02年英语专四听力原文和答案

2002

年专四听力答案

PART I

DICTATION

Disappearing forests

The world

’

s forests are dispearing .

∕

As much as a third of the total tree cover has

benn

lost/

since

agriculture

began

some

10000years

ago./

The

ramaining

forests

are

home to half of the world species, /thus becoming the chief resource for their survival.

/Tropical

rain

foreats

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

pepole,/

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

industurial

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 alaming rate every year./ Asa 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: Yes. There're no personalities involved as in radio or TV

.

M: Yes. But being impersonal does not mean objectivity. (1) Newspapers are written

by people who have biases and prejudices.

W: (3) You 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: Yes. 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:

Yes.

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: Yes.

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: Yes, 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: Yes, 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.

You

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:

Yes.

I

speak

German

and

Spanish

—

you

see

,(10)1

spent

several

years

abroad

when I was young.