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[02:49.23]Directions
[03:41.90]Q11.
[03:43.50]W: There were more than a hundred people at Kate's birthday party.
[03:48.54]How come she's got so many friends?
[03:52.19]M: It's really no surprise.You know she was popular even when she was a child
[03:58.78]Q: What does the man imply about Kate?
[04:18.61]Q12.
[04:20.47]M: They say there'll be a snow-storm tonight,
[04:23.79]and the cold weather will last quite a few days.
[04:27.34]W: Oh! We're so lucky, we'll be getting away for a while,
[04:32.25]and having a holiday in Florida.
[04:34.82]But let's call right now to confirm our flight.
[04:39.59]Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?
[04:59.11]Q13.
[05:00.65]W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire.
[05:06.76]M: I really admire his courage.
[05:09.98]Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?
[05:30.36]Q14.
[05:33.09]M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old
[05:37.58]and it has worked just fine until last night.
[05:41.52]W: You'll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan.
[05:46.26]So it might be time to invest a more recent model.
[05:51.17]Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
[06:09.35]Q15.
[06:11.54]W: I heard about your promotion, you must be thrilled.
[06:15.94]M: Not really, the new office is huge, but the word load has doubled.
[06:22.40]Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
[06:42.44]Q16.
[06:44.81]W: I can't decide what to do about the party tomorrow.
[06:48.51]M: You don't have to go if you don't want to,but I'll be glad to give you a ride if you do.
[06:55.40]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
[07:15.26]Q17.
[07:17.96]M: Now if you have any questions about the contract. I'll be happy to answer them.
[07:23.54]W: Nothing comes to mind right now,
[07:26.09]but I'd like to go over all the articles of the contract once more before signing it.
[07:32.69]Q: What are the speakers doing right now?
[07:52.15]Q18.
[07:55.09]M: We are out of paper for the printer. Can you please order some?
[07:59.72]W: I completed the order form online yesterday and it will be here by noon.
[08:05.90]I'll let you know when it comes in.
[08:08.43]Q: What did the woman do?
[08:27.22]Long Conversation
[08:31.55]Conversation One
[08:34.04]W: Bob, do you know who I saw the other day? Old Jake, looking terribly depressed.
[08:41.30]Did he get pensioned off at last?
[08:43.56]M: Yes. They made him retire after 50 years at sea.
[08:48.23]He is pretty upset about it, but what can you do? He really is pasted.
[08:54.32]W: He is all alone, isn't he?
[08:56.42]M: Yes, his wife has been dead for years.
[09:00.08]They had one daughter, Dories. But she went off to town as soon as she left school.
[09:06.29]And he hasn't heard from her since. I hear she is making good money as a model.
[09:11.49]W: Maybe someone could get in touch with her. Get her to come back for a while to help?
[09:18.09]M: I don't suppose she come. She never got on with her father.
[09:23.11]He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish.
[09:27.63]Oh, I expect old Jake will get by.
[09:31.15]He is healthy at least, comes into a clinic for a check regularly.
[09:36.17]W: Are you his doctor?
[09:37.93]M: No, my partner doctor Johnson is.
[09:41.16]W: That bad-tempered old thing?
[09:43.45]M: Oh, he isn't bad-tempered. He just looks it.
[09:47.43]He is an excellent doctor,taught me a lot,and he has a very nice family.
[09:53.99]His wife invites me over there to supper every week. Very pleasant.
[09:58.86]W: yes. I teach their daughter Pen at school.
[10:02.48]She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work,
[10:06.61]but a bright little thing and very popular with her age group.
[10:12.42]Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[10:20.19]Q19. Why does old Jake look terribly depressed?
[10:43.23]Q20. What do we learn about Jake's wife?
[11:05.11]Q21. What does the man say about Jake's daughter?
[11:27.56]Q22. What does the man say about Jake's doctor?
[11:49.41]Conversation Two
[11:51.68]W: Hello, Mr. Summerfield. How are you today?
[11:55.15]M: Very well. Thank you, Ms. Green.
[11:57.92]W: What can I do for you?
[11:59.76]M: Well,unfortunately,there is a problem with the order we received from you yesterday.
[12:06.14]It seems we haven't seen the right quantity of manuals to support the telephone system.
[12:12.08]W: Oh, dear, that's bad news. I'm very sorry to hear that,
[12:17.28]and you don't know how many packs are without manuals?
[12:21.14]M: No, because we haven't opened every pack.
[12:24.19]But in several of those that have been opened there are none, no manuals.
[12:29.96]W: I'm very sorry about this inconvenience, Mr. Summerfield.
[12:34.60]We'll send out the manuals this afternoon by express mail entirely at our cost,
[12:41.23]and the manuals should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest.
[12:46.65]M: All of them, right?
[12:48.53]W: Yes. It maybe that some have them already, but we cannot be sure.
[12:54.79]So the best thing is to send out the manual for every pack.
[12:59.22]M: Yes. Yes, I see. That would be great.
[13:02.62]W: Please accept our apologies for this mix-up.
[13:05.79]I assure you we will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happened.
[13:11.00]M: Right. Thanks for your swift action.
[13:13.42]W: Not at all. Thank you and goodbye for now. Do call if there is anything else.
[13:19.00]M: All right. Thank you. Goodbye, Ms Green.
[13:22.18]W: Goodbye.
[13:23.36]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you've just heard.
[13:30.98]Q23. What problems are the speakers discussing?
[13:54.39]Q24. What does the woman promise to do?
[14:15.52]Q25. What does the man think of the solution?
[14:39.27]Directions
[15:14.34]Passage 1
[15:16.96]Attracting and feeding wild birds are entertaining activities
[15:21.79]that have long been enjoyed by people all over the world.
[15:26.10]Feeding birds has become so popular that prepared feed mixtures are readily available.
[15:33.91]We feed birds for many reasons. Many pleasant hours can come from watching birds.
[15:40.75]A hobby often develops into a serious study of their habits.
[15:45.50]Accurate identification of birds is usually the first goal.
[15:51.32]But observations that an amateur bird-watcher can make are really limitless.
[15:57.84]There is, however, responsibility associated with bird feeding, including a disease hazard.
[16:07.38]Attracting numbers of birds continually to the same spot can be harmful to them,
[16:14.01]particularly species that pick food from the ground contaminated by the droppings of other birds.
[16:20.31]In winter feeding efforts are most satisfying to people and are of greatest benefit to birds.
[16:28.83]During this time when fewer natural foods are available and air temperatures are lower,
[16:35.43]extra feeding can keep a bird warm and well.
[16:39.18]Once begun, feeding should never stop during these lean months.
[16:45.00]If you start a local increase of birds,
[16:48.96]be prepared to do what may be required to eliminate hazards to those you want to befriend.
[16:56.88]A constant supply of food should be given until the cold is over and spring has come.
[17:03.21]If feeding is stopped during severe weather, birds used to relying upon the feeders must starve.
[17:11.86]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you've just heard.
[17:19.45]Q26 What does the speaker say about bird watching?
[17:44.13]Q27 What does the speaker say about birds fed continually on the same spot?
[18:08.67]Q28 What does the speaker suggest we do in feeding birds in winter?
[18:31.62]Passage 2
[18:33.97]My friend Leo makes up weak and poor excuses whenever there is something he doesn't want to do.
[18:41.64]Just two weeks ago, he was at my house when he decided he didn't want to go into work.
[18:49.16]He called his boss and said he had to get a new set of tires put on his truck.
[18:55.19]Then he sat down and watched TV with me.Not only had he lied but his excuse wasn't a very convincing one.
[19:06.45]Another time,he cancelled a date with his girlfriend at the last minute
[19:11.72]telling her he had to get a new battery for his truck.
[19:16.15]She was angry and refused to go out with him again until he apologized.
[19:22.42]Last weekend, Leo offered the poorest excuse yet.
[19:27.60]He'd promised he'd help me move some furniture, from my parents' house to my new apartment.
[19:34.53]He was supposed to bring his truck over about 8 o'clock Saturday morning.
[19:40.11]I waited, and then called and left a message on his machine.
[19:45.20]About 11:30, he called and said he was sorry but he'd been getting a new set of tires put on his truck.
[19:55.34]I guess he'd forgotten he used the same excuse when he called his boss from my house.
[20:01.81]I think I need a new set of friends. I'm beginning to get tired of Leo's excuses.
[20:09.92]Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you've just heard.
[20:16.60]Q29 What does the speaker tell us about her friend Leo?
[20:40.05]Q30 What did his girlfriend do when Leo canceled a date with her at the last minute?
[21:04.29]Q31 What favor did the speaker ask Leo to do last weekend?
[21:27.75]Passage 3
[21:30.24]In Hollywood, everybody wants to be rich, famous and beautiful.
[21:35.96]Nobody wants to be old, unknown and poor.
[21:39.82]For Hollywood kids, life can be difficult because they grow up such an unreal atmosphere.
