大学四级听力专项训练短文理解.docx

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大学四级听力专项训练短文理解

第一讲6大设提点

一、首尾处常考

【真题示例1】（06-6-20）

[A]Ithashelpedrelievehungerinsomedevelopingcountries.

[B]Ithasimprovedanimalbreedingskillsallovertheworld.

[C]IthasbridgedthegapbetweentherichandthepoorinAmerica.

[D]Ithaspromotedinternationalexchangeoffarmingtechnology.

…Thisconcepthelpscommunitiesbecomeself-supporting.

20.WhatisthemajorachievementofHeiferInternational?

【真题示例2】（05-12-17）

[A]Theywantedtofollowhisexample.

[B]Theyfullysupportedhisundertaking.

[C]Theywerepuzzledbyhisdecision.

[D]Theywereafraidhewasn’tfullyprepared.

Whenmyinterestshiftedfromspacetothesea,Ineverexpecteditwouldcausesuchconfusionamongmyfriends,yetIcanunderstandtheirfeelings….

17.Howdidthespeaker’sfriendsrespondtohischangeofinterest?

二、列举和举例处常考

【真题示例】（05-12-18）

[A]Itismoreexcitingthanspacetravel.

[B]Itismuchcheaperthanspacetravel.

[C]Itismuchsaferthanspacetravel.

[D]Itislesstime-consumingthanspacetravel.

…ThefirstexcuseIgiveisaneconomicone.Underwaterexplorationissomuchcheaperthanspaceflight….

18.Whatisoneofthereasonsforthespeakertoswitchhisinteresttounderwaterexploration?

三、并列、转折、因果、条件等逻辑关系常考

【真题示例】（新06-6-31）

[A]Theycanmakefriendswithpeoplefromothercountries.

[B]Theycangettoknowpeopleofotherculturesandtheirlifestyles.

[C]Theycanpracticespeakingforeignlanguagesthere.

[D]Theycanmeetwithbusinessmenfromallovertheworld.

…Americansenjoythefoodsintheserestaurantsaswellastheopportunitytobetterunderstandthepeopleandtheirwayoflife.

31.WhydoAmericansliketogotointernationalrestaurantsapartfromenjoyingthefoodsthere?

四、强调的地方常考

【真题示例】（06-6-16）

[A]Provincialcollegesweretakenoverbylargeruniversities.

[B]Itslargestexpansiontookplaceduringthatperiod.

[C]Smalluniversitiescombinedtofrombiggerones.

[D]Itsroleinsocietywentthroughadramaticchange.

…Itwasinthe1960sthatthelargestexpansionofbiggereducationtookplaceinBritain.Thisexpansiontookthreebasicforms….

15.Whywasthe1960ssosignificantforBritishHigherEducation?

五、比较处常考

【真题示例】（06-6-16）

[A]Privatedonations.

[B]Feespaidbystudents.

[C]Governmentfunding.

[D]Grantsfromcorporations.

…InBritainfinanceforuniversitiescomesfromthreesources:

thefirst,andthelargestsource,isgrantsfromthegovernment,thesecondsourceisfeespaidbystudentsandthethirdoneisprivatedonations…

16.WhatismainfinancialsourceforBritainuniversities?

六、含有年代、数量、价格等数字的地方常考

【真题示例】（06-6-17）

[A]Hewasinterestedinthestudyofwildanimals.

[B]HestartedtheorganizationHeiferInternational.

[C]HewaswoundedintheSpanishcivilwar.

[D]Hesoldhiscowstomanycountriesintheworld.

…AnAmericanfarmerDanWestdevelopedtheideaforHeiferInternationalinthe1930s….

17.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutMr.West?

Exercise专项练习

PassageOne

1.[A]ThevocabularyofEnglishisalmostthelargestintheworld.

[B]ThevocabularyofEnglishisamixtureofwordsfromLatinandGreek.

[C]MostoftheEnglishwordscomefromChineseandFrench.

[D]Englishwordsfromdeadlanguagesarenolongerused.

2.[A]BecauseotherlanguagesweremuchmorewidelyusedthanEnglishinthepast.

[B]BecauseBritishpeopleliketolearnforeignlanguages.

[C]BecausepeoplefrommanydifferentcountrieshavesettleddowninBritain.

[D]BecausetheRomansforcedtheBritishtolearnotherlanguages.

3.[A]Aboutninehundredyearsago.

[B]Aboutonethousandyearsago.

[C]Aboutsevenhundredyearsago.

[D]Abouttwothousandyearsago.

PassageTwo

4.[A]Seasonalvariationsinnature.

[B]Howintelligencechangeswiththechangeofseasons.

[C]Howwecanimproveourintelligence.

[D]Whysummeristhebestseasonforvacation.

5.[A]Summer.[B]Winter.

[C]Fall.[D]Spring.

6.[A]Allpeoplearelessintelligentinsummerthanintheotherseasonsoftheyear.

[B]Heathasnoeffectonpeople’smentalabilities.

[C]Peoplelivingneartheequatorarethemostintelligent.

[D]Bothclimateandtemperatureexertimpactonpeople’sintelligence.

PassageThree

7.[A]Around1400.[B]Around1900.

[C]Around400.[D]Around900.

8.[A]China.[B]Sweden.

