2012年12月英语四级听力原文—复合式听写
英语四级历年复合式听写听力原文
英语四级历年复合式听写听力原文2012年6月：Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property. Radios, cell phones, bicycles, pocket calculators and books have all been reported stolen. Are there enough campus police to do the job? There are 20 offices in the campus security divis ion. Their job is to handle crime, accidents, lost and found items, and traffic problems on campus. More than half of their time is spent directing traffic and writing parking tickets. Responding promptly to accidents and other emergencies is important, but it is their smallest job. Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time. Very rarely did any violent crimes actually occur.In the last five years there have been no murders, seven robberies, and about sixty other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties. On the other hand, there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property, which usually involves breaking windows or lights, or writing on walls. The thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries that you see in movies. Things get stolen when it is just easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched. Do we really need more police？Hiring more campus police would cost money, possibly making our tuition go up again. A better way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more careful with our things.2011年12月：Our lives are woven together. As much as I enjoy my own company, I no longer imagine I can get through a single day much less or my life completely on my own. Even if I am on vacation in the mountains, I’m eating food someone else has grown, living in a house someone else has built, wearing clothes someone else has sewn from cloth woven by others, using electricity someone else is distributing to my house. Evidence of interdependence is everywhere. We are on this journey together. As I was growing up, I remember being carefully taught that independence not interdependence was everything. Make your own way, stand on your own two feet, or my mother’s favorite remark when I was face to face with consequences of some action, ‘now that you’ve made your bed, lie on it’. Total independence is a dominant theme in our culture.I imagine that what my parents were trying to teach me was to takeresponsibility for my actions and my choices. But the teaching was shaped by our cultural images. And instead I grew up believing that I was supposed to be totally independent, and consequently became very reluctant to ask for help. I would do almost anything not to be a burden and not require any help from anybody。
2012年12月英语四级考试听力真题及答案
C) Researchers having contributed greatly to psychology. D) Improvements on the classification of human behavior. 34. A) When you feel encouraged by the audience.
B) Working by oneself. C) Learning by doing. D) Using proven methods.
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26C 27D 28D 29B 30B
31D 32D 33D 34C 35B
Section C
Americans today have different eating habits than they had in the past. There is a wide (36) ______ of food available. They have a broader (37) ______ of nutrition (营养), so they buy more fresh fruit and (38) _______ than ever before. At the same time, Americans (39)______ increasing quantities of sweets and sodas.
B) When you try to figure out a confusing game. C) When you already know how to do something. D) When you complete with other people in a group. 35. A) Practicing constantly.
2012年12月四级真题听力原文
2012年12月大学英语四级考试真题听力原文Section A Conversations Short Conversations 1.- W:Have you finished that painting for the new student center? M: Just this morning, I’ve been working extra hours all week, you know the building opens tomorrow. Q: What does the man mean? 2. M: Do you sell camping gear? W: Yes, we have tents, sleeping bags, just about everything you might need, including stoves. Q: What is the man probably going to do? 3. M: Hi Jenny have you talked to Mr Wright about the new sports program? W: well, I contacted his office half an hour ago, and his secretary said he was out for lunch until 2:00. Q: What does the woman mean? 4．M：Bill says he’s not working so hard on his biology project.n’t he?W: But he spends a lot of time in the lab, doesQ: What does the woman imply about Bill? 5.M: I have to say I find the new smoking regulations too strict. W: Well, they are for everyone’s health. I have no complaints. W: Well, they are for everyone’s health. I have no complaints.Q: What are the speakers talking about? Q: What are the speakers talking about? 6.W: Jack asked me to drop off this report. He’s ti ed up in meetings all morning. M: I was hoping he brings it in himself, I need to talk with him about M: I was hoping he brings it in himself, I need to talk with him about it. Q: Why can’t Jack come in person? Q: Why can’t Jack come in person?7.M: Should we invite Mr. Smith to join us for dinner this weekend, he has just come back from England. W: You can have a try, but as far as I know, he seldom accepts W: You can have a try, but as far as I know, he seldom accepts invitations from his employees Q: What can we infer about Mr. Smith8.W: This place doesn’t look familiar at all, we must be lost.I’m filling in the tank, M：Yes，it seems so. Let’s pull in here, while you go ask the way and get me something to drink please. Q: What does the man going to do first? Long Conversation 1 M: Well, did you enjoy it? W: Yes, I enjoy it much more that I thought I would. M: Really? I don’t think they are W: Yes, I don’t usually go to science fiction films.much better than comics on film, if you know what I mean. M : Yes, sure. And a few years ago, they were certainly like that. 9. But they’ve got a lot better now.W: Yes, and historical films, that’s what I really like. I never miss a good film set in middle ages. Oh, and love stories, I never miss one on TV. M: Fondly enough, I don’t like those kinds of films at all. But to come think it was very good. It certainly back to this one, I personally didn’t think it was very good. It certainly wasn’t as good as other science fiction films I’ve ever seen.W: Wasn’t it?M: No, not at all. Oh, 10. the effects were very good. W: Yes, I thought they were marvelous, especially the battle in space, incredible. M: Yes, but I was going to say I thought the acting was terrible. W: Yes. 11. I suppose Jason was too good to be true. And what was the name of the Baddy? M: Cargon? W: 11. Yea h. Cargon was really evil, wasn’t he? But I suppose that’s —good triumphing over evil. And the what these films are all aboutcharacters have to be black and white. M: Well , yes, but not always. Worth the well wasn’t like for example. Anyway, you enjoy the film. That’s the most important.W: Yes, I did. Thanks for taking me. Q: 9. What does the man say about the science fiction films? 10. What opinion did the speakers share about the film they just seen? 11. What to be learned about Jason and Cargon? Long Conversation 2 M: Can I ask you about your evening class? What class do you go to? W: Car maintenance. M: 12. What night of the week it on? W: Wednesday night. M: And how long does it last? em because M: Well, it supposed to start at 6, but that’s a bit of problpeople have difficulty getting through the traffic. So we start at 6: 30 and then it goes on until the 9 o’clock.M: And what was your reason for wanting to do the class? Well, I just bought my first car and I don’t know anything about W: 13. W ell, I just bought my first car and I don’t know anything about cars. So I thought it was a good opportunity to learn. I guess most of the people in the class are in the same situation. M: Um, and what do you actually do? Do you bring the car along to the class? W: Yes, we do. 14. And in the first part of the lesson, the first half hour, the man who runs the class will go though some particular part of the car, and we’ll learn about it. And then we spend the rest of the time, actually working on my own cars, the same problem. M: And how many people are there in the class? W: Mm, I think 16, 15. but 3 quarters of them are women. It’s quite interesting because the man is obviously used to teaching man. And he always starts his sentence by saying, ” Wow, your chops were slow.” And then he stops and says “Oh, any woman, you ladies, but...ur..” M: Mm..sounds funny. Q: 12. What does the woman say about her evening class? 13. Why did the woman want to attend to the class? 14. What do the people who attend the class do in the first part of the lesson? 15. What do we learn about participants in the class? Section B Passages Passage 1 19.19.We don’t choose friends on the basis of how much money they have, We don’t choose friends on the basis of how much money they have, of course, but lots of differences can be disturbing to both sides. Aaron, for example, was single, and earns a very good salary. 16. Her friend, Pat, the divorced mother of three, is struggling to make ends meet. 17.“We “We are are both frequent theater-goers,” Aaron explains, “ and I’ll gladly pay for two tickets, just to have pass company it plays in concerts , but she won’t go anywhere unless she can pay her own way. I hate to go alone, so we both stay home. It all seems so silly.” Pat sees the situation differently. After her unhappy marriage to a man who was trying to control her without considering her wishes and feelings, she says, “ it’s very important to me to carry my own weight. I’m not comfortable in any relationship where all I do is take. ”The difficult situation finally changed when Aaron moved recently. Pat’s children were with their father, so she took a picnic lunch to her friends new place, then spend the day helping her unpack and get settled. 18. “ I was so grateful, ”Aarons says, “ but I persuaded Pat to let me return the favor in my own way with season tickets to our little theater group. I think she’s beginning to recognize that she contributes as much to our friendship, but I do”16. What do we learn about Pat? 17. What draws Aaron and Pat together? 18. What does Aaron do to return Pat’s favor?19. What do we learn friendship from the passage? Passage 2 Sun School in the town of Ashburton, England, is a day school for children aged 10 to 18. 20. It is based on the value of social equality between students and staff, and has few rules. Sun School believes that the healthy growth of the child is more important than academic success. It offers a variety of lessons and activities for students to choose from and free time for children to follow their own interests. Classes are small, and based on the individual needs of each child. The timetable is fixed, but democratically decided and students are expected to attend. The weekly school meeting is at the center of the way sun school is organized. It makes all the decisions that affect the school, including rules, the timetable and accepting or rejecting new students and teachers. 21. Participating in these meetings gives children an understanding of democratic decision-making and helps them develop their skills of argument and persuasion. The most import advantage of the school meeting is that it shows the children that the school is really theirs. They ’s success or failure have the right to decide on changes. And the schooldepends on their decisions and their behavior. Sun School employs no cooking or cleaning staff, these jobs are done by students and teachers. Decorating and simple repairs are also done by students. 22.It is believed that school truly belongs to who use it, they must take responsibility for its maintenance. 20. What value is Sun School based on? 21.What is characteristic of the school decision-making process ? 22. Why does sun school ask the students to do the maintenance? Passage 3 23. Well, to continue, as I mentioned earlier, there is also research that demonstrates that individuals perform worse, not better on tasks when other people are there. R.W.Harburt did an interesting experiment. He had his subjects learn a finger maze. This is a game in which you indicate with your finger the way through a complex system of passages or paths. The subjects who had an audience did worse than the subjects who did alone. Now how can we explain these very different results? It seemed very confusing for a long time. Social psychologist, John Roberts, finally cleared up the confusion about why people sometimes perform better and sometimes worse in front of an audience. 24. Roberts found that the presence of an audience facilitates what you already know how to do. That is, if you know what you are doing, having an audience helps you do But if you don’t already know how to do something, you will it better. B ut if you don’t already know how to do something, you will probably make some mistakes and you will make mistakes for a longer time if you have an audience. That’s exactly what happened to the subjects who were learning the finger maze. So, if you were doing well, having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do well. If you were doing badly, having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do badly. 25. Roberts cleverly pointed out that when you are first learning something, you are better off working alone than practicing with other people. 23. What did the speaker probably discuss before coming to this part of the talk? 24. When does the presence of an audience facilitate your performance according to Roberts? 25. What does Roberts think as a better way to learn new things? Section C Compound Dictation Americans today have different eating habits than they had in the past. There is a wide selection of food available. They have a broader knowledge of nutrition, so they buy more fresh fruit and vegetables than ever before. At the same time, Americans purchase increasing quantities of sweets and sodas. Statistics show that the way people live determines the way they eat. American life-styles have changed. There are now growing numbers of people who live alone, single parents and children, and double-income families. These changing life styles are responsible for the incresing number of people who must rush meals or sometimes simply go without them. Many Americans have less time than ever before to spend preparing food. Partly as a consequence of this limited time, over half of all American homes now have microwave ovens. Moreover, Americans eat out nearly four times a week on average. It is easy to study the amounts and kinds of food that people consume. The United States Department of Agriculture and the food industry collect sales statistics and keep accurate records. This information not only tells us what people are eating but also tells us about the changes in attitudes and tastes. Red meat, which used to be the most popular choice for dinner, is no longer an American favorite. Instead, chicken, turkey, and fish have become more popular. Sales of these foods have greatly increased in recent years. 26. selection 27. vegetables 28. determines 29. growing numbers of 30. responsible 31. rush 32. spend preparing food 33. keep accurate records 34. attitudes 35. favorite 。
2012年12月22日四级考试 听力原文
2012年12月四级考试真题听力原文Section A ConversationsShort Conversations11.- W:Have you finished that painting for the new student center?M: Just this morning, I’ve been working extra hours all week, you know the building opens tomorrow.Q: What does the man mean?12. M: Do you sell camping gear? W: Yes, we have tents, sleeping bags, just about everything you might need, including stoves. Q: What is the man probably going to do?13. M: Hi Jenny have you talked to Mr Wright about the new sports program? W: well, I contacted his office half an hour ago, and his secretary said he was out for lunch until 2:00. Q: What does the woman mean?14．M：Bill says he’s not working so hard on his biology project. W: But he spends a lot of time in the lab, doesn’t he? Q: What does the woman imply about Bill?15.M: I have to say i find the new smoking regulations too strict.W: Well, they are for everyone’s health. I have no complaints.Q: What are the speakers talking about?16.W: Jack asked me to drop off this report. He’s tight up in meetings all morning.M: I was hoping he brings it in himself, I need to talk with him about it.Q: Why can’t Jack come in person?17.M: Should we invite Mr.Smith to join us for dinner this weekend,he has just come back from England.W: You can have a try, but as far as i know,he seldom accepts invitations from his employeesQ: What can we infer about Mr.Smith？