2014年12月四级听力原文第一套

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: When was the last time you dusted the apartment?

Man: When was the last time my mother came over?

Question: What does the man imply?

: Hurry up Mark, there

’

s a bus coming now.

Man: Why run? There

’

ll be another one in 2 or 3 minutes.

Question: What does the man mean?

: Laura, it seems that you are up to your neck in work, how come you

’

ve been so busy?

Woman: Ms Smith has asked for a sick leave, and I have to take over her work for a couple of days.

Question: What do we learn about the woman?

: Washing dishes at the cafeteria every day is really boring.

Man: Why don

’

t you quit and deliver the flowers with me?

Question: What does the man suggest the woman do?

: Rod, you said you

’

d take this package to the post office yesterday.

Man: Oh, no, it must have slipped my mind.

Question: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

: I

’

m not surprised that you didn

’

t like that movie. I find it really scary myself.

Woman: So did I. I don

’

t care much for horror movies as a rule.

Question: What do we learn from the conversation?

: My life experience tells me that love is filled with happiness but it hurts you too.

Woman: Your words remind me of the saying honey is sweet but the bee stings.

Question: What do we learn from the conversation?

: How many more chairs should I bring in for the forum, six or seven?

Woman: Bring in all you can find. I

’

m expecting at least 20 participants.

Question: What are the speakers talking about?(4

分

35

秒

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4

分

45

秒）

Conversation 1

Man: Do you think there's discrimination against women in England today?

Woman: Certainly, and not just in education and work either, in many other fields as well. The tax situation for women

is very unfair, for example.

Man: Are women better off in other countries then?

Woman:

It

depends

on

the

country.

There's

certainly

much

less

discrimination

in

Scandinavia,

and

maybe

in

America,

too.

Man: Do you think the position of English women will improve?

Woman: In some ways it will of course. I'm sure more women will go out to work in the next 20 years. But the women have

a much greater problem than this to solve.

Man: What's that?

Women:

The

problem

of

men's

attitudes.

We

can

earn

more

money

in

the

future,

but

I'm

not

sure

we

can

change

men'

attitudes.

You see, most men really think that women are inferior. Maybe we are physically weaker, but I don't think this means we

are inferior. Then there's another problem.

Man: Yes?

Women:

The

problem

of

women's

attitudes.

Lots

of

women

are

unhappy

with

their

present

situation,

but

most

of

them

probably

don't want to fight for change. It could be that the women's liberation movement has to spend more time changing women's

attitudes than it spends in changing men's.

Man:

One

last

question,

some

supporters

of

the

woman's

liberation

movement

believed

that

marriages

should

be

abolished.

You agree?

Women: No, I don't. It can't happen. What may and should happen is that we teach men to spend more time looking after

children and doing housework.

9. Where are women said to be less discriminated against?

10. What will happen in England in 20 years according to the conversation?

11. What does the woman think the women's liberation movement should do?

Conversation 2

Man: Cheers, Shirley

Women: Cheers, Paul. What a lovely place for a business lunch. I hope I can concentrate in this heat.

Man: I will sure you will when I tell you about my ideas.

Woman:

You

know,

I

must

say

I

was

pleased

to

hear

from

you,

but

from

what

you

said

on

the

phone,

everything

is

so

sudden.

Man: Well, my father-in-law, who is also the managing director of J.R. Motives, has given me two weeks to prepare a

report on the possibility of moving into the export market.

Woman: Ah, now, just one thing Paul. Have you really thought the whole idea through?

Man: Of course I have.

Woman: Now the key thing in the whole operation is to get a good import agent, and you say the bank will help?

Man: I'm almost sure of it.

Woman: Preliminary studies are very good, Paul. But if the product can't sell, then there's little use in expanding

the factory.