托福历年真题 9901托福听力文字

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99年1月托福听力文字

PartA

1.A:Whyareyouleavingsoearly?Themoviedoesn,tstarttillseven.

B:Iwon'tbethetrafficthere.It'sanightmareontheexpresswayduringrjshhour.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

2.A:Excuseme,butcouldyoutel1mehowtogettotheExcelsiorHotel?Ithoughtitwason

thiscornerbutIseemtohavemadeamistake.

B:Hum.rmsorry.Maybeyoushouldtrycallingthem.Thereisaphoneovertherebythecandy

store.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

3.A:CanIborrowyourcalculustextbook?Ileftmineintheclassroom.Anditwasgonewhen

Iwentback.

B:Thathappenedtomeonce.I'dalmostgivenuponfindingituntilIcheckedoutatthe

lost-and-foundattheinformationdeskdownstairsinthelobby.

Q:Whatdocsthewomanimplyaboutthemanshoulddo?

4.A:DidyouseethediamondringDillgavetoLinda?

B:Isuredid.Itmusthavecosthimanarmandaleg.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthering.

5.A:I*malwayslateformymorningclasses.It'sbecauseofallthetrafficoutnearwhere

Ilive.

B:Well,youwouldn'thavethatproblemifyoumoveintoourcampus.

Q:Whatdocsthemansuggestthewomando?

6.A:Jenniferisgoingtotheshoreagainthisweekend.

B:Well,she'salwaysbeenabeachperson.

Q:WhatcanbeinferredaboutJennifer.

7.A:Hey,Larry.Wannameetafewofusforcoffeeinalittlewhile?

B:Hmm.Iwou1dif1weren'tsofarbehindinthisreadingI'mdoingforhistory.

Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

8.A:Oh,man!Somethinginthisroomismakingmyeyesitch(^).Imustbeallergictosomething.

B:Hum.Iwonderwhatitis.

Q:Whatdocsthewomanwanttoknow?

9.A:MybrotheriscomingthisweekendandIthoughtthreeofuscouldgoouttodinneronSaturday

night.Anysuggestions?

B:It'suptoyou.Idon,tknowtherestaurantsaroundherethatwell.Soyou*dknowabetter

placetogothanme.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

10.A:CanIgetarideintotheofficewithyoutomorrow?

B:Anotherdaywouldbefine.ButI,vegottobedowntownforameetingfirstthinginthe

morning.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

11.A:AftertwoweeksoftennislessonsIthinkIfinallymanagedtoimprovemybackhand(反

手击球).

B:Likemymomalwayssays:"Practicemakesperfect.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.A;Ijustheardaboutyouracceptanceintolawschool.Doyouthinkyouwillbeabletojoin

yourbrother'sfirmwhenyougraduate?

B:Notlikely.Heisatax1awyerandI'mgoingtomajorincriminal1aw.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

13.A:Couldyougivemearidetothedean'soffice?Myinterviewforthescholarshipisin

anhour.

B:Don，tyouhaveanythingelsetowearotherthanthatsweater?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

14.A:Well,ifyouareseriouslyconsideringbuyingacar,I'mtryingtogetridofmine.All

itneedsisnewpaint.

B:Thanks.Butmostusedcarsendupbeingmoretroublethantheyareworth.

Q:Whatwi]1themanprobablydo?

15.A:DidyouwatchthatcomedyspecialonTVlastnight?Idon，tthinkIeverlaughedsohard.

B:Don'teventalktomeaboutit.TheonlynightIreallywantedtowatchsomething,and

weh<idapowerfailinmybuilding.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

16.A:Doyouthinkit'llbeabletogetthisinkstainoutofmypants?

B:Itwon'tbeaproblembutP11needtosendthemovertoourmaincleaningfacility.That's

anextraday'stime.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

17.A:You'11havetobealotmorepersuasiveifyouwanttoconvincethecommitteetoaccept

yourproposal.

B:rmnotsurewhatelseIcouldsay.BesidesIdon，tthinkover-rejected（完全拒绝的）.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

18.A:I*mhavingtroubleslicingthebreadwiththisknife.

B:Oh.Sorryaboutthat.1haven'tgottenaroundtosharpeningityet.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheknife?

19.A:DoyouknowifSarahhasreservedtheroomforthecommitteemeetingyet?

B:No.Butifshehasn*tweshouldhavehertrytogettheauditorium.We'11needthespace.

Q:WhatdocsthewomanwantSarahtodo?

20.A:IlostthepieceofpaperLauragaveme.Youknow,theonewithheraddressonit.

B:Youmightbeabletofinditlistedinthephonebook.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

21.A:Iheardontheradiothatnotonlyisitgoingtobesuperhottomorrowbutalsothehumidity*s

goingwayup.

B:SoundslikeI'mgoingtohavetofindanair-conditionedplacetobein.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

22.A:Ican'tconcentrateonthisfinalreportanylonger.MaybeIshouldlakeanapbefore

wecontinue.

B:Youknowtheysaythephysicalactivitymakesyoumorealert.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

23.A:IhopeyoulikethenovelIlentyou.Iwasn*tsurewhetheritwasthekindofbookyou

wouldbeinterestedin.

B:Youknow,Ihadthesamedoubtatfirst.ButonceIstartedIsimplycouldn，tputitdown.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

24.A:Themuseumexhibitthatourprofessorrecommendedjustclosed.Lastdayyesterday.

B:Oh.Iwasrea11ylookingforwardtoseeingit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

25.A:IfGeorgemissesonemoremeetingwearegonnahavetofindonenewcommitteesecretary.

B:We'dbettergivehimanultimatum（最后通牒）.

Q:Whatdocsthemansuggesttheydo?

26.A:Areyousureyoudon'tmindgettingtheconcerttickets?Iwouldn,tbeabletopayyou

backuntilFridaywhenIgetpaid.

B:Noproblem.I'mglad1canhelpandwe'llbeabletogotogether.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

27.A:Haveyouheardthenews?Themanagerpostedthismonth'sworkschedule.

B:Shedid?Where?

Q:Whatdocsthewomanask?

28.A:Willyoubelivinginthedormitorythisyear?

B:NotifIcanhelpit.I'vebeenthinkingofrentinganapartmentoffcampuswithsome

friendsofmine.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

29.A:Theplot（剧情）ofthatmovieishardtofollow.

B:Itmakesmoresensethesecondtime.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredaboutthewoman?

30.A:rmsosoakedfromtherain.I'dgobacktomyroomtochangemyclothesiftherewere

oretimebeforetheperformance.

B:Icouldusedryingofftoo.ButIhatetheideaofmissingevenafewminutesofthis

concert.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredaboutthespeakers?

PartB

31-34

A:Dr.Thomas?ThisisKcotBradleyfromthedailynews.I'dliketoaskyousomequestionsabout

thenewofficialstandardweight（法码）thatyoupurchased.

B:I,dbehappytohelpyou.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?

A:Firstofall,howwasthestandardweightused?

B:Well,thepeopleinourdepartmentuseittocheckthescales（天平）allovertnecountry.

Thedepartmentofweightsandmeasures,weareagovernmentagency.It'sourresponsibility

toseethatallthescalesmeasureakilogramaccurately,sothisisthewayweusetoadjust

thescales.

A:Howdidyoucheckthescalesbefore?

B:Wehaveanoldstandardweightthatweusedtouse.Ithadtobereplacedbecauseitwasimprecise

（不严密的）.Youseeitwasmadeofpoorqualitymetalthatwastooporous（多孔渗水的）.

Itabsorbedtoomuchmoisture.

A:Oh.Sowhentheweatherwashumiditweighedmoreandwhenitwasdryitweigh3dloss.

B:Excictly.Andthcitvariationcanaffectthestandardscfthewholecountry.Soourdepartment

hadthenewweightmadeoutofhigherqualitymetal.

A:Howmuchdiditcost?

B:About45thousanddollars.

A:45,000dollars?Foraonekilogramweight?That'smoreexpensivethangold.Isitrea11y

worththatmuch?

B:rmsureitis.Industriesdependonourgovernmentagencytomonitortheaccuracyofscales

sothatwhentheybuyandselltheirproductsthereisonestandard.Thinkofthedrugindustry,

forexample,thosecompaniesrelyonhighaccuracyscalestomanufactureandpackagemedicine.

31.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

32.Howwastheweightused?

33.Whywasitnecessarytoreplacetheoldstandardweight?

34.WhatdoesDr.Thomasprobablythinkaboutthecostofthenewweight?

35-38

A:ElizabethMartinspeaking.

B:Dr.Martin,mynameisMarkJohnson.Myroommate,BenjaminJones,isinyourarthistoryclass.

Uh-m,ArtHistory502?

A:Yes.

B:Well,heissickandwon*tbeinyourclasstoday.Heaskedmetobringhistermpaperto

youroffice.

A:OK.Thepaperisdueby3o,clock.

B:Ihaveaclassfrom1to2.I'llbringittoyourofficeaftermyclass.

A:Well,Ihaveameetingthisafternoon.Soyoucandropitoffwiththesecretaryoftheart

historydepartment.She'llseethatIgetit.

B:Ok.Oh,andIalmostforgot.I'mabiologymajor.ButmyadvisortoldmethatIneedonemore

humanitiescoursetograduate.Inoticedthatyouareteachingacourseonlandscapepainters

nextsemester.Couldyoutel1mealittlebitaboutit?

A:Sure.Well,it'sacoursefornon-artmajors.We'11belookingatseveraldifferentpainters

andexaminingtheirworks.We*11belookingatseveraldifferentpaintersandexaminingtheir

works.We'llalsolookthehistoryandpoliticsoftheerainwhichtheylived.

