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1、2000年专四听力答案PARTIDICTATIONWhatWeKnowAboutLanguageManythingsaboutlanguageareamysteryandwillremainso./However,wenowdoknowsomethingaboutit./First,weknowthatallhumanbeingshavealanguageofsomesort./Nohumanraceanywhereonearthissobackward/thatithasnolanguageofitsownatall./Second,thereisnosuchthingasaprimitiv
2、elanguage./Therearemanypeoplewhoseculturesareundeveloped,/butthelanguagestheyspeakarebynomeansprimitive./Inallthelanguagesexistingintheworldtoday,/therearecomplexitiesthatmusthavebeendevelopedforyears./Third,weknowthatalllanguagesareperfectlyadequate./Eachisaperfectmeansofexpressingitsculture./Andfi
3、nally,weknowthatlanguagechangesovertime,/whichisnaturalandnormalifalanguageistosurvive./Thelanguagewhichremainsunchangedisnothingbutdead.PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONACONVERSATIONSQuestions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.M:Jill,haveyouregisteredwiththenextsemester?W:Notyet,theresstillso
4、methingthatImnotsure.DoyouknowifProfessorSmithseconomics102isstillavailabletoallundergraduatestudents?M:No,Idontthinkso.LastsemesterItriedtoregisterinthatcoursebutalltheotherpeopletoldmenotto.W:Whynot?M:TheysaidthatmylackofknowledgeinhighermathematicsmightbeanobstacleinunderstandingProfessorSmithsth
5、eory.W:Really?M:(I)JacktqldmethatProfessorSmithusuallyuseslotsofformulasinsideclass.Soyoudbettermakesurethatyouareextremelyfamiliarwiththeseformulasifyouareseriouslyconsideringtakinghiscourse.W:WhatashameI(2)MyfriendsalltoldmethatProfessorSmithhaslotsoforiginalideasandhereallycanstimulatestudentstot
6、hink.ButIdontthinkIhavethemathematicalskillstokeepupwiththeothers.M:lfyouwanttotakethecoursesomuch,whydontyouregisterinacourseinhighermathematicsfirst?W.ButImafraidthatIwillmissProfessorSmithscoursewhenIfinishthemathematicscourse.M:Hey,IheardthatProfessorSmithwouldgivethesamecourseinthesemesterthats
7、tartsnextfall.(3)Whydontyoutakeayearshighermathematicsandregisterineconomics102thenextfall?W:Thatsoundsagoodidea.I. B推断题。根据TheysaidthatmylackofknowledgeinhighermathematicsmightbeanobstacleinunderstandingProfessorSmithstheory.可知，缺少高等数学知识会阻碍理解史密斯教授的理论，所以学习经济学需要有高等数学知识，因而B项伟正确答案。2. D细节题。文中提至UMyfriendsa
8、lltoldmethatProfessorSmithhaslotsoforiginalideasandhereallystimulatestudentstothink.”由此可知，史密斯教授有很很多新颖的观点，斌且能够激发学生思考。句中original意为“独创的，新颖的”，D项中possess意为“拥有”，因而D项为正确答案。3. B细节题。文中提至Whydontyoutakeayearshighermathematicsandregisterineconomics102thenextfall?”由此可知，他建议今年学习高等数学，明年秋天学习经济学，因而B卩页为正确答案。Questions4
9、to6arebasedonthefollowingconversation.M;Doyouwanttogotoabiguniversityorasmallone?W:(4)1thinkIdrathergotoasmalluniversity,sotheclasseswouldntbesolarge.M:Doyouwanttogooutofthestateorstayhere?W:lwanttostayinthestate,soIwillbeclosetohome.M:Itsurewouldbenicetobecloseenoughtocomehomeonweekendswhenyouwantt
10、o.Howaboutapublicorprivateuniversity?W:Well,(6)Iliketheatmosphereofaprivatechurch-ownedschool.Thestudentsaremoreseriousaboutschool,andtherearentalotofparties.M:Yes,butprivateuniversitiesaresoexpensive.Howareyougoingtopayforit?W:(5)Iveappliedforamusicscholarship,andmyparentswillbeabletohelppayforsome
11、oftheexpenses.Whataboutyou?Whatareyougoingtodoaftergraduation?M:ImgoingtoOregonStateUniversity.W:0h,lknowalotofkidswhovegonethereandreallylikeit.Whydoyouchooseit?M;Well,alotofmyfriendsaregoingthere,andtheschoolhasagoodteacherpreparationprogram.Ivealwayswantedtobeateacher.Imreallyexcitedaboutthelifea
12、tcollege.W:Well,goodluck.M:Youtoo.Seeyoulater.4. B细节题。文中提到“Idrathergotoasmalluniversity,sotheclasseswouldntbesolarge.”有此可知，她愿意去规模小的大学，因为班级的人数不会太多，因此B卩页为正确答案。5. D细节题。文中提到“Iveappliedforamusicscholarship,andmyparentswillbeabletohelppayforsomeoftheexpenses.由此可知，她已申请了奖学金，并且她的父母可以帮助她支付部分学费，因而D项为正确答案。6. C细
13、节题。文中提到Iliketheatmosphereofaprivatechurch-ownedschool.，andtherearentalotofparties.由此可知，私利教会学校没有很多派对，因此C项的叙述错误，为正确答案。由“.aprivatechurch-ownedschool.Thestudentsaremoreseriousaboutschool.可知，私立教堂学校的学生更加认真，因为A卩页的叙述正确;由“butprivateuniversitiesaresoexpensive.可知私立大学学费昂贵因此B卩页的叙述正确;由“Well,Iliketheatmosphereofap
14、rivatechurch-ownedschool.”可知她喜欢私立教会学校的氛围因而D卩页的叙述正确。Questions7to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W:Gosh!Fred,anothercupofcoffee?Thatsyourthirdsincelunch,M:Yeah.Well,(7)Istayedupallnightworkingformyhistoryexam.Icouldntkeepmyeyesopeninmylastclass.ImhavingthiscoffeesoIcanstayawakethisafternoon.W:Don
15、tyouknowthatdrinkingtoomuchcoffeeisharmful?M:Whatdoyoumeanbyharmful?W:Well,foronethingitmaycauseheartdisease.M:Nah.(8)Mostoftheresearchaboutthelinkbetweencoffeeandtheheartdiseaseisinconclusive.W:Butcoffeehascaffeinewhichisaddictive.M:lcantbecomeaddictedtocaffeinelikeotherdrugs.W:Yes,youcan.Dontyoukn
16、owthatpeoplewhoaredeprivedofcaffeinesufferfromdrawsymptoms,esp.headaches.M:0necureforheadaches,oddlyenough,iscaffeine.Haventyouevernoticedthatmanyover-the-counterheadacheremediesusecaffeineasoneoftheiringredients?Besides,coffeehelpsmeworkfaster.W:(9)Studieshaveshownthatcoffeemakesyouworkfasterbutnotnecessarilybetter.You
