大学英语四级考试听力真题原文
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2013年6月大学英语四级真题-听力原文
PartIIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
11.W:Whatareyoudoinginhere,Sir?Didn'tyouseetheprivatesignoverthere?
M:I'msorry.Ididn'tnoticeitwhenIcamein.I'mlookingforthemanager'soffice.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
12.W:Mike,what'stheproblem?You'veknownfrommonththereportisduetoday.
M:Iknow,butI'mafraidIneedanotherfewdays.ThedataishardtointerpretthanIexpected.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
13.W:Excuseme,Tony.HasmyparcelfromNewYorkarrived?
M:Unfortunately,it'***eendelayedduetothebadweather.
Q:Whatisthewomanwaitingfor?
14.W:Pamsaidwewon'thavethepsychologytestuntiltheendofnextweek.
M:Ellen,youshouldknowbetterthantotakePam'swordsforanything.
Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutPam?
15.W:Tom,wouldyoupleasewatchmysuitcaseforaminute?Ineedtogomakeaquickphonecall.
M:Yeah,sure.Takeyourtime.Ourtraindoesntleaveforanothertwentyminutes.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
16.M:Frankly,MaryisnotwhatI'dcalledeasy-going.
W:Isee.Peopleinourneighborhoodfindithardtobelieveshe'smytwinsister.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?
17.M:Howsoondoyouthinkthiscanbecleaned?
W:Wehavesamedayservice,sir.Youcanpickupyoursuitafterfiveo'clock.
Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
18.W:Ireallyenjoythatpieceyoujustplayonthepiano.Ibetyougetalotofrequestsforit.
M:Yousaidit.Peoplejustcan'tgetenoughofit.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
SectionB
Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
W:Goodafternoon,Mr.Jones.IamTeresaChen,andIllbeinterviewingyou.Howareyoutoday?
M:Iamfine,thankyou.Andyou,MissChen?
W:Good,Thanks.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourexperienceinthiskindofwork?
M:Well,forseveralyears,ImanagedadepartmentfortheBrownstoneCompanyinDetroit,Michigan.NowIworkparttimebecauseIalsogotoschoolatnight.Imgettingabusinessdegree.
W:Oh,howinteresting.Tellme,whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjob?
M:Illfinishschoolinafewmonths,andIdlikeafull-timepositionwithmoreresponsibility.
W:Andwhywouldyouliketoworkforourcompany?
M:BecauseIknowyourcompanysworkandIlikeit.
W:Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutyourspecialskillsandinterests?
M:Ofcourse,ImgoodatcomputersandIcanspeakSpanish.IusedtotakeclassesinSpanishatthelocalcollege.AndIliketravellingalot.
W:Canyougivemeanyreferences?
M:Yes,certainly.YoucantalktoMr.McCaw,myboss,attheBrownstoneCompany.Icouldalsogiveyouthenamesandnumbersofseveralofmyteachers.
W:Allright,Mr.Jones,andwouldyouliketoaskmeanyquestions?
M:Yes,IwonderwhenIllbeinformedaboutmyapplicationforthejob.
W:Well,wellletyouknowassoonaspossible.Letsstayintouch.Thankyouverymuchforcomingthisafternoon.
M:Thankyou.Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisworkingexperience?
20.Whydoesthemanwanttoleavehispresentjob?
21.Whatisthemaninterestedin?
22.Whatquestiondidthemanaskthewoman?
Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
M:Lisa,Lisa!Overhere,darling!It'swonderfultoseeyou.Oh,Lisa,youlookmarvelous.
W:Oh,Paul,youlooktired.Twomonthsawayinthecapital?Paul,Ithinkyou'vebeenworkingtoohard.
M:I'mfine.Thecityisveryhotthistimeoftheyear.It'sgoodtogetbacktosomefreshair.Youknow,Lisa,whattheysayaboutpregnantwomenreallyistrue.
W:What'sthatPaul?
M:Theysaytheylookbeautiful.
W:Well,Ihadalotoftensionwhileyou'vebeenstudyinghardonyourcourseinD.C.
M:Oh?
W:Oh,don'tworry,allfromamanover
50.Fatherhastoldallhi***usinessfriendsthegoodnewsaboutthebaby.Andthephonehasn'tstoppedringing.
M:Oh,look,darling.There'sataxi.
W:Paul,tellmeaboutthespecialprojectyoumentionedonthephone.Yousoundedveryexcitedaboutit!
M:Youknow,I'velearnedalotfromtheproject.I'msurprisedthatwasstillinbusiness.
W:That'***ecausewehaveawonderfulsalesmanageryou!
M:Thanks.Butthat'snottheproblematall.Lisa,ourlittlecompany,anditislittlecomparedtothegiantsinthecity.Ourlittlecompany'sindanger.Weareoutofdate.Weneedtoexpand.Ifwedon't,wewillbeswallowedupbyoneofthegiants.
Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
23.WhatdowelearnaboutLisa?
24.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
25.Whatdoesthemansayabouthiscompany?
