2011年12月四级听力

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2008年12月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2long

ndofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeasked

econversationandthequestionswillbespokenonly

thepau,youmustreadthe

fourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),rk

thecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11.A)Onlytruefriendshipcanlastlong.

B)Letterwritingisgoingoutofstyle.

C)Shekeepsinregulartouchwithherclassmates.

D)Shehaslostcontactwithmostofheroldfriends.

12.A)Apainter.C)Aporter.

B)Amechanic.D)Acarpenter.

13.A)Lookforaplacenearheroffice.C)Makeinquirielwhere.

B)Findanewjobdownthestreet.D)Rentthe$600apartment.

14.A)Hepreferstowearjeanswithalargerwaist.

B)Hehasbeenextremelybusyrecently.

C)Hehasgainedsomeweightlately.

D)HeenjoyedgoingshoppingwithJaneyesterday.

15.A)Thewomanposssanaturalforart.

B)Womenhaveabetterartistictastethanmen.

C)Heisn'tgoodatabstractthinking.

D)Hedoesn'tlikeabstractpaintings.

16.A)Shecouldn'thavelefthernotebookinthelibrary.

B)shemayhaveputhernotebookamidthejournals.

C)sheshouldhavemadecarefulnoteswhiledoingreading.

D)sheshouldn'thavereadhisnoteswithouthisknowingit.

17.A)shewantstogetsomesleepC)shehasaliteratureclasstoattend

B)sheneedstimetowriteapaperD)sheistroubledbyhersleepproblem

18.A)Heisconfidenthewillgetthejob.

B)Hischanceofgettingthejobisslim.

C)Itisn'teasytofindaqualifiedsalesmanager.

D)Theinterviewdidn'tgoaswellasheexpected.

Questions19to21arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Hecanmanagehistimemoreflexibly.

B)Hecanrenewcontactwithhisoldfriends.

C)Hecanconcentrateonhisownprojects.

D)Hecanlearntodoadministrativework.

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20.A)Readingitsadsinthenewspapers.

B)Callingitspersonneldepartment.

C)Contactingitsmanager.

D)Searchingitswebsite.

21.A)Tocutdownitsproductionexpens.

B)Tosolvetheproblemofstaffshortage.

C)Toimproveitsadministrativeefficiency.

D)Toutilizeitsretiredemployees'resources.

Questions22to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Buyatractor.

B)Fixahou.

C)Seeapieceofproperty.

D)Singabusinesscontract.

23.A)Itisonlyfortymilesformwheretheylive.

B)Itisasmallonewithatwo-bedroomhou.

C)Itwasalargegardenwithfreshvegetables.

D)Ithasalargegardenwithfreshvegetables.

24.A)Growingpotatoeswillinvolvelesslabor.

B)Itssoilmaynotbeverysuitableforcorn.

C)Itmaynotbebigenoughforraisingcorn.

D)Raisingpotatoeswillbemoreprofitable.

25A)Finances

B)Equipment

C)Labor

D)Profits

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,

epassageandthequestionswillbespokenonly

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

26A)Tointroducethechiefofthecity'spoliceforce

B)Tocommentonatalkbyadistinguishedguest

C)Toaddresstheissueofcommunitycurity

D)Toexplainthefunctionsofthecitycouncil

27A)Hehasdistinguishedhimlfincitymanagement

B)HeisheadoftheInternationalPoliceForce

C)Hecompletedhishighereducationabroad

D)Heholdsamaster'sdegreeincriminology

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28A)Tocoordinateworkamongpolicedepartments

B)Togetpoliceofficersclortothelocalpeople

C)Tohelptheresidentsintimesofemergency

D)Toenablethepolicetotakepromptaction

29A)Popular

B)discouraging

C)effective

D)controversial

PassageTwo

30A)peoplediffergreatlyintheirabilitytocommunicate

B)therearenumerouslanguagesinexistence

C)Mostpubliclanguagesareinherentlyvague

D)Biggapxistbetweenprivateandpubliclanguages

31A)itisasignofhumanintelligence

B)inimproveswithconstantpractice

C)itissomethingwearebornwith

D)itvariesfrompersontoperson

32A)howprivatelanguagesaredeveloped

B)howdifferentlanguagesarerelated

C)howpeoplecreatetheirlanguages

D)howchildrenlearntoulanguage

PassageThree

33A)shewasatailor

B)shewasanengineer

C)shewasaneducator

D)shewasapublicspeaker

34.A)Basingthemonscience-fictionmovies.

B)Includinginterestingexamplesinthem

C)Adjustingthemtodifferentaudiences

D)Focusingonthelatestprogressinspacescience

35.A)Whetherspacemencarryweapons

B)Howspacesuitsprotectspacemen

C)HowNASAtrainsitsspacemen

D)Whatspacemencatanddrink

SectionC

Directions:epassageis

readforfirsttime,epassageis

readforthefirsttime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43

blanks,youcaneitheruthe

exactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords

Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhave

written.

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注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

veryreasontobelievethe(36)____will

continuethroughthenextfewdecades.

Crimerateshavealwaysbeenhighinmulticultural,industrializedsocietiessuchas

theUnitedStates,butanew(37)____hasappearedontheworld(38)____rapidlyrising

crimeratesinnationsthatpreviouslyreportedfew(39)____.Streetcrimessuchas

robbery,rape(40)___andautotheftareclearlyrising(41)___ineasternEuropean

countriessuchasHungaryandinwesternEuropeannationssuchastheunited

Kingdom.

Whatisdrivingthiscrime(42)____?，thereare

certainconditions(43)_______withrisingcrimeincreasingheterogeneity(混杂)of

populations,greaterculturalpluralism,higherimmigration,democratizationof

government,(44)

_____________________________________________________________________

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tance,cultures

thatwerepreviouslyisolatedandhomogeneous(同种类的),suchasJapan,Denmark

andGreece

(45)_________________________________________________________________

_______

Multiculturalismcanbearewarding,enrichingexperience,butitcanalsoleadtoa

geneityinsocietieswillbetheruleinthetwenty-firstcentury,

and(46)_______________________________________________

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参考答案

lostcontactwithmostofherfriends

er

quirielwhere

ainedsomeweightlately

n'tlikeabstractpaintings

haveputhernotebookamidthejournals

tstogetsomesleep

nceofgettingthejobisslim

19.A

20.A

21.D

22.C

23.B

24.C

25.A

26.A)Tointroducethechiefofthecity'policeforce.

27.D)Heholdsamaster'sdegreeincriminology.

28.B)Togetpoliceofficersclortothelocalpeople.

29.C)Effective.

30.B)Therearenumerouslanguagesinexistence.

31.C)Itissomethingwearebornwith.

32.D)Howchildrenlearntoulanguage.

33.B)Shewasanengineer.

34.C)Adjustingthemtodifferentaudiences.

35.A)Whetherspacemencarryweapons.

36trend

37phenomenon

38scene

39offences

40murder

41particularly

42explosion

43associated

44changingnationalborders,greatereconomicgrowthandthelackofaccepted

socialideasofrightandwrong.

45arenowfacingthesortofculturalvarietythathasbeencommoninAmericafor

mostofitshistory.

46failuretorecognizeandplanforsuchdiversitycanleadtoriouscrimeproblems.

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Script

SectionA

ShortConversations

11．M:rprid,I

hadn'theardfromhimforages.

W:Well,I'vebeenoutoftouchwithmostofmyoldfriends,onlyoneortwostill

dropmealineoccasionally,

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.M:Ifyoucanmakeupyourmindaboutthecolor,Icanstartontheoutsideof

yourhouearlynextweek.

W:Well,rightnowIthinkIwantwhiteforthewindowframesandyellowforthe

walls,butI'llletyouknowtomorrow.

Q:Whoisthewomantalkingto?

13.W:Excume,doyouhaveanyapartmentsavailableforunder500dollarsa

month?Ineedtomoveinnextweekwhenmynewjobstarts.

M:TheonlyvacantoneIhaveis600dollars,haveyouinquiredattheapartment

complexdownthestreet?

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

14.W:Youboughtapairofjeansyesterday,didn'tyou?Whataretheylike?

M:Oh,theyareprettymuchlikemyotherones,I

haven'tspentmuchtimeexercisinglately.

Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversationabouttheman?

15.W:youthink?

M:Iguessit'ssomethingIhaven'tacquiredatasteforyet.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

16.W:Youhaven'tenabluenotebook,haveyou?IhopeIdidn'tleaveitinthe

readingroom.

M:Didyoucheckthatpileofjournalsyou'veborrowedfromthelibrarytheother

day?

Q:Whatisthemantryingtosaytothewoman?

17.M:Howaboutjoiningmeforacupofcoffee?

W:I'dloveto,butI'till3thismorning,writingapaperformy

literatureclass.

Q:Whydoesthewomandeclinetheman'sinvitation?

