大学英语四级测验试卷

大学英语四级测试一试卷————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：2007年6月23日大学英语四级考试一试卷PartⅢListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.W:Didyouwatchthe7o'clockprogramonchannel2yesterdayevening?Iwasabouttowatchitwhensomeonecametoseeme.M:Yeah!Itreportedsomemajorbreakthroughincancerresearch.Peopleover40wouldfindthatprogramworthwatching.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationabouttheTVprogram?W:IwonafirstprizeintheNationalWritingContestandIgotthiscameraasanaward.It'sagoodcamera!Youcantakeitwhenyoutravel.Ihadnoideayouwereamarvelouswriter.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?13.M:Iwishhadn'tthrownawaythatreadinglist!Ithoughyoumightregretit.That'swhyIpickeditupfromthewastepaperbasketandleftitonthedesk.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?14.W:Areyoustillteachingatthejuniorhighschool?NotsinceJune.MybrotherandIopenedarestaurantassoonashegotoutofthearmy.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?15.M:Hi,Susan!HaveyoufinishedreadingthebookProfessorJohnsonrecommended?Oh,Ihaven'treaditthroughthewayIreadanovel.Ijustreadafewchapterswhichinterestedme.Whatdoesthewomanmean?M:Janemissedtheclassagain,didn'tshe?Iwonderwhy?W:Well,Iknewshehadbeenabsentallweek.SoIcalledherthismorningtoseeifshewassick.Itturnedoutthatherhusbandwasbadlyinjuredinacaraccident.Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJane?W:I'msuretheSmiths'newhouseissomewhereonthestreet,butIdon'tknowexactlywhereitis.ButI'mtoldit'stwoblocksfromtheiroldhome.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?18.W:I'vebeenwaitingherealmosthalfanhour!Howcomeittookyousolong?Sorry,honey!IhadtodrivetwoblocksbeforeIspottedaplacetoparkthecar.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?Nowyou'llheartwolongconversations.ConversationOneHello,Ihaveareservationfortonight.Butexcuseme,youmeanaroomforfivepounds?Ididn'tknowthespecialwassogood.No,no,noaccordingtoourrecords,aroomfor5guestswasbookedunderyourname.No,noholdon.Youmusthavetwoguestsunderthename.Ok,letmecheckthisagain.Oh,hereweare.Yeah?CharlesNelson,aroomforoneforthe19thWait,wait.It'sfortonight,nottomorrownight.Em,Idon'tthinkwehaveanyroomsfortonight.There'saconferencegoingonintownand,let'sseeyeah,norooms.Oh,comeon!Youmusthavesomething,anything!Well,letletmecheckmycomputerhereAh!What?Therehasbeenacancellationforthisevening.Ahoneymoonsuiteisnowavailable.Great,I'lltakeit.But,I'llhavetochargeyou150poundsforthenight.What?Ishouldgetadiscountfortheinconvenience!Well,thebestIcangiveyouisa10%discountplusaticketforafreecontinentbreakfast.Hey,isn'tthebreakfastfreeanyway?Well,onlyonweekends.Iwanttotalktothemanager.Wait,wait,waitMr.Nelson,IthinkIcangiveyouanadditional15%discount.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.What'stheman'sproblem?Whydidthehotelclerksaytheydidn'thaveanyroomsforthatnight?Whatdidtheclerksayaboutthebreakfastinthehotel?Whatdidthemanimplyhewoulddoattheendoftheconversation?ConversationTwoM:Sarah,youworkintheadmissionsoffice,don'tyou?W:Yes,I'mI'vebeenheretenyearsasanassistantdirector.M:Really?Whatdoesthatinvolve?W:Well,I'minchargeofalltheadmissionsofpostgraduatestudentsintheuniversity.M:Onlypostgraduates?W:Yes,postgraduatesonly.Ihavenothingatalltodowithundergraduates.Doyoufindthatyougetparticularsortofdifferentnationalgroups?Imean,doyougetlargenumbersfromLatinAmericaorYes.Well,ofallthestudentsenrolledlastyear,nearlyhalfwerefromoverseas.TheywerefromAfricancountries,theFarEast,theMiddleEast,andLatinAmerica.Em.Buthaveyoubeendoingjustthatforthelast10years,or,haveyoudoneotherthings?Well,I'vebeendoingthesamejob.Er,beforethat,IwassecretaryofthemedicalschoolatBirmingham,andfurtherback,Iworkedinthelocalgovernment.M:Oh,Isee.SoI'vedonedifferenttypesofthings.Yes,indeed.Howdoyouimagineyourjobmightdevelopinthefuture?CanyouimagineshiftingintoadifferentkindofresponsibilityordoingsomethingOh,yeah,fromOctober1,I'llbedoinganentirelydifferentjob.There'sgoingtobemorecommitteework.Imean,morepolicywork,andlessdealingwithstudents,unfortunatelyI'llmissmycontactwithstudents.