问答题
The Internet · How often do you use the Internet?
· What kinds of sites do you visit most often?
· Would you say that the Internet has significantly changed the way people live?
Sleep · Do you enjoy good sleep?
· On average, how many hours of sleep do you get a night?
· What factors can influence our quality of sleep?
Days of the week · What is your favourite day of the week? Why?
· Does your routine change much during the week?
· Which do you feel is better-a one or two day weekend? Why?
【正确答案】[听力原文]
EXAMINER: Hi, my name is Chris, what's your name?
CANDIDATE: Frank.
EXAMINER: Can I check your ID and passport please?
CANDIDATE: Sure.
EXAMINER: Thank you, that's fine. Now in the first part, I'd like to ask you some general questions about yourself. Let's talk about the Internet. How often do you use the Internet?
CANDIDATE: I use the Internet fairly often. Usually before breakfast, I'll check my email a few times. Then before I go to work, I'll look again and finally at the end of the day when I get back from work, I'll check my email again.
EXAMINER: What kinds of sites do you visit most often?
CANDIDATE: The sites I visit most often are probably face-book to keep in contact with my friends around the world. I also like to listen to music on you tube because you can listen to any music there for free and watch lots of music videos. I also use internet search engines such as Yahoo! and Google. This is really useful for me because I need to do a lot of research for my work.
EXAMINER: Would you say that the Internet has significantly changed the way people live?
CANDIDATE: Yes, I really think that the Internet has changed the way people live. I think the main area that this has affected is that of communication. For example, people now contact each other using email and msn messenger rather than writing letters, for example. This is much more convenient but it's a bit less personal.
EXAMINER: Let's move on to talk about sleep. Do you enjoy good sleep?
CANDIDATE: I like to sleep very well but I find it quite difficult to get a good night's sleep. Mainly because I work a lot and it's very loud outside. There are dogs that live next door and they're barking a lot. And also the neighbours who live next door often make quite a racket.
EXAMINER: On average, how many hours of sleep do you get a night?
CANDIDATE: On average I imagine I probably get around maybe say between 6 and 7 hours of sleep. I'd like to get much more but it's difficult as I said the neighbours are always banging around next door so it's quite difficult.
EXAMINER: What factors can influence our quality of sleep?
CANDIDATE: Welt, I think that having neighbours that have some respect and are not very self-centred can really help you get a good night's sleep. Also dogs that have maybe been given tranquilisers that tend to keep them subdued at night. Also, I think having good curtains is really important to keep out the light as a bright room can really affect your sleep.
EXAMINER: Now let's talk about days of the week. What is your favourite day of the week and why?
CANDIDATE: I think my favourite day of the week is probably Monday because when I wake up on Monday I can think that I have got a whole week of work ahead of me. I like my work very much. I am a teacher and I teach university students and children. I also go to university in the morning so I have a lot of things which I have to do during the week.
EXAMINER: Does your routine change much during the week?
CANDIDATE: No, my weekly routine is fairly structured and is usually the same from week to week. I get up in the morning at the same time to go to uni and then go to work in the afternoon. And then in the evening when I get back, I usually have quite a lot of homework to do.
EXAMINER: Which do you feel is better-a one or two day weekend? And why?
CANDIDATE: I think a two day weekend is better because it gives me more time to rest and to catch up with marking and other preparation which I need to do for my studies and for my classes. If I only had one day to relax, I think I would feel very stressed out during the week.
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