2009英語專四聽力真題及答案

2009英語專四聽力真題及答案PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONInSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.SECTIONACONVERSATIONSInthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.1.Markisunhappybecauseof_______.A.hisChemistryhomeworkB.agirlinhisclassC.Linda’swordsD.Fridaynight'sparty參考答案：BTIP：對話中Mark提到Iamalreadyfedup,Linda.It'sJane.可見他是為了一個女孩子而煩惱。下文Well,thethingisthatIjustdon'tknowhowtomakehernoticeme.提示他的問題在于不知如何吸引那個女孩的注意力，故選B。2.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?A.LindaisJane’sfriend.B.MarkisJane’sboyfriend.C.JohnisJane'sboyfriend.D.MarkandJohnaregoodfriends.參考答案：CTIP：根據(jù)對話結(jié)尾處Justanothersmallproblem.John'sherboyfriend.可知正確答案是C。3.DidMarkeventuallytakeLinda’sadvice?A.No.B.Partly.C.Completely.D.Notmentioned.參考答案：ATIP：問題是Mark是否接受了Linda的建議，根據(jù)對話中內(nèi)容可知，Linda讓Mark輔導(dǎo)Jane做化學(xué)作業(yè)，但是Jane的化學(xué)比Mark還好；Linda又讓Mark邀請Jane去John的舞會，但問題是，John是Jane的男朋友?？梢奙ark無法采納Linda的建議。SCRIPT:W:Hi,Mark,howareyou?M:Actually,Iamalreadyfedup,Linda.It’sJane.W:Jane?Who’sJane?M:Oh,nobodyreally.Justamoststunninglyattractivegirlinmyyearatschool.W:Oh,isthatall?Sowhat’stheproblem?M:Well,thethingisthatIjustdon’tknowhowtomakehernoticeme.Or…W:Waitaminute.I’vegotabrilliantidea.Whydon’tyoutrytalkingtoher?M:ButIwouldn’tknowwhattosay.I…W:Look.Sheisinyourchemistryclass,isn’tshe?Youaregoodatchemistry.Youcouldoffertohelpherwithherchemistryhomework.Howaboutthat?M:Notbad.Justoneproblem.W:What?M:Sheisbetterthanmeatchemistry.W:Ok,then.Well,thereisthatpartyatJohn’sonFridaynight.Youcouldinviteher.M:Justanothersmallproblem.John’sherboyfriend.Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.4.Aboutthescratchontheproduct,theshopassistantthinksthat_______.A.thecustomermadeithimselfB.therewasdefinitelynotonethenC.thecustomershouldhavecheckedD.thecustomerwasmakingtrouble參考答案：CTIP：根據(jù)原文butit'sreallyyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuythem可見售貨員認(rèn)為顧客應(yīng)當(dāng)在購買時自己檢查貨品。5.Thecustomerwas______whentoldhemightnothaveworntheheadphonesproperly.A.annoyedB.surprisedC.indifferentD.worried參考答案：ATIP：根據(jù)原文Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.及說話者的語氣，可見此處的Thankyouverymuch.為反語，由此可知該顧客十分生氣。6.Howmanycomplaintsdidthecustomermakeabouttheproductaltogether?A.Five.B.Four.C.Three.D.Two.參考答案：DTIP：綜合全文，該顧客總共提出兩個問題：一為產(chǎn)品外觀上的刮痕（firstofall,thereisthislargescratchacrossthefrontofit）；另一為耳機(jī)漏音問題（Butpeoplecanhearit,andit'sreallyembarrassingonthebusandunderground.）7.Theshopcouldexchangetheproductifthecustomer_______.A.makesnomorecomplaintsB.canproducethereceiptC.isstillunhappywithitD.bringsitbackwithinaweek參考答案：BTIP：在對話結(jié)尾處，售貨員提出“Isupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodel,ifyoureallyaren'thappywithit.”“Well,ifIcouldjusthavethereceipt.”可見如果有發(fā)票，即可更換產(chǎn)品。此處選項中的produce不表示“生產(chǎn)”，而是指“拿出或出示某事物（以供檢驗或使用）”。