大学英语四级考试巅峰听力MP3与字幕文本下载 Track 24
日期:2014-05-14
[00:01.95]Model Test Three
[00:03.93]Section A
[00:05.45]Directions: In this section,
[00:09.28]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.
[00:14.97]At the end of each conversation,
[00:18.03]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.
[00:22.30]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
[00:27.87]After each question there will be a pause.
[00:31.70]During the pause, you must read the four choices
[00:36.63]marked A) , B) , C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer.
[00:43.52]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[00:49.10]with a single line through the centre.
[00:51.83]Now let’s begin with the 8 short conversations.
[00:56.93]11.W: Freedom Travel. How may I help you?
[01:03.64]M: Yes. I’d like to make a flight reservation
[01:07.13]for the twentythird of this month.
[01:09.43]Q: Who is the man most probably talking to?
[01:30.14]12. M: Where is the umbrella that was in the closet
[01:35.64]I have to return it to my boss.
[01:38.15]W: I gave it to your brother. I’ll get it back.
[01:41.43]Q: Whom does the umbrella belong to?
[02:00.83]13. W: How is Kate getting along at the hospital?
[02:05.65]M: She is very happy. She’s always dreamt of becoming a nurse,
[02:11.22]now it’s come true.
[02:13.98]Q: What can we learn about Kate?
[02:31.04]14. W: I’m going to the zoo to make some sketches of elephants today.
[02:39.57]M: May I go with you? I have the same assignment.
[02:43.62]Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?
[03:04.97]15. W: I think that Jane is one of the best typists I know.
[03:10.67]M: I can’t agree with you more.
[03:13.18]Q: What does the woman think of Jane?
[03:34.40]16. W: Maybe we should take Front Street this morning.
[03:39.21]The radio announcer said that the traffic was very heavy on the freeway.
[03:44.24]M: Well, if he says to take the Front Street we should go the other way.
[03:50.03]Q: What is the man’s attitude to the radio announcer?
[04:09.21]17. M: What a wonderful party! Everyone is having a good time.
[04:18.51]W: If only the children were here!
[04:21.45]Q: What is implied in the conversation?
[04:41.06]18. W: I’d like to have two of these pictures.
[04:47.51]Will I save any money if I buy a pair?
[04:50.90]M: Yes. They are usually three dollars a piece,
[04:55.91]but you can have two of them for five dollars.
[04:58.53]Q: How much does one picture cost?
[05:16.62]Now you will hear the 2 long conversations.
[05:22.42]Conversation One
[05:24.09]W: Hey,buddy. Are the fish biting today?
[05:27.15]M: They sure are. They are practically jumping in the boat.
[05:31.42]W: Is that so? Well, what kind of bait are you using?
[05:35.57]M: We’re catching most of our fish with lures.
[05:38.96]W: Lures? We’re using live bait over here.
[05:42.24]M: What kind of live bait are you using? Worms or minnows（小鱼）?
[05:46.18]W: We’re using worms.
[05:48.04]M: Are you having any luck with the worms?
[05:50.23]W: No, we haven’t even gotten a nibble today.
[05:53.84]M: That’s too bad. Why don’t you try using lures instead?
[05:58.32]W: I would, but I don’t have any in my tackle box.
[06:02.04]M: That’s too bad. Well, where are you fishing?
[06:06.08]W: I’m just fishing from the shore. How about you?
[06:09.26]M: We went out in our boat.
[06:11.56]I have a favorite fishing hole out there.
[06:13.96]W: Sweet.Can you tell me where it is?
[06:16.69]M: Oh no,I can’t tell you. It’s a secret.
[06:21.32]Say, why don’t you go over by the Lily Pads and try fishing there?
[06:24.25]W: Do you think that’s a good spot?
[06:26.66]M: Sure,I used to catch my legal limit of bass there all the time.
[06:31.25]W: Thanks.I think I’ll go check that out now.
[06:34.31]M: Good luck.I hope you catch some fish.
[06:37.48]Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[06:46.23]19. What are the two speakers doing?
[07:05.94]20. What kind of bait is the second speaker using?
[07:26.38]21. Where can the first speaker find a good fishing spot
[07:32.57]according to the second speaker?
[07:46.71]Conversation Two
[07:51.74]W: Will you be having Thanksgiving at home
[07:54.91]or will you be going to your mother’s place?
[07:56.77]M: Mom and Dad want to have all the families back home this year,
[08:00.71]so that’s where we’ll be. How about you?
[08:03.34]W: I plan on having everyone over to my place this year.
[08:07.30]It really is a lot of work,
[08:09.49]but I love having my family all together and I like to entertain.
[08:13.75]M: You are such a good cook.
[08:15.83]I’ll bet your family loves coming to your place, too.
[08:19.00]W: I don’t do all the cooking myself.
[08:21.73]I think everyone enjoys it a little more
[08:25.23]if they each bring something they have made.
[08:28.41]M: Do you have traditional dishes that you serve every year.
[08:31.45]I know our family does.
[08:33.20]W: Yes, we do. We always have turkey and dressing,
[08:37.14]mashed potatoes and gravy and, of course, sweet potatoes.
[08:41.30]I think those are traditional dishes for most families.
[08:45.56]There is a fruit salad that we have every year
[08:49.06]and every one looks forward to my pumpkin pie.
[08:52.56]M: What do the men in your family do
[08:55.19]while the women are doing the cooking?
[08:56.28]W: It’s the same every year—football.
[08:59.24]They watch one game after another on Thanksgiving.
[09:03.07]I tell them that they ought to go out and get some exercise,
[09:07.00]but they just can’t get away from the tube.
[09:09.40]They’re glued to it!
[09:11.16]M: A lot of men are like that.
[09:13.01]In my family we go bowling together after dinner.
[09:15.86]It’s a fun thing to do together as a family.
[09:18.92]After a couple of games,
[09:20.78]we go back home and eat the leftovers.
[09:22.86]W: I like that about thanksgiving.
[09:24.72]We cook so much food that we have leftovers to last for several meals
[09:29.76]and I don’t have to cook.
[09:33.53]Questions 22 to 24 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[09:38.67]22. Where will the first speaker spend Thanksgiving this year?
[10:02.72]23. What will the first speaker cook for dinner?
[10:19.34]24. What does the second speaker’s family usually do after dinner?
[10:43.37]Section B
[10:44.46]Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.
[10:51.57]At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.
[10:55.73]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
[11:00.32]After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer
[11:04.81]from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D).
[11:10.06]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[11:14.87]with a single line through the centre.
[11:19.02]Passage One
[11:20.01]It was years since I had visited my hometown
[11:24.38]and I was determined to enjoy my stay.
[11:27.77]I went to see my old friend, Tom Clark who, among other things
[11:34.36]was a member of the Local Council.
[11:36.50]At the time, Tom was busy making arrangements
[11:41.42]for a distinguished writer to give a talk
[11:44.48]on modern literature at the town library.
[11:46.89]As the subject interested me a great deal,
[11:50.82]I gladly accepted Tom’s invitation to go with him.
[11:55.20]Tom was going to introduce the guest speaker on that evening
[12:00.72]we went to the library to meet him.
[12:03.02]Since he had not yet arrived
[12:06.03]I left Tom and went into the Reading Room
[12:10.30]where a large audience had already gathered.
[12:13.03]I was disappointed to find
[12:15.39]that I did not know a single person there.
[12:18.34]Just before the talk was due to begin,
[12:21.85]I saw Tom waving to me from the doorway.
[12:24.80]I went to him immediately, as he looked very worried.
[12:30.05]He explained that
[12:31.68]he had just received a telephone message from the writer’s secretary.
[12:35.73]Our guest speaker had missed the train and would be unable to come!
[12:40.54]While we were talking about the problem,
[12:44.15]Tom suddenly asked me if I would mind acting as the speaker.
[12:48.42]I hardly had time to think about the matter
[12:52.47]when I found I was being led into the Reading Room
[12:55.19]to address the waiting audience!
[12:57.82]Questions 25 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[13:05.15]25. Who was Tom Clark?
[13:27.48]26. What happened to the author when he first went into the Reading Room?
