大学英语(四)听说 Test 2 讲稿

第一篇：大学英语(四)听说 Test 2 讲稿

Part A 1.M: Have you heard the weather report for today? W: Yes.it says that the sandstorm is going to be very bad and we‟re advised to stay indoors.Q: What is the woman talking about? 2.W: Cathy has the habit of keeping us waiting for over 30 minutes.Maybe either you or l should give her a ring before each meeting.M: That's really a nuisance, but I‟ll do it if you want.Q: What will the man probably do? 3.M: it looks like it‟ll take us about six hours‟ drive from here to Chicago.W: it would be more relaxing to take the train.But I guess we should watch our expenses.Q: What does the woman imply? 4.W: Thank goodness!You‟ve finally arrived.The presentation started ten minutes ago.And I was just beginning to panic.M: Sorry I‟m late.The traffic was extremely bad.Q: How did the woman feel when she saw the man? 5.W: The question of owning a handgun has raised a lot of discussion in the country.Dr.Brown, what's your opinion about it? M: Well, as far as I am concerned, the law on this should be changed.Q: Where does the conversation most likely take place? 6.M: I‟ve put in four evenings watching TV this week.I try to watch TV as little as possible, but it‟s so hard.W: I didn‟t watch TV very much.But recently I„m addicted to reality TV Q: What is true of the woman now? 7.M: Don‟t you think online education will replace the traditional education?

W: I doubt it.Schools are here to stay, because they are much more than just book learning.Even though more and more students are going online, l believe few of them will quit school altogether.Q: What does the woman think of conventional schools? 8.W: Congratulations, Leon!You‟re really the pride of our class now.M: Thanks.If you‟re referring to my winning the English speech contest, l don‟t think it‟s such a big deal.You know I‟ve spent two summer vacations learning English in Australia.Q: What do you learn about Leon from the conversation?

Part B Conversation 1 W: I feel so relieved.The finals are over eventually.M: Yes.But to me after all sorts of work I have to do in front of the computer, a quiet walk in the woods can be very restful and relaxing.W: You‟re right there.I feel the same.M: Look, it‟s so pretty when the leaves are changing color.I‟m glad we finally made a decision to come here.W: Changes in nature always make things so beautiful.In the spring, the green grass and leaves make everything seem new.In the autumn when the leaves turn red, yellow and brown, the woods are full of colors.No wonder autumn is also called fall.When leaves fall on the ground, they cover it like a blanket.M: You know so much about biology.Actually so far as l know, tree leaves change color because in the autumn days are shorter than in the summer, and the number of daylight hours decreases.I‟m sure this does not sound very romantic, but it's scientifically accurate.W: Scientifically accurate or not, I just enjoy looking at the trees that can have a dozen different shades of color in the sunlight.M: So long as you enjoy looking at the trees and leaves, it‟s worth spending the day here.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you‟ve just heard.9.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? 10.What are the two speakers mainly talking about? 11.Why do tree leaves change color according to the man? 12.What can we learn from the conversation?

Conversation 2 M: Wow, it‟s hard to believe you‟re 60 years old, Emi.You sure don‟t look it.W: Thank you, you are so sweet, Brian.M: Yeah, you seem so much younger and have more energy than most people l know your age.W: I must say l don‟t feel I„m 60 either.I guess staying active is the key, and being positive, too.Besides, a healthy diet can slow down aging and maintaining an optimistic view on aging can add years.M: But I wonder what we‟ll be doing when we‟re your age.It‟s difficult to imagine what I„ll be doing ten years from now--let alone when I‟m 60.W: You? Ten years from now? That‟s easy.To my mind, you‟ll be a very successful doctor and you‟ll be running two or three large clinics.And you‟ll have already discovered a cure for some terrible disease.M: By the time I‟m 40? Not likely---but I do kind of like the idea.W: And I guess you‟ll be living in a huge mansion with your wife and kids.Hmm, I like it!M: l like the mansion idea.And of course I'll have made my first million by then, too.W: Now that‟s being positive.M: Right.We can all dream, Emi.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you‟ve just heard.13.What is the secret of staying young according to the woman? 14.What do you know about the man? 15.Which of the following is true of the Woman?

Part C Directions: Listen to the passage three times and fill in the blanks with the missing words.(10 points)Public opinion polls are regularly conducted and published in many countries.They measure not only support for political parties but also public opinion on a wide range of social and political issues.They are frequently published in major newspapers and are generally accepted as useful tools by businesses, political organizations, the mass media, the government, and academic research groups.Hundreds of public polling firms operate around the world.The Gallup Poll and Harris Poll are among the best known in the US.In business, polls are used to test consumers‟ preferences and to discover what gives a product its appeal.Responses to commercial polls help businesses in planning marketing and advertising strategies and in making changes in a product to increase its sales.In politics, polls are used to obtain information about voters‟ attitudes toward issues and candidates, to put forward candidates with winning potential, and to plan campaigns.Polling organizations have also been successful in predicting the outcome of elections.By polling voters on Election Day, it is often possible to determine the probable winner even before the voting booths close.Newspapers, magazines, radio and television are heavy users of public opinion polling information, especially political information that helps to predict election results or measure the popularity of government officials and candidates.The public‟s attitude toward various social, economic, and international issues is also considered newsworthy.Part D Passage 1 Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman.A man goes shopping because he needs something.His purpose is settled and decided in advance.He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it;the price is a secondary consideration.All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want.If the shop has it in Stock, the Salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on proceeds at once.All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone‟s satisfaction.How does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way.Her shopping is not often based on need.She has never fully made up her mind what She wants, and she may begin her shopping with the assumption that “l just want to have a look around.“ She will try on many dresses.She is determined to find something that everyone thinks suits her.Most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes.They are always looking for the unexpected bargains.Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may spend hours choosing the dresses she wants to try on.It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one.Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you‟ve just heard.26.What does the passage mainly discuss? 27.What does a man do when he buys clothes according to the passage? 28.Which of the following most particularly interest women? 29.What can we learn from the passage?

Passage 2 Lifestyle is the way a person lives;it includes work, leisure time, hobbies, other interests, and personal philosophy.One person‟s lifestyle may be dominated by work with few social activities.Another‟s may involve hobbies, recreational activities or various friends.There is little doubt that lifestyles are changing and that these changes will have an impact on the way business operates in the years ahead.Several cases are causing lifestyle changes in some developed countries.First, there is more leisure time than ever before.The workweek is now less than forty hours, as compared with seventy hours a century ago.Some experts believe it will be twenty-five hours or less in a few decades.Several firms have adopted four-day workweeks with more hours per day.Others have cut down on the number of working hours each week.Reduced work schedules mean increased leisure time.Second, families have fewer children than before---and young couples are postponing childbirth instead of having children early in the marriage.This trend has forced many businesses to modify their competitive strategies.Gerber Products Company used to advertise “babies are our business---our only business”.Now Gerber products include infant and toddler clothing, stuffed animals and accessories such as bottles, baby powder and so on.Third people are better and more prosperous now than they were earlier.These advantages bring with them the freedom to question the current lifestyles and examine new ones.Inquiries of this nature have sometimes led to personal lifestyle changes.Today‟s youth, for example, are not only better educated but more independent and individualistic than past generations.The business world is only beginning to realize how people‟s lifestyles can influence their behavior as employees, consumers and members of society Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you‟ve just heard 30.What does the passage mainly tell us? 31.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage? 32.What does the speaker say about today‟s youth?

Passage 3 A movement to make US hotels smoke-free got a boost on Thursday when Woodfin Suite Hotels, owner of 18 hotels in 11 states, said its six California properties will go smoke-free starting September 1.The announcement followed a similar move by Howard Johnson International Inc., which said in June that its hotel in Williamsburg would become the chain‟s first smoke-free property.And on August 1, Apple Core Hotels turned its 80-room Comfort inn Midtown in New York City‟s Theater District into a no-smoking property.Hotel owners said they hope to make up for any lost business by winning over guests who prefer a smoke-free environment, but most admitted the move is largely experimental and traveler reaction will be closely watched before any major expansion of their programs.Apple Core Chief Operating Officer said his company decided to take the no-smoking plunge for a simple reason: demand.“it has nothing to do with public policy,” he said.“There‟s tremendous demand.People are very upset when they‟ve been promised a smoke-free room and they get a smoked-in room instead." The handful of hotel owners who have taken the no-smoking plunge say the move will also help them save money in their housekeeping departments.The process of “de-smoking” a room---eliminating all the negative effects when a room has been smoked in-typically costs about $500 per room.Smoking rooms also face higher costs associated with more frequent carpet shampooing, curtain cleaning and minor repairs for such things as cigarette burns in fabrics, according to hotel managers.Furthermore, smoking rooms often take longer to clean than their no-smoking counterparts because they must be deodorized each day.It is also a benefit to the employees who can clean the rooms much faster.And employees who don‟t smoke won‟t get the smell.Even smokers complain when they walk in and get the smell of stale smoke.Despite the benefit of going smoke-free, however, many hotels may be reluctant to completely do away with smoking rooms in the near future.It will be more the personal preference of the owner doing it, whereas the public company has to be more careful because it limits the demand.Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you‟ve just heard.33.What is the passage mainly about? 34.What do we know about Woodfin Suite Hotels? 35.What is the main reason why some owners want to ban smoking in their hotels.

第二篇：大学英语(四)听说 Test 1讲稿

Tapescript of Test 1

Part A Directions: you’re going to hear eight short conversations between two speakers.At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said.Both the conversation and the question will be read only once.Listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you hear.(8 points)

1.M: What was it like growing up in Market Street, San Francisco? Was it safe?

W: I think so.My mom used to send me to the supermarket nearby and I’d go and shop when i was about 14 year’s old.Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 2.M: Have your parents approved of your engagement to Jack, Mary?

W: Well, my mom agrees to think about it.But my dad says he won’t give it a thought.Q: What does the woman mean about her parents’ attitude? 3.M: I’ve never heard such a fascinating lecture on solar energy.But you don’t seem impressed.Don't you like it, Sally?

W: Well, i must admit that i dozed off most of the time.I think it’s too difficult for me to understand.Q: How did the woman feel about the lecture? 4.W: I hear that you work part-time at a supermarket.What do you do there?

M: I work in the produce section.I also stock shelves.Sometime when it really gets busy, i help at the checkout counter.Q: What does the man occasionally do at the supermarket? 5.W: Have you got a job, Phil?

M: Yeah, i do yard work for the people in the neighborhood, cutting grass, raking fallen leaves, planting trees and pulling out weeds, things like that?

Q: What does Phil do? 6.M: The trees on our campus are really beautiful.W: You’re right, and they are useful, too.They cut down on our need for air conditioning, don’t you think?

Q: What does the woman mean? 7.W: Professor Webster has a class this afternoon from 2:30 to 4.But he won’t be able to make it because he’s lost his voice.M: Does he want me to try to find somebody else to take his place?

Q: What does the man mean? 8.M: Can you come to the concert to me this weekend, or do you have to prepare for the exams nest week?

W: Frankly speaking i still have a lot to do for the exams but maybe a break would do me good.Q: What will the woman probably do?

Part B

Directions: You’ll hear two conversations.Each will be read once.Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.(7 points)

Conversation 1 M: Have you ever heard about reality TY, Sally? W: Reality TV? What’s that? M: Reality TV refers to a new kind of TV program, it involves ordinary people who participate in a certain contest.It’s fun.W: I don’t care for it, Tom.What I enjoy most is knitting and reading books.M: Well, I like watching TV a lot and I learn a lot from it.W: It doesn’t teach you to do anything, does it? You just sit there and stare at TV.That’s not learning.M: But I do learn.And I fell relaxed while watching it.Life’s not all work, you know.W: But I like doing things while I rest.Life’s too short for us to waste time.M: Dear, as I’ve said many times, we’re different.There are two kinds of people in the word...W: I know, I know.Those who are never happy unless they’re running about doing things...M: That’s right, and those who are never happy unless they’re doing nothing.I’m one of the latter and you...W: I’m one of the former.And I’m proud of it.M: So now we agree.Live, and let live.Now you can go peacefully back to your knitting, and I can watch TV.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conservation you’ve just heard.9.What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? 10.What are they mainly talking about? 11.Which of the following is true of the woman? 12.What can we learn about the man from the conversation?

Conversation 2 Tim: Hello? Alice: Hello.Tim.This is Alice.I’m in a bit of a crisis.Tim: What happened? Alice: I’m afraid I won’t be on the flight this afternoon.I got held up in the traffic on the way to the airport here and, basically by the time I got here there were no seats left.The airline had oversold the seats.I don’t know what to do.What do you think I should do? Tim: Will, the best thing to do is to get a seat on another airline.You could ask your airline to arrange for it.There might be a later flight tonight, or a flight tomorrow morning.Alice: Well, if I have to stay overnight at the airport, I don’t think I have enough cash to pay bills.I seemed to have left my credit card at home.Tim: Oh, that’s unfortunate.Alice: So ,what do you think I should do ? Tim: Well, the only thing to do is...Er...For us to pay for your room and you can pay us back later.I could probably authorize payment over phone.I’ll give them my credit card number and they’ll charge it to me.Alice: Thank you so much, Tim.Tim: It’s a pleasure.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.13.Why couldn’t Alice get on her flight? 14.What would be the problem if Alice had to stay overnight at the airport? 15.What did Tim suggest as a solution to the problem?

Part C Directions: Listen to the passage three times and fill in the blanks with the missing words.(10 points)

Health experts have warned for many years that cigarette smoking can lead to heart disease, cancer and other medical problems.But smokers still find it extremely difficult to stop.The American Cancer Society decided to do something to help them kick this bad habit.Every year the group organizes a national non-smoking day in an attempt to get smokers to quit smoking.The organization is asking all smokers to stop smoking at least for 24 hours.They hope this will eventually enable many people to permanently kill the habit.The cancer society officials will give telephone callers advice on how to stop smoking.Smokers also can call a special telephone number to hear recorded messages by doctors.Some businesses will offer their workers candy or chewing gum to help them fight down the carve for smoking.Some companies are offering special gifts and lower prices to people who sign an agreement to stop smoking.And Americans who do not smoke are being asked to help just one person quit smoking during the 24-hour campaign.Part D Directions: You’re going to hear three passages.Each will be read once.Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.(10 points)

Passage 1

In many ways ours is a world without boundaries.Being a citizen of a particular nation is almost as much as being a resident of a particular town or province.Boundaries between countries are fading.People are free to move from one country to another due to the relaxation of immigration laws in the last century.Nowadays many countries have fairly simple requirements for obtaining citizenship and voting rights.In Europe, for example, the European Union’s membership has grown to 27countires.It has developed a common body of laws, common policies and practices, and a great deal of cooperation among its members.The adoption of the single currency, the euro, by 16 of its 27 member countries and the circulation of euro cash in January 2002 have enabled citizens in these countries to move about even more freely.In addition, all of the major organized religions, including Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam, are alive and well, but less clearly and exclusively identified with specific cultures and geographic regions.People everywhere feel free to convert to other religions, and many people identify themselves with more than one religion.Since 1995, which is called the Year of the Internet, cyberspace has become a rich and realistic realm of experience.Communications among people among the world have never been so easy and so fast.The world in cyberspace is truly without boundaries.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.26.What is the passage mainly about? 27.How many members did the European Union have when this passage was written? 28.What can you learn from the passage?

Passage 2

Twenty years ago when i studied in New York, i began studying how people became millionaires.Surveying residents of stylish neighborhoods across the country, i discovered something very odd.Quite a lot who live in expensive homes and drive luxury cars don’t have much wealth.They may earn a fair amount of money, but they spend it all.Then i discovered something much odder: many who have a great deal of wealth don’t live in stylish neighborhoods.They don’t drive luxury cars.In one large metropolitan area i surveyed, fewer than half the millionaires lived in high-rent districts.That small insight changed my life.It led me out of an academic career, and inspired me to write.I wrote three books on affluence in two years.And it made me an adviser to corporations that sell products to individuals with high net wealth.What most people don’t realize is that wealth isn’t the same as income.If you made $1 million a year and spend $1 million, you’re not getting wealthier, you’re just living high.So if you ask me what is wealth, I can say wealth is what you accumulate, not what you spend.Question 29 to 31 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.29.What did the speaker do originally? 30.Who most likely live in expensive houses according to the passage? 31.What can we learn from the passage?

Passage 3

When it comes to leisure activities, Americans aren’t quite the fun-seekers they’ve been supposed to be.For one out of five, weekends and vacations are consumed by such drudgeries as house-cleaning, yard-working and cooking;only one-third of them enjoy the luxury of relaxing in the sun, going camping, playing sports, or simply relaxing.These are among the conclusions reached by a recent poll in which more than 1,120 employed Americans were asked how they occupy themselves on days they are not at work.According to the poll, older people, the rich, and the well-educated are most apt to spend their spare time doing the things they “want to do” rather than those they “have to do”.Overall, high-salaried people were more active then those with lower incomes---they reported watching less television and were more likely to engage in social and cultural activities.Furthermore, those with college degrees were about twice as likely as those with no more than a high school education to spend time playing sports(42% compared with 23%)

On the subject of vacations, the study found that college graduates were more likely than those with only high school degrees to have vacation plans(80% versus 60%).Of those who did intend to take some time off, 46% planned a sightseeing vacation(34% in the United States, 12%abroad), 34%expected to visit friends or relatives, 22% headed for the beach or lake, and 12% intended to relax at home.People who are divorced, widowed, or separated, the survey concluded, are the least likely of any group to take a vacation---and the least likely to attach any importance to it.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.32.What is the passage mainly about? 33.How do most people in the US spend their vacation according to the passage? 34.Which of the following adjectives best describes the passage? 35.Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?

第三篇：新视界大学英语四 英语翻译

Unit 1 1 我天天要面对的是：磕破了的膝盖、系成死扣的鞋带、已经听了十多遍的脑筋急转弯、发霉的生日蛋糕、受到伤害的情感、不知所以的故事、丢了的单只鞋子（“你要找不到它，妈妈会杀了我的。”）。2我没有律师非凡的语言能力，没有建筑工人强大的体力，没有外科医生卓越的指挥能力，也没有商人的方法与手段。几年前，当我面试一个小学教师职位的时候，每位校长都充满信心地对我说，作为男性我比女性求职者更有优势，因为他们缺少男教师。

4成为教务长或校长从来不是我的职业目标，但他们似乎希望我作为男性愿意在这个职业的阶梯上继续攀登。

5如果我的工作在福利待遇方面更像传统的男性工作的话，或许我和男士们之间的话会更多一些。

1． 尽管我在那家公司有机会升职，我仍然选择了离开，去从事我热爱的工作。（although+could have done；promotion）Although I could have got promotion in that company, I chose to leave and pursue the job I love.2． 你最先要遵从的不是你的老板，而是这个行业的规则。It is not your boss but the rules of the industry(that)you should first comply with.3． 一份好的简历是找到工作的第一步，因此今天我们提出讨论的是如何写份好简历。(what-clause;bring up)A good resume

is

the

first

step

to

getting

a job.SO what we bring up for discussion today is how to write a good resume.4． 人们工作往往是为了谋生，而不是出于爱好。

People work , more often than not ,for the sake of making a living rather than out of passion.5． 据面试官反馈，大部分接受面试的毕业生都说不出他们能为公司做些什么。

According to the interviewer’s feedback , most graduates couldn’t say what they can contribute to the company.Unit 2 1 然而，过去我大部分的工作实际上都是在没有藏书可参考的情况下完成的，我把这点看成优势而非劣势。那时候，带星号的书籍是禁止年轻人阅读的——根据人们认定的不道德的程度，书被分别标记一颗、两颗或三颗星号。生活中最难的就是学会做对自己绝对有益的事，这点至关重要。4你如果忠实于自己的话，你会发现单单通过努力抵制自己的冲动，你已然获得成长，也变得更加成熟。5不仅如此，如果他喜欢某个作者，他会阅读他所写的每一本书，以及他的信件和所有关于他的书。读书不仅仅影响到个人，还影响到整个民族。(not only + inversion;as a whole)Not only does reading influence a single person, but it also influences a nation as a whole.2.和老者在一起就像是读一本厚厚的书，令人爱不释手。(part with)Being in the company of the old like reading a thick book, which you don’t want to part with.3.如今虽然读书的人越来越少了，但仍有人嗜书如命。(look upon / on as)Although nowadays fewer and fewer people read books, there are still some people who look upon / on books as their lives.4.他有买书的习惯，但买了之后，大都束之高阁。(lie idle on the shelf)He had the habit of buying books, but most of the books would lie idle on the shelf after he had bought them.5.在路边的一个小书店里，我碰巧看到了这本我渴望已久的书。(stumble upon;long to do sth)I stumbled upon the book I longed to have for quite a long time in a small roadside bookstore.Unit 3 1 从1960年到2010年的任何一部时尚史都不能忽略或低估两个恒在的因素：牛仔裤和女性裙子长度的变化。时尚编辑们一致认为：除了个别情况外，女性裙子的长度和经济之间有着密切的联系。

随着20世纪90年代世界经济的再次反弹，年轻人在时尚方面变得更为大胆。

4有时裙子底边甚至可以预测股市行情。在整个50年期间，时尚风格变化巨大，而且变化通常由人们想要归属某个亚文化群体的愿望所激发。

1． 他对时尚的东西有一种天生的抵制，因此和他谈时尚毫无疑义。He has a natural resistance to anything fashionable, so there is no point talking fashion with him.2． 很多知名品牌是以设计师本人的名字命名的。Many famous brands were named after their designers.3． 过去的30年见证了中国经济的发展，也见证了时尚的变迁。The past 30 years saw the development of Chinese economy as well as the changes in fashion.4． 今年夏季的流行服装究竟会是什么，现在还很不清楚。Excatly what will be the fashionable clothes in the summer remains unknown yet.5． 有人认为，如今女性的穿着越来越暴露了，而相比之下，男性的穿着却很保守。

