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SectionA:Conversations

ShortConversations

11.

M:’mlookingforagiftfor

gestions?

W:Wellyouhavetotellmesomethingaboutyourgirlfriendfirst.

Also,what’syourbudget?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

12.

M:Whatwouldyoulikefordesrt?IthinkI’llhaveapplepieand

icecream.W:Thechocolatecakelooksgreat,butIhavetowatchmy

headandgetyours.Q:Whatwouldthewomanmost

probablydo?

13.

W:Havingvisitedsomanycountries,youmustbeabletospeak

veraldifferentlanguages.M:aneandof

courEnglisharetheonlylanguagesIcanspeak.Q:Whatdowelearn

fromtheconversation?

14.

M:

it’simpossibleformetomakeittothebaratten.

W:Thenitemsthatwe’llhavetomeetanhourlateratthe

library.Q:Whatwillthemandofirstafterclass?

15.

M:It’

comesbackfromtheclass?W:justleaveanote.

I’llgiveittoherlater.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

16.

M:HowisJohnnow?Ishefeelinganybetter?

W:gto

himisreallydifficultandhegetsupteasilyoverlittlethings.

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutJohnfromtheconversation?

17.

M:Dowehavetogettheoperaticketsinadvance?

W:satthedoorareusuallysoldatahigherprice.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

18.

M:Thetaxidrivermusthavebeenspeeding.

W:Well,hedintothetreebecauhewastrying

nottohitaboxthathadfallenoffthetruckaheadofhim.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthetaxidriver?

LongConversations

Conversation1

W:Hey,Bob,guesswhat?I’mgoingtovisitQuebecnextsummer.

I’minvitedtogotoafriend’leI’mthereI’d

alsoliketodosomesighteing.

M:That’snice,oumeantheprovinceofQuebec,or

QuebecCity?W:nd’sweddingisinMontreal.

I’mgoingtherefirst.I’realthe

capitalcityoftheprovince?

M:Well,Manypeoplethinksobecauit’

it’nt

’sbeautiful

insummer.

W:Wow,anddoyouthinkIcangetbyinEnglish?MyFrenchisOK,

ostpeopletherespeakFrench,butcanIalso

uEnglish?

M:Well,’ll

fact,MontrealisthethirdlargestFrenchspeakingcityintheworld.

Soyou’dbetterpracticeyourFrenchbeforeyougo.

W:outQuebecCity?I’llvisitafriendfrom

’sitlike?

M:It’sabeautifulcity,dbuildingshavebeen

themwerebuiltinthe17thor18thcenturies.

You’lllovethere.

W:’twaittogo.

Questions:

’sthewoman’smainpurpoofvisitingQuebec?

esthemanadvicethewomantodobeforethetrip?

esthemansayabouttheQuebecCity?

Conversation2

M:Hi,MissRowling,howoldwereyouwhenyoustartedtowrite?And

whatwasyourfirstbook?

W:IwrotemyfirstFinnish(finished)storywhenIwasaboutsix.

Itwasaboutasmallanimal,arabbit,’vebeenwriting

eversince?

M:Whydidyouchootobeanauthor?

W:1wouldbe

owouldbefindingsomeone

dermylfveryluckyindeedtobeableto

supportmylfbywriting

M:Doyouhaveanyplanstowritebooksforadults?

W:Imightwrite

verreallyimagineatargetaudiencewhenI’m

allydependsontheideasthat

graspmenext.

M:wheredidtheideasforthe“HarryPotter”bookscomefrom?

W:I’peI’llnever

dspoilmyexcitementifitturnedoutIjusthavea

funnywrinkleonthesurfaceofmybrain,whichmakesmethinkaboutthe

invisibletrainplatform.

M:Howdidyoucomeupwiththenamesofyourcharacters?

W:socollectedstrangenames.

I’vegotonefromancientsaints,maps,dictionaries,plants,war

memoirsandpeopleImet.

M:Oh,youarereallyresourceful.

Questions:

welearnfromtheconversationaboutMissRowling’s

firstbook?

sMissRowlingconsiderhersoverylucky?

ctatesMissRowling’swriting?

ingtoMissRowlingwheredidshegettheideasforthe

HarryPorterbooks?

SectionB

Passage1

Reducingtheamountofsleepstudentsgetatnighthasadirect

ingto

classroomteachers,elementaryandmiddleschoolstudentswhostayup

sbeenshown

tudy,

teacherswerenottoldtheamountofsleepstudentsreceivedwhen

completingweeklyperformancereports,yettheyratedthestudentswho

hadreceivedeighthoursorlessashavingthemosttroublerecalling

allthematerial，learning

rsalsoreported

eriment

isthefirsttoaskteacherstoreportontheeffectsofsleep

ayinguplatecancauincread

academicdifficultyandattentionproblemsforotherwihealthy,well-

functioningkids,saidGarharnForlone,thestudy’

resultsprovideprofessionalsandparentswithaclearmessage:whena

childishavinglearningandattentionproblems,theissueofsleephas

tobetakenintoconsideration.“Ifwedon’taskaboutsleep,andtry

toimprovesleeppatternsinkids’strugglingacademically,thenwe

aren’tdoingourjob”,ents,hesaid,themessage

issimple,“gettingkidstobedontimeisasimportantasgettingthem

toschoolontime”.Questions26to28arebadonthepassageyou

havejustheard.

reteacherstoldtodointheexperiment?

ingtotheexperiment,whatproblemcaninsufficientsleep

cauinstudents?ssagedidtherearcherintendtoconvey

toparents?

Passage2

wantedto

lifewasturnedupsidedownwhen

amotorist,distractedbyhiscellphone,ranastopsignandcrashed

actkilledher2-year-olddaughter.

Fourmonthslater,Paniareluctantlybutcourageouslydecidedtotryto

educatethepublicandtofightforlawstobandriversfromusingcell

tedtosaveotherchildrenfrom

irstspeech,Paniagotofftoa

visiblytremblingandhervoicewassoftand

hegotintoherspeech,adramatictransformation

restofhertalk,ted

everyoneintheaudiencetoknowwhatsheknewwithouthavingtolearn

theaudienceweremovedtotearsand

equentprentations,Paniagainedreputationasa

earanceonatalkshowwasbroadcast

threetimes,

campaignincreadpublicawarenessoftheproblem,andpromptedover

300citiesandveralstatestoconsiderrestrictionsoncellphoneu.

Questions29to32arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

sthesignificantchangeinPatriciaPania’slife?

dledtoPania’spersonaltragedy?

Paniafeelwhenshebeganherfirstspeech?

uldbeexpectedasaresultofPania’fforts?

Passage3

sus

’ttheyfinda

cureforthecommoncold?’

er

knowwhichoneyouwillget,sothereisn’

virusattacksyourbody,

lterrible

becauyoucan’tbreathewell,butyourbodyisactuallyeatingthe

mperaturerisandyougetafever,buttheheatofyour

ohavearunningnotostopthe

feelmirable,butactually

yourwonderfulbodyisdoingeverythingitcantokillthecold.

nitedStates

andsomeothercountries,forexample,peoplemighteatchickensoupto

as

ientistssaytakingmedicineswhen

usstaysinyoulonger,

becauyourbodydoesn’tdevelopawaytofightitandkillit.

Questions33to35arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

ingtothepassage,whyhaven’tscientistsfoundacure

forthecommoncold?esthespeakersayaboutthesymptomsof

thecommoncold?

somescientistssayabouttakingmedicinesforthe

commoncold,accordingtothepassage?

SectionC:Compounddictation

Youprobablyhavenoticedthatpeopleexpresssimilarideasin

very

guageshavetwogenerallevelsofusage:aformallevel

ferenceinthe

languageisthekindoflanguageyoufindintextbooks,referencebooks

ldalsouformalEnglishin

allanguageis

udinconversationwithcolleagues,familymembersandfriends,and

,

mayfindinterestingis

mple,Imightsay

toafriendorafamilymember“Clothedoor,plea”,buttoa

stranger,Iprobablywouldsay“Wouldyoumindclosingthedoor?”

Anotherdifferencebetweenformalandinformallanguageissomeofthe

reboundtobesomewordsandphrasthatbelongin

’ssaythatIreally

alkingtomyfriend,Imightsay“Iamjustcrazy

aboutsoccer”,butifIweretalkingtomyboss,Iwouldprobablysay

“Ireallyenjoysoccer”.

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SectionAConversations

ShortConversations

11.

W:

yourememberherfromhighschool?

M:Yeah,,hasshelost

alotofweight?Q:WhatdoesthemanrememberofSally?

12.

W:Wedon’temtohavearervationforyou,sir.I’msorry.

M:Butmycretarysaidthatshehadrervedaroomformehere.I

phonedherfromtheairportthismorningjustbeforeIgotonboardthe

plane.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

13.

W:Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace?

M:IfPaulweremyson,I’thisteacheris

givinghimextrahelpandhe'sworkinghardhimlf,he’ssuretodo

wellinthenextexam.

Q:What’stheman’ssuggestiontothewoman?

14.

M:You’vehadyourhandsfullandhavebeenoverworkedduringthe

youreallyneedtogooutandgetsomefreshair

andsunshine.

W:’sjustwhatI’mthinkingabout.

Q:Whatisthewomanmostprobablygoingtodo?

15.

W:Hello,youfeelingnow?Ihearyou’vebeenill.

M:’sbeen

sickallweek,butI’veneverfeltbetterinmylife.

Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

16.

M:Didyoureallygiveawayallyourfurniturewhenyoumovedinto

thenewhoulastmonth?W:Justtheulesspieces,asI’mplanning

topurchaanewtfromItalyforthesittingroomonly.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

17.

M:I’vebroughtbackyourOxfordCompaniontoEnglishLiterature.I

ottohavereturnedit

earlier.

W:Iwaswonderingwherethatbookwas.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

18.

W:Totellthetruth,Tony,itneveroccurstomethatyouarean

athlete.M:Oh,really?Mostpeoplewhomeetme,includingsomefriends

ofmine,don’tthinksoeither.Q:Whatdowelearnfromthe

conversation?

