2003年9月四级考试听力原文与翻译
大学英语4听说原文及翻译
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. This is your captain speaking. On behalf of the crew, let me extend a very warm welcome to all of you who have chosen to fly Air China. Our plane is bound for New York on the east coast of the United States. Ours is a direct flight. It will take thirteen and a half hours to reach our destination on July 19, at 1: 30 p.m. local time.May I draw your attention to the Safety Flight leaflet which you’ll find in the pocket at the back of the seat in front of you? We do ask tha t you read it. You’ll also find an Air China magazine which you may find of interest. For those of you not familiar with this type of aircraft, let me inform you that smoking is strictly prohibited at any time during the flight. Nor is the use of mobile phones allowed on board of our aircraft We have a duty-free bar on board and cigarettes, spirits, beer and mineral water will be on sale during the flight. We will serve three meals during the entire flight, lunch, dinner and breakfast. For those of you who are vegetarian, please contact a member of the cabin crew beforehand. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask a member of the cabin crew. Our plane will take off shortly. Would you now please make sure that your seat belts are securely fastened in preparation for take-oft’? May I wish you a pleasant flight! Thank you女士们，先生们，晚上好.这是机长。
2003年09月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(含答案)
2003年9月四级试题Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Passage OneQuestions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.A rectal study, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver, Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal accident as a teenager driving alone, By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.The author also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p.m., and especially after midnight, With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic issue.” Be says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing licenses fail to recognize how complex and skilled a task driving is.”Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to mitigate (使…缓解)the problem is to have states institute so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a multistage process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving with night of massager restrictions, before graduating to full driving privileges.Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies, About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have restrictions on passengers, California is the strictest, with a novice (新手) driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20(without the presence of an adult over 25)for the first six months.21. Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?A) Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p.m.B) A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.C) Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.D) A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.22. According to Robert Foss. The high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to ______.A) their frequent driving at nightB) their improper way of drivingC) their lack of driving experienceD) their driving with passengers23. According to Paragraph 3. which of the following statements is TRUE?A) Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.B) Driving is a skill too complicated for teenagers to learn.C) Restrictions should be imposed on teenagers applying to take driving lessons.D) The licensing authorities are partly responsible for teenagers' driving accidents.24. A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers' driving accidents is that ________ .A) driving in the presence of an adult should be made a ruleB) they should be prohibited from taking on passengersC) they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p.m.D) the licensing system should be improved25. The present situation in about half of the states is that the graduatedlicensing system ________.A) is under discussionB) is about to be set upC) has been put into effectD) has been perfectedPassage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.If you know exactly what you want, the best route to a job is to get specialized training. A recent survey shows that companies the graduates in such fields as business and health care who can go to work immediately with very little on-the-job training.That's especially true of booing fields that are challenging for workers. AtCornell's School of Hotel Administration, for example, bachelor's degree graduates get an average of four or five jobs offers with salaries ranging from the high teens to the low 20s and plenty of chances for rapid advancement. Large companies, especially, like a background of formal education coupled with work experience.But in the long run, too much specialization doesn't pay off. Business, which has been flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automatic stamp of approval. The MBA may open doors and command a higher salary initially, but the impact of a degree washes out after five years.As further evidence of the erosion (销蚀) of corporate (公司的) faith in specialized degrees, Michigan State’s Scheetz cites a pattern in corporate hiring practices, Although companies tend to take on specialists as new hires, they often seek out generalists for middle and upper-level management.“They want someone who isn’t constrained (限制) by nuts and bolts to look at the big picture,”says Scheetz.This sounds suspiciously like a formal statement that you approve of the liberal-arts graduate. Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have: writing and communication skills, organizational skills, open-mindedness and adaptability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems, David Birch claims he does not hire anybody with an MBA or an engineering degree, “I hire only liberal-arts people because they have a less-than-canned way of doing things,” says Birch. Liberal-arts means an academically thorough and strict program that includes literature, history, mathematics, economics, science, human behavior—plus a computer course or two. With that under your belt, you can feel free to specialize, “A liberal-arts degree coupled with an MBA or some other technical training is a very good combination in the marketplace,” says Scheetz.26. What kinds of people are in high demand on the job market?A) Students with a bachelor's degree in humanities.B) People with an MBA degree front top universities.C) People with formal schooling plus work experience.D) People with special training in engineering27. By saying “…but the impact of a degree washes out after five years” (Line3, Para, 3), the author means ________.A) most MBA programs fail to provide students with a solid foundationB) an MBA degree does not help promotion to managerial positionsC) MBA programs will not be as popular in five years' time as they are nowD) in five people will forget about the degree the MBA graduates have got28. According to Scheetz's statement (Lines 4-5. Para. 4), companies prefer ________.A) people who have a strategic mindB) people who are talented in fine artsC) people who are ambitious and aggressiveD) people who have received training in mechanics29. David Birch claims that he only hires liberal-arts people because ________.A) they are more capable of handling changing situationsB) they can stick to established ways of solving problemsC) they are thoroughly trained in a variety of specialized fieldsD) they have attended special programs in management30. Which of the following statements does the author support?A) Specialists are more expensive to hire than generalists.B) Formal schooling is less important than job training.C) On-the-job training is, in the long run, less costly.D) Generalists will outdo specialists in management.Passage ThreeQuestions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City when a woman and a young boy sat down at the next table, I couldn’t help overhearing parts of their conversation. At one point the woman asked: "So, how have you been?" And the boy—who could not have been more than seven or eight years old —replied. "Frankly, I've been feeling a little depressed lately.''This incident stuck in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are changing. As far as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school.The evidence of a change in children has increased steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults than they used to.Whether this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Childhood as it once was no longer exists, Why?Human development is based not only on innate (天生的) biological states, but also on patterns of access to social knowledge. Movement from one social role to another usually involves learning the secrets of the new status. Children have always been taught adult secrets, but slowly and in stages: traditionally, we tell sixth graders things we keep hidden from fifth graders.In the last 30 years. however, a secret-revelation (揭示) machine has been installed in 98 percent of American homes. It is called television, Television passes information, and indiscriminately (不加区分地), to all viewers alike, be they children or adults. Unable to resist the temptation, many children turn their attention from printed texts to the less challenging, more vivid moving pictures.Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to which children have access. Reading and writing involve a complex code of symbols that must be memorized and practices. Children must read simple books before they can read complex materials.31. According to the author, feeling depressed is ________.A) a sure sign of a psychological problem in a childB) something hardly to be expected in a young childC) an inevitable has of children's mental developmentD) a mental scale present in all humans, including children32. Traditionally, a child is supposed to learn about the adult world ________.A) through contact with societyB) gradually and under guidanceC) naturally and by biological instinctD)through exposure to social information33. The phenomenon that today’s children seem adultlike is attributed by the author to ________.A) the widespread influence of televisionB) the poor arrangement of teaching contentC) the fast pace of human intellectual developmentD) the constantly rising standard of living34. Why is the author in favor of communication through print for children?A) It enables children to gain more social information.B) It develops children's interest in reading and writing.C) It helps children to memorize and practice more.D) It can control what children are to learn.35. What does the author think of the change in today’s children?A) He feels amused by chair premature behavior.B) He thinks it is a phenomenon worthy of note.C) He considers it a positive development.D) He seems to be upset about it.Passage FourQuestions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage."Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause little confusion if people didn’t attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, most to attach great importance to it. "I have as much right to my opinion as you to yours, '' and ''Everyone’s entitled to his opinion, '' are common expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge another's opinion is likely to be branded intolerant.Is that label accurate? Is it intolerant to challenge another's opinion? It depends on what definition of opinion you have in mind. For example, you may ask a friend, “What do you think of the new Ford cars?” And he may reply, "In my opinion, they're ugly." In this case, it would not only be intolerant to challenge his statement, but foolish. For it's obvious that by opinion he means his personal preference, a matter of taste. And as the old saying goes, ''It's pointless to argue about matters of taste."But consider this very different use of the term, a newspaper reports that the Supreme Court has delivered its opinion in a controversial case. Obviously the justices did not shale their personal preferences, their mere likes and dislikes, they stated their considered judgment, painstakingly arrived at after thorough inquiry and deliberation.Most of what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere between these two extremes. It is not an expression of taste. Nor is it careful judgment. Yet it may contain elements of both. It is a view or belief more or less casually arrived at, with or without examining the evidence.Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of course, this is not only permitted, butguaranteed. We are free to act on our opinions only so long as, in doing so, we do not harm others.36. Which of the following statements is TRUE, according to the author?A) Everyone has a right to hold his own opinion.B) Free expression of opinions often leads to confusion.C) Most people tend to be careless in forming their opinions.D) Casual use of the word "opinion" often brings about quarrels.37. According to the author, who of the following would be labored as intolerant?A) Someone who turns a deaf ear to others' opinions.B) Someone who can't put up with others' tastes.C) Someone who values only their own opinions.D) Someone whose opinion harm. other people.38. The new Ford cars are cited as an example to show that ________.A) it is foolish to criticize a famous brandB) one should not always agree to others' opinionsC) personal tastes are not something to be challengedD) it is unwise to express one's likes and dislikes in public39. Considered judgment is different from personal preference in that ________.A) it is stated by judges in the courtB) it reflects public like and dislikesC) it is a result of a lot of controversyD) it is based on careful thought40. As indicated in the passage, being free to act on one's opinion ________.A) means that one can ignore other people's criticismB) means that one can impose his pre6ereaccs on othersC) doesn't mean that one has the right to do things at willD) doesn't mean that one has the right to charge others without evidence Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences it: this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose cite ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the Corresponding letter on theAnswer Sheet with a single line through the centre.41. The beam that is ______ by a laser differs in several ways from the lightthat comes out of a flashlight.A) emitted B) transported C ) motivated D) translated42. We booked rooms at the hotel ________we should find no vacancies on our arrival.A) whenever B) if C) since D) lest43. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to________ the isolation of life in Alaska.A) break through B) break down C) break into D) break out44. We know through painful experience that freedom is never by theoppressor; it must be ________ by the oppressed.A) demanded B) commanded C) required D) requested45. Color and sex are not relevant ________ whether a person is suitable for the job.A) on B) for C) to D) with46. ________ the enormous flow of food from the entire globe, these countrieshave for many years not felt any population pressure.A) Thanks to B) By means of C) In line with D) With regard to47. Research universities have to keep up with the latest computer andscientific hardware ________ price.A) On account of B) regardless of C) in addition to D) not to mention48. Three university departments have been ________ $600,000 to developgood practice in teaching and learning.A) promoted B) included C) secured D) awarded49. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the________ in which people communicate across time and space.A) mood B) mission C) manner D) vision50. Mr. Jones holds strong views against video games and ________ theclosing of all recreation facilities for such games.A) assists B) acknowledges C) advocates D) admits51. Workers in the fine arts ________ thoughts and feelings through their creative works.A) transmit B) elaborate C) convey D) contribute52. Small as it is, the ant is as much a creature as ________ all other animals on earth.A) are B) do C) is D) have53. The policeman declared that the blow on the victim's head ________ from behind.A) should have been made B) must have been madeC) would have been made D) ought to have been made54. Finding a job can be __ and disappointing, and therefore it is important that you are prepared.A) exploiting B) frustrating C) profiting D) misleading55. It British government often says that furnishing children with ________ tothe information superhighway is a top priority.A) procedure B）protection C) allowance D)access56. Louis Herman, at the University of Hawall, has ________ a series of newexperiments in which some animals have learned to understand sentences.A) installed B) equipped C) devised D) formatted57. Researchers at the University of Illinois determined that the ________ of afather can help improve a child’s grades.A) involvement B) interaction C) association D) communication58. We can accept your order ________ payment is made in advance.A)in the belief that B) in order that C) on the excuse that D) on condition that59. Many in the credit industry expect that credit cards will eventually________ paper money for almost every purchase.A) exchange B) reduce C)replace D)trade60. Any donation you can give will help us ________ the suffering andisolation of the homeless this New Year.A) lift B) patch C) comfort D) ease61. In India more than one hundred languages are spoken, ________ whichonly fourteen are recognized as official.A) of B) in C) with D) within62. Techniques for ________ sleep would involve learning to control bothmind and body so that sleep can occur.A) cultivating B) promoting C) pushing D)strengthening63. It is important to ________ between the rules of grammar and theconventions of written language.A) determine B) promoting C)explore D)distinguish64. It is too early to say whether IBM’s competitors will be able to ________their products to the new hardware at an affordable cost.A) adapt B)stick C) yield D)adopt65. This research has attracted wide coverage in the ________ and has featuredon BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World.A) data B)source C)message D)media66.I had just posted the letter when I remembered that hadn’t ________ the cheque.A) imposed B) involved C)enclosed D)contained67. She had a tense expression on her face, ________ she were expecting trouble.A) even though B) as though C)even as D) now that68. They were ________ admission to the military exhibition because they were foreigners.A) denied B) declined C)deprived D) rejected69. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in ________.A) prospect B) print C) process D) press70. Residents were cutting their lawns, washing their cars and otherwise________a pleasant, sunny day.A) idling away B) taking away C) chasing away D) driving awayPart Ⅳ Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)Directions: In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in fewest possible words. Your answer may be a word, a phrase, or a short sentence. Write your answers in the spaces provided on the right of the page.Sports is one of the world’s largest industries, and most athletes are professionals who are paid for their efforts. Because an athlete succeeds by achievement only—not by economic background or family connections—sports can be a fast route to wealth, and many athletes play only for money than for love.This has not always been true. In the ancient Olympics the winner got only a wreath of olive leaves (橄榄叶花环). Even though the winners became national heroes, the games remained amateur for centuries. Athletes won fame, but no money. As time passed, however, the contests became increasingly less amateur and cities began to hire athletes to represent them. By the fourth century A.D., the Olympics were ruined, and they were soon ended.In 1896, the Olympic games were revived (使再度兴起)with the same goal of pure amateur competition. The rules bar athletes who have ever received a $50 prize or an athletic scholars or who have spent four weeks in a training camp. At least one competitor in the 1896 games met these qualifications. He was Spiridon Loues, a water carrier who won the marathon race, after race, a rich Athenian offered him anything he wanted. A true amateur, Loues accepted only a cart and a horse. Then he gave up running forever. But Loues was an exception and now, as the Chairman of the German Olympic Committee said, “Nobody pays any attention to these rules.” Many countries pay their athletes to train year-round, and Olympic athletes are eager to sell their names to companies that make everything from ski equipment to fast food.Even the games themselves have become a huge business. Countries fight to hold the Olympics not only for honor, but for money. The 1972 games in Munich cost the Germans 545 million dollars, but by selling medal symbols, TV rights, food, drink ,hotel rooms, and souvenirs (纪念品), they managed to make a profit. Appropriately, the symbol of victory in the Olympic games is no longer a simple olive wreath—it is a gold medal.S1. To many people, sports today is nothing S1.________ but.S2. What do most athletes of today go after? S2.________S3. What reward could an ancient Greek athlete S3.________ expect?S4. By the fourth century A.D., Olympic contests became increasingly more S4. _______ thus ruining the Olympics.S5. When the Olympic games were revived in S5.________ 1896, athletes who had received special training in camps would be S5.S6. What did Spiridon Loues do after he accepted S6.________ the Athenian’s gift?S7. According to the author, some athletes are S7.________ Even willing toadvertise for businesses Which sell things like S7.S8. The 1972 Munich games managed to make S8. (1)________ a big profit mainly by S8. (1) services (2)________ and selling S8 (2).Part Ⅴ Writing (30 minutes)Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic The Day My Classmate Fell Ill (or Got Injured). You should write at least 120 words according to the outline given below in Chinese:1.简单叙述一下这位同学生病（或受伤）的情况2.同学、老师和我是如何帮助他/她的3.人与人之间的这种相互关爱给我的感受是……The Day My Classmate Fell Ill (or Got Injured)2003年9月四级试题详解PartⅡ Reading Comprehension21---25 B C D D C 26---30 C B A A D31---35 B B A D B 36---40 A B C D CPart Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure41---45 A D A A C 46---50 A B D C C 51---55 C A B B D56---60 C A D C D 61---65 A B D A D 66---70 C B A B APart Ⅳ Short Answer QuestionsS1 a fast route to wealthS2 moneyS3 a wreath of olive leaves / olive wreathS4 professionalS5 barredS6 He gave up running forever./ Giving up running forever. S7 Ski equipment and fast foodS8 (1) hotel(2) medal symbols, TV rights, souvenirs, food and drinks。
09cet4听力原文
W: Bob, do you know who I saw the other day? Old Jake, looking terribly depressed. Did he get pensioned off at last? M: Yes. They made him retire after 50 years at sea. He is pretty upset about it, but what can you do? He really is pasted。 W: He is all alone, isn't he? M: Yes, his wife has been dead for years. They had one daughter, Dories. But she went off to town as soon as she left school. And he hasn‘t heard from her since. I hear she is making good money as a model。 W: Maybe someone could get in touch with her. Get her to come back for a while to help?
• W: I can‘t decide what to do about the party tomorrow。 。 • M: You don‘t have to go if you don’t want to, but I‘ll be glad to give you a ride if you do。 。 • Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
• W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire。 。 • M: I really admire his courage。 。 • Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?
2003年专业英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)
2003年专业英语四级真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. DICTATION 2. LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3. CLOZE 4. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY 5. READING COMPREHENSION 6. WRITINGPART I DICTATION (15 MIN)Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 1．正确答案：Every year millions of salmon swim from the ocean into the mouth of rivers，and then steadily up the rivers．Passing through waters，around rocks and waterfalls，the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes．They dig out nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs．Then，exhausted by their journey，the parent salmon die．They have finished the task that nature has given them．Months or years later，the young fish start their trip to the ocean．They live in the salt water for two to seven years until they too are ready to swim back to reproduce．Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food—fish．When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths for the annual trip up the rivers，they are in the best possible condition．And nearly every harbour has its salmon fishing fleet ready to catch thousands for markets．PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN)Directions: In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTDirections: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.听力原文：Airlines are being hit with huge increases to ensure their planes after the terrorist attacks in the United States. Go-Shocking Insurance Holdings which insures aircraft around the world said rates have soared as much as tenfold since the 9.11 terrorist attack. Airlines around the world have cut services and dismissed staff as their business had plunged in the week of crisis. They are also struggling with increased security costs.2．After the terrorist attacks in the United States, insurance rates soared as muchasA．100%.B．200%.C．500%.D．1000%.正确答案：D听力原文：On the 20th anniversary of the first official report on AIDS, the head of the United Nations AIDS Program warns the deadly disease may only be at its early stages in many parts of the world. Dr. Peal said the disease has already reached staggering proportions since first being identified in 1981. 58,000,000 people worldwide have contracted HIV virus which causes AIDS, while 22,000,000 have died from related illnesses. The UN estimates the world HIV positive population at 36,000,000, including 25,000,000 in sub-Sahara in Africa. International officials warn the disease would have disastrous political, social and economical consequences in many developing countries.3．According to the report, how many people are HIV-positive?A．22 million.B．36 million.C．25 million.D．58 million.正确答案：B听力原文：The UN resolution calls for greater international intelligence and non-enforcement cooperation. And it requires states to change their banking laws in order to police the global network of terrorism financiers. It makes providing funds for terrorist activities a criminal offense and would freeze the bank accounts of those who sponsored terrorism.4．The UN resolution is about international efforts in tightening control onA．terrorism activities.B．terrorists’ networks.C．weapons for terrorists.D．funding for terrorism.正确答案：D5．What does the UN resolution specifically require states to do?A．To establish a financial network.B．To revise their banking laws.C．To increase their police force.D．To curb regional terror activities.正确答案：B听力原文： A police spokesman said the devices were made safe by explosive experts in the Aldon district where a woman was shot at the leg and 13 police officers were injured during a second successive night of violence. Northern Ireland police chief had earlier called on community leaders to work together to end the violence. The violence has rubbed sporadically through the summer of subterraneous tension in northern Belfast.6．Altogether how many people were injured during the violence?A．1.B．2.C．13.D．14正确答案：D7．How long has the violence lasted?A．For one day.B．For two days.C．For the whole summer.D．For one year.正确答案：C听力原文： A Pakistani lawyer said the resumption of the trial of 8 foreign aid workers accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan has been put off until Sunday. He admitted earlier Saturday with the aid workers, 2 Americans, 2 Australians and 4 Germans. They insisted they were in Afghanistan to help the poor, not to convert them. The penalty for these captured aid workers could range from deportation to a jail term or death sentence.8．Eight foreign aid workers were arrested in Afghanistan because of their_________activities.A．politicalB．espionageC．religiousD．relief正确答案：C9．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the penalties?A．A fine.B．Expulsion.C．A jail term.D．Death sentence.正确答案：A10．Which is NOT true about the listener?A．He works hard.B．He drinks a lot.C．He smokes a lot.D．He is healthy.正确答案：D解析：You must relax. Don’t work too hard. And do watch your drinking and smoking.11．How did the speaker feel when she heard the news?A．She was satisfied.B．She was annoyed.C．She was astonished.D．She was relieved.正确答案：C解析：We hadn’t quite expected the committee to agree to rebuild the hospital, so we were taken aback when we got to know that it was finally agreed.12．When does the next coach leave?A．At 9: 10.B．At 9: 15.C．At 9 : 20.D．At 9 : 05.正确答案：C解析：The coach leaves the station every 20 minutes. It’s 9:15 now, and you have to wait for 5 minutes for the next one.13．The speaker thinks that Jane might haveA．a better marriage.B．a better career.C．a better education.D．a better family life.正确答案：B解析：Perhaps Jane shouldn’t have got married in the first place. No one knows what she might be doing now, but not washing up, that’s for sure.14．What does the statement mean?A．I am too happy to be helpful in any way.B．I am willing but unable to help you.C．I shall be very glad to offer my help.D．I promise to think about how to help you.正确答案：C解析：I happen to be working on a similar project at the moment. I’m only too pleased to help you.15．What does the statement imply?A．The man was wearing clean clothes.B．The man was wearing improper clothes.C．The man was wearing fanciful clothes.D．The man was wearing dirty clothes.正确答案：B解析：The man arrived for the ceremony with patched jackets and faded jeans that the average person would save for mowing the lawn in his garden at the weekend.16．What does the speaker mean?A．I believe I can find you in other places as well.B．I had no idea that I could find you here.C．I believe that I can only find you in this place.D．This is not the place for me to meet you.正确答案：B解析：Mark, here you are! This is the last place in the world I would expect to find you.17．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A．Salesman and customer.B．Doctor and nurse.C．Doctor and patient.D．Patient and patient.正确答案：C解析：A: I couldn’t stand this morning. My right leg went stiff.B: I’m afraid it’s probably a side effect from the drugs I put you on.18．What does the man think of his writing?A．Writing will not be easy.B．Writing will be less difficult.C．Writing has been boring.D．Writing has been enjoyable.正确答案：A解析：A: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book coming along all right?B: I’m not sure. I think the rest of it will be difficult to write.19．What can we learn from the conversation?A．Cold is a kind of serious illness.B．