大學四級聽力真題原文200712

SectionAConversations

ShortConversations

11.W:IranintoSallytheotherday.Icouldhardlyrecognizeher.Doyourememberherfromhighschool?

M:Yeah,shewasalittleoutofshapebackthen.Well,hasshelostalotofweight?

Q:WhatdoesthemanrememberofSally?

12.W:Wedon’tseemtohaveareservationforyou,sir.I’msorry.

M:Butmysecretarysaidthatshehadreservedaroomformehere.IphonedherfromtheairportthismorningjustbeforeIgotonboardtheplane.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

13.W:Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace?

M:IfPaulweremyson,I’djustnotworry.Nowthathisteacherisgivinghimextrahelpandhe'sworkinghardhimself,he’ssuretodowellinthenextexam.

Q:What’stheman’ssuggestiontothewoman?

14.M:You’vehadyourhandsfullandhavebeenoverworkedduringthelasttwoweeks.Ithinkyoureallyneedtogooutandgetsomefreshairandsunshine.

W:Youareright.That’sjustwhatI’mthinkingabout.

Q:Whatis

thewomanmostprobablygoingtodo?

15.W:Hello,John.Howareyoufeelingnow?Ihearyou’vebeenill.

M:TheymusthaveconfusedmewithmytwinbrotherRods.He’sbeensickallweek,butI’veneverfeltbetterinmylife.

Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

16.M:Didyoureallygiveawayallyourfurniturewhenyoumovedintothenewhouselastmonth?

W:Justtheuselesspieces,asI’mplanningtopurchaseanewsetfromItalyforthesittingroomonly.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

17.M:I’vebroughtbackyourOxfordCompaniontoEnglishLiterature.Ithoughtyoumightuseitforyourpaper.Sorrynottohavereturneditearlier.

W:Iwaswonderingwherethatbookwas.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

18.W:Totellthetruth,Tony,itneveroccurstomethatyouareanathlete.

M:Oh,really?Mostpeoplewhomeetme,includingsomefriendsofmine,don’tthinksoeither.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

LongConversations

Conversation1

M:Mary,Ihopeyou'repackedandreadytoleave.

W:Yes,I’mpacked,butnotquiteready.Ican’tfindmypassport.

M:Yourpassport?That’stheonethingyoumustn’tleavebehind.

W:Iknow.Ihaven’tlostit.I’vepackedit,butIcan’trememberwhichbagit’sin.

M:Well,youhavetofinditattheairport.Comeon,thetaxiiswaiting.

W:Didyousaytaxi?Ithoughtweweregoinginyourcar.

M:Yes,well,Ihaveplannedto,butI’llexplainlater.You’vegottobethereinanhour.

W:Theplanedoesn’tleavefortwohours.Anyway,I’mreadytogonow.

M:Now,you'retakingjustonecase,isthatright?

W:No,thereisoneinthehallaswell.

M:Gosh,whatalotofstuff!You'retakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.

W:Well,youcan’tdependontheweather.Itmightbecold.

32.WhatdoesthecommentbyemployeesoftheWashingtonPostsuggest?

Passage3

Obtaininggoodhealthinsuranceisarealnecessitywhileyouarestudyingoverseas.Itprotectsyoufromminorandmajormedicalexpensesthatcanwipeoutnotonlyyoursavingsbutyourdreamsofaneducationabroad.Thereareoftentwodifferenttypesofhealthinsuranceyoucanconsiderbuying,internationaltravelinsuranceandstudentinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillbegoing.

Aninternationaltravelinsurancepolicyisusuallypurchasedinyourhomecountrybeforeyougoabroad.Itgenerallycoversawidevarietyofmedicalservicesandyouareoftengivenalistofdoctorsintheareawhereyouwilltravelwhomayevenspeakyournativelanguage.Thedrawbackmightbethatyoumaynotgetyourmoneybackimmediately,inotherwords,youmayhavetopayallyoumedicalexpensesandthenlatersubmityourreceiptstotheinsurancecompany.

Ontheotherhand,gettingstudentheathinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillstudymightallowyoutoonlypayacertainpercentageofthemedicalcostatthetimeofserviceandthusyoudon’thavetohavesufficientcashtopaytheentirebillatonce.Whateveryoudecide,obtainingsomeformofhealthinsuranceissomethingyoushouldconsiderbeforeyougooverseas.Youshouldn’twaituntilyouaresickwithmajormedicalbillstopayoff.

Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.Whydoesthespeakeradviceoverseasstudentstobuyhealthinsurance?

34.Whatisthedrawbackofstudentsbuyinginternationaltravelinsurance?

35.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutstudentsgettinghealthinsuranceinthecountrywheretheywillstudy?

SectionCCompoundDictation

Moreandmoreoftheworld’spopulationarelivingintownsorcities.Thespeedatwhichcitiesaregrowinginthelessdevelopedcountriesisalarming.Between1920and1960,bigcitiesindevelopedcountriesincreasedtwoandahalftimesinsize,butinotherpartsoftheworldthegrowthwaseighttimestheirsize.Thesheersizeofgrowthisbadenough,buttherearenowalsoverydisturbingsignsoftroubleinthecomparisonofpercentagesofpeoplelivingintownsandpercentagesofpeopleworkinginindustry.Duringthe19thcentury,citiesgrewasaresultofthegrowthofindustry.InEurope,theproportionofpeoplelivingincitieswasalwayssmallerthanthatoftheworkforceworkinginfactories.Now,however,the

reverseisalmostalwaystrueinthenewlyi