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12四级真题四级听力包括答案及其听力内容
2008年12月大学英语四级真题听力
PartⅢListeningComprehension（35minutes）
SectionA
Direction:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11.
A）Onlytruefriendshipcanlastlong.
B）Letterwritingisgoingoutofstyle.
C）Shekeepsinregulartouchwithherclassmates.
D）Shehaslostcontactwithmostofheroldfriends.
12.
A）Apainter.
B）Amechanic.
C）Aporter.
D）Acarpenter.
13.
A）Lookforaplacenearheroffice.
B）Findanewjobdownthestreet.
C）Makeinquirieselsewhere.
D）Rentthe$600apartment.
14.
A）Hepreferstowearjeanswithalargerwaist.
B）Hehasbeenextremelybusyrecently.
C）Hehasgainedsomeweightlately.
D）HeenjoyedgoingshoppingwithJaneyesterday.
15.
A）Thewomanpossessesanaturalforart.
B）Womenhaveabetterartistictastethanmen.
C）Heisn’tgoodatabstractthinking.
D）Hedoesn’tlikeabstractpaintings.
16.
A）Shecouldn’thavelefthernotebookinthelibrary.
B）shemayhaveputhernotebookamidthejournals.
C）sheshouldhavemadecarefulnoteswhiledoingreading.
D）sheshouldn’thavereadhisnoteswithouthisknowingit.
17.
A）shewantstogetsomesleep
B）sheneedstimetowriteapaper
C）shehasaliteratureclasstoattend
D）sheistroubledbyhersleepproblem
18.
A）Heisconfidenthewillgetthejob.
B）Hischanceofgettingthejobisslim.
C）Itisn’teasytofindaqualifiedsalesmanager.
D）Theinterviewdidn’tgoaswellasheexpected.
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.
A）Hecanmanagehistimemoreflexibly.
B）Hecanrenewcontactwithhisoldfriends.
C）Hecanconcentrateonhisownprojects.
D）Hecanlearntodoadministrativework.
20.
A）Readingitsadsinthenewspapers.
B）Callingitspersonneldepartment.
C）Contactingitsmanager.
D）Searchingitswebsite.
21.
A）Tocutdownitsproductionexpenses.
B）Tosolvetheproblemofstaffshortage.
C）Toimproveitsadministrativeefficiency.
D）Toutilizeitsretiredemployees’resources.
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
22.
A）Buyatractor.
B）Fixahouse.
C）Seeapieceofproperty.
D）Singabusinesscontract.
23.
A）Itisonlyfortymilesformwheretheylive.
B）Itisasmallonewithatwo-bedroomhouse.
C）Itwasalargegardenwithfreshvegetables.
D）Ithasalargegardenwithfreshvegetables.
24.
A）Growingpotatoeswillinvolvelesslabor.
B）Itssoilmaynotbeverysuitableforcorn.
C）Itmaynotbebigenoughforraisingcorn.
D）Raisingpotatoeswillbemoreprofitable.
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A）Finances
B）Equipment
C）Labor
D）Profits
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
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A）Tointroducethechiefofthecity’spoliceforce
B）Tocommentonatalkbyadistinguishedguest
C）Toaddresstheissueofcommunitysecurity
D）Toexplainthefunctionsofthecitycouncil
27
A）Hehasdistinguishedhimselfincitymanagement
B）HeisheadoftheInternationalPoliceForce
C）Hecompletedhishighereducationabroad
D）Heholdsamaster’sdegreeincriminology
28
A）Tocoordinateworkamongpolicedepartments
B）Togetpoliceofficersclosertothelocalpeople
C）Tohelptheresidentsintimesofemergency
D）Toenablethepolicetotakepromptaction
29
A）Popular
B）discouraging
C）effective
D）controversial
PassageTwo
30
A）peoplediffergreatlyintheirabilitytocommunicate
B）therearenumerouslanguagesinexistence
C）Mostpubliclanguagesareinherentlyvague
D）Biggapsexistbetweenprivateandpubliclanguages
SectionC
Directions:
Inthissection.youwillhearapassagethreetime.Whenthepassageisreadforfirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwordsFinally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Crimeisincreasingworldwide.Thereiseveryreasontobelievethe（36）____willcontinuethroughthenextfewdecades.Crimerateshavealwaysbeenhighinmulticultural,industrializedsocietiessuchastheUnitedStates,butanew（37）____hasappearedontheworld（38）____rapidlyrisingcrimeratesinnationsthatpreviouslyreportedfew（39）____.Streetcrimessuchasrobbery,rape（40）___andautotheftareclearlyrising（41）___ineasternEuropeancountriessuchasHungaryandinwesternEuropeannationssuchastheunitedKingdom.Whatisdrivingthiscrime（42）____?
