大学英语四级考试听力原文.docx

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大学英语四级考试听力原文

2010年12月大学英语四级考试

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SectionA

短对话（11~18）

11.

M:

Ohmygod!

Theheatissimplyunbearablehere.Iwishwe’vegonetothebeachinstead.

W:

Well,withthemuseumsandrestaurantsinWashingtonI’llbehappyherenomatterwhatthetemperature.

Q：

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.

M:

How’sthenewjobgoing?

W:

Well,I’mlearningalotofnewthings,butIwishthedirectorwouldgivemesomefeedback.

Q：

Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

13.

M:

CanyouhelpmeworkoutaphysicaltrainingprogramJohn?

W:

Sure,butwhateveryoudobecarefulnottooverdoit.LasttimeIhadtwoweeks’worthofweight-liftinginthreedaysandIhurtmyself.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

14.

M:

IhaveanelderlymotherandI’mworriedabouthergoingonaplane.Isthereanyrisk?

W:

Notifherheartisallright.Ifshehasaheartcondition,I’drecommendagainstit.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanwanttoknowabouthismother?

15.

M:

Whydidn’tyoustopwhenwefirstsignaledyouatthecrossroads?

W:

Sorry,Iwasjustabitabsent-minded.Anyway,doIhavetopayafine?

Q:

whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

16.

M:

I’mnoexpert,butthatnoiseinyourrefrigeratordoesn’tsoundright.Maybeyoushouldhaveitfixed.

W:

You’reright.AndIsupposeI’veputitofflongenough.

Q:

Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

17.

M:

Ididextremelywellonthesaleofmydowntownapartment.Now,IhaveenoughmoneytobuythatpieceoflandI’vehadmyeyeonandbuildahouseonit.

W:

Congratulations！

Doesthatmeanyou’llbemovingsoon?

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

18.

W:

Myhandstillhurtsfromthefallontheiceyesterday.IwonderifIbrokesomething.

M:

I’mnodoctor,butit’snotblackandblueoranything.Maybeyoujustneedtorestitforafewdays.

Q:

whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

长对话（19~21）

M:

Mrs.Dawson,thanksverymuchforcomingdowntothestation.IjustliketogooversomeofthethingsthatyoutoldpoliceofficerParmeratthebank.

W:

Allright.

M:

Well,couldyoudescribethemanwhorobbedthebankforthisreportthatwe’refillingouthere?

Now,anythingatallthatyoucanrememberwouldbeextremelyhelpfultous.

W:

Well,just,IcanonlyrememberbasicallywhatIsaidbefore.

M:

That’sallright.

W:

Themanwastall,sixfoot,andhehaddarkhair,andhehadmoustache.

M:

Verygood.Allright,didhehaveanyotherdistinguishingmarks?

W:

Um,no,nonethatIcanremember.

M:

Doyourememberhowoldhewasbyanychance?

W:

Well,Iguessaround30,maybeyounger,giveortakeafewyears.

M:

Mm,allright.Doyourememberanythingaboutwhathewaswearing?

W:

Yes,yes,hehadonadarksweater,asolidcolor.

M:

OK.Um,anythingelsethatstrikesyouatthemoment?

W:

Irememberhewaswearingalightshirtunderthesweater.Yes,yes.

M:

Allright.Mrs.Dawson,Ireallyappreciatewhatyou’vebeenthroughtoday.I’mjustgoingtoaskyoutolookatsomephotographsbeforeyouleaveifyoudon’tmind.Itwon’ttakeverylong.Canyoudothatforme?

W:

Oh,ofcourse.

M:

Wouldyouliketostepthiswaywithme,please?

W:

OK,sure.

M:

Thankyou.

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

20.Whatdidthesuspectlooklike?

21.Whatdidthemanfinallyaskedthewomantodo?

长对话（22~25）

W:

Goodmorning,I’mcallingaboutthejobthatwasinthepaperlastnight.

M:

Well,couldyoutellmeyourname?

W:

CandiderForsett.

M:

Ohyes.Whatexactlyisitthatinterestsyouaboutthejob?

W:

Well,Ithoughtitwasjustrightforme.

M:

Really?

Um…Couldyoutellmealittleaboutyourself?

W:

Yes.I’m23.I’vebeenworkingabroad.

M:

Whereexactlyhaveyoubeenworking?

W:

InGeneva.

M:

Oh,Geneva.Andwhatwereyoudoingthere?

W:

Secretarialwork.Previoustothat,Iwasatuniversity.

M:

Whichuniversitywasthat?

W:

TheUniversityofManchester.I’vegotadegreeinEnglish.

M:

Yousaidyou’vebeenworkinginGeneva.Doyouhaveanyspecialreasonforwantingtocomeback?

W:

Ithoughtitwouldbenicetobeneartothefamily.

M:

Isee,andhowdoyouseeyourselfdevelopinginthisjob?

W:

Well,I’mambitious.Idohopethatmycareerasasecretarywillleadmeeventuallyintomanagement.

M:

Isee.Youhaveforeignlanguages?

W:

FrenchandItalian.

M:

Well,Ithinkthebestthingforyoutodoisdoreplyawritingtotheadvertisement.

W:

Can’tIarrangeforaninterviewnow?

M:

Well,I’mafraidwemustwaituntilalltheapplicationsarein,inwriting,andwe’llthendecideontheshortlist.Ifyouareontheshortlist,ofcourseweshouldseeyou.

W:

Oh,Isee.

M:

Ilookforwardtoreceivingyourapplicationinwritinginadayortwo.

