2014年12月英语四级考试真题第3套

2014年12月四级(第3套Part (30Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteashortessayaboutaclassmateofyourswhohasinfluencedyoumostincollege.Youshouldstatethereasonsandwriteatleast120wordsbutnomore. 1PartII ListeningComprehension (30minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.At ofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe1A.GivehisankleagoodB.Treathisinjury C.ContinuehisregularD.BecarefulwhenclimbingA. aB.OnaC.InaD.InaA.AtragicB.AsadC.Smith'sunusuallifeD.Smith'ssleeAReviewthedetailsofallher B.ComparenoteswithhisC.TalkwithherabouthislearningD.FocusonthemainpointsofherA.ThemanblamedthewomanforbeingB.Themanmisunderstoodthewoman'sC.Thewomanofferedtopayfortheman'sD.Thewomanspiltcoffeeontheman'sA.ExtremelyB.HardtoC.LackingagoodD.NotworthseeinA.Attendingevery nglots C.ReadingveryD.Usingtest-takingA.ThedigitalTVsystemwillofferdifferentB.HeiseagertoseewhatthenewsystemisC.Hethinksitunrealistictohave500D.ThenewTVsystemmaynotprovideanythingQuestions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA. noticebytheelectricityB.AdspromotingelectricC.ThedescriptionofathiefinD.Anewpolicyonpensioners'A.SpeakingwithaproperB.WearinganofficialC.MakingfriendswithD.ShowingthemhisA.TobeonthealertwhenbeingB.NottoleaveseniorcitizensaloneatC.NottoletanyoneinwithoutanD.TowatchoutforthosefromtheelectricityA.ShewasrobbedneartheparkingB.AllhermoneyinthebankC.ThepensionshehadjustdrawnwasD.ShewasknockeddowninthepostQuestions13to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustA.MarketingB.ProfessionalC.Luxury D.BusinessconferenceA.HavingagoodknowledgeofitsB.KnowingsomekeypeopleinC.HavingbeentothecountryD.BeingabletospeakA.ItwillbringherpotentialintofullB.ItwillinvolvelotsoftrainC.ItwillenablehertoimproveherD.ItwillgivehermorechancestovisitJapan.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.At eachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA.,B.,C.andD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.1PassageQuestionsl6t018arebasedonthepassageyouhavejust16．A.ThelackofB.ThequalityofC.ThefrustrationsatD.Thepressureonworldng17．A.TheywerejustasbusyaspeopleofB.TheysawtheimportanceofconecfiveC.Theydidn’tcomplainasmuchasmodemD.Theylivedahardlifebyhuntingand18．A.TolookforcreativeideasofawardingB.ToexplorestrategiesforloweringproductionC.ToseeknewapproachestodealingwithD.Tofmdeffectivewaystogiveemployeesflexibility．PassageTwoQuestionsl9t021arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard． B.TheGreatC.HerfathersD.Hermother’Sbad20．A.Hisadvanced C.HisimprovedfinancialB.Hischildren’S D.Hissecondwife’spositiveALoveisblind． B.Lovebreedslove．C.Divorceoftenhasdisastrousconsequences．D.Happinessishardtofmdinblendedfamilies．PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustA.ItwaslocatedinaB.ItsownerdiedofaheartC.ItwentbankruptallofaD.ItspottedplantswereforleaseA.PlantingsometreesintheB.WritingawantadtoalocalC.PuttingupaGoingOutofBusinessD.HelacustomerselectsomeA.OpeninganofficeinthenewofficeB.KeebetterrelationswithherC.DevelofreshbusinessD.BuildingabiggreenhouseofhisA.OwningthegreenhouseoneB.SecuringajobattheofficeC.CultivatingmorepottedD.FindingcustomersoutofSectionDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.V/henthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.1We'renowwitnessingtheemergenceofanadvancedeconomybasedoninformationandknowledge.Physicallabor,rawmaterials,andcapitalarenolongerthekey(26. inthecreationofwealth.Now,the(27. rawmaterialinoureconomyisknowledge.Tomorrow's And(28. enteringtheworkforceoffertheirknowledge,nottheirmuscles.Knowledgeworkers tolearn. workers(29. mindwork.Theydealwithsymbols:words,figures,anddata.Whatdoesallthismeanforyou?Asafutureknowledgeworker,youcanexpectto be(30. ,processing,aswellasexchanginginformation.(31. threeoutoffourjobsinvolvesomeformofmindwork,andthatnumberwillincreasesharplyinthe as(32. development,qualitycontrol,andcustomersatisfaction.Inthenewworldofwork,youcanlookforwardtobeinginconstanttrainingtoacquirenewskillsthatwillhelpyou(33. technologiesandprocedures.Youc soexpecttobetakinggreatercontrolOfyourcareer.Gonearethenine-to-fivejobs,lifetimesecurity,predictablepromotions,andeventhe(34. workplace,asyouarefamiliarwith.Don'texpectthecompanieswill(35. clearly-definedcareerpath.Anddon'twaitfor,someoneto"empower"you.Youhavetoempoweryourseff.PartIII ReadingComprehension SectionDirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithtenblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.PleasemarkthecorrespondingletterforeachitemonAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.Questions36to45arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Oneprincipleoftaxation,calledthebenefitsprinciple,statesthatpeopleshouldpaytaxesbasedonthebenefitstheyreceivefrom services.Thisprincipletriestomakepublicgoodssimilarto goods.Itseemsreasonablethata whooftengoestothemoviespaysmorein formovieticketsthana whorarelygoes. ,a whogetsgreatbenefitfromapublicgoodshouldpaymoreforitthana whogetslittlebenefit.Thegasolinetax,forinstance,issometimes usingthebenefits Insomestates, fromthegasolinetaxareusedtobuildandmaintainroads.Becausethosewhobuygasolinearethesamepeoplewhousetheroads,thegasolinetaxmightbeviewedasa waytopayforthis ernmentservice.Thebenefitsprinciplec sobeusedtoarguethatwealthycitizensshouldpayhighertaxesthanpoorerones, becausethewealthybenefitmorefrompublicservices.Consider,forexample,thebenefitsofprotectionfrom .Citizenswithmuchtoprotectgetgreaterbenefitfromthan Therefore,according morethanthepoortothecostof theforce.Thesameargumentcanbeusedformanyotherpublicservices,suchasfireprotection,nationaldefense,andthecourtsystem.2SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived. Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.AnswerthequestionsbymarkingthecorespondingletteronAnswerSheet2.GrowupYouwouldn'tknowPiedmontanymore―myPiedmont,Imean—thetowninWestVirginiawhereIlearnedtobeacoloredboy.The1950sinPiedmontwasatimetoremember,oratleasttome.PeoplewerealwaysproudtobefromPiedmont—lyingatthefootofamountain,onthebanksofthemightyPotomac.WeknewGodgaveAmericanomorebeautifullocation.Ineverknewcoloredpeopleanywherewhowerecrazieraboutmountainsandwater,flowersandtrees,fishingandhunting.Foraslongasanyonecouldremember,wecouldouthunt,outshoot,andoutswimthewhiteboysinthevalley.ThesocialstructureofPiedmontwassomethingweknewlikethebackofourhands.Itwasanimmigranttown;whitePiedmontwasItalianandIrish,withahandfulofwealthyWASPs(盎格鲁撒克逊裔的白人新.onEastHampshireStreet,and "ethnic"neighborhoodsofworking-classpeopleeverywhereelse,coloredandForaslongasanyonecanremember,Piedmont'scharacterhasbeen yboundupwiththeWestvacopapermill:itsprosperouspastanddoubtfulfuture.Atfirstglance,thetownisatypicaldyingmillcenter.Manyoncebeautifulbuildingsstandempty,evidencingabygonetimeofspiritandpride.ThebighousesonEastHampshireStreetarenolongerproud,astheywerewhenIwasakid.LiketheItaliansandtheIrish,mostofthecoloredpeoplemigratedPiedmontattheturnofthe20thcenturytoworkatthepapermill,whichopenedin1888.Allthecoloredmenatthepapermillworkedon"theplatform"—loadingpaperintotrucksuntilthecraftunionswerefinallyintegratedin1968.LoadingiswhatDaddydideveryworkingdayofhislife.That'swhatalmosteverycoloredgrown-upIknewdid.Coloredpeoplelivedinthreeneighborhoodsthatwereclearly etotheColoredZonealargestretchedbannercouldhavesaid.Anditfeltgoodinthere,likewalkingaroundyourhouseinbarefeetandunderwearorsnoringrightoutloudonthecouchinfrontoftheTV—envelopedbythecomfortsofhome,thewarmthofthoseyoulove.Ofcourse,thecoloredworldwasnotsomuchaneighborhoodasaconditionofexistence.Andthoughourownworldwasseeminglyself-contained,itimpactedonthewhiteworldofPiedmontinalmosteverydirection.Certainly,thebordersofourworldseemedtobeimpactedonwhensomewhitemanorwomanshowedupwhereheorshedidnotbelong,suchasattheblackLegionHail.Ourspacewasviolatedwhenoneofthemshowedupatadanceoraparty.Therhythmswouldbeoff.Themusicwouldsoundnotquiteright.Everybodywouldleaveearly.[HIBefore1955,mostwhitepeoplewerejustshadowypresencesinourworld,vaguefiguresofpowerlikeremotebossesatthemillorclerksthebank.Therewereexceptions,ofcourse,thewhitepeoplewhowouldcomeintoourworldinroutine,everydaywaysweallunderstood.Mr.MailMan,Mr.InsuranceMan,Mr.White-and-ChocolateMilkMan,Mr.LandlordMan,Mr. Man:wecalledwhitepeoplebytheirtrade,likecharactersinamysteryplay.Mr.InsuranceManwouldcomebyeveryotherweektocollectpaymentsoncollegeordeathpolicies,sometimes50centsorless. "It'snodisgracetobecolored,"theblackentertainerBertWilliamsfamouslyobservedearlyinthecentury,"butitisawfullyFormostofmychildhood,wecouldn'teatinrestaurantsorsleepin s,wecouldn'tusecertainbathroomsortryonclothesinstores.Mamainsistedthatwedressupwhenwewenttoshop.Shewascarefullydressedwhenshewenttoclothingstores,andworewhitepadscalledshieldsunderherarmssoherdressorblousewouldshownosweat."We'dliketotrythison,"she'dsaycarefullyutteringherwordspreciselyandproperly. "Wedon'tbuyclotheswecan'ttryon,"she'dsaywhentheydeclined,andwe'dwalkoutinMama'sdignified