18.W:Youhadajobinterviewyesterday,didn'tyou?Howdiditgo?

M:Nottoobad,ereabout20candidatescompetingforthesales

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manager'allyitwasdowntothreeofus,buttheothertwoemedbetter

qualified.

Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?

长对话1

F:Simon,howdoesitfeeltoberetired?

M:Well,notsobad.

F:Howhaveyoubeenspendingyourtime?

M:Ihavebeenspendingmoretimewithmyfamily.I'vealsotravelledabit,you

know,offasonwheneverywhereislesscrowdedandhotelscostless.

F:Great.

M:YouknowIhaven'tstoppedworkcompletely.

F:Yes,couldyoutellusmoreaboutthis?

M:I'monaschemethat'scalledphadretirement;Ihadasix-monthbreakfrom

work,afterthatIcouldapplyforprojectworkwiththecompanyIudtoworkfor.

F:Howdoestheschemework?

M:Well,it'dofhiringtemporarystuff,thecompany

advertispostsonitswebsitethatretiredemployeeslikemylfcanaccess.

F:Whatsortofworksadvertid?

M:Well,allsortsofthings,strativeworkandmorespecializedwork,

theprojectscanlastfiveorsixmonths,andothers

manage

myowntime.

F:Icaneit'yourcompanygetoutofthis?

M:Well,Istillhaveallmyoldcontactsatwork,soIknowwhotocontacttoget

panygetsflexibility,ejob'sover,that'sit.I'm

notontheirbooksanymore.

Questions19-21arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

sSimonfindhisretiredlifeenjoyable?

sSimongettoknowaboutthecompany'savailableposts?

sthecompanyadoptthephadretirementscheme?

长对话2

W:Oh,wherearewegoing?

M:Iwanttoshowyousomething.

W:Iknow,butwhatisit?

M:''sasmallplace,butatleastitwouldbeourown.

W:Afarm?Howcanweaffordtobuyafarm?

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M:Itisn'tverylarge,dn'thavetopayverymuchrightnow.

W:Isthereahouontheplace?

M:Asmallone,twobedrooms,thejob

mylf.

W:eenoughspaceforakitchengarden?

M:'splentyofspace.

W:bekeepafewchickens,

couldn'twe?

M:Yes,andwecanprobablygrowalotofourownfood.

W:Whatareyouthinkingaboutgrowing,ifwedotakethisplace?

M:Well,itreallyisn'htwemighttrytoraiacropof

potatoes.

W:Potatoes?Therearealotofwork.

M:Weareudtohardwork,aren'twe?

W:Yes,weare,veenoughtogetstarted?Itemslikea

dream.

M:Ithinkwe'ayalittleonthefarmandmaybeputafew

dollarsdownonthetractor,too.

Questions22to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

Q22:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodoatthetimeoftheconversation?

Q23:Whatdoesthemansayaboutthefarm?

Q24:Whydoesthemanintendtogrowpotatoesratherthancornonthefarm?

Q25:Whatisthewoman'sgreatestconcernabouttheman'splan?

SectionB

PassageOne

Membersofthecitycouncilanddistinguishedguests,itismyprivilegetointroduce

Washington,chiefofourcity'address

youknowthatMr.

Washingtonhasadistinguishedrecordasheadofourpoliceforceformorethanten

r,youmaynotknowthathealsoholdsamaster'sdegreein

criminologyandstudiedabroadforayearwiththeinternationalpoliceforcewhich

gtonfirstintroducedtheCommunity

abehindtheprogramistogetthepolice

officersoutoftheircarsandintoourneighborhoodswheretheycantalkdirectlyto

fficersdomore

ytofindwaystohelpsolvetheproblemsthatcontributeto

hatmeanshookingpeopleupwithrvicesofferedby

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othercityagencies,suchasschools,hospitals,housing,

theprogramemstobeworking:crimeisdownandourcitizensreportthattheyfeel

let'Washington.

thepurpoofthespeaker'sremarks?

Hewilladdressusonthesubjectofcommunitypolicingprogram.

Washington?

gtonhasadistinguishedrecordasheadofour

r,youmaynotknowthathealsoholdsa

master'sdegreeincriminologyandstudiedabroadforayearwiththeinternational

gtonfirst

introducedthecommunitypolicingprogram8yearsago.

theideabehindtheCommunityPolicingProgram?

Theideabehindtheprogramistogetthepoliceofficersoutoftheircarsandintoour

neighborhoodswheretheycantalkdirectlytomerchantsandresidentsaboutthereal

dynamicsofourcity.

theCommunityPolicingProgramturnedouttobe?

Andtheprogramemstobeworking,crimeisdownandourcitizensreportthatthey

feelmorecure.

PassageTwo

Therearebetween3000and6000publiclanguagesintheworld,andwemustadd

approximately6billionprivatelanguagessinceeachoneofusnecessarilyhasone.

Consideringthefacts,thepossibilitiesforbreakdownsincommunicationem

r,

rningtospeaklanguagesemstobeavery

ngtime,peoplethoughtthatwelearnedalanguageonly

mple,ababytouchesahotpotandstartstocry.

Themothersays,“Hot,hot!”Andthebaby,whenitstopscrying,imitatesthemother

andsays,“Hot,hot!”However,NoamChomsky,afamouxpertinlanguage,

pointed

outthatalthoughchildrendolearnsomewordsbyimitationandassociation,theyalso

combinewordstomakemeaningfulntencesinwaysthatareunique,unlearnedand

eyoungchildrencanmakentencestheyhaveneverheardbefore,

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Chomskysuggestedthathumaninfantsarebornwiththeabilitytolearnlanguage.

Chomskymeantthatunderneathallthedifferencesbetweenpublicandprivate

languages,thereisauniversallanguagemechanismthatmakesitpossibleforus,as

infants,eoryexplainsthepotentialthat

oesnotreallyexplainhowchildren

cometoulanguageinparticularways.

Questions30to32arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

sthespeakersaytherearegreatpossibilitiesfor

communicationbreakdowns?

Therearenumerouspublicandprivatelanguages.

Chomsky'spointontheabilitytolearnalanguage?

Humaninfantsarebornwiththeabilitytolearnlanguageandthepotentialtolearn

anylanguageintheworld.

esChomsky'stheoryfailtoexplainaccordingtothespeaker?

Itdoesnotreallyexplainhowchildrencometoulanguageinparticularways.

PassageThree

WhenUSspacewomanJoanHigginbothamisnotflyingandworkinginspace,she

botham,whogrewupin

ChicagoandbecameanengineerbeforejoiningNASA,thatistheNationalAirand

SpaceAdministration,eechisdifferent

hinterviewsandE-mails,

shefindsoutinadvanceherlisteners'educationallevelandwhatinformationthey

ubjectofspacewalks,forexample,audiencesvaryintheir

entaryschool

children,Higginbothammaydiscussaproblemthatmanykidswanttoknowabout.

Howdospacemeninaspacesuiteat,drink,andgotothebathroom?Heransweris

“thespacesuitisreallyasmallspacecraftwithroomforfoodandwater-containers,

andawaste-collectionsystem.”Toahighschoolaudience,shemightsatisfya

curiositythatoftenarisinherpre-speechinterviewswithstudentswhoobviously

haveenmanysciencefictionmovies.“Dospacemencarryweaponsincathey

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encounterenemiesinspace?”ntists,shemightprovide

technicaldetailsonsuchtopicsasthedesignofspacesuitsthatprotectsspacemen

elaboratepreparationis

requiredforsuccessinspace,Higginbothamsaysthatit'simportantforspeakersto

learnasmuchaspossibleabouttheirlistenersbeforeaspeechbecaueveryaudience

isdifferent.

dJoanHigginbothamdobeforejoininginNASA?

sHigginbothamprepareherspeechonspacewalks?

esthehighschoolaudiencewanttoknowaboutspacetravel?

SectionCCompoundDictation:

veryreasontobelievethetrendwill

ateshavealwaysbeenhighin

w

phenomenonhasappearedontheworldscene:rapidlyrisingcrimeratesinnations

crimessuchasrobbery,rape,murderand

autotheftareclearlyrising,particularlyinEasternEuropeancountries,suchas

Hungary,andinWesternEuropeannations,

drivingthiscrimeexplosion?,therearecertain

singheterogeneityofpopulation,

greaterculturalpluralism,higherimmigration,democratizationofgovernments,

changingnationalborders,greatereconomicgrowthandthelackofacceptedsocial

onditionsareincreasinglyobrvablearoundthe

tance,culturesthatwerepreviouslyisolatedandhomogenous,suchas

Japan,DenmarkandGreece,arenowfacingthesortofculturalvarietythathasbeen

ulturalismcanbearewarding,

enrichingexperience,geneityin

societieswillbetheruleinthe21stcentury,andfailuretorecognizeandplanforsuch

diversitycanleadtoriouscrimeproblems.

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