月17日大学英语四级听力试题答案原文

1、2006年6月17日大学英语四级(CET-4)听力真题试卷Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)Section ADirections:In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what war said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once: After eac

2、h question there will be a pause. During the pause, you maxi read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is, the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.Example:You will hear:You will read:A) At the office.B) In t

3、he waiting room.C) At the airport.D) In a restaurant.From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose A on

4、 the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.Sample Answer A B C D1.A) They went a long way to attend the party.B) They didnt think much of the food and drinks.C) They knew none of the other guests at the party.D) They enjoyed the party better than the other guests.（C）2.A) To

5、the bookstore.B) To the dentists.C) To the market.D) To the post office.（B）3.A) Dr. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness.B) She disagrees with Dr. Andrews on many occasions.C) Dr. Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.D) She dislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician.（C）4.A) Tom

6、 is usually talkative.B) Tom has a very bad temper.C) Tom has dozens of things to attend to.D) Tom is disliked by his colleagues.（A）5.A) To pickup the woman from the library.B) To make a copy of the schedule for his friend.C) To find out more about the topic for the seminar.D) To get the seminar sch

7、edule for the woman.（D）6.A) The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways.B) The woman has sold her used textbooks to the bookstore.C) The man is going to buy his textbooks from a bookstore.D) The man doesnt want to sell his textbooks to the woman.（A）7.A) Attend a conference.B) Give a speech.C) M

8、eet his lawyer.D) Make a business trip.（B）8.A) Jessie always says what she thinks.B) Jessie seems to have a lot on her mind.C) Jessie is wrong to find fault with her boss.D) Jessie should know the marketing director better.（A）9.A) Helen is talkative.B) Helen is active.C) Helen is sociable.D) Helen i

9、s quiet.（D）10.A) Jimmy will regret marrying a Frenchwoman.B) Jimmy is rich enough to buy a big house.C) Jimmy is not serious in making decisions.D) Jimmys words are often not reliable.（D）Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear so

10、me questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 11 t

11、o 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.A) It can be used by farmers to protect large buildings.B) It was brought to the northern USA by Asian farmers.C) It has done more harm than good in the southern USA.D) It was introduced into the USA to kill harmful weeds.（C）12.A) People will have

12、 to rely on kudzu for a living.B) They will soon be overgrown with kudzu.C) They will become too hard to plough.D) People will find it hard to protect the soil.（B）13.A) The farmers there have brought it under control.B) The factories there have found a good use for it.C) The climate there is unfavor

13、able to its growth.D) The soil there is not so suitable for the plant.（C）Passage TwoQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.A) A business corporation.B) The universe as a whole.C) A society of legal professionals.D) An association of teachers and scholars.（D）15.A) Its larg

14、est expansion took place during that period.B) Its role in society went through a dramatic change.C) Small universities combined to form bigger ones.D) Provincial colleges were taken over by larger universities.（A）16.A) Private donations.B) Government funding.C) Grants from corporations.D) Fees paid

15、 by students.（B）Passage ThreeQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17.A) He was wounded in the Spanish civil war.B) He was interested in the study of wild animals.C) He started the organization Heifer International.D) He sold his cows to many countries in the world.（C）18.A)

16、 To help starving families to become self-supporting.B) To make plans for the development of poor communities.C) To teach people how to use new skills to raise animals.D) To distribute food to the poor around the world.（A）19.A) They should help other families the way they have been helped.B) They sh

17、ould offer all baby animals to their poor neighbors.C) They should submit a report of their needs and goals.D) They should provide food for the local communities.（A）20.A) It has improved animal breeding skills all over the world.B) It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries.C) It has

18、promoted international exchange of farming technology.D) It has bridged the gap between the rich and the poor in America.（B）2006年6月17日四级听力参考答案Part I 1.C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.D 11.C 12.B 13.C 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.C 18.A 19.A 20.B 2006年6月17日四级听力原文Section A1.M: I think the hostess reall

19、y went out of her way to make the party a success.W: Yes, the food and drinks were great, but if only we had known a few of the other guests.Q: What did the two speakers say about the party?2.M: Can you stop by the post office and get me some envelopes and 39 cents stamps?W: Well, I am not going to

20、stop by the post office, but I can buy you some at the bookstore after I see the dentist on Market street. Q: Where will the woman go first?3.M: How do you like the new physician who replaced Dr. Andrews?W: He may not seem as agreeable or as thorough as Dr. Andrews, but at least he doesnt keep patie

