四级冲刺班模拟听力录音原文

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Section A Directions: (omitted)

11. M: I would like to move to a new flat, but I don't 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: I'd like to open a checking account. Please tell me the 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 seven-minute telephone call to Sydney cost

14. W: Are you going to learn to drive, Peter I got my driver's license last summer. It's not as

difficult as many people think.

M: No, I'm not. I'm afraid of breaking my neck. So I'd rather be a bus commuter.

Q: Why won't the man learn to drive

15. M: Alex has been 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 you'd listened to me.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation

17. M: Could you please tell me if the express from Los 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: I'd love to, but I'm just getting over my cold.

Q: What does the woman mean

Now you'll hear two long conversations.

Conversation One

M: Hi, Sandy. I heard you'd 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 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, and

it had lots of trees. The problem was transportation. The bus service was terrible, and of course,

they didn't have a subway, so it was a little difficult to get around. 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 them 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 That's surprising.

W: Yeah, it surprised us a bit, too. We didn't take any sweaters. But they say it's always like that in August. Anyway, I just loved it. It's probably the most beautiful town in the U.S. with all those

hills, the bay, and those charming old Victorian houses.

M: So, you like it better than Los Angeles

W: Oh, yes. There's so much to see and do. And because it's smaller than Los Angeles, it's a lot easier to get around. There're lots of buses and cable cars.

M: Well, I can't 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 the 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 Two

W: Okay, Mr. Taylor, let's go ahead and begin. First of all, tell me about your last job.

M: Well, as stated on my resume, I worked for five 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 looking for someone to create and manage our company's web site which would include the development, configuration, and use of CGI scripts.

M: Umm... uh, web page, I don't think I've read that book, and I'm afraid I've never used those CGI things.

W: Huh! And what about experience with Java or JavaScript

M: Well. .. I think I've tried Java at a foreign coffee shop one time, if that's 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. We'll be in touch.

M: OK. Have a good day!

Questions 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 B

Passage One

Everywhere, water use is increasing. Humans already use fifty-four percent of all the fresh water 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 Earth's 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 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-treatment 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 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 did the officials at the Summit on Sustainable Development promise to do

Passage Two

Finding 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 experience 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 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.

Devote 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.

Check 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 according 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 Three

One 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 decided 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 don't owe 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 critically 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 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. Dr. 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 the 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 woman's house

33. What did the boy owe her according to the woman

34. What happened to the woman years later

35. What is the best title for the passage

Section C

If 1999 was the year of e-commerce —and it was, oh, it was!— then the guy who built must be the year's (36) prime mover. Fearless multibillionaire (亿万富翁) leader of the Web's biggest store, Bezos (37) designed a company that adds

customers so fast that it doesn't 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 base—and its one-click ordering system, Amway-like network and here-every-one-knows-your-name customer service — to (40) expand Microsoft-like into nearly everyone else's business. Music and video competitors CDNow and N2k had to combine to fight off Amazon's (41) challenge. A summer move into toys and (42) electronics helps explain why the (43) virtual company has been building a network of 75,000-sq-m warehouses across the country. (44) The company's infrastructure is optimized for 10 times as many sales as it does today. Where Bezos doesn't 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 and . 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 on the plane. (46) He, of course, has been rewriting the book on e-commerce successfully ever since.