09年6月大学英语四级听力试题及答案.doc

1、Part Listening Comprehension 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 que

2、stion 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. Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just hear

3、d. 11. A) She expected more people at her party. B) She enjoys entertaining small children. C) She threw a surprise party for her friend. 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

4、 holiday. D) They have not booked their air tickets yet. 13. A) He was pleased to get the medal. B) He was very courageous. C) He used to be a firefighter. D) He was accused of causing fire. 14. A) Make a profitable investment. B) Buy a new washing machine. C) Get parts for the machine from Japan. D

5、) 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

6、what the right thing to do is. C) The woman doesnt 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. B) Discussing a term paper. C) Finalizing a contract. D) Reviewing a co-authored article. 18. A) She ordered some paper. B) She had t

7、he printer repaired. C) She chatted online with a friend. D) She filled in an application form. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) His health is getting worse. B) He can no longer work at sea. C) His past life upsets him a good deal. D) He has not got the ex

8、pected 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

9、is kind and generous by nature. 22. A) He dines out with his wife every weekend. B) He is excellent but looks bad-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

10、 sent the order to the woman by mistake. B) Some of the telephone systems dont work properly. 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

11、 the mans order to the right person. D) Solve the problem at her companys cost. 25. A) Ideal. B) Temporary. C) Partial. D) Creative. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages, at the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and questions will be

12、 spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A

13、) It is entertaining. B) It is a costly hobby. C) It takes lots of time. D) It requires training. 27. A) They can harm nearby plants. B) They may catch some disease. C) They fight each other for food. D) They may pollute the environment. 28. A) Place the food on warmer spots. B) Use prepared feed mi

14、xtures only. C) Avoid using any contaminated food. D) Continue the feeding till it gets warm. Passage Two Questions 29 to 31 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

15、 to achieve his goal at any cost. 30. A) She made him apologize. B) She readily forgave him. C) She broke up with him. D) She refused to answer his calls. 31. A) Buy her a new set of tires. B) Help clean her apartment. C) Lend her his batteries. D) Move furniture for her. Passage Three Questions 32

16、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) Its 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 fath

17、er. 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

18、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 Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is

19、 read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill the blanks numbered firm 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For the blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to. Fill in the missin

20、g information. For these blanks, you cart either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Around 120 years ago, Ebbinghaus began his study of memory. He (36)

21、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 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

22、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 o

23、ut 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 were not finished yet. We havent considered how we should study over very short periods of time. (45) . Should you look at the same word

24、 in rapid succession, or look at the word and then have some delay before you look at it again? (46) . 答案： 11 D) W: There were more than a hundred people at Kates birthday party. How come shes got so many friends? M: Its really no surprise。 You know she was popular even when she was a child. Q: What

25、 does the man imply about Kate! 听前猜测 由选项 party， friend 和 enjoy 等词可以推测该对话可能与聚会有关，同时根据选项中提到的she可以推测侧重点应在女士身上。 精解 关键字眼处设题。女士对 Kate 能邀请如此多的朋友参加她的聚会提出疑问，而男士的回答表明，Kate从小就很有 朋友缘。 D)与此一致。 12 C) M: They say therell be a snow-storm tonight. and the cold weather will last quite a few days. W: Oh! Were so lucky

26、. Well be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida. But lets call right now to confirm our flight. Q: What do we learn about the two speakers? 听前猜测 由选项中的 Florida， holiday， tickets 等词猜测对话内容可能与出行度假有关，因此需要注意对话叶的类似信息 精解 细节处设题。对话中男士首先说到了天气的糟糕情况，而且还将持续一段时间，随后女士说到了他们的幸运，因为他们要去 Florida 度似，从

27、而可以躲避糟糕的天气，并且要确认机票等，可以推断他们是要去度假。 13 B) W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire. M: I really admire his courage. Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation? 听前猜测 四个选项都是在表述 He的一些情况，从 firefighter 和 fire等词猜测可能与火灾有关。 精解 细节处设题。女士提到 Tony 因从火中挽救多个家庭而得奖，男士则对 T

