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四级听力真题及答案

四级听力真题及答案

_年_月英语四级听力试题及答案

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

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W:

Ijustheardaboutareallybeautifulparkintheeastendofthetown.Therearealotofrosesinbloom.

M:

Whydon’twewalkoverthereandseeforourselves?

Q:

Whatwillthespeakersprobablydo?

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M:

Mypresentationisscheduledfor9:

30tomorrowmorningatthelecturehall.Ihopetoseeyouthere.

W:

Oh,sorry.IwasabouttotellyouthatIhaveanappointmentwithmydentistat9:

_o’clocktomorrow.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

_.

W:

Howlonghaveyoubeenrunningthiscompany?

M:

Twentyyearsifyoucanbelievethat.Ibroughtitfromasmalloperationtowhatitistoday.

Q:

Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

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M:

Haveyoureadthenewsonthecampusnet?

Susanhaswonthescholarshipforne_tyear.

W:

Iknewshewouldfromtheverybeginning.Suchabrilliantanddiligentgirl!

Shecertainlydeservesit.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

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W:

TakingabustoMiami,it’scheaperthangoingbytrain.

M:

That’strue.ButI’dratherpayalittlemorefortheaddedcomfortandconvenience.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

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M:

Ithinkit’stimewegotridofallthisoldfurniture.

W:

You’reright.Weneedtopromoteourimagebesidesit’snotarealantique.

Q:

Whatdothespeakersmean?

_.

M:

Thatwassomestormyesterday.HowwasIafraidIcouldn’tmakeithome.

W:

Yeah,mostoftheroadstomyhousewereflooded.Ididn’tgethomefromthelabuntilmidnight.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

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W:

Myboysarealwayscomplainingthatthey’rebored.

M:

Whydon’tyougetthemintosometeamsports?

MysonanddaughterplaysoccereverySaturday.Andtheybothlookforwardtoitallweek.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionB

Conversation1

W:

SoJohn,IhearyouandArthurshareajob,don’tyou?

M:

Yes.We’vesharedasalesjobatSonatechforabouttwoyearsnow.

W:

Well,howdoyoudivideupyourschedule?

M:

Youknowwearebothsalesrepresentatives,andwetakeordersoverthephone.Whenwestartedjobsharingitwasdifficult,becausewebothworkedalldayMonday.IworkedTuesdayandThursdayandArthurworkedWednesdayandFriday.TheproblemwasthatwhenIwasintheofficeonTuesday.Iwouldtalktopeople,thentheywouldcallbackonWednesdaywithaquestion.ButArthurcouldn’tanswerthequestionandhecouldn’taskmeaboutitbecauseIwasn’tintheoffice.Sohehadtoaskthepeopletocallmebackthene_tday,Thursday.Ofcourse,theydidn’tliketowaituntilthene_tdaytohavetheirquestionsanswered.

W:

Yes,thatsoundslikeaproblem.

M:

So,finallywedecidedthatArthurwouldworkinthemorningsandIwouldworkintheafternoons.Nowifsomeonecallswiththequestionformeinthemorning,Arthurtellsthemtocallmeintheafternoon.Thisway,peoplegettheirquestionsansweredthesameday.

W:

Whatdoyoudoaboutvacations?

M:

Well,Sonatechgivestheusualtwoweeksofvacationtofull-timeemployees,ItakeaweekandArthurtakesaweek.

W:

Itsoundslikejobsharinghasworkedoutwellforyou.

M:

Yes,ithas.Wearebothhappywithit.

Q_.WhatdoJohnandauthordoatSonatech?

Q_.WhatproblemdidJohnandArthurhavewhentheystartedjobsharing?

Q_.WhatdoesJohnsayabouttheirannualvacation?

Conversation2

W:

MayIseeyourlicense,please?

M:

Butofficer,didIdosomethingwrong?

W:

Doyoumeantosayyoudidn’tseethespeedlimitsignbackthere?

M:

Um,no,madam,IguessIdidn’t.

W:

Inotherwords,youdrovebytoofasttoreadit.Thesignsays35m/h.Aschoolisjustnearby,youknow?

M:

Don’tgetmewrong,butmyspeedometerdidn’treadmuchfasterthanthat.

W:

Then,whyisitthatmyradarshowedyouaregoing45?

Letmeputitanotherway.I’mgoingtogiveyouaticket.Again,mayIseeyourlicense,please?

M:

Hereitis,officer.Butletmee_plain.IwaslateforanimportantappointmentandIwasworriedthatIwouldn’tmakeitontime.So...

W:

Uha,justaminute,here.Yourlicenseisnolongervalid.Youshouldhaverenewedittwoweeksago.I’mgoingtohavetowriteyouupforthat,too.

M:

What?

Really?

W:

Yourlicensebecomesinvalidonyourbirthdayandthatwastwoweeksagoaccordingtothedatehere.Youareinviolationofthelaw—drivingwithoutavalidlicense.

M:

I’msorry,madam.Ihadn’trealizedthat.

W:

Here’stheticketfornothavingavalidlicense.ButI’monlygoingtogiveyouawarningaboute_ceedingthespeedlimit.Becarefulne_ttime.

