2004年英语专业四级考试听力原文
专四听力真题的原文-2004
[ti:TEM4-2004][al:英语专业四级真题][00:12.02]TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2004)[00:15.88]-GRADE FOUR-[00:17.36]PART I DICTATION[00:20.39]Listen to the following passage.[00:22.77]Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.[00:26.68]During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed,[00:30.75]listen and try to understand the meaning.[00:33.54]For the second and third readings,[00:36.58]the passage will be read sentence by sentence,[00:39.69]or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds.[00:44.20]The last reading will be read at normal speed again[00:48.09]and during this time you should check your work.[00:51.34]You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. [00:56.28]Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.[01:00.62]Now, listen to the passage.[01:03.73]Money[01:05.29]Money is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services. [01:10.45]People use money to buy food, clothes, and hundreds of other things. [01:16.08]In the past, many different things were used as money.[01:20.00]People on Pacific Islands once exchanged shells for goods.[01:25.09]The Chinese used cloth and knives.[01:28.14]In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used.[01:31.76]Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt.[01:36.22]Coins were first invented by the Chinese.[01:39.54]Originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the centre [01:44.13]so that a piece of string could keep them together.[01:47.24]This made doing business much easier,[01:50.11]but people still found coins inconvenient to carry[01:54.82]when they wanted to buy something expensive.[01:57.51]To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with a solution. [02:02.74]They began to use paper money for coins.[02:06.15]Now paper notes are used throughout the world.[02:09.71]The second and third readings. You should begin writing now.[02:15.88]Money is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services. [02:33.90]Money is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services. [02:56.43]People use money to buy food, clothes, and hundreds of other things. [03:16.24]People use money to buy food, clothes, and hundreds of other things. [03:37.83]In the past, many different things were used as money.[03:55.81]In the past, many different things were used as money.[04:15.90]People on Pacific Islands once exchanged shells for goods.[04:35.30]People on Pacific Islands once exchanged shells for goods.[04:56.45]The Chinese used cloth and knives.[05:14.23]The Chinese used cloth and knives.[05:32.76]In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used.[05:49.62]In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used.[06:11.17]Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt.[06:30.37]Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt.[06:49.91]Coins were first invented by the Chinese.[07:08.04]Coins were first invented by the Chinese.[07:26.46]Originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the centre [07:46.58]Originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the centre [08:07.67]so that a piece of string could keep them together.[08:24.21]so that a piece of string could keep them together.[08:43.94]This made doing business much easier,[09:00.73]This made doing business much easier,[09:19.02]but people still found coins inconvenient to carry[09:37.53]but people still found coins inconvenient to carry[09:58.03]when they wanted to buy something expensive.[10:14.37]when they wanted to buy something expensive.[10:33.14]To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with a solution. [10:55.10]To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with a solution. [11:12.97]They began to use paper money for coins.[11:32.46]They began to use paper money for coins.[11:50.69]Now paper notes are used throughout the world.[12:08.02]Now paper notes are used throughout the world.[12:26.28]The last reading.[12:30.79]Money is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services. [12:36.35]People use money to buy food, clothes, and hundreds of other things. [12:42.16]In the past, many different things were used as money.[12:45.89]People on Pacific Islands once exchanged shells for goods.[12:50.90]The Chinese used cloth and knives.[12:54.23]In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used.[12:58.25]Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt.[13:02.56]Coins were first invented by the Chinese.[13:05.99]Originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the centre [13:10.42]so that a piece of string could keep them together.[13:13.58]This made doing business much easier,[13:16.70]but people still found coins inconvenient to carry[13:21.12]when they wanted to buy something expensive.[13:23.82]To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with a solution. [13:28.89]They began to use paper money for coins.[13:32.38]Now paper notes are used throughout the world.[13:35.91]Now you have two minutes to check through your work.[15:38.46]That is the end of part 1 dictation.[15:43.16]PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION[15:48.01]SECTION A CONVERSATIONS[15:51.19]Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.[15:55.92]W: Hello. Sunnyside Inn. May I help you?[15:59.88]M: Yes, I'd like to reserve a room for two on the 21st of March. [16:04.15]W: Okay. Let me check our books here for a moment.[16:07.67]The 21st of May, right?[16:10.28]M: No. March, not May.[16:12.52]W: Oh, sorry. Let me see here. Hmmm.[16:16.33]M: Are you all booked that night?[16:18.59]W: Well, we do have one suite available,[16:22.07]complete with a kitchenette and sauna bath.[16:25.00]And the view of the city is great, too.[16:27.75]M: How much is that?[16:29.40]W: It's only $200, plus a 10% room tax.[16:34.42]M: Oh, that's a little too expensive for me.[16:37.67]Do you have a cheaper room available either on the 20th or the 22nd? [16:42.45]W: Well, would you like a smoking or non-smoking room?[16:47.21]M: Non-smoking, please.[16:49.09]W: Okay, we do have a few rooms available on the 20th;[16:53.60]we're full on the 22nd, unless you want a smoking room.[16:57.58]M: Well, how much is the non-smoking room on the 20th?[17:01.41]W: $80, plus the 10% room tax.[17:05.34]M: Okay, that'll be fine.[17:07.64]W: All right.[17:09.13]Could I have your name, please?[17:11.00]M: Yes. Bob Maexmer.[17:13.44]W: How do you spell your last name, Mr. Maexmer?[17:16.93]M: M-A-E-X-M-E-R.[17:22.63]W: Okay, Mr. Maexner, we look forward to seeing you on March 20th. [17:27.52]M: Okay. Goodbye.[17:40.02]Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.[17:48.27]M: Hi Randall.[17:50.46]W: Hi.[17:51.34]M: Come on in.[17:52.65]W: Uh, yeah, uh, I stopped by[17:56.26]to see if you were still looking for a roommate to share your house. [18:00.13]M: Hey, let me show you the place.[18:02.52]Uh, here's the living room.[18:04.70]W: Oh. It looks like you could use a new carpet... and those stains? [18:10.51]M: Well. I've had a few problems with some former roommates.[18:14.28]I know it needs to be cleaned,[18:16.10]but I just don't have the money to do it right now.[18:18.16]W: Oh. And what about the kitchen?[18:21.03]M: Well, the refrigerator door is broken... a little bit...[18:25.54]and it won't shut all the way.[18:27.24]It needs fixing, but don't worry.[18:29.59]I've just improvised by pushing a box against it to keep it shut. [18:33.59]W: Hmm. Great.[18:35.45]M: Ah. It isn't that bad.[18:37.74]W: Well how about the bathroom?[18:40.47]M: Well...[18:41.91]W: No, no. Don't tell me.[18:44.24]The toilet is stuffed or the sink has a few leaks.[18:48.34]M: No, those work fine, but the window needs fixing.[18:52.00]W: The window? Where's the window pane?[18:55.16]M: Well, that's a little slight problem.[18:57.09]I've put up a piece of cardboard to keep out the rain and snow, [19:00.85]and if it gets a little cold, you can always turn up the heat.[19:04.47]W: Hey, I think I've seen enough.[19:20.58]Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.[19:27.01]M: Hi, Mandy.[19:28.87]How's everything going?[19:30.02]W: Not too good, I suppose.[19:32.55]M: What happened?[19:34.10]W: Well, you know I moved out from Mrs.Henzer's nine months ago. [19:39.11]And all along I forgot to inform the registration office[19:43.32]to get my address changed.[19:45.09]Guess what? The library sent three reminder notices[19:49.45]on the fines incurred on the overdue books[19:52.32]and Mrs.Henzer kept the letters without returning them to the senders. [19:56.98]M: How did you find out?[19:59.12]W: Well, I went to the registration to get my transcript[20:03.53]but they said there are some outstanding fines[20:06.42]that I have to settle before they can release it.[20:09.32]M: Then just pay the fine and you can get your transcript.[20:12.58]What's the big problem?[20:14.00]W: Well... Yeah, that's exactly what I thought[20:17.09]but the fine came to $150 and that was a shock to me.[20:21.90]I didn't expect it to come to that much.[20:24.99]M: Ooh. That's a bit of a bite![20:27.86]Did you keep the book for long?[20:30.12]That's the first time I've come across such a big fine on the library loan.[20:33.97]W: Guess what? I checked with the library[20:37.56]and they told me three books are still outstanding.[20:40.75]They're from 8 months ago. I thought I'd returned them.[20:44.90]M: Are you sure you returned the books yourself[20:47.55]or did you get someone to do it?[20:49.61]W: Well, hard to recall now since it was so long ago.[20:54.01]At that time I was holding two jobs and had to juggle with school. [20:58.92]I really thought I had returned them.[21:01.75]M: Tell you what. Why don't you go back to Mrs. Henzer[21:05.55]and see if the books are still there?[21:07.52]Otherwise, you'll have to pay for the lost books[21:10.73]and I'm sure they will cost more than $150.[21:13.97]W: I guess that's the only choice I'm left with right now.[21:31.09]SECTION B PASSAGES[21:41.00]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.[21:45.65]Animation means making things which are lifeless come alive and move. [21:51.29]From earliest times, people have always been fascinated by movement. [21:55.91]But not until this century have we managed to capture movement, [21:59.83]to record it,[22:00.60]and in the case of animation, to reinterpret it and recreate it. [22:05.52]To do all this, we use a movie camera and a projector.[22:09.89]In the world of cartoon animation, nothing is impossible.[22:14.48]You can make the characters you create do exactly what you want them. [22:18.63]A famous early cartoon character was Felix the Cat,[22:22.54]created by Pat Sullivan in America in the early 1920s.[22:26.65]Felix was a marvelous cat.[22:28.86]He could do all sorts of things no natural cat could do[22:32.37]like taking off his tail,[22:34.04]using it as a handle and then putting it back.[22:36.96]Most of the great early animators lived and worked in America,[22:40.98]the home of the moving picture industry.[22:43.50]The famous Walt Disney cartoon characters came to life after 1928. [22:48.20]Popeye the Sailorman and his girlfriend Olive Oyl[22:52.06]were born at the Max Fleischer studios in 1933.[22:56.38]But to be an animator, you don't have to be a professional.[23:00.46]It is possible for anyone to make a simple animated film[23:04.45]without using a camera at all.[23:06.65]All you have to do is draw directly on to blank film[23:10.92]and then run the film through a projector.[23:26.37]Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.[23:33.13]The world's smartest adolescence in mathematics[23:38.56]and science are in Singapore,[23:39.89]according to a global survey of educational achievement.[23:43.81]In the 3rd International Mathematics and Science Study,[23:48.34]13-year-olds from Singapore[23:50.98]achieved the best scores in standardized tests of maths and science [23:55.88]that were administered to 287,896 students[24:03.02]in 41 countries in 1994 and 1995.[24:08.66]The survey suggests that science and maths education[24:13.68]is especially strong in the Far East.[24:16.47]While well behind those top scores,[24:20.38]students from Australia earned higher marks in maths[24:25.10]than their counterparts in England,[24:27.86]who in turn did better than American students.[24:31.76]The study collected information on the students, teachers and homes. [24:38.10]Not surprisingly, the highest-scoring students had well-educated parents [24:44.69]or came from homes containing study-aids such as computers,[24:49.36]dictionaries or even such elemental facilities as desks.[24:54.37]The study shows that boys generally did better than girls in science, [24:59.50]but there was little difference between them in maths.[25:03.01]Boys scored better than girls in physics and chemistry.[25:07.63]There were no sex differences in the life and environmental sciences. [25:13.30]In addition to being tested, students in the project[25:18.19]were asked how proficient they thought they were in maths and science. [25:22.58]Students in some countries, such as Columbia and Kuwait,[25:27.93]had an overly optimistic view of their skills.[25:31.50]Meanwhile, some of the best students from Japan and Korea,[25:36.52]for example, were needlessly pessimistic[25:40.01]even though they did far better in maths[25:42.73]than almost all of other students.[25:56.85]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.[26:09.56]As the pace of life continues to increase,[26:13.67]we are fast losing the art of relaxation.[26:16.38]Once you are in the habit of rushing through life,[26:19.49]being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. [26:23.48]But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.[26:27.64]Stress is a natural part of everyday life[26:31.17]and there is no way to avoid it.[26:33.40]In fact, it is not the bad thing that is often supposed to be.[26:38.04]A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation[26:41.78]and give purpose to life.[26:43.50]It is only when the stress gets out of control[26:46.86]that it can lead to poor performance and ill health.[26:50.13]The amount of stress a person can withstand[26:53.24]depends very much on the individual.[26:55.29]Some people are not afraid of stress,[26:58.25]and such characters are obviously prime material[27:01.55]for managerial responsibilities;[27:03.92]others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties.[27:08.13]When exposed to stress, in whatever form,[27:11.93]we react both chemically and physically.[27:14.95]In fact we make choice between "flight or fight"[27:19.83]and in more primitive days the choices made the difference[27:23.16]between life or death.[27:24.67]The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,[27:29.68]but however little the stress, it involves the same response.[27:33.54]It is when such a reaction lasts long,[27:36.79]through continued exposure to stress,[27:39.23]that health becomes endangered.[27:41.40]Since we can't remove stress from our lives[27:44.85]and it would be unwise to do so even if we could,[27:47.89]we need to find ways to deal with it.[28:04.33]SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST[28:09.09]Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news.[28:15.01]A court in Zimbabwe is due to deliver its verdict today[28:19.58]in the trial of a journalist[28:21.20]who works for the British newspaper the Guardian.[28:24.07]The trial is seen as a test case for the country's strict new media laws. [28:29.35]Andrew Melltrin, an American,[28:32.12]who's lived in Zimbabwe for over 20 years,[28:35.14]is accused of publishing an untrue story[28:38.14]and faces up to two years in prison if found guilty.[28:41.33]A dozen other journalists[28:43.65]have also been charged with fantasies relating to the new laws. [28:47.48]In court, Mr. Melltrin's defence[28:50.09]argued that his story was published in Britain.[28:52.68]It was beyond jurisdiction of Zimbabwe in laws.[29:03.97]Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news.[29:12.03]Afghanistan will play soccer at the Asian Games.[29:16.65]Mongolia's withdrawal has given the war-torn nation a confidence boost. [29:21.42]The Asian Football Confederation, AFC,[29:24.88]announced in the statement yesterday[29:27.13]that Afghanistan would play on the Under-23 Tournament[29:30.70]at the Games in Busan.[29:32.17]Afghanistan's first match will be against Iran on September 28th. [29:37.49]The group's other teams are Qatar and Lebanon.[29:40.59]Afghanistan was a founding member of the Confederation in the 1950s [29:45.71]before entering long periods of war and fractional fighting.[29:49.79]The country's chaos was largely[29:52.34]ended after US-led forces overthrew the Taliban regime last year [29:56.85]in response to September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States. [30:01.53]During the soccer World Cup in June,[30:04.43]the president of Afghanistan Football Association, AFA,[30:08.59]Abdul Alim Kohistani[30:10.79]said he hoped his country would be able to take part in the Asian Games. [30:23.36]Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news.[30:30.03]The expected life-span of Beijing residents has gone up to 75.5 yearsold[30:37.29]compared with 74.4 years old a decade earlier,[30:41.52]while the death rate of middle-aged residents increased dramatically [30:45.83]according to recent official report.[30:48.47]The report, made public by the Beijing Disease Control and Prevention Centre,[30:54.06]said the past mortality of people aged between 35 to 54 years old, [31:00.01]had gone up 58.5% during the past 10 years[31:04.90]from 158 people per 100,000 in 1991[31:10.35]to 251 people per 100,000 last year.[31:15.06]Infant and maternal mortality rates went down 132% and 147% respectively. [31:23.69]Health experts said chronic non-infectious diseases[31:28.24]were the main causes of death,[31:30.17]covering 60% of the total number of death.[31:33.81]The male mortality rate is higher than that of females.[31:37.53]And the death rate among rural residents[31:40.33]is higher than that of the urban ones.[31:50.44]Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news.[31:57.80]Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf[32:00.89]said yesterday there was no danger of the country going to war with neighbouring India.[32:05.36]But the Pakistani forces would be ready to repel any aggression. [32:09.60]"There is no danger of war,"[32:11.88]Musharraf told reporters in the Pakistani capital Islamabad.[32:15.70]"We should have confidence in ourselves we are not sitting idle. [32:19.72]We're prepared for everything.[32:21.72]There should not be any misunderstanding."[32:24.22]Tensions were raised this week[32:26.92]because the two accused each other of links to killings in the two countries.[32:30.71]India says it suspects the two gunmen who killed 28 people[32:34.87]at Indian Temple on Tuesday[32:36.87]had links to Pakistan-based Islamic militant groups.[32:40.65]Pakistan has denied any involvement in the Temple Massacre.[32:44.76]And police in Karachi said there were indications of[32:48.05]Indian Intelligence Agency[32:49.97]behind the murder of 7 Christian charity workers in the city.[32:54.18]But India rejected the charges yesterday.[33:04.67]Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news.[33:11.79]Three bombs have exploded outside a police station[33:16.47]in the Greek capital Athens.[33:18.74]The police say no one was killed or injured,[33:22.38]but there was a lot of damage to the building.[33:25.52]The attack comes exactly 100 days before the Olympics begin in Athens.[33:31.52]All three bombs exploded within half an hour of each other[33:36.41]outside the police station south of the city centre.[33:40.49]A national newspaper received an anonymous phone call warning[33:45.62]about the attack just minutes before the first device exploded[33:50.37]in the early hours of the morning.[33:51.93]A fourth device was found by the bomb squad[33:55.80]and destroyed in a controlled explosion.[33:58.62]The whole area has been cordoned off[34:01.93]and the anti-terrorism unit of the police has begun an investigation. [34:07.71]This is the end of Listening Comprehension.[34:20.10]。
2004年01月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案
2004年1月大学英语四级试题Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)1. A) The man could buy a shirt of a different color.B) The size of the shirt is all right for the man.C) The size the man wants will arrive soon.D) The man could come some time later.2. A) The woman is watching an exciting film with the man.B) The woman can't take a photo of the man.C) The woman is running toward the lake.D) The woman is filming the lake.3. A) It's quiet in the restaurant. B) The price is high in the restaurant.C) The restaurant serves good food. D) The restaurant is too far from their school.4. A) At a booking office. B) In a Hong Kong hotel.C) On a busy street. D) At an airport.5. A) The woman has been complaining too much.B) The woman's headache will go away by itself.C) The woman should have seen the doctor earlier.D) The woman should confirm her appointment with the doctor.6. A) Help the woman move the items. B) Hurry to Mr. Johnson's office.C) Help move things to Mr. Johnson's office. D) Put off his appointment with Mr. Johnson.7. A) The man should not dream of being a superstar. B) The man didn't practice hard enough.C) The man should find a new partner. D) The man should not give up.8. A) There is no more left. B) It doesn't appeal to her.C) It's incredibly delicious. D) She has already tasted it.9. A) The man is usually the last to hand in his test paper.B) The man has made a mess of his midterm exam.C) The man has bad study habits.D) The man is a diligent student.10. A) The man will drive the woman to school. B) The man has finished his assignment.C) The man is willing to help the woman. D) The man is losing patience with the woman.11. A) The art of saying thank you. B) The secret of staying pretty.C) The importance of good manners. D) The difference between elegance and good manners.12. A) They were nicer and gentler. B) They paid more attention to their appearance.C) They were willing to spend more money on clothes.D) They were more aware of changes in fashion.13. A) By decorating our homes. B) By being kind and generous.C) By wearing fashionable clothes. D) By putting on a little make-up.14. A) Children don't get enough education in safety.B) Children are keen on dangerous games.C) The playgrounds are in poor condition.D) The playgrounds are overcrowded.15. A) They should help maintain the equipment.B) They should keep a watchful eye on their children.C) They should stop their children from climbing ladders.D) They should teach their children how to use the equipment.16. A) They tend to stay within shouting or running distance of their parents.B) They should be aware of the potential risks in the playground.C) They may panic in front of high playground equipment.D) They can be creative when they feel secure.17. A) It takes skill. B) It pays well.C) It's full-time job. D) It's admired worldwide.18. A) A mother with a baby in her arms. B) A woman whose bag is hanging in front.C) A lone female with a handbag at her right side.D) An old lady carrying a handbag on the left.19. A) The back pocket of his tight trousers. B) The top pocket of his jacket.C) A side pocket of his jacket. D) A side pocket of his trousers.20. A) Theater lobbies with uniformed security guards.B) Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off guard.C) Airports where people carry a lot of luggage.D) Hotels and restaurants in southeast London.2004年1月大学英语四级参考答案1. A2. B3. A4. D5. C6. B7. D8. B9. C 10. D11. C 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. B16. D 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. B2004年1月大学英语四级听力原文1.M: I like the color this shirt, do you have a larger sizeW: This is the largest in this color, other colors coming all sizes.Q: What dose the woman imply2. M: Look, the view is fantastic, could you take a picture for me with the lake in the background W: I am afraid I just ran out of film.Q: What do we learn from the conversation3. M: The food in this restaurant is horrible. If only we got to ray's school dining home.W: But the food isn't everything. It isn't nice just to get away from old movieQ. What can we learn from the conversation4.W: Can I help you sirM: Yes, can you show me the way to gate nine for flight 910 to Hong Kong I am quite confused here.Q: What does the man mean5.W: My headache is killing me. I thought it was gong away. But now it is getting worse andworseM: I told you yesterday to make an appointment.Q: what does the man mean6.W: can you give a hand, Mike I want to move a few heavy items to the car.M: I'd like to but I am already five minutes late for my appointment with Mr. Jason, and the office is on the other side of the campus.Q: what would the man most probably do7. M: I think you'd better find another partner. I love table tennis but I don't think I am improving. W: I'm poor, it's still too early to quit, nobody is expected to be a superstar. Just keep going and you get the high of it.Q: what does the woman mean8. M: would you like to try the banana pie It's incredible.W: well, to tell the truth I don't care much dessert.Q: what does the woman say about the banana pie9.M: I exhausted I stayed up the whole night studying for my middle term matches exam.W: But why do you always wait until the last minuteQ:what does the woman imply10.M: I really can afford any more interruptions right now. I got to(设法) finish this assignment.W: Sorry just one more thing, could you give a ride to school tomorrowQ: What can be informed from the conversationSection B Passage OneDo you remember the time when people were a litter nicer and gentler with each other I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away form that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance out first, or never saying "Thank you" when others hold the door open for them. We get lazy. And in our laziness, we think that something, like a simple "Thank You" doesn't really matter. But it can matter very much. The fact that no matter how nicely we dress, or how beautifully we decorate we home, we can't be truly elegant without good manners because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand. In fact, I think of the good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. Haven't you noticed that the kindest, most generous people seem to keep getting prettier It's funny how that happens. But it does. Take the long-lost art of saying "Thank you" like wearing a little makeup or making sure your hair is neat. Getting into the habit of saying "Thank you" can make you feel better about yourself. Good manners add to you image while an angry face makes the best dressed person look ugly.