1、四级冲刺班模拟听力资料 录音原文Section A Directions: (omitted)11. M: I would like to move to a new flat, but I dont have enough money to pay the high rent. W: I wish you had. It would be nice to live alone. Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?12. M: Id like to open a checking account. Please tell me the
2、procedure. W: Please fill in this form first. Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?13. M: I want to make a long distance call to Sydney, Australia. Do you know how much it will cost? W: Five Yuan for the first three minutes and two for each additional minute.Q: How much will a se
3、ven-minute telephone call to Sydney cost?14. W: Are you going to learn to drive, Peter? I got my drivers license last summer. Its not asdifficult as many people think.M: No, Im not. Im afraid of breaking my neck. So Id rather be a bus commuter. Q: Why wont the man learn to drive?15. M: Alex has been
4、 dismissed for cheating on an important exam. W: There must be some mistake. Q: What does the woman mean?16. W: I wish my hair was straight. M: Yes, pity you had it permed. If only youd listened to me. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?17. M: Could you please tell me if the express from Los
5、Angeles will be on time? W: Yes, sir. It should be arriving in about 10 minutes at Platform 8. Q: Who do you think the man is talking to?18. M: Would you like to go to the ski resort with me today? W: Id love to, but Im just getting over my cold. Q: What does the woman mean?Now youll hear two long c
6、onversations. Conversation OneM: Hi, Sandy. I heard youd been to the West Coast.W: Yes, I was home yesterday.M: Welcome back. How was your trip?W: Terrific. I had a wonderful time. It was really nice to get away from the city for a while.M: Where did you go first?W: Los Angeles. We stayed there for
7、a week.M: What did you think of it?W: It was all right. I liked it better than I had thought I would. It was very clean and spacious, andit had lots of trees. The problem was transportation. The bus service was terrible, and of course,they didnt have a subway, so it was a little difficult to get aro
8、und. We had to rent a car. M: And what did you see? W: Oh, the usual things. We took a drive around Hollywood and looked at the stars homes, and then we went to Universal Studios and Disneyland. M: How did you like Disneyland? W: It was great! We really enjoyed it. We took all the rides, some of the
9、m twice, and had lots of fun. I felt just like a kid again. M: Was the weather good?W: Oh, yeah. It was nice and warm in Los Angeles and cool but comfortable in San Francisco. M: Cool in San Francisco? Thats surprising. W: Yeah, it surprised us a bit, too. We didnt take any sweaters. But they say it
10、s always like that in August. Anyway, I just loved it. Its probably the most beautiful town in the U.S. with all thosehills, the bay, and those charming old Victorian houses. M: So, you like it better than Los Angeles? W: Oh, yes. Theres so much to see and do. And because its smaller than Los Angele
11、s, its a lot easier to get around. Therere lots of buses and cable cars. M: Well, I cant wait to have a look with my own eyes.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What does the woman think of the trip?20. Which one is NOT true according to the woman?21. Why does t
12、he man feel surprised when he hears about the weather in San Francisco?22. Why does the woman say she likes San Francisco better than Los Angeles?Conversation TwoW: Okay, Mr. Taylor, lets go ahead and begin. First of all, tell me about your last job.M: Well, as stated on my resume, I worked for five
13、 years at Hi Tech Computers.W: Okay. Hi Tech. And what do you know about computer networks and operating systems including DOS, Windows, Macintosh OS, and UNIX?M: Umm. well . I did come into contact with computers every night at my last job. W: Hum! And how about web site authoring skills? We are lo
14、oking for someone to create and manage our companys web site which would include the development, configuration, and use of CGI scripts. M: Umm. uh, web page, I dont think Ive read that book, and Im afraid Ive never used those CGI things.W: Huh?! And what about experience with Java or JavaScript?M:
15、Well. I think Ive tried Java at a foreign coffee shop one time, if thats what you mean. W: Okay, Mr. Taylor, I think I have all the information I need! M: Oh, and I really like computer games. I play them everyday. W: Right, right. Thanks Mr. Taylor. Well be in touch. M: OK. Have a good day!Question
16、s 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What is this conversation about?24. What is Java according to Mr. Taylor?25. What can be concluded from this conversation?Section BPassage OneEverywhere, water use is increasing. Humans already use fifty-four percent of all the fresh w
17、ater in rivers, lakes and underground. There are some estimates that this rate will reach seventy percent by 2025.Fresh water is necessary for life on the Earth. People need water for everyday activities and to produce food. Water is also important for energy production and the health of the Earths
18、environmental systems.The United Nations is organizing a series of events to increase concern about water issues. UN officials have declared 2003 the International Year of Fresh Water. A goal of the campaign is to build support for policies to use water more wisely.Another goal is to get more people
19、 to use water in ways that will not hurt the environment. The world population exceeds six thousand million. More than one thousand miliion lack safe drinking water. More than two thousand million suffer from diseases linked to dirty water. And, more than two thousand million live without waste-trea
