2013年6月cet4四级真题听力原文第2套

1、听力短对话 11. M: I dont know what to do with Timmy.Thismorning I found orange juice spilled all over the kitchen floor. W: Dont be so hard on him. Hes only four. Q: What does the woman mean? 12. W: Excuse me, sir. I would like to knowabout the fitness training program in your club. M: Ill have you speak

2、 with the director incharge of new accounts. Q: What is the woman interested in? 13. W: Its really cold in this apartment. Canwe turn up the heat a little bit? M: Sorry. Ive run out of money and canhardly pay the fuel bill. Maybe youd better put on a sweater. Q: What does the man mean? 14. M: Im sor

3、ry, Miss. But you have to comewith me to the security office. The video camerasin our s hop have recordedeverything you did. W: No. No. I. I didnt do anything.Illcall the police if you dare insult me. Q: What does the man think the woman wasdoing? 15. M: I think you ought to see a doctor rightaway a

4、bout that cough. W: Well, Ill wait a few more days. Imsure Ill get over it soon. Q: What do we learn about the woman? 16. M: Ive heard that Pamela made quite a fewmistakes in her lab report. W: Well, she wouldnt have if she hadntbeen in such a hurry to get it done. Q: What does the woman imply ? 17.

5、 M: Wed better check out before 12 oclock,Mary. And now there are only 30 minutes left. W: Lets hurry up. You go pay the bill andIll call the reception to have our luggage takendownstai rs. Q: Where did this conversation most probablytake place? 18. W: Have you ever heard this speaker before? M: Yea

6、h. Shes excellent. She gets herpoint across and is entertaining at the same time. Q: What does the man say about the speaker? 听力长对话原文 1 Conversation One M: What should I do about Mr. Romero?Remember? He said it was important and couldntwait. I t hink he may want youfor that new movie hesdirecting. W

7、: Thats absolutely correct. Now, we haveto fit him in somewhere. Mmm, what doesMonday mo rning look like? M: That doesnt look so good. You have a make-upsession starting at 6:00. Then filmingstarts at 8: 00 and thats going to takethe whole morning. W: Well, whats after that? M: You have lunch with y

8、our agent todiscuss the awards ceremony and you ought to meethim at one oclock at therestaurant. W: Oh, terrific. Listen, I cannot missthat. But I still have to make time for Mr. Romero. M: Well, now, dont forget youve got athree-oclock appointment with your fashion designer . W: Thats right. You kn

9、ow hes showing thelatest fashions from Japan? You know thatloose-fitting look? Those clothes areon show in this year. M: At 4:30, you have an appointment withyour hairdresser. Then at 7:00, you have dinnerwith a j ournalist. Nowremember, be nice to that guy. W: Do I have to? That wont be easy andits

10、 likely to run late. How does Tuesday look? M: Well, you have to spend the wholemorning at the photographers. They are takingphotos to pu blicize your newmovie. W: What about the afternoon? Am I freethen? M: Let me see.Yes, you are free after3:30. W: Then you can set up a meeting with Mr.Romero at 4

11、:00. M: OK. Ill get on it right away. Questions 19 to 21 are based on theconversation you have just heard . 19. What are the speakers doing? 20. What is the woman going to discuss withher agent over lunch on Monday? 21. What do we learn from the conversation about the man? 听力长对话原文 2 Conversation Two

12、 M: Im phoning up about this job youadvertise in this paper. This.er.young salesmanager? W: Oh, yes. M: Id like to apply for it. Would you sendme an application form? W: No. You simply send in a writtenapplication, a letter. M: Can you tell me a bit more about thejob? W: Well, we are really looking

13、for someone whoisnt too concerned about working fairlylong hou rs. M: What do you mean by “ longhours ”? W: This is a job which does, as theadvertisement says, have travel possibilities, and veryoften, one would beaway at weekends, for instance. M: Oh, I thought you meant working in theevenings and

14、working overtime. W: Well, it could also mean working in theevenings. But for a managerial post, Im afraid wedont pay overtime. Mmm.thatsfor other grades. M: Oh. What kind of money are you payingthen? W: Well, this is to be negotiated. Oh, itdepends partly on your experience and education.Perhaps y

15、ou can tell me brieflywhat that is? M: Ive just left school and got A level ingeography. W: Oh, I see. M: And its the travel that appeals to me. Thatswhy Im inquiring about the job. W: Yes, I see. What sort of salary were youthinking in terms of? M: Starting off, I thought it would besomething like

16、500 a week? W: Well, send in a written application andthen well consider your case along with all theother ap plicants. M: Alright. Many thanks. Goodbye. W: Bye. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard . 22. What does the woman say an applicant should do first to apply f

17、or the job? 23. What kind of a person is the company looking for? 24. What does the man like most about the job? 25. What does the woman say about the salary if the man is accepted by the company? 听力短文原文 Passage1 A typical large supermarket offers around17 000to 20 000 items for sale and it wants to

18、 make sure that its customers seeas many of them as possible.Thats why youll only find essential goods like bread, vegetables and meat in completely different parts of the store. Products with a high profit margin are always placed on shelves within easy reach of the customer, while lower margin ite

19、mslike sugar or flower are on the top or bottom shelves. Manypeopl e makeshopping lists before they visit supermarkets. But even so, around 60% ofallsupermarket purc hases are the result of decisions that are taken in the store. Forthis reason,supermarkets try to attract their customers by placing c

20、ertainkinds of products next to eachother. In the UK, beer will often be found next toitems for babies because research shows thatfathers of babies buy them ontheir way home from work and will buy beer at the same time.Research has alsosh own that this kind of impulse buy happens more frequently whe

21、n nosalesassistants are nearby. Super markets have made selling such a fine art thattheir customersoften lose all sense of time. When intervi ewed, customersnormally guess theyve only spent halfan hour in the supermarket even whenthey ha ve been there for over 45 minutes . But thatshouldnt be too su

22、rprising.Any witty profitable superma rket knows that it should keep itsclocks wellhidden. Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passageyou have just heard. 26. Why are essential goods displayed intotally different parts of the supermarket? 27. Where are goods with a high profitmargin usually found? 2

23、8. What does the speaker say aboutsupermarket goers? 29. What shouldnt be too surprisingaccording to the speaker? Passage2 When Matty Sallin was working on a degreein arts and technology at university, he got aninteresti ng assignment inelectronics class: create something for the household. He decid

24、ed tocreate analarm c lock. “ Everybod yhas to use an alarm clock of some kind every day, andits extremely unpleasant ! ” he says. He asked different people what theyd liketo wake up toinstead of a noisy alarm. A lot of them said, “th esmell ofbacon. S”o Sallin invented a new kindof alarm clock: a w

25、ooden box with a pigface and a di gital clock that uses the smell of cookingbacon rather than soundto wake someone up. He explains, “ There sno danger of burning,because I built it carefully. It uses light bulbsinstead of a flame forcooki ng and turns off automatically after ten minutes . ”Just a fe

26、w easysteps arerequired to set the “ alarm. “Wha ytou do is put in a couple of frozen stripsthe nightbefore, say”s Sallin. Bacon is preserved , so the re is no danger ofits spoiling overnight . “ Iyf ouset the alarm for 8:00, it will turn on at 7:50and slow cook for ten minutes under the bulbs, ”he

27、says. “The nthe bulbs turnoff and a fan blows the smell out through the nose of the pig. Soinstead of analar m, you smell yourself awake, ”says Sallin. “The nyou can open the door ontheside and pull the bacon out and eat it. ” Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passageyou have just heard. 30. What

28、was Matty Sallin doing when hecreated an alarm clock? 31. What did Matty Sallin do before makingthe new type of alarm clock? 32. What makes the newly invented alarmclock so unique ? Passage3 Most people feel lonely sometimes, but itusually only lasts between a few minutes and a fewhour s. For some p

