2012年12月四级听力原文
2012.12
听力原文----靳彤
听力长对话原文1
Conversation One
M:Well,did you enjoy it?
W:Yes,I enjoy it much more that I thought I would.
M:Really?
W:Yes,I don't usually go to science fiction films;I don't think they are m
uch better than comics on film,if you know what I mean.
M:Yes,sure.And a few years ago,they were certainly like that.But they'
ve got a lot better now.
W:Yes,and historical films,that's what I really like.I never miss a good
film set in the middle ages.Oh,and love stories,I never miss one on TV.
M:Funnily enough,I don't like
those kinds of films at all.But to come back to this one,I
personally didn't think it was very good.It certainly wasn't
as good as other science fiction films I've seen.
W:Wasn't it?
M:No,not at all.Oh,the effects were very good.
W:Yes,I thought they were
marvelous,especially the battle in space,incredible.
M:Yes.But I was going to say I thought the acting was terrible.
W:Yes,I suppose Jason was too good to be true.
And what was the name of the baddy?
M:Cargon?
W:Yeah,Cargon was really evil,wasn't he?But I suppose that's what these films are all about—good triumphing over evil.
And the characters have to be black and white.
M:Well,yes,but not always.War of the Worlds
wasn't like that,for example.Anyway,you enjoy the film.That's the most important.
W:Yes,I did.Thanks for taking me.
Questions19-21are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.What does the man say about science fiction films?
20.What opinion do the speakers
share about the film they have just seen?
21.What to be learned about Jason and Cargon?
听力长对话原文2
Conversation Two
M:Can I ask you about your evening class?What class do you go to? W:Car Maintenance.
M:What night of the week is it on?
W:Wednesday night.
M:And how long does it last?
W:Well,it supposed to start at6:00,but that’s a bit of problem because
people have difficulty getting through the traffic.So we start at6:
30and it goes on until9o'clock.
M:And what was your reason for wanting to do the class?
W:Well,I just bought my first
car and I don't know anything about cars.So I thought it was a good opportunity to learn.I guess most people in the class are in the same situation.
M:Um,and what do you actually
do?Do you bring the car along to the class?
W:Yes,we do.And in the first
part of the lesson,the first half hour,the man who runs the class will go though some particular part of the car,and we'll learn about it.And then we spend
the rest of the time actually working on our own cars,the same problem.
M:And how many people are therein the class?
W:Mm,I think16,but3quarters
of them are women.It's quite interesting because them
an is obliviously used
to teaching man.And he always starts his sentence by saying,"Wow,you chaps,hello."And then he stops and says"Oh,and you woman,ur,you ladies,but...ur..."
M:Huh huh...sounds funny.
Questions22-25are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22.What does the woman say about her evening class?
23.Why did the woman want to attend the class?
24.What do the people who attend
the class do in the first part of the lesson?
25.What do we learn about the participants in the class?
听力短文原文
Passage1
We don't choose friends on the basis of how much money they have,
of course,but vast differences can be disturbing to both sides.Aaron, for example,is single,and earns a very Good salary.Her friend,Pat,a divorced mother of three,is struggling to make ends meet."We are both frequent theater goers,"Aaron explains,"and I'll gladly pay for two tickets,just to have Pat's company at plays and concerts.But she
won't go anywhere unless she can pay her own way.I hate to go alone.So we both stay home.It all seems so silly."Pat sees the situation differently.After an unhappy marriage to a man who tried to control her without considering her wishes and feelings,she says,"It's very important to me to carry my own weight.I'm not comfortable in any relationship where all I do is take."
The difficult situation finally changed when Aaron moved recently.Pat's Children were with their father,so she took a picnic lunch to her friend's new place,and then spent the day helping her unpack and get settled."
I was so grateful,"Aaron says,"but I persuaded Pat to let mere turn the favor in my own way with season tickets to our little theater group.I think she's beginning to recognize that she contributes as much to our friendship as I do."
Questions26to29are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.What do we learn about Pat?
27.What draws Aaron and Pat together?
28.What does Aaron do to return Pat's favor?
29.What do we learn about friendship from the passage?
Passage2
Sun School,in the town of Ashburton,England,is a day school for children aged10to18.It is based on the value of social equality between students and staff,and has few rules.Sun School believes that the healthy growth of a child is more important than academic success.It offers a variety of lessons and activities for students to choose
from and free time for children to follow their own interests.Classes are small and based on the individual needs of each child.The timetable is fixed,but democratically decided and students are expected to attend. The weekly school meeting is at the center of the way.Sun school is
organized.It makes all the decisions that affect the school,including rules,the timetable and accepting or rejecting new students and teachers.Participating in these meetings gives the children an understanding of democratic decision-making and helps them develop their skills of argument and persuasion.The most important advantage of the school meeting is that it shows the children that the school is really theirs.They have the right to decide on changes.And the school's success or failure depends on their decisions and their behavior. Sun School employs no cooking or cleaning staff,these jobs are done by the students and teachers.Decorating and simple repairs are
also done by the students,it is believed that for the school to
truly belong to those who use it,they must take responsibility for its maintenance.
Questions30to32are based on the passage you've just heard.
30.What value is Sun School based on?
31.What is characteristic of the school’s decision-making process?
32.Why does Sun School ask students to do the maintenance? Passage3
Well,to continue,as I mentioned earlier,there is also research that demonstrates that individuals perform worse,not better on
tasks when other people are There.R.W.Hubbert did an interesting experiment.He had his subjects learn a finger maze.This is a game
in which you indicate with your finger the way through a complex system of passages or paths.The subjects who had an audience
did worse than the subjects who did alone.
Now how can we explain these very different results?It seemed very confusing for along time.Social psychologist John Roberts finally cleared up the confusion about why people sometimes perform better and sometimes worse in front of an audience.Roberts found that the presence of an audience facilitates what you already know how to do. That is,if you know what you are doing,having an audience helps you do it better.But if you don’t already know how to do something,you will probably make some mistakes and you will make mistakes for a longer time if you have an audience.That’s exactly what happened to the subjects who were learning the finger maze.
So if you are doing well,having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do well.If you are doing badly,having an audience seem increases the chances that you will continue to do badly. Roberts cleverly pointed out that when you are first learning something, you are better off working alone than practicing with other people. Question33to35are based on the passage you have just heard.
33.What did the speaker probably discuss before coming to this
part of the talk?
34.When does the presence of an audience facilitate your performance
according to Roberts?
35.What does Roberts think is a better way to learn new things?
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