LongConversations

Conversation1

M:Mary,Ihopeyou'repackedandreadytoleave.

W:Yes,I’mpacked,’tfindmypassport.

M:Yourpassport?That’stheonethingyoumustn’tleavebehind.

W:’tlostit.I’vepackedit,butIcan’t

rememberwhichbagit’sin.M:Well,youhavetofinditattheairport.

Comeon,thetaxiiswaiting.W:Didyousaytaxi?Ithoughtwewere

goinginyourcar.

M:Yes,well,Ihaveplannedto,butI’’ve

gottobethereinanhour.W:Theplanedoesn’tleavefortwohours.

Anyway,I’mreadytogonow.

M:Now,you’retakingjustoneca,isthatright?

W:No,thereisoneinthehallaswell.

M:Gosh,whatalotofstuff!You’retakingenoughforamonth

insteadofaweek.W:Well,youcan’t

becold.

M:It’,we

reallymustgo.W:Right,we'’vegotthebags,I’msure

there'snoneedtorush.M:thetaxidrivertowait

twominutes,nottwenty.

W:Look,I’’remakingme

nervous.M:Well,Iwantyoutorelaxonholiday,butyoucan’trelax

yet.

W:OK,Iprominottorelax,atleastnotuntilwegettothe

ons19-22arebadonthe

conversationyouhavejustheard.

Q19:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpassport?

Q20:Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’strip?

Q21:Whydoesthemanurgethewomantohurry?

Q22:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

Conversation2

W:Oh,I’mfedupwithmyjob.

M:Hey,there’ht

beinterested.W:Oh,whatisit?Whatdotheywant?

M:,opeanSpaceAgencyis

recruitingtranslators.W:TheEuropeanSpaceAgency?

M:Well,that’edanEnglishtranslatorto

workfromFrenchorGerman.W:SotheyneedadegreeinFrenchorGerman,

,I’’smore,Ihaveplentyof

aretheyaskingfor?

M:rsitydegreeandthreeorfouryearsof

sosay

thepersonshouldhavealivelyandinquiringmind,effective

communicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkindividuallyorasapart

oftheteam.W:Well,ifIstayatmyprentjobmuchlonger,Iwon’t

ay,whataboutsalary?Ijusthope

itisn’tlowerthanwhatIgetnow.

M:It’ndsontheapplicant’s

tiontobasicsalary,there'salistof

ookyourlf.

W:Hm,travelandsocialcurityplusrelocationexpensarepaid.

Hey,thisisn’y

wantthejob.

Questions23-25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q23:Whyisthewomantryingtofindanewjob?

Q24:Whatpositionisbeingadvertidinthepaper?

Q25:Whatarethekeyfactorsthatdeterminethesalaryofthenew

position?

SectionBShortPassages

Passage1

Whencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.

Sometimes,however,

ca,,adoptionisverycommon

reabout60thousandadoptionachyearintheUnited

opleprefertoadoptinfants,othersadoptolder

children,somecouplesadoptchildrenfromtheirowncountries,others

a,theyalladopt

childrenforthesamereason----theycareaboutchildrenandwantto

givetheiradoptedchildahappylife.

logistsand

r,many

adoptedchildrenoradopteeshaveverylittleinformationabouttheir

teroffact,itisoftenverydifficultfor

adopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparentsbecauthebirthrecords

ormationiscretsonoone

lly,adoptedchildrenhavedifferentfeelingsabout

opteeswanttoarchforthem,butothers

isiontoarchforbirthparentsisadifficultoneto

opteeshavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirbiological

oughadopteesdonotknowabouttheirnaturalparents,

theydoknowthattheiradoptiveparentswantthem,lovethemandwill

ons26-29arebadonthepassageyouhavejust

heard.

ingtothespeaker,whydosomecouplesadoptchildren?

tdifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirth

parents?

anyadopteesfindithardtomakethedecisionto

archfortheirbirthparents?nweinferfromthepassage?

Passage2

KatherineGramgraduatedfromUniversityofChicagoin1938andgot

ine’sfatherudto

1933,heboughtafailing

newspaper,theWashingtonPost.

ThenKatherinereturnedtoWashingtonandgotajob,editingletters

inherfather’riedPhilipGram,whotookoverhis

father-in-law’spositionshortlyafterandbecamepublisherofthe

manyyears,herhusbandsufferedfrommental

erhusband’sdeath,

1970s,thenewspaperbecame

famousaroundtheworldandKatherinewasalsorecognizedasan

thefirstwomanto

headamajorAmericanpublishingcompany,theWashingtonPostcompany.

Inafewyears,shesuccessfullyexpandedthecompanytoinclude

newspaper,magazine,broadcastandcablecompanies.

an3

thousandpeopleattendedher

ends

saidshewouldberememberedasawomanwhohadanimportantinfluence

ineoncewrote,

“Theworldwithoutnewspaperswouldnotbethesamekindofworld”.

Afterherdeath,theemployeesoftheWashingtonPostwrote,“Theworld

withoutKatherinewouldnotbethesameatall.”

Questions30-32arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

welearnfromthepassageaboutKatherine’sfather?

esthespeakertellusaboutKatherineGram?

esthecommentbyemployeesoftheWashingtonPost

suggest?

Passage3

Obtaininggoodhealthinsuranceisarealnecessitywhileyouare

ectsyoufromminorandmajormedicalexpens

thatcanwipeoutnotonlyyoursavingsbutyourdreamsofaneducation

reoftentwodifferenttypesofhealthinsuranceyoucan

considerbuying,internationaltravelinsuranceandstudentinsurancein

thecountrywhereyouwillbegoing.

Aninternationaltravelinsurancepolicyisusuallypurchadin

rallycoversawide

varietyofmedicalrvicesandyouareoftengivenalistofdoctorsin

theareawhereyouwilltravelwhomayevenspeakyournativelanguage.

Thedrawbackmightbethatyoumaynotgetyourmoneybackimmediately,

inotherwords,youmayhavetopayallyoumedicalexpensandthen

therhand,

gettingstudentheathinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillstudy

mightallowyoutoonlypayacertainpercentageofthemedicalcostat

thetimeofrviceandthusyoudon’thavetohavesufficientcashto

eryoudecide,obtainingsomeformof

healthinsuranceissomethingyoushouldconsiderbeforeyougooveras.

Youshouldn’twaituntilyouaresickwithmajormedicalbillstopay

off.

Questions33-35arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

sthespeakeradvioverasstudentstobuyhealth

insurance?

thedrawbackofstudentsbuyinginternationaltravel

insurance?

esthespeakersayaboutstudentsgettinghealth

insuranceinthecountrywheretheywillstudy?

SectionCCompoundDictation

Moreandmoreoftheworld’spopulationarelivingintownsor

edatwhich

citiesaregrowinginthelessdevelopedcountriesisalarming.

Between1920and1960,bigcitiesindevelopedcountriesincreadtwo

andahalftimesinsize,butinotherpartsoftheworldthegrowthwas

ersizeofgrowthisbadenough,but

therearenowalsoverydisturbingsignsoftroubleinthecomparisonof

percentagesofpeoplelivingintownsandpercentagesofpeopleworking

the19thcentury,citiesgrewasaresultofthe

pe,theproportionofpeoplelivingincities

,

however,thereverisalmostalwaystrueinthenewlyindustrialized

centageofpeoplelivingincitiesismuchhigherthanthe

tabaofpeopleworkingin

industry,snotenough

moneytobuildadequatehousforthepeoplethatlive

there,asbeenlittleopportunity

iguresforthe

growthoftownsandcitiesreprentproportionalgrowthofunemployment

andunderemployment,agrowthinthenumberofhopelessanddespairing

parentsandstarvingchildren.

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11.

M:ffastepandtwistedmyankle.

W:Don’tworry,usuallyankleinjurieshealquicklyifyoustop

regularactivitiesforawhile.

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

12.

W:MayIeyouticket,plea?Ithinkyou’resittinginmyat.

M:Oh,you’isinthebalcony.I’mterriblysorry.

Q:Wheredoesconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

13.

W:ieinhissleeplastnight?

M:Yes,it’leteverybodyknowthatwhoeverwants

tomayattendthefuneral.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

14.

M:HaveyoutakenProfessorYang’xambefore?I’mkindof

nervous.

W:ncentrateontheimportantideasshe’stalkedabout

intheclassandignorethedetails.

Q:HowdoesthewomensuggestthemanprepareforProfessorYang’s

exam,

15.

W:I’msosorrysir,andyou’llletmepaytohaveyourjacket

cleaned,won’tyou?

M:That’’msurethat

coffeedoesn’tleavelastingmarksonclothing.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

16.

W:HaveyouenthemovieTheDeparted?Theplotwassocomplicated

thatIreallygotlost.

M:Yeah,Ifeltthesame,butafterIsawitacondtime,Icould

putallthepiecestogether.

Q:Howdidthetwospeakersfindthemovie?

17.

M:I’mreallysurpridyougotanAonthetest;youdidn’tem

tohavedonealotofreading.

W:NowyouknowwhyInevermisdthelecture.

Q:Whatcontributestothewoman’shighscore?

18.

W:Haveyouheardaboutthenewdigitaltelevisionsystem?Itlets

peoplegetabout500channels.

M:ubtthey’llhaveanythingdifferentfromwhatwe

watchnow.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

Longconversation

ConversationOne:

W:Gosh!Haveyouenthis,Richard?

M:Seewhat?

W:,thereisamangoingaroundpretending

he’’sbeencallingatpeople’shomes,

getsaroundthemtomakehimacupoftea,andwhiletheyareoutofthe

roomhestealstheirmoney,handbagwhateverandmakesoffwithit.

M:Butyouknow,Jane,it’spartlytheirownfault;youshould

neverletanyonelikethatinunless

you’reexpectingthem.

W:It’eonecomestothedoor,

andsaylectricityorgasandyouautomaticallythinktheyareOK,

especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou

M:DoesthismanhaveanIDthen?

W:Yes,that’sheudtoworkforthe

electricityboardatonetimeaccordingtothepaperthepoliceare

warningpeopleespeciallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlessthey

’ladytoldthemshe’djust

dhe

ethewholelot.

