2002年05月托福考试听力文字

02年5月托福听力文字

Part

A

1．M:IthinkI'llrundowntothebookstoreandgetafewthings

W:Butaren'twegoingtomeetShirleyatthestudentcenter?Sheisexpectingusat4.Andit'salmostthatnow.

2．W:Congratulations!Iheardaboutyournewjob.

M:Thanks.Nearlyperfectforme.It'sreallyinteresting.Thehoursareidealandit'saneasywalkfromhome.Ifonlythepaywerehalfasgoodaseverythingelse.

3．W:DoyouknowanyonewhoisdrivingtotheconferenceinBostonnextweekend?

M:Peteis.Ithinkhehasroomforanotherperson.

4．M:DidIhearyousayyouareusingthenewspaperinyourpoliticalscienceclass?Iwaswonderingifwhenyoufinishit,youcanpassitontome?

W:Well,wedouseitinclass.ButIalwaysreadthecopyinthelibrary.

5．W:Inoticedyouhaven'tbeengettingalongwellwithyourroommatelately.

M:Yougotthatright.Andit'sgoingtobealongtimebeforeIfeelcomfortablewithhimagain.

6．W:Howdidyouevermanagetogetthroughall1000pagesofthatnewspythriller?

M:Ittookawhile.ButonceIhadstartedit,Icouldn'tputitdown.

7．M:Hi,XXX,howareyoudoing?Iheardyouhadanoperationoverthespringbreak.

W:Yes,XXX,thanksforasking.Iwasprettymuchoutofconditionforafewweeks.BitfinallyI'mbackinmyfeetagain.

8．W:Howaboutalittletennis?SaySaturdayorSunday?

M:Itsoundsgreat.Icoulduseagoodworkout.ItseemslikeallIhavebeendoinglatelyissittinginfrontofthiscomputer.

9．W:Didyoureadtoday'snewspaper?Iheardthereissomethingaboutanewwonderdrug.

M:Ididreadanarticleaboutmedicalresearchersbeingonthevergeofamajorbreakthrough.

10.M:Wherehaveyoubeen?Weweresupposedtomeetatthelibraryhalfanhourago.

W:Yeah,I'mreallysorry.IguessIjustlosttrackofthetime.

11.M:I'msorry.Butyoucan'ttakeyourcamerainside.You'llhavetoleaveithereandpickitupaftertheconcert.

W:Well,Iguessit'stoolatetotakeitbacktothecar.Pleasebecarefulwithit.Itbelongstomyroommate.She'llneverforgivemeifanythinghappenstoit.

12.M:Theapplicationinstructionssaytoencloseacheckormoneyorderfortwentydollars.ButIdon'thaveacheckingaccount.

W:Youcanjustpickupamoneyorderatthepostoffice.

13.M:Youknow,Ireallythinkyoushouldrunforclasspresident.Everybodyknowsyouandlikesyou.Andyougotsomegreatideas.

W:Thanks.Ihavethoughtaboutit.I'mtakingsixclassesandworkingapart-timejob.That'saboutallIcanhandlerightnow.

14.M:I'mhavingafewfriendsoverforalunchtomorrow.It'llbegreatifyoucanjoinus.

W:IdoubtI'llbeabletomakeit.MybrotherisleavingforChicagotomorrowafternoon.AndIpromisedtogivehimaridetotheairport.

15.W:MycousinLisasaidshemailedmesomebooks.Buttheynevercame.

M:Well,youjustmovedintoanewdormitory.Sheprobablysentthemoutbeforeshehadyournewaddress.

16.M:Excuseme.Doyouhavethetime?

W:ActuallyI'mnotpositive.ButI'dsayit'srightaroundnoon.

17.W:Mydinnertasteskindoffunny.

M:Thenwhydon'tyouhavethewaiterbringyousomethingelse.

18.W:DidMarymeetyouattheairportyesterday?

M:Yes.Butshesuregottiredwaitingformyflighttogetin.Wecircled

theairportforthreehours.

19.W:Aboutthissurveyonthequalityoflifeinthedorm.Ifeelsortofawkwardbecause,well,I'mnotrallycomfortablehere.Areyousureyouwantmetofilloutthissurveyform?

M:It'speoplelikeyouwhocanhelpustargetareasforimprovement.

20.M:I'mtheonlyoneinclasswhodidn'tsignupforthebiologytrip.Sloggingthroughaswampintheraincan'tgunfun.

W:Nope.ButI'vegotthefeelingyourclassmateswillcomebackknowingsomethingsyouwon'tknow.

21.W:Whatareyouwatching?

M:Someboringcomedyshow.ButtheChannel6newsisoninacoupleofminutes.

22.M:Excuseme,ProfessorJones.IwasabsentfromthefirstclassandIheardthat'swhenyouhandedoutthecourseoutline.Wouldyouhaveanextracopy?

W:Idon'thaveanyonewithme.Thereareafewleftinmyoffice.Whydon'tyoustopbyafterclass.

23.W:So,howdidJason'spresentationgo?

M:Itwasn'tbad.Butthetopichechoselasttimewasmoreinteresting.

24.M:Wouldyouhappentoknowsomebodywho'dliketobuymycar?

W:Well,Idon'tknowofanyoneoffhand.ButI'llcheckwithsomeofmyfriends.

25.W:Doyouknowwherethenearestbusstopis?

M:ActuallyI'mprettynewtothearea.

26.M:Didyouheartheweatherreportsayswearegoingtogetatleastafootofsnowtomorrow?

W:Thatmuch!That'sincredible.Ican'twaittogetoutsideandplayinit.

27.W:GrowingupweneverhadaTV.EvennowI'mnotusedtowatchingitmuch.

M:Well,it'skindoflikereading.Somethingsyoufindaregreat,Butalitarerealwasteoftime.Youhavetopickandchoose.

28.W:Ilivethishat.Andlook,it'sonsale.

M:Yes,butitdoesn'tdomuchforyou.Whataboutthegreenone?It'salittleexpensive.Butitreallylooksgreatonyou.

29.M:That'sareallyinterestingshirt.Mustbefromyourvacation.

W:No.Butyouareclose.MysisterbroughtitbackfromHawaiiforme.

30.W:Yourcompanyisn'tmovingtothewestcoastafterall.

M:Well,notforthetimebeing.ButI'vebeenlookingintootheremploymentopportunitieshereanyway.Justincase.

Part

B

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M:Soundslikepeopleshouldallgooutandgetsomethisstufftospraytheircarengines.

W:Well,it'snotreallythateasy.Yousee,normally,thematerialsarefinepowder.Tomeltitsoyoucansprayacoatofitontheengineparts,youfirsthavetoheatitover10,000degreesandthen,well,yougettheidea.It'snotsomethingyouorIbeabletodoourselves.

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W:ok,lastnightyouweresupposedtoreadanarticleabouthumanbones.Arethereanycommentsaboutit?

M:well,tobeginwith,Iwassurprisedtofindoutthereweresomuchgoingoninbones.Ialwaysassumedtheywereprettylifeless.

W:Well,that'sanassumptionmanypeoplemake.Butthefactisbonesaremadeofdynamiclivingtissuethatrequirescontinuousmaintenanceandrepair.

M:Right.That'soneofthethingsIfoundsofascinatingaboutthearticlethewaythebonesrepairthemselves.

W:Ok.Socanyoutellushowthebonesrepairthemselves.

M:Sure.See,therearetwogroupsofdifferenttypesofspecializedcellsinthebonethatworktogethertodoit.Thefirstgroupgoestoanareaofthebonethatneedsrepair.Thisgroupofcellsproducethechemicalthatactuallybreaksdownthebonetissue,andleavesaholeinit.Afterthatthesecondgroupofspecializedcellscomesandproducethenewtissuethatfillsintheholethatwasmadebythefirstgroup.

W:Verygood.Thisisaverycomplexprocess.Infact,thescientistswhostudyhumanbonesdon'tcompletelyunderstandityet.Theyarestilltryingtofindouthowitallactuallyworks.Specifically,becausesometimesafterthefirstgroupofcellsleavesaholeinthebonetissue,forsomereason,thesecondgroupdoesn'tcompletelyfillinthehole.Andthiscancauserealproblems.Itcanactuallyleadtoadiseaseinwhichthebonebecomesweakandiseasilybroken.

M:ok,Igetit.Soifthescientistscanfigureoutwhatmakesthespecializedcellswork,maybetheycanfindawaytomakesurethesecondgroupofcellscompletelyfillstheholeinthebonetissueeverytime.That'llpreventthediseasefromeveryoccurring.

31.Whatisthediscussionmainlyabout?

32.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstgroupofspecializedcellsdiscussedinthetalk?

33.Whatdoestheprofessorsayaboutscientistswhostudythespecializedcellsinhumanbones?

34.Accordingtothestudent,whatisoneimportantpurposeofstudyingspecializedcellsinhumanbones?

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M:HiDiana,mindifIsitdown?

W:Notatall,Jerry.Howhaveyoubeen?

M:Good.ButI'msurprisedtoseeyouonthecitybus.Yourcarintheshop?

W:No.I'vejustbeenthinkingalotabouttheenvironmentlately.SoIdecidedtheairwillbealotcleanerifweallusepublictransportationwhenwecould.

M:I'msureyouareright.Thedieselbusisn'texactlypollutionfree.

W:True.Butthey'llberunningalotcleanersoon.Wewerejusttalkingaboutthatinmyenvironmentalengineeringclass.

M:What'sthecitygonnado?Installpollutionfiltersofsomesortontheirbuses?

