2013英语专四真题听力原文

2013英语专四真题听力原文

Part I DICTATION (15MIN)

　　What is a dream for

　　One theory is that we dream to release the deep,secret desires. We do not express these desires inreal life because of the rules of polite society. Another theory is that dreams allow us to solveproblems that we can’t solve in real life. We go to sleep with a problem and wake up with thesolution. This may be a way to use our dreams rather than a purpose of dreaming. If youbelieve that your dreams are important then analyzing them may help you to focus on theproblem and help you to find the solution.

　　The modern image is that dreams are the brain’s way of cleaning up the computer’s hard disk.Dreams organize the events of the day into folders and delete what is not needed. But we allknow that very little of what we dream is concerned with what happened to us that day.

　　PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHE (20 MIN)

　　SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

　　Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.

　　M: Hello Helen! Merry Christmas!

　　W: Merry Christmas, Rob!

　　You always get so excited on Christmas day.

　　M: Come in, come in!

　　W: Thank you. Wow!

　　M: So, what do you think?

　　W: That's amazing...so many decorations and what a beautiful Christmas tree! You must havespent ages doing this! It's beautiful!

　　M: I like to do Christmas with all the trimmings!

　　W: All the trimmings? I don't understand.

　　M: All the trimmings---it means all the extra things that traditionally come with something tomake it more special.

　　W: I see. Like all these decorations?

　　M: Yes. In my family, we have always had Christmas with all the trimmings, so we have aChristmas tree, decorations, gifts, Christmas songs, silly Christmas games and, mostimportantly, Christmas lunch. Come this way!

　　W: A turkey for lunch!

　　M: Now that is a roast turkey with all the trimmings! Not only is it a turkey, but we're eating itwith all the things you traditionally eat with Christmas roast turkey: cranberry sauce, roastpotatoes, gravy, stuffing, carrots.

　　W: I think I understand what "all the trimmings" means now.

　　M: It's an expression usually used with food, especially at Christmas and for the big roastdinners that we like to eat. I adore Sunday lunch with all the trimmings: roast meat, along withlots of vegetables and sauces and other traditional accompaniments.

　　W: Mmmmm...

　　M: Anyway, enough talk! Let's eat!

　　W: Delicious. Thank you for inviting me.

　　M: Well cheers to that and Merry Christmas--- with all the trimmings!

　　W: Merry Christmas!

　　Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.

　　M: Hello, International Students Club. Can I help you?

　　W: Oh, hello. I saw your advertisement in the students union today and I thought I'd phone tofind out a big more.

　　M: Yes, certainly. Well, we're a sort of social and cultural activity club for people from differentcountries. It's quite a new club. We have about 80 members at the moment, but we're growingall the time.

　　W: Right, that sounds interesting. I'm Australian actually, and I came here about a month ago.So I'm looking for ways to meet some new people. Um... what kind of activities do youorganize?

　　M: Well, we have a range: cultural, sports, social and language activities.

　　W: Could you tell me something about the language activities?

　　M: Yes. Everyday except Thursday we have a language evening, where people can come andpractice their languages. You know, over a drink or a bite to eat. We have different languageson different evenings. Monday, Spanish; Tuesday, Italian; Wednesday, German; and Friday,French. On Thursday we usually arrange a meal in a restaurant for anyone who wants to come.

　　W: Well, that sounds great. I really need to practice my French and German.

　　M: OK. Well, if you can just give me your name and address, I'll send you the form and somemore details.

　　W: Thank you. That's great. My name is…

　　Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.

　　M: So, you've been in Graduate Recruitment for five years?

　　W: Yes.

　　M: OK. Can I ask you a few questions about your work in Graduate Recruitment?

　　W: Sure.

　　M: What do you find difficult about the job?

　　W: One problem is I don't have a background in IT. And sometimes I get asked difficulttechnical questions during interviews which I just can't answer. That can be a bitembarrassing.

　　M: So how do you do with it?

　　W: I find honesty is the best policy. I just tell them it's not my area and promise to contactone of our people from that field and email them back.

　　M: And they're happy with that?

　　W: Yes, it usually works.

　　M: OK. I see you have a lot of job fair experiences. How useful do you think they are?

　　W: Yes. Attending job fairs at universities is an important part of my job. I think they are reallyuseful for making contact with Careers Development staff and prospective candidates. It can bepretty tiring though. And it means you’re out of the office a lot in the autumn and the spring.So we try to share the work between the three of us.

　　M: That's fine. Now I'd like to know whether you've ever worked independently.

　　SECTION B PASSAGES

　　Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.

　　Now the weather forecast. It's a mixed picture over the next few days. Today, very wet andwindy in Northern Europe. You can see from the satellite picture that the highest temperatures,as they so often are, are in the southern parts of Europe, where it's also quite dry, particularlyover the eastern parts of the Mediterranean. The forecast suggests that it's going to be quitecold over northwestern parts of Europe for the rest of the day, even some snow on theScandinavian Mountains. So that's today's weather, with showery conditions in many parts ofNorthern Europe but the best of the sunshine in the south and throughout the Mediterranean.And pretty good but cool in the eastern parts of Europe, too. Now let's look at tomorrow'sweather chart. Very much the same in the south except that the rain is starting to push downinto the northern parts of the Mediterranean there. Elsewhere, staying fine in Eastern Europeand fine in central and eastern parts of the Mediterranean as well. But still wet and windy inmany northwestern parts of Europe, including southern parts of Scandinavian, and a bit cooltoo.

　　Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.

