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06年12月大學英語四級真題聽力原文
SectionA:Conversations
ShortConversations
11.
M:Christmasisaroundthecorner.AndI'mlookingforagiftformygirlfriend.Any
suggestions?
W:Wellyouhavetotellmesomethingaboutyourgirlfriendfirst.Also,what'syourbudget?
Q:Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
12.
M:Whatwouldyoulikefordessert?IthinkI'llhaveapplepieandicecream.
W:Thechocolatecakelooksgreat,butIhavetowatchmyweight.Yougoaheadandgetyours.
Q:Whatwouldthewomanmostprobablydo?
13.
W:Havingvisitedsomanycountries,youmustbeabletospeakseveraldifferentlanguages.
M:IwishIcould.ButJapaneseandofcourseEnglisharetheonlylanguagesIcanspeak.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
14.
M:ProfessorSmithaskedmetogotohisofficeafterclass.Soit'simpossibleformetomakeitto
thebaratten.
W:Thenitseemsthatwe'llhavetomeetanhourlateratthelibrary.
Q:Whatwillthemandofirstafterclass?
15.
M:It'salready11now.DoyoumeanIoughttowaituntilMr.Bloomcomesbackfromtheclass?
W:Notreally.Youcanjustleaveanote.I'llgiveittoherlater.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?
16.
M:HowisJohnnow?Ishefeelinganybetter?
W:Notyet.Itstillseemsimpossibletomakehimsmile.Talkingtohimisreallydifficultandhe
getsupseteasilyoverlittlethings.
Q:WhatdowelearnaboutJohnfromtheconversation?
17.
M:Dowehavetogettheoperaticketsinadvance?
W:Certainly.Ticketsatthedoorareusuallysoldatahigherprice.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?
18.
M:Thetaxidrivermusthavebeenspeeding.
W:Well,notreally.Hecrashedintothetreebecausehewastryingnottohitaboxthathadfallen
offthetruckaheadofhim.
Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthetaxidriver?
LongConversations
Conversation1
W:Hey,Bob,guesswhat?I'mgoingtovisitQuebecnextsummer.I'minvitedtogotoafriend's
wedding.ButwhileI'mthereI'dalsoliketodosomesightseeing.
M:That'snice,Shelly.ButdoyoumeantheprovinceofQuebec,orQuebecCity?
W:Imeantheprovince.Myfriend'sweddingisinMontreal.Tmgoingtherefirst.I'llstayforfive
days.IsMontrealthecapitalcityoftheprovince?
M:Well,Manypeoplethinksobecauseit'sthebiggestcity.Butit'snotthecapital.QuebecCityis.
ButMontrealisgreat.TheSaintRoyalRiverrunsrightthroughthemiddleofthecity.It's
beautifulinsummer.
W:Wow,anddoyouthinkIcangetbyinEnglish?MyFrenchisOK,butnotthatgood.Iknow
mostpeopletherespeakFrench,butcanIalsouseEnglish?
M:Well,PeoplespeakbothFrenchandEnglishthere.Butyou'llhearFrenchmostofthetime.
AndallthestreetsignsareinFrench.Infact,MontrealisthethirdlargestFrenchspeakingcity
intheworld.Soyou'dbetterpracticeyourFrenchbeforeyougo.
W:Goodadvice.WhataboutQuebecCity?I'llvisitafriendfromcollegewholivestherenow.
Whafsitlike?
M:It'sabeautifulcity,veryold.Manyoldbuildingshavebeennicelyrestored.Someofthem
werebuiltinthe17thor18thcenturies.You'lllovethere.
W:Fantastic.Ican'twaittogo.
Questions:
19.What'sthewoman'smainpurposeofvisitingQuebec?
20.Whatdoesthemanadvicethewomantodobeforethetrip?
21.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheQuebecCity?
Conversation2
M:Hi,MissRowling,howoldwereyouwhenyoustartedtowrite?Andwhatwasyourfirst
book?
W:IwrotemyfirstFinnish(finished)storywhenIwasaboutsix.Itwasaboutasmallanimal,a
rabbit,Imean.AndI'vebeenwritingeversince?
M:Whydidyouchoosetobeanauthor?
W:Ifsomeoneaskedmehowtoachievehappiness.Step1wouldbefindingoutwhatyoulove
doingmost.Steptwowouldbefindingsomeonetopayyoutodothis.Iconsidermyselfvery
luckyindeedtobeabletosupportmyselfbywriting
M:Doyouhaveanyplanstowritebooksforadults?
W:Myfirsttwonovelswereforadults.IsupposeImightwriteanotherone.ButIneverreally
imagineatargetaudiencewhenI'mwriting.Theideascomefirst.Soitreallydependsonthe
ideasthatgraspmenext.
M:wheredidtheideasforthe“HarryPotter“bookscomefrom?
W:I'venoideaswheretheideascamefrom.AndIhopeI'llneverfindout.Itwouldspoilmy
excitementifitturnedoutIjusthaveafunnywrinkleonthesurfaceofmybrain,whichmakes
methinkabouttheinvisibletrainplatform.
M:Howdidyoucomeupwiththenamesofyourcharacters?
W:Iinventedsomeofthem.ButIalsocollectedstrangenames.Tvegotonefromancientsaints,
maps,dictionaries,plants,warmemoirsandpeopleImet.
M:Oh,youarereallyresourceful.
Questions:
22.WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMissRowling'sfirstbook?
23.WhydoesMissRowlingconsiderhersoverylucky?
24.WhatdictatesMissRowling'swriting?
25.AccordingtoMissRowlingwheredidshegettheideasfortheHarryPorterbooks?
SectionB
Passage1
Reducingtheamountofsleepstudentsgetatnighthasadirectimpactontheirperformance
atschoolduringtheday.Accordingtoclassroomteachers,elementaryandmiddleschoolstudents
whostayuplateexhibitmorelearningandattentionproblems.ThishasbeenshownbyBrown
MedicalSchoolandBradleyHospitalresearch.Inthestudy,teacherswerenottoldtheamountof
sleepstudentsreceivedwhencompletingweeklyperformancereports,yettheyratedthestudents
whohadreceivedeighthoursorlessashavingthemosttroublerecallingallthematerial,learning
newlessonsandcompletinghigh-qualitywork.Teachersalsoreportedthatthesestudentshad
moredifficultypayingattention.Theexperimentisthefirsttoaskteacherstoreportontheeffects
ofsleepdeficiencyinchildren.Juststayinguplatecancauseincreasedacademicdifficultyand
attentionproblemsforotherwisehealthy,well-functioningkids,saidGarhamForlone,thestudy's
leadauthor.Sotheresultsprovideprofessionalsandparentswithaclearmessage:whenachildis
havinglearningandattentionproblems,theissueofsleephastobetakenintoconsideration."If
wedon'taskaboutsleep,andtrytoimprovesleeppatternsinkids'strugglingacademically,then
wearen'tdoingourjob",F(xiàn)orlonesaid.Forparents,hesaid,themessageissimple,"gettingkidsto
bedontimeisasimportantasgettingthemtoschoolontime”.
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.Whatwereteacherstoldtodointheexperiment?
27.Accordingtotheexperiment,whatproblemcaninsufficientsleepcauseinstudents?
28.Whatmessagedidtheresearcherintendtoconveytoparents?
Passage2
PatriciaPanianeverwantedtobeapublicfigure.Allshewantedtobewasamotherand
home-maker.Butherlifewasturnedupsidedownwhenamotorist,distractedbyhiscellphone,
ranastopsignandcrashedintothesideofhercar.Theimpactkilledher2-year-olddaughter.Four
monthslater,Paniareluctantlybutcourageouslydecidedtotrytoeducatethepublicandtofight
fbrlawstobandriversfromusingcellphoneswhileacarismoving.Shewantedtosaveother
childrenfromwhathappenedtoherdaughter.Inherfirstspeech,Paniagotofftoashakystart.
Shewasvisiblytremblingandhervoicewassoftanduncertain.Butasshegotintoherspeech,a
dramatictransformationtookplace.Shestoppedshakingandspokewithastrongvoice.Forthe
restofhertalk,shewasaforcefulandcompellingspeaker.Shewantedeveryoneintheaudience
toknowwhatsheknewwithouthavingtolearnitfromapersonaltragedy.Manyintheaudience
weremovedtotearsandtoaction.Insubsequentpresentations,Paniagainedreputationasa
highlyeffectivespeaker.Herappearanceonatalkshowwasbroadcastthreetimes,transmitting
hermessagetoover40millionpeople.Hercampaignincreasedpublicawarenessoftheproblem,
andpromptedover300citiesandseveralstatestoconsiderrestrictionsoncellphoneuse.
Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
29.WhatwasthesignificantchangeinPatriciaPania'slife?
30.WhathadledtoPania'spersonaltragedy?
31.HowdidPaniafeelwhenshebeganherfirstspeech?
32.WhatcouldbeexpectedasaresultofPania'sefforts?
Passage3
Manypeoplecatchacoldinthespringtimeorfall.Itmakesuswonderifscientistscansend
amantothemoon.Whycan'ttheyfindacureforthecommoncold?Theansweriseasy.There5re
actuallyhundredsofkindsofcoldvirusesoutthere.Youneverknowwhichoneyouwillget,so
thereisn'tacureforeachone.Whenavirusattacksyourbody,yourbodyworkshardtogetridof
it.BloodrushestoyournoseandcausesablockadeinitYoufeelterriblebecauseyoucan't
breathewell,butyourbodyisactuallyeatingthevirus.Yourtemperaturerisesandyougetafever,
buttheheatofyourbodyiskillingthevirus.Youalsohavearunningnosetostopthevirusfrom
gettingintoyourcells.Youmayfeelmiserable,butactuallyyourwonderfulbodyisdoing
everythingitcantokillthecold.Differentpeoplehavedifferentremediesforcolds.IntheUnited
Statesandsomeothercountries,forexample,peoplemighteatchickensouptofeelbetter.Some
peopletakehotbathanddrinkwarmliquids.Otherpeopletakemedicinestorelievevarious
symptomsofcolds.Therewasoneinterestingthingtonote.Somescientistssaytakingmedicines
whenyouhaveacoldisactuallybadforyou.Thevirusstaysinyoulonger,becauseyourbody
doesn'tdevelopawaytofightitandkillit.
Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
33.Accordingtothepassage,whyhaven5tscientistsfoundacureforthecommoncold?
34.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthesymptomsofthecommoncold?
35.Whatdosomescientistssayabouttakingmedicinesforthecommoncold,accordingtothe
passage?
SectionC:Compounddictation
Youprobablyhavenoticedthatpeopleexpresssimilarideasindifferentwaysdependingon
thesituationtheyarein.Thisisverynatural.Alllanguageshavetwogenerallevelsofusage:a
formallevelandaninformallevel.Englishisnoexception.Thedifferenceinthesetwolevelsis
thesituationinwhichyouuseaparticularlevel.Formallanguageisthekindoflanguageyoufind
intextbooks,referencebooksandinbusinessletters.YouwouldalsouseformalEnglishin
compositionsandessaysthatyouwriteinschool.Informallanguageisusedinconversationwith
colleagues,familymembersandfriends,andwhenwewritepersonalnotesorletterstoclose
friends.Formallanguageisdifferentfrominformallanguageinseveralways.First,formal
languagetendstobemorepolite.Whatwemayfindinterestingisthatitusuallytakesmorewords
tobepolite.Forexample,Imightsaytoafriendorafamilymember“Closethedoor,please”,but
toastranger,Iprobablywouldsay“Wouldyoumindclosingthedoor?”Anotherdifference
betweenformalandinformallanguageissomeofthevocabulary.Thereareboundtobesome
wordsandphrasesthatbelonginformallanguageandothersthatareinformal.Let'ssaythatI
reallylikesoccer.IfIamtalkingtomyfriend,Imightsay“Iamjustcrazyaboutsoccer”,butifI
weretalkingtomyboss,Iwouldprobablysay“Ireallyenjoysoccer”.
2007年12月大學英語四級真題聽力原文
SectionAConversations
ShortConversations
11.
W:IranintoSallytheotherday.Icouldhardlyrecognizeher.Doyourememberherfromhigh
school?
M:Yeah,shewasalittleoutofshapebackthen.Well,hasshelostalotofweight?
Q:WhatdoesthemanrememberofSally?
12.
W:Wedon'tseemtohaveareservationforyou,sir.I'msorry.
M:Butmysecretarysaidthatshehadreservedaroomformehere.Iphonedherfromtheairport
thismorningjustbeforeIgotonboardtheplane.
Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
13.
W:Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace?
M:IfPaulweremyson,rdjustnotworry.Nowthathisteacherisgivinghimextrahelpandhe's
workinghardhimself,he'ssuretodowellinthenextexam.
Q:What'stheman'ssuggestiontothewoman?
14.
M:You'vehadyourhandsfullandhavebeenoverworkedduringthelasttwoweeks.Ithinkyou
reallyneedtogooutandgetsomefreshairandsunshine.
W:Youareright.That'sjustwhatI'mthinkingabout.
Q:Whatisthewomanmostprobablygoingtodo?
15.
W:Hello,John.Howareyoufeelingnow?Ihearyou'vebeenill.
M:TheymusthaveconfusedmewithmytwinbrotherRods.He'sbeensickallweek,butI've
neverfeltbetterinmylife.
Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
16.
M:Didyoureallygiveawayallyourfurniturewhenyoumovedintothenewhouselastmonth?
W:Justtheuselesspieces,asI'mplanningtopurchaseanewsetfromItalyforthesittingroom
only.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?
17.
M:TvebroughtbackyourOxfordCompaniontoEnglishLiterature.Ithoughtyoumightuseitfor
yourpaper.Sorrynottohavereturneditearlier.
W:Iwaswonderingwherethatbookwas.
Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
18.
W:Totellthetruth,Tony,itneveroccurstomethatyouareanathlete.
M:Oh,really?Mostpeoplewhomeetme,includingsomefriendsofmine,don'tthinksoeither.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
LongConversations
Conversation1
M:Mary,Ihopeyou'repackedandreadytoleave.
W:Yes,I'mpacked,butnotquiteready.Ican'tfindmypassport.
M:Yourpassport?That'stheonethingyoumustn'tleavebehind.
W:Iknow.Ihaven'tlostit.I'vepackedit,butIcan'trememberwhichbagit'sin.
M:Well,youhavetofinditattheairport.Comeon,thetaxiiswaiting.
W:Didyousaytaxi?Ithoughtweweregoinginyourcar.
M:Yes,well,Ihaveplannedto,butI'llexplainlater.You'vegottobethereinanhour.
W:Theplanedoesn'tleavefortwohours.Anyway,Tmreadytogonow.
M:Now,you'retakingjustonecase,isthatright?
W:No,thereisoneinthehallaswell.
M:Gosh,whatalotofstuff!You'retakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.
W:Well,youcan'tdependontheweather.Itmightbecold.
M:It'snevercoldinRome.CertainlynotinMay.Comeon,wereallymustgo.
W:Right,we*reready.We'vegotthebags,I'msurethere*snoneedtorush.
M:Thereis.Iaskedthetaxidrivertowaittwominutes,nottwenty.
W:Look,Tmsupposedtobegoingawaytorelax.You'remakingmenervous.
M:Well,Iwantyoutorelaxonholiday,butyoucan'trelaxyet.
W:OK,Ipromisenottorelax,atleastnotuntilwegettotheairportandIfindmypassport.
Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Q19:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpassport?
Q20:Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'strip?
Q21:Whydoesthemanurgethewomantohurry?
Q22:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
Conversation2
W:Oh,Tmfedupwithmyjob.
M:Hey,there'saperfectjobforyouinthepapertoday.Youmightbeinterested.
W:Oh,whatisit?Whatdotheywant?
M:Waitaminute.Uh,hereitis.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyisrecruitingtranslators.
W:TheEuropeanSpaceAgency?
M:Well,that'swhatitsays.TheyneedanEnglishtranslatortoworkfromFrenchorGerman.
W:SotheyneedadegreeinFrenchorGerman,Isuppose.Well,I'vegotthat.What'smore,Ihave
plentyofexperience.Whatelsearetheyaskingfor?
M:Justthat.Auniversitydegreeandthreeorfouryearsofexperienceasatranslatorina
professionalenvironment.Theyalsosaythepersonshouldhavealivelyandinquiringmind,
effectivecommunicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkindividuallyorasapartoftheteam.
W:Well,ifIstayatmypresentjobmuchlonger,Iwon'thaveanymindorskillsleft.Bytheway,
whataboutsalary?Ijusthopeitisn'tlowerthanwhatIgetnow.
M:It'ssaidtobenegotiable.Itdependsontheapplicant'seducationandexperience.Inadditionto
basicsalary,there*salistofextrabenefits.Havealookyourself.
W:Hm,travelandsocialsecurityplusrelocationexpensesarepaid.Hey,thisisn'tbad.Ireally
wantthejob.
Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Q23:Whyisthewomantryingtofindanewjob?
Q24:Whatpositionisbeingadvertisedinthepaper?
Q25:Whatarethekeyfactorsthatdeterminethesalaryofthenewposition?
SectionBShortPassages
Passage1
Whencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.Sometimes,however,acouple
cannothaveachildoftheirown.Inthiscase,theymaydecidetoadoptachild.Infact,adoption
isverycommontoday.Thereareabout60thousandadoptionseachyearintheUnitedStatesalone.
Somepeopleprefertoadoptinfants,othersadoptolderchildren,somecouplesadoptchildren
fromtheirowncountries,othersadoptchildrenfromforeigncountries.Inanycase,theyalladopt
childrenforthesamereason——theycareaboutchildrenandwanttogivetheiradoptedchilda
happylife.
Mostadoptedchildrenknowthattheyareadopted.Psychologistsandchild-careexperts
generallythinkthisisagoodidea.However,manyadoptedchildrenoradopteeshaveverylittle
informationabouttheirbiologicalparents.Asamatteroffact,itisoftenverydifficultforadoptees
tofindoutabouttheirbirthparentsbecausethebirthrecordsofmostadopteesareusuallysealed.
Theinformationissecretsonoonecanseeit.Naturally,adoptedchildrenhavedifferentfeelings
abouttheirbirthparents.Manyadopteeswanttosearchforthem,butothersdonot.Thedecision
tosearchforbirthparentsisadifficultonetomake.Mostadopteeshavemixedfeelingsabout
findingtheirbiologicalparents.Eventhoughadopteesdonotknowabouttheirnaturalparents,
theydoknowthattheiradoptiveparentswantthem,lovethemandwillcareforthem.
Questions26-29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Q26.Accordingtothespeaker,whydosomecouplesadoptchildren?
Q27.Whyisitdifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparents?
Q28.Whydomanyadopteesfindithardtomakethedecisiontosearchfortheirbirthparents?
Q29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
Passage2
KatherineGramgraduatedfromUniversityofChicagoin1938andgotajobasanews
reporterinSanFrancisco.Katherine'sfatherusedtobeasuccessfulinvestmentbanker.In1933,
heboughtafailingnewspaper,theWashingtonPost.
ThenKatherinereturnedtoWashingtonandgotajob,editinglettersinherfather's
newspaper.ShemarriedPhilipGram,whotookoverhisfather-in-law'spositionshortlyafterand
becamepublisheroftheWashingtonPost.Butformanyyears,herhusbandsufferedfrommental
illnessandhekilledhimselfin1963.Afterherhusband'sdeath,Katherineoperatedthenewspaper.