W:Theycould,butthosefiltersmaketheenginesworkharderandreallycutdownonfuelefficiency.Insteadtheyfoundawaytomaketheirenginesmoreefficient.

M:How?

W:Well,thereisamaterialcalledtheconiineoxide.It'sareallygoodinsulator.Andathickcoatofitgetsprayedonthecertainpartoftheengine.

M:Aninsulator?

W:Well,yeah.Actually,whatitdoesisreflectbacktheheatofburningfuel.Sothefuelwillburnmuchhotterandburnupmorecompletely.

M:Soalotlessunburnedfuelcomesouttopollutetheair,right?

W:Yeah,andthebuswillneedlessfuel.Sowiththesavingsonfuelcost,theysaythiswillallpayforitselfinjustsixmonths.

M:Soundslikepeopleshouldallgooutandgetsomethisstufftospraytheircarengines.

W:Well,it'snotreallythateasy.Yousee,normally,thematerialsarefinepowder.Tomeltitsoyoucansprayacoatofitontheengineparts,youfirsthavetoheatitover10,000degreesandthen,well,yougettheidea.It'snotsomethingyouorIbeabletodoourselves.

35.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

36.Whydidthewomandecidetoridethecitybus?

37.Whatistheconiineoxide?

38.Accordingtothewoman,whatmaylimittheuseoftheconiineoxideincars?

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Goodevening,ladiesandgentlemen.MynameisAliceBrown.Asyouknow,weholdaseriesofeventsduringtheschoolyearonvariousculturetopics.Iamhappythere'ssuchalargecrowdofbothstudentsandprofessors,that'sit,thesecondofourtime,ourcityartpresentationthisyear.Iseethatalmosteveryseatistaken.Tonight,weareluckytohaveourguest,themanofconsiderablefameintheworldofmusic.Hebegantoplaythepianoatageof5,bythetimehewas10,hewasalreadycomposinginplayinghisownpieces.He'sagraduateofthefamousJulietSchoolinNewYorkCity.Ourguesthasspentatleast45yearsofhisverysuccessfulcareertouringtheworldplayinginconcert.Wearefortunatethathe'sconsentedtocomesharesomeofhisexperienceswithus.Hehashadmanyadventuresalongtheway,lostinstruments,missconnections,nohotelroom,lockedconcerthalls,andsoon.He'splayedforallofthewell-knownconductors,notonlyinNorthAmericabutallovertheworld.Thetitleofhistalkisthecountrytour40yearson4continents.PleasejoinmeinwelcomingMr.DanielRobinson,oneoftheforemostpianistsofourday.

39.WhatisthemainpurposeofDeanBrown'sremarks?

40.WhydoesDeanBrownfeelpleased?

41.Whendidthepianistbegintoplayhisowncomposition?

42.Whatwillthepianistmainlydo?

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Let'sturnourfocusnowtoadvertising.Weallknowwhatanadvertisementis,it'sessentiallyamessagethatannouncessomethingforsale.Now,thereisanimportantpreconditionthatmustexistbeforeyouhaveadvertising,andthat'salargesupplyofconsumergoods,thatis,thingstosell.Yousee,intheplacewithademandforaproductisgreaterthanthesupply,there'snoneedtoadvertise.Now,theearlyformofadvertisinggoingbackmanyhundredsofyearswithasimplesigntherewereshopdoorsthattoldyouwhethertheshopwasabakery,abutchershoporwhathaveyou,thenwastheadventoftheprintingcrest.Advertisingincreasedsubstantiallyasforproductslikecoffee,tea,andchocolateappearedinnewspapersandanotherperiodicalsaswellasonthesideofthebuildings.IntheAmericancolonies,advertisingincommunication'smedialikenewspapersandpamphletsbecameamajorfactorinmarketinggoodsandservices.Bymodernstandards,theseearlyadvertisementswerequitesmallandsubdue,notthesplashsheetwholepagespreadsoftoday,stillsomeofthemappearedonthefrontpageofnewspapers,probablybecausethenewsoftenconsistoflessandfreshreportsfromdistantEurope,fortheadswerecurrentorlocal.Advertisingreallycameintoitsownandbecameacentralpartofdoingbusiness,duringtheindustryrevolution,suddenlytherewasamuchgreatersupplyofthingstosell.Andaswesaidearlier,thatisthedrivingforcebehindadvertising.People'sattentionhadbeendrawntothenewproduct.Let'stakealookatsomeoftheadvertisementsfromthattime.

43.Whatisthemaintopicofthetalk?

44.Whatdoesthespeakersayistheimportantpreconditionforadvertising?

45.Accordingtothespeaker,whatwasthefirstadvertisement?

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WeknowthenthatintheUS,it'sthejobofCongresstoreviewproposenewlaws,whichwecallbills,andperhapstomodifythesebillsandthenwroteonthem.ButevenifthebillpassedinCongress,itstilldoesn'