M:Butwhatdoeshelooklike?Surelytheymusthaveadescription.

W:Oh,’se,inhisthirties,tall,bushydark

hair,slightnorthernaccent,soundsabitlikeyouactually.

Questions19to22arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

esthewomanwantthemantoreadinthenewspaper?

themanmentioninthenewspapertrytowinfurther

trustfromthevictims?

thewarningfromthepolice?

esthewomanspeakertellusabouttheoldlady?

ConversationTwo:

M:MissJones,couldyoutellmemoreaboutyourfirstjobwith

hotelmarketingconcept?

W:Yes,arketingconsultantresponsiblefor

reallluxuryhotelsinaleisurector

allofaveryhighstandard.

M:Whichmarketswereyouresponsiblefor?

W:ForEuropeandJapan.

M:uever

beentoJapan?

W:Yes,Ihave,lthekey

peopleinthetouristindustry,thebigtouroperatorsandthetourist

akJapaneIhadaverybigadvantage.

M:Yes,uhadanycontactwithJapaninyour

prentjob?

W:Yes,I’shavebecomeverypopularwiththe

,the

marketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanehasincreada

lotrecently.

M:Really,I’minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat,butfirsttell

mehaveyouevertraveledontheluxurytrain,theOrientExpress,for

example?

W:No,Ihaven’’vetraveledontheGlacialExpressthrough

SwitzerlandandItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout8yearsago.I

’swhyI’mveryinterestedinthisjob.

dthewomandoinherfirstjob?

vethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripin

Japan?

hewomanapplyingforthenewjob?

Passage1

alotabouttimeandnotjustbecauit'sthenameof

stworkingpeople,Ifindtime,

orthelackofit,andnever-endingfrustrationandanunwinnablebattle.

MyeverydayisaraceagainsttheclockthatInevereveremtowin.

ingtothefamiliesandwork

institutes,nationalstudyofthechangingworkforce,55percentof

employeessaytheydon'thaveenoughtimeforthemlves,63percent

don'thaveenoughtimefortheirspousorpartners,and67percent

don''salsonotanewcomplaint.

Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomefromhuntingwildanimalsand

gatheringnutsandcomplainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopaint

ferenceisthatthebossof

animalhuntingandtheheadofnutgatheringprobablytoldthemtoshut

'sworkersarestilldemandingcontrol

ferenceistoday'sbossarelistening.I've

beenreadingareportissuedtodaycalled"whenworkworks"produced

tuptofindandwarnthe

employerswhoemploythemostcreativeandmosteffectivewaystogive

thisreportworthreadingandsuggest

everybossshouldreaditforideas.

Questions26to28arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

thespeakercomplainingabout?

esthespeakersayaboutourancestors?

sthespeakersuggestallbossreadthereport

bythethreeorganizations?

Passage2

eyougive,themore

youget,themoreyouwanttogive,***esaidprovestobe

oungestofsix

children,Ilearnedtosharemyparents'gsixchildren

duringthedifficulttimesoftheGreatDepressiontookitstollonmy

parents'relationshipandresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18years

everhadveryclorelationshipswithhischildrenand

lyearslater,

two

sons,erinfluence,webecamea

blendedfamilyandagoodrelationshipdevelopedbetweenthetwo

becauofourothermother,Daddy'scondwife,thathebecameclor

aredover25yearstogetherbeforeour

imeofhisdeath,thequestioncameupofmy

mother,Daddy'sfirstwife,everforget

skedherifshe

wouldobjecttomotherattendingDaddy'sfuneral,withoutgivingita

condthought,sheimmediatelyreplied."Ofcournot,

themotherofmychildren."

Questions29to31arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

ingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoher

parents'divorce?

oughtthefatherclortohisownchildren?

ssagedoesthespeakerwanttoconveyinthis

talk?

Passage3

InFebruarylastyear,suddenly,the

owneroftheGreenHouwhereIworkedasmanagerdiedofaheart

ilyannouncedthattheyweregoingtoclothebusiness

lookedpretty

emorning,asI

washanginga"goingoutofbusiness"signatthegreenhou,thedoor

anofficemanagerwhocompany

lookingforpottedplantstoplaceinthereceptionareasinoffices."I

don'tknowanythingaboutplants",shesaid,"Iamsureinafewweeks,

they'llallbedead.”WhileIwashelpingherlectherpurchas,my

sasmanyasadozenfirmsthatrecentlyopened

officesinthenewofficeparkandtherewereveralhundredmoreacres

ternoon,Idroveuptotheoffice

6o'clockthatevening,Ihadsignedcontactswith7companies

aweek,

IhadworkeddowntoanagreementtoleatheGreenHoufromthe

owner'daywehope

tobetheproudownersoftheGreenHou.

Questions32to35arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

welearnaboutthegreenhou?

sthespeakerdoingwhenthecustomerwalkedin

onemorning?

dthespeakerthinkofwhenrvingtheoffice

manager?

sthespeaker'shopeforthefuture?

复合式听写

Wearenowwitnessingtheemergenceofanadvancedeconomybadon

allabor,rawmaterials,andcapital

ow'swealth

ividuals

enteringtheworkforceoffertheirknowledgenottheirmuscles.

Knowledgeworkersgetpaidfortheireducationandtheirabilityto

alwithsymbols,

words,figures,esallthismeanforyou?Asafuture

knowledgeworker,youcanexpecttobegenerating,processingaswellas

tlythreeoutof4jobsinvolvesomeform

tnumberwillincreasharplyinthefuture.

Managementandemployeesalikewillbemakingdecisionsinsuchareasas

productdevelopment,qualitycontrol,

newworldofwork,youcanlookforwardtobeinconstanttrainingto

acquirenewskillsthatwillhelpyoukeepupwithimprovedtechnologies

alsoexpecttobetakinggreatercontrolofyour

ethenine-to-fivejobs,life-timecurity,predictable

promotionsandevenaconventionalworkplaceasyouarefamiliarwith.

Don'texpectthecompaniestoprovideyouwithaclearly-definedcareer

pathanddon'etoempower

yourlf.

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SectionA

11(

M:

surprid,Ihadn’theardfromhimforages.

W:Well,I’vebeenoutoftouchwithmostofmyoldfriends,only

oneortwostilldropmealineoccasionally,

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.

M:Ifyoucanmakeupyourmindaboutthecolor,Icanstartonthe

outsideofyourhouearlynextweek.

W:Well,rightnowIthinkIwantwhiteforthewindowframesand

yellowforthewalls,butI’llletyouknowtomorrow.

Q:Whoisthewomantalkingto?

13.

W:Excume;doyouhaveanyapartmentsavailableforunder500

dollarsamonth?Ineedtomoveinnextweekwhenmynewjobstarts.

M:TheonlyvacantoneIhaveis600dollars,haveyouinquiredat

theapartmentcomplexdownthestreet?

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

14.

W:Youboughtapairofjeansyesterday,didn’tyou?Whatarethey

like?

M:Oh,theyareprettymuchlikemyotherones,exceptwithalarger

Ihaven’tspentmuchtimeexercisinglately.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationabouttheman?

15.

W:

youthink?M:Iguessit’ssomethingIhaven’tacquiredatastefor

yet.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

16.

W:Youhaven’tenabluenotebook,haveyou?IhopeIdidn’t

leaveitinthereadingroom.M:Didyoucheckthatpileofjournals

you’veborrowedfromthelibrarytheotherday?Q:Whatistheman

tryingtosaytothewoman?

17.

M:Howaboutjoiningmeforacupofcoffee?

W:I’dloveto,butI’till3thismorning,

writingapaperformyliteratureclass.

Q:Whydoesthewomandeclinetheman’sinvitation?

18.

W:Youhadajobinterviewyesterday,didn’tyou?Howdiditgo?

M:Nottoobad,ereabout20candidatescompetingfor

thesalesmanager’allyitwasdowntothreeofus,but

theothertwoemedbetterqualified.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

听力长对话1

F:Simon,howdoesitfeeltoberetired?

M:Well,notsobad.

F:Howhaveyoubeenspendingyourtime?

M:Ihavebeenspendingmoretimewithmyfamily.I’vealso

traveledabit,youknow,offasonwheneverywhereislesscrowdedand

hotelscostless.

F:Great.

M:YouknowIhaven’tstoppedworkcompletely.

F:Yes,couldyoutellusmoreaboutthis?

M:I’monaschemethat’scalledphadretirement;Ihadasix-

monthbreakfromwork,afterthatIcouldapplyforprojectworkwith

thecompanyIudtoworkfor.

F:Howdoestheschemework?

M:Well,it’dofhiringtemporary

stuff,thecompanyadvertispostsonitswebsitethatretired

employeeslikemylfcanaccess.

F:Whatsortofworksadvertid?

M:Well,allsortsofthings,strativeworkandmore

specializedwork,theprojectscan

lastfiveorsixmonths,

managemyowntime.F:Ican

eit’yourcompanygetoutofthis?

M:Well,Istillhaveallmyoldcontactsatwork,soIknowwhoto

panygetsflexibility,

thejob’sover,that’sit.I’mnotontheirbooksanymore.

Questions19-21arebadontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

sSimonfindhisretiredlifeenjoyable?

sSimongettoknowaboutthecompany’savailableposts?

sthecompanyadoptthephadretirementscheme?

长对话2

W:Oh,wherearewegoing?

M:Iwanttoshowyousomething.

W:Iknow,butwhatisit?

M:’’sasmallplace,butat

leastitwouldbeourown.

W:Afarm?Howcanweaffordtobuyafarm?

M:Itisn’tverylarge,dn’thavetopay

verymuchrightnow.

W:Isthereahouontheplace?

M:Asmallone,twobedrooms,butitneedstobefixedupalittle.

Icandothejobmylf.W:eenoughspaceforakitchen

garden?

M:’splentyof

space.W:bekeepa

fewchickens,couldn’twe?M:Yes,andwecanprobablygrowalotof

ourownfood.

W:Whatareyouthinkingaboutgrowing,ifwedotakethisplace?

