新东方2008年12月英语四级考试模拟冲刺试卷1

　　Transcripts
　　Section A
　　11. W: Are you going to be able to come with us to a football match this evening?
　　M: I’d love to. But my history assignment is due tomorrow, and I still have two chapters unfinished.
　　Q: What will the man probably do this evening?
　　12. M: I’ve been waiting all week for this concert. The performance is said to be excellent and with a student’s discount, the tickets will be really cheap!
　　W: I am sorry, but I have to tell you I lost my Student ID card in the canteen last week.
　　Q: what does the woman imply?
　　13. M: how well are you prepared for your presentation? Your turn comes nest week Wednesday.
　　W: I spent a whole week searching on the net, but end up with nothing valuable.
　　Q: what did the woman say about her presentation?
　　14.M: Since I came here I’ve had to stay up most of the night for the last few days. No matter what time I go to bed, I always wake up in the middle of the night.
　　W: Your biological rhythms probably haven’t adjusted to the tiime schedule here.
　　Q：what is the man’s trouble?
　　15 W: what’s the difference between a lecture and a lesson?
　　M: Well, both of them are imparting knowledge, but the main difference is that a lesson involves more participation.
　　Q: What does the man mean?
　　16. W: Did your pictures of the night view come out like you expected?
　　M: Actually, I ran out of film before I could even begin. I didn’t realize I’d finished the roll.
　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　17. W: I’m sorry I’ve put your uncle to so much trouble.
　　M: Don’t worry about it. He is the sort of man who is never happy unless he has something to complain about.
　　Q: What do we learn about the man’s uncle frome the conversation?
　　18. M: Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to the nearest bank?
　　W: of course. Go to the corner and turn left. The bank is right on the corner. You can’t miss it. But today is Sunday and the bank os closed.
　　Q: What does the woman mean?
　　Conversation one
　　M: Thanks for stopping by, Ann. I'd like to talk to you about a research project I thought you might be interested in. A friend of mine is working at Yellowstone National Park this summer...
　　W: Yellowstone! I've always wanted to spend some time out in Wyoming.
　　M: Wait till you hear what the project is...She's working with the buffalo population. The herds have been increasing in size lately, which is good in theory...
　　W: Yeah...but I thought they were in danger of becoming extinct.
　　M: Well, apparently, because of all the winter tourists, paths are created in the snow. More buffalo are surviving the harsh winters because the paths make it easier for the buffalo to move around and find food. But it turns out that some of the herds are infected with a bacteria.
　　W: Oh yeah, I heard about that. Bru—
　　M: Brucella abortus
　　W: Right, It's been around for quite a while.
　　M: Yes it has. And because the buffalo population is increasing, they've been roaming more than usual, and the disease has begun to spread to the cattle ranches that border toe park.
　　W: That's bad news! Isn't that the disease that causes animals to abort their young?
　　M: Yes, and it's caused a lot of controversy. Some of the ranchers even want to destroy the buffalo herds.
　　W: That's awful! Have they made much progress with the research?
　　M: So far, they've been collecting tissue samples from dead buffalo to see if the bacteria's present.
　　W: I'd really be interested in working on this. You know I've been researching dise-　ased animal populations...
　　M: That's why I thought of you...I took the liberty of mentioning your name to my friend. She's hoping you'll be able to spend the whole summer out there.
　　W: Well, I was going to work on my thesis a lot in July, but I'm sure my adviser wouldn't want me to pass up this opportunity.