2012专四真题及答案

2000年专四听力答案

PARTIDICTATION

WhatWeKnowAboutLanguage

Manythingsaboutlanguageareamysteryandwillremainso./However,wenowdoknow

somethingaboutit./First,weknowthatallhumanbeingshavealanguageofsomesort./No

humanraceanywhereonearthissobackward/thatithasnolanguageofitsownatall./Second,

thereisnosuchthingasaprimitivelanguage./Therearemanypeoplewhoculturesare

undeveloped,/butthelanguagestheyspeakarebynomeansprimitive./Inallthelanguages

existingintheworldtoday,/therearecomplexitiesthatmusthavebeendevelopedforyears./

Third,weknowthatalllanguagesareperfectlyadequate./Eachisaperfectmeansofexpressing

itsculture./Andfinally,weknowthatlanguagechangesovertime,/whichisnaturalandnormal

ifalanguageistosurvive./Thelanguagewhichremainsunchangedisnothingbutdead.

PARTⅡLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Questions1to3arebadonthefollowingconversation.

M:Jill,haveyouregisteredwiththenextmester?

W:Notyet,there'sstillsomethingthatI'nowifProfessorSmith'conomics

102isstillavailabletoallundergraduatestudents?

M:No,Idon'mesterItriedtoregisterinthatcourbutalltheotherpeople

toldmenotto.

W:Whynot?

M:Theysaidthatmylackofknowledgeinhighermathematicsmightbeanobstaclein

understandingProfessorSmith'stheory.

W:Really?

M:(I)J'dbetter

makesurethatyouareextremelyfamiliarwiththeformulasifyouareriouslyconsidering

takinghiscour.

W:WhatashameI(2)MyfriendsalltoldmethatProfessorSmithhaslotsoforiginalideasandhe

n'tthinkIhavethemathematicalskillstokeepup

withtheothers.

M:lfyouwanttotakethecoursomuch,whydon'tyouregisterinacourinhigher

mathematicsfirst?

'mafraidthatIwillmissProfessorSmith'scourwhenIfinishthemathematicscour.

M:Hey,IheardthatProfessorSmithwouldgivethesamecourinthemesterthatstartsnext

fall.(3)Whydon'tyoutakeayear'shighermathematicsandregisterineconomics102thenext

fall?

W:Thatsoundsagoodidea.

I.[B]推断题。根据''Theysaidthatmylackofknowledgeinhighermathematicsmightbean

obstacleinunderstandingProfessorSmith'stheory.可知，缺少高等数学知识会阻碍理解史密斯

教授的理论，所以学习经济学需要有高等数学知识，因而[B]项伟正确答案。

2.[D]细节题。文中提到''MyfriendsalltoldmethatProfessorSmithhaslotsoforiginalideas

andhereallystimulatestudentstothink.”由此可知，史密斯教授有很很多新颖的观点，斌且

能够激发学生思考。句中original意为

“独创的，新颖的”，[D]项中posss意为“拥有”，因而[D]项为正确答案。

3.[B]细节题。文中提到''Whydon'tyoutakeayear'shighermathematicsandregisterin

economics102thenextfall?”由此可知，他建议今年学习高等数学，明年秋天学习经济学，

因而[B]项为正确答案。

Questions4to6arebadonthefollowingconversation.

M;Doyouwanttogotoabiguniversityorasmallone?

W:(4)1thinkI'drathergotoasmalluniversity,sotheclasswouldn'tbesolarge.

M:Doyouwanttogooutofthestateorstayhere?

W:lwanttostayinthestate,soIwillbeclotohome.

M:It

aboutapublicorprivateuniversity?

W:Well,(6)dentsaremore

riousaboutschool,andtherearen'talotofparties.

M:Yes,yougoingtopayforit?

W:(5)I'veappliedforamusicscholarship,andmyparentswillbeabletohelppayforsomeof

outyou?Whatareyougoingtodoaftergraduation?

M:I'mgoingtoOregonStateUniversity.

W:0h,lknowalotofkidswho'ouchooit?

M;Well,alotofmyfriendsaregoingthere,andtheschoolhasagoodteacherpreparation

program.I'vealwayswantedtobeateacher.I'mreallyexcitedaboutthelifeatcollege.

W:Well,goodluck.

M:later.

4.[B]细节题。文中提到“I'drathergotoasmalluniversity,sotheclasswouldn'tbesolarge.”

有此可知，她愿意去规模小的大学，因为班级的人数不会太多，因此[B]项为正确答案。

5.[D]细节题。文中提到“I'veappliedforamusicscholarship,andmyparentswillbeabletohelp

payforsomeoftheexpens.”由此可知，她已申请了奖学金，并且她的父母可以帮助她支

付部分学费，因而[D]项为正确答案。

6.[C]细节题。文中提到“Iliketheatmosphereofaprivatechurch-ownedschool„，andthere

aren'talotofparties.”由此可知，私利教会学校没有很多派对，因此[C]项的叙述错误，为正

确答案。由“...dentsaremoreriousaboutschool...”

可知,私立教堂学校的学生更加认真,因为[A]项的叙述正确;由“butprivateuniversitiesareso

expensive.”可知,私立大学学费昂贵,因此[B]项的叙述正确;由“Well,Iliketheatmosphereofa

privatechurch-ownedschool.”可知,她喜欢私立教会学校的氛围,因而[D]项的叙述正确。

Questions7to10arebadonthefollowingconversation.

W:Gosh!Fred,anothercupofcoffee?That'syourthirdsincelunch,

M:,(7)n'tkeepmyeyes

openinmylastclass.I'mhavingthiscoffeesoIcanstayawakethisafternoon.

W:Don'tyouknowthatdrinkingtoomuchcoffeeisharmful?

M:Whatdoyoumeanbyharmful?

W:Well,foronethingitmaycauheartdia.

M:Nah.(8)Mostoftherearchaboutthelinkbetweencoffeeandtheheartdiais

inconclusive.

W:Butcoffeehascaffeinewhichisaddictive.

M:lcan'tbecomeaddictedtocaffeinelikeotherdrugs.

W:Yes,'tyouknowthatpeoplewhoaredeprivedofcaffeinesufferfromdraw

symptoms,hes.

M:0necureforheadaches,oddlyenough,'tyouevernoticedthatmany

over-the-counterheadacheremediesucaffeineasoneoftheiringredients?Besides,coffee

helpsmeworkfaster.

W:(9)Stud

mayfinishyourexaminashorterperiodoftimebutyouwon'thavefewererrors.

M:Youknowthatsodayouaredrinkinghascaffeineinittoo.

W:poftea

haslessthanthat.

M:ButIlikethetasteofcoffee.

7.[C]细节题。文中提到“n'tkeepmy

eyesopeninmylastclass.”可知他熬夜复习历史，所以现在太累，因此[C]项为正确答案。

8.[B]细节题。文中提到“Mostoftherearchaboutthelinkbetweencoffeeandtheheart

diaisinconclusive.”，由此可知，研究表明咖啡和心脏疾病没有决定性的联系，因此[B]

为正确答案。另外，由“But12ouncesofsodahasonlyhalfthecaffeineofa5ouncescupof

coffee.”可知[C]项错误；由“Studieshaveshownthatcoffeemakesyouworkfasterbutnot

necessarilybetter.”可知[D]项错误。

SECTIONBPASSAGES

QuestionsIIto13arebadonthefollowingpassage.

nforeveryreasonanybodycouldthinkof.

Theyrunforhealth,forbeauty,toloweight,tofeelfitandbecauit'sthethingtheyloveto

ear,forexample,thousandsuponthousandsofpeopleruninonerace,theBoston

Marathon,thebestknownlongdistanceraceintheUnitedStates,Inrecentyears,therehave

beennearly5000officialcompetitorsandittakesthreewholeminutesforthecrowdofrunners

ranfromMarathontoAthenstodeliverthenewsofthegreatvictory2500yearsago.(II)Noone

storytellsusthathediedoftheeffort.

edoescomein

hefinishlineweewhatthisraceisabout:notbeingfirstbut

finishing.(12)Therealvictoryisnotoverone'sfellowrunnersbutoverone''sa

victoryofwillpoweroverfatigue.(13)lntheBostonMarathoneachpersonwhocrossthat

finishlineisawinner.

11.[B]细节题。文中提到“story

tellsusthathediedoftheeffort.”由此可知，由于长途跑步，他劳累致死，因而[B]项为正确

答案。

12.[C]细节题。文中提到“Therealvictoryisnotoverone'sfellowrunnersbutoverone'sown

'savictoryofwillpoweroverfatigue.”由此可知，真正的胜利不是超过他人，而是超越

自我，这是以坚强毅力战胜疲劳的胜利。这里是坚强毅力的胜利，而非[D]项所说的是人的

体能上的胜利，因而[C]项为正确答案。

13.[D]细节题.。文中最后一句提到“lntheBostonMarathoneachpersonwhocrossthat

finishlineisawinner.”由此可知，每个跑完全程，到达终点的人都是胜利者，因而[D]为正确

答案。

Questions14to16arebadonthefollowingpassage.

readuof

writtenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialto

writeon.(14)Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecaumore

erwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedan

extremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.

Howmuchpaperdoyouueveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.

In1900theworld'e

countriesuasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachper-

sonayear.(15)dandSwedenumorepaperthanother

countries.

Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweutoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.(16)InEgyptandthe

West,ptianswroteonakindof

ansud

parchment,acertainkindofpaper,erystrongandmade

fromtheskinofcertainyounganimals:WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropean

historyfromrecordsthatwerekeptonit.

14.[A]细节题。文中提到“Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducated

erwiththeprintingpress,paper

providedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.”由此可知，纸的发明使得更

多的人受到教育，更多的书籍被印刷发行，并且提供了交流知识的重要途径。所以[B]项、[C]

项和[D]项的叙述均正确，

[A]项内容并未提及，因为[A]项为正确答案。

15.[B]细节题。文中提到“dandSwedenumore

paperthanothercountries.”由此可知，美国和瑞典这样的国家使用纸的数量更多，因而[B]

项为正确答案。

16.[A]细节题。文中提到“InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyudbefore

theyear1400.”由此可知，在埃及和西方国家，到1400年纸才被广泛使用，因而[A]项为正

确答案。

Questions17to20arebadonthefollowingpassage.

days,

greatdealtorecommendit,(17)sinceitmight

iously,itwouldnotbeworthmakingthe

effortunlesspeoplecouldlivetherenaturally.(18)Iftheatmospherewerelikethatoftheearth,

romthat,mple,

thetemperaturewouldhavetoberaidfrom6degreesbelowzeroto15degreesaboveit.

nwith,they

willhly,

ally,theywillhavetomakealistofthe

gas.(19)Aboveall,itrogenis

fourfifthsoftheairwebreathe,theyaresurprisinglyoptimisticaboutraisingthetemperatureon

takeabitlonger,though,to

transformtheatmospheresothathumanbeingscouldlivethere.(20)Scientiststimatethis

willtakeonehundredthousandyears.

17.[A]推断题。根据“...

obviously,itwouldnotbeworthmakingtheeffortunlesspeoplecouldlivetherenaturally.”可知，

这也许可以解决地球过于拥挤的问题，使人们可以自然地住在那里，所以移居火星是科学家

感兴趣的问题，因而[A]项为正确答案。

18.[D]Iftheatmospherewerelikethatoftheearth,thismightbepossible.细节题。文中提到

“Iftheatmospherewerelikethatoftheearth,thismightbepossible.”由此可知如果火星的大

气与地球的大气相像，人们就可能移居，因而[D]项为正确答案。

19.[D]细节题。文中提到“Aboveall,theywillhavetodiscoverhowmuchnitrogenitposss.

Sincenitrogenisfourfifthsoftheairwebreathe,...”由此可知，氮气占地球大气的4/5，是大

气的主要成分，所以科学家要考察火星的氮气含量，因而

[D]项为正确答案。

20.[C]细节题。文中提到“Scientiststimatethiswilltakeonehundredthousandyears.”由

此可知，科学家古迹100000后人类将能在火星上居住，因而[C]项为正确答案。

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

NewsItemI

NATOandRussiaarereportingsomeprogressineffortstofinalizeachartergoverningtheir

post-ColdWarrelationship.(21)Buttheystresdmoreworkmustbedonetottletheir

roundoftalksbetweentheRussianForeign

MinisterandNATOSecretaryGeneralendedTuesdayinLuxembourg.

