2023年8月托福听力文字

蓝色字为注释，红色字为尚待校正部分。8月托福听力文字PartA1.M:doyouhavethisstyleshirtinmysize?W:I'llcheck.But...totelluthetruth,ithinkthisone'srightforu.Q:whatdoesthewomanmean?2.M:oh,I'msorry.IjustrealizedthatIforgottobringthetaperecorderyoulentme.Ileftitbackinmydorm.W:That'sallright.Iwon'tneedituntiltonight.AslongasI'vegotitbythen.Q:whatdoesthewomanImply?3.M:Sohowmuchwasyourplaneticket?W:MorethanIcouldreallyafford.Ihadtodipintomysaving(动用存款).Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?4.W:Wed.aregoingtobebusydaysformenextsemester.Threeclassinthemorningandthentwomoreintheafternoon.Iwon'tevenhavetimeforlunch.M:Youreallyshouldtrytofititin,youknow.Thoseafternoonclasseswouldbetoughtositthrough（耐着性子听完）ifustomach'srumbling（咕噜叫）.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?5.W:YouaredroppingoutoftheMarchingBand?ButIthoughtyoulovedit.Allthetravelling,playingbeforebigcrowds.M:Ido.But...withallthattimeawayfrommystudiesmygradesarereallystartingtoslip.Q:whatdoesthemanmean?6.W:I'mthinkingofgettinganewpantsuit（长裤与衣相配成套旳便服）toweartoJames'wedding.M:Ijusthopethatmyoldsuitstillfits.YouknowhowIfeelaboutshopping.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?7.M:What'smyshareofthebill?18.50?Thatcan'tberight!Ionlyhadasaladfordinner.W:don'tgetexcited.letmecheckthemout（核对）.Q:whatwillwomanprobablydonext?8.M:I'msurprisedthatSarahtoldherbosshewaswrongtohavefiredhissecretary.W:Iknow.ButthatSarah...Ifshehasanopinion,everyone'sgottoknowit.Q:whatdoesthewomanmean?9.M:howaboutamovietonight?Thatnewcomedyisopeningintown.W:Soundsgreat,butI'vegottoputfinishingtouchesonmypsychologyresearchpaper.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?10.W:youwon'thavetolookveryhardtofindajoboncampus.ButIdon'tthinkyou'llfindanythingthatisn'tjustpart-time.M:Thatsuitsme.Anythingmorethanthat,andIhavetochangemyclassschedule.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?11.M:Douthinkufeelenergeticenoughtowalktoourstudygroupsessiontonight?W:Ifthereisone!Iguessuhaven'theardtheweatherreport.overafootofsnowisexpected.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?12.M:Oh!Iturnedallofmywhitesockpink!IthrewaredT-shirtinbyaccident.W:Haveutriedrunningthemthroughagainwithbleach?Q:whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?13.W:IhearthatyourbrotherisplanningtotransfertoanotheruniversityM:notifIcantalkhimoutofit.Andbelieveme,I'mtrying.Q:whatdoesthemanimply?14.W:I'dliketoenrollinthefreeseminaruadvertisedinnewspaper.Theoneonmanagingyourpersonalfinances.M:Okay.Nowtheaddidsaythatuhavetohaveasavingaccountatourbanktobeeligible.Douhaveonehere?Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?15.W:Didyouseetheweatherforecastforthisweekend?Ican'tbelievehowthetemperature'sgonnadip(下降).M:Iknow.Thatisn'tmyideawhatOct.shouldbelike.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?16.M:Thisexhibitisatotalbore!Ican'tbelievetheycallthisart.W:IthinkI'veseenenough.Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?17.W:Weshouldprobablythinkaboutselectingsomeonetoleadourstudygroupyouknow,somebodyreallyorganized.M:Thenucancountmeout.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?18.W:whatdoyouthinkwouldbeareasonablepricetopayforanewcomputer?M:Youareaskingthewrongperson.mybrothergavememine.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?19.W:That’sanice-lookingjacket.Itfitsuperfectly.Isitsomethinguboughtrecently?M:Thanks.No,I'vehaditawhile.I'vejustbeenwaitingfortheweathertocooldown.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?20.M:What'swrongwithHeraldtoday?hesnapped（厉声说）tomefornoreason.W:Don'tworry,it'sjusttheendofthesemesterpressure.He'llbehisoldselfnextweek.（变回本来旳样子）Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutHerald?21.W:I'msorry.Ineedtoworklatetonight.Soushouldprobablycancelourreservationattherestaurant.M:Oh,actuallyI'venevergotroundtomakingoneinthefirstplace.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?22.M:ProfessorJohnson,formysociologyprojectthistermI'mthinkingofinterviewingalltheresidentsintownontheirTVviewinghabit.W:Wellthat'squiteanundertakingforsuchashorttermproject.Maybeyoushouldtotakealittlewhiletothinkaboutwhatthatwouldentail（使必须旳）beforemakingyourfinaldecision.