M:Well,itreallyisn’htwemight

trytoraiacropofpotatoes.W:Potatoes?Therearealotofwork.

M:Weareudtohardwork,aren’twe?

W:Yes,weare,veenoughtogetstarted?It

emslikeadream.M:Ithinkwe’ayalittle

onthefarmandmaybeputafewdollarsdownonthetractor,too.

Questions22to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

Q22:

Whatarethespeakersgoingtodoatthetimeoftheconversation?

Q23:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthefarm?

Q24:

Whydoesthemanintendtogrowpotatoesratherthancornonthe

farm?

Q25:

Whatisthewoman’sgreatestconcernabouttheman’splan?

篇章1

Membersofthecitycouncilanddistinguishedguests,itismy

Washington,chiefofour

city’addressusonthesubjectoftheCommunity

gtonhasa

distinguishedrecordasheadofourpoliceforceformorethantenyears.

However,youmaynotknowthathealsoholdsamaster’sdegreein

criminologyandstudiedabroadforayearwiththeinternationalpolice

gtonfirst

abehind

theprogramistogetthepoliceofficersoutoftheircarsandintoour

neighborhoodswheretheycantalkdirectlytomerchantsandresidents

fficersdomorethanmake

ytofindwaystohelpsolvetheproblemsthat

hatmeanshookingpeople

upwithrvicesofferedbyothercityagencies,suchasschools,

hospitals,housing,programemstobe

working:crimeisdownandourcitizensreportthattheyfeelmore

gtonisgoingtotellusmoreaboutthisprogram.

Nowlet’Washington.

thepurpoofthespeaker’sremarks?

Washington?

theideabehindtheCommunityPolicingProgram?

theCommunityPolicingProgramturnedouttobe?

篇章2

Therearebetween3000and6000publiclanguagesintheworld,and

wemustaddapproximately6billionprivatelanguagessinceeachoneof

eringthefacts,thepossibilitiesfor

r,wedo

olearntospeak

rningtospeaklanguagesemstobeaverymysterious

ngtime,peoplethoughtthatwelearnedalanguageonly

mple,ababytouchesahotpotand

hersays,“Hot,hot!”Andthebaby,whenit

stopscrying,imitatesthemotherandsays,“Hot,hot!”However,Noam

Chomsky,afamouxpertinlanguage,pointedoutthatalthoughchildren

dolearnsomewordsbyimitationandassociation,theyalsocombine

wordstomakemeaningfulntencesinwaysthatareunique,unlearned

eyoungchildrencanmakentencestheyhavenever

heardbefore,Chomskysuggestedthathumaninfantsarebornwiththe

ymeantthatunderneathallthe

differencesbetweenpublicandprivatelanguages,thereisauniversal

languagemechanismthatmakesitpossibleforus,asinfants,tolearn

eoryexplainsthepotentialthathuman

oesnotreallyexplainhow

childrencometoulanguageinparticularways.

Questions30to32arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

sthespeakersaytherearegreatpossibilities

forcommunicationbreakdowns?

Chomsky’spointontheabilitytolearna

language?

esChomsky’stheoryfailtoexplainaccording

tothespeaker?复合式听写

CompoundDictation:

veryreasontobelievethe

trendwillcontinuethrough

ateshavealwaysbeenhighinmulti-

w

phenomenonhasappearedontheworldscene:rapidlyrisingcrimerates

crimessuchas

robbery,rape,murderandautotheftareclearlyrising,particularlyin

EasternEuropeancountries,suchasHungary,andinWesternEuropean

nations,drivingthiscrime

explosion?,therearecertain

singheterogeneityof

population,greaterculturalpluralism,higherimmigration,

democratizationofgovernments,changingnationalborders,greater

economicgrowthandthelackofacceptedsocialideasofrightandwrong.

instance,culturesthatwerepreviouslyisolatedandhomogenous,suchas

Japan,DenmarkandGreece,arenowfacingthesortofculturalvariety

thathasbeencommoninAmericaformostofitshistory.

Multiculturalismcanbearewarding,enrichingexperience,bututcan

geneityinsocietieswillbethe

ruleinthe21stcentury,andfailuretorecognizeandplanforsuch

diversitycanleadtoriouscrimeproblems.

2009年6月听力

11.W:ThereweremorethanahundredpeopleatKate'sbirthday

eshe'sgotsomanyfriends?

M:It'wshewaspopularevenwhenshe

wasachild

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutKate?

12.M:Theysaythere'llbeasnow-stormtonight,andthecold

weatherwilllastquiteafewdays.

W:Oh!We'resolucky,we'llbegettingawayforawhile,andhaving

'scallrightnowtoconfirmourflight.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthetwospeakers?

13.W:Tonywasawardedamedalforrescuingveralfamiliesfrom

theforestfire.

M:Ireallyadmirehiscourage.

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutTonyfromtheconversation?

14.M:Mywashingmachineismorethanfifteenyearsoldandithas

workedjustfineuntillastnight.

W:You’llneverbeabletogetpartsforit,

mightbetimetoinvestamore

recentmodel.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

15.W:Iheardaboutyourpromotion,youmustbethrilled.

M:Notreally,thenewofficeishuge,butthewordloadhasdoubled.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

16.W:Ican’tdecidewhattodoaboutthepartytomorrow.

M:Youdon’thavetogoifyoudon’twantto,butI’llbegladto

giveyouarideifyoudo.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

17.M:Nowifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthecontract.I’llbe

happytoanswerthem.

W:Nothingcomestomindrightnow,butI’dliketogooverallthe

articlesofthecontractoncemorebeforesigningit.

Q:Whatarethespeakersdoingrightnow?

18.M:pleaorder

some?

W:Icompletedtheorderformonlineyesterdayanditwillbehere

bynoon.I’llletyouknowwhenitcomesin.

Q:Whatdidthewomando?

LongConversation

ConversationOne

W:Bob,doyouknowwhoIsawtheotherday?OldJake,looking

etpensionedoffatlast?

M:etty

uptaboutit,butwhatcanyoudo?Hereallyispasted.

W:Heisallalone,isn’the?

M:Yes,donedaughter,

hasn’heismakinggoodmoney

asamodel.

W:tocomeback

forawhiletohelp?

M:Idon’

,Iexpectold

althyatleast,comesintoaclinicfora

checkregularly.

W:Areyouhisdoctor?

M:No,mypartnerdoctorJohnsonis.

W:Thatbad-temperedoldthing?

M:Oh,heisn’excellent

doctor,taughtmealot,einvites

easant.

W:bitcareless

andlazyaboutherschoolwork,butabrightlittlethingandvery

popularwithheragegroup.

Questions19to22arebadontheconversationyou’vejustheard.

soldJakelookterriblydepresd?

welearnaboutJake’swife?

esthemansayaboutJake’sdaughter?

esthemansayaboutJake’sdoctor?

ConversationTwo

W:Hello,youtoday?

M:ou,.

W:WhatcanIdoforyou?

M:Well,unfortunately,thereisaproblemwiththeorderwe

swehaven’tentheright

quantityofmanualstosupportthetelephonesystem.

W:Oh,dear,that’sbadnews.I’mverysorrytohearthat,andyou

don’tknowhowmanypacksarewithoutmanuals?

M:No,becauwehaven’everalof

thothathavebeenopenedtherearenone,nomanuals.

W:I’mverysorryaboutthisinconvenience,’ll

ndoutthemanualsthisafternoonbyexpressmailentirelyatourcost,

andthemanualsshouldarrivetomorroworthedayafteratthelatest.

M:Allofthem,right?

W:ethatsomehavethemalready,butwecannotbesure.

Sothebestthingistondoutthemanualforeverypack.

M:,uldbegreat.

W:eyouwewill

doeverythingpossibletofindoutwhythemistakehappened

M:foryourswiftaction.

W:ifthereis

anythingel.

M:e,MsGreen.

W:Goodbye.

Questions23to25arebadontheconversationyou’vejustheard.

oblemsarethespeakersdiscussing?

esthewomanpromitodo?

esthemanthinkofthesolution?

Passage

Passage1

Attractingandfeedingwildbirdsareentertainingactivitiesthat

gbirdshas

easanthourscancomefromwatching

oftendevelopsintoariousstudyoftheirhabits.

obrvationsthatanamateurbird-watchercanmakearereallylimitless.

Thereis,however,responsibilityassociatedwithbirdfeeding,

tingnumbersofbirdscontinuallyto

thesamespotcanbeharmfultothem,particularlyspeciesthat

pickfoodfromthegroundcontaminatedbythedroppingsofother

erfeedingeffortsaremostsatisfyingtopeopleandare

thistimewhenfewernaturalfoods

areavailableandairtemperaturesarelower,extrafeedingcankeepa

gun,feedingshouldneverstopduringthe

tartalocalincreaofbirds,bepreparedtodo

whatmayberequiredtoeliminatehazardstothoyouwanttobefriend.

Aconstantsupplyoffoodshouldbegivenuntilthecoldisoverand

ingisstoppedduringvereweather,birdsud

torelyinguponthefeedersmuststarve.

Questions26to28arebadonthepassageyou’vejustheard.

Q26Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutbirdwatching?

Q27Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutbirdsfedcontinuallyonthe

samespot?

Q28Whatdoesthespeakersuggestwedoinfeedingbirdsinwinter?

Passage2

MyfriendLeomakesupweakandpoorexcuswheneverthereis

somethinghedoesn’oweeksago,hewasatmyhou

whenhedecidedhedidn’edhisbossand

satdown

yhadheliedbuthixcuwasn’ta

rtime,hecancelledadatewithhis

girlfriendatthelastminutetellingherhehadtogetanewbattery

angryandrefudtogooutwithhimagainuntil

ekend,’d

promidhe’dhelpmemovesomefurniture,frommyparents’houto

uppodtobringhistruckoverabout8

o’d,andthencalledandleftamessage

11:30,hecalledandsaidhewassorrybuthe’d

he’d

forgottenheudthesameexcuwhenhecalledhisbossfrommyhou.

IthinkIneedanewtoffriends.I’mbeginningtogettiredof

Leo’xcus.

Questions29to31arebadonthepassageyou’vejustheard.

