英语四级听力材料07年到09年学习啊.docx

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英语四级听力材料07年到09年学习啊

2006年12月23日四级听力原文

SectionA:

Conversations

ShortConversations

　　11.M:

Christmasisaroundthecorner.AndI’mlookingforagiftformygirlfriend.Anysuggestions?

　　W:

Wellyouhavetotellmesomethingaboutyourgirlfriendfirst.Also,what’syourbudget?

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

　　12.M:

Whatwouldyoulikefordessert?

IthinkI’llhaveapplepieandicecream.

　　W:

Thechocolatecakelooksgreat,butIhavetowatchmyweight.Yougoaheadandgetyours.

　　Q:

Whatwouldthewomanmostprobablydo?

　　13.W:

Havingvisitedsomanycountries,youmustbeabletospeakseveraldifferentlanguages.

　　M:

IwishIcould.ButJapaneseandofcourseEnglisharetheonlylanguagesIcanspeak.

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　14.M:

ProfessorSmithaskedmetogotohisofficeafterclass.Soit’simpossibleformetomakeittothebaratten.

　　W:

Thenitseemsthatwe’llhavetomeetanhourlateratthelibrary.

　　Q:

Whatwillthemandofirstafterclass?

　　15.M:

It’salready11now.DoyoumeanIoughttowaituntilMr.Bloomcomesbackfromtheclass?

　　W:

Notreally.Youcanjustleaveanote.I’llgiveittoherlater.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　16.M:

HowisJohnnow?

Ishefeelinganybetter?

　　W:

Notyet.Itstillseemsimpossibletomakehimsmile.Talkingtohimisreallydifficultandhegetsupseteasilyoverlittlethings.

　　Q:

WhatdowelearnaboutJohnfromtheconversation?

　　17.M:

Dowehavetogettheoperaticketsinadvance?

　　W:

Certainly.Ticketsatthedoorareusuallysoldatahigherprice.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

　　18.M:

Thetaxidrivermusthavebeenspeeding.

　　W:

Well,notreally.Hecrashedintothetreebecausehewastryingnottohitaboxthathadfallenoffthetruckaheadofhim.

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthetaxidriver?

LongConversations:

　　Conversation1

　　W:

Hey,Bob,guesswhat?

I’mgoingtovisitQuebecnextsummer.I’minvitedtogotoafriend’swedding.

　　ButwhileI’mthereI’dalsoliketodosomesightseeing.

　　M:

That’snice,Shelly.ButdoyoumeantheprovinceofQuebec,orQuebecCity?

　　W:

Imeantheprovince.Myfriend’sweddingisinMontreal.I’mgoingtherefirst.I’llstayforfivedays.IsMontrealthecapitalcityoftheprovince?

　　M:

Well,Manypeoplethinksobecauseit’sthebiggestcity.Butit’snotthecapital.QuebecCityis.ButMontrealisgreat.TheSaintRoyalRiverrunsrightthroughthemiddleofthecity.It’sbeautifulinsummer.

　　W:

Wow,anddoyouthinkIcangetbyinEnglish?

MyFrenchisOK,butnotthatgood.IknowmostpeopletherespeakFrench,butcanIalsouseEnglish?

　　M:

Well,PeoplespeakbothFrenchandEnglishthere.Butyou’llhearFrenchmostofthetime.AndallthestreetsignsareinFrench.Infact,MontrealisthethirdlargestFrenchspeakingcityintheworld.Soyou’dbetterpracticeyourFrenchbeforeyougo.

　　W:

Goodadvice.WhataboutQuebecCity?

I’llvisitafriendfromcollegewholivestherenow.What’sitlike?

　　M:

It’sabeautifulcity,veryold.Manyoldbuildingshavebeennicelyrestored.Someofthemwerebuiltinthe17thor18thcenturies.You’lllovethere.

　　W:

Fantastic.Ican’twaittogo.

　　Questions:

　　19.What’sthewoman’smainpurposeofvisitingQuebec?

　　20.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodobeforethetrip?

　　21.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheQuebecCity?

Conversation2

　　M:

Hi,MissRowling,howoldwereyouwhenyoustartedtowrite?

Andwhatwasyourfirstbook?

　　W:

IwrotemyfirstFinnish（finished）storywhenIwasaboutsix.Itwasaboutasmallanimal,arabbit,Imean.AndI’vebeenwritingeversince?

　　M:

Whydidyouchoosetobeanauthor?

　　W:

Ifsomeoneaskedmehowtoachievehappiness.StepOnewouldbefindingoutwhatyoulovedoingmost.Steptwowouldbefindingsomeonetopayyoutodothis.Iconsidermyselfveryluckyindeedtobeabletosupportmyselfbywriting

　　M:

Doyouhaveanyplanstowritebooksforadults?

　　W:

Myfirsttwonovelswereforadults.IsupposeImightwriteanotherone.ButIneverreallyimagineatargetaudiencewhenI’mwriting.Theideascomefirst.Soitreallydependsontheideasthatgraspmenext.

　　M:

wheredidtheideasforthe“HarryPotter”bookscomefrom?

　　I’venoideaswheretheideascamefrom.AndIhopeI’llneverfindout.ItwouldspoilmyexcitementifitturnedoutIjusthaveafunnywrinkleonthesurfaceofmybrain,whichmakesmethinkabouttheinvisibletrainplatform.

　　M:

Howdidyoucomeupwiththenamesofyourcharacters?

