1999年1月托福听力文字

1、姓名：_ 班级：_ 学号：_-密-封 -线- 1999年1月托福听力文字考试时间：120分钟 考试总分：100分题号一二三四五总分分数遵守考场纪律，维护知识尊严，杜绝违纪行为，确保考试结果公正。99年1月 托福听力文字1. why are you leaving so early? the movie doesnt start till seven.i dont want to be at the traffic there. its a nightmare on the express way during rush hour.what does the man mean? (a) 2. e

2、xcuse me, but could you tell me how to get to the excelsior hotel? i thought it was on this corner but i seem to have made a mistake.hmm. im sorry. maybe you should try calling them. there is a phone over there by the candy store.what does the woman suggest the man do? (c)3. can i borrow your calcul

3、us textbook? i left mine in the classroom. and it was gone when i went back.that happened to me once. id almost given up on finding it until i checked it at the lost-and-found at the information desk downstairs in the lobby.what does the woman imply about the man should do? (d)4. did you see the dia

4、mond ring bill gave to linda?i sure did. it must have cost him an arm and a leg.what does the woman imply about the ring (c)5. im always late for my morning classes. its because of all the traffic out near where i live.well, you wouldnt have that problem if you move into our campus.what does the man

5、 suggest the woman do? (d)6. jennifer is going to the shore again this weekend.well, shes always been a beach person.what can be inferred about jennifer. (a)7. hey, larry. wanna meet a few of us for coffee in a little while?hmm. i would if i werent so far behind in this reading im doing for history.

6、what will the man probably do? (a)8. oh, something in this room is making my eyes edge. i must be allergic to something.hmm. i wonder what it is.what does the woman want to know? (c)9. my brother is coming this weekend and i thought three of us could go out to dinner saturday night. any suggestions?

7、its up to you. i dont know the restaurants around here that well. so you know a better place to go than me. what does the man mean? (b)10. can i get a ride into the office with you tomorrow?another day would be fine. but i got to be downtown for a meeting first thing in the morning.what does the wom

8、an imply? (d)11. after two weeks of tennis lessons i think i finally managed to improve my backhand. like my mom always says: “practice makes perfect.” what does the woman mean? (b)12. i just heard about your acceptance into law school. do you think you will be able to join your brothers firm when y

9、ou graduate?not likely. he is a tax lawyer and im going to major in criminal law.what does the woman imply? (d)13. could you give me a ride to the deans office? my interview for the scholarship is in an hour.dont you have anything else to wear other than that sweater?what does the woman imply? (d)14

10、. well, if you are seriously considering buying a car, im trying to get rid of mine. all it needs is some new paint.thanks. but most used cars end up being more trouble than they are worth.what will the man probably do? (c)15. did you watch that comedy special on tv last night? i dont think i ever l

11、aughed so hard.dont even talk to me about it. the only night i really wanted to watch something and we had a power fail in my building.what does the woman mean? (a)16. do you think itll be able to get this ink stain out of my pants?it wont be a problem but ill need to send them over to the main clea

12、ning facility. thats an extra days time.what does the woman mean? (a)17. youll have to be a lot more persuasive if you want to convince the committee to accept your proposal.im not sure what else i could say. besides i dont think they will reject it.what does the woman mean? (c)18. im having trouble

13、 slicing the bread with this knife.oh. sorry about that. i havent gotten around to sharpening it yet.what can be inferred about the knife? (b)19. do you know if sarah has reserved the room for the committee meeting yet?no. but if she hasnt we should have her try to get it at the auditorium. well nee

14、d the space.what does the woman want sarah to do? (c)20. i lost the piece of paper laura gave me. you know, the one with her address on it.you might be able to find it listed in the phone book/what does the woman mean? (d)21. i heard on the radio that not only is it going to be super hot tomorrow bu

15、t also the humiditys going way up.sounds like im going to have to find an air-conditioned place to be in. what does the man mean? (b)22. i cant concentrate on this final report any longer. maybe i should take a nap before we continue.you know they say the physical activity makes you more alert.what

16、does the woman imply? (b)23. i hope you like the novel i lent you. i wasnt sure whether it was the kind of book you would be interested in.you know, i had the same doubt at first. but once i started i simply couldnt put it down.what does the man mean? (c)24. the museum exhibit that our professor rec

17、ommended just closed. last day yesterday.oh. i was really looking forward to seeing it.what does the man mean? (c)25. if george misses one more meeting we are going to have to find one new committee secretary.wed better give him a n ultimatum.what does the man suggest they do? (b) 26. are you sure y

18、ou dont mind getting the concert tickets? i wouldnt be able to pay you back until friday when i get paid.no problem. im glad i can help and well be able to go together.what does the man mean? (c) 27. have heard the news? the manager posted this months work schedule.she did? where?what does the woman

19、 ask? (c)28. will you be living in the dormitory this year?not if i can help it. ive been thinking of renting an apartment off campus with some friends of mine.what does the man imply? (d)29. the plot of that movie is hard to find.it makes more sense the second time.what can be inferred about the wo

20、man? (b)30. im so soaked from the rain. id go back to my room to change my clothes if there were ore time before the performance.i could use drying off too. but i hate the idea of missing even a few minutes of this concert.what can be inferred about the speakers? (d)part b conversations31-34 part of

21、 a telephone interview*dr. thomas? this is keet bradley from the daily news. id like to ask you some questions about the new official standard weight that you purchased. * id be happy to help you. what would you like to know?* first of all, how was the standard weight used?* well, the people in our

