2003年1月英语四级听力小对话部分原文及试题

第一篇：2003年1月英语四级听力小对话部分原文及试题

2003年1月英语四级听力小对话部分原文：

Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)

1.M: Mary, would you join me for dinner tonight?

W: You treated me last weekend.Now, it's my turn.Shall we try something Italian?Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

2.W: Good afternoon, I'm calling to inquire about the four bedroom house you advertised in the newspaper.M: I am sorry, but it's already sold.Q: What do we learn about the house from the conversation?

3.W: John, what are you doing on your computer? Don't you remember your promise?

M: This is not a game.It's only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.Q: What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

4.M: Do you still keep in touch with your parents regularly after all these years?

W: Yes, of course.I call them at weekends when the rates are down fifty percent.Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

5.M: Hurry, there is a bus coming.W: Why run? There will be another one in two or three minutes.Q: What does the woman mean?

6.M: Wow, that's a big assignment we got for the English class.W: Well, it's not as bad as it looks.It isn't due until Thursday morning.Q: What does the woman mean?

7.W: Hello, is that Steve? I'm stuck in a traffic jam.I'm afraid I can't make it before seven o'clock.M: Never mind.I'll be here waiting for you.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

8.M: You really seem to enjoy your literature class.W: You're right.It has opened a new world for me.I'm exposed to the thoughts of some of the world's best writers.I've never read so much in my life.Q: What does the woman mean?

9.W: Listen to me, Joe, the exam is already a thing of the past.Just forget about it.M: That's easier said than done.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?

10.M: I hear you drive a long way to work everyday.W: Oh, yes.It's about sixty miles.But it doesn't seem that far, the road is not bad, and

there's not much traffic.Q: How does the woman feel about driving to work?

2003年1月英语四级听力小对话部分试题：

Part I Listening Comprehension 20 minutes)

Section A

1.A)They are both anxious to try Italian food.B)They are likely to have dinner together.C)The man will treat the woman to dinner tonight.D)The woman refused to have dinner with the man.2.A)It’s only for rent, not for sale.B)It’s not as good as advertised.C)It’s being redecorated.D)It’s no longer available.3.A)Colleagues.B)Husband and wife.C)Employer and employee.D)Mother and son.4.A)She contacts her parents occasionally.B)She phones her parents regularly at weekends.C)She visits her parents at weekends when the fares are down.D)She often call her parents regardless of the rates.5.A)The next bus is coming soon.B)The bus will wait a few minutes at the stop.C)There are only two or three passengers waiting for the bus.D)They can catch this bus without running.6.A)The assignment looks easy but actually it’s quite difficult.B)The assignment is too difficult for them to complete on time.C)They cannot finish the assignment until Thursday.D)They have plenty of time to work on the assignment.7.A)The man will go to meet the woman this evening.B)The man and the woman have an appointment at 7 o’clock.C)The woman can’t finish making the jam before 7 o’clock.D)The woman won’t be able to see the man this evening.8.A)She’s learned a lot from the literature class.B)She’s written some books about world classics.C)She’s met some of the world’s best writers.D)She’s just back from a trip round the world.9.A)The exam was easier than the previous one.B)Joe is sure that he will do better in the next exam.C)Joe probably failed in the exam.D)The oral part of the exam was easier than the written part.10.A)She is tired of driving in heavy traffic.B)She doesn’t mind it as the road conditions are good.C)She is unhappy to have to drive such a long way every day.D)She enjoys it because she’s good at driving.试题答案：

