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1、英语视听说4考试听力I.短 对 话（10题选择题课外5题45%）Uintl BasicListening Practice1.ScriptM:Tm beside myselfwith joy.Tm so lucky.Guess what?Ive won a lit ofmoney in the lottery.W:Yeah?Well,you doknow that money is the root of all evil,right?Q:What does the womanmean?2.ScriptW:Mary was furious.Her son wrecked up her car.
2、M:He shouldnt have driven a carwithout a drivers license.Hes still takingdriving lesson.Q:What do we knowabout Marys son?3.ScriptM:Susan,I hear you7regoing to marry that guy.Some people think you,llregret it.W:Is that so?Onlytime tell.Q:What does the womanimply?4.ScriptM:Mary,I just want to say hows
3、orry I was to learn of your mothers passing.I know how close you two were?W:Thank you.It was sosudden.TM still in a state of shock I dont knowwhat to do.Q:Which of followingis true?5.ScriptW:I get furious at work when myopinions arent considered just becauseIm a woman.M:You should air yourview more
4、emphatically and demand that your vicebe heard.Q:What is the womancomplaining about?Keys:l.C 2.B 3.D 4.A5.DUint2 II.BasicListening Practice1.ScriptW:Did you hear?Helen gotmodeling jib!Shes going to be sashaying downthe catwalk.M:Wow,thafs great!All thatwalking practice really paid off.And foe oncesh
5、e wont be complaining a boutbeing so tall.Q:Why did Helen getmodeling job?2.ScriptM:Julia,come and see the MissAmerica contest on TV.All those beautifulgirls are walking around in bathingsuits,so the judges can decide whohas the best figure.W:Bah!Thafs the worst kind ofexploitation.They are treating
6、 women liketoys for people to enjoy.I would never take part in this kind of contest.Q:What do the man andthe woman think about the beautify contest?3.ScriptW:What shall I do?Im fat.Iwant to be slim and beauty,but Im fat.Tvetried all the new ideas,highcarb and low carb,but nothing works.M:Those diets
7、 are just fads,popular for a while and then forgotten.Justfollow the usual diet with fruits,vegetables,fish,water,and get plenty ofexercise.Before long youMI seeresults.Q:What has the womantried?4.ScriptWl:I think Lily is reallyattractive.Shes half Spanish and has this reallysultry look about her.W2
8、:That explains why she tans sowell.Tve always been jealous of her skincolor in the summer.Q:Which of followingis true of Lily?5.ScriptM:Trust me,it was tight there onthe Internet:Plastic Surgery Increasing ata Faster Rate Among Men.Apparently more and more men are trying toimprove their appearance.W
9、:I saw it too on the news.Face-lifts,nose jobs,and box to hide wrinkleare now very popular with men.Men say ifs for business reasons,butwe know its vanity.Q:What does the womanthink the real reason is that men have plasticsurgery?Keys:l.B 2.A 3.C 4.D5.BUnit3 II.BasicListening Practice1.ScriptW:Did y
10、ou see the paper today?There was an earthquake in Brazil.M:Yes,but it only measured 3.5on the Richter scale.I dont think therewere any casualties.Q:What is the result of theearthquake of 3.5 on the Richter scale accordingto the man?2.ScriptW:Id a bit worried about Suzietraveling to southern India.If
11、s the rainyseason there,and there may be landsides.M:Suzie can take care of herself;she wont go anywhere too risky.Besides,you can always e-mail her if it makesyou feel better.Q:What is Suzie doing?3.ScriptM:Hi,I thought you we re on holiday in Asia!Back already?W:we never got there!Our travelagent
12、cancelled our arrangementsbecause the whole region is flooded.We wereso disappointed;wewont get another chance to go this year.Q:What is the womandoing?4.ScriptM:Our flight to Tokyo was delayed by twelve hours.Can youbelieve it?Atyphoon hit the east coast and it was chaos.W:I saw it on thenews.The f
13、looding and damage were terrible.I dontthink anyone was hurtthough.Q:What is theconsequence of the typhoon?5.ScriptW:Did you see the program last night about volcanoes?It was fascinating!M:Yes,the weird thingis the molten lava looks so beautiful,yet ifs sodestructive.And I couldntbelieve how far the
14、 ash can travel.Tm glad wedont have any volcanoes here!Q:What does the manthink the volcano is?Keys:l.D 2.A 3.C 4.B5.CUint4 II.BasicListening Practice1.ScriptM:Do you see yourself as a leaderor more of a team player?W:Well,it depends on thecircumstances.I usually enjoy working as part ofa team and h
15、elping everyonework together.But if the leadership is weak,Im not afraid to take over inorder to achieve the goal at hand.0.:What does the womanwant to be?2.ScriptW:Good morning,I havean appointment with Mr.Davies at llo clock.M:Yes,he left a message for yousaying hes terribly sorry but hes stuck in
16、traffic and is running 15 minuteslate.Please take a seat and hell be hereas soon as possible.Would you liketea or coffee?Q:Where istheconversation probably taking place?3.ScriptW:You dont happy.Didyou get that promotion?M:No,they brought insome new guy.Im not going to hang around formuch longer,I ca
17、nt assure you.Q:Why is the manunhappy?4.ScriptW:Mr.Jones is a self-mademillionaire,and Im honored to have worked forhim for the past thirty yearsas his accountant.M:He must be pleasedto have a loyal and faithful employee such asyourself.Q:What is true of thewoman?5.ScriptW:Jane,were considering you
