决胜四级听力必备 unit20

Section A

[00:02.90]1. W: Mary worked as a secretary for three years.

[00:08.75]Then she became a reporter.

[00:12.30]After that she started writing novels.

[00:16.54]M: I know.She has been doing nothing ever since.

[00:21.58]Q: What is Mary's occupation now?

[00:26.51]2. W: Are you pleased that your son wants to be a dentist?

[00:32.16]M: Not really.I'd rather he managed my store when I retired 1.

[00:37.69]Q: Who is the man?

[00:41.85]3. W: We've talked long enough.

[00:46.21]Now what do you think of my last novel?

[00:50.57]M: Well,it's a great success.

[00:54.41]Q: What is the woman?

[00:58.46]4. M: I'd like to see that brown jacket you have in the window, please.

[01:05.31]W: What size do you take?

[01:08.44]Q: What is the woman likely to be?

[01:14.19]5. W: I don't know how you'll get through your teaching practice.

[01:19.93]M: Oh,I'll manage.I always do.

[01:24.38]I've planned all my lessons.

[01:28.14]Q: What is the man,do you think?

[01:32.97]6. M: Please show me your license 2.

[01:37.20]You were doing 45 in a 30 miles an hour zone.

[01:42.27]W: Sorry,sir.But I have already been late for an important appointment.

[01:48.41]Q: Can you guess what the man is?

[01:53.37]7. M:I want a single room with a bath,what's the rate?

[01:59.12]W: It's 25 dollars a day.

[02:03.06]Your room number is 213

[02:07.11]It is on the second floor.Here is your key.

[02:11.55]Q: What's the woman's occupation?

[02:16.70]8. M: How long can I keep these books out?

[02:21.84]W: One month.Then you will be fined for every day they are overdue 3.

[02:27.49]Q: What's the woman's occupation?

[02:32.92]9. M: What do you intend to do with these children?

[02:38.56]W: I will teach them to read,to write and to be honest people.

[02:44.02]Q: What is the woman's job?

[02:48.96]10. M: Here's a prescription 4 for some pills.

[02:53.61]Come back and see me in two weeks.

[02:57.87]W: Thank you very much for seeing me.

[03:01.52]Q: What is the man?

[03:06.28]Section B  Passage One

[03:10.82]A long time ago there lived a rich and powerful king.

[03:16.28]He was known everywhere for the splendors 5 of his courage

[03:21.14]the magnificence of his palace.

[03:24.98]the strength of his army,and the wealth of his treasure.

[03:30.44]At every meal his table held the rarest and best food.

[03:35.90]His life was one of constant comfort and ease.

[03:40.84]The one thought in the minds of each of his servants and courtiers

[03:46.69]was to satisfy every wish of the king.

[03:51.05]The king gave no thought to anything but his own pleasure and desire.

[03:57.90]He never thought about the welfare of his people.

[04:02.05]For years the king lived happily satisfying his every wish and thinking of no one but himself.

[04:09.60] Then one day,he became ill.

[04:13.65]The court doctors could do nothing to save him.

[04:18.01] Fearfully the Chief Physician came to the king

[04:22.77]and told him that he had only few days to live.

[04:28.12]Then the king wept with sorrow and grief.

[04:32.77]"How can I leave my palaces and court.

[04:37.21]How can I lose all my treasure

[04:41.05]and never see my army again?" he cried.

[04:45.70]"It is not fair that this terrible thing should happen to me.

[04:51.34]When at last he knew that he must die.

[04:56.10]he ordered all his servants to parade before him in their richest clothes.

[05:02.37]He asked that all his treasures be laid out in front of him.

[05:07.62]After he had a magnificent banquet.

[05:12.37]he went to the balcony of his palace to watch his army march past.

[05:18.82]with flags flying and music playing.

[05:23.58]While he was standing 6 on the balcony, he looked down and saw a poor beggar.

[05:32.23]"Oh,how I wish I were poor!" he cried.

[05:37.58]"I would not then regret so much leaving my kingdom and all that I own.

[05:43.72]I would not be filled with regret because I have done so little god.

