英语四级真题长对话听力

Longconversations

真题篇本部分一共包括4篇长对话，主要取自2006和2007年真题，其中的题目编号未做改动。每个conversation的内容依次是：问题选项，对话文本，答题详解。真题篇在做题技巧方面主要强调听前预测及听音关键，在题目中已用note标明。Conversation7(2007.12-1)19.A)Shehaspackeditinoneofherbags.B)Shehasprobablyleftitinataxi.C)Sheidgoingtogetittheairport.D)Sheisafraidthatshehaslostit.Note:通过选项得知本题是询问某物品的位置，其中提到bags,airport,taxi,可能与出发去机场有关。20.A)Itendsinwinter.B)Itwillcostheralot.C)Itwilllastoneweek.D)Itdependsontheweather.Note:通过选项得知本题是询问某物的持续时间.花费和决定因素。21.A)Theplaneistakingoffsoon.B)Theremightbeatrafficjam.C)Thetaxiiswaitingforthem.D)Thereisalotofstufftopack.Note:通过选项得知本题提到飞机.出租车.交通阻塞和打包，听音时应注意这几个特殊字眼。22.A)Athome.B)Intheman’scar.C)Attheairport.D)Bythesideofataxi.Note:通过选项得知本题提问地点。19.A.事实细节题。本题关键句为：Ihaven’tlostit.I’vepackedit.pack意指“打包”，所以女士把护照装在某个包里了。20.C.推理判断题。问题中的关键句为：Youaretakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.由这句话可知女士带了很多行李，男士说她就像要去度一个月的假而不是一周。insteadof意指“而不是”。21.C.目的原因题。首先明白题目中短语urgetodo意指“催促某人干某事”，男士催促女士快点的原因是Thereis(needtorush).Iaskedthetaxidrivertowaittwominutes,nottwenty.这是本题关键句。22.A.综合分析题。通过男女对话，得知出租车在等他们去机场，女士提到在客厅里还有一个箱子，所以对话发生在家里。M:Mary,Ihopeyouarepackedandreadytoleave.W:Yes,I’mpacked,butnotquiteready.Ican’tfindmypassport.

M:Yourpassport?That’stheonethingyoumustn’tleavebehind.

W:Iknow.Ihaven’tlostit.I’vepackedit,butIcan’trememberwhichbagit’sin.

M:Well,youhavetofinditattheairport.Comeon,thetaxiiswaiting.

W:Didyousaytaxi?Ithoughtweweregoinginyourcar.

M:Yes,well,Ihaveplannedto,butI’llexplainlater.You’vegottobethereinanhour.

W:Theplanedoesn’tleavefortwohours.Anyway,I’mreadytogonow.

M:Now,you'retakingjustonecase,isthatright?

W:No,thereisoneinthehallaswell.

M:Gosh,whatalotofstuff!Youaretakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.

W:Well,youcan’tdependontheweather.Itmightbecold.

M:It’snevercoldinRome.CertainlynotinMay.Comeon,wereallymustgo.

W:Right,we'reready.We’vegotthebags,I’msurethere'snoneedtorush.

M:Thereis.Iaskedthetaxidrivertowaittwominutes,nottwenty.

W:Look,I’msupposedtobegoingawaytorelax.You'remakingmenervous.

M:Well,Iwantyoutorelaxonholiday,butyoucan’trelaxyet.

W:OK,Ipromisenottorelax,atleastnotuntilwegettotheairportandIfindmypassport.

Q19:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpassport?

Q20:Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’strip?

Q21:Whydoesthemanurgethewomantohurry?

Q22:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?Conversation8(2007.12-2)23.A)Sheisthirstyforpromotion.B)Shewantsamuchhighersalary.C)Sheistiredofherpresentwork.D)Shewantstosavetravelexpenses.Note:通过选项promotion,salary,work,推测本题与工作有关。24.A)Translator.B)Travelagent.C)Languageinstructor.D)Environmentengineer.Note:选项提到的都是职业，可知此题考察点是原文涉及的职业。25.A)Livelypersonalityandinquiringmind.B)Communicationskillsandteamspirit.C)Devotionandworkefficiency.D)Educationandexperience.Note:通过选项得知本题与工作要求有关。四个选项都是做好工作的肯定因素，关键确定那一个符合题意。23.C.目的原因题。问题询问女士要找新工作的原因。答案出现在对话最开始，关键词为befedupwith意指“厌烦”。24.A.事实细节题。问题询问职业。本题关键词为inthepaper,recruitingtranslators。女士厌烦了目前的工作，男士说报纸上登出欧洲太空署正在招募翻译，recruit意为“招募”，不认识此单词不太影响做题。25.D.事实细节题。问题中的关键信息词determinethesalaryofthenewposition。四个选项都在对话中提及，但是决定工资水平的是educationandexperience。W:Oh,I’mfedupwithmyjob.

M:Hey,there'saperfectjobforyouinthepapertoday.Youmightbeinterested.

W:Oh,whatisit?Whatdotheywant?

M:Waitaminute.Eh,hereitis.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyisrecruitingtranslators.

W:TheEuropeanSpaceAgency?

M:Well,that’swhatitsays.TheyneedanEnglishtranslatortoworkfromFrenchorGerman.

W:SotheyneedadegreeinFrenchorGerman,Isuppose.Well,I’vegotthat.What’smore,Ihaveplentyofexperience.Whatelsearetheyaskingfor?

M:Justthat.Auniversitydegreeandthreeorfouryearsofexperienceasatranslatorinaprofessionalenvironment.Theyalsosaythepersonshouldhavealivelyandenquiringmind,effectivecommunicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkindividuallyorasapartoftheteam.W:Well,ifIstayatmypresentjobmuchlonger,Iwon’thaveanymindorskillsleft.Bytheway,whataboutsalary?Ijusthopeitisn’tlowerthanwhatIgetnow.

M:It’ssaidtobenegotiable.Itdependsontheapplicant’seducationandexperience.Inadditiontobasicsalary,there'salistofextrabenefits.Havealookyourself.

W:Hm,travelandsocialsecurityplusrelocationexpensesarepaid.Hey,thisisn’tbad.Ireallywantthejob.

Questions23-25arebasedontheconversatoinyouhavejustheard.

Q23:Whyisthewomantryingtofindanewjob?

Q24:Whatpositionisbeingadvertisedinthepaper?

Q25:Whatarethekeyfactorsthatdeterminethesalaryofthenewposition?

Conversation9(2007.6)19.

A)Thehotelclerkhadputhisreservationunderanothername.B)Thehotelclerkinsistedthathedidn’tmakeanyreservation.C)Thehotelclerktriedtotakeadvantageofhisinexperience.D)Thehotelclerkcouldn’tfindhisreservationforthatnight.Note:本题的四个选项以hotelclerk作主语，而且内容都是hotelclerk所犯的某种错误，所以听录音时要注意hotelclerk犯了何种错误或出了什么问题。20.

A)Agrandweddingwasbeingheldinthehotel.B)Therewasaconferencegoingoninthecity.C)Thehotelwasundergoingmajorrepairs.D)Itwasabusyseasonforholiday-makers.Note:四个选项都和宾馆有关，并且除C外都有可能带来同样的结果——宾馆爆满，所以可以初步排除C.同时，可以猜测有可能问宾馆爆满的原因。21.

A)Itwasfreeofchargeonweekends.B)Ithada15%discountonweekdays.C)Itwasofferedtofrequentguestsonly.D)Itwas10%cheaperthaninotherhotels.Note:四个选项中只有C指明了物品的出售对象frequentguestsonly,除C外都是在陈述某种物品的出售价格及相应的折扣，甚至免费。因此，可以初步排除C.22.

A)Demandcompensationfromthehotel.B)Askforanadditionaldiscount.C)Complaintothehotelmanager.D)Findacheaperroominanotherhotel.Note:从四个选项来看，应该是顾客因对宾馆的服务或价格不满意而采取的措施。听录音时可以留意顾客打算如何去做的话语。19.D.细节辨认题。由短文可知，正是hotelclerk所犯的某种错误，导致男士面临难题。男士打电话确认预定今晚的房间，却被hotelclerk告知预定的时间不是今晚，而是19日的，即明天晚上的。这就是男士面临的问题。20.B.细节辨认题。hotelclerk在告诉男士今晚没有任何房间后，接着解释没有空余房间的原因：There’saconferencegoingonintown,即城里正举办一场会议。21.A.综合理解题。女士答应宾馆可以提供免费早餐，男士接着询问是否任何时候都免费，女士回答onlyonweekends。综合起来，宾馆中的早餐的情况是freeofchargeonweekends.22.C.推理判断题。在对话要结束时，男士因不满hotelclerk提供的说法，说Iwanttotalktothemanager即要和经理谈。根据常识，顾客要找服务人员的经理谈话，肯定是对服务不满意，要进行投诉。另外，通过hotelclerk的匆忙回答及提供的更优惠的折扣，也能看出顾客要进行投诉。M:Hello,Ihaveareservationfortonight.W:Yourname,please.M:Nelson,CharlesNelson.W:Ok,Mr.Nelson.That'saroomforfiveand...M:Butexcuseme,youmeanaroomforfivepounds?Ididn'tknowthespecialwassogood.W:No,no,holdno-accordingtoourrecords,aroomfor5guestswasbookedunderyourname.M:No,no---holdon.Youmusthavetwoguestsunderthename.W:Ok,letmecheckthisagain.Oh,hereweare.M:Yeah?W:CharlesNelson,aroomforoneforthe19th...M:Wait,wait.It'sfortonight,nottomorrownight.W:Em...,Idon'tthinkwehaveanyroomsfortonight.There'saconferencegoingonintownand---er,let'ssee...yeah,norooms.M:Oh,comeon!Youmusthavesomething,anything!W:Well,let---letmecheckmycomputerhere...Ah!M:What?M:Oh,comeon!Youmusthavesomething,anything!W:Therehasbeenacancellationforthisevening.Ahoneymoonsuiteisnowavailable.M:Great,I'IItakeit.W:But,I'IIhavetochargeyou150poundsforthenight.M:What?Ishouldhaveadiscountfortheinconvenience!W:Well,thebestIcangiveyouisa10%discountplusaticketforafreecontinentbreakfast.M:Hey,isn'tthebreakfastfreeanyway?W:Well,onlyonweekends.M:Iwanttotalktothemanager.W:Wait,wait,wait...Mr.Nelson,IthinkIcangiveyouanadditional15%discount...Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyou'vejustheard:19.What'stheman'sproblem?20.Whydidthehotelclerksaytheydidn'thaveanyroomsforthatnight?21.Whatdidtheclerksayaboutthebreakfastinthehotel?22.Whatdidthemanimplyhewoulddoattheendoftheconversation?Conversation10(2006.12)22.A)Itwasaboutalittleanimal.

B)Ittookhersixyearstowrite.

C)Itwasadaptedfromafairytale.

D)Itwasaboutalittlegirlandherpet.Note:预览四个选项可推知考查的是有关一本书的情况，在听录音时应注意有关此方面的内容。23.A)Sheknowshowtowritebest-sellingnovels.

B)Shecanearnalotofmoneybywritingforadults.

C)Sheisabletowinenoughsupportfrompublishers.

D)Shecanmakealivingbydoingwhatshelikes.Note:浏览可推知本题考查的是有关一本书的作者的情况。在听录音时要重点留意对作者自身情况的一些介绍。24.A)Thecharacters.

B)Herideas.

C)Thereaders.

D)Herlifeexperiences.Note:由此项可知此题很可能与对女士和Character,reader,ideas,lifeexperiences的描述有关。听录音时重点留意。25.A)Shedoesn’treallyknowwheretheyoriginated

B)Shemainlydrewonstoriesofancientsaints.

C)Theypoppedoutofherchildhooddreams.

D)Theygrewoutofherlonghoursofthinking.Note:由选项中的originated,poppedoutof和grewoutof推知本题考查的是某物的来源，听录音时要把握重点。22.A.事实细节题。通过整个对话可以得知这是对《哈利·波特》的作者Ms.Rowling的采访。对话开始即提到了thefirstbook,Ms.Rowling回答说Itwasaboutasmallanimal.23.D.目的原因题。题干问问什么Ms.Rowling认为自己很幸运，ifsomeoneaskmehowtoachievehappiness后引出了原因stepone和steptwo,由此可知有两个原因来回答这个问题：第一，找到自己喜欢做的事；第二，让别人为此付钱给自己。写作是Ms.Rowling喜欢的事情，而她又是以此makealiving.24.C.事实细节题。对话中的Theideascomefirst,soitreallydependsontheideathatgrabsmenext!表明支撑Ms.Rowling写作的动力是ideas即创作灵感。25.A.事实细节题。本题在原文中有明确的对应，即WheredidtheideasfortheHarryPotterbookscomefrom?Ms.Rowling回答说I’venoideawheretheideascamefrom.

M:Hi,MissRowling,howoldwereyouwhenyoustartedtowrite?Andwhatwasyourfirstbook?

W:IwrotemyfirstFinnish(finished)storywhenIwasaboutsix.Itwasaboutasmallanimal,arabbit,Imean.AndI’vebeenwritingeversince?

M:Whydidyouchoosetobeanauthor?

W:Ifsomeoneaskedmehowtoachievehappiness.StepOnewouldbefindingoutwhatyoulovedoingmost.Steptwowouldbefindingsomeonetopayyoutodothis.Iconside