2008年英语专业四级考试试题及答案

经典word整理文档，仅参考，转Word此处可删除页眉页脚。本资料属于网络整理，如有侵权，请联系删除，谢谢！Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.Salt,shellsormetalsarestillusedasmoneyinout-of-the-waypartsoftheworldtoday.Saltmayseemratherastrange(31)______touseasmoney,(32)______incountrieswherethefoodofthepeopleismainlyvegetable,itisoftenan(33)______necessity.Cakesofsalt,stampedtoshowtheir(34)______,wereusedasmoneyinsomecountriesuntilrecent(35)______,andcakesofsalt(36)______buygoodsinBorneoandpartsofAfrica.Seashells(37)______asmoneyatsometime(38)______anotheroverthegreaterpartoftheOldWorld,Thesewere(39)______mainlyfromthebeachesoftheMaldivesIslandsintheIndianOcean,andweretradedtoIndiaandChina.InAfrica,shellsweretradedrightacrossthe(40)______fromEasttoWest.Metal,valuedbyweight,(41)______coinsinmanypartsoftheworld.Iron,inlumps,barsorrings,isstillusedinmanycountries(42)______papermoney.Itcaneitherbeexchanged(43)______goods,ormadeintotools,weapons,orornaments.TheearlymoneyofChina,apartfromshells,wasofbronze,(44)______inflat,roundpieceswithaholeinthemiddle,called“cash”.The(45)______ofthesearebetweenthreethousandandfourthousandyearsold—olderthantheearliestcoinsoftheeasternMediterranean.Nowadays,coinsandnoteshave(46)______nearlyallthemorepicturesque(47)______ofmoney,and(48)______inoneortwoofthemoreremotecountriespeoplestillkeepitforfutureuseonceremonial(49)______suchasweddingsandfunerals,examplesof(50)______moneywillsoonbefoundonlyinmuseums.(33)A.abstractB.advantageousC.abundantD.absolute(34)A.weightB.valueC.roleD.size(38)A.andB.butC.yetD.or(39)A.collectedB.producedC.grownD.raised(40)A.cityB.districtC.communityD.continent(41)A.processedB.producedC.precededD.proceeded(42)A.inspiteofB.insteadofC.alongwithD.inlinewith(43)A.againstB.asC.inD.forTherearethirtysentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentences.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.51.Ourassociation,whichhasconsistentlypressedforgreateremploymentopportunitiesforthedisabled,willpublish______proposalsinthenearfuture.A.theirB.ourC.hisD.its52.HadJudybeenmorecarefulonthemathsexam,she______muchbetterresultsnow.A.wouldbegettingB.couldhavegotC.mustgetD.wouldget53.Nineistothree______threeistoone.55.______hewantedtogooutwithhisfriendsattheweekend,hehadtostaybehindtofinishhisassignment.56.Ienjoyedmyselfsomuch______IvisitedmyfriendsinParislastyear.A.Allhislectureswereboring.C.Herfewfriendsareallfondofdancing.B.Halfbismoneywasgone.D.Heinvitedmanyhisfriendstotheparty.58.Whenyouhavefinishedwiththatbook,don’tforgettoputonmydesk,______?A.doyouB.don’tyouC.willyouD.won’tyou59.Whatdoes“Hewiselyrefusedtospendhismoney”mean?A.Itwaswiseofhimtorefusetospendhismoney.B.Herefusedtospendhismoneyinawisemanner.C.Hewasshortofmoneyanddidn’twanttobuyanything.D.Herefused,inawisemanner,tospendhismoney.60.Theystoodchattingtogetheraseasilyandnaturallyas______.A.itcouldbeB.couldbeC.itwasD.was61.Thefollowingareallcorrectresponsesto“Whotoldthenewstotheteacher?”EXCEPT______.63.InhisplaysShakespeare______hischaracterslivethroughtheirlanguage.64.Thesquareitselfisfivehundredyardswide,fivetimes______thesizeofSt.Peter’sinRome.65.Whichofthefollowingsentencesexpresses“probability”?A.Youmustleaveimmediately.B.Youmustbefeelingrathertired.66.Whenhefirststartedinuniversity,hereallyfeltat______withhismajor—economics.67.Ontheroadmotoristsshouldbeawareofcyclistsandbe______towardsthem.68.Sallywasabitshy,buttheteacherfoundherquite______discussingarecentfilmwithothers.69.Thecompanyhascapitalized______theerrorofjudgmentitsbusinesscompetitor.A.inB.overC.withD.on70.Timhasfailedthreecoursesthissemester,sohewillhaveto______themnextsemester.72.Thequestionsthatthespeakerraisedwerewell______theaverageadult.A.pastB.onC.beyondD.through73.Teachersinthisschoolwereencouragedtousedramaasa(n)______oflearning.A.designB.instrumentC.agencyD.tool74.First,weneedtofindoutwhathisschemeis,andthenact______.A.sensitivelyB.imaginativelyC.efficientlyD.accordingly75.AtfirstJimwasnotquiteclearwhathewasgoingtodoafteruniversity,butnowheseems______onbecomingacomputerprogrammer.A.fitB.setC.disposedD.decided76.Wheninvitedtotalkabouthisachievements,herefusedtoblowhisown______anddeclinedtospeakatthemeeting.A.trumpetB.whistleC.bugleD.flute77.Inspiteofthetreatment,thepaininhisleggrewin______.A.gravityB.extentC.intensityD.amount78.BusservicesbetweenTownCentreandNewtonHousingEstatewillbe______untilthemotorwayisrepaired.79.Themoon,beingmuchnearertotheEarththantheSun,isthe______causeofthetides.A.principalB.basicC.initialD.elementary80.Teddycametomy______withachequeof$200topaymyroomrate,afterIphonedhimthatmywallethadbeenstolen.Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.WhenthesunisupinAmsterdam,thelargestcityintheNetherlandssitsquietlyontheAmstelRiver.Youcanrentabicycle,visittheVanGoghorAnneFrankmuseum,ortakeawatertaxi.Butwhenthesungoesdown,thepartyingbegins.Inthebigclubsandincoffeeshops,touristsgathertohangout,talkpoliticsandsmoke.SeveralareasofthecityclearlyshowthetwoworldsthatruleAmsterdam.Andthey’reallwithinashortcabrideofeachother.Forexample,DamSquareattractsdaytimesightseerstoitsfestivals,openmarkets,concertsandotherevents.Severalbeautifulandverypopularhotelscanbefoundthere.AndthereistheRoyalPalaceandtheMagnaPlazashoppingmall.ButaseveningdescendsonDamSquaresodotheparty-seekers.HippoporfunkmusicbeginsblaringfromClubParadisoandClubMelkweg.ThesearetwoofthemostpopularclubsinEurope.Soifyoucome,bereadytodance.Theclubsdon’tshutdownuntil4am.Andwhileyouarethere,checkoutthevariousinexpensivewaystotourthecity.Don’tworryaboutgettinglost.AlthoughDutchistheofficiallanguage,mostpeopleinAmsterdamspeakEnglishandarehappytohelpyouwithdirections.Andyou’llnoticethathalfthepeopleinthestreetsareonbicycles.TheyrentforUS$17to$20forawholeday.Amsterdamalsohasagoodcanalsystem.FromanywherebetweenUS$2and$9.50,you’canusethecanalbusorawatertaxitocruisethe“VeniceoftheNorth”.Youcantakeinthepicturesquecanalhousearchitecture:Therowsofneat,narrowfour-storydwellingsofbrownstonewithlargewindowsarewellworthseeing.Manyofthemareseveralcenturiesold.YoumightalsowanttojumpoutofthecanalbusattheMuseumQuarterandstartwalking.MasterpiecesbyDutchartistssuchasRembrandt,Bruegel,VanGoghandothersareondisplayattheVanGoghMuseum,RembrandtHouseandothers.Thecityhasanappreciationofitshistoricpast.OneplacetovisitistheAnneFrankHouseinNineStreets.ItwastherethattheyoungJewishgirlwroteherfamousdiaryduringWorldWarII.VisitorscanviewAnne’soriginaldiaryandclimbbehindthebookcasetotheroomwheresheandherfamilyhidfromtheNazisfortwoyears.81.Atthebeginningofthepassage,theauthorindicatesthat______.A.Amsterdamisgenerallyknownasaquietcity.B.partiesgoonalldaylonginAmsterdam.D.Amsterdamattractsmanydaytimevisitors.82.WhichtouristattractioniscitedforelaborationinParagraphsFourandFive?A.RoyalPalace