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Section A 1. W I suppose you’ve bought some gifts for your family.
M Well I’ve bought a shirt for my father and two books for my sister. But I haven’t decided what to buy for my mother probably some jewels.
Q Who did the man buy the books for﹖ 2. W Look it says they want a junior sales manager and it seems like it’s a big company. That’ll be good for you might have to travel a lot.
M Do they say anything about the experience﹖
Q What are they talking about﹖ 3. W I think we’ve covered everything. What about a cup of coffee before we move onto the next item﹖
M Good idea. I really can’t wait another minute.
Q What does the woman suggest doing﹖ 4. W But what happens if it rains. What are we going to do then﹖
M We’ll have to count on good weather. But if it does rain the whole thing will have to be canceled.
Q What do we learn from the conversation﹖ 5. W You took an optional course this semester didn’t you﹖ How is it going﹖
M Terrible It seems like the more the professor talks the less I understand.
Q How does the man feel about the course﹖ 6. W Mark is playing computer games.
M Should he do that when the final exam is drawing near﹖
Q What does the man think Mark should do﹖ 7. M Jack seems to think this year’s basketball season will be disappointing.
W That’s his opinion. Most others think differently.
Q What does the woman mean﹖ 8. M Is this the check-in counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles﹖
M Yes but I’m sorry the flight is delayed because of a minor mechanical problem. Please wait for further notice.
Q What do we learn from this conversation﹖ 9. M Excuse me I’d like to place an advertisement for a used car in this Sunday edition of your paper.
W Ok but you have to run your advertisement all week. We can’t quote rates for just Sund ay.
Q Where is the conversation most probably taking place﹖ 10. M I spend so much time polishing my letter application.
W It’s worthwhile to make the effort .You know just how important it is to give impression .
Q What do we know about the man ﹖
Section B Passage One Not everybody reads the daily newspaper .People who don’t read newspaper are sometimes referred to as non-readers . Early research has shown that the non-readers are generally low in education low in income either very young or very old .In addition non-readers are more likely to live in rural areas and have less contact with neighbours and friends .Other studies show that non-readers tend to isolate themselves from the community and less likely to own a home and seldom belong to local voluntary organizations
Why don’t these people read daily paper ﹖ They say they don’t have the time they prefer radio or TVthey have no interest in reading a tale and besides they think newspapers are too expensive. Recent surveyshoweverhave indicated the portrait of the non-reader is more complicated than first thought .There appears to be a group of non-readers that do not fit the type mentioned above .They are high in income and fall into the age group of 26 to 65 .They are far move likely to report that they don’t have the time to read the papers and they have no interest in the content .Editors and publishers are attempting to win them back. First they are also adding news briefs and comprehensive indexes. This will help overcome the time problem. And they are also giving variety to newspaper content to help build the reader’s interest. 2002年6月大学英语四级试题(听力原文) |
