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Listening Section
Directions
This section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English
The Listening Section is divided into two separately timed parts In each part, you will listen to
one conversation and two lectures You will hear each conversation or lecture 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 Your notes will not be scored
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
Most questions are worth 1 point If a question is worth more than 1 point, it will have directions that indicate how many points you can receive
You must answer each question Once you answer a question, you may not go back and change your answer
You may now begin the Listening Section In this part, you will listen to one conversation and two lectures You will have thirty minutes to listen and answer the questions
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Listen to part of a lecture in a biology class Track 1
Cardiac Muscle: never stops Smooth Muscles: involuntary action
Skeletal Muscles: body movement
Now get ready to answer the questions You may use your notes to help you answer
1 What is the talk mainly about? Track 2
(A) The reflex actions of muscles
(B) Muscles and how they work
(C) How vertebrates move
(D) Categories of movement
What do smooth muscles and striated muscles have in common? Track 3
(A) They are active at some times and not at others
(B) Neither type of muscle ever relaxes
(C) They both can be found in organs of the body
(D) Both types connect internal organs to the skeleton
How does the professor clarify his point about movements that are a mixture of voluntary and involuntary actions? Track 4
(A) By describing how a doctor examines throat muscles
(B) By mentioning the heart muscle
(C) By describing the act of swallowing
(D) By comparing voluntary and involuntary muscles
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each of the following belongs Track 5
(A) never rests
(B) striped
(C) internal organs
(D) skeleton
(E) pupils of the eye
5 What kind of muscle do people have conscious control over? Track 6
(A) Cardiac muscles
(B) Striated muscles
(C) Smooth muscles
(D) All muscles
Listen again to part of the lecture Then answer the question Track 7
6 Why does the professor mention standing up?
(A) To give the students permission to leave
(B) To complain that students are not paying attention
(C) To give an example of voluntary muscle movement
(D) To demonstrate an action involving all three muscle types
Listening 2
Listen to part of a conversation between a student and a professor Track 8
Conversation
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7 Why does the student go to see her professor? Track 9
(A) Her professor wants to congratulate her
(B) She wants to tell him she’s withdrawing from an art show
(C) She needs advice on what to do next
(D) She wants to thank him for helping her get in the art show
8 According to’the professor, what is true about the Annual Gregory Art Show? Track 10 (A) The professor is involved in the selection of artists who participate
(B) Several of the professor's graduate students received invitations
(C) It's a show especially designed for first-year art students
(D) It’s a great opportunity for art students
9 Why is the student considering not entering the art show? Track 11
(A) The organizers won't allow first-year students to win awards
(B) The organizers don’t respect her professor
(C) The organizers want to censor one of her paintings
(D) The organizers don’t believe in stereotypes
Listen again to part of the conversation Then answer the question Track 12
10 What is the professor's attitude about the student's participation in the art show? (A) He believes the student should participate
(B) He feels that the show's organizers are being unfair
(C) He thinks she has made the right decision
(D) He doesn’t know what the student should do
Listen again to part of the conversation Then answer the question Track 13
11 What does the professor mean when he says this: () ?
(A) To be successful, an artist has to know how to draw properly
(B) Each artist has to find the best place to live and work
(C) An artist has to decide what he or she will agree to do
(D) An artist needs to put meaning into every part of a work of art
12 What will the student probably do next? Track 14
(A) Withdraw from the show
(B) Talk to another professor
(C) Remove controversial parts from her painting
(D) Submit another painting for consideration
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Listen to part of a lecture in a geography class Track 15
Coniferous Forest:
boreal (north) or montane (high altitude)
Broadleaf/Deciduous Forest
Mixed Forest
Now get ready to answer the questions You may use your notes to help you answer
13 What aspect of forests does the professor mainly discuss? Track 16
(A) Their animals
(B) Their geography
(C) Their composition
(D) Their development
14 How does the professor illustrate the value of an inside look at a forest? Track 17
(A) By comparing a forest to the human body
(B) By describing the way a forest looks from outside
(C) By contrasting forests with other geographic features
(D) By explaining how to identify different kinds of trees
15 According to the professor, where are boreal forests most likely to be found? Track 18
(A) The mountains
(B) The temperate zone
(C) The north
(D) The tropics
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(A) Usually found in high and cold areas
(B) Also called deciduous forests (C) Feature trees with long needles (D) May include such trees as oaks and maples
17 According to the professor, which kind of forest is found mostly in areas with periodic year-round
rainfall? Track 20
(A) Mixed forests
(B) Temperate rainforests
(C) Boreal forests
(D) Coniferous forests
Listen again to part of the lecture Then answer the question Track 21
18 Why does the professor mention goals, success, and the upper class?
(A) To emphasize that trees deserve respect
(B) To show that trees can think and plan
(C) To make a humorous comparison between trees and people
(D) To illustrate that some trees grow to be taller than others
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Directions
In this part of the Listening Section, you will listen to one conversation and two lectures
Most questions are worth 1 point If a question is worth more than 1 point, it will have directions that indicate how many points you can receive
You must answer each question Once you answer a question, you may not go back and change
your answer
You will have thirty minutes to listen and answer the questions
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Listen to part of a lecture in a political science class Track 22
Democracy:
Popular Sovereignty Political Equality Political Liberty
Now get ready to answer the questions You may use your notes to help you answer
What aspect of democracy does the professor mainly discuss? Track 23
(A) Its attributes
(B) Its origins
(C) Its benefits
(D), Its dangers
Listen again to part of the lecture Then answer the question Track 24
2 What is the professor's attitude toward democracy in ancient Athens: () ?
(A) It involved too many people in decision-making
(B) It was superior to present-day democracy
(C) It unfairly kept many people from voting
(D) It could not produce final decisions about important issues
According to the professor, which of the following is necessary for popular sovereignty? Track 25 (A) A strong leader
(B) Healthy citizens
(C) A democracy
(D) Knowledgeable voters
Why does the professor mention the Bill of Rights? Track 26
(A) To show that true democracy requires a constitution
(B) To help define the term “rights”
(C) To support the claim that the US has a strong democracy
(D) To help explain what he means by political liberty
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5 Why does the professor say this: () ?
(A) To indicate that money may or may not influence political equality
(B) To indicate that money does not influence democratic elections
(C) To indicate that money gives some people unequal influence in decision-making
(D) To indicate that it is not proper to discuss money and democracy together
6 Based on information in the lecture, indicate whether each statement below expresses a condition necessary for a healthy democracy Track 28
(A) Citizens enjoy material equality
(B) The government obeys the wishes of the majority
(C) Citizens enjoy basic liberties
(D) People govern themselves through direct rule
Listening 5
Listen to part of a conversation in the university’s Campus Parking Office Track 29
Conversation
Now get ready to answer the questions You may use your notes to help you answer
7 Why is the student in the Campus Parking Office? Track 30
(A) To register his car
(B) To get a handicapped parking permit
(C) To report a problem with his roommate’s car
(D) To pick up an application form
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