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Book4recitingparagraphsUnit1TheIcyDefender1.In1812,NapoleonBonaparte,EmperoroftheFrench,ledhisGrandArmyintoRussia.HewaspreparedforthefierceresistanceoftheRussianpeopledefendingtheirhomeland.HewaspreparedforthelongmarchacrossRussiansoiltoMoscow,thecapitalcity.ButhewasnotpreparedforthedevastatingenemythatmethiminMoscow--theraw,bitter,bleakRussianwinter.2.In1941,AdolfHitler,leaderofNaziGermany,launchedanattackagainsttheSovietUnion,asRussiathenwascalled.Hitler’smilitarymightwasunequaled.HiswarmachinehadmoweddownresistanceinmostofEurope.Hitlerexpectedashortcampaignbut,likeNapoleonbeforehim,wastaughtapainfullesson.TheRussianwinteragaincametotheaidoftheSovietsoldiers.Unit2SmartCars7.Twoofthemostfrustratingthingsaboutdrivingacararegettinglostandgettingstuckintraffic.Whilethecomputerrevolutionisunlikelytocuretheseproblems,itwillhaveapositiveimpact.Sensorsinyourcartunedtoradiosignalsfromorbitingsatellitescanlocateyourcarpreciselyatanymomentandwarnoftrafficjams.Wealreadyhavetwenty-fourNavstarsatellitesorbitingtheearth,makingupwhatiscalledtheGlobalPositioningSystem.Theymakeitpossibletodetermineyourlocationontheearthtowithinaboutahundredfeet.Atanygiventime,thereareseveralGPSsatellitesorbitingoverheadatadistanceofabout11,000miles.Eachsatellitecontainsfour“atomicclocks,”whichvibrateataprecisefrequency,accordingtothelawsofthequantumtheory.8.Asasatellitepassesoverhead,itsendsoutaradiosignalthatcanbedetectedbyareceiverinacar’scomputer.Thecar’scomputercanthencalculatehowfarthesatelliteisbymeasuringhowlongittookforthesignaltoarrive.Sincethespeedoflightiswellknown,anydelayinreceivingthesatellite’ssignalcanbeconvertedintoadistance.Unit3jobinterview2.Whenarecentcollegegraduatecameintomyofficenottoolongagolookingforasalesjob,Iaskedhimwhathehaddonetopreparefortheinterview.Hesaidhe’dreadsomethingaboutussomewhere. 3.HadhecalledanyoneatMackayEnvelopeCorporationtofindoutmoreaboutus?No.Hadhecalledoursuppliers?Ourcustomers?No.4.HadhecheckedwithhisuniversitytoseeiftherewereanygraduatesworkingatMackaywhomhecouldinterview?Hadheaskedanyfriendstogrillhiminamockinterview?Didhegotothelibrarytofindnewspaperclippingsonus?5.Didhewritealetterbeforehandtotellusabouthimself,whathewasdoingtopreparefortheinterviewandwhyhe’dberightforthejob?Washeplanningtofollowuptheinterviewwithanotherletterindicatinghiseagernesstojoinus?Wouldtheletterbeinourhandswithin24hoursofthemeeting,possiblyevenhand-delivered?6.Theanswertoeveryquestionwasthesame:no.Thatleftmewithonlyoneotherquestion:Howwellpreparedwouldthispersonbeifheweretocallonaprospectivecustomerforus?Ialreadyknewtheanswer.Unit5afriendinneed1.ForthirtyyearsnowIhavebeenstudyingmyfellowmen.Idonotknowverymuchaboutthem.Ishrugmyshoulderswhenpeopletellmethattheirfirstimpressionsofapersonarealwaysright.Ithinktheymusthavesmallinsightorgreatvanity.FormyownpartIfindthatthelongerIknowpeoplethemoretheypuzzleme.2.ThesereflectionshaveoccurredtomebecauseIreadinthismorning’spaperthatEdwardHydeBurtonhaddiedatKobe.HewasamerchantandhehadbeeninbusinessinJapanformanyyears.Iknewhimverylittle,butheinterestedmebecauseoncehegavemeagreatsurprise.UnlessIhadheardthestoryfromhisownlips,Ishouldneverhavebelievedthathewascapableofsuchanaction.Itwasmorestartlingbecausebothinappearanceandmannerhesuggestedaverydefinitetype.Hereifeverwasamanallofapiece.Hewasatinylittlefellow,notmuchmorethanfivefeetfourinheight,andveryslender,withwhitehair,aredfacemuchwrinkled,andblueeyes.IsupposehewasaboutsixtywhenIknewhim.Hewasalwaysneatlyandquietlydressedinaccordancewithhisageandstation.3.ThoughhisofficeswereinKobe,BurtonoftencamedowntoYokohama.Ihappenedononeoccasiontobespendingafewdaysthere,waitingforaship,andIwasintroducedtohimattheBritishClub.Weplayedbridgetogether.Heplayedagoodgameandagenerousone.Hedidnottalkverymuch,eitherthenorlater whenwewerehavingdrinks,butwhathesaidwassensible.Hehadaquiet,dryhumor.Heseemedtobepopularattheclubandafterwards,whenhehadgone,theydescribedhimasoneofthebest.IthappenedthatwewerebothstayingattheGrandHotelandnextdayheaskedmetodinewithhim.Imethiswife,fat,elderly,andsmiling,andhistwodaughters.Itwasevidentlyaunitedandaffectionatefamily.IthinkthechiefthingthatstruckmeaboutBurtonwashiskindliness.Therewassomethingverypleasinginhismildblueeyes.Hisvoicewasgentle;youcouldnotimaginethathecouldpossiblyraiseitinanger;hissmilewasbenign.Herewasamanwhoattractedyoubecauseyoufeltinhimarealloveforhisfellows.Atthesametimehelikedhisgameofcardsandhiscocktail,hecouldtellwithpointagoodandspicystory,andinhisyouthhehadbeensomethingofanathlete.Hewasarichmanandhehadmadeeverypennyhimself.Isupposeonethingthatmadeyoulikehimwasthathewassosmallandfrail;hearousedyourinstinctsofprotection.Youfeltthathecouldnotbeartohurtafly.Unit6thepaceoflife24.AsGodbeypointsout,thestresswefeelarisesnotfromashortageoftime,butfromthesurfeitofthingswetrytocramintoit.“It’sthekidinthecandystore,”hesays.“There’sjustsomanygoodthingstodo.Thearrayofchoicesisstunning.Ourfreetimeisincreasing,butnotasfastasoursenseofthenecessary.”25.Amoresuccessfulremedymaylieinunderstandingtheproblemratherthanevadingit.26.Beforetheindustrialrevolution,peoplelivedinsmallcommunitieswithlimitedcommunications.Withintheconfinesoftheirvillage,theycouldreasonablyexpecttoknoweverythingthatwastobeknown,seeeverythingthatwastobeseen,anddoeverythingthatwastobedone.27.Today,beingcuriousbynature,wearestilltryingtodothesame.Buttheglobalvillageisaworldoflimitlesspossibilities,andwecanneverachieveouraim.28.Itisnotmoretimeweneed:itisfewerdesires.Weneedtoswitchoffthecell-phoneandleavethechildrentoplaybythemselves.Weneedtobuyless,readlessandtravelless.Weneedtosetboundariesforourselves,orbedoomedtomountingdespair. 2009年6月20日大学英语四级考试(CET-4)A卷PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionA注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。11.A)Sheexpectedmorepeopleatherparty.B)Sheenjoysentertainingsmallchildren.C)Shethrewasurprisepartyforherfriend.D)Shehasalwaysenjoyedgreatpopularity.12.A)Theyarenotusedtolivinginacoldplace.B)TheyfeelluckytoliveinFlorida.C)Theyaregoingtohaveaholiday.D)Theyhavenotbookedtheirairticketsyet.13.A)Hewaspleasedtogetthemedal.B)Hewasverycourageous.C)Heusedtobeafirefighter.D)Hewasaccusedofcausingafire.14.A)Makeaprofitableinvestment.B)Buyanewwashingmachine.C)GetpartsforthemachinefromJapan.D)Havetheoldwashingmachinefixed.15.A)Heispleasedwithhisexcitingnewjob.B)Hefindsthehugeworkloadunbearable.C)Hefindshisofficemuchtoobigforhim.D)Heisnotsoexcitedabouthisnewposition.16.A)Thewomanisgoingtoholdabigpartytomorrow.B)Themanhasnoideawhattherightthingtodois.C)Thewomandoesn’tknowhowtogettotheparty.D)Themanofferstodrivethewomantotheparty. 17.A)Drawingupabusinessplan.B)Discussingatermpaper.C)Finalizingacontract.D)Reviewingaco-authoredarticle.18.A)Sheorderedsomepaper.B)Shehadtheprinterrepaired.C)Shechattedonlinewithafriend.D)Shefilledinanapplicationform.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Hishealthisgettingworse.B)Hecannolongerworkatsea.C)Hispastlifeupsetshimagooddeal.D)Hehasnotgottheexpectedpension.20.A)Shepassedawayyearsago.B)Sheusedtoworkasamodel.C)Shehasbeenworkingataclinic.D)Shehasbeenseriouslyillforyears.21.A)Shehasmadelotsofmoneyasadoctor.B)Sheisgoingtotakecareofherolddad.C)Shehasnevergotonwithherfather.D)Sheiskindandgenerousbynature.22.A)Hedinesoutwithhiswifeeveryweekend.B)Heisexcellentbutlooksbad-tempered.C)Hedoesnotcareabouthisappearance.D)Heisnotquitepopularwithhispatients.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.A)Themanhassenttheordertothewomanbymistake.B)Someofthetelephonesystemsdon’tworkproperly.C)Someofthepacksdonotcontainanymanuals.D)Thequalityofthegoodsisnotuptothestandard.24.A)Sendaserviceengineertodotherepairs. B)Consultherbossaboutthebestsolution.C)Passtheman’sordertotherightperson.D)Solvetheproblemathercompany’scost.25.A)Ideal.B)Temporary.C)Partial.D)Creative.SectionB注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.A)Itisentertaining.B)Itisacostlyhobby.C)Ittakeslotsoftime.D)Itrequirestraining.27.A)Theycanharmnearbyplants.B)Theymaycatchsomedisease.C)Theyfighteachotherforfood.D)Theymaypollutetheenvironment.28.A)Placethefoodonwarmerspots.B)Usepreparedfeedmixturesonly.C)Avoidusinganycontaminatedfood.D)Continuethefeedingtillitgetswarm.PassageTwoQuestions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.29.A)Hewillbetrayevenhisbestfriends.B)Heisabletomakeupgoodexcuses.C)Hewillliewheneverhewants.D)Hetriestoachievehisgoalatanycost.30.A)Shemadehimapologize. B)Shereadilyforgavehim.C)Shebrokeupwithhim.D)Sherefusedtoanswerhiscalls.31.A)Buyheranewsetoftires.B)Helpcleanherapartment.C)Lendherhisbatteries.D)Movefurnitureforher.PassageThreeQuestions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.32.A)Theatmospheretheyliveinisratherunreal.B)Theirparentsputtoomuchpressureonthem.C)It’shardforthemtogetalongwithotherkids.D)Theyhavetoliveintheshadowoftheirparents.33.A)Healwaysboastsabouthisrichfather.B)Hewillgrowuptobegoodfornothing.C)Hehastoomuchtoknowthevalueofthings.D)Heistooyoungtomanagehisinheritedproperty.34.A)ShewantsAmandatogetprofessionalcare.B)Shehasnoexperienceinraisingchildren.C)Shewantstoshowoffherwealth.D)Shehasnotimetodoitherself.35.A)ThelifestyledepictedinHollywoodmovies.B)Theworshipofmoney,beautyandpleasure.C)Theattentionthemediafocusesonthem.D)Thepursuingofperfectioninperformance.11.D12.C13.B14.B15.D16.D17.C18.A19.B20.A21.C22.B23.C24.D25.A26.A27.B28.D29.C30.A31.D32.A33.C34.D35.B 2009年12月20日大学英语新四级(CET-4)考试PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionA 11. Man:Excuseme,doyouhavechangeforaten-dollarnote?Ineedtopaytheparkingmeter。 Woman:I’msorry.ButIthinkyoucangetitthroughthemoneychanger,intheshoppingcenteracrossthestreet。 Question:Whatisthemantryingtodo? 12. Man:Canyourecommendsomethingthataschoolboyofsevenoreightwillreallylike? Woman:Isuggestthistoytrain,sir.It’sanexcellentbrand,verypopular,allovertheworldthesedays。 Question:Whatisthemandoing? 13. Woman:Doyouletpeopleknowwhenyouaretakingpicturesofthem? Man:Itrynotto.Youknow,anypictureofapersonwhoposesforthecamerawouldlookdullandunnatural。 Question:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout? 14. Woman:IneedtotalktosomeonewhoknowsBaltimorewell.I’mtoldyoulivedthere。 Man:Oh,butIwasreallyyoungatthetime。 Question:Whatdoesthemanmean? 15. Woman:Aren’tyoudisappointedthatyoudidn’tgetthepromotion? Man:Maybealittle.ButIknowIneedmoreexperiencebeforeI’mreadyforthatkindofresponsibility。 Question:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromthisconversation? 16. Woman:I’vebeenworkingoutthegymsinceJanuary.Iwasabitoutofshape。 Man:Youlookterrific!Itseemsthatyourefforthaspaidoff。 Question:Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthewoman? 17. Woman:Prof.ClarksuggestedthatIgetatutorforadvancedphysics。 Man:Well,thatmighthelp.Advancedphysicsisaprettydifficultcourse。 Question:Whatdoesthemanmean? 18. Woman:Bill,haveyouheardthelatestnews?Itappearswetwowon’tbelaidoffafterall。 Man:Oh,I’msomewhattiredofworkinghere.I’vebeenwonderingwhetherIshouldresign.Anyway,thenewsseemstobegoodforyou。 Question:Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthenews? ConversationOne Woman:Hello,Parksoncollege.MayIhelpyou? Man:Yes.I’mlookingforinformationoncoursesincomputerprogramming.Iwouldneeditforthefourthsemester。 W:Doyouwantadayoreveningcourse? M:Well,itwouldhavetobeaneveningcoursesinceIworkduringtheday。 W:Aha.Haveyoutakenanycoursesindataprocessing? M:No。 W:Oh.Well,dataprocessingisacourseyouhavetotakebeforeyoucantakecomputerprogramming。 M:Oh,Isee.Well,whenisitgiven?Ihopeit’snotonThursdays。 W:Well,there’saclassthatmeetsonMondayeveningsatseven。 M:Justonceaweek? W:Yes.Butthat’sallmostthreehoursfromseventonineforty-five。 M:Oh.Well,that’salright.Icouldmanagethat.Howmanyweeksdoesthecourselast? W:Mmmm,letmesee.Twelveweeks.YoustartthefirstweekinSeptember,andfinish,oh,JustbeforeChristmas.December21st。 M:Andhowmuchisthecourse? W:That’sthreehundreddollarsincludingthenecessarycomputertime。 M:Aha.Okay.Ah,wheredoIgotoregister? W:RegistrationisonthesecondandthirdofSeptember,between6and9inFrostall。 M:Isthattheroundbuildingbehindtheparkinglot? W:Yes.That’stheone。 M:Oh,Iknowhowtogetthere.IsthereanythingthatIshouldbringwithme? W:No,justyourcheckbook。 M:Well,thankyouverymuch。 W:Youareverywelcome.Bye! M:Bye! 19.Whydoesthemanchoosetotakeaneveningcourse? 20.Whatdoesthemanhavetodobeforetakingthecourseofcomputerprogramming? 21.Whatdowelearnaboutthescheduleoftheeveningcourse? 22.Whatdoesthemanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation? ConversationTwo W:So,whyexactlydoesyourjobhaveareputationforbeingstressful? M:Stressisgenerallydrivenbythefeelingofbeingoutofcontrolofasituation,andthefeelingofasituationcontrollingyou.Tradinginfinancialmarketscombinesboth。 W:Howdoyourelaxintheevening? M:Iveryrarelydoanythingworkrelated.Soit’seasytoescapethemarkets.Igenerallygotothegymorgoforarun,especiallyIfI’vehadabadday.Ialwayscookamealratherthanhaveatakeaway.Todosomethingmybrainwouldregardascreative。 W:Doyouthinkwhatyoudoforrelaxisaneffectivewaytobeatstress? M:Idon’tthinkthere’saspecificruleabouthowtobeatstress.IgenerallyfindthatwhatIdoiseffectiveforme。 W:Wouldyouconsiderchangingyourjobbecauseofthehighstressfactor? M:Ihaveconsideredleavingmyjobduetostressrelatedfactors.However,Idothinkthatanelementofstressisagoodthing,andifusedtherightway,canactuallybeapositivething。 W:Whatdoyouenjoyaboutthestressfulaspectsofyourjob? M:Havingsaidallthat,Idoactuallyenjoyanelementofuncertainty.Ienjoyamentalchallenge.Tradinggeneratesawiderangeofemotionssecondbysecond.Howyoudealwithandmanagethoseemotionsdictatesshort,mediumandlongtermtradingperformanceandsuccess。 23.Whatistheman’sjob? 24.Whydoesthemanprefertocookamealratherthanhaveatakeaway? 25.Whatdoesthemansayaboutanelementofstressinhisjob?SectionA注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。11.A)Getsomesmallchange.B)Findashoppingcenter.C)Cashacheckatabank.D)Findaparkingmeter. 12.A)Shoppingwithhisson.B)Buyingagiftforachild.C)Promotinganewproduct.D)Bargainingwithasalesgirl.13.A)Takingphotographs.B)Enhancingimages.C)Mendingcameras.D)Paintingpictures.14.A)HemovedtoBaltimorewhenhewasyoung.B)Hecanprovidelittleusefulinformation.C)HewillshowthewomanaroundBaltimore.D)Hewillasksomeoneelsetohelpthewoman.15.A)Heisratherdisappointed.B)Heishighlyambitious.C)Hecan’tfaceuptothesituation.D)Heknowshisownlimitations.16.A)Shemusthavepaidalotforthegym.B)Sheisknowntohaveaterrificfigure.C)Hergymexercisehasyieldedgoodresults.D)Herefforttokeepfitisreallypraiseworthy.17.A)Femalestudentsareunfitforstudyingphysics.B)Hecanserveasthewoman’stutor.C)Physicsisanimportantcourseatschool.D)Theprofessor’ssuggestionisconstructive.18.A)Indifferent.B)Doubtful.C)Pleased.D)Surprised.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Heprefersthesmallereveningclasses.B)Hehassignedupforadaycourse. C)Hehastoworkduringtheday.D)Hefindstheeveningcoursecheaper.20.A)Learnacomputerlanguage.B)Learndataprocessing.C)Buysomecomputersoftware.D)Buyafewcoursebooks.21.A)Thursdayevening,from7:00to9:45.B)FromSeptember1toNewYear’seve.C)EveryMonday,lastingfor12weeks.D)Threehoursaweek,45hoursintotal.22.A)Whattobringforregistration.B)Wheretoattendtheclass.C)HowhecangettoFrostHall.D)Whetherhecanuseacheck.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.A)Atrainingcoach.B)Atradingadviser.C)Aprofessionalmanager.D)Afinancialtrader.24.A)Hecansaveonlivingexpenses.B)Heconsiderscookingcreative.C)Hecanenjoyhealthierfood.D)Hethinkstake-awayistasteless.25.A)Itissomethinginevitable.B)Itisfrustratingsometimes.C)Ittakespatiencetomanage.D)Itcanbeagoodthing.11.A12.B13.A14.B15.D16.C17.D18.A19.C20.B21.C22.A23.D24.B25.A26—28.CCA29—31.BDA32—35.CADB
