网友版2014年下半年英语四级真题:听力长对话

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网友版2014年下半年英语四级真题:听力长对话

Long conversations

Conversation 1

Man: Do you think there's discrimination against women in England today?

Woman: Certainly, and not just in education and work either, in many other fields as well. The tax situation for women is very unfair, for example。

Man: Are women better off in other countries then?

Woman: It depends on the country. There's certainly much less discrimination in Scandinavia, and maybe in America, too。

Man: Do you think the position of English women will improve?

Woman: In some ways it will of course. I'm sure more women will go out to work in the next 20 years. But the women have a much greater problem than this to solve。

Man: What's that?

Women: The problem of men's attitudes. We can earn more money in the future, but I'm not sure we can change men' attitudes. You see, most men really think that women are inferior. Maybe we are physically weaker, but I don't think this means we are inferior. Then there's another problem。

Man: Yes?

Women: The problem of women's attitudes. Lots of women are unhappy with their present situation, but most of them probably don't want to fight for change. It could be that the women's liberation movement has to spend more time changing women's attitudes than it spends in changing men's。

Man: One last question, some supporters of the woman's liberation movement believed that marriages should be abolished. You agree?

Women: No, I don't. It can't happen. What may and should happen is that we teach men to spend more time looking after children and doing housework。

9. Where are women said to be less discriminated against?

10. What will happen in England in 20 years according to the conversation?

11. What does the woman think the women's liberation movement should do?