.B.DamSquare.C.ClubParadiso.D.MagnaPlaza.83.Accordingtothepassage,thelocalpeoplehaveallthefollowingcharacteristicsEXCEPT______.84.WhichofthefollowingadjectivescanbestdescribeAmsterdamasatouristcity?tantalizedInanarticlesomeChinesescholarsaredescribedasbeing“bythemysteriousdragonbonehieroglyphics.”TantalizedisoneofmanyEnglishwordsthathavetheiroriginsinmythsandlegendsofthepasttantalize(inthiscase,GreekandRomanones).Themeaningoftheverbisaveryparticularone:“topromiseorshowsomethingdesirabletoapersonandthentakeitaway;toteasebyMany(butnotall)Englishdictionariesgiveyouabriefindicationofaword’soriginstantalizethefollowingexplanationisgiven:[>Tantalus].ThismeansthatyoushouldlookuptheTantalustofindouttheword’sorigins,andifyoudo,youwillfindoutthatinGreekmythology,Tantaluswasakingwhowaspunishedinthelowerworldwitheternalhungerandthirst;hewasputuptohischininwaterthatalwaysmovedawaywhenhetriedtodrinkitandwithfruitonbranchesabovehimplacedjustalittlebitoutofhisreach.Canyouseewhyhisnamewaschangedintoaverbmeaning“toteaseortormentbyarousingdesire”?siren,familiartousasthemechanicaldevicethatmakessuchanalarmingsoundwhenpolicecars,ambulances,orfireenginesapproach.ThiswordalsohasitsoriginsinGreekmythology.ThetravelerOdysseus(UlyssestotheRomans)madehismenplugtheirearssirens,creatureswhowerehalfbirdandhalfwomanandwholuredsailorstotheirdeathsonsharprocks.Sothewordcametobeassociatedbothwithaloudsoundandwithdanger!Whensomeonespeaksofajovialmood”oraherculeaneffort,”heorsheisusingwordswithoriginsinmythology.Lookthesewordsuptofindtheirmeaningandrelationshiptomyths.Manycommonwords,suchasthenamesforthedaysoftheweekandthemonthsWednesdayderivesfromtheancientoftheyear,alsocomefrommythology.Norsekingofthegods,Woden,ThursdaywasoriginallyThor’sday,inhonourofThor,thegodofthunder.Asamatteroffact,alltheplanets,excepttheoneweliveon,bearnamesthatcomefromRomanmythology,includingtheplanetthatisfarthestawayfromthesunandforthatreasonwascalledaftertheRomangodofthedead.Thisgodhasalsogivenhisnametooneofthechemicalelements.Severalotherelementshavenamesthatcomefrommythology,too.ItseemsthatmythsandlegendsliveonintheEnglishlanguage.85.ThepurposeofthefirstsentenceinParagraphOneis______.A.todescribetheworkofsomeChinesescholars.B.toarousereaders’interestinhieroglyphics.C.toleadreadersontothemaintheme.D.tolinktheprecedingparttothepresentone.86.Weleamfromthepassage,allEnglishdictionariesinclude______.A.legends.B.mythology.88.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingdoesNOThaveoriginsinmythsorlegends?A.Jovial.B.Wednesday.C.Earth.D.March.89.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?A.GreekandRomanMythologyinLanguage.B.MythologicalOriginsofEnglishWords.C.HistoricalChangesinWordMeanings.D.MythologyandCommonWords.TEXTCMyheartsankwhenthemanattheimmigrationcountergesturedtothebackroom.I’manAmericanbornandraised,andthiswasMiami,whereIlive,buttheyweren’tquitereadytoletmeinyet.“Pleasewaitinhere,MsAbujaber,”theimmigrationofficersaid.Myhusband,withhisveryAmericanlastname,accompaniedme.Hewasgettingusedtothis.ThesamethinghadhappenedrecentlyinCanadawhenI’dflowntoMontrealtospeakatabookevent.Thattimetheyheldmefor45minutes.TodaywewerereturningfromaliteraryfestivalinJamaica,andIwasstartledthatIwasbeingsent“inback”onceagain.Theofficerbehindthecountercalledmeupandsaid,“Miss,yournamelookslikethenameofsomeonewho’sonourwantedlist.We’regoingtohavetocheckyououtwithWashington.”