大学英语四级真题听力原文Word文档下载推荐.docx
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Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
13.W:
Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace?
IfPaulweremyson,I’djustnotworry.Nowthathisteacherisgivinghimextrahelpandhe’sworkinghardhimself,he’ssuretodowellinthenextexam.
What’stheman’ssuggestiontothewoman?
14.M:
You’vehadyourhandsfullandhavebeenoverworkedduringthelasttwoweeks.Ithinkyoureallyneedtogooutandgetsomefreshairandsunshine.
W:
Youareright.That’sjustwhatI’mthinkingabout.
Whatis
thewomanmostprobablygoingtodo?
15.W:
Hello,John.Howareyoufeelingnow?
Ihearyou’vebeenill.
TheymusthaveconfusedmewithmytwinbrotherRods.He’sbeensickallweek,butI’veneverfeltbetterinmylife.
Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
16.M:
Didyoureallygiveawayallyourfurniturewhenyoumovedintothenewhouselastmonth?
Justtheuselesspieces,asI’mplanningtopurchaseanewsetfromItalyforthesittingroomonly.
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
17.M:
I’vebroughtbackyourOxfordCompaniontoEnglishLiterature.Ithoughtyoumightuseitforyourpaper.Sorrynottohavereturneditearlier.
Iwaswonderingwherethatbookwas.
Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
18.W:
Totellthetruth,Tony,itneveroccurstomethatyouareanathlete.
Oh,really?
Mostpeoplewhomeetme,includingsomefriendsofmine,don’tthinksoeither.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
Nowyouwillheartwolongconversations
Conversation1
Mary,Ihopeyou’repackedandreadytoleave.
Yes,I’mpacked,butnotquiteready.Ican’tfindmypassport.
Yourpassport?
That’stheonethingyoumustn’tleavebehind.
Iknow.Ihaven’tlostit.I’vepackedit,butIcan’trememberwhichbagit’sin.
Well,youhavetofinditattheairport.Comeon,thetaxiiswaiting.
Didyousaytaxi?
Ithoughtweweregoinginyourcar.
Yes,well,Ihaveplannedto,butI’llexplainlater.You’vegottobethereinanhour.
Theplanedoesn’tleavefortwohours.Anyway,I’mreadytogonow.
Now,you’retakingjustonecase,isthatright?
No,thereisoneinthehallaswell.
Gosh,whatalotofstuff!
You’retakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.
Well,youcan’tdependontheweather.Itmightbecold.
It’snevercoldinRome.CertainlynotinMay.Comeon,wereallymustgo.
Right,we’reready.We’vegotthebags,I’msurethere’snoneedtorush.
Thereis.Iaskedthetaxidrivertowaittwominutes,nottwenty.
Look,I’msupposedtobegoingawaytorelax.You’remakingmenervous.
Well,Iwantyoutorelaxonholiday,butyoucan’trelaxyet.
OK,Ipromisenottorelax,atleastnotuntilwegettotheairportandIfindmypassport.
Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Q19:
Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpassport?
Q20:
Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’strip?
Q21:
Whydoesthemanurgethewomantohurry?
Q22:
Conversation2
Oh,I’mfedupwithmyjob.
Hey,there’saperfectjobforyouinthepapertoday.Youmightbeinterested.
Oh,whatisit?
Whatdotheywant?
Waitaminute.Uh,hereitis.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyisrecruitingtranslators.
TheEuropeanSpaceAgency?
Well,that’swhatitsays.TheyneedanEnglishtranslatortoworkfromFrenchorGerman.
SotheyneedadegreeinFrenchorGerman,Isuppose.Well,I’vegotthat.What’smore,Ihaveplentyofexperience.Whatelsearetheyaskingfor?
Justthat.Auniversitydegreeandthreeorfouryearsofexperienceasatranslatorinaprofessionalenvironment.Theyalsosaythepersonshouldhavealivelyandinquiringmind,effectivecommunicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkindividuallyorasapartoftheteam.
Well,ifIstayatmypresentjobmuchlonger,Iwon’thaveanymindorskillsleft.Bytheway,whataboutsalary?
Ijusthopeitisn’tlowerthanwhatIgetnow.
It’ssaidtobenegotiable.Itdependsontheapplicant’seducationandexperience.Inadditiontobasicsalary,there’salistofextrabenefits.Havealookyourself.
Hm,travelandsocialsecurityplusrelocationexpensesarepaid.Hey,thisisn’tbad.Ireallywantthejob.
Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Q23:
Whyisthewomantryingtofindanewjob?
Q24:
Whatpositionisbeingadvertisedinthepaper?
