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cet406624新四级听力原文
2006年6月24日大学英语四级考试听力原文
SectionA
11.M:
Whatwoulditbelikeworkingwiththoseyoungstars?
W:
Itwasagreatgroup.Ialwaysgotmadwhenpeoplesaidthatwedidn’tgetalong,justbecauseweweregirls.Therewasneverafight.Wehadagreattime.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
12.M:
Areyoutellingmeyoudon’thaveahousekeeper?
W:
No,wedon’t.Ifyoumakeamess,youcleanitupyourself.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?
13.W:
IhearthattheEdwardsarethinkingofbuyinganotherhouse.
M:
Shouldtheybedoingthatwithalltheotherexpensestheyhavetopay?
Anyhow,theyareover7onow,andtheirpresenthouseisnottoobad.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimply?
14.M:
Youlooklikeyouarefreezingtodeath.Whydon’tyouputthison?
W:
Thankyou.Itwassowarmatnoon.Ididn’texpecttheweathertochangesoquickly.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
15.M:
I’llhavethesteak,FrenchFries,andlet’ssee,chocolateicecreamfordissert.
W:
Oh,oh,youknowthesethingswillruinyourhealth,toomuchfatandsugar.Howaboutorderingsomevegetablesandfruitinstead?
16.M:
WhatwasitlikegrowingupinNewYork’sBrownsDistrict?
Wasitsafe?
W:
Tome,itwas.ItwasallIknew.MymomwouldsendmetotheshopandI’dgoandbuythingswhenIwasabout8yearsold.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
17.M:
Niceweather,isn’tit?
Oh,I’veseenyouaroundtheoffice,butIdon’tthinkwe’vemet.IamHenrySmith.IworkintheMarketResearchSection.
W:
Nicetomeetyou,Henry.I’mHelenGrant.IamintheAdvertisingSectionontheninthfloor.
Q:
Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
18.M:
Ma’am,Ihearyouhaveanapartmentforrent.CanItakealookatit?
W:
Sure,you’rewelcomeanytimebyappointment,butIhavetotellyouthebuildingisclosetoarailwaywiththenoise.Youmightaswellsavethetrip.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
ConversationOne
W:
Pleasehaveaseat,Mr.Saunders.Ireceivedyourresumelastweek,andwasveryimpressed.
M:
Thankyou!
W:
Weareasmallfinancialcompanytradingmostlystocksandbonds.MayIaskwhyyouareinterestedinworkingforus?
M:
YourcompanyhasanimpressivereputationandI’vealwayswantedtoworkforasmallercompany.
W:
That’sgoodtohear.Wouldyoumindtellingmealittlebitaboutyourpresentjob?
M:
I’mcurrentlyworkinginalargeinternationalcompanyinchargeofateamof8brokers.Webuyandsellstocksformajorclientsworldwide.
W:
Whydoyouthinkyouaretherightcandidateforthisposition?
M:
Asaheadbroker,Ihavealotofexperienceinthestockmarket.Idealwithclientsonadailybasis,andIenjoyworkingwithpeople.
W:
Well,youmightjustbethepersonwe’vebeenlookingfor.Doyouhaveanyquestions?
M:
Uh-hum.IfIwerehired,howmanyaccountswouldIbehandling?
W:
Youwillbeworkingwithtwootherheadbrokers.Inotherwords,youwillbehandlingaboutathirdofourclients.
M:
AndwhowouldIreportto?
W:
Directlytome.
M:
Isee.Whatkindofbenefitspackagedoyouoffer?
W:
Twoweeksofpaidvacationinyourfirstyearemployment.You’llalsobeentitledtomedicalanddentalinsurance,butthisissomethingyoushoulddiscusswithyourPersonnelDepartment.Doyouhaveanyotherquestions?
M:
No,notatthemoment.
W:
Well,I’llhavetodiscussyourapplicationwithmycolleaguesandwe’llgetbacktoyouearlynextweek.
M:
Ok,thanks,it’sbeennicemeetingyou!
W:
Nicemeetingyoutoo!
Andthanksforcomingintoday.
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.What’sthepurposeofMr.Saunders’visit?
20.WhatisMr.Saunders’currentjob?
21.Whatcanweconcludefromtheconversation?
ConversationTwo
M:
Hey,Karen,youarenotreallyreadingit,areyou?
W:
Pardon?
M:
Thebook!
Youhaven’tturnedthepageinthelasttenminutes.
W:
No,Jim,IsupposeIhaven’t.Ineedtogetthroughitthough,butIkeepdriftingaway.
M:
Soitdoesn’treallyholdyourinterest?
W:
No,notreally.Iwouldn’tbotherwithit,tobehonest,butIhavetoreaditforaseminar.I’matauniversity.
M:
It’salaboroflaborthenratherthanalaboroflove.
W:
Ishouldsay,Idon’tlikeDickensatallreally,theauthor.Indeed,Iamstartingtoliketothewholecourselessandless.
M:
It’snotjustthebook.It’sthecourseaswell?
W:
Yeah,inaway,althoughthecourseitselfisn’treallythatbad,alotofitisprettygood,infact,andthelecturersarefind.It’sme,Isuppose.Yousee,IwantedtodophilosophyratherthanEnglish,butmyparentstalkedmeoutofit.
M:
SothecoursesareOKassuch.It’sjustthathaditbeenlefttoyou,youwouldhavechosenadifferentone.
