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英语四级听力部分

2013年6月大学英语四级考试听力

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.

11.

W:

Whatareyoudoinginhere,Sir?

Didn'tyouseetheprivatesignoverthere?

M:

I'msorry.Ididn'tnoticeitwhenIcamein.I'mlookingforthemanager'soffice.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

12.

W:

Mike,what'stheproblem?

You'veknownfrommonththereportisduetoday.

M:

Iknow,butI'mafraidIneedanotherfewdays.ThedataishardtointerpretthanIexpected.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.

W:

Excuseme,Tony.HasmyparcelfromNewYorkarrived?

M:

Unfortunately,it'sbeendelayedduetothebadweather.

Q:

Whatisthewomanwaitingfor?

14.

W:

Pamsaidwewon'thavethepsychologytestuntiltheendofnextweek.

M:

Ellen,youshouldknowbetterthantotakePam'swordsforanything.

Q:

WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutPam?

15.

W:

Tom,wouldyoupleasewatchmysuitcaseforaminute?

Ineedtogomakeaquickphonecall.

M:

Yeah,sure.Takeyourtime.Ourtraindoesn’tleaveforanothertwentyminutes.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

16.

M:

Frankly,MaryisnotwhatI'dcalledeasy-going.

W:

Isee.Peopleinourneighborhoodfindithardtobelieveshe'smytwinsister.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

17.

M:

Howsoondoyouthinkthiscanbecleaned?

W:

Wehavesamedayservice,sir.Youcanpickupyoursuitafterfiveo'clock.

Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

18.

W:

Ireallyenjoythatpieceyoujustplayonthepiano.Ibetyougetalotofrequestsforit.

M:

Yousaidit.Peoplejustcan'tgetenoughofit.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

SectionB

Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

W:

Goodafternoon,Mr.Jones.IamTeresaChen,andI’llbeinterviewingyou.Howareyoutoday?

M:

Iamfine,thankyou.Andyou,MissChen?

W:

Good,Thanks.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourexperienceinthiskindofwork?

M:

Well,forseveralyears,ImanagedadepartmentfortheBrownstoneCompanyinDetroit,Michigan.NowIworkparttimebecauseIalsogotoschoolatnight.I’mgettingabusinessdegree.

W:

Oh,howinteresting.Tellme,whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjob?

M:

I’llfinishschoolinafewmonths,andI’dlikeafull-timepositionwithmoreresponsibility.

W:

Andwhywouldyouliketoworkforourcompany?

M:

BecauseIknowyourcompany’sworkandIlikeit.

W:

Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutyourspecialskillsandinterests?

M:

Ofcourse,I’mgoodatcomputersandIcanspeakSpanish.IusedtotakeclassesinSpanishatthelocalcollege.AndIliketravellingalot.

W:

Canyougivemeanyreferences?

M:

Yes,certainly.YoucantalktoMr.McCaw,myboss,attheBrownstoneCompany.Icouldalsogiveyouthenamesandnumbersofseveralofmyteachers.

W:

Allright,Mr.Jones,andwouldyouliketoaskmeanyquestions?

M:

Yes,IwonderwhenI’llbeinformedaboutmyapplicationforthejob.

W:

Well,we’llletyouknowassoonaspossible.Let’sstayintouch.Thankyouverymuchforcomingthisafternoon.

M:

Thankyou.

Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisworkingexperience?

20.Whydoesthemanwanttoleavehispresentjob?

21.Whatisthemaninterestedin?

22.Whatquestiondidthemanaskthewoman？

Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

M:

Lisa,Lisa!

Overhere,darling!

It'swonderfultoseeyou.Oh,Lisa,youlookmarvelous.

W:

Oh,Paul,youlooktired.Twomonthsawayinthecapital?

Paul,Ithinkyou'vebeenworkingtoohard.

M:

I'mfine.Thecityisveryhotthistimeoftheyear.It'sgoodtogetbacktosomefreshair.Youknow,Lisa,whattheysayaboutpregnantwomenreallyistrue.

W:

What'sthatPaul?

M:

Theysaytheylookbeautiful.

W:

Well,Ihadalotoftensionwhileyou'vebeenstudyinghardonyourcourseinD.C.

M:

Oh?

W:

Oh,don'tworry,allfromamanover50.Fatherhastoldallhisbusinessfriendsthegoodnewsaboutthebaby.Andthephonehasn'tstoppedringing.

M:

Oh,look,darling.There'sataxi.

W:

Paul,tellmeaboutthespecialprojectyoumentionedonthephone.Yousoundedveryexcitedaboutit!

M:

Youknow,I'velearnedalotfromtheproject.I'msurprisedthatwasstillinbusiness.

W:

That'sbecausewehaveawonderfulsalesmanager——you!

