英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)高分學(xué)習(xí)計(jì)劃及方法分享

英語(yǔ)四六級(jí)高分學(xué)習(xí)計(jì)劃及方法復(fù)習(xí)內(nèi)容第一天第二天第三天1.聽(tīng)力長(zhǎng)對(duì)話每天讀十遍，三天一共三十遍2.聽(tīng)力文章每天每篇讀五遍，三天一共是十五遍3.作文每天背兩句，六天背下一篇文章4.重復(fù)背誦第二篇作文5.每天看懂一篇《大學(xué)英語(yǔ)》中的文章LongConversationOneF:Simon,howdoesitfeeltoberetired?M:Well,notsobad.F:Howhaveyoubeenspendingyourtime?M:Ihavebeenspendingmoretimewithmyfamily.I’vealsotravelledabit,youknow,offseasonwheneverywhereislesscrowdedandhotelscostless.F:Great.M:YouknowIhaven’tstoppedworkcompletely.F:Yes,couldyoutellusmoreaboutthis?M:I’monaschemethat’scalledphasedretirement;Ihadasix-monthbreakfromwork,afterthatIcouldapplyforprojectworkwiththecompanyIusedtoworkfor.F:Howdoestheschemework?M:Well,it’satrialatthemoment.Insteadofhiringtemporarystuff,thecompanyadvertisespostsonitswebsitethatretiredemployeeslikemyselfcanaccess.F:Whatsortofworksadvertised?M:Well,allsortsofthings,really.Administrativeworkandmorespecializedwork,thesortofthingIcando.Someoftheprojectscanlastfiveorsixmonths,andotherscanjustbeacoupleofdays.Icandecidemoreorlesswhentowork.SoIcanmanagemyowntime.F:Icanseeit’sgoodforyou.Whatisyourcompanygetoutofthis?M:Well,Istillhaveallmyoldcontactsatwork,soIknowwhotocontacttogetsomethingdone.Thecompanygetsflexibility,too.Oncethejob’sover,that’sit.I’mnotontheirbooksanymore.Questions19-21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.WhydoesSimonfindhisretiredlifeenjoyable?20.HowdoesSimongettoknowaboutthecompany’savailableposts?21.Whydoesthecompanyadoptthephasedretirementscheme?LongConversationTwoW:Oh,wherearewegoing?M:Iwanttoshowyousomething.W:Iknow,butwhatisit?M:Afarm.It’sjustdownthisroad.It’sasmallplace,butatleastitwouldbeourown.W:Afarm?Howcanweaffordtobuyafarm?M:Itisn’tverylarge,only40acres.Wewouldn’thavetopayverymuchrightnow.W:Isthereahouseontheplace?M:Asmallone,twobedrooms,butitneedstobefixedupalittle.Icandothejobmyself.W:OK.Isthereenoughspaceforakitchengarden?M:Thereisabouthalfanacrearoundthehouse.That’splentyofspace.W:Thenwecangrowourownfreshvegetables.Andmaybekeepafewchickens,couldn’twe?M:Yes,andwecanprobablygrowalotofourownfood.W:Whatareyouthinkingaboutgrowing,ifwedotakethisplace?M:Well,itreallyisn’tbigenoughforcorn.Ithoughtwemighttrytoraiseacropofpotatoes.W:Potatoes?Therearealotofwork.M:Weareusedtohardwork,aren’twe?W:Yes,weare,butthemoney.Dowehaveenoughtogetstarted?Itseemslikeadream.M:Ithinkwe’vesavedenough.Wecanpayalittleonthefarmandmaybeputafewdollarsdownonthetractor,too.Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Q22:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodoatthetimeoftheconversation?Q23:Whatdoesthemansayaboutthefarm?Q24:Whydoesthemanintendtogrowpotatoesratherthancornonthefarm?Q25:Whatisthewoman’sgreatestconcernabouttheman’splan?PassageOneMembersofthecitycouncilanddistinguishedguests,itismyprivilegetointroducetoyoutodayMr.RobertWashington,chiefofourcity’spoliceforce.HewilladdressusonthesubjectoftheCommunityPolicingProgram.MostofyouknowthatMr.Washingtonhasadistinguishedrecordasheadofourpoliceforceformorethantenyears.However,youmaynotknowthathealsoholdsamaster’sdegreeincriminologyandstudiedabroadforayearwiththeinternationalpoliceforcewhichdealswithcrimesaroundtheworld.Mr.WashingtonfirstintroducedtheCommunityPolicingProgram8yearsago.Theideabehindtheprogramistogetthepoliceofficersoutoftheircarsandintoourneighborhoodwhentheycantalkdirectlytomerchantsandresidentsabouttherealdynamicsofourcity.Theseofficersdomorethanmakearrests.Theytrytofindwaystohelpsolvetheproblemsthatcontributetocrimeinthefirstplace.Oftenthatmeanshookingpeopleupwithservicesofferedbyothercityagencies,suchasschools,hospitals,housing,drugtreatmentcenters.Andtheprogramseemstobeworking:crimeisdownandourcitizensreportthattheyfeelmoresecure.TodayMr.Washingtonisgoingtotellusmoreaboutthisprogram.Nowlet’swelcomeMr.RobertWashington.26.Whatisthepurposeofthespeaker’sremarks?Hewilladdressusonthesubjectofcommunitypolicingprogram.27.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMr.RobertWashington?PassageTwoTherearebetween3000and6000publiclanguagesintheworld,andwemustaddapproximately6billionprivatelanguagessinceeachoneofusnecessarilyhasone.Consideringthesefacts,thepossibilitiesforbreakdownsincommunicationseeminfiniteinnumber.However,wedocommunicatesuccessfullyfromtimetotime.Andwedolearntospeaklanguages.Butlearningtospeaklanguagesseemstobeaverymysteriousprocess.Foralongtime,peoplethoughtthatwelearnedalanguageonlybyimitationandassociation.Forexample,ababytouchesahotpotandstartstocry.Themothersays,“Hot,hot!”Andthebaby,whenitstopscrying,imitatesthemotherandsays,“Hot,hot!”However,NoamChomsky,afamousexpertinlanguage,pointedoutthatalthoughchildrendolearnsomewordsbyimitationandassociation,theyalsocombinewordstomakemeaningfulsentencesinwaysthatareunique,unlearnedandcreative.Becauseyoungchildrencanmakesentencestheyhaveneverheardbefore,Chomskysuggestedthathumaninfantsarebornwiththeabilitytolearnlanguage.Chomskymeantthatunderneathallthedifferencesbetweenpublicandprivatelanguages,thereisauniversallanguagemechanismthatmakesitpossibleforus,asinfants,tolearnanylanguageintheworld.Thistheoryexplainsthepotentialthathumaninfantshaveforlearninglanguage.Butitdoesnotreallyexplainhowchildrencometouselanguageinparticularways.Question30.Whydoesthespeakersaytherearegreatpossibilitiesforcommunicationbreakdowns?Therearenumerouspublicandprivatelanguages.Question31.WhatisChomsky’spointontheabilitytolearnalanguage?Humaninfantsarebornwiththeabilitytolearnlanguageandthepotentialtolearnanylanguageintheworld.Question32.WhatdoesChomsky’stheoryfailtoexplainaccordingtothespeaker?Itdoesnotreallyexplainhowchildrencometouselanguageinparticularways.10月20號(hào)，21號(hào)，22號(hào)的學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)(完成后打勾)復(fù)習(xí)內(nèi)容第一天第二天第三天1.聽(tīng)力長(zhǎng)對(duì)話每天讀十遍，三天一共三十遍2.聽(tīng)力文章每天每篇讀五遍，三天一共是十五遍3.作文每天背兩句，六天背下一篇文章4.重復(fù)背誦第三篇作文5.每天看懂一篇《大學(xué)英語(yǔ)》中的文章長(zhǎng)對(duì)話ConversationOneW:Gosh!Haveyouseenthis,Richard?M:SeenWhat?W:Inthepaper,itsaysthere’samangoingroundpretendinghe’sfromtheelectricityboard.He’sbeencallingatpeople’shomer,sayinghe’scometocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.Thehegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupofteaandwhiletheyareoutoftheroom,hestealstheirmoney,handbag,whateverandmakesoffwithit.M:ButyouknowJane,it’spartlytheirownfault.Youshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessyouareexpectingthem.W:It’sallverywelltosaythat,butsomeonecomestothedoorandsayselectricityorgas,andyouautomaticallythinktheyareOK,especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou.M:DoesthismanhaveanIDthen?W:Yes,that’sjustit!Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetime.Accordingtothepaper,thepolicearewarningpeople,especiallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment.It’sabitsad.Oneoldladytoldthemshe’djustbeentothepostofficetodrawherpensionwhenhecalled.Shesaidhemusthavefollowedherhome.Hestolethewholelot.M:Butwhatdoeshelooklike?Surelytheymusthaveadescription.W:Oh,yes,theyhave.Let’ssee.Inhisthirties,tall,bushydarkhair,slightnorthernaccent,soundsabitlikeyouactually.19.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoreadinthenewspaper?20.Howdidthemanmentionedinthenewspapertrytowinfurthertrustfromthevictims?21.Whatisthewarningfromthepolice?22.Whatdoesthewomanspeakertellusabouttheoldlady?ConversationTwoM:MissJones,couldyoutellmemoreaboutfirstjobwithhotelmarketingconcepts?W:Yes,certainly.Iwasamarketingconsultant,responsibleformarketingtenUKhotels.Theywereallluxuryhotelsintheleisuresector,allofaveryhighstandard.M:Whichmarketswereyouresponsiblefor?W:ForEuropeandJapan.M:IseefromyourresumethatyouspeakJapanese.HaveyoueverbeentoJapan?W:Yes,Ihave.IspentamonthinJapanin2006.Imetallthekeypeopleinthetouristindustry,thebigtouroperatorsandtouristorganizations.AsIspeakJapanese,Ihadaverybigadvantage.M:Yes,ofcourse.HaveyouhadanycontactwithJapaninyourpresentjob?W:Yes,I’vehadalot.ThetruthisIhavebecomeverypopularwiththeJapanese,bothforholidaysandforbusinessconferences.Infact,themarketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanesehasincreasedalotrecently.M:Really,I’minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat,butfirst,tellme,haveyouevertraveledonaluxurytrain?TheOrientExpress,forexample.W:NoIhaven’t,butIhavetraveledonaglacierexpresstoSwitzerlandandItraveledChinabytrainabout8yearsago.Ilovetraintravel.That’swhyI’mveryinterestedinthisjob.23.Whatdidthewomandoinherfirstjob?24.WhatgavethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripinJapan?25.Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenewjob?PassageOneTime!Ithinkalotabouttime.Andnotjustbecauseit’sthenameofthenewsorganizationIworkfor.Likemostworkingpeople,Ifindtimeorthelackofitaneverendingfrustrationandanunwinnablebattle.MyeverydayisaraceagainsttheclockthatInevereverseemtowin.Thisishardlyalonesomecomplaint.AccordingtotheFamiliesandWorkInstitute’snationalstudyofthechangingworkforce,fifty-fivepercentofemployeessaytheydon’thaveenoughtimeforthemselves,sixty-threepercentdon’thaveenoughtimefortheirspousesorpartners,andsixty-sevenpercentdon’thaveenoughtimefortheirchildren.It’salsonotanewcomplaint.Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomeformhuntingwildanimalsandgatheringnutsandcomplainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopayinbattlescenesontheircavewars.Thedifferenceisthatthebossofanimal-huntingandtheheadofnut-gatheringprobablytoldthemtoshutupornosurvivalforyou.Today’sworkersarestilldemandingcontrolovertheirtime.Thedifferenceistoday’sbossesarelistening.I’vebeenreadingareportissuedtodaycalled“WhenWorkWords”producedjointlybythreeorganizations.Theysetouttofindandawardtheemployerswhoemploythemostcreativeandmosteffectivewaystogivetheirworkersflexibility.Ifoundthisreportworthreadingandsuggesteverybossshouldreaditforideas.26.Whatisthespeakercomplainingabout?27.