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英语四级听力材料07年到09年学习啊
2006年12月23日四级听力原文
SectionA:
Conversations
ShortConversations
11.M:
Christmasisaroundthecorner.AndI’mlookingforagiftformygirlfriend.Anysuggestions?
W:
Wellyouhavetotellmesomethingaboutyourgirlfriendfirst.Also,what’syourbudget?
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
12.M:
Whatwouldyoulikefordessert?
IthinkI’llhaveapplepieandicecream.
W:
Thechocolatecakelooksgreat,butIhavetowatchmyweight.Yougoaheadandgetyours.
Q:
Whatwouldthewomanmostprobablydo?
13.W:
Havingvisitedsomanycountries,youmustbeabletospeakseveraldifferentlanguages.
M:
IwishIcould.ButJapaneseandofcourseEnglisharetheonlylanguagesIcanspeak.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
14.M:
ProfessorSmithaskedmetogotohisofficeafterclass.Soit’simpossibleformetomakeittothebaratten.
W:
Thenitseemsthatwe’llhavetomeetanhourlateratthelibrary.
Q:
Whatwillthemandofirstafterclass?
15.M:
It’salready11now.DoyoumeanIoughttowaituntilMr.Bloomcomesbackfromtheclass?
W:
Notreally.Youcanjustleaveanote.I’llgiveittoherlater.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
16.M:
HowisJohnnow?
Ishefeelinganybetter?
W:
Notyet.Itstillseemsimpossibletomakehimsmile.Talkingtohimisreallydifficultandhegetsupseteasilyoverlittlethings.
Q:
WhatdowelearnaboutJohnfromtheconversation?
17.M:
Dowehavetogettheoperaticketsinadvance?
W:
Certainly.Ticketsatthedoorareusuallysoldatahigherprice.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
18.M:
Thetaxidrivermusthavebeenspeeding.
W:
Well,notreally.Hecrashedintothetreebecausehewastryingnottohitaboxthathadfallenoffthetruckaheadofhim.
Q:
Whatdowelearnaboutthetaxidriver?
LongConversations:
Conversation1
W:
Hey,Bob,guesswhat?
I’mgoingtovisitQuebecnextsummer.I’minvitedtogotoafriend’swedding.
ButwhileI’mthereI’dalsoliketodosomesightseeing.
M:
That’snice,Shelly.ButdoyoumeantheprovinceofQuebec,orQuebecCity?
W:
Imeantheprovince.Myfriend’sweddingisinMontreal.I’mgoingtherefirst.I’llstayforfivedays.IsMontrealthecapitalcityoftheprovince?
M:
Well,Manypeoplethinksobecauseit’sthebiggestcity.Butit’snotthecapital.QuebecCityis.ButMontrealisgreat.TheSaintRoyalRiverrunsrightthroughthemiddleofthecity.It’sbeautifulinsummer.
W:
Wow,anddoyouthinkIcangetbyinEnglish?
MyFrenchisOK,butnotthatgood.IknowmostpeopletherespeakFrench,butcanIalsouseEnglish?
M:
Well,PeoplespeakbothFrenchandEnglishthere.Butyou’llhearFrenchmostofthetime.AndallthestreetsignsareinFrench.Infact,MontrealisthethirdlargestFrenchspeakingcityintheworld.Soyou’dbetterpracticeyourFrenchbeforeyougo.
W:
Goodadvice.WhataboutQuebecCity?
I’llvisitafriendfromcollegewholivestherenow.What’sitlike?
M:
It’sabeautifulcity,veryold.Manyoldbuildingshavebeennicelyrestored.Someofthemwerebuiltinthe17thor18thcenturies.You’lllovethere.
W:
Fantastic.Ican’twaittogo.
Questions:
19.What’sthewoman’smainpurposeofvisitingQuebec?
20.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodobeforethetrip?
21.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheQuebecCity?
Conversation2
M:
Hi,MissRowling,howoldwereyouwhenyoustartedtowrite?
Andwhatwasyourfirstbook?
W:
IwrotemyfirstFinnish(finished)storywhenIwasaboutsix.Itwasaboutasmallanimal,arabbit,Imean.AndI’vebeenwritingeversince?
M:
Whydidyouchoosetobeanauthor?
W:
Ifsomeoneaskedmehowtoachievehappiness.StepOnewouldbefindingoutwhatyoulovedoingmost.Steptwowouldbefindingsomeonetopayyoutodothis.Iconsidermyselfveryluckyindeedtobeabletosupportmyselfbywriting
M:
Doyouhaveanyplanstowritebooksforadults?
W:
Myfirsttwonovelswereforadults.IsupposeImightwriteanotherone.ButIneverreallyimagineatargetaudiencewhenI’mwriting.Theideascomefirst.Soitreallydependsontheideasthatgraspmenext.
M:
wheredidtheideasforthe“HarryPotter”bookscomefrom?
I’venoideaswheretheideascamefrom.AndIhopeI’llneverfindout.ItwouldspoilmyexcitementifitturnedoutIjusthaveafunnywrinkleonthesurfaceofmybrain,whichmakesmethinkabouttheinvisibletrainplatform.
M:
Howdidyoucomeupwiththenamesofyourcharacters?
