全国英语等级考试听力真题

全国英语等级考试听力真题

全国英语等级考试听力真题

SectionIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

Directions：

Thissectionisdesignedtotestyourabilitytounderstand

spokenEnglish.Youwillhearaselectionofrecordedmaterials

andyoumustanswerthequestionsthataccompanythem.There

arethteepartsinthissection,PartA,PartBandPartC.

Remember,whileyouaredoingthetest,youshouldfirst

putdownyourunsuersinyourtestbooklet.Attheendofthe

listeningcomprehensionsection,youwillhave5minutesto

transferallyouranswersfromyourtestbooklettoANSHERsHEET

1.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,youmayraiseyourhandNOWas

youwillnotbeallowedtospeakoncethe

testhasstarted.

NowlookatPartAinyourtestbooklet.

PartA

Directions：

千里之行，始于足下。

ForQuestions1〜5,youwillhearareportonasurvey

recentlydoneinBritain.Whileyoulisten,filloutthetable

withtheinformationyouhaveheard.Someoftheinformation

hasbeengiventoyouinthetable.Writeonly1wordineach

numberedbox.Youwi11heartherecordingtwice.Younowhave

25secondstoteadthPtabIPhplow.

PartB

Directions：

ForQuestions6〜10,youwillhearapassageabout

populationandtheenvironment.Whileyoulisten,completethe

sentence(s)andanswerthequestion(5).Usenotmorethan3words

foreachanswer.Youwillheartherecordingtwice.Younowhave

25secondstoreadthesentence(s)andthequestion(s)below.

PartC

Directions：

Youwillhearthreedialoguesormonologues.Before

listeningtoeachone,youwillhave5secondstoreadeachof

thequestionswhichaccompanyit.Whilelistening,answereach

questionbychoosing[A],EB],[C]or[D].Afterlistening,you

willhavelosecondstocheckyouranswertoeachquestion.You

willheareachpieceoNlYoNCE.

Questions11----13arebasedonaconversationbetweentwo

collegeclassmates.Younowhave15secondsto

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readQuestions

11.Whendoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

[A]OnWednesday.

[B]0nThursday.

[C]0nFriday.

[D]0nSaturday.

12.WheredoesBarbaracomefrom?

[A]America.

[B]Italy.

[C]Canada.

[D]Britain.

13.WhatiSJohn,Splanforthefuture?

[A]Toopenashoeshop.

[B]Togetajobabroad

[C]TotourBritain.

[D]Tobecomeanavalengineer.

千里之行，始于足下。

Questions14〜16arebasedonatalkaboutIndonesiansand

Indonesia.Younowhave15secondstoread

Questions14〜16.

14.WhatbreaksupIndonesians?extendedfamilyliving?

[A]Changeoffamilyvalues.

[B]Increaseofurbanization.

[C]Cha,'mofbeingmobile.

[D]Pressureofchanginghouses.

15.Whichofthefollowingcharacterizesrelationsamong

Indonesians?

[A]Harmonyandobedience.

[B]Respectandharmony.

[C]Obedienceandpunctuality.

[D]Punctualityandrespect.

16.Whichofthefollowingisnotalwaysapositivesignal?

[A]Smiling.

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[B]Bowing.

[C]Shakinghands.

[D]Beingpunctual.

Questions17〜20arebasedonthefollowingdiscussion

aboutasurveyresult.Younowhave20seconds

toreadQuestions17~20.

17.Whatisthemainfocusofthesurvey?

[A]Consumeragegroups.

[B]Stayingfit.

[C]Leisuresportingactivitiesofconsumers.

[D]Proposalsforconsumers.

18.Whichgroupseemstobemostactiveinsports?

[A]18to26.[B]27to35.[C]36to45.[D]46to55.

19.Whichsportiscitedasthemostpopularone?

[A]Playingtennis.

[B]Jogging.

千里之行，始于足下。

[C]Swimming.

[D]Cycling.

20.Whatisthewoman'Smarketingstrategy?

[A]Targetingthe36to45-year-old-agegroupand

expandingthelineofathleticclothes.

[B]Targetingthe18to26-year-old-agegroupand

expandingthelineofathleticshoes.

[C]Makingmoredetailedsurveysandproposals.

[D]Focusingonthe46to55year-old-agegroupinstead

ofthe18to26group.

Nowyouhave5minutestotransferyouransziJersfromyour

testbooklettoANSWERSHEET1.

PartA

Recentlyoasurveyofthenation'sreadinghabitswas

conductedinBritain.Thesurveyaskedmembersofdifferent

professionshowmuchtimetheydevotedtoreadingforpleasure

everyweek.Theresearchersalsoaskedwhattypesofbooksthey

elljoyeAccountantsspendanaverageoffivehoursandfifteen

minutesoftheirleisuretimereadingeveryweekTheyreadall

typesoffiction,mainlyinbedorwhilecommutingtowork

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Secretariesspendanaverageofalmostfivehoursreadingevery

weekwithJaneAustinortopoftheirlist.Politicianswhoread

forjustunderfivehoursaweekfavorbiographiesandhistory

books.Mostoftheirreadingisdone'inbeTaxidriversmanage

anaverageoffourhoursandforty-sixminutesaweek,muchof

itwhilewaitingintheircabs.TheyreadITloreself-helpbooks

thanotherworkers.Lawyersreadthehighestpercentageofcrime

fictionintheirweeklyaverageoffourhoursandthirty-three

minutes.Theyhavenointerestinpoetry,gardening,self-help

books,orromance.Teachersreadforanaverageoffourhours

andtwenty-sevenminutesaweekmainlyinbedoron

holiday.Teachers?strongpreferenceisforcontemporary

fictionovertheclassics,buttheirfavoriteisJaneAusthA

totalofonethousandsixhundredpeopleweresurveyed.The

averagetimespentreadingforpleasurewasfivehoursandnine

minutesaweek

PartB

Anewreportsaysthegrowingpopulationaroundtheworld

isharmingtheenvironment.Morepeopleareusingmoreofthe

EarthJsnaturalresourcesthaneverbefore.Expertssaypoor

peoplearoundtheworldwillsuffermostinthefutureunless

environmentaldamageisstopped.Theysaymoreshouldbedone

tobalancehumanandenvironmentalneeds.

theUnitedNationsPopulationFundisresponsiblefor

studyingpopulationgrowth.Ithasreleasedareportaboutthe

subject.Itexaminesthelinksbetweenenvironmentalconditions,

populationgrowthandeffortstohelppoorpeopleindeveloping

countries.

千里之行，始于足下。

Theworldpopulationisnowmorethan6billionpeople,that

numberhasincreasedby100%since1990.thepopulationis

expectedtoincreasetomorethan9billionbytheyear2050.the

reportsaysabout2billionpeoplelackfoodsecurity.Water

suppliesandagriculturallandsareheavilyuseIn50years,

expertssay,morethan4billionpeoplewillbelivingin

countriesthatcannotmeetpeople'sdailyneeds.

thereportsaysalloftheexpectedgrowthinworld

populationwilltakeplaceindevelopingcountries,the49least

developedcountriesareexpectedtoincreasebyalmost200%in

50years.Yet,theUNagencysayspeopleintherichestcountries

usemoreoftheworld*sresourcesthanpeopleindeveloping

countries.

ItsaysachildloomtodayintheUnitedStates,Franceor

Japanwilldomoreharmtotheenvironmentduringhislifetime

thanasmanyas50childrenbomindevelopingcountries.

theUNPopulationFundsaysinternationalpoliciesneedto

beputintoeffecttoimprovepoorconditions.increasesocial

developmentandeasepressureontheenvironment.Italsosays

womenneedmorecontrolovertheklives.Itsaysempowering

womenwouldleadtosmallerfamiliesandslowerpopulation

growth.TheUNPopulationFundsaysthesemeasureswouldhelp

improvethewellbeingofgrowingpopulationswhileprotecting

thenaturalworld.

PartC

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Questions11〜13arebasedonaconversationbetweentwo

collegeclassmates.Younowhave15secondstoread

Qncstions11〜13.

w：Whatayeyoureading,Paul?

M：Oh,it'sabookaboutnavalengtneefing.

W：WhyareyoureadingonaFridayevening?

M：BecauseIfvegottowriteanessaythisweekend.W：

Whatareyougoingtodowhenyou'requalified?M：Idon,t

know.I'dliketogetajobabroad,Ithink.Vfhatareyougoing

todowhenyouryearatWeston

isover?

W：I'mgoingtospendafewweekstouringBritain,then

I'mgoinghacktoCanada,Isuppose.M：WhatisJohngoing

todo?

W：Ithinkhe,sgoingtoopenabranchofaPrettyFeet”in

Londorl.M：WhatishedoinginItaly?

W：He'sseeingsomedesignersthere.He'scominghack

tomorrow.Bytheway,whatareyouandSuedoingon

Saturdayevening?

M：Idon,tknowyet.Why?

千里之行，始于足下。

W：Well,Ithoughtwecouldcookanotherofourfamous

suppersandinviteJohnandSue.M：Oh,no!Notpotatosalad

again!Sorry,Barbara,butIreallyhavetoreadthisbook.

Questions14〜16arebasedontalkaboutIndonesiansand

Indonesia.Younowhave15secondstoread0uestionsl4〜16.

LikeMalaysia,Indonesiaisatraditionalhonor-oriented

society.Thereisstrongin-grouployaltyincluding

family,friends,andmembersofthesameethnicgroup.Thisis

thebasisforwidespreadfavoritismintheeconomy.Indonesians

valuelargefamilies,withextendedfamilieslivingtogether

andsupportingoneanother.However,increasingurbanization

andtheneedtomovetofindemploymentisbreakingupthis

interdependenceandextendedfamilyliving.

Hamonvandrespeercharacterizetherdlationsamongpeople.

Conflictisavoidedasvaluesandbehaviorinallaspects

oflifearedirectedtowardssmoothrelationswith

others.Peopleoflowranksdonotmakedecisions；thereisa

wait-and-seeattitudeuntilseniormanagersrevealwhatthe

decisionis.

Thebesttimeofyeartoschedulebusinesstripsto

IndonesiaisbetweenFebruaryandJune,andagain

BetweenSeptembandearlyDecemberJulyandAugustare

vacationmonthsforIndonesianswhocanaffordtotravel.

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BothMalavandChineseIndonesiansrespectage,statusand

position.Youshouldbeequallysensitivetothosefactorsat

meetings4ndinsocialengagementsassociatedwith

business.Defertoolderpeoplebystandingwhentheyenterand

lettingthemsitdownfirst.Ifameetinginvolvesaverysenior

Indonesian,itisrespectfulthatyourorganizationhasavery

seniorpersonavailabletoattend.

Youshouldbepunctualatalltimeeventhoughyour

Indonesiancounterpartsmaynotbe.Indonesiansgenerallyshake

handsallfoundandgiveaslightbowofthehead.Youshould

dothesame.Theysmilealot.butthisdoesnotnecessarily

haveