决胜四级听力必备 unit4

1. W:I wish the bus would come. I'm so cold.
[00:03.92]Look at those snow drifts over there.
[00:06.40]They're taller than I am.
[00:08.99]M: And the wind is biting into my skin like a mad dog.
[00:12.70]Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
[00:16.20]2. M: I'd like to borrow these three book
[00:18.91]and I also need these two books,but I couldn't find them.
[00:22.20]W: This one is on loan.
[00:23.93]It's due back in about a week.
[00:26.10]Do you want me to "reserve" it for you?
[00:28.55]Q: What does "on loan' mean here?
[00:32.65]3. W: I have a sore throat and I feel a bit dizzy.
[00:36.44]M: How long have you been like this?
[00:38.43]Q: What's wrong with the woman?
[00:41.38]4. M: I have to get back to the office.There's so much work.
[00:44.98]W: No, you don'
[00:46.26]You've got to go home and go to bed.
[00:48.80]And you have to stay there for a week.
[00:51.02]You mustn't take any more chances with your health.
[00:53.92]Q: What can you infer from the dialogue?
[00:57.76]5. M: I want to mail this package to Hong Kong.
[01:01.52]How much is the postage?
[01:03.43]W: That will be $ 12.
[01:05.18]Q: Where is the man?
[01:07.66]6: W: I want to open a savings¹ account,sir.
[01:11.29]What is the proper procedure?
[01:13.51]M: First,you fill out the application and then we'll issue you a passbook².
[01:18.13]Q: What does the woman want to do?
[01:21.21]7. M: What time would you come? One o' clock?
[01:24.77]W: As a matter of fact.
[01:26.31]I have already made an appointment with Professor Smith at one o'clock.
[01:30.44]Q; Will the woman agree to the appointment at one o'clock?
[01:34.77]8. W: What do people do on Youth Day?
[01:38.51]M: Different kinds of activities.
[01:39.71]such as commemorative meeting.
[01:43.16]visiting places of revolutionary interested.
[01:45.77]outing,planting trees,parties.
[01:49.30]It's mostly young people who take part.
[01:51.46]Q: Which of the following is not mentioned?
[01:55.51]9. M: Which is difficult to learn,Chinese or English?
[01:59.69]W: For me,Maths is the most difficult to learn.
[02:03.14]Q: What are they talking about?
[02:06.62]10. M: How could anyone survive this accident?
[02:10.53]W: It's a miracle.
[02:12.08]There were two men in the truck and four women with two children in the car.
[02:16.57]but no one was badly hurt.
[02:18.63]Q: Which of the following is not true?
[02:22.39]Section B     Compound  Dictation
[02:25.71]In a competitive³ econom
[02:27.83]the consumer usually has the choice of several different (11)-{brands} of the same produce.
[02:33.16]Yet underneath⁴ their labels.
[02:35.40]the profucts are often nearly (12)-{identical}
[02:38.33]One manufacturer's toothpaste (13)-{tends} to differ very little from another manufacturer's.
[02:45.28]Thus,manufacturers are (14)-{confronted} with a problem.
[02:49.56]---how to keep sales high enough to stay in business.
[02:53.30]Manufacturers solve this problem by advertising⁵.
[02:57.55]They try to appeal to consumers in various ways.
[03:01.26]In fact,advertisements may be (15)-{classified} into three types according to the kind of appeals they use.
[03:08.84]One type of advertisement tries to (16)-{appeal} to the consumer's reasoning mind.
[03:14.72]It may offer a claim that seems scientific.
[03:18.48]For example it may say the dentists (17)-{recommend} Flash toothpaste.
[03:24.15]In selling a product.
[03:26.13](18)-{the truth of the advertising may be less important than the appearance of truth.
[03:31.51]A scientific approach gives the appearance of truth.
[03:35.69]Another type of advertisement tries to amuse the potential buyer.
[03:40.55](19)-{ Products that are essential boring,such as insecticide,are often advertised in an amusing⁶ way}.
[03:47.42]One way of doing this is to make the products appear alive.
[03:51.84]For example,the advertisers may personify cans of insecticide.
[03:57.22]and show them attacking mean-faced bugs⁷ Ads of this sort are silly,but they also tend to be amusing.
[04:05.47](20)-{Advertisers believe that consumers are likely to remember.
[04:09.31]and buy products that the consumers associate with fun}.

1 savings   

n.存款，储蓄

参考例句：

• I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
• By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

2 passbook   

n.存折；顾客赊欠账簿

参考例句：

• You fill out this application form and we'll issue you a passbook.你填好这张申请表,我们会给你一本存折。
• Would you please give your withdrawal slip and your passbook?请把您的取款条和存折给我好吗？

3 competitive   

adj.竞争的，比赛的，好竞争的，有竞争力的

参考例句：

• Some kinds of business are competitive.有些商业是要竞争的。
• These businessmen are both competitive and honourable.这些商人既有竞争性又很诚实。

4 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

5 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

6 amusing   

adj.有有趣的，好玩的

参考例句：

• The girl was amusing herself with a doll.那女孩在玩洋娃娃自娱。
• He related some amusing stories in his childhood to his children.他向孩子们述说了他少年时代的一些趣事。

7 bugs   

adj.疯狂的，发疯的n.窃听器( bug的名词复数 )；病菌；虫子；[计算机]（制作软件程序所产生的意料不到的）错误

参考例句：

• All programs have bugs and need endless refinement. 所有的程序都有漏洞，都需要不断改进。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The sacks of rice were swarming with bugs. 一袋袋的米里长满了虫子。 来自《简明英汉词典》