1.B2.D3.D4.B5.A

6.D7.B8.A9.C10.B

第二篇：四级听力对话部分常用场景词

四级听力对话部分常用场景词

学习场景

apply for 申请 business degree 商学院学位 pay your own way 自己支付各种费用

semester 学期（美国英语）term 学期（英国英语）biology 生物学 registration 注册

course 课程 class permit 听课证 optional course（elective course）选修课 literature class 文学课

professor 教授 lecturer 讲师 barely stay awake 几乎不能保持清醒

complicated 复杂 extra copies 多余的篇子 briefing 剪报

informative 信息量大 presentation 陈述，解释，示范 mission 任务，使命

nervous 紧张的 contest 比赛 calm平静的 contestant 参赛选手

a large audience 一大群观众 talk of the town 镇上谈论的焦点 shaking all over 浑身发抖 not a big deal 不是什么大不了的事情 beyond me 超出我的理解范围

reading assignment 阅读任务 selectively 有选择地 chapter by chapter 一章一章地 theory 理论

read through 从头到尾地读 plot 情节 cover a few chapters 涉及了几个章节 intensively 精细地 character 人物角色

typing errors 打字错误 revise 修订 quality paper 好纸 get it published 出版 proofread 校对 paragraph 段落

final exam 期末考试 fail 不及格，失败 mid-term 期中考试 results(pl)分数

stay up 熬夜 release 发布（分数）

two sleepless nights 两天两夜没睡觉 be through with 结束，完成

交通运输场景

fare 车票 license 驾照 rush hours 高峰时间 traffic jam 交通堵塞 overtake 超车 超过 one way street 单行道 over speed 超速 police officer 交警 ticket 罚单 fine 罚金

fast way / express way / highway 高速公路 motor way 机动车道 super way 飞机机动车道 free way 免费高速公路交通工具 plane / train / bus / bike / walk/ taxi

tunnel / channel 隧道 ring road 环线 subway（美）/ underground（英）地铁 metro 地道/(法国)地铁 overhead 轻轨 flyover 人行天桥

parking lot 停车场 maintain 保养 break down 抛锚 garage 修车场 scratches 刮蹭single lane 单行道 No-parking sign 禁止停车标志

bus stop 车站 passengers 乘客 crowded 拥挤的 sleeper 卧铺view 景色 scenery 景色

机场场景

plane / craft 飞机 book 订票 timetable 时间表 destination 目的地 passenger乘客

flight 航班 wait for further notice 等候进一步通知 captain机长 Air hostess/stewardess空姐 open ticket /one way ticket 单程票 round trip ticket 来回票 non-stop / direct flight 直航 transfer / lay over / stop over 转机

first / business / economy cabin(class)头等 / 商务 / 经济 舱

confirm the flight 确认航班 check in 登记 boarding card 登机牌gate 登机口 security check 安检 see off 送行

送别时的祝语： keep in touch 保持联系 safe landing 安全着陆 board 登机 take off 起飞 departure 离港

safety / seat belt 安全带 land 着陆 arrival 进港 pick up 接机

电话场景

mobile phone 手机 pay phone 公用电话 telephone box/booth 电话亭 yellow page(电话簿中刊载公司、厂商电话的)黄页 dial（拨电话号码）/ press（按电话号码）extension 分机 operator 总机

put through 接通 wrong number / there is no one by this name 电话号码错了/ 没有这个人 is not in/is out 不在 hold on 不要挂断稍等

take/leave a message 留言 hang up / get off 挂断

credit call 记账式电话 bill the call into the 3rd party 免费电话 collect call 对方付费电话

公司场景

job vacancy 有空缺职位 letter of application 求职信 resume 简历 resume包括几部分：

basic / personal info.基本信息/个人资料 academic background 教育背景 work experience 工作经验

certificates and honors 证书和荣誉

suit 西装

tie 领带casual 随便 休闲

interview 面试 offer 聘用信 work overtime 加班 ask for a raise 加钱 wage 周薪 salary 日薪 bonus奖金 allowance 津贴 annual income 年收入 promotion 升职fire 解雇 resign 辞职 work / job / career / course 工作 post / position / title 职位

