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1998托福听力原文
98年01月托福听力文字
Getbusyliving,orgetbusydying.
----------《ShawshankRedemption》
PartA
1.A:
TheticketsforthatrockconcertfinallygoonsalenextSaturdayatfiveo’clock.
B:
Iheardthatanyonewhowantsonehadbettergettheresoonerthanthat.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
2.A:
Yourtrainwillbereadyforboardinginfifteenminutes,sir.Breakfastwillbeofferedinthediningcar.
B:
Good.I’llhavejustenoughtimetosendafaxbeforeleaving.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanplantodonext?
3.A:
ShallIcutyourhairforyou?
B:
Noway.Lasttimeyoualmostmademebald.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimply?
4.A:
Ihavetocalltheapartmentmanager.
B:
Lostyourkeysagain,huh?
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
5.A:
Wouldyouliketotrythenewseafoodrestauranttonight?
Ihearit’sverygood.
B:
IhavetogiveapresentationtomorrowandIneedtodoatrialrun.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
6.A:
Uhhuh.Somebodylefttheirwallethere.
B:
Seeifthereissomekindofidentificationinit.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
7.A:
Dr.SmithaskedustowatchthatspecialontheCivilWaronTVthisweekend.DoyouwanttocomeoverSaturdaynight?
B:
Oh,I’msupposedtohelpmycousinmovethen.It’sbeingrebroadcastonSunday
afternoonthough.IsthatOKforyou?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
8.A:
Idon’tknowhowImanagedtobreakthatplatter.I’llbemorethanhappytobuyyouanewone.
B:
Forgetaboutit.Somethingsjustcan’tbehelped.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
9.A:
Iwonderifthereisabusthatgoesbythemuseum.
B:
ThehistorymuseumonMainStreet?
Takeonethatsayseight“A”onthefront.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
10.A:
It’spouring.We’renevergoingtomakeourflightifwedon’tleavesoon.
B:
Oh,don’tworrysomuch.I’msurewe’llgetthereinplentyoftime.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
11.A:
Hey,there’saprogramontheradiotonightatsevenyoumightlike.It’saboutowls.
B:
Ihadn’theardaboutit.Butyou’reright,Iaminterested.
Q:
Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?
12.A:
Howlongcanyoukeepthevideotapes?
B:
Iftheyarenotreturnedbythetimethemediacenterclosestonight,I’llhavetopayafine.Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
13.A:
Soyouneedsomeonetowatchyourcatswhileyou’reaway.
B:
Wouldthatbeaproblemforyou?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?
14.A:
Janetoldmeshe’dmeetmehereatthelibraryreferencedeskatoneo’clock.
Butshehasn’tshownupyet.
B:
Oh,Ijustsawherupstairsinthethirdfloorstudylounge.Shesaidshehadbeenexpectingyouat12:
30.
Q:
WhatdoesthemansayaboutJane?
15.A:
CouldyougivethisnotetoMitchell?
B:
GiveittoMitchell?
WhatamI?
Amessenger?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimply?
16.A:
I’msorryIforgottoreturnyourphysicsbooklastnight.
B:
I’llforgiveyouconsideringthetestisn’ttillFriday.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimply?
17.A:
I’mhavingalotoftroublewithcalculusandmyprofessorcan’tseemtoexplainitinawaythatmakessensetome.
B:
Youknow,thestudentgovernmentrunsatutoringservice.Iwasreadytodrop
Trigonometry(三角学lastsemesterbeforetheyhelpedmeout.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
18.A:
IseethatyourroommateDonna’seditorofthenewspaperthisyear.
B:
Editoryes,butyou’dneverknowshewasmyroommate.I’vehardlyseenher
sincethebeginningoftheterm.Shemightaswellmoveherbedovertothe
newspaperoffice(报社.
Q:
WhatcanbeinferredaboutDonna?
19.A:
John,Ireallycan’taffordanymoreinterruptionsrightnow.I’vegottofinishthisassignment.
B:
I’msorryCathy.Justonemorething,Iforgottoaskyouifyoucouldgivemearidetoschooltomorrow.
Q:
Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?
20.A:
I’mreallydisappointedaboutnotgettingthatjob.
B:
AneveningattheJazzcluboughttomakeyoufeelbetter.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
21.A:
EverysinglebookIneedformyreportisofftheshelves.
B:
Toughluck.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
22.A:
I’vegotfivepairsofpantsandsevenshirtspacked.
B:
You’llbeawayforawhilethen.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
23.A:
Ijustadmittedmyentryfortheartclub’sphotographycontest.
B:
Ihadnoideatherewasgoingtobeone.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
24.A:
Doyouevergettiredofallthetalkaboutfatandcholesterol(胆固醇?
B:
DoI?
YouknowsometimesIthinkit’sjustafad(时尚.Howcansomanydifferentthingsbebadforyou?
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
25.A:
Ithoughtyouweregoingtocallmelastnightaboutthetrainschedule.
B:
Sorry,Iwouldhave.ButHarryandJackstoppedbyandstayedpastmidnight.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
26.A:
I’llreadyouthemainpointsofthereportoverthephone.
B:
Great.That’llhelpmestayontopoftheprojecttillI’mabletocomebacktowork.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
27.A:
I’llbehappytoshowyoumorespaciousunitonthetwelfthfloor.
B:
Pleasedo.Thisplaceisnicebutitseemsprettycramped(狭窄的.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
28.A:
Ihearyoudidsomeseriousshoppingthispastweekend.
B:
Yep.Thespeakersfrommyoldstereofinallygaveoutandtherewasnowaytorepairthem.Q:
Whatdidthewomanprobablydoovertheweekend?
29.A:
Wearethinkingoftakingthekidstothenewaquarium(水族馆thisweekend.Doyouthinkit’sworththetrip?
B:
I’veheardgoodthingsaboutit.IhopeIgetachancetogomyselfsoon.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
30.A:
It’satradition.EveryNewYear’sDaymysisterandIgoskatingonthelake.
B:
Hasitbeencoldenoughthiswinter?
Orwillyougoindoors?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimply?
PartB
Questions31-35
A:
Howdoyouandyourhousemateslikethenewco-op(消费合作社?
I’mthinkingofjoiningitmyself.
B:
Welikeitquitabit.Wegetsomeveryfreshproduceandbothstaplesarefairprices(公平价格.
A:
Butitcertainlyhasn’tsavedustime.Theco-opdoesn’tcarryeverything.Sowestillwindupgoingtothesupermarketstoo,forcleaningsupplies,batteries,thatsortofthing.
B:
Iwishtheco-opsoldthoseitems.I’vebeentalkingaboutitwithsomeoftheother
members.
A:
Whatdomembershavetodo?
Justpayamembershipfee?
B:
Yeah.There’safeeandthere’sameeting.Butattendanceisn’tacquired.Butwedohavetoworkthereforanhoureveryweek,whichisn’ttoobad.Onceyouarethereyoucangetyourshoppingdone.
A:
Iwouldn’tmindworkingtheresometime.Yougettoknowabouttheproducts.But
isthefoodfreeofadditives.ThatwillbethemainreasonIjoin.I’maconvertfromjunkfood.Untilnowmydietshavebeenlargelychemicaladditivesandpesticides.
B:
Well,alotoffoodispureandpesticide-free.Theyalsohavevitaminsupplements
andsoyandtofuandthatkindofthing.Lotsofhealthfoodenthusiastsshopthere.A:
Soifanysourcehealthoriented,theco-opis.
B:
I’dliketotryitjustforamonthorso.Dotheyhavetrialmemberships?
A:
Theshortestmembershiptimeisonemonth.Thenifyoulikeit,youcanjoinfor
longerperiods.Anditbecomescheaper.Asix-monthmembershipcostsasmuchas
fiveindividualmonths.
B:
Soundsprettyeasy.MaybethenexttimeIruninto(遇到youagainit’llbeatthecheckoutline(结账通行处intheco-op.
31.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?
32.Whatchangedoesthewomansuggesttheco-opmake?
33.Whatisonethingmembersoftheco-opmustdo?
34.Whymightthemanjointheco-op?
35.Whatistheadvantageforthepeoplewhojointheco-opforasix-monthperiod?
Questions36-39
A:
Gosh!
Fred.Anothercupofcoffee?
That’syourthirdsincelunch.
B:
Yeah.Well,Istayedupallnightcrammingformyhistoryexam.Icouldn’tkeepmyeyesopeninmylastclass.I’mhavingthiscoffeesoIcanstayawakethisafternoon.
A:
Don’tyouknowthatdrinkingtoomuchcoffeeisharmful?
B:
Whatdoyoumeanharmful?
A:
Well,foronething,itmaycauseheartdisease.
B:
Nah.Mostoftheresearchaboutthelinkbetweencoffeeandheartdiseaseis
inconclusive.
A:
Butcoffeehascaffeinewhichisaddictive.
B:
Youcan’tbecomeaddictedtocaffeinelikeotherdrugs.
A:
Yes,youcan.Don’tyouknowthatpeoplewhoaredeprivedofcaffeinesuffered
withdrawsymptoms(戎断综合征especiallyheadaches.
B:
Onecureforheadaches,oddlyenough(说来奇怪,iscaffeine.Haven’tyouevernoticedthatmanyover-the-counter(非处方药headacheremediesusecaffeineasoneoftheiringredients?
A:
Besides,coffeehelpsmeworkfaster.
B:
Studieshaveshownthatcoffeemakesyouworkfaster,butnotnecessarilybetter.
A:
Youmayfinishyourexaminashorterperiodoftimebutyouwon’thavefewererrors.
B:
Youknow,thatsodayou’redrinkinghascaffeineinittoo.
A:
Buttwelveouncesofsodahasonlyhalfthecaffeineofafiveouncescupofcoffee.
B:
Andacupofteahaslessthanthat.
A:
ButIlikethetasteofcoffee.
B:
Youcoulddrinkdecaf(脱咖啡因.
A:
Decaffeinatedcoffeedoesn’thaveasmuchflavororbodyasregularcoffee.
B:
Besides,Iwantsomethingthatwillkeepmealertinclass.
36.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?
37.Whatistheman’sproblem?
38.Whatdoesthemansayresearchshowsaboutcoffee?
39.Whatdoesthewomanprobablythinkaboutcoffee?
PartC
Questions40-43
Bytheendoftheterm,IhopeyouwillbeconvincedasIamthatformalwritingalways
requiresrevision.Sometimesitrequiresafairlymajorrewritingofthepaper.Some
studentshavethemistakenideathatrevisionmeanssimplymakingcorrectionsinspellingandgrammar.Icallthatproofreading(校对.WhatIexpectyoutodowithyourreviseistoevaluateandimprovetheoveralleffectivenessofyourpaper.Buthowcanyoutellifyourpaperiseffective?
Well,forexample,startbyaskingyourselfthesequestions:
Isthetopicrestrictedenoughtobefullydis