Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.
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A. He should show respect for the interviewer.
B. He should show confidence for himself.
C. He should be dressed properly.
D. He should talk enthusiastically.
听力原文:W: English Language Center. May I help you?
M: Yes, I'm calling to find out more information about your program. For example, what kind of courses do you offer?
W: Well, first of all, the purpose of our program is to provide language learning opportunities to this area's community. Uh-hum, whether a student's goal is to master basic functional language skills, let's say, for his or her job, or to study intensively to enter a U.S. college or university.
M: Okay, I'm calling for a friend who is interested in attending a U.S. university.
W: And that's the kind of, uh, instruction that we provide, from basic communication courses to content-based classes such as computer literacy, intercultural communication, and business English.
M: Great. When is your application deadline for the next semester?
W: Well, we ask applicants to apply no later than two months before the semester begins. This gives us time to process the application and issue the student's 1-20.
M: I-20?
W: Oh, an 1-20 is a form. that indicates that we are giving permission for the student to study in our program, and then the student takes this form. to the U.S. embassy in his or her home country to apply for the F-1 student visa.
M: All right. What is the tuition for a full-time student?
W: It's 2,030 dollars.
M: And how does one apply?
W: Well, we can send you an application and you can mail it back to us, or you can fill out our application that's on our website.
M: And are there other materials I would need to send in addition to the application form?
W: Uh, yes. You would need to send in a $35 application fee, a sponsorship form. indicating who will be responsible financially for the student while studying in our program, and a bank statement showing that you Or your sponsor has sufficient funds to cover tuition expenses and living costs for the entire year of study.
M: And how can I send these materials to you?
W: You can either send the application packet by regular mail or you can fax it.
M: And the application fee?
W: We accept money order, traveler's checks, or credit cards.
M: All right. I think that's about it.
W: Okay, great.
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A. To help international students prepare to enter institutions of higher learning.
B. To teach students how to use English in their daily lives and at work,
C. To provide work opportunities for graduating students in the community.
D. To provide learning opportunities for this area's community.
听力原文: At the start of the Middle Ages in Europe, there were no schools, as we know them today. There were no grade schools or high schools. There were no universities where young men could learn professions such as law or medicine. The only schools were in churches or monasteries. Except for some priests and monks, few people could read or write.
As time went on, many young men needed an education so they could learn a profession. In order to get an education, they had to be taught by teachers in a church school.
Some churchmen became known as great teachers. Wherever there was a great teacher, young men gathered to live and study. Then other teachers came to teach the subjects they knew best. A center of learning was formed.
Around A.D. 1100, a famous center of learning grew up around the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France. A well-known teacher named Peter Abelard was there. Thousands of students came to Paris from all over Europe. Many teachers came too, and gave classes of their own.
Sometime between A.D. 1150 and A.D. 1170, the teachers formed a group that was much like a union. This group became the University of Paris. The University of Paris was one of the early universities. It had many teachers who taught different subjects, and it served as a model for other such universities.
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A. High schools.
B. Universities.
Churches or monasteries.
D. Grade schools.
W: It's high time they did it. I don't know what took them so long.
Q: What's the woman's opinion about the recreation center?
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A. It's too expensive.
B. It isn't needed.
C. It should have been built earlier.
D. A college would be better.