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英语专业四级考试录音文字材料Model Test 1PART DICTATIONListen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you fourtimes. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen andtry to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or perhaps phrase by phrase, with intervals of15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during thistime you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO. Light travels at a speed which is about a million times faster than the speed of sound. In one second, light travels about 300,000 km, but sound travels only 0.334 km. You can get some idea of this difference by watching the start of a race. If you stand some distance away from the starter, you can see smoke come from the referees gun before the sound reaches your ears. This great speed of light produces some strange facts. Sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach us. If you look at the light of the moon tonight, remember thatthe light rays left the moon 1.3 seconds before they reach you. The nearest star is so far away that the light which you can see from it tonight started to travel towards you four years ago. The light from some of tonights stars may have started on its journey to you before you were born.PART LISTENING COMPREHENSION In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question in your Answer Sheet.SECTION A STATEMENT In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions. 1. Samuel visited Dallas on his way to New York. He is planning to go to Chicago and Philadelphia. Now he is on plane.2. Heavy rains caused the dam to collapse.3. There wont be a lecture for the students unless Professor Casey approves of it.4. Born and brought up in Europe, Alice would be much delighted if she could exchange her job in Los Angeles for one in Berlin.5. Johns writing has been improved since he took that English course.6. Mr. Jones has been under the weather for quite a few days.7. Although the charity appeal raised only half of what it expected, one quarterof a million dollars is respectable.8. Many people use brighter light bulbs than they need.SECTION B CONVERSATIONIn this section, you will hear eight conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions. 9. M: Shall I lock up the computer lab now before I go home? W: Dont bother. Im not leaving for a while, I can check it on my way out. 10. M: Hello, this is Tom Davis. I have an appointment with Mrs. Jones for 9 oclock this morning. But Im afraid Ill have to be 15 minutes late. W: Thats all right, Mr. Davis. She doesnt have another appointment schedule until 10 oclock. 11. M: Did you find what you wanted? Youve been gone all afternoon. W: I looked all over the town, but couldnt find any bookcases on sale. Theyre so expensive. I guess Ill wait a while. 12. M: Can you lend me $300 until payday? W: Its out of the question. 13. W: Ive built this up to a point where Im just beside myself with anxiousness. Ive got to get hold of myself. M: Would you like a tranquilizer? You appear to need one. 14. W: Good afternoon, officer. I am a stranger here. Can you tell me how to get to the post office? M: Yes. Go up this street and take the first turning on the left. The post office is next to a childrens park. You wont miss it.15. W: Ive been waiting here for a good 20 minutes. Why did it take you so long to come back? M: Oh, Im sorry to have kept you sitting here so long. I had to drive two blocks before I finally found a place to park the car. 16. M: If you dont have an account here, I cant cash your check. Im sorry, but thats the way it is. W: Well, thanks a lot! Youre a big help! SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Passage One Questions 17 to 18 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. Sudanese opposition leader Sadeqal-Mahdi, who travels to Washington next week, says he will push the Bush administration to urge both sides in his countrys civil war to make peace and create a true democracy. In an interview with Reuters news agency, Mr. Mahdi says the United States can play an important role in pressuring both sides to reach a just peace through political talks, not warfare. Last week, Secretary of State Colin Powell visited the region and promised to try harder to end the Sudanese war, which has killed an estimated two million people. It pits the Muslim north against the largely Christian and animist south. Sudans President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir and rebel leader John Garang are to hold proximity talks Saturday in Nairobi along with east African leaders trying to mediate an end to the 18 year conflict. In addition to the Kenyan host, President Danielarap Moi, the Ugandan, Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders are to attend the session. Passage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. The United Nations is predicting food shortages in Zimbabwe this year because of government policies that allowed war veterans to take over hundreds of white owned farms, crippling their production. In a report published Friday, the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization foresees a nearly one-quarter drop in Zimbabwes cereal production from last year. This includes a plunge of more than 50 percent in corn yields. The report says Zimbabwe will probably need to import more than 500,000 tons of cereals this year, but has only the hard currency to purchase about one-fifth that amount. The FAO study says the urban poor and low-income residents of southern and eastern Zimbabwe are most vulnerable to food shortages. Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has described the seizure of farms as a justified protest against the ownership by whites of about a third of the countrys productive land. The government wants to expropriate white-owned land without compensation and redistribute it to landless blacks.Passage Three Questions 22 to 23 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. Negotiations to try to rescue Argentinas national airline, Aerolineas Argentinas, from bankruptcy resume Friday in Buenos Aires. The countrys main workers syndicate, Confederation General del Trabajo (CGT), is sponsoring talks among the airlines seven unions in hopes of reaching an agreement that will bring the carrier desperately needed cash. Spain has a majority stake in the troubled airline and has offered a $350 million financial rescue package in exchange for a cut in workers benefits. But the airline technicians union is so far refusing to accept the deal. The other six unions associated with the carrier have agreed to the package. Aerolineas Argentinas faces some $900 million in debts and is losing between $20-30 million a month.Passage Four Questions 24 to 25 are based on the following news.At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka is reported to have voiced concerns overWashingtons plan for a missile defense system. Japanese news reports Friday said Ms. Tanaka told Italian Foreign Minister Lamberto Dini in Beijing last Friday that she was concerned about U.S. plans to deploy missile defenses. The reports said she also suggested that Japan and Europe must cooperate in urging Washington to show caution about the plan. If the remarks are confirmed, it would put Ms. Tanaka at odds with Tokyos official position that it “understands” Washingtons plan to develop the National Missile Defense project. Washington says the system is needed to protect