SCRIPT:W:CanIhelpyou?M:Yes.Yousee,I’veboughtthispersonalstereoatyourshopthreedaysago.AndI’mafraidithasn’treallymatcheduptowhatIwastoldabout.W:Isee,whatexactlyisthematter?M:Well,firstofall,thereisthislargescratchacrossthefrontofit.W:Butyoushouldhavenoticedthatwhenyouboughtit.M:Butitwasintheboxandallsealedup.W:Well.I’msorry,butit’sreallyyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuythem.Howarewetoknowthatitwasn’tyouwhomadethescratch?M:Butthat’sridiculous.Anyway,it’snotthemostimportantthing.I’mreallynothappyaboutthisotherthing.W:Andwhatisthat?M:Look.Itsaysherethatthenoisefromitshouldbeundetectablebyotherpeople.W:Yes,that’sright.M:Butpeoplecanhearit,andit’sreallyembarrassingonthebusandunderground.W:Well,I’msorry,butitmustbethewayyouarewearingtheheadphones.M:Look.Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.ButwhatIwanttoknowiswhatyouaregoingtodoaboutitatall?W:Well,Isupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodel,ifyoureallyaren’thappywithit.M:No,Icertainlyamnot.W:Well,ifIcouldjusthavethereceipt.M:Oh,yes.Well,thereisaslightproblemaboutthereceipt.Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.8.JoeSmithtelephonedVictoriafor_______.A.themenuB.theplaceC.thereceptionD.thecampaign參考答案：CTIP：根據(jù)對話開始時Smith所說的Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek.Wearehavingasmallreception.可見他打電話的目的在于請Victoria為他們的招待會提供服務(wù)。9.Whenwillthelunchbeheld?A.Fridaynextweek.B.Thursdaynextweek.C.April30th.D.Thisweek.參考答案：ATIP：當(dāng)Victoria問及確切時間時，Smith的回答是April21st,that'sThursday.Oh,sorry,no.ItshouldbeFriday.結(jié)合上文提到的Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek，可推斷出答案為A。10.AllthefollowinginformationisnewtoVictoriaEXCEPT_______.A.howmanypeopletoattenditB.whytoholditC.wheretoholditD.whattocook參考答案：DTIP：問題問的是Victoria早已知道的信息是什么，根據(jù)文中提供信息Youdidsomethingsimilarforuslastyear.We'dbehappytohavethesamemenuagain.此處相同的菜單，即指相同的食物，故選D。SCRIPT:W:Hello,HappyTimeCateringService,Victoriaspeaking.HowcanIhelpyou?M:Hello,Victoria.ThisisJoeSmithfromCountryHolidays.Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek.Wearehavingasmallreception.It’stolaunchoursummerholidayadvertisingcampaign.Willyoubefree?W:Whenexactlyisit?Mr.Smith?M:April21st,that’sThursday.Oh,sorry,no.ItshouldbeFriday.W:Oh,yesIcandothat.Wherewillyoubeholdingit?M:Wethoughtwe’dhavethatatheadofficeandusetheconferenceroom,becausethereisenoughroomforeveryonethere.W:Ok.Whatsortofthingswouldyoulike?M:JustalightlunchIthink,sothatpeoplecaneatwhiletheymovearoundandtalktoeachother.Youdidsomethingsimilarforuslastyear.We’dbehappytohavethesamemenuagain.W:Right.I’lllookatmydiaryandseewhatyouhadlasttime.Oh,InearlyforgottoaskyouhowmanyshouldIcaterfor?M:Well,Ithinkmostpeoplewillbeabletocome,perhapsaround30.No,let’ssay35,tobesure.W:Right,thankyouforgettingintouch,Mr.Smith.I’llsendyouconfirmationofthearrangementsbytheendofthisweek.M:Ok.SECTIONBPASSAGESInthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.11.PeoplechooseLondonforpost-Christmasshoppingbecause_______.A.shopsopenearlyinthemorningB.shopsstayopenforlongerhoursC.theycanbuyreallycheapthingsD.theycanshopwiththeirfriends參考答案：CTIP：文中提到在倫敦youcancertainlypickupsomeamazingbargains。