Shepreferredtoshopwherewehadanaccountandwhereeveryoneknewwhoshewas.AttheCut-RateDrugStore,noonecoloredwasallowedtositdownatthecounterortables,withoneexception:myfather.Idon'tknowforcertainwhyCarlDadisman,theowner,wouldn'tstopDaddyfromsittingdown.ButIbelieveitwasinpartbecauseDaddywassolight-colored,andinpartbecause,duringhisshiftatthephonecompany,hepickedupordersforfoodandcoffeefortheoperators.Coloredpeopleweresupposedtostandatthecounter,gettheirfoodtogo,andleave.EvenwhenYoungDocBesswouldsetupthebasketballteamwithfreeCokesafteroneofmanyvictories,thecoloredplayershadtostandaroundanddrinkoutofpapercupswhilethewhiteplayersandcheerleaderssatdownincomfortablechairsanddrankoutofglasses.Icouldn'thavebeenmucholderthanfiveorsixasIsatwithmyfatherattheCut-Rateoneafternoon,enjoyingicecream.Mr.Wilson,astony-facedIrishman,walkedby. o,Mr.Wilson,"myfathersaid. o,George."Iwasgenuinelypuzzled.Mr.Wilsonmusthaveconfusedmyfatherwithsomebodyelse,butwho?Thereweren'tanyGeorgesamongthecoloredpeopleinPiedmont. "Whydon'tyou lhimyourname,Daddy?"Iaskedloudly."Yournameisn'tGeorge.""Heknowsmyname,boy,"myfathersaidafteralongpause."HecallsallcoloredpeopleGeorge."Iknewwewouldn'ttalkaboutitagain;evenatthatage,Iwasgiventounderstandthatthereweresomesubjectsitdidn'tdotoworrytodeathabout.NowthatIhavechildren,Irealizethatwhatdistressedmyfatherwasn'tsomuchtheMr.Wilsonsoftheworldasthepainfulobligationtoexplaintheracialfactsoflifetosomeonewhohadn'tquitelearnedthemyet.MaybeMr.Wilsoncouldn'thurtmyfatherbycallinghimGeorge;butIhurthimbyaskingtoknowwhy.2Theauthorfeltasaboythathislifeinaseparatedneighborhoodwascasualandcozy.ThereiseverysignofdeclineatthepapermillOnereasontheauthor'sfathercouldsitandeatatthedrugstorewasthathedidn'tlookthatdark.PiedmontwasatownofimmigrantsfromdifferentpartsoftheInspiteoftheawfulinconveniencescausedbyracialprejudice,theauthor'sfamilymanagedtolivealifeofdignity.Theauthorlaterrealizedhehadcausedgreatdistresstohisfatherbyaskingwhyhewaswronglyaddressed.TheauthortookprideinbeingfromPiedmontbecauseofitsnaturalColoredpeoplecalledwhitepeoplebythebusinesstheyColoredpeoplewholivedinPiedmontdidheavymanualjobsatthepapermill.ThecoloredpeoplefeltuneasyatthepresenceofthewhitesintheirSectionDirections:Thereare2passagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageQuestions56to60arebasedonthefollowingChildrenareadelight.Theyareourfuture.Butsadly,hiringsomeonetotakecareofthemwhileyougotoworkisgettingmoreexpensivebytheEarlierthismonth,itwasreportedthatthecostofenrollinganinfantorsmallkid hildcarecenterrose3%in2012,fasterthantheoverallcostofliving.Therearenowlargestripsofthecountrywheredaycareforaninfantcostsmorethanatenthoftheaveragemarriedcouple'sThisisnotnecessarilyanewtrend,butitisasomewhatpuzzlingone.Thepriceofprofessionalchildcarehasbeenrisingsincethe1980s.Yetduringthattime,payforprofessionalchildcareworkershasstoodstill.Actuallycaregiversmakelesstoday,inrealterms,thantheydidin1990.Consideringthatlaborcostsareresponsibleforupto80%ofadaycarecenter'sexpenses,onewouldexpectflatwagestohavemeantflatprices.Sowho'stoblameforhigherchildcarecosts?Childcareisacarefullyregulatedindustry.Stateslaydownrulesabouthowmanychildreneachemployeeisallowedtowatchover,thespacecarecentersneedperchild,andotherminutedetails.Andthestrictertheregulations,thehigherthecosts.Ifithastohireacaregiverforeverytwochildren,itcan'treallyachieveanyeconomiesofscaleonlabortosavemoneywhenotherexpensesgoup.InMassachusetts,wherechildcarecentersmusthireoneteacherforeverythreeinfants,thepriceofcareaveragedmorethan$16,000peryear.InMississippi,wherecentersmusthireoneteacherforeveryfiveinfants,thepriceofcareaveragedless yIdon'thaveallthedaycare-centerregulationshandyButIwouldn'tbesurprisedifastheruleshave emoreelaboratepriceshaverisen.Thetradeoff(交换)mightbeworthitinsomecases;afterall,thehealthandsafetyofchildrenshouldprobablycomebeforecheapservice.Butcertainly,itdoesn'tseemtobeanaccidentthatsomeofthecheapestdaycareavailableisintheleastregulatedSouth.2WhatproblemdoparentsofsmallkidshavetoTheever-risingchildcareThebudgetingoffamilyThebalancebetweenworkandTheselectionofagooddaycareWhatdoestheauthorfeelpuzzledWhythepricesofchildcarevarygreatlyfromstatetoWhyincreasedchildcarepriceshavenotledtobetterWhychildcareworkers'payhasnotincreasedwiththerisingchildcareWhythereisasevereshortageofchildcareprofessionalsinanumberofstates.WhatpreventschildcarecentersfromsavingSteadyincreaseinlabor ernmentLackofsupportfromtheHighadministrativeWhyistheaveragecostofchildcareinMississippimuchlowerthaninTheoverallqualityofserviceisnotasPaymentsforcaregiverstherearenotasLivingexpensestherearecomparativelyEachteacherisallowedtocareformoreWhatistheauthor'sviewondaycareCaregiversshouldreceiveregularprofessionalLesselaboraterulesaboutchildcaremightlowerItiscrucialtostrikeabalancebetweenqualityandItisbetterfordifferentstatestolearnfromeachother.PassageTwoQuestions61to65arebasedonthefollowingAlexPang'samusingnewbookTheDistractionAddictionaddressesthoseofuswhofeelpanicwithoutaorcomputer.Andthat,heclaims,isprettymuchallofus.Whenwe'renotonline,wherewespendfourmonthsannually,we'reengagedinthestressfulworkoftryingtogetonline.TheDistractionAddictionisnotframedasaself-helpbook.It'sathoughtfulexaminationofthedangersofourcomputin erdoseandahistoricaloverviewofhowtechnologicaladvanceschangeconsciousness.A"professionalfuturist",Pangurgesanapproachwhichhecalls"contemplative(沉思的)computing."Heasksthatyoupayfullattention "howyourmindandbodyinteractwithcomputersandhowyourattentionandcreativityareinfluencedbytechnology."Pang'sfirstjobistofreeyoufromthecommonmisconceptionthatnothingsatonceallowsyoutogetmoredone.Whatiscommonlycalledmultitaskingis,infact,switch-tasking,anditsharmfuleffectsonproductivityarewell