2006年江西省专升本英语统一考试试题答案
TRANSCRIPT OF LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Section A
1. M: Mary, you haven’t found a job, have you?
W: No, I’m still looking for one.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
2. M: Mark, would you mind driving me to the railway station?
W: Sure, why not? Get in, please.
Q: What does Mark’s reply mean?
3. bank?
M: Why don’t we take a taxi and ask the driver to stop at the
W: That’s a good idea. What’s the fare?
Q: Where are the two speakers planning to go?
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W: We’re giving a dinner party next Friday. Will you come?
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M: Thanks for inviting me. I’ll be glad to come.
Q: When will the dinner party be held?
5. M: Have you finished your report yet?
W: Not yet, but it won’t take long to finish the whole thing.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
6. M: Excuse me, where can I find T-shirts?
W: Our T-shirts are on the second floor.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
7. everywhere.
W: Do you know where Mike is? We’ve looking for him
M: Why not ask Linda?
Q: What does the man mean?
8. car?
M: Do you have any plan to buy a new
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W: Hardly, a new car is beyond my means.
Q: What’s true about the woman?
9.
the air-conditioner if you like.
W: Here is your room, Sir. I’ll turn on
M: No, thanks. Please leave it as it is.
Q: What does the man prefer?
10. at 5:30?
M: Shirley, shall I come and pick you up
W: I’m afraid I won’t be free then. Shall we make it half an hour later?
Q: When will the man and the woman probably meet?
Section B Passage one
House comes in all shapes and sizes. They may be new or old; they may be large or small. Houses usually have two bedrooms. Large houses often have more than one bathroom. Modern houses are often built with a garage. Many houses have no garage at all. If people have the cars, they will park them on the street.
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Nowadays, most people like centring heating. This is a heating through the whole house. It means that all the rooms can be heated at the same time. Modern houses are built with a centre heating. A lot of old houses have had it put in later.
Q11. How many bedrooms do houses usually have?
Q12. What do modern houses often have?
Q13. What does the centre-heating mean?
Passage two
A famous writer who was visiting Japan was invited to give a lecture at a university to a large group of students. As most of them could not understand spoken English, he had to have a fellow who understood English. During his lecture, he told an amusing story which went on for rather a long time. At last, he stopped to allow the fellow to translate it into Japanese. And he was very surprised when the man did this in a few seconds, after which, all the students laughed loudly. After the lecture, the writer thanked the fellow for his good work, and then said to him: “Now, please tell me how you translated that long story of mine into such a short Japanese one.” “I didn’t tell the story at all,” the fellow answered with a smile, “I just said the lecturer has just told a funny story, you will all laugh, please!”
Q14. In which country did the famous writer give his lecture?
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Q15. Why did the writer ask the fellow to go with him when he gave his lecture?
Q16. Why was the writer surprised when the man did the translation?
Q17. How did the fellow translate the funny story?
Passage three
Harrods is the famous department store in London. On December 31st, its year and sale began. Customers from all over the world came to Harrods on that day. Shoppers can get many goods at lower rates that day. In most cases, the prices on that day come down by 52-75%. The sale lasts for one month. Department stores sales in Britain increased by about 5% in 2002. In the U.S, department stores sales decreased. American shoppers think the prices very important. They don’t like to shop in expensive Department stores.
Q18. When did the famous department store in London begin its year and sale?
Q19. Why did a lot of shoppers come to Harrods on that day?
Q20. What’s important to American shoppers, according to the speaker?
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