【要闻】2012年6月英语四级听力原文(新东方)

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简短的对话:

11 :

m: as you can see from the drawings，thekitchenhasonedoorintothediningroom，anotherintothefamilyroomandathirdtotheoutside。

w:thedoorintothefamilyroomisn’tbigenough.coulditbemadewider？

q: what are the speakers doing？

12.

m:I’mthinkingaboutwheretogoforabitetonight.any suggestions，barbara？

w: well，howaboutthefrenchrestaurantnearthekfc？ frankly，I’vehadenoughofourcanteenfood。

q: what do we learn about the woman？

13.

w: hey，if you can’tenjoythemusicatasensiblevolume，why not use earphones？ I’mpreparingforthespeechcontest。

m: oh，sorry.ididn’trealizei’vebeingbotheringyouallthistime。

q: what is the man probably doing？

14.

m: finally，I’vegotthechancetoputonmynewsuittonight.ihopetomakeagoodimpressiononyourfamily。

w: come on！ it’sonlyafamilyreunion.sojeansandt-shirtsarejustfine。

q: what does the woman mean？

15.

m:wouldyouliketoseethosepantsinbrownandnavyblue？ thesetwocolorsarecominginthisseason。

w: oh，actually grey is my favorite color，butiprefersomethingmadefromcotton，100% cotton i mean。

q: what is the woman looking for？

16.

w: from here，themountainslookasifyoucouldjustreachoutandtouchthem。

m:that’swhyichosethislodge.ithasoneofthebestviewsinswitzerland。

问: what is theman’schiefconsiderationinchoosingthelodge？

17.

m:whatdoihavetodotoapplyforapassport？

w: you need proof of citizenship，eitheranoldpassportorabirthcertificateandthreephotographs.thenyoumustcompletethisformandpay

q:whatisthemanmostprobablygoingtodo？

18.

m: miss，caniinterestyouinaporkspecialwithservingtonight？ it’s only 799，halftheusualpriceandit’sverytasty。

w: oh really？ i will try it。

q:whatdoesthemansayaboutthedish？

长期对话:

conversation 1

w:good evening，andwelcometothisweek’sbusinessworld，theprogramforandaboutbusinesspeople.tonight， we have Mr.Steven kyan whohasjusttakenoverandestablishedbicycleshop.tellus，mr. kayne，whatmadeyouwanttorunyourownstore？

m: well，ialwayslovedracingbikesandfixingthem.wheniwasworkingfull-timeasasalesmanforabigcompany， iseldomhadtimetoenjoymyhobby.iknewthenthatassoonasihadenoughmoneytogetmyownbusinessgoing， I’LL DIT.ihadmyheartsetonitandididn’Tletanythingstandinmyway.wheniwentdowntothebankandgotabusinessloan，IKN EWI’Dlovebeing

w:youmeanyoudon’tkeepregularhours？

m: well，thesignonmystoresaysthehoursaretentosix，but if business is slower than usual，i can just lock up and take off early。

w:haveyouhiredanyemployeestoworkwithyouyet？

m: yeah，acoupleoffriendsofminewholovebikingasmuchasido.theyhelpmeoutafewdaysaweek.it’sgreatbecauseweplaycardsorjusit

w: thank you，Mr.Kayne.wewishyousuccessinyournewbusiness。

question 19-22 arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。

what is the woman doing？

20.whatdidmr.kaynedobeforehetookoverthebicycleshop？

21.whydidthemantakeoverabicycleshop？

22.whatdowelearnaboutthepeopleworkingintheshop？

转换2。

w: well，themainactivitiesintheregionwerehistoricallysteelandpaperprocessing，i think。

m: yes，buti’mnotquitesureaboutthestatusofthoseindustriesnow.couldyoutellussomethingaboutthat？

w :是，of course. in fact，they are less significant， but steel-relatedmanufacturingstillaccountsfor 44 % ofindustrialactivity.soit’sstillveryimportant.infact， 80 % of Spain’smachinetoolsarefromthebasquecountry.asforpaperprocessing，there’sstillalittle.but it’snolongerwhatint

m :是，thanks。

w: now，to get back to what i was saying，there’salotofunemploymentaswellasgeographicalproblemsintheregion。

m: sorry，Victoria.whatdoyoumeanbygeographicalproblems？

w: well，what i mean is the area is very hilly，mountainousinparts.sothereusedtobetransportproblems，nowthoughtherearenewtrainlinksans butitmaybethatsomesmallertownsinlandremainnotverywellconected，is that ok？ does that make sense？ whenwetalkaboutspecificlocationsuggestionsforthefactory，we’llseethisinmoredetail，sowe’llcomebacktothisquestion，ok？

m :好的，right。

w:soiwasabouttosaysomethingabouttheworkforceintheregionandtheleveloftrainingandeducation.in general，it’sverygodandprotimal

question 23-25 arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard。

23.whatdoesthewomansayaboutthesteel-relatedmanufacturingintheregion？

24.whatproblemhinderstheregion’sdevelopment？

25.whatwillthespeakersdiscusslater？

短文:

