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大学英语四级考试听力原文

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2000年1月大学英语四级考试听力原文

SectionA

1.M:

Hello,Mrs.White,whatcanIdoforyou?

W:

Idon'tknowwhat'sthematterwithme?

I'malwaysfeelingtired,I'musually

wornoutattheendoftheday.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

2.W:

Whatdoyouthinkoftheapplepie?

Imadeitmyself.

M:

Verydeliciousindeed.Evenmymother'scannotmatchthis.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.M:

ThemusicissobeautifulthatI'dliketodance.ButIdon'tknowthesteps.

W:

Itdoesn'tmatter.Noonewillbelookingatusinhiscrowd.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?

4.M:

I'dbetterreadoneofthearticlesforourpoliticalscienceclass.

W:

Youcan'treadjustone.Theysayeachpresentsadifferenttheory.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomantellthemanhemustdo?

5.W:

Maryisalwayscomplainingaboutherjob.

M:

Maybeifyoutriestypingletterseveryday,you'dseewhatit'slike.

Q:

Whatiesthemanmean?

6.M:

Goodmorning.thisisJohnParkerspeaking.I'mjustringingtoconfirmmy

appointmentwithMr.Smithforthisafternoon.

W:

Yes.Mr.Smith'sexpectingyouat3o'clock.

Q:

Whyisthemanmaikingthephonecall?

7.W:

Tomlooksawfullynervous,doesn'the?

M:

Yes.I'mafraidheisnotusedtomaingspeeches.

Q:

WhatdotheythinkofTom?

8.M:

Iboughtafewbooksatthenewbookstore.Wouldyouliketohavealookatthem?

W:

Afew?

Itlookslikeyouboughtoutthebookstore

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

9.M:

Jane,youwon'tbeabletogettotheairportintimetocatchthe10o'clock

flight.

W:

Irealizethatnow.I'llhavetogetmyticketchanges.

Q:

Whatwillthewomanhavetodo?

10.M:

WouldyougetmethroughtoDr.Lemonplease?

W:

I'msorry.He'swithapatient.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

SectionsB

Passageone

Paul,asalesmanfromLondon,wasdrivingpastasportscarparkedoutsideasupemarket,whenhesawitstarttoroolslowlydownthehill.Insidethecarweretwoyounggirlsonthepassengerseat—butnodriverPaulstppedquickly,jumpedinfrontofthesportscarandtriedtostopit,pushingagainstthefrontofthecar.Anothermanwhowasstandingnearbygotintothecarandputonthehandbrake,savingthegirlsfrominjury.

ItwasatthispointthatPaulnoticedhisowncarrollingslowlydownthehillandgoingtoofastforhimtostopit.Itcrashedintoabusatthebottomofthehillandwassobadlydamagedthatithadtobepulledawaytoagarage.

Asifthiswasnotbadenough,Paulnowfoundhehadnoonetoblame.Hewassobusychasinghiscarthathedidn'tgetthenameofthedriverofthesportscar,whojustcameoutofthesupermarketanddroveawaywithoutrealizingwhathadhappened.

11.Whichcarwasbadlydamaged?

12.Wherewasthedriverofthesportscarwhentheaccidenthappened?

13.WhodidPaulthinkwastoblamefortheaccident?

14.Whowasinjuredintheaccident?

PassageTwo

Myfriend,VemonDavieskeptbirds.Onedayhephonedandtoldmehewasgoingawayforaweek.Heaskedmetofeedthebirdsforhimandsaidthathewouldleavethekeytohisfrontdoorinmymailbox.

Unfortunately,IforgotallaboutthebirdsuntilthenightbeforeVemonwasgoingtoreturn.Whatwasworse,itwasalreadydarkwhenIarrivedathishouse.IsoonfoundthekeyVernongavemecouldnotunlockeitherthefrontdoororthebackdoor.Iwasgettingdesperate.IkeptthinkingofwhatVemonwouldsaywhenhecameback.

IwasjustgoingtogiveupwhenInoticedthatonebedroomwindowwasslightlyopen.Ifoundabarrelandpusheditunderthewindow.Asthebarrelwasveryheavy,Imadealotofnoise.Butintheend,Imanagedtoclimbeupandopenthewindow.

IactuallyhadoneleginsidethebedroomwhenIsuddenlyrealizedthatsomeonewasshiningatorchupatme.Ilookeddownandsawapolicemnaandanoldlady,oneofVerno'sneighbours.“Whatareyoudoingupthere?

"saidthepoliceman.Feelingliseacompletefool,Ireplied,“IwasjustgoingtofeedMr.Davies'sbirds."

15.Whycouldn'tthemanopenthedoor?

16.Whydidthemanfeeldesperate?

17.Whydidthemanfeellikeafool?

PassageThree

WhenIragitroopsblewuphundredsofKuwaitioilwellattheendofGulfWar,scientistsfearedenvironmentaldisaster.Wouldblackpowderinthesmokefromthefirescirclestheglobeandblockoutthesun?

Manysaid“Noway?

;rainwouldwashtheblackpwderfromtheatmosphere.ButinAmerica,airsamplingballoonshavedetectedhighconcentrationsofparticlessimilartothosecollectedinKuwait.didn'tcatchfire.IthasformedhugelakesintheKuwaitidersert.Theytrapinsectsandbirds,andpoisonaverietyofotherdesertanimalsandplants.