[05:50.48]for my people while I had the chance."

[05:55.42]11. What do you think of the king in this story?

[06:00.99]12. What did the Chief Physician tell the king?

[06:07.44]13. How did the king prepare for his death?

[06:13.19]14. What did the king regret in the end?

[06:19.35]Passage Two

[06:22.41]The big Town Hall clock was striking midnight when Frank began to cross the bridge.

[06:28.94]The night air was cold and street-lamps gave little light.

[06:34.29]Frank was anxious to get home and his foot-steps rang loudly on the street.

[06:40.95]When he reached the middle of the bridge

[06:45.00]he thought he could hear someone coming near behind him.

[06:49.86]He looked back but could see no one.

[06:54.20]However,the sound continued,and Frank began walking more quickly.

[07:00.55]Then he slowed down again,

[07:04.10]thinking there was nothing to fear in a town as quiet as this.

[07:09.53]The short,quick steps grew louder until they seemed very near.

[07:14.78]Frank found it impossible not to turn round.

[07:19.22]As he did so,he caught sight of a human form coming towards him.

[07:25.36]After reaching the other side of the bridge.

[07:29.49]Frank stopped and pretended to look down at the water.

[07:34.24]From the corner of his eyes he could now make out the form of a man dressed in a large overcoat.

[07:41.40]A hat was pulled down over his eyes and very little of his face could be seen.

[07:47.64]As the man came near,Frank turned towards him

[07:52.89]and said something about the weather in an effort to be friendly.

[07:58.04]The man did not answer but asked roughly where Oakfield House was.

[08:04.18]Frank pointed 7 to a big house in the distance and the stranger continued his way.

[08:10.45]Frank began following the stranger quietly.

[08:14.89]The man was soon outside the house and Frank saw him look up at the window.

[08:21.73]A light was still on,and the man waited until it went out.

[08:27.66]When about half an hour had passed.

[08:31.43]Frank saw him climb noiselessly over the wall and heard him dry

[08:37.17]on to the ground at the other side.

[08:41.33]Now Frank knew what the man wanted to do.

[08:45.69]He walked quickly and silently across the street towards a telephone-box on the corner.

[08:52.74]15. What was Frank's occupation?

[08:57.99]16. What was the strange man?

[09:02.75]17. Whom would Fank telephone after he found this?

[09:09.09]Passage Three

[09:11.94]The development of Jamestown in Virginia

[09:16.80]during the second half of the seventeenth century

[09:22.05]was closely related to the making and use of bricks.

[09:28.50]There are several practical reasons why bricks became important to the colon 8.

[09:35.06]Although the forests could initially 9 supply sufficient wood.

[09:40.52]the process of cutting was extremely difficult.

[09:45.56]particularly because of the lack of road.

[09:50.71]Later,when the wood on the peninsula had been used up.

[09:56.45]wood had to be brought from some distance.

[10:01.50]Building stone was also in short supply.

[10:06.43]However,as earth was plentiful 10.

[10:11.27]it was inevitable 11 that the colonists 12 would turn to brickmaking.

[10:18.14]In addition to practical reasons for using brick

[10:24.07]as the principal construction material.

[10:29.00]there was also an ideological 13 reason.

[10:33.65]Brick represented durability 14 and permanence.

[10:39.11]The Virginia Company of London.

[10:43.66]instructed the colonists to build hospitals and new residences out of brick.

[10:52.12]In 1662,the Town Act of the Virginia Assembly

[11:00.27]provided for the construction of thirty-two brick buildings

[11:06.91]and prohibited the use of wood as a construction material

[11:13.65]Had this law ever been successfully carried out.

[11:19.21]Jamestown would have been a model city.

[11:23.94]Instead,the residents failed to follow the lay.

[11:29.37]and by 1699,Jamestown had collapsed 15 into a pile of stone

[11:37.94]with only three or four habitable houses.

[11:43.97]18. What were most buildings in Jamestown made of?

[11:50.32]19. Which of the following was NOT a reason for using bricks in construction?

[11:58.86]20. According to the passage,what eventually happened to Jamestown