2019年英语四级真题听力

PartⅡListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA．,

B．,C．andD．,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Thenmarkthecorrespondinglette

ronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

A．Thewomanisfussyaboutthecleannessoftheapartment.

B．Hehasnotcleanedtheapartmentsincehismother'svisit.

C．Hedoesnotrememberwhenhismothercanoeover.

D．Hismotheroftenhelpshimtocleantheapartment.

A．Thebusstopisonlytwominutes'walk.

B．Thenmningmadehimshortofbreath.

C．Theymightaswelltakethenextbus.

D．Thewomanislatebyacoupleofminutes.

A．Sheissufferingapaininherneck.

B．SheislikelytoreceMissSmith.

C．Shehastodoextraworkforafewdays.

D．Sheisquitesickofworkingovertime.

A．Changeherjob.

B．Buyadishwasher.

C．Openaflowershop.

D．Startherownbusiness.

A．Heforgotwherehehadleftthepackage.

B．Heslippedonhiswaytothepostoffice.

C．Hewantedtodeliverthepackagehimself.

D．Hefailedtodowhathepromisedtodo.

A．Thespeakersdonotagreewitheachother.

B．Thewomandoesnotlikehorrorfi.

C．Themanpaysfortheticketsasarule.

D．Thespeakershappened"tomeetinthecinema.

A．Thewomanisjustasunluckyastheman.

B．Thewomanismoresensitivethantheman.

C．Thespeakersshareacommonviewonlove.

D．Thespeakersareunhappywiththeirmarriage.

A．Preparationsforaforum.

B．Participantsintheforum.

C．Organizersofaforum.

D．Expectationsoftheforum.

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

A．France.

B．Scandinavia.

C．Russia.

D．EastEurope.

A．Morewomenwillbepromotedintheworkce.

B．Morewomenwill etheirinadequacies.

C．Morewomenwillreceivehighereducation.

D．Morewomenwillworkoutsidethefamily.

A．Tryhardtoprotectwomen'srights.

B．Educatementorespectwomenmore.

C．Helpwomenacquiremoreprofessionalskills.

D．Spendmoretimechangingwomen'sattitudes.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

A．Inarestaurant.

B．Inaho lobby.

C．Attheman'soffice.

D．Atthewoman'sce.

A．Heisthechiefdesignerofthelatestbikemodel.

B．Hehascompletedanoverseasmarketsurvey.

C．HeistheManagingDirectorofJayalMotors.

D．HehasjustcomebackfromatriptoAfrica.

A．Toselecttherightmodel.

B．Togetagoodimportagent.

C．Toconvincetheboardmembers.

D．Tocutdownproductioncosts.

A．Hisflexibility.

B．Hisvision.

C．Hisinligence.

D．Hisdetermination.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhoar3shortpassages.Atthoendofeachpassage,youwillhoarsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethobestanswerfromthofourchoicesmarkedA．,B．,C．andD．.ThenmarkthocorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthocentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

A．Howbeinganidenticaltwininfluencesone'sidentity.

B．Whysomeidenticaltwinskeeptheiridentitiessecret.

C．Whysomeidenticaltwinswereseparatedfrombirth.

D．Howidenticaltwinsareborn,raisedandeducated.

A．TheirsecondwiveswerenamedLinda.

B．Theygrewupindifferentsurroundings.

C．Theirfirstchildrenwerebothdaughters.

D．Theybothgotmarriedwhentheywere39.

A．Theywanttofredouttherelationshipbetweenenvironmentandbiology.

B．Theywanttoseewhatcharacteristicsdistinguishonefromtheother.

C．Theywanttounderstandhowtwinscommunicatewhenfarapart.

D．Theywanttoknowwhethertwinscanfeeleachother'spain.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

A．Itisespeciallyattractivetochildrenandtheyoung.

B．ItisthefirstchoiceofvacationersontheContinent.

C．Itisascomfortableaslivinginapermanenthouse.

D．Itisaninexpensiveway.ofspendingaholiday.

A．Ithasasolidsticframe.

B．Itconsistsofaninnerandanoutertent.

C．Itisveryconvenienttosetup.

D．ItissoldtomanyContinentalcountries.

A．Agroundsheet.

B．Agasstove.

C．Akitchenextension.

D．Asparetent.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

A．Itcovers179square" .

B．ItisasbigasNewYorkCity.

C．Itcovers97squarekilometers.

D．ItisonlyhalfthesizeofSpain.

A．Itsgeographicfeaturesattractedmanyvisitors.

B．Itscitizensenjoyedapeaceful,comfortablelife.

C．Itimportedfoodfromforeigncountries.

D．Itwascutofffromtherestoftheworld.

A．Thefastdevelopmentofitsneighboringcountries.

B．Theincreasinginvestmentbydevelopedcountries.

C．Thebuildingofroadsconnectingitwithneighboringcountries.

D．TheestablishingofdiplomaticrelationswithFranceandSpain.

A．Theyworkontheirfarms.

B．Theyworkinthetouristindustry.

C．Theyraisedomesticanimals.

D．Theymaketraditionalhandicrafts.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

"Don'ttakemanyEnglishcourses;theywon'thelpyougetadecentjob.""Signupformanagementclasses,soyou'llbereadytojointhefamilybusinesswhenyougraduate."

Sound(26) ?Manyofushaveheardsuggestionslikethese(27)

_byparentsorothersclosetous.Suchcommentsoftenseemquitereasonable.

Why,then,shouldsuggestionslikethesebetakenwith(28) ?Thereason

istheyrelatetodecisionsyoushouldmake.Youaretheonewhomust(29) theirconsequences.

Oneoftheworstreasonstofollowaparticularpathinlifeisthatotherpeoplewantyouto.

Decisionsthataffectyourlifeshouldbeyourdecisions--decisionsyoumakeafteryou'veconsideredvarious(30) andchosenthepaththatsuitsyoubest.

Makingyourowndecisionsdoesnotmeanthatyoushould(31) thesuggestionsofothers.Forinstance,yourparentsdohavetheirownuniqueexperiencesthatmaymaketheiradvicehelpful,and having(32) inagreatdealofyourpersonalhistory,theymayhaveaclearviewofyourstrengthsandweaknesses.Still,theirviewsarenotnecessarilyaccurate.

Theymaystillseeyouasachild,(33) careandprotection.Ortheymayseeonlyyourstrengths.Or,insomeunfortunatecases,theymay(34) yourflawsand ings.

Peoplewillalwaysbegivingyouadvice.Ultimay,though,youhavetomakeyourown(35)

答案

1．B2．C3．C4．A5．D6．B7．C8．A9．B10．D

11．D12．A13．C14．B15．D16．A17．B18．A19．D20．B

21．C22．A23．D24．C25．B

28．familiar

27．putforward28．caution

29．1ivewith30．alternatives31．ignore32．participated

inneedof

focusonlyon35．judg(e)ments

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PartIIListeningComprehensionSectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Nowlet’sbeginwiththeeightshortconversations.1.

Woman:Whenwasthelasttimeyoudustedtheapartment?Man:Whenwasthelasttimemymothercameover?

Question:Whatdoesthemanimply?2.

Woman:HurryupMark,there'sabuscomingnow。

Man:Whyrun?There'llbeanotheronein2or3minutes。Question:Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.

Man:Laura,itseemsthatyouareuptoyourneckinwork,howcomeyou'vebeensobusy?Woman:MsSmithhasaskedforasickleave,andIhavetotakeoverherworkforacoupleofdays。Question:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?

4.

Woman:Washingdishesatthecafeteriaeverydayisreallyboring。Man:Whydon'tyouquitanddelivertheflowerswithme?

Question:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?5.

Woman:Rod,yousaidyou'dtakethispackagetothepostofficeyesterday。Man:Oh,no,itmusthaveslippedmymind。

Question:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?6.

Man:I'mnotsurprisedthatyoudidn'tlikethatmovie.Ifinditreallyscarymyself。Woman:SodidI.Idon'tcaremuchforhorrormoviesasarule。

Question:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

7.

Man:Mylifeexperience lsmethatloveisfilledwithhappinessbutithurtsyoutoo。Woman:Yourwordsremindmeofthesayinghoneyissweetbutthebeestings。

Question:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?8.

Man:HowmanymorechairsshouldIbringinfortheforum,sixorseven?Woman:Bringinallyoucanfind.I'mexpectingatleast20participants。Question:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

Nowyou’llhearthetwolongconversations.ConversationOne

Man:Doyouthinkthere'sdiscriminationagainstwomeninEnglandtoday?

