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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