【正文】 choose their own students who have to meet the minimum entrance requirements set by the usually live and study in their colleges where they are taught in very small and laboratory and practical work are organized by the university and held in university are over 10,000 undergraduates and 3,500 postgraduates, about 40% of them are women and some 8% from well as teaching, research is of major the beginning of the 20th century, more than 60 university members have won Nobel has a huge number of buildings for teaching and has more than 60 specialist subject libraries as well as the university library, which, as a copyright library, is entitled to a copy of every book published in are set and degrees are awarded by the allowed women to take the university exams in 1881, but it was not until 1948 that they were awarded degrees.第二篇：2008年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試聽力真題及答案2008年12月大學(xué)英語四級考試聽力真題及答案Part III Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was the conversation and the questions will be spoken only each question there will be a the pause, you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decide which is the best mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the ：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。Crime is increasing world is every reason to believe the(36)____will continue through the next few rates have always been high in multicultural, industrialized societies such as the United States, but a new(37)____has appeared on the world(38)____rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few(39) crimes such as robbery, rape(40)___and auto theft are clearly rising(41)___in eastern European countries such as Hungary and in western European nations such as the united is driving this crime(42)____?There are no simple ，there are certain conditions(43)_______with rising crime increasing heterogeneity(混雜)of populations, greater cultural pluralism, higher immigration, democratization of government,(44)___________________________________________________________________________________ These conditions are increasingly observable around the instance, cultures that were previously isolated and homogeneous(同種類的),such as Japan, Denmark and Greece(45)________________________________________________________________________ Multiculturalism can be a rewarding, enriching experience, but it can also lead to a clash of in societies will be the rule in the twentyfirst century, and(46)_______________________________________________參考答案 has lost contact with most of her friends painter inquiries elsewhere has gained some weight lately doesn’t like abstract paintings may have put her notebook amid the journals wants to get some sleep chance of getting the job is slim )To introduce the chief of the city39。s degree in )To get police officers closer to the local ))There are numerous languages in )It is something we are born )How children learn to use )She was an )Adjusting them to different )Whether spacemen carry trend 37 phenomenon 38 scene 39 offences 40 murder 41 particularly 42 explosion 43 associated 44 changing national borders, greater economic growth and the lack of accepted social ideas of right and are now facing the sort of cultural variety that has been mon in America for most of its failure to recognize and plan for such diversity can lead to serious crime Section AShort 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?: 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?: 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?: 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?: 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?: 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?: 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?: 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 seemed better : What does the man imply?長對話1F: 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。 educational level and what information they want to the subject of space walks, for example, audiences vary in their interests and how much plexity they can elementary school children, Higginbotham may discuss a problem that many kids want to know about.“How do spacemen in a spacesuit eat, drink, and