2000年6月英语四级真题听力原文Section A

1.
M: Would you like a copy of professor Smith's article?
W: Thanks, if it's not too much trouble.
Q: What does the woman imply?
2.
W: Did you visit the Television Tower when you had your vacation in Shanghai last summer?
M: I couldn't make it last June. But I finally visited it two months later. I plan to visit it again sometime next year.
Q: What do we learn about the man?
3.
M: Prof. Kennedy has been very busy this semester. As far as I know, he works until midnight every day.
W: I wouldn't have troubled him so much if I had know he was so busy.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
4.
W: If I were you, I would have accepted the job.
M: I turned down the offer because it would mean frequent business trips away from my family.
Q: Why didn't the man accept the job?
5.
M: How are you getting on with your essay, Mary? I'm having a real hard time with mine.
W: After two sleepless nights, I'm finally through with it.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
6.
W: Where did you say you found this bag?
M: It was lying under a big tree between the park and the apartment building.
Q: Where did the man find the bag?
7.
M: Wouldn't you get bored with the same routine year teaching the same things to children?
W: I don't think it would be as boring as working in an office. Teaching is most stimulating.
Q: What does the woman imply about office work?
8.
M: I was terribly embarrassed when some of the audience got up and left in the middle of the performance.
W: Well, some people just can't seem to appreciate real-life drama.
Q: What are they talking about?
9.
W: Oh, it's so cold. We haven't had such a severe winter for so long, have we?
M: Yes, the forecast says it's going to get worse before it warms up.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
10.
M: You were seen hanging about the store on the night when it was robbed, weren't you?
W: Me? You must have made a mistake. I was at home that night.
Q: What are they talking about?

Section B

Passage One
There are three groups of English learners: beginners, intermediate learners, and learners of special English. Beginners need to learn the basics of English. Students who have reached an intermediate level benefit from learning general English skills. But what about student who want to learn specialist English for their work or professional life? Most students, who fit into this third group have a clear idea about what they want to learn. A bank clerk, for example, wants to use this specialist vocabulary and technical terms of finance. But for teachers, deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy. For a start, the variety is enormous. Every field from airline pilots to secretaries has its own vocabulary and technical terms. Teachers also need to

have an up-to-date knowledge of that specialist language, and not many teachers are exposed to working environments outside the classroom. Thes