08年06月大学英语四级听力原文

08年06月大学英语四级听力原文08年06月大学英语四级听力原文08年06月大学英语四级听力原文资料仅供参考文件编号：2022年4月08年06月大学英语四级听力原文版本号：A修改号：1页次：1.0审核：批准:发布日期：2008年06月英语四级听力材料

SectionA:ShortConversation:

11.

M:Todayisabaddayforme.Ifelloffastepandtwistedmyankle.

W:Don’tworry,usuallyankleinjurieshealquicklyifyoustopregularactivitiesforawhile.

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

.A.givehisankleagoodrest

12.

W:MayIseeyouticket,please

Ithinkyou’resittinginmyseat.

M:Oh,you’reright.Myseatisinthebalcony.I’mterriblysorry.

Q:Wheredoesconversationmostprobablytakeplace?C.inatheater

13.

W:DoyouhearMr.Smithdieinhissleeplastnight?

M:Yes,it’sverysad.Pleaseleteverybodyknowthatwhoeverwantstomayattendthefuneral.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?Aatragicaccident

14.

M:HaveyoutakenProfessorYang’sexambefore

I’mkindofnervous.

W:Yes.Justconcentrateontheimportantideasshe’stalkedaboutintheclassandignorethedetails.

Q:HowdoesthewomensuggestthemanprepareforProfessorYang’sexam？Dfocusonthemainpointsofherlectures

15.

W:I’msosorrysir,andyou’llletmepaytohaveyourjacketcleaned,won’tyou?

M:That’sallright.Itcouldhappentoanyone.AndI’msurethatcoffeedoesn’tleavelastingmarksonclothing.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?Dthewomanspiltcoffeeontheman’sjacket

16.

W:HaveyouseenthemovieTheDeparted

TheplotwassocomplicatedthatIreallygotlost.

M:Yeah,Ifeltthesame,butafterIsawitasecondtime,Icouldputallthepiecestogether.

Q:Howdidthetwospeakersfindthemovie?B.hardtounderstand

17.

M:I’mreallysurprisedyougotanAonthetest;youdidn’tseemtohavedonealotofreading.

W:NowyouknowwhyInevermissedthelecture.

Q:Whatcontributestothewoman’shighscore?

A.attendingeverylecture

18.

W:Haveyouheardaboutthenewdigitaltelevisionsystem

Itletspeoplegetabout500channels.

M:Yeah.ButIdoubtthey’llhaveanythingdifferentfromwhatwewatchnow.

Q:WhatdoesthemanmeanDthenewTVsystemmaynotprovideanythingbetter

Longconversation

ConversationOne:

W:Gosh!Haveyouseenthis,Richard?

M:Seewhat?

W:Inthepaper.Itsays,thereisamangoingaroundpretendinghe’sfromtheelectricityboard.He’sbeencallingatpeople’shomes,sayingheiscomingtocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.Thenhegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupoftea,andwhiletheyareoutoftheroomhestealstheirmoney,handbagwhateverandmakesoffwithit.

M:Butyouknow,Jane,it’spartlytheirownfault;youshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessyou’reexpectingthem.

W:It’sallverywelltosaythat.Butsomeonecomestothedoor,andsayselectricityorgasandyouautomaticallythinktheyareOK,especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou

M:DoesthismanhaveanIDthen?

W:Yes,that’sjustit.Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetimeaccordingtothepaperthepolicearewarningpeopleespeciallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment.It’sabitsad.Oneoldladytoldthemshe’djustbeentothepost-officetodrawherpensionwhenhecalled.Shesaidhemusthavefollowedherhome.Hestolethewholelot.

M:Butwhatdoeshelooklike

Surelytheymusthaveadescription.

W:Oh,yestheyhave.Let’ssee,inhisthirties,tall,bushydarkhair,slightnorthernaccent,soundsabitlikeyouactually.

Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoreadinthenewspaper?.Cthedescriptionofathiefindisguise

20.Howdidthemanmentioninthenewspapertrytowinfurthertrustfromthevictims?

DshowinghisID

21.Whatisthewarningfromthepolice?

Cnottoletanyoneinwithoutanappointment

22.Whatdoesthewomanspeakertellusabouttheoldlady?

C

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stolenConversationTwo:

M:MissJones,couldyoutellmemoreaboutyourfirstjobwithhotelmarketingconcept?

W:Yes,certainly.Iwasamarketingconsultantresponsibleformarketing10UKhotels.Theywereallluxuryhotelsinaleisuresectorallofaveryhighstandard.

M:Whichmarketswereyouresponsiblefor?

W:ForEuropeandJapan.

M:IseefromyourresumethatyouspeakJapanese.HaveyoueverbeentoJapan?

W:Yes,Ihave,IspentmonthsinJapan2006.Imetallthekeypeopleinthetouristindustry,thebigtouroperatorsandthetouristorganizations.AsIspeakJapaneseIhadaverybigadvantage.

M:Yes,ofcourse.HaveyouhadanycontactwithJapaninyourpresentjob?

W:Yes,I’vehadalot.CruiseshavebecomeverypopularwiththeJapanesebothforholidaysandforbusinessconferences.Infact,themarketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanesehasincreasedalotrecently.

M:Really,I’minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat,butfirsttellmehaveyouevertraveledontheluxurytrain,theOrientExpress,forexample?

W:No,Ihaven’t.ButI’vetraveledontheGlacialExpressthroughSwitzerlandandItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout8yearsago.Ilovetraintravel.That’swhyI’mveryinterestedinthisjob.

