[00:00.43]Test 5
[00:05.13]Section A
[00:06.44]Directions: In this section,
[00:08.74]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.
[00:13.77]At the end of each conversation,
[00:15.74]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.
[00:19.90]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
[00:25.04]After each question there will be a pause.
[00:28.32]During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D),
[00:35.32]and decide which is the best answer.
[00:38.38]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[00:42.64]with a single line through the centre.
[00:44.95]Now let's begin with the 8 short conversations.
[00:50.63]1. W: That bank opens on Sundays,
[00:54.69]quite different from other banks in the street.
[00:57.31]M: On Sundays people have time to go there.
[01:00.70]Q: What does the man think of the bank?
[01:19.30]2. W: The students have been protesting about the increase of tuition.
[01:25.32]M: Yes, I have heard of the protest, but I don't know how much good it will do.
[01:30.79]Q: What does the man mean?
[01:48.64]3. M: Could you bear it if I opened the window and the curtains?
[01:53.56]We need some fresh air.
[01:55.20]W: We need to keep it quiet here.
[01:58.27]Q: What can we infer from the conversation?
[02:15.87]4. W: Why didn't you have your geology class today?
[02:21.06]M: Only three out of a class of twenty-five showed up.
[02:25.11]Since the professor had planned to present a complex demonstration,
[02:29.81]he decided to cancel the class until everybody could be present.
[02:34.73]Q: Why didn't the geology class meet today?
[02:53.24]5. W: Hi, Peter.
[02:55.54]I was surprised to see you in the class in children's literature yesterday.
[02:59.70]Are you also majoring in elementary education?
[03:03.31]M: No, I'm not. But as a psychology major I can use this
[03:07.46]to fulfill the requirement in developmental psychology.
[03:10.85]Q: What do you learn from the conversation?
[03:28.36]6. M: I couldn't put up with my wife any longer.
[03:32.96]I don't know why she usually wants to look at everything in such a negative way.
[03:37.44]W: Maybe you should try to get to know something about her childhood.
[03:41.82]Q: What does the woman mean?
[03:58.31]7. W: Suppose the company offered you a raise in pay.
[04:03.22]Would you be so determined to quit the job?
[04:06.43]M: Yes. I've set my mind on it.
[04:08.95]I want to find a job in which I can fully exert my ability.
[04:12.44]Q: Why does the man want to quit the job?
[04:30.32]8. W: You don't look smart this morning.
[04:33.28]I can see you're not happy. Come on, what happened?
[04:36.78]M: I had never expected this would have happened to me.
[04:40.17]We had a power failure at home last night and I missed most of the football match.
[04:44.87]Q: What can we infer from the conversation?
[05:01.22]Now you'll hear two long conversations.
[05:07.51]Conversation One
[05:09.04]W: Hi, Sam, I heard you are doing some research in psychology.
[05:13.20]Can you tell me something about it?
[05:15.06]M: Some of the most practical lessons
[05:17.47]coming out of research in psychology are the area of memory. People ask,
[05:22.38]why can't I remember all that term from my books?
[05:25.67]W: I guess a lot of people think their memory may be weak.
[05:29.17]M: It's because they don't use it enough.
[05:31.69]It's like muscle if you don't exercise it, it won't get strong.
[05:35.95]That's why it's important to keep our mind active,
[05:39.01]to keep on learning through our life.
[05:41.09]W: How can we keep our mind active?
[05:43.28]M: We can do this by reading, playing memory game, etc.
[05:46.89]W: We are very interested that why we can remember some information very well,
[05:51.81]but we keep forgetting some of them at the same time.
[05:55.42]M: I will discuss how information is recorded from memory.
[05:59.14]But, first, the information needs to be recorded, in other words, learned.
[06:04.18]W: Yes, we can memorize by learning.
[06:06.80]M: If we are distracted,
[06:08.55]the incoming message just might not be getting recorded effectively.
[06:12.49]So for students who want to improve their memories,
[06:15.99]give your full attention to the information you hope to retain.
[06:20.04]W: Well, I see. I'll be more focus in learning from now on.
[06:25.18]M: Research clearly shows that active learning,
[06:28.24]trying to visualize a new fact,
[06:30.54]or perhaps trying to make a mental picture, even a wild ridiculous one,
[06:35.47]so the new fact will stick in memory.
[06:38.20]W: I'll try it later. I'm really interested in all that you have said.
[06:42.47]M: Let me tell you more in case studies this evening.
[06:45.85]W: Well, thanks.
