2007年6月23日大学英语四级考试试卷

2007年6月23日大学英语四级考试试卷PartⅢListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.W:Didyouwatchthe7o'clockprogramonchannel2yesterdayevening?Iwasabouttowatchitwhensomeonecametoseeme.M:Yeah!Itreportedsomemajorbreakthroughincancerresearch.Peopleover40wouldfindthatprogramworthwatching.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationabouttheTVprogram?12.W:IwonafirstprizeintheNationalWritingContestandIgotthiscameraasanaward.M:It'sagoodcamera!Youcantakeitwhenyoutravel.Ihadnoideayouwereamarvelouswriter.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?13.M:Iwishhadn'tthrownawaythatreadinglist!W:Ithoughyoumightregretit.That'swhyIpickeditupfromthewastepaperbasketandleftitonthedesk.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?14.W:Areyoustillteachingatthejuniorhighschool?M:NotsinceJune.MybrotherandIopenedarestaurantassoonashegotoutofthearmy.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?15.M:Hi,Susan!HaveyoufinishedreadingthebookProfessorJohnsonrecommended?W:Oh,Ihaven'treaditthroughthewayIreadanovel.Ijustreadafewchapterswhichinterestedme.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?16.M:Janemissedtheclassagain,didn'tshe?Iwonderwhy?W:Well,Iknewshehadbeenabsentallweek.SoIcalledherthismorningtoseeifshewassick.Itturnedoutthatherhusbandwasbadlyinjuredinacaraccident.Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJane?17.W:I'msuretheSmiths'newhouseissomewhereonthestreet,butIdon'tknowexactlywhereitis.M:ButI'mtoldit'stwoblocksfromtheiroldhome.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?18.W:I'vebeenwaitingherealmosthalfanhour!Howcomeittookyousolong?M:Sorry,honey!IhadtodrivetwoblocksbeforeIspottedaplacetoparkthecar.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?Nowyou'llheartwolongconversations.ConversationOneM:Hello,Ihaveareservationfortonight.W:Yourname,please.M:Nelson,CharlesNelson.W:Ok,Mr.Nelson.That'saroomforfiveandM:Butexcuseme,youmeanaroomforfivepounds?Ididn'tknowthespecialwassogood.W:No,no,noaccordingtoourrecords,aroomfor5guestswasbookedunderyourname.M:No,noholdon.Youmusthavetwoguestsunderthename.W:Ok,letmecheckthisagain.Oh,hereweare.M:Yeah?W:CharlesNelson,aroomforoneforthe19thM:Wait,wait.It'sfortonight,nottomorrownight.W:Em,Idon'tthinkwehaveanyroomsfortonight.There'saconferencegoingonintownand,let'sseeyeah,norooms.M:Oh,comeon!Youmusthavesomething,anything!W:Well,letletmecheckmycomputerhereAh!M:What?W:Therehasbeenacancellationforthisevening.Ahoneymoonsuiteisnowavailable.M:Great,I'lltakeit.W:But,I'llhavetochargeyou150poundsforthenight.M:What?Ishouldgetadiscountfortheinconvenience!W:Well,thebestIcangiveyouisa10%discountplusaticketforafreecontinentbreakfast.M:Hey,isn'tthebreakfastfreeanyway?W:Well,onlyonweekends.M:Iwanttotalktothemanager.W:Wait,wait,waitMr.Nelson,IthinkIcangiveyouanadditional15%discount.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.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,r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hardasheorsheshould,andsoon.Attheirworst,theymaythreatentotaketheirchildrenoutofcollegeorcutofffunds.Sometimesparentsregardtheirchildrenasextensionsofthemselves,andthinkitonlyrightandnaturalthattheydeterminewhattheirchildrendowiththeirlives.Intheirinvolvementandidentificationwiththeirchildren,theyforgetthateveryoneisdifferentandthateachpersonmustdevelopinhisorherownway.Theyforgetthattheirchildren,whoarenowyoungadults,mustbetheones