2006年6月英语四级考试听力原文
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Section A
Short Conversation
: What was it like working with those young stars?
W: It was never a sight. We had a great time.
Q: What does the woman mean?
: Are you telling me you don’t have a housekeeper?
W: No, we don’t. If you make a mess, you clean it up yourself.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
: I hear that the Edwards are thinking of buying another house.
M: Should they be doing that with all the other expenses they have to pay? Anyhow, they are over 70 now their present house is not that bad.
Q: What does the man imply?
: You look like you’re freezing to death, why don’t you put this on?
W: Thank you. It has so warm at noon, I didn’t expect the weather to change so quickly.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
: I’ll have the steak, French fries, and let’s see… chocolate ice cream for dessert.
W: Uh oh. You know these things will ruin your health. Too much fat and sugar. How about ordering some fruits and vegetables instead?
Q: Where did the conversation most probably take place?
: What was it like growing up in New York’s Bronx district? Was it safe?
W: To me it was safe. It was all I knew. My mom would send me to the shop and I would go and buy things when I was about eight years old.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
: Nice weather, isn’t it? Um, I’ve seen you around the office but I don’t think we’ve met. I am Henry Smith. I work in the market research section.
W: Nice to meet you, Henry. I’m Helen Grant. I am in the advertising section on the ninth floor.
Q: What can we infer from the conversation?
: Ma’am I hear you have an apartment for rent. Can I take a look at it?
W: Sure, you’re welcome anytime for appointment. But I have to tell you the building is close to a railway and if you can’t put up with the noise you might
as well save yourself a trip.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
Conversation One
W: Please have a seat, Mr. Saunders. I received your resume last week and was very impressed.
M: Thank you.
W: We’re a small financial company treating mostly stocks and bonds. May I ask why you are interested in working for us?
M: Your company has an impressive reputation. And I’ve always wanted to work for a smaller company.
W: That’s good to hear. Would you mind telling me a little bit about your present job?
M: I’m currently working in a large, international company, in charge of team of eight brokers. We buy and sell stocks for major clients worldwide.
W: Why do you think you’re the right candidate for this position?
M: As a head broker, I have a lot of experience in the stock market. I deal with clients on a daily basis and I enjoy working with people.
W: Well, you might just be the person we are looking for. Do you have any questions?
M: Uh, uh. If I were hired, how many accounts would I be handling?
W:
You would be working with two other head brokers. In other words, you’d be handling about a third of our clients.
M: And who would I report to?
W: Directly to me.
M: I see. What kind of benefits package do you offer?
W: Two weeks of paid vacation in your first year of employment. You’ll also be entitled to medical and dental insurance. But this is something you should discuss with our personal department. Do you have any other questions?
M: No, not at the moment.
W: Well, I’ll have to discuss your application with my colleagues and we’ll get back to you early next week.
M: Okay, thanks. It’s been nice meeting you.
W: Nice meeting you, too. And thanks for coming in today.
’s the purpose of Mr. Saunders visit?
is Mr. Saunders current job?
can we conclude from the conversation?
Conversation Two
M: Hey Karen, you’re not really reading it, are you?
W: Pardon?
M: The book, you haven’t turned a page in the last 10 minutes.
W: No, Jim. I suppose I haven’t. I need to get through it, but I keep drifting away.
M: So, it doesn’t really hold your interest?
W: No, Not really. I wouldn’t bother with it to be honest, but I have to read it for a seminar. I am at the university.
M: It’s a labor of labor than, rather than a labor of love.
W: I should say. I don’t like Dickens at all really, the author. Indeed, I am starting to like the whole course less and less.
M: It’s not just the book, it’s the course as well?
W: Yeah, in a way. But though the course itself really isn’t that bad. A lot of it is pretty good, in act. And the lecturers are fine. It’s me I suppose. You see, I wanted to do Philosophy rather than English. But my parents talked me out of it.
M: So the course is okay, as such. It’s just that had it been up to you, you would have chosen a different one.
W: Oh, they have my best interest at heart, of course, my parents. They always do, don’t they? They believe my job prospects would have been pretty limited with my degree in philosophy. Plus, they give me a really generous allowance, but I’m beginning to feel I am wasting my time and their money. They would be so disappointed, though if I told them I was quiting.
can’t Karen concentrate on the book?
is Karen starting to like the course less and less?
thinks philosophy graduates have limited job opportunities?
is Karen thinking of doing?