Cold will go away quickly.C．You should go to see a doctor.D．You needn’t do anything about it.正确答案：D解析：A: Is there anything you can do to make a cold go away more quickly?B: No, there isn’t. And a cold isn’t really serious enough for a visit to your doctor.20．What did the man assume previously?A．She would go to the bookstore.B．She would not go to the bookstore.C．She would go to the bookstore later.D．She would go to another bookstore.正确答案：C解析：A: Look what I have got here.B: Oh, so you did go to that bookstore?21．What do we know about the flight?A．There will be a short delay.B．There will be a long delay.C．The flight has been canceled.D．The condition is still uncertain.正确答案：A解析：A: Excuse me, has there been an emergency?B: No, sir. There is just a storm, so the plane would leave a little later this afternoon.22．What does the man say about Linda?A．She is forgetful.B．She is considerate.C．She is forgiving.D．She is careless.正确答案：C解析：A: I wish I hadn’t heard I Linda’s feelings like that yesterday. You know Inever meant to.B: The great thing about Linda is that she doesn’t hold any grudges. By tomorrow, she will have forgotten all about it.23．What does the woman mean?A．She doesn’t believe he can do it.B．She agrees with the man.C．She expects to see him soon.D．She will go to the library.正确答案：D解析：A: My grade is not bad but not good enough. I know I didn’t study at all this semester. Now I have to work very hard next semester to keep my scholarship.B: I’ll see you in the library, then.24．What does the man think of the woman’s choice of clothing?A．He thinks her choice is good.B．He thinks her choice is terrible.C．He doesn’t like the colour.D．He doesn’t like the style.正确答案：A解析：A: I’ll wear this blue jacket for the evening. I like the color on me. Don’t you think?B: I think it looks terrific on you. Really.25．Sam refused to take the job becauseA．the working hours were unsuitable.B．the job was not well paid.C．he had to do a lot of travelling.D．the job was quite difficult.正确答案：B解析：A: Do you know that Sam turned down that job offer by a travel agency?B: Yes. The hours were convenient, but if he accepted it, he would not have been able to make his ends meet.26．The man soundsA．surprised.B．ignorant.C．humorous.D．disappointed.正确答案：A解析：A: At the rate it is being used, the printer is not going to make it through the rest of the year.B: The year? It’s supposed to be good for four!PART III CLOZE (15 MIN)Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks.During McDonald’s early years French fries were made from scratch every day. Russet Burbank potatoes were 【B1】, cut into shoestrings, and fried in its kitchens. 【B2】the chain expanded nationwide, in the mid-1960s, it sought to cut labour costs, reduce the number of suppliers, and 【B3】that its fries tasted the same at every restaurant.McDonald’s began 【B4】to frozen French fries in 1966 —and few customers noticed the difference. 【B5】the change had a profound effect on the nation’s agriculture and diet. A familiar food had been transformed into a highly processed industrial 【B6】. McDonald’s fries now come from huge manufacturing plants 【B7】can process two million pounds of potatoes a day. The expansion 【B8】McDonald’s and the popularity of its lowcost, massproduced fries changed the way Americans eat. The taste of McDonald’s French fries played a crucial role in the chain’s success -- fries are much more profitable than hamburgers and was 【B9】praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics. Their 【B10】taste does not stern from the kind of potatoes that Donald’s 【B11】, the technology that processes them, or the restaurant equipment that fries them: other chains use Russet Burbank, buy their French fries from the 【B12】large processing companies, and have similar 【B13】in their restaurant kitchens. The taste of a French fry is 【B14】determined by the cooking oil. For decades McDonald’s cooked its French fries in a mixture of about 7 per cent cottonseed oil and 93 per cent beef fat. The mixture gave the fries their unique 【B15】.27．【B1】A．scaledB．strippedC．peeledD．sliced正确答案：C解析：本题考查词汇辨析与语篇知识。
2003年9月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案（4）
2003年9月英语四级真题听力原文（五篇）
2003年9月英语四级真题听力原文（五篇）第一篇：2003年9月英语四级真题听力原文Section A1.M: I can t understand why Bob isn t here yet? Do you think we should try to call him or go look for him?W: He probably just got held up in traffic.Why don t we give him a few minutes? [Q] What are the speakers probably going to do?2.M: Hi, Susan!Have you decided where to live when you get married?W: I d like to live in the downtown area near my work but Nelson wants to live in suburbs to save our expenses. [Q] Why does Susan want to live in the city?3.M: I d like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin s book on American culture. W: I m sorry.The book has been out of print for sometime now. [Q] Where does the conversation probably take place.4.W: I ve just locked my keys in my room.Now what should I do?M: I can t believe it.You are always so careless.Anyhow let s calm down and try to figure things out. [Q] What does the man suggest?5.W: Can you give us your e-mail address, so we can get back to you as soon as possible? M: I ll send you an e-mail so we don t have to do the spellings on the phone.Okay?[Q] What are the speakers doing?6.W: Hi, George!Could you give me a ride? I want to buy some food for the picnic. M: Okay.I m going home but I can drop you at the supermarket. [Q] What does the woman wantto do?7.W: My name is Helen WARE.W-A-R-E.Can I get a class permit for biology?M: Oh, no.Not now.Registration for students whose last names begin with W doesn t start until tomorrow. [Q] What does the man mean?8.M: What was the weather like when you were in New York last week?W: It was very much like the weather here in Beijing.So you needn t take muchclothes if you don t plan to stay there long. [Q] What can we learn from the conversation?9.W: What are the things in our our suitcase? There aren t any toys at all.Wherehave you put them?M: Oh, no.This is not our suitcase.The old lady must have taken ours by mistake.She was sitting next to us at the restaurant.[Q] What can be inferred from the conversation?10.M: Are you really leaving for Hongkong tomorrow morning?W: Yeah, I guess so.I got the air tickets.I can t wait to see Bill there.[Q] What is the woman going to do?Section BPassage OnePamcla Royal and her partner, Edith Clark, are the owners of the Sea View Hotel inBrighton.As much of their business is seasonal, they do a good deal of the workthemselves.In order to make a profit, it is necessary to keep down the cost of extrastaff.Although they will never make a fortune, for the last ten years they haveearned a reasonable living from the hotel.They work extremely will together and each has her own duties.In general, Pameladoes the book keeping.She is excellent with figures and seldom makes a mistake.She also takes care of the decorations, particularly the flower arranging, whichis her hobby.Edith, on the other hand, makes all the staff arrangements, and whennecessary does the cooking.She is a very patient woman, and if guests make complaintsshe tries her best to solve their problem.However, the two ladies do not do all the work themselves.They usually employ collegestudents to do the cleaning and the washing up.Bob Albert, who is a retired policeman,goes in two hours a day to do the gardening, or take care of the swimming pool.Both ladies are very popular.They believe in having an informal relationship with the guests, and often make friends with their regular st month was theirtenth anniversary in Brighton, and they had a dinner with their friends to celebrate.Pamela gave a speech and everyone wished them lots of success for the future.