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1222四级真题听力原文

PartIIIListeningComprehension

　　SectionA

　　11.

　　W:

Ijustheardaboutareallybeautifulparkintheeastendofthetown.Therearealotofrosesinbloom。

　　M:

Whydon’twewalkoverthereandseeforourselves?

　　Q:

Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?

　　12.

　　M:

Mypresentationisscheduledfor9:

30tomorrowmorningatthelecturehall.Ihopetoseeyouthere。

　　W:

Oh,sorry.IwasabouttotellyouthatIhaveanappointmentwithmydentistat9:

00o’clocktomorrow。

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

　　13.

　　W:

Howlonghaveyoubeenrunningthiscompany?

　　M:

Twentyyearsifyoucanbelievethat.Ibroughtitfromasmalloperationtowhatitistoday。

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

　　14.

　　M:

Haveyoureadthenewsonthecampusnet?

Susanhaswonthescholarshipfornextyear。

　　W:

Iknewshewouldfromtheverybeginning.Suchabrilliantanddiligentgirl!

Shecertainlydeservesit。

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　15.

　　W:

TakingabustoMiami,it’scheaperthangoingbytrain。

　　M:

That’strue.ButI’dratherpayalittlemorefortheaddedcomfortandconvenience。

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　16.

　　M:

Ithinkit’stimewegotridofallthisoldfurniture。

　　W:

You’reright.Weneedtopromoteourimagebesidesit’snotarealantique。

　　Q:

Whatdothespeakersmean?

　　17.

　　M:

Thatwassomestormyesterday.HowwasIafraidIcouldn’tmakeithome。

　　W:

Yeah,mostoftheroadstomyhousewereflooded.Ididn’tgethomefromthelabuntilmidnight。

　　Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　18.

　　W:

Myboysarealwayscomplainingthatthey’rebored。

　　M:

Whydon’tyougetthemintosometeamsports?

MysonanddaughterplaysoccereverySaturday.Andtheybothlookforwardtoitallweek。

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

　　W:

SoJohn,IhearyouandArthurshareajob,don’tyou?

　　M:

Yes.We’vesharedasalesjobatSonatechforabouttwoyearsnow。

　　W:

Well,howdoyoudivideupyourschedule?

　　M:

Youknowwearebothsalesrepresentatives,andwetakeordersoverthephone.Whenwestartedjobsharingitwasdifficult,becausewebothworkedalldayMonday.IworkedTuesdayandThursdayandArthurworkedWednesdayandFriday.TheproblemwasthatwhenIwasintheofficeonTuesday.Iwouldtalktopeople,thentheywouldcallbackonWednesdaywithaquestion.ButArthurcouldn’tanswerthequestionandhecouldn’taskmeaboutitbecauseIwasn’tintheoffice.Sohehadtoaskthepeopletocallmebackthenextday,Thursday.Ofcourse,theydidn’tliketowaituntilthenextdaytohavetheirquestionsanswered。

　　W:

Yes,thatsoundslikeaproblem。

　　M:

So,finallywedecidedthatArthurwouldworkinthemorningsandIwouldworkintheafternoons.Nowifsomeonecallswiththequestionformeinthemorning,Arthurtellsthemtocallmeintheafternoon.Thisway,peoplegettheirquestionsansweredthesameday。

　　W:

Whatdoyoudoaboutvacations?

　　M:

Well,Sonatechgivestheusualtwoweeksofvacationtofull-timeemployees,ItakeaweekandArthurtakesaweek。

　　W:

Itsoundslikejobsharinghasworkedoutwellforyou。

　　M:

Yes,ithas.Wearebothhappywithit。

　　Q19.WhatdoJohnandauthordoatSonatech?

　　Q20.WhatproblemdidJohnandArthurhavewhentheystartedjobsharing?

　　Q21.WhatdoesJohnsayabouttheirannualvacation?

　　Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard

　　W:

MayIseeyourlicense,please?

　　M:

Butofficer,didIdosomethingwrong?

　　W:

Doyoumeantosayyoudidn’tseethespeedlimitsignbackthere?

　　M:

Um,no,madam,IguessIdidn’t。

　　W:

Inotherwords,youdrovebytoofasttoreadit.Thesignsays35m/h.Aschoolisjustnearby,youknow?

　　M:

Don’tgetmewrong,butmyspeedometerdidn’treadmuchfasterthanthat。

　　W:

Then,whyisitthatmyradarshowedyouaregoing45?

Letmeputitanotherway.I’mgoingtogiveyouaticket.Again,mayIseeyourlicense,please?

　　M:

Hereitis,officer.Butletmeexplain.IwaslateforanimportantappointmentandIwasworriedthatIwouldn’tmakeitontime.So.。

。

　　W:

Uha,justaminute,here.Yourlicenseisnolongervalid.Youshouldhaverenewedittwoweeksago.I’mgoingtohavetowriteyouupforthat,too。

　　M:

What?

Really?