Q29WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutherfriendLeo?

Q30WhatdidhisgirlfrienddowhenLeocanceledadatewithherat

thelastminute?

Q31WhatfavordidthespeakeraskLeotodolastweekend?

Passage3

InHollywood,everybodywantstoberich,famousandbeautiful.

Nobodywantstobeold,lywoodkids,lifecan

parentsareambitiousandthechildrenarepartoftheparents’

ambitions.

Parentspayforwastefulgrandparties,expensivecarsanddesigner

erydreamcancometrue,kidsdon’tlearnthevalueof

een-year-oldboy,Trent

Maguire,hasadriver,creditcardsandunlimitedcashtodowhathe

wantswhenhewantsto.“Oneday,I’llearnmorethanmydad!”he

sbuycareandattentionfortheirchildrenbecauthey

r’smotheremploysapersonal

trainer,abodyguard,asingingcoachandacouncilortolookafterall

herfifteen-year-olddaughter’,thereisnoparentat

homemostdays,sochildrendecidewhethertomaketheirownmealsorgo

outtorestaurants,

come

adultsbeforethey’oodhasalwaysbeenthecityof

sthereliveunrealliveswheremoney,beautyand

ildrenaroundtheworldsoonstartto

thinkthesame?Ordotheyalready?

Questions32to35arebadonthepassageyou’vejustheard.

Q32WhyislifesaidtobedifficultforHollywoodkids?

Q33WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutTrentMaguire,athirteen-year-

oldboy?

Q34WhydoesAmender’smotheremployotherpeopletolookafterher

needs?

Q35Whatwillprobablyhavenegativeeffectsonthelivesof

Hollywoodkids?

CompoundDictation

Around120yearsago,

concentratedonstudyinghowquicklythehumanmindcanremember

ultofhisrearchisknownasthetotaltime

hypothesis,whichsimplymeantheamountyoulearndependsonthetime

nbetakenasourfirstruleof

ghitisusuallytruethatstudyingfor4hoursis

betterthanstudyingfor1,thereisstillthequestionofhowtou

mple,isitbettertostudyfor4hoursstraightor

tostudyfor1houradayfor4daysinarow?Theanswer,asyoumay

havesuspected,

phenomenonthroughwhichwecanlearnmoreefficientlybydividingour

,our

’sbettertostudyfairlybriefly

n’tconsideredhowwe

’ssayyouaretrying

tolearnsomenewandratherdifficultEnglishvocabularyusingastack

youlookatthesamewordinrapidsuccessionorlook

atthewordandthenhavesomedelaybeforeyoulookatitagain?The

answerisitisbettertospaceuptheprentationsofthewordyouare

tolearn.

2009年12月英语四级真题听力原文完整版

短对话Shortconversation

11.

M:Excume,doyouhavechangeforaten-dollarnote?Ineedto

paytheparkingmeter.

W:I'msorry,butIthinkyoucangetitthroughthemoneychanger

intheshoppingcenteracrossthestreet.

Q:Whatisthemantryingtodo?

12.

M:Canyourecommendsomethingthataschoolboyof7or8will

reallylike?W:I'dsuggestthistoytrain,'sanexcellentbrand,

verypopularallovertheworldthedays.

Q:Whatisthemandoing?

13.

W:Doyouletpeopleknowwhenyou'retakingpicturesofthem?

M:wanypictureofapersonwhoposforthe

camerawouldlookdullandunnatural.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

14.

W:IneedtotalktosomeonewhoknowsBaltimorewell.I'mtoldyou

livedthere.M:Oh,butIwasreallyyoungatthetime.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

15.

W:Aren'tyoudisappointedthatyoudidn'tgetthepromotion?

M:Maybealittle,butIknowIneedmoreexperiencebeforeI'm

readyforthatkindofresponsibility.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromthisconversation?

16.

W:I'itoutof

shape.M:sthatyourefforthaspaidoff.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthewoman?

17.

W:ProfessorClarksuggestedIgetatutorforadvancedphysics.

M:Well,edphysicsisaprettydifficult

cour.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

18.

W:Bill,haveyouheardthelatestnews?Itappearswetwowon'tbe

laidoffafterall.M:Oh,I'msomewhattiredofworkinghere.I'vebeen

,thenewsemstobegoodfor

you.

Q:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthenews?

Longconversations

Conversation1

W:Hello,CartsonCollege,mayIhelpyou?

M:Yes.I'mlookingforinformationoncoursincomputer

needitforthefallmester.

W:Doyouwantadayoreveningcour?

M:Well,itwouldhavetobeaneveningcoursinceIworkduring

theday.W:utakenanycoursindataprocessing?

M:No.

W:Oh!Well,dataprocessingisacouryouhavetotakebeforeyou

cantakecomputerprogramming.

M:Oh,,whenisitgiven?IhopeitisnotonThursdays.

W:Well,there'saclassthatmeetsonMondayeveningsat7:00.

M:Justonceaweek?

W:t'salmost3hoursfrom7:00to9:45.

M:Oh!Well,that'sallright,yweeks

doesthecourlast?W:Mm,rtthefirst

weekendsSeptemberandfinish…Oh,justbeforeChristmas,December21st.

M:Andhowmuchisthecour?

W:That's300dollarsincludingthenecessarycomputertime.

M:,Eh,wheredoIgotoregister?

W:RegistrationisonthecondandthirdofSeptemberbetween6

and9inFrostHall.M:Isthattheroundbuildingbehindtheparking

lot?

W:Yes,that'stheone.

M:Oh,eanythingthatIshould

bringwithme?W:No,justyourcheckbook.

M:Well,thankyousomuch.

W:You'!

M:Bye!

Questions19to22arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q19:Whydoesthemanchoototakeaneveningcour?

Q20:Whatdoesthemanhavetodobeforetakingthecourof

computerprogramming?Q21:Whatdowelearnaboutthescheduleof

eveningcour?

Q22:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?

LongConversation2:

W:Sowhyexactlydoesyourjobhaveareputationforbeing

stressful?M:Stressisgenerallydrivenbythefeelingofbeingoutof

controlofasituation,andafeelingofasituationcontrollingyou.

Tradinginfinancialmarketscombinesboth.W:Howdoyourelaxinthe

evening?

M:'asytoescape

allygotothegymorgoforarun,especiallyif

I'scookameal,ratherthanhaveatake-away.,

todosomethingmybrainwouldregardascreative.

W:Doyouthinkwhatyoudotorelaxisaneffectivewaytobeat

stress?M:Idon'tthinkthere'saspecificruleabouthowtobeat

allyfindthatwhatIdoiffectiveforme.

W:Wouldyouconsiderchangingyourjobbecauofthehigh-stress

factor?

W:Ihaveconsideredleavingmyjobduetostress-relatedfactors.

However,Idothinkthatanelementofstressisagoodthing,andif

utherightway,canactuallybeapositivething.W:Whatdoyou

enjoyaboutthestressfulaspectsofyourjob?

M:Havingsaidallthat,Idoactuallyenjoyanelementof

ggeneratesawiderange

dealwithandmanagetho

emotionsdictatesshort,medium,andlongtermtradingperformanceand

ons23to25arebadontheconversationyou'vejust

heard.

theman'sjob?

sthemanprefertocookamealratherthanhaveatake-

away?

esthemansayaboutanelementofstressinhisjob?

SectionB

Passage1

Sinceearlytimes,peoplehavebeenfascinatedwiththeideaoflife

ecently,scientists

1997,they

entists

placescientistsarestudyingveryclolyisEuropa,amoonofJupiter.

SpaceprobeshaveprovidedevidencethatEuropahasalargeoceanunder

beshavealsomadescientiststhinkthatunderits

ndheat

fromvolcanicactivityaretwobasicconditionsneededforlifetoform.

Athirdiscertainbasicchemicalssuchascarbon,oxygenandnitrogen.

Scientistsbelievetheremightbesuchchemicalslyingatthebottomof

Europa'yhavealreadycreatedlifeormaybeaboutto.

ecently,

,placeshavebeen

foundonearththatareintotalblacknesssuchascavesveralmiles

teria,primitiveformsoflife,havebeen

ackoflightinEuropa'ssub-surfaceoceandoesn't

automaticallyruleoutlifeforming.

Questions26to28

dscientistsoncebelieveaccordingtothepassage?

vescientistsfoundaboutEuropa,amoonofJupiter?

vescientistscometoknowrecentlyaboutformationof

life?

Passage2

Inherearlydaysasanemergencyroomphysician,DoctorJoannaMyer

hechild

hadbeentreatedandwasbeingpreparedfordischarge,DoctorMyer

talkedtotheparentsabouthowtheyshouldcareforthechildathome.

hourslater,whenshecametosaygoodbye,thefamilyaskedherto

ttleanargumentthey'dbeenhavingoverexactlywhatadviceshehad

given.“AsItalkedtothem,Iwasamazed.”shesaid,”Allofthem

hadheardthesimpleinstructionsIhavegivenjustafewhoursbefore,

tbasicdetails

rprid,becauthewere

intelligentpeople.”ThipisodegaveDoctorMyerherfirstclueto

somethingeverydoctorlearnssoonerorlater—mostpeoplejustdon't

ys,shesayssherepeatsherinstructions,and

sthemtotell

oprovidestake-home

sheetswhicharecomputer

printoutstailoredtothepatients''slisteners

wordifficultmaterialisprented,almostall

listenersarefacedwiththechallengebecauhumanspeechlacksthe

mmunicationis

fast-movingandimpermanent.

Question29to31arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

dthechild'sfamilymembersargueaboutinthehospital?

toinsureherpatientsunderstandher

instructions?

esthespeakersayabouthumanspeech?

Passage3

It'slogicaltosuppothatthingslikegoodlaborrelations,good

workingconditions,goodwagesandbenefitsandjobcuritymotivate

workers,butoneexpert,FredrickHerzbergarguedthatsuchconditions

tors,in

contrast,includethingssuchashavingachallengingandinteresting

job,r,evenwiththedevelopment

ofcomputersandrobotics,there'realwaysplentyofboring,repetitive

howdomangersmotivatepeopleinsuchjobs?Onesolutionistogive

themsomeresponsibilities,notasindividuals,butasapartofateam.