Q25:
Whatarethekeyfactorsthatdeterminethesalaryofthenewposition?
SectionBShortPassages
Passage1
Whencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.Sometimes,however,acouplecannothaveachildoftheirown.Inthiscase,theymaydecidetoadoptachild.Infact,adoptionisverycommontoday.Thereareabout60thousandadoptionseachyearintheUnitedStates
alone.Somepeopleprefertoadoptinfants,othersadoptolderchildren,somecouplesadoptchildrenfromtheirowncountries,othersadoptchildrenfromforeigncountries.Inanycase,theyalladoptchildrenforthesamereason----theycareaboutchildrenandwanttogivetheiradoptedchildahappylife.
Mostadoptedchildrenknowthattheyareadopted.Psychologistsandchild-careexpertsgenerallythinkthisisagoodidea.However,manyadoptedchildrenoradopteeshaveverylittleinformationabouttheirbiologicalparents.Asamatteroffact,itisoftenverydifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparentsbecausethebirthrecordsofmostadopteesareusuallysealed.Theinformationissecretsonoonecanseeit.Naturally,adoptedchildrenhavedifferentfeelingsabouttheirbirthparents.Manyadopteeswanttosearchforthem,butothersdonot.Thedecisiontosearchforbirthparentsisadifficultonetomake.Mostadopteeshavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirbiologicalparents.Eventhoughadopteesdonotknowabouttheirnaturalparents,theydoknowthattheiradoptedparentswantthem,lovethemandwillcareforthem.
Questions26-29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.Accordingtothespeaker,whydosomecouplesadoptchildren?
27.Whyisitdifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparents?
28.Whydomanyadopteesfindithardtomakethedecisiontosearchfortheirbirthparents?
29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
Passage2
KatherineGramgraduatedfromUniversityofChicagoin1938andgotajobasanewsreporterinSanFrancisco.Katherine’sfatherusedtobeasuccessfulinvestmentbanker.In1933,heboughtafailingnewspaper,theWashingtonPost.
ThenKatherinereturnedtoWashingtonandgotajob,editinglettersinherfather’snewspaper.ShemarriedPhilipGram,whotookoverhisfather-in-law’spositionshortlyafterandbecamepublisheroftheWashingtonPost.Butformanyyears,herhusbandsufferedfrommentalillnessandhekilledhimselfin1963.Afterherhusband’sdeath,Katherineoperatedthenewspaper.Inthe1970s,thenewspaperbecamefamousaroundtheworldandKatherinewasalsorecognizedasanimportantleaderinnewspaperpublishing.ShewasthefirstwomantoheadamajorAmericanpublishingcompany,theWashingtonPostcompany.Inafewyears,shesuccessfullyexpandedthecompanytoincludenewspaper,magazine,broadcastandcablecompanies.
Shediedofheadinjuriesafterafallwhenshewas84.Morethan3thousandpeopleattendedherfuneralincludingmanygovernmentandbusinessleaders.HerfriendssaidshewouldberememberedasawomanwhohadanimportantinfluenceoneventsintheUnitedStatesandtheworld.Katherineoncewrote,“Theworldwithoutnewspaperswouldnotbethesamekindofworld”.Afterherdeath,theemployeesoftheWashingtonPostwrote,“TheworldwithoutKatherinewouldnotbethesameatall.”
Questions30-32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
30.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutKatherine’sfather?
31.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutKatherineGram?
32.WhatdoesthecommentbyemployeesoftheWashingtonPostsuggest?
Passage3
Obtaininggoodhealthinsuranceisarealnecessitywhileyouarestudyingoverseas.Itprotectsyoufromminorandmajormedicalexpensesthatcanwipeoutnotonlyyoursavingsbutyourdreamsofaneducationabroad.Thereareoftentwodifferenttypesofhealthinsuranceyoucanconsiderbuying,internationaltravelinsuranceandstudentinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillbegoing.
Aninternationaltravelinsurancepolicyisusuallypurchasedinyourhomecountrybeforeyougoabroad.Itgenerallycoversawidevarietyofmedicalservicesandyouareoftengivenalistofdoctorsintheareawhereyouwilltravelwhomayevenspeakyournativelanguage.Thedrawbackmightbethatyoumaynotgetyourmoneybackimmediately,inotherwords,youmayhavetopayallyoumedicalexpensesandthenlatersubmityourreceiptstotheinsurancecompany.
Ontheotherhand,gettingstudentheathinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillstudymightallowyoutoonlypayacertainpercentageofthemedicalcostatthetimeofserviceandthusyoudon’thavetohavesufficientcashtopaytheentirebillatonce.Whateveryoudecide,obtai
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