Theonlygoodnewsisthattheoillakeshavenotaffectedtheundergroundwaterresources.Sofar,theoilhasnotbeenabsorbedbecauseofthehardsandjustbelowthesurface.

Nothing,however,stopstheoilfromevaporating.Theresultingpoisonousgasesarechokingnearbyresidents.

Officialsaretryingtoorganizeaquickcleanup,buttheyarenotsurehowtodoit.Onepossibillityistoburntheoil.Getthoseblack-powderdetectorsready.

18.WhatwerethescientistsworriedaboutsoonaftertheGulfWar?

19.Whatwasthegoodnewsforscientists?

20.Whataretheofficialstryingtodoatthemoment?

2000年6月听力原文

SectionA

1.M:

WouldyoulikeacopyofprofesorSmith'sarticle?

  W:

Thanks,itit'snottoomuchtrouble.

  Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

2.W:

DidyouvisittheTelevisionTowerwhenyouhadyourvacationinShanghailastsummer?

  M:

Icouldn'tmakeitlastJune.ButIfinallyvisitedittwomonthslater.Iplan tovisititagainsometimenextyear.

  Q:

Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

3.M:

Prof.Kennedyhasbeenverybusythissemester.AsfarasIknow,heworksuntil midnighteveryday.

  W:

Iwould'thavetroubledhimsomuchifIhadknownbewassobusy.

  Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

4.W:

IfIwereyou,Iwouldhaveacceptedthejob.

  M:

Iturneddowntheofferbecauseitwouldmeanfrequentbusinesstripsawayfrom myfamily.

  Q:

Whydidn'tthemanacceptthejob?

5.M:

Howareyougettingonwhithyoureassay,Mary?

I'mhavingarealhardtimewith mine.

  W:

Aftertwosleeplessnights,I'mfinallythroughwithit.

  Q:

Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

6.W:

Wheredidyousayyoufoundthisbag?

  M:

Itwaslyingunderabigtreebetweentheparkandtheapartmentbuilding.

  Q:

Wheredidthemanfindthebag?

7.M:

Wouldn'tyougetboredwiththesameroutineyearafteryearteachingthesamethingstochildren?

  W:

Idon'tthinkitwouldbeasboringasworkinginanoffice.Teachingismost stimulating.

  Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutofficework?

8.M:

Iwasterriblyembarrassedwhensomeoftheaudiencegotupandleftinthe middleoftheperformance.

  W:

Well,somepeoplejustcan'tseemtoappreciatereal-lifedrama.

  Q:

Whataretheytalingabout?

9.W:

Oh,it'ssocold.Wehaven'thadsuchaseverewinterforsolong,havewe?

  M:

Yestheforecastsaysit'sgoingtogetworsebeforeitwarmsup.

  Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

10.M:

Youwereseenhangingaboutthestoreonthenightwhenitwasrobbed,weren't you?

   W:

Me?

Youmusthavemadeamistake.Iasathomethatnight.

   Q:

Whataretheytalingabout?

SectionB

PassageOne

   TherearethreegroupsofEnglishlearners;beginners,intermediatelearners,andlearnersofspecialEnglish.BeginnersneedtolearnthebasicsofEnglish.StudentswhohavereachedanintermediatelevelbenefitfromlearninggeneralEnglishskills.ButwhataboutstudentswhowanttoleanspecialistEnglishfortheirworkorprofessionallife?

Moststudents,whofitintothisthirdgrouphaveaclearideaaboutwhattheywanttolean.Abankclerk,forexample,wantstousethisspecialistvocabularyandtechnicaltermsoffinance.Butforteachers,decidinghowtoteachspecialistEnglishisnotalwayssoeasy.Forastart,thevarietyisenormous.Everyfieldfromairlinepilotstosecretarieshasitsownvocabularyandtechnicalterms.Teachersalsoneedtohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofthethatspecialistlanguage,andnotmanyteachersareexposedtoworkingenvironmentsoutsidetheclassroom.TheseissueshaveinfluencedthewayspecialistEnglishistaughtinschools.ThistypeofcourseisusuallyknownasEnglishforSpecificPurposes,orESPandthereisn'tESPcoursesforalmosteveryareaofprofessionalandworkinglife.InBritain,forexample,therearecourseswhichteachEnglishfordoctors,lawyers,reporters,travelagentsandpeopleworkinginthehotelindustry.Byfar,themostpopularESPcoursesareforbusinessEnglish.

11.WhatisthecharacteristicoflearnersofspecialEnglish?

12.WhoneedsESPcoursesmost?

13.WhatarethemostpopularESPcoursesinBritain?

14.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

PassageTwo

   Thefirststeptostopdrugabuseisknowingwhypeoplestarttousedrugs.Thereasonspeopleabusedrugsareasdifferentaspeoplearefromonetoanother.butthereseemstobeonecommonthread:

peopleseemtotakedrugstochangesthewaytheyfeel.Theywanttofeelbetterorfeelhappyortofeelnothing.Sometimes,theywanttoforgetortoremember.Peopleoftenfeelbetteraboutthemselveswhentheyareundertheinfluenceofdrugs.Buttheeffectsdon'tlastlong.Drugsdon'tsolveproblems.Theyjustpostponethem.Nomatterhowfardrugsmaytakeyou,it'salwaysaroundtrip.Afterawhile,peoplewhomissdrugsmayfeelworseaboutthemselves,andtheytheymayusemoredrugs.Ifsomeoneyouknowisusingorabusingdrugs,youcanhelp.Themostimportantpartyoucanplayistobethere.Youcanletyourfr