Long Converstion

听下面一个长对话完成下面的听力练习题。

1 . A. She impresses the man with her performance.

   B.She has no difficulty finishing the assignments.

   C. She often fails to turn in her homework on time.

   D. She comes late to class from time to time.

2.A.It improves her performance in other subjects.

   B.It enables her to help her father in business.

   C.It makes her lose interest in Spanish.

   D.It presents great difficulty for her.

3.A. He has a good personal relationship with the woman.

   B.He scolds the woman for challenging his authority.

   C. He thinks the woman has a gift for Spanish.

   D. He dislikes giving advice to his students.

4.A. Engage in creative activities.

   B. Try her best to please her father.

   C. Work harder in her Spanish class.

   D. Exercise to strengthen her muscles.

录音原文

M: Miranda, let's speak about your performance in class. You’re not participating; you're careless with your assignments and often hand them in late. You don’t want to be here, do you?

W: I’m sorry Dr. Smith. It’s just … I've got lots of things to do. I'm studying Web design and I'm a first-class player on our golf team. It’s hard to see why I need to take a Spanish language class!

M: Well, I'm sorry you feel that way, but learning another language can improve your performance in all of your efforts. And it can be very useful sometimes, for instance, when you visit your father in Mexico.

W: Gosh! What do you mean, professor? Just because my father does business in Mexico I'm supposed to learn Spanish – on top of everything else I have to learn? It's just too much! And if I don’t spend enough time on the golf course, I won't remain a first-class player on the golf team. I still don’t see why I should learn a language that’s so hard for me. There are no verb tenses on the golf course or in Web design!

M: Listen Miranda, I've known your father since we were students at university 20 years ago – and have known you since you were a little girl. Of course, there are no verb tenses in golf or Web design. But I am giving you good advice. Please listen.

W: Yes, of course, you're like my favorite uncle.

M: Your brain isn't like a cup that has water flowing over its edge when it is full. Instead, it's like a muscle. Learning Spanish exercises your brain in new ways, making it stronger. It will strengthen your critical thinking skills and creativity.

W: Really?! Then I guess I can give it a try.

Q1: How is the woman doing in the man’s class?

Q2: What does the woman think of learning Spanish?

Q3: What do we know from this conversation about the man?

Q4: What is the woman most likely to do after talking with the man?

Passage 1（听一篇短文回答下面问题）

1 .A She worked ahead of schedule(计划）and skipped a level（跳级）.

  B.She enjoyed the traditional method of learning Spanish（西班牙语).

  C.She felt discouraged while studying in the top level class.

  D. She showed dissatisfaction with the slow pace of her class.

2. A.She had to learn the material that she already knew.

  B.She had to study sentence structures and grammar.

  C.She failed to pass the test in the top level class.

  D She had to learn with a teacher she didn't like.

3.A. It aroused in her a strong interest in Spanish culture.

B.It excluded(排除) the use of other languages in the classroom.

  C. It proved to be an unbalanced way to learn the language.

  D. It explored the cultural and language elements in great depth.

4 .A.She worked as an interpreter(口译者) in a company.

  B.She volunteered(志愿) to work in a Spanish church.

  C.She acted as a tourist guide on a trip to Mexico (墨西哥).

D.She taught Spanish speakers how to speak English.

录音原文

I began learning Spanish when I was in high school, using a traditional academic method of studying verbs, sentence structures, and grammar by using textbooks and not much else. I found it very easy to learn, but was frustrated with the slow pace and repetitive nature of all my Spanish classes. So I worked extra hard in my spare time and asked my teacher if I could skip a level by the end of the semester.

This was unsuccessful, however, because the school was not willing to test me or otherwise prove that I could be successful in the top level after skipping a level. This made things even more frustrating, as then I was stuck in a class where I already knew the material!

Then I went on to college where I then used the language extensively both in and out of the classroom. I studied Spanish literature, culture, and linguistics and very much enjoyed the cultural and linguistic elements, but found the in-depth study of literature a very unbalanced way to study Spanish.

I got a lot out of using my Spanish outside of the classroom, including a trip to Mexico with a church group, where I found myself acting as an interpreter. It was certainly challenging, but it was also a lot of fun.

I then also volunteered to be an interpreter in the community schools and also used my Spanish to teach English to some Spanish speakers. This is probably where I learned the most!

Q1: What do we know about the speaker’s Spanish learning experience in high school?
       Q2: What made the speaker feel frustrated while leaning Spanish in high school?

Q3: What did the speaker say about her study of Spanish literature in college? 

Q4: Which experience benefited the speaker most in terms of her use of Spanish?