28、ony 的勇气表示敬佩，因此可以推断出 Tony在救灾中是非常勇敢的， B)符 合题意。 14 B) M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it had worked just fine until last night. W: Youll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan. So it might be time to invest in a more recent model Q: What does the woman suggest the m

29、an do? 听前猜测 选项中有两次提到 washing machine，因此要重点听这方面的信息。 精解 细节处设题。男士说用了 15 年的洗衣机昨天晚上坏了，女士说这个机器的零件不好更换，建议买一款型号更新的洗衣机，因此 B)符合题意。 15 D) W: I heard about your promotion. You must be thrilled. M: Not really. The new office is huge, but the work load has doubled. Q: What do we learn about the mall from the conv

30、ersation? 听前猜测 由选项中提到的 new job和 new position可知，对话中涉及到新工作岗位的内容。 精解 关键字眼处设题。女士认为男士得以晋升后肯定很欣喜，而男士却说新办公室很大，但是任务加倍了，由此判断男士对自己的晋升不是很高兴，因此 D)为答案。 16 D) W: I cant decide what to do about the party tomorrow. M: You dont have to go if you dont want to, but Ill be glad to give you a ride if you do. Q: What do

31、we learn from the conversation? 听前猜测 选项多次提到了 party，并且选项主要在表达两个人的行为动作，因此重点掌握两人的动作行踪。 精解 细节处设题。女士对于明天的聚会犹豫不决，男士则表明去不去由她而定，并且说如果去参加的话，他可以顺便捎她一程。因此从对话内容中不难 得出选项 D)正确。 17 C) M: Now if you have any questions about the contract, Ill be happy to answer them. W: Nothing comes to mind fight now, but Id like t

32、o go over all the articles of the contract once more before signing it. Q: What are the speakers doing right now? 听前猜测 选项均出现现在分词结构，因此此题注重对行为动作的考查。 精解 关键字眼处设题。男士表示，如果对方对合同的条款有疑问，他乐意回答，而女士则表明她在签署合同前要重新看一下条款。因此他们谈话的内容主要是关于一个合同的签署问题，因此 C)为答案。 18 A)。 M: We are out of paper for the printer. Can you please

33、 order some? W: I completedhe order from online yesterday and it will be here by noon. Ill let you know when it comes in. Q: What did the woman do? 听前猜测 选项提到了 She做的几项工作，因此把重点放存 she的信息上。 精解 关键字眼处设题，男士说没有打印纸了，让女士帮着购买，而女士说她已经从网上订购了，货到即刻通知他。由此可见女士刚刚买了打印纸。 A)为答案。 Conversation One W: Bob, do you know who

34、I saw the other day? Old Jake. Looking terribly depressed. (19)Did he get pensioned off at last? M: Yes. (19)They made him retire after 50 years at sea. He is pretty upset about it, but what can you do? He really is past it. W: He is all alone, isnt he? M: (20)Yes, his wifes been dead for years. The

35、y had one daughter, Doris. But she went off to town as soon as she left school. And he hasnt heard from her since. I hear she is making good money as a model. W: Maybe someone could get in touch with her. Get her to come back for a while to help? M: I dont suppose she come. (21)She never got on with

36、 her father. He is a bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish. Oh. I expect old Jake will get by. He is healthy at least, comes into the clinic for a check regularly. W： Are you his doctor? M: No, my partner doctor Johnson is. W: That bad-tempered old thing? M: (22)Oh, he isnt really bad-t

37、empered. He just looks it. He is an excellent doctor, taught me a lot, and he has a very nice family. His wife invites me over there to supper every week. Very pleasant. W: Yes. I teach their daughter Pen at school. She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work, but a bright little thing and

