[ti:ÍõÂõÂõÓ¢ÓïÁù¼¶¿¼ÊÔÔ¤²âÊÔ¾íÓëÏê½âTest 9 ÌýÁ¦] [ar:ÍõÂõÂõ] [al:ÍõÂõÂõÓ¢ÓïÁù¼¶] [by:http://www.Hxen.comºãÐÇÓ¢ÓïѧϰÍø] [00:00.66]ÍõÂõÂõÓ¢ÓïÁù¼¶¿¼ÊÔÔ¤²âÊÔ¾íÓëÏê½â Test 9 [00:01.79]test 9 [00:03.35]Section Aª¤ [00:04.74]Now let's begin with the 8 short conversations. [00:07.90]11. W: Will you take geology next semester?ª¤ [00:11.31]M: I've had enough science courses.ª¤ [00:13.75]Q: What does the man mean?ª¤ [00:30.90]12. M: I was shocked when I heard you've finished [00:34.09]your dissertation a whole month early.ª¤ [00:36.96]W: How I managed to do it is still a mystery to me.ª¤ [00:40.16]Q: What does the woman mean?ª¤ [00:57.38]13. M: Has he received responses from everyone he invited?ª¤ [01:02.50]W: Ah ha, only Steven can't come.ª¤ [01:05.63]Q: What does the woman mean?ª¤ [01:22.63]14. W: I think the whole class's going [01:25.63]on the field trip next Saturday.ª¤ [01:27.66]M: I'm not sure. [01:28.79]Not everyone has paid the transportation fee.ª¤ [01:31.64]Q: What does the man imply? ª¤ [01:48.84]15. W: Sarah's been nervous for two weeks.ª¤ [01:52.29]M: Why not drop in on her and find out how she's doing? [01:55.27]Q: What does the man mean? [02:12.12]16. W: Are you looking forward to your move in August? [02:16.23]M: You bet, I am. The room here are too small and [02:19.63]there is no kitchen and bathroom.ª¤ [02:22.06]Q: What is the man going to do? ª¤ [02:39.67]17. M: Hey! Where did you find that booklet? [02:43.23]I need it for my research, too.ª¤ [02:45.48]W: Right here. But don't worry. [02:47.33]I'll take it out on my card for both of us.ª¤ [02:50.52]Q: Where is this conversation probably taking place? [03:08.98]18. W: There are some new apartments on campus. [03:12.49]But one bedroom rents six hundred dollars a month.ª¤ [03:15.32]M: That's a bit beyond the reach of most students.ª¤ [03:18.05]Q: What does the man mean? ª¤ [03:35.08]Now you will hear 2 long conversations. [03:37.87]Conversation Oneª¤ [03:39.48]M: Hei, I bought an electronic dictionary yesterday. [03:42.49]Do you want to check it out with me now?ª¤ [03:44.92]W: Sure! So, this is it, right? [03:47.49]I hate to tell you this but this is gotta to be a fake.ª¤ [03:50.68]M: What makes you say that? ª¤ [03:52.17]W: Just look at it. It looks so tiny. [03:54.71]It's obviously made from the cheapest materials they could find. [03:58.37]By the way, where did you buy it? [04:00.37]M: Some guy in front of the bookstore sold it for a really good price. [04:04.58]W: No kidding how much was it? [04:06.54]M: You are not going to believe it, it normally sells for 400 yuan, [04:10.64]but he sold it to me at 200 because of urgent need of money. ª¤ [04:14.64]W: Let's try a word on it. ª¤ [04:16.46]M: The screen is blank? Try it again.ª¤ [04:19.40]W: I've also tried several words but they are not in the dictionary. ª¤ [04:23.72]M: Look at this word, its explanation does not match. [04:26.95]It is another word's explanation. It's gotta to be a fake.ª¤ [04:31.09]W: No wonder it feels much lighter than the one I had before. [04:34.90]M: You must have been cheated and it's nearly impossible [04:37.52]for you to get your money back. [04:39.26]Even the Consumer Association couldn't help [04:41.62]you since they couldn't find the guy.ª¤ [04:43.93]W: Oh, no. I never thought it was a fake. [04:46.33]The guy looks quite pitiful.ª¤ [04:48.00]M: And in the future, if you want to buy something, [04:50.58]you'd better go to the agencies or [04:52.45]department stores or even supermarket. [04:54.70]That's the best way to avoid getting cheated.ª¤ [04:57.96]Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. [05:03.16]19. Where did the man buy the dictionary? [05:20.61]20. Which of the following is not the reason [05:23.80]why the electronic dictionary is a fake? [05:40.50]21. Why couldn't the Consumer Association help? [05:58.89]Conversation Twoª¤ [06:00.71]M: We need to buy some beer too. Where is the beer? [06:05.17]W: They don't have beer in this supermarket. [06:07.28]We have to go to the liquor store. [06:09.24]M: Huh? They don't have beer. How can that be? [06:12.94]W: It's a state law. This state doesn't allow supermarkets to sell beer. [06:17.12]Only in liquor stores. [06:18.75]M: That's too strict. It's silly.ª¤ [06:21.15]W: I know. I agree with you. ª¤ [06:22.93]M: Do they sell organic vegetables here? ª¤ [06:25.36]W: Yes. They're right in front of you. [06:27.56]The organic vegetables are marked with the blue label. ª¤ [06:30.54]M: We need to buy some soy sauce. Which aisle is the soy sauce in? [06:34.61]W: That would be in aisle 7, with the condiments. [06:37.62]It is right next to the ketchup. Do you want paper or plastic bags? [06:42.09]M: Plastic bags. [06:44.08]W: And do you want to drive up? [06:45.83]M: What do you mean? [06:47.10]W: We can have someone put the bags in our trunk for us. [06:50.00]We just drive up to that door over there.ª¤ [06:52.22]M: Wow! That's convenient. [06:54.26]But I think we can take the groceries by ourselves.ª¤ [06:57.34]W: Yes, our car is not parked far away. [06:59.67]I'll tell the cashier we don't want to drive up. [07:02.43]It should be about ninety dollars all together.ª¤ [07:04.93]M: Here is one hundred.ª¤ [07:07.67]Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. [07:12.83]22. Where can they buy beer? [07:29.84]23. What do they think about the state law on liquor? [07:47.96]24. Which of the following is not the item they want to buy? [08:06.73]25. Which of the following is not true according to the conversation? [08:27.12]Section Bª¤ [08:28.61]Passage Oneª¥ [08:29.99]A baby songbird doesn't emerge from the egg singing perfectly. [08:34.00]It starts out babbling and gradually refines its tune over time. [08:38.54]Human infants follow a similar developmental path [08:42.03]when learning to talk. [08:43.88]Scientists have thus often compared the acquisition of [08:47.33]human speech to that of songbird. [08:50.27]But whether the mechanisms of vocal development are the [08:52.91]same in humans and birds is a question few studies have tackled. [08:57.26]To that end, new research should prove insightful. [09:00.45]According to a report published online this week [09:03.02]by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, [09:06.29]babbling human babies respond to social cues from [09:09.19]their mothers in much the way that avian babies do.ª¥ [09:13.04]Previous efforts to understand how babies learn to [09:15.77]talk had focused on the role of imitation in speech acquisition. [09:20.53]In the new work, psychologist Michael H. Goldstein of Franklin and [09:24.55]Marshall College and his colleagues turned their attention to social [09:28.11]interactions between eight month old infants and their mothers. [09:32.22]The researchers directed the mothers to act in certain ways while [09:35.63]responding to their baby's utterances during 30 minute play sessions. [09:40.57]¡°The mothers did not change how they talked but [09:42.73]whether they touched or smiled at the baby,¡± [09:45.42]team member Meredith West of Indiana University explains. [09:49.96]Like songbird chicks, the investigators found, [09:53.04]the babies registered the social consequences of sound making [09:56.53]and adjusted their babbling accordinglyª¥ [09:59.40]West describes the findings as the first to show [10:02.30]¡°that babies change how they vocalize in response to social [10:05.42]responses¡ªnot sounds, but sights¡ªby using more mature sounds.¡± [10:10.51]Remarks Goldstein: ¡°This project shows that maternal behavior [10:14.39]and infant sensory capacities interact to generate the development of [10:18.90]more advanced infant behavior. [10:21.26]It shows that social learning is a crucial part of vocal development.