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q11: What is the passage mainly aboutQ12: What does the speaker say about the people of the pastQ13: According to the speaker, how could we best improve our imagePassage Two"Go to the playground and have fun." Parents will often say to their kids. But they should remember playgrounds can be dangerous. Each year about 200,000 children end up in hospital emergency rooms with playground injures. Many injures involve falls from too-high equipment onto too-hard surfaces. Nearly 70% of the injures happen on public playgrounds. Recent studies show they maybe badly designed that protective services are inadequate and their equipments is poorly maintained. Parents should make sure that the equipment in playground is safe and thatchildren are playing safely. Last year the national programme for playground safety gave the nation's playground a grade of "C" for safety after visiting more than 3,000 playgrounds nationwide. Parents should watch closely. They should always be within shouting and running distance of their children. Young children don't understand cause-and-effect, so they may run in front of moving swings. They're also better at climbing up than getting down, so they may panic at the top of a ladder. It's important for children to know you're watching them. Once they feel that sense of security, that's when they can be creative.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q14: What is the cause of playground injuresQ15: What should parents do to prevent playground injuresQ16: What does the speaker say about young childrenPassage ThreeFor 25 years I was a full-time thief, specializing in picking pockets. Where I come from in southeast London, that's an honorable profession. Anyone can break into a house and steal things. But picking somebody's pocket takes skill. My sister and I were among the most successful pickpocket teams in London. We worked hotel and theatre lobbies, airports, shopping centers, restaurants. Now we don't steal anymore, but this crime is worldwide. Here is how to protect yourself:Professional pickpockets do not see victims, only handbags, jewels and money. Mothers with babies, the elderly, the disabled are all fair game. My preferred target was the lone female, handbag at her side, the right side to be exact. So if I'm next to her I can reach it cautiously with my right hand across my body. Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left, and I tended to steer clear of them. Women whose bags are hanging in front of them are tricky for the pickpocket, as there isn't a blind side. If you want to make it even harder, use a bag with handles rather than a strap. For men, one of the best places to keep a wallet is in the back pocket of tight trousers. You'll feel any attempts to move it. Another good place is in the buttoned-up inside pocket of a jacket. There's just no way in. Even better, keep wallets attached to a cord or chain that is fasten to a belt.A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off guard. The perfect setting is clothing store. When customs wander among the racks, they are completely absorbed in the items they hold up. The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better. A false sense of security makes a pickpocket's job much simpler.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q17: Why does the speaker say that picking somebody's pocket is an honorable job in southeast LondonQ18: According to the speaker, who is most likely to become a victim of pickpocketsQ19: In the speaker's opinion, what is the best place for a man to keep his walletsQ20: What is the perfect setting for picking pockets, according to the speaker。
2004年1月英语四级听力（原文+原题+答案）
200401Section A1. A) The man could buy a shirt of a different color.B) The size of the shirt is all right for the man.C) The size the man wants will arrive soon.D) The man could come some time later.2. A) The woman is watching an exciting film with the man.B) The woman can't take a photo of the man.C) The woman is running toward the lake.D) The woman is filming the lake.3. A) It's quiet in the restaurant.B) The price is high in the restaurant.C) The restaurant serves good food.D) The restaurant is too far from their school.4. A) At a booking office.B) In a Hong Kong hotel.C) On a busy street.D) At an airport.5. A) The woman has been complaining too much.B) The woman's headache will go away by itself.C) The woman should have seen the doctor earlier.D) The woman should confirm her appointment with the doctor.6. A) Help the woman move the items.B) Hurry to Mr. Johnson's office.C) Help move things to Mr. Johnson's office.D) Put off his appointment with Mr. Johnson.7. A) The man should not dream of being a superstar.B) The man didn't practice hard enough.C) The man should find a new partner.D) The man should not give up.8. A) There is no more left.B) It doesn't appeal to her.C) It's incredibly delicious.D) She has already tasted it.9. A) The man is usually the last to hand in his test paper.B) The man has made a mess of his midterm exam.C) The man has bad study habits.D) The man is a diligent student.10. A) The man will drive the woman to school.B) The man has finished his assignment.C) The man is willing to help the woman.D) The man is losing patience with the woman.Passage One11. A) The art of saying thank you.B) The secret of staying pretty.C) The importance of good manners.D) The difference between elegance and good manners.12. A) They were nicer and gentler.B) They paid more attention to their appearance.C) They were willing to spend more money on clothes.D) They were more aware of changes in fashion.13. A) By decorating our homes.B) By being kind and generous.C) By wearing fashionable clothes.D) By putting on a little make-up.Passage Two14. A) Children don't get enough education in safety.B) Children are keen on dangerous games.C) The playgrounds are in poor condition.D) The playgrounds are overcrowded.15. A) They should help maintain the equipment.B) They should keep a watchful eye on their children.C) They should stop their children from climbing ladders.D) They should teach their children how to use the equipment.16. A) They tend to stay within shouting or running distance of their parents.B) They should be aware of the potential risks in the playground.C) They may panic in front of high playground equipment.D) They can be creative when they feel secure.Passage There17. A) It takes skill.B) It pays well.C) It's full-time job.D) It's admired worldwide.18. A) A mother with a baby in her arms.B) A woman whose bag is hanging in front.C) A lone female with a handbag at her right side.D) An old lady carrying a handbag on the left.19. A) The back pocket of his tight trousers.B) The top pocket of his jacket.C) A side pocket of his jacket.D) A side pocket of his trousers.20. A) Theater lobbies with uniformed security guards.B) Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off guard.C) Airports where people carry a lot of luggage.D) Hotels and restaurants in southeast London.1.M: I like the color this shirt, do you have a larger sizeW: This is the largest in this color, other colors coming all sizes.Q: What dose the woman imply2. M: Look, the view is fantastic, could you take a picture for me with the lake in the backgroundW: I am afraid I just ran out of film.Q: What do we learn from the conversation3. M: The food in this restaurant is horrible. If only we got to ray's school dining home.W: But the food isn't everything. It isn't nice just to get away from old movieQ. What can we learn from the conversation4.W: Can I help you sirM: Yes, can you show me the way to gate nine for flight 910 to Hong Kong I am quite confused here.Q: What does the man mean5.W: My headache is killing me. I thought it was gong away. But now it is getting worse and worseM: I told you yesterday to make an appointment.Q: what does the man mean6.W: can you give a hand, Mike I want to move a few heavy items to the car.M: I'd like to but I am already five minutes late for my appointment with Mr. Jason, and the office is on the other side of the campus. Q: what would the man most probably do7. M: I think you'd better find another partner. I love table tennis butI don't think I am improving.W: I'm poor, it's still too early to quit, nobody is expected to be a superstar. Just keep going and you get the high of it.Q: what does the woman mean8.M: would you like to try the banana pie It's incredible.W: well, to tell the truth I don't care much dessert.Q: what does the woman say about the banana pie9.M: I exhausted I stayed up the whole night studying for my middle term matches exam.W: But why do you always wait until the last minuteQ:what does the woman imply10.M: I really can afford any more interruptions right now. I got to(设法) finish this assignment.W: Sorry just one more thing, could you give a ride to school tomorrowQ: What can be informed from the conversationSection BPassage OneDo you remember the time when people were a litter nicer and gentler with each other I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away form that. T oo often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance out first, or never saying "Thank you" when others hold the door open for them. We get lazy. And in our laziness, we think that something, like a simple "Thank You" doesn't really matter. But it can matter very much. The fact that no matter how nicely we dress, or how beautifully we decorate we home, we can't be truly elegant without good manners because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand. In fact, I think of the good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. Haven't you noticed that the kindest, most generous people seem to keep getting prettier It's funny how that happens. But it does. Take the long-lost art of saying "Thank you" like wearing a little makeup or making sure your hair is neat. Getting into the habit of saying "Thank you" can make you feel better about yourself. Good manners add to you image while an angry face makes the best dressed person look ugly.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. Q11: What is the passage mainly aboutQ12: What does the speaker say about the people of the pastQ13: According to the speaker, how could we best improve our image Passage Two"Go to the playground and have fun." Parents will often say to their kids. But they should remember playgrounds can be dangerous. Each year about 200,000 children end up in hospital emergency rooms with playground injures. Many injures involve falls from too-high equipment onto too-hard surfaces. Nearly 70% of the injures happen on public playgrounds. Recent studies show they maybe badly designed that protective services are inadequate and their equipments is poorly maintained. Parents should make sure that the equipment in playground is safe and that children are playing safely. Last year the national programme for playground safety gave the nation's playground a grade of "C" for safety after visiting more than 3,000 playgrounds nationwide. Parents should watch closely. They should always be within shouting and running distance of their children. Young children don't understand cause-and-effect, so they may run in front of moving swings. They're also better at climbing up than getting down, so they may panic at the top of a ladder. It's important for children to know you're watching them. Once they feel that sense of security, that's when they can be creative.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. Q14: What is the cause of playground injuresQ15: What should parents do to prevent playground injuresQ16: What does the speaker say about young childrenPassage ThreeFor 25 years I was a full-time thief, specializing in picking pockets. Where I come from in southeast London, that's an honorable profession. Anyone can break into a house and steal things. But picking somebody's pocket takes skill. My sister and I were among the most successful pickpocket teams in London. We worked hotel and theatre lobbies, airports, shopping centers, restaurants. Now we don't steal anymore, but this crime is worldwide. Here is how to protect yourself:Professional pickpockets do not see victims, only handbags, jewels and money. Mothers with babies, the elderly, the disabled are all fair game. My preferred target was the lone female, handbag at her side, the right side to be exact. So if I'm next to her I can reach it cautiously with my right hand across my body. Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left, and I tended to steer clear of them. Women whose bags are hanging in front of them are tricky for the pickpocket, as there isn't a blind side. If you want to make it even harder, use a bag with handles rather than a strap. For men, one of the best places to keep a wallet is in the back pocket of tight trousers. You'll feel any attempts to move it. Another good place is in the buttoned-up inside pocket of a jacket. There's just no way in. Even better, keep wallets attached to a cord or chain that is fasten to a belt.A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off guard. The perfect setting is clothing store. When customs wander among the racks, they are completely absorbed in the items they hold up. The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better. A false sense of security makes a pickpocket's job much simpler.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. Q17: Why does the speaker say that picking somebody's pocket is an honorable job in southeast LondonQ18: According to the speaker, who is most likely to become a victim of pickpocketsQ19: In the speaker's opinion, what is the best place for a man to keep his walletsQ20: What is the perfect setting for picking pockets, according to the speaker1. A2. B3. A4. D5. C6. B7. D8. B9. C 10. D11. C 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. A 20. B。
外语考试-2004年英语专业四级真题及答案(详解)
Teiseiの外国語試験資料整合ーセット20004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案（详细解析）TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2004)-GRADE FOUR-Part Ⅳ CLOZE ［15 MIN.］Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were (26)____, cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens. (27)____ the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and (28)____ that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant. McDonald’s began (29) ____ to frozen French fries in 1966—and few customers noticed the difference. (30)____, the change had a prof ound effect on the nation’s agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial (31)____. McDonald’s fries now come from huge manufacturing plants (32)____ can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion (33)____ McDonald’s and the popularity of its low-cost, mass-produced fries changed the way Americans eat.?The taste of McDonald’s French fries played a crucial role in the chain’s success—fries are much more profitable than hamburgers—and was (34)____ praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their (35)____ taste does not stem from the kind of potatoes that McDonald’s (36)____, the technology that processes them, or the restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains use Russet Burbank, buy their French fries from the (37)____ large processing companies, and have similar (38)____ in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is (39) ____ determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonald’s cooked its French fries in a mi xture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique (40) ____.26. A. scaled B. stripped C. peeled D. sliced27. A. As B. Due to C. Owing to D. With28. A. ensue B. ensure C. enrich D. enable29. A. switching B. diverting? C. modifying D. altering30. A. Still B. Anyway? C. Besides D. Nevertheless31. A. brand B. stuff C. commodity D. produce32. A. this B. that C./ D. what33. A. into B. from C. in D. of34. A. long B. only C. first D. lonely35. A. distinctive B. distinct? C. distinguished D. distinguishable36. A. possesses B. buys C. acquires D. grows37. A. exact B. identical C. same D. alike38. A. woks B. pots C. boilers D. fryers39. A. adequately B. massively C. plentifully D. largely40. A. flavour B. fragrance C. smell D. perfumePart ⅤGRAMMAR & VOCABULARY ［15 MIN.］? There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.Mark your answers on your answer sheet.41. Agriculture is the country’s chief source of wealth, wheat ____ by far the biggest cereal crop.A. isB. beenC. beD. being42. Jack ____from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.?A. has been missingB. has been missed?C. had been missingD. was missed43. Above the trees are the hills, ____ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.A. whereB. of whoseC. whoseD. which44. Who____ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?A. you saidB. did you sayC. did you say thatD. you did say45. —Does Alan like hamburgers?—Yes. So much ____ that he eats them almost every day.A. forB. asC. toD. so46. Your ideas, ____, seem unusual to me.A. like herB. like hersC. similar to herD. similar to herself47. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential ____for that.A. for us to be preparedB. that we are preparedC. of us to be preparedD. our being prepared48. Time ____, the celebration will be held as scheduled.A. permitB. permittingC. permittedD. permits49. ____ I like economics, I like sociology much better.A. As mush asB. So muchC. How muchD. Much as50. It is futile to discuss the matter further, because ____going to agree upon anything today.A. neither you nor I areB. neither you nor me amC. neither you nor I amD. neither me nor you are51. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, ____ is something we had not expected.A. whichB. itC. thatD. what52. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ____ he was twenty years ago.A. whichB. thatC. whoD. whom53. She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, ____?A. hadn’t sheB. hasn’t sheC. wouldn’t sheD. didn’t she54. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ____.A. on viewB. at a glanceC. on the sceneD. in sight55. The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the ____.A. latterB. latestC. laterD. last56. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, ____traffic delays.A. acknowledgingB. affordingC. allowing forD. accounting for57. He will have to____ his indecent behaviour one day.A. answer toB. answer forC. answer backD. answer about58. With ____ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.A. rareB. unusualC. extraordinaryD. unique59. We have been hearing ____accounts of your work.A. favouredB. favourableC. favouriteD. favouring60. During the summer holiday season there are no ____ rooms in this seaside hotel.A. emptyB. blankC. desertedD. vacant61. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.A. signB. markC. signalD. board62. Whenever possible, Ian ____ how well he speaks Japanese.A. shows upB. shows aroundC. shows offD. shows out63. The tenant left nothing behind except some ____ of paper, cloth, etc.A. sheetsB. scrapsC. papersD. slices64. Shares on the stock market have ____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.A. turnedB. changedC. floatedD. fluctuated65. I think you can take a(n) ____ language course to improve your English.A. intermediateB. middleC. mediumD. midPart Ⅵ READING COMPREHENSION ［30 MIN.］SECTION A READING COMPREHENSION ［25 MIN.］In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AThe way in which people use social space reflects their social relationships and their ethnic identity. Early immigrants to America from Europe brought with them a collective style of living, which they retained until late in the 18th?century. Historical records document a group-oriented existence, in which one room was used for eating, entertaining guests, and sleeping. People ate soups from a sommunal pot, shared drinking cups, and used a common pit toilet. With the development of ideas about individualism, people soon began to shift to the use of individual cups and plates; the eating of meals that included meat, bread, and vegetables served on separate plates; and the use of private toilets. They began to build their houses with separate rooms to entertain guests-living rooms, separate bedrooms for sleeping, separate work areas-kitchen, laundry room, and separate bathrooms.?In Mexico, the meaning and organization of domestic space is strikingly different. Houses are organized around a ?patio?, or courtyard. Rooms open onto the patio, where all kinds of domestic activities take place. Individuals to not have separate bedrooms. Children often sleep with parents, and brothers or sisters share a bed, emphasizing familial interdependence. Rooms in Mexican houses are locations for multiple activities that, in contrast, are rigidly separated in the United States.66. Changes in living styles among early immigrants were initially brought about by ____.A. rising living standard?B. new concept?C. new custom?D. new designs of houses?67. Which of the following is NOT discussed in the passage?A. Their concepts of domestic space.B. Their social relationships.C. The functions of their rooms.D. The layout of their houses.??TEXT BThere are superstitions attached to numbers; even those ancient Greeks believed that all numbers and their multiples had some mystical significance.?Those numbers between 1 and 13 were in particular to have a powerful influence over the affairs of men.?For example, it is commonly said that luck, good or bad, comes in threes; if an accident happens, two more of the same kind may be expected soon afterwards. The arrival of a letter will be followed by two others within a certain period.?Another belief involving the number three has it that it is unlucky to light three cigarettes from the one match. If this happens, the bad luck that goes with the deed falls upon the person whose cigarette was the last to be lit. The ill-omen linked to the lighting of three things from one match or candle goes back to at least the 17th? century and probably earlier. It was believed that three candles alight at the same time would be sure to bring bad luck; one, two, or four, were permissible, but never just three.?Seven was another significant number, usually regarded as a bringer of good luck. The ancient astrologers believed that the universe was governed by seven planets; students of Shakespeare will recall that the life of man was divided into seven ages. Seven horseshoes nailed to a house will protect it from all evil.?Nine is usually thought of as a lucky number because it is the product of three times three. It was much used by the Anglo Saxons in their charms for healing.?Another belief was that great changes occurred every 7th and 9th of a man’s life. Consequently, the age of 63(the product of nine and seven) was thought to be a very perilous time for him. If he survived his 63rd? year he might hope to live to a ripe old age.?Thirteen, as we well know, is regarded with great awe and fear. The common belief is that this derives from the fact that there were 13 people at Christ’s Last Supper. This being the eve of his betrayal, it is not difficult to understand the significance given to the number by the early Christians.?In more modern times 13 is an especially unlucky number of a dinner party, for example. Hotels will avoid numbering a floor the 13th?; the progression is from 12 to 14, and no room is given the number 13. Many home owners will use 12 1/2 instead of 13 as their house number.?Yet oddly enough, to be born on the 13th? of the month is not regarded with any fear at all, which just shows how irrational we are in our superstitious beliefs.68. According to the passage, which of the following groups of numbers will certainly bring good luck to people?A.3 and 7.B.3 and 9.C.7 and 9.D.3 and 13.69. The ill luck associated with 13 is supposed to have its origin in ____.A. legendB. religionC. popular beliefD. certain customs70. What is the author’s attitude towards people’s superstitious beliefs?A. He is mildly critical.B. He is strongly critical.C. He is in favour of them.D. His attitude is not clear.TEXT CWomen’s minds work differently from men’s. At least, that is what most men are convinced of. Psychologists view the subject either as a matter or frustration or a joke. Now the biologists have moved into this minefield, and some of them have found that there are real differences between the brains of men and women. But being different, they point out hurriedly, is not the same as being better or worse.?There is, however, a definite structural variation between the male and female brain. The difference is in a part of the brain that is used in the most complex intellectual processes-the link between the two halves of the brain.?The two halves are linked by a trunkline of between 200 and 300 million nerves, the ?corpus callosum. Scientists have found quite recently that the corpus callosum in women is always larger and probably richer in nerve fibres than it is in men. This is the first time that a structural difference has been found between the brains of women and men and it must have some significance. The question is “What?”, and, if this difference exists, are there others? Research shows that present-day women think differently and behave differently from men. Are some of these differences biological and inborn, a result of evolution? We tend to think that is the influence of society that produces these differences. But could we be wrong??Research showed that these two halves of the brain had different functions, and that the ?corpus callosum enabled them to work together. For most people, the left half is used for word handing, analytical and logical activities; the right half works on pictures, patterns and forms. We need both halves working together. And the better the connections, the more harmoniously the two halves work. And, according to research findings, women have the better connections.?But it isn’t all that easy to explain the actual differences between skills of men and women on this basis. In schools throughout the wo rld girls tend to be better than boys at “language subjects” and boys better at maths and physics. If 〖WTHZ〗these differences〖WTBZ〗correspond with the differences in the hemispheric trunkline, here is an unalterable distinction between the sexes.?We shan’t know for a while, partly because we don’t know of any precise relationship betweenabilities in school subject and the functioning of the two halves of the brain, and we cannot understand how the two halves interact via the corpus callosum. But this striking difference must have some effect and, because the difference is in the parts of the brain involved in intellect, we should be looking for differences in intellectual processing.71. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?A. Biologists are conducting research where psychologists have given up.B. Brain differences point to superiority of one sex over the other.C. Results of scientific research fail to support popular belief.D. The structural difference in the brain between the sexes has long been known.72. According to the passage it is commonly believed that brain differences are caused by ____ factors.A. biologicalB. psychologicalC. physicalD. social73. “these differences” n paragraph 5 refer to those in ____.A. skills of men and womenB. school subjectC. the brain structure of men and womenD. activities carried out by the brain74. At the end of the passage the author proposes more work on ____.A. the brain structure as a wholeB. the functioning of part of the brainC. the distinction between the sexesD. the effects of the corpus callosum75. What is the main purpose of the passageA. To outline the research findings on the brain structure.B. To explain the link between sex and brain structure.C. To discuss the various factors that cause brain differences.D. To suggest new areas in brain research.TEXT DInformation is the primary commodity in more and more industries today.?By 2005, 83% of American management personnel will be knowledge workers. Europe and Japan are not far behind.?By 2005, half of all knowledge workers (22% of the labour force) will choose “flextime, flexplace” arrangements, which allow them to work at home, communicating with the office via computer networks.?In the United States, the so-called “digital divide” seems to be disappearing. In early 2000, a poll found, that, where half of white households owned computers, so did fully 43% of African-American households, and their numbers were growing rapidly. Hispanic households continued to lag behind, but their rate of computer ownership was expanding as well.? Company-owned and industry-wide television networks are bringing programming to thousands of locations. Business TV is becoming big business.?Computer competence will approach 100% in US urban areas by the year 2005, with Europe and Japan not far behind.?80% of US homes will have computers in 2005, compared with roughly 50% now. In the United States, 5 of the 10 fastest-growing careers between now and 2005 will be computer related. Demand for programmers and systems analysts will grow by 70%. The same trend is accelerating in Europe, Japan, and India.?By 2005, nearly all college texts and many high school and junior high books will be tied to Internet sites that provide source material, study exercises, and relevant news articles to aid in learning. Others will come with CD-ROMs that offer similar resources.?Internet links will provide access to the card catalogues of all the major libraries in the world by 2005. It will be possible to call up on a PC screen millions of volumes from distant libraries. Web sites enhance books by providing pictures, sound, film clips, and flexible indexing and search utilities.?Implications: Anyone with access to the Internet will be able to achieve the education needed to build a productive life in an increasingly high-tech world. Computer learning may even reduce the growing American prison population.?Knowledge workers are generally better paid than less-skilled workers. Their wealth is raising overall prosperity.?Even entry-level workers and those in formerly unskilled positions require a growing level of education. For a good career in almost any field, computer competence is a must. This is one major trend raising the level of education required for a productive ro le in today’s work force. For many workers, the opportunity for training is becoming one of the most desirable benefits any job can offer.76. Information technology is expected to have impact on all the following EXCEPT ____.A. American management personnelB. European management personnelC. American people’s choice of careerD. traditional practice at work77. “digital divide” in the 4th? paragraph refers to ____.A. the gap in terms of computer ownershipB. the tendency of computer ownershipC. the dividing line based on digitD. the ethnic distinction among American households78. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT according to the passage?A. By 2005 all college and school study materials will turn electronic.B. By 2005 printed college and school study materials will be supplemented with electronic material.C. By 2005 some college and school study materials will be accompanied by CD-ROMs.D. By 2005 Internet links make worldwide library search a possibility.79. Which of the following areas is NOT discussed in the passage?A. Future careers.B. Nature of future work.C. Ethnic differences.D. Schools and libraries.80. At the end of the passage, the author seems to emphasize ____ in an increasingly high-tech world.A. the variety of educationB. the content of educationC. the need for educationD. the function of educationSECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING ［5 MIN.］In this section there are seven passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT EFirst read the following question.81. The passage mainly discusses the effects of ____.A. healthB. aspirinC. hearing lossD. heart attackNow, go through TEXT E quickly and answer question 81.?Aspirin may be the most familiar drug in the world-but its power to heal goes far beyond the usual aches and pains. Exciting new studies suggest that aspirin can help fight a wide range of serious illnesser. “It now seems to be a benefit in so many areas of health,” says Dr Debra Judelson, medical director of the Women’s Heart Institute in Beverly Hills, California. “I advise most of my patients, as long as they aren’t allergic to aspirin and don’t have bleeding problems, to take low-dose aspirin.”?Some of the major illnesses and conditions that aspirin or aspirin-like drugs might help prevent are: Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes-related heart disease, heart attack, cancer and antibiotic-induced hearing loss.TEXT FFirst read the following question.82. How many proposals does the passage put forward?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.?Now, go through TEXT F quickly and answer question 82.?What kind of environment do you want in the future? What can you do to help make it happen? What can other people do?Education is one way to help the environment. You can learn about the environment in school.? Radio and television can give you information. Newspapers, magazines, and books also help youlearn.?There are laws against littering and against making the air and water dirty. Other laws help people to save resources. The law lowering the speed limit for cars helps to save fuel.?Another way to help the environment is to plan for the future. We may have to find new resources. In the future, people may heat their homes with atomic power. Without planning, some kinds of environment may not happen. People can act now to help make the future.?TEXT GFirst read the following question.83. The main theme of the passage is ____ in the G-7 nations.A. agingB. wealthC. death rateD. work forceNow, go through TEXT G quickly and answer question 83.Citizens of the world’s wealthiest countries may live longer than previously predicted, according to a study sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. By 2050, people in the G-7 nations (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States) may be living anywhere from 1.3 years to 8 years longer than official estimates now predict. Researchers at Mountain View Research in Los Altos, California, examined 50 years of mortality data and found a long-term decline in death rates. That may mean that fewer workers will have to support many more elderly in the future than governments currently expect.TEXT HFirst read the following question.84. Which is the best title of the passage?A. How to protect your eyesight.B. How to choose your computer.C. A few tips for computer users.D. Eye trouble and headache. ?Now, go through TEXT H quickly and answer question 84.Question: My eyes and head ache when I work at my computer for a long time. What can I do? Vision It could just be your eyes. Make sure that you’ve had them checked and that you’re wearing any necessary corrective lenses.Screen Glare The light you read by may be too bright for your computer screen. Try to dim the light, and if you need to, get a desk lamp for other work. Also, if possible, move your computer so you aren’t directly underneath a light fixture.Screen and Head PositionYou shouldn’t bend your neck when you read from the screen. That can cause headaches. Your eyeline should be 5 cm to 8 cm below the top of the monitor. The screen should be about an arm’s length away.TEXT IFirst read the following questions.85. Clear weather is predicted in ____ Chinese cities.A.2B.3C.4D.586. W hich foreign city’s maximum temperature is the highest?A. Cairo.B. Bangkok.C. New York.D. London.?Now, go through TEXT I quickly and answer questions 85 and 86. WEATHER REPORForecasts for some major Chinese citiesForeign citiesCityMaxMinWeatherCityMaxMin Beijing2417clearBangkok3328Changchun2206cleardrizzle to cloudyChengdu2520overcastChongqing3424cloudyCairo3021[5]clearDalian2317cloudyFuzhou3123light rainFrankfurt1410[5]cloudy to light rainGuangzhou3524clearHong Kong3226clear to cloudyLondon1411Kunming2617clear to cloudy drizzle to cloudyLhasa2111cloudyNanjing2720overcastMoscow2113Shanghai2822cloudyclear to cloudyTaipei2923light rainTianjin2717cloudy to clear New York2315Wuhan3022clearclear to cloudyUrumqi2210clear to cloudyTEXT JFirst read the following questions.87. If you need travel shop information, you should go to ____.A. Guide Friday Tourism Centre.B. Tourist Information Centre.C. Library.D. Post Office.88. Where can you find the Police Station?A. In Henly Street.B. In Arden Street.C. In Bridge Street.D. In Rother Street.Now, go through TEXT J quickly and answer questions 87 and 88. General InformationTourist Information CentreBridge foot. Tel. (01789) 29312Summer: 9:30 am-6:00 pm Weekday11:00 am-5:00 pm SundaysWinter: 9:30 am-5:00 pm Weekday● Visitor Information, including information for the disable● Accommodation Booking● Bureau De Chang● Parkings and Toilets Leaflet● Guide Friday Tour Ticket● Travel Shop InformationGuide Friday Tourism CentreThe Civic Hall, 14 Rother StreetTe. (01789) 29986?Open Daily from 9:00 amAccommodationYouth Hostel-Alveston (2 miles from Town Centre). Tel.(01789)29709?Taxi ServicesBridgefoot, Bridge Street, Union Street, and Rother Market near White Swan HotelPolice StationRother StreetTel.(01789)41411HospitalArden StreetTel.(01789)20583LibraryHenly StreetTel.(01789)29220Post OfficeHenly StreetTel.(01789)41493?TEXT KFirst read the following questions.89. How long is the Business English programmeA.3 months.B.6 months.C.4 weeks.D.10 weeks.90. Which certificate programme is NOT mentioned?A. Teaching English for Specific Purposes.B. Communications / Networking Engineering.C. Global Operations Management.D. Advanced Software Technologies.Now, go through TEXT K quickly and answer questions 89 and 90.UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVIN?English & Certificate Programs for InternationalsLive, Learn, and Enjoy on the Southern California CoastPost-graduate certificates in 12 months[JZ)● Electronic Business● Global Operations Management● Marketing● Communications / Networking Engineering● Teaching English as a Foreign Language● Advanced Software Technologies-6 months (focus on java -3 months)● Digital Art[JZ]English Language Program● 4-week Business English or Conversation & Culture-Jan, Feb, July, Aug● 10-week Intensive ESL-Jan, Apr, June, Sept******************************************************************************* *******************************************************************************参考答案及听力原文参考答案：PART Ⅰ WRITING ?SECTION A COMPOSITION?THE IMPORTANCE OF ?KEEPING A GOOD MOODPeople in modern society live under a lot of pressure. I see three kinds of pressure working on people today: pressure from education, family and career. It is easy to blame the school for charging too much money, the family members for the heavy burden, the society for the fierce competition. I think people should relax. It is important for them to keep a good mood under whatever circumstances.?Long gone are the days when people lived their life with a certain relaxation, sampling a wide variety of activities—film, music, art, poetry. But now, a lot of people suffer from a lot of pressure. They can’t communicate well with co-workers and family members, and have unbalanced,。
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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORSTEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2005)-GRADE FOURTIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I DICTATION [15 MIN ]Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [15 MIN ]In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. According to the conversation, Mr Johnson is NOT very strong inA. history.B. geography.C. mathematics.D. art.2. Mr Johnson thinks that ____ can help him a lot in the job.A. logicB. writingC. historyD. mathematics3. Mr Johnson would like to work as a(n)A. adviser.B. computer programmer.C. product designer.D. school teacher.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be4. What is the main purpose of the research?A. To make preparations for a new publication.C. To know how housework is shared.5. What does the man do on Fridays?A. He goes to exercise classes.C. He goes to the cinema.6. On which day does the couple always go out?A. Friday.B. Saturday.7. Which personal detail does the man give?A. Surname.B. First name.B. To learn how couples spend their weekends.D. To investigate what people do at the weekend.B. He goes sailing.D. He stays at home.C. Sunday.D. Any weekday.C. Address.D. Age.B. The train to Zhengzhou.D. The train to Hangzhou.given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation. Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answerthe questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. Parcel Express needs the following details about the sender EXCEPTA. name.B. address.C. receipt.D. phone number.9. Parcels must be left open mainly forA. customs 'check.B. security check.C. convenience 's saDk.et.he company 's sake.10. The woman 's last inquiry is mayincloncerned withA. the time needed for sending the parcel.B. the flight time to New York.C. the parcel destination.D. parcel collection. SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. Where is the train to Nanjing now standing?A. At Platform 7.B. At Platform 8.C. At Platform 9.D. At Platform 13.12. Which train will now leave at 11:35?A. The train to Jinnan.C. The train to Tianjin.13. Which train has now been cancelled?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. The museum was built in memory of those A. who died in wars.C. who lost their families in disasters.15. Henry Durant put forward the idea because he A. had once fought in a war in Italy.C. had assisted in treating the wounded.B. who worked to help victims. D. who fought in wars.B. had been wounded in a war.D. had seen the casualties and cruelties of war.A. It is just a lot of cheering.B. It mainly involves yelling.16. Which of the following statements about the symbols is INCORRECT? A. Both are used as the organizati on 's official symbols. B. Both are used regardless of religious significance. C. The red cross was the organization's original symbol.D. The red crescent was later adopted for use in certain regions. 17. How should cheerleading be viewed according to the passage?C. It mainly involves dancing.D. It is competitive in nature.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage. 18. How do the cheerleaders perform their jobs? A. They set fireworks for their team. B. They put on athletic shows. C. They run around the spectators.D. They yell for people to buy drinks.19. Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical injuries? A. Because they try dangerous acts to catch people's attention.B. Because they shout and yell so their voice becomes hoarse.C. Because they go to the pyramid and the hills to perform.D. Because they dance too much every day for practice. 20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The first cheerleaders was a man named John Campbell.B. Cheerleaders 'contests are only held at the state level.C. Before 1930 there were no women cheerleaders.D. The first cheerleading occurred in 1898. SECTION C NEWS BROAOCASTQuestions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.21. How many of the emigrants died after being thrown into the sea? A. 15 of them.B. 3 of them.C. 100 of them.D. Dozens of them.22. The illegal emigrants came fromA. Italy.B. Africa.C. the Mediterranean region.D. places unknown. Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.23. What does the news item mainly report?A. China will send three people into space in a week.B. Three Chinese astronauts will spend a week in space.C. The Shenzhou VI will be launched next year.D. Shenzhou V circled the earth for two days.Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.24. Which of the following had NOT been affected by the wildfires?A. Houses.B. Land.C. Skies.D. Cars.25. The fires were thought to have been startedA. purposefully.B. accidentally.C. on the Mexican border.D. in southern California.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.26. _______ r anks second among leading tourism nations.A. FranceB. The United StatesC. SpainD. Italy27. It is predicted that by 2020 China will receive visitors.A. 77 millionB. 130 millionC. 36.8 millionD. 100 million28. According to a Xinhua report, last year saw a ______ per cent increase in the number of Chinese traveling abroad.A. 16.6B. 30C. 100D. 37Question 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.29. What would happen to the Argentine officers?A. They would be arrested by Spanish authorities.B. They would be tried in an Argentine court.C. They would be sent to Spain for trial.D. They would be tortured or murdered.30. What accusation would the Argentine officers face?A. Violation of human rights.B. Involvement in illegal actions.C. Planning anti-government activities.D. Being part of the military rule.PART III CLOZE [15 MIN. ]Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.A person 's home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) “ (31) __________ home ” . But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical (32) _____ o f cash and location on achieving that idea.Cash (33) _______ , in fact, often means that the only way of (34) _ when you leaveschool is to stay at home for a while until things (35) financially. There are obvious (36) of living at home—personal laundry is usually (37) done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to (38) . And there is (39) the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc. On the other hand, (40) depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? Youmay love your family —(41) ____ do you like them? Are you prepared to be (42) ______when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot manage a(n) (43) ________ , and that you finally have the money to leave,how do you (44) ________ finding somewhere else to live? If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are (45) ___ well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always (46) _________ . If you are going to work in a (47) ________ area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies, (48) ______ t hese should be approached with (49)_________ . Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the (50) of the first week if you take accommodation they have found for you.31. A. ideal B. perfect C. imaginary D. satisfactory32. A. deficiencies B. weaknesses C. insufficiencies D. limitations33. A. cut B. shortage C. lack D. drain34. A. getting over B. getting in C. getting back D. getting along35. A. improve B. enhance C. develop D. proceed36. A. concerns B. issues C. advantages D. problems37. A. still B. always C. habitually D. consequently38. A. call in B. call over C. call upon D. call out39. A. always B. rarely C. little D. sometimes40. A. little B. enough C. many D. much41. A. and B. but C. still D. or42. A. tolerant B. hostile C. indifferent D. good-tempered43. A. agreement B. consensus C. compromise D. deal44. A. go about B. go over C. go in for D. go through45. A. seldom B. less C. probably D. certainly46. A. dependent B. a good source of informationC. of great valueD. reliable47. A. familiar B. cold C. humid D. new48. A. though B. while C. since D. as49. A. enthusiasm B. hesitation C. caution D. concern50. A. same B. equivalent C. equal D. similarityPART IV GRAMMAR &VOCABULARY [15 MIN ]There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet51. If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he able to advise you much better thanI can.A. would beB. will have beenC. wasD. were52. ________ , Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.A. Although he is a socialistB. Even if he is a socialist。
2004年高考英语全国卷IV听力试题暨听力原文
2004年高考英语全国卷IV听力试题暨听力原文第一部分听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man mean?A. He wants to know the time.B. He offers to give a lecture.C. He agrees to help the woman.2. What will the man probably do after the conversation?A. Wait there.B. Find a seat.C. Sit down.3. Who are the speakers talking about?A. An actor.B. A writer.C. A tennis player.4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. On a farm.B. In a restaurant.C. In a market.5. What does the man agree to do after a while?A. Take a break.B. Talk about his troubles.C. Meet some friends.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
on public speaking听力原文_整理2004年1月全国大学英语四级考试听力原文
2004年1月全国大学英语四级考试听力原文整理表姓名:职业工种:申请级别:受理机构:填报日期:2004年1月全国大学英语四级考试——听力原文Part I Listening Comprehension1.M: I like the color this shirt, do you have a larger size?W: This is the largest in this color, other colors coming all sizes.Q: What dose the woman imply?2.M: Look, the view is fantastic, could you take a picture for me with the lake in the background?W: I am afraid I just ran out of film.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3.M: The food in this restaurant is horrible. If only we got to ray's school dining home.W: But the food isn't everything. It isn't nice just to get away from old movie?Q. What can we learn from the conversation?4.W: Can I help you sir?M: Yes, can you show me the way to gate nine for flight 910 to Hong Kong? I am quite confused here.Q: What does the man mean?5.W: My headache is killing me. I thought it was gong away. But now it is getting worse and worseM: I told you yesterday to make an appointment.Q: what does the man mean?6.W: can you give a hand, Mike? I want to move a few heavy items to the car.M: I'd like to but I am already five minutes late for my appointment with Mr. Jason, and the office is on the other side of the campus.Q: what would the man most probably do?7.M: I think you'd better find another partner. I love table tennis but I don't think I am improving.W: I'm poor, it's still too early to quit, nobody is expected to be a superstar. Just keep going and you get the high of it.Q: what does the woman mean?8.M: would you like to try the banana pie? It's incredible.W: well, to tell the truth I don't care much dessert.Q: what does the woman say about the banana pie?9．M: I exhausted I stayed up the whole night studying for my middle term matches exam. W: But why do you always wait until the last minute?Q：what does the woman imply?10．M: I really can afford any more interruptions right now. I got to(设法) finish this assignment. W: Sorry just one more thing, could you give a ride to school tomorrow?Q: What can be informed from the conversation?Section BPassage OneDo you remember the time when people were a litter nicer and gentler with each other?I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away form that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance out first, or never saying "Thank you" when others hold the door open for them. We get lazy. And in our laziness, we think that something, like a simple "Thank You" doesn't really matter. But it canmatter very much. The fact that no matter how nicely we dress, or how beautifully we decorate we home, we can't be truly elegant without good manners because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand. In fact, I think of the good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. Haven't you noticed that the kindest, most generous people seem to keep getting prettier? It's funny how that happens. But it does. Take the long-lost art of saying "Thank you" like wearing a little makeup or making sure your hair is neat. Getting into the habit of saying "Thank you" can make you feel better about yourself. Good manners add to you image while an angry face makes the best dressed person look ugly.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q11: What is the passage mainly about?Q12: What does the speaker say about the people of the past?Q13: According to the speaker, how could we best improve our image?Passage Two"Go to the playground and have fun." Parents will often say to their kids. But they should remember playgrounds can be dangerous. Each year about 200,000 children end up in hospital emergency rooms with playground injures. Many injures involve falls from too-high equipment onto too-hard surfaces. Nearly 70% of the injures happen on public playgrounds. Recent studies show they maybe badly designed that protective services are inadequate and their equipments is poorly maintained. Parents should make sure that the equipment in playground is safe and that children are playing safely. Last year the national programme for playground safety gave the nation's playground a grade of "C" for safety after visiting more than 3,000 playgrounds nationwide. Parents should watch closely. They should always be within shouting and running distance of their children. Young children don't understand cause-and-effect, so they may run in front of moving swings. They're also better at climbing up than getting down, so they may panic at the top of a ladder. It's important for children to know you're watching them. Once they feel that sense of security, that's when they can be creative.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q14: What is the cause of playground injures?Q15: What should parents do to prevent playground injures?Q16: What does the speaker say about young children?Passage ThreeFor 25 years I was a full-time thief, specializing in picking pockets. Where I come from in southeast London, that's an honorable profession. Anyone can break into a house and steal things. But picking somebody's pocket takes skill. My sister and I were among the most successful pickpocket teams in London. We worked hotel and theatre lobbies, airports, shopping centers, restaurants. Now we don't steal anymore, but this crime is worldwide. Here is how to protect yourself:Professional pickpockets do not see victims, only handbags, jewels and money. Mothers with babies, the elderly, the disabled are all fair game. My preferred target was the lone female, handbag at her side, the right side to be exact. So if I'm next to her I can reach it cautiously with my right hand across my body. Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left, and I tended to steer clear of them. Women whose bags are hanging in front of them are tricky for the pickpocket, as there isn't a blind side. If you want to make it even harder, use a bag with handles rather than a strap. For men, one of the best places to keep a wallet is in the back pocket of tight trousers. You'll feel any attempts to move it. Another good place is in the buttoned-up inside pocket of a jacket. There's just no way in. Even better, keep wallets attached to a cord or chain that is fasten to a belt.A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off guard. The perfect setting is clothing store. When customs wander among the racks, they are completely absorbed in the items they hold up. The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better. A false sense of security makes a pickpocket's job much simpler.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q17: Why does the speaker say that picking somebody's pocket is an honorable job in southeast London?Q18: According to the speaker, who is most likely to become a victim of pickpockets?Q19: In the speaker's opinion, what is the best place for a man to keep his wallets?Q20: What is the perfect setting for picking pockets, according to the speaker?Speaking in PublicChapter 11.The Power of Public Speaking1.Those who do it well are highly compensated for it.panies want it in employees; the ability to communicate effectively is vital andcommunication skills ranked #1 for career development.3.It becomes a foundation for civil life as well as our working world; something we trulycannot escape.4.Gives you a sense of empowerment—a sense of confidence and ability to “make adifference” when you learn some of the basic skills.5.The Tradition of Public Speaking1.Dates back to ancient times; Greeks and Romans2.Aristotle was key factor in influence and with his Rhetoric text3.Still influences communication today in the speech textbooks we use inclassrooms.6.Similarities between Speeches and ConversationsHow they are similar:1.Both are logically organized2.Both are tailored/adapted to audience3.Both tell a story for maximum impact4.Both adapt to listener feedbackHow they are different:1.Speeches are more highly structured2.Speeches require more careful use of language3.Each uses a different mode of delivery4.Developing Confidence: Your Speech Class1.Nervousness is normal; the anxiety you feel is a natural part of this kind of experience.Our bodies have a physiological reaction to public speaking. Our heart rates go up, our nonverbal behavior changes slightly, and we feel this affect on us. All that being said, this is normally something that can be managed quite easily.2.Two types of anxiety—(1) situational and (2) trait.Situational anxiety is normal andwe all feel this. Certain situations like job interviews, blind dates, meeting the in-laws, and public speaking often make us anxious. We all understand this kind of fear.Trait anxiety is a more personal, deep-seeded fear that requires more intervention to solve but fortunately is far less common than is situational anxiety.3.Managing anxiety: (Situational)1.Acquire more experience—the more you do anything (properly, that is) the lessanxiety you feel doing it.2.Prepare, prepare, prepare—the less enjoyable but the best way to controlsituational anxiety.3.Most anxiety is not visible. Studies estimate that audiences sense only about10% of the anxiety that we feel. So no matter how badly you might feel, youraudience is sensing only a small part of it.4.Don’t expect perfection—none of us is perfect and we can always go back andfind something in a speech we can improve. We prepare our best and then livewith the effort we make. And the vast majority of the time the effort isacceptable.1.Managing anxiety: (Trait)1.The power of visualization—seeing yourself being successful; seeing yourself start,move through and complete an assignment. Used by sports psychologists to help athletes overcome ce rtain “mental blocks”2.Thinking positively—sometimes called cognitive restructuring and is a cousin of thevisualization. Instead of seeing ourselves being successful, this works at changing our mindset and how we think. Not just thinking good thoughts, but being convinced we can succeed.5. Public Speaking and Critical Thinking---There are may college classes that willor can teach you good critical thinking skills. This is one of them. A good public speaker learns to evaluate a message for logic and reasoning and is not swayed by emotional, irrational arguments.6. The Speech Communication ProcessThe Speaker—this is the first step in the process; the success of your message depends on your credibility or trustworthiness. Your ethos or credibility is vital. If an audience distrusts the messenger, the message will not be heard or evaluated. We will talk about what you should and should “not” do to ensure this first step is a positive one.The Message—what you have to say. The key is to find a way to make your intended message be what is actually communicated or received by the audience. It is not good enough to merely have good intentions. An effective communicator makes every effort to have the audience understand the message the way it was intended.The Channel—Messages can be delivered via many channels such as e-mail, telephone, letter, billboard, etc. But the only one relevant to public speaking is face-to-face. To communicate effectively using this channel we need certain skills not needed with other channels.The Listener—the audience. Every audience member brings his or her own frame of reference; or sum total of their life’s experiences. The more our audience shares a frame of reference similar to our own, the easier it is to effectively communicate with them. In all cases we must analyze our audience (Chapter 5) before we can fully organize, develop, and present our speech.Feedback—the message the audience gives the speaker; either verbal or nonverbal. We need feedback to determine if our message was received. Speakers notice audience feedback, so asan audience member we have a responsibility to respond with respect when listening to a message.Interference (Noise)—anything that interferes with the intended message. Noise can be external, internal, or semantic.3.External—stimuli that affect our ability to pay attention to the speaker. Things likeother voices, television sets, stereos, loud fans, etc. Easy to recognize andgenerally easy to control.4.Internal—stimuli from ourselves; occurring in our mind…often referred to as “daydreaming.” Often hard to recognize and hard to control. Audience members haveto concentrate on the speaker and the speaker must ensure the message ismeaningful to the audience. There is a 50-50 or mutual responsibility forcontrolling or minimizing internal noise.5.Semantic—similar to internal; but semantic refers to “word” noise or interferencethat causes us to stop paying attention. Calling someone a “boy” or “girl” whenthey are a man or a woman, might create this type of noise. It is very personaland very subjective.The Situation—this refers to the setting, the environment, the time, the surrounding elements that can impact any message. Easy to overlook this element in the process and then not realize why the message was not as successful as you might have anticipated.7. Public Speaking in a Multicultural World6.In today’s world—school and work—we are likely to be interacting with peoplefrom a variety of cultures. You can believe and feel whatever you wish, but whenwords come out of your mouth or flow from your word processors, you areresponsible for them. So it is best to think first and speak later.7.Be conscious of ethnocentrism. Extreme levels can present some real problemsfor communicators; they indicate our belief that our culture is superior to othersand we show it. Communication works best if we show pride in our own culturewhile also acknowledging that others—while maybe not to your liking—have aright to exist as well. We can all agree that if we perceive that we, or our culture,are under attack, we will defend ourselves. And in the process stop listening to thespeaker. So in essence, moderate levels of ethnocentrism can be healthy. Highlevels will promote defensive reactions from the audience. Low or no levels of itwill not produce a defensive response but will cause any culture to eventually dieout over a long period of time.Types of Public SpeakingPlease rank order the following events according to their tendency to create anxietyUse 10 for the most anxiety-provoking and 1 for the least.8.Giving directions to a stranger9.Introducing a guest speaker at a club10.Standing up and talking on a topic I don’t know about to anaudience of 4011.Speaking to a group of friends12.Standing up and talking about a subject I know to an audience of 8013.Being interviewed for a job14.Chairing a meeting15.Standing up and talking about a subject I know about to anaudience of 4016.Speaking in a seminar of 8 people17.Standing up and talking about a subject I don’t know about to anaudience of 80整理丨尼克本文档信息来自于网络，如您发现内容不准确或不完善，欢迎您联系我修正；如您发现内容涉嫌侵权，请与我们联系，我们将按照相关法律规定及时处理。
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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORSTEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2005)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I DICTATION [15 MIN ]Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [15 MIN ]In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. According to the conversation, Mr Johnson is NOT very strong inA. history.B. geography.C. mathematics.D. art.2. Mr Johnson thinks that _______ can help him a lot in the job.A. logicB. writingC. historyD. mathematics3. Mr Johnson would like to work as a(n)A. adviser.B. computer programmer.C. product designer.D. school teacher.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.4. What is the main purpose of the research?A. To make preparations for a new publication.B. To learn how couples spend their weekends.C. To know how housework is shared.D. To investigate what people do at the weekend.5. What does the man do on Fridays?A. He goes to exercise classes.B. He goes sailing.C. He goes to the cinema.D. He stays at home.6. On which day does the couple always go out?A. Friday.B. Saturday.C. Sunday.D. Any weekday.7. Which personal detail does the man give?A. Surname.B. First name.C. Address.D. Age.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. Parcel Express needs the following details about the sender EXCEPTA. name.B. address.C. receipt.D. phone number.9. Parcels must be left open mainly forA. customs’ check.B. security check.C. convenience’s sake.D. the company’s sake.10. The woman’s last inquiry is mainly concerned withA. the time needed for sending the parcel.B. the flight time to New York.C. the parcel destination.D. parcel collection.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. Where is the train to Nanjing now standing?A. At Platform 7.B. At Platform 8.C. At Platform 9.D. At Platform 13.12. Which train will now leave at 11:35?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.13. Which train has now been cancelled?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. The museum was built in memory of thoseA. who died in wars.B. who worked to help victims.C. who lost their families in disasters.D. who fought in wars.15. Henry Durant put forward the idea because heA. had once fought in a war in Italy.B. had been wounded in a war.C. had assisted in treating the wounded.D. had seen the casualties and cruelties of war.16. Which of the following statements about the symbols is INCORRECT?A. Both are used as the organization’s official symbols.B. Both are used regardless of religious significance.C. The red cross was the organization’s original symbol.D. The red crescent was later adopted for use in certain regions.17. How should cheerleading be viewed according to the passage?A. It is just a lot of cheering.B. It mainly involves yelling.C. It mainly involves dancing.D. It is competitive in nature.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18. How do the cheerleaders perform their jobs?A. They set fireworks for their team.B. They put on athletic shows.C. They run around the spectators.D. They yell for people to buy drinks.19. Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical injuries?A. Because they try dangerous acts to catch people’s attention.B. Because they shout and yell so their voice becomes hoarse.C. Because they go to the pyramid and the hills to perform.D. Because they dance too much every day for practice.20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The first cheerleaders was a man named John Campbell.B. Cheerleaders’ contests are only held at the state level.C. Before 1930 there were no women cheerleaders.D. The first cheerleading occurred in 1898.SECTION C NEWS BROAOCASTQuestions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.21. How many of the emigrants died after being thrown into the sea?A. 15 of them.B. 3 of them.C. 100 of them.D. Dozens of them.22. The illegal emigrants came fromA. Italy.B. Africa.C. the Mediterranean region.D. places unknown. Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.23. What does the news item mainly report?A. China will send three people into space in a week.B. Three Chinese astronauts will spend a week in space.C. The Shenzhou VI will be launched next year.D. Shenzhou V circled the earth for two days.Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.24. Which of the following had NOT been affected by the wildfires?A. Houses.B. Land.C. Skies.D. Cars.25. The fires were thought to have been startedA. purposefully.B. accidentally.C. on the Mexican border.D. in southern California.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.26. ________ ranks second among leading tourism nations.A. FranceB. The United StatesC. SpainD. Italy27. It is predicted that by 2020 China will receive _________ visitors.A. 77 millionB. 130 millionC. 36.8 millionD. 100 million28. According to a Xinhua report, last year saw a _________ per cent increase in the number of Chinese traveling abroad.A. 16.6B. 30C. 100D. 37Question 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.29. What would happen to the Argentine officers?A. They would be arrested by Spanish authorities.B. They would be tried in an Argentine court.C. They would be sent to Spain for trial.D. They would be tortured or murdered.30. What accusation would the Argentine officers face?A. Violation of human rights.B. Involvement in illegal actions.C. Planning anti-government activities.D. Being part of the military rule.PART III CLOZE [15 MIN. ]Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.A person’s home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) “(31) ______ home”. But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical (32) ________ of cash and location on achieving that idea.Cash (33) ________, in fact, often means that the only way of (34) _________ when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things (35) _________ financially. There are obvious (36) ________of living at home—personal laundry is usually (37) _________ done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to (38) _________. And there is (39) _________ the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc. On the other hand, (40) _________ depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family—(41) _________do you like them? Are you prepared to be (42) __________ when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot manage a(n) (43) _________, and that you finally have the money to leave,how do you (44) _________ finding somewhere else to live? If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are (45) _________well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always (46) _________. If you are going to work in a (47) _________ area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies, (48) _________ these should be approached with (49) _________. Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the (50) ________ of the first week’s rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.31. A. ideal B. perfect C. imaginary D. satisfactory32. A. deficiencies B. weaknesses C. insufficiencies D. limitations33. A. cut B. shortage C. lack D. drain34. A. getting over B. getting in C. getting back D. getting along35. A. improve B. enhance C. develop D. proceed36. A. concerns B. issues C. advantages D. problems37. A. still B. always C. habitually D. consequently38. A. call in B. call over C. call upon D. call out39. A. always B. rarely C. little D. sometimes40. A. little B. enough C. many D. much41. A. and B. but C. still D. or42. A. tolerant B. hostile C. indifferent D. good-tempered43. A. agreement B. consensus C. compromise D. deal44. A. go about B. go over C. go in for D. go through45. A. seldom B. less C. probably D. certainly46. A. dependent B. a good source of informationC. of great valueD. reliable47. A. familiar B. cold C. humid D. new48. A. though B. while C. since D. as49. A. enthusiasm B. hesitation C. caution D. concern50. A. same B. equivalent C. equal D. similarityPART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN ]There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet51. If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he ________ able to advise you much better thanI can.A. would beB. will have beenC. wasD. were52. _________, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.A. Although he is a socialistB. Even if he is a socialistC. Being a socialistD. Since he is a socialist53. His remarks were ________ annoy everybody at the meeting.A. so as toB. such as toC. such toD. as much as to54. James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he _________ until yesterday.A. will comeB. was comingC. had been comingD. came55. _________ conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen.A. I was and always will beB. I have to be and always will beC. I had been and always will beD. I have been and always will be56. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install _________ solar heating device in our home.A. some type ofB. some types of aC. some type of aD. some types of57. I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I ________ the journey in exactly two days.A. must takeB. must have madeC. was able to makeD. could make58. I know he failed his last test, but really he’s _________ stupid.A. something butB. anything butC. nothing butD. not but59. Do you know Tim’s brother? He is _________ than Tim.A. much more sportsmanB. more of a sportsmanC. more of sportsmanD. more a sportsman60. That was not the first time he ________ us. I think it’s high time we ________ strong actions against him.A. betrayed…takeB. had betrayed…tookC. has betrayed…tookD. has betrayed…take61. What’s the chance of ________ a general election this year?A. there beingB. there to beC. there beD. there going to be62. The meeting was put off because we __________ a meeting without John.A.objected havingB. were objected to havingC. objected to haveD. objected to having63. ________ you _______ further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice.A. If, hadB. Have, hadC. Should, haveD. In case, had64. He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, ________ that he paid me back the following week.A. on occasionB. on purposeC. on conditionD. only if65. Children who stay away from school do ________ for different reasons.A. themB. /C. itD. theirs66. –Why are you staring?–I’ve never seen ______tree before.A. kind ofB. that kind ofC. such kindD. such67. There are still many problem ahead of us, but by his time next year we can see light at the end of the _________.A. battleB. dayC. roadD. tunnel68. We realized that he was under great _________, so we took no notice of his bad temper.A. excitementB. stressC. crisisD. nervousness69. The director tried to get the actors to _________ to the next scene by hand signals.A. move onB. move offC. move outD. move along70. His ideas are invariably condemned as ________ by his colleagues.A. imaginativeB. ingeniousC. impracticalD. theoretical71. Thousands of people turned out into the streets to _________ against the local authorities’ decision to build a highway across the field.A. contradictB. reformC. counterD. protest72. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _________.A. minorityB. scarcityC. rarityD. minimum73. Professor Johnson’s retirement ________ from next January.A. carries into effectB. takes effectC. has effectD. puts into effect74. The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ________ government spending.A. financeB. expandC. enlargeD. budget75. The heat in summer is no less _________ here in this mountain region.A. concentratedB. extensiveC. intenseD. intensive76. Taking photographs is strictly ________ here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings.A. forbiddenB. rejectedC. excludedD. denied77. Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _________.A. pull backB. pull upC. pull throughD. pull out78. Since the early nineties, the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand, always-available products and services that suit the customer’s _________ rather than the company’s.A. benefitB. availabilityC. suitabilityD. convenience79. The priest made the ________ of the cross when he entered the church.A. markB. signalC. signD. gesture80. This spacious room is ________ furnished with just a few articles in it.A. lightlyB. sparselyC. hardlyD. rarelyPART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN ]In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AIt was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks in school were miserable and, the thing was, I didn’t’ know enough to really care. My older brother and I lived with Mom in a dingy multi-family house in Detroit. We watched TV every night. The background noise of our lives was gunfire and horses hoofs from "Wagon Train" or "Cheyenne", and laughter from "I Love Lucy" or "Mister Ed", After supper, we' d sprawl on Mom' s bed ..and stare for hours at the tube.But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother had only been able to get through third grade. But she was much brighter and smarter than we boys knew at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses she cleaned--books. So she came home one day, snapped off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves. "You boys are going to read two books every week," she said. "And you’re going to write me a report on what you read."We moaned and complained about how unfair it was. Besides, we didn’t have any books in the house other than Mom’s Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were: "I' Il drive you to the library."So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit Public Library. I wandered reluctantly among the children’s books. I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them.The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers. For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this verbal visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home.It didn’t dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watching TV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page.Soon I began to look forward to visiting this hushed sanctuary from my other world. I moved from animals to plants, and then to rocks. Between the covers of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go anywhere in them. Along the way a funny thing happened: I started to know things. Teachers started to notice it too. I got to the point where I couldn’t wait to get home to my books.Now my older brother is an engineer and I am chief of paediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Children’s Centre in Baltimore. Sometimes I still can' t believe my life' s journey, from a failing and indifferent student in a Detroit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery.But I know when the journey began--the day Mom snapped off the TV set and put us in her Oldsmobile for that drive to the library.81. We can learn from the beginning of the passage thatA. the author and his brother had done poorly in school.B. the author had been very concerned about his school work.C. the author had spent much time watching TV after school.D. the author had realized how important schooling was.82. Which of the following is NOT true about the author’s family?A. He came from a middle-class family.B. He came from a single-parent family.C. His mother worked as a cleaner.D. His mother had received little education.83. The mother was ________ to make her two sons switch to reading books.A. hesitantB. unpreparedC. reluctantD. determined84. How did the two boys feel about going to the library at first?A. They were afraid.B. They were reluctant.C. They were indifferent.D. They were eager to go.85. The author began to love books for the following reasons EXCEPT thatA. he began to see something in his mind.B. he could visualize what he read in his mind.C. he could go back to read the books again.D. he realized that books offered him new experience.TEXT BPredicting the future is always risky. But it's probably safe to say that at least a few historians will one day speak of the 20th century as America's “Disney era”. Today, it's certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modern America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonalds may be more widely-known, but neither encapsulates 20th-century America in quite the same way as Disney.The reasons for Disney's success are varied and numerous, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person — the man who created the cartoon and built the company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a genius in plenty of other respects. In business, his greatest skills were his insight and his management ability. After setting himself up in Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and merchandising — something his company still does brilliantly today.But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure his films championed the “little guy”, and made him feel proud to be American. This he achieved by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people. Somecelebrated American achievements — Disney's very first cartoon Plane Crazy, featuring a silent Mickey Mouse, was inspired by Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic. Others, like the There Little Pigs and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, showed how, through hard work and helping one's fellow man or Americans could survive social and economic crises like the Great Depression.Disney's other great virtue was the fact that his company — unlike other big corporations — had a human face. His Hollywood studio — the public heard — operated just like a democracy, where everyone was on first name terms and had a say in how things should be run. He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons celebrate America, but, during World War II, studios made training films for American soldiers.The reality, of course, was less idyllic. As the public would later learn, Disney's patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike by cartoonists in 1941, he became convinced that Hollywood had been infiltrated by Communists. He agreed to work for the FBI as a mole, identifying and spying on colleagues whom he suspected were subversives.But, apart from his affiliations with the FBI, Disney was more or less the genuine article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom; Walt Disney and the American Way of Life, by Steven Watts, confirms that he was very definitely on the side of ordinary Americans — in the 30s and 40s he voted for Franklin Roosevelt, believing he was a champion of the workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist for the FBI, as some have suggested. In fact, he was always suspicious of large, bureaucratic organizations, as is evidenced in films like That Darned Cat, in which he portrayed FBI agents as bungling incompetents.By the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was an icon like Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the public at large, he was “Uncle Walt”— the man who had entertained them all their lives, the man who represented them all their lives, the man who represented all that was good about America.86. Walt Disney is believed to possess the following abilities EXCEPTA. painting.B. creativityC. management.D. merchandising.87. According to the passage, what was the pleasant side of Disney’s patriotism?A. He sided with ordinary Americans in his films.B. He supported America’s war efforts in his own way.C. He had doubts about large, bureaucratic organizations.D. He voted for Franklin Roosevelt in the 30s and 40s.88. In the sixth paragraph the sentence “Disney was more or less the genuine article” means that ______.A. Disney was a creative and capable person.B. Disney once agreed to work for the FBI.C. Disney ran his company in a democratic way.D. Disney was sympathetic with ordinary people.89. The writer’s attitude toward Walt Disney can best be described asA. sympathetic.B. objective.C. critical.D. skeptical.TEXT CWhy do you listen to music? If you should put this question to a number of people, you might receive answers like these: “I like the beat of music”, “I look for attractive tunefulness”, “I am moved by the sound of choral singing”, “I listen to music for many reasons but I could not begin to describe them to you clearly.” Answers to this question would be many and diverse, yet almost no one would reply, “Music means nothing to me.” To most of us, music means something; it evokes some response. We obtain some satisfaction in listening to music.For many, the enjoyment of music does not remain at a standstill. We feel that we can get more satisfaction from the musical experience. We want to make closer contact with music in order to learn more of its nature; thus we can range more broadly and freely in the areas of musical style, form, and expression. This book explores ways of achieving these objectives. It deals, of course, with the techniques of music, but only in order to show how technique is directed toward expressive aims in music and toward the listener’s musical experience. In this way, we may get an idea of the composer’s intentions, for indeed, the composer uses every musical device for its power to communicate and for its contribution to the musical experience.Although everyone hears music differently, there is a common ground from which all musical experiences grow. That source is sound itself. Sound is the raw material of music. It makes up the body and substance of all musical activity. It is the point of departure in the musical experience.The kinds of sound that can be used for musical purposes are amazingly varied. Throughout the cultures of the world, East and West, a virtually limitless array of sounds has been employed in the service of musical expression. Listen to Oriental theatre music, then to an excerpt from a Wagner work; these two are worlds apart in their qualities of sound as well as in almost every other feature, yet each says something of importance to some listeners. Each can stir a listener and evoke a response in him. All music, whether it is the pulsation of primitive tribal drums or the complex coordination of voices and instruments in an opera, has this feature: it is based upon the power of sound to stir our senses and feelings.Yet sound alone is not music. Something has to happen to the sound. It must move forward in time. Everything that takes place musically involves the movement of sound. If we hear a series of drumbeats, we receive an impression of movement from one stroke to the next. When sounds follow each other in a pattern of melody, we receive an impression of movement from one tone to the next. All music moves; and because it moves, it is associated with a fundamental truth of existence and experience. We are stirred by impressions of movement because our very lives are constantly in movement. Breathing, the action of the pulse, growth, decay, the change of day and night, as well as the constant flow of physical action-these all testify to the fundamental role that movement plays in our lives. Music appeals to our desire and our need for movement.。
2004年全国大学生英语竞赛初赛试题听力理解录音材料文字稿 1
2004年全国大学生英语竞赛听力理解录音材料文字稿（Script for Listening Comprehension）Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 6 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1. Man: Was there anything valuable in the bag that was stolen, Madam?Woman: Yes, it had my purse in it and my keys.Man: Anything else?Woman: Well, luckily I was wearing my glasses, so no, nothing else.Q: What was in the woman's bag?2. Man: I'm terribly sorry, mum - I've just broken something.Woman: Oh dear - what was it?Man: Well, I got up too quickly from the table to answer the phone and knocked one of your plates on to the floor - at least, it wasn't your new lamp！Woman: Oh dear - I thought I heard a crash.Q: What was broken?3. Man:Have you seen my old shoes? I thought they were under the chair by the television.Woman: Not any more! They're by the door with the other rubbish. I've been tidying the flat.Q: Where are the man's shoes?4. Boy: Mum, have we got any fruit to take on the picnic? I thought there were some oranges and bananas.Mother:Here are the bananas. Let's take them. Oh...The oranges have all gone. What about taking some grapes or apples as well?Boy: OK, let's take the grapes. That'll be enough.Q: What fruit will they take ?5. Man: Excuse me - what time does this train leave?Woman: This train leaves for Paris at five to three.Man: Paris? Isn't it the Rome train?Woman: No - that goes at twenty five past three.Q: What time does the train to Rome leave?6. Man: Are you and Sarah going straight to the restaurant from work tonight?Woman: Actually, I'm leaving work early because I need to do some shopping in the market, and after that we're going to play tennis at the sports centre before we go to the restaurant.Q: Where will the woman go first after work?Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear one long conversation. At the end of the conversation, 4 questions will be asked about what was said. You'll hear both the conversation and the questions only once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Jan: Hi, Steve!Steve: Hi, Jan. I'm planning to go to London by train. Do you want to come with me?Jan:But it'd be cheaper by bus.Steve: I've got a student travel card. You can get cheap train tickets with it.Jan: That sounds good. How much does it cost?Steve: A card for six months is sixteen pounds.Jan:So how do I get one?Steve: You need two photographs - one for the card and one for the form.Jan:There's a photo machine in the post office. It gives you four photos for three pounds.Steve: So does the one in the library. But I went to a photographer's studio. It was cheaper.Jan:I don't have to show my passport or my driving licence, do I ?Steve: No, Jan, you only need a letter from your college.Jan:OK, I'll ask my teacher for one.Steve: And then you take everything to the tourist office and ask the travel agent.Jan:Great, next time you go to London, I'll coming too!Questions 7 to 10 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.7. How much is a six-month travel card?8. How many photos will Jan need to get a travel card?9. Where are the photos much cheaper?10. As well as the photos, what must Jan take with her for the travel card?Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear 10 short pieces of news from BBC or VOA. After each news item and question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the three choices marked A, B and C, and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.11. The Amazon is a lifeline for everyone in the river basin, from businessmen in the big city of Manaus to indigenous tribes in remote settlements. When water levels fall, the biggest effect is on transport - ferries and barges are the only way of moving goods and people around an area that spans about half the South American continent. In the last few weeks, the river and its tributaries have become increasingly difficult to navigate, and vital supplies of food, medicine and fuel are now struggling to get through. In an example of the risks, sixteen people were killed last Friday in a ferry accident which the captain blamed on difficult river conditions.Question:How many people were killed last Friday in the ferry accident? 12. President Bush has proposed to increase the study of foreign languages in Americanschools. The new plan is called the National Security Language Initiative. It will involve the departments of State, Education and Defense, and the director of National Intelligence. The plan calls for teaching foreign languages to more children, as early as the age of four. It also aims to increase foreign language instruction in college and graduate school. The hope is to bring more foreign language speakers into government service.Question:Why does Bush propose to expand foreign language teaching in American schools?13. Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital says the tracheotomy took less than an hour and was successful. Doctors cut a small hole in Mr. Sharon's neck and inserted a tube into his windpipe. The aim is to wean him from a respirator which has helped him breathe since a massive stroke and cerebral hemorrhage early this month. Medical experts say the tracheotomy is another bad sign for the 77-year-old prime minister.Question: How long did the tracheotomy last?14. Fathers for Justice is a small but vocal group of men who campaign in Britain for fathers to be given greater rights of access to children after divorces. Its founder confirmed that the police had told activists to keep away from Mr Blair's home in Downing Street. It follows claims that some campaigners had planned to kidnap five-year old Leo Blair and hold him for a short time to get publicity for their cause.Question:Why did some members of “Fathers for Justice” want to hold Mr Blair's youngest son?15. Falling ticket prices and rising incomes are leading to rapid growth in global air travel. According to the British government, the number of British air passengers, for example, will more than double in the next quarter of a century. Increases of such an order would mean much more aviation fuel being burned and aviation fuel may be moreharmful to the environment than other fuels because the resulting smoke is emitted at high altitudes.Question: Why is there rapid growth in global air travel in the UK?16. The Institute of International Education, based in New York, recently published its yearly report, Open Doors Two Thousand Five. The report says the number of foreign students decreased by about one percent during the school year that began last fall. India sent the most students, more than eighty thousand. That was a one percent increase from the year before. China sent the next highest number, more than sixty two thousand. That was also a one percent increase. South Korea was third, with more than fifty-three thousand students, up two percent. Japan was fourth, with more than forty-two thousand students, an increase of three percent.Question: How many Chinese students went to study in the U.S.A. in 2005?17. Joaquim Chanque May does not remember facing such daunting hurdles when he arrived to Barcelona, as a student from Equatorial Guinea 30 years ago. After completing his university studies, Mr. Chanque May opted to stay on, because he opposed his country's government. Now 57 years old, Mr. Chanque May owns a small business and has Spanish citizenship. But he says he and his family are not completely welcome in their adopted country.Question: How many years has Joaquim Chanque May been living in Spain?18. As Secretary for the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Dr. Fred Cerise has had little time to rest since Hurricane Katrina and the catastophic flooding that followed. Dr.Cerise spoke with VOA in the state capital at Baton Rouge while a helicopter waited outside, ready to take him on an inspection tour over a devastated New Orleans. “We actually have a team, a large team, here from the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta that is coming down to help us with our environmental assessment.Even though the water may be running, you have had stagnant water. It can be contaminated.”Question:Where is the team from to help New Orleans people with the environmental assessment? 19. Asia-Pacific ministers also drafted another statement for action on wide-ranging issues that affect or threaten global trade. They are vowing to reduce violations of intellectual property rights - such as movie privacy - to make the oil markets more transparent and to act collectively to fight terrorism and prevent a human epidemic of bird flu.Question: What are Asia-Pacific ministers not vowing to do?20. More than seven thousand activists outside the meeting hall protested that the WTO's trade rules hurt workers and farmers. The activists began the week declaring they wanted to derail the talks and prevent the delegates from reaching any agreement. Despite days of protests, including a brief riot near the conference center on Saturday, the activists did little to interfere with the talks.Question: Who did the WTO's trade rules hurt according to the activists?Section DDirections：In this section, you will hear 2 passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear 4 or 6 questions. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneI know a man who loves food. In fact he can eat more food than anyone else I know. His name is Bill, and he is very fat. Bill's problem is that he likes to eat a lot of food, but hedoesn't like to work.One morning Bill was out in the country when he met a farmer.“Are you looking for work?” asked the farmer.“Yes,” said Bill, because he was very hungry and had no money to buy food.“All right,” said the farmer, “you can come and work for me.”“Just a minute,” said Bill. “First, I must have a good lunch.”“Well,” said the farmer, “what would you like?”“Vegetable soup”, said Bill, “to start with.”“Anything else?” asked the farmer.“Yes, I'd like a big steak and green beans and lots of potatoes,” Bill went on hungrily.“Is that all?” asked the farmer.“Almost,” said Bill, “I'd like to finish with a cup of coffee and a big piece of cake.”“Listen,” said the farmer, “you don't need a job - you need a restaurant！”Questions 21 to 24 are based on the psssage you have just heard.21. What does Bill look like?22. Who did Bill meet in the country one day?23. What did Bill want to do first?24. What did Bill want after this?Passage TwoYou will hear part of a local radio programme in which someone is talking about a shopping centre.Presenter: Thank you, David. To finish today's programme, I want to tell you about the Waterside Shopping Centre, near Northport, which I visited last week. It has something for everyone and I would recommend it for a day out. It's taken three years to build and finally opened three weeks ago, two months later than planned.Firstly, getting there; there are organized coach trips from most towns in the area but they leave early and come home very late, so I drove. There are 12,000 free parking spaces, so parking is no problem. You can also get there by train, but the station is 15 minutes from Waterside by bus, and the buses are really crowded, so you sometimes have a long wait.One thing to remember is that the shops don't open till 10.00 in the morning except on Saturday when they open at 9.00. So don't get there too early on a weekday. They close at 8 o'clock every day except Friday when they're open until 9 pm.The shopping centre is arranged on three levels. You'll find all your favourites here. In fact if you want to buy a pair of shoes there are 15 different shops to choose from on levels one and two. When you run out of money there are seven different banks, but collect your money before you get to the third level as there aren't any banks up there. On that level, however, there are several restaurants, as well as a cinema with seven screens. And don't get lost like I did, go to the information desk on the first level and get a map.Before you go back to your car or the bus - and in fact it might be better to do this before you go shopping and have too much to carry - go and see the lake. Take a walk or have a go at fishing, sailing or windsurfing if you have time. Or you can rest your tired feet and watch the birds and ducks, but you are asked not to feed them.Although I had a good day, I would complain about one thing, but not the usual thing - the service in the shops was good and I had an excellent lunch in a café. No, the silly thing was that everywhere was quite clean but people were dropping their fastfood boxes and empty drink cans on the ground because there wasn't anywhere else to throw them. Apart from that, I would recommend it. And so that's all for today's programme...Questions 25 to 30 are based on the psssage you have just heard.25. When was the shopping center opened?26. What is the best way of traveling to Waterside?27. During which period are the shops open on Fridays?28. What can you do on the third level?29. Apart from shopping, what else can you do at Waterside?30. What did the speaker complain about?。
2004年英语专业四级考试真题及答案
参考答案：PART IV CLOZE短文大意：本文阐述了人类作息时间转换的规律，并说明了两种转换的具体方式。
26．答案：B试题分析：本题考查介词搭配。
详细解答：coincide with为固定词组，指“一致，相符合”，此处指“通常睡眠时间和白天时间相吻合”。
而选项A，C，D不能与coincide搭配，故选B。
27．答案：A试题分析：本题考查名词的辨析。
详细解答：cycle与前文保持一致，为“循环、周期”，此处指“我们现在关心在何等程度上，循环可以改善”。
而period意为“一段时间”；circle 意为“圆”；round意为“圆，圆形物”。
故选项A为正确答案。
28．答案：D试题分析：本题考查名词词义辨析。
详细解答：problem指“难题，困难”；difficulty指“困境”；trouble意为“麻烦”；而只有matter合适，a matter of 为固定词组，意为“（涉及之）问题”。
故选D。
29．答案：C试题分析：本题考查对动词词义的掌握。
详细解答：call for意为“需要，值得”，此处指“自动化需要机器昼夜不停地工作”。
而ask意为“询问”；invite意为“邀请”；react to意为“反应”。
故选C。
30．答案：A试题分析：本题考查对固定搭配的掌握。
详细解答：It takes some time to do sth.为固定句型；而选项B，C，D在句中不能以It作为形式主语，故选项A为正确答案。
31．答案：C试题分析：本题是形容词辨析题。
详细解答： reversed表示“反转的、颠倒的”；此处指“通常人们要花五天到一周的时间来适应一个相反的循环”。
而former意为“早期的”；returned 意为“回的；”；regular意为“有规律的”。
故选C。
32．答案：B试题分析：本题考查对上下文的理解。
详细解答：上文提到“颠倒作息时间大约需要五天到一个星期，而后文又说在工厂里这种轮班工作经常是每周一换的”。
2004年英语专业四级听力原文及答案
