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2011年12月英语四级

SectionA

11.

W:Thiscrazybusschedulehasgotmecompletelyconfused.Ican't

figureoutwhenmybustoClevelandleaves?

M:Whydon'tyoujustgototheticketwindowandask?

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

12.

W:IreallyenjoyedtheTVspecialaboutdraftslastnight.Didyouget

homeintimetoseeit?

W:Oh,yes,butIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethe

wholething.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.

W:Airport,please.I'mrunningalittlelate.Sojusttakethefastestway

evenififsnotthemostdirect.

M:Sure,butthereisalotoftrafficeverywheretodaybecauseofthe

footballgame.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

14.

W:MayImakearecommendation,sir?Ourseafoodwiththisspecial

sauceisverygood.

M:Thankyou,butIdon'teatshellfish.Fmallergictoit.

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

15.W:nowonemorequestionifyoudon'tmind,whatpositioninthe

companyappealstoyoumost?

M:Well,I'dlikethepositionofsalesmanagerifthatpositionisstill

vacant.

Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

16.M:Idon'tthinkIwanttoliveinthedormitorynextyear.Ineedmore

privacy.

W:Iknowwhatyoumean.Butcheckoutthecostifrentingan

apartmentfirst.Iwon'tbesurprisedifyouchangeyourmind.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

17.M:You'reontherighttrack.Ijustthinkyouneedtonarrowthe

topicdown.

W:Yeah,you'reright.Ialwaysstartbychoosingtwoboardertopics

whenI'mdoingaresearchpaper.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

18.W:Thispicnicshouldbeatthelastonewewentto,doesn'tit?

M:Oh,yeah,wehadtospendthewholetimeinside.Goodthing,the

weatherwascooperativethistime.

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?

LongConversation

ConversationOne

M:WhenIsayIliveinSweden,peoplealwayswanttoknowaboutthe

seasons.

W:Theseasons?

M:Yeah,youknowhowcolditisinwinter?Whatisitlikewhenthe

daysaresoshort?

W:Sowhatisitlike?

M:Well,itiscold,verycoldinwinter.Sometimesitiscoldas26degrees

belowcentigrade.Andofcoursewhenyougoout,you11wrapupwarm.

Butinsideinthehousesit'salwaysverywarm,muchwarmerthanat

home.SwedishpeoplealwayscomplainthatwhentheyvisitEngland,

thehousesarecoldeveninthegoodwinter.

W:Andwhataboutthedarkness?

M:Well,yeah,aroundChristmastimethere?sonlyonehourofdaylight,

soyoureallylooksforwardtothespring.Itissometimesabit

depressing.Butyouseethesummersareamazing,fromMaytoJulyin

theNorthofSwedenthesunneversets.It'sstilllightinthemidnight.

Youcanwalkinthemountainsandreadanewspaper.

W:Oh,yeah,thelandofthemidnightsun.

M:Yeah,thafsright,butit'swonderful.Youwon'tstayupallnight.

AndtheSwedesmakesmostofitoftentheystartedworkearlierin

summerandthenleaveatabout2or3intheafternoon,sothatthey

canreallyenjoythelongsummerevenings.They'dliketoworkhard,

butplayhard,too.IthinkLondonersworklongerhours,butFmnot

surethisisagoodthing.

Q19:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

Q20:WhatdoSwedishpeoplecomplainaboutwhentheyvisitEngland

inwinter?

Q21:Howdoesthemandescribetheshorthourofdaylightaround

ChristmasinSweden?

Q21:WhatdoesthemansayabouttheSwedishpeople?

ConversationTwo

W:Whatkindoftrainingdoesoneneedtogointothistypeofjob?

M:That'saverygoodquestion.Idon'tthinkthereisany,specifically.

W:Forexample,inyourcase,whatwasyoureducationalbackground?

M:Well,IdidadegreeinFrenchatNottingham.Afterthat,Ididcareers

workinsecondaryschoolslikethecareersguidancepeople.Hereisin

theuniversity.ThenIwentintolocalgovernmentbecauseIfoundIwas

moreinterestedintheadministrativeside.Thenprogressedonto

universities.Sotherewasn'tanyplanandtherewasnospecifictraining.

Thereareplentyoftrainingcoursesinmanagementtechniquesand

committeeworkwhichyoucanattendnow.

W:Butinthefirstplace,youdidaFrenchdegree.

M:Inmytime,therewasn'tadegreeyoucoulddofbradministration.I

thinkmostoftheadministratorsFvecomeacrosshavedegreesandall

sortsofthings.

