2014年6月四级听力

2015年6月英语四级听力试题

原文及解析

2015年6月英语四级听力试题及解析

Shortconversation

1.W:Tom,wouldyoubeinterestedinrvingonthemembershipcommitteethis

year?

M:CanIgetbacktoyouonthatinafewday?

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

解析：关注男士说的getbacktoyouonthat.

2.W:WeshouldbuyagoodguidebookandstudyitbeforeItriptoVancouver.

M:Wecould,outthelibrary?

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

解析：男士意味guidebookareoverpriced，不准备买，而是去library.

3.W:Youtookahistorycourthisterm,didn’tyou?Whatcanyousayabout

it?

M:Well,thetroubleisthatInevergetthroughtheweeklyreadinglist,

thoughsomebooksarequiteinteresting.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

解析；男士认为somebooksarequiteinteresting，但是他Inevergetthroughthe

weeklyreadinglist。

4M:I’mtakingmygirlfriendtothefancynewrestaurantforherbirthday

tonight.

W:itratherdisappointing.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

解析：女士上周去过了那家新餐厅，认为disappointing。

5W:’stoputawaymyglovesandboots.

M:I’vebeenwaitingforthisformonth.

Q:Whatdidthemanmean?

解析：男士在等着toputawayglovesandboots.

6.M:Look!Thecurtainisgoingupslowly,andallthelightsoverstagearelit

up.

W:Yeah,,ahand

plea，Bob.

Q:Wherethespeakersnow?

解析：提到curtain，stage以及play

7.W:Youonlyhavewatertorveyourguests.

M:Thisisn’mineralwaterfromTibet.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

解析：ThisismineralwaterfromTibet.

8.W:Whendoyouhavetimetodiscussourenvironmentalreport?Ithinkwe

havetomakesomerevisions.

M:I’mfreeat3o’texactlyneedstobechanged?

Q:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodothisafternoon.

解析：todiscussourenvironmentalreport

Conversation1

W:Whyisitimportanttorecycle?

M:Therearemanyreasons,recyclingisonewaytokeepwastesoutoflandfills.

Landfillsareplacestodumpwaste,buttheyareun-popularbecautheycan

pollutethesoiludtocoverthemandthat’sbadforpeoplewhomaybuildnew

ingalsore-usvaluablerawmaterialssuchasaluminumand

inglowersthe

orelessmoneyisspendforgarbage

disposal

W:So,hasrecyclingchangedovertheyears?

M:10/20yearsago，youcouldbuymilkinreturnablerefillablegasbottlesand

manypeoplerecycledvoluntarily,nowyoubuymilkandotherproductsinplastic

eofthehighcostofdisposingofthethingsin

landfills，manycitygovernmentsnowhaverecyclingprograms.

W:Howdoesrecyclinghelptheenvironment?

M:Recyclinghelpstheenvironmentmainlybysavingenergy?Forexampleit

takes95%lesnergytoproducerecycledaluminumthantoproducenew

aluminum.

W:Canonepersonreallymakeadifference,ifonlyafewpeoplerecyclethen

what’sthepoint?

M:Ifnotyouthenwho?Ifwecombineoureffortswecanmakeadifference.

llionsoftonsofwastethatgo

intothelandfillsstartedasanoldpairofslippers,abrokentvtoraud

magazinethatcamefromsomebody’shou，maybeyours.

Questions9to12arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard

landfillsareunpopularaccordingtotheman?

esthemansayhascontributedtotheincreainamongsub-waste

overtheyears?

ingtotheman,howdoesrecyclinghelptheenvironment?

sthemansayeverybodyshouldmakeanefforttorecycle?

Conversation2

W:CouldyoupleagivemeinformationonairfaresfromMiamitoBirmingham

Washington?

Wewouldliketobuysomehowtoflyascheaplyaspossible.

M:Let’se,Iwon’tadviceyoutopaythenormalonewayeconomytransferof

555dollars,ifyoucanflyonaTuesdayorWednesdayandbuyyourticketsat

least21daysinadvanceIsuggestyoubookaroundtripextensionflight.

W:Butwemaynotneedthereturntickets

M:That’salright!Evenifyoudon’tuthem，youshouldbeabletosave89

dollarsovertheonewayfare,ofcourI’drecommendonlybooking,youought

totrytorervethesupersaverats,thereareonlyafewofthemandtheyare

15%cheaperthantheothers.

W:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea

M:Wait,tosaveanother100dollarsorso,whydon’tyoubookaflightto

VancouverCanada?

