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英语四级听力真题

2009年6月英语四级听力真题

ShortConversations

11.W:

ThereweremorethanahundredpeopleatKate'sbirthdayparty.Howcomeshe'sgotsomanyfriends?

M:

It'sreallynosurprise.Youknowshewaspopularevenwhenshewasachild

Q:

WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutKate?

12.M:

Theysaythere'llbeasnow-stormtonight,andthecoldweatherwilllastquiteafewdays.

W:

Oh!

We'resolucky,we'llbegettingawayforawhile,andhavingaholidayinFlorida.Butlet'scallrightnowtoconfirmourflight.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthetwospeakers?

M:

Notreally,thenewofficeishuge,butthewordloadhasdoubled.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

16.W:

Ican’tdecidewhattodoaboutthepartytomorrow.

M:

Youdon’thavetogoifyoudon’twantto,butI’llbegladtogiveyouarideifyoudo.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

17.M:

Nowifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthecontract.I’llbehappytoanswerthem.

W:

Nothingcomestomindrightnow,butI’dliketogooverallthearticlesofthecontractoncemorebeforesigningit.

Q:

Whatarethespeakersdoingrightnow?

18.M:

Weareoutofpaperfortheprinter.Canyoupleaseordersome?

W:

Icompletedtheorderformonlineyesterdayanditwillbeherebynoon.I’llletyouknowwhenitcomesin.

Q:

Whatdidthewomando?

LongConversation

ConversationOne

W:

Bob,doyouknowwhoIsawtheotherday?

OldJake,lookingterriblydepressed.Didhegetpensionedoffatlast?

M:

Yes.Theymadehimretireafter50yearsatsea.Heisprettyupsetaboutit,butwhatcanyoudo?

Hereallyispasted.

W:

Heisallalone,isn’the?

M:

Yes,hiswifehasbeendeadforyears.Theyhadonedaughter,Dories.Butshewentofftotownassoonassheleftschool.Andhehasn’theardfromhersince.Ihearsheismakinggoodmoneyasamodel.

W:

Maybesomeonecouldgetintouchwithher.Gethertocomebackforawhiletohelp?

M:

Idon’tsupposeshecome.Shenevergotonwithherfather.Heisbitofatoughcharacterandsheisratherselfish.Oh,IexpectoldJakewillgetby.Heishealthyatleast,comesintoaclinicforacheckregularly.

W:

Areyouhisdoctor?

M:

No,mypartnerdoctorJohnsonis.

W:

Thatbad-temperedoldthing?

M:

Oh,heisn’tbad-tempered.Hejustlooksit.Heisanexcellentdoctor,taughtmealot,andhehasaverynicefamily.Hiswifeinvitesmeovertheretosuppereveryweek.Verypleasant.

W:

yes.IteachtheirdaughterPenatschool.Sheisabitcarelessandlazyaboutherschoolwork,butabrightlittlethingandverypopularwithheragegroup.

Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.

19.WhydoesoldJakelookterriblydepressed?

20.WhatdowelearnaboutJake’swife?

21.WhatdoesthemansayaboutJake’sdaughter?

22.WhatdoesthemansayaboutJake’sdoctor?

ConversationTwo

W:

Hello,Mr.Summerfield.Howareyoutoday?

M:

Verywell.Thankyou,Ms.Green.

W:

WhatcanIdoforyou?

M:

Well,unfortunately,thereisaproblemwiththeorderwereceivedfromyouyesterday.Itseemswehaven’tseentherightquantityofmanualstosupportthetelephonesystem.

W:

Oh,dear,that’sbadnews.I’mverysorrytohearthat,andyoudon’tknowhowmanypacksarewithoutmanuals?

M:

No,becausewehaven’topenedeverypack.Butinseveralofthosethathavebeenopenedtherearenone,nomanuals.

W:

I’mverysorryaboutthisinconvenience,Mr.Summerfield.We’llsendoutthemanualsthisafternoonbyexpressmailentirelyatourcost,andthemanualsshouldarrivetomorroworthedayafteratthelatest.

M:

Allofthem,right?

W:

Yes.Itmaybethatsomehavethemalready,butwecannotbesure.Sothebestthingistosendoutthemanualforeverypack.

M:

Yes.Yes,Isee.Thatwouldbegreat.

W:

Pleaseacceptourapologiesforthismix-up.Iassureyouwewilldoeverythingpossibletofindoutwhythemistakehappened

M:

Right.Thanksforyourswiftaction.

W:

Notatall.Thankyouandgoodbyefornow.Docallifthereisanythingelse.

M:

Allright.Thankyou.Goodbye,MsGreen.

W:

Goodbye.

Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.

23.Whatproblemsarethespeakersdiscussing?

24.Whatdoesthewomanpromisetodo?

25.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthesolution?

Passage

Passage1

Attractingandfeedingwildbirdsareentertainingactivitiesthathavelongbeenenjoyedbypeopleallovertheworld.Feedingbirdshasbecomesopopularthatpreparedfeedmixturesarereadilyavailable.Wefeedbirdsformanyreasons.Manypleasanthourscancomefromwatchingbirds.Ahobbyoftendevelopsintoaseriousstudyoftheirhabits.Accurateidentificationofbirdsisusuallythefirstgoal.Butobservationsthatanamateurbird-watchercanmakearereallylimitless.Thereis,however,responsibilityassociatedwithbirdfeeding,includingadiseasehazard.Attractingnumbersofbirdscontinuallytothesamespotcanbeharmfultothem,particularlyspeciesthatpickfoodfromthegroundcontaminatedbythedroppingsofotherbirds.Inwinterfeedingeffortsaremostsatisfyingtopeopleandareofgreatestbenefittobirds.Duringthistimewhenfewernaturalfoodsareavailableandairtemperaturesarelower,extrafeedingcankeepabirdwarmandwell.Oncebegun,feedingshouldneverstopduringtheseleanmonths.Ifyoustartalocalincreaseofbirds,bepreparedtodowhatmayberequiredtoeliminatehazardstothoseyouwanttobefriend.Aconstantsupplyoffoodshouldbegivenuntilthecoldisoverandspringhascome.Iffeedingisstoppedduringsevereweather,birdsusedtorelyinguponthefeedersmuststarve.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.

Q26Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutbirdwatching?

Q27Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutbirdsfedcontinuallyonthesamespot?

Q28Whatdoesthespeakersuggestwedoinfeedingbirdsinwinter?

Passage2

MyfriendLeomakesupweakandpoorexcuseswheneverthereissomethinghedoesn’twanttodo.Justtwoweeksago,hewasatmyhousewhenhedecidedhedidn’twanttogointowork.Hecalledhisbossandsaidhehadtogetanewsetoftiresputonhistruck.ThenhesatdownandwatchedTVwithme.Notonlyhadheliedbuthisexcusewasn’taveryconvincingone.Anothertime,hecancelledadatewithhisgirlfriendatthelastminutetellingherhehadtogetanewbatteryforhistruck.Shewasangryandrefusedtogooutwithhimagainuntilheapologized.Lastweekend,Leoofferedthepoorestexcuseyet.He’dpromisedhe’dhelpmemovesomefurniture,frommyparents’housetomynewapartment.Hewassupposedtobringhistruckoverabout8o’clockSaturdaymorning.Iwaited,andthencalledandleftamessageonhismachine.About11:

30,hecalledandsaidhewassorrybuthe’dbeengettinganewsetoftiresputonhistruck.Iguesshe’dforgottenheusedthesameexcusewhenhecalledhisbossfrommyhouse.IthinkIneedanewsetoffriends.I’mbeginningtogettiredofLeo’sexcuses.

Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.

Q29WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutherfriendLeo?

Q30WhatdidhisgirlfrienddowhenLeocanceledadatewithheratthelastminute?

Q31WhatfavordidthespeakeraskLeotodolastweekend?

Passage3

InHollywood,everybodywantstoberich,famousandbeautiful.Nobodywantstobeold,unknownandpoor.ForHollywoodkids,lifecanbedifficultbecausetheygrowupsuchanunrealatmosphere.Theirparentsareambitiousandthechildrenarepartoftheparents’ambitions.Parentspayforwastefulgrandparties,expensivecarsanddesignerclothes.Wheneverydreamcancometrue,kidsdon’tlearnthevalueofanythingbecausetheyhaveeverything.Athirteen-year-oldboy,TrentMaguire,hasadriver,creditcardsandunlimitedcashtodowhathewantswhenhewantsto.“Oneday,I’llearnmorethanmydad!

”heboasts.Parentsbuycareandattentionfortheirchildrenbecausetheyhavenotimetogiveitthemselves.Amender’smotheremploysapersonaltrainer,abodyguard,asingingcoachandacouncilortolookafterallherfifteen-year-olddaughter’sneeds.Often,thereisnoparentathomemostdays,sochildrendecidewhethertomaketheirownmealsorgoouttorestaurants,whentowatchtelevisionordohomework.Theyorganizetheirsociallife.Theyplaynochildhoodgames.Theybecomeadultsbeforethey’reready.Hollywoodhasalwaysbeenthecityofdreams.Thekidsthereliveunrealliveswheremoney,beautyandpleasurearetheonlygods.Willchildrenaroundtheworldsoonstarttothinkthesame?

Ordotheyalready?

Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.

Q32WhyislifesaidtobedifficultforHollywoodkids?

Q33WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutTrentMaguire,athirteen-year-oldboy?

Q34WhydoesAmender’smotheremployotherpeopletolookafterherneeds?

Q35WhatwillprobablyhavenegativeeffectsonthelivesofHollywoodkids?

CompoundDictation

Around120yearsago,Ebbinghausbeganhisstudyofmemory.Heconcentratedonstudyinghowquicklythehumanmindcanrememberinformation.Oneresultofhisresearchisknownasthetotaltimehypothesis,whichsimplymeantheamountyoulearndependsonthetimeyouspendtryingtolearnit.Thiscanbetakenasourfirstruleoflearning.Althoughitisusuallytruethatstudyingfor4hoursisbetterthanstudyingfor1,thereisstillthequestionofhowtousethe4hours.Forexample,isitbettertostudyfor4hoursstraightortostudyfor1houradayfor4daysinarow?

Theanswer,asyoumayhavesuspected,isthatitisbettertospreadoutthestudytimes.Thisphenomenonthroughwhichwecanlearnmoreefficientlybydividingourpracticetimeisknownasthedistributionofpracticeeffec