DOC《2008年12月全国大学英语四级考试 —— 听力原文》

s available posts? 21. Why does the company adopt the phased retirement scheme? 长对话II W: Oh, where are we going? M: I want to show you something. W: I know, but what is it? M: A farm. It'

s just down this road. It'

s a small place, but at least it would be our own. W: A farm? How can we afford to buy a farm? M: It isn'

t very large, only

40 acres. We wouldn'

t have to pay very much right now. W: Is there a house on the place? M: A small one, two bedrooms, but it needs to be fixed up a little. I can do the job myself. W: OK. Is there enough space for a kitchen garden? M: There is about half an acre around the house. That'

s plenty of space. W: Then we can grow our own fresh vegetables. And maybe keep a few chickens, couldn'

t we? M: Yes, and we can probably grow a lot of our own food. W: What are you thinking about growing, if we do take this place? M: Well, it really isn'

t big enough for corn. I thought we might try to raise a crop of potatoes. W: Potatoes? There are a lot of work. M: We are used to hard work, aren'

t we? W: Yes, we are, but the money. Do we have enough to get started? It seems like a dream. M: I think we'

ve saved enough. We can pay a little on the farm and maybe put a few dollars down on the tractor, too. Questions

22 to

25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Q 22: What are the speakers going to do at the time of the conversation? Q 23: What does the man say about the farm? Q 24: Why does the man intend to grow potatoes rather than corn on the farm? Q 25: What is the woman'

s greatest concern about the man'

s plan? Passages Passage One Members of the city council and distinguished guests, it is my privilege to introduce to you today Mr. Robert Washington, chief of our city'

s police force. He will address us on the subject of the Community Policing Program. Most of you know that Mr. Washington has a distinguished record as head of our police force for more than ten years. However, you may not know that he also holds a master'

s degree in criminology and studied abroad for a year with the international police force which deals with crimes around the world. Mr. Washington first introduced the Community Policing Program

8 years ago. The idea behind the program is to get the police officers out of their cars and into our neighborhoods where they can talk directly to merchants and residents about the real dynamics of our city. These officers do more than make arrests. They try to find ways to help solve the problems that contribute to crime in the first place. Often that means hooking people up with services offered by other city agencies, such as schools, hospitals, housing, drug treatment centers. And the program seems to be working: crime is down and our citizens report that they feel more secure. Today Mr. Washington is going to tell us more about this program. Now let'

s welcome Mr. Robert Washington. 26. What is the purpose of the speaker'

s remarks? He will address us on the subject of community policing program. 27. What does the speaker say about Mr. Robert Washington? Most of you know that Mr. Washington has a distinguished record as head of our police force for more than ten years. However, you may not know that he also holds a master'

s degree in criminology and studied abroad for a year with the international police force which deals with crimes around the world. Mr. Washington first introduced the community policing program

8 years ago. 28. What is the idea behind the Community Policing Program? The idea behind the program is to get the police officers out of their cars and into our neighborhoods where they can talk directly to merchants and residents about the real dynamics of our city. 29. How has the Community Policing Program turned out to be? And the program seems to be working, crime is down and our citizens report that they feel more secure. Passage Two There are between