爱华网2010年6月大学英语四级真题听力原题、原文、答案
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一、原题
Part IIIListening Comprehension (35minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of eachconversation, one or more questions will be asked about what wassaid. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken onlyonce. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A), B),C) and D), and decidewhich is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2 with a single line through thecentre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
11.A) Hehas proved to be a better reader than thewoman.
B) Hehas difficulty understanding thebook.
C) Hecannot get access to the assignedbook.
D) Hecannot finish his assignment before thedeadline.
12.A)She will drive the man to thesupermarket.
B) Theman should buy a car of his own.
C) Theman needn't go shopping every week.
D) Shecan pick the man up at the grocerystore.
13.A)Get more food and drinks.
B) Askhis friend to come over.
C) Tidyup the place.
D) Holda party.
14.A)The talks can be held any day except thisFriday.
B) Hecould change his schedule to meet JohnSmith.
C) Thefirst-round talks should start as soon aspossible.
D) Thewoman should contact John Smithfirst.
15.A) Heunderstands the woman's feelings.
B) Hehas gone through a similarexperience.
C) Thewoman should have gone on the fieldtrip.
D) Theteacher is just following theregulations.
16.A)She will meet the man halfway.
B) Shewill ask David to talk less.
C) Sheis sorry the man will not come.
D) Shehas to invite David to the party.
17.A)Few students understand Prof. Johnson'slectures.
B) Fewstudents meet Prof. Jonson'srequirements.
C) Manystudents find Prof. Johnson's lecturesboring.
D) Manystudents have dropped Prof. Johnson'sclass.
18.A)Check their computer files.
B) Makesome computations.
C) Studya computer program.
D)Assemble a computer.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversationyou have just heard.
19.A) Itallows him to make a lot offriends.
B) Itrequires him to work long hours.
C) Itenables him to apply theory topractice.
D) Ithelps him understand people better.
20.A) Itis intellectually challenging.
B) Itrequires him to do washing-up all thetime.
C) Itexposes him to oily smoke all daylong.
D) Itdemands physical endurance andpatience.
21.A) Ina hospital.
B) At acoffee shop.
C) At alaundry.
D) In ahotel.
22.A)Getting along well with colleagues.
B)Paying attention to every detail.
C)Planning everything in advance.
D)Knowing the needs of customers.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversationyou have just heard.
23.A)The pocket money British childrenget.
B) Theannual inflation rate in Britain.
C) Thethings British children spend moneyon.
D) Therising cost of raising a child inBritain.
24.A) Itenables children to live better.
B) Itgoes down during economicrecession.
C) Itoften rises higher than inflation.
D) Ithas gone up 25% in the past decade.
25.A)Save up for their future education.
B) Payfor small personal things.
C) Buytheir own shoes and socks.
D) Makedonations when necessary.
SectionB
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear somequestions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken onlyonce.After you hear a question, you must choose the best answerfrom the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line throughthe centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
PassageOne
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the conversationyou have just heard.
26.A)District managers.
B)Regular customers.
C) Salesdirectors.
D)Senior clerks.
27.A)The support provided by the regularclients.
B) Theinitiative shown by the salesrepresentatives.
C) Theurgency of implementing the company'splans.
D) Theimportant part played by districtmanagers.
28.A)Some of them were political-minded.
B) Fiftypercent of them were female.
C) Onethird of them were senior managers.
D) Mostof them were rather conservative.
29.A) Heused too many quotations.
B) Hewas not gender sensitive.
C) Hedid not keep to the point.
D) Hespent too much time on details.
PassageTwo
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage youhave just heard.
30.A)State your problem to the headwaiter.
B)Demand a discount on the dishesordered.
C) Askto see the manager politely butfirmly.
D) Askthe name of the person waiting onyou.
31.A)You problem may not be understoodcorrectly.
B) Youdon't know if you are complaining at the righttime.
C) Yourcomplaint may not reach the person incharge.