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutourancestors?28.Whydoesthespeakersuggestallbossesallbossesreadthereportbythethreeorganizations?PassageTwo“Lovingachildisacircularbusiness.Themoreyougive,themoreyouget,themoreyouwanttogive.”PenelopeLeachoncesaid.Whatshesaidprovestobetrueofmybloodedfamily.Iwasbornin1931.Astheyoungestofsixchildren,Ilearnedtosharemyparents’love.RaisingsixchildrenduringthedifficulttimesoftheGreatDepressiontookitstollitstollonmyparent’srelationshipandresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18yearsold.Daddyneverhadverycloserelationshipswithhischildrenanddriftedevenfartherawayformusafterthedivorce.Severalyearslaterawonderfulwomancameintohislife,andtheyweremarried.Shehadtwosons,oneofthemstillathome.Underherinfluence,webecamea“blendedfamily”andagoodrelationshipdevelopedbetweenthetwofamilies.Shealwaystreatedusasifwewereherownchildren.Theysharedovertwenty-fiveyeartogetherbeforeourfatherpassedaway.Atthetimeofhisdeath,thequestioncameupofmymother-Daddy’sfirstwife—attendinghisfuneral.IwillneverforgettheunconditionalloveshownbymystepmotherwhenIaskedherifshewouldobjecttoMotherattendingDaddy’sfuneral.Withoutgivingitasecondthought,sheimmediatelyreplied,“Ofcoursenot,Honey.She’sthemotherofmychildren.”29.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoherparent’sdivorce?30.Whatbroughtthefatherclosertohisownchildren?31.Whatmessagedoesthespeakerwanttoconveyinthistale?作文按序號(hào)分六天背誦Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayonthetopicStudyingAbroad.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsfollowingtheoutlinegivenbelow:1)目前很多中國(guó)學(xué)生出國(guó)留學(xué)，2)出國(guó)留學(xué)的好處，3)我的看法。1.Nowadays,goingabroadforstudiesisenjoyingastrikingpopularityamongadolescents.Importanceshouldbeattachedtostudyingabroad.2.Thereareagreatmanyadvantagesofstudyingoverseas.Firstandforemost,livingandstudyingabroadoffersstudentsadifferentperspectiveoftheworld.Onauniversitycampus,internationalstudentsarelikelytoencountertheircounterpartsfromvariouscountriesandareasandareexposedtodiverseideasandvalues.3.Whatismore,overseasexperienceisthebestopportunityforthereal-lifeuseofforeignlanguages.Thereisnobetteropportunitytoimprovesecond-languageskillsthanlivinginthecountryinwhichitisspoken.4.Generallyspeaking,itismyviewthatalthoughgoingabroadisexpensiveandperhapspainful,thepayoffisworthwhile.5.Inthefirstplace,inadditiontoknowledge,overseasstudentscangainpreciousexperiencesthatthosewhostayathomewillneverhave.6.Furthermore,overseasexperience,frustratingandpainfulasitmaybe,isconducivetothegrowthofadolescents.10月23號(hào)，24號(hào)，25號(hào)的學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)(完成后打勾)復(fù)習(xí)內(nèi)容第一天第二天第三天1.聽(tīng)力長(zhǎng)對(duì)話每天讀十遍，三天一共三十遍2.聽(tīng)力文章每天每篇讀五遍，三天一共是十五遍3.作文每天背兩句，六天背下一篇文章4.重復(fù)背誦第四篇作文5.每天看懂一篇《大學(xué)英語(yǔ)》中的文章LongConversationOneM:Mary,Ihopeyouarepackedandreadytoleave.W:Yes,I’mpacked,butnotquiteready.Ican’tfindmypassport.M:Yourpassport?That’stheonethingyoumustn’tleavebehind.W:Iknow.Ihaven’tlostit.I’vepackedit,butIcan’trememberwhichbagit’sin.(19)M:Well,youhavetofinditattheairport.Comeon,thetaxiiswaiting.(21)W:Didyousaytaxi?Ithoughtweweregoinginyourcar.M:Yes,well,Ihadplannedto,butI’llexplainlater.You’vegottobethereinanhour.W:Theplanedoesn’tleavefortwohours.Anyway,I’mreadytogonow.M:Nowyouaretakingjustonecase,isthatright?W:No,thereisoneinthehall（客廳、門廳）aswell.(22)M:Gosh,whatalotofstuff!You’retakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.