Forexample,somesupermarketscanbuyofficestufftopeoplewhofill

theshelves,andthepeoplewhoworkatthecheckoutintoateam,and

letthemdecidewhatproductlinestostock,howtodisplaythemandso

oplenowtalkabouttheimportanceofacompany'sshared

valuesorculturewithwhichallthestaffcanidentify,forexample,

beingthebesthotelchain,ormakingthebest,themostur-friendly

luesare

morelikelytomotivateworkersthanfinancialtargetswhich

unately,there'sonlya

limitednumberofsuchgoalstogoaroundandbydefinition,notallthe

competingcompaniesinthatindustrycanriouslyplantobethebest.

Questions32to35arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

nactuallymotivateworkersaccordingtoFredrick

Herzberg?

esthespeakersayaboutjobsinthecomputerera?

somesupermarketsdotomotivatetheiremployees?

sthespeakersayfinancialtargetsarelesslikelyto

motivateworkers?SectionC

Inthehumanities,

methodscanbeclassifiedintothreetypesofinformationalwriting:

factual,descriptive,andprocess.

Factualwritingprovidesbackgroundinformationonanauthor,

compororartistoronatypeofmusic,literature,es

offactualwritingincludenotesinthebookjacketoralbumcoverand

longerpieces,suchasanarticledescribingastyleofmusicwhichyou

ndofwritingprovides

ameimplies,descriptive

writingsimplydescribesorprovidesanimageof,apieceofmusic,art

mple,descriptivewritingmightlistthecolorsan

artistudinapaintingortheinstrumentsacomporincludedinthe

makepicturesofsoundsinthereaders'

ptivewriting

inthehumanities,particularlyinliteratureisoftenmixedwith

swritingexplainsariesofactionsthat

sthereaderhowtodosomething,for

example,ndof

writingis

oftenfoundinart,whereunderstandinghowanartistcreateda

smayactuallyumorethanonetype

oftechniqueinthegivenpieceofinformationalwriting.2010年6月大

学英语四级真题听力原文

SectionA

ShortConversation

11.

W:Justimagine!Wehavetofinishreading300pagesbeforeMonday!

Howcantheprofessorexpectustodoitinsuchashorttime?

M:Yeah,butwhattroublesmeisthatIcan’tfindthebookinthe

libraryorintheuniversitybookstore.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

12.

M:DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourcartogogroceryshopping?The

supermarketsoutsidethecityaresomuchcheaper.I’dalsobehappyto

pickupanythingyouneed.

W:Well,Idon’u

what,whydon’twegotogether?Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

13.

M:ere

alotofpeopleandtheyallbroughtfood.

W:Yeah,,Iguessit’sprettyobviouswhatyou’ll

bedoingmostoftoday.Q:Whatdoesthewomanthinkthemanwilldo?

14.

W:WhattimewouldsuityouforthefirstroundtalkswithJohn

Smith?

M:Well,hanthisFriday,onedayisas

goodasthenext.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

15.

W:Iwassoangryyesterday!Mybiologyteacherdidnotevenletme

wouldn’tletmepass!

M:Thatdoesn’temfair.I’dfeelthatwaytooifIwereyou.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

16.

M:Ireallycan’tstandthewayDavidcontrolstheconversationall

goingtobeatyourChristmasparty,Ijustwon’t

come.

W:I’msorryyoufeelthatway,butmymotherinsiststhathecome.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

17.

W:You’’syour

impressionsofar?M:Well,manystudentscouldhardlystayawakeinhis

classwithoutfirstdrinkingacupofcoffee.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

18.

W:Haveyoueverputacomputertogetherbefore?

M:No,inkifwefollowtheinstructionxactly,

wewon’thavemuchtrouble.Q:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

LongConversations

Conversation1

W:Whatsortofhoursdoyouwork,Steve?

M:WellIhavetoworkverylonghours,aboutelevenhoursaday.

W:Whattimedoyoustart?

M:Iwork9to3,thenIstartagainat5:30andworkuntil11,six

etoworkveryunsocialhours.

W:Anddoyouhavetoworkattheweekend?

M:Oh,yes,that’dnesdaysoff.

W:Whatarethethingsyouhavetodoandthethingsyoudon’thave

todo?

M:Uh,Idon’thavetodothewashing-up,sothat’

towearwhite,andIhavetokeepeverythinginthekitchentotally

clean.

W:What’shardaboutthejob?

M:arebusy,peopleget

angryandshout,butthat’snormal.

W:Howdidyoulearntheprofession?

M:Well,irstyearwe

hadtolearnthebasics,andthenwehadtotakeexams.

W:Wasiteasytofindajob?

M:Iwrotetoaboutsixhotelsandoneofthemgavememyfirstjob,

soIdidn’thavetowaittoolong.

W:Andwhat’sthecretofbeinggoodatyourjob?

M:etoshow

passionforit.W:Andwhatareyourplansforthefuture?

M:Iwanttohavemyownplacewhenthetimeisright.

esthemansayabouthisjob?

esthemanthinkisthehardestpartofhisjob?

idthemangethisfirstjobaftergraduation?

esthemansayisimportanttobeinggoodathisjob?

Conversation2

W:Nowyou’veenthistableoffiguresaboutthepocketmoney

childreninBritainget?M:htitwasquiteinteresting,but

Idon’explain

whatitmeans?

W:Well,

amathematician,butIassumetherifrom70pto90pisariof25

percent.

M:Ohyes,inflationrateisthereforcomparison.

W:outhinktheriinpocketmoneyisoftenhigher

thaninflation?M:IamsorryI’sparentsinBritain

aretoogenerous.

W:ooksasifchildrenwerenotbetteroff

in2001thantheywerein2002.

That’sstrange,isn’tit?Andtheyemtohavebeenbetteroffin

rwhythatis.

M:Yes,Idon’tunderstandthatatall.

W:Anyway,ifyouhadchildren,howmuchpocketmoneywouldyougive

them?

M:Idon’I’llprobablygivethem2poundsaweek.

W:Wouldyou?Andwhatwouldyouexpectthemtodowithit?

M:Well,outofthat,theyhavetobuysomesmallpersonalthings,

butIwouldn’texpectthemtosavetobuytheirownsocks,forexample.

W:Yes,bytheway,domostchildreninyourcountrygetpocket

money?

M:Yeah,theydo.

Q23Whatisthetableoffiguresabout?

Q24WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutBritishchildren’s

pocketmoney?Q25Supposingthemanhadchildren,whatwouldheexpect

themtodowiththeirpocketmoney?

Passage1

Asthenewsalesdirectorforanationalcomputerfirm,AlexGordon

waslookingforwardtohisfirstmeetingwiththecompany’sdistrict

nearrivedontime,andAlex’sprentationwent

dedtoendthemeetingwiththeconversation

abouttheimportanceofthedistrictmanagerstothecompany’splans.

“Ibelievewearegoingtocontinuetoincreaourshareofthe

market,”hebegan,“becauofthequalityofthepeopleinthisroom.

Thedistrictmanageristhekeytothesuccessofthesales

hehasambitiousgoalsandiswillingtoputinlonghours,everyonein

hisunitwillfollowhixample.”WhenAlexwasfinished,hereceived

politeapplaus,

hespokewithoneoftheniormanagers.“Thingsweregoingsowell

untiltheend”,Alexsaiddisappointedly.“Obviously,Isaidthewrong

thing.”“Yes”,thedistrictmanagerreplied.“Halfofourmanagers

veworkedtheirwayupfromsalesreprentatives,and

theyareveryproudoftheroletheyplayedinthecompany’sgrowth.

Theydon’ywere

definitelysurpridanddistresdtobereferredtoas‘he’inyour

speech.”

Q26WhodidAlexGordonspeaktoatthefirstmeeting?

Q27WhatdidAlexwanttoemphasizeattheendofhisprentation?

Q28Whatdowelearnabouttheaudienceatthemeeting?

Q29WhydidAlexfailtoreceivethewarmresponhehadhopedfor?

Passage2

complaintisimmediate,suppoyougotthewrongorderatarestaurant,

emanager

comes,nstateyourproblemandwhatyou

te!Shoutingoractingrudewill

obefirmin

s,esn’tmeanto

putonairsandsay“doyouknowwhoIam?”Whatitmeansisthat

ct

likesomeonewhoexpectsafairrequesttobegranted,chancesareit

can’syforthat

ininginpersonorbyletteris

complaintdoesn’trequirean

immediaterespon,avean

appliancethatdoesn’twork,ndalettertothestorethatsoldit.

’tspendaparagraphonhow

youruncleJohntriedtofixtheproblemandcouldn’t.

Q30Whatdoesthespeakersuggestyoudowhenyouarenotrved

properlyatarestaurant?Q31Whydoesthespeakersaytheworstwayto

complainisoverthetelephone?

Q32Whatshouldyoudoifyoumakeacomplaintbyletter?

Passage3

BarbaraSandersisawifeandthemotheroftwochildren,ages2and

band,Tom,isanengineerandmakesanexcellentsalary.

BeforeBarbarahadchildren,sheworkedasanarchitectforthe

government,therjobwhenshe

becamepregnant,'sbeen

bandfeelsit's

unnecessaryforhertoworksincethefamilydoesnotneedtheadded

thinksthatawomanshouldstayhomewithherchildren.

IfBarbarafeelstheneedtodosociallyimportantwork,hethinksthat

a,onthe

otherhand,hasmisdtheexcitementofherprofessionanddoesnot

ldalsoliketo

haveherownincome,soshedoesnothavetoaskherhusbandformoney

snotthinkit'snecessary

tostayhomeeverydaywiththechildrenandsheknowsaveryreliable

babysitterwho'snotthinka

babysittercanreplaceamotherandthinksit'sabadideaforthe

childrentospendsomuchtimewithsomeonewho'snotpartofthefamily.

Q33WhatwasBarbara'sprofessionbeforeshehadchildren?

Q34WhatdoesBarbara'shusbandsuggestshedoifshewantstowork?

