历年托福听力考试2001-10（打印版）

01年10月托福听力文字
Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals abovethe crow: a little bit more!
Part: A
1．A: How did your job interview go?
B: I don't think I came across（给人留下深刻印象）as well as I could have.
Q: What does the man mean?
2．A: Care for any of these cookies? My roommate made them.
B: Don't mind if I do.
Q: What will the man probably do?
3．A: Oh my, you still don't look too good. Didn't you take the pain reliever I gave you'?
B: Yeah, an hour ago. Guess I've got a headache that just won't quit
Q: What does the man mean?
4．A: Owe. You must be sad, what with your best friend taking a job m Texas. It's so far away.
B: Yeah, I'm really going to miss her. But at least I have a good reason to visit a new part of the country now.
Q: What does the woman imply?
5．A: My fingers are sticky from that candy bar. Do you mind if I use the restroom to wash up before we leave?
B: Sure, I'll be over at the bus stop.
Q: What will the speakers probably do next?
6．A: This strap on my briefcase is broken. Do you think you could replace it？ Say, by next Tuesday?
B: Let's see, oh sure that won't be a problem. It won't even take that long
Q: What does the man mean?
7． A: So, my adviser wants me to take the creative writing class that meets on Wednesday, instead of the Monday class because the instructor in the class is supposed to be great. But that' d mean I'd have to spend the whole day on campus every Wednesday.
B: Well, but especially in creative writing the instructor can make a big difference in how much you get out of the class
Q: What does the woman imply the man should do?
8．A: Have you finalized your plans for spring break yet?
B: Well, I could visit some friends in Florida, or go to my roommate's home. It's a tough choice.
Q: What does the man mean?
9．A: This is such a great time to buy winter clothes. So many stores are having sales now and the price reductions are pretty substantial.
B: Yeah, It's just what I've been waiting for. There are so many things I need.
Q: What does the man imply?
10．A: Where have you been? I was just about to give up on you.
B: Sorry, my bus was delayed. But I'm glad you were patient, It would have been hard for us to find another time to meet this week.
Q: What does the woman mean?
11．A: It's so cold and windy out. This would be a good afternoon for a chess match.
B: Yeah. I’d love to. The trouble is I'm afraid I never figured out file rules.
Q．What can be inferred about the woman?
12．A: Say remember that proposal for an international festival next spring? Do you think there's any chance it'll ever get off the ground?
B: I don t thing it's a question of whether it'll happen. It's just a matter of where it'll be held.
Q: What does the woman imply about the international festival?
13．A: The bookstore on Center Street is having a sale, They're advertising discounts of up to 70% on a lot of their books.
B: Yeah. I was there when they opened this morning. It was so packed I didn't even go inside
Q: What does file man mean?
14．A: Can you drive me to the Anderson's party Friday night?
B: It depends on if I get my car back from the shop.
Q: What does the woman imply?
15．A: I've been washing my clothes in the same Laundromat（自助洗衣店）you use, the one near the dorms. But I can't stand it that their prices keep going up, I think I might start going to that one over on 2nd Ave.
B: Well the one on 2nd might be cheaper. But for me the convenience of having a Laundromat so close to where I live is worth the extra dollar to.
Q: What does the woman mean?
16．A: I can't believe I can't get a plane ticket for the December holidays. I mean, it's only October.
B: Well, you know I wouldn't worry about it too much people cancel their reservations all the time.
Q: What does the woman imply the man should do?
17．A: A bunch of us are going out for pizza.
B: Count me out, but have a good time.
Q: What does the man mean?
18．A: Excuse me. I heard that there were a couple of jobs available in the library. So I'd like to apply for one of them. Can I fill out the application form at home and bring it back next week?
B: Sure, but you should know that we're about to start looking at the applications, and we hope to make some job offers in a few days.
Q: What does the woman imply?
19．A: I started reading that book you loaned me, but I’m having a tough time keeping up with the main characters. It's hard to remember them all
B: Yeah, I know. The first part isn't easy. All I can say is stick with it. Once you get halfway through you won't want to put it down.
Q: What does the woman imply?
20．A: I’m afraid this is the only room in the hotel we have free at this time Sir, We weren't expecting you.
B: Oh, dear. I guess I'll take what I can get. Next mime I'll be sure to call in advance and make a reservation.
Q: What can be inferred about the man?
21．A: I heard you were thinking of applying for a job as a camp counselor.
B: Yeah, Do you know if they need anyone about place where you worked last summer?
Q: What does the woman ask the man?
22．A: Hey, is Susan on the debate team too? She's wearing a purple shirt today, doesn't everyone on the team wear a purple shirt on days when you're having a debate?
B: I guess, But other people some times wear purple colored shirts too you know.
Q: What does the man mean?
23．A: I've been trying to reach you for days, but your line's always busy
B: You're lucky. You got me before my roommate came home
Q: What can be inferred about the woman's roommate?
24．A: It's not fun being around Debbie and Mike these days. All they do is quarrel.
B: I've noticed it too. I wish they would keep their squabbles to themselves(把争论留给自己).
Q: What does the woman want Debbie and Mike to do?
25．A：Dr. Jones, I was wondering if you would consider giving me an extension on my paper. I just got back on campus yesterday from hospital.
B: Well, under the circumstances I can't see how I can deny your request.
Q: What does Dr Jones say he will do?
26．A: I know it's only a piece of clothing, but something about wearing a white lab coat makes me feel really, well, professional.
B: Yeah, but I think the department should be paying for them, not us.
Q: What does the man say about lab coats?
27．A: I think I need a new tire. I had to put air in it twice this week.
B: That happened to me once. It was just a nail, and they were able to repair it.
Q: What does the woman mean?
28．A: Say Mary, I've got to fly home for winter break early. I'm actually leaving tomorrow. Do you think you could take notes for me in our American History class on Thursday?
B: Oh, Jim. I'm leaving tomorrow too.
Q: What does the woman imply?
29．A: This dormitory is too boring for me. I wonder if can move to Richardson?
B: Are you sure you want to do that? Even you need some sleep.
Q: What does the man imply?
30．A: I'm going to see the sculpture exhibition at the University Museum next Monday.
B: Oh, You mean they've decided to hold it over（拖延）?
Q: What had the man assumed about the exhibition?#p#副标题#e#

