近年來英語四級聽力真題材料

❶ 誰有近幾年英語四級聽力真題的原題謝謝了，大神幫忙啊

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❷ 誰知道英語四級聽力材料來自哪裡有可以參考的材料嗎

大部分都是外刊，我之前在知乎上看到過類似的回答，說是四級的閱讀聽力什麼的很多版都是來源於外刊的權，但是不要報僥幸心理，肯定不會出原題的哈，所以知道這個並沒有什麼大用。依我看不如多做幾套歷年的真題，聽力就聽真題材料，一遍一遍聽，熟悉語速和這個感覺，時間久了，你的聽力水平絕對可以提升的。還有單詞肯定要記，記單詞可以用閃過英語的《四級詞彙閃過》，裡面劃出了頻考詞，有重點，很省時間，真題書用巨微英語的《四級真題逐句精解》，真題是逐詞逐句拆開講的，基礎不好的話就用這個！

❸ 求歷年英語四級聽力材料音頻和原文

買一套星火四級真題，歷年的都有，書店或淘寶都有賣。

❹ 歷年英語四級聽力真題（文字材料）和mp3音頻下載

我又07年到11年的，留你的郵箱，給你發

❺ 英語四級聽力材料，謝謝

1、每天40分鍾專攻聽力

聽力能力的提高是個潛移默化的過程，「三分練，七分養」。因此，在准備四級聽力的過程中，最重要的是保證每天都有聽英語。建議每天抽出40分鍾時間專攻聽力，新聞，綜藝節目，有聲讀物或者電影等，但是你一定要集中注意力，沉浸在英文環境中。
2、加強聽寫的鍛煉

聽寫是提高聽力的有效途徑。建議找一些標准英語的聽力材料，推薦英音版《新概念》第二冊或第三冊，這套教材的聽力部分語速適中，發音清晰准確，語法嚴謹，非常適合用來提高聽力。請務必要精聽，保證每個詞都聽清楚，都可以寫出來。這樣堅持一段時間，效果是驚人的。作為調節，也可以看一些英文原聲電影或電視劇，初期，可以是中英文字幕都有，反復看，中英文交替看，直到看明白為止。漸漸只看英文字幕到沒有中英文字幕，也能聽出個大概意思來，寫出影視劇的台詞來。
3、通過歷年真題練習聽力

真題仍舊是最為重要的練習材料。建議將歷年的真題反復聽，仔細聽，連續聽至少三輪，將沒聽清楚，不能確定，沒及時反應出來的地方標出來反復聽，對照參考答案認真分析。將聽力中的短對話研究一下，認真把短對話默寫一遍，如果你能認真做，並把短對話能默寫出來，你的聽力水平已經上了很大一個台階。有時間的還可以背誦聽力材料，對培養語感和記憶聽力中的口語也有好處。
4、加強聽力輔導課程的專項練習

對於大多數考生來說，聽力部分都是短板，也是導致大家不能一次通關的「原凶「，建議考生針對聽力參加一些聽力的專項輔導對於提高聽力水平、一次通過四考試是非常有必要的。

聽力差主要有幾方面的原因：

第一、詞彙量不夠

詞彙量是英語學習的基礎，單詞和片語的積累不夠，或者不熟悉，會在聽的過程中出現思路跟不上的現象，就會拖累整個聽力效果，特別是遇到關鍵詞不知道意思，解題也就無從下手。所以詞彙的記憶仍然是首先要做的，尤其是剛開學的這段時間，是記憶單詞的重點階段，同時也要記發音。
第二、語音不過關

在記憶單詞的時候就要把音發讀正確，檢查一下你的英語發音如何，是否標准，你可以通過聽一些簡單的聽力測試一下你的發音。現在很多單詞書都是有配套光碟的，建議跟讀。
第三、泛聽多、精聽少

