09年英语四级听力原文完整版.docx

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09年英语四级听力原文完整版

09年6月英语四级听力原文（完整版）

 ShortConversation

11.W:

Thereweremorethan100peopleatKate’sbirthdayparty.Howcomeshe’sgotsomanyfriends?

M:

It’sreallynosurprise.Youknowshewaspopularevenwhenshewasachild.

Q:

WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutKate?

12.M:

Theysaytherewillbeasnowstormtonightandthecoldweatherwilllastquiteafewdays.

W:

Oh,wearesoluckywewillbegettingawayforawhileandhavingaholidayinFlorida.Butlet’scallrightnowtoconfirmourflight.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthetwospeakers?

13.W:

Tonywasawardedamedalforrescuingseveralfamiliesfromtheforestfire.

M:

Ireallyadmirehiscourage.

Q:

WhatdowelearnaboutTonyfromtheconversation?

14.M:

Mywashingmachineismorethan15yearsoldandithadworkedjustfineuntillastnight.

W:

Icompletedtheorderformonlineyesterday,anditwillbeherebynoon.I’llletyouknowwhenitcomesin.

Q:

Whatdidthewomando?

Longconversation

W:

Bob,doyouknowwhoIsawtheotherday?

OldJake,lookingterriblydepressed.Didhegetpensionedoffatlast?

M:

Yes.Theymadehimretireafter50yearsatsea.Heisprettyupsetaboutit,butwhatcanyoudo?

Hereallyispasted.

W:

Heisallalone,isn’the?

M:

Yes,hiswifehasbeendeadforyears.Theyhadonedaughter,Dories.Butshewentofftotownassoonassheleftschool.Andhehasn’theardfromhersince.Ihearsheismakinggoodmoneyasamodel.

W:

Maybesomeonecouldgetintouchwithher.Gethertocomebackforawhiletohelp?

M:

Idon’tsupposeshecome.Shenevergotonwithherfather.Heisbitofatoughcharacterandsheisratherselfish.Oh,IexpectoldJakewillgetby.Heishealthyatleast,comesintoaclinicforacheckregularly.

W:

Areyouhisdoctor?

M:

No,mypartnerdoctorJohnsonis.

W:

Thatbad-temperedoldthing?

M:

Oh,heisn’tbad-tempered.Hejustlooksit.Heisanexcellentdoctor,taughtmealot,andhehasaverynicefamily.Hiswifeinvitesmeovertheretosuppereveryweek.Verypleasant.

W:

yes.IteachtheirdaughterPenatschool.Sheisabitcarelessandlazyaboutherschoolwork,butabrightlittlethingandverypopularwithheragegroup.

Q19-22

19.WhydoesoldJakelookterriblydepressed?

20.WhatdowelearnaboutJake’swife?

21.WhatdoesthemansayaboutJake’sdaughter?

22.WhatdoesthemansayaboutJake’sdoctor?

W:

Hello,Mr.Summerfield.Howareyoutoday?

M:

Verywell.Thankyou,Ms.Green.

W:

WhatcanIdoforyou?

M:

Well,unfortunately,thereisaproblemwiththeorderwereceivedfromyouyesterday.Itseemswehaven’tseentherightquantityofmanualstosupportthetelephonesystem.

W:

Oh,dear,that’sbadnews.I’mverysorrytohearthat,andyoudon’tknowhowmanypacksarewithoutmanuals?

M:

No,becausewehaven’topenedeverypack.Butinseveralofthosethathavebeenopenedtherearenone,nomanuals.

W:

I’mverysorryaboutthisinconvenience,Mr.Summerfield.We’llsendoutthemanualsthisafternoonbyexpressmailentirelyatourcost,andthemanualsshouldarrivetomorroworthedayafteratthelatest.

M:

Allofthem,right?

W:

Yes.Itmaybethatsomehavethemalready,butwecannotbesure.Sothebestthingistosendoutthemanualforeverypack.

M:

Yes.Yes,Isee.Thatwouldbegreat.

W:

Pleaseacceptourapologiesforthismix-up.Iassureyouwewilldoeverythingpossibletofindoutwhythemistakehappened

M:

Right.Thanksforyourswiftaction.

W:

Notatall.Thankyouandgoodbyefornow.Docallifthereisanythingelse.

M:

Allright.Thankyou.Goodbye,MsGreen.

W:

Goodbye.

Q23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.Whatproblemsarethespeakersdiscussing?

24.Whatdoesthewomanpromisetodo?

25.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthesolution?

Passage

Passage1

Attractingandfeedingwildbirdsareentertainingactivitiesthathavelongbeenenjoyedbypeopleallovertheworld.Feedingbirdshasbecomesopopularthatpreparedfeedmixturesarereadilyavailable.Wefeedbirdsformanyreasons.Manypleasanthourscancomefromwatchingbirds.Ahobbyoftendevelopsintoaseriousstudyoftheirhabits.Accurateidentificationofbirdsisusuallythefirstgoal.Butobservationsthatanamateurbird-watchercanmakearereallylimitless.Thereis,however,responsibilityassociatedwithbirdfeeding,includingadiseasehazard.Attractingnumbersofbirdscontinuallytothesamespotcanbeharmfultothem,particularlyspeciesthatpickfoodfromthegroundcontaminatedbythedroppingsofotherbirds.Inwinter,feedingeffortsaremostsatisfyingtopeopleandareofgreatestbenefittobirds.Duringthistime,whenfewernaturalfoodsareavailableandairtemperaturesarelower,extrafeedingcankeepabirdwarmandwell.Oncebegun,feedingshouldneverstopduringtheseleanmonths.Ifyoustartalocalincreaseofbirds,bepreparedtodowhatmayberequiredtoeliminatehazardstothoseyouwanttobefriend.Aconstantsupplyoffoodshouldbegivenuntilthecoldisoverandspringhascome.Iffeedingisstoppedduringsevereweather,birdsusedtorelyinguponthefeedersmightstarve.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26whatdoesthespeakersayaboutbird-watching?

