大学英语四级练习13听力 原文文档格式.docx

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Ispent$50onthissofa.Doyouthinkitwasworthit?

Well,Ithinkyou’vegotarealbargain.

Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheprice?

13.W:

Iheardthefirebrokeoutattwointhemorning.

That’sright.Andittookthefirementhreehourstoputitout.

Whenwasthefireputout?

14.M:

Excuseme,I’dliketosendaregistrationlettertoHouston,Texas.Howmuchisthepostage?

W:

Letmecheck.It’sadollarand55cents.

Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

15.W:

Jack,IexpectedtoseeyouatSam’sbirthdaypartyyesterdaybutyouwereabsent.

Ihadadatewithmygirlfriend.Ihavebeenterriblybusythesedays.Youknow,sheiscomplaining.

QWhatdoweknowabouttheman?

16.M:

I’mfedupwiththenoisyenvironmenthere.Isupposeweshouldrentahousewithbetterenvironment,butIdon’tseehowwecanafforditrightnow.

Ifonlywehadn’tboughtthesecond-handcar!

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

17.M:

Ithinkthisfilmisreallywonderful.Beautifulscene,impressingmusicandtouchingstory.Everythingissogreat.

Youcansaythatagain.

18.W:

Honey,Ithinkweshouldgooutandrelaxthisweekend.

MYes,darling.Butmybossaskedmetoworkovertimeovertheweekend.Youknow,timeisreallypressingforus.

Whatwillthemandothisweekend?

Nowyou’llheartwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

Hello.

Hello,welcometo“Advice”radioprogram.What’syourname?

Jim.

What’syourproblem?

Er…wellI’mer...beginningtolosemyhair.Er,Iwenttothedoctor,buthejustsaidtherewasnothingIcoulddoaboutit.Hesaiditwasprobablyhereditary.Myfatherwasbaldbythetimehewasthirty.

Andhowoldareyou?

Me?

I’mtwenty-eight.

Andareyoulosingalotofhairthen?

Well,itcomesoutalotwhenIcombmyhairandyoucanseeathinpartonthetopofmyhead.

Doesthatreallyworryyou,Jim?

.Well,Idon’tlikeit.It’sold,youknow,looksold.Idon’twanttolooklikeamiddle-agedmanattwenty-eight.AndIwonderifthereissomespecialshampooIshoulduse,andifyoucouldtellmeonethatIshouldbuy,somethinglikethat,youknow,tostopitgettingworse.

Well,youknow,Jim,tobehonestwithyouthere’snotreallyalotyoucandoaboutit,actually,I’mafraid.Imean,baldnessisoneofthosethingsthat,inmyexperience,youjusthavetotrytoaccept.Somemenfinditmoredifficulttoacceptbaldnessthanothers.Thereisonepieceofadvice,though,Jim,andthat’sdon’ttrytocombyourhairoverthebaldorthinpatch.Whateveryoudo,don’tcombitoverbecausethatusuallylooksridiculous.Andtheotherthingthatusuallylooksridiculousisamanwithawig,thatis,thefalsehairpiece.Don’tletanyonepersuadeyoutobuyoneofthosefalsehairpiecethings,becausetheyusuallylookmuchworsethanabaldman.Iactuallythinkbaldmencanlookveryattractive.MyhusbandisbaldandIthinkitreallysuitshim.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.What’sprobablythereasonfortheman’sbaldness?

20.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttotheman?

21.Wheredoyouthinkthisconversationtakesplace?

22.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherhusband’sbaldness?

ConversationTwo

Goodmorning.

Goodmorning.HowcanIhelpyou?

Iunderstandthattheschoolorganizes...umm,tripstodifferent...

Yes,wernnfiveeverymonth:

threeduringweekendsandtwoWednesdayafternoontrips.

Whatsortofplaces?

Well,obviouslyitvaries,butalwaysplacesofhistoricalinterestandalsowhichofferavarietyofshopping,becauseourstudentsalwaysaskaboutthat...andthenwegoforoneswhereweknowthereareguidedtours,becausethisgivesagoodfocusforthevisit.

Doyoutravelfar?

Well,we’reluckyhere,obviously,becausewe’reabletosaythatallourvisitsarelessthanthreehours’drive.

Howmuchdotheycost?

Againitvaries—betweenfiveandfifteenpoundsahead,dependingondistance.

Ahha...

Oh,andwedooffertoarrangespecialtripsif,youknow,therearemorethantwelvepeople.

Allright.I’llkeepthatinmind.Andwhatarethetimesnormally?

Wetrytokeepitprettyfixedsothatstudentsgettoknowthepattern.Weleaveateight-thirtya.m.andreturnatsixp.m.Wefigureit’sbesttokeepthedayfairlyshort.

Ohyes.Andhowdowereserveaplace?

Yousignyournameonthenoticeboard.Doyouknowwhereitis?

Ahha.Isawitthismorning.

Andwedoaskthatyousignupthreedaysinadvancesoweknowwe’vegotenoughpeopleinterestedtorunit,andwecancancelifnecessary,withhillrefundofcourse.

