大学英语四级CET4 听力原文Word格式.docx
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Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
12.
IreallyenjoyedtheTVspecialaboutdraftslastnight.Didyougethomeintimetoseeit?
Oh,yes,butIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.
Whatdoesthemanmean?
13.
Airport,please.I’mrunningalittlelate.Sojusttakethefastestwayevenifit’snotthemostdirect.
Sure,butthereisalotoftrafficeverywheretodaybecauseofthefootballgame.
Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?
14.
MayImakearecommendation,sir?
Ourseafoodwiththisspecialsauceisverygood.
Thankyou,butIdon’teatshellfish.I’mallergictoit.
Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
15.W:
nowonemorequestionifyoudon’tmind,whatpositioninthecompanyappealstoyoumost?
Well,I’dlikethepositionofsalesmanagerifthatpositionisstillvacant.
Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
16.M:
Idon’tthinkIwanttoliveinthedormitorynextyear.Ineedmoreprivacy.
Iknowwhatyoumean.Butcheckoutthecostifrentinganapartmentfirst.Iwon’tbesurprisedifyouchangeyourmind.
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
17.M:
You’reontherighttrack.Ijustthinkyouneedtonarrowthetopicdown.
Yeah,you’reright.IalwaysstartbychoosingtwoboardertopicswhenI’mdoingaresearchpaper.
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
18.W:
Thispicnicshouldbeatthelastonewewentto,doesn’tit?
Oh,yeah,wehadtospendthewholetimeinside.Goodthing,theweatherwascooperativethistime.
Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?
LongConversation
ConversationOne
WhenIsayIliveinSweden,peoplealwayswanttoknowabouttheseasons.
Theseasons?
Yeah,youknowhowcolditisinwinter?
Whatisitlikewhenthedaysaresoshort?
Sowhatisitlike?
Well,itiscold,verycoldinwinter.Sometimesitiscoldas26degreesbelowcentigrade.Andofcoursewhenyougoout,you’llwrapupwarm.Butinsideinthehousesit’salwaysverywarm,muchwarmerthanathome.SwedishpeoplealwayscomplainthatwhentheyvisitEngland,thehousesarecoldeveninthegoodwinter.
Andwhataboutthedarkness?
Well,yeah,aroundChristmastimethere’sonlyonehourofdaylight,soyoureallylooksforwardtothespring.Itissometimesabitdepressing.Butyouseethesummersareamazing,fromMaytoJulyintheNorthofSwedenthesunneversets.It’sstilllightinthemidnight.Youcanwalkinthemountainsandreadanewspaper.
Oh,yeah,thelandofthemidnightsun.
Yeah,that’sright,butit’swonderful.Youwon’tstayupallnight.AndtheSwedesmakesmostofitoftentheystartedworkearlierinsummerandthenleaveatabout2or3intheafternoon,sothattheycanreallyenjoythelongsummerevenings.They’dliketoworkhard,butplayhard,too.IthinkLondonersworklongerhours,butI’mnotsurethisisagoodthing.
Q19:
Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
Q20:
WhatdoSwedishpeoplecomplainaboutwhentheyvisitEnglandinwinter?
Q21:
HowdoesthemandescribetheshorthourofdaylightaroundChristmasinSweden?
WhatdoesthemansayabouttheSwedishpeople?
ConversationTwo
Whatkindoftrainingdoesoneneedtogointothistypeofjob?
That’saverygoodquestion.Idon’tthinkthereisany,specifically.
Forexample,inyourcase,whatwasyoureducationalbackground?
Well,IdidadegreeinFrenchatNottingham.Afterthat,Ididcareersworkinsecondaryschoolslikethecareersguidancepeople.Hereisintheuniversity.ThenIwentintolocalgovernmentbecauseIfoundIwasmoreinterestedintheadministrativeside.Thenprogressedontouniversities.Sotherewasn’tanyplanandtherewasnospecifictraining.Thereareplentyoftrainingcoursesinmanagementtechniquesandcommitteeworkwhichyoucanattendnow.
Butinthefirstplace,youdidaFrenchdegree.
Inmytime,therewasn’tadegreeyoucoulddoforadministration.IthinkmostoftheadministratorsI’vecomeacrosshavedegreesandallsortsofthings.
Well,Iknowinmycase,IdidanEnglishliteraturedegreeandIdidn’treallyexpecttoendupdoingwhatIamdoingnow.
Quite.
ButyouarelocaltoNottingham,actually?
IsthereanyreasonwhyyouwenttoNottinghamUniversity?
No,no,IcomefromthenorthofEngland,fromwestYorkshire.NottinghamwasoneoftheuniversitiesIputonmylist.AndIlikethelookofit.Thecampusisjustbeautiful.
Yes,indeed.Let’ssee.WereyoufromtheindustrialpartofYorkshire?
