真题2014年6月英语四级第一套1cet4听力原文

PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Atofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Nowlet’sbeginwiththeeightW:Ican’tseemtoreachtheteaatthebackoftheM:Oh…Whydon’tyouusetheladder?YoumightstrainyourshouldQ:WhatdoesthemansuggestthewomanW:Sinceit’srainingsohard,let’sgoandseethenewexhibits.M:That’sagoodidea.MaryJohnsonisoneofmyfavoritepainters.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakece?M:Ihearthestudentsgavethenewteacheranunfairevaluation.W:Itdependsonwhichstudentyouaretalkingabout.Q:WhatdoesthewomanW:Itmusthavetakenyoualongtimetofixupallthesebook.M:Itwasn’ttoobad.IgotDoristodosomeofthem.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?W:Rod,Ihearyou’llbeleavingattheendofthismonth.Isittrue?M:Yeah.I’vebeenofferedamuchbetterpositionwithanotherfirm.I’dbeafooltoturnitdown.Q:WhyisthemanquittinghisW:Ihonestlydon’twanttocontinuethegardeningtomorrow,?M:NeitherdoI.ButIthinkweshouldgetitoverwiththisweekend.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?W:You’vealreadyfurnishedyourapartment?M:Ifoundsomeusedfurniturethatwasdirtcheap.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?W:HasthemechaniccalledthebusM:Notyet.I’llletyouknowwhenhecalls.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheNowyou’llhearthetwolongConversationM:o.MattEllisW:o,Dr.Ellis,myname’sPanJohnson.Myroommate,JanetHolmes,wantedmetocallyou.M:JanetHolmes?Oh,that’sright.She’sinmyShakespeareanEnglishclass.Hasanythinghappenedtoher?W:Nothing,it’sjustthatshesubmittedajobapplicationyesterdayandtheaskedherinforaninterviewtoday.She’safraidshewon’tbeabletoattendyourclassthisafternoonthough.I’mcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.Janetsaidit’sduetoM:Certainly,thatwouldbefine.Uh,youcaneitherdropitoffatmyclassorbringittomyoffice.W:Woulditbeallrighttocomebyyourofficearound4:00?I’mafraidIcan’tcomeanyearlierbecauseIhavethreeclassesthisafternoon.M:Uh,Iwon’tbeherewhenyoucome.I’msupposedtobeatameetingfrom3:00to6:00,buthowaboutleavingitwithmysecretary?Sheusuallystaysuntil5:00.W:Fine,pleaselherI’llbethereat4:00.AndDr.Ellis,onemoreg,couldyoulmewhereyourofficeis?Janettoldmewhereyourclassis,butshedidn’tgivemedirectionstoyouroffice.M:Well,I’minRoom302oftheGregoryBuilding.I’lllmysecretarytoputthepaperinmymailbox,andI’llgetitwhenIreturn.W:Isureappreciateit.Goodbye,Dr.Ellis.M:Goodbye,Ms.Johnson.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustWhycouldn’tthewoman’sroommateattendtheShakespeareanEnglishclassthatafternoon?WhatfavoristhewomangoingtodoforherWhatdoesthewomanwanttoknowattheendofthe?ConversationW:Howarethingsgoing,M:Notbad,Jane.I’minvolvedinseveralprojectsandit’salongworkingday.ButI’musedtothatsoitdoesn’tbothermetoomuch.W:Iheardyouhavemovedtoanewhouseinthesuburb.HowdoyoulikecommutingtoLondoneveryday?Don’tyoufinditastring?M:Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat6:30train.Butit’sbearablenowthatI’musedtoit.W:Don’tyouthinkit’sanawfulwasteoftime?Icouldn’tbeartospendthreehourssittinginatraineveryday.M:Iusedtofeelthesameasyou.ButnowIquiteenjoyW:Howdoyoupassthetime?Doyoubringsomeworkwithyoutodoonthetrain?M:Ah,that’sagoodquestion.Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwiththenews.Onthewayhomeatnight,IrelaxwithagoodbookorchatwithfriendsorevenhaveagameofbridW:IsupposeyouknowlotsofpeopleonthetrainM:Yes,IbumpedintosomeoneIknowonthetformeveryday.LastweekIcameacrossacoupleofoldschoolfriendsandwespendtheentirejourneyinthebar.W:Itsoundslikeagoodclub.Youneverknow.ImayjoinitQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustWhatdoesthemansayabouthisWhichtraindoesthemantaketoworkeveryHowdoesthemanfeelaboutcommutingtoworkeverydayHowdoesthemanspendhistimeonthemorningtrain?SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageMostAmericancollegestudentsneedtobeefficientreaders.Thisisnecessarybecausefull-timestudentsprobablyhavetoreadseveralhundredpageseveryweek.Theydon'thavetimetoreadachapterthreeorfourtimes.TheyneedtoextractasmuchinformationaspossiblefromthefirstorsecondreadiAnextraordinarilyimportantstudyskillisknowinghowtomarkabook.Studentsmarkthemainideasandimportantdetailswithapenorpencil,yelloworblueororange.Somestudentsmarknewvocabularyinadifferentcolor.Moststudentswritequestionsorshortnotesinthemargins.Markingabookisausefulskill,butit'simportanttodoitright.First,readachapterwithonepeninyourhandandothersnexttoyouonthek.Second,readawholeparagraphbeforeyoumarkanything.Don'tmarktoomuch.Usuallyyouwillmarkabout10%ofapassage.Third,decideonyourownsystemformarking.Forexample,maybeyouwillmarkmainideasinyellow,importantdetailsinblueandnewwordsinorange.Maybeyouwillputquestionmarksinthemarginwhenyoudon'tunderstandsomethingandbeforeanexam.Instead,youjustneedtoreviewyourmarksandyoucansavealotoftime.WhatshouldAmericancollegestudentsdotocopewiththeirheavyreadingassignments?WhatsuggestiondoesthespeakergiveaboutmarkingaHowshouldstudentsprepareforanexamaccordingtothePassageThethoughtofhavingnosleepfor24hoursormoreisn'tapleasantoneformostpeople.Theamountofsleepthateachneedsvaries.Ingeneral,eachofusneedsabout8hoursofsleepeachdaytokeepushealthyandhappy.Somepeople,however,cangetbywithjustafewhoursofsleepatnight.Itdoesn'tmatterwhenorhowmuchasleeps.Buteveryoneneedssomeresttostayalive.Fewdoctorswouldhavethoughtthattheremightbeanexceptiontothis.Sleepis,afll,averybasicneed.ButamannamedAlHerpinturnedouttobearealexception,forsupposedly,heneverslept!AlHerpinwas90yearsoldwhendoctorscametohishomeinNewy.Theyhopedtochallengetheclaimthatheneverslept.Buttheysurprised.Thoughtheywatchedhimeveryhouroftheday,theyneversawHerpinslee.Hedidnotevenownabed.Heneverneededone.TheclosestthatHerpincametorestingwastositinarockingchairandreadahalfdozennewspapers.Hisdoctorswerepuzzledbythestrangecaseofpermanentsleeplessness.Herpinofferedtheonlycluetohiscondition.Herememberedsometalkabouthismotherhavingbeeninjuredseveraldaysbeforehehadbeenborn.Herpindiedattheageof94,never,itseems,havingsleptatall.WhatistakenforgrantedbymostWhatdodoctorsthinkofAlHerpin'sWhatcouldhaveaccountedforAlHerpin'sPassageHettyGreenwasaveryspoiled,onlychild.ShewasborninMassachusettsUSAin1835.Herfatherwasamillionairebusinessman.Hermotherwasoftenill,andsofromtheageoftwoherfathertookherwithhimtoworkandtaughtheraboutstocksandshares.Attheageofsixshestartedreadingthedailyfinancialnewspapersandopenedherownbankt.Herfatherdiedwhenshewas21andsheinherited7.5milliondollars.ShewenttoNewYorkandinvestedonWallStreet.Hettysavedeverypenny,eatinginthecheapestrestaurantsfor15cents.Shebecameoneoftherichestandmosthatedwomenintheworld.At33shemarriedEdwardGreen,amulti-millionaire,andhadtwochildren,NedandHetty’smeannesswasknown.Shealwaysarguedaboutpricesinshops.Shewalkedtothelocalgrocerystoretobuybrokenbiscuitswhichweremuchcheaper,andtogetaboneforhermuchloveddog.Onceshelostatwo-centstampandspentthenightlookingforit.Sheneverboughtclothesandalwaysworethesamelong,raggedblackskirt.Worstofall,whenherson,Ned,fellandinjuredhisknee,sherefusedtopayforadoctorandspenthourslookingformedicalhelp.IntheendNedlosthisleg.Whenshediedin1916sheleftherchildren100milliondollars.Herdaughterbuiltahospitalwithhermoney.WhatdowelearnaboutHettyGreenasaHowdidHetty