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英语四级听力材料
2007年12月英语四级听力材料
11.W:
IranintoSallytheotherday.Icouldhardlyrecognizeher.Doyourememberherfromhighschool?
M:
Yeah,shewasalittleoutofshapebackthen.Well,hasshelostalotofweight?
Q:
WhatdoesthemanrememberofSally?
A)Sheusedtobeinpoorhealth.
C)Shewassomewhatoverweight
B)Shewaspopularamongboys.
D)Shedidn’tdowellathighschool.
12.W:
Wedon’tseemtohaveareservationforyou,sir.I’msorry.
M:
Butmysecretarysaidthatshehadreservedaroomformehere.IphonedherfromtheairportthismorningjustbeforeIgotonboardtheplane.
Q:
Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A)Atheairport.
B)Inarestaurant.
C)Inabookingoffice.
D)Atthehotelreception.
13.W:
Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace?
M:
IfPaulweremyson,I’djustnotworry.Nowthathisteacherisgivinghimextrahelpandhe'sworkinghardhimself,he’ssuretodowellinthenextexam.
Q:
What’stheman’ssuggestiontothewoman?
A)Teachinghersonbyherself.
B)Havingconfidenceinherson.
C)Askingtheteacherforextrahelp.
D)Tellinghersonnottoworry.
14.M:
You’vehadyourhandsfullandhavebeenoverworkedduringthelasttwoweeks.Ithinkyoureallyneedtogooutandgetsomefreshairandsunshine.
W:
Youareright.That’sjustwhatI’mthinkingabout.
Q:
Whatisthewomanmostprobablygoingtodo?
A)Haveashortbreak.
B)Taketwoweeksoff.
C)Continueherworkoutdoors.
D)Goonvacationwiththeman.
15.W:
Hello,John.Howareyoufeelingnow?
Ihearyou’vebeenill.
M:
TheymusthaveconfusedmewithmytwinbrotherRods.He’sbeensickallweek,butI’veneverfeltbetterinmylife.
Q:
Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
A)Heistakingcareofthistwinbrother.
B)Hehabeenfeelingillallweek.
C)HeisworriedaboutRod’shealth.
D)Hehasbeeninperfectcondition.
16.M:
Didyoureallygiveawayallyourfurniturewhenyoumovedintothenewhouselastmonth?
W:
Justtheuselesspieces,asI’mplanningtopurchaseanewsetfromItalyforthesittingroomonly.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A)Shesoldallherfurniturebeforeshemovedhouse.
B)Shestillkeepssomeoldfurnitureinhernewhouse.
C)Sheplanstoputallheroldfurnitureinthebasement.
D)ShebroughtanewsetoffurniturefromItalylastmonth.
17.M:
I’vebroughtbackyourOxfordCompaniontoEnglishLiterature.Ithoughtyoumightuseitforyourpaper.Sorrynottohavereturneditearlier.
W:
Iwaswonderingwherethatbookwas.
Q:
Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
A)Thewomanwonderedwhythemandidn’treturnthebook.
B)Thewomandoesn’tseemtoknowwhatthebookisabout.
C)Thewomandoesn’tfindthebookusefulanymore.
D)Thewomanforgotlendingthebooktotheman.
18.W:
Totellthetruth,Tony,itneveroccurstomethatyouareanathlete.
M:
Oh,really?
Mostpeoplewhomeetme,includingsomefriendsofmine,don’tthinksoeither.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
A)Mostoftheman’sfriendsareathletes.
B)Fewpeoplesharethewoman’sopinion.
C)Themandoesn’tlooklikeasportsman.
D)Thewomandoubtstheman’sathleticability.
LongConversations
ConversationOne
M:
Mary,Ihopeyou'repackedandreadytoleave.
W:
Yes,I’mpacked,butnotquiteready.Ican’tfindmypassport.
M:
Yourpassport?
That’stheonethingyoumustn’tleavebehind.
W:
Iknow.Ihaven’tlostit.I’vepackedit,butIcan’trememberwhichbagit’sin.
M:
Well,youhavetofinditattheairport.Comeon,thetaxiiswaiting.
W:
Didyousaytaxi?
Ithoughtweweregoinginyourcar.
M:
Yes,well,Ihaveplannedto,butI’llexplainlater.You’vegottobethereinanhour.
W:
Theplanedoesn’tleavefortwohours.Anyway,I’mreadytogonow.
M:
Now,you'retakingjustonecase,isthatright?
W:
No,thereisoneinthehallaswell.
M:
Gosh,whatalotofstuff!
You'retakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.
W:
Well,youcan’tdependontheweather.Itmightbecold.
M:
It’snevercoldinRome.CertainlynotinMay.Comeon,wereallymustgo.
W:
Right,we'reready.We’vegotthebags,I’msurethere'snoneedtorush.
M:
Thereis.Iaskedthetaxidrivertowaittwominutes,nottwenty.
W:
Look,I’msupposedtobegoingawaytorelax.You'remakingmenervous.
M:
Well,Iwantyoutorelaxonholiday,butyoucan’trelaxyet.
W:
OK,Ipromisenottorelax,atleastnotuntilwegettotheairportandIfindmypassport.
Questions19-22arebasedontheconversatoinyouhavejustheard.
Q19:
Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpassport?
A)Shehaspackeditinoneofherbags.
B)Shehasprobablyleftitinataxi.
C)Sheidgoingtogetittheairport.
D)Sheisafraidthatshehaslostit.
Q20:
Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’strip?
A)Itendsinwinter.
B)Itwillcostheralot.
C)Itwilllastoneweek.
D)Itdependsontheweather.
Q21:
Whydoesthemanurgethewomantohurry?
A)Theplaneistakingoffsoon.
B)Theremightbeatrafficjam.
C)Thetaxiiswaitingforthem.
D)Thereisalotofstufftopack.
Q22:
Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A)Athome.
B)Intheman’scar.
C)Attheairport.
D)Bythesideofataxi.
ConversationTwo
W:
Oh,I’mfedupwithmyjob.
M:
Hey,there'saperfectjobforyouinthepapertoday.Youmightbeinterested.
W:
Oh,whatisit?
Whatdotheywant?
M:
Waitaminute.Uh,hereitis.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyisrecruitingtranslators.
W:
TheEuropeanSpaceAgency?
M:
Well,that’swhatitsays.TheyneedanEnglishtranslatortoworkfromFrenchorGerman.
W:
SotheyneedadegreeinFrenchorGerman,Isuppose.Well,I’vegotthat.What’smore,Ihaveplentyofexperience.Whatelsearetheyaskingfor?
M:
Justthat.Auniversitydegreeandthreeorfouryearsofexperienceasatranslatorinaprofessionalenvironment.Theyalsosaythepersonshouldhavealivelyandinquiringmind,effectivecommunicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkindividuallyorasapartoftheteam.
W:
Well,ifIstayatmypresentjobmuchlonger,Iwon’thaveanymindorskillsleft.Bytheway,whataboutsalary?
Ijusthopeitisn’tlowerthanwhatIgetnow.
M:
It’ssaidtobenegotiable.Itdependsontheapplicant’seducationandexperience.Inadditiontobasicsalary,there'salistofextrabenefits.Havealookyourself.
W:
Hm,travelandsocialsecurityplusrelocationexpensesarepaid.Hey,thisisn’tbad.Ireallywantthejob.
Questions23-25arebasedontheconversatoinyouhavejustheard.
Q23:
Whyisthewomantryingtofindanewjob?
A)Sheisthirstyforpromotion.
B)Shewantsamuchhighersalary.
C)Sheistiredofherpresentwork.
D)Shewantstosavetravelexpenses.
Q24:
Whatpositionisbeingadvertisedinthepaper?
A)Translator.
B)Travelagent.
C)Languageinstructor.
D)Environmentengineer.
Q25:
Whatarethekeyfactorsthatdeterminethesalaryofthenewposition?
A)Livelypersonalityandinquiringmind.
B)Communicationskillsandteamspirit.
C)Devotionandworkefficiency.
D)Educationandexperience.
SectionB
PassageOne
Whencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.Sometimes,however,acouplecannothaveachildoftheirown.Inthiscase,theymaydecidetoadoptachild.Infact,adoptionisverycommontoday.Thereareabout60thousandadoptionseachyearintheUnitedStatesalone.Somepeopleprefertoadoptinfants,othersadoptolderchildren,somecouplesadoptchildrenfromtheirowncountries,othersadoptchildrenfromforeigncountries.Inanycase,theyalladoptchildrenforthesamereason----theycareaboutchildrenandwanttogivetheiradoptedchildahappylife.
Mostadoptedchildrenknowthattheyareadopted.Psychologistsandchild-careexpertsgenerallythinkthisisagoodidea.However,manyadoptedchildrenoradopteeshaveverylittleinformationabouttheirbiologicalparents.Asamatteroffact,itisoftenverydifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparentsbecausethebirthrecordsofmostadopteesareusuallysealed.Theinformationissecretsonoonecanseeit.Naturally,adoptedchildrenhavedifferentfeelingsabouttheirbirthparents.Manyadopteeswanttosearchforthem,butothersdonot.Thedecisiontosearchforbirthparentsisadifficultonetomake.Mostadopteeshavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirbiologicalparents.Eventhoughadopteesdonotknowabouttheirnaturalparents,theydoknowthattheiradoptedparentswantthem,lovethemandwillcareforthem.
Questions26-29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.Accordingtothespeaker,whydosomecouplesadoptchildren?
A.Theycarealotaboutchildren.
B.Theyneedlookingafterintheiroldage.
C.Theywanttoenrichtheirlifeexperience.
D.Theywantchildrentokeepthemcompany.
27.Whyisitdifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparents?
A.Theyareusuallyadoptedfromdistantplaces.
B.Theirbirthinformationisusuallykeptsecret.
C.Theirbirthparentsoftentrytoconcealtheirbirthinformation.
D.Theiradoptiveparentsdon’twantthemtoknowtheirbirthparents.
28.Whydomanyadopteesfindithardtomakethedecisiontosearchfortheirbirthparents?
A.Theygenerallyholdbadfeelingstowardstheirbirthparents.
B.Theydonotwanttohurtthefeelingsoftheiradoptiveparents.
C.Theyhavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirnaturalparents.
D.Theyarefullyawareoftheexpensesinvolvedinthesearch.
29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Earlyadoptionmakesforcloserparent-childrelationship.
B.Mostpeopleprefertoadoptchildrenfromoverseas.
C.Understandingisthekeytosuccessfuladoption.
D.Adoptionhasmuchtodowithl