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2007年6月英语四级听力材料
11.W:
Didyouwatchthe7o*clockprogramonchannel2yesterdayevening?
Iwasabouttowatchitwhensomeonecametoseeme.M:
Yeah!
Itreportedsomemajorbreakthroughincancerresearch.Peopleover40wouldfindaprogramworthwatching.
Q:
WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationabouttheTVprogram?
12.W:
IwonafirstprizeintheNationalWritingContestandIgotthiscameraasanawardsI
M:
It'sagoodcamera!
Youcantakeitwhenyoutravel.Ihadnoideayouwereamarvelouswriter.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
13.M:
IwishIhadn'tthrownawaythatreadinglist!
W:
Ithoughyoumightregretit.That*swhyIpickeditupfromthewastepaperbasketandleftitonthedesk.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
14.W:
Areyoustillteachingatthejuniorhighschool?
M:
NotsinceJune.MybrotherandIopenedarestaurantassoonashegotoutoftheamp3y.
Q:
Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
15.:
Hi,Susan!
HaveyoufinishedreadingthebookProfessorJohnsoirecommended?
W:
Oh,Ihaven'treaditthroughthewayIreadanovel.Ijustreadafewchapterswhichinterestedme.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
16.M:
Janemissedtheclassagain,didn*tshe?
Iwonderwhy?
W:
Well,Iknewshehadbeenabsentallweek.SoIcalledherthismorningtoseeifshewassick.Itturnedoutthatherhusbandwasbadlyinjuredinacaraccident.
Q:
WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJane?
17.W:
I'msuretheSmiths'newhouseissomewhereonthestreet,butIdon‘tknowexactlywhereitis.
M:
ButI’mtoldit'stwoblocksfromtheiroldhome.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
18.W:
I’vebeenwaitingherealmosthalfanhour!
Howcomeittookyousolong?
M:
Sorry,honey!
IhadtodrivetwoblocksbeforeIspottedaplacetoparkthecar.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
第二部分、2007年6月英语四级听力长对话原文
ConversationOne:
M:
Hello,Ihaveareservationfortonight.
W:
Yourname,please.
M:
Nelson,CharlesNelson.
W:
Ok,Mr.Nelson.That'saroomforfiveand...
M:
Butexcuseme,youmeanaroomforfivepounds?
Ididn'tknowthespecialwassogood.
W:
No,no,holdno-accordingtoourrecords,aroomfor5guestswasbookedunderyourname.
M:
No,no---holdon.Youmusthavetwoguestsunderthename.
W:
Ok,letmecheckthisagain.Oh,hereweare.
M:
Yeah?
W:
CharlesNelson,aroomforoneforthe19th...
M:
Wait,wait.It'sfortonight,nottomorrownight.
W:
Em...,Idon'tthinkwehaveanyroomsfortonight.There'saconferencegoingonintownand---er,let'ssee...yeah,norooms.
M:
Oh,comeon!
Youmusthavesomething,anything!
W:
Well,let---letmecheckmycomputerhere...Ah!
M:
What?
M:
Oh,comeon!
Youmusthavesomething,anything!
W:
Therehasbeenacancellationforthisevening.Ahoneymoon
suiteisnowavailable.
M:
Great,I'IItakeit.
W:
But,I'IIhavetochargeyou150poundsforthenight.
M:
What?
Ishouldhaveadiscountfortheinconvenience!
W:
Well,thebestIcangiveyouisa10%discountplusaticketfora
freecontinentbreakfast.
M:
Hey,isn'tthebreakfastfreeanyway?
W:
Well,onlyonweekends.
M:
Iwanttotalktothemanager.
W:
Wait,wait,wait...Mr.Nelson,IthinkIcangiveyouanadditional15%discount...
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard:
19.What'stheman'sproblem?
20.Whydidthehotelclerksaytheydidn'thaveanyroomsforthatnight?
21.Whatdidtheclerksayaboutthebreakfastinthehotel?
22.Whatdidthemanimplyhewoulddoattheendoftheconversation?
ConversationTwo:
M:
Sarah,youworkintheadmissionsoffice,don'tyou?
W:
Yes,I'nvHpvebeenheretenyearsasassistantdirector.
M:
Really?
Whatdoesthatinvolve?
W:
Well,Tminchargeofalltheadmissionsofpostgraduate
studentsintheuniversit.
M:
Onlypostgraduates?
W:
Yes,postgraduatesonly.Ihavenothingatalltodowith
undergraduates.
M:
Doyoufindthatyougetparticular-sortof...
differentnationalgroups?
Imean,doyougetlargenumbersfromLatinAmericaor...
W:
Yes.Well,ofallthestudentsenrolledlastyear,nearlyhalfwere
fromoverseas.TheywerefromAfricancountries,theFarEast,the
MiddleEast,andLatinAmerica.
M:
Em.Buthaveyoubeendoingjustthatforthelast10years,or,
haveyoudoneotherthings?
W:
Well,I'vebeendoingthesamejob.Er,beforethat,IwassecretaryofthemedicalschoolatBimp3ingham,andfurtherback,Iworkedinthelocalgovernment.
M:
Oh,Isee.
W:
SoTvedonedifferenttypesofthings.
M:
Yes,indeed.Howdoyouimagineyourjobmightdevelopinthefuture?
Canyouimagineshiftingintoadifferentkindofresponsibilityordoingsomething...
W:
Oh,yeah,fromOctober1,I'IIbedoinganentirelydifferentjob.
There'sgoingtobemorecommitteework.Imean,morepolicywork,andlessdealingwithstudents,unfortunately-TIImissmycontactwithstudents.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard:
23.Whatisthewoman'spresentposition?
24.Whatdowelearnaboutthepostgraduatesenrolledlastyearinthewoman'suniversity?
25.Whatwillthewoman'snewjobbelike?
第三部分、2007年6月英语四级听力段落原文
PI
MymotherwasborninasmalltowninnorthernItaly.ShewasthreewhenherparentsimmigratedtoAmericain1926.TheylivedinChicagowhenmygrandfatherworkedmakingicecream.Mamathrivedintheurbanenvironment.At16,shegraduatedfirstinherhighschoolclass,wentontosecretarialschool,andfinallyworkedasanexecutivesecretaryforarailroadcompany.Shewasbeautifultoo.Whenalocalphotographerusedherpicturesinhismonthlywindowdisplay,shefeltpleased.HerfavoriteportraitshowedhersittingbyLakeMichigan,herhairwentblown,hergazereachingtowardthehorizon.Myparentsweremarriedin1944.Dadwasaquietandintelligentman.Hewas17whenheleftItaly.Soonafter,ahit-and-runaccidentlefthimwithapemp3anentlimp.DadworkedhardsellingcandytoChicagoofficeworkersontheirbreak.Hehadlittlefomp3alschooling.HisEnglishwasself-taught.Yetheeventuallybuiltasmallsuccessfulwholesalecandybusiness.Dadwasgenerousandhandsome.Mamawasdevotedtohim.Aftershemarried,mymotherquitherjobandgaveherselftoherfamily.In1950,withthreesmallchildren,dadmovedthefamilytoafamp340milesfromChicago.Heworkedlandandcommutedtothecitytorunhisbusiness.Mamasaidgoodbyetoherparentsandfriends,andtradedherbusycityneighborhoodforamoreisolatedlife.Butshenevercomplained.
26Whatdoesthespeakertellsusabouthismother'searlychildhood?
27Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker'sfather?
28Whatdoesthespeakersayabouthismother?
P2
Duringa1995roofcollapse,afirefighternamedDonaldHerbertwasleftbraindamaged.Fortenyears,hewasunabletospeak.Then,oneSaturdaymorning,hedidsomethingthatshockedhisfamilyanddoctors.Hestartedspeaking."Iwanttotalktomywife."DonaldHerbertsaidoutoftheblue.Staffmembersofthenursinghomewherehehaslivedformorethansevenyears,racedtogetLindaHerbertonthetelephone."Itwasthefirstofmanyconversationsthe44-year-oldpatienthadwithhisfamilyandfriendsduringthe14hourstretch"Herbert'suncleSimonMenkasaid."HowlonghaveIbeenaway?
"Herbertasked."Wetoldhimalmosttenyears,"theunclesaid,"hethoughtitwasonlythreemonths."HerbertwasfightingahousefireDecember29,1995whentheroofcollapsed,buryinghimunderneath.Aftergoingwithoutairforseveralminutes,Herbertwasunconsciousfortwoandahalfmonthsandhasundergonetherapyeversince.Newsaccountsinthedaysandyearsafterhisinjury,describedHerbertasblindandwithlittleifanymemory.Avideoshowshimreceivingphysicaltherapybutapparentlyunabletocommunicateandwithlittleawarenessofhissurroundings.Menkadeclinedtodiscusshisnephew'scurrentconditionorwhethertheapparentprogressiscontinuing."ThefamilywasseekingprivacywhiledoctorsevaluatedHerbert",hesaid.AswordofHerbert'sprogressspread,visitorsstreamedintothenursinghome."He'srestingcomfortably,"theuncletoldthem.
29WhathappenedtoHerberttenyearsago?
30WhatsurprisedDonaldHerbert'sfamilyanddoctorsoneSaturday?
31HowlongdidHerbertremainunconscious?
32HowdidHerbert'sfamilyreacttothepublicattention?
P3
AlmostallslatesinAmericahaveastatefair.Theylastforone,twoorthreeweeks.TheIndianastatefairisoneofthelargestandoldeststatefairsinUSA.Itisheldeverysummer.Itstartedin1852.Itsgoalsweretoeducate,shareideas,andpresentIndiana'sbestproducts.Thecostofasingletickettoenterthefairwas20cents.Duringtheearly1930*s,officialsofthefairruledthatthepeoplecouldattendbypayingwithsomethingotherthanmoney.Forexample,famp3ersbroughtabagofgraininexchangeforaticket.Withthepassageoftime,thefairhasgrownandchangedalot,butit'sstilloneofIndiana'smostcelebratedevents.PeoplefromalloverIndianaandfrommanyotherstatesattendthefair.Theycandomanythingsalthefair.Theycanwatchingthejudgingofthepricecows,pigs,andotheranimals;theycanseesheepgettingtheirwoolcut,andtheycanlearnhowthatwoolismadeintoclothing;theycanwatchcowsgivingbirth.Infact,peoplecanlearnabouttheanimalstheywouldseeexceptatthefair.Thefairprovidesachanceforthefamp3ingcommunitiestoshowitsskillsandfamp3ingproducts.Forexample,visitorsmightseetheworld'slargestapple,orthetallestsunflowerplant.Today,childrenandadultsatthefaircanplaynewcomputergames,orattendmoretraditionalgamesofskill.Theyca