Section B
Passage One
In Greece only rich people will rest in peace forever when they die. Most of the population, however, will be undisturbed for only three years. Then they will be dug up, washed, compressed into a small tin box and placed in a bone room. If a body has only partially decayed it is buried in a smaller, cheaper grave. But not for long, the body will be dug up again some time later when it has fully decayed. Buying apiece of land for a grave is the only way to avoid this process. The cost of a grave is so great tha
t most people choose to rent a grave for three years. And even after being dug up, lasting peace is still not guaranteed. If no one pays for renting space in the bone room, the skeleton is removed and stored in a building in a poor part of the town. Lack of space in Athens, is the main reason why the dead are dug up after three years. The city is so overcrowded that sometimes dead bodies are kept in hospitals for over a week until grave space is found. Athens city council wants to introduce cremation that is, burying dead bodies as a means of dealing with the problems. But the Greek Church resists this practice, they believe the only place where people burn, is hell. So burying bodies is against the Greek concept of life after death. To save space, the church suggested burying bodies standing up rather than lying down. Some people proposed building multi-storey underground graveyards.
must the Greek’s do to keep the dead resting in everlasting peace?
are most dead bodies in Athens dug up after only three years?
suggestion does the church give about the burying of dead bodies?
practice does the Greek Church object to?
Passage Two
If you visit a big city anywhere in the world you will probably find a restaurant that serves the food of your native country. Most large cities in the United States offer an international sample of foods. Many people enjoy eating the food of other nations. This is probably one reason why there are so many restaurants in the United States. A second reason is that many Americans come from different parts of the world. They enjoy tasting the foods of their native lands. In the city of Detroit, for example, there are many people from Western Europe, Greece. Latin America and the Far East. There are many restaurants in Detroit that serve the foods of these areas. There are many other international restaurants, too. Americans enjoy the foods in these restaurants as well as the opportunity to understand the people and their way of life. One of the most common international restaurants found in the United States is the Italian restaurant. The restaurant may be a small business run by a single family. The mother of the family cooks all the dishes and the father and children serve the people who come to eat there. Or it may be a large restaurant owned by several different people who work together in the business. Many Italian dishes that Americans enjoy are made with meats, tomatoes, and cheese. They are very delicious and tasty.
are there so many international restaurants in the United States?
do Americans like to go to international restaurants apart from enjoying the food there?
is a typical Italian restaurant run in the United States?
Passage Three
One winter day in 1891 a class at a training school in Massachusetts USA went into the gym for their daily exercises. Since the football season had ended most of the men thought they were in for a bori
ng time. But their teacher, James Naysmith had other ideas. He had been working for a long time on a new game that would have the excitement of American football. Naysmith showed the men the basket he had hung at each end of the gym and explained that they were going to use a round European football. At first, everybody tried to throw the ball into the basket no matter where he was standing. Pass, pass, Naysmith kept shouting; blowing his whistle to stop the excited players. Slowly, they began to understand what was wanted of them. The problem of the new game, which was soon called, Basketball was getting the ball out of the basket. They used ordinary fruit baskets with wires and the ball of course, stayed inside. At first, someone had to climb up every time a basket was scored. It was several years before someone came up with the idea of removing the bottom of the basket and letting the ball fall through. There have been many changes to the rules since then and basketball has become one of the world’s most popular sports.
did Naysmith do to entertain his students one winter day?
ding to the speaker, what was the problem with the new game?
was the problem with the new game solved?
Section C
For Americans, time is money, They say: “ You only get so much time in this life; you’d better use it wisely.”The (36) future without be better than the past or present. As American are (37) trained to see things, unless people use their time for constructive activities. Thus, Americans (38) admire a “well-organized” one who has a written list of things to do and (39) schedule for doing them. The ideal person is punctual and is (40) considerate of other people’s time. They do not (41) waste people’s time with conversation or other activity that has no (42) visible beneficial outcome.
The American attitude toward time is not (43) necessarily shared by others, especially non-Europeans. They are more likely to regard time as (44) something that is there around them. Not something they can use. One of the more difficult things many students must adjust to in the States is the notion that time must be saved whenever possible and used wisely every day.
In the context (45) the fast food industry is a clear example of an American cultural product. McDonald’s, KFC, and other fast food establishments are successful in a country where many people want to spent the least amount of time preparing and eating meals. As McDonald’s restaurants (46) spread around the world, they have been viewed as symbols of American society and culture, bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanliness.