大学英语四级听力真题MP3.docx

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大学英语四级听力真题MP3

2008年6月大学英语四级听力真题MP3

11.M:

Todayisabaddayforme;Ifelloffastepandtwistedmyankle.W:

Don'tworry,usuallyankleinjurieshealquicklyifyoustopregularactivityforawhile.Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

12.W:

MayIseeyourticketplease?

Ithinkyouaresittinginmyseat.M:

Oh,youareright.Myseatisinthebalcony.I'mterriblysorry.Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

13.W:

DidyouhearMr.Smithdiedinhissleeplastnight?

M:

Yes,it'sverysad.Pleaseleteverybodyknowthatwhoeverwantsto,mayIattendthefuneral.Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

14.M:

HaveyoutakenProfessorYoung'sexambefore?

I'mkindofnervous.W:

Yes,justconcentrateontheimportantideasshe'stalkedaboutinclassandignorethedetails.Q:

HowdoesthewomansuggestthemanprepareforProfessorYoung'sexam?

15.W:

I'msosorrysir,andyou'llletmepaytohaveyourjacketcleaned,won'tyou?

M:

That'sallright,itcouldhappentoanyone.AndI'msurethatcoffeedoesn'tleavelastingmarksonclothing.

Q:

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

16.W:

Haveyouseenthemoviethedeparted?

TheplotwassocomplicatedthatIreallygotlost.M:

Yeah,Ifeltthesame,butafterIsawitasecondtime,Icouldputallthepiecestogether.

Q:

Howdidthetwospeakersfindthemovie?

17.M:

I'mreallysurprisedyougotan"A"onthetest.Youdidn'tseemtohavedonealotofreading.W:

NowyouknowwhyInevermissedalecture.Q:

Whatcontributetothewoman'shighscore?

18.W:

Haveyouheardaboutanewdigitaltelevisionsystem?

Itletspeoplegetabout500channels.M:

Yeah,butIdoubtthey'llhaveanythingdifferentfromwhatwewatchnow.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

ConversationOne

W:

Gosh!

HaveyouseenthisRichard?

M:

Seeingwhat?

W:

Inthepaper,itsaysthere'samangoingroundpretendinghe'sfromtheelectricityboard.He'sbeencallingatpeople'shomes,sayinghe'scometocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.Thenhegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupofteaandwhiletheyareoutoftheroom,hestealstheirmoney,handbag,whateverandmakesoff（逃走）withit.M:

ButyouknowJane,it'spartlytheirownfault.Youshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessyouareexpectingthem.W:

It'sallverywelltosaythat,butsomeonecomestothedoorandsayselectricityorgas,andyouautomaticallythinktheyareok,especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou.M:

DoesthismanhaveanI.D.then?

W:

Yes,that'sjustit!

Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetime.Accordingtothepaper,thepolicearewarningpeople,especiallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment.It'sabitsad.Oneoldladytoldthemshe'djustbeentothepostofficetodraw（领取）herpensionwhenhecalled.Shesaidhemusthavefollowedherhome.Hestolethewholelot.M:

Butwhatdoeshelooklike?

Surelytheymusthaveadescription.W:

Oh,yes,theyhave.Let'ssee.Inhisthirties,tall,bushy（浓密的）darkhair,slightnorthernaccent,soundsabitlikeyouactually.

Q19.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoreadinthenewspaper?

（Atheftcase）

Q20.Howdidthemanmentionedinthenewspapertrytowinfurthertrustfromthevictims?

Q21.Whatisthewarningfromthepolice?

（Nottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment）

Q22.Whatdoesthewomanspeakertellusabouttheoldlady?

（Herpensionhasbeenstolenbytheman）

ConversationTwo

M:

MissJones,couldyoutellmemoreaboutyourfirstjobwithhotelmarketingconcepts?

W:

Yescertainly.Iwasamarketingconsultant,responsibleformarketingtenUKhotels.Theywereallluxuryhotelsintheleisuresector,allofaveryhighstandard.

M:

Whichmarketswereyouresponsiblefor?

W:

ForEuropeandJapan.M:

IseefromyourresumethatyouspeakJapanese.HaveyoueverbeentoJapan?

W:

Yes,Ihave.IspentamonthinJapanin2006.Imetallthekeypeopleinthetouristindustry,thebigtouroperatorsandtouristorganizations.AsIspeakJapanese,Ihadaverybigadvantage.M:

Yes,ofcourse.HaveyouhadanycontactwithJapaninyourpresentjob?

W:

Yes,I'vehadalot.ThetruthisIhavebecomeverypopularwiththeJapanese,bothforholidaysandforbusinessconferences.Infact,themarketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanesehasincreasedalotrecently.

M:

Really,I'minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat,butfirst,tellme,haveyouevertraveledonaluxurytrain?

TheOrientExpress,forexample.W:

NoIhaven't,butIhavetraveledonaglacierexpresstoSwitzerlandandItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout8yearsago.Ilovetraintravel.That'swhyI'mveryinterestedinthisjob.

Q23.Whatdidthewomandoinherfirstjob?

