决胜四级听力必备 unit2

1. M: Did you go to the match on Saturday?
[00:02.69]W: No,I listened to the commentary¹ instead.
[00:05.43]It sounded pretty exciting,I must say.
[00:08.33]Q: What are they talking about?
[00:11.52]2. M: Two six two four three double four.Charles Farmer speaking.
[00:18.83]W: Hello,Charles,it's Joan-Joan Cook.
[00:21.50]Q: What kind of talk is this?
[00:24.71]3. M: I have written five books,You know.
[00:27.64]W: But you should have written six books.
[00:30.35]Q: How many books have the man written?
[00:34.82]4. M: Linda is coming by train.
[00:37.83]Let's go to the railway station.
[00:39.24]W: OK,but I must wash the dishes first.
[00:42.08]Q: Can the woman get to the station?
[00:46.34]5. M: You speak Chinese quite well.
[00:49.21]How long did you study the language?
[00:51.33]W: I studied it in a college for two years.
[00:54.33]Then I was sent to China and worked there for three years.
[00:57.60]Q: How long did the woman study Chinese?
[01:02.09]6. W: I want to go shopping.
[01:03.82]Can you come with me, please.
[01:05.99]You can help me carry the things.
[01:07.60]W: Certainly,dad.Do you have the shopping basket?
[01:10.90]Q: Where will they go?
[01:12.31]7. M: I'll give a thorough² check
[01:15.83]first open your month and show me your tongue³.
[01:17.77]W: Is there anything wrong?
[01:19.73]Q: Where does this conversation most likely⁴ take place?
[01:24.64]8. M: How long have you been in America?
[01:27.64]W: I arrived one month ago,I will stay here for one year.
[01:30.85]Q: When will the woman leave?
[01:34.15]9. M: How do you spend your weekend?
[01:37.07]W: I usually go shopping or go fishing or go to a movie.
[01:41.59]Q: Which is not mentioned in the conversation?
[01:45.20]10. M: If you buy this blouse,you'll save five dollars.
[01:49.90]It's only twenty-one dollars.
[01:52.12]W: But I want a small size.
[01:53.37]So could you hand me the eighteen-dollar blouse?
[01:57.29]Q: How much did the woman plan to pay for the blouse?
[02:01.13]Passage One
[02:03.14]My friend Wilfred works⁵ in the post office.
[02:06.04]He is a good sportsman⁶
[02:07.22]and so he belongs to the Monta Sports Club.
[02:11.00]Three months ago Wilfred made a money-box.
[02:14.19]He got a flat box,and he coloured it white.
[02:17.04]He cut a slit⁷ on the top of the box.
[02:19.70]He wrote these words on the box,in big letters.
[02:22.71]WILL YOU HELP
[02:23.46]That was all.
[02:25.50]He did not write his name,or any name.
[02:28.19]The words were just---WILL YOU HELP
[02:31.17]Wilfred took the money-box to the club.
[02:33.50]He put it on a table,just inside the door.
[02:36.45]Every Friday evening he opens the box.
[02:39.06]I do not belong to Monta Sports Club
[02:41.67]but I went there last Friday evening with Wilfred.
[02:44.57]He opened the money-box and took out the money
[02:47.21]"Not bad,"he said "Between two and three pounds
[02:50.71]He shut the box then,and put it back on the table.
[02:54.26]The money went into Wilfred's pocket
[02:56.12]"People are kind," Wilfred said
[02:58.31]"They like to help.They like to give some money away."
[03:01.47]"Are you going to keep the money?" I asked.
[03:04.01]"Yes.I'm not a rich man,and that box is mine."
[03:08.45]I said,"Doesn't anyone ever ask questions about it?"
[03:11.48]"No. They help or they don't help.
[03:13.93]They never ask questions
[03:15.84]People don't like to ask questions about money."
[03:18.95]Questions:
[03:19.65]11. What does a money-box always have?
[03:24.96]12. How often does Wilfred open the box?
[03:28.07]13. Why does Wilfred leave the box near the club door?
[03:33.52]14. People put money in the box. Whom are they helping⁸?
[03:37.94]Passage Two
[03:39.12]It is ten o'clock at night
[03:38.12]and you are outdoor
[03:40.13]You can see many points of light in the sky .
[03:43.00]They are stars.
[03:43.94]Each star is another sun.
[03:46.71]The sky is big,and it has many sun.
[03:49.64]Our Sun is near to us.
[03:52.09]It warms us and gives us light in daytime.
[03:53.82]The stars are not near.
[03:55.83]We can see their light only at night
[03:58.23]and they do not warm us.
[03:59.49]The stars are not all the same.
[04:02.28]Many stars are quite like our Sun.
[04:04.95]They are of the same size
[04:07.22]and they have the same color----yellow .
[04:09.78]Other stars are bigger or smaller.
[04:12.23]A "giant⁹" star is very, very big.
[04:15.50]A "dwarf¹⁰" is a small star--smaller than the sun.
[04:19.44]Stars have different colours too.
[04:21.90]They can be red,orange,yellow,white or blue.
[04:27.15]There are giants¹¹ and dwarfs¹² in all these colours.
[04:30.52]All stars are,of course,very hot.
[04:33.45]The hottest stars are the blue ones.
[04:35.82]White stars come next
[04:37.97]they are less hot
[04:39.69]then yellow and orange stars are less hot again
[04:43.32]red stars are the least hot.
[04:45.46]And they are also the oldest stars.
[04:48.65]Questions:
[04:49.35]15. We don't see stars in the daytime. Why?
[04:54.45]16. What colour are the hottest stars?
[04:58.11]17. As what do we see the stars?
[05:02.70]Passage Three
[05:04.38]What you hear is only a recording¹³ of the movie.
[05:07.51]The theater is closed.
[05:09.00]Today's movie is The Godfather Part II
[05:11.87]winner of six Academy¹⁴ Awards---Oscar Award¹⁵
[05:16.10]There will be continuous¹⁶ showings at two-thirty
[05:19.24]five o'clock,seven-thirty,and ten o'clock.
[05:22.95]The movie is rated¹⁷ PD.
[05:24.86]Tickets are two-fifty for adults and half price for cildren under sixteen.
[05:30.13]If you need more information
[05:32.27]the theater will be open at two o'clock.
[05:34.70]Please call back at that time.
[05:37.37]Questions:
[05:38.28]18. What time does the last show start?
[05:42.54]19. How much does a ticket for a child under sixteen cost?
[05:47.35]20. When did the speaker say that the theater would be open