18.W: This place doesn’t look familiar at all, we must be lost.M：Yes，it seems so. Let’s pull in here, while i’m filling in the tank,you go ask the way and get me something to drink please.Q: What does the man going to do first?Long Conversation 1M: Well ,did you enjoy it?W: Yes, I enjoy it much more that I thought I would.M: Really?W: Yes, I don’t usually go to science fiction films.I don’t think they are much better than comics on film, if you know what I mean.M : Yes, sure.And a few years ago,they were certainly like that. But they’ve got a lot better now.W: Yes, and historical films, that’s what I really like. I never miss a good film set in middle ages. Oh, and love stories, I never miss one on TV.M: Fondly enough, I don’t like those kinds of films at all. But to come back to this one, I personally didn’t think it was very good . It certainly wasn’t as good as other science fiction films I’ve ever seen.W: Wasn’t it?M: No, not at all. Oh, the effects were very good.W: Yes, I thought they were marvelous. Especially the battle in space, incredable.M: Yes, but I was going to say I thought the acting was terrible.W: Yes. I suppose Jason was too good to be true. And what was the name of the Baddy?M: Cargon?W: Yeah. Cargon was really evil, wasn’t he? But I suppose that’s what these films are all about—good triumphing over evil. And the characters have to be black and white.M: Well ,yes, but not always. Worth the well wasn’t like for example. Anyway, you enjoy the film. That’s the most important.W: Yes, I did. Thanks for taking me.Q:19. What does the man say about the science fiction films?20. What opinion did the speakers share about the film they just seen?21. What to be learned about Jason and Cargon?Long Conversation 2M: Can I ask you about your evening class? What class do you go to?W: Car maintance.M: What night of the week it on?W: Wednesday night.M: And how long does it last?M: Well, it supposed to start at 6, but that’s a bit of problem because people have difficulty getting through the traffic. So we start at 6: 30 and then it goes on until the 9 o’clock.M: And what was your reason for wanting to do the class?W: Well, I just bought my first car and I don’t know anything about cars. So I thought it was a good opportunity to learn. I guess most of the peole in the class are in the same situation.M: Um, and what do you actually do? Do you bring the car along to the class?W: Yes, we do. And in the first part of the lesson, the first half hour, the man who runs the class will go though some particular part of the car, and we’ll learn about it. And then we spend the rest of the time, actually working on my own cars, the same problem.M: And how many people are there in the class?W: Mm, I think 16, but 3 quarters of them are women. It’s quite interesing because the man is obiously used to teaching man. And he always starts his sentence by saying, ” Wow, your chops were slow.” And then he stops and says “Oh, any woman, you ladies, but...ur..”M: Mm..sounds funny.Q:22. What does the woman say about her evening class?23. Why did the wman want to attend to the class?24.What do the people who attend the class do in the first part of the lesson?25. What do we learn about participants in the class?Section B PassagesPassage 1We don’t choose friends on the basis of how much money they have, ofcourse, but lots of differences can be disturbing to both sides. Aaron, forexample,was single, and earns a very good salary. Her friend, Pat, thedivorced mother of three, is struggling to make ends meet. “We are bothfrequent theater-goers,” Aaron explains, “ and I’ll gladly pay for two tickets,just to have pass company it plays in concerts , but she won’t go anywhereunless she can pay her own way. I hate to go alone, so we both stay home. Itall seems so silly.” Pat sees the situation differently. After her unhappymarrige to a man who was trying to control her without considering herwishes and feelings ,she says, “ it’s very important to me to carry my ownweight. I’m not comfortable in any relationship where all I do is take. ”The difficult situation finally changed when Aaron moved recently. Pat’schildren were with their father, so she took a picnik lunch to her friends newplays, then spend the day helping her unpack and get settled. “ I was sograteful, ” Aarons says, “ but I persuaded Pat to let me return the favour inmy own way with season tickets to our little theater group. I think she’sbeginning to recognize that she contributes as much to our friendship, but Ido”26. What do we learn about Pat?27. What draws Aaron and Pat together?28. What does Aaron do to return Pat’s favor?29. What do we learn friendship from the passage?Passage 2Sun School in the town of Ashbert in England is a day school for children age 10 to 18 It offers a variety oflessons and activities for students to choose from. In free time for children to follow their o cleaning stuff,these jobs are done by students and teachers.Decorating and simple repairs a take responsibility for its maintenance.30. what value is Sun School based on?31. what is characteristic of the school decision making processur program?32. why does sun school ask the students to do the maintainance?Passage 3Well, to continue, as i mentioned earlier, there is also research thatdemonstrates that individuals perform worse, not better on tasks when other people are there. R.W.Harburt did an interesting experiment. He had his sujects learn a finger maze. This is a game in which you indicate with your finger the way through a complex system of passages or paths.The subjects who had an audience did worse than the subjects who did alone.Now how can we explain these very different results? It seemed very confusing for a long time. Social psychologist, John Roberts, finally cleared up the confusion about why people sometimes perform better and sometimes worse in front of an audience. Roberts found that the presence of an audience facilitates what you already know how to do. That is, if you know what you are doing, having an audience helps you do it better.But if you don’t already know how to do something, you will probably make some mistakes and you will make mistakes for a longer time if you have an audience. That’s exactly what happened to the subjects who were learning the finger maze.So, if you were doing well, having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do well. If you were doing badly, having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do badly. Roberts cleverly pointed out that when you are first learning something, you are better off working alone than practicing with other people.33. What did the speaker probably discuss before coming to this part of the talk?34. When does the presence of an audience facilitate your performance according to Roberts?35. What does Roberts think as a better way to learn new things?Section C Compound DictationAmericans today have different eating habits than they had in the past. There is a wide selection of food available. They have a broader knowledge of nutrition, so they buy more fresh fruit and vegetables than ever before. At the same time, Americans purchase increasing quantities of sweets and sodas.Statistics show that the way people live determines the way they eat. American life-styles have changed. There are now growing numbers of people who live alone, single parents and children, and double-income families. These changing life styles are responsible for the incresing number of people who must rush meals or sometimes simply go without them. Many Americans have less time than ever before to spend preparing food. Partly as a consequence of this limited time, over half of all American homes nowhave microwave ovens. Moreover, Americans eat out nearly four times a week on average. It is easy to study the amounts and kinds of food that people consume. The United States Department of Agriculture and the food industry collect sales statistics and keep accurate records. This information not only tells us what people are eating but also tells us about the changes in attitudes and tastes. Red meat, which used to be the most popular choice for dinner, is no longer an American favorite. Instead, chicken, turkey, and fish have become more popular. Sales of these foods have greatly increased in recent years.。
CET-4复合式词汇听写和句子听写历时研究(2006·06—2012·12)
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2012年12月22日英语四级听力答案
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短对话：11. Go to the park to enjoy the flowers.12. She cannot attend the presentation.13. He is a very successful businessman.14. She has every confidence in Susan.15. It is worth the money taking a train to Miami.16. The old furniture should be replaced.17. The man got home late due to the storm.18. The woman’s sons migh t enjoy team sports.长对话：Conversation One19. Take orders over the phone.20. Customers’ questions could not be answered on the same day.21. They each take a week.Conversation Two22. Near a school.23. He did not notice it.24. It is no longer valid.25. He got a ticket.听力短文：Passage 126. They behave as if their memories have failed totally.27. Those with 15 items or less.28. Go back and pick up more items.29. It requires tolerance.Passage 230. A natural and spontaneous style of speech.31. Differences in style between writing and speaking.32. The key to becoming a good speaker.Passage 333. By comparing his performance with others.34. Children cannot detect their own mistakes.35. It is unhelpful to students’ learning.复合式听写：36. foreign37. accomplished38. interpersonal39. detail.40. controlled41. abruptly42. references43. indication44. it is considered very rude to be late -- even by 10 minutes -- for an appointment in America.45. It has enabled Americans to be extremely productive, and productivity itself is highly valued in America.46. Americans believe in spending their time and energy today so that the fruits of their labor may be enjoyed at a later time.。
2012年12月英语四级考试《听力》原文
因页面缓存，查看最新请按F5刷新，最后更新时间：【答案】【点评】【下载】【估分】Part III Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11.W: I just heard about a really beautiful park in the east end of the town. There are a lot of roses in bloom.M: Why don’t we walk over there and see for ourse lves?Q: What will the speakers probably do?12.M: My presentation is scheduled for 9:30 tomorrow morning at the lecture hall. I hope to see you there.W: Oh, sorry. I was about to tell you that I have an appointment with my dentist at 9:00 o’cloc k tomorrow.Q: What do we learn about the woman?13.W: How long have you been running this company?M: Twenty years if you can believe that. I brought it from a small operation to what it is today.Q: What do we learn about the man?14.M: Have you read the news on the campus net? Susan has won the scholarship for next year.W: I knew she would from the very beginning. Such a brilliant and diligent girl! She certainly deserves it.Q: What does the woman mean?15.W: Taking a bus to Mi ami, it’s cheaper than going by train.M: That’s true. But I’d rather pay a little more for the added comfort and convenience.Q: What does the man mean?16.M: I think it’s time we got rid of all this old furniture.W: You’re right. We need to promote our image besides it’s not a real antique.Q: What do the speakers mean?17.M: That was some storm yesterday. How was I afraid I couldn’t make it home.W: Yeah, most of the roads to my house were flooded. I didn’t get home from the lab until midnight.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?18.W: My boys are always complaining that they’re bored.M: Why don’t you get them into some team sports? My son and daughter play soccer every Saturday. And they both look forward to it all week.Q: What does the man mean?。
2012年全国英语四级考试听力真题、答案及原文(12月)
2012年全国英语四级考试听力真题、答案及原文（12月）听力试题Part III Listening Comprehension (30minutes)Section A注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
11.A) He needs another week for the painting.B) The painting was completed just in time.C) The building won’t open until next week.D) His artistic work has been wellreceived.12.A) Go camping. B) Decorate his house.C) Rent a tent. D) Organize a party.13.A) She talked with Mr. Wright on the phone.B) She is about to call Mr. Wright’ssecretary.C) She will see Mr. Wright at lunch time.D) She failed to reach Mr. Wright.14.A) He is actually very hardworking.B) He has difficulty finishing his project.C) He needs to spend more time in the lab.D) He seldom tells the truth about himself.15.A) Rules restricting smoking.B) Ways to quit smoking.C) Smokers’ health problems.D) Hazards of passive smoking.16.A) He is out of town all morning.B) He is tied up in family matters.C) He has been writing a report.D) He has got meetings to attend.17.A) He is not easy-going.s.B) He is the speakers’ bosC) He is not at home this weekend.D) He seldom invites people to his home.18.A) Take a break.B) Refuel his car.C) Ask the way.D) Have a cup of coffee.Questions19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.A) They are as good as historical films.B) They give youngsters a thrill.C) They have greatly improved.D) They are better than comics on film.20.A) The effects were very good.B) The acting was just so-so.C) The plot was too complicated.D) The characters were lifelike.21.A) They triumphed ultimately over evil inthe battle.B) They played the same role inWar of the Worlds.C) They are popular figures among youngpeople.。
2012年12月四级听力原文
2012.12听力原文----靳彤听力长对话原文1Conversation OneM:Well,did you enjoy it?W:Yes,I enjoy it much more that I thought I would.M:Really?W:Yes,I don't usually go to science fiction films;I don't think they are much better than comics on film,if you know what I mean.M:Yes,sure.And a few years ago,they were certainly like that.But they've got a lot better now.W:Yes,and historical films,that's what I really like.I never miss a goodfilm set in the middle ages.Oh,and love stories,I never miss one on TV.M:Funnily enough,I don't likethose kinds of films at all.But to come back to this one,Ipersonally didn't think it was very good.It certainly wasn'tas good as other science fiction films I've seen.W:Wasn't it?M:No,not at all.Oh,the effects were very good.W:Yes,I thought they weremarvelous,especially the battle in space,incredible.M:Yes.But I was going to say I thought the acting was terrible.W:Yes,I suppose Jason was too good to be true.And what was the name of the baddy?M:Cargon?W:Yeah,Cargon was really evil,wasn't he?But I suppose that's what these films are all about—good triumphing over evil.And the characters have to be black and white.M:Well,yes,but not always.War of the Worldswasn't like that,for example.Anyway,you enjoy the film.That's the most important.W:Yes,I did.Thanks for taking me.Questions19-21are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.What does the man say about science fiction films?20.What opinion do the speakersshare about the film they have just seen?21.What to be learned about Jason and Cargon?听力长对话原文2Conversation TwoM:Can I ask you about your evening class?What class do you go to? W:Car Maintenance.M:What night of the week is it on?W:Wednesday night.M:And how long does it last?W:Well,it supposed to start at6:00,but that’s a bit of problem becausepeople have difficulty getting through the traffic.So we start at6:30and it goes on until9o'clock.M:And what was your reason for wanting to do the class?W:Well,I just bought my firstcar and I don't know anything about cars.So I thought it was a good opportunity to learn.I guess most people in the class are in the same situation.M:Um,and what do you actuallydo?Do you bring the car along to the class?W:Yes,we do.And in the firstpart of the lesson,the first half hour,the man who runs the class will go though some particular part of the car,and we'll learn about it.And then we spendthe rest of the time actually working on our own cars,the same problem.M:And how many people are therein the class?W:Mm,I think16,but3quartersof them are women.It's quite interesting because theman is obliviously usedto teaching man.And he always starts his sentence by saying,"Wow,you chaps,hello."And then he stops and says"Oh,and you woman,ur,you ladies,but...ur..."M:Huh huh...sounds funny.Questions22-25are based on the conversation you have just heard.22.What does the woman say about her evening class?23.Why did the woman want to attend the class?24.What do the people who attendthe class do in the first part of the lesson?25.What do we learn about the participants in the class?听力短文原文Passage1We don't choose friends on the basis of how much money they have,of course,but vast differences can be disturbing to both sides.Aaron, for example,is single,and earns a very Good salary.Her friend,Pat,a divorced mother of three,is struggling to make ends meet."We are both frequent theater goers,"Aaron explains,"and I'll gladly pay for two tickets,just to have Pat's company at plays and concerts.But shewon't go anywhere unless she can pay her own way.I hate to go alone.So we both stay home.It all seems so silly."Pat sees the situation differently.After an unhappy marriage to a man who tried to control her without considering her wishes and feelings,she says,"It's very important to me to carry my own weight.I'm not comfortable in any relationship where all I do is take."The difficult situation finally changed when Aaron moved recently.Pat's Children were with their father,so she took a picnic lunch to her friend's new place,and then spent the day helping her unpack and get settled."I was so grateful,"Aaron says,"but I persuaded Pat to let mere turn the favor in my own way with season tickets to our little theater group.I think she's beginning to recognize that she contributes as much to our friendship as I do."Questions26to29are based on the passage you have just heard.26.What do we learn about Pat?27.What draws Aaron and Pat together?28.What does Aaron do to return Pat's favor?29.What do we learn about friendship from the passage?Passage2Sun School,in the town of Ashburton,England,is a day school for children aged10to18.It is based on the value of social equality between students and staff,and has few rules.Sun School believes that the healthy growth of a