2011年12月大学英语四级听力
Part III Listening Comprehension Section A
11. A. Read the notice on the window
C. Go and ask the staff
B. Get a new bus schedule D. Board the bus to Cleveland
12. A. He was looking forward to seeing the giraffes.
B. He enjoyed watching the animal performance. C. He got home too late to see the TV special D. He fell asleep in the middle of the TV program. 13. A. She wants to take the most direct way.
B. She may be late for the football game. C. She is worried about missing her flight. D. She is currently caught in a traffic jam. 14. A. At a restaurant boat
15. A. He is an experienced sales manager.
B. He is being interviewed for a job. C. He is a close friend of the woman. D. He is good at answering tricky questions. 16. A. The man should consider his privacy first.
B. The man will choose a low-rent apartment.
B. In a fish shop
C. At a clinic
D. On a fishing
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C. The man is not certain if he can find a quieter place D. The man is unlikely to move out of the dormitory. 17. A. The woman is going to make her topic more focused.
B. The man and woman are working on a joint project. C. One should choose a broad topic for a research paper. D. It tool a lot of time to get the man on the right track. 18. A. They went camping this time last year.
B. They didn
’t quite enjoy their last picnic.
C. They learned to cooperate under harsh conditions. D. They weren
’t experienced in organizing picnics.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A. H
e likes Sweden better than England.
B. He prefers hot weather to cold weather. C. He is an Englishman living in Sweden. D. He visits London nearly every winter. 20. A. The bad weather The long night 21. A. Delightful
B. Painful
C. Depressing D. Refreshing
B. They work hard and play hard
D. They try to earn more and
B. The gloomy winter
C. The cold houses
D.
22. A. They often stay up late reading
C. They like to go camping in summer spend more
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Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A. English Literature Administration 24. A. English teaching
C. Careers guidance 25. A. Its generous scholarships
C. Its well-designed courses
B. Staff training
D. Psychological counseling
B. Its worldwide fame
D. Its pleasant environment
B. Management
C. French D.
Public
Section B Passage One
26. A. Characteristics of Japanese artists Japanese culture
C. The art of Japanese brush painting Japanese art
27. A. To calm themselves down concentration
C. To show their impatience interest
28. A. How listeners in different cultures show respect
B. How speakers can win approval from the audience C. How speakers can misunderstand the audience
D. To signal
lack of
B.
To
enhance
D. The uniqueness of B.
Some
features
of
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D. How different Western and Eastern art forms are Passage Two
29. A. Directing personnel evaluation equipment
C. Drawing up plans for in-service training recruiting employees
30. A. Some of his equipment was damaged in a fire
B. The training program he ran was a failure C. Two of his workers were injured at work committed theft
31. A. A better relationship with his boss position
C. A better-paying job in another company company’s management
32. A. She has more self-confidence than Chris
B. She works with Chris in the same division
C. She has more management experience than Chris D. She is competing with Chris for the new job Passage Three
33. A. They help us see the important values of a culture
B. They guide us in handling human relationships C. They help us express ourselves more effectively
D. Improvement
in the
B. Advancement to a higher
D. Two of his employees D.
Interviewing
and
B. Buying and maintaining
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D. They are an infinite source of human knowledge 34. A. Their wording may become different change
C. Their origins can no longer be traced misinterpreted occasionally
35. A. Certain values are shared by a large number of cultures
B. Some proverbs are assuming more and more importance C. Old proverbs are constantly replaced by new ones D. Certain values have always been central to a culture
D.
They
may
be
B. The values they reflect may
Section C Dictation
Our lives are woven together. As much as I enjoy my own 36________. I no longer imagine I can get through a 37________ day, much less all my life, 38________ on my own. Even if I am on 39________ in the mountains, I am eating food someone else has grown, living in a house some else has built, wearing clothes someone else has 40________ from cloth woven by others, using 41________ someone else is distributing
to my house. 42________ of
interdependence is everywhere. We are on this 43________ together.
As I was growing up, 44____________________________________________. your own way”, “stand on your own two feet
when I was face-to-face with consequences of some action:
”, or my mother
’s favorite
“Now that you
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made your bed, lie on it!culture,
I
imagine
” Total independence is a dominant theme in our
that
45________________________
________________________________. But the teaching was shaped by our cultural images, and instead I grew up believing that I was supposed to be totally “independent
” and consequently became very reluctant to ask for help.
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Section A
11. A) He is careless about his appearance. B) He is ashamed of his present condition. C) He changes jobs frequently. D) He shaves every other day.
12. A) Jane may be caught in a traffic jam. B) Jane should have started a little earlier. C) He knows what sort of person Jane is. D) He is irritated at Jane.
13. A) Training for the Mid-Atlantic Championships. B) Making preparations for a trans-Atlantic trip. C) Collecting information about baseball games.
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D) Analyzing their rivals' on-field performance.
14. A) He had a narrow escape in a car accident. B) He is hospitalized for a serious injury. C) He lost his mother two weeks ago. D) He has been having a hard time.
15. A) The woman has known the speaker for a long time. B) The man had difficulty understanding the lecture. C) The man is making a fuss about nothing. D) The woman thinks highly of the speaker.
16. A) He has difficulty making sense of logic. B) Statistics and logic are both challenging subjects. C) The woman should seek help from the tutoring service. D) Tutoring services are very popular with students.
17. A) Her overcoat is as stylish as Jill's. B) Jill missed her class last week. C) Jill wore the overcoat last week. D) She is in the same class as the man.
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18. A) A computer game. B) An imaginary situation. C) An exciting experience. D) A vacation by the sea.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) Beautiful scenery in the countryside. B) Dangers of cross-country skiing. C) Pain and pleasure in sports. D) A sport he participates in.
20. A) He can't find good examples to illustrate his point. B) He can't find a peaceful place to do the assignment.
C) He doesn't know how to describe the beautiful country scenery. D) He can't decide whether to include the effort part of skiing.
21. A) New ideas come up as you write. B) Much time is spent on collecting data. C) A lot of effort is made in vain.
D) The writer's point of view often changes.
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Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. A) Journalist of a local newspaper. B) Director of evening radio programs. C) Producer of television commercials. D) Hostess of the weekly \"Business World\".
23. A) He ran three restaurants with his wife's help. B) He and his wife did everything by themselves. C) He worked both as a cook and a waiter. D) He hired a cook and two local waitresses.
24. A) He hardly needs to do any advertising nowadays. B) He advertises a lot on radio and in newspapers. C) He spends huge sums on TV commercials every year. D) He hires children to distribute ads in shopping centers.
25. A) The restaurant location.
B) The restaurant atmosphere. C) The food variety. D) The food price.
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Section BPassage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 26. A) Its protection is often neglected by children. B) It cannot be fully restored once damaged. C) There are many false notions about it. D) There are various ways to protect it.