职务假期休息的说法（依次是从大到小）：

holiday 假日，假期 vacation 休假 annual leave 年假 sick leave 病假 rest 休息 break 指喝杯茶、喝杯咖啡的休息 break away 离开一会

travel 出差

开会涉及词汇：appointment 约会 move on to 继续 confirm 确认 the next item 下一议题个

cancel 取消 presentation 陈述，解释，示范

come in one’s place 代表某人来 replace 取代 on behalf of 代表

租房场景

live on campus 住校 live off campus 住校外

for sale 可销售的房子 for rent / lease 可出租的房子 to let 可出租的房子 rent 租金 utilities 公用事业费

inquire about 询问apartment 公寓（美国英语）flat 公寓（英国英语）double-bedroom 两室的location 位置 suburb / downtown 市郊 / 市中心

condition 住房条件 furnished 配家具 unfurnished 无装修 leaking 漏水 blackout 断 电 environment 环境 transportation 交通

land lord 房东 land lady 房东太太 tenant 房客 roommate室友

neat 整洁的 considerate 体贴的，细心的messy / untidy 脏乱的 noisy 吵闹的医院场景

see a doctor 去医院看医生 send for a doctor 让医生出诊 health center / clinic 卫生所 / 门诊部

physician 内科医生 surgeon 外科医生 dentist 牙医

make an appointment 预约 emergency 急诊 check up / exam 检查

常见疾病：cold（感冒）—— flu（流感）—— headache（头痛）—— sore throat（嗓子痛）—— fever（发烧）—— toothache（牙疼）—— stomachache（胃疼）——dizzy 头晕 ——have the ankle twisted 扭到脚踝——high blood pressure 高血压 exhausted 筋疲力尽的 appetite 胃口 blood vessel 血管

prescribe 开药方 pill / tablet 药片 liquid 喝药水 injection / shot 注射 operation 手术 medical result 诊断结果

邮局场景

post / send / mail 寄 letter / mail 信 registered mail 挂号信 regular mail平信 airmail 航空信 parcel / package 包裹 telegram / cable 电报 rate 费率 overweight 超重 postage 邮资

email 电子邮件 reply 回复 log in 登录 log off 退出

forward the mail to 把邮件转发给 forward 转发 cc（carbon copy）抄送 bcc（blind carbon copy）秘密抄送 subject 主题 attachment 附件

天气场景

cloud over 天阴起来 sweat 出汗

clear up 天晴起来 swing 不稳定,极端

weather forecast 天气预报 coupled with strong wind 伴有强风 freezing 非常冷

娱乐场景

Global theatre 环球剧院 drama 戏剧 Grand theatre 大剧院 impressive 令人印象深刻的too dramatic to be true 太假了 audience 观众 play the boss 扮演老板 out of the way 太远了 the greatest hit 大片 appreciate 欣赏 a long queue 长队(be)sold out 卖完了

basketball season 篮球赛季 tennis 网球 camping 野营 badminton 羽毛球 jogging 慢跑 performance 表现 fishing 钓鱼 keep fit 保持健康

餐饮/饭店场景：

Italian restaurant 意大利餐馆 popular 受人喜爱的 environment 环境 crowded 拥挤的 on diet 节食 A table for four四个人的桌子, bar酒吧, beer啤酒, bill账单, cafeteria自助餐厅, restaurant餐馆, contain 含有dessert 甜点 salad 沙拉 steak 牛排, sandwich三明治, sauce酱/果酱, snack点心/零食, soft drink果汁/软饮料, soup汤, spirit雪碧, tip小费, French fries法式炸土豆条, hamburger汉堡包, ice cream冰淇淋, to have a sweet tooth喜欢吃甜的

main dish主菜, menu菜单, pizza比萨, to dine out/ to eat out外出吃饭, to go Dutch AA制, to make a reservation预订, to order预订, to reserve预订, to serve服务, whisky威士忌, chef大厨, diner吃饭的人/顾客, waiter服务生, waitress女服务员.酒店场景

Baggage cart行李车, reception desk前台, bathroom浴室, double room双人间, single room单人间 hotel旅馆, information desk咨询台, inn酒馆/旅馆, luggage行李, motel汽车旅馆, registration form注册表/登记表, room number房间号, room service房间服务, to book预订, to check in入住, to check out付账后离开.Doorman看门的人/门童, receptionist前台人员, porter行李搬运工

其他

closed 关门 open 开门 office hours / business hours / working hours 工作时间，营业时间 关于开关: power on / off 开/关 turn on / off 开/关

switch on / off 开/ 关（这个词只能用于与电有关的开关，不能用于水龙头之类的开关）干杯 cheers/ propose a toast to/ bottom up the best book 最好的书 the best thing 最好的事情

the last thing(I want to do)最不愿意做的事情 the last man 最不愿意见的人

best seller 畅销 sell up 卖完，卖光 售罄 sell out卖完，卖光 售罄 / 出卖朋友或原则 sell off 低价处理库存商品

selling machine 自动售货机 selling point 卖点 count the days 渴望

count on = dependent / rely on依靠 依赖

count in 把……考虑在内 count for nothing 一钱不值 count for little 无足轻重 count for much 举足轻重 count down 倒计时 count up 相加 count up to

购物：size 型号 come in all sizes 号全 model 款 discount 折扣 latest technology 最新的科技 reduce 减少

人际关系：hear from 听到某人消息 get along 与……相处 be mad with 对某人生气 get in touch with 和……联系 keep in touch with 和…保持联系 lose touch with 和…失去联系

第三篇：2013年12月英语四级听力原文

2013年12月英语四级听力填空原文 When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate apart and alone, they replied, “Because it is right.” If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks, or why their men wear pants instead of skirts or why they may be married to only one person at a time, we are likely to get similar and very uninformative answers because it’s right, because that’s the way it’s done, because it’s the custom or even I don’t know.The reason for these and countless other patterns of social behavior is that they are controlled by social norms shared rules or guide lines which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation.Norms define how people ought to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society.We conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist.In fact we are much more likely to notice departures from norms than conformity to them.You will not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little startled if they bowed, started to stroke you or kissed you on both cheeks.Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world.When we visit another society whose norms are different, we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that way.

第四篇：2011年12月英语四级听力原文

2011年12月英语四级听力原文

11：W: This crazy bus schedule has got mecompletely confused.I can’t figure out when my bus to Cleveland leaves?

M: Why don’t you just go to the ticket window and ask?

Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

12.W: I really enjoyed the TV Special about giraffes lastnight.Did you get home in time to see it?

M: Oh, yes.But I wish I could have stayed awake long enoughto see the whole thing。

Q: What does the man mean?

13.W: Airport, please.I’m running a little late, so justtake the fastest way even if it’s not the most direct。

M: Sure, but there’s a lot of traffic everywhere todaybecause of the football game。

Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

14.W: May I make a recommendation, sir? Our sea food with thisspecial sauce is very good。

M: Thank you.But I don’t eat shellfish, I’m allergic to it。

W: Where does this conversation most probably take place?

15.W: Now one more question if you don’t mind, what position ina company appeals to you most?

M: Well, I’d like the position of sales manager if thatposition is still vacant。

Q: What do we learn about the man?

16.M: I don’t think I want to live in the dormitory next year.I need more privacy。

W: I know what you mean but check out the cost of renting anapartment first, I won’t be surprised if you change your mind。

Q: What does the woman imply?

17.M: You’re on the right track.I just think you need to narrowthe topic down。

W: Yeah, you’re right.I always start by choosing too broad a topic whenI’m doing your research paper。

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

18.W: This picnic sure beats the last one we went to, doesn’tit?

M: Oh, yeah.We had to spend the wholetime inside.Good thing the weather was cooperative this time。

Q: What do we learn about the speakers from theconversation?

第五篇：1999年英语专业四级听力试题原文答案

听力原文

PARTⅢLISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTIONASTATEMENT

1.During this morning’s test, I couldn’t do the last four questions, but I did the first five.

2.According to Jane there is no better cheese than Swiss cheese in our local supermarket.

3.Before going to the gas station to have his tank filled, John had his emergency brakechecked and fixed at the service station near the local cinema.

4.Betty would rather that her husband didn’t send away the cleaning lady, but he will anyway.

