2015年6月四級聽力第二套題原文與答案

1、2015 年 6 月四級聽力第二套題原文與答案短對話1. 原文：W: Tom, would you be interestedin serving on the membershipcommitteethisyear?M: Can I getbackto you on that in afew days?Q: What doesthe manmean?答案： C. He will tell the woman his decision later.?2. 原文：W: We should buy a good guidebookandstudy it before I trip to Vanco

2、uver.M: We could, but theyareover priced. Whataboutthe library?Q: What doesthe manmean?答案： B. They should borrow a guidebook instead of buying one.3. 原文：W: You took a history coursethis term, didn t you?What canyou sayaboutit?M: Well, the trouble is that I nevergetthroughtheweekly reading list thoug

3、h some booksarequite interesting.Q: What doesthe manmean?答案： C. He has trouble finishing his reading assignments.4. 原文M: I m taking my girlfriend to the fancy new restaurantfor her birthday tonight.W: I went there lastweekend.I found it rather disappointing.Q: What doesthewoman mean?答案： A. The man h

4、ad better choose another restaurant.5. 原文W: Winter is over at last. Times to put away my glovesandboots.M: I vbeeenwaiting for this for months.Q: What did the man mean?答案： A. He has been looking forward to Spring.6. 原文M: Look! The curtain is going up slowly, andall the lights overstagearelit up.W:Ye

5、ah, theplay is starting. Oh, somethingcaughtmy sleeves.Giveme a handplease, Bob.Q: Where the speakersnow? 答案： D. In a theatre.7. 原文W: You only have water to serveyourguests.M: This isn t just plain water.This is mineral water from Tibet.Q: What doesthe manimply?答案： B. His water is quite extraordinar

6、y.8. 原文W: When do you havetime to discussour environmental report? I think we haveto makesomerevisions.M: I m free at3 o clock this afternoon.But what exactly needsto be changed?Q: What arethespeakersgoing to do this afternoon. 答案：D. Revise an environmental report.長對話1W : Why is it important to recy

7、cle?M : There are many reasons,recycling is one way to keep wastes out of land fills, land fills are places to dump waste, but they are un-popular because they can pollute the soil used to cover them and that s bad for people who may build new homes there.Recycling also re-uses valuable raw material

8、s such as aluminum and paper. Finally recycling can leave a lower garbage bill. Recycling lowers the amount of waste put into land fills. Therefore less money is spend for garbage disposal.W: So, has recycling changed over the years?M: 10/20 years ago, you could buy milk in returnable refillable gas

9、 bottles and many people recycled voluntarily, now you buy milk and other products in plastic bottles or paper containers. Because of the high cost of disposing of these things in land fills, many city governments now have recycling programs.W: How does recycling help the environment?M: Recycling he

10、lps the environment mainly by saving energy, for example it takes 95% less energy to produce recycled aluminum than to produce new aluminum.W: Can one person really make a difference, if only a few people recycle then what the point?M: If not you then who? If we combine our efforts we can make a dif

11、ference. Each of us contributes to the waste problem. Over millions of tons of waste that go into the land fills started as an old pair of slippers, a broken TV set or a used magazine that came from somebody s house, maybe yours.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard9. W

12、hy are landfills are unpopular according to the man?A) They pollute the soil used to cover them.10. What does the man say has contributed to the increase in among sub-waste over the years?D) Lower production cost.11. According to the man, how does recycling help the environment?A) By saving energy.1

13、2. Why does the man say everybody should make an effort to recycle?B) Only combined efforts can make a difference.長對話 2W: Could you please give me information on air fares from Miami to Bellingham Washington? We would like to buy some how to fly as cheaply as possible.M: Let s see, I wont advice you

14、 to pay the normal one way economy transfer of 555 dollars, if you can fly on a Tuesday or Wednesday and buy your tickets at least 21 days in advance I suggest you book a round trip extension flight.W: But we may not need the return ticketsM: That s alright! Even if you don t use them, you should be

15、 able to save 89 dollars over the one way fare, of course I rdecommend only booking, you ought to try to reserve the super saver seats, there are only a few of them and they are 15% cheaper than the others.W: That sounds like a good ideaM: Wait, to save another 100 dollars or so, why don t you book

16、a flight to VancouverCanada?W: Well that s better than me want to go.M: I know, but you can take a bus from Vancouver back to Bellingham and still save money and if you are travelling with children you might be able to get a discount and if you fly economy class. If they don t get any discount, but

17、to take advantage of theairline s guaranteed fare policy you d have to make reservations and pay your ticketsat least 6 weeks in advance. Should I begin to search for available seats?W: No, thank you M: Excuse me!W: I may call you back if we don t decide to drive.Questions 13 to 15 are based on the

18、conversation you have just heard 13.Where is the woman planning to go?C) Bellingham14 .What is the woman s purpose in calling the man?C) To get advice on how to fly as cheaply as possible.15 .What does the man advise the woman to do?D) Book tickets as early as possible.短文 1:?What makesa personfamous

19、?This is a mystery that manypeoplehavecarefully thoughtabout.All kinds of myths surroundthe lives of well -known people. Most peoplearefamiliar with the works of William Shakespeareo, neof the greatest English writers of the 16th and 17thcenturies. Yet, how many know Shakespear,the person,theman beh

20、indtheworks? After centuriesof research,scholarsarestill trying to discoverShakespeare spersonalhistory. It is not easily found in his writings.Authors of the time could not protecttheirworks. An actingcompany,for example, could changea play if theywantedto. Nowadays, writers have copyrights to prot

21、ect their work. Many myths aroseabout Shakespeare.Somesaid hehadno formal education,othersbelievedthat hebeganhiscareerby tending thehorsesof wealthy men. All of thesemyths are interesting, butaretheytrue? Probably not.Shakespeare sfatherwas a respectedman in Stratford upon Avon, a member of the tow

22、n council. He sentyoung William to grammarschool. Most peopleof Elizabethan times did not continue beyondgrammarschool. So Shakespearedid have at least anaverageeducation.Somepartsof Shakespeare s life will always remain unknown. The Great London Fire of 1666 burnt many important documentsthat could

23、 have beenasourceof clues.Wewill always be let with manyquestionsandfew facts. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heardQ16: What doesthe speakersayaboutWilliam Shakespeare?D) His personal history is little known.Q17: What dowe learn aboutShakespeare s father?C) He was a m

24、ember of the town council.?Q18: Why doesthe speakersaypartof Shakespeare slife will remain a mystery?B) Possible sources of clues about him were lost in fire.短文 2Almost everyone suffers from a headache occasionally. But some people suffer from repeated, frequent headaches. A headache is important (1

25、9) because it can be the first warning of a serious condition that could probably be controlled if discovered early. If a person removes the warning, day after day, with a pa-inkiller, he or she may pass the point of easy control. The professional name for covering up a symptom is“ masA headachespec

26、ialist once said, (20) “ Maskingsymptoms is not the best way of treatment. Sometimes it is wiser to stand still than to advance in darkness.”A headache often interferes needlessly with normal, happy living. The employee with a headache does less work. In a flash of temper he or she may upset his fel

27、low workers or customers, causing a direct or indirect loss to the organization. The mother with a headache suffers and disturbs the family. She upsets her husband and children. (21)Rest, quiet and fresh airs stop many common headaches.Lying down and possibly falling asleep may help. One can often h

28、andle tension headaches by rubbing and pressing the neck muscles. Heat from an electric pad or a warm bed may also help.Because hunger may be overlooked as a headache source, one must make a habit of regular meals. If the meal must be postponed for more than one hour, a snack helps to avoid a hunger

29、 headache.19. Why does the speaker say “ a headache is important ”?C) It is an early worming of some illness.20. What the specialist suggest we do with headaches?D) Avoid masking symptoms.21. What does the speaker say helps relieve the symptoms of common headaches?A) Lying down and having some sleep

30、.短文 3If you paychecks seem disappearing into thin air, you maybe struck in money traps, but don t despair. Most people can get unstuck without going bankrupt. The biggest budget mistake is no budget at all. As one reader put it we just put all the bills in a pile, than try to decide which to pay. As

31、 she another has learnt, however, the money usually runs out before the bills do. The same problem plagues many who do have a detailed budget. Then study it, we read it looked good on paper, but it never seems to work. Why not? Often becausethe budgets are unrealistic. The solution: make a detailed

32、record of where all your money goes now, than study carefully. Look for an expense that can be cut back, and don t give up in the face fixed expense. Many of this can be reduced too. In fact, it is very often easier to save on essentialsthan one enjoyable extra. If housing takes more than 25% of you

33、r income , for example ,consider moving to a cheaper place or renting out an extra room. If utility bills are high, get the whole family involved in a conservation plan. Some bills can be eliminated altogether. When one mother realized that a cable TV was costing five hundred dollars a year. She dec

34、ided that network TV wasn t so bad. If you question every expense, you can find a few can be reduced.22 what does the speak say it s a biggest budget mistake?B) Having no budget plans at all.23what does the speaker say about the -scoalled fixed expenses.A) Many of them can be cut.24. What does the s

35、peaker suggest the people do to save housing expense?D) Move to a cheaper place.25. What is the speaker main discussed in the talk?C) Family budget problems and solutions.復(fù)合式聽寫Perhaps becausegoing to college is so much a part of the American dream, many people go for no particular reason. Some go because their parentsexpect it. Others because it