2009英语专四听力真题及答案

2009英语专四听力真题及答案PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONInSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.SECTIONACONVERSATIONSInthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.1.Markisunhappybecauseof_______.A.hisChemistryhomeworkB.agirlinhisclassC.Linda’swordsD.Fridaynight'sparty参考答案：BTIP：对话中Mark提到Iamalreadyfedup,Linda.It'sJane.可见他是为了一个女孩子而烦恼。下文Well,thethingisthatIjustdon'tknowhowtomakehernoticeme.提示他的问题在于不知如何吸引那个女孩的注意力，故选B。2.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?A.LindaisJane’sfriend.B.MarkisJane’sboyfriend.C.JohnisJane'sboyfriend.D.MarkandJohnaregoodfriends.参考答案：CTIP：根据对话结尾处Justanothersmallproblem.John'sherboyfriend.可知正确答案是C。3.DidMarkeventuallytakeLinda’sadvice?A.No.B.Partly.C.Completely.D.Notmentioned.参考答案：ATIP：问题是Mark是否接受了Linda的建议，根据对话中内容可知，Linda让Mark辅导Jane做化学作业，但是Jane的化学比Mark还好；Linda又让Mark邀请Jane去John的舞会，但问题是，John是Jane的男朋友。可见Mark无法采纳Linda的建议。SCRIPT:W:Hi,Mark,howareyou?M:Actually,Iamalreadyfedup,Linda.It’sJane.W:Jane?Who’sJane?M:Oh,nobodyreally.Justamoststunninglyattractivegirlinmyyearatschool.W:Oh,isthatall?Sowhat’stheproblem?M:Well,thethingisthatIjustdon’tknowhowtomakehernoticeme.Or…W:Waitaminute.I’vegotabrilliantidea.Whydon’tyoutrytalkingtoher?M:ButIwouldn’tknowwhattosay.I…W:Look.Sheisinyourchemistryclass,isn’tshe?Youaregoodatchemistry.Youcouldoffertohelpherwithherchemistryhomework.Howaboutthat?M:Notbad.Justoneproblem.W:What?M:Sheisbetterthanmeatchemistry.W:Ok,then.Well,thereisthatpartyatJohn’sonFridaynight.Youcouldinviteher.M:Justanothersmallproblem.John’sherboyfriend.Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.4.Aboutthescratchontheproduct,theshopassistantthinksthat_______.A.thecustomermadeithimselfB.therewasdefinitelynotonethenC.thecustomershouldhavecheckedD.thecustomerwasmakingtrouble参考答案：CTIP：根据原文butit'sreallyyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuythem可见售货员认为顾客应当在购买时自己检查货品。5.Thecustomerwas______whentoldhemightnothaveworntheheadphonesproperly.A.annoyedB.surprisedC.indifferentD.worried参考答案：ATIP：根据原文Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.及说话者的语气，可见此处的Thankyouverymuch.为反语，由此可知该顾客十分生气。6.Howmanycomplaintsdidthecustomermakeabouttheproductaltogether?A.Five.B.Four.C.Three.D.Two.参考答案：DTIP：综合全文，该顾客总共提出两个问题：一为产品外观上的刮痕（firstofall,thereisthislargescratchacrossthefrontofit）；另一为耳机漏音问题（Butpeoplecanhearit,andit'sreallyembarrassingonthebusandunderground.）7.Theshopcouldexchangetheproductifthecustomer_______.A.makesnomorecomplaintsB.canproducethereceiptC.isstillunhappywithitD.bringsitbackwithinaweek参考答案：BTIP：在对话结尾处，售货员提出“Isupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodel,ifyoureallyaren'thappywithit.”“Well,ifIcouldjusthavethereceipt.”可见如果有发票，即可更换产品。此处选项中的produce不表示“生产”，而是指“拿出或出示某事物（以供检验或使用）”。SCRIPT:W:CanIhelpyou?M:Yes.Yousee,I’veboughtthispersonalstereoatyourshopthreedaysago.AndI’mafraidithasn’treallymatcheduptowhatIwastoldabout.W:Isee,whatexactlyisthematter?M:Well,firstofall,thereisthislargescratchacrossthefrontofit.W:Butyoushouldhavenoticedthatwhenyouboughtit.M:Butitwasintheboxandallsealedup.W:Well.I’msorry,butit’sreallyyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuythem.Howarewetoknowthatitwasn’tyouwhomadethescratch?M:Butthat’sridiculous.Anyway,it’snotthemostimportantthing.I’mreallynothappyaboutthisotherthing.W:Andwhatisthat?M:Look.Itsaysherethatthenoisefromitshouldbeundetectablebyotherpeople.W:Yes,that’sright.M:Butpeoplecanhearit,andit’sreallyembarrassingonthebusandunderground.W:Well,I’msorry,butitmustbethewayyouarewearingtheheadphones.M:Look.Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.ButwhatIwanttoknowiswhatyouaregoingtodoaboutitatall?W:Well,Isupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodel,ifyoureallyaren’thappywithit.M:No,Icertainlyamnot.W:Well,ifIcouldjusthavethereceipt.M:Oh,yes.Well,thereisaslightproblemaboutthereceipt.Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.8.JoeSmithtelephonedVictoriafor_______.A.themenuB.theplaceC.thereceptionD.thecampaign参考答案：CTIP：根据对话开始时Smith所说的Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek.Wearehavingasmallreception.可见他打电话的目的在于请Victoria为他们的招待会提供服务。9.Whenwillthelunchbeheld?A.Fridaynextweek.B.Thursdaynextweek.C.April30th.D.Thisweek.参考答案：ATIP：当Victoria问及确切时间时，Smith的回答是April21st,that'sThursday.Oh,sorry,no.ItshouldbeFriday.结合上文提到的Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek，可推断出答案为A。10.AllthefollowinginformationisnewtoVictoriaEXCEPT_______.A.howmanypeopletoattenditB.whytoholditC.wheretoholditD.whattocook参考答案：DTIP：问题问的是Victoria早已知道的信息是什么，根据文中提供信息Youdidsomethingsimilarforuslastyear.We'dbehappytohavethesamemenuagain.此处相同的菜单，即指相同的食物，故选D。SCRIPT:W:Hello,HappyTimeCateringService,Victoriaspeaking.HowcanIhelpyou?M:Hello,Victoria.ThisisJoeSmithfromCountryHolidays.Iwonderedifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek.Wearehavingasmallreception.It’stolaunchoursummerholidayadvertisingcampaign.Willyoubefree?W:Whenexactlyisit?Mr.Smith?M:April21st,that’sThursday.Oh,sorry,no.ItshouldbeFriday.W:Oh,yesIcandothat.Wherewillyoubeholdingit?M:Wethoughtwe’dhavethatatheadofficeandusetheconferenceroom,becausethereisenoughroomforeveryonethere.W:Ok.Whatsortofthingswouldyoulike?M:JustalightlunchIthink,sothatpeoplecaneatwhiletheymovearoundandtalktoeachother.Youdidsomethingsimilarforuslastyear.We’dbehappytohavethesamemenuagain.W:Right.I’lllookatmydiaryandseewhatyouhadlasttime.Oh,InearlyforgottoaskyouhowmanyshouldIcaterfor?M:Well,Ithinkmostpeoplewillbeabletocome,perhapsaround30.No,let’ssay35,tobesure.W:Right,thankyouforgettingintouch,Mr.Smith.I’llsendyouconfirmationofthearrangementsbytheendofthisweek.M:Ok.SECTIONBPASSAGESInthissection,youwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.11.PeoplechooseLondonforpost-Christmasshoppingbecause_______.A.shopsopenearlyinthemorningB.shopsstayopenforlongerhoursC.theycanbuyreallycheapthingsD.theycanshopwiththeirfriends参考答案：CTIP：文中提到在伦敦youcancertainlypickupsomeamazingbargains。“bargains”是指减价商品或者便宜货，故答案选择C。