有的同學每天聽得天昏地暗，走路聽，吃飯聽，睡覺聽，看似努力非常，但是效果卻不理想。要在有限的時間內提高聽力，多精聽少泛聽。因為四級考試40多分鍾的聽力需要你集中注意力精聽，在限定的時間內聽懂內容選擇出答案。平時越習慣泛聽的同學可能在考場上越會遇到走神，注意力渙散的問題。建議同學們每天早上抽出一個時間段，40分鍾到一個小時即可，安靜地坐著，練習聽力。遠比每天帶著耳機，貌合神離的效果好。
第四、不適應聽力的語境

其實四級聽力的那些短文，對話都是在生活和校園里經常出現的對話。你可以通過看歷年真題的聽力文字多熟悉題目，看多了就會發現做起題來簡單很多。這就是為什麼讀過或背過的文字再聽一般都能聽懂。
第五、對文化背景和常用短語不熟悉

英文口語中有很多口語化的詞彙是英語課本中沒見過的，但是在聽力中經常出現，這就要求你要積極一點，多積累一些，最起碼應該把歷年真題中出現的口語化語言積累起來，方便記憶。建議你在學習詞彙時要邊聽邊記，開始認識詞彙時就要把發音把握好，同時在做聽力練習時，尤其在精聽時要仔細聽一下每個單詞的發音，體會一下英美發音的不同。

❻ 求歷年四級聽力真題（文字材料）（2003-2008）

大學英語四級聽力2003年6月真題

Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Example: You will hear:

You will read:

A) At the office.

B) In the waiting room.

C) At the airport.

D) In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]

1. W: George, look at the long waiting line. I』m glad you』ve made the reservation.

M: More and more people enjoy eating out now. Besides, this place is especially popular with oversea students.

Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?

2. M: I wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening. The Stevensons is coming over for dinner .I』d like you to meet them.

W: Sure. I』d love to. I』ve heard they』re interesting people.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

3. W: The presentation made by Professor Jackson was too complicated to understand.

M: Well, I think he didn』t speak slowly enough for us to take notes.

Q: What is the man』s complaint?

4. W: You』ve got your apartment furnished, haven』t you?

M: Yes. I bought some used furniture at the Sunday Market and it was a real bargain.

Q: What does the man mean?

5. M: Mary doesn』t want me to take the job. She says our child is too young and the job requires much traveling.

W: You should talk to her again and see if you can find a way out. Think about the gains and loses before you make a decision.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

6. M: I haven』t got my scores on the GRE test yet. Do you think I should call to make inquiries?

W: There is no hurry. The test scores are released at least eight weeks after the test.

Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?

7. M: Have you finished reading the book you bought last month?

W: Oh, I didn』t read it straight through the way you read a novel. I just cover the few chapters that interested me most.

Q: How did the woman read the book?

8. W: Hi, John! Haven』t seen you for quite a while. Are you fine?

M: Oh, yes. But luck seemed to go against me. I had a car accident, only some minor injuries, though.

Q: What happened to John?

9. M: The taxi is waiting downstairs. Let』s hurry.

W: Wait a minute. I』ll take some food with us. I don』t like the meal served on the train.

Q: What are the speakers going to do?

10. W: Is that optional course as hard as everybody says?

M: Exactly even worse, believe it or not.

Q: What does the man say about the course?

1. A) At a theatre. C) At a railway station.

B) At a booking office. D)At a restaurant.

2. A) The man is inviting the woman to dinner.

B) The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner.

C) The woman is a friend of the Stevensons'.

D) The man is going to visit the Stevensons.

3. A) The professor's presentation was not convincing enough.

B) The professor's lecture notes were too complicated.

C) The professor spoke with a strong accent.

D) The professor spoke too fast.

4. A) The furnished apartment was inexpensive.

B) The apartment was provided with some old furniture.

C) The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday.

D) The furniture he bought was very cheap.

5. A) The man is thinking about taking a new job.

B) The man likes a job that enables him to travel.

C) The man is sure that he will gain more by taking the job.

D) The man doesn't want to stay home and take care of their child.

6. A) Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks. C) Be patient and wait.

B) Call to check his scores. D) Inquire when the test scores are released.

7. A) She read it selectively. C) She read it slowly.

B) She went over it chapter by chapter. D) She finished it at a stretch.

8. A) He was kept in hospital for a long time.

B) He was slightly injured in a traffic accident.

C) He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion.

D) He was fined for speeding.

9. A) Wait for a taxi. C) Go on a trip.

B) Buy some food. D) Book train tickets.

10. A) It's not as hard as expected.

B) It's too tough for some students.

C) It's much more difficult than people think.

D) It's believed to be the hardest optional course.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choice marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

My father woke me up early one morning when I was fourteen and announced: 「Get up! You』re going with me to cut grass.」 I felt proud and excited because my father thought I was responsible enough to help him in his business. Still that first day was really hard. From sunrise to sunset, my father, my younger brother and I cut and trimmed very large yards in a well-to-do part of the city. By the end of the day I was exhausted but I felt food. I had put in a hard day』s labor and had earned six dollars. One day my father spotted some weeds I had missed cutting and pulled me aside. 「Get that section again,」 he said fimp3ly. 「Don』t let me have to tell you to do the job right the first time.」 In every job I have held，from cutting lawns to washing dishes to working a machine in a construction site, I have learnt something that help me in my next job. If you look hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.

11. How did the speaker feel when his father asked him to help cut grass?

12.What did his father do when the speaker missed cutting some leaves?

13.What did the speaker want to tell us in this passage?

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

11. A) Anxious and worried. C) Nervous and confused.

B) Proud and excited. D) Inspired and confident.

12. A) His father scolded him severely. C) His father made him do the cutting again.

B) His father took back the six dollars. D) His father cut the leaves himself.

13. A) One can benefit a lot from working with his father.

B) Manual labourers shouldn't be looked down upon.

C) One should always do his job earnestly.

D) Teenagers tend to be careless.

Passage Two

I live in a small village in the country. My wife and I run the village shop. We have a very peaceful life. 「Boring 」, some might say. But we love it. We know all the people in the village and have plenty of time to stop and chat. I have plenty of time for my hobbies too, gardening, fishing, and walking in the countryside. I love the outdoor life. It wasn』t always like this though. I used to have a really stress job, working till late in the office every evening and often bringing work home at the weekend. The advertising world is very competitive and when I look back, I can』t imagine how I stayed it. I had no private life at all, no time for the really important things in life. Because of the pressure of the job I used to smoke and drink too much. The crisis came when my wife left me .She complained that she never saw me and I had no time for family life. This made me realize what was really important to me. I talked things through with her and decided to get back together again and started a new and better life together. I gave up tobacco and alcohol, and searched for new hobbies. Now I am afraid looking back since the past life seemed a horrible dream.

14. What did the speaker use to do for a living?

15. What do we know about the speaker』s life in the past?

16. What made the speaker change his life style?

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

14. A) He ran a village shop. C) He worked in an advertising agency.

B) He worked on a famp3. D) He was a gardener.

15. A) It was stressful. C) It was peaceful.

B) It was colorful. D) It was boring.

16. A) His desire to start Iris own business. C) The decline in his health.

B) The crisis in his family life. D) His dream of living in the countryside.

Passage Three

「Where is the university」 is the question many visitors to Cambridge asked, but no one could point them in any one direction because there is no campus. The university consists of thirty-one self-governing colleges. It has lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the city. Indivial colleges choose their own students who have to meet the minimum entrance requirements set by the university. Undergraates usually live and study in their colleges where they are taught in very small groups. Lectures and laboratory and practical work are organized by the university and held in university buildings. There are over 10,000 undergraates and 3,500 post-graates, about 40% of them are women and some 8% from overseas. As well as teaching, research is of major importance. Since the beginning of the 20th century, more than 60 university members have won Nobel Prizes. University has a huge number of buildings for teaching and research. It has more than 60 specialist subject libraries as well as the university library, which, as a right library, is entitled to a of every book published in Britain. Examinations are set and degrees are awarded by the university. It allowed women to take the university exams in 1881, but it was not until 1948 that they were awarded degrees.

17.Why is it difficult for visitors to locate Cambridge University?

18. What does the passage tell us about the colleges of Cambridge University?

19. What can be learnt from the passage about the libraries in Cambridge University?

20. What does the passage tell about women students in Cambridge University?

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

17. A) Because there are no signs to direct them.

B) Because no tour guides are available.

C) Because all the buildings in the city look alike.

D) Because the university is everywhere in the city.

18. A) They set their own exams. C) They award their own degrees.

B) They select their own students. D) They organize their own laboratory work.

19. A) Most of them have a long history.

B) Many of them are specialized libraries.

C) They house more books than any other university library.

D) They each have a of every book published in Britain.

20. A) Very few of them are engaged in research.

B) They were not awarded degrees until 1948.

C) They have outnumbered male students.

D) They were not treated equally until 1881.
2003年6月21日四級聽力試題原文及譯文

Section A

W：Gorge, look at the long waiting line. I am glad you've made a reservation.
M：More and more people enjoy eating out now. Beside, this place is especially popular with the overseas students.
Q：Where did the conversation most probably take place?
W: 喬治，看看這里排著這么長的隊，真高興你訂到了座位。
M：越來越多的人喜歡在外面吃飯。而且這個地方尤其受留學生親睞。
Q：對話可能在哪裡發生？

M:I wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening. The Stevensons are coming over to dinner. I'd like you� to meet them.
W: Sure, I'd love to. I've heard they are very interesting people.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
M：你明天晚上能到我這來一趟嗎？史蒂文森一家明天到我家吃晚飯，我希望你能見見他們。
W：當然，我非常願意。我聽說他們非常有意思。
Q：我們可從該對話中了解到什麼？

W: The presentation made by Professor Jackson�was�� complicated to understand.
M: Well, I think he didn't speak slowly enough for us��
� for us to take the notes.
Q: What did the man complain?
W：傑克森教授作的報告太難懂了。
M；我覺得他的語速太快，我們根本沒法做筆記。
Q：男士抱怨什麼？

W: You've got your apartment furnished, haven't you?
M: I've bought some used furniture from Sunday� market. It was a real bargain.
Q: What does the man mean?
W：你買了傢俱，是嗎？
M：我從周日市場買了一些舊傢俱。價錢便宜。
Q：男人什麼意思？

M Mary doesn't want me to take the job. She says our child is too young. And the job requires much travelling.
W: You should talk to her again and see if you can find a way out. Think about the gains and losses before you make the decision.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
M：瑪麗不想讓我干那個工作，她說孩子還些�這個工作又需要我經常出差。
W：你應該和她再談談，看你們能不能想出個兩全其美的辦法。權衡一下利弊，再做決定。
Q：從對話中我們可以了解到什麼？

M:I haven't got my scores on the GRE test yet. Do you think I should call to make inquiries?
W: There is no hurry. The test scores are released at least eight weeks after the test.
Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?
M：我還不知道GRE考試的分數。你覺得我是不是該打電話問問？
W：不要急。考試的分數至少要在考試後八周之後公布。
Q：女人建議男人幹嘛？
M: Have you finished reading the book you bought last month?
W: oh, I didn't read straight through the way you read a novel,I just covered a few chapters which interested me most.
Q: How did the woman read the book?
M：你讀上個月你買的那本書了嗎？
W：哦，我不象你讀小說那樣從頭讀到尾。我讀了我感興趣的幾章。
Q：女人採用什麼讀書方式？

W: Hello, Joe, Haven't seen you for quite a while. Are� you fine?
M: Oh,yes, but not a thing to go against me. I had a car accident, only some�minor injuries though.
Q: What happened to Joe?
W：你好，喬，很久不見，你好嗎？
M：還好，我吉人自有天相，出了車禍，只不過受了輕傷。

m: The taxi is waiting downstairs, let's hurry.
W: Wait a minute. I'll take some food with us. I don't like the meal served on the train.
Q: What are the speakers going to do?
M：計程車在樓下等著，趕緊！
M：等等，我要帶點吃的東西。我不喜歡吃火車上供應的食物。
Q：兩個談話者准備做什麼？

W: Is that optional course as hard as everybody says?
M: It's actually even worse, believe it or not.
Q :What did the man say about the course?
W：那門選修課象別人說的那麼難嗎？
M：不管你信不信，難極了。
Q：他們如何評價選修課？

Section B
Passage 1
My father woke me up early one morning when I was fourteen and announced "Get up, you are going with me to cut grass." I felt proud and excited because my father thought I was responsible enough to help him in his business. Still, that first day was very hard. From sunrise to sunset, my father, my younger brother and I cut and t very large yards in well-to-do part of the city. By the end of the day I was exhausted, but I felt good. I put out a hard day's labor and earned six dollars. One day, my father spotted some weeds I have miss cutting and pulled me inside. "Cut that section again!" he said fimp3ly "and don't make me have to tell you again.」 The message was very clear. Today I stress the importance of doing the job right the first time. Every job I have held from cutting lawns to wash dishes to working a machine on the construction site. I have learned something that help me in my next job. If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.

11 Q: How did the speaker feel when his father asked him to help cut grass?
13 Q: What did his father do when the speaker missed cutting some leaves?
14 Q:What did the speak want to tell us in this passage?

Passage B
I am living in a small village in the country. My wife and I run a village shop. We have a very peaceful live, boring some my say. But we love it. We know all the people in the village. They have plenty of time to stop and chat. I have plenty of time for my hobbies too--gardening, fishing, walking in the country side. I love the outdoor life. It wasn't always like this though I used to have a really stressful job, working so late in the office every evening. I often bring work home at the weekends. The advertising world is very competitive. And when I look back, I can't imagine how I stood it. I have no private life at all. No time for the really important things in life. Because of the pressure of the job, I used to smoke and drink too much. The crisis came when my wife left me. She complaint that she never saw me and I had no time for family life. This made me realize what is really important to me. I talked things through with her and decided to get back together and started a new and better life together. I gave up tobacco and alcohol and searched for new hobbies. Now I am afraid of looking back since the past life seemed like a horrible dream.

14 What did the speaker do for a living?
15 What do we know about the speaker's life in the past?
16 What made the speaker change his life style?

Passage 3
"Where is the university?" is the question many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one could point at any one direction because there is no campus. The university consists of 31 self-governing colleges. It has lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the city. Indivial colleges choose their own students who have to meet their minimum entrance requirements set by the university. And the graates usually live and study in their colleges but they are taught in very full groups. Lectures and laboratories and practical work are organized by the university and held in university buildings. There are over ten thousand undergraates and three thousand five hundred post-graates. About 40% of them are women and some 8% from overseas. As well as teaching, research is of major importance. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, more than sixty university members have won Nobel prizes. The university has a huge number of buildings for teaching and research. It has more than 60 specialist subject libraries as well as the university library, which as the -right libraries, is entitled to a of every book published in Britain. Examinations are held and degrees are awarded by the university. It allowed women to take the university exams in the 1881, but it was the not until 1941 that they were awarded degrees.

17 Why is it difficult to located Cambridge University?
18 What does the passage tell us about the colleges of the university?
19 What can be learnt from the passage about the libraries in Cambridge University?
20 What does we know from the passage tell us about the women students in Cambridge university?

2003年6月21日大學英語四級考試參考答案

Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension

Section A

1. D 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.C

Section B

11.B 12.C 13.C 14.C 15.A

16.B 17.D 18.B 19.B 20.B

請問，這樣就可以了嗎？不要mp3嗎？還有其他的，如果這樣就可以了的話，我可以直接發到你郵箱的，因為實在太多了。復制很麻煩的。

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大學英語四級考試試點考試樣卷（聽力文字稿）

Tape Script of Listening Comprehension
Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11. W: Simon, could you return the tools I lent you for building the bookshelf last month?
M: Uh, well, I hate to tell you this … but I can't seem to find them.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
12. W: I'm going to Martha's house. I have a paper to complete, and I need to use her computer.
M: Why don't you buy one yourself? Think how much time you could save.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
13. W: Bob said that Seattle is a great place for conferences.
M: He's certainly in a position to make that comment. He's been there so often.
Q: What does the man say about Bob?
14. W: Mr. Watson, I wonder whether it's possible for me to take a vacation early next month .
M: Did you fill out a request form?
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
15. M: Do you want to go to the lecture this weekend? I hear the guy who's going to deliver the lecture spent a year living in the rain forest.
W: Great! I'm doing a report on the rain forest. Maybe I can get some new information to add to it.
Q: What does the woman mean?
16. W: Wow! I do like this campus: all the big trees, the green lawns, and the old buildings with tall columns . It's really beautiful.
M: It sure is. The architecture of these buildings is in the Greek style. It was popular in the eighteenth century here.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?

17. M: This article is nothing but advertising for housing developers. I don't think the houses for sale are half that good.
W: Come on, David. Why so negative? We're thinking of buying a home, aren't we? Just a trip to look at the place won't cost us much.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
18. M: Would you pass me the sports section, please?
W: Sure, if you give me the classified ads and local news section.
Q: What are the speakers doing?
Now you'll hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
W: Hello, Gary. How're you?
M: Fine! And yourself?
W: Can't complain. Did you have time to look at my proposal?
M: No, not really. Can we go over it now?
W: Sure. I've been trying to come up with some new proction and advertising strategies. First of all, if we want to stay competitive, we need to modernize our factory. New equipment should've been installed long ago.
M: How much will that cost?
W: We have several options ranging from one hundred thousand dollars all the way up to half a million.
M: OK. We'll have to discuss these costs with finance.
W: We should also consider human resources. I've been talking to personnel as well as our staff at the factory.
M: And what's the picture?
W: We'll probably have to hire a couple of engineers to help us modernize the factory.
M: What about advertising?
W: Marketing has some interesting ideas for television commercials.
M: TV? Isn't that a bit too expensive for us? What's wrong with advertising in the papers, as usual?
W: Quite frankly, it's just not enough anymore. We need to be more aggressive in order to keep ahead of our competitors.
M: Will we be able to afford all this?
W: I'll look into it, but I think higher costs will be justified. These investments will result in higher profits for our company.
M: We'll have to look at the figures more closely. Have finance draw up a budget for these investments.
W: All right. I'll see to it.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
• What are the two speakers talking about?
• What does the woman say about the equipment of their factory?
• What does the woman suggest about human resources?
• Why does the woman suggest advertising on TV?

Conversation Two
W: Sir, you've been using the online catalogue for quite a while. Is there anything I can do to help you?
M: Well, I've got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I'm really struggling. There are hundreds of books, and I just don't know where to begin.
W: Your topic sounds pretty big. Why don't you narrow it down to something like … uh … the history of the studios ring that time?
M: You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more than 30 books came up when I typed in 「movie studios.」
W: You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want. Try adding 「1930s」 or 「1940s」 or maybe 「Golden Age.」
M: 「Golden Age」 is a good idea. Let me type that in …. Hey, look, just 6 books this time. That's a lot better.
W: Oh … another thing you might consider … have you tried looking for any magazine or newspaper articles?
M: No, I've only been searching for books.
W: Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature . And we do have the Los Angeles Times available over there. You might go through their indexes to see if there's anything you want.
M: Okay. I think I'll get started with these books and then I'll go over the magazines.
W: If you need any help, I'll be over at the Reference Desk.
M: Great, thanks a lot.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
• What is the man doing?
• What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on?
• Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

In the next few decades people are going to travel very differently from the way they do today. Everyone is going to drive electrically powered cars. So in a few years people won't worry about running out of gas.
Some of the large automobile companies are really moving ahead with this new technology. F & C Motors, a major auto company, for example, is holding a press conference next week. At the press conference the company will present its new, electronically operated models.
Transportation in the future won't be limited to the ground. Many people predict that traffic will quickly move to the sky. In the coming years, instead of radio reports about road conditions and highway traffic, news reports will talk about traffic jams in the sky.
But the sky isn't the limit. In the future, you'll probably even be able to take a trip to the moon. Instead of listening to regular airplane announcements, you'll hear someone say, 「The spacecraft to the moon leaves in ten minutes. Please check your equipment. And remember, no more than ten ounces of carry-on baggage are allowed.」
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
• What will be used to power cars in the next few decades?
• What will future news reports focus on when talking about transportation?
• What is the special requirement for passengers traveling to the moon?

Passage Two
The period of engagement is the time between the marriage proposal and the wedding ceremony. Two people agree to marry when they decide to spend their lives together.
The man usually gives the woman a diamond engagement ring. That tradition is said to have started when an Austrian man gave a diamond ring to the woman he wanted to marry. The diamond represented beauty. He placed it on the third finger of her left hand. He chose that finger because it was thought that a blood vessel in that finger went directly to the heart. Today, we know that this is not true. Yet the tradition continues.
Americans generally are engaged for a period of about one year if they are planning a wedding ceremony and party. During this time, friends of the bride may hold a party at which women friends and family members give the bride gifts that she will need as a wife. These could include cooking equipment or new clothing.
Friends of the man who is getting married may have a bachelor party for him. This usually takes place the night before the wedding. Only men are invited to the bachelor party.
During the marriage ceremony, the bride and her would-be husband usually exchange gold rings that represent the idea that their union will continue forever. The wife often wears both the wedding ring and engagement ring on the same finger. The husband wears his ring on the third finger of his left hand.
Many people say the purpose of the engagement period is to permit enough time to plan the wedding. But the main purpose is to let enough time pass so the two people are sure they want to marry each other. Either person may decide to break the engagement. If this happens, the woman usually returns the ring to the man; they also return any wedding gifts they have received.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
• What was the diamond ring said to represent?
• Why did the Austrian man place the diamond ring on the third finger of the left hand of his would-be wife?
• What is the chief advantage of having the engagement period?

Passage Three

「Where is the university?」 is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but no one could point them in any one direction because there is no campus. The university consists of thirty-one self-governing colleges. It has lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the city.
Indivial colleges choose their own students, who have to meet the minimum entrance requirements set by the university. Undergraates usually live and study in their colleges, where they are taught in very small groups. Lectures, and laboratory and practical work are organized by the university and held in university buildings.
There are over 10,000 undergraates and 3,500 postgraates. About forty percent of them are women and some eight percent from overseas. As well as teaching, research is of major importance. Since the beginning of the 20th century more than sixty university members have won Nobel prizes.
The university has a huge number of buildings for teaching and research. It has more than sixty specialist subject libraries, as well as the University Library, which, as a right library, is entitled to a of every book published in Britain.
Examinations are set and degrees are awarded by the university. It allowed women to take the university exams in 1881, but it was not until 1948 that they were awarded degrees.
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
• Why is it difficult for visitors to locate Cambridge University?
• What does the passage tell us about the colleges of Cambridge University?
• What can be learned from the passage about the libraries in Cambridge University?
• What does the passage say about women students in Cambridge University?
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Russia is the largest economic power that is not a member of the World Trade Organization. But that may change. Last Friday, the European Union said it would support Russia's (36) effort to become a W.T.O. member.
Representatives of the European Union met with Russian (37) officials in Moscow. They signed a trade agreement that took six years to (38) negotiate .
Russia called the trade agreement (39) balanced . It agreed to slowly increase fuel prices within the country. It also agreed to permit (40) competition in its communications instry and to remove some barriers to trade.
In (41) exchange for European support to join the W.T.O., Russian President Putin said that Russia would speed up the (42) process to approve the Kyoto Protocol, an international (43) environmental agreement to rece the proction of harmful instrial gases. (44) These 「greenhouse gases」 trap heat in the atmosphere and are blamed for changing the world's climate .
Russia had signed the Kyoto Protocol, but has not yet approved it. The agreement takes effect when it has been approved by nations that proce at least 55 percent of the world's greenhouse gases . (45) But currently, nations procing only 44 percent have approved the Protocol. Russia proces about 17 percent of the world's greenhouse gases . The United States, the world's biggest procer, withdrew from the Kyoto Protocol after President Bush took office in 2001. So, Russia's approval is required to put the Kyoto Protocol into effect.
(46) To join the W.T.O., a country must reach trade agreements with major trading countries that are also W.T.O. members . Russia must still reach agreements with China, Japan, South Korea and the United States.