李国能2013年12月四级真题(二)听力原文

Section A

1.

M: After high school, I

’

d like to go to college and major in business administration.

W: But

I

’

d rather spend my college days finding out how children learn.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

2.

M: Is everything ready for the conference?

W:

The only thing left to do is set up the microphones and speakers.

They

’

ll be here

in a few minutes.

Q: What preparations have yet to be made?

3.

W: Is it almost time to go home now?

I

’

m so tired. I can hardly see straight.

M: Just a few more minutes, then we can go.

Q: What is the woman

’

s problem?

4.

W: I

’

m not sure what I

’

m in a mood for. Ice-cream or sandwiches? They are both really

good here.

M:

The movie stars in an hour. And we still have to get there and park. So just make

a decision.

Q: What does the man mean?

5.

W: Tom said he would come to repair our solar heater when he has time.

M:

He often says he is willing to help, but he never seems to have time.

Q: What does the man imply about Tom?

6.

W: So you know that Sam turns down the job offered by the travel agency.

M: Yes. The hours were convenient. But

if he had accepted it, he wouldn

’

t be able to

make ends meet.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

7.

M: Could you tell me a bit about the business your company is doing?

W:

We

mainly

deal

with

large-volume

buyers

from

western

countries

and

our

products have been well received.

Q: What business is the woman

’

s company doing?

8.

W:

Yesterday I made reservation for my trip to Miami next month.

M: You must really be looking forward to it. You haven

’

t had any time off for at least two

years.

Q: What is the woman going to do?

Conversation One:

M: Excuse me, I need some information about some of the towns near here.

W: What would you like to know?

M:

[9],Well,

first,

I

’

d

like

directions

to

go

to

Norwalk.

I

believe

there

is

an

interesting

museum there.

It isn

’

t far, is it?

W: No, not at all. Norwalk is about eighteen miles east of here on Route 7. And you

’

re right. It

’

s a

wonderful little museum.

M: Oh, good.

[10] Now what about Amityville? I have some friends I

’

d like to visit there and

I also want to get to Newton. They are near each other, aren

’

t they?

W:Hmm

…

well,

[10] they are actually in opposite directions.

Amityville us northeast. It

’

s about

thirty-five miles northeast of here.

M: Uh huh, thirty-five miles northeast. And how about Newton?

W: Well, Newton is in the other direction. It

’

s southwest, so it isn

’

t really very close to Amityville

at all and it

’

s a long drive. It

’

s about fifty-five miles southwest from here and the road is not at all

straight.

M: Fifty-five miles southwest! Well, maybe I won

’

t go there this time.

W: I

’

d recommend visiting

[11] Westfield or Great Town.

They are both very close. Westfield is

just

seven

miles

west

of

here

and

Great

Town

is

about

five

miles

south.

[11]

They

are

really

pretty little towns with lots of old houses

and beautiful tree-lined streets.

M: I see. Seven miles west to Westfield and five miles south to Great Town. Good. Well, I think

that

’

s all the information I need for a while. Thank you. You

’

ve been very helpful.

W: You are welcome, sir. I hope you enjoy your stay.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. What does the man know about Norwalk?

10. What does the woman say about Amityville and Newton?

11. What do we learn about Westfield and Great Town?

Conversation Two:

M:

Err

…

Sandra,

I

’

ve

finished

with

Mr.

Gartner

now.

[12]/[15]Do

you

think

you

could

pop

through and bring me up to date on the arrangements for the Italian trip?

W: Certainly. Mr. Wilkinson. I

’

ll bring everything with me.

M:

[15] Right, take a seat.

Now my first meeting is when?

W: Your first meeting is on Monday, 21, at 9AM with Dr. Gucci of Bancos de Piedra in Milan.

M: Ok, so can I fly out early Monday morning>

W: Well, there is flight to Linate Airport which leaves at 6:30 London time and gets in at 8:30

Italian time.

M: Yeah, but that only leaves me thirty minutes to clear customs in getting to the city center and it

means I have to check in by 5:30, which means

[13] leaving home at about 4:15.

W:

It

’

s

quite

full,

I

’

m

afraid.

At

eleven,

you

’

re

seeing

Gianni

Riva

at

Megastar

and

then

[14]

you

’

ll have a lunch engagement with Gavin from the Chamber of Commerce at one.

M: Where

’

s that?

W: You are meeting him at his office and then he

’

s taking you somewhere.

M: Good, that sounds fine. What about the afternoon?

W: Well, at 3:30,

[15] you are seeing our sales representative

there and then you are free till the

evening.

M: I see. I seem to remember that I

’

m having dinner with someone from Bergamo.

W: That

’

s right. And Mr. Betty from SAP Industries at eight.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. What would the man like the woman to do?

13. At what time is Mr. Wilkinson going to leave home for the airport?

14. Who is Mr. Wilkinson going to have lunch with on Monday?

15. What is most probably the woman

’

s job?

Section B

Passage One:

Donna Fredrick

’

s served with the Peace Corps for two years in Brazil.

[16]

She

joined

the