erichWhywasHettyGreenmuchWhatdowelearnaboutHetty'sdaughter?SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewNowlistentotheAmongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichareidentical informbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeonetoapproach himoftensignalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidlybackandforth.SpeakersofEnglishhaveasimilargesturethoughthehandmaynotbecuppedandthefingersmaybeheldmoreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitetheop oftheColombiangesture.Again,inColombia,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenheindicates heighthemustchoosebetweendifferentgesturesdependingonwhetherheisreferringt ahumanbeingorananimal.Ifhekeepsthepalmofthehandparallelto thefloor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheightofachild,forexample,hewillverylikelybegreetedbyr;inColombiathisgestureis forthedescriptionofs.Inordertodescribehumanbeingsheshouldkeepthepalmofhishandatarightangletothefloor.Substitutionsofonegesturefortheotheroftencreatenotonlyhumorousbutalsoembarrassingmoments.Inbothoftheexamplesabove,speakersfromtwodifferentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.ListeningSectionBUsealaddertohelpherreachthetea.strainvstrainyourshoulderD本题考查场景。通过提到的“newexhibits”和男士提到的“favoritepainters”可推出：Outsideanartgallery.B本题考查语义推断。考点在第二个的回应，面对男士的说法，她并没有表示认同，而是婉转表达了质疑。“unfairevaluation”意思是“的C2014年6月四级短解析：本题考查事实细节。考点在第二个男士的话。原文中男士说的“dosomeofthem”指的就是修理书架。D本题考查因果关系。考点在第二个男士所解释的原因。“position”即“职位”，“firm”即“公司”，“turndown”是的意思，与问题中的A本题考查转折关系。考点在第二个男士语义转折之后的内容。选项中的“finish”同义替换原文中的“getitover”，而“assoonaspossible”则改写了“withinthisweekend”.D“dirtcheap”就是“很便宜，白菜价”的意思。选项D中的“inexpensive”同义改写了“dirtcheap”。B本题考查语义推断。考点要结合的提问和男士的回答。Conversation2014年6月四级长解析：前2句都是礼节性问答，第3句开始出现新人物“JanetHolmes”,即考点信号。关键信息就是接下来的回答：submittedajobapplication提交工作申请，askedherinforaninterview通知她面试，对应AShehadajobinterviewto2014年6月四级长解析：前文刚刚提到“JanetHolmes”所遇“I’mcallingtoseewhetheritwouldbeOKifIgaveyouheressay.”对应选项C：Submitherroommate’sassignment。2014年6月四级长解析：从四个选项都以特殊疑问词开头的特征“AndDr.Ellis,onemorething,couldyoulmewhereyourofficeis?”对应选项A.WhereDr.Ellis’sofficeislocated.【综合点评】：本题完全符合长“问答结构”的惯有出题套路，分别针对problem和solution进行提问，而且并没有出现逆序出题现象为难考生，整Conversation2014年6月四级长解析：第一题完全符合“前3句出考点”的套路，考点信息出现在明显的信号词“But”之后：“Butit’sbearablenowthatImusedtoitbearable的，beusedto表示为习惯做某事。对应选项C：Hecanhandleitquite2014年6月四级长解析：本题考查时间细节，所听即所选。关键“Itwasterribleatfirst,especiallygettingupbeforedawntocatchthat:30train”对应选项B：The6:302014年6月四级长解析：本题考点再次出现在明显信号词But之后：“ButnowIquiteenjoyit.”对应选项C：Thetimeonthetrainis2014年6月四级长解析：长最后一题往往对应整个的结“Inthemorning,Ijustsitincomfortandreadthepaperstocatchupwiththenews.”对应选项A：Readingnewspapers.2信号词ButSection2014年6月四级短文解析：根据短文理解“前3句出考点”原则，如果本文前1、2句的因果关系没有成为考点，考点则顺延到第3句和第4句，“Theyneedtoextractasmuchinformationaspossiblefromthefirstorsecondreading.”extract表示提取、选取，对应选项D：Getkeyinformationby