12.Welearnfromthepassagethat_______.A.peopleareverykeenonsalesB.post-Christmassalesstartat3:30amC.post-ChristmassaleslastforadayD.salesincludeonlyafewitems参考答案：ATIP：文中提到为了抢先买到特价商品Somepeopleevencampedoutsidetheshopstobethefirstintheline.足见他们对于圣诞之后的商品抢购十分热衷，故答案选择A。13.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A.SomepeoplebuyChristmaspresentsinthesales.B.Somepeopleshoponlineduringthesales.C.SomepeoplebuypresentsfornextChristmas.D.Onlineretailersofferbetterpost-Christmassales.参考答案：BTIP：关于网上购物，文中提到由于自身优势onlineretailersarealsogettinginontheactwithJanuarysalesoftheirown。“getin”在此是“胜出”的意思，因此D选项表述正确。而购物者本身的网上购物的行为文中并未阐述，所以应该选择B。SCRIPT:Forshopaholics,thepost-Christmasperiodmeansonlyonething—sales.Acrossthecountry,pricesareslashedonclothing,electronics,homefurnishingsandmore.ButLondonistheplaceforseriousshopping,andyoucancertainlypickupsomeamazingbargains.ThesalesstartonBoxingDay,26thDecemberandcontinueforthemonthofJanuary,butthekeenestbargainhuntersgetthereearlytobefirstthroughthedoors.InOxfordStreet,queuesformedoutsideshopsaheadofpredawnopeningsforthestartofthesales.AtBrentcrossinnorthLondon,morethan1,000peoplewerequeuingat3:30a.m.forthenextclothingstoresalewhichbeganat4a.m.Somepeopleevencampedoutsidetheshopstobethefirstintheline.SomepeoplearetakingtheirfriendsshoppingwiththemandbuyingtheirChristmaspresentsinthesales—apracticalbutanunromanticwayofmakingsureyougetthegiftyoureallywant.Foralessexcitingbutlessstressfulshoppingexperience,onlineretailersarealsogettinginontheactwithJanuarysalesoftheirown.ThemostorganizedofallarethosewhoarealreadydoingtheirpresentshoppingforthenextChristmasintheJanuarysales.Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.14.Ballroomdancingusedtobeassociatedwith_______.A.TVshowsB.oldpeopleC.celebritiesD.professionaldancers参考答案：BTIP：本题的答案在第一句中有明确的提及。Ballroomdancingusedtobeseenassomethingratherunfashionablethatoldpeoplemightdo.所以答案选择B。15.Accordingtothepassage,recentpopularityofballroomdancingistheresultof_______.A.theparticipationofcelebritiesB.thedesigningofcolourfulcostumesC.thebenefitsitbringsD.aTVprogramme参考答案：DTIP：文中提到交谊舞的广受欢迎要thankstoarealityTVshow，故应选D。16.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttheTVshow?A.Performershavetobeformallydressedontheshow.B.Eachprofessionaldancerdanceswithacelebrity.C.Peopleontheshowperformadifferentdanceeveryweek.D.Theshowrunsforaboutfourmonths.参考答案：ATIP：文中并未提到表演者要穿正式服装上场，其余三项都有提到。如D选项在文中的表述是：whichairsfromSeptemberrightuptoChristmas。17.Accordingtothepassage,theTVshowhasthegreatestimpacton_______.A.oldpeopleB.middle-agedpeopleC.kidsandyoungpeopleD.alloftheabove参考答案：DTIP：随着交谊舞的普及，它的影响层面在不断的扩大Lotsofchildrenandyoungpeopleintheirtwentiesarekeentolearn。所以选择D。