Q35WhatdoesTomthinkabouthiringababysitter?

SectionC

Almosteverychild,onthefirstdayhetsfootintheschool

building,issmarter,morecurious，

lessafraidofwhathedoesn'tknow,betteratfindingandfiguring

thingsout,moreconfident,resourceful,persistentandindependent,

thanhewilleitherbeagaininhisschoolingor,unlessheisvery

unusualandverylucky,fortherestofhislife.

Already,bypayingcloattentiontoandinteractingwiththeworld

andpeoplearoundhim,and

withoutanyschool-typeformalinstruction,hehasdoneataskfar

moredifficult,complicatedandabstractthananythinghewillbeasked

todoinschool,orthananyofhisteachershasdoneforyears-hehas

don'teven

knowthatlanguageexists.

Andhehasfoundouthowitworksandlearnttouitappropriately.

Hehasdoneitbyexploring,byexperimenting,bydevelopinghisown

modelofthegrammaroflanguage,bytryingitoutandeingwhetherit

works,bygraduallychangingitandrefiningituntilitdoeswork.

Andwhilehehasbeendoingthis,hehasbeenlearningotherthings

aswell,includingmanyoftheconceptsthattheschoolsthinkonlythey

canteachhim,andmanythataremorecomplicatedthantheonestheydo

trytoteachhim.

2010年12月听力

11.

M:Ohmygod!e’vegone

tothebeachinstead.

W:Well,withthemuumsandrestaurantsinWashingtonI’llbe

happyherenomatterwhatthetemperature.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.

M:How’sthenewjobgoing?

W:Well,I’mlearningalotofnewthings,butIwishthedirector

wouldgivemesomefeedback.Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

13.

M:CanyouhelpmeworkoutaphysicaltrainingprogramJohn?

W:Sure,me

Ihadtwoweeks’worthofweight-liftinginthreedaysandIhurt

mylf.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

14.

M:IhaveanelderlymotherandI’mworriedabouthergoingona

eanyrisk?W:asa

heartcondition,I’drecommendagainstit.Q:Whatdoesthemanwantto

knowabouthismother?

15.

M:Whydidn’tyoustopwhenwefirstsignaledyouatthecrossroads?

W:Sorry,,doIhavetopaya

fine?

Q:whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

16.

M:I’mnoexpert,butthatnoiinyourrefrigeratordoesn’t

oushould

haveitfixed.

W:You’ppoI’veputitofflongenough.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

17.

M:,I

haveenoughmoneytobuythatpieceoflandI’vehadmyeyeonand

buildahouonit.W:Congratulations～Doesthatmeanyou’llbe

movingsoon?

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

18.

W:r

ifIbrokesomething.M:I’mnodoctor,butit’snotblackandblueor

oujustneedtorestitforafew

days.

Q:whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

长对话(19~21)

M:,thanksverymuchforcomingdowntothestation.I

justliketogooversomeofthethingsthatyoutoldpoliceofficer

Parmeratthebank.

W:Allright.

M:Well,couldyoudescribethemanwhorobbedthebankforthis

reportthatwe’refillingouthere?Now,anythingatallthatyoucan

rememberwouldbeextremelyhelpfultous.W:Well,just,Icanonly

rememberbasicallywhatIsaidbefore.

M:That’sallright.

W:Themanwastall,sixfoot,andhehaddarkhair,andhehad

moustache.M:ht,didhehaveanyotherdistinguishing

marks?W:Um,no,nonethatIcanremember.

M:Doyourememberhowoldhewasbyanychance?

W:Well,Iguessaround30,maybeyounger,giveortakeafewyears.

M:Mm,ememberanythingaboutwhathewaswearing?W:

Yes,yes,hehadonadarksweater,asolidcolor.

M:,anythingelthatstrikesyouatthemoment?

W:,

yes.M:,Ireallyappreciatewhatyou’vebeen

throughtoday.I’mjustgoingtoaskyoutolookatsomephotographs

beforeyouleaveifyoudon’’

dothatforme?

W:Oh,ofcour.

M:Wouldyouliketostepthiswaywithme,plea?

W:OK,sure.

M:Thankyou.

Questions19to21arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

welearnaboutthewoman?

dthesuspectlooklike?

dthemanfinallyaskedthewomantodo?

长对话(22~25)

W:Goodmorning,I’mcallingaboutthejobthatwasinthepaper

lastnight.

M:Well,couldyoutellmeyourname?

W:CandiderFortt.

M:actlyisitthatinterestsyouaboutthejob?W:

Well,Ithoughtitwasjustrightforme.

M:Really?Um…Couldyoutellmealittleaboutyourlf?W:Yes.

I’m23.I’vebeenworkingabroad.

M:Whereexactlyhaveyoubeenworking?

W:InGeneva.

M:Oh,twereyoudoingthere?

W:ustothat,Iwasatuniversity.M:Which

universitywasthat?

W:TheUniversityofManchester.I’vegotadegreeinEnglish.M:

Yousaidyou’aveanyspecialreason

forwantingto

comeback?

W:Ithoughtitwouldbenicetobeneartothefamily.M:Ie,

andhowdoyoueyourlfdevelopinginthisjob?W:Well,I’m

ethatmycareerasacretarywillleadme

eventuallyinto

management.

M:eforeignlanguages?

W:FrenchandItalian.

M:Well,Ithinkthebestthingforyoutodoisdoreplyawriting

totheadvertiment.

W:Can’tIarrangeforaninterviewnow?

M:Well,I’mafraidwemustwaituntilalltheapplicationsarein,

inwriting,andwe’llthen

reontheshortlist,ofcourwe

shouldeyou.

W:Oh,Ie.

M:Ilookforwardtoreceivingyourapplicationinwritinginaday

ortwo.W:Oh,yes,yes,certainly.

M:Ok,e.

W:e.

Questions22to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

thewomangettoknowaboutthejobvacancy?

thewomanfindthejobappealing?

dthewomanbeendoinginGeneva?

sthewomanaskedtodointheend?

SectionB

PassageOne

Oneofthegreatestheartbreaksforfirefightersoccurswhenthey

failtorescueachildfromaburningbuildingbecauthechild,

frightenedbysmokeandnoi,hidesunderabedorinaclotandis

tofalliswhenchildrencatchaglimpofthe

maskedfirefighterbuthidebecautheythinktheyhaveenamonster.

Topreventsuchtragedies,firefighterEricVelezgivestalksto

childreninhiscommunity,explainingthattheyshouldneverhideduring

laysfirefighters’equipment,includingtheoxygenmask,

whichheencourageshislistenerstoplaywithandputon.“Ifyoue

us,”Veleztellsthem,“don’thide!come

torescueyou.”VelezgiveshisprentationsinEnglishandSpanish.

GrowingupinSanFrancisco,helearntSpanishfromhisimmigrant

ndotherfirefightersthroughoutNorthAmerica,who

givesimilarprentations,willneverknowhowmanylivestheysave

’safactthatinformativespeakingsaves

mple,veralmonthsafterlisteningtoaninformative

speech,PeteGentryinNorthCarolinarescuedhisbrotherwhoischoking

onfood,byusingthemethodtaughtbystudentspeaker,

additiontosavinglives,informativespeakershelppeoplelearnnew

skills,solveproblemsandacquirefascinatingfactsabouttheexciting

worldinwhichtheylive.

26Whydosomechildrentrappedinaburningbuildinghidefrom

maskedfirefighters?

27WhatdoesthepassagetellusaboutfirefighterEricVelez?

28WhatdowelearnaboutPeteGentry?

29Whatmessageisthespeakertryingtoconvey?

PassageTwo

Somepeoplewanttomakeandsavealotofmoneyinordertoretire

oplepursuinghigherpayingandincreasinglydemanding

kemanypersonalsacrificesin

blemisthattomorrowmightnotcome.

Evenifitallgoesaccordingtoplan,willyouknowhowtobehappy

whenyouarenotworkingifyouspendyourentirelifemakingmoney?

Moreimportantly,whowillbearoundforyoutoshareyourleisuretime

with?

bothersavingwhenImightnotbeheretomorrow,ger

tpeople

don'

earlierneglectofsaving,however,makesitdifficultnottoworkwhen

besurpritohearmesaythatifyoumustpick

anextremeIthinkit'

asyoudon'tmindcontinuingtowork,assumingyourhealthallows,you

t,youaremakinguofyourmoney,andhopefully

ningdoingwhatyouloveand

ers,

itisatimeofboredom,lonelinessandpoorhealth.

30Whydosomepeoplepursuehigherpayingbutdemandingcareers?

31Whatisthedangerfacingpeoplewholiveonlyfortoday?

32Whatdoesthespeakeremtoadvocate?

PassageThree

Imaginethatsomeoneinyourneighborhoodbrokethelaw,andthe

rwillthatbe?

Well,causomestudents

havestolenthingsinshops,

thoughI’dneversteal.

StoreemployeeslookedatmelikeI’msomekindofhardened

mple,duringonelunchperiod,myfriendDennyandI

vedtofind

gninthewindowtoldthe

story.“Nomorethantwostudentsatatime”.After15minutes,we

himaboutthenewsign,andhesaid,“Youkidsarestealingtoomuch

stuff.”Youkids?Toomuchstuff?Wewerenotonlyassumedtobe

thieves,butbrilliant,tannoyingthingthough,

’shorrible.

Once,atadrugstore,Iwaslookingaroundandfoundaguystanding

onalargebox,atchingmyhands,more

gotdownoffhisboxandrushedoff,asifhewasgoingtogetthestore

zyisthat!

esthespeakerfindtobeunfair?

asuredidtheGrabenGoreRestauranttaketostop

stealing?

ppenedinadrugstorethatgreatlyannoyedthespeaker?

SectionC

etocommunicate

etoprerveourfamilyhistoriesso

ourchildrenandgrandchildrencanlearnandappreciatetheirheritage.

