2010年四级真题

2010年12月大学英语四级听力真题的试题与答案,

SectionA

短对话(11~18)

11.

M:Ohmygod!e’vegonetothebeachinstead.

W:Well,withthemuumsandrestaurantsinWashingtonI’llbehappyherenomatterwhatthe

temperature.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.

M:How’sthenewjobgoing?

W:Well,I’mlearningalotofnewthings,butIwishthedirectorwouldgivemesomefeedback.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

13.

M:CanyouhelpmeworkoutaphysicaltrainingprogramJohn?

W:Sure,meIhadtwoweeks’worthof

weight-liftinginthreedaysandIhurtmylf.

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

14.

M:IhaveanelderlymotherandI’eanyrisk?

W:asaheartcondition,I’drecommendagainstit.

Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknowabouthismother?

15.

M:Whydidn’tyoustopwhenwefirstsignaledyouatthecrossroads?

W:Sorry,,doIhavetopayafine?

Q:whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

16.

M:I’mnoexpert,butthatnoiinyourrefrigeratordoesn’oushouldhaveit

fixed.

W:You’ppoI’veputitofflongenough.

Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

17.

M:,Ihaveenoughmoneyto

buythatpieceoflandI’vehadmyeyeonandbuildahouonit.

W:Congratulations！Doesthatmeanyou’llbemovingsoon?

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

18.

W:rifIbrokesomething.

M:I’mnodoctor,butit’oujustneedtorestitforafew

days.

Q:whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

长对话（19~21）

M:,iketogooversomeof

thethingsthatyoutoldpoliceofficerParmeratthebank.

W:Allright.

M:Well,couldyoudescribethemanwhorobbedthebankforthisreportthatwe’refillingout

here?Now,anythingatallthatyoucanrememberwouldbeextremelyhelpfultous.

W:Well,just,IcanonlyrememberbasicallywhatIsaidbefore.

M:That’sallright.

W:Themanwastall,sixfoot,andhehaddarkhair,andhehadmoustache.

M:ht,didhehaveanyotherdistinguishingmarks?

W:Um,no,nonethatIcanremember.

M:Doyourememberhowoldhewasbyanychance?

W:Well,Iguessaround30,maybeyounger,giveortakeafewyears.

M:Mm,ememberanythingaboutwhathewaswearing?

W:Yes,yes,hehadonadarksweater,asolidcolor.

M:,anythingelthatstrikesyouatthemoment?

W:,yes.

M:,Ireallyappreciatewhatyou’vebeenthroughtoday.I’mjustgoingto

askyoutolookatsomephotographsbeforeyouleaveifyoudon’’ttakeverylong.

Canyoudothatforme?

W:Oh,ofcour.

M:Wouldyouliketostepthiswaywithme,plea?

W:OK,sure.

M:Thankyou.

Questions19to21arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

welearnaboutthewoman?

dthesuspectlooklike?

dthemanfinallyaskedthewomantodo?

长对话（22~25）

W:Goodmorning,I’mcallingaboutthejobthatwasinthepaperlastnight.

M:Well,couldyoutellmeyourname?

W:CandiderFortt.

M:actlyisitthatinterestsyouaboutthejob?

W:Well,Ithoughtitwasjustrightforme.

M:Really?Um…Couldyoutellmealittleaboutyourlf?

W:Yes.I’m23.I’vebeenworkingabroad.

M:Whereexactlyhaveyoubeenworking?

W:InGeneva.

M:Oh,twereyoudoingthere?

W:ustothat,Iwasatuniversity.

M:Whichuniversitywasthat?

W:TheUniversityofManchester.I’vegotadegreeinEnglish.

M:Yousaidyou’aveanyspecialreasonforwantingtocome

back?

W:Ithoughtitwouldbenicetobeneartothefamily.

M:Ie,andhowdoyoueyourlfdevelopinginthisjob?

W:Well,I’ethatmycareerasacretarywillleadmeeventuallyinto

management.

M:eforeignlanguages?

W:FrenchandItalian.

M:Well,Ithinkthebestthingforyoutodoisdoreplyawritingtotheadvertiment.

W:Can’tIarrangeforaninterviewnow?

M:Well,I’mafraidwemustwaituntilalltheapplicationsarein,inwriting,andwe’llthendecide

reontheshortlist,ofcourweshouldeyou.

W:Oh,Ie.

M:Ilookforwardtoreceivingyourapplicationinwritinginadayortwo.

W:Oh,yes,yes,certainly.

M:Ok,e.

W:e.

Questions22to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

thewomangettoknowaboutthejobvacancy?

thewomanfindthejobappealing?

dthewomanbeendoinginGeneva?

sthewomanaskedtodointheend?

SectionB

PassageOne

Oneofthegreatestheartbreaksforfirefightersoccurswhentheyfailtorescueachildfroma

burningbuildingbecauthechild,frightenedbysmokeandnoi,hidesunderabedorinaclot

tofalliswhenchildrencatchaglimpofthemaskedfirefighter

entsuchtragedies,firefighterEric

Velezgivestalkstochildreninhiscommunity,explainingthattheyshouldneverhideduringafire.

Hedisplaysfirefighters’equipment,includingtheoxygenmask,whichheencourageshis

listenerstoplaywithandputon.“Ifyoueus,”Veleztellsthem,“don’thide!Wearenot

cometorescueyou.”VelezgiveshisprentationsinEnglishandSpanish.

GrowingupinSanFrancisco,ndotherfire

fightersthroughoutNorthAmerica,whogivesimilarprentations,willneverknowhowmany

’

example,veralmonthsafterlisteningtoaninformativespeech,PeteGentryinNorthCarolina

rescuedhisbrotherwhoischokingonfood,byusingthemethodtaughtbystudentspeaker,Julie

tiontosavinglives,informativespeakershelppeoplelearnnewskills,solve

problemsandacquirefascinatingfactsabouttheexcitingworldinwhichtheylive.

26Whydosomechildrentrappedinaburningbuildinghidefrommaskedfirefighters?

27WhatdoesthepassagetellusaboutfirefighterEricVelez?

28WhatdowelearnaboutPeteGentry?

29Whatmessageisthespeakertryingtoconvey?

PassageTwo

oplepursuing

kemany

blemisthattomorrowmightnotcome.

Evenifitallgoesaccordingtoplan,willyouknowhowtobehappywhenyouarenotworkingif

youspendyourentirelifemakingmoney?Moreimportantly,whowillbearoundforyoutoshare

yourleisuretimewith?her

savingwhenImightnotbeheretomorrow,gerofthisapproachisthat

tpeopledon'twanttospendalltheirtomorrowsworking

lierneglectofsaving,however,makesitdifficultnottoworkwhenyouare

besurpritohearmesaythatifyoumustpickanextremeIthinkit'sbettertopick

asyoudon'tmindcontinuingtowork,assumingyourhealth

allows,t,youaremakinguofyourmoney,andhopefullyderiving

ningdoingwhatyouloveandbeingwithpeopleyouloveuntil

mentcanbeagreattimeforsomepeople.

Forothers,itisatimeofboredom,lonelinessandpoorhealth.

30Whydosomepeoplepursuehigherpayingbutdemandingcareers?

31Whatisthedangerfacingpeoplewholiveonlyfortoday?

32Whatdoesthespeakeremtoadvocate?

PassageThree

Imaginethatsomeoneinyourneighborhoodbrokethelaw,andthejudgeputthewhole

rwillthatbe?Well,ithappenverydaytohighschoolers.

Justbecausomestudentshavestolenthingsinshops,

thoughI’dneversteal.

StoreemployeeslookedatmelikeI’mple,duringone

lunchperiod,

gninthewindowtoldthestory.“No

morethantwostudentsatatime”.After15minutes,storemangerlaid

himaboutthenewsign,andhesaid,“Youkidsarestealingtoomuch

stuff.”Youkids?Toomuchstuff?Wewerenotonlyassumedtobethieves,butbrilliant,greedy

tannoyingthingthough,’s

horrible.

Once,atadrugstore,Iwaslookingaroundandfoundaguystandingonalargebox,stockingthe

atchingmyhands,dhimthatmy

ownoffhisboxandrushedoff,asifhewasgoingtogetthestore

zyisthat!

esthespeakerfindtobeunfair?

asuredidtheGrabenGoreRestauranttaketostopstealing?

ppenedinadrugstorethatgreatlyannoyedthespeaker

SectionC

etocommunicatewithrelativesandfriends.

Wewritetoprerveourfamilyhistoriessoourchildrenandgrandchildrencanlearnand

mputersandInternetconnectionsinsomanyhouholds,

colleges,andbusiness,peoplearee-mailingfriendsandrelativesallthetime--ortalkingto

eaperthancallinglongdistance,andalotmore

tsaree-mailingtheir

profe

ealsosharinginformation

aboutconcertsandsportvents,aswellasjokesandtheirphilosophiesoflife.

Despitethegrowingimportanceofcomputers,however,therewillalwaysbeaplaceandneedfor

-writtennotetoafriendorafamilymemberisthebestwayto

erwhatthecontentofthemessage,itsrealpointis,"I

wantyoutoknowthatIcareaboutyou."Thiswritingpracticebringsrewardsthatcan’tbeenin

bankaccounts,butonlyinthesuccessofhumanrelationships

l11.A)Themanshouldvisitthemuums.B)Shecan’tstandthehotweather.

C)Thebeachresortisagoodchoice.D)SheenjoysstayinginWashington.

答案：D

解析：Woman最后说到I’llbehappyherenomatterwhatthetemperature.这表明了她待在这

里很愉快，很享受待在华盛顿，故选D。

12.A)Hernewresponsibilitiesinthecompany.

B)Whatherjobprospectsare.

C)Whatthecustomers’feedbackis.

D)Thedirector’sopinionofherwork.

答案：D

解析：Woman说到butIwishthedirectorwouldgivemesomefeedback.这表明了她希望得到

director的意见（即反馈），故选D。

13.A)Combinehertrainingwithdieting.

B)Repeatthetrainingeverythreedays.

C)Avoidexcessivephysicaltraining.

D)Includeweightliftingintheprogram.

答案：C

解析：Man以自己上次因运动（举重）过量而受伤为例，建议女士应该量力而行，避免过

量运动，故选C。

14.A)Whenshewillreturnhome.B)Whethershecangobyherlf.

C)Whethershecantravelbyair.D)Whethershewillcompletelyrecover.

答案：C

解析：Man开头就说到I’mworriedabouthergoingonaplane.从中可知，他担心的是年老

的母亲能不能乘飞机，故选C。

15.A)Thewomanknowshowtodealwiththepolice.

B)Thewomanhadbeenfinedmanytimesbefore.

C)Thewomanhadviolatedtrafficregulations.

D)Thewomanisgoodatfindingexcus.

答案：C

解析：警察开头问到Whydidn’tyoustopwhenwefirstsignaledyouatthecrossroads?通过

这句话就可以知道女士没有遵守交通规则，故选C。

16.A)Switchofftherefrigeratorforawhile.

B)Havesomeonerepairtherefrigerator.

C)Askthemantofixtherefrigerator.

D)Buyarefrigeratorofbetterquality.

答案：B

解析：Man说到Maybeyoushouldhaveitfixed，女士回答到You’reright.

这说明女士也同意男士的看法，但并未提到让这个男士来修，故选B。

17.A)Heownsapieceoflandinthehometownarea.

B)Hehasgotenoughmoneytobuyahou.

C)Hecanfinallydowhathehasdreamedof..

D)Heismovingintoabiggerapartment.

答案：C

解析：Man第二句话说到Now,IhaveenoughmoneytobuythatpieceoflandI’vehadmyeye

onandbuildahouonit.表明他能实现买地建房的理想了，故选C。

18.A)Sheisblackandblueallover.

B)Shehastogotoeadoctor.

C)Shestayedawayfromworkforafewdays.

D)Shegothurtinanaccidentyesterday.

答案：D

解析：Woman说的第一句话是Myhandsstillhurtsfromthefallontheiceyesterday.从中可知

这位女士昨天在冰上滑倒受伤了，但是男士认为伤势并不严重，只建议她休养几天就可以了，

不必去看医生。C是较强的干扰项，应该是女士现在需要休息而不是过去已经休息了几天，

故选D。

SectionA长对话答案

welearnaboutthewoman?

【答案】DShewasawitnesstothecrime.

【解析】文中男士需要女士描述一下抢劫银行的人（describethemanwhorobbedthebank）。

选项中B提到了robbery，但是对话中没有说明女士是受害者（victim）；D选项提到了她目

击了某个犯罪经过，robbery显然是crime的一种。

dthesuspectlooklike?

【答案】AAtallmanwithdarkhairandamoustache.

【解析】原文中提到Themanwastall,sixfoot,andhehaddarkhair,andhehadmoustache.，对

应选项A。

dthemanfinallyaskedthewomantodo?

【答案】AIdentifythesuspectfrompictures.

【解析】对话结尾处，男士要求女士lookatsomephotographs，很显然，他的目的是让女士

通过照片来辨别嫌疑人。因此选择A。

thewomangettoknowaboutthejobvacancy?

【答案】AByreadinganewspaperad.

【解析】jobvacancy指空缺的职位。在对话一开始，女士就说到她的目的：I’mcallingabout

thejobthatwasinthepaperlastnight.从这句话中可以看出她得知职位信息的来源是thepaper

lastnight，对应A选项。

thewomanfindthejobappealing?

