历年托福听力考试2001-01

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Truth maybe oppressed, not suppressed!
Part A
1. W: Jane was really upset that you didn’t invite her to the graduation ceremony.
M: well, you know. They only let you invite four people. But as it turns out my brother can go after all. And she is the next in my list.
Q: what does the man mean?
2. M: Do you know what time the train goes into the city?
W: Normally it’s every 20 minutes. But, this’s weekend, so I’m not sure.
Q: What does the woman imply the man should do?
3. M: Could you do me a favor? I really need to get this notebook to Kathy, and I know she’s in your chemistry class this afternoon, so I was wondering.
W: Not a problem. Consider it done（包在我身上）.
Q: What will the woman probably do?
4. W: There you are. Finally, we’d better get moving if we expected to get a seat.
The lectures start in fifteen minutes. And we still have a long walk ahead of us.
M: These things never start on time. And anyway, I don’t think it would be crowded.
Q: What does the man imply?
5. W: I studied French in high school, but I never really learned it until I spent the summer in Paris.
M: Really using the language makes all the differences, doesn’t it?
Q: What does the man imply?
6. W: I wait it until midnight for your call last night. You know I really need those notes.
M: Oh, I am so sorry. I get caught up on a conversation my roommate and completely
forgot. But you know what, I get there right here.
Q: What will the man probably do?
7. M: Can you believe that doctor Foster actually giving us an extra week to hand in the papers?
W: That’s time I can certainly use. Believe me, I am not even the half way through.
Q: What does the woman mean?
8. W: My parents want to come visit next weekend, but I check every hotel in the area, and all seem to be full.
M: Why not call the Coside inn, it’s not so near the campus but it’s always get a few vacancy¹.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
9. M: I heard you’re looking for someone to pick up your mail when you are away the conference next week.
W: Oh, could you?
Q: What the woman want the man to do?
10. M: I just got back from the campus bookstore, every single textbook I need in
this semester is sold out.
W: That what you get the waiting until the day class begin.
Q: What does the woman imply?
11. M: I’m sorry, I shouldn’t volunteer to help you memorize your lines to the play, I still haven’t finish writing my essay.
W: That’s ok. Sue said she will help me rehearse if you couldn’t do it.
Q：What will the woman probably do next?
12. M: You know, I was really hoping to get that journalism² internship³ at the times. But I was only two weeks before start. And I still haven’t heard from them.
W: Don’t worry about it. They must be plenty of other places would be happy
to have you.
Q: What does the woman imply the man should do?
13. M: you know, Tim’s acting⁴ really funny lately, every since they won that tennis tournament last week and got photograph in the local paper. Well, he is kind of change, like he is hard to talk now.
W：yeah, I know what you mean, I guess it’s all going to his head（冲昏了头）.
Q: What does the woman say about Tim?
14. W: if I can keep up the pace, I will graduate in just 3 years.
M: That may be true, but I never want to give up my summer breaks.
Q: What does the man imply?
15. W: I am heading over to the theatre box office to get the tickets for this weekend concert before you’re all gone.
M: I hate to tell you this, but from what I read in the paper this morning, you are already too late.
Q: What does the man imply?
16. W: it’s no use. I will never learn to swim as well as you do.
M：Don’t give up so easily, remember I practically grow up in the water.
Q: What does the man mean?
17. M: You need to decide what are you going to do your research project done.
W: I have got the background information together, now all I need is to find the
right subject to observe.
Q: What does the woman mean?
18. W: What’s the problem? Don’t you have your apartment key?
M: It’s a good thing I leave a spare with my neighbor, I am going to have a stop by and asking for it. So I can get in and get my books.
Q: What will the man probably do next?
19. M: I am having a hard time keeping up my biology class. I am seriously considering hiring a tutor.
W: A word of advice？Don’t make a mistake I made last semester and wait until after midterm exam to do it.
Q: What does the woman imply?
20. M: we hope you enjoy year stay here at the hotel. Here your room key, and by the way, check out time is 12 noon.
W: Oh, thanks for reminding me. It’s a lovely hotel and I am not at all in a hurry to leave, but I would not want to be charged for a second night.
Q: What will the woman probably do?
21. W: I am thinking about spending my spring breaks skiing at central mountains.
You were there last year, how was it?
M: To be completely honest that left a lot to be desired(远非相像中好).
Q: What does the man imply?
22. M: did I read in the campus newspapers that your roommate was named the top
student in history department?
M：Oh, that’s highly unlikely, considering that her field is chemistry.
Q: What does the woman mean?
23. W：I know it’s short notice, but do you think to proofread⁵ the lab report for me tonight?
M: Talk about the last minute（怎么现在才说）.
Q: What can be inferred about the man?
24. W: I have got to give my oral presentation in class tomorrow, and I am so nervous.
M: Maybe you just need a trial run, why don’t you use me as your audience?
Q: What does the man imply the woman should do?
25. M: you know I have to leave the basket ball game halfway⁶ through last night. So
I never found out who won.
W: Well, don’t look at me. I was just a few minutes behind you.
Q: what does the woman mean?
26. W: This salad needs something to give it some more flavour, don’t you think?
You’re right, tell me what you like and I’ll run over（跑去）to the corner store, I need to get a few other items anyway.
Q: What does the man offer to do?
27. W: Jeff, I am so sorry, I don’t know what I did with your Spanish dictionary, of course, I will buy you a new one.
M: Don’t be silly, I have had that ragged（破旧的）old thing since junior high school, and I hardly ever use it anyway.
Q: What does the man imply?
28. M：Can I expect to see you at the party at the art gallery Friday night? The festivities(欢庆) begin at six and it probably last a few hours.
W: Oh, Yeah, I wouldn’t miss it. Soccer practice doesn’t end until seven but then I will be there.
Q: What does the woman mean?
29. M: are you crazy, how come you blurted⁷ that out in front of doctor smith?
W: I don’t know, I guess he just caught me off guard(在我没留意时听到我说).
Q: What does the woman mean?
30. W: I hear you have got your own studio now, are you still painting in oils?
M: I am, and I just sold three pieces. And another one could shown in the exhibit next month.
Q: What can be inferred from the man?