“bargains”是指減價商品或者便宜貨，故答案選擇C。12.Welearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.peopleareverykeenonsalesB.post-Christmassalesstartat3:30amC.post-ChristmassaleslastforadayD.salesincludeonlyafewitems參考答案：ATIP：文中提到為了搶先買到特價商品Somepeopleevencampedoutsidetheshopstobethefirstintheline.足見他們對于圣誕之后的商品搶購十分熱衷，故答案選擇A。13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.SomepeoplebuyChristmaspresentsinthesales.B.Somepeopleshoponlineduringthesales.C.SomepeoplebuypresentsfornextChristmas.D.Onlineretailersofferbetterpost-Christmassales.參考答案：BTIP：關(guān)于網(wǎng)上購物，文中提到由于自身優(yōu)勢onlineretailersarealsogettinginontheactwithJanuarysalesoftheirown?！癵etin”在此是“勝出”的意思，因此D選項表述正確。而購物者本身的網(wǎng)上購物的行為文中并未闡述，所以應(yīng)該選擇B。SCRIPT:Forshopaholics,thepost-Christmasperiodmeansonlyonething—sales.Acrossthecountry,pricesareslashedonclothing,electronics,homefurnishingsandmore.ButLondonistheplaceforseriousshopping,andyoucancertainlypickupsomeamazingbargains.ThesalesstartonBoxingDay,26thDecemberandcontinueforthemonthofJanuary,butthekeenestbargainhuntersgetthereearlytobefirstthroughthedoors.InOxfordStreet,queuesformedoutsideshopsaheadofpredawnopeningsforthestartofthesales.AtBrentcrossinnorthLondon,morethan1,000peoplewerequeuingat3:30a.m.forthenextclothingstoresalewhichbeganat4a.m.Somepeopleevencampedoutsidetheshopstobethefirstintheline.SomepeoplearetakingtheirfriendsshoppingwiththemandbuyingtheirChristmaspresentsinthesales—apracticalbutanunromanticwayofmakingsureyougetthegiftyoureallywant.Foralessexcitingbutlessstressfulshoppingexperience,onlineretailersarealsogettinginontheactwithJanuarysalesoftheirown.ThemostorganizedofallarethosewhoarealreadydoingtheirpresentshoppingforthenextChristmasintheJanuarysales.Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.14.Ballroomdancingusedtobeassociatedwith_______.A.TVshowsB.oldpeopleC.celebritiesD.professionaldancers參考答案：BTIP：本題的答案在第一句中有明確的提及。Ballroomdancingusedtobeseenassomethingratherunfashionablethatoldpeoplemightdo.所以答案選擇B。15.Accordingtothepassage,recentpopularityofballroomdancingistheresultof_______.A.theparticipationofcelebritiesB.thedesigningofcolourfulcostumesC.thebenefitsitbringsD.aTVprogramme參考答案：DTIP：文中提到交誼舞的廣受歡迎要thankstoarealityTVshow，故應(yīng)選D。16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheTVshow?A.Performershavetobeformallydressedontheshow.B.Eachprofessionaldancerdanceswithacelebrity.C.Peopleontheshowperformadifferentdanceeveryweek.D.Theshowrunsforaboutfourmonths.參考答案：ATIP：文中并未提到表演者要穿正式服裝上場，其余三項都有提到。如D選項在文中的表述是：whichairsfromSeptemberrightuptoChristmas。17.Accordingtothepassage,theTVshowhasthegreatestimpacton_______.A.oldpeopleB.middle-agedpeopleC.kidsandyoungpeopleD.alloftheabove參考答案：DTIP：隨著交誼舞的普及，它的影響層面在不斷的擴(kuò)大Lotsofchildrenandyoungpeopleintheirtwentiesarekeentolearn。所以選擇D。