D) Youcan't tell how the person on the line isreacting.
32.A)Demand a prompt response.
B)Provide all the details.
C) Sendit by express mail.
D) Stickto the point.
PassageThree
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage youhave just heard.
33.A)Fashion designer
B)Architect.
C) Cityplanner.
D)Engineer.
34.A) Dosome volunteer work.
B) Get awell-paid part-time job.
C) Workflexible hours.
D) Goback to her previous post.
35.A)Few baby-sitters can be consideredtrustworthy.
B) Itwill add to the family's financialburden.
C) Ababy-sitter is no replacement for amother.
D) Thechildren won't get along with ababy-sitter.
SectionC
Directions: In this section, you will hear apassage three times. When the passage is read for the first time,you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passageis read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanksnumbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard.For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in themissing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exactwords you have just heard or write down the main points in your ownwords. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, youshould check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Almostevery child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, issmarter, more (36)______, less afraid of what he doesn't know,better at finding and (37) ______ things out, more confident,resourceful (机敏的),persistent and (38) ______ than he will ever be again in hisschooling – or, unless he is very (39) ______ and very lucky, forthe rest of his life. Already, by paying close attention to and(40) ______ with the world and people around him, and without anyschool-type (41) ______ instruction, he has done a task far moredifficult, complicated and (42)______ than anything he will beasked to do in school, or than any of his teachers has done foryears. He has solved the (43) ______ of language. He has discoveredit – babies don't even know that language exists – and (44)________________________________________________. He has done it byexploring, by experimenting, by developing his own model of thegrammar of language, (45)________________________________________________ until it doeswork. And while he has been doing this, he has been learning otherthings as well, (46)________________________________________________, and many that aremore complicated than the ones they do try to teachhim.
二、原文
Section A
Short Conversation
11. W: Just imagine! We have to finish reading 300 pages beforeMonday! How can the professor expect us to do it in such a shorttime?
M: Yeah, but what troubles me is that I can’t find the book in thelibrary or in the university bookstore.
Q: What does the man mean?
12. M: Do you think I could borrow your car to go grocery shopping?The supermarkets outside the city are so much cheaper. I’d also behappy to pick up anything you need.
W: Well, I don’t like to let anyone else drive my car. Tell youwhat, why don’t we go together?
Q: What does the woman mean?
13. M: Forgive the mess in here. We had a party last night. Therewere a lot of people and they all brought food.
W: Yeah, I can tell. Well, I guess it’s pretty obvious what you’llbe doing most of today.
Q: What does the woman think the man will do?
14. W: What time would suit you for the first round talks with JohnSmith?
M: Well, you know my schedule. Other than this Friday, one day isas good as the next.
Q: What does the man mean?
15. W: I was so angry yesterday! My biology teacher did not evenlet me explain why I missed the field trip. He just wouldn’t let mepass!
M: That doesn’t seem fair. I’d feel that way too if I wereyou.
Q: What does the man imply?
16. M: I really can’t stand the way David controls the conversationall the time. If he is going to be at your Christmas party, I justwon’t come.
W: I’m sorry you feel that way, but my mother insists that hecome.
Q: What does the woman imply?
17. W: You’re taking a course with Professor Johnson. What’s yourimpression so far?
M: Well, many students could hardly stay awake in his class withoutfirst drinking a cup of coffee.
Q: What does the man imply?
18. W: Have you ever put a computer together before?
M: No, never. But I think if we follow these instructions exactly,we won’t have much trouble.
Q: What are the speakers going to do?
LongConversations
Conversation 1
W: What sort of hours do you work, Steve?
M: Well I have to work very long hours, about eleven hours aday.
W: What time do you start?
M: I work 9 to 3, then I start again at 5:30 and work until 11, sixdays a week. So I have to work very unsocial hours.
W: And do you have to work at the weekend?
M: Oh, yes, that’s our busiest time. I get Wednesdays off.
W: What are the things you have to do and the things you don’t haveto do?