[21:47.40]Their parents are ambitious and the children are part of the parents' ambitions.
[21:53.37]Parents pay for wasteful grand parties, expensive cars and designer clothes.
[22:01.96]When every dream can come true, kids don't learn the value of anything because they have everything.
[22:09.06]A thirteen-year-old boy, Trent Maguire, has a driver,
[22:14.70]credit cards and unlimited cash to do what he wants when he wants to.
[22:20.09]"One day, I'll earn more than my dad!" he boasts.
[22:25.32]Parents buy care and attention for their children because they have no time to give it themselves.
[22:32.00]Amender's mother employs a personal trainer, a bodyguard,
[22:37.26]a singing coach and a councilor to look after all her fifteen-year-old daughter's needs.
[22:43.65]Often, there is no parent at home most days,
[22:48.51]so children decide whether to make their own meals or go out to restaurants,
[22:53.53]when to watch television or do homework.
[22:56.70]They organize their social life. They play no childhood games.
[23:02.27]They become adults before they're ready.
[23:05.54]Hollywood has always been the city of dreams.
[23:10.07]The kids there live unreal lives where money, beauty and pleasure are the only gods.
[23:18.13]Will children around the world soon start to think the same? Or do they already?
[23:26.54]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you've just heard.
[23:34.00]Q32 Why is life said to be difficult for Hollywood kids?
[23:59.08]Q33 What does the speaker say about Trent Maguire, a thirteen-year-old boy?
[24:21.31]Q34 Why does Amender's mother employ other people to look after her needs?
[24:45.44]Q35 What will probably have negative effects on the lives of Hollywood kids?
[25:12.30]Direactions
[26:08.14]Around 120 years ago, Ebbinghaus began his study of memory.
[26:15.39]He concentrated on studying how quickly the human mind can remember information.
[26:23.15]One result of his research is known as the total time hypothesis,
[26:30.14]which simply mean the amount you learn depends on the time you spend trying to learn it.
[26:36.25]This can be taken as our first rule of learning.
[26:40.79]Although it is usually true that studying for 4 hours is better than studying for 1,
[26:48.59]there is still the question of how to use the 4 hours. For example,
[26:54.12]is it better to study for 4 hours straight or to study for 1 hour a day for 4 days in a row?
[27:03.97]The answer, as you may have suspected, is that it is better to spread out the study times.
[27:10.75]This phenomenon through which we can learn more efficiently by dividing our practice time
[27:17.27]is known as the distribution of practice effect.
[27:21.22]Thus, our second rule of learning is this. It's better to study fairly briefly but often.
[27:30.60]But we are not finished yet. We haven't considered how we should study over very short periods of time.
[27:39.59]Let's say you are trying to learn some new and rather difficult English vocabulary using a stack of cards.
[27:48.58]Should you look at the same word in rapid succession or look at the word
[27:55.00]and then have some delay before you look at it again?
[27:59.10]The answer is it is better to space up the presentations of the word you are to learn.
[28:10.19]Now the passage will be read again
[28:13.75]Around 120 years ago, Ebbinghaus began his study of memory.
[28:20.91]He concentrated on studying how quickly the human mind can remember information.
[28:27.36]One result of his research is known as the total time hypothesis,
[28:34.15]which simply mean the amount you learn depends on the time you spend trying to learn it.
[28:41.26]This can be taken as our first rule of learning.
[28:45.54]Although it is usually true that studying for 4 hours is better than studying for 1,
[28:53.39]there is still the question of how to use the 4 hours.
[28:58.55]For example, is it better to study for 4 hours straight or to study for 1 hour a day for 4 days in a row?
[29:08.99]The answer, as you may have suspected, is that it is better to spread out the study times.
[29:16.85]This phenomenon through which we can learn more efficiently
[29:21.34]by dividing our practice time is known as the distribution of practice effect.
[29:27.77]Thus, our second rule of learning is this.
[29:32.03]It's better to study fairly briefly but often.
[29:37.11]（到30:31.00为无声段，可拉过）
[30:31.46]But we are not finished yet.
[30:33.46]We haven't considered how we should study over very short periods of time.
[30:38.92]Let's say you are trying to learn some new and rather difficult English vocabulary using a stack of cards.
[30:47.90]（到31:57.00为无声段，可拉过）
[31:57.68]Should you look at the same word in rapid succession
[32:01.76]or look at the word and then have some delay before you look at it again?
[32:07.18]The answer is it is better to space up the presentations of the word you are to learn.