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2015
年专四真题
2015
英语专四听力原文
英语专四听写
Male and Female Roles in
Marriage
男性和女性在婚姻中的角色
In the traditional
marriage, the man worked to earn money for
the family.
在传统婚姻中，男性负责工作养家。
The woman
stayed at home to care for the children nand her
husband.
女性则留在家里照顾孩子和丈夫。
In recent
years, many couples continue to have a traditional
relationship of this kind.
近些年，许多夫妻继续这种传统的夫妻关系。
Some people are
happy with it, but others think
differently.
一些人对这种关系感到满意，但是也有人有不同的看法。
There are two
major differences in male and female roles
now.
现在男性和女性的角色有两大主要差异。
One is that
both men and women have many more
choices.
其一，男性和女性都有更多的选择。
They may choose to marry or
stay single.
他们可以选择结婚，也可以选择保持单身。
They may choose
to work or to stay at home.
另外，他们可以选择工作，也可以选择留在家里。
2015
英语专四听力对话原文（<
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M: Hello
Jennifer.
男：你好，詹尼弗
W: Hello Callum.
女：你好，卡勒姆
M: Do you like to
travel
男：喜欢旅行吗
W: Oh
yes
，
I love going to new and
interestingplaces.
女：喜欢，我喜欢去新奇的地方。
M: What do you
think of the idea of a one-way tripto
Mars
男：单程奔赴火星，如何
W: You do mean the planet
Mars
女：你是说真的火星
M:
Well,
this
is
what
is
being
planned
at
the
moment
by
a
company
in
the
Netherlands.
They
areplanning
to
send
people
to
Mars
and
the
people who go would never be able to
come back toEarth.
男：是的，荷兰一家公司正在启动火星旅行计划。带乘客前往
火星，
但是是单程票。
W: Sounds like quite a
trip!
女：这可真是一次奇幻旅行
!
M:
What
is
interesting
about
it
is
that
this
would
be
a
one-way
trip.
男：最奇幻的是它有去无回。
W: Why is this
a one-way trip
女：为什么非要单程
M:
It's
about
technology.
Although
we
do
have
the
knowledge
and
technology to get people
toMars
，
we can't get them
back.
男：因为技术原因。我们有足够的技术登陆火星，但回来的技术还达
不到。
W:
That's a big commitment, isn't it But I imagine
some people
will
jump
at
the what
kind
of
person
are
they
going to
recruit
for
this
女：这
绝对是一项艰巨任务，不是吗我猜有的人会抓住这次机遇。对
于这次单程旅行，他们会招
募什么条件的申请者
M: They want smart
people
，
which means clever,
intelligent
people.
These
people
need
to
behealthy
both
physically
and
mentally.
They also need
people with very specific skills.
男：聪明的人，他们会招募有头脑
的人。身心健康的人。以及拥有特
殊技能的人。
W: I would
think so.
女：我想也是。
M: And there is something
more important.
男：还有比这更重要的。
W: What's that
女：什么
M: Character.
You need to have the right personality.
男：性格。他们的性格要符合招募条件。
W: What other
characteristics are they looking for
女：什么性格的人
M:
They
want
people
who
can
still
work
well
when
things
are
bad.
People
who are calm in acrisis. So from what you've
heard, does it
sound like the job for
you
男：身处逆境，但依然出色发挥。以及临危不乱的人。你觉得你适合
这项工作吗
W:
Absolutely not. I don't mind travelling but I
think it's a
bit far for me. And what
about you
女：不可能是我。我不介意旅行，但这对我来说太过了。你呢
M:
No,
it's
not
for
me,
I
have
to
say.
I'm
not
made
of
the
right
stuff. I don't think I'm the kindof
person who can handle a crisis
with
calm!
男：当然不是我了。我不够格。我想我不是那种临危不乱的人
!
W: I was
wondering how they were going to pay for all of
this.
After all, it's not a
governmentprogramme, is it
女：这次旅行怎么收费毕竟这不是政府计划，不是吗
M:
A
very
good
question.
They
plan
to
finance
this
by
involving
the whole world as an
audience.
男：好问题。他们计划通过全球观众筹资。
W: So where is
the money coming from
女：资金从哪来
M: Television.
It sounds like a big reality TV show to me. The
Olympics raised a lot of moneyfrom
people watching on television
and this
will be the same. There will be a big audience
totune in
and watch the mission but
also the relationship between the people
on the mission andperhaps even the
birth of the first Mars baby.
男：通过电视节目。听起来像电视
真人秀。奥运会的筹办就是通过观
众筹资，这个也是一样。到时将会有大量电视观众，通
过电视观看训练过
程，还能选出“登火”队员，甚至还能看到首位“火星孩”降生。
W:
Would you watch it
女：你会看吗
M:
Definitely,
yeah,
it
would
be
fascinating
viewing.
How
about
you
男：当然啦，那一定很精彩。你看吗
W:You know what, I'm not
usually a fan of reality TV, I would
probably get bored very
easilythough.
女：我不是很喜欢真人秀，我一准会觉得无聊。
2015
英语专四听力对话原文（
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M: Hello
Linda.
男：你好，琳达。
W: Hello Rob.
女：你好，罗伯。
M: Happy New Year to you,
Linda. The festiveseason is over
—
so, did all
that holiday shoppingbreak the bank
男：新年快乐，美好的节日假期就
要结束了，那么，假期疯狂的购物
是不是快让银行破产了
W: You mean,
did I spend too much money Well,yes I
did.
女：你是想问我，假期是不是花了一大笔钱吧嗯，是花了很多。
M:
Well
，
do you know about
showrooming
男：你知不知道什么是“展厅销售”吗
W: Yes,
customers visit shops to see and test products
before
buying them online.
女：知道，就是顾客们到实体店体验产品，然后在网上购买。
M: Yeah, you
see technology is changing the way we shop and it
could spell disaster
—
or bevery bad for
—
the high
street.
男：对，先进的科学技术正在逐渐改变我们的购物方式，这对商业街
上的实体店
来说可能是一场大的灾难。
W: The high street, you mean those
everyday shops that we
normally
see
in
our
town
centresThings
like
shoe
shops,
news
agents,
supermarkets,
女：
商业街，
你是指市中心的那些店铺吗比如说鞋子专卖店，
报刊亭，
超市
M:
Yes, the high street is competing with the
internet. I buy
things like CDs,
electrical goodsand food online.
男：是的，商业街正在跟互联网竞
争。比如唱片，电子产品和食物之
类的东西，我会选择在网上购买。
W: Ah, but
have you ever 'showroomed' before, Rob
女：啊，你尝试过“实体店看货、网上购买”这种购物方式吗
M:
Yes
，
I showroomed and then
bought a camera at a knock-down
price
online. I know I'm notalone in doing this though.
Research
found
24%
of
people
4
showroomed
while
Christmasshopping
last
year.
男：是的，我在实体店看好一款相机，然后低价从网上购买的
。这样
做的人肯定不止我一个。研究发现，去年圣诞节购物时，
24%
的人选择这
种购物方式。
W: And a market
research company also found one third of
consumers around the world saidthey
used this type of shopping.
女：市场调研公司还发现全球三分之一的消费者都会选择这种
方式购
物。
M: Now, although people do
it to try and save money, there are
other reasons for this, too.
男：
人们
之所以会选择这样的购物方式，
除省钱外，
还有其他的理由。<
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W:
What are they
女：什么理由
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