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秋风清，秋月明,落叶聚还散,寒鸦栖复惊。11．M:IjustreceivedanEmailfromoneofmyformerclassmates.Iwassurprised,Ihadn’theardfromhimforages.W:Well,I’vebeenoutoftouchwithmostofmyoldfriends,onlyoneortwostilldropmealineoccasionally,Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?12.M:Ifyoucanmakeupyourmindaboutthecolor,Icanstartontheoutsideofyourhouseearlynextweek.W:Well,rightnowIthinkIwantwhiteforthewindowframesandyellowforthewalls,butI’llletyouknowtomorrow.Q:Whoisthewomantalkingto?13.W:Excuseme,doyouhaveanyapartmentsavailableforunder500dollarsamonth?Ineedtomoveinnextweekwhenmynewjobstarts.M:TheonlyvacantoneIhaveis600dollars,haveyouinquiredattheapartmentcomplexdownthestreet?Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?14.W:Youboughtapairofjeansyesterday,didn’tyou?Whataretheylike?M:Oh,theyareprettymuchlikemyotherones,exceptwithalargerwaist.IguessIhaven’tspentmuchtimeexercisinglately.Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationabouttheman?15.W:Ireallylikethoseabstractpaintingswesawyesterday.Whatdoyouthink?M:Iguessit’ssomethingIhaven’tacquiredatasteforyet.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?16.W:Youhaven’tseenabluenotebook,haveyou?IhopeIdidn’tleaveitinthereadingroom.M:Didyoucheckthatpileofjournalsyou’veborrowedfromthelibrarytheotherday?Q:Whatisthemantryingtosaytothewoman?17.M:Howaboutjoiningmeforacupofcoffee?W:I’dloveto,butI’mexhausted.Iwasuptill3thismorning,writingapaperformyliteratureclass.Q:Whydoesthewomandeclinetheman’sinvitation?18.W:Youhadajobinterviewyesterday,didn’tyou?Howdiditgo?M:Nottoobad,Iguess.Therewereabout20candidatescompetingforthesalesmanager’sjob.Andfinallyitwasdowntothreeofus,buttheothertwoseemedbetterqualified.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?听力长对话1F:Simon,howdoesitfeeltoberetired?M:Well,notsobad.F:Howhaveyoubeenspendingyourtime?M:Ihavebeenspendingmoretimewithmyfamily.I’vealsotravelledabit,youknow,offseasonwheneverywhereislesscrowdedandhotelscostless.F:Great.M:YouknowIhaven’tstoppedworkcompletely.F:Yes,couldyoutellusmoreaboutthis?M:I’monaschemethat’scalledphasedretirement;Ihadasix-monthbreakfromwork,afterthatIcouldapplyforprojectworkwiththecompanyIusedtoworkfor.F:Howdoestheschemework?M:Well,it’satrialatthemoment.Insteadofhiringtemporarystuff,thecompanyadvertisespostsonitswebsitethatretiredemployeeslikemyselfcanaccess.F:Whatsortofworksadvertised?M:Well,allsortsofthings,really.Administrativeworkandmorespecializedwork,thesortofthingIcando.Someoftheprojectscanlastfiveorsixmonths,andotherscanjustbeacoupleofdays.Icandecidemoreorlesswhentowork.SoIcanmanagemyowntime.F:Icanseeit’sgoodforyou.Whatisyourcompanygetoutofthis?M:Well,Istillhaveallmyoldcontactsatwork,soIknowwhotocontacttogetsomethingdone.Thecompanygetsflexibility,too.Oncethejob’sover,that’sit.I’mnotontheirbooksanymore.Questions19-21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.WhydoesSimonfindhisretiredlifeenjoyable?20.HowdoesSimongettoknowaboutthecompany’savailableposts?21.Whydoesthecompanyadoptthephasedretirementscheme?长对话2W:Oh,wherearewegoing?M:Iwanttoshowyousomething.W:Iknow,butwhatisit?M:Afarm.It’sjustdownthisroad.It’sasmallplace,butatleastitwouldbeourown.W:Afarm?Howcanweaffordtobuyafarm?M:Itisn’tverylarge,only40acres.Wewouldn’thavetopayverymuchrightnow.W:Isthereahouseontheplace?M:Asmallone,twobedrooms,butitneedstobefixedupalittle.Icandothejobmyself.W:OK.Isthereenoughspaceforakitchengarden?M:Thereisabouthalfanacrearoundthehouse.That’splentyofspace.W:Thenwecangrowourownfreshvegetables.Andmaybekeepafewchickens,couldn’twe?M:Yes,andwecanprobablygrowalotofourownfood.W:Whatareyouthinkingaboutgrowing,ifwedotakethisplace?M:Well,itreallyisn’tbigenoughforcorn.Ithoughtwemighttrytoraiseacropofpotatoes.W:Potatoes?Therearealotofwork.M:Weareusedtohardwork,aren’twe?W:Yes,weare,butthemoney.Dowehaveenoughtogetstarted?Itseemslikeadream.M:Ithinkwe’vesavedenough.Wecanpayalittleonthefarmandmaybeputafewdollarsdownonthetractor,too.Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.Q22:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodoatthetimeoftheconversation?Q23:Whatdoesthemansayaboutthefarm?Q24:Whydoesthemanintendtogrowpotatoesratherthancornonthefarm?Q25:Whatisthewoman’sgreatestconcernabouttheman’splan?四级听力PassageOne20分11秒——23分36秒Membersofthecitycouncilanddistinguishedguests,itismyprivilegetointroducetoyoutodayMr.RobertWashington,chiefofourcity’spoliceforce.HewilladdressusonthesubjectoftheCommunityPolicingProgram.MostofyouknowthatMr.Washingtonhasadistinguishedrecordasheadofourpoliceforceformorethantenyears.However,youmaynotknowthathealsoholdsamaster’sdegreeincriminologyandstudiedabroadforayearwiththeinternationalpoliceforcewhichdealswithcrimesaroundtheworld.Mr.WashingtonfirstintroducedtheCommunityPolicingProgram8yearsago.Theideabehindtheprogramistogetthepoliceofficersoutoftheircarsandintoourneighborhoodswheretheycantalkdirectlytomerchantsandresidentsabouttherealdynamicsofourcity.Theseofficersdomorethanmakearrests.Theytrytofindwaystohelpsolvetheproblemsthatcontributetocrimeinthefirstplace.Oftenthatmeanshookingpeopleupwithservicesofferedbyothercityagencies,suchasschools,hospitals,housing,drugtreatmentcenters.Andtheprogramseemstobeworking:crimeisdownandourcitizensreporttha