（marketingconsultant）

Q24.WhatgavethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripinJapan?

（ShecanspeakJapanese）

Q25.Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenewjob?

（Shelovestraintravel.）

Compounddictation

We'renowwitnessingtheemergenceoftheadvancedeconomybasedoninformationandknowledge.Physicallabor,rawmaterialsandcapitalarenolongerthekeyingredientsinthecreationofwealth.Nowthevitalrawmaterialinoureconomyisknowledge.Tomorrow'swealthdependsonthedevelopmentandexchangeofknowledge.Andindividualsenteringtheworkforceoffertheirknowledge,nottheirmuscles.Knowledgeworkersgetpaidfortheireducationandtheirabilitytolearn.Knowledgeworkersengageinmindwork.Theydealwithsymbols,words,figures,anddata.

Whatdoesallthismeanforyou?

Asafutureknowledgeworker,youcanexpecttobegenerating,processingaswellasexchanginginformation.Currently,threeoutoffourjobsinvolvesomeformofmindwork.Andthatnumberwillincreasesharplyinthefuture.Managementandemployeesalikewillbemakingdecisionsinsuchareasasproductdevelopment,qualitycontrol,andcustomersatisfaction.

Inthenewworldofwork,youcanlookforwardtobeinginconstanttrainingtoacquirenewskillsthatwillhelpyoukeepupwithimprovedtechnologiesandprocedures.

Youcanalsoexpecttobetakinggreatercontrolofyourcareer.Gonearetheninetofivejobs,lifetimesecurity,predictablepromotions,andeventheconventionalworkplaceasyou'refamiliarwith.Don'texpectthecompanieswillprovideyouwithaclearlydefinedcareerpath,anddon'twaitforsomeonetoempoweryou.Youhavetoempoweryourself.

Passageone:

Time

Ithinkalotabouttimeandnotjustbecauseit'sthenameofthenewsorganizationIworkfor.Likemostworkingpeople,Ifindtimeorthelackofit,areneverendingfrustrationandanunwinnablebattle.MyeverydayisaraceagainsttheclockthatInevereverseemtowin.Thisishardlyalonesomecomplaint,accordingtothefamiliesandworkinstitutes,nationalstudyofthechangingworkforce,55%oftheemployeessaytheydon'thaveenoughtimeforthemselves,63%don'thaveenoughtimefortheirspousesorpartners,and67%don'thaveenoughtimefortheirchildren.It'salsonotanewcomplaint.Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomefromhuntingwildanimalsandgatheringnuts,andcomplainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopaintbattlescenesontheircavewalls.Thedifferenceisthatthebossoftheanimalhuntingandtheheadofnutgatheringprobablytoldthemto"Shutup!

"or"Nosurvivalforyou!

"Today'sworkersarestilldemandingcontrolovertheirtime,thedifferenceis:

today'sbossesarelistening.I'vebeenreadingareportissuedtodaycalledWhenWorkWorks,producedjointlyby3organizations.Theysetouttofindandawardtheemployerswhoemploythemostcreativeandmosteffectivewaystogivetheirworkersflexibility.Ifoundthisreportworthreadingandsuggesteverybossshouldreaditforideas.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.Whatisthespeakercomplainingabout?

He'sinahurrytoworkeverydayanddoesn'thaveenoughsparetime.

27.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutourancestors?

Theywerebusywithfindingfoodoutsideinordertosurvive.

28.Whydoesthespeakersuggestallbossesreadthereportbythe3organizations?

Becausethisreportmayhelpthemkeeptheirmostcreativeandeffectiveworkersworkingwithouttoomuchcomplaint.

Passage2

Lovingachildisacircularbusiness.Themoreyougive,themoreyouget.Themoreyouwanttogive,PenologyLeachoncesaid.Whatshesaidprovestobetrueofmyblendedfamily.Iwasbornin1931astheyoungestof6children;Ilearntosharemyparents'love.Raising6childrenduringthedifficulttimesoftheGreatDepressiontookitstollonmyparents'relationshipandresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18yearsold.Daddyneverhadverycloserelationshipswithhischildrenanddriftedevenfartherawayfromusafterthedivorce.Severalyearslater,awonderfulwomancameintohislife,andtheyweremarried.Shehad2sons.Oneofthemisstillathome.Underherinfluencewebecameablendedfamilyandagoodrelationshipdevelopedbetweenthe2families.Shealwaystreatedusasifwewereherownchildren.Itwasbecauseofourothermother,daddy'ssecondwife,thathebecameclosertohisownchildren.Theysharedover25yearstogetherbeforeourfatherpassedaway.Atthetimeofhisdeath,thequestioncameupofmymother,daddy'sfirstwife,attendinghisfuneral.Iwillneverforgettheunconditionalloveshownbymystepmother,whenIaskedherifshewouldobjecttomotherattendingdaddy'sfuneral.Withoutgivingitasecondthought,sheimmediatelyreplied,"ofcoursenot,honey,sheisthemotherofmychildren."

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.

29.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoherparents'divorce?

ThedifficulttimeoftheGreatDepression

30.Whatbro