2013年英语四级真题

2013年12月大学英语四级听力真题

PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,

endofeachconversation,e

achquestiontherewillbeapau.

Duringthepau,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichis

rkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethrough

thecentre.

1.A)Thewomanisnowworkinginakindergarten.

B)Themanwillsoonstartabusinessofhisown.

C)Themanwouldliketobeahighschoolteacher.

D)Thewomanisgoingtomajorinchildeducation.

2.A)Thefurniturehastoberearranged.

B)Thesoundequipmenthastobetup.

C)Theconferenceroomhastobecleaned.

D)Thevideomachinehastobechecked.

3.A)Sheixhausted.

B)Sheisnear-sighted.

C)Shecannotfinishworkintime.

D)Shecannotgostraighthome.

4.A)Thewomanistooparticularaboutfood.

B)Hewouldratherhaveamealanhourlater.

C)Thewomanshouldorderherfoodquickly.

D)Heusuallyprefersice-creamtosandwiches.

5.A)Heisnotagoodmechanic.

B)Hedoesn'tkeephispromis.

C)Hespendshissparetimedoingrepairs.

D)Heisalwaysreadytoofferhelptoothers.

6.A)Samhasabigfamilytosupport.

B)Samisnotinterestedintraveling.

C)Thepayofferedbythetravelagencyistoolow.

D)Theworkhoursinthetravelagencyarctoolong

7.A)Internationaltrade.

B)Productdevelopment.

C)Financialconsulting.

D)Domesticretailing.

8.A)Goonabusinesstrip.

B)LookforajobinMiami.

C)Makeaticketrervation.

D)Takeavacation.

Questions9to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

9.A)ItislocatedonRoute18.

B)Ithasaninterestingmuum.

C)Itisabeautifullittletown.

D)ItliesvenmileastofNewton.

10.A)Theyareinoppositedirections.

B)Theyarefifty-fivemilesapart.

C)Theyarequiteclotoeachother.

D)TheyarealongdrivefromNorwalk.

11.A)TheyareconnectedbyRoute

B)Theyarecrowdedwithtourists.

C)Theyhavelotsofoldhous.

D)Theyhavemanyrareplants.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)BringhimuptodateonthecurrentsituationinMilan.

B)InformhimofthearrangementsforhistripinItaly.

C)r.

D)rtotheLinateairport.

13.A)About8:30.B)About6:30.C)About5:30.D)About4:15.

14.A)rfromMilan.

B)GianniRivaatMegastar.

C)Thecompany'ssalesreprentative.

D)GavinfromtheChamberofCommerce.

15.A)Travelagent.B)Businessmanager.C)Secretary.D)Saleswoman.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,you

ou

hearaquestion,youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Shehadadesiretohelpothers.

B)Shewantedtofindoutmoreaboutit.

C)Sheneededsomeoveraxperience.

D)Shewasinterestedinfarming.

17.A)Carryoutaculturalexchangeprogram.

B)Workonanagriculturalproject.

C)LearnPortugue.

D)TeachEnglish.

18.A)Shefounditdifficulttocureajobinherowncountry.

B)ShewantedtorenewhercontactwiththePeaceCorps.

C)ShewasinvitedtoworkasanEnglishteacher.

D)Shecouldnotgetthecountryoutofhermind.

19.A)ByteachingadditionalEnglishclass.

B)BywritingstoriesforAmericannewspapers.

C)ByworkingparttimeforthePeaceCorps.

D)Bydoingoddjobsforlocalinstitutions.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.A)Timespentexercising.

B)Timespentworking.

C)Timespentonleisureactivities.

D)Timespentwithfriendsandfamily.

21.A)Reading.B)SurfingtheWeb.C)Eatingout.D)WatchingTV.

22.A)Driving.B)Gardening.C)Goingtothepub.D)Visitingfriends.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Thecardriverwastryingtoavoidhittingarabbit.