2004年英语专业四级听力原文及答案2004年英语专业四级听力原文及答案2010-04-13 23：20PartⅡDICTATION MONEY Money is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services.People use money to buy food,clothes and hundreds of other things.In the past,many different things were used as money.People on Pacific islands once exchanged shells for goods.The Chinese usedcloth and knives.In Africa,elephant tusks or salt were used.Even today,some people in Africa are still paid in salt.Coins were first invented by the Chinese.Originally,they were round pieces of metal with ahole in the center,so that apiece of string could keep them together.This made doing business much easier,but people still found coins inconvenient to carry when they wanted to buy something expensive.To solve this problem,the Chinese again came up with the solution.They began to use paper money for coins.Now paper notes are used throughout the world.SECTION ACONVERSATIONS Questions 1to 3are based on the following conversation.W：Frank,do you use E-mail?M：Yes,Chris.W：Do you like it?M：I like it for its convenience with which to communicate with people.But there's another side to the picture.W：What's that?M：For one thing,it creates extra workload.I mean people are bolder in making requests in their E-mails.In aface to face situation,In aface to face situation,people don't ask you to do one thing after another.W：That's surely aproblem.M：Another thing that bothers me is that Iget lots of forwarded messages.People just want to share something they believe extremely interesting or valuable.W：These are not spam or junk mails.M.No,they are not.But these people simplydon't understand that you may not have the time to read them.How about spam?W：My inbox is flooded with 30 to 50 unwanted messagesevery day.M：Well,you have aparticularly worse case.W：What do you think Ican do,since you know more about spam than I?M：Well,first of all,use the filters of E-mail providers.The second solutionis to come up with afew different E-mail addresses.The last thing Iwould sayisto get an E-mail address that isn't provided by one of the big providers such as Yahoo or Hotmail because that is who the spammers target.Questions 4to 6are based on the following conversation.W.Good afternoon.Melrose Apartments.May Ihelp you?M.Yes.I'm interested in renting aone-bedroom apartment.Do you have any available?W.No,I'm sorry.None are available at this time,but Iexpect avacancy in about three weeks.Could Iinterest you in atwo-bedroom?M.Well,I'm astudent and Ihave to cut corners.How much more would atwo-bedroom apartment cost me?W.The one-bedroom rents for0 amonth and the two-bedroom isonly more.M：Is the two-bedroom agreat deal larger than the one-bed room?W：Yes,it is.Also,I might tell you that the one-bedroom doesn't have adishwasher.All of our two-bedroom do.M：What about signing alease?W：We do require a6-month lease,and there is adeposit of0 in case any damage is done to the apartment.M：When could Isee the apartment?W.How about later this afternoon?M：Let me see.I have an appointment at 3：30 and another one at four.How about five o'clock this afternoon?W：That would be fine.M：I'll pick my wife up from work,and we'll come right over.W.I'll be looking forward to seeingyou then.M.Thank you.Good-bye.W.Good-bye.Questions 7to 10 are basedon the following conversation.W：Hi,you're just back from New York?M：Yes.W：It must be an exciting trip.M：Well,I've really seen lots of things.I saw the most spectacular view when Iwas crossing abridge to Manhattan at dusk,and the skyscrapers were lit up producing aclassic nighttime view of Manhattan.W：That's really beautiful.M：But that's not the whole picture.Some of the streets in New York are veryrough.I saw large piles of garbage cans at the roadside,and drawingsall over garage doors and store shutters.W：I can't believe it.M：The garbage are tidily bagged and boxed,though.W：Did you stay inahotel?M：Yes.The hotel we stayed at turned out to be fairlydecent,though the room was small,with atiny bathroomthat was only about 3feet larger than the bed.As Iwas inexperienced with tourist-area hotels,I was startled,I mean,the room was9 anight.But at least the room was clean and the bed reasonably comfortable.W：What's your general impression of New York?M：Well,restaurants pack their tiny tables very tightly；grocery stores and bookstores have aisles that are narrow；the sidewalks are stacked with newsstands,vendors and their carts,and places that aren't restrictively small,such as the lawns around the Natural History Museum,are full of people,so they're no escape.SECTION BPASSAGES Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.Food supply is very important in explaining the behavior of many animals.In many parts of Africa,for example,large numbers of different animals move from place to place looking for the best grass and plants to eat.Every year large numbers of elephants and other animals move,at the same time,from one place to anotherwhere food supply is better.The land they move away from is given achance torest so that the grass and plants can grow fully again and will offer agood supply of food at the same time next year.In some parts of Africa,where these migrations have been taking place naturally for so long,there is now anew problem.Men have started cattle farming and these cattle are killing the grass and plants.The wild animals have mouths which are shaped so that they do not pull up all of these grass and plants.So the grass and plants are not killed and can grow again.But the cattle have mouths which pull up all of the grass and plants and so kill them.If this goes on for long all the grass will die and there will be no food for either the wild animals or the cattle.Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.At the end of the passage,you will be given 15 seconds to answer thequestions.Now,listen to the passage.The family is changing.In the past,grandparents,parents,and children used to live together,and they had an extended family.Sometimes two or more brothers with their wives and children were part of this large family group.But family structure is changing throughout the world.The nuclear family consists of only one father,one mother,and children；it is becoming the main family structure everywhere.The nuclear family offers married women some advantages：they have freedom from their relatives and the husband does not have all the power of the family.Studies show that in nuclear families,men and women usually make an equal number of decisions about family life.But wives usually have to"pay"for the benefits of freedom and power.When women lived in extended families,sisters,grandparents and aunts helped one another with housework and childcare.Wives in nuclear families do not often enjoy this benefit.Studies show that women are generally less satisfied with marriage than men are.In the past,men worked outside the home and women worked inside.Housework and childcare were afull time job,and there was no time for anything else.Now women work outside and have more freedom than they did in the past,but theystill have to do most of the housework.The women actually have twofull-time jobs,and they have not much free time.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.There are three types of noise that can block communication.If you notice these ways,you may make full use of them to avoid the disadvantages and achieve your goals in communication.Thefirst,external noise,includes those obvious things that make it difficult to hear,as well as many other kinds of distractions.For instance,too much cigarette smoke in acrowed room might make it hard for you to pay attention to another person,and sitting in the rear of an auditorium might make aspeaker's remarks unclear.External noise can disrupt communication almost anywhere in our model-in thesender,channel,message,or receiver.The second type of noise is physiological.A hearing disorder is probably the most obvious type of physiological barrier,although many more exist.Consider thedifficulty you experience as alistener when you are suffering from acold or are very tired.In the same way you might speak less when you have asore throat or aheadache.Psychological noise refers to forces within the sender or receiver that make these people less able to express or understand the message clearly.An outdoorsman might exaggerate the size and number of fish caught in order to convince himself and others of his talents.SECTION CNEWS BROADCAST Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news.A court in Zimbabwe is due to deliver its verdict today in atrial of ajournalist who works for the British newspaper The Guardian.The trial is seen as atest casefor the country's strict new media laws.Andrew Meldrom,anAmerican,who's lived in Zimbabwe for over 20 years,is accused of publishing an untrue story and faces up to two years in prison if found guilty.A dozen other journalists have also been charged with offenses relating to the new laws.In court,Mr.Meldrom's defense argued that his story was published in Britain.It was beyond the jurisdiction of Zimbabwean laws.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news.Kuala Lumpur-Afghanistan will play soccer at the AsianGames.Mongolia's withdrawa has given the war-torn nation aconfidence boost.The Asian Football Confederation(AFC)announced in astatement yesterday that Afghanistan would play in the under-23 tournament at the Games in Busan.Afghanistan's first match will be against Iran on September 28.The group's other teams are Qatar andLebanon.Afghanistan was afounding member of the confederation in the 1950s before entering long periods of war and factional fighting.The country's chaos was largely ended after US-led forces overthrew the Taliban regime last year in response to the September 11th terroristattacks,in the United States.During the Soccer World Cup in June the president of Afghanistan Football Association(AFA),Abdul Alim Kohistaniy,said he hoped his country would be able to take part in the Asian Games.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news.The expected life span of Beijing residents has gone up to 75.5 years old,compared with 74.4 years old adecade earlier,while th edeath rate of middle-aged residents increased dramatically,according to arecent official report.The report,made public by the Beijing Disease Control and Prevention Center,said the past mortality of people aged between 35 to 54 years old had gone up 58.5 percent during the past ten years,from 158 people per 100,000 in 1991 to 251 people per 100,000 last year.Infant and maternal mortality rates went down 132 percent and 147 percent respectively.Health experts said chronic non-infectious diseases were the main causes ofdeath,covering 60 percent of the total number of deaths.The male mortality rate is higher than that of females,and the death rate among rural residents is higher than that of the urban ones.Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news.Islamabad-Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said yesterday there was no danger of the country going to war with neighboring India but the Pakistani forces would be ready to repel any aggression."There's no danger of war,"Musharraf told re porters in the Pakistani capital Islamabad."We should have confidence in ourselves.We are not sitting idle.We are prepared for everything.There should not be any misunderstanding."Tensions were raised this week as the two accused each other of links to killings in the two countries.India says it suspects the two gunmen who killed 28 people at an Indian temple on Tuesday had links to Pakistan-based Islamic militant groups.Pakistan has denied any involvement in the temple massacre and police in Karachi said there were indications of India's intelligence agents behind the murder of 7Christian charity workers in the city.But Indiarejected the charges yesterday.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news.A new survey shows family-owned businesses are flourishing despite adeclining U.S.economy.Their flourish is apart ingenuity,part hard work,and all in the family.A family business can be anything from acorner kiosk selling newspapers and phone cards to agiant corporation,like Mars,th ecandy bar maker,or Marriott,thehotel chain.A new survey looks at the middle ground,a cross sectionof 1,000 family businesses that are at least l0-years-old,and do at least million ayear in business.The survey was conducted by Mass Mutual Financial Group,a group of affiliated financial servicesfirms.This is the end of Listening Comprehension.PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION ASTATEMENT 1.答案：D问句译文：莉莉现在在那里工作?试题分析：本题为细节题。
2004年 听力原文和答案
(Text 1)W: Good Morning, Mr. Li. Did you sleep well last night after your long flight?M: Good Morning. Yes, I did. I feel totally rested and I’m now ready for our meeting.(Text 2)M: We could go to a ball game this evening, or would you rather eat in a restaurant and then see a film?W: To tell you the truth, I can’t really go anywhere this evening because I’m expecting an important phone call.(Text 3)W: Have you got any idea what to buy for Mary’s birthday?M: Well, I’ll get her a new schoolbag and I promise to take her to a film. What about you?W: Oh, I haven’t decided yet. I’ll probably buy her that new music record, as she likes it so much.(Text 4)W: So what do you usually do in your free time? M: At the moment, I’m spending much of my free time learning German. I also enjoy playing the piano.W: Do you play any sports?M: Not much. But I go to the sports club and work out once a week.(Text 5)M: Did you have a lot of friends when you were young?W: I didn’t really make any close friends then because I liked going off in the morning. And I mean this was on the school holidays: riding a bike away with a few books in the basket and finding a nice place to read.(Text 6)M: Wow, we’ll certainly stay here again next time we’re passing through.W: Good. Do let us know in advance and we’ll try to get you the same room.M: That would be lovely. It may be quite soon in fact.W: Oh, how’s that?M: Well, we’re driving to the south of Spain in the next couple of day s. And we may come back this way.W: Do give us a ring if you decide to. I hope you have a pleasant trip.(Text 7)M: Great!This supermarket has everything. I hope this comes to under 75 dollars because I don’t have much money left.W: That comes to 75 dollars and 5 cents.M: I knew it. I knew I’d be over.W: Well, don’t worry about the five cents. They’ll go. Have a nice day.M: Well, thank you. See you again!(Text 8)W: John, I thought you were going to leave early today to take your son to the show.M: I’m still planning to. But I can’t leave until I finish typing all the letters.W: Can’t you leave that until tomorrow?M: No, the boss wants them first thing tomorrow morning.W: How many have you got left?M: About five.W: Why don’t you just go ahead, John? I’ll do the letters for you.M: Thank you very much, Janet. You’re so kind.(Text 9)M: Customs Service, Anderny Grand speaking. How may I help you?W: I can’t believe this is happening. I called and ordered a 32-inch bag last Friday. But today I found you sent a 24-inch one. I was planning to use that bag during our vacation in Mexico but it doesn’t seem possible any more because we’ll take off on Saturday. It’s only two days away. What am I supposed to do?M: I’m really sorry, madam. I’ll check right away. Would you please tell me your order number?W: It’s CA2938.M: Oh, just a minute. I do apologize, madam. There did seem to be a mistake. I’ll have the correct size bag sent to you by overnight mail right a way. It will arrive in time for your Saturday trip. Again I apologize for any inconvenience caused by our mistake. I promise it won’t happen again.W: OK. Well, thank you.M: Thank you, madam, for choosing Linch Mail. I hope you have a wonderful vacation.(Text 10)M: Juliet, you chose not to go to college. Why? Was it about money?W: Well. I don’t want to sit here and say I was too poor to go to college. But the fact is that we didn’t have the money, though my mum probably could have made enough somehow. I probably could have worked harder at school and gotten better grades, so, it is really, I didn’t get to go to college. I had wished to go back to school every other week. It just wasn’t my path.M: At the time did you feel like you were missing something?W: My best friend went off to university. And I just remember every time I talked to her. It all sounded so fun and so great. And here I was selling tennis shoes and getting on the bus every day to work in town. We both thought the other per son’s life was so much more exciting. I was trying hard to make enough to pay for my own flat every month. And that seems so exciting to her. And she would talk about studying for finals and going to parties. And I thought, God, she’s so perfect.1~5 BABAC 6~10 ABBCA 11~15 CBCAC 16~20 CACBB。
2004专四真题文字
[16:38.68]PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION[16:43.17]In Sections A，B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.[16:50.50]Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow．[16:55.86]Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet．[17:01.87]SECTION A CONVERSATIONS[17:05.15]In this section you will hear several conversations．[17:10.18]Listen to the conversations carefully[17:12.81]and then answer the questions that follow．[17:16.74]Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.[17:22.21]At the end of the conversation，[17:25.60]you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions．[17:30.85]Now, listen to the conversation.[17:34.58]W: Frank, do you use E-mail?[17:38.30]M: Yes, Chris.[17:39.61]W: Do you like it?[17:41.36]M: I like it for its convenience with which[17:44.09]to communicate with people.[17:46.27]But there's another side to the picture.[17:49.12]W: What's that?[17:50.65]M: For one thing, it creates extra workload.[17:54.15]I mean people are bolder in making requests[17:57.76]in their E-mails.[17:59.40]In a face to face situation,[18:01.70]people don't ask you to do one thing after another.[18:05.42]W: That's surely a problem.[18:08.15]M: Another thing that bothers me[18:10.08]is that I get lots of forwarded messages.[18:13.91]People just want to share something[18:16.10]they believe extremely interesting or valuable.[18:20.04]W: These are not spam or junk mails.[18:22.99]M. No, they are not.[18:24.85]But these people simply don't understand[18:28.13]that you may not have the time to read them.[18:31.09]How about spam?[18:33.05]W: My inbox is flooded with 30 to 50 unwanted messages every day. [18:38.85]M: Well, you have a particularly worse case.[18:42.79]W: What do you think I can do,[18:45.52]since you know more about spam than I?[18:48.58]M: Well, first of all,[18:50.88]use the filters of E-mail providers.[18:54.05]The second solution[18:55.47]is to come up with a few different E-mail addresses.[18:59.19]The last thing I would say[19:01.07]is to get an E-mail address[19:03.56]that isn't provided by one of the big providers[19:06.95]such as Yahoo or Hotmail[19:09.25]because that is who the spammers target.[19:26.60]Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation．[19:32.07]At the end of the conversation,[19:34.47]you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions．[19:39.50]Now, listen to the conversation.[19:42.56]W. Good afternoon. Melrose Apartments.[19:45.52]May I help you?[19:46.83]M. Yes. I'm interested in renting a one-bedroom apartment. [19:51.42]Do you have any available?[19:53.40]W. No, I'm sorry. None are available at this time,[19:57.88]but I expect a vacancy in about three weeks.[20:01.92]Could I interest you in a two-bedroom?[20:04.98]M. Well, I'm a student and I have to cut corners.[20:10.02]How much more would a two-bedroom apartment cost me? [20:13.95]W. The one-bedroom rents for $150 a month[20:19.20]and the two-bedroom is only $35 more.[20:23.47]M: Is the two-bedroom a great deal larger[20:26.42]than the one-bed room?[20:28.06]W: Yes, it is. Also, I might tell you[20:31.46]that the one-bedroom doesn't have a dishwasher.[20:35.07]All of our two-bedroom do.[20:37.91]M: What about signing a lease?[20:40.31]W: We do require a 6-month lease,[20:43.48]and there is a deposit of $100[20:46.44]in case any damage is done to the apartment.[20:50.05]M: When could I see the apartment?[20:52.46]W. How about later this afternoon?[20:55.29]M: Let me see. I have an appointment at 3:30[20:59.24]and another one at four.[21:01.42]How about five o'clock this afternoon?[21:04.26]W: That would be fine.[21:05.80]M: I'll pick my wife up from work,[21:08.09]and we'll come right over.[21:09.95]W. I'll be looking forward to seeing you then.[21:12.58]M. Thank you. Good-bye.[21:14.00]W. Good-bye.[21:29.78]Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation．[21:34.48]At the end of the conversation,[21:36.44]you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions．[21:40.61]Now, listen to the conversation.[21:43.56]W: Hi, you're just back from New York?[21:46.40]M: Yes.[21:47.49]W: It must be an exciting trip.[21:50.01]M: Well, I've really seen lots of things.[21:53.29]I saw the most spectacular view[21:56.24]when I was crossing a bridge to Manhattan at dusk,[21:59.96]and the skyscrapers were lit up[22:02.48]producing a classic nighttime view of Manhattan.[22:06.31]W: That's really beautiful.[22:08.05]M: But that's not the whole picture.[22:10.68]Some of the streets in New York are very rough.[22:13.74]I saw large piles of garbage cans at the roadside,[22:17.79]and drawings all over garage doors and store shutters.[22:22.50]W: I can't believe it.[22:24.36]M: The garbage are tidily bagged and boxed, though.[22:28.62]W: Did you stay in a hotel?[22:30.92]M: Yes. The hotel we stayed at turned out to be fairly decent, [22:36.82]though the room was small,[22:38.58]with a tiny bathroom[22:40.04]that was only about 3 feet larger than the bed.[22:43.76]As I was inexperienced with tourist-area hotels,[22:47.70]I was startled, I mean,[22:49.55]the room was $129 a night.[22:53.16]But at least the room was clean[22:55.57]and the bed reasonably comfortable.[22:58.41]W: What's your general impression of New York?[23:02.02]M: Well, restaurants pack their tiny tables very tightly; [23:06.62]grocery stores and bookstores have aisles that are narrow; [23:10.88]the sidewalks are stacked with newsstands,[23:14.19]vendors and their carts,[23:16.27]and places that aren't restrictively small,[23:19.22]such as the lawns around the Natural History Museum,[23:22.94]are full of people, so they're no escape.[23:46.14]SECTION B PASSAGES[23:49.09]In this section，you will hear several passages．[23:53.47]Listen to the passages carefully[23:56.31]and then answer the questions that follow．[23:59.81]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage．[24:05.60]At the end of the passage,[24:07.79]you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions．[24:12.72]Now, listen to the passage.[24:16.43]Food supply is very important[24:18.78]in explaining the behavior of many animals.[24:22.06]In many parts of Africa, for example,[24:25.34]large numbers of different animals move from place to place [24:30.05]looking for the best grass and plants to eat.[24:33.76]Every year large numbers of elephants and other animals move, [24:39.14]at the same time, from one place to another[24:42.54]where food supply is better.[24:44.83]The land they move away from is given a chance to rest[24:48.98]so that the grass and plants[24:51.28]can grow fully again[24:52.93]and will offer a good supply of food[24:55.77]at the same time next year.[24:58.17]In some parts of Africa,[25:00.15]where these migrations[25:01.67]have been taking place naturally for so long,[25:05.07]there is now a new problem.[25:07.36]Men have started cattle farming[25:10.09]and these cattle are killing the grass and plants.[25:13.60]The wild animals have mouths which are shaped[25:17.43]so that they do not pull up all of these grass and plants. [25:21.25]So the grass and plants are not killed[25:23.99]and can grow again.[25:25.85]But the cattle have mouths[25:27.81]which pull up all of the grass and plants[25:30.65]and so kill them.[25:32.40]If this goes on for long all the grass will die[25:36.12]and there will be no food for[25:37.87]either the wild animals or the cattle.[25:54.87]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage．[26:00.67]At the end of the passage,[26:02.74]you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions．[26:07.45]Now, listen to the passage.[26:10.18]The family is changing.[26:12.26]In the past, grandparents, parents,[26:15.10]and children used to live together,[26:17.84]and they had an extended family.[26:20.79]Sometimes two or more brothers with their wives and children [26:26.03]were part of this large family group.[26:29.10]But family structure is changing throughout the world.[26:33.47]The nuclear family consists of only one father,[26:37.81]one mother, and children;[26:40.32]it is becoming the main family structure everywhere.[26:44.59]The nuclear family offers married women some advantages: [26:49.94]they have freedom from their relatives,[26:53.01]and the husband does not have all the power of the family. [26:57.93]Studies show that in nuclear families,[27:01.32]men and women usually[27:03.29]make an equal number of decisions about family life.[27:07.77]But wives usually have to "pay"[27:10.72]for the benefits of freedom and power.[27:13.78]When women lived in extended families,[27:17.17]sisters, grandparents and aunts[27:20.05]helped one another with housework and childcare.[27:23.88]Wives in nuclear families do not often enjoy this benefit. [27:29.24]Studies show that women are generally[27:31.92]less satisfied with marriage than men are.[27:35.53]In the past,[27:36.84]men worked outside the home and women worked inside.[27:41.22]Housework and childcare were a full time job,[27:44.94]and there was no time for anything else.[27:48.10]Now women work outside[27:50.48]and have more freedom than they did in the past,[27:54.20]but they still have to do most of the housework.[27:58.46]The women actually have two full-time jobs,[28:02.50]and they have not much free time.[28:19.85]Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage．[28:25.53]At the end of the passage,[28:27.39]you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions．[28:31.11]Now, listen to the passage.[28:34.28]There are three types of noise that can block communication. [28:39.48]If you notice these ways,[28:41.67]you may make full use of them[28:43.73]to avoid the disadvantages[28:45.70]and achieve your goals in communication.[28:48.97]The first, external noise,[28:51.17]includes those obvious things[28:53.68]that make it difficult to hear,[28:56.20]as well as many other kinds of distractions.[28:59.81]For instance, too much cigarette smoke in a crowed room[29:03.93]might make it hard for you to pay attention to another person, [29:07.75]and sitting in the rear of an auditorium[29:11.36]might make a speaker's remarks unclear.[29:14.43]External noise can disrupt communication[29:18.26]almost anywhere in our model—[29:20.47]in the sender, channel, message, or receiver.[29:24.96]The second type of noise is physiological.[29:28.46]A hearing disorder is probably the most obvious type[29:32.09]of physiological barrier,[29:34.39]although many more exist.[29:37.02]Consider the difficulty you experience as a listener[29:41.39]when you are suffering from a cold[29:43.36]or are very tired.[29:45.11]In the same way you might speak less[29:48.06]when you have a sore throat or a headache.[29:50.90]Psychological noise[29:52.68]refers to forces within the sender or receiver[29:55.85]that make these people less able to express[29:59.67]or understand the message clearly.[30:02.75]An outdoorsman might exaggerate the size and number of fish [30:07.24]caught in order to convince himself and others of his talents. [30:31.87]SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST[30:35.26]In this section, you will hear several news items.[30:39.63]Listen to them carefully[30:41.93]and then answer the questions that follow.[30:45.22]Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news．[30:50.90]At the end of the news item，[30:53.42]you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions．[30:58.34]Now listen to the news.[31:01.95]A court in Zimbabwe[31:03.61]is due to deliver its verdict today[31:06.79]in a trial of a journalist[31:08.65]who works for the British newspaper The Guardian.[31:12.48]The trial is seen as a test case[31:15.00]for the country's strict new media laws.[31:18.72]Andrew Meldrom, an American,[31:21.23]who's lived in Zimbabwe for over 20 years,[31:24.76]is accused of publishing an untrue story[31:28.15]and faces up to two years in prison if found guilty.[31:33.07]A dozen other journalists[31:35.05]have also been charged with offenses relating to the new laws. [31:39.96]In court, Mr. Meldrom's defense[31:42.82]argued that his story was published in Britain.[31:46.65]It was beyond the jurisdiction of Zimbabwean laws.[32:00.17]Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news．[32:05.86]At the end of the news item，[32:07.76]you will be given[32:08.97]10 seconds to answer the questions．[32:12.03]Now listen to the news.[32:14.53]Kuala Lumpur-Afghanistan will play soccer at the Asian Games. [32:20.40]Mongolia's withdrawal[32:22.25]has given the war-torn nation a confidence boost.[32:26.30]The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)[32:30.24]announced in a statement yesterday[32:32.54]that Afghanistan would play in the under-23 tournament[32:37.35]at the Games in Busan.[32:39.97]Afghanistan's first match[32:42.38]will be against Iran on September 28.[32:46.10]The group's other teams are Qatar and Lebanon.[32:49.82]Afghanistan was a founding member of the confederation in the 1950s [32:55.50]before entering long periods of war and factional fighting.[33:00.54]The country's chaos was largely ended[33:03.93]after US-led forces overthrew the Taliban regime last year[33:09.33]in response to the September 11th terrorist attacks,[33:13.05]in the United States.[33:15.02]During the Soccer World Cup in June[33:17.97]the president of Afghanistan Football Association (AFA),[33:23.00]Abdul Alim Kohistaniy,[33:25.52]said he hoped his country[33:27.38]would be able to take part in the Asian Games.[33:39.70]Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news．[33:45.38]At the end of the news item，[33:47.68]you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions．[33:52.39]Now listen to the news.[33:54.90]The expected life span of Beijing residents[33:59.06]has gone up to 75.5 years old,[34:04.09]compared with 74.4 years old a decade earlier,[34:08.46]while the death rate of middle-aged residents[34:12.40]increased dramatically,[34:14.37]according to a recent official report.[34:17.43]The report, made public[34:19.83]by the Beijing Disease Control and Prevention Center,[34:23.67]said the past mortality of people aged between 35 to 54 years old [34:30.44]had gone up 58.5 percent during the past ten years,[34:36.90]from 158 people per 100,000 in 1991[34:43.50]to 251 people per 100,000 last year.[34:49.19]Infant and maternal mortality rates[34:52.03]went down 132 percent and 147 percent respectively.[34:59.36]Health experts said chronic non-infectious diseases[35:03.74]were the main causes of death,[35:06.26]covering 60 percent of the total number of deaths.[35:10.30]The male mortality rate is higher than that of females,[35:14.56]and the death rate among rural residents[35:17.52]is higher than that of the urban ones.[35:30.82]Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news．[35:35.52]At the end of the news item，you will be given[35:38.37]10 seconds to answer the questions．[35:41.54]Now listen to the news.[35:43.84]Islamabad-Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf[35:49.20]said yesterday there was no danger[35:51.87]of the country going to war with neighboring India[35:55.25]but the Pakistani forces[35:57.55]would be ready to repel any aggression.[36:01.58]"There's no danger of war,"[36:04.43]Musharraf told reporters in the Pakistani capital Islamabad. [36:09.01]"We should have confidence in ourselves.[36:12.30]We are not sitting idle.[36:14.51]We are prepared for everything.[36:16.80]There should not be any misunderstanding."[36:19.53]Tensions were raised this week[36:21.83]as the two accused each other[36:24.03]of links to killings in the two countries.[36:27.75]India says it suspects the two gunmen[36:30.38]who killed 28 people at an Indian temple on Tuesday[36:34.53]had links to Pakistan-based Islamic militant groups.[36:39.40]Pakistan has denied any involvement in the temple massacre [36:44.11]and police in Karachi[36:45.85]said there were indications of India's intelligence agents [36:49.79]behind the murder of 7 Christian charity workers in the city. [36:54.05]But India rejected the charges yesterday.[37:07.24]Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news．[37:12.27]At the end of the news item，you will be given[37:15.69]10 seconds to answer the questions．[37:19.08]Now listen to the news.[37:21.26]A new survey shows family-owned businesses[37:24.77]are flourishing despite a declining U.S. economy.[37:29.47]Their flourish is a part ingenuity, part hard work,[37:34.28]and all in the family.[37:36.25]A family business can be[37:38.13]anything from a corner kiosk selling newspapers and phone cards [37:43.60]to a giant corporation,[37:45.46]like Mars, the candy bar maker, or Marriott, the hotel chain. [37:50.71]A new survey looks at the middle ground,[37:54.21]a cross section of 1,000 family businesses[37:57.82]that are at least l0-years-old,[38:00.44]and do at least $1 million a year in business.[38:04.60]The survey was conducted by Mass Mutual Financial Group,[38:09.08]a group of affiliated financial services firms.[38:22.58]This is the end of Listening Comprehension.。
2004年英语听力(全国卷II)听力原文
TapescriptsKey 1-5: CCABB 6-10: ACBAC 11-15: BACAC 16-20: BBACBText 1W: Joe, could you lend me your lecture notes? I was late and missed part of the lecture.M: Yes, of course, anytime.Text 2M: Excuse me, may I sit here? I mean, are these seats taken?W: No, they aren’t. Go ahead, please.Text 3W: You went to the theatre last night. What did you think of the man who played Hamlet? Wasn’t he wonderful?M: Yes, I think he did a great job.Text 4M: We’ve been sitting here for such a long time. I wonder when our beef will be served.W: Perhaps they had to kill the cow first.M: Hmm, you never know. Could be.Text 5W: Allen, what’s wrong with you? You really look down.M: I know, but I shouldn’t talk about my family worries at work.W: Come on. You should talk to me about it. What are friends for?M: Thank you, Janet. How about during the coffee break?Text 6 (6-7)M: Excuse me, I need to find out something about the history of Japan.W: Just a moment, please ... Sorry to have kept you waiting. What did you say?M: Professor Davis asked us to read some books about Japanese history. Could you help me? W: Sure. Do you have the name of the writer?M: I’m afraid not. But I’ve got the name of the book. It’s called Japan Since 1950.W: Let me check. Sorry, I don’t think we’ve got the book here. But we’ve got two other books on the same subject. One is called A Short History of Japan, and the other is called Japanese Social History. Would you like to have a look?M: Guess I’ll take A Short History of Japan. By the way, how long can I keep the book?W: Two weeks.Text 7 (8-10)W: Sam, do you think I could borrow your car for a little while this morning?M: OK. Did yours break down again?W: Yes, I couldn’t start it this morning.M: As far as I remember, this has happened at least three times this week. Why don’t you get a new one?W: Have you seen the prices of new cars lately? It’ll cost me a fortune.M: All right. Here’s the key, but remember I’ll need it in the afternoon.Text 8 (11-13)W: How important are friends to you, Martin?M: I’ve never had a lot of friends. I’ve never regarded them as particularly important. Perhaps that’s because I come from a big family — brothers and sisters and lots of cousins. That’s what’sreally important to me. If I really need help, I get it from them. Well, at least that’s what I’ve found. What about you, Jean?W: To me, friendship ... having friends ... people I know I can really trust ... to me that’s the most important thing in life. It’s more important even than love. If you love someone, you can always fall out of love again, and that can lead to a lot of bad feelings, bitterness, and so on. But a good friend is a friend for life.M: What do you really mean by a friend?W: Well, I’ve already said, someone you know you can trust. I suppose what I really mean is ... let me see ... how am I going to put this ... it’s someone who will help you if you need help, who’ll listen to you when you talk about your problems. I suppose that’s a real friend.Text 9 (14-17)W: Imagine seeing you here, Johnson. Weren’t you supposed to away on holiday?M: Well, Linda and I were about leave for the beach when her brother Tony called saying his family were coming for the weekend. So we stayed behind and spent the weekend with the family, swimming in the pool, walking in the woods and going shopping.W: Sounds like fun.M: Yeah. They liked it here so much that they decided to stay a bit longer, for the whole week. So we ended up going nowhere.W: I’m not surprised. We had exactly the same experience two months ago. My aunt came over for a visit, and so instead of going on the planned camping holiday, Tom and I just stayed at home. M: It was actually not that bad. So long as I can take a few days off work, I don’t care where we go.Text 10 (18-20)W: I have an aunt in England. She lives in a small town. Last year I went to see her family. I really had a wonderful time there. Everybody knew I was coming and it was my first time in England. We had a party in a club. It was wonderful. Two months ago I came to study in England. I didn’t expect living in a city in England could be so much more expensive than in my home country in Eastern Europe, and the weather here has surprised me, too. People drive on the left side rather than on the right. I am glad I am still alive because I still don’t know how to cross the street. The English buildings and sights are beautiful. I have never lived in a house before in my life. We always lived in flats, in a two-bedroom flat on the fifth floor. If I stay here, it might be possible in the next 15 years to buy my own flat.2014-12-18。
2004专四真题及答案详解 TEM4
TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORSTEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2005)-GRADE FOUR-TIME LIMIT: 130 MINPART I DICTATION [15 MIN ]Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION [15 MIN ]In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.1. According to the conversation, Mr Johnson is NOT very strong inA. history.B. geography.C. mathematics.D. art.2. Mr Johnson thinks that _______ can help him a lot in the job.A. logicB. writingC. historyD. mathematics3. Mr Johnson would like to work as a(n)A. adviser.B. computer programmer.C. product designer.D. school teacher.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.4. What is the main purpose of the research?A. To make preparations for a new publication.B. To learn how couples spend their weekends.C. To know how housework is shared.D. To investigate what people do at the weekend.5. What does the man do on Fridays?A. He goes to exercise classes.B. He goes sailing.C. He goes to the cinema.D. He stays at home.6. On which day does the couple always go out?A. Friday.B. Saturday.C. Sunday.D. Any weekday.7. Which personal detail does the man give?A. Surname.B. First name.C. Address.D. Age.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. Parcel Express needs the following details about the sender EXCEPTA. name.B. address.C. receipt.D. phone number.9. Parcels must be left open mainly forA. customs’ check.B. security check.C. convenience’s sake.D. the company’s sake.10. The woman’s last inquiry is mainl y concerned withA. the time needed for sending the parcel.B. the flight time to New York.C. the parcel destination.D. parcel collection.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.11. Where is the train to Nanjing now standing?A. At Platform 7.B. At Platform 8.C. At Platform 9.D. At Platform 13.12. Which train will now leave at 11:35?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.13. Which train has now been cancelled?A. The train to Jinnan.B. The train to Zhengzhou.C. The train to Tianjin.D. The train to Hangzhou.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.14. The museum was built in memory of thoseA. who died in wars.B. who worked to help victims.C. who lost their families in disasters.D. who fought in wars.15. Henry Durant put forward the idea because heA. had once fought in a war in Italy.B. had been wounded in a war.C. had assisted in treating the wounded.D. had seen the casualties and cruelties of war.16. Which of the following statements about the symbols is INCORRECT?A. Both are used as the organizati on’s official symbols.B. Both are used regardless of religious significance.C. The red cross was the organization’s original symbol.D. The red crescent was later adopted for use in certain regions.17. How should cheerleading be viewed according to the passage?A. It is just a lot of cheering.B. It mainly involves yelling.C. It mainly involves dancing.D. It is competitive in nature.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.18. How do the cheerleaders perform their jobs?A. They set fireworks for their team.B. They put on athletic shows.C. They run around the spectators.D. They yell for people to buy drinks.19. Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical injuries?A. Because they try dangerous acts to catch people’s attention.B. Because they shout and yell so their voice becomes hoarse.C. Because they go to the pyramid and the hills to perform.D. Because they dance too much every day for practice.20. Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The first cheerleaders was a man named John Campbell.B. Cheerleaders’ contests are only held at the state level.C. Before 1930 there were no women cheerleaders.D. The first cheerleading occurred in 1898.SECTION C NEWS BROAOCASTQuestions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.21. How many of the emigrants died after being thrown into the sea?A. 15 of them.B. 3 of them.C. 100 of them.D. Dozens of them.22. The illegal emigrants came fromA. Italy.B. Africa.C. the Mediterranean region.D. places unknown. Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.23. What does the news item mainly report?A. China will send three people into space in a week.B. Three Chinese astronauts will spend a week in space.C. The Shenzhou VI will be launched next year.D. Shenzhou V circled the earth for two days.Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.24. Which of the following had NOT been affected by the wildfires?A. Houses.B. Land.C. Skies.D. Cars.25. The fires were thought to have been startedA. purposefully.B. accidentally.C. on the Mexican border.D. in southern California.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.26. ________ ranks second among leading tourism nations.A. FranceB. The United StatesC. SpainD. Italy27. It is predicted that by 2020 China will receive _________ visitors.A. 77 millionB. 130 millionC. 36.8 millionD. 100 million28. According to a Xinhua report, last year saw a _________ per cent increase in the number of Chinese traveling abroad.A. 16.6B. 30C. 100D. 37Question 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.29. What would happen to the Argentine officers?A. They would be arrested by Spanish authorities.B. They would be tried in an Argentine court.C. They would be sent to Spain for trial.D. They would be tortured or murdered.30. What accusation would the Argentine officers face?A. Violation of human rights.B. Involvement in illegal actions.C. Planning anti-government activities.D. Being part of the military rule.PART III CLOZE [15 MIN. ]Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.A person’s home is as much a reflection of his personality as the clothes he wears, the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time. Depending on personality, most have in mind a(n) “(31) ______ home”. But in general, and especially for the student or new wage earners, there are practical (32) ________ of cash and location on achieving that idea.Cash (33) ________, in fact, often means that the only way of (34) _________ when you leave school is to stay at home for a while until things (35) _________ financially. There are obvious (36) ________of living at home—personal laundry is usually (37) _________ done along with the family wash; meals are provided and there will be a well-established circle of friends to (38) _________. And there is (39) _________ the responsibility for paying bills, rates, etc. On the other hand, (40) _________ depends on how a family gets on. Do your parents like your friends? You may love your family—(41) _________do you like them? Are you prepared to be (42) __________ when your parents ask where you are going in the evening and what time you expect to be back? If you find that you cannot manage a(n) (43) _________, and that you finally have the money to leave,how do you (44) _________ finding somewhere else to live? If you plan to stay in your home area, the possibilities are (45) _________well-known to you already. Friends and the local paper are always (46) _________. If you are going to work in a (47) _________ area, again there are the papers—and the accommodation agencies, (48) _________ these should be approached with (49) _________. Agencies are allowed to charge a fee, usually the (50) ________ of the first week’s rent, if you take accommodation they have found for you.31. A. ideal B. perfect C. imaginary D. satisfactory32. A. deficiencies B. weaknesses C. insufficiencies D. limitations33. A. cut B. shortage C. lack D. drain34. A. getting over B. getting in C. getting back D. getting along35. A. improve B. enhance C. develop D. proceed36. A. concerns B. issues C. advantages D. problems37. A. still B. always C. habitually D. consequently38. A. call in B. call over C. call upon D. call out39. A. always B. rarely C. little D. sometimes40. A. little B. enough C. many D. much41. A. and B. but C. still D. or42. A. tolerant B. hostile C. indifferent D. good-tempered43. A. agreement B. consensus C. compromise D. deal44. A. go about B. go over C. go in for D. go through45. A. seldom B. less C. probably D. certainly46. A. dependent B. a good source of informationC. of great valueD. reliable47. A. familiar B. cold C. humid D. new48. A. though B. while C. since D. as49. A. enthusiasm B. hesitation C. caution D. concern50. A. same B. equivalent C. equal D. similarityPART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY [15 MIN ]There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your answer sheet51. If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he ________ able to advise you much better thanI can.A. would beB. will have beenC. wasD. were52. _________, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.A. Although he is a socialistB. Even if he is a socialistC. Being a socialistD. Since he is a socialist53. His remarks were ________ annoy everybody at the meeting.A. so as toB. such as toC. such toD. as much as to54. James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he _________ until yesterday.A. will comeB. was comingC. had been comingD. came55. _________ conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen.A. I was and always will beB. I have to be and always will beC. I had been and always will beD. I have been and always will be56. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install _________ solar heating device in our home.A. some type ofB. some types of aC. some type of aD. some types of57. I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I ________ the journey in exactly two days.A. must takeB. must have madeC. was able to makeD. could make58. I know he failed his last test, but really he’s _________ stupid.A. something butB. anything butC. nothing butD. not but59. Do you know Tim’s brother? He is _________ than Tim.A. much more sportsmanB. more of a sportsmanC. more of sportsmanD. more a sportsman60. That was not the first time he ________ us. I think it’s high time we ________ strong actions against him.A. betrayed…takeB. had betrayed…tookC. has betrayed…tookD. has betrayed…take61. What’s the chance of ________ a general election this year?A. there beingB. there to beC. there beD. there going to be62. The meeting was put off because we __________ a meeting without John.A.objected havingB. were objected to havingC. objected to haveD. objected to having63. ________ you _______ further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice.A. If, hadB. Have, hadC. Should, haveD. In case, had64. He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, ________ that he paid me back the following week.A. on occasionB. on purposeC. on conditionD. only if65. Children who stay away from school do ________ for different reasons.A. themB. /C. itD. theirs66. –Why are you staring?–I’ve never seen ______tree before.A. kind ofB. that kind ofC. such kindD. such67. There are still many problem ahead of us, but by his time next year we can see light at the end of the _________.A. battleB. dayC. roadD. tunnel68. We realized that he was under great _________, so we took no notice of his bad temper.A. excitementB. stressC. crisisD. nervousness69. The director tried to get the actors to _________ to the next scene by hand signals.A. move onB. move offC. move outD. move along70. His ideas are invariably condemned as ________ by his colleagues.A. imaginativeB. ingeniousC. impracticalD. theoretical71. Thousands of people turned out into the streets to _________ against the local authorities’ decision to build a highway across the field.A. contradictB. reformC. counterD. protest72. The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _________.A. minorityB. scarcityC. rarityD. minimum73. Professor Johnson’s retirement ________ from next January.A. carries into effectB. takes effectC. has effectD. puts into effect74. The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ________ government spending.A. financeB. expandC. enlargeD. budget75. The heat in summer is no less _________ here in this mountain region.A. concentratedB. extensiveC. intenseD. intensive76. Taking photographs is strictly ________ here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings.A. forbiddenB. rejectedC. excludedD. denied77. Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _________.A. pull backB. pull upC. pull throughD. pull out78. Since the early nineties, the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand, always-available products and services that suit the customer’s _________ rather than the company’s.A. benefitB. availabilityC. suitabilityD. convenience79. The priest made the ________ of the cross when he entered the church.A. markB. signalC. signD. gesture80. This spacious room is ________ furnished with just a few articles in it.A. lightlyB. sparselyC. hardlyD. rarelyPART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN ]In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.TEXT AIt was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks in school were miserable and, the thing was, I didn’t’ know enough to really care. My older brother and I lived with Mom in a dingy m ulti-family house in Detroit. We watched TV every night. The background noise of our lives was gunfire and horses hoofs from "Wagon Train" or "Cheyenne", and laughter from "I Love Lucy" or "Mister Ed", After supper, we' d sprawl on Mom' s bed ..and stare for hours at the tube.But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother had only been able to get through third grade. But she was much brighter and smarter than we boys knew at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses she cleaned--books. So she came home one day, snapped off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves. "You boys are going to read two books every week," she said. "And you’re going to write me a report on what you read."We moaned and complained about how un fair it was. Besides, we didn’t have any books in the house other than Mom’s Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were: "I' Il drive you to the library."So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit Public Library. I wandered reluctantly among the children’s books. I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them.The first book I read clear through was Chip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers. For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this verbal visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home.It didn’t dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watching TV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page.Soon I began to look forward to visiting this hushed sanctuary from my other world. I moved from animals to plants, and then to rocks. Between the covers of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go anywhere in them. Along the way a funny thing happened: I started to know things. Teachers started to notice it too. I got to the point where I couldn’t wait to get home to my books.Now my older brother is an engineer and I am chief of paediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins C hildren’s Centre in Baltimore. Sometimes I still can' t believe my life' s journey, from a failing and indifferent student in a Detroit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery.But I know when the journey began--the day Mom snapped off the TV set and put us in her Oldsmobile for that drive to the library.81. We can learn from the beginning of the passage thatA. the author and his brother had done poorly in school.B. the author had been very concerned about his school work.C. the author had spent much time watching TV after school.D. the author had realized how important schooling was.82. Which of the following is NOT true about the author’s family?A. He came from a middle-class family.B. He came from a single-parent family.C. His mother worked as a cleaner.D. His mother had received little education.83. The mother was ________ to make her two sons switch to reading books.A. hesitantB. unpreparedC. reluctantD. determined84. How did the two boys feel about going to the library at first?A. They were afraid.B. They were reluctant.C. They were indifferent.D. They were eager to go.85. The author began to love books for the following reasons EXCEPT thatA. he began to see something in his mind.B. he could visualize what he read in his mind.C. he could go back to read the books again.D. he realized that books offered him new experience.TEXT BPredicting the future is always risky. But it's probably safe to say that at least a few historians will one day speak of the 20th century as America's “Disney era”. Today, it's certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modern America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonalds may be more widely-known, but neither encapsulates 20th-century America in quite the same way as Disney.The reasons for Disney's success are varied and numerous, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person — the man who created the cartoon and built the company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a genius in plenty of other respects. In business, his greatest skills were his insight and his management ability. After setting himself up in Hollywood, he single-handedly pioneered the concepts of branding and merchandising — something his company still does brilliantly today.But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure his films championed the “little guy”, and made him feel proud to be American. This he achieved by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people. Somecelebrated American achievements —Disney's very first cartoon Plane Crazy, featuring a silent Mickey Mouse, was inspired by Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic. Others, like the There Little Pigs and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, showed how, through hard work and helping one's fellow man or Americans