TEM4-2013专业英语四级2013年听力原文

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[00:13.63]TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2013)
[00:18.28]-GRADE FOUR-
[00:19.58]PART I DICTATION
[00:22.67]Listen to the following passage.
[00:24.90]Altogether the passage will be read to you four times.
[00:29.00]During the first reading,
[00:30.70]which will be done at normal speed,
[00:32.84]listen and try to understand the meaning.
[00:35.86]For the second and third readings,
[00:37.84]the passage will be read sentence by sentence,
[00:41.07]or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds.
[00:46.02]The last reading will be done at normal speed again
[00:49.59]and during this time you should check your work.
[00:52.86]You will then be given 2 minutes
[00:55.03]to check through your work once more.
[00:57.85]Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
[01:03.08]Now, listen to the passage.
[01:06.81]What A Dream's For?
[01:08.91]One theory is that we dream to release the deep, secret desires.
[01:14.48]We do not express these desires in real life
[01:18.27]because of the rules of polite society.
[01:21.60]Another theory is that dreams allow us to solve problems
[01:26.27]that we can't solve in real life.
[01:29.45]We go to sleep with a problem and wake up with the solution.
[01:33.86]This may be a way to use our dreams
[01:37.27]rather than a purpose of dreaming.
[01:40.26]If you believe that your dreams are important,
[01:43.70]then analyzing them may help you to focus on the problem
[01:47.74]and help you to find the solution.
[01:51.22]The modern image is that dreams are the brain's way
[01:55.37]of cleaning up the computer's hard disk.
[01:59.35]Dreams organize the events of the day into folders
[02:03.41]and delete what is not needed.
[02:06.26]But we all know that very little of what we dream
[02:10.11]is concerned with what happened to us that day.
[02:14.15]The second and third readings. You should begin writing now.
[02:21.08]One theory is that we dream to release the deep, secret desires.
[02:41.08]One theory is that we dream to release the deep, secret desires.
[03:01.29]We do not express these desires in real life
[03:04.36]because of the rules of polite society.
[03:22.77]We do not express these desires in real life
[03:25.57]because of the rules of polite society.
[03:44.38]Another theory is that dreams allow us to solve problems
[04:03.87]Another theory is that dreams allow us to solve problems
[04:23.23]that we can't solve in real life.
[04:40.48]that we can't solve in real life.
[04:57.77]We go to sleep with a problem and wake up with the solution.
[05:17.18]We go to sleep with a problem and wake up with the solution.
[05:36.60]This may be a way to use our dreams
[05:39.14]rather than a purpose of dreaming.
[05:56.80]This may be a way to use our dreams
[05:59.53]rather than a purpose of dreaming.
[06:17.56]If you believe that your dreams are important,
[06:35.44]If you believe that your dreams are important,
[06:52.31]th

en analyzing them may help you to focus on the problem
[07:11.76]then analyzing them may help you to focus on the problem
[07:30.60]and help you to find the solution.
[07:47.68]and help you to find the solution.
[08:05.55]The modern image is that dreams are the brain's way
[08:24.51]The modern image is that dreams are the brain's way
[08:43.39]of cleaning up the computer's hard disk.
[09:01.07]of cleaning up the computer's hard disk.
[09:18.89]Dreams organize the events of the day into folders
[09:37.37]Dreams organize the events of the day into folders
[09:56.37]and delete what is not needed.
[10:13.30]and delete what is not needed.
[10:30.42]But we all know that very little of what we dream
[10:48.74]But we all know that very little of what we dream
[11:06.99]is concerned with what happened to us that day.
[11:24.93]is concerned with what happened to us that day.
[11:42.98]The last reading.
[11:45.00]One theory is that we dream to release the deep, secret desires.
[11:50.76]We do not express these desires in real life
[11:54.04]because of the rules of polite society.
[11:57.79]Another theory is that dreams allow us to solve problems
[12:02.20]that we can't solve in real life.
[12:05.37]We go to sleep with a problem and wake up with the solution.
[12:10.24]This may be a way to use our dreams
[12:13.25]rather than a purpose of dreaming.
[12:16.57]If you believe that your dreams are important,
[12:19.58]then analyzing them may help you to focus on the problem
[12:23.75]and help you to find the solution.
[12:27.35]The modern image is that dreams are the brain's way
[12:31.29]of cleaning up the computer's hard disk.
[12:35.13]Dreams organize the events of the day into folders
[12:39.54]and delete what is not needed.
[12:42.44]But we all know that very little of what we dream
[12:46.08]is concerned with what happened to us that day.
[12:50.47]Now you have two minutes to check through your work.
[14:54.01]That is the end of part I dictation.
[14:58.99]PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION
[15:02.10]In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY.
[15:07.89]Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
[15:11.80]Mark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet Two.
[15:17.14]SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
[15:20.14]In this section you will hear several conversations.
[15:23.14]Listen to the conversations carefully
[15:25.39]and then answer the questions that follow.
[15:28.29]Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.
[15:33.27]At the end of the conversation,
[15:35.20]you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
[15:39.09]Now, listen to the conversation.
[15:42.30]M: Hello Helen! Merry Christmas!
[15:44.79]W: Merry Christmas, Rob!
[15:46.51]You always get so excited on Christmas day.
[15:49.21]M: Come in, come in!
[15:50.77]W: Thank you. Wow!
[15:54.05]M: So, what do you think?
[15:55.81]W: That's amazing...
[15:57.37]so many decorations and what a beautif

ul Christmas tree!
[16:02.39]You must have spent ages doing this! It's beautiful!
[16:05.97]M: I like to do Christmas with all the trimmings!
[16:08.88]W: All the trimmings? I don't understand.
[16:11.74]M: All the trimmings---it means all the extra things
[16:14.81]that traditionally come with something to make it more special.
[16:17.87]W: I see. Like all these decorations?
[16:21.15]M: Yes. In my family,
[16:22.76]we have always had Christmas with all the trimmings,
[16:25.61]so we have a Christmas tree, decorations, gifts,
[16:28.83]Christmas songs, silly Christmas games and, most importantly,
[16:33.14]Christmas lunch. Come this way!
[16:35.69]W: A turkey for lunch!
[16:37.94]M: Now that is a roast turkey with all the trimmings!
[16:41.00]Not only is it a turkey,
[16:42.76]but we're eating it with all the things
[16:44.73]you traditionally eat with Christmas roast turkey:
[16:47.57]cranberry sauce, roast potatoes, gravy, stuffing, carrots.
[16:51.87]W: I think I understand what "all the trimmings" means now.
[16:56.63]M: It's an expression usually used with food,
[16:58.92]especially at Christmas and for the big roast dinners
[17:02.07]that we like to eat.
[17:03.42]I adore Sunday lunch with all the trimmings:
[17:06.12]roast meat, along with lots of vegetables
[17:08.40]and sauces and other traditional accompaniments.
[17:12.04]W: Mmmmm...
[17:13.28]M: Anyway, enough talk! Let's eat!
[17:15.92]W: Delicious. Thank you for inviting me.
[17:19.24]M: Well cheers to that and Merry Christmas---
[17:21.68]with all the trimmings!
[17:22.82]W: Merry Christmas!
[17:39.91]Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.
[17:43.90]At the end of the conversation,
[17:45.62]you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
[17:49.24]Now, listen to the conversation.
[17:52.26]M: Hello, International Students Club. Can I help you?
[17:55.11]W: Oh, hello. I saw your advertisement in the students union today
[18:00.24]and I thought I'd phone to find out a big more.
[18:03.46]M: Yes, certainly.
[18:04.59]Well, we're a sort of social and cultural activity club
[18:07.61]for people from different countries.
[18:09.57]It's quite a new club.
[18:11.33]We have about 80 members at the moment,
[18:13.56]but we're growing all the time.
[18:15.23]W: Right, that sounds interesting.
[18:17.67]I'm Australian actually, and I came here about a month ago.
[18:21.73]So I'm looking for ways to meet some new people.
[18:24.33]Um... what kind of activities do you organize?
[18:28.02]M: Well, we have a range:
[18:29.94]cultural, sports, social and language activities.
[18:32.92]W: Could you tell me something about the language activities?
[18:36.64]M: Yes. Everyday except Thursday we have a language evening,
[18:40.55]where people can come and practice their languages.
[18:42.94]You know, over a drink or a bite to eat.
[18:45.86]We have different languages on different evenings.
[18:48.50]Monday, Spanish; Tuesda

y, Italian;
[18:51.55]Wednesday, German; and Friday, French.
[18:54.30]On Thursday we usually arrange a meal in a restaurant
[18:57.47]for anyone who wants to come.
[18:59.25]W: Well, that sounds great.
