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英语四级听力原文
CollegeEnglishTest(Band4)
PartIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Nowlet’sbeginwiththeeightshortconversations.
1.W:
Tom,wouldyoubeinterestedinservingonthemembershipcommitteethisyear?
M:
CanIgetbacktoyouonthatinafewdays?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
2.W:
WeshouldbuyagoodguidebookandstudyitbeforeourtriptoVancouver.
M:
Wecould.Buttheyareoverpriced.Whataboutthelibrary?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
3.W:
Youtookahistorycoursethisterm,didn’tyou?
Whatcanyousayaboutit?
M:
Well,thetroubleisthatInevergetthroughtheweeklyreadinglist,thoughsomebooksarequiteinteresting.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
4.M:
I’mtakingmygirlfriendtothefancynewrestaurantforherbirthdaytonight.
W:
Iwenttherelastweekend.Ifounditratherdisappointing.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
5.W:
Winterisoveratlast.Timetoputawaymyglovesandboots.
M:
I’vebeenwaitingforthisformonths.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
6.M:
Look,thecurtainisgoingupslowlyandallthelightsoverthestagearelitup.
W:
Yeah,theplayisstarting.Oh,somethingcaughtmysleeve.Givemeahandplease,Bob.
Q:
Wherearethespeakersnow?
7.W:
Youonlyhavewatertoserveyourguests?
M:
Thisisn’tjustplainwater.ThisismineralwaterfromTibet.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimply?
8.W:
Whendoyouhavetimetodiscussourenvironmentalreport?
Ithinkwewillhavetomakesomerevisions.
M:
I’llbefreeat3o’clockthisafternoon.Butwhatexactlyneedstobechanged?
Q:
Whatarethespeakersgoingtodothisafternoon?
Nowyouwillhearthetwolongconversations.
ConversationOne
W:
Whyisitimportanttorecycle?
M:
Therearemanyreasons.Recyclingisonewaytokeepwasteoutoflandfills.Landfillsareplacestodumpwaste.Buttheyareunpopular,becausetheycanpollutethesoilusedtocoverthemandthat’sbadforpeoplewhomaybuildnewhomesthere.Recyclingalsoreusesvaluablerawmaterials,suchasaluminumandpaper.Finally,recyclingcanleavealowergarbagebill.Recyclinglowerstheamountofwasteputintolandfills,therefore,lessmoneyisspentforgarbagedisposal.
W:
Howhasrecyclingchangedovertheyears?
M:
Tenortwentyyearsago,youcouldbuymilkinreturnable,refillable,glassbottles,andmanypeoplerecycledvoluntarily.Nowyoubuymilkandotherproductsinplasticbottlesorpapercontainers.Becauseofthehighcostofdisposingofthesethingsinlandfills,manycitygovernmentsnowhaverecyclingprograms.
W:
Howdoesrecyclinghelptheenvironment?
M:
Recyclinghelpstheenvironmentmainlybysavingenergy.Forexample,ittakes95percentlessenergytoproducerecycledaluminumthantoproducenewaluminum.
W:
Canonepersonreallymakeadifference?
Ifonlyafewpeoplerecycle,thenwhat’sthepoint?
M:
Ifnotyou,thenwho?
Ifwecombineourefforts,wecanmakeadifference.Eachofuscontributestothewasteproblem.Allthemillionsoftonsofwastethatgointolandfillsstartedasanoldpairofslippers,abrokenTVset,orausedmagazinethatcamefromsomebody’shouse—maybeyours!
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.Whyarelandfillsunpopularaccordingtotheman?
10.Whatdoesthemansayhascontributedtotheincreasingamountofwasteovertheyears?
11.Accordingtotheman,howdoesrecyclinghelptheenvironment?
12.Whydoesthemansayeverybodyshouldmakeanefforttorecycle?
ConversationTwo
W:
CouldyoupleasegivemeinformationonairfaresfromMiamitoBellingham,Washington?
We’dlikeadviceonhowtoflyascheaplyaspossible.
M:
Let’ssee.Iwanttoadviseyoutopaythenormalone-wayeconomyclassfareof$555.IfyoucanflyonaTuesdayorWednesdayandbuyyourticketsatleast21daysinadvance,Isuggestyoubookaround-tripexcursionflight.
W:
Butwemaynotneedthereturntickets.
M:
That’sallright.Evenifyoudon’tusethem,youshouldbeabletosave$89overtheone-wayfare.Ofcourse,I’drecommendearlybooking.Yououghttotrytoreservethe“SuperSaver”seats.Thereareonlyafewofthemandtheyare50%cheaperthantheothers.
W:
Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.
M:
Wait,tosaveanotherhundreddollarsorso,whydon’tyoubookaflighttoVancouver,Canada?
