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1、2009年6月英语四级听力材料Short Conversations11. W: There were more than a hundred people at Kates birthday party. How come shes got so many friends?M: Its really no surprise. You know she was popular even when she was a childQ: What does the man imply about Kate?12. M: They say therell be a snow-storm tonight
2、, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.W: Oh! Were so lucky, well be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida. But lets call right now to confirm our flight.Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?13. W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the f
3、orest fire.M: I really admire his courage.Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?14. M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it has worked just fine until last night.W: Youll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan. So it might be time to invest a more recen
4、t model.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?15. W: I heard about your promotion, you must be thrilled. M: Not really, the new office is huge, but the word load has doubled.Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?16. W: I cant decide what to do about the party tomorrow.M: You do
5、nt have to go if you dont want to, but Ill be glad to give you a ride if you do.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?17. M: Now if you have any questions about the contract. Ill be happy to answer them.W: Nothing comes to mind right now, but Id like to go over all the articles of the contract o
6、nce more before signing it.Q: What are the speakers doing right now?18. M: We are out of paper for the printer. Can you please order some?W: I completed the order form online yesterday and it will be here by noon. Ill let you know when it comes in.Q: What did the woman do?Long ConversationConversati
7、on OneW: Bob, do you know who I saw the other day? Old Jake, looking terribly depressed. Did he get pensioned off at last?M: Yes. They made him retire after 50 years at sea. He is pretty upset about it, but what can you do? He really is pasted.W: He is all alone, isnt he?M: Yes, his wife has been de
8、ad for years. They had one daughter, Dories. But she went off to town as soon as she left school. And he hasnt heard from her since. I hear she is making good money as a model.W: Maybe someone could get in touch with her. Get her to come back for a while to help?M: I dont suppose she come. She never
9、 got on with her father. He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish. Oh, I expect old Jake will get by. He is healthy at least, comes into a clinic for a check regularly.W: Are you his doctor?M: No, my partner doctor Johnson is. W: That bad-tempered old thing?M: Oh, he isnt bad-tempere
10、d. He just looks it. He is an excellent doctor, taught me a lot, and he has a very nice family. His wife invites me over there to supper every week. Very pleasant.W: yes. I teach their daughter Pen at school. She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work, but a bright little thing and very po
11、pular with her age group. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation youve just heard. 19. Why does old Jake look terribly depressed? 20. What do we learn about Jakes wife? 21. What does the man say about Jakes daughter? 22. What does the man say about Jakes doctor?Conversation TwoW: Hello, Mr
12、. Summerfield. How are you today?M: Very well. Thank you, Ms. Green.W: What can I do for you?M: Well, unfortunately, there is a problem with the order we received from you yesterday. It seems we havent seen the right quantity of manuals to support the telephone system.W: Oh, dear, thats bad news. Im
13、 very sorry to hear that, and you dont know how many packs are without manuals?M: No, because we havent opened every pack. But in several of those that have been opened there are none, no manuals.W: Im very sorry about this inconvenience, Mr. Summerfield. Well send out the manuals this afternoon by
14、express mail entirely at our cost, and the manuals should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest.M: All of them, right?W: Yes. It maybe that some have them already, but we cannot be sure. So the best thing is to send out the manual for every pack.M: Yes. Yes, I see. That would be great.W: Pl
15、ease accept our apologies for this mix-up. I assure you we will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happenedM: Right. Thanks for your swift action.W: Not at all. Thank you and goodbye for now. Do call if there is anything else.M: All right. Thank you. Goodbye, Ms Green.W: Goodbye. Que
16、stions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation youve just heard. 23. What problems are the speakers discussing? 24. What does the woman promise to do? 25. What does the man think of the solution?PassagePassage 1 Attracting and feeding wild birds are entertaining activities that have long been enjoyed by people all over the w