21.[B]细节题。根据“Buttheystresdmoreworkmustbedonetottletheirdifferencesin

militaryandpoliticalissues.”就可以直接选出答案。

NewsItem2

(22)ABoeing727aircraftwithfifty-onepasngersandtencrewonboardhascrashedintoa

andrescueworkerssaideveryone

waskilledwhentheplaneexploded,scatteringwreckageoverawidearea.(23)Thecrash

happenedshortlyaftertake-offwhentheplanewasunabletogainenoughheighttoclearthe

craftbelongedtoEcuadorairlinebutithadbeencharteredbyAirFrancefor

theroutefromBogotatotheEcuadoriancapitalQuito.

22.[A]计算题。从“fifty-onepasngersandtencrewonboardhascrashedintoamountainside

justoutsidetheColumbiancapitalBogota.”就可以算出是61。

23.[B]细节题。根据“Thecrashhappenedshortlyaftertake-off...”可知分级是在起飞后不久

坠毁的。

NewsItem3

TheUShasdesignatedthirtyinternationalgroupsasterroristorganizations,barringthem

fromreceivingmoney,weaponsorothersupportfromUScitizens.(24)Thenewterroristlist

includesaPalestiniangroupHamas,thepro-IranianHezbollah,Cambodia'sKhmerRouge,the

BasqueparatistgroupETA,SriLanka'sTamilTigers,andthePeruvian-badShiningPath,and

tdoesnotincludetheIrishRepublicanArmy,or

thePalestinianLiberationOi-sanization.(25)USSecretaryofState,MadelynAllbrightsaysthe

affectedgroupswillhavetheirUSvisasrevokedandUSfinancialastsfrozen.

24.[C]细节题。新闻说“Thenewterroristlist...doesnotincludetheIrishRepublicanArmy,”

即恐怖名单不包括爱尔兰共和军和巴勒斯坦解放组织。

25.[A]推断题。只要听到“USSecretaryofState,MadelynAllbrightsaystheaffectedgroupswill

havetheirUSvisasrevoked...”就可推断出恐怖组织名单上所有人的签证将被取消,他们也就

无法合法进入美国。

NewsItem4

(26)IsraeliprocutorsarereviewingchargesagainstPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu

eMinistryofficialssaytheyhopethedecision

onwhe

stemmedfromtheappointmentofRunnyBarongasIsrael'schargethe

appointmentwaspartofaconspiracytoendthetrialofaNetanyahupoliticalally.

26.[B]细节题。根据“IsraeliprocutorsarereviewingchargesagainstPrimeMinister

Benjamin...”可知[B]项为正确答案。

NewsItem5

(27)Thecombinedleft-wingoppositioninFrancehasdefeatedPresidentJacquesChirac's

rulingConrvativecoalitioninthefirstroundofthecountry'sparliamentaryelections.

ProjectionsbyFrenchtelevisiongivetheSocialist-ledopposition40%ofthevote;'s

center-rightcoalition37%.(28)Iftheleftcuresamajorityofatsinparliament,so-cialist

leaderLionelJospinwilllikelybecomePrimeMinisterinapowersharinghisarrangementwith

PresidentChirac.

27.[B]细节题。只要听到“Thecombinedleft-wingoppositioninFrancehasdefeated”就可以

知道是左翼反对派取得了胜利。

28.[C]细节题。根据“Iftheleftcures...withPresidentChirac.”就可以直接选出答案。

NewsItem6

(29)TheUnitedStatesspaceagencysaysithasfoundevidencethatasaltyaonceexisted

idthediscoveryis

ientistssaidthespaceexploreationknownasOpportunityhasfound

evidence@entistssaidtherockwasprobably

rthismonth,NASAsaidthespacevehiclediscoveredthatthesameareaof

Marswascoveredwithliquidwater.(30)Opportunityandanotherexploreationhavebeen

studyingoppositesideofMarsforevidenceofwaternecessarytosupportlife.

29.[B]细节题。文章开售提到“TheUnitedStatesspaceagencysaysithasfoundevidencethat

asaltyaonceexistedonMars.”由此可知，美国发现在或向上曾经存在过海洋的迹象，因

而[B]项为正确答案。

30.[A]细节题。文章最后提到“Opportunityandanotherexploreationhavebeenstudying

oppositesideofMarsforevidenceofwaternecessarytosupportlife.”由此可知，科学家要探

索火星背面，以寻求火星是否存在可维持生命的水源。因而[A]项为正确答案。

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