¡±ª¤ [10:25.76]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.ª¤ [10:30.67]26. What is the similarity between human infants and baby songbirds? ª¤ [10:50.43]27. What do the researchers like Michael H. Goldstein center on? ª¤ [11:09.81]28. What is the crucial part of vocal development [11:13.33]according to Goldstein's opinion? [11:28.10]Passage Twoª¥ [11:29.71]Phil Spector is the most famous and [11:31.77]influential producer in the history of rock music. [11:35.69]He is known for producing a distinctive ¡°wall of sound,¡± [11:39.18]in which a number of instruments are [11:40.89]blended together to create a single effect. [11:43.58]Because of this technique, Spector resisted the introduction of stereo, [11:48.47]preferring to have the sounds of multiple instruments mixed together in [11:51.78]a single monaural track rather than separated into left and right channels.ª¥ [11:58.93]Spector expanded the role of a producer. [12:01.83]He owned and operated his own record company, [12:04.70]co wrote most of the material recorded under his supervision, [12:08.84]selected the primary artists and supporting musicians for each session, [12:12.89]and then orchestrated all of this talent to produce a unique artistic vision. [12:17.98]As practiced by Spector, the role of producer was [12:21.10]more akin to that of a director in film. [12:24.22]He was really the only record producer to fully claim the role of auteur, [12:28.80]the primary creative and organizing force [12:31.78]behind the music that he produced. ª¥ [12:35.41]Spector also exemplified the power of collaboration. [12:38.99]He relied on favorite singers and other supporting artists to [12:42.36]give form to his works, much as Hollywood directors would rely on [12:45.81]favorite actors and other creative personnel working behind the scenes. [12:50.52]His recordings featured the talents of Leon Russell on piano, [12:54.15]Jack Nitzsche as arranger, Hal Blaine on drums, [12:58.07]and Glen Campbell on guitar, just to name a few who went on [13:01.84]to achieve some degree of fame and fortune later in their careers.ª¤ [13:06.38]Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. [13:11.68]29. Which of the following is not the characteristics of Phil Spector? [13:30.49]30. Why does the author say Spector expanded the role of a producer? [13:49.10]31. Why are Spector's works so popular according to the passage? [14:09.83]Passage Threeª¥ [14:11.17]A recent Pew Internet & American Life study indicates that [14:15.20]86 percent of US college students use the Internet. [14:19.41]According to the study, students say the Internet is [14:22.79]essential to both their academic and social lives. [14:26.31]Nearly 80 percent of college students in the US say [14:30.02]the Net has had a positive impact on their college academic experience, [14:34.34]while 60 percent think it has improved their relationships with classmates. [14:38.76]Around 73 percent of students use the Internet [14:41.58]more than the library for research.ª¥ [14:43.94]The report also indicates that 72 percent of students check [14:47.82]their email everyday, while 56 percent believe that [14:51.92]email has enhanced their relationship with professors. [14:55.62]Approximately 46 percent also say that email enables them to express [15:00.24]ideas to a professor that they wound not have expressed in class.ª¥ [15:04.70]Over 40 percent of online students say they use the Internet [15:09.30]most often to keep in touch with their friends, [15:11.98]compared to 38 percent who say they use it most often for academics. [15:17.16]As for email, 72 percent correspond mostly with friends, [15:21.86]10 percent mostly with family, [15:24.20]and seven percent mostly with professors.