child is more important than academic success.It offers a variety of lessons and activities for students to choosefrom and free time for children to follow their own interests.Classes are small and based on the individual needs of each child.The timetable is fixed,but democratically decided and students are expected to attend. The weekly school meeting is at the center of the way.Sun school isorganized.It makes all the decisions that affect the school,including rules,the timetable and accepting or rejecting new students and teachers.Participating in these meetings gives the children an understanding of democratic decision-making and helps them develop their skills of argument and persuasion.The most important advantage of the school meeting is that it shows the children that the school is really theirs.They have the right to decide on changes.And the school's success or failure depends on their decisions and their behavior. Sun School employs no cooking or cleaning staff,these jobs are done by the students and teachers.Decorating and simple repairs arealso done by the students,it is believed that for the school totruly belong to those who use it,they must take responsibility for its maintenance.Questions30to32are based on the passage you've just heard.30.What value is Sun School based on?31.What is characteristic of the school’s decision-making process?32.Why does Sun School ask students to do the maintenance? Passage3Well,to continue,as I mentioned earlier,there is also research that demonstrates that individuals perform worse,not better ontasks when other people are There.R.W.Hubbert did an interesting experiment.He had his subjects learn a finger maze.This is a gamein which you indicate with your finger the way through a complex system of passages or paths.The subjects who had an audiencedid worse than the subjects who did alone.Now how can we explain these very different results?It seemed very confusing for along time.Social psychologist John Roberts finally cleared up the confusion about why people sometimes perform better and sometimes worse in front of an audience.Roberts found that the presence of an audience facilitates what you already know how to do. That is,if you know what you are doing,having an audience helps you do it better.But if you don’t already know how to do something,you will probably make some mistakes and you will make mistakes for a longer time if you have an audience.That’s exactly what happened to the subjects who were learning the finger maze.So if you are doing well,having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do well.If you are doing badly,having an audience seem increases the chances that you will continue to do badly. Roberts cleverly pointed out that when you are first learning something, you are better off working alone than practicing with other people. Question33to35are based on the passage you have just heard.33.What did the speaker probably discuss before coming to thispart of the talk?34.When does the presence of an audience facilitate your performanceaccording to Roberts?35.What does Roberts think is a better way to learn new things?。
2012年12月大学四级听力原题与答案整理范文
2012年12月四级听力答案及原文Part ⅢListening ComprehensionSection A short conversations11.A) Find a shortcut to the park. C) Plant trees in the east end of town.B) Buy some roses from the market. D) Go to the park to enjoy the flowers.原文：W: I just heard about a really beautiful park in the east end of the town. There are a lot of roses in bloom. M: Why don’t we walk over there and see for ourselves? Q: What will the speakers probably do?12.A) She has been invited to give a talk. C) She cannot attend the presentation.B) She is going to meet the man at 9:30. D) She cannot work because of her toothache.原文：M: My presentation is scheduled for 9:30 tomorrow morning at the lecture hall. I hope to see you there. W: Oh, sorry. I was about to tell you that I have an appointment with my dentist at 9:00 o’clock tomorrow. Q: What do we learn about the woman?13.A) He is a very successful businessman.B) He has changed his business strategy.C) He is making plans to expand his operation.D) He was twenty when he took over the company原文：W: How long have you been running this company? M: Twenty years if you can believe that. I brought it from a small operation to what it is today. Q: What do we learn about the man?14.A) She has every confidence in Susan. C) She is a little bit surprised at the newsB) She has not read the news on the Net. D) She is not as bright and diligent as Susan.原文：M: Have you read the news on the campus net? Susan has won the scholarship for next year. W: I knew she would from the very beginning. Such a brilliant and diligent girl! She certainly deserves it. Q: What does the woman mean?15.A) It is more comfortable and convenient to take a bus.B) It is worth the money taking a train to MiamiC) It is not always cheaper going by bus.D) It is faster to go to Miami by train.原文：W: Taking a bus to Miami, it’s cheaper than going by train. M: That’s true. But I’d rather pay a little more for the added comfort and convenience. Q: What does the man mean?16.A) Antiques can improve their image. C) The old furniture should he replaced.B) Preservation of antiques is important. D) They should move into a new office.原文：M: I think it’s time we got rid of all this old furniture. W:You’re right. We need to promote our image besides it’s not a real antique. Q: What do the speakers mean?17.A) All roads were closed because of the flood. B) The man stayed at the lab the whole night.C) The man got home late due to the storm D) The storm continued until midnight.原文：M: That was some storm yesterday. How was I afraid I couldn’t make it home. W: Yeah, most of the roads to my house were flooded. I didn’t get home from the lab until midnight. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?18. A) Many children feel bored when left alone. B) The woman’s sons might enjoy team sports.C) The woman'5 kids can play soccer with his son.D) Children should play sports at least once a week.原文：W: My boys are always complaining that the y’re bored. M: Why don’t you get theminto some team sports? My son and daughter play soccer every Saturday. And they both look forward to it all week. Q: What does the man mean?Long Conversation One19. A) Make phone calls to promote sales. C) Handle complaints from customers.B) Arrange business negotiations. D) Take orders over the phone.20. A) They had different business strategies. B) Customers often mistook one for the other.C) Conflicts between them could not be properly solved.D) Customers’ questions could not be answered on the same day.21.A) They each take a week. C) They have to take it by turns.B) They like to spend it together. D) They are given two weeks each·原文：W: So John, I hear you and Arthur share a j ob, don’t you? M: Yes. We’ve shared a sales job at Sonatechfor about two years now. W: Well, how do you divide up your schedule? M: You know we are both sales representatives, and we take orders over the phone. When we started job sharing it was difficult, because we both worked all day Monday. I worked Tuesday and Thursday and Arthur worked Wednesday and Friday. The problem was that when I was in the office on Tuesday. I would talk to people, then they would call back on Wednesday with a question. B ut Arthur couldn’t answer the question and he couldn’t ask me about it because I wasn’t in the office. So he had to ask the people to call me back the next day, Thursday. Of course, they didn’t like to wait until the next day to have their questions answer ed. W: Yes, that sounds like a problem. M: So, finally we decided that Arthur would work in the mornings and I would work in the afternoons. Now if someone calls with the question for me in the morning, Arthur tells them to call me in the afternoon. This way, people get their questions answered the same day. W: What do you do about vacations? M: Well,Sonatechgives the usual two weeks of vacation to full-time employees, I take a week and Arthur takes a week. W: It sounds like job sharing has worked out well for you. M: Yes, it has. We are both happy with it.Q19. What do John and author do at Sonatech?Q20. What problem did John and Arthur have when they started job sharing?Q21. What does John say about their annual vacation?Long Conversation Two22.A) At a road crossing. C) Near a school.B) Outside a police station. D) In front of a kindergarten.23.A) He drove too fast to read it. C) It says 45 miles an hour.B) He did not notice it. D) It 15 not clearly visible.24.A) It should have been renewed two months ago. B) It actually belongs to somebody else.C) It is no longer valid. D) It 15 not genuine.25.A) He got a ticket.C) He had his driver's license canceled·B) He was fined$35. D) He had to do two weeks, community service.