12月英语四级听力原文.doc

1、听力原文Section A短对话 (1118)11.M: Oh my god! The heat is simply unbearable here. I wish weve gone to the beach instead.W: Well, with the museums and restaurants in Washington Ill be happy here no matter what the temperature.Q：What does the woman mean?12.M: Hows the new job going?W: Well, Im learning a lo

2、t of new things, but I wish the director would give me some feedback.Q：What does the woman want to know?13.M: Can you help me work out a physical training program John?W: Sure, but whatever you do be careful not to overdo it. Last time I had two weeks worth of weight-lifting in three days and I hurt

3、 myself.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?14.M: I have an elderly mother and Im worried about her going on a plane. Is there any risk?W: Not if her heart is all right. If she has a heart condition, Id recommend against it.Q: What does the man want to know about his mother?15.M: Why didnt you

4、 stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads?W: Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded. Anyway, do I have to pay a fine?Q: what do we learn from the conversation?16.M: Im not expert, but that noise in your refrigerator doesnt sound right. Maybe you should have it fixed.W: Youre right. And I sup

5、pose Ive put it off long enough.Q: What will the woman probably do?17.M: I did extremely well on the sale of my downtown apartment. Now, I have enough money to buy that piece of land Ive had my eye on and build a house on it.W: Congratulations！Does that mean youll be moving soon?Q: What do we learn

6、about the man from the conversation?18.W: My hand still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday. I wonder if I broke something.M: Im no doctor, but its not black and blue or anything. Maybe you just need to rest it for a few days.Q: what do we learn about the woman from the conversation?长对话 （1921）M

7、: Mrs. Dawson, thanks very much for coming down to the station. Id just like to go over some of the things that you told police officer Parmer at the bank.W: All right.M: Well, could you describe the man who robbed the bank for this report that were filling out here? Now, anything at all that you ca

8、n remember would be extremely helpful to us.W: Well, just, I can only remember basically what I said before.M: Thats all right.W: The man was tall, six foot, and he had dark hair, and he had a moustache.M: Very good. All right, did he have any other distinguishing marks?W: Um, no, none that I can re

9、member.M: Do you remember how old he was by any chance?W: Well, I guess around 30, maybe younger, give or take a few years.M: Mm, all right. Do you remember anything about what he was wearing?W: Yes, yes, he had on a dark sweater, a solid color.M: OK. Um, anything else that strikes you at the moment

10、?W: I remember he was wearing a light shirt under the sweater. Yes, yes.M: All right. Mrs. Dawson, I really appreciate what youve been through today. Im just going to ask you to look at some photographs before you leave if you dont mind. It wont take very long. Can you do that for me?W: Oh, of cours

11、e.M: Would you like to step this way with me, please?W: OK, sure.M: Thank you.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What do we learn about the woman?20. What did the suspect look like?21. What did the man finally asked the woman to do?长对话 （2225）W: Good morning, Im

12、calling about the job that was in the paper last night.M: Well, could you tell me your name?W: Candidate Foreset.M: Oh yes. What exactly is it that interests you about the job?W: Well, I thought it was just right for me.M: Really? Um Could you tell me a little about yourself?W: Yes. Im 23. Ive been

13、working abroad.M: Where exactly have you been working?W: In Geneva.M: Oh, Geneva. And what were you doing there?W: Secretarial work. Previous to that, I was at university.M: Which university was that?W: The University of Manchester. Ive got a degree in English.M: You said youve been working in Genev

14、a. Do you have any special reason for wanting to come back?W: I thought it would be nice to be nearer to the family.M: I see, and how do you see yourself developing in this job?W: Well, Im ambitious. I do hope that my career as a secretary will lead me eventually into management.M: I see. You have f

15、oreign languages?W: French and Italian.M: Well, I think the best thing for you to do is to reply in writing to the advertisement.W: Cant I arrange for an interview now?M: Well, Im afraid we must wait until all the applications are in, in writing, and will then decide on the short list. If you are on

