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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