2014年12月英语四级听力原文(完整版25题)

【短对话听力原文】1.M:takealookatthiscater.MaybewecanfindsomegiftsforJean’snewhouse.W:Ok,butrememberwecanaffordalot.Q:whatdoesthewomanmean?2.W：Iamabsolutelygoingnowhereaboutthisstatistics.M:Howaboutgoingthroughthemwithyou?Q:whatdoesthemanmean?3.M:areyoujuststartingtherecord,aren’tyou?Let’sbeginonPage55.W:Sorry.IamafraidIcanbeginrightnow.Q:Whatmeanfromtheconversation?4.W:remember.Carl’sarrivingisat226W:thankstoremindingme.IthoughtitwouldbesometimeinJuly.Q:whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?5.M：pleaseexcusemefornotattendingthemeetingyesterday.IamafraidIforgottochecktheschedule.W:that’sallright.Wehavetorearrangethemeetingatweekend.Andeverythingwentwrong.Q：whatdoesitmeanfromtheconversation.6.W:Ididn’tfallsleepatleastto5tomorrow.Q:whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?7.,M:Igotsomebadnewstoday.ThestarweareinisgoingtofallW:Iamgoingtoletyougo.Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?8W:what’swrong?Yousmelllikeafish.M:......Q:what’smanmean?LongconversationsConversation1Man:Doyouthinkthere'sdiscriminationagainstwomeninEnglandtoday?Woman:Certainly,andnotjustineducationandworkeither,inmanyotherfieldsaswell.Thetaxsituationforwomenisveryunfair,forexample.Man:Arewomenbetteroffinothercountriesthen?Woman:Itdependsonthecountry.There'scertainlymuchlessdiscriminationinScandinavia,andmaybeinAmerica,too.Man:DoyouthinkthepositionofEnglishwomenwillimprove?Woman:Insomewaysitwillofcourse.I'msuremorewomenwillgoouttoworkinthenext20years.Butthewomenhaveamuchgreaterproblemthanthistosolve.Man:What'sthat?Women:Theproblemofmen'sattitudes.Wecanearnmoremoneyinthefuture,butI'mnotsurewecanchangemen'attitudes.Yousee,mostmenreallythinkthatwomenareinferior.Maybewearephysicallyweaker,butIdon'tthinkthismeansweareinferior.Thenthere'sanotherproblem.Man:Yes?Women:Theproblemofwomen'sattitudes.Lotsofwomenareunhappywiththeirpresentsituation,butmostofthemprobablydon'twanttofightforchange.Itcouldbethatthewomen'sliberationmovementhastospendmoretimechangingwomen'sattitudesthanitspendsinchangingmen's.Man:Onelastquestion,somesupportersofthewoman'sliberationmovementbelievedthatmarriagesshouldbeabolished.Youagree?Women:No,Idon't.Itcan'thappen.Whatmayandshouldhappenisthatweteachmentospendmoretimelookingafterchildrenanddoinghousework.9.Wherearewomensaidtobelessdiscriminatedagainst?10.WhatwillhappeninEnglandin20yearsaccordingtotheconversation?11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkthewomen'sliberationmovementshoulddo?Conversation2Man:Cheers,ShirleyWomen:Cheers,Paul.Whatalovelyplaceforabusinesslunch.IhopeIcanconcentrateinthisheat.Man:IwillsureyouwillwhenItellyouaboutmyideas.Woman:Youknow,ImustsayIwaspleasedtohearfromyou,butfromwhatyousaidonthephone,everythingissosudden.Man:Well,myfather-in-law,whoisalsothemanagingdirectorofJayalMotors,hasgivenmetwoweekstoprepareareportonthepossibilityofmovingintotheexportmarket.Woman:Ah,now,justonethingPaul.Haveyoureallythoughtthewholeideathrough?Man:OfcourseIhave.Woman:Nowthekeythinginthewholeoperationistogetagoodimportagent,andyousaythebankwillhelp?Man:I'malmostsureofit.Woman:Preliminarystudiesareverygood,Paul.Butiftheproductcan'tsell,thenthere'slittleuseinexpandingthefactory.Man:Yes,Irealizethat,Shirley.Butwehaveaverygoodproduct.Thechiefdesignerhasjustcompletedanewimprovedmodel.Woman:Iknowyourbikeshaveaverygoodreputationhere,butyouhavetobuildupareputationandmarkitinAfrica.Man:Yes,ofcourse.Buttheimmediateproblemisthatmyfather-in-lawwantsadetailedreportbynextMonday.Twoweeksisn'tenoughtimetoprepareareport,soIneedyourhelp.Woman:OK,Paul,you'veconvincedme.ImustsayIadmireyourdetermination.12.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?13.Whatdowelearnaboutthemen'sfather-in-law?14.Whatdoesthewomanthinkisimportantinthewholeoperation?15.Whatdoesthewomanadmireintheman?【短文理解听力原文】Passage1Bodylanguage,especiallygestures,variesamongcultures.Forexample,anodeoftheheadmeans“yes”tomostofus.ButinBulgariaandGreeceanodemeans“no”andashakeoftheheadmeans“yes”.Likewise,asignforOK,formingacirclewithourforefingerandthumb,meanszeroinFranceandmoneyinJapan.WavingorpointingtoanArabbusinesspersonwouldbeconsideredrudebecausethatishowArabscalltheirdogsover.FoldedarmssignalprideinFinland,butdisrespectinFiji.ThenumberofbowsthattheJapaneseexchangeongreetingeachother,aswellasthelengthandthedepthofthebows,signalsthesocialstatuseachpartyfeelstowardseachother.Italiansmightthinkyourboredunlessyouusealotofgesturesduringdiscussions.ManyAmericanmensitwiththeirlegscrossedwithoneanklerestingovertheoppositeknee.However,thiswouldbeconsideredaninsultinMuslimcountries,whereonewillnevershowthesoleofthefoottoagust.Likewise,Americansconsidereyecontactveryimportant,oftennottrustingsomeonewhoisafraidtolookatyouintheeye.ButinJapanandmanyLatinAmericancountries,keepingtheeyesloweredisasignofrespect.Tolookapartintheeyeisconsideredasignofillbreedingandisfelttobeannoying.Q16:WhatgesturedoBulgariansandGreeksusetoexpressnegativeresponses?Q17:WhatislikelytooffendArabbusinesspeople?Q18:WhatisconsideredimpoliteinMuslimcountries?Passage2TodayI’mgoingtotalkabouttents.Campingisstilloneofthecheapestwaysofhavingaholiday.Andeachyear,over3milli