SCRIPT:Ballroomdancingusedtobeseenassomethingratherunfashionablethatoldpeoplemightdo.Forthepastfiveyears,though,thepopularityofballroomdancinghassoared,thankstoarealityTVshow.StrictlyComeDancingisoneofthebigTVshows.MillionsofpeopletuneineverySaturdaynighttowatchtheshow,whichairsfromSeptemberrightuptoChristmas.Intheshow,anumberofprofessionalballroomdancerseachdanceswithacelebrity.EveryweektheyhavetolearnadifferentballroomdanceandperformitliveonTVonSaturdaynight.Theshowdemonstrateshowglamorousballroomdancingis.Thecelebritiesgettowearcolorfuldressesandsuitstodanceanditlookslikealotoffun.TheTVprogrammealsoshowswhatgoodexercisesitcanbetoballroomdanceandwhathardworkisinvolvedinlearningthedancesandperformingthemproperly.Danceschoolsaroundthecountryhaveseenaboostinthenumberofpeoplewantingtolearnhowtodance.Andit’snotonlyoldpeoplewhoareinterested.Lotsofchildrenandyoungpeopleintheirtwentiesarekeentolearn.Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.18.AccordingtoNewZealand’srulesaboutnamingchildren,whichofthefollowingnamesisNOTacceptable?A.Spiderman.B.Gandalf.C.2win.D.Arsenal.參考答案：CTIP：從文中第一段提到一對夫婦因為為孩子取名4real而遭到拒絕，原因是：namesbeginningwithanumberarenotallowed，因此答案選擇C。19.Accordingtothepassage,unusualnamescomefrom_______.A.popularcultureB.parents’inventionC.sportsD.alloftheabove參考答案：DTIP：文中提到了一些父母選擇為孩子取名的三種獨特方式：names,whichcomefrompopularculture;namesrelatedtosportsarefairlycommon;orcombinenamestomaketheirownuniqueversion，因此答案應(yīng)選擇D。20.AllofthefollowingcountrieshavestrictrulesaboutnamingchildrenEXCEPT_______.A.AlgeriaB.GermanyC.JapanD.Argentina參考答案：ATIP：從文中最后一句話CountriesincludingJapan,Denmark,Spain,GermanyandArgentinahaveanapprovedlistofnames…可以推斷出本題的答案是A。SCRIPT:Recently,acoupleinNewZealandwereforbiddenfromnamingtheirbabyson"4real".EventhoughNewZealandhasquiteliberalrulesaboutnamingchildren,namesbeginningwithanumberarenotallowed.Theydecidedtocallhim"Superman"instead.Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,unusualnamesforchildrenarebecomingmorepopular,especiallysincetheincreasingtrendforcelebritiestogivetheirchildrenunusualnames.Someparentschoosenames,whichcomefrompopularculture.Forexample,therehavebeen6boysnamed"Gandalf"afterthecharacterintheLordoftheRings,novelsandfilms.Equally,namesrelatedtosportsarefairlycommon.Since1984,36childrenhavebeencalled"Arsenal"afterthefootballteam.Otherparentsliketomakeupnamesorcombinenamestomaketheirownuniqueversion.AmethoddemonstratedbyJordan,theBritishmodel,whorecentlyinventedthename"Theamy"forherdaughterbycombiningthenamesTheaandAmy(thetwograndmothers).Shewasquotedassayingthattheaccentanddoubleletterswereaddedtomakethename"moreexotic".Othercountrieshavemuchstricterruleswhenitcomestonamingchildren.CountriesincludingJapan,Denmark,Spain,GermanyandArgentinahaveanapprovedlistofnamesfromwhichparentsmustchoose.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions21to23arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.21.WhywerethefishingcrewstrandedonOct.10th?A.Theywenttoaremotearea.B.Theirfishingboatscollided.C.Theytriedtorepairtheirboats.D.Theydecidedtostayintheboats.參考答案：BTIP：新聞剛開始就提到8名男子以及3名婦女在他們的小船碰撞后去基地避難，所以答案為B。