Therearenosimpleanswers.Still，therearecertainconditions（43）_______withrisingcrimeincreasingheterogeneity（混杂）ofpopulations,greaterculturalpluralism,higherimmigration,democratizationofgovernment,（44）________________________________________________________________________Theseconditionsareincreasinglyobservablearoundtheworld.Forinstance,culturesthatwerepreviouslyisolatedandhomogeneous（同种类的）,suchasJapan,DenmarkandGreece（45）________________________________________________________________________Multiculturalismcanbearewarding,enrichingexperience,butitcanalsoleadtoaclashofvalues.Heterogeneityinsocietieswillbetheruleinthetwenty-firstcentury,and（46）_______________________________________________
参考答案
SectionA
11.D12.D13.C14.C15.D16.B17.A18.B19.A20.D21.D22.C23.B24.C25.A
SectionB
26.A27.D28.B29.C30.B31.C32.D33.B34.C35.A
SectioC
36trend
37phenomenon
38scene
39offences
40murder
41particularly
42explosion
43associated
44changingnationalborders,greatereconomicgrowthandthelackofacceptedsocialideasofrightandwrong.
45arenowfacingthesortofculturalvarietythathasbeencommoninAmericaformostofitshistory.
46failuretorecognizeandplanforsuchdiversitycanleadtoseriouscrimeproblems.
原文
SectionA
11.M:
IjustreceivedanEmailfromoneofmyformerclassmates.Iwassurprised,Ihadn’theardfromhimforages.
W:
Well,I’vebeenoutoftouchwithmostofmyoldfriends,onlyoneortwostilldropmealineoccasionally,
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
12.M:
Ifyoucanmakeupyourmindaboutthecolor,Icanstartontheoutsideofyourhouseearlynextweek.
W:
Well,rightnowIthinkIwantwhiteforthewindowframesandyellowforthewalls,butI’llletyouknowtomorrow.
Q:
Whoisthewomantalkingto?
13.W:
Excuseme,doyouhaveanyapartmentsavailableforunder500dollarsamonth?
Ineedtomoveinnextweekwhenmynewjobstarts.
M:
TheonlyvacantoneIhaveis600dollars,haveyouinquiredattheapartmentcomplexdownthestreet?
Q:
Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?
14.W:
Youboughtapairofjeansyesterday,didn’tyou?
Whataretheylike?
M:
Oh,theyareprettymuchlikemyotherones,exceptwithalargerwaist.IguessIhaven’tspentmuchtimeexercisinglately.
Q:
Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationabouttheman?
15.W:
Ireallylikethoseabstractpaintingswesawyesterday.Whatdoyouthink?
M:
Iguessit’ssomethingIhaven’tacquiredatasteforyet.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimply?
16.W:
Youhaven’tseenabluenotebook,haveyou?
IhopeIdidn’tleaveitinthereadingroom.
M:
Didyoucheckthatpileofjournalsyou’veborrowedfromthelibrarytheotherday?
Q:
Whatisthemantryingtosaytothewoman?
17.M:
Howaboutjoiningmeforacupofcoffee?
W:
I’dloveto,butI’mexhausted.Iwasuptill3thismorning,writingapaperformyliteratureclass.
Q:
Whydoesthewomandeclinetheman’sinvitation?
18.W:
Youhadajobinterviewyesterday,didn’tyou?
Howdiditgo?
M:
Nottoobad,Iguess.Therewereabout20candidatescompetingforthesalesmanager’sjob.Andfinallyitwasdowntothreeofus,buttheothertwoseemedbetterqualified.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimply?
Conversationone
F:
Simon,howdoesitfeeltoberetired?
M:
Well,notsobad.
F:
Howhaveyoubeenspendingyourtime?
M:
Ihavebeenspendingmoretimewithmyfamily.I’vealsotravelledabit,youknow,offseasonwheneverywhereislesscrowdedandhotelscostless.
F:
Great.
M:
YouknowIhaven’tstoppedworkcompletely.
F:
Yes,couldyoutellusmoreaboutthis?
M:
I’monaschemethat’scalledphasedretirement;Ihadasix-monthbreakfromwork,afterthatIcouldapplyforprojectworkwiththecompanyIusedtoworkfor.
F:
Howdoestheschemework?
M:
Well,it’satrialatthemoment.Insteadofhiringtemporarystuff,thecompanyadvertisespostsonitswebsitethatretiredemployeeslikemyselfcanaccess.
F:
Whatsortofworksadvertised?
M:
Well,allsortsofthings,really.Administrativewor
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