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精听练习答案及原文

精听练习答案及原文

四级听力原文

SectionA

11.  M:

Whatwasitlikeworkingwiththoseyoungstars

W:

Itwasagreatgroup,Ialwaysgotmadwhenpeoplesaidthatwedidn’tgetalong,justbecausewe’regirls,therewasneverafight.Wehadagreattime.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean

12.  M:

Areyoutellingmeyoudon’thaveahousekeeper（管家）

W:

No,wedon’t.ifyoumakeamess,youcleanupyourself.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation

makeamess弄脏，

13.  M:

IhearthattheEdwardsarethinkingofbuyinganotherhouse.

W:

ShouldtheybedoingthatwithalltheotherexpensestheyhaveopayAnyhow,theyareover70now,theirpresenthouseisnottoobad.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply

14.  W:

Youlooklikeyouarefreezingtodeath.Whydon’tyouputthison

M:

Thankyou,itwassowarmatnoon,Ididn’texpecttheweathertochangesoquickly.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation

15.  W:

I’llhavethesteak,Frenchfries,andlet’ssee,chocolateicecreamfordessert.（甜点）

M:

Oh,oh,youknowthesethingswillruinyourhealth,toomuchfat（脂肪）andsugar,howaboutordering（点餐）somevegetablesandfruitinstead

Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace

16.  W:

WhatwasitlikegrowingupinNewYork’sBronxDistrict（地区，区域）Wasitsafe

M:

Tomeitwas,itwasallIknew.MymomwouldsendmetotheshopandI’dgoandbuythingswhenIwasabout8yearsold.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation

17.  W:

Niceweather,isn’titOh,I’veseenyouaroundtheoffice,butIdon’tthinkwe’vemet,IamHenrySmith,IworkintheMarketResearchSection.（市场调查部门）

M:

Nicetomeetyou,Henry,IamHelenGrant,IamintheAdvertisingSection（广告部门）ontheninthfloor.

Q:

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation

18.  M:

Ma’am,Ihearyouhaveanapartment（公寓）forrent（供出租）,canItakealookatit

W:

Sure,you’rewelcomeanytimebyappointment（约会）,butIhavetotellyouthebuildingisclosetoarailways.Andifyoucan’tputupwiththenoiseyoumightaswellsavethetrip.（省得跑一趟）

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation

Conversation1

W:

Pleasehaveaseat,Mr.Saunders.Ireceivedyourjobresumelastweek,anditwasveryimpressed.

M:

Thankyou!

W:

Weareasmallfinancialcompanytradingmostlystocksandbonds（股票和债券）.mayIaskwhyyouaresointerestedinworkingforus

M:

YourcompanyhasanimpressivereputationandI’vealwayswantedtoworkforasmallercompany.Q19

W:

That’sgoodtohear.Wouldyoumindtellingmealittlebitaboutyourpresentjob

M:

I’mcurrentlyworkinginalargeinternationalcompanyinchargeofateamof8brokers.（经纪人）Q20.Webuyandsellstocksformajorclientsworldwide.

W:

Whydoyouthinkyouaretherightcandidateforthisposition

M:

Asaheadbroker,Ihavealotofexperiencesinthestockmarket,Idealwiththeclientsonthedailybases,andIenjoyworkingwithpeople.

W:

Well,youmightjustbethepersonwe’vebeenlookingfor.Q21Doyouhaveanyquestions

M:

Aha,ifIwerehired,howmanyaccountswouldIbehandling

W:

youwillbeworkingwithtwootherheadbrokers,inanotherwords,youwillbehandlingaboutathirdofourclients.

M:

AndwhowouldIreportto

W:

Directlytome.

M:

Isee.Whatkindofbenefitspackage（一揽子福利）doyouoffer

W:

Twoweeksofpaidvacation（带薪休假）inyourfirstyearemployment,youarealsobeenentitledtomedicalanddentalinsurance,butthisissomethingyoushoulddiscusswithourPersonnelDepartment.Doyouhaveanyotherquestions

M:

Nonotatthemoment.

W:

Well,Ihavetodiscussyouapplicationwithmycolleaguesandwe’llgetbacktoyouearlynextweek.

M:

OK,thanks,it’sbeennicemeetingyou!

W:

Nicemeetingyoutoo!

Andthanksforcomingintoday.

19.  What’sthepurposeofMr.Saunders’visit

20.  WhatisMr.Saunders’currentjob

21.  Whatcanweconcludefromtheconversation

Conversation2

M:

Hey,Karen,youarenotreallyreadingit,areyou

W:

Pardon

M:

Thebook!

Youhaven’tturnedthepageinthelasttenminutes.

W:

No,Jim,IsupposeIhaven’t.Ineedtogetthroughit,though,butIkeepdriftingaway.（走神）Q22

M:

Soitdoesn’treallyholdyourinterest

W:

No,notreally.Iwouldn’tbotherwithit,tobehonest,Q22butIhavetoreaditforaseminar.I’matauniversity.

M:

It’salaboroflaborthenratherthanalaboroflove.

W:

Ishouldsay,Idon’tlikeDickensatallreally,theauthor,indeed,Iamstartingtolikethewholecourselessandless.

M:

It’snotjustthebook,,it’sthecurseaswell

W:

Yeah,inaway,althoughthecurseitselfisn’treallythatbad,alotofitisprettygood,infact,andthelecturerisfine,astome,Isuppose,yousee,IwanttodophilosophyratherthanEnglish,Q23butmyparentstookmeoutofit.

M:

SothecoursesareOKassuch,it’sjustthathadifbeenlefttoyou,youwouldchooseadifferentone.

W:

Oh,theyhadmybestinterestandheartofcourse,myparents,theyalwaysdo,don’ttheyTheybelievethatmyjobprospectwouldbeprettylimitedwiththedegreeofphilosophy.Q24Plus,theygivemeareallygenerousallowance（可观的津贴）,butIambeginningtofeelthatI’mwastingmytimeandtheirmoney.TheywouldbesodisappointedthoughifItoldthemIwasquitting.Q25

22.  Whycan’tKarenconcentrateonthebook

23.  WhyisKarenstartingtolikethecourselessandless

24.  WhothinksPhilosophygraduateshavelimitedjobopportunities

25.  WhatisKarenthinkingofdoing

SectionB

PassageOne

InGreece,onlyrichpeoplewillrestinpeaceforeverwhentheydie.Mostofthepopulation,however,willbeundisturbedforonlythreeyears,thentheywillbedugup,washed,compressedintoasmalltinbox,andplacedinaboneroom.Ifthebodyhasonlypartiallydecayed（部分腐烂）,,itisreburiedinasmallercheapergrave,butnotforlong,thebodywillbedugupagainsometimelaterwhenithasfullydecayed.Buyingapieceoflandforagraveistheonlywaytoavoidthisprocess.Q26Thecostofthegraveissogreatthatmostpeoplechoosetorentthegraveforthreeyearsandevenafterithasbeendugup,lastingpeaceisstillnotguaranteed.Ifnoonepaysforrentingspaceintheboneroom,theskeletonisremovedandstoredinabuildinginapoorpartofthetown.

LackofspaceinAthensisthemainreasonwhythedeadaredugupafterthethreeyears.Q27Thecityisso

overcrowdedthatsometimesdeadbodiesarekeptinthehospitalsforoveraweekuntilagraveisfound.Athens’citycouncilwantstointroducecremation,（火化，火葬）thatisburningdeadbodiesasameansofdealingwiththeproblems.ButtheGreekchurchresiststhispractice,Q29theybelievetheonlyplacewherepeopleburnishell,soburningdeadbodiesisagainsttheGreekconceptoflifeafterdeath.Q29Tosavespace,thechurchsuggestedburyingthebodiesstandingupinsteadoflyingdown.Q28Somepeopleproposedbuildingmulti-storeyundergroundgraveyards.

26.  WhatmustGreeksdotokeepthedeadrestinginever-lastingpeace

27.  WhyaremostdeadbodiesinAthensdugupafterthreeyears

28.  Whatsuggestionsdoesthechurchgiveabouttheburyingofdeadbodies

29.  WhatpracticedoestheGreekchurchobjectto

PassageTwo

Ifyouvisitabigcityanywhereintheworld,youwillprobablyfindarestaurantwouldservethefoodofyourownnativecountry.

MostlargecitiesintheUnitedStatesofferinternationalsampleoffoods.Manypeopleenjoyeatingthefoodofothernations.ThisisprobablyonereasonwhytherearesomanydifferentkindsofrestaurantsintheUnitedStates.AsecondreasonisthatmanyAmericanscomefromotherpartoftheworldQ30.Theyenjoytastingthefoodsoftheirnativelands.InthecityofDetroit（底特律）,forexample,therearemanypeoplefromwesternEurope,Greece,LatinAmerica,andtheFarEast.TherearemanyrestaurantsinDetroitwhichservethefoodsoftheseareas.Therearemanyotherinternationalrestaurantstoo.Americansenjoythefoodsintheserestaurantsaswellastheopportunitytobetterunderstandthepeopleandtheirwayoflife.Q31

OneofthemostcommoninternationalrestaurantstobefoundintheUnitedStatesistheItalianrestaurant.Therestaurantmaybeasmallbusinessrunbyasinglefamily.Themotherofthefamilycooksallofthedishes,andthefatherandchildrenservethepeoplewhocometoeatthere.

Q32Oritmaybealargerestaurantownedbyseveraldifferentpeoplewhoworkedtogetherinthebusiness.

ManyItaliandishesthatAmericansenjoyaremadewithmeats,tomatoesandcheese,theyareverydeliciousandtasty.

30.  WhyaretheresomanyinternationalrestaurantsintheUnitedStates

31.  WhydoAmericansliketogotointernationalrestaurantsapartfromenjoyingthefoodsthere

32.  HowisatypicalItalianfamilyrestaurantrunintheUnitedStates

PassageThree

Onewinterdayin1891,aclassatatrainingschoolinMassachusetts,wentintothegymfortheirdailyexercises.Sincethefootballseasonhadended,mostoftheyoungmanfelttheywereinfor（必定遭到）aboringtime.Buttheirteacher,JamesNasmithhadotherideas.

HehadbeenworkingforalongtimeonanewgamethatwouldhavetheexcitementoftheAmericanfootball.Q33Nasmithshowedthemenabaskethehadhungattheeachend

ofthegym,andexplainedthattheyweregoingtosuearoundEuropeanfootball,atfirsteverybodytriedtothrowtheballintothebasketnomatterwherehewasstanding.“Pass!

Pass!

”Nasmithkeptshouting,blowinghiswhistletostoptheexcitedplayers.

Slowly,theybegantounderstandwhatwaswantedofthem.

Theproblemwiththenewgame,whichwassooncalled“basketball”,wasgettingtheballoutofthebasket.Q34Theyusedordinaryfoodbasketswithbottomsandtheball,ofcourse,stayedinside.Atfirst,someonehadtoclimbupeve