3. 95年12月 托福听力真题、文字及答案-修正版

95 年12 月托福听力文字Part A1. A: It’s a beautiful day today. Want to go roller-skating（轮滑）?B: Any other time will be great. But today I’m working on a paper.What does the woman mean?1.(A) She doesn’t like roller skating.(B) She writing a story about roller skating.(C) She’s too busy to go roller skating.(D) The man shouldn’t be going roller skating.2. A: I thought you said you are going to call me last week about that car I’m selling.B: Oh, I’m so sorry. It completely slipped my mind.What does the man mean?2.(A) He already bought a car.(B) He didn’t mean to bother the woman.(C) He didn’t say he would call the woman.(D) He forgot to call the woman.3. A: Before we go to the movie theater, I have to stop at the bank and get some money.B: Don’t worry about that. This is my treat（请客）.What does the woman mean?3.(A) Admission to the movie is free.(B) She’ll lend the man some money.(C) She’ll b uy the tickets for the movie.(D) She paid for the movie the last time.4. A: How did you like the concert? I found it really moving（动人的，感动的）. B: I love classical music. But that conductor seemed a bit inexperienced. What does the man mean?(A) He was surprised the woman didn’t like the concert.(B) He enjoyed the concert more that the woman did.(C) He was not impressed by the conducting.(D) He didn’t like the choice of music.5. A: I can’t find Elm Drive anywhere（在任何地方）on this map. I don’t think there is any such street.B: It’s probably in the new part of town. We’ll have to call for directions. What can be inferred from the conversation?(A) The man and woman live on Elm Street.(B) The directions the woman got were wrong.(C) The man and woman are unfamiliar with the area.(D) The woman already called for directions.6. A: You seem cheerful（高兴的）today.B: It’s nice to see the su n for a change.What does the woman mean?(A) She’s usually in a good mood.(B) She doesn’t feel as cheerful as she looks.(C) She enjoyed her son’s visit.(D) She’s happy because of the weather.7. A: I can’t believe that Prof. Lawrence is going to retir e.B: He’s still going to lead a graduate seminar on each semester thought. What does the man mean?(A) He’ll miss Professor Lawrence.(B) He’s surprised to hear the woman’s news.(C) Professor Lawrence will continue to work part-time.(D) Professor Lawrence has found a new job.8. A: We’re having all kinds of troubles finding a new apartment for next year. What about you?B: My roommate and I decided that this year we’d stay put.（留在原地）What does the man mean?(A) He’s not pla nning to move.(B) He has found a new apartment.(C) He’s looking for a new roommate.(D) He’s also having trouble with his apartment.9. A: I fixed the window, painted（上漆）the bookcase and repaired the desk and chair.B: Been busy, haven’t you?What does the woman imply about the man?(A) He should do more.(B) She’d be glad to help him.(C) He should be paid.(D) He’s done a lot.10. A: Want to go to the library now, Betty?B: How about an hour or so（左右）?What does Betty mean?(A) She’d rathe r go later.(B) She’d rath er sew for an hour.(C) The library is only open an hour more.(D) The library closed an hour ago.11. A: Excuse me. Your menu has so many salads. Could you recommend something?B: I think you will find that the chef salad is particularly good. The dressing （调料，连衣裙）is made with fresh apples.What will the man probably do next?(A) Sit down to eat.(B) Take the woman’s order.(C) Look for some apples.(D) Remove the woman’s unfinished salad.12. A: If this weather keeps up（继续下去）, I’m going to have to bu y a warmer coat.B: Sounds like a good idea. Spring is still a long way off（离开）, you know. What does the man mean?(A) The woman should wait to buy new clothes.(B) The cold weather will probably continue.(C) The weather will warm up soon.(D) He already has a warm coat.13. A: I’m so frustrated（沮丧）. We’re supposed to do our assignments for statistics（统计）on the computer. But the ones on the student center are always tied up.（忙的不可开交的）B: I know what you mean. I’m looking forward to the day when I can affo rd to get my own.（省略了computer）What does the woman mean?(A) She’s happy that the student center is getting more computers.(B) She’ll let the man use her computer.(C) She hopes to take a statistics course soon.(D) She’d like to buy a computer.14. A: Ted, would you be interested in serving（服务）on the membership （会员）committee this year?B: Uhm, can I get back to you on that（回去给你答复吗）?What will the man probably do?(A) Reschedule the meeting.(B) Cancel his membership.(C) Take some time to decide.(D) Talk to the committee.15. A: Larry got a very high mark（分数）on this lab report.B: How he managed that is a mystery to me.What does the man imply?(A) Larry usually gets good grades.(B) He helped Larry write the report.(C) He’s surprised at Larry’s grad e.(D) It’s strange that Larry and Mark are lab partners.16. A: I heard you went to Colorado skiing over winter break.B: It was the most fun I’ve had in years.What does the woman mean?(A) She didn’t go skiing last year.(B) She’s just learning to ski.(C) She doesn’t travel very often.(D) She enjoyed her vacation very much.17. A: I really thought I’d win the match.B: Oh, well, better luck next time, Harry.What can be inferred from the conversation?(A) The man was excited about winning.(B) The man is very lucky.(C) The man is feeling better now.(D) The man felt bad about losing.18. A: I’m going to the store. Need anything?B: Well, I am low（不足的）on laundry（洗衣店）detergent（洗涤剂，清洁剂）.What does the man imply?(A) He doesn’t have tim e to do his laundry.(B) He’d like the woman to buy some detergent.(C) He’s going to the store.(D) He’s going to buy some detergent.19. A: Have you heard? There is going to be a history exam next Friday.B: Just what I need. Another test to study for.What does the man imply?(A) He enjoys the history class.(B) He has plenty of time to study.(C) He wants to take another history class.(D) He has too many tests.20. A: Sam’s voice sounds awful（可怕的，极大的，不舒服的）I could barely hear him.B: Yes, he’s got a terrible sore（a 疼痛的，恼火的n 痛处，溃疡，疮）throat. The doctor said he shouldn’t even attempt to whisper（低声唱,低语）.What does the woman imply about Sam?(A) It’s harmful for him to use his voice.(B) He needs to see a doctor.(C) He hasn’t been taking his medicine.(D) It’s difficult to understand him when he whispers.21. A: If I’m not mistaken, your birthday is coming up. Has your brother sent you anything?B: Not yet. He never forgets though.What does the man imply?(A)The woman is wrong about when his birthday is.(B) He expects to hear from his brother.(C) He bought a present for the woman’s birthday.(D) His brother is coming to visit him.22 A:B: Why worry. We have a vacation coming up soon and you’ll have a lot of time.What does the man mean?(A) They’re going to France for a vacation.(B) The woman d oesn’t need to study now.(C) He’s concerned about the woman’s studies.(D) The woman isn’t worrying about her vacation.23. A: Everyone’s raving（vi.说胡话；极力赞美a.赞扬(性)的，胡说的n 胡说）about the new film at the center theater.B: Yeah, I hear it’s qu iet something.What is the attitude of the speakers toward the film?(A) They’re indifferent to its reviews.(B) They’re convince d that it will be good.(C) They’re puzzled by the criticism of it.(D) They’re glad they saw it together.24. A: I feel so energetic（精力充沛的）since I started that aerobics（有氧运动）class.B: Yeah, I am jealous（羡慕的，嫉妒的）. I’ve got to get into（对…发生兴趣）shape（形状，形态）.What does the man mean?(A) He feels energetic too.(B) He jogs because he doesn’t like aerobics.(C) He just joined a health club to lose weight.(D) He realizes he needs more exercise.25. A: It’s raining again.B: This makes it four days in a row（接连不断的）. Do you think it’ll ever stop? What does the woman mean?(A) She wishes the rain would stop soon.(B) She doesn’t care about the weather.(C) She’ll go out after the rain stops.(D) She expects it to rain for four more days.26. A: I heard Dan twisted（扭）his ankle（踝骨）during basketball practice yesterday.B: I guess that explains why I saw him at the clinic.What can be inferred about Dan?(A) He had a doctor examine his injuries.(B) He was supposed to meet the woman yesterday.(C) He’ll have to explain why he missed practi ce.(D) He asked the woman to take him to the clinic.27. A: You seem on edge（紧张不安，烦躁）this morning.B: I have to give a presentation in class this afternoon.What does the man imply?(A) Public speaking makes him nervous.(B) His final examination is this afternoon.(C) He enjoys classroom presentations.(D) He’s going to miss his afternoon classes.28. A: It says here the next train is due（预定的）in at 6:30.B: I know, but I don’t know whether I can make（赶上）that one. I’d rather call you from the station than have you waiting around for an hour.What does the woman imply?(A) She wants the man to be at the station when she arrives.(B) She i sn’t sure which train she’ll be on.(C) The train will be an hour late.(D) She’ll leave home at 6:30.29. A: I don’t know why we haven’t heard anything from Jane about Sunday. B: We’ve been in and out（进进出出）all week. Maybe we should try calling her.What does the man imply about Jane?(A) She has probably had a lot of free time this week.(B) She’s probably not planning to come on Sunday.(C) She’s probably not at home.(D) She has probably tried to call.30. A: What a gorgeous（华丽的）jacket! It must’ve cost a fortune（大笔的钱）.B: Not at all（根本不）. It’s a hand-me-down（用旧的，别人给我的）.What does the man say about the jacket?(A) He bought it at a well-known store.(B) It was very expensive.(C) He doesn’t con sider it attractive.(D) Someone gave it to him.Part BQuestions 31-34 Listen to a conversation between two students.Hey, Sue. I was wondering if you could fill me in on Monday’s class? I had to go the dentist for emergency and I missed Prof. Smith’s le cture. What was it on（演讲是关于什么方面的）?It was pretty interesting. She talked about volcanoes, active volcanoes, under the-uh-West Antarctic ice sheet（冰盾）.There are active volcanoes under the ice?Apparently（显然地）so. She said they help protect the ice sheet and prevent melting.Flooding will be pretty bad if that ice melted, not only there, but all over theworld.You lost me there. Volcanoes are hot. How can something hot prevent ice from melting.Wait a minute, let me check my notes. Yeah, here it is. Volcanic heat melts just enough ice to create a slippery surface on the bottom of the glacier（冰川）. This water allows ice to follow out into the ocean. So the solid interior ice is protected from the ocean’s warm.Does that make sense（有意义）?Sort of.（有点）You mean that because the ice is flowing out to the ocean, the warmer ocean water can’t flow in.Exactly. And the ice that melts is constantly（不断地，经常地）being replaced by snow. Prof. Smith said that if the ice sheet ever broke up（断裂）and melted, the sea level would go up seven meters. Then we would have those floods（洪水）.Is that really possible? Or is it one of those exaggerations（夸张）you hear all the time.As far as（就…，到什么程度）I can understand, it is possible, because of global warming. I mean if the ocean got a lot warmer that interior ice would be very likely to melt.Thanks for telling me about the lecture. Sounds like I’ve missed a pretty important class.31. Why did the man ask the woman about the lecture?(A) His lecture notes weren’t very good.(B) He didn’t understand the lecture.(C) He couldn’t atte nd the lecture.(D) His research was on the same topic as the lecture.32. What was the topic of the professor’s lecture?(A) Survival strategies for extreme Antarctic cold.(B) Why inactive volcanoes become active.(C) The principal causes of global warming.(D) The effects of volcanoes on the Antarctic ice sheet.33. What information confused（使…困惑，混淆）the man?(A) That a snow cover can cause ice to melt.(B) How heat can prevent ice from melting.(C) How water flows into the ocean.(D) Why volcanoes have a slippery surface.34. According to the woman, what protects the interior ice from the warmth of the ocean?(A) Melting ice.(B) Snowfall(C) Glaciers which serve as barriers.(D) Variations in temperature in Antarctica.Questions 35-38 Listen to a radio interview about cycling.（骑自行车运动）And now here is ou r guest Jane Thomas to tell us about Montreal’s famous yearly island bicycle tour which is coming up in June. Good morning, Jane. What’s the bike tour all about?Well, Peter, it’s an event that’s opened to anybody who’d like to ride a bicycle through the streets of Montreal. The tour covers a standard distance of 65 kilometers. But the route’s quite different every year. So even people who’ve already done it might enjoy doing it again.How long does it take to go the whole distance?It varies. Cyclists are free to go as fast or as slow and do as much or as little of the course as they like.Well, what’s the typical pace（节奏）for a participant（参与者）?Between 12 and 30 kilometers per hour. Some cyclists stop along the way and don’t cross the finish line until early evening. But the whole point is that there is no rush（冲刺）.It’s not a race.I understand last year’s tour had 45,000 cyclists and it was the largest mass （群众）cycling event in the world. How many do you expect this year?The same as last year. And since we regularly（经常地）have so many participants, can I take this opportunity to remind our listeners to sign up early? We filled up（填补）quickly last year and we had to refused lots of applications（申请）.Before we close, any other tips for all prospective（可能的，预期的）cyclists? Yes, take water with you. It is available at the relay（n接力）station. But it helps to have an additional supply. And pack（n 背包v 背）a good lunch with plenty of fruit for energy. Candy and chocolate don’t do the trick（诀窍）.35. What is the main subject of the conversation?(A) How to increase one’s speed in a bicycle race.(B) Major Canadian bicycle races.(C) The contribution of cycling to health.(D) An annual cycling event.36. According to the woman, what is different every year?(A) The length of the course.(B) The route the cyclists take.(C) The number of participants.(D) The month in which the tour is held.37. What does the woman imply about the participants?(A) They are not competing with each other.(B) They have to pay a high fee.(C) They tend to be beginning cyclists.(D) Most of them fail to finish the route.38. What does the woman mention is provided at the relay station?(A) Chocolates.(B) Water(C) First aid.(D) Bicycle repair services.Part CQuestions 39-42 Listen to talk given by a history professor.I’m sure almost everyone of you looked at your watch or at a clock beforeyou came to class today. Watches and clocks seem as much part of our life as breathing or eating. Any yet, do you know that watches and clocks were scarce（稀有的，罕见的）in the United States until the late 1850s. In the late 1700s people didn’t know the exact time unless they were near a clock. Those delightful（讨人喜欢的）clocks in the squares（广场）of European towns were built for the public.After all, most citizens simply couldn’t afford a personal timepiece（时钟）. Well, until the 1800s, in Europe and the United States, the main purpose of a watch, which by the way was off and on a gold chain（金链子）, was to show others how wealthy（富有的）you were. The word “wrist watch”didn’t even enter the English language until nearly 1900. By then, the rapid pace of industrialization in the United States meant that measuring time had become essential.（必需的，必不可少的）How could the factory worker get to work on time, unless he or she knew exactly what time it was. Since efficiency was now measured by how fast the job was done, everyone was interested in time. And since industrialization made possible the manufacture of large quantities of goods, watches became fairly（adv 相当）inexpensive. Furthermore（而且，此外）, electric lights kept factories going around the clock. Being “on time” had entered the language and life of every citizen.39. What does the professor mainly discuss?(A) Reasons for increased productivity.(B) How wristwatches are manufactured.(C) The industrialization of the United States.(D) The development of individual timepieces.40. What was true of watches before the 1850s?(A) They were common in the United States, but not in Europe.(B) Only a few people had them.(C) People considered them essential.(D) They were not very accurate.41. According to the speaker, why did some people wear watches in the1800s?(A) They were a sign of wealth.(B) It was important to be on time.(C) It was fashionable to wear them.(D) They were inexpensive.42. What effect did industrialization have on watch making?(A) Watches were of higher quality than ever before.(B) More clocks were manufactured than watches.(C) The availability of watches increased.(D) Watches became less important because factories had clocks.Questions 43-46 Listen to a guide in an aquarium.This room is devoted to（专心于，专注于）electric fish. The eel （鳗鱼）in the tank behind me can produce a strong jolt（颠簸，震动）of electricity to stun （使震惊）its prey（n被掠食者，受害者）. But most of the fish in here produce only weak electrical impulses（脉冲）that are useful for navigating, locating food and even for communicating.The knife fish is a good example. This fish navigates using tiny receptors（接收器）in the skin that are sensitive（敏感的）to electrical impulses. The knife fish produces an electrical signal and the receptors in its skin let it know when the signal is distorted（变形）by（通过）a tree root or other obstacle, so it can go around（绕过走）it.Fish also use the ability to produce and detective（探知，发现）electrical impulses to communicate.They can tell each other what species they belong to, how big they are and whether they are male or female. We had a tank here that’s specially equipped（配备）to convert the inaudible（听不见的）signals that fish produce into sounds you can hear when you put on（带上）these headphones. I urge（敦促，劝）you all to listen in when I’m done speaking. Now have a look at the electric rays（电子射线）. Rays are specially interesting to medical researchers because of the organs they use toproduce electricity. These organs contain a chemical that carries signals from one nerve ending（神经末梢）to the next, not only in rays but also in people. By studying these organs, scientists hope to learn more about diseases that interrupt（中断）the transmission of impulses from one nerve to another.43. What is the talk main about?(A) The difficulty of breeding electric fish.(B) The medical importance of electric fish.(C) How certain fish use electricity.(D) How fish navigate.44. What does the knife fish use electricity for?(A) To destroy tree roots.(B) To digest its food.(C) To protect its territory.(D) To find its way.45. Why does the speaker suggest putting on headphones?(A) To hear a translation of her talk.(B) To hear signals produced by electric fish.(C) To hear sounds used to train electric fish.(D) To hear a tape about electric fish.46. According to the speaker, what medical benefits might result from studying electrical rays?(A) Improved understanding of diseases of the nervous system.(B) Improved understanding of a type of malnutrition.(C) Improved understanding of some types of bone disease.(D) improved understanding of disease of the internal organs.Questions 47-50 Listen to a lecture given in a dance history class.So why did what is now called “modern dance” begin in the United States? To begin to answer this question I’ll need to back track a little bit and talk about classical ballet.By the late 1800s, ballet had lost a lot of its popularity（流行，名望）. Most of the ballet dancers who performed in the United States were brought overfrom Europe. They performed using the rigid（死板的）techniques that had been passed down through the centuries. Audiences and dancers in the United States were eager（渴望的）for their own contemporary（同时代的）dance form. And so around 1900, dancers created one. So how was this modern dance so different from classical ballet?Almost notably（显著地）,it wasn’t carefully choreographed（精心编舞）. Instead（相反）, the dance depended on the improvisation （即席创作）and free personal expression of the dancers. Music and scenery（舞台布景）were of little importance to the modern dance. And lightness（照明度）of movement wasn’t important either. In fact, modern dancers make no attempt at all to conceal （掩盖）the effort involved in the dance step.But even if improvisation appealed to（对…有吸引力）audiences, many dance critics（评论家，批评家）were lest enthusiastic（极热情的）about the performances. They questioned（怀疑）the artistic integrity of dancers who were not professionally trained and the artistic value of works that had no formal structure. Loi Fore, after performing fire dance, was described as doing little more than turning round and round（越来越圆）like an eggbeater （打蛋器，直升机）. Yet the free personal expression of the pioneer dancers is the basis of the controlled freedom of modern dance today.47. What does the speaker mainly discuss?(A) The origins and characteristics of modern dance.(B) The influence of modern dance on ballet.(C) Pioneer modern dancers.(D) The training of modern dance choreographers.48. Why were ballet performances unpopular in the United Stated in the early 1900s?(A) They were created in Europe.(B) They were conventional.(C) The theaters were crowded.(D) The tickets were overpriced.49. What is the distinguishing feature of modern dance performances?(A) Lightness of movement.(B) Elaborate scenery.(C) Free expression.(D) Rigid choreography.50. Why were early modern dancers criticized（批评）by dance critics?(A) They performed mainly in Europe.(B) They imitated the techniques of ballet.(C) They performed to classical music.(D) They weren’t formally trained.。

