历年英语四级听力原文0012年.docx

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历年英语四级听力原文0012年

2012年6月

短对话

11:

M:

Asyoucanseefromthedrawings,thekitchenhasonedoorintothediningroom,anotherintothefamilyroomandathirdtotheoutside。

　　W:

Thedoorintothefamilyroomisn’tbigenough.Coulditbemadewider?

　　Q:

Whatarethespeakersdoing?

　　12.

　　M:

I’mthinkingaboutwheretogoforabitetonight.Anysuggestions,Barbara?

　　W:

Well,howabouttheFrenchrestaurantneartheKFC?

Frankly,I’vehadenoughofourcanteenfood。

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

　　13.

　　W:

Hey,ifyoucan’tenjoythemusicatasensiblevolume,whynotuseearphones?

I’mpreparingforthespeechcontest。

　　M:

Oh,sorry.Ididn’trealizeI’vebeingbotheringyouallthistime。

　　Q:

Whatisthemanprobablydoing?

　　14.

　　M:

Finally,I’vegotthechancetoputonmynewsuittonight.Ihopetomakeagoodimpressiononyourfamily。

　　W:

Comeon!

It’sonlyafamilyreunion.SojeansandT-shirtsarejustfine.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　15.

　　M:

Wouldyouliketoseethosepantsinbrownandnavyblue?

Thesetwocolorsarecominginthisseason。

　　W:

Oh,actuallygreyismyfavoritecolor,butIprefersomethingmadefromcotton,100%cottonImean。

　　Q:

Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

　　16.

　　W:

Fromhere,themountainslookasifyoucouldjustreachoutandtouchthem。

　　M:

That’swhyIchosethislodge.IthasoneofthebestviewsinSwitzerland。

　　Q:

Whatistheman’schiefconsiderationinchoosingthelodge?

　　17.

　　M:

WhatdoIhavetodotoapplyforapassport?

　　W:

Youneedproofofcitizenship,eitheranoldpassportorabirthcertificateandthreephotographs.Thenyoumustcompletethisformandpayafee。

　　Q:

Whatisthemanmostprobablygoingtodo?

　　18.

　　M:

Miss,canIinterestyouinaporkspecialwithservingtonight?

It’sonly799,halftheusualpriceandit’sverytasty。

　　W:

Ohreally?

Iwilltryit。

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthedish?

　　长对话：

　　Conversation1

　　W：

Goodevening,andwelcometothisweek’sBusinessWorld,theprogramforandaboutbusinesspeople.Tonight,wehaveMr.StevenKayne,whohasjusttakenoverandestablishedbicycleshop.Tellus,Mr.Kayne,whatmadeyouwanttorunyourownstore?

　　M:

Well,Ialwayslovedracingbikesandfixingthem.WhenIwasworkingfull-timeasasalesmanforabigcompany,Iseldomhadtimetoenjoymyhobby.IknewthenthatassoonasIhadenoughmoneytogetmyownbusinessgoing,I’lldoit.IhadmyheartsetonitandIdidn’tletanythingstandinmyway.WhenIwentdowntothebankandgotabusinessloan,IknewI’dlovebeingmyownboss.Nowmytimeismyown.IopenthestorewhenIwantandleavewhenIwant。

　　W:

Youmeanyoudon’tkeepregularhours?

　　M:

Well,thesignonmystoresaysthehoursaretentosix,butifbusinessisslowerthanusual,Icanjustlockupandtakeoffearly。

　　W:

Haveyouhiredanyemployeestoworkwithyouyet?

　　M:

Yeah,acoupleoffriendsofminewholovebikingasmuchasIdo.Theyhelpmeoutafewdaysaweek.It’sgreatbecauseweplaycardsorjustsitaroundandtalkwhentherearenocustomers。

　　W:

Thankyou,Mr.Kayne.Wewishyousuccessinyournewbusiness。

　　Question19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。

　　19.Whatisthewomandoing?

　　20.WhatdidMr.Kaynedobeforehetookoverthebicycleshop?

　　21.Whydidthemantakeoverabicycleshop?

　　22.Whatdowelearnaboutthepeopleworkingintheshop?

　　Conversation2

　　W:

Well,themainactivitiesintheregionwerehistoricallysteelandpaperprocessing,Ithink。

　　M:

Yes,butI’mnotquitesureaboutthestatusofthoseindustriesnow.Couldyoutellussomethingaboutthat?

　　W:

Yes,ofcourse.Infact,theyarelesssignificant,butsteel-relatedmanufacturingstillaccountsfor44%ofindustrialactivity.Soit’sstillveryimportant.Infact,80%ofSpain’smachinetoolsarefromtheBasqueCountry.Asforpaperprocessing,there’sstillalittle.Butit’snolongerwhatitoncewasintheregion.So,isthatclear?

　　M:

Yes,thanks。

　　W:

Now,togetbacktowhatIwassaying,there’salotofunemploymentaswellasgeographicalproblemsintheregion。

　　M:

Sorry,Victoria.Whatdoyoumeanbygeographicalproblems?

　　W:

Well,whatImeanistheareaisveryhilly,mountainousinparts.Sothereusedtobetransportproblems,nowthoughtherearenewtrainlinksandbetterroads,butitmaybethatsomesmallertownsinlandremainnotverywellconnected,isthatOK?

Doesthatmakesense?

Whenwetalkaboutspecificlocationsuggestionsforthefactory,we’llseethisinmoredetail,sowe’llcomebacktothisquestion,OK?