[06:47.06]Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[06:52.09]9. What's the talk mainly about?
[07:10.42]10. What does the speaker illustrate with the example of muscle?
[07:31.43]11. What does the speaker suggest students do to learn new information more effectively?
[07:55.38]12. What will the speaker probably do next?
[08:13.78]Conversation Two
[08:16.08]M: Hello.
[08:17.17]W: Hello, Sam. This is Kathy. Sorry to bother you.
[08:20.78]But I'm having a small problem I thought you might be able to help me with.
[08:25.05]M: Sure, Kathy. What's up?
[08:27.24]W: Well, you know Sarah and I moved into an apartment in May, over on the west side of town.
[08:33.36]Anyway we've been happy with it until the past couple of months.
[08:37.96]M: Yeah. What happened?
[08:39.49]W: Well, the door doesn't lock,
[08:41.68]I guess the lock is too old. So we report it to Ms. Connors, the owner,
[08:46.93]she said she'd take care of it. But two weeks went by and nothing happened.
[08:51.74]M: Did you get back in touch with her?
[08:53.93]W: I got a repairperson to give me an estimate, and then I sent it to her.
[08:57.97]When I didn't hear from her, I had the repair done.
[09:01.48]And I deducted the cost from the rent. It's not expensive. Only a lock cost 80 dollars.
[09:08.48]M: So what's the problem?
[09:10.56]W: She called here very mad.
[09:12.42]She said she could have gotten the repair done for much less money.
[09:16.13]Now she's threatening to ask us to move out for not paying the full rent.
[09:20.84]M: Hold on, Kathy. It does sound pretty serious.
[09:24.01]But I'm sure you can all sit down and work this out.
[09:27.08]W: Well, you are a very skilled speaker. Can you join us when we talk to Ms. Connors？
[09:33.20]We're supposed to meet with her tomorrow night at eight.
[09:36.70]M: Sure. I need to have a look at your contract.
[09:39.43]I'd be glad to help you straighten things out. Why don't I stop by at about 7:30?
[09:45.67]W: Thanks, Sam. You're a lifesaver.
[09:47.86]Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[09:52.76]13. Why is Kathy unhappy?
[10:10.91]14. Why is Ms.Connors angry?
[10:30.24]15. What are Kathy and her roommate planning to do?

[10:49.86]Section B
[10:51.69]Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.
[10:57.05]At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.
[11:00.55]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
[11:04.82]After you hear a question,
[11:06.57]you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
[11:13.79]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
[11:20.02]Passage One
[11:21.45]One of the greatest mysteries of nature is the instinct to migrate.
[11:26.48]Every year, millions of creatures feel the need to migrate
[11:29.98]and most people have seen the arrival or departure of migrating flocks of birds.
[11:35.12]In England, for example, we always know when autumn is coming,
[11:39.39]because flocks of swallows sit on the telegraph wires.
[11:43.33]Migration is not only seen in birds but also in reptiles.
[11:47.37]For example, turtles, and frogs; insects, such as butterflies;
[11:52.73]and mammals, such as seals, whales and bats.
[11:56.45]Many of these creatures can find their way over long distances.
[12:00.72]And how they do it is a mystery and a wonder to everyone,
[12:04.55]especially for those of us who have difficulty even reading a map covering 100 miles.
[12:10.56]There are several suggestions about how they navigate. Firstly, it is suggested,
[12:16.58]they navigate by using stars and planets for guidance.
[12:20.30]Secondly, some people think that these migrating mammals find their way
[12:25.23]by following the pole of the earth's magnetic field.
[12:28.51]Thirdly, some people think that migrating birds,
[12:31.90]insects and animals follow a certain smell or scent.
[12:35.62]Fourthly, another group of people believe that animals migrate by recognizing the geographical features.
[12:42.84]Fifthly, some people think that animals migrate by following the changes in temperature.
[12:48.63]And finally, there are people who following suppose they migrate by following a sound.
[12:54.21]Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[12:59.24]16. What is the sign of autumn coming in England?
[13:20.53]17. What mammals migrate according to this talk?
[13:39.64]18. Why is migration a mystery according to the talk?
[14:00.56]19. Which of the following isn't among the suggestions about how the creatures migrate?
[14:21.42]Passage Two
[14:23.72]With the introduction of radio, newspaper publishers wondered how broadcasting would affect them.
[14:30.17]Many feared that radio as a quick and easy means of keeping people informed
[14:35.53]would take the place of the newspaper industry.