ed.Pangdoesn'tadvocatereturningtoapre-Internetworld.Instead,heasksyouto"takeamoreecological(生态的)viewofyourrelationshipswithtechnologiesandlookforwaysdevicesormediamaybemakingspecifi kseasierorfasterbutatthesametimemakingyourworkandlifeTheDistractionAddictionisparticularlyfascinatingonhowtechnologieshavechangedcertainfieldsoflabor-oftenfortheworse.Forarchitects,computer-aideddesignhas eessentialbutinsomewayshascheapenedthedesignprocess.Asonearchitectputsit,"Architectureisfirstandforemostaboutthinking..,anddrawingisamoreproductivewayofthinking"thancomputer-aideddesign.SomewhatlessamusingarePang'ssolutionsforkickingtheInternethabit.He mendstheusualbehavior-modificationapproaches,familiartoanyonewhohascompletedanotsmokingprogram.Keeplogstostudyyouronlineprofileanddecidewhatyoucanknockout,downloadaprogramlikeFreedomthatlocksyououtofyourbrowser,ortakea "digitalSabbath(安息日)": "Unlessyou'reareporteroremergency-departmentdoctor,you'lldiscoverthatyourworlddoesn'tfallapartwhenyougooffline."2AlexPang'snewbookisaimedforreadersfindtheirworkonlinetoogoonlinemainlyforarefearfulaboutusingtheorcanhardlytearthemselvesawayfromtheWhatdoesAlexPangtry nhisnewOfferadviceonhowtousetheInteruetWarnpeopleofthepossibledangersofInternetPredictthetrendoffuturetechnologicalExaminetheinfluenceoftechnologyonthehumanWhatisthecommonviewonItenablespeopletoworkmoreItisinawayquitesimilartoswitch-Itmakespeople'sworkandlifeevenItdistractspeople'sattentionfromusefulWhatdoestheauthorthinkofcomputer-aidedItconsiderablycutsdownthecostofbuildingItsomewhatrestrainsarchitects'productiveItisindispensableinarchitects'workItcanfreearchitectsfromlaboriousWhatisAlex mendationforInternetTheyusetheInternetaslittleasTheykeeparecordoftheircomputeruseTheyexerciseself-controlovertheirtimeTheyentertainthemselvesonlineonoff-daysPart Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestotranslatepassagefromChineseintoEnglish.You-shouldwriteyouransweronAnswerSheet2.2014年12月四级答案详解(第3套)PartI AClassmateofMineWhoHasInfluencedMeMostinwithouthesitation毫不犹豫 keepabalance保持entertainment/ˌentəˈteinmənt/n.regard...as...将……idol/ˈaidəl n.偶像 motto/ˈmtəu/n.座右schedule/ˈʃedju:l,ˈskɛdʒul/n.时刻表 routine/ru:ˈti:n/n.例ridicule/ˈrɪdɪˌkju:lvt.嘲 soapopera肥皂primary/ˈpraiməri/a.首要的 concern/kənˈsə:n/n.关concentrateon全神贯注 definiy//ad.明确的emphasize/ˈemfəsaiz/vt.强调 liveinharmonywith...与……outdated/aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/a.过时 contemporary//a.当代的youngster/ˈjʌŋstə/n.年轻 nevertheless/ˌnevəðəˈlesdiscipline 严格要求自 worthwile/ˌwə:θˈwail/Ifasked,ofall..,whohasinfluencedmemost, wouldanswerwithouthesitation:...如果有人问我，对我影响最大的……是谁，我会毫不犹豫的回IfIweretonametheonethathasexertedthemostinfluenceonmeIwoulddefiniycomeupwith如果让我说出对我影响最大的人是谁，我会Manypeoplehaveexertedenormousinfluenceonmylife.Withoutquestion,…istheonelivehasinfluencedmemost.许多人对生活产生Ourprin~aryconcernisto...我们首要关心的应是……ItisofgreatimportancefortoItismorethanimportantto...非常必要…Itisvitallyimportant Ifasked,of(某类人) ,whohasinfluencedmemost,Iwouldanswerwithouthesitation: (对自己影响最大的人的名字).