历年托福听力考试2001-08

01年8月 托福听力文字
Pain past is pleasure.
Part A
1. W: Tina says you won’t be able to make it to the meeting tomorrow evening.
M: Yeah, sorry about that. I just found out that I have to work over time.
Q: What does the man mean?
2. W: Would you mind taking a picture of me in front of the fountain?
M: Not at all. But I’m not sure how this camera works.
Q: What will probably happen next?
3. W: Oh my goodness. Your help services card is sitting right here in your file, it should have been sent out to you weeks ago. I hope you haven’t had any need for it.
M: No, not yet. But it’s nice to know I have it, so I don’t need to reapply.
Q: What does the man mean?
4. M: Excuse me, Pro¹.# But I’m still confused, could you go over that last point one more time?
W: Of course, that’s what I’m here for.
Q: What does the woman mean?
5. M: I’m sorry I made you wait. The bus was stuck in traffic and took forever to get here.
W: No harm done. I was able to catch up on some reading.
Q: What can be inferred about the conversation?
6. M: That’s a really nice raincoat, Lisa.
W: Thanks. I like it too. If only it had a heavy lining(衬里)，so I can wear it in winter too.
Q: What does the woman mean?
7. M: I just heard the news that Mary won the election. That must be a big disappointment for you.
W: Well, actually, she probably was the best candidate this time around, and I can always run again next year.
Q: What does the woman imply?
8. W: Do you have your film festival schedule with you? I’d like to find out what’s playing this weekend.
M: I past it on to my roommate, but there should be more in the bookstore. I can pick one up for you next time I’m there.
Q: What does the man offer to do?
9. W: My new neighbor next door is really great. She’s got fantastic collection of classical music, I mean dozens of composers I’ve never even heard of.
M: Hmm… Just be careful Annie, a hobby like that can be contagious（感染的）and expensive.
Q: What does the man imply?
10. M: The bus they are renting to take us to the museum? It’s goanna leave at ten in front of the library. So, let’s meet on the library steps before ahead, ok?
W: Oh I thought I told you. I have a dentist appointment this morning so I’m going to meet up with you guys downtown at the museum, ok?
Q: What does the woman imply?
11. M: Gee², you have a lot of change in that jar. Are you a coin collector?
W: No, I’m just saving them for a rainy day（穷困时期）.
Q: What does the woman mean?
12. W: I saw you in the lecture hall yesterday on your way out to Pro. #’s philosophy class. I was quite surprised, I couldn’t imaging you are someone interested in philosophy.
M: I don’t know what’s so surprising, there are lots of engineering students in that class.
Q: What can be inferred about the man?
13. M: Did I hear that right? Our reports are due next Friday?
W: Just the introduction, the rest will find out about today in class.
Q: What does the woman mean?
14. M: This painting would go great in my room, but they want 30 dollars for it and it’s probably mostly for the frame.
W: Then why don’t you see a few sellers separately?(分别找卖画与卖框的人)
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
15. W: Dr. Smith, this is #, those stretching exercises(伸展运动) you recommended are really helping³ with my back pain. But the pills you prescribed, I think, they are giving me a headache.
M: That’s not unusual, let’s try cutting back(削减) to just one a day, all right?
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
16. W: Congratulations, Tom. I heard you got a job with the Wilson Company.
M: Hmm, thanks, Pro.#, but it’s a little too soon for congratulation, all I got so far is an interview, early next week, on Thursday.
Q: What does the man imply?
17. W: I’m never going to volunteer to help Janet with the party again.
M: I know what you mean. We ended up doing most of the cleaning-up.
Q: What can be inferred about the party?
18. W: This is a pretty small room to be sharing with someone. Don’t you find it a little crowded?
M: Well, I don’t know about my roommate. But me, I’m used to being a little cramped(狭窄). I grew up with six brothers, remember?
Q: What does the man mean?
19. M: Excuse me, do you know what time the train to Middle Town leaves?
W: You mean left？ the last one was in eleven p.m. and that’s it, till tomorrow morning.
Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?
20. M: I’m thinking about wearing a suit to the party tonight, what do you think?
W: Well, I haven’t heard anything about dressing⁴ up. I bet a sweater would be fine.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
21. M: If you see your friend Julia in the next couple of days, would you mind asking her to give me a call, I was hoping she’d be able to help out with course registration⁵ next week.
W: Sure, Pro.#, if I see her. She’s made herself pretty scarce lately（她最近很少出现）.
Q: What does the woman mean?
22. W: I’ve never seen a larger collection of this author’s books than the one here in this library. It’s impressive how many she managed to write in her lifetime.
M: Yeah, actually a lot more than even this collection was suggested.
Q: What does the man imply about the author’s books?
23. M: My boss keeps asking me to work overtime⁶ but I always said no because I don’t wanna jeopardize（影响、危害）my studies, but I’m starting to waver(动摇).
W: I wouldn’t give in if I were you.
Q: What does the woman mean?
24. M: What’s keeping Kevin? He said last night he’d meet us here by 2 o’clock and it’s already 2:30.
W: It’s so typical of him, isn’t it? Just watch, he’s going to show up in 5 minutes with some wild（不着边际的）excuse.
Q: What does the woman mean?
25. W: Wow, are all those books you’ve got there required for the modern European history class?
M: No, a lot of these are listed are optional, but you know me, when I do something, I do it 200 percent.
Q: What does the man mean?
26. M: Let’s go to a movie after dinner.
W: That’s attempting. However, the tennis tournament is tomorrow, and I need to get in a short practice session tonight.
Q: What will the woman probably do this evening?
27. M: I just got this car and already it’s falling apart. First, one of the door handles fell off and now the inside light won’t go on when you open the door.
W: Hey, what’s the big deal? Falling apart is when your car needs a new engine, like mine does.
Q: What does the woman imply?
28. M: Oh, Mrs. Wilson, now the classes are starting again and I could probably keep working at the front desk here if you are willing to give me a flexible schedule and let me come in and work between classes, I really would like to stay.
W: And we’d like that too, trouble is, that means the front desk won’t no way be covered and well, the hotel just can’t operate that way.
Q: What does the woman mean?
29. W: You didn’t care for the movie, did you?
M: You can say that again.
Q: What does the man mean?
30. M: That grade on my philosophy paper? It really took me by surprise, you know I work hard in everything, but I never thought I get such a high grade, I mean, she actually gave me an A.
W: We’ll look Pro. Li as fair, but, I wouldn’t call her overtly⁷ charitable, so you really have yourself to thank.（我们认为李教授很公正，但他不会过分慷慨，所以这这个成绩是你自己努力的结果）
Q: What does the woman mean?

