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2000年1月大学英语四级考试听力原文
SectionA
1.M:
Hello,Mrs.White,whatcanIdoforyou?
W:
Idon'tknowwhat'sthematterwithme?
I'malwaysfeelingtired,I'musually
wornoutattheendoftheday.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
2.W:
Whatdoyouthinkoftheapplepie?
Imadeitmyself.
M:
Verydeliciousindeed.Evenmymother'scannotmatchthis.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
3.M:
ThemusicissobeautifulthatI'dliketodance.ButIdon'tknowthesteps.
W:
Itdoesn'tmatter.Noonewillbelookingatusinhiscrowd.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?
4.M:
I'dbetterreadoneofthearticlesforourpoliticalscienceclass.
W:
Youcan'treadjustone.Theysayeachpresentsadifferenttheory.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomantellthemanhemustdo?
5.W:
Maryisalwayscomplainingaboutherjob.
M:
Maybeifyoutriestypingletterseveryday,you'dseewhatit'slike.
Q:
Whatiesthemanmean?
6.M:
Goodmorning.thisisJohnParkerspeaking.I'mjustringingtoconfirmmy
appointmentwithMr.Smithforthisafternoon.
W:
Yes.Mr.Smith'sexpectingyouat3o'clock.
Q:
Whyisthemanmaikingthephonecall?
7.W:
Tomlooksawfullynervous,doesn'the?
M:
Yes.I'mafraidheisnotusedtomaingspeeches.
Q:
WhatdotheythinkofTom?
8.M:
Iboughtafewbooksatthenewbookstore.Wouldyouliketohavealookatthem?
W:
Afew?
Itlookslikeyouboughtoutthebookstore
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
9.M:
Jane,youwon'tbeabletogettotheairportintimetocatchthe10o'clock
flight.
W:
Irealizethatnow.I'llhavetogetmyticketchanges.
Q:
Whatwillthewomanhavetodo?
10.M:
WouldyougetmethroughtoDr.Lemonplease?
W:
I'msorry.He'swithapatient.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
SectionsB
Passageone
Paul,asalesmanfromLondon,wasdrivingpastasportscarparkedoutsideasupemarket,whenhesawitstarttoroolslowlydownthehill.Insidethecarweretwoyounggirlsonthepassengerseat—butnodriverPaulstppedquickly,jumpedinfrontofthesportscarandtriedtostopit,pushingagainstthefrontofthecar.Anothermanwhowasstandingnearbygotintothecarandputonthehandbrake,savingthegirlsfrominjury.
ItwasatthispointthatPaulnoticedhisowncarrollingslowlydownthehillandgoingtoofastforhimtostopit.Itcrashedintoabusatthebottomofthehillandwassobadlydamagedthatithadtobepulledawaytoagarage.
Asifthiswasnotbadenough,Paulnowfoundhehadnoonetoblame.Hewassobusychasinghiscarthathedidn'tgetthenameofthedriverofthesportscar,whojustcameoutofthesupermarketanddroveawaywithoutrealizingwhathadhappened.
11.Whichcarwasbadlydamaged?
12.Wherewasthedriverofthesportscarwhentheaccidenthappened?
13.WhodidPaulthinkwastoblamefortheaccident?
14.Whowasinjuredintheaccident?
PassageTwo
Myfriend,VemonDavieskeptbirds.Onedayhephonedandtoldmehewasgoingawayforaweek.Heaskedmetofeedthebirdsforhimandsaidthathewouldleavethekeytohisfrontdoorinmymailbox.
Unfortunately,IforgotallaboutthebirdsuntilthenightbeforeVemonwasgoingtoreturn.Whatwasworse,itwasalreadydarkwhenIarrivedathishouse.IsoonfoundthekeyVernongavemecouldnotunlockeitherthefrontdoororthebackdoor.Iwasgettingdesperate.IkeptthinkingofwhatVemonwouldsaywhenhecameback.
IwasjustgoingtogiveupwhenInoticedthatonebedroomwindowwasslightlyopen.Ifoundabarrelandpusheditunderthewindow.Asthebarrelwasveryheavy,Imadealotofnoise.Butintheend,Imanagedtoclimbeupandopenthewindow.
IactuallyhadoneleginsidethebedroomwhenIsuddenlyrealizedthatsomeonewasshiningatorchupatme.Ilookeddownandsawapolicemnaandanoldlady,oneofVerno'sneighbours.“Whatareyoudoingupthere?
"saidthepoliceman.Feelingliseacompletefool,Ireplied,“IwasjustgoingtofeedMr.Davies'sbirds."
15.Whycouldn'tthemanopenthedoor?
16.Whydidthemanfeeldesperate?
17.Whydidthemanfeellikeafool?
PassageThree
WhenIragitroopsblewuphundredsofKuwaitioilwellattheendofGulfWar,scientistsfearedenvironmentaldisaster.Wouldblackpowderinthesmokefromthefirescirclestheglobeandblockoutthesun?
Manysaid“Noway?
;rainwouldwashtheblackpwderfromtheatmosphere.ButinAmerica,airsamplingballoonshavedetectedhighconcentrationsofparticlessimilartothosecollectedinKuwait.didn'tcatchfire.IthasformedhugelakesintheKuwaitidersert.Theytrapinsectsandbirds,andpoisonaverietyofotherdesertanimalsandplants.
