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2010 年 12 月英语四级听力真题解析
Part Ⅲ
Listening Comprehension
SectionA
短对话（11~18）
答案及解析：
11.A)The man should visitthemuseums. B) Shecan’t stand thehot weather.
C)Thebeach resort is agood choice. D) Sheenjoys staying inWashington.
答案：D
解析：Woman 最后说到 I’ll be happy here no matter what the temperature. 这
表明了她待在这里很愉快，很享受待在华盛顿，故选D。
12.A) Her newresponsibilities in thecompany.
B)What herjob prospects are.
C)What thecustomers’feedback is.
D)The director’s opinion ofher work.
答案：D
解析：Woman 说到but I wish the director would give me somefeedback. 这表
明了她希望得到director 的意见（即反馈），故选D。
13.A) Combineher training with dieting.
B) Repeat the training every three days.
C)Avoid excessivephysical training.
D)Include weightlifting in theprogram.
答案：C
解析：Man 以自己上次因运动（举重）过量而受伤为例，建议女士应该量力
而行，避免过量运动，故选C。
14.A)When shewillreturn home. B)Whether shecan go byherself.
C)Whethershecan travel by air.D)Whether shewill completely recover.
答案：C
解析：Man 开头就说到 I’m worried about her going onaplane. 从中可知，他
担心的是年老的母亲能不能乘飞机，故选C。
15.A)Thewoman knows howto deal with thepolice.
B)Thewoman had been fined many timesbefore.
C)Thewoman had violated traffic regulations.
D)The woman is good at finding excuses.
答案：C
解析：警察开头问到 Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled you at the
crossroads? 通过这句话就可以知道女士没有遵守交通规则，故选C。
16.A) Switchoffthe refrigerator fora while.
B) Have someonerepair therefrigerator.
C)Ask theman tofix therefrigerator.
D)Buy arefrigerator ofbetterquality.
答案：B
解析：Man说到 Maybe you shouldhave it fixed，女士回答到You’reright.
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17.A) Heowns a piece oflandin thedowntown area.
B) Hehas got enough money to buyahouse.
C)Hecan finally dowhat he has dreamed of.
D)He is movinginto abigger apartment.
答案：C
解析：Man 第二句话说到 Now, I have enough money to buy that piece of land
I’ve had myeye onand build ahouse onit. 表明他能实现买地建房的理想了，故选
C。
18.A) Sheis black and blue all over.
B) Shehas to go to seea doctor.
C)Shestayed away from work for afew days.
D)Shegot hurt in an accident yesterday.
答案：D
解析：Woman 说的第一句话是 My hands still hurts from the fall on the ice
yesterday.从中可知这位女士昨天在冰上滑倒受伤了，但是男士认为伤势并不严重，
只建议她休养几天就可以了，不必去看医生。C是较强的干扰项，应该是女士现
在需要休息而不是过去已经休息了几天，故选D。
对话精析：
第一个短对话：
谈论天气 theheat is unbearable，强调有了华盛顿的 museums and restaurants，
天气再热也无所谓I’ll behappy here nomatterwhat the temperature.
学会看看生活中的积极因素，有了博物馆和餐馆，天气再热都热爱华盛顿，
这是何等的乐天精神啊！
第二个短对话：
谈论新工作，I’m learning a lot of new things, but I wish the director would give
me some feedback.我学了很多新东西呢，但是我希望上司能给我点反馈！！！
feedback 是反馈也是答案的题眼。这位女士想知道什么呢，想知道上司对她的看
法嘛！
第三个短对话：
关于锻炼身体的，还是关于制定锻炼身体的计划的！Can you help me work
out a physical training program, John?你能帮我制定个锻炼的项目吗？Sure, but
whatever you dobe careful not to overdo it. 当然啦，不过不管你做什么，得小心点
别过头啊！接下来的句子是举例子 Last time I had two weeks’ worth of
weight-lifting in three days and I hurt myself.上次我三天就完成了两个星期的举重
的训练，结果我就受伤了。
问题是这个男人要建议这个女人什么？
四六级考试委员会一片苦心啊，这里分明在告诫同学们，平时锻炼身体悠着
点儿。
第四个短对话：
这个对话好！弘扬爱护老人的美德的！
儿子说，我妈妈年纪大啦，I have an elderly mother 然后表达他对妈妈乘飞
机的担心 I’m worried about her going onaplane. Is there any risk?有没有危险啊？
接下来，医生的回答，再次体现四六级客观而乐观的精神，Not ifherheart is
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啊，如果她心脏有问题的话，那我就不建议她去（乘飞机啦）
第五个短对话：
交通违规怎么做？！四六级听力教你谦恭有礼做回答。首先，第一句的男士
质问，Whydidn’tyou stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads?我们第一次
示意让你在交叉口停车，你干嘛不停呢?(潜台词是，瞧，还不是被我给逮回来训
话了么？！在这种情况之下，这位女士态度是诚恳的，Sorry, I was just a bit
absent-minded.Anyway,doI have to pay a fine? 对不起啊，我有点心不在焉。但不
管怎么说，我需要罚款吗?
人嘛，都是有时候情绪化的嘛，并且我认罚，这句子学会了顺便大家开车的
素质都提高了哈！
第六个短对话：
家庭琐事。
第一个人说，I’m no expert 我不是专家 but that noise in your refrigerator
doesn’t sound right. Maybe you should have it fixed.但是你冰箱里面的噪音听起来
不大对啊，也许你应该去修理了吧。 have itfixed 这个结构是考官们发誓要考生
学会的have sthdone 的结构。
第二个人开腔了，You’re right.对话基调钉牢，我同意你，就是冰箱确实坏
了。And I suppose I’ve put it off long enough.我恐怕我已经拖得够久了，put off,
另一个考官立誓要教会全中国考生的内容，拖延，putoff,核心之核心。
问题，这女的可能会怎么做呢？
她学会了核心单词听懂了整个对话以后，一定会去修冰箱！！并且，这里强
调 是找人修冰箱， have itfixed 而不是她自己修！ shewillfix itherself.
第七个短对话：
买房问题。全国热议啊，考试考到的角度那是真叫一个艺术！
我市区的公寓卖得不错！I did extremely well on the sale of my downtown
apartment.也就是说卖了一个好价钱啦！ Now, I have enough money to buy that
piece of land I’ve had my eye onand builda house onit.现在，我可有钱买一块我早
就看中的地啦，我能建一所房子啦！
偷偷感叹下，这说明了城乡的房价是多么滴有茶具啊！不过考官还是仁慈的，
不考那么隐晦的，来个简单的，听到这句话的人呢说 Congratulations！Does that
mean you’llbe movingsoon?
恭喜你啊，那这是不是说明你很快要搬家了啊？！
问题问我们知道第一个陈述的那个男人什么情况？！简单，字面意思就够你
用来解答了，卖公寓了有了钱买地建房子了！
第八个短对话：
还是运动，不过这里面涉及了一点点西方的固定搭配，black and blue又黑又
蓝，这实际上说的是咱中文里面的， 身上摔得又青又紫。
第一个人是在说她昨天在冰上摔了一跤，手到现在还疼呢，My hand stillhurts
from the fall on the ice yesterday. I wonder if I broke something.我想知道我是不是
摔坏哪儿了啊
（Iwonder if这个句型好，走过路过不要错过，Iwonder ifIcould get married
withSisterPhoenix 我真想知道我能不能娶凤姐啊？！）
下面这位男士的回答是，I’m nodoctor,but it’s not black and blueor anything.
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又紫也没其他问题的话，也许你只是需要休息几天罢了。
问题，此女发生了什么问题?
答案，手摔了，焦虑，问了一男的，这男的很冷静，告诉她没啥事。
长对话（19~25）
答案及解析：
19.What dowelearn about thewoman?
