英语四级听力往年真题及答案.docx

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英语四级听力往年真题及答案

2014年6月

SECTIONA:

1.A.Seeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulder 

B.Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea.

C.Replacethecupboardwithanewone.

D.Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.

1.W:

Ican’tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard。

M:

Oh…Whydon’tyouusetheladder?

Youmightstrainyourshoulder。

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

2.A.AtMaryJohnson’s B.Inanexhibitionhall

C.Atapainter’sstudio. D.Outsideanartgallery.

2.W:

Sinceit’srainingsohard,let’sgoandseethenewexhibits。

M:

That’sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters。

Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

3.A.Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.

B.Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.

C.Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.

D.Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.

3.M:

Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation。

W:

Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout。

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

4.A.HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture.

B.Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture.

C.Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.

D.Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.

4.W:

Itmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebookshelves。

M:

Itwasn’ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem。

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

5.A.Hedoesn’tgetonwiththeothers.

B.Hedoesn’tfeelateaseinthefirm.

C.Hehasbeentakenforafool.

D.Hehasfoundabetterposition.

5.W:

Rod,Ihearyou’llbeleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?

M:

Yeah.I’vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.I’dbeafooltoturnitdown。

Q:

Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?

6.A.Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.

B.Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.

C.Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.

D.Theycanhireagardenertodothework.

6.W:

Ihonestlydon’twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?

M:

NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekend。

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

7.A.Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.

B.Theman’sapartmentisreadyforrent.

C.Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.

D.Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.

7.W:

You’vealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?

M:

Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap。

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

8.A.Themanwillgivethemechanicacall.

B.Thewomaniswaitingforacall.

C.Thewomanisdoingsomerepairs.

D.Themanknowsthemechanicverywell.

8.W:

Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?

M:

Notyet.I’llletyouknowwhenhecalls。

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A.Shehadajobinterviewtoattend.

B.Shewasbusyfinishingherproject.

C.Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.

D.Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.

Question:

9.Whycouldn’tthewoman’sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?

W:

Nothing,it’sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandthecompanyaskedherinforaninterviewtoday.She’safraidshewon’tbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.I’mcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaidit’sduetoday。

10.A.Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom.

B.Handinherroommate’sapplicationform.

C.Submitherroommate’sassignment.

D.Helpherroommatewithherreport.

Question:

10.Whatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?

11.A.WhereDr.Ellis’sofficeislocated.

B.WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice.

C.Directionstotheclassroombuilding.

D.Dr.Ellis’sschedulefortheafternoon.

Question:

11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?

W:

Fine,pleasetellherI’llbethereat4:

00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyourofficeis?

Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn’tgivemedirectionstoyouroffice。

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A.Hefinditratherstressful.

B.Heisthinkingofquittingit.

C.Hecanhandleitquitewell.

D.Hehastoworkextrahours.

Question:

12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisjob?

M:

Notbad,Jane.I’minvolvedinseveralprojectsandit’salongworkingday.ButI’musedtothatsoitdoesn’tbothermetoomuch。

13.A.The6:

00one B.The6:

30one. C.The7:

00one D.The7:

30one

Question:

13.Whichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryday?

M:

Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat6:

30train.Butit’sbearablenowthatI’musedtoit。

14.A.Itisanawfulwasteoftime.

B.Hefindsitratherunbearable.

C.Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.

D.Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.

Question:

14.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkeverydaynow?

W:

Don’tyouthinkit’sanawfulwasteoftime?

Icouldn’tbeartospendthreehourssittinginatraineveryday。

M:

Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.ButnowIquiteenjoyit。

15.A.Readingnewspaper. 

B.Chattingwithfriends.

C.Listeningtothedailynews.

D.Planningtheday’swork.

Question:

15.Howdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?

W:

Howdoyoupassthetime?

Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?

M:

Ah,that’sagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwiththenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,Irelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridge。

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.A）Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.

B）Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.

C）Developahabitofreadingcritically.

D）Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.

Question:

16.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?

解析：

Theydon'thavetimetoreadachapterthreeorfourtimes.Theyneedtoextractasmuchinformationaspossiblefromthefirstorsecondreading.

17.A）Chooseone’sownsystemofmarking.

B）Underlinethekeywordsandphrases.

C）Makeasfewmarksaspossible.

D）Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.

Question:

17.Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?

解析：

Markingabookisausefulskill,butit'simportanttodoitright.First,readachapterwithonepeninyourhandandothersnexttoyouonthedesk.Second,readawholeparagraphbeforeyoumarkanything.Don'tmarktoomuch.Usuallyyouwillmarkabout10%ofapassage.Third,decideonyourownsystemformarking.

18.A）Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain.

B）Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts.

C）Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.

D）Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.

Question:

18.Howshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothespeaker?

解析：

Maybeyouwillputquestionmarksinthemarginwhenyoudon'tunderstandsomethingandbeforeanexam.Instead,youjustneedtoreviewyourmarksandyoucansavealotoftime.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A）Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.

B）Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.

C）Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.

D）Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.

Question:

19.Whatistakenforgrantedbymostpeople?

解析：

Thethoughtofhavingnosleepfor24hoursormoreisn'tapleasantoneformostpeople.

20.A）Itisamade-upstory.C）Itisarareexception.

B）Itisbeyondcure.D）Itisduetoanaccident.

Question:

20.WhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpin'scase?

解析：

ButamannamedAlHerpinturnedouttobearealexception,forsupposedly,heneverslept!

21.A）Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition.

B）Hismother’sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.

C）Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.

D）Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.

Question:

21.WhatcouldhaveaccountedforAlHerpin'ssleeplessness?

解析：

Herpinofferedtheonlycluetohiscondition.Herememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehehadbeenborn.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A）SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.

B）Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.

C）Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.

D）Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.

Question:

22.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasachild?

解析：

HettyGreenwasaveryspoiled,onlychild.ShewasborninMassachusettsUSAin1835.Herfatherwasamillionairebusinessman.Hermotherwasoftenill,andsofromtheageoftwoherfathertookherwithhimtoworkandtaughtheraboutstocksandshares.Attheageofsixshestartedreadingthedailyfinancialnewspapersandopenedherownbankaccount.

23.A）Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.

B）Shesoldtherestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.

C）Shegot1.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.

D）Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.

Question:

23.HowdidHettyGreenbecomerichovernight?

解析：

Herfatherdiedwhenshewas21andsheinherited7.5milliondollars.

24.A）Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.

B）Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.

C）Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.

D）Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.

Question:

24.WhywasHettyGreenmuchhated?

解析：

Hetty’smeannesswaswell-known.Shealwaysarguedaboutpricesinshops.Shewalkedtothelocalgrocerystoretobuybrokenbiscuitswhichweremuchcheaper,andtogetafreeboneforhermuchloveddog.Onceshelostatwo-centstampandspentthenightlookingforit.Sheneverboughtclothesandalwaysworethesamelong,raggedblackski