Yes,fromtheWoolenDistrict.
Q23.Whatwastheman’smajoratuniversity?
Q24:
Whatwastheman’sjobinsecondaryschools?
Q25:
WhatattractedthemantoNottinghamUniversity?
SectionB
PassageOne
WhileGailObcamp,anAmericanartistwasgivingaspeechontheartofJapanesebrushpaintingtoanaudiencethatincludedvisitorsfromJapan,shewasconfusedtoseethatmanyofherJapaneselistenershavetheireyesclosed.WeretheytunedoffbecauseanAmericanhadthenervetoinstructJapaneseintheirownartformortheydeliberatelytriedtosignaltheirrejectionofher?
Obcamplaterfoundoutthatherlistenerswerenotbeingdisrespectful.Japaneselistenerssometimesclosedtheireyestoenhanceconcentration.Herlistenerswereshowingtheirrespectforherbychewingonherwords.SomedayyoumaybeeitheraspeakeroralistenerinasituationinvolvingpeoplefromothercountriesormembersofminoritygroupinNorthAmerica.Learninghowdifferentculturessignalrespectcanhelpyouavoidmisunderstandings.Herearesomeexamples.InthedeafcultureofNorthAmerica,manylistenersshowapplausenotbyclappingtheirhandsbutbywavingthemintheair.Insomecultures,bothoverseasandinsomeminoritygroupsinNorthAmerica,listenersareconsidereddisrespectfuliftheylookdirectlyatthespeaker.Respectisshownbylookinginthegeneraldirectionbutavoidingdirecteyecontact.Insomecountries,whistlingbylistenersisasignofapprovalwhileinothercourtiersitisaformofinsult.
Questions:
26,WhatdidObcamp’sspeechfocuson?
27,WhydoJapaneselistenerssometimesclosetheireyeswhilelisteningtoaspeech?
28,Whatdoesthespeakertrytoexplain?
PassageTwo
ChrisisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintainingequipmentinhisDivisionatTaxlongCompany.Heissoongoingtohaveanevaluationinterviewwithhissupervisorandthepersonneldirectortodiscusstheworkhehasdoneinthepastyear.Salary,promotionandplansforthecomingyearwillalsobediscussedatthemeeting.ChrishasmadeseveralchangesforhisDivisioninthepastyear.First,heboughtnewequipmentforoneofthedepartments.Hehasbeenparticularlyhappyaboutthenewequipmentbecausemanyoftheemployeeshavetoldhimhowmuchithashelpedthem.Alongwithimprovingtheequipment,Chrisbeganaprogramtotrainemployeestouseequipmentbetteranddosimplemaintenancethemselves.Thetrainingsavedtimefortheemployeesandmoneyforthecompany.Unfortunately,oneseriousproblemdevelopedduringtheyear.TwoemployeestheChrishiredwerestealing,andhehadtofirethem.Chrisknowsthatanewjobforapurchasingandmaintenancemanagerforthewholecompanywillbeopeninafewmonths,andhewouldliketobepromotedtothejob.Chrisknows,however,thatsomeoneelsewantsthatnewjob,too.KimisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintenanceinanotherDivisionofthecompany.Shehasalsomadeseveralchangesovertheyear.ChrisknowsthathisbosslikesKim’swork,andheexpectsthathisworkwillbecomparedwithhers.
Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
29.WhatisChris’smainresponsibilityatTaxlongCompany?
30.WhatproblemdidChrisencounterinhisDivision?
31.WhatdoesChrishopeforinthenearfuture?
32.WhatdowelearnaboutKimfromthepassage?
PassageThree
Proverbs,sometimescalledsayings,areexamplesoffolkwisdom.Theyarelittlelessonswhicholderpeopleofaculturepassdowntotheyoungerpeopletoteachthemaboutlife.Manyproverbsremindpeopleofthevaluesthatareimportantintheculture.Valuesteachpeoplehowtoact,whatisright,andwhatiswrong.Becausethevaluesofeachculturearedifferent,understandingthevaluesofanotherculturehelpsexplainhowpeoplethinkandact.Understandingyourownculturevaluesisimportanttoo.Ifyoucanacceptthatpeoplefromotherculturesactaccordingtotheirvalues,notyours,gettingalongwiththemwillbemucheasier.Manyproverbsareveryold.Sosomeofthevaluestheyteachmaynotbeasimportantinthecultureastheyoncewere.Forexample,Americanstodaydonotpaymuchattentiontotheproverb“Hastemakeswaste”,becausepatienceisnotimportanttothem.Butifyouknowaboutpastvalues,ithelpsyoutounderstandthepresentandmanyoftheoldervaluesarestillstrongtoday.BenjaminFranklin,afamousAmericandiplomat,writerandscientist,diedin1790,buthisproverb“Timeismoney”istakenmoreseriously
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