W:Well,Iknowinmycase,IdidanEnglishliteraturedegreeandI

didn'treallyexpecttoendupdoingwhatIamdoingnow.

M:Quite.

W:ButyouarelocaltoNottingham,actually?Isthereanyreasonwhy

youwenttoNottinghamUniversity?

M:No,no,IcomefromthenorthofEngland,fromwestYorkshire.

NottinghamwasoneoftheuniversitiesIputonmylist.AndIlikethe

lookofit.Thecampusisjustbeautiful.

W:Yes,indeed.Let'ssee.WereyoufromtheindustrialpartofYorkshire?

M:Yes,fromtheWoolenDistrict.

Q23.Whatwastheman?smajoratuniversity?

Q24:Whatwastheman'sjobinsecondaryschools?

Q25:WhatattractedthemantoNottinghamUniversity?

SectionB

PassageOne

WhileGailObcamp,anAmericanartistwasgivingaspeechontheartof

Japanesebrushpaintingtoanaudiencethatincludedvisitorsfrom

Japan,shewasconfusedtoseethatmanyofherJapaneselisteners

havetheireyesclosed.WeretheytunedoffbecauseanAmericanhad

thenervetoinstructJapaneseintheirownartformortheydeliberately

triedtosignaltheirrejectionofher?Obcamplaterfoundoutthather

listenerswerenotbeingdisrespectful.Japaneselistenerssometimes

closedtheireyestoenhanceconcentration.Herlistenerswereshowing

theirrespectforherbychewingonherwords.Somedayyoumaybe

eitheraspeakeroralistenerinasituationinvolvingpeoplefromother

countriesormembersofminoritygroupinNorthAmerica.Learning

howdifferentculturessignalrespectcanhelpyouavoid

misunderstandings.Herearesomeexamples.Inthedeafcultureof

NorthAmerica,manylistenersshowapplausenotbyclappingtheir

handsbutbywavingthemintheair.Insomecultures,bothoverseas

andinsomeminoritygroupsinNorthAmerica,listenersareconsidered

disrespectfuliftheylookdirectlyatthespeaker.Respectisshownby

lookinginthegeneraldirectionbutavoidingdirecteyecontact.Insome

countries,whistlingbylistenersisasignofapprovalwhileinother

courtiersitisaformofinsult.

Questions:

26,WhatdidObcamp?sspeechfocuson?

27,WhydoJapaneselistenerssometimesclosetheireyeswhile

listeningtoaspeech?

28,Whatdoesthespeakertrytoexplain?

PassageTwo

Chrisisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintainingequipmentinhis

DivisionatTaxlongCompany.Heissoongoingtohaveanevaluation

interviewwithhissupervisorandthepersonneldirectortodiscussthe

workhehasdoneinthepastyear.Salary,promotionandplansforthe

comingyearwillalsobediscussedatthemeeting.Chrishasmade

severalchangesforhisDivisioninthepastyear.First,heboughtnew

equipmentforoneofthedepartments.Hehasbeenparticularlyhappy

aboutthenewequipmentbecausemanyoftheemployeeshavetoldhim

howmuchithashelpedthem.Alongwithimprovingtheequipment,

Chrisbeganaprogramtotrainemployeestouseequipmentbetterand

dosimplemaintenancethemselves.Thetrainingsavedtimeforthe

employeesandmoneyforthecompany.Unfortunately,oneserious

problemdevelopedduringtheyear.TwoemployeestheChrishiredwere

stealing,andhehadtofirethem.Chrisknowsthatanewjobfora

purchasingandmaintenancemanagerforthewholecompanywillbe

openinafewmonths,andhewouldliketobepromotedtothejob.

Chrisknows,however,thatsomeoneelsewantsthatnewjob,too.Kim

isinchargeofpurchasingandmaintenanceinanotherDivisionofthe

company.Shehasalsomadeseveralchangesovertheyear.Chris

knowsthathisbosslikesKim'swork,andheexpectsthathisworkwill

becomparedwithhers.

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.WhatisChris'smainresponsibilityatTaxlongCompany?

30.WhatproblemdidChrisencounterinhisDivision?

31.WhatdoesChrishopeforinthenearfuture?

32.WhatdowelearnaboutKimfromthepassage?

