【2017年整理】03年与英语专四听力原文和答案.doc

2003年专四听力答案 PART I DICTATION Salmon Every year millions of salmon swim from the ocean/ into the mouths of the rivers and then steadily out of the rivers, / Passing through waters,around the rocks and waterfalls,/ the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes./ They dig up nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs. / Then, exhausted by their journey, the parents salmon die. / They have finished the task that the nature has given them. / Months or years later, the young fish start their trip to the ocean. / They live in the salt water from two to seven years,/ until they too are ready to swim back to reproduce. / Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish. / When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths for the annual trip of the rivers,/ they are in the best possible condition. / And nearly every harbour has its salmon fishing fleet /ready to catch thousands for market. PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION - SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation. W: Do you enjoy your work? M: Well, Im still conscious of time when I work. W: What do you mean? M: (1)1 still have this nine-to-five attitude toward work. When five oclock comes around, I get up and go home. W: Im sorry to hear that, but work doesnt have to mean drudgery any more. Indeed, work has changed dramatically for the better. M: How about the old saying we work to live, not live to work? W: Well, although money is an important factor, ( 2 ) people now want to live fulfilling lives with meaningful jobs, rather than to simply earn a living. M: But its hard for me to feel that way. W: I think your attitude to work needs a radical change. Since the industrial revolution, we have made work our enemy. Now it doesnt have to be that way. M: Its really interesting to hear all this, but doing work does not mean watching an exciting movie. You