全国公共英语等级考试四级 c1

　　[00:00.00]Part B  You will hear a lecture on John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln.
[00:08.88]Answer questions 6--10 while you listen.
[00:14.34]Use not more than 5 words for each answer.
[00:19.70]You will hear the recording¹ twice.
[00:23.54]You now have 25 seconds to read the questions.
[00:29.31]6.Why was Kenedy able to attend expensive private school?(  )
[00:31.35]7.How many years did Lincoln attend school?(  )
[00:33.41]8.How did both Kennedy and Lincoln begin their political career?(  )
[00:35.45]9.During which American War Lincoln President? (  )
[00:37.51]10.How did both  Kennedy and Lincoln die? (  )
[00:40.46]John F.Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln Lived in different times
[00:47.02]and had very different family and educational backgrounds.
[00:52.56]Kennedy lived in the 20th century;
[00:56.92]Lincoln lived in the 19th century.
[01:01.26]Kennedy was born in 1917,
[01:05.70]where as Lincoln was born more than 100 years earlier, in 1809.
[01:12.54]As for their family backgrounds,Kennedy came from a wealthy family,
[01:18.81]he was able to attend expensive private schools.
[01:23.96]He graduated from Harvard University.
[01:28.40]Lincoln,on the other hand,had only one year of formal schooling².
[01:34.25]In spite of his lack of formal schooling,he became a well-known lawyer.
[01:40.70]He taught himself law by reading law books.
[01:45.67]Lincoln was,in other words,a self-educated man.
[01:51.52]In spite of these differences in Kennedy and Lincoln's backgrounds,
[01:57.66]some interesting similarities between the two men are evident.
[02:03.69]In fact,books have been written about the strange coincidences
[02:09.75]in the lives of these two men.
[02:13.41]For example,take their political careers.
[02:18.24]Lincoln began his political career as a U.S.Congressman³.
[02:24.48]Similarly,Kennedy also began his political career as a Congressman.
[02:31.12]Lincoln was elected to the U.S.House of Representatives in 1847,
[02:37.96]and Kennedy was elected to the House in 1947.
[02:43.71]They went to Congress just 100 years apart.
[02:48.96]Another interesting coincidence
[02:53.01]is that each man was elected President of the United States
[02:58.76]in a year ending with the number 60.
[03:03.69]Lincoln was elected President in 1860,and Kennedy was elected in 1960;
[03:11.95]furthermore,both men were presidents during years of civil unrest in the country.
[03:19.00]Lincoln was President during the American Civil War.
[03:24.46]During Kennedy's term of office
[03:28.40]civil unrest took the form of civil rights demonstrations⁴.
[03:34.26]Another striking similarity between the two men
[03:39.12]was that as you probably know
[03:43.16]neither president lived to complete his term in office.
[03:48.41]Lincoln and Kennedy were both assassinated⁵ while in office.
[03:54.27]Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas,Texas,after only 1,000 days in office.
[04:02.21]Lincoln was assassinated in 1865,
[04:07.54]a few days after the end of the American Civil War.
[04:12.89]It is rather curious to note that both presidents were shot
[04:19.16]while they were sitting next to their wives.
[04:23.39]These are only a few examples of the uncanny--
[04:29.24]the unusual--similarities in the destinies of these two Americans,
[04:36.30]men who had a tremendous impact
[04:40.87]on the social and political life of the United States
[04:46.22]and the imagination of the American people.
[04:51.16]question 6-10 according to Part B.
[04:53.22]6.Why was Kenedy able to attend expensive private school?(  )
[04:55.24]7.How many years did Lincoln attend school?(  )
[04:57.30]8.How did both Kennedy and Lincoln begin their political career?(  )
[04:59.34]9.During which American War Lincoln President? (  )
[05:01.40]10.How did both  Kennedy and Lincoln die? (  )
[05:05.06]Now you will hear the recording again.
[05:09.11]John F.Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln Lived in different times
[05:16.16]and had very different family and educational backgrounds.
[05:21.62]Kennedy lived in the 20th century;
[05:25.85]Lincoln lived in the 19th century.
[05:30.42]Kennedy was born in 1917,
[05:34.86]whereas Lincoln was born more than 100 years earlier,in 1809.
[05:41.63]As for their family backgrounds,Kennedy came from a wealthy family,
[05:47.77]he was able to attend expensive private schools.
[05:53.62]He graduated from Harvard University.
[05:58.09]Lincoln,on the other hand,had only one year of formal schooling.
[06:02.84]In spite of his lack of formal schooling,he became a well-known lawyer.
[06:09.19]He taught himself law by reading law books.
[06:14.13]Lincoln was,in other words,a self-educated man.
[06:19.59]In spite of these differences in Kennedy and Lincoln's backgrounds,
[06:25.23]some interesting similarities between the two men are evident.
[06:31.16]In fact,books have been written about the strange coincidences
[06:37.32]in the lives of these two men.
[06:40.88]For example,take their political careers.
[06:45.73]Lincoln began his political career as a U.S.Congressman.
[06:51.48]Similarly,Kennedy also began his political career as a Congressman.
[06:58.22]Lincoln was elected to the U.S.House of Representatives in 1847,
[07:05.09]and Kennedy was elected to the House in 1947.
[07:10.63]They went to Congress just 100 years apart.
[07:15.77]Another interesting coincidence
[07:19.93]is that each man was elected President of the United States
[07:25.70]in a year ending with the number 60.
[07:30.35]Lincoln was elected President in 1860,