【答案】BShecouldworkclotoherfamily.

【解析】本题关键词是appealing，意为引起兴趣的。女士提到她喜欢这份工作的原因是benear

tothefamily.，clo是near的同义替换词，因此选择B选项。

dthewomanbeendoinginGeneva?

【答案】CWorkingasacretary.

【解析】女士提到她在日内瓦做了一些cretarialwork，也就是选项C中的cretary。虽然

她也提到之前在大学学习，但是她取得的学位是adegreeinEnglish，而非选项D中的adegree

inFrench.

sthewomanaskedtodointheend?

【答案】CSendinawrittenapplicationassoonaspossible.

【解析】对话中女士希望得到面试机会，但是男士要求先要递交书面申请（replyawritingto

theadvertiment），并不是所有人都能得到面试机会，因此选择答案C。

SectionB第一篇答案

26Whydosomechildrentrappedinaburningbuildinghidefrommaskedfirefighters?

【解析】D)Theymistakethefirefightersformonsters.

细节题，从开始whenchildrencatchaglimpofthemaskedfirefighterbuthidebecauthey

thinktheyhaveenamonster一句中便可得出因为不熟悉消防人员戴面具的形象，孩子们以

为来救援的消防人员是怪兽，所以躲起来。所以选D。其他选项文中都没有涉及到。

27WhatdoesthepassagetellusaboutfirefighterEricVelez?

【解析】B)Heoftenteacheschildrenwhattododuringafire.

本篇文章大篇幅讲的是EricVelez给社区里的孩子讲解消防知识，让他们熟悉消防人员及消

防工具的过程。选项A，putoutfire虽然是EricVelez的工作，但是本文重点不是在其消防

员救活这个工作上，C、D选项很容易就可以排除。所以选B。

28WhatdowelearnaboutPeteGentry?

【解析】A)Hesavedthelifeofhisbrotherchokingonfood.

细节题，从PeteGentryinNorthCarolinarescuedhisbrotherwhoischokingonfood一句便可

得出答案，文章中关于PeteGentry的主要信息就是他救了噎着食物的弟弟。所以选A。做

题时一定要把人名及其所做的事准确对应起来。

29Whatmessageisthespeakertryingtoconvey?

【解析】D)Informativespeechescansavelives.

主旨题，本文举了一个大例子，一下小例子来证明教育性的演说有救人性命的好处。虽然在

文章最后也列举了下其他好处，但是主旨还是拯救生命。所以选D。其他几个选项都主要讲

细节处，很容易就可以排除。

听力答案及解析（SecB第二篇）

听力文章分析：

本篇听力讲述的是截然不同的两种生活态度，一种是“makeandsavealotofmoneyinorderto

retireearly”，另一种则是“liveonlyfortoday”，作者在陈述两种不同态度之后，针对两种态

度给出了自己的看法“it'sbettertopickthespend-allapproach”。本篇听力不是太难，没有较

难的词汇，虽然有几个需要注意的句式，如：“Attheotherextremearepeoplewholiveonlyfor

hersaving„”等，但是通过上下文也是不难理解的，而且结构也比较清楚，

基本上可以分为三部分：两种不同的态度和作者的观点，所考察的三道题也上针对了这三个

主要的点。由此可见，听听力的时候依然首先要从全文来把握，把握文章的要点，在把握要

点的基础上，有重点的去听一些细节，如与要点相关的原因和后果，以及作者本人对这些事

情的看法，遇到与此相关的信号词或者关键词时就一定要注意重点记忆。

答案及解析：

30C)Tomakemoneyforearlyretirement.

本题考察原因，问为什么人们喜欢比较苛求但收入较高的工作，其实听力一开始就用inorder

to给出了原因，即：retireearly，所以选C项。

31A)Theymayhavetocontinuetoworkinoldage.

本题考察后果，问只为当下而活的人面临着什么危险，从“Theearlierneglectofsaving,

however,makesitdifficultnottoworkwhenyouareolder.”中可以看出A是正确选项，及在年

老时有可能不得不继续工作。

32B)Enjoyingyourlfwhileyoucan.

本课考察文章作者的态度，从“Postponingdoingwhatyouloveandbeingwithpeopleyoulove

untilretirementcanbeamistake.”中可以看出，作者认为想等到退休后再做自己想做的事情

以及和自己喜欢的人在一起可能是一种错误，所以选B，即趁着自己还可以的时候要懂得享

受生活。