Inthe1970s,thenewspaperbecamefamousaroundtheworldandKatherinewasalsorecognized
asanimportantleaderinnewspaperpublishing.Shewasthefirstwomantoheadamajor
Americanpublishingcompany,theWashingtonPostcompany.Inafewyears,shesuccessfully
expandedthecompanytoincludenewspaper,magazine,broadcastandcablecompanies.
Shediedofheadinjuriesafterafallwhenshewas84.Morethan3thousandpeopleattended
herfuneralincludingmanygovernmentandbusinessleaders.Herfriendssaidshewouldbe
rememberedasawomanwhohadanimportantinfluenceoneventsintheUnitedStatesandthe
world.Katherineoncewrote,t4Theworldwithoutnewspaperswouldnotbethesamekindof
world”.Afterherdeath,theemployeesoftheWashingtonPostwrote,"Theworldwithout
Katherinewouldnotbethesameatall.^^
Questions30-32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Q30.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutKatherine'sfather?
Q31.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutKatherineGram?
Q32.WhatdoesthecommentbyemployeesoftheWashingtonPostsuggest?
Passage3
Obtaininggoodhealthinsuranceisarealnecessitywhileyouarestudyingoverseas.It
protectsyoufromminorandmajormedicalexpensesthatcanwipeoutnotonlyyoursavingsbut
yourdreamsofaneducationabroad.Thereareoftentwodifferenttypesofhealthinsuranceyou
canconsiderbuying,internationaltravelinsuranceandstudentinsuranceinthecountrywhereyou
willbegoing.
Aninternationaltravelinsurancepolicyisusuallypurchasedinyourhomecountrybefore
yougoabroad.Itgenerallycoversawidevarietyofmedicalservicesandyouareoftengivenalist
ofdoctorsintheareawhereyouwilltravelwhomayevenspeakyournativelanguage.The
drawbackmightbethatyoumaynotgetyourmoneybackimmediately,inotherwords,youmay
havetopayallyoumedicalexpensesandthenlatersubmityourreceiptstotheinsurance
company.
Ontheotherhand,gettingstudentheathinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillstudymight
allowyoutoonlypayacertainpercentageofthemedicalcostatthetimeofserviceandthusyou
don'thavetohavesufficientcashtopaytheentirebillatonce.Whateveryoudecide,obtaining
someformofhealthinsuranceissomethingyoushouldconsiderbeforeyougooverseas.You
shouldn'twaituntilyouaresickwithmajormedicalbillstopayoff.
Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Q33.Whydoesthespeakeradviseoverseasstudentstobuyhealthinsurance?
Q34.Whatisthedrawbackofstudentsbuyinginternationaltravelinsurance?
Q35.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutstudentsgettinghealthinsuranceinthecountrywherethey
willstudy?
SectionCCompoundDictation
Moreandmoreoftheworld'spopulationarelivingintownsorcities.Thespeedatwhich
citiesaregrowinginthelessdevelopedcountriesisalarming.Between1920and1960,bigcities
indevelopedcountriesincreasedtwoandahalftimesinsize,butinotherpartsoftheworldthe
growthwaseighttimestheirsize.Thesheersizeofgrowthisbadenough,buttherearenowalso
verydisturbingsignsoftroubleinthecomparisonofpercentagesofpeoplelivingintownsand
percentagesofpeopleworkinginindustry.Duringthe19thcentury,citiesgrewasaresultofthe
growthofindustry.InEurope,theproportionofpeoplelivingincitieswasalwayssmallerthan
thatoftheworkforceworkinginfactories.Now,however,thereverseisalmostalwaystrueinthe
newlyindustrializedworld.Thepercentageofpeoplelivingincitiesismuchhigherthanthe
percentageworkinginindustry.Withoutabaseofpeopleworkinginindustry,thesecitiescannot
payfortheirgrowth.Thereisnotenoughmoneytobuildadequatehousesforthepeoplethatlive
there,letalonethenewarrivals.Therehasbeenlittleopportunitytobuildwatersuppliesorother
facilities.Sothefiguresforthegrowthoftownsandcitiesrepresentproportionalgrowthof
unemploymentandunderemployment,agrowthinthenumberofhopelessanddespairingparents
andstarvingchildren.