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.How do Pamela and Edith manage to keep down the cost of the hotel?12.What jobs in the hotel are given to the college students?13.Why are the two ladies popular in the area?Passage TwoSome people dream of being President of the United States.Some dream of becomingstars in a Hollywood movie, and others of making millions of dollars overnight.But,could a dream like that come true in real life? Well, it did happen to peter Johnson.Peter was an auto mechanic.One day, he walked into the Union Trust Bank in Baltimoreand took 5,000 dollars that did not belong to him.The guards and other employeesstood back and let him stuff the bills in his shirt and pants without trying to preventhim from taking the money.(16)No one tripped an alarm.No one pulled a gun.No onecalled the police.Why did the allow him to get away with it?Well, everything was legal.Peter had won a contest promoted by a Baltimore radiostation.The first prize entitled him to enter the union Trust bank and gather upas much money as he could lay his hands within five minutes.Because he could notbring any large bags or boxes into the bank, all the money had to be placed in hispockets.As the time went by, Peter ran about wildly, trying to pick up as many large billsas he could find.When his time was up, he was out of breath, but was $ 5,000 richer.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.Why did peter go to the Union Trust bank?15.What was Peter s job?16.What did the guards do when Peter stared gathering the money?17.Why didn t Peter take more money from thebank?Passage ThreeLarry Smith is one of the rescuers on the Golden Gate Bridge.His job is to savepeople who attempt to jump into the sea.If the telephone rings at three in the morning,he knows it s trouble.Someone is threatening to commit rry will get histhings ready, and in no time he ll be out the door and heading to the spot.“If you aren t too late,” Larry says, “you climb out onto the cold steel and tryto talk to the poor, and pull him anyhow back to safety.For many suicide attemptsare made on the spur of the moment, and lives can be saved.But if you fall, if theperson jumps into the bottomless pool, there s no describing how helpless you feel.Often, would-be jumpers are driven to despair and see no hope out of their misery.The trick is to open channels of communication with them.Following are some tricks that have worked: If you re going to jump, at least give me your mom s phone numberso I can call and tell her.Or That s a nice watch.If you re going to jump, canI have it? Sometimes, all it takes is the voice of the human being who cares.”Larry estimates he has rescued about thirty people in his ten years of service.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18.What is Larry s job?19.What is happening if Larry s phone rings at 3 o clock in the morning?20.What does Larry Smith usually do to stop someone from jumping off the bridge?第二篇：2003年1月英语四级真题听力原文Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)1.M: Mary, would you join me for dinner tonight?W: You treated me last weekend.Now, it's my turn.Shall we try something Italian? Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2.W: Good afternoon, I'm calling to inquire about the four bedroom house you advertised in the newspaper.M: I am sorry, but it's already sold.Q: What do we learn about the house from the conversation?A)It's only for rent, not for sale.B)It's not as good as advertised.C)It's being redecorated.D)It's no longer available.3.W: John, what are you doing on your computer? Don't you remember your promise? M: This is not a game.It's only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.Q: What is the probable relationship between the speakers?4.M: Do you still keep in touch with your parents regularly after all these years? W: Yes, of course.I call them at weekends when the rates are down fifty percent.Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?5.M: Hurry, there is a bus coming.W: Why run? There will be another one in two or three minutes.Q: What does the woman mean?6.M: Wow, that's a big assignment we got for the English class.W: Well, it's not as bad as it looks.It isn't due until Thursday morning.Q: What does the woman mean?7.W: Hello, is that Steve? I'm stuck in a traffic jam.I'm afraid I can't make it before seven o'clock.M: Never mind.I'll be here waiting for you.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8.M: You really seem to enjoy your literature class.W: You're right.It has opened a new world for me.I'm exposed to thethoughts of some of the world's best writers.I've never read so much in my life. Q: What does the woman mean?9.W: Listen to me, Joe, the exam is already a thing of the past.Just forget about it.M: That's easier said than done.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?10.M: I hear you drive a long way to work everyday.W: Oh, yes.It's about sixty miles.But it doesn't seem that far, the road is not bad, and there's not much traffic.Q: How does the woman feel about driving to work?Section B Compound DictationIt's difficult to imagine the sea ever running out of fish.It's so vast, so deep, so mysterious.Unfortunately, it's not bottomless.Over-fishing, coupled with destructive fishing practices, is killing off the fish and ruining their environment.Destroy the fish, and you destroy the fishermen's means of living.At least 60 percent of the world's commercially important fish species are alreadyover-fished, or fished to the limit.As a result, governments have had to close down some areas of sea to commercial fishing.Big, high-tech fleets ensure that everything in their path is pulled out of water.Anything too small, or the wrong thing, is thrown back either dead or dying.That's an average of more than 20 million metric tons every year.When you consider that equal a quarter of the world catch, you begin to see the sides of the problem.In some parts of the world, for every kilogram of prawns(对虾)caught, up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish and other marine wildlife die, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.True, some countries are beginning to deal with this problem, but it is vital we find rational ways of fishing, before every ocean becomes a dead sea.It would make sense to give thefish enough time to recover, grow to full sizes andreproduce, then catch them in a way that doesn't kill other innocent sea life.第三篇：2003年6月英语四级真题听力原文2003年6月英语四级真题听力原文Section AW：Gorge, look at the long waiting line.I am glad you've made a reservation.M：More and more people enjoy eating out now.Beside, this place is especially popular with the overseas students.Q：Where did the conversation most probably take place?W: 乔治，看看这里排着这么长的队，真高兴你订到了座位。
2003四级听力原文