passage 1

ifirstmetjoeganzwhenwewerebothnineyearsold， whichisprobablytheonlyreasonhe’soneofmybestfriends.ifihadfirstmetjoeasafreshmaninhighschoolwewouldn’tevenhavehadthechanc Eton aystudent，butiamaboardingstudent.wehaven’tbeeninsameclases，sportsorextra-curricular activities.none the less， ispendnearlyeveryweekendathishouseandwetalkonthephoneeverynight.thisisnottosaythatwewouldnothavebeencompatibleifwehadfi rst met rather，wewouldnothavebeenlikelytospendenoughtimegettingtoknoweachotherduetothelackofimmediatelyvisiblemutualinterests.infact istruggleevennowtothinkofthingswehaveincommon.butmaybethat’swhatmakesusenjoyeachother’scompanysomuch.whenilokatmyferies hip iwonderhowmanypeoplei’veknownwhomineverdisliked， butsimplydidn’ttakethetimetogettoknow.thankstojoe ihaverealizedhowlittlebasisthereisforthesocialpisionsthatexistineverycommm ihavebeguntomakeanevenmoredeterminedefforttofindfriendsinunexpectedpeopleandplaces。

q :

26:whydoesthespeakersayjoeganzbecameoneofhisbestfriends？

27:wheredoesthespeakerspendmostofhisweekends？

28:whathasthespeakerlearnedfromhisfriendshipwithjoe？

passage 2

itwasabadnightforlewis.hisresearchintheneighboringtownhastakenlongerthanheexpected.itwaslateandhewasverytiredwhenhedrove。 ome.heturnedintohisbuilding’sparking lot，butallthespaceswerefull.hedrovebackoutontothestreet， lookingforaparkingspace.thefirstblockwasfull.thenextblockwasalmostempty.Lewis didn’tseea“no parking”sign， buthehasexpectedthathisparkingwereallowedthere.mostthespaceswouldbefilled.thenhesawasmallparkinglotwithtwofreespaceshe.we SOE venthinktoreadthesignbytheentrance.hedrovein，parkedandhurriedhometogotobed.thenextmorninghewentbacktothelottogethiscar.it w tosaythathiscarhadbeenstolen.ittookthepoliceonlyaminutetotellhimwhathadhappened:hiscarhadbeenonaprivatelot.ithadbenta kenawaw eataxitovisitthecitygaragefromthecitycenter.hehadtopayafeeof 40 dolarstogethiscarba CK.in addition，he got a parking ticket，his firss

q :

29:wheredidlewisintendtoparkhiscarwhenhecamebackfromworkonenight？

30:whatdidlewisthinkhadhappenedtohiscarthenextmorning？

31:wheredidlewisfinallygethiscarback？

passage 3

well，to pick up where we left off last time， ibelieveweagreedthatcreativityisamysteriousidea.itwasthosethingsweallrecognizewhenweseeit， but we don’treallyunderstandwhatis.weseemtofeelthatsomepeoplearenaturalycreative，but we don’tknowhowtheygotthatway.iscreativivie perhapsifweanalyzethecreativeprocesscarefully， wemightgetsomeinsightintowhatisandhowitmightworkinourlives.thecreativeprocesshasalwaysbeenacceptedasthesourceofallimpor tant wow butweshouldnotthinkthecreativityplaysaroleonlyinthearts.everymajorscientificdiscoverybeganwithsomeoneimaginingtheworldtolok dik ssaw it.andthisiswhatcreativityisallabout-- imaginingtheworldinanewway.anddespitewhatyoumayblity abouthelimitsofyourowncreation weallhavethepotentialtoimaginetheworldinanabsolutelynewway.infact，youarebornwithit.itisyourbirthrightasahumanbeing.and what you use it every day，almosteverymomentofyourlife.yourcreativeimaginationiswhatyouusetomakesenseofyourexperiences.it’syourcreate

32.whatdidthespeakermostprobablydiscusslasttime？

33.whatisthewidelyacceptedideaaboutthecreativeprocess？

34.whatleadstomajorscientificdiscoveriesaccordingtothespeaker？

35.whatdoesthespeakerimplyaboutthecreativeprocess？

复合听写:

studentshavebeencomplainingmoreandmoreaboutstolenproperty.radios、cell phones、bicycles、Pocketcalculatorsandbookshaveallbeeenrr therearetwentyofficersinthecampussecuritypision.theirjobistohandlecrime，accidents， lost-and-founditemsandtrafficproblemsoncampus.morethanhalfoftheirtimeisspentdirectingtrafficandwritingparkingtickets.RES ROS rgenciesisimportant， butistheirsmallestjob.dealingwithcrimetakesuptherestoftheirtime.veryrarelydoanyviolentcrimesactuallyoccur.inthelasfivion earer ers，sevenrobberiesandabout 60 otherviolentattacks， mostoftheseinvolvingfightsatparties.on the the ther therehavebeenhundredsoftheftsandcasesofdeliberatedamagingofpublicproperty， whichusuallyinvolvesbreakingwindowsorlightsorwritingonwalls.thetheftsarenotthecarefullyplanedburglariesthatyouseeinmovies ) enwhenit’seasytostealthem，becausetheyareleftlyingaroundunwatched.dowerealyneedmorepolice？ hiringmorecampuspolicewillcostmoney，possiblymakingourtuitiongoupagain.abetterwaytosolvethisproblemmightbeforallofustobomory

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