.12四级英语听力文字

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　SectionA

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　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

　　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”,becausepatience