答案：D)Shewas awitness tothecrime.
解析：文中男士需要女士描述一下抢劫银行的人（describe the man who
robbed the bank）。选项中 B 提到了 robbery，但是对话中没有说明女士是受害者
（victim）；D 选项提到了她目击了某个犯罪经过，robbery 显然是crime 的一种。
20.What didthe suspect look like?
答案：A)Atallman with dark hairand amoustache.
解析：原文中提到 The man was tall, six foot, and he had dark hair, and he had
moustache.，对应选项A。
21.What didthe man finallyasked thewoman to do?
答案：A)Identify thesuspect from pictures.
解析：对话结尾处，男士要求女士 lookat some photographs，很显然，他的
目的是让女士通过照片来辨别嫌疑人。因此选择A。
22.Howdid thewoman get toknow about thejobvacancy?
答案：A)By reading anewspaper ad.
解析：job vacancy 指空缺的职位。在对话一开始，女士就说到她的目的：I’m
calling about the job that was in the paper last night.从这句话中可以看出她得知职
位信息的来源是thepaper last night，对应A 选项。
23.Whydid thewoman find thejobappealing?
答案：B) Shecould work close to herfamily.
解析：本题关键词是 appealing，意为引起兴趣的。女士提到她喜欢这份工
作的原因是benear to thefamily.，close 是near 的同义替换词，因此选择B 选项。
24.What had thewoman been doing in Geneva?
答案：C)Workingas asecretary.
解析：女士提到她在日内瓦做了一些 secretarial work，也就是选项 C 中的
secretary。虽然她也提到之前在大学学习，但是她取得的学位是a degree in English，
而非选项D中的adegree in French.
25.What was thewoman asked to doin theend?
答案：C)Send ina written application as soon as possible.
解析：对话中女士希望得到面试机会，但是男士要求先要递交书面申请（reply
awriting to the advertisement），并不是所有人都能得到面试机会，因此选择答案
C。
题材考点分析：
长对话第二篇围绕女士求职面试展开，男士问了很多关于女士个人信息的问
题，女士做出回答。做题时需要考生把握住对话大意、抓住细节信息以及两人的
态度。
对话中的考点主要集中在细节、重点一些词组含义，以及同意词组替换。对
话中关键信息包括：been working in Geneva, secretarial work, degree in English, be
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在听的时候考察考生对于细节的把握，尤其是叙述相同类型的事情时，更需要记
下其中的区别，从而在做题时能够准确的选出选项。如对话中提到女士会 French
和English，区别是会说French，拿到了degree inEnglish.
其中有几题考察同义词组替换。比如 23 题中用 close 替换了 near，24 题中
用secretary 替换了 secretarial work。选项中频频出现同义词组替换，由此可见考
生平时应该注意积累同一个意思不同的表达法。
另外，从说话的语气和表达情绪的词，也可以听出说话人的态度。比如女士
在问到能否安排面试时，男士的回答 “Well, I’m afraid…” 由此看出男士否定了
女士的想法。因此在做题中，很容易地排除了安排面试的选项。
总体来说，这篇听力难度中等，关键是要抓住细节。
Section B
PassageOne
听力文章分析：
本文难度不大，生词和难词不是很多，关键是整体上的及关键句的理解。先
是消防队员在营救火灾中时常遇到小孩对消防队员的设备不熟悉，以为是带着面
具的怪兽（monster），从而躲起来，无法得到及时营救而丧失的现象入手，引出
EricVelez 为了防止此类现象再次发生，在社区里开始对孩子消防知识的教育。
再举例进一步说明教育性质的演讲在拯救生命的巨大作用。最后再简略地说下此
类演讲的其他作用。
做题要点：
（1） 抓关键句。一般篇章类听力，篇幅较长，听的时候一定要学会准确提
取有用的信息，如原因目的、结果、数字、开头和结尾部分等。
“because they think they have seen a monster” “To prevent such tragedies, fire
fighter Eric Velez gives talks to children in his community, explaining that they
should never hide during a fire.” “But it’s a fact that informative speaking saves lives.”
“Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who is choking on food,” “In
additionto saving lives,”
这几句就包括了所有题目的答案，只要抓住这几句并理解了其意，题目就不
难做出。
（2） 抓住细节，但无需执着于细节。
本文的题目每题都设置了很多细节干扰项。如果太过执着于细节，如
frightened by smoke and noise ；EricVelez learnt Spanish from his immigrant parents
就会使得做题时容易被细节分心，从而无法立即准确地判断和加以选择。
重点词汇：
fire fighters 消防队员 monster 怪兽、怪物 heartbreaks 伤心事 catch a
glimpseof 瞥见 masked 戴面具的 oxygen mask 氧气面罩 informative 教育性的，
有益的
答案及解析：
26.D)They mistakethefirefighters for monsters.
解析：细节题，从开始when children catch a glimpseof the masked fire fighter
but hide because they think they have seen a monster 一句中便可得出因为不熟悉消
防人员戴面具的形象，孩子们以为来救援的消防人员是怪兽，所以躲起来。所以
选D。其他选项文中都没有涉及到。
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解析：本篇文章大篇幅讲的是 EricVelez给社区里的孩子讲解消防知识，让
他们熟悉消防人员及消防工具的过程。选项 A，put out fire 虽然是 EricVelez 的
工作，但是本文重点不是在其消防员救活这个工作上，C、D选项很容易就可以
排除。所以选B。
28.A) Hesaved thelife ofhis brotherchoking onfood.
解析：细节题，从 Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who is
choking onfood 一句便可得出答案，文章中关于Pete Gentry 的主要信息就是他救
了噎着食物的弟弟。所以选A。做题时一定要把人名及其所做的事准确对应起来。
29.D)Informativespeeches can savelives.
解析：主旨题，本文举了一个大例子，一下小例子来证明教育性的演说有救
人性命的好处。虽然在文章最后也列举了下其他好处，但是主旨还是拯救生命。
所以选D。其他几个选项都主要讲细节处，很容易就可以排除。
PassageTwo
听力文章分析：
本篇听力讲述的是截然不同的两种生活态度，一种是“make and save a lot of
money in order to retire early”，另一种则是“live only for today”，作者在陈述两种
不同态度之后，针对两种态度给出了自己的看法“it's better to pick the spend-all
approach”。本篇听力不是太难，没有较难的词汇，虽然有几个需要注意的句式，
如：“At the other extreme are people who live only for today.Why bother saving… ”
等，但是通过上下文也是不难理解的，而且结构也比较清楚，基本上可以分为三
部分：两种不同的态度和作者的观点，所考察的三道题也上针对了这三个主要的
点。由此可见，听听力的时候依然首先要从全文来把握，把握文章的要点，在把
握要点的基础上，有重点的去听一些细节，如与要点相关的原因和后果，以及作
者本人对这些事情的看法，遇到与此相关的信号词或者关键词时就一定要注意重
点记忆。
答案及解析：
30.C)Tomake money forearly retirement.
解析：本题考察原因，问为什么人们喜欢比较苛求但收入较高的工作，其实
听力一开始就用inorder to 给出了原因，即：retire early，所以选C 项。
31.A)They may have tocontinue towork inold age.
解析：本题考察后果，问只为当下而活的人面临着什么危险，从“The earlier
neglect of saving, however, makes it difficult not to work when you are older.”中可以
看出A是正确选项，及在年老时有可能不得不继续工作。
32.B) Enjoying yourself whileyou can.
解析：本课考察文章作者的态度，从 “Postponing doing what you love and
being with people you love until retirement can be a mistake.”中可以看出，作者认为
想等到退休后再做自己想做的事情以及和自己喜欢的人在一起可能是一种错误，
所以选B，即趁着自己还可以的时候要懂得享受生活。
PassageThree
听力文章分析：
此篇短文听力难度适中。叙述者，即文中的 speaker，通过记叙自己的境遇
表达个人观点。三个自然段分别对应文章后的三道题，结构清晰明了，题目答案
导向明确。
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第二段记叙一个发生在 Graben Gore 饭店的故事，关键句：Anew sign in the
windowtoldthe story.“No morethan two students at a time”；
第三段同样是记叙一个发生在药店的故事，故事情节较为简单。
此三题听时关键在于抓关键句子，个别人名等不需做过多关注。
答案及解析：
33.C)Innocent peoplebeingsuspected groundlessly。
文章第一段中，由”Howfair will that be”的前一句和后一句均可推出此答案。
前一句即“一个邻居犯了法，所有的邻居们都成了怀疑对象”。后一句即“因为有
些学生小偷小摸，所有的学生就都被当成小偷来看待……”，二者表明一个意思，
即“无辜者被毫无理由的怀疑属实不公平”。
34.D)Allowingonly two students to enter at atime。
第一个小故事中的一个关键句后面紧跟答案。该关键句为，”Anewsign in the
windowtoldthe story.”
而这个sign 的内容就是紧随其后的“Nomore than two studentsat atime”.
35.B) Hewas closely watched.
此题需要自己稍作总结，最后一个小故事说到文中的“我”去药店，却一直被
盯着；此事让“我”很是不满。
听力原文
SectionA
短对话 (11~18)
11.
M: Oh my god!Theheat is simply unbearablehere. Iwish we’vegone tothe
beachinstead。
W:Well, withthe museumsand restaurants inWashington I’llbe happy here no
matterwhat thetemperature。
Q：What does thewoman mean?
12.
M: How’sthe newjob going?
W:Well, I’m learning alot ofnew things, but Iwish thedirector would give me
somefeedback。
Q：What does thewoman want toknow?
13.
M: Canyou help mework out a physical training program John?
W:Sure, butwhatever you dobecareful nottooverdo it. Last timeI had two
weeks’worth ofweight-lifting in three days and I hurt myself。
Q:What does theman suggest thewoman do?
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M: Ihave anelderly mother andI’mworried about hergoing onaplane. Is there
any risk?
W:Not ifher heart is allright. If shehas a heart condition,I’drecommend
against it。
Q:What does theman want toknow about hismother?
15.
M:Why didn’t you stopwhen wefirst signaled you at the crossroads?
W:Sorry,Iwas justa bitabsent-minded.Anyway,doIhave topay afine?
Q: what dowe learn from theconversation?
16.
M: I’m noexpert, butthat noise inyour refrigerator doesn’tsound right. Maybe
you should haveit fixed。
W:You’re right.AndI supposeI’ve putit offlong enough。
Q:What willthewoman probably do?
17.
M: Ididextremely well onthesaleofmydowntown apartment. Now,I have
enough money to buythat piece ofland I’ve had my eye onand builda houseonit。
W:Congratulations!Does that mean you’llbe movingsoon?
Q:What dowelearn about theman from theconversation?
18.
W:My hand still hurts from thefall onthe iceyesterday.Iwonder ifIbroke
something。
M: I’m nodoctor,but it’s not black and blueor anything. Maybe you just need to
rest it fora few days。
Q: what dowe learn about thewoman from theconversation?
长对话 (19~21)
M: Mrs.Dawson, thanks very much for coming down tothestation. Ijust liketo
go oversome ofthethings that you told policeofficer Parmer at thebank。
W:Allright。
M:Well, couldyou describe theman whorobbed the bank for thisreport that
we’refilling out here? Now,anything at all that you can remember would be
extremely helpful to us。
W:Well, just,Ican only rememberbasically what Isaid before。
M:That’s all right。
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M:Verygood.All right, didhe haveany otherdistinguishing marks?
W:Um, no,nonethat I can remember。
M: Do you remember howold hewas byanychance?
