历年英语四级听力原文_(00-12年)

2012年6月

短对话

11:M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining room, another into the family room and a third to the outside。

W: The door into the family room isn’t big enough. Could it be made wider?

Q: What are the speakers doing?

12.

M: I’m thinking about where to go for a bite tonight. Any suggestions, Barbara?

W: Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, I’ve had enough of our canteen food。

Q: What do we learn about the woman?

13.

W: Hey, if you can’t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones? I’m preparing for the speech contest。

M: Oh, sorry. I didn’t realize I’ve being bothering you all this time。

Q: What is the man probably doing?

14.

M: Finally, I’ve go t the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good impression on your family。

W: Come on! It’s only a family reunion. So jeans and T-shirts are just fine.

Q: What does the woman mean?

15.

M: Would you like to see those pants in brown and navy blue? These two colors are coming in this season。

W: Oh, actually grey is my favorite color, but I prefer something made from cotton, 100% cotton I mean。

Q: What is the woman looking for?

16.

W: From here, the mountains look as if you could just reach out and touch them。

M: That’s why I chose this lodge. It has one of the best views in Switzerland。

Q: What is the man’s chief consideration in choosing the lodge?

17.

M: What do I have to do to apply for a passport?

W: You need proof of citizenship, either an old passport or a birth certificate and three photographs. Then you must complete this form and pay a fee。

Q: What is the man most probably going to do?

18.

M: Miss, can I interest you in a pork special with serving tonig ht? It’s only 799, half the usual price and it’s very tasty。

W: Oh really? I will try it。

Q: What does the man say about the dish?

长对话：

Conversation 1

W：Good evening, and welcome to this week’s Business World, the program for and about

business people. Tonight, we have Mr. Steven Kayne, who has just taken over and established bicycle shop. Tell us, Mr. Kayne, what made you want to run your own store?

M: Well, I always loved racing bikes and fixing them. When I was working full-time as a salesman for a big company, I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby. I knew then that as soon as I had enough money to get my own business going, I’ll do it. I had my heart set on it and I didn’t let anything stand in my way. When I went down to the bank and got a bus iness loan, I knew I’d love being my own boss. Now my time is my own. I open the store when I want and leave when I want。

W: You mean you don’t keep regular hours?

M: Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business is slower than usual, I can just lock up and take off early。

W: Have you hired any employees to work with you yet?

M: Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do. They help me out a few days a week. It’s great because we play cards or just s it around and talk when there are no customers。

W: Thank you, Mr. Kayne. We wish you success in your new business。

Question 19-22 are based on the conversation you have just heard。

19.What is the woman doing?

20.What did Mr. Kayne do before he took over the bicycle shop?

21.Why did the man take over a bicycle shop?

22.What do we learn about the people working in the shop?

Conversation 2

W: Well, the main activities in the region were historically steel and paper processing, I think。

M: Yes, but I’m not quite sure about the status of those industries now. Could you tell us something about that?

W: Yes, of course. In fact, they are less significant, but steel-related manufacturing still accounts for 44% of industrial activity. So it’s still very important. In fact, 80% of Spain’s machine tools are from the Basque Country. As for paper processing, there’s still a little. But it’s no longer what it once was in the region. So, is that clear?

M: Yes, thanks。

W: Now, to get back to what I was saying, there’s a lot of unemployment as well as geographical problems in the region。

M: Sorry, Victoria. What do you mean by geographical problems?

W: Well, what I mean is the area is very hilly, mountainous in parts. So there used to be transport problems, now though there are new train links and better roads, but it may be that some smaller towns inland remain not very well connected, is that OK? Does that make sense? When we talk about specific location suggestions for the factory, we’ll see this in more detail, so we’ll come back to this question, OK?

M: OK, right。

W: So I was about to say something about the work force in the region and the level of training and education. In general, it’s very good and improving。

Question 23-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard。

23. What does the woman say about the steel-related manufacturing in the region?

24. What problem hinders the region’s development?

25. What will the speakers discuss later?

短文：

Passage 1

I first met Joe Ganz when we were both nine years old, which is probably the only reason he’s one of my best friends. If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high school we wouldn’t even have had the chance to get to know each other. Joe is a day student, but I am a boarding student. We haven’t been in same classes, sports or extra-curricular activities. Nonetheless, I spend nearly every weekend at his house and we talk on the phone every night. This is not to say that we would not have been compatible if we had first met in our freshman year. Rather, we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting to know each other due to the lack of immediately visible mutual interests. In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think of things we have in common. But maybe t hat’s what makes us enjoy each other’s company so much. When I look at my friendship with Joe, I wonder how many people I’ve known whom I never disliked, but simply didn’t take the time to get to know. Thanks to Joe, I have realized how little basis there is for the social divisions that exist in every community. Since this realization, I have begun to make an even more determined effort to find friends in unexpected people and places。

Q:

26: Why does the speaker say Joe Ganz became one of his best friends?

27: Where does the speaker spend most of his weekends?

28: What has the speaker learned from his friendship with Joe?

Passage 2

It was a bad night for Lewis. His research in the neighboring town has taken longer than he expected. It was late a nd he was very tired when he drove home. He turned into his building’s parking lot, but all the spaces were full. He drove back out onto the street, looking for a parking space. The first block was full. The next block was almost empty. Lewis didn’t see a “no parking” sign, but he has expected that his parking were allowed there. Most the spaces would be filled. Then he saw a small parking lot with two free spaces. He was so glad to see them that he didn’t even think to read the sign by the entrance. He drove in, parked and hurried home to go to bed. The next morning he went back to the lot to get his car. It was gone. He ran home and telephoned the city police to say that his car had been stolen. It took the police only a minute to tell him what had happened: his car had been on a private lot. It had been taken away by the police. Lewis had to take a taxi to visit the city garage far from the city center. He had to pay a fee of 40 dollars to get his car back. In addition, he got a parking ticket, his first one ever in Greenville。

Q:

29: Where did Lewis intend to park his car when he came back from work one night?

30: What did Lewis think had happened to his car the next morning?

