淘金式 英语专业四级听力文本test05.docx
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淘金式英语专业四级听力文本test05
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ADifficultCalculation
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Conversation1
W:
HelloJames.
M:
Deborah!
Hello!
Enjoyingyourself?
W:
Yes,thankyou.Idon'tknowmanyofShirley'sfriends,though.
M:
NordoI.
W:
Areyouhereonbusiness?
M:
Ohdear.DoIlookthatold?
Itmustbethejetlag!
No,I'mstillastudent.I'mjusthereonholiday.
W:
Oh,that'sgood.Howdoyoulikeourcitysofar?
M:
Sofar,Iloveit.Therearesomanythingstodohere,andsomanythingstosee.
W:
Howdoyoulikethefood?
M:
Verymuch.ItmakesWesternfoodseemquitedullbycomparison.Iespeciallylikethe"dimsum"here.ShirleyandIwenttoa"dimsum"restaurantthismorninganditwasexcellent.I'magreatfanofAsiancuisine.
W:
Really?
Suchas..?
M:
Oh,Koreanfood,Malaysian,Indonesian,JapaneseandThai.
W:
Youknow,sometimestouristsarealittlehesitantabouttryingthelocalfood.
M:
Ithinkthat'sashamereally.Imean,whybothergoingtoanothercountryifyou'renotpreparedtotrynewthings?
W:
Iagree.Whenyouaretraveling,yououghttotryallkindsofthings.
M:
Youshouldreally.
Conversation2
W:
Iwanttoregisterforthismathematicscourse.
M:
I'msorrythattheregistrationhasclosed.
W:
Closed?
TheclerktoldmeIcouldcomebackandregisteratanytimeduringthefirstweekofclasses.
M:
Well,that'snotpossible.Thecomputer'sofficialstudentaccounthasalreadybeensenttothestate.Andthat'swhatourbudgetisbasedon.Whotoldyouthatanyway?
W:
SomewomanherewhenItriedtoregisterthreeweeksago.
M:
Shemusthavebeenatemporaryworker.Theydon'thavemuchtraining.Whydidn'tyouregisterthen?
W:
ShesaidIcouldn'tuntilIhadmybirthcertificate.Hereitis.
M:
Yourbirthcertificate?
W:
Well.I'manewpart-timestudent.Sosheasksforidentification.
M:
Huh.That'snoreasontodemandabirthcertificate.I'mafraidshegaveyouthewronginformation.Stillyou'llhavetowaitandtakeyourmath'sclassnextsemester.
W:
Butthat'snotfair.
M:
Well,Isympathizewithyourproblem,butfrankly,Idon'tthinkthereisanythinganyonecandoforyou.Youweretrappedinthesystem.Ifyouwanttoyoucantalktothedirector.Shewillhelpyouifshecan.
W:
Great.
M:
Butdon'tgetyourhopesup.
Conversation3
W:
Gosh!
Fred,anothercupofcoffee?
That'syourthirdsincelunch.
M:
Yeah.Well,Istayedupallnightcrammingformyhistoryexam.Icouldn'tkeepmyeyesopeninmylastclass.I'mhavingthiscoffeesoIcanstayawakethisafternoon.
W:
Don'tyouknowthatdrinkingtoomuchcoffeeisharmful?
Itmaycauseheartdisease.
M:
Nah.Mostoftheresearchaboutthelinkbetweencoffeeandtheheartdiseaseisinconclusive.
W:
Butcoffeehascaffeinewhichisaddictive.
M:
Youcan'tbecomeaddictedtocaffeinelikeotherdrugs.
W:
Yes,youcan.Don'tyouknowthatpeoplewhoaredeprivedofcaffeinesufferwithdrawsymptoms,especiallyheadaches?
M:
Onecureforheadaches,oddlyenough,iscaffeine.Besides,coffeehelpsmeworkfaster.
W:
Butfasterisnotnecessarilybetter.Youmayfinishyourexaminashorterperiodoftimebutyouwon'thavefewererrors.
M:
Youknow,thatsodayouaredrinkinghascaffeineinittoo.
W:
But12ouncesofsodahasonlyhalfthecaffeineofa5ouncescupofcoffee.Andacupofteahaslessthanthat.
M:
ButIlikethetasteofcoffee.
W:
Youcoulddrinkdecaf.Decaffeinatedcoffeedoesn'thaveasmuchflavororbodyasregularcoffee.Besides,Ialsowantsomethingthatwillkeepmealertinclass.
SectionBPassages
Passage1
TodaytheofficiallanguageoftheUnitedStatesandmostofCanadaisEnglish.However,Frenchalmostbecametheofficiallanguagebecauseofawar.TheFrenchandIndianWarwasfoughtbetween1754and1763.ThenameofthiswarisnotaccuratebecausethewarwasactuallybetweenEnglandandFrance.TheIndiansfoughtonthesideoftheFrench.FranceandEnglandweretryingtogaincontrolofNorthAmerica.FranceheldCanada,andEnglandheldpartofwhatisnowtheUnitedStates.However,FrancetriedtoexpanditslandbymovingsouthwardintoNewYork,Pennsylvania,Ohio,andVirginia.WhentheFrenchbuiltafortontheOhioRiver,theresidentsinVirginiasentGeorgeWashingtontoattackthefortin1754.However,theFrenchdefeatedWashington.TheFrench,aidedbytheIndians,outsmartedtheEnglishandwonmanyearlybattles.Later,theBritishbegantodowellagainsttheFrench.InthefinalbattleinQuebec,Canada,GeneralWolfeofEnglandfacedGeneralMontcalmfromFrance.Bothgeneralsdiedinthisbattle.ButtheEnglishoutlastedtheFrenchandwonthebattle.Thus,mostofNorthAmericatodayhastheEnglishcultureandlanguage.