That’sfine.Thanks.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.Howoftendoestheschoolorganizethetrips?

24.Whenwilltheschoolarrangespecialtrips?

25.Howtoreserveaplaceforatrip?

SectionB

PassageOne

SomestudentsattheOpenUniversityleftschool20yearsago.Othersareyoungerbutallmustbeatleast21yearsold.ThisisoneexampleofhowtheOpenUniversityisdifferentfromallotheruniversities.Itsstudentsmusteitherworkfull-timeorbeathomeallday,forinstance,mothersoffamilies.Theydonothavetopassanyexaminationsbeforetheyareacceptedasstudents.Thisiswhytheuniversityiscalledopen.Theuniversitywasstartedinordertohelpaknowngroupofpeoplewhomissedhavingauniversityeducationwhentheywereyoung.

ThefirstnamefortheOpenUniversitywasTheUniversityoftheAir.Theideawastoteachontheair,inotherwords,onradioandtelevision.Mostoftheteachingisdonelikethis.Radioandtelevisionhavebroughttheclassroomintopeople’shomes.Butthis,onitsown,isnotenoughforauniversityeducation.TheOpenUniversitystudentalsoreceivesadviceatoneof283studycentersinthecountry;

36weeksoftheyear,hehastosendwrittenworktoatutor,thepersonwhoguideshim.Hemustalsospendthreeweekseverysummerasafull-timestudent.Tutorsandstudentsmeetandstudytogether,asinotheruniversities.AttheendoftheOpenUniversity’sfirstyear,theresultsweregood.Threeoutofeveryfourstudentspassedtheirexaminations.Iftheydothiseveryyear,theywillfinishtheirstudiesinfourorfiveyears.

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.Whyistheuniversitycalledopen?

27.Whatdoes“ontheair”heremean?

28.Howmanyweekseverysummermustapersonspendasafull-timestudent?

29.Howlongwillthestudentstaketofinishtheirstudies?

PassageTwo

TodayIwanttohelpyouwithastudyreadingmethodknownasSQ3R.Thelettersstandforfivestepsinthereadingprocess:

Survey,Question,Read,Review,Recite.Eachofthestepsshouldbedonecarefullyandintheordermentioned.

Inallstudyreading,asurveyshouldbethefirststep.Surveymeanstolookquickly.Don’tstoptoreadcompletesentences,lustlookattheimportantdivisionsofthematerial.

Thesecondstepisquestion.Trytoformquestionsbasedonyoursurvey.Usethequestionwordswho,what,when,where,why,andhow.

Nowyouarereadyforthethirdstep—read.Youwillberereadingthetitlesandimportantwordsthatyoulookatinthesurvey.Butthistimeyouwillreadtheexamplesanddetailsaswell.Sometimesitisusefultotakenoteswhileyouread.Ihavehadstudentswhopreferredtounderlineimportantpoints,anditseemstobejustasusefulasnote-taking.Whatyoushoulddo,whetheryoutakenotesorunderline,istoreadactively.Thinkaboutwhatyouarereadingasaseriesofideas,notjustasequenceofwords.

Thefourthstepisreview.Rememberthequestionsthatyouwrotedownbeforeyoureadthematerial.Youshouldbeabletoanswerthemnow.Youwillnoticethatsomeofthequestionsweretreatedinmoredetailinthereading.Concentrateonthose.Alsoreviewmaterialthatyoudidnotconsiderinyourquestions.

Thelaststepisrecite.Trytoputthereadingintoyourownwords.Summarizeiteitherinwritingororally.

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.WhatdothelettersintheSQ3Rmethodrepresent?

31.Whatdoesthelecturersayaboutreading,stepthree,intheSQ3Rmethod?

32.WhatisthelaststepintheSQ3Rmethod?

PassageThree

OnceagaininRichfieldHeightstoday,therewerenoclassesinthepublicelementaryandsecondaryschools.Thismarkstheeleventhdaythattheschoolsinthatcommunityhaveremainedclosed.Teachersarestillonstrikedespitetheback-to-workorderissuedyesterdaybytheDistrictCourt.AspokespersonfortheTeachers’UnionstatedatapressconferencetodaythatthestrikewouldcontinueuntilsuchtimeastheSchoolCommitteeagreestoapublichearingtosettlethedispute.Accordingtothespokesperson,wagesarenotanissueinthedispute.AtissueisanewrulepassedbytheSchoolCommittee,whicheliminatespaidsickleavefromtheteachers’contract.Underthenewcontract,teacherswouldreceivenosalaryforanydayonwhichtheyfailedtoappearduetoillness.Schooladministrators,ontheotherhand,wouldcontinuetoreceivefifteendaysofpaidsickleaveannually.TheParentBoard!

Whichwasinitiallysympathetictotheteachers’position,hasurgedtheteacherstoreturntoworkuntilasettlementcanbereached.SpokespersonsfortheSchoolCommitteearerefusingtocommentonthelatestdevelopments.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.Whatseemstobethemai