【正文】 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 reply? : Mrs. Long39。t mean to hurt you. Shall we have a beer and forget the whole thing? W: OK, we can drop it this time. But don39。t you wear your black silk dress? Q: What is the woman going to do? 10) M: How did you like yesterday39。clock. W: Her husband said she left home at 4: should be here at 5:10,and 5:15 at the latest. Q: what time did Suzy leave home? 8) W: When will you be through with your work, John? M: who knows? My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 9) W: I don39。s go to the restaurant across the street and get something to eat. Q: Where are the two people? 6) W: Why didn39。s the probable relationship between the two speakers? 2) W: Hi, Tony. How did your experiment go yesterday? M: Well, it wasn39。s death ps. Gypsies have their own language, Romany. They like music, and dancing and they often work in fairs and traveling shows. Traveling is very important to them, and many Gypsies are unhappy if they have to stay in one place. Because of this, it is difficult for Gypsy children to go to school. And Gypsies are often unable to read and write. In some places, the education authorities try to arrange special traveling schools for Gypsy children, so that they can get the same education as other children.14. Why did the ancestor of Gypsy leave their home?15. What is the attitude of some people toward Gypsies?16. What measure has been taken to help Gypsy children?Passage Three As the car industry develops, traffic accidents have bee as familiar as the mon cold, yet their cause and control remain a serious problem that is difficult to solve. Experts have long recognized that this discouraging problem has notable causes. At the very least, it is a problem that involves 3 factors: the driver, the vehicle and the roadway. If all drivers exercised good judgment at all times, there would be fewer accidents. But this is rather like saying that if all people were honest, there would be no crime. Improved design has helped to make highways much safer. But the tide of accidents continue to rise because of human failure and enormous increase in the number of automobiles on the road. Attention is now turning increasingly to the third factor of the accident, the car itself. Since people assume that accidents are bound to occur, they want to know how cars can be built better to protect the drivers.17. What does the speaker think of the causes of automobile accidents?18. What measure has been taken to reduce car accidents?19. What remains an important factor for the rising number of road accidents?20. What39。s ine was not high so he did not have much to pay. Each person vowed before the ruler. His gold went on to one heap。t it? Want to join me for a swim? W: If you don39。s go to the seaside. W:OK, but we’ll have to leave very early, or else well get caught in the traffic. Q: What does the woman suggest?8. M: Do you know James? He39。s presentation seems to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake. M: How could you sleep through it? It39。s oldest weapons. They gave early man an effective weapon to kill his enemies. The ordinary bow or short bow as used by nearly all early people. This bow had limited power and short range. However, man overcame these faults by learning to track his targets at a close range. The long bow was most likely discovered when someone found out that a fivefoot piece of wood made a better bow than a threefood piece. Hundreds of thousands of these bows were made and used for three hundred years. However, not one is known to survive today. We believe that a force of about one hundred pounds was needed to pull the string all the way back on a long bow. For a long time the bow was just a bent stick and string. In fact, more changes have taken place in a bow in the past 25 years than in the last 7 centuries. Today, bow is forceful. It is as exact as a gun. In addition, it requires little strength to draw the string. Modern bows also have precise aiming devices. In indoor contest, perfect scores from 40 yards are mon. The invention of the bows itself ranks with discovery of fire and the wheel. It was a greatstepforward for man. 18. Why did man have no track his target at a close range when using a short bow? 19. What does the passage tell us about long bow? 20. What do we know about modern bows?2001年1月四級考試聽力原文1. M: Hi, Jane. Do you have some change? I have to make a call on the pay phone. W: Pay phone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are. Q: What will the man most probably do?2. M: Can you tell me the title of this oil painting? W: Sorry, I don39。s always around trip. After a while, people who miss drugs may feel worse about themselves, and they may use more drugs. If someone you know is using or abusing drugs, you can help. The most important part you can play is to be there. You can let your friends know that you care. You can listen and try to solve the problem behind your friend39。t you? W: Me? You must have made a mistake. I was at home that night. Q: What are they talking about? Section B Pass