2012年12月四级听力原文

1、2012年12月四级听力原文听力原文Section A短对话（1118）11.The heat is simplyI wish we ve gone tothe museums andM: Oh my god! un bearable here. the beach in stead.W:Well, withrestaurants in WashingtonI be happyhere no matter what the temperature.Q: What does the woman mean?M: How s the new job going?W: Well, I m learni

2、ng a lot of new things, but I wish the director would give me some feedback.Q: What does the woman want to know?13.M: Can you help me work out a physical training program Joh n?W: Sure, but whatever you do be careful not to overdo it. Last time I had two weeks worth of weight -lifting in three days

3、and I hurt myself.Q: What does the man suggest the woma n do?14.M: I have an elderly mother and I mworried about her going on a plane. Is there any risk?W: Not if her heart is all right. If she has aheart con diti on, 1Q: What does thed recommend againstman wantto knowabout his mother?15.M: Why didn

4、 youstop whe nwe firstsig naled you at the crossroads?W: Sorry, I was just a bit abse nt-m in ded.Any way, do I have to pay a fine?Q:what do welear nfrom thecon versati on?M: I mno expert, but that noise in your refrigeratordoesn Sound right. Maybeyou should have it fixed.ve put itW: You re right. A

5、nd I suppose Ioff long eno ugh.Q: What will the woman probably do?17.M: I did extremely well on the sale of my dow ntow napartme nt.Now, I haveeno ugh money to buy that piece of landI ve had my eye on and build a house on it.W: Con gratulati ons! Does thatmea nyou ll be moving soon?Q: What do we lea

6、r n about the man from the con versati on?18.W: My ha nd still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday. I won der if I broke somethi ng.M: I nno doctor, but it not black and blue or any thi ng. Maybe you just n eed to rest it for a few days.Q: what do we learn about the woman from the con versati o

7、n?长对话 （1921 ）M: Mrs. Daws on,tha nks very much forcoming down to the station. I just like to go over some of the thi ngs that you told police officer Parmer at the bank.W: All right.reM: Well, could you describe the man who robbed the bank for this report that we filli ng out here? Now, any thi ng a

8、t all that you can remember would be extremely helpful to us.W: Well, just, I can on ly remember basically what I said before.M: That s all right.W: The man was tall, six foot, and he had dark hair, and he had moustache.M: Very good. All right, did he have any other disti nguish ing marks?W: Um, no,

9、 none that I can remember.M: Do you remember how old he was by any cha nee?W: Well, I guess around 30, maybe youn ger, give or take a few years.M: Mm, all right.Do you rememberany thi ng about what he was weari ng?W: Y es, yes, he had on a dark sweater, a solid color.M: OK. Um, anything else that st

10、rikes you at the mome nt?W: I remember he was wearinga lightshirt un der the sweater. Yes, yes.M: All right. Mrs. Dawso n, I really appreciate what you ve been through today. I m just going to ask you to look at some photographs before you leave if you don t mind. It won t take very long. Can you do

11、 that for me?W: Oh, of course.M: Would you like to step this way with me, please?W: OK, sure.M: Tha nk you.Questions19 to 21 are based oncon versati on you have just heard.19. What do we lear n about the woma n?20. What did the suspect look like?21. What did the man fin ally asked woma n to do?theth

12、e长对话 （2225 ）W: Good morning, I ncalling about the job that was in the paper last ni ght.M: Well, could you tell me your n ame?W: Can didate Foreset.M: Oh yes. What exactly is it that in terests you about the job?W: Well, I thought it was just right for me.M: Really? Um Could you tell me a little abo

13、ut yourself?W: Yes. I m 23. I ve been working abroad.M: Where exactly have you bee n work ing?W: I n Gen eva.M: Oh, Gen eva. And what were you doingthere?W: Secretarial work. Previous to that, I was at uni versity.M: Which un iversity was that?ve gotW: The Un iversity of Man Chester. Ia degree in En

14、 glish.M: You said you ve beenworkinginGen eva. Do you have any special reas on for wan ti ng to come back?W: I thought it would be nice to be n ear to the family.M: I see, and how do you see yourself develop ing in this job?W: Well, I m ambitious. I do hope that my career as a secretary will lead m

15、eeve ntually into man ageme nt.M: I see. You have foreig n Ian guages?W: French and Italia n.M: Well, I think the best thing for you to do is do reply awriti ngtoadvertiseme nt.W: Can t I arra nge for an in terview now?M: Well, I m afraid we must wait unt the applications are in, in writing, then de

16、cide on the short list. If you on the short list, of course we should see you.W: Oh, I see.theil allandareM: I look forward to receiv ingyourapplication in writing in a day or two.W: Oh, yes, yes, certai nly.M: Ok, tha nk you very much. Goodbye.W: Tha nk you. Goodbye.Questions 22 to 25 are based con