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.Whatisthewoman'spresentposition?24.Whatdowelearnaboutthepostgraduatesenrolledlastyearinthewoman'suniversity?Whatwillthewoman'snewjobbelike?SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneMymotherwasborninasmalltowninnorthernltaly.ShewasthreewhenherparentsimmigratedtoAmericain1926.TheylivedinChicagowhenmygrandfatherworkedmakingicecream.Mamathrivedintheurbanenvironment.At16,shegraduatedfirstinherhighschoolclass,wentontosecretarialschool,andfinallyworkedasanexecutivesecretaryforarailroadcompany.Shewasbeautifultoo.Whenalocalphotographerusedherpicturesinhismonthlywindowdisplay,shefeltpleased.HerfavoriteportraitshowedhersittingbyLakeMichigan,herhairwasblown,hergazereachingtowardthehorizon.Myparentsweremarriedin1944.Dadwasaquietandintelligentman.Hewas17whenheleftItaly.Soonafter,ahitandrunaccidentlefthimwithapermanentlimp.DadworkedhardsellingcandytoChicagoofficeworkersontheirbreak.Hehadlittleformalschooling.HisEnglishwasselftaught.Yetheeventuallybuiltasmallsuccessfulwholesalecandybusiness.Dadwasgenerousandhandsome.Mamawasdevotedtohim.Aftershemarried,mymotherquitherjobandgaveherselftoherfamily.In1950,withthreesmallchildren,dadmovedthefamilytoafarm40milesfromChicago.Heworkedlandandcommutedtothecitytorunhisbusiness.Mamasaidgoodbyetoherparentsandfriends,andtradedherbusycityneighborhoodforamoreisolatedlife.Butshenevercomplained.Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.Whatdoesthespeakertellusabouthismother'searlychildhood?27.Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker'sfather?28.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouthismother?PassageTwoDuringa1995roofcollapse,afirefighternamedDonaldHerbertwasleftbraindamaged.Fortenyears,hewasunabletospeak.Then,oneSaturdaymorning,hedidsomethingthatshockedhisfamilyanddoctors.Hestartedspeaking."Iwanttotalktomywife."DonaldHerbertsaidoutoftheblue.Staffmembersofthenursinghomewherehehaslivedformorethansevenyears,racedtogetLindaHerbertonthephone."Itwasthefirstofmanyconversationsthe44yearoldpatienthadwithhisfamilyandfriendsduringthe14hourstretch"Herbert'suncleSimonMenkasaid."HowlonghaveIbeenaway?"Herbertasked."Wetoldhimalmosttenyears,"theunclesaid,"hethoughtitwasonlythreemonths."HerbertwasfightingahousefireonDecember29,1995whentheroofcollapsed,buryinghimunderneath.Aftergoingwithoutairforseveralminutes,Herbertwasunconsciousfortwoandahalfmonthsandhasundergonetherapyeversince.Newsaccountsinthedaysandyearsafterhisinjury,describedHerbertasblindandwithlittleifanymemory.Avideoshowshimreceivingphysicaltherapybutapparentlyunabletocommunicateandwithlittleawarenessofhissurroundings.Menkadeclinedtodiscusshisnephew'scurrentconditionorwhethertheapparentprogressiscontinuing."ThefamilywasseekingprivacywhiledoctorsevaluatedHerbert",hesaid.AswordofHerbert'sprogressspread,visitorsstreamedintothenursinghome."He'srestingcomfortably,"theuncletoldthem.Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhathappenedtoHerberttenyearsago?WhatsurprisedDonaldHerbert'sfamilyanddoctorsoneSaturday?HowlongdidHerbertremainunconscious?HowdidHerbert'sfamilyreacttothepublicattention?PassageThreeAlmostallstatesinAmericahaveastatefair.Theylastforone,twoorthreeweeks.TheIndianastatefairisoneofthelargestandoldeststatefairsintheUnitedStates.Itisheldeverysummer.Itstartedin1852.Itsgoalsweretoeducate,shareideas,andpresentIndiana'sbestproducts.Thecostofasingletickettoenterthefairwas20cents.Duringtheearly1930's,officialsofthefairruledthatthepeoplecouldattendbypayingwithsomethingotherthanmoney.Forexample,farmersbroughtabagofgraininexchangeforaticket.Withthepassageoftime,thefairhasgrownandchangedalot,butit'sstilloneofIndiana'smostcelebratedevents.PeoplefromalloverIndianaandfrommanyotherstatesattendthefair.Theycandomanythingsatthefair.Theycanwatchthejudgingofthepricecows,pigs,andotheranimals;theycanseesheepgettingtheirwoolcut,andtheycanlearnhowthatwoolismadeintoclothing;theycanwatchcowsgivingbirth.Infact,peoplecanlearnabouttheanimalstheywouldneverseeexceptatthefair.Thefairprovidesachanceforthefarmingcommunitiestoshowitsskillsandfarmproducts.Forexample,visitorsmightseetheworld'slargestapple,orthetallestsunflowerplant.Today,childrenandadultsatthefaircanplaynewcomputergames,orattendmoretraditionalgamesofskill.Theycanwatchperformancesperformedbyfamousentertainers.Expertssaysuchfairsareimportant,becausepeopleneedtorememberthatthey'reconnectedtotheearthanditsproducts,andtheydependonanimalsformanythings.Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.WhatwasthemaingoaloftheIndiana'sstatefairwhenitstarted?Howdidsomefarmersgainentrancetothefairintheearly1930's?WhyarestatefairsimportanteventsintheAmerica?SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Students'pressuresometimescomesfromtheirparents.Mostparentsarewellmeaning,butsomeofthemaren'tveryhelpfulwiththeproblemstheirsonsanddaughtershaveinadjustingtocollege,andafewofthemseemtogooutoftheirwaytoaddtotheirchildren'sdifficulties.Foronething,parentsareoftennotawareofthekindsofproblemstheirchildrenface.Theydon'trealizethatthecompetitioniskeener,thattherequiredstandardsofworkarehigher,andthattheirchildrenmaynotbepreparedforthechange.AccustomedtoseeingA'sandB'sonhighschoolreportcards,theymaybeupsetwhentheirchildren'sfirstsemestercollegegradesarebelowthatlevel.Attheirkindest,theymaygentlyinquirewhyJohnorMaryisn'tdoingbetter,whetherheorsheistryingashardasheorsheshould,andsoon.Attheirworst,theymaythreatentotaketheirchildrenoutofcollegeorcutofffunds.Sometimesparentsregardtheirchildrenasextensionsofthemselves,andthinkitonlyrightandnaturalthattheydeterminewhattheirchildrendowiththeirlives.Intheirinvolvementandidentificationwiththeirchildren,theyforgetthateveryoneisdifferentandthateachpersonmustdevelopinhisorherownway.Theyforgetthattheirchildren,whoarenowyoungadults,mustbetheonesresponsibleforwhattheydoandwhattheyare.Students'pressuresometimescomesfromtheirparents.Mostparentsarewellmeaning,butsomeofthemaren'tveryhelpfulwiththeproblemstheirsonsanddaughtershaveinadjustingtocollege,andafewofthemseemtogooutoftheirwaytoaddtotheirchildren'sdifficulties.Foronething,parentsareoftennotawareofthekindsofproblemstheirchildrenface.Theydon'trealizethatthecompetitioniskeener,thattherequiredstandardsofworkarehigher,andthattheirchildrenmaynotbepreparedforthechange.AccustomedtoseeingA'sandB'sonhighschoolreportcards,theymaybeupsetwhentheirchildren'sfirstsemestercollegegradesarebelowthatlevel.Attheirkindest,theymaygentlyinquirewhyJohnorMaryisn'tdoingbetter,whetherheorsheistryingashardasheorsheshould,andsoon.Attheirworst,theymaythreatentotaketheirchildrenoutofcollegeorcutofffunds.Sometimesparentsregardtheirchildrenasextensionsofthemselves,andthinkitonlyrightandnaturalthattheydeterminewhattheirchildrendowiththeirlives.Intheirinvolvementandidentificationwiththeirchildren,they