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听力真题Shortconversations1.W:Canyoucometotheconcertwithmethisweekendordoyouhavetoprepareforexams?M:Istillhavealottodo.Butmaybeabreakwilldomegood.Q:Whatwillthemanprobablydo?2.W:WhatdoesthepapersayaboutthehorribleincidentthathappenedthismorningonFlight870toHongKong?M:Itendedwiththearrestofthethreehijackers.TheyhaveforcedtheplanetoflytoJapan.Butallthepassengersandthecrewmemberslandedsafely.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?3.M:Helen,thisisthemostfascinatingarticleI’veevercomeacross.Ithinkyoushouldsparesometimetoreadit.W:Oh,really?Ithoughtthatanythingabouttheelectionwouldbetedious.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?4.W:I’mnotgoingtotrusttherestaurantcriticfromthatmagazineagain.Thefoodheredoesn’ttasteanythinglikewhatwehadinChinatown.M:Itdefinitelywasn’tworththewait.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?5.W:Doyouknowwhat’swrongwithMark?He’sbeenactingverystrangelylately.M:Comeon.Withhismotherhospitalizedrightafterhe’stakingonanewjob,he'sjustgotalotonhismind.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationaboutMark?6.W:Therewereonly20studentsatlastnight’smeeting,sonothingcouldbevotedon.M:That’stoobad.They'llhavetoturnupingreaternumbersiftheywantavoiceoncampusissues.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?7.M:ItrytowatchTVaslittleaspossible.Butit’ssohard.W:Ididn’twatchTVatallbeforeIretired.ButnowIcanhardlytearmyselfawayfromit.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?8.W:I’mhavingaproblemregisteringfortheclassesIwant.M:That’stoobad.ButI’mprettysureyou’llbeabletoworkeverythingoutbeforethesemesterstarts.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?长对话1LongConversation1W:Jack,sitdownandlisten.Thisisimportant.Wehavetotackletheproblemsofexportingstepbystep.Andthefirstmoveistogetanup-to-datepictureofwherewestandnow.M:Whydon'twejustconcentrateonexpandinghereathome?W:Ofcourseweshouldholdontoourpositionhere,butyoumustadmitthemarkethereislimited.M:Yes,butit'ssafe.Thegovernmentkeepsoutforeignerswithimportcontrols.SoImustadmitIfeelsurewecouldholdourownagainsttheforeignbikes.W:Iagree.That’swhyI'msuggestingexporting,becauseIfeelwecancompetewiththebestofthem.M:Whatyouarereallysayingisthatwe'dmakemoreprofitbysellingbikesabroad,wherewehaveacostadvantageandcanchargehigherprices.W:Exactly.M:But…Waitaminute!Packaging,shipping,financing,etc.willpushupourcostsandwecouldendupnobetter-off.Maybeworse-off.W:Okay.Nowthereareextracostsinvolved.Butifwedoitright,theycanbebuiltintothepriceofthebike,andwecanstillbecompetitive.M:Howsureareyouaboutourchancesofsuccessintheforeignmarket?W:Well,that'sthestickyone.It'sgoingtoneedalotofresearch.I'mhopingtogetyourhelp.Oh,comeonJack!Isthatworthitornot?M:There'llbealotofproblems.W:Nothingwecan'thandle.M:Um…I'mnotthathopeful.But…yes,Ithinkweshouldgoaheadwiththefeasibilitystudy.W:Marvelous,Jack.Iwashopingyoubeonmyside.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?10.Whydoesthemanthinkit’ssafetofocusonthehomemarket?11.Whatistheman'sconcernaboutsellingbikesabroad?12.Whatdothespeakersagreetodo?Longconversation2长对话二W:Whatdoesthetermalternativeenergysourcemean?M:Whenyouthinkofenergyorfuelforourhomesandcars,wethinkofpetroleumorfossilfuelprocessedfromoilremovedfromthegroundofwhichthereisalimitedsupply.Butalternativefuelscanbemanythings,wind,sunandwatercanallbeusedtocreatefuel.W:Isthethreatofrunningoutofpetroleumreal?M:Ithastakenthousandsofyearstocreatethenaturalstoresofpetroleumwehavenow.Weareusingwhatisavailableatamuchfasterratethanithasbeenproducedovertime.Therealcontroversysurroundingtheamountsofpetroleumwehaveishowmuchweneedtokeepinreserveforfutureuse.Mostexpertsagreethatbyaround2025theamountofpetroleumweusewillreachapeakthenproductionandavailabilitywillbegintoseriouslydecline.Thisisnottosaytherewillbenopetroleumatthispoint,butitwillbecomeverydifficultandthereforeexpensivetoextract.W:Isthatthemostimportantreasontodevelopalternativefuelandenergysources?M:There'retwoveryclearreasonstodoso.Oneisthatwhetherwehave60or600yearsoffossilfuelsleft,wehavetofindotherfuelsourceseventually,sothesoonerwestart,thebetteroffwewillbe.Theotherbigargumentisthatwhenyouburnfossilfuels,youreleasesubstancestrappedinthegroundforalongtime,whichleadstosomelongtermnegativeeffectslikeglobalwarmingandgreenhouseeffect.13.Whatdoweusuallyrefertowhenwetalkaboutenergyaccordingtotheman?14.Whatdomostexpertsagreeonaccordingtotheman?15.Whatdoesthemanthinkweshoulddonow?短文一PassageOneKarenSmithisabuyerforadepartmentstoreinNewYork.Departmentstorebuyerspurchasethegoodsthattheirstoressell.Theynotonlyhavetoknowwhatisfashionableatthemoment,butalsohavetoguesswhatwillbecomefashionablenextseasonornextyear.Mostbuyersworkforjustonedepartmentinastore,butthegoodsthatKarenfindsmaybedisplayedandsoldinseveraldifferentsectionsofthestore.Herjobinvolvesbuyinghandicraftsfromallovertheworld.Lastyear,shemadeatriptoMorocco,andreturnedwithrugs,pots,dishes,andpans.Theyearbefore,shevisitedMexico,andbroughtbackhand-madetablecloths,mirrorswithframesoftin,andpaperflowers.Thepaperflowersarebrightandcolorful,sotheywereusedtodecoratethewholestore.Thisyear,KarenistravelinginMalaysia,Thailand,andIndonesia.Manyofthecou