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1CollegeEnglishTestBand6PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOneM:TodayourguestisRosieMullenderwhoworksasaFeaturesEditorforFashionmagazine.HiRosie,youreFeatureseditoratoneofthemostwidelyreadwomensmagazinesintheU.K.Whatkindofresponsibilitiesdoesthatjobentail??W:Wespendourdayslookingatideasfromjournalists,writingcopyforthemagazineandwebsite,andediting.Wedorandomthingslikeaskingpeopleinthestreetquestionsandtestingsportsclothing.Wealsodolesstangiblethingslikeunderstandingwhatourreaderswant.Itscertainlyvariedandsometimesbizarre.M:Duringyourworkingday,whatkindofworkmightyoutypicallydo??W:Mydaymainlyincorporatesrespondingtoemails,writingandeditingstoriesandcomingupwithnewfeatureideas.M:HowdoesthejobofFeatureseditordifferfromthatofFashioneditororothereditorial2positions??W:TheFeaturesteamdealswitharticlessuchascareers,reports,confidenceandconfessionseverythingexceptfashionandbeauty.---M:Alotofpeoplebelievethatworkingatamagazineisaglamorousjob.Isthisanaccuraterepresentationofwhatyoudo??W:Idsayitsglamoroustoanextent,butnotinthewayitsportrayedinfilms.Wedohaveourmoments,suchasinterviewingcelebritiesandattendingparties,whichisahugethrill.Ultimatelythough,werethesameasourreaders,butworkinginajobwereallveryluckytohave.M:Didyouhavetoovercomeanydifficultiestoreachthispointinyourcareer??Howdidyoumanagetodothis??W:Ihadtobereallypersistentanditwasveryhardwork.Afterthreeyearsofworkinginapetrolstationanddoingunpaidwork,Istillhadntmanagedtogetanentry-leveljob.Iwasluckythatmylastdesperateattemptledtoajob.ItoldmyselfthatallexperiencesmakeyouabetterjournalistinthelongrunandluckilyIwasright.---Questions1to4arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.1Whatisthewomansprofession??32Whatisoneofthewomansmainresponsibilities??3Whatdomanypeoplethinkaboutthewomansjob??4Whathelpedthewomantogethercurrentposition??ConversationTwoW:Areyouwatchinganygoodshowsthesedays??M:Actually,yes.ImwatchingagreatsatirecalledFrankie.Ithinkyoudlikeit.,W:Really?Whatsitabout???M:ItsaboutarealguynamedFrankie.HeisafamouscomedianinNewYorkandshowsamixtureofcomedyanddramalooselydepictinghislife.W:Imsorry,doyoumeantosay,itsareal-lifeseriesaboutarealperson??Itsnon-fiction,isit??M:No...Notreally,no.Itsfiction,aswhathappensineveryepisodeismadeup.However,theleadroleisacomedianbythenameofFrankie,andheplayshimself.SoFrankie,inbothreallifeandintheTVshow,livesinNewYorkCity.Hesacomic,isdivorced,andhastwolittledaughters.Allthosethingsaretrue,butasidefromhim,allhisfriendsandfamilyareplayedbyactors.Andtheplotsandtheeventsthattakeplacearealsoinvented.W:Oh,IthinkIseenow.Thatsoundslikeaveryoriginalconcept.4M:Yes,itis.Infact,thewholeshowiswritten,directed,editedandproducedbyhim,andisveryfunnyandhaswonmanyawards.,W:Thatscool.Iwilltrytodownloadit.ImwatchingacomedycalledTheBigBangTheory.Itsahugehitaroundtheworld.M:Ohyes.Iveheardofit,butneveractuallywatchedit.,W:Well,thenyoushouldcheckitout.Itsalsoveryfunny.Itsaboutfourmalescientistsandafemalewaitress.Themenareverysociallyawkwardbutverybright.Andthisiscontrastedbytheladyssocialskillsandcommonsense.Theshowhasbeenrunningforovertenyears,andsomeoftheactorsarepracticallyglobalsuperstars.Nowthattheyaresuchfamouscelebrities.Questions5to8arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.5WhatdoesthemanthinkofthesatireFrankieherecentlywatched??6WhatdoesthemansayisspecialaboutthesatireFrankie??7WhatdoesthewomansaysheisgoingtodowiththesatireFrankie??8WhatdoesthewomansayaboutthecomedyTheBigBangTheory??SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwopassages.5Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneRelatedtotheuseitorloseitlawisthekeepmovingprinciple.Welearnaboutstagnationfromnature.Ariverthatstopsmovinggetssmelly.Thesamethinghappenstopeoplewhostopmoving,eithermentallyorphysically.Thosewhoplaycontactsportsknowthattheplayerwhousuallygetshurtthemostistheonewhoisstandingstill.Ofcourse,youllneedsometimetocatchyourbreatheverysooften,buttheessentialmassageiskeepmoving,extendingandlearning.Shipslastalotlongerwhentheygotoseathanwhentheystayintheharbor.Thesameistrueforairplanes.Youdontpreserveanairplanebykeepingitontheground.Youpreserveitbykeepingitinservice.Wealsogettolivealonghealthylifebystayinginservice.Longevitystatisticsrevealthattheaveragepersondoesntlastverylongafterretirement.6Themorewellhearisdontretire.IfafellowsaysIm94yearsoldandIworkedallmylife,:94weneedtorealize,thatishowhegottobe94,bystayinginvolved.94GeorgeBernardShawwonaNobelPrizewhenhewasnearly70.70BenjaminFranklinproducedsomeofhisbestwritin