第1个回答 2011-12-29
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Understanding Short Conversations
Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.
1. W: I saw an ad on the Internet about online language studies.
M: Me too. I saw an ad for, “Click Here for Language Learning”.
Q: What do the man and the woman have in common1?
2. M: You have to be 18 years old to enter some online language classes.
W: Really? I had no idea that there was a minimum age required for some classes.
Q: What did the woman NOT know about online language classes before?
3. M: Unlike regular classes, online classes can be taken at your home.
W: That’s exactly why I decided to begin studying online!
Q: Why did the woman decide to study online?
4. W: I keep on making2 new friends as I study online.
M: So do I! There are so many people online, and I want to meet them all!
Q: What is one benefit of studying online?
5. M: My online teacher asked the class for suggestions to make the class better.
W: That’s great! I always like it when a teacher does that.
Q: What did the man’s teacher want to do?
6. M: I had no idea that online language learning could be so effective!
W: It sure has helped me practice my language skills!
Q: What is it about online language learning that surprised the man?
7. M: My classmates and I help each other solve homework problems online.
W: It sounds like you’re using the Internet in a useful way.
Q: What does the man do online?
8. M: Online learning is ideal for anyone who doesn’t have time to travel to school.
W: Yes, but it also has its own challenges.
Q: What does the woman have to say about online learning?
9. M: Virtual classroom are changing how students study!
W: They sure are! And I, for one, am very excited about it.
Q: According to the man, what is happening to students because of virtual classrooms?
10. M: What advice did your professor give you?
W: He said that taking an online class would help me learn.
Q: What did the woman’s professor suggest?
Understanding a Long Conversation
Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.
W: How’s your new online class, Bill? Is it everything you had hoped for?
M: It’s everything and more, Susan. You should give it a try!
W: Oh, really? What’s the best thing about it?
M: In an online class, you talk with others over the Internet. Since they are not right next to1 you, they don’t bother you so much.
W: That sounds great! I took a class with someone who would make me feel small whenever I made a mistake. He would tell me how stupid I was and intimidate me so that I never wanted to participate.
M: Not a problem in the virtual classroom. How would you like to sign up2? I think that you could start on the third of next month.
W: I don’t know, Bill. You know all those problems about having difficult people in the classroom?
M: Yeah?
W: We don’t really have them anymore since you left.
1. Which of the following is NOT true about Bill?
2. According to Bill, why are other students NOT a concern in an online class?
3. Why did Susan NOT like to participate in class?
4. When could Susan start studying online?
5. Why did Susan NOT make up her mind to join online class?
Understanding a Passage
Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.
The first requirement for my online language class was to meet in an online forum(论坛). I entered the forum early and saw students appear on the screen one after another. Strangely enough, when it was time to begin, the teacher still hadn’t shown up1. However, we began sharing information and talking about the new class. Unlike me, all of the other students were new to the online class. I told them about my experience and my thoughts. Then I noticed something. There were 27 people in the forum. This was strange because I know there were only 26 people in the class.
“Hey,”I wrote, “which one of you is the teacher?”
The teacher made herself known at last. She said that she wanted to get our honest opinions about the online class. Also, she wanted to have a little fun with us. “Humor will be important in my class,”she said.
1. What was the first requirement of the online class?
2. What was strange about the beginning of the online class?
3. How were the other students different than the speaker?
4. What did the speaker notice?
5. Why did the teacher NOT make herself known to the class at first?