6月英語四級真題聽力原文(一)

PAGEPAGE42014年6月英語四級考試真題聽力原文(一)1.W:Ican’tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackofthecupboard.M:Oh…Whydon’tyouusetheladder?Youmightstrainyourshoulder.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?2.W:Sinceit’srainingsohard,let’sgoandseethenewexhibits.M:That’sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?3.M:Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation.W:Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?4.W:Itmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebookshelves.M:Itwasn’ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?5.W:Rod,Ihearyou’llbeleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?M:Yeah.I’vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.I’dbeafooltoturnitdown.Q:Whyisthemanquittinghisjob?6.W:Ihonestlydon’twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,Tony?M:NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekend.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?7.W:You’vealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?M:Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?8.W:Hasthemechaniccalledthebusrepairers?W:Woulditbeallrighttocomebyyourofficearound4:00?I’mafraidIcan’tcomeanyearlierbecauseIhavethreeclassesthisafternoon.M:Uh,Iwon’tbeherewhenyoucome.I’msupposedtobeatameetingfrom3:00to6:00,buthowaboutleavingitwithmysecretary?Sheusuallystaysuntil5:00.W:Fine,pleasetellherI’llbethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoutellmewhereyourofficeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn’tgivemedirectionstoyouroffice.M:Well,I’minRoom302oftheGregoryW:Isureappreciateit.Goodbye,Dr.Ellis.M:Goodbye,Ms.Johnson.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.Whycouldn’tthewoman’sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?10.Whatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherroommate?11.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendoftheconversation?PassageOneMostAmericancollegestudentsneedtobeefficientreaders.Thisisnecessarybecausefull-timestudentsprobablyhavetoreadseveralhundredpageseveryweek.Theydon'thavetimetoreadachapterthreeorfourtimes.Theyneedtoextractasmuchinformationaspossiblefromthefirstorsecondreading.Anextraordinarilyimportantstudyskillisknowinghowtomarkabook.Studentsmarkthemainideasandimportantdetailswithapenorpencil,yelloworblueororange.Somestudentsmarknewvocabularyinadifferentcolor.Moststudentswritequestionsorshortnotesinthemargins.Markingabookisausefulskill,butit'simportanttodoitright.First,readachapterwithonepeninyourhandandothersnexttoyouonthedesk.Second,readawholeparagraphbeforeyoumarkanything.Don'tmarktoomuch.Usuallyyouwillmarkabout10%ofapassage.Third,decideonyourownsystemformarking.Forexample,maybeyouwillmarkmainideasinyellow,importantdetailsinblueandnewwordsinorange.Maybeyouwillputquestionmarksinthemarginwhenyoudon'tunderstandsomethingandbeforeanexam.Instead,youjustneedtoreviewyourmarksandyoucansavealotoftime.16.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?17.Whatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingatextbook?18.Howshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothespeaker?PassageTwoThethoughtofhavingnosleepfor24hoursormoreisn'tapleasantoneformostpeople.Theamountofsleepthateachpersonneedsvaries.Ingeneral,eachofusneedsabout8hoursofsleepeachdaytokeepushealthyandhappy.Somepeople,however,cangetbywithjustafewhoursofsleepatnight.Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmuchapersonsleeps.Buteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalive.Fewdoctorswouldhavethoughtthattheremightbeanexceptiontothis.Sleepis,afterall,averybasicneed.ButamannamedAlHerpinturnedouttobearealexception,forsupposedly,heneverslept!AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhendoctorscametohishomeinNewJersy.Theyhopedtochallengetheclaimthatheneverslept.Buttheyweresurprised.Thoughtheywatchedhimeveryhouroftheday,theyneversawHerpinsleeping.Hedidnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.TheclosestthatHerpincametorestingwastositinarockingchairandreadahalfdozennewspapers.Hisdoctorswerepuzzledbythestrangecaseofpermanentsleeplessness.Herpinofferedtheonlycluetohiscondition.Herememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehehadbeenborn.Herpindiedattheageof94,never,itseems,havingsleptatall.19.Whatistakenforgrantedbymostpeople?20.WhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpin'scase?21.WhatcouldhaveaccountedforAlHerpin'ssleeplessness?Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecondlanguageteachers,arethosewhichareidenticalinform,butdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColumbianwhowantssomeonetoapproachhimoftensignalswithahandmovement,inwhichallthefingersofonehandcuppedpointdownwardastheymoverapidlybackandforth.SpeakersofEnglishhaveasimilargesture,thoughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely.Butforthem,thegesturemeans"goodbye"or"goaway",quitetheoppositeoftheColumbiangesture.AgaininColumbia,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenheindicatesheight,hemustchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheisreferringtoahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehandparalleltothefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachildforexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbylaughter.InColumbia,thisgestureisreservedforthedescriptionofanimals.Inordertodescribehumanbeings,heshouldkeepthepalmofhishandatarightangletothefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalsoembarrassingmoments.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesturephysically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply。四級聽力答案SectionA:1.BUsealaddertohelpherreachthetea.2.DOutsideangalleryart.3.DNewstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.4.CDorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.5.DHehasfoundabetterposition.6.ATheyshouldfinishthebookassoonaspossible.7.DThefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.8.BThewomaniswaitingforthecall.9.AShehadajobinterviewtoattend10.CSubmitherroommate'sassignment11.AWhereDr.Ellis'sofficeislocated12.CHecanhandleitquitewell13.BThe6:30one14.CThetimeonthetrainisenjoyable15.AReadingnewspapers.16.DGetkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice17.AChooseone'sownsystemofmarking18.BByreviewingonlythemarkedparts.19.DEverybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.20.CItisarareexception21.BHismother'sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth.22.CShedevelopedastronginterestinfinance23.DSheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather24.AShewasextremelymeanwithhermoney25.BShebuiltahospitalwithhermother'smoneySectionC:復(fù)合式聽寫：26.identical27.approach28.backandforth29.opposite30.indicates31.referringto32.parallelto33.reserved34.attherightangle35.embarrassing2014年6月英語四級聽力原文(卷二)ShortConversation1.M:Didyoubuyanyofthesweatersthatweareonsale?W:Buyany?Igotfiveofthem.Theyweresuchagoodbargain.Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthesweaters?2.W:Ihavetroubleconcentratingwhenmyroommatetalksoloudonhermobilephone.M:whydon’tyoujustaskhertolowerhervoice?Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?3.W:Wendy’sinthebasement,tryingtofixthewashingmachine.M:Shouldn’tshebeworkingonherannualreport?Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?4.W:Whathappenedtothepaintingthatusedtobeonthewall?M:Itfelldownandtheglassbroke.I’mhavingitreframed.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?5.M:Youmusthaveleftthecamerainthemarket.It’saveryexpensivecamerayouknow.W:ButItellyouthatIdidn’ttakeit.Irememberclearlythatyouputitonthedressingtable.Q:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthecamera?6.W:ThereisagoodcomedyonatthetheatreRoyalnextSaturday.Ifyoulike,Icanbookfourseatsforus.M:Allright.I’llaskJanetifsheisfreethen.I’llletyouknowtomorrow.Q:WhatdoesthewomansuggesttheydonextSaturday?7.W:We’veopenedthefirstbox.Look!Someofthesebooksaresoaked.M:Theyshould’veusedwaterproofwrappings.Whatarewegoingtodoaboutit?It’stoolatetoorderreplacements.Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheconversation?8.W:ProfessorJohnsonsaidyoucanpickupyourtermpaperatheroffice.M:Soshehasgradedit?Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?W:CanIhelpyou?M:Well.I’mnot.Ithinkso.Yousee,actually,I’mgettingmarriedsoon.Andmyfriendswanttobuymepresentsthings.W:Andwouldyoulikesomethingsforthekitchen.M:Yes,that’sright.IthoughtifIcouldfindoutthingsaboutkitchenthings.Theywouldbethebestsortsofpresents.W:Well.Isupposethefirstthingyouneedisacooker.Doyoulikeaelectrononeoragasone?M:Em.IthinkIprobablypreferagasone.Butcookersareveryexpensive.Aren’tthey?Howmuchisthisone?W:It’sonehundredandseventyfivecent,includingtaxanddelivery.It’saverygoodonethough.M:ButIt’salotofmoney.Isn’tit?WhatsortsofthingscouldIaskpeopletobuy?Youknow,cheaper.W:Well.Youneedsomepans.Won’tyou?Asetofpans,Isuppose.anddryingpans.Doyoulikecooking?M:Yes.Isupposeso.W:Well.Inthatcase,youmightlikeamixer.Ifyoumakecakesandthingslikethat.It’llsaveyoualotoftime.Andablendertoo.That’sgoodifyoumakesoupandthings.M:Em.That’sasort.W:Somethingelseyoumightuseisasetoftheseknifes,youknow,carvingknifes,breadknifes,steakknifes,fruitknifes,potatopeelingknifes.M:Haven’tseenoreverknewsomanysorts.W:Oh,Yeah.ComeoverhereandI’llshowyousomemore.9-11Q9Whyisthemanisinthekitchenwareshop?Q10Whydoesthewomanwanttoknowwhetherthemanlikescooking?Q11Whatdoesthemansayhehasneverrealized?Goodtransportationisveryimportantinwinter.Ifyouhaveacar,makesureitisreadyforthecoldweather.Keepthegastankasnearlyfullasyoucan.Thiswillkeepwateroutofthetankandwillbeareserveincaseyougetintotrouble.Ifastormtrapsyouinyourcar,therearesomestepsyoushouldtakeforyourownsafety.Donottendtowalktofindhelp.Youmayquicklyloseyourwayinblowinganddriftingsnow.Yourchancesofbeingfoundarebetterifyoustayinyourcar.Keepadownwindwindowopenslightlyforfreshair.Freezingraincansealoffyourcarandlockyouinside.Runtheengineandheateronceinawhile.Keepthesamedownwindwindowopenwhiletheengineisrunning.Makesurethatsnowhasnotblockedtheexhaustpipe.Clapyourhandsandmoveyourarmsandlegsfromtimetotime.Donotstayinonepositiontoolong.But,donotmovetoomuch.Exercisewarmsyouup,butitalsocausesyoutolosebodyheat.Ifmorethanonepersonisinthecar,donotsleepatthesametime.Onepersonshouldalwaysbeawake.Ifyouarealone,stayawakeaslongasyoucan.Turnontheinsidelightatnight.Thiswouldmakeyourcarmorevisibletorescuecrews.Don’tpanic.Staywithyourcar.Question16-18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.Whatdoesthespeakersayyoushoulddoinwinterwithyourcar?17.Whatshouldyouavoiddoingifastormtrapsyouinthecar?18.Whyistoomuchexerciseundesirablewhenyouaretrappedinacarbyawinterst