（简述此人优点）sothatIevenregardhim/herasmyidol.2-3 (对自己影响最大的人的名字)doesmightsoundoutdatedforcontemporaryyoungstersNeverthelessI'mdiscipliningmyselfinthesamewayashe/shedoes,whichIbelieveisworthwhile.PartIII ListeningComprehension M:Todayisabaddayforme.Ifelloffastepandtwistedmyankle.W:Don'tworry,usuallyankleinjurieshealquicklyffyoustopregularactivitiesforawhile.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheman与A“让脚踝好好休息”一致。【点睛】①通读四个选项可知内容与受伤有关，要留意受伤后的应对方法②解题要点在于听清楚stop的否定含义。B中的treat…immedia y和D中的carefifl都是无中生有；C的意思正好与原文相反。W:MayIseeyourticket,please?Ithinkyou'resittinginmyM:Oh,you'reright.Myseatisinthebalcony.I'mterriblysorry.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?【C【解析】是ticket和balcony。balcony此处的意思是“戏院等的楼厅或包厢”，故答案为C。材料中，多义词balcony的常用意义是“包厢，(戏院)楼厅”而不是“阳W:DidyouhearJaySmithdiedinhissleeplastM:Yes,it'sverysad.Pleaseleteverybodyknowthatwhoeverwantstomayattendthefuneral.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalking[B][解析]抓听到died,sad,funeral即可选出答案可解决问题。其实答案中的sad一词AM:HaveyoutakenProfessorYang'sexambefore?I'mkindofnervous.W:Yes.Justconcentrateontheimportantideasshe'stalkedaboutinclassandignorethedetails.Q:HowdoesthewomansuggestthemanprepareforProfessorYang'sD【解析说抓住要点忽略细节正好是D的意思：focus与同义，mainpoints与impol与ntideas可推断考建议、要求等。②A与事实相反，B、C均未提及。W:I'msosorrysir,andyoullletmepaytohaveyourjacketcleaned,won'tyou?M:That'sallfightItcouldhappentoanyone.AndI'msurethatcoffeedoesn'tleavelastingmarksonclothing.Q:Whatcanweinferfromthe男士身上了，选D。W:HaveyouseenthemovieTheDeparted?TheplotwassocomplicatedthatIreallygotlost.M:Yeah,Ifeltthesame,butafterIsawitasecondtime,Icouldputallthepiecestogether.Q:Howdidthetwospeakersfindthe【B【解析】本题关键在于听懂说情节复杂，她看不懂，然后男士说他有同感。因此选B。【点睛①预读选项可推断本题提问对某事物(由plot一词猜测可能是)的看法如何有关。②A中tediousC是利用原词plot进行干扰；根据转折词之后的信息可排除D。M:I'mreallysurprisedyougotanAonthetest;youdidn'tseemtohavedonealotofreading.W:NowyouknowwhyInevermissedalecture.Q:Whatcontributestothewoman'shighscore?【A【解析】男士说很惊讶考试得分为A，因为她似乎不怎么看书，回答说因为她“从不落下一节课”。因此选A。达。问题中的contributet0表示“导致，造成”，也要听懂。W:Haveyouheardaboutthenewdigital evisionsystem?Itletspeoplegetabout500channels.M:YeahButIdoubtthey'llhaveanythingdifferentfromwhatwewatchQ:Whatdoestheman内容不会有什么区别，D与此一致。【点睛】bt“不相信”表示对后面所跟内容的否定，而且由转折词But也能听出不赞成的意思可首先排除B.A的内容与男士的话正好新的数字电视系统确定可以提供500个频道，这并非unrealistic,故C也不妥。Nowyou'llhearthetwolongConversationW:Gosh!Haveyouseenthis,Richard?M:Seenwhat?.W:Inthepaper.Itsays,thereisamangoingaround[9]pretendinghe'sfromtheelectricityboard.He'sbeencallingatpeople'shomes,sayinghe'scometocheckthatalltheirappliancesaresafe.Thenhegetsaroundthemtomakehimacupoftea,and[9]whiletheyareoutoftheroomhestealstheirmoney,handbag,whateverandmakesoffwithit.M:Butyouknow,Jane,it'spartlytheirownfault;youshouldneverletanyonelikethatinunlessou'reexpectingthem.W:It'sallverywelltosaythat.Butsomeonecomestothedoor,andsayselectricityorgasandyouutomaticallythinktheyareOK[10]especiallyiftheyflashacardtoyou.M:DoesthismanhaveanIDW:Yes,that'sjustit.Itseemsheusedtoworkfortheelectricityboardatonetime.