历年英语专四听力真题答案和原文

2023年专四听力答案PARTI DICTATIONWhatWeKnowAboutLanguageManythingsaboutlanguageareamysteryandwillremainso./However,wenowdoknowsomethingaboutit./First,weknowthatallhumanbeingshavealanguageofsomesort./Nohumanraceanywhereonearthissobackward/thatithasnolanguageofitsownatall./Second,thereisnosuchthingasaprimitivelanguage./Therearemanypeoplewhoseculturesareundeveloped,/butthelanguagestheyspeakarebynomeansprimitive./Inallthelanguagesexistingintheworldtoday,/therearecomplexitiesthatmusthavebeendevelopedforyears./Third,weknowthatalllanguagesareperfectlyadequate./Eachisaperfectmeansofexpressingitsculture./Andfinally,weknowthatlanguagechangesovertime,/whichisnaturalandnormalifalanguageistosurvive./Thelanguagewhichremainsunchangedisnothingbutdead.PARTⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTIONA CONVERSATIONSQuestions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.M:Jill,haveyouregisteredwiththenextsemester?W:Notyet,there”sstillsomethingthatI”mnotsure.DoyouknowifProfessorSmith”seconomics102isstillavailabletoallundergraduatestudents?M:No,Idon”tthinkso.LastsemesterItriedtoregisterinthatcoursebutalltheotherpeopletoldmenotto.W:Whynot?M:TheysaidthatmylackofknowledgeinhighermathematicsmightbeanobstacleinunderstandingProfessorSmith”stheory.W:Really?M:(I)JacktqldmethatProfessorSmithusuallyuseslotsofformulasinsideclass.Soyou”dbettermakesurethatyouareextremelyfamiliarwiththeseformulasifyouareseriouslyconsideringtakinghiscourse.W:WhatashameI(2)MyfriendsalltoldmethatProfessorSmithhaslotsoforiginalideasandhereallycanstimulatestudentstothink.ButIdon”tthinkIhavethemathematicalskillstokeepupwiththeothers.M:lfyouwanttotakethecoursesomuch,whydon”tyouregisterinacourseinhighermathematicsfirst?W.ButI”mafraidthatIwillmissProfessorSmith”scoursewhenIfinishthemathematicscourse.M:Hey,IheardthatProfessorSmithwouldgivethesamecourseinthesemesterthatstartsnextfall.(3)Whydon”tyoutakeayear”shighermathematicsandregisterineconomics102thenextfall?W:Thatsoundsagoodidea.I.[B]推断题。依据””TheysaidthatmylackofknowledgeinhighermathematicsmightbeanobstacleinunderstandingProfessorSmith”stheory.教授的理论，所以学习经济学需要有高等数学学问，因而[B]项伟正确答案。[D]细节题。文中提到””MyfriendsalltoldmethatProfessorSmithhaslotsoforiginalideasandhereallystimulatestudentstothink.”由此可知，史密斯教授有很很多颖的观点，斌且original意为项中s]项为正确答案。[B]细节题。文中提到””Whydon”tyoutakeayear”shighermathematicsandregisterineconomics102thenextfall?”由此可知，他建议今年学习高等数学，明年秋天学习经济学，因而[B]项为正确答案。Questions4to6arebasedonthefollowingconversation.M;Doyouwanttogotoabiguniversityorasmallone?W:(4)1thinkI”drathergotoasmalluniversity,sotheclasseswouldn”tbesolarge.M:Doyouwanttogooutofthestateorstayhere?W:lwanttostayinthestate,soIwillbeclosetohome.M:Itsurewouldbenicetobecloseenoughtocomehomeonweekendswhenyouwantto.Howaboutapublicorprivateuniversity?W:Well,(6)Iliketheatmosphereofaprivatechurch-ownedschool.Thestudentsaremoreseriousaboutschool,andtherearen”talotofparties.M:Yes,butprivateuniversitiesaresoexpensive.Howareyougoingtopayforit?W:(5)I”veappliedforamusicscholarship,andmyparentswillbeabletohelppayforsomeoftheexpenses.Whataboutyou?Whatareyougoingtodoaftergraduation?M:I”mgoingtoOregonStateUniversity.W:0h,lknowalotofkidswho”vegonethereandreallylikeit.Whydoyouchooseit?M;Well,alotofmyfriendsaregoingthere,andtheschoolhasagoodteacherpreparationprogram.I”vealwayswantedtobeateacher.I”mreallyexcitedaboutthelifeatcollege.W:Well,goodluck.M:Youtoo.Seeyoulater.]drooal,oesteo有此可知，她情愿去规模小的大学，由于班级的人数不会太多，因此[B]项为正确答案。