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四级原文

2011.6

　11.M：

Seanhasbeentryingformonthtofindajob,butIwonderhowhecouldgetajobwhenhelookslikethat。

　　W:

Oh,poorguy,hereallyshouldshavehimselfeveryotherdayatleast,andputonsomethingclean。

　　Q:

WhatdowelearnaboutSean?

　　12.W:

IwishJanewouldcallwhensheknowshe’llbelate.Thisisnotthefirsttimewehadtowaitforher。

　　M:

Iagree,butshedoeshavetodrivethroughveryheavytraffictogethere。

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

　　13.M:

Congratulations.IheardyourbaseballteamisgoingtotheMid-AtlanticChampionships。

　　W:

Yeah.Weareallworkingrealhardrightnow。

　　Q:

Whatisthewoman’steamdoing?

　　14.W:

Johnhasbeenlookingafterhismotherinthehospital.Shewasinjuredinacaraccidenttwoweeksagoandisstillincriticalcondition。

　　M:

Oh,that’sterrible.Andyouknow,hisfatherpassedawaylastyear。

　　Q:

WhatdowelearnaboutJohn?

　　15.

　　M:

Whataboringspeaker!

Icouldhardlystayawake.

　　W:

Well,Idon’tknow.InfactIthinkit’sbeenalongtimesinceI’veheardanyoneisgood.

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　16.

　　W:

I’mhavingalotoftroublewithlogicanditseemsmyprofessorcan’texplainitinawaythatmakessensetome.

　　M:

Youknow,thereisatutoringserviceoncampus.Iwasabouttodropstatisticsbeforetheyhelpedmeout.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　17.

　　M:

thisisastylishovercoat.Isawyouwearingitlastweek,didn’tI?

　　W:

oh,thatwasn’tme.ThatwasmysisterJill.Sheisinyourclass.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　18.

　　M:

Jane,supposeyoulostallyourmoneywhiletakingavacationoverseas,whatwouldyoudo?

　　M:

well,IguessI’dsellmywatchorcomputerordosomeoddjobstillIcanaffordareturnplaneticket.

　　Q:

whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

听力长对话1

　　M:

Hello,ProfessorJohnson.

　　W:

Hello,Tony,sowhatshallweworkontoday?

　　M:

Well,theproblemisthatthiswritingassignmentisn’tcomingoutright.WhatIthoughtIwaswritingonwastotalkaboutwhataparticularsportmeanstomewhenIparticipatein.

　　W:

Whatsportdidyouchoose?

　　M:

Idecidedtowriteaboutcross-countryskiing.

　　W:

Whatareyougoingtosayaboutskiing?

　　M:

That’stheproblem.IthoughtIwouldwriteabouthowpeacefulitistobeoutinthecountry.

　　W:

Sowhyisthataproblem?

　　M:

I’dliketostartdescribinghowquiteitistobeoutinthewoods.Ikeepmentioninghowmucheffortittakestokeepgoing.Cross-countryskiingisn’tassimpleassomepeoplethink.Ittakesalotofenergy,butthat’snotheartofmypaper,soIguessIshouldleaveitout.ButnowIdon’tknowhowtoexplainthatfeelingofpeacefulnesswithoutexplaininghowhardyouhavetoworkforit.Itallfitstogether.It’snotlikejustsittingdownsomewhereandwatchingthecloudsrollby.That’sdifferent.

　　W:

Thenyouhavetoincludethatinyourpoint.Thepeacefulnessofcross-countryskiingisthekindyouearnbyeffort.Whyleavethatout?

Partofthepointyouknewbeforehand,butpartyoudiscoveredasyouwrote.That’scommon,right?

　　M:

Yeah,Iguessso.

　　Q19.Whatisthetopicoftheman’swritingassignment?

　　Q20.Whatproblemdoesthemanhavewhileworkingonhispaper?

　　Q21.Whatdoesthewomansayiscommoninwritingpapers?

听力长对话2

　　W:

Goodevening,andwelcometothisweek’sBusinessWorld,aprogramforandaboutbusinesspeople.TonightwehaveMr.AngelinowhocametotheUnitedStatessixyearsagoandnowheisanestablishedbusinessmanwiththreerestaurantsintown.Tellus,MRAngelino,howdidyougetstarted?

　　M:

well,Istartedoffwithasmalldiner,Ididallthecookingmyselfandmywifewaitedontables,itwasreallytoomuchworkfortwopeople,mycookingisgreatandwordgotarounddowntownaboutthefood.Withinayear,Ihadtohireanothercookandfourwaitresses.whenthatrestaurantbecameverybusy.Idecidedtoexpandmybusiness.nowwiththreeplaces,mymainconcerniskeepingthebusinesssuccessfulandrunningsmoothly

　　W:

Doyouadvertise?

　　M:

oh,yes.Idon’thaveanyTVcommercialsbecausetheyaretooexpensive.butIhaveadvertisedalotonradioandinlocalnewspapers.MychildrenusedtodistributeAdsinnearbyshoppingcenters,butwedon’tneedtodothatanymore

　　W:

whydoyoubelieveyou’vebeenverysuccessful

　　M:

Ialwaysservedfreshpossiblefood,andImaketheatmosphereascomfortableandaspleasantasIcansothatmycustomerswillwanttocomebackagain

　　W:

soyouwillalwaysaimtopleasethecustomers

　　M:

absolutely

　　W:

withoutthem,Iwouldhavenobusinessatall

　　M:

thankyouMRAngelino.Ithinkyouradvicewouldbehelpfultothosejuststartingoutinbusiness

　　Question22-25arejustbasedonwhatyouhavejustheard:

　　22:

whatisthewoman’soccupation?