ª¥ [15:27.26]College Internet users are twice as likely as other Internet users to [15:30.88]have ever downloaded music files, [15:33.28]with 60 percent of online students having done so, [15:36.63]compared to 28 percent of the overall population.ª¥ [15:40.54]Online students are also twice as likely as other Internet users to [15:44.42]use instant messaging (IM) applications on any given day, [15:48.13]with 28 percent of college students using IM, [15:51.22]compared to just 12 percent of general Internet users. [15:55.81]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.ª¤ [16:00.54]32. What do US college students say about the Internet? ª¤ [16:19.11]33. How many percent of students use the Internet [16:23.21]more than the library for research? ª¤ [16:39.77]34. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage? ª¤ [16:58.43]35. What can be concluded from the passage? [17:15.23]Section Cª¥ [17:17.26]When a heart lung machine was invented that [17:19.95]could take over the job of the heart, put oxygen into the blood [17:24.23]and keep the circulation going during surgery, [17:27.02]surgeons could stop the heart while they were cutting and suturing. [17:31.35]Recently, in certain cases, some surgeons have begun operating [17:35.52]without the pump while the heart continues to beat.ª¥ [17:38.64]¡°The benefits of off pump surgery are tremendous [17:42.34]for patients who meet the criteria for this procedure,¡± [17:45.35]says Dr. Jim Zellner with the Alliance of Cardiac, [17:49.17]Thoracic and Vascular Surgeons. [17:52.25]¡°There is less need for blood products, [17:54.65]less chance of complications during and after surgery, [17:58.17]earlier recovery and earlier return to regular activity.¡± ª¥ [18:02.31]Seawood Murray feels he was led by God to find Dr. Zellner and [18:07.25]Memorial Hospital and to have off pump surgery.ª¥ [18:10.62]A veteran of the United States Navy as a nuclear weapons security [18:14.20]officer and commanding officer of a mine assembly group for more [18:18.56]than 31 years, Seawood has never complained about stress or pain. [18:23.39]He saw three tours of duty off the coast of Vietnam. ª¥ [18:26.87]However, after suffering from chest pain for almost a year and [18:30.56]being misdiagnosed with chronic heartburn, [18:33.68]Seawood knew something was seriously wrong. [18:37.09]At the Veteran's hospital in Murfreesboro, he learned [18:41.05]he had heart disease and was told to come back in six weeks.ª¥ [18:45.30]¡°I didn't want to wait that long and asked for [18:47.98]a referral to The Chattanooga Heart Institute,¡± Seawood says. [18:52.15]¡°Dr. Noel Hunt found that 40% of my heart was [18:56.22]not getting the amount of blood it needed to operate properly.¡± ª¥ [18:59.81]Four days later, Seawood was undergoing off pump triple bypass [19:03.68]surgery at Memorial Hospital under the hand of Dr. Zellner. ª¥ [19:08.14]¡°I was sitting up that evening, walking around the second day [19:11.45]and feeling good enough to go home the third day, [19:14.06]but I stayed till the fourth morning,¡± Seawood says. [19:17.07]¡°Two others who had on pump bypass surgery the same day [19:21.38]I had mine off pump were barely walking when I left.¡± [19:28.28]When a heart lung machine was invented that [19:30.79]could take over the job of the heart, put oxygen into the blood [19:35.18]and keep the circulation going during surgery, [19:40.08]surgeons could stop the heart while they were cutting and suturing. [19:45.42]Recently, in certain cases, some surgeons have begun operating [19:49.55]without the pump while the heart continues to beat.ª¥ [19:52.68]¡°The benefits of off pump surgery are tremendous [19:56.23]for patients who meet the criteria for this procedure,¡± [20:01.19]says Dr. Jim Zellner with the Alliance of Cardiac, [20:04.90]Thoracic and Vascular Surgeons. [20:08.09]¡°There is less need for blood products, [20:10.45]less chance of complications during and after surgery, [20:14.01]earlier recovery and earlier return to regular activity.