W:Wellthat’sbetterthanmewanttogo

M:Iknow,butyoucantakeabusfromVancouverbacktoBirminghamandstill

savemoneyandifyouaretravellingwithchildrenyoumightbeabletogeta

don’tgetanydiscount?Buttotake

advantageoftheairline’sguaranteedfarepolicyyou’dhavetomakerervations

Ibegintoarchfor

availableats?

W:No,thankyouM:Excume!

W:Imaycallyoubackifwedon’tdecidetodrive.

Questions13to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard

sthewomanplanningtogo?

thewoman’spurpoincallingtheman?

esthemanadvithewomantodo?

passage1:

Whatmakesapersonfamous?Thisisamysterythatmanypeoplehavecarefully

peoplearefamiliarwiththeworksofWilliamShakespeare,oneofthegreatest

,howmanyknowShakespeare,

theperson,themanbehindtheworks?Aftercenturiesofrearch,scholarsare

stilltryingtodiscoverShakespeare’teasilyfoundinhis

ngcompany，

forexample，ys,writershave

saidhehadnoformaleducation,othersbelievedthathebeganhiscareerby

hemythsareinteresting,butarethey

true?peare’sfatherwasarespectedmaninStratfordupon

Avon,youngWilliamtogrammarschool.

rtsofShakespeare

lifewillalwaysremainunknownTheGreatLondonFireof1666burntmany

alwaysbelet

withmanyquestionsandfewfacts.

Q16:WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutWilliamShakespeare?

Q17:WhatdowelearnaboutShakespearsfather?

Q18:WhydoesthespeakersaypartofShakespeare’slifewillremainamystery?

Passage2

epeoplesuffer

fromrepeated,frequentheadaches.

Aheadacheisimportant(19)becauitcanbethefirstwarningofarious

son

removesthewarning,dayafterday,withapain-killer7heorshemaypassthe

pointofeasycontrol.

Theprofessionalnameforcoveringupasymptomis“masking”.Aheadache

specialistoncesaid,(20)“Maskingsymptomsisnotthebestwayoftreatment.

Sometimesitiswirtostandstillthantoadvanceindarkness.”

Aheadacheofteninterferesneedlesslywithnormal,loyee

shoftemperheorshemayupthis

fellowworkersorcustomers,causingadirectorindirectlosstotheorganization.

etsher

husbandandchildren.(21)Rest,quietandfreshairsstopmanycommon

often

om

anelectricpadorawarmbedmayalsohelp.

Becauhungermaybeoverlookedasaheadachesource,onemustmakeahabit

ealmustbepostponedformorethanonehour,asnack

helpstoavoidahungerheadache.

sthespeakersay“aheadacheisimportant”？

especialistsuggestwedowithheadaches?

esthespeakersayhelpsrelievethesymptomsofcommonheadaches?

Passage3

Ifyoupaychecksemdisappearingintothinair,youmaybestruckinmoney

traps,butdon’oplecangetunstuckwithoutgoingbankrupt.

eaderputitwejustputall

thebillsinapile,notherhaslearnt,

however,eproblem

udyit,wereaditlooked

goodonpaper,butitneveremstowork.

Whynot?ution:makea

detailedrecordofwhereallyourmoneygoesnow,r

anexpenthatcanbecutback,anddon’

,itisveryofteneasiertosaveonesntialsthan

ingtakesmorethan25%ofyourincome,forexample,

itybills

arehigh,llscanbe

emotherrealizedthatacableTVwascostingfive

idedthatnetworkTVwasn’

questioneveryexpen,youcanfindafewcanbereduced.

22whatdoesthespeaksayit’sabiggestbudgetmistake?

23whatdoesthespeakersayabouttheso-calledfixedexpens.

esthespeakersuggestthepeopledotosavehousingexpen?

mainlydiscusdinthetalk?

复合式听写

PerhapsbecaugoingtocollegeissomuchapartoftheAmericandream,many

becautheirparentxpectit.

Othersbecauit’ereisthebeliefthat

udents

driftthroughfouryearsattendingcoursorskippingthemasthecamaybe.

Readingonlywhatcan’tbeavoided,lookingforlessdemandingcoursand

thepeople,

collegeprovidesnosatisfactionyet,becauthereparentalorpeerpressurethey

optryinginthehopethattheirteacherswill

makethedecisionforthembyfailingthem.

Toputitbluntly,unlessyouarewillingtomakeyourcollegeyearscount,you

ryoneshouldattendcollege,nor

llege

utintheworldhelpssome

eallygoingtogetsomething

outofgoingtocollege,youhavetomakeitmeansomethingandtodothat,you

musthavesomeideawhyyouarethere,whatyouhopetogetoutofitand

probablyevenwhatyouhopetobecome.