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大学英语四级听力原文

2011年12月四级听力（听力原文）

SectionA

短对话

11.W:

Thiscrazybusschedulehasgotmecompletelyconfused.Ican’tfigureoutwhenmybustoClevelandleaves?

M:

Whydon’tyoujustgototheticketwindowandask?

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

12.W:

IreallyenjoyedtheTVspecialaboutdraftslastnight.Didyougethomeintimetoseeit?

W:

Oh,yes,butIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.W:

Airport,please.I’mrunningalittlelate.Sojusttakethefastestwayevenifit’snotthemostdirect.

M:

Sure,butthereisalotoftrafficeverywheretodaybecauseofthefootballgame.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

14.W:

MayImakearecommendation,sir?

Ourseafoodwiththisspecialsauceisverygood.

M:

Thankyou,butIdon’teatshellfish.I’mallergictoit.

Q:

Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

15.W:

nowonemorequestionifyoudon’tmind,whatpositioninthecompanyappealstoyoumost?

M:

Well,I’dlikethepositionofsalesmanagerifthatpositionisstillvacant.

Q:

Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

16.M:

Idon’tthinkIwanttoliveinthedormitorynextyear.Ineedmoreprivacy.

W:

Iknowwhatyoumean.Butcheckoutthecostifrentinganapartmentfirst.Iwon’tbesurprisedifyouchangeyourmind.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

17.M:

You’reontherighttrack.Ijustthinkyouneedtonarrowthetopicdown.

W:

Yeah,you’reright.IalwaysstartbychoosingtwoboardertopicswhenI’mdoingaresearchpaper.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

18.W:

Thispicnicshouldbeatthelastonewewentto,doesn’tit?

M:

Oh,yeah,wehadtospendthewholetimeinside.Goodthing,theweatherwascooperativethistime.

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?

LongConversation长对话

ConversationOne

M:

WhenIsayIliveinSweden,peoplealwayswanttoknowabouttheseasons.

W:

Theseasons?

M:

Yeah,youknowhowcolditisinwinter?

Whatisitlikewhenthedaysaresoshort?

W:

Sowhatisitlike?

M:

Well,itiscold,verycoldinwinter.Sometimesitiscoldas26degreesbelowcentigrade.Andofcoursewhenyougoout,you’llwrapupwarm.Butinsideinthehousesit’salwaysverywarm,muchwarmerthanathome.SwedishpeoplealwayscomplainthatwhentheyvisitEngland,thehousesarecoldeveninthegoodwinter.

W:

Andwhataboutthedarkness?

M:

Well,yeah,aroundChristmastimethere’sonlyonehourofdaylight,soyoureallylooksforwardtothespring.Itissometimesabitdepressing.Butyouseethesummersareamazing,fromMaytoJulyintheNorthofSwedenthesunneversets.It’sstilllightinthemidnight.Youcanwalkinthemountainsandreadanewspaper.

W:

Oh,yeah,thelandofthemidnightsun.

M:

Yeah,that’sright,butit’swonderful.Youwon’tstayupallnight.AndtheSwedesmakesmostofitoftentheystartedworkearlierinsummerandthenleaveatabout2or3intheafternoon,sothattheycanreallyenjoythelongsummerevenings.They’dliketoworkhard,butplayhard,too.IthinkLondonersworklongerhours,butI’mnotsurethisisagoodthing.

Q19:

Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

Q20:

WhatdoSwedishpeoplecomplainaboutwhentheyvisitEnglandinwinter?

Q21:

HowdoesthemandescribetheshorthourofdaylightaroundChristmasinSweden?

Q21:

WhatdoesthemansayabouttheSwedishpeople?

ConversationTwo

W:

Whatkindoftrainingdoesoneneedtogointothistypeofjob?

M:

That’saverygoodquestion.Idon’tthinkthereisany,specifically.

W:

Forexample,inyourcase,whatwasyoureducationalbackground?

M:

Well,IdidadegreeinFrenchatNottingham.Afterthat,Ididcareersworkinsecondaryschoolslikethecareersguidancepeople.Hereisintheuniversity.ThenIwentintolocalgovernmentbecauseIfoundIwasmoreinterestedintheadministrativeside.Thenprogressedontouniversities.Sotherewasn’tanyplanandtherewasnospecifictraining.Thereareplentyoftrainingcoursesinmanagementtechniquesandcommitteeworkwhichyoucanattendnow.

W:

Butinthefirstplace,youdidaFrenchdegree.

M:

Inmytime,therewasn’tadegreeyoucoulddoforadministration.IthinkmostoftheadministratorsI’vecomeacrosshavedegreesandallsortsofthings.

W:

Well,Iknowinmycase,IdidanEnglishliteraturedegreeandIdidn’treallyexpecttoendupdoingwhatIamdoingnow.

M:

Quite.

W:

ButyouarelocaltoNottingham,actually?

IsthereanyreasonwhyyouwenttoNottinghamUniversity?

M:

No,no,IcomefromthenorthofEngland,fromwestYorkshire.NottinghamwasoneoftheuniversitiesIputonmylist.AndIlikethelookofit.Thecampusisjustbeautiful.

W:

Yes,indeed.Let’ssee.WereyoufromtheindustrialpartofYorkshire?

M:

Yes,fromtheWoolenDistrict.

Q23.Whatwastheman’smajoratuniversity?

Q24:

Whatwastheman’sjobinsecondaryschools?

Q25:

WhatattractedthemantoNottinghamUniversity?

SectionB

PassageOne

WhileGailObcamp,anAmericanartistwasgivingaspeechontheartofJapanesebrushpaintingtoanaudiencethatincludedvisitorsfromJapan,shewasconfusedtoseethatmanyofherJapaneselistenershavetheireyesclosed.WeretheytunedoffbecauseanAmericanhadthenervetoinstructJapaneseintheirownartformortheydeliberatelytriedtosignaltheirrejectionofher?

Obcamplaterfoundoutthatherlistenerswerenotbeingdisrespectful.Japaneselistenerssometimesclosedtheireyestoenhanceconcentration.Herlistenerswereshowingtheirrespectforherbychewingonherwords.SomedayyoumaybeeitheraspeakeroralistenerinasituationinvolvingpeoplefromothercountriesormembersofminoritygroupinNorthAmerica.Learninghowdifferentculturessignalrespectcanhelpyouavoidmisunderstandings.Herearesomeexamples.InthedeafcultureofNorthAmerica,manylistenersshowapplausenotbyclappingtheirhandsbutbywavingthemintheair.Insomecultures,bothoverseasandinsomeminoritygroupsinNorthAmerica,listenersareconsidereddisrespectfuliftheylookdirectlyatthespeaker.Respectisshownbylookinginthegeneraldirectionbutavoidingdirecteyecontact.Insomecountries,whistlingbylistenersisasignofapprovalwhileinothercourtiersitisaformofinsult.

Questions:

26,WhatdidObcamp’sspeechfocuson?

27,WhydoJapaneselistenerssometimesclosetheireyeswhilelisteningtoaspeech?

28,Whatdoesthespeakertrytoexplain?

PassageTwo

ChrisisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintainingequipmentinhisDivisionatTaxlongCompany.Heissoongoingtohaveanevaluationinterviewwithhissupervisorandthepersonneldirectortodiscusstheworkhehasdoneinthepastyear.Salary,promotionandplansforthecomingyearwillalsobediscussedatthemeeting.ChrishasmadeseveralchangesforhisDivisioninthepastyear.First,heboughtnewequipmentforoneofthedepartments.Hehasbeenparticularlyhappyaboutthenewequipmentbecausemanyoftheemployeeshavetoldhimhowmuchithashelpedthem.Alongwithimprovingtheequipment,Chrisbeganaprogramtotrainemployeestouseequipmentbetteranddosimplemaintenancethemselves.Thetrainingsavedtimefortheemployeesandmoneyforthecompany.Unfortunately,oneseriousproblemdevelopedduringtheyear.TwoemployeestheChrishiredwerestealing,andhehadtofirethem.Chrisknowsthatanewjobforapurchasingandmaintenancemanagerforthewholecompanywillbeopeninafewmonths,andhewouldliketobepromotedtothejob.Chrisknows,however,thatsomeoneelsewantsthatnewjob,too.KimisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintenanceinanotherDivisionofthecompany.Shehasalsomadeseveralchangesovertheyear.ChrisknowsthathisbosslikesKim’swork,andheexpectsthathisworkwillbecomparedwithhers.

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.WhatisChris’smainresponsibilityatTaxlongCompany?

30.WhatproblemdidChrisencounterinhisDivision?

31.WhatdoesChrishopeforinthenearfuture?

32.WhatdowelearnaboutKimfromthepassage?

PassageThree

Proverbs,sometimescalledsayings,areexamplesoffolkwisdom.Theyarelittlelessonswhicholderpeopleofaculturepassdowntotheyoungerpeopletoteachthemaboutlife.Manyproverbsremindpeopleofthevaluesthatareimportantintheculture.Valuesteachpeoplehowtoact,whatisright,andwhatiswrong.Becausethevaluesofeachculturearedifferent,understandingthevaluesofanotherculturehelpsexplainhowpeoplethinkandact.Understandingyourownculturevaluesisimportanttoo.Ifyoucanacceptthatpeoplefromotherculturesactaccordingtotheirvalues,notyours,gettingalongwiththemwillbemucheasier.Manyproverbsareveryold.Sosomeofthevaluestheyteachmaynotbeasimportantinthecultureastheyoncewere.Forexample,Americanstodaydonotpaymuchattentiontotheproverb“Hastemakeswaste”,becausepatienceisnotimportanttothem.Butifyouknowaboutpastvalues,ithelpsyoutounderstandthepresentandmanyoftheoldervaluesarestillstrongtoday.BenjaminFranklin,afamousAmericandiplomat,writerandscientist,diedin1790,buthisproverb“Timeismoney”istakenmoreseriouslybyAmericansoftodaythaneverbefore.Astudyofproverbsfromaroundtheworldshowsthatsomevaluesaresharedbymanycultures.Inmanycasesthough,thesameideaisexpresseddifferently.

Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.Whyareproverbssoimportant?

34.Accordingtothespeakerwhathappenstosomeproverbswiththepassageoftime?

35Whatdowelearnfromthestudyofproverbsfromaroundtheworld?

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