专四听力

2015年专四真题

2015英语专四听力原文

英语专四听写

MaleandFemaleRolesinMarriage

男性和女性在婚姻中的角色

Inthetraditionalmarriage,themanworkedtoearnmoneyforthe

family.

在传统婚姻中，男性负责工作养家。

Thewomanstayedathometocareforthechildrennandherhusband.

女性则留在家里照顾孩子和丈夫。

Inrecentyears,manycouplescontinuetohaveatraditional

relationshipofthiskind.

近些年，许多夫妻继续这种传统的夫妻关系。

Somepeoplearehappywithit,butothersthinkdifferently.

一些人对这种关系感到满意，但是也有人有不同的看法。

Therearetwomajordifferencesinmaleandfemalerolesnow.

现在男性和女性的角色有两大主要差异。

Oneisthatbothmenandwomenhavemanymorechoices.

其一，男性和女性都有更多的选择。

Theymaychootomarryorstaysingle.

他们可以选择结婚，也可以选择保持单身。

Theymaychootoworkortostayathome.

另外，他们可以选择工作，也可以选择留在家里。

2015英语专四听力对话原文（1）

M:HelloJennifer.

男：你好，詹尼弗

W:HelloCallum.

女：你好，卡勒姆

M:Doyouliketotravel?

男：喜欢旅行吗?

W:Ohyes，Ilovegoingtonewandinterestingplaces.

女：喜欢，我喜欢去新奇的地方。

M:Whatdoyouthinkoftheideaofaone-waytriptoMars?

男：单程奔赴火星，如何?

W:YoudomeantheplanetMars?

女：你是说真的火星?

M:Well,thisiswhatisbeingplannedatthemomentbyacompanyin

eplanningtondpeopletoMarsandthepeople

whogowouldneverbeabletocomebacktoEarth.

男：是的，荷兰一家公司正在启动火星旅行计划。带乘客前往火星，但是是

单程票。

W:Soundslikequiteatrip!

女：这可真是一次奇幻旅行!

M:Whatisinterestingaboutitisthatthiswouldbeaone-waytrip.

男：最奇幻的是它有去无回。

W:Whyisthisaone-waytrip?

女：为什么非要单程?

M:It'ghwedohavetheknowledgeand

technologytogetpeopletoMars，wecan'tgetthemback.

男：因为技术原因。我们有足够的技术登陆火星，但回来的技术还达不到。

W:That'sabigcommitment,isn'tit?ButIimaginesomepeoplewill

jumpatthewhatkindofpersonaretheygoingtorecruitforthis"trip

ofalifetime"?

女：这绝对是一项艰巨任务，不是吗?我猜有的人会抓住这次机遇。对于这

次单程旅行，他们会招募什么条件的申请者?

M:Theywantsmartpeople，whichmeansclever,intelligentpeople.

so

needpeoplewithveryspecificskills.

男：聪明的人，他们会招募有头脑的人。身心健康的人。以及拥有特殊技能

的人。

W:Iwouldthinkso.

女：我想也是。

M:Andthereissomethingmoreimportant.

男：还有比这更重要的。

W:What'sthat?

女：什么?

M:dtohavetherightpersonality.

男：性格。他们的性格要符合招募条件。

W:Whatothercharacteristicsaretheylookingfor?

女：什么性格的人?

M:

whatyou'veheard,doesitsoundlike

thejobforyou?

男：身处逆境，但依然出色发挥。以及临危不乱的人。你觉得你适合这项工

作吗?

W:'tmindtravellingbutIthinkit'sabitfar

taboutyou?

女：不可能是我。我不介意旅行，但这对我来说太过了。你呢?

M:No,it'snotforme,Ihavetosay.I'mnotmadeoftherightstuff.

Idon'tthinkI'mthekindofpersonwhocanhandleacrisiswithcalm!

男：当然不是我了。我不够格。我想我不是那种临危不乱的人!

W:

all,it'snotagovernmentprogramme,isit?

女：这次旅行怎么收费?毕竟这不是政府计划，不是吗?