27. A) It may make the wearer feel tired. B) It will gradually weaken the eyes of adults. C) It can lead to the loss of vision in children. D) It can permanently change the eye structure.
28. A) It can never be done with high technology. B) It is the best way to restore damaged eyesight. C) It is a major achievementin eye surgery. D) It can only be partly accomplished now.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. A) They think they should follow the current trend.
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B) Nursing homes are well-equipped and convenient. C) Adult day-care centers .
D) They have jobs and other commitments.
30. A) They don't want to use up all their life savings. B) They fear they will regret it afterwards. C) They would like to spend more time with them. D) They don't want to see their husbands poorly treated.
31. A) Provide professional standard care. B) Be frank and seek help from others. C) Be affectionate and cooperative. D) Make use of community facilities.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. A) Health and safety conditions in the workplace. B) Rights and responsibilities of company employees. C) Common complaints made by office workers. D) Conflicts between labor and management.
33. A) Replace its out-dated equipment.
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B) Improve the welfare of affected workers. C) Follow the government regulations strictly. D) Provide extra health compensation.
34. A) They requested to transfer to a safer department. B) They quit work to protect their unborn babies. C) They sought help from union representatives. D) They wanted to work shorter hours.
35. A) To show how they love winter sports. B) To attract the attention from the media. C) To protect against the poor working conditions. D) To protect themselves against the cold weather. Section C
Contrary to the old warning that time waits for no one, time slows down when you are on the move. It also slows down more as you move faster,
which means astronauts(宇航员)__________ someday may (36)__________ so long in space that they would return to an Earth of the (37)__________ future. If you could move at the speed of light, your time would stand still. If you could move faster than light, your time would move (38)__________ .
Although no form of matter yet (39)__________ moves as fast as or faster than light, (40)__________ experiments have already confirmed that accelerated
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(41)__________ causes a traveler's time to be stretched. Albert Einstein (42)__________ this in 1905, when he (43)__________ the concept of relative time as part of his Special Theory of Relativity. A search is now under way to confirm
the
suspected
existence
of
particles
of
matter
(44)______________________________ .
An obsession(沉迷)__________ with time-saving, gaining, wasting, losing, and mastering it-(45)______________________________ . Humanity also has been obsessed
with
trying
to
capture
the
meaning
of
time.
Einstein
are
(46)______________________________ . Thus, time and time's relativity
measurable by any hourglass, alarm clock, or an atomic clock that can measure a billionth of a second.
2010年12月大学英语四级听力
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A
11. [A] The man should visit the museums. [C] The beach resort is a good choice. [B] She can
’t stand the hot weather. [D] She enjoys staying in Washington.
12. [A] Her new responsibilities in the company. [B] What her job prospects are. [C] What the customers
’ feedback is.
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[D] The director’s opinion of her work.
13. [A] Combine her training with dieting. [B] Repeat the training every three days. [C] Avoid excessive physical training. [D] Include weightlifting in the program. 14. [A] When she will return home. [B] Whether she can go by herself. [C] Whether she can travel by air. [D] When she will completely recover.
15. [A] The woman knows how to deal with the police. [B] The woman had been fined many times before. [C] The woman had violated traffic regulations. [D] The woman is good at finding excuses. 16. [A] Switch off the refrigerator for a while. [B] Have someone repair the refrigerator. [C] Ask the man to fix the refrigerator. [D] Buy a refrigerator of better quality.
17. [A] He owns a piece of land in the downtown area. [B] He has got enough money to buy a house. [C] He can finally do what he has dreamed of. [D] He is moving into a bigger apartment. 18. [A] She is black and blue all over.
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[B] She has to go to see a doctor.
[C] She stayed away from work for a few days. [D] She got hurt in an accident yesterday.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] She was a bank manager. [B] She was a victim of the robbery. [C] She was a defence lawyer. [D] She was a witness to the crime.
20. [A] A tall man with dark hair and a moustache. [B] A youth with a distinguishing mark on his face. [C] A thirty-year-old guy wearing a light sweater. [D] A medium-sized young man carrying a gun.
21. [A] Identify the suspect from pictures. [C] Have her photo taken for their files.
[B] Go upstairs to sign some document. [D] Verify the record of what she had said.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. [A] By reading a newspaper ad. [C] By listening to the morning news. [B] By seeing a commercial on TV
. [D] By calling an employment service.
23. [A] She could improve her foreign languages. [B] She could work close to her family. [C] She could travel overseas frequently.
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[D] She could use her previous experiences.
24. [A] Taking management courses. [C] Working as a secretary. [B] Teaching English at a university. [D] Studying for a degree in French. 25. [A] Prepare for an interview in a couple of days. [B] Read the advertisement again for more details. [C] Send in a written application as soon as possible. [D] Get to know the candidates on the short list.
Section B Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. [A] They cannot see the firefighters because of the smoke. [B] They do not realize the danger they are in. [C] They cannot hear the firefighters for the noise. [D] They mistake the firefighters for monsters. 27. [A] He travels all over America to help put out fires. [B] He often teaches children what to do during a fire. [C] He teaches Spanish in a San Francisco community. [D] He provides oxygen masks to children free of charge. 28. [A] He saved the life of his brother choking on food. [B] He rescued a student from a big fire. [C] He is very good at public speaking.
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[D] He gives informative talks to young children. 29. [A] Firefighters play an important role in America. [B] Kids should learn not to be afraid of monsters. [C] Carelessness can result in tragedies. [D] Informative speeches can save lives. Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. [A] To satisfy the needs of their family. [B] To fully realize their potential. [C] To make money for early retirement. [D] To gain a sense of their personal worth.
31. [A] They may have to continue to work in old age. [B] They may regret the time they wasted.
[C] They may have nobody to depend on in the future. [D] They may have fewer job opportunities. 32. [A] Making wise use of your time. [B] Enjoying yourself while you can. [C] Saving as much as you can. [D] Working hard and playing hard. Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. [A] Hardworking students being accused of cheating.
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[B] Boy students being often treated as law-breakers. [C] Innocent people being suspected groundlessly. [D] Junior employees being made to work overtime.
34. [A] Forbidding students to take food out of the restaurant. [B] Requesting customers to pay before taking the food. [C] Asking customers to leave their bags on the counters. [D] Allowing only two students to enter at a time.
35. [A] He was taken to the manager. [C] He was asked to leave. [B] He was closely watched. [D] He was overcharged.
Section C
Writing keeps us in touch with other people. We write to communicate with relatives and friends. We write to (36) _____________ our family histories so our children and grandchildren can learn and (37) _____________their heritage (统). With computers and Internet connections in so many (38) _____________, colleges, business, people e-mailing friends and relatives all the time—or talking to them in writing in online (39) _____________ rooms. It is cheaper than calling long distance, and a lot more (40) _____________ than waiting until Sunday for the telephone (41) _____________ to drop. Students are e-mailing their professors to (42) _____________ and discuss their classroom assignments and to (43) _____________ them. They are e-mailing classmates to discuss and collaborate
(
合
作
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on
homework.
(44) 传
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__________________________________________________________. Despite the growing importance of computers, however, there will always be a
place
and
need
for
the
personal
letter.
what
(45) the
____________________________________________________. No matter content of the message, its real point is,
“I want you to know that I care ab
you.” (46) ____________________________________________________________________, but only in the success of human relationships.
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
11. A) He is careless about his appearance. B) He is ashamed of his present condition. C) He changes jobs frequently.
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D) He shaves every other day.
12. A) Jane may be caught in a traffic jam. B) Jane should have started a little earlier. C) He knows what sort of person Jane is. D) He is irritated at Jane.
13. A) Training for the Mid-Atlantic Championships. B) Making preparations for a trans-Atlantic trip. C) Collecting information about baseball games. D) Analyzing their rivals' on-field performance.
14. A) He had a narrow escape in a car accident. B) He is hospitalized for a serious injury. C) He lost his mother two weeks ago. D) He has been having a hard time.
15. A) The woman has known the speaker for a long time. B) The man had difficulty understanding the lecture. C) The man is making a fuss about nothing. D) The woman thinks highly of the speaker.
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16. A) He has difficulty making sense of logic. B) Statistics and logic are both challenging subjects. C) The woman should seek help from the tutoring service. D) Tutoring services are very popular with students.
17. A) Her overcoat is as stylish as Jill's. B) Jill missed her class last week. C) Jill wore the overcoat last week. D) She is in the same class as the man.
18. A) A computer game. B) An imaginary situation. C) An exciting experience. D) A vacation by the sea.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) Beautiful scenery in the countryside. B) Dangers of cross-country skiing. C) Pain and pleasure in sports. D) A sport he participates in.
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20. A) He can't find good examples to illustrate his point. B) He can't find a peaceful place to do the assignment.
C) He doesn't know how to describe the beautiful country scenery. D) He can't decide whether to include the effort part of skiing.
21. A) New ideas come up as you write. B) Much time is spent on collecting data. C) A lot of effort is made in vain.
D) The writer's point of view often changes.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. A) Journalist of a local newspaper. B) Director of evening radio programs. C) Producer of television commercials. D) Hostess of the weekly \"Business World\".
23. A) He ran three restaurants with his wife's help. B) He and his wife did everything by themselves. C) He worked both as a cook and a waiter. D) He hired a cook and two local waitresses.
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24. A) He hardly needs to do any advertising nowadays. B) He advertises a lot on radio and in newspapers. C) He spends huge sums on TV commercials every year. D) He hires children to distribute ads in shopping centers.
25. A) The restaurant location.
B) The restaurant atmosphere. C) The food variety. D) The food price.
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Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
11.A) He has proved to be a better reader than the woman. B) He has difficulty understanding the book. C) He cannot get access to the assigned book. D) He cannot finish his assignment before the deadline. 12.A) She will drive the man to the supermarket.
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B) The man should buy a car of his own. C) The man needn't go shopping every week. D) She can pick the man up at the grocery store. 13.A) Get more food and drinks. B) Ask his friend to come over. C) Tidy up the place. D) Hold a party.
14.A) The talks can be held any day except this Friday. B) He could change his schedule to meet John Smith. C) The first-round talks should start as soon as possible. D) The woman should contact John Smith first. 15.A) He understands the woman's feelings. B) He has gone through a similar experience. C) The woman should have gone on the field trip. D) The teacher is just following the regulations. 16.A) She will meet the man halfway. B) She will ask David to talk less. C) She is sorry the man will not come. D) She has to invite David to the party.
17.A) Few students understand Prof. Johnson's lectures. B) Few students meet Prof. Jonson's requirements. C) Many students find Prof. Johnson's lectures boring.
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D) Many students have dropped Prof. Johnson's class. 18.A) Check their computer files. B) Make some computations. C) Study a computer program. D) Assemble a computer.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19.A) It allows him to make a lot of friends. B) It requires him to work long hours. C) It enables him to apply theory to practice. D) It helps him understand people better. 20.A) It is intellectually challenging.
B) It requires him to do washing-up all the time. C) It exposes him to oily smoke all day long. D) It demands physical endurance and patience. 21.A) In a hospital. B) At a coffee shop. C) At a laundry. D) In a hotel.
22.A) Getting along well with colleagues. B) Paying attention to every detail. C) Planning everything in advance. D) Knowing the needs of customers.
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Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23.A) The pocket money British children get. B) The annual inflation rate in Britain.
C) The things British children spend money on. D) The rising cost of raising a child in Britain. 24.A) It enables children to live better. B) It goes down during economic recession. C) It often rises higher than inflation. D) It has gone up 25% in the past decade. 25.A) Save up for their future education. B) Pay for small personal things. C) Buy their own shoes and socks. D) Make donations when necessary.
Section B
Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 26.A) District managers. B) Regular customers. C) Sales directors. D) Senior clerks.
27.A) The support provided by the regular clients.
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B) The initiative shown by the sales representatives. C) The urgency of implementing the company's plans. D) The important part played by district managers. 28.A) Some of them were political-minded. B) Fifty percent of them were female. C) One third of them were senior managers. D) Most of them were rather conservative. 29.A) He used too many quotations. B) He was not gender sensitive. C) He did not keep to the point. D) He spent too much time on details. Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30.A) State your problem to the head waiter. B) Demand a discount on the dishes ordered. C) Ask to see the manager politely but firmly. D) Ask the name of the person waiting on you. 31.A) You problem may not be understood correctly. B) You don't know if you are complaining at the right time. C) Your complaint may not reach the person in charge. D) You can't tell how the person on the line is reacting. 32.A) Demand a prompt response.
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B) Provide all the details. C) Send it by express mail. D) Stick to the point. Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33.A) Fashion designer B) Architect. C) City planner. D) Engineer.
34.A) Do some volunteer work. B) Get a well-paid part-time job. C) Work flexible hours.
D) Go back to her previous post.
35.A) Few baby-sitters can be considered trustworthy. B) It will add to the family's financial burden. C) A baby-sitter is no replacement for a mother. D) The children won't get along with a baby-sitter.