[13:48.73]27. Why did Tom look worried before the talk was supposed to begin?
[14:10.59]28. Which of the following is implied in the passage?
[14:31.84]Passage Two
[14:35.78]You have ever heard the old saying,
[14:39.39]“never judge a book by its cover”.
[14:42.51]This is a good rule to follow when trying to judge the intelligence of others.
[14:49.07]Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations.
[14:54.43]A young man with an unusual gift in creative writing
[14:59.03]may find himself speechless in the presence of a pretty girl.
[15:04.06]He searches awkwardly for words and does not talk smoothly.
[15:10.51]But don’t make the mistake of thinking him stupid.
[15:14.12]With a pen and paper he can express himself very well.
[15:19.04]Other people may fool you into overestimating their intelligence
[15:24.29]by putting up a good appearance.
[15:27.75]A student who listens attentively and takes notes in class
[15:31.80]is bound to make a favorable impression on his teachers.
[15:36.91]But when it comes to exams, he may score near the bottom of the class.
[15:43.82]The main idea is that you can’t judge someone by appearance.
[15:48.96]The only way to determine a person’s intelligence is to get to know him.
[15:54.98]Then you can observe how he reacts to different situations.
[16:00.23]The more situations you observe,
[16:03.07]the more accurate your judgment is likely to be.
[16:07.43]So take your time. Don’t judge the book by its cover.
[16:11.94]Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[16:19.82]29. What is the main idea of the passage?
[16:43.07]30. What do you know about the young man mentioned in the passage?
[17:04.34]31. What does the speaker want to say by giving the example of the student?
[17:27.56]Passage Three
[17:30.73]For more than six million American children,
[17:34.45]coming home after school means coming to an empty house.
[17:38.94]Some deal with the situation by watching TV.
[17:42.76]Some may hide. But all of them have something in common.
[17:48.23]They spend part of each day alone.
[17:51.40]They are called latchkey children.
[17:54.47]They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work.
[17:59.17]And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.
[18:03.76]A headmaster of an elementary school said
[18:08.25]that there was a school rule against wearing jewelry.
[18:11.64]A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached.
[18:16.23]He was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts.
[18:21.15]There were so many keys. Slowly, he learned they were house keys.
[18:27.06]He began talking to the children who had them.
[18:31.43]Then he learned of the impact working couples and single parents
[18:36.62]were having on their children.
[18:38.92]Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone.
[18:43.51]Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.
[18:48.00]The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding.
[18:54.78]It might be in a bathroom, under a bed or in a closet.
[19:00.36]The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume.
[19:06.59]Most parents don’t realize the effect on their children
[19:11.41]when they leave their children alone.
[19:13.81]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[19:24.57]32. What is the meaning of “latchkey” children?
[19:43.83]33. What did the headmaster ask the children to do?
[20:05.20]34. How do the children feel when they’re at home by themselves?
[20:28.24]35. Which conclusion can we draw from the passage?
[20:45.74]Section C
[20:50.23]Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.
[20:58.32]When the passage is read for the first time,
[21:01.50]you should listen carefully for its general idea.
[21:05.00]When the passage is read for the second time,
[21:08.82]you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43
[21:15.82]with the exact words you have just heard.
[21:18.77]For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required
[21:24.58]to fill in the missing information.
[21:26.76]For these blanks, you can either use the exact words
[21:31.90]you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.
[21:37.15]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,
[21:41.52]you should check what you have written.
[21:44.89]Now listen to the passage.
[21:47.73]Nature has supplied every animal except man
[21:52.00]with some covering for his body
[21:54.52]such as fur, feathers, hair, or a thick hide.
[21:58.78]But man has nothing but a thin skin,
[22:01.51]and for thousands of years human beings
[22:04.68]must have wandered about the world with no other covering —
[22:07.86]though the earliest men may perhaps have been hairier than modern man.
[22:12.34]It is only when we begin to think about it a little
[22:16.06]that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons
[22:19.56]that have nothing to do with the climate,
[22:22.08]or with our need for warmth.
[22:24.05]For instance, we wear clothes to some extent in order to decorate ourselves
[22:29.51]—to make ourselves, if possible, look more graceful than we are.
[22:33.78]Even the plainest clothes worn by civilized people have their buttons,
[22:38.70]collars and so forth arranged in such a way
[22:41.87]that they form a kind of decoration,
[22:44.06]and the material itself is of a kind and color that we think suits us,
[22:48.77]and is cut or arranged in a way that we think looks nice—
[22:52.70]though ideas about what looks nice change very much from time to time.
[22:57.19]Besides decorating us our clothes have to link us up with the people
[23:01.78]amongst whom we live.
[23:03.20]We feel uncomfortable if they do not “look right”—
[23:06.26]if they are not similar to those
[23:08.67]which other people of our age, sex, country and period are wearing.
[23:12.94]Sometimes, even in civilized countries,
[23:15.89]people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel of charm.
[23:19.71]These are because they believe
[23:22.01]that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness
[23:26.17]or because it is connected with their religious beliefs.
[23:28.65]Now the passage will be read again.
[23:34.39]Nature has supplied every animal except man
[23:38.76]with some covering for his body
[23:41.39]such as fur, feathers, hair, or a thick hide.
[23:45.32]But man has nothing but a thin skin,
[23:48.28]and for thousands of years human beings
[23:51.34]must have wandered about the world with no other covering —
[23:54.41]though the earliest men may perhaps have been hairier than modern man.
[23:58.78]It is only when we begin to think about it a little
[24:01.95]that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons
[24:06.11]that have nothing to do with the climate,
[24:08.84]or with our need for warmth.
[24:10.92]For instance, we wear clothes to some extent in order to decorate ourselves
[24:15.95]—to make ourselves, if possible, look more graceful than we are.
[24:21.09]Even the plainest clothes worn by civilized people have their buttons,
[24:25.58]collars and so forth arranged in such a way
[24:28.42]that they form a kind of decoration,
[24:30.93]and the material itself is of a kind and color that we think suits us,
[24:35.97]and is cut or arranged in a way that we think looks nice—
[24:39.79]though ideas about what looks nice change very much from time to time.
[24:44.39]Besides decorating us our clothes have to link us up with the people
[24:48.43]amongst whom we live.
[25:37.99]We feel uncomfortable if they do not “look right”—
[25:43.34]if they are not similar to those
[25:45.75]which other people of our age, sex, country and period are wearing.
[26:40.88]Sometimes, even in civilized countries,
[26:43.06]people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel of charm.
[26:47.11]These are because they believe
[26:49.52]that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness
[26:53.56]or because it is connected with their religious beliefs.
[27:47.21]Now the passage will be read for the third time.
[27:50.82]Nature has supplied every animal except man
[27:54.20]with some covering for his body
[27:56.61]such as fur, feathers, hair, or a thick hide.
[28:00.55]But man has nothing but a thin skin,
[28:03.72]and for thousands of years human beings
[28:06.78]must have wandered about the world with no other covering —
[28:09.85]though the earliest men may perhaps have been hairier than modern man.
[28:14.44]It is only when we begin to think about it a little
[28:17.72]that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons
[28:21.55]that have nothing to do with the climate,
[28:24.06]or with our need for warmth.
[28:26.25]For instance, we wear clothes to some extent in order to decorate ourselves
[28:31.94]—to make ourselves, if possible, look more graceful than we are.
[28:35.98]Even the plainest clothes worn by civilized people have their buttons,
[28:40.91]collars and so forth arranged in such a way
[28:44.08]that they form a kind of decoration,
[28:46.05]and the material itself is of a kind and color that we think suits us,
[28:50.86]and is cut or arranged in a way that we think looks nice—
[28:54.91]though ideas about what looks nice change very much from time to time.
[28:59.39]Besides decorating us our clothes have to link us up with the people
[29:03.77]amongst whom we live.
[29:05.19]We feel uncomfortable if they do not “look right”—
[29:08.47]if they are not similar to those
[29:10.66]which other people of our age, sex, country and period are wearing.
[29:15.14]Sometimes, even in civilized countries,
[29:17.98]people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel of charm.
[29:21.93]These are because they believe
[29:24.11]that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness
[29:28.38]or because it is connected with their religious beliefs.
[00:03.93]Section A
[00:05.45]Directions: In this section,
[00:09.28]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.
[00:14.97]At the end of each conversation,
[00:18.03]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.
[00:22.30]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
[00:27.87]After each question there will be a pause.
[00:31.70]During the pause, you must read the four choices
[00:36.63]marked A) , B) , C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer.
[00:43.52]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[00:49.10]with a single line through the centre.
[00:51.83]Now let’s begin with the 8 short conversations.
[00:56.93]11.W: Freedom Travel. How may I help you?
[01:03.64]M: Yes. I’d like to make a flight reservation
[01:07.13]for the twentythird of this month.
[01:09.43]Q: Who is the man most probably talking to?
[01:30.14]12. M: Where is the umbrella that was in the closet
[01:35.64]I have to return it to my boss.
[01:38.15]W: I gave it to your brother. I’ll get it back.
[01:41.43]Q: Whom does the umbrella belong to?
[02:00.83]13. W: How is Kate getting along at the hospital?
[02:05.65]M: She is very happy. She’s always dreamt of becoming a nurse,
[02:11.22]now it’s come true.
[02:13.98]Q: What can we learn about Kate?
[02:31.04]14. W: I’m going to the zoo to make some sketches of elephants today.
[02:39.57]M: May I go with you? I have the same assignment.
[02:43.62]Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?
[03:04.97]15. W: I think that Jane is one of the best typists I know.
[03:10.67]M: I can’t agree with you more.
[03:13.18]Q: What does the woman think of Jane?
[03:34.40]16. W: Maybe we should take Front Street this morning.
[03:39.21]The radio announcer said that the traffic was very heavy on the freeway.
[03:44.24]M: Well, if he says to take the Front Street we should go the other way.
[03:50.03]Q: What is the man’s attitude to the radio announcer?
[04:09.21]17. M: What a wonderful party! Everyone is having a good time.
[04:18.51]W: If only the children were here!
[04:21.45]Q: What is implied in the conversation?
[04:41.06]18. W: I’d like to have two of these pictures.
[04:47.51]Will I save any money if I buy a pair?
[04:50.90]M: Yes. They are usually three dollars a piece,
[04:55.91]but you can have two of them for five dollars.
[04:58.53]Q: How much does one picture cost?
[05:16.62]Now you will hear the 2 long conversations.
[05:22.42]Conversation One
[05:24.09]W: Hey,buddy. Are the fish biting today?
[05:27.15]M: They sure are. They are practically jumping in the boat.
[05:31.42]W: Is that so? Well, what kind of bait are you using?
[05:35.57]M: We’re catching most of our fish with lures.
[05:38.96]W: Lures? We’re using live bait over here.
[05:42.24]M: What kind of live bait are you using? Worms or minnows（小鱼）?
[05:46.18]W: We’re using worms.
[05:48.04]M: Are you having any luck with the worms?
[05:50.23]W: No, we haven’t even gotten a nibble today.
[05:53.84]M: That’s too bad. Why don’t you try using lures instead?
[05:58.32]W: I would, but I don’t have any in my tackle box.
[06:02.04]M: That’s too bad. Well, where are you fishing?
[06:06.08]W: I’m just fishing from the shore. How about you?
[06:09.26]M: We went out in our boat.
[06:11.56]I have a favorite fishing hole out there.
[06:13.96]W: Sweet.Can you tell me where it is?
[06:16.69]M: Oh no,I can’t tell you. It’s a secret.
[06:21.32]Say, why don’t you go over by the Lily Pads and try fishing there?
[06:24.25]W: Do you think that’s a good spot?
[06:26.66]M: Sure,I used to catch my legal limit of bass there all the time.
[06:31.25]W: Thanks.I think I’ll go check that out now.
[06:34.31]M: Good luck.I hope you catch some fish.
[06:37.48]Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[06:46.23]19. What are the two speakers doing?
[07:05.94]20. What kind of bait is the second speaker using?
[07:26.38]21. Where can the first speaker find a good fishing spot
[07:32.57]according to the second speaker?