21、nts waiting for hours.Q: What can we infer from the womans answer?4.W: Tom must be in a bad mood today. He hasnt said half a dozen words all afternoon.M: Oh, really? Thats not like the Tom we know.Q: What does the man imply?5.W: Do you have the seminar schedule with you? Id like to find out the topi

22、c for Friday.M: I gave it to my friend, but there should be copies available in the library. I can pick one up for you.Q: What does the man promise to do?6.W: I wonder if you could sell me the Psychology textbooks. You took the course last semester, didnt you?M: As a matter of fact, I already sold t

23、hem back to the school bookstore.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?7.W: Here is this weeks schedule, Tony. On Monday, there is the board meeting. Your speech to the lions club is on Tuesday afternoon. Then on Wednesday you have an appointment with your lawyer andM: Wait, you mean the busines

24、s conference on Tuesday is cancelled?Q: What will the man do this Tuesday?8.M: Can you believe it? Jessie told her boss he was wrong to have fired his marketing directorW: Yeah, but you know Jessie. If she has something in mind, everyone will know about it.Q: What does the woman mean?9.M: Weve got t

25、hree women researchers in our group: Mary, Betty and Helen. Do you know them?W: Sure. Mary is active and sociable. Betty is the most talkative woman Ive ever met. But guess what? Helens just the opposite.Q: What do we learn from the womans remark about Helen?10.W: Jimmy said that he was going to mar

26、ry a rich French businesswoman.M: Dont be so sure. He once told me that he had bought a big house. Yet hes still sharing an apartment with Mark.Q: What does the man imply?Section BPassage 1Unless you have visited the southern United States, you probably have never heard of Kudzu. Kudzu, as any farme

27、r in the south will sadly tell you, is a super-powered weed. It is a strong climbing plant. Once it gets started, Kudzu is almost impossible to stop. It climbs to the tops of the tallest trees. It can cover large buildings. Whole barns and farm houses have been known to disappear from view. Wherever

28、 it grows, its thick twisting stems are extremely hard to remove. Kudzu was once thought to be a helpful plant. Originally found in Asia, it was brought to America to help protect the land from being swallowed by the sea. It was planted where its tough roots which grow up to five feet long could hel

29、p hold back the soil. But the plant soon spread to places where it wasnt wanted. Farmers now have to fight to keep it from killing other plants. In a way, Kudzu is a sign of labor shortage in the south. Where there is no one to work the fields, Kudzu soon takes over. The northern United States faces

30、 no threat from Kudzu. Harsh winters kill it off. The plant loves the warmth of the south, but the south surely doesnt love it. If someone could invent some use for Kudzu and remove it from southern farmland, his or her fortune would be assured.11.What do we learn about “Kudzu” from the passage?12.W

31、hat will happen if the fields are neglected in the southern United States?13.Why isnt Kudzu a threat to the northern United States?Passage 2The word “university” comes from the Latin word “universitas”, meaning “the whole”. Later, in Latin legal language, “universitas” meant a society or corporation

32、. In the Middle Ages, the word meant “ an association of teachers and scholars”. The origins of universities can be traced back to the 12th to14th centuries. In the early 12th century, long before universities were organized in the modern sense, students gathered together for higher studies at certa

33、in centers of learning. The earliest centers in the Europe were at Bolonia in Italy, founded in 1088. Other early centers were set up in France, the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany from 1150 to 1386. The first universities in Britain were Oxford and Cambridge. They were established in 1185 and 1

34、209 respectively. The famous London University was founded in 1836. This was followed by the foundation of several universities such as Manchester and Birmingham, which developed from provincial colleges. It was in the 1960s that the largest expansion of higher education took place in Britain. This

35、expansion took 3 basic forms: existing universities were enlarged, new universities were developed from existing colleges and completely new universities were set up. In Britain, finance for universities comes from three source: the first, and the largest source, is grants from the government, the s

36、econd source is fees paid by students and the third one is private donations. All the British universities except one receive some government funding. The exception is Buckingham, which is Britains only independent university.14.What did the word “Universitas” mean in the Middle Ages?15.Why was the

37、1960s so significant for British Higher Education?16.What is the main financial source for British universities?Passage 3One of the biggest problems in developing countries is hunger. An organization called Heifer International is working to improve the situation. The organization sends farm animals

38、 to families and communities around the world. An American farmer, Dan West, developed the idea for Heifer International in the 1930s. Mr. West was working in Spain where he discovered a need for cows. Many families were starving because of the civil war in that county. So Mr. West asked his friends in the Unit