(20)W:Well,youcan’tdependontheweather.Itmightbecold.M:It’snevercoldinRome.CertainlynotinMay.Comeon,wereallymustgo.W:Right,weareready.We’vegotthebags.I’msurethereisnoneedtorush.(21)M:Thereis.Iaskedthetaxidrivertowaittwominutes,nottwenty.(21)W:Look,I’msupposedtobegoingawaytorelax.You’remakingmenervous.M:Well,Iwantyoutorelaxonholidays,butyoucan’trelaxyet.W:OK,Ipromisenottorelax,atleastnotuntilwegettotheairportandIfindmypassport.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpassport?20.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’strip?21.Whydoesthemanurgethewomantohurry?22.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?LongConversationTwoW:Oh,I’mfedupwithmyjob.(23)M:Hey,thereisaperfectjobforyouinthepapertoday.Youmightbeinterested.W:Oh,whatisit?Whatdotheywant?(24)M:Waitaminute.Er,hereitis.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyisrecruitingtranslators.(24)W:TheEuropeanSpaceAgency?M:Well,that’swhatitsays.TheyneedanEnglishtranslatortoworkforFrenchorGerman.(24)W:SotheyneedadegreeinFrenchorGerman,Isuppose.Well,I’vegotthat.What’smore,Ihaveplentyofexperience.Whatelsearetheyaskingfor?M:Justthat.Auniversitydegreeandthreeorfouryearsofexperienceasatranslatorinaprofessionalenvironment,Theyalsosaythepersonshouldhavealivelyandenquiringmind,effectivecommunicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkindividuallyorasapartoftheteam.W:Well,ifIstayatmypresentjobmuchlonger,Iwon’thaveanymindorskillsleft.Bytheway,whataboutsalary?Ijusthopeitisn’tlowerthanwhatIgetnow.M:It’ssaidtobenegotiable.Itdependsontheapplicant’seducationandexperience.(25)Inadditiontobasicsalary,thereisalistofextrabenefits.Havealookyourself.W:Hmm,travelandsocialsecurityplusrelocationexpensesarepaid.Heythisisn’tbad.Ireallywantthejob.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard23.Whyisthewomantryingtofindanewjob?24.Whatpositionisbeingadvertisedinthepaper?25.Whatarethekeyfactorsthatdeterminethesalaryofthenewposition?PassageOneWhencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.Sometimes,however,acouplecannothaveachildoftheirown.Inthiscase,theymaydecidetoadoptachild.Infact,adoptionisverycommontoday.Thereareabout60thousandadoptionseachyearintheUnitedStatesalone.Somepeopleprefertoadoptinfants,otherstoadoptolderchildren.Somecouplesadoptchildrenfromtheirowncountries,othersadoptchildrenfromforeigncountries.Inanycase,theyalladoptchildrenforthesamereason——theycareaboutchildrenandwanttogivetheiradoptedchildahappylife.(26)Mostadoptedchildrenknowthattheyareadopted.Psychologistsandchild-careexpertsgenerallythinkthisisagoodidea.However,manyadoptedchildrenoradopteeshaveverylittleinformationabouttheirbiologicalparents.Asamatteroffact,itisoftenverydifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparentsbecausethebirthrecordsofmostadopteesareusuallysealed.(27)Theinformationissecretsonoonecanseeit.(27)Naturally,adoptedchildrenhavedifferentfeelingsabouttheirbirthparents.Manyadopteeswanttosearchforthem,butothersdonot.Thedecisiontosearchforbirthparentsisadifficultonetomake.Mostadopteeshavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirbiologicalparents.(28)Eventhoughadopteesdonotknowabouttheirnaturalparents,theydoknowthattheiradoptedparentswantthem,lovethemandwillcareforthem.