2023年6月英语四级听力原文

23年6月英语四级听力原文ShortConversations11.W:ThereweremorethanahundredpeopleatKate'sbirthdayparty.Howcomeshe'sgotsomanyfriends?M:It'sreallynosurprise.YouknowshewaspopularevenwhenshewasachildQ:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutKate?12.M:Theysaythere'llbeasnow-stormtonight,andthecoldweatherwilllastquiteafewdays.W:Oh!We'resolucky,we'llbegettingawayforawhile,andhavingaholidayinFlorida.Butlet'scallrightnowtoconfirmourflight.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthetwospeakers?13.W:Tonywasawardedamedalforrescuingseveralfamiliesfromtheforestfire.M:Ireallyadmirehiscourage.Q:WhatdowelearnaboutTonyfromtheconversation?14.M:Mywashingmachineismorethanfifteenyearsoldandithasworkedjustfineuntillastnight.W:You'llneverbeabletogetpartsforit,evenfromJapan.Soitmightbetimetoinvestamorerecentmodel.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?15.W:Iheardaboutyourpromotion,youmustbethrilled.M:Notreally,thenewofficeishuge,butthewordloadhasdoubled.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?16.W:Ican'tdecidewhattodoaboutthepartytomorrow.M:Youdon'thavetogoifyoudon'twantto,butI'llbegladtogiveyouarideifyoudo.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?17.M:Nowifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthecontract.I'llbehappytoanswerthem.W:Nothingcomestomindrightnow,butI'dliketogooverallthearticlesofthecontractoncemorebeforesigningit.Q:Whatarethespeakersdoingrightnow?18.M:Weareoutofpaperfortheprinter.Canyoupleaseordersome?W:Icompletedtheorderformonlineyesterdayanditwillbeherebynoon.I'llletyouknowwhenitcomesin.Q:Whatdidthewomando?LongConversationConversationOneW:Bob,doyouknowwhoIsawtheotherday?OldJake,lookingterriblydepressed.Didhegetpensionedoffatlast?M:Yes.Theymadehimretireafter50yearsatsea.Heisprettyupsetaboutit,butwhatcanyoudo?Hereallyispasted.W:Heisallalone,isn'the?M:Yes,hiswifehasbeendeadforyears.Theyhadonedaughter,Dories.Butshewentofftotownassoonassheleftschool.Andhehasn'theardfromhersince.Ihearsheismakinggoodmoneyasamodel.W:Maybesomeonecouldgetintouchwithher.Gethertocomebackforawhiletohelp?M:Idon'tsupposeshecome.Shenevergotonwithherfather.Heisbitofatoughcharacterandsheisratherselfish.Oh,IexpectoldJakewillgetby.Heishealthyatleast,comesintoaclinicforacheckregularly.W:Areyouhisdoctor?M:No,mypartnerdoctorJohnsonis.W:Thatbad-temperedoldthing?M:Oh,heisn'tbad-tempered.Hejustlooksit.Heisanexcellentdoctor,taughtmealot,andhehasaverynicefamily.Hiswifeinvitesmeovertheretosuppereveryweek.Verypleasant.W:yes.IteachtheirdaughterPenatschool.Sheisabitcarelessandlazyaboutherschoolwork,butabrightlittlethingandverypopularwithheragegroup.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard.19.WhydoesoldJakelookterriblydepressed?20.WhatdowelearnaboutJake'swife?21.WhatdoesthemansayaboutJake'sdaughter?22.WhatdoesthemansayaboutJake'sdoctor?ConversationTwoW:Hello,Mr.Summerfield.Howareyoutoday?M:Verywell.Thankyou,Ms.Green.W:WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Well,unfortunately,thereisaproblemwiththeorderwereceivedfromyouyesterday.Itseemswehaven'tseentherightquantityofmanualstosupportthetelephonesystem.W:Oh,dear,that'sbadnews.I'mverysorrytohearthat,andyoudon'tknowhowmanypacksarewithoutmanuals?M:No,becausewehaven'topenedeverypack.Butinseveralofthosethathavebeenopenedtherearenone,nomanuals.W:I'mverysorryaboutthisinconvenience,Mr.Summerfield.We'llsendoutthemanualsthisafternoonbyexpressmailentirelyatourcost,andthemanualsshouldarrivetomorroworthedayafteratthelatest.M:Allofthem,right?W:Yes.Itmaybethatsomehavethemalready,butwecannotbesure.Sothebestthingistosendoutthemanualforeverypack.M:Yes.Yes,Isee.Thatwouldbegreat.W:Pleaseacceptourapologiesforthismix-up.IassureyouwewilldoeverythingpossibletofindoutwhythemistakehappenedM:Right.Thanksforyourswiftaction.W:Notatall.Thankyouandgoodbyefornow.Docallifthereisanythingelse.M:Allright.Thankyou.Goodbye,MsGreen.W:Goodbye.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard.23.Whatproblemsarethespeakersdiscussing?24.Whatdoesthewomanpromisetodo?25.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthesolution?PassagePassage1Attractingandfeedingwildbirdsareentertainingactivitiesthathavelongbeenenjoyedbypeopleallovertheworld.Feedingbirdshasbecomesopopularthatpreparedfeedmixturesarereadilyavailable.Wefeedbirdsformanyreasons.Manypleasanthourscancomefromwatchingbirds.Ahobbyoftendevelopsintoaseriousstudyoftheirhabits.Accurateidentificationofbirdsisusuallythefirstgoal.Butobservationsthatanamateurbird-watchercanmakearereallylimitless.Thereis,however,responsibilityassociatedwithbirdfeeding,includingadiseasehazard.Attractingnumbersofbirdscontinuallytothesamespotcanbeharmfultothem,particularlyspeciesthatpickfoodfromthegroundcontaminatedbythedroppingsofotherbirds.Inwinterfeedingeffortsaremostsatisfyingtopeopleandareofgreatestbenefittobirds.Duringthistimewhenfewernaturalfoodsareavailableandairtemperaturesarelower,extrafeedingcankeepabirdwarmandwell.Oncebegun,feedingshouldneverstopduringtheseleanmonths.Ifyoustartalocalincreaseofbirds,bepreparedtodowhatmayberequiredtoeliminatehazardstothoseyouwanttobefriend.Aconstantsupplyoffoodshouldbegivenuntilthecoldisoverandspringhascome.Iffeedingisstoppedduringsevereweather,birdsusedtorelyinguponthefeedersmuststarve.Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.Q26Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutbirdwatching?Q27Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutbirdsfedcontinuallyonthesamespot?Q28Whatdoesthespeakersuggestwedoinfeedingbirdsinwinter?Passage2MyfriendLeomakesupweakandpoorexcuseswheneverthereissomethinghedoesn'twanttodo.Justtwoweeksago,hewasatmyhousewhenhedecidedhedidn'twanttogointowork.Hecalledhisbossandsaidhehadtogetanewsetoftiresputonhistruck.ThenhesatdownandwatchedTVwithme.Notonlyhadheliedbuthisexcusewasn'taveryconvincingone.Anothertime,hecancelledadatewithhisgirlfriendatthelastminutetellingherhehadtogetanewbatteryforhistruck.Shewasangryandrefusedtogooutwithhimagainuntilheapologized.Lastweekend,Leoofferedthepoorestexcuseyet.He'dpromisedhe'dhelpmemovesomefurniture,frommyparents'housetomynewapartment.Hewassupposedtobringhistruckoverabout8o'clockSaturdaymorning.Iwaited,andthencalledandleftamessageonhismachine.About11:30,hecalledandsaidhewassorrybuthe'dbeengettinganewsetoftiresputonhistruck.Iguesshe'dforgottenheusedthesameexcusewhenhecalledhisbossfrommyhouse.IthinkIneedanewsetoffriends.I'mbeginningtogettiredofLeo'sexcuses.Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.Q29WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutherfriendLeo?Q30WhatdidhisgirlfrienddowhenLeocanceledadatewithheratthelastminute?Q31WhatfavordidthespeakeraskLeotodolastweekend?Passage3InHollywood,everybodywantstoberich,famousandbeautiful.Nobodywantstobeold,unknownandpoor.ForHollywoodkids,lifecanbedifficultbecausetheygrowupsuchanunrealatmosphere.Theirparentsareambitiousandthechildrenarepartoftheparents'ambitions.Parentspayforwastefulgrandparties,expensivecarsanddesignerclothes.Wheneverydreamcancometrue,kidsdon'tlearnthevalueofanythingbecausetheyhaveeverything.Athirteen-year-oldboy,TrentMaguire,hasadriver,creditcardsandunlimitedcashtodowhathewantswhenhewantsto."Oneday,I'llearnmorethanmydad!"heboasts.Parentsbuycareandattentionfortheirchildrenbecausetheyhavenotimetogiveitthemselves.Amender'smotheremploysapersonaltrainer,abodyguard,asingingcoachandacouncilortolookafterallherfifteen-year-olddaughter'sneeds.Often,thereisnoparentathomemostdays,sochildrendecidewhethertomaketheirownmealsorgoouttorestaurants,whentowatchtelevisionordohomework.Theyorganizetheirsociallife.Theyplaynochildhoodgames.Theybecomeadultsbeforethey'reready.Hollywoodhasalwaysbeenthecityofdreams.Thekidsthereliveunrealliveswheremoney,beautyandpleasurearetheonlygods.Willchildrenaroundtheworldsoonstarttothinkthesame?Ordotheyalready?Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyou'vejustheard.Q32WhyislifesaidtobedifficultforHollywoodkids?Q33WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutTrentMaguire,athirteen-year-oldboy?Q34WhydoesAmender'smotheremployotherpeopletolookafterherneeds?Q35WhatwillprobablyhavenegativeeffectsonthelivesofHollywoodkids?CompoundDictationAround120yearsago,Ebbinghausbeganhisstudyofmemory.Heconcentratedonstudyinghowquicklythehumanmindcanrememberinformation.Oneresultofhisresearchisknownasthetotaltimehypothesis,whichsimplymeantheamountyoulearndependsonthetimeyouspendtryingtolearnit.Thiscanbetakenasourfirstruleoflearning.Althoughitisusuallytruethatstudyingfor4hoursisbetterthanstudyingfor1,thereisstillthequestionofhowtousethe4hours.Forexample,isitbettertostudyfor4hoursstraightortostudyfor1houradayfor4daysinarow?Theanswer,asyoumayhavesuspected,isthatitisbettertospreadoutthestudytimes.Thisphenomenonthroughwhichwecanlearnmoreefficientlybydividingourpracticetimeisknownasthedistributionofpracticeeffect.Thus,oursecondruleoflearningisthis.It'sbettertostudyfairlybrieflybutoften.Butwearenotfinishedyet.Wehaven'tconsideredhowweshouldstudyoververyshortperiodsoftime.Let'ssayyouaretryingtolearnsomenewandratherdifficultEnglishvocabularyusingastackofcards.Shouldyoulookatthesamewordinrapidsuccessionorlookatthewordandthenhavesomedelaybeforeyoulookatitagain?Theanswerisitisbettertospaceupthepresentationsofthewordyouaretolearn.