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历年托福听力考试08

01年8月托福听力文字

Painpastispleasure.

PartA

1.W:

Tinasaysyouwon’tbeabletomakeittothemeetingtomorrowevening.

M:

Yeah,sorryaboutthat.IjustfoundoutthatIhavetoworkovertime.Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

2.W:

Wouldyoumindtakingapictureofmeinfrontofthefountain?

M:

Notatall.ButI’mnotsurehowthiscameraworks.

Q:

Whatwillprobablyhappennext?

3.W:

Ohmygoodness.Yourhelpservicescardissittingrighthereinyourfile,itshouldhavebeensentouttoyouweeksago.Ihopeyouhaven’thadanyneedforit.

M:

No,notyet.Butit’snicetoknowIhaveit,soIdon’tneedtoreapply.Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:

Excuseme,Pro.#ButI’mstillconfused,couldyougooverthatlastpointonemoretime?

W:

Ofcourse,that’swhatI’mherefor.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.M:

I’msorryImadeyouwait.Thebuswasstuckintrafficandtookforevertogethere.

W:

Noharmdone.Iwasabletocatchuponsomereading.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheconversation?

6.M:

That’sareallyniceraincoat,Lisa.

W:

Thanks.Ilikeittoo.Ifonlyithadaheavylining（衬里,soIcanwearitinwintertoo.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

7.M:

IjustheardthenewsthatMarywontheelection.Thatmustbeabigdisappointmentforyou.

W:

Well,actually,sheprobablywasthebestcandidatethistimearound,andIcanalwaysrunagainnextyear.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

8.W:

Doyouhaveyourfilmfestivalschedulewithyou?

I’dliketofindoutwhat’splayingthisweekend.

M:

Ipastitontomyroommate,butthereshouldbemoreinthebookstore.

IcanpickoneupforyounexttimeI’mthere.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanoffertodo?

9.W:

Mynewneighbornextdoorisreallygreat.She’sgotfantasticcollectionofclassicalmusic,ImeandozensofcomposersI’veneverevenheardof.

M:

Hmm…JustbecarefulAnnie,ahobbylikethatcanbecontagious（感染的andexpensive.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

10.M:

Thebustheyarerentingtotakeustothemuseum?

It’sgoanna

leaveatteninfrontofthelibrary.So,let’smeetonthelibrarystepsbeforeahead,ok?

W:

OhIthoughtItoldyou.IhaveadentistappointmentthismorningsoI’mgoingtomeetupwithyouguysdowntownatthemuseum,ok?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

11.M:

Gee,youhavealotofchangeinthatjar.Areyouacoincollector?

W:

No,I’mjustsavingthemforarainyday（穷困时期.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.W:

IsawyouinthelecturehallyesterdayonyourwayouttoPro.#’sphilosophyclass.Iwasquitesurprised,Icouldn’timagingyouaresomeoneinterestedinphilosophy.

M:

Idon’tknowwhat’ssosurprising,therearelotsofengineeringstudentsinthatclass.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

13.M:

DidIhearthatright?

OurreportsareduenextFriday?

W:

Justtheintroduction,therestwillfindoutabouttodayinclass.Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

14.M:

Thispaintingwouldgogreatinmyroom,buttheywant30dollarsforitandit’sprobablymostlyfortheframe.

W:

Thenwhydon’tyouseeafewsellersseparately?

（分别找卖画与卖框的人

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

15.W:

Dr.Smith,thisis#,thosestretchingexercises（伸展运动yourecommendedarereallyhelpingwithmybackpain.Butthepillsyouprescribed,Ithink,theyaregivingmeaheadache.

M:

That’snotunusual,let’strycuttingback（削减tojustoneaday,allright?

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

16.W:

Congratulations,Tom.IheardyougotajobwiththeWilsonCompany.M:

Hmm,thanks,Pro.#,butit’salittletoosoonforcongratulation,allIgotsofarisaninterview,earlynextweek,onThursday.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

17.W:

I’mnevergoingtovolunteertohelpJanetwiththepartyagain.M:

Iknowwhatyoumean.Weendedupdoingmostofthecleaning-up.Q:

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheparty?

18.W:

Thisisaprettysmallroomtobesharingwithsomeone.Don’tyoufinditalittlecrowded?

M:

Well,Idon’tknowaboutmyroommate.Butme,I’musedtobeingalittlecramped（狭窄.Igrewupwithsixbrothers,remember?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

19.M:

Excuseme,doyouknowwhattimethetraintoMiddleTownleaves?

W:

Youmeanleft?

thelastonewasinelevenp.m.andthat’sit,tilltomorrowmorning.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

20.M:

I’mthinkingaboutwearingasuittothepartytonight,whatdoyouthink?

W:

Well,Ihaven’theardanythingaboutdressingup.Ibetasweaterwouldbefine.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

21.M:

IfyouseeyourfriendJuliainthenextcoupleofdays,wouldyoumindaskinghertogivemeacall,Iwashopingshe’dbeabletohelpoutwithcourseregistrationnextweek.

W:

Sure,Pro.#,ifIseeher.She’smadeherselfprettyscarcelately（她最近很少出现.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

22.W:

I’veneverseenalargercollectionofthisauthor’sbooksthantheonehereinthislibrary.It’simpressivehowmanyshemanagedtowriteinherlifetime.

M:

Yeah,actuallyalotmorethaneventhiscollectionwassuggested.Q:

Whatdoesthemanimplyabouttheauthor’sbooks?

