英语四级听力材料

4级听力原文

SectionA

11:W:

’tfigureoutwhenmybusto

Clevelandleaves?

M:Whydon’tyoujustgototheticketwindowandask?

12:W:gethomeintimetoeit?

W:Oh,yes,butIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoethewholething.

13:W:

Airport,plea.I’takethefastestwayevenifit’snotthemost

direct.

M:Sure,butthereisalotoftrafficeverywheretodaybecauofthefootballgame.

14:W:MayImakearecommendation,sir?Ourafoodwiththisspecialsauceisverygood.

M:Thankyou,butIdon’teatshellfish.I’mallergictoit.

15:W:

Nowonemorequestionifyoudon’tmind,whatpositioninthecompanyappealstoyou

most?

M:Well,I’dlikethepositionofsalesmanagerifthatpositionisstillvacant.

16:M:Idon’oreprivacy.

W:

’tbe

surpridifyouchangeyourmind.

17:M:You’hinkyouneedtonarrowthetopicdown.

W:Yeah,you’reright.

W:IalwaysstartbychoosingtwoboardertopicswhenI’mdoingarearchpaper.

18:W:Thispicnicshouldbeatthelastonewewentto,doesn’tit?

M:Oh,yeah,wehadtospendthewholetimeinside.

M:Goodthing,theweatherwascooperativethistime.

19:M:WhenIsayIliveinSweden,peoplealwayswanttoknowabouttheasons.

W:Theasons?

M:Yeah,youknowhowcolditisinwinter?Whatisitlikewhenthedaysaresoshort?

W:Sowhatisitlike?

M:

Well,itiscold,

courwhenyougoout,you’llwrapupwarm..

M:Butinsideinthehousit’salwaysverywarm,muchwarmerthanathome

M:

SwedishpeoplealwayscomplainthatwhentheyvisitEngland,thehousarecoldeveninthe

goodwinter.

W:Andwhataboutthedarkness?

M:

Well,yeah,aroundChristmastimethere’sonlyonehourofdaylight,soyoureallylooks

forwardtothespring.

M:Itissometimesabitdepressing.

M:

Butyouethesummersareamazing,fromMaytoJulyintheNorthofSwedenthesunnever

’walkinthemountainsandreadanewspaper.

W:Oh,yeah,thelandofthemidnightsun.

M:

That’sright,butit’’Swedesmakesmost

heystartedworkearlierinsummerandthenleaveatabout2or3intheafternoon,

sothattheycanreallyenjoythelongsummerevenings.

M:They’dliketoworkhard,butplayhard,too.

M:IthinkLondonersworklongerhours,butI’mnotsurethisisagoodthing.

23:W:Whatkindoftrainingdoesoneneedtogointothistypeofjob?

M:That’’tthinkthereisany,specifically.

W:Forexample,inyourca,whatwasyoureducationalbackground?

M:Well,IdidadegreeinFrenchatNottingham.

M:

Afterthat,in

theuniversity.

M:

ThenIwentintolocalgovernmentbecauIfoundIwasmoreinterestedintheadministrative

side.

M:

ewasn’tanyplanandtherewasnospecific

replentyoftrainingcoursinmanagementtechniquesandcommitteework

whichyoucanattendnow.

W:Butinthefirstplace,youdidaFrenchdegree.

M:

Inmytime,therewasn’mostofthe

administratorsI’vecomeacrosshavedegreesandallsortsofthings.

W:

Well,Iknowinmyca,IdidanEnglishliteraturedegreeandIdidn’treallyexpecttoendup

doingwhatIamdoingnow.

W:

ButyouarelocaltoNottingham,actually?IsthereanyreasonwhyyouwenttoNottingham

University?

M:

No,no,IcomefromthenorthofEngland,ghamwasoneofthe

universitiesIputonmylist.

M:pusisjustbeautiful.

W:Yes,’ufromtheindustrialpartofYorkshire?

M:Yes,fromtheWoolenDistrict.

SectionB

26:

WhileGailObcamp,anAmericanartistwasgivingaspeechontheartofJapanebrush

paintingtoanaudiencethatincludedvisitorsfromJapan,

shewasconfudtoethatmanyofherJapanelistenershavetheireyesclod.

WeretheytunedoffbecauanAmericanhadthenervetoinstructJapaneintheirownart

formortheydeliberatelytriedtosignaltheirrejectionofher?

