2012-1研究生學(xué)位英語(yǔ)聽(tīng)力原文

2011-12GETListeningScripts

SectionA

1.

W.Alexhasbeenworkingforyouovertwoyears.

M.HenevermissesachancetosaywhathethinksIwanttohear.

W.Iguessyouwilleventuallypromotehim.

M.ButIdon’tbuythatkindofsweettalk.

Q.WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutAlex?

2.

W．Lookattheheatpriceofbeef,4dollars25centsperpound,canyoubelieveit,lastsummeritwasonly3dollarsand87cents.

M.Everythingisgoingupsofast.It’snotjustfood,myelectricbillwentupover15percentinonemonth.

Q.Howmuchdidthebeefcostperpoundlastsummer?

3.

M.Howwasthemovieyousawlastnight？

W．Itwasn’ttoobad.Itwasprettyfunnyinsports.Andtheactionwasok.Butitwasn'treallyworthpayingsevendollarsforaticket.

Q.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemovie?

4．

M.Hi,Lizzy!What’sup?

W.Ihatetosay,butmyboyfriendhasbeengivingmecoldshoulderforthelasttwoweeks.Hedoesn'tlovemeanymore.

M.Yourimaginationisworkingovertime.MaybeFrankisjustgoingthrougharoughtimeandwantssomespaceathome.

Q.Whatdoesthemanmean?

5.

W.Charlie,youshouldreallypayattentioninorganicchemistryclass.

M.Well,Idon'tgetanythingthattheteacherissaying.

W.Youaretheonlyguyinthisclassthatdoesn’t.Everythingourprofessorteachesisliftedrightoffthebook.

Q.Whatistrueabouttheorganicchemistryclass?

6.

W.IthoughtJeniffermovedtoCaliforniatobecomeamodel.

M.Shedid.Butitdidn’tworkoutforher.

W.Seemslikeherdreamwasjustapieinthesky(空中

calledtheIvies.

Manylanguageexpertsbelievethatthetermfirstappearedinthemedia.Inthenineteen-thirties,asportsreportercalledtheschoolsinthegrouping,the"IvyLeague."Thegroupalsohadanunofficialname--"TheAncientEight."Nowbothnamesareused.However,theNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociationofficiallyusesthetermIvyLeague.

Whythereporterusedthetermisnotcompletelyclear.Somepeoplesaythetermislinkedtotheivyplant.Andivydoescoversomeofthegroundsandbuildingsattheschools.Otherpeoplesaythetermdatesbacktowhenonlyfouroftheschoolswerepartofthesportsgroup.Thenumberfourwaswritteninromannumerals,theletters"I"and"V."However,mosthistorianssaythatexplanationisincorrect.

ThetermIvyLeagueissometimessaidinadisapprovingway.Somepeoplethinktheeightschoolsandtheirstudentsvaluethemselvestoohighly.Admissiontotheschoolsisverycompetitive.Aslittleassevenpercentofstudentswhoseekadmissionareaccepted.

TheeducationalofferingsofIvyLeagueschoolsareconsideredamongthebestandmostdemandingintheworld.Alleightschoolsarealsoprivateandextremelycostly.AfouryeardegreefromHarvard,forexample,cancostmorethantwohundredthousanddollars.AdmissiontoanIvyLeagueschoolcansometimesbeeasieramongpeoplewhoarerich,powerfulorarerelatedtoformerstudentsoftheschool.

Q10.WhichschoolintheIvyLeaguewasnotfoundedhundredsofyearsago?

Q11.WhatcanwelearnabouttherealoriginofthetermIvyLeague?

Q12.WhatistheoverallacceptanceforIvyLeagueschools?

Mini-talkTwo

TheKennedyCenterpresentsmusic,dance,playsandotherperformances.ThefullnameistheJohnF.KennedyCenterforthePerformingArts.

TheideabeganwithlegislationsignedbyPresidentDwightEisenhowerinnineteenfifty-eighttocreateaNationalCulturalCenter.

Thebuildingopenedinnineteenseventy-oneasamemorialtoJohnFitzgeraldKennedy,thethirty-fifthpresident.Heandhiswife,Jacqueline,stronglysupportedthearts.

ArchitectEdwardDurrellStonedesignedasimplewhitebuildingthatoverlooksthePotomacRiver.

TheKennedyCenterhasseveralperformingareas.TheConcertHallisthelargest.TheNationalSymphonyOrchestraperformsthere.Sodopopularentertainers.

TheWashingtonOpera,balletsandmusicalcomediesareperformedintheOperaHouse.PlaysandsomeoperaanddanceproductionstakeplaceintheEisenhowerTheater.SmallertheatersintheKennedyCenterpresentmusicgroupsandplays.TheFamilyTheaterpresentsperformancesforyoungpeople.Eachyearmorethanfourhundredperformancesareofferedfreeofchargebylocal,nationalandinternationalartists.

Overtheyears,someoftheworld'stopartistshaveperformedattheKennedyCenter.Manyspecialeventsalsotakeplacethere.Thesehaveincludedamonth-longcelebrationofthetraditionalandmodernartsofChina.Theyhavealsoincludedanexplorationofthecultureoftwenty-twoArabnations.

TheKennedyCenteralsoservesasaneducationalheadquarters.ItsupportsandteachespeopleabouttheperformingartsinAmerica.Itcreatesprogramsforteachersandstudentsofallages.Itsupportscompetitionsandtrainingprogramsforstudents.Anditpaysyoungperformingartiststocreatenewworks.

13.Whosignedthelegislationtocreateanationalculturalcenter?

14.whichareaisthelargestperformancespaceintheKennedycenter？

15.whatdoestheKennedycenterteachpeopleabout？

SectionC：

Until1973,mosttelephonecallsweremadeeitherathome,atabusinessorinavehicle.ButonApril3rdofthatyear,MartinCooperoftheMotorolaCompanymadehistory.WhilewalkingdownthestreetinNewYorkCity,hemadethefirstmobiletelephonecall.

Mr.CooperhadhelpedinventtheDynaTAC8000X.Itwasamobiletelephoneoftencalled"thebrick."Itwasmuchlargerandheavierthanthemobilephonesweusetoday.Afterthatfirstcall,ittooktenyearsbeforethephonewasreadytobesoldtothepublic.Thefirstoneswereveryexpensive.Theycostalmost4,000dollarseach.Butevenwiththatsizeandcost,manypeoplestoodinlinetobuythem.

Thefirstmobiletelephonesusedasystem,ornetwork,called1G.Itwasthe"firstgeneration"oftechnology.Thisallowedonepersontocallandtalktoanotherperson,butthatwasall.Bytheearly1990s,thesecondgeneration,or2Gnetwork,cameintouse.Itallowedtalkingandsendingtextmessages.Bythattime,cellphonesweremuchsmallerandcostmuchless.

In2001,thefirst3Gsystemswerebeingused.Thisnewnetworkpermittedpeopleusingcellphonestomakecalls,sendtextmessagesandusetheInternet.Userscouldev