18、forthe new office managers position.Weve been very pleased with your work.M:Thank you very much.Tve always enjoyed working here,and I wouldwelcome an opportunity for moreresponsibility.Q:Which of thefollowing is true?Keys:l.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.DUint5 II.BasicListening Practice1.ScriptW:Why do some peopl
19、e stay in onejob for life while others switch jobsfrom time to time?M:Some people want a fixed routine so that they dont have to adapt totnew circumstances over and overagain,while others think variety is thespice of life.Q:According to thedialog,why do some people stick to onejob for life?2.ScriptM
20、:Kathleen,youve been late forwork so many times lately that I have towarn you that any repetition willresult in your dismissal.W:Tm sorry.TH try my best toget here earlier in the future.Perhaps I couldwork later to make up the timePve lost.Q:What does the womansay?3.ScriptM:Mr.Brown,my time here has
21、been frustrating for me.I have a betteropportunity with another firm,and rmtaking it.W:We wont be sorry to see youleave,Richard.Youve done your best tomake everyone here as miserable as youare.Q:How does the womanfeel about the mans leaving?4.ScriptW:Mr.Armes,I wanted to tell youin person that at th
22、e end of this monthPH be leaving the company.M:Well,Sylvia,we are certainlygoing to miss you here,but I wish you thebest of luck.Q:What does the womanwant?5.ScriptW:Time,I hate to tell you this,but were caught in a budget crunch,and wemust lay you off.Im sorry.M:I understand.Tve enjoyed mytime here,
23、and Im confident I can findsomething else.Q:What is the mansresponse?Keys:1.B2.D3.A 4.C 5.DUint8 II.BasicListening Practice1.ScriptM:Scentists claim theworld population has 99.5%of the same DNA.W:But this doesnttell us there is no such thing as race.Q:What is true of theDNA of difference races?2.Scr
24、iptW:With the advent of the genetiemap we know where everything is,butdo we know where to go with it?M:Your map seems todiffer largely from my geographical map!Q:What does the manimply?3.ScriptM:As you know,it has takenmillions of years of evolution and naturalselection to get us where we a retoday.
25、W:Yes,but now that we havegenetic engineering,we seem to havedecided that we want to be God.Q:What does the womanimply?4.ScriptM:I think the research intocloning will lead us into dangers,filling us withfalse hopes of perfection.W:Ifs too late to turn back theclock.Well just have to depend oncommon
26、sense to solve uncommon problems.Q:What does the womanmean?5.ScriptW:In America,many prisoners are havingtheir cases reviewed,and somehave even been freed through DNA testing.M:Except for the oneswhose death sentence has already been carried out.Q:What can we learnabout DNA testing from the dialog?K
27、eys:l.B2.C3.D4.A5.C二.长对话（task l填十个单词,task3两篇选择或者判断10题）Unit 1 Task 1:Soft answers turn away wrath.Mary:Dam!Youre spilled red wine on me.My new dress is ruined.John:F m terrible sorry!What can I do to help?Heres some water to wash it off.Mary:Stop splashing water on me!Oh,this is so embarrassing!Fm a
28、mess.John:Well,you do look a little upset.Please dont blow up.Dont lose your cool.Mary:Hmm,youve got the nerve talking like that!Who shouldnt fly off the handle?This dress cost a fortune.John:You look really cute when youre mad.I kid you not.Some people do lookattractive when they are in a rage.Mary
29、:This is very expensive dress.I saved for months to buy it,and now its ruined.Look at this stain!John:Accidents do happen.Give me your dress,and Ill take it to the cleaners.Mary:Sure!You want me to take it off right here in public and give it to you?I donteven know you!John:This might be a really go
30、of time to get acquainted.Tm John Owen.Mary:Mmm,at least youre polite.I guess I really shouldnt have flared up.After all,it was an accident.Im Mary Harvey.John:Come on.Ill take you home.You can change your clothes,and Ill get thedress cleaned for you.Mary:Now youre talking.Thanks.Youre a real gentle
31、man.John:Youd better believe it.Im glad to see that youve cooled down.Feel look abite to eat afterward?Im starving.Mary:Ok.Youre pretty good.Fm not nearly as mad.If you can get this stain out,Tilbe very happy.John:ril try my best.But if I cant get the stain out,please dont let your happinessturn to
32、wrath.1.Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog?2.Why does the woman get angry?3.What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry?4.Why does the woman say the man is a real gentleman?5.What is the mans final proposal?Keys:ID 2.A3.C 4.B 5.CUintl Task3:A View of Hap
33、pinessDr.Smithhas proposed a reasonable,if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies,view ofhappiness.According to his theory,happiness might be described asa state ifbalance.And when human or certain animals achieve that balance,they rend toremain in that condition in order to repeat the happy feeling.Toillu
