1997-20xxcet-4四级历年真题听力原文

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the woman decline the man‘s invitation? 18. W: You had a job interview yesterday, didn‘t you? How did it go? M: Not too bad, I guess. There were about 20 candidates peting for the sales manager‘s job. And finally it was down to three of us, but the other two seemed better qualified. Q: What does the man imply? 长对话 I F: Simon, how does it feel to be retired? M: Well, not so bad. F: How have you been spending your time? M: I have been spending more time with my family. I‘ve also travelled a bit, you know, off season when everywhere is less crowded and hotels cost less. F: Great. M: You know I haven‘t stopped work pletely. F: Yes, could you tell us more about this? M: I‘m on a scheme that‘s called phased retirement。 I had a sixmonth break from work, after that I could apply for project work with the pany I used to work for. F: How does the scheme work? M: Well, it‘s a trial at the moment. Instead of hiring temporary stuff, the pany advertises posts on its website that retired employees like myself can access. F: What sort of works advertised? M: Well, all sorts of things, really. Administrative work and more specialized work, 复试听力试题 听力原文 5 the sort of thing I can do. Some of the projects can last five or six months, and others can just be a couple of days. I can decide more or less when to work. So I can manage my own time. F: I can see it‘s good for you. What is your pany get out of this? M: Well, I still have all my old contacts at work, so I know who to contact to get something done. The pany gets flexibility, too. Once the job‘s over, that‘s it. I‘m not on their books any more. Questions 1921 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Why does Simon find his retired life enjoyable? 20. How does Simon get to know about the pany‘s available posts? 21. Why does the pany adopt the phased retirement scheme? 长对话 II W: Oh, where are we going? M: I want to show you something. W: I know, but what is it? M: A farm. It‘s just down this road. It‘s a small place, but at least it would be our own. W: A farm? How can we afford to buy a farm? M: It isn‘t very large, only 40 acres. We wouldn‘t have to pay very much right now. W: Is there a house on the place? M: A small one, two bedrooms, but it needs to be fixed up a little. I can do the job myself. W: OK. Is there enough space for a kitchen garden? M: There is about half an acre around the house. That‘s plenty of space. W: Then we can grow our own fresh vegetables. And maybe keep a few chickens, couldn‘t we? M: Yes, and we can probably grow a lot of our own food. W: What are you thinking about growing, if we do take this place? M: Well, it really isn‘t big enough for corn. I thought we might try to raise a crop of potatoes. W: Potatoes? There are a lot of work. M: We are used to hard work, aren‘t we? W: Yes, we are, but the money. Do we have enough to get started? It seems like a dream. M: I think we‘ve saved enough. We can pay a little on the farm and maybe put a few dollars down on the tractor, too. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Q 22: What are the speakers going to do at the time of the conversation? Q 23: What does the man say about the farm? Q 24: Why does the man intend to grow potatoes rather than corn on the farm? Q 25: What is the woman‘s greatest concern about the man‘s plan? Passages Passage One Members of the city council and distinguished guests, it is my privilege to introduce to you today Mr. Robert Washington, chief of our city‘s police force. He will address us on the subject of the Community Policing Program. Most of you know that Mr. Washington has a distinguished record as head of our police force for more than ten years. However, you may not know that he also holds a master‘s degree in criminology and studied abroad for a year with the international police force which deals with crimes around the world. Mr. Washington first introduced the Community Policing Program 8 years ago. The idea behind the program is to get the police officers out of their cars and into our neighborhoods where they can talk directly to merchants and residents about the real dynamics of our city. These officers do more than make arrests. They try to find ways to help solve the problems that contribute to 复试听力试题 听力原文 6 crime in the first place. Often that means hooking people up with services offered by other city agencies, such as schools, hospitals, housing, drug treatment centers. And the program seems to be working: crime is down and our citizens report that they feel more secure. Today Mr. Washington is going to tell us more about this program. Now let‘s wele Mr. Robert Washington. 26. What is the purpose of the speaker‘s remarks? He will address us on the subject of munity policing program. 27. What does the speaker say about Mr. Robert Washington? Most of you know that Mr. Washington has a distinguished record as head of our police force for more than ten years. However, you may not know that he also holds a master‘s degree in criminology and studied abroad for a year with the international police force which deals with crimes around the world. Mr. Washington first introduced the munity policing program 8 years ago. 28. What is the idea behind the Community Policing Program? The idea behind the program is to get the police officers out of their cars and into our neighborhoods where they can talk directly to merchants and residents about the real dynamics of our city. 29. How has the Community Policing Program turned out to be? And the program seems to be working, crime is down and our citizens report that they feel more secure. Passage Two There are between 3000 and 6000 public la。