22.Howdidtheysurviveduringthosethreemonths?A.Onsuppliestheybroughtwiththem.B.Onsuppliessenttothembyrescueteams.C.Onsuppliesleftatthemilitarybase.D.Notmentionedinthepassage.參考答案：CTIP：新聞中間提到他們曾經(jīng)嘗試修補(bǔ)其中的一艘船，但是沒有成功，并且必須呆在廢棄的基地，靠上面僅有的面粉和菜油生活，所以答案為C。23.Howwerethecrewrescuedeventually?A.Byhelicopter.B.Byboat.C.Byradiocontact.D.Byasearchteam.參考答案：ATIP：新聞最后一句提到救援中心派出直升飛機(jī)把11名落難者送到了當(dāng)?shù)厥锥?，所以答案為A。SCRIPT:ElevenfishingboatcrewwhohadbeenstrandedsinceOctoberinaremotepartofRussia’sFarEasthavebeenrescuedaftershelteringnearlythreemonthsatanabandonedmilitarybase.TheeightmenandthreewomentookrefugeatthebaseaftertheirsmallboatscollidedonOct.10th.Theirattemptstofixoneoftheboatsdidnotsucceedandtheyhadtoremainattheabandonedbasewheretherewereonlyflourandcookingfat.Othersuppliesatthebase,whichwasabandonedin2003,includedChristmasornaments,andthecrewmembersputthemuponasmalltreeinsidetheirquarters.Butsuppliesbeganrunninglowandearlythisweek,fivesetoffonfootacrosssnowfields.OnFriday,afterfourdaysoftrudging,theyreachedaworkingmilitaryradiostation.Thecentercalledrescuersandhelicoptersweresenttotaketheeleventotheregionalcapital.Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.24.JuanCarloshasbeenKingofSpain_______.A.since1981B.for32yearsC.for70yearsD.for17years參考答案：BTIP：新聞第一句即提到該西班牙國王繼位已經(jīng)32年，所以答案為B。25.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?A.TheKing’sbirthday.B.Thestabilityofthemonarchy.C.Criticismfromboththeleftandtheright.D.TheKing’spublicdefenseofhisreign.參考答案：ATIP：新聞最后一句提到“國王在他最近的一次演講中自辯說他的統(tǒng)治是西班牙在議會統(tǒng)治政權(quán)下穩(wěn)定時間最長，也是最繁榮的一段時期”。而在新聞開頭提到國王的70歲生日，該新聞均建立在國王生日發(fā)生的事情之上，所以最佳選擇為A。SCRIPT:Spain’sKingJuanCarlos,with32yearsonthethrone,turns70Saturday.ButafteryearsofundeniableadulationamongSpaniardsforputtingdownanattemptedcoupin1981,he'srecentlyfacedmoredifficulttimes.Smallgroupsofleftistshaveburnedhisphoto,andfierycriticismhasalsocomefromtherightwithoneleadingconservativeradiohostcallingforhimtostepdown.JuanCarlosfiredbackwithararepublicdefenseofhisreigninarecentspeech."It'sbeenthelongestperiodofstabilityandprosperityinSpaineverinaparliamentarymonarchy,"theKingsaid.Questions26and27arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.26.Thethreesuicidebombingsoccurredin_______.A.NovemberandDecemberB.OctoberandNovemberC.NovemberD.December參考答案：ATIP：新聞在剛開始即提到最近發(fā)生的三起自殺式爆炸襲擊都是女性執(zhí)行的，11月4日一名女性在美國一名巡警身邊引爆爆炸性的馬甲，后面又提到12月727.Didpeopledieinthebombings?A.Noonediedinthebombings.B.Yes.Inoneofthebombings.C.Yes.Intwoofthebombings.D.Yes.Inallthebombings.參考答案：BTIP：新聞中間提到在11月4日的爆炸案中有7名美國士兵和5名伊拉克人受傷；12月7日的爆炸中有15人死亡，35人受傷，12月31的爆炸中有SCRIPT:ItgoesagainstreligioustaboosinIraqtoinvolvewomeninfighting,butthreerecentsuicidebombingscarriedoutbywomencouldindicateinsurgentsaregrowingincreasinglydesperate.OnNov.4th,awomandetonatedanexplosivevestnexttoaUSpatrolinDiyala’sregionalcapital,Baqouba,35milesnortheastofBaghdad,woundingsevenUStroopsandfiveIraqis.OnDec.7th,awomanattackedtheofficesofaDiyala-basedSunnigroupfightingal-QaidaiinIraq,killing15peopleandwounding35.Then,on