[14:38.37]Others hoped that the brief newscast heard on the radio
[14:42.32]would make the listeners interested in the story
[14:45.27]so they would buy the newspaper to get more information.
[14:48.66]This second idea turned out to be closer to the truth.
[14:52.60]Radio and newspapers actually supported each other.
[14:56.86]In most cases, when one new media comes out,
[15:00.80]it will weaken the function of the former one.
[15:03.43]Take television and movies for example,
[15:06.16]with the popularization of TV, the movie industry suffered greatly.
[15:11.42]Movie attendance dropped when audience members chose to stay at home and be entertained.
[15:17.54]Likewise, when a football game was shown on TV,
[15:20.50]the stands were often empty because fans chose to watch the game at home.
[15:25.64]Many people believe that watching a game through TV
[15:29.25]will make them better observe the whole situation.
[15:32.31]Internet is very popular for the time being,
[15:35.37]will it affect the newspaper or TV industry greatly?
[15:39.42]In general, perhaps the answer is yes.
[15:42.48]Many people won't buy newspapers for they can read news and watch programs online.
[15:48.17]However, reading newspaper and watching TV have their advantages, which can not be replaced.
[15:54.52]All the media types will coexist and have impact on each other.
[15:59.22]Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[16:04.25]20. What is the main topic of this talk?
[16:22.57]21. According to the speaker, how did the introduction of television affect movies?
[16:45.52]22. Which of the following view is true according to what the speaker said?
[17:04.42]Passage Three
[17:07.38]To us, the environment in which fish dwell often seems cold, dark and mysterious.
[17:13.29]But there are advantages to living in water.
[17:16.89]The cold and dark water played an important role in making fish what they are.
[17:21.81]One is that water doesn't change much to the sudden temperature changes in the air.
[17:26.96]Therefore it makes an excellent living place for a cold blooded animal.
[17:31.33]Another advantage is the water's ability to easily support body weight.
[17:36.26]A fish in water is almost weightless. This weightlessness in turn means two things.
[17:42.60]One, a fish can get along with a light weight and a simple bone structure.
[17:47.96]Because of water's floatation, whatever the size of the fish, it can swim very freely.
[17:54.30]Yet there is one basic difficulty to living in water the fact that it can't be pressed.
[18:00.43]For a fish to move through water, it must actually push the water aside.
[18:05.25]Most can do this by wiggling back and forth in snakelike motion.
[18:09.51]The fish pushes water aside by the forward motion of its head
[18:13.56]and with a curve of its body and its tail moving to right and left.
[18:18.16]Water helped to shape the development of fish.
[18:21.33]An irregular shape can be moved through water only with difficulty.
[18:25.81]And for this reason, fish have a basic shape that is beautifully adapted to deal with the fact
[18:32.05]that it can swim freely in the water without difficulties.
[18:36.20]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[18:41.35]23. What is the talk mainly about?
[19:00.62]24. What creature did the speaker compare to a fish's movement?
[19:22.11]25. What aspect of a fish does the speaker discuss in the most detail?

[19:42.25]Section C
[19:44.44]Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.
[19:50.23]When the passage is read for the first time,
[19:53.30]you should listen carefully for its general idea.
[19:56.47]When the passage is read for the second time,
[19:59.31]you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 26 to 33
[20:04.79]with the exact words you have just heard.
[20:07.52]For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 you are required to fill in the missing information.
[20:14.52]For these blanks, You can either use the exact words you have just heard
[20:19.33]or write down the main points in your own words.
[20:22.84]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,
[20:26.67]you should check what you have written.
[20:28.85]Now listen to the passage.
[20:31.48]Born in North Carolina in 1862, William Sidney Porter,
[20:37.93]this master of short stories is much better known under his pen name “O. Henry”.
[20:44.49]His only formal education was received at the school of his Aunt Lina,
[20:49.86]where he developed a lifelong love of books.
[20:53.25]In his uncle's drugstore, he became a licensed pharmacist and was also known for his sketches
[21:00.14]and cartoons of the townspeople of Greensboro.
[21:03.31]At the age of twenty, Porter came to Texas primarily for health reasons and worked on a sheep farm.
[21:10.97]It was here that Porter gained a knowledge for farm life
[21:15.24]that he later described in many of his short stories.
[21:18.30]In 1884, Porter moved to Austin. For the next three years,
[21:24.21]he roomed in the home of the Joseph Harrell family and held several jobs.
[21:29.13]It was during this time that Porter first used his pen name,
[21:33.61]O. Henry said to be derived from his frequent calling of “Oh, Henry”,
[21:39.52]the family cat. In 1891, Porter resigned and became a teller with the First National Bank in Austin.
[21:48.08]After a few years, however,
[21:50.49]he left the bank and began to write for several magazines.
[21:54.54]Meanwhile, Porter was accused of appropriating funds dating back to his employment at the First National Bank.
[22:02.30]In early 1898, Porter was found guilty of the banking charges and sentenced to five years.
[22:10.39]From this low point in Porter's life, he began a remarkable comeback.
[22:15.75]Three years later, he emerged from prison as “O. Henry” to help shield his true identity.
[22:22.54]He moved to New York, where over the next ten years before his death in 1910,
[22:28.99]he published over 300 stories and gained worldwide acclaim as America's favorite short story writer.
[22:37.08]Now the passage will be read again.
[22:39.93]Born in North Carolina in 1862, William Sidney Porter,
[22:46.16]this master of short stories is much better known under his pen name “O. Henry”.
[22:52.95]His only formal education was received at the school of his Aunt Lina,
[22:58.31]where he developed a lifelong love of books.
[23:01.81]In his uncle's drugstore, he became a licensed pharmacist and was also known for his sketches
[23:08.38]and cartoons of the townspeople of Greensboro.
[23:11.65]At the age of twenty, Porter came to Texas primarily for health reasons and worked on a sheep farm.
[23:19.31]It was here that Porter gained a knowledge for farm life
[23:23.36]that he later described in many of his short stories.
[23:26.53]In 1884, Porter moved to Austin. For the next three years,
[23:32.76]he roomed in the home of the Joseph Harrell family and held several jobs.
[23:37.80]It was during this time that Porter first used his pen name,
[23:41.96]O. Henry said to be derived from his frequent calling of “Oh, Henry”,
[23:47.86]the family cat. In 1891,
[23:51.69]Porter resigned and became a teller with the First National Bank in Austin.
[24:46.54]After a few years, however,
[24:48.94]he left the bank and began to write for several magazines.
[24:53.21]Meanwhile, Porter was accused of appropriating funds
[24:57.48]dating back to his employment at the First National Bank.
[25:00.98]In early 1898, Porter was found guilty of the banking charges and sentenced to five years.
[25:09.07]From this low point in Porter's life, he began a remarkable comeback.
[26:05.38]Three years later, he emerged from prison as “O. Henry” to help shield his true identity.
[26:11.51]He moved to New York, where over the next ten years before his death in 1910,
[26:17.74]he published over 300 stories and gained worldwide acclaim as America's favorite short story writer.
[27:15.85]Now the passage will be read for the third time.
[27:19.68]Born in North Carolina in 1862, William Sidney Porter,
[27:25.92]this master of short stories is much better known under his pen name “O. Henry”.
[27:32.59]His only formal education was received at the school of his Aunt Lina,
[27:37.95]where he developed a lifelong love of books.
[27:41.45]In his uncle's drugstore, he became a licensed pharmacist and was also known for his sketches
[27:48.12]and cartoons of the townspeople of Greensboro.
[27:51.52]At the age of twenty, Porter came to Texas primarily for health reasons and worked on a sheep farm.
[27:59.17]It was here that Porter gained a knowledge for farm life
[28:03.00]that he later described in many of his short stories.
[28:06.28]In 1884, Porter moved to Austin. For the next three years,
[28:12.41]he roomed in the home of the Joseph Harrell family and held several jobs.
[28:17.44]It was during this time that Porter first used his pen name,
[28:21.71]O. Henry said to be derived from his frequent calling of “Oh, Henry”,
[28:27.73]the family cat. In 1891, Porter resigned and became a teller with the First National Bank in Austin.
[28:36.26]After a few years, however,
[28:38.77]he left the bank and began to write for several magazines.
[28:43.36]Meanwhile, Porter was accused of appropriating funds
[28:46.87]dating back to his employment at the First National Bank.
[28:50.48]In early 1898, Porter was found guilty of the banking charges and sentenced to five years.
[28:58.57]From this low point in Porter's life, he began a remarkable comeback.
[29:03.83]Three years later, he emerged from prison as “O. Henry” to help shield his true identity.
[29:10.93]He moved to New York, where over the next ten years before his death in 1910,
[29:17.06]he published over 300 stories and gained worldwide acclaim as America's favorite short story writer.
[29:25.16]This is the end of listening comprehension.