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0810英语四级真题听力原文

2008年6月英语四级真题听力原文

11M:

Todayisabaddayforme;Ifelloffastepandtwistedmyankle.

W:

Don'tworry,usuallyankleinjurieshealquicklyifyoustopregularactivityforawhile.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

12.W:

MayIseeyourticketplease?

Ithinkyouaresittinginmyseat

M:

Oh,youareright.Myseatisinthebalcony.I'mterriblysorry.

Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

13.W:

DidyouhearMr.Smithdiedinhissleeplastnight?

M:

Yes,it'sverysad.Pleaseleteverybodyknowthatwhoeverwantsto,mayattendthefuneral.

Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

14.M:

HaveyoutakenProfessorYoung'sexambefore?

I'mkindofnervous.

W:

Yes,justconcentrateontheimportantideasshe'stalkedaboutinclassandignorethedetails.

Q:

HowdoesthewomansuggestthemanprepareforProfessorYoung'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'mreallysurprisedyougotan"A"onthetest.Youdidn'tseemtohavedonealotofreading.

W:

NowyouknowwhyInevermissedalecture.

Q:

Whatcontributestothewoman'shighscore?

18.W:

Haveyouheardaboutanewdigitaltelevisionsystem?

Itletspeoplegetabout500channels.

M:

Yeah,butIdoubtthey'llhaveanythingdifferentfromwhatwewatchnow.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

ConversationOne

W:

Gosh!

HaveyouseenthisRichard?

M:

Seeingwhat?

W:

Inthepaper,itsaysthere'samangoingroundpretendinghe'sfromtheelectricityboard.He'sbeencallingatpeople'shomes,sayinghe'scometocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.Thenhegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupofteaandwhiletheyareoutoftheroom,hestealstheirmoney,handbag,whateverandmakesoffwithit.

M:

ButyouknowJane,it'spartlytheirownfault.Youshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessyouareexpectingthem.source:

H

W:

It'sallverywelltosaythat,butsomeonecomestothedoorandsayselectricityorgas,andyouautomaticallythinktheyareok,especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou.

M:

DoesthismanhaveanI.D.then?

W:

Yes,that'sjustit!

Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetime.Accordingtothepaper,thepolicearewarningpeople,especiallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment.It'sabitsad.Oneoldladytoldthemshe'djustbeentothepostofficetodrawherpensionwhenhecalled.Shesaidhemusthavefollowedherhome.Hestolethewholelot.

M:

Butwhatdoeshelooklike?

Surelytheymusthaveadescription.

W:

Oh,yes,theyhave.Let'ssee.Inhisthirties,tall,bushydarkhair,slightnorthernaccent,soundsabitlikeyouactually.

Q19.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoreadinthenewspaper?

（Atheftcase）

Q20.Howdidthemanmentionedinthenewspapertrytowinfurthertrustfromthevictims?

www.H

（FlashinghisI.D.tothem）

Q21.Whatisthewarningfromthepolice?

（nottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment）

Q22.Whatdoesthewomanspeakertellusabouttheoldlady?

（Herpensionhasbeenstolenbytheman）

ConversationTwo

M:

MissJones,couldyoutellmemoreaboutyourfirstjobwithhotelmarketingconcepts?

W:

Yescertainly.Iwasamarketingconsultant,responsibleformarketingtenUKhotels.Theywereallluxuryhotelsintheleisuresector,allofaveryhighstandard.

M:

Whichmarketswereyouresponsiblefor?

W:

ForEuropeandJapan.

M:

IseefromyourresumethatyouspeakJapanese.HaveyoueverbeentoJapan?

W:

Yes,Ihave.IspentamonthinJapanin2006.Imetallthekeypeopleinthetouristindustry,thebigtouroperatorsandtouristorganizations.AsIspeakJapanese,Ihadaverybigadvantage.

M:

Yes,ofcourse.HaveyouhadanycontactwithJapaninyourpresentjob?

W:

Yes,I'vehadalot.ThetruthisIhavebecomeverypopularwiththeJapanese,bothforholidaysandforbusinessconferences.Infact,themarketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanesehasincreasedalotrecently.

M:

Really,I'minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat,butfirst,tellme,haveyouevertraveledonaluxurytrain?

TheOrientExpress,forexample.

W:

NoIhaven't,butIhavetraveledonaglacierexpresstoSwitzerlandandItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout

8yearsago.Ilovetraintravel.That'swhyI'mveryinterestedinthisjob.

Q23.Whatdidthewomandoinherfirstjob?

（marketingconsultant）

Q24.WhatgavethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripinJapan?

（ShecanspeakJapanese）

Q25.Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenewjob?