Section C
Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter, more (36)______, less afraid of what he doesn't know, better at finding and (37) ______ things out, more confident, resourceful (
机敏的), persistent
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and (38) ______ than he will ever be again in his schooling – or, unless he is
very (39) ______ and very lucky, for the rest of his life. Already, by paying close attention to and (40) ______ with the world and people around him, and without any school-type (41) ______ instruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated and (42)______ than anything he will be asked to do in school, or than any of his teachers has done for years. He has solved the (43) ______ of language. He has discovered it –babies don't even know that
language exists – and (44) ________________________________________________. He has done it by exploring, by experimenting, by developing his own model of
the grammar of language, (45) ________________________________________________ until it does work. And while he has been doing this, he has been learning
other things as well, (46) ________________________________________________, and many that are more complicated than the ones they do try to teach him.
2009年12月大学英语四级考试听力
Part
Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 11. A) Get some small change. B) Find a shopping center. C) Cash a check at a bank. D) Find a parking meter. 12. A) Shopping with his son. B) Buying a gift for a child.
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C) Promoting a new product. D) Bargaining with a salesgirl. 13. A) Taking photographs. B) Enhancing images. C) Mending cameras. D) Painting pictures. 14. A) He moved to Baltimore when he was young. B) He can provide little useful information. C) He will show the woman around Baltimore. D) He will ask someone else to help the woman.
15. A) He is rather disappointed. B) He is highly ambitious. C) He can
’t face up to the situation D) He knows his own limitation.
B) She is known to have a terrific
16. A) She must have paid a lot figure.
C) Her gym exercise has yielded good results. D) Her effort to keep fit is really praiseworthy. 17. A) Female students are unfit for studying physics. B) He can serve as the woman
utor. ’s t
C) Physics is an important course at school. D) The professor
’s suggestion is constructive.
18. A) Indifferent. B) Doubtful. C) Pleased. D) Surprised.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) He prefers the smaller evening classes. B) He has signed up for a day course.
C) He has to work during the day. D) He finds the evening course
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cheaper.
20. A) Learn a computer language. B) Learn data processing. C) Buy some computer software. D) Buy a few coursebooks.
21. A) Thursday evening, from 7:00 to 9:45. B) From September 1 to New Year’s eve.
C) Every Monday, lasting for 12 weeks. D) Three hours a week, 45 hours in total.
22. A) What to bring for registration. B) Where to attend the class. C) How he can get to Frost Hall. D) Whether he can use a check. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A) A training coach. B) A trading adviser. C) A professional manager. D) A financial trader.
24. A) He can save on living expenses. B) He considers cooking creative. C) He can enjoy healthier food. D) He thinks take-away is tasteless. 25. A) It is something inevitable. C) It takes patience to manage.
B) It is frustrating sometimes. D) It can be a good thing.
Section B
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A) There were no planets without moons. B) There was no air or water on Jupiter.
C) Life was not possible in outer space. D) The mystery of life could not
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27. A) It has a number of active volcanoes. B) It has an atmosphere like the earth
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C) It has a large ocean under its surface. D) It has deep caves several miles long.
28. A) Light is not an essential element to it. B) Life can form in very hot temperatures.
C) Every form of life undergoes evolution. D) Oxygen is not needed for some life forms. Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. A) Whether they should take the child home. B) What Dr. Mayer
’s instructions exactly were.
C) Who should take care of the child at home. D) When the child would completely recover.
30. A) She encourages them to ask questions when in doubt. B) She makes them write down all her instructions. C) She has them act out what they are to do at home. D) She asks them to repeat what they are supposed to do.
31. A) It lacks the stability of the printed word. B) It contains grammatical errors.
C) It is heavily dependent on the context. D) It facilitates interpe
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Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. A) Job security. B) Good labour relations.
C) Challenging work. D) Attractive wages and benefits. 33. A) Many tedious jobs continue to be done manually. B) More and more unskilled workers will lose jobs. C) Computers will change the nature of many jobs. D) Boring jobs will gradually be made enjoyable. 34. A) Offer them chances of promotion. B) Improve their working conditions.
C) Encourage them to compete with each other. D) Give them responsibilities as part of a team. 35. A) They will not bring real benefits to the staff. B) They concern a small number of people only. C) They are arbitrarily set by the administrators. D) They are beyond the control of ordinary workers.
Section C
In the humanities, authors write to inform you in many ways. These methods can be (36) ______ into three types of informational writing: factual, descriptive, and process.
Factual writing provides (37) ______ information on an author, composer,
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or artist or on a type of music, literature, or art. Examples of factual writing include notes on a book jacket or (38) ______ cover and longer pieces, such as an article describing a style of music which you might read in a music (39) ______ course. This kind of writing provides a (40) ______ for your study of the humanities.
As its name (41) ______, descriptive writing simply describes, or provides an (42) ______ of, a piece of music, art, or literature. For example, descriptive writing might list the colors an artist used in a painting or the (43) ______ a composer included in a musical composition, so as to make pictures or sounds in the reader________.
Process writing explains a series of actions that bring about a result. (45) ________. This kind of writing is often found in art, where understanding how an art has created a certain effect is important. (46) _________.
’s mind by calling up specific details of the work. (44)
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11. A) She expected more people at her party. B) She enjoys entertaining small children. C) She threw a surprise party for her friend
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D) She has always enjoyed great popularity. 12. A) They are not used to living in a cold place. B) They feel lucky to live in Florida. C) They are going to have a holiday. D) They have not booked their air tickets yet.
13. A) He was pleased to get the medal. C) He used to be a firefighter. B) He was very courageous. D) He was accused of causing a fire.
14. A) Make a profitable investment. C) Get parts for the machine from Japan. B) Buy a new washing machine D) Have the old washing machine fixed. 15. A) He is pleased with his exciting new job. B) He finds the huge workload unbearable. C) He finds his office much too big for him. D) He is not so excited about his new position.
16. A) The woman is going to hold a big party tomorrow. B) The man has no idea what the right thing to do is. C) The woman doesn
’t know how to get to the party.
D) The man offers to drive the woman to the party. 17. A) Drawing up a business plan. C) Finalizing a contract. B) Discussing a term paper. D) Reviewing a co-authored article. 18. A) She ordered some paper. C) She chatted online with a friend B) She had the printer repaired. D) She filled in an application form Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
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19. A) His health is getting worse. C) His past life upsets him a good deal. B) He can no longer work at sea. D) He has not got the expected pension. 20. A) She passed away years ago. C) She has been working at a clinic. B) She used to work as a model. D) She has been seriously ill for years. 21. A) She has made lots of money as a doctor. B) She is going to take care of her old dad. C) She has never got on with her father. D) She is kind and generous by nature.
22. A) He dines out with his wife every weekend. B) He is excellent but looks had-tempered. C) He does not care about his appearance. D) He is not quite popular with his patients.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A) The man has sent the order to the woman by mistake B) Some of the telephone systems don
C) Some of the packs do not contain any manuals. D) The quality of the goods is not up to the standard. 24. A) Send a service engineer to do the repairs. B) Consult her boss about the best solution. C) Pass the man
’s order to the right person.