Some people think that nowadays women are exposing more and more of themselves , while in contrast men are dressing more conservatively.Unit 4 1晚上他有时会听歌剧，闭上眼睛，让思绪随着美妙的歌声起起伏伏。2 我坐在这里，已经奄奄一息，但我可以告诉你，钱或权力都无法带给你你需要的感觉，不管你有多少钱财或多大的权力。即使莫里银行账户中的钱在迅速减少，这个家已经实实在在地成为了一个富裕的家庭。全身心投入地爱他人，全身心投入到你身边的社区，全身心投入地去创造让你觉得有目标、有意义的事物。

5我这样做主要是因为我不想让他看到我的眼睛，不想让他知道我的心思，不想让他知道，自从毕业后，我大部分的生活就是在追求这些被他一直谴责的东西——更大的玩物、更好的房子。1.我羡慕那些为了梦想而不是为了金钱扑在事业上的人。I admire those who devote themselves to a career for their dreams rather than for money.2.爱情、友情、幸福、知识、健康，这些都是金钱无法替代的无价之宝

Love, friendship, happiness, knowledge, health--all these things are priceless things for which money can’t substitute.3.老实给我讲，物质的东西真的对你一点儿也不重要吗？ To be honest with me, do material things hold no significance for you at all? 4.我们要学会从生活中寻找简单的快乐，而不要盲目的追求物质的东西。

We should learn to find simple pleasure from life instead of pursuing material things blindly.5.看了这部反映亲情的电影，很多人感动的留下了眼泪。

Many people moved to tears after watching the movie reflecting family affection.Unit 5 1.研究发现，男人并没有比女人花更多的时间去谈论诸如政治、工作、艺术和文化事务等“重要”或“高雅”的话题——除非有女人在场（女人在场时情况会有明显的不同）。

2.即便如此，让人费解的是人们，尤其是男性，仍然普遍认为男人交谈是“解决世界问题”，而女人们则是厨房里闲聊。3.我访谈的英国女性一致认为八卦时应使用特定的语调。

4.女性还非常注意八卦时细节的重要性，并再次抱怨男性在这方面的不足，声称男人“永远不知道细节”。

5.英国人八卦礼仪的不成文的规则确实允许男性在听到绘声绘色的八卦时表现出震惊或惊讶，但人们认为用一句恰当的脏话表达这种惊讶更容易让人接受，也更男人。

1． 与传统的观念相反，男性之间也是说闲话的，只是他们说闲话的方式与女性不同而已。

Contrary to traditional views, men also gossip ； they only gossip in

different ways from females.2.女性能够准确地把握生活中的细节，而男性往往对细节不太在意。Females can accurately grasp the details in life,while males are usually careless about them.3． 目前，全国女公务员人数约占公务员总数的三分之一。At present ，women

civil

servants

account

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one third of the country’s total.4． 这篇论文大致讨论的是女性与男性的思维方式有巨大的差别。What the essay argues is to the effect that the female way of thanking is very different from the male.5． 最近的一项调查显示，家务占用了女性大约50%的业余时间。A recent survey revealed that housework accounts for about 50 percent of women’s spare time.Unit6 1 我从未和他正面相视，但我知道，虽然我们的房屋结构完全一样，但是方向却正好相反——我的正门朝东而邻居的正门朝西，我的卧室在后面，下面是他的厨房，而他的卧室在前面，下面是我的厨房，这真是很奇怪。没过多久，又有孩子要照顾了。先是一个笑得开心、睡得很酣的女孩，然后是一个肺活量大得可以把我们所有人都吵醒的男孩。3 最初只是每隔一小时左右沿街有金属剐蹭的声音。但年复一年，道路越来越繁忙。又过了不久，街道上就出现了成排的公共汽车和轿车，缓慢地行驶着，或者等在十字路口。他已经上了年纪，所以行动不便，走起路来非常迟缓，要借助双手来保持平稳，有时还要停下来喘口气。