Part: B
Questions 31-35
A: Dr. Smith. I need to ask you about something in Chapter 12. Well it talks about erosion and the deposit of sediment on the deep sea floor, but I'm confused, cause, well, for that to happen there would have to be some kind of force down there moving the mud or sand or whatever, right? But I thought there weren't any waves or currents that deep in the ocean.
B: That's not exactly correct. It's true that deep down on the ocean floor we won't have the same kinds of currents we find in shallower parts. But we do find what we call turbidity currents(混浊流). This wasn’t in the book but the term came up in class. Do you remember what it means?
A: Um, turbidity currents? Oh, yeah! Isn't that when sediment like sand or mud gets stirred up and mixes with water，and then this mixer kind of flows through the water around it, right?
B: Good!
A: Um, but I thought that only happened in rivers.
B: Well, yes. This does occur in rivers, but we see turbidity currents deep in the ocean as well.
A: But how do they get started there?
B: Earthquakes mostly, when an earthquake occurs under water, it throws up tremendous amounts of mud or sand that becomes suspended in a layer of water near the bottom of the ocean. This layer is so much denser and heavier than other ocean water that if flows right down the slopes of the ocean floor and gains more and more speed as it moves along. Then it's just like the winds blowing across the desert, picking up sand from one place and moving it along and finally dropping it somewhere else.

31：What is the main topic of the discussion?
32：What does the professor ask the student to explain?
33：How is a turbidity current different from the water around it?
34：According to the professor, how do earthquakes cause turbidity currents?
35：Why does the professor mention desert winds?

Questions 36?39
A: Hey Neal, now that the midterms are over a bunch of us are getting away for the weekend to go canoeing. Wanna come along'?
B: Well, um, it'd be great to get away, but I've never done it before.
A: None of the others have either except for me. I went once last fall. But there'll be an instructor in each canoe the first day.
B: I don't know.
A: Oh, come on. This is our last chance to take a break before finals. The scenery is beautiful, and if it gets too hot we can dive in whenever we feel like it. The river's really calm this time of the year, no rapids(急流) to deal with.
B: That's a relief. What would I have to bring?
A: Let's see. Tom's bringing food for the Friday night cookout（郊游野餐）for everyone. And the people who run the trip have tents set up and they supply food and drinks for all day Saturday. On the way back Sunday morning we'll stop somewhere for breakfast. So, you just have to bring a bathing suit(泳衣) and a sleeping hag.
B: Well, I do love camping and sleeping out. Where is this place?
A: Well, it's about an hour and a half to the place where we meet the trip leaders. We leave our car there and they drive us and the canoes upriver to the place where we start canoeing.
B: And who's driving us to the meeting place?
A: Well, I was hoping we could take your car. Mine's in the shop again.
B: Oh, I see. It's not me you want, it's my car.
A: Don't be silly. So what would you say?
B: Oh, why not!
A: Great I'll give you a call after I find out when everyone wants to leave on Friday.

36：What is the main reason the woman calls the man?
37：What is one thing the man has to bring?
38：What does the man say he enjoys doing?
39：What does the woman need to talk to the man again?

Part C
Question 40-42
In the 18th century French economists protested the excessive regulation of business by the government. Their motto was laisser faire（自由主义）. Laisser faire means let the people do as they choose. In the economic sense, this meant that while the government should be responsible for things like maintaining peace and protecting property fights, it should not interfere with private business. It shouldn't create regulations that might hinder business growth, nor should it be responsible for providing subsidies to help. In other words, governments should take hands off approach to business. For a while in the United States, laisser faire was a popular doctrine. But things quickly changed. After the Civil War, politicians rarely opposed the government’s generous support of business owners. They were only too glad to support government land grants and loans to railroad owners for example. Their regulations kept tariffs high and that helped protect American industrialists against foreign competition. Ironically in the late 19th century, a lot of people believed that the laisser faire policy was responsible for the countries industrial growth. It was generally assumed that because business owners did not have a lot of external restrictions placed on them by the government, they could pursue their own interests, and this was what made them so successful. But in fact, many of these individuals would not have been able to meet their objective if not for government support.

40：What is the talk mainly about?
41：Who first used the motto laisser faire?
42：What is the principle idea of the laisser faire policy?

Question 43-46
Let's begin today by discussing enzymes. Enzymes are what make many of the body's biochemical reactions possible. Actually biochemical reactions can take place without them, but at much lower rates. In fact an enzyme may cause a reaction to proceed billions of times faster than it would otherwise. Before I go on to the biochemical specifics of how this works, let me provide a figurative example. I think it will help illustrate the power of enzymes more clearly. Now, suppose you got a bag and you put a bunch of locks in it, just small padlocks（挂锁）. Then you put in all the keys that go with the locks. And you closed the bag and shook it hard. No matter how long you shook, chances are very small that any key would get inserted in any of the locks. But if you took them all out of the bag and this time used your hands to insert the keys in the locks, you could combine them much quicker.
Enzymes act like your hands, quickly allowing chemical reactions that would otherwise take much longer. Now, there are 2 reasons that enzymes are so effective at enabling biochemical reactions. First enzymes greatly reduce the amount of energy required to start the reactions, and with less energy needed the reactions can proceed a lot faster than they could without the enzyme. The second reason is that on a small amount of an enzyme is needed to enable the biochemical reaction. That's because the chemical structure of the enzyme itself does not become altered as if enables the reaction. So a single enzyme can be used to start the same biochemical reaction over and over again.

43：What is the talk mainly about?
44：What point does the professor make about an enzyme when it is involved in a biochemical reaction?
45：What do enzymes do to help start a biochemical reaction?
46：Why does the professor talk about locks and keys?

Question 47-50
Today I'd like to talk about the sculptor Henry Moore, in particular the ideas his work is based on, and also how he viewed the medium of sculpture. Moore said that to appreciate sculpture a person needs to respond to form in all of its 3 dimensions. He believed that this is more difficult than responding to art that is done on a flat surface, a surface such as canvas that has only 2 dimensions. For example, when you're looking at a painting you don't have to walk around it. You don't relate to form and shape in the same way you do when looking a sculpture. Moore paid great attention to shapes in nature such as that of bones and shells and stones. He thought that if you could appreciate the shape of something simple, like a stone then you could go on to appreciate more complex forms. He noticed that many of the stones he picked up had holes in them. One distinctive feature of Moore's sculpture is his use of holes or opening to emphasize that he is indeed working in a 3 dimensional medium. He believed that the shape of hole itself could have much meaning as that of solid mass, and could even help create a sense of mass or volume. Moore was also interested in representing the human figure, which he sculpted in such materials as bronze, stone, and wood. His sculptures of humans contained one person as in the work reclining figure or several people as in the sculpture family group.

47：What is the talk mainly about?
48：According to Henry Moore, why is sculpture more difficult to appreciate than other forms of art?
49：Why does the professor mention bones and shells?
50：What is one well-known feature of Henry Moore's sculptures?

历年托福听力考试2001-10（在线收听）