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英语四级听力原文1
2000年1月四级听力原文
1.M:
Hi,Jane,doyouhavesomechanges?
Ihavetomakeacallonthepayphone.
W:
Payphone?
Whynotusemymobilephone?
Hereyouare.
Q:
Whatwillthemanmostprobablydo?
2.M:
Canyoutellmethetitleofthisoilpainting?
W:
Sorry,Idon’tknowforsure,butIguessitisanearly18centurywork.Letmelookitupinthecatalog.
Q:
Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
3.M:
IamworriedaboutthoseclassesImissedwhenIwassick.
W:
Iwilltrytobringyouuptodayonwhatwe’vedone.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
4.W:
HeyDan.Ihearyou’remeetingSusan’sparentsforthefirsttime.
M:
Yeah,nextweekend.Fortunately,herfatherlovestofish,sowewillhavesomanythingstotalkabout.
Q:
WhatcanbeinferredaboutDan?
5.W:
ProfessorWhite’spresentationseemedtogoonforever.Iwasbarelyabletostayawake.
M:
Howcouldyousleepthroughit?
ItisoneofthebestthatIhaveeverheardonthistopic.
Q:
WhatdoesthemanthinkofProfessorWhite’spresentation?
6.W:
Iamlookingforqualitypapertotypemyessay.Idon’tseeanyontheshelf.
M:
Isawsomeinthestockroomthismorning.Iwillgoandcheck.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?
7.M:
Itseemsthatwe’llhaveanotherfinedaytomorrow.Let’sgototheseaside.
W:
OK.Butwe’llhavetoleaveveryearly,orelsewe’llgetcaughtinthetraffic.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansuggest?
8.M:
DoyouknowJames?
Heisinyourclass.
W:
Certainly.InfacthewasthefirstpersonIgottoknowinmyclass.Istillrememberthelookonhisfacewhenheshoweduplateonthefirstdayofschool.
Q:
WhydidthewomanrememberJamessowell?
9.W:
ThemanatthegaragethinksthatItakegoodcareofmycar.
M:
SodoI.Ican’tseeanyscratchesontheoutside,andtheinsideisclean,too.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’scar?
10.M:
Wonderfulday,isn’tit?
Wanttojoinmeforaswim?
W:
Ifyoudon’tmindwaitingwhileIgetprepared.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
PassageOne
Afriendofminetoldmethatwhenhewasayoungman,hewenttoworkasateacherinoneofthestatesofIndia.Oneday,hereceivedaninvitationtodinnerattheruler’spalace.Verypleased,hewenttotellhiscolleagues.Theylaughed,andtoldhimthemeaningoftheinvitation.Theyhadallbeeninvited,andeachpersonwhowasinvitedhadtobringwithhimacertainnumberofsilverandgoldcoins.Thenumberofcoinsvariedaccordingtotheperson’spositionintheserviceofthegovernment.Myfriend’sincomewasnothigh,sohedidnothavemuchtopay.Eachpersonbowedbeforetheruler,hisgoldwentontoonehip,hissilverwentontoanotherhip.Andinthiswayhepaidhisincometaxfortheyear.Thiswasasimplewayofcollectingincometax.Thetaxonpropertywasalsocollectedsimply.Therulergaveamanthepowertocollectataxfromeachowneroflandorpropertyinacertainarea,ifthismanpromisedtopaytheruleracertainamountofmoney.Ofcourse,thetaxcollectormanagedtocollectmoremoneythanhepaidtotheruler.Thedifferencebetweenthesumofmoneyhecollectedandthesumofmoneyhegavetotherulerwashisprofit.
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker’sfriend?
12.Whatwastherealpurposeoftheruler’sinvitation?
13.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthetaxcollectors?
PassageTwo
Aroundtheyear1000.A.D,somepeoplefromnorthwestIndiabegantotravelwestward.Nobodyknowswhy.Afterleavingtheirhomes,theydidnotsettledownagain,butspenttheirlivesmovingfromoneplacetoanother,theirlatergenerationsarecalledtheRomanypeople,orGypsies.There’reGypsiesallovertheworld,andmanyofthemarestilltravellingwithnofixhomes.Thereareabout8,000,000ofthem,including3,000,000inEasternEurope.Gypsiessometimeshaveahardtimeinthecountrieswheretheytravel,becausetheyaredifferent,peoplemaybeafraidofthem,lookdownonthem,orthinkthattheyarecriminals.TheNaziestreatedtheGypsiescruelly,liketheJews,andnobodyknowshowmanyofthemdiedinHitler’sdeathcamps.GypsieshavetheirownlanguageRomany.Theylikedmusicanddancing.Andtheyoftenworkinfairsandtravellingshows.Travellingisveryimportanttothem,andmanyGypsiesareunhappyiftheyhavetostayinoneplace.Becauseofthis,itisdifficultforGypsychildrentogotoschool,andGypsiesareoftenunabletoreadandwrite.Insomeplaces,theeducationauthoritiestriedtoarrangespecialtravellingschoolsforGypsychildren,sothattheycangetthesameeducationasotherchildren.
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.WhydidtheancestorsofGypsiesleavetheirhome?
15.WhatistheattitudeofsomepeopletowardGypsies?