38、very popular with her age group. 19 B) Why does old Jake look terribly depressed? 听前猜测 选 项中出现了 past life, pension, health getting worse 等，并都在讲述与 He有关的内容，由此推断该题考查 he的现状。 精解 本题关键句为： Did he get pensioned off at last? 其中 pension off为 “辞退，使退休 ”之意。正是由于退休而使 Jake的情绪低落。 20 A) What do we learn about Jakes wif

39、e? 听前猜测 四个选项都是对 she的状况进行描述，关键要听清问题中 she指代的是谁。 精解 对话中谈到 Jake的妻子已经去世多年。其中 been dead for years 是 passed away years ago的同义转述。 21 C) What does the man say about Jakes daughter? 听前猜测 选项还考查 she 的一些信息，从 “照料老父亲 ”、 “与父亲相处 ”等猜测，该题很可能会考查对老人的态度，当然关键还要听清 she指代的是谁。 精解 当对话中提到 Jake 的妻子已去世多年还有一个女儿时，他们想联系 Jake 以模特为职业的

40、女儿来照顾 Jake，但很快否 定了这一提议，因为她与自己的老父亲关系不好。 22 B) What does the man say about Jakes doctor? 听前猜测 从选项中的 “坏脾气 ”、 “外貌 ”等词推测，这个问题必定考查对 he 品质和外貌的表述。 精解 在对话最后女士用 “bad-tempered”来形容 Jake的医生 Johnson，男士做出否定，并说明尽管 Johnson貌似脾气不好，其实是一个优秀的医生。 Conversation TWO W: Hello, Mr. Summerfield. How are you today? M: Very well.

41、 Thank you, Ms. Green. W: What can I do for you? M: Well, unfortunately. there is a problem with the order we received from you yesterday. (23)It seems weve not received the right quantity of manuals to support the telephone system. W: Oh, dear, thats bad news. Im very sorry to hear that, and you do

42、nt know how many packs are without. manuals? M: No, because we havent opened every pack. But in several of those that have been opened there are none. No manuals. W: Im very sorry about this inconvenience. Mr. Summerfield. (24)Well send out the manuals this afternoon by express mail entirely at our

43、cost, and the manuals should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest. M: All of them, right? W: Yes. It may be that some have them already, but we cannot be sure. So the best thing is to send out the manual for every pack. M: Yes. Yes, I see. That would be great. W: Please accept our apologie

44、s for this mix-up. I assure you we will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happened. M: (25)Right. Thanks for your swift action. W: Not at all. Thank you and goodbye for now. Do call if there is anything else. M: All right. Thank you. Goodbye, Ms. Green. W: Goodbye. 23 C) What proble

45、m are the speakers discussing? 听前猜测 选项均与产品的订货与质量 有关，涉及到订单问题和产品质量问题等。 精解 本题关键词是 “manuals”，出现的问题并非在于产品的质量，而是缺少使用手册，故 C)正确。 24 D) What does the woman promise to do? 听前猜测 四个祈使句都是对出现的问题的处理办法，重点把握对事故的处理办法。 精解 当 Ms.Green详细了解情况后，便立刻提出了解决办法： Well send out the manuals this afternoon by express mail entirely a

46、t our cost, entirely at our cost意为 “完全由我们出钱 ”。 25 A) What does the man think of the solution? 听前猜测 联系上面两个题目的选项，从四个形容词来看，该题考查对事件结果的表述。 精解 本题是细节推断题。关键句是 Right. Thanks for your swift action.，由此推断他对这一解决方案是满意的。 Section B Passage One Attracting and (26)feeding wild birds are entertaining activities that h

47、ave long been enjoyed by people ail over the world. Feeding birds has become so popular that prepared feed mixtures are readily available. We feed birds for many reasons. Many pleasant hours can come from watching birds. A hobby often develops into a serious study of their habits. Accurate identification of birds is usually the first, goal But observations that an amateur bird. watcher can make are really limitless (27)There is, however, responsibility associated with bird feeding. including a disease hazard. Attracting numbers of bir