原文：W: May I see your license, please? M: But officer, did I do something wrong?W: Do you mean to say you didn’t see the speed limit sign back there? M: Um, no, madam, I guess I did n’t. W: In other words, you drove by too fast to read it. The sign says 35m/h. A school is just nearby, you know? M: Don’t get me wrong, but my speedometer didn’t read much faster than that. W: Then, why is it that my radar showed you are going 45? Let me put it another way. I’m going to give you a ticket. Again, may I see your license, please? M: Here it is, officer. But let me explain. I was late for an important appointment and I was worried that Iwouldn’t make it on time. So... W: Uha, just a minute, here. Your license is no longer valid. You should have renewed it two weeks ago. I’m going to have to write you up for that, too. M: What? Really? W: Your license becomes invalid on your birthday and that was two weeks ago according to the date here. You are in violation of the law—driving without a valid license. M: I’m sorry, madam. I hadn’t realized that. W: Here’s the ticket for not having a valid license. But I’m only going to give you a warning about exceeding the speed limit. Be careful next time. M: Yes, madam, officer, I will. Thank you.Q22. Where was the man stopped by the police officer?Q23. What did the man claim about the speed limit sign?Q24. What did the woman say about the man’s driving license?Q25. What w as the man’s penalty?Section BPassage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26.A) They care more about an item’s price than its use.B) They grab whatever they think is a good bargain.C) They become excited as if they had never been there.D) They behave as if their memories have failed today.27.A) Those with a VIP card. C) Those needing assistanceB) Those with 15 items or less. D) Those paying in cash.28.A) Go back and pick up more items.B) Take out some unwanted purchases.C) Change the items they have picked up. D) Calculate the total cost of the groceries.29.A) It calls for carefulness. B) It requires tolerance.C) It needs a good knowledge of math. D) It involves communications skills.原文：Since I started working part-time at a grocery store, I have learned that a customer is more than someone who buy something. To me, a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping card. One of the first things customers forget is how to count. There is no other way to explain how so many people get in their express line, which is clearly marked 15 items or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of items. Customers also forget why they came to the store in the first place. Just as I finish ringing up an order, a customer will say, “Oops, I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread. I hope you don’t mind waiting while I go get it.” Five minutes later, he’s back with the bread, a bottle of milk, a nd three rolls of paper towels. Strange is that seems customers also seem to forget that they have to pay for their groceries. Instead of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I am ringing up the groceries, my customers will wait until I annou nce the total. Then, in surprise, she says, “Oh no, what did I do with my check book?” After 5 minutes of digging through her purse, she borrows my pen because she’s forgotten hers. But I have to be tolerant of customers because they pay my salary, and tha t’s something I can’t af ford to forget.Q26. What does the speaker say about customers’entering the grocery store?Q27. Which customers are supposed to be in the express line?Q28. What does the speaker say some customers do when they arrive at the check-out counter? Q29. What does the speaker say about his job at the end of the talk?Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30.A) A package of ideas formally presented. B) A short presentation clearly delivered.C) A natural and spontaneous style of speech. D) A clever use of visual aids in presentations.31.A) The skillful use of gestures and facial expressions.B) Differences in style between writing and speaking.C) Different preferences of audiences.D) The importance of preparation.32.A) The differences between American and Asian culture.B) The significance of cross-cultural communication.C) The increasing importance of public speaking.D) The key to becoming a good speaker.原文：The speech delivery style of Europeans and Asians tends to be very formal.Speakers of these cultures often read oral presentations from carefully retain manual scripts. On the other hand, American speakers are generally more informal relative to speakers and other cultures. American audiences prefernatural, spontaneous delivery that conveys a lively sense of communication. They don’t relay well to speakers who read from a manual script. If you use an outline of your ideas instead of a prepare text, your speech will not only sound more natural, but you will also be able to establish better relationship with your listeners and keep their attention. The language and style you use when making an oral presentation should not be the same as the language in style you use when writing. Well retain information, that is meant to be read, does not work aswell when it is heard. It is, therefore, important for you to adapt retain texts or outlines for presentations. Good speakers are much more informal when speaking than when writing. They also use their own words and develop their own speaking styles. Whenever possible, they use short words. Listeners are appreciated when speakers use simple, everyday words in a presentation. One advantage is that it is much easier for speakers to pronounce short words correctly. Another is that long and sophisticated vocabulary choices make listening more difficult.Question 30 to 3230. What does the speaker say American audiences prefer?31. What should one pay attention to when making an oral presentation?32. What does the speaker focus on in the talk?Passage Three33. A) By comparing his performance with others’.B) By being repeatedly corrected byadults. C) By observing what their teachers do. D) By being given constant praise.34. A) The best students are usually smart by nature.B) It is only natural for children to make errors.C) Children cannot detect their own mistakes.D) All children should have equal opportunities.35. A) It is favorable to knowledge accumulation. B) It is beneficial to independent children.C) It is unhealthy to students’ upbringing. D) It is unhelpful to students’ learning.原文：A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time. If corrected too much, he will stop talking. He compares a thousand times a day the difference between language as he uses it and language as those around him use it. Bit by bit, he makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people’s. In the same way, kids learning to do all the other things they learn without adult teachers, to walk, run, climb, ride a bike, play games, compare their own performance with what more skilled people do, and slowly make the needed changes. But inschool we never give a child a chance to detect his mistakes. We do it all for him. We act as if we thought he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him. Soon he becomes dependent on the expert. We should let him do it himself. Let him figure out, with the help of other children if he wants it, what this word says, what is the answer to that problem, whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or that. If right answers need to be given, as in mathematics or science, give him the answer book. Let him correct his own papers. Why should we teachers waste time on such tedious work? Our job should be to help the children when they tell us that they can’t find the way to get th e right answer.Q33 How does a child learn to do something according to the speaker?Q34 What belief do teachers commonly hold according to the speaker?Q35 What does the speaker imply about the current way of teaching?Section CTime is, for the average American, of utmost importance. To the (36)foreign visitor, Americans seem to be more concerned with getting things (37)accomplished on time (according to a predetermined schedule) than they are with developing deep (38)interpersonal relations. Schedules, for the American, are meant to be planned and then followed in the smallest (39)detail.It may seem to you that most Americans are completely (40)controlled by the little machines they wear on their wrists, cutting their discussions off (41)abruptly to make it to their next appointment on time.Americans’ language is filled with (42)references to time, giving a clear (43)indication of how much it is valued. Time is something to be “on,” to be “kept,” “filled,” “saved,” “wasted,” “gained,” “planned,” “given,” “made the most of,” even “killed.”The international visitor soon learns that (44)it is considered very rude to be late -- even by 10 minutes -- for an appointment in America.Time is so valued in America, because by considering time to be important one can clearly achieve more than if one “wastes” time and doesn’t keep busy.This philosophy has proven its worth. (45)It has enabled Americans to be extremely productive, and productivity itself is highly valued in America. Many American proverbs stress the value of guarding time, using it wisely, and setting and working toward specific goals. (46) Americans believe in spending their time and energy today so that the fruits of their labor may be enjoyed at a later time.。
