1995年 托福听力试题.docx

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1995年托福听力试题

1995年8月 托福听力试题

1.DoyouwanttogoonatripwithustoFloridathisspring?

Itwillcostabout$300aperson.

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

2.Mywatchstoppedagain.AndIjustgotanewbattery.

Whydon'tyoutakeittoSmith'sJewelry.Theycancheckitforyou.Andthey'reprettyreasonable.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.We'regoingtochangeourmeetingfromMondaytoTuesday.

It'sallthesametome.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.Weplantogotothebeachafterclass.Wanttocome?

I'dloveto.ButProf.Joneswanttospeakwithme.

Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

5.Janetsoundedworriedabouthergrades.

Butshe'sgettingAs&Bs,isn'tshe?

WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutJanet?

6.Youlookgreatsinceyou'vebeentakingthoseexercisesclasses.

Thanks.I'veneverfeltbetterinmylife.

Whatdoesthemanimply?

7.Ihadahardtimegettingthroughthisnovel.

Iknowhowyoufeel.Whocanrememberthenamesof35differentcharacters.

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

8.That'salongline.Doyouthinkthere'llbeanyticketsleft?

Idoubtit.Guesswe'llwindupgoingtothesecondshow.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

9.Thiscourseinmuchtoohardforme.

Sorryyoudecidedtotakeit,huh?

Whatdoesthemanaskthewoman?

10.Areyougoinghomeforwintervacation?

I'dagreedtostayonhereasaresearchassistant.

Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewoman?

11.Hello!

Hello!

ThisisDr,Grey'soffice.We'recallingtoremindyouofyour4:

15appointmentforyourannualcheckuptomorrow.

Oh,thanks.It'sagoodthingthatyoucalled.Ithoughtitwas4:

15today.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

12.Howwonderfulyouwonthescholarship.Canyoubelieveit?

No.It'salmosttoogoodtobetrue.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.Excuseme.Prof.Davidson.ButIwashopingtotalktoyouaboutmyclassprojectforeconomics.

Ihaveaclassinafewminutes.Whydon'tyoucometoseemeduringofficehourstomorrow?

WhenwillthewomandiscussherprojectwithProf.Davidson?

14.Howareyoufeeling?

Thestuffthenursegavemeseemedtohavehelped.Butit'smakingmeawfullydrowsy.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

15.BillSmithhasvolunteeredtowriteasummaryoftheproposalswe'veagreedon.

WillIhaveachancetoreviewit?

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

16.Whydon'tyouwearthatyellowshirtthatyoursistergaveyouforyourbirthday.

Ilovethatshirt.Butit'smissingtwobuttons.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

17.Howmanyclassesdoyouhavetoday?

Justone.From3till6.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

18.Ourfootballteamdidn'tplayverywell.

That'strue.Butatleastwewonthegame.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

19.Thishasbeenanunusuallycoolsummer.

Uhhuh!

IactuallyhadtogetoutmywoolsweatersinAugust.

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

20.Igotsomebadnewstoday.ThestorewhereIworkinlayingoffstaff.

Aretheygoingtoletyougo?

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

21.I'dliketopickthisfilmupby4tomorrowafternoon.

Icanhaveitforyouat2ifyoulike.

Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthefilm?

22.ItalkedtoPhiliptodayandhesaidhe'dbecomingtotheparty.

Oh,sohecancomeafterall.

WhatcanbeinferredaboutPhilip?

23.Garyinsistsonbuyingthefoodforthepicnic.

That'sprettygenerous.Butshouldn'tweatleastoffertosharetheexpense?

Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?

24.How'sthenewjobgoing?

Well.I'mgettingusedtolotsofnewthings.ButIwishthesupervisorwouldgivemesomefeedback.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

25.DidLindaeverfinishthatintroductorychapter?

I'mnotsure.She'sspenthoursonendrewritingit.

WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutLinda?

26.Thesupermarketdownthestreetissellingeverythinghalfpricebecausetheyaregoingoutofbusiness.

Soundslikeanidealtimetostockuponcoffee.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

27.Haveyouheardanythingaboutthenewprofessor?

Justthatshe'snopushover.

Whatdoesthemansayabouttheprofessor?

28.Ineedtogetacopyofmybirthcertificate.

Sorry.Butwecanonlyacceptrequestsbymailnow.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

29.WhenistheearliestflightfromWashingtontoNewYork?

There'sashuttleatsix.Andifthat'sfull,there'sanotherat7.

Whatdoesthemanmean?

30.Howdoyouliketohelpmeplantherefreshmentsfortheastronomyclubmeetingtomorrownight?

Sure.Let'sbecarefulnottooverdoitthough.Lasttimewehadenoughfor3clubsputtogether.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

Question31-33

David,canIgiveyouahandwithoneofthosegrocerybags?

Sure,Nanny.Couldyoutakethisoneplease?

Ididn'trealizehowheavythesebagswouldbe.

Whydidyoubuysomuchstuffwhenyouhavetowalkbackhomefromthestore?

Well,Ididn'tintendtobuyalot.ButI'mhavingsomepeopleoverandIguessIneededmorethanIexpected.

What'stheoccasion?

NowthepeopleIlivewith,theKremers,havebeenonvacationforamonthandIthoughtI'dsurprisethem.I'minvitingsomeoftheirfriendsandfamiliesforawelcomehomedinner.

Oh,that'sreallythoughtfulofyou.

Ifigureit'stheleastIcandoforthem.They'vebeenlettingmestaywiththemrentfreewhileI'minschool.

Really?

That'sprettygenerousofthem.

Well,theyunderstandhowdifficultitistomakeendsmeetwhenyou'reastudent.They'vebeensuchabighelptome.Ithoughtthatthismightbeasmallwaytothankthemforthegenerosity.

31.WhatisDavidtryingtodo?

32.WhydidDavidthinkhewouldn'thaveaproblem?

33.WhyisDavidappreciativeoftheKremers?

Question34-37

WonderfulIspentmostofmytimeattheartmuseum.Iespeciallylikedthenewwing.Iwasamazedtoheartheguideexplaintheproblemstheyhadbuildingit.

Right.Ijustreadanarticlethatwenton&onaboutthecost.90milliontotalIthink.

Yeah.Theguidementionedthat.Youcouldseetheysparednoexpense.

Hm.Itlookedreallyunusual,atleastfromwhatIsawinthepicture.

Itis.Thebasicdesignistwotriangles.Infacttherearetrianglesallover.Thepavingstonesinthecourtyard,theskylightsandevenalotofthesculptures.

Onesculptureisamobile.It'sinthecourtyardandit'smadeofpiecesofaluminumthatmovesslowlyintheair.It'sreallyimpressive.

Thatwasinthearticletoo.Itsaidthattheoriginalwassteelanditweighedsomuchthatitwasn'tsafetohand.

Right.Theydiditoverinaluminumsoitwouldn'tcomecrashingdownonsomeone'shead.

Youknowthearticlewentintothatindetail.Therewasevenaninterviewwiththesculptor.

I'dliketoreadthat.WouldyoumindifIborrowthemagazinesometime?

No.Iwouldn'tmindifIhaven'tthrownitoutyet.

34.Whatdidthewomanthinkofthenewwingofthemuseum?

35.Howhadthemanlearnedaboutthemuseum?

36.Accordingtothewoman,whatdothepavingstones,skylightsandmobilehaveincommon?

37.Whatwastheproblemwiththeoriginalmobile?

Questions38to41

Inthefewminutesthatremainoftoday'sclass.I'dliketodiscussnextweek'sschedulewithyoubecauseI'mpresentingapaperataconferenceinDetroitonThursday,Iwon'tbehereforeitherWednesday'sorFriday'sclass.IwillhoweverbehereforMonday's.NextFriday,aweekfromtoday,isthemidtermexam,markingthehalfwaypointinthesemester.Prof.Andrewshasagreedtoadministertheexam.InplaceoftheusualWednesday'sclass,I'vearrangedanoptionalreviewsession.Sinceitisoptional,attendancewillnotbetaken.Howeverattendingtheclasswouldbeagoodideaforthoseworriedaboutthemidterm.Soremember:

OptionalclassnextWednesday;Midterm,Friday.

38.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?

39.Atwhatpointduringthesemesterdoesthetalktakeplace?

40.WhatdidProf.Andrewsagreetodo?

41.WhatwilloccuratnextWednesday'sclasstime?

Question42to46

Today'slecturewe'llcenterontheprehistoricpeopleofNevadaDesert.Nowmostoftheseprehistoricdesertpeoplemovedacrossthecountrysidethroughouttheyear.Youmightthinkthatthey'rewanderingaimlessly.Farfromit,theyactuallyfollowedtheseriesofcarefullyplannedmoves.

Wheretheymoveddependedonwherefoodwasavailable.Placeswhereplantswereripeningorfishwerespawning.Nowoftenwhenthesepeoplemoved,theycarriedalltheirpossessionsontheirbacks.Butifthejourneywaslong,extrafoodandtoolsweresometimesstoredincavesorbeneathrocks.

Oneofthesecavesisnowanexcitingarchaeologicalsite.Beyonditssmallopeningisahugeundergroundgrotto.Eventhoughthecaveisverylarge,itwascertainlytwodarkanddustyforthecrawlerstolivein.Butitwasagreatplacetohidethings.Andtremendousamountsoffoodsuppliesandartifactshavebeenfoundthere.Thefoodincludesdriedfishseedsandnuts.Theartifactsincludestonespearpointsandknives.Thesparpointsareactuallyrathersmall.Hereisapictureofsomethatwerefound.Youcanseetheirsizeinrelationtothehandsholdingthem.

42.Whatisthemainsubjectofthistalk?

43.WhatpointdoesthespeakermakeabouttheprehistoricpeopleoftheNevadaDesert?

44.Whydidn'tthepeopleliveinthecavedescribedbythespeaker?

45.Whathavearchaeologistsfoundinthecave?

46.Whydoesthespeakershowaphotototheclass?

Question47to50

Tous,theenvironmentinwhichfishdwelloftenseemscold,darkandmysterious.Butthereareadvantagestolivinginwater.Andthey'veplayedanimportantroleinmakingfishwhattheyare.Oneisthatwaterisn'tsubjecttosuddentemperaturechanges.Thereforeitmakesanexcellenthabitatforacoldbloodedanimal.

Anotheradvantageisthewater'sabilitytoeasilysupportbodyweight.Protoplasmhasapproximatelythesamedensityaswater.Soafishinwaterisalmostweightless.Th