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英语四级真题听力原文及答案
2014年6月英语四级听力原文(卷一)
1.W:
Ican’tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard.
M:
Oh…Whydon’tyouusetheladder?
Youmightstrainyourshoulder.
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
2.W:
Sinceit’srainingsohard,let’sgoandseethenewexhibits.
M:
That’sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters.
Q:
Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
3.M:
Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation.
W:
Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
4.W:
Itmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebookshelves.
M:
Itwasn’ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
5.W:
Rod,Ihearyou’llbeleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?
M:
Yeah.I’vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.I’dbeafooltoturnitdown.
Q:
Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?
6.W:
Ihonestlydon’twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?
M:
NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekend.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
7.W:
You’vealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?
M:
Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
8.W:
Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?
M:
Notyet.I’llletyouknowwhenhecalls.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
Conversationone:
M:
Hello.MattEllisspeaking.
W:
Hello,Dr.Ellis,myname’sPanJohnson.Myroommate,JanetHolmes,wantedmetocallyou.
M:
JanetHolmes?
Oh,that’sright.She’sinmyShakespeareanEnglishclass.Hasanythinghappenedtoher?
W:
Nothing,it’sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforaninterviewtoday.She’safraidshewon’tbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.I’mcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaidit’sduetoday.
M:
Certainly,thatwouldbefine.Uh,youcaneitherdropitoffatmyclassorbringittomyoffice.
W:
Woulditbeallrighttocomebyyourofficearound4:
00?
I’mafraidIcan’tcomeanyearlierbecauseIhavethreeclassesthisafternoon.
M:
Uh,Iwon’tbeherewhenyoucome.I’msupposedtobeatameetingfrom3:
00to6:
00,buthowaboutleavingitwithmysecretary?
Sheusuallystaysuntil5:
00.W:
Fine,pleasetellherI’llbethereat4:
00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyourofficeis?
Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn’tgivemedirectionstoyouroffice.
M:
Well,I’minRoom302oftheGregoryBuilding.I’lltellmysecretarytoputthepaperinmymailbox,andI’llgetitwhenIreturn.
W:
Isureappreciateit.Goodbye,Dr.Ellis.
M:
Goodbye,Ms.Johnson.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.Whycouldn’tthewoman’sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?
10.Whatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?
11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?
PassageOne
MostAmericancollegestudentsneedtobeefficientreaders.Thisisnecessarybecausefull-timestudentsprobablyhavetoreadseveralhundredpageseveryweek.Theydon'thavetimetoreadachapterthreeorfourtimes.Theyneedtoextractasmuchinformationaspossiblefromthefirstorsecondreading.
Anextraordinarilyimportantstudyskillisknowinghowtomarkabook.Studentsmarkthemainideasandimportantdetailswithapenorpencil,yelloworblueororange.Somestudentsmarknewvocabularyinadifferentcolor.Moststudentswritequestionsorshortnotesinthemargins.Markingabookisausefulskill,butit'simportanttodoitright.First,readachapterwithonepeninyourhandandothersnexttoyouonthedesk.Second,readawholeparagraphbeforeyoumarkanything.Don'tmarktoomuch.Usuallyyouwillmarkabout10%ofapassage.Third,decideonyourownsystemformarking.Forexample,maybeyouwillmarkmainideasinyellow,importantdetailsinblueandnewwordsinorange.Maybeyouwillputquestionmarksinthemarginwhenyoudon'tunderstandsomethingandbeforeanexam.Instead,youjustneedtoreviewyourmarksandyoucansavealotoftime.
16.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?
17.Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?
18.Howshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothespeaker?
PassageTwo
Thethoughtofhavingnosleepfor24hoursormoreisn'tapleasantoneformostpeople.Theamountofsleepthateachpersonneedsvaries.Ingeneral,eachofusneedsabout8hoursofsleepeachdaytokeepushealthyandhappy.Somepeople,however,cangetbywithjustafewhoursofsleepatnight.
Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleeps.Buteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalive.Fewdoctorswouldhavethoughtthattheremightbeanexceptiontothis.Sleepis,afterall,averybasicneed.ButamannamedAlHerpinturnedouttobearealexception,forsupposedly,heneverslept!
AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhendoctorscametohishomeinNewJersy.Theyhopedtochallengetheclaimthatheneverslept.Buttheyweresurprised.Thoughtheywatchedhimeveryhouroftheday,theyneversawHerpinsleeping.Hedidnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.
TheclosestthatHerpincametorestingwastositinarockingchairandreadahalfdozennewspapers.Hisdoctorswerepuzzledbythestrangecaseofpermanentsleeplessness.Herpinofferedtheonlycluetohiscondition.Herememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehehadbeenborn.Herpindiedattheageof94,never,itseems,havingsleptatall.
19.Whatistakenforgrantedbymostpeople?
20.WhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpin'scase?
21.WhatcouldhaveaccountedforAlHerpin'ssleeplessness?
Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecondlanguageteachers,arethosewhichareidenticalinform,butdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColumbianwhowantssomeonetoapproachhimoftensignalswithahandmovement,inwhichallthefingersofonehandcuppedpointdownwardastheymoverapidlybackandforth.SpeakersofEnglishhaveasimilargesture,thoughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely.Butforthem,thegesturemeans"goodbye"or"goaway",quitetheoppositeoftheColumbiangesture.AgaininColumbia,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenheindicatesheight,hemustchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheisreferringtoahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehandparalleltothefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachildforexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter.InColumbia,thisgestureisreservedforthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeings,heshouldkeepthepalmofhishandatarightangletothefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalsoembarrassingmoments.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesturephysically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply。
四级听力答案
SectionA:
1.BUsealaddertohelpherreachthetea.
2.DOutsideangalleryart.
3.DNewstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.
4.CDorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.
5.DHehasfoundabetterposition.
6.ATheyshouldfinishthebookassoonaspossible.
7.DThefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.
8.BThewomaniswaitingforthecall.
9.AShehadajobinterviewtoattend
10.CSubmitherroommate'sassignment
11.AWhereDr.Ellis'sofficeislocated
12.CHecanhandleitquitewell
13.BThe6:
30one
14.CThetimeonthetrainisenjoyable
15.AReadingnewspapers.
16.DGetkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice
17.AChooseone'sownsystemofmarking
18.BByreviewingonlythemarkedparts.
19.DEverybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.
20.CItisarareexception
21.BHismother'sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.
22.CShedevelopedastronginterestinfinance
23.DSheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather
24.AShewasextremelymeanwithhermoney
25.BShebuiltahospitalwithhermother'smoney
SectionC:
复合式听写:
26.identical
27.approach
28.backandforth
29.opposite
30.indicates
31.referringto
32.parallelto
33.reserved
34.attherightangle
35.embarrassing
2014年6月英语四级听力原文(卷二)
ShortConversation
1.M:
Didyoubuyanyofthesweatersthatweareonsale?
W:
Buyany?
Igotfiveofthem.Theyweresuchagoodbargain.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthesweaters?
2.W:
Ihavetroubleconcentratingwhenmyroommatetalksoloudonhermobilephone.
M:
whydon’tyoujustaskhertolowerhervoice?
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
3.W:
Wendy’sinthebasement,tryingtofixthewashingmachine.
M:
Shouldn’tshebeworkingonherannualreport?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
4.W:
Whathappenedtothepaintingthatusedtobeonthewall?
M:
Itfelldownandtheglassbroke.I’mhavingitreframed.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
5.M:
Youmusthaveleftthecamerainthemarket.It’saveryexpensivecamerayouknow.
W:
ButItellyouthatIdidn’ttakeit.Irememberclearlythatyouputitonthedressingtable.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthecamera?
6.W:
ThereisagoodcomedyonatthetheatreRoyalnextSaturday.Ifyoulike,Icanbookfourseatsforus.
M:
Allright.I’llaskJanetifsheis