托福听力_考前小试牛刀（一）

2018-04-19 09:35

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Conversation 1

Narrator

Listen to a conversation between a student and a counselor at the University

Counseling Center.

Student

Hi, thanks for seeing me in such short notice.

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Counselor

No problem. How can I help?

Student

Well, I think I might have made a mistake coming to the school.

Counselor

What makes you say that?

Student

I’m a little overwhelmed by the size of this place. I come from a small town. There were only 75 of us in my high school graduating class. Everyone knew everyone. We all grew up together.

Counselor

So it’s a bit of a culture shock for you? Being one of 15,000 students on a big campus in an unfamiliar city?

Student

That’s an understatement. I just can’t get comfortable in class or in the dorms. You know, socially.

Counselor

Um…well, let’s start with the academics. Tell me about you classes.

Student

I’m taking mostly introductory courses and some are taught in these huge lecture halls.

Counselor

And you are having trouble in keeping pace with the material?

Student

No, in fact I got an A on my first economics paper. It’s just that, it’s so impersonal, I’m not used to it.

Counselor

Are your classes impersonal?

Student

No, it’s just that…for example, in sociology yesterday, the professor asked a question, so I raised my hand, several of us raised our hands. And I kept my hand up because I did the reading and knew the answer. But the professor just answered his own question and continued with the lecture.

Counselor

Well, in a big room it’s possible he didn’t notice you. Maybe he was starting to save time. In either case I wouldn’t take it personally.