大学英语四级考试试题及答案附听力原文和答案.docx

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大学英语四级考试试题及答案附听力原文和答案

2008年6月大学英语四级听力原文+答案

SectionA:

　　ShortConversation:

　　11.

　　M:

Todayisabaddayforme.Ifelloffastepandtwistedmyankle.

　　W:

Don’tworry,usuallyankleinjurieshealquicklyifyoustopregularactivitiesforawhile.

　　Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

　　12.

　　W:

MayIseeyouticket,please?

Ithinkyou’resittinginmyseat.

　　M:

Oh,you’reright.Myseatisinthebalcony.I’mterriblysorry.

　　Q:

Wheredoesconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

　　13.

　　W:

DoyouhearMr.Smithdieinhissleeplastnight?

　　M:

Yes,it’sverysad.Pleaseleteverybodyknowthatwhoeverwantstomayattendthefuneral.

　　Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

　　14.

　　M:

HaveyoutakenProfessorYang’sexambefore?

I’mkindofnervous.

　　W:

Yes.Justconcentrateontheimportantideasshe’stalkedaboutintheclassandignorethedetails.

　　Q:

HowdoesthewomensuggestthemanprepareforProfessorYang’sexam？

　　15.

　　W:

I’msosorrysir,andyou’llletmepaytohaveyourjacketcleaned,won’tyou?

　　M:

That’sallright.Itcouldhappentoanyone.AndI’msurethatcoffeedoesn’tleavelastingmarksonclothing.

　　Q:

Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?

　　16.

　　W:

HaveyouseenthemovieTheDeparted?

TheplotwassocomplicatedthatIreallygotlost.

　　M:

Yeah,Ifeltthesame,butafterIsawitasecondtime,Icouldputallthepiecestogether.

　　Q:

Howdidthetwospeakersfindthemovie?

　　17.

　　M:

I’mreallysurprisedyougotanAonthetest;youdidn’tseemtohavedonealotofreading.

　　W:

NowyouknowwhyInevermissedthelecture.

　　Q:

Whatcontributestothewoman’shighscore?

　　18.

　　W:

Haveyouheardaboutthenewdigitaltelevisionsystem?

Itletspeoplegetabout500channels.

　　M:

Yeah.ButIdoubtthey’llhaveanythingdifferentfromwhatwewatchnow.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　Longconversation

　　ConversationOne:

　　W:

Gosh!

Haveyouseenthis,Richard?

　　M:

Seewhat?

　　W:

Inthepaper.Itsays,thereisamangoingaroundpretendinghe’sfromtheelectricityboard.He’sbeencallingatpeople’shomes,sayingheiscomingtocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.Thenhegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupoftea,andwhiletheyareoutoftheroomhestealstheirmoney,handbagwhateverandmakesoffwithit.

　　M:

Butyouknow,Jane,it’spartlytheirownfault;youshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessyou’reexpectingthem.

　　W:

It’sallverywelltosaythat.Butsomeonecomestothedoor,andsayselectricityorgasandyouautomaticallythinktheyareOK,especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou

　　M:

DoesthismanhaveanIDthen?

　　W:

Yes,that’sjustit.Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetimeaccordingtothepaperthepolicearewarningpeopleespeciallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanappointment.It’sabitsad.Oneoldladytoldthemshe’djustbeentothepost-officetodrawherpensionwhenhecalled.Shesaidhemusthavefollowedherhome.Hestolethewholelot.

　　M:

Butwhatdoeshelooklike?

Surelytheymusthaveadescription.

　　W:

Oh,yestheyhave.Let’ssee,inhisthirties,tall,bushydarkhair,slightnorthernaccent,soundsabitlikeyouactually.

　　Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　19.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantoreadinthenewspaper?

　　20.Howdidthemanmentioninthenewspapertrytowinfurthertrustfromthevictims?

　　21.Whatisthewarningfromthepolice?

　　22.Whatdoesthewomanspeakertellusabouttheoldlady?

　　ConversationTwo:

　　M:

MissJones,couldyoutellmemoreaboutyourfirstjobwithhotelmarketingconcept?

　　W:

Yes,certainly.Iwasamarketingconsultantresponsibleformarketing10UKhotels.Theywereallluxuryhotelsinaleisuresectorallofaveryhighstandard.

　　M:

Whichmarketswereyouresponsiblefor?

　　W:

ForEuropeandJapan.

　　M:

IseefromyourresumethatyouspeakJapanese.HaveyoueverbeentoJapan?

　　W:

Yes,Ihave,IspentmonthsinJapan2006.Imetallthekeypeopleinthetouristindustry,thebigtouroperatorsandthetouristorganizations.AsIspeakJapaneseIhadaverybigadvantage.

　　M:

Yes,ofcourse.HaveyouhadanycontactwithJapaninyourpresentjob?

　　W:

Yes,I’vehadalot.CruiseshavebecomeverypopularwiththeJapanesebothforholidaysandforbusinessconferences.Infact,themarketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanesehasincreasedalotrecently.

　　M:

Really,I’minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat,butfirsttellmehaveyouevertraveledontheluxurytrain,theOrientExpress,forexample?

