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2009年12月大学英语四级听力短对话

SectionA

11.

Man:

Excuseme,doyouhavechangeforaten-dollarnote?

Ineedtopaytheparkingmeter.

Woman:

I'msorry.ButIthinkyoucangetitthroughthemoneychanger,intheshoppingcenteracrossthestreet.

Question:

Whatisthemantryingtodo?

12.

Man:

Canyourecommendsomethingthataschoolboyofsevenoreightwillreallylike?

Woman:

Isuggestthistoytrain,sir.It'sanexcellentbrand,verypopular,allovertheworldthesedays.

Question:

Whatisthemandoing?

13.

Woman:

Doyouletpeopleknowwhenyouaretakingpicturesofthem?

Man:

Itrynotto.Youknow,anypictureofapersonwhoposesforthecamerawouldlookdullandunnatural.

Question:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

14.

Woman:

IneedtotalktosomeonewhoknowsBaltimorewell.I'mtoldyoulivedthere.

Man:

Oh,butIwasreallyyoungatthetime.

Question:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

15.

Woman:

Aren'tyoudisappointedthatyoudidn'tgetthepromotion?

Man:

Maybealittle.ButIknowIneedmoreexperiencebeforeI'mreadyforthatkindofresponsibility.

Question:

Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromthisconversation?

16.

Woman:

I'vebeenworkingoutthegymsinceJanuary.Iwasabitoutofshape.

Man:

Youlookterrific!

Itseemsthatyourefforthaspaidoff.

Question:

Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthewoman?

17.

Woman:

Prof.ClarksuggestedthatIgetatutorforadvancedphysics.

Man:

Well,thatmighthelp.Advancedphysicsisaprettydifficultcourse.

Question:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

18.

Woman:

Bill,haveyouheardthelatestnews?

Itappearswetwowon'tbelaidoffafterall.

Man:

Oh,I'msomewhattiredofworkinghere.I'vebeenwonderingwhetherIshouldresign.Anyway,thenewsseemstobegoodforyou.

Question:

Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthenews?

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2009年12月大学英语四级听力长对话

ConversationOne

Woman:

Hello,Parksoncollege.MayIhelpyou?

Man:

Yes.I'mlookingforinformationoncoursesincomputerprogramming.Iwouldneeditforthefallsemester.

W:

Doyouwantadayoreveningcourse?

M:

Well,itwouldhavetobeaneveningcoursesinceIworkduringtheday.

W:

Aha.Haveyoutakenanycoursesindataprocessing?

M:

No.

W:

Oh.Well,dataprocessingisacourseyouhavetotakebeforeyoucantakecomputerprogramming.

M:

Oh,Isee.Well,whenisitgiven?

Ihopeit'snotonThursdays.

W:

Well,there'saclassthatmeetsonMondayeveningsatseven.

M:

Justonceaweek?

W:

Yes.Butthat'sallmostthreehoursfromseventonineforty-five.

M:

Oh.Well,that'sallright.Icouldmanagethat.Howmanyweeksdoesthecourselast?

W:

Mmmm,letmesee.Twelveweeks.YoustartthefirstweekinSeptember,andfinish,oh,JustbeforeChristmas.December21st.

M:

Andhowmuchisthecourse?

W:

That'sthreehundreddollarsincludingthenecessarycomputertime.

M:

Aha.Okay.Ah,wheredoIgotoregister?

W:

RegistrationisonthesecondandthirdofSeptember,between6and9inFrostHall.

M:

Isthattheroundbuildingbehindtheparkinglot?

W:

Yes.That'stheone.

M:

Oh,Iknowhowtogetthere.IsthereanythingthatIshouldbringwithme?

W:

No,justyourcheckbook.

M:

Well,thankyouverymuch.

W:

Youareverywelcome.Bye!

M:

Bye!

19.Whydoesthemanchoosetotakeaneveningcourse?

20.Whatdoesthemanhavetodobeforetakingthecourseofcomputerprogramming?

21.Whatdowelearnaboutthescheduleoftheeveningcourse?

22.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?

ConversationTwo

W:

So,whyexactlydoesyourjobhaveareputationforbeingstressful?

M:

Stressisgenerallydrivenbythefeelingofbeingoutofcontrolofasituation,andthefeelingofasituationcontrollingyou.Tradinginfinancialmarketscombinesboth.

W:

Howdoyourelaxintheevening?

M:

Iveryrarelydoanythingworkrelated.Soit'seasytoescapethemarkets.Igenerallygotothegymorgoforarun,especiallyIfI'vehadabadday.Ialwayscookamealratherthanhaveatakeaway.Todosomethingmybrainwouldregardascreative.

W:

Doyouthinkwhatyoudotorelaxisaneffectivewaytobeatstress?

M:

Idon'tthinkthere'saspecificruleabouthowtobeatstress.IgenerallyfindthatwhatIdoiseffectiveforme.

W:

Wouldyouconsiderchangingyourjobbecauseofthehighstressfactor?

M:

Ihaveconsideredleavingmyjobduetostressrelatedfactors.However,Idothinkthatanelementofstressisagoodthing,andifusedtherightway,canactuallybeapositivething.

W:

Whatdoyouenjoyaboutthestressfulaspectsofyourjob?

M:

Havingsaidallthat,Idoactuallyenjoyanelementofuncertainty.Ienjoyamentalchallenge.Tradinggeneratesawiderangeofemotionssecondbysecond.Howyoudealwithandmanagethoseemotionsdictatesshort,mediumandlongtermtradingperformanceandsuccess.

