2002年1月12日四级测试听力原文

　　Section A

　　1.M: Jessica, could you this emails to all the club members?

　　W: Sorry, the computer broke down this morning. I will for you as soon as I have fixed.

　　Q: What does the woman imply?

　　2.W: Did you find the book for your reading assignment in the library?

　　M: It closed before I got there. I had no idea that it closes so early on weekends.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　3.M: Did you check the power plug and press the play button?

　　W: Yes, the power indicator was on, and it was running, but somehow the sound didn't come through.

　　Q: What was the woman probably trying to do?

　　4.M: Juana, I am awfully sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. Shall we have a beer and forget the whole thing?

　　W: OK, we can drop it this time. But don't do it again.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　5.W: Airports are sad places.

　　M: Sometimes, I guess. But we'll keep in touch. And I will fly over to see you with Christmas.

　　Q: What are the speakers doing?

　　6.M: Are you going to return to your present job after the vacation?

　　W: No, I plan to graduate next semester. That means I'll have to be a full-time student.

　　Q: What will the woman do?

　　7.W: John, are you doing research for Professor Williams this semester?

　　M: Actually, I am working as his teaching assistant.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　8.M: I heard there are a few seats left for the show tonight.

　　W: Really? I was under the impression that the tickets were sold out a long time ago.

　　Q: What do we know from the woman's reply?

　　9.W: Mrs. Long's briefing seems to go on forever. I was barely able to stay awake.

　　M: How could you sleep through that? It was very important for the mission we were going to carry out.

　　Q: What does the man imply?

　　10.W: You seem very confident about the job interview, don't you?

　　M: Yes, I feel ready for it. I bought a good suit and clothing store and I had my hair cut. I had studied almost everything about finance and economics.

　　Q: Where is the man probably going to work?

　　Passage 1

　　51TestThere was once a man in South America who had a parrot, a pet bird that could imitate human speech. The parrot was unique. There was no bird like him in the whole world. He could learn to say any word except one. He could not say the name of his native town, Ketunnel. The man did everything he could to teach the parrot to say Ketunnel, but he never succeeded. At first he was very gentle with the bird. But gradually, he lost his temper. "You stupid bird. Why can't you learn to say that one word? Say Ketunnel or I will kill you." But the parrot would not say it. Many times the man screamed, "Say Ketunel, or I'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 Sunday's dinner. The next morning, when he went out of the chicken house, the man opened the door. He was shocked by what he saw. He could not believe his eyes and ears. On the floor lay three dead chickens. The parrot was screaming at the fourth, "Say Ketunel, or I'll kill you."

　　11.Why did the man lose his temper?

　　12.Who killed the three chickens?

　　13.Why was the shocked at the scene the next morning?