全国公共英语等级考试四级 c2

　　[00:00.00](2) Questions 14--16 are based on the following monologue 1

[00:11.89]introducing the origin of the expression

[00:16.54]You now have 20 seconds to read questions 14--17.

[00:23.48]14.What does the expression "Where is the beef?"mean?

[00:25.55]15.Why are hamburgers so popular in America?

[00:27.59]16.Who started the McDonald's?

[00:29.62]17.Why did other people want to open hamburger restaurant?

[00:32.37]Every people uses its own special words

[00:39.39]to describe things and express ideas.

[00:44.12]Some of these expressions are commonly used for many years.

[00:49.89]Others are popular for just a short time.

[00:55.43]One such American expression is "Where's the beef?"

[01:02.69]It is used when something is not as good as it is said to be.

[01:08.83]In the early 1980s, "Where's the beef?"

[01:13.98]was one of the most popular expressions in the United States,

[01:20.01]It seemed as if everyone was using it all the time.

[01:25.86]Beef,of course, is the meat from a cow,

[01:31.01]and probably no food is more popular in America than the hamburger made from beef.

[01:38.56]In the 1960s a businessman named Ray Kroc

[01:44.41]began building small restaurants that sold hamburgers at a low price.

[01:51.26]Kroc called his restaurant "McDonald's".

[01:56.51]Kroc cooked hamburgers quickly

[02:00.76]so people in a hurry could buy and eat them without waiting.

[02:06.62]By the end of the 1960s the McDonald's Company was selling hamburgers

[02:13.67]in hundreds of restaurants from California to Maine.

[02:19.21]Not surprisingly.Ray Kroc became one of the richest businessmen in America.

[02:26.76]Other business people watched his success.

[02:31.59]Some of them opened their own hamburger restaurants.

[02:36.94]One company,called "Wendy's",began to compete with McDonald's.

[02:43.50]Wendy's said its hamburgers were bigger Donalds's or anyone else's.

[02:50.66]The Wendy's Company created the expression "Where's the beef?"

[02:56.69]to make people believe that Wendy's hamburgers were the biggest.

[03:02.44]It produced a television advertisement to sell this idea.

[03:08.29]The Wendy's television advertisement showed three old women eating hamburgers.

[03:16.44]The bread that covered the meat was very big,

[03:21.38]but inside there was only a tiny bit of meat.

[03:27.12]One of the women said she would not eat a hamburger

[03:31.96]with such a little piece of beef.

[03:36.32]"Where's the beef?" she shouted in a funny voice.

[03:41.57]These advertisements for Wendy's hamburger restaurants

[03:47.32]were a success from the first day they appeared on television.

[03:53.06]As we said,it seemed everyone began using the expression "Where's the beef?"

[04:03.30]You now have 40 seconds to check your answers to questions 14--17.

[04:11.77]Question 14-17 according to Part C (2).

[04:13.81]14.What does the expression "Where is the beef?"mean?

[04:15.87](A)The beef is lost.  (B)Something is not as good as described.

[04:17.91](C)The beef is not as good as it is said to be. (D)The food has turned bad.

[04:19.94]15.Why are hamburgers so popular in America? (A)Because they are made from beef.

[04:21.98](B)Because they are cheaper than any other kind of food

[04:24.02](C)Because they are served quickly at a low price.

[04:26.06](D)Because hamburger is the only fast food in America.

[04:28.09]16.Who started the McDonald's?

[04:30.11](A)Ray Kroc.(B)Wendy.(C)McDonald.(D)Three old women.

[04:32.14]17.Why did other people want to open hamburger restaurant?

[04:35.51](A)Because hamburgers are good to eat. (B)Because hamburgers are easy to make.

[04:38.15](C) Because they could sell hamburgers throughout the country.

[04:40.16](3) Questions 18--20 are based on a conversation between Dr.Francis and Li Ming

[04:48.81]about Li Ming's planned visit to Cambridge.

[04:53.85]You now have 15 seconds to read questions 18--20

[05:00.51]Question 18-20 according to part C (3).

[05:02.55]18.How old is the man murdered?

[05:04.64]19.Where was the body found?

[05:06.68]20.Who is the murderer?

[05:10.41]W:Police in North London are treating as murder the death of a man

[05:17.18]though to be in his forties

[05:21.02]whose body was found in a pedestrian subway in Neasden.

[05:27.37]The man leading the hunt is Detective Chief Superintendent 2 John Day,

[05:34.42]who explains what they know of the man's movements

[05:39.28]in the early hours of this morning.

[05:44.03]M:What we've learned is the fact that he left the Level One Club,

[05:49.88]which is a drinking club in Neasden Lane,about 1:30 A.M.,

[05:56.83]and we're trying to account for movements up till 2:15,

[06:02.68]because it was about that time he was found by a member of the club,an employee

[06:09.84]He was found in the underpass,

[06:13.99]the pedestrian way,under the North Circular Road.

[06:19.53]Death was due to multiple head injuries.

[06:23.97]We understand that there may have been two girls and a man

[06:29.72]who was drunk in close proximity 3 to the entrance to the subway,

[06:36.07]who may have seen our man walking in that direction,

[06:41.63]or any attacker who may have been following him.

[06:47.09]W:About what time would you think that they were there?

[06:51.64]M:Just after half past one to a quarter to two.

[06:56.89]W:Then in that case the gap you have is really quite short.

[07:02.53]It's only more or less half a hour or forty minutes.M:In fact,yes,as short as that.

[07:10.00]W:And how far away from the Neasden underpass was the drinking club?

[07:16.45]M:Fifty meters.

[07:19.41]W:And at the moment you know of no other people in the area

[07:25.26]whom you want to talk to,

[07:28.89]other than the drunk man and the two women who were seen with him

[07:34.71]or near him at some time?

[07:38.76]M:Yes.The club closed at half  past one

[07:44.61]and there may have been other people who left the club who went that way.

[07:50.57]We understand that there were also miniclub drivers parked in the area

[07:57.31]who may have seen something as well.

[08:01.25]W:As it is,I take it you haven't been able to identify them.

[08:07.11]M:No,not at this stage.  W:Well,thank you very much.

[08:14.47]You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to questions 18--20.

[08:22.91]Question 18-20 according to part C (3).

[08:24.95]18.How old is the man murdered?  (A)in his thirties

[08:27.09](B)in his twenties  (C)in his forties  (D)in his fifties

[08:29.15]19.Where was the body found?  (B)in the underpass of a certain road

[08:31.19](A)in a drink club (C)in the London underground (D)on North Circular Road

[08:33.23]20.Who is the murderer? (A)a mini-cab driver

[08:35.29](B)the drunk  (C)a robber  (D)not known yet

[08:37.83]That is the end of Part C.

[08:41.98]You now have 5 minutes

[08:45.84]to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.

[08:53.08]keys to Exercise 1.

[08:55.14]A.1.guitar 2.fifteen  3.the library  4.a student book  5.$12.6 a term

[08:57.18]B.6.because his family was rich.  7.One year  8.As congressmen

[08:59.19]9.(America)Civil War  10.By assassination 4

[09:01.26]Part C  11.C  12.B  13.B  14.B  15.C

[09:03.29]16.A  17.D  18.C  19.B  20.D

[09:05.36]That is the end of Listening Comprehension.

[09:51.70]Exercise 4 Section I Listening Comprehension

[10:03.85]Part A  You will hear a talk about a bicycling club.

[10:11.79]Listen and complete the sentences in questions 1--5

[10:17.93]with the information you've heard.

[10:22.05]Write not more than 3 words in each numbered box.

[10:27.62]You will hear the recording 5 twice.

[10:31.56]You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.

[10:37.73]Questions to Part A

[10:39.76]1.The speaker hopes that bicycling will become a part of the listeners( ).

[10:41.91]2.Exper riders will find the steep trails to be( ).

[10:43.94]3.New Jersey 6 is rich in places of(  ).

[10:46.01]4.Next Saturday's tour will last for at least( ).

[10:48.05]5.A map of Saturday's tour is available at(  ).

[10:53.09]Good evening!  Welcome to the first meeting of our spring cycling season.

[11:00.04]It's a pleasure to see so many new faces here.

[11:04.69]I certainly hope that most of you will soon feel right at home with our group

[11:11.14]and that bicycling will become a regular hobby for you

[11:16.28]and a part of your physical fitness routine.