1 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

5 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

6 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

7 overtly   

ad.公开地

参考例句：

• There were some overtly erotic scenes in the film. 影片中有一些公开色情场面。
• Nietzsche rejected God's law and wrote some overtly blasphemous things. 尼采拒绝上帝的律法，并且写了一些渎神的作品。

8 ripens   

v.成熟，使熟( ripen的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The sun ripens the crops. 太阳使庄稼成熟。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then their seed ripens, and soon they turn brown and shrivel up. 随后，它们的种子熟了，不久就变枯萎。 来自辞典例句

9 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

10 constraints   

强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

11 vertical   

adj.垂直的，顶点的，纵向的；n.垂直物，垂直的位置

参考例句：

• The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
• Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。

12 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

13 uneven   

adj.不平坦的，不规则的，不均匀的

参考例句：

• The sidewalk is very uneven—be careful where you walk.这人行道凹凸不平—走路时请小心。
• The country was noted for its uneven distribution of land resources.这个国家以土地资源分布不均匀出名。

14 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

15 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

16 stimulation   

n.刺激，激励，鼓舞

参考例句：

• The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
• You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。

17 stimulating   

adj.有启发性的，能激发人思考的

参考例句：

• shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
• This is a drug for stimulating nerves. 这是一种兴奋剂。

18 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

19 visualize   

vt.使看得见，使具体化，想象，设想

参考例句：

• I remember meeting the man before but I can't visualize him.我记得以前见过那个人，但他的样子我想不起来了。
• She couldn't visualize flying through space.她无法想像在太空中飞行的景象。

20 illustrate   

v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图

参考例句：

• The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
• This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。

21 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

22 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

23 genetically   

adv.遗传上

参考例句：

• All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
• Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物

24 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

1 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 gee   

n.马；int.向右！前进！，惊讶时所发声音；v.向右转

参考例句：

• Their success last week will gee the team up.上星期的胜利将激励这支队伍继续前进。
• Gee,We're going to make a lot of money.哇！我们会赚好多钱啦！

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 dressing   

n.(食物)调料；包扎伤口的用品，敷料

参考例句：

• Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
• The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

5 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？

6 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

7 overtly   

ad.公开地

参考例句：

• There were some overtly erotic scenes in the film. 影片中有一些公开色情场面。
• Nietzsche rejected God's law and wrote some overtly blasphemous things. 尼采拒绝上帝的律法，并且写了一些渎神的作品。

8 ripens   

v.成熟，使熟( ripen的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The sun ripens the crops. 太阳使庄稼成熟。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Then their seed ripens, and soon they turn brown and shrivel up. 随后，它们的种子熟了，不久就变枯萎。 来自辞典例句

9 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

10 constraints   

强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

11 vertical   

adj.垂直的，顶点的，纵向的；n.垂直物，垂直的位置

参考例句：

• The northern side of the mountain is almost vertical.这座山的北坡几乎是垂直的。
• Vertical air motions are not measured by this system.垂直气流的运动不用这种系统来测量。

12 essentially   

adv.本质上，实质上，基本上

参考例句：

• Really great men are essentially modest.真正的伟人大都很谦虚。
• She is an essentially selfish person.她本质上是个自私自利的人。

13 uneven   

adj.不平坦的，不规则的，不均匀的

参考例句：

• The sidewalk is very uneven—be careful where you walk.这人行道凹凸不平—走路时请小心。
• The country was noted for its uneven distribution of land resources.这个国家以土地资源分布不均匀出名。

14 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

15 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

16 stimulation   

n.刺激，激励，鼓舞

参考例句：

• The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
• You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。

17 stimulating   

adj.有启发性的，能激发人思考的

参考例句：

• shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
• This is a drug for stimulating nerves. 这是一种兴奋剂。

18 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

19 visualize   

vt.使看得见，使具体化，想象，设想

参考例句：

• I remember meeting the man before but I can't visualize him.我记得以前见过那个人，但他的样子我想不起来了。
• She couldn't visualize flying through space.她无法想像在太空中飞行的景象。

20 illustrate   

v.举例说明，阐明；图解，加插图

参考例句：

• The company's bank statements illustrate its success.这家公司的银行报表说明了它的成功。
• This diagram will illustrate what I mean.这个图表可说明我的意思。

21 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

22 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

23 genetically   

adv.遗传上

参考例句：

• All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
• Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物

24 descended   

a.为...后裔的，出身于...的

参考例句：

• A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
• The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。