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英语四级听力

CollegeEnglishTest（Band4）

PartIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Nowlet’sbeginwiththeeightshortconversations.

1.W:

Tom,wouldyoubeinterestedinservingonthemembershipcommitteethisyear?

M:

CanIgetbacktoyouonthatinafewdays?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

2.W:

WeshouldbuyagoodguidebookandstudyitbeforeourtriptoVancouver.

M:

Wecould.Buttheyareoverpriced.Whataboutthelibrary?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.W:

Youtookahistorycoursethisterm,didn’tyou?

Whatcanyousayaboutit?

M:

Well,thetroubleisthatInevergetthroughtheweeklyreadinglist,thoughsomebooksarequiteinteresting.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.M:

I’mtakingmygirlfriendtothefancynewrestaurantforherbirthdaytonight.

W:

Iwenttherelastweekend.Ifounditratherdisappointing.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

5.W:

Winterisoveratlast.Timetoputawaymyglovesandboots.

M:

I’vebeenwaitingforthisformonths.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

6.M:

Look,thecurtainisgoingupslowlyandallthelightsoverthestagearelitup.

W:

Yeah,theplayisstarting.Oh,somethingcaughtmysleeve.Givemeahandplease,Bob.

Q:

Wherearethespeakersnow?

7.W:

Youonlyhavewatertoserveyourguests?

M:

Thisisn’tjustplainwater.ThisismineralwaterfromTibet.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

8.W:

Whendoyouhavetimetodiscussourenvironmentalreport?

Ithinkwewillhavetomakesomerevisions.

M:

I’llbefreeat3o’clockthisafternoon.Butwhatexactlyneedstobechanged?

Q:

Whatarethespeakersgoingtodothisafternoon?

Nowyouwillhearthetwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

W:

Whyisitimportanttorecycle?

M:

Therearemanyreasons.Recyclingisonewaytokeepwasteoutoflandfills.Landfillsareplacestodumpwaste.Buttheyareunpopular,becausetheycanpollutethesoilusedtocoverthemandthat’sbadforpeoplewhomaybuildnewhomesthere.Recyclingalsoreusesvaluablerawmaterials,suchasaluminumandpaper.Finally,recyclingcanleavealowergarbagebill.Recyclinglowerstheamountofwasteputintolandfills,therefore,lessmoneyisspentforgarbagedisposal.

W:

Howhasrecyclingchangedovertheyears?

M:

Tenortwentyyearsago,youcouldbuymilkinreturnable,refillable,glassbottles,andmanypeoplerecycledvoluntarily.Nowyoubuymilkandotherproductsinplasticbottlesorpapercontainers.Becauseofthehighcostofdisposingofthesethingsinlandfills,manycitygovernmentsnowhaverecyclingprograms.

W:

Howdoesrecyclinghelptheenvironment?

M:

Recyclinghelpstheenvironmentmainlybysavingenergy.Forexample,ittakes95percentlessenergytoproducerecycledaluminumthantoproducenewaluminum.

W:

Canonepersonreallymakeadifference?

Ifonlyafewpeoplerecycle,thenwhat’sthepoint?

M:

Ifnotyou,thenwho?

Ifwecombineourefforts,wecanmakeadifference.Eachofuscontributestothewasteproblem.Allthemillionsoftonsofwastethatgointolandfillsstartedasanoldpairofslippers,abrokenTVset,orausedmagazinethatcamefromsomebody’shouse—maybeyours!

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.Whyarelandfillsunpopularaccordingtotheman?

10.Whatdoesthemansayhascontributedtotheincreasingamountofwasteovertheyears?

11.Accordingtotheman,howdoesrecyclinghelptheenvironment?

12.Whydoesthemansayeverybodyshouldmakeanefforttorecycle?

ConversationTwo

W:

CouldyoupleasegivemeinformationonairfaresfromMiamitoBellingham,Washington?

We’dlikeadviceonhowtoflyascheaplyaspossible.

M:

Let’ssee.Iwanttoadviseyoutopaythenormalone-wayeconomyclassfareof$555.IfyoucanflyonaTuesdayorWednesdayandbuyyourticketsatleast21daysinadvance,Isuggestyoubookaround-tripexcursionflight.

W:

Butwemaynotneedthereturntickets.

M:

That’sallright.Evenifyoudon’tusethem,youshouldbeabletosave$89overtheone-wayfare.Ofcourse,I’drecommendearlybooking.Yououghttotrytoreservethe“SuperSaver”seats.Thereareonlyafewofthemandtheyare50%cheaperthantheothers.

W:

Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.

M:

Wait,tosaveanotherhundreddollarsorso,whydon’tyoubookaflighttoVancouver,Canada?