　　Iinventedsomeofthem.ButIalsocollectedstrangenames.I’vegotonefromancientsaints,maps,dictionaries,plants,warmemoirsandpeopleImet.

　　M:

Oh,youarereallyresourceful.

　　Questions:

　　22.WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMissRowling’sfirstbook?

　　23.WhydoesMissRowlingconsiderhersoverylucky?

　　24.WhatdictatesMissRowling’swriting?

　　25.AccordingtoMissRowlingwheredidshegettheideasfortheHarryPorterbooks?

SectionB:

Passages

Passage1

　　Reducingtheamountofsleepstudentsgetatnighthasadirectimpactontheirperformanceatschoolduringtheday.Accordingtoclassroomteachers,elementaryandmiddleschoolstudentswhostayuplateexhibitmorelearningandattentionproblems.ThishasbeenshownbyBrownMedicalSchoolandBradleyHospitalresearch.Inthestudy,teacherswerenottoldtheamountofsleepstudentsreceivedwhencompletingweeklyperformancereports,yettheyratedthestudentswhohadreceivedeighthoursorlessashavingthemosttroublerecallingallthematerial，learningnewlessonsandcompletinghigh-qualitywork.Teachersalsoreportedthatthesestudentshadmoredifficultypayingattention.Theexperimentisthefirsttoaskteacherstoreportontheeffectsofsleepdeficiencyinchildren.Juststayinguplatecancauseincreasedacademicdifficultyandattentionproblemsforotherwisehealthy,well-functioningkids,saidGarharnForlone,thestudy’sleadauthor.Sotheresultsprovideprofessionalsandparentswithaclearmessage:

whenachildishavinglearningandattentionproblems,theissueofsleephastobetakenintoconsideration.“Ifwedon’taskaboutsleep,andtrytoimprovesleeppatternsinkids’strugglingacademically,thenwearen’tdoingourjob”,Forlonesaid.Forparents,hesaid,themessageissimple,“gettingkidstobedontimeisasimportantasgettingthemtoschoolontime”.

　　Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　Question26:

Whatwereteacherstoldtodointheexperiment?

　　Question27:

Accordingtotheexperiment,whatproblemcaninsufficientsleepcauseinstudents?

　　Question28:

Whatmessagedidtheresearcherintendtoconveytoparents?

Passage2

　　PatriciaPanianeverwantedtobeapublicfigure.Allshewantedtobewasamotherandhome-maker.Butherlifewasturnedupsidedownwhenamotorist,distractedbyhiscellphone,ranastopsignandcrashedintothesideofhercar.Theimpactkilledher2-year-olddaughter.Fourmonthslater,Paniareluctantlybutcourageouslydecidedtotrytoeducatethepublicandtofightforlawstobandriversfromusingcellphoneswhileacarismoving.Shewantedtosaveotherchildrenfromwhathappenedtoherdaughter.Inherfirstspeech,Paniagotofftoashakystart.Shewasvisiblytremblingandhervoicewassoftanduncertain.Butasshegotintoherspeech,adramatictransformationtookplace.Shestoppedshakingandspokewithastrongvoice.Fortherestofhertalk,shewasaforcefulandcompellingspeaker.Shewantedeveryoneintheaudiencetoknowwhatsheknewwithouthavingtolearnitfromapersonaltragedy.Manyintheaudienceweremovedtotearsandtoaction.Insubsequentpresentations,Paniagainedreputationasahighlyeffectivespeaker.Herappearanceonatalkshowwasbroadcastthreetimes,transmittinghermessagetoover40millionpeople.Hercampaignincreasedpublicawarenessoftheproblem,andpromptedover300citiesandseveralstatestoconsiderrestrictionsoncellphoneuse.

　　Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　Question29:

WhatwasthesignificantchangeinPatriciaPania’slife?

　　Question30:

WhathadledtoPania’spersonaltragedy?

　　Question31:

HowdidPaniafeelwhenshebeganherfirstspeech?

　　Question32:

WhatcouldbeexpectedasaresultofPania’sefforts?

Passage3

　　Manypeoplecatchacoldinthespringtimeorfall.Itmakesuswonderifscientistscansendamantothemoon.Whycan’ttheyfindacureforthecommoncold?

Theansweriseasy.There’reactuallyhundredsofkindsofcoldvirusesoutthere.Youneverknowwhichoneyouwillget,sothereisn’tacureforeachone.Whenavirusattacksyourbody,yourbodyworkshardtogetridofit.Bloodrushestoyournoseandcausesablockadeinit.Youfeelterriblebecauseyoucan’tbreathewell,butyourbodyisactuallyeatingthevirus.Yourtemperaturerisesandyougetafever,buttheheatofyourbodyiskillingthevirus.Youalsohavearunningnosetostopthevirusfromgettingintoyourcells.Youmayfeelmiserable,butactuallyyourwonderfulbodyisdoingeverythingitcantokillthecold.Differentpeoplehavedifferentremediesforcolds.IntheUnitedStatesandsomeothercountries,forexample,peoplemighteatchickensouptofeelbetter.Somepeopletakehotbathanddrinkwarmliquids.Otherpeopletakemedicinestorelievevarioussymptomsofcolds.Therewasoneinterestingthingtonote.Somescientistssaytakingmedicineswhenyouhaveacoldisactuallybadforyou.Thevirusstaysinyoulonger,becauseyourbodydoesn’tdevelopawaytofightitandkillit.

　　Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejus