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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