17、 versati on you have just heard.22. Howdidthewoma ngetabout the job vaca ncy?23. Whydidthewoma nfindappeali ng?24. WhathadthewomanbeenGeneva?on theto knowthe jobdoing in25. What was the woma n asked to do in the end?Secti on BPassage OneOne of the greatest heartbreaks for fire fighters occurs whe n

18、they fail to rescue a child from a bur ning buildi ng because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead. Saddest of all is when childrencatch a glimpse of the maskedthe fire fighter but hide because they think they have seena monster.Toprevent

19、 such tragedies,fire fighterEricVelez gives talks to childre nin hiscomm un ity,expla iningthat they shouldnever hide during a fire. He displays fire fighters equipment,includingtheoxygenmask, which he encourageshisIf yout hide! Weliste ners to play with and put on.see us, ” Velez tells them,“ don a

20、re not mon sters. We have come torescue you. ” Velez gives his prese ntati onsin En glishand Spa ni sh.Growi ng up in San Fran cisco,he lear ntSpa nish from his immigra ntpare nts.Velez and other fire fighters throughout North America, who give similar prese ntati ons,will n ever know howmany lives

21、they save through their talks.But it as fact that in formativespeak ingsaves lives. For example, several mon ths after liste ningto an in formativespeech,Pete Gen try in North Caroli na rescued his brother who is chok ing on food, by using the method taught by student speaker, Julie Paris. In additi

22、on to saving lives, in formativespeakers help peoplelear nnew skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live.26 Why do some children trapped in a bur ning buildi ng hide from masked firefighters?27 What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eri

23、c Velez?28 What do we learn about Pete Gen try?29 What message is the speaker trying to convey?Passage TwoSome people want to make and save a lotof moneyin order to retireearly.I seepeoplepursu inghigherpay ingandin creas in glydema ndingcareerstoaccomplishthis goal. Theymakemanypers onal sacrifices

24、 in excha nge for in come today. The problem is that tomorrow might not come. Even if it all goes according to plan, will you know how to be happy whe n you are notworking if you spend your entire life maki ngmon ey?More importa ntly,whowill be around for you to share your leisure time with? At the

25、other extreme are people who live only for today. Why bother sav ing whe n I might not be here tomorrow, they argue. The dan ger of this approach is that tomorrow may come after all. And most people dont want to spend all their tomorrowsworkingfor aliv ing.The earliern eglectof sav ing,however, make

26、s it difficult not to work whe n you are older. You maybe surprise to hear me say that if you must pick an extreme I thinkits better to pick thespe nd-all approach. As long as you dont mind con ti nuing to work, assumi ng your health allows, you should be OK. At least, you are making use of your mon

27、ey, and hopefullyderiv ingvalue and pleasurefrom it. Postp oning doing what you love and being with people you love un til retirement can be a mistake. It may never come. Retirement can be a great time for some people. For others, it is a time of boredom, Ioneliness and poor health.30 Why do some pe

28、ople pursue higher pay ing but dema nding careers?31 What is the dan ger facing people who live only for today?32 What does the speaker seem to advocate?Passage ThreeImagi ne that some one in your n eighborhoodbroke the law, and thejudge put the whole n eighborhood un der suspici on. How fair will t

29、hat be? Well, it happe ns everyday to high schoolers. Justbecause somestude ntshave stole nthings in shops, all of us are treated like thieves. Even though I d never steal.Store employeeslooked at me like I some kind of harde nedcrim in al. Forexample, duri ngone lunch period,myfriend Denny and I we

30、nt to the Graben Gore Restaura nt to have a hot dog. We arrived to find a line of students waiting outside. A new sign in the window told the story.“ No more than two students ata time ” . After 15 mi nu tes, we fin ally got in. But the store man ger laid the evil eye on us. I asked him about the ne

31、w sign, and he said, “ Youkids are stealing too much stuff. You kids? Too much stuff?We were not only assumed to be thieves, but brilliant,greedy thieves. The mostannoying thi ng though, is the way employees watched my friends and me. It s horribleOnce, at a drug store, I was looking around and foun

32、d a guy standingon alarge box, stocking the shelves. He was watch ing my han ds, more tha n he was watch ing his own. I showed him that my hands were empty. He got down off his box and rushed off, as if he was going to get the store man ger. How crazy is that!33. What does the speaker find to be un

33、fair?34. What measure did the Graben Gore Restaura nt take to stop steali ng?35. What happened in a drug store that greatly anno yed the speaker?Sectio n CWritingkeeps us in touch with otherpeople. We write to comm uni catewithrelatives and frie nds. We write to preserve our family histories so our childre n and gran dchildre n can lear n and