[07:35.71]and Kennedy was elected in 1960;
[07:40.64]furthermore,both men were presidents during years of civil unrest in the country.
[07:48.09]Lincoln was President during the American Civil War.
[07:53.13]During Kennedy's term of office
[07:57.18]civil unrest took the form of civil rights demonstrations.
[08:03.13]Another striking similarity between the two men
[08:08.67]was that as you probably know
[08:12.62]neither president lived to complete his term in office.
[08:18.05]Lincoln and Kennedy were both assassinated while in office.
[08:23.69]Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas,Texas,after only 1,000 days in office.
[08:31.63]Lincoln was assassinated in 1865,
[08:36.99]a few days after the end of the American Civil War.
[08:42.34]It is rather curious to note that both presidents were shot
[08:48.51]while they were sitting next to their wives.
[08:53.05]These are only a few examples of the uncanny--the unusual--
[09:00.11]similarities in the destinies of these two Americans,
[09:05.75]men who had a tremendous impact
[09:10.22]on the social and political life of the United States
[09:15.65]and the imagination of the American people.
[09:20.72]question 6-10 according to Part B.
[09:22.76]6.Why was Kenedy able to attend expensive private school?(  )
[09:24.82]7.How many years did Lincoln attend school?(  )
[09:26.86]8.How did both Kennedy and Lincoln begin their political career?(  )
[09:28.89]9.During which American War Lincoln President? (  )
[09:31.45]10.How did both  Kennedy and Lincoln die? (  )
[09:38.90]That is the end of Part B.
[09:44.25]Part C You will hear three dialogues or monologues⁶.
[09:51.41]Before listening to each one,
[09:55.07]you will have time to read the questions related to it.
[10:00.40]While listening,answer each question by choosing A,B,C or D.
[10:09.15]After listening,you will have time to check your answer.
[10:15.08]You will hear each piece once only.
[10:20.15](1)Questions 11--13 are based on the following dialogue on arranging a holiday.
[10:29.08]You now have 15 seconds to read questions 11--13.
[10:36.53]11.Where does this dialogue most probably take place?
[10:42.38]12.Where will the woman go for her holiday?
[10:44.41]13.What kind of trip do you think will the woman choose?
[10:47.84]W:Hello.
[10:50.48]M:Be with you in just a moment,Madam,Yes,now may I help?
[10:57.24]W:Yes,erm,I'd like to book a holiday somewhere in Britain.
[11:04.08]M:Yes,of course.Were you thinking of any special place in particular?
[11:10.82]W:Well,I don't know really. Can you recommend anywhere?
[11:16.47]M:Well,there's London,of course.
[11:20.20]W:Well,no,no.I've been to London already.
[11:25.35]I think I'm looking for theatres and, erm,some of your pubs.
[11:31.10]M:Let me think now.There's Salisbury,there's Chichester.
[11:38.15]Chichester's got a very famous theatre.
[11:42.41]And of course York,very famous for its York Minster the Cathedral,
[11:49.54]yeh,Edinburgh,Edinburgh in Scotland.
[11:54.87]W:Oh,I've not been to Scotland before so,I mean,
[12:01.24]what have you got for Edinburgh?
[12:04.87]M:Well,let me look that up...here we are.Exeter,Edinburgh.
[12:12.84]Now then.now we've got a three-day inclusive trip
[12:18.69]erm...that's by coach and that would cost you `92.50,about $150.
[12:28.93]What you had in mind?
[12:32.09]Alternatively,now just a moment.
[12:37.45]there's another three-day trip going by train,
[12:42.59]that's a tiny bit more expensive...
[12:46.64]also what we call inclusive. W:Yeh...erh,how much is that one?
[12:52.81]M:That's `100,about $160.
[12:58.76]W:What about the accommodation that goes with that trip?
[13:03.59]M:Well,that is inclusive.It means...  It's a three-star hotel,
[13:10.44]which is pretty good quality,right in the center of town.
[13:15.79]We've had a lot of customers who've stayed there
[13:20.34]and they have been perfectly⁷ happy.
[13:24.28]Er,it is what we call bed and breakfast though.
[13:30.24]Would that be all right?
[13:33.19]W:Oh,that would suit me fine,
[13:37.35]because I'd like try some of that Scottish food.
[13:42.70]that haggis,whatever it is...so...
[13:48.26]so...that ... M:Of course,so when would you like to go?
[13:53.91]This 3-day trip by train is only available in mid⁸ week,
[14:00.46]that would be Tuesday.Wednesday. Thursday.
[14:05.71]Would that suit you?  W:Wonderful. M:All right.
[14:13.47]You now have 30 seconds to check your answers to questions 11--13.

1 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

2 schooling   

n.教育；正规学校教育

参考例句：

• A child's access to schooling varies greatly from area to area.孩子获得学校教育的机会因地区不同而大相径庭。
• Backward children need a special kind of schooling.天赋差的孩子需要特殊的教育。

3 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

4 demonstrations   

证明( demonstration的名词复数 )； 表明； 表达； 游行示威

参考例句：

• Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
• The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。

5 assassinated   

v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 )；中伤；诋毁；破坏

参考例句：

• The prime minister was assassinated by extremists. 首相遭极端分子暗杀。
• Then, just two days later, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. 跟着在两天以后，肯尼迪总统在达拉斯被人暗杀。 来自辞典例句

6 monologues   

n.（戏剧）长篇独白( monologue的名词复数 )；滔滔不绝的讲话；独角戏

参考例句：

• That film combines real testimonials with monologues read by actors. 电影中既有真人讲的真事，也有演员的独白。 来自互联网
• Her monologues may help her make sense of her day. 她的独白可以帮助她让她一天的感觉。 来自互联网

7 perfectly   

adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
• Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。

8 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。