preference-uh
The overusing of cell phones
This picture
portrays an ironic
situation: on the
road, stands a man,
who is completely
concentrating on his
cellphone whereas
using a stick for
direction, which
implies the
unprecedented popularity or
even
overusing cell phones nowadays.
Exaggerated as the picture
is, the
phenomenon behind it is rather
thought-provoking. With the
development of high-tech equipment,
especially smart phones, people in
growing numbers tend to become
addicted to the excessive use of them.
According to a survey carried out in
China Daily several days ago, almost
47%
of citizens explain that they would
experience certain kind of anxiety
without cellphones at hand. Meanwhile,
the overusing cellphones, firstly would
exert detrimental impact on the health
of us. What's worse, it would perform a
negative character in interpersonal
relationship since we have less time to
communicate.
Judging from the evidence above,
certain measures should be taken.
Firstly, certain institutions in China
should launch relevant campaigns to
limit the excessive use of cellphones.
Moreover, we, as college students,
should put emphasis on it right from
ourselves as a start.
As the drawing presents, there is a man
walking across the street absorbedly
focusing on his cell phone without
noticing the surroundings. This sort of
phenomenon is not uncommon and rare
in some metropolis, especially among
the youngsters.
What the picture illustrates is the
prevailing situation that has long
existed
in today's China. That is the
mobile
phone obsession. With the advent
of
information age, people are becoming
increasingly fascinated on the
electronic
products, especially the
cell phones. Not
surprisingly, you
could easily notice that
most of us are
obsessed in sending
messages, playing
online games with
their mobile phones.
It cannot be denied
that this
phenomenon may negatively
impact the
relationship among people,
and
therefore they will become
estranged
and isolated.
Personally,
in view of the overuse of
mobile
phones, I hold that we
individuals
should raise the necessary
awareness
that good relationship are
reinforced
by sincere and face-to-face
communication.
2013
年
12
月英语四级听力原文完
整版
四级听力短对话
Question
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?
Question
2
W: Is everything ready for
the conference?
M: 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?
Question 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?
Question 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 starts in an hour. And we
still
have to get there and park. So just
make a decision.
Q: What
does the man mean?
Question
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?
Question 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?
Question 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?
Question 8
W: Yesterday I made reservations 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?
【答案】
1.D
The woman is going to major
in
child education.
2.B
The sound equipment has to
be set
up.
3.A
She is exhausted.
4.C
The woman should order her
food
quickly.
5. B
He doesn’t keep
h
is promises.
6.C
The pay offer by the travel
agency
is too low.
7.A
International trade.
8.D
Take a
vacation.
【点评】
本次
四级短对话无论从对话内容还是从
题目本身来看，整体难度相对简单，和
往年该部分相类似，话题覆盖日常生活
（生活琐事、看电影、旅游等）、校园<
/p>
生活、商务工作（会议、求职等）。例
如，
对话
2
、
6
、
7
均涉及商务工作话题；
对话
3
、
4
、
5
、
8
均涉及日常生活话
题；
对话
1
则为校园生活话题。主要考
查事
实细节和推理判断，其中，事实细节题
比重相对较大，这对
于广大考生来说是
有利的。主要难词生词有：
solar
heater“
太阳能热水器
”
，
travel
agency“
旅行社
”
，
make
ends meet“
收支
相抵
”
，
make reservations for“
预订，预
约
”
，
what I'm in a mood for“
我想吃什
么
”
等，
理解好生难单词对整
个听力内容
的把握大有裨益，所以考生平时应多积
累一些词汇和
常用表达。
【四级听力长对话原文
1
】
M: Excuse me, I
need some information
about some of the
towns near here.
W: What would you like
to know?
M: 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. Now what about Amitsville?
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, they are actually in
opposite directions. Amitsville is
northeast.
It's about thirty five miles
northeast of
here.
M: Huh-
uh, 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
Amitsville 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
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.
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're
welcome, sir. I hope you enjoy
your
stay.
Q9: What does the man know about
Norwalk?
Q10: What does the
woman say about
Amitsville and Newton?
Q11: What do we learn about Westfield
and Great Town?
【答案】
9. B) It has
an interesting museum.
10. A) They are
in opposite directions.
11. C) They
have lots of old houses.
【点评】
该对话属于比较常见
“
问路
”
话题。因此
考生在考试中听到开头一两句之后可以
在草稿纸上画一个东西南
北的方位箭头
图，中心点是男士所在的地方。这样听
到后面介绍
其它景点时，可以立刻在相
应方位把地名缩写和距离数字很快记下。
避免听到很多不同地名和数字时候头脑
一片混乱。
三个问题都是考查事实细节。但没有考
查
No
rwalk
，
Amitsville and
Newton
，
Westfield and Great T
own
这几个地方
的具体距离及位置，
因此题目比较容易。
因此该话题备考一方面有意识记下数字
和方
位以防万一考查具体点，另一方面
要注意理解对话的中出现的一些中心句。
如
“…they are actually in opposite
directions.”
四级听力
长对话原文
2
】
M: Err... Sandra, I've finished with
Mr.
Gordon now. Do you think you could
pop
through in bringing me up-to-date
on their
arrangements for the Italian
trip?
W: Certainly, Mr. Wilkinson. I'll
bring
everything with me.
M:
Right, take a seat. Now my first
meeting is when?
W: Your
first meeting is on Monday the
21st at
9a.m. with Dr. Gucci of Bancos en
Piedra in Milan.
M: OK, so
can I fly out early Monday
morning?
W: Well, there is a flight to Lenarty
Airport which leaves at six thirty
London
time and gets in at eight thirty
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 five
thirty, which means leaving home
at
about four fifteen.
W: I'm afraid so.
M: Hmm... not so keen on that. What's
the
program for the rest of that day?
W: It's quite full, I'm afraid. At
eleven,
you're seeing JeanaRivard at
Meg Star and
then you'll have a lunch
engagement with
Gaven from the Chamber
of Commerce at
one.
M:
Where's that?
W: You're meeting him at
his office and
then he's taking you
somewhere.
M: Good, that sounds fine.
What about the
afternoon?