¡± ª¥ [20:18.15]Seawood Murray feels he was led by God to find Dr. Zellner and [20:23.16]Memorial Hospital and to have off pump surgery.ª¥ [20:26.39]A veteran of the United States Navy as a nuclear weapons security [20:30.02]officer and commanding officer of a mine assembly group for more [20:34.26]than 31 years, Seawood has never complained about stress or pain. [20:41.18]He saw three tours of duty off the coast of Vietnam. ª¥ [20:44.70]However, after suffering from chest pain for almost a year and [20:48.33]being misdiagnosed with chronic heartburn, [20:52.46]Seawood knew something was seriously wrong. [20:55.98]At the Veteran's hospital in Murfreesboro, he learned [20:59.21]he had heart disease and was told to come back in six weeks.ª¥ [21:04.02]¡°I didn't want to wait that long and asked for [21:06.78]a referral to The Chattanooga Heart Institute,¡± Seawood says. [21:11.03]¡°Dr. Noel Hunt found that 40% of my heart was [21:15.13]not getting the amount of blood it needed to operate properly.¡± ª¥ [22:07.96]Four days later, Seawood was undergoing off pump triple bypass [22:11.48]surgery at Memorial Hospital under the hand of Dr. Zellner. ª¥ [22:16.02]¡°I was sitting up that evening, walking around the second day [22:19.33]and feeling good enough to go home the third day, [22:21.91]but I stayed till the fourth morning,¡± [23:12.53]Seawood says. [23:14.09]¡°Two others who had on pump bypass surgery the same day [23:18.34]I had mine off pump were barely walking when I left.¡± [24:14.13]When a heart lung machine was invented that [24:16.56]could take over the job of the heart, put oxygen into the blood [24:20.92]and keep the circulation going during surgery, [24:23.79]surgeons could stop the heart while they were cutting and suturing. [24:28.11]Recently, in certain cases, some surgeons have begun operating [24:32.30]without the pump while the heart continues to beat.ª¥ [24:35.43]¡°The benefits of off pump surgery are tremendous [24:39.09]for patients who meet the criteria for this procedure,¡± [24:42.11]says Dr. Jim Zellner with the Alliance of Cardiac, [24:45.85]Thoracic and Vascular Surgeons. [24:49.00]¡°There is less need for blood products, [24:51.36]less chance of complications during and after surgery, [24:54.89]earlier recovery and earlier return to regular activity.¡± ª¥ [24:58.70]Seawood Murray feels he was led by God to find Dr. Zellner and [25:03.96]Memorial Hospital and to have off pump surgery.ª¥ [25:07.39]A veteran of the United States Navy as a nuclear weapons security [25:10.99]officer and commanding officer of a mine assembly group for more [25:15.02]than 31 years, Seawood has never complained about stress or pain. [25:20.09]He saw three tours of duty off the coast of Vietnam. ª¥ [25:23.62]However, after suffering from chest pain for almost a year and [25:27.24]being misdiagnosed with chronic heartburn, [25:30.39]Seawood knew something was seriously wrong. [25:33.91]At the Veteran's hospital in Murfreesboro, he learned [25:37.90]he had heart disease and was told to come back in six weeks.ª¥ [25:41.97]¡°I didn't want to wait that long and asked for [25:44.72]a referral to The Chattanooga Heart Institute,¡± Seawood says. [25:48.97]¡°Dr. Noel Hunt found that 40% of my heart was [25:53.18]not getting the amount of blood it needed to operate properly.¡± ª¥ [25:56.81]Four days later, Seawood was undergoing off pump triple bypass [26:00.55]surgery at Memorial Hospital under the hand of Dr. Zellner. ª¥ [26:04.98]¡°I was sitting up that evening, walking around the second day [26:08.24]and feeling good enough to go home the third day, [26:10.89]but I stayed till the fourth morning,¡± Seawood says. [26:14.16]¡°Two others who had on pump bypass surgery the same day [26:18.30]I had mine off pump were barely walking when I left.¡±