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四级听力材料
11.M:
Shawn¡¯sbeentryingformonthstofindajob.ButIwonderhowhecouldgetajobwhenhelookslikethat.
W:
Oh,thatpoorguy!
Hereallyshouldshavehimselfeveryotherdayatleastandputonsomethingclean.
Q:
WhatdowelearnaboutShawn?
12.W:
IwishJanewouldcallwhensheknowsshe¡¯llbelate.Thisisnotthefirsttimewe¡¯vehadtowaitforher.
M:
Iagree.Butshedoeshavetodrivethroughveryheavytraffictogethere.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimply?
13.M:
Congratulations!
IheardyourbaseballteamisgoingtotheMid-AtlanticChampionships.
W:
Yeah,we¡¯reallworkingrealhardrightnow!
Q:
Whatisthewoman¡¯steamdoing?
14.W:
John¡¯sbeenlookingafterhismotherinthehospital.Shewasinjuredinacaraccidenttwoweeksagoandisstillincriticalcondition.
M:
Oh,that¡¯sterrible.Andyouknowhisfatherpassedawaylastyear?
Q:
WhatdowelearnaboutJohn?
15.M:
Whataboringspeaker!
Icanhardlystayawake.
W:
Well,Idon¡¯tknow.Infact,Ithinkit¡¯sbeenalongtimesinceI¡¯veheardanyoneisgood.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
16.W:
I¡¯mhavingalotoftroublewithlogic,anditseemsmyprofessorcan¡¯texplainitinawaythatmakessensetome.
M:
Youknow,thereisatutoringserviceoncampus.Iwasabouttodropstatisticsbeforetheyhelpedmeout.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
17.M:
Thisisastylishovercoat.Isawyouwearingitlastweek,didn¡¯tI?
W:
Oh,thatwasn¡¯tme.ThatwasmysisterJill.She¡¯sinyourclass.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
18.M:
Jane,supposeyoulostallyourmoneywhiletakingavacationoverseas,whatwouldyoudo?
W:
Well,IguessI¡¯dsellmywatchorcomputerordosomeoddjobstillIcouldaffordareturnplaneticket.
Q:
Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
ConversationOne
M:
Hello,Prof.Johnson.
W:
Hello,Tony.Sowhatshallweworkontoday?
M:
Well,theproblemisthatthiswritingassignmentisn¡¯tcomingoutright.(19)WhatIthoughtIwaswritingonwastotalkaboutwhataparticularsportmeanstomewhenIparticipatein.
W:
Whatsportdidyouchoose?
M:
Idecidedtowriteaboutcross-countryskiing.
W:
Whatareyougoingtosayaboutskiing?
M:
That¡¯stheproblem.IthoughtIwouldwriteabouthowpeacefulitistobeoutinthecountry.
W:
Sowhyisthataproblem?
M:
AsIstartdescribinghowquietitistobeoutinthewoods,Ikeepmentioninghowmucheffortittakestokeepgoing.Cross-countryskiingisn¡¯taseasyassomepeoplethink.Ittakesalotofenergy,butthat¡¯snotpartofmypaper.SoIguessIshouldleaveitout.(20)ButnowIdon¡¯tknowhowtoexplainthatfeelingofpeacefulnesswithoutexplaininghowhardyouhavetoworkforit.Itallfitstogether.It¡¯snotlikejustsittingdownsomewhereandwatchingthecloudsrollby.That¡¯sdifferent.
W:
Thenyou¡¯llhavetoincludethatinyourpoint.Thepeacefulnessofcross-countryskiingisthekindyouearnbyeffort.Whyleavethatout?
(21)Partofyourpointyouknewbeforehandbutpartyoudiscoveredasyouwrote.That¡¯scommon,right?
M:
Yeah,Iguessso.
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.Whatisthetopicoftheman¡¯swritingassignment?
20.Whatproblemdoesthemanhavewhileworkingonhispaper?
21.Whatdoesthewomansayiscommoninwritingpapers?
ConversationTwo
W:
(22)Goodeveningandwelcometothisweek¡¯s"BusinessWorld",aprogramforandaboutbusinesspeople.TonightwehaveMr.AngelenowhocametotheUnitedStatessixyearsago,andisnowanestablishedbusinessmanwiththreerestaurantsintown.Tellus,Mr.Angeleno,howdidyougetstarted?
M:
Well,Istartedoffwithasmalldiner.(23)Ididallthecookingmyselfandmywifewaitedontables.Itwasreallytoomuchworkfortwopeople.Mycookingisgreat.Andwordgotaroundtownaboutthefood.Withinayear,Ihadtohireanothercookandfourwaitresses.Whenthatrestaurantbecameverybusy,Idecidedtoexpandmybusiness.Nowwiththreeplacesmymainconcerniskeepingthebusinesssuccessfulandrunningsmoothly.
W:
Doyouadvertise?
M:
Ohyes.Idon¡¯thaveanyTVcommercials,becausetheyaretooexpensive.(24)ButIadvertisealotonradioandinlocalnewspapers.Mychildrenusedtodistributeadsinnearbyshoppingcenters,butwedon¡¯tneedtodothatanymore.
W:
Whydoyoubelieveyou¡¯vebeensosuccessful?
M:
Um,(25)IalwaysservethefreshestpossiblefoodandImaketheatmosphereascomfortableandaspleasantasIcan,sothatmycustomerswillwanttocomeback.
W:
Soyoualwaysaimtopleasethecustomers?
M:
Absolutely!
WithoutthemIwouldhavenobusinessatall.
W:
Thankyou,Mr.Angeleno.Ithinkyouradvicewillbehelpfultothosejuststaringoutinbusiness.
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
22.Whatisthewoman¡¯soccupation?
23.WhatdowelearnaboutMr.Angeleno¡¯sbusinessatitsbeginning?
24.WhatdoesMr.Angelenosayaboutadvertisinghisbusiness?
25.Whatdoesthemansaycontributestothesuccessofhisbusiness?
SectionB
PassageOne
(26)Therearemanycommonly-heldbeliefsabouteyeglassesandeyesightthatarenotprovenfacts.Forinstance,somepeoplebelievethatwearingglassestoosoonweakenstheeyes.Butthereisnoevidencetoshowthatthestructureofeyesischangedbywearingglassesatayoungage.(27)Wearingthewrongglasses,however,canproveharmful.Studiesshowthatforadultsthereisnodanger,butchildrencandeveloplossofvisioniftheyhaveglassesinappropriatefortheireyes.
Wehaveallheardsomeofthecommonmythsabouthoweyesightgetsbad.Mostpeoplebelievethatreadingindimlightcausespooreyesight,butthatisuntrue.Toolittlelightmakestheeyesworkharder,sotheydogettiredandstrained.Eyestrainalsoresultsfromreadingalot,readinginbed,andwatchingtoomuchtelevision.However,althougheyestrainmaycausesomepainorheadaches,itdoesnotpermanentlydamageeyesight.
Anothermythabouteyesisthattheycanbereplaced,ortransferredfromonepersontoanother.Thereareclosetoonemillionnervefibersthatconnecttheeyeballtothebrain,asofyetitisimpossibletoattachthemallinanewperson.(28)Onlycertainpartsoftheeyecanbereplaced.Butifwekeepclearingupthemythsandlearningmoreabouttheeyes,somedayafulltransplantmaybepossible.
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttotellusabouteyesight?
27.Whatdostudiesaboutwearingthewrongglassesshow?
28.Whatdowelearnabouteyetransplantingfromthetalk?
PassageTwo
Whenpeoplecareforanelderlyrelative,theyoftendonotuseavailablecommunityservicessuchasadultdaycarecenters.(29)Ifthecaregiversareadultchildren,theyaremorelikelytousesuchservices,especiallybecausetheyoftenhavejobsandotherresponsibilities.Incontrast,aspouse,usuallythewife,ismuchlesslikelytousesupportservicesortoputthedependentpersoninanursinghome.(30)Socialworkersdiscoverthatthewifenormallytriestotakecareofherhusbandherselfforaslongasshecaninordernottouseuptheirlifesavings.Researchershavefoundthatcaringfortheelderlycanbeaverypositiveexperience.Theelderlyappreciatedthecareandattentiontheyreceived.Theywereaffectionateandcooperative.However,evenwhencaregivingissatisfying,itishardwork.Socialworkersandexpertsonagingoffercaregiversandpotentialcaregivershelpwhenarrangingforthecareofanelderlyrelative.Oneconsiderationistoaskparentswhattheywantbeforetheybecomesickordependent.Perhapstheyprefergoingintoanursinghomeandcanselectoneinadvance.Ontheotherhand,theymaywanttolivewiththeiradultchildren.(31)Caregiversmustalsolearntostatetheirneedsandopinionsclearlyandaskforhelpfromothersespeciallybrothersandsisters.Brothersandsistersareoftenwillingtohelp,buttheymaynotknowwhattodo.
Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
29.Whyareadultchildrenmorelikelytousecommunityservicestohelpcareforelderlyparents?
30.Whyaremostwivesunwillingtoputtheirdependenthusbandsintonursinghomes?
31.Accordingtothepassage,whatmustcaregiverslearntodo?
PassageThree
Sinceaunionrepresentativevisitedourcompanytoinformusaboutourrightsandprotections,(32)mycoworkershavebeenworryingabouthealthconditionsandcomplainingaboutsafetyhazardsintheworkplace.Severaloftheemployeesinthecomputerdepartment,forexample,claimtobedevelopingvisionproblemsfromhavingtostareatavideodisplayterminalforaboutsevenhoursaday.Thesupervisorofthelaboratoryisbeginningtogetheadachesanddizzyspellsbecauseshesaysit¡¯sdangeroustobreathesomeofthechemicalsmokethere.(33)AnX-raytechnicianisrefusingtodoherjobuntilthefirmagreestoreplaceitsout-datedequipment.Sheinsiststhatit¡¯sexposingworkerstounnecessarilyhighdosesofradiation.ShethinksthatshemayhavetocontacttheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationandaskedthatgovernmentagencytoinspectthedepartment.(34)I¡¯veheardthatatafactoryintheareatwopregnantwomenwhowereworkingwithpaintrequestedatransfertoasaferdepartment,becausetheywantedtopreventdamagetotheirunbornbabies.Thesupervisorofpersonnelrefusedtherequest.Inanotherfirmtheworkerswereconstantlycomplainingaboutthemalfunctioningheatingsystem,buttheownerswastoobusyortoomeantodoanythingaboutit.(35)Finally,theyallmetandagreedtowearski-clothingtoworkthenextday.Theownerwastooembarrassedtotalktohisempl
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