WithcomputersandInternetconnectionsinsomanyhouholds,colleges,

andbusiness,peoplearee-mailingfriendsandrelativesallthetime

--eaper

thancallinglongdistance,andalotmoreconvenientthanwaitinguntil

tsaree-mailingtheir

professorstoreceiveanddiscusstheirclassroomassignmentsandto

ee-mailingclassmatestodiscussandcollaborateon

ealsosharinginformationaboutconcertsandsports

events,aswellasjokesandtheirphilosophiesoflife.

Despitethegrowingimportanceofcomputers,however,therewill

alwaysbeaplaceandneedfor

-writtennotetoafriendorafamily

erwhat

thecontentofthemessage,itsrealpointis,"Iwantyoutoknowthat

Icareaboutyou."Thiswritingpracticebringsrewardsthatcan’tbe

eninbankaccounts,butonlyinthesuccessofhumanrelationships.

2011年6月听力

11.M:Seanhasbeentryingformonthtofindajob,butIwonderhow

hecouldgetajobwhenhelookslikethat。

W:Oh,poorguy,hereallyshouldshavehimlfeveryotherdayat

least,andputonsomethingclean。

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutSean?

12.W:IwishJanewouldcallwhensheknowshe’

notthefirsttimewehad

towaitforher。

M:Iagree,butshedoeshavetodrivethroughveryheavytrafficto

gethere。

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

13.M:yourbaballteamisgoingtothe

Mid-AtlanticChampionships。

W:llworkingrealhardrightnow。

Q:Whatisthewoman’steamdoing?

14.W:

wasinjuredinacaraccidenttwoweeksagoandisstillincritical

condition。

M:Oh,that’know,hisfatherpasdawaylast

year。

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutJohn?

2011年6月英语四级短对话听力原文15-18

15.

M:Whataboringspeaker!Icouldhardlystayawake.

W:Well,Idon’Ithinkit’sbeenalongtimesince

I’veheardanyoneisgood.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

16.

W:I’mhavingalotoftroublewithlogicanditemsmyprofessor

can’texplainitinaway

thatmakesntome.

M:Youknow,outto

dropstatisticsbeforethey

helpedmeout.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

17.

M:uwearingitlastweek,

didn’tI?

W:oh,thatwasn’nyour

class.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

18.

M:Jane,suppoyoulostallyourmoneywhiletakingavacation

overas,whatwouldyou

do?

M:well,IguessI’dllmywatchorcomputerordosomeoddjobs

tillIcanaffordareturnplaneticket.

Q:whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

2011年6月英语四级听力长对话1

M:Hello,ProfessorJohnson.

W:Hello,Tony,sowhatshallweworkontoday?

M:Well,theproblemisthatthiswritingassignmentisn’tcoming

houghtIwaswritingonwastotalkaboutwhata

particularsportmeanstomewhenIparticipatein.

W:Whatsportdidyouchoo?

M:Idecidedtowriteaboutcross-countryskiing.

W:Whatareyougoingtosayaboutskiing?

M:That’htIwouldwriteabouthowpeaceful

itistobeoutinthecountry.

W:Sowhyisthataproblem?

M:I’dliketostartdescribinghowquiteitistobeoutinthe

-

countryskiingisn’salotof

energy,butthat’snotheartofmypaper,soIguessIshouldleaveit

Idon’tknowhowtoexplainthatfeelingofpeacefulness

its

’snotlikejustsittingdownsomewhereandwatchingthe

’sdifferent.

W:cefulnessof

vethatout?

Partofthepointyouknewbeforehand,butpartyoudiscoveredasyou

’scommon,right?

M:Yeah,Iguessso.

thetopicoftheman’swritingassignment?

oblemdoesthemanhavewhileworkingonhispaper?

esthewomansayiscommoninwritingpapers?

听力长对话2原文

W:Goodevening,andwelcometothisweek’sBusinessWorld,a

programforandabout

nowhocametotheUnited

Statessixyearsagoandnowheisanestablishedbusinessmanwiththree

,MRAngelino,howdidyougetstarted?

M:well,Istartedoffwithasmalldiner,Ididallthecooking

mylfandmywifewaitedontables,itwasreallytoomuchworkfortwo

people,mycookingisgreatandwordgotarounddowntownaboutthe

ayear,Ihadtohireanothercookandfour

edtoexpand

hthreeplaces,mymainconcerniskeepingthe

businesssuccessfulandrunningsmoothly

W:Doyouadverti?

M:oh,’thaveanyTVcommercialsbecautheyaretoo

veadvertidalotonradioandinlocal

drenudtodistributeAdsinnearbyshopping

centers,butwedon’tneedtodothatanymore

W:whydoyoubelieveyou’vebeenverysuccessful

M:Ialwaysrvedfreshpossiblefood,andImaketheatmosphere

ascomfortableandaspleasantasIcansothatmycustomerswillwant

tocomebackagain

W:soyouwillalwaysaimtopleathecustomers

M:absolutely

W:withoutthem,Iwouldhavenobusinessatall

M:youradvicewouldbehelpfulto

thojuststartingoutinbusiness

Question22-25arejustbadonwhatyouhavejustheard:

22:whatisthewoman’soccupation?

23:whatdowelearnaboutMRAngelino’sbusinessatitsbeginning?

24:whatdidMRAngelinosayaboutadvertisinginbusiness?

25:whatdoesthemansaycontributethesuccessofthebusiness?

听力理解短文原文

SectionB

PassageOne

Therearemanycommonlyheldbeliefsabouteyeglassandeyesight

tance,somepeoplebelievethat

reisnoevidenceto

showthatthestructureofeyesischangedbywearingglassatayoung

gthewrongglass,however,sshow

thatforadultsthereisnodanger,butchildrencandeveloplossof

visioniftheyhaveglassinappropriatefortheireyes.

Wehaveallheardsomeofthecommonmythsabouthoweyesightgets

oplebelievethatreadingindimlightcauspooreyesight,

tlelightmakestheeyesworkharder,sothey

ainalsoresultsfromreadingalot,

readinginbed,r,although

eyestrainmaycausomepainorheadaches,itdoesnotpermanently

damageeyesight.

Anothermythabouteyesisthattheycanbereplaced,ortransferred

reclotoonemillionnervefibres

thatconnecttheeyeballtothebrain,asofyet

rtain

ekeepclearingupthemyths

andlearningmoreabouttheeyes,somedayafulltransplantmaybe

possible.

Questions26to28arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

esthespeakerwanttotellusabouteyesight?

studiesaboutwearingthewrongglassshow?

welearnabouteyetransplantingfromthetalk?

PassageTwo

Whenpeoplecareforanelderlyrelative,theyoftendonotu

availablecommunityrvices,

caregiversareadultchildren,theyaremorelikelytousuch

rvices,especiallybecautheyoftenhavejobsandother

rast,aspou,usuallythewife,ismuchless

likelytousupportrvicesortoputthedependentpersonina

workersdiscoverthatthewifenormallytriesto

takecareofherhusbandherlfforaslongasshecaninordernotto

chershavefoundthatcaringforthe

erlyappreciatedthe

reaffectionateandcorporative.

However,evenwhencaregivingissatisfying,

workersandexpertsonagingoffercaregiversandpotentialcaregivers

considerationistoaskparentswhattheywantbeforetheybecomesick

stheyprefergoingintoanursinghomecanlect

therhand,theymaywanttolivewiththeir

versmustalsolearntostatetheirneedsand

opinionsclearlyandaskforhelpfromotherspeciallybrothersand

rsandsistersareoftenwillingtohelpbuttheymaynot

knowwhattodo。

Question29to31arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard。

adultchildrenmorelikelytoucommunityrvicesto

helpcareforelderlyparents?

mostwivesunwillingtoputtheirdependenthusbands

intonursinghomes?

ingtothepassage,whatmustcaregiverslearntodo?

PassageThree

Questions32to35arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard。

Sinceaunionreprentativevisitedourcompanytoinformusabout

ourrightsand

rkershavebeenworryingabouthealthconditions

lofthe

employeesinthecomputerdepartment,forexample,claimtobe

developingvisionproblemsfromhavingtostareatavideodisplay

ervisorofthelaboratoryis

beginningtogetheadachesanddizzyspellsbecaushesaysit’s

-rays

technicianisrefusingtodoherjobuntilthefirmagreestoreplace

iststhatit’xposingworkersto

nksthatshemayhaveto

contacttheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationandaskedthat

governmentagencytoinspectthedepartment.I’veheardthatata

factoryintheareatwopregnantwomenwhowereworkingwithpaint

requestedatransfertoasaferdepartment,becautheywantedto

ervisorofpersonnel

herfirmtheworkerswereconstantly

complainingaboutthemalfunctioningheatingsystem,buttheownerswas

y,theyallmetan

erwastoo

adtheheatingsystem

replacedrightaway。

Questions32-35arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard。

32Whatdoesthetalkfocuson?

33WhatdidtheX-raytechnicianaskhercompanytodo?

34Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthetwopregnantwomenworking

withpaint?

35Whydidtheworkersinthefirmwearski-clothingtowork?

2011年6月四级考试听力复合式听写原文

ows

slowsdownmoreasyoumove

faster,whichmeansastronautssomedaymaysurvivesolonginspacethat

ouldmoveatthe

speedoflight,ouldmovefaster

thanlight,ghnoformofmatter

yetdiscoveredmoveasfastasorfasterthanlight,scientific

experimentshavealreadyconfirmedthattheacceleratedmotioncausa

traveller’stimetobestretched。

AlbertEinsteinpredictedthisin1905,whenheintroducedthe

conceptofrelativetimeaspartofhisspecialtheoryofrelativity.A

archisnowunderwaytoconfirmthesuspectedexistenceofparticles

ofmatterthatmoveatthespeedgreaterthanlight,andtherforemight

rveasapassporttothepastAndobssionwithtime,saving,gaining,

wasting,losingandmasteringit,emstohavebeenpartofhumanity

foraslongashuman’shaveexisted。

Humanityalsohasbeenobsdwithtryingtocapturethemeaning

inudadefinitionoftimeforexperimentalpurpos,

isthatwhichismeasuredbyaclock,thustimeand

time’srelativityaremeasurablebyanyhourglass,alarmclockor

anatomicclockthatcan

measureabillionthofacond。