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1、1 Spot Dictation: Music affects us as profoundly as anything we experience. Very many people say that music is a big part of their everyday life. We can hear evidence of this in the blurring car radio and see the jogger with his personal stereo. That is the new portability of music. That brings it e
2、verywhere people live, play and work. There are different kinds of music , for all tastes classical, pop, rock, rap, jazz, folk each culture has its own style. Different parts of the body resonate to different sounds and pitches, and most significantly, certain kinds of music resound powerfully in t
3、he human spirit. We can listen to music anywhere and everywhere. Listening to music can change your mood sometimes dramatically. Sometimes, if youre feeling low, its tempting to play slow sad music, but this would make you feel worse. And lifting tune or cheerful song can instantly improve your ener
4、gy levels and your emotional well being. Music in film and television shows us how music can affect mood. A romantic drama would have a very different film score to a thriller. The old “silent” films originally had a pianist in the cinema playing along, trying to strike the right mood. At times, whe
5、n watching a film or TV programme, you know whats about to happen because of the music being played you can anticipate the terror, such as in “Jaws”. Therere many times when Ive turn down the sound during a TV programme and use subtitles because the music unsettles means so much. Playing Mozart when
6、 studying is said to increase our IQ. A recent study has showed that children who learn a musical instrument are much quicker at developing spatial awareness and problem solving skills. Relaxation music has a slow rhythm. Sounds are often synthesised and there may be added natural sounds, such as wh
7、alesong, birdsong, waves or gentle rain to help produce a feeling of calm and relaxation. 点评：这 是一篇关于各种音乐与人之间的关系的文章。音乐在现今社会因为移动终端设备 而变得在生活中无时不在，无处不在。不同的音乐对人的精神和情绪影响也各有不 同。悲 伤时，如果我们听慢调而悲伤的音乐，我们会更悲伤。而那些快乐的歌曲则能让我们的情 绪迅速恢复过来。电影和电视剧中的音乐同样能够影响我们的情绪， 例如恐怖片和浪漫爱 情片的音乐是如此不同，另外还举了默片时代的音乐以及看电影电视剧时我们配着背景音 乐时会做出的一
8、些反应。最后谈到研究表明音乐能提高 智商。舒缓的音乐节奏缓慢。同时， 音乐中越来越多地加入原生态、大自然的元素来帮住人们获得更多平静和放松。 文章属于考生日常生活中都会接触到的娱乐休闲类的话题，正如文中所说，音乐在我们现 今的社会无时、无处不在，相信考生对文中谈及的音乐及其作用都感同身受，从而能够比 较轻松地完成这篇听写题目。 Talks and Conversations 12 M: May I help you? W: Yes, I want to buy some shoes to replace the ones I am wearing. M: Whats wrong with th
9、em? W: They are too old and shabby. M: I can see they have simply been worn out. Would you like the same color? More or less? W: Yes, and something a little less casual. M: How about this light brown pair? They are similar to what you have, but a little bit dressier. W: Yes. I was thinking of someth
10、ing along that line. I will try them on. M: They certainly look charming. W: The trouble is, they feel uncomfortable. M: Then try on this other pair in the similar style, but by a different manufacturer. W: These are much better, do you have the main red? M: Yes, would you like both pairs? W: Yes, i
11、f they wont cost too much. M: Oh, no. They wont. The second pair is half price. Shall I put them both in a box for you? W: Just the red and the old ones. I wear the new brown pair home. Questions: 11. What did the womans shoes look like? 12. What was wrong with the first pair of shoes the woman trie
12、d on? 13. How many pairs of shoes did the woman buy? 14. Which shoes did the woman wear home? 点评：这段对话是女士买鞋子的场景。整体上来说，全篇没有难词，比较容易混淆的是对 细节的考查。比如女士试了几双鞋，买了几双，为什么没有买，穿着哪双回家了等等，在 听的时候学员注意排除干扰项，记下细节。 Talks and Conversations 2 I lived in a dread for a whole year, and I have to be honest and say that at fir
13、st I wasnt very happy. You see, I was homesick, I missed my family and I just wanted to go home. Part of the problem was my Spanish. I couldnt communicate very well. But I love to eat, and thats what really saved me. You see, once I discovered Tapas oh ,let me explain these delicious appetizers you
14、eat. So I made some Spanish friends and wed go out to Tapas bars. So I got to eat a lot of delicious food. And of course, my Spanish improved dramatically as well. But there was one thing that was difficult to adjust to, and that was that dinner was always served at a late hour. I wasnt used to eati
15、ng at eleven at night. Questions: 15. How long did the woman live in a dread? 16. Which of following partially explains why the woman was so homesick at first?3 17. What did the woman particularly like? 18. According to the woman, which was the thing that was difficult to adjust to? 点评：这篇小谈话谈论的是留学生活
16、。女主人公先是谈到自己刚来西班牙时的恐惧状况， 然后谈了自己因喜欢西班牙的食物，从而摆脱了不能用西班牙语交流造成的这种恐惧状况。 最后她指出，她仍然不习惯西班牙很晚吃饭的习惯。 总体而言，本文比较简单。可能本文中一开篇出现的 dread（恐惧、惧怕）一词会困扰部 分考生，但其实根据整篇文章，并不难理解其词义。除此以外，针对文章的考查点，并无 生僻词。这就提醒考生不要死抠某个单词，而影响整篇短文的把握。 Talks and Conversations 3 M: Mrs. Dereal, can you tell us something about further and continuous education in Britain? W: Further and continuous education in Britain can be of different kinds. Apart from the world famous Open University,