M:

Yes,madam,officer,Iwill.Thankyou.

Q_.Wherewasthemanstoppedbythepoliceofficer?

Q23.Whatdidthemanclaimaboutthespeedlimitsign?

Q24.Whatdidthewomansayabouttheman’sdrivinglicense?

Q25.Whatwastheman’spenalty?

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionB

Passage1

SinceIstartedworkingpart-timeatagrocerystore,Ihavelearnedthatacustomerismorethansomeonewhobuysomething.Tome,acustomerisapersonwhosememoryfailsentirelyonceheorshestartstopushashoppingcard.Oneofthefirstthingscustomersforgetishowtocount.Thereisnootherwaytoe_plainhowsomanypeoplegetintheire_pressline,whichisclearlymarked_itemsorless,with_,25orevenacartloadofitems.Customersalsoforgetwhytheycametothestoreinthefirstplace.JustasIfinishringingupanorder,acustomerwillsay,“Oops,Iforgottopickupafreshloafofbread.Ihopeyoudon’tmindwaitingwhileIgogetit.”Fiveminuteslater,he’sbackwiththebread,abottleofmilk,andthreerollsofpapertowels.Strangeisthatseemscustomersalsoseemtoforgetthattheyhavetopayfortheirgroceries.InsteadofwritingacheckorlookingforacreditcardwhileIamringingupthegroceries,mycustomerswillwaituntilIannouncethetotal.Then,insurprise,shesays,“Ohno,whatdidIdowithmycheckbook?

”After5minutesofdiggingthroughherpurse,sheborrowsmypenbecauseshe’sforgottenhers.ButIhavetobetolerantofcustomersbecausetheypaymysalary,andthat’ssomethingIcan’taffordtoforget.

Q26.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcustomers’enteringthegrocerystore?

Q27.Whichcustomersaresupposedtobeinthee_pressline?

Q28.Whatdoesthespeakersaysomecustomersdowhentheyarriveatthecheck-outcounter?

Q29.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouthisjobattheendofthetalk?

Passage2

ThespeechdeliverystyleofEuropeansandAsianstendstobeveryformal.Speakersoftheseculturesoftenreadoralpresentationsfromcarefullyretainmanualscripts.Ontheotherhand,Americanspeakersaregenerallymoreinformalrelativetospeakersandothercultures.Americanaudiencesprefernatural,spontaneousdeliverythatconveysalivelysenseofcommunication.Theydon’trelaywelltospeakerswhoreadfromamanualscript.Ifyouuseanoutlineofyourideasinsteadofapreparete_t,yourspeechwillnotonlysoundmorenatural,butyouwillalsobeabletoestablishbetterrelationshipwithyourlistenersandkeeptheirattention.Thelanguageandstyleyouusewhenmakinganoralpresentationshouldnotbethesameasthelanguageinstyleyouusewhenwriting.Wellretaininformation,thatismeanttoberead,doesnotworkaswellwhenitisheard.Itis,therefore,importantforyoutoadaptretainte_tsoroutlinesforpresentations.Goodspeakersaremuchmoreinformalwhenspeakingthanwhenwriting.Theyalsousetheirownwordsanddeveloptheirownspeakingstyles.Wheneverpossible,theyuseshortwords.Listenersareappreciatedwhenspeakersusesimple,everydaywordsinapresentation.Oneadvantageisthatitismucheasierforspeakerstopronounceshortwordscorrectly.Anotheristhatlongandsophisticatedvocabularychoicesmakelisteningmoredifficult.

Question30to32

30.WhatdoesthespeakersayAmericanaudiencesprefer?

31.Whatshouldonepayattentiontowhenmakinganoralpresentation?

32.Whatdoesthespeakerfocusoninthetalk?

Passage3

Letchildrenlearntojudgetheirownwork

Achildlearningtotalkdoesnotlearnbybeingcorrectedallthetime.Ifcorrectedtoomuch,hewillstoptalking.Hecomparesathousandtimesadaythedifferencebetweenlanguageasheusesitandlanguageasthosearoundhimuseit.Bitbybit,hemakesthenecessarychangestomakehislanguagelikeotherpeople’s.Inthesameway,kidslearningtodoalltheotherthingstheylearnwithoutadultteachers,towalk,run,climb,rideabike,playgames,comparetheirownperformancewithwhatmoreskilledpeopledo,andslowlymaketheneededchanges.Butinschoolwenevergiveachildachancetodetecthismistakes.Wedoitallforhim.Weactasifwethoughthewouldnevernoticeamistakeunlessitwaspointedouttohim.Soonhebecomesdependentonthee_pert.Weshouldlethimdoithimself.Lethimfigureout,withthehelpofotherchildrenifhewantsit,whatthiswordsays,whatistheanswertothatproblem,whetherthisisagoodwayofsayingordoingthisorthat.

Ifrightanswersneedtobegiven,asinmathematicsorscience,givehimtheanswerbook.Lethimcorrecthisownpapers.Whyshouldweteacherswastetimeonsuchtediouswork?

Ourjobshouldbetohelpthechildrenwhentheytellusthattheycan’tfindthew