听力原文PAR T Ⅱ DICTATI ONSalmonEvery year, million s of salmonswim from the ocean into the mouthsof riversand then steadil y up the rivers. Passing through waters, aroundrocks and waterfa lls, the fish finally reach their origina l streams or lakes. They dig out nests in the riverbe d and lay their eggs. Then, exhaust ed by their journey, the parentsalmondie. They have finishe d the task that naturehas given them. Months, or years later, the young fish start their trip to the ocean. They live in the salt water from 2-7 years, until they, too are ready to swim back to reprodu ce. Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish. When the adult salmongatherat the river mouthsfor the annualtrip up the rivers, they are in the best possibl e conditi on, and nearlyevery harborhas its salmonfishing fleet ready to catch thousan ds for markets.Now, you have two minutes to check through your work.PART Ⅲ LISTENI NG COMPREH ENSIONIn section s A, B and C, you will hear everyth ing once only. Listencareful ly and then answerthe questio ns that follow. Mark the correct answerto each questio n on your answersheet.SECTION A STATEME NTIn this section, you will hear seven stateme nts. At the end of each stateme nt you will be given 10 seconds to answerthe questio n.1. You must relax. Don’t work too hard. And do watch your drinkin g and smoking.2.We hadn’t quite expecte d the committ ee to agree to rebuild the hospita l, so we were taken aback when we got to know that it had finally agreed.3.The coach leavesthe station every 20 minutes. It’s 9:15 now, and you have to wait for five minutes for the next one.4.Perhaps Jane shouldn’t have got married in the first place. No one knows what she might have been doing now, but not washing up. That’s for sure!5.I happento be working on a similar project at the moment. I am only too pleased to help you.6.The man arrived for the ceremon y with patched jackets and faded jeans that the average personwould save for mowingthe lawn in his gardenat the weekend.7.Mark! Here you are! This is the last place in the world I would have expecte d to find you.SECTION B CONVERS ATIONIn this section you will hear 10 short convers ations between two speaker s. At the end of each convers ation, you will be given 10 seconds to answerthe questio n.8. W: I couldn’t stand this morning. My right leg went stiff.M: I’m afraidit’s probabl y a side-effectfrom the drugs I put you on.9. W: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book comingalongalright?M: I’m not sure. I think the rest of it will be difficu lt to write.10. W: Is there anythin g you can do to make the cold go away more quickly?M: No, there isn’t. And a cold isn’t reallyserious enoughfor a visit to a doctor.11. W:Look! What have I got here!M: Oh. So you did go to that booksto re!12. M: Excuseme. Has there been an emergen cy?W: Oh, no sir. There’s just a storm, so the plane will leave a littlelater this afterno on.13. W: I wish I hadn’t hurt Linda’s feeling like that yesterd ay. You know I never meant to.M: The great thing about Linda is that she doesn’t hold any grudges. By tomorro w she’ll have forgott en all about it.14. M: My gradesare not bad, but not good enough. I know I didn’t study at all this semeste r. Now I have to work very hard next semeste r to keep my scholar ship.W:I’ll see you in the library, then.15. W: I’ll wear this blue jacketfor the evening. I like the color on me, don’t you think?M:I think it looks terrifi c on you-really!16. W: Do you know that Sam turneddown that job offer by a travelagency?M: Yeah. The hours were conveni ent, but had he accepte d it, he wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet.17. W: At the rate it is being used, the printer is not going to make it through the rest of the year.M: The year? It is suppose d to be good for four!SECTION C NEWS BROADCA STQuestio ns 18 and 19 are based on the followi ng news. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answerthe questio ns. Now listento the news.The U.N resolut ion calls for greater interna tional intelli genceand lawenforce ment coopera tion. And it require s statesto changetheir banking laws in order to policethe globalnetwork of terrori sms financi ers. It makes providi ng funds for terroractivit ies a crimina l offence and would freezebank account s of those who sponsor terrori sm.Questio ns 20 and 21 are based on the followi ng news. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answerthe questio ns. Now listento the news.A policespokesm an said the devices were made safe by explosi ve experts in the Ardorndistric t, where a woman was shot in the leg and 13 policeofficer s were injured duringa secondsuccess ive night of violenc e. Norther n Ireland’s policechief had earlier calledon communi ty leaders to work togethe r to end the violenc e. The violenc e has erupted sporadi callythrough out a summerof Sectari an tension in norther n Belfast.Questio n 22 is based on the followi ng news. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answerthe questio n. Now listento the news.Airline s are being hit with huge increas es to ensuretheir planesafter the terrori st attacks in the UnitedStates. Goshork Insuran ce Holding s, which ensures aircraf t aroundthe world, said rates had soaredas much as 10 fold since the Septemb er 11th terrorattacks. Airline s aroundthe world have cut service s and dismiss ed staff as their busines s has plunged in the wake of the crisis. They are also struggl ing with increas ed securit y costs.Questio ns 23 and 24 are based on the followi ng news. At the end of the news item you will be given 20 seconds to answerthe questio ns. Now listento the news.A Pakista ni lawyersaid the resumpt ion of the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of preachi ng Christi anityin Afghani stan has been put off until Sunday. He had met earlier Saturda y with the aid workers, 2 America ns, 2 Austral ians, and 4 Germans. They insistthey were in Afghani stan to help the poor, not to convert them. The penalty for these capture d aid workers could range from expulsi on to a jail term and death sentenc e.Questio n 25 is based on the followi ng news. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answerthe questio n. Now listento the news.On the 20th anniver sary of the first officia l reporton AIDS, the head of the UnitedNations AIDS program warns that the deadlydisease may only be at its early stagesin many parts of the world. Dr. Piu said the disease has already reached stagger ing proport ions since first being identif ied in 1981. 58 million peopleworldwi de have contrac ted the HIV virus, which causesAIDS, while 22 million have died from related illness es. The UN estimat es the world’s HIV positiv e populat ion at 36 million, includi ng 25 million in sub-Saharan Africa.Interna tional officia ls warn the disease will have disastr ous politic al, social, and economi c consequ encesin many develop ing countri es.This is the end of listeni ng compreh ension.听力答案PART III LISTENI NG COMPREH ENSIONSECTION A STATEME NT1．答案：D【问句译文】关于听者哪一句是不对的？【试题分析】本题为细节题。
2003年9月大学四级考试
2003年9月大学四级考试试题答案与详解41.The beam that is ____ by a laser differs in several ways from the light that comes out of a flashlight.A) emitted B) transported C) motivated D) translatedA)。
【译文】激光发出的光束和闪光灯发出的光在很多方面有所不同。
【解析】单词辨义题。
Emit表示“发出，放射（尤其是光、热、气味等）”；transport指“传送，运输”；motivate指“激发，驱动”；translate 指“翻译，转化”。
本句的主语是beam（光束），符合emit的搭配和句意。
42. We booked rooms at the hotel ____ we should find no vacancies on our arrival.A）whenever B) if C) since D) lestD)。
【译文】我们预定了饭店的房间，以免等我们到达时没有空房。
【解析】句子结构题。
空格前后是两个完整的句子，因此空格处需要一个将二者连接起来的连词。
本句中，事先预定房间是为了防止到达时没有空房的情况发生，根据句子的逻辑关系，选择lest，引导状语从句，表示“惟恐，以免”，而且lest连接的状语从句里常用动词原形，此句符合这样的形式。
其他三个选项都可以引导状语从句，但是whenever表示“无论何时”；if表示“如果”；since表示“自从…”，都与本句的逻辑关系不符。
