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2000-2010英语四级考试真题听力原文及答案

2000年1月CET-4真题

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.A）Thewomanisaclosefriendoftheman.

B）Thewomanhasbeenworkingtoohard.

C）Thewomanisseeingadoctor.

D）Thewomanistiredofherwork.

2.A）Thisapplepietastesverygood.

B）Hismotherlikesthepieverymuch.

C）Thispiecan’tmatchhismother’s.

D）Hismothercan’tmakeapplepies.

3.A）Takeawalk.

B）Giveaperformance.

C）Listentothemusic.

D）Dancetothemusic.

4.A）Readanarticleonpoliticalscience.

B）Presentadifferenttheorytotheclass.

C）Readmorethanonearticle.

D）Chooseabetterarticletoread.

5.A）ThewomanwouldunderstandifshedidMary’sjob.

B）ThewomanshoulddothetypingforMary.

C）ThewomanshouldworkashardasMary.

D）Thewomanisn’taskillfultypist.

6.A）HewantstomakeanappointmentwithMr.Smith.

B）HewantstomakesurethatMr.Smithwillseehim.

C）Hewantstochangethetimeoftheappointment.

D）Hewantsthewomantomeethimatthreeo’clock.

7.A）Hegetsnervousveryeasily.

B）Heisaninexperiencedspeaker.

C）Heisanawfulspeaker.

D）Hehasn’tpreparedhisspeechwell.

8.A）Shedidn’tlikethebooksthemanbought.

B）Therewasn’talargeselectionatthebookstore.

C）Themanboughtalotofbooks.

D）Shewantedtoseewhatthemanbought.

9.A）Buyaticketforthetemo’clockflight.

B）Askthemantochangetheticketforher.

C）Gototheairportimmediately.

D）Switchtoadifferentflight.

10.A）Dr.Lemoniswaitingforapatient.

B）Dr.Lemonisbusyatthemoment.

C）Dr.Lemonhaslosthispatience.

D）Dr.Lemonhasgoneouttovisitapatient.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Passageone

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Acaroutsidethesupermarket.

B）Acaratthebottomofthehill.

C）Paul’scar.

D）Thesportscar.

12.A）Insidethecar.

B）Atthefootofthehill.

C）Inthegarage.

D）Inthesupermarket.

13.A）Thedriverofthesportscar.

B）Thetwogirlsinsidethecar.

C）Themanstandingnearby.

D）ThesalesmanfromLondon.

14.A）Nobody.

B）Thetwogirls.

C）Thebusdriver.

D）Paul.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Hisfriendgavehimthewrongkey.

B）Hedidn’tknowwherethebackdoorwas.

C）Hecouldn’tfindthekeytohismailbox.

D）Itwastoodarktoputthekeyinthelock.

16.A）Itwasgettingdark.

B）Hewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisfriend.

C）Thebirdsmighthaveflownaway.

D）Hisfriendwouldarriveanytime.

17.A）Helookedsillywithonlyoneleginsidethewindow.

B）Heknewthepolicemanwouldn’tbelievehim.

C）Thetorchlightmadehimlookveryfoolish.

D）Herealizedthathehadmadeamistake.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Thethreatofpoisonousdesertanimalsandplants.

B）Theexhaustionofenergyresources.

C）Thedestructionofoilwells.

D）Thespreadoftheblackpowderfromthefires.

19.A）Theundergroundoilresourceshavenotbeenaffected.

B）Mostofthedesertanimalsandplantshavemanagedtosurvive.

C）Theoillakessoondriedupandstoppedevaporating.

D）Theundergroundwaterresourceshavenotbeenpolluted.

20.A）Torestorethenormalproductionoftheoilwells.

B）Toestimatethelossescausedbythefires.

C）Toremovetheoilleftinthedesert.

D）Tousetheoilleftintheoillakes.

2000年1月四级参考答案

PartI

1.C2.A3.D4.C5.A6.B7.B8.C9.D10.B

11.C12.D13.A14.A15.A16.B17.B18.D19.D20.C

2000年1月四级听力原文

1.M:

Hi,Jane,doyouhavesomechanges?

Ihavetomakeacallonthepayphone.

W:

Payphone?

Whynotusemymobilephone?

Hereyouare.

Q:

Whatwillthemanmostprobablydo?

2.M:

Canyoutellmethetitleofthisoilpainting?

W:

Sorry,Idon’tknowforsure,butIguessitisanearly18centurywork.Letmelookitupinthecatalog.

Q:

Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

3.M:

IamworriedaboutthoseclassesImissedwhenIwassick.

W:

Iwilltrytobringyouuptodayonwhatwe’vedone.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

4.W:

HeyDan.Ihearyou’remeetingSusan’sparentsforthefirsttime.

M:

Yeah,nextweekend.Fortunately,herfatherlovestofish,sowewillhavesomanythingstotalkabout.

Q:

WhatcanbeinferredaboutDan?

5.W:

ProfessorWhite’spresentationseemedtogoonforever.Iwasbarelyabletostayawake.

M:

Howcouldyousleepthroughit?

ItisoneofthebestthatIhaveeverheardonthistopic.

Q:

WhatdoesthemanthinkofProfessorWhite’spresentation?

6.W:

Iamlookingforqualitypapertotypemyessay.Idon’tseeanyontheshelf.

M:

Isawsomeinthestockroomthismorning.Iwillgoandcheck.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanwanttobuy?

7.M:

Itseemsthatwe’llhaveanotherfinedaytomorrow.Let’sgototheseaside.

W:

OK.Butwe’llhavetoleaveveryearly,orelsewe’llgetcaughtinthetraffic.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

8.M:

DoyouknowJames?

Heisinyourclass.

W:

Certainly.InfacthewasthefirstpersonIgottoknowinmyclass.Istillrememberthelookonhisfacewhenheshoweduplateonthefirstdayofschool.

Q:

WhydidthewomanrememberJamessowell?

9.W:

ThemanatthegaragethinksthatItakegoodcareofmycar.

M:

SodoI.Ican’tseeanyscratchesontheoutside,andtheinsideisclean,too.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman’scar?

10.M:

Wonderfulday,isn’tit?

Wanttojoinmeforaswim?

W:

Ifyoudon’tmindwaitingwhileIgetprepared.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

PassageOne

Afriendofminetoldmethatwhenhewasayoungman,hewenttoworkasateacherinoneofthestatesofIndia.Oneday,hereceivedaninvitationtodinnerattheruler’spalace.Verypleased,hewenttotellhiscolleagues.Theylaughed,andtoldhimthemeaningoftheinvitation.Theyhadallbeeninvited,andeachpersonwhowasinvitedhadtobringwithhimacertainnumberofsilverandgoldcoins.Thenumberofcoinsvariedaccordingtotheperson’spositionintheserviceofthegovernment.Myfriend’sincomewasnothigh,sohedidnothavemuchtopay.Eachpersonbowedbeforetheruler,hisgoldwentontoonehip,hissilverwentontoanotherhip.Andinthiswayhepaidhisincometaxfortheyear.Thiswasasimplewayofcollectingincometax.Thetaxonpropertywasalsocollectedsimply.Therulergaveamanthepowertocollectataxfromeachowneroflandorpropertyinacertainarea,ifthismanpromisedtopaytheruleracertainamountofmoney.Ofcourse,thetaxcollectormanagedtocollectmoremoneythanhepaidtotheruler.Thedifferencebetweenthesumofmoneyhecollectedandthesumofmoneyhegavetotherulerwashisprofit.

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker’sfriend?

12.Whatwastherealpurposeoftheruler’sinvitation?

13.Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthetaxcollectors?

PassageTwo

Aroundtheyear1000.A.D,somepeoplefromnorthwestIndiabegantotravelwestward.Nobodyknowswhy.Afterleavingtheirhomes,theydidnotsettledownagain,butspenttheirlivesmovingfromoneplacetoanother,theirlatergenerationsarecalledtheRomanypeople,orGypsies.There’reGypsiesallovertheworld,andmanyofthemarestilltravellingwithnofixhomes.Thereareabout8,000,000ofthem,including3,000,000inEasternEurope.Gypsiessometimeshaveahardtimeinthecountrieswheretheytravel,becausetheyaredifferent,peoplemaybeafraidofthem,lookdownonthem,orthinkthattheyarecriminals.TheNaziestreatedtheGypsiescruelly,liketheJews,andnobodyknowshowmanyofthemdiedinHitler’sdeathcamps.GypsieshavetheirownlanguageRomany.Theylikedmusicanddancing.Andtheyoftenworkinfairsandtravellingshows.Travellingisveryimportanttothem,andmanyGypsiesareunhappyiftheyhavetostayinoneplace.Becauseofthis,itisdifficultforGypsychildrentogotoschool,andGypsiesareoftenunabletoreadandwrite.Insomeplaces,theeducationauthoritiestriedtoarrangespecialtravellingschoolsforGypsychildren,sothattheycangetthesameeducationasotherchildren.

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.WhydidtheancestorsofGypsiesleavetheirhome?

15.WhatistheattitudeofsomepeopletowardGypsies?

16.WhatmeasurehasbeentakentohelpGypsychildren?

PassageThree

Asthecarindustrydevelops,trafficaccidentshavebecomeasfamiliarasthecommoncode.Yet,theircauseandcontrolremainaseriousproblemthatisdifficulttosolve.Expertshavelongrecognizedthatthisdiscouragingproblemhasmultiplecauses.Attheveryleast,itisaproblemthatinvolvesthreefactors:

thedriver,thevehicle,andtheroadway.Ifalldriversexercisegoodjudgmentsatalltimes,therewouldbefewaccidents.Butthatisrather