27whatdoesthespeakersayaboutbirdsfedcontinuallyonthesamespot?

28whatdoesthespeakersuggestwedowhenfeedingbirdsinwinter?

Passage2

MyfriendLeomakesupweakandpoorexcuseswheneverthere'ssomethinghedoesn’twanttodo.Just2weeksago,hewasatmyhousewhenhedecidedhedidn’twanttogointowork.Hecalledhisbossandsaidhehadtogetanewsetoftirestoputonhistruck,then,hesatdownandwatchTVwithme.Notonlyhadhelied,buthisexcusewasn’taveryconvincingone.Anothertimehecanceledadatewithhisgirlfriendatthelastminute,tellingherhehadtogetanewbatteryforhistruck.Shewasangryandrefusedtogooutwithhimagainuntilheapologized.Lastweekend,Leoofferedthepoorestexcuseyet,he’dpromisedhe’dhelpmemovesomefurniturefrommyparents’housetomynewapartment,hewassupposedtobringhistruckoverabout8o’clockSaturdaymorning,Iwaitedandthencalledandleftamessageonhismachine.About11:

30,hecalledandsaidhewassorrybuthe’dbeengettinganewsetoftiresputonhistruck.Iguesshe’dforgottenheusedthesameexcusewhenhecalledhisbossfrommyhouse.IthinkIneedanewsetoffriendsandbeginningtogettiredatLeo’sexcuse.

Questions29-31arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.

Q29.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutherfriendLeo?

Q30.WhatdidhisgirlfrienddowhenLeocanceledthedatewithheratthelastminute?

Q31.WhatfavordidthespeakeraskedLeotodolastweekend?

Passage3

InHollywood,everybodywantstoberich,famousandbeautiful.Nobodywantstobeold,unknownandpoor.ForHollywoodkids,lifecanbedifficult,becausetheygrowupinsuchanunrealatmosphere.Theirparentsareambitiousandthechildrenarepartoftheparents’ambitions.

Parentspayforwastefulgrandparties,expensivecarsanddesignerclothes.Wheneverydreamcancometrue,kidsdon’tlearnthevalueofanythingbecausetheyhaveeverything.A13-year-oldboy,TrentMaguire,hasadriver,creditcardsandunlimitedcashtodowhathewantswhenhewantsto.“Oneday,I’llearnmorethanmydad.”Heboasts.

Parentsbuycareandattentionforthechildrenbecausetheyhavenotimetogiveitthemselves.Amanda’smotheremploysapersonaltrainer,abodyguard,asingingcoachandacounselortolookafterallher15-year-olddaughter’sneeds.

Oftenthereisnoparentathomemostdays,sochildrendecidewhethertomaketheirownmealsorgoouttorestaurants,whentowatchtelevisionordohomework.Theyorganizetheirownsociallives.Theyplaynochildhoodgames.Theybecomeadultsbeforethey’reready.

Hollywoodhasalwaysbeenthecityofdreams.Thekidsthereliveunrealliveswheremoney,beautyandpleasurearetheonlygods.Willchildrenaroundtheworldsoonstarttothinkthesame?

Ordotheyalready?

Q32-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q32:

WhyislifesaidtobedifficultforHollywoodkids?

Q33:

WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutTrentMaguire,athirteen-year-oldboy?

Q34:

WhydoesAmanda’smotheremployotherpeopletolookafterherneeds?

Q35:

WhatwillprobablyhavenegativeeffectsonthelivesofHollywoodkids?

SpotDictation

Around120yearsago,Embinhousebeganhisstudyofmemory.Heconcentratedonstudyinghowquicklythehumanmindcanrememberinformation.Oneresultofhisresearchisknownasthetotaltimehypnosiswhichsimplymeansthemountyoulearndependsonthetimeyouspendtryingtolearnit.Thiscanbetakenasourfirstruleoflearning.Althoughitisusuallytruethatstudyingforfourhoursisbetterthanstudyingforone,thereisstillthequestionofhowweshouldusethefourhours.Forexample,isitbettertostudyforfourhoursstraightortostudyforonehouradayforfourdaysinarow.Theanswerasyoumayhavesuspectedisthatitisbettertospreadoutthestudytimes.Thisphenomenonthroughwhichwecanlearnmoreefficientlybydividingourpracticetimeisknownasthedistributionofpracticeeffect.Thusoursecondruleoflearningisthis:

itisbettertostudyfairlybrieflybutoften.Butwearenotfinishedyet.Wehaven’tconsideredhowweshouldstudyoververyshortperiodsoftime.Let’ssayyouaretryingtolearnsomenewandratherdifficultEnglishvocabularyusingastackofcards.Shouldyoulookatthesamewordsinrapidsuccessionorlookatthewordandhavesomedelaybeforeyoulookatitagain.Theanswerisitisbettertospaceoutthepresentationsofthewordyoua