2012年12月大学英语四级听力原文及题目

相信相信的力量相信相信的力量阅读使人快乐，成长需要时间2012年12月大学英语四级听力真题及原文PartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionA11.W:Ijustheardaboutareallybeautifulparkintheeastendofthetown.Therearealotofrosesinbloom.M:Whydon'twewalkoverthereandseeforourselves?Q:Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?12.M:Mypresentationisscheduledfor9:30tomorrowmorningatthelecturehall.Ihopetoseeyouthere.W:Oh,sorry.IwasabouttotellyouthatIhaveanappointmentwithmydentistat9:00o'clocktomorrow.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?13.W:Howlonghaveyoubeenrunningthiscompany?M:Twentyyearsifyoucanbelievethat.Ibroughtitfromasmalloperationtowhatitistoday.Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?14.M:Haveyoureadthenewsonthecampusnet?Susanhaswonthescholarshipfornextyear.W:Iknewshewouldfromtheverybeginning.Suchabrilliantanddiligentgirl!Shecertainlydeservesit.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?15.W:TakingabustoMiami,it'scheaperthangoingbytrain.M:That'strue.ButI'dratherpayalittlemorefortheaddedcomfortandconvenience.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?16.M:Ithinkit'stimewegotridofallthisoldfurniture.W:You'reright.Weneedtopromoteourimagebesidesit'snotarealantique.Q:Whatdothespeakersmean?17.M:Thatwassomestormyesterday.HowwasIafraidIcouldn'tmakeithome.W:Yeah,mostoftheroadstomyhousewereflooded.Ididn'tgethomefromthelabuntilmidnight.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?18.W:Myboysarealwayscomplainingthatthey'rebored.M:Whydon'tyougetthemintosometeamsports?MysonanddaughterplaysoccereverySaturday.Andtheybothlookforwardtoitallweek.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheardW:SoJohn,IhearyouandArthurshareajob,don'tyou?M:Yes.We'vesharedasalesjobatSonatechforabouttwoyearsnow.W:Well,howdoyoudivideupyourschedule?M:Youknowwearebothsalesrepresentatives,andwetakeordersoverthephone.Whenwestartedjobsharingitwasdifficult,becausewebothworkedalldayMonday.IworkedTuesdayandThursdayandArthurworkedWednesdayandFriday.TheproblemwasthatwhenIwasintheofficeonTuesday.Iwouldtalktopeople,thentheywouldcallbackonWednesdaywithaquestion.ButArthurcouldn'tanswerthequestionandhecouldn'taskmeaboutitbecauseIwasn'tintheoffice.Sohehadtoaskthepeopletocallmebackthenextday,Thursday.Ofcourse,theydd'tliketowaituntilthenextdaytohavetheirquestionsanswered.W:Yes,thatsoundslikeaproblem.M:So,finallywedecidedthatArthurwouldworkinthemorningsandIwouldworkintheafternoons.Nowifsomeonecallswiththequestionformeinthemorning,Arthurtellsthemtocallmeintheafternoon.Thisway,peoplegettheirquestionsansweredthesameday.W:Whatdoyoudoaboutvacations?M:Well,Sonatechgivestheusualtwoweeksofvacationtofull-timeemployees,ItakeaweekandArthurtakesaweek.W:Itsoundslikejobsharinghasworkedoutwellforyou.M:Yes,ithas.Wearebothhappywithit.Q19.WhatdoJohnandauthordoatSonatech?Q20.WhatproblemdidJohnandArthurhavewhentheystartedjobsharing?Q21.WhatdoesJohnsayabouttheirannualvacation?Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheardW:MayIseeyourlicense,please?M:Butofficer,didIdosomethingwrong?W:Doyoumeantosayyoudidn'tseethespeedlimitsignbackthere?M:Um,no,madam,IguessIdidn't.W:Inotherwords,youdrovebytoofasttoreadit.Thesignsays35m/h.Aschoolisjustnearby,youknow?M:Don'tgetmewrong,butmyspeedometerdidn'treadmuchfasterthanthat.W:Then,whyisitthatmyradarshowedyouaregoing45?Letmeputitanotherway.I'mgoingtogiveyouatieket.Again,mayIseeyourlicense,please?M:Hereitis,officer.Butletmeexplain.IwaslateforanimportantappointmentandIwasworriedthatIwouldn'tmakeitontime.So...W:Uha,justaminute,here.Yourlicenseisnolongervalid.Youshouldhaverenewedittwoweeksago.I'mgoingtohavetowriteyouupforthat,too.M:What?Really?W:Yourlicensebecomesinvalidonyourbirthdayandthatwastwoweeksagoaccordingtothedatehere.Youareinviolationofthelaw—drivingwithoutavalidlicense.M:I'msorry,madam.Ihadn'trealizedthat.W:Here'stheticketfornothavingavalidlicense.ButI'monlygoingtogiveyouawarningaboutexceedingthespeedlimit.Becarefulnexttime.M:Yes,madam,officer,Iwill.Thankyou.Q22.Wherewasthemanstoppedbythepoliceofficer?Q23.Whatdidthemanclaimaboutthespeedlimitsign?Q24.Whatdidthewomansayabouttheman'sdrivinglicense?Q25.Whatwastheman'spenalty?SectionBPassage1SinceIstartedworkingpart-timeatagrocerystore,Ihavelearnedthatacustomerismorethansomeonewhobuysomething.Tome,acustomerisapersonwhosememoryfailsentirelyonceheorshestartstopushashoppingcard.Oneofthefirstthingscustomersforgetishowtocount.Thereisnootherwaytoexplainhowsomanypeoplegetintheirexpressline,whichisclearlymarked15itemsorless,with20,25orevenacartloadofitems.Customersalsoforgetwhytheycametothestoreinthefirstplace.JustasIfinishringingupanorder,acustomerwillsay,“Oops,Iforgottopickupafreshloafofbread.Ihopeyoudon'tmindwaitingwhileIgogetit."Fiveminuteslater,he'sbackwiththebread,abottofmilk,andthreerollsofpapertowels.Strangeisthatseemscustomersalsoseemtoforgetthattheyhavetopayfortheirgroceries.InsteadofwritingacheckorlookingforacreditcardwhileIamringingupthegroceries,mycustomerswillwaituntilIannouncethetotal.Then,insurprise,shesays,“Ohno,whatdidIdowithmycheckbook?"After5minutesofdiggingthroughherpurse,sheborrowsmypenbecauseshe'sforgottenhers.ButIhavetobetolerantofcustomersbecausetheypaymysalary,andthat'ssomethingIcan'taffordtoforget.Q26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcustomers'enteringthegrocerystore?Q27.Whichcustomersaresupposedtobeintheexpressline?Q28.Whatdoesthespeakersaysomecustomersdowhentheyarriveatthecheck-outcounter?Q29.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouthisjobattheendofthetalk?Passage2ThespeechdeliverystyleofEuropeansandAsianstendstobeveryformal.Speakersoftheseculturesoftenreadoralpresentationsfromcarefullyretainmanualscripts.Ontheotherhand,Americanspeakersaregenerallymoreinformalrelativetospeakersandothercultures.Americanaudiencesprefernatural,spontaneousdeliverythatconveysalivelysenseofcommunication.Theydon'trelaywelltospeakerswhoreadfromamanualscript.Ifyouuseanoutlineofyourideasinsteadofapreparetext,yourspeechwillnotonlysoundmorenatural,butyouwillalsobeabletoestablishbetterrelationshipwithyourlistenersandkeeptheirattention.Thelanguageandstyleyouusewhenmakinganoralpresentationshouldnotbethesameasthelanguageinstyleyouusewhenwriting.Wellretaininformation,thatismeanttoberead,doesnotworkaswellwhenitisheard.Itis,therefore,importantforyoutoadaptretaintextsoroutlinesforpresentations.Goodspeakersaremuchmoreinformalwhenspeakingthanwhenwriting.Theyalsousetheirownwordsanddeveloptheirownspeakingstyles.Wheneverpossible,theyuseshortwords.Listenersareappreciatedwhenspeakersusesimple,everydaywordsinapresentation.Oneadvantageisthatitismucheasierforspeakerstopronounceshortwordscorrectly.Anotheristhatlongandsophisticatedvocabularychoicesmakelisteningmoredifficult.Question30to32WhatdoesthespeakersayAmericanaudiencesprefer?Whatshouldonepayattentiontowhenmakinganoralpresentation?Whatdoesthespeakerfocusoninthetalk?Passage3LetchildrenlearntojudgetheirownworkAchildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime.Ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Hecomparesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenlanguageasheusesitandlanguageasthosearoundhimuseit.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople's.Inthesameway,kidslearningtodoalltheotherthingstheylearnwithoutadultteachers,towalk,run,climb,rideabike,playgames,comparetheirownperformancewithwhatmoreskilledpeopledo,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetodetecthismistakes.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughthewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohim.Soonhebecomesdependentontheexpert.Weshouldlethimdoithimself.Lethimfigureout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whatistheanswertothatproblem,whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisorthat.Ifrightanswersneedtobegiven,asinmathematicsorscience,givehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.Whyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchtediouswork?Ourjobshouldbetohelpthechildrenwhentheytellusthattheycan'tfindthewaytogettherightanswer.Question33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Q33Howdoesachildlearntodosomethingaccordingtothespeaker?Q34Whatbeliefdoteacherscommonlyholdaccordingtothespeaker?Q35Whatdoesthespeakerimplyaboutthecurrentwayofteaching?SectionCTimeis,fortheaverageAmerican,ofutmostimportance.Totheforeignvisitor,Americansseemtobemoreconcernedwithgettingthingsaccomplishedontime(accordingtoapredeterminedschedule)thantheyarewithdevelopingdeepinterpersonalrelations.Schedules,fortheAmerican,aremeanttobeplannedandthenfollowedinthesmallestdetail.ItmayseemtoyouthatmostAmericansarecompletelycontrolledbythelittlemachinestheywearontheirwrists,cuttingtheirdiscussionsoffabruptlytomakeittotheirnextappointmentontime.Americans'languageisfilledwithreferencestotime,givingaclearindicationofhowmuchitisvalued.Timeissomethingtobe“on,"tobe“kept,"“filled,"“saved,"“wasted,"“gained,"“planned,"“given,"“madethemostof,"even“killed."Th