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0002四级听力原文

听力原文

SectionA

1.

M:

Hi,Jane,doyouhavesomechange?

Ihavetomakeacallonthepayphone.

W:

Payphone?

Whynotusemymobilephone?

Hereyouare.

Q:

Whatwouldthemanmostprobablydo?

2.

M:

Canyoutellmethetitleofthisoilpainting?

W:

Sorry,Idon'tknowforsure.ButIguessit'sanearly18thcenturywork.Letmelookitupinthecatalog.

Q:

Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

3.

M:

I'mworriedaboutthoseclassesImissedwhenIwassick.

W:

I'lltrytobringyouuptodayonwhatwehavedone.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

4.

W:

Hey,Dan,IhearyouaremeetingSusan'sparentsforthefirsttime.

M:

Yeah,nextweekend.Fortunatelyherfatherlovestofish,sowe'llhavesomethingtotalkabout.

Q:

WhatcanbeinferredaboutDan?

5.

W:

professorWhite'spresentationseemedtogoonforever.Iwasbarelyabletostayawake.

M:

Howcouldyousleepthroughit?

It'soneofthebestthatI'veheardonthistopic.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinkofprofessorwhite'spresentation?

6.

W:

I'mlookingforaqualitypapertotypemyessay.Idon'tseeanyontheshelf.

M:

Isawsomeinthestockroominthemorning.I'llgoandcheck.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?

7.

M:

Itseemswe'llhaveanotherfinedaytomorrow.Let'sgototheseaside.

W:

OK,butwe'llhavetoleaveveryearly,orelsesellgetcutinthetraffic

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

8.

M:

DoyouknowJames?

He'sinyourclass.

W:

Certainly,infacthewasthefirstpersonIgottoknowinmyclass.Istillrememberthelookonhisfacewhenheshoweduplateonthefirstdayofschool.

Q:

WhydidthewomanrememberJamessowell?

9.

W:

ThemanatthegaragethinksthatItakegoodcareofmycar.

M:

SodoI.Idon'tseeanyscratchesontheoutsideandtheinsideisclean,too.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'scar?

10.

M:

Wonderfulday,isn'tit?

Wanttojoinmeforaswim?

W:

Ifyoudon'tmindwaitingwhileIgetprepared.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

SectionB

PassageOne

Afriendofminetoldmethatwhenhewasayoungman,hewenttoworkasateacherinoneofthestatesofIndia.Onedayhereceivedaninvitationtodinnerattheruler'spalace.Verypleased,hewenttotellhiscolleagues.Theylaughedandtoldhimthemeaningoftheinvitation.Theyhadallbeeninvitedandeachpersonwhowasinvitedhastobringwithhimacertainnumberofsilverandgoldcoins.Thenumberofcoinsvariedaccordingtotheperson'spositionintheserviceofthegovernment.

Myfriend'sincomewasnothigh,sohedidnothavemuchtopay.Eachpersonboundbeforetheruler,hisgoldwentontoonehip,hissilverwentontoanotherhip,andinthiswayhepaidhisincometaxfortheyear.Thiswasasimplewayofcollectingincometax.

Thetaxonpropertywasalsocollectedsimply:

Therulergaveamanthepowertocollectataxfromeachowneroflandorpropertyinacertainareaifthismanpromisedtopaytheruleracertainamountofmoney.Ofcoursethetaxcollectormanagedtocollectmoremoneythanhepaidtotheruler.Thedifferencebetweenthesumofmoneyhecollectedandthesumofmoneyhegavetotherulerwashisprofit.

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker'sfriend?

12.Whatwastherealpurposeoftheruler'sinvitation?

13.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthetaxcollectors?

Passagetwo

Aroundtheyear1000A.D.,somepeoplefromNorthwestIndiabegantotravelwestwards.Nobodyknowswhy.Afterleavingtheirhomes,theydidnotsettledownagainbutspenttheirlivesmovingfromoneplacetoanother.TheirlatergenerationsarecalledtheRomanypeopleorGypsies.ThereareGypsiesallovertheworld.Andmanyofthemarestilltravelingwithnofixedhomes.Thereareabout8millionofthem,including3millioninEasternEurope.

Gypsiessometimeshaveahardtimeinthecountrieswheretheytravel,becausetheyaredifferent.Peoplemaybeafraidofthem,lookdownonthemorthinkthattheyarecriminals.TheNazistreatedtheGypsiescruelly,liketheJews.AndnobodyknowshowmanyofthemdiedinHitler'sdeathcamps.

Gypsieshavetheirownlanguage,Romany.Theylikemusicanddancing,andtheyoftenworkinfairsandtravelingshows.

TravellingisveryimportanttothemandmanyGypsiesareunhappyiftheyhavetostayinoneplace.Becauseofthis,itisdifficultforGypsieschildrentogotoschool.AndGypsiesareoftenunabletoreadandwrite.Insomeplaces,theeducationauthoritiestrytoarrangespecialtravellingschoolsforGypsychildrensothattheycangetthesameeducationasotherchildren.

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.WhydidtheancestorsofGypsiesleavetheirhome?

15.WhatistheattitudeofsomepeopletowardsGypsies?

16.WhatmeasurehasbeentakentohelpGypsychildren?

Passagethree

Asthecarindustrydevelops,trafficaccidentshavebecomeasfamiliarasthecommoncold.Yettheircauseandcontrolremainaseriousproblemthatisdifficulttosolve.

Expertshavelongrecognizedthatthisdiscouragingproblemhasmultiplecauses.Attheveryleastitisaproblemthatinvolvesthreefactors:

thedriver,thevehicleandtheroadway.Ifalldriversexercisedgoodjudgementatalltimes,therewouldbefewaccidents.Butthisisratherlikesayingthatifallpeoplewerehonest,therewouldbenocrime.Improveddesignhashelpedtomakehighwaysmuchsafer.Butthetitleofaccidentscontinuestorisebecauseofhumanfailureandanenormousincreaseinthenumberofautomobilesontheroad.Attentionisnowturningincreasinglytothethirdfactoroftheaccidentarethecaritself.Sincepeopleassumethattheaccidentsareboundtooccur,theywanttoknowhowcarscanbebuiltbettertoprotectthedrivers.

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkarethecausesofautomobileaccidents?

18.Whatmeasurehasbeentakentoreducecaraccidents?

19.Whatremainsanimportantfactorfortherisingnumberofroadaccidents?

20.What'sthefocusofpeople'sattentiontodayaccordingtothepassage?

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.D

12.C

13.A

14.D

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.B

19.D

20.A

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SectionA

1.

M:

WouldyoulikeacopyofprofessorSmith"sarticle?

W:

Thanks,ifit"snottoomuchtrouble.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

2.

W:

DidyouvisittheTelevisionTowerwhenyouhadyourvacationinShanghailastsummer?

M:

Icouldn"tmakeitlastJune.ButIfinallyvisitedittwomonthslater.Iplantovisititagainsometimenextyear.

Q:

Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

3.

M:

Prof.Kennedyhasbeenverybusythissemester.AsfarasIknow,heworksuntilmidnighteveryday.

W:

Iwouldn"thavetroubledhimsomuchifIhadknowhewassobusy.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

4.

W:

IfIwereyou,Iwouldhaveacceptedthejob.

M:

Iturneddowntheofferbecauseitwouldmeanfrequentbusinesstripsawayfrommyfamily.

Q:

Whydidn"tthemanacceptthejob?

5.

M:

Howareyougettingonwithyouressay,Mary?

I"mhavingarealhardtimewithmine.

W:

Aftertwosleeplessnights,I"mfinallythroughwithit.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?

6.

W:

Wheredidyousayyoufoundthisbag?

M:

Itwaslyingunderabigtreebetweentheparkandtheapartmentbuilding.

Q:

Wheredidthemanfindthebag?

7.

M:

Wouldn"tyougetboredwiththesameroutineyearteachingthesamethingstochildren?

W:

Idon"tthinkitwouldbeasboringasworkinginanoffice.Teachingismoststimulating.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutofficework?

8.

M:

Iwasterriblyembarrassedwhensomeoftheaudiencegotupandleftinthemiddleoftheperformance.

W:

Well,somepeoplejustcan"tseemtoappreciatereal-lifedrama.

Q:

Whataretheytalkingabout?

9.

W:

Oh,it"ssocold.Wehaven"thadsuchaseverewinterforsolong,havewe?

M:

Yes,theforecastsaysit"sgoingtogetworsebeforeitwarmsup.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

10.

M:

Youwereseenhangingaboutthestoreonthenightwhenitwasrobbed,weren"tyou?

W:

Me?

Youmusthavemadeamistake.Iwasathomethatnight.

Q:

Whataretheytalkingabout?

SectionB

PassageOne

TherearethreegroupsofEnglishlearners:

beginners,intermediatelearners,andlearnersofspecialEnglish.BeginnersneedtolearnthebasicsofEnglish.StudentswhohavereachedanintermediatelevelbenefitfromlearninggeneralEnglishskills.ButwhataboutstudentwhowanttolearnspecialistEnglishfortheirworkorprofessionallife?

Moststudents,whofitintothisthirdgrouphaveaclearideaaboutwhattheywanttolearn.Abankclerk,forexample,wantstousethisspecialistvocabularyandtechnicaltermsoffinance.Butforteachers,decidinghowtoteachspecialistEnglishisnotalwayssoeasy.Forastart,thevarietyisenormous.Everyfieldfromairlinepilotstosecretarieshasitsownvocabularyandtechnicalterms.Teachersalsoneedtohaveanup-to-dateknowledgeofthatspecialistlanguage,andnotmanyteachersareexposedtoworkingenvironmentsoutsidetheclassroom.TheseissueshaveinfluencedthewayspecialistEnglishistaughtinschools.ThistypeofcourseisusuallyknownasEnglishforSpecificPurposes,orESPandthereisn"tESPcoursesforalmosteveryareaofprofessionalandworkinglife.InBritain,forexample,therearecourseswhichteachEnglishfordoctors,lawyers,reporterstravelagentsandpeopleworkinginthehotelindustry.Byfar,themostpopularESPcoursesareforbusinessEnglish.

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.Whatisthecharacteristic