31: Where did Lewis finally get his car back?

Passage 3

Well, to pick up where we left off last time, I believe we agreed that creativity is a mysterious idea. It was those things we all recognize when we see it, but we don’t really understand what it is. We seem to feel that some people are naturally creative, but we don’t know how they got that way. Is creativity a natural gift like good looks, or is it something that can be acquired like knowledge? Perhaps if we analyze the creative process carefully, we might get some insight into what it is and

how it might work in our lives. The creative process has always been accepted as the source of all important work in the arts, but we should not think the creativity plays a role only in the arts. Every major scientific discovery began with someone imagining the world to look differently from the way others saw it. And this is what creativity is all about -- imagining the world in a new way. And despite what you may believe about the limits of your own creative imaginations, we all have the potential to imagine the world in an absolutely new way. In fact, you are born with it. It is your birth right as a human being. And what’s more, you use it every day, almost every moment of your life. Your creative imagination is what you use to make sense of your experiences. It’s your creative mind that gets meaning from chaos of experiences and brings order to your world。

32. What did the speaker most probably discuss last time?

33. What is the widely accepted idea about the creative process?

34. What leads to major scientific discoveries according to the speaker?

35. What does the speaker imply about the creative process?

复合式听写：

Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property. Radios, cell phones, bicycles, pocket calculators and books have all been reported stolen. Are there enough campus police to do the job? There are twenty officers in the campus security division. Their job is to handle crime, accidents, lost-and-found items and traffic problems on campus. More than half of their time is spent directing traffic and writing parking tickets. Responding promptly to accidents and other emergencies is important, but it is their smallest job. Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time. Very rarely do any violent crimes actually occur. In the last five years. There have been no murders, seven robberies and about 60 other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties. On the other hand, there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public property, which usually involves breaking windows or lights or writing on walls. The thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries that you see in movies. Things get stolen when it’s easy to steal them, because they are left lying around unwatched. Do we really need more police? Hiring more campus police will cost money, possibly making our tuition go up again. A better way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more careful with our things。

2011年12月

11. W: This crazy bus schedule has got me completely confused. I can’t fi gure out when my bus to Cleveland leaves?

M: Why don’t you just go to the ticket window and ask?

Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

12.W: I really enjoyed the TV Special about giraffes last night. Did you get home in time to see it?

M: Oh, yes. But I wish I could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing。

Q: What does the man mean?

13.W: Airport, please. I’m running a little late, so just take the fastest way even if it’s not the most direct。

M: Sure, but there’s a lot of t raffic everywhere today because of the football game。

Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

14.W: May I make a recommendation, sir? Our sea food with this special sauce is very good。

M: Thank you. But I don’t eat shellfish, I’m a llergic to it。

W: Where does this conversation most probably take place?

15.W: Now one more question if you don’t mind, what position ina company appeals to you most?

M: Well, I’d like the position of sales manager if that position is still vacant。

Q: What do we learn about the man?

16.M: I don’t think I want to live in the dormitory next year.I need more privacy。

W: I know what you mean but check out the cost of renting an apartment first, I won’t be surprised if you change your mind。

Q: What does the woman imply?

17.M: You’re on the right track. I just think you need to narrow the topic down。

W: Yeah, you’re right. I always start by choosing too broad a topic when I’m doing your research paper。

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

18.W: This picnic sure beats the last one we went to, doesn’tit?

M: Oh, yeah. We had to spend the whole time inside. Good thing the weather was cooperative this time。

Q: What do we learn about the speakers from theconversation?

长对话

Conversation one

M: When Isay I live in Sweden, people always want to know about the seasons。

W: Theseasons?

M: Yeah,you know, how cold it is in winter? What it’s like when the days are so short?

W: So what is it like?

M: Well, it is cold, very cold in winter.Sometimes, as cold as 26 degrees below centigrade. And of course, when you goout, you wrap up warm, but inside, in the houses, it’s always very warm, much warmer than at home. Swedish people always complain that when they visit england, the houses are cold even in a good winter。

W: And what about the darkness?

M: Well, yeah, around Christmas time, there isonly one hour of daylight, so you really look forward to the spring. It is some times a bit depressing, but you see the summers are amazing. From May to July in the north of Sweden, the sun never sets. It’s still light at midnight. You can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper。

W: Oh, yeah, the land of the midnight sun。

M: That’s right, but it’s wonderful. You want to stay up all night. And the Swedes make the most of it. Often, they start work earlier in summer and then leave at about two or three in the afternoon so that they can really enjoy the long summer evenings. They like to work hard but play hard, too. I think Londoners work long er hours, but I’m not sure this is a good thing。

19. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

20: What do Swedish people complain about when they visit England in winter?

21: How does the man describe the short hour of daylight around Christmas in Sweden?

22: What does the man say about the Swedish people?

Conversation Two

W: What kind of training does one need to go into this type of job?

M: That’s a very good question. I don’t thinkthere is any, specifically。

W: For example, in your case, what was youreducational background?

M: Well, I did a degree in French, in Nottingham.After that, I did careers work in secondary schools, like the careers guidancepeople here in the university. Then I went into local government, because Ifound I was more interested in the administrative side, then progressed on touniversities. So there wasn’t any plan, and there was no specific training.There are plenty of training courses in management techniques and committeework which you can attend now。

W: But in thefirst place, you did a French degree.

M: In my time, there wasn’t a degree you can dofor administration. I think most of the administrators I’ve come across havedegrees in all sorts of things.

W: Well, I know in my case, I did an Englishliterature degree. And I didn’t really expect to end up doing what I’m doingnow。

M: Quite。

W: But you’re local to Nottingham actually. Isthere any reason why you went to Nottingham University?

M: No, no, I come from the north of England, fromwest Yorkshire. Nottingham was one of the universities I put on my list, and Iliked the look of it. The campus is just beautiful。

W: Yes, indeed, let’s see. Were you from theindustrial part of Yorkshire?

M: Yes, from the Woolen District,

23: What was the man’s major at university?

24: What was the man’s job in secondary schools?

25: What attracted the man to NottinghamUniversity?

短文题

Passage 1

While Gale Obcamp, an American artist, was givinga speech on the art of Japanese brush painting to an audience that includedvisitors from Japan, she was confused to see that many of her Japanese listenershad their eyes closed. Were they turned off because an American had the nerveto instruct Japanese in their own art form or they deliberately trying tosignal their rejection of her? Obcamp later found out that her listeners werenot being disrespectful. Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes toenhance concentration. Her listeners were showing their respect for her bychewing on her words. Someday, you may be either a speaker or a listener in asituation involving people from other countries or members of a minority groupin North America. Learning how different cultures signal respect can help youavoid misunderstandings. Here are some examples. In the Deaf Culture of NorthAmerican, many listeners show applause not by clapping their hands but bywaving them in the air. In some cultures, both overseas and in some minoritygroups in North America, listeners are considered disrespectful if they lookdirectly at the speaker. Respect is shown by looking in the general directionbut avoiding direct eye contact. In some countries, whistling by listeners is asign of approval while in other countries it is a form of insult。

26.What did Obcamp’s speech focus on?

27. Why do Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes while listening to aspeech?

28. What does the speaker try to explain?

Passage2

Chris is in charge of purchasing and maintainingequipment in his division at Taxlong

company. He’s soon going to have anevaluation interview with his supervisor and personnel director to discuss thework he has done in the past year. Salary, promotion and plans for the comingyear will also be discussed at the meeting。

Chris has made several changes for his division inhis past year. Firstly, he bought new equipment for one of the departments.He’s been particularly happy about new equipment because many of the employeeshave told him how much it has helped them. Along with improving the equipment,Chris began a program to train employees to use equipment better and to dosimple maintenance themselves. The training saved time for the employees andmoney for the Company。

Unfortunately, one serious problem developedduring the year. Two employees that Chris hired were stealing, and he had tofire them. Chris knows that a new job for a purchasing and maintenance managerfor the whole company will be open in a few months and he would like to bepromoted to the job. Chris knows, however, that someone else wants the new job,too. Kim is in charge of purchasing and maintenance in another division of thecompany. She has also made several changes over the year. Chris knows that hisboss likes Kim’s work, and expects that his work will be compared with hers。

29. What is Chris’ main responsibility at Taxlongcompany?

30. What problem did Chris encounter in his division?

31. What does Chris hope for in the near future?

32. What do we learn about Kim from the passage?

Passage 3

Proverbs, sometimes called sayings, areexamples of folk wisdom. They are little lessons whicholder people of the culture pass down to the younger people to teach them aboutlife. Manyproverbs remind the people of values that are important in the culture. Valuesteach people how to act, what is right and what is wrong, because the values of eachculture are different. Understanding the values of anotherculture, helps to explain how people think and act. Understanding your ownculture values is important, too. If you can accept that people from other cultures actaccording to their values not yours, getting along with them will be much easier.Many proverbs are very old. So some of the values they teach may not be asimportant in the culture as they once were. For example, Ameri cans today do not paymuch attention to the proverbs “haste makes waste”，because patience is notimportant to them. But if you know about past values, it helps you tounderstand the present. And many of the old values are still strong today.Benjamin Franklin, a famous American diplomat, writer, and scientist died in1790. But his proverb “Time is money” is taken more seriously by Americans oftoday than ever before. A study of proverbs from around theworld shows that some values are shared by many cultures. In many cases though, the sameidea is expressed differently。

33. Why are proverbs so important?

34. According to the speakers, what happens to some proverbs withthe passage of time?

35. What do we learn from the study of proverbs from aroundthe world?

复合式听写

Our lives are woven together. As much as I enjoymy own company, I no longer imagine I can get through a single day, much lessall my life, completely on my own. Even if I am on vacation in the mountains, Iam eating foods someone else has grown, living in the house someone else hasbuilt, wearing clothes someone else has sewn from cloth woven by others, usingelectricity someone else is distributing to my house. Evidence ofinterdependence is everywhere. We are on

this journey together. As I wasgrowing up, I remember being carefully taught that independence, notinterdependence, was everything. Make your own way, stand on your own two feet,or my mother’s favorite remark when I was face to face with the consequences ofsome action: now that you’ve made your bed, lie on it. Total independence is adominant theme in our culture. I imagine that what my parents were trying toteach me was to take responsibility for my actions and my choices, but theteaching was shaped by our cultural images and instead, I grew up, believingthat I was supposed to be totally independent and consequently became veryreluctant to ask for help. I would do almost anything not to be a burden andnot require any help from anybody。

2011年6月

11. M：Sean has been trying for month to find a job, but I wonder how he could get a job when he looks like that。

W: Oh, poor guy, he really should shave himself every other day at least, and put on something clean。

Q: What do we learn about Sean?

12. W: I wish Jane would call when she know she’ll be la te. This is not the first time we had to wait for her。

M: I agree, but she does have to drive through very heavy traffic to get here。

Q: What does the man imply?

13. M: Congratulations. I heard your baseball team is going to the Mid-Atlantic Championships。

W: Yeah. We are all working real hard right now。

Q: What is the woman’s team doing?

14. W: John has been looking after his mother in the hospital. She was injured in a car accident two weeks ago and is still in critical condition 。

M: Oh, th at’s terrible. And you know, his father passed away last year。

Q: What do we learn about John?

15.

M: What a boring speaker! I could hardly stay awake.

W: Well, I don’t know. In fact I think it’s been a long time since I’ve heard anyone is good.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

16.

W: I’m having a lot of trouble with logic and it seems my professor can’t explain it in a way that makes sense to me.

M: You know, there is a tutoring service on campus. I was about to drop statistics before they helped me out.

Q: What does the man mean?

17.

M: this is a stylish overcoat. I saw you wearing it last week, didn’t I ?

W: oh, that wasn’t me. That was my sister Jill. She is in your class.

Q: What does the woman mean?

18.

M: Jane, suppose you lost all your money while taking a vacation overseas, what would you do?

M: well, I guess I’d sell my watch or computer or do some odd jobs till I can afford a return

plane ticket.

Q: what are the speakers talking about?

听力长对话1

M: Hello, Professor Johnson.

W: Hello, Tony, so what shall we work on today?

M: Well, the problem is that this writing assignment isn’t coming out right. What I thought I was writing on was to talk about what a particular sport means to me when I participate in.

W: What sport did you choose?

M: I decided to write about cross-country skiing.

W: What are you going to say about skiing?

M: That’s the problem. I thought I would write about how peaceful it is to be out in the country.

W: So why is that a problem?

M: I’d like to start describing how quite it is to be out in the woods. I keep mentioning how much effort it takes to keep going. Cross-country skiing isn’t as simple as some people think. It takes a lot of energy, but that’s not heart of my paper, so I guess I should leave it out. But now I don’t know how to explain that feeling of peacefulness without explaining how hard you have to work for it. It all fits together. It’s not like just sitting down somewhere and watching the clouds roll by. That’s different.

W: Then you have to include that in your point. The peacefulness of cross-country skiing is the kind you earn by effort. Why leave that out? Part of the point you knew beforehand, but part you discovered as you wrote. That’s common, right?

M: Yeah, I guess so.

Q19. What is the topic of the man’s writing assignment?

Q20. What problem does the man have while working on his paper?

Q21. What does the woman say is common in writing papers?

听力长对话2

W: Good evening, and welcome to this week’s Business World, a program for and about business people. Tonight we have Mr. Angelino who came to the United States six years ago and now he is an established businessman with three restaurants in town .Tell us , MR Angelino, how did you get started ?

M : well ,I started off with a small diner ,I did all the cooking myself and my wife waited on tables ,it was really too much work for two people , my cooking is great and word got around downtown about the food .With in a year ,I had to hire another cook and four waitresses .when that restaurant became very busy . I decided to expand my business .now with three places, my main concern is keeping the business successful and running smoothly

W : Do you advertise ?

M : oh ,yes . I don’t have any TV commerc ials because they are too expensive .but I have advertised a lot on radio and in local newspapers .My children used to distribute Ads in nearby shopping centers ,but we don’t need to do that any more

W : why do you believe you’ve been very successful

M : I always served fresh possible food ,and I make the atmosphere as comfortable and as pleasant as I can so that my customers will want to come back again

W : so you will always aim to please the customers

M : absolutely

W :without them ,I would have no business at all

M :thank you MR Angelino . I think your advice would be helpful to those just starting out in business

Question 22-25 are just based on what you have just heard:

22: what is the woman’s occupation?

23: what do we learn about MR Angelino’s business at its beginning ?

24:what did MR Angelino say about advertising in business ?

25:what does the man say contribute the success of the business ?

听力理解短文原文

Section B

Passage One

There are many commonly held beliefs about eye glasses and eyesight that are not proven facts. For instance, some people believe that wearing glasses too soon weakens the eyes. But there is no evidence to show that the structure of eyes is changed by wearing glasses at a young age. Wearing the wrong glasses, however, can prove harmful. Studies show that for adults there is no danger, but children can develop loss of vision if they have glasses inappropriate for their eyes.

We have all heard some of the common myths about how eyesight gets bad. Most people believe that reading in dim light causes poor eyesight, but that is untrue. Too little light makes the eyes work harder, so they do get tired and strained. Eyestrain also results from reading a lot, reading in bed, and watching too much television. However, although eyestrain may cause some pain or headaches, it does not permanently damage eyesight.

Another myth about eyes is that they can be replaced, or transferred from one person to another. There are close to one million nerve fibres that connect the eyeball to the brain, as of yet it is impossible to attach them all in a new person. Only certain parts of the eye can be replaced. But if we keep clearing up the myths and learning more about the eyes, some day a full transplant may be possible.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. What does the speaker want to tell us about eyesight?

27. What do studies about wearing the wrong glasses show?

28. What do we learn about eye transplanting from the talk?

Passage Two

When people care for an elderly relative, they often do not use available community services, such as adult day care centers. If the care givers are adult children, they are more likely to use such services, especially because they often have jobs and other responsibilities. In contrast, a spouse, usually the wife, is much less likely to use support services or to put the dependent person in a nursing home. Social workers discover that the wife normally tries to take care of her husband herself for as long as she can in order not to use up their life savings. Researchers have found that caring for the elderly can be a very positive experience. The elderly appreciated the care and attention they received. They were affectionate and corporative. However, even when care giving is satisfying, it is hard work. Social workers and experts on aging offer care givers and potential care givers help when arranging for the care of an elderly relative. One consideration is to ask parents what they want before they become sick or dependent. Perhaps they prefer going into a

nursing home can select one in advance. On the other hand, they may want to live with their adult children. Care givers must also learn to state their needs and opinions clearly and ask for help from others especially brothers and sisters. Brothers and sisters are often willing to help but they may not know what to do。

Question 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard。

Q29. Why are adult children more likely to use community services to help care for elderly parents?

Q30. Why are most wives unwilling to put their dependent husbands into nursing homes?

Q31. According to the passage, what must care givers learn to do?

Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard。

Since a union representative visited our company to inform us about our rights and protections. My coworkers have been worrying about health conditions and complaining about safety hazards in the workplace. Several of the employees in the computer department, for example, claim to be developing vision problems from having to stare at a video display terminal for about 7 hours a day. The supervisor of the laboratory is beginning to get headaches and dizzy spells because she says it’s dang erous to breathe some of the chemical smoke there. An X-rays technician is refusing to do her job until the firm agrees to replace its out-dated equipment. She insists that it’s exposing workers to unnecessarily high doses of radiation. She thinks that she may have to contact the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and asked that government agency to inspect the department. I’ve heard that at a factory in the area two pregnant women who were working with paint requested a transfer to a safer department, because they wanted to prevent damage to their unborn babies. The supervisor of personnel refused the request. In another firm the workers were constantly complaining about the malfunctioning heating system, but the owners was too busy or too mean to do anything about it. Finally, they all met an agree to wear ski-clothing to work the next day. The owner was too embarrassed to talk to his employees. But he had the heating system replaced right away。

Questions 32- 35 are based on the passage you have just heard。

32 What does the talk focus on?

33 What did the X-ray technician ask her company to do?

34 What does the speaker say about the two pregnant women working with paint?

35 Why did the workers in the firm wear ski-clothing to work?

复合式听写原文

Contrary to the old warning that time waits for no one. Time slows down when you are on the move. It also slows down more as you move faster, which means astronauts someday may survive so long in space that they would return to earth in a distant future. If you could move at the speed of light, your time will stand still. If you could move faster than light, your time will move backwards. Although no form of matter yet discovered move as fast as or faster than light, scientific experiments have alread y confirmed that the accelerated motion causes a traveller’s time to be stretched。

Albert Einstein predicted this in 1905, when he introduced the concept of relative time as part of his special theory of relativity. A search is now underway to confirm the suspected existence of particles of matter that move at the speed greater than light, and therfore might serve as a passport to the past And obsession with time, saving, gaining, wasting, losing and mastering it, seems to

have been part of humanity for a s long as human’s have existed。

Humanity also has been obsessed with trying to capture the meaning of time. Einstein used a definition of time for experimental purposes, is that which is measured by a clock, thus time and time’s relativity are measurable by any hour glass, alarm clock or an atomic clock that can measure a billionth of a second。

2010年12月

短对话(11~18)

11.

M: Oh my god! The heat is simply unbearable here. I wish we’ve gone to the beach instead。

W: Well, with the museums and restaurants in Washington I’ll be happy here no matter what the temperature。

Q：What does the woman mean?

12.

M: How’s the new job going?

W: Well, I’m learning a lot of new things, but I wish the director would give me some feedback。

Q：What does the woman want to know?

13.

M: Can you help me work out a physical training program John?

W: Sure, but whatever you do be careful not to overdo it. Last time I had two weeks’ worth of weight-lifting in three days and I hurt myself。

Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

14.

M: I have an elderly mother and I’m worried about her going on a plane. Is there any risk?

W: Not if her heart is all right. If she has a heart condition, I’d recommend against it。

Q: What does the man want to know about his mother?

15.

M: Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads?

W: Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded. Anyway, do I have to pay a fine?

Q: what do we learn from the conversation?

16.

M: I’m no expert, but that noise in your refrigerator doesn’t sound right. Maybe you should have it fixed。

W: You’re right. And I suppose I’ve put it off long enough。

Q: What will the woman probably do?

17.

M: I did extremely well on the sale of my downtown apartment. Now, I have enough money to buy that piece of land I’ve had my eye on and build a house on it。

W: Congratulations!Does that mean you’ll be moving soon?

Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

18.

W: My hand still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday. I wonder if I broke something。

M: I’m no doctor, but it’s not black and blue or anything. Maybe you just need to rest it for a few days。

Q: what do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

长对话(19~21)

M: Mrs. Dawson, thanks very much for coming down to the station. I just like to go over some of the things that you told police officer Parmer at the bank。

W: All right。

M: Well, could you describe the man who robbed the bank for this report that we’re filling out here? Now, anything at all that you can remember would be extremely helpful to us。

W: Well, just, I can only remember basically what I said before。

M: That’s all right。

W: The man was tall, six foot, and he had dark hair, and he had moustache。

M: Very good. All right, did he have any other distinguishing marks?

W: Um, no, none that I can remember。

M: Do you remember how old he was by any chance?

W: Well, I guess around 30, maybe younger, give or take a few years。

M: Mm, all right. Do you remember anything about what he was wearing?

W: Yes, yes, he had on a dark sweater, a solid color。

M: OK. Um, anything else that strikes you at the moment?

W: I remember he was wearing a light shirt under the sweater. Yes, yes。

M: All right. Mrs. Dawson, I really appreciate what you’ve been through today. I’m just going to ask you to look at some photographs before you leave if you don’t mind. It won’t take very long. Can you do that for me?

W: Oh, of course。

M: Would you like to step this way with me, please?

W: OK, sure。

M: Thank you。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard。

19. What do we learn about the woman?

20. What did the suspect look like?

21. What did the man finally asked the woman to do?

长对话(22~25)

W: Good mo rning, I’m calling about the job that was in the paper last night。

M: Well, could you tell me your name?

W: Candidate Foreset。

M: Oh yes. What exactly is it that interests you about the job?

W: Well, I thought it was just right for me。

M: Really? Um… Could you tell me a little about yourself?

W: Yes. I’m 23. I’ve been working abroad。

M: Where exactly have you been working?

W: In Geneva。

M: Oh, Geneva. And what were you doing there?

W: Secretarial work. Previous to that, I was at university。

M: Which university was that?

W: The University of Manchester. I’ve got a degree in English。

M: You said you’ve been working in Geneva. Do you have any special reason for wanting to

come back?

W: I thought it would be nice to be near to the family。

M: I see, and how do you see yourself developing in this job?

W: Well, I’m ambitious. I do hope that my career as a secretary will lead me eventually into management。

M: I see. You have foreign languages?

W: French and Italian。

M: Well, I think the best thing for you to do is do reply a writing to the advertisement。

W: Can’t I arrange for an interview now?

M: Well, I’m afraid we must wait until all the applications are in, in writing, and then decide on the short list. If you are on the short list, of course we should see you。

W: Oh, I see。

M: I look forward to receiving your application in writing in a day or two。

W: Oh, yes, yes, certainly。

M: Ok, thank you very much. Goodbye。

W: Thank you. Goodbye。

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard。

22. How did the woman get to know about the job vacancy?

23. Why did the woman find the job appealing?

24. What had the woman been doing in Geneva?

25. What was the woman asked to do in the end?

Section B

Passage One

One of the greatest heartbreaks for fire fighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a burning building because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later found dead. Saddest of all is when children catch a glimpse of the masked the fire fighter but hide because they think they have seen a monster. To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they should never hide duri ng a fire. He displays fire fighters’ equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners to play with and put on. “If you see us,” Velez tells them, “don’t hide! We are not monsters. We have come to rescue you。” Velez gives his present ations in English and Spanish. Growing up in San Francisco, he learnt Spanish from his immigrant parents. Velez and other fire fighters throughout North America, who give similar presentations, will never know how many lives they save through their talks. But it’s a fact that informative speaking saves lives. For example, several months after listening to an informative speech, Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who is choking on food, by using the method taught by student speaker, Julie Paris. In addition to saving lives, informative speakers help people learn new skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live。

26 Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked fire fighters?

27 What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eric Velez?

28 What do we learn about Pete Gentry?

29 What message is the speaker trying to convey?

Passage Two

Some people want to make and save a lot of money in order to retire early. I see people

pursuing higher paying and increasingly demanding careers to accomplish this goal. They make many personal sacrifices in exchange for income today. The problem is that tomorrow might not come. Even if it all goes according to plan, will you know how to be happy when you are not working if you spend your entire life making money? More importantly, who will be around for you to share your leisure time with? At the other extreme are people who live only for today. Why bother saving when I might not be here tomorrow, they argue. The danger of this approach is that tomorrow may come after all. And most people don't want to spend all their tomorrows working for a living. The earlier neglect of saving, however, makes it difficult not to work when you are older. You maybe surprise to hear me say that if you must pick an extreme I think it's better to pick the spend-all approach. As long as you don't mind continuing to work, assuming your health allows, you should be OK. At least, you are making use of your money, and hopefully deriving value and pleasure from it. Postponing doing what you love and being with people you love until retirement can be a mistake. It may never come. Retirement can be a great time for some people. For others, it is a time of boredom, loneliness and poor health。

30 Why do some people pursue higher paying but demanding careers?

31 What is the danger facing people who live only for today?

32 What does the speaker seem to advocate?

Passage Three

Imagine that someone in your neighborhood broke the law, and the judge put the whole neighborhood under suspicion. How fair will that be? Well, it happens everyday to high schoolers. Just because some students have stolen things in shops, all of us are treated like thieves. Even though I’d never steal。

Store employees looked at me like I’m some kind of hardened criminal. For example, during one lunch period, my friend Denny and I went to the Graben Gore Restaurant to have a hot dog. We arrived to find a line of students waiting outside. A new sign in the window told the story. “No more than two students at a time”. After 15 minutes, we finally got in. But the store manger laid the evil eye on us. I asked him about the new sign, and he said, “You kids are stealing too much stuff。” You kids? Too much stuff? We were not only assumed to be thieves, but brilliant, greedy thieves. The most annoying thing though, is the way employees watched my friends and me. It’s horrible。

Once, at a drug store, I was looking around and found a guy standing on a large box, stocking the shelves. He was watching my hands, more than he was watching his own. I showed him that my hands were empty. He got down off his box and rushed off, as if he was going to get the store manger. How crazy is that!

33. What does the speaker find to be unfair?

34. What measure did the Graben Gore Restaurant take to stop stealing?

35. What happened in a drug store that greatly annoyed the speaker?

Section C

Writing keeps us in touch with other people. We write to communicate with relatives and friends. We write to preserve our family histories so our children and grandchildren can learn and appreciate their heritage. With computers and Internet connections in so many households, colleges, and businesses, people are e-mailing friends and relatives all the time -- or talking to them in writing in online chat rooms. It is cheaper than calling long distance, and a lot more convenient than waiting until Sunday for the telephone rates to drop. Students are e-mailing their

professors to receive and discuss their classroom assignments and to submit them. They are e-mailing classmates to discuss and collaborate on homework. They are also sharing information about concerts and sports events, as well as jokes and their philosophies of life。

Despite the growing importance of computers, however, there will always be a place and need for the personal letter. A hand-written note to a friend or a family member is the best way to communicate important thoughts. No matter what the content of the message, its real point is, "I want you to know that I care about you." This writing practice brings rewards that can’t be seen in bank accounts, but only in the success of human relationships。

2010年6月四级

第一部分听力Short conversations

11. W: Just imagine we have to finish reading 300 pages before Monday, how can the professor expect us to do it in such a short time?

M: Yeah, but what troubles me is that I can't find the book in the library or in the university bookstore.

Q: what does the man mean?

12. M: Do you think I could borrow your car to go grocery shopping? The supermarkets outside the city are so much cheaper. I'd also be happy to pick up anything you need.

W: Wow, I don't like to let anyone else to drive my car. Tell you what, why don't we go together?

Q: What does the woman mean?

13. M: Forgive the mess in here. We had a party last night. There were a lot of people and they all brought food.

W: Yeah, I can tell. Well, I guess it's pretty obvious what you'll be doing most of today.

Q: What does the woman think the man will do？

14. W: What time would suit you for the first round talks with John Smith?

M: Well, you know my schedule. Other than this Friday, one day is as good as the next.

Q: What does the man mean?

15. W: I was so angry yesterday. My biology teacher did not even let me explain why I missed the field trip. He just wouldn't let me pass.

M: That doesn't seem fair. I'd feel that way too if I were you.

Q: What does the man imply?

16. M: I really can't stand the way David controls the conversation all the time. If he's going to be at your Christmas party, I just won't come.

W: I'm sorry you feel that way. But my mother insists that he come.

Q: What does the woman imply?

17. W: You're taking a course with Professor Johnson. What's your impression so far?

M: Well, many students can hardly stay awake in his class without first drinking a cup of coffee.

Q: What does the man imply?

18. W: Have you ever put a computer together before?

M: No, never. But I think if we follow these instructions exactly, we won't have much trouble.

Q: What are the speakers going to do?

长对话原文第一篇：

W: What sort of hours do you work, Steve?

M: Oh, I have to work very long hours, about 11 hours a day.

W: What time do you start?

M: I work 9 to 3. Then I start again at 5:30 and work until 11. Six days a week. So I have to work very unsocial hours.

W: And do you have to work at the weekend?

M: Oh, yes, that's our busiest time. I get Wednesdays off.

W: What are the things you have to do, and the things you don't have to do?

M: Eh, I don't have to do the washing-up, so that's good. I have to wear white and I have to keep everything in the kitchen totally clean.

W: What's hard about the job?

M: You're standing up all the time. When we're busy, people get angry and sharp. But that's normal.

W: How did you learn the profession?

M: Well, I did a two year course at college. In the first year, we had to learn the basics. And then we had to take the exams.

W: Was it easy to find a job?

M: I wrote to about six hotels. And one of them gave me my first job. So I didn't have to wait too long.

W: And what's the secret of being good at your job?

M: Attention to detail and you have to love it. You have to show passion for it. And what are your plans for the future?

M: I want to have my own place when the time is right.

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. What does the man say about his job?

20. What does the man think is the hardest part of his job?

21. Where did the man get his first job after graduation?

22. What does the man say is important to being good at his job?

长对话原文第二篇：

W: Now you've seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?

M: Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don't quite understand the column entitled “change”. Can you explain what it means?

W: Well, I think it means the change from the year before. I'm not a mathematician, but I assume the rise from 72p to 90p, is the rise of 25%.

M: Oh, yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there for comparison.

W: Yes. Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher than inflation?

M: I'm sorry, I've no idea. Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous.

W: Perhaps they are. But it looks as if children were a lot better off in 2001 than they were in 2002. That's strange, isn't it? And they seemed to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. I wonder why that is.

M: Yes, I don't understand that at all.

W: Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?

M: I don't know. I think I probably give them two pounds a week.

W: Would you? And what would you expect them to do with it?

M: Well, out of that they have to buy some small personal things. But I wouldn't expect them to save to buy their own socks for example.

W: Yes. By the way, do most children in your country get pocket money?

M: Yeah, they do.

Questions 23 to question 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard:

Q 23: What is the table of figures about?

Q 24: What do we learn from the conversation about British children's pocket money?

Q 25: Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket money?

Passage1 原文

As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the company's district managers. Every one arrived on time and Alex's presentation went extremely well. He decided to end the meeting with a conversation about the importance of the district managers to the company's plans. “I believe we're going to continue to increase our share of the market”, he began, “Because of the quality of the people in this room. The district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district. He sets the tone for everyone else. If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours, everyone in his unit will follow his example.”When Alex was finished, he received polite applause but hardly the warm response he had hoped for. Later, he spoke with one of the senior managers. “Things were going so well until the end”, Alex said disappointedly, “Obviously I said the wrong thing.”“Yes”, the district manager replied, “Half of our managers are women. Most have worked the way up from sales representatives and they are very proud of the role they've played in the company's growth. They don't care at all about the political correctness but they are definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as ”he“in your speech.”

Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?

27. What did Alex want to emphasize at the end of his presentation?

28. What do we learn about the audience at the meeting?

29. Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hoped for?

Passage2

The way to complain is to act business-like and important. If your complaint is immediate, suppose you got the wrong order at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager. When the manager comes, ask his or her name and then state your problem, and what you expect to have done about it. Be polite. Shouting or acting rude will get you nowhere. But also be firm in making your complaint. Besides, act important. This doesn't mean to put on airs and say, “Do you know who I am?”What it means is that people are often treated the way they expect to be treated. If you act like someone who expects a fair request be granted, chances are it will be granted. The worst way to complain is over the telephone. You are speaking to a voice coming from someone you can not see, so you can't tell how the person on the line is reacting. It is easy for that person to give you a run-around. Complaining in person or by letter is generally more effective. If your complaint does not require an immediate response, it often helps to complain by letter. If you have an appliance that doesn't work, send a letter to the store that sold it. Be business-like and stick to

the point. Don't spend a paragraph on how your Uncle Joe tried to fix the problem and couldn't.

Question 30: What does the speaker suggest you do when you are not served properly at a restaurant?

Question 31: Why does the speaker say the worst way to complain is over the telephone?

Question 32: What should you do if you make a complaint by letter?

Passage3 原文：

Barbara Santos is a wife and the mother of 2 children, ages 2 and 4. Her husband, Tom, is an engineer and makes an excellent salary. Before Barbara had children, she worked as an architect for the government, designing government housing. She quit her job when she became pregnant, but is now interested in returning to work. She's been offered an excellent job with the government. Her husband feels it's unnecessary for her to work since the family does not need the added income. He also thinks that a woman should stay home with her children. If Barbara feels the need to do socially important work, he thinks that she should do volunteer work one or two days a week. Barbara, on the other hand, has missed the excitement of her profession, and does not feel she would be satisfied doing volunteer work. She would also like to have her own income, so she does not have to ask her husband for money whenever she wants to buy something. She does not think it's necessary to stay home every day with the children, and she knows a very reliable babysitter who's willing to come to her house. Tom does not think a babysitter can replace a mother, and thinks it's a bad idea for the children to spend so much time with someone who's not part of the family.

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. What was Barbara's profession before she had children?

34. What does Barbara's husband suggest she do if she wants to work?

35. What does Tom think about hiring a babysitter?

以下是2010年6月19日四级答案复合式听写“原文”

Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in the school building, is smarter, more curious, less afraid of what he does not know, better in finding and figuring things out, more confident, resourceful, persistent, and independent than he will ever be again in his schooling or unless he is very unusual and very lucky for the rest of his life. Already, by paying close attention to and interacting with the world and people around him, and without any school type formal instruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated, and abstract than anything he will be asked to do in school or than any of his teachers have done for years. He has solved the mystery of language. He has discovered it. Babies do not even know that language exists and he has found out how it works and learned to use it appropriately. He has done it by exploring, by experimenting, by developing his own model of the grammar of language, by trying it out and seeing whether it works by gradually changing it and refining it until it does work. And while he has been doing this, he has been learning other things as well, including many of the concepts that the schools think only they can teach him and many that are more complicated than the ones they do try to teach him.

2009年12月大学英语四级

Part ⅢListening Comprehension

Section A

试题详解

11. A) Get some small change. A)换取零钱。

B) Find a shopping center. B)找一个购物中心。

C) Cash a check at a bank. C)在银行兑现支票。

D) Find a parking meter. D) 找一个停车计费器。

M: Excuse me. Do you have change for a ten-dollar note? I need to pay the parking meter.

W: I’m sorry, but I think you can get it through the money changer in the shopping center across the street.

Q: What is the man trying to do?

男士：打扰一下，你能给我换开一张10美元的钞票吗?我需要支付停车费。

女士：很抱歉，但我觉得你可以到马路对面的购物中心里的货币兑换中换取零钱。

问题：男士要干什么?

【词汇点拨】parking meter 停车计费器;cash a check 支票兑现;change n. 零钱

12. A) Shopping with his son. A) 与儿子一起购物。

B) Buying a gift for a child. B) 给孩子买礼物。

C) Promoting a new product. C) 促销新产品。

D) Bargaining with a salesgirl. D) 与女售货员讨价还价。

【听音指导】预览选项，可发现均缺少主语，与11题一样，属于细节题加建议题型，直接寻找相似场景即可，可快速排除选项C，因为只有C选项是关于“出售”(促销)，而其它选项都和“购买”有关;答案应在选项A、B、D中。

【正确项分析】女士话语仍具有绝对指导意义，非常简单的建议考点，竟然直接用到了suggest，其后必有答案，女生提到toy train和brand，加上男生说的school boy，可确定答案为选项B。

【干扰项分析】A选项中的son是无中生有，切忌主观猜测。选项D可在听时排除，原文中并无任何涉及关于“还价”或具体金额的内容。

【原文及译文】

M: Can you recommend something that a school boy of 7 or 8 will really like?

W: I’d suggest this toy train, sir. It’s an excellent brand. Very popular all over the world these days.

Q: What is the man doing?

男士：你能给我推荐一个七八岁学童真正喜欢的东西吗?

女士：我给你推荐这款玩具火车。这是一个优秀的品牌。在世界各地都非常受欢迎。

问题：男士正在做什么?

【词汇点拨】recommend v. 推荐;brand n. 品牌;promote v. 促销;bargain v. 讨价还价

13. A) Taking photographs. A) 拍照。

B) Enhancing images. B) 突显形象。

C) Mending cameras. C) 修理相机。

D) Painting pictures. D) 画画。

【听音指导】选项仍均缺少主语，属于细节考查题。选项D与其他三项明显不同，可初步排除。第一句由女士发出，需仔细聆听，原文提到taking pictures(拍照)，由此确定话题方向。

【正确项分析】女士说话中提到taking pictures，与选项A中的taking photographs一致，答案为A选项。

【原文及译文】

W: Do you let people know when you’re taking pictures of them?

2013年12月大学英语四级听力真题(附原文及答案解析)

2013年12月大学英语四级听力真题 PartⅡListening Comprehension(30 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1. A) The woman is now working in a kindergarten. B) The man will soon start a business of his own. C) The man would like to be a high school teacher. D) The woman is going to major in child education. 2. A) The furniture has to be rearranged. B) The sound equipment has to be set up. C) The conference room has to be cleaned. D) The video machine has to be checked. 3. A) She is exhausted. B) She is near-sighted. C) She cannot finish work in time. D) She cannot go straight home. 4. A) The woman is too particular about food. B) He would rather have a meal an hour later. C) The woman should order her food quickly. D) He usually prefers ice-cream to sandwiches. 5. A) He is not a good mechanic. B) He doesn't keep his promises. C) He spends his spare time doing repairs. D) He is always ready to offer help to others. 6. A) Sam has a big family to support. B) Sam is not interested in traveling. C) The pay offered by the travel agency is too low. D) The work hours in the travel agency arc too long 7. A) International trade.

英语四级真题听力原文

2014年6月英语四级考试真题听力原文(一) 1. W: I can’t seem to reach the tea at the back of the cupboar d. M: Oh… Why don’t you use the ladder? You might strain your shoulder. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 2. W: Since it’s raining so hard, let’s go and see the new exhibits. M: That’s a good idea. Mary Johnson is one of my favorite p ainters. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? 3. M: I hear the students gave the new teacher an unfair ev aluation. W: It depends on which student you are talking about. Q: What does the woman imply? 4. W: It must have taken you a long time to fix up all thes e book shelves.

M: It wasn’t too bad. I got Doris to do some of them. Q: What does the man mean? 5. W: Rod, I hear you’ll be leaving at the end of this mont h. Is it true? M: Yeah. I’ve been offered a much better position with anot her firm. I’d be a fool to turn it down. Q: Why is the man quitting his job? 6. W: I honestly don’t want to continue the gardening tomor row, Tony? M: Neither do I. But I think we should get it over with thi s weekend. Q: What does the man mean? 7. W: You’ve already furnished your apartment? M: I found some used furniture that was dirt cheap. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 8. W: Has the mechanic called the bus repairers? M: Not yet .I’ll let you know when he calls.

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2010年12月大学英语四级听力真题 (含文本) 11. M: Oh my god! The heat is simply unbearable here. I wish we’ve gone to the beach instead. W: Well, with the museums and restaurants in Washington I’ll be happy here no matter what the temperature. Q：What does the woman mean? 12. M: How’s the new job going? W: Well, I’m learning a lot of new things, but I wish the director would give me some feedback. Q：What does the woman want to know? 13. M: Can you help me work out a physical training program John? W: Sure, but whatever you do be careful not to overdo it. Last time I had two weeks’ worth of weight-lifting in three days and I hurt myself. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 14. M: I have an elderly mother and I’m worried about her going on a plane. Is there any risk? W: Not if her heart is all right. If she has a heart condition, I’d recommend against it. Q: What does the man want to know about his mother? 15. M: Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads? W: Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded. Anyway, do I have to pay a fine? Q: what do we learn from the conversation? 16. M: I’m no expert, but that noise in your refrigerator doesn’t sound right. Maybe you should have it fixed. W: You’re right. And I suppose I’ve put it off long enough.

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