22、department use it to check the scales all over the country. the department of weights and measures, we are a government agency. its our responsibility to see that all the scales measure a kilogram accurately so this is the way we use to adjust the scales.* how did you check the scales before?* we ha

23、ve an old standard weight that we used to use. it had to be replaced because it was imprecise. you see it was made of poor quality metal that was too porous. it absorbed too much moisture.* oh. so when the weather was humid it weighed more and when it was dry it weighed less.* exactly. and that vari

24、ation can affect the standards of the whole country. so our department had the new weight made out of higher quality metal.* how much did it cost.?* about 45 thousand dollars. * 45,000 dollars? for a one kilogram weight? thats more expensive than gold. is it really worth that much?* im sure it is. i

25、ndustries depend on our government agency to monitor the accuracy of scales so that when they buy and sell their products there is one standard. think of the drug industry, for example, those companies rely on high accuracy scales to manufacture and package medicine.31. what is the conversation main

26、ly about? (b)32. how was the weight used? (a)33. why was it necessary to replace the old standard weight? (c)34. what does dr. thomas probably think about the cost of the new weight? (c)35-38 conversation between a student and a professor* elizabeth martin speaking.* dr. martin, my name is mark john

27、son. my roommate, benjamin jones, is in your art history class. uh-m, art history 502?* yes.* well, he is sick and wont be in your class today. he asked me to bring his term paper to your office.* ok. the paper is due by 3 oclock.* i have a class from 1 to 2. ill bring it to your office after my cla

28、ss.* well, i have a meeting this afternoon. so you can drop it off with the secretary of the art history department. shell see that i get it. * ok. oh i almost forgot. im a biology major. but my advisor told me that i need one more humanities course to graduate. ive noticed that you are teaching a c

29、ourse on landscape painters next semester. could tell me a little bit about it?* sure. well, its a course for non-art majors. well be looking at several different painters and examining their works. well be looking at several different painters and examining their works. well also look the history a

30、nd politics of the era in which they lived.* that sounds interesting. what else is required?* there is no final exam. and there is only one required book. but each student has to give a major presentation about the individual painter at the end of the course.* hmm. it sounds good. will you be in you

31、r office later today? id to talk to you some more.* well, my meetings scheduled to last all afternoon. why dont you stop by tomorrow? any time in the afternoon. my office is in the fine arts building right next to the library.* thanks. ill do that.35. why does the man call the woman? (b)36. what doe

32、s the man almost forget to do? (a)37. what will the students be required to do in the course the woman describes? (b)38. what does the woman suggest the man do? (c)part c39 to 42 talk in an architecture classas you probably know, log structures are gaining popularity. they are no longer just the sim

33、ple country homes that we think of as the traditional log cabin. some upscale homes now incorporate natural round logs in sealing beams and walls. people seem to think that the rounded logs give their homes a cozy warm atmosphere. and even people who want to build a traditional log cabin on their ow

34、n can buy a kits with precut logs that fit together like pieces of lig-saw puzzle. before showing you some slides of modern log houses, id like to give you a little historical background on the subject.log cabins were first built in the late 1600s along the delaware river valley. the european immigr

35、ants who settled there brought centuries old traditions of working with logs. and in this heavily wooded area logs were the material in hand. log cabins were the most popular in the early 1800s with the settlers who were moving west. they provided the answer to the pioneers need for a sale and slidi

36、ng boards for windows. but the log buildings that have probably had most influence on modern architects are those of the mountain retreats of wealthy new yorkers. these country houses which were popular in the early 1900s typify whats known as the adoroundyx style. now lets look at those slides.39.

37、what is the speaker mainly discussing? (c)40. according to the speaker, what gives modern log homes their warm atmosphere? (c)41. why did the early settlers use log for building homes? (b)42. according to the speaker, why were log cabins especially popular with settlers who moved west? (a)43 to 46 t

38、alk in a geograpity classthe old canada road is a long lost trail between the canadian province of quebec and maine in the northeast corner of the united states. yes it really was lost and finding it again was a complex process that involved state of our technology: how the location of the roads was

39、 pinpointed was very interesting. and ill return to it as soon as i gave you a little background information. the road was begun in 1817, a few years before maine even became a state. at the time quebec was a major market for livestock, crops and fish. so a road to quebec was seen by officials in ma

40、ine as necessary for trade. for about 20 years the movement of people and goods was mostly from maine to quebec, and then the trend reversed as thousands of canadians immigrated to maine to escape poor crops, the lack of jobs and the threat of disease. i think it was a color epidemic. besides its ne

41、gative reasons major building projects in maine also made the state very attractive for the canadians who needed work. i should stress though that immigration during that period went in both directions. in fact the flow of people and goods went completely unhindered. there wasnt even a border post u

42、ntil around 1850. the people of the time saw maine and quebec as single region mainly because of the strong french influence which is still evident in maine today. eventually the road fell into disuse as a major railway was completed. finally people simply forgot about it and thats how it came to be

43、 lost. this brings me back to the original topic.43. what does the speaker say about the road between main and quebec? (b)44. what is one reason canadians began to immigrate to maine during the 1800s? (b)45. what can be inferred about the region including maine and quebec during the early 1800s? (a)46. what subject is the speaker most likely to discuss next? (d)47 to 50 lecture in a college classok, in the last class we talked about the classification of trees and we ended up with a basic description of angiosperm. you