PassageThree

Proverbs,sometimescalledsayings,areexamplesoffolkwisdom.They

arelittlelessonswhicholderpeopleofaculturepassdowntothe

youngerpeopletoteachthemaboutlife.Manyproverbsremindpeople

ofthevaluesthatareimportantintheculture.Valuesteachpeoplehow

toact,whatisright,andwhatiswrong.Becausethevaluesofeach

culturearedifferent,understandingthevaluesofanotherculturehelps

explainhowpeoplethinkandact.Understandingyourownculture

valuesisimportanttoo.Ifyoucanacceptthatpeoplefromother

culturesactaccordingtotheirvalues,notyours,gettingalongwith

themwillbemucheasier.Manyproverbsareveryold.Sosomeofthe

valuestheyteachmaynotbeasimportantinthecultureastheyonce

were.Forexample,Americanstodaydonotpaymuchattentiontothe

proverb“Hastemakeswaste”，becausepatienceisnotimportantto

them.Butifyouknowaboutpastvalues,ithelpsyoutounderstandthe

presentandmanyoftheoldervaluesarestillstrongtoday.Benjamin

Franklin,afamousAmericandiplomat,writerandscientist,diedin

1790,buthisproverb“Timeismoney^^istakenmoreseriouslyby

Americansoftodaythaneverbefore.Astudyofproverbsfromaround

theworldshowsthatsomevaluesaresharedbymanycultures.In

manycasesthough,thesameideaisexpresseddifferently.

Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.Whyareproverbssoimportant?

34.Accordingtothespeakerwhathappenstosomeproverbswiththe

passageoftime?

35Whatdowelearnfromthestudyofproverbsfromaroundtheworld?

SectionC

CompoundDictation

Ourlivesarewoventogether.AsmuchasIenjoymyowncompany,Ino

longerimagineIcangetthroughasingledaymuchlessallmylife

completelyonmyown.EvenifIamonvacationinthemountains,Iam

eatingfoodsomeoneelsehasgrown,livinginahousesomeoneelsehas

built,wearingclothessomeoneelsehassewnfromclothwovenby

others,usingelectricitysomeoneelseisdistributingtomyhouse.

Evidenceofinterdependenceiseverywhere;weareonthisjourney

together.

AsIwasgrowingup,Irememberbeingcarefullytaughtthat

independencenotinterdependencewaseverything."Makeyourown

way",“Standonyourowntwofeet“ormymother'sfavoriteremark

whenIwasface-to-facewithconsequencesofsomeaction:Nowthat

you'vemadeyourbed,lieonit.

Totalindependenceisadominantthinginourculture.Iimaginethat

whatmyparentsweretryingtoteachmewastotakeresponsibilitiesfor

myactionsandmychoices.Buttheteachingwasshapedbyour

culturalimagines.Andinstead,IgrewupbelievingthatIwassupposed

tobetotallyindependentandconsequentlybecameveryreluctantto

askfbrhelp.Iwoulddoalmostanythingnottobeaburden,andnot

requireanyhelpfromanybody.

2011年6月

11.M:Shawn*sbeentryingfbrmonthstofindajob.ButIwonderhow

hecouldgetajobwhenhelookslikethat.

W:Oh,thatpoorguy!Hereallyshouldshavehimselfeveryotherdayat

leastandputonsomethingclean.

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutShawn?

12.W:IwishJanewouldcallwhensheknowshe'llbelate.Thisisnot

thefirsttimewe'vehadtowaitforher.

M:Iagree.Butshedoeshavetodrivethroughveryheavytraffictoget

here.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

13.M:Congratulations!Iheardyourbaseballteamisgoingtothe

MiddleAtlanticChampionship.

W:Yeah,we'reallworkingrealhardrightnow!

Q:Whatisthewoman'steamdoing?

14.W:John'sbeenlookingafterhismotherinthehospital.Shewas

injuredinacaraccidenttwoweeksagoandstillincriticalcondition.

W：Oh,thafsterrible.Andyouknowhisfatherpassedawaylastyear.

Q:WhatdowelearnaboutJohn?

15.M:Whataboringspeaker!Icanhardlystayawake.

W:Well,Idon'tknow.Infact,Ithinkit'sbeenalongtimesinceFve

heardanyoneisgood.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

16.W:I'mhavingalotoftroublewithlogicanditseemsmyprofessor

can'texplainitinawaythatmakessensetome.

M:Youknow,thereisatutoringserviceoncampus.Iwasabouttodrop

statisticsbeforetheyhelpedmeout.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

17.M:Thisisastylishovercoat.Isawyouwearingitlastweek,did'tI?

