英语听力真题

2009 年 12 月 Section A 11 W Did you use credit cards on your vacation last month in Europe M Sure I did They certainly beat going around with a wallet full of big bills But carrying lots of cash is still very common among some older people traveling abroad Q What does the man say about some elderly people 12 W Rod must be in a bad mood today What s wrong with him M He was passed over in the selection process for the dean of the admissions office He d been hoping for the position for a long time Q What does the man mean 13 M What a great singer Justin is His concert is just awesome And you ll never regret the money you paid for the ticket W Yeah Judging by the amount of the applause everyone was enjoying it Q What does the woman mean 14 W I received an email yesterday from Henry Do you remember He was one of the chairpersons of our students union M Yes but I haven t heard from him for ages Actually I ve been out of touch with him since our first reunion after graduation Q What do we learn about the speakers 15 M Driving at night always makes me tired Let s stop for dinner W Fine And let s find a motel so that we can get an early start tomorrow Q What will the speakers probably do 16 W Let s look at the survey on consumer confidence we conducted last week How reliable are these figures M They have a 5 margin of error Q What are the speakers talking about 17 W Look at this catalogue John I think I want to get this red blouse M Err I think you ve already one like this in blue Do you need every color in the rainbow Q What does the man mean 18 W This notice says that all the introductory marketing classes are closed M That can t be true There s supposed to be 13 of them this semester Q What does the man mean Conversation One M I see on your resume that you worked as a manager of a store called Computer Country Could you tell me a little more about your responsibilities there W Sure I was responsible for overseeing about 30 employees I did all of the ordering for the store and I kept track of the inventory M What was the most difficult part of your job W Probably handling angry customers We didn t have them very often but when we did I needed to make sure they were well taken care of After all the customer is always right M That s how we feel here too How long did you work there W I was there for three and a half years I left the company last month M And why did you leave W My husband has been transferred to Boston And I understand your company has an opening there too M Yes that s right We do But the position won t start until early next month Would that be a problem for you W No not at all My husband s new job doesn t begin for a few weeks So we thought we would spend some time driving to Boston and stop to see my parents M That sounds nice So tell me why are you interested in this particular position W I know that your company has a great reputation and a wonderful product I ve thought many times that I would like to be a part of it When I heard about the opening in Boston I jumped to the opportunity M Well I m glad you did 19 What was the woman s previous job 20 What does the woman say was the most difficult part of her job 21 Why is the woman looking for a job in Boston 22 When can the woman start to work if she gets the job Conversation Two W Today in the studio we have Alberto Cortez the well known Brazilian advocate of the anti global movement He s here to talk about the recent report stating that by 2050 Brazil will be the one ot the word s wealthiest and most successful countries Alberto what do you say to the report M You know this isn t the first time that people are saying Brazil will be a great economic power The same thing was said over a hundred year ago But it didn t happen W Yes but you must admit the world s a very different place now M Of course In fact I believe there s maybe some truth in the prediction this time around First of all though we must remember the problems facing Brazil at the moment W Such as M There s an enormous gap between the rich and the poor in this country In Sal Paulo you can see shopping malls full of designer goods right next door to the slam areas without proper water and electricity supplies A lot of work needs to be done to help people in those areas improve their lives W What needs to be done M Education for example For Brazil to be successful we need to offer education to all Brazilians Successful countries like South Korea and Singapore have excellent education systems Brazil needs to learn from these countries W So you are hopeful for the future M As I said earlier I m hopeful This isn t an easy job We need to make sure that these important opportunities for Brazil aren t wasted as they were in the past 23 What does the recent report say about Brazil 24 What problem does Alberto say Brazil faces now 25 What does Alberto say about economically successful countries 2009 年 6 月 Short Conversations 11 W There were more than a hundred people at Kate s birthday party How come she s got so many friends M It s really no surprise You know she was popular even when she was a child Q What does the man imply about Kate 12 M They say there ll be a snow storm tonight and the cold weather will last quite a few days W Oh We re so lucky we ll be getting away for a while and having a holiday in Florida But let s call right now to confirm our flight Q What do we learn about the two speakers 13 W Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire M I really admire his courage Q What do we learn about Tony from the conversation 14 M My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it has worked just fine until last night W You ll never be able to get parts for it even from Japan So it might be time to invest a more recent model Q What does the woman suggest the man do 15 W I heard about your promotion you must be thrilled M Not really the new office is huge but the word load has doubled Q What do we learn about the man from the conversation 16 W I can t decide what to do about the party tomorrow M You don t have to go if you don t want to but I ll be glad to give you a ride if you do Q What do we learn from the conversation 17 M Now if you have any questions about the contract I ll be happy to answer them W Nothing comes to mind right now but I d like to go over all the articles of the contract once more before signing it Q What are the speakers doing right now 18 M We are out of paper for the printer Can you please order some W I completed the order form online yesterday and it will be here by noon I ll let you know when it comes in Q What did the woman do Long Conversation Conversation One W Bob do you know who I saw the other day Old Jake looking terribly depressed Did he get pensioned off at last M Yes They made him retire after 50 years at sea He is pretty upset about it but what can you do He really is pasted W He is all alone isn t he M Yes his wife has been dead for years They had one daughter Dories But she went off to town as soon as she left school And he hasn t heard from her since I hear she is making good money as a model W Maybe someone could get in touch with her Get her to come back for a while to help M I don t suppose she come She never got on with her father He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish Oh I expect old Jake will get by He is healthy at least comes into a clinic for a check regularly W Are you his doctor M No my partner doctor Johnson is W That bad tempered old thing M Oh he isn t bad tempered He just looks it He is an excellent doctor taught me a lot and he has a very nice family His wife invites me over there to supper every week Very pleasant W yes I teach their daughter Pen at school She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work but a bright little thing and very popular with her age group Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you ve just heard 19 Why does old Jake look terribly depressed 20 What do we learn about Jake s wife 21 What does the man say about Jake s daughter 22 What does the man say about Jake s doctor Conversation Two W Hello Mr Summerfield How are you today M Very well Thank you Ms Green W What can I do for you M Well unfortunately there is a problem with the order we received from you yesterday It seems we haven t seen the right quantity of manuals to support the telephone system W Oh dear that s bad news I m very sorry to hear that and you don t know how many packs are without manuals M No because we haven t opened every pack But in several of those that have been opened there are none no manuals W I m very sorry about this inconvenience Mr Summerfield We ll send out the manuals this afternoon by express mail entirely at our cost and the manuals should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest M All of them righ W Yes It maybe that some have them already but we cannot be sure So the best thing is to send out the manual for every pack M Yes Yes I see That would be great W Please accept our apologies for this mix up I assure you we will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happened M Right Thanks for your swift action W Not at all Thank you and goodbye for now Do call if there is anything else M All right Thank you Goodbye Ms Green W Goodbye Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you ve just heard 23 What problems are the speakers discussing 24 What does the woman promise to do 25 What does the man think of the solution 2007 年 12 月 11 M The biological project is now in trouble you know my colleague and I have completely different ideas about how to proceed W Why don t you compromise Try to make it a win win situation for you both Q What does the woman suggest the man do 12 M How does Nancy like the new dress she bought in Rome W She said she would never have bought an Italian style dress if she had known Mary had already got such a dress Q What do we learn from the conversation 13 M You are not going to do all those dishes before we leave are you If we don t pick up George and Martha in 25 minutes we will never get to the theater on time W Oh didn t I tell you Martha called to say her daughter was ill and they could not go tonight Q What is the woman probably going to do first 14M You ve been hanging on to the phone for quite a while who were you talking with W Oh it was Sally you know she always has the latest news in town and can t wait to talk it over with me Q What do we learn about Sally from the conversation 15W It has always been hard to get this car into first gear and now the clutch seems to be slipping M If you leave the car with me I will fix it for you this afternoon Q Who is the woman probably speaking to 16M Kate why does the downtown area look deserted now W Well there used to be some really good stores but lots of them moved out to the mall Q What do we learn from the conversation 17W I found the lounge such a cozy place to study in I really like the feeling in sitting on the sofa and doing the reading M Well for me the hardest part about studying here is staying awake Q What does the man mean 18W These mosquitoes bite are killing me I can t help scratching M Next time you go camping take some precaution say wearing long sleeves Q Why does the man suggest the woman wear long sleeves 2007 年 12 月六级英语考试长对话原文 Conversation One M Hello and welcome to our program Working Abroad Our guest this evening is a Londoner who lives and works in Italy Her name s Susan Hill Susan welcome to the program You live in Florence how long have you been living there W Since 1982 But when I went there in 1982 I planned to stay for only 6 months M Why did you change your mind W Well I m a designer I design leather goods mainly shoes and handbags Soon after I arrived in Florence I got a job with one of Italy s top fashion houses Ferregamo So I decided to stay M How lucky Do you still work for Ferregamo W No I ve been a freelance designer for quite a long time now Since 1988 in fact M So does that mean you design for several different companies now W Yes that s right I ve designed many fashion items for a number of Italian companies and during last four years I ve also been designing for the British company Burberry s M What have you been designing for them W Mostly handbags and small leather goods M Has the fashion industry in Italy changed since 1982 W Oh yes It s become a lot more competitive Because of quality of products from other countries has improved a lot But it s high quality and design is still world famous M And do you ever think of returning to live in England W No not really Working in Italy is more interesting I also love the Mediterranean sun and the Italian life style M Well thank you for talking to us Susan W It was a pleasure 19 Where does this talk most probably take place 20 What was the woman s original plan when she went to Florence 21 What has the woman been doing for a living since 1988 22 What do we learn about the change in Italy s