历年英语专四听力真题、答案和原文.pdf

2000年专四听力答案

PARTIDICTATION

WhatWeKnowAboutLanguage

Manythingsaboutlanguageareamysteryandwillremainso./However,we

nowdoknowsomethingaboutit./First,weknowthatallhumanbeingshavea

languageofsomesort./Nohumanraceanywhereonearthissobackward/thatithas

nolanguageofitsownatall./Second,thereisnosuchthingasaprimitivelanguage./

Therearemanypeoplewhoseculturesareundeveloped,/butthelanguagesthey

speakarebynomeansprimitive./Inallthelanguagesexistingintheworldtoday,/

therearecomplexitiesthatmusthavebeendevelopedforyears./Third,weknowthat

alllanguagesareperfectlyadequate./Eachisaperfectmeansofexpressingitsculture.

/Andfinally,weknowthatlanguagechangesovertime,/whichisnaturalandnormal

ifalanguageistosurvive./Thelanguagewhichremainsunchangedisnothingbut

dead.

PARTⅡLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

M:Jill,haveyouregisteredwiththenextsemester?

W:Notyet,theresstillsomethingthatImnotsure.DoyouknowifProfessorSmiths

economics102isstillavailabletoallundergraduatestudents?

M:No,Idontthinkso.LastsemesterItriedtoregisterinthatcoursebutalltheother

peopletoldmenotto.

W:Whynot?

M:Theysaidthatmylackofknowledgeinhighermathematicsmightbeanobstacle

inunderstandingProfessorSmithstheory.

W:Really?

M:(I)JacktqldmethatProfessorSmithusuallyuseslotsofformulasinsideclass.So

youdbettermakesurethatyouareextremelyfamiliarwiththeseformulasifyouare

seriouslyconsideringtakinghiscourse.

W:WhatashameI(2)MyfriendsalltoldmethatProfessorSmithhaslotsoforiginal

ideasandhereall