5.Fred would have paid twice as much as he did for his car if the salesman had insisted, as he really needed a car.

6.The idea of permanent education is practical because people are never really too old to go on learning.Of course there are certain limits but these are not age limits.

7.It is getting much easier to travel nowadays, but increasingly harder to get away from people, and that is perhaps the most difficult thing for holiday makers.

8.According to Tom, William lost his job not because he was always sick and usually went to work late, but because he made a big error in last month’s accounting and the boss was angry with him.

SECTION BCONVERSATION

9.W: Do you know that Mark turned down that job offer by a travel agency?

M: Yeah, the hours were convenient, but he wouldn’t have been able to make ends meet.

10.W: Can we eat somewhere else? Very few small restaurants like this serve good food.

M: I know, but there isn’t anywhere else in this town.Look!The waiter is coming over for our order.

11.W: Mary is fluent in English and she’s just started to learn Japanese.

M： I hear she also knows a few words in Chinese and French.

12.M: John must have been joking when he said that he was going to live in Boston.

W: Don’t be so sure.He told me that he was looking for an agent to sell his house.

13.W: Excuse me, I wonder if the bus would come at all.It’s already 10:45.

M: Oh, I’m afraid you’ve just missed the last one which left 5 minutes ago.

14.W: Hi, John, haven’t seen you for a quite few days.I heard you’ve been sick.How are you

feeling now?

M: They must confuse me with my brother, Jack.Anyway, he is feeling better now.

15.W: After the way it is being used, the photocopier is not going to make it through the rest of

the year.

M: The year!It’s supposed to be good for four!

16.W: Look at all those cars and trucks lined up for the ferry.There must be at least 40 ahead of ours.

M: True, I think it will takequite a while for us to be on board.

SECTION CNEWS BROADCAST

News Item One(17-18)

Haitian hunger strikers at the US labor base at Guantannamo Bay, Cuba, have begun refusing all fluids and medical treatments.15 of the 267 Haitians are at the base.7 are prepared to die, if necessary, to force the US to admit the rest of them.The Haitians are eligible to pursue political asylum in the US, but have been barred from entry because most have the AIDS virus.The Clinton Administration says they would lift the ban on their entry, but it is not known when.

News Item Two(19)

The top three US auto-makers have decided not to proceed with plans to file a trade complaint with Japanese auto-makers.General Motors, Ford and Chrysler had planned to accuse Japanese companies of dumping cars below market prices in the US, but they dropped the idea, citing a pledge by the Clinton Administration to address the US-Japan trade imbalance.

News Item Three(20-21)

About 100 people are now known have died in what has been described as “the worst storm” ever to hit the eastern US this century.The hurricane-force winds first struck the Gulf of Mexico and have now spread across the Canadian border, continuing to bring reckless snowfalls, severe flooding, and causing millions of dollars in damage.All major airports have now reopened and airlines are beginning to cope with a backlog of thousands of stranded passengers.The storm also paralyzed areas of Cuba, where several people were killed, and property and crops destroyed.

News Item Four(22)

France has carried out another underground nuclear test in the South Pacific.It is the fifth in the region since September.The test was conducted at the Moruroa atoll on Wednesday.Paris has

come under strong criticism for its nuclear testing programme, especially from Asia-Pacific countries.A State Department spokeswoman in Washington expressed disappointment at the latest French test.France has promised to sign a global test ban treaty after it completes its current series of nuclear tests in the Pacific.

News Item Five(23)

The association representing British airline pilots says that there is an urgent need to raise levels of air safety throughout the world.In the statement,the association, known as Bobo, warns that unless air safety improves travelers face a perilous future.The association also said that the standard of training must be raised among fly crews and air traffic controllers as the sky has become ever more crowded.