W:
Butthat’sfartherthanwherewewanttogo
.M:
Iknow,butyoucantakeabusfromVancouverbacktoBellinghamandstillsavemoney.Andifyouaretravellingwithchildren,youmightbeabletogetadiscountifyouflyeconomyclass.Buttheydon’tgetanydiscount.Buttotaketheadvantageoftheairline’sguaranteefarepolicy,you’dhavetomakereservationsandpayforyourticketsatleastsixweeksinadvance.Tryandbeginthesearchforavailableseats...
W:
No,thankyou.M:
Excuseme?
W:
I’llcallyoubackifwedon’tdecidetodrive
.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
13.Whereisthewomanplanningtogo?
14.Whatisthewoman’spurposeincallingtheman?
15.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Whatmakesapersonfamous?
Thisisamysterythatmanypeoplehavecarefullythoughtabout.Allkindsofmythssurroundthelivesofwell-knownpeople.MostpeoplearefamiliarwiththeworksofWilliamShakespeare,oneofthegreatestEnglishwritersofthe16thand17thcenturies.YethowmanyknowShakespeare,theperson,themanbehindtheworks?
Aftercenturiesofresearch,scholarsarestilltryingtodiscoverShakespeare'spersonalhistory.Itisnoteasilyfoundinhiswritings.Authorsofthetimecouldnotprotecttheirworks.Anactingcompany,forexample,couldchangeaplayiftheywantedto.Nowadays,writershavecopyrightsthatprotecttheirwork.ManymythsaroseaboutShakespeare.Somesaidhehadnoformaleducation.Othersbelievethathebeganhiscareerbytendingthehorsesofwealthymen.Allofthesemythsareinteresting,butaretheytrue?
Probablynot.Shakespeare'sfatherwasarespectedmaninStratford-on-Avon,amemberofthetowncouncil.HesentyoungWilliamtogrammarschool.MostpeopleofElizabethantimesdidnotcontinuebeyondgrammarschool.So,Shakespearedidhave,atleast,anaverageeducation.SomepartsofShakespeare'slifewillalwaysremainunknown.TheGreatLondonFireofl666burnedmanyimportantdocumentsthatcouldhavebeenasourceofclues.Wewillalwaysbeleftwithmanyquestionsandfewfacts.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutWilliamShakespeare?
17.WhatdowelearnaboutShakespeare'sfather?
18.WhydoesthespeakersaypartsofShakespeare'slifewillremainamystery?
PassageTwo
Almosteveryonesuffersfromaheadacheoccasionally.Butsomepeoplesufferfromrepeated,frequentheadaches.Aheadacheisimportantbecauseitcanbethefirstwarningofaseriousconditionthatcouldprobablybecontrolledifdiscoveredearly.Ifapersonremovesthewarning,dayafterday,withapain-killer,heorshemaypassthepointofeasycontrol.Theprofessionalnameforcoveringupasymptomis“masking.”Aheadachespecialistoncesaid,“Maskingsymptomsisnotthebestwayoftreatment.Sometimesitiswisertostandstillthantoadvanceindarkness.”Aheadacheofteninterferesneedlesslywithnormal,happyliving.Theemployeewithaheadachedoeslesswork.Inaflashoftemperheorshemayupsetfellowworkersorcustomers,causingadirectorindirectlosstotheorganization.Themotherwithaheadachesuffersanddisturbsthefamily.Sheupsetsherhusbandandchildren.Rest,quietandfreshairstopmanycommonheadaches.Lyingdownandpossiblyfallingasleepmayhelp.Onecanoftenhandletensionheadachesbyrubbingandpressingbackneckmuscles.Heatfromanelectricpadorawarmbathcanalsohelp.Becausehungermaybeoverlookedasaheadachesource,onemustmakeahabitofregularmeals.Ifamealmustbepostponedformorethananhour,asnackhelpstoavoidahungerheadache.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.Whydoesthespeakersayaheadacheisimportant?
20.Whatdospecialistssuggestwedowithheadaches?
21.Whatdoesthespeakersayhelpsrelievethesymptomsofcommonheadaches?
PassageThree
Ifyourpaycheckseemstobedisappearingintothinair,youmaybestuckinmoneytraps.Butdon’tdespair.Mostpeoplecangetunstuckwithoutgoingbankrupt.Thebiggestbudgetmistakeisnobudgetatall.Asonereaderputit,“wejustputallthebillsinapile,andtrytodecidewhichtopay.Assheandothershavelearned,however,themoneyusuallyrunsoutbeforethebillsdo.Thesameproblemplaguesmanywhodohavebudget.Inletterafterletterweread,“Itlooksgoodonpaper,butitneverseemstowork.”Whynot?
Oftenbecausethebudgetsareunrealistic.Thesolution:
makeadetailedrecordofwhereallyourmoneygoesnow;thenstudyitcarefully.Lookforexpensesthatcanbecutback.Anddon’t
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