【正文】 ? Say “Catarno’ or I will kill you.” But the parrot would not say it. Many times the man screamed, “ Say Catarno, or I39。ll kill you. But the bird would never repeat the name. Finally, the man gave up. He picked up the parrot and threw him into the chicken house. “You are even more stupid than the chickens.” In the chicken house, there were four old chickens, waiting to be killed for Sunday39。s dinner. The next morning, when he went out of the chicken house, the man opened the door. He was shocked by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears. On the floor lay three dead chickens. The parrot was screaming at the fourth, Say ‘Catarno’, or I39。ll kill you! did the man lose his temper? killed the three chickens? was the shocked at the scene the next morning? Passage 2 　　In Britain, if you are found guilty of a crime, you can be sent to prison or be fined or be ordered to do munity work such as tidying public places and helping the old. You may also be sent to special centers when you learn special skills like cooking, writing and car maintenance. About 5 percent of the prison population are women. Many prisons were built over one hundred years ago. But the government will have built 11 new prisons by next year. There are two sorts of prisons, the open sort and the closed sort. In the closed sort, prisoners are given very little freedom. They spend three to ten hours outside their cells when they exercise, eat, study, learn skills, watch TV and talk to other prisoners. All prisoners are expected to work. Most of them are paid for what they do, whether it is doing maintenance or cooking and cleaning. Prisoners in open prisons are locked up at night, but for the rest of the time, they are free within the prison grounds. They can exercise, have visitors, or study. And some are allowed out of the ground to study or to do munity work. do we know about women prisoners in Britain? what way are open prisons different from closed prisons? do we learn about prisoners in Britain? Passage 3 　　London taxi drivers know the capital like the back of their hands. No matter how small or indistinct the street is, the driver will be able to get you there without any trouble. The reason London taxi drivers are so efficient is that they all have gone through a very tough training period to get special taxi driving license. During this period, which can take two to four years, the wouldbe taxi driver has to learn the most direct route to every single road and to every important building in London. To achieve this, most learners go around the city on small motorbikes practicing how to move to and from different points of the city. Learner taxi drivers are tested several times during the training period by government officers. The exams are terrible experience. The officers ask you How do you get from Birmingham palace to the Tower of London? and you have to take them there in the direct line. When you get to the tower, they won39。t say well done. They will quickly move on to the next question. After five or six questions, they will just say See you in two months39。 time. and then you know the exam is over. Learner drivers are not allowed to work and earn money as drivers. Therefore, many of them keep their previous jobs until they have obtained the license. The training can cost quite a lot, because learners have to pay for their own expenses on the tests and the medical exam. are London taxi drivers very efficient? long does the training period last? does the speaker think the driving test is a terrible experience? do learner drivers have to keep their present jobs?2002年6月四級測試聽力原文Section A 　　 1. W: I suppose you’ve bought some gifts for your family. 　　 　M: Well, I’ve bought a shirt for my father and two books for my sister. But I haven’t decided what to buy for my mother probably some jewels. 　　 　Q: Who did the man buy the books for?2. W: Look it says they want a junior sales manager and it seems like it’s a big pany. That’ll be good for you might have to travel a lot. 　 M: Do they say anything about the experience?　 　 Q: What are they talking about?3. W: I think we’ve covered everything. What about a cup of coffee before we move onto the next item?　　 　 M: Good idea. I really can’t wait another minute. 　 Q: What does the woman suggest doing?4. W: But what happens if it rains. What are we going to do then?　M: We’ll have to count on good weather. But if it does rain the whole thing will have to be canceled. 　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?5. W: You took an optional course this semester, didn’t you? How is it going?　M: Terrible! It seems like the more the professor talks, the less I understand. 　Q: How does the man feel about the course?　 6. W: Mark is playing puter games. 　　 　M: Should he do that when the final exam is drawing near? 　Q: What does the man think Mark should do?　 7. M: Jack seems to think this year’s basketball season will be disappointing. 　　 　W: That’s his opinion. Most others think differently. 　　 　Q: What does the woman mean?8. M: Is this the checkin counter for Flight 914 to Los Angeles﹖　　 　M: Yes, but I’m sorry the flight is delayed because of a minor mechanical problem. Please wait for further notice. 　　 　Q: What do we learn from this conversation?9. M: Excuse me. I’d like to place an advertisement for a used car in this Sunday edition of your paper. 　　 　W: Ok, but you have to run your advertisement all week. We can’t quote rates for just Sunday. 　　 　Q: Where is the conversation most probably taking place?　　 10. M: I spend so much time polishing my letter application. 　　 　 W: It’s worthwhile to make the effort .You know just how important it is to give impression.　 　 Q: What do we know about the man?Section B 　　 Passage One 　　 Not everybody reads the daily newspaper. People who don’t read newspaper are sometimes referred to as nonreaders. Early research has shown that the