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06年12月大学英语四级真题听力原文

SectionA:

Conversations

ShortConversations

11.

M:

Christmasisaroundthecorner.AndI’mlookingforagiftformygirlfriend.Anysuggestions?

W:

Wellyouhavetotellmesomethingaboutyourgirlfriendfirst.Also,what’syourbudget?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

12.

M:

Whatwouldyoulikefordessert?

IthinkI’llhaveapplepieandicecream.

W:

Thechocolatecakelooksgreat,butIhavetowatchmyweight.Yougoaheadandgetyours.

Q:

Whatwouldthewomanmostprobablydo?

13.

W:

Havingvisitedsomanycountries,youmustbeabletospeakseveraldifferentlanguages.

M:

IwishIcould.ButJapaneseandofcourseEnglisharetheonlylanguagesIcanspeak.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

14.

M:

ProfessorSmithaskedmetogotohisofficeafterclass.Soit’simpossibleformetomakeittothebaratten.

W:

Thenitseemsthatwe’llhavetomeetanhourlateratthelibrary.

Q:

Whatwillthemandofirstafterclass?

15.

M:

It’salready11now.DoyoumeanIoughttowaituntilMr.Bloomcomesbackfromtheclass?

W:

Notreally.Youcanjustleaveanote.I’llgiveittoherlater.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

16.

M:

HowisJohnnow?

Ishefeelinganybetter?

W:

Notyet.Itstillseemsimpossibletomakehimsmile.Talkingtohimisreallydifficultandhegetsupseteasilyoverlittlethings.

Q:

WhatdowelearnaboutJohnfromtheconversation?

17.

M:

Dowehavetogettheoperaticketsinadvance?

W:

Certainly.Ticketsatthedoorareusuallysoldatahigherprice.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

18.

M:

Thetaxidrivermusthavebeenspeeding.

W:

Well,notreally.Hecrashedintothetreebecausehewastryingnottohitaboxthathadfallenoffthetruckaheadofhim.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthetaxidriver?

LongConversations

Conversation1

W:

Hey,Bob,guesswhat?

I’mgoingtovisitQuebecnextsummer.I’minvitedtogotoafriend’swedding.ButwhileI’mthereI’dalsoliketodosomesightseeing.

M:

That’snice,Shelly.ButdoyoumeantheprovinceofQuebec,orQuebecCity?

W:

Imeantheprovince.Myfriend’sweddingisinMontreal.I’mgoingtherefirst.I’llstayforfivedays.IsMontrealthecapitalcityoftheprovince?

M:

Well,Manypeoplethinksobecauseit’sthebiggestcity.Butit’snotthecapital.QuebecCityis.ButMontrealisgreat.TheSaintRoyalRiverrunsrightthroughthemiddleofthecity.It’sbeautifulinsummer.

W:

Wow,anddoyouthinkIcangetbyinEnglish?

MyFrenchisOK,butnotthatgood.IknowmostpeopletherespeakFrench,butcanIalsouseEnglish?

M:

Well,PeoplespeakbothFrenchandEnglishthere.Butyou’llhearFrenchmostofthetime.AndallthestreetsignsareinFrench.Infact,MontrealisthethirdlargestFrenchspeakingcityintheworld.Soyou’dbetterpracticeyourFrenchbeforeyougo.

W:

Goodadvice.WhataboutQuebecCity?

I’llvisitafriendfromcollegewholivestherenow.What’sitlike?

M:

It’sabeautifulcity,veryold.Manyoldbuildingshavebeennicelyrestored.Someofthemwerebuiltinthe17thor18thcenturies.You’lllovethere.

W:

Fantastic.Ican’twaittogo.

Questions:

19.What’sthewoman’smainpurposeofvisitingQuebec?

20.Whatdoesthemanadvicethewomantodobeforethetrip?

21.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheQuebecCity?

Conversation2

M:

Hi,MissRowling,howoldwereyouwhenyoustartedtowrite?

Andwhatwasyourfirstbook?

W:

IwrotemyfirstFinnish（finished）storywhenIwasaboutsix.Itwasaboutasmallanimal,arabbit,Imean.AndI’vebeenwritingeversince?

M:

Whydidyouchoosetobeanauthor?

W:

Ifsomeoneaskedmehowtoachievehappiness.Step1wouldbefindingoutwhatyoulovedoingmost.Steptwowouldbefindingsomeonetopayyoutodothis.Iconsidermyselfveryluckyindeedtobeabletosupportmyselfbywriting

M:

Doyouhaveanyplanstowritebooksforadults?

W:

Myfirsttwonovelswereforadults.IsupposeImightwriteanotherone.ButIneverreallyimagineatargetaudiencewhenI’mwriting.Theideascomefirst.Soitreallydependsontheideasthatgraspmenext.

M:

wheredidtheideasforthe“HarryPotter”bookscomefrom?

W:

I’venoideaswheretheideascamefrom.AndIhopeI’llneverfindout.ItwouldspoilmyexcitementifitturnedoutIjusthaveafunnywrinkleonthesurfaceofmybrain,whichmakesmethinkabouttheinvisibletrainplatform.

M:

Howdidyoucomeupwiththenamesofyourcharacters?

W:

Iinventedsomeofthem.ButIalsocollectedstrangenames.I’vegotonefromancientsaints,maps,dictionaries,plants,warmemoirsandpeopleImet.

