1995年专业四级真题听力原文

听力原文1995
Unidentified Flying Objects (1995)
There are many explanations for why UFOs visit the Earth. / The most popular one is that they maybe visitors from other planets./ To fly such aircraft, their builders must develop different forms of aviation,/because they seem to fly much faster than normal aircraft./ The UFOs, it is believed, must contain scientists/ from other planets who are studying life on earth./ It is even believed that several such aircraft may have landed on earth/ and the space visitors may be living amongst us./ But there are also less fantastic explanations available./ Although some sightings of UFOs are difficult to explain, most can be explained quite easily./ In many cases the observers might have made a mistake./ They might have seen a weather balloon or an aircraft./ Or the light they saw in the sky might have been light from the ground,/ reflected on to the clouds./ However, the exact cause of many sightings still remained a mystery.
PART III LISTENING COMPREHENSION
In section A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct response for each question on your answer sheet. SECTION A STA TEMENTS
In this section you will hear eight statements. At the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.
Now listen to the statements.
1. We moved to London about three months ago because Bob got a new job, and we're living in a small flat while we try to find a house.
2. If you don't want to sound impolite, or cause embarrassment or distress of any kind to the person you're talking to, you should learn to use tactful and tentative forms in your English. OK, class is over.
3. Whenever I got to the bank near my house, the cashiers are either fooling around or keeping whole queues of people waiting by chatting to the customer at the front about their holidays.
4. The more we discuss the trip, the less likely it seems we can afford it.
5. I live on my standard unemployment benefit- or rather, social security benefit. And I do a bit of baby-sitting on the side, for extra pocket money.
6. The moment the windscreen shatters, you should begin to take foot off the accelerator. Not completely off, of course, because you might be in heavy traffic with another vehicle right behind you.
7. Two men who were caught stealing property after it grew dark have appeared before the local Magistrates' court this morning. They are expected to be kept in custody for several days. SECTION B CONVERSATION
In this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following questions.
Now listen to the conversations.
8.
M: Are you having much trouble with the course?
F: Not really. The only thing I haven't understood so far is the reading we had last night.
9.
F: In the summer, Andrew plays tennis or golf almost every day in the winter he goes skiing every
chance he gets.
M: He's always been very enthusiastic about sports.
10.
M: Paul's been taking 5 courses, but he's decided to drop one of them at the end of this semester. F: That may be for the best.
11.
F: It's so hot today I can't work. I wish there were a fan in the library.
M: So do I. I'll fall asleep if I don't get out of this stuffy room soon.
12.
F: I'm going to the bank, then to the jeweler store, and after that, I have to prepare a presentation for my linguistic seminar.
M: I'd say you have a pretty busy afternoon, Ann.
13.
F: Do you have an address where I can write to you?
M: No, I'll be off. Write to me at my uncle's house, and he'll hold my mail until I get there.
14.
M: I wish they'd reduce some of the compulsory classes for the course.
F: They talk about it every year. But a few students definitely need a lot of basic classes.
15.
M: Carl earned a lot of money over the summer vacation as a consultant to that company.
F: I don't doubt it. What surprises me is that he's still working there now that classes are about to start again.
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Question 16 & 17 are based on the following news from the BBC. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the question.
Now listen to the news.
President DE Klerk of South Africa has called an urgent meeting of leaders of the main political groups following yesterday's violence in the center of Johannesburg in which at least 31 people were killed and more than two hundred wounded. Inkata and the ANC have blamed each other for the violence which took place as thousands of Inkatha supporters marched through the city to demand the creation of a sovereign Zulu kingdom.
Questions 18 and 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
The Israeli army has been in contact with the PLO to try to explain the killing in Gaza and the Israeli delegation is leaving for Cairo this morning in the hope that the scheduled talks will go ahead despite Palestinian anger.
Israel and the PLO have both said they were on the verge of agreement that armed Palestinian police and international observers should be stationed in Hebron to protect Palestinian in the wake of a massacre there a month ago, when a Jewish settler killed some 29 Palestinians.
Questions 20 & 21 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
The Clinton administration has cited 35 countries and 4 trading blocks for allegedly erecting
barriers to American goods. The biggest portion of the annual report, to the U.S., or by the U.S. trade representative, says Japan's trade barriers far exceed those of any other major industrial country. It says Japan, which has an annual trade surplus of almost 16 billion dollars with the United States, has placed an unfair burden on the global trading system. In addition to Japan, the report also criticizes other major U.S. trading partners, including the European Union, Canada, China and South Korea.
President Clinton says the U.S. economy is very solid and the plunge in the stock market this week is not an indication of any serious problem. The New York Stock Exchange scored its first gain in more than a week Thursday.
On vacation in California, the President said he has reviewed the matter with administration officials and found no underlying problems with the economy.
Questions 22 & 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
The United States has called on Singapore to reconsider the sentence on an American who is to be caned for vandalism. The State Department spokesman said the United States regretted the decision by the Singapore Appeal Court to uphold the sentence. He said Washington believed the penalty was excessive for a youthful non-violent offender. But he refused to speculate on the possible effects on relations between the two governments.
The American Michael Fay was found guilty of damaging parked cars. The case has provoked widespread public debate in the United States and criticism of Singapore in the American media. President Clinton had personality appealed for the sentence to be reconsidered.
Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news from the VOA. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the two questions.
Now listen to the news.
South African troops are moving into the strife-torn Natal Province where political violence has claimed three hundred lives in the past month. State of emergency regulations published Friday said strict conditions for marches and rallies had banned the display of weapons or potentially dangerous objects. The rules also gave security forces powers to detain people without charge for up to 30 days. Security forces are allowed to use what's called "necessary force" to maintain order and can search people and premises without a warrant.
This is the end of listening Comprehension.。