Part III Listening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11.

　　M: I’d like to go camping with you this weekend, but I don’t have a sleeping bag.

　　W: No problem. You can count on me to get one for you. My family has tons of camping gear.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　答案：She can lend the man a sleeping bag.

　　【解析】這是一道較為簡單的推理題，前提是考生需知道camping gear表示“野餐用具，露營裝備”，由此可知，camping gear包括sleeping bag，即女士能借給男士一個睡袋，此題的設(shè)置稍微繞了個小彎，為考生解題設(shè)置了一定難度。go camping：去野餐，去露營;sleeping bag：睡袋。

　　12.

　　M: I know I promise to drive you to the airport next Thursday, but I’m afraid something has come up. They’ve called a special meeting at work.

　　W: No big deal. Karen said she was available as a back-up.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　答案: Karen can take her to the airport.

　　【解析】此題為細(xì)節(jié)題。從對話中可知，男士下周四臨時有事不能送女士去機(jī)場了，女士回答說Karen有空。back-up：n. 備用，備份，考生如果知道這個單詞的意思，對整個對話的理解會有幫助。

　　13.

　　W: Have you saved enough money for a trip to Hawaii?

　　M: Not even close. My uncle must put the brakes on my travelling plans.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　答案：He can’t afford to go traveling yet.

　　【解析】此題為推理題。從男士的回答“我叔叔對我的旅行計劃加以限制了�！敝锌赏茢喑觯�這位男士還沒有足夠的錢去旅行。put the brakes on sth.表示“對……加以限制”，即使考生不知道這個短語的引申含義，但聽到brake“剎車”應(yīng)該也能大概判斷出來答案。

　　14.

　　M: I’m starving. Do we still have any pie left from the dinner yesterday?

　　W: Oh, Julia invited her friends over in the afternoon and they ate it all.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　答案：The man has to find something else to eat.

　　【解析】此題為簡單的推理題。從對話中可知，女士回答說Julie下午邀請了她的朋友，他們把剩的餅都吃光了，由此可推斷出這位男士不得不找別的東西吃。starving：adj. 饑餓的。

　　15.

　　W: Three letters of recommendation are required to apply to graduate schools. I was wondering if the one professor Smith wrote for me last year could still be used.

　　M: It’s a bit dated. You’d better submit a recent one.

　　Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

　　答案：Present a new letter of reference.

　　【解析】此題為細(xì)節(jié)題。只要考生抓住這位男士回答中的關(guān)鍵詞dated和recent，就不難找出正確答案，而且，整個答句也很短，均是簡單句，易于考生理解。letter of recommendation和letter of reference意思相似，均可表示“推薦信”。

　　16.

　　W: I’ve noticed that you spend a lot of time tending your garden. Would you like to join our gardening club? We meet every other Wednesday.

　　M: Oh, thanks for the invitation, but this is how I relax. I’d rather not make it something formal and structured.

　　Q: What can we infer about the man?

　　答案：He declines to join the gardening club.

　　【解析】此題為暗示推理題，有一定難度。抓住問題中的關(guān)鍵詞“infer”，這位男士暗示了什么?從男士的回答“謝謝邀請，但這是我放松的方式，我寧愿我的花園不那么條條框框”中可推斷出，這位男士間接拒絕了參加園藝俱樂部的邀請。

　　17.

　　M: I heard the recent sculpture exhibit was kind of disappointing.

　　W: That’s right. I guess a lot of other people feel the way I do about modern art.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　答案：Many people do not appreciate modern art.

　　【解析】此題為簡單的推理題。只要考生能理解女士的回答“我猜許多其他人對現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)和我的感覺是一樣的�！保�即可選出答案，而且答句中沒有一個生難單詞。sculpture exhibit：雕塑展。

　　18.

　　M: Bob is running for chairman of the student union. Would you vote for him?

　　W: Oh, I can’t decide right now because I have to find out more about the other candidates.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　答案：Bob cannot count on her vote.

　　【解析】此題為推理題。這位女士回答說她現(xiàn)在還沒決定選誰，因?yàn)樗�還要看看其他候選人的資料和表現(xiàn)，由此可推斷出，Bob不能依賴這位女士的選票。run for：競選;chairman of the student union：學(xué)生會主席;vote for：投票贊成。

　　Conversation One

　　W: I don’t know what to do. I can’t seem to get anyone in the hospital to listen to my complaints and this outdated equipment is dangerous. Just look at it.

　　M: Hmm, uh, are you trying to say that it presents a health hazard?

　　W: Yes, I am. The head technician in the lab tried to persuade the hospital administration to replace it, but they are trying to cut costs.

　　M: You are pregnant, aren’t you?

