
1. To become familiar with the diagrams presented as a listening focus;
2. To improve listening comprehension through specific exercises.

A diagram is a graphic design you use to explain something. It helps make your thought visible. A diagram can take many forms, such as a table, a pie diagram, a bar diagram, etc., all of which are widely used in scientific papers and editorials.
Below is a bar diagram. Obviously the presenter is trying to tell us something.
Directions: Listen carefully to the following short talk, complete the diagram with the corresponding figures:



A. News Item One
Directions: Listen to the following news item and then, for each question, select the best answer from among the four choices given.
Lord of the Rings | 《指环王》(美国电影名) |
Lord of the Flies | 《蝇王》(小说名) |
don | vt. 穿上 |
hazmat suits | 保护外套 |
mound | n. 堆 |
toss away | 扔掉 |
massive | a. 厚重的 |
trap | vt. 埋入 |
refuse | n. 垃圾 |
divert | vt. 使……转向 |
due to | 指定 |
landfill | n. 垃圾填埋地 |
predicament | n. 窘况 |
transfer station | 垃圾站 |
B. News Item Two
Directions: Listen to the following news item and then, for each question, select the best answer from among the four choices given.
chirp | vi. 啁啾,唧唧叫 |
soothing | a. 使人宽心的 |
jump start the day | 立刻起床开始新的一天 |
immune system | 免疫系统 |
make total sense | 非常有意义 |
trash day | 收垃圾日 |
cognitive test | 认知测验 |
adorable | a. 可爱的 |
bullfinch | n. 加勒比鹀;红腹灰雀 |
Barbados | 巴巴多斯(拉丁美洲国家) |
temperament | n. 性格 |
be on verge of | 濒临 |
scary | a. 可怕的 |
Jurassic Park | 《侏罗纪公园》(电影名) |
scenario | n. 剧本 |

A. Conversation One
Directions: Listen to the following long conversation and then, for each question, select the best answer from among the four choices given.
B. Conversation Two
Directions: Listen to the following long conversation and then, for each question, select the best answer from among the four choices given.

A. Passage One
Directions: Listen to the following passage and then, for each question, select the best answer from among the four choices given.
B. Passage Two
Directions: Listen to the following passage and then, for each question, select the best answer from among the four choices given.