2012年专四听力原文

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] 1-3

M:

Ruth,

/do

you

know

/something/

about the/ Ethical Consumer/ Research/

Association/?

W:

Yes,/

so

far/

as

I

know,/

it's

/an

organization/

that/

provides/

information/ for shoppers./

M: Oh, /what kind/ of information/?

W: [1]Well, /like /letting shoppers /know

/what/ the companies/ are doing/ behind

/the products /that they see/ on /the store

shelves./ And.../ and /these shoppers/ are

concerned /with some /ethical /issues./

M: For example/?

W:

[1]Well,/

they/

may

want/

to

know/

that/ the product /they're buying/ hasn't

/been

made

/at

the

expense/

of

the

people /who /are producing it,/ whether/

it's

/in

this

country/

or

abroad./

They

might

/also/

be

concerned/

with/

other

kinds

/of

issues:/

for

example,/

whether

/the

company

/is

involved

/in

selling

arms/.

M:

But

/how/

can

one/

become

/an

ethical/ shopper/ when/ buying things/?

W: One way /of thinking/ about /ethical

shopping

/is/

thinking

/about

buying

/less./

M: Oh, how/?

W: Well, /you see,/ sometimes /we buy /a

lot more /than/ we need. /We buy /more

items

/of

clothing

/than

we

need/.

[2]/[3]So

/being

/an

ethical

shopper

/really means/ thinking /a bit/ before you

go

/and

spend/

your

money

/in

the

shops/.

M: Could you /give me/ some advice/?

W: You see,/ some things/ may cost/ a bit

more/ in the short-run,/ but/ be worth it

/in the long-run/. So, if/ you are paying/

for

quality,/

something/will

last

/you/

longer/ and then /save you /money./

M

：

Mmm/...

W:

And/

sometimes/

you

/can

buy/

things/

second-hand,

/and

/the

quality/

in

most

/second-hand

/shops

/is

really/

very

good

/these

days./[2]/[3]So/

it's/

about

thinking/

before/ you shop./

M: Ruth,/ thanks /for your advice./

W: Pleasure./

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] 4-7

M: Come /sit down,/ Mary.

W: Thanks,/ Mr. Davies.

M: Now,/ which course /are you doing?/

W:

I

/am

doing/

management

studies/

with English/ and German./

M: Uh-huh./ How's it/ all going?

W:

[4]Well,/

it's

/not

going/

too

well./

I'm

/not

really

/enjoying

the

course.

/And../. well,/ I am /not very happy./

M:

All

right/,

let's/

take

things/

slowly./

Tell me /something /about the course./

W:

[4]Well,/

there

is

/just

/so

much/

work/.

[5]I

thought/

that/

to

do/

two

languages/

with

/management

studies/

would

be

/very

useful,/

but

/I

find

/the

management

course/

very

difficult

/sometimes/.

And

then

/to

study/

English/

and

German/

too/,

it

means

/I

/am working /all the time/ and /I never/

have time /to relax./

M: What about/ your accommodation/?

Are you/ happy /with that/?

W:

Not

really./

I

mean

/the

other/

students/

on

my

course/

are

living/

in/

the

student

dormitory/.

So

/they

see/

each other/ all the time./ I/ am living/ in

/the rented room/ in a/ family house./ I/

eat

breakfast/

and

dinner/

with

the

family./

[6]

But/

I

/get

lonely/

in

the

evenings/ and /at weekends./

M:

So,

/making

friends/

is/

a

problem/

too./

W: Yes./

M:

OK./I/

am

going/

to

make/

two

suggestions./

W: All right./

M:

First,

/which

/of

the

two

/languages

/do you enjoy/ most/?

W: English/ I/find it /easier /too./

M: So/ I'd/ like you/ to go /and see /your

German

tutor

/and

say/

that

/you

/are

going/

to

stop/

attending

/German

classes/ for the moment./

W: OK./

M:

Next,/

[7]I

think

/you

should

go/

to

each/

of

the

five

/student

dormitories/,

choose/ the one /you like best/ and ask /if

you /could move/ in there./Students/ are

always

/moving

in

/and

out

/so

/that

/shouldn't/ be a problem./

W: Thanks /a lot /for your advice./

M: Not at all./

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] 8-10

M: Hello/, Yvonne./

W: Hello,/ Bob./

M:

[8]You

know/

today/

is

/a

very

/special

/day./

That's/

the

20

/

anniversary /of the/ World Wide /Web./

W:

Ah,/

the

World

Wide/

Web./

It's/

really/

changed

/our

lives./

And./..

and

/in /such a /short space /of time./

M:

Hmm../.

definitely.