　　W: Yes, I am. I made an effort to get my supervisor to transfer me to another department, but he urged me not to complain too loudly. Because the administration is more likely to replace me than an X-ray equipment, I’m afraid to refuse to work. But I’m more afraid to expose my unborn child to the radiation.

　　M: I see what you mean. Well, as your union representative, I have to warn you that it would take quite a while to force management to replace the old machines and attempt to get you transferred may or may not be successful.

　　W: Oh, what am I supposed to do then?

　　M: Workers have the legal right to refuse certain unsafe work assignments under two federal laws, the Occupation or Safety and Health Act and the National Labor Relations Act. But the requirements of either of the Acts may be difficult to meet.

　　W: Do you think I have a good case?

　　M: If you do lose your job, the union will fight to get it back for you along with back pay, your lost income. But you have to be prepared for a long wait, maybe after two years.

　　Q19. What does the woman complain about?

　　Q20. What has the woman asked her supervisor to do?

　　Q21. What does the man say about the two federal laws?

　　Q22. What will the union do if the woman loses her job?

　　【答案】

　　19. The health hazard at her work place.

　　20. Transfer her to another department.

　　21. Their requirements may be difficult to meet.

　　22. Try to help her to get it back.

　　點(diǎn)評：

　　本篇長對話是關(guān)于一名懷孕的員工就工作中的輻射傷害向工會投訴。對話一開篇女士先抱怨自己工作的醫(yī)院無人聽她申訴有關(guān)機(jī)器已過時，會造成身體傷害的問題，因?yàn)獒t(yī)院想要降低成本。然后她提到自己有向主管提出轉(zhuǎn)調(diào)部門的要求，然而遭到拒絕。主管還告誡她，醫(yī)院寧愿換掉她，讓他人工作，也不會更換機(jī)器。于是工會代表告訴她轉(zhuǎn)調(diào)部門確實(shí)可能不會成功。同時要想利用目前的法案來解決這一問題，也會很難實(shí)現(xiàn)。最后指出，除非她真正丟失工作，工會才能拿起法律武器幫她討薪。

　　本對話考生雖然對輻射造成身體傷害的話題并不陌生，但整個對話中部分單詞可能還是會造成不少聽力困擾。比如：health hazard(健康傷害)中的hazard;X-ray equipment(X光儀器)中的X-ray和兩大法案的名稱雖不難，但也容易混淆大家的視聽，而誤抓重點(diǎn)。

　　Conversation Two

　　W: Mr. Green, is it fair to say that negotiation is an art?

　　M: Well, I think it’s both an art and science. You can prepare for a negotiation quite scientifically, but the execution of the negotiation has quite a lot to do with one’s artistic quality. The scientific part of a negotiation is in determining your strategy. What do you want out of it? What can you give? Then of course there are tactics. How do you go about it? Do you take an opening position in a negotiation which differs from the eventual goal you are heading for? And then of course there are the behavioral aspects.

　　W: What do you mean by the behavioral aspects?

　　M: Well, that’s I think where the art comes in. In your behavior, you can either be an actor. You can pretend that you don’t like things which you are actually quite pleased about. Or you can pretend to like things which you are quite happy to do without. Or you can be the honest type negotiator who’s known to his partners in negotiation and always plays everything straight. But the artistic part of negotiation I think has to do with responding immediately to cues one gets in the process of negotiation. These can be verbal cues or even body language. This is where the artistic quality comes in.

　　W: So really, you see two types of negotiator then, the actor or the honest one.

　　M: That’ right. And both can work. I would say the honest negotiator can be quite effective in some circumstances. In other circumstances you need an actor.

　　Q23. When is a scientific approach best embodied in a negotiation according to the man?

　　Q24. In what way is a negotiator like an actor according to the man?

　　Q25. What does the man say about the two types of negotiator?

　　【答案】

　　23. In the preparatory phase.

　　24. He behaves in a way contrary to his real intention.

　　25. Both can succeed depending on the specific situation.

　　【點(diǎn)評】

　　本長對話主要是關(guān)于談判的藝術(shù)性和科學(xué)性。談判的科學(xué)性部分主要體現(xiàn)在談判策略，而談判的藝術(shù)性則體現(xiàn)在表現(xiàn)上。這里可以歸為兩類，一是“演技派”，二是“誠實(shí)派”。另外，談判的藝術(shù)性還與對談判過程中獲得的口頭暗示、肢體語言進(jìn)行及時反應(yīng)有關(guān)。最后男士指出根據(jù)不同場合，無論是“誠實(shí)派”，或是“演技派”談判者都能起到各自的效果。

　　本對話中的關(guān)鍵詞有：negotiation：談判;strategy：策略;behavioral：行為的。