　　W:

No,Ihaven’t.ButI’vetraveledontheGlacialExpressthroughSwitzerlandandItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout8yearsago.Ilovetraintravel.That’swhyI’mveryinterestedinthisjob.

　　23.Whatdidthewomandoinherfirstjob?

　　24.WhatgivethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripinJapan?

　　25.Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenewjob?

　　Passage1

　　Time.Ithinkalotabouttimeandnotjustbecauseit'sthenameofthenewsorganizationIworkfor.Likemostworkingpeople,Ifindtime,orthelackofit,andnever-endingfrustrationandanunwinnablebattle.MyeverydayisaraceagainsttheclockthatInevereverseemtowin.Thisishardlyalonesomecomplaint.Accordingtothefamiliesandworkinstitutes,nationalstudyofthechangingworkforce,55percentofemployeessaytheydon'thaveenoughtimeforthemselves,63percentdon'thaveenoughtimefortheirspousesorpartners,and67percentdon'thaveenoughtimefortheirchildren.It'salsonotanewcomplaint.Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomefromhuntingwildanimalsandgatheringnutsandcomplainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopaintbattlescenesontheircavewalls.Thedifferenceisthatthebossofanimalhuntingandtheheadofnutgatheringprobablytoldthemtoshutupornosurvivalforyou.Today'sworkersarestilldemandingcontrolovertheirtime.Thedifferenceistoday'sbossesarelistening.I'vebeenreadingareportissuedtodaycalled"whenworkworks"producedjointlybythreeorganizations.Theysetuptofindandwarntheemployerswhoemploythemostcreativeandmosteffectivewaystogivetheirworkersflexibility.Ifoundthisreportworthreadingandsuggesteverybossshouldreaditforideas.

　　Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　Question26.Whatisthespeakercomplainingabout?

　　Question27.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutourancestors?

　　Question28.Whydoesthespeakersuggestallbossesreadthereportbythethreeorganizations?

　　Passage2

　　Lovingachildisacircularbusiness.Themoreyougive,themoreyouget,themoreyouwanttogive,***said.Whatshesaidprovestobetrueofmyblendedfamily.Iwasbornin1931.Astheyoungestofsixchildren,Ilearnedtosharemyparents'love.RaisingsixchildrenduringthedifficulttimesoftheGreatDepressiontookitstollonmyparents'relationshipandresultedintheirdivorcewhenIwas18yearsold.Daddyneverhadverycloserelationshipswithhischildrenanddriftedevenfartherawayfromusafterthedivorce.Severalyearslater,awonderfulwomancameintohislifeandtheyweremarried.Shehadtwosons,oneofthemstillathome.Underherinfluence,webecameablendedfamilyandagoodrelationshipdevelopedbetweenthetwofamilies.Shealwaystreatedusasifwewereherownchildren.Itwasbecauseofourothermother,Daddy'ssecondwife,thathebecameclosertohisownchildren.Theysharedover25yearstogetherbeforeourfatherpassedaway.Atthetimeofhisdeath,thequestioncameupofmymother,Daddy'sfirstwife,attendinghisfuneral.Iwillneverforgettheunconditionalloveshownbymystepmother.WhenIaskedherifshewouldobjecttomotherattendingDaddy'sfuneral,withoutgivingitasecondthought,sheimmediatelyreplied."Ofcoursenot,honey.Sheisthemotherofmychildren."

　　Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　Question29.Accordingtothespeaker,whatcontributedtoherparents'divorce?

　　Question30.Whatbroughtthefatherclosertohisownchildren?

　　Question31.Whatmessagedoesthespeakerwanttoconveyinthistalk?

　　Passage3

　　InFebruarylastyear,mywifelostherjob.Justassuddenly,theowneroftheGreenHousewhereIworkedasmanagerdiedofaheartattack.Hisfamilyannouncedthattheyweregoingtoclosethebusinessbecausenooneinthefamilywantedtorunit.Thingslookedprettygloomy.MywifeandIreadthewantadseachday.Thenonemorning,asIwashanginga"goingoutofbusiness"signatthegreenhouse,thedooropenedandinwalkedacustomer.Shewasanofficemanagerwhosecompanyhadjustmovedintothenewofficeparkontheedgeofthetown.Shewaslookingforpottedplantstoplaceinthereceptionareasinoffices."Idon'tknowanythingaboutplants",shesaid,"Iamsureinafewweeks,they'llallbedead.”WhileIwashelpingherselectherpurchases,mymindwasracing.Perhapsasmanyasadozenfirmsthatrecentlyopenedofficesinthenewofficeparkandtherewereseveralhundredmoreacreswithconstructionunderway.Thatafternoon,Idroveuptotheofficepark.By6o'clockthatevening,Ihadsignedcontactswith7companiestorentplantsfrommeandpaymeafeetomaintainthem.Withinaweek,IhadworkeddowntoanagreementtoleasetheGreenHousefromtheowner'sfamily.Businessisnowincreasingrapidly.AndonedaywehopetobetheproudownersoftheGreenHouse.

　　Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　Question32.Whatdowelearnaboutthegreenhouse?

　　Question33.Whatwasthespeakerdoingwhenthecustomerwalkedinonemorning?

　　Question34