2013年+6月大學英語四級聽力考試真題

2013年6月大學英語四級聽力考試真題PartIIIListeningComprehension(35minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.A)Childrenshouldbetaughttobemorecareful.B)Childrenshouldn’tdrinksomuchorangejuice.C)Thereisnoneedforthemantomakesuchafuss.D)Timmyshouldlearntodothingsintherightway.12.A)Fitnesstraining.B)Thenewjoboffer.C)Computerprogramming.D)Directorshipoftheclub.13.A)Heneedstobuyanewsweater.B)Hehasgottosaveonfuelbills.C)Thefuelpricehasskyrocketed.D)Theheatingsystemdoesn’twork.14.A)Committingtheft.B)Takingpictures.C)Windowshopping.D)Posingforthecamera.15.A)Sheistakingsomemedicine.B)Shehasnotseenadoctoryet.C)Shedoesnottrusttheman’sadvice.D)Shehasalmostrecoveredfromthecough.16.A)Pamela’sreportisnotfinishedasscheduled.B)Pamelahasahabitofdoingthingsinahurry.C)Pamelaisnotgoodatwritingresearchpapers.D)Pamela’smistakescouldhavebeenavoided.17.A)Intheleft-luggageoffice.B)Atthehotelreception.C)Inahotelroom.D)Atanairport.18.A)Shewasanexcellentstudentatcollege.B)Sheworksintheentertainmentbusiness.C)Sheisfondoftellingstoriesinherspeech.D)Sheisgoodatconveyinghermessage.Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)Arrangingthewoman’sappointmentwithMr.Romero.B)Fixingthetimeforthedesigner’slatestfashionshow.C)TalkingaboutanimportantgatheringonTuesday.D)PreparingforthefilmingonMondaymorning.20.A)HertraveltoJapan.B)Theawardsceremony.C)Theproperhairstyleforhernewrole.D)Whentostartthemakeupsession.21.A)HeisMr.Romero’sagent.B)Heisanentertainmentjournalist.C)Heisthewoman’sassistant.D)Heisafamousmoviestar.Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.22.A)Makeanappointmentforaninterview.B)Sendinanapplicationletter.C)Fillinanapplicationform.D)Makeabriefself-introductiononthephone.23.A)Someonehavingacollegedegreeinadvertising.B)Someoneexperiencedinbusinessmanagement.C)Someonereadytotakeonmoreresponsibilities.D)Someonewillingtoworkbeyondregularhours.24.A)Travelopportunities.B)Handsomepay.C)Prospectsforpromotion.D)Flexibleworkinghours.25.A)Itdependsontheworkinghours.B)It’sabout500poundaweek.C)ItwillbesetbytheHumanResources.D)Itistobenegotiated.SectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.A)Togivecustomersawiderrangeofchoices.B)Tomakeshoppersseeasmanyitemsaspossible.C)Tosupplyasmanyvarietiesofgoodsasitcan.D)Togivespaceformoreprofitableproducts.27.A)Onthetopshelves.B)Onthebottomshelves.C)Oneasilyaccessibleshelves.D)Onclearlymarkedshelves.28.A)Manyofthembuythingsonimpulse.B)Afewofthemarefatherswithbabies.C)Amajorityofthemareyoungcouples.D)Over60%ofthemmakeshoppinglists.29.A)Salesassistantspromotinghighmargingoods.B)Salesassistantsfollowingcustomersaround.C)Customerscompetingforgoodbargains.D)Customerslosingallsenseoftime.Q:Whatisthewomanwaitingfor?

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W:Pamsaidwewon'thavethepsychologytestuntiltheendofnextweek.

M:Ellen,youshouldknowbetterthantotakePam'swordsforanything.

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutPam?

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W:Tom,wouldyoupleasewatchmysuitcaseforaminute?Ineedtogomakeaquickphonecall.

M:Yeah,sure.Takeyourtime.Ourtraindoesn’tleaveforanothertwentyminutes.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

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M:Frankly,MaryisnotwhatI'dcalledeasy-going.

W:Isee.Peopleinourneighborhoodfindithardtobelieveshe'smytwinsister.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

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M:Howsoondoyouthinkthiscanbecleaned?