　　M:

OK,right。

　　W:

SoIwasabouttosaysomethingabouttheworkforceintheregionandtheleveloftrainingandeducation.Ingeneral,it’sverygoodandimproving。

　　Question23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。

　　23.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthesteel-relatedmanufacturingintheregion?

　　24.Whatproblemhinderstheregion’sdevelopment?

　　25.Whatwillthespeakersdiscusslater?

　　短文：

　　Passage1

　　IfirstmetJoeGanzwhenwewerebothnineyearsold,whichisprobablytheonlyreasonhe’soneofmybestfriends.IfIhadfirstmetJoeasafreshmaninhighschoolwewouldn’tevenhavehadthechancetogettoknoweachother.Joeisadaystudent,butIamaboardingstudent.Wehaven’tbeeninsameclasses,sportsorextra-curricularactivities.Nonetheless,Ispendnearlyeveryweekendathishouseandwetalkonthephoneeverynight.Thisisnottosaythatwewouldnothavebeencompatibleifwehadfirstmetinourfreshmanyear.Rather,wewouldnothavebeenlikelytospendenoughtimegettingtoknoweachotherduetothelackofimmediatelyvisiblemutualinterests.Infact,tobehonest,Istruggleevennowtothinkofthingswehaveincommon.Butmaybethat’swhatmakesusenjoyeachother’scompanysomuch.WhenIlookatmyfriendshipwithJoe,IwonderhowmanypeopleI’veknownwhomIneverdisliked,butsimplydidn’ttakethetimetogettoknow.ThankstoJoe,Ihaverealizedhowlittlebasisthereisforthesocialdivisionsthatexistineverycommunity.Sincethisrealization,Ihavebeguntomakeanevenmoredeterminedefforttofindfriendsinunexpectedpeopleandplaces。

　　Q:

　　26:

WhydoesthespeakersayJoeGanzbecameoneofhisbestfriends?

　　27:

Wheredoesthespeakerspendmostofhisweekends?

　　28:

WhathasthespeakerlearnedfromhisfriendshipwithJoe?

　　Passage2

　　ItwasabadnightforLewis.Hisresearchintheneighboringtownhastakenlongerthanheexpected.Itwaslateandhewasverytiredwhenhedrovehome.Heturnedintohisbuilding’sparkinglot,butallthespaceswerefull.Hedrovebackoutontothestreet,lookingforaparkingspace.Thefirstblockwasfull.Thenextblockwasalmostempty.Lewisdidn’tseea“noparking”sign,buthehasexpectedthathisparkingwereallowedthere.Mostthespaceswouldbefilled.Thenhesawasmallparkinglotwithtwofreespaces.Hewassogladtoseethemthathedidn’teventhinktoreadthesignbytheentrance.Hedrovein,parkedandhurriedhometogotobed.Thenextmorninghewentbacktothelottogethiscar.Itwasgone.Heranhomeandtelephonedthecitypolicetosaythathiscarhadbeenstolen.Ittookthepoliceonlyaminutetotellhimwhathadhappened:

hiscarhadbeenonaprivatelot.Ithadbeentakenawaybythepolice.Lewishadtotakeataxitovisitthecitygaragefarfromthecitycenter.Hehadtopayafeeof40dollarstogethiscarback.Inaddition,hegotaparkingticket,hisfirstoneeverinGreenville。

　　Q:

　　29:

WheredidLewisintendtoparkhiscarwhenhecamebackfromworkonenight?

　　30:

WhatdidLewisthinkhadhappenedtohiscarthenextmorning?

　　31:

WheredidLewisfinallygethiscarback?

　　Passage3

　　Well,topickupwhereweleftofflasttime,Ibelieveweagreedthatcreativityisamysteriousidea.Itwasthosethingsweallrecognizewhenweseeit,butwedon’treallyunderstandwhatitis.Weseemtofeelthatsomepeoplearenaturallycreative,butwedon’tknowhowtheygotthatway.Iscreativityanaturalgiftlikegoodlooks,orisitsomethingthatcanbeacquiredlikeknowledge?

Perhapsifweanalyzethecreativeprocesscarefully,wemightgetsomeinsightintowhatitisandhowitmightworkinourlives.Thecreativeprocesshasalwaysbeenacceptedasthesourceofallimportantworkinthearts,butweshouldnotthinkthecreativityplaysaroleonlyinthearts.Everymajorscientificdiscoverybeganwithsomeoneimaginingtheworldtolookdifferentlyfromthewayotherssawit.Andthisiswhatcreativityisallabout--imaginingtheworldinanewway.Anddespitewhatyoumaybelieveaboutthelimitsofyourowncreativeimaginations,weallhavethepotentialtoimaginetheworldinanabsolutelynewway.Infact,youarebornwithit.Itisyourbirthrightasahumanbeing.Andwhat’smore,youuseiteveryday,almosteverymomentofyourlife.Yourcreativeimaginationiswhatyouusetomakesenseofyourexperiences.It’syourcreativemindthatgetsmeaningfromchaosofexperiencesandbringsordertoyourworld。

　　32.Whatdidthespeakermostprobablydiscusslasttime?

　　33.Whatisthewidelyacceptedideaaboutthecreativeprocess?

　　34.Whatleadstomajorscientificdiscoveriesaccordingtothespeaker?

　　35.Whatdoesthespeakerimplyaboutthecreativeprocess?

　　复合式听写：

　　Studentshavebeencomplainingmoreandmoreaboutstolenproperty.Radios,cellphones,bicycles,pocketcalculatorsandbookshaveallbeenreportedstolen.Arethereenoughcampuspolicetodothejob?

Therearetwentyofficersinthecampussecuritydivision.Theirjobistohandlecrime,accidents,lost-and-founditemsandtr