（Shelovestraintravel.）

Compounddictation

We'renowwitnessingtheemergenceoftheadvancedeconomybasedoninformationandknowledge.Physicallabor,rawmaterialsandcapitalarenolongerthekeyingredientsinthecreationofwealth.Nowthevitalrawmaterialinoureconomyisknowledge.Tomorrow'swealthdependsonthedevelopmentandexchangeofknowledge.Andindividualsenteringtheworkforceoffertheirknowledge,nottheirmuscles.Knowledgeworkersgetpaidfortheireducationandtheirabilitytolearn.Knowledgeworkersengageinmindwork.Theydealwithsymbols,words,figures,anddata.

Whatdoesallthismeanforyou?

Asafutureknowledgeworker,youcanexpecttobegenerating,processingaswellasexchanginginformation.Currently,threeoutoffourjobsinvolvesomeformofmindwork.Andthatnumberwillincreasesharplyinthefuture.

Managementandemployeesalikewillbemakingdecisionsinsuchareasasproductdevelopment,qualitycontrol,andcustomersatisfaction.

Inthenewworldofwork,youcanlookforwardtobeinginconstanttrainingtoacquirenewskillsthatwillhelpyoukeepupwithimprovedtechnologiesandprocedures.

Youcanalsoexpecttobetakinggreatercontrolofyourcareer.Gonearetheninetofivejobs,lifetimesecurity,predictablepromotions,andeventheconventionalworkplaceasyou'refamiliarwith.Don'texpectthecompanieswillprovideyouwithaclearlydefinedcareerpath,anddon'twaitforsomeonetoempoweryou.Youhavetoempoweryourself.HxE

Passageone:

Time

Ithinkalotabouttimeandnotjustbecauseit'sthenameofthenewsorganizationIworkfor.Likemostworking

people,Ifindtimeorthelackofit,areneverendingfrustrationandanunwinablebattle.Myeverydayisarace

againsttheclockthatInevereverseemtowin.Thisishardlyalonesomecomplaint,accordingtothefamilie

andworkinstitutes,nationalstudyofthechangingworkforce,55%oftheemployeessaytheydon'thaveenough

timeforthemselves,63%don'thaveenoughtimefortheirspousesorpartners,and67%don'thaveenoughtimefor

theirchildren.It'salsonotanewcomplaint.Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomefromhuntingwildanimalsand

gatheringnuts,andcomplainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopaintbattlescenesontheircavewalls.The

differenceisthatthebossoftheanimalhuntingandtheheadofnutgatheringprobablytoldthemto"Shutup!

"

or"Nosurvivalforyou!

"Today'sworkersarestilldemandingcontrolovertheirtime,thedifferenceis:

today'sbossesarelistening.I'vebeenreadingareportissuedtodaycalledWhenWorkWorks,producedjointly

by3organizations.Theysetouttofindandawardtheemployerswhoemploythemostcreativeandmosteffective

waystogivetheirworkersflexibility.Ifoundthisreportworthreadingandsuggesteverybossshouldreadit

forideas.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.Whatisthespeakercomplainingabout?

He'sinahurrytoworkeverydayanddoesn'thaveenoughsparetime.

27.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutourancestors?

Theywerebusywithfindingfoodoutsideinordertosurvive.

28.Whydoesthespeakersuggestallbossesreadthereportbythe3organizations?

Becausethisreportmayhelpthemkeeptheirmostcreativeandeffectiveworkersworkingwithouttoomuchcomplaint.

Passage2

Lovingachildisacircularbusiness.Themoreyougive,themoreyouget.Themoreyouwanttogive,Penalapy

Leachoncesaid.Whatshesaidprovestobetrueofmyblendedfamily.Iwasbornin1931astheyoungestof6children,Ilearntosharemyparents'love.Raising6childrenduringthedifficulttimesoftheGreatDepressiontookitstollonmyparents'relationshipandresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18yearsold.Daddyneverhadverycloserelationshipswithhischildrenanddriftedevenfartherawayfromusafterthedivorce.Severalyearslater,awonderfulwomancameintohislife,andtheyweremarried.Shehad2sons.Oneofthemisstillathome.

Underherinfluencewebecameablendedfamilyandagoodrelationshipdevelopedbetweenthe2families.Shealwaystreatedusasifwewereherownchildren.Itwasbecauseofourothermother,daddy'ssecondwife,thathebecameclosertohisownchildren.Theysharedover25yearstogetherbeforeourfatherpassedaway.Atthetimeofhisdeath,thequestioncameupofmymother,daddy'sfirstwife,attendinghisfuneral.Iwillneverforgettheunconditionalloveshownbymystepmother,whenIaskedherifshewouldobjecttomotherattendingdaddy'sfuneral.

Withoutgivingitasecondthought,sheimmediatelyreplied,"ofcoursenot,honey,sheisthemotherofmychildren."

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassa