英語四級聽力原文

1、4級聽力原文SectionA11:Thiscrazybusschedulehasgotmecompletelyconfused.IcanW:Clevelandleaves?M:Whydon'tyoujustgototheticketwindowandask?12:13:'tfigureoutwhenmybW:IreallyenjoyedtheTVspecialaboutgiraffeslastnight.Didyougethomeintimetoseeit?W:Oh,yes,butIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewhole

2、thing.Airport,please.IW:direct.'mrunningalittlelate.SojusttakethefastestwayevenifitM:Sure,butthereisalotoftrafficeverywheretodaybecauseofthefootballgame.14:W:MayImakearecommendation,sir?Ourseafoodwiththisspecialsauceisverygood.M:Thank you, but I don't eat shellfish. I' m allergic to it.1

3、5:W:Now one more question if you don ' t mind, what position in the company appeals to you most?M:Well, I ' d like the position of sales manager if that position is still vacant.16:M:I don ' t think I want to live in the dormitory next year. I need more privacy.W:17:M:You' re on the

4、right track. I just think you need to narrow the topic down.W:Yeah, you ' re right.W: I always start by choosing two boarder topics when I' m doing a research paper.18:W: This picnic should beat the last one we went to, doesnM: Oh, yeah, we had to spend the whole time inside.M: Good thing, t

5、he weather was cooperative this time.19:M: When I say I live in Sweden, people always want to know about the seasons.Iknowwhatyoumean.Butcheckoutthecostifrentinganapartmentfirst.Iwon'tbesurprisedifyouchangeyourmind.W:Theseasons?M:Yeah,youknowhowcolditisinwinter?Whatisitlikewhenthedaysaresoshort?

6、W:Sowhatisitlike?Well,itiscold,verycoldinwinter.Sometimesitiscoldas26degreesbelowcentigrade.AndofM:coursewhenyougoout,you'llwrapupwarm.M:Butinsideinthehousesit'salwaysverywarm,muchwarmerthanathomeM:SwedishpeoplealwayscomplainthatwhentheyvisitEngland,thehousesarecoldeveninthegoodwinter.W:Andw

7、hataboutthedarkness?Well,yeah,aroundChristmastimethere'onlyonehourofdaylight,soyoureallylooksM:forwardtothespring.M:Itissometimesabitdepressing.M:Butyouseethesummersareamazing,fromMaytoJulyintheNorthofSwedenthesunneversets.It'sstilllightinthemidnight.Youcanwalkinthemountainsandreadanewspaper

8、.W:Oh,yeah,thelandofthemidnightsun.That'sright,butit'swonderful.Youwon'tstayupallwedhesAndkeerSosM:ofit.Oftentheystartedworkearlierinsummerandthenleaveatabout2or3intheafternoon,sothattheycanreallyenjoythelongsummerevenings.M:They'dliketoworkhard,butplayhard,too.M:IthinkLondonersworkl

9、ongerhours,butI'mnotsurethisisagoodthing.23:W:Whatkindoftrainingdoesoneneedtogointothistypeofjob?M:That'saverygoodquestion.Idon'tthinkthereisany,specifically.W:Forexample,inyourcase,whatwasyoureducationalbackground?M:Well,IdidadegreeinFrenchatNottingham.M:M:Afterthat,Ididcareersworkinsec

10、ondaryschoolslikethecareersguidancepeople.Hereisintheuniversity.ThenIwentintolocalgovernmentbecauseIfoundIwasmoreinterestedintheadministrativeside.Thenprogressedontouniversities.Sotherewasn'tanyplanandtherewasnospecificM:training.Thereareplentyoftrainingcoursesinmanagementtechniquesandcommitteew

11、orkwhichyoucanattendnow.W:Butinthefirstplace,youdidaFrenchdegree.M:W:W:M:Inmytime,therewasn'tadegreeyoucoulddoforadministration.Ithinkmostoftheadministrators I't really expect to end up'vecomeacrosshavedegreesandallsortsofthings.Well,Iknowinmycase,IdidanEnglishliteraturedegreeandIdidndoi

12、ngwhatIamdoingnow.ButyouarelocaltoNottingham,actually?IsthereanyreasonwhyyouwenttoNottinghamUniversity?No,no,IcomefromthenorthofEngland,fromwestYorkshire.NottinghamwasoneoftheuniversitiesIputonmylist.M:AndIlikethelookofit.Thecampusisjustbeautiful.W: Yes, indeed. Let'ssee.Wereyoufromtheindustrial

