【正文】 dy tissuesB the water it delivers bees lighter when it moves inland。D a chart illustrating the movement of the rain system。C it helps the police narrow down possibililities in detective work。完型： view of 翻譯(in)catching up with his classmates?t have been caught by the rain likely to put on weight many people don?t realize relative to the lack of exercise第三篇：大學(xué)英語四級2008年12月聽力原文Short Conversations11．M: I just received an Email from one of my former was surprised, I hadn’t heard from him for : Well, I’ve been out of touch with most of my old friends, only one or two still drop me a line occasionally, Q: What does the woman mean?A)Only true friendship can last )Letter writing is going out of )she keeps in regular touch with her )She has lost contact with most of her old : If you can make up your mind about the color, I can start on the outside of your house early next : Well, right now I think I want white for the window frames and yellow for the walls, but I’ll let you know : Who is the woman talking to?A)A )A )A )A : Excuse me, do you have any apartments available for under 500 dollars a month? I need to move in next week when my new job : The only vacant one I have is 600 dollars, have you inquired at the apartment plex down the street? Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?A)Look for a place near her )Find a new job down the )Make inquiries )Kent the $600 : You bought a pair of jeans yesterday, didn’t you? What are they like? M: Oh, they are pretty much like my other ones, except with a larger guess I haven’t spent much time exercising : What can we infer from the conversation about the man?A)He prefers to wear jeans with a larger )He has been extremely busy recently C)He has gained some weight )He enjoyed going shopping with Jane : I really like those abstract paintings we saw do you think? M: I guess it’s something I haven’t acquired a taste for : What does the man imply?A)The woman possesses a natural talent for )Women have a better artistic taste than )He isn t good at abstract )He doesn t like abstract : You haven’t seen a blue notebook, have you? I hope I didn’t leave it in the reading : Did you check that pile of journals you’ve borrowed from the library the other day? Q: What is the man trying to say to the woman?A)She couldn t have left her notebook in the )She may have put her notebook amid the )She should have made careful notes while doing )she shouldn t have read his notes without his knowing : How about joining me for a cup of coffee? W: I’d love to, but I’m was up till 3 this morning, writing a paper for my literature : Why does the woman decline the man’s invitation?A)She wants to gel some )She needs time to write a )She has a literature class to )She is troubled by her sleep : You had a job interview yesterday, didn’t you? How did it go? M: Not too bad, I were about 20 candidates peting for the sales manager’s finally it was down to three of us, but the other two seems better : What does the man imply?A)He is confident he will get the )His chance of getting the job is slim C)It isn t easy to find a quaiified sales )The interview didn t go as well as he F: Simon, how does it feel to be retired? M: Well, not so : How have you been spending your time? M: I have been spending more time with my ’ve also travelled a bit, you know, off season when everywhere is less crowded and hotels cost : : You know I haven’t stopped work : 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 : How does the scheme work? M: Well, it’s a trial at the of hiring temporary stuff, the pany advertises posts on its website that retired employees like myself can : What sort of works advertised? M: Well, all sorts of things, work and more specialized work, the sort of thing I can of the projects can last five or six months, and others can just be a couple of can decide more or less when to I can manage my own : I can see it’s good for 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 pany gets flexibility, the job’s over, that’s ’m not on their books any 1921 are based on the conversation you have just does Simon find his retired life enjoyable? does Simon get to know about the pany’s available posts? does the pany adopt the phased retirement scheme?)He can manage his time more )He can renew contact with his old )He can concentrate on his own )He can learn to do administrative )Reading its ads in the )Calling its personnel )Contacting its )Searching its )To cut down its production )To solve the problem of staff )To improve its administratve )To utilize its retired employees W: Oh, where are we going? M: I want to show you : I know, but what is it? M: A ’s just down this ’s a small place, but at least it would be our : A farm? How can we afford to buy a farm? M: It isn’t very large, only 40 wouldn’t have to pay very much right : Is there a house on the place? M: A small one, two bedrooms, but it needs to be fixed up a can do the job : there enough space for a kitchen garden? M: There is about half an acre around the ’s plenty of : Then we can grow our own fresh maybe keep a few chickens, couldn’t we?M: Yes, and we can probably grow a lot of our own : What are you thinking about growing, if we do take this place? M: Well, it really isn’t big enough for thought we might try to raise a crop of : Potatoes? There are a lot of : We are used to hard work, aren’t we? W: Yes, we are, but the we have enough to get started? It seems like a : I think we’ve saved can pay a little on the farm and maybe put a few dollars down on the tractor, 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just 22:What are the speakers going to do at the time of the conversation? Q 23:What does the man say about