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12.M:

Ifyoucanmakeupyourmindaboutthecolor,Icanstartontheoutsideofyourhouseearlynextweek.

Well,rightnowIthinkIwantwhiteforthewindowframesandyellowforthewalls,butI’llletyouknowtomorrow.

Whoisthewomantalkingto?

13.W:

Excuseme,doyouhaveanyapartmentsavailableforunder500dollarsamonth?

Ineedtomoveinnextweekwhenmynewjobstarts.

M:

TheonlyvacantoneIhaveis600dollars,haveyouinquiredattheapartmentcomplexdownthestreet?

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

14.W:

Youboughtapairofjeansyesterday,didn’tyou?

Whataretheylike?

Oh,theyareprettymuchlikemyotherones,exceptwithalargerwaist.IguessIhaven’tspentmuchtimeexercisinglately.

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationabouttheman?

15.W:

Ireallylikethoseabstractpaintingswesawyesterday.Whatdoyouthink?

Iguessit’ssomethingIhaven’tacquiredatasteforyet.

Whatdoesthemanimply?

16.W:

Youhaven’tseenabluenotebook,haveyou?

IhopeIdidn’tleaveitinthereadingroom.

Didyoucheckthatpileofjournalsyou’veborrowedfromthelibrarytheotherday?

Whatisthemantryingtosaytothewoman?

17.M:

Howaboutjoiningmeforacupofcoffee?

I’dloveto,butI’mexhausted.Iwasuptill3thismorning,writingapaperformyliteratureclass.

Whydoesthewomandeclinetheman’sinvitation?

18.W:

Youhadajobinterviewyesterday,didn’tyou?

Howdiditgo?

Nottoobad,Iguess.Therewereabout20candidatescompetingforthesalesmanager’sjob.Andfinallyitwasdowntothreeofus,buttheothertwoseemedbetterqualified.

长对话1

F:

Simon,howdoesitfeeltoberetired?

Well,notsobad.

Howhaveyoubeenspendingyourtime?

Ihavebeenspendingmoretimewithmyfamily.I’vealsotravelledabit,youknow,offseasonwheneverywhereislesscrowdedandhotelscostless.

Great.

YouknowIhaven’tstoppedworkcompletely.

Yes,couldyoutellusmoreaboutthis?

I’monaschemethat’scalledphasedretirement;

Ihadasix-monthbreakfromwork,afterthatIcouldapplyforprojectworkwiththecompanyIusedtoworkfor.

Howdoestheschemework?

Well,it’satrialatthemoment.Insteadofhiringtemporarystuff,thecompanyadvertisespostsonitswebsitethatretiredemployeeslikemyselfcanaccess.

Whatsortofworksadvertised?

Well,allsortsofthings,really.Administrativeworkandmorespecializedwork,thesortofthingIcando.Someoftheprojectscanlastfiveorsixmonths,andotherscanjustbeacoupleofdays.Icandecidemoreorlesswhentowork.SoIcanmanagemyowntime.

Icanseeit’sgoodforyou.Whatisyourcompanygetoutofthis?

Well,Istillhaveallmyoldcontactsatwork,soIknowwhotocontacttogetsomethingdone.Thecompanygetsflexibility,too.Oncethejob’sover,that’sit.I’mnotontheirbooksanymore.

Questions19-21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.WhydoesSimonfindhisretiredlifeenjoyable?

20.HowdoesSimongettoknowaboutthecompany’savailableposts?

21.Whydoesthecompanyadoptthephasedretirementscheme?

长对话2

Oh,wherearewegoing?

Iwanttoshowyousomething.

Iknow,butwhatisit?

Afarm.It’sjustdownthisroad.It’sasmallplace,butatleastitwouldbeourown.

Afarm?

Howcanweaffordtobuyafarm?

Itisn’tverylarge,only40acres.Wewouldn’thavetopayverymuchrightnow.

Isthereahouseontheplace?

Asmallone,twobedrooms,butitneedstobefixedupalittle.Icandothejobmyself.

OK.Isthereenoughspaceforakitchengarden?

Thereisabouthalfanacrearoundthehouse.That’splentyofspace.

Thenwecangrowourownfreshvegetables.Andmaybekeepafewchickens,couldn’twe?

Yes,andwecanprobablygrowalotofourownfood.

Whatareyouthinkingaboutgrowing,ifwedotakethisplace?

Well,itreallyisn’tbigenoughforcorn.Ithoughtwemighttrytoraiseacropofpotatoes.

Potatoes?

Therearealotofwork.

Weareusedtohardwork,aren’twe?

Yes,weare,butthemoney.Dowehaveenoughtogetstarted?

Itseemslikeadream.

Ithinkwe’vesavedenough.Wecanpayalittleonthefarmandmaybeputafewdollarsdownonthetractor,too.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q22:

Whatarethespeakersgoingtodoatthetimeoftheconversation?

Q23:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthefarm?

Q24:

Whydoesthemanintendtogrowpotatoesratherthancornonthefarm?

