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历年真题全套Tapescript（2006）TEM4-----2006ConversationsConversation1M:Hello!W:Oh,hello!Youmustbeanewstudent.DidyoufindusOK?M:Well,IgotabitlostandIhadtoaskastranger,butIgothereeventually.W:Oh,dear!Haveyoucomefartoday?M:OnlyfromBrighton.Iwasstayingwithmybrother.W:Oh,good.Howdidyougether?M:Mybrothertookmetotherailwaystation,andIgotabusatthisend.(Q1)W:Aha,wellyou’dbettertellmeyournamesoIcanfindyourform.M:It’sMarkBurn.W:Burn,Burn.Ah,yes.Oh,you’vechangedsincethisphoto.Whathappenedtoyourbeardandmustache?Andyouarenotwearingglasses,either.(Q2)M:No,IthoughtI’dbetterlooksmarter.W:Hereisthekeytoyourroom.It’s501.M:Thanks.HowdoIgetthere?W:Gototheendofthiscorridor.Turnleft,andit’sthethirddoorontheright.M:Thankyou.Oh,thereisameetingfornewstudents.Whattimeisthat?W:HalfpastfiveintheCommonRoomonthegroundfloorattheotherendofthecorridor.(Q3)M:Thanksalot.Bye!Key:1.C2.A3.BConversation2W:Hi,Steve,howarethings?M:Hi,Maggie.Good,thanks.What’snewwithyou?W:Oh,Iwasjustwonderingifyouwantedtogoouttonight.M:Well,Iwasthinkingofgoingtotheuniversitylibrarytodoabitofstudy.(Q4)What’veyougotinmind?W:Ithoughtwecouldjustgoforawalk.Maybedowntothatpartnearthebeach.M:Tonight?Youmustbejoking!It’stoocold!(Q5)W:Oh,yes,it’stoocold(Q5).ButIstillwanttogooutsomewhere.ThatnewTomCruise’sfilmisonintown.Howaboutthat?M:Ok.Whattimedoesitstart?W:Oh,Ithinkit’shalfpasteightorsomething.I’lljustgetthepaperandhavealook.Justhangonforaminute.Look,thefilmgotafantasticreviewinthepaperlastweek.M:Ok,Ok.Where’rewegoingtomeet?W:It’dbeeasiestifwemetatthecinema(Q6).M:Ok.Whereisit?W:Nearthetownhallandoppositethebank.M:Oh,yeah.Iknowwhereitis.Ok,look,I’llmeetyouthereatfifteenpasteight.Key:4.D5.B6.DConversation3W:Whatareyoureading,Bill?M:It’sthisweek’sNewScientist,Why?W:Iwasjustwondering.Itlooksinteresting.ButI’veneveractuallyreaditmyself(Q9).It’sforrealscientists.Orcanordinarypeoplelikemeunderstandit(Q9)?M:Oh,it’sforanyonereally(Q9).Itusuallyhasarticlesandstoriesaboutcurrentaffairs,aboutscienceaswellaspapersaboutnewdevelopmentandresearch.Iamreadingaboutanewtelephonethatallowsyoutoseethepersonyou’respeakingtoaswellashearing(Q10).W:Oh,I’veheardaboutit.Isitonthemarketyet?CanIbuyone?M:No,notthisone(Q7).Butthecompanyhasmadeothermodelstotryoutthebusiness.Thisoneisspecialbecauseofitscolor,andtheimageismoving(Q7).W:OK,that’sinteresting(Q9).M:Youseethefirstvideophones,that’swhattheycalled,weremadeinJapan.Buttheycanonlyshowastillblack-and-whiteimage.Sothisvideophoneismuchbetterthanthat.MindyouIamnosureIwantone.Wouldyou?W:Well,no.Idon’tthinkIwould.Ibetitcostsalotofmoney.Doesitsayhowmuchitcosts(Q7)?M:Yes,theearlyblack-and-whiteonescostseveralhundredpounds.Buttheonethatthestoryisaboutcostsseveralthousandpounds(Q8).W:Mm,whydoesanybodywantone,doyouthink(Q9)?M:Businessorganizationsthatneedtofrequentlycontactoverseasorganizationswouldwantit.It’slikeaface-to-faceconversation,somaybealotofoverseastravelcanbeavoided.W:Yes,Isupposeso(Q9).Key:7.C8.D9.B10.APassagesPassage1Ifyouareinawesterncountry,youoftenseepeoplewalkingtheirdogs.Itisstilltruethatthedogisthemostusefulanimalintheworld.However,thereasonwhyonekeepsadoghaschanged(Q13).Onceuponatime,amanmetadogandwantedtohelphiminthefightagainstotheranimals,andthedoglistenedtohimanddidwhathetoldhimtodo.Laterpeopleuseddogsforhuntingotheranimals(Q11),anddogsdidnoteatwhattheygotuntiltheirmasteragreed.Dogswerealsousedfordrivingsheepandguardingchickens(Q11).Butnowpeopleintownsandcitiesdonotneeddogstofightotheranimalsanymore.Ofcoursetheykeepthemtofightingthieves,butthemostimportantreasonforkeepingdogsisthattheyfeellonelyinthecity.Forachild,adogishisbestfriendwhenhehasnofriendstoplaywith.Forayoungwife,adogisherchildwhenshedoesnothaveherown.Foroldpeople,adogisalsoachildwhentheirchildrenhavegrownupandleft.Nowpeopledonothavetouseadog,buttheykeepitasafriend,justlikeamemberofthefamily(Q12).Key:11.D12.A13.DPassage2Iamgoingtoworkinatotallynewenvironment.I’llhavetogetusedtodifferentworkingconditions.Iamusedtoworkinginquiteahigh-techsortofindustrythat’sgotlotsofmachineryandeverything.ButnowIamgoingtoaplacethathasnomachineryassuchapartfromatypewiter.Theplacehasnoelectricityatall,nophotocopiers.Allthethingsthatyoujusttakeforgrantedhere,theyjustwon’tbethereanymore(Q14).I’llbestayingneartheschoolinquiteasmallvillage,andIwillbestayinginateacher’shouse,livingwithtwoorthreeothervolunteerteachers(Q15).I’llhavetogetusedtonothavingthevarietyofdifferentfoodsthatyouhaveherelike20differentvarietiesofbreakfastserial.Andtherangeoffoodthereismuchsmaller,notmanychoices(Q16).I’llalsohavetogetusedtogettingwaterfromthewell.Nothavingelectricity,whichmeansgaslampintheevening,whichmeansthedifficultyofpreparingforthenextday’slessonsinpoorlight.(Q15),whichmeansdifferentwaysofgettingyourclotheswashed.There’llbeallsortsofbigdifferenceslikethatI’llhavetogetusedtowhenIarrivethere(Q17).Key:14.B15.D16.A17.CPassage3Themostcommontypeofchildabuse,youknow,isbeatingwithhandsorwithaninstrument,usuallyacaneinsomeplaces.Nearlyathirdoftheabusedchildrenweseeareintheagegroupbetween6and10,andabout65%ofthemareboys.Thisisthe