2007.6大学英语四级听力试题、答案、原文

 

一、           试题

Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

11.

A) H could help people of all ages to avoid cancer.

B) II was mainly meant for cancer patients.

C) It might appeal more to viewers over 40.

D) It was frequently interrupted by commercials.

12.

A) The man is fond of traveling.

B) The woman is a photographer.

C) The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest.

D)The man admires the woman's talent in writing.

13.

A) The man regrets being absent-minded.

B) The woman saved the man some trouble.

C) The man placed the reading list on a desk.

D) The woman emptied the waste paper basket.

14.

A) He quit teaching in June.

B) He has left the army recently.

C) He opened a restaurant near the school.

D) He has taken over his brother's business.

15.

A) She seldom reads books from cover to cover.

B) She is interested in reading novels.

C) She read only part of the book.

D) She was eager to know what the book was about.

16.

A) She was absent atl week owing to sickness.

B) She was seriously injured in a car accident.

C) She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized.

D) She had to be away from school to attend to her husband.

17.

A) The speakers want to rent the Smiths" old house.

B) The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths.

C) The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.

D) The Smiths' new house is not far from their old one.

18.

A) The man had a hard lime finding a parking space.

B) The woman found ihcy had got to the wrong spot.

C） The woman was offended by the man's late arrival.

D) The man couldn't find his car in the parking lot.

Questions 19 lo 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19.

A) The hotel clerk had pui his reservation under another name.

B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didn't make any reservation.

C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.

D) The hotel clerk couldn't find his reservation for that night.

20.

A) A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.

B) There was a conference going on in the city.

C) The hotel was undergoing major repairs.

D）It was a busy season for holidav-makers.

21.

A) It was free of charge on weekends.

B)Ithada 15% discount on weekdays.

C) It was offered to frequent guests only.

D) It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels.

22

A) L>emand compensation from the hotel.

B) Ask for an additional discount.

C) Complain to the hotel manager.

D) Find a cheaper room in another hotel.

 

Questions 23 lo 25 arc based on ihe conversation you have just heard.

23.

A)An employee in the city council at Birmingham.

B) Assistant Director of the Admissions Office

C) Head of the Overseas Students Office.

D) Secretary of Birmingham Medical School.

24.

A) Nearly fitly percent arc foreigners.

B) About fifteen perceni are from Africa.

C) A large majority are from Latin America.

D) A small number are from the Far East.

25.

A) She will have more contact with students.

B) It will bring her capability into fuller play.

C) She will be more involved in policy-making.

D) It will be less demanding than her present job

Section B

Passage 1

26.

A) Her parcnls thrived in the urban environment.

B) Her parents lefl Chicago to work on a farm.

C) Her parents immigrated to America.

D) Her parents set up an ice-cream store.

27

A) He taught English in Chicago.

B) He was crippled in a car accident.

C) He worked to become an executive.

D) He was bom with a limp.

28.

A) She was fond of living an isolated life.

B) She was fascinated by American culture.

C) She was very generous in offering help.

D) She was highly devoted lo her family.

Passage 2

29.

A) He suffered a nervous breakdown. C) He was seriously injured.

B) He was wrongly diagnosed. D) He developed a sirangc disease.

30.

A) He was able lo talk again.

B) He raced to the nursing home.

C) He could tell red and blue apart.

D) He could not recognize his wife.

31.

A) Twenty-nine days.

B) Two and a half months.

C) Several minutes.

D) Fobburteen hours.

32.

A) They welcomed the publicity in the media.

B) They avoided appearing on television.

C) They released a video of his progress.

D) They declined to give details of his condition.

Passage 3

33.

A) For people lo share ideas and show farm products.

B) For officials lo educate the farming community.

C) For farmers to exchange iheir daily necessities.

D) For farmers to celebrate their harvests.

34.

A) By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms.

B) By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.

C) By offering to do volunteer work at the fair.

D) By performing a special skill at the entrance.

35.

A) They contribute to the modernization of American farms

B) They help to increase the state governments' revenue.

C) They provide a stage for people to give performances.

D) They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture.

 

Section C

Students' pressure somciimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well (36) _________but some of them aren't very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in (37)____________to college, and a few of them seem to go out of their wav to add to their children's For one thing, parents arc often not (38)____________of the kinds of problems their children face. They don't realize that the (39)____________is keener, that the required (40)___________ of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change. (41)___________to seeing A's and B's on high school report cards, they may be upset when their children's first (42)_____________college grades are below- that level. At their kindest, they may gently (43)____________why John or Mary isn't doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. (44)__________________________________________________________

Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves and (45)____________________________________________________________

In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children.(46)________________________________________

 

二、           答案

 

11.C) it might appeal more to viewers over 40

12.D)the man admires the woman's talent in writing

13 B)the woman saved the man some trouble

14.A)he quit teaching in June

15.C)she only read part of the book

16.D)she had been away from school to attend to her husband

17.D) the Smith's new house if not far from their old one

18 A) the man had a hard time finding a parking place

19.C)The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.

 

20.B)There was a conference going on in the city.

21.A)It was free of charge on weekends

22.C)Complain to the hotel manager

23.B)Assistant Director of the Admission Office.

24.A)nearly fifty percent are foreigners

25.C)She will be more involved in policy making.

26.C) her parents immigrated to America

27.B) He was crippled in a car accident

28.D) she was highly devoted to her family

29 C) he was seriously injured

30 A) he was able to talk again

31.B)Two and a half months.

32.D)They declined to give detail of his condition.

33.A)For people to share ideas and show farm products.

34.B)By bring a grain in exchange for a ticket.

35.D)They remind the Americans of the importance of agriculture.

36 meaning

37 adjusting

38 aware

39 competition

40 standards 

41 accustomed 

42 semester

43 inquire

44 at their worst ,they may threaten to take their children out of college or cut off funds

45 think it only right and natural that they determine what  their children do with their lives

46 who are now young adults must ,be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.

 

三、           原文

 

11.

W: Did you watch the 7 o’ clock program on channel 2 yesterday evening? I was about to watch it when someone came to see me. M: Yeah! It reported some major breakthrough in cancer research. People over 40 would find a program worth watching. Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the TV program?

12.

W: I won a first prize in the National Writing Contest and I got this camera as an awards I

M: It' s a good camera! You can take it when you travel. I had no idea you were a marvelous writer.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

13.

M: I wish I hadn' t thrown away that reading list!

W: I though you might regret it. That* s why I picked it up from the waste paper basket and left it on the desk.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

14.

W: Are you still teaching at the junior high school?

M: Not since June. My brother and I opened a restaurant as soon as

he got out of the army.

Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

15.

M: Hi, Susan! Have you finished reading the book Professor Johnsoi recommended?

W: Oh, I haven' t read it through the way I read a novel. I just read a few chapters which interested me.

Q: What does the woman mean?

16.

M: Jane missed the class again, didn* t she? I wonder why?

W: Well, I knew she had been absent all week. So I called her this morning to see if she was sick. It turned out that her husband was badly injured in a car accident.

Q:What does the woman say about Jane?

17.

W: I' m sure the Smiths' new house is somewhere on the street,but I don‘ t know exactly where it is.

M: But I’ m told it' s two blocks from their old home.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

18.

W: I’ ve been waiting here almost half an hour! How come it took you so long?

M: Sorry, honey! I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 

 

长对话原文

Conversation One:

M: Hello, I have a reservation for tonight.

W: Your name, please.

M: Nelson, Charles Nelson.

W: Ok, Mr. Nelson. That' s a room for five and...

M: But excuse me, you mean a room for five pounds? I didn' t know the special was so good.

W: No, no, hold no-according to our records, a room for 5 guests was booked under your name.

M: No, no---hold on. You must have two guests under the name.

W: Ok, let me check this again. Oh, here we are.

M:Yeah?

W: Charles Nelson, a room for one for the 19th...

M: Wait, wait. It' s for tonight, not tomorrow night.

W: Em..., I don' t think we have any rooms for tonight. There' sa conference going on in town and---er, let' s see...yeah, no rooms.

M: Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!

W: Well, let---let me check my computer here...Ah!

M: What?

M: Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!

W: There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honeymoon

suite is now available.

M: Great, I' II take it.

W: But, I 'II have to charge you 150 pounds for the night.

M: What? I should have a discount for the inconvenience!

W: Well, the best I can give you is a 10% discount plus a ticket for a

free continent breakfast.

M: Hey, isn' t the breakfast free anyway?

W: Well, only on weekends.

M: I want to talk to the manager.

W: Wait, wait, wait...Mr. Nelson, I think I can give you an additional 15% discount...

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you' ve just heard:

19. What' stheman' s problem?

20. Why did the hotel clerk say they didn' t have any rooms for that night?

21. What did the clerk say about the breakfast in the hotel?

22. What did the man imply he would do at the end of the conversation?

 

Conversation Two:

M: Sarah, you work in the admissions office, don' t you?

W: Yes, I' nvHp ve been here ten years as assistant director.

M: Really? What does that involve?

W: Well, T m in charge of all the admissions of postgraduate

students in the universit.

M: Only postgraduates?

W: Yes, postgraduates only. I have nothing at all to do with

undergraduates.

M: Do you find that you get particular-sort of...

different national groups? I mean, do you get large numbers from Latin America or...

W: Yes. Well, of all the students enrolled last year, nearly half were

from overseas. They were from African countries, the Far East, the

Middle East, and Latin America.

M: Em. But have you been doing just that for the last 10 years, or,

have you done other things?

W: Well, I' ve been doing the same job. Er, before that, I was secretary of the medical school at Birmingham, and further back, I worked in the local government.

M: Oh, I see.

W: So T ve done different types of things.

M: Yes, indeed. How do you imagine your job might develop in the future? Can you imagine shifting into a different kind of responsibility or doing something...

W: Oh, yeah, from October 1,I' II be doing an entirely different job.

There' s going to be more committee work. I mean, more policy work, and less dealing with students, unfortunately-T II miss my contact with students.

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you' ve just heard:

23. What is the woman' s present position?

24. What do we learn about the postgraduates enrolled last year in the woman' s university?

25. What will the woman' s new job be like? 

 

复合式听写原文

Students' pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well meaning, but some of them aren' i very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in adjusting to college. And a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children' s difficulties. For one thing, parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don' t realize that the competition is keener, that the required standards of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change. Accustomed to seeing A' sandB' s on the high school report cards, they may be upset when their children' s first semester college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gently inquire why John or Mary isn' t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten to take their children out of college, or cut off funds. Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves, and think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives. In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different, and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, who are now young adults, must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.