英语四级样题听力原文及答案.docx

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英语四级样题听力原文及答案

　TapeScriptofListeningComprehension

　　SectionA

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

　　Kenyanpolicesayonepersonwaskilledand26injuredinanexplosionatabusstationincentralNairobi.TheblasthitabusabouttosetofffortheUgandancapitalKampala.LastJuly,theSomaligroupal-ShababsaiditwasbehindtheblastsintheUgandancapitalwhichkilledmorethan70people.WillRossreportsfromtheKenyancapital.

　　TheexplosionhappenedbesideabuswhichwasabouttosetoffforanovernightjourneyfromNairobitotheUgandancapitalKampala.Someeyewitnessesreportthatabagwasabouttobeloadedonboard,butitexplodedduringasecuritycheck.Windowsoftheredbuswereleftsmashed,andbloodcouldbeseenonthegroundbesidethevehicle.Justhoursearlier,Uganda’spolicechiefhadwarnedofpossibleChristmas-timeattacksbySomalirebels.

　　1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?

　　2.Whendidtheincidentoccur?

　　Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

　　WoolworthsisoneofthebestknownnamesontheBritishHighStreet.It’sbeeninbusinessnearlyacentury.Manyofits800storesarelikelytoclosefollowingthecompany’sdecisiontocallinadministratorsafteranattempttosellthebusinessforatoken£1failed.

　　Thecompanyhashugedebts.TheimmediatecauseforthecollapsehasbeenBritain’sslidetowardrecession,whichhascutintoconsumerspending.However,thebusinesshadbeenintroubleforyears.

　　Knownforlow-pricedgeneralgoods,Woolworthshasstruggledinthefaceofcompetitionfromsupermarketsexpandingbeyondgroceriesandanewgenerationofinternetretailers.

　　Manyofthestoregroup’s25,000employeesarelikelytolosetheirjobs.SomeprofitableareassuchastheDVDpublishingbusinesswillsurvive.

　　3.WhatdowelearnaboutWoolworthsfromthenewsreport?

　　4.WhatdidWoolworthsattempttodorecently?

　　Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

　　Cairoisknownforitsovercrowdedroads,irregulardrivingpracticesandshakyoldvehicles,butalsoforitsairpollution.Inrecentmonths,though,environmentalstudiesindicatetherehavebeensignsofimprovement.That’sdueinparttotheremovalofmanyofthecapital’sold-fashionedblackandwhitetaxis.Mostofthesedatedbacktothe1960sand70sandwereinapoorstateofrepair.

　　Afternewlegislationdemandedtheirremovalfromtheroads,alowinterestloanschemewassetupwiththreeEgyptianbankssodriverscouldbuynewcars.Thegovernmentpaysabout$900foroldonestobediscardedandadvertisingonthenewvehicleshelpscoverrepayments.

　　Theideahasprovedpopularwithcustomers―theycannowtravelinair-conditionedcomfortandbecausethenewcabsaremetered,theydon’thavetoargueoverfares.Banksandcarmanufacturersaregladfortheextrabusinessintougheconomictimes.Asforthetaxidrivers,mostaredelightedtobebehindthewheelofnewcars,althoughtherehavebeenafewcomplaintsaboutswitchingfromblackandwhitetoaplainwhitecolour.

　　5.WhatchangetookplaceinCairorecently?

　　6.Whathelpedbringaboutthechange?

　　7.Whydocustomersnolongerarguewithnewcabdrivers?

　　SectionB

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　ConversationOne

　　W:

Morning,thisisTGC.

　　M:

Goodmorning.WalterBarryhere,callingfromLondon.CouldIspeaktoMr.Grand,please?

　　W:

Who’scalling,please?

　　M:

WalterBarry,fromLondon.

　　W:

Whatisitabout,please?

　　M:

Well,Iunderstandthatyourcompanyhasachemicalprocessingplant.Myowncompany,LCP,LiquidControlProducts,isaleaderinsafetyfromleaksinthefieldofchemicalprocessing.IwouldliketospeaktoMr.GrandtodiscusswaysinwhichwecouldhelpTGCprotectitselffromsuchproblemsandsavemoneyatthesametime.

　　W:

Yes,Isee.Well,Mr.Grandisnotavailablejustnow.

　　M:

CanyoutellmewhenIcouldreachhim?

　　W:

He’sverybusyforthenextfewdays–thenhe’llbeawayinNewYork.Soit’sdifficulttogiveyouatime.

　　M:

CouldIspeaktosomeoneelse,perhaps?

　　W:

Whoinparticular?

　　M:

Acolleagueforexample?

　　W:

You’respeakingtohispersonalassistant.IcandealwithcallsforMr.Grand.

　　M:

Yes,well,couldIringhimtomorrow?

　　W:

No,I’msorryhewon’tbefreetomorrow.Listen,letmesuggestsomething.Yousendusdetailsofyourproductsandservices,togetherwithreferencesfromothercompaniesandthenwe’llcontactyou.

　　M:

Yes,that’sverykindofyou.Ihaveyouraddress.

　　W:

Verygood,Mr….

　　M:

Barry.WalterBarryfromLCPinLondon.

　　W:

Right,Mr.Barry.Welookforwardtohearingfromyou.

　　M:

Thankyou.Goodbye.

　　W:

Bye.

　　Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　8.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman’scompany?

　　9.Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

　　10.Whatisthewoman’spositioninhercompany?

　　11.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

　　ConversationTwo

　　M:

You’regoingtowearoutthecomputer’skeyboard!

　　W:

Oh,hi.

　　M:

Doyouhaveanyideawhattimeitis?

　　W:

Abouttenorten-thirty?

　　M:

It’snearlymidnight.

　　W:

Really?

Ididn’tknowitwassolate.

　　M:

Don’tyouhaveanearlyclasstoteachtomorrowmorning?

　　W:

Yes,atseveno’clock.Mycommuterclass,thestudentswhogotoworkrightaftertheirlesson.

　　M:

Thenyououghttogotobed.Whatareyouwriting,anyway?

　　W:

AnarticleIhopeIcansell.

　　M:

Oh,anotherofyournewspaperpieces?

What’sthisoneabout?

　　W:

DoyourememberthetripItooklastmonth?

　　M:

TheoneuptotheAmazon?

　　W:

Well,that’swhatI’mwritingabout—thenewhighwayandthechangesit’smakingintheAmazonvalley.

　　M:

Itshouldbeinteresting.

　　W:

Itis.Iguessthat’swhyIforgotallaboutthetime.

　　M:

Howmanyarticleshaveyousoldnow?

　　W:

Aboutadozensofar.

　　M:

Whatkindofnewspapersbuythem?

　　W:

Thepapersthatcarryalotofforeignnews.TheyusuallyappearinthebigSundayeditionswheretheyneedalotofbackgroundstoriestohelpfillupthespacebetweentheads.

　　M:

Isthereanyfutureinit?

　　W:

Ihopeso.There’sachanceImaysellthisarticletoanewsservice.

　　M:

Thenyourstorywouldbepublishedinseveralpapers,wouldn’tit?

　　W:

That’stheidea.AndImightevenbeabletodootherstoriesonaregularbasis.

　　M:

Thatwouldbegreat.

　　Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　12.Whatisthewoman’soccupation?

　　13.Whatisthewomanwritingabout?

　　14.Wheredothewoman’sarticlesusuallyappear?

　　15.Whatdoesthewomanexpect?

　　SectionC

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　PassageOne

　　Intoday’sclass,we’lldiscussToniMorrison’snovelBeloved.AsI’msureyouallknow,Morrisonisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor,andit’snoteasytobeboth.Bornin1931,MorrisonhaswrittensomeofthemosttouchingandintelligentworksontheAfrican-Americanexperienceeverwrittenbyanyone,andyettocallheran“African-Americanwriter”doesn’tseemtodoherjustice.Inmanyways,she’ssimplyanAmericanwriter—andcertainlyoneofourbest.

　　Belovedisatrulyremarkablework.Itwasrecommendedfornearlyeverymajorliteraryprize,includingtheNationalBookAwardandtheNationalBookCriticsCircleAward,anditinfactwonthePulitzerPrizeforfictionin1988.MorrisonherselfisdistinguishedforhavingwontheNobelPrizeforliteraturein1993.

　　WhatmakesBeloveduniqueistheskillful,surewayinwhichMorrisonblendsintenselypersonalstorytellingandAmericanhistory,racialthemesandgenderthemes,theexperienceofBlackswiththeexperienceofallpeopleeverywhere,thedown-to-earthrealityofslaverywithasenseofmysteriousspirituality.

　　We’llbepayingspecialattentiontothesethemesaswediscussthiswork.I’mparticularlyinterestedinyourviewsontherelativeimportanceofraceandgenderinthisbook.IsitmoreimportantthatSethe,themaincharacter,isblackorthatshe’sawoman?

Whichcontributesmoretoherbeing?

WhatdoesMorrisontellusaboutboth?

　　Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　16.WhatdowelearnaboutToniMorrison?

　　17.WhathonordidToniMorrisonreceivein1993?

　　18.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutSethe,themaincharacterinMorrison’snovelBeloved?

　　PassageTwo

　　Thetopicofmytalktodayisgift-giving.Everybodylikestoreceivegifts,right?

Soyoumaythinkthatgift-givingisauniversalcustom.Butactually,therulesofgift-givingvaryquitealot,andnotknowingthemcanresultingreatembarrassment.InNorthAmerica,therulesarefairlysimple.Ifyou’r