[19:01.84]I really need to practice my French and German.
[19:04.68]M: OK. Well, if you can just give me your name and address,
[19:08.00]I'll send you the form and some more details.
[19:10.37]W: Thank you. That's great. My name is…
[19:34.06]Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.
[19:37.74]At the end of the conversation,
[19:39.76] you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
[19:43.65]Now, listen to the conversation.
[19:46.81]M: So, you've been in Graduate Recruitment for five years?
[19:49.86]W: Yes.
[19:50.92]M: OK. Can I ask you a few questions
[19:53.09]about your work in Graduate Recruitment?
[19:55.47]W: Sure.
[19:56.45]M: What do you find difficult about the job?
[19:58.84]W: One problem is I don't have a background in IT.
[20:02.99]And sometimes I get asked difficult technical questions
[20:06.62]during interviews which I just can't answer.
[20:09.34]That can be a bit embarrassing.
[20:11.26]M: So how do you do with it?
[20:12.81]W: I find honesty is the best policy.
[20:15.09]I just tell them it's not my area and promise to contact
[20:19.11]one of our people from that field and email them back.
[20:22.74]M: And they're happy with that?
[20:24.30]W: Yes, it usually works.
[20:26.16]M: OK. I see you have a lot of job fair experiences.
[20:29.85]How useful do you think they are?
[20:31.91]W: Yes. Attending job fairs at universities
[20:34.97]is an important part of my job.
[20:37.30]I think they are really useful for making contact
[20:40.52]with Careers Development staff and prospective candidates.
[20:44.35]It can be pretty tiring though.
[20:46.79]And it means you’re out of the office a lot
[20:48.87]in the autumn and the spring.
[20:50.80]So we try to share the work between the three of us.
[20:54.07]M: That's fine.
[20:55.12]Now I'd like to know
[20:56.38]whether you've ever worked independently.
[21:13.91]SECTION B PASSAGES
[21:16.31]In this section, you will hear several passages.
[21:19.37]Listen to the passages carefully
[21:21.39]and then answer the questions that follow.
[21:24.35]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.
[21:29.00]At the end of the passage,
[21:30.46]you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
[21:34.50]Now, listen to the passage.
[21:37.46]Now the weather forecast.
[21:40.21]It's a mixed picture over the next few days.
[21:43.22]Today, very wet and windy in Northern Europe.
[21:46.65]You can see from the satellite picture
[21:49.65]that the highest temperatures, as they so often are,
[21:53.42]are in the southern parts of Europe,
[21:55.76]where it's also quite dry,
[21:57.21]particularly over the eastern parts of the Mediterranean.
[22:00.77]The forecast suggests that it's going to be quite co

ld
[22:04.71]over northwestern parts of Europe for the rest of the day,
[22:07.97]even some snow on the Scandinavian Mountains.
[22:11.71]So that's today's weather,
[22:13.68]with showery conditions in many parts of Northern Europe
[22:17.16]but the best of the sunshine in the south
[22:19.96]and throughout the Mediterranean.
[22:21.83]And pretty good but cool in the eastern parts of Europe, too.
[22:26.70]Now let's look at tomorrow's weather chart.
[22:29.91]Very much the same in the south
[22:32.05]except that the rain is starting to push down into the northern parts
[22:35.84]of the Mediterranean there.
[22:37.43]Elsewhere, staying fine in Eastern Europe
[22:40.86]and fine in central and eastern parts of the Mediterranean as well.
[22:45.27]But still wet and windy in many northwestern parts of Europe,
[22:49.78]including southern parts of Scandinavian, and a bit cool too.
[23:10.71]Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.
[23:15.26]At the end of the passage,
[23:16.61]you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.
[23:20.30]Now, listen to the passage.
[23:22.95]Once upon a time societies were organised around religion,
[23:26.68]farming, trade or industry.
[23:29.12]In many parts of the world today this is still true,
[23:32.49]but something else is becoming more important---
[23:35.56]the exchange of information,
[23:37.48]and the technology that we use to do this.
[23:40.28]Twenty-four hour news, e-commerce, mobile phones,
[23:44.12]Global Positioning Systems...
[23:46.41]all these are making the world smaller and faster.
[23:50.07]The growth in telecommunications
[23:52.10]is giving more and more people access to the science
[23:55.58]that will help their country to develop
[23:57.92]or to acquire the medical knowledge that can fight disease.
[24:01.33]But how can everybody in the world
[24:03.66]share the recent technological advances?
