大学英语四级考试巅峰听力MP3与字幕文本下载 Track 08（在线收听）

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[00:00.92]Conversation One

[00:03.44]M: Hi,Linda.

[00:05.30]W: Hi,James. What are you doing in the mall?

[00:07.93]I thought you said you avoid these places and here you are.

[00:11.86]M: Oh,I still do but it's my roommate's birthday tomorrow

[00:15.80]and I am looking to get him a present.

[00:17.45]He's not exactly the easiest person to find a present for.

[00:21.38]W: Have you any ideas what to get?

[00:24.12]M: Not really. I want to get him something he will be able to use

[00:28.79]instead of something he'll just shove into the closet.

[00:31.41]W: That's true. I know half the time

[00:33.82]I get something from somebody I hardly ever use it.

[00:36.66]And they stay in the closet or garage

[00:39.40]before they get thrown away.

[00:40.93]M: I know,I know. That's the problem.

[00:43.67]That's why I hate buying gifts for somebody

[00:46.73]because it can never be perfect.

[00:49.02]So,I am heading over to the clothing store right now.

[00:52.09]W: Perhaps you are trying too hard

[00:54.82]to get something very impressive or decorative.

[00:57.56]I always think a gift should be practical.

[00:59.86]I know what,why don't you think of something he might like

[01:02.92]or something that he will most likely get soon?

[01:05.44]M: Oh,I know. His knapsack is almost wrecked

[01:09.71]and the zipper has almost had it.

[01:11.78]Maybe I should get him a knapsack instead.

[01:14.41]W: There you go. It sounds like a perfect gift.

[01:17.14]M: Gosh,now I am wondering which color I should pick.

[01:21.30]He is really picky about the color.

[01:23.71]W: That's not difficult.

[01:25.02]What was the last color he chose?

[01:27.32]He obviously chose it for a reason.

[01:29.61]Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

[01:36.40]1. Where does the conversation take place?

[02:00.29]2. What is the main problem?

[02:19.29]3. What is the woman's opinion of what a gift among friends should be?

[02:40.82]4. Why can't the man choose a proper colour?

[03:02.55]Conversation Two

[03:03.76]W: Now, specifically in that song, you mention“Lisa”.

[03:09.12]Is there actually a “Lisa” out there?

[03:12.18]M: Yes, there really is.

[03:14.26]She was somebody I went out with for two years actually.

[03:17.43]W: What happened later?

[03:18.85]M: Her dad just didn't want it to happen.

[03:20.65]It was so bad that she just couldn't take the pressure.

[03:23.94]W: You must have felt bitter about the whole split up and everything?

[03:27.98]M: It's really tough,

[03:29.41]she wants to do something with her life

[03:32.03]and her dad's threatening to cut off her college tuition

[03:34.66]if she continues to see me,

[03:35.86]so it's like she had a serious decision to make.

[03:38.71]W: Were you bitter about her?

[03:40.57]M: Like I said,at first,

[03:42.30]I was somewhat bitter but I understand,I guess.

[03:45.04]I don't know.I know I probably wouldn't have done the same thing.

[03:48.43]Who knows,people are different,

[03:50.84]so I couldn't really hold that against her.

[03:53.13]W: What has she said to you since she heard it on the radio?

[03:56.19]M: Oh.I haven't heard from her.

[03:58.27]W: You haven't?

[03:59.37]M: I dropped some notes for her to call me some time and she hasn't.

[04:02.76]I guess at this point,

[04:04.51]I don't expect her to.

[04:05.93]That's my call out to her,

[04:08.23]because I have no idea about that.

[04:09.98]Questions 5 to 7 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

[04:17.20]5. What is TRUE of Lisa?

[04:39.62]6. Why did the man break up with his girl friend?

[05:01.27]7. Why didn't the man get a call from her former girl friend?

[05:24.01]Conversation Three

[05:26.63]M: Hi,Sue.Where have you been?

[05:29.69]W: Oh.Hi,Dan.I was just at the library.

[05:32.87]I have to hand in my biology paper tomorrow.

[05:35.49]M: Tomorrow? Oh, no,

[05:37.79]I thought it wasn't due till Monday.

[05:39.76]W: Oh. Don't worry.

[05:40.74]It is due Monday.

[05:41.95]But I'm going away for the weekend and won't be back till Monday night.

[05:45.99]M: Oh, where are you going?

[05:47.74]W: California.

[05:48.62]We're having a family reunion.

[05:50.26]It's my grandmother's ninetieth birthday.

[05:52.78]So, all the cousins and aunts and uncles are going.

[05:55.73]She planned the whole thing herself.

[05:57.70]M: Wow. That's great.

[05:59.56]How many people will be there?

[06:01.20]W: Around sixty.

[06:02.52]My family is big and spread out but we're pretty close.

[06:06.46]So, have you started working on your biology paper?

[06:10.07]M: Yeah. I'm doing it on bees and how they're able to recognize

[06:14.55]whether another bee is related to them.

[06:16.85]W: How can they tell?

[06:18.41]M: They use their sense of smell.

[06:21.15]The sweat bees guard their nests this way.

[06:23.88]If another bee approaches the nest,

[06:26.07]the guard determines if the new bee is familiar.

[06:28.80]If it is,it's allowed to enter.

[06:31.11]W: Interesting.Can other insects do this?

[06:34.72]M: Well,the paper wasps can.

[06:36.91]Each wasp nest has a special combination of plant fibers

[06:41.28]and so the wasps that live there have a unique smell.

[06:44.35]Those two are only kind I've read about so far.

[06:47.51]Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

[06:56.05]8. What is the relationship between the speakers?

[07:22.47]9. Why was the man worried at first?

[07:41.58]10. According to the man,

[07:44.96]how do some bees use their sense of smell?

[08:05.46]11. What will the man probably do over the weekend?