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D) The quality of the goods is not up to the standard. 25. A) Ideal. C) Partial
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Section B Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A) It is entertaining. C) It takes lots of time. B) It is a costly hobby. D) It requires training.
27. A) They can harm nearby plants. C) They fight each other for food. B) They may catch some disease. D) They may pollute the environment. 28. A) Place the food on warmer spots. C) Avoid using any contaminated food. B) Use prepared feed mixtures only. D) Continue the feeding till it gets warm. Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. A) He will betray even his best friends. B) He is able to make up good excuses. C) He will lie whenever he wants. D) He tries to achieve his goal at any cost
30. A) She made him apologize C) She broke up with him. B) She readily forgave him D) She refused to answer his calls. 31. A) Buy her a new set of tires. C) Lend her his batteries. B) Help clean her apartment. D) Move furniture for her. Passage Three
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Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. A) The atmosphere they live in is rather unreal. B) Their parents put too much pressure on them. C) It
’s hard for them to get along with other kids.
D) They have to live in the shadow of their parents. 33. A) He always boasts about his rich father. B) He will grow up to be good for nothing. C) He has too much to know the value of things. D) He is too young to manage his inherited property. 34. A) She wants Amanda to get professional care. B) She has no experience in raising children. C) She wants to show off her wealth. D) She has no time to do it herself.
35. A) The lifestyle depicted in Hollywood movies. B) The worship of money, beauty and pleasure. C) The attention the media focuses on them. D) The pursuing of perfection in performance.
Section C
Around 120 years ago, Ebbinghaus began his study of memory. He(36) .on studying how quickly the human mind can remember (37) . One result of his research is known as the total time hypothesis(
假设), which simply means the
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amount you learn (38) on the time you spend trying to learn it . This can be taken as our first rule of learning.
Although it is usually true that studying for four hours is better than studying for one, there is still the question of how we should use the four hours. For example, is it better to study for four hours (39) or to study for one hour a day for four days in a (40) ?. The answer, as you may have (41) , is that it is better to spread out the study times. This (42) , through which we can learn more (43) .by dividing our practice time, is known as the distribution of practice effect. Thus, (44) .But we
’re not finished yet. We haven
should study over very short periods of time. (45)
.Should you look at the same word in rapid succession, or look at the word and then have some delay before you look at it again ?(46)
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Part III Listening Comprehension
Section A
11.A)Only true friendship can last long.
B)Letter writing is going out of style.
C)She keeps in regular touch with her classmates.
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D)She has lost contact with most of her old friends.
12. A) A painter. C) A porter.
B) A mechanic. D) A carpenter.
13. A) Look for a place near her office. C) Make inquiries elsewhere.
B) Find a new job down the street. D) Rent the $600 apartment.
14.A) He prefers to wear jeans with a larger waist.
B) He has been extremely busy recently.
C) He has gained some weight lately.
D) He enjoyed going shopping with Jane yesterday.
15.A)The woman possesses a natural for art.
B) Women have a better artistic taste than men.
C) He isn’t good at abstract thinking.
D) He doesn’t like abstract paintings.
16.A) She couldn’t have left her notebook in the library.
B) she may have put her notebook amid the journals.
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C) she should have made careful notes while doing reading.
D) she shouldn’t have read his notes without his knowing it.
17. A)she wants to get some sleep C) she has a literature class to attend
B) she needs time to write a paper D)she is troubled by her sleep problem
18.A)He is confident he will get the job.
B)His chance of getting the job is slim.
C)It isn’t easy to find a qualified sales manager.
D)The interview didn’t go as well as he expected.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.A)He can manage his time more flexibly.
B)He can renew contact with his old friends.
C)He can concentrate on his own projects.
D)He can learn to do administrative work.
20.A)Reading its ads in the newspapers.
B)Calling its personnel department.
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C)Contacting its manager.
D)Searching its website.
21.A)To cut down its production expenses.
B)To solve the problem of staff shortage.
C)To improve its administrative efficiency.
D)To utilize its retired employeeses. ’ resourc
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22.A)Buy a tractor.
B)Fix a house.
C)See a piece of property.
D)Sing a business contract.
23.A)It is only forty miles form where they live.
B)It is a small one with a two-bedroom house.
C)It was a large garden with fresh vegetables.
D)It has a large garden with fresh vegetables.
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24.A)Growing potatoes will involve less labor.
B)Its soil may not be very suitable for corn.
C)It may not be big enough for raising corn.
D)Raising potatoes will be more profitable.
25 A)Finances
B)Equipment
C)Labor
D)Profits
Section B
Passage One
26 A)To introduce the chief of the cityB)To comment on a talk by a distinguished guest
C)To address the issue of community security
D)To explain the functions of the city council
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B)He is head of the International Police Force
C)He completed his higher education abroad
D)He holds a master’s degree in criminology
28 A)To coordinate work among police departments
B)To get police officers closer to the local people
C)To help the residents in times of emergency
D)To enable the police to take prompt action
29 A)Popular
B)discouraging
C)effective
D)controversial
Passage Two
30 A)people differ greatly in their ability to communicate
B)there are numerous languages in existence
C)Most public languages are inherently vague
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D)Big gaps exist between private and public languages
31 A)it is a sign of human intelligence
B)in improves with constant practice
C)it is something we are born with
D)it varies from person to person
32 A)how private languages are developed
B)how different languages are related
C)how people create their languages
D)how children learn to use language
Passage Three
33 A)she was a tailor
B)she was an engineer
C)she was an educator
D)she was a public speaker
34.A)Basing them on science-fiction movies.
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B) Including interesting examples in them
C) Adjusting them to different audiences
D) Focusing on the latest progress in space science
35.A) Whether spacemen carry weapons
B) How spacesuits protect spacemen
C) How NASA trains its spacemen
D) What spacemen cat and drink
Section C
Crime is increasing world wide. There is every reason to believe the(36)____will continue through the next few decades.Crime rates have always been high in multicultural, industrialized societies such as the United States, but a new(37)____has appeared on the world(38)____rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few(39)____. Street crimes such as robbery, rape (40)___and auto theft are clearly rising(41)___in eastern European countries such as Hungary and in western European nations such as the united Kingdom.
What is driving this crime (42)____?There are no simple answers. Stillthere are certain conditions(43) _______with rising crime increasing
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___________________________________________________________________________________These conditions are increasingly observable around the world . For instance, cultures that were previously isolated and homogeneous(的) ,such as Japan, Denmark and Greece
(45)________________________________________________________________________Multiculturalism can be a rewarding, enriching experience, but it can also lead to a clash of values. Heterogeneity in societies will be the rule in the twenty-first century, and (46)_______________________________________________
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Section A
11. A) Give his ankle a good rest.
B) Treat his injury immediately.