23.Whatdidthewomandoinherfirstjob?A.marketingconsultancy

24.WhatgivethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripinJapan

D.beingabletospeakJapanese

25.Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenewjob?

B.itwillinvolvelotsoftraintravel

Passage1

Time.Ithinkalotabouttimeandnotjustbecauseit'sthenameofthenewsorganizationIworkfor.Likemostworkingpeople,Ifindtime,orthelackofit,andnever-endingfrustrationandanunwinnablebattle.MyeverydayisaraceagainsttheclockthatInevereverseemtowin.Thisishardlyalonesomecomplaint.Accordingtothefamiliesandworkinstitutes,nationalstudyofthechangingworkforce,55percentofemployeessaytheydon'thaveenoughtimeforthemselves,63percentdon'thaveenoughtimefortheirspousesorpartners,and67percentdon'thaveenoughtimefortheirchildren.It'salsonotanewcomplaint.Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomefromhuntingwildanimalsandgatheringnutsandcomplainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopaintbattlescenesontheircavewalls.Thedifferenceisthatthebossofanimalhuntingandtheheadofnutgatheringprobablytoldthemtoshutupornosurvivalforyou.Today'sworkersarestilldemandingcontrolovertheirtime.Thedifferenceistoday'sbossesarelistening.I'vebeenreadingareportissuedtodaycalled"whenworkworks"producedjointlybythreeorganizations.Theysetuptofindandwarntheemployerswhoemploythemostcreativeandmosteffectivewaystogivetheirworkersflexibility.Ifoundthisreportworthreadingandsuggesteverybossshouldreaditforideas.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question26.Whatisthespeakercomplainingabout?

.A.thelackoftime

Question27.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutourancestors?

A.theywerejustasbusyaspeopleoftoday

Question28.Whydoesthespeakersuggestallbossesreadthereportbythethreeorganizations?

D.tofindeffectivewaystogiveemployeesflexibility

Passage2

Lovingachildisacircularbusiness.Themoreyougive,themoreyouget,themoreyouwanttogive,***said.Whatshesaidprovestobetrueofmyblendedfamily.Iwasbornin1931.Astheyoungestofsixchildren,Ilearnedtosharemyparents'love.RaisingsixchildrenduringthedifficulttimesoftheGreatDepressiontookitstollonmyparents'relationshipandresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18yearsold.Daddyneverhadverycloserelationshipswithhischildrenanddriftedevenfartherawayfromusafterthedivorce.Severalyearslater,awonderfulwomancameintohislifeandtheyweremarried.Shehadtwosons,oneofthemstillathome.Underherinfluence,webecameablendedfamilyandagoodrelationshipdevelopedbetweenthetwofamilies.Shealwaystreatedusasifwewereherownchildren.Itwasbecauseofourothermother,Daddy'ssecondwife,thathebecameclosertohisownchildren.Theysharedover25yearstogetherbeforeourfatherpassedaway.Atthetimeofhisdeath,thequestioncameupofmymother,Daddy'sfirstwife,attendinghisfuneral.Iwillneverforgettheunconditionalloveshownbymystepmother.WhenIaskedherifshewouldobjecttomotherattendingDaddy'sfuneral,withoutgivingitasecondthought,sheimmediatelyreplied."Ofcoursenot,honey.Sheisthemotherofmychildren."Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question29.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoherparents'divorce?

.B.theGreatDepression

Question30.Whatbroughtthefatherclosertohisownchildren?

D.hissecondwife’spositiveinfluence

Question31.Whatmessagedoesthespeakerwanttoconveyinthistalk?

B.lovebreedslove

Passage3

InFebruarylastyear,mywifelostherjob.Justassuddenly,theowneroftheGreenHousewhereIworkedasmanagerdiedofaheartattack.Hisfamilyannouncedthattheyweregoingtoclosethebusinessbecausenooneinthefamilywantedtorunit.Thingslookedprettygloomy.MywifeandIreadthewantadseachday.Thenonemorning,asIwashanginga"goingoutofbusiness"signatthegreenhouse,thedooropenedandinwalkedacustomer.Shewasanofficemanagerwhosecompanyhadjustmovedintothenewofficeparkontheedgeofthetown.Shewaslookingforpottedplantstoplaceinthereceptionareasinoffices."Idon'tknowanythingaboutplants",shesaid,"Iamsureinafewweeks,they'llallbedead.”WhileIwashelpingherselectherpurchases,mymindwasracing.Perhapsasmanyasadozenfirmsthatrecentlyopenedofficesinthenewofficeparkandtherewereseveralhundredmoreacreswithconstructionunderway.Thatafternoon,Idroveuptotheofficepark.By6o'clockthatevening,Ihadsignedcontactswith7companiestorentplantsfrommeandpaymeafeetomaintainthem.Withinaweek,IhadworkeddowntoanagreementtoleasetheGreenHousefromtheowner'sfamily.Businessisnowincreasingrapidly.AndonedaywehopetobetheproudownersoftheGreenHouse.Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Question32.Whatdowelearnaboutthegreenhouse?

B.itsownerdiedofaheart

Question33.Whatwasthespeakerdoingwhenthecustomerwalkedinonemorning?

C.puttingupaGoingOutOFBusinesssign

Question34.Whatdidthespeakerthinkofwhenservingtheofficemanager?

C.developingfreshbusinessopportunities

Question35.Whenwasthespeaker'shopeforthefuture?

A.owningthegreenhouseoneday

复合式听写

Wearenowwitnessingtheemergenceofanadvancedeconomybasedoninformationandtechnology.Physicallabor,rawmaterials,andcapitalarenolongerthekeyingredientsinthecreationofwealth.Nowthevitalrawmaterial