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英语四级12听力原文

英语四级200812听力原文

ShortConversations

11．M:

IjustreceivedanEmailfromoneofmyformerclassmates.Iwassurprised,Ihadn’theardfromhimforages.

W:

Well,I’vebeenoutoftouchwithmostofmyoldfriends,onlyoneortwostilldropmealineoccasionally,

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.M:

Ifyoucanmakeupyourmindaboutthecolor,Icanstartontheoutsideofyourhouseearlynextweek.

W:

Well,rightnowIthinkIwantwhiteforthewindowframesandyellowforthewalls,butI’llletyouknowtomorrow.

Q:

Whoisthewomantalkingto?

13.W:

Excuseme,doyouhaveanyapartmentsavailableforunder500dollarsamonth?

Ineedtomoveinnextweekwhenmynewjobstarts.

M:

TheonlyvacantoneIhaveis600dollars,haveyouinquiredattheapartmentcomplexdownthestreet?

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

14.W:

Youboughtapairofjeansyesterday,didn’tyou?

Whataretheylike?

M:

Oh,theyareprettymuchlikemyotherones,exceptwithalargerwaist.IguessIhaven’tspentmuchtimeexercisinglately.

Q:

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationabouttheman?

15.W:

Ireallylikethoseabstractpaintingswesawyesterday.Whatdoyouthink?

M:

Iguessit’ssomethingIhaven’tacquiredatasteforyet.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

16.W:

Youhaven’tseenabluenotebook,haveyou?

IhopeIdidn’tleaveitinthereadingroom.

M:

Didyoucheckthatpileofjournalsyou’veborrowedfromthelibrarytheotherday?

Q:

Whatisthemantryingtosaytothewoman?

17.M:

Howaboutjoiningmeforacupofcoffee?

W:

I’dloveto,butI’mexhausted.Iwasuptill3thismorning,writingapaperformyliteratureclass.

Q:

Whydoesthewomandeclinetheman’sinvitation?

18.W:

Youhadajobinterviewyesterday,didn’tyou?

Howdiditgo?

M:

Nottoobad,Iguess.Therewereabout20candidatescompetingforthesalesmanager’sjob.Andfinallyitwasdowntothreeofus,buttheothertwoseemedbetterqualified.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

F:

Simon,howdoesitfeeltoberetired?

M:

Well,notsobad.

F:

Howhaveyoubeenspendingyourtime?

M:

Ihavebeenspendingmoretimewithmyfamily.I’vealsotravelledabit,youknow,offseasonwheneverywhereislesscrowdedandhotelscostless.

F:

Great.

M:

YouknowIhaven’tstoppedworkcompletely.

F:

Yes,couldyoutellusmoreaboutthis?

M:

I’monaschemethat’scalledphasedretirement;Ihadasix-monthbreakfromwork,afterthatIcouldapplyforprojectworkwiththecompanyIusedtoworkfor.

F:

Howdoestheschemework?

M:

Well,it’satrialatthemoment.Insteadofhiringtemporarystuff,thecompanyadvertisespostsonitswebsitethatretiredemployeeslikemyselfcanaccess.

F:

Whatsortofworksadvertised?

M:

Well,allsortsofthings,really.Administrativeworkandmorespecializedwork,thesortofthingIcando.Someoftheprojectscanlastfiveorsixmonths,andotherscanjustbeacoupleofdays.Icandecidemoreorlesswhentowork.SoIcanmanagemyowntime.

F:

Icanseeit’sgoodforyou.Whatisyourcompanygetoutofthis?

M:

Well,Istillhaveallmyoldcontactsatwork,soIknowwhotocontacttogetsomethingdone.Thecompanygetsflexibility,too.Oncethejob’sover,that’sit.I’mnotontheirbooksanymore.

Questions19-21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.WhydoesSimonfindhisretiredlifeenjoyable?

20.HowdoesSimongettoknowaboutthecompany’savailableposts?

21.Whydoesthecompanyadoptthephasedretirementscheme?

长对话2

W:

Oh,wherearewegoing?

M:

Iwanttoshowyousomething.

W:

Iknow,butwhatisit?

M:

Afarm.It’sjustdownthisroad.It’sasmallplace,butatleastitwouldbeourown.

W:

Afarm?

Howcanweaffordtobuyafarm?

M:

Itisn’tverylarge,only40acres.Wewouldn’thavetopayverymuchrightnow.

W:

Isthereahouseontheplace?

M:

Asmallone,twobedrooms,butitneedstobefixedupalittle.Icandothejobmyself.

W:

OK.Isthereenoughspaceforakitchengarden?

M:

Thereisabouthalfanacrearoundthehouse.That’splentyofspace.

W:

Thenwecangrowourownfreshvegetables.Andmaybekeepafewchickens,couldn’twe?

M:

Yes,andwecanprobablygrowalotofourownfood.

W:

Whatareyouthinkingaboutgrowing,ifwedotakethisplace?

M:

Well,itreallyisn’tbigenoughforcorn.Ithoughtwemighttrytoraiseacropofpotatoes.

W:

Potatoes?

Therearealotofwork.

M:

Weareusedtohardwork,aren’twe?

W:

Yes,weare,butthemoney.Dowehaveenoughtogetstarted?

Itseemslikeadream.

M:

Ithinkwe’vesavedenough.Wecanpayalittleonthefarmandmaybeputafewdollarsdownonthetractor,too.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q22:

Whatarethespeakersgoingtodoatthetimeoftheconversation?

Q23:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthefarm?

Q24:

Whydoesthemanintendtogrowpotatoesratherthancornonthefarm?

Q25:

Whatisthewoman’sgreatestconcernabouttheman’splan?

2008年12月大学英语四级听力PassageOne

20分11秒——23分36秒

Membersofthecitycouncilanddistinguishedguests,itismyprivilegetointroducetoyoutodayMr.RobertWashington,chiefofourcity’spoliceforce.HewilladdressusonthesubjectoftheCommunityPolicingProgram.MostofyouknowthatMr.Washingtonhasadistinguishedrecordasheadofourpoliceforceformorethantenyears.However,youmaynotknowthathealsoholdsamaster’sdegreeincriminologyandstudiedabroadforayearwiththeinternationalpoliceforcewhichdealswithcrimesaroundtheworld.Mr.WashingtonfirstintroducedtheCommunityPolicingProgram8yearsago.Theideabehindtheprogramistogetthepoliceofficersoutoftheircarsandintoourneighborhoodswheretheycantalkdirectlytomerchantsandresidentsabouttherealdynamicsofourcity.Theseofficersdomorethanmakearrests.Theytrytofindwaystohelpsolvetheproblemsthatcontributetocrimeinthefirstplace.Oftenthatmeanshookingpeopleupwithservicesofferedbyothercityagencies,suchasschools,hospitals,housing,drugtreatmentcenters.Andtheprogramseemstobeworking:

crimeisdownandourcitizensreportthattheyfeelmoresecure.TodayMr.Washingtonisgoingtotellusmoreaboutthisprogram.Nowlet’swelcomeMr.RobertWashington.

26.Whatisthepurposeofthespeaker’sremarks?

Hewilladdressusonthesubjectofcommunitypolicingprogram.

27.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMr.RobertWashington?

MostofyouknowthatMr.Washingtonhasadistinguishedrecordasheadofourpoliceforceformorethantenyears.However,youmaynotknowthathealsoholdsamaster’sdegreeincriminologyandstudiedabroadforayearwiththeinternationalpoliceforcewhichdealswithcrimesaroundtheworld.Mr.Washingtonfirstintroducedthecommunitypolicingprogram8yearsago.

28.WhatistheideabehindtheCommunityPolicingProgram?

Theideabehindtheprogramistogetthepoliceofficersoutoftheircarsandintoourneighborhoodswheretheycantalkdirectlytomerchantsandresidentsabouttherealdynamicsofourcity.

29.HowhastheCommunityPolicingProgramturnedouttobe?

Andtheprogramseemstobeworking,crimeisdownandourcitizensreportthattheyfeelmoresecure.

四级篇章2

Therearebetween3000and6000publiclanguagesintheworld,andwemustaddapproximately6billionprivatelanguagessinceeachoneofusnecessarilyhasone.Consideringthesefacts,thepossibilitiesforbreakdownsincommunicationseeminfiniteinnumber.However,wedocommunicatesuccessfullyfromtimetotime.Andwedolearntospeaklanguages.Butlearningtospeaklanguagesseemstobeaverymysteriousprocess.Foralongtime,peoplethoughtthatwelearnedalanguageonlybyimitationandassociation.Forexample,ababytouchesahotpotandstartstocry.Themothersays,“Hot,hot!

”Andthebaby,whenitstopscrying,imitatesthemotherandsays,“Hot,hot!

”However,NoamChomsky,afamousexpertinlanguage,pointedoutthatalthoughchildrendolearnsomewordsbyimitationandassociation,theyalsocombinewordstomakemeaningfulsentencesinwaysthatareunique,unlearnedandcreative.Becauseyoungchildrencanmakesentencestheyhaveneverheardbefore,Chomskysuggestedthathumaninfantsarebornwiththeabilitytolearnlanguage.Chomskymeantthatunderneathallthedifferencesbetweenpublicandprivatelanguages,thereisauniversallanguagemechanismthatmakesitpossibleforus,asinfants,tolearnanylanguageintheworld.Thistheoryexplainsthepotentialthathumaninfantshaveforlearninglanguage.Butitdoesnotreallyexplainhowchildrencometouselanguageinparticularways.

Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question30.Whydoesthespeakersaytherearegreatpossibilitiesforcommunicationbreakdowns?

Therearenumerouspublicandprivatelanguages.

Question31.WhatisChomsky’spointontheabilitytolearnalanguage?

Humaninfantsarebornwiththeabilitytolearnlanguageandthepotentialtolearnanylanguageintheworld.

Question32.WhatdoesChomsky’stheoryfailtoexplainaccordingtothespeaker?

Itdoesnotreallyexplainhowchildrencometouselanguageinparticularways.

四级听力PassageThree

WhenUSspacewomanJoanHigginbothamisnotflyingandworkinginspace,shemightbefoundsomewhereonearthgivingaspeech.Higginbotham,whogrewupinChicagoandbecameanengineerbeforejoiningNASA,thatistheNationalAirandSpaceAdministration,givesaboutadozenspeechesayear.Eachspeechisdifferentbecauseshetailorsherremarkstoeachaudience.ThroughinterviewsandE-mails,she