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托福历年听力原文 Created by 99 年10月 托福听力文字Part A1. A: Professor Parker, maybe youd better find another actor to play this role. The lines are so long. Sometimes I just completely forget them.B: Look, Mike, its still a long time before the first show. And I dont expect you to know all the lines yet. Just keep practicing and Im sure you will get them.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?2. A: Come on, Kate. The suns shinning, the flowers are blooming. Maybe you are missing the point of life.B: Maybe you are missing the point of this chemistry study group.Q: What does the woman mean?3. A: Could you give me a ride to the engineering building?B: I would, but Im late for an appointment on the other side of town.Q: What does the man mean?4. A: Excuse me, professor. Since class is canceled on Thursday. When are we going to have the quiz?B: It will be postponed until next weeks class.Q: What does the man mean?5. A: I cant believe I still have this pain in my back. This medicine the doctor gave me was supposed to make me feel better by now.B: Maybe you should start taking it three times a day like you were told.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?6. A: Im not sure what I am in the mood for? Pizza or hamburger? They are both really good here.B: The movie starts in an hour and we still have to get there and park. So just make it a decision.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?7. A: The basketball team is in the play-offs（最后决赛）, and I dont have a ticket. I guess Ill just watch it on TV. Do you want to come over?B: Actually, I have a ticket, but Im not feeling well. You can have it for what it cost me.Q: What does the woman mean?8. A: Dont you ever go home? Every time I see you, you are here in the library, poring over your books.B: What do you mean? I thought this was home.Q: What can be inferred about the woman?9. A: Doctor, I havent been able to get to sleep lately and Im too tired to concentrate during classes.B: Well, you know, spending too much time indoors with all that artificial lighting can do that to you. Your body loses track of whether its day or night.Q: What does the doctor imply the man should do?10. A: Im having trouble drawing the models right arm. Its supposed to look like hes pointing at me.B: To get the perspective(透视画法) you want, you need to use what we call foreshortening. Here, give me your pencil.Q: What will the woman probably do next?11. A: Could I borrow a twenty to tide me over（克服）till payday next Thursday?B: You are in luck. I just cashed the check.Q: What will the woman probably do next?12. A: Jane, didnt you get my messages? I left two on your answering machine.B: Ah? Oh, sorry Tom. Ive been meaning to get back in touch with you. It justslipped my mind.Q: What does the woman mean?13. A: Im sorry, Sir. But youre allowed only one piece of luggage on the plane. Youll have to check one of your suitcases at the baggage counter.B: Actually, one of these belongs to the woman up ahead. Im just giving her a hand.Q: What does the man mean?14. A: We need to drive to the city tonight. But the doctor said this medicine might make me drowsy.B: In that case Id better drive.Q: What does the man think the woman should do?15. A: Look at all the pollution going into the air from those factories. Do you think theyll ever get that under control?B: With the new laws and social awareness, well turn things around.Q: What does the woman predict will happen?16. A: Arent you cold? Why arent you wearing your jacket?B: I overslept this morning so I ran out of the house without listening to the forecast.Q: What does the man mean?17. A: Professor Jones, last night, when I was putting the finishing touches on my paperthat electrical storm completely wiped out my computer files. Do you think I can have another day to retype it?B: Im sorry Steven. Im leaving for a conference tomorrow and Ill be away twoweeks. I suppose you could send it to me there.Q: What will the professor probably allow the student to do?18. A: Do you know if Marys been by the office this morning?B: I just got here myself. So Im not the one to ask.Q: What does the man mean?19. A: I really enjoyed that TV special about whales last night. Did you get home in time to see it?B: Well, yes. But I wish I couldve stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing.Q: What does the woman mean?20. A: Take two of these pills three times a day. And you shouldnt take them on anempty stomach.B: What if I dont have an appetite?Q: What does the man imply?21. A: I feel horrible. Deborah was furious that I lost her notes. Do you think I should apologize again?B: If I were you Id let her cool off for a few days before I talked to her.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?22. A: Im having trouble fitting into my jeans. Looks like Ill have to get some new ones.B: But you wouldnt have to do that if you just cut down on what you eat.Q: What does the woman imply the man should do?23. A: Lisa is out of the office again. Another business meeting. She told me her flight was leaving later last night. I dont see how she does it.B: Me either. I could never keep up with that kind of pace.Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?24. A: My parents are taking me to a really fancy restaurant tonight. So Im wearing this new cologne. I got a sample of it from the magazine. Can you smell it?B: From across the room! Its not exactly subtle, is it?Q: What does the woman mean?25. A: Have you started researching your paper on computer programming languages of the future?B: To tell you the truth, Ive been putting it off.Q: What does the man mean?26. A: Im taking this great course, the psychology of language. Its so interesting. You are a psych major. You should sign up for it.B: Actually, Ive tried to do that. But they told me, “You need to have taken linguistic 101 first.”Q: What can be inferred about the man?27. A: Weve got to be in Philadelphia by Saturday. We could take the train. But wellhave to change a few times.B: A direct flight would be a lot less complicated and maybe even cheaper.Q: What does the woman mean?28. A: Someone said that there was a really good documentary on television last night about bald eagles. I wish Id seen it, since thats what we are studying in my ornithology（鸟类学）class.B: Im sorry. If I had known your were interested in that sort of things, I wouldve told you when it was going to be on.Q: What does the woman imply?29. A: I really enjoyed that piece you just played on the piano. I bet you get a lot of requests for it.B: People just cant get enough of it.Q: What does the man mean?30. A: How clumsy of me! And all of your white table cloth!？ B: Hey, itll come right out with soap and water.Q: What does the woman mean?Part BQuestions 31-35A: How do you like yesterdays astronomy class?B: It was interesting but the point she was trying to make seemed a little far-fetched（牵强的）.A: Oh, that new theory that ocean water came from comets.B: Yeah. Do you remember what its based on?A: Some recent satellite photos, I think. Apparently, space satellites recently detected thousands of small comets colliding with earths outer atmosphere, almost 40,000 per day.B: Ok, so they collide with the atmosphere. So thats what created the water?A: Its not that the collision created water. Comets contain water. They are made up mostly of cosmic dust and water. When they collide with the atmosphere, they break up and the water they contain rains down to earth. Ocean water came from that rain.B: Oh, well, this morning, I asked my geology professor about that. He said that most geologists dont accept it.A: Why not?B: Well, their reaches indicate that most of the water molecules from the comets will have burnt up as they fell through the atmosphere. Enough rain couldnt have reached the earth to fill up the ocean.A: Well, do the geologists have an alternative theory to explain where ocean water came from?B: Yeah, he said the more traditional view is that ocean water came from volcanoes.A: From volcanoes? B: Right! As the volcanic fumes are mostly steams. And they claim that it was volcanicsteam that created the oceans, not rain from comets.31. What are the speakers mainly discussing?32. What did recent photographs from a space satellite indicate?33. According to the new theory, where did ocean water come from?34. What group disagrees with the new theory described in the conversation?35. What aspect of volcanoes does the woman mention?Questions 36-39 A: Hi, Sarah. Whats up?B: Oh, hi, I just got out a history class. I had to give a presentation.A: How did it go?B: Terribly. Im sure I made a fool of myself.A: Why? Werent you prepared?B: No, it was not that. I just get so embarrassed and nervous whenever I have to speak in front of a group of people. I stand up and my face gets red and then I get even more nervous because I know everyone can see me blushing.A: Its not so bad to blush.B: But it happens all the time. If the professor asks a question and I know the answer, A: I blush like crazy if he calls on me. Doesnt that ever happen to you?B: No, not really. Maybe you should just try to forget about the people. Look at something else in the room like the exit sign.A: I guess I could try that but I doubt itll help.B: You know, we talked about it in psychology class. Blushing, even thought its involuntary（自然的，无意的）, is more or less a learned behavior.A: What do you mean?B: Oh, children hardly ever blush at all. And among adults, supposedly, women blushmore than men.A: I wonder why?B: I dont know, but I had a friend at high schools, Brian Smith. It was really easy to make him blush. He turned red whenever a waitress would ask him for his order.A: Im not that bad. Well, Ive got to get going for my next class. Ill talk to you later.36. What was the womans problem?37. Why might looking at the exit sign help the woman?38. What does the man say about children?39. Why does the man mention his friend Brian?Part CQuestions 40-43Im grad to see so many of you here. Weve become really alarmed over the health center by the number of students who are seeing, who are experiencing hearing loss. First, I want to go over some basic about hearing. Then we can take a look at our school environment and see if we can figure out some ways to protect hearing. The leading cause of preventable hearing loss is excessive noise. Too much moderate noise for a long time or some types of intense noise for even a short time can damage hearing. Loudness is measured in units called decibels（分贝）. One decibel is the lowest sound that the average person can here. Sounds up to 80 decibels generally arent harmful. Thats noise like traffic on a busy street. But anything louder than 80 decibels, especially with continuous exposure, may eventually hurt your hearing. Once you are up to around 140 decibels, thats like a jet plane taking off, then you might even feel pain in your ears. And pains are sure sign that your hearings at risk. Even one exposure to a really loud noise at close range can cause hearing loss. So what you need to do is limit your exposure to harmful levels. If you pass along this handout(分发的印刷品), we can take a look at the decibel level of some common campus sounds. Notice how loud those horns are that people take to football games. They are really dangerous if blown right behind you. Now, lets try to generate a list of damaging noises.40. Why is the nurse speaking to the students?41. What has been happening recently at the health center?42. What is on the handout the nurse gives the students?43. What does the nurse mention as a source of dangerous noise that students areexposed to?Questions 44-47 Continuing our survey of the 19th century, lets take a look now at Harriet BeecherStowe. Now Stowe is best known for her novel Uncle Toms Cabin（汤姆大伯的小屋）, a book that details the harshness of plantation life in the south. The book was extremely popular in the United States as well as in other countries. Ironically though, for all the attention given to Uncle Toms Cabin, its far from Stowes best work. She did write one other novel about life in the south, but much of her best work has nothing to do with the south at all. In fact, Stowes best writing is about village life in the New Englands states in the 19th century. In recording to the customs of the villages she wrote about, Stowe claimed that her purpose was to reflect the images as realistically（实际地）as possible. She usually succeeded, for her settings were often described accurately and in detail. In this sense, she was an important forerunner to the realistic movement that became popular later in the 19th century. She was one of the first writers to use local dialect for her characters when they spoke. And she did this for 30 years before Mark Twain popularized the use of local dialect. It makes sense that Stowe would write about New England life, since she was born in Connecticut. As a young woman there, she worked as a teacher. The teaching job helped lead to her first published work, a geography book for children. Later when she was married, her writing helped her support her family financially. Throughout her life, she wrote poems, travel books, biographical sketches and childrens books, as well as novels for adults.44. What is the main purpose of the talk?45. What does the professor say about the novel Uncle Toms Cabin?46. Why does the speaker mention Mark Twain?47. What was Stowes first published work?Questions 48-50Where did the turn piggy bank come from? Today the simple piggy bank is seen anywhere as the symbol of saving and frugality（节俭）, for putting away funds for a rainy day or building a nest egg for life sudden money needs, such as paying college expenses, buying a home or financing retirement. But why a pig? Dogs bury bones for a rainy day. Why not a dog shaped bank for coins? Squirrels are well known hoarders（贮藏者）too and we talk about squirreling away valuables. Why not a bank in the shape of a squirrel? Well, nevertheless, for 300 years, childrens banks have been imitation pigs with slots(缝)in the back. Charles Bernardy, the author of Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things, tells how the symbol came about by coincidence. According to Bernardy, during the Middle Ages, mined medal was scarce and expensive. Therefore, it was rarely used in the manufacture of household utensils. The type of orange clay known as pygg, spilled “P-Y-G-G”, was more abundant and economical throughout western Europe. It was used in making dishes, cups, pots and jars. And so these earthenware（陶器）items were referred to as pygg. Frugal(节俭的) people save cash and kitchen parks in jars. Although a pygg jar was not originally shaped like a pig, the name persisted. However, by the 18th century, pygg, P-Y-G-G jar, became pig, P-I-G jar or pig bank. Potters had simply begun to cast the bank in the shape of its common name.In the United States, the popular piggy bank has always been a symbol of saving money.48. What does the speaker mainly discuss?49. What was first made with the clay the speaker mentions?50. Why did craftspeople of the Middle Ages use the clay?00年5月 托福听力文字Part A1. W: Im not going swimming in the lake unless it warms up outside today.M: Me neither. Unfortunately I think its supposed to stay this cold all day.Q: What can be inferred about the speakers?2. M: that sweater is so unusual, and yet it looks familiar. Did I just see you wearing it yesterday?W: Well, not me. but.see, it belongs to my roommate Jill, and she is in your chemistry class.Q: What does the woman imply?3. W: This toothache is killing me! I was hoping it would just go away but its getting worse by the minute. What did you say the name of your dentist was?M: I told you last week to make that appointment.Q: what does the man imply?4. M: You wanna go to a lecture tonight over in the science auditorium? Its some guy who spent a year living in Antarctica.W: No kidding! Im doing a report on Antarctica for my geography class. Maybe I could get some good information to add to it.Q: What does the woman mean?5. W: Id really like to learn how to play chess, but it looks so complicated. It seems like it will take a really long time to learn.M: Well, it takes a long time to get good at it. But we can go over the basics the afternoon if you want.Q: What does the man imply?6. M: Do you think u can lend me that novel when you are finished with it? Ive been looking all over for a copy, but apparently it sold out at all the bookstores.W: Oh, its not mine. It belongs to Alive. But, Ill see what she says.Q: what will the woman probably do?7. W: Hum.are you going to try some of this chocolate pudding? Its incredible.M: Well, to be honest with you, Ive never been a big fan of chocolate.Q: What does the man imply?8. W: Why dont we go catch the new Italian film at the Pine Street cinema?M: Thats a little out of the way, dont u think? Its playing just up the street of the Growth(影院名)too, you know.Q: What does the man suggest they do?9. W: Hi, I know Doctor Wilsons out of town at a conference, but I was wondering.um.since she wont be back till next week, if u.if u could check in your computer records, and find out how I did on her mid-term exam?M: Im sorry, miss. But Im not authorized to give out that kind of information.Q: What does the man mean?10. M: You wouldnt believe the line at the auto inspection center. I waited more than two hours to get through it.W: Thats what u should get for waiting until the last day of the month.Q: What does the