“Hardtosay...afewminutes,”hesaid.“We’llcallyouwhenwe’rereadyforyou.”Afteranhour,Washingtonstillhadn’tdecidedanythingaboutme.“Isn’tthiscomputerized?”Iaskedatthecounter.“Can’tyoujustlookmeup?”Justafewmoreminutes,theyassuredme.Afteranhourandahalf,IpulledmycellphoneouttocallthefriendsIwassupposedtomeetthatevening.Anofficerrushedover.“Nophones!”hesaid.“Forallweknowyoucouldbecallingaterroristcellandgivingtheminformation.”“I’mjustauniversityprofessor,”Isaid.Myvoicecameoutinasqueak.“Ofcourseyouare.Andwetakepeoplelikeyououtofhereinlegironseveryday.”MyhusbandandIweregettinghungryandtired.Wholefamilieshadbeenbroughtintothewaitingroom,andtheplacewaspackedwithexcitablechildren,exhaustedparents,evenaflightattendant.Iwantedtoscream,tojumponachairandshout:“I’manAmericancitizen;anovelist;IprobablyteachEnglishliteraturetoyourchildren.”Orwouldthatallbecountedagainstme?Aftertwohoursindetention,Iwasapproachedbyoneoftheofficers.“You’refreetogo,”hesaid.Noexplanationorapologies.Foramoment,neitherofusmoved,wewerestillinshock.Thenweleapedtoourfeet.“Oh,onemorething.”Hehandedmeatatteredphotocopywithanaddressonit.“Ifyouweren’thappywithyourtreatment,youcanwritetothisagency.”“Willtheyrespond?”Iasked.“Idon’tknow—Idon’tknowofanyonewho’severwrittentothembefore.”Thenheadded,“Bytheway,thiswillprobablykeephappeningeachtimeyoutravelinternationally.”Hesmiledtheemptysmilewe’dseenallday.“Absolutelynothing.”Aftertellingseveralfriendsaboutourordeal,probablythemostfrequentadvicel’veheardinresponseistochangemyname.Twentyyearsago,myowngraduateschoolwritingprofessoradvisedmetowriteunderapennamesothatpublisherswouldn’tstickmeinwhathecalled“theethnicghetto”—aseparate,secondaryshelfinthebookstore.Butanameisanintegralpartofanyone’spersonalandprofessionalidentity—justlikethetownyou’rebominandtheplacewhereyou’reraised.Likemyfather,I’llkeepthename,butmyairportexperiencehasgivenmeawholenewperspectiveonwhatdiversityandtolerancearesupposedtomean.IhadnoideathatbeinganAmericanwouldeverbethishard.A.sheandherhusbandreturnedfromJamaica.B.hernamewassimilartoaterrorist’s.C.shehadbeenheldinMontreal.D.shehadspokenatabookevent.91.Shewasnotallowedtocallherfriendsbecause______.A.heridentityhadn’tbeenconfirmedyet.92.Weleamfromthepassagethattheauthorwould______topreventsimilarexperiencefromhappeningagain.A.writetotheagencyB.changehernameC.avoidtravelingabroadD.donothing93.Herexperiencesindicatethattherestillexists______intheUS.A.hatredB.discriminationC.toleranceD.diversity94.Theauthorsounds______inthelastparagraph.A.impatientB.bitterC.wordedD.ironicTEXTDPublicspeakingfillsmostpeoplewithdread.Humiliationisthegreatestfear;self-exposureandfailingtoappealtotheaudiencecomeaclosesecond.Womenhateitmost,sincegirlsarepressurizedfromanearlyagetobeconcernedwithappearancesofallkinds.Mostpeoplehaveplentyofinsecurities,andseemslikeasituationthatwillbringthemout.Ifyouwereunderpressuretobeperfect,youareterrifiedoffailinginthemostpublicofways.Whileextrovertswillfeellessfearbeforetheordeal,itmeantheywillnecessarilydoitbetter.Someveryshypeoplemanagetoshine.WhenImettheBritishcomedianJulianClary,hewasshyandcautious,yethisTVperformancesareperfect.Infact,personalityisnotthebestpredictorofwhodoesitwell.Regardlessofwhatyouarelikeinreallife,thekeyseemstobetoactyourself.Actualacting,asinperformingthescriptedlinesofacharacterotherthanyourself,doesnotdothejob.Whilepoliticiansmaylimitdamagebyhavingcarefullyrehearsed,writtenscriptstospeakfrom,thereisalwaysahiddenawarenessamongtheaudiencethatthewordsmightnotbetrue.Likewise,theincrediblyperfectspeechesofmanyAmericanacademicsarefarfromnatural.Youmayendupbuyingtheirbookonthewayout,butsoonafterwards,itismuchlikefastfood,andyougetanamelesssensethatyou’vebeencheated.Although,asEarlSpencerprovedathissisterPrincessDiana’sfuneral,itispossiblebothtoprepareeverywordandtoactnaturally.Ascriptrarelyworksanditisusedtohelpmostspeakers.But,beingyourselfdoesn’tworkeither.Ifyouspokeasifyouwereinyourownkitchen,itwouldbetooauthentic,toounawareoftheneedtocommunicatewithanaudience.IremembergoingtoseeBritishpsychiatristR.D.Laingspeakinpublic.Hebehavedlikeaseriouslyoddperson,talkingoffthetopofhishead.Althoughhewastalkingaboutmadnessandhewroteonmentalillness,heseemedtobeexhibitingratherthanexplainingit.Thebestpsychologicalplacefromwhichtospeakisanunselfconsciousself-consciousness,providingtheillusionofbeingnatural.Studiessuggestthatthisstateof“flow”,aspsychologistscallit,isverysatisfying.95.Womenhatepublicspeakingmostmainlybecauseof______.A.theirupbringingveryearlyon.B.theirinabilitytoappealtotheaudience.C.theirsenseofgreaterpublicpressure.D.theirsenseofgreaterhumiliation.96.“this”inParagraphTworefersto______.A.insecurity.B.senseoffailure.C.publicspeaking.D.pressure.97.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheauthor’sviewpoint?A.Actinglikeperformersspoilsthemessageinaspeech.B.Perfectionofscriptsisnecessaryinmakinggoodimpressions.C.Actingnaturallymeanslessdependenceonthepreparedscript.D.Thereshouldbeabalancebetweenactualactingandactingnaturally.98.Whatistheauthor’sviewonpersonality?C.Introvertshavetolearnhardertobegoodspeakers.D.Factorsotherthanpersonalityensurebetterperformance.99.TheauthorimpliesthatwhilespeakingR.D.Laing______.A.wasbothtoocasualandauthentic.B.wasactinglikeaperformer.C.waskeepingagoodbalance.D.wasawareofhisaudience.100.Inthelastparagraphtheauthorrecommendsthat______.A.youforgetaboutyournervousness.B.youfeelnaturalandspeaknaturally.C.youmayfeelnervous,butappearnaturally.D.youmayimagineyourselftobenatural.December5thisInternationalVolunteersDay.Since1985,whentheUnitedNationsannouncedthespecialday,tensofmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworldhavevolunteeredtohelpthoseinneed.Chinanowhas4.5millionregisteredvolunteerswhohaveprovidedmorethan4.5billionhoursofvolunteerwork.Whatcanyougainfromvolunteering?WriteonANSWERSHEETTWOacompositionofabout200wordsonthefollowingtopic:Youaretowriteinthreeparts.Inthefirstpart,statespecificallywhatyouropinionis.Inthesecondpart,supportyouropinionwithappropriatedetails.Inthelastpart,bringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionorasummary.Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandtofollowtheinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING(10MIN)WriteonANSWERSHEETTWOanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:Jane,yourclassmate,isthinkingofsubscribingtoanEnglish-languagenewspaper.Andyouwouldliketorecommendonetoher.Writeanote,tellingherwhichnewspaperitisanddescribingtwofeaturesofthepaper.Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriateness.PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONPARTⅢCLOZEPARTIVGRAMMAR＆VOCABULARYPARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION※※※※※※※※※※※※※试题精解※※※※※※※※※※※※※※★PartIDICTATIONWhenstudentsgraduatefromcollege,manyofthemdonotknowhowtheywanttospendtheirworkinglives,andtheysometimesmovefromjobtojobuntiltheyfindsomethingthatsuitesthem,andofequalimportancetowhichtheyaresuited.Othersneverfindajobinwhichtheyarereallyhappy.Theyremainalltheirlives,squarepegsinroundholes.Whenwechooseourcareers,weneedtoaskourselvestwoquestions.First,whatdowethinkwewouldliketobe?Second,whatkindofpeoplearewe?Theidea,forexample,ofbeingapainteroramusicianmayseemveryattractive;butunlesswehavegreattalentandarewillingtoworkveryhard,wearecertaintofailintheseoccupationsandfailurewillleadtounhappinessinlife.So,itisimportanttoassessoursuitabilityforacertaincareerinjobsearch.★PartIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION◆SectionACONVERSATIONSConversation1M:IsthatAnneShore?W:Yes,speaking.M:Hello,it’sEricfromLondon.W:HelloEric,howcanIhelpyou?M:I’mfixingupournextprojectteammeetingandIjustwantedtochecksomepossibledateswithyou.W:Fine,letmejustgetmydiary.Okay,whichdatesareyoulookingat?M:I’vespokentotheothersand(1)theyprefereitherthethirdweekofMayorthesecondweekofJune.W:(1)Yes,boththoseweeksareprettyclearatthemoment,exceptfortheeleventhofJune.M:Right,I’vegotthat.M:ItwasgoingtobeinLondon,(2)butIspoketoCarlosinMexicoCityandhesuggestedChicago.Hethinksit’llbemoreconvenientformostoftheteam.W:(2)He’sprobablyright.ItwouldcertainlybemuchmeaswellbecauseIcanflyfromToronto.AndI’msureyoucouldfindameetingroomsomewhereneartheairport.M:That’sagoodidea.I’llcheckoutsomehotelsinthatareaandgetbacktoyoutowardstheendoftheweek.W:Fine,butI’mnotintheofficeonFriday.M:(3)Okay,I’llcallyoulaterintheafternoononThursday.W:Noproblem,bye!M:We’rehavingadebateonadvertisingThursdayevening,andIhavetotakepart.W:That’sinteresting;Ishouldliketohearwhatpeoplethinkaboutadvertising.M:Whatistheretosay?Wemusthaveadvertising,mustn’twe?M:Well,wewouldn’tknowwhattherewastobuyifwedidn’thaveadvertisements.W:Yes,that’stree,videinformationthatweneed.Ifsomeonehasproducedanewarticle,naturallythesellerwantstotellusaboutit.M:Yes,andtheadvertisementstelluswhichproductisthebest.W:Dothey?Idon’tthinkso.(4)Everymanufacturersaysthathisproductisthebest,oratleasttriestogivetheimpression.Onlyonecanbethebest,sotheothersaremisleading,aren’tthey?M:Well,inaway,Isuppose,butwedon’thavetobelievethem,dowe?W:Areyousayingthatadvertisementsaren’teffective?Idon’tthinkthatintelligentbusinessmenwouldspendmillionsofdollarsonadvertisingifnobodybelievedtheadvertisements,doyou?M:Perhapsnot,butafterall,it’stheirmoneythatthey’respending.W:Isit?IthinkThecostofadvertisingisaddedtothepriceofthearticle.YouandIandalltheotherpeoplewhobuythearticlepayfortheadvertising.M:Well,Isupposewegetsomethingforourmoney...someinformation.W:Yes,butdon’tforgetit’softenmisleadinginformation,andsometimesharmful.M:Harmful?W:Whataboutadvertisementsdesignedtopersuadeyoungpeopletosmokecigarettes,wouldn’tyousaythey’reharmful?M:(6)You’vegivenmealottothinkabout.I’mquitelookingforwardtothedebatenow.Conversation3W:SoMr.Brown,thisisyourbed,andasyoucanseetherearethreeotherbedsintheward.Haveyougoteverythingyouneed7M:Yesnurse,Ithinkso.Ifollowedthehospital’sadviceandI’veonlybroughtafewbelongingswithme.W:(7)Good,youcanseethereasonswhyweaskyoutodothat.Thecupboardisreallyverysmall.M:Yes.(10)Nurse,canyoutellmewhatthevisitinghoursare?W:Yesofcourse,(8)they’reintheafternoonfrom2:30to4:30andintheeveningfrom7:00to8:00.Butrememberthatonlytwopeoplecanseeyouatthesametime.M:Isee.