[24:06.31]Millions of people cannot read these words
[24:09.54]because they don't have access to a computer.
[24:12.48]They don't understand English either.
[24:15.08]They don't even have a telephone.
[24:17.30]They are more worried about how far
[24:19.59]they will have to walk today to get clean water
[24:22.44]or if they can feed themselves and their families.
[24:25.74]For most people on this planet, information is not a priority.
[24:29.95]The United Nations is now trying to make the information society
[24:33.99]a reality for more of the developing world.
[24:37.67]Ten years from now,
[24:39.17]the plan is that everybody in the world
[24:41.20]will have a radio or television
[24:43.02]and that 50% of the world's population
[24:45.93]will have access to the internet from schools and universities,
[24:49.70]health centres and hospitals, libraries and museums.
[24:53.85]This will improve medical care and education,
[24:56.64]science and agriculture, business opportunities and employment.
[25:22.26]Questions 18 to 20 are based on the

following passage.
[25:26.65]At the end of the passage,
[25:28.15]you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.
[25:32.26]Now, listen to the passage.
[25:34.86]People worldwide celebrate New Year in different ways.
[25:39.07]In Latin America,
[25:40.43]people express their hopes through the color of their underwear.
[25:44.31]If you wore yellow,
[25:45.44]that supposedly enhances your chances for abundance
[25:49.24]and earning more money.
[25:51.05]If it was red, then you'll more likely find love in the New Year.
[25:55.91]And if you were wearing white underpants,
[25:58.51]preferably new and clean,
[26:00.48]then peace will be your top priority for the coming year.
[26:04.26]In the Philippines, people eat round fruits to bring good fortune
[26:08.71]while they are noisily banging together pots and pans.
[26:12.33]However, some New Year's traditions have nothing to do with luck.
[26:17.17]In Denmark, people throw their old dishes
[26:20.27]at the doors of their friends' homes each New Year's Eve.
[26:24.16]Thus, a front doorstep covered with broken plates
[26:27.54]suggests that the person inside has a lot of friends.
[26:31.63]Still, for all those who take part in grand New Year's events,
[26:35.92]there are many more who make their own traditions.
[26:39.04]It may be a small gathering of family and friends,
[26:42.09]watching New York's Times Square ball drop on TV,
[26:45.61]or loudly running through the neighborhood.
[26:48.16]Some may simply go to sleep early,
[26:50.54]so they can be energized for an early New Year's Day hike---
[26:54.26]perhaps while wearing underwear that suits their mood,
[26:57.79]and wishes, for the New Year.
[27:15.66]SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
[27:18.78]In this section, you will hear several news items.
[27:22.31]Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
[27:26.46]Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news.
[27:31.59]At the end of the news item,
[27:33.68]you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
[27:37.41]Now, listen to the news.
[27:40.30]Digital textbooks are transforming the way many students learn.
[27:45.74]All the Fairfax County Public Schools have begun
[27:49.78]using online course material for their middle- and high-school students.
[27:54.55]This school year,
[27:56.51]the schools shifted from hard cover to electronic textbooks
[28:00.56]for social studies in its middle and high schools.
[28:04.08]The switch came after digital books were used in 15 schools last year.
[28:09.21]"Our students come to us technologically ready
[28:12.85]to use resources from a variety of different places,"
[28:16.53]says Assistant Superintendent Peter Noonan.
[28:20.16]"The world is changing consistently.
[28:22.39]The online textbooks can change right along
[28:25.60]with the events that are happening."
[28:27.46]There's a significant financial benefit as well.
[28:31.05]"Usually it is between $50 and $70 to buy a textb

ook for each student,"
[28:37.53]Noonan says,
[28:38.71]"which adds up to roughly $8 million for all of our students.
[28:43.78]We actually have purchased all of the online textbooks
[28:47.15]for our students for just under $6 million."
[29:00.86]Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news.
[29:05.90]At the end of the news item,
[29:07.56]you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
[29:11.21]Now, listen to the news.
[29:13.86]A man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to carry explosives
[29:17.70]through a security checkpoint at an airport, authorities said.
[29:21.63]Trey Scott Atwater was taken into custody Saturday morning
[29:25.82]after Transportation Security Administration agents spotted
[29:29.97]what they described as a suspicious item.
[29:32.68]The item was in his carry-on during X-ray screening
[29:36.24]at a security checkpoint at the airport,
[29:38.99]an FBI spokesman said in a statement.
