a monthly rent to around 200 dollars in this neighborhood.
[00:46.22]Can you give me some advice on that?
[00:48.41]W: Well, it's rather hard to find anything for less than 300 dollars around here.
[00:53.17]Rents are lower in the suburbs,
[00:55.72]but you' ll need transportation if you choose to live there.
[00:59.00]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
[01:05.41]3.
[01:07.99]W: Well, tonight we have Professor Brown in the studio to talk about hisrecent book Fashion Images.
[01:13.94]Good evening, professor.
[01:16.80]M: Good evening, and thank you for inviting me here this evening.
[01:20.43]Q: What is the woman doing?
[01:26.41]4.
[01:29.10]M: Have you run up against any problems in getting your passport renewed?
[01:33.66]W: I haven t started applying yet.
[01:35.70]Q: What do we know from the conversation?
[01:42.90]5.
[01:45.04]M: I must point out that trials of new medicine are expensive
[01:48.91]and you cannever guarantee success.
[01:52.14]W: But there's a very good chance in this case.
[01:55.61]I do hope you' ll go ahead inthe view of the potential benefit to mankind.
[02:01.30]Q: What are the two speakers talking about?
[02:07.46]6.
[02:09.83]W: What' s the difference between a lesson and a lecture?
[02:14.15]M: Well, they are both ways of imparting knowledge.
[02:17.51]But the main difference is
[02:18.82]that you participate in a lesson whereas you just listen to a lecture.
[02:24.26]A lectureis generally given to a much larger group.
[02:28.32]Q: What does the man mean?
[02:34.32]7.
[02:36.89]W: It' s awfully dark for 4 0'clock.
[02:39.52]Do you think it' s going to rain?
[02:41.54]M: You d better do something about that watch of yours.
[02:44.30]It must have stoppedhours ago. Mine says 7.
[02:48.43]Q: What conclusion can we draw from this conversation?
[02:57.22]8.
[02:58.83]M: You' re looking a little overwhelmed.
[03:01.33]W: Exactly. You know I got a million things to do
[03:05.04]and all of them have to be finished within 3 hours.
[03:09.16]Q: What does the woman mean?
[03:14.61]9.
[03:18.53]M:Ah-Ah. Looks like I'm going to be a little late for class.
[03:21.49]I hope Professor Clark doesn't start on time today.
[03:25.08]W: Are you kidding? You count such a watch by the time he starts his class.
[03:30.89]Q: What can be inferred about Professor Clark?
[03:37.66]10.
[03:40.46]M: I'm both excited and nervous about the job interview this afternoon.
[03:45.34]W: Take it easy.
[03:47.20]Just wear tidy and clean clothes and response truthfully to inquiries.
[03:52.42]Remember, honesty is the best policy.
[03:56.40]Q: What do we learn about the wan?
[04:03.09]Section B
[04:04.72]Passage 1
[04:06.84]Jean Brown has been married for 12 years.
[04:09.93]She has 3 children, and lives in the suburb outside Columbus, Ohio.
[04:15.19]When her youngest child reached school age, Jean decided to go back to work.
[04:20.94]She felt that she should contribute to the household financies.
[04:24.50]Her salary can make a difference between the financial struggle
[04:28.58]and secure financial situation for her family.
[04:32.34]Jean also felt bored and frustrated in her role as a homemaker
[04:36.93]and wanted to be more involved in life outside her home.
[04:40.55]Jean was worried about her children's adjustment to this new situation.
[04:45.31]But sharranged for them to go stay with the woman nearby after school each afternoon.
[04:51.04]They seem to be happy with the arrangement.
[04:53.99]The problem seem to be between Jeanand her husband, Bill.
[04:58.25]When Jean wes at home all day, she was able to clean the house,
[05:02.47]go grocery shopping, wash the clothes,
[05:05.58]take care of the children and cook 2or 3 meals each day.
[05:09.88]She was very busy of course.
[05:12.94]But she succeeded in getting everything done.
[05:15.62]Now the same things need to be done,
[05:18.92]but Jean hes only eveningsand early mornings to do them
[05:23.35]Both Jean and Bill are tired when they arrive home at 6 P.M.