M:

Thanks.Butthat'snottheproblematall.Lisa,ourlittlecompany,anditislittlecomparedtothegiantsinthecity.Ourlittlecompany'sindanger.Weareoutofdate.Weneedtoexpand.Ifwedon't,wewillbeswallowedupbyoneofthegiants.

Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

23.WhatdowelearnaboutLisa?

24.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

25.Whatdoesthemansayabouthiscompany?

SectionC

Passage1

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Farmington,Utah,isamorepleasantcommunitysincealocalgirls'4-HclubimprovedMainStreet.Six4-Hgirlsworkedtocleanthe72footcurbsidethatwascoveredwithweeds,rocksandtrash.Eachmembervolunteeredtocleanupandtodiginplot,fiveflatsofflowers.Theyalsotooktermsinwatering,weedingandmaintainingtheplot.Participationinthisprojecthelpedthegirlsdevelopedanewattitudetowardstheirparentsoftheirownhomes;they'velearnedhowtoworkwithtools,andimprovetheirworkhabits.Onemothersaidthatbeforeherdaughterwasinvolvedinthisproject,shewouldnotevenpouraweed.TheexperienceonMainStreetstimulatedself-improvement,andencouragedmemberstotakeprideintheirhomegroundsandthetotalcommunity.Cityofficialscooperatedwiththe4-Hmembersinplantingtrees,buildingcookingfacilities,pick-metables,swingsandpublicrestrooms.The4-Hgirlsplantedtreesandtookcareofthemduringtheearlystagesofgrowth.Thetotalparkprojectneededmoreplantingsinthefollowingyears.Membersofthe4-Hclubagreedtofollowtheprojectthroughtocompletion,becausetheyreceivesatisfactionfromtheresultsofconstructivework.Theprojectisagrowingoneandisspreadfromtheparktotheschoolandtheshoppingcenter.Treesandflowershaveallbeenplantedintheshoppingcenter,makingtheatmospherepleasant.

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhatdowelearnaboutMainStreetinFarmington?

27.Whatdothe4-Hclubmembersdoaboutthecurbside?

28.Whathavethe4-Hgirlslearnedfromtheproject?

29.Whydothe4-Hgirlsagreetofollowtheparkprojectthroughtocomplete.

Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Passage2

Accordingtoasurveyonreadingconductedin2001bytheU.S.NationalEducationAssociation（NEA）,youngAmericanssayreadingisimportant,moreimportantthancomputersandscience.Over50%ofthe12to18yearsoldinterviewedsaytheyenjoyreadingalot.79%finditstimulatingandinteresting.And87%thinkitisrelaxing.About68%ofthosesurveyeddisagreedwiththeopinionthatreadingisboringorold-fashioned.

Overhalfteenagersinterviewedsaidtheyreadmorethantenbooksayear.Theresultsalsoshowthatmiddleschoolstudentsreadmorebooksthanhighschoolers.Over66%ofteensliketoreadfiction,suchasnovelsandstories.Over26%areinterestedinnon-fiction,suchhistorybooks.64%ofstudentslistedreadingstoriesaboutpeoplemyownage.That'safavoritetopic.Mysteriesanddetectivestoriescamesecondonthelistat53%.Justunder50%saidtheywereinterestedinreadingabouttheirowncultureintradition.Oftheteenagerswhoparticipatedinthesurvey,49%saidthatlibrariesarewheretheygetmostoftheirbooks.However,manycomplainthattheirschoollibrariesdonothaveenoughup-to-dateinterestingbooksandmagazines.EventhoughmanyteenagersintheUSenjoyreading,theystillhaveotherinterests.Whenaskedwhichactivitywouldbethemostdifficulttogiveupforaweek,48%saidlisteningtomusic.TVwouldbedifficulttogiveupfor25%ofthosesurveyed.

Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.Whatdoesthesurveyonteenagerreadingshow?

31.Whatbooksaremostpopularamongteenagersaccordingtothesurvey?

32.Whatactivitydoteenagersfindthemostdifficulttogiveupforaweek?

Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Passage3

Thankyouforcoming,everyone.Today’spresentationwillshowhowweseethedevelopmentofthemotorcarintheshorttomediumterm,andthatiswhywehaveinvitedallofyouheretoday.Let’sstartwithpower.It’sclearthatpetrol-drivenengineshavenofuture.Alreadytherearemanyalternativefuelvehiclesonthemarket,poweredbyanythingfromsolarpowertonaturalgas.Someindependentthinkershaveevenproducedcarsthatrunonvegetableoil.Butasweallknow,ofallthesealternativefuelvehicles,themostpracticalareelectricvehicles.Sure,inthepastelectricvehicleshavetheirproblems,namely,alimiteddrivingrange,andveryfewrechargingpoints,whichlimitedtheiruse.Now,however,recentdevelopmentsinelectricvehicletechnologymean