M:antofinancethisbyinvolvingthe

wholeworldasanaudience.

男：好问题。他们计划通过全球观众筹资。

W:Sowhereisthemoneycomingfrom?

女：资金从哪来?

M:mpics

raidalotofmoneyfrompeoplewatchingontelevisionandthiswillbe

illbeabigaudiencetotuneinandwatchthemission

butalsotherelationshipbetweenthepeopleonthemissionandperhaps

eventhebirthofthefirstMarsbaby.

男：通过电视节目。听起来像电视真人秀。奥运会的筹办就是通过观众筹资，

这个也是一样。到时将会有大量电视观众，通过电视观看训练过程，还能选出“登

火”队员，甚至还能看到首位“火星孩”降生。

W:Wouldyouwatchit?

女：你会看吗?

M:Definitely,yeah,utyou?

男：当然啦，那一定很精彩。你看吗?

W:Youknowwhat,I'mnotusuallyafanofrealityTV,Iwouldprobably

getboredveryeasilythough.

女：我不是很喜欢真人秀，我一准会觉得无聊。

2015英语专四听力对话原文（2）

M:HelloLinda.

男：你好，琳达。

W:HelloRob.

女：你好，罗伯。

M:HappyNewYeartoyou,tiveasonisover—so,did

allthatholidayshoppingbreakthebank?

男：新年快乐，美好的节日假期就要结束了，那么，假期疯狂的购物是不是

快让银行破产了?

W:Youmean,didIspendtoomuchmoney?Well,yesIdid.

女：你是想问我，假期是不是花了一大笔钱吧?嗯，是花了很多。

M:Well，doyouknowaboutshowrooming?

男：你知不知道什么是“展厅销售”吗?

W:Yes,customersvisitshopstoeandtestproductsbeforebuying

themonline.

女：知道，就是顾客们到实体店体验产品，然后在网上购买。

M:Yeah,youetechnologyischangingthewayweshopanditcould

spelldisaster—orbeverybadfor—thehighstreet.

男：对，先进的科学技术正在逐渐改变我们的购物方式，这对商业街上的实

体店来说可能是一场大的灾难。

W:Thehighstreet,youmeanthoeverydayshopsthatwenormally

einourtowncentres?Thingslikeshoeshops,newsagents,supermarkets,

女：商业街，你是指市中心的那些店铺吗?比如说鞋子专卖店，报刊亭，超

市

M:Yes,ings

likeCDs,electricalgoodsandfoodonline.

男：是的，商业街正在跟互联网竞争。比如唱片，电子产品和食物之类的东

西，我会选择在网上购买。

W:Ah,buthaveyouever'showroomed'before,Rob?

女：啊，你尝试过“实体店看货、网上购买”这种购物方式吗?

M:Yes，Ishowroomedandthenboughtacameraataknock-downprice

'chfound24%of

people4showroomedwhileChristmasshoppinglastyear.

男：是的，我在实体店看好一款相机，然后低价从网上购买的。这样做的人

肯定不止我一个。研究发现，去年圣诞节购物时，24%的人选择这种购物方式。

W:Andamarketrearchcompanyalsofoundonethirdofconsumers

aroundtheworldsaidtheyudthistypeofshopping.

女：市场调研公司还发现全球三分之一的消费者都会选择这种方式购物。

M:Now,althoughpeopledoittotryandsavemoney,thereareother

reasonsforthis,too.

男：人们之所以会选择这样的购物方式，除省钱外，还有其他的理由。

W:Whatarethey?

女：什么理由?

M:Threereasonsforpeopletoshowroom:Theyareshortontime,short

onmoney,andtheywantreassurance.

男：理由有三个：没有充裕的时间，没有足够的资金，还有就是想要寻求安

慰。

W:Yes,reassurance—sotheywanttoknowwhattheproductreally

lookslikeandtheywanttobeconfidenttheyarebuyingtherightthing.

女：是的，安慰——其实他们就是想看看真正的实物如何，然后从买到的“物

超所值”的商品中提升自信。

M:Ithinkthat'strue,

gotoashopandlookattherealthing,yougetamuchbetterideaofwhat

it'slike—butIalsowantabargain.