23.Whatistheman'sjob?

24.Whydoesthemanprefertocookamealratherthanhaveatakeaway?

25.Whatdoesthemansayaboutanelementofstressinhisjob?

2009年12月大学英语四级听力短文

SectionB

PassageOne

Sinceearlytimes,peoplehavebeenfascinatedwiththeideaoflifeexistingsomewhereelsebesidesearth.Untilrecently,scientistsbelievedthatlifeonotherplanetwasjustahopefuldream.Butnowtheyarebeginningtolocateplaceswherelifecouldform.In1997,theysawevidenceofplanetsnearotherstarslikethesun.Butscientistsnowthinkthatlifecouldbeevennearerinourownsolarsystem.OneplacescientistsarestudyingverycloselyisEuropa,amoonofJupiter.SpaceprobeshaveprovidedevidencethatEuropahasalargeoceanunderitssurface.TheprobeshavealsomadethescientiststhinkthatunderitssurfaceEuropahasarockycoregivingoffvolcanicheat.Waterandheatfromvolcanicactivityaretwobasicconditionsneededforlifetoform.Athirdiscertainbasicchemicalssuchascarbon,oxygenandnitrogen.ScientistsbelievetheremightbesuchchemicalslyingatthebottomofEuropa'socean.Theymayhavealreadycreatedlife,ormaybeaboutto.Youmaywonderiflightisalsoneedforlifetoform.Untilrecently,scientiststhoughtthatlightwasessential.Butnow,placeshavebeenfoundonearththatareintotalinblackness,suchascavesseveralmilesbeneaththeocean.Andbacteria,primitiveformsoflifehavebeenseenthere.SothelackoflightinEuropa'ssubsurfaceoceandoesn'tautomaticallyruleoutlifeforming.

26.Whatdidscientistsoncebelieveaccordingtothepassage?

27.WhathavescientistsfoundaboutEuropa,amoonofJupiter?

28.Whathavescientistscometoknowrecentlyabouttheformationoflife?

PassageTwo

Inherearlydaysasanemergencyroomphysician,Dr.JoannaMeyertreatedachildwhohadsufferedaseconddegreeburn.Afterthechildhadbeentreated,andwasbeingpreparedfordischarge,Dr.Meyertalkedtotheparentsabouthowtheyshouldcareforthechildathome,alsolisteningtoherwerehalfadozenfamilymembers.Afewhourslater,whenshecametosaygoodbye,thefamilyaskedhertosettleanargumentthey'vebeenhavingoverexactlywhatadviceshehadgiven."AsItalkedtothem,Iwasamazed."shesaid,"AllofthemhadheardthesimpleinstructionsIhadgivenjustafewhoursbefore.Buttheyhadthreeorfourdifferentversions.Themostbasicdetailswereunclearandconfusing.Iwassurprised,becausethesewereintelligentpeople."ThisepisodegaveDr.Meyerherfirstcluetosomethingeverydoctorlearnssoonerorlater-mostpeoplejustdon'tlistenverywell.

Nowadays,shesays,sherepeatsherinstructions,andevenconductsarealitycheckwithsomepatients.Sheasksthemtotellherwhattheythinkthey'resupposedtodo.Shealsoprovidestake-homesheets,whicharecomputerprintouts,tailoredtothepatients'situation.

Dr.Meyer'slistenersarenotunusual.Whennewordifficultmaterialispresented,almostalllistenersarefacedwithachallenge,becausehuman'sspeechlacksthestabilityandpermanenceoftheprintedword.Oralcommunicationisfast-movingandimpermanent.

Question29-31

Q29.Whatdidthechild'sfamilymembersargueaboutinthehospital?

Q30.WhatdoesDr.Meyerdotoensureherpatientsunderstandherinstructions?

Q31.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouthumanspeech?

Passage3

Itislogicaltosupposethatthingslikegoodlaborrelations,goodworkingconditions,goodwagesandbenefits,andjobsecuritymotivateworkers.Butoneexpert,FrederickHerzbergarguedthatsuchconditionsdonotmotivateworkers,theyaremerelysatisfiers.

Motivators,incontrast,includethingssuchashavingachallengingandinterestingjob,recognitionandresponsibility.However,evenwiththedevelopmentofcomputersandrobotics,therearealwaysplentyofboring,repetitiveandmechanicaljobs,andlotsofunskilledpeoplewhohavetodothem.Sohowdomanagersmotivatepeopleinsuchjobs?

Onesolutionistogivethemsomeresponsibilities,notasindividuals,butasateam.Forexample,somesupermarketscombineofficestaff,thepeoplewhofilltheshelves,andthepeoplewhoworkatthecheckoutintoateam.Andletthemdecidewhatproductlinestostock,howtodisplaythem,andsoon.

Manypeoplenowtalkabouttheimportanceofacompanysharedvaluesorculture,withwhichallthestaffcanidentify.Forexample,beingthebesthotelchain,ormakingthebest,themostuserfriendly,orthemostreliableproductsinaparticularfield.Suchvaluesaremorelikelytomotivateworkersthanfinancialtargets,whichultimatelyonlyconcernafewpeople.Unfortunately,thereisonlyalimitednumberofsuchgoalstogoaround.Andbydefinition,notallthecompetingcompaniesinanindustrycanseriouslyplayintobethebest.

Question32-35

Q32.WhatcanactuallymotivateworkersaccordingtoFrederickHerzberg?

Q33.Whatdoesthe