2002年专四听力

2002

年专四听力答案

PART I

DICTATION

Disappearing forests

The world

’

s

forests are disappearing .

∕

As

much as a third of the total tree cover

has been

lost/ since agriculture began

some 10000years ago.

/

The raining

forests are

home to half of

the world species, /thus becoming

the chief resource

for their survival.

/Tropical

rain

forests

once

covered

12

％

of

the

land

of

the

planet

/

as

well

as

supporting at

least

half of

the world

species of plants and animals./

There rain

forests

are

home

to

millions

of

people,/

but

there

are

other

demands

on

them ./For

example,

much

has been cut

for

timber,/ and an

increasing amount of

forestland

has been

used

for

industrial purposes/ or

for agricultural development, such as crop

growing./By the

1900s,less

than half of

the earth

’

s original rain

forests remained,/ and they continue to

disappear

at

an

alarming

rate

every

year./

As

a

result,

the

world

’

s

forests

are

now

facing a gradual extinction.

PART II

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION

A

CONVERSATIONS

Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.

M: Do you agree that newspapers seem impersonal?

W: Y

es. There're no personalities involved as in radio or TV

.

M:

Y

es.

But

being

impersonal

does

not

mean

objectivity

.

(1)

Newspapers

are

written

by people who have biases and prejudices.

W: (3)

Y

ou said

it. (1) On the other

hand, radio and television can be just as biased as,

if not more biased than, news-

M: People on radio and television are trying to stick closely to a script.

W: Even without a script, people will let their biases show.

M: So the difference between newspapers on the one hand and radio and television on

the other is personality

.

W: Y

es. When you read a newspaper article, it's kind of cold,

M: (2) There're no voice inflections.

W: (2) And there're no facial expressions or body language, either.

M: It could be a real exciting story

, and all you can do is put exclamation marks.

W:

But

on

camera,

people

can

interpret

the

words

of

a

script

in

their

voices

and

expressions.

M: That would have an impact on the audience.

W:

Y

es.

People

are

more

likely

to

be

influenced

by

what's

offered

on

radio

and

television than in newspapers.

M:

Of

course,

newspaper

writers

can

use

descriptive

words

such

as

adjectives

or

adverbs, but that's nothing compared with

personalities.

W: Y

es.

M: Personality sells.

Key: 1.C

2.B

3.A

Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.

W:

Welcome

to

visit

out

city

,

Mr.

Lewis-but,

of

course,

you

have

been

here

before,

haven't you?

M:

Y

es,

I

have.

What

a

good

memory

I

have

I

I

was

here

for

the

Arts

Festival

last

year.

W; And what will you be doing this year?

M: (4) Oh,I came here primarily for a holiday and to see some friends. But I will also

be giving private cello lessons as well.

W: I believe that your cello is rather special. Is that true?

M;

Oh,

yes.

It

was

made

for

my

uncle

by

a

very

expert

German

cello

maker

called

Schuster.

(5) When I began cello

lessons at

the age of

eight,

he said

that

when I

grew

big enough to handle a full-sized cello, he would give it to me.

W:

(5)So

when

a

child

begins

to

play

the

cello,

he

or

she

starts

on

a

smaller

instrument?

M:

(5)

Of

course,

or

he

would

be

very

uncomfortable.

Many

children

begin

with

half-sized cello, but as I was big for my age, I began with a two-third- sized cello.

W: Are you going to other places on this trip and will you take your cello with you?

M: Y

es, very definitely

.

W: But, isn't it difficult to take a cello around with you?

M:

Not

really

.

(6)1

just

receive

two

seats

when

I'm

traveling

anywhere,

one

for

me

and

one

for

my

cello.

It's

such

a

precious

instrument

to

me

that

it

hardly

ever

leaves

my side.

Key: 4.B

5.C

6.C

Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.

M: Good morning, Miss Brown. Have a seat please. I have been looking through your

application.

Y

ou

seem

to

have

many

of

the

qualifications

needed

for

this

position,

especially the experience.

W: I have been working in hotels for eight years now.

M: Oh, really. Were you satisfied with your last position?

W: (7) Well, to be honest, not entirely. The chances for advancement were very slim.

M: I see. Was it hard work?

W:

No,

it's

an

interesting

job

and

I

loved

meeting

people.

I

know

how

to

handle

a

bad-tempered guest.

M: (9) But have you done anything to do with

—

a tour guide?

W: (8)1 did work for a short time as an attendant for a tour operator, taking foreigners

on guided tours of London.

M: (9)Do you speak any foreign languages?

W:

Y

es.

I

speak

German

and

Spanish

—

you

see

,(10)1

spent

several

years

abroad

when I was young.