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?23.M:howdoIlookinthisnewsweaterIboughtyesterday?Iwasinahurry,sodidn'thaveachancetotryiton.W:Well,Ireallylikethestyle.Butitlooksalittletight.Youmightwanttotakeitbackandgetthenextsizeup.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?24.M:Doyouhaveanyideawhatit'llcosttosendthislittlepackagetoAustralia?W:You'vegotme!ThefarthestI'veeversentapackageisCanada.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?25.M:Thisisn'tthedishIordered,butI'mgladIgotit.It'sdelicious.W:AsfarasI'mconcerned,thewaitershouldstillhearaboutit.26.M：I’vestillgottofulfillmyforeignlanguagerequirement,threesemesters’worse.Whataboutyou?W:Notme.ItestedoutofSpanish.Don’tyouremembermydadgotajobinMexicowhenIwas5?I’velivedtherefor8years,soI’mprettyfluent.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?27.W:Excuseme.DoyouknowwhenthenexttrainforPhiladelphialeaves?M:No,Idon’t.Butthere’sascheduleintherack,rightinfrontoftheticketwindow.Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?28.W:IwanttotakesomepicturesofmyfamilywhenIgohomethisweekend,butIhateluggingmycameraaround.It’ssobulky（体积大旳）andheavy.M:Youcantakemineinstead.Iwon’tneeditthisweekendandittakesgreatpicturesdespitethesize.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?29.W:YouknowwhattheWildlifeClubneeds?Weneedanadvisor,someonewhoknowsalotabouttheenvironmentandwildlifeconservation.M:There’ssomeonenewintheBiologyDepartment,ProfessorBell.I’llseeifshe’llbeinterested.Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydo?30.M:Youwerealsowearingabluescarfwhenyoucamein,weren’tyou?IthinkIgrabbedyoursbyaccident.W:No,youdidn’t.Mine’sstillhangingbythedoor.Icanseeitfromhere.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?PartB31-35M:Whathappenedtoyoutoday?W:IwenttotheBardMusicFestivalindowntownNewYork.Ilistenedtoareallyniceconcert.M:Really?Thenwhosemusicweretheyplayed?W:JustHaydn’s.ItwassobeautifulthatIwashumming（哼唱旳）themusicmyselfallthewayhomeonthetrain.Whattimeisit,anyway?Itmustbegettinglate.M:7o’clock.Didyouforget?WeweresupposedtomeettheothermembersoftheComputerScienceClubthisafternoon.W:Oh,Iamsorry.Itcompletelyslippedmymind.M:Sallywasgoingtoshowusasoftwareprogramshebought.Iwantedtoseeit.W:Whydidn’tyougo?M:Well,Iwaswaitingforyou,likeweplanned.AndbeforeIknewit,itwastoolate.Butforgetit,theconcertwouldprobablybemoreinteresting.W:MyfavoritepieceofHaydn’tBaritoneTrionNo.97.TheBaritone（萨克斯号）isanoldtypeofstringinstrument.It’sunusualthatithadtwosetsofstrings.Onesetyouplaywithabow,likeaviolin,theothersetyoucanpluckwithyourfigures.Thebalanceofthepluckingandbowingwasbeautiful.M:I’velistenedtoseveralofHaydn’ssymphoniesbefore.Ihaveacoupleof()CDs.W:Youdo?I’dliketoborrowthemsometimeifyoudon’tmind.M:IfIcanfindthem,sure.MyCDcollectionsstuffawaysomewhere.W:IhopeIcangettheCDoftheBaritoneTrioI’veheard.M:Well,westillhavesometimebeforethemallcloses.Whydon’twechecktoseeifthemusicshop’sgotit.W:Allright.31,whatistheconversationmainlyabout?32,whydidthewomanapologizetotheman?33,whatisunusualaboutthebaritone?34,whatdoesthewomanwanttoborrowfronttheman?35,wherewillthespeakersprobablygonext?Question36through39;M:let'ssayyouaregeologist,anduwanttoinvestigatethegeologicalhistoryofaplace.thatis,howdidgeologistsdeterminethingslike...say..Howweretherocksformed?Orwasanareaonceunderwater?Ifso,when?Howshouldugoaboutit?W:I'dstartwithstratigraphy（地层学）.M:coulduexplainwhatthatistotheclass?W:well,stratigraphyisthedescriptionofstrata（地层，stratum旳复数）insedimentaryrock.Iguessthat'snotsoclear,huh?Ok,let'ssayoneoftheinvestigatorsspotnearariver,forexample.well,overthehistoryofthearea,everytimetheriverflooded,itwoulddepositalayerofsedimentallthroughwithfloodplain(泛滥平原).Sometimesabiggerlayer,sometimesasmaller,dependingonthesizeoftheflood.Well,onelayerorstratumgetsdepositedoveranother.Obviouslythesestratabuiltupovermillionsofyears.Stratigraphyisthestudyoftheselayersofdepositedsettlement.M:sodoesthatmeanifiexamineeachofthesestrata,icantellhowlongagoeachoneisdeposited?W:notnecessarily.Yousee,theremight'vebeensomeyearswhentheriverdidn'tfloodandnosettlementwasdeposited.Youneedotherkindsofevidencetotellhowmuchtimemight'vegonebybetweenwhenonelayergotdepositedandoneontopofitgotdeposited.M:andwhatarethoseotherkindsofevidenceuaretalkingabout?W:well,fossilsforone.Youcandetermineexactlyhowoldafossilisandthat'showucantellhowtherocksurroundingitis.M:verygood.Thediscoveryofthatparticulartechniqueisaninterestingstory.ItwasamannamedWilliamSmithwhofirstusedfossilsforthepurposeofdatingstratabackinthe1800s.let'stakealookathowhewentaboutmakingthisgeologicalbreakthrough.36whatisthediscussionmainlyabout?37whatdoesthewomanexplainwhenshetalksaboutrivers?38accordingtothediscussion,whyaregeologistsunabletodeterminethegeologicalageofanareabystudyingsedimentdepositalone?39whatwilltheclassprobablydiscussnext?PartCQuestion40through43(这篇文章Gter旳笔记有缺失)Recentlysomeanthropologistconductedaninterestingcasestudyinethnology.nowethnology(人种学)asurecallisabranchofanthropologythatdealwithhowvariousculturesdevelopedchange.ThestudywasaboutthedevelopmentofbasketweavingbyAfrican-americanwomenwholiveinthetownofMountPleasant,SouthCarolina.Thetownisknownforitshighqualitysweetgrassbasketswhicharewovenbyethesewomen.They'vebeenweavingthebasketsforgenerations,handingdowntheskillfrommothertodaughter.SomeofthebasketshavebeenplaceonpermanentdisplayatthePhiladelphiaMuseumofArt.theoriginoftheirbasketweavingdatesbacktothe17thcenturyandevenearlierwhenthesewomen'sancestorscametotheUnitedStatesfromthewestcoastofAfrica.Now,it'smainlyahobby.Butbackinthe17thand18thcenturyAfricanandAmericanwomenwovethebasketsforuseonthericeplantations.Thereweretwotypesofbasketsthen:workbasketsandbasketsforuseinthehome.Theworkbasketsweremadeoutofbulrushes(芦苇).Bulrushesarelongtoughgrassthatgrowinmarshes.Onetypeofworkbasketswasfanbasketwhichwasusedtoseparatethegrainofricefromwaste.Thebasketsusedinthehomeweremadeoutofthemoredelicatesweetgrass.Theywereusedforeverythingfromfruitbasketstobabycradles.40whatisthetalkmainlyabout?41howdidthewomenmentionedinthetalklearntowavebasket?42accordingtothespeaker,whattypeofbasketswasmakeoutofbulrush?43whatisthemainreasonthatthewomeninSouthCarolinanowweavebaskets?Questions44through46:ThismorningIwanttotelluaboutarecentscientificdiscoverydealingwiththerelationbetweenplantsandanimals.thisisaboutadesertshrubwhoseleavescanshootastreamofpoisonousresin（树脂）adistanceofsixfeet.Youthinkitwillbesafefromallattacksbyinsects.Butarecentstudyhasfoundoneinsect,abeetle,thatcanchewitswaypasttheplant'sdefensesystembycuttingthemainveinthatdeliversthepoisontotheleaves.Thisveincuttingisjutonemethodthebeetlesusedtoprepareasafemeal.Anotherisbycuttingapathallthewayacrosstheleavetoholdtheflowofchemicals.Thentheysimplyeatbetweentheveinsofpoison.Inthepast,scientistswhostudiedinsetadaptationtoplantdefenseshavefocusedonchemicalresponses.Thatis,howtheinsectscanneutralizeoralterthepoisonoussubstancesplantsproduce.what'suniqueaboutthischewingstrategyisthatthebeetleisactuallyexhibitingabehavioral(行为旳)responsetotheplant'sdefensesratherthanthemorecommonchemicalresponse.Itisonlyafterabeetle'ssurvivedseveralencounterswiththeplant'resinthatitlearnshowtoavoidthepoison:bychewingthroughtheresintransportingveinsonthenextleafiteats.Andthusgivesitselfameal.however,itcantakeabeetleanhoursanahalfofcarefulveincuttingtoprepareasmallleafthattakesitonlyafewminutestoeat.So,thoughthemethodiseffective,it'snotveryefficient.41whatisthetalkmainlyabout?42whatisunusualaboutthedesertplant?43howcanthebeetlesavoidbeingpoisonedbytheplant?Questions47through50:We'regoingtostartourdiscussionofpoetryinWesternEuropewiththeIliadandtheOdyssey.thesetwogreatpoemsstandoutasgreatexamplesoftheearliestEuropeanpoems.theyarebelievedtohavebeenwrittensometimebetween800BCand700BC,partlybecausethepoemsrefertothesocialconditionsofthattime,conditionsthathavebeenvalidated（验证）bythefindingsofarcheologists.butjustwhowasthepoetwholaiddownthesecornerstones(基石)ofwesternliterature?Well,traditionascriblesthemtoamanname