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英语四级听力材料

2008年06月英语四级听力材料

Shortconversation

11.M:

Todayisabaddayforme;Ifelloffastepandtwistedmyankle.

W:

Don’tworry,usuallyankleinjurieshealquicklyifyoustopregularactivityforawhile.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

A.Givehisankleagoodrest.

12.W:

MayIseeyourticketplease?

Ithinkyouaresittinginmyseat.

M:

Oh,youareright.Myseatisinthebalcony.I’mterriblysorry.

Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

C.Inatheater.

13.W:

DidyouhearMr.Smithdiedinhissleeplastnight?

M:

Yes,it’sverysad.Pleaseleteverybodyknowthatwhoeverwantsto,mayattendthefuneral.

Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

B.Asadoccasion

14.M:

HaveyoutakenProfessorYoung’sexambefore?

I’mkindofnervous.

W:

Yes,justconcentrateontheimportantideasshe’stalkedaboutinclassandignorethedetails.

Q:

HowdoesthewomansuggestthemanprepareforProfessorYoung’sexam?

D.Focusonthemainpointsofherlectures.

15.W:

I’msosorrysir,andyou’llletmepaytohaveyourjacketcleaned,won’tyou?

M:

That’sallright,itcouldhappentoanyone.AndI’msurethatcoffeedoesn’tleavelastingmarksonclothing.

Q:

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

D.Thewomanspiltcoffeeontheman'sjacket.

16.W:

Haveyouseenthemoviethedeparted?

TheplotwassocomplicatedthatIreallygotlost.

M:

Yeah,Ifeltthesame,butafterIsawitasecondtime,Icouldputallthepiecestogether.

Q:

Howdidthetwospeakersfindthemovie?

B.Hardtounderstand.

17.M:

I’mreallysurprisedyougotan“A”onthetest.Youdidn’tseemtohavedonealotofreading.

W:

NowyouknowwhyInevermissedalecture.

Q:

Whatcontributestothewoman’shighscore?

A.Attendingeverylecture.

18.W:

Haveyouheardaboutanewdigitaltelevisionsystem?

Itletspeoplegetabout500channels.

D.ThenewTVsystemmaynotprovideanythingbetter.

ConversationOne

M:

Yeah,butIdoubtthey’llhaveanythingdifferentfromwhatwewatchnow.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Longconversation

ConversationOne

W:

Gosh!

HaveyouseenthisRichard?

M:

Seeingwhat?

W:

Inthepaper,itsaysthere’samangoingroundpretendinghe’sfromtheelectricityboard.He’sbeencallingatpeople’shomes,sayinghe’scometocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.Thenhegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupofteaandwhiletheyareoutoftheroom,hestealstheirmoney,handbag,whateverandmakesoffwithit.

M:

ButyouknowJane,it’spartlytheirownfault.Youshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessyouareexpectingthem.

W:

It’sallverywelltosaythat,butsomeonecomestothedoorandsayselectricityorgas,andyouautomaticallythinktheyareok,especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou.

M:

DoesthismanhaveanI.D.then?

W:

Yes,that’sjustit!

Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetime.Accordingtothepaper,thepolicearewarningpeople,especiallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment.It’sabitsad.Oneoldladytoldthemshe’djustbeentothepostofficetodrawherpensionwhenhecalled.Shesaidhemusthavefollowedherhome.Hestolethewholelot.

M:

Butwhatdoeshelooklike?

Surelytheymusthaveadescription.

W:

Oh,yes,theyhave.Let’ssee.Inhisthirties,tall,bushydarkhair,slightnorthernaccent,soundsabitlikeyouactually.

Q19.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoreadinthenewspaper?

C.Thedescriptionofathiefindisguise.

Q20.Howdidthemanmentionedinthenewspapertrytowinfurthertrustfromthevictims?

D.ShowingthemhisID.

Q21.Whatisthewarningfromthepolice?

（nottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment）

C.Nottoletanyoneinwithoutanappointment.

Q22.Whatdoesthewomanspeakertellusabouttheoldlady?

C.Thepensionshehadjustdrawnwasstolen.

ConversationTwo

M:

MissJones,couldyoutellmemoreaboutyourfirstjobwithhotelmarketingconcepts?

W:

Yescertainly.Iwasamarketingconsultant,responsibleformarketingtenUKhotels.Theywereallluxuryhotelsintheleisuresector,allofaveryhighstandard.

M:

Whichmarketswereyouresponsiblefor?

W:

ForEuropeandJapan.

M:

IseefromyourresumethatyouspeakJapanese.HaveyoueverbeentoJapan?

W:

Yes,Ihave.IspentamonthinJapanin2006.Imetallthekeypeopleinthetouristindustry,thebigtouroperatorsandtouristorganizations.AsIspeakJapanese,Ihadaverybigadvantage.

M:

Yes,ofcourse.HaveyouhadanycontactwithJapaninyourpresentjob?

W:

Yes,I’vehadalot.ThetruthisIhavebecomeverypopularwiththeJapanese,bothforholidaysandforbusinessconferences.Infact,themarketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanesehasincreasedalotrecently.

M:

Really,I’minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat,butfirst,tellme,haveyouevertraveledonaluxurytrain?

TheOrientExpress,forexample.

W:

NoIhaven’t,butIhavetraveledonaglacierexpresstoSwitzerlandandItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout8yearsago.Ilovetraintravel.That’swhyI’mveryinterestedinthisjob.

Q23.Whatdidthewomandoinherfirstjob?

A.Marketingconsultancy.

Q24.WhatgavethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripinJapan?

D.BeingabletospeakJapanese.

Q25.Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenewjob?

B.Itwillinvolvelotsoftraintravel.

Passageone

　Ithinkalotabouttimeandnotjustbecauseit’sthenameofthenewsorganizationIworkfor.Likemostworkingpeople,Ifindtimeorthelackofit,areneverendingfrustrationandanunwinablebattle.MyeverydayisaraceagainsttheclockthatInevereverseemtowin.Thisishardlyalonesomecomplaint,accordingtothefamiliesandworkinstitutes,nationalstudyofthechangingworkforce.55%oftheemployeessaytheydon’thaveenoughtimeforthemselves,63%don’thaveenoughtimefortheirspousesorpartners,and67%don’thaveenoughtimefortheirchildren.It’salsonotanewcomplaint.Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomefromhuntingwildanimalsandgatheringnuts,andcomplainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopaintbattlescenesontheircavewalls.Thedifferencesabouttheboresomeanimalhuntingandaheadofnotgatheringprobablytoldthemtoshutupornosurvivalforyou.Today’sworkersarestilldemandingcontrolovertheirtime,thedifferencestoday’sbossesarelistening.I’vebeenreadingyourreportissuedtodaycalledwhenworkworks,producedjointlyby3organizations.Theysetouttofindandwarntheemployerswhoemploythemostcreativeandmosteffectivewaystogivetheirworkersflexibility.Ifoundthisreportworthreadingandsuggesteverybossshouldreaditforideas.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Q26.Whatisthespeakercomplainingabout?

A.Thelackoftime

Q27.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutourancestors?

A.Theywerejustasbusyaspeopleoftoday.

Q28.Whydoesthespeakersuggestallthebossesreadthereportbythe3organizations?

D.Tofindeffectivewaystogiveemployeesflexibility.

Passage2

　Lovingachildisacircularbusiness.Themoreyougive,themoreyouget.Themoreyouwanttogive,Penalaeonesaid.Whatshesaidprovestobetrueofmyblendedfamily.Iwasbornin1931astheyoungestof6children,Ilearntosharemyparents’love.Raising6childrenduringthedifficulttimeoftheGreatDepressiontookitstollonmyparents’relationshipandresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18yearsold.Daddyneverhadverycloserelationshipwithhischildrenanddriftedevenfartherawayfromusafterthedivorce.Severalyearslater,awonderfulwomancameintohislife,andtheyweremarried.Shehad2sons.Oneofthemisstillathome.Underherinfluencewebecameablendedfamilyandagoodrelationshipdevelopedbetweenthe2families.Shealwaystreatedusasifwewereherownchildren.Itwasbecauseofourothermother,daddy’ssecondwife,thathebecameclosertohisownchildren.Theysharedover25yearstogetherbeforeourfatherpassedaway.Atthetimeofhisdeath,thequestioncameupofmymother,daddy’sfirstwife,attendinghisfuneral.Iwillneverforgettheunconditionalloveshownbymystepmother.WhenIaskedherifshewouldobjectmotherattendingdaddy’sfuneral.Withoutgivingitasecondthought,sheimmediatelyreplied,“ofcoursenothoney,sheisthemotherofmychildren.”

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.

Q29.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoherparents’divorce?

B.TheGreatDepression.

Q30.Whatbroughthisfatherclosertohischildren?

D.Hissecondwife'spositiveinfluence.

Q31.Whatmessagedoesthespeakerwanttoconveyinthistalk?

B.lovebreedslove.

Passage3

　InFebruarylastyear,mywifelostherjob.

　Justassuddenly,theownerofthegreenhousewhereIworkedasmanagerdiedofheartattack.Hisfamilyannouncedthattheyweregoingtoclosethebusinessbecausenooneinthefamilywantedtorunit.Thingslookedprettygloomy,mywifeandIreadthewant-adseachday.Thenonemorning,asIwashangingupaGoingOuttheBusinesssignatgreenhouse,thedooropenedandinwalkedacustomer.Shewasanofficemanagerwhosecompanyhasjustmovedintothenewofficeparkontheedgeoftown.Shewaslookingforpartedplantstoplaceinthereceptionareasandoffices."Idon'tknowanythingaboutplants,"shesaid."I'msureinafewweeksthatallbedead."WhyIwashelpingherselectherpurchases?

Mymindwasracing.Perhapsasmanyasadozenfirmshadrecentlyopenedofficesinthenewofficeparkandtherewereseveralhundredmoreacreswithconstructionunderway.Thatafternoon,Idroveouttotheofficepark.Bysixo'clockthateveningIhad