W:Wehavesamedayservice,sir.Youcanpickupyoursuitafterfiveo'clock.

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

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W:Ireallyenjoythatpieceyoujustplayonthepiano.Ibetyougetalotofrequestsforit.

M:Yousaidit.Peoplejustcan'tgetenoughofit.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

長對話1

Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

W:Goodafternoon,Mr.Jones.IamTeresaChen,andI’llbeinterviewingyou.Howareyoutoday?

M:Iamfine,thankyou.Andyou,MissChen?

W:Good,Thanks.Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourexperienceinthiskindofwork?

M:Well,forseveralyears,ImanagedadepartmentfortheBrownstoneCompanyinDetroit,Michigan.NowIworkparttimebecauseIalsogotoschoolatnight.I’mgettingabusinessdegree.

W:Oh,howinteresting.Tellme,whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjob?

M:I’llfinishschoolinafewmonths,andI’dlikeafull-timepositionwithmoreresponsibility.

W:Andwhywouldyouliketoworkforourcompany?

M:BecauseIknowyourcompany’sworkandIlikeit.

W:Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutyourspecialskillsandinterests?

M:Ofcourse,I’mgoodatcomputersandIcanspeakSpanish.IusedtotakeclassesinSpanishatthelocalcollege.AndIliketravellingalot.

W:Canyougivemeanyreferences?

M:Yes,certainly.YoucantalktoMr.Macaw,myboss,attheBrownstoneCompany.Icouldalsogiveyouthenamesandnumbersofseveralofmyteachers.

W:Allright,Mr.Jones,andwouldyouliketoaskmeanyquestions?

M:Yes,IwonderwhenI’llbeinformedaboutmyapplicationforthejob.

W:Well,we’llletyouknowassoonaspossible.Let’sstayintouch.Thankyouverymuchforcomingthisafternoon.

M:Thankyou.

Questions19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisworkingexperience?

20.Whydoesthemanwanttoleavehispresentjob?

21.Whatisthemaninterestedin?

22.Whatquestiondidthemanaskthewoman?

【總評】

這是一篇以面試為場景的聽力對話。與采訪類對話相似的是，發(fā)問者的問題往往是題目定位的關(guān)鍵點，而被采訪者的回答往往是題目的答案。所以，對于考生來說，根據(jù)題干信息，準確定位是解題的關(guān)鍵。

19.B.HeworkedattheBrownstoneCompanyforseveralyears.

【解析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞workingexperience可定位至Canyoutellmesomethingaboutyourexperienceinthiskindofwork?根據(jù)男士的回答可知，他曾在BrownstoneCompany工作了很多年。因此，正確答案為B。

20.D.Heprefersafull-timejobwithmoreresponsibility.

【解析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞leavehispresentjob可定位至Tellme,whydoyouwanttoleaveyourpresentjob?根據(jù)男士的回答可知，他想要一份全職的工作。因此，正確答案為D。

21.A.Travel.

【解析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞interestedin可定位至Couldyoupleasetellmeaboutyourspecialskillsandinterests?根據(jù)男士的回答可知，他喜歡旅游。因此，正確答案為A。

22.C.Whenhewillbeinformedabouthisapplication.

【解析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干可定位至wouldyouliketoaskmeanyquestions?根據(jù)男士的回答可知，男士想知道的是何時通知面試結(jié)果。因此，正確答案為C。

長對話2

Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.M:I'mfine.Thecityisveryhotthistimeoftheyear.It'sgoodtogetbacktosomefreshair.Youknow,Lisa,whattheysayaboutpregnantwomenreallyistrue.W:What'sthatPaul?M:Theysaytheylookbeautiful.W:Well,Ihadalotoftensionwhileyou'vebeenstudyinghardonyourcourseinD.C.M:Oh?W:Oh,don'tworry,allfromamanover50.Fatherhastoldallhisbusinessfriendsthegoodnewsaboutthebaby.Andthephonehasn'tstoppedringing.M:Oh,look,darling.There'sataxi.W:Paul,tellmeaboutthespecialprojectyoumentionedonthephone.Yousoundedveryexcitedaboutit!M:Youknow,I'velearnedalotfromtheproject.I'msurprisedthatwasstillinbusiness.W:That'sbecausewehaveawonderfulsalesmanager——you!M:Thanks.Butthat'snottheproblematall.Lisa,ourlittlecompany,anditislittlecomparedtothegiantsinthecity.Ourlittlecompany'sindanger.Weareoutofdate.Weneedtoexpand.Ifwedon't,wewillbeswallowedupbyoneofthegiants.Questions23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.WhatdowelearnaboutLisa?24.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?25.Whatdoesthemansayabouthiscompany?