08年12月大學英語四級真題聽力原文
SectionA
11.
M:IjustreceivedanEmailfromoneofmyformerclassmates.Iwassurprised,Ihadn't
heardfromhimforages.
W:Well,I'vebeenoutoftouchwithmostofmyoldfriends,onlyoneortwostilldropmealine
occasionally,
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?
12.
M:Ifyoucanmakeupyourmindaboutthecolor,Icanstartontheoutsideofyourhouseearly
nextweek.
W:Well,rightnowIthinkIwantwhiteforthewindowframesandyellowforthewalls,butrillet
youknowtomorrow.
Q:Whoisthewomantalkingto?
13.
W:Excuseme;doyouhaveanyapartmentsavailableforunder500dollarsamonth?Ineedto
moveinnextweekwhenmynewjobstarts.
M:TheonlyvacantoneIhaveis600dollars,haveyouinquiredattheapartmentcomplexdown
thestreet?
Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
14.
W:Youboughtapairofjeansyesterday,didn'tyou?Whataretheylike?
M:Oh,theyareprettymuchlikemyotherones,exceptwithalargerwaist.IguessIhaven'tspent
muchtimeexercisinglately.
Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationabouttheman?
15.
W:Ireallylikethoseabstractpaintingswesawyesterday.Whatdoyouthink?
M:Iguessit'ssomethingIhaven'tacquiredatasteforyet.
Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?
16.
W:Youhaven'tseenabluenotebook,haveyou?IhopeIdidn'tleaveitinthereadingroom.
M:Didyoucheckthatpileofjournalsyou'veborrowedfromthelibrarytheotherday?
Q:Whatisthemantryingtosaytothewoman?
M:Howaboutjoiningmeforacupofcoffee?
W:rdloveto,butI'mexhausted.Iwasuptill3thismorning,writingapaperformyliterature
class.
Q:Whydoesthewomandeclinetheman'sinvitation?
18.
W:Youhadajobinterviewyesterday,didn'tyou?Howdiditgo?
M:Nottoobad,Guess.Therewereabout20candidatescompetingforthesalesmanager'sjob.
Andfinallyitwasdowntothreeofus,buttheothertwoseemedbetterqualified.
Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?
聽力長對話1
F:Simon,howdoesitfeeltoberetired?
M:Well,notsobad.
F:Howhaveyoubeenspendingyourtime?
M:Ihavebeenspendingmoretimewithmyfamily.Fvealsotraveledabit,youknow,off
seasonwheneverywhereislesscrowdedandhotelscostless.
F:Great.
M:YouknowIhaven5tstoppedworkcompletely.
F:Yes,couldyoutellusmoreaboutthis?
M:I'monaschemethat'scalledphasedretirement;Ihadasix-monthbreakfromwork,after
thatIcouldapplyforprojectworkwiththecompanyIusedtoworkfor.
F:Howdoestheschemework?
M:Well,it'satrialatthemoment.Insteadofhiringtemporarystuff,thecompanyadvertises
postsonitswebsitethatretiredemployeeslikemyselfcanaccess.
F:Whatsortofworksadvertised?
M:Well,allsortsofthings,really.Administrativeworkandmorespecializedwork,thesortof
thingIcando.Someoftheprojectscanlastfiveorsixmonths,andotherscanjustbea
coupleofdays.Icandecidemoreorlesswhentowork.SoIcanmanagemyowntime.
F:Icanseeit'sgoodforyou.Whatisyourcompanygetoutofthis?
M:Well,Istillhaveallmyoldcontactsatwork,soIknowwhotocontacttogetsomethingdone.
Thecompanygetsflexibility,too.Oncethejob'sover,that'sit.I'mnotontheirbooksany
more.
Questions19-21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust
heard.
19.WhydoesSimonfindhisretiredlifeenjoyable?
20.HowdoesSimongettoknowaboutthecompany'savailableposts?
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