(29)Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard26.Accordingtothespeaker,whydosomecouplesadoptchildren?27.Whyisitdifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparents?28.Whydomanyadopteesfindithardtomakethedecisiontosearchfortheirbirthparents?29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?PassageTwoCatherineGramgraduatedfromtheUniversityofChicagoin1938andgotajobasanewsreporterinsanFrancisco.Catherine’sfatherusedtobeasuccessfulinvestmentbanker.In1933,heboughtafailingnewspaper,TheWashingtonPost.(30)ThenCatherinereturnedtoWashingtonandgotajob,editinglettersinherfather’snewspaper.ShemarriedPhilipGram,whotookoverhisfather-in-law’spositionshortlyafterandbecameapublisherofTheWashingtonPost.Butformanyyears,herhusbandsufferedfrommentalillnessandhekilledhimselfin1963.Afterherhusband’sdeath,Catherineoperatedthenewspaper.Inthe1970s,thenewspaperbecamefamousaroundtheworldandCatherinewasalsorecognizedasanimportantleaderinnewspaperpublishing.ShewasthefirstwomantoheadamajorAmericanpublishingcompany,theWashingtonPostcompany.(31)Inafewyears,shesuccessfullyexpandedthecompanytoincludenewspaper,magazine,broadcastandcablecompanies.Shediedofheadinjuriesafterafallwhenshewas84.Morethan3thousandpeopleattendedherfuneral,includingmanygovernmentandbusinessleaders.HerfriendssaidshewouldberememberedasawomanwhohadanimportantinfluenceoneventsintheUnitedStatesandtheworld.Catherineoncewrote,“Theworldwithoutnewspaperswouldnotbethesamekindofworld.”Afterherdeath,theemployeesoftheWashingtonPostwrote,“TheworldwithoutCatherinewouldnotbethesameatall.”(32)Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard30.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutCatherine’sfather?31.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutCatherineGram?32.WhatdoesthecommentbyemployeesofTheWashingtonPostsuggest?10月26號(hào)，27號(hào)，28號(hào)的學(xué)習(xí)任務(wù)(完成后打勾)復(fù)習(xí)內(nèi)容第一天第二天第三天1.聽(tīng)力長(zhǎng)對(duì)話每天讀十遍，三天一共三十遍2.聽(tīng)力文章每天每篇讀五遍，三天一共是十五遍3.作文每天背兩句，六天背下一篇文章4.重復(fù)背誦第五篇作文5.每天看懂一篇《大學(xué)英語(yǔ)》中的文章LongConversation1:-Hello,Ihaveareservationfortonight.-Yourname,please?-Nelson,CharlesNelson.-Ok,Mr.Nelson,that’saroomfor5and…-Excuseme?Youmeanaroomfor5pounds?Ididn’tknowthespecialwassogood.-No,no,no,accordingtoourrecords,aroomfor5guestswasbookedunderyourname.-No,no,holdon.Youmusthavetwoguestsunderthename.-OK,letmecheckthisagain.Oh,hereweare.-Yes?-CharlesNelson,aroomforoneforthenineteen…-Wait,wait,itwasfortonight,nottomorrownight.-Ehm,hmm,Idon’tthinkwehaveanyroomsfortonight.Thereisaconferencegoingonintownand,er,let’ssee,yeah,norooms.-Oh,comeon,youmusthavesomething,anything!-Well,let,letmecheckmycomputerhere.Ah!-What?-Therehasbeenacancelationforthisevening.Ahoneymoonsuiteisnowavailable.-Great,I’lltakeit.-ButI’llhavetochargeyouahundredandfiftypoundsforthenight.-What?Ishouldgetadiscountfortheinconvenience!-Well,thebestIcangiveyouisa10%discount,plusaticketforafreecontinentalbreakfast.-Hey,isn’tthebreakfastfreeanyway?-Well,onlyonweekends.-Iwanttotalktothemanager.-Wait,wait,wait,Mr.Nelson,IthinkIcangiveyouanadditional15%discount!Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.Whatistheman’sproblem?20.Whydidthehotelclerksaytheydidn’thaveanyroomsforthatnight?21.Whatdidtheclerksayaboutthebreakfastinthehotel?22.Whatdidthemanimplyhewoulddoattheendoftheconversation?LongConversation2:-Sarah,youworkintheadmission’soffice,don’tyou?-Yes,I’m,I’vebeenhere10yearsasanassistancedirector.-Really?Whatdoesthatinvolve?-Well,I’minchargeofalltheadmissionsofpostgraduatestudentsintheuniversity.-Onlypostgraduates?-Yes,postgraduatesonly.Ihavenothingatalltodowithundergraduates.-Doyoufindthatyougetaparticular...sortofdifferentnationalgroups?ImeanyougetlargernumbersfromLatinAmericaor…-Yes,well,ofallthestudentsenrolledlastyear,nearlyhalfwerefromoverseas.TheywerefromtheAficancountries,thefareast,themiddleeastandLatinAmerica.-Ehm,buthaveyoubeendoingjustthatforthelast10yearsorhaveyoudoneotherthings?-Well,I’vebeendoingthesamejob,ehm,beforethatIwasasecretaryofthemedicalschoolatBirmingham,andfurtherbackIworkedinthelocalgovernment.-Oh,Isee.-SoI’vedonedifferenttypesofthings.-Yes,indeed.Howdoyouimagineyourjobmightdevelopinthefuture?Canyouimagineshiftingintoadifferentkindofresponsibilityordoingsomething…?-Oh,yeah,fromOctober1stI’llbedoinganentirelydifferentjob.Thereisgoingtobemorecommitteework.Imean,morepolicywork,andlessdealingwithstudentsunfortunately.I’llmissmycontactwithstudents.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.Whatisthewoman’spresentposition?24.Whatdowelearnaboutthepostgraduatesenrolledlastyearinthewoman’suniversity?25.Whatwillthewoman’snewjobbelike?SectionACompoundDictationStudents’pressuresometimescomesfromtheirparents.Mostparentsarewell-meaning,butsomeofthemaren’tveryhelpfulwiththeproblemstheirsonsanddaughtershaveinadjustingtocollege.Andafewofthemseemtogooutoftheirwaytoaddtotheirchildren’sdifficulties.Foronething,parentsareoftennotawareofthekindsofproblemstheirchildrenface.Theydon’trealizethatthecompetitioniskeener,thattherequiredstandardsofworkarehigher,andthattheirchildrenmaynotbepreparedforthechange.AccustomedtoseeingAsandBsonhighschoolreportcards,theymaybeupsetwhentheirchildren’sfirstsemestercollegegradesarebelowthatlevel.Attheirkindest,theymaygentlyenquirewhyJohnorMaryisn’tdoingbetter,whetherheorsheistryingashardasheorsheshould,andsoon.Attheirworst,theymaythreatentotaketheirchildrenoutofcollegeorcutofffunds.Sometimesparentsregardtheirchildrenasextensionsofthemselvesandthinkitonlyrightandnaturalthattheydeterminewhattheirchildrendowiththeirlives.Intheirinvolvementandidentificationwiththeirchildren,theyforgetthateveryoneisdifferentandthateachpersonmustdevelopinhisorherownway.Theyforgetthattheirchildren,whoarenowyoungadults,mustbetheonesresponsibleforwhattheydoandwhattheyare.ShortPassagesPassage1MymotherwasborninasmalltowninnorthernItaly.ShewasthreewhenherparentsimmigratedtoAmericain1926.TheylivedinChicago,wheremygrandfatherworkedmakingice-cream.Mamathrivedintheurbanenvironment.At16,shegraduatedfirstinherhighschoolclass,wentontosecretarialschoolandfinallyworkedasanexecutivesecretaryforararewoodcompany.Shewasbeautifultoo.Whenalocalphotographerusedherpicturesinhismonthlywindowdisplay,shefeltpleased.HerfavoriteportraitshowedhersittingbyLakeMichigan,herhairwind-blown,hergazereachingtowardsthehorizon.Myparentsweremarriedin1944.Dadwasaquietandintelligentman.Hewas17whenheleftItaly.Soonafter,ahit-and-runaccidentlefthimwithapermanentlimp.DadworkedhardsellingcandytoChicagoofficeworkersontheirbreak.Hehadlittleformalschooling.HisEnglishwasself-taught.Yetheeventuallybuiltasmallsuccessfulwhole-salecandybusiness.Dadwasgenerousandhandsome.Mamawasdevotedtohim.Aftershemarried,mymotherquitherjobandgaveherselftoherfamily.In1950,withthreesmallchildren,Dadmovedthefamilytoafarm40milesfromChicago.Heworkedthelandandcommutedtot