Iinventedsomeofthem.ButIalsocollectedstrangenames.I’vegotonefromancientsaints,maps,dictionaries,plants,warmemoirsandpeopleImet.
M:
Oh,youarereallyresourceful.
Questions:
22.WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMissRowling’sfirstbook?
23.WhydoesMissRowlingconsiderhersoverylucky?
24.WhatdictatesMissRowling’swriting?
25.AccordingtoMissRowlingwheredidshegettheideasfortheHarryPorterbooks?
SectionB:
Passages
Passage1
Reducingtheamountofsleepstudentsgetatnighthasadirectimpactontheirperformanceatschoolduringtheday.Accordingtoclassroomteachers,elementaryandmiddleschoolstudentswhostayuplateexhibitmorelearningandattentionproblems.ThishasbeenshownbyBrownMedicalSchoolandBradleyHospitalresearch.Inthestudy,teacherswerenottoldtheamountofsleepstudentsreceivedwhencompletingweeklyperformancereports,yettheyratedthestudentswhohadreceivedeighthoursorlessashavingthemosttroublerecallingallthematerial,learningnewlessonsandcompletinghigh-qualitywork.Teachersalsoreportedthatthesestudentshadmoredifficultypayingattention.Theexperimentisthefirsttoaskteacherstoreportontheeffectsofsleepdeficiencyinchildren.Juststayinguplatecancauseincreasedacademicdifficultyandattentionproblemsforotherwisehealthy,well-functioningkids,saidGarharnForlone,thestudy’sleadauthor.Sotheresultsprovideprofessionalsandparentswithaclearmessage:
whenachildishavinglearningandattentionproblems,theissueofsleephastobetakenintoconsideration.“Ifwedon’taskaboutsleep,andtrytoimprovesleeppatternsinkids’strugglingacademically,thenwearen’tdoingourjob”,Forlonesaid.Forparents,hesaid,themessageissimple,“gettingkidstobedontimeisasimportantasgettingthemtoschoolontime”.
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question26:
Whatwereteacherstoldtodointheexperiment?
Question27:
Accordingtotheexperiment,whatproblemcaninsufficientsleepcauseinstudents?
Question28:
Whatmessagedidtheresearcherintendtoconveytoparents?
Passage2
PatriciaPanianeverwantedtobeapublicfigure.Allshewantedtobewasamotherandhome-maker.Butherlifewasturnedupsidedownwhenamotorist,distractedbyhiscellphone,ranastopsignandcrashedintothesideofhercar.Theimpactkilledher2-year-olddaughter.Fourmonthslater,Paniareluctantlybutcourageouslydecidedtotrytoeducatethepublicandtofightforlawstobandriversfromusingcellphoneswhileacarismoving.Shewantedtosaveotherchildrenfromwhathappenedtoherdaughter.Inherfirstspeech,Paniagotofftoashakystart.Shewasvisiblytremblingandhervoicewassoftanduncertain.Butasshegotintoherspeech,adramatictransformationtookplace.Shestoppedshakingandspokewithastrongvoice.Fortherestofhertalk,shewasaforcefulandcompellingspeaker.Shewantedeveryoneintheaudiencetoknowwhatsheknewwithouthavingtolearnitfromapersonaltragedy.Manyintheaudienceweremovedtotearsandtoaction.Insubsequentpresentations,Paniagainedreputationasahighlyeffectivespeaker.Herappearanceonatalkshowwasbroadcastthreetimes,transmittinghermessagetoover40millionpeople.Hercampaignincreasedpublicawarenessoftheproblem,andpromptedover300citiesandseveralstatestoconsiderrestrictionsoncellphoneuse.
Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Question29:
WhatwasthesignificantchangeinPatriciaPania’slife?
Question30:
WhathadledtoPania’spersonaltragedy?
Question31:
HowdidPaniafeelwhenshebeganherfirstspeech?
Question32:
WhatcouldbeexpectedasaresultofPania’sefforts?
Passage3
Manypeoplecatchacoldinthespringtimeorfall.Itmakesuswonderifscientistscansendamantothemoon.Whycan’ttheyfindacureforthecommoncold?
Theansweriseasy.There’reactuallyhundredsofkindsofcoldvirusesoutthere.Youneverknowwhichoneyouwillget,sothereisn’tacureforeachone.Whenavirusattacksyourbody,yourbodyworkshardtogetridofit.Bloodrushestoyournoseandcausesablockadeinit.Youfeelterriblebecauseyoucan’tbreathewell,butyourbodyisactuallyeatingthevirus.Yourtemperaturerisesandyougetafever,buttheheatofyourbodyiskillingthevirus.Youalsohavearunningnosetostopthevirusfromgettingintoyourcells.Youmayfeelmiserable,butactuallyyourwonderfulbodyisdoingeverythingitcantokillthecold.Differentpeoplehavedifferentremediesforcolds.IntheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountries,forexample,peoplemighteatchickensouptofeelbetter.Somepeopletakehotbathanddrinkwarmliquids.Otherpeopletakemedicinestorelievevarioussymptomsofcolds.Therewasoneinterestingthingtonote.Somescientistssaytakingmedicineswhenyouhaveacoldisactuallybadforyou.Thevirusstaysinyoulonger,becauseyourbodydoesn’tdevelopawaytofightitandkillit.
Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejus
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