[07:46.71]Conversation Two
[07:51.74]W: Will you be having Thanksgiving at home
[07:54.91]or will you be going to your mother’s place?
[07:56.77]M: Mom and Dad want to have all the families back home this year,
[08:00.71]so that’s where we’ll be. How about you?
[08:03.34]W: I plan on having everyone over to my place this year.
[08:07.30]It really is a lot of work,
[08:09.49]but I love having my family all together and I like to entertain.
[08:13.75]M: You are such a good cook.
[08:15.83]I’ll bet your family loves coming to your place, too.
[08:19.00]W: I don’t do all the cooking myself.
[08:21.73]I think everyone enjoys it a little more
[08:25.23]if they each bring something they have made.
[08:28.41]M: Do you have traditional dishes that you serve every year.
[08:31.45]I know our family does.
[08:33.20]W: Yes, we do. We always have turkey and dressing,
[08:37.14]mashed potatoes and gravy and, of course, sweet potatoes.
[08:41.30]I think those are traditional dishes for most families.
[08:45.56]There is a fruit salad that we have every year
[08:49.06]and every one looks forward to my pumpkin pie.
[08:52.56]M: What do the men in your family do
[08:55.19]while the women are doing the cooking?
[08:56.28]W: It’s the same every year—football.
[08:59.24]They watch one game after another on Thanksgiving.
[09:03.07]I tell them that they ought to go out and get some exercise,
[09:07.00]but they just can’t get away from the tube.
[09:09.40]They’re glued to it!
[09:11.16]M: A lot of men are like that.
[09:13.01]In my family we go bowling together after dinner.
[09:15.86]It’s a fun thing to do together as a family.
[09:18.92]After a couple of games,
[09:20.78]we go back home and eat the leftovers.
[09:22.86]W: I like that about thanksgiving.
[09:24.72]We cook so much food that we have leftovers to last for several meals
[09:29.76]and I don’t have to cook.
[09:33.53]Questions 22 to 24 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[09:38.67]22. Where will the first speaker spend Thanksgiving this year?
[10:02.72]23. What will the first speaker cook for dinner?
[10:19.34]24. What does the second speaker’s family usually do after dinner?
[10:43.37]Section B
[10:44.46]Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.
[10:51.57]At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.
[10:55.73]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
[11:00.32]After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer
[11:04.81]from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D).
[11:10.06]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[11:14.87]with a single line through the centre.
[11:19.02]Passage One
[11:20.01]It was years since I had visited my hometown
[11:24.38]and I was determined to enjoy my stay.
[11:27.77]I went to see my old friend, Tom Clark who, among other things
[11:34.36]was a member of the Local Council.
[11:36.50]At the time, Tom was busy making arrangements
[11:41.42]for a distinguished writer to give a talk
[11:44.48]on modern literature at the town library.
[11:46.89]As the subject interested me a great deal,
[11:50.82]I gladly accepted Tom’s invitation to go with him.
[11:55.20]Tom was going to introduce the guest speaker on that evening
[12:00.72]we went to the library to meet him.
[12:03.02]Since he had not yet arrived
[12:06.03]I left Tom and went into the Reading Room
[12:10.30]where a large audience had already gathered.
[12:13.03]I was disappointed to find
[12:15.39]that I did not know a single person there.
[12:18.34]Just before the talk was due to begin,
[12:21.85]I saw Tom waving to me from the doorway.
[12:24.80]I went to him immediately, as he looked very worried.
[12:30.05]He explained that
[12:31.68]he had just received a telephone message from the writer’s secretary.
[12:35.73]Our guest speaker had missed the train and would be unable to come!
[12:40.54]While we were talking about the problem,
[12:44.15]Tom suddenly asked me if I would mind acting as the speaker.
[12:48.42]I hardly had time to think about the matter
[12:52.47]when I found I was being led into the Reading Room
[12:55.19]to address the waiting audience!
[12:57.82]Questions 25 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[13:05.15]25. Who was Tom Clark?
[13:27.48]26. What happened to the author when he first went into the Reading Room?
[13:48.73]27. Why did Tom look worried before the talk was supposed to begin?
[14:10.59]28. Which of the following is implied in the passage?