2012年12月cet4听力复合式听写原文（文字版）
⽆忧考为⼴⼤考⽣整理了2012年12⽉cet4听⼒复合式听写原⽂（⽂字版），供⼴⼤考⽣参考： 2012年12⽉cet4听⼒复合式听写 Time is, for the average American, of utmost importance. To the foreign visitor, Americans seem to be more concerned with getting things accomplished on time (according to a predetermined schedule) than they are with developing deep interpersonal relations. Schedules, for the American, are meant to be planned and then followed in the smallest detail. It may seem to you that most Americans are completely controlled by the little machines they wear on their wrists, cutting their discussions off abruptly to make it to their next appointment on time. Americans’ language is filled with references to time, giving a clear indication of how much it is valued. Time is something to be “on,” to be “kept,” “filled,” “saved,” “wasted,” “gained,” “planned,” “given,” “made the most of,” even “killed.” The international visitor soon learns that it is considered very rude to be late -- even by 10 minutes -- for an appointment in America. Time is so valued in America, because by considering time to be important one can clearly achieve more than if one “wastes” time and doesn’t keep busy. This philosophy has proven its worth.It has enabled Americans to be extremely productive, and productivity itself is highly valued in America. Many American proverbs stress the value of guarding time, using it wisely, and setting and working toward specific goals. Americans believe in spending their time and energy today so that the fruits of their labor may be enjoyed at a later time.。
下半年英语四级听力复合式听写原文(文字版本)
下半年英语四级听力复合式听写原文（文字版本）笔者为广大考生整理了2012年下半年英语四级听力复合式听写原文（文字版），供广大考生参考：2012年下半年英语四级听力复合式听写Time is, for the average American, of utmost importance. To the foreign visitor, Americans seem to be more concerned with getting things accomplished on time (according to a predetermined schedule) than they are with developing deep interpersonal relations. Schedules, for the American, are meant to be planned and then followed in the smallest detail.It may seem to you that most Americans are completely controlled by the little machines they wear on their wrists, cutting their discussions off abruptly to make it to their next appointment on time.Americans’ language is filled with references to time, giving a clear indication of how much it is valued. Time is something to be “on,” to be “kept,”“filled,” “saved,” “wasted,” “gained,” “planned,” “given,” “made the most of,” even “killed.”The international visitor soon learns that it is considered very rude to be late -- even by 10 minutes -- for an appointment in America.Time is so valued in America, because by considering time to be important one can clearly achieve more than if one “wastes” time and doesn’t keep busy. This philosophy has proven its worth. It has enabled Americans to be extremely productive, and productivity itself is highly valued in America. Many American proverbs stress the value of guarding time, using it wisely, and setting and working toward specific goals. Americans believe in spending their time and energy today so that the fruits of their labor may be enjoyed at a later time.。
2012年12月四级听力原文
2012年12月四级听力原文听力原文Section A短对话(11~18)11.M: Oh my god! The heat is simply unbearable here. I wish we’ve gone to the beach instead.W: Well, with the museums and restaurants in Washington I’ll be happy here no matter what the temperature.Q：What does the woman mean?12.M: How’s the new job going?W: Well, I’m learning a lot of new things, but I wish the director would give me some feedback.Q：What does the woman want to know?13.M: Can you help me work out a physical training program John?W: Sure, but whatever you do be careful not to overdo it. Last time I had two weeks’ worth of weight-lifting in three days and I hurt myself.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?14.M: I have an elderly mother and I’mworried about her going on a plane. Is there any risk?W: Not if her heart is all right. If she has a heart condition, I’d recommend against it.Q: What does the man want to know about his mother?15.M: Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads?W: Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded. Anyway, do I have to pay a fine?Q: what do we learn from the conversation?16.M: I’m no expert, but that noise in your refrigerator doesn’t sound right. Maybe you should have it fixed.W: You’re right. And I suppose I’ve put it off long enough.Q: What will the woman probably do?17.M: I did extremely well on the sale of my downtown apartment. Now, I have enough money to buy that piece of land I’ve had my eye on and build a house on it.W: Congratulations！Does that mean you’ll be moving soon?Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?18.W: My hand still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday. I wonder if I broke something.M: I’m no doctor, but it’s not black and blue or anything. Maybe you just need to rest it for a few days.Q: what do we learn about the woman from the conversation?长对话（19~21）M: Mrs. Dawson, thanks very much for coming down to the station. I just like to go over some of the things that you told police officer Parmer at the bank.W: All right.M: Well, could you describe the man who robbed the bank for this report that we’re filling out here? Now, anything at all that you can remember would be extremely helpful to us.W: Well, just, I can only remember basically what I said before.M: That’s all right.W: The man was tall, six foot, and he had dark hair, and he had moustache.M: Very good. All right, did he have any other distinguishing marks?W: Um, no, none that I can remember.M: Do you remember how old he was by any chance?W: Well, I guess around 30, maybe younger, give or take a few years.M: Mm, all right. Do you remember anything about what he was wearing?W: Yes, yes, he had on a dark sweater, a solid color.M: OK. Um, anything else that strikes you at the moment?W: I remember he was wearing a light shirt under the sweater. Yes, yes.M: All right. Mrs. Dawson, I really appreciate what you’ve been through today. I’m just going to ask you to look at some photographs before you leave if you don’t mind.It won’t take very long. Can you do that for me?W: Oh, of course.M: Would you like to step this way with me, please?W: OK, sure.M: Thank you.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What do we learn about the woman?20. What did the suspect look like?21. What did the man finally asked the woman to do?长对话（22~25）W: Good morning, I’m calling about the job that was in the paper last night.M: Well, could you tell me your name?W: Candidate Foreset.M: Oh yes. What exactly is it that interests you about the job?W: Well, I thought it was just right for me.M: Really? Um… Could you tell me a little about yourself?W: Yes. I’m 23. I’ve been working abroad.M: Where exactly have you been working?W: In Geneva.M: Oh, Geneva. And what were you doingthere?W: Secretarial work. Previous to that, I was at university.M: Which university was that?W: The University of Manchester. I’ve got a degree in English.M: You said you’ve been working in Geneva. Do you have any special reason for wanting to come back?W: I thought it would be nice to be near to the family.M: I see, and how do you see yourself developing in this job?W: Well, I’m ambitious. I do hope that my career as a secretary will lead meeventually into management.M: I see. You have foreign languages?W: French and Italian.M: Well, I think the best thing for you to do is do reply a writing to the advertisement.W: Can’t I arrange for an interview now?M: Well, I’m afraid we must wait unt il all the applications are in, in writing, and then decide on the short list. If you are on the short list, of course we should see you.W: Oh, I see.M: I look forward to receiving your application in writing in a day or two.W: Oh, yes, yes, certainly.M: Ok, thank you very much. Goodbye.W: Thank you. Goodbye.