5甚至连周边也不再是以前的样子了，深夜还有很响的音乐声和叫喊声。坦率地说，这里的交通简直让人无法忍受。远处有一座白色的房子，让我想起来我孩提时的家。(in the distance+inversion)In the distance is a white house, which reminds me of my home when I was a child.2 他习惯了乡下自由自在的生活，住在没有庭院的冷冰冰的大楼里让他难以忍受。(be used to;leisurely;live with)He is used to the leisurely life of the countryside.To live in a cold building without a yard is something he feels hard to live with.3 坦率地说，我很喜欢这座老房子。虽然条件简朴了些，但让人感觉温暖。(to be frank)To be frank, I like the old house very much.Despite its simple conditions, it gives people a feeling of warmth.4 她不愿意搬到市中心去，因为在郊区有很多陪伴她的朋友。(downtown;suburb;keep„company)She doesn’t want to move to the downtown because in the suburbs she has many friends who keep her company.5 这里曾是个花园，每年春天鲜花盛开，非常美丽。(used to be;blossom)There used to be a garden here with beautiful flowers blooming in spring.

第四篇：大学英语四课程介绍

《大学英语四》课程介绍

【课程名称】大学英语四周学时：4学分：3

【英文名称】College English IV

【课程简介】本课程的教学以现代外语教学理论为指导，集多种教学模式和教学手段为一体，通过建设多种模式和多种学习渠道，构建立体化的语言学习环境，以实现大学英语教学中“知识加实践、讲解加自学、素质加综合”的有机结合，培养学生的英语综合应用能力为主，强调实用性外语教学，突出学生的参与性，教学内容的实用性，教师作用的指导性和教学方式的实践性，使学生在今后的工作和社会交往中能用英语有效地进行口头和书面信息交流，同时增强其自主学习能力和综合文化素养，以适应我国经济发展和国际交流的需要。

【先修课程或知识准备】《大学英语四》先修课程是《大学英语三》，学生已完成两学期的大学英语学习。

【考核方式】平时成绩（出勤、作业及课堂表现）25%、期中考试（闭卷）15%、期末考试（闭卷）60%

【主讲教师】熊文、李兰、唐晓磊、王晨曦、【参考教材】

1.王开玉等，《大学英语泛听》1－4，北京，外语教学与研究出版社，2008年。

2．《大学英语教学大纲词汇表》，上海，上海外语教育出版社，2000年。

3．《大学英语教学要求》（试行）

4．《新英汉词典》，上海，上海译文出版社，2003年。

5．胡东华，《新视野大学英语双博士课堂》，机械工业出版社，2006，12

6．胡文仲，《外语的教与学》，北京，外语教学与研究出版社，1989年。

7．郝绍伦，《大学英语应试写作与应用写作》，合肥，中国科学技术出版社，2000年。

8．马德高，《新视野大学英语课文辅导大全》，山东科学技术出版社，2008，8

9．束定芳，《外语教学与改革：问题与对策》，上海，上海外语教育出版社，2004年。

10．章振邦，《新编英语语法教程》，上海，上海外语教育出版社，2004年。

11．赵艳萍，李洁连，《文化与交际》，北京，中国人民大学出版社，1999年。

12.《新视野大学英语》在线（New Horizon College English Online,）

第五篇：大学英语四口语练习

1.Can a person rely on the welfare system for everything? Why? 38.No, he surely can’t rely on the welfare system for everything.It can help a person with some financial problems.Since a disabled person might not be able to work, the government can help give money to live.Still, money is not the only thing that a person needs in order to live.A person needs things for his soul—excitement, strength, adventure and so on.Everyone needs love, too.And a disabled person is not different.He needs these things and he must get them the same way that everyone else does.He must get them on his own.2.Should we ignore our friends and family for the sake of our own interests? 40.Our friends and family must come before our own interests.We must love them whole-heartedly.We must find out their needs and then work to satisfy those needs.By putting friends and family members before our own interests, we can have the best possible lives.If nothing except our own interests occurs in our minds, we will lose our souls.Even if we may achieve our goals, we will lose our friends and family.3.China has declared a war on corruption with a focus on corrupt government officials.Is it possible for China to end corruption? 41.I am sure it is possible to end corruption because I believe in the Chinese people.Though there are exceptions, and those exceptions are causing problems now, I believe that most people are good and honest.What’s more, I believe that most Chinese people are brave.If asked by the government to watch out for and report corruption, most people will do so.They will report corruption wherever they see it.Then actions will be taken against that corruption.Any plan that includes the Chinese people against corruption will work.I believe that ending corruption will be accomplished by China.4.Do you believe that people of different races are equal? Why? 42.I am no racist.So I believe people are all equal.First, groups are similar biologically.We all have the same basic features, but only differ in very superficial ways, like color skin.Also, each group has a culture that has evolved and supported its people, sometimes for thousands of years.And related to this is that each one of these cultures, and each one of these people, is unique and, therefore, special.Each provides color to the world and makes the world a more interesting place.5.How long have you had your mobile phone and why do you choose it?

