2000年5月托福聽(tīng)力考試真題原文1

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1 woman:i’m not swimming in the lake unless it warms up outside today.
    man:me neither.unfortunately I think it’s supposed to stay as cold all day.
    Q:What can be inferred about the speakers?
    2 man:that sweater is so unusual,and yet it looks familiar.Did I just see
    you
    wearing it yesterday?
    woman:well,not me.but...see,it belongs to my roommate Jill,and she is in
    your chemistry class.
    Q:What does the woman imply?
    3 woman:this toothache is killing me! i was hoping it would just go away
    but it’s getting worse by the minute. what did you say the name of your
    dentise was?
    man:i told you last week to make that appointment.
    Q:what does the man imply?
    4 man:you wanna go to a lecture tonight over int he science auditorium?it’s
    some guy who spent a year living in antarctica.
    woman:no kidding!i’m doing a report on Antarctica for my geography
    class.maybe i can get some good information to add to it.
    Q:what does the woman mean?
    5 woman:i’d really like to learn how to play chess, but it looks so
    complicated.it seems like it will take a really long time to learn.
    man:well,it takes a long time to get good at it.but we can go over the
    basics the afternoon if you want.
    Q:what does the man imply?
    6 man:d you think u can lend me that novel when you are finished with it?
    I’ve benn looking all over for a copy,but apparently it sold out at all the
    bookstores.
    woman:oh,it’s not mine.it belongs to Alive.but i’ll see what she says.
    Q:what will hte woman problaly do?
    7 woman:umm...are you going to try some of this chocolate pudding?it’s
    incredible.
    man:well, to be honest with you,i’ve never been a big fan of chocolate.
    Q:what does the man imply?
    8 woman: why don’t we go catch the new Italian film at the Pin Street
    cinema?
    man:that’s a little out of the way,don’t u think?it’s playing just up the
    street of the Grow of Two,you know.
    Q:what does the man suggest they do?
    9 woman:hi,i know Doctor Wilson’s out of town at a conference,but i was
    wondering...um...since she won’t be back till next week,if u...if u could
    check in your computer records "n"(and) find out how i did on her mid-term
    exam?
    man:i’m sorry,miss.but i’m not authorized to give out that kind of
    information.
    Q:what does the man mean?
    10 man:you wouldn’t believe the line at the auto inspection center.i waited
    more than two hours to get through it.
    woman:that’s what u get for waiting until the last day of the month.
    Q:what does the woman imply?
    11 woman: you know, i’ll be conducting my psychololgy experiment this Sat.
    and i’m going to have my hands full.so i was sondering if you could help
    me.maybe you could register the subjects and ask ’em(them) a few questions
    as they come in.
    man:i’ve got some work of my own to do.but i guess i can make some
    time.just let me know what i’m supposed to do.
    Q:what does the man mean?
    12 woman: did you ever get around to cashing that refund check from the
    bookstore?
    man:oh,gosh!you konw what,i must’ve misplaced that in my desk somewhere.
    but thanks for reminding me.my funds are running low,so i’d better idn it
    soon.
    Q:what will the man probably do?
    13 woman: it sounds like Kare isn’t happy at allwith her new roommate.did
    she say why?
    man:believe me,i tried to find out.but i simply couldn’t pin her down.
    Q:what does the man mean?
    14 woman:oh,Professor Jackson,I was wondering...but uh...well,if uh...if i
    had a chance yet to uh...lookat my thesis proposal?
    man:well,i know you gave it to me over a week ago,but to be honest,i have
    been swamped with other things.
    Q:what does the professor imply?
    15 woman:that’s a shame about your car.talk about bad timing!
    man:yeah.and just a few months ago i put 400 dollars into it and i hoped it
    would make it through another year.
    Q:what can be inferred about the man’s car?
    16 man:this stew is delicious.i’d love to be able to make it myself
    woman: why not? you can get all the ingredients at any supermarket.here,let
    me get a pencil and paper.
    Q:what will te woman probably do next?
    17 woman:so how was the dramma club’s new production last night? did i miss
    out on anything good?
    man:hardly,i kept looking at my watch the whole time.
    Q:what does the man mean?
    18 woman:i feel you haven’t gotten that program to run on your computer
    yet.want me go over the instruction manual with you?
    man:that would be great. you need a Ph.D. to understand it.
    Q:What can be inferred about the man?
    19 woman:how do i get one of those green buckets everyone here puts out of
    the curb ofr paper recycling?
    man:oh,just call up the sanitation department,the’ll deliver a bucket at no
    charge.
    Q:what does the man suggest the woman do?
    20 man:there’s nothing i like better to get me started in the morning than
    a big breakfast,eggs,bacon,homefried potatoes...
    woman:not me!all that fatty food will give me a stomachache.i prefer
    something light,like fruit or a yogurt.
    Q:what does the woman mean?
    21 woman:what’s the problem,paul?you really look panicked.
    man:i am speaking to a group of high school students about engineering this
    afternoon.but i have no idea how i am going to simplify some of the
    soncepts for them.
    Q:what can be infeered about the man?
    22 woman:well, i am never doing this again!seven courses in one semester is
    just too much.i don’t have a minute to myself!
    man:wlel i hate to say this,but ...i told you so.
    Q:what does the man mean?
    23 woman:do you think we can use your pickup truck to take the telescopes
    out to the field again this weekend?
    man:to be honest,i’ve got a lot of dents in my truck from the last field
    trip.maybe someone else can help out this time.
    Q:what does the man imply?
    24 man:d you think Dr.Luby will lead a theater trip to Broadway in New York
    City again this year?
    woman:i don’t think so. i know so!and i’ve already signed up for it.
    Q:what does the woman mean?
    25 woman:tomorrow we are having our first test in my history class.i’m
    really worried about it.you’ve taken one of Dr.Parker’s tests,haven’t u?i
    hear they’re impossilbe to pass.
    man:i don’t know who you’ve been talking to.my experience was just the
    opposite.
    Q:what does the man imply?
    26 man:i haven’t turned on my air-ocnditioner at all this summer.
    woman:that’s surprising,considering how hot it’s been lately.
    Q:what does the woman find surprising?
    27 woman:hey,congratulations on winning the essay contest.that thousand-
    dollar prize money should really come in handy.
    man:you bet!i’ve already put it aside to cover the increase my landlord
    just announced for next year.
    Q:what does the man mean?
    28 woman:you know,we never went over chapter 16 in class. what do you think
    the odds are that Dr. Bomb will include it ont he test?
    man:he’s been long to do things like that. so i wouldn’t put it past him
    Q:what does the man say about Dr.Bomb