B)Thecardriverwaspartlyresponsiblefortheaccident.

C)McLaughlinwastalkingtohismanagerwhiledriving.

D)McLaughlin'scarelessnessresultedinthecollision.

24.A)Hecrashedintoacarparkedthere.

B)Heknockeddownveralmailboxes.

C)Hetoredownthecompany'smaingate.

D)Hedidriousdamagetoaloadedtruck.

25.A)Hewilllohisjob.

B)Hewillhavetopaydamages.

C)Hewillbefinedheavily.

D)Hewillreceiveretraining.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,epassageisreadfor

thefirsttime,epassageisreadforthe

condtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

WhenCaptainCookaskedthechiefsinTahitiwhytheyalwaysate__26__,theyreplied.

"Becauitisright."IfweaskAmericanswhytheyeatwithknivesandforks,orwhytheirmen

wearpants__27__skirts,orwhytheymaybemarriedtoonlyonepersonatatime,wearelikely

toget__28__andveryuninformativeanswers:"Becauit'sright.""Becauthat'sthewayit's

done.""Becauit'sthe__29__."Oreven"Idon'tknow."Thereasonfortheandcountless

otherpatternsofsocialbehavioristhattheyare__30__bysocialnorms-sharedrulesorguidelines

__31__howpeople

"ought"orm(遵守)to

normssoreadilythatwearehardlyawarethey__32__.Infact,wearemuchmorelikelytonotice

__33__ldnotbesurpridifastrangertriedto

shakehandswhenyouwereintroduced,butyoumightbealittle__34__iftheybowed,startedto

strokeyou,orkisdyouonboth__35__Yeteachoftheotherformsofgreetingisappropriate

visitanothersocietywhonormsaredifferent,wequickly

becomeawarethatthingswedothisway,theydothatway.

听力文本及答案

Question1

M:Afterhighschool,I’dliketogotocollegeandmajorinbusinessadministration.

W:ButI’dratherspendmycollegedaysfindingouthowchildrenlearn.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

Question2

W:Iverythingreadyfortheconference?

M:'llbehereinafew

minutes.

Q:Whatpreparationshaveyettobemade?

Question3

W:Isitalmosttimetogohomenow?I'rdlyestraight.

M:Justafewmoreminutes,thenwecango.

Q:Whatisthewoman’sproblem?

Question4

W:I'mnotsurewhatI’-creamorsandwiches?Theyarebothreallygoodhere.

M:makeadecision.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

Question5

W:Tomsaidhewouldcometorepairoursolarheaterwhenhehastime.

M:Heoftensaysheiswillingtohelp,butheneveremstohavetime.

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutTom?

Question6

W:SoyouknowthatSamturnsdownthejobofferedbythetravelagency.

M:ehadacceptedit,hewouldn’tbeabletomakeends

meet.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

Question7

M:Couldyoutellmeabitaboutthebusinessyourcompanyisdoing?

W:Wemainlydealwithlargevolumebuyersfromwesterncountriesandourproductshavebeen

wellreceived.

Q:Whatbusinessisthewoman’scompanydoing?

Question8

W:YesterdayImaderervationsformytriptoMiaminextmonth.

M:en’thadanytimeoffforatleasttwoyears.

Q:Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

【答案】

manisgoingtomajorinchildeducation.

undequipmenthastobetup.

exhausted.

manshouldorderherfoodquickly.

sn’tkeephispromis.

yofferbythetravelagencyistoolow.

nationaltrade.

vacation.

【点评】

本次四级短对话无论从对话内容还是从题目本身来看，整体难度相对简单，和往年该部分相

类似，话题覆盖日常生活（生活琐事、看电影、旅游等）、校园生活、商务工作（会议、求

职等）。例如，对话2、6、7均涉及商务工作话题；对话3、4、5、8均涉及日常生活话题；

对话1则为校园生活话题。主要考查事实细节和推理判断，其中，事实细节题比重相对较大，

这对于广大考生来说是有利的。主要难词生词有：solarheater“太阳能热水器”，travel

agency“旅行社”，makeendsmeet“收支相抵”，makerervationsfor“预订，预约”，whatI'min

amoodfor“我想吃什么”等，理解好生难单词对整个听力内容的把握大有裨益，所以考生平

时应多积累一些词汇和常用表达。

【四级听力长对话原文1】

M:Excume,Ineedsomeinformationaboutsomeofthetownsnearhere.

W:Whatwouldyouliketoknow?

M:Well,first,I'vethereisaninterestingmuumthere.

Itisn'tfar,isit?

W:No,''sa

wonderfullittlemuum.

M:taboutAmitsville?Ihavesomefriends.I'dliketovisitthereandIalso

eneareachother,aren'tthey?

W:Hmm...well,'saboutthirty

fivemilesnortheastofhere.

M:Huh-uh,aboutNewton?

W:Well,'ssouthwest,soitisn'treallyveryclotoAmitsville

atallandit''saboutfiftyfivemilessouthwestfromhereandtheroadisnotatall

straight.

M:Fiftyfivemilessouthwest!Well,maybeIwon'tgotherethistime.

W:I'eldisjust

ereallyprettylittle

townswithlotsofoldhousandbeautifultree-linedstreets.

M:,Ithink

that''vebeenveryhelpful.

W:You'rewelcome,ouenjoyyourstay.

Q9:WhatdoesthemanknowaboutNorwalk?

Q10:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutAmitsvilleandNewton?

Q11:WhatdowelearnaboutWestfieldandGreatTown?

【答案】

9.B)Ithasaninterestingmuum.

10.A)Theyareinoppositedirections.

11.C)Theyhavelotsofoldhous.

【点评】

该对话属于比较常见“问路”话题。因此考生在考试中听到开头一两句之后可以在草稿纸上画

一个东西南北的方位箭头图，中心点是男士所在的地方。这样听到后面介绍其它景点时，可

以立刻在相应方位把地名缩写和距离数字很快记下。避免听到很多不同地名和数字时候头脑

一片混乱。

三个问题都是考查事实细节。但没有考查Norwalk，AmitsvilleandNewton，WestfieldandGreat

Town这几个地方的具体距离及位置，因此题目比较容易。因此该话题备考一方面有意识记

下数字和方位以防万一考查具体点，另一方面要注意理解对话的中出现的一些中心句。如

“…theyareactuallyinoppositedirections.”

【长对话2原文】

M:Err...Sandra,I'hinkyoucouldpopthroughin

bringingmeup-to-dateontheirarrangementsfortheItaliantrip?

W:Certainly,son.I'llbringeverythingwithme.

M:Right,irstmeetingiswhen?

W:fBanconPiedrain

Milan.

M:OK,socanIflyoutearlyMondaymorning?

W:Well,thereisaflighttoLenartyAirportwhichleavesatsixthirtyLondontimeandgetsinat

eightthirtyItaliantime.

M:Yeah,butthatonlyleavesmethirtyminutestoclearcustomsingettingtothecitycenterandit

meansIhavetocheckinbyfivethirty,whichmeansleavinghomeataboutfourfifteen.

W:I'mafraidso.

M:Hmm...'stheprogramfortherestofthatday?

W:It'squitefull,I'en,you'reeingGianniRivaatMegastarandthenyou'llhave

alunchengagementwithGavinfromtheChamberofCommerceatone.

M:Where'sthat?

W:You'remeetinghimathisofficeandthenhe'stakingyousomewhere.

M:Good,outtheafternoon?

W:Well,atthreethirty,you'reeingoursalesreprentativethereandthenyou'refreetill

evening.

M:orememberthatI'mhavingadinnerwithsomeonefromBergamo.

W:That'romSAPIndustriesateight.

Q12:Whatwouldthemanlikethewomantodo?