M: Uh, I don’t have to do the washing-up, so that’s good. I have towear white, and I have to keep everything in the kitchen totallyclean.
W: What’s hard about the job?
M: You are standing up all the time. When we are busy, people getangry and shout, but that’s normal.
W: How did you learn the profession?
M: Well, I did a two-year course at college. In the first year wehad to learn the basics, and then we had to take exams.
W: Was it easy to find a job?
M: I wrote to about six hotels and one of them gave me my firstjob, so I didn’t have to wait too long.
W: And what’s the secret of being good at your job?
M: Attention to detail. You have to love it. You have to showpassion for it.
W: And what are your plans for the future?
M: I want to have my own place when the time is right.
Q19. What does the man say about his job?
Q 20. What does the man think is the hardest part of his job?
Q 21. Where did the man get his first job after graduation?
Q 22. What does the man say is important to being good at hisjob?
Conversation 2
W: Now you’ve seen this table of figures about the pocket moneychildren in Britain get?
M: Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I don’t quiteunderstand the column entitled “Change”. Can you explain what itmeans?
W: Well, I think it means the change from the year before. I am nota mathematician, but I assume the rise from 72 p to 90 p is a riseof 25 percent.
M: Oh yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there forcomparison.
W: Yes. Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higherthan inflation?
M: I am sorry I’ve no idea. Perhaps parents in Britain are toogenerous.
W: Perhaps they are. But it looks as if children were a lot betteroff in 2001 than they were in 2002. That’s strange, isn’t it? Andthey seem to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. Iwonder why that is.
M: Yes, I don’t understand that at all.
W: Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would yougive them?
M: I don’t know. I think I’d probably give them 2 pounds aweek.
W: Would you? And what would you expect them to do with it?
M: Well, out of that, they have to buy some small personal things,but I wouldn’t expect them to save to buy their own socks, forexample.
W: Yes, by the way, do most children in your country get pocketmoney?
M: Yeah, they do.
Q23 What is the table of figures about?
Q24 What do we learn from the conversation about British children’spocket money?
Q25 Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to dowith their pocket money?
SectionB
Passage1
As the new sales director fora national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to hisfirst meeting with the company’s district managers. Everyonearrived on time, and Alex’s presentation went extremely well. Hedecided to end the meeting with the conversation about theimportance of the district managers to the company’s plans. “Ibelieve we are going to continue to increase our share of themarket,” he began, “because of the quality of the people in thisroom. The district manager is the key to the success of the salesrepresentatives in his district. He sets the term for everyoneelse. If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in longhours, everyone in his unit will follow his example.” When Alex wasfinished, he received polite applause, but hardly the warm responsehe had hoped for. Later he spoke with one of the senior managers.“Things were going so well until the end”, Alex saiddisappointedly. “Obviously, I said the wrong thing.” “Yes”, thedistrict manager replied. “Half of our managers are women. Mosthave worked their way up from sales representatives, and they arevery proud of the role they played in the company’s growth. Theydon’t care at all about political correctness. But they weredefinitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as ‘he’ inyour speech.”
Q26 Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?
Q27 What did Alex want to emphasize at the end of hispresentation?
Q28 What do we learn about the audience at the meeting?
Q29 Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hopedfor?
Passage 2
The way to complain is to act business-like and important. If yourcomplaint is immediate, suppose you got the wrong order at arestaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager. Whenthe manager comes, ask his or her name. And then state your problemand what you expect to have done about it. Be polite! Shouting oracting rude will get you nowhere. But also be firm in making yourcomplaint. Besides, act important. This doesn’t mean to put on airsand say “do you know who I am?” What it means is that people areoften treated the way they expect to be treated. If you act likesomeone who expects a fair request to be granted, chances are itwill be granted. The worst way to complain is over the telephone.You are speaking to a voice coming from someone you cannot see. Soyou can’t tell how the person on the line is reacting. It is easyfor that person to give you the run-around. Complaining in personor by letter is generally more effective. If your complaint doesnot require an immediate response, it often helps to complain byletter. If you have an appliance that doesn’t work, send a letterto the store that sold it. Be business-like and stick to the point.Don’t spend a paragraph on how your uncle Joe tried to fix theproblem and couldn’t.