B:Thatsoundsinteresting.V'hatelseisrequired?

A:Thereisnofinalexam.Andthereisonlyonerequiredbook.Buteachstudenthastogive

amajorpresentationabouttheindividualpainterattheendofthecourse.

B:Hum.Itsoundsgood.Willyoubeinyourofficelatertoday?I'dtotalktoyousomemore.

A:Well,mymeeting,sscheduledtolastallafternoon.Whydon,tyoustopbytomorrow?Anytime

intheafternoon.Myofficeisinthefineartsbuildingrightnexttothelibrary.

B:Thanks.V11dothat.

35.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

36.Whatdoesthemanalmostforgettodo?

37.Whatwi11thestudentsberequiredtodointhecoursethewomandescribes?

38.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

PartC

39to42

Asyouprobablyknow,log（阿木）structuresaregainingpopularity.Theyarenolongerjustthe

simplecountryhomesthatwethinkofasthetraditionallogcabin.Someupscale（优质价高的）

homesnowincorporatenaturalroundlogsinsealingbeamsandwalIs.Peopleseemtothinkthat

theroundedlogsgivetheirhomesacozywarmatmosphere.Andevenpeoplewhowanttobuilda

traditionallogcabinontheirowncanbuyakitswithprecutlogsthatfittogetherlikepieces

ofjigsaw（竖锯）puzzle.Beforeshowingyousomeslidesofmodernloghouses,I'dliketogive

youalittlehistoricalbackgroundonthesubject.Logcabinswerefirstbuiltinthelate1600s

alongtheDelawarerivervalley.TheEuropeanimmigrantswhosettledtherebroughtcenturies'

oldtraditionsofworkingwithlogs.Andinthisheavilywoodedarealogswerethematerialin

hand.Logcabinswerethemostpopularintheear1y1800swiththesettlerswhoweremovingwest.

Theyprovidedtheanswertothepioneertsneedforasafeandsturdyhomethatordinaryfamily

couldbuildquickly.Theyhaddirtfloorsandsiidingboardsforwindows.Butthelogbuildings

thathaveprobablyhadmostinfluenceonmodernarchitectsarethoseofthemountainretreats

ofwealthyNewYorkers.Thesecountryhouseswhichwerepopularintheearly1900stypifywhat's

knownastheAdoroundyxstyle.Nowlet'slookatthoseslides.

39.Whatisthespeakermainlydiscussing?

40.Accordingtothespeaker,whatgivesmodernloghomestheirwarmatmosphere?

41.Whydidtheear1ysettlersuselogforbuiIdinghomes?

42.Accordingtothespeaker,whywerelogcabinsespeciallypopularwithsettlerswhomoved

west?

43to46

TheOldCanadaRoadisalonglosttrailbetweentheCanadianprovinceofQuebec（魁北克）and

Maine（缅因州）inthenortheastcorneroftheUnitedStates.Yesitreallywaslostandfinding

itagainwasacomplexprocessthatinvolvedstateofarttechnology:howthelocationofthe

roadswaspinpointedwasveryinteresting.AndI'llreturntoitassoonasIgaveyoualittle

backgroundinformation.Theroadwasbegunin1817,afewyearsbeforeMaineevenbecameastate.

AtthetimeQuebecwasamajormarketforlivestock,cropsandfish.SoaroadtoQuebecwas

seenbyofficialsinMaineasnecessaryfortrade.Forabout20yearsthemovementofpeople

andgoodswasmostlyfromMainetoQuebec,andthenthetrendreversedasthousandsofCanadians

immigratedtoMainetoescapepoorcrops,thelackofjobsandthethreatofdisease.Ithink

itwasacalorieepidemic.BesidesthesenegativereasonsmajorbuiIdingprojectsinMainealso

madethestateveryattractivefortheCanadianswhoneededwork.Ishouldstressthoughthat

immigrationduringthatperiodwentinbothdirections.Infacttheflowofpeopleandgoods

wentcompletelyunhindered.Therewasnttevenaborderpostuntilaround1850.Thepeopleof

thetimesawMaineandQuebecassingleregionmainlybecauseofthestrongFrenchinfluence

whichisstillevidentinMainetoday.Eventuallytheroadfellintodisuseasamajorrailway

wascompleted.Finallypeoplesimplyforgotaboutitandthat*showitcametobelost.This

bringsmebacktotheoriginaltopic.

43.WhatdocsthespeakersayabouttheroadbetweenMainandQuebec?

44.WhatisonereasonCanadiansbegantoimmigratetoMaineduringthe1800s?

45.WhatcanbeinferredabouttheregionincludingMaineandQuebecduringtheearly1800s?

46.Whatsubjectisthespeakermostlikelytodiscussnext?

47to50

OK,inthelastclasswetalkedabouttheclassificationoftreesandweendedupwithabasic

descriptionofangiosperms（被子植物）.Yourememberthatthoseareplantswithtrue