2003年6月21日四級聽力試題原文及譯文

2003年6月21日四級聽力試題原文及譯文SectionAW：Gorge,lookatthelongwaitingline.Iamgladyou'vemadeareservation.

M：Moreandmorepeopleenjoyeatingoutnow.Beside,thisplaceisespeciallypopularwiththeoverseasstudents.

Q：Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

W:喬治，看看這里排著這么長的隊，真高興你訂到了座位。

M：越來越多的人喜歡在外面吃飯。而且這個地方尤其受留學(xué)生親睞。

Q：對話可能在哪里發(fā)生？M:Iwonderifyoucandropbytomorrowevening.TheStevensonsarecomingovertodinner.I'dlikeyoutomeetthem.

W:Sure,I'dloveto.I'veheardtheyareveryinterestingpeople.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

M：你明天晚上能到我這來一趟嗎？史蒂文森一家明天到我家吃晚飯，我希望你能見見他們。

W：當(dāng)然，我非常愿意。我聽說他們非常有意思。

Q：我們可從該對話中了解到什么？W:ThepresentationmadebyProfessorJacksonwascomplicatedtounderstand.

M:Well,Ithinkhedidn'tspeakslowlyenoughforus

forustotakethenotes.

Q:Whatdidthemancomplain?

W：杰克森教授作的報告太難懂了。

M；我覺得他的語速太快，我們根本沒法做筆記。

Q：男士抱怨什么？W:You'vegotyourapartmentfurnished,haven'tyou?

M:I'veboughtsomeusedfurniturefromSundaymarket.Itwasarealbargain.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

W：你買了家俱，是嗎？

M：我從周日市場買了一些舊家俱。價錢便宜。

Q：男人什么意思？MMarydoesn'twantmetotakethejob.Shesaysourchildistooyoung.Andthejobrequiresmuchtravelling.

W:Youshouldtalktoheragainandseeifyoucanfindawayout.Thinkaboutthegainsandlossesbeforeyoumakethedecision.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

M：瑪麗不想讓我干那個工作，她說孩子還些這個工作又需要我經(jīng)常出差。

W：你應(yīng)該和她再談?wù)?，看你們能不能想出個兩全其美的辦法。權(quán)衡一下利弊，再做決定。

Q：從對話中我們可以了解到什么？M:Ihaven'tgotmyscoresontheGREtestyet.DoyouthinkIshouldcalltomakeinquiries?

W:Thereisnohurry.Thetestscoresarereleasedatleasteightweeksafterthetest.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

M：我還不知道GRE考試的分數(shù)。你覺得我是不是該打電話問問？

W：不要急。考試的分數(shù)至少要在考試后八周之后公布。

Q：女人建議男人干嘛？

M:Haveyoufinishedreadingthebookyouboughtlastmonth?

W:oh,Ididn'treadstraightthroughthewayyoureadanovel,Ijustcoveredafewchapterswhichinterestedmemost.

Q:Howdidthewomanreadthebook?

M：你讀上個月你買的那本書了嗎？

W：哦，我不象你讀小說那樣從頭讀到尾。我讀了我感興趣的幾章。

Q：女人采用什么讀書方式？W:Hello,Joe,Haven'tseenyouforquiteawhile.Areyoufine?

M:Oh,yes,butnotathingtogoagainstme.Ihadacaraccident,onlysomeminorinjuriesthough.

Q:WhathappenedtoJoe?

W：你好，喬，很久不見，你好嗎？

M：還好，我吉人自有天相，出了車禍，只不過受了輕傷。m:Thetaxiiswaitingdownstairs,let'shurry.

W:Waitaminute.I'lltakesomefoodwithus.Idon'tlikethemealservedonthetrain.

Q:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

M：出租車在樓下等著，趕緊！

M：等等，我要帶點吃的東西。我不喜歡吃火車上供應(yīng)的食物。

Q：兩個談話者準備做什么？W:Isthatoptionalcourseashardaseverybodysays?

M:It'sactuallyevenworse,believeitornot.

Q:Whatdidthemansayaboutthecourse?

W：那門選修課象別人說的那么難嗎？

M：不管你信不信，難極了。

Q：他們?nèi)绾卧u價選修課？

SectionB

Passage1

MyfatherwokemeupearlyonemorningwhenIwasfourteenandannouncedhalls,libraries,laboratories,museumsandofficesthroughoutthecity.Individualcollegeschoosetheirownstudentswhohavetomeettheirminimumentrancerequirementssetbytheuniversity.Andthegraduatesusuallyliveandstudyintheircollegesbuttheyaretaughtinveryfullgroups.Lecturesandlaboratoriesandpracticalworkareorganizedbytheuniversityandheldinuniversitybuildings.Thereareovertenthousandundergraduatesandthreethousandfivehundredpost-graduates.About40%ofthemarewomenandsome8%fromoverseas.Aswellasteaching,researchisofmajorimportance.Sincethebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,morethansixtyuniversitymembershavewonNobelprizes.Theuniversityhasahugenumberofbuildingsforteachingandresearch.Ithasmorethan60specialistsubjectlibrariesaswellastheuniversitylibrary,whichasthecopy-rightlibraries,isentitledtoacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.Examinationsareheldanddegreesareawardedbytheuniversity.Itallowedwomentotaketheuniversityexamsinthe1881,butitwasthenotuntil1941thattheywereawardeddegrees.17WhyisitdifficulttolocatedCambridgeUniversity?

18Whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutthecollegesoftheuniversity?

19WhatcanbelearntfromthepassageaboutthelibrariesinCambridgeUniversity?

20WhatdoesweknowfromthepassagetellusaboutthewomenstudentsinCambridgeuniversity?Graduatedlicensingsystemshavereducedleenagedrivercrashes,accordingtorecentstudies,AbouthalfofthestatesnowhavesomesortofgraduatedHcensingsysteminplace,butonly10ofthosestateshaverestrictionsonpassengers,Californiaisthestrictest,withanovice(新手)driverprohibitedfromcarryinganypassengerunder20(withoutthepresenceofanadultover25)forthefirstsixmonths.21.Whichofthefollowingsituationsismostdangerousaccordingtothepassage?

A)Adultsgivingalifttoteenagersonthehighwayafter10p.m.

B)Ateenagerdrivingaftermidnightwithpassengersinthecar.

C)Adultsdrivingwiththreeormoreteenagepassengerslateatnight.

D)Ateenagergettingaliftfromastrangeronthehighwayatmidnight.22.AccordingtoRobertFoss.Thehighdeathrateofteenagedriversismainlydueto________

A)theirfrequentdrivingatnightC)theirlackofdrivingexperience

B)theirimproperwayofdrivingD)theirdrivingwithpassengers23.AccordingtoParagraph3.whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A)Teenagersshouldspendmoretimelearningtodrive.

B)Drivingisaskilltoocomplicatedforteenagerstolearn.

C)Restrictionsshouldbeimposedonteenagersapplyingtotakedrivinglessons.

D)Thelicensingauthontiesarepartlyresponsibleforteenagers'drivingaccidents.24.Asuggestedmeasuretobetakentoreduceteenagers'drivingaccidentsisthat________.

A)drivinginthepresenceofanadultshouldbemadearule

B)theyshouldbeprohibitedfromtakingonpassengers

C)theyshouldnotbeallowedtodriveafter10p.m.

D)thelicensingsystemshouldbeimproved25.Thepresentsituationinabouthalfofthestatesisthatthegraduatedlicensingsystem________.

A)isunderdiscussionC)hasbeenputintoeffect

B)isabouttobesetupD)hasbeenperfected

PassageTwo

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouwant,thebestroutetoajobistogetspecializedtraining.Arecentsurveyshowsthatcompaniesthegraduatesinsuchfieldsasbusinessandhealthcarewhocangotoworkimmediatelywithverylittleon-the-jobtraining.That'sespeciallytrueofbooingfieldsthatarechallengingforworkers.AtCornell'sSchoolofHotelAdministration,forexample,bachelor'sdegreegraduatesgetanaverageoffourorfivejobofferswithsalariesrangingfromthehighteenstothelow20sandplentyofchancesforrapidadvancement.Largecompanies,especially,likeabackgroundofformaleducationcoupledwithworkexperience.Butinthelongrun,toomuchspecializationdoesn'tpayoff.Business,whichhasbeenfloodedwithMBAs,nolongerconsidersthedegreeanautomaticstampofapproval.TheMBAmayopendoorsandcommandahighersalaryinjtially,buttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears.Asfurtherevidenceoftheerosion(銷蝕)ofcorporate(公司的)faithinspecializeddegrees,MichiganState’sScheetzcitesapatternincorporatehiringpractices,Althoughcompaniestendtotakeonspecialistsasnewhires,theyoftenseekoutgencralistsformiddleandupper-levelmanagement.“Theywantsomeonewhoisn’tconstrained(限制)bynutsandboltstolookatthebigpicture,”saysScheetz.Thissoundssuspiciouslylikeaformalstatementthatyouapproveoftheliberal-artsgraduate.Timeandagainlabor-marketanalystsmentionaneedfortalentsthatliberal-artsmajorsareassumedtohave:writingandcommunicationskills,organizationalskills,open-mindednessandadapeability,andtheabilitytoanalyzeandsolveproblems,DavidBirchclaimshedoesnothireanybodywithanMBAoranengineeringdegree,“Ihireonlyliberal-artspeoplebecausetheyhavealess-than-cannedwayofdoingthings,”saysBirch.Liberal-artsmeansanacademicallythoroughandstrictprogramthatincludesliterature,history,mathematics,economics,science,humanbehavior—plusacomputercourseortwo.Withthatunderyourbelt,youcanfeelfreetospecialize,“Aliberal-artsdegreecoupledwithanMBAorsomeothertechnicaltrainingisaverygoodcombinationinthemarketplace,”saysScheetz.26.Whatkindsofpeopleareinhighdemandonthejobmarket?

A)Studentswithabachelor'sdegreeinhumanities.

B)PeoplewithanMBAdegreefronttopuniversities.

C)Peoplewithformalschoolingplusworkexperience.

D)Peoplewithspecialtraininginengineering27.Bysaying“…buttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears”(Line3,Para,3),theauthormeans________.

A)mostMBAprogramsfailtoprovidestudentswithasolidfoundation

B)anMBAdegreedoesnothelppromotiontomanagerialpositions

C)MBAprogramsw