the United States and its alliesfrom attack by so-called rogue nations. Model Test 2 PART DICTATION Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or perhaps phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO. I am thankful to the American people for the great privilege of being able to serve as your next president. I want to thank my wife and daughters for their love. Lauras active involvement as First Lady has made Texas a better place, and she will be a wonderful First Lady for America. I am proud to have Dick Cheney by my side, and America will be proud to have him as our next vice president. I was not elected to serve one party, but to serve one nation. The President of the United States is the president of every single American, of every race andevery background. Whether you voted for me or not, I will do my best to serve your interests, and I will work to earn your respect. I will be guided by President Jeffersons sense of purpose: to stand for principle, to be reasonable in manner, and, above all, to do great good for the cause of freedom and harmony. The presidency is more than an honor. It is more than an office. It is a charge to keep, and I will give it my all. Thank you very much, and God bless America.PART LISTENING COMPREHENSION In sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your Answer Sheet. SECTION A STATEMENT In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of each statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.1. There is no chance whatever of getting my husband to change his mind.2. Mr. Anderson, I need some advice from you. 3. Ive been up much of the night trying to catch up on my reading. 4. One way to fight boredom is to alternate one subject with another when you study. 5. Jim will never be able to get through these assignments by Friday.6. Maggie planned to change his job for a while but finally decided to keep the present one.7. Sam is really a terrific guy ; friends like him are few and far between. 8. Well, at the start I was winning easily, but then I hurt my wrist and couldnt hit the ball properly. SECTION B CONVERSATION In this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions. 9. W: You look very drawn. Whats the matter? M: Ive been up much of the night trying to catch up on my reading. 10. M: Did you find the kind of handbag you were looking for? W: I got a nice one for 30 dollars at the Macys, but the next day they were on special for 22 dollars. I would have saved 8 dollars, if I had waited.11. W: Its already 9. Arent you up yet? M: Give me a break, will you? After all, it is Sunday. 12. W: Are there any non-stop flights from Paris to New York today? M: Im afraid not, madam. Both of todays flights stop over in London. 13. W: George, what games should we arrange for the children to play? M: Why dont we just give them cake and ice-cream first, and then let them make up their own amusement? 14. W: Which of the candidates weve interviewed so far do you think is the best? M: Id strongly recommend the engineering graduate from Imperial College. His academic qualifications are excellent and he can think on his feet. 15. W: Should I make an appointment to see you again, Mr. James? M: Im not sure that will be necessary.You might call me Thursday morning. I will be out of town Tuesday and Wednesday. 16. W: Could you help Peter find a job? M: Itll be very difficult. His time in prison has labeled him as a criminal. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Passage One Questions 17 and 18 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. Israelis and Palestinians are mourning their dead. Five people were killed and more than 200 wounded during Tuesdays 53rd anniversary of what Palestinians callthe “great catastrophe” the creation of Israel and the mass displacement of Palestinians. Violence flared throughout the West Bank and Gaza on Tuesday. Israeli gunfire killed at least four Palestinians as protest marches became clashes with Israeli soldiers near military checkpoints and Jewish settlements. A Jewish settler was also killed and her father was wounded as they drove down a road in the West Bank. Psaasage Two Questions 19 to 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. Secretary of State Colin Powell has spoken out against possible cuts in U.S. foreign aid to Egypt and the Palestinians while the Bush administration is working for Middle East peace. Secretary Powell appeared Tuesday before a Senate subcommittee on the foreign aid budget.Republican Senator Mitch McConnell said Egypt may not deserve a proposed $2 billion military and fiscal aid package because he says anti-Semitic rhetoric in government-run media is at an all-time high. Secretary Powell says Cairo is very active in the peace process and plays an important role in the region. Mr. Powell also says the Bush administration speaks out when Egyptian newspapers print what he calls inappropriate remarks. Secretary Powell also defended proposed $75 million in humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the face of Senate criticism blaming them for the violence with Israel. Mr. Powell said it is in the U.S. national interest not to cut funds to the Palestinians. Passage Three Question 22 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. About 1,000 supporters of the suspended Solidarity Labour Union have held a demonstration in the western Polish city of Poznan. The demonstrators called forthe release of jailed Solidarity leader Lech Walesa. The demonstration followedan official ceremony to mark the anniversary of a workers revolt in Poznan 26 years ago. Passage Four Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. A new United Nations report is predicting economic growth in Latin America this year will be slower than anticipated. The U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean released a survey Tuesday projecting three percent growth in the region. In February, the commission forecast a growth rate of three-point-eight percent. The regional economy grew by four percent last year. Economists with the U.N. committee, based in Santiago, Chile, say the slowing U.S. economy is the primary factor in Latin Americas economic slowdown. The committee says a decline in direct foreign investment also played a part in the revised economic forecast. The U.N. agency is forecasting a good year for Brazilwhich has Latin Americas largest economy. The commission predicts the Brazilian economy will expand by four percent this year. The Dominican Republic and Chile also get high marks. The U.N. office says Colombian, Ecuador and Venezuela will continue a steady recovery from economic instability. Model Test 3 PART DICTATION Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or perhaps phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET TWO. Rose had a busy day yesterday. She got up at 7 oclock in the morning, and quickly washed her hands and face. She drove to the airport and flew to New York to attend an important meeting. In the plane, she read her latest research papers. It was 10 oclock when she got off the plane. Mr White met her at the airport, and they had lunch in a fast food restaurant. They got to Professor Reads office at 12:50. The meeting began at 1 in the afternoon and lasted for 4 hours. All the experts were satisfied with Roses report. Professor Read gave her somegood advice on her research. After dinner, Rose flew back and it was already 11 at night when she got home. She was tired, but very h