歷年托福聽力考試2001-05

01年5月托福聽力文字

Thevalueoflifeliesnotinthelengthofdays,butintheusewemakeofthem.------------Montaigne

PartA

1.A:Soareyougoingtoseethestudentplaytonight?

B:Idoubtit.I'mstillgettingover（恢復(fù)）theflu.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

2.A:Gordonneedstofindanotherplacetolive.Theapartmentherentsnowhasbeensoldtoanewowner.

B:He'dbetterstartlookingrightaway.Whenallthestudentscomebackinafewweeks,hewon'tfindanynearthecampus.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansuggestGordendo?

3.A:MindifIborrowurSpanishworkbook?

B:NotaslongasIhaveitbackintimetotaketoclassthisevening.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.A:UknowthatquizwetookinDr.Turner'sclasstoday?Diduknowthatshewasgoingtogiveittous?

B:ActuallyIwasjustassurprisedasuwere.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.A:Idon'tknowwhichcolorfoldertouse,whiteorbrown?

B:Whatdifferencedoesitmake?It'sthecontentthat'simportant.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.A:UknowI’veheardthatprofessorMartin'sintroductiontochemistryclassiswaytoodemanding(過分要求的)forfirstyearstudents.Theysayit'sashardascoursesforgraduatestudents.

B:Yeah,butalotofstudentswilltelluotherwise.Totalktoanyonewho'sgoneontotheadvancedcourse,likeorganicchemorwhostudychemistryingraduateschool.TheyrreallygladtheystartedoutwithprofessorMartin.

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutprofessorMartin?

7.A:HeyMark,haveubeenabletoselluroldpianoyet?

B:Ah,uwereright,justpostingnoticesonbulletinboardsatacoupleofsupermarketwasn'tenough.IthinkIhavetoplaceanadvertisementinthelocalnewspaper.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

8.A:MybackhasbeenachingeversinceIstartedplayingtennisontheweekends,

B:haven'tuhadthatcheckedoutyet?

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

9.A:Hi,uhm...Ithinksomething'swrongwiththewashingmachine.ItworksandIjustdidmylaundrybutitmakessomestrangenoises.Maybeushouldcallsbtofixit.

B:Ohdon'tworry.Sbfromtherepairshopisalreadyonthewayovertotakealookatit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

10.A：It'ssothoughtfulofutooffertodropmeoffatthetrainstation.Rusureit'snotoutofurway?

B:Notatall.Thestationisreallyclosetowherei'mgoing.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

11.A:I'mhereaboutthejobuadvertisedinthepaper.

B：Uneedoneofthoseformsoverthere,onthetablenexttothefilecabinet.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimplythemanshoulddo?

12.A:Iknowioughttocallhome,buti'vegotaplanetotakeandIamalreadylate.

B:Weoo,Iknowyouarehurry,butitonlytakesaminute.

Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

13.A:ihavetodriveintoChicagonextweek.DouhaveamapIcouldborrow?

B:SorryIdon't,buticanpickoneupforuwhileI'matthebookstore.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

14.A:WhatdiduthinkofthepaintingsthatTedwasshowinglastweek?

B：Inevermadeittotheexhibit.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

15.A:DiduhearaboutthebigshowstorminIowayesterday?Threefeetandtwelvehours.

B:Yeah,andIhearit'sheadedourway.We'resupposedtogetthesamethingtonight.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

16.A:U'rjoiningusfordinnertonight,aren'tu?

B:Oh,I'mreallysorry,butIhadthewrongdateformygeometrytest.ijustfoundoutit'stomorrowandIneedallthetimeIcangettoprepare.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

17.A:Ican'tdecidewhetherIshouldtakephysicsnoworwaittillnextsemester.

B:Umightaswellgetitoverwithifucan.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

18.A:Ulookdifferenttoday.Didugetahaircut?

B:That'sfunny.Urthethirdpersontoaskmethat.ButallIdidwasgettingnewframesformyeyeglasses.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

19.A:Dr.Eliot,I'dlikeutocheckthewayucalculatedmygradeforthistest,IthinkumayhavemadeamistakeinaddingupthenumberofquestionsIgotright.WhenIaddedthemupIcameupwiththeslightlyhighergradethanudid.