W:Oh,thatwasn'tme.ThatwasmysisterJoe.She'sinyourclass.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

18.M:Jane,supposeyoulostallyourmoneywhiletakingavacation

overseas,whatwouldyoudo?

W:Well,IguessI'dsellmywatchorcomputerordosomeoddjobstillI

couldaffordareturnplaneticket.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

ConversationOne

M:Hello,ProfessorJohnson.

W:Hello,Tony,sowhatshallweworkontoday?

M:Well,theproblemisthatthiswritingassignmentisn'tcomingout

right.WhatIthoughtIwaswritingonwastotalkaboutwhata

particularsportmeanstomewhenIparticipatein.

W:Whatsportdidyouchoose?

M:Idecidedtowriteaboutcross-countryskiing.

W:Whatareyougoingtosayaboutskiing?

M:Thafstheproblem.IthoughtIwouldwriteabouthowpeacefulitis

tobeoutinthecountry.

W:Sowhyisthataproblem?

M:Tdliketostartdescribinghowquiteitistobe.Ikeepmentioning

howmucheffortittakestokeepgoing.Cross-countryskiingisn'tas

simpleassomepeoplethink.Ittakesalotofenergy,butthat'snotheart

ofmypaper,soIguessIshouldleaveitout.ButnowIdon'tknowhow

toexplainthatfeelingofpeacefulnesswithoutexplaininghowhardyou

havetoworkforit.Itallfitstogether.It'snotlikejustsittingdown

somewhereandwatchingthecloudsrollby.That'sdifferent.

W:Thenyouhavetoincludethatinyourpoint.Thepeacefulnessof

cross-countryskiingisthekindyouearnbyeffort.Whyleavethatout?

Partofthepointyouknewbeforehand,butpartyoudiscoveredasyou

wrote.Thafscommon,right?

M:Yeah,Iguessso.

Q19.Whatisthetopicoftheman'swritingassignment?

Q20.Whatproblemdoesthemanhavewhileworkingonhispaper?

Q21.Whatdoesthewomansayiscommoninwritingpapers?

ConversationTwo

W:Goodeveningandwelcometothisweek'sBusinessWorld.

Itprogramfbrandaboutbusinesspeople.TonightwehaveMr.

AngelenowhocametotheUSsixyearsago,andisnowanestablished

businessmanwiththreerestaurantsintown.TellusMr.Angeleno,how

didyougetstarted?

M:WellIstartedoffwithasmalldiner.Ididallthecookingmyselfand

mywifewaitedontables.Itwasreallytoomuchworkfbrtwopeople.My

cookingisgreat.Andwordgotaroundtownaboutthefood.Withina

year,Ihadtohireanothercookandfourwaitresses.When

thatrestaurantbecameverybusy,Idecidedtoexpandmybusiness.

Nowwiththreeplacesmymainconcerniskeepingthebusiness

successfulandrunningsmoothly.

W:Doyouadvertise?

M:Ohyes.Idon'thaveanyTVcommercials,becausetheyaretoo

expensive.ButIadvertisealotonradioandinlocalnewspapers.My

childrenusedtodistributeads.innearbyshoppingcentres,butwe

don'tneedtodothatanymore.

W:Whydoyoubelieveyou'vebeensosuccessful?

M:Em,IalwaysservethefreshestpossiblefoodandImakethe

atmosphereascomfortableandaspleasantasIcan,sothatmy

customerswillwanttocomeback.

W:Soyoualwaysaimtopleasethecustomers?

M:Absolutely!WithoutthemIwouldatall.

W:ThankyouMr.Angeleno.Ithinkyouradvicewillbehelpfulltothose

juststaringoutinbusiness.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.Whatisthewoman,soccupation

23.whatdowelearnaboutMr.Angeleno?sbusinessatitsbeginning

24.whatdoesMr.Angelenosayaboutadvertisinghisbusinesse.

25.Whatdoesthemansaycontributetohissuccess?

SectionB

PassageOne

Therearemanycommonlyheldbeliefsabouteyeglassesandeyesight

thatarenotprovenfacts.Forinstance,somepeoplebelievethat

wearingglassestoosoonweakenstheeyes.Butthereisnoevidenceto

showthatthestructureofeyesischangedbywearingglassesata

youngage.Wearingthewrongglasses,however,canproveharmful.

Studiesshowthatforadultsthereisnodanger,butchildrencan

developlossofvisioniftheyhaveglassesinappropriatefortheireyes.