1 vacancy   

n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺

参考例句：

• Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
• The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。

2 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

3 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习

4 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。

5 proofread   

vt.校正，校对

参考例句：

• I didn't even have the chance to proofread my own report.我甚至没有机会校对自己的报告。
• Before handing in his application to his teacher,he proofread it again.交给老师之前，他又将申请书补正了一遍。

6 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

7 blurted   

v.突然说出，脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止，她已脱口而出。
• He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相，说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 alias   

n.化名；别名；adv.又名

参考例句：

• His real name was Johnson,but he often went by the alias of Smith.他的真名是约翰逊，但是他常常用化名史密斯。
• You can replace this automatically generated alias with a more meaningful one.可用更有意义的名称替换这一自动生成的别名。

9 soloist   

n.独奏者，独唱者

参考例句：

• The soloist brought the house down with encore for his impressive voice.这位独唱家以他那感人的歌声博得全场喝彩。
• The soloist had never performed in London before.那位独唱者过去从未在伦敦演出过。

10 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

11 unfamiliar   

adj.陌生的，不熟悉的

参考例句：

• I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
• The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。

12 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

13 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。

14 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

15 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

16 geographer   

n.地理学者

参考例句：

• His grandfather is a geographer.他的祖父是一位地理学家。
• Li Siguang is a famous geographer.李四光是一位著名的地理学家。

17 aquifer   

n.含水土层

参考例句：

• An aquifer is a water-bearing rock stratum such as sandstone and chalk.地下蓄水层是一些有水的岩石层，如沙岩和白垩岩。
• The wine region's first water came from an ancient aquifer.用来灌溉这个地区葡萄园的第一批水来自古老的地下蓄水层。

18 sediment   

n.沉淀，沉渣，沉积(物)

参考例句：

• The sediment settled and the water was clear.杂质沉淀后，水变清了。
• Sediment begins to choke the channel's opening.沉积物开始淤塞河道口。

19 aquifers   

n.地下蓄水层，砂石含水层( aquifer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• And in Africa, the aquifers barely recharge at all. 非洲的地下水开采以后几乎得不到补充。 来自时文部分
• Aquifers have water contents over 30%. 含水层的水含过30％。 来自辞典例句

20 trickling   

n.油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起v.滴( trickle的现在分词 )；淌；使)慢慢走；缓慢移动

参考例句：

• Tears were trickling down her cheeks. 眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。
• The engine was trickling oil. 发动机在滴油。 来自《简明英汉词典》

1 vacancy   

n.（旅馆的）空位，空房，（职务的）空缺

参考例句：

• Her going on maternity leave will create a temporary vacancy.她休产假时将会有一个临时空缺。
• The vacancy of her expression made me doubt if she was listening.她茫然的神情让我怀疑她是否在听。

2 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

3 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习

4 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。

5 proofread   

vt.校正，校对

参考例句：

• I didn't even have the chance to proofread my own report.我甚至没有机会校对自己的报告。
• Before handing in his application to his teacher,he proofread it again.交给老师之前，他又将申请书补正了一遍。

6 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。

7 blurted   

v.突然说出，脱口而出( blurt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She blurted it out before I could stop her. 我还没来得及制止，她已脱口而出。
• He blurted out the truth, that he committed the crime. 他不慎说出了真相，说是他犯了那个罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 alias   

n.化名；别名；adv.又名

参考例句：

• His real name was Johnson,but he often went by the alias of Smith.他的真名是约翰逊，但是他常常用化名史密斯。
• You can replace this automatically generated alias with a more meaningful one.可用更有意义的名称替换这一自动生成的别名。

9 soloist   

n.独奏者，独唱者

参考例句：

• The soloist brought the house down with encore for his impressive voice.这位独唱家以他那感人的歌声博得全场喝彩。
• The soloist had never performed in London before.那位独唱者过去从未在伦敦演出过。

10 rangers   

护林者( ranger的名词复数 )； 突击队员

参考例句：

• Do you know where the Rangers Stadium is? 你知道Rangers体育场在哪吗？ 来自超越目标英语 第3册
• Now I'm a Rangers' fan, so I like to be near the stadium. 现在我是Rangers的爱好者，所以我想离体育场近一点。 来自超越目标英语 第3册

11 unfamiliar   

adj.陌生的，不熟悉的

参考例句：

• I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
• The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。

12 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

13 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。

14 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

15 genes   

n.基因( gene的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• You have good genes from your parents, so you should live a long time. 你从父母那儿获得优良的基因，所以能够活得很长。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Differences will help to reveal the functions of the genes. 它们间的差异将会帮助我们揭开基因多种功能。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 生物技术的世纪

16 geographer   

n.地理学者

参考例句：

• His grandfather is a geographer.他的祖父是一位地理学家。
• Li Siguang is a famous geographer.李四光是一位著名的地理学家。

17 aquifer   

n.含水土层

参考例句：

• An aquifer is a water-bearing rock stratum such as sandstone and chalk.地下蓄水层是一些有水的岩石层，如沙岩和白垩岩。
• The wine region's first water came from an ancient aquifer.用来灌溉这个地区葡萄园的第一批水来自古老的地下蓄水层。

18 sediment   

n.沉淀，沉渣，沉积(物)

参考例句：

• The sediment settled and the water was clear.杂质沉淀后，水变清了。
• Sediment begins to choke the channel's opening.沉积物开始淤塞河道口。

19 aquifers   

n.地下蓄水层，砂石含水层( aquifer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• And in Africa, the aquifers barely recharge at all. 非洲的地下水开采以后几乎得不到补充。 来自时文部分
• Aquifers have water contents over 30%. 含水层的水含过30％。 来自辞典例句

20 trickling   

n.油画底色含油太多而成泡沫状突起v.滴( trickle的现在分词 )；淌；使)慢慢走；缓慢移动

参考例句：

• Tears were trickling down her cheeks. 眼泪顺着她的面颊流了下来。
• The engine was trickling oil. 发动机在滴油。 来自《简明英汉词典》