大学四级听力真题原文200812

ShortConversations

11．M:IjustreceivedanEmailfromoneofmyformerclassmates.Iwassurprised,Ihadn’theardfromhimforages.

W:Well,I’vebeenoutoftouchwithmostofmyoldfriends,onlyoneortwostilldropmealineoccasionally,

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.M:Ifyoucanmakeupyourmindaboutthecolor,Icanstartontheoutsideofyourhouseearlynextweek.

W:Well,rightnowIthinkIwantwhiteforthewindowframesandyellowforthewalls,butI’llletyouknowtomorrow.

Q:Whoisthewomantalkingto?

13.W:Excuseme,doyouhaveanyapartmentsavailableforunder500dollarsamonth?Ineedtomoveinnextweekwhenmynewjobstarts.

M:TheonlyvacantoneIhaveis600dollars,haveyouinquiredattheapartmentcomplexdownthestreet?

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

14.W:Youboughtapairofjeansyesterday,didn’tyou?Whataretheylike?

M:Oh,theyareprettymuchlikemyotherones,exceptwithalargerwaist.IguessIhaven’tspentmuchtimeexercisinglately.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationabouttheman?

15.W:Ireallylikethoseabstractpaintingswesawyesterday.Whatdoyouthink?

M:Iguessit’ssomethingIhaven’tacquiredatasteforyet.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

16.W:Youhaven’tseenabluenotebook,haveyou?IhopeIdidn’tleaveitinthereadingroom.

M:Didyoucheckthatpileofjournalsyou’veborrowedfromthelibrarytheotherday?

Q:Whatisthemantryingtosaytothewoman?

17.M:Howaboutjoiningmeforacupofcoffee?

W:I’dloveto,butI’mexhausted.Iwasuptill3thismorning,writingapaperformyliteratureclass.

Q:Whydoesthewomandeclinetheman’sinvitation?

18.W:Youhadajobinterviewyesterday,didn’tyou?Howdiditgo?

M:Nottoobad,Iguess.Therewereabout20candidatescompetingforthesalesmanager’sjob.Andfinallyitwasdowntothreeofus,buttheothertwoseemedbetterqualified.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

长对话1

F:Simon,howdoesitfeeltoberetired?

M:Well,notsobad.

F:Howhaveyoubeenspendingyourtime?

M:Ihavebeenspendingmoretimewithmyfamily.I’vealsotravelledabit,youknow,offseasonwheneverywhereislesscrowdedandhotelscostless.

F:Great.

M:YouknowIhaven’tstoppedworkcompletely.

F:Yes,couldyoutellusmoreaboutthis?

M:I’monaschemethat’scalledphasedretirement;Ihadasix-monthbreakfromwork,afterthatIcouldapplyforprojectworkwiththecompanyIusedtoworkfor.

F:Howdoestheschemework?

M:Well,it’satrialatthemoment.Insteadofhiringtemporarystuff,thecompanyadvertisespostsonitswebsitethatretiredemployeeslikemyselfcanaccess.

F:Whatsortofworksadvertised?

M:Well,allsortsofthings,really.Administrativeworkandmorespecializedwork,thesortofthingIcando.Someoftheprojectscanlastfiveorsixmonths,andotherscanjustbeacoupleofdays.Icandecidemoreorlesswhentowork.SoIcanmanagemyowntime.

F:Icanseeit’sgoodforyou.Whatisyourcompanygetoutofthis?

M:Well,Istillhaveallmyoldcontactsatwork,soIknowwhotocontacttogetsomethingdone.Thecompanygetsflexibility,too.Oncethejob’sover,that’sit.I’mnotontheirbooksanymore.

Questions19-21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.WhydoesSimonfindhisretiredlifeenjoyable?

20.HowdoesSimongettoknowaboutthecompany’savailableposts?

21.Whydoesthecompanyadoptthephasedretirementscheme?

长对话2

W:Oh,wherearewegoing?

M:Iwanttoshowyousomething.

W:Iknow,butwhatisit?

M:Afarm.It’sjustdownthisroad.It’sasmallplace,butatleastitwouldbeourown.

W:Afarm?Howcanweaffordtobuyafarm?

M:Itisn’tverylarge,only40acres.Wewouldn’thavetopayverymuchrightnow.

W:Isthereahouseontheplace?

M:Asmallone,twobedrooms,butitneedstobefixedupalittle.Icandothejobmyself.

W:OK.Isthereenoughspaceforakitchengarden?

M:Thereisabouthalfanacrearoundthehouse.That’splentyofspace.

W:Thenwecangrowourownfreshvegetables.Andmaybekeepafewchickens,couldn’twe?

M:Yes,andwecanprobablygrowalotof