【總評】這是一段夫婦間的日常對話。丈夫出差歸來，對話前半部分談?wù)撾p方的近況，后半部分則將話題轉(zhuǎn)移到公司的商業(yè)項目上。考生解題的關(guān)鍵在于，抓住對話中的提示詞，定位或推測答案。

23.B.Sheispregnant.【解析】推測題。根據(jù)對話前半段的提示信息，如whattheysayaboutpregnantwomenreallyistrue.及Fatherhastoldallhisbusinessfriendsthegoodnewsaboutthebaby.可推測出，Lisa懷孕了。因此，正確答案為B。24.A.Heworksasasalesmanager.【解析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)女士說的That'sbecausewehaveawonderfulsalesmanager——you.可知，男士是一個salesmanager。因此，正確答案是A。25.D.Itisinurgentneedoffurtherdevelopment.【解析】細節(jié)題。根據(jù)題干關(guān)鍵詞hiscompany可定位至最后一輪對話。根據(jù)男士所說的Ourlittlecompany'sindanger.Weareoutofdate.Weneedtoexpand.可知，公司需要擴張，furtherdevelopment是對expand的同義置換。因此，正確答案是D。

SectionBPassage1

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Farmington,Utah,isamorepleasantcommunitysincealocalgirls'4-HclubimprovedMainStreet.Six4-Hgirlsworkedtocleanthe72footcurbsidethatwascoveredwithweeds,rocksandtrash.Eachmembervolunteeredtocleanupandtodiginplot,fiveflatsofflowers.Theyalsotooktermsinwatering,weedingandmaintainingtheplot.Participationinthisprojecthelpedthegirlsdevelopedanewattitudetowardstheirparentsoftheirownhomes;they'velearnedhowtoworkwithtools,andimprovetheirworkhabits.Onemothersaidthatbeforeherdaughterwasinvolvedinthisproject,shewouldnotevenpouraweed.TheexperienceonMainStreetstimulatedself-improvement,andencouragedmemberstotakeprideintheirhomegroundsandthetotalcommunity.Cityofficialscooperatedwiththe4-Hmembersinplantingtrees,buildingcookingfacilities,pick-metables,swingsandpublicrestrooms.The4-Hgirlsplantedtreesandtookcareofthemduringtheearlystagesofgrowth.Thetotalparkprojectneededmoreplantingsinthefollowingyears.Membersofthe4-Hclubagreedtofollowtheprojectthroughtocompletion,becausetheyreceivesatisfactionfromtheresultsofconstructivework.Theprojectisagrowingoneandisspreadfromtheparktotheschoolandtheshoppingcenter.Treesandflowershaveallbeenplantedintheshoppingcenter,makingtheatmospherepleasant.

Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.WhatdowelearnaboutMainStreetinFarlington?

27.Whatdothe4-Hclubmembersdoaboutthecurbside?

28.Whathavethe4-Hgirlslearnedfromtheproject?

29.Whydothe4-Hgirlsagreetofollowtheparkprojectthroughtocomplete.

Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

Passage2

Accordingtoasurveyonreadingconductedin2001bytheU.S.NationalEducationAssociation(NEA),youngAmericanssayreadingisimportant,moreimportantthancomputersandscience.Over50%ofthe12to18yearsoldinterviewedsaytheyenjoyreadingalot.79%finditstimulatingandinteresting.And87%thinkitisrelaxing.About68%ofthosesurveyeddisagreedwiththeopinionthatreadingisboringorold-fashioned.

