0Jengus大学英语四级听力原文.docx

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0Jengus大学英语四级听力原文

七夕，古今诗人惯咏星月与悲情。

吾生虽晚，世态炎凉却已看透矣。

情也成空，且作“挥手袖底风”罢。

是夜，窗外风雨如晦，吾独坐陋室，听一曲《尘缘》，合成诗韵一首，觉放诸古今，亦独有风韵也。

乃书于纸上。

毕而卧。

凄然入梦。

乙酉年七月初七。

-----啸之记。

2008年6月大学英语四级听力原文和答案

SectionA:

ShortConversation:

11.

M:

Todayisabaddayforme.Ifelloffastepandtwistedmyankle.

W:

Don’tworry,usuallyankleinjurieshealquicklyifyoustopregularactivitiesforawhile.

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

12.

W:

MayIseeyouticket,please?

Ithinkyou’resittinginmyseat.

M:

Oh,you’reright.Myseatisinthebalcony.I’mterriblysorry.

Q:

Wheredoesconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

13.

W:

DoyouhearMr.Smithdieinhissleeplastnight?

M:

Yes,it’sverysad.Pleaseleteverybodyknowthatwhoeverwantstomayattendthefuneral.

Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

14.

M:

HaveyoutakenProfessorYang’sexambefore?

I’mkindofnervous.

W:

Yes.Justconcentrateontheimportantideasshe’stalkedaboutintheclassandignorethedetails.

Q:

HowdoesthewomensuggestthemanprepareforProfessorYang’sexam？

15.

W:

I’msosorrysir,andyou’llletmepaytohaveyourjacketcleaned,won’tyou?

M:

That’sallright.Itcouldhappentoanyone.AndI’msurethatcoffeedoesn’tleavelastingmarksonclothing.

Q:

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

16.

W:

HaveyouseenthemovieTheDeparted?

TheplotwassocomplicatedthatIreallygotlost.

M:

Yeah,Ifeltthesame,butafterIsawitasecondtime,Icouldputallthepiecestogether.

Q:

Howdidthetwospeakersfindthemovie?

17.

M:

I’mreallysurprisedyougotanAonthetest;youdidn’tseemtohavedonealotofreading.

W:

NowyouknowwhyInevermissedthelecture.

Q:

Whatcontributestothewoman’shighscore?

18.

W:

Haveyouheardaboutthenewdigitaltelevisionsystem?

Itletspeoplegetabout500channels.

M:

Yeah.ButIdoubtthey’llhaveanythingdifferentfromwhatwewatchnow.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Longconversation

ConversationOne:

W:

Gosh!

Haveyouseenthis,Richard?

M:

Seewhat?

W:

Inthepaper.Itsays,thereisamangoingaroundpretendinghe’sfromtheelectricityboard.He’sbeencallingatpeople’shomes,sayingheiscomingtocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.Thenhegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupoftea,andwhiletheyareoutoftheroomhestealstheirmoney,handbagwhateverandmakesoffwithit.

M:

Butyouknow,Jane,it’spartlytheirownfault;youshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessyou’reexpectingthem.

W:

It’sallverywelltosaythat.Butsomeonecomestothedoor,andsayselectricityorgasandyouautomaticallythinktheyareOK,especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou

M:

DoesthismanhaveanIDthen?

W:

Yes,that’sjustit.Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetimeaccordingtothepaperthepolicearewarningpeopleespeciallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment.It’sabitsad.Oneoldladytoldthemshe’djustbeentothepost-officetodrawherpensionwhenhecalled.Shesaidhemusthavefollowedherhome.Hestolethewholelot.

M:

Butwhatdoeshelooklike?

Surelytheymusthaveadescription.

W:

Oh,yestheyhave.Let’ssee,inhisthirties,tall,bushydarkhair,slightnorthernaccent,soundsabitlikeyouactually.

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoreadinthenewspaper?

20.Howdidthemanmentioninthenewspapertrytowinfurthertrustfromthevictims?

21.Whatisthewarningfromthepolice?

22.Whatdoesthewomanspeakertellusabouttheoldlady?

ConversationTwo:

M:

MissJones,couldyoutellmemoreaboutyourfirstjobwithhotelmarketingconcept?

W:

Yes,certainly.Iwasamarketingconsultantresponsibleformarketing10UKhotels.Theywereallluxuryhotelsinaleisuresectorallofaveryhighstandard.

M:

Whichmarketswereyouresponsiblefor?

W:

ForEuropeandJapan.

M:

IseefromyourresumethatyouspeakJapanese.HaveyoueverbeentoJapan?

W:

Yes,Ihave,IspentmonthsinJapan2006.Imetallthekeypeopleinthetouristindustry,thebigtouroperatorsandthetouristorganizations.AsIspeakJapaneseIhadaverybigadvantage.

M:

Yes,ofcourse.HaveyouhadanycontactwithJapaninyourpresentjob?

W:

Yes,I’vehadalot.CruiseshavebecomeverypopularwiththeJapanesebothforholidaysandforbusinessconferences.Infact,themarketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanesehasincreasedalotrecently.

M:

Really,I’minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat,butfirsttellmehaveyouevertraveledontheluxurytrain,theOrientExpress,forexample?

W:

No,Ihaven’t.ButI’vetraveledontheGlacialExpressthroughSwitzerlandandItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout8yearsago.Ilovetraintravel.That’swhyI’mveryinterestedinthisjob.

23.Whatdidthewomandoinherfirstjob?

24.WhatgivethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripinJapan?

25.Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenewjob?

Passage1

Time.Ithinkalotabouttimeandnotjustbecauseit'sthenameofthenewsorganizationIworkfor.Likemostworkingpeople,Ifindtime,orthelackofit,andnever-endingfrustrationandanunwinnablebattle.MyeverydayisaraceagainsttheclockthatInevereverseemtowin.Thisishardlyalonesomecomplaint.Accordingtothefamiliesandworkinstitutes,nationalstudyofthechangingworkforce,55percentofemployeessaytheydon'thaveenoughtimeforthemselves,63percentdon'thaveenoughtimefortheirspousesorpartners,and67percentdon'thaveenoughtimefortheirchildren.It'salsonotanewcomplaint.Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomefromhuntingwildanimalsandgatheringnutsandcomplainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopaintbattlescenesontheircavewalls.Thedifferenceisthatthebossofanimalhuntingandtheheadofnutgatheringprobablytoldthemtoshutupornosurvivalforyou.Today'sworkersarestilldemandingcontrolovertheirtime.Thedifferenceistoday'sbossesarelistening.I'vebeenreadingareportissuedtodaycalled"whenworkworks"producedjointlybythreeorganizations.Theysetuptofindandwarntheemployerswhoemploythemostcreativeandmosteffectivewaystogivetheirworkersflexibility.Ifoundthisreportworthreadingandsuggesteverybossshouldreaditforideas.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question26.Whatisthespeakercomplainingabout?

Question27.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutourancestors?

Question28.Whydoesthespeakersuggestallbossesreadthereportbythethreeorganizations?

Passage2

Lovingachildisacircularbusiness.Themoreyougive,themoreyouget,themoreyouwanttogive,***said.Whatshesaidprovestobetrueofmyblendedfamily.Iwasbornin1931.Astheyoungestofsixchildren,Ilearnedtosharemyparents'love.RaisingsixchildrenduringthedifficulttimesoftheGreatDepressiontookitstollonmyparents'relationshipandresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18yearsold.Daddyneverhadverycloserelationshipswithhischildrenanddriftedevenfartherawayfromusafterthedivorce.Severalyearslater,awonderfulwomancameintohislifeandtheyweremarried.Shehadtwosons,oneofthemstillathome.Underherinfluence,webecameablendedfamilyandagoodrelationshipdevelopedbetweenthetwofamilies.Shealwaystreatedusasifwewereherownchildren.Itwasbecauseofourothermother,Daddy'ssecondwife,thathebecameclosertohisownchildren.Theysharedover25yearstogetherbeforeourfatherpassedaway.Atthetimeofhisdeath,thequestioncameupofmymother,Daddy'sfirstwife,attendinghisfuneral.Iwillneverforgettheunconditionalloveshownbymystepmother.WhenIaskedherifshewouldobjecttomotherattendingDaddy'sfuneral,withoutgivingitasecondthought,sheimmediatelyreplied."Ofcoursenot,honey.Sheisthemotherofmychildren."

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question29.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoherparents'divorce?

Question30.Whatbroughtthefatherclosertohisownchildren?

Question31.Whatmessagedoesthespeakerwanttoconveyinthistalk?

Passage3

InFebruarylastyear,mywifelostherjob.Justassuddenly,theowneroftheGreenHousewhereIworkedasmanagerdiedofaheartattack.Hisfamilyannouncedthattheyweregoingtoclosethebusinessbecausenooneinthefamilywantedtorunit.Thingslookedprettygloomy.MywifeandIreadthewantadseachday.Thenonemorning,asIwashanginga"goingoutofbusiness"signatthegreenhouse,thedooropenedandinwalkedacustomer.Shewasanofficemanagerwhosecompanyhadjustmovedintothenewofficeparkontheedgeofthetown.Shewaslookingforpottedplantstoplaceinthereceptionareasinoffices."Idon'tknowanythingaboutplants",shesaid,"Iamsureinafewweeks,they'llallbedead.”WhileIwashelpingherselectherpurchases,mymindwasracing.Perhapsasmanyasadozenfirmsthatrecentlyopenedofficesinthenewofficeparkandtherewereseveralhundredmoreacreswithconstructionunderway.Thatafternoon,Idroveuptotheofficepark.By6o'clockthatevening,Ihadsignedcontactswith7companiestorentplantsfrommeandpaymeafeetomaintainthem.Withinaweek,IhadworkeddowntoanagreementtoleasetheGreenHousefromtheowner'sfamily.Businessisnowincreasingrapidly.AndonedaywehopetobetheproudownersoftheGreenHouse.

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question32.Whatdowelearnaboutthegreenhouse?

Question33.Whatwasthespeakerdoi