公共英语考试五级(PETS5):听力指导4
第一篇 关于学生到国外后和导师讨论如何选课、如何确定研究课题;
第二篇 校方向新来的学生介绍学校图书馆设施情况;
第三篇 有关选课的话题;
第四篇 学生在课堂上作presentation,介绍英国文学家George Orwell的生平;
第五篇 来美国学习的外国留学生情况,包括来自于哪个地区、学什么专业等。
通过上述分析可见PETS五级听力材料的题材是有一定范围的,并不是天文地理、包罗万象,从这个意义上讲,PETS五级与TOFLE类似,因为考TOFLE的人目的也是出国学习,只不过资金来源不同而已。我们的考生群体都有过校园经历,尽管外国大学与中国大学不同,但是毕竟同属于一个领域范畴,了解这一点有助于我们攻克PETS五级听力一关。
2.用词范围 一篇文章或会话所采用的词离不开主题。PETS五级听力围绕校园生活这一主题,就必然选用与学校、学习有关的特色词汇和词组。如大纲样题中下列词重复较多:attend a lecture, take a test, select a course, English proficiency, study for a deGREe, library, resource center, presentation, register, course enrollment等,考生把握住这一点,就可以做到心中有数,不再盲目了。3.特定场景 既然PETS五级听力从内容上以校园生活为中心,那么所涉及的场景都是学校的主要场所,如:图书馆,教室,实验室,学生宿舍甚至食堂等。此外,难度比较大的恐怕是那些课堂上讲授的或讨论的内容,上面提到的第四篇即属于这一类,但一般说来属于某一领域的普通知识,不会太专。当然,如果考生知识面宽,兴趣比较广泛,这一部分也不会构成太大障碍。
考生可以试做下列听力题中的对话理解题:
Part A
You will hear 10 talks. As you listen, answer the questions by circling True or False. You will hear the talks ONLY ONCE.
Talk One
1. Buying on credit is a new system. TRUE / FALSE
2. There are two types of credit cards. TRUE / FALSE
3. In a credit system the seller agrees to sell something without
immediately receiving cash. TRUE / FALSE
4. Airplane tickets can be bought with credit cards. TRUE / FALSE
5. With credit cards you don t have to save up money in advance. TRUE / FALSE
6. Visa and American Express are examples of store credit cards. TRUE / FALSE
7. Store credit cards can be used to buy things anywhere. TRUE / FALSE
8. Most large credit companies are connected to large banks. TRUE / FALSE
9. Many kinds of professional people will accept credit cards. TRUE / FALSE
10. Overspending means spending ,ore than you make. TRUE / FALSE