[29:41.63]Neither the FBI nor the TSA identified the explosives,
[29:45.97]though an airport spokeswoman said the items were
[29:49.14]"wrapped in military grade wrapping"
[29:51.11]and are in the possession of the police.
[29:53.35]At no time was there any danger to the people at the airport.
[29:57.75]The airport terminal was temporarily evacuated
[30:00.92]while authorities "conducted a sweep, and deemed all clear,"
[30:04.95]said a city spokeswoman.
[30:06.44]Atwater has been arrested on a federal count of attempting
[30:10.02]to get on an aircraft with an explosive.
[30:23.83]Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news.
[30:29.43]At the end of the news item,
[30:30.94]you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
[30:34.50]Now, listen to the news.
[30:37.15]In Dakar, psychiatric patients attend regular art therapy classes
[30:42.80]to help treat mental disorders.
[30:45.30]The therapy can be a useful technique
[30:47.48]to complement traditional forms of psychotherapy.
[30:50.65]Psychiatrists in the Senegalese capital's main hospital see it
[30:55.09]as an essential part of the healing process.
[30:57.90]Art as psychotherapy is still relatively new in Senegal.
[31:03.08]Dr. Tabara Sylla, the hospital's chief psychiatrist, uses art therapy,
[31:08.21]medication and classical forms of psychotherapy in her practice,
[31:12.61]treating everything from chronic depression
[31:15.05]to alcohol abuse and schizophrenia.
[31:18.98]At first the project started as a way
[31:21.31]to keep patients busy in the afternoon,
[31:23.68]rather than have them sitting around smoking.
[31:26.38]It soon became clear that art was creating a communication bridge
[31:30.38]between patient and doctor.
[31:32.91]More and more now, she says, art workshops
[31:35.81]have become essential therapy ---
[31:37.93]so much that she cannot imagine this psychiatric unit without them.
[31:54.49]Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news.
[31:58.65]At the end of the news item,
[32:00.

30]you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
[32:04.29]Now, listen to the news.
[32:06.84]The Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA,
[32:11.87]the government agency that regulates civil aviation in the United States,
[32:16.68]announced new rules this month to combat pilot fatigue.
[32:20.94]The new guidelines, which will go into effect in two years,
[32:25.03]call for reducing the number of pilots' on-duty hours
[32:28.87]and giving them a 10-hour rest period between shifts,
[32:32.60]so they can get at least 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep.
[32:36.54]The new rules apply to only pilots of passenger airlines.
[32:41.01]FAA determined that including pilots who fly cargo planes
[32:47.32]--- a large segment of the aviation industry ---
[32:49.86]would add too much to the cost of implementing the changes.
[32:53.86]But the Independent Pilots Association has filed a lawsuit
[32:58.59]asking the government to set one level of safety for all pilots.
[33:14.61]Question 29 and 30 are based on the following news.
[33:18.90]At the end of the news item,
[33:20.81]you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.
[33:24.19]Now, listen to the news.
[33:26.74]The world will need to double food production
[33:29.08]within the next three decades
[33:30.68]in order to feed a rapidly growing and increasingly affluent population,
[33:35.14]which is projected to grow from 7 billion today to 9 billion.
[33:39.60]A United Nations report says
[33:42.10]reaching that goal will require major increases in intensive,
[33:45.67]high-efficiency livestock operations for both meat and dairy production.
[33:50.44]The report also says that intensive livestock operations
[33:55.11]can pose serious ecological risks.
[33:57.81]And that's why environmental critics
[33:59.98]are calling instead for reductions in global livestock production,
[34:04.08]and urging people to consume less, not more, meat in their diets.
[34:09.16]Feeding today's population
[34:11.08]is a challenge for an already-stressed environment.
[34:13.82]The challenge is how to ensure food
[34:16.72]without increasing animal numbers
[34:19.05]and having an impact on fragile lands and our resource bases.
[34:23.56]More than half of the agricultural land in the world
[34:26.72]is used to raise and feed livestock.
[34:29.31]Those farm animals are also responsible for
[34:32.60]18 percent of the greenhouse gases
[34:35.09]released into the atmosphere every year.
[34:37.74]Experts agree that the next few decades
[34:41.27]will present a puzzle,
[34:42.36]how to feed nine billion people
[34:44.89]without wrecking the planet in the process.
[34:58.00]This is the end of listening comprehension.