(完整版)08年英语专四听力原文和答案

2008

年专四听力答案

PART I DICTATION

Choosing a Career

When students graduate from college, / many of them do not know how they want

to spend their working lives, / and they sometimes move from job to job / until they

find

something

that

suits

them

/

and

of

equal

importance

to

which

they

are

suited.

Others never

find a job

in

which they are really happy. /

They

remain all their lives

square pegs in

round holes. /When we choose our careers, we need to

ask ourselves

two questions. / First, what do we think we would like to be?/ Second, what kind of

people are we? / The idea, for example, of being a painter or a musician may seem very

attractive, / but unless we have great talent and are willing to work very hard, / we are

certain to fail in these occupations, / and failure will lead to unhappiness in life. /So it

is important to assess our suitability for a certain career in job search.

PART

Ⅱ

LISTENING

COMPREHENSION

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.

M: Is that Anne Shaw?

W:Yes, speaking?

M: Hello, it is Eric from London.

W: Hello, Eric. How can I help you?

M;l'm fixing up on next project team meeting, and I just want to check some possible

dates with you,

W: Fine, let me just get my diary. Ok, which dates are you looking at?

M: I've spoken to the others, (1) and they prefer either the third week of May or the

second week of June.

W: Yeah, (1) both of the weeks are pretty clear at the moment except for the 11th of

June.

M: Right, I've got that.

W:So where is the meeting taking place this time?

M:

(2)lt

was

going

to

be

in

London.

But

I

spoke

to

Carlos

in

Mexico

City,

and

he

suggested Chicago. He thinks it will be more convenient for most of the team.

W:(2)He's probably right. It'll certainly be much easier for me as well. Because I can

fly

from

Toronto,

and

I'm

sure

you

can

find

a

meeting

room

somewhere

near

the

airport.

M:(2) That's a

good idea.

I'll check up some hotels in

that area and get

back to

you

towards the end of the week.

W: Fine, but I'm not in the office on Friday.

M: Ok, (3) I'll call you later in the afternoon on Thursday.

W:No problem, bye.

Key:1.A

2. D

3.A

Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.

M: We are having a debate on advertising Thursday evening, and I have to take part.

W: That's interesting. I should like to hear what people think about advertising.

M: What's there to say? We must have advertising, mustn't we?

W:Why?

M: Well, we wouldn't know what there was to buy if we didn't have advertisements.

W: Yes, that's true. Up to a point, advertisements provide information that we need. If

someone has produced a new article, naturally, the seller wants to tell us about it.

M:Yes, and the advertisements tell us which product is the best.

W:Do they? I don't think so. (4) Every manufacturer says that his product is the best, or

at

least

tries

to

give

the

impression.

Only

one

can

be

the

best,

so

the

others

are

misleading, aren't they?

M: Well, in a way, I suppose, but we don't have to believe them, do we?

W:Are

you

saying

that

advertisements

aren't

effective?

I

don't

think

that

intelligent

businessmen

will

spend

millions

of

dollars

on

advertising

if

nobody

believes

the

advertisements, do you?

M: Perhaps not, but after all, it's their money that they are spending.

W: (5) Is it? I think not. The cost of advertising is added to the price of the article. You

and I and all the other people who buy the article pay for the advertising.

M: Well, I suppose we get something for our money, some information.

W:Yes, (6)but don't forget it is often misleading information, and sometimes harmful.

M: Harmful?

W:What

about

the

advertisements

designed

to

persuade

young

people

to

smoke

cigarettes? Wouldn't you say they are harmful?

M: You've given me a lot to think about. I'm quite looking forward to the debate now.

Key: 4.D

5.B

6.D

Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.

W:So Mr. Brown, this is your bed, and as you can see, there are three other beds in the

ward. Have you got everything you need?

M: Yes, nurse, I think so. (7) I followed the hospital's advice, and I've only brought a

few belongings with me.

W: Good, you can see the reasons why we ask you to do that, (7)the cupboard is really

very small.

M:Yes. Nurse, can you tell roe what the visiting hours are?

W:Yes, of course. (8) They are in the afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30 and in the evening

from 7:00 to 8:00, but remember that only two people can see you at the same .time.

M:l see. What other rules are there?

W:Yes. We start pretty early. (9) We wake you at 6 o'clock, and breakfast is at 8 o'clock,

lunch is at noon, there is tea at 3 :30, and supper is at 6 o'clock.

M:0h, that's very different from what I have been used to. You'd better tell me the rest

of the rules here.

W:Yes. Well, you can see the no smoking sign. (9)We don't allow smoking in the wards,

and the same

goes

for alcohol. However, if

you

do need to

smoke, there are special

lounges.

M: Oh, I don't smoke, so it doesn't affect me.

W:Good.

Key: 7.A

8.C

9.C

10.A

SECTION B

PASSAGES

Questions II to 13 are based on the following passage.

In my opinion, the most important thing when choosing a hotel for an international

conference

is

the

meeting

room

or

rooms.

(11)

For

example,

you

may

need

a

large

room

where

everyone

can

be

together

for

keynote

speeches

or

presentations,

and

smaller

meeting

rooms

for

informal

group

discussions.

Then,

if

people

are

coming

from different countries, you need to find out about the rooms for them to stay in. (13)

They

should

be

spacious

and

comfortable,

and

have

facilities

for

using

email

and

laptops, as people have to keep in touch with their offices or headquarters even when

they are away.

(12)My

next

point

is

facilities

for

hotel

'guests,

things

like

a

bar,

a

good

quality

restaurant,

preferably

offering

local

food

and

fitness

and

sport

centers.

These

are

important, because delegates need to be able to relax after a long day of meet-

ings and get to know each other in informal situations.

Finally, for an international conference where delegates are coming from different

countries,

it

can

be

very

useful

to

choose

a

hotel

that

(13)

has

good

transport

connections with the nearest airport and all places of interest. This can save everybody

a lot of time.

Key: 11.D

12.B

13.B

Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.

(17) Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It's a great pleasure that I welcome you

to the new Museum of Industrial and Rural life. (14) The museum provides us with a

unique historical record of industrial and agricultural life in the area. Here, you find a

wonderful

collectiop

of

industrial

and

agricultural

exhibits.

Some

of

them

date

back

200

years

which

reflect

the

history

of

our

area

over

the

last

two

centuries.

Until

recently, the area was mainly agricultural, and the world industries and traditions were

all

associated

with

agriculture.

The

museum's

collections

bring

this

heritage

back

to

life, with the fascinating blend of working and static displays. From early times, good

communications with the rest of the country have lead to the industrial prosperity for

the area. One example of such communications was (15) the Roman Road, Portsmouth

Street which passed nearby. Later, canals came to bring new prosperity, and then the

railways. Good transport systems encouraged local industries, especially those related

to agriculture, and the museum has collections of national significance from many of

people, too, have changed the history, and the museum will introduce you

to these and other local celebrities. (16) The displays with all items collected locally