英语四级听力材料07年到09年学习啊.docx

1、英语四级听力材料07年到09年学习啊2006年12月23日四级听力原文Section A: ConversationsShort Conversations11. M: Christmas is around the corner. And Im looking for a gift for my girlfriend. Any suggestions?W: Well you have to tell me something about your girlfriend first. Also, whats your budget?Q: What does the woman want the

2、 man to do?12. M: What would you like for dessert? I think Ill have apple pie and ice cream.W: The chocolate cake looks great, but I have to watch my weight. You go ahead and get yours.Q: What would the woman most probably do?13. W: Having visited so many countries, you must be able to speak several

3、 different languages.M: I wish I could. But Japanese and of course English are the only languages I can speak.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?14. M: Professor Smith asked me to go to his office after class. So its impossible for me to make it to the bar at ten.W: Then it seems that well ha

4、ve to meet an hour later at the library.Q: What will the man do first after class?15. M: Its already 11 now. Do you mean I ought to wait until Mr. Bloom comes back from the class?W: Not really. You can just leave a note. Ill give it to her later.Q: What does the woman mean?16. M: How is John now? Is

5、 he feeling any better?W: Not yet. It still seems impossible to make him smile. Talking to him is really difficult and he gets upset easily over little things.Q: What do we learn about John from the conversation?17. M: Do we have to get the opera tickets in advance?W: Certainly. Tickets at the door

6、are usually sold at a higher price.Q: What does the woman imply?18. M: The taxi driver must have been speeding.W: Well, not really. He crashed into the tree because he was trying not to hit a box that had fallen off the truck ahead of him.Q: What do we learn about the taxi driver? Long Conversations

7、:Conversation 1W: Hey, Bob, guess what? Im going to visit Quebec next summer. Im invited to go to a friends wedding.But while Im there Id also like to do some sightseeing.M: Thats nice, Shelly. But do you mean the province of Quebec, or Quebec City?W: I mean the province. My friends wedding is in Mo

8、ntreal. Im going there first. Ill stay for five days. Is Montreal the capital city of the province?M: Well, Many people think so because its the biggest city. But its not the capital. Quebec City is. But Montreal is great. The Saint Royal River runs right through the middle of the city. Its beautifu

9、l in summer.W: Wow, and do you think I can get by in English? My French is OK, but not that good. I know most people there speak French, but can I also use English?M: Well, People speak both French and English there. But youll hear French most of the time. And all the street signs are in French. In

10、fact, Montreal is the third largest French speaking city in the world. So youd better practice your French before you go.W: Good advice. What about Quebec City? Ill visit a friend from college who lives there now. Whats it like?M: Its a beautiful city, very old. Many old buildings have been nicely r

11、estored. Some of them were built in the 17th or 18th centuries. Youll love there.W: Fantastic. I cant wait to go.Questions:19. Whats the womans main purpose of visiting Quebec?20. What does the man advise the woman to do before the trip?21. What does the man say about the Quebec City?Conversation 2M

12、: Hi, Miss Rowling, how old were you when you started to write? And what was your first book?W: I wrote my first Finnish (finished) story when I was about six. It was about a small animal, a rabbit, I mean. And Ive been writing ever since?M: Why did you choose to be an author?W: If someone asked me

13、how to achieve happiness. Step One would be finding out what you love doing most. Step two would be finding someone to pay you to do this. I consider myself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writingM: Do you have any plans to write books for adults?W: My first two novels were for adu

14、lts. I suppose I might write another one. But I never really imagine a target audience when Im writing. The ideas come first. So it really depends on the ideas that grasp me next.M: where did the ideas for the “Harry Potter” books come from?Ive no ideas where the ideas came from. And I hope Ill neve

15、r find out. It would spoil my excitement if it turned out I just have a funny wrinkle on the surface of my brain, which makes me think about the invisible train platform.M: How did you come up with the names of your characters?I invented some of them. But I also collected strange names. Ive got one

16、from ancient saints, maps, dictionaries, plants, war memoirs and people I met.M: Oh, you are really resourceful.Questions:22. What do we learn from the conversation about Miss Rowlings first book?23. Why does Miss Rowling consider her so very lucky?24. What dictates Miss Rowlings writing?25. Accordi

17、ng to Miss Rowling where did she get the ideas for the Harry Porter books?Section B: PassagesPassage 1Reducing the amount of sleep students get at night has a direct impact on their performance at school during the day. According to classroom teachers, elementary and middle school students who stay

18、up late exhibit more learning and attention problems. This has been shown by Brown Medical School and Bradley Hospital research. In the study, teachers were not told the amount of sleep students received when completing weekly performance reports, yet they rated the students who had received eight h

19、ours or less as having the most trouble recalling all the material，learning new lessons and completing high-quality work. Teachers also reported that these students had more difficulty paying attention. The experiment is the first to ask teachers to report on the effects of sleep deficiency in child

20、ren. Just staying up late can cause increased academic difficulty and attention problems for otherwise healthy, well-functioning kids, said Garharn Forlone, the studys lead author. So the results provide professionals and parents with a clear message: when a child is having learning and attention pr

21、oblems, the issue of sleep has to be taken into consideration. “If we dont ask about sleep, and try to improve sleep patterns in kids struggling academically, then we arent doing our job”, Forlone said. For parents, he said, the message is simple, “getting kids to bed on time is as important as gett

22、ing them to school on time”.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 26: What were teachers told to do in the experiment?Question 27: According to the experiment, what problem can insufficient sleep cause in students?Question 28: What message did the researcher intend

23、 to convey to parents?Passage 2Patricia Pania never wanted to be a public figure. All she wanted to be was a mother and home-maker. But her life was turned upside down when a motorist, distracted by his cell phone, ran a stop sign and crashed into the side of her car. The impact killed her 2-year-ol

24、d daughter. Four months later, Pania reluctantly but courageously decided to try to educate the public and to fight for laws to ban drivers from using cell phones while a car is moving. She wanted to save other children from what happened to her daughter. In her first speech, Pania got off to a shak

25、y start. She was visibly trembling and her voice was soft and uncertain. But as she got into her speech, a dramatic transformation took place. She stopped shaking and spoke with a strong voice. For the rest of her talk, she was a forceful and compelling speaker. She wanted everyone in the audience t

26、o know what she knew without having to learn it from a personal tragedy. Many in the audience were moved to tears and to action. In subsequent presentations, Pania gained reputation as a highly effective speaker. Her appearance on a talk show was broadcast three times, transmitting her message to ov

27、er 40 million people. Her campaign increased public awareness of the problem, and prompted over 300 cities and several states to consider restrictions on cell phone use.Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.Question 29: What was the significant change in Patricia Panias lif

28、e?Question 30: What had led to Panias personal tragedy?Question 31: How did Pania feel when she began her first speech?Question 32: What could be expected as a result of Panias efforts?Passage 3Many people catch a cold in the spring time or fall. It makes us wonder if scientists can send a man to th

29、e moon. Why cant they find a cure for the common cold? The answer is easy. Therere actually hundreds of kinds of cold viruses out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isnt a cure for each one. When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to yo

30、ur nose and causes a blockade in it. You feel terrible because you cant breathe well, but your body is actually eating the virus. Your temperature rises and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a running nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells. Y

31、ou may feel miserable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold. Different people have different remedies for colds. In the United States and some other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to feel better. Some people take hot bath and drink warm

32、liquids. Other people take medicines to relieve various symptoms of colds. There was one interesting thing to note. Some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer, because your body doesnt develop a way to fight it and kill it.Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have jus