大学英语四级考试听力真题原文

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　　2013年6月大学英语四级真题-听力原文

　　PartIIIListeningComprehension

　　SectionA

　　Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

　　11.W:Whatareyoudoinginhere,Sir?Didn'tyouseetheprivatesignoverthere?

　　M:I'msorry.Ididn'tnoticeitwhenIcamein.I'mlookingforthemanager'soffice.

　　Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　12.W:Mike,what'stheproblem?You'veknownfrommonththereportisduetoday.

　　M:Iknow,butI'mafraidIneedanotherfewdays.ThedataishardtointerpretthanIexpected.

　　Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　13.W:Excuseme,Tony.HasmyparcelfromNewYorkarrived?

　　M:Unfortunately,it'sbeendelayedduetothebadweather.

　　Q:Whatisthewomanwaitingfor?

　　14.W:Pamsaidwewon'thavethepsychologytestuntiltheendofnextweek.

　　M:Ellen,youshouldknowbetterthantotakePam'swordsforanything.

　　Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutPam?

　　15.W:Tom,wouldyoupleasewatchmysuitcaseforaminute?Ineedtogomakeaquickphonecall.

　　M:Yeah,sure.Takeyourtime.Ourtraindoesntleaveforanothertwentyminutes.

　　Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　16.M:Frankly,MaryisnotwhatI'dcalledeasy-going.

　　W:Isee.Peopleinourneighborhoodfindithardtobelieveshe'smytwinsister.

　　Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

　　17.M:Howsoondoyouthinkthiscanbecleaned?

　　W:Wehavesamedayservice,sir.Youcanpickupyoursuitafterfiveo'clock.

　　Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

　　18.W:Ireallyenjoythatpieceyoujustplayonthepiano.Ibetyougetalotofrequestsforit.

　　M:Yousaidit.Peoplejustcan'tgetenoughofit.

　　Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

　　SectionB

　　Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　W:Goodafternoon,Mr.Jones.IamTeresaChen,andIllbeinterviewingyou.Howareyoutoday?

　　M:Iamfine,thankyou.Andyou,MissChen?

　　W:Good,Thanks.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourexperienceinthiskindofwork?

　　M:Well,forseveralyears,ImanagedadepartmentfortheBrownstoneCompanyinDetroit,Michigan.NowIworkparttimebecauseIalsogotoschoolatnight.Imgettingabusinessdegree.

　　W:Oh,howinteresting.Tellme,whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjob?

　　M:Illfinishschoolinafewmonths,andIdlikeafull-timepositionwithmoreresponsibility.

　　W:Andwhywouldyouliketoworkforourcompany?

　　M:BecauseIknowyourcompanysworkandIlikeit.

　　W:Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutyourspecialskillsandinterests?

　　M:Ofcourse,ImgoodatcomputersandIcanspeakSpanish.IusedtotakeclassesinSpanishatthelocalcollege.AndIliketravellingalot.

　　W:Canyougivemeanyreferences?

　　M:Yes,certainly.YoucantalktoMr.McCaw,myboss,attheBrownstoneCompany.Icouldalsogiveyouthenamesandnumbersofseveralofmyteachers.

　　W:Allright,Mr.Jones,andwouldyouliketoaskmeanyquestions?

　　M:Yes,IwonderwhenIllbeinformedaboutmyapplicationforthejob.

　　W:Well,wellletyouknowassoonaspossible.Letsstayintouch.Thankyouverymuchforcomingthisafternoon.

　　M:Thankyou.Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　19.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisworkingexperience?

　　20.Whydoesthemanwanttoleavehispresentjob?

　　21.Whatisthemaninterestedin?

　　22.Whatquestiondidthemanaskthewoman?

　　Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　M:Lisa,Lisa!Overhere,darling!It'swonderfultoseeyou.Oh,Lisa,youlookmarvelous.

　　W:Oh,Paul,youlooktired.Twomonthsawayinthecapital?Paul,Ithinkyou'vebeenworkingtoohard.

　　M:I'mfine.Thecityisveryhotthistimeoftheyear.It'sgoodtogetbacktosomefreshair.Youknow,Lisa,whattheysayaboutpregnantwomenreallyistrue.

　　W:What'sthatPaul?

　　M:Theysaytheylookbeautiful.

　　W:Well,Ihadalotoftensionwhileyou'vebeenstudyinghardonyourcourseinD.C.

　　M:Oh?

　　W:Oh,don'tworry,allfromamanover

　　50.Fatherhastoldallhisbusinessfriendsthegoodnewsaboutthebaby.Andthephonehasn'tstoppedringing.

　　M:Oh,look,darling.There'sataxi.

　　W:Paul,tellmeaboutthespecialprojectyoumentionedonthephone.Yousoundedveryexcitedaboutit!

　　M:Youknow,I'velearnedalotfromtheproject.I'msurprisedthatwasstillinbusiness.

　　W:That'sbecausewehaveawonderfulsalesmanageryou!

　　M:Thanks.Butthat'snottheproblematall.Lisa,ourlittlecompany,anditislittlecomparedtothegiantsinthecity.Ourlittlecompany'sindanger.Weareoutofdate.Weneedtoexpand.Ifwedon't,wewillbeswallowedupbyoneofthegiants.

　　Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　23.WhatdowelearnaboutLisa?

　　24.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

　　25.Whatdoesthemansayabouthiscompany?