W:

Butthat’sfartherthanwherewewanttogo

.M:

Iknow,butyoucantakeabusfromVancouverbacktoBellinghamandstillsavemoney.Andifyouaretravellingwithchildren,youmightbeabletogetadiscountifyouflyeconomyclass.Buttheydon’tgetanydiscount.Buttotaketheadvantageoftheairline’sguaranteefarepolicy,you’dhavetomakereservationsandpayforyourticketsatleastsixweeksinadvance.Tryandbeginthesearchforavailableseats...

W:

No,thankyou.M:

Excuseme?

W:

I’llcallyoubackifwedon’tdecidetodrive

.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

13.Whereisthewomanplanningtogo?

14.Whatisthewoman’spurposeincallingtheman?

15.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

SectionB

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Whatmakesapersonfamous?

Thisisamysterythatmanypeoplehavecarefullythoughtabout.Allkindsofmythssurroundthelivesofwell-knownpeople.MostpeoplearefamiliarwiththeworksofWilliamShakespeare,oneofthegreatestEnglishwritersofthe16thand17thcenturies.YethowmanyknowShakespeare,theperson,themanbehindtheworks?

Aftercenturiesofresearch,scholarsarestilltryingtodiscoverShakespeare'spersonalhistory.Itisnoteasilyfoundinhiswritings.Authorsofthetimecouldnotprotecttheirworks.Anactingcompany,forexample,couldchangeaplayiftheywantedto.Nowadays,writershavecopyrightsthatprotecttheirwork.ManymythsaroseaboutShakespeare.Somesaidhehadnoformaleducation.Othersbelievethathebeganhiscareerbytendingthehorsesofwealthymen.Allofthesemythsareinteresting,butaretheytrue?

Probablynot.Shakespeare'sfatherwasarespectedmaninStratford-on-Avon,amemberofthetowncouncil.HesentyoungWilliamtogrammarschool.MostpeopleofElizabethantimesdidnotcontinuebeyondgrammarschool.So,Shakespearedidhave,atleast,anaverageeducation.SomepartsofShakespeare'slifewillalwaysremainunknown.TheGreatLondonFireofl666burnedmanyimportantdocumentsthatcouldhavebeenasourceofclues.Wewillalwaysbeleftwithmanyquestionsandfewfacts.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutWilliamShakespeare?

17.WhatdowelearnaboutShakespeare'sfather?

18.WhydoesthespeakersaypartsofShakespeare'slifewillremainamystery?

PassageTwo

Almosteveryonesuffersfromaheadacheoccasionally.Butsomepeoplesufferfromrepeated,frequentheadaches.Aheadacheisimportantbecauseitcanbethefirstwarningofaseriousconditionthatcouldprobablybecontrolledifdiscoveredearly.Ifapersonremovesthewarning,dayafterday,withapain-killer,heorshemaypassthepointofeasycontrol.Theprofessionalnameforcoveringupasymptomis“masking.”Aheadachespecialistoncesaid,“Maskingsymptomsisnotthebestwayoftreatment.Sometimesitiswisertostandstillthantoadvanceindarkness.”Aheadacheofteninterferesneedlesslywithnormal,happyliving.Theemployeewithaheadachedoeslesswork.Inaflashoftemperheorshemayupsetfellowworkersorcustomers,causingadirectorindirectlosstotheorganization.Themotherwithaheadachesuffersanddisturbsthefamily.Sheupsetsherhusbandandchildren.Rest,quietandfreshairstopmanycommonheadaches.Lyingdownandpossiblyfallingasleepmayhelp.Onecanoftenhandletensionheadachesbyrubbingandpressingbackneckmuscles.Heatfromanelectricpadorawarmbathcanalsohelp.Becausehungermaybeoverlookedasaheadachesource,onemustmakeahabitofregularmeals.Ifamealmustbepostponedformorethananhour,asnackhelpstoavoidahungerheadache.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.Whydoesthespeakersayaheadacheisimportant?

20.Whatdospecialistssuggestwedowithheadaches?

21.Whatdoesthespeakersayhelpsrelievethesymptomsofcommonheadaches?

PassageThree

Ifyourpaycheckseemstobedisappearingintothinair,youmaybestuckinmoneytraps.Butdon’tdespair.Mostpeoplecangetunstuckwithoutgoingbankrupt.Thebiggestbudgetmistakeisnobudgetatall.Asonereaderputit,“wejustputallthebillsinapile,andtrytodecidewhichtopay.Assheandothershavelearned,however,themoneyusuallyrunsoutbeforethebillsdo.Thesameproblemplaguesmanywhodohavebudget.Inletterafterletterweread,“Itlooksgoodonpaper,butitneverseemstowork.”Whynot?

Oftenbecausethebudgetsareunrealistic.Thesolution:

makeadetailedrecordofwhereallyourmoneygoesnow;thenstudyitcarefully.Lookforexpensesthatcanbecutback.Anddon’tgi