Wehaveallheardsomeofthecommonmythsabouthoweyesightgets

bad.Mostpeoplebelievethatreadingindimlightcausespooreyesight,

butthatisuntrue.Toolittlelightmakestheeyesworkharder,sothey

dogettiredandstrained.Eyestrainalsoresultsfromreadingalot,

readinginbed,andwatchingtoomuchtelevision.However,although

eyestrainmaycausesomepainorheadaches,itdoesnotpermanently

damageeyesight.Anothermythabouteyesisthattheycanbereplaced,

ortransferredfromonepersontoanother.Thereareclosetoonemillion

nervefibersthatconnecttheeyeballtothebrain,asofyetitis

impossibletoattachthemallinanewperson.Onlycertainpartsofthe

eyecanbereplaced.Butifwekeepclearingupthemythsandlearning

moreabouttheeyes,somedayafulltransplantmaybepossible.

26.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttotellusabouteyesight?

27.Whatdostudiesaboutwearingthewrongglassesshow?

28.Whatdowelearnabouteyetransplantingfromthetalk?

PassageTwo

Whenpeoplecareforanelderlyrelative,theyoftendonotuseavailable

communityservicessuchasadultdaycarecenters.Ifthecaregiversare

adultchildren,theyaremorelikelytousesuchservices,especially

becausetheyoftenhavejobsandotherresponsibilities.Incontrast,a

spouseusuallythewife,ismuchlesslikelytousesupportservicesorto

putthedependentpersoninanursinghome.Socialworkersdiscover

thatthewifenormallytriestotakecareofherhusbandherselfforas

longasshecaninordernottouseuptheirlifesavings.Researchers

havefoundthatcaringfortheelderlycanbeaverypositiveexperience.

Theelderlyappreciatedthecareandattentiontheyreceived.Theywere

affectionateandcooperative.However,evenwhencaregivingis

satisfying,itishardwork.Socialworkersandexpertsonagingoffer

caregiversandpotentialcaregivershelpwhenarrangingforthecareof

anelderlyrelative.Oneconsiderationistoaskparentswhattheywant

beforetheybecomesickordependent.Perhapstheyprefergoingintoa

nursinghomeandcanselectoneinadvance.Ontheotherhand,they

maytheiradultchildren.Caregiversmustalsolearntostatetheirneeds

andopinionsclearlyandaskforhelpfromothersespeciallybrothers

andsisters.Brothersandsistersareoftenwillingtohelp,buttheymay

notknowwhattodo

29.Whyareadultchildrenmorelikelytousecommunityservicesto

helpcarefbrelderlyparents?

30.Whyaremostwivesunwillingtoputtheirdependenthusbandsinto

nursinghomes?

31.Accordingtothepassage,whatmustcaregiverslearntodo?

PssageThree

Sinceaunionrepresentativevisitedourcompanytoinformusabout

ourrightsandprotections.Mycoworkershavebeenworryingabout

healthconditionsandcomplainingaboutsafetyhazardsinthe

workplace.Severaloftheemployeesinthecomputerdepartment,for

example,claimtobedevelopingvisionproblemsfromhavingtostareat

avideodisplayterminalforabout7hoursaday.Thesupervisorofthe

laboratoryisbeginningtogetheadachesanddizzyspellsbecauseshe

saysit'sdangeroustobreathesomeofthechemicalsmokethere.An

X-raystechnicianisrefusingtodoherjobuntilthefirmagreesto

replaceitsout-datedequipment.Sheinsiststhatit'sexposingworkers

tounnecessarilyhighdosesofradiation.Shethinksthatshemayhave

tocontacttheOccupationalSafetyandHealthAdministrationand

askedthatgovernmentagencytoinspectthedepartment.I'veheard

thatatafactoryintheareatwopregnantwomenwhowereworking

withpaintrequestedatransfertoasaferdepartment,becausethey

wantedtopreventdamagetotheirunbornbabies.Thesupervisorof

personnelrefusedtherequest.Inanotherfirmtheworkerswere

constantlycomplainingaboutthemalfunctioningheatingsystem,but

theownerswastoobusyortoomeantodoanythingaboutit.Finally,

theyallmetanagreetowearski-clothingtoworkthenextday.The

ownerwastooembarrassedtotalktohisemployees.Buthehadthe

heatingsystemreplacedrightaway.

32Whatdoesthetalkfocuson?

33WhatdidtheX-raytechnicianaskhercompanytodo?

34Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthetwopregnantwomenworking

withpaint?

35Whydidtheworkersinthefirmwearski-clothingtowork?

SectionC

Contrarytotheoldwarningthattimewaitsfornoone,timeslowsdown

whenyouareonthemove.Italsoslowsdownmoreasyoumovefaster,

whichmeansastronautssomedaymaysurvivesolonginspacethat

theywouldreturntoanEarthofthedistantfuture.Ifyoucouldmoveat

thespeedoflight,yourtimewouldstandstill,ifyoucouldmovefaster

thanlight,yourtimewouldmovebackward.

Althoughnoformofmatteryetdiscovered,movesasfastasorfaster

thanlight,scientificexperimentshasalreadyconfirmedthat

acceleratedmotioncausesatraveler'stimetobestretched.Albert

Einsteinpredictedthisin1905,whenheintroducedtheconceptof

relativetimeaspartofhisSpecialTheoryofRelativity.Asearchisnow

underwaytoconfirmthesuspectedexistenceofparticlesofmatterthat

moveataspeedgreaterthanlight.Andtherefore,mightserveasour

passportstothepast.Anobsessionwithtime-saving,gaming,wasting,

losingandmasteringit—seemstohavebeenapartofhumanityforas

longashumanhaveexisted.Humanityalsohasbeenobsessedwith

tryingtocapturethemeaningoftime.Einsteinusedadefinitionoftime

forexperimentalpurposes,asthatwhichismeasuredbyaclock.Thus

timeandtime'srelativityaremeasurablebyanyhourglass,alarmclock,

oratomicclockthatcanmeasureabillionthofasecond.

2010年12月

11.

M:Ohmygod!Theheatissimplyunbearablehere.Iwishwe'vegoneto

thebeachinstead.

W:Well,withthemuseumsandrestaurantsinWashingtonIllbehappy

herenomatterwhatthetemperature.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.

M:How'sthenewjobgoing?

W:Well,Fmlearningalotofnewthings,butIwishthedirectorwould

givemesomefeedback.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

13.

M:CanyouhelpmeworkoutaphysicaltrainingprogramJohn?

W:Sure,butwhateveryoudobecarefulnottooverdoit.LasttimeIhad

twoweeks?worthofweight-liftinginthreedaysandIhurtmyself.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

14.M:IhaveanelderlymotherandI'mworriedabouthergoingona

plane.Isthereanyrisk?

W:Notifherheartisallright.Ifshehasaheartcondition,I'd

recommendagainstit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknowabouthismother?

15.

M:Whydidn'tyoustopwhenwefirstsignaledyouatthecrossroads?

W:Sorry,Iwasjustabitabsent-minded.Anyway,doIhavetopayafine?

Q:whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

16.

M:I'mnoexpert,butthatnoiseinyourrefrigeratordoesn'tsoundright.

Maybeyoushouldhaveitfixed.

W:You'reright.AndIsupposeFveputitofflongenough.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

17.

M:Ididextremelywellonthesaleofmydowntownapartment.Now,I

haveenoughmoneytobuythatpieceoflandFvehadmyeyeonand

buildahouseonit.

W:Congratulations!Doesthatmeanyou11bemovingsoon?

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

18.

W:Myhandstillhurtsfromthefallontheiceyesterday.IwonderifI

brokesomething.

M:Fmnodoctor,butit'snotblackandblueoranything.Maybeyou

justneedtorestitforafewdays.

Q:whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

长对话（19~21）

M:Mrs.Dawson,thanksverymuchforcomingdowntothestation.I

justliketogooversomeofthethingsthatyoutoldpoliceofficerParmer

atthebank.

W:Allright.

M:Well,couldyoudescribethemanwhorobbedthebankfbrthis

reportthatwe'refillingouthere?Now,anythingatallthatyoucan

rememberwouldbeextremelyhelpfultous.

W:Well,just,IcanonlyrememberbasicallywhatIsaidbefore.

M:Thafsallright.

W:Themanwastall,sixfoot,andhehaddarkhair,andhehad

moustache.

M:Verygood.Allright,didhehaveanyotherdistinguishingmarks?

W:Um,no,nonethatIcanremember.

M:Doyourememberhowoldhewasbyanychance?

W:Well,Iguessaround30,maybeyounger,giveortakeafewyears.

M:Mm,allright.Doyourememberanythingaboutwhathewas

wearing?

W:Yes,yes,hehadonadarksweater,