男：说的没错，我就是喜欢检查下自己买的东西。去实体商店的话，你对商

品的了解会更加全面——但我还是想跟商家讨价还价。

W:Wecouldsayweutheinternettoshoparound.

女：互联网购物可以让我们逐店选购，货比三家。

M:That'sagoodphra,meaningtolookaroundforthebestdeal.

Usingasmartphoneisanincreasinglypopularwaytodothis.

男：说的好，也就是说我们可以选到最适合的商品。现在越来越多的人喜欢

拿着智能手机网购商品。

W:Smartphonesarealsoufulforgettingproductreviews—the

arethekindofopinionsorcommentsabouttheproduct.

女：还可以用智能手机浏览商品的评论——这些评论是消费者对于商品的意

见或看法。

M:Yes,andyoucanalsousmartphonestoscanthebarcodesonthe

productandcomparepricesthatway.

男：没错，智能手机还可以扫描商品的二维码，还可以对比价格。

W:Soitemsbrowsing—that'slookingatthingstobuybutnot

actuallypurchasingsomethinginstore—ismean

thedeathofthehighstreet?

女：现在到实体店只浏览不消费的现象越来越严重。这是不是意味着实体店

将要关门大吉?

M:dtryto

competeonpricemoreoroffermoreincentiveswhenyouareintheshop.

男：我觉得实体店的商家应该适应市场变化或者寻求一些改变。可以在价格

上再优惠一些或者搞一些活动刺激店里的顾客的购买欲。

W:Incentives—thearethingstoencourageyoutobuytheproduct

sadiscountvoucherorafreegift?

女：所谓刺激消费——是指说服顾客当场买下商品的一系列措施。可能是张

折扣券或者一份免费的小礼物?

M:Oh,yes.

男：哦，是的。

2015英语专业四级真题答案

PARTIDICTATION

MaleandFemaleRolesinMarriage

Inthetraditionalmarriage,themanworkedtoearnmoneyforthe

family./Thewomanstayedathometocareforthechildrenandherhusband.

/Inrecentyears,manycouplescontinuetohaveatraditional

relationshipofthiskind./ers

thinkdifferently./

Therearetwomajordifferencesinmaleandfemalerolesnow./One

isthatbothmenandwomenhavemanymorechoices./Theymaychooto

marryorstaysingle./Theymaychootoworkortostayathome./A

conddifferenceisthat,withinmarriagemanydecisionsareshared./

Ifacouplehaschildren,themanmaytakecareofthem/someofthetime,

allofthetimeornotatall./Thewomanmaywanttostayathome/or

shemaywanttogotowork./Menandwomennowdecidethethingstogether

inamarriage.

听写指导：

由题目可以判定，文章围绕男性和女性在婚姻中的角色展开，第一段介绍了

传统婚姻中两性的角色，而第二段对当今社会中两性在婚姻中的角色进行了具体

的论述。因此，第一段用到了过去时，而第二段则完全使用现在时。需要考生根

据语义判定时态。

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Conversationone

hetriptoMarsaone-waytrip?答案：B

urntripistooexpensive.

snotechnologytogetpeopleback.

don’twanttoreturn.

urntripistoorisky.

ingtotheman,whatismoreimportantfortho

recruits?答案：D

igence.

.

.

ss.

thelastpartoftheconversationabout?答案：A

dofpeoplesuitableforthetrip.

stsandhobbiesofthespeakers.

tmentofpeopleforthetrip.

ationforthetriptoMars.

ConversationTwo

showrooming?答案：D

othehighstreet.

ngeverydayshops.

thingslikeelectricalgoods.

ngshopsandbuyingonline.

ingtotheconversation,themanhadboughtallthefollowing

thingsonlineEXCEPT答案：A.

ingtotheconversation,thepercentageofpeoplewho

showroomedwhileChristmasshoppingwas答案：D..

A.3%

B.33%

C.42%

D.24%

sonforpeopletoshowroomisthatthey答案：C..

knowmoreaboutpricing

urntheproductlater

etherealthingfirst

gainforalowershopprice

ConversationThree

theconversationmainlyabout?B

voidclashesofexams.

cheduleexams.

thefacultylounge.

hoothecours.

esthestudenthavetodofirstinordertotakethe

exams?答案：A

adateonthedraftschedule.

theinformationonthebulletinboard.

upthefinalschedule.

ngeaninvigilator.

ingtotheconversation,theDeanwill答案：D.

esheetinthefacultylounge

reofthebulletinboard

tthestudents

zetheexamschedule

SECTIONBPASSAGES

PassageOne

fthefollowingcitieshastheoldestChinatowninNorth

America?答案：B

k.

ncisco.

.

go.

natowninSanFranciscoattractstouristsayear.答案：

C

A.20,000

B.100,000

C.7million

D.17million

antouristsethefishmarkets?答案：A

ktonStreet.

tAvenue.

smouthSquare.

Street.

PassageTwo

fthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?答案：

C

ycandamageone’shealth.

yisagrowingproblemallovertheworld.

yisdirectlyrelatedtoone’shabit.

yhasaffectedbothboysandgirls.

poofthethree-yearstudyisto答案：B.

twhysomechildrenfinditdifficulttogotosleep

oreaboutthelinkbetweensleepandweight

fythewaysparentsreducetheirkids’weight

hereisdifferenceinsleeppatternsovertheperiod

ingtothestudy,thedailyhealthysleeptimeforthe3rd

to6thgradersshouldbearound__B___hours.

A.8

B.9

C.10

D.11

ingtothepassage,obesityismostlikelyrelatedto

__A___.

ime

s

PassageThree

ingtoanumberofstudents,__C___isthemainfactorfor

early-agesmoking.

ality

nment

fthefollowingstatementsisCORRECT?答案：C

wcontinuesmokingthroughouttheirteenageyears.

rly-agesmokerssoonstopexperimenting.

rly-agesmokersnevergobeyondexperimenting.

enquicklybecomeregularsmokersbycarryingcigarettes.

followingarefeaturesofsmokersEXCEPT__D___.

peerinfluence

ofachievement

nofrebellion

amilyrelationship

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

NewsItem1

esomechildrenofferedonlyfruitandmilkforlunch?答

案：B

oolstoppedprovidingschoollunch.

arentsfailedtopayforschoollunch.

rentspreferredfruitandmilkforlunch.

hildrenchotohavesomethingdifferent.

parentsreacttotheschool’swayofhandlingthe

situation?答案：A

reupt.

refurious.

resurprid.

resad.

NewsItem2

ingtothenews,whatisthemainadvantageofthedigital

key?答案：B

canpaywithoutgoingtothefrontdesk.

cangodirecttotheirrooms.

cancheckoutanytime.

canmakeroomrervations.

elcompanyintendstohavethesystemin__A___ofits

hotelsinthenextthreemonths.

A.2

B.3

C.100

D.150

NewsItem3

ingtothecourtruling,ShrienDewani__D___.

icaltreatment

maininSouthAfricaformedicaltreatment

andtrialinSouthAfricaonceprovedfit

extraditedevenifheisunfittostandtrial

sDewaniaccudof?答案：A

hiswifekilled.

ghiswifeinthe.

nvolvedinataxiaccident.

acrewofhitmen.

NewsItem4

ewouldallowallthefollowingEXCEPT__B___.

offorcebyEuropeanUniontroops

pensionofanexistingarmmbargo

eepingmission

ontravelandfreezeofasts

NewsItem5

thenewsmainlyabout?答案：A

ofearlydeathinRussia.

orofalcoholics.

ofalcoholpoisoning.

ofdeathover10years.

NewsItem6

alinvestmentinfilm-makinginBritainin2012was__A___.

A.£945million

B.£billion

C.£500,000

D.£87,000

oodstudiosprefertomakefilmsinBritainbecau__D___.

sagoodfilmlocation

tusuallycomesfromBritain

oodemphasizesquality

tioncostcanbereduced