2008年1月大学英语四级试题-3听力理解-及注释

启迪广袤思维新兴中华英才夏徛荣英语学习系列·CET4新干线·探索篇·回顾与展望·2008年1月CET4真题PAGE2TheSummercoursegivesyouthebestwishes!Tel:(0871)5518205AGE4版权所有违者必究执信有恒成功有道2008年1月大学英语四级听力PartIIIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,thenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethoughthecentre.11. A)Sheusedtobeinpoorhealth.B)Shedidn’tdowellathighschool.C)Shewaspopularamongboys.D)Shewassomewhatoverweight.12. A)Attheairport.B)Atthehotelreception.C)Inarestaurant.D)Inabookingoffice.13. A)Havingconfidenceinherson.B)Tellinghersonnottoworry.C)Teachinghersonbyherself.D)Askingtheteacherforextrahelp.14. A)Haveashortbreak.B)Taketwoweeksoff.C)Goonvacationwiththeman.D)Continueherworkoutdoors.15. A)Heistakingcareofhistwinbrother.B)HeisworriedaboutRod’shealth.C)Hehasbeeninperfectcondition.D)Hehasbeenfeelingillallweek.16. A)SheboughtanewsetoffurniturefromItalylastmonth.B)Shesoldallherfurniturebeforeshemovedhouse.C)Sheplanstoputallheroldfurnitureinthebasement.D)Shestillkeepssomeoldfurnitureinhernewhouse.17. A)Thewomanforgotlendingthebooktotheman.B)Thewomandoesn’tfindthebookusefulanymore.C)Thewomandoesn’tseemtoknowwhatthebookisabout.D)Thewomanwonderedwhythemandidn’treturnthebook.18. A)Mostoftheman’sfriendsareathletes.B)Themandoesn’tlooklikeasportsman.C)Fewpeoplesharethewoman’sopinion.D)Thewomandoubtstheman’sathleticability.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19. A)Sheisafraidthatshehaslostit.B)Sheisgoingtogetitattheairport.C)Shehaspackeditinoneofherbags.D)Shehasprobablyleftitinataxi.20. A)Itwillcostheralot.B)Itwilllastoneweek.C)Itendsinwinter.D)Itdependsontheweather.21. A)Thereisalotofstufftopack.B)Theremightbeatrafficjam.C)Theplaneistakingoffsoon.D)Thetaxiiswaitingforthem.22. A)Athome.B)Intheman’scar.C)Bythesideofataxi.D)Attheairport.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23. A)Sheisthirstyforpromotion.B)Sheistiredofherpresentwork.C)Shewantsamuchhighersalary.D)Shewantstosavetravelexpenses.24. A)Languageinstructor.B)Environmentalengineer.C)Translator.D)Travelagent.25. A)Devotionandworkefficiency.B)Livelypersonalityandinquiringmind.C)Communicationskillsandteamspirit.D)Shetookoverherfather’spositionwhenhedied.32. A)Katharinehadexertedanimportantinfluenceontheworld.B)Peoplecametoseetheroleofwomeninthebusinessworld.C)AmericanmediawouldbequitedifferentwithoutKatharine.D)KatharineplayedamajorpartinreshapingAmericans’mind.PassageThreeQuestions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.33. A)It’llallowthemtoreceivefreemedicaltreatment.B)It’llpreventthedoctorsfromoverchargingthem.C)It’llenablethemtoenjoythebestmedicalcare.D)It’llprotectthemfrompossiblefinancialcrises.34. A)Theymaynotbeabletoreceivetimelymedicaltreatment.B)Theycanonlyvisitdoctorswhospeaktheirnativelanguages.C)Theyhavetogothroughverycomplicatedapplicationprocedures.D)Theycan’timmediatelygetbackthemoneypaidfortheirmedicalcost.35. A)Theymustsendthereceiptstotheinsurancecompanypromptly.B)Theyhavetopayamuchhigherpricetogetaninsurancepolicy.C)Theyneedn’tpaytheentiremedicalbillatonce.D)Theydon’thavetopayforthemedicalservices.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom36to43withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom44to46youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Moreandmoreoftheworld’spopulationarelivingintownsorcities.Thespeedatwhichcitiesaregrowinginthelessdevelopedcountriesis(36)__________.Between1920and1960bigcitiesindevelopedcountries(37)________twoandahalftimesinsize,butinotherpartsoftheworldthegrowthwaseighttimestheirsize.The(38)__________sizeofgrowthisbadenough,buttherearenowalsovery(39)__________signsoftroubleinthe(40)__________ofpercentagesofpeoplelivingintownsandpercentagesofpeopleworkinginindustry.Duringthenineteenthcenturycitiesgrewasaresultofthegrowthofindustry.InEuropethe(41)__________ofpeoplelivingincitieswasalwayssmallerthanthatofthe(42)__________workinginfactories.Now,however,the(43)__________isalmostalwaystrueinthenewlyindustrialisedworld:(44)__________Withoutabaseofpeopleworkinginindustry,thesecitiescannotpayfortheirgrowth;(45)__________.Therehasbeenlittleopportunitytobuildwatersuppliesorotherfacilities.(46)__________,agrowthinthenumberofhopelessanddespairingparentsandstarvingchildren.2008年1月大学英语四级听力答案及书面材料PartIIISectionA11. D12. B13. A14. A15. C16. D17. A18. B19. C20. B21. D22. A23. B24. C25. DSectionB26. D27. C28. B29. A30. B31. C32. A33. D34. D35. CSectionC36.alarming37.increased38.sheer39.disturbing40.comparison41.proportion42.workforce43.reverse44.Thepercentageofpeoplelivingincitiesismuchhigherthanthepercentageworkinginindustry.45.Thereisnotenoughmoneytobuildadequatehousesforthepeoplethatlivethere,letalonethenewarrivals.46.Sothefiguresforthegrowthoftownsandcitiesrepresentproportionalgrowthofunemploymentandunderemployment【书面材料】SectionA11.W:IranintoSallytheotherday.Icouldhardlyrecognizeher.Doyourememberherfromhighschool?

