历年托福听力考试2000-01

2000 年 l 月听原文

l. M: I'm really having trouble with this calculus¹ course.

If I can't start doing better soon, I'm Going to have to

drop it.

W: Why don't you get some he1p from the graduate assistance. That's what it is there for.

What does the woman suggest the man do?

2. W: Hey, don't forget to drop that book off at the

library on your way home. .

M: 0h, thanks for reminding me. I am on my way.

What wi1l the man probab1y do next?

3. W:I sure wish I had a metric ruler with me .I need the

measurements in millimeters, not in inches and I’m

tires of converting.

M: Would it make thing go faster if you borrow

mine?

What does the man imply?

4. M: Good news. I'm not going to need surgery after

all .The doctor says l can start working out

again soon. And maybe play soccer again in a few

weeks.

W: That's terrific .let would be great if you could get

back in shape in time for the state tournament.

What does the woman mean?

5. M:I already know what I want to take next semester So

why do I have to make an appointment to see my

advisor? All I need is her signature on my course

sheet.

W: I'm afraid it doesn't work that way. She has to talk

with you to make sure everything is on the right.

track.

What does the woman mean?

6. W: Prof. Smith sire was acting² strangely today.

M: I notice that too .She was talking so quietly and then

not giving us any homework. Can you believe that?

What can be inferred about Prof .Smith ?

7. M: It's been pouring for three days now l begin to

wonder if it will ever stop.

W: And tomorrow is going to be my day at the beach.

But if it doesn't clear up by then, I'll just have to

forget about that.,

What does the woman imply?

8. M: What a boring speaker! I could hardly keep from

falling asleep.

W: Oh, I don't know about that. In fact, it's been a

long time since I have heard anyone as good.

What does the woman mean?

9. W: Gee³, Tom, I hear that you are working as a house.

painter this summer .It's got to be awfully⁴ hot

working up there on a 1adder in the blazing sun

all day..'

M: Well it's hard work, but I get to be outdoors and the

pay decent.

What does the man imply?

l0. W: I've been working on this report all day. And

I've sti1l got 12 pages to write. At this rate, I'll

never get it done by tomorrow.

M: Oh, that's right .You weren't in class today, so you

probably haven't heard that the deadline has been

extended a week.

What does the man imply?

1l. M: Can you believe the way Larry was talking to his

roommate? No wonder they don't get along.

W: Well, maybe Larry was just reacting to something.

his roommate said. There are two sides to every

story you know.

What does the woman mean?

12.M: I just called the travel agent. It's all set. On June

first, I'm hearing for the mountains for an entire.

week.,

W: Have you checked the academic calendar?.

Because my class aren't over till seventh.

What does the woman imply?

l3. M: What sort of grade did you get on your research

paper? I know how hard you worked on it..

W: Yeah, well, I was hoping for something really good.

But the professor said that I made too many broad

claims that weren't supported enough.

What can be inferred about the woman's paper?

14. W: The state ballets is coming to town next weekend,

and I can't find a ticket anywhere.

M: You know, my sister just happens to have one and

she can't go. She's got some sort of conflict in her

schedule.

What does the man imply the woman should do?

l5. M: Have you found out yet what hotel you will be

staying in ? I'm at the Gordon right across the

stress from the conference center.

W: Huh, Lucky you .I'm at the Apple Gates six miles

away.

What does the woman mean?

16. W: Joe, I thought your article on the school newspaper

was right on target. You certainly convinced me

anyway.

M: Thanks Mary .Unfortunately, based on the general

response, you and I are definitely in the minority.

What does the man mean?

l7. W: Why didn't you go to the hockey finals last

weekend? You missed a great game.

M: 0h, come on. You know how sensitive I am to loud

noise.

What can be inferred about the man?.

l8. W: I know I promised to drive you to the airport next

Tuesday. But I am afraid that something has come

up .And they've called a special meeting at work.

M: No big deal. Karen said she was available as a

backup.

What does the man mean?

19. M: My telephone doesn't seem to be working. And

have lots of calls that I have to return this afternoon.

W: Feel free to use mine if you want, I'll be in a

meeting till five.

What does the woman suggest the man do?

20. M:I don't think we have nearly enough information

for our financia1 plan. But it's due tomorrow So I

guess there isn't a lot we can do about it.

W: Guess not. At this point, we will just have to

make do with what we have got.

What will the speakers probably do?

21. W: Ever since your girlfriend moved to Bridgeport,

you are always driving there. How many trips a

week do you make anyway?

M:I have lost count. But I can do it with my eyes

closed.

What does the man mean?

22. M: I've noticed that you spend a lot of time tending to

your garden. Do you think you might like to join

the university gardening club? We meet every

other Tuesday.

W :Oh, thanks for the invitation .But this is how I

relax. I'd rather not make it something formal and

structured.

What does the woman imply?

23. M: Does this music bother your studying, Pam?

W: Actually I'm not studying any more, but I'm trying

to sleep.

What does Pam imply?

24. W: I think we should hold our first committee meeting

in one of the meeting rooms of the library. So far,

there are 8 of us who plan to come.

M: Wow, if it there weren't more than four, I'd say

that we have it over. at my place. But with 8 of us,

I guess I'd have to get along with your suggestion.

What does the man imply?

25. M: I just don't know if you should call everyone to

collect the data or just send out a questionnaire.

But you'd better make a decision soon.

W: I know .There is only one month till the election.

What does the woman mean?

26. W: What's with you? You sure don't 1ook like

yourself

M: Stay away from me, I don't know what I've got.

But whatever it is, you don't want to catch it.

What can be inferred about the man?

27.W: You waited at the Tear’s Cafe yesterday, didn't you?

Was there much of a wait to be seated?

M: Was there? Wish I'd brought a book or something

to occupy my time.

What does the man imply about the Tear’s Cafe?

28. W: I thought there was still time for me to apply for

student loan. But someone just told me that the

closing date was last Wednesday.

M: Are you sure? I thought we still had another month.

Wait, I've got a brochure right here. Yeah,

Wednesday was the opening date.

What does the man imply?

29. M: This casserole really tastes good .I guess that's

because the vegetables in it are fresh instead of

canned,

W: I know. Kind if a rare treat in this cafeteria.

What does the woman mean?

30. W:I don't think I want to live in the dormitory next

year. I need more privacy.

M:I know what you mean. But check out the cost of

renting an apartment first, l wouldn't be surprised

if you changed your mind.

What does the man think the woman will do?

1 calculus   

n.微积分；结石

参考例句：

• This is a problem where calculus won't help at all.对于这一题，微积分一点也用不上。
• After studying differential calculus you will be able to solve these mathematical problems.学了微积分之后，你们就能够解这些数学题了。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

4 awfully   

adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地

参考例句：

• Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
• I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。

5 wasp   

n.黄蜂，蚂蜂

参考例句：

• A wasp stung me on the arm.黄蜂蜇了我的手臂。
• Through the glass we can see the wasp.透过玻璃我们可以看到黄蜂。

6 wasps   

黄蜂( wasp的名词复数 )； 胡蜂； 易动怒的人； 刻毒的人

参考例句：

• There's a wasps' nest in that old tree. 那棵老树上有一个黄蜂巢。
• We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths. 我们不仅生活在对象蜘蛛或黄蜂这样的小虫的惧怕中，而且生活在对诸如飞蛾这样无害昆虫的惧怕中

7 fibers   

光纤( fiber的名词复数 )； （织物的）质地； 纤维，纤维物质

参考例句：

• Thesolution of collagen-PVA was wet spined with the sodium sulfate as coagulant and collagen-PVA composite fibers were prepared. 在此基础上，以硫酸钠为凝固剂，对胶原-PVA共混溶液进行湿法纺丝，制备了胶原-PVA复合纤维。
• Sympathetic fibers are distributed to all regions of the heart. 交感神经纤维分布于心脏的所有部分。

8 impurities   

不纯( impurity的名词复数 )； 不洁； 淫秽； 杂质

参考例句：

• A filter will remove most impurities found in water. 过滤器会滤掉水中的大部分杂质。
• Oil is refined to remove naturally occurring impurities. 油经过提炼去除天然存在的杂质。

9 reactors   

起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆

参考例句：

• The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

10 plentiful   

adj.富裕的，丰富的

参考例句：

• Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他们家今年又丰收了。
• Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。

11 intentionally   

ad.故意地，有意地

参考例句：

• I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
• The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

12 complement   

n.补足物，船上的定员；补语；vt.补充，补足

参考例句：

• The two suggestions complement each other.这两条建议相互补充。
• They oppose each other also complement each other.它们相辅相成。

13 tunes   

n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
• When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 spherical   

adj.球形的；球面的

参考例句：

• The Earth is a nearly spherical planet.地球是一个近似球体的行星。
• Many engineers shy away from spherical projection methods.许多工程师对球面投影法有畏难情绪。

15 circumference   

n.圆周，周长，圆周线

参考例句：

• It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
• The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。

16 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。

17 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

18 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

19 accomplishment   

n.完成，成就，（pl.）造诣，技能

参考例句：

• The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
• Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。

20 geographical   

adj.地理的；地区(性)的

参考例句：

• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
• These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。

1 calculus   

n.微积分；结石

参考例句：

• This is a problem where calculus won't help at all.对于这一题，微积分一点也用不上。
• After studying differential calculus you will be able to solve these mathematical problems.学了微积分之后，你们就能够解这些数学题了。

2 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

3 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

4 awfully   

adv.可怕地，非常地，极端地

参考例句：

• Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
• I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。

5 wasp   

n.黄蜂，蚂蜂

参考例句：

• A wasp stung me on the arm.黄蜂蜇了我的手臂。
• Through the glass we can see the wasp.透过玻璃我们可以看到黄蜂。

6 wasps   

黄蜂( wasp的名词复数 )； 胡蜂； 易动怒的人； 刻毒的人

参考例句：

• There's a wasps' nest in that old tree. 那棵老树上有一个黄蜂巢。
• We live in dread not only of unpleasant insects like spiders or wasps, but of quite harmless ones like moths. 我们不仅生活在对象蜘蛛或黄蜂这样的小虫的惧怕中，而且生活在对诸如飞蛾这样无害昆虫的惧怕中

7 fibers   

光纤( fiber的名词复数 )； （织物的）质地； 纤维，纤维物质

参考例句：

• Thesolution of collagen-PVA was wet spined with the sodium sulfate as coagulant and collagen-PVA composite fibers were prepared. 在此基础上，以硫酸钠为凝固剂，对胶原-PVA共混溶液进行湿法纺丝，制备了胶原-PVA复合纤维。
• Sympathetic fibers are distributed to all regions of the heart. 交感神经纤维分布于心脏的所有部分。

8 impurities   

不纯( impurity的名词复数 )； 不洁； 淫秽； 杂质

参考例句：

• A filter will remove most impurities found in water. 过滤器会滤掉水中的大部分杂质。
• Oil is refined to remove naturally occurring impurities. 油经过提炼去除天然存在的杂质。

9 reactors   

起反应的人( reactor的名词复数 )； 反应装置； 原子炉； 核反应堆

参考例句：

• The TMI nuclear facility has two reactors. 三哩岛核设施有两个反应堆。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• The earliest production reactors necessarily used normal uranium as fuel. 最早为生产用的反应堆，必须使用普通铀作为燃料。

10 plentiful   

adj.富裕的，丰富的

参考例句：

• Their family has a plentiful harvest this year.他们家今年又丰收了。
• Rainfall is plentiful in the area.这个地区雨量充足。

11 intentionally   

ad.故意地，有意地

参考例句：

• I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
• The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。

12 complement   

n.补足物，船上的定员；补语；vt.补充，补足

参考例句：

• The two suggestions complement each other.这两条建议相互补充。
• They oppose each other also complement each other.它们相辅相成。

13 tunes   

n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调

参考例句：

• a potpourri of tunes 乐曲集锦
• When things get a bit too much, she simply tunes out temporarily. 碰到事情太棘手时，她干脆暂时撒手不管。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 spherical   

adj.球形的；球面的

参考例句：

• The Earth is a nearly spherical planet.地球是一个近似球体的行星。
• Many engineers shy away from spherical projection methods.许多工程师对球面投影法有畏难情绪。

15 circumference   

n.圆周，周长，圆周线

参考例句：

• It's a mile round the circumference of the field.运动场周长一英里。
• The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径与圆周有相互关系。

16 plural   

n.复数；复数形式；adj.复数的

参考例句：

• Most plural nouns in English end in's '.英语的复数名词多以s结尾。
• Here you should use plural pronoun.这里你应该用复数代词。

17 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

18 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

19 accomplishment   

n.完成，成就，（pl.）造诣，技能

参考例句：

• The series of paintings is quite an accomplishment.这一系列的绘画真是了不起的成就。
• Money will be crucial to the accomplishment of our objectives.要实现我们的目标，钱是至关重要的。

20 geographical   

adj.地理的；地区(性)的

参考例句：

• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
• These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。