四级听力：漫步听海 (3)

来源：必克英语 2014-11-07

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[00:02.08]Section A
[00:03.61]11. W: When is Eric coming?
[00:06.03]M: Well, it's 10∶30 now. I think he'll come in 50 minutes.
[00:09.88]Q: When will Eric arrive?
[00:27.35]12. W: What does Jack do for a living?
[00:30.29]M: He sells vegetables and fruits in his store.
[00:33.47]Q: Who is Jack?
[00:50.66]13. M: I thought you were planning to take the psychology course.
[00:54.75]W: I was, but I spoke to the students' advisor and he talked me out of it.
[00:59.14]Q: What did the students' advisor do?
[01:17.52]14. W: Are you going to buy a color TV?
[01:20.62]M: Hardly. A color TV is beyond my means.
[01:23.67]Q: What does the man mean?
[01:42.01]15. W: Are you doing anything tonight?
[01:44.06]M: There's supposed to be a good movie on Channel 8.
[01:46.74]Q: What does the man mean?
[02:04.14]16. W: You look cold and tired. How about a cup of tea?
[02:08.48]M: That's just what the doctor ordered.
[02:10.58]Q: What does the man mean?
[02:28.17]17. M: Would you like to stop for a rest now?
[02:31.12]W: We're almost at the top of the hill.
[02:33.50]Q: What does the woman want to do?
[02:51.56]18. W: We're going to the cafeteria now. Are you coming?
[02:55.11]M: I'm waiting for a phone call.
[02:57.01]Q: What does the man imply?
[03:15.88]Now you'll hear two long conversations.
[03:19.47]Conversation One
[03:21.59]M: Hello, National Express Courier Company,
[03:23.97]Customer Service Department.
[03:25.51]W: Hello, I have some questions about a package
[03:28.15]I'm going to send, can you help me?
[03:29.79]M: Yes. What would you like to know? 
[03:31.80]W: I have a box of homemade candy.
[03:33.72]And I want to send it to my sister; it's a birthday present.
[03:36.74]Do you have any special rules about delivering food?
[03:39.79]M: No, not in this case. If you were sending fruits or vegetables,
[03:43.11]they would have to be packed specially.
[03:45.51]But there are no rules about sending candy.
[03:47.97]W: OK, I have another question.
[03:50.32]I'm very concerned about the package reaching my sister on time.
[03:53.91]Can you make it sure that it will be there by her birthday on Saturday?
[03:58.22]M: Where does it have to go? 
[03:59.66]W: California.
[04:00.69]M: Hmm. Saturday's only four days away.
[04:03.14]We have a priority service that would guarantee delivery in three days
[04:06.68]but it's more expensive than our regular rate.
[04:08.75]W: Well, I don't want to waste money,
[04:10.97]but it's more important that the package be there on time.
[04:13.55]M: OK. Bring your package to the office, and we'll send it by priority service.
[04:18.05]W: OK. I'll do that.
[04:20.03]Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[04:25.29]19. Why is the woman calling the delivery company?
[04:44.06]20. What is the woman sending to her sister?
[05:02.93]21. What day is the day when the conversation takes place?
[05:22.33]22. Which method will the woman probably use to send her package?
[05:43.32]Conversation Two
[05:45.76]W: Mr. Bush, I'm Susanna Anderson.
[05:48.19]M: Well, hello. It's early and you've come a long way just for an interview.
[05:51.99]W: Yes, sir. I read your ad in the paper and my parents said that
[05:55.97]this is a very reputable firm and since I want to be a lawyer someday
[06:00.41]I think this job will give me a good start.
[06:02.72]M: I see. Of course you realize it will be dull for a while.
[06:05.85]You wouldn't get to practice law right off.
[06:08.37]W: Oh, I realize that, sir.
[06:10.21]M: It would be mostly filing,
[06:12.38]tracking things down and looking things up.
[06:14.20]All sorts of odd jobs delivering things to the court house,
[06:17.42]and bringing things that the lawyer forgot.
[06:19.63]Even running down to get them a sandwich now and then.
[06:22.61]W: I wouldn't mind that, sir.
[06:24.22]At least I could get the feel of a law office.
[06:26.87]M: What kind of a lawyer do you want to be, Susanna?
[06:29.22]W: A corporation lawyer, sir. I'm good at figures.
[06:32.32]M: Oh! That's interesting. What grade are you in?
[06:34.69]W: I'll be a senior next year.
[06:36.41]M: You realize this job doesn't pay very much, don't you?
[06:38.94]W: Yes, sir. But I can get by.
[06:41.30]Experience and education are more important, now.
[06:44.14]M: Well, Susanna, if you are smart enough to figure that out,
[06:46.94]you are smart enough for this job.
[06:48.57]When can you come to work?
[06:50.35]W: Right now, sir! You mean it?
[06:52.14]M: Yes, you've got yourself a job.
[06:54.44]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[07:00.40]23.Where did the woman get the information about the vacant position?
[07:20.08]24.Why doesn't she mind doing some odd jobs first?
[07:39.42]25.What does she think about the pay of the job?
[07:58.37]Section B
[08:00.28]Passage One
[08:02.19]People differ in their points of view on time.
[08:05.18]If an American from the North makes an appointment with someone in an office,
[08:09.86]such as a professor, a manager or an official, for 11:00 a.m.,
[08:14.29]he will probably arrive at the office earlier—
[08:16.83]maybe about five minutes before eleven.
[08:19.11]He will tell the secretary that he has arrived for the 11:00 appointment, and will wait.
[08:23.99]The American will wait comfortably for five or ten minutes.
[08:27.41]But after ten minutes,
[08:28.69]he will become uncomfortable and a little annoyed.
[08:31.62]On the other hand,
[08:32.68]if a Latin American makes an appointment with someone for 11:00 a.m.,
[08:36.70]he may not arrive in the office until 11:15 or 11:20.
[08:41.52]He will not be surprised if he has to wait until 11:45.
[08:44.90]The idea of what is early and what is late differs from culture to culture.
[08:50.81]Questions 26 to 27 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[08:56.10]26. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
[09:15.52]27. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
[09:35.62]Passage Two
[09:37.36]A smartly dressed man entered a famous jewelry shop one day.
[09:40.64]He explained that he wished to buy a pearl for his wife's birthday.
[09:44.46]The price didn't matter,
[09:45.61]since business had been particularly good for him that year.
[09:48.61]After examining a number of beautiful and expensive pearls,
[09:52.01]he chose an excellent black one that cost $5,000.
[09:56.10]He paid for the pearl in cash and left.
[09:58.82]A few days later the man returned and said that his wife had liked
[10:02.60]the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it.
[10:06.70]It had to be exactly the same.
[10:08.39]"Can you possibly give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" asked the man.
[10:13.47]The jeweler regretfully replied,
[10:15.61]"I would say it's almost impossible to find one like that pearl."
[10:20.07]The millionaire insisted that the jeweler advertise in the newspaper,
[10:23.59]and offered $25,000 for the matching pearl.
[10:26.87]Many people answered the ad,
[10:28.49]but nobody had a pearl that was just right.
[10:31.49]Just when the jeweler had given up hope,
[10:33.34]a little old lady came into the store.
[10:35.41]To his amazement, she pulled the perfect pearl from her hand bag.
[10:39.15]"I don't like to part with it," she said sadly.
[10:41.47]"I inherited it from my mother,
[10:43.01]and my mother inherited it from hers.
[10:45.10]But I really need the money."
[10:46.86]The jeweler was quick to pay the old woman before she changed her mind.
[10:50.30]Then he called the millionaire's hotel to tell him the good news.
[10:53.86]The millionaire, however, was nowhere to be found.