34、strate this,we may study two magnets.When their positive andnegativepoles meet,they are comfortably joined,and they remain there.Inother words,they have attained a balance or state of happiness.If on theother hand,oneof the poles is reversed,and positive pole is presses againstpositive pole,there is
35、 resistance,instability,imbalance a state ofunhappiness.Animalswith some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness inreinforcement.Oncethey have gained one or more of their goals such asfood,and water,they learnto repeat the actions that led to satisfaction ofthose goals.This repetitionor reinfo
36、rcement produces a state of balance orsense of happiness.Accordingto this theory,only animals with a significant capacity to learnshould beable to experience happiness.But in truth learning can take placethroughsurprisingly simple short-term action such as scratching an itch,followed bypleasure,foll
37、owed by more scratching,and so on.Thus learningcan occur withal most no conscious thought.For humanbeings,blessed with the ability to reason,goals are not limited totheshort-term satisfaction of needs.Indeed,there is a strong linkbetweenhappiness and the fulfillment of long-term goals.Even if humans
38、trive forgoals that are more complex and longer-term than the animals,goals,once thosegoals are gained,happiness is reinforced.1.Why doesthe speaker mention“magnets”?2.Accordingto the passage,what may animals do after they have got food?3.Which ofthe following is true according to the speaker?4.What
39、 doesthe speaker say is special about the goals of human beings?5.Which ofthe following best captures the main idea ofthe passage?Keys:ID 2.C3.B 4.D 5.AUnit 2 Task 1:A Friendly StylistStylist:Morning,sir.This chair,please.What can I do for you?Nick:A simple haircut:short on the back and sides.Stylis
40、t:Very good.I can,of course,do something fashionable for only$60.Nick:60 dollars!Thats highway robberytwice what I ordinarily pay.Stylist:Perhaps,sir.But your haircuts havent been in harmony with your character.Your hair is at war with your soul.Nick:Fve never heard of such a thing.Stylist:If I may
41、say,I,m an expert at matching hairstyle to personalities.Believe me;youre suffering a“disjunction”.Nick:A disjunction?What the devil is a disjunction?Stylist:Your hair does not match you.Nick:This is utter nonsense.However,Id like to hear how youd solve this so-calledproblem.Stylist:Your character i
42、s artistic,imaginative.But your hair is dull.I can correct thatimbalance in seconds.Nick:Okay,let me see what can you do about the.uh.disjunction,as you call it.Stylist:We,re going to use scissors to create peaks,which well keep in place with aliberal helping of gel.This tuft in the back well braid
43、into a pigtail.Now,its thenew you!Nick:I love it.Its just like me:imaginative and artistic.Now what are you doing?Whats wrong?Dont you see harmony in my new hairstyle?Stylist:Somethings preventing your hairstyle from being a true fashionablestatement.Nick:For heavens sake,tell me whats missing.Styli
44、st:Streaks.By putting in a few yellow streaks in your hair,it will become a workof art.Streaking will cost you more,but.Nick:Do it.Forget the cost.But,by the way,what is 由e total getting to be?Howmuch am 1 paying to avoid disjunction?Stylist:Thats.$135,Sir?Sir,are you all right?Oh,he fainted.1.When
45、the stylist mentions$60,what does the customer say?2.What does the stylist think about the customers hairstyle?3.What will the stylist do with the customers hair?4.What will streaking do to the mans hair according to the stylist?5.What is the passage mainly about?Keys:1C.A3.D4.B5.AFor Reference:1.It
46、 means there is no match between you and your hair.2.Thats.$135.Sir?Sir,are you all right?Oh,he fainted.Uint2 Task3:A View of HappinessMen areturning to plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures to brighten uptheirappearances at a faster rate than women,according to a surveyreleased onWednesday.Mens u
47、seof fat injections to soften deep wrinkles leaped 47 percent lastyear from theprevious year.Womens use of the injections fell 36 percent,according to asurvey by the American Academy of Facial andPlasticReconstructive Surgeons.Mens useof botox injections to eliminate frown lines rose 88 percent,whil
48、e womensbotox use fell 8 percent.And forsmoothing skin,the use of laser resurfacing among men rose13percent,thesurvey showed.Meanwhile,womens use of laserresurfacing dropped 38 percentduring the same time period.The numberof men getting nose jobs rose 47 percent,while the number ofwomen doing so ros
49、e 5 percent.Typically,men and women visiting plastic surgeons for cosmetic reasonswere age 40 to 59.The studysaid 44 percent of men and 57 percent of women tell their doctorthat lookingyounger is the reason they are choosing cosmetic surgery.By about 18percent,men are more likely than women to say t
50、hey wantfacial cosmeticsurgery for work-related reasons.The studywas conducted by written questionnaires from January 20 toMarch 3 among morethan 2,600 members of the association,who focus ontreatment of the face,head,and neck.Bycomparison,in the previous year,womens use of botox rose 60 percentwhil