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英语四级真题听力原文
2005年6月英语四级真题听力原文
Sectiononeconversation
:
Simon,couldyoureturnthetoolsIlendyouforbuildingthebookshelflastmonth?
M:
Oh,well,Ihatetotellyouthis,butIcan’tseemtofindthem.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
:
Ifoundanexpensivediamondringintherestroomthismorning.
M:
IfIwereyou,Iwouldturnitintothesecurityoffice.Itisbehindtheadministrationbuilding.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
:
IamgoingtoMartha’shouse.Ihaveapapertocomplete.AndIneedtousehercomputer.
M:
Whydon’tyoubuyoneyourself?
Thinkhowmuchtimeyoucouldsave.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
:
Daddy,Ihavedecidedtogiveupscienceandgotobusinessschool.
M:
Well,itisyourchoiceaslongaspayyourownway,butIshouldwarnyouthatnoteveryonewithabusinessdegreewillmakeasuccessfulmanager.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
:
IjustreadinthenewspaperthatLordoftheRingsisthisyear’sgreatesthit.Whydon’twegoandseeitattheGrandCinema?
M:
Don’tyouthinkthatcinemaisalittleoutoftheway?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
:
BobsaidthatSeattleisagreatplaceforconferences.
M:
Heiscertainlyinthepositiontomakethatcomment.HEhasbeentheresooften.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansayabout?
:
Mr.Watson,Iwonderwhetherit’spossibleformetotakeavacationearlynextmonth?
M:
Didyoufilloutarequestform?
Q:
Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
:
Doyouwanttogotothelecturethisweekend?
Iheardthattheguywhoisgoingtodeliverthelecturespentayearlivingintherainforest.
W:
Great,Iamdoingareportontherainforest.MaybeIcangetsomenewinformationtoaddit.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
:
Wow,Idolikethiscampus.Allthebigtrees,thegreenlawns,andtheoldbuildingswithtallcolumns.It’sreallybeautiful.
M:
Itsureis.ThearchitectureofthesebuildingsisintheGreekstyle.Itwaspopularinthe18thcenturyhere.
Q:
Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
:
Thisarticleisnothingbutadvertisingforhousingdevelopers.Idon’tthinkthehousesforsalearehalfthatgood.
W:
Comeon,David.Whysonegative?
Wearethinkingofbuyingahome,aren’twe?
Justatriptolookattheplacewon’tcistusmuch.
Q:
Whatcanbeinferredformtheconversation?
SectionTwopassages
Passage1
Inthenextfewdecades,peoplearegoingtotravelverydifferentlyfromthewaytheydotoday.Everyoneisgoingtodriveelectrically-poweredcars,sointhefewyears,peoplewon’tworryaboutrunningoutofgas.Someofthelargeautomobilecompaniesarereallymovingaheadwiththisnewtechnology.F&CMotors,amajorautocompany,forexample,isholdingapressconferencenextweek.Afterthepressconference,thecompanywillpresentitsnewelectronically-operatedmodels.Transportationinthefuturewon’tbelimitedtotheground,manypeoplepredictthattrafficwillquicklymovetothesky.Inthecomingyears,insteadofradioreportsaboutroadconditionsandhighwaytraffic,newsreportswilltalkabouttrafficjamsinthesky.Buttheskyisn’tthelimit.Inthefuture,youwillprobablyevenbeabletotakeatriptothemoon.Insteadoflisteningtoregularairplaneannouncements,youwillhearsomeonesay:
thespacecrafttothemoonleavesin10minutes.Pleasecheckyourequipment.Andremembernomorethan10ouncesofcarry-onbaggageareallowed.
willbeusedtopowercarsinthenextfewdecades?
willfuturenewsreportsfocusonwhentalkingabouttransportation?
willpassengersbeaskedtodowhentheytraveltothemoon?
Passage2
CountyfairsareatraditioninNewEnglandtowns.Theyoffergreatentertainment.Onepopulareventisthepie-eatingcontest.Ifyouwanttotakepartinthecontest,itisagoodideatoremembertheseguidelines:
first,makesureyourstomachisnearlyemptyoffood.Eatingawholepiecanbehardifyouhavejustfinishameal.Next,itishelpfultolikethepieyouaregoingtoeat.Thecreamtypesareagoodchoice.Theyslidedownthethroatmoreeasily.Placingyourhandsintherightpositionaddstothechancesofwinning.Thereisatemptationtoreachoutandhelptheeatingprocess.Thiswillresultinbecomingdisqualified.Don’tjustsitonyourhands,ifyourhandsaretiedbehindyourback,youwillnotbetemptedtomakeuseofthem.
Nowyouarereadytoshowyourtalentateatingpies.Theobjectofcourse,istogetthebottomofthepieplatebeforetheotherpeople.Itisusuallybettertostartattheoutsideandworktowardthemiddle.Thismethodgivesyouagoaltofocuson.Trynottonoticewhattheotherpeoplenearyouraredoing.Letthecheersfromthecrowdspuryouon.Butdon’tlookup.Allyoushouldthinkaboutiseatingthatpie.
ispie-eatingcontestusuallyheld?
shouldapersondobeforeenteringintothepie-eatingcxontest?
ispersonadvisedtoputhishandsduringthecontest?
suggestionisofferedforeatingupthepiequickly?
