英语四级听力原文及答案Word文档格式.docx
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Miketoldmeyesterdaythathehadbeenlookinginvainforajobintheartgallery.
Really?
IfIrememberright,hehadachancetoworkthere,butheturneditdown.
WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMike?
Question4
WouldyouliketocometoSusan'
sbirthdaypartytomorrowevening?
I'
mgoingtogivealecturetomorrow.IwishIcouldbeintwoplacesatthesametime.
Whatdoesthemanmean?
Question5
Aren'
tyoudiscouragedbytheslowprogressyourstaffismaking?
Yes.IthinkIwillgivethemadeadlineandholdthemtoit.
Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodo?
Question6
Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethevisitors'
parkingis?
Ileftmycarthere.
sinLotC.Overthatway.
Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?
Question7
Youlookgreat!
Nowthatyou'
vetakenthosefitnessclasses.
Thanks.I'
veneverfeltbetterinmylife.
Question8
Ireallyadmiretheefficiencyofyoursecretaries.
Ourcompanyselectsonlythebest.Theyhaveaheaveworkloadandwegivethemalotofresponsibilities.
Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
Part2长对话
Conversion1
W:
HiLeo,whydoyousayEnglishwouldbecometheworldlanguage?
M:
Well.Foronething,it'
ssocommonlyused,theonlylanguagethatisusedbymorepeopleisChinese.
WhyisEnglishspokenbysomanypeople?
It'
sspokeninmanycountriesoftheworldbecauseoftheBritishempire.AndnowofcourseistheinfluenceofAmericaaswell.
ManystudentsfindEnglishadifficultlanguagetolearn.
Oh,alllanguagesaredifficulttolearn.ButEnglishdoeshavetwogreatestadvantages.
Whatarethey?
Well,firstofall,ithasaveryinternationalvocabulary.IthasmanyGerman,Dutch,French,SpanishandItalianwordsinit.SospeakersofthoselanguageswillfindmanyfamiliarwordsinEnglish.Infact,Englishhaswordsformanyotherlanguagesaswell.
Whyisthat?
Well,partlybecauseEnglishspeakershavetravelledalot,theybringbackwordswiththem.SoEnglishreallydoeshaveaninternationalvocabulary.
AndwhatistheotheradvantageofEnglish?
ItthatEnglishgrammarisreallyquiteeasy.Forexample,itdoesn'
thavedozensofdifferentendingsforitsnouns,adjectivesandverbs,notlikeLatin,RussianandGermanforexample.
Well,it'
squiteinterestingactually,it'
sbecauseoftheFrench.WhentheFrenchruledEngland,Frenchwastheofficiallanguage,andonlythecommonpeoplespokeEnglish.Theytriedtomaketheirlanguageassimpleaspossible.Sotheymadethegrammareasier.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyou'
vejustheard.
Q9:
WhatdoesthemansayaboutChinese?
Q10:
WhatmadeEnglishawidelyusedlanguage?
Q11:
WhatissaidtobespecialaboutEnglishvocabulary?
Conversation2
Man:
Hello.Yes?
Woman:
Hello.Isthatthesalesdepartment?
Yes,itis.
Oh,well.MynameisJaneKingsburyofGPFlimited.Weneedsomesuppliesforourdesignoffice.
Oh,whatsort?
Well,firstofall,weneedonecompletenewdrawingboard.
DO44orDO45?
Ah,Idon'
tknow.What'
sthedifference?
Well,the45costs15poundsmore.
Sowhat'
sthetotalpricethen?
It'
s387pounds.
Dosethatincludevalued-addedtax?
Oh,I'
mnotsure.Mostofthepricesdo.Yes,Ithinkitdoes.
Whataretheboardsactuallymadeof?
Oh,Idon'
tknow.Ithinkit‘sasortofplasticstuffthesedays.It'
swhiteanyway.
Andhowlongdoesittaketodeliver?
Oh,Icouldn'
treallysay.Itdependsonhowmuchworkwe'
vegotandhowmanyotherorderstherearetosendout,youknow.
Ok,nowwealsowantsomedrawingpens,inkandrulers,andsomedrawingpaper.
Ohdear.Thegirlwhotakesallthosesuppliesisn'
therethismorning.SoIcan'
ttakethoseordersforyou.Ionlydotheequipmentyousee.
Ok,well,perhapsI'
llringbacktomorrow.
Sodoyouwantthedrawingboardthen?
Oh,Ihavetothinkaboutit.Thanksverymuch.I'
llletyouknow.Good-bye.
Thankyou.Good-bye.
Question12to15arebasedontheconversationyoujustheard.
Question12:
Whatisthewoman'
spurposeinmakingthephonecall?
Question13:
Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
Question14:
Whatdoesthemansayaboutdelivery?
Question15:
Whatdoesthewomansayshewillpossiblydotomorrow?
Part3短文
短文1
Nooneknowsforsurejusthowoldkitesare.Infact,theyhavebeeninuseforcenturies.25centuriesago,kiteswerewell-knowninChina.Thesefirstkiteswereprobablymadeofwood.Theymayevenhavebeencoveredwithsilk,becausesilkwereusedalotatthattime.Earlykiteswerebuiltforcertainuses.InancientChina,theywillusetocarryropestocrossrivers.Onceacross,theropeswereteardownandwoodenbridgeswouldhangforthem.LegendtellsofoneGeneralwhoflewmusicalkitesovertheenemies'
camp.Theenemyfled,believingthesoundstobethewarmingvoicesofangels.Bythe15thcentury,manypeopleflewkitesinEurope.MarcoPolomayhavebroughtthekitebackfromhisvisittoChina.Thekitehasbeenlinkedtogreatnamesandevents.Forinstance,BenjaminFranklinusedkitetoprovethelighteningelectricity.Heflewthekiteinthestorm.Hedidthisinordertodrawlighteningfromtheclouds.Hetiedametalkeyandastripofsilktothekiteline.Thesilkribbonwouldstopthelighteningfrompassingthroughhisbody.Benjamin'
sideawasfirstlaughedat.Butlateron,itenlightenedtheinventionofthelighteningrod.Withsuchgrandhistory,kiteflyingisshortremainanentertainingandpopularsport.
Question16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question16:
Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutkite?
Question17:
WhatdidancientChineseusecatstodo?
Question18:
WhydidBFfliedakiteinthestorm?
短文2
Ihavelearntmanylanguages,butI'
mnotmasteredthemthewaytheprofessionalinterpreterortranslatorhas.Still,theyhaveopendoorsforme.Theyhaveallowedmetheopportunitytoseekjobsininternationalcontextsandhelpmegetthosejobs.Likemanypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasforawhile,Isimplygotcrazyaboutit.Ican'
timagelivingmyprofessionalorsociallifewithoutinternationalinteractions.Since1977,IhavespentmuchmoretimeabroadthanintheUnitedStates.Ilikegoingtonewplaces,eatingnewfoodsandexperiencingnewcultures.Ifyoucanspeakthelanguage,it'
seasiertogettoknowthecountryanditspeople.IfIhadthetimeandmoney.Iwouldliveforayearinasmanycountriesaspossible.Beyondmycareer,myfacilitywithlanguageshasgivenmeafewrareopportunities.Once,justafterIreturnedmyyearinVienna.IwasaskedtotranslateforaGermanjudgeatOlympiclevelhorseeventandlearnedalotaboutthesport.
InJapan,oncewhenIwasinthestudioaudienceofaTVcookingshow,IwasaskedtogouponthestageandtastethebeefdishthatwasbeingpreparedandtellwhatIthought.Theyasked”WasitasgoodasAmericanbeef?
”ItwasveryexcitingformetobeonJapaneseTV,speakinginJapaneseabouthowdeliciousthebeefwas.
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyou'
Question19Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutherself?
Question20Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutmanypeoplewhohavelivedoverseasforawhile?
Question21HowdidthespeakerexperienceoflivinginViennabenefither?
Question22WhatwasthespeakeraskedtodointheJapanesestudio?
短文3
Dr.BenCarsengrewupinapoorsingleparenthouse-holdinDetroit.Hismother,whohadonlya3rdgradeeducationheldstwojobscleaningbathrooms.Tohisclassmatesandeventohis
teachershewasthoughtofasthedummestkidinhisclass.Accordingtohisownnotsofondmemories.
Hehadaterribletemper,andoncethreatenedtokillanotherchild.Dr.Carsenwasheadeddownpartofselddistractionuntilacriticalmomentinhisyouth.Hismotherconvincedthathehadtodosomethingdramaticpreventingleadingalifeoffailurelaiddownsomerules.Hecouldnot
watchtelevisionexceptfortwoprogramsaweek,couldnotplaywithhisfriendsafterschool
untilhefinishedhishomework.Andhadtoreadtwobooksaweek,andwritebookreportsaboutthem.Hismother'
sstrategyworked.“Ofcourse,Ididn'
tknowshecouldn'
tread.SothereIwas
submittingthesereports.”hesaid.Shewouldputcheckmarksonthemlikeshehadbeenreadingthem.AsIbegantoreadaboutscientists,economistsandphilosophers.Istartedimagingmyselfintheirshoes.Ashegotintothehobbitofhardwork,hisgradebegantosoar.UltimatelyhereceivedascholarshiptoattendingYale
University,andlaterhewasadmittedtotheUniversityofMichiganMedicalSchool.
HeisnowaleadingsurgeonatJohnsHopkinsMedicalSchoolandheisalsotheauthorofthethreebooks.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou'
Q23WhatdowelearnaboutBenCarsen?
Q24WhatdidBenCaren'
sclassmatesandteachersthinkofhimwhenhewasfirstatschool?
Q25WhatdidBenCarsen'
smothertellhimtodowhenhewasaschoolboy?
Part4听写题
Whenyoulookupatthenightsky,whatdoyousee?
Thereareother(26)heavenlybodiesouttherebesidesthemoonandstars.
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