[ll]Accordingtotheaperthearewarningpeopleespeciallypensionersnottoadmitanyoneunlesstheyhaveanppointment.It'sabitsad.[12]Oneoldladytoldthemshe'djustbeentothepostofficetodrawherpensionwhenhecalled.Shesaidhemusthavefollowedherhome.[12]Hestolethewholelot.M:Butwhatdoeshelooklike?SurelytheymusthaveaW:Oh,yes,theyhave.Let'ssee,inhisthirties,tall,bushydarkhair,northernaccent,soundsabitlideyouWhatdoesthewomanwantthemantoreadntheC【点睛】名词选项，问。抓听到pre．Tendingstealmoney等，就不难选出答案。Howdidthemanmentionedinthenewspaperrytowinfurthertrustfromthevictims?故答案为D“出示”。【点睛】动词现在分词选项，要注意中提到的相关动作。B、C毫无依据A是利用结尾处accent进行原词干扰Whatisthewarningfromthe有预约。故选C。说的具体内容，可根据通篇的主旨答题。A、B与主旨不相关；D则是Whatdoesthewomanspeakerlusabouttheold就对应到本题中去，不难选出正确答案C【点睛】讲匪徒乔装入室，A、B、D所述地点ConversationM:MissJones,couldyou lmemoreabout[13]yourfirstjobwithhomarketingconcepts?W:Yes,certainly. [13]Iwasamarketingconsultantresponsibleformarketing10UKho s.Theywerealluxuryho sinaleisuresector,allofaveryhighstandard.M:Whi arketswereyouresponsiblefor?W:ForEuropeandJapan.M:IseefromyourresumethatyouspeakJapanese.HaveyoueverbeentoJapan?W:Yes,Ihave,IspentamonthinJapanin2006.Imetallthekeypeopleinthetouristindustry,theigtouroperatorsandthetouristorganizations.[14]AsIspeakJapaneseIhadaverybigM:Yes,ofcourse.HaveyouhadanycontactwithJapaninyourpresentW:Yes,I'vehadalot.Cruiseshave everypopularwiththeJapanesebothforholidaysandforbusinessconferences.Infact,themarketforalltypesofluxuryholidaysfortheJapanesehasincreasedalotM:Really,I'minterestedtohearmoreaboutthat,butfirst lme,haveyouevertraveledonaluxurytrain,theOrientExpress,forexample?W:No,Ihaven't.ButI'vetraveledontheGlacierExpress~oSwitzerlandandItraveledacrossChinabytrainabout8yearsago.[15]Ilovetraintravel.That'swhyI'mveryinterestedinthisjob.Whatdidthe nherfirst【A【解析】开篇就说自己第一份工作是做咨询师，负责为l0家英国宾馆做市场．所以答案为A。Whatgavethewomananadvantageduringherbusinesstripin所以答案为D。话，本题非常容易答对。A未提及；B、C是利用中的信息制造的干扰项Whyisthewomanapplyingforthenew原因，即B。【点睛】①预读选项可知本题提问与It对的影响或对的吸引有关。②PassageOneIthinkalotabouttimeandnotjustbecauseit'sthenameofthenewsorganizationIworkfor.Likemostworkingpeople,[16]Ifindtime,orthelackofit,anever-endingfrustrationandanunwinnablebattle.MyeverydayisaraceagainsttheclockthatInevereverseemtowin.Thisishardlyalonesomecomplaint.Accordingtothefamiliesandworkinstitutes,nationalstudyofthechangingworkforce,55percentofemployeessaytheydon'thaveenoughtimeforthemselves,63percentdon'thaveenoughtimefortheirspousesorpartners,and67percentdon'thaveenoughtimefortheirchildren.[17]It'salsonotanewcomplaint.Ibetourancestorsreturnedhomefromhuntingwildanimalsandgatheringnutsand'complainedabouthowlittletimetheyhadtopaintbattlescenesontheircavewalls.Thedifferenceisthatthebossofanimalhuntingandtheheadofnutgatheringprobablytoldthemtoshutu osurvivalforyou.Today'sworkersarestilldemandingcontrolovertheirtime.Thedifferenceistoday'sbossesarelistening.I'vebeenreadingareportissuedtodaycalled "WhenWorkWorks"producedjointlybythreeorga