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级第二学期辅导材料答案
大学英语四级考试
专项训练
答案与解析
听力理解·选词填空·仔细阅读理解
2015年3月
听力理解
Exercise-1
【答案】
1-5:
DCBBD6-10:
ACCAB11-15:
AAABB16-20:
BACDB21-25:
ACACB
26.potential27.reduction28.benefit29.lesscommon30.private
31.railwaycarriages32.distraction33.respectfully34.bybooksandmagazines35.altered
【听力原文】
SectionA
1.M:
Hi,Maria.Let’sgotothemoviestonight.
W:
I’dliketo,butIhavetobrushuponmynotes.
Q:
Whydoesn’tMariagotothemovie?
2.M:
Hi,Joan.Whereareyougoing?
W:
Tothetheatre,butI’mtootiredtodriveandthebusissouncomfortable.
M:
Allright!
I’llsaveyouthecostofataxidroppingyouoffthereonmywaytowork.
Q:
Howdoesthemangettowork?
3.W:
Whydon’tyougotobed,Jimmy?
Youlooksotired.
M:
Ihavetofinishthisassignmentfirst.It’sgivingmeahardtime.
W:
It’snotasimportantassleepatthistime.
Q:
WhydoesJimmyhavetostayuplate?
4.M:
HowdoJaneandBillliketheirnewhome?
W:
It’sreallycomfortable,buttheyaretiredofhavingtohearthejetsgoovertheirhouseatallhours.
Q:
WhatislocatedclosetoJaneandBill’snewhome?
5.W:
What’sthefirstthingyouaregoingtodo,Charles,whenyoutakeoveryourfather’sbusiness?
M:
Paymoreattentiontomarketresearch—findoutwhoneedsourgoodsandwhy,andthenadvertisewhatwecanoffer.
Q:
Accordingtotheconversation,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
6.W:
Iftherentsintownareprettyhigh,youcouldfindaroommatetoshareyourcost.
M:
AfteralltheproblemsIhadwithmyroommateslastyear?
Q:
Whatdoesthemanimplyabouthavingaroommate?
7.W:
HowdidPauldointherace?
M:
Well,hehadagoodstart,buthequicklyfellbehind.
Q:
Whataretheytalkingabout?
8.M:
Excuseme.I’mnotfamiliarwithyoursystem.CouldyoutellmewhereIcanfindabookon18th
centuryarchitecture?
W:
Well,youcanstartbylookinginthecardcatalogueunderA.
Q:
Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
ConversationOne
M:
BritishEnglishandAmericanEnglisharereallyaboutthesame,aren’tthey?
W:
Idon’tthinkso.Itseemstomethatsomeofthespellingsaredifferent.Wordsliketheaterandcenterendinr-einEnglandinsteadofine-rlikewespellthem.Therearemoreexampleslikethewordcolor.Infact,manywordswhichendino-rinAmericanEnglisharespelledo-u-rinBritishEnglish.
M:
I’mstillnotconvinced.Imean,ifsomeonecomesherefromEngland,wecanallunderstandwhathe’ssaying.Thespellingdoesn’treallymatterthatmuch.
W:
Okay.Arewejusttalkingaboutspelling?
Aretheresomedifferencesinpronunciationandmeaningtoo?
M:
Well,infactIrememberseeinganEnglishmoviewheretheactorskeptcallingtheirapartmentaflat.HalfofthemoviewasoverbeforeIrealizedwhattheyweretalkingabout.Sothere,slightdifferencesinspellingandsomevocabulary.
W:
Andpronunciation,too.Youaren’tgoingtotellmethatyousoundlikeRichardBurton.
M:
RichardBurtonisn’tEnglish.
W:
Okay.Anyway,thepronunciationisdifferent.Ithinkthatwhatwearereallydisagreeingaboutistheextentofthedifference.WeallagreethatBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglisharedifferent,right?
M:
Sure.
Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?
10.What’sthewoman’snationality?
11.WhatdothemanandwomandisagreeaboutBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglish?
12.WhendidthemanunderstandflatmeansapartmentinanEnglishmovie?
ConversationTwo
M:
Goodmorning,I’mdoingasurveyfortheDepartmentofHealthandSocialSecurityandI’dliketoaskyouafewquestionsifImay.
W:
Isupposethat’llbeOK.
M:
Thefirstquestioniswhatisyourfullname?
W:
LouisaO’Leary.
M:
Andyourage,Mrs.O’Leary?
W:
Well...it’sthirty-four.
M:
Really?
Youdon’tlookitatall.Nowhowmuchdoesyourhusbandearn?
W:
That’sapersonalquestion,butIsupposeIshouldtryandbeasfrankasIcanwithyou,£10,000ayear.
M:
Thatisn’tmuch.
W:
Yes.
M:
NowwhatI’mreallyinterestedinisthewayyouspendyourmoney.Whatabouthousing,forexample?
W:
Well,ourhousecostsusabout£300amonth.
M:
Oh,thatmustbedifficultwithtenthousandayear!
W:
Itcertainlyis.Iwasworkingbeforewehadthebaby,ofcourse.Thatusedtomakethingsaloteasier.Nowwe’remuchlesswelloff.
M:
Mm.Apartfromthehouse,wheredoesyourmoneygo?
W:
Foodisthebiggestitem.That’sabout£240amonthforfoodandothersmallbitsandpieces—cleaningmaterialsandsoon.Forelectricity,weonlyuseitforlighting.That’sabout£50ayear.
Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
13.What’sthemandoing?
14.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?
15.Whyisn’tthefamilyasrichasitusedto?
SectionB
PassageOne
DuringtheChristmasshoppingrushinLondon,anintriguingstorywasreportedofatrampwho,apparentlythroughnofaultofhisown,foundhimselflockedinawell-knownchainstorelateonChristmasEve.Therewasfood,drink,beddingandcampingequipment,ofwhichhemadegooduse.Whentheshopre-opened,hewasdiscoveredinbedwithalargenumberofemptybottlesbesidehim.EveryonewasenjoyingChristmas,sohesawnogoodreasonwhyheshouldnotdothesame.Hesubmittedcheerfullyenoughtobeingtakenawaybythepolice.Hewassenttoprisonforseventeendays.Thejudgeawardednocompensationtothechainstoreforthefoodanddrinkthetramphadconsumed.TheyhadalreadyreceivedvaluablefreepublicityfromthecoveragethestoryreceivedinthenewspapersandonTV.PerhapsthejudgehadhadagoodChristmas,too.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.WhathappenedtothetrampduringtheChristmasshoppingrush?
17.Whatdidthetrampdo?
18.Whydidn’tthejudgeawardcompensationtothestore?
PassageTwo
Doctorstellusnottosmoke,butalotofpeoplesmoketobaccoeveryday.Longago,nooneinEuropesmoked;thetobaccoplantwasunknownthere.ItgrewinAmerica,andChristopherColumbusfounditthere.Later,hereturnedtoEuropeandtoldeveryoneabouttobacco.HesaidthattheAmericanIndiansoftensmokedit.
Onewayofsmokingwasthis.TheAmericanIndiansthrewsometobaccoleavesonafire.Thentheyputlongtubesintheirmouths.Theotherendsofthetubeswereinthefire;sotheywereabletodrawthesmokeintotheirmouths.Aroundtheyear1560,aFrenchman,JeanNicot,waslivinginLisbon,Portugal.HewasveryinterestedinAmericanplants;someofthemwereverydifferentfromtheplantsofEurope.Heandothermenusedtheleavesofthetobaccoplanttocurepain.Perhapsamanhadabadpaininalegoranarm.Nicotputtobaccoleavesonthepainfulplaceandtriedtocurethepaininthatway.Wenowknowthattobaccocontainsnicotine.Theword“nicotine”comesfromthisman’sname.
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.WhathappenedafterColumbusreturnedtoEuropefromAmerica?
20.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
21.WhywasNicotinterestedintobacco?
PassageThree
Isyourfamilyinterestedinbuyingadog?
Adogcanbeahappyadditiontoyourfamily,but,ifyouchoosethewrongkindofdog,theconsequencescancauseyoualotoftrouble.
Familiesshouldsitdownandthoroughlydiscusstheproblemsinvolvedbeforebuyingadog.Evenifthechildreninyourfamilyaretheoneswhowantthem,theparentsaretheoneswhoarereallyresponsibleforseeingthattheanimalisproperlycaredfor.Ifyoudon’tknowmuchaboutdogs,it’sagoodideatogotothelibraryforbooksaboutvariouskindsofdogs,aswellasbooksabouthowtotrainapuppy.Inreadingaboutthedifferentbreeds,youshouldknowthatadogdescribedasveryalertmaybetooeasilyexcited.Whenabookdescribesadogasanidealhuntingdog,itprobablymeansthatthedogwon’tbehappylivinginasmallapartment.Dogbreedsvaryinpopularityastheyearsgoby.OneofthemostpopulardogsthesedaysistheGermanshepherd.Thisisbecauseitprovidesprotectionaswellascompanionship.Thefamilyshouldbewarnedthatthesedogsgrowuptobeverybigandmaybetoopowerful.Whenspaceislimited,thetoydogisagoodchoice.Thesedogsareverysmallandeasytotrain.Theydon’tneedtobewalkeddaily,sincetheycanexerciseinthespaceavailableinthehome.
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?
23.Whatshouldbeconsideredifyoubuyahuntingdog?
24.WhyistheGermanshepherdapopulardog?
25.Whenisthetoydogagoodchoice?
SectionC
Thelastcenturysawasteadyincreaseinliteracy,andthusinthenumberofreaders.Asreadersincreased,sothenumberof26.potentiallistenersdecreased,andthustherewassome27.reductionintheneedtoreadaloud.Asreadingforthe29.benefitoflistenersgrewlesscommon,readingwasnolongera30.privateactivityinsuchpublicplacesaslibraries,31.railwaycarriagesandoffices,wherereadingaloudwouldcause32.distractiontootherreaders.
Towardstheendofthecenturytherewasstillconsiderableargumentoverwhetherbooksshouldbeusedforinformationortreated33.respectfully,andoverwhetherthereadingofmaterialsuchasnewspaperswasinsomewaymentallyweakening.Indeedthisargumentremainswithusstillineducation.However,whateveritsvirtues,theoldsharedliteracyculturehadgoneandwasreplacedbytheprintedmassmediaononehandand34.bybooksandmagazinesforaspecializedreadershipontheother.
Bytheendofthe
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