16.WhatmeasurehasbeentakentohelpGypsychildren?
PassageThree
Asthecarindustrydevelops,trafficaccidentshavebecomeasfamiliarasthecommoncode.Yet,theircauseandcontrolremainaseriousproblemthatisdifficulttosolve.Expertshavelongrecognizedthatthisdiscouragingproblemhasmultiplecauses.Attheveryleast,itisaproblemthatinvolvesthreefactors:
thedriver,thevehicle,andtheroadway.Ifalldriversexercisegoodjudgmentsatalltimes,therewouldbefewaccidents.Butthatisratherlikesayingthatifallpeoplewerehonest,therewouldbenocrime.Improveddesignhashelpedmakehighwaysmuchsafer.Butthetypeofaccidentscontinuedtorisebecauseofhumanfailureandanenormousincreaseinthenumbersofautomobilesontheroad.Attentionisnowturningincreasinglytothethirdfactoroftheaccident,thecaritself.Sincepeopleassumethattheaccidentsareboundtooccur,theywanttoknowhowcarscanbebuiltbettertoprotectthedrivers.
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofthecausesofautomobileaccidents?
18.Whatmeasurehasbeentakentoreducecaraccidents?
19.Whatremainsanimportantfactorfortherisingnumberofroadaccidents?
20.Whatisthefocusofpeople’sattentionstodayaccordingtothepassage?
2000年6月大学英语四级考试(听力材料)
SectionA
1.M:
WouldyoulikeacopyofprofesorSmith'sarticle?
W:
Thanks,itit'snottoomuchtrouble.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
2.W:
DidyouvisittheTelevisionTowerwhenyouhadyourvacationinShanghailastsummer?
M:
Icouldn'tmakeitlastJune.ButIfinallyvisitedittwomonthslater.Iplantovisititagainsometimenextyear.
Q:
Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
3.M:
Prof.Kennedyhasbeenverybusythissemester.AsfarasIknow,heworksuntilmidnighteveryday.
W:
Iwouldn'thavetroubledhimsomuchifIhadknownbewassobusy.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
4.W:
IfIwereyou,Iwouldhaveacceptedthejob.
M:
Iturneddowntheofferbecauseitwouldmeanfrequentbusinesstripsawayfrommyfamily.
Q:
Whydidn'tthemanacceptthejob?
5.M:
Howareyougettingonwithyouressay,Mary?
I'mhavingarealhardtimewithmine.
W:
Aftertwosleeplessnights,I'mfinallythroughwithit.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?
6.W:
Wheredidyousayyoufoundthisbag?
M:
Itwaslyingunderabigtreebetweentheparkandtheapartmentbuilding.
Q:
Wheredidthemanfindthebag?
7.M:
Wouldn'tyougetboredwiththesameroutineyearafteryearteachingthesamethingstochildren?
W:
Idon'tthinkitwouldbeasboringasworkinginanoffice.Teachingismoststimulating.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutofficework?
8.M:
Iwasterriblyembarrassedwhensomeoftheaudiencegotupandleftinthemiddleoftheperformance.
W:
Well,somepeoplejustcan'tseemtoappreciatereal-lifedrama.
Q:
Whataretheytalkingabout?
9.W:
Oh,it'ssocold.Wehaven'thadsuchaseverewinterforsolong,havewe?
M:
Yestheforecastsaysit'sgoingtogetworsebeforeitwarmsup.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
10.M:
Youwereseenhangingaboutthestoreonthenightwhenitwasrobbed,weren'tyou?
W:
Me?
Youmusthavemadeamistake.Iwasathomethatnight.
Q:
Whataretheytalkingabout?
SectionB
PassageOne
TherearethreegroupsofEnglishlearners;beginners,intermediatelearners,andlearnersofspecialEnglish.BeginnersneedtolearnthebasicsofEnglish.StudentswhohavereachedanintermediatelevelbenefitfromlearninggeneralEnglishskills.ButwhataboutstudentswhowanttoleanspecialistEnglishfortheirworkorprofessionallife?
Moststudents,whofitintothisthirdgrouphaveaclearideaaboutwhattheywanttolean.Abankclerk,forexample,wantstousethisspecialistvocabularyandtechnicaltermsoffinance.Butforteachers,decidinghowtoteachspecialistEnglishisnotalwayssoeasy.Forastart,thevarietyisenormous.Everyfieldfromairlinepilotstosecretarieshasitsownvocabularyandtechnicalterms.Teachersalsoneedtohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofthatspecialistlanguage,andnotmanyteachersareexposedtoworkingenvironmentsoutsidetheclassroom.TheseissueshaveinfluencedthewayspecialistEnglishistaughtinschools.ThistypeofcourseisusuallyknownasEnglishforSpecificPurposes,orESPandthereisn'tESPcoursesforalmosteveryareaofprofessionalandworkinglife.InBritain,forexample,therearecourseswhichteachEnglishfordoctors,lawyers,reporters,travelagentsandpeopleworkinginthehotelindustry.Byfar,themostpopularESPcoursesareforbusinessEnglish.
11.WhatisthecharacteristicoflearnersofspecialEnglish?
12.WhoneedsESPcoursesmost?
13.WhatarethemostpopularESPcoursesinBritain?
14.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?
PassageTwo
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