/Now,

/do

you

know,

/on

average,/

how

long

/does

someone/

spend

/surfing

the

net

/each

day?/

W:

Umm,

/honestly/

I

don't

know./

But

/I

guess/

people

/must

spend

/a

lot

/of

time/ on things /like Facebook./

M: Hmm.../ that's true./

W:

And/

I'm

sure

/almost

/everyone/

uses/

the

internet

/now/-but/

I

wonder/

how/ we'd cope /without it?/

M:

Well/,

it

/might

be/

a

bit/

difficult

/without it./

W:

I

guess

so./

For

instance,/

some

people/ need it/ for/ social relationships.

M:

Yes,/

especially/

those/

who

are

/far

away./ Keeping /in contact /with friends

th

/and

family/

would

be/

impossible

/without/ the internet./

W:

[9]But

/are

there/

people

/who/

would cope/ without the internet?/

M:

Yes,/

there

are/.

These

people/

have

/some alternatives./

W: What kind?/

M:

For

example/,

we

/could

write/

to

each other/

like we/ used to

/before/ we

had/ the internet./ It would be /lovely /to

get

/more

/hand-written

/letters/

from

friends/

and

family

/rather

than

/just

e-mails, /I think./

W:

That's

/what/

we

call/

'snail-mail'./

But

/of

course,/

lots

/of

more/

paper

/would

mean/

that

/we'd

need

/bigger/

file cabinets/.

M:

Yes,/

well,/

it's

/still

incredible

/how

/the World Wide/ Web/ has expanded /in

/twenty years,/ and/ how much/ we now

/rely

/on

it/.[10]I

wonder/

what

/it

will

/be like /after /another twenty years./

W: Well,/ for better /or worse/, the web

/will have/ a greater /impact /on /our life

/and society./

[

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] 11-13

If you/ are a/ resident /you /will find/

it /useful/ to open

/a

bank

account/. All

/the

large/

banks/

have

/a

network/

of

branches/

across

the

country/

and/

all/

offer/ similar services./

A visit /to any one/ of them /will be/

a

friendly /experience/. However, /to open

/an

account,

/you

have/

to

be

prepared/

to prove /your identity /in a number /of

ways/.[11]You

/will

find/

your

passport

/useful/ but/ the bank/ will also/ want /to

see/ some form /of proof /that /you/ are

living/

where

/you

say

/you

are/.

This/

can

be

/proved/

by

a/

housing

/rent

book,/

a

tax

form,/

water/

or

electricity

bill /for the property,/ as long as/ it's/ in

your

name./

[11]

/[12]In

the

bank,

/and

elsewhere/,

you

/may

hear/

the

term

/'utility

bill'/-this

/simply

refers

/to

bills

/relating

/to

the

/provision/

of

services/

to your home/ such as /electricity/, gas/,

water /and telephone/.

[13]There

are/

other/

local

facilities

/such

as/

post

offices/

where/

you

/can

save

/your

money

/and

have

/access

/to

affordable/ low cost/ loans./ Where/ they

exist

/in

your

local/

area,/

contact

details/

can

/be

obtained/

from

the

Citizen's/ Advice Bureau./

[

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] 14-17

Life/

is

/very

stressful

/nowadays,

/so

/it is useful /for us/ to talk /about /how/

to

cope

/with

stress/.

If

you

want

/to

reduce

/some

stress,/

you

/can

reduce

/this

/by

the

word

/S-T-R- E-S-S/

that's

/stress/.

Let's

/begin

/with

the

'S'

/.

[14]'S'

/ is/

that/

you

can

have/

the

'scheduling',/

for

example,

/you

/don't

have/

to

schedule

/too

many

/things

/in

your day/ and /if /you feel /you are /too

busy,

/you

/can

cut

out

/an

activity

/or

two./

And

/'T' /is / 'treat your body /well',/

because /experts say/ that/ exercise/ can

reduce/

stress/

and

also

/if/

you

eat/

healthy

food,

/then/

your

brain

/and

your

body

/get/

the

nourishment

/they

need./

The

next

/letter/

is/

'R'.

/'R'

/means

'relax'./

[15]/[17]You

/can

do/

an

activity/ you enjoy /or that /relaxes you,/

maybe/ you/ can read/a book /or learn /a

new/ hobby /and even /spend time /with

your

pet

/and

that/

could

make/

a

difference./

And/

the

next/

letter/

is

'E'-/-'E'/

is

about

/expectations./

[16]This

means,

/be realistic /about yourself /and others/.

So

/you

/can

just

/do

your

best

/and

/don't

try/

to

be

perfect

/and

/don't