王迈迈大学英语四级预测与详解 02
时间:2019-03-16 作者:英语课 分类:王迈迈大学英语四级预测与详解
英语课
[00:02.08]Section A
[00:03.61]11. W: When is Eric coming?
[00:06.03]M: Well, it's 10∶30 now. I think he'll come in 50 minutes.
[00:09.88]Q: When will Eric arrive?
[00:27.35]12. W: What does Jack 1 do for a living?
[00:30.29]M: He sells vegetables and fruits in his store.
[00:33.47]Q: Who is Jack?
[00:50.66]13. M: I thought you were planning to take the psychology 2 course.
[00:54.75]W: I was, but I spoke 3 to the students' advisor 4 and he talked me out of it.
[00:59.14]Q: What did the students' advisor do?
[01:17.52]14. W: Are you going to buy a color TV?
[01:20.62]M: Hardly. A color TV is beyond my means.
[01:23.67]Q: What does the man mean?
[01:42.01]15. W: Are you doing anything tonight?
[01:44.06]M: There's supposed to be a good movie on Channel 8.
[01:46.74]Q: What does the man mean?
[02:04.14]16. W: You look cold and tired. How about a cup of tea?
[02:08.48]M: That's just what the doctor ordered.
[02:10.58]Q: What does the man mean?
[02:28.17]17. M: Would you like to stop for a rest now?
[02:31.12]W: We're almost at the top of the hill.
[02:33.50]Q: What does the woman want to do?
[02:51.56]18. W: We're going to the cafeteria now. Are you coming?
[02:55.11]M: I'm waiting for a phone call.
[02:57.01]Q: What does the man imply 5?
[03:15.88]Now you'll hear two long conversations.
[03:19.47]Conversation One
[03:21.59]M: Hello, National Express Courier Company,
[03:23.97]Customer Service Department.
[03:25.51]W: Hello, I have some questions about a package
[03:28.15]I'm going to send, can you help me?
[03:29.79]M: Yes. What would you like to know?
[03:31.80]W: I have a box of homemade candy.
[03:33.72]And I want to send it to my sister; it's a birthday present.
[03:36.74]Do you have any special rules about delivering food?
[03:39.79]M: No, not in this case. If you were sending fruits or vegetables,
[03:43.11]they would have to be packed specially 6.
[03:45.51]But there are no rules about sending candy.
[03:47.97]W: OK, I have another question.
[03:50.32]I'm very concerned about the package reaching my sister on time.
[03:53.91]Can you make it sure that it will be there by her birthday on Saturday?
[03:58.22]M: Where does it have to go?
[03:59.66]W: California.
[04:00.69]M: Hmm. Saturday's only four days away.
[04:03.14]We have a priority 7 service that would guarantee delivery 8 in three days
[04:06.68]but it's more expensive than our regular rate.
[04:08.75]W: Well, I don't want to waste money,
[04:10.97]but it's more important that the package be there on time.
[04:13.55]M: OK. Bring your package to the office, and we'll send it by priority service.
[04:18.05]W: OK. I'll do that.
[04:20.03]Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[04:25.29]19. Why is the woman calling the delivery company?
[04:44.06]20. What is the woman sending to her sister?
[05:02.93]21. What day is the day when the conversation takes place?
[05:22.33]22. Which method will the woman probably use to send her package?
[05:43.32]Conversation Two
[05:45.76]W: Mr. Bush, I'm Susanna Anderson.
[05:48.19]M: Well, hello. It's early and you've come a long way just for an interview.
[05:51.99]W: Yes, sir. I read your ad in the paper and my parents said that
[05:55.97]this is a very reputable firm and since I want to be a lawyer someday
[06:00.41]I think this job will give me a good start.
[06:02.72]M: I see. Of course you realize it will be dull for a while.
[06:05.85]You wouldn't get to practice law right off.
[06:08.37]W: Oh, I realize that, sir.
[06:10.21]M: It would be mostly filing,
[06:12.38]tracking things down and looking things up.
[06:14.20]All sorts of odd 9 jobs delivering things to the court house,
[06:17.42]and bringing things that the lawyer forgot.
[06:19.63]Even running down to get them a sandwich now and then.
[06:22.61]W: I wouldn't mind that, sir.
[06:24.22]At least I could get the feel of a law office.
[06:26.87]M: What kind of a lawyer do you want to be, Susanna?
[06:29.22]W: A corporation 10 lawyer, sir. I'm good at figures.
[06:32.32]M: Oh! That's interesting. What grade are you in?
[06:34.69]W: I'll be a senior next year.
[06:36.41]M: You realize this job doesn't pay very much, don't you?
[06:38.94]W: Yes, sir. But I can get by.
[06:41.30]Experience and education are more important, now.
[06:44.14]M: Well, Susanna, if you are smart enough to figure that out,
[06:46.94]you are smart enough for this job.
[06:48.57]When can you come to work?
[06:50.35]W: Right now, sir! You mean it?
[06:52.14]M: Yes, you've got yourself a job.
[06:54.44]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[07:00.40]23.Where did the woman get the information about the vacant 11 position?
[07:20.08]24.Why doesn't she mind doing some odd jobs first?
[07:39.42]25.What does she think about the pay of the job?
[07:58.37]Section B
[08:00.28]Passage One
[08:02.19]People differ in their points of view on time.
[08:05.18]If an American from the North makes an appointment with someone in an office,
[08:09.86]such as a professor, a manager or an official, for 11:00 a.m.,
[08:14.29]he will probably arrive at the office earlier—
[08:16.83]maybe about five minutes before eleven.
[08:19.11]He will tell the secretary that he has arrived for the 11:00 appointment, and will wait.
[08:23.99]The American will wait comfortably for five or ten minutes.
[08:27.41]But after ten minutes,
[08:28.69]he will become uncomfortable and a little annoyed.
[08:31.62]On the other hand,
[08:32.68]if a Latin 12 American makes an appointment with someone for 11:00 a.m.,
[08:36.70]he may not arrive in the office until 11:15 or 11:20.
[08:41.52]He will not be surprised if he has to wait until 11:45.
[08:44.90]The idea of what is early and what is late differs from culture to culture.
[08:50.81]Questions 26 to 27 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[08:56.10]26. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
[09:15.52]27. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
[09:35.62]Passage Two
[09:37.36]A smartly dressed man entered a famous jewelry 13 shop one day.
[09:40.64]He explained that he wished to buy a pearl 14 for his wife's birthday.
[09:44.46]The price didn't matter,
[09:45.61]since business had been particularly good for him that year.
[09:48.61]After examining a number of beautiful and expensive pearls 15,
[09:52.01]he chose an excellent black one that cost $5,000.
[09:56.10]He paid for the pearl in cash and left.
[09:58.82]A few days later the man returned and said that his wife had liked
[10:02.60]the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it.
[10:06.70]It had to be exactly the same.
[10:08.39]"Can you possibly give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" asked the man.
[10:13.47]The jeweler regretfully replied,
[10:15.61]"I would say it's almost impossible to find one like that pearl."
[10:20.07]The millionaire insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspaper,
[10:23.59]and offered $25,000 for the matching pearl.
[10:26.87]Many people answered the ad,
[10:28.49]but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
[10:31.49]Just when the jeweler had given up hope,
[10:33.34]a little old lady came into the store.
[10:35.41]To his amazement 16, she pulled the perfect pearl from her hand bag.
[10:39.15]"I don't like to part with it," she said sadly.
[10:41.47]"I inherited 17 it from my mother,
[10:43.01]and my mother inherited it from hers.
[10:45.10]But I really need the money."
[10:46.86]The jeweler was quick to pay the old woman before she changed her mind.
[10:50.30]Then he called the millionaire's hotel to tell him the good news.
[10:53.86]The millionaire, however, was nowhere to be found.
[10:57.63]Questions 28 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[11:03.24]28. Why did the smartly dressed man come to the jewelry shop one day?
[11:22.96]29. Which of the following was of no importance to the man?
[11:42.84]30. What did the old lady take to the jewelry shop?
[12:01.38]31. How much did the shop lose in the deal?
[12:20.75]Passage Three
[12:22.60]In Britain you're allowed to drive a car when you're seventeen.
[12:26.18]You have to get a special two year driving licence 18 before you can start.
[12:30.19]When you're learning 19,
[12:31.03]someone with a full licence always has to be in the car with you
[12:34.65]because you aren't allowed to drive the car on the road alone.
[12:38.40]You don't have to go to a driving school—a friend can teach you.
[12:42.01]The person with you isn't allowed to take money for the lesson
[12:45.47]unless he's got a teacher's licence.
[12:48.23]Before you're allowed to have a full licence,
[12:50.86]you have to take a driving test.
[12:52.85]You can take a test in your own car,
[12:55.19]but it has to be fit for the road.
[12:57.15]In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour
[13:00.63]and then answer a few questions.
[13:02.83]If you don't pass the test,
[13:04.36]you're allowed to take it again a few weeks later if you want to.
[13:08.29]In 1970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons!
[13:14.59]When you've passed your test, you don't have to take it again,
[13:17.69]and you're allowed to go on driving as long as you like, if you are healthy.
[13:20.77]Britain's oldest driver was a man who drove in 1974 at the age of 100.
[13:27.25]Before 1904 everyone was allowed to drive, even children.
[13:31.87]Then from 1904 car drivers had to have a licence.
[13:35.91]But they didn't have to take a test until 1935.
[13:39.55]In the early days of car driving,
[13:41.51]before 1878,cars weren't allowed to go faster than four miles an hour,
[13:46.70]and someone had to lead the car with a red flag.
[13:50.48]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[13:55.80]32. Which of the following is NOT necessary for a young man who wants to drive alone?
[14:16.83]33. What must a person do in the driving test?
[14:35.59]34. Which of the following is mentioned in the passage?
[14:54.52]35. What is this passage mainly about?
[15:12.98]Section C
[15:14.71]Music which is original is individual and personal.
[15:18.77]That is to say, it can be identified as belonging to a particular composer.
[15:23.59]It has particular qualities, or a style,
[15:26.32]which are not copied from one another.
[15:28.62]If you can recognize the style of a composer,
[15:31.21]you will probably be able to tell that a certain composition
[15:34.50]belongs to him or her even though you have never heard it before.
[15:38.52]A basket maker 20 has the skill of weaving
[15:40.90]and interweaving his materials to create colorful patterns,
[15:44.77]and an expert carpenter has the skill of joining together different shapes
[15:49.07]and sizes of wood to make a beautiful piece of furniture.
[15:52.97]These skills may be referred to as "workmanship".
[15:56.42]Similarly, in music a composer organizes his melodies 21
[16:00.47]and rhythms 22 and combines sounds to create harmony.
[16:04.20]A composer may be capable 23 of thinking up very good tunes 24,
[16:08.15]yet if tunes are poorly organized, that is, if the workmanship is poor,
[16:12.24]the final result will not be up to standard.
[16:15.31]Good music expresses feelings in a way that is suitable to those feelings.
[16:20.55]These may be joy, sorrow, fear, love, anger, or whatever.
[16:25.47]Bad music, on the other hand, may confuse unrelated feelings,
[16:29.39]it may not express any important feeling at all,
[16:32.22]or it may exaggerate 25 some feelings and make them vulgar 26, that is, cheap and ugly.
[16:37.52]Good music will stand the test of time.
[16:39.99]It will not go out of fashion but will continue to be enjoyed
[16:42.81]and respected long after it is first introduced.
[16:46.86]It will gain a kind of permanent status
[16:49.36]while bad music will disappear and be forgotten quickly.
[16:55.22]Music which is original is individual and personal.
[16:59.56]That is to say, it can be identified as belonging to a particular composer.
[17:05.26]It has particular qualities, or a style,
[17:09.03]which are not copied from one another.
[17:11.59]If you can recognize the style of a composer,
[17:15.02]you will probably be able to tell that a certain composition
[17:18.48]belongs to him or her even though you have never heard it before.
[17:22.43]A basket maker has the skill of weaving
[17:24.85]and interweaving his materials to create colorful patterns,
[17:28.73]and an expert carpenter has the skill of joining together different shapes
[17:33.76]and sizes of wood to make a beautiful piece of furniture.
[17:38.07]These skills may be referred to as "workmanship".
[17:41.49]Similarly, in music a composer organizes his melodies
[17:46.57]and rhythms and combines sounds to create harmony.
[17:50.69]A composer may be capable of thinking up very good tunes,
[17:54.66]yet if tunes are poorly organized, that is, if the workmanship is poor,
[17:59.31]the final result will not be up to standard.
[18:52.44]Good music expresses feelings in a way that is suitable to those feelings.
[18:57.28]These may be joy, sorrow, fear, love, anger, or whatever.
[19:02.48]Bad music, on the other hand, may confuse unrelated feelings,
[19:06.67]it may not express any important feeling at all,
[19:09.76]or it may exaggerate some feelings and make them vulgar, that is, cheap and ugly.
[20:05.32]Good music will stand the test of time.
[20:07.65]It will not go out of fashion but will continue to be enjoyed
[20:10.59]and respected long after it is first introduced.
[20:14.20]It will gain a kind of permanent status
[20:16.63]while bad music will disappear and be forgotten quickly.
[21:10.99]Music which is original is individual and personal.
[21:14.90]That is to say, it can be identified as belonging to a particular composer.
[21:19.70]It has particular qualities, or a style,
[21:22.43]which are not copied from one another.
[21:24.72]If you can recognize the style of a composer,
[21:27.21]you will probably be able to tell that a certain composition
[21:30.58]belongs to him or her even though you have never heard it before.
[21:34.61]A basket maker has the skill of weaving
[21:36.95]and interweaving his materials to create colorful patterns,
[21:40.89]and an expert carpenter has the skill of joining together different shapes
[21:45.17]and sizes of wood to make a beautiful piece of furniture.
[21:49.01]These skills may be referred to as "workmanship".
[21:52.49]Similarly, in music a composer organizes his melodies
[21:56.79]and rhythms and combines sounds to create harmony.