43. Modern forms of transportation and communication have done much to ____ the isolation of life in Alaska.A) break through B) break down C) break into D) break out A)。
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2003年9月四级考试听力原文与翻译Section A1. MI can't understand why Bob isn't here yet Do you think we should try to call him or go look for himWHe probably just got held up in traffic. Let’s give him a few minutes.[Q]What are the speakers probably going to do男：真不知道鲍伯怎么搞的，到现在还没有到？你觉得我们是打电话给他还是去找他？ 女：可能堵车耽搁了，要不我们再多等他几分钟？问：谈话者可能会做什么？2. MHi, Susan! Have you decided where to live when you get marriedWI'd like to live in the downtown area near my work but Nelson wants to live in suburbs to save our expenses.[Q]Why does Susan want to live in the city男：嗨，苏珊，你决定婚后住哪了吗？女：我想住城里，上班近，但尼尔森想住在郊区因为可以省钱。
问：为什么苏珊想住在城里？3. MI'd like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin's book on American culture.WI'm sorry. The book has been out of print for sometime now.[Q]Where does the conversation probably take place.男：我想买一本弗兰克林教授撰写的关于美国文化的书。
女：抱歉。
这本书早就脱销了。
问：对话可能发生在哪里？4. WI've just locked my keys in my room. Now what should I doMI can't believe it. You are always so careless. Anyhow let's calm down and try to figure things out. [Q]What does the man suggest女：我把钥匙锁在屋子里了，现在该怎么办？男：我都不敢相信。
你怎么老是这么丢三落四。
但不管怎样我们还得冷静地想个办法。
问：男人如何建议？Can you give us your e-mail address, so we can get back to you as soon as possibleMI'll send you an e-mail so we don't have to do the spellings on the phone. Okay[Q]What are the speakers doing女：你能告诉我你的电子邮件地址吗？这样我们就可以很快和你联系。
男：我可以先给你发一封邮件，这样我们就不必在电话上拼写地址了？好吗？问：谈话人正在做什么？6. WHi, George! Could you give me a ride I want to buy some food for the picnic.MOkay. I'm going home but I can drop you at the supermarket.[Q]What does the woman want to do女：嗨，乔治，能送我一程吗？我想去买点野餐的食物。
男：当然，我正要回家，我可以送你到超市。
问：女人想要做什么？7. WMy name is Helen WARE. W-A-R-E. Can I get a class permit for biologyMOh, no. Not now. Registration for students whose last names begin with W doesn't start until tomorrow.[Q]What does the man mean女：我叫海伦威尔，W-A-R-E,能给我生物课的听课证吗？男：哦，不能，现在不行，姓以W开头的学生登记得到明天才开始。
问：男人什么意思？8. MWhat was the weather like when you were in New York last weekWIt was very much like the weather here in Beijing. So you needn't take much clothes if you don't plan to stay there long.[Q]What can we learn from the conversation男：上周你在纽约时天气如何？女：很象现在北京的天气，如果你不在纽约呆太久，你就不需要带太多衣服。
问：从对话中我们可以了解到什么？9. WWhat are the things in our our suitcase There aren't any toys at all. Where have you put themOh, no. This is not our suitcase.The old lady must have taken ours by mistake. She was sitting next to us at the restaurant.[Q]What can be inferred from the conversation女：你箱子里都装了些什么啊？根本就没有玩具，你把玩具放哪儿了？男：呀，这不是我们的箱子。
那个老太太一定是错拿了我们的箱子。
在旅馆里，她就坐在我们旁边。
问：从对话中我们可以推断出什么？10. MAre you really leaving for Hongkong tomorrow morningWYeah, I guess so. I got the air tickets. I can't wait to see Bill there.[Q]What is the woman going to do男：明天你真的要去香港吗？女：是啊，我想是的。
我已经拿到机票，我都等不及想见到比尔了。
问：女人将要做什么？Section BPassage OnePamcla Royal and her partner, Edith Clark, are the owners of the Sea View Hotel in Brighton. As much of their business is seasonal, they do a good deal of the work themselves. In order to make a profit, it is necessary to keep down the cost of extra staff. Although they will never make a fortune, for the last ten years they have earned a reasonable living from the hotel.They work extremely will together and each has her own duties. In general, Pamela does the book keeping. She is excellent with figures and seldom makes a mistake. She also takes care of the decorations, particularly the flower arranging, which is her hobby. Edith, on the other hand, makes all the staff arrangements, and when necessary does the cooking. She is a very patient woman, and if guests make complaints she tries her best to solve their problem.However, the two ladies do not do all the work themselves. They usually employ college students to do the cleaning and the washing up. Bob Albert, who is a retired policeman, goes in two hours a day to do the gardening, or take care of the swimming pool.Both ladies are very popular. They believe in having an informal relationship with the guests, and often make friends with their regular visitors. Last month was their tenth anniversary in Brighton, and they had a dinner with their friends to celebrate. Pamela gave a speech and everyone wished them lots of success for the future.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.How do Pamela and Edith manage to keep down the cost of the hotel12.What jobs in the hotel are given to the college students13.Why are the two ladies popular in the areaPassage TwoSome people dream of being President of the United States. Some dream of becoming stars in aHollywood movie, and others of making millions of dollars overnight. But, could a dream like that come true in real life Well, it did happen to peter Johnson.Peter was an auto mechanic. One day, he walked into the Union Trust Bank in Baltimore and took 5,000 dollars that did not belong to him. The guards and other employees stood back and let him stuff the bills in his shirt and pants without trying to prevent him from taking the money.(16) No one tripped an alarm. No one pulled a gun. No one called the police. Why did the allow him to get away with itWell, everything was legal. Peter had won a contest promoted by a Baltimore radio station. The first prize entitled him to enter the union Trust bank and gather up as much money as he could lay his hands within five minutes. Because he could not bring any large bags or boxes into the bank, all the money had to be placed in his pockets.As the time went by, Peter ran about wildly, trying to pick up as many large bills as he could find. When his time was up, he was out of breath, but was $ 5,000 richer.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.Why did peter go to the Union Trust bank15.What was Peter's job16.What did the guards do when Peter stared gathering the money17.Why didn't Peter take more money from the bankPassage ThreeLarry Smith is one of the rescuers on the Golden Gate Bridge. His job is to save people who attempt to jump into the sea. If the telephone rings at three in the morning, he knows it's trouble. Someone is threatening to commit suicide. Larry will get his things ready, and in no time he'll be out the door and heading to the spot.If you aren't too late, Larry says, you climb out onto the cold steel and try to talk to the poor, and pull him anyhow back to safety. For many suicide attempts are made on the spur of the moment, and lives can be saved. But if you fall, if the person jumps into the bottomless pool, there's no describing how helpless you feel. Often, would - be jumpers are driven to despair and see no hope out of their misery. The trick is to open channels of communication with them. Following are some tricks that have worked 'If you're going to jump, at least give me your mom's phone number so I can call and tell her. 'Or' That's a nice watch. If you're going to jump, can I have it' Sometimes, all it takes is the voice of the human being who cares.Larry estimates he has rescued about thirty people in his ten years of service.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18.What is Larry's job19.What is happening if Larry's phone rings at 3 o'clock in the morning20. What does Larry Smith usually do to stop someone from jumping off the bridge。