英语四级听力-短对话 210

 

Passage Three

32.

A. In June or July.

B. In July.

C. In May or June.

D. In May.

33.

A. Professors and researchers.

B. Foreign guests and students.

C. News people and entertainers.

D. Professors and leaders.

34.

A. Harvard.

B. Yale.

C. Princeton.

D. Cornell.

35.

A. Be optimistic¹ and do your best.

B. Love school and get good grades.

C. Make your campus² life colorful and relaxing.

D. Enjoy making friends on campus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passage Three

[32]May and June are the months when most American colleges and universities hold their graduation ceremonies. These ceremonies are a time for family and friends to gather and celebrate a student's completion of an academic degree. Most ceremonies are traditional. The students wear caps and gowns³ over their clothing. One by one, their names are called. They go to the front, shake hands with school officials and receive a document of some kind. But first they must sit and listen to speeches. Colleges and universities often invite famous guests or former students who have been successful. Schools often want speakers to comment on world events. This Saturday, for example, Senator⁴ Hillary Rodham Clinton will speak at the graduation ceremony at the Rensselaer Polytechnic⁵ Institute in Troy, New York. [33]News people are often invited to speak at graduations. So are entertainers. [34]Actor John Lithgow, a 1967 graduate of Harvard, will speak at the university on June 9th. Then there are speakers like Jon Stewart. He entertains⁶ by making fun of the news. His popular program, "The Daily Show," appears on Comedy Central on cable⁷ television. Last year, Jon Stewart spoke⁸ at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. He graduated from there in 1984. He did offer some serious advice. He said: "College is something you complete. Life is something you experience. [35]So don't worry about your grade, or the results or success. Success is defined⁹ in various ways, and you will find it... Love what you do. Get good at

it."

答案解析：

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32. When do most American universities hold their graduation ceremonies?

[C]解析：短文开头说：“5、6月是大多数美国大学举行毕业典礼的月份”。故答案为C。细节题，问月份。短文开头处的信息。听到什么选什么。

33. Who are often invited to speak at the graduation ceremonies?

[C]解析：文中谈到，“常常会邀请新闻人物和艺人在毕业典礼上致辞”，故选C。由选项知本题问到某一类人物。可以边听边做笔记。根据“听到什么选什么”的原则，可以得到正确选项。

34. Which university did the actor John Lithgow graduate from?

[A]解析：文中提到“演员John Lithgow是哈佛大学1967届毕业生”，根据问题，选A。

35. What advice did Jon Stewart give at the ceremony of the College of William and Mary?

[A]解析：短文最后引用了Jon Stewart的忠告：“不要为成绩、分数、成功担心。成功有着不同的定义，你们会获得成功的。”其含义是要乐观向上，故选A。B、D与Jon的话无关，C说“使你的校园生活丰富多彩”，与本文主旨不符。本文讨论毕业典礼而不是入学典礼，所以来宾的话重点不会谈大学生活，而是谈毕业后的人生。

1 optimistic   

adj.乐观的，乐观主义的，乐天的

参考例句：

• She is not optimistic about the outcome.她对结果并不乐观。
• I have this image of you as always being cheerful and optimistic.你留给我的印象总是快活和乐观。

2 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。

3 gowns   

n.（法官、英国律师、大学学生在特别仪式上穿的）长袍( gown的名词复数 )；女长服；（尤指在医院穿的）罩衣；宽松长外衣

参考例句：

• The guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns. 客人们身着华丽的夜礼服出现了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• "Did you see those two men in black gowns? “看见么？那两个穿黑大衫的。 来自子夜部分

4 senator   

n.参议员，评议员

参考例句：

• The senator urged against the adoption of the measure.那参议员极力反对采取这项措施。
• The senator's speech hit at government spending.参议员的讲话批评了政府的开支。

5 polytechnic   

adj.各种工艺的，综合技术的；n.工艺(专科)学校；理工(专科)学校

参考例句：

• She was trained as a teacher at Manchester Polytechnic.她在曼彻斯特工艺专科学校就读，准备毕业后做老师。
• When he was 17,Einstein entered the Polytechnic Zurich,Switzerland,where he studied mathematics and physics.17岁时，爱因斯坦进入了瑞士苏黎士的专科学院，学习数学和物理学。

6 entertains   

v.款待，招待( entertain的第三人称单数 )；使欢乐；使娱乐；抱有

参考例句：

• A circus show entertains children. 马戏表演使孩子们兴高采烈。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He entertains his guest very poorly. 他对客人很怠慢。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 cable   

n.缆绳，索；电缆；电报；vt.电汇，打电报

参考例句：

• Don't forget to cable us as soon as you arrive.别忘了一到就给我发个电报。
• The worker attached a cable.工人连接电缆。

8 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

9 defined   

adj 定义的; 清晰的

参考例句：

• These categories are not well defined. 这些类别划分得不太明确。
• The powers of a judge are defined by law. 法官的权限是由法律规定的。