托福听力真题、文字及答案一修正版1.95年8月托福听力19 95 08 01 W: Do you want to go on 进行a trip with us toFlorida this spring?It will cost about $300 a person.M: $300? You think I just have this fortune?Q: What can be inferred about the man?(A) He makes a lot of money.(B) He has just been left some money.(C) He doesn't believe three hun dred dollars is eno ugh・(D) He can't afford to spend that much.19 95 08 02 W: My watch stopped again. And I just got a newbatter y.M: Why don't you take it to Smith's Jewelry. Theycan check it for you. And theyYe pretty reas on able・ Q: What does the man mean?(A) He knows what is wrong with the watch.(B) The woman doesn't need to buy another battery.(C) The woman should get a new watch・(D) The jewelry store can probably repair the woman's watch.19 95 08 03 W: We f re going to change our meeting from Monday to Tuesday ・M: Ifs all the same to me.Q: What does the man mean?(A) He has another meeting to attend on that day・(B) He's available either day・(C) He can't attend a two-day conference.(D) Not everybody will go to the same meeting.19 95 08 04 M: We plan to go to the beach after class・ Want tocome?W: rd love to. But Prof. Jones want to speak withme.Q: What will the woman probably do?(A) Go to the beach with her trie nds.(B) Postpone her meeting with Professor Jones.(C) See Professor Jones after class・(D) Give a speech in Professor Jones's class・19 95 08 05 W: Janet sounded worried about her grades・ M:But she's getting As & Bs, isn't she?Q: What does the man imply about Janet?(A) She isn't a very good student.(B) She hasrTt gotten her grades yet.(C) She should n't worry about her grades ・(D) She doesrYt like to talk about grades・19 95 08 06 W: You look great since you've been taking thoseexercises classes・M: Thanks. I've never felt better in my life.Q: What does the man imply?(A) The classes have improved his health.(B) His new glasses fit better than the old ones.(C) He's thinking of taking exercise classes・(D) He's unhappy about his life.19 95 08 07 M: I had a hard time getting through this novel. W: Iknow how you feel. Who can remember the namesof 35 different characters・Q: What does the woman imply?(A) She also found the book difficult.(B) She has learned a lot about names・(C) She doesn*t remember the title of the novel.(D) She read a different book・19 95 08 08 M: Thafs a long line. Do you think therell be anytickets left?W: 1 doubt it. Guess well wind up 结束going to thesecond show・Q: What does the woman mean?(A) Theyll have to go to a later show.(B) The people in line all have tickets・(C) She doesrft want to go to the second show・(D) They won't have to wait much Ion ger.19 950809 W: This course in much too hard for me. M: Sorryyou decided to take it, huh?Q: What does the man ask the woman?(A) If it*s too late for her to drop the course・(B) If she sympathizes with him・(C) If she apologized for what she did.(D) If she regrets taking the course・19 95 08 10 M: Are you going home for winter vacation? W: Pdagreed to stay on here as a research assista nt.Q: What can be inferred about the woman?(A) Shell be traveling during winter break.(B) Shell be working during vacation.(C) She's look!ng forward to going home・(D) She wants to hire another research assistant.19 95 08 11 M: Hello!W: Hello! This is Dr. Grey's office. We're calling toremi nd you of your 4:15 appoi ntment for yourannual checkup tomorrow.M: Oh, thanks. It's a good thing that you called. Ithought it was 4:15 today・(A) He*s glad he called the doctor.(B) He wants to change the appointment.(C) He can't come until 4:15.(D) He was confused about the date of the appointment.Q: What does the man mean?19 95 08 12 W: How wonderful you won the scholarship 奖学金.Can you believe it?M: No. It*s almost too good to be true.几乎是太好了以至于不能相信Q: What does the man mean?(A) No one believes he won the scholarship.(B) He's surprised that he got the scholarship・(C) It isn't true that he won the scholarship.(D) He's glad to award the woman the scholarship.19 95 08 13 W: Excuse me ・ Prof. Davids on. But I was hopingto talk to you about my class project for economics.M: I have a class in a few minutes・ Why don't youcome to see me during office hours 上班时间tomorrow?Q: When will the woman discuss her project withProf. Davidson?(A) During economics class・(B) Before economics・(C) In about an hour.(D) The next day.19 95 08 14 M: How are you feeling?W: The stuff the nurse gave me seemed to havehelped. But it's making me awfully 非常地drowsy 昏昏欲睡的.Q: What does the woman mean?(A) The nurse wasn't able to help her.(B) She's going to help the nurse.(C) She thinks she should ask the nurse for a pill.(D) She feels sleepy because of the medicine she took・19 95 08 15 M: Bill Smith has volunteered 志愿to write asummary 总结of the proposals we*ve agreed on.W: Will I have a chance to review it?Q: What does the woman want to know?(A) Whether she can make a proposal.(B) Whether Bill needs her help.(C) Whether she can review Bill's summary・(D) Whether she can speak for Bill.19 95 08 16 W: Why don't you wear that yellow shirt that yoursister gave you for your birthday・M: I love that shirt. But ifs missing two buttons.纽扣Q: What does the man mean?(A) He can't wear the shirt right now.(B) He can't find the shirt.(C) He doesn't like the shirt.(D) He thinks the shirt is in appropriate for the occasi on.19 95 08 17 W: How many classes do you have today?M: Just one. From 3 till 6.Q: What does the man mean?(A) He has three classes in a row.(B) His class begins at one o'clock.(C) His class meets for three hours・(D) He will be in class all after noon.19 95 08 18 W: Our football team didn't play very well. M: That'strue・ But at least we won the game. Q: What doesthe man mean?(A) The team won despite poor play.(B) The team has to play at least one game・(C) At least the football team played well.(D) The team should have won the game.19 95 08 19 M: This has been an unusually cool summer.W: Uh huh! I actually had to get out 拿出my wool 羊毛sweaters毛衣、运动衫in AugustQ: What does the woman imply?(A) She needed warmer clothing than in previous summers.(B) She knitted two sweaters in August.(C) August was warmer than the rest of the summer.(D) She was unusually busy all summer.19 95 08 20 M: I got some bad news today・ The store where Iwork in laying off 角军雇staff・W: Are they going to let you go?Q: What does the woman want to know?(A) If the man is going to the store・(B) How the man feels about the news.(C) If the man is going to lose his job.(D) Where the man heard the news.19 95 08 21 M: rd like to pick this film 胶片up by 4 tomorrowafter noon.W: I can have it for you at 2 if you like・Q: What does the woman say about the film?(A) It will be ready at four o'clock today・(B) It can be picked up at two o'clock tomorrow・(C) It will be ready in two hours.(D) Only two rolls will be ready on time.19 95 08 22 M: I talked to Philip today and he said he°d be coming to the party・W: Oh, so he can come after all.Q: What can be inferred about Philip?(A) Hell go to the party with the woman.(B) He met the man at the party.(C) He has changed his plans.(D) He has to work late.1995M: Gary insists on buying the food for the picnic. (A) Pay for some of the food・08 23 W: That's pretty generous 慷慨的.But shouldn't weat least offer to share the expense 价钱,费用？Q: What does the woman suggest they do?(B) Insist on choosing their own food.(C) Treat Gary to dinner some other time・(D) Thank Gary for his generous offer.19 95 08 24 M: How's the new job going?W: Well.「m getting used to 习惯于lots of newthings. But I wish the supervisor would give mesome feedback.Q: What does the woman mean?(A) She used to work at a newspaper.(B) She's like her supervisor's opinion of her work.(C) She wishes she had a different kind of work.(D) She meets with her supervisor regularly.19 95 08 25 W: Did Linda ever finish that introductory chapter?M: I'm not sure・ She f s spent hours on end rewritingit.Q: What does the man imply about Lin da?(A) She rearranged the chapters of her book・(B) She assured him that the chapter was finished・(C) She worked on the chapter for quite a while・(D) She wasrTt sure how to end the book.19 95 08 26 W: The supermarket down the street is sellingeveryth!ng half price because they are going out ofbusiness 歇业.M: Sounds like an ideal 理想的time to stock up 储存，备用on coffee.Q: What does the man mean?(A) There's room to stack up the cans of coffee・(B) The store is out of coffee・(C) They should buy a lot of coffee・(D) They should wait for a better deal on coffee.19 95 08 27 W: Have you heard anything about the newprofessor?M: Just that she's no pushover 听从的人.Q: What does the man say about the professor?(A) She works very hard・(B) She is very strict.(C) Her classes fill up quickly.(D) Ifs easy to get good grades in her courses.19 95 08 28 M: I need to get a copy of my birth certificate 出生证.W: Sorry. But we can only accept requests by mailnow.Q: What does the woman mean?(A) The office already mailed the marYs birth certificate・(B) The office no Ion ger issues birth certificates ・(C) The man doesn't have sufficient identification for hisrequest.(D) The man will have to apply for his birth certificate inwriting.19 95 08 29 W: When is the earliest flight from Washington toNew York?M: There's a shuttle 往返at six. And if that's full,there's another at 7・Q: What does the man mean?(A) The woman has a choice of early flights.(B) Not many planes go to Washington.(C) The woman should take the earlier flight.(D) The six oCock flight is already filled.19 95 08 30 M: How do you like to help me plan therefreshments 茶点for the astronomy 天文学clubmeeting tomorrow night?W: Sure. Let's be careful not to overdo 夸张，过度itthough・ Last time we had enough for 3 clubs puttogether.Q: What does the woman mean?(A) She would prepare extra refreshments.(B) They should prepare extra refreshments.(C) The members of the club always eat a lot.(D) There was too much food at a previous meeting.19 95 08 31 33 David, can I give you a hand 帮忙with one of thosegrocery食品杂货丿占bags?Sure, Nanny. Could you take this one please? Ididn f t realize how heavy these bags would be.Why did you buy so much stuff when you have towalk back home from the store?Well, I didn't intend 打算，计划to buy a lot. But I'mhaving some people over and I guess I neededmore than I expected.Whafs the occasion?Now the people I live with, the Kremers, have beenon vacation for a month and I thought rd surprisethem .rm inviting some of their trie nds and familiesfor a welcome 受欢迎的home dinner.Oh, that's really thoughtful 体贴的，有思想的of you.31. What is David trying to do?(A) Get a ride home with Nancy.(B) Find a place to live・(C) Go to the store before it closes.(D) Carry his groceries home.32. Why did David think he wouldn't have a problem?(A) He didn't expect to buy a lot.(B) He had only one bag of groceries・(C) The supermarket is just down the block・(D) He thought he'd get a ride with the Kramers.33. Why is David appreciative of the Kremers?I figure 表示 ifs the least I can do for them. They've been letting me stay with them rent free while I'm inschool.Really? That's pretty generous 慷慨的 of them. Well, they understand how difficult it is to make ends meet 量入为出,勉强糊口 when youYe a student. They've been such a big help to me. I thought that this might be a small way to thank them for the generosity 慷慨.(A) They are paying for his education. (B) They invited him to their party ・ (C) They took him on a vacation with them. (D) They let him live with them for free. 19 95 08 34 37Hi! How was your trip?Wonderful I spent most of my time at the artmuseum. I especially liked the new wing 机翼,翅膀.I was amazed to hear the guide explain the problems they had building it. Right. I just read an article that went on & on about the cost. 90 million total I think.Yeah ・ The guide mentioned that. You could seethey spared 节约，省下 noexpense.Hm. It looked really unusual, at least from what Isaw in the picture.It is. The basic design is two triangles 三角形・ In fact there are triangles all over. The paving 铺的stones in the courtyard 院子，the skylights 天窗 and even a lot of the sculptures 籬塑.One sculpture is a mobile ・ It's in the courtyard andit's made of pieces of aluminum 铝 that movesslowly in the air. It's really impressive 给人印象深亥ij 的. That was in the article too. It said that the original was steel and it weighed so much that it wasn't safe to hand 拿起. Right. They did it over in aluminum so it wouldnl come crashi ng dow n 碰至 ij on some one's head ・ You know the article went into 研究 that in detail. There was eve n an in terview with the sculptor 雕塑/ 刻家.rd like to read that. Would you mind if 1 borrow the magazine sometime?No. 1 wouldrft mind if 1 haverft thrown it out yet. 34. What did the woman think of the new wing of the mu seum? (A) She was impressed by it (B) It was a waste of money.(C) She was amazed it had opened so soon. (D) She didn't like it as much as the other wings. 35. How had the man learned about the museum?(A) He took a tour of the city.(B) He read about it.(C) He wrote an article about it. (D) He worked there as a guide ・36. According to the woman, what do the paving stones, skylights and mobile have in comm on?(A) They came from the original wring. (B) They fre made of the same material. (C) TheyYe similar in shape ・ (D) They were designed by the same person. 37. What was the problem with the original mobile? (A) It was made of aluminum. (B) It wasn't large enough. (C) It would n't move in the wind ・ (D) It was too heavy to put up. 19 950838 41In the few minutes that remain of today's class ・ I'd like to discuss next weeks schedule with you becausepresenting 呈现，赠送 a paper at aconferenee in Detroit on Thursday, 1 won't be here for either Wednesday's or Friday's class ・ 1 willhowever be here for Monday's ・ Next Friday, aweek from today, is the midterm exam, marking the half way point in the semester. Prof. Andrews has agreed to admi nister 执行，管理 the exam .In place of 代替，取代 the usual Wednesda/s class, Tve arranged an optional review session. Since it isoptional, attendance 参力口，出席 will not be taken.However attending the class would be a good idea for those worried about the midterm. So remember: Optional class next Wednesday; Midterm, Friday. 38. What is the purpose of the talk? (A) To review material that will be on a test. (B) To introduce a new professor.(C) To explain changes in the schedule ・ (D) To describe the contents of a paper. 39. At what point during the semester does the talk takeplace?(A) At the beginning. (B) In the middle.(C) One week before the end.(D) At the end.40. What did Prof. Andrews agree to do?(A) Administer an exami nation. (B) Present a conference paper.(C) Explain next week's schedule.(D) Take attendance in class ・41. What will occur at next Wednesday's class time? (A) A regular class will be given.(B) An optional review class will be given. (C) An exam will be given. (D) Class will be canceled ・19 95 08 42 46 Today's lecture well center on the prehistoric 史前的people of Nevada Desert・ Now most of theseprehistoric desert people moved across thecountryside 农村throughout the year. You mightthink that theyYe wandering 闲逛，漫步aimlessly 毫无目的的.Far from it, they actually followed theseries of carefully planned moves・Where they moved depended on where food wasavailable・ Places where plants were ripening 成款!or fish were spawning 产卵.Now often when thesepeople moved, they carried all their possessions ontheir backs. But if the journey was long, extra foodand tools were sometimes stored in caves 山洞，窑洞or beneath在…的下方rocks.One of these caves is now an excitingarchaeological site・ Beyond 晚于its small openingis a huge underground 出也下白勺grotto 洞穴.Eventhough the cave is very large, it was certainly twodark 黑暗的and dusty 灰蒙蒙的for the crawlers 爬彳亍动物to live in. But it was a great place to hidethings. And tremendous 巨大fl勺amounts of foodsupplies and artifacts 手工艺品have been foundthere. The food in eludes dried fish seeds 种子andnuts 工艺品.The artifacts in elude stone spear 矛points 尖and knives・ The spear points are actuallyrather small. Here is a picture of some that werefound. You can see their size in relation to 有•关，涉及the hands holding them・42. What is the main subject of this talk?(A) Rock formations in the Nevada desert・(B) Graduate studies in anthropology・(C) Excavation techniques used in archaeology.(D) Prehistoric desert people of Nevada・43. What point does the speaker make about the prehistoric people of the Nevada Desert?(A) They planned their migrations.(B) They didn't travel far from their base camps・(C) They hid from their enemies in caves・(D) They planned seeds near their camps・44. Why didn*t the people live in the cave described by the speaker?(A) They had trouble finding it.(B) Lack of light made it impossible・(C) It was too small for a group to fit into.(D) Items stored by others took up most of the space.45. What have archaeologists found in the cave?(A) Prehistoric desert people・(B) Migratory animals.(C) Food supplies and tools・(D) Growing plants.46. Why does the speaker show a photo to the class?(A) To illustrate the size of some objects・(B) To introduce the next assignment.(C) To show some artifact on display at the campus museum.(D) To dem on strate his photographic ability ・19 95 08 47 50 To us, the environment in which fish dwell 居住often seems cold, dark and mysterious 神秘的，不可思议H勺.But there are advantages to living inwater. And they"ve played an important role inmaking fish what they are. 6ne is that water isn'tsubject to 易受…fl勺sudden temperature changes・ Therefore it makes an excellent habitat 住处for acold blooded animal.Another advantage is the water's ability to easilysupport body weight. Protoplasm 原浆hasapproximately the same density 密度as water. So afish in water is almost weightless 无重量的.Thisweightlessness in turn 依次means two things:1) A fish can get along with a light weight and asimple bone structure. And2) Limitations 局限to a fish's size are practically 实际上removed・ Yet there is one basic difficulty toliving in water the fact that it is in compressible 不能压缩fl勺.For a fish to move through water, it mustactually shove 猛推it aside・ Most can do this bywiggling ill动 back and forth 来回地in snakelikemotion. The fish pushes water aside by the forwardmotion of its head and with a curve of its body andits flexible tall・ Next the water flows back along thefishes narrowing 狭小的size, closing in at the talland helping the fish propel 推动itself forward・ Thefact that water is in compressible has literally 真正土也shaped 形成the development of fish. A flatand angular 有角的shape can be moved throughwater only with difficulty・ And for this reason, fishhave a basic shape that is beautifully adapted todeal with this peculiarity 特点/性.47. What is the talk mainly about?(A) A comparison of fish to warm-blooded animals.(B) The differenee between saltwater and freshwater environments.(C) The imports nee of fish to huma n beings.(D) How water has affected the development of fish.48. What does the speaker mention as a problem that water presents to fish?(A) It can't be compressed・(B) It is often polluted.(C) Its temperature often fluctuates dramatically・(D) It limits their size.49. The speaker compares a fish*s movement with that ofwhat creature?(A) A whale.(B) A human.(C) A snake・(D) A snail.50. What aspect of a fish does the speaker discuss in the most detail?(A) Its skeleton・(B) Its shape.(C) Its senses・(D) l ts body temperature・199508ANSWER:1-10 DDBCC, AAADB; 11-20 DBDDC, ACAAC; 21-30 BCABC, CBDAD; 31-40 DADAB, CDCBA; 41-50 BDABC, ADACB。

1995年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试卷Section I Structure and VocabularyPart ADirections:Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Mark your answer on ANSWERSHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil.(5 points)1. Between 1897 and 1919 at least 29 motion pictures in which artificial beings wereportrayed _______________________ .[A] had produced[B] have been produced[C] would have produced[D] had been produced2. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of getting cancer than_________________ in the public mind today.[A] exists[B] exist[C] existing[D] existed3. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds ___________________ hisargument in favor of the new theory.[A] which to base on[B] on which to base[C] to base on which[D] which to be based on_______ can help but be fascinated by the world into which he is taken by the 4.science fiction.[A] Everybody[B] Anybody[C] Somebody[D] Nobody5. How many of us ______ , say, a meeting that is irrelevant to uswould be interested in the discussion?[A] attended[B] attending[C] to attend[D] have attended6. Hydrogen is the fundamental element of the universe _______ itprovides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.[A] so that[B] but that[C] in that[D] provided that7. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style in apersonal one.[A] rather than[B] other than[C] better than[D] less than8. ______ is generally accepted, economical growth is determinedby the smooth developme nt of product ion.[A] What[B] That[C] It[D] As9. It is believed that today' s pop music can serve as a creativeforce ________ stimulat ing the thinking of its liste ners.[A] by[B] with[C] at[D] on10. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _______ the atmosphere.[A] as it is[B] the same as[C] so is[D] and so isPart BDirecti ons:Each of the follow ing senten ces has four un derli ned parts marked [A],[B] , [C], and [D]. Identify the part of the sentenee that is in correct and mark your an swer on ANSWEFSHEET1 by blacke ning the corresp onding letter in the brackets with a pen cil. (5 poin ts)11. The convenien ces that America ns desire reflect ing not so much aAleisurely lifestyle as a busy lifestyle in which eve n minu tes ofBtime are too valuable to be wasted .12. In debating, one must correct the opponent' s facts, deny theAreleva nee of his proof, or deny that what he prese nts as proof, ~~B Cunless releva nt, is sufficie nt.13. We are not conscious of the extent of which work provides theA Bpsychological satisfaction that can make the differenee between a Dfull and an empty life.14. The Portuguese give a great deal of credit to one man for~~A B having promoted sea travel, that man was ___ Prince Henry the navigator,C ~Dwho lived in the 15th cen tury.15. Accounts of scie ntific experime nts are gen erally correct for __ thoseA ~Bwrite about scienee are careful in checking the accuracy of theirC Dreports.16. whenever we hear of a natural disaster, even ____ in a distant part ofA~B~the world, we feel sympathy for the people to have affected ________ .C D17. It is perhaps not an exaggeration to say that we shall soon be Atrusting our health, wealth and happ in ess to eleme nts with whom B ~~Cvery names the general public are ___ unfamiliar.D18. The speaker claimed that no oth _____ moder n n ati on devotes so small aA Bportion of its wealth to public assistanee and health than the~~C~ Un ited States does—.D19. There are those who con sider it questi on able that thesedefence-linked research projects will account for ______ an improvement inA Bthe standard of living or, alternately, to do much _________ to protect ourC diminishing resources.D20. If individuals are awakened each time as they begin a dream phaseA Bof sleep, they are likely to become irritable even though their C total amount of sleep has bee n sufficie nt.DPart CDirecti ons:Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] a nd [D]. Choose the one that best completes thesentenee. Mark your answer on ANSWERSHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points)21. In that coun try, guests tend to feel they are not highly ______if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three orfour days before the party date.[A] admired[B] regarded[C] expected[D] worshipped22. A _________ of the long report by the budget committee wassubmitted to the mayor for approval.[A] shortha nd[B] scheme[C] schedule[D] sketch23. A man has to make ____________ for his old age by putting asideeno ugh money to live on whe n old.[A] supply[B] assurance[C] provision[D] adjustment24. The newly-built Science Building seems _______ enough to last ahundred years.[A] spacious[B] sophisticated[C] substantial[D] steady25. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country free medical care.[A] entitled to[B] involved in[C] associated with[D] assigned to26. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in city because theyhad more at ____________________ .[A] danger[B] stake[C] loss[D] threat27. I felt ___________ to death because I could make nothing ofchairman 's speech.[A] fatigued are the the[B] tired[C] exhausted[D] bored28. When the engine would not start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find whatwas at _____________________ .[A] wrong[B] trouble[C] fault[D] difficulty29. Your advice would be ______ valuable to him, who is at presentat his wit 's end.[A] exceedingly[B] excessively[C] extensively[D] exclusively30. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the and now he has to______________________ the consequences.[A] answer for[B] run into[C] abide by[D] step into31. The river is already ______________ its banks because ofrainfall 。

2020年12月托福听力真题回忆及参考答案托福听力的练习中，其实真题的练习效果更明显。

对于临近考试期的同学，大家要重点关注最新一期的考试内容。

具体的12月的托福听力真题内容有哪些呢?如何更好的练习这部分内容呢?下面小编为大家整理了详细的内容，供大家参考!2020年12月1日托福听力真题回忆及参考答案Conversation1.一个心理学学学生要dinninghall帮忙在餐桌贴标签，以协助新生交朋友2.学生问老师6th edition的生物课本能不能用求补充~Lecture1.爱因斯坦相对论，空间扭曲，发现一些plnet和jupiter类似，但是没有host star所以可能不是planet2.museum management，博物馆中摆放未完成的画，创造studio的感觉，让visitor可以看画作是怎么完成的3.一个物质，睡觉时抗噪音干扰能力更高，帮助大家有better learning ability。

4.日本对法国艺术的影响5.美国移民历史 poll、Push 两个factor2020年12月8日托福听力真题回忆及参考答案Conversation1.学生越过老师去申请了一个什么职务，但是实际上是要学校选举的2.老师推荐写澳大利亚自己开窍的印象派画家3.女生找教授问为什么自己上次交的作业分数低，教授说她交晚了，并说下次presentation女生还有机会提高分数，然后女生说自己想的演讲内容，最后说之后paper也想写这个主题，教授让她讲完presentation再补充4.音乐小组5.考古课作业陶器6.课堂作业团队合作咨询Lecture1.月球上可能有水2. 地形变化板块理论3.岩画4.气候变化反射理论5.心理学实验孩子合作2020年12月14日托福听力真题回忆及参考答案C1-工作得学分听力内容女生想找Nathan问一下自己无法参加在art museum当志愿者的第二个training session，因为这跟她的考试时间冲突。

1989年1月托福听力文字及对应答案PART A1. I lent him a book. (B) He borrowed my book.2. Bob wanted to be a doctor, but he became a teacher instead. (D) Bob is a teacher.3. No one ever listens to a word I say. (C) People don't listen when I speak.4. Gary's beginning to come around to my point of view. (A) Gary's starting to share my opinion.5. Get to the movie theater by seven and you won't have to wait in the ticket line.(C) If you go early, you can buy your ticket right away.6. This biography isn't half as well - written as the last one I read.(A) The last biography I read was much better than this one.7. What a wonderful story! (A) The story is very enjoyable.8. George helped himself to another piece of pie. (C) George took another serving of pie.9. On the bookshelf in the office is a dictionary for everyone's use (A) Anybody can use the dictionary in the office.10. I'd like a larger suitcase than this one. (D) This suitcase isn't large enough.11. Bill and Mary were enraged when their meeting was cancelled. (D) Bill and Mary were angry about the cancellation.12. How about keeping the noise level down in here? (A) You must try to be quieter.13. They are getting along fine in their new school (C) They are doing well in school.14. Typing the essay is the least of my worries. (D) Typing the essay is only a minor problem.15. I didn't discourage Pamela from doing her art project. (A) I wanted Pamela to continue her project.16. I suggest we keep the party for Beth as a surprise. (D) I don't think we should tell Beth about the party.17.Sarah wanted to take a makeup exam. (B) Sarah hoped to take the test another time.18. Are there enough assignment sheets to go around? (A) Does everyone have a copy of the assignment?19. Wasn’t that the city bus th at'd just pulled away! (A) I think that was the city bus, don't you?20. No one knows more about the subject than Polly. (C) She's well acquainted with the subject.1989年5月托福听力文字及对应答案PART Al. I've ordered a radio and the company is supposed to ship it this week. (B) The radio I ordered should be sent this week.2. Laura has to make up the examination. (C) Laura must take the test.3. You know who is going to be at the convention? (D) Have you any idea who will attend the convention4. Because Susan was accepted by the state university, her brother Ben applied there too.(B) Ben applied to the state university because Susan was accepted there.5. It's lucky Tommy's ball didn't go through the window. (D) Fortunately, the ball didn't break the window.6. You want me to make just one copy of this, right? (D) I understand you'd like a single copy of this.7. How cheerful the room looks with so many colorful posters. (D) I understand you'd like a single copy of this.8. Mike's coffee was cold. (A) Mike's drink was cold.9. I can run this projector There’s really nothing to do it. (A) Running this projector is very easy for me.10. We haven't enough flour to make bread. (D) We need more flour.11. I’ve just got to get a new car. (C) I really need a new car.12. Sandra set up a display for the town's local history week. (A) Sandra arranged an exhibit for history week.13 There is no one who doesn't have an opinion about something. (C) Everyone has an opinion on something.14. If I had the money to spare, I'd be happy to lend it to you. (D) I'm sorry I can't lend you the money.15. The aroma of fresh pastry came to us from the kitchen. . (A) Someone was baking in the kitchen.16. Bob usually gets along with us. (A) We find Bob agreeable most of the time.17. Never before have I heard the professor gave such an interesting physics lecture.(B) This was the professor's best lecture yet.18. Barbara read so much that she can talk intelligently about almost any topic.(A) Barbara is interesting to listen to because she reads a lot.19. I don't expect he’ll get the job. (C) Someone else will probably get the job.20. How do you account for it? (B) What's the explanation?1989年8月托福听力文字及对应答案Part A1. She never wakes up before her alarm goes off.(D) She always sleeps until the alarm clock wakes her.2. There is a tax on clothing in some states. (C) In certain states clothes are subject to tax.3. The training program was difficult, but she got a lot out of it. (B) She learned a great deal from the program.4. He should be here in no time at all. (B) He'll probably arrive soon.5. Only if she gets her scholarship, can Karen afford to go to college. (C) Without a scholarship, Karen couldn't go to college.6. Ronald has to renew his passport because it is expired (B) He has to apply again for a passport.7. I thought I was late, but my watch was ten minutes fast. (A) I was actually on time.8. Answers to the math test came easily to everyone except Jerry. (C) Jerry had difficulty with the test.9. I think you should avoid taking that course this term. (A) It would be better not to take the course.10. I suspect that shopkeeper may be dishonest. (D) I don't think that shopkeeper is trustworthy.11. There is a fine if the reserved library books are even one hour overdue.(A) A fee is charged for reserved books returned even an hour late.12. Leslie wants to graduate early, so this semester she is taking as many credits as her department will allow her to.(B) Leslie has a heavier course load than usual this term.13. How busy you've been the last a few days! (B) You've had a lot to do recently.14. I wasn't given a copy of the catalog. (D) No one gave me a catalog.15. Mike informed Susan about the school's NO SMOKING policy. (B) Mike talked to Susan regarding the new policy.16. The president's speech was thought-provoking, wasn't it? (C) Don't you think the speech was stimulating?17. Before long, we’d all gotten to know one anoth er. (A) We became friends quickly.18. She didn't want to undo the work she had started. (D) She didn't want to start all over again.19. The professor introduced himself to the new students. (C) The students met the professor.20. That's the last thing I needed(C) I certainly didn't need that.1989年10月托福听力文字及对应答案Part A1. That's it for today; (C) That's all we'll do today.2. Robert is stopping by the bank to cash a check. (B) Robert is going to the bank to get some money.3. She's left to go shopping. (D) She's gone to buy some things.4. Your pen needs a refill, doesn't it? (A) Don't you need a refill for your pen?5. Everyone wants to take Professor Stanton's class. (A) Professor Stanton's course is very popular.6. Why don't we get together for dinner sometime? (C) Let's meet for dinner one of these days.7. Gary went to the dentist's about his broken tooth. (D) Why are the lectures held at four o'clock?8. Have you ever seen so many people at one of these lectures before" (C) This lecture is really crowded.9. You've got to do what is best for you. (A) Do what is most appropriate for you?10. I just arrived, but my suitcases were put on a later plane. (D) My baggage will arrive on another flight.11. He said the dormitory wasn't full, and it wasn't. (B) There are still vacant rooms.12. Susan asked us to bring the slide projector. (D) We were supposed to bring the slide projector with us.13. He lacks discipline in his study habits. (A) His study habits are poor.14. The report is all ready to be typed. (B) The report can be typed now.15. We'll pick you up tomorrow at eight come what may. (A) No matter what, we'll come for you tomorrow.16. I wish the semester were over, but we still get a month to go. (B) I want the semester to end now.17. You mean you paid only ten dollars for that huge stack of books? (C) You got a lot of books for your money.18. That kind of problem isn't completely unknown. (A) That isn't a totally new kind of problem.19. Professor Keen made us rewrite our essays in class. (A) We had to write our compositions over again.20. I can’t believe you are not a physics major. (B) You certainly know a lot about physics.1990年1月托福听力文字及对应答案PART A1. I must have left my keys at my sister's house. (C) My keys are probably at my sister's house.2. We need to arrive early for the graduation ceremony. (D) it’s necessary for us to arrive at the ceremony early.3. Sarah spent twice as much time on computer as I do. (C) I use the computer half as much as Sara does.4. Let's listen to what Robert has to say. (B) We should pay attention to Robert.5. I told you two to cut it out. (A) Stop that!6. No one in the world could you expect to find a harder worker than Lois. (C) Lois works very hard.7. Dean Williams was invited by the college president to address the faculty.(B) The president asked Dean Williams to speak to the faculty.8. I'll have this finished in a little while. (A) Soon I'll be finished.9. He's sick of his job. (A) He doesn't like his work.10. Framed posters make interesting decorations, don't you think? (B) I believe framed posters are good for decorating.11. That's precisely the kind of camera I brought with me. (A) I brought a camera just like that one.12. If he’d only give our quizzes back. (C) We wish he would return our quizzes.13. I didn't mean to cause you so much trouble. (A) I'm sorry to have inconvenienced you.14. It's fun to sit in the students' section at the football game. (D) I enjoy sitting with the students at the game.15. There will be someone at the airport to meet us, won't there? (C) I believe that we'll be met at the airport.16. When will you ever learn! (C) Why do you keep on making the same mistakes?17. I don't recall locking my suitcase. (D) As far as I know, my suitcase should be open.18. To pay to see that movie would be foolish, when you can see it on television for nothing.(A) If you can see the movie on television, why pay for it?19. I didn't know that both reports were due today. (B) I thought only one report was due.20. The classes should have shorter sessions. (C) The classes are too long.1990年5月托福听力文字及对应答案PART A1. Frank rented a car and drove to Dallas. (B) Frank drove to Dallas in a rented car.2. I saw her practicing the violin. (B) She was practicing the violin when I saw her.3. He came over to our house just the other day. (A) He recently visited us.4. Sidney has a tooth removed. (C) The dentist pulled out Sidney's tooth.5. How on earth can you believe that? (D) You don't really believe that, do you?:6. The shop's closed for the night. (D) The shops are closed until tomorrow.7. I thought you wouldn't come to class today. (A) I didn't think you would be in class.8. Don failed physics and had to take it over. (D) He took physics again because he failed the first time.9. No sooner had the storm started than all the lights went out. (C) The lights went off just as the storm began.10. He's planning a graduation party for his sister on the 20th of the next month. (D) Next month on the twentieth is the party.11. The bookstore is out of textbooks for French 102. (B) There are no more textbooks for French 102 in the bookstore.12. I really need to brush up on my math. (B) I need to improve my math skills.13. There is nobody on campus who doesn't know Irene. (B) Almost everybody knows Irene.14. He has a job on the side, preparing the laboratory every day for the next experiment.(A) He has part-time work in the laboratory.15. I can't deny that I was awful in the play. (A) I must admit that my performance was bad.16. Gloria has been knocking herself out on the project. (C) Gloria has been working very hard on the task.17. You are going to finish school this semester, aren't you? (A) Won't you be finished with school after this semester?18. Prof. Jenkins suggested that I use her name as a reference. (C) Professor Jenkins will recommend me.19. Shouldn't we be thinking about leaving for work? (A) Isn't it time we went to work?20. Lorraine's family was pleased by her thoughtful gift. (A) Lorraine gave her family a gift they liked.1990年8 月托福听力文字及对应答案PART A1. She used to live in a dormitory, but now she has her own apartment(B) She has moved out of the dormitory.2. We'll probably be late for the concert, won't we? (D) I think we'll miss the beginning of the concert.3. I' d better not go to bed because I haven* t finished my chemistry assignment. (B) I have to stay up to finish my chemistry.4. 1 always forget people's names at parties. (C) It's hard for me to remember a person's name at a party.5. You gave me the right address for Bill's apartment, didn't you? (B) I hope you gave me Bill's correct address.6. Just down the street is a nice little gift shop. (D) There is a gift shop nearby.7. The snack bar has fresh fruit, right? (A) Doesn't the snack bar sell fresh fruit?8. There are big sales going on in the department stores downtown this week according to Charlie.(C) Charlie told us about the sales in the stores downtown.9. There is not a single cloud in the sky this afternoon. (B) It's sunny day today.10. Not one student in my class has studied painting before. (C) Nobody in the class has ever had any painting lessons.11. Behind the lecture hall is a small parking lot. (C) The lecture hall is in front of a parking lot.12. Lucy was offered a scholarship by the university that was her first choice.(A) Lucy got a scholarship to the University of her Choice.13. Barbara discovered she was ineligible for the song contest. (D) She found out she couldn't enter the contest.14. Ted once worked there but no longer does. (D) He doesn't work there anymore.15. She replaced the broken pane of glass. (B) She fixed the window.16. I guessed the right answer. (B) I got the correct answer by chance.17. I've promised to take Cathy some of this delicious tea. (A) I said I'd take some of this tea to Cathy.18. Mary Ann, that's who makes the best soup. (C) Mary Ann makes outstanding soup.19. The last person I want to see Is Jeff. (A) I don't want to see Jeff at all.20. Sarah used to teach psychology, but now she is a corporate statistician (D) Sarah has a different job now.1990年10月托福听力文字及对应答案PART A1. Pat dropped the letter in the mailbox. (C) Pat mailed the letter.2. Fred gave the right answers to the question the instructor asked. (C) Fred's answers were correct.3. The trip was a wonderful experience, don't you agree? (B) Wasn't the trip marvelous?4. He ate two of them. (A) He had two to eat.5. Cheryl rarely goes with the group to the Saturday night dances. (D) Cheryl seldom goes to the dances with the group.6. She has to buy a book bag for school.(A) She needs something to carry her schoolbooks in.7. I’ve decided to hang on to my textbooks form last year. (C) I'm keeping my old textbooks.8. Carol works as a nurse, but she would rather teach. (B) Carol wishes she were a teacher.9. If only this rain would stop. (B) I'm tired of the rain.10. Twelve people came, but half left early. (A) Six people left before the end.11. Through that door, you will find someone to help you. (C) You can get someone to assist you if you go in that door.12. Max felt sick and stayed home from school. (B) Max missed school because he was sick.13. Everyone except Carrie voted for an exam instead of a paper. (D) Everyone but Carrie preferred having an exam.14. This tomato plant is still immature. (D) The tomato plant isn't completely developed.15. I’m supposed to turn south at the corner, right? (C) Shouldn't I turn south at the corner?16. Steve wanted a pair of table lamps, but got a floor lamp instead.(A) Steve bought a floor lamp, though he'd planned to buy table lamps.17. I don't need to tell you to come alone, do I? (B) You know you should come by yourself, don't you?18. He’ll turn his back on me if I ask for money. (A) When I need money, he won't help.19. I signed up for a month long course, but Kary signed up for one, that’s eight weeks long.(B) My course is half as long as Katy's.20. He misread the recipe, so the stew he made tasted terrible. (D) He didn't follow the recipe for the stew.1991年1月托福听力文字及对应答案PART A1. I couldn't hear her name clearly. (C) It was hard to hear her name.2. I wouldn't mind having a roommate. (D) Having a roommate is all right with me.3. Little did she realize that the present was for her. (D) She didn’t know that the present would be for her.4. I wonder if you could shut the door. (A) Could you please close the door?5. We just can't get over the fact that Ted and Margie got married. (B) The fact that they got married still amazes us.6. I wish I had more time to spend with you. (A) it’s too bad we have so little time together.7. I used to watch a lot of TV, but now I can't stand it. (A) Although I used to watch television a lot, I hate it now.8. On your right is the information booth. (D) You can get information over on the right.9. He fell down and hurt himself. (C) He was injured.10. What a long bus ride this is! (C) This bus ride takes a very long time.11. Jane wants to buy that painting? (B) Does Jane really wish to purchase that painting?12. Ruth liked Henry's watch so much that he bought himself one exactly like it. (D) Russ got a wat ch just like Henry’s13. You’ll come right on time, won't you? (C) Please try to be prompt.14. Carrol was told that she had gained the top score. (A) Carol did better than anyone else.15. Students outnumbered teachers at the rally. (A) Carol did better than anyone else.16. No one could keep him from speaking. (C) He couldn’t be prevented from speaking.17. The sea's very calm. (B) The water isn't rough.18. She stopped feeling the ducks at the park. (D) She no longer gives the ducks food.19. I can't risk not telling him. (B) I have to tell him.20. Jeff and Alan share a common outlook or life. (A) They think alike.1991年5月托福听力文字及对应答案PART A1. Emily and Joe are medical students, aren't they? (A) I think Emily and Joe are studying medicine.2. The conductor of the symphony orchestra was terrific. (B) The orchestra's conductor was excellent.3. Ned wasn't invited to the party. (D) No one asked Ned to the party.4. I have the store deliver the packages to my house. (C) The store sent the packages to my house.5. There is no sport I enjoy more than swimming. (A) Swimming's my favorite sport.6. You’llfind her number listed in the telephone book. (C) Her number is in the directory.7. Too bad you didn't make a hotel reservation. (A) You should have reserved a room.8. The editor should have completed their work earlier. (B) The editors were late in finishing.9. The dormitory laundry service gives out clean sheets each week, doesn’t it?(D) Aren't clean sheets provided in the dormitory weekly?10. If I'd remembered to check the mailbox, I might have found your note.(A) Since I forgot to look in the mailbox, I missed your note.11. Irene’s grades enabled her to earn a scholarship. (D) She received a scholarship because of her grades.12. John doesn't think they've left the office yet. (D) He thinks they're still at the office.13. No sooner had I started to type my paper than the telephone rang. (C) Someone called just as I started to work.14. The fire was prevented from spreading because of Sandra's quick action. (A) Sandra stopped the fire from spreading.15. I went for a walk to wake myself up. (C) I was feeling sleepy and so I took a walk.16. Don’t you think it would be wise to review how much we've spent to date? (B) We should total our expenses up to now.17. The committee was selected by the college faculty. (B) The college faculty chose the committee members.18. Standing next to Paul is the dean of admissions. (C) The dean is standing beside Paul.19. The door banged shut. (D) The door closed loudly.20. Peter’s job search was unsuccessful. (B) Peter was unable to find a job.1991年8月托福听力文字及对应答案PART A1. The bank granted her loan to cover her school expenses. (C) She borrowed money from the bank to pay her school fees.2. Bill thanks for picking up the books for me. (D) I appreciate your getting my books, Bill.3. She said the demonstration begins at 8 o’clock, didn’t she? (C) I understand the demonstration will be at eight o'clock.4. Linda took night classes for ten years and eventually got her degree. (C) It took Linda ten years to earn her degree.5. Automobile pollution is a far greater problem than industrial waste. (B) Cars pollute more than industry does.6. I’m used to getting up early. (C) I usually get up early.7. Mary said she wanted to live by herself. (A) Mary doesn't want a roommate.8. Red lettering on signs is much more noticeable than blue. (B) Blue print is less eye-catching than red print.9. He stood up for what he thought was right. (B) He defended his point of view.10. I’d like to skip the meeting, but I can't just not go. (C) I'll go to the meeting even though I don't want to.11. I couldn't get David to tell where he's going on vacation. (A) David wouldn't tell me where he will spend his vacation.12. The radio is too loud only for Ben. (D) Just Ben thinks the radio is too loud.13. Let’s leave the ear at home and walk to town for a change. (D) I'd rather walk than drive today.14. Kevin raced through the station, afraid he'd miss the train. (B) Kevin didn't want to miss the train, so he ran to catch it.15. If we hadn't made the wrong turn, we’d have been on time. (D) We're late because we went the wrong way.16. Better than half the class was absent. (D) More than half of the students were not in class.17. People from the television station have requested the viewers to send in their suggestions.(A) The television station staff has asked for viewers' ideas.18. Although John would never believe it, I did try to return his telephone call. (C) I really tried to call John back.19. Lunch wasn't at all appealing today. (C) I didn't think today's lunch looked very good.20. Robert tends to keep his opinions to himself. (D) Robert seldom tells people what he's thinking.1991年10月托福听力文字及对应答案PART A1. The radio works well only in clear weather. (C) The radio doesn't work in bad weather.2. Actually, I don't think Jane's busy now. (A) I believe Jane's free at the moment.3. Gary has to face the facts. (B) He had to accept the truth.4. If I'd known the bank would be closed today. I would have gone there yesterday. (D) I didn't go to the bank yesterday.5. In computer programming, Susan is head and shoulders above the rest of us.(A) Susan is much better than we are in this subject.6. She is a first-year law student. (C) She's just begun her legal studies.7. For the next half hour, we will work out in the gym. (C) We will be exercising in the gymnasium for 30 minutes.8. When will these pictures be ready? (A) I've waited too long for the pictures.9. Jane was taught to drive by her brother. (B) He taught her how to drive.10. Philip's never been seen wear a tie. (D) He doesn't seem to ever wear a tie11. I must have left my office keys at home because I can't find them anywhere. (B) I forgot to bring my keys.12. Wasn't it the best meal you ever ate! (C) The food was delicious, don't you agree?13. We won't start a new lesson before next week. (D) There will be no new lesson this week.14. You took the bus to get here right? (B) I understand you came by bus.15. I am afraid that Alan is not up to such a difficult task. (D) I doubt that Alan can do the job.16. My cousin, who is a geography teacher, helped us plan out trip. (C) We received advice about our trip from my cousin.17. Dian was too excited to sit quietly and kept pacing the floor. (D) She couldn't hide her excitement.18. Robert wants to take up drawing. (A) He's interested in learning how to draw.19. He got bored playing cards last night; so he left early. (C) He did not stay for the entire evening.20. May I have a package of safety pins please? (C) Would you please give me safety pins.1992年1月托福听力文字及对应答案PART A1. Jack introduced us to his parents (D) We met his mother and father.2. I finished the assignment a week ago. (B) My assignment was completed last week3. We didn’t think you would mind C) We didn't expect it to bother you..4. Do go ahead with your dessert. (A) Please eat your dessert.5. He was extremely angry but didn't let it show. (B) He was hiding his feelings.6. Aren’t your clever to figure that out! (A) How smart you are to find the answer to that!7. Ann rides her bike to work to save money on bus fare. (B) Anne saves money by riding her bike to work8. My marks are higher than I thought they’d be. (B) I didn't think my marks would be this good.9. Alex will call before he comes, won’t he? (C) Will Alex phone before coming?10. The club president announced that each member has a quota of ten tickets to sell for the talent show.(B) Everyone in the club should sell at least ten tickets11. We should include these figures in the report, I think. (C) I believe the report ought to include this information.12. Now that I finally turned in my thesis, I plan to take it easy for a while. (C) I'm going to rest after all that hard work13. I don't think I heard her name mentioned before. (D) That name isn't familiar to me.14. No one came to the school play. (C) Nobody went to see the play.15. If only you told me sooner. (B) You should have informed me earlier.16. I’ve got to get going on my research project. (D) It's time to start my research project17. The actors received a standing ovation for their performance. (C) The audience stood up and applauded.18. A friend bought Doris's painting. (D) Doris' friend bought her painting19. Everyone thinks Carlo is a very outgoing fellow. (D) He's very friendly.20. I was late coming back from lunch today. (D) I look a longer lunch break today1111111992年5月托福听力文字及对应答案PART A1. We tried calling Ken, thinking he'd be home. (B) We expected Ken to answer the phone.2. She doesn't know we finished the experiment. (A) She thinks we haven't finished.3. Didn’t she handle her presentation well (B) She gave a good presentation4. I don't know Maxine although we went to the same university. (C) I never met Maxine when we were at college.5. At the end of the street is a bookstore where you can buy used books. (B) You can get secondhand books in that store.6. If he'd only asked me for help I'd have done my best for him. (A) I'd have been happy to help if he'd asked me.7. The shoe polish doesn't match the shoes. (A) The shoe polish is the wrong color.8. You’ll have to get another chair from the living room. (C) You'll have to bring another chair in here.9. I had a piece of Carla's birthday cake although I usually don't like dessert. (D) It was unusual that I ate some cake.10. Here take this pill, don’t chew it. (D) Swallow this tablet.11. I can't finish what I’m working on until I have your research result. (A) I need your data before I can finish my work.。

95年1月托福听力文字Part A1. I asked the ticket agent to let me know what time my plane would arrive in Chicago.2. The coach's assistant showed her how to do it.3. I don't think I've ever seen you in that sweater before.4. Betty canceled her trip when she got sick.5. Didn't they look well6. Run over to the bus station & check the fare.7. Those flowers light up the whole room.8. Sarah had time to read that book?9. The university library used to be open to the public, but now only students & staff can use it.10. You didn't have to telephone your office.11. Over the course of the year, the company carried out the plan.12. Postcards seem to take forever in the mail.13. It feels like spring today, but I'm afraid winter is not over yet.14. Lee won the chess match hands down.15. When you interrupted me, you made me lose my train of thought.16. I returned the party invitation with regrets.17. Susan is anything but poor.18. Once in a while, a lab experiment may take more than an hour.19. I didn't write that memo to the department chair to amuse myself.20. We hardly ever see them here.Part B21. Do you want to sign up for Prof. Wilson's class?I heard he got his doctorate when he was 19.Really?What does the man mean?22. Since you miss class yesterday, would you like to borrow my notes?Please, if you don't mind.What does the man mean?23. I thought you were picking David up at the airport?How could I on a Tuesday night?What does the man imply?24. I wish I knew how to swim.Why not sign up for the lessons offered by the physical education department?What does the woman suggest?25. Donna, you said you'd take this package to accounting yesterday.Oh, no. It must’ve slipped my mindWhat does Donna mean?26. I think I'll put on some music now.What do you have? I'm a classical music fan.What does the man mean?27. Roger was feverish yesterday. I'm not sure if he'll be up to attending today's meeting. Then can someone fill in for him?What does the woman mean?28. I heard Joan was turned down for the graduate fellowship. She must be upset.She was at first. But you know Joan, she got over it pretty quickly.What can be inferred about Joan?29 . How about going to the museum today?They are having a special exhibit of local artists.I'd love to, if I can get this reading out of the way.What does the man mean?30. I'm having a problem getting the classes I want.That's too bad. But I'm sure you'll be able to work everything out before the semester starts. What does the man mean?31. I'm going to buy Bill a tie for his birthday.You know how well - dressed Bill always is.You'd better make it pure silk.What does the man imply?32. It's already 10 'clock. I guess Bob & Amy won't be coming to the partyThey called at nine to say that they'd been held up.What does the man mean?33. Mike promised he'd help on this rush job.But he never showed up.What does the woman imply?34. Mary won't be coming in to work tomorrow. She's finally going to the photography exihibit.Oh, so she managed to get tickets after all.What does the man imply about Mary?35. I really like your luggageIt looks nice but it hasn't held up well.What does the woman think about her luggage?Part CQ36-39( talk, nutrition)Last week I told you about how the body uses vitamin C and foods that contain vitamin C, such as citrus fruit & tomatoes. Now I want to discuss Vitamin D which is important to human nutrition because it helps the body to absorb Calcium. Calcium as you know is essential for maintaining heatyl bones & teeth. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to serious bone diseases. So in the United States it is added to milk, a staple food in most people's diet. Vitamin D is sometimes called the sunshine vitamin. That' s because the body requires sunlight in order to make use of it. Here's how it works: when ultraviolet rays from the sun strike the vitamin D in our SKIN, the sunlight converts vitamin D to its active form & a substance called calciferol is produced. Calciferol is what carries the calcium to our bones. If our bodies are not exposed to ultraviolet rays from the sun we cannot convert vitamin D to it's active form, and thus cannot make use of any of the calcium that we have consumed in our food . Eventually we would suffer FROM A calciumdeficiency and have weak bones. Luckily it takes only 10 to 20 minutes of exposure to sunlight a day to ensure sufficient vitamin D production. Except in extremely atmospheric conditions like very heavy smog or a sunless climate, most people are able to get enough exposure to the sun. Doctors recommend that people who don't drink very much milk take vitamin supplements and that everyone spend at least 10 minutes in the sun everyday.36. Why is vitamin D important?37. In the United States, what is the main source of vitamin D for most people?38. What is necessary to convert vitamin D to it's active form?39. According to the speaker, what might happen to the people who stay in doors all the time?Q40 - 43 Conversation between two friendsHey! You got a new television.Yeah! It was delivered yesterday, what do you think of it?It's huge. It practically takes up the entire side of the room.I know. I know, you don't think it's, well, excessive, do you?I didn't say that. I mean, if you enjoy it, why not? What happened to your old TV, anyhow?It just stopped working last Friday. It was pretty old & didn't work well, I thought you can afford it, why not get a new one?It must've been expensive?Well, not as much as you might think. I got it on sale for 50% offReally? Where?At the stereo city on Route 20. You know at first I just wanted to replace what I had. A TV of about the same size & quality. But the salesman was pushing these because of the 50% off. Yeah. But 50% off what?2,400 dollars.You spent $ 1,200 on a TV?It's got a lot of special features. Look at this remote control.I'm sure. But that's still a lot of money for a television. I didn't think you watch TV that much. Well, I don't. Do you think I ought to return it? If I do it within a week of purchase, I can get my money back.Honestly, yes. And you know what, and I think you ought to read up on TV’s first and choose the make & model you want before you go to the store. That way you will get what you want.I think you are right.40. What is the main topic of the conversation?41. What does the woman suggest the man do?42. What will the man probably do as a result of the conversation?43. What is the man's attitude toward the television?Q44 - 47 Talk (astronomy discovery)As you begin your study of the heavens, you may feel that the odds of your making any impact on the field of astronomy are impossibly low. But in fact important breakthroughs can come from student work. You may have heard in the media that the examples of one of the most illusive objects in the cosmos the brown dwarf were found by a 27 - year - old student Clare Briadger. Scientists all over the world had been searching for more than 50 years and yet the discovery wasmade by someone still in graduate school. When Ms. Briadger presented a paper at the meeting of the American Astronomical Society, her talk was for me the highlight of the meeting. There was considerable agreement that what she had found was indeed the illusive Brown Dwarf. For those of you who don' t yet know, Brown Dwarfs are these gaseous bodies that are too large to be planets, but not massive enough to ignite into full - blown stars. While others spent their time studying what shows up big and bright in the heavens, Ms. Briadger searched for the small and faint. She spent about 2 years at a computer scanning and classifying pin- points of light within clusters of stars. She sometimes worked 100 hours in a single week. Then finally she was able to isolate a number of points that seemed to be actual Brown Dwarfs. Her discovery may help to explain how stars form and thus answer some of our questions about the ultimate of the universe.44.Whom is the speaker probably addressing?45.What does the speaker mean when she talks about making an impact on the field of astronomy?46.Who made the discovery that is being discussed?47.Why are Browfs Dwarves important?Q48 50 (Conversation)Hey, Sam! You should take a look at this article about Canadian scorpionI didn't know there were scorpions in Canada. I thought they only lived in deserts.Well, the deadly Kind do. Like in Arizona and New Mexico.I thought all scorpion were dangerous.No, only about 25 kinds are lethal to humans, Actually there are over 1,500 different species. But only one lives in Canada.Where in Canada? Not around here?Well, mostly Sakatchewan and Alberta. But yeah, right here in British Columbia too.Is the Canadian kind poisonous?Not for humans. Supposedly their sting is no worse than a bee's. Anyway scorpions are all over the place. They can live in just about any climate. In fact the only continent where they don't live is Antarctica.Why? Is it too cold there?There must be other reasons. Because according to this article scorpions can withstand conditions that'd probably kill most other animals. Scientists did all these Experiments, like the scorpion was frozen in a block of ice for 3 weeks and when they melted the ice, it just walked away.It was still alive?Yeah. But what's most amazing is that they also survived the radiation levels 200 times what would kill a human. No wonder they’ve outlived the dinosaurs.Listen. I've gotta run. But I really like a copy of that article.No problem. I'll make one for you.48. How did the woman learn about the scorpions?49. Where do the two students probably live?50. What did the scientists experiments show about the scorpion?。

1995年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题Section ⅠUse of EnglishSleep is divided into periods of so-called REM sleep, characterized by rapid eye movements and dreaming, and longer periods of non-REM sleep. 1 kind of sleep is at all well-understood, but REM sleep is 2 to serve some restorative function of the brain. The purpose of non-REM sleep is even more 3 . The new experiments, such as these 4 for the first time at a recent meeting of the Society for Sleep Research in Minneapolis, suggest fascinating explanations 5 of non-REM sleep.For example, it has long been known that total sleep 6 is 100 percent fatal to rats, yet, 7 _examinations of the dead bodies, the animals look completely normal. A researcher has now8 the mystery of why the animals die. The rats 9 bacterial infections of the blood, 10 their immune systems—the self-protecting mechanisrn against disease—had crashed.1. [A] Either [B] Neither [C] Each [D] Any2. [A] intended [B] required [C] assumed [D] inferred3. [A] subtle [B] obvious [C] mysterious [D] doubtful4. [A] maintained [B] described [C] settled [D] afforded5. [A] in the light [B] by virtue [C] with the exception [D] for the purpose6. [A] reduction [B] destruction [C] deprivation [D] restriction7. [A] upon [B] by [C] through [D] with8. [A] paid attention to [B] caught sight of [C] laid emphasis on [D] cast light on9. [A] develop [B] produce [C] stimulate [D] induce10. [A] if [B] as if [C] only if [D] if only一、文章结构总体分析睡眠分为浅睡阶段和较长时间的深睡阶段。

智课网TOEFL备考资料老托福听力题目汇总(1989-2005年附答案解析+MP3) 摘要：老托福听力题目包含了从1989年-2005年的所有真题题目及答案，这些资料往往成为了众多备考生的首选，原因就是他的全面性，基本上包含了所有托福考试的真题，所以有需要的同学就赶快来下载吧!老托福听力题目整理了最全面的托福听力，同学们在练习的过程中，可以结合音频来练习这些托福听力题目，以期达到最好的听力练习效果!老托福听力题目汇总：Section One: Listening Comprehension1. (A) Spend more time working on calculus problems.(B) Talk to an advisor about dropping the course.(C) Work on the assignment with a classmate.(D) Ask the graduate assistant for help.2. (A) Go home to get a book.(B) Return a book to the library.(C) Pick up a book at the library for the woman.(D) Ask the librarian for help in finding a book.3. (A) The woman could use his metric ruler.(B) He'll finish taking the measurements for the woman.(C) The woman's ruler is better than his.(D) He's faster at making the conversions than the woman.4. (A) She wants the man to attend the tournament with her.(B) The tournament begins next week.(C) The man should check with his doctor again(D) She hopes the man will be able to play in the tournament.5. (A) The advisor has already approved the man's class schedule.(B) The man should make an appointment to see his advisor.(C) The man should change his course schedule.(D) The man should sign the document before leaving.6. (A) She didn't teach class today.(B) She noticed that the students didn't do their homework.(C) She usually assigns homework.(D) She usually talks quietly.7. (A) It started to rain when she was at the beach.(B) She'd like the man to go to the beach with her.(C) The forecast calls for more rain tomorrow.(D) She won't go to the beach tomorrow if it rains.老托福听力题目截图：以上就是为大家整理的老托福听力题目(1989-2005年附答案解析+MP3)，希望大家能够通过这些真题的练习，真正的帮助大家提高听力。

12月20日托福听力真题12月20日托福听力对话：学生服务场景男生去订房间，找到facility的负责人，确认一下自己有没有成功的预定一个教室，后来发现系统上査不到，有可能是因为有人重复提交，总之不是前段时间电脑大面积瘫痪的原因;这个学生要在周五早上预定一个礼堂来举办讲座，后来想定个大点的能容纳40个人的，但是没有定成功，因为那个老师从芝加哥过来，时间很紧;负责人说可能原因是丢失了申请表，或者重复提交了两次导致了错误，后来学生说自己再去确认下能不能改时间，然后负责人说另外有个地方的房间应该可以容纳40个人，最后他们在另外一个建筑预定了礼堂。

讲座：社会科学考古学。

教授讲了两种方法来探寻古代人类的迁徙轨迹。

先讲的是一个古代人种的迁徙，应该是波利尼西亚人的祖先;从台湾开始迁徙，第一步到菲律宾和印度尼西亚，第二步是到波利尼西亚和夏威夷;第二次间隔时间更长，是要等造船技术更成熟了才能迁移;通过比较语言，树和某种细菌的基因变化树可以追踪到迁徙的路径。

讲座：艺术green roof。

建筑讲座，讲芝加哥的屋顶花园。

第一部分说了屋顶花园的概念，屋顶花园是种在屋顶的植物，可以调整屋顶温度和城市气候。

屋顶花园分两种：一种是intensive的土有20inches，可以种不同种类的植物，另一种是extensive 的土只有1到5inches，一般只能种一种植物，但是便宜。

所以大部分人还是选择这种。

第二部分说一些科学家的实践，在芝加哥见了一个，很先进，可以控制土的厚度，种了各种植物，灌木还有小树。

教授自己去看过，感觉很梦幻，走在上面前一面还以为是公园，后一秒看到Horns什么的才想起来其实自己在屋顶。

后来别的组织发现屋顶花园还是很好的动物的栖息地。

最后教授说虽然很多人说屋顶花园这个项目很费钱而且很脆弱，但是他有这么多的好处，我们为什么不再多投入一点点。

12月20日托福听力对话：办公室场景一个学生要去参加农业实习，所以不能上那个教授的课，但是他对那个教授的课很感兴趣，因为他是学农学的，写过一篇跟那个教授上的课程相关的小论文什么的。

12月10日托福听力答案解析C1: 校园对话学生找老师讨论一个poem reading的活动，因为原来准备参加的W教授有事不能来了，会有另一个PG教授来做演讲，然后介绍了这个人的诗歌风格有关孤独，能够引起大家的共鸣。

随后说到为了给社团poem club筹钱，学生想要卖postcards 赚钱，上面会写一些特别的诗且每一张都不相同。

学生想要老师给一块场地来出售postcards。

老师同意这个想法，并且需要学生填写表格。

名师解析：关于校园活动的话题是托福听力必考内容之一，考生在备考时应注意分场景把常见的话题梳理一遍，如本次考试涉及的社团话题，应重点听清楚社团想做的活动内容和目的为何。

同时提到较为学术的内容时，需要更加细致的记笔记，如本文中提到另一位教授的诗歌风格需要认真记录。

最后提醒各位考生，对话部分的主旨题偶尔会出现在文章的靠后位置，关注学生是否提到信号词“我来是为了…”不要盲目的选择开头内容。

相关练习：TPO2-C2，TPO23-C1，TPO30-C1L1: 艺术讲座主要介绍了如何保存油画，光对于画作会产生伤害。

首先介绍了紫外线(ultraviolet)因为波长短所以能量大，会破坏颜料里的有机物，就像太阳晒伤皮肤一样，所以可以采取过滤这种光线的装置来保护油画。

然后介绍了红外线(infrared)会产生热量，导致周围环境温度变高，颜料和木头画框开裂从而造成破坏。

但是我们必须要有光来欣赏作品，所以伤害无法避免。

后续又说到如果没有光线照射的话，油画会有yellowish ,smoky的appearance,且一面有光线照射和一面没有光线照射的油画，光的破坏作用在两面的对比很明显。

名师解析：作为讲座中必然会出现的艺术类话题，本次考试的主题——艺术品保存在TPO 中并不常见。

但是本篇讲座的结构性非常清晰，考生在做笔记时需要按照两种不同波长的光线进行分段，并且对于场景词汇“红外线”(infrared)和“紫外线”(ultraviolet)必须熟练做到听音辨意。

95年10月托福听力文字1.W: How is your paper coming along?M: My typewriter is broken.Q: What does the man mean?2.W: Have you tried Susan's apple-pie?M: I got the last piece. And it was out of this world.Q: What does the woman mean?3.W: If you're staying late, will you be sure to lock up the office when you leave?M: Oh. I hope I won't be more than an hour.Q: What does the man mean?4.W: Nancy really wants to ski on Thursday.M: Yes, but she can't. Can she?Q: What does the man say about Nancy?5.M: Let me help you with those packages.W: Thanks. But it is only 3 quarters of a block.Q: What does the woman tell the man?6.M: Did you know that Arthur has three brothers living on three different continents?W: He must get in an incredible phone bill every month.Q: What does the woman imply about Arthur?7.M: This calculator isn't working right.W: I think you've got the battery in upside down.Q: What does the woman mean?8.W: We should buy a good guide book and study it before our trip to Montreal.M: We could. But they're so overpriced. What about the library?Q: What does the man imply?9.W: I always want a little something to eat about this time of day.M: So do I. Let's have a snack now and then have a light lunch later.Q: What are the speakers discussing?10.M: I've just been over to my friend Tom's new apartment.It's much bigger than my place.W: But more expensive I bet.Q: What does the woman mean?11.W: Could you mail these letters for me please?M: More letters? Your friends are going to be very happy to hear from you.Q: What does the man imply about the woman?12.W: Does Prof. Ford always come to class?M: Is ice cold?Q: What does the man imply about Prof Ford?13.W: Would you have some time this week to go over these questions with me?M: How does tomorrow sound?Q: What does the man mean?14.M: Hey? John! John!W: Save your breath. He's out of earshot.Q: What does the woman mean?15.W: You only have water to serve your guests?M: This isn't just water. This is imported mineral water.Q: What does the woman imply?16.W: I see a new bookstore has just opened on Main street.M: It may be a new store. But the books are far from new.Q: What does the man mean?17.W: Alice has been spending a lot of time at the library lately.M: Well. She's got a paper do and two final exams next week.Q: What has Alice probably been doing?18.W: It's going to cost a fortune to get my car fixed.M: Why don't you just trade it in for a new one?Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?19.M: Winter is over at last. Time to pack up my gloves and boots.W: I've been waiting for this for months.Q: What does the woman mean?20.W: How did the game go the other night? Did your team win?M: Are you kidding? That would be a first.Q: What does the man imply?21.W: Danas told us he likes to play cards.M: But we've invited him three times and he hasn't come once.Q: What can be inferred about Danas?22.W: I invited my class home for coffee.M: In this tiny place?Q: What does the man imply?23.M: Excuse me; I don't understand why fight 213 has been delayed. The weather seems fine now.W: I'm afraid New York got three times as much snow as we did here. It should be clear by morning though.Q: What does the woman imply?24.M: Take a look at this gift catalog. Maybe we can find something to get Janet for her new house.W: OK. But remember we can't afford a lot.Q: What does the woman mean?25.M: Are you still waiting for Bob?W: I don't know why I bother. The store will be closed by the time we get there.Q: What does the woman mean?26.M: Would you like to come with us for coffee a little later?W: I'm off caffeine, medical restriction.Q: What does the woman mean?27.W: Mary seems surprised that she got a research grant.M: Well, she shouldn’t have been. Everybody knows that she's brilliant.Q: What does the man mean?28.M: Mind if I leave my umbrella here in the hallway?W: Not at all. But first shake it off outside, would you?Q: What does the woman tell the man?29.W: According to this article, the former boxing champion is going to try again. He's coming out of theretirement for the third time.M: Is a comeback at his age at all likely?Q: What does the man imply about the former box champion?30.W: Don't you think Prof. Morrison's test was too difficult?M: Well, I must admit I had been expecting more than just passing grade in biology.Q: What does the man mean?生词表1.typewriter ['taip,raitə] n. 打字机2.block [blɔk] n. 一批；大宗，大量3.incredible [in'kredəbl] adj. 难以置信的，惊人的4.snack [snæk] n. 小吃，快餐5.earshot ['iəʃɔt] n. 听力所及之范围6.catalog ['kætəlɔɡ] n. 目录7.caffeine ['kæfi:n] n. 咖啡因8.restriction [ri'strikʃən] n. 限制9.retirement [ri'taiəmənt] n. 退役PART B31-34have you made any plans to go away during semester break? I've been thinking of skiing.I really haven't had time to think about my vacation. I've been concentrating on getting ready for my exams, especially Philosophy. But I'll probably go to the beach.Why the beach?Well. It would be nice to get away from this cold weather and just lie in the sun and relax after working so hard. It's true that skiing does require work. And you have to get up early and wait in long lines for the chair leaves. Thanks. I think you help me make up my mind.Sure. Now maybe you can use your mind to think about something else, like your studies.你在学期休息期间做出任何计划了吗?我一直在想着滑雪。

TPO 12 Conversation 1NarratorListen to a conversation between a student and a professor.StudentSo Professor Tibets, your notes said that you want to see me about my heavy-weight paper. I have to say that grade wasn’t what I was expecting. I thought I’d done a pretty good job.ProfessorOh, you did. But do you really want to settle for pretty good when you can do something very good?StudentYou think it can be very good?ProfessorAbsolutely!StudentWould that mean you’d…I could get a better grade?ProfessorOh, sorry! It’s not for your grade. It's…I think you could learn a lot by revising it. StudentYou mean, rewrite the whole thing? I really swamped. There’re deadlines wherever I turn and… and I don’t really know how much time I could give it. ProfessorWell, it is a busy time, with spring break coming up next week. It’s your call. But I think with all a little extra effort, you could really turn this into a fine essay. StudentNo… yeah…I mean, after I read your comments, I...I can see how it tries to do too much.ProfessorYeah. It’s just too ambitious for the scope of the assignment.StudentSo I should cut out the historical part?ProfessorYes. I would just stick to the topic. Anything unrelated to the use of nature EMITRY has no place in the paper. All that tangential material just distracted from the main argument.StudentYeah, I never know how much to include. You know…where to draw the line?ProfessorTell me about it! All writers struggled without one. But it’s something you can learn. That will become more clear with practice. But I think if you just cut out the…emm…StudentThe stuff about history, but if I cut out those sections, won’t it be too short?ProfessorWell, better a short well-structured paper than a long paper thatpoorly-structured and wanders off topic.StudentSo all I have to do is to leave those sections?ProfessorWell, not so fast. After you cut out those sections, you’ll have to go back and revise the rest, to see how it all fits together. And of course, you’ll have to revise the introduction too, to accurately describe what you do in the body ofthe paper. But that shouldn’t be too difficult. Just remember to keep the discussion focused. Do you think you can get it to me by noon tomorrow?StudentWow…emm…I have so much…er…but I’ll try.ProfessorOK, good! Do try! But if you can’t, well, sure for after spring break, OK?TPO12 Lecture 1 BiologyNarratorListen to part of a lecture in a Biology Class.ProfessorAs we learn more about the DNA in human cells and how it controls the growth and development of cells, then maybe we can explain a very important observation, that when we try to grow most human cells in libratory, they seem programmed to divide only a certain number of times before they die. Now this differs with the type of cell. Some cells, like nerve cells, only divide seven to nine times in their total life. Others, like skin cells, will divide many, many more times. But finally the cells stop renewing themselves and they die. And in the cells of the human body itself, in the cells of every organ, of almost every type of tissues in the body, the same thing will happen eventually.OK, you know that all of persons’ genetic information is contained on very long pieces of DNA called Chromosomes. 46 of them are in the human cells that’s 23 pairs of these Chromosomes are of very lengths and sizes. Now if you look at this rough drawing of one of them, one Chromosome is about to divide into two. You see that it sort of looks like, well actually it’s much more complex than this but it reminds us a couple of springs linked together to coil up pieces of DNA. And if you stretch them out you will find they contain certain genes, certain sequences of DNA that help to determine how the cells of the body will develop. When researchers look really carefully at the DNA in Chromosomesthough, they were amazed, we all were, to find that only a fraction of it, maybe 20-30%, converts into meaningful genetic information. It’s incredible; at least it was to me. But if you took away all the DNA that codes for genes, you still have maybe 70% of the DNA left over. That’s the so-called JUNK DNA. Though the word junk is used sort of townies cheek.The assumption is that even these DNA doesn’t make up any of the genes it must serve some other purpose. Anyway, if we examine these ends of these coils of DNA, we will find a sequence of DNA at each end of every human Chromosome, called a telomere. Now a telomere is a highly repetitious and genetically meaningless sequence of DNA, what we were calling JUNK DNA. But it does have any important purpose; it is sort of like the plastic tip on each end of shoelace. It means not help you tie your shoe but that little plastic tip keeps the rest of the shoelace, the shoe string from unraveling into weak and useless threads. Well, the telomere at the end of Chromosomes seems to doabout the same thing--- protect the genes the genetically functional parts of the Chromosome from being damaged. Every time the Chromosome divides, every time one cell divides into two. Pieces of the ends of the Chromosome, the telomere, get broken off. So after each division, the telomere gets shorter and one of the things that may happen after a while is that pieces of the genes themselves get broken off the Chromosomes. So the Chromosome is now losing important genetically information and is no longer functional. But as long as the telomeres are at certain length they keep this from happening. So it seems that, when the, by looking at the length of the telomeres on specific Chromosomes we can actually predict pretty much how long certain cells can successfully go on dividing. Other some cells just seem to keep on dividing regardless which mean not be always a good thing if it gets out of control.But when we analyze the cells chemically we find something very interesting, a chemical in them, and an enzyme called telomerase. As bits of the telomere break off from the end of Chromosome, this chemical, this telomerase can rebuild it, can help resemble the protected DNA, the telomere that the Chromosome is lost. Someday we may be able to take any cell and keep it alive functioning and reproducing itself essentially forever through the use of telomerase. And in the future we may have virtually immortal nerve cells and immortal skin cells of whatever because of these chemical, telomerase can keep the telomere on the ends of Chromosomes from getting any shorter. TPO12 Lecture 2 BusinessNarratorListen to part of a lecture in a Business ClassProfessorOk, as we’ve talked about a key aspect of running a successful business is knowing, um, getting a good sense of what the customer actually wants, and how they perceive your product. So with that in mind, I want to describe a very simple method of researching customer preference, and it is becoming increasingly common, it's called----MBWA----which stands for managing by wandering around. Now, MBWA, that's not the most technical sounding name you've ever heard, but it describes the process pretty accurately. Here is how it works.Basically, Um, the idea is that business owners or business managers just go out and actually talk to their customers, and learn more about how well the business is serving their needs, and try to see what the customer experiences,because that's a great way to discover for yourself, how your product is perceived, what the strengths and weaknesses are, you know, how to you can improved it that sort of thing, you know Dortans, they make soup and can vegetables and such. Well, the head of the company, had Dortans’ topped executives walk around supermarkets, um, asking shoppers what they thought of Dortans’ soup, and he use the data to make changes to the company's product, I mean, when Dortans of all the companies, embraces something as radical as MBWA, it really show you how popular the theory has become, yes, Lisa?Student ABut this is dangerous to base decisions on information from a small sample of people? Is it large scale market research safer getting data on a lot of people?ProfessorThat's a good question, and well I don't want to pretend that W… MBWA is some sort of, um, replacement for other methods of customer research. Now, the market research data definitely can give you a good idea of, um, of the big picture, but MBWA is really useful kind of filling in the blanks, you know, getting a good underground sense of how you products you use, and how people need respond to them, and Yes, the numbers of opinion you get is small so youdo need to be careful, but, good business managers will tell you that the big fear they have an.. .and one of the most frequent problems they come across is well becoming out of touch with what their customers really want and need, you know surveys and market research stuff like that, they can only tell you so much about what the customers actually want in their day-to-day lives. Managing by wandering around on the other hand, that get you in there give you a good sense about what customers needs so. So when use combination then, MBWA and market research were the powerful tools. Oh, here is another example for you, um, see you executive for a clothing manufacture. It was, um, Lken, Lken jeans you know, they went in work in the store for a few days, selling Lken's cloths. Now that give them a very different idea about their product, they saw how people responded to it; they could go up to customers in the store asked questions about it, yes Mike?Student BWell, I would think that a lot of customers will be bothered by, you know, if I'm shopping, I don't know if I want some business representatives coming up to me and asking me questions, it's.. It's like when I got phone call at home from marketing researchers, I just hang up themProfessorOh, well, it's certainly true that well no one likes getting calls at home frommarket researchers or people like that, but I will tell you something. Most customers have exact opposite reaction when they comes to MBWA. Now,don't ask me why, because I really have no idea, but the fact is that customers tend to respond really well to MBWA, which is the key reason for a success.In fact, the techniques of MBWA works so well, they have actually been extended to all kinds of different contacts like politics for instance, Um, a few years back, the major of Botamore, Um.. I can guess its name is Shapher or something like that. Anyway, he decided that the best way to serve the people of the city, of his city, was actually get out there in it and experience the things that they experienced, so he right around the city in, you know, all parts of it, and he see all the prattles; he see how the trash was sometimes, um, not pick up but off side the street and then they go back to the office and they write these memos, and these memos to stuff about the problems he had seen, and how they needed to be fixed, you know that sort of thing, but the thing is he got all the information just by going around and seeing the different Botamore neighborhoods and talking to the people in them, and he called it--- small politics, we'd call it MBWA, or just, playing good customer service.TPO 12 Conversation 2NarratorListen to a conversation between a student and a Department Secretary. StudentHi. Miss Andrics.SecretaryHi Bret, how are you?StudentI’m fine; except I have a question about my paycheck.SecretarySure. What’ up?StudentWell it’s already been several weeks at the end of the semester my check was supposed to go directly into my bank account but there haven’t been any deposits.SecretaryThat’s odd.StudentYea, I thought graduate teaching a system for automatically put onthe payroll at the beginning of the semester.SecretaryThey are. Let’s see did you complete all the forms for the payroll? StudentI filled in whatever they sent me, and I returned like the end of August.SecretaryHum, well, you definitely should have been paid by now. At least two pay periods have passed since thenStudentI asked the bank and they didn’t know anything. Who should I talk to about this, payroll?SecretaryI’m going to contact them for you. There was a problem in processing some of the graduate students’ payroll paper work. ‘Cause their computer program crashed after all the information was processed. And some people’s information couldn’t be retrieved.StudentHum. But why didn’t any one let me know?SecretaryI don’t know how they work over there, ‘cause they couldn’t even figure out whose information was missing. And this isn’t the first time, seems like something like this happens every semester.StudentSo how do I find out if my information was lost?SecretaryI will contact them tomorrow morning to see if you’re in the system. But you’re probably not.StudentWhat then will let me to do?SecretarySorry but you will need to fill out those forms again and then I will fax them over the payroll office.StudentAnd then what… Well, what I really need to know is how long till I get the money, I’m already a month behind my bills and my tuitions due soon.SecretaryThat’ll get you into the system the same day they receive your paper works. So if you do that tomorrow, you’ll get paid next Friday. StudentThat’s a long time from now. Will that pay checking include all the money I am owed?SecretaryIt should. I will double check with the payroll department.StudentAnd another thing, Is there any way I could get paid sooner, I have been teaching all these weeks…SecretaryI know that’s not fair but I don’t think they can do anything; all the checks are computed automatically in the system. They can’t just write checks.StudentBut there is another one to make mistakes. They’ve never told me! WomanI understand how you feel and if I were you, I’d be upset too. I’ll tell you what: when I call them, I will explain the situation and ask them if there is any way you can be paid sooner. But I have to tell you that base on past experiences you shouldn’t count on it.Student(Sigh) I understand thanks. I know it’s’ not your fault and that you’re doing everything you can.SecretaryWell, what I CAN do is make sure that your first check for total amount the university owes you.StudentThat’ll be great! Thank you. I will be on campus about 10 tomorrow morning and I will come back to see you then.TPO 12 Lecture 3 Music historyNarratorListen to part of a lecture in a music history class. The professor has been discussing Opera.ProfessorThe word opera means work, actually it means works. It’s the plural of the word opus from the Latin. And in Italian it refers in general to works of art. Opera Lyric or lyric of opera refers to what we think of as opera, the musical drama. Opera was commonplace in Italy for almost thousands of years before it became commercial as a venture. And during those years, several things happened primarily linguistic or thematic and both involving secularization.Musical drama started in the churches. It was an educational tool. It was used primarily as a vehicle for teaching religion and was generally presented in the Latin, the language of the Christian Church which had considerable influencein Italy at that time. But the language of everyday life was evolving in Europe and at a certain point in the middle ages it was really only merchants, Socratics and clergy who can deal with Latin. The vast majority of the population usedtheir own regional vernacular in all aspects to their lives. And so in what is now Italy, operas quit being presented in Latin and started being presented in Italian. And once that happened, the themes of the opera presentations also started to change. And musical drama moved from the church to the plaza right outside the church. And the themes again, the themes changed. And opera was no longer about teaching religion as it was about satire and about expressing the ideas of society your government without committing yourself to writing and risking imprisonment or persecution, or what have you.Opera, as we think of it, is of course a rather restive form. It is the melodious drama of ancient Greek theater, the term ‘melodious drama’ being shortened eventually to ‘melodrama’ because operas frequently are melodramatic, not to say unrealistic. And the group that put the first operas together that we have today even, were, they were…well…it was a group of men that included Gallo Leo’s father Venchesil, and they met in Florence he and a group of friends of the counts of the party and they formed what is called the Camarola Dayir Bardy. And they took classical theater and reproduced it in the Renaissance’s time. This…uh…this produced some of the operas that we have today.Now what happened in the following centuries is very simple. Opera originatedin Italy but was not confined to Italy any more than the Italians were. And so as the Italians migrated across Europe, they carried theater with them and opera specifically because it was an Italian form. What happened is that the major divide in opera that endures today took place. The French said operaauto-reflect the rhythm and Kevin of dramatic literature, bearing in mind that we are talking about the golden age in French literature. And so the music was secondary, if you will, to the dramatic Kevin of language, to the way the rhythm of language was used to express feeling and used to add drama and of course as a result instead of arias or solos, which would come to dominated Italian opera. The French relied on that what is the Italian called French Word 1 or French Word 2 in English. The lyrics were spoken, frequently to theaccomp**nt of a harpsichord.The French said you really cannot talk about real people who lived in opera and they relied on mythology to give them their characters and their plots, mythology, the past old traditions, the novels of chivalry or the epics of chivalry out of the middle Ages. The Italian said, no this is a great historical tool and what a better way to educate the public about Neo or Attalla or any number of people than to put them into a play they can see and listen to. The English appropriated opera after the French. Opera came late to England because alltheaters, public theaters were closed, of course, during their civil war. And it wasn’t until the restoration in 1660 that public theaters again opened and opera took off. The English made a major adjustment to opera and exported what they had done to opera back to Italy. So that you have this circle of musical influences, the Italians invented opera, the French adapted it, the English adopted it, and the Italians took it back.It came to America late and was considered to elites for the general public. But Broadway musicals fulfilled a similar function for a great long while. George Champon wrote about opera, “If an extraterrestrial being or two appear before us and say, what is your society like, what is this Earth thing all about, you could do worse than take that creature to an opera.” Because opera does, after all, begin with a man and a woman and any motion.TPO12 Lecture 4 Environmental scienceNarratorListen to part of a lecture in an environmental science class.ProfessorAll right folks, let’s continue our discussion of alternative energy sources and move on to what’s probably the most well-known alternative energy source--- solar energy. The sun basically provides earth with virtually unlimited source of energy every day, but the problem has always been how do we tap this source of energy. Can anyone think of why it’s so difficult to make use of solar energy?Student ABecause it is hard to gather it?ProfessorThat’s exactly it. Solar energy is everywhere, but it’s also quite diffused. And the thing is the dream of solar energy is not a new one. Humanity has been trying to use the sun’s light as a reliable source of energy for centuries. And around the beginning of the 20th century there were actually some primitivesolar water heaters on the consumer market. But they didn’t sell very well. Any of you wanna guess why?Student AWell, there were other energy choices like oil and natural gas, right?ProfessorYeah. And for better or for worse, we chose to go down that path as a society. When you consider economic factors, it’s easy to see why. But then in the 1970s, there was an interest in solar energy again. Why do you think that happened?Student BBecause oil and natural gas were...err...became scarce?ProfessorWell, not exactly. The amount of oil and natural gas in the earth was still plentiful, but there were other reasons. It’s a political thing really and I’m gonna get into that now. So what happened in the 1970s was oil and natural gas became very expensive very quickly, and that spurred people to start lookinginto alternative forms of energy, solar energy probably being the most popular. But then in the 80s, this trend reversed itself when the price of oil and natural gas went down.Alright let’s shift our focus now to some of the technologies that have been invented to overcome the problem of gathering diffused solar energy. The most basic solution is simply to carefully place windows in a building, so the sun shines into the building and then it’s absorbed and converted into heat. Can anyone think of where this is most commonly used?Student AGreenhouses.ProfessorYep, greenhouses where plants are kept warm and provided with sunlight because the walls of the building are made entirely of glass. But we do also have more complex systems that are used for space heating and they fall into two categories, passive and active heating systems.Passive systems take advantage of the location or design of a house. Forexample, solar energy is gathered through large glass panels facing the sun. The heat is then stored in water-filled tanks or concrete. No mechanical devices are used in passive heating systems. They operate with little or no mechanical assistance.With active systems, on the other hand, you collect the solar energy at one location, and then you use pumps and fans to move heat from the collectors through a plumbing system to a tank, where can be used to heat a home or to just provide hot water.Student BExcuse me professor, but I’ve got to ask, how can solar energy work at night or on cloudy days?ProfessorThat’s...Well...that is a really good question. As a matter of facts, science is still working on it, trying to find ways of enhancing energy storage techniques so that coming of night or cloudy days really wouldn’t matter. That is the biggest drawback to solar energy. The problem of what do you do in cases where the sun’s light is weak or virtually non-present. So the storage of solar energy, lots of solar energy, is a really important aspect.Student ADoes that mean that solar energy can only be used on a small scale, likeheating a home?ProfessorWell actually, there have been some attempts to build solar energy powerplants. The world’s largest solar plant is located in Cremer Junction California.It can generate 194 megawatts of electric power, but that’s just a drop in the bucket. Right now the utility companies are interested in increasing thecapacity of Cremer Junction Plant, but only time will tell if it will ever develop into a major source of power for that region, considering the economic and political factors involved.TPO12 Conversation 1第一篇1.Why does the professor ask the man to come to her office?O to check on the man’s progress on a paper he is writingO To show the man techniques for organizing his timeO To encourage the man to revise a paper he wroteO To clarify her comments on a paper the man wrote2.Why does the man hesitate before agreeing to the professor’s request?A.He is not sure his effort would be successful.B.He feels overwhelmed by all his schoolworkC.He is unclear about what the professor wants his to do.D.He does not like to work on more than one assignment at a time.3.What is the professor’s main criticism of the man’s paper?A.It included unnecessary information.B.It did not include enough examples to illustrate the main point.C.The main point was expressed too abstractly.D.The paper ignored a key historical fact.4.Why does the professor suggest that the student change the introduction of his paper?A.To make it less repetitiveB.To more clearly state the man’s point of view.C.To correct spelling and grammar mistakes.D.To reflect changes made elsewhere in the paper.5.What does the professor mean when she says this:A.She understands the student’s problem.B.She wants the student to explain his comment.C.She did not hear what the student said.D.She does not accept the student’s excuse.TPO12 Lecture 1第二篇 Biology6.What does the professor mainly discuss?O How genes control human development.O Why various types of human cells divide at different rates.O How human chromosomes differ from one another.O Why most human cells cannot keep dividing successfully.7.The professor discusses research about the percentage of a chromosome’s DNA that contains genetic information. How did she feel about this research?A.She doubted its accuracy.B.She was surprised by its conclusion.C.She was concerned about its implications.D.She thought it was unnecessary.8.What does the professor say about the DNA in a telomere?O It causes a cell to begin dividing.O It separates one gene from another.O It is genetically meaningless.O It has no function.9.Why does the professor mention shoelaces?A.To point out that chromosomes are arranged in pairs.B.To describe the coiled shape of a chromosome.C.To illustrate how chromosomes are protected from damage.D.To explain how chromosomes are joined before dividing.10.What does the professor imply about the length of the telomeres on a cell’s chromosomes?O Longer telomeres allow the cell to divide more times.O Longer telomeres contain more genetic information.O Shorter telomeres are wound into tighter coils.O Shorter telomeres are less likely to break.11.According to the professor, how is the chemical telomerase related to the telomere?A.It resembles the telomere in structure.B.It helps repair broken telomeres.C.It is produced at the end of telomere.D.It prevents telomeres from becoming too long.TPO12 Lecture 2第三篇 BusinessO What is the lecture mainly about?A.Two competing theories of business management.B.Tools that business managers can use to improve the efficiency of their employees.C. A method for business to learn about the needs of their customers.D. A way that business managers can better relate to their employees.O According to the discussion, what is a potential drawback of MBWA?A.MBWA provides information about the opinions of a small number of people.B.MBWA can provide conflicting information.C.Customers are often reluctant to share their opinion.D.Customers may be annoyed about being observed while they shop.O What does the professor say about the relationship between MBWA and market research?A.MBWA is a refined version of a market research technique.B.Market research information is more valuable than information from MBWA.rmation provided by MBWA complements information collected from market research.D.Business managers should replace market research with MBWA.O Why does the professor mention Dalton’s soup and Elkin jeans?A.To illustrate that the success of MBWA often depends on the product involved.B.To give examples of two companies that were resistant to trying MBWA.C.To contrast a successful use of MBWA with an unsuccessful use.D.To give examples of how the technique of MBWA is used in practice.。

TOFEL听力真题（89—05年）89年TOEFL听力A1. (A) He looked at me.(B) He borrowed my book.(C) I used his book.(D) I told him to look at me.2. (A) Bob became a doctor.(B) Bob came in with the teacher.(C) Bob went to see two doctors.(D) Bob is a teacher.3. (A) I never worry about what to say.(B) I haven't spoken to anyone yet.(C) People don't listen when I speak.(D) His last words were hard to hear.4. (A) Gary's starting to share my opinion.(B) Gary wants me to come to the point.(C) Gary comes around more often now.(D) Gary's beginning to like the scenery.5. (A) Wait until you see how long the line is!(B) This is the seventh movie I've seen at this theater.(C) If you go early, you can buy your ticket right away.(D) Don't be surprised if you have to stand to see the movie.6. (A) The last biography I read was much better than this one.(B) I've only written half of the bibliography.(C) I haven't ridden a bike in a long time.(D) The graph he drew ifs twice as good as the one I did.7. (A) The story is very enjoyable.(B) I wonder which story it is.(C) Is that one of the stores?(D) Is it a wonderful story?8. (A) George helped prepare the peas.(B) George served him another slice.(C) George took another serving of pie.(D) George served everyone the pizza.9. (A) Anybody can use the dictionary in the office.(B) Is every one of those books a dictionary?(C) Does the office have any use for these books?(D) To practice diction by oneself is useful.10. (A) This one isn't any larger than mine. (B) This is larger than a piece of luggage.(C) I want a larger suit in that case.(D) This suitcase isn't large enough.11. (A) Bill and Mary are engaged to be married.(B) Bill and Mary canceled the meeting.(C) Mary was outraged when she saw the bill.(D) Bill and Mary were angry about the cancellation.12. (A) You must try to be quieter.(B) The volume is much too low.(C) I don't hear anything down there.(D) The noise is coming from outside.13. (A) They go alone to school.(B) They arrive at school on time.(C) They are doing well in school.(D) They find their own way to school.14. (A) I'm typing the essay for Lisa.(B) That type of essay is easy to write.(C) At least the essay is typed.(D) Typing the essay is only a minor problem.15. (A) I wanted Pamela to continue her project.(B) Pamela was discouraged from working on her art project.(C) It was an honor to be able to do the art project with Pamela.(D) Pamela has a lot of courage to take on such a large project.16. (A) I can never keep a secret from Beth.(B) I told Beth we were going to surprise her.(C) I'll be surprised if Beth comes to the party.(D) I don't think we should tell Beth about the party.17. (A) Sarah put on her makeup.(B) Sarah hoped to take the test another time.(C) Sarah helped prepare the examination.(D) Sarah took a free sample of makeup.18. (A) Does everyone have a copy of the assignment?(B) Can you turn the sheet around?(C) Is there enough time for the assignment?(D) Do the sheets have enough information?19. (A) I think that was the city bus, don't you?(B) Was that supposed to be the city bus?(C) That wasn't the city bus.(D) I don't know why the city bus is so late.20. (A) No one has a nose as sore as poll's.(B) No one here knows much about the subject of politics.(C) She's well acquainted with the subject.(D) She doesn't know anybody here.21. (A) She doesn't know when they will go.(B) She believes there is a road detour.(C) She won't be ready at 8 o'clock.(D) She wants the man to go away.22. (A) Sit sown.(B) Remain standing.(C) Go ahead of the woman.(D) Pick up the chair.23. (A) The electrician came to repair the lamp.(B) The lamp was taken to the repair shop.(C) She had Mike fix the lamp.(D) The lamp was replaced.24. (A) Not hanging the poster.(B) Peeling off the wallpaper.(C) Using tape for the poster.(D) Not hiding the damage.25. (A) Both chemistry courses are difficult.(B) Few chemistry courses are hard.(C) Chemistry 402 was worse than Chemistry 502.(D) He has only had one chemistry course.26. (A) Studying.(B) Watching television.(C) Nothing right now.(D) Going to the movies.27. (A) She was unable to have her picture taken.(B) She has not chosen a picture for it.(C) She had broken her camera.(D) She had gone to a photography class instead.28. (A) He would prefer calling her next week.(B) He will let her decide about the next meeting.(C) He would like to buy some refreshments for the meeting.(D) He definitely wants to know about the meeting.29. (A) Eating in a cafeteria.(B) Buying something in a store.(C) Talking on the telephone.(D) Getting money at a bank. 30. (A) She'd rather take a break later.(B) She likes the suggestion.(C) She never drinks soda.(D) She doesn't think he's serious.31. (A) There are six sections of each class.(B) He has to leave since it's almost one o'clock.(C) There are dozens of classes to choose from.(D) It doesn't matter which class the woman takes.32. (A) She's lent the texts for just a few days.(B) She kept the texts that are still up to date.(C) She's no longer interested in science.(D) She moved her science texts away from the other books.33. (A) He would like to know what happened.(B) He can help the woman.(C) Because of what happened, he has no time.(D) He would have helped if he had the time.34. (A) To order some medicine for their aunt Margaret.(B) To get some exercise.(C) To buy some items.(D) To see their aunt.35. (A) Dick is practically the only one who thinks so.(B) Most people play football differently.(C) Few people are optimistic about the team's chances of winning.(D) Dick is disappointed in football games.36. (A) In a professor's office.(B) In a medical doctor's office.(C) In an auditorium.(D) In a gym.37. (A) Just before the semester begins.(B) After the first week of classes.(C) In the middle of the semester.(D) On the last day of class.38. (A) She had promised that she would.(B) She has been sick.(C) She needs his approval for her schedule.(D) She must verify his plans.39. (A) It wasn't a requirement.(B) She already knew the material.(C) She entered the hospital.(D) Her course load was too heavy.40. (A) The woman's musical background.(B) The woman's economic situation.(C) The woman's dislike of chemistry.(D) The woman's decision to take on so much work.41. (A) The replacement of the harpsichord by the piano.(B) The development of electronic musical instruments.(C) The relative costs of different types of musical instruments.(D) The performance of classical music on synthesizers.42. (A) At the beginning.(B) In the middle.(C) Near the end.(D) Just after the end.43. (A) He is surprised by it.(B) He disagrees with it.(C) He thinks it is too soon to tell.(D) He is alarmed by it.44. (A) In the early nineteenth century.(B) In the late nineteenth century.(C) In the early twentieth century.(D) In the mid-twentieth century.45. (A) The electronic instrument is much more expensive.(B) The electronic instrument is slightly more expensive.(C) The piano is slightly more expensive.(D) The piano is much more expensive.46. (A) The conversion of volcanic waste to fertilizer.(B) The menace of currently dormant volcanoes around Mount Saint Helen's.(C) The eruption of Mount Saint Helen's and its effects on the environment.(D) The elimination of volcanic ash by natural means.47. (A) The crops were obliterated for the entire year.(B) The crops nutritional value was considerably lessened.(C) The soil was permanently damaged.(D) The loss was not as bad been anticipated as had.48. (A) It served as a fertilizer for crops. (B) It formed a new mountain.(C) It stabilized air temperatures.(D) It destroyed various insect pests.49. (A) It's lethal upon contact.(B) It has relatively little harmful effect.(C) It affects the sense of hearing.(D) It dries up the skin.50. (A) Interest.(B) Disappointment.(C) Shock.(D) Anger.89-589年5月TOEFL听力A1. (A) The shipping company is getting a new radio.(B) The radio I ordered should be sent this week.(C) The company accidentally chipped the radio I ordered.(D) That company's radio is supposed to be cheaper this week.2. (A) Laura put on makeup before the exam.(B) Laura has to take the cake upstairs.(C) Laura must take the test.(D) Laura knows the flag of every nation.3. (A) No one is going to the convention.(B) To whom did you mention this?(C) It will be brought to your attention.(D) Have you any idea who will attend the convention?4. (A) Susan and Ben were accepted at the state university.(B) Ben applied to the state university because Susan was accepted there.(C) Ben didn't want to go to the state university because Susan is there.(D) Neither Susan nor Ben is interested in attending the state university.5. (A) Tommy was lucky to hit the target the first time.(B) The ball was hidden behind the window.(C) Tommy can't throw the ball very far.(D) Fortunately, the ball didn't break the window.6. (A) Did you make a copy of this?(B) You made the right copy, didn't you?(C) I think you asked for more than one copy.(D) I understand you'd like a single copy of this.7. (A) The posters make the room look cheerful.(B) The poster shows a room full of colorful chairs.(C) How many color posters are there in the room?(D) How does the room look now with so many chairs?8. (A) Mike's drink was cold.(B) Mike was coughing.(C) Mike wasn't warm enough.(D) My coffee wasn't as hot as Mike's.9. (A) Running this projector is very easy for me.(B) It isn't worth fixing this projector.(C) I can't recommend that projector.(D) It's very inexpensive to run this projector.10. (A) There's only a half hour before Fred arrives.(B) There aren't any flowers next to the bed.(C) We should make a bouquet.(D) We need more flour.11. (A) I purchased a car recently.(B) I knew the car was in the lot.(C) I really need a new car.(D) I always forget to clean my car.12. (A) Sandra arranged an exhibit for history week.(B) Sandra accidentally upset this week's history exhibit.(C) Sandra sat beside the historic display.(D) Sandra directed a play.13. (A) No one has an opinion on everything.(B) No one opinion is all-encompassing.(C) Everyone has an opinion on something.(D) Only one person is lacking an opinion on it.14. (A) I'm pleased to be able to lend you the money.(B) I've lent you all the money I had.(C) I wish you could lend me some money.(D) I'm sorry I can't lend you the money.15. (A) Someone was baking in the kitchen.(B) There was paste on the kitchen table.(C) We just came from the kitchen.(D) There's a lot of room in the kitchen.16. (A) We find Bob agreeable most of the time.(B) We usually like Bob's guests.(C) Bob isn't willing to join the others.(D) Most of us wanted to walk along with Bob.17. (A) I haven't studied physics with the professor.(B) This was the professor's best lecture yet. (C) I've never heard the professor give a good lecture.(D) The professor isn't interested in physics.18. (A) Barbara is interesting to listen to because she reads a lot.(B) Barbara talks a lot while she sews.(C) Barbara seldom talks because she's always reading.(D) Barbara has little to say about this topic.19. (A) I don't think he'll come if he gets the job.(B) I hope that he won't get the job.(C) Someone else will probably get the job.(D) I won't be surprised if he gets the job.20. (A) How many are there?(B) What's the explanation?(C) Who's the accountant?(D) Did you count four of them.21. (A) She wants to know where the restaurant is.(B) She's recommending a good place to go for dinner.(C) She thinks the man should go to France.(D) She's inviting the man to eat with her.22. (A) Run in town.(B) Look more carefully.(C) Buy shoes from a catalog.(D) Find an easier places to exercise.23. (A) Saying goodbye to a friend.(B) Buying a ticket for a sports event.(C) Paying a bill at the bank.(D) Arranging a plane trip.24. (A) He didn't know how to begin to write a play.(B) He hasn't liked plays very much in the past.(C) He didn't want to talk about it right away.(D) He wasn't sure what the first part was about.25. (A) Dan received them.(B) Gloria forgot about them.(C) Dan mailed them.(D) Gloria has sent for them.26. (A) His room is quite small.(B) he had to walk around the dormitory.(C) It's hard to find a room in the dormitory.(D) It's his turn to inspect the dormitory room.27. (A) He should look in a different place.(B) She can help him if necessary.(C) He should stand on something.(D) Perhaps he shouldn't have tea.28. (A) They are going toward the lake.(B) They have made a new trail.(C) They have decided to sit outdoors.(D) They are camping around the lake.29. (A) Anyone can do it.(B) No one can do it.(C) Alex can probably do it.(D) Alex probably shouldn't do it.30. (A) He'll go if the woman goes too.(B) He doubts he'll be able to go.(C) He's too tired to go.(D) He's eager to go.31. (A) It is typical December weather for this region.(B) It won't really snow until December.(C) Such a large amount of snow is unusual for this month.(D) There has never been much snow down South.32. (A) He believes Mark was the wrong person.(B) he wants to know who is telling the truth.(C) He finds the decision unbelievable.(D) He thought there wouldn't be any awards.33. (A) The store doesn't have it now, but will soon.(B) It is no longer available.(C) It has been reprinted four times.(D) The information in the book is not up-to-date.34. (A) It's uncomfortable because of the wind.(B) It isn't as warm as the man had thought it would be.(C) The man expected it to be windy.(D) The wind hasn't made it any cooler.35. (A) He already knows what Ted will say.(B) He doesn't have time to look at the gift.(C) He can't imagine what his friends got for him.(D) He is anxious to see Ted's reaction to the gift.36. (A) A sales representative.(B) A store manager.(C) A committee chairperson.(D) A class president.37. (A) To determine who will graduate this year.(B) To discuss the seating arrangement.(C) To choose the chairperson of the ceremonies.(D) To begin planning the graduation ceremonies.38. (A) Their manes, phone numbers, and job preference.(B) The names and addresses of their guests.(C) The names of the committees they worked on last year.(D) Their dormitory mane, address, and phone number.39. (A) Only students who have time for the work.(B) All the students who are at the meeting.(C) Only students who have a telephone.(D) All the students who worked on the project last year.40. (A) In an hour.(B) Next week.(C) In one month.(D) Next year.41. (A) Food packaging.(B) Varieties of fish.(C) A new snack food.(D) An artificial food flavoring.42. (A) Its variety of colors.(B) Its unusual texture.(C) The way it is sold.(D) Its main ingredient.43. (A) To preserve it longer.(B) To give it a particular taste.(C) To make it smoother.(D) To increase the fermentation.44. (A) Its low purchase price.(B) Its wide availability.(C) Its good nutritional value.(D) Its higher water content.45. (A) Its bland flavoring is healthful.(B) It can be stored a long time without spoiling.(C) It goes well with fish dishes.(D) A high grade of fish is used in its preparation.46. (A) In a few weeks.(B) In two or three months.(C) In about two years.(D) In ten years.47. (A) Count money.(B) Read and write.(C) Draw moving objects.(D) Hunt and farm.48. (A) Teachers came to children's homes.(B) Children acquired the information they needed by direct experience.(C) Children taught one another in small supervised groups.(D) Parents instructed their children in the "three R's"49. (A) A new dependence on people far away and the use of money.(B) The introduction of a new alphabet and numerical system.(C) Outmoded methods of farming and ineffective means of transportation.(D) Larger family units and greater financial hardships.50. (A) The various means of survival taught by parents in contemporary society.(B) The importance of history instruction in the first schools.(C) The increasingly complex skills subsequently taught in schools.(D) The problems involved in the construction of new schools.89-889年8月TOEFL听力A1£® (A) She never hears her alarm clock ringing.(B) Her alarm clock doesn't ring when it should.(C) She doesn't know where her alarm clock is .(D) She always sleeps until the alarm clock wakes her. 2£® (A) They said they're going by taxi.(B) Their clothes are in terrible condition.(C) In certain states clothes are subject to tax.(D) There are some clothes hanging on the racks.3£® (A) She didn't often go out in the rain.(B) She learned a great deal from the program.(C) She understood only a little about the program.(D) She stopped running to the train.4£® (A) He never comes here in the fall.(B) He'll probably arrive soon.(C) He couldn't hear it this time.(D) He doesn't have time to call.5£® (A) Karen can afford to go to college.(B) Karen got only one scholarship.(C) Without a scholarship, Karen couldn't go to college.(D) If Karen can afford to go, she won't get a scholarship.6£® (A) He will apply soon for his first passport.(B) He has to apply again for a passport.(C) He knew he had to pick up his passport.(D) He didn't need his passport until now.7£® (A) I was actually on time.(B) I was ten minutes late.(C) I wasn't late because I ran all the way.(D) I walked for ten minutes.8£® (A) Jerry knew all the answers.(B) It was easy to answer Jerry's questions.(C) Jerry had difficulty with the test.(D) Everyone came for the test except Jerry.9£® (A) It would be better not to take the course.(B) This term would be a good time to take the course.(C) I don't think you can get out of taking that course.(D) I didn't say a word about your taking that course.10. (A) I didn't think the keys were in the shop.(B) That shop has fair prices.(C) The shopkeeper expects customers to be honest.(D) I don't think that shopkeeper is trustworthy.11. (A) A fee is charged for reserved books returned even an hour late.(B) This is a fine day to spend an hour in the library.(C) The reserve section of the library is due to close in one hour.(D) Our library has a reserve section of fine books.12. (A) Leslie will get credit for graduating early.(B) Leslie has a heavier course load than usual this term.(C) Leslie is taking a minimal number of credits this term.(D) Leslie must pay the rent on her apartment before she graduates.13. (A) You shouldn't be that busy now.(B) You've had a lot to0 do recently.(C) How long do you expect to be so busy?(D) How have you been doing recently?14. (A) I wasn't asking for the catalog.(B) The catalogs have been poorly copied.(C) I wouldn't give away my copy of the catalog.(D) No one gave me a catalog.15. (A) Susan told Mike about the new policy.(B) Mike talked to Susan regarding the new policy.(C) Mike and Susan questioned the school about the policy.(D) Mike and Susan gathered information about theschool's policy.16. (A) What do you think provoked the President?(B) The President was thinking aloud.(C) Don't you think the speech was stimulating?(D) The speech angered the press.17. (A) We became friends quickly.(B) We have been friends for a long while.(C) We have to leave pretty soon.(D) We knew none of the others.18. (A) She hasn't started the work yet.(B) She didn't want the work to be finished.(C) She hasn't worked since the project started.(D) She didn't want to start all over again.19. (A) The professor introduced the students to each other.(B) The two students were presented to the class.(C) The students met the professor.(D) The professor was introduced by a colleague.20. (A) I needed exactly that thing.(B) I got the thing at last.(C) I certainly didn't need that.(D) That thing won't last.21. (A) Who called.(B) What Margaret said.(C) Who Margaret is.(D) When the message was taken.22. (A) He'll only give her part of his notes.(B) He doesn't know anything about economics.(C) He's not taking an economics class.(D) He's happy to lend her his notes.23. (A) She received two job offers.(B) She also was offered a job.(C) She was the first to receive an offer.(D) She received too many offers.24. (A) They'll have to get some more paint.(B) They should get someone to help them.(C) They shouldn't delay any longer.(D) They don't have to paint the room again.25. (A) Leave for home.(B) Check the language lab.(C) Buy new locks.(D) Show the man where the lab is.26. (A) In a doctor's office. (B) In an operating room.(C) In a professor's office.(D) In a gymnasium.27. (A) She wanted to exhibit her crafts.(B) She'd rather go somewhere else.(C) She saw the exhibition months ago.(D) she's sorry to have missed the exhibit.28. (A) There's no more work for anyone to do.(B) No one is willing to work with them.(C) The woman knows several people on the committee.(D) The woman should be on the committee herself.29. (A) Watch television.(B) Go for a swim.(C) Make better use of time.(D) Follow the official procedure.30. (A) He'd rather not go to the lecture.(B) He doesn't mind if the woman goes to the lecture.(C) He wants to hear the lecture.(D) He's heard the lecture before.31. (A) Pay several bills.(B) Phone the electric company.(C) Pay less rent.(D) Make fewer telephone calls.32. (A) Wait and take the class next year.(B) Become a musician.(C) Give his presentation without a plan.(D) Discuss the presentation with the professor.33. (A) He's sure the new chef is better.(B) he wonders whether the new chef is an improvement.(C) He hopes the new chef will stay longer than the old one did.(D) He's going to see the new chef tonight.34. (A) Katie doesn't often dance.(B) Katie isn't the person dancing.(C) Katie does indeed dance well.(D) Katie dances better than her friend.35. (A) They would see better from a different row.(B) It isn't hard to see from his seat.(C) He would rather not move from his place.(D) He'll switch places with the woman.36. (A) Energy conservation.(B) Transportation of the future.(C) Strip cities.(D) Advantages of air transportation over railroads.37. (A) A lack of available flights.(B) Long delays at the airport.(C) Boredom on long flights/(D) Long trips to and from airports.38. (A) On short trips.(B) On long trips.(C) When flying over cities.(D) When flying at high altitudes.39. (A) It uses nuclear energy.(B) It rests on a cushion of pressurized air.(C) It flies over magnetically activated tracks.(D) it uses a device similar with engine.40. (A) It is more comfortable than a conventional train.(B) It doesn't require very much track maintenance.(C) It doesn't remain in any station very long.(D) it carries more passengers than a conventional train.41. (A) They are subject to fires.(B) They become less fuel-efficient.(C) They produce too much noise.(D) They have trouble staying on the tracks.42. (A) They don't get rid of flabby arms.(B) They can damage arm muscles.(C) They aren't acceptable to most people.(D) They can raise one's blood pressure.43. (A) By talking to an expert.(B) By reading an article.(C) By attending an exercise class.(D) By listening to the radio.44. (A) Exercising the entire body.(B) Having your blood pressure taken daily.(C) Losing weight prior to exercising.(D) Weighing in before each exercise session.45. (A) Wearing arm weights while you are swimming.(B) Jogging vigorously in one place for a long time.(C) Using bicycles that require you to use both your arms and legs.(D) Walking slowly while swinging your arms back and forth.46. (A) A restaurant host. (B) A tour guide.(C) A history teacher.(D) A park attendant.47. (A) A small restaurant.(B) A revolutionary army.(C) A famous commander.(D) A historic tree.48. (A) It was the oldest one in the park.(B) It was less than a hundred years old.(C) It was much younger than people had thought.(D) It was impossible to determine.49. (A) George Washington was an extremely tall man.(B) Most trees in parks are destroyed by insects.(C) Historical stories are sometimes inaccurate.(D) The Continental Army celebrated a victory in Cambridge.50. (A) Drive around the park.(B) Eat lunch.(C) Plant a small tree.(D) Go to the next city.89-1089年10月TOEFL听力A1. (A) That's today's seat.(B) Let's eat at four today.(C) That's all we'll do today.(D) There were four today.2. (A) Robert crashed into the stop sign near the bank.(B) Robert is going to the bank to get some money.(C) The robbers took a lot of cash from the bank.(D) The bank is closing Robert's account.3. (A) She refuses to shop.(B) The key was left in her shopping bag.(C) Turn left at the store.(D) she's gone to buy some things.4. (A) Don't you need a refill for your pen?(B) Your order for a dozen pencils has been filled.(C) Ben needs another bill from you.(D) Don't you want to get your friend a new pen?5. (A) Professor Stanton's course is very popular.(B) Everyone has taken a class from Professor Stanton.(C) Professor Stanton wants to teach another course.(D) Students are required to enroll in Professor Stanton's class.6. (A) We don't have time to eat dinner.(B) How often does he go out for dinner?(C) Let's meet for dinner one of these days.(D) What time were we supposed to meet for dinner?7. (A) The roof of the dentist's office needed to be fixed.(B) The dentists were both out of the office.(C) Gary talked about the dentist's broken tooth.(D) Why are the lectures held at four o'clock?8. (A) Why are the lectures held at four o'clock?(B) Have you been to one of these lectures before?(C) This lecture is really crowded.(D) I was glad to see you at the lecture.9. (A) Do what is most appropriate for you?(B) You want me to have the best.(C) You are the best person to do it.(D) Think of somebody besides yourself.10. (A) I missed the flight because I hadn't finished packing.(B) They loaded my suitcases on the last plane.(C) The plane was delayed because of my luggage.(D) My baggage will arrive on another flight.11. (A) He didn't meet me at the door.(B) There are still vacant rooms.(C) The story was foolish.(D) He is unhappy with the dormitory.12. (A) Susan suggested that we buy a slide projector.(B) We are the only ones she has shown the slides to.(C) Susan wanted to know whether we owned a slide projector.(D) We were supposed to bring the slide projector with us.13. (A) His study habits are poor.(B) He doesn't have a good place to study.(C) His habit is to study late.(D) He was disappointed with his studies.14. (A) The report has just been typed.(B) The report can be typed now.(C) The report isn't ready to be typed yet.(D) Part of the report is typed.15. (A) No matter what, we'll come for you tomorrow.(B) We may be coming a little late tomorrow.(C) We may come tomorrow or pick another date.(D) If you can't come today, please come tomorrow.16. (A) We should be gone within a month.(B) I want the semester to end now.(C) It takes us a ling time to get to school.(D) The semester ended a month ago.17. (A) You shouldn't have bought so many books.(B) You paid a lot of money for those books.(C) You got a lot of books for your money.(D) You didn't understand the price of the books.18. (A) That isn't a totally new kind of problem.(B) The solution to that problem isn't complete.(C) No one has ever solved that problem.(D) I know nothing about that kind of problem.19. (A) We had to write our compositions over again.(B) We met Professor Keene right after our class.(C) We were supposed to grade our papers in class.(D) We were told to read our essays out loud to our classmates.20. (A) Physics is not a difficult subject.(B) You certainly know a lot about physics.(C) I don't believe you're a physics major.(D) I think your physics homework is wrong.21. (A) She agrees with the man.(B) She doesn't know the book.(C) She likes the book very much.(D) She doesn't know what to do.22. (A) She can go with him this afternoon.(B) She has a lot to do today.(C) She's almost as busy as he is.(D) She might be finished by noon.23. (A) The man should buy a different meal ticket each month.(B) Individuals eat different amounts.(C) Buying the meal ticket won't save the man money.(D) The price of a meal varies from month to month.24. (A) The application isn't available at the office.(B) The woman should mail a copy of her application.(C) The photocopy machine isn't there anymore.(D) The woman can make copies at the post office.25. (A) He's taller than anyone on campus.(B) He's the best actor in the school.(C) He's almost through with the campus tour.(D) He's studying at college to be an actor.。

1995年10月托福阅读真题及答案Questions 1-13Atmospheric pressure can support a column of water up to 10 meters high. But plants can move water much higher, the sequoia tree can pump water to its very top, more than 100 meters above the ground. Until the end of the nineteenth century, the movement of water in trees and other tall plants was a mystery. Some botanists hypothesized that the living cells of plants acted as pumps, But many experiments demonstrated that the stems of plants in which all the cells are killed can still move water to appreciable heights. Other explanations for the movement of water in plants have been based on root pressure, a push on the water from the roots at the bottom of the plant. But root pressure is not nearly great enough to push water to the tops of tall trees. Furthermore, the conifers, which are among the tallest trees, have unusually low root pressures.If water is not pumped to the top of a tall tree, and if it is not pushed to the top of a tall tree, then we may ask, How does it get there? According to the currently accepted cohesion-tension theory, water is pulled there. The pull on a rising column of water in a plant results from the evaporation of water at the top of the plant. As water is lost from the surface of the leaves, a negative pressure, or tension, is created. The evaporated water is replaced by water moving from inside the plant in unbroken columns that extend from the top of a plant to its roots. The same forces that create surface tension in any sample of water are responsible for the maintenance of these unbroken columns of water. When water is confined in tubes of very small bore, the forces of cohesion (the attraction between water molecules) are so great that the strength of a column of water compares with the strength of a steel wire of the same diameter. This cohesive strength permits columns of water to be pulled to great heights without being broken.1. How many theories does the author mention?(A) One(B) Two(C) Three(D) Four2. The passage answers which of the following questions?(A) What is the effect of atmospheric pressure on foliage?(B) When do dead cells harm plant growth?(C) How does water get to the tops of trees?(D) Why is root pressure weak?3. The word "demonstrated" in line 7 is closest in meaning to(A) ignored(B) showed(C) disguised(D) distinguished4. What do the experiments mentioned in lines 7-9 prove?(A) Plant stems die when deprived of water(B) Cells in plant stems do not pump water(C) Plants cannot move water to high altitudes(D) Plant cells regulate pressure within stems5.How do botanists know that root pressure is not the only force that moves water in plants?(A) Some very tall trees have weak root pressure.(B) Root pressures decrease in winter.(C) Plants can live after their roots die.(D) Water in a plant's roots is not connected to water in its stem.6. Which of the following statements does the passage support?(A) Water is pushed to the tops of trees.(B) Botanists have proven that living cells act as pumps.(C) Atmospheric pressure draws water to the tops of tall trees.(D) Botanists have changed their theories of how water moves in plants.7. The word "it" in line 16 refers to(A) top(B) tree(C) water(D) cohesion-tension theory.8. The word "there" in line 18 refers to(A) treetops(B) roots(C) water columns(D) tubes9. What causes the tension that draws water up a plant?(A) Humidity(B) Plant growth(C) Root pressure(D) Evaporation10. The word "extend" in line 24 is closest in meaning to(A) stretch(B) branch(C) increase(D) rotate11. According to the passage, why does water travel through plants in unbroken columns?(A) Root pressure moves the water very rapidly.(B) The attraction between water molecules in strong.(C) The living cells of plants push the water molecules together.(D) Atmospheric pressure supports the columns.12.Why does the author mention steel wire in line 30?(A) To illustrate another means of pulling water(B) To demonstrate why wood is a good building material(C) To indicate the size of a column of water(D) To emphasize the strength of cohesive forces in water13.Where in the passage does the author give an example of a plant with low root pressure?(A) Lines3-4(B) Lines5-7(C) Lines10-11(D) Lines12-13Question 14-22Mass transportation revised the social and economic fabric of the American city in three fundamental ways. It catalyzed physical expansion, it sorted out people and land uses, and it accelerated the inherent instability of urban life. By opening vast areas of unoccupied land for residential expansion, the omnibuses, horse railways, commuter trains, and electric trolleys pulled settled regions outward two to four times more distant from city centers than they were in the pre-modern era. In 1850, for example, the borders of Boston lay scarcely two miles from the old business district; by the turn of the century the radius extended ten miles. Now those who could afford it could live far removed from the old city center and still commute there for work, shopping, and entertainment. The new accessibility of land around the periphery of almost every major city sparked an explosion of real estate development and fueled what we now know as urban sprawl. Between 1890 and 1920, for example, some 250,000 new residential lots were recorded within the borders of Chicago, most of them located in outlying areas. Over the same period, another 550,000 were plotted outside the city limits but within the metropolitan area. Anxious to take advantage of the possibilities of commuting, real estate developers added 800,000 potential building sites to the Chicago region in just thirty years – lots that could have housed five to six million people.Of course, many were never occupied; there was always a huge surplus of subdivided, but vacant, land around Chicago and other cities. These excesses underscore a feature of residential expansion related to the growth of mass transportation: urban sprawl was essentially unplanned. It was carried out by thousands of small investors who paid little heed to coordinated land use or to future land users. Those who purchased and prepared land for residential purposes, particularly land near or outside city borders where transit lines and middle-class inhabitants were anticipated, did so to create demand as much as to respond to it. Chicago is a prime example of this process. Real estate subdivision there proceeded much faster thanpopulation growth.14. With which of the following subjects is the passage mainly concerned?(A) Types of mass transportation.(B) Instability of urban life.(C) How supply and demand determine land use.(D) The effects of mass transportation on urban expansion.15. The author mentions all of the following as effects of mass transportation on cities EXCEPT(A) growth in city area(B) separation of commercial and residential districts.(C) Changes in life in the inner city.(D) Increasing standards of living.16. The word "vast" in line 5 is closest in meaning to(A) large(B) basic(C) new(D) urban17. The word "sparked" in line 15 is closest in meaning to(A) brought about(B) surrounded(C) sent out(D) followed18. Why does the author mention both Boston and Chicago?(A) To demonstrate positive and negative effects of growth.(B) To show that mass transit changed many cities.(C) To exemplify cities with and without mass transportation.(D) To contrast their rates of growth19. The word "potential" in line 23 is closest in meaning to(A) certain(B) popular(C) improved(D) possible20. The word "many" in line 25 refers to(A) people(B) lots(C) years(D) developers21. According to the passage, what was one disadvantage of residential expansion?(A) It was expensive.(B) It happened too slowly.(C) It was unplanned.(D) It created a demand for public transportation.22. The author mentions Chicago in the second paragraph as an example of a city(A) that is large(B) that is used as a model for land development(C) where land development exceeded population growth(D) with an excellent mass transportation system.Question 23-33The preservation of embryos and juveniles is rare occurrence in the fossil record. The tiny, delicate skeletons are usually scattered by scavengers or destroyed by weathering before they can be fossilized. Ichthyosaurs had a higher chance of being preserved than did terrestrial creatures because, as marine animals, they tended to live in environments less subject to erosion. Still, their fossilization required a suite of factors: a slow rate of decay of soft tissues, little scavenging by other animals, a lack if swift currents and waves to jumble and carry away small bones, and fairly rapid burial. Given these factors, some areas have become a treasury of well-preserved ichthyosaur fossils.The deposits at Holzmaden, Germany, present an interesting case for analysis. The ichthyosaur remains are found in black, bituminous marine shales deposited about 190 million years ago. Over the years, thousands of specimens of marine reptiles, fish, and invertebrates have been recovered from these rocks. The quality of preservation is outstanding, but what is even moreimpressive is the number of ichthyosaur fossils containing preserved embryos. Ichthyosaurs with embryos have been reported from 6 different levels of the shale in a small area around Holzmaden, suggesting that a specific site was used by large numbers of ichthyosaurs repeatedly over time. The embryos are quite advanced in their physical develop-ment; their paddles, for example, are already well formed. One specimen is even preserved in the birth canal. In addition, the shale contains the remains of many newborns that are between 20 and 30 inches long.Why are there so many pregnant females and young at Holzmaden when they are so rare elsewhere? The quality of preservation is almost unmatched, and quarry operations have been carried out carefully with an awareness of the value of the fossils. But these factors do not account for the interesting question of how there came to be such a concentration of pregnant ichthyosaurs in a particular place very close to their time of giving birth.23. The passage supports which of the following conclusions?(A) Some species of ichthyosaurs decayed more rapidly than other species.(B) Ichthyosaur newborns are smaller than other newborn marine reptiles.(C) Ichthyosaurs were more advanced than terrestrial creatures.(D) Ichthyosaurs may have gathered at Holzmaden to give birth.24. The word "they" in line 4 refers to(A) skeletons(B) scavengers(C) creatures(D) environments25. All of the following are mentioned as factors that encourage fossilization EXCEPT the(A) speed of burial(B) conditions of the water(C) rate at which soft tissues decay(D) cause of death of the animal.26. Which of the following is true of the fossil deposits discussed in the passage?(A) They include examples of newly discovered species.(B) They contain large numbers of well-preserved specimens(C) They are older than fossils found in other places(D) They have been analyzed more carefully than other fossils.27. The word "outstanding" in line 18 is closest in meaning to(A) extensive(B) surprising(C) vertical(D) excellent28. The word "site" in line 22 is closest in meaning to(A) example(B) location(C) development(D) characteristic29. Why does the author mention the specimen preserved in the birth canal (line 26)?(A) To illustrate that the embryo fossils are quite advanced in their development(B) To explain why the fossils are well preserved(C) To indicate how the ichthyosaurs died(D) To prove that ichthyosaurs are marine animals.30. The word "they" in line 30 refers to(A) pregnant females and young(B) quarry operations(C) the value of the fossils(D) these factors31.The phrase "account for" in line 33 is closest in meaning to(A) record(B) describe(C) equal(D) explain32.Which of the following best expresses the relationship between the first and second paragraphs?(A) The first paragraph describes a place while the second paragraph describes a field of study.(B) The first paragraph defines the terms that are used in the second paragraph.(C) The second paragraph describes a specific instance of the general topic discussed in the first paragraph.(D) The second paragraph presents information that contrasts with the information given in the first paragraph.33.Where in the passage does the author mentions the variety of fossils found at Holzmaden?(A) Line 1(B) Lines 3-5(C) Lines 12-13(D) Lines 19-21Questions 34-41The Lewis and Clark expedition, sponsored by President Jefferson, was the most important official examination of the high plains and the Northwest before the War of 1812. The President's secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, had been instructed to "explore the Missouri River, and such principal streams of it as, by its course and communication with the waters of the Pacific Ocean …may offer her most direct and practicable water communication across the continent, for the purposes of commerce." Captain William Clark, the younger brother of famed George Rogers Clerk, was invited to share command of the exploring party.Amid rumors that there were prehistoric mammoths wandering around the unknown region and that somewhere in its wilds was a mountain of rock salt 80 by 45 miles in extent, two captains set out. The date was May 14, 1804. Their point of departure was the mouth of the Wood River, just acrossthe Mississippi from the entrance of the Missouri River. After toiling up the Missouri all summer, the group wintered near the Mandan villages in the center of what is now North Dakota. Resuming their journey in the spring of 1805, the men worked their way along the Missouri to its source and then crossed the mountains of western Montana and Idaho.Picking up a tributary of the Columbia River, they continued westward until they reached the Pacific Ocean, where they stayed until the following spring.Lewis and Clark brought back much new information, including the knowledge that the continent was wider than originally supposed. More specifically, they learned a good deal about river drainages and mountain barriers. They ended speculation that an easy coast-to-coast route existed via the Missouri-Columbia River systems, and their reports of the climate, the animals and birds, the trees and plants, and the Indians of the West – though not immediately published – were made available to scientists.34.With what topic is the passage primarily concerned?(A) The river systems of portions of North America.(B) Certain geological features to the North American continent.(C) An exploratory trip sponsored by the United States government.(D) The discovery of natural resources in the United States.35.According to the passage, the primary purpose of finding a water route across the continent was to(A) gain easy access to the gold and other riches of the Northwest(B) become acquainted with the inhabitants of the West.(C) investigate the possibility of improved farmland in the West.(D) facilitate the movement of commerce across the continent36.The river Meriwether Lewis was instructed to explore was the(A) Wood(B) Missouri(C) Columbia(D) Mississippi37.According to the passage, the explorers spent their first winter in what would become(A) North Dakota(B) Missouri(C) Montana(D) Idaho38.The author states that Lewis and Clark studied all of the following characteristics of the explored territories EXCEPT(A) mineral deposits(B) the weather(C) animal life(D) native vegetation39.The phrase "Picking up" in line 23 could best be replaced by which of the following?(A) Searching for(B) Following(C) Learning about(D) Lifting40.It can be inferred from the passage that prior to the Lewis and Clark expedition the size of the continent had been(A) of little interest(B) underestimated(C) known to native inhabitants of the West(D) unpublished but known to most scientists41.Wherer in the passage does the author refer to the explorers' failure to find an easy passageway to the western part of the continent?(A) Lines1-3(B) Lines7-8(C) Lines16-18(D) Lines21-24Questions 42-50For a century and a half the piano has been one of the most popular solo instruments for Western music. Unlike string and wind instrument, the piano is completely self-sufficient, as it is able to play both the melody and its accompanying harmony at the same time. For this reason, it became the favorite household instrument of the nineteenth century.The ancestry of the piano can be traced to the early keyboard instruments of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries –the spinet, the dulcimer, and the virginal. In the seventeenth century the organ, the clavichord, and the harpsichord became the chief instruments of the keyboard group, a supremacy they maintained until the piano supplanted them at the end of the eighteenth century. The clavichord's tone was metallic and never powerful; nevertheless, because of the variety of tone possible to it, many composers found the clavichord a sympa-thetic instrument for intimate chamber music. The harpsichord with its bright, vigorous tone was the favorite instrument for supporting the bass of the small orchestra of the period and for concert use but the character of the tone could not be varied save by mechanical or structural devices.The piano was perfected in the early eighteenth century by a harpsichord maker in Italy (though musicologists point out several previous instances of the instrument). This instrument was called a piano e forte(soft and loud), to indicate its dynamic versatility; its strings were struck by a recoiling hammer with a felt-padded head. The wires were much heavier in the earlier instruments.A series of mechanical improvements continuing well into the nineteenth century, including the introduction of pedals to sustain tone or to soften it, the perfection of a metal frame and steel wire of the finest quality, finally produced an instrument capable of myriad tonal effects from the most delicate harmonies to an almost orchestral fullness of sound, from a liquid, singing tone to sharp, percussive brilliance.42. What does the passage mainly discuss?(A) The historical development of the piano(B) The quality of tone produced by various keyboard instruments(C) The uses of keyboard instruments in various types of compositions(D) The popularity of the piano with composers43. Which of the following instruments was widely used before the seventeenth century?(A) The harpsichord(B) The spinet(C) The clavichord(D) The organ44. The words "a supremacy" in line 12 are closest in meaning to(A) a suggestion(B) an improvement(C) a dominance(D) a development45. The word "supplanted" in line 13 is closest in meaning to(A) supported(B) promoted(C) replaced(D) dominated46. The word "it" in line 15 refers to the(A) variety(B) music(C) harpsichord(D) clavichord47. According to the passage, what deficiency did the harpsichord have?(A) It was fragile(B) It lacked variety in tone.(C) It sounded metallic.(D) It could not produce a strong sound.48. Where in the passage does the author provide a translation?(A) Lines 4-5(B) Lines 13-15(C) Lines 18-19(D) Lines 20-2549. According to the information in the third paragraph, which of the following improvements made it possible to lengthen the tone produced by the piano?(A) The introduction of pedals(B) The use of heavy wires(C) The use of felt-padded hammerheads(D) The metal frame construction50. The word "myriad" in line 32 is closest in meaning to(A) noticeable(B) many(C) loud(D) unusual1995年10月答案：CCBBA DCADA BDCDD AABDB CCDAD BDBAA DCCCD BAABB DABCC DBCAB。

1995年英语专业四级听力真题Part II. DictationPart III. Listening ComprehensionSection A: Statements1. Where did the accident take place?A. On the approach to High RoaD.B. On the approach to West Hill.C. Between West Hill and the junction.D. At the junction between High Road and West Hill.2. What are they doing now?A. Moving to London.B. Looking for a new joB.C. Searching for a flat.D. Hunting for a house3. What is the profession of the speaker?A. A doctor.B. A typist.C. A lecturer.D. A mathematician.4. This means that the cashiers are_______ .A. helpful.B. unprofessional.C. professionalD. unskillful.5. What does the speaker mean?A. She’s not definite about the trip.B. She would like to take more trips.C. She’s decided against taking the trip.D. She doesn’t like discussing the trip.6. The speaker is ___.A. self-employedB. joblessC. a social security officerD. a professional baby-sitter7. Where was Paul before he joined the navy?A. University.B. A high-tech company.C. The merchant navy.D. The electronics.8. Where does this talk most likely take place?A. In a place where goods are sold for a fixed price.B. In a place where lotteries are helD.C. In a place where clocks are solD.D. In a place where goods are sold for the highest offer.9. This advice means that you should ___.A. turn suddenly to one sideB. slow down graduallyC. brake immediatelyD. clear out the glass10. When did the crime take place?A. Last night.B. This morning.C. Several days ago.D. Y esterday afternoon.Section B: Conversations11. How is the woman doing in the course?A. She hasn’t been doing much of the reading.B. She understood the reading last night.C. She isn’t having much trouble.D. She understands very little.12. What can be concluded about Andrew?A. Winter is his favorite time for sports.B. Sports are quite important to him.C. He should be more enthusiastiC.D. He plays better than he used to.13. What does the woman mean?A. Paul had better drop more than one course.B. Paul’s course is the best of the five.C. Paul is an excellent student.D. Paul’s idea is probably a good one.14. What happened to the clothes?A. Susan’s sister got them.B. They’re still at the laundry.C. Susan forgot to collect them.D. They were picked up yesterday.15. What are these people complaining about?A. The noise.B. The heat.C. The workloaD.D. The crowdedness.16. What does the man mean?A. Ann can go with him this afternoon.B. Ann’s almost as busy as he is.C. Ann has a lot to do today.D. Ann might finish by noon.17. Where should the woman write to her friend?A. At the post office.B. At his home address.C. At his mountain cabin.D. At his uncle’s address.18. What does Mr. Hardy do?A. He’s a pharmacist.B. He’s a salesman.C. He’s a librarian.D. He’s a doctor.19. What does the man want the university to do?A. Do away with certain required classes.B. Offer more basic classes.C. Enroll fewer students.D. Encourage more compulsory discussions.20. What does the woman say about Carl?A. She doesn’t know when his classes start.B. She’s surprised that he chose that company.C. She doubts he makes much money now.D. She wonders why he’s not returned to school.Section C News BroadcastNews Item 121.Where did the violence take place?A. In the Johannesburg stadium.B. In different parts of Johannesburg.C. In the middle of Johannesburg.D. On the outskirts of Johannesburg.22. Why did Inkatha supporters march through the city?A. To insist on an independent Zula state.B. To call an urgent political meeting.C. To support the violence in Johannesburg.D. To blame the ANC for the violence.News Item 223. Which delegation is leaving for Cairo this morning?A. A PLO delegation.B. An Israeli delegation.C. An international delegation.D. A joint PLO-Israeli delegation.24. Why should armed Palestinian police and international observers be stationed in Hebron?A. To search for the Jewish gunmen.B. To protect Jewish settlers.C. To investigate the massacre.D. To guard Palestinians.News Item 325.What does the U.S. trade representative say about Japan’s trade barriers?A. Smaller than those of any other leading industrial country.B. Greater than those of any other leading industrial country.C. The same as those of South KoreA.D. The same as those of the European Union.26. According to the news, what burden has Japan placed on the global trading system?A. A light burden.B. A heavy burden.C. A fair burden.D. An unfair burden.News Item 427. According to the news, why is Michael Fay to be caned?A. For political reasons.B. For committing murder.C. For damaging vehicles.D. For committing robbery.28. Which of the following statements best describes the general tone of the report?A. Satisfied with the punishment.B. Neutral on this issue.C. Resigned on the subject of the sentence.D. Complimentary towards the Court.News Item 529. What happened on Friday?A. Troops moved into Natal.B. Political violence broke out.C. A large rally took place.D. New emergency rules were issueD.30. According to the news, which of the following powers was NOT given to the security forces?A. The complete banning of marches and rallies.B. The detention of people without charge.C. The maintenance of order by necessary force.D. The right to search premises without a warrant.Transcription1995：Part II. DictationUnidentified Flying ObjectsThere are many explanations for why UFOs visit the Earth. / The most popular one is that they maybe visitors from other planets./ To fly such aircraft, their builders must develop different forms of aviation,/because they seem to fly much faster than normal aircraft./ The UFOs, it is believed, must contain scientists/ from other planets who are studying life on earth./ It is even believed that several such aircraft may have landed on earth/ and the space visitors may be living amongst us./ But there are also less fantastic explanations available./ Although some sightings of UFOs are difficult to explain, most can be explained quite easily./ In many cases the observers might have made a mistake./ They might have seen a weather balloon or an aircraft./ Or the light they saw in the sky might have been light from the ground,/ reflected on to the clouds./ However, the exact cause of many sightings still remained a mystery.Part III Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage A1. There was an accident late yesterday afternoon between a car and a motorcycle at the junction between High Road and West Hill, in which the motorcyclist was severely injured.2. We moved to London about 3 months ago because Bob got a new job, and we are living in a small flat while we’re trying to find a hous e.3. If you don’t want to sound impolite, or cause embarrassment or distress of any kind to the person you’re talking to, you should learn to use tactful and tentative forms in your English.OK, class is over.4. Whenever I go to the bank near my house, the cashiers are either fooling around or keeping whole queues of people waiting by chatting to the customer at the front about their holiday.5. The more we discussed the trip, the less likely it seems we can afford it.6. I live on my standard unemployment benefit or rather social security benefit, and I do a bit of baby-sitting on the side for extra pocket money.7. Paul is 38 years old and has been involved in the electronics industry since 1968 when he graduated and went into the merchant navy.8. And now what are the most prized lots for auction here today, Lot D, this V ictorian Rosewood Chiming Grandfather clock. Can I start the bidding at 250 pounds?9. The moment the windscreen shatters you should began to take your foot off the accelerator, not completely off, of course, because you might be in heavy traffic, with another vehicle right behind you.10. Two men who were caught stealing property after it grew dark have appeared before the local magistrate’s court th is morning. They are expected to be kept in custody for several days.Passage B11. M: Are you having much trouble with the course?W: Not really. The only thing I haven’t understood so far is the reading we had last night. 12. W: In the summer Andrew plays tennis or golf almost everyday and in the winter he goes skiing every chance he gets.M: He’s always been enthusiastic about sports. 13. M: Paul’s been taking five courses but he decided to drop one of them at the end of the semester.W: That may be for the best.14. M: Susan, did you pick up your clothes from the laundry today?W: No, my sister stopped for them on her way home this afternoon.15. M: It’s so hot today. I can’t work. I wish there were a fan in the library.W: So do I. I’ll fall asleep if I don’t get out of the stuffy room soon.16. W: I’m going to the bank, then to the jewellery store, and after that I have to prepare a presentation for my linguistic seminar.M: I’d say you have a pretty busy afternoon, Ann.17. W: Do you have an address for I can write to you?M: No. I’ll be out camping in the mountain most of the time. But if you write to me at my uncle’s house, he will hold my mail until I get there.18. W: Pardon me, Mr. Hardy, where are these tablets located?M: Y ou need a prescription for those.If you have one I can get it for you right away.19. M: I wish they’d reduce some of the compulsory classes for the course.W: They talk about it every year. But a few students definitely need a lot of basic classes. 20. M: Carl earned a lot of money over the summer vacation as a consultant to that company.W: I don’t doubt it. What surprises me is that he’s still working there. Now the classes are about to start again.Passage CPresident De Klerk of South Africa has called an urgent meeting of leaders of the main political groups following yesterday’s violence in the centre of Johannesburg, in which at least 31 people were killed and more than 200 wounded. Inkatha and ANC have blamed each other for the violence which took place as thousands of Inkatha supporters marched through the city to demand the creation of a sovereign Zulu Kingdom.Passage DThe Israeli Army has been in contact with the PLO to try to explain the killings in Gasa. The Israeli delegation is leaving for Cairo this morning, in the hope that the scheduled talks will goahead despite Palestinian anger. Israel and the PLO have both said that they are on the verge of agreement that armed Palestinian police and international observers should be stationed in Hebron to protect Palestinians in the wake of the massacre there a month ago when the Jewish settlers killed some 29 Palestinians.Passage EThe Clinton Administration has cited 35 countries and 4 trading blocs for illegitimately erecting barriers to American goods. The biggest portion of the annual report to the U.S. or the U.S. trade representatives says that Japan’s trade barriers far exceed those of any other major industrial country. It says Japan, which has an annual trade surplus of almost 16 billion dollars with the United States, has placed an unfair burden on the global trading system. In addition to Japan their report also criticises other major U.S. trading partners, including the European Union, Canada, Chin a and South Korea. President Clinton says the U.S.A.’s economy is very solid and plunging in the stock market is not an indication of any serious problem. The New Y ork Stock Exchange scored its first gain in more than a week Thursday. On an occasion in California the President said he had reviewed the matter with administration officials and found no underlying problems with the economy.Passage FThe United States has called on Singapore to reconsider the sentence on an American who is to be caned for vandalism. The State Department spokesman said the United States regretted the decision by the Singapore Appeal Court to uphold the sentence. He said Washington believed the penalty was excessive for a youthful non-violent offender, but he refused to speculate on the possible effects on the relations between the two governments. The American, Michael Fay, was found guilty of damaging parked cars. The case provoked wide-spread public debate in the United States and criticism of Singapore in American media. President Clinton had personally appealed for the sentence to be reconsidered.Passage GSouth African troops are moving into the strife-torn Natal Province, where political violence has claimed 300 lives in the past month. State of Emergency Regulations published Friday said strict conditions for marches and rallies had banned the display of weapons or potentially dangerous objects. The rules also gave security forces powers to detain people without charge for up to 30 days. The security forces are allowed to use what is called "necessary force" to maintain order and can search people and premises without a warrant.。