[22:00.26]A composer may be capable of thinking up very good tunes,
[22:04.09]yet if tunes are poorly organized, that is, if the workmanship is poor,
[22:08.33]the final result will not be up to standard.
[22:11.18]Good music expresses feelings in a way that is suitable to those feelings.
[22:16.66]These may be joy, sorrow, fear, love, anger, or whatever.
[22:21.54]Bad music, on the other hand, may confuse unrelated feelings,
[22:25.19]it may not express any important feeling at all,
[22:28.34]or it may exaggerate some feelings and make them vulgar, that is, cheap and ugly.
[22:33.61]Good music will stand the test of time.
[22:36.09]It will not go out of fashion but will continue to be enjoyed
[22:39.01]and respected long after it is first introduced.
[22:42.99]It will gain a kind of permanent status
[22:45.50]while bad music will disappear and be forgotten quickly.
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
- I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
- He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
n.心理,心理学,心理状态
- She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
- He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
n.顾问,指导老师,劝告者
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
vt.暗示;意味着
- Cheerfulness doesn't always imply happiness.快活并不总是意味着幸福。
- What did she imply in her words?她的话意味着什么?
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地
- They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
- The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
n.优先处理的事,居先,优先(权)
- The development of the national economy is a top priority.发展国民经济是应予以最优先考虑的事。
- Things should be taken up in order of priority.办事应有个先后次序。
n.交付;投递;分娩;解救者;演讲的风格
- The strike caused a great delay in the delivery of the mail.这次罢工严重地延误了邮件的投递。
- He was employed at the local grocery store as a delivery boy.他受雇于当地杂货店当送货员。
adj.奇特的;临时的;奇数的;n.[pl.]机会
- She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样,不知出了什么事。
- He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人!
n.公司,企业&n.社团,团体
- The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation. 这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
- The inflation did the corporation up. 通货膨胀使这个公司破产了。
adj.未被占用的,空着的;空缺的
- A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
- He stared into space with a vacant expression.他茫然地凝视着天空。
adj.拉丁的,拉丁语的,拉丁人的;n.拉丁语
- She learned Latin without a master.她无师自通学会了拉丁语。
- Please use only Latin characters.请仅使用拉丁文字符。
n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
- The burglars walked off with all my jewelry.夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
- Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings.珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
n.珍珠,珍珠母
- He bought his girlfriend a pearl necklace.他给他女朋友买了一条珍珠项链。
- The crane and the mother-of-pearl fight to death.鹬蚌相争。
n.珍珠( pearl的名词复数 );珍品;人造珍珠;珠状物
- a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 缠着珍珠的红宝石项链
- a string of pearls 一挂珍珠
n.惊奇,惊讶
- All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
- He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。
adj.通过继承得到的,遗传的;继承权的v.继承( inherit的过去式和过去分词 );经遗传获得(品质、身体特征等)接替(责任等),继任
- She had not inherited her mother's forgiving nature. 她没有承袭她母亲的宽厚天性。
- She inherited a fortune from her father. 她从她父亲那里继承了一大笔财富。
n.证书;许可证,执照;v.许可;批准
- The restaurant applied for a licence to sell wine.那家餐厅申请售酒许可证。
- He hadn't paid his television licence fee.他尚未缴纳电视机使用许可费。
n.学问,学识,学习;动词learn的现在分词
- When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
- Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
n.制造者,制造商
- He is a trouble maker,You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼,你不要跟他在一起。
- A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
曲调( melody的名词复数 ); 旋律; 乐曲的音符编排; 美妙的音乐
- The two melodies are played in counterpoint. 用对位法来演奏这两首曲调。
- And now for your further delectation, we present a selection of popular melodies. 为使你们更加愉快,我们奉献给你们一组精选的流行歌曲。
节奏( rhythm的名词复数 ); 规则变化; 规律; 节律
- Double rhythms, resounding through the lyric depiction and connecting with each other, indicate the thespian place of mankind and the cognition of the writer to this thespian place. 这双重旋律互为表里,表明了人类的某种悲剧性处境以及作家对这种悲剧性处境的感受和认识。
- Stylistically, the term implies loose, rapid painthandling, large rhythms and broken colour. 从风格上来说,这个名称意味着松散而迅速的绘画笔触,奔放的格调,使用强烈配色。
adj.有能力的,有才能的
- The new woman secretary was extremely clever and capable.这位新来的女秘书很是精明强干。
- Jim is capable at sports.吉姆擅长运动。
n.曲调,曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调
- a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
- When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时,她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.夸大,夸张
- If you exaggerate,people will no longer believe you.如果你说话虚夸,人们便不会相信你了。
- Don't exaggerate the difficulties of your work.别夸大你的工作困难。