Q13:songoingtoleavehomefortheairport?

Q14:songoingtohavealunchwithonMonday?

Q15:Whatismostprobablythewoman'sjob?

【答案】

12.B)InformhimofthearrangementsforhistripinItaly.

13.D)About4:15.

14.D)GavinfromtheChamberofCommerce.

15.C)Secretary.

【点评】

该对话属于商务场合老板与秘书间有关“日程安排”常见的对话。抓住这一主题，第一题和

第四题的答案就显而易见了。同时对于对话中何时何地与何人的相关日程要多加留意，第三

题和第四题分别考查了时间和人物的细节题。因此预测可能出现较多时间和人物的话题，注

意可以随手简单记一下。对于人名拼写不要纠结，首字母缩写自己能辨认即可。

PartIIIListeningComprehension

Passage1

DonnaFredrick’nedthePeaceCorps

aftershegradua

hadbeenbroughtuponafarm,

shewenttoBrazil,olearntagreatdealaboutits

hertwoyearswiththePeaceCorps,Donnalivedinavillagein

elped

thepeopleofthevillagetoorganianirrigationproject,andshealsoadvidthemonplanting

cropsthatdidn’nnareturnedtotheStates,shecouldn’tttledown.

Shetriedveraljobs,ldn’tgetBraziloutofhermind.

Finally,n’tsurewhatshe’sgoingto

fewweeks,DonnafoundajobasanEnglishteacher,

stoftheteachers,shedoesn’resa

makesalittleextramoneybyndingstoriesto

allyshewantstoquitteachingandworkasafull-timejournalist.

Question16

WhydidDonnajointhePeaceCorpsaftershegraduatedfromcollege?

Question17

WhatwasDonnaassignedtodoinBrazil?

Question18

WhydidDonnagobacktoBrazilonceagain?

Question19

HowdidDonnamakeextramoneytosupportherlf?

答案：

dadesiretohelpothers.

nanagriculturalproject.

uldnotgetthecountryoutofhermind.

tingstoriesforAmericannewspaper.

【点评】

本篇短文主要讲述了DonnaFredrick的职业发展，大学毕业之后加入和平队（thePeaceCorps），

参加农业项目，两年的时间她住在巴西的东北部，开展灌溉项目，帮助当地居民种植无需很

多水的农作物。回到美国之后尝试了几个工作，但仍心心念念巴西。最终回到巴西任英语老

师，同时兼职给美国报纸写文章，来赚取额外的生活费。最后Donna想辞去教师工作专心

做全职记者。

本篇文章基本上没有生僻的词汇，以叙述为主；不知道PeaceCorps的意思不会影响做题，

只需将其定义为一个组织名，中间涉及的Brazil，Portugue也都是大家较熟悉的单词。四

个题目都是考查考生对事实细节的抓取能力。

Passage2

ResultsofarecentHarry’spollonfreetimeshowedthattheaverageworkweekformany

etimespenteating,sleepingandtakingcareofthehouhold

duties,there’r,havingfreetime

needtimeawayfromthepressuresofstudyor

erentcountriesfreetimeisspentin

ultsofaHarry’spollshowedthatreadingwasthemostpopularsparetime

urveyonleisuretimeactivities,

ilar

surveyconductedinJapan,ondmost

erealsodifferencesinthemostpopularoutdoorpursuits

theUK,n,goingtobarsrankedeighthinpopularityandgardening

ghpeoplearoundtheworldmayenjoydoingsimilarthingsintheirfreetime,

there’S,forexample,thepopularity

repeopleintheStatesarespendingtheirfreetime

surfingtheweb,emailingfriendsorplayinggamesonline.

Question20

WhatistherecentHarry'spollabout?

Question21

WhatwasthemostpopularleisureactivityintheUS?

Question22

WhatwasthemostpopularoutdoorpursuitintheUK?

答案：

pentonleisureactivities.

ng.

tothepub.

