1、12014 年 6 月英语四级听力原文(卷一 )1. W: I cant seem to reach the tea at the back of the cupboard.M: Oh Why dont you use the ladder? You might strain your shoulder.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?2. W: Since its raining so hard, lets go and see the new exhibits.M: Thats a good idea. Mary Johnson is o
2、ne of my favorite painters.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?3. M: I hear the students gave the new teacher an unfair evaluation.W: It depends on which student you are talking about.Q: What does the woman imply?4. W: It must have taken you a long time to fix up all these book s
3、helves.M: It wasnt too bad. I got Doris to do some of them.2Q: What does the man mean?5. W: Rod, I hear youll be leaving at the end of this month. Is it true?M: Yeah. Ive been offered a much better position with another firm. Id be a fool to turn it down.Q: Why is the man quitting his job?6. W: I ho
4、nestly dont want to continue the gardening tomorrow, Tony?M: Neither do I. But I think we should get it over with this weekend.Q: What does the man mean?7. W: Youve already furnished your apartment?M: I found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8. W: Has
5、 the mechanic called the bus repairers?M: Not yet .Ill let you know when he calls.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?3Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Conversation one:M: Hello. Matt Ellis speaking.W: Hello, Dr. Ellis, my names Pan Johnson. My roommate, Jane
6、t Holmes, wanted me to call you.M: Janet Holmes? Oh, thats right. Shes in my Shakespearean English class. Has anything happened to her?W: Nothing, its just that she submitted a job application yesterday and the company asked her in for an interview today. Shes afraid she wont be able to attend your
7、class this afternoon though. Im calling to see whether it would be OK if I gave you her essay. Janet said its due today.M: Certainly, that would be fine. Uh, you can either drop it off at my class or bring it to my office.W: Would it be all right to come by your office around 4:00? Im afraid I cant
8、come any earlier because I have three classes this afternoon.4M: Uh, I wont be here when you come. Im supposed to be at a meeting from 3:00 to 6:00, but how about leaving it with my secretary? She usually stays until 5:00. W: Fine, please tell her Ill be there at 4:00. And Dr. Ellis, one more thing,
9、 could you tell me where your office is? Janet told me where your class is, but she didnt give me directions to your office.M: Well, Im in Room 302 of the Gregory Building. Ill tell my secretary to put the paper in my mail box, and Ill get it when I return.W: I sure appreciate it. Goodbye, Dr. Ellis
10、.M: Goodbye, Ms. Johnson.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. Why couldnt the womans roommate attend the Shakespearean English class that afternoon?10. What favor is the woman going to do for her roommate?11. What does the woman want to know at the end of the conver
11、sation?Passage One5Most American college students need to be efficient readers. This is necessary because full-time students probably have to read several hundred pages every week. They dont have time to read a chapter three or four times. They need to extract as much information as possible from th
12、e first or second reading.An extraordinarily important study skill is knowing how to mark a book. Students mark the main ideas and important details with a pen or pencil, yellow or blue or orange. Some students mark new vocabulary in a different color. Most students write questions or short notes in
13、 the margins. Marking a book is a useful skill, but its important to do it right. First, read a chapter with one pen in your hand and others next to you on the desk. Second, read a whole paragraph before you mark anything. Dont mark too much. Usually you will mark about 10% of a passage. Third, deci
14、de on your own system for marking. For example, maybe you will mark main ideas in yellow, important details in blue and new words in orange. Maybe you will put question marks in the margin when you dont understand something and before an exam. Instead, you just need to review your marks and you can
15、save a lot of time.16. What should American college students do to cope with their heavy reading assignments?617. What suggestion does the speaker give about marking a textbook?18. How should students prepare for an exam according to the speaker?Passage TwoThe thought of having no sleep for 24 hours
16、 or more isnt a pleasant one for most people. The amount of sleep that each person needs varies. In general, each of us needs about 8 hours of sleep each day to keep us healthy and happy. Some people, however, can get by with just a few hours of sleep at night.It doesnt matter when or how much a per
17、son sleeps. But everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Few doctors would have thought that there might be an exception to this. Sleep is, after all, a very basic need. But a man named Al Herpin turned out to be a real exception, for supposedly, he never slept!Al Herpin was 90 years old when doctors
18、 came to his home in New Jersy. They hoped to challenge the claim that he never slept. But they were surprised. Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. He did not even own a bed. He never needed one.7The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocki
19、ng chair and read a half dozen newspapers. His doctors were puzzled by the strange case of permanent sleeplessness. Herpin offered the only clue to his condition. He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he had been born. Herpin died at the age of 94, never, i
20、t seems, having slept at all.19. What is taken for granted by most people?20. What do doctors think of Al Herpins case?21. What could have accounted for Al Herpins sleeplessness?Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second language teachers, are those which are identical in form, b
21、ut different in meaning in the two cultures. For example, a Columbian who wants someone to approach him often signals with a hand movement, in which all the fingers of one hand cupped point downward as they move rapidly back and forth. Speakers of English have a similar gesture, though the hand may
22、not be cupped and the fingers may be held more loosely. But for them, the gesture means “goodbye“ or “go away“, quite the opposite of the Columbian gesture. Again in Columbia, a speaker of English would have to know that when he indicates height, he must choose between different gestures dependi8ng
23、on whether he is referring to a human being or an animal. If he keeps the palm of the hand parallel to the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter. In Columbia, this gesture is reserved for the description
24、of animals. In order to describe human beings, he should keep the palm of his hand at a right angle to the floor. Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also embarrassing moments. In both of the examples above, speakers from two different cultures have the same
25、 gesture physically, but its meaning differs sharply。四级听力答案Section A:1.B Use a ladder to help her reach the tea.2. D Outside an gallery art.3.D New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.4.C Doris fixed up some of the bookshelves.5.D He has found a better position.96.A They should finish th
26、e book as soon as possible.7.D The furniture the man bought is inexpensive.8.B The woman is waiting for the call.9. A She had a job interview to attend10. C Submit her roommates assignment11. A Where Dr. Elliss office is located12. C He can handle it quite well13. B The 6:30 one14. C The time on the
27、 train is enjoyable15. A Reading newspapers.16. D Get key information by reading just once or twice17. A Choose ones own system of marking18. B By reviewing only the marked parts.19. D Everybody needs some sleep for survival.20. C It is a rare exception1021. B His mothers injury just before his birt
28、h.22. C She developed a strong interest in finance23. D She inherited a big fortune from her father24. A She was extremely mean with her money25. B She built a hospital with her mothers moneySection C: 复合式听写：26. identical27. approach28. back and forth29. opposite30. indicates31. referring to32. parallel to33. reserved34. at the right angle
