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1、听力原文及注释2002年1月大学英语四级考试听力原文Section A 1. M: Jessica, could（能够） you forward（转发） this email to all the club（俱乐部） members（成员）?W: Sorry. The computer broke down（出故障） this morning. Ill do it for you as soon as （一就）I have it fixed (请人把它修好).Q: What does the woman imply（暗指）?2. W: Did you find the book for you

2、r reading assignment（作业） in the library?M: It closed before I got there（到达那里）. I had no idea（原先不知道） that it closes so early on weekends.Q: What does the man mean?3. M: Did you check the power plug（电源插头） and press（按） the play button（播放按钮）?W: Yes. The power（电源） indicator (指示灯） was on（亮着）, and it was r

3、unning（运转）, but somehow（不知什么原因） the sound（声音） didnt come through（出来）.Q: What was the woman probably trying to do?4. M: Joanna, Im awfully（非常） sorry. I didnt mean（有意） to hurt（伤害） you. Shall we have a beer（一杯啤酒） and forget（忘记） the whole（整个的） thing（事情）?W: OK, we can drop（放弃） it this time（这次）. But dont

4、do it again.Q: What do we learn（了解） from the conversation（对话）?5. W: Airports（机场） are sad（令人难过的） places（地方）.M: Sometimes(有时候), I guess（认为）. But well keep in touch（保持联系）. And I will fly over （乘飞机过去）to see you on Christmas.Q: What are the speakers doing?6. M: Are you going to return（返回） to your present

5、 （当前的）job after the vacation（假期）?W: No. I plan（计划） to graduate（毕业） next semester（学期）. That means（意味着） Ill have to（不得不） be a full-time（专职的） student.Q: What will the woman do?7. W: John, are you doing research（研究） for Professor（教授） Williams this semester（学期）?M: Actually（实际上）, Im working as（作为） his tea

6、ching assistant（助手）.Q: What does the man mean?8. M: I heard（听说） there are（有） a few（数个） seats（座位） left（剩下的） for the show（演出） tonight（今晚）.W: Really? I was under the impression（原以为） that the tickets（票） were sold out（被卖光） a long time ago（以前）.Q: What do we know from the womans reply（回答）?9. W: Mr. Longs b

7、riefing（情况简介） seems（似乎） to go on（继续） forever（永远）. I was barely able to（几乎不能） stay（保持） awake（醒着的）.M: How could you sleep through that（在此期间）? It was very important（重要的） to the mission（使命） we are going to carry out（实施）.Q: What does the man imply（暗指、暗示）?10. W: You seem（似乎） very confident（自信） about the j

8、ob interview（面试）, are you?M: Yes. I feel（感觉） ready for it. I bought（买） a good suit （西装）at a clothing store（服装店）. I had my hair cut（理了发）. I have studied(已经学习) almost(几乎) everything about finance(金融) and economics(经济学).Q: Where is the man probably（可能） going to work?Section B Passage OneThere was once

9、a man in South America who had a parrot, a pet bird that can imitate human speech. The parrot was unique. There was no other bird like him in the whole world. He could learn to say any word except one. He could not say the name of his native town, Ketunnel. The man did everything he could to teach t

10、he parrot to say Ketunnel, but he never succeeded. At first he was very gentle with the bird. But gradually, he lost his temper. “You stupid bird. Why cant you learn to say that one word? Say Ketunnel or I will kill you.” But the parrot would not say it. Many times the man screamed, “Say Ketunnel, o

11、r Ill kill you.” But the bird never repeated the name. Finally, the man gave up. He picked up the parrot and threw him into the chicken house. “You are even more stupid than the chickens.” In the chicken house, there were four old chickens, waiting to be killed for Sundays dinner. The next morning,

12、when he went out to the chicken house, the man opened the door. He was shocked by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears. On the floor lay three dead chickens. The parrot was screaming at the fourth, “Say Ketunnel, or Ill kill you.”Q11.Why did the man lose his temper?Q12.Who killed the

13、three chickens?Q13.Why was the man shocked at the scene the next morning?Passage TwoIn Britain, if you are found guilty of a crime, you can be sent to prison or be fined or be ordered to do community work such as tidying public places and helping the old. You may also be sent to special centers wher

14、e you learn practical skills like cooking, writing and car maintenance. Around 5 percent of the prison population are women. Many prisons were built over one hundred years ago. But the government will have to build 11 new prisons by next year. There are two sorts of prisons: the open sort and the cl

15、osed sort. In the closed sort, prisoners are given very little freedom. They spend three to ten hours outside their cells when they exercise, eat, study, learn skills, watch TV and talk to other prisoners. All prisoners are expected to work. Most of them are paid for what they do, whether they are d

16、oing maintaining or cooking and cleaning. Prisoners in open prisons are locked up at night, but for the rest of the time, they are free within the prison grounds. They can exercise, have visitors, or study, and some are allowed out of the ground to study or to do community work.Q14.What do we know a

17、bout women prisoners in Britain?Q15.In what way are open prisons different from closed prisons?Q16.What do we learn about prisoners in Britain?Passage ThreeLondon taxi drivers know the capital like the back of their hands. No matter how small and indistinct the street is, the driver will be able to

18、get you there without any trouble. The reason London taxi drivers are so efficient is that they all have gone through a very tough training period to get the special taxi drivers license. During this period, which can take from two to four years, the would-be taxi driver has to learn the most direct

19、 route to every single road and to every important building in London. To achieve this, most learners go through the city on a small motorbike, practising how to move to and from different points of the city. Learner taxi drivers are tested several times during their training period by government of

20、ficers. Their exams are a terrible experience. The officers ask you, “How do you get from Buckingham Palace to the Tower of London?” and you have to take them there in the direct line. When you get to the tower, they wont say “well done”. Theyll quickly move on to the next question. After five or si

21、x questions, theyll just say, “See you in two months time.” and then you know the exam is over. Learner drivers are not allowed to work and earn money as drivers. Therefore, many of them keep their present jobs until they obtain their license. The training can cost quite a lot, because learners have

22、 to pay for their own expenses on the tests and medical exam.Q17.Why are London taxi drivers very efficient?Q18.How long does the training period last?Q19.Why does the speaker think the driving test is a terrible experience?Q20.Why do learner drivers have to keep their present jobs?2002年6月大学英语四级考试听力

23、原文Section A 1. W: I suppose(猜想) you have bought（已经买了） some gifts(礼物) for your family. M: Well, Ive bought a shirt for my father and two books for my sister. But I havent decided (决定)what to buy for my mother, probably（也许） some jewels(首饰). Q: Who did the man buy the books for(为了)? 2. W: Look. It says

24、 they want a junior(初级的) sales(销售) manager and it seems（似乎） like its a big company(公司). Thatll be good , though(虽然) you might(可能) have to(不得不) travel(旅行、出差) a lot. M: Do they say anything about experience(经验)? Q: What are they talking about? 3. W: I think weve covered(覆盖、谈及) everything. What about a

25、 cup of coffee before we move on to the next item(继续进行下一项)? M: Good idea. I really cant wait another minute. Q: What does the woman suggest(建议) doing? 4. W: But what happens if it rains(要是下雨怎么办)? What are we going to do then? M: Well have to count on(指望) good weather（天气）. But if it does rain, the wh

26、ole thing will have to（不得不） be canceled(被取消). Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 5. W: You took（修课） an optional(选修的) course (课程)this semester(学期), didnt you? How is it going? M: Terrible（糟糕的）. It seems like the more the professor（教授） talks, the less I understand(似乎教授讲的越多，我越不明白). Q: How does

27、the man feel about the course? 6. W: Mark is playing computer games. M: Should he do that when the final exam(期末考试) is drawing near(临近)? Q: What does the man think Mark should do? 7. M: Jack seems to think that this years basketball season(赛季) will be disappointing(令人失望的). W: Thats his opinion(看法).

28、Most others think differently(不同地). Q: What does the woman mean? 8. M: Is this the check-in(办理登机手续) counter(柜台) for Flight(航班) 914 to Los Angeles? M: Yes, but Im sorry the flight(航班) is delayed(被推迟) because of(因为) a minor(次要的、小的) mechanical (机械的)problem（问题）. Please wait for further notice(进一步的通知). Q

29、: What do we learn（了解） from this conversation（对话）? 9. M: Excuse me. Id like to place(刊登) an advertisement(广告) for a used car（二手车） in the Sunday edition(版面) of your paper（报纸）. W: OK, but you have to run your advertisement(连续刊登你的广告) all week. We cant quote(报价) rates(价格) for just Sunday. Q: Where is th

30、e conversation most probably taking place(发生)? 10. M: I spend（花费） so much time polishing(润饰) my letter of application(申请书). W: Its worthwhile(值得的) to make the effort(付出努力). You know just how important（重要的） it is to give a good impression(印象). Q: What do we know about the man? Section B Passage One N

31、ot everybody reads the daily newspaper. People who do not read newspapers are sometimes referred to as non-readers. Early research has shown that non-readers are generally low in education, low in income, either very young or very old. In addition, non-readers are more likely to live in rural areas

32、and have less contact with neighbors and friends. Other studies show that non-readers tend to isolate themselves from the community, are less likely to own a home and seldom belong to local voluntary organizations. Why dont these people read a daily paper? They say they dont have the time, they prefer radio or TV, they have no interest in reading at all. And besides, they think newspapers are to