[D]I”veappliedforamusicscholarship,andmyparentswillbeabletohelppayforsomeoftheexpenses.”由此可知，她已申请了奖学金，并且她的父母可以帮助她支付局部学费，因而[D]项为正确答案。[C]细节题。文中提到“Iliketheatmosphereofaprivatechurch-ownedschool…，andtherearen”talotofparties.[C]项的表达错误，为正确答案。由“...aprivatechurch-ownedschool.Thestudentsaremoreseriousaboutschool...”可知,私立教堂学校的学生更加认真,由于[A]项的表达正确;由“butprivateuniversitiesaresoexpensive.”可知,私立大学学费昂贵,因此[B]项的表达正确;由“Well,Iliketheatmosphereofaprivatechurch-ownedschool.”可知,她宠爱私立教会学校的气氛,因而[D]项的表达正确。Questions7to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W:Gosh!Fred,anothercupofcoffee?That”syourthirdsincelunch,M:Yeah.Well,(7)Istayedupallnightworkingformyhistoryexam.Icouldn”tkeepmyeyesopeninmylastclass.I”mhavingthiscoffeesoIcanstayawakethisafternoon.W:Don”tyouknowthatdrinkingtoomuchcoffeeisharmful?M:Whatdoyoumeanbyharmful?W:Well,foronethingitmaycauseheartdisease.M:Nah.(8)Mostoftheresearchaboutthelinkbetweencoffeeandtheheartdiseaseisinconclusive.W:Butcoffeehascaffeinewhichisaddictive.M:lcan”tbecomeaddictedtocaffeinelikeotherdrugs.W:Yes,youcan.Don”tyouknowthatpeoplewhoaredeprivedofcaffeinesufferfromdrawsymptoms,esp.headaches.M:0necureforheadaches,oddlyenough,iscaffeine.Haven”tyouevernoticedthatmanyover-the-counterheadacheremediesusecaffeineasoneoftheiringredients?Besides,coffeehelpsmeworkfaster.W:(9)Studieshaveshownthatcoffeemakesyouworkfasterbutnotnecessarilybetter.Youmayfinishyourexaminashorterperiodoftimebutyouwon”thavefewererrors.M:Youknowthatsodayouaredrinkinghascaffeineinittoo.W:But12ouncesofsodahasonlyhalfthecaffeineofa5ouncescupofcoffee.Andacupofteahaslessthanthat.M:ButIlikethetasteofcoffee.[C]细节题。文中提到“Istayedupallnightworkingformyhistoryexam.Icouldn”tkeepmyeyesopeninmylastclass.”可知他熬夜复习历史，所以现在太累，因此[C]项为正确答案。[B]细节题。文中提到“Mostoftheresearchaboutthelinkbetweencoffeeandtheheartes为正确答案。另外，由“But12ouncesofsodahasonlyhalfthecaffeineofa5ouncescupofcoffee.”可知[C]项错误；由“Studieshaveshownthatcoffeemakesyouworkfasterbutnotnecessarilybetter.”可知[D]项错误。SECTIONB PASSAGESQuestionsIIto13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.EverywhereweseeAmericansrunning.Theyrunforeveryreasonanybodycouldthinkof.Theyrunforhealth,forbeauty,toloseweight,tofeelfitandbecauseit”sthethingtheylovetodo.Everyyear,forexample,thousandsuponthousandsofpeopleruninonerace,theBostonMarathon,thebestknownlongdistanceraceintheUnitedStates,Inrecentyears,therehavebeennearly5000officialcompetitorsandittakesthreewholeminutesforthecrowdofrunnersjusttocrossthestartingline.YoumayhaveheardthestoryoftheGreekrunnerPheidippides.HeranfromMarathontoAthenstodeliverthenewsofthegreatvictory2500yearsago.