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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.

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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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