Q30 What does the speaker suggest you do when you are not servedproperly at a restaurant?
Q31 Why does the speaker say the worst way to complain is over thetelephone?
Q32 What should you do if you make a complaint by letter?
Passage 3
Barbara Sanders is a wife and the mother of two children, ages 2and 4. Her husband, Tom, is an engineer and makes an excellentsalary. Before Barbara had children, she worked as an architect forthe government, designing government housing. She quit her job whenshe became pregnant, but is now interested in returning to work.She's been offered an excellent job with the government. Herhusband feels it's unnecessary for her to work since the familydoes not need the added income. He also thinks that a woman shouldstay home with her children. If Barbara feels the need to dosocially important work, he thinks that she should do volunteerwork one or two days a week. Barbara, on the other hand, has missedthe excitement of her profession and does not feel she would besatisfied doing volunteer work. She would also like to have her ownincome, so she does not have to ask her husband for money whenevershe wants to buy something. She does not think it's necessary tostay home every day with the children and she knows a very reliablebabysitter who's willing to come to her house. Tom does not think ababysitter can replace a mother and thinks it's a bad idea for thechildren to spend so much time with someone who's not part of thefamily.
Q33 What was Barbara's profession before she had children?
Q34 What does Barbara's husband suggest she do if she wants towork?
Q35 What does Tom think about hiring a babysitter?
SectionC
Almost every child, on thefirst day he sets foot in the school building, is smarter, morecurious，less afraid of whathe doesn't know, better at finding and figuring things out, moreconfident, resourceful, persistent and independent, than he willeither be again in his schooling or, unless he is very unusual andvery lucky, for the rest of his life.
Already, by paying close attention to and interacting with theworld and people around him, and without any school-type formalinstruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated andabstract than anything he will be asked to do in school, or thanany of his teachers has done for years — he has solved the mystery of language. Hehas discovered it. Babies don't even know that languageexists.
And he has found out how it works and learnt to use itappropriately. He has done it by exploring, by experimenting, bydeveloping his own model of the grammar of language, by trying itout and seeing whether it works, by gradually changing it andrefining it until it does work.
And while he has been doing this, he has been learning other thingsas well, including many of the concepts that the schools think onlythey can teach him, and many that are more complicated than theones they do try to teach him.
三、答案： 短对话：
11. C. He cannot get access to theassigned book.
12. A. She will drive the man to the supermarket.
13. C. Tidy up the place.
14. A. The talks can be held any day except this Friday.
15. A. He understand the woman’s feelings.
16. D. She has to invite David to the party.
17. C. Many students find Prof. Johnson’s lectures boring.
18. D. Assemble a computer.
长对话：
19. B. It requires him to apply theoryto patience.
20. D. It demands physical endurance and patience.
21. D. In a hotel.
22. B. Paying attention to every detail.
23. A. The pocket money British children get.
24. C. It often rises higher than inflation.
25. B. Pay for small personal things.
短文听力部分：
26 A Direct mangers.
27 D The important part played by direct mangers.
28 B Fifty percent of them were female.
29 B He was not gender sensitive.
30 C Aask to see the manger politely but firmly.
31 D You can't tell how the person on the line is reacting.
32 D Stick to the point.
33 B Architect.
34 A Do some volunteer job
35 C A baby-sitter is no replacement for a mother.
复合式听写：
36 curious
37 figuring
38 independent
39 unusual
40 interacting
41 formal
42 abstract
43 mystery
44 has found out how it works and learnt to use itappropriate
45 by trying it out and seeing whether it works, by graduallychanging it and refining it
46 including many of the concepts that the schools think only theycan teach him