Woman:Certainly,andnotjustineducationandworkeither,inmanyotherfieldsaswell.Thetaxsituationforwomenisveryunfair,forexample。

Man:Arewomenbetteroffinothercountriesthen?

Woman:Itdependsonthecountry.There'scertainlymuchlessdiscriminationinScandinavia,andmaybeinAmerica,too。

Man:DoyouthinkthepositionofEnglishwomenwillimprove?

Woman:Insomewaysitwillofcourse.I'msuremorewomenwillgoouttoworkinthenext20years.Butthewomenhaveamuchgreaterproblemthanthistosolve。

Man:What'sthat?

Women:Theproblemofmen'sattitudes.Wecanearnmoremoneyinthefuture,butI'mnotsurewecanchangemen'attitudes.Yousee,mostmenreallythinkthatwomenareinferior.Maybewearephysicallyweaker,butIdon'tthinkthismeansweareinferior.Thenthere'sanotherproblem。Man:Yes?

Women:Theproblemofwomen'sattitudes.Lotsofwomenareunhappywiththeirpresentsituation,butmostofthemprobablydon'twanttofightforchange.Itcouldbethatthewomen'sliberationmovementhastospendmoretimechangingwomen'sattitudesthanitspendsinchangingmen's。

Man:Onelastquestion,somesupportersofthewoman'sliberationmovementbelievedthatmarriagesshouldbeabolished.Youagree?

Women:No,Idon't.Itcan'thappen.Whatmayandshouldhappenisthatweteachmentospendmoretimelookingafterchildrenandnghousework。

Wherearewomensaidtobelessdiscriminatedagainst?

WhatwillhappeninEnglandin20yearsaccordingtotheconversation?

Whatdoesthewomanthinkthewomen'sliberationmovementshoulddo?

ConversationTwo

Man:Cheers,Shirley

Women:Cheers,Paul.Whatalovelyceforabusinesslunch.IhopeIcanconcentrateinthisheat。

Man:IwillsureyouwillwhenI lyouaboutmyideas。

Woman:Youknow,ImustsayIwaspleasedtohearfromyou,butfromwhatyousaidonthephone,everythingissosudden。

Man:Well,myfather-in-law,whoisalsothemanagingdirectorofJ.R.Motives,hasgivenmetwoweekstoprepareareportonthepossibilityofmovingintotheexportmarket。

Woman:Ah,now,justonethingPaul.Haveyoureallythoughtthewholeideathrough?Man:OfcourseIhave。

Woman:Nowthekeythinginthewholeoperationistogetagoodimportagent,andyousaythebankwillhelp?

Man:I'malmostsureofit。

Woman:Preliminarystudiesareverygood,Paul.Butiftheproductcan'tsell,thenthere'slittleuseinexpandingthefactory。

Man:Yes,Irealizethat,Shirley.Butwehaveaverygoodproduct.Thechiefdesignerhasjustcompletedanewimprovedmodel。

Woman:Iknowyourbikeshaveaverygoodreputationhere,butyouhavetobuildupareputationandmarkitinAfrica。

Man:Yes,ofcourse.Buttheimmediateproblemisthatmyfather-in-lawwantsadetailedreportbynextMonday.Twoweeksisn'tenoughtimetoprepareareport,soIneedyourhelp。Woman:OK,Paul,you'veconvincedme.ImustsayIadmireyourdetermination。

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakece?

Whatdowelearnaboutthemen'sfather-in-law?

Whatdoesthewomanthinkisimportantinthewholeoperation?

Whatdoesthewomanadmireintheman?

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Scientistsknowhowtwinswereborn,nowthough,theyaretryingtoexinhowbeinghalfofthebiologicalpairinfluencesatwin'sidentity.Theywanttoknowwhymanyidenticaltwinsmakesimilarchoicesevenwhentheydon'tleaveneareachother.Forexample,JimSpringerandJimLouisareidenticaltwins.Theywereseparatedwhentheywereonly4monthsold.ThetwoJimsgrewupindifferentfamiliesanddidnotmeetfor39years.Whentheyfinallymet,theydiscoveredsomesurprisingsimilaritiesbetweenthem.Bothmenweremarriedtwice,theirfirstwiveswerenamedLinda,andtheirsecondwiveswerebothnamedBetty.BothtwinsnamedtheirfirstsonsJamesAllen.Scientistswanttoknowwhatinfluencesareality.Theystudypairsofidenticaltwinswhogrewupindifferentsurroundings,likeJimSpringerandJimLouis.Thesetwinshelpscientistsunderstandtheconnectionbetweenenvironmentandbiology.ResearchersattheUniversityofMinnesota,studies350setsofidenticaltwinswhodidnotgrowuptogether.They