　　SectionC

　　Passage1

　　Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　Farmington,Utah,isamorepleasantcommunitysincealocalgirls'4-HclubimprovedMainStreet.Six4-Hgirlsworkedtocleanthe72footcurbsidethatwascoveredwithweeds,rocksandtrash.Eachmembervolunteeredtocleanupandtodiginplot,fiveflatsofflowers.Theyalsotooktermsinwatering,weedingandmaintainingtheplot.Participationinthisprojecthelpedthegirlsdevelopedanewattitudetowardstheirparentsoftheirownhomes;they'velearnedhowtoworkwithtools,andimprovetheirworkhabits.Onemothersaidthatbeforeherdaughterwasinvolvedinthisproject,shewouldnotevenpouraweed.TheexperienceonMainStreetstimulatedself-improvement,andencouragedmemberstotakeprideintheirhomegroundsandthetotalcommunity.Cityofficialscooperatedwiththe4-Hmembersinplantingtrees,buildingcookingfacilities,pick-metables,swingsandpublicrestrooms.The4-Hgirlsplantedtreesandtookcareofthemduringtheearlystagesofgrowth.Thetotalparkprojectneededmoreplantingsinthefollowingyears.Membersofthe4-Hclubagreedtofollowtheprojectthroughtocompletion,becausetheyreceivesatisfactionfromtheresultsofconstructivework.Theprojectisagrowingoneandisspreadfromtheparktotheschoolandtheshoppingcenter.Treesandflowershaveallbeenplantedintheshoppingcenter,makingtheatmospherepleasant.

　　Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　26.WhatdowelearnaboutMainStreetinFarmington?

　　27.Whatdothe4-Hclubmembersdoaboutthecurbside?

　　28.Whathavethe4-Hgirlslearnedfromtheproject?

　　29.Whydothe4-Hgirlsagreetofollowtheparkprojectthroughtocomplete.Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Passage2Accordingtoasurveyonreadingconductedin2001bytheU.S.NationalEducationAssociation(NEA),youngAmericanssayreadingisimportant,moreimportantthancomputersandscience.Over50%ofthe12to18yearsoldinterviewedsaytheyenjoyreadingalot.79%finditstimulatingandinteresting.And87%thinkitisrelaxing.About68%ofthosesurveyeddisagreedwiththeopinionthatreadingisboringorold-fashioned.Overhalfteenagersinterviewedsaidtheyreadmorethantenbooksayear.Theresultsalsoshowthatmiddleschoolstudentsreadmorebooksthanhighschoolers.Over66%ofteensliketoreadfiction,suchasnovelsandstories.Over26%areinterestedinnon-fiction,suchhistorybooks.64%ofstudentslistedreadingstoriesaboutpeoplemyownage.That'safavoritetopic.Mysteriesanddetectivestoriescamesecondonthelistat53%.Justunder50%saidtheywereinterestedinreadingabouttheirowncultureintradition.Oftheteenagerswhoparticipatedinthesurvey,49%saidthatlibrariesarewheretheygetmostoftheirbooks.However,manycomplainthattheirschoollibrariesdonothaveenoughup-to-dateinterestingbooksandmagazines.EventhoughmanyteenagersintheUSenjoyreading,theystillhaveotherinterests.Whenaskedwhichactivitywouldbethemostdifficulttogiveupforaweek,48%saidlisteningtomusic.TVwouldbedifficulttogiveupfor25%ofthosesurveyed.

　　Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　30.Whatdoesthesurveyonteenagerreadingshow?

　　31.Whatbooksaremostpopularamongteenagersaccordingtothesurvey?

　　32.Whatactivitydoteenagersfindthemostdifficulttogiveupforaweek?

　　Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　Passage3

　　Thankyouforcoming,everyone.Todayspresentationwillshowhowweseethedevelopmentofthemotorcarintheshorttomediumterm,andthatiswhywehaveinvitedallofyouheretoday.Letsstartwithpower.Itsclearthatpetrol-drivenengineshavenofuture.Alreadytherearemanyalternativefuelvehiclesonthemarket,poweredbyanythingfromsolarpowertonaturalgas.Someindependentthinkershaveevenproducedcarsthatrunonvegetableoil.Butasweallknow,ofallthesealternativefuelvehicles,themostpracticalareelectricvehicles.Sure,inthepastelectricvehicleshavetheirproblems,namely,alimiteddrivingrange,andveryfewrechargingpoints,whichlimitedtheiruse.Now,however,recentdevelopmentsinelectricvehicletechnologymeantheycanmatchconventionalpetrolenginesintermsofperformanceandsafety.Letsnotforgetthatelectricvehiclesarecleaner.Plus,importantly,thepowersourceisrechargeable,sothisdoesnotinvolveusinganyvaluableresources.Movingontocommunications,verysoon,carswillbelinkedtoGPSsatellites,sotheylldoallthedrivingforyou.Whatcontrolsremainfortheuserswillbeaudio-based,so,forexample,youlljusthavetosayabitwarmer,andtheairconditioningwilladjustautomatically.Youllalsobeabletoreceiveemail,musicandmovies,allviaaninternetlink.Sojusttypeinthedestinationyouwant,sitback,sleep,watchyourmovie,whatever.Questions

　　33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　33.Whatisthepresentationmainlyabout?

　　34.Whatusedtorestricttheuseofelectricvehicles?

　　35.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutelectricvehiclesoftoday?