2012专四真题听力原文及答案标示

Eco-tourismNowadays,manyofustrytoliveinaway/thatwoulddamagetheenvironmentaslittleaspossible./Werecycleournewspapersandbottles;/wetakepublictransporttogettowork;/andwetrytobuylocallyproducedfruitandvegetables./Andwewanttotaketheseattitudesonholidaywithus./Thisiswhyalternativeformsoftourismarebecomingpopularintheworld./Therearelotsofnamesforthesenewformsoftourism:/responsibletourism,naturetourism,adventuretourism,educationaltourismandmore./Althougheveryonemayhaveadifferentdefinition,/mostpeopleagreethatthesenewformsoftourismshoulddothefollowing:/first,theyshouldconservethewildlifeandcultureofthearea;/second,theyshouldbenefitthelocalpeople;/third,theyshouldmakeaprofitwithoutdestroyingnaturalresources;/andfinallytheyshouldprovideanexperiencethattouristswanttopayfor./PARTⅡLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONACONVERSATIONSM:Ruth,doyouknowsomethingabouttheEthicalConsumerResearchAssociation?W:Yes.SofarasIknow,it’sanorganizationthatprovidesinformationforshoppers.M:Oh,whatkindofinformation?W:Well,likelettingshoppersknowwhatthecompaniesaredoingbehindtheproductsthattheyseeonthestoreshelves.And,andtheseshoppersareconcernedwithsomeethicalissues.M:Forexample?W:Well,theymaywanttoknowthattheproducttheyarebuyinghasn’tbeenmadeattheexpenseofthepeoplewhoareproducingit,whetherit’sinthiscountryorabroad.Theymightalsobeconcernedwithotherkindsofissues,forexample,whetherthecompanyisinvolvedinsellingarms.M:But,howcanonebecomeanethicalshopperwhenbuyingthings?W:Onewayofthinkingaboutethicalshoppingisthinkingaboutbuyingless.M:Oh,how?W:Well,youseesometimeswebuyalotmorethanweneed.Webuymoreitemsofclothingthanweneed.Sobeinganethicalshopperreallymeans]thinkingabitbeforeyougoandspendyourmoneyintheshops.M:Couldyougivemesomeadvice?W:Yousee,somethingsmaycostabitmoreintheshortrun,butbeworthitinthelongrun.Soifyouarepayingforquality,somethingwilllastyoulongerandthensaveyourmoney.M:Hmm.W:Andsometimesyoucanbuythingssecond-handandthequalityinmostsecond-handshopsisreallyverygoodthesedays.Soit’saboutthinkingbeforeyoushop.M:Ruth,thanksforyouradvice.M:Pleasure.Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W:Thanks,Mr.Davies.M:Nowwhichcourseareyoudoing?W:I’mdoingmanagementstudieswithEnglishandGerman.M:Huh,howisitallgoing?W:Well,it’snotgoingtoowell.I’mnotreallyenjoyingthecourseand,well,I’mnotveryhappy.M:Allright.Let’stakethingsslowly.Tellmesomethingaboutthecourse.W:Well,thereissomuchwork.Ithoughtthattodotwolanguageswithmanagementstudieswouldbeveryuseful.ButIfindthemanagementcourseverydifficultsometimesandinthestudyofEnglishandGerman,too.ItmeansI’mworkingallthetimeandIneverhavetimetorelax.M:Whataboutyouraccommodation?Areyouhappywiththat?W:Notreally.Imeantheotherstudentsonmycoursearelivinginastudentdormitory.Sotheyseeeachotherallthetime.I’mlivinginarentedroominafamilyhouse.Ieatbreakfastanddinnerwiththefamily,butIgetlonelyintheeveningsandatweekends.M:Somakingfriendsisaproblem,too.W:Yes.M:OK,I’mgoingtomaketwosuggestions.W:Allright?M:First,whichofthetwolanguagesdoyouenjoymost?W:English.Ifinditeasier,too.M:SoI’dlikeyoutogoandseeyourGermantutor,andsaythatyouaregoingtostopattendingGermanclassesforthemoment.W:OK.M:Next,Ithinkyoushouldgotoeachofthefivestudentdormitories.Choosetheoneyoulikebestandaskifyoucouldmoveinthere.Studentsarealwaysmovinginandout,sothereshouldn’tbeaproblem.W:Thanksalotforyouradvice.M:Notatall.Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.M:Hello,Evan.W:Hello,Bob.M:Youknowtodayisaveryspecialday.Thatisthe20thanniversaryoftheWorldWideWeb.W:Ah,theWorldWideWeb.It’sreallychangedourlives,and,andinsuchashortspaceoftime.M:Hmm,definitely.Nowdoyouknowonaveragehowlongdoessomeonespendsurfingtheneteachday?W:Umm,honestlyIdon’tknow.ButIguesspeoplemustspendalotoftimeonthingslikeFacebook.M:Hmm,that’strue.W:AndI’msurealmosteveryoneusestheInternetnow.ButIwonderhowwecopewithoutit.M:Wellitmightbeabitdifficultwithoutit.W:Iguessso.Forinstance,somepeopleneeditforsocialrelationships.M:Yes,especiallythosewhoarefaraway.KeepingincontactwithfriendsandfamilywouldbeimpossiblewithouttheInternet.W:ButaretherepeoplewhowouldcopewithoutInternet?M:Yes,thereare.Thesepeoplehavesomealternatives.W:Whatkind?M:Forexample,wecouldwritetoeachotherlikeweusedtobeforewehavetheInternet.Itwouldbelovelytogetmorehand-writtenlettersfromfriendsandfamilyratherthanjuste-mails,Ithink.W:That’swhatwecall“snailmail”.Butofcourse,lotsmorepaperwouldmeanthatweneedbiggerfilecabinets.M:Yes,well,it’sstillincrediblehowtheWorldWideWebhasexpandedin20yearsandhowmuchwenowrelyonit.Iwonderwhatitwouldbelikeafteranother20years.W:Well,forbetterorworse,theWebwillhaveagreaterimpactonourlifeandsociety.SECTIONBPASSAGESQuestions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Ifyouarearesident,you’llfinditusefultoopenabankaccount.Allthelargebankshaveanetworkofbranchesacrossthecountryandalloffersimilarservices.Avisittoanyoneofthemwillbeafriendlyexperience.However,toopenanaccount,youhavetobepreparedtoproveyouridentityinanumberofways.You’llfindyourpassportuseful,butthebankwillalsowanttoseesomeformofproofthatyouarelivingwhereyousayyouare.Thiscanbep