　　23:

whatdowelearnaboutMRAngelino’sbusinessatitsbeginning?

　　24:

whatdidMRAngelinosayaboutadvertisinginbusiness?

　　25:

whatdoesthemansaycontributethesuccessofthebusiness?

　　听力理解短文原文

　　SectionB

　　PassageOne

　　Therearemanycommonlyheldbeliefsabouteyeglassesandeyesightthatarenotprovenfacts.Forinstance,somepeoplebelievethatwearingglassestoosoonweakenstheeyes.Butthereisnoevidencetoshowthatthestructureofeyesischangedbywearingglassesatayoungage.Wearingthewrongglasses,however,canproveharmful.Studiesshowthatforadultsthereisnodanger,butchildrencandeveloplossofvisioniftheyhaveglassesinappropriatefortheireyes.

　　Wehaveallheardsomeofthecommonmythsabouthoweyesightgetsbad.Mostpeoplebelievethatreadingindimlightcausespooreyesight,butthatisuntrue.Toolittlelightmakestheeyesworkharder,sotheydogettiredandstrained.Eyestrainalsoresultsfromreadingalot,readinginbed,andwatchingtoomuchtelevision.However,althougheyestrainmaycausesomepainorheadaches,itdoesnotpermanentlydamageeyesight.

　　Anothermythabouteyesisthattheycanbereplaced,ortransferredfromonepersontoanother.Thereareclosetoonemillionnervefibresthatconnecttheeyeballtothebrain,asofyetitisimpossibletoattachthemallinanewperson.Onlycertainpartsoftheeyecanbereplaced.Butifwekeepclearingupthemythsandlearningmoreabouttheeyes,somedayafulltransplantmaybepossible.

　　Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　26.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttotellusabouteyesight?

　　27.Whatdostudiesaboutwearingthewrongglassesshow?

　　28.Whatdowelearnabouteyetransplantingfromthetalk?

　　PassageTwo

　　Whenpeoplecareforanelderlyrelative,theyoftendonotuseavailablecommunityservices,suchasadultdaycarecenters.Ifthecaregiversareadultchildren,theyaremorelikelytousesuchservices,especiallybecausetheyoftenhavejobsandotherresponsibilities.Incontrast,aspouse,usuallythewife,ismuchlesslikelytousesupportservicesortoputthedependentpersoninanursinghome.Socialworkersdiscoverthatthewifenormallytriestotakecareofherhusbandherselfforaslongasshecaninordernottouseuptheirlifesavings.Researchershavefoundthatcaringfortheelderlycanbeaverypositiveexperience.Theelderlyappreciatedthecareandattentiontheyreceived.Theywereaffectionateandcorporative.However,evenwhencaregivingissatisfying,itishardwork.Socialworkersandexpertsonagingoffercaregiversandpotentialcaregivershelpwhenarrangingforthecareofanelderlyrelative.Oneconsiderationistoaskparentswhattheywantbeforetheybecomesickordependent.Perhapstheyprefergoingintoanursinghomecanselectoneinadvance.Ontheotherhand,theymaywanttolivewiththeiradultchildren.Caregiversmustalsolearntostatetheirneedsandopinionsclearlyandaskforhelpfromothersespeciallybrothersandsisters.Brothersandsistersareoftenwillingtohelpbuttheymaynotknowwhattodo。

　　Question29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。

　　Q29.Whyareadultchildrenmorelikelytousecommunityservicestohelpcareforelderlyparents?

　　Q30.Whyaremostwivesunwillingtoputtheirdependenthusbandsintonursinghomes?

　　Q31.Accordingtothepassage,whatmustcaregiverslearntodo?

　　PassageThree

　　Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。

　　Sinceaunionrepresentativevisitedourcompanytoinformusaboutourrightsandprotections.Mycoworkershavebeenworryingabouthealthconditionsandcomplainingaboutsafetyhazardsintheworkplace.Severaloftheemployeesinthecomputerdepartment,forexample,claimtobedevelopingvisionproblemsfromhavingtostareatavideodisplayterminalforabout7hoursaday.Thesupervisorofthelaboratoryisbeginningtogetheadachesanddizzyspellsbecauseshesaysit’sdangeroustobreathesomeofthechemicalsmokethere.AnX-raystechnicianisrefusingtodoherjobuntilthefirmagreestoreplaceitsout-datedequipment.Sheinsiststhatit’sexposingworkerstounnecessarilyhighdosesofradiation.ShethinksthatshemayhavetocontacttheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationandaskedthatgovernmentagencytoinspectthedepartment.I’veheardthatatafactoryintheareatwopregnantwomenwhowereworkingwithpaintrequestedatransfertoasaferdepartment,becausetheywantedtopreventdamagetotheirunbornbabies.Thesupervisorofpersonnelrefusedtherequest.Inanotherfirmtheworkerswereconstantlycomplainingaboutthemalfunctioningheatingsystem,buttheownerswastoobusyortoomeantodoanythingaboutit.Finally,theyallmetanagreetowearski-clothingtoworkthenextday.Theownerwastooembarras