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12006年12月四级听力原文11.M:Christmasisaroundthecorner.AndI’mlookingforagiftformygirlfriend.Anysuggestions?W:Wellyouhavetotellmesomethingaboutyourgirlfriendfirst.Also,what’syourbudget?Q:Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?12.M:Whatwouldyoulikefordessert?IthinkI’llhaveapplepieandicecream.W:Thechocolatecakelooksgreat,butIhavetowatchmyweight.Yougoaheadandgetyours.Q:Whatwouldthewomanmostprobablydo?13.W:Havingvisitedsomanycountries,youmustbeabletospeakseveraldifferentlanguages.M:IwishIcould.ButJapaneseandofcourseEnglisharetheonlylanguagesIcanspeak.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?14.M:ProfessorSmithaskedmetogotohisofficeafterclass.Soit’simpossibleformetomakeittothebaratten.W:Thenitseemsthatwe’llhavetomeetanhourlateratthelibrary.Q:Whatwillthemandofirstafterclass?15.M:It’salready11now.DoyoumeanIoughttowaituntilMr.Bloomcomesbackfromtheclass?W:Notreally.Youcanjustleaveanote.I’llgiveittoherlater.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?16.M:HowisJohnnow?Ishefeelinganybetter?W:Notyet.Itstillseemsimpossibletomakehimsmile.Talkingtohimisreallydifficultandhegetsupseteasilyoverlittlethings.2Q:WhatdowelearnaboutJohnfromtheconversation?17.M:Dowehavetogettheoperaticketsinadvance?W:Certainly.Ticketsatthedoorareusuallysoldatahigherprice.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?18.M:Thetaxidrivermusthavebeenspeeding.W:Well,notreally.Hecrashedintothetreebecausehewastryingnottohitaboxthathadfallenoffthetruckaheadofhim.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthetaxidriver?Conversation1W:Hey,Bob,guesswhat?I’mgoingtovisitQuebecnextsummer.I’minvitedtogotoafriend’swedding.ButwhileI’mthereI’dalsoliketodosomesightseeing.M:That’snice,Shelly.ButdoyoumeantheprovinceofQuebec,orQuebecCity?W:Imeantheprovince.Myfriend’sweddingisinMontreal.I’mgoingtherefirst.I’llstayforfivedays.IsMontrealthecapitalcityoftheprovince?M:Well,Manypeoplethinksobecauseit’sthebiggestcity.Butit’snotthecapital.QuebecCityis.ButMontrealisgreat.TheSaintRoyalRiverrunsrightthroughthemiddleofthecity.It’sbeautifulinsummer.W:Wow,anddoyouthinkIcangetbyinEnglish?MyFrenchisOK,butnotthatgood.IknowmostpeopletherespeakFrench,butcanIalsouseEnglish?M:Well,PeoplespeakbothFrenchandEnglishthere.Butyou’llhearFrenchmostofthetime.AndallthestreetsignsareinFrench.Infact,MontrealisthethirdlargestFrenchspeakingcityintheworld.Soyou’dbetterpracticeyourFrenchbeforeyougo.3W:Goodadvice.WhataboutQuebecCity?I’llvisitafriendfromcollegewholivestherenow.What’sitlike?M:It’sabeautifulcity,veryold.Manyoldbuildingshavebeennicelyrestored.Someofthemwerebuiltinthe17thor18thcenturies.You’lllovethere.W:Fantastic.Ican’twaittogo.Questions:19.What’sthewoman’smainpurposeofvisitingQuebec?20.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodobeforethetrip?21.WhatdoesthemansayabouttheQuebecCity?Conversation2M:Hi,MissRowling,howoldwereyouwhenyoustartedtowrite?Andwhatwasyourfirstbook?W:IwrotemyfirstFinnish(finished)storywhenIwasaboutsix.Itwasaboutasmallanimal,arabbit,Imean.AndI’vebeenwritingeversince?M:Whydidyouchoosetobeanauthor?W:Ifsomeoneaskedmehowtoachievehappiness.StepOnewouldbefindingoutwhatyoulovedoingmost.Steptwowouldbefindingsomeonetopayyoutodothis.IconsidermyselfveryluckyindeedtobeabletosupportmyselfbywritingM:Doyouhaveanyplanstowritebooksforadults?W:Myfirsttwonovelswereforadults.IsupposeImightwriteanotherone.ButIneverreallyimagineatargetaudiencewhenI’mwriting.Theideascomefirst.Soitreallydependsontheideasthatgraspmenext.M:wheredidtheideasforthe“HarryPotter”bookscomefrom?4I’venoideaswheretheideascamefrom.AndIhopeI’llneverfindout.ItwouldspoilmyexcitementifitturnedoutIjusthaveafunnywrinkleonthesurfaceofmybrain,whichmakesmethinkabouttheinvisibletrainplatform.M:Howdidyoucomeupwiththenamesofyourcharacters?Iinventedsomeofthem.ButIalsocollectedstrangenames.I’vegotonefromancientsaints,maps,dictionaries,plants,warmemoirsandpeopleImet.M:Oh,youarereallyresourceful.Questions:22.WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMissRowling’sfirstbook?23.WhydoesMissRowlingconsiderhersoverylucky?24.WhatdictatesMissRowling’swriting?25.AccordingtoMissRowlingwheredidshegettheideasfortheHarryPorterbooks?SectionB:PassagesPassage1Reducingtheamountofsleepstudentsgetatnighthasadirectimpactontheirperformanceatschoolduringtheday.Accordingtoclassroomteachers,elementaryandmiddleschoolstudentswhostayuplateexhibitmorelearningandattentionproblems.ThishasbeenshownbyBrownMedicalSchoolandBradleyHospitalresearch.Inthestudy,teacherswerenottoldtheamountofsleepstudentsreceivedwhencompletingweeklyperformancereports,yettheyratedthestudentswhohadreceivedeighthoursorlessashavingthemosttroublerecallingallthematerial，learningnewlessonsandcompletinghigh-qualitywork.Teachersalsoreportedthatthesestudentshadmoredifficultypayingattention.Theexperimentisthefirsttoaskteacherstoreportontheeffectsofsleepdeficiencyinchildren.Juststayinguplatecancauseincreased5academicdifficultyandattentionproblemsforotherwisehealthy,well-functioningkids,saidGarharnForlone,thestudy’sleadauthor.Sotheresultsprovideprofessionalsandparentswithaclearmessage:whenachildishavinglearningandattentionproblems,theissueofsleephastobetakenintoconsideration.“Ifwedon’taskaboutsleep,andtrytoimprov