[14:31.84]Passage Two
[14:35.78]You have ever heard the old saying,
[14:39.39]“never judge a book by its cover”.
[14:42.51]This is a good rule to follow when trying to judge the intelligence of others.
[14:49.07]Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations.
[14:54.43]A young man with an unusual gift in creative writing
[14:59.03]may find himself speechless in the presence of a pretty girl.
[15:04.06]He searches awkwardly for words and does not talk smoothly.
[15:10.51]But don’t make the mistake of thinking him stupid.
[15:14.12]With a pen and paper he can express himself very well.
[15:19.04]Other people may fool you into overestimating their intelligence
[15:24.29]by putting up a good appearance.
[15:27.75]A student who listens attentively and takes notes in class
[15:31.80]is bound to make a favorable impression on his teachers.
[15:36.91]But when it comes to exams, he may score near the bottom of the class.
[15:43.82]The main idea is that you can’t judge someone by appearance.
[15:48.96]The only way to determine a person’s intelligence is to get to know him.
[15:54.98]Then you can observe how he reacts to different situations.
[16:00.23]The more situations you observe,
[16:03.07]the more accurate your judgment is likely to be.
[16:07.43]So take your time. Don’t judge the book by its cover.
[16:11.94]Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[16:19.82]29. What is the main idea of the passage?
[16:43.07]30. What do you know about the young man mentioned in the passage?
[17:04.34]31. What does the speaker want to say by giving the example of the student?
[17:27.56]Passage Three
[17:30.73]For more than six million American children,
[17:34.45]coming home after school means coming to an empty house.
[17:38.94]Some deal with the situation by watching TV.
[17:42.76]Some may hide. But all of them have something in common.
[17:48.23]They spend part of each day alone.
[17:51.40]They are called latchkey children.
[17:54.47]They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work.
[17:59.17]And their bad condition has become a subject of concern.
[18:03.76]A headmaster of an elementary school said
[18:08.25]that there was a school rule against wearing jewelry.
[18:11.64]A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached.
[18:16.23]He was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts.
[18:21.15]There were so many keys. Slowly, he learned they were house keys.
[18:27.06]He began talking to the children who had them.
[18:31.43]Then he learned of the impact working couples and single parents
[18:36.62]were having on their children.
[18:38.92]Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone.
[18:43.51]Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety.
[18:48.00]The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding.
[18:54.78]It might be in a bathroom, under a bed or in a closet.
[19:00.36]The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume.
[19:06.59]Most parents don’t realize the effect on their children
[19:11.41]when they leave their children alone.
[19:13.81]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[19:24.57]32. What is the meaning of “latchkey” children?
[19:43.83]33. What did the headmaster ask the children to do?
[20:05.20]34. How do the children feel when they’re at home by themselves?
[20:28.24]35. Which conclusion can we draw from the passage?
[20:45.74]Section C
[20:50.23]Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.
[20:58.32]When the passage is read for the first time,
[21:01.50]you should listen carefully for its general idea.
[21:05.00]When the passage is read for the second time,
[21:08.82]you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43
[21:15.82]with the exact words you have just heard.
[21:18.77]For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required
[21:24.58]to fill in the missing information.
[21:26.76]For these blanks, you can either use the exact words
[21:31.90]you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words.
[21:37.15]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,
[21:41.52]you should check what you have written.
[21:44.89]Now listen to the passage.
[21:47.73]Nature has supplied every animal except man
[21:52.00]with some covering for his body
[21:54.52]such as fur, feathers, hair, or a thick hide.
[21:58.78]But man has nothing but a thin skin,
[22:01.51]and for thousands of years human beings
[22:04.68]must have wandered about the world with no other covering —
[22:07.86]though the earliest men may perhaps have been hairier than modern man.
[22:12.34]It is only when we begin to think about it a little
[22:16.06]that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons
[22:19.56]that have nothing to do with the climate,
[22:22.08]or with our need for warmth.
[22:24.05]For instance, we wear clothes to some extent in order to decorate ourselves
[22:29.51]—to make ourselves, if possible, look more graceful than we are.