SCRIPT:Ballroomdancingusedtobeseenassomethingratherunfashionablethatoldpeoplemightdo.Forthepastfiveyears,though,thepopularityofballroomdancinghassoared,thankstoarealityTVshow.StrictlyComeDancingisoneofthebigTVshows.MillionsofpeopletuneineverySaturdaynighttowatchtheshow,whichairsfromSeptemberrightuptoChristmas.Intheshow,anumberofprofessionalballroomdancerseachdanceswithacelebrity.EveryweektheyhavetolearnadifferentballroomdanceandperformitliveonTVonSaturdaynight.Theshowdemonstrateshowglamorousballroomdancingis.Thecelebritiesgettowearcolorfuldressesandsuitstodanceanditlookslikealotoffun.TheTVprogrammealsoshowswhatgoodexercisesitcanbetoballroomdanceandwhathardworkisinvolvedinlearningthedancesandperformingthemproperly.Danceschoolsaroundthecountryhaveseenaboostinthenumberofpeoplewantingtolearnhowtodance.Andit’snotonlyoldpeoplewhoareinterested.Lotsofchildrenandyoungpeopleintheirtwentiesarekeentolearn.Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthepassage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothepassage.18.AccordingtoNewZealand’srulesaboutnamingchildren,whichofthefollowingnamesisNOTacceptable?A.Spiderman.B.Gandalf.C.2win.D.Arsenal.参考答案：CTIP：从文中第一段提到一对夫妇因为为孩子取名4real而遭到拒绝，原因是：namesbeginningwithanumberarenotallowed，因此答案选择C。19.Accordingtothepassage,unusualnamescomefrom_______.A.popularcultureB.parents’inventionC.sportsD.alloftheabove参考答案：DTIP：文中提到了一些父母选择为孩子取名的三种独特方式：names,whichcomefrompopularculture;namesrelatedtosportsarefairlycommon;orcombinenamestomaketheirownuniqueversion，因此答案应选择D。20.AllofthefollowingcountrieshavestrictrulesaboutnamingchildrenEXCEPT_______.A.AlgeriaB.GermanyC.JapanD.Argentina参考答案：ATIP：从文中最后一句话CountriesincludingJapan,Denmark,Spain,GermanyandArgentinahaveanapprovedlistofnames…可以推断出本题的答案是A。SCRIPT:Recently,acoupleinNewZealandwereforbiddenfromnamingtheirbabyson"4real".EventhoughNewZealandhasquiteliberalrulesaboutnamingchildren,namesbeginningwithanumberarenotallowed.Theydecidedtocallhim"Superman"instead.Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,unusualnamesforchildrenarebecomingmorepopular,especiallysincetheincreasingtrendforcelebritiestogivetheirchildrenunusualnames.Someparentschoosenames,whichcomefrompopularculture.Forexample,therehavebeen6boysnamed"Gandalf"afterthecharacterintheLordoftheRings,novelsandfilms.Equally,namesrelatedtosportsarefairlycommon.Since1984,36childrenhavebeencalled"Arsenal"afterthefootballteam.Otherparentsliketomakeupnamesorcombinenamestomaketheirownuniqueversion.AmethoddemonstratedbyJordan,theBritishmodel,whorecentlyinventedthename"Theamy"forherdaughterbycombiningthenamesTheaandAmy(thetwograndmothers).Shewasquotedassayingthattheaccentanddoubleletterswereaddedtomakethename"moreexotic".Othercountrieshavemuchstricterruleswhenitcomestonamingchildren.CountriesincludingJapan,Denmark,Spain,GermanyandArgentinahaveanapprovedlistofnamesfromwhichparentsmustchoose.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissection,youwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothemcarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions21to23arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.21.WhywerethefishingcrewstrandedonOct.10th?A.Theywenttoaremotearea.B.Theirfishingboatscollided.C.Theytriedtorepairtheirboats.D.Theydecidedtostayintheboats.参考答案：BTIP：新闻刚开始就提到8名男子以及3名妇女在他们的小船碰撞后去基地避难，所以答案为B。