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. How did the woman get to know about the job vacancy?23. Why did the woman find the job appealing?24. What had the woman been doing in Geneva?25. What was the woman asked to do in the end?Section BPassage OneOne of the greatest heartbreaks for fire fighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a burning building because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead. Saddest of all is when children catch a glimpse of the masked the fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster. To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire. He displays fire fighters’ equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners to play with and put on. “If you see us,” Velez tells them, “don’t hide! We are not monsters. We have come torescue you.” Velez gives his presentations in English and Spanish. Growing up in San Francisco, he learnt Spanish from his immigrant parents. Velez and other fire fighters throughout North America, who give similar presentations, will never know how many lives they save through their talks. But it’s a fact that informative speaking saves lives. For example, several months after listening to an informative speech, Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who is choking on food, by using the method taught by student speaker, Julie Paris. In addition to saving lives, informative speakers help people learn new skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live.26 Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked firefighters?27 What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eric Velez?28 What do we learn about Pete Gentry?29 What message is the speaker trying to convey?Passage TwoSome people want to make and save a lot of money in order to retire early. I see people pursuing higher paying and increasingly demanding careers to accomplish this goal. They make many personal sacrifices in exchange for income today. The problem is that tomorrow might not come. Even if it all goes according to plan, will you know how to be happy when you are notworking if you spend your entire life making money? More importantly, who will be around for you to share your leisure time with? At the other extreme are people who live only for today. Why bother saving when I might not be here tomorrow, they argue. The danger of this approach is that tomorrow may come after all. And most people don't want to spend all their tomorrows working for a living. The earlier neglect of saving, however, makes it difficult not to work when you are older. You maybe surprise to hear me say that if you must pick an extreme I think it's better to pick the spend-all approach. As long as you don't mind continuing to work, assuming your health allows, you should be OK. At least, you are making use of your money, and hopefully deriving value and pleasure from it. Postponing doing what you love and being with people you love untilretirement can be a mistake. It may never come. Retirement can be a great time for some people. For others, it is a time of boredom, loneliness and poor health.30 Why do some people pursue higher paying but demanding careers?31 What is the danger facing people who live only for today?32 What does the speaker seem to advocate?Passage ThreeImagine that someone in your neighborhood broke the law, and the judge put the whole neighborhood under suspicion. How fair will that be? Well, it happens everyday to high schoolers. Justbecause some students have stolen things in shops, all of us are treated like thieves. Even though I’d never steal.Store employees looked at me like I’m some kind of hardened criminal. For example, during one lunch period, my friend Denny and I went to the Graben Gore Restaurant to have a hot dog. We arrived to find a line of students waiting outside. A new sign in the window told the story. “No more than two students at a time”. After 15 minutes, we finally got in. But the store manger laid the evil eye on us. I asked him about the new sign, and he said, “You kids are stealing too much stuff.” You kids? Too much stuff? We were not only assumed to be thieves, but brilliant, greedy thieves. The most annoying thing though, is the way employees watched my friends and me. It’s horrible.Once, at a drug store, I was looking around and found a guy standing on a large box, stocking the shelves. He was watching my hands, more than he was watching his own. I showed him that my hands were empty. He got down off his box and rushed off, as if he was going to get the store manger. How crazy is that!33. What does the speaker find to be unfair?34. What measure did the Graben Gore Restaurant take to stop stealing?35. What happened in a drug store that greatly annoyed the speaker?Section CWriting keeps us in touch with otherpeople. We write to communicate with relatives and friends. We write to preserve our family histories so our children and grandchildren can learn and appreciate their heritage. With computers and Internet connections in so many households, colleges, and businesses, people are e-mailing friends and relatives all the time -- or talking to them in writing in online chat rooms. It is cheaper than calling long distance, and a lot more convenient than waiting until Sunday for the telephone rates to drop. Students are e-mailing their professors to receive and discuss their classroom assignments and to submit them. They are e-mailing classmates to discuss and collaborate on homework. They are also sharing information about concerts and sports events, as well as jokes and their philosophies of life.Despite the growing importance of computers, however, there will always be a place and need for the personal letter. A hand-written note to a friend or a family member is the best way to communicate important thoughts. No matter what the content of the message, its real point is, "I want you to know that I care about you." This writing practice brings rewards that can’t be seen in bank accounts, but only in the success of human relationships.。
2012四级听力原文+答案
听力原文短对话：11:M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining room, another into the family room and a third to the outside。
W: The door into the family room isn’t big enough. Could it be made wider?Q: What are the speakers doing?12.M: I’m thinking about where to go for a bite tonight. Any suggestions, Barbara?W: Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, I’ve had enough of our canteen food。
Q: What do we learn about the woman?13.W: Hey, if you can’t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones? I’m preparing for the speech contest。
M: Oh, sorry. I didn’t realize I’ve being bothering you all th is time。
Q: What is the man probably doing?14.M: Finally, I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good impression on your family。
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2012年12月英语四级真题听力复合式听写原文，考完试的同学可以对比一下自己的考试题目。
Time is, for the average American, of utmost importance. To the foreign visitor, Americans seem to be more concerned with getting things accomplished on time (according to a predetermined schedule) than they are with developing deep interpersonal relations. Schedules, for the American, are meant to be planned and then followed in the smallest detail.
It may seem to you that most Americans are completely controlled by the little machines they wear on their wrists, cutting their discussions off abruptly to make it to their next appointment on time.
Americans’ language is filled with references to time, giving a clear indication of how much it is valued. Time is something to be “on,” to be “kept,” “filled,” “saved,” “wasted,” “gained,” “planned,” “given,” “made the most of,” even “killed.”
The international visitor soon learns that it is considered very rude to be late -- even by 10 minutes -- for an appointment in America.
Time is so valued in America, because by considering time to be important one can clearly achieve more than if one “wastes” time and doesn’t keep busy. This philosophy has proven its worth. It has enabled Americans to be extremely productive, and productivity itself is highly valued in America. Many American proverbs stress the value of guarding time, using it wisely, and setting and working toward specific goals. Americans believe in spending their time and energy today so that the fruits of their labor may be enjoyed at a later time.
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