[11:20.86]Some of you may not realize that the state of New Jersey

[11:26.39]offers ample opportunities for bicyclers of all abilities.

[11:33.05]We have rolling countryside,miles of beaches,lovely hills and valleys

[11:40.81]and thousands of miles of little-used roads.

[11:46.25]Beginners will find the shore suitable for their needs,

[11:51.31]while expert riders will discover that the steep trails of the region

[11:57.66]offer a challenge to their skill and stamina 7.

[12:02.70]In addition,New Jersey is rich in places of historical interest.

[12:09.47]The state abounds 8 in colonial architecture,

[12:14.41]battle fields of the Revolution and other historic sites important

[12:21.15]in the early history of this century.

[12:25.40]Most are carefully preserved or have been meticulously 9 restored.

[12:31.65]We organize tours to a variety of places nearly every weekend.

[12:38.20]Next Saturday's tour will be a relatively 10 easy one,

[12:43.85]from Rockers University to the Gateway 11 National Park.

[12:49.41]Interested cyclists should meet at 8:00 a.m.in the parking lot

[12:55.37]at the corner of Hamilton Street and College Avenue.

[13:00.72]The minimum time for this tour is about six hours.

[13:06.05]We'll use a buddy 12 system throughout the ride.

[13:10.39]Each new rider should team up with a more experienced rider.

[13:16.13]If the buddies 13 look after each other,

[13:20.18]we can be sure that no one will be left behind.

[13:25.02]You can pick up a map of Saturday's tour

[13:29.56]at the information table before you leave this evening.

[13:34.89]Questions to Part A

[13:36.95]1.The speaker hopes that bicycling will become a part of the listeners( ).

[13:38.99]2.Exper riders will find the steep trails to be( ).

[13:41.03]3.New Jersey is rich in places of(  ).

[13:43.38]4.Next Saturday's tour will last for at least( ).

[13:45.44]5.A map of Saturday's tour is available at(  ).

[13:50.48]Now you will hear the recording again.

[13:54.74]Good evening!  Welcome to the first meeting of our spring cycling season.

[14:01.69]It's a pleasure to see so many new faces here.

[14:06.24]I certainly hope that most of you will soon feel right at home with our group

[14:12.69]and that bicycling will become a regular hobby for you

[14:17.94]and a part of your physical fitness routine.

[14:22.51]Some of you may not realize that the state of New Jersey

[14:28.05]offers ample opportunities for bicyclers of all abilities.

[14:34.61]We have rolling countryside,miles of beaches,lovely hills and valleys

[14:42.36]and thousands of miles of little-used roads.

[14:47.82]Beginners will find the shore suitable for their needs,

[14:53.57]while expert riders will discover that the steep trails of the region

[15:00.02]offer a challenge to their skill and stamina.

[15:05.06]In addition,New Jersey is rich in places of historical interest.

[15:11.83]The state abounds in colonial architecture,

[15:16.58]battle fields of the Revolution and other historic sites important

[15:23.32]in the early history of this century.

[15:27.58]Most are carefully preserved or have been meticulously restored.

[15:33.93]We organize tours to a variety of places nearly every weekend.

[15:40.38]Next Saturday's tour will be a relatively easy one,

[15:46.13]from Rockers University to the Gateway National Park.

[15:51.80]Interested cyclists should meet at 8:00 a.m.in the parking lot

[15:57.54]at the corner of Hamilton Street and College Avenue.

[16:02.69]The minimum time for this tour is about six hours.

[16:08.44]We'll use a buddy system throughout the ride.

[16:13.01]Each new rider should team up with a more experienced rider.

[16:18.94]If the buddies look after each other,

[16:23.59]we can be sure that no one will be left behind.

[16:28.73]You can pick up a map of Saturday's tour

[16:33.38]at the information table before you leave this evening.

[16:38.53]Questions to Part A

[16:40.67]1.The speaker hopes that bicycling will become a part of the listeners( ).

[16:42.71]2.Exper riders will find the steep trails to be( ).

[16:44.77]3.New Jersey is rich in places of(  ).

[16:46.81]4.Next Saturday's tour will last for at least( ).

[16:48.85]5.A map of Saturday's tour is available at(  ).

[16:51.67]That is the end of Part A.