(10)Whatotherrulesarethere?W:Yes,westartprettyearly.(9)Wewakeyouat6:00andbreakfastisat8:00,lunchisatnoon,there’steaat3:30andsupperisat6:00.M:Oh,that’sverydifferentfromwhatI’vebeenusedto.You’dbettertellmetherestoftheruleshere.W:Yes,wellyoucanseethenosmokingsign.(9)Wedon’tallowsmokinginthewardsandthesamegoesforalcohol.However,ifyoudoneedtosmoke,therearespeciallounges.Inmyopinion,themostimportantthingwhenchoosingahotelforaninternationalconferenceisthemeetingroomorrooms.Forexample,(11)youmayneedalargeroomwhereeveryonecanbetogetherforkeynotespeechesorpresentationsandsmallermeetingroomsforinformalgroupdiscussions.Then,ifpeoplearecomingfromdifferentcountriesyouneedtofindoutaboutroomsforthemtostayin.(13)Theseshouldbespaciousandcomfortableandhavefacilitiesforusingemailandlaptops,aspeoplehavetokeepintouchwiththeirofficesorheadquartersevenwhenthey’reaway.(12、13)Mynextpointisfacilitiesforhotelguests.Thingslikeabar,agoodqualityrestaurant,preferablylocalfood,andfitnessandsportscenters.Theseareimportantbecausedelegatesneedtobeabletorelaxafteralongdayofmeetingsandgettoknoweachotherininformalsituations.Finally,foraninternationalconferencewheredelegatesarecomingfromdifferentcountries(13)itcanbeveryusefultochooseahotelthathasgoodtransportconnectionswiththenearestairportand/orplacesofinterest.Thiscansaveeverybodyalotoftime.(17)Goodmorning,ladiesandgentlemen.ItiswithgreatpleasurethatIwelcomeyoutothenewmuseumofindustrialandrurallife.(14)Themuseumprovidesuswiththeuniquehistoricalrecordofindustrialandagriculturallifeinthearea.Hereyou’llrindawonderfulcollectionofindustrialandagriculturalexhibits.Someofthemdateback200years,whichreflectthehistoryofourareaoverthelasttwocenturies.Untilrecently,theareawasmainlyagriculturalandtheruralindustriesandtraditionswereallassociatedwithagriculture.Themuseum’scollectionsbringthisheritagebacktolifewiththefascinatingblendofworkingandstaticdisplays.Fromearlytimes,goodcommunicationswiththerestofthecountryhaveledtoindustrialprosperity-forthearea.(15)OneexampleofsuchcommunicationswastheRomanroad,PortsmouthStreet,whichpassednearby.Later,canalscametobringnewprosperity,andthentherailways.Goodtransportsystemsencouragedlocalindustries,especiallythoserelatedtoagriculture,andthemuseumhascollectionsofnationalsignificanceformanyofthese.Localpeopletoo,havechangedhistory,andthemuseumwillintroduceyoutotheseandotherlocalcelebrities.(16)Thedisplays,withallitemscollectedlocally,showwhatlocallifeusedtobelike.Manydisplaysoflocalitemsareincontext,andshow,forexample,printersandcobblersworkshops.(17)Whateveryouinterest,wehopethemuseumwillhavesomethingforyou.Goodafternoon,everybody.Thankyouverymuchforinvitingmeheretotalkaboutsafetyindormitoryandpersonalsecurity.First,afewpointstobearinmind.You’llnoticethedoorsofyourdormhavetwotypesoflocks;aYalelockandaChabMakesureyoudoublelockyourdoor,notjustonelock,bothofthem,howeverlongyou’regoingoutfor.(18)Makesurewhenyougooutallthewindowsareclosed.Thoseofyouinthegroundandfirstfloorroomswillnoticethatyouhavelockingwindows.(18)Makesureyouusethem.Lockthemeverytimeyougoout.Lockthematnight,ifyou’vegotexpensiveequipmentinyourroom,firstofall,insureit.Somanypeoplelosethingsandhaven’tgotinsurance.Makesureyouinsureit.Thisbringsmeontopersonalsecurity.(19)Whereverpossible,avoidwalkingalonelateatnight,especiallygirlstudents.Avoiddarkstreetsan