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英语四级06

英语四级

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11:

M:

Asyoucanseefromthedrawings,thekitchenhasonedoorintothediningroom,anotherintothefamilyroomandathirdtotheoutside.

W:

Thedoorintothefamilyroomisn’tbigenough.Coulditbemadewider?

Q:

Whatarethespeakersdoing?

12,

M:

I’mthinkingaboutwheretogoforabitetonight.Anysuggestions,Barbara?

W:

Well,howabouttheFrenchrestaurantneartheKFC?

Frankly,I’vehadenoughofourcanteenfood.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

13,

W:

Hey,ifyoucan’tenjoythemusicatasensiblevolume,whynotuseearphones?

I’mpreparingforthespeechcontest.

M:

Oh,sorry.Ididn’trealizeI’vebeingbotheringyouallthistime.

Q:

Whatisthemanprobablydoing?

14,

M:

Finally,I’vegotthechancetoputonmynewsuittonight.Ihopetomakeagoodimpressiononyourfamily.

W:

Comeon!

It’sonlyafamilyreunion.SojeansandT-shirtsarejustfine.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

15.

M:

Wouldyouliketoseethosepantsinbrownandnavyblue?

Thesetwocolorsarecominginthisseason.

W:

Oh,actuallygreyismyfavouritecolor,butIprefersomethingmadefromcotton,100%cottonImean.

Q:

Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

16.

W:

Fromhere,themountainslookasifyoucouldjustreachoutandtouchthem.

M:

That’swhyIchosethislodge.IthasoneofthebestviewsinSwitzerland.

Q:

Whatistheman’schiefconsiderationinchoosingthelodge?

17.

M:

WhatdoIhavetodotoapplyforapassport?

W:

Youneedproofofcitizenship,eitheranoldpassportorabirthcertificateandthreephotographs.Thenyoumustcompletethisformandpayafee.

Q:

Whatisthemanmostprobablygoingtodo?

18.

M:

Miss,canIinterestyouinaporkspecialwithservingtonight?

It’sonly799,halftheusualpriceandit’sverytasty.

W:

Ohreally?

Iwilltryit.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthedish?

Conversation1

W：

Goodevening,andwelcometothisweek’sbusinessworld,theprogramforandaboutbusinesspeople.TonightwehaveMr.StevenKayne,whohasjusttakenoverandestablishedbicycleshop.Tellus,Mr.Kayne,whatmadeyouwanttorunyourownstore?

M:

Well,Ialwayslovedracingbikesandfixingthem.WhenIwasworkingfull-timeasasalesmanforabigcompany,Iseldomhadtimetoenjoymyhobby.IknewthenthatassoonasIhadenoughmoneytogetmyownbusinessgoing,I’lldoit.IhadmyheartsetonitandIdidn’tletanythingstandinmyway.WhenIwentdowntothebankandgotabusinessloan,IknewI’dlovebeingmyownboss.Nowmytimeismyown.IopenthestorewhenIwantandleavewhenIwant.

W:

Youmeanyoudon’tkeepregularhours?

M:

Well,thesignonmystoresaysthehoursaretentosix,butifbusinessisslowerthanusual,Icanjustlockupandtakeoffearly.

W:

Haveyouhiredanyemployeestoworkwithyouyet?

M:

Yeah,acoupleoffriendsofminewholovebikingasmuchasIdo.Theyhelpmeoutafewdaysaweek.It’sgreatbecauseweplaycardsorjustsitaroundandtalkwhentherearenocustomers.

W:

Thankyou,Mr.Kayne.Wewishyousuccessinyournewbusiness.

Question19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatisthewomandoing?

20.WhatdidMr.Kaynedobeforehetookoverthebicycleshop?

21.Whydidthemantakeoverabicycleshop?

22.Whatdowelearnaboutthepeopleworkingintheshop?

Conversation2

W:

Well,themainactivitiesintheregionwerehistoricallysteelandpaperprocessing,Ithink.

M:

Yes,butI’mnotquitesureaboutthestatusofthoseindustriesnow.Couldyoutellussomethingaboutthat?

W:

Yes,ofcourse.Infact,theyarelesssignificant,butsteel-relatedmanufacturingstillaccountsfor44%ofindustrialactivity.Soit’sstillveryimportant.Infact,80%ofSpain’smachinetoolsarefromtheBasqueCountry.Asforpaperprocessing,there’sstillalittle.Butit’snolongerwhatitoncewasintheregion.So,isthatclear?

M:

Yes,thanks.

W:

Now,togetbacktowhatIwassaying,there’salotofunemploymentaswellasgeographicalproblemsintheregion.

M:

Sorry,Victoria.Whatdoyoumeanbygeographicalproblems?

W:

Well,whatImeanistheareaisveryhilly,mountainousinparts.Sothereusedtobetransportproblems,nowthoughtherearenewtrainlinksandbetterroads,butitmaybethatsomesmallertownsinlandremainnotverywellconnected,isthatOK?

Doesthatmakesense?

Whenwetalkaboutspecificlocationsuggestionsforthefactory,we’llseethisinmoredetail,sowe’llcomebacktothisquestion,OK?

M:

OK,right.

W:

SoIwasabouttosaysomethingabouttheworkforceintheregionandtheleveloftrainingandeducation.Ingeneral,it’sverygoodandimproving.

Question23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthesteel-relatedmanufacturingintheregion?

24.Whatproblemshindertheregion’sdevelopment?