discoveredmanysimilaritiesintheiralities.Scientistsbelievedthatalitycharacteristicssuchasfriendliness,shynessandfearsarenotresultofenvironment.Thesecharacteristicsareprobablyinherited.Scientistscontinuetostudyidenticaltwinsbecausetheyareuncertainaboutthemandhavemanyquestions.Forexample,theywanttoknow'cantwinsreallycommunicatewithoutspeaking','canonetwinreallyfeelanothertwin'spain'.Perhapswithmoreresearch,scientistswillfindtheanswers。

Whatarescientiststryingtoexinaccordingtothepassage?

WhatdowelearnaboutthetwinJims?

Whyarescientistsinterestedinstudyingidenticaltwinsraisedindifferentfamilies?

PassageTwo

TodayI'mgoingtotalkabouttents.Camisstilloneofthecheapestwaysofhavingaholiday.Andeachyear,over3millionpeopletakecamvocations,eitherhereinBritainoraboard,mostlyonthecontinent.Obviously,camcan'tbeascomfortableaslivinginapermanenthouse,butmoderntentscanbeverycomfortableindeed,withwindows,bedrooms,kitchensandsittingrooms.ThemostpopulartentsoldinBritainistheframetentwith2bedroomsandsleemodationfor4people.Thereisusuallyanoutertentofwater-proofedfabricandalighter

innertentortentswithabuilt-ingroundsheet.Theoutertentfitsovertheframework.Thisismadeofmetalpoleswhicharefittedtogether.Theinnertentisattachedtothisframe.Generally,theinnertentisabouthalftheareaoftheoutertent.Theotherhalfoftheoutertentisthelivingarea.Thisdoesn'tusuallyhaveagroundsheetbutyoucanbuyonetofit,thoughitcostsextra.Theordinary4bedframetentdoesn'tusuallyhaveaseparatekitchenarea,butthelargeronesoftendo.Youcanbuyakitchenextensionformanytents,andit'sworthbuyingoneifyountostaycaminoneceformorethanafewdays.

Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutcam?

WhatdoesthepassagelusaboutthemostpopulartentsoldinBritain?

Whatdoesthespeakersuggestbuyingifyountostaycaminoneceformorethanafewdays?

PassageThree

Andorra,oneofthesmallestcountriesintheworld,islocatedhighinthemountainsbetweenFranceandSpain.Thecountrycoversonly179square .ThatislessthanhalfthesizeofNewYorkCity.High,rockymountainssurroundAndorra.Untilthe1930s,travelershaddifficultyinreachingthecountry.Upuntilthattime,peopleinAndorralivedinthewaytheyhadlivedforcenturies.MostAndorransworkedasfarmers.Thingsdidnotchangequickly.WhenroadswerebuiltfromFranceandSpaintoAndorrainthe1930s,lifepickedupspeed.Touristbegantovisitthesmallcountry.Thesetouristsbroughtinalotofmoneytospendwhilevisiting.ManypeopleinAndorrafoundnewjobsinshopsorhos.ThesechangeshelpedtokeepyoungpeopleinAndorra.Thereweremanymorejobsthanbeforetheroadswerebuilt.Todaytouristsprovided80to90percentofAndorra's e.Morethanamillionpeoplevisiteachyear.Theycometoviewtheroughmountains.Theyenjoythequietwayoflife.Mostpeoplearealsointerestedintheancientbuildings.Therearemanyshopsfortouriststobrowsein,clothes,watches,winesandotheritemsaresoldatlowpricesinAndorra.Importfeesarelow,sotouristsenjoytheinexpensiveshop.MostofthebusinessesinAndorraareownedbyitscitizens.Therearenotmanyforeignbusinesses.

SomeAndorransstillfarmandraisesheepandcattle.Butmostarenowinvolvedwiththetouristtrade.

Howbigd