[22:33.78]Even the plainest clothes worn by civilized people have their buttons,
[22:38.70]collars and so forth arranged in such a way
[22:41.87]that they form a kind of decoration,
[22:44.06]and the material itself is of a kind and color that we think suits us,
[22:48.77]and is cut or arranged in a way that we think looks nice—
[22:52.70]though ideas about what looks nice change very much from time to time.
[22:57.19]Besides decorating us our clothes have to link us up with the people
[23:01.78]amongst whom we live.
[23:03.20]We feel uncomfortable if they do not “look right”—
[23:06.26]if they are not similar to those
[23:08.67]which other people of our age, sex, country and period are wearing.
[23:12.94]Sometimes, even in civilized countries,
[23:15.89]people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel of charm.
[23:19.71]These are because they believe
[23:22.01]that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness
[23:26.17]or because it is connected with their religious beliefs.
[23:28.65]Now the passage will be read again.
[23:34.39]Nature has supplied every animal except man
[23:38.76]with some covering for his body
[23:41.39]such as fur, feathers, hair, or a thick hide.
[23:45.32]But man has nothing but a thin skin,
[23:48.28]and for thousands of years human beings
[23:51.34]must have wandered about the world with no other covering —
[23:54.41]though the earliest men may perhaps have been hairier than modern man.
[23:58.78]It is only when we begin to think about it a little
[24:01.95]that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons
[24:06.11]that have nothing to do with the climate,
[24:08.84]or with our need for warmth.
[24:10.92]For instance, we wear clothes to some extent in order to decorate ourselves
[24:15.95]—to make ourselves, if possible, look more graceful than we are.
[24:21.09]Even the plainest clothes worn by civilized people have their buttons,
[24:25.58]collars and so forth arranged in such a way
[24:28.42]that they form a kind of decoration,
[24:30.93]and the material itself is of a kind and color that we think suits us,
[24:35.97]and is cut or arranged in a way that we think looks nice—
[24:39.79]though ideas about what looks nice change very much from time to time.
[24:44.39]Besides decorating us our clothes have to link us up with the people
[24:48.43]amongst whom we live.
[25:37.99]We feel uncomfortable if they do not “look right”—
[25:43.34]if they are not similar to those
[25:45.75]which other people of our age, sex, country and period are wearing.
[26:40.88]Sometimes, even in civilized countries,
[26:43.06]people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel of charm.
[26:47.11]These are because they believe
[26:49.52]that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness
[26:53.56]or because it is connected with their religious beliefs.
[27:47.21]Now the passage will be read for the third time.
[27:50.82]Nature has supplied every animal except man
[27:54.20]with some covering for his body
[27:56.61]such as fur, feathers, hair, or a thick hide.
[28:00.55]But man has nothing but a thin skin,
[28:03.72]and for thousands of years human beings
[28:06.78]must have wandered about the world with no other covering —
[28:09.85]though the earliest men may perhaps have been hairier than modern man.
[28:14.44]It is only when we begin to think about it a little
[28:17.72]that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons
[28:21.55]that have nothing to do with the climate,
[28:24.06]or with our need for warmth.
[28:26.25]For instance, we wear clothes to some extent in order to decorate ourselves
[28:31.94]—to make ourselves, if possible, look more graceful than we are.
[28:35.98]Even the plainest clothes worn by civilized people have their buttons,
[28:40.91]collars and so forth arranged in such a way
[28:44.08]that they form a kind of decoration,
[28:46.05]and the material itself is of a kind and color that we think suits us,
[28:50.86]and is cut or arranged in a way that we think looks nice—
[28:54.91]though ideas about what looks nice change very much from time to time.
[28:59.39]Besides decorating us our clothes have to link us up with the people
[29:03.77]amongst whom we live.
[29:05.19]We feel uncomfortable if they do not “look right”—
[29:08.47]if they are not similar to those
[29:10.66]which other people of our age, sex, country and period are wearing.
[29:15.14]Sometimes, even in civilized countries,
[29:17.98]people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel of charm.
[29:21.93]These are because they believe
[29:24.11]that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness
[29:28.38]or because it is connected with their religious beliefs.