Passage2
Inanattempttoresisttherisingcostoffuelandfightthepollutionchokingourcities,manyoutgoingstudentshavetakentoridingbicyclestoschool.Theunfortunateresultofthisotherwisepositivetrendisthetrafficproblemscausedbybicycleshavingtosharetheroadwithcars.Unfortunately,trafficaccidentsinvolvingbicyclesareontheincreasethroughoutthecountry,sothisnewsolutionhasleadtoadilemma.Tosolvethisdilemma,specialbikepathshavebeencreatedonmostroadsleadingtoandfromcollegecampuses.Itisessentialthatcyclistsstayonthosepaths.Itisnecessaryforthesafetyofthoseofyouwhoridebicyclesaswellasthemotoriststhatyousharetheroadwith.Obviously,itmaybeinconvenienttorideinthebikepathsattimes,butwemustinsistonit.Toenforcethenecessityofstayingonthepaths,therearefinesforbicyclistswhoridedownthemiddleofthestreet.Thefederalfinesarecurrentlyrunningat$25forafirsttimeviolations,butifthelawiscontinuallyviolated,thefineswillincreasebydifferentamountsdependingonyourlocalordinances.Themoneythatiscollectedfromthefineswillgotowardsafundtohelpbuildbetterbikepaths.Youmayhavespecialbicyclebridgesinyourneighborhoodrightnow.Ifnot,youcancountonseeingtheminthefuture.
Passage3
Manyofthebuildingsinthisneighborhoodwerebuiltalongtimeago,butthisonewe'reabouttoenterisnotquiteasoldasitlooks.Itisactuallyquiteabityoungerthanmostoftheotherbuildingsaroundit.Despitethefactthatitwasconstructedattheturnofthecentury,thearchitectswhodesigneditwereinfluencedbyEuropeancraftsmenofthefifteenthcentury.Althoughtheblocksappeartobehandchiseled,theywereinfactcutthatwaybyamachine.However,thispracticeofmechanicalcuttingwasdiscontinuedsometimebeforethebuildingwascompletedin1904,becauseworkmenchargedsomuchtoproducethehand-hewneffectthatitbecameveryexpensive.TheblockswerefastenedsimilarlytoatechniquethattheRomansdeveloped.Thetechniqueinvolvedcuttingeveryblockintoauniquegeometricalformwhichanchoredintothepreviousblock.Sinceeveryblockhadtobehandcarved,theprocesswasextremelytime-consuming.Somemightaskwhythearchitectswholiveinthemodernworld.Wouldseektocopyakindofarchitecturefromsuchalongtimeinthepast.Maybetheyfeltthatthefive-hundred-year-oldbuildingsweresoperfectlyrefinedthattherewasnootherwaytheycouldimproveupontheirbeauty.Ifyoulookatthebuildingnow,itiseasytoagreewiththem.
Section3News
News1
Acoalitionofindustry,nativecommunities,andenvironmentalgroupshasreachedanagreementtoprotecttheworld'slargestintactforestinCanada.TheBorealForestmakesupmorethanhalfofCanada,andunderanewagreement,atleasthalfofitwouldbeofflimitstoanyindustrialdevelopment--logging,oilandgasexploration,oragriculture.Theremaininghalfwouldbeopentodevelopmentonlyunderstrictconditions.TheagreementcalledtheBorealForestConservationFrameworkhasbeenintheworksforthreeyearsandlackstheforceoflaw,butCanada'sleadingindustriessaythey'recommittedtothedeal.
News2
The34-memberOrganizationoftheAmericanStates,theOAS,onTuesdayrejectedaUnitedStates'calltomonitordemocracytoitsfinalstatement.ThestatementcalledonOASSecretary-GeneralJoseMigueltodrawupproposalstoassurethedemocraticprocessandtheruleoflawintheregionarenotcompromised.SeveralcountriessawtheU.S.Proposalasanattempttointerfereinothercountries'domesticaffairs.ThiscomesafterVenezuelaaccusedWashingtonofhelpingoppositiongroups'trytounseatPresideHugoChavez,andtheresignationofBoliviaandEcuador'spresidentsafterstreetprotests.
News3
IsraelhasdeniedresponsibilityfortheexplosionwhichkilledsevenPalestiniansonthebeachinGazalastFriday.Aftertheexplosion,thearmedwingofHamasabandonedthesix-monthlongceasefire,leadingtoaspiralofattacksandcounterattacks.FromJerusalemN.C.Reports."TheIsraeliDefenseMinister,theChiefofStaffan
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