[C]Egypt.[D]Japan.

9.[A]Moreandmorepaperisbeingconsumednowadays.

[B]Paperenablespeopletoreceiveeducationmoreeasily.

[C]Theinventionofpaperisofgreatsignificancetoman.

[D]Papercontributesalottothekeepingofhistoricalrecords.

【答案与解析】

PassageOne

【听力原文】

ManypeoplethinktheEnglishdonotliketospeakotherlanguages.Infact,Englishisamixtureofwordsfrommanydifferentlanguages.Becauseofthis,[1]thevocabularyoftheEnglishlanguageisverylarge.Itismuchlargerthanalmosteveryotherlanguageintheworld.

ManyEnglishwordscomefromLatinandGreek.Becausethesetwolanguagesaredead,thewordshavemostoftencomethroughotherlanguagessuchasFrench,ortheoldGermanlanguages.

ManycommonEnglishwordscomefromotherplaces,like“tea”fromChina,and“banana”fromWestAfrica.[2]OnereasonwhytheEnglishlanguagehassomanywordsfromotherlanguagesisthatpeoplefrommanydifferentcountrieshavecometoliveinBritain.

TwothousandsyearsagotheRomanscamefromItaly,andstayedforoverfourhundredyears.Aftertheyleft,theAngles,SaxonsandJutescamefromthenorthernpartofmodernGermany.IntheninthandtenthcenturiesScandinavianscameintothenorthernandeasternpartsofthecountry.Finally,[3]intheeleventhcenturyWilliamofNormandycamefromFrance,andbecameKingofEngland.WithhimcameFrenchcivilizationandtheFrenchlanguage.

【答案】

1．A2.C3.B

PassageTwo

【听力原文】

[4]Ifyouarelikemostpeople,yourintelligencevariesfromseasontoseason.Youareprobablyalotsharperinthespringthanyouareatanytimeofayear.[6]Anotedscientist,EllsworthHuntington,concludedfromothermen’sworkandhisownthatdifferentclimatesandtemperatureshaveadefiniteeffectonourmentalabilities.

Hefoundthatcoolweatherismuchmorefavorableforcreativethinkingthanissummerheat.Thisdoesnotmeanthatallpeoplearelessintelligentinsummerthantheyareduringtherestoftheyear.Itdoesmean,however,thatthementalabilitiesoflargenumbersofpeopletendtobelowestinsummer.

[5]Springappearstobethebestperiodoftheyearforthinking.Onereasonmaybethatinthespringman’smentalabilitiesareaffectedbythesamefactorsthatbringaboutgreatchangesinallnature.

Fallisthenextbestseason,thenwinter.Asforsummer,itseemstobeagoodtimetotakealongvacationfromthinking.

【答案】

4.B5.D6.D

PassageThree

【听力原文】

[9]Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.

Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?

Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1900theworld’suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachpersonayear.[8]CountriesliketheUnitedStates,EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.

Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.[7]InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchmentformanyhundredsofyears.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwasmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.

【答案】

7.A8.B9.C

第二讲3招掌握主旨题

一、留意首尾处

1.主题句在开头

【真题示例】（06-6-11）

[A]IthasdonemoreharmthangoodinthesouthernUSA.

[B]IthasbroughttothenorthernUSAbyAsianfarmers.

[C]ItwasintroducedintotheUSAtokillharmfulweeds.

[D]Itcanbeusedbyfarmerstoprotectlargebuilding.

UnlessyouhavevisitedthesouthernUnitedStates,youprobablyhaveneverheardofKudzu.Kudzu,asanyfarmerinthesouthwillsadlytellyou,isasuper-poweredweed.Itisastrongclimbingplant.Onceitgetsstarted,Kudzuisalmostimpossibletostop.Itclimbstothetopsofthetallesttrees….

11.Whatdowelearnabout“Kudzu”fromthepassage?

2．主题句在结尾

【真题示例】（03-6-13）

[A]Onecanbenefitalotfromworkingwithhisfather.

[B]Manuallaborersshouldn’tbelookeddownupon.

[C]Oneshouldalwaysdohisjobearnestly.

[D]Teenagerstendtobecareless.

…Themessagewasclear.TodayIstresstheimportanceofdoingajobrightthefirsttime.IneveryjobIhaveheld,fromcuttinglawnstowashingdishestoworkingamachineonaconstructionsite,Ihavelearnedsomethingthathelpedmeinmynextjob.Ifyouworkhardenough,youcanlearnfromanyjobyoudo.

13.Whatdidthespeakerwanttotellusinthispassage?

二、根据各题选项推测主题

【真题示例】（05-6PassageOne）

14.[A]Inafast-foodrestaurant.

[B]Atashoppingcenter.

[C]Atacountryfair.

[D]Inabakery.

15.[A]Avoideatinganyfood.

[B]Preparetherighttypeofpietoeat.

[C]Washhishandsthoroughly.

[D]Practiceeatingapiequickly.

16.[A]Onthetable.

[B]Behindhisback.

[C]Underhisbottom.

[D]Onhislap.

17.[A]Lookingsidewaystoseehowfastyourneighboreats.

[B]Eatingfromtheoutsidetowardthemiddle.

[C]Swallowingthepiewithwater.

[D]