29、eople,though, loneliness can last for years. Psychologists are studying thiscomplexpheno menon and have identified three different types of loneliness. The first kind of loneliness is temporary . Itusually disappears quickly and does not requireany sp ecial attention. Thesecond kind, situational lon

30、eliness, is a natural result of aparticularsituation, for ex ample, a divorce or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can causephysical problems, it usually does not last formore than a year. Unlike thesecond type, the third kind of loneliness usually lasts more thantwo years andh

31、as no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness haveproblemssocializing and becoming clo se to others. Unfortunately, many of them thinkthere islittle or nothing they can do about it. Psycholog ists agree that oneimportant factor in lonelinessis a persons social contacts, for example

32、,friends, fam ily members, etc. We depend on variouspeople for differentreasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support and ourfriendsshare similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have f ound thatthe numberof social contacts we have is not the only reason for lonelines

33、s. Itis more import ant how many social contacts we think or expect we should have. Inother words, though lonely people mayhave many social contacts, they sometimesfeel they should have more. They question theirown p opularity . Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passageyou have just heard. 33. Wha

34、t does the speaker say aboutsituational loneliness? 34. What problem will people have if theyexperience habitual loneliness? 35. Why do some people suffer loneliness according to psychologists? 听力填空 There was a time when any personalinformation that was gathered about us was typed on apiece of paper

35、 and lockedaway in a file cabinet . It could remain there for years and, oftenforgotten,never re ach the outside world. Things have done a complete about-facesince then. Responsible for the change has beenthe astoni shingly swiftdevelopment in recent years of the computer. Today, any data that iscol

36、lectedabout us in one place or another and for one reason or another can be stored inacomputer bank. It can then be easily passed to othercomputer banks. They are owned by individuals and byprivat e businesses andcorporations, lending institutions, direct mailing and telemarketing firms,creditburea

37、us, credit card companies, and government agencies at the local, state,and federallevel. Agrowing number of Americans are seeing the accumulation and distribution ofcomputerized da ta as a frightening invasion of their privacy . Surveys show thatthe numberof worried Americans has been steadily growi

38、ng over the years as thecomputer becomesincreasingly efficient , easier to operat e, and less costly topurchase and maintain. In 1970, anational survey showed that 37 percent of thep eople questioned felt their privacy was beinginvaded. Seven years later, 47percent expressed the same worry. A recent

39、 survey by a credit bureau revealedthat the number of alarmed citizens had soared up to 76 percent. 【长对话 1 总评】 这是一篇以面试为场景的听力对话。与采访类对话相似的是，发问者的问题往往是题目定位的关 键点，而被采访者的回答往往是题目的答案。所以，对于考生来说，根据题干信息，准确定位是解题 的关键。 19. B. He worked at the Brownstone Companyfor several years. 【解析】细节题。根据题干关键词 working experience

40、可定位至 Can you tell me something aboutyour experience in this kind ofwork? 根据男士的回答可知，他曾在 Brownstone Company 工作了很多年。因此，正确答案为 B。 20. D. He prefers a full-time job with moreresponsibility. 【解析】细节题。根据题干关键词 leave his present job 可定位至 Tell me, why do you want to leaveyour present job? 根据男士的回答可知，他想要一份全职的工作。

41、因此，正确答案为 D。 21. A. Travel. 【解析】细节题。根据题干关键词 interested in 可定位至 Could you please tell me about yourspecial skills and interests? 根据男士的回答可知，他喜欢旅游。 因此，正确答案为 A。 22. C. When he will be informed about hisapplication. 【解析】细节题。根据题干可定位至 would you like to ask me any questions? 根据男士的回答可 知，男士想知道的是何时通知面试结果。因此，正确答案为 C。 【长对话 2 总评】 这是一段夫妇间的日常对话。丈夫出差归来，对话前半部分谈论双方的近况，后半部分则将话题 转移到公司的商业项目上。考生解题的关键在于，抓住对话中的提示词，定位或推测答案。 23. B. She is pregnant. 【解析】推测题。根据对话前半段的提