20、tment systems.Water was one of the issues discussed at the UN Millennium Summit two years ago. Leaders said they would work to cut the number of people without safe drinking water in half by 2015. Officials renewed that goal last year at the Summit on Sustainable Development, in Johannesburg, South
21、Africa. They also promised to cut in half the number of people without safe systems to treat waste by 2015.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. How much of all the fresh water will be used by 2025?27. How many people suffer from diseases related to dirty water?28. What
22、 did the officials at the Summit on Sustainable Development promise to do?Passage TwoFinding your first job can be both a rewarding and frustrating experience. Many jobs require experience, but how do you get experience when you are still looking for your first job? You may already have some work ex
23、perience through volunteer work. Assess your skills and interests to determine what kind of skills you have. Even unpaid work experience is beneficial in your job search.Also, consider internships and part-time work. Not only is it a great way to get experience which you can put on your resume or on
24、 a job application, it is also a great way to try out a career to see if it is really what you want.Here are some tips you may want to follow in your job search: Involve friends and family. A support group, such as friends and family, will offer encouragement and assistance in your job search. Devot
25、e time to your job search. A thorough job search is hard work. Expect to spend several hours a day looking for a job. Be organized. Keep a record of all the places you have applied for, who you talked to, and what response you received. Meet with people in the field you are interested in pursuing. C
26、heck job listings in the newspaper classified advertising sections or with your local employment office. Your local employment office may also be able to offer some job search assistance.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. What is important in your job search accordin
27、g to the passage?30. How can you be organized in your job search?31. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?Passage ThreeOne day, a poor boy who was trying to pay his way through school by selling goods door to door found that he only had one dime left. He was hungry, so he deci
28、ded to beg for a meal at the next house.However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so she brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?“You dont o
29、we me anything,“ she replied. “Mother has taught me never to accept pay for a kindness.“ He said, “Then I thank you from the bottom of my heart.“ As he left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but also increased his faith in God and the human race.Years later the young woman became cri
30、tically ill. The local doctors were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where specialists could be called in to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly, the poor boy, now famous, was called in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came from, a strange light filled
31、 his eyes. Immediately, he rose and went down through the hospital hall into her room. He recognized her at once. He went back to the consultation room and determined to do his best to save her life. From that day on, he gave special attention to her case.After a long struggle, the battle was won. D
32、r. Kelly requested the business office to pass the final bill to him for approval. He looked at it and then wrote something on the side. The bill was sent to her room. She was afraid to open it because she was positive that it would take the rest of her life to pay it off. Finally she looked, and th
33、e note on the side of the bill caught her attention. She read these words, “Paid in full with a glass of milk.“Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. Why did the boy beg at the door of the young womans house?33. What did the boy owe her according to the woman?34. What ha
34、ppened to the woman years later?35. What is the best title for the passage?Section CIf 1999 was the year of e-commerce and it was, oh, it was! then the guy who built A must be the years (36) prime mover. Fearless multibillionaire (亿万富翁) leader of the Webs biggest store, Bezos (37) designed a company
35、 that adds customers so fast that it doesnt have time to make money. In the process, he has made life (38) miserable for anyone else trying to sell goods online. Amazon has spent the past year using its (39) giant customer baseand its one-click ordering system, Amway-like network and here-every-one-
36、knows-your-name customer service to (40) expand Microsoft-like into nearly everyone elses business. Music and video competitors CDNow and N2k had to combine to fight off Amazons (41) challenge. A summer move into toys and (42) electronics helps explain why the (43) virtual company has been building
37、a network of 75,000-sq-m warehouses across the country. (44) The companys infrastructure is optimized for 10 times as many sales as it does today. Where Bezos doesnt build, he buys. (45) His millions of customers make a powerful counter in negotiating deals for partial control of such e-commerce start-ups as D and P. Once a Wall Street man who cooled up financial models for D. E. Shaw, Bezos set off for Seattle in 1994, writing the business plan for A on the plane. (46) He, of course, has been rewriting the book on e-commerce successfully ever since.