I had my first mobile phone in senior grade one.Nowadays, In the street, on a bus，in a restaurant, actually in every other public places，you can hear someone speaking with a mobile phone.The mobile phone is so popular because of many reasons.First of all，it is a very useful communication tool.When you are out and you need to contact someone urgently，a mobile phone will enable you to do this if there is no telephone box nearby.Second，it is a fashionable and useful product which many youths want to have.We can use it to learn ,read, listen to music.At last，the prices of mobile phones are dropping as a result of the scientific development.Ordinary people can afford a mobile phone now.The mobile phone is getting more and more accepted by the common public.6.Describe a book, a story or a movie you like most and its influence on your life.The movie I would like to watch again is an Italian movie called „Life is Beautiful‟.I watched it with my Chinese teacher and classmate four years ago.My Chinese teacher downloaded this film from the internet and she told us it was a wonderful movie.At first, I thought it was a comedy since the 1 husband was funny and how he chased his wife was full of surprise.But it turned out to be a tragedy.The man was a Jewish and during the war world two, he and his boy was prisoned by the Nazis.His little boy didn‟t know what happened and the man lied to him that it was just a game.They had to finish every task and behave themselves so that they could gain points to win the game.At the end of the movie, the man was killed by the Nazis for protecting his son.His son thought they won the game and got a tank for prize.But after he grew up, he came to know the truth.I was deeply touched by the love of the great father for his son.He created a beautiful world for his son and protected his son from innocence even at the last time of his life.So this is father‟s love, not so obvious but definitely deep.Maybe we never tried to hug or kiss even said “I love you”, we still remember that father is the one we love deeply.7.Can you tell us your experience of making an excuse because you were late or had forgotten to do something? 8.You are going to tell experience about your last time you ate out at a restaurant.Last time i went to eat out at a restaurant with my close friends for a dinner party.While It was not a good time for us to get there as we could not find a seat.So we had to wait for about half an hour in front of the buffet barbecue restaurant.Fortunately , we found the seats and started to our dinner party.The restaurant offers a great variety of meat , seafood, dessert even Chinese traditional foods.What‟s more, many kinds of drink are free to choose.All those food are so delicious that I can‟t forget the experience.In the end ,we are all stuffed.That day, we all have a good time.9.Which city in your country attracts most visitors, why? As the captain of China, Beijing has been the most popular city of china.In my opinion, the best time to visit Beijing is spring ,for the weather of that time is very fine ,neither too hot nor too cold.The warm wind will make us fell happy.Many people visit Beijing for it's beautiful sence and traditional culture.A visit to the Great Wall, the Summer Palace ,the Olympic Park and many other place are the good choice for us to have a enjoyable journey.When we feel tired after one day's journey ,we can taste the “ Zha Jiang Mian”, “bei jing kao ya”a kind of traditional food in Beijing.There are also many other things we can do in Beijing, as shopping in the big shopping mall, visit the different kinds park.It is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and motorways passing through the city.Beijing is recognized as the political, educational, and cultural center of the People's Republic of China, hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics.As the captain of china,It's a good place for us to have a visit.10.Please tell your experience about bargaining? Once I was in shanghai, I went shopping in the cheng huang temple, for I wanted to buy some souvenirs for my friends.There were so many things on sale that I didn't know what to buy.I saw two statues which looked so beautiful.I decided to buy them.So I asked the price.“It‟s twenty yuan each,“ said the boss.I tried to make a bargain with him.He refused at first, but when I was going to leave, he stopped me and said,” OK, you can have both of them at ten yuan." Therefore, I bought both of them home at last.I was very happy on that day, because it was the first time that I had made a bargain with a businessman so successfully.Since then, I know a good way to make a bargain.When we are shopping, try to appear casual and indifferent while browsing in shops and markets.Never show enthusiasm for the item you want to buy,as the seller may react by jacking up the price.2 That is my answer for the question.3