(II)Nooneknowshowlongittookhimtorunthedistance.Butthestorytellsusthathediedoftheeffort.TodaynoonewilldieinaMarathonrace.Buttheeffortisstillenormous.Someonedoescomeinfirstinthistiringfootrace.Butatthefinishlineweseewhatthisraceisabout:notbeingfirstbutfinishing.(12)Therealvictoryisnotoverone”sfellowrunnersbutoverone”sownbody.It”savictoryofwillpoweroverfatigue.(13)lntheBostonMarathoneachpersonwhocrossesthatfinishlineisawinner.[B]Nooneknowshowlongittookhimtorunthedistance.Butthestorytellsusthathediedoftheeffort.”由此可知，由于长途跑步，他劳累致死，因而[B]项为正确答案。[C]细节题。文中提到“Therealvictoryisnotoverone”sfellowrunnersbutoverone”sownbody.It”savictoryofwillpoweroverfatigue.自我，这是以坚强毅力战胜疲乏的成功。这里是坚强毅力的成功，而非[D]项所说的是人的体能上的成功，因而[C]项为正确答案。[D]细节题.。文中最终一句提到“lntheBostonMarathoneachpersonwhocrossesthatfinishlineisawinner.[D]为正确答案。Questions14to16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguagewouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.(14)Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1900theworld”suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50kilogramsofpaperforeachper-sonayear.(15)CountriesliketheUnitedStates.EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.(16)InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofawaterplant.Europeansusedparchment,acertainkindofpaper,formanyhundredsofyears.Itwasverystrongandmadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals:WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistoryfromrecordsthatwerekeptonit.[A]细节题。文中提到“Theinventionofpapermeantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Togetherwiththeprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.[B][C]项和[D]项的表达均正确，[A]项内容并未提及，由于[A]项为正确答案。[B]细节题。文中提到“CountriesliketheUnitedStates.EnglandandSwedenusemorepaperthanothercountries.”由此可知，美国和瑞典这样的国家使用纸的数量更多，因而[B]项为正确答案。[A]细节题。文中提到“InEgyptandtheWest,paperwasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.”由此可知，在埃及和西方国家，到1400年纸才被广泛使用，因而[A]项为正确答案。Questions17to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.SciencefictionwritershaveoftenimaginedhumansgoingtoliveonMars.Butthesedays,scientistsaretakingtheideaseriously.Ithasagreatdealtorecommendit,(17)sinceitmightsolvetheproblemofovercrowdingontheearth.Butobviously,itwouldnotbeworthmakingtheeffortunlesspeoplecouldlivetherenaturally.(18)Iftheatmospherewerelikethatoftheearth,thismightbepossible.Apartfromthat,thereareotherproblemstobeovercome.Forexample,thetemperaturewouldhavetoberaisedfrom6degreesbelowzeroto15degreesaboveit.ScientistswhostudyMarshavelaiddowntheprogramthattheycanfollow.Tobeginwith,theywillhavetofindoutwhetherlifehaseverexistedontheplanetofMarsinthepast.Secondly,theywillhavetomakeareliablemapofitssurface.Andfinally,theywillhavetomakealistofthegases.(19)Aboveall,theywillhavetodiscoverhowmuchnitrogenitpossesses.Sincenitrogenisfourfifthsoftheairwebreathe,theyaresurprisinglyoptimisticaboutraisingthetemperatureonMarsandbelieveitcouldbedoneinonehundredyears.Itwilltakeabitlonger,though,totransformtheatmospheresothathumanbeingscouldlivethere.(20)Scientistsestimatethiswilltakeonehundredthousandyears.[A]推断题。依据“...sinceitmightsolvetheproblemofovercrowdingontheearth.But,tdtehgetsedee.