M:Yeah,shewasalittleoutofshapebackthen.Well,hasshelostalotofweight?

Q:WhatdoesthemanrememberofSally?【注释】12.W:Wedon’tseemtohaveareservationforyou,sir.I’msorry.M:Butmysecretarysaidthatshehadreservedaroomformehere.IphonedherfromtheairportthismorningjustbeforeIgotonboardtheplane.Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?【注释】13.W:Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace?M:IfPaulweremyson,I’djustnotworry.Nowthathisteacherisgivinghimextrahelpandhe'sworkinghardhimself,he’ssuretodowellinthenextexam.Q:What’stheman’ssuggestiontothewoman?【注释】14.M:You’vehadyourhandsfullandhavebeenoverworkedduringthelasttwoweeks.Ithinkyoureallyneedtogooutandgetsomefreshairandsunshine.W:Youareright.That’sjustwhatI’mthinkingabout.Q:Whatisthewomanmostprobablygoingtodo?【注释】15.W:Hello,John.Howareyoufeelingnow?Ihearyou’vebeenill.M:TheymusthaveconfusedmewithmytwinbrotherRods.He’sbeensickallweek,butI’veneverfeltbetterinmylife.Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?【注释】16.M:Didyoureallygiveawayallyourfurniturewhenyoumovedintothenewhouselastmonth?

W:Justtheuselesspieces,asI’mplanningtopurchaseanewsetfromItalyforthesittingroomonly.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?【注释】17.M:I’vebroughtbackyourOxfordCompaniontoEnglishLiterature.Ithoughtyoumightuseitforyourpaper.Sorrynottohavereturneditearlier.W:Iwaswonderingwherethatbookwas.Q:Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?【注释】18.W:Totellthetruth,Tony,itneveroccurstomethatyouareanathlete.

M:Oh,really?Mostpeoplewhomeetme,includingsomefriendsofmine,don’tthinksoeither.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?【注释】18. M:Thetaxidrivermusthavebeenspeeding.W:Well,notreally.Hecrashedintothetreebecausehewastryingnottohitaboxthathadfallenoffthetruckaheadofhim.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthetaxidriver?【注释】Conversation1Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.M:Mary,Ihopeyou'repackedandreadytoleave.

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!You'retakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.

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.Questions19-22arebasedontheconversatoinyouhavejustheard.Q19:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpassport?

Q20:Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’strip?

Q21:Whydoesthemanurgethewomantohurry?

Q22:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?【注释】Conversation2Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.W:Oh,I’mfedupwithmyjob.

M:Hey,there'saperfectjobforyouinthepapertoday.Youmightbeinterested.

W:Oh,whatisit?Whatdotheywant?

M:Waitaminute.Uh,hereitis.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyisrecruitingtranslators.

W:TheEuropeanSpaceAgency?