Q25:

Whatisthewoman’sgreatestconcernabouttheman’splan?

2008年12月大学英语四级听力PassageOne

20分11秒——23分36秒

Membersofthecitycouncilanddistinguishedguests,itismyprivilegetointroducetoyoutodayMr.RobertWashington,chiefofourcity’spoliceforce.HewilladdressusonthesubjectoftheCommunityPolicingProgram.MostofyouknowthatMr.Washingtonhasadistinguishedrecordasheadofourpoliceforceformorethantenyears.However,youmaynotknowthathealsoholdsamaster’sdegreeincriminologyandstudiedabroadforayearwiththeinternationalpoliceforcewhichdealswithcrimesaroundtheworld.Mr.WashingtonfirstintroducedtheCommunityPolicingProgram8yearsago.Theideabehindtheprogramistogetthepoliceofficersoutoftheircarsandintoourneighborhoodswheretheycantalkdirectlytomerchantsandresidentsabouttherealdynamicsofourcity.Theseofficersdomorethanmakearrests.Theytrytofindwaystohelpsolvetheproblemsthatcontributetocrimeinthefirstplace.Oftenthatmeanshookingpeopleupwithservicesofferedbyothercityagencies,suchasschools,hospitals,housing,drugtreatmentcenters.Andtheprogramseemstobeworking:

crimeisdownandourcitizensreportthattheyfeelmoresecure.TodayMr.Washingtonisgoingtotellusmoreaboutthisprogram.Nowlet’swelcomeMr.RobertWashington.

26.Whatisthepurposeofthespeaker’sremarks?

Hewilladdressusonthesubjectofcommunitypolicingprogram.

27.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMr.RobertWashington?

MostofyouknowthatMr.Washingtonhasadistinguishedrecordasheadofourpoliceforceformorethantenyears.However,youmaynotknowthathealsoholdsamaster’sdegreeincriminologyandstudiedabroadforayearwiththeinternationalpoliceforcewhichdealswithcrimesaroundtheworld.Mr.Washingtonfirstintroducedthecommunitypolicingprogram8yearsago.

28.WhatistheideabehindtheCommunityPolicingProgram?

Theideabehindtheprogramistogetthepoliceofficersoutoftheircarsandintoourneighborhoodswheretheycantalkdirectlytomerchantsandresidentsabouttherealdynamicsofourcity.

29.HowhastheCommunityPolicingProgramturnedouttobe?

Andtheprogramseemstobeworking,crimeisdownandourcitizensreportthattheyfeelmoresecure.

四级篇章2

Therearebetween3000and6000publiclanguagesintheworld,andwemustaddapproximately6billionprivatelanguagessinceeachoneofusnecessarilyhasone.Consideringthesefacts,thepossibilitiesforbreakdownsincommunicationseeminfiniteinnumber.However,wedocommunicatesuccessfullyfromtimetotime.Andwedolearntospeaklanguages.Butlearningtospeaklanguagesseemstobeaverymysteriousprocess.Foralongtime,peoplethoughtthatwelearnedalanguageonlybyimitationandassociation.Forexample,ababytouchesahotpotandstartstocry.Themothersays,“Hot,hot!

”Andthebaby,whenitstopscrying,imitatesthemotherandsays,“Hot,hot!

”However,NoamChomsky,afamousexpertinlanguage,pointedoutthatalthoughchildrendolearnsomewordsbyimitationandassociation,theyalsocombinewordstomakemeaningfulsentencesinwaysthatareunique,unlearnedandcreative.Becauseyoungchildrencanmakesentencestheyhaveneverheardbefore,Chomskysuggestedthathumaninfantsarebornwiththeabilitytolearnlanguage.Chomskymeantthatunderneathallthedifferencesbetweenpublicandprivatelanguages,thereisauniversallanguagemechanismthatmakesitpossibleforus,asinfants,tolearnanylanguageintheworld.Thistheoryexplainsthepotentialthathumaninfantshaveforlearninglanguage.Butitdoesnotreallyexplainhowchildrencometouselanguageinparticularways.

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question30.Whydoesthespeakersaytherearegreatpossibilitiesforcommunicationbreakdowns?

Therearenumerouspublicandprivatelanguages.

Question31.WhatisChomsky’spointontheabilitytolearnalanguage?

Humaninfantsarebornwiththeabilitytolearnlanguageandthepotentialtolearnanylanguageintheworld.

Question32.WhatdoesChomsky’stheoryfailtoexplainaccordingtothespeaker?

Itdoesnotreallyexplainhowchildrencometouselanguageinparticularways.

四级听力PassageThree

WhenUSspacewomanJoanHigginbothamisnotflyingandworkinginspace,shemightbefoundsomewhereonearthgivingaspeech.Higginbotham,whogrewupinChicagoandbecameanengineerbeforejoiningNASA,thatistheNationalAirandSpaceAdministration,givesaboutadozenspeechesayear.Eachspeechisdifferentbecauseshetailorsherremarksto