可知，感兴趣的问题，因而[A]项为正确答案。[D]Iftheatmospherewerelikethatoftheearth,thismightbepossible.细节题。文中提到“Iftheatmospherewerelikethatoftheearth,thismightbepossible.”由此可知假设火星的大气与地球的大气相像，人们就可能移居，因而[D]项为正确答案。[D]Aboveall,theywillhavetodiscoverhowmuchnitrogenitpossesses.Sincenitrogenisfourfifthsoftheairwebreathe,..4/5，是大气的主要成分，所以科学家要考察火星的氮气含量，因而[D]项为正确答案。[C]细节题。文中提到“Scientistsestimatethiswilltakeonehundredthousandyears”由100000后人类将能在火星上居住，因而[C]项为正确答案。SECTIONC NEWSBROADCASTNewsItemINATOandRussiaarereportingsomeprogressineffortstofinalizeachartergoverningtheirpost-ColdWarrelationship.(21)Buttheystressedmoreworkmustbedonetosettletheirdifferencesinmilitaryandpoliticalissues.AfifthroundoftalksbetweentheRussianForeignMinisterandNATOSecretaryGeneralendedTuesdayinLuxembourg.[B]细节题。依据“Buttheystressedmoreworkmustbedonetosettletheirdifferencesinmilitaryandpoliticalissues.”就可以直接选出答案。NewsItem2(22)ABoeing727aircraftwithfifty-onepassengersandtencrewonboardhascrashedintoamountainsidejustoutsidetheColumbiancapitalBogota.Policeandrescueworkerssaideveryonewaskilledwhentheplaneexploded,scatteringwreckageoverawidearea.(23)Thecrashhappenedshortlyaftertake-offwhentheplanewasunabletogainenoughheighttoclearthemountains.TheaircraftbelongedtoEcuadorairlinebutithadbeencharteredbyAirFrancefortheroutefromBogotatotheEcuadoriancapitalQuito.[A]fifty-onepassengersandtencrewonboardhascrashedintoamountainsidejustoutsidetheColumbiancapitalBogota.61。[B]细节题。依据“Thecrashhappenedshortlyaftertake-off...”可知分级是在起飞后不久坠毁的。NewsItem3TheUShasdesignatedthirtyinternationalgroupsasterroristorganizations,barringthemfromreceivingmoney,weaponsorothersupportfromUScitizens.(24)ThenewterroristlistincludesaPalestiniangroupHamas,thepro-IranianHezbollah,Cambodia”sKhmerRouge,theBasqueseparatistgroupETA,SriLanka”sTamilTigers,andthePeruvian-basedShiningPath,andTupacAmaruRevolutionaryMovement.ThelistdoesnotincludetheIrishRepublicanArmy,orthePalestinianLiberationOi-sanization.(25)USSecretaryofState,MadelynAllbrightsaystheaffectedgroupswillhavetheirUSvisasrevokedandUSfinancialassetsfrozen.[C]细节题。闻说“Thenewterroristlist...doesnotincludetheIrishRepublicanArmy”即恐惊名单不包括爱尔兰共和军和巴勒斯坦解放组织。[A]USSecretaryofState,MadelynAllbrightsaystheaffectedgroupswillhavetheirUSvisasrevoked...”就可推断出恐惊组织名单上全部人的签证将被取消,他们也就无法合法进入美国。NewsItem4(26)IsraeliprosecutorsarereviewingchargesagainstPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahuafterIsraelipolicecalledforhisindictment.JusticeMinistryofficialssaytheyhopethedecisiononwhethertobringchargesagainsttheIsraelileaderwillbeannouncedSunday.ThecasestemmedfromtheappointmentofRunnyBarongasIsrael”sAttorneyGeneral.CriticschargetheappointmentwaspartofaconspiracytoendthetrialofaNetanyahupoliticalally.[B]细节题。依据“IsraeliprosecutorsarereviewingchargesagainstPrimeMinisterBenjamin...”可知[B]项为正确答案。NewsItem5(27)Thecombinedleft-wingoppositioninFrancehasdefeatedPresidentJacquesChirac”srulingConservativecoalitioninthefirstroundofthecountry”sparliamentaryelections.ProjectionsbyFrenchtelevisiongivetheSocialist-ledopposition40%ofthevote;andMr.Chirac”scenter-rightcoalition37%.(28)Iftheleftsecuresamajorityofseatsinparliament,so -cialistleaderLionelJospinwilllikelybecomePrimeMinisterinapowersharinghisarrangementwithPresidentChirac.[B]细节题。只要听到“Thecombinedleft-wingoppositioninFrancehasdefeated”就可以知道是左翼反对派取得了成功。[C]细节题。依据“Iftheleftsecures...withPresidentChirac.”就可以直接选出答案。NewsItem6(29)TheU