历年英语四级听力原文：2009年6月

　　Short Conversations

　　11. W: There were more than a hundred people at Kate's birthday party. How come she's got so many friends?

　　M: It's really no surprise. You know she was popular even when she was a child

　　Q: What does the man imply about Kate?

　　12. M: They say there'll be a snow-storm tonight, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.

　　W: Oh! We're so lucky, we'll be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida. But let's call right now to confirm our flight.

　　Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?

　　13. W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire.

　　M: I really admire his courage.

　　Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?

　　14. M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it has worked just fine until last night.

　　W: You’ll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan. So it might be time to invest a more recent model.

　　Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

　　15. W: I heard about your promotion, you must be thrilled.

　　M: Not really, the new office is huge, but the word load has doubled.

　　Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

　　16. W: I can’t decide what to do about the party tomorrow.

　　M: You don’t have to go if you don’t want to, but I’ll be glad to give you a ride if you do.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　17. M: Now if you have any questions about the contract. I’ll be happy to answer them.

　　W: Nothing comes to mind right now, but I’d like to go over all the articles of the contract once more before signing it.

　　Q: What are the speakers doing right now?

　　18. M: We are out of paper for the printer. Can you please order some?

　　W: I completed the order form online yesterday and it will be here by noon. I’ll let you know when it comes in.

　　Q: What did the woman do?

　　Long Conversation

　　Conversation One

　　W: Bob, do you know who I saw the other day? Old Jake, looking terribly depressed. Did he get pensioned off at last?

　　M: Yes. They made him retire after 50 years at sea. He is pretty upset about it, but what can you do? He really is pasted.

　　W: He is all alone, isn’t he?

　　M: Yes, his wife has been dead for years. They had one daughter, Dories. But she went off to town as soon as she left school. And he hasn’t heard from her since. I hear she is making good money as a model.

　　W: Maybe someone could get in touch with her. Get her to come back for a while to help?

　　M: I don’t suppose she come. She never got on with her father. He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish. Oh, I expect old Jake will get by. He is healthy at least, comes into a clinic for a check regularly.

　　W: Are you his doctor?

　　M: No, my partner doctor Johnson is.

　　W: That bad-tempered old thing?

　　M: Oh, he isn’t bad-tempered. He just looks it. He is an excellent doctor, taught me a lot, and he has a very nice family. His wife invites me over there to supper every week. Very pleasant.

　　W: yes. I teach their daughter Pen at school. She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work, but a bright little thing and very popular with her age group.

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.

　　19. Why does old Jake look terribly depressed?

　　20. What do we learn about Jake’s wife?

　　21. What does the man say about Jake’s daughter?

　　22. What does the man say about Jake’s doctor?

　　Conversation Two

　　W: Hello, Mr. Summerfield. How are you today?

　　M: Very well. Thank you, Ms. Green.

　　W: What can I do for you?

　　M: Well, unfortunately, there is a problem with the order we received from you yesterday. It seems we haven’t seen the right quantity of manuals to support the telephone system.

　　W: Oh, dear, that’s bad news. I’m very sorry to hear that, and you don’t know how many packs are without manuals?

　　M: No, because we haven’t opened every pack. But in several of those that have been opened there are none, no manuals.

　　W: I’m very sorry about this inconvenience, Mr. Summerfield. We’ll send out the manuals this afternoon by express mail entirely at our cost, and the manuals should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest.

　　M: All of them, right?

　　W: Yes. It maybe that some have them already, but we cannot be sure. So the best thing is to send out the manual for every pack.

　　M: Yes. Yes, I see. That would be great.

　　W: Please accept our apologies for this mix-up. I assure you we will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happened

　　M: Right. Thanks for your swift action.

　　W: Not at all. Thank you and goodbye for now. Do call if there is anything else.

　　M: All right. Thank you. Goodbye, Ms Green.

　　W: Goodbye.

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.

　　23. What problems are the speakers discussing?

　　24. What does the woman promise to do?

　　25. What does the man think of the solution?