{{B}}Listening Comprehension Section Directions{{/B}}
This section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English. You will hear each conversation or lecture only one time. After each conversation or lecture, you will answer some questions about it. The questions typically ask about the main idea and supporting details. Some questions ask about a speaker's purpose or attitude. Answer the questions based on what is stated or implied by the speakers.
You may take notes while you listen. You may use your notes to help you answer the questions. Your notes will not be scored.
If you need to change the volume while you listen, click on the Volume icon at the top of the screen.
In some questions, you will see this icon:. This means that you will hear, but not see part of the question.
Some of the questions have special directions. These directions appear in a gray box on the screen.
Most questions are worth one point. If a question is worth more than one point, it will have special directions that indicate how many points you can receive.
You must answer each question. After you answer, click on Next. Then click on OK to confirm your answer and go on to the next question. After you click on OK, you cannot return to previous questions.
You will have 20 minutes to answer the questions in this section. A clock at the top of the screen will show you how much time is remaining. The clock will not count down while you are listening to test material.

{{B}}Changing the Volume{{/B}}
To change the volume, click on the Volume icon at the top of the screen. The volume control will appear. Move the volume indicator to the left or to the right to change the volume.
To close the volume control, move the mouse pointer to another part of the screen.
You will be able to change the volume during the test if you need to.
{{B}}Set 1 Conversation:Problem with Assignment{{/B}}
{{B}}Narrator{{/B}}
Listen to a part of a conversation between a student and a professor.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[听力原文] 1-5 [Student] Excuse me, Professor Carter. May I speak to you for a minute? [Professor] Sure. Come in. [Student] I'm Jenniffer. I'm taking your course in Population Studies. [Professor] Right. Well, Jenniffer, how can I help you? [Student] I'm... having a bit of trouble with the second assignment, and it's due in twelve days. [Professor] What sort of trouble are you having? Is the assignment question a problem? [Student] Well, it's not about the question itself. I'm having been having... trouble getting hold of the books. I've been to the library several times, and all the books are out. [Professor] Sounds like you should have started borrowing books a bit earlier. [Student] Well, I had a really big assignment due in for another course, and I've been spending all my time on that, and I thought... [Professor] You might get an extension of time to finish your assignment for me? [Student] If that's possible, but I don't know... [Professor] Well, yes, it is possible, but extensions are normally given only for medical or compassionate reasons, otherwise it's really a question of organizing your study, and we don't like giving extensions to students who simply didn't plan their work properly. What did you get for your first assignment? [Student] I got eighty-seven per cent. [Professor] Mmm, yes, you did very well indeed, so obviously you can produce good work. [Student] I don't think I'll need too much extra time, as long as I can get a hold of some of the important references. [Professor] Well, since you did so well in your first assignment, I'm prepared to give you an extra two weeks for this one, so that'll mean you'll need to submit it about a month from now. [Student] Thank you. [Professor] Now, what about the reading materials? Have you checked out the journal articles in the list? [Student] Umm, no, not yet, there were about twenty of them, and I wasn't sure which ones would be most useful or important. [Professor] Well, they're all useful, but I don't expect anyone to read them all, because a number of them deal with the same issues. Let me give you some suggestions. The article by Anderson and Hawker is really worth reading. [Student] Right, I'll read that one. [Professor] You should also read the article by Jackson, but just look at the part on the research methodology, how they did it. [Student] OK... Jackson, got that... [Professor] And if you have time, the one by Roberts says very relevant things, although it's not essential. [Student] So, OK, if it's useful, I'll try and read that one... [Professor] Now, the one by Morris. I wouldn't bother with that at this stage, if I were you. [Student] OK, I won't bother with Morris. Oh, now, someone told me the article by Cooper is important. [Professor] Well, yes, in a way, but just look at the last part, where he discusses the research results. And lastly, there's Forster--I can't think why I included that one. It's not bad and could be of some help, but not that much. OK. Do you have any more questions? [Student] No, thank you very much. Professor Carter. [Professor] You are welcome. Narrator Now get ready to answer some questions. You may use your notes to help you answer. 1. Why does the student want to talk with the professor? 2. Based one the student's statements, why has she not started the assignment? 3. What are the reasonable excuses for extensions? 4. In the conversation, the professor gives the student some suggestions about the journal articles. Whose articles must be read and whose articles can be read in part. Check the correct box for each person. Narrator Listen again to a part of the conversation. Then answer the question. [Student] Well, it's not about the question itself. I'm having been having... trouble getting hold of the books. I've been to the library several times, and all the books are out. [Professor] Sounds like you should have started borrowing books a bit earlier. 5. Why does the professor say this

Authors	Must Read	Read Part
Jackson
Hawker
Anderson
Cooper