C) Continue his regular activities.
D) Be careful when climbing steps.
12. A) On a train.
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B) On a plane.
C) In a theater.
D) In a restaurant.
13. A) A tragic accident.
B) A fad occasion
C) Smith's unusual life story.
D) Smith's sleeping problem.
14. A) Review the details of all her lessons.
B) Compare notes with his classmates.
C)Talk with her about his learning problems.
D) Focus on the main points of her lectures.
15. A) The man blamed the woman for being careless.
B)The man misunderstood the woman's apology.
C) The woman offered to pay for the man's coffee.
D)The woman spilt coffee on the man's jacket.
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16. A) Extremely tedious.
B) Hard to understand.
C) Lacking a goot plot.
D) Not worth seeing twice.
17. A) Attending every lecture.
B) Doing losts of homework.
C) Reading very extensively.
D) Using test-taking strategies.
18. A)The digital TV system will offer different programs.
B)He is eager to see what the new system is like.
C)He thinks it unrealistic to have 500 channels.
D)The new TV system may not provide anything better.
Question 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19.a)a notice by the electricity board.
b)ads promoting electric appliances.
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c)the description of a thief in disguise.
d)a new policy on pensioners'welfare.
20.a)speaking with a proper accent.
b)wearing an official uniform.
c)making friends with them
d)showing them his ID.
21.a)to be on the alert when being followed.
b)not to leave senior citizens alone at home.
c)not to let anyone in without an appointment.
d)to watch out for those from the electricity board.
22.a)she was robbed near the parking lot.
b)all her money in the bank disappeared.
c)the pension she had just drawn was stolen.
d)she was knocked down in the post office.
Question 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
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23.a)marketing consultancy.
b)Professional accountancy.
c)luxury hotel management.
d)business conference organization
24.a)having a good knowledge of its customs.
b)knowing some key people in tourism.
c)having been to the country before.
d)being able to speak japanese.
25.a)it will bring her potential into full play.
b)it will involve lots of train travel.
c)it will enable her to improve her chinese.
d)it will give her more chances to visit japan.
Section B
Passage One
Question 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
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26.a) The lack of time
b) The quality of life.
c) The frustrations at work.
d) The pressure on working families.
27.a)They were just as busy as people of today.
b)They saw the importance of collective efforts.
c)They didn't complain as much as modern man.
d)They lived a hard life by hunting and gathering.
28.a)To look for creative ideas of awarding employees.
b)To explore strategies for lowering production costs.
c)To seek new approaches to dealing with complaints.
d)To find effective ways to give employees flexibility.
Passage Two
Question 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.a)family violence.
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b)his children's efforts.
c)her father's disloyalty.
d)his second wife's positive influence.
30.a)his advanced age.
b)his children's efforts.
c) his improved financial condition.
d)his second wife's positive influence.
31.a)love is blind.
b)love breeds love.
c)divorce often has disastrous consequences.
d)happiness is hard to find in blended families.
Passage Three
Question 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32.a) it was located in a park
b) its owner died of a heart attack
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c) it went bankrupt all of sudden.
d) its potted plants were for lease only.
33.a)planting some trees in the greenhouse
b)writing a want ad to a local newspaper
c)putting up a going out of business sign
d)helping a customer select some purchases
34.a)opening an offive in the new office park
b)keeping better relations with her company
c)developing fresh business opportunities
d)building a big greenhouse of his own
35.a)owning the greenhouse one day
b)securing a job at the office park
c)cultivating more potted plants.
d)finding customers out of town
Section C
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We're now witnessing the emergence of an advanced economy based on information and knowledge. Physical(36)___, raw materials, and capital are no longer the key(37) ____ in the creation of wealth. Now, the(38) ____ raw material in our economy is knowledge. Tomorrow's wealth depends on the development and exchange of knowledge. And(39) ___ entering the workforce offer their knowledge, not their muscles. Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn. Knowledge workers(40)____ in mind work. They deal with symbols: words,(41) ___ and data.
What does all this mean for you? As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be(42) ____ , processing, as well as exchanging information. (43)____ , three out of four jobs involve some form of mind work, and that number will increase sharply in the future. Management and employees alike(44)____ .
In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in constant training (45)____ . You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career. Gone are the nine-five jobs. lifetime security, predictable promotions, and even the conventional workplace, as you are familiar with. (46)____ , and don’t wait for someone to
“empower” you. You have to empower yourself.
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Section A
11. A) She used to be in poor health.
C) She was somewhat overweight B) She was popular among boys. D) She didn12.
’t do well at high school.
A) At he airport. B) In a restaurant. C) In a booking office. D) At the hotel reception.
13. A) Teaching her son by herself. B) Having confidence in her son. C) Asking the teacher for extra help. D) Telling her son not to worry.
14. A) Have a short break. B) Take two weeks off. C) Continue her work outdoors. D) Go on vacation with the man.
15. A) He is taking care of this twin brother. B) He ha been feeling ill all week. C) He is worried about Rod
health. ’s
D) He has been in perfect condition. 16.
A) She sold all her furniture before she moved house.
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B) She still keeps some old furniture in her new house. C) She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement. D) She brought a new set of furniture from Italy last month. 17.
A) The woman wondered why the man didnB) The woman doesnC) The woman doesn
’t return the book.
’t seem to know what the book is about.’t find the book useful any more.
D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man. 18.
A) Most of the man
’s friends are athletes.
’s opinion.
B) Few people share the womanC) The man doesn
’t look like a sportsman.
’s athletic ability.
D) The woman doubts the man
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have heard. 19. A) She has packed it in one of her bags.
B) She has probably left it in a taxi. C) She id going to get it the airport. D) She is afraid that she has lost it. 20) A) It ends in winter.
B) It will cost her a lot. C) It will last one week. D) It depends on the weather. 21. A) The plane is taking off soon.
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B) There might be a traffic jam. C) The taxi is waiting for them. D) There is a lot of stuff to pack. 22. A) At home.
B) In the manC) At the airport. D) By the side of a taxi.
’s car.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A) She is thirsty for promotion.
B) She wants a much higher salary. C) She is tired of her present work. D) She wants to save travel expenses. 24. A) Translator.
B) Travel agent. C) Language instructor. D) Environment engineer.
25. A) Lively personality and inquiring mind.
B) Communication skills and team spirit. C) Devotion and work efficiency. D) Education and experience. Section B
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Directions: Passage One
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26．A. They care a lot about children.
B. They need looking after in their old age. C. They want to enrich their life experience. D. They want children to keep them company. 27. A. They are usually adopted from distant places.
B. Their birth information is usually kept secret.
C. Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information. D. Their adoptive parents don
’t want them to know their birth parents.
28. A. They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.
B. They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents. C. They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents. D. They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search. 29. A. Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.
B. Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas. C. Understanding is the key to successful adoption. D. Adoption has much to do with love.
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
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30. A. He suffered from mental illness.
B. He bought the washing on post.
C. He turned a failing newspaper into a success. D. He was once a reporter for a major newspaper.
31. A. She was the first woman to lead a big U.S. publishing company.
B. She got her first job as a teacher at the University of Chicago. C. She committed suicide because of her mental disorder. D. She took over her father
’s position when he died.
32. A. People came to see the role of women in the business world.
B. Katharine played a major part in reshaping AmericansC. American media would be quite different without Katharine. D. Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. A. It
’ll enable them to enjoy the best medical care.B. It’ll allow them to receive free medical treatment. C. It’ll protect them from possible financial crises.D. It
’ll prevent the doctors from overcharging them.
34．A. They can’t immediately get back the money paid for their medical
cost.
B. They have to go through very complicated application procedures.
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C. They can only visit doctors who speak their native languages. D. They may not be able to receive timely medical treatment. 35．A. They don
B. They needn
’t have to pay for the medical services.’t pay the entire medical bill at once.
C. They must send the receipts to the insurance company promptly. D. They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.
Section C
More and more of the word
’s population are living in towns or cities. The
speed at which cities are growing in the less developed countries is(36) ____. Between 1920 and 1960 big cities in developed countries(37) _____two and a half times in size, but in other parts of the world the growth was eight times their size.
They(38) ____size of growth is bad enough, but there are now also very(39)____signs of trouble in the(40) _____of percentages of people living in towns and percentages of people working in industry. During the nineteenth century cities grew as a result of the growth of industry. In Europe the(41)_____of people living in cities was always smaller than that of the (42)_____working in factories. Now, however, the(43)_______is almost always true
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_______________________________________ . There has been little opportunity to build water supplies or other facilities. (46)
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Part III Listing Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
11. A) It could help people of all ages to avoid cancer.
B) It was mainly meant for cancer patients. C) It might appeal more to viewers over 40. D) It was frequently interrupted by commercials.
12. A) The man is fond of traveling.
B) The woman is a photographer.
C) The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest. D) The man admires the wo
man’s talent in writing.
13. A) The man regrets being absent-minded.
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B) The woman saved the man some trouble. C) The man placed the reading list on a desk. D) The woman emptied the waste paper basket.
14. A) He quit teaching in June.
B) He has left the army recently.
C) He opened a restaurant near the school. D) He has taken over his brother
’s business.
15. A) She seldom reads books from cover to cover.
B) She is interested in reading novels. C) She read only part of the book.
D) She was eager to know what the book was about.
16. A) She was absent all week owing to sickness.
B) She was seriously injured in a car accident.
C) She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized. D) She had to be away from school to attend to her husband.
17. A) The speakers want to rent the Smiths
B) The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths. C) The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.
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D) The Smiths’ new house is not far from their old one.
18. A) The man had a hard time finding a parking space.
B) The woman found they had got to the wrong spot. C) The woman was offended by the man
D) The man couldn’t find his car in the parking lot.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
’s late arrival.
19. A) The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.
B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didn
’t make any reservation.
C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience. D) The hotel clerk couldn
’t find his reservation for that night.
20. A) A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.
B) There was a conference going on in the city. C) The hotel was undergoing major repairs. D) It was a busy season for holiday-makers.
21. A) It was free of charge on weekends.
B) It had a 15% discount on weekdays. C) It was offered to frequent guests only. D) It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels.
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22. A) Demand compensation from the hotel.
B) Ask for an additional discount. C) Complain to the hotel manager. D) Find a cheaper room in another hotel.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) An employee in the city council at Birmingham.
B) Assistant Director of the Admissions Office. C) Head of the Overseas Students Office. D) Secretary of Birmingham Medical School.
24. A) Nearly fifty percent are foreigners.
B) About fifteen percent are from Africa. C) A large majority are from Latin America. D) A small number are from the Far East.
25. A) She will have more contact with students.
B) It will bring her capability into fuller play. C) She will be more involved I policy-making. D) It will be less demanding than her present job.
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Section B
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) Her parents thrived in the urban environment.
B) Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm. C) Her parents immigrated
to America.
D) Her parents set up an ice-cream store.
27. A) He taught English in Chicago.
B) He was crippled in a car accident. C) He worked to become an executive. D) He was born with a limp.
28. A) She was fond of living an isolated life.
B) She was fascinated by American culture. C) She was very generous in offering help. D) She was highly devoted to her family.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) He suffered a nervous breakdown.
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B) He was wrongly diagnosed. C) He was seriously injured. D) He developed a strange disease.
30. A) He was able to talk again.
B) He raced to the nursing home. C) He could tell red and blue apart. D) He could not recognize his wife.
31. A) Twenty-nine days.
B) Two and a half months. C) Several minutes. D) Fourteen hours.
32. A) They welcomed the publicity in the media.
B) The avoided appearing on television. C) They released a video of his progress. D) They declined to give details of his condition.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. A) For people to share ideas and show farm products.
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B) For officials to educate the farming community. C) For farmers to exchange their daily necessities. D) For farmers to celebrate their harvests.
34. A) By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms.
B) By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket. C) By offering to do
volunteer work at the fair.
D) By performing a special skill at the entrance.
35. A) They contribute to the modernization of American farms.
B) They help to increase the state governments
C) They provide a stage for people to give performances. D) They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture. Section C
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Students’ pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents
’t very helpful with the problems
are well (36) ________, but some of them aren
their sons and daughters have in (37) ________ to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children
’s difficulties.
For one thing, parents are often not (38) ________ of the kinds of problems their children face. They don
’t realize that the (39) ________ is keener, that the
required (40) ________ of work are higher, and that their children may not be
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prepared for the change. (41) ________ to seeing Areport cards, they may be upset when their children
igh school ’s and B
first ’s (42) ________
’s on h
college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gently (43) ________ why John or Mary isn
’t doing better, whether he or she is trying as
hard as he or she should, and so on. (44) ________________________________.
Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and (45) ________________________________. In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, (46) ________________________________.
2006年12月大学英语四级考试听力
Part III Listing Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
11. A) Plan his budget carefully.
B) Give her more information. C) Ask someone else for advice. D) Buy a gift for his girlfriend.
12. A) She
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B) She’ll take a look at the menu.
C) She’ll go without dessert.D) She’ll prepare the dinner.
13. A) The man can speak a foreign language.
B) The woman hopes to improve her English. C) The woman knows many different languages. D) The man wishes to visit many more countries.
14. A) Go to the library.
B) Meet the woman. C) See Professor Smith. D) Have a drink in the bar.
15. A) She isn’t sure when Professor Bloom will be back.
’t be late for his class.
