Now you'll hear the two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: English Language Center. May I help you?
M: Yes. I'm calling to find out more information about your program. For example, what kind of courses do you offer?
W: Well, first of all, the purpose of our program is to provide language learning opportunities for this area's community, whether a student's goal is to master basic functional language skills, let's say, for his or her job, or to study intensively to enter a US college or university.
M: Okay. [19]I'm calling for a friend who is interested in attending a US university.
W: [20]And that's the kind of, uh, instruction that we provide, from basic communication courses to content-based classes such as computer literacy, intercultural communication, and business English.
M: Great. What are your application deadlines for the next semester?
W: Well, we ask applicants to apply no later than two months before the semester begins. This gives us time to process the application and issue the student's I-20.
M: An I-20?
W: Oh, an I-20 is a form that indicates that [21]we are giving permission for the student to study in our program, and then the student takes this form to the US embassy in his or her home country to apply for the F-1 student visa.
M: All right. What is the tuition for a full-time student?
W: [22]It's two thousand thirty dollars.
M: And how does one apply?
W: Well, we can send you an application and you can mail it back to us, or you can fill out our application that's on our Web site.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. Why does the man make the phone call?
正確答案:C
解析:對話開頭男士就說了打電話的理由,并進一步說:“我的一個朋友想去美國上大學(xué)”。故選C。
20. What is one course taught at the English Language Center?
正確答案:D
解析:女士在介紹課程時,提到了computer literacy, intercultural communication和business English,故D正確。選項A是對話中computer literacy的近音干擾。
21. What do we learn from the conversation about English Language Center?
正確答案:C
解析:對話中女士說,學(xué)生要拿語言中心頒發(fā)的I-20表到領(lǐng)事館申請F-1學(xué)生簽證,這樣才能到語言中心學(xué)習(xí),故C正確。
22. What is the tuition for a full-time student?
正確答案:A
解析:女士回答說,學(xué)費是2030美元,故選A。注意區(qū)分30和13的發(fā)音,以免誤選B。