Overhalfteenagersinterviewedsaidtheyreadmorethantenbooksayear.Theresultsalsoshowthatmiddleschoolstudentsreadmorebooksthanhighschoolery.Over66%ofteensliketoreadfiction,suchasnovelsandstories.Over26%areinterestedinnon-fiction,suchhistorybooks.64%ofstudentslistedreadingstoriesaboutpeoplemyownage.That'safavoritetopic.Mysteriesanddetectivestoriescamesecondonthelistat53%.Justunder50%saidtheywereinterestedinreadingabouttheirowncultureintradition.Oftheteenagerswhoparticipatedinthesurvey,49%saidthatlibrariesarewheretheygetmostoftheirbooks.However,manycomplainthattheirschoollibrariesdonothaveenoughup-to-dateinterestingbooksandmagazines.EventhoughmanyteenagersintheUSenjoyreading,theystillhaveotherinterests.Whenaskedwhichactivitywouldbethemostdifficulttogiveupforaweek,48%saidlisteningtomusic.TVwouldbedifficulttogiveupfor25%ofthosesurveyed.

Question30to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.Whatdoesthesurveyonteenagerreadingshow?

31.Whatbooksaremostpopularamongteenagersaccordingtothesurvey?

32.Whatactivitydoteenagersfindthemostdifficulttogiveupforaweek?

Passage2

【總評】本篇文章以閱讀調(diào)查報告為話題，貼近生活，容易理解。但文章中數(shù)據(jù)很多，所以邊聽邊適當記錄一下數(shù)字，便于做題分析。

30.答案：A.Themajorityofthemfinditinteresting.

【解析】細節(jié)題。文章開篇談到根據(jù)調(diào)查，美國年輕人認為閱讀很重要，并進一步強調(diào)比電腦和科學更重要。緊接著又擺出數(shù)據(jù)：Over50%ofthe12to18yearsoldinterviewedsaytheyenjoyreadingalot.79%finditstimulatingandinteresting.超過50%的青少年很喜歡閱讀。79%認為閱讀很有促進作用、很有趣。因此，正確答案為A。

31.答案：B.Novelsandstories.

【解析】細節(jié)題。文章中間部分談到讀各類書籍的人數(shù)比例時，提到Over66%ofteensliketoreadfiction,suchasnovelsandstories.64%ofstudentslistedreadingstoriesaboutpeoplemyownage.That'safavoritetopic.超過66%的青少年喜歡讀小說和故事。因此，正確答案為B。

32.答案：A.Listeningtomusic.

【解析】細節(jié)題。文章最后部分談到最難放棄的活動時，提到一句話“Whenaskedwhichactivitywouldbethemostdifficulttogiveupforaweek,48%saidlisteningtomusic.TVwouldbedifficulttogiveupfor25%ofthosesurveyed.”48%認為一周不碰的活動最難舍棄的就是聽音樂，25%認為是看電視。因此正確答案為A。

Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.Passage3

Thankyouforcoming,everyone.Today’spresentationwillshowhowweseethedevelopmentofthemotorcarintheshorttomediumterm,andthatiswhywehaveinvitedallofyouheretoday.Let’sstartwithpower.It’sclearthatpetrol-drivenengineshavenofuture.Alreadytherearemanyalternativefuelvehiclesonthemarket,poweredbyanythingfromsolarpowertonaturalgas.Someindependentthinkershaveevenproducedcarsthatrunonvegetableoil.Butasweallknow,ofallthesealternativefuelvehicles,themostpracticalareelectricvehicles.Sure,inthepastelectricvehicleshavetheirproblems,namely,alimiteddrivingrange,andveryfewrechargingpoints,whichlimitedtheiruse.Now,however,recentdevelopmentsinelectricvehicletechnologymeantheycanmatchconventionalpetrolenginesintermsofperformanceandsafety.Let’snotforgetthatelectricvehiclesarecleaner.Plus,importantly,thepowersourceisrechargeable,sothisdoesnotinvolveusinganyvaluableresources.Movingontocommunications,verysoon,carswillbelinkedtoGPSsatellites,sothey’lldoallthedrivingforyou.Whatcontrolsremainfortheuserswillbeaudio-based,so,forexample,you’lljusthavetosay“abitwarmer”,andtheairconditioningwilladjustautomatically.You’llalsobeabletoreceiveemail,music