历年托福听力考试2001-08

01年8月托福听力文字

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PartA

1.W:Tinasaysyouwon’tbeabletomakeittothemeetingtomorrowevening.

M:Yeah,sorryaboutthat.IjustfoundoutthatIhavetoworkovertime.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

2.W:Wouldyoumindtakingapictureofmeinfrontofthefountain?

M:Notatall.ButI’mnotsurehowthiscameraworks.

Q:Whatwillprobablyhappennext?

3.W:Ohmygoodness.Yourhelpservicescardissittingrighthereinyourfile,itshouldhavebeensentouttoyouweeksago.Ihopeyouhaven’thadanyneedforit.

M:No,notyet.Butit’snicetoknowIhaveit,soIdon’tneedtoreapply.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:Excuseme,Pro.#ButI’mstillconfused,couldyougooverthatlastpointonemoretime?

W:Ofcourse,that’swhatI’mherefor.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.M:I’msorryImadeyouwait.Thebuswasstuckintrafficandtookforevertogethere.

W:Noharmdone.Iwasabletocatchuponsomereading.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheconversation?

6.M:That’sareallyniceraincoat,Lisa.

W:Thanks.Ilikeittoo.Ifonlyithadaheavylining(衬里)，soIcanwearitinwintertoo.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

7.M:IjustheardthenewsthatMarywontheelection.Thatmustbeabigdisappointmentforyou.

W:Well,actually,sheprobablywasthebestcandidatethistimearound,andIcanalwaysrunagainnextyear.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

8.W:Doyouhaveyourfilmfestivalschedulewithyou?I’dliketofindoutwhat’splayingthisweekend.

M:Ipastitontomyroommate,butthereshouldbemoreinthebookstore.IcanpickoneupforyounexttimeI’mthere.

Q:Whatdoesthemanoffertodo?

9.W:Mynewneighbornextdoorisreallygreat.She’sgotfantasticcollectionofclassicalmusic,ImeandozensofcomposersI’veneverevenheardof.

M:Hmm…JustbecarefulAnnie,ahobbylikethatcanbecontagious（感染的）andexpensive.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

10.M:Thebustheyarerentingtotakeustothemuseum?It’sgoannaleaveatteninfrontofthelibrary.So,let’smeetonthelibrarystepsbeforeahead,ok?

W:OhIthoughtItoldyou.IhaveadentistappointmentthismorningsoI’mgoingtomeetupwithyouguysdowntownatthemuseum,ok?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

11.M:Gee,youhavealotofchangeinthatjar.Areyouacoincollector?

W:No,I’mjustsavingthemforarainyday（穷困时期）.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.W:IsawyouinthelecturehallyesterdayonyourwayouttoPro.#’sphilosophyclass.Iwasquitesurprised,Icouldn’timagingyouaresomeoneinterestedinphilosophy.

M:Idon’tknowwhat’ssosurprising,therearelotsofengineeringstudentsinthatclass.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

13.M:DidIhearthatright?OurreportsareduenextFriday?

W:Justtheintroduction,therestwillfindoutabouttodayinclass.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

14.M:Thispaintingwouldgogreatinmyroom,buttheywant30dollarsforitandit’sprobablymostlyfortheframe.

W:Thenwhydon’tyouseeafewsellersseparately?(分别找卖画与卖框的人)

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

15.W:Dr.Smith,thisis#,thosestretchingexercises(伸展运动)yourecommendedarereallyhelpingwithmybackpain.Butthepillsyouprescribed,Ithink,theyaregivingmeaheadache.

M:That’snotunusual,let’strycuttingback(削减)tojustoneaday,allright?

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

16.W:Congratulations,Tom.IheardyougotajobwiththeWilsonCompany.

M:Hmm,thanks,Pro.#,butit’salittletoosoonforcongratulation,allIgotsofarisaninterview,earlynextweek,onThursday.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

17.W:I’mnevergoingtovolunteertohelpJanetwiththepartyagain.

M:Iknowwhatyoumean.Weendedupdoingmostofthecleaning-up.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheparty?

18.W:Thisisaprettysmallroomtobesharingwithsomeone.Don’tyoufinditalittlecrowded?

M:Well,Idon’tknowaboutmyroommate.Butme,I’musedtobeingalittlecramped(狭窄).Igrewupwithsixbrothers,remember?

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

19.M:Excuseme,doyouknowwhattimethetraintoMiddleTownleaves?

W:Youmeanleft？thelastonewasinelevenp.m.andthat’sit,tilltomorrowmorning.

Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

PartC

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WeonlyhaveafewminutesleftsoI’dliketogooveracoupleofpointsbeforewemoveon.Rememberthat,althoughtherearebothhorizontalandverticalmovementsinair.Thetermwindappliesonlytohorizontalmovements.AndmoreairisinvolvedinhorizontalmovementsthanVerticalmovements.Andwhatcausesthehorizontalmovements?Alternately,it’sthesolarradiation,becausetheunequalheatingoftheearththantheatmosphereproduceshorizontaldifferencesinairpressure.Thesedifferencessetwindsinmotion.Essentially,windsarethenature’swayofbalancingunevendistributionairpressureovertheearth.Secondly,letmerepeatmyanswertothequestionwehadbeforeaboutwinddirection.Manypeoplegetconfusedbywhattheyhearinweatherforecasts.Wetalkaboutwinddirectionintermsofwherethewind’scomingfrom,notwhereit’sblowingto.Thereisareasonforthis.Toweatherbroadcasters,theoriginofwindismoreimportantthanitsdestination.Thewindsoriginhelpsthempredicttheweather.Logically,inthenorthernhemisphere,anorthwindtendstobringcoldweather,southwindwarmweather.Ihaven’tforgottenverticalmovementofair,butwedon’thavetimetodaytotalkaboutthemindepth.Inournextclassthen,I’llbeginbydiscussingupdraft(上升气流)anddowndraftandhowtheyaffectthewealth.Isuspectmostofyoucanguesswhichofthetwobringswarmwhichweather,andwhichbringscold.

Q39:Accordingtothespeaker,how’sthewinddefined?

Q40:Whydoesthespeakermentionsolarradiation?

Q41:Accordingtothespeaker,whichweatherbroadcastcanbeconfusing?

Q42:Whatwillthespeakerdiscussinthenextclass?

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Someofthemostpracticallessonscomingoutofresearchinpsychologyaretheareaofmemory.Peopleask,whycan’tIrememberthattermfromthephysicalchapterorthedatemylibrarybooksindue?Wellforalotofpeople,memorymaybeweak,becausetheydon’tuseitenough.It’slikeamuscle,ifyoudon’texerciseit,itwon’tstaystrong.That’swhyit’simportanttokeepourmindactive,tokeeponlearningthroughoutourlife.Wecandothisbyreading,playingmemorygamesandseekingoutnewexperiences.It’smyguessthoughthatthelackofmentalstimulationisn’taproblemforstudentslikeyou.Morelikely,thelivesualllivearesobusyandstimulatingthatthisinitselfmaysometimeinterferewithlearning.Lateronwewillbediscussinghowinformationisrecalledfrommemory.But,first,theinformationneedstoberecorded,inotherwords,learned.Andforbusypeoplelikeuandme,thatwillbetherealproblemoftenlies.Ifwearedistracted,orwearetryingtothinkwhatwearegoingtodonext,theincomingmessagejustmightnotbegettingrecordedeffectively.Andthatleadstothefirsttipforstudentswhowanttoimprovetheirmemories.Giveyourfullattentiontotheinformationyouhopetoretain.Researchclearlyshowstheadvantagesofthis,andalsoofactivelearning,ofconsciouslytryingtovisualizeanewfact,perhapstomakeamentalpicture,evenawildlyridiculousone,sothenewfactwillstickinmemory.Letmeillustratethatforuherealittlemoreconcretely.

Q43:What’sthetalkmainlyabout?

Q44:Whatdoesthespeakerillustratewiththeexampleofmuscle?

Q45:Whatdoesthespeakersuggeststudentsdotolearnnewinformationmoreeffectively?

Q46:Whatwillthespeakerprobablydonext?

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Today,wearegoingtocontinueourdiscussionofsocialinsects,focusingontheArgentine(阿根廷的)ant,whichasumightguessisaspeciesofantthatarenativestoArgentina.We’llconsiderwhathappenedtothistypeofantaftersomemembersofthespeciesmovetoCaliforniafromtheiroriginalhabitat.Ok,well,inArgentina,theseArgentineantsbehavelikemostantspeciesaroundtheworld.Theyfightotherantsofthesamespeciesifthoseantsarefromsomeothernests.ButtheArgentineantslivinginCaliforniabehavedifferently.Antsfromdifferentnestsformasinglelargecolony.Withinthiscolony,thereislittleaggressionamongantsfromdifferentnests.Andwhentheyfightinsectsfromoutsidetheircolony,theArgentineantscanquicklyrecruitahugearm