[05:27.37]Bill is accustomed to sitting down
[05:30.40]and reading the paper or watching TV until dinner is ready.
[05:34.10]This is exactly what Jean feels like doing.
[05:37.29]But some one has to fix the dinner and Bill expects it to be Jean.
[05:41.96]Jean has become very angry at Bill' s attitude.
[05:45.86]She feels that they should share the household jobs.
[05:49.03]But Billfeels that everything should be the same as it was before Jean went back to work.
[05:55.68]Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have juat heard.
[06:03.00]Q11. Why did Jean want to go back to work?
[06:12.33]Q12. How did Jean spend her days before she went back to work?
[06:23.23]Q13. What problem arose when Jean went back to work?
[06:33.96]Q14. What does the story try to tell us?
[06:43.16]Passage 2
[06:45.39]The decade for natural disaster reduction is a program designed to
[06:51.01]reduce the impact of natural disasters throughout the world.
[06:55.62]With support from the United Nations,
[06:57.96]countries will be encouraged to share information about disaster reduction.
[07:03.39]For instance, information about how to plan for and cope with hurricanes,
[07:08.30]earthquakes and other natural disasters.
[07:11.71]0ne of the most important things the program plans to do
[07:15.37]is to remind us of what we can do to protect ourselves.
[07:19.68]For example, we can pack a suitcase with flashlights,
[07:23.62]a radio, food,drinking water and some tools.
[07:27.91]This safety may help us survive a disaster until help arrives.
[07:33.45]Besides, the program will encourage governments to establish
[07:38.13]building standards, emergency response plans, and training programs,
[07:43.36]These measures can help to limit the destruction by natural disasters.
[07:48.58]The comparatively mild effects of the northern California earthquake in 1989
[07:54.34]are good evidence that we do have the technology to prevent vast destruction.
[08:00.13]The recent di sasters, on the other hand,
[08:02.72]prove that people will suffer if we don t use that technology.
[08:06.93]When a highway collapsed in northern California, people were killed in their cars.
[08:12.17]The highway was not built according to today's strict standards to resist earthquakes.
[08:19.16]Individuals and governments have to be far-sighted.
[08:23.49]We should take extra time and spend extra money to build disaster safety into our lives.
[08:30.16]Althoughsuch a program can t hold back the winds or stop earthquakes,
[08:35.08]they can save people' s lives and homes.
[08:39.36]Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have juat heard.
[08:46.45]Q15. What is the purpose of the program mentioned in this passage?
[08:56.62]Q16. What can we learn from the northern California earthquake in 1989?
[09:09.15]Q17. Why did the highway in northern California collapse?
[09:20.01]Passage 3
[09:22.34]Living at the foot of one of the world's most active volcanoes
[09:27.02]might not appeal to you at all. But believe it or not,
[09:29.66]the area surrounding Mount Etna inItaly is packed with people.
[09:35.23]In fact, it is the most densely populated region on the whole island of Sicily.
[09:41.43]The reason is that rich volcanic soil makes the land fantastic for forming.
[09:47.47]By growing and selling a variety of crops, local people earn a good living.
[09:52.62]For them, the economic benefit they reap surpasses the risk of dying
[09:58.25]or losing property in one of the volcano's frequent eruptions.
[10:02.90]People everywhere make decisions about risky situations this way.
[10:07.35]That is, by comparing the risks and the benefits.
[10:10.84]According to the experts,
[10:12.86]the side of the risk depends on both its probability and seriousness.
[10:18.73]Let 's take Mount Etna for example.
[10:21.31]It does erupt frequently, but those eruptions are usually minor.
[10:27.13]So the overall riskfor people living nearby is relatively small.
[10:32.56]But suppose Mount Etna erupted everyday,
[10:36.00]or imagine that each eruption there kills thousands of people.
[10:41.14]If thatwere the case, the risk would be much larger.
[10:45.02]Indeed, the risk would be too largefor many people to live with.
[10:49.89]And they would have to move away.
[10:53.50]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have juat heard.
[10:59.43]Q18. How do people make decisions about risky situations?
[11:11.08]Q19. What do we know about Mount Etna from the passage?
[11:21.04]Q20. What will people living near Mount Etna do in the face of its eruptions?