SectionC
Passage1
Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Farmington,Utah,isamorepleasantcommunitysincealocalgirls'4-HclubimprovedMainStreet.Six4-Hgirlsworkedtocleanthe72footcurbsidethatwascoveredwithweeds,rocksandtrash.Eachmembervolunteeredtocleanupandtodiginplot,fiveflatsofflowers.Theyalsotooktermsinwatering,weedingandmaintainingtheplot.Participationinthisprojecthelpedthegirlsdevelopedanewattitudetowardstheirparentsoftheirownhomes;they'velearnedhowtoworkwithtools,andimprovetheirworkhabits.Onemothersaidthatbeforeherdaughterwasinvolvedinthisproject,shewouldnotevenpouraweed.TheexperienceonMainStreetstimulatedself-improvement,andencouragedmemberstotakeprideintheirhomegroundsandthetotalcommunity.Cityofficialscooperatedwiththe4-Hmembersinplantingtrees,buildingcookingfacilities,pick-metables,swingsandpublicrestrooms.The4-Hgirlsplantedtreesandtookcareofthemduringtheearlystagesofgrowth.Thetotalparkprojectneededmoreplantingsinthefollowingyears.Membersofthe4-Hclubagreedtofollowtheprojectthroughtocompletion,becausetheyreceivesatisfactionfromtheresultsofconstructivework.Theprojectisagrowingoneandisspreadfromtheparktotheschoolandtheshoppingcenter.Treesandflowershaveallbeenplantedintheshoppingcenter,makingtheatmospherepleasant.
Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.WhatdowelearnaboutMainStreetinFarmington?
27.Whatdothe4-Hclubmembersdoaboutthecurbside?
28.Whathavethe4-Hgirlslearnedfromtheproject?
29.Whydothe4-Hgirlsagreetofollowtheparkprojectthroughtocomplete.Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Passage2Accordingtoasurveyonreadingconductedin2001bytheU.S.NationalEducationAssociation(NEA),youngAmericanssayreadingisimportant,moreimportantthancomputersandscience.Over50%ofthe12to18yearsoldinterviewedsaytheyenjoyreadingalot.79%finditstimulatingandinteresting.And87%thinkitisrelaxing.About68%ofthosesurveyeddisagreedwiththeopinionthatreadingi***oringorold-fashioned.Overhalfteenagersinterviewedsaidtheyreadmorethantenbooksayear.Theresultsalsoshowthatmiddleschoolstudentsreadmorebooksthanhighschoolers.Over66%ofteensliketoreadfiction,suchasnovelsandstories.Over26%areinterestedinnon-fiction,suchhistorybooks.64%ofstudentslistedreadingstoriesaboutpeoplemyownage.That'safavoritetopic.Mysteriesanddetectivestoriescamesecondonthelistat53%.Justunder50%saidtheywereinterestedinreadingabouttheirowncultureintradition.Oftheteenagerswhoparticipatedinthesurvey,49%saidthatlibrariesarewheretheygetmostoftheirbooks.However,manycomplainthattheirschoollibrariesdonothaveenoughup-to-dateinterestingbooksandmagazines.EventhoughmanyteenagersintheUSenjoyreading,theystillhaveotherinterests.Whenaskedwhichactivitywouldbethemostdifficulttogiveupforaweek,48%saidlisteningtomusic.TVwouldbedifficulttogiveupfor25%ofthosesurveyed.
Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
30.Whatdoesthesurveyonteenagerreadingshow?
31.Whatbooksaremostpopularamongteenagersaccordingtothesurvey?
32.Whatactivitydoteenagersfindthemostdifficulttogiveupforaweek?
Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
Passage3
Thankyouforcoming,everyone.Todayspresentationwillshowhowweseethedevelopmentofthemotorcarintheshorttomediumterm,andthatiswhywehaveinvitedallofyouheretoday.Letsstartwithpower.Itsclearthatpetrol-drivenengineshavenofuture.Alreadytherearemanyalternativefuelvehiclesonthemarket,poweredbyanythingfromsolarpowertonaturalgas.Someindependentthinkershaveevenproducedcarsthatrunonvegetableoil.Butasweallknow,ofallthesealternativefuelvehicles,themostpracticalareelectricvehicles.Sure,inthepastelectricvehicleshavetheirproblems,namely,alimiteddrivingrange,andveryfewrechargingpoints,whichlimitedtheiruse.Now,however,recentdevelopmentsinelectricvehicletechnologymeantheycanmatchconventionalpetrolenginesintermsofperformanceandsafety.Letsnotforgetthatelectricvehiclesarecleaner.Plus,importantly,thepowersourceisrechargeable,sothisdoesnotinvolveusinganyvaluableresources.Movingontocommunications,verysoon,carswillbelinkedtoGPSsatellites,sotheylldoallthedrivingforyou.Whatcontrolsremainfortheuserswillbeaudio-based,so,forexample,youlljusthavetosayabitwarmer,andtheairconditioningwilladjustautomatically.Youllalsobeabletoreceiveemail,musicandmovies,allviaaninternetlink.Sojusttypeinthedestinationyouwant,sitback,sleep,watchyourmovie,whatever.Questions
33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
33.Whatisthepresentationmainlyabout?
34.Whatusedtorestricttheuseofelectricvehicles?
35.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutelectricvehiclesoftoday?