出生的英文1.1听力材料文本

Test 1

Part

Ⅰ

DICTATION

Listen

to

the

following

passage.

Altogether

the

passage

will

be

read

to

you

four

times.

During

the

first

reading,

which

will

be

done

at

normal

speed,

listen

and

try

to

understand

the

meaning.

For

the

second

and

third

readings,

the

passage

will

be

read

sentence

by

sentence,

or

phrase

by

phrase,

with

intervals

of

15

seconds.

The

last

reading

will

be

done

at

normal

speed

again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 1 minute to check

through your work once more.

Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.

Dictation:

Mindless Eating Tied to Your Environment

Much

of

our

habitual

eating

is

tied

to

habitual

experiences.

/

A

study

showed

that

we

consumed

the

food

/

not

because

of

the

taste

but

beca

use

of

the

experience.

/

When

we’ve

repeatedly eaten a particular food in a particular

environment

, / our brain comes to associate the

food

with

that

environment.

/

And

this

association

makes

us

keep

eating/

as

long

as

those

environmental cues are present. / Researchers proved this by taking a group of movie watchers/

who regularly consumed

popcorn

at the movies.

Part II LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A

TALK

Good morning, boys and girls. Today, we are going to talk about how to read faster when you

are doing reading comprehension.

Actually the only way to read faster is to read faster. This may sound like double talk, but it is

a serious suggestion. The fact is that most people can read faster simply by making a conscious

effort to do so.

(1)The foll

owing are some guidelines from the “Just Do It” school on

speed reading

.

First, get your body ready. Get off the couch. Sit at a desk or table and sit up, on the edge of

your chair, with your feet flat on the floor. When you feel your body ready to start

the reading,

breathe in and out deeply for several times.

(2)Next,

set

a

time

limit

.

Use

a

clock

or

a

digital

watch

with

a

built-in

stopwatch

to

time

yourself. The objective is not to set speed records, so be realistic. The idea is to give yourself a

gentle push, increasing your reading speed without sacrificing comprehension.

Another hint from the “Just Do It” school is to relax.

(3)Relaxation

promotes

concentration

.

But remember, relaxation is not the same thing as sleep. So focus on the reading material and relax

when you find it difficult to comprehend.

(4)

You

may

begin

the

experiment

with

the

“Just

do

it”

method

right

now.

Read

the

reading

comprehension

material

as

fast

as

you

can. After

you

finish,

come

back and

reread

the

same

paragraphs

at

your

usual

rate.

Notice

how

much

you

remembered

from

your

first

sprint

through.

(5)You can also read

faster

by moving your eyes faster.

When we read, our eyes leap across

the

page

in

short

bursts

called

speed-reading.

Your

eyes

can

move

faster

if

they

take

in

more

words with each burst

—

six instead of three, for example.

(6)

When you’re in a hurry,

scan

the assignment and read the headings, subheading, lists,

charts, graphs and summary paragraphs.

By doing this, you get the general idea of the passage

and then you may focus on the questions as well as the details.

(7)Another way to read faster is not to vocalize.

Obviously, you’re more likely to read faster

if you don’t read aloud or move your lips. To stop doing it, just be aware of it.

And also you may practice reading faster with simpler material at first. That way you can pay

closer attention. A cautionary note about these techniques is that speed isn’t everything.

(8)Skillful

readers

vary

their reading rate according to their purpose and the nature of the material.

You can also use different reading rates on the same materials. That is the method we should use

in everyday English learning. When you comprehend the passage in our textbook, you may skim

the

passage

to

get

the

main

idea

and

key

words.

(9)Then

pay

attention

to

the

questions

that

follow, and focus on the answers where they appear in the passage.

(10)Also you should pay

attention to the difficult part of the passage.

As you are practicing reading more and reading faster, you will surprisingly find you cannot

only

read

faster,

but

also

comprehend

better.

That

is

all

for

today’s

lecture.

Thanks

for

your

attention.

Reading Faster

The only way to read faster is to read faster, and it is a serious suggestion.

I.

Guidelines of ________(1)_______

-------get your body ready

-------set a _______(2)________

-------relaxation _______(3)________ concentration

II.

Concrete ways of reading faster

1)

______(4)_______ with “ Just Do It ”;

2)

Move your eyes ______(5)______;

3)

_______(6)_______ the assignment and read the headings, charts and so on;

4)

Avoid _______(7)________.

III.

Skill to improve the efficiency of reading

1)

Skillful

readers

______(8)_______

reading

rate

according

to

their

purpose

and

the

nature of the material;

2)

Skim the passage for the key words and ideas;

3)

Pay attention to the _____(9)______ that follow, and focus on the answers appearing

in the passage;

4)

Pay attention to the _______(10)_________ part of the passage.

1.

speed reading

2.

time limit

3.

promotes

4.

Experiment

5.

faster

6.

scan

7.

vocalizing

8.

vary

9.

questions

10.

difficult

SECTION B

CONVERSA

TIONS

In

this

section

you

will

hear

two

conversations.

At

the

end

of

each

conversation,

five

questions

will

be

asked

about

what

was

said.

Both

the

conversation

and

the

questions

will

be

spoken ONCE ONL

Y

. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you

should

read

the

four

choices

of

A,

B,

C

and

D,

and

mark

the

best

answer

to

each

question

on

ANSWER

SHEET

TWO.

You

have

thirty

seconds

to

preview

the

questions.

Now

listen

to

the

conversations.

Conversation One

W: The trip was pretty good except for the flat tire we got on the way home. I was going to change

it myself but then...hey Dan, are you even listening to me? Dan?

M: Oh sorry, I spaced out there for a second.

W: Who were you looking at? Wait a second... you were looking at Julie!

M: All right, I confess! I'm busted. I have a big crush on Julie.

W: That's wonderful! Julie is a great woman, and you're a great guy! So have you asked her out

yet?

M: No. I'm not really sure it's appropriate.

W: I think lots of people meet their

“significant other” in the workplace. It's not like she's your

boss. Go ask her out!

M: I don't know. What if she says “no”?

W: Have you ever heard the old expression “Nothing ventured, nothing gained”? What if she says

“yes”?

M: I've always had a really hard time approaching women. I get tongue-tied and start sweating. I

don't want to come across as too aggressive, but I also don't want to appear too passive. It's really

hard to get it right!

W: If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that you never lose by trying. You never know

unless you try! Getting rejected isn't the end of the world!

M: But how do I make the initial approach? Should I try to come up with some clever or witty

remarks?

W: I suggest being sweet, straightforward and sincere.

M: So what should I say?

W: Tell the truth! Say,

I know a great sushi place.

M: Just like that? Don't you think it will scare her?

W: Both you and Julie are adults, and that's the way adults communicate with each other. If you're

worried about being too direct, you should make it a group event and invite her along.

M: The whole process just seems so scary.

W: You know what's really scary? The idea that two people might be perfect for each other, but

they're too afraid to talk to each other. What a waste!

M: That's a good point.