Passage3
Theperiodofengagementisthetimebetweenthemarriageproposalandtheweddingceremony.Twopeopleagreetomarrywhentheydecidedtospendtheirlivestogether.Themanusuallygivesthewomanadiamondengagementring.ThattraditionissaidtohavestartedwhenanAustrianmangaveabeauty.Heplaceditonthethirdfingerofherlefthand.Hechosethatfingerbecauseitwasthoughtthatthebloodvesselinthatfingerwentdirectlytotheheart.Todayweknowthatthisisnottrue,yetthetraditioncontinues.
Americansgenerallyareengagedforaperiodofaboutoneyear,iftheyareplanningaweddingceremonyandaparty.Duringthistime,friendsofthebridemayholdapartyatwhichwomenfriendsandfamilymembersgivethebridegiftsthatshewillneedasawife.Thesecouldincludecookingequipmentornewclothing.Friendsofthemanwhoisgettingmarriedmayhaveabachelorpartyforhim.Thisusuallytakesplacethenightbeforethewedding.Onlymanareinvitedtothebachelorparty.
Duringthemarriageceremony,thebrideandherwould-behusbandusuallyexchangegoldringsthatrepresenttheideathattheirunionwillcontinueforever.Thewifeoftenwearsboththeweddingringandtheengagementringonthesamefinger.Thehusbandwearshisringonthethirdfingeronhislefthand.Manypeoplesaythepurposeoftheengagementperiodistopermitenoughtimetoplanthewedding.Butthemainpurposeistoletenoughtimepasssothetwopeoplearesurethattheywanttomarryeachother.Eitherpersonmaydecidetobreaktheengagement,ifthishappens,thewomanusuallyreturnstheringtotheman.Theyalsoreturnanyweddinggiftstheyhavereceived.
wasthediamondringsaidtorepresent?
didtheAustrianmanplacethediamondringonthethirdfingerofthelefthandofhiswould-bewife?
isthechiefadvantageofhavingtheengagementperiod?
2005年12月英语四级真题听力原文
SectionA
1.W:
Caroltoldusonthephonenottoworryabouther.Herleftlegdoesn’thurtasmuchasitdidyesterday.
M:
She’dbetterhaveitexaminedbyadoctoranyway.AndIwillcallheraboutitthisevening.
Q:
WhatdoesthemanthinkCarolshoulddo?
2.M:
Thereisanon-stoptrainforWashingtonanditleavesat2:
30.
W:
It’sfasterthanthe2o’clocktrain.Besides,wecanhavesomethingtoeatbeforegettingonthetrain.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
3.M:
Hi,Melissa,how’syourprojectgoing?
Haveyouthoughtaboutgoingtograduateschool?
PerhapsyoucangetintoHarvard.
W:
Everythingiscomingalongreallywell.Ihavebeenthinkingaboutgraduateschool.ButI’lltalktomytutorDr.Garciafirstandseewhatshethinks.
Q:
Whatdoyoulearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?
4.W:
DidyouattendAlice’spresentationlastnight?
Itwasthefirsttimeforhertogiveaspeechtoalargeaudience.
M:
Howshecouldbesocalminfrontofsomanypeopleisreallybeyondme!
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
5.W:
You’vebeendoingweatherreportsforneatly30years.Hastheweathergotanyworseinalltheseyears?
M:
Well,notnecessarilyworse.Butweareseeingmoreswings.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansayabouttheweather?
6.M:
Excuseme,IamlookingforthetextbookbyaProfessorJordonforthemarketingcourse.
W:
Iamafraidit’soutofstock.You’llhavetoorderit.Anditwilltakethe/publisher3weekstosendittous.
Q:
Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
7.M:
IamgoingtoNewYorknextweek,butthehotelIbookedisreallyexpensive.
W:
Whybookahotel?
Mybrotherhas2spareroomsinhisapartment.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
8.W:
Inmyopinion,watchingthenewsonTVisagoodwaytolearnEnglish.Whatdoyouthink?
M:
ItwouldbebetterifyoucouldcheckthesameinformationinEnglishnewspapersafterwards.
Q:
WhatdoesthemansayaboutlearningEnglish?
9.M:
Ihearanewly-inventeddrugcanmakepeopletellthetruthanditmayproveusefulinquestioningterrorists.Isn’titincredible?
W:
Simplesolutionstocomplexproblemsrarelysucceed.AsfarasIknow,nosuchdrugsareeverknowntowork.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthenewdrug?
10.M:
Youknowtheelectronicscompanyiscomingtoourcampustorecruitgraduatestudentsnextweek.
W:
Really?
Whatday?
I’dliketotalktothemandhandinmyresume.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
SectionB
Passageone
Anewstudyreportsthecommondrugaspiringreatlyreduceslifethreateningproblemsafteranoperationtoreplaceblockedbloodvesselstotheheart.Morethan800,000peo
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