【点评】

本篇短文围绕休闲娱乐活动展开，是大家熟悉的话题。Harry最近一次民意调查结果表明许

多美国人没有多少时间用于休闲活动。但是人们需要一些休息时间来调节学习工作压力。接

着文章举例子说明不同国家的休闲活动不同。美国最流行的休闲活动是阅读，而在英国是看

电视，在日本是外出吃饭；而且这三国最流行的户外活动也有所不同。最后指出虽然全世界

的人们有着相似的休闲活动，但是有证据表明这些兴趣正在改变。

本篇难度不大，题目都是考查学生对于原文事实细节的理解，第二个题目是问美国最流行的

娱乐活动，而第三个题目是问英国最流行的户外活动，考生要区别开来，避免混淆。其中关

注下几个单词：poll民意测验；houhold家庭的；leisure空闲；popularity流行；pursuit追

求；outdoor户外的；spare多余的。

OnMarch13th,whileondutyCharlesMclaughlin,averycarelessdriveremployedbythe

identoccurredinRiversideCalifornia.

Notpayingattentiontohisdriving,Mclaughlinturnedrightonmainstreetand33rdstreetandhit

basisofthepolicereport,theLummisaccidentcommitteecorrectlydeterminedthatMclaughlin

ultofthecommittee’sconclusion,

RossireportedthathehadtalkedwithMclaughlinabouthixtremelypoordrivingrecord.

FurtherevidenceofMclaughlin'sirresponsibilityoccurredonMay6thwhenhewasreturning

yheranintoaroll-updoorattheLummisfacilityinValero,causing

tothetruck,however,y,onJune7th,

Mclaughlinonceagaindemonstratedhiscarelessnessbyknockingdownveralmailboxesnear

theedgeofthecompany’asdamagetothemailboxesandminordamageto

ossistatedthathehadspokenwithMclaughlinonveraloccasionsabout

dthathehadwarnedMclaughlinthatthreepreventableaccidentsin

oneyearcouldleadtohisdischarge,asindeeditshould.

dtheLummisaccidentcommitteefindoutabouttheaccidentthatoccurredonMarch

13th?

dMclaughlindoonJune7thneartheedgeofthecompany’sparkinglot?

mostprobablygoingtohappentoMclaughlin?

23.答案：D)Mclaughlin'scarelessnessresultedinthecollision.

24.答案：B)Heknockeddownveralmailboxes.

25.答案：A)Hewilllohisjob.

【点评】

本篇短文主要讲了CharlesMclaughlin一年之内因粗心大意所发生的三次交通事故。

第一次：时间：3月13日；经过：Mclaughlin驾驶货车在主大街第33大街向右拐弯撞上一

辆小轿车。原因：Mclaughlin粗心大意；造成的后果：卡车轻微受损，小轿车严重损坏；

第二次：时间：5月6日；经过：Mclaughlin在换班的时候驾驶货车撞到一个卷帘门；原因：

Mclaughlin不负责任，粗心；造成的后果：卷帘门严重损坏，卡车受损；

第三次：时间：6月7日；经过：Mclaughlin驾驶货车在公司停车场附近撞翻了几个邮筒；

原因：Mclaughlin粗心大意；造成的后果：邮筒严重受损，卡车轻微受损。

本篇文章是听力第三篇短文，难度不大。文章虽然出现了一些人名和地名，但是同学们不需

要知道它们是什么意思，人名地名不会作为考察点放在题目中，同学们需要重点分辨的是这

三次事故发生的时间，题目重点考察同学对短文信息细节的抓取能力。但是其中有几个短语

和单词需要关注一下：payattentionto注意；重视；runinto撞上；撞到；roll-updoor卷帘

门；knockdown撞翻；parkinglot停车场；mailbox邮箱，邮筒；preventable可预防的；

as的用法。理解了这些词的意思，对本篇听力的整体理解基本就没有什么障碍了。