13、partofYorkshire?M:Yes,fromtheWoolenDistrict.SectionBWhileGailObcamp,anAmericanartistwasgivingaspeechontheartofJapanesebrush26:paintingtoanaudiencethatincludedvisitorsfromJapan,shewasconfusedtoseethatmanyofherJapaneselistenershavetheireyesclosed.WeretheytunedoffbecauseanAmericanhadthenervetoinstructJ

14、apaneseintheirownartformortheydeliberatelytriedtosignaltheirrejectionofher?Obcamplaterfoundoutthatherlistenerswerenotbeingdisrespectful.Japaneselistenerssometimesclosedtheireyestoenhanceconcentration.Herlistenerswereshowingtheirrespectforherbychewingonherwords.Somedayyoumaybeeitheraspeakeroralistene

15、rinasituationinvolvingpeoplefromothercountriesormembersofminoritygroupinNorthAmerica.Learninghowdifferentculturessignalrespectcanhelpyouavoidmisunderstandings.Herearesomeexamples.InthedeafcultureofNorthAmerica,manylistenersshowapplausenotbyclappingtheirhandsbutbywavingthemintheair.Insomecultures,bot

16、hoverseasandinsomeminoritygroupsinNorthAmerica,listenersareconsidereddisrespectfuliftheylookdirectlyatthespeaker.Respectisshownbylookinginthegeneraldirectionbutavoidingdirecteyecontact.Insomecountries,whistlingbylistenersisasignofapprovalwhileinothercountriesitisaformofinsult.Chrisisinchargeofpurcha

17、singandmaintainingequipmentinhisDivisionatTaxlong29:Company.Heissoongoingtohaveanevaluationinterviewwithhissupervisorandthepersonneldirectortodiscusstheworkhehasdoneinthepastyear.Salary,promotionandplansforthecomingyearwillalsobediscussedatthemeeting.ChrishasmadeseveralchangesforhisDivisioninthepast

18、year.First,heboughtnewequipmentforoneofthedepartments.Hehasbeenparticularlyhappyaboutthenewequipmentbecausemanyoftheemployeeshavetoldhimhowmuchithashelpedthem.Alongwithimprovingtheequipment,Chrisbeganaprogramtotrainemployeestouseequipmentbetteranddosimplemaintenancethemselves.Thetrainingsavedtimefor

19、theemployeesandmoneyforthecompany.Unfortunately,oneseriousproblemdevelopedduringtheyear.TwoemployeestheChrishiredwerestealing,andhehadtofirethem.Chrisknowsthatanewjobforapurchasingandmaintenancemanagerforthewholecompanywillbeopeninafewmonths,andhewouldliketobepromotedtothejob.Chrisknows,however,that

20、someoneelsewantsthatnewjob,too.KimisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintenanceinanotherDivisionofthecompany.Shehasalsomadeseveralchangesovertheyear.ChrisknowsthathisbosslikesKimandheexpectsthathisworkwillbecomparedwithhers.Proverbs,sometimescalledsayings,areexamplesoffolkwisdom.Theyarelittlelessonswhich33:o

21、lderpeopleofaculturepassdowntotheyoungerpeopletoteachthemaboutlife.Manyproverbsremindpeopleofthevaluesthatareimportantintheculture.Valuesteachpeoplehowtoact,whatisright,andwhatiswrong.Becausethevaluesofeachculturearedifferent,understandingthevaluesofanotherculturehelpsexplainhowpeoplethinkandact.Und

22、erstandingyourownculturevaluesisimportanttoo.Ifyoucanacceptthatpeoplefromotherculturesactaccordingtotheirvalues,notyours,gettingalongwiththemwillbemucheasier.Manyproverbsareveryold.Sosomeofthevaluestheyteachmaynotbeasimportantinthecultureastheyoncewere.Forexample,Americanstodaydonotpaymuchattentiont

23、otheproverb"Hastemakeswaste",becausepatienceisnotimportanttothem.Butifyouknowaboutpastvalues,ithelpsyoutounderstandthepresentandmanyoftheoldervaluesarestillstrongtoday.BenjaminFranklin,afamousAmericandiplomat,writerandscientist,diedin1790,buthisproverb"Timeismoney"istakenmoreseri

24、ouslybyAmericansoftodaythaneverbefore.Astudyofproverbsfromaroundtheworldshowsthatsomevaluesaresharedbymanycultures.Inmanycasesthough,thesameideaisexpresseddifferently.SectionCOurlivesarewoventogether.AsmuchasIenjoymyowncompany，InolongerimagineIcangetthroughasingledaymuchlessallmylifecompletelyonmyown.EvenifIamonvacationinthemountains，Iameatingfoodsomeoneelsehasgrown，li