2023年英语四级听力原文

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11．M:IjustreceivedanEmailfromoneofmyformerclassmates.Iwassurprised,Ihadn’theardfromhimforages.W:Well,I’vebeenoutoftouchwithmostofmyoldfriends,onlyoneortwostilldropmealineoccasionally,Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.M:Ifyoucanmakeupyourmindaboutthecolor,Icanstartontheoutsideofyourhouseearlynextweek.W:Well,rightnowIthinkIwantwhiteforthewindowframesandyellowforthewalls,butI’llletyouknowtomorrow.Q:Whoisthewomantalkingto?

13.W:Excuseme,doyouhaveanyapartmentsavailableforunder500dollarsamonth?Ineedtomoveinnextweekwhenmynewjobstarts.M:TheonlyvacantoneIhaveis600dollars,haveyouinquiredattheapartmentcomplexdownthestreet?Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

14.W:Youboughtapairofjeansyesterday,didn’tyou?Whataretheylike?M:Oh,theyareprettymuchlikemyotherones,exceptwithalargerwaist.IguessIhaven’tspentmuchtimeexercisinglately.Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationabouttheman?

15.W:Ireallylikethoseabstractpaintingswesawyesterday.Whatdoyouthink?M:Iguessit’ssomethingIhaven’tacquiredatasteforyet.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

16.W:Youhaven’tseenabluenotebook,haveyou?IhopeIdidn’tleaveitinthereadingroom.M:Didyoucheckthatpileofjournalsyou’veborrowedfromthelibrarytheotherday?Q:Whatisthemantryingtosaytothewoman?

17.M:Howaboutjoiningmeforacupofcoffee?W:I’dloveto,butI’mexhausted.Iwasuptill3thismorning,writingapaperformyliteratureclass.Q:Whydoesthewomandeclinetheman’sinvitation?

18.W:Youhadajobinterviewyesterday,didn’tyou?Howdiditgo?M:Nottoobad,Iguess.Therewereabout20candidatescompetingforthesalesmanager’sjob.Andfinallyitwasdowntothreeofus,buttheothertwoseemedbetterqualified.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?F:Simon,howdoesitfeeltoberetired?M:Well,notsobad.F:Howhaveyoubeenspendingyourtime?M:Ihavebeenspendingmoretimewithmyfamily.I’vealsotravelledabit,youknow,offseasonwheneverywhereislesscrowdedandhotelscostless.F:Great.M:YouknowIhaven’tstoppedworkcompletely.F:Yes,couldyoutellusmoreaboutthis?M:I’monaschemethat’scalledphasedretirement;Ihadasix-monthbreakfromwork,afterthatIcouldapplyforprojectworkwiththecompanyIusedtoworkfor.F:Howdoestheschemework?M:Well,it’satrialatthemoment.Insteadofhiringtemporarystuff,thecompanyadvertisespostsonitswebsitethatretiredemployeeslikemyselfcanaccess.F:Whatsortofworksadvertised?M:Well,allsortsofthings,really.Administrativeworkandmorespecializedwork,thesortofthingIcando.Someoftheprojectscanlastfiveorsixmonths,andotherscanjustbeacoupleofdays.Icandecidemoreorlesswhentowork.SoIcanmanagemyowntime.F:Icanseeit’sgoodforyou.Whatisyourcompanygetoutofthis?M:Well,Istillhaveallmyoldcontactsatwork,soIknowwhotocontacttogetsomethingdone.Thecompanygetsflexibility,too.Oncethejob’sover,that’sit.I’mnotontheirbooksanymore.

Questions19-21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.WhydoesSimonfindhisretiredlifeenjoyable?20.HowdoesSimongettoknowaboutthecompany’savailableposts?21.Whydoesthecompanyadoptthephasedretirementscheme?

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W:Oh,wherearewegoing?M:Iwanttoshowyousomething.W:Iknow,butwhatisit?M:Afarm.It’sjustdownthisroad.It’sasmallplace,butatleastitwouldbeourown.W:Afarm?Howcanweaffordtobuyafarm?M:Itisn’tverylarge,only40acres.Wewouldn’thavetopayverymuchrightnow.W:Isthereahouseontheplace?M:Asmallone,twobedrooms,butitneedstobefixedupalittle.Icandothejobmyself.W:OK.Isthereenoughspaceforakitchengarden?M:Thereisabouthalfanacrearoundthehouse.That’splentyofspace.W:Thenwecangrowourownfreshvegetables.Andmaybekeepafewchickens,couldn’twe?M:Yes,andwecanprobablygrowalotofourownfood.W:Whatareyouthinkingaboutgrowing,ifwedotakethisplace?M:Well,itreallyisn’tbigenoughforcorn.Ithoughtwemighttrytoraiseacropofpotatoes.W:Potatoes?Therearealotofwork.M:Weareusedtohardwork,aren’twe?W:Yes,weare,butthemoney.Dowehaveenoughtogetstarted?Itseemslikeadream.M:Ithinkwe’vesavedenough.Wecanpayalittleonthefarmandmaybeputafewdollarsdownonthetractor,too.Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Q22:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodoatthetimeoftheconversation?Q23:Whatdoesthemansayaboutthefarm?Q24:Whydoesthemanintendtogrowpotatoesratherthancornonthefarm?Q25:Whatisthewoman’sgreatestconcernabouttheman’splan?2023年12月大学英语四级听力PassageOne

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Membersofthecitycouncilanddistinguishedguests,itismyprivilegetointroducetoyoutodayMr.RobertWashington,chiefofourcity’spoliceforce.HewilladdressusonthesubjectoftheCommunityPolicingProgram.MostofyouknowthatMr.Washingtonhasadistinguishedrecordasheadofourpoliceforceformorethantenyears.However,youmaynotknowthathealsoholdsamaster’sdegreeincriminologyandstudiedabroadforayearwiththeinternationalpoliceforcewhichdealswithcrimesaroundtheworld.Mr.WashingtonfirstintroducedtheCommunityPolicingProgram8yearsago.Theideabehindtheprogramistogetthepoliceofficersoutoftheircarsandintoourneighborhoodswheretheycantalkdirectlytomerchantsandresidentsabouttherealdynamicsofourcity.Theseofficersdomorethanmakearrests.Theytrytofindwaystohelpsolvetheproblemsthatcontributetocrimeinthefirstplace.Oftenthatmeanshookingpeopleupwithservicesofferedbyothercityagencies,suchasschools,hospitals,housing,drugtreatmentcenters.Andtheprogramseemstobeworking:crimeisdownandourcitizensreportthattheyfeelmoresecure.TodayMr.Washingtonisgoingtotellusmoreaboutthisprogram.Nowlet’swelcomeMr.RobertWashington.26.Whatisthepurposeofthespeaker’sremarks?

Hewilladdressusonthesubjectofcommunitypolicingprogram.27.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutMr.RobertWashington?

MostofyouknowthatMr.Washingtonhasadistinguishedrecordasheadofourpoliceforceformorethantenyears.However,youmaynotknowthathealsoholdsamaster’sdegreeincriminologyandstudiedabroadforayearwiththeinternationalpoliceforcewhichdealswithcrimesaroundtheworld.Mr.Washingtonfirstintroducedthecommunitypolicingprogram8yearsago.28.WhatistheideabehindtheCommunityPolicingProgram?

Theideabehindtheprogramistogetthepoliceofficersoutoftheircarsandintoourneighborhoodswheretheycantalkdirectlytomerchantsandresidentsabouttherealdynamicsofourcity.29.HowhastheCommunityPolicingProgramturnedouttobe?

Andtheprogramseemstobeworking,crimeisdownandourcitizensreportthattheyfeelmoresecure.

四级篇章2Therearebetween3000and6000publiclanguagesintheworld,andwemustaddapproximately6billionprivatelanguagessinceeachoneofusnecessarilyhasone.Consideringthesefacts,thepossibilitiesforbreakdownsincommunicationseeminfiniteinnumber.However,wedocommunicatesuccessfullyfromtimetotime.Andwedolearntospeaklanguages.Butlearningtospeaklanguagesseemstobeaverymysteriousprocess.Foralongtime,peoplethoughtthatwelearnedalanguageonlybyimitationandassociation.Forexample,ababytouchesahotpotandstartstocry.Themothersays,“Hot,hot!”Andthebaby,whenitstopscrying,imitatesthemotherandsays,“Hot,hot!”However,NoamChomsky,afamousexpertinlanguage,pointedoutthatalthoughchildrendolearnsomewordsbyimitationandassociation,theyalsocombinewordstomakemeaningfulsentencesinwaysthatareunique,unlearnedandcreative.Becauseyoungchildrencanmakesentencestheyhaveneverheardbefore,Chomskysuggestedthathumaninfantsarebornwiththeabilitytolearnlanguage.Chomskymeantthatunderneathallthedifferencesbetweenpublicandprivatelanguages,thereisauniversallanguagemechanismthatmakesitpossibleforus,asinfants,tolearnanylanguageintheworld.Thistheoryexplainsthepotentialthathumaninfantshaveforlearninglanguage.Butitdoesnotreallyexplainhowchildrencometouselanguageinparticularways.Questions30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Question30.Whydoesthespeakersaytherearegreatpossibilitiesforcommunicationbreakdowns?Therearenumerouspublicandprivatelanguages.Question31.WhatisChomsky’spointontheabilitytolearnalanguage?Humaninfantsarebornwiththeabilitytolearnlanguageandthepotentialtolearnanylanguageintheworld.Question32.WhatdoesChomsky’stheoryfailtoexplainaccordingtothespeaker?Itdoesnotreallyexplainhowchildrencometouselanguageinparticularways.

四级听力PassageThreeWhenUSspacewomanJoanHigginbothamisnotflyingandworkinginspace,shemightbefoundsomewhereonearthgivingaspeech.Higginbotham,whogrewupinChicagoandbecameanengineerbeforejoiningNASA,thatistheNationalAirandSpaceAdministration,givesaboutadozenspeechesayear.Eachspeechisdifferentbecauseshetailorsherremarkstoeachaudience.ThroughinterviewsandE-mails,shefindsoutinadvanceherlisteners'educationallevelandwhatinformationtheywanttoknow.Onthesubjectofspacewalks,forexample,audiencesvaryintheirinterestsandhowmuchcomplexitytheycancomprehend.Toelementaryschoolchildren,Higginbothammaydiscussaproblemthatmanykidswanttoknowabout."Howdospacemeninaspacesuiteat,drink,andgotothebathroom?"Heransweris“thespacesuitisreallyasmallspacecraftwithroomforfoodandwater-containers,andawaste-collectionsystem.”Toahighschoolaudience,shemightsatisfyacuriositythatoftenarisesinherpre-speechinterviewswithstudentswhoobviouslyhaveseenmanysciencefictionmovies.“Dospacemencarryweaponsincasetheyencounterenemiesinspace?”Heransweris"No".Toscientists,shemightprovidetechnicaldetailsonsuchtopicsasthedesignofspacesuitsthatprotectsspacemenfromthedeadlytemperatureextremesofspace.Justaselaboratepreparationisrequiredforsuccessinspace,Higginbothamsaysthatit’simportantforspeakerstolearnasmuchaspossibleabouttheirlistenersbeforeaspeechbecauseeveryaudienceisdifferent.

33.WhatdidJoanHigginbothamdobeforejoininginNASA?34.HowdoesHigginbothamprepareherspeechonspacewalks?35.Whatdoesthehigh