B:I'dbehappytocheckitforu.AndifImadeamistakeindeterminingthegradeI'llbesuretocorrectit.Don'tworry.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

ofthefastestbirdsalive.They'vebeenclockedat140to200milesperhourinsuccessfulpursuitofpray.Inadditiontospeed,thesebirdsflydirectlyintoheadwinds（頂風(fēng)）andtheyarecapableofflyingmorethan600milesperdaywithfavorabletailwinds（順風(fēng)）.todaywiththesophisticationoftelemetry(遙感勘測(cè)),thespeedsofthesebirdscanbetrackedbyorbitingsatellites,bymeansoftransmittersattachedtothebird.Forexample,peregrinefalconsstageinwarmerclimate,inotherwords,theyspendtimeinthesouthernUSawaitinghormonalchangespreparingthemtobreedintheArctic.ThentheymigratenorthtothemuchcolderArcticregions.BirdshavebeentrackedfromTexasinlateApriltotheirnestinggroundinAlaska,CanadaandGreenland.Nowlet'smoveontoanotherspeciesofbirds,the

baldeagle(禿頭鷹).【美國(guó)國(guó)徽上手持橄欖枝與箭的就是這種鷹】

40Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

41.Accordingtothepassage,whatmakestheperegrinefalconagoodhunter?

42.Howdidbiologiststrackperegrinefalconsoverlongdistances?

Q43-46

Ok,soinourlastclasswewerediscussingbigbandsswingmusic（搖擺舞音樂）.urememberthiswasakindofdancemusicwithasteadyrhythm.Buttodaywedealwithstyleofmusicplayedbysmallerjazzbands.It'scalledbebop.Nowbebopmayuseallsortsofnewtypesofrhythms,someofthemveryirregular.We'lltalkmoreaboutthatlater.ButfirstIwanttotalkaboutsomeofthesocialelementsthatibelievecontributedtothedevelopmentofbebopmusic.Todothis,wehavetolookatwhenbeboparoseandstartedbecomingsopopular,whichwasfromthelate1930sthroughthe1940s,somethetimeofgreatdepressionwriteintothesecondworldwar.NowonefactorthatcertainlyhelpcreatetheenvironmentforbebopmusicwasthedeclineofUSeconomy.Duringthegreatdepression,theeconomysufferedtremendously.Andfewerpeoplehadmoneytospendonentertainment.Thenduringthe2ndWorldWarthegovernmentimposedanewtaxonpublicentertainment,whatumightcallperformancetax.Thegovernmentcollectedmoneyonperformancesthatincludedanytypesofacting,dancingorsinging,butnotinstrumentalmusic.Sotoavoidthisnewtax,somejazzbandsstopusingsingersaltogether.Theystartedrelyingonthecreativityoftheinstrumentalists(樂器家)toattractaudiences.Thiswaswhatbebopbandsdid.Nowrememberalotofbigbandshavesingers.Sotheinstrumentalistssimplyplayedinthebackgroundandhadoccasionalsoloswhilethesingersangthemelodytothesongs,butnotbebopbands.Sotheinstrumentalistshadmuchmorefreedomtobecreative.Sotheyexperimented,playingthemusicfasterandusingnewirregularsortsofrhythms.

43.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

44.Howdidthebebopbandsavoidtheperformancetax?

45WhydoestheprofessormentionthedeclineoftheUSeconomyduringthegreatdepression?

46.Whatdosetheprofessordescribeasasignificantcharacteristicofbebopmusic?

Q47-50

Urprofessorhasaskedmetotalktoutodayaboutthetopicthatshouldbeofrealconcerntocivilengineers:theerosionoftheUSbeaches.Letmestartwithsomestatistics.Diduknowthat90%ofthecoastinthiscountryiseroding,onthegulfofMexicoforinstance,erosionaverages4to5feetperyear.Overthepast20years,therehasbeenanincreaseinbuildingalongthecoast,eventhoughgeologistsandenvironmentalistshavebeenwarningcommunitiesaboutproblemslikeerosion.Somewaycommunitieshavetriedtoprotecttheirbuildingandroadsandtobuildseawalls.Howevergeologistshavefoundthatsuchstabilizingstructuresactuallyspeeduptothedestructionofthebeaches.