M:

Oh,youarereallyresourceful.

Questions:

22.WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMissRowling’sfirstbook?

23.WhydoesMissRowlingconsiderhersoverylucky?

24.WhatdictatesMissRowling’swriting?

25.AccordingtoMissRowlingwheredidshegettheideasfortheHarryPorterbooks?

SectionB

Passage1

Reducingtheamountofsleepstudentsgetatnighthasadirectimpactontheirperformanceatschoolduringtheday.Accordingtoclassroomteachers,elementaryandmiddleschoolstudentswhostayuplateexhibitmorelearningandattentionproblems.ThishasbeenshownbyBrownMedicalSchoolandBradleyHospitalresearch.Inthestudy,teacherswerenottoldtheamountofsleepstudentsreceivedwhencompletingweeklyperformancereports,yettheyratedthestudentswhohadreceivedeighthoursorlessashavingthemosttroublerecallingallthematerial，learningnewlessonsandcompletinghigh-qualitywork.Teachersalsoreportedthatthesestudentshadmoredifficultypayingattention.Theexperimentisthefirsttoaskteacherstoreportontheeffectsofsleepdeficiencyinchildren.Juststayinguplatecancauseincreasedacademicdifficultyandattentionproblemsforotherwisehealthy,well-functioningkids,saidGarharnForlone,thestudy’sleadauthor.Sotheresultsprovideprofessionalsandparentswithaclearmessage:

whenachildishavinglearningandattentionproblems,theissueofsleephastobetakenintoconsideration.“Ifwedon’taskaboutsleep,andtrytoimprovesleeppatternsinkids’strugglingacademically,thenwearen’tdoingourjob”,Forlonesaid.Forparents,hesaid,themessageissimple,“gettingkidstobedontimeisasimportantasgettingthemtoschoolontime”.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.Whatwereteacherstoldtodointheexperiment?

27.Accordingtotheexperiment,whatproblemcaninsufficientsleepcauseinstudents?

28.Whatmessagedidtheresearcherintendtoconveytoparents?

Passage2

　　PatriciaPanianeverwantedtobeapublicfigure.Allshewantedtobewasamotherandhome-maker.Butherlifewasturnedupsidedownwhenamotorist,distractedbyhiscellphone,ranastopsignandcrashedintothesideofhercar.Theimpactkilledher2-year-olddaughter.Fourmonthslater,Paniareluctantlybutcourageouslydecidedtotrytoeducatethepublicandtofightforlawstobandriversfromusingcellphoneswhileacarismoving.Shewantedtosaveotherchildrenfromwhathappenedtoherdaughter.Inherfirstspeech,Paniagotofftoashakystart.Shewasvisiblytremblingandhervoicewassoftanduncertain.Butasshegotintoherspeech,adramatictransformationtookplace.Shestoppedshakingandspokewithastrongvoice.Fortherestofhertalk,shewasaforcefulandcompellingspeaker.Shewantedeveryoneintheaudiencetoknowwhatsheknewwithouthavingtolearnitfromapersonaltragedy.Manyintheaudienceweremovedtotearsandtoaction.Insubsequentpresentations,Paniagainedreputationasahighlyeffectivespeaker.Herappearanceonatalkshowwasbroadcastthreetimes,transmittinghermessagetoover40millionpeople.Hercampaignincreasedpublicawarenessoftheproblem,andpromptedover300citiesandseveralstatestoconsiderrestrictionsoncellphoneuse.

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.WhatwasthesignificantchangeinPatriciaPania’slife?

30.WhathadledtoPania’spersonaltragedy?

31.HowdidPaniafeelwhenshebeganherfirstspeech?

32.WhatcouldbeexpectedasaresultofPania’sefforts?

Passage3

　　Manypeoplecatchacoldinthespringtimeorfall.Itmakesuswonderifscientistscansendamantothemoon.Whycan’ttheyfindacureforthecommoncold?

Theansweriseasy.There’reactuallyhundredsofkindsofcoldvirusesoutthere.Youneverknowwhichoneyouwillget,sothereisn’tacureforeachone.Whenavirusattacksyourbody,yourbodyworkshardtogetridofit.Bloodrushestoyournoseandcausesablockadeinit.Youfeelterriblebecauseyoucan’tbreathewell,butyourbodyisactuallyeatingthevirus.Yourtemperaturerisesandyougetafever,buttheheatofyourbodyiskillingthevirus.Youalsohavearunningnosetostopthevirusfromgettingintoyourcells.Youmayfeelmiserable,butactuallyyourwonderfulbodyisdoingeverythingitcantokillthecold.Differentpeoplehavedifferentremediesforcolds.IntheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountries,forexample,peoplemighteatchickensouptofeelbetter.Somepeopletakehotbathanddrinkwarmliquids.Otherpeopletakemedicinestorelievevarioussymptomsofcolds.Therewasoneinterestingthingtonote.Somescientistssaytakingmedicineswhenyouhaveacoldisactuallybadforyou.Thevirusstaysinyoulonger,becauseyourbodydoesn’tdevelopawaytofightitandkillit.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.Accordingtothepassage,whyhaven’tscientistsfoundacureforthecommoncold?

34.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthesymptomsofthecommoncold?

35.Whatdosomescientistssayabout