W:
Oh,theyhadmybestinterestatheart,ofcourse,myparents.Theyalwaysdo,don’tthey?
Theybelievethatmyjobprospectswould’vebeenprettylimitedwiththedegreeofphilosophy.Plus,theygivemeareallygenerousallowance,butIambeginningtofeelthatI’mwastingmytimeandtheirmoney.Theywouldbesodisappointed,though,ifItoldthemIwasquitting.
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
22.Whycan’tKarenconcentrateonthebook?
23.WhyisKarenstartingtolikethecourselessandless?
24.WhothinksPhilosophygraduateshavelimitedjobopportunities?
25.WhatisKarenthinkingofdoing?
SectionB
PassageOne
InGreece,onlyrichpeoplewillrestinpeaceforeverwhentheydie.Mostofthepopulation,however,willbeundisturbedforonlythreeyears.Thentheywillbedugup,washed,compressedintoasmalltinbox,andplacedinaboneroom.Ifthebodyhasonlypartiallydecayed,itisreburiedinasmaller,cheapergrave,butnotforlong.Thebodywillbedugupagainsometimewhenithasfullydecayed.Buyingapieceoflandforagraveistheonlywaytoavoidthisprocess.Thecostofthegraveissogreatthatmostpeoplechoosetorentagraveforthreeyearsandevenafterbeingdugup,lastingpeaceisstillnotguaranteed.Ifnoonepaysforrentingspaceintheboneroom,theskeletonisremovedandstoredinabuildinginapoorpartofthetown.LackofspaceinAthensisthemainreasonwhythedeadaredugupafterthreeyears.Thecityissoovercrowdedthatsometimesdeadbodiesarekeptinhospitalsforoveraweekuntilagraveisfound.Athens’citycouncilwantstointroducecremation,thatis,burningdeadbodiesasameansofdealingwiththeproblem.ButtheGreekchurchresiststhispractice.Theybelievetheonlyplacewherepeopleburnishell,soburningdeadbodiesisagainsttheGreekconceptoflifeafterdeath.Tosavespace,thechurchsuggestedburyingthebodiesstandingupinsteadoflyingdown.Somepeopleproposedbuildingmulti-storeyundergroundgraveyards.
Questions26to29arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
26.whatmustGreeksdotokeepthedeadrestinggineverlastingpeace?
27.WhyaremostdeadbodiesinAthensdugupafterthreeyears?
28.Whatsuggestionsdoesthechurchgiveaboutehburyingofdeadbodies?
29.WhatpracticedoestheGreekchurchobjectto?
PassageTwo
Ifyouvisitabigcityanywhereintheworld,youwillprobablyfindarestaurantwhichservesthefoodofyournativecountry.MostlargecitiesintheUnitedStatesofferaninternationalsampleoffoods.Manypeopleenjoyeatingthefoodofothernations.ThisisprobablyonereasonwhytherearesomanydifferentkindsofrestaurantsintheUnitedStates.AsecondreasonisthatmanyAmericanscomefromotherpartsoftheworld.Theyenjoytastingthefoodsoftheirnativelands.InthecityofDetroit,forexample,therearemanypeoplefromWesternEurope,Greece,LatinAmerica,andtheFarEast.TherearemanyrestaurantsinDetroitwhichservethefoodsoftheseareas.Therearemanyotherinternationalrestaurantstoo.Americansenjoythefoodsintheserestaurantsaswellastheopportunitytobetterunderstandthepeopleandtheirwayoflife.OneofthemostcommoninternationalrestaurantstobefoundintheUnitedStatesistheItalianrestaurant.Therestaurantmaybeasmallbusinessrunbyasinglefamily.Themotherofthefamilycooksallofthedishes,andthefatherandchildrenservethepeoplewhocometoeatthere.Oritmaybealargerestaurantownedbyseveraldifferentpeoplewhoworktogetherinthebusiness.ManyItaliandishesthatAmericansenjoyaremadewithmeats,tomatoesandcheese.Theyareverydeliciousandtasty.
Questions30to32arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
30.WhyaretheresomanyinternationalrestaurantsintheUnitedStates?
31.WhydoAmericansliketogotointernationalrestaurantsapartfromenjoyingthefoodsthere?
32.HowisthetypicalItalianfamilyrestaurantrunintheUnitedStates?
PassageThree
Onewinterdayin1891,aclassatatrainingschoolinMassachusetts,USA,wentintothegymfortheirdailyexercises.Sincethefootballseasonhadended,mostofyoungmeanfelttheywereinforaboringtime.Buttheirteacher,JamesNaismith,hadotherideas.HehadbeenworkingforalongtimeonthenewgamethatwouldhavetheexcitementofAmericanfootball.Naismithshowedthemenabaskethehadhungateachendofthegym,andexplainedthattheyweregoingtousearoundEuropeanfootball.Atfirsteverybodytriedtothrowtheballintothebasketnomatterwherehewasstanding.“Pass!
Pass!
”Naismithkeptshouting,blowinghiswhistletostoptheexcitedplayers.Slowly,theybegantounderstandwhatwaswantedofthem.Theproblemwiththenewgame,whichwassooncalled“basketball”,wasgettingtheballoutofthebasket.Theyusedordinaryfoodbasketswithbottoms,andtheball,ofcourse,stayedinside.Atfirst,someoneclim