Theonlygoodnewsisthattheoillakeshavenotaffectedtheundergroundwaterresources.Sofar,theoilhasnotbeenabsorbedbecauseofthehardsandjustbelowthesurface.
Nothing,however,stopstheoilfromevaporating.Theresultingpoisonousgasesarechokingnearbyresidents.
Officialsaretryingtoorganizeaquickcleanup,buttheyarenotsurehowtodoit.Onepossibillityistoburntheoil.Getthoseblack-powderdetectorsready.
18.WhatwerethescientistsworriedaboutsoonaftertheGulfWar?
19.Whatwasthegoodnewsforscientists?
20.Whataretheofficialstryingtodoatthemoment?
2000年6月听力原文
SectionA
1.M:
WouldyoulikeacopyofprofesorSmith'sarticle?
W:
Thanks,itit'snottoomuchtrouble.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
2.W:
DidyouvisittheTelevisionTowerwhenyouhadyourvacationinShanghailastsummer?
M:
Icouldn'tmakeitlastJune.ButIfinallyvisitedittwomonthslater.Iplan tovisititagainsometimenextyear.
Q:
Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
3.M:
Prof.Kennedyhasbeenverybusythissemester.AsfarasIknow,heworksuntil midnighteveryday.
W:
Iwould'thavetroubledhimsomuchifIhadknownbewassobusy.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
4.W:
IfIwereyou,Iwouldhaveacceptedthejob.
M:
Iturneddowntheofferbecauseitwouldmeanfrequentbusinesstripsawayfrom myfamily.
Q:
Whydidn'tthemanacceptthejob?
5.M:
Howareyougettingonwhithyoureassay,Mary?
I'mhavingarealhardtimewith mine.
W:
Aftertwosleeplessnights,I'mfinallythroughwithit.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?
6.W:
Wheredidyousayyoufoundthisbag?
M:
Itwaslyingunderabigtreebetweentheparkandtheapartmentbuilding.
Q:
Wheredidthemanfindthebag?
7.M:
Wouldn'tyougetboredwiththesameroutineyearafteryearteachingthesamethingstochildren?
W:
Idon'tthinkitwouldbeasboringasworkinginanoffice.Teachingismost stimulating.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutofficework?
8.M:
Iwasterriblyembarrassedwhensomeoftheaudiencegotupandleftinthe middleoftheperformance.
W:
Well,somepeoplejustcan'tseemtoappreciatereal-lifedrama.
Q:
Whataretheytalingabout?
9.W:
Oh,it'ssocold.Wehaven'thadsuchaseverewinterforsolong,havewe?
M:
Yestheforecastsaysit'sgoingtogetworsebeforeitwarmsup.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
10.M:
Youwereseenhangingaboutthestoreonthenightwhenitwasrobbed,weren't you?
W:
Me?
Youmusthavemadeamistake.Iasathomethatnight.
Q:
Whataretheytalingabout?
SectionB
PassageOne
TherearethreegroupsofEnglishlearners;beginners,intermediatelearners,andlearnersofspecialEnglish.BeginnersneedtolearnthebasicsofEnglish.StudentswhohavereachedanintermediatelevelbenefitfromlearninggeneralEnglishskills.ButwhataboutstudentswhowanttoleanspecialistEnglishfortheirworkorprofessionallife?
Moststudents,whofitintothisthirdgrouphaveaclearideaaboutwhattheywanttolean.Abankclerk,forexample,wantstousethisspecialistvocabularyandtechnicaltermsoffinance.Butforteachers,decidinghowtoteachspecialistEnglishisnotalwayssoeasy.Forastart,thevarietyisenormous.Everyfieldfromairlinepilotstosecretarieshasitsownvocabularyandtechnicalterms.Teachersalsoneedtohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofthethatspecialistlanguage,andnotmanyteachersareexposedtoworkingenvironmentsoutsidetheclassroom.TheseissueshaveinfluencedthewayspecialistEnglishistaughtinschools.ThistypeofcourseisusuallyknownasEnglishforSpecificPurposes,orESPandthereisn'tESPcoursesforalmosteveryareaofprofessionalandworkinglife.InBritain,forexample,therearecourseswhichteachEnglishfordoctors,lawyers,reporters,travelagentsandpeopleworkinginthehotelindustry.Byfar,themostpopularESPcoursesareforbusinessEnglish.
11.WhatisthecharacteristicoflearnersofspecialEnglish?
12.WhoneedsESPcoursesmost?
13.WhatarethemostpopularESPcoursesinBritain?
14.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?
PassageTwo
Thefirststeptostopdrugabuseisknowingwhypeoplestarttousedrugs.Thereasonspeopleabusedrugsareasdifferentaspeoplearefromonetoanother.butthereseemstobeonecommonthread:
peopleseemtotakedrugstochangesthewaytheyfeel.Theywanttofeelbetterorfeelhappyortofeelnothing.Sometimes,theywanttoforgetortoremember.Peopleoftenfeelbetteraboutthemselveswhentheyareundertheinfluenceofdrugs.Buttheeffectsdon'tlastlong.Drugsdon'tsolveproblems.Theyjustpostponethem.Nomatterhowfardrugsmaytakeyou,it'salwaysaroundtrip.Afterawhile,peoplewhomissdrugsmayfeelworseaboutthemselves,andtheytheymayusemoredrugs.Ifsomeoneyouknowisusingorabusingdrugs,youcanhelp.Themostimportantpartyoucanplayistobethere.Youcanletyourfr
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