1、英语四级真题听力 副本Part III Listing Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken o
2、nly once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer, then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line though the centre.注意：此部分答题在答题卡2上作答。11. A) It could help people
3、of all ages to avoid cancer.B) It 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 t
4、he womans 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
5、school.D) He has taken over his brothers 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 all week owing to sickness.B) She was seriously injured
6、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) Th
7、e Smiths new house is not far from their old one.18. A) The man had a hard time finding a parking space.B) The woman found they had got to the wrong spot.C) The woman was offended by the mans late arrival.D) The man couldnt find his car in the parking lot.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversa
8、tion you have just heard. 19. A) The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didnt make any reservation.C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.D) The hotel clerk couldnt find his reservation for that night.20. A) A grand wedd
9、ing 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 holiday-makers.21. A) It was free of charge on weekends.B) It had a 15% discount on weekdays.C) It was offered to frequent guests only.D) It was 10% ch
10、eaper than in other hotels.22. A) Demand 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 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) An employee in the city council at Birmingham.B)
11、 Assistant Director of the Admissions Office.C) Head of the Overseas Students Office.D) Secretary of Birmingham Medical School.24. A) Nearly fifty percent are foreigners.B) About fifteen percent are from Africa.C) A large majority are from Latin America.D) A small number are from the Far East.25. A)
12、 She will have more contact with students.B) It will bring her capability into fuller play.C) She will be more involved I policy-making.D) It will be less demanding than her present job.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear so
13、me questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26
14、 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Her parents thrived in the urban environment.B) Her parents left 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
15、.C) He worked to become an executive.D) He was born 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 to her family.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have j
16、ust heard.29. A) He suffered a nervous breakdown.B) He was wrongly diagnosed.C) He was seriously injured.D) He developed a strange disease.30. A) He was able to 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
17、) Two and a half months.C) Several minutes.D) Fourteen hours.32. A) They welcomed the publicity in the media.B) The avoided appearing on television.C) They released a video of his progress.D) They declined to give details of his condition.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you
18、have just heard.33. A) For people to share ideas and show farm products.B) For officials to educate the farming community.C) For farmers to exchange their 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 gra
19、in 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)
20、 They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture.Section C 注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。Students pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well (36) _, but some of them arent very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in (37) _ to college, and a few of them s
21、eem to go out of their way to add to their childrens difficulties.For one thing, parents are often not (38) _ of the kinds of problems their children face. They dont realize that the (39) _ is keener, that the required (40) _ of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the ch
22、ange. (41) _ to seeing As and Bs on high school report cards, they may be upset when their childrens first (42) _ college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gently (43) _ why John or Mary isnt doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. (44)
23、 _.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) _. 参考答案 11-15 CDBAC 16
24、-20 DDADB 21-25 ACBAC 26-30 CBDCASection C compound dictation36 meaning37 adjusting38 aware39 competition40 standards41 accustomed42 semester43 inquire44 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 detemp3ine w
25、hat 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.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 breakthr
26、ough 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 IM: It s a good camera! You can take it when you travel. I had no i
27、dea 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
28、teaching at the junior high school?M: Not since June. My brother and I opened a restaurant as soon as she got out of the amp3y.Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?15.: Hi, Susan! Have you finished reading the book Professor Johnsoi recommended?W: Oh, I haven t read it through the
29、 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 in
30、jured 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
31、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?第二部分、2007年6月英语四级听力长对话原文 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 k