25.Whatwillthespeakersdiscusslater?

PassageOne

IfirstmetJoeGumpswhenwewereboth9yearsold,whichisprobablytheonlyreasonheisoneofmybestfriends.IfIhadfirstmetJoeasafreshmaninhighschool,wewouldn’tevenhavehadthechancetogettoknoweachother.Joeisadaystudent,butIamaboardingstudent.Wehaven’tbeeninthesameclasses,sportsorextracurriculumactivities.Nonetheless,Ispendnearlyeveryweekendathishouse,andwetalkonthephoneeverynight.Thisisnottosaythatwewouldnothavebeencompatibleifwehadfirstmetinourfreshmanyear.Rather,wewouldnothavebeenlikelytospendenoughtimegettingtoknoweachother,duetothelackofimmediatelyvisiblemutualinterests.

Infact,tobehonest,Istruggleevennowtothinkofthingswehaveincommon,butmaybethat’swhatmakesusenjoyeachother’scompanysomuch.WhenIlookatmyfriendshipwithJoe,IwonderhowmanypeopleI’veknownwhomIneverdislikedbutsimplydidn’ttakethetimetogettoknow.ThankstoJoe,Ihaverealizedhowlittlebasisthereis,forthesocialdivisionsthatexistineverycommunity.Sincethisrealization,Ihavebeguntomakeanevenmoredeterminedefforttofindfriendsinunexpectedpeopleandplaces.

Questions:

26.WhydoesthespeakersayJoeGumpsbecomeoneofhisbestfriends?

27.Wheredoesthespeakerspendmostofhisweekends?

28.WhathasthespeakerlearnedfromhisfriendshipwithJoe?

Passage2

ItwasabadnightforLouis.Hisresearchintheneighboringtownhadtakenlongerthanheexpected.Itwaslateandhewasverytiredwhenhedrovehome.Heturnedintohisbuilding’sparkinglot,butallthespaceswerefull.Hedrovebackoutontothestreetlookingforaparkingspace.Thefirstblockwasfull.Thenextblockwasalmostempty.Louisdidn’tseeano-parkingsign,buthesuspectedthatifparkingwereallowedthere,mostofthespaceswouldbefilled.Thenhesawasmallparkinglotwithtwofreespaces.Hewassogladtoseethemthathedidn’teventhinktoreadthesignbytheentrance.Hedrovein,parked,andhurriedhometogotobed.Thenextmorninghewentbacktothelottogethiscar.Itwasgone.Heranhomeandtelephonedthecitypolicetosaythathiscarhadbeenstolen.Ittookthepoliceonlyaminutetotellhimwhathadhappened.Hiscarhadbeenonaprivatelot.Ithadbeentakenawaybythepolice.Louishadtotakeataxitothecitygaragefarfromthecenteroftown.Hehadtopayafeeof$40togethiscarback.Inaddition,hegotaparkingticket---hisfirstoneeverinGreenville.

29.WheredidLouisintendtoparkhiscarwhenhecamebackfromworkonenight?

30.WhatdidLouisthinkhadhappenedtohiscarthenextmorning?

31.WheredidLouisfinallygethiscarback?

Passage3

Well,topickupwhereweleftofflasttime,Ibelieveweagreedthecreativityisamysteriousidea.It'soneofthosethingsweallrecognizedwhenweseeit.Butwedon'treallyunderstandwhatitis.Weseemtofeelthatsomepeoplearenaturallycreative,butwedon'tknowhowtheygotthatway.Iscreativityanaturalgiftlikegoodlooks?

Orisitsomethingthatcanbeacquiredlikeknowledge?

Perhapsifweanalyzethecreativeprocesscarefully,wemightgetsomeinsightintowhatitisandhowitmightworkinourlives.Thecreativeprocesshasalwaysbeenacceptedasasourceofallimportantworkinthearts.Butweshouldnotthinkthecreativityplaytheroleonlyinthearts.Everymajorscientificdiscoverybeganwithsomeoneimaginingtheworldtolookdifferentlyfromthewayotherssawit.Andthisiswhatthecreativityisallabout.Imaginingtheworldinanewway,anddespitewhatyoumaybelieveaboutthelimitsofyourowncreativeimaginations,weallhavethepotentialtoimaginetheworldinanabsolutenewway.

Infact,youwerebornwithit.Itisyourbirthrightasahumanbeing.Andwhat'smore,youuseiteverydayalmosteverymomentofyourlife.Yourcreativeimaginationiswhatyouusetomakesenseofyourexperiences.It'syourcreativemindtogetthemeaningfromthechaosofyourexperiencesandbringsordertoyourworld.

32:

Whatdidthespeakermostprobablydiscusslasttime?

33:

Whatisawidelyacceptedideaaboutthecreativeprocess?

34:

Whatleadstomajorscientificdiscoveriesaccordingtothespeaker?

35:

Whatdoesthespeakerimplyaboutthecreativeprocess?

CompoundDictation

Studentshavebeencomplainingmoreandmoreaboutstolenproperty.Radios,cellphones,bicycles,pocketcalculatorsandbookshaveallbeenreportedstolen.Arethereenoughcampuspolicetodothejob?

Thereare20officersinthecampussecuritydivision.Theirjobistohandlecrime,accidents,lostandfounditems,andtrafficproblemsoncampus.Morethanhalfoftheirtimeisspentdirectingtrafficandwritingparkingtickets.Respondingpromptlytoaccidentsandotherem