大学英语四级考试听力样题起.docx

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大学英语四级考试听力样题起

大学英语四级考试听力样题

　　PartII           ListeningComprehension          （25minutes）

　　SectionA

　　Directions:

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

Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

1.A）Christmas-timeattacksmadebySomalirebels.

B）AnexplosionatabusstationincentralNairobi.

C）Thekillingofmorethan70UgandansinKampala.

D）BlastssetoffbyaSomaligroupinUganda’scapital.

2.  A）OnChristmasEve.   

B）Justbeforemidnight.                            

C）Duringasecuritycheck.            

D）Inthesmallhoursofthemorning.

Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

3.A）Itislikelytoclosemanyofitsstores.

B）Itisknownforthequalityofitsgoods.

C）Itremainscompetitiveintherecession.

D）Itwillexpanditsonlineretailbusiness.

4.A）Expanditsbusinessbeyondgroceries.

B）Fire25,000ofitscurrentemployees.

C）CutitsDVDpublishingbusiness.

D）Sellthebusinessforonepound.

Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

5.A）Alltaxisbegantousemeters. 

B）Alltaxisgotairconditioning.

C）Advertisementswereallowedontaxis.

D）Oldtaxiswerereplacedwithnewcabs.

6.  A）Alowinterestloanscheme.      

B）Environmentalists’protests.          

C）Taxipassengers’complaints.      

D）Permissionforcaradvertising.

7.  A）Therearenomoreirregularpractices.

B）Allnewcabsprovideair-conditioning.

C）Newcabsareallequippedwithmeters.

D）Newlegislationprotectsconsumerrights.

　　SectionB

　　Directions:

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

ConversationOne

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.  A）IthasapartnershipwithLCP.  

B）ItisheadquarteredinLondon.         

C）Itspecializesinsafetyfromleaks.         

D）Ithasachemicalprocessingplant.

9.A）Heisachemist.       

B）Heisasalesman.                          

C）Heisasafetyinspector.                      

D）HeisMr.Grand’sfriend.

10.A）Thepublicrelationsofficer.   

B）Mr.Grand’spersonalassistant.          

C）Directorofthesafetydepartment.

D）Headofthepersonneldepartment.

11.A）WaitforMr.Grandtocallback. 

B）LeaveamessageforMr.Grand.

C）Providedetailsoftheirproductsandservices.

D）Sendacomprehensivedescriptionoftheirwork.

ConversationTwo

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12. A）Teacher.   

B）Journalist.                                         

C）Editor.                                  

D）Typist.

13. A）Somenewlydiscoveredscenicspot.

B）BigchangesintheAmazonvalley.

C）Anewrailwayunderconstruction.

D）ThebeautifulAmazonrainforests.

14. A）Innewsweeklies.                            

B）Inalocaleveningpaper.         

C）Innewspapers’Sundayeditions.         

D）InoverseaseditionsofU.S.magazines.

15. A）Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter.     

B）Tobeemployedbyanewspaper. 

 C）Togetherlifestorypublishedsoon.   

D）Tosellherarticlestoanewsservice.

　　SectionC

　　Directions:

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

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16. A）Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.

B）Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.

C）SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.

D）Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930’s.

17.A）TheBookCriticsCircleAward.      

B）TheNobelPrizeforliterature.    

C）ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction.    

D）TheNationalBookAward.

18. A）SheisarelativeofMorrison’s. 

B）SheisaslavefromAfrica.   

C）Sheisaskilledstoryteller.

D）Sheisablackwoman.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19. A）Theyareverygenerousingivinggifts.

B）Theyrefusegiftswhendoingbusiness.

C）Theyregardgiftsasatokenoffriendship.

D）Theygivegiftsonlyonspecialoccasions.

20. A）Theyenjoygivinggiftstootherpeople.

B）Theyspendalotoftimechoosinggifts.

C）Theyhavetofollowmanyspecificrules.

D）Theypayattentiontothequalityofgifts.

21.A）Gift-givingplaysanimportantroleinhumanrelationships.

B）Wemustbeawareofculturaldifferencesingivinggifts.

C）Wemustlearnhowtogivegiftsbeforegoingabroad.

D）Readingextensivelycanmakeoneabettergift-giver.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A）Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.

B）Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.

C）Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.

D）SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.

23.A）Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.

B）Shesoldherrestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.

C）Shegot7.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.

D）Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.

24.A）Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.

B）Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.

C）Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.

D）Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.

25.A）Shecarriedonherfamily’stradition.

B）Shemadehugedonationstocharities.

C）Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother’smoney.

D）Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestments.

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　　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.Whathelpedbringabout