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英语四级听力原文

2000-2010年大学英语四级听力短对话文本集

2010年6月四级

第一部分 听力 　　Shortconversations

　　11.W:

Justimaginewehavetofinishreading300pagesbeforeMonday,howcantheprofessorexpectustodoitinsuchashorttime?

　　M:

Yeah,butwhattroublesmeisthatIcan'tfindthebookinthelibraryorintheuniversitybookstore.

　　Q:

whatdoesthemanmean?

　　12.M:

DoyouthinkIcouldborrowyourcartogogroceryshopping?

Thesupermarketsoutsidethecityaresomuchcheaper.I'dalsobehappytopickupanythingyouneed.

　　W:

Wow,Idon'tliketoletanyoneelsetodrivemycar.Tellyouwhat,whydon'twegotogether?

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　13.M:

Forgivethemessinhere.Wehadapartylastnight.Therewerealotofpeopleandtheyallbroughtfood.

　　W:

Yeah,Icantell.Well,Iguessit'sprettyobviouswhatyou'llbedoingmostoftoday.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanthinkthemanwilldo？

　　14.W:

WhattimewouldsuityouforthefirstroundtalkswithJohnSmith?

　　M:

Well,youknowmyschedule.OtherthanthisFriday,onedayisasgoodasthenext.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　15.W:

Iwassoangryyesterday.MybiologyteacherdidnotevenletmeexplainwhyImissedthefieldtrip.Hejustwouldn'tletmepass.

　　M:

Thatdoesn'tseemfair.I'dfeelthatwaytooifIwereyou.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

　　16.M:

Ireallycan'tstandthewayDavidcontrolstheconversationallthetime.Ifhe'sgoingtobeatyourChristmasparty,Ijustwon'tcome.

　　W:

I'msorryyoufeelthatway.Butmymotherinsiststhathecome.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

　　17.W:

You'retakingacoursewithProfessorJohnson.What'syourimpressionsofar?

　　M:

Well,manystudentscanhardlystayawakeinhisclasswithoutfirstdrinkingacupofcoffee.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

　　18.W:

Haveyoueverputacomputertogetherbefore?

　　M:

No,never.ButIthinkifwefollowtheseinstructionsexactly,wewon'thavemuchtrouble.

　　Q:

Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

长对话原文第一篇：

　　W:

Whatsortofhoursdoyouwork,Steve?

　　M:

Oh,Ihavetoworkverylonghours,about11hoursaday.

　　W:

Whattimedoyoustart?

　　M:

Iwork9to3.ThenIstartagainat5:

30andworkuntil11.Sixdaysaweek.SoIhavetoworkveryunsocialhours.

　　W:

Anddoyouhavetoworkattheweekend?

　　M:

Oh,yes,that'sourbusiesttime.IgetWednesdaysoff.

　　W:

Whatarethethingsyouhavetodo,andthethingsyoudon'thavetodo?

　　M:

Eh,Idon'thavetodothewashing-up,sothat'sgood.IhavetowearwhiteandIhavetokeepeverythinginthekitchentotallyclean.

　　W:

What'shardaboutthejob?

　　M:

You'restandingupallthetime.Whenwe'rebusy,peoplegetangryandsharp.Butthat'snormal.

　　W:

Howdidyoulearntheprofession?

　　M:

Well,Ididatwoyearcourseatcollege.Inthefirstyear,wehadtolearnthebasics.Andthenwehadtotaketheexams.

　　W:

Wasiteasytofindajob?

　　M:

Iwrotetoaboutsixhotels.Andoneofthemgavememyfirstjob.SoIdidn'thavetowaittoolong.

　　W:

Andwhat'sthesecretofbeinggoodatyourjob?

　　M:

Attentiontodetailandyouhavetoloveit.Youhavetoshowpassionforit.Andwhatareyourplansforthefuture?

　　M:

Iwanttohavemyownplacewhenthetimeisright.

　　Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　19.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?

　　20.Whatdoesthemanthinkisthehardestpartofhisjob?

　　21.Wheredidthemangethisfirstjobaftergraduation?

　　22.Whatdoesthemansayisimportanttobeinggoodathisjob?

长对话原文第二篇：

　　W:

Nowyou'veseenthistableoffiguresaboutthepocketmoneychildreninBritainget?

　　M:

Yes.Ithoughtitwasquiteinteresting,butIdon'tquiteunderstandthecolumnentitled“change”.Canyouexplainwhatitmeans?

　　W:

Well,Ithinkitmeansthechangefromtheyearbefore.I'mnotamathematician,butIassumetherisefrom72pto90p,istheriseof25%.

　　M:

Oh,yes,Isee.Andtheinflationrateisthereforcomparison.

　　W:

Yes.Whydoyouthinktheriseinpocketmoneyisoftenhigherthaninflation?

　　M:

I'msorry,I'venoidea.PerhapsparentsinBritainaretoogenerous.

　　W:

Perhapstheyare.Butitlooksasifchildrenwerealotbetteroffin2001thantheywerein2002.That'sstrange,isn'tit?

Andtheyseemedtohavebeenbetteroffin2003thantheyarenow.Iwonderwhythatis.

　　M:

Yes,Idon'tunderstandthatatall.

　　W:

Anyway,ifyouhadchildren,howmuchpocketmoneywouldyougivethem?

　　M:

Idon'tknow.IthinkIprobablygivethemtwopoundsaweek.

　　W:

Wouldyou?

Andwhatwouldyouexpectthemtodowithit?

　　M:

Well,outofthattheyhavetobuysomesmallpersonalthings.ButIwouldn'texpectthemtosavetobuytheirownsocksforexample.

　　W:

Yes.Bytheway,domostchildreninyourcountrygetpocketmoney?

　　M:

Yeah,theydo.

　　Questions23toquestion25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard:

　　Q23:

Whatisthetableoffiguresabout?

　　Q24:

WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutBritishchildren'spocketmoney?

　　Q25:

Supposingthemanhadchildren,whatwouldheexpectthemtodowiththeirpocketmoney?

Passage1原文

　　Asthenewsalesdirectorforanationalcomputerfirm,AlexGordonwaslookingforwardtohisfirstmeetingwiththecompany'sdistrictmanagers.EveryonearrivedontimeandAlex'spresentationwentextremelywell.Hedecidedtoendthemeetingwithaconversationabouttheimportanceofthedistrictmanagerstothecompany'splans.“Ibelievewe'regoingtocontinuetoincreaseourshareofthemarket”,hebegan,“Becauseofthequalityofthepeopleinthisroom.Thedistrictmanageristhekeytothesuccessofthesalesrepresentativesinhisdistrict.Hesetsthetoneforeveryoneelse.Ifhehasambitiousgoalsandiswillingtoputinlonghours,everyoneinhisunitwillfollowhisexample.”WhenAlexwasfinished,hereceivedpoliteapplausebuthardlythewarmresponsehehadhopedfor.Later,hespokewithoneoftheseniormanagers.“Thingsweregoingsowelluntiltheend”,Alexsaiddisappointedly,“ObviouslyIsaidthewrongthing.”“Yes”,thedistrictmanagerreplied,“Halfofourmanagersarewomen.Mosthaveworkedthewayupfromsalesrepresentativesandtheyareveryproudoftherolethey'veplayedinthecompany'sgrowth.Theydon'tcareatallaboutthepoliticalcorrectnessbuttheyaredefinitelysurprisedanddistressedtobereferredtoas”he“inyourspeech.”

　　Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　26.WhodidAlexGordonspeaktoatthefirstmeeting?

　　27.WhatdidAlexwanttoemphasizeattheendofhispresentation?

　　28.Whatdowelearnabouttheaudienceatthemeeting?

　　29.WhydidAlexfailtoreceivethewarmresponsehehadhopedfor?

　　Passage2

　　Thewaytocomplainistoactbusiness-likeandimportant.Ifyourcomplaintisimmediate,supposeyougotthewrongorderatarestaurant,makeapolitebutfirmrequesttoseethemanager.Whenthemanagercomes,askhisorhernameandthenstateyourproblem,andwhatyouexpecttohavedoneaboutit.Bepolite.Shoutingoractingrudewillgetyounowhere.Butalsobefirminmakingyourcomplaint.Besides,actimportant.Thisdoesn'tmeantoputonairsandsay,“DoyouknowwhoIam?

”Whatitmeansisthatpeopleareoftentreatedthewaytheyexpecttobetreated.Ifyouactlikesomeonewhoexpectsafairrequestbegranted,chancesareitwillbegranted.Theworstwaytocomplainisoverthetelephone.Youarespeakingtoavoicecomingfromsomeoneyoucannotsee,soyoucan'ttellhowthepersononthelineisreacting.Itiseasyforthatpersontogiveyouarun-around.Complaininginpersonorbyletterisgenerallymoreeffective.Ifyourcomplaintdoesnotrequireanimmediateresponse,itoftenhelpstocomplainbyletter.Ifyouhaveanappliancethatdoesn'twork,sendalettertothestorethatsoldit.Bebusiness-likeandsticktothepoint.Don'tspendaparagraphonhowyourUncleJoetriedtofixtheproblemandcouldn't.

　　Question30:

Whatdoesthespeakersuggestyoudowhenyouarenotservedproperlyatarestaurant?

　　Question31:

Whydoesthespeakersaytheworstwaytocomplainisoverthetelephone?

　　Question32:

Whatshouldyoudoifyoumakeacomplaintbyletter?

Passage3 原文：

　　BarbaraSantosisawifeandthemotherof2children,ages2and4.Herhusband,Tom,isanengineerandmakesanexcellentsalary.BeforeBarbarahadchildren,sheworkedasanarchitectforthegovernment,designinggovernmenthousing.Shequitherjobwhenshebecamepregnant,butisnowinterestedinreturningtowork.She'sbeenofferedanexcellentjobwiththegovernment.Herhusbandfeelsit'sunnecessaryforhertoworksincethefamilydoesnotneedtheaddedincome.Healsothinksthatawomanshouldstayhomewithherchildren.IfBarbarafeelstheneedtodosociallyimportantwork,hethinksthatsheshoulddovolunteerworkoneortwodaysaweek.Barbara,ontheotherhand,hasmissedtheexcitementofherprofession,anddoesnotfeelshewouldbesatisfieddoingvolunteerwork.Shewouldalsoliketohaveherownincome,soshedoesnothavetoaskherhusbandformoneywhenevershewantstobuysomething.Shedoesnotthinkit'snecessarytostayhomeeverydaywiththechildren,andsheknowsaveryreliablebabysitterwho'swillingtocometoherhouse.Tomdoesnotthinkababysittercanreplaceamother,andthinksit'sabadideaforthechildrentospendsomuchtimewithsomeonewho'snotpartofthefamily.

　　Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　33.WhatwasBarbara'sprofessionbeforeshehadchildren?

　　34.WhatdoesBarbara'shusbandsuggestshedoifshewantstowork?

　　35.WhatdoesTomthinkabouthiringababysitter?

　　以