22.Howdidtheysurviveduringthosethreemonths?A.Onsuppliestheybroughtwiththem.B.Onsuppliessenttothembyrescueteams.C.Onsuppliesleftatthemilitarybase.D.Notmentionedinthepassage.参考答案：CTIP：新闻中间提到他们曾经尝试修补其中的一艘船，但是没有成功，并且必须呆在废弃的基地，靠上面仅有的面粉和菜油生活，所以答案为C。23.Howwerethecrewrescuedeventually?A.Byhelicopter.B.Byboat.C.Byradiocontact.D.Byasearchteam.参考答案：ATIP：新闻最后一句提到救援中心派出直升飞机把11名落难者送到了当地首都，所以答案为A。SCRIPT:ElevenfishingboatcrewwhohadbeenstrandedsinceOctoberinaremotepartofRussia’sFarEasthavebeenrescuedaftershelteringnearlythreemonthsatanabandonedmilitarybase.TheeightmenandthreewomentookrefugeatthebaseaftertheirsmallboatscollidedonOct.10th.Theirattemptstofixoneoftheboatsdidnotsucceedandtheyhadtoremainattheabandonedbasewheretherewereonlyflourandcookingfat.Othersuppliesatthebase,whichwasabandonedin2003,includedChristmasornaments,andthecrewmembersputthemuponasmalltreeinsidetheirquarters.Butsuppliesbeganrunninglowandearlythisweek,fivesetoffonfootacrosssnowfields.OnFriday,afterfourdaysoftrudging,theyreachedaworkingmilitaryradiostation.Thecentercalledrescuersandhelicoptersweresenttotaketheeleventotheregionalcapital.Questions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.24.JuanCarloshasbeenKingofSpain_______.A.since1981B.for32yearsC.for70yearsD.for17years参考答案：BTIP：新闻第一句即提到该西班牙国王继位已经32年，所以答案为B。25.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?A.TheKing’sbirthday.B.Thestabilityofthemonarchy.C.Criticismfromboththeleftandtheright.D.TheKing’spublicdefenseofhisreign.参考答案：ATIP：新闻最后一句提到“国王在他最近的一次演讲中自辩说他的统治是西班牙在议会统治政权下稳定时间最长，也是最繁荣的一段时期”。而在新闻开头提到国王的70岁生日，该新闻均建立在国王生日发生的事情之上，所以最佳选择为A。SCRIPT:Spain’sKingJuanCarlos,with32yearsonthethrone,turns70Saturday.ButafteryearsofundeniableadulationamongSpaniardsforputtingdownanattemptedcoupin1981,he'srecentlyfacedmoredifficulttimes.Smallgroupsofleftistshaveburnedhisphoto,andfierycriticismhasalsocomefromtherightwithoneleadingconservativeradiohostcallingforhimtostepdown.JuanCarlosfiredbackwithararepublicdefenseofhisreigninarecentspeech."It'sbeenthelongestperiodofstabilityandprosperityinSpaineverinaparliamentarymonarchy,"theKingsaid.Questions26and27arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentothenews.26.Thethreesuicidebombingsoccurredin_______.A.NovemberandDecemberB.OctoberandNovemberC.NovemberD.December参考答案：ATIP：新闻在刚开始即提到最近发生的三起自杀式爆炸袭击都是女性执行的，11月4日一名女性在美国一名巡警身边引爆爆炸性的马甲，后面又提到12月727.Didpeopledieinthebombings?A.Noonediedinthebombings.B.Yes.Inoneofthebombings.C.Yes.Intwoofthebombings.D.Yes.Inallthebombings.参考答案：BTIP：新闻中间提到在11月4日的爆炸案中有7名美国士兵和5名伊拉克人受伤；12月7日的爆炸中有15人死亡，35人受伤，12月31的爆炸中有SCRIPT:ItgoesagainstreligioustaboosinIraqtoinvolvewomeninfighting,butthreerecentsuicidebombingscarriedoutbywomencouldindicateinsurgentsaregrowingincreasinglydesperate.OnNov.4th,awomandetonatedanexplosivevestnexttoaUSpatrolinDiyala’sregionalcapital,Baqouba,35milesnortheastofBaghdad,woundingsevenUStroopsandfiveIraqis.OnDec.7th,awomanattackedtheofficesofaDiyala-basedSunnigroupfightingal-QaidaiinIraq,killing15peopleandwounding35.Then,on