16、 the short list, of course we should see you.W: Oh, I see.M: Ill look forward to receiving your application in writing in a day or two.W: Oh, yes, yes, certainly.M: Ok, thank you very much. Goodbye.W: Thank you. Goodbye.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. How did

17、 the woman get to know about the job vacancy?23. Why did the woman find the job appealing?24. What had the woman been doing in Geneva?25. What was the woman asked to do in the end?Section BPassage OneOne of the greatest heartbreaks for fire fighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a bur

18、ning building because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead. Saddest of all is when children catch a glimpse of the masked fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster. To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric Vele

19、z gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire. He displays fire fighters equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners to play with and put on. “If you see us,” Velez tells them, “dont hide! We are not monsters. We have com

20、e to rescue you.” Velez gives his presentations in English and Spanish. Growing up in San Francisco, he learnt Spanish from his immigrant parents. Velez and other fire fighters throughout North America, who give similar presentations, will never know how many lives they save through their talks. But

21、 its a fact that informative speaking saves lives. For example, several months after listening to an informative speech, Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who is choking on food, by using the method taught by student speaker, Julie Paris. In addition to saving lives, informative spea

22、kers help people learn new skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live.26 Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked fire fighters?27 What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eric Velez?28 What do we learn about Pe

23、te Gentry?29 What message is the speaker trying to convey?Passage TwoSome people want to make and save a lot of money in order to retire early. I see people pursuing higher paying and increasingly demanding careers to accomplish this goal. They make many personal sacrifices in exchange for income to

24、day. The problem is that tomorrow might not come. Even if it all goes according to plan, will you know how to be happy when you are not working if you spend your entire life making money? More importantly, who will be around for you to share your leisure time with? At the other extreme are people wh

25、o live only for today. Why bother saving when I might not be here tomorrow, they argue. The danger of this approach is that tomorrow may come after all. And most people dont want to spend all their tomorrows working for a living. The earlier neglect of saving, however, makes it difficult not to work

26、 when you are older. You maybe surprise to hear me say that if you must pick an extreme I think its better to pick the spend-all approach. As long as you dont mind continuing to work, assuming your health allows, you should be OK. At least, you are making use of your money, and hopefully deriving va

27、lue and pleasure from it. Postponing doing what you love and being with people you love until retirement can be a mistake. It may never come. Retirement can be a great time for some people. For others, it is a time of boredom, loneliness and poor health.30 Why do some people pursue higher paying but

28、 demanding careers?31 What is the danger facing people who live only for today?32 What does the speaker seem to advocate?Passage ThreeImagine that someone in your neighborhood broke the law, and the judge put the whole neighborhood under suspicion. How fair will that be? Well, it happens everyday to

29、 high schoolers. Just because some students have stolen things in shops, all of us are treated like thieves. Even though Id never steal.Store employees looked at me like Im some kind of hardened criminal. For example, during one lunch period, my friend Denny and I went to the Graben Gore Restaurant

30、to have a hot dog. We arrived to find a line of students waiting outside. A new sign in the window told the story. “No more than two students at a time”. After 15 minutes, we finally got in. But the store manager laid the evil eye on us. I asked him about the new sign, and he said, “You kids are ste

31、aling too much stuff.” You kids? Too much stuff? We were not only assumed to be thieves, but brilliant, greedy thieves. The most annoying thing though, is the way employees watched my friends and me. Its horrible.Once, at a drug store, I was looking around and found a guy standing on a large box, st

32、ocking the shelves. He was watching my hands, more than he was watching his own. I showed him that my hands were empty. He got down off his box and rushed off, as if he was going to get the store manager. How crazy is that!33. What does the speaker find to be unfair?34. What measure did the Graben Gore Restaurant take to stop stealing?35. What happened in a drug store that greatly annoyed the speaker?Section CWriting keeps us i