英语四级听力短文理解模拟训练第16套_大学英语听力

英语四级听力短文理解模拟训练第16套

　　His retirement suddenly made him realize how lonely he was and he decided to take up a hobby. With his interest in electronics, being an amateur radio operator seemed a natural choice. He installed his own equipment and obtained a license and his call sign, which is the set of letters and numbers used to identify oneself when making radio contact with other amateur operators all over the world.

　　Soon Henry had a great many contacts in far off places. One in particular was a man in California with whom he had much in common. One night the man in California happened to mention the village in Europe he had come from.

　　Suddenly, Henry realized that this man was in fact his younger brother, Peter. At first, the two brothers were at a loss for words but then little by little they filled in the details of their past lives and not long afterwards Henry Vincent flew to California to be reunited with his brother.

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. What kind of training did Henry get when he was in Australia?

　　27. What hobby did Henry take up after his retirement?

　　28. Who is the person Henry had much in common with?

　　Passage Two

　　There are four types of college degrees, starting with the associate degree. The associate takes about two years to complete when one is enrolled full time. The bachelors degree takes four years when one is enrolled full time with the masters taking an additional one to two years, and the doctors three to four years. The associate degree may be substituted for the first two years of a bachelors degree if it is a transfer degree. Not all associate degrees are designed for transfer. Some are technical degrees which are called terminal degrees, which means they do not count toward a bachelors. The bachelors is normally required before one can work at the masters level. Likewise, the master is normally required before one can work at the doctors level.