n./v. 下降；衰退；谢绝
account
n. 记录；账户；解释；vi.说明…的原因；占
a. 与…有亲戚关系的；有关系的
disk/disc
n. 圆盘；磁盘，光盘
v. 对…起诉，起诉；继续从事
vt./n. 释放；释放；释放；释放；释放；
n. 安全；抵押品；证券
vt. 确保
expire
vt. 期满；断气
vt. 更新，使现代化n. 最新信息
vt. 核实；证实
instal(l)
vt. 安装；就职
n. 病毒；病毒性疾病
removal
n. 除去；移动
n. 补丁；斑；一小块地；vt. 修补
a. 现成可使用的；可得到的
vt. 给…保险；保证
vt. 剥削；利用，开发；n. 业绩
n. 同龄人；贵族；vt. 仔细看
vt. 推荐；劝告；使成为可取
utility
n. 功用，效用；公用事业
hacker
n. 劈者；电脑黑客
n. 意图
ad. 尽管如此
log
n. 原木；航海日志；vt. 正式记录
n. 维修；扶养费；维持
n. 碎片；v. （使）成碎片
click
v. （使）发出咔哒声；点击；n. 咔哒声
n. 文件；vt. 记载
v. 撒；使散开，消散
vt. 处理；操作；拿；n. 柄，把手
theft
n. 偷窃，失窃
n. 交易，业务
subscribe
v.订阅；同意；捐助
vt. 请教；查阅；vi. 商议
appointment
n. 约会；任命；委任的职位
odd
a. 古怪的；临时的；单的；奇数的；剩余的 n.可能性
a. 径直的；正直的；易懂的
vt. 应受，值得
n. 脾气；韧度；vt. 调和；使回火
digest
vt. 消化；吸收；n. 文摘
n. 热情；巨大兴趣，热衷的事物
talent
n. 才能，天资；人才
a. 多才多艺的；多功能的
vt. 获得；vi. 通用
a. 遥远的；关系疏远的；绝少的；孤高的
n. 交换；兑换；vt. 交换；交流
a. 潜在的；n. 潜力
a. 陡的；过高的；急剧的；vt. 浸泡
n. 悬崖
a. 微妙的；诡秘的；隐约的
a. 不同的；多种多样的
vt. 实施；强迫
n. 典礼；礼节
a. 机械的；力学的；呆板的
vt. 贴；使依恋；认为有；使附属
monument
n. 纪念碑；历史遗迹
n. 面纱；遮盖物；vt. 掩饰
n. 争论
vt. 举起，吊起；n. 起重器械；举起
n. 庄严；尊严
principal
a. 主要的；n. 校长；资本；主角
attendance
n. 出席人数；参加；护理
decrease
v./n. 减小，减少
vt. 促进；提拔；推销
a. 有希望的，有前途的
a. 蓄意的；深思熟虑的 ；v. 仔细考虑
aside
ad. 在旁边
vt. 保持；供养；支撑；经受
vt. 使筋疲力尽；用光；详尽论述 n. 排气装置；废气
atmosphere
n. 大气层；空气；环境
propose
v. 提议；提名；打算；求婚
breed
n. 品种；v. 繁殖；养育；酿成
a. 相等的；n. 等价物
reception
n. 招待会；接受；接待；接收效果
vt. 促使；提示；a. 敏捷的，及时的 n. 提词
n. 法律；立法
lunar
a. 月的，月球的
vt. 保护；保存；腌制
vt. 表扬；推荐
n. 环境；（pl.）形势
accordance
n. 一致
philosophy
n. 哲学；哲理
vt. 把…分类，把…分级
n. 天才
v. 开始
vt. 打扰；使不安；弄乱
n. 碰撞；冲突
n. 齿轮，（排）挡；用具；vt. 使适应
elect
v. 选举；选择
a. 任意的；专断的
n. 选举
v. 咒骂；n. 咒骂；祸害
electronic
a. 电子的；n. （-s）电子学；电子设备
a. 多产的，富有成效的
n. 商业
a. 有区别的；清楚的；明确的
n. 功能；职能；重大聚会；函数；vi. 运行
n. 和谐，一致
a. 含蓄的；（in）固有的；无疑问的
v. 结合，联合
n. 发生的事情；发生
justice
n. 正义，公正；司法
halt
n./v. 停住，暂停
imagination
n. 想象，想象力；空想；想象出来的事物
n. 正当的理由
a. 温和的，温柔的；温暖的；轻微的
n. 表演；履行；表现
requirement
n. 要求；需要的东西
n. 缺点
vt./n. 营救
plague
n. 瘟疫；灾难；vt. 使痛苦
n. 名声
secondary
a. 次要的，第二的；中等的；辅助的
a. 暴力引起的；猛烈的
section
n. 部分；章节；部门；截面
n. 暴力；猛烈
vt. 对…表示忿恨
2019年12月第2套：真题听力
M: Excuse me. "Where's your rock music section?W: Rock music? I'm sorry, we're a Jazz store. We don't have any rock and roll.M: Oh, you only have Jazz music? nothing else?W: That's right. We're the only record store in London dedicated【专心致志的、专门的】exclusively【仅仅、单独的】to Jazz. Actually, we're more than just a record store. We have a cafe and library upstairs and a ticket office down the hall where you can buy tickets to all the major Jazz concerts【音乐会】in the city. Also we have our own studio【工作室】next door where reproduce albums【相册、专辑】for up and coming artists. We are committed【尽心尽力的、承诺】to fostering new music talent.M: That's so cool. I guess there's not much of【没有多少】a Jazz scene anymore. Not like they used to be. But here you're trying to promote this great music genre【类型、属于某种类型的】.W: Yes. Indeed, nowadays most people like to listen to pop【流行音乐】and rock music. Hip hop music【嘻哈音乐】from America is also getting more and more popular. So as a result, there are fewer listeners of