　　Once upon a time societies were organised around religion, farming, trade or industry. In manyparts of the world today this is still true, but something else is becoming more important--- theexchange of information, and the technology that we use to do this. Twenty-four hour news,e-commerce, mobile phones, Global Positioning Systems... all these are making the worldsmaller and faster. The growth in telecommunications is giving more and more people access tothe science that will help their country to develop or to acquire the medical knowledge that canfight disease. But how can everybody in the world share the recent technological advances?Millions of people cannot read these words because they don't have access to a computer. Theydon't understand English either. They don't even have a telephone. They are more worriedabout how far they will have to walk today to get clean water or if they can feed themselves andtheir families. For most people on this planet, information is not a priority. The United Nationsis now trying to make the information society a reality for more of the developing world. Tenyears from now, the plan is that everybody in the world will have a radio or television and that50% of the world's population will have access to the internet from schools and universities,health centres and hospitals, libraries and museums. This will improve medical care andeducation, science and agriculture, business opportunities and employment.

　　Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.

　　People worldwide celebrate New Year in different ways. In Latin America, people express theirhopes through the color of their underwear. If you wore yellow, that supposedly enhances yourchances for abundance and earning more money. If it was red, then you'll more likely find lovein the New Year. And if you were wearing white underpants, preferably new and clean, thenpeace will be your top priority for the coming year. In the Philippines, people eat round fruits tobring good fortune while they are noisily banging together pots and pans. However, some NewYear's traditions have nothing to do with luck. In Denmark, people throw their old dishes at thedoors of their friends' homes each New Year's Eve. Thus, a front doorstep covered with brokenplates suggests that the person inside has a lot of friends. Still, for all those who take part ingrand New Year's events, there are many more who make their own traditions. It may be asmall gathering of family and friends, watching New York's Times Square ball drop on TV, orloudly running through the neighborhood.

　　Some may simply go to sleep early, so they can be energized for an early New Year's Day hike--- perhaps while wearing underwear that suits their mood, and wishes, for the New Year.

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　　SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

　　News Item 1 (For Questions 21 and 22)

　　Digital textbooks are transforming the way manystudents learn. All the Fairfax County Public Schoolshave begun using online course material for theirmiddle- and high-school students. This school year,the schools shifted from hard cover to electronic textbooks for social studies in its middle andhigh schools. The switch came after digital books were used in 15 schools last year. "Ourstudents come to us technologically ready to use resources from a variety of different places,"says Assistant Superintendent Peter Noonan. "The world is changing consistently. The onlinetextbooks can change right along with the events that are happening." There's a significantfinancial benefit as well. "Usually it is between $50 and $70 to buy a textbook for eachstudent," Noonan says, "which adds up to roughly $8 million for all of our students. We actuallyhave purchased all of the online textbooks for our students for just under $6 million."

　　News Item 2 (For Questions 23 and 24)

　　A man was arrested on suspicion of attempting to carry explosives through a securitycheckpoint at an airport, authorities said. Trey Scott Atwater was taken into custody Saturdaymorning after Transportation Security Administration agents spotted what they described as asuspicious item. The item was in his carry-on during X-ray screening at a security checkpointat the airport, an FBI spokesman said in a statement. Neither the FBI nor the TSA identifiedthe explosives, though an airport spokeswoman said the items were "wrapped in military gradewrapping" and are in the possession of the police. At no time was there any danger to thepeople at the airport. The airport terminal was temporarily evacuated while authorities"conducted a sweep, and deemed all clear," said a city spokeswoman. Atwater has beenarrested on a federal count of attempting to get on an aircraft with an explosive.

　　News Item 3 (For Questions 25 and 26)

　　In Dakar, psychiatric patients attend regular art therapy classes to help treat mentaldisorders. The therapy can be a useful technique to complement traditional forms ofpsychotherapy. Psychiatrists in the Senegalese capital's main hospital see it as an essentialpart of the healing process. Art as psychotherapy is still relatively new in Senegal. Dr. TabaraSylla, the hospital's chief psychiatrist, uses art therapy, medication and classical forms ofpsychotherapy in her practice, treating everything from chronic depression to alcohol abuseand schizophrenia. At first the project started as a way to keep patients busy in the afternoon,rather than have them sitting around smoking. It soon became clear that art was creating acommunication bridge between patient and doctor. More and more now, she says, artworkshops have become essential therapy --- so much that she cannot imagine thispsychiatric unit without them.

　　News Item 4 (For Questions 27 and 28)

　　The Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, the government agency that regulates civil aviationin the United States, announced new rules this month to combat pilot fatigue. The newguidelines, which will go into effect in two years, call for reducing the number of pilots' on-dutyhours and giving them a 10-hour rest period between shifts, so they can get at least 8 hours ofuninterrupted sleep. The new rules apply to only pilots of passenger airlines. FAA determinedthat including pilots who fly cargo planes --- a large segment of the aviation industry ---would add too much to the cost of implementing the changes. But the Independent PilotsAssociation has filed a lawsuit asking the government to set one level of safety for all pilots.

　　News Item 5 (For Question 29and 30)

　　The world will need to double food production within the next three decades in order to feed arapidly growing and increasingly affluent population, which is projected to grow from 7 billiontoday to 9 billion. A United Nations report says reaching that goal will require major increases inintensive, high-efficiency livestock operations for both meat and dairy production. The reportalso says that intensive livestock operations can pose serious ecological risks. And that's whyenvironmental critics are calling instead for reductions in global livestock production, andurging people to consume less, not more, meat in their diets. Feeding today's population is achallenge for an already-stressed environment. The challenge is how to ensure food withoutincreasing animal numbers and having an impact on fragile lands and our resource bases. Morethan half of the agricultural land in the world is used to raise and feed livestock. Those farmanimals are also responsible for 18 percent of the greenhouse gases released into theatmosphere every year. Experts agree that the next few decades will present a puzzle, how tofeed nine billion people without wrecking the planet in the process.

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