B) The man shouldn
C) The man can come back sometime later. D) She can pass on the message for the man.
16. A) He has a strange personality.
B) He’s got emotional problems. C) His illness is beyond cure.
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D) His behavior is hard to explain.
17. A) The tickets are more expensive than expected.
B) The tickets are sold in advance at half price. C) ItD) It
’s difficult to buy the tickets on the spot.’s better to buy the tickets beforehand.
18. A) He turned suddenly and ran into a tree.
B) He was hit by a fallen box from a truck. C) He drove too fast and crashed into a truck. D) He was trying to overtake the truck ahead of him.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) To go boating on the St. Lawrence River.
B) To go sightseeing in Quebec Province. C) To call on a friend in Quebec City. D) To attend a wedding in Montreal.
20. A) Study the map of Quebec Province.
B) Find more about Quebec Province. C) Brush up on her French.
D) Learn more about the local customs.
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21. A) It’s most beautiful in summer.
B) It has many historical buildings.
C) It was greatly expanded in the 18th century. D) It
’s the only French-speaking city in Canada.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. A) It was about a little animal.
B) It took her six years to write. C) It was adapted from a fairy tale. D) It was about a little girl and her pet.
23. A) She knows how to write best-selling novels.
B) She can earn a lot of money by writing for adults. C) She is able to win enough support from publishers. D) She can make a living by doing what she likes.
24. A) The characters.
B) The readers. C) Her ideas.
D) Her life experiences.
25. A) She doesn’t really know where they originated.
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B) She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints. C) They popped out of her childhood dreams. D) They grew out of her long hours of thinking.
Section B
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Passage One
26. A) Monitor students’ sleep patterns.
B) Help students concentrate in class. C) Record students
’ weekly performance.
D) Ask students to complete a sleep report.
27. A) Declining health.
B) Lack of attention. C) Loss of motivation. D) Improper behavior.
28. A) They should make sure their children are always punctual for school.
B) They should ensure their children grow up in a healthy environment. C) They should help their children accomplish high-quality work. D) They should see to it that their children have adequate sleep.
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Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) She stopped being a homemaker.
B) She became a famous educator. C) She became a public figure. D) She quit driving altogether.
30. A) A motorist’s speeding.
B) Her running a stop sign. C) Her lack of driving experience. D) A motorist
’s failure to concentrate.
31. A) Nervous and unsure of herself.
B) Calm and confident of herself. C) Courageous and forceful. D) Distracted and reluctant.
32. A) More strict training of women drivers.
B) Restrictions on cell phone use while driving. C) Improved traffic conditions in cities. D) New regulations to ensure children
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Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. A) They haven’t devoted as much energy to medicine as to space travel.
B) Three are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify. C) It is not economical to find a cure for each type of cold. D) They believe people can recover without treatment.
34. A) They reveal the seriousness of the problem.
B) They indicate how fast the virus spreads. C) They tell us what kind of medicine to take. D) They show our body is fighting the virus.
35. A) It actually does more harm than good.
B) It causes damage to some organs of our body. C) It works better when combined with other remedies. D) It helps us to recover much sooner.
Section C
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informal level. English is no (38) ________. The difference in these two levels is the situation in which you use a (39) ________ level. Formal language is the kind of language you find in textbooks, (40) ________ books and in business letters. You would also use formal English in compositions and (41) ________ that you write in school. Informal language is used in conversation with (42) ________, family members and friends, and when we write (43) ________ notes or letters to close friends.
Formal language is different from informal language in several ways. First, formal language tends to be more polite. (44) ________________________________. For example, I might say please,
to a friend or a family member
“Close the door,
” (45) ________________________________.
Another difference between formal and informal language is some of the vocabulary. (46) ________________________________. Let’say s that I really like soccer. If I am talking to my friend I might say But if I were talking to my boss, I would
probably say
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2006年06月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案
Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
1. A) They went a long way to attend the party.
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B) They didn’t think much of the food and drinks.
C) They knew none of the other guests at the party. D) They enjoyed the party better than the other guests.
2. A) To the bookstore. B) To the dentistC) To the market. D) To the post office.
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3. A) Dr. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness. B) She disagrees with Dr. Andrews on many occasions. C) Dr. Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.
D) She dislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician.
4. A) Tom is usually talkative. B) Tom has a very bad temper.
C) Tom has dozens of things to attend to. D) Tom is disliked by his colleagues.
5. A) To pickup the woman from the library. B) To make a copy of the schedule for his friend. C) To find out more about the topic for the seminar.
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D) To get the seminar schedule for the woman.
6. A) The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways. B) The woman has sold her used textbooks to the bookstore. C) The man is going to buy his textbooks from a bookstore. D) The man doesn’t want to sell his textbooks to the woman.
7. A) Attend a conference. B) Give a speech. C) Meet his lawyer. D) Make a business trip.
8. A) Jessie always says what she thinks. B) Jessie seems to have a lot on her mind. C) Jessie is wrong to find fault with her boss. D) Jessie should know the marketing director better.
9. A) Helen is talkative. B) Helen is active. C) Helen is sociable. D) Helen is quiet.
10. A) Jimmy will regret marrying a Frenchwoman.
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Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A) It can be used by farmers to protect large buildings.
B) It was brought to the northern USA by Asian farmers. C) It has done more harm than good in the southern USA. D) It was introduced into the USA to kill harmful weeds.
12. A) People will have to rely on kudzu for a living.
B) They will soon be overgrown with kudzu. C) They will become too hard to plough. D) People will find it hard to protect the soil.
13. A) The farmers there have brought it under control.
B) The factories there have found a good use for it. C) The climate there is unfavorable to its growth. D) The soil there is not so suitable for the plant.
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Passage Two
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A) A business corporation.
B) The universe as a whole. C) A society of legal professionals. D) An association of teachers and scholars.
15. A) Its largest expansion took place during that period.
B) Its role in society went through a dramatic change. C) Small universities combined to form bigger ones. D) Provincial colleges were taken over by larger universities.
16. A) Private donations.
B) Government funding. C) Grants from corporations. D) Fees paid by students.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A) He was wounded in the Spanish civil war.
B) He was interested in the study of wild animals.
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C) He started the organization Heifer International. D) He sold his cows to many countries in the world.
18. A) To help starving families to become self-supporting.
B) To make plans for the development of poor communities. C) To teach people how to use new skills to raise animals. D) To distribute food to the poor around the world.
19. A) They should help other families the way they have been helped.
B) They should offer all baby animals to their poor neighbors. C) They should submit a report of their needs and goals. D) They should provide food for the local communities.
20. A) It has improved animal breeding skills all over the world.
B) It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries. C) It has promoted international exchange of farming technology. D) It has bridged the gap between the rich and the poor in America.
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