Jazz, which is a great shame【羞耻】because it's an incredibly rich genre. But that's not to say there isn't any good new Jazz music being made out there anymore. Far from it. It's just a much smaller market today.M: So how would you define Jazz?W: Interestingly enough, there's no agreed-upon definition of Jazz. Indeed, there are many different styles of Jazz, some have singing, but most don't. Some are electric and some aren't. Some contain live experimentation, but not always. While there's no simple definition for it. Allow, there are many different styles of Jazz. You simply know it when you hear it. Honestly. The only way to know what Jazz is, listen to it yourself. As the great trumpet【小号、喇叭】player. Louis Armlabel said, if you've got to ask, you'll never know.
Question 1. What do we learn about the woman's store?Question 2. What does the man say about Jazz music?Question 3. What does the woman say about Jazz?Question 4. What should you do to appreciate【欣赏】different styles of Jazz according to the woman?
M: How did it go at the bank this morning?W: Not well. My proposal was rejected.M: Really? But why?W: Bunch of reasons. For starters, they said my credit history was not good enough.M: Did they say, how you could improve that?W: Yes, they said that after five more years of paying my mortgage【抵押贷款】, then I will become a more viable【切实可行的】candidate for a business loan. But right now it's too risky for them to lend me money. They fear I will default on【拖欠...】any business loan I'm given.M: That doesn't sound fair. Your business idea is amazing. Did you show them your business plan? What did they say?W: They didn't really articulate【明确表示】any position regarding the actual business plan. They simply looked at my credit history and determined it was not good enough. They said the bank has strict guidelines and requirements as to who they can lend money to. And I simply don't meet their financial threshold【门槛】.M: What if you ask for a smaller amount? Maybe you could gather capital【资本、资金】from other sources, smaller loans from more lenders【放款人】.W: You don't get it. It doesn't matter. The size of the loan I ask for, or the type of business I propose. That's all inconsequential【不重要的】. The first thing every bank will do is study how much money I have and how much debt【欠款】I have before they decide whether or not to lend me any more money. If I want to continue ahead with this dream of only my own business, I have no other choice but to build up【加强】my own finances, I need around 20% more in personal savings【存款】and 50% less debt. That's all there is to it.M: I see now it's a huge pity【同情】that they rejected your request, but don't lose hope. I still think that your idea is great and that you would turn it into a phenomenal【杰出的】success.
Question 5. What did the woman do this morning?Question 6. Why was the woman's proposal rejected?Question 7. What is the woman planning to do?Question 8. What does the man suggest the woman do?