大学英语四级考试听力原文文档格式.docx

1、M: Oh, youre right. My seat is in the balcony. Im terribly sorry.Q: Where does conversation most probably take place?13. W: Do you hear Mr. Smith die in his sleep last night? Yes, its very sad. Please let everybody know that whoever wants to may attend the funeral. What are the speakers talking abou

2、t?14. M: Have you taken Professor Yangs exam before? Im kind of nervous. Yes. Just concentrate on the important ideas shes talked about in the class and ignore the details. How does the women suggest the man prepare for Professor Yangs exam？15. W: Im so sorry sir, and youll let me pay to have your j

3、acket cleaned, wont you? Thats all right. It could happen to anyone. And Im sure that coffee doesnt leave lasting marks on clothing. What can we infer from the conversation?16. W: Have you seen the movie The Departed? The plot was so complicated that I really got lost. Yeah, I felt the same, but aft

4、er I saw it a second time, I could put all the pieces together. How did the two speakers find the movie?17. M: Im really surprised you got an A on the test; you didnt seem to have done a lot of reading. Now you know why I never missed the lecture. What contributes to the womans high score?18. W: Hav

5、e you heard about the new digital television system? It lets people get about 500 channels. Yeah. But I doubt theyll have anything different from what we watch now. What does the man mean?Long conversation Conversation One: Gosh! Have you seen this, Richard? See what? In the paper. It says, there is

6、 a man going around pretending hes from the electricity board. Hes been calling at peoples homes, saying he is coming to check that all their appliances are safe. Then he gets around them to make him a cup of tea, and while they are out of the room he steals their money, handbag whatever and makes o

7、ff with it. But you know, Jane, its partly their own fault; you should never let anyone like that in unless youre expecting them. Its all very well to say that. But someone comes to the door, and says electricity or gas and you automatically think they are OK, especially if they flash a card to you

8、Does this man have an ID then? Yes, thats just it. It seems he used to work for the electricity board at one time according to the paper the police are warning people especially pensioners not to admit anyone unless they have an appointment. Its a bit sad. One old lady told them shed just been to th

9、e post-office to draw her pension when he called. She said he must have followed her home. He stole the whole lot. But what does he look like? Surely they must have a description. Oh, yes they have. Lets see, in his thirties, tall, bushy dark hair, slight northern accent, sounds a bit like you actua

10、lly.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. What does the woman want the man to read in the newspaper?20. How did the man mention in the newspaper try to win further trust from the victims?21. What is the warning from the police?22. What does the woman speaker tell us abo

11、ut the old lady?Conversation Two: Miss Jones, could you tell me more about your first job with hotel marketing concept? Yes, certainly. I was a marketing consultant responsible for marketing 10 UK hotels. They were all luxury hotels in a leisure sector all of a very high standard. Which markets were

12、 you responsible for? For Europe and Japan. I see from your resume that you speak Japanese. Have you ever been to Japan? Yes, I have, I spent months in Japan 2006. I met all the key people in the tourist industry, the big tour operators and the tourist organizations. As I speak Japanese I had a very

13、 big advantage. Yes, of course. Have you had any contact with Japan in your present job? Yes, Ive had a lot. Cruises have become very popular with the Japanese both for holidays and for business conferences. In fact, the market for all types of luxury holidays for the Japanese has increased a lot re

14、cently. Really, Im interested to hear more about that, but first tell me have you ever traveled on the luxury train, the Orient Express, for example? No, I havent. But Ive traveled on the Glacial Express through Switzerland and I traveled across China by train about 8 years ago. I love train travel.

15、 Thats why Im very interested in this job.23. What did the woman do in her first job?24. What give the woman an advantage during her business trip in Japan?25. Why is the woman applying for the new job?Passage 1Time. I think a lot about time and not just because its the name of the news organization

16、 I work for. Like most working people, I find time, or the lack of it, and never-ending frustration and an unwinnable battle. My every day is a race against the clock that I never ever seem to win. This is hardly a lonesome complaint. According to the families and work institutes, national study of

17、the changing workforce, 55 percent of employees say they dont have enough time for themselves, 63 percent dont have enough time for their spouses or partners, and 67 percent dont have enough time for their children. Its also not a new complaint. I bet our ancestors returned home from hunting wild an

18、imals and gathering nuts and complained about how little time they had to paint battle scenes on their cave walls. The difference is that the boss of animal hunting and the head of nut gathering probably told them to shut up or no survival for you. Todays workers are still demanding control over the

19、ir time. The difference is todays bosses are listening. Ive been reading a report issued today called when work works produced jointly by three organizations. They set up to find and warn the employers who employ the most creative and most effective ways to give their workers flexibility. I found th

20、is report worth reading and suggest every boss should read it for ideas.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 26. What is the speaker complaining about?Question 27. What does the speaker say about our ancestors?Question 28. Why does the speaker suggest all bosses r

21、ead the report by the three organizations?Passage 2Loving a child is a circular business. The more you give, the more you get, the more you want to give, * said. What she said proves to be true of my blended family. I was born in 1931. As the youngest of six children, I learned to share my parents l

22、ove. Raising six children during the difficult times of the Great Depression took its toll on my parents relationship and resulted in their divorce when I was 18 years old. Daddy never had very close relationships with his children and drifted even farther away from us after the divorce. Several yea

23、rs later, a wonderful woman came into his life and they were married. She had two sons, one of them still at home. Under her influence, we became a blended family and a good relationship developed between the two families. She always treated us as if we were her own children. It was because of our o

24、ther mother, Daddys second wife, that he became closer to his own children. They shared over 25 years together before our father passed away. At the time of his death, the question came up of my mother, Daddys first wife, attending his funeral. I will never forget the unconditional love shown by my

25、step mother. When I asked her if she would object to mother attending Daddys funeral, without giving it a second thought, she immediately replied. Of course not, honey. She is the mother of my children.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 29. According to the spea

26、ker, what contributed to her parents divorce?Question 30. What brought the father closer to his own children?Question 31. What message does the speaker want to convey in this talk?Passage 3In February last year, my wife lost her job. Just as suddenly, the owner of the Green House where I worked as m

27、anager died of a heart attack. His family announced that they were going to close the business because no one in the family wanted to run it. Things looked pretty gloomy. My wife and I read the want ads each day. Then one morning, as I was hanging a going out of business sign at the green house, the

28、 door opened and in walked a customer. She was an office manager whose company had just moved into the new office park on the edge of the town. She was looking for potted plants to place in the reception areas in offices. I dont know anything about plants, she said, I am sure in a few weeks, theyll

29、all be dead.” While I was helping her select her purchases, my mind was racing. Perhaps as many as a dozen firms that recently opened offices in the new office park and there were several hundred more acres with construction under way. That afternoon, I drove up to the office park. By 6 oclock that

30、evening, I had signed contacts with 7 companies to rent plants from me and pay me a fee to maintain them. Within a week, I had worked down to an agreement to lease the Green House from the owners family. Business is now increasing rapidly. And one day we hope to be the proud owners of the Green Hous

31、e.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 32. What do we learn about the green house?Question 33. What was the speaker doing when the customer walked in one morning?Question 34. What did the speaker think of when serving the office manager?Question 35. When was the speakers hope for the future?复合式听写We are now witnessing the emergence of an adva