M:Well,that’swhatitsays.TheyneedanEnglishtranslatortoworkfromFrenchorGerman.W:SotheyneedadegreeinFrenchorGerman,Isuppose.Well,I’vegotthat.What’smore,Ihaveplentyofexperience.Whatelsearetheyaskingfor?M:Justthat.Auniversitydegreeandthreeorfouryearsofexperienceasatranslatorinaprofessionalenvironment.Theyalsosaythepersonshouldhavealivelyandinquiringmind,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?【注释】SectionsBPassageoneWhencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.Sometimes,however,acouplecannothaveachildoftheirown.Inthiscase,theymaydecidetoadoptachild.Infact,adoptionisverycommontoday.Thereareabout60thousandadoptionseachyearintheUnitedStatesalone.Somepeopleprefertoadoptinfants,othersadoptolderchildren,somecouplesadoptchildrenfromtheirowncountries,othersadoptchildrenfromforeigncountries.Inanycase,theyalladoptchildrenforthesamereasontheycareaboutchildrenandwanttogivetheiradoptedchildahappylife.Mostadoptedchildrenknowthattheyareadopted.Psychologistsandchild-careexpertsgenerallythinkthisisagoodidea.However,manyadoptedchildrenoradopteeshaveverylittleinformationabouttheirbiologicalparents.Asamatteroffact,itisoftenverydifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparentsbecausethebirthrecordsofmostadopteesareusuallysealed.Theinformationissecretsonoonecanseeit.Naturally,adoptedchildrenhavedifferentfeelingsabouttheirbirthparents.Manyadopteeswanttosearchforthem,butothersdonot.Thedecisiontosearchforbirthparentsisadifficultonetomake.Mostadopteeshavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirbiologicalparents.Eventhoughadopteesdonotknowabouttheirnaturalparents,theydoknowthattheiradoptedparentswantthem,lovethemandwillcareforthem.Questions26-29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

26.Accordingtothespeaker,whydosomecouplesadoptchildren?

27.Whyisitdifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparents?

28.Whydomanyadopteesfindithardtomakethedecisiontosearchfortheirbirthparents?

29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?【注释】PassageTwoKatherineGramgraduatedfromUniversityofChicagoin1938andgotajobasanewsreporterinSanFrancisco.Katherine’sfatherusedtobeasuccessfulinvestmentbanker.In1933,heboughtafailingnewspaper,theWashingtonPost.ThenKatherinereturnedtoWashingtonandgotajob,editinglettersinherfather’snewspaper.ShemarriedPhilipGram,whotookoverhisfather-in-law’spositionshortlyafterandbecamepublisheroftheWashingtonPost.Butformanyyears,herhusbandsufferedfrommentalillnessandhekilledhimselfin1963.Afterherhusband’sdeath,Katherineoperatedthenewspaper.Inthe1970s,thenewspaperbecamefamousaroundtheworldandKatherinewasalsorecognizedasanimportantleaderinnewspaperpublishing.ShewasthefirstwomantoheadamajorAmericanpublishingcompany,theWashingtonPostcompany.Inafewyears,shesuccessfullyexpandedthecompanytoincludenewspaper,magazine,broadcastandcablecompanies.Shediedofheadinjuriesafterafallwhenshewas84.Morethan3thousandpeopleattendedherfuneralincludingmanygovernmentandbusinessleaders.HerfriendssaidshewouldberememberedasawomanwhohadanimportantinfluenceoneventsintheUnitedStatesandtheworld.Katherineoncewrote,“Theworldwithoutnewspaperswouldnotbethesamekindofworld”.Afterherdeath,theemployeesoftheWashingtonPostwrote,“TheworldwithoutKatherinewouldnotbethesameatall.”Questions30-32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutKatherine’sfather?

31.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutKatherineGram?

32.WhatdoesthecommentbyemployeesoftheWashingtonPostsuggest?【注释】PassageThreeObtaininggoodhealthinsuranceisarealnecessitywhileyouarestudyingoverseas.Itprotectsyoufromminorandmajormedicalexpensesthatcanwipeoutnotonlyyoursavingsbutyourdreamsofaneducationabroad.Thereareoftentwodifferenttypesofhealthinsuranceyoucanconsiderbuying,internationaltravelinsuranceandstudentinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillbegoing.Aninternationaltravelinsurancepolicyisusuallypurchasedinyourhomecountrybeforeyougoabroad.Itgenerallycoversawidevarietyofmedicalservicesandyouareoftengivenalistofdoctorsintheareawhereyouwilltravelwhomayevenspeakyournativelanguage.Thedrawbackmightbethatyoumaynotgetyourmoneybackimmediately,inotherwords,youmayhavetopayallyoumedicalexpensesandthenlatersubmityourreceiptstotheinsurancecompany.Ontheotherhand,gettingstudentheathinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillstudymightallowyoutoonlypayacertainpercentageofthemedicalcostatthetimeofserviceandthusyoudon’thavetohavesufficientcashtopaytheentirebillatonce.Whateveryoudecide,obtainingsomeformofhealthin