年大学英语四级考试试题听力原文及参考答案.txt

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SectionA

1.W:

Excuseme,Sir.Youarenotsupposedtobehere.Thisareaisforairportstaff

only.

M:

I'msorry,Ididn'tnotethesign.

Q:

Whatdowelarnfromtheconversation?

2.W:

IfIbuysomeplantsforthehouse,willyouwaterthemformewhileI'maway?

M:

SureIwill,ifyouwaterminewhileIamonvacation.

Q:

Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?

3.W:

Excuseme,ProfessorHill.MayIaskyouafewquestions?

M:

Yes,ofcourse.ButI'msorryIhaveaclassatten.Whydon'tyoucomeinmy

officehours.Thatis4to5P.m.Monday,ThursdayandFriday.

Q:

Whycan'tprofessorHillanswerherquestionnoew?

4.M:

Idon'tfeelliegoingout.Whydon'twejuststayhomeandwatchTVinstead?

W:

Comeon!

Youpromisedtotakemeoutfordinnerandtothetheatreonmy

birthday.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

5.W:

I'mthinkingoftakingfivecoursesnextsemester.

M:

Wouldn'tfourbewiser?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.W:

IwanttoasktheJohnsonstocometotheparty.

Doyouknowtheiraddress?

M:

No.ButIlikethemtocome.IthinkTomcangiveyoutheiraddress.

Q:

Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

7.M:

IsJanelookingforwardtogoinghomeforthesummer?

M:

Sheiscountingthedays.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

8.W:

IthinkIwilltakethehalf-daytourofthecity.

M:

Whynotthewholeday?

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggest?

9.M:

Thisisone-waystreet.Didn'tyoueethesign?

W:

Sorry.Ididn't.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

10.W:

IoughttocallJoan,andtellheraboutthereceptionthisevening.

M:

Whybother?

Youwillseeheratlunch.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

SectionB

PassageOne

Weuseallsortofserviceswithoutthinkinghowwegetthem.Butsuchservicescostmoney.Wepayforthemthroughttaxes.Whatwouldhappenifeveryoneinacitystop.Thestreetmightnotbecleaned.Therewouldbenopoliceforcetoprotectpeopleandproperty.

Thechiefdutyofeverygovernmentistoprotectpersonsandproperty.morethanthree-fourthsofthemoneyspentbyourgovernmentisusedforthispurpose.Thenextlargestamountofpublicmoneygoestoteachandtrainourcitizens.Billionsofdollarseachyeararespentonschoolsandlibraries.Publicmoneyisusedtopaytheteachersandotherpublicofficials.

Yearsagothegovernmentmademoneyfromthesaleofpubliclands.Butmostofthebestpubliclandshasnowbeensold.Themoneyraisedwasusedtohelppayhecostofgovernment.Therearestillsomepubliclandsthatcontainoil,coal,gas,andothernaturalproducts.Theycouldbesold,butwewanttosavethemforfutureyears.Soweallmustpayoursharefortheservicesthatmakeourlivescomfortable.

11.What'sthechiefdutyofeverygovernment?

12.Howdidthegovernmentraisemoneyinthepast?

13.Whatisthepassaemianlyabout?

PassageTwo

WhenIwasatschool,myambitionwastobeapilotintheAirForce.Butmyeyesightwasn'tgoodenought.SoIhadtogiveuptheidea.Iwenttouniversityandstudiesphysics.Iwantedtostayonthereanddoresearch,butmyfatherdiedataboutthattime.SoIthoughtI'dbettergetajobandearnmyliving.Istartedworkinginanengineeringfirm.

Iexpectedtostayinthatjobforalongtime.Butthen,theyappointedanewmanagingdirector.Ididn'tgetonwithhim,soIresignedandappliedforajobwithanotherengineeringcompany.Iwouldcertainlyhaveacceptedthejobiftheyhadofferedittome,butonmywaytotheinterviewImetafriendcertainlyhaveacceptedthejobiftheyhadofferedittome,butonmywaytotheinterviewImetafriendwhowasworkingforatravelagency.HeofferedmeajobinSpain.AndI'vealwayslikedSpain,soItookit.

IworkedinthetravelagencyfortwoyearsandthentheywantedtosendmetoSouthAmerica.ButIhadjustgotmarried.SoIdecidedtotayhere.ThenwehadababyandIwasn'tearningenoughtosupportthefaily.SoIstartedgivingEnglishlessonsataschoolintheevening.

IlikedtheEnglishteachingmorethanworkingforthetravelagency,andthentheowneroftheschoolofferedmeafull-timejobasateacher.SoIresignedfromtheagency.Twoyearslater,theowneroftheschoolwantedtoretire,soheaskedmetotakeoverasthedirector.AndhereIam.

14.Whydidthemangiveupstudyingphysics?

15.Whydidthemanresignfromtheengineeingfirm?

16.Whydidthemantakethejobatthetravelagency?

17.WhydidthemanstarttoteachEnglishparttime?

PassageThree

ColumbussailedfromSpaininSeptember1492,lookingforgold.nativeAmericansgreetedhim,offeringgiftsofcorn.Columbusfoundlittlegoldonthattrip,buthecollectedmanyplants,includingcorn,tobringbacktoSpain.

Columbusdidn'tknowit.Butthecornwasmuchmorevaluablethangold.FarmersfromEuropetoAsiaaccepteditimmediately.Theygrewitoncoldmountainsidesandintropicalforest.Todayitfeedsmillionsofpeopleallovertheworld.

Onhissecondtrip,Columbusbroughtbackafewchocalatebeanstomakechocalae.EuropeansandAsianslovethisnewdrink,andsoontheywerepayingagreatdealofmoneyforthebeans.ChocalatebeansbecamesovaluableinCentralamericathattheywereusedascashfor200years.

Tomatoesandpatatoestooksometimetobecomepopular.Eventually,however,theybecamethebasisofalotofpopularfoods.Itishardtoimaginelifewithoutfriedpotatoesorchocalate.ThankstonativeAmericancultures,manypeopleareabletoenjoylotsoftastyfood.

18.Whyiscornfeedingmillionsofpeopletoday?

19.WhatdidColumbusbringbackonhissecondtrip?

20.WhatwastheresultofColumbus'twotripstoamerica?

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PartIListeningComprehension

1-10:

DCCABBDACA

11-20:

ACBDACBDDB

PartIIReadingComprehension

21.C22.D23.B24.C25.A

26.D27.B28.A29.C30.A

31.D32.C33.A34.B35.B

36.A37.D38.B39.C40.D

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure

41.B42.D43.C44.B45.D

46.D47.B48.A49.A50.D

51.A52.C53.D54.C55.B

56.B57.A58.B59.B60.A

61.D62.C63.A64.C65.B

66.A67.A68.C69.C70.A

PartIVShortAnswerQuestions

S1.Economics.

S2.BecausetheincreasedcostwillbemorethanMarge'sincome.

S3.Economicfactorsandemotionalneeds.

S4.Thathomemakinggivesthemthedeepestsatisfaction.

S5.Stayhome.

PartVWriting（��）