1、12000-2010 年大学英语四级听力短对话文本集2010 年 6 月四级第一部分 听力 Short conversations11. W: Just imagine we have to finish reading 300 pages before Monday, how can the professor expect us to do it in such a short time?M: Yeah, but what troubles me is that I cant find the book in the library or in the university booksto
2、re.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. Id also be happy to pick up anything you need.W: Wow, I dont like to let anyone else to drive my car. Tell you what, why dont we go together?Q: What
3、 does the woman mean?13. M: Forgive the mess in here. We had a party last night. There were a lot of people and they all brought food.W: Yeah, I can tell. Well, I guess its pretty obvious what youll be doing most of today.Q: What does the woman think the man will do？14. W: What time would suit you f
4、or the first round talks with John Smith?M: Well, you know my schedule. Other than this Friday, one day is as good as the next.Q: What does the man mean?15. W: I was so angry yesterday. My biology teacher did not even let me explain why I missed the field trip. He just wouldnt let me pass.M: That do
5、esnt seem fair. Id feel that way too if I were you.Q: What does the man imply?16. M: I really cant stand the way David controls the conversation all the time. If hes going to be at your Christmas party, I just wont come.W: Im sorry you feel that way. But my mother insists that he come.Q: What does t
6、he woman imply?17. W: Youre taking a course with Professor Johnson. Whats your impression so far?M: Well, many students can hardly stay awake in his class without first 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 i
7、f we follow these instructions exactly, we wont have much trouble.Q: What are the speakers going to do?长对话原文第一篇： W: What sort of hours do you work, Steve?M: Oh, I have to work very long hours, about 11 hours a day.W: What time do you start?M: I work 9 to 3. Then I start again at 5:30 and work until
8、11. Six days a week. So I have to work very unsocial hours.W: And do you have to work at the weekend?M: Oh, yes, thats our busiest time. I get Wednesdays off.W: What are the things you have to do, and the things you dont have to do?2M: Eh, I dont have to do the washing-up, so thats good. I have to w
9、ear white and I have to keep everything in the kitchen totally clean.W: Whats hard about the job?M: Youre standing up all the time. When were busy, people get angry and sharp. But thats normal.W: How did you learn the profession?M: Well, I did a two year course at college. In the first year, we had
10、to learn the basics. And then we had to take the exams.W: Was it easy to find a job?M: I wrote to about six hotels. And one of them gave me my first job. So I didnt have to wait too long.W: And whats the secret of being good at your job?M: Attention to detail and you have to love it. You have to sho
11、w passion for it. And what are your plans for the future?M: I want to have my own place when the time is right.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What does the man say about his job?20. What does the man think is the hardest part of his job?21. Where did the man
12、 get his first job after graduation?22. What does the man say is important to being good at his job?长对话原文第二篇：W: Now youve seen this table of figures about the pocket money children in Britain get?M: Yes. I thought it was quite interesting, but I dont quite understand the column entitled “change”. Ca
13、n you explain what it means?W: Well, I think it means the change from the year before. Im not a mathematician, but I assume the rise from 72p to 90p, is the rise of 25%.M: Oh, yes, I see. And the inflation rate is there for comparison.W: Yes. Why do you think the rise in pocket money is often higher
14、 than inflation?M: Im sorry, Ive no idea. Perhaps parents in Britain are too generous.W: Perhaps they are. But it looks as if children were a lot better off in 2001 than they were in 2002. Thats strange, isnt it? And they seemed to have been better off in 2003 than they are now. I wonder why that is
15、.M: Yes, I dont understand that at all.W: Anyway, if you had children, how much pocket money would you give them?M: I dont know. I think I probably give them two pounds a week.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.
16、 But I wouldnt expect them to save to buy their own socks for example.W: Yes. By the way, do most children in your country get pocket money?M: Yeah, they do.Questions 23 to question 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard:Q 23: What is the table of figures about?Q 24: What do we learn f
17、rom the conversation about British childrens pocket money?Q 25: Supposing the man had children, what would he expect them to do with their pocket 3money?Passage1 原文As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the companys district
18、managers. Every one arrived on time and Alexs presentation went extremely well. He decided to end the meeting with a conversation about the importance of the district managers to the companys plans. “I believe were going to continue to increase our share of the market”, he began, “Because of the qua
19、lity of the people in this room. The district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district. He sets the tone for everyone else. If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours, everyone in his unit will follow his example.” When Alex was finished, he r
20、eceived polite applause but hardly the warm response he had hoped for. Later, he spoke with one of the senior managers. “Things were going so well until the end”, Alex said disappointedly, “Obviously I said the wrong thing.” “Yes”, the district manager replied, “ Half of our managers are women. Most
21、 have worked the way up from sales representatives and they are very proud of the role theyve played in the companys growth. They dont care at all about the political correctness but they are definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as ”he“ in your speech.”Questions 26 to 29 are based o
22、n the passage you have just heard.26. Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?27. What did Alex want to emphasize at the end of his presentation?28. What do we learn about the audience at the meeting?29. Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hoped for?Passage2The way to com
23、plain is to act business-like and important. If your complaint is immediate, suppose you got the wrong order at a restaurant, make a polite but firm request to see the manager. When the manager comes, ask his or her name and then state your problem, and what you expect to have done about it. Be poli
24、te. Shouting or acting rude will get you nowhere. But also be firm in making your complaint. Besides, act important. This doesnt mean to put on airs and say, “Do you know who I am?” What it means is that people are often treated the way they expect to be treated. If you act like someone who expects
25、a fair request be granted, chances are it will be granted. The worst way to complain is over the telephone. You are speaking to a voice coming from someone you can not see, so you cant tell how the person on the line is reacting. It is easy for that person to give you a run-around. Complaining in pe
26、rson or by letter is generally more effective. If your complaint does not require an immediate response, it often helps to complain by letter. If you have an appliance that doesnt work, send a letter to the store that sold it. Be business-like and stick to the point. Dont spend a paragraph on how yo
27、ur Uncle Joe tried to fix the problem and couldnt.Question 30: What does the speaker suggest you do when you are not served properly at a restaurant?Question 31: Why does the speaker say the worst way to complain is over the telephone?Question 32: What should you do if you make a complaint by letter
28、?Passage3 原文：Barbara Santos is a wife and the mother of 2 children, ages 2 and 4. Her husband, Tom, is an engineer and makes an excellent salary. Before Barbara had children, she worked as an architect for the government, designing government housing. She quit her job when she became pregnant, 4but
29、is now interested in returning to work. Shes been offered an excellent job with the government. Her husband feels its unnecessary for her to work since the family does not need the added income. He also thinks that a woman should stay home with her children. If Barbara feels the need to do socially
30、important work, he thinks that she should do volunteer work one or two days a week. Barbara, on the other hand, has missed the excitement of her profession, and does not feel she would be satisfied doing volunteer work. She would also like to have her own income, so she does not have to ask her husb
31、and for money whenever she wants to buy something. She does not think its necessary to stay home every day with the children, and she knows a very reliable babysitter whos willing to come to her house. Tom does not think a babysitter can replace a mother, and thinks its a bad idea for the children t
32、o spend so much time with someone whos not part of the family.Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. What was Barbaras profession before she had children?34. What does Barbaras husband suggest she do if she wants to work?35. What does Tom think about hiring a babysitter?