Obcamplaterfoundoutthatherlistenerswerenotbeingdisrespectful.

Japanelistenerssometimesclodtheireyestoenhanceconcentration.

yyoumay

beeitheraspeakeroralistenerinasituationinvolvingpeoplefromothercountriesor

membersofminoritygroupinNorthAmerica.

Learninghowdifferentculturessignalrespectcanhelpyouavoidmisunderstandings.

eafcultureofNorthAmerica,manylistenersshowapplau

notbyclappingtheirhandsbutbywavingthemintheair.

Insomecultures,bothoverasandinsomeminoritygroupsinNorthAmerica,listenersare

considereddisrespectfuliftheylookdirectlyatthespeaker.

Respecti

countries,whistlingbylistenersisasignofapprovalwhileinothercountriesitisaformof

insult.

29:

ChrisisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintainingequipmentinhisDivisionatTaxlong

Company.

Heissoongoingtohaveanevaluationinterviewwithhissupervisorandthepersonneldirector

todiscusstheworkhehasdoneinthepastyear.

Salary,pas

madeveralchangesforhisDivisioninthepastyear.

First,eenparticularlyhappy

aboutthenewequipmentbecaumanyoftheemployeeshavetoldhimhowmuchithas

helpedthem.

Alongwithimprovingtheequipment,Chrisbeganaprogramtotrainemployeestou

iningsavedtimeforthe

employeesandmoneyforthecompany.

Unfortunately,loyeestheChrishired

werestealing,andhehadtofirethem.

Chrisknowsthatanewjobforapurchasingandmaintenancemanagerforthewholecompany

willbeopeninafewmonths,andhewouldliketobepromotedtothejob.

Chrisknows,however,thatsomeoneelwantsthatnewjob,nchargeof

purchasingandmaintenanceinanotherDivisionofthecompany.

nowsthathisbosslikesKim’swork,

andheexpectsthathisworkwillbecomparedwithhers.

33:

Proverbs,sometimescalledsayings,elittlelessonswhich

olderpeopleofaculturepassdowntotheyoungerpeopletoteachthemaboutlife.

teach

peoplehowtoact,whatisright,andwhatiswrong.

Becauthevaluesofeachculturearedifferent,understandingthevaluesofanotherculture

tandingyourownculturevaluesisimportant

too.

Ifyoucanacceptthatpeoplefromotherculturesactaccordingtotheirvalues,notyours,

gettingalongwiththemwillbemucheasier.

ofthevaluestheyteachmaynotbeasimportantinthe

cultureastheyoncewere.

Forexample,Americanstodaydonotpaymuchattentiontotheproverb"Hastemakeswaste",

becaupatienceisnotimportanttothem.

Butifyouknowaboutpastvalues,ithelpsyoutounderstandtheprentandmanyoftheolder

valuesarestillstrongtoday.

BenjaminFranklin,afamousAmericandiplomat,writerandscientist,diedin1790,buthis

proverb"Timeismoney"istakenmoreriouslybyAmericansoftodaythaneverbefore.

Astudyofproverbsfromaroundtheworldshowsthatsomevaluesaresharedbymany

casthough,thesameideaixpresddifferently.

SectionC

Ourlivesarewoventogether.

AsmuchasIenjoymyowncompany，

InolongerimagineIcangetthroughasingleday

muchlessallmylifecompletelyonmyown.

EvenifIamonvacationinthemountains，

Iameatingfoodsomeoneelhasgrown，livinginahousomeoneelhasbuilt，

wearingclothessomeoneelhaswnfromclothwovenbyothers，usingelectricitysomeoneel

isdistributingtomyhou.

Evidenceofinterdependenceiverywhere;

weareonthisjourneytogether.

AsIwasgrowingup，Irememberbeingcarefullytaughtthatindependencenotinterdependence

waverything.

“Makeyourownway”，”Standonyourowntwofeet”ormymother’sfavoriteremarkwhen

Iwasface-to-facewithconquencesofsomeaction：Nowthatyou’vemadeyourbed，lieonit.

Totalindependenceisadominantthinginourculture.

Iimaginethatwhatmyparentsweretryingtoteachmewastotakeresponsibilitiesformyactions

andmychoices.

tead，IgrewupbelievingthatIwas

suppodtobetotallyindependentandconquentlybecameveryreluctanttoaskforhelp.

Iwoulddoalmostanythingnottobeaburden，andnotrequireanyhelpfromanybody.