大学英语四级听力真题的试题及答案

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Section A

短对话

(11~18)

11.

M: Oh my god! The heat is simply unbearable here. I wish we’ve gone to the beach instead.

W: Well, with the museums and restaurants in Was

hington I’ll be happy here no matter what the

temperature.

Q

：

What does the woman mean?

12.

M: How’s the new job going?

W: Well, I’m learning a lot of new things, but I wish the director would give me some feedback.

Q

：

What does the woman want to know?

13.

M: Can you help me work out a physical training program John?

W: Sure, but whatever you do be careful not to overdo it. Last time I had two weeks’ worth of

weight- lifting in three days and I hurt myself.

Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

14.

M:

I have an elderly mother and I’m worried about her going on a plane. Is there any risk?

W: Not if her heart is all right. If she has a heart condition, I’d recommend against it.

Q: What does the man want to know about his mother?

15.

M: Why didn’t you

stop when we first signaled you at the crossroads?

W: Sorry, I was just a bit absent-minded. Anyway, do I have to pay a fine?

Q: what do we learn from the conversation?

16.

M: I’m no expert, but that noise in your refrigerator doesn’t sound right. Maybe y

ou should have it

fixed.

W: You’re right. And I suppose I’ve put it off long enough.

Q: What will the woman probably do?

17.

M: I did extremely well on the sale of my downtown apartment. Now, I have enough money to buy that

piece of land I’ve had

my eye on and build a house on it.

W: Congratulations

！

Does that mean you

’

ll be moving soon?

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

18.

W: My hand still hurts from the fall on the ice yesterday. I wonder if I broke something.

M: I’m no doctor, but it’s not black and blue or anything. Maybe you just need to rest it for a few days.

Q: what do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

长对话

（

19~21

）

M: Mrs. Dawson, thanks very much for coming down to the station. I just like to go over some of the

things that you told police officer Parmer at the bank.

W: All right.

M: Well, could you describe the man who robbed the bank for this report that we’re filling out here?

Now, anything at all that you can remember would be extremely helpful to us.

W: Well, just, I can only remember basically what I said before.

M: That’s all right.

W: The man was tall, six foot, and he had dark hair, and he had moustache.

M: Very good. All right, did he have any other distinguishing marks?

W: Um, no, none that I can remember.

M: Do you remember how old he was by any chance?

W: Well, I guess around 30, maybe younger, give or take a few years.

M: Mm, all right. Do you remember anything about what he was wearing?

W: Yes, yes, he had on a dark sweater, a solid color.

M: OK. Um, anything else that strikes you at the moment?

W: I remember he was wearing a light shirt under the sweater. Yes, yes.

M: All right. Mrs. Dawson, I really appreciate what you’ve been through today. I’m just going to ask

you to look at some photo

graphs before you leave if you don’t mind. It won’t take very long. Can you

do that for me?

W: Oh, of course.

M: Would you like to step this way with me, please?

W: OK, sure.

M: Thank you.

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. What do we learn about the woman?

20. What did the suspect look like?

21. What did the man finally asked the woman to do?

长对话

（

22~25

）

W: Good morning, I’m calling about the job that was in the paper last night.

M: Well, could you tell me your name?

W: Candider Forsett.

M: Oh yes. What exactly is it that interests you about the job?

W: Well, I thought it was just right for me.

M: Really? Um… Could you tell me a little about yourself?

W: Yes. I’m 23. I’ve been working abroad.

M: Where exactly have you been working?

W: In Geneva.

M: Oh, Geneva. And what were you doing there?

W: Secretarial work. Previous to that, I was at university.

M: Which university was that?

W: The University of Manchester. I’ve got a degree in English.

M: You said you’ve been

working in Geneva. Do you have any special reason for wanting to come

back?

W: I thought it would be nice to be near to the family.

M: I see, and how do you see yourself developing in this job?

W: Well, I’m ambitious. I do hope that my career as a secretar

y will lead me eventually into

management.

M: I see. You have foreign languages?

W: French and Italian.

M: Well, I think the best thing for you to do is do reply a writing to the advertisement.

W: Can’t I arrange for an interview now?

M: Well, I’m afraid we must wait until all the applications are in, in writing, and we’ll then decide on

the short list. If you are on the short list, of course we should see you.

W: Oh, I see.

M: I look forward to receiving your application in writing in a day or two.

W: Oh, yes, yes, certainly.

M: Ok, thank you very much. Goodbye.

W: Thank you. Goodbye.

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22. How did the woman get to know about the job vacancy?

23. Why did the woman find the job appealing?

24. What had the woman been doing in Geneva?

25. What was the woman asked to do in the end?

Passage One

One of the greatest heartbreaks for fire fighters occurs when they fail to rescue a child from a burning

building because the child, frightened by smoke and noise, hides under a bed or in a closet and is later

found dead. Saddest of all is when children catch a glimpse of the masked fire fighter but hide because

they think they have seen a monster. To prevent such tragedies, fire fighter Eric Velez gives talks to

children in his community, explaining that they should never hide during a fire. He displays fire

fighters’ equipment, including the oxygen mask, which he encourages his listeners to play with and put

on. “If you see us,” Velez tells them, “don’t hide! We are not monsters. We have come to rescue you.”

Velez gives his presentations in English and Spanish. Growing up in San Francisco, he learnt Spanish

from his immigrant parents. Velez and other fire fighters throughout North America, who give similar

presentations, will never know how many lives they save through their talks. But it’s a fact that

informative speaking saves lives. For example, several months after listening to an informative speech,

Pete Gentry in North Carolina rescued his brother who is choking on food, by using the method taught

by student speaker, Julie Paris. In addition to saving lives, informative speakers help people learn new

skills, solve problems and acquire fascinating facts about the exciting world in which they live.

26 Why do some children trapped in a burning building hide from masked fire fighters?

27 What does the passage tell us about fire fighter Eric Velez?

28 What do we learn about Pete Gentry?

29 What message is the speaker trying to convey?

Passage Two

Some people want to make and save a lot of money in order to retire early. I see people pursuing higher

paying and increasingly demanding careers to accomplish this goal. They make many personal

sacrifices in exchange for income today. The problem is that tomorrow might not come. Even if it all

goes according to plan, will you know how to be happy when you are not working if you spend your

entire life making money? More importantly, who will be around for you to share your leisure time

with? At the other extreme are people who live only for today. Why bother saving when I might not be

here tomorrow, they argue. The danger of this approach is that tomorrow may come after all. And most

people don't want to spend all their tomorrows working for a living. The earlier neglect of saving,

however, makes it difficult not to work when you are older. You maybe surprise to hear me say that if

you must pick an extreme I think it's better to pick the spend-all approach. As long as you don't mind

continuing to work, assuming your health allows, you should be OK. At least, you are making use of

your money, and hopefully deriving value and pleasure from it. Postponing doing what you love and

being with people you love until retirement can be a mistake. It may never come. Retirement can be a

great time for some people. For others, it is a time of boredom, loneliness and poor health.

30 Why do some people pursue higher paying but demanding careers?

31 What is the danger facing people who live only for today?

32 What does the speaker seem to advocate?

Passage Three

Imagine that someone in your neighborhood broke the law, and the judge put the whole neighborhood

under suspicion. How fair will that be? Well, it happens everyday to high schoolers. Just because some

students have

stolen things in shops, all of us are treated like thieves. Even though I’d never steal.

Store employees looked at me like I’m some kind of hardened criminal. For example, during one lunch

period, my friend Denny and I went to the Graben Gore Restaurant to have a hot dog. We arrived to

find a line of students waiting outside. A new sign in the window told the story. “No more than two

students at a time”. After 15 minutes, we finally got in. But the store manger laid the evil eye on us. I

asked him about th

e new sign, and he said, “You kids are stealing too much stuff.” You kids? Too

much stuff? We were not only assumed to be thieves, but brilliant, greedy thieves. The most annoying

thing though, is the way employees watched my friends and me. It’s horrible.

Once, at a drug store, I was looking around and found a guy standing on a large box, stocking the

shelves. He was watching my hands, more than he was watching his own. I showed him that my hands

were empty. He got down off his box and rushed off, as if he was going to get the store manger. How

crazy is that!

33. What does the speaker find to be unfair?

34. What measure did the Graben Gore Restaurant take to stop stealing?

35. What happened in a drug store that greatly annoyed the speaker?

From:

Section C

Writing keeps us in touch with other people. We write to communicate with relatives and friends. We

write to preserve our family histories so our children and grandchildren can learn and appreciate their

heritage. With computers and Internet connections in so many households, colleges, and businesses,

people are e-mailing friends and relatives all the time -- or talking to them in writing in online chat

rooms. It is cheaper than calling long distance, and a lot more convenient than waiting until Sunday for