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2006年四级听力原文11.M:Whatwasitlikeworkingwiththoseyoungstars?W:Itwasagreatgroup,Ialwaysgotmadwhenpeoplesaidthatwedidntgetalong,justbecauseweregirls,therewasneverafight.Wehadagreattime.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?12M:Areyoutellingmeyoudonthaveahousekeeper?W:No,wedont.ifyoumakeamess,youcleanupyourself.Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?13.M:IhearthattheEdwardsarethinkingofbuyinganotherhouse.W:Shouldtheybedoingthatwithalltheotherexpensestheyhaveopay?Anyhow,theyareover70now,theirpresenthouseisnottoobad.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?14.W:Youlooklikeyouarefreezingtodeath.Whydontyouputthison?M:Thankyou,itwassowarmatnoon,Ididntexpecttheweathertochangesoquickly.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?15.W:Illhavethesteak,Frenchfries,andletssee,chocolateicecreamfordissert.M:Oh,oh,youknowthesethingswillruinyourhealth,toomuchfatandsugar,howaboutorderingsomevegetablesandfruitinstead?Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?16.W:WhatwasitlikegrowingupinNewYorksBronxDistrict?Wasitsafe?M:Tomeitwas,itwasallIknew.MymomwouldsendmetotheshopandIdgoandbuythingswhenIwasabout8yearsold.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?17.W:Niceweather,isntit?Oh,Iveseenyouaroundtheoffice,butIdontthinkwevemet,IamHenrySmith,IworkintheMarketResearchSection.M:Nicetomeetyou,Henry,IamHelenGrant,IamintheAdvertisingSectionontheninthfloor.Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?18.M:Maam,Ihearyouhaveanapartmentforrent,canItakealookatit?W:Sure,yourewelcomeanytimebyappointment,butIhavetotellyouthebuildingisclosetoarailways.Andifyoucantputupwiththenoiseyoumightaswellsavethetrip.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?Conversation1W:Pleasehaveaseat,Mr.Saunders.Ireceivedyourjobresumelastweek,anditwasveryimpressed.M:Thankyou!W:WeareasmallfinancialcompanytradingmostlystocksandbondsmayIaskwhyyouaresointerestedinworkingforus?M:YourcompanyhasanimpressivereputationandIvealwayswantedtoworkforasmallercompany.W:Thatsgoodtohear.Wouldyoumindtellingmealittlebitaboutyourpresentjob?M:Imcurrentlyworkinginalargeinternationalcompanyinchargeofateamof8brokers.Webuyandsellstocksformajorclientsworldwide.W:Whydoyouthinkyouaretherightcandidateforthisposition?M:Asaheadbroker,Ihavealotofexperiencesinthestockmarket,Idealwiththeclientsonthedailybases,andIenjoyworkingwithpeople.W:Well,youmightjustbethepersonwevebeenlookingfor.Doyouhaveanyquestions?M:Aha,ifIwerehired,howmanyaccountswouldIbehandling?W:youwillbeworkingwithtwootherheadbrokers,inanotherwords,youwillbehandlingaboutathirdofourclients.M:AndwhowouldIreportto?W:Directlytome.M:Isee.Whatkindofbenefitspackagedoyouoffer?W:Twoweeksofpaidvacationinyourfirstyearemployment,youarealsobeenentitledtomedicalanddentalinsurance,butthisissomethingyoushoulddiscusswithourPersonnelDepartment.Doyouhaveanyotherquestions?M:Nonotatthemoment.W:Well,Ihavetodiscussyouapplicationwithmycolleaguesandwellgetbacktoyouearlynextweek.M:OK,thanks,itsbeennicemeetingyou!W:Nicemeetingyoutoo!Andthanksforcomingintoday.19.WhatsthepurposeofMr.Saundersvisit?20.WhatisMr.Saunderscurrentjob?21.Whatcanweconcludefromtheconversation?Conversation2M:Hey,Karen,youarenotreallyreadingit,areyou?W:Pardon?M:Thebook!Youhaventturnedthepageinthelasttenminutes.W:No,Jim,IsupposeIhavent.Ineedtogetthroughit,though,butIkeepdriftingaway.M:Soitdoesntreallyholdyourinterest?W:No,notreally.Iwouldntbotherwithit,tobehonest,butIhavetoreaditforaseminar.Imatauniversity.M:Itsalaboroflaborthenratherthanalaboroflove.W:Ishouldsay,IdontlikeDickensatallreally,theauthor,indeed,Iamstartingtolikethewholecourselessandless.M:Itsnotjustthebook,itsthecurseaswell?W:Yeah,inaway,althoughthecurseitselfisntreallythatbad,alotofitisprettygood,infact,andthelecturerisfine,astome,Isuppose,yousee,IwanttodophilosophyratherthanEnglish,butmyparentstookmeoutofit.M:SothecoursesareOKassuch,itsjustthathadifbeenlefttoyou,youwouldchooseadifferentone.W:Oh,theyhadmybestinterestandheartofcourse,myparents,theyalwaysdo,dontthey?Theybelievethatmyjobprospectwouldbeprettylimitedwiththedegreeofphilosophy.Plus,theygivemeareallygenerousallowance,butIambeginningtofeelthatImwastingmytimeandtheirmoney.TheywouldbesodisappointedthoughifItoldthemIwasquitting.SectionBPassageOneInGreece,onlyrichpeoplewillrestinpeaceforeverwhentheydie.Mostofthepopulation,however,willbeundisturbedforonlythreeyears,thentheywillbedugup,washed,compressedintoasmalltinbox,andplacedinaboneroom.Ifthebodyhasonlypartiallydecayed,itisreburiedinasmallercheapergrave,butnotforlong,thebodywillbedugupagainsometimelaterwhenithasfullydecayed.Buyingapieceoflandforagraveistheonlywaytoavoidthisprocess.Thecostofthegraveissogreatthatmostp0eoplechoosetorentthegraveforthreeyearsandevenafterithasbeendugup,lastingpeaceisstillnotguaranteed.Ifnoonepaysforrentingspaceintheboneroom,theskeletonisremovedandstoredinabuildinginapoorpartofthetown.LackofspaceinAthensisthemainreasonwhythedeadaredugupafterthethreeyears.Thecityissoovercrowdedthatsometimesdeadbodiesarekeptinthehospitalsforoveraweekuntilagraveisfound.Athenscitycouncilwantstointroducecremation,thatisburningdeadbodiesasameansofdealingwiththeproblems.ButtheGreekchurchresiststhispractice,theybelievetheonlyplacewherepeopleburnishell,soburningdeadbodiesisagainsttheGreekconceptoflifeafterdeath.Tosavespace,thechurchsuggestedburyingthebodiesstandingupinsteadoflyingdown.Somepeopleproposedbuildingmulti-storeyundergroundgraveyards.PassageTwoIfyouvisitabigcityanywhereintheworld,youwillprobablyfindarestaurantwouldservethefoodofyourownnativecountry.MostlargecitiesintheUnitedStatesofferinternationalsampleoffoods.Manypeopleenjoyeatingthefoodofothernations.ThisisprobablyonereasonwhytherearesomanydifferentkindsofrestaurantsintheUnitedStates.AsecondreasonisthatmanyAmericanscomefromotherpartoftheworld.Theyenjoytastingthefoodsoftheirnativelands.InthecityofDetroit,forexample,therearemanypeoplefromwesternEurope,Greece,LatinAmerica,andtheFarEast.TherearemanyrestaurantsinDetroitwhichservethefoodsoftheseareas.Therearemanyotherinternationalrestaurantstoo.Americansenjoythefoodsintheserestaurantsaswellastheopportunitytobetterunderstandthepeopleandtheirwayoflife.OneofthemostcommoninternationalrestaurantstobefoundintheUnitedStatesistheItalianrestaurant.Therestaurantmaybeasmallbusinessrunbyasinglefamily.Themotherofthefamilycooksallofthedishes,andthefatherandchildrenservethepeoplewhocometoeatthere.Oritmaybealargerestaurantownedbyseveraldifferentpeoplewhoworkedtogetherinthebusiness.ManyItaliandishesthatAmericansenjoyaremadewithmeats,tomatoesandcheese,theyareverydeliciousandtasty.UnitedStates?PassageThreeOnewinterdayin1891,aclassatatrainingschoolinMassachusetts,U.S.A,wentintothegymfortheirdailyexercises.Sincethefootballseasonhadended,mostoftheyoungmanfelttheywereinforaboringtime.Buttheirteacher,JamesNasmithhadotherideas.HehadbeenworkingforalongtimeonanewgamethatwouldhavetheexcitementoftheAmericanfootball.Nasmithshowedthemenabaskethehadhungattheeachendofthegym,andexplainedthattheyweregoingtosuearoundEuropeanfootball,a