　　W:

Yourlicensebecomesinvalidonyourbirthdayandthatwastwoweeksagoaccordingtothedatehere.Youareinviolationofthelaw—drivingwithoutavalidlicense。

　　M:

I’msorry,madam.Ihadn’trealizedthat。

　　W:

Here’stheticketfornothavingavalidlicense.ButI’monlygoingtogiveyouawarningaboutexceedingthespeedlimit.Becarefulnexttime。

　　M:

Yes,madam,officer,Iwill.Thankyou。

　　Q22.Wherewasthemanstoppedbythepoliceofficer?

　　Q23.Whatdidthemanclaimaboutthespeedlimitsign?

　　Q24.Whatdidthewomansayabouttheman’sdrivinglicense?

　　Q25.Whatwastheman’spenalty?

　　SectionB

　　Passage1

　　SinceIstartedworkingpart-timeatagrocerystore,Ihavelearnedthatacustomerismorethansomeonewhobuysomething.Tome,acustomerisapersonwhosememoryfailsentirelyonceheorshestartstopushashoppingcard.Oneofthefirstthingscustomersforgetishowtocount.Thereisnootherwaytoexplainhowsomanypeoplegetintheirexpressline,whichisclearlymarked15itemsorless,with20,25orevenacartloadofitems.Customersalsoforgetwhytheycametothestoreinthefirstplace.JustasIfinishringingupanorder,acustomerwillsay,“Oops,Iforgottopickupafreshloafofbread.Ihopeyoudon’tmindwaitingwhileIgogetit。

”Fiveminuteslater,he’sbackwiththebread,abottleofmilk,andthreerollsofpapertowels.Strangeisthatseemscustomersalsoseemtoforgetthattheyhavetopayfortheirgroceries.InsteadofwritingacheckorlookingforacreditcardwhileIamringingupthegroceries,mycustomerswillwaituntilIannouncethetotal.Then,insurprise,shesays,“Ohno,whatdidIdowithmycheckbook?

”After5minutesofdiggingthroughherpurse,sheborrowsmypenbecauseshe’sforgottenhers.ButIhavetobetolerantofcustomersbecausetheypaymysalary,andthat’ssomethingIcan’taffordtoforget。

　　Q26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcustomers’enteringthegrocerystore?

　　Q27.Whichcustomersaresupposedtobeintheexpressline?

　　Q28.Whatdoesthespeakersaysomecustomersdowhentheyarriveatthecheck-outcounter?

　　Q29.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouthisjobattheendofthetalk?

　　Passage2

　　ThespeechdeliverystyleofEuropeansandAsianstendstobeveryformal.Speakersoftheseculturesoftenreadoralpresentationsfromcarefullyretainmanualscripts.Ontheotherhand,Americanspeakersaregenerallymoreinformalrelativetospeakersandothercultures.Americanaudiencesprefernatural,spontaneousdeliverythatconveysalivelysenseofcommunication.Theydon’trelaywelltospeakerswhoreadfromamanualscript.Ifyouuseanoutlineofyourideasinsteadofapreparetext,yourspeechwillnotonlysoundmorenatural,butyouwillalsobeabletoestablishbetterrelationshipwithyourlistenersandkeeptheirattention.Thelanguageandstyleyouusewhenmakinganoralpresentationshouldnotbethesameasthelanguageinstyleyouusewhenwriting.Wellretaininformation,thatismeanttoberead,doesnotworkaswellwhenitisheard.Itis,therefore,importantforyoutoadaptretaintextsoroutlinesforpresentations.Goodspeakersaremuchmoreinformalwhenspeakingthanwhenwriting.Theyalsousetheirownwordsanddeveloptheirownspeakingstyles.Wheneverpossible,theyuseshortwords.Listenersareappreciatedwhenspeakersusesimple,everydaywordsinapresentation.Oneadvantageisthatitismucheasierforspeakerstopronounceshortwordscorrectly.Anotheristhatlongandsophisticatedvocabularychoicesmakelisteningmoredifficult。

　　Question30to32

　　30.WhatdoesthespeakersayAmericanaudiencesprefer?

　　31.Whatshouldonepayattentiontowhenmakinganoralpresentation?

　　32.Whatdoesthespeakerfocusoninthetalk?

　　Passage3

　　Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork

　　Achildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime.Ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Hecomparesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenlanguageasheusesitandlanguageasthosearoundhimuseit.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesameway,kidslearningtodoalltheotherthingstheylearnwithoutadultteachers,towalk,run,climb,rideabike,playgames,comparetheirownperformancewithwhatmoreskilledpeopledo,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetodetecthismistakes.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughthewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohim.Soonhebecomesdependentontheexpert.Weshouldlethimdoithimself.Lethimfigureout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whatistheanswertothatproblem,whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisorthat。

　　Ifrightanswersneedtobegiven,asinmathematicsorscience,givehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.Whyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchtediouswork?

Ourjobshouldbetohelpthechildrenwhentheytellusthattheycan’tfindthewaytogettherightanswer。

　　Question33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard。

　　Q33Howdoesachildlearntodosomethingaccordingtothespeaker?

　　Q34Whatbeliefdoteacherscommonlyholdaccordingtothespeaker?

　　Q35Whatdoesthespeakerimplyaboutthecurrentwayofteaching?

　　SectionC

　　Timeis,forthe