33、以下是 2010 年 6 月 19 日四级答案复合式听写 “原文”Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in the school building, is smarter, more curious, less afraid of what he does not know, better in finding and figuring things out, more confident, resourceful, persistent, and independent than he will ever be again in
34、 his schooling or unless he is very unusual and very lucky for the rest of his life. Already, by paying close attention to and interacting with the world and people around him, and without any school type formal instruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated, and abstract than anyth
35、ing he will be asked to do in school or than any of his teachers have done for years. He has solved the mystery of language. He has discovered it. Babies do not even know that language exists and he has found out how it works and learned to use it appropriately. He has done it by exploring, by exper
36、imenting, by developing his own model of the grammar of language, by trying it out and seeing whether it works by gradually changing it and refining it until it does work. And while he has been doing this, he has been learning other things as well, including many of the concepts that the schools thi
37、nk only they can teach him 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Part Listening ComprehensionSection A试题详解11. A) Get some small change. A)换取零钱。B) Find a shopping center. B)找一个购物中心。C) Cash a check at a bank. C)在银行兑现支票。D) Find a parking meter. D) 找一
38、个停车计费器。M: Excuse me. Do you have change for a ten-dollar note? I need to pay the parking meter.W: Im sorry, but I think you can get it through the money changer in the shopping center across the street.Q: What is the man trying to do?男士：打扰一下，你能给我换开一张 10 美元的钞票吗?我需要支付停车费。5女士：很抱歉，但我觉得你可以到马路对面的购物中心里的货币兑
39、换中换取零钱。问题：男士要干什么?【词汇点拨】parking meter 停车计费器;cash a check 支票兑现;change n. 零钱12. A) Shopping with his son. A) 与儿子一起购物。B) Buying a gift for a child. B) 给孩子买礼物。C) Promoting a new product. C) 促销新产品。D) Bargaining with a salesgirl. D) 与女售货员讨价还价。【听音指导】预览选项，可发现均缺少主语，与 11 题一样，属于细节题加建议题型，直接寻找相似场景即可，可快速排除选项 C，因为只
40、有 C 选项是关于“出售”( 促销)，而其它选项都和“购买”有关;答案应在选项 A、B、D 中。【正确项分析】女士话语仍具有绝对指导意义，非常简单的建议考点，竟然直接用到了 suggest，其后必有答案，女生提到 toy train 和 brand，加上男生说的 school boy，可确定答案为选项 B。【干扰项分析】A 选项中的 son 是无中生有，切忌主观猜测。选项 D 可在听时排除，原文中并无任何涉及关于“还价”或具体金额的内容。【原文及译文】M: Can you recommend something that a school boy of 7 or 8 will really l
41、ike?W: Id suggest this toy train, sir. Its an excellent brand. Very popular all over the world these days.Q: What is the man doing?男士：你能给我推荐一个七八岁学童真正喜欢的东西吗?女士：我给你推荐这款玩具火车。这是一个优秀的品牌。在世界各地都非常受欢迎。问题：男士正在做什么?【词汇点拨】recommend v. 推荐;brand n. 品牌;promote v. 促销;bargain v. 讨价还价13. A) Taking photographs. A) 拍照。
42、B) Enhancing images. B) 突显形象。C) Mending cameras. C) 修理相机。D) Painting pictures. D) 画画。【听音指导】选项仍均缺少主语，属于细节考查题。选项 D 与其他三项明显不同，可初步排除。第一句由女士发出，需仔细聆听，原文提到 taking pictures(拍照) ，由此确定话题方向。【正确项分析】女士说话中提到 taking pictures，与选项 A 中的 taking photographs 一致，答案为 A 选项。【原文及译文】W: Do you let people know when youre taking
43、 pictures of them?M: I try not to. You know any picture of a person who poses for the camera would look dull and unnatural.Q: What are the speakers talking about?女士：你给人们拍照时，会让他们知道吗?男士：尽量不让他们知道。你也知道一个人为拍照摆出的姿势看起来呆滞、不自然。问题：讲话人在谈论什么?【词汇点拨】pose v. 摆姿势 n. 姿势，姿态;enhance v. 提高，加强;image n. 图像，形象14. A) He mo
44、ved to Baltimore when he was young. A) 他年轻的时候搬到巴尔的摩。6B) He can provide little useful information. B) 他提供不了太多有用信息。C) He will show the woman around Baltimore. C) 他将领女士参观巴尔的摩。D) He will ask someone else to help the woman. D) 他将找其他人来帮助女士。【听音指导】此题考查意义解释题加转折题型，此类题型答案多为“听见什么不选什么” 。 本题需要对考生有一定的实力要求，属于可“失分”的
45、题目。关注动词 move to，provide，show around 和 ask。【正确项分析】经典转折考法，直接用 but 定位答案即可，男生说自己当时还很年轻，言下之意自己对当地情况不够了解。答案为 B 选项。【干扰项分析】根据四级听力中短对话“尾词错误原则” ，即结尾内容听得越清楚越不能选，可顺利排除 A 选项。选项 C 没有提及。选项 D 与选项 B 为相似项，其中应有答案，男士并未主动提出找人帮忙，故排除选项 D。【原文及译文】W: I need to talk to someone who knows Baltimore well. Im told you lived there
46、.M: Oh, but I was really young at the timeQ: What does the man mean?女士：我需要找个非常了解巴尔的摩的人。我听说你曾在那里居住过。男士：哦，但是我那时候太年轻了。问题：男士是什么意思?【词汇点拨】show around 领参观 15. A) He is rather disappointed. A) 他非常失望。B) He is highly ambitious. B) 他很有抱负。C) He can t face up to the situation. C) 他不能面对处境。D) He knows his own limi
47、tation. D) 他知道自己的不足。【听音指导】预读四个选项时只有 B 提到了“正面、积极”的方向，可初步排除。选项预读较难，但本题属于经典转折题型，关注相应标志词即可。but 出现表示“前否后肯” ，直接用 but 定位答案，就可选出正确选项。【正确项分析】原文是“承担责任前需要积累更多经验” ，表明他知道自己的不足之处，与选项 D 同义。【干扰项分析】A 选项中是 rather，与原文的 a little 不一致，可排除。C 选项原文中未曾提及。【原文及译文】W: Arent you disappointed that you didnt get the promotion?M: Ma
48、ybe a little, but I know I need more experience before Im ready for that kind of responsibility.Q: What do we learn about the man from this conversation?女士：你没有被提升，不觉得失望吗?男士：可能有一点，但我觉得承担责任前需要积累更多经验。问题：从此对话可以得知男士的什么信息?【词汇点拨】disappointed a. 失望的;ambitious a. 有雄心的;promotion n. 晋升;responsibility n. 责任16.
49、A) She must have paid a lot for the gym. A) 她一定在健身房花了很多钱。B) She is known to have a terrific figure. B) 她以身材好而闻名。C) Her gym exercise has yielded good results. C) 她的健身锻炼取得了很好的效果。D) Her effort to keep fit is really praiseworthy. D) 她努力健身的做法值得称赞。7【听音指导】预读四个选项，可知选项 A 与其他三项明显不同，可初步排除。选项B、C 都是关于锻炼效果极佳的表达，按照惯例其中应该有答案。本题为意义解释题，同义替换是答案。【正确项分析】男士提到 your effort has paid off，这与选项 C 中的 has yielded good results 一致，故选择 C 项。【干扰项分析】男士赞扬女士身材好，但未曾提到她以此闻名，B 选项可排除。男士也未称赞她的作法，故排除选项 D。【原文及译文】W: Ive been work