could survive social and economic crises like the Great Depression.Disney's other great virtue was the fact that his company — unlike other big corporations —had a human face. His Hollywood studio —the public heard —operated just like a democracy, where everyone was on first name terms and had a say in how things should be run. He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons celebrate America, but, during World War II, studios made training films for American soldiers.The reality, of course, was less idyllic. As the public would later learn, Disney's patriotism had an unpleasant side. After a strike by cartoonists in 1941, he became convinced that Hollywood had been infiltrated by Communists. He agreed to work for the FBI as a mole, identifying and spying on colleagues whom he suspected were subversives.But, apart from his affiliations with the FBI, Disney was more or less the genuine article. A new book, The Magic Kingdom; Walt Disney and the American Way of Life, by Steven Watts, confirms that he was very definitely on the side of ordinary Americans — in the 30s and 40s he voted for Franklin Roosevelt, believing he was a champion of the workers. Also, Disney was not an apologist for the FBI, as some have suggested. In fact, he was always suspicious of large, bureaucratic organizations, as is evidenced in films like That Darned Cat, in which he portrayed FBI agents as bungling incompetents.By the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was an icon like Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the public at large, he was “Uncle Walt”— the man who had entertained them all their lives, the man who represented them all their lives, the man who represented all that was good about America.86. Walt Disney is believed to possess the following abilities EXCEPTA. painting.B. creativityC. management.D. merchandising.87. According to the passage, what was the pleasant side of Disney’s patriotism?A. He sided with ordinary Americans in his films.B. He supported America’s war efforts in his own way.C. He had doubts about large, bureaucratic organizations.D. He voted for Franklin Roosevelt in the 30s and 40s.88. In the sixth paragraph the sente nce “Disney was more or less the genuine article” means that ______.A. Disney was a creative and capable person.B. Disney once agreed to work for the FBI.C. Disney ran his company in a democratic way.D. Disney was sympathetic with ordinary people.89. The writer’s attitude toward Walt Disney can best be described asA. sympathetic.B. objective.C. critical.D. skeptical.TEXT CWhy do you listen to music? If you should put this question to a number of people, you might receive answers like these: “I like the beat of music”,“I look for attractive tunefulness”, “I am moved by the sound of choral singing”,“I listen to music for many reasons but I could not begin to describe them to you clearly.” Answers to this question would be many and dive rse, yet almost no one would reply, “Music means nothing to me.” To most of us, music means something; it evokes some response. We obtain some satisfaction in listening to music.For many, the enjoyment of music does not remain at a standstill. We feel that we can get more satisfaction from the musical experience. We want to make closer contact with music in order to learn more of its nature; thus we can range more broadly and freely in the areas of musical style, form, and expression. This book explores ways of achieving these objectives. It deals, of course, with the techniques of music, but only in order to show how technique is directed toward expressive aims in music and toward the listener’s musical experience. In this way, we may get an idea of th e composer’s intentions, for indeed, the composer uses every musi cal device for its power to communicate and for its contribution to the musical experience.Although everyone hears music differently, there is a common ground from which all musical experiences grow. That source is sound itself. Sound is the raw material of music. It makes up the body and substance of all musical activity. It is the point of departure in the musical experience.The kinds of sound that can be used for musical purposes are amazingly varied. Throughout the cultures of the world, East and West, a virtually limitless array of sounds has been employed in the service of musical expression. Listen to Oriental theatre music, then to an excerpt from a Wagner work; these two are worlds apart in their qualities of sound as well as in almost every other feature, yet each says something of importance to some listeners. Each can stir a listener and evoke a response in him. All music, whether it is the pulsation of primitive tribal drums or the complex coordination of voices and instruments in an opera, has this feature: it is based upon the power of sound to stir our senses and feelings.Yet sound alone is not music. Something has to happen to the sound. It must move forward in time. Everything that takes place musically involves the movement of sound. If we hear a series of drumbeats, we receive an impression of movement from one stroke to the next. When sounds follow each other in a pattern of melody, we receive an impression of movement from one tone to the next. All music moves; and because it moves, it is associated with a fundamental truth of existence and experience. We are stirred by impressions of movement because our very lives are constantly in movement. Breathing, the action of the pulse, growth, decay, the change of day and night, as well as the constant flow of physical action-these all testify to the fundamental role that movement plays in our lives. Music appeals to our desire and our need for movement.。
2004年6月 英语 四级 听力(原文+原题+答案)
2004061. A) The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.B) The woman had forgotten Mark’s phone number.C) The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday.D) Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time.2. A) The man is late for the trip because he is busy.B) The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.C) The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.D) The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.3. A) At 10:30.B) At 10:25.C) At 10:40.D) At 10:45.4. A) The man no longer smokes.B) The man is under pressure from his wife.C) The man usually follows his wife’s advice.D) The man refuses to listen to his doctor’s advice.5. A) Move to a big city.B) Become a teacher.C) Go back to school.D) Work in New York.6. A) Quit delivering flowers.B) Work at a restaurant.C) Bring her flowers every day.D) Leave his job to work for her.7. A) She can find the right person to help the man.B) She can help the man out.C) She’s also in need of a textbook.D) She picked up the book from the bus floor.8. A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.B) The man wants to change the date of the appointment.C) The man is glad he’s got in touch with the doctor.D) The man can’t come for the appointment at 4:15.9. A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do.B) The man is worried about his future.C) The two speakers are seniors at college.D) The woman regrets spending her time idly.10. A) She has learned a lot from the novel.B) She also found the plot difficult to follow.C) She usually has difficulty remembering names.D) She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.1.D) Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time2.C) The man is meeting the women on behalf of MR. Brown3.C) at 10:404.A) The man no longer smokes5.B) Become a teacher6.D) Leave his job to work for her7.B) She can help the man out8.A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.9.C) The two speakers are seniors at college10.B) She als0 found the plot difficult to follow.1. M: I ran into our friend Mark yesterday on the street and he said he hadn’t heard from you for 2 months.W: Yes, I know, but I''ve been too busy to phone him.Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?2. M: Mr. Brown asked me to tell you that he'' s sorry he can’t come to meet you in person. He'' s really too busy to make the trip.W: That''s OK. I am glad you''ve come in his place.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3. M: So when are the other guys going to get here? The train is leaving in ten minutes. We can'' t wait here forever.W: It'' s ten thirty already. They are supposed to be here by now. I told everybody to meet here by now.Q: When is the train leaving?4. W: So you finally listened to your wife'' s advice and gave up smoking.M: It was my doctor'' s advice. I am suffering from high blood pressure.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?5. W: Frank, I thought you were working in New York.M: I was, but I’ve moved back. I just couldn’t g et used to living in a big city. So here I am back at school, taking courses for a teacher certificate.Q: What is Frank planning to do?6. M: Washing dishes at a restaurant everyday is really boring.W: Why don'' t you quit and deliver flowers for me?Q: What does the woman advice the man to do?7. M: Can I borrow your math text? I lost mine on the bus.W: You''ve asked the right person. I happen to have an extra copy.Q: What does the woman mean?8. W: Hello, this is Doctor Gray'' s office. We'' re calling to remind you of your 4:15 appointment for your annual check - up tomorrow.M: Oh thanks. It'' s a thing you called. I thought it was 4:15 today.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?9. W: I just can’t believe this is our last year. Coll ege is going by fast.M: Yah, we''ll have to face the real world soon. So have you figured out what you''re going to doafter you graduate?Q: What do we learn from the conversation10. M: I had a hard time getting through this novel.W: I share your feeling. Who can remember the names of thirty five characters. Q: What does the woman imply?。
04年英语专四听力原文和答案
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后面有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一个小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Where is Miss Brown from?A．Singapore B．America C．Japan2．What do you know about Bob?A．He is interested in maths.B．He is often absent from class.C．He often does his homework with other’s help.3．What can we learn about the man?A．He couldn’t ride a bike.B．He used to have a bike like the boys.C．He would like to have a bike.4．What is the woman going to do?A．Mail an invitation to the Smiths.B．Invite Alan to the party.C．Visit the Smiths.5．What did the man mean?A．He could lend her an extra pen.B．He had lost his pen.C．He could offer her a pencil.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。
专四听力dictation部分
Unidentified Flying ObjectsThere are many explanations for why UFOs exist on earth. The most popular one is that they may contain visitor from other planets. To fly such an aircraft the builders must develop different forms of aviation, because they seem to fly much faster than normal aircraft. The UFOs, it is believed, must contain scientists from other planets who are studying life on earth. It is even believed that several such aircraft may have landed on earth and the space visitors may be living among us. But there are also less fantastic explanations available. Although some sightings of UFO are difficult to explain, most can be explained quite easily. In many cases the observers might have made a mistake. They might have seen a weather balloon or an aircraft. Or the light they saw in the sky might have been light from the ground reflected onto the clouds. However, the exact cause of many sightings still remains a mystery.1996The Indian Medicine ManAmong the Indians of North America, the medicine-man was a very important person. He could cure illnesses and he could speak to the spirits. The spirits were the super-natural forces that controlled the world. The Indians believed that had spirits made people ill. So when people were ill. The medicine man tried to help them by using magic. He spoke to the good spirits and asked for their help.Many people were cured because they thought that these spirits were helping them. But, really, these people curded themselves. Sometimes, your mind is the best doctor for you. The medicine-men were often successful for other reason, too. They knew about plants that really can cure illnesses. A lot of modern medicines are made from plants that were used by medicine-men hundreds of years ago.1997Legal Age for MarriageThroughout the United States, the legal age for marriage shows some difference. The most common age without parents’ consent is 18 for both females and males. However, persons who are under age in their home state can get married in another state, and then return to the home state legally married. Each state issues its own marriage license. Both residents and non-residents are qualified for such a license. The fees and ceremonies vary greatly from state to state. Most states, for instance, have a blood test requirement, but a few do not. Most states permit either a civil or religious ceremony, but a few require the ceremony to be religious. In most states a waiting period is required before the license is issued. This period is from one to five days depending on the state. A three-day-wait is the most common. In some states there is no required waiting period.1998The Railway in BritainThe success of early railways, such as the lines between big cities, led to a great increase in railway building in Victorian times. Between 1835 and 1865 about 25000 kilometers of track were built, and over 100 railway companies were created.Railway travel transformed people’s lives. Trains were first designed to carry to goods. However, a law in the 19th century forced railway companies to run one cheap train a day which stopped at every station and cost only a penny a mile. Soon working class passengers found they could afford to travel by rail. Cheap day excursion trains became popular and seaside resorts grew rapidly. The railways also provided thousands of new jobs: building carriages, running the railways and repairing the tracks. Railways even changed the time. The need to run the railways on time meant that local time was abolished and clocks showed the same time all over the country.United Nations DayThe 24th of October is celebrated as United Nations Day. It is a day that belongs to everyone. And it is celebrated in most countries of the world. Some countries celebrate for a week instead of a day. In many parts of the world, schools have special programs for the day. Boys and girls in some communities decorate a UN tree.In other communities, young people put on plays about the UN. Some libraries exhibit children’s art works from around the world. Schools celebrate with the songs. No matter how the day is celebrated, the purpose of these celebrations is to help everyone understand the UN, and the important roles it plays in world affairs. The UN encourages people to learn about other lands and their customs. In this way, people can gain a better understanding and appreciation of peoples all over the world.2000What We Know About LanguageMany things about language are a mystery and will remain so. However, we now do know something about it. First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort, No human race anywhere no earth is so backward that it has no language of its own at all. Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language. There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped but the languages they speak are by no means primitive. In all the languages existing in the world today, there are complexities that must have been developed for years. Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate. Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture. And finally, we know that language changes over time, which is natural and normal if a language is to survive. The Language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead.2001Characteristics of a Good ReaderTo improve your reading habits, you must understand the characteristics of a good reader. First, the good reader usually reads rapidly. Of course, he does not read every piece of material at the same rate. But whether he is reading a newspaper of a chapter in a physics text, his reading rate is relatively fast. He has learned to read for ideas rather than words one at a time. Next, the good reader can recognize and understand general ideas and specific details. Thus he is able to comprehend the material with a minimum of effort and a maximum of interest. Finally, the good reader has in his command several special skills, the most helpful of these skills include making use of the various aids to understanding that most text books provide and skim-reading for a general survey.2002Disappearing ForestsThe world’s forests are disappearing. As much as 1/3 of the total tree cover has been lost since agric ulture began some ten thousand years age. The remaining forests are home to half of the world species, thus becoming the chief resource for their survival. Tropical rainforests once covered 12% of the land of the planet. As well as supporting at least half of the world species of plants and animals, these rainforests are home to millions of people. But there are other demands on them. For example, much has been cut for timber. An increasing amount of forestland has been used for industrial purposes or for agriculture development such as crop growing. By 1990s less than half of the earth original rainforests remained, and they continued to disappear at the alarming rate every year. As a result, the world’s forests are now facing gradual extinction.The Importance of Keeping a Good MoodModern people are supposed to endure a lot of pressure, from education, career, or family. However, not all people can manage to tide them over. There are often reports of someone going insane or someone committing suicide. Those unfortunate people are not intelligently poor. Y et they were doomed only because they suffered troubled minds or mixed feelings. From their experiences, I would argue that keeping a good mood is all too important.Living in a good mood under whatsoever circumstances is important in at least two ways. For one thing, it can help one foster friendly interpersonal relation.Instead of treating colleagues or classmates as rivals or opponents, one will try to cooperate with them and benefit from them. One will work harder to keep paces with others or surpass them rather than complaining or get consumed by jealousy all the time. For another, a good mood can help one put disappointments and frustrations in the right perspective. Thinking that failure is the mother of success, one can well survive the temporary blows and look forward to the bright future. Both friendship and optimism derived from keeping a good mood or mentality are effective outlets for pressures whatsoever.Thus, we need not only to build a strong body but also keep a good mood in order to face the pressures or challenges of modern society. While most people are aware of the importance of the former, quite a proportion of people fail to recognize the significance of the latter.2004.MoneyMoney is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services. People use money to buy food, clothes and hundreds of other things. In the past, many different things were used as money. People on Pacific islands once exchanged shells for goods. The Chinese used cloth and knives. In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used. Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt. Coins were first invented by the Chinese. Originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center, so that a piece of string could keep them together. This made doing business much easier, but people still found coins inconvenient to carry when they wanted to buy something expensive. To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with the solution. They began to use paper money for coins. Now paper notes are used throughout the world.。
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PART Ⅱ DICTATIONMoneyMoney is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services. People use money to buy food, clothes and hundreds of other things. In the past, many different things were used as money. People on Pacific islands once exchanged shells for goods. The Chinese used cloth and knives. In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used. Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt. Coins were first invented by the Chinese. Originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center, so that a piece of string could keep them together. This made doing business much easier, but people still found coins inconvenient to carry when they wanted to buy something expensive. To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with the solution. They began to use paper money for coins. Now paper notes are used throughout the world.PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A1. Lily studied drama at the university but she used to work as a policewoman. Now she is a teacher b2. May I have your attention, please? Flight 5125 scheduled to take off at 11:30 will be delayed for20 minutes. Please check-in half an hour prior to departure.3. There is a railway strike in the south region and several trains have been cancelled, however, the4. Latest reports from the northeast provinces say that at least sixteen people lost their lives in Sunday’s floods. A further nine people, mostly children are r5. John, your paper must be revised over the weekend and handed in its final form on Monday. Ifyou have any problem, call the office directly.6. My discovery of Mary Jackson was as a matter of fact, a gift from a friend. Years ago I was7. Oh! Talking about money, it’s terrible when you think how tiring the work is.It’s only with8. A lot of drugs are missing from the cupboard here in this room so I think we will have to lookSECTION B9. W: Would you mind if we discussed tomorrow’s agenda before dinner this evening?M: Not at all. I certainly don’t want to talk about it during ou r meal.10. W:11. W: It’s so hot today, I can’t work.M: So do I, I’ll fall as12. W: I can’t imagine what happened to Janet.13. W: Check in here?M: Yes, can I see your flight ticket please?W: Here it is. I14. W: I heard that PICC is going to hold interviews on campus next week.M: Yeah, what day? I’d like to talk to them and drop my resume.15. W: There must be a thunderstorm in some place because the picture isn’t very sharp an d thesound isn’t very clear.M: I think you’re right, they said on the radio last night that a storm was coming in from the16. W: The party will start at 6:30 but there are a lot of preparations to make and I need your help.Can I expect you at 5:00?17. M: Excuse me, I’m enrolled to take Professor Lee’s literature course 102 and I hear somechanges have been made.W: Yes, the class has been moved to the north building. Also it is now on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m., instead of being held on Monday and Friday from 2 to 3 p.M: What changes!SECTION CNews Item One (18-A court in Zimbabwe is due to deliver its verdict today in a trial of a journalist who works for the British newspaper The Guaidian. The trial is seen as a test case for the country’s strict new media laws. Andrew Meldrum, an American w ho’s lived in Zimbabwe for over twenty years is accused of publishing an untrue story and faces up to two years in prison if found guilty. A dozen other journalists have also been charged with offenses relating to the new laws. In court Mr. Meldrum’s defe nse argued that his story was published in Britain. It was beyond the jurisdiction ofNews Item Two (20-Kuala Lumpur Afghanistan will play soccer at the Asian games. Mongolia’s withdrawal has given the war-torn nation a confidence boost. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced in a statement yesterday that Afghanistan would play in the under-twenty-three tournament at the games in Bussan. Afghanistan’s first match will be against Iran on September 28. The group’s other teams are Qatar and Lebanon. Afghanistan was a founding member of the confederation in the 1950s, before entering long periods of war and factional fighting. The country’s chaos was largely ended after US led forces overthrew the Taliban regime last year in response to the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States. During the Soccer World Cup in June, the President of Afghanistan’s Football Aociation (AFA), Abdul Aleem-Kohistani said he hoped his country would be able to take part in theNews Item Three (22-23)The expected life span of Beijing residents has gone up to 75.5 years old, compared with 74.4 years old, a decade earlier. While the death rate of middle-aged residents increased dramatically, according to recent official report. The report made public by the Beijing Disease Control and Prevention Center said the past mortality of people age between 35 to 54 years old had gone up 58.5% during the past ten years, from 158 people per 100,000 in 1991 to 251 people per 100,000 last year. Infant and maternal mortality rates went down 132% and 147% respectively. Health experts said chronic non-infectious diseases were the main causes of death covering 60% of the total number of deaths. The male mortality is higher than that of females and the death rateNews Item Four (24-25)Islamabad-Pakistani President, Purvez Musherof said yesterday there was no danger of thecountry going to war with neighboring India but that Pakistani forces would be ready to repel any aggression. There is no danger of war, Musherof told reporters in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad. We should have confidence in ourselves. We are not sitting idle. We are prepared for everything. There should not be any misunderstanding. Tensions were raised this week as the two accused each other of links to killings in the two countries. India suspects the two gunmen who killed twenty-based Islamic militant groups. Pakistan denied any involvement in the temple massacre and police in Karachi said there were indications of India intelligence agents behind the murder of seven Christian charity workers in the city, but India rejects the charges yesterday.。