23.M:

MybosskeepsaskingmetoworkovertimebutIalwayssaidnobecause

Idon’twannajeopardize（影响、危害mystudies,butI’mstartingtowaver（动摇.

W:

Iwouldn’tgiveinifIwereyou.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

24.M:

What’skeepingKevin?

Hesaidlastnighthe’dmeetushereby2o’clockandit’salready2:

30.

W:

It’ssotypicalofhim,isn’tit?

Justwatch,he’sgoingtoshowupin5minuteswithsomewild（不着边际的excuse.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

25.W:

Wow,areallthosebooksyou’vegotthererequiredforthemodernEuropeanhistoryclass?

M:

No,alotofthesearelistedareoptional,butyouknowme,whenIdosomething,Idoit200percent.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

26.M:

Let’sgotoamovieafterdinner.

W:

That’sattempting.However,thetennistournamentistomorrow,andIneedtogetinashortpracticesessiontonight.

Q:

Whatwillthewomanprobablydothisevening?

27.M:

Ijustgotthiscarandalreadyit’sfallingapart.First,oneofthedoorhandlesfelloffandnowtheinsidelightwon’tgoonwhenyouopenthedoor.

W:

Hey,what’sthebigdeal?

Fallingapartiswhenyourcarneedsanewengine,likeminedoes.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

28.M:

Oh,Mrs.Wilson,nowtheclassesarestartingagainandIcouldprobablykeepworkingatthefrontdeskhereifyouarewillingtogivemeaflexiblescheduleandletmecomeinandworkbetweenclasses,Ireally

wouldliketostay.

W:

Andwe’dlikethattoo,troubleis,thatmeansthefrontdeskwon’tnowaybecoveredandwell,thehoteljustcan’toperatethatway.Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

29.W:

Youdidn’tcareforthemovie,didyou?

M:

Youcansaythatagain.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

30.M:

Thatgradeonmyphilosophypaper?

Itreallytookmebysurprise,youknowIworkhardineverything,butIneverthoughtIgetsuchahighgrade,Imean,sheactuallygavemeanA.

W:

We’lllookPro.Liasfair,but,Iwouldn’tcallherovertlycharitable,soyoureallyhaveyourselftothank.（我们认为李教授很公正,但他不会过分慷慨,所以这这个成绩是你自己努力的结果

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

PartB

31-35

M:

Wearealmostfinished.Coulduhandmethewhitepepper?

W:

Whywhitepepperandnotblack?

Aren’ttheythesamething?

M:

Well,theyarefromthesameplant,butwhitepepperismilder.Iusuallypreferit,ithasamoresubtleflavor.

W:

How?

Ifthey’refromthesameplant?

M:

Well.Itsortofdependsonhowripeitiswhenit’spicked.Yousureaskalotofquestions.

W:

That’sbecauseuhavealltheanswers.Didulearnaboutthisstuffincookingschool?

M:

Yeah,westudyallkindsofherbsandspices.

W:

Sogoon.It’sinteresting.Howdowegetblackpepperdone?

M:

Eh.Well,thepeppercornisactuallyafruit.Itgrowsonvine,andit’snotreallyblackorwhite.Itturnsfromgreentoyellowtoredasitripens.Forblackpepper,upickitwhenit’sstillalittleimmature（注意读音,andthendry.

W:

Dryingdarkensit?

M:

Well,theskinturnsdarkasitdries.

W:

Doesthatmeanswhitepepperispepperwithouttheskin.

M:

Exactly.Itisputtodryinthesunaftertheskinisrubbedoff.It’salsomaturealittlelongerthanblackpepper.

W:

Sotheydoallthatjusttogetamilderpeppercorn?

M:

Right,andforspecialreason.Somechefsliketheideathathekeepswhitesourceswhite.

W:

Thisgreenpeppercornsareinteresting.Ineverseethembefore.M:

Greenpepperhasaverydistinctiveflavor.Somepeoplereallylikeit.

W:

Soitmustbepickedreallyyoung.

M:

Right.It’snotsundried.It’seitherputinaliquidorafreeze

drytokeepthecolor.

W:

Well,urquitethepepperexpert,aren’tu?

M:

Oh,agoodchefgetstoknowaboutspices.

W:

I’llbejudgeofthat.Letmetaste.Hmm,upass.

Q31:

Whatrthespeakersmainlydiscussing?

Q32:

Howdidthemanlearnaboutpepper?

Q33:

Whathappenstoblackpepperafterit’spicked?

Q34:

Accordingtothisman,whysomecookspreferwhitepepper?

Q35:

Whythewomantellsthemanhepasses?

36-38

M:

Ididn’tseeuincreativewritingclasstoday.Whathappened?

W:

Oh,justadentistappointment.That’sall.Say,didwegetanewassignmentfornextweek

M:

Yeah.Areallyinterestingone,actually.We’resupposedtowriteashortstorythathassomesortoflimitationor,or,constraintsimposedonit.

W:

Whatdoyoumean?

LikerhyminginaPoem?

M:

Well,that’stheidea.Butwhatwewritehastobeprose,aspostpoetry.Justmakingarhymewouldbetooeasy,Iguess.IthinkProf.###reallywantstochallengeourselves,toputourcreativitytothetest.

W:

Well,didshegiveanysortofhintsaboutwhatshehasinmind?

M:

Noreally,butImayhaveanideathekindofthingshe’slookingfor.

IjustfinishedreadingareallystrangebookbysomeFrenchguy.Hewrote