大学英语四级听力原文及答案.docx

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大学英语四级听力原文及答案

2003年6月大学英语四级（CET-4）真题试卷

PartIListeningComprehension（20minutes）

SectionA

Directions:

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

1.W:

Gorge,lookatthelongwaitingline.Iamgladyou’vemadeareservation.

M:

Moreandmorepeopleenjoyeatingoutnow.Beside,thisplaceisespeciallypopularwiththeoverseasstudents.

Q:

Wheredidtheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A）Atatheatre.

B）Atabookingoffice.

C）Atarailwaystation.

D）Atarestaurant.

2.M:

Iwonderifyoucandropbytomorrowevening.TheStevensonsarecomingovertodinner.I’dlikeyoutomeetthem.

W:

Sure,I’dloveto.I’veheardtheyareveryinterestingpeople.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

A）Themanisinvitingthewomantodinner.

B）Thewomanistoobusytojointhemanfordinner.

C）ThewomanisafriendoftheStevensons.

D）ThemanisgoingtovisittheStevensons.

3.W:

ThepresentationmadebyProfessorJacksonwascomplicatedtounderstand.

M:

Well,Ithinkhedidn’tspeakslowlyenoughforustotakethenotes.

Q:

Whatdidthemancomplain?

A）Theprofessor’spresentationwasnotconvincingenough.

B）Theprofessor’slecturenotesweretoocomplicated.

C）Theprofessorspokewithastrongaccent.

D）Theprofessorspoketoofast.

4.W:

You’vegotyourapartmentfurnished,haven’tyou?

M:

I’veboughtsomeusedfurniturefromSundaymarket.Itwasarealbargain.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

A）Thefurnishedapartmentwasinexpensive.

B）Theapartmentwasprovidedwithsomeoldfurniture.

C）ThefurnitureinthemarketwasonsaleeverySunday.

D）Thefurnitureheboughtwasverycheap.

5.M:

Marydoesn’twantmetotakethejob.Shesaysourchildistooyoung.Andthejobrequiresmuchtravelling.

W:

Youshouldtalktoheragainandseeifyoucanfindawayout.Thinkaboutthegainsandlossesbeforeyoumakethedecision.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

A）Themanisthinkingabouttakinganewjob.

B）Themanlikesajobthatenableshimtotravel.

C）Themanissurethathewillgainmorebytakingthejob.

D）Themandoesn’twanttostayhomeandtakecareoftheirchild.

6.M:

Ihaven’tgotmyscoresontheGREtestyet.DoyouthinkIshouldcalltomakeinquiries?

W:

Thereisnohurry.Thetestscoresarereleasedatleasteightweeksafterthetest.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A）TaketheGREtestagainin8weeks.

B）Calltocheckhisscores.

C）Bepatientandwait.

D）Inquirewhenthetestscoresarereleased.

7.M:

Haveyoufinishedreadingthebookyouboughtlastmonth?

W:

Oh,Ididn’treadstraightthroughthewayyoureadanovel,Ijustcoveredafewchapterswhichinterestedmemost.

Q:

Howdidthewomanreadthebook?

A）Shereaditselectively.

B）Shewentoveritchapterbychapter.

C）Shereaditslowly.

D）Shefinisheditatastretch.

8.W:

Hello,Joe,Haven’tseenyouforquiteawhile.Areyoufine?

M:

Oh,yes,butnotathingtogoagainstme.Ihadacaraccident,onlysomeminorinjuriesthough.

Q:

WhathappenedtoJoe?

A）Hewaskeptinhospitalforalongtime.

B）Hewasslightlyinjuredinatrafficaccident.

C）Hewasseriouslywoundedinamineexplosion.

D）Hewasfinedforspeeding.

9.M:

Thetaxiiswaitingdownstairs,let’shurry.

W:

Waitaminute.I’lltakesomefoodwithus.Idon’tlikethemealservedonthetrain.

Q:

Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A）Waitforataxi.

B）Buysomefood.

C）Goonatrip.

D）Booktraintickets.

10.W:

Isthatoptionalcourseashardaseverybodysays?

M:

It’sactuallyevenworse,believeitornot.

Q:

Whatdidthemansayaboutthecourse?

A）It’snotashardasexpected.

B）It’stootoughforsomestudents.

C）It’smuchmoredifficultthanpeoplethink.

D）It’sbelievedtobethehardestoptionalcourse.

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicemarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

MyfatherwokemeupearlyonemorningwhenIwasfourteenandannounced“Getup.Youaregoingwithmetocutgrass.”IfeltproudandexcitedbecausemyfatherthoughtIwasresponsibleenoughtohelphiminhisbusiness.Still,thatfirstdaywasveryhard.Fromsunrisetosunset,myfather,myyoungerbrotherandIcutandtverylargeyardsinwell-to-dopartofthecity.BytheendofthedayIwasexhausted,butIfeltgood.Iputoutahardday’slaborandearnedsixdollars.Oneday,myfatherspottedsomeweedsIhavemisscuttingandpulledmeinside.“Cutthatsectionagain!

”hesaidfirmly“anddon’tmakemehavetotellyouagain.”Themessagewasveryclear.TodayIstresstheimportanceofdoingthejobrightthefirsttime.EveryjobIhaveheldfromcuttinglawnstowashdishestoworkingamachineontheconstructionsite.Ihavelearnedsomethingthathelpmeinmynextjob.Ifyouworkhardenough,youcanlearnfromanyjobyoudo.

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.Howdidthespeakerfeelwhenhisfatheraskedhimtohelpcutgrass?

A）Anxiousandworried.

B）Proudandexcited.

C）Nervousandconfused.

D）Inspiredandconfident.

12.Whatdidhisfatherdowhenthespeakermissedcuttingsomeleaves?

A）Hisfatherscoldedhimseverely.

B）Hisfathertookbackthesixdollars.

C）Hisfathermadehimdothecuttingagain.

D）Hisfathercuttheleaveshimself.

13.Whatdidthespeakerwanttotellusinthispassage?

A）Onecanbenefitalotfromworkingwithhisfather.

B）Manuallabourersshouldn’tbelookeddownupon.

C）Oneshouldalwaysdohisjobearnestly.

D）Teenagerstendtobecareless.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Iamlivinginasmallvillageinthecountry.MywifeandIrunavillageshop.Wehaveaverypeacefullive,boringsomemysay.Butweloveit.Weknowallthepeopleinthevillage.Theyhaveplentyoftimetostopandchat.Ihaveplentyoftimeformyhobbiestoo--gardening,fishing,andwalkinginthecountryside.Ilovetheoutdoorlife.Itwasn’talwayslikethisthoughIusedtohaveareallystressfuljob,workingsolateintheofficeeveryevening.Ioftenbringworkhomeattheweekends.Theadvertisingworldisverycompetitive.AndwhenIlookback,Ican’timaginehowIstoodit.Ihavenoprivatelifeatall.Notimeforthereallyimportantthingsinlife.Becauseofthepressureofthejob,Iusedtosmokeanddrinktoomuch.Thecrisiscamewhenmywifeleftme.ShecomplaintthatsheneversawmeandIhadnotimeforfamilylife.Thismademerealizewhatisreallyimportanttome.Italkedthingsthroughwithheranddecidedtogetbacktogetherandstartedanewandbetterlifetogether.Igaveuptobaccoandalcoholandsearchedfornewhobbies.NowIamafraidoflookingbacksincethepastlifeseemedlikeahorribledream.

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.Whatdidthespeakerdoforaliving?

A）Heranavillageshop.

B）Heworkedonafarm.

C）Heworkedinanadvertisingagency.

D）Hewasagardener.

15.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker’slifeinthepast?

A）Itwasstressful.

B）Itwascolorful.

C）Itwaspeaceful.

D）Itwasboring.

16.Whatmadethespeakerchangehislifestyle?

A）HisdesiretostartIrisownbusiness.

B）Thecrisisinhisfamilylife.

C）Thedeclineinhishealth.

D）Hisdreamoflivinginthecountryside.

PassageThree

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

“Whereistheuniversity?

”isthequestionmanyvisitorstoCambridgeask.Butnoonecouldpointatanyonedirectionbecausethereisnocampus.Theuniversityconsistsof31self-governingcolleges.Ithaslecturehalls,libraries,laboratories,museumsandofficesthroughoutthecity.Individualcollegeschoosetheirownstudentswhohavetomeettheirminimumentrancerequirementssetbytheuniversity.Andthegraduatesusuallyliveandstudyintheircollegesbuttheyaretaughtinveryfullgroups.Lecturesandlaboratoriesandpracticalworkareorganizedbytheuniversityandheldinuniversitybuildings.Thereareovertenthousandundergraduatesandthreethousandfivehundredpost-graduates.About40%ofthemarewomenandsome8%fromoverseas.Aswellasteaching,researchisofmajorimportance.Sincethebeginningofthetwentiethcentury,morethansixtyuniversitymembershavewonNobelprizes.Theuniversityhasahugenumberofbuildingsforteachingandresearch.Ithasmorethan60specialistsubjectlibrariesaswellastheuniversitylibrary,whichasthecopy-rightlibraries,isentitledtoacopyofeverybookpublishedinBritain.Examinationsareheldanddegreesareawardedbytheuniversity.Itallowedwomentotaketheuniversityexamsinthe1881,butitwasthenotuntil1941thattheywereawardeddegrees.

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.WhyisitdifficulttolocatedCambridgeUniversity?

A）Becausetherearenosignstodirectthem.

B）Becausenotourguidesareavailable.

C）Becauseallthebuildingsinthecitylookalike.

D）Becausetheun