News Item Six(24-25)

The Western European Union, the defense organization linking most countries of the European Community, is meeting in Luxembourg to discuss ways to reinforce economic sanctions against the Serbs by tightening controls on the River Danube.It is expected to approve of a proposal to send patrol boats manned by armed police and customs officers with power to search and turn back ships suspected of breaking the sanctions.International efforts to isolate Serbia have been undermined by ships carrying oil and other illegal supplies from the Black Sea region along the Danube into the former Yugoslavia after ignoring attempts by the local authorities to stop them.It is reported that most of the illegal traffic of goods is believed to be arriving in Serbia over land from Greece and former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonian.

PART Ⅲ LISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A STATEMENT

1．答案：C

【问句译文】讲话者考试做得怎样？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清“I couldn't do the last four...but I did the first five．”这里是说她不会做后面的四个题，但做了前面的五个题，故选项C为正确答案。

2．答案：A

【问句译文】 Jane认为瑞士奶酪怎样？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】解答本题的关键词是“no better cheese than Swiss cheese ”，由此可知，Jane认为瑞士奶酪是最好的，故选A。

3．答案：D

【问句译文】John先去了哪儿？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】解答本题的关键是分清做事的先后顺序，“Before．．．John had his emergency brake checked and fixed at the service station...”，由此得出John应该首先去“the service station”。

【问句译文】Betty的愿望是什么？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】 解答本题的关键词有would rather（宁愿......倒愿意......）和send away（解雇，开除，赶走）。故“Betty would rather that her husband didn't send away...”是说“Betty倒宁愿丈夫不解雇那个清洁女工，但她丈夫将会解雇她。”故选项C为正确答案。

5．答案：A

【问句译文】Fred花了多少钱买那辆车？

【试题分析】本题为推理题。

【详细解答】解答本题的关键是要听出这是一个虚拟语气句，“...would have paid twice as mush as he did...if the salesman had insisted...”，意思是说“如果售货员坚持的话，Fred宁愿为此付两倍的价钱。”由此可知，售货员没有坚持原价，Fred只用要价的一半的钱就把车买下了。

6．答案：B

【问句译文】为何终身教育是有实际意义的？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】在谈到终身教育时，讲话者说“Of course there are certain limits but these are not age limits.”由此可知，选项B为正确答案。

7．答案：B

【问句译文】根据讲话者的观点，最困难的事是什么？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】解答本题的关键句是“And that is perhaps the most difficult...”，但这里的that指的是上句中的“get away from people”，故本题的正确答案为B。

8．答案：C

【问句译文】William为何被解雇？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】只要听清关键句“...because he made a big error...”，就可判断正确答案为C。 SECTION B CONVERSATION

9．答案：B

【问句译文】Mark为何拒绝了那份工作？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】当女士说到Mark拒绝了那份工作时，男士说“the hours were convenient but he wouldn't have been able to make ends meet．”由此可以看出，Mark嫌这份工作的薪水太低，所以拒绝了。

10．答案：B

【问句译文】他们认为那家餐馆如何？

【试题分析】本题为推理题。

【详细解答】本题可以从女士的话中推理出答案，她说“Very few small restaurants like this serve good food”，即“很少有像这样的小餐馆能提供好的食物的。”也就是说这餐馆的食物可能不好吃，因此答案选B。

11．答案：D 

【问句译文】Mary说得好的是哪种语言？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】解答本题的关键词是“fluent in English”，由此判断Mary说得好的是英语。

【问句译文】那位女士认为John怎样？

【试题分析】本题为推理题。

【详细解答】男士说“John must have been joking when he said that he was going to live in Boston.”他认为John说要去波士顿居住是一句玩笑话，女士则说“Don't be so sure”，说明她不同意男士的看法，也就是说她认为John或许真的要去波士顿居住，故选项C为正确答案。

13.答案：B

【问句译文】那位女士应该在几点种之前赶到？

【试题分析】本题为计算题。

【详细解答】已经是l0:45，女士还没有等到公汽，就问身边的一位男士是否还有公汽，男士回答说“...you've just missed the last one which left 5 minutes ago”，意思是说末班车5分钟前已离去，由此可以计算如果女士在10:40赶到，就可以赶上末班车。故答案选B。

14．答案：A

【问句译文】由对话我们可以知道什么？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】女士以为男士病了，男士说“They must have confused me with my brothe Jack．”意思是说“把我和我弟弟Jack搞混了”，由此可知，John并没生病，生病的是他的弟弟Jack，故答案选A。

15．答案：A

【问句译文】男士的语气如何？

【试题分析】本题为推理题。

【详细解答】当女士说按照现在这样使用的话，影印机将用不到年底。男士回答说“The year? It's supposed to be good for four．”意思是“今年?那可是说要用四年的。”可见男士对影印机只用一年就要坏感到吃惊，故答案选A。

16.答案：B

【问句译文】两位讲话者很可能在哪儿？

【试题分析】本题为推理题。

【详细解答】由关键句“cars and trucks lined up for the ferry”和“take a quite while for us to be on board.”可以知道，谈话者是在等渡船过河，故答案选B。

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

17.答案：C

【问句译文】一些海地人罢工是为了什么？

【试题分析】本题为推理题。

【详细解答】新闻第四句说“The Haitians are eligible to pursue political asylum in the US, but have been barred from entry because most have the AIDS virus.”即“这些海地人是有资格在美国寻求政治避难的，但却因为他们大部分携带有爱滋病毒而被禁止入境。”由此可知，海地人是因为反对美国政府禁止他们入境而罢工的，因此选项C为正确答案。

18．答案：A

【问句译文】那些罢工者为何被禁止进入美国？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】本题答案在上一题中已分析过，新闻第四句说“...because most have the AIDS virus．”即“因为他们大部分人携带有爱滋病毒而被禁止入境”，故答案选A。

19．答案：B

【问句译文】美国汽车制造商为何决定停止行动？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】新闻最后一句说“But they dropped the idea，signing a pledge by the Clinton Administration to address the US-Japan trade imbalance．”意思是“他们放弃了这种想法是因为克林顿政府声称要对美日贸易不平衡提出抗议。”因此选项B为正确答案。

20．答案：B

【问句译文】暴风最先袭击哪儿？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】新闻的第二句说“The hurricane-force winds first struck the Gulf of Mexico...”，由此可直接得知飓风最先袭击了墨西哥湾。

21．答案：D

【问句译文】暴风没有造成下列哪一灾难？

【试题分析】本题为细节题，可用排除法解答。“About 100 people are now known to havedied...”，“...and causing millions of dollars in damage.”，“All major airports have now reopened ”，“...and property and crops destroyed”，新闻中没有提到“relocation of people”这一问题，故答案选D。

22．答案：B

【问句译文】根据该新闻，法国为何遭受强烈的批评？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】新闻第四句说“Paris has come under strong criticism for its nucleartesting program...”，由此可知，法国是因为其核试验而遭受强烈的批评，故答案选B。

23．答案：B

【问句译文】该新闻主要是关于什么的？

【试题分析】本题为主旨题。

【详细解答】新闻首句说“...there is an urgent need to raise levels of air safetythroughout the world.”，可见这篇新闻主要讲的是提高航空安全性的问题，故选项B为正确答案。

24.答案：C

【问句译文】Luxembourg会议的目的是什么？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】新闻首句就点明了会议的目的，“The Western European Union...is meeting in Luxembourg to discuss ways to reinforce economic sanctions against the Serbsby tightening controls on the River Danube.”即西欧联盟会晤是为了商讨通过加强对多瑙河的控制重新施加对塞尔维亚的经济制裁，故选项C为正确答案。

25.答案：A

【问句译文】国际上孤立塞尔维亚的努力失败的原因是什么？

【试题分析】本题为细节题。

【详细解答】新闻倒数第二句说“International efforts to isolate Serbia have been undermined by ships carrying oil and other illegal supplies from the Black Sea region along the Danube into the former Yugoslavia after ignoring attempts by the local authorities to stop them.”，由此可知国际上孤立塞尔维亚的努力之所以失败，是因为运送石油和其他非法物资的船只仍然能够在多瑙河上通行，所以答案选A。