1 commentary   

n.评论，评注；实况广播报导，现场口头评述

参考例句：

• He is giving the commentary on the basketball game.他正在对篮球赛作评论。
• His running commentary on the football match was excellent.他对这次足球赛所作的实况报道十分精彩。

2 thorough   

adj. 彻底的，完全的，精心的

参考例句：

• He made a very thorough analysis on the situation.他对形势的分析很透彻。
• The committee reported its findings after a thorough investigation.委员会在彻底调查以后报告了调查结果。

3 tongue   

n.舌头，语言，口条，语言，说话方式；vt.舔，闲谈，斥责； vi.吹乐器

参考例句：

• I can hardly move my tongue.我舌头不太能动。
• The doctor looked at her tongue.医生诊看了她的舌头。

4 likely   

adj.有可能的，合适的，前途有望的；adv.或许，可能

参考例句：

• Look at the sky.It's most likely going to rain.瞧！这天多半要下雨。
• It's so cloudy and cold that it's likely to snow.天气又阴又冷，大半要下雪。

5 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

6 sportsman   

n.运动员

参考例句：

• His brother is a sportsman of our school.他弟弟是我校的运动员。
• Everybody thinks he is an all-round sportsman.大家认为他是一个全能运动员。

7 slit   

n.狭长的切口；裂缝；vt.切开，撕裂

参考例句：

• The coat has been slit in two places.这件外衣有两处裂开了。
• He began to slit open each envelope.他开始裁开每个信封。

8 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

9 giant   

adj.庞大的，巨大的；n.巨人，大力士，巨大的怪物

参考例句：

• The whale is the giant of the sea.鲸鱼是海洋中的巨人。
• It is a giant egg.它是一只巨大的蛋。

10 dwarf   

n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的动植物；vt.使…矮小

参考例句：

• The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
• The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀，摇摇头。

11 giants   

n.一个巨人种族（常与天上诸神作战并取胜，后来雅典娜和宙斯在海格立斯帮助下才将他们战败）；（故事中常为残酷而愚蠢的）巨人( giant的名词复数 )；伟人；巨兽

参考例句：

• Camus is considered to be one of the twentieth century's literary giants. 加缪被视为20 世纪的文学巨匠之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The corporate giants try to drive down wages in order to make superprofits. 公司巨头们企图压低工资以获得超额利润。 来自《简明英汉词典》

12 dwarfs   

n.侏儒，矮子（dwarf的复数形式）vt.（使）显得矮小（dwarf的第三人称单数形式）

参考例句：

• Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists. 莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The new building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town. 新大楼使城里所有其他建筑物都显得矮小了。 来自辞典例句

13 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。

14 academy   

n.(高等)专科院校；学术社团，协会，研究院

参考例句：

• This is an academy of music.这是一所音乐专科学院。
• I visited Chinese Academy of Sciences yesterday.我昨天去访问了中国科学院。

15 award   

n.奖，奖品；v.授予，给予；vt.授予

参考例句：

• It is impossible to honor her with the award.奖品授给她是不可能的。
• The film won an Oscar award for 1985.这部电影获1985年奥斯卡金像奖。

16 continuous   

adj.继续的，连续的，持续的，延伸的

参考例句：

• She finally got in after 10 years'continuous effort.坚持不懈地努力了十年后，她终于当选了。
• We must be continuous to study.我们必须不断学习。

17 rated   

adj.额定的

参考例句：

• To check the rated capacity of the mooring reel.检查系泊卷筒额定拉力。