W:

Oh,yes,yes,certainly.

M:

Ok,thankyouverymuch.Goodbye.

W:

Thankyou.Goodbye.

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.Howdidthewomangettoknowaboutthejobvacancy?

23.Whydidthewomanfindthejobappealing?

24.WhathadthewomanbeendoinginGeneva?

25.Whatwasthewomanaskedtodointheend?

SectionB

PassageOne

Oneofthegreatestheartbreaksforfirefightersoccurswhentheyfailtorescueachildfromaburningbuildingbecausethechild,frightenedbysmokeandnoise,hidesunderabedorinaclosetandislaterfounddead.Saddestofalliswhenchildrencatchaglimpseofthemaskedfirefighterbuthidebecausetheythinktheyhaveseenamonster.Topreventsuchtragedies,firefighterEricVelezgivestalkstochildreninhiscommunity,explainingthattheyshouldneverhideduringafire.Hedisplaysfirefighters’equipment,includingtheoxygenmask,whichheencourageshislistenerstoplaywithandputon.“Ifyouseeus,”Veleztellsthem,“don’thide!

Wearenotmonsters.Wehavecometorescueyou.”VelezgiveshispresentationsinEnglishandSpanish.GrowingupinSanFrancisco,helearntSpanishfromhisimmigrantparents.VelezandotherfirefightersthroughoutNorthAmerica,whogivesimilarpresentations,willneverknowhowmanylivestheysavethroughtheirtalks.Butit’safactthatinformativespeakingsaveslives.Forexample,severalmonthsafterlisteningtoaninformativespeech,PeteGentryinNorthCarolinarescuedhisbrotherwhoischokingonfood,byusingthemethodtaughtbystudentspeaker,JulieParis.Inadditiontosavinglives,informativespeakershelppeoplelearnnewskills,solveproblemsandacquirefascinatingfactsabouttheexcitingworldinwhichtheylive.

26Whydosomechildrentrappedinaburningbuildinghidefrommaskedfirefighters?

27WhatdoesthepassagetellusaboutfirefighterEricVelez?

28WhatdowelearnaboutPeteGentry?

29Whatmessageisthespeakertryingtoconvey?

PassageTwo

Somepeoplewanttomakeandsavealotofmoneyinordertoretireearly.Iseepeoplepursuinghigherpayingandincreasinglydemandingcareerstoaccomplishthisgoal.Theymakemanypersonalsacrificesinexchangeforincometoday.Theproblemisthattomorrowmightnotcome.Evenifitallgoesaccordingtoplan,willyouknowhowtobehappywhenyouarenotworkingifyouspendyourentirelifemakingmoney?

Moreimportantly,whowillbearoundforyoutoshareyourleisuretimewith?

Attheotherextremearepeoplewholiveonlyfortoday.WhybothersavingwhenImightnotbeheretomorrow,theyargue.Thedangerofthisapproachisthattomorrowmaycomeafterall.Andmostpeopledon'twanttospendalltheirtomorrowsworkingforaliving.Theearlierneglectofsaving,however,makesitdifficultnottoworkwhenyouareolder.YoumaybesurprisetohearmesaythatifyoumustpickanextremeIthinkit'sbettertopickthespend-allapproach.Aslongasyoudon'tmindcontinuingtowork,assumingyourhealthallows,youshouldbeOK.Atleast,youaremakinguseofyourmoney,andhopefullyderivingvalueandpleasurefromit.Postponingdoingwhatyouloveandbeingwithpeopleyouloveuntilretirementcanbeamistake.Itmaynevercome.Retirementcanbeagreattimeforsomepeople.Forothers,itisatimeofboredom,lonelinessandpoorhealth.

30Whydosomepeoplepursuehigherpayingbutdemandingcareers?

31Whatisthedangerfacingpeoplewholiveonlyfortoday?

32Whatdoesthespeakerseemtoadvocate?

PassageThree

Imaginethatsomeoneinyourneighborhoodbrokethelaw,andthejudgeputthewholeneighborhoodundersuspicion.Howfairwillthatbe?

Well,ithappenseverydaytohighschoolers.Justbecausesomestudentshavestolenthingsinshops,allofusaretreatedlikethieves.EventhoughI’dneversteal.

StoreemployeeslookedatmelikeI’msomekindofhardenedcriminal.Forexample,duringonelunchperiod,myfriendDennyandIwenttotheGrabenGoreRestauranttohaveahotdog.Wearrivedtofindalineofstudentswaitingoutside.Anewsigninthewindowtoldthestory.“Nomorethantwostudentsatatime”.After15minutes,wefinallygotin.Butthestoremangerlaidtheevileyeonus.Iaskedhimaboutthenewsign,andhesaid,“Youkidsarestealingtoomuchstuff.”Youkids?

Toomuchstuff?

Wewerenotonlyassumedtobethieves,butbrilliant,greedythieves.Themostannoyingthingthough,isthewayemployeeswatchedmyfriendsandme.It’shorrible.

Once,atadrugstore,Iwaslookingaroundandfoundaguystandingonalargebox,stockingtheshelves.Hewaswatchingmyhands,morethanhewaswatchinghisown.Ishowedhimthatmyhandswereempty.Hegotdownoffhisboxandrushedoff,asifhewasgoingtogetthestoremanger.Howcrazyisthat!

33.Whatdoesthespeakerfindtobeunfair?

34.WhatmeasuredidtheGrabenGoreRestauranttaketostopstealing?

35.Whathappenedinadrugstorethatgreatlyannoyedthespeaker?