王迈迈大学英语四级预测与详解 05

 　　[00:02.57]Section A

　　[00:04.27]11. W: Tom, how are you doing with your composition?
　　[00:08.52]M: I've written and rewritten it so many times
　　[00:11.61]that I wonder if I'll ever finish it.
　　[00:13.68]Q: What can we learn about the man?
　　[00:31.94]12. W: Have you seen my sister?
　　[00:34.48]M: No, I haven't seen her since the year before last.
　　[00:38.19]Q: When did he see the woman's sister?
　　[00:56.86]13. W: I've just moved here from Houston.
　　[00:59.79]M: Houston? My aunt used to live there.
　　[01:02.55]Q: What does the man say about Houston?
　　[01:20.89]14. W: Has your brother bought his books yet?
　　[01:23.84]M: He bought a medical book.
　　[01:25.11]The Chinese and English textbooks were sold out.
　　[01:27.93]Q: Which book has the man's brother got?
　　[01:46.54]15. M: I'll take these three books.
　　[01:49.55]Are they fifty cents each?
　　[01:51.53]W: These two books are, but this one is 75 cents.
　　[01:55.02]Q: How much will the three books cost?
　　[02:13.43]16. M: Thanks for reviewing my paper. What do you think?
　　[02:17.78]W: Well, I wouldn't say it needs any major corrections.
　　[02:21.52]Q: What is the woman's opinion on the paper?
　　[02:39.86]17. M: Could you tell me when the next train leaves for Shanghai?
　　[02:44.70]W: The next train leaves in three minutes,
　　[02:47.24]if you run you might catch it.
　　[02:49.75]Q: What will the man probably do?
　　[03:07.66]18. W: Bob, are you going straight home after work today?
　　[03:11.74]M: No, I have a meeting until one o'clock
　　[03:13.94]and after that I'm going to spend a couple of hours
　　[03:17.13]at the laboratory 1 before going home.
　　[03:20.03]Q: When is Bob going home this afternoon?
　　[03:40.96]Now you'll hear two long conversations.
　　[03:44.32]Conversation One
　　[03:46.89]M: Jean, were you able to get that report all typed up?
　　[03:50.78]W: Not yet, Mr. Black.
　　[03:52.61]Mrs. Smith asked me to type some letters for her.
　　[03:56.11]I'll be finished pretty quick and then I'll start on that.
　　[03:59.01]M: Don't forget I need it first thing in the morning.
　　[04:01.80]I have to take it along to Chicago to the regional meeting.
　　[04:06.32]W: Don't worry. I'll get it done.
　　[04:08.27]My husband's on a business trip too.
　　[04:10.51]He's in Detroit today, and tomorrow he'll be in Boston.
　　[04:13.97]So I'm planning to stay late.
　　[04:15.86]After it's typed up I'll leave it on your desk.
　　[04:18.98]I should be finished by 8 : 00.
　　[04:21.26]M: I'm sorry to keep you so late.
　　[04:23.09]W: It's all right, Mr. Black.
　　[04:24.42]Really, I don't mind at all.
　　[04:26.28]Besides, I can use a little extra money.
　　[04:28.66]My husband's birthday is next month.
　　[04:30.71]I want to buy him a new watch.
　　[04:32.50]M: What kind are you going to get him, a Bulova?
　　[04:35.42]W: No. I thought I'd get a Rolex. Or an Elgin.
　　[04:39.35]I don't really know much about watches.
　　[04:41.53]What's your suggestion?
　　[04:43.25]M: I've got one of those Seiko digitals.
　　[04:46.33]I really like it. I'm sure your husband would like one, too.
　　[04:49.77]The only problem is that they're a little bit heavy.
　　[04:52.75]W: If they're that good, I think I'll go ahead and get him one.
　　[04:57.21]Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　[05:02.43]19. What is Jean doing now?
　　[05:20.76]20. Where is Mr. Black going?
　　[05:38.31]21. Why can Jean go home late?
　　[05:56.26]22. What kind of watch is Jean going to buy?
　　[06:17.14]Conversation Two
　　[06:19.62]M: Excuse me, I'm new in this apartment building.
　　[06:22.32]Could I ask you about some of the regulations here?
　　[06:25.52]W: Yes, of course.
　　[06:27.14]M: First, about parking.
　　[06:28.72]Is it OK to leave my car behind the building?
　　[06:31.54]W: Sure. You'll see some parking spaces there for residents 2.
　　[06:35.17]M: And what about when I have guests?
　　[06:37.54]W: Well, guests aren't allowed to leave their cars in the back.
　　[06:41.29]They have to park in the guest parking area in the front.
　　[06:44.25]M: I see. And are there any rules about house pets?
　　[06:47.67]Am I allowed to have a dog, for instance 3?
　　[06:49.97]W: Cats are allowed, but I'm afraid dogs aren't permitted.
　　[06:53.00]You see, they make a mess all over the place and they bark at night,
　　[06:56.19]so the residents decided 4 against it.
　　[06:58.55]M: I understand. Now what about the garbage?
　　[07:01.70]W: Garbage has to be taken to the trash disposal 5 room.
　　[07:04.88]There's one on each floor next to the elevator.
　　[07:07.81]M: All right, fine. And do I have to sue 6 those special plastic bags for the garbage?
　　[07:13.41]W: No, that's not necessary.
　　[07:15.39]You can use the paper ones you get from the supermarket.
　　[07:19.32]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　[07:24.78]23. Where can a guest park his car?
　　[07:43.28]24. What about the house pets?
　　[08:01.24]25. What's the rule about the garbage disposal?
　　[08:21.49]Section B
　　[08:23.64]Passage One
　　[08:25.64]Well, I guess that's it for today's discussion 7
　　[08:28.40]on advertising 8 as an important aspect of marketing 9.
　　[08:32.06]Next week, I'd like to move away from marketing and into distribution 10,
　　[08:36.71]that is, the chain of movement of goods from their sources,
　　[08:40.21]often factories to their final destinations——us the consumers.
　　[08:45.06]For that discussion,
　　[08:46.39]you'll need to read Chapter 5 in your text.
　　[08:48.72]Make sure you read it carefully.
　　[08:50.84]We may have a short quiz on it at the beginning of our next class.
　　[08:54.17]As you are reading Chapter 5,
　　[08:56.04]pay careful attention to the differences
　　[08:58.85]and similarities between wholesalers and retailers 11.
　　[09:02.53]They are the most important middlemen
　　[09:05.31]in the chain of distribution of goods and services,
　　[09:09.06]and it's crucial 12 for you to understand the roles they play
　　[09:12.77]in getting goods from factories to consumers.
　　[09:15.57]Oh, and one last thing,
　　[09:17.43]don't forget to leave today's homework on my desk
　　[09:20.27]as you leave the classroom.
　　[09:21.70]I'll take a look at it this week
　　[09:23.49]and get it back to you at our next class meeting.
　　[09:27.45]Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　[09:34.03]26. Who was the speaker?
　　[09:51.54]27. What was the topic of today's earlier discussion?
　　[10:10.55]28. According to the speaker, what is distribution?
　　[10:29.95]29. What might happen at the beginning of the next class?
　　[10:50.11]Passage Two
　　[10:51.71]A four year study conducted by
　　[10:53.86]the Infant 13 Testing Center in San Francisco, California,
　　[10:57.73]suggests that babies feel more comfortable
　　[11:00.14]around other babies than with strange adults.
　　[11:03.88]According to the study,
　　[11:05.10]babies benefit by being with their fellow infants 14 daily.
　　[11:10.06]Whereas a baby might show fear of an adult stranger,
　　[11:13.31]he is likely to smile and reach out for an unfamiliar 15 infant.
　　[11:17.38]By the time babies are one year old,
　　[11:20.74]they have begun to friendships of a sort.
　　[11:23.49]The above findings 16, based on observation of 100 babies
　　[11:28.05]aged three months to three years might prove
　　[11:31.29]interesting to working parents
　　[11:33.42]who must find day care for their babies.
　　[11:36.84]Family care in a private home,
　　[11:39.98]with several babies together,
　　[11:41.40]is probable 17 the ideal 18 way to care for babies under three.
　　[11:45.92]Dr. Benjamin Spock,well known pediatrician
　　[11:49.09]and author of books about babies supports the idea.
　　[11:52.76]He says that family day care is sounder in theory
　　[11:56.47]than hiring a housekeeper 19 or a babysitter.
　　[12:00.61]Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　[12:05.76]30. What would be a good title for the talk?
　　[12:24.46]31. Which of the following is a baby likely to feel more at ease 20 with?
　　[12:44.91]32. According to the talk,
　　[12:47.16]how should working parents provide care for their babies?
　　[13:06.61]Passage Three
　　[13:08.55]Most British families live in house,
　　[13:10.87]perhaps you think this is not surprising.
　　[13:13.97]After all where else can people live?
　　[13:17.36]In fact, in some countries most people live in flats or in apartments.
　　[13:22.66]So do some people in Britain, of course.
　　[13:25.72]But in British towns,
　　[13:27.16]it's more usual to find rows of houses rather than blocks of flats.
　　[13:32.29]A typical British house has a garden at the front and the back.
　　[13:36.40]And that is the impression you get
　　[13:38.73]if you look at the advertisements in magazines and on TV.
　　[13:43.47]Most British families are usually quite small.
　　[13:47.25]An average family consists of a mother,
　　[13:49.34]a father and two point four children.
　　[13:52.63]It is quite rare in Britain for grandparents,
　　[13:55.13]aunts and uncles to share the house with the family.
　　[13:58.42]However, families often share the house
　　[14:01.13]with dogs, cats, goldfish and even rabbits
　　[14:04.47]which they keep not to eat but as companions.
　　[14:08.88]Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
　　[14:15.10]33. How many children does an average British family have?
　　[14:35.28]34. What do advertisements tell us about British houses?
　　[14:54.67]35. For what purpose do British families
　　[14:58.17]often share their houses with dogs,cats and other small animals?
　　[15:18.29]Section C
　　[15:20.18]Once open only to the rich,
　　[15:22.08]who could afford the fees of expensive country club,
　　[15:25.64]tennis is becoming more and more popular.
　　[15:29.03]Tennis courts are springing up everywhere.
　　[15:32.62]There are indoor and outdoor courts,
　　[15:35.41]and even courts on the roofs of skyscrapers 21.
　　[15:39.75]Sporting goods stores are doing a booing business in tennis equipment.
　　[15:45.36]Tennis clothing has become an important item in the fashion world.
　　[15:50.64]Early in its tennis was the sport of king
　　[15:55.03]and if one or two of those kings were still ruling now,
　　[15:58.58]perhaps no one would be playing the game today.
　　[16:01.56]The French King Charles V loved to play tennis,
　　[16:06.38]but he was very fat and must have been a comical sight on the tennis court.
　　[16:12.27]One day he overheard 22 two women laughing at him as he played,
　　[16:17.29]and he immediately banned the sport.
　　[16:20.06]In England, Henry VI outlawed 23 tennis because the church leaders of his time
　　[16:25.89]were angry that women wore less clothing when they played.
　　[16:30.36]Tennis was also outlawed in Holland.
　　[16:35.91]Once open only to the rich,
　　[16:37.68]who could afford the fees of expensive country club,
　　[16:42.28]tennis is becoming more and more popular.
　　[16:46.73]Tennis courts are springing up everywhere.
　　[16:50.63]There are indoor and outdoor courts,
　　[16:53.23]and even courts on the roofs of skyscrapers.
　　[16:59.08]Sporting goods stores are doing a booing business in tennis equipment.
　　[17:06.44]Tennis clothing has become an important item in the fashion world.
　　[17:12.64]Early in its tennis was the sport of king,
　　[17:17.98]and if one or two of those kings were still ruling now,
　　[17:21.62]perhaps no one would be playing the game today.
　　[18:14.64]The French King Charles V loved to play tennis,
　　[18:19.41]but he was very fat and must have been a comical sight on the tennis court.
　　[18:25.22]One day he overheard two women laughing at him as he played,
　　[18:30.27]and he immediately banned the sport.
　　[19:23.13]In England, Henry VI outlawed tennis because the church leaders of his time
　　[19:28.87]were angry that women wore less clothing when they played.
　　[19:33.33]Tennis was also outlawed in Holland.
　　[20:26.95]Once open only to the rich,
　　[20:28.66]who could afford the fees of expensive country club,
　　[20:32.26]tennis is becoming more and more popular.
　　[20:35.60]Tennis courts are springing up everywhere.
　　[20:39.10]There are indoor and outdoor courts,
　　[20:42.12]and even courts on the roofs of skyscrapers.
　　[20:46.58]Sporting goods stores are doing a booing business in tennis equipment.
　　[20:51.95]Tennis clothing has become an important item in the fashion world.
　　[20:57.16]Early in its tennis was the sport of king,
　　[21:01.46]and if one or two of those kings were still ruling now,
　　[21:05.15]perhaps no one would be playing the game today.
　　[21:08.10]The French King Charles V loved to play tennis,
　　[21:13.01]but he was very fat and must have been a comical sight on the tennis court.
　　[21:18.45]One day he overheard two women laughing at him as he played,
　　[21:23.90]and he immediately banned the sport.
　　[21:26.61]In England, Henry VI outlawed tennis because the church leaders of his time
　　[21:32.51]were angry that women wore less clothing when they played.
　　[21:36.90]Tennis was also outlawed in Holland.