W:Well, Iguess around 30,maybeyounger,give or takeafew years。
M: Mm,all right. Do you remember anything about what hewas wearing?
W:Yes,yes,he had ona dark sweater,a solid color。
M: OK. Um, anything elsethat strikes you at themoment?
W:I remember hewas wearing alight shirtunder thesweater.Yes, yes。
M:All right. Mrs. Dawson, Ireallyappreciate what you’vebeen through today.
I’m just going to ask you to lookat somephotographs before you leave ifyou don’t
mind.It won’t take very long. Can you dothat forme?
W:Oh, of course。
M:Would you liketo stepthis way with me, please?
W:OK, sure。
M:Thank you。
Questions 19to21are based onthe conversation you have just heard。
19.What dowelearn about thewoman?
20.What didthe suspect look like?
21.What didthe man finallyasked thewoman to do?
长对话 (22~25)
W:Good morning, I’m calling about thejobthat was in thepaper last night。
M:Well, couldyou tell meyour name?
W:Candidate Foreset。
M: Oh yes.What exactlyis it thatinterests you about thejob?
W:Well, Ithought itwas justright forme。
M: Really? Um…Couldyou tell mea littleabout yourself?
W:Yes.I’m 23.I’vebeen working abroad。
M:Where exactly have you been working?
W:In Geneva。
M: Oh, Geneva.And what were you doingthere?
W:Secretarial work. Previous to that, Iwas at university。
M:Which university was that?
W:The University ofManchester.I’vegot a degree in English。
M:Yousaid you’ve been working in Geneva. Do you have any special reason for
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W:I thought itwould be nice tobe near to thefamily。
M: Isee, and howdoyou see yourself developing in thisjob?
W:Well, I’m ambitious. Idohopethat my career as asecretary willlead me
eventually into management。
M: Isee.You have foreign languages?
W:French and Italian。
M:Well, Ithink thebest thing foryou todois doreply a writingto the
advertisement。
W:Can’t Iarrange foran interview now?
M:Well, I’m afraid wemust wait untilall theapplications are in, inwriting, and
then decide ontheshort list.If you are ontheshort list,of course weshouldsee you。
W:Oh, I see。
M: Ilookforward to receiving your application inwriting in aday ortwo。
W:Oh, yes, yes, certainly。
M: Ok, thank you very much. Goodbye。
W:Thank you. Goodbye。
Questions 22to25are based onthe conversation you have just heard。
22.Howdid thewoman get toknow about thejobvacancy?
23.Whydid thewoman find thejobappealing?
24.What had thewoman been doing in Geneva?
25.What was thewoman asked to doin theend?
Section B
PassageOne
Oneof thegreatest heartbreaks forfire fighters occurs when they fail to rescue a
child from aburning building because thechild, frightened bysmoke andnoise, hides
undera bed or ina closet and is later found dead. Saddest ofall is whenchildren catch
aglimpse ofthemasked thefirefighter but hidebecause they thinkthey have seen a
monster.Toprevent such tragedies, fire fighter EricVelezgives talks tochildren inhis
community,explaining that theyshould never hideduring a fire. He displays fire
fighters’equipment, including theoxygen mask, which heencourages his listeners to
play with and put on.“If you seeus,”Veleztells them, “don’t hide!Weare not
monsters.Wehave cometorescue you。”Velezgives hispresentations in English and
Spanish. Growing upin San Francisco, helearnt Spanish from hisimmigrant parents.
Velezand other firefighters throughout NorthAmerica, who give similar
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fact that informativespeaking saves lives. For example, several monthsafter listening
toan informativespeech, PeteGentry inNorth Carolinarescued his brother who is
choking onfood, byusing themethod taught bystudent speaker,JulieParis. In
additionto saving lives, informative speakers helppeople learn newskills,solve
problems and acquire fascinating facts about theexciting world inwhich they live。
26Whydosomechildren trapped in aburning buildinghide from masked fire
fighters?
27What does thepassage tell usabout fire fighterEricVelez?
28What dowelearn about PeteGentry?
29What message is thespeakertrying to convey?
PassageTwo
Somepeople want to make and save alot ofmoney inorder to retire early.I see
peoplepursuing higher paying andincreasingly demanding careers toaccomplishthis
goal.They make many personal sacrifices inexchange forincome today.Theproblem
is thattomorrow might not come. Even ifit allgoes according to plan, will you know
howto behappy when you are not working if you spendyour entire lifemaking
money? More importantly, who will be around for you to share your leisure time with?
At theotherextreme are peoplewho liveonlyfor today.Why bothersaving when I
might not behere tomorrow,they argue.Thedanger of thisapproach is that tomorrow
may comeafter all.Andmost peopledon't want tospend all their tomorrows working
fora living.The earlier neglect ofsaving, however,makes itdifficult not towork
when you are older.You maybesurprise tohear mesay that ifyou must pick an
extremeIthink it's better to pick thespend-all approach.As longas you don't mind
continuingto work, assuming your health allows, you should beOK.At least, you are
making useofyour money,and hopefully deriving value and pleasure from it.
Postponingdoingwhat you loveand being with peopleyou loveuntil retirement can
bea mistake. It maynever come. Retirement can beagreat timeforsome people. For
others, it isa timeofboredom, loneliness and poorhealth。
30Whydosomepeople pursue higher paying but demanding careers?
31What isthedanger facing people who liveonly fortoday?
32What does thespeakerseem to advocate?
PassageThree
Imaginethat someone in your neighborhood brokethelaw,and thejudge put the
wholeneighborhood undersuspicion. How fairwill that be?Well,ithappens
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all ofus are treated likethieves. Even though I’dnever steal。
Storeemployees looked at melikeI’msomekindof hardened criminal. For
example,during onelunch period, my friend Denny and Iwent to theGraben Gore
Restaurant to have ahot dog.Wearrived to find a lineofstudentswaiting outside.A
newsign in thewindowtold thestory.“Nomore than two studentsat atime”.After
15minutes,we finally got in. But thestore mangerlaid theevil eye onus. I asked him
about thenew sign, and hesaid, “You kidsare stealing too much stuff。”Youkids?
Toomuch stuff?Wewere not only assumed tobethieves, but brilliant, greedy thieves.
Themost annoying thingthough, is theway employees watched myfriends and me.
It’shorrible。
Once, at adrug store, Iwas looking around and found aguy standing onalarge
box,stocking theshelves. He was watching my hands, morethan he was watching his
own. Ishowed himthat my hands were empty.He got down offhisboxand rushed
off, as ifhewas going to get thestoremanger.How crazyis that!
33.What does thespeakerfind tobe unfair?
34.What measuredid theGraben Gore Restaurant taketo stopstealing?
35.What happened in a drugstorethat greatly annoyed thespeaker?
Section C
Writingkeeps usin touchwith other people.Wewriteto communicate with
relatives and friends.Wewritetopreserve ourfamily histories so ourchildren and
grandchildren can learn andappreciate theirheritage.Withcomputers and Internet
connectionsin so many households, colleges, andbusinesses, people are e-mailing
friends and relatives all thetime-- ortalking to them in writingin onlinechat rooms.
It ischeaper than calling long distance, and a lotmore convenient than waiting until
Sunday forthe telephonerates to drop. Students are e-mailing theirprofessors to
receiveand discuss theirclassroom assignments and to submitthem.They are
e-mailing classmates todiscuss and collaborate onhomework.They are also sharing
information about concerts and sportsevents, as well as jokes and theirphilosophies
oflife。
Despite the growing importance of computers, however, there will always be a
place and need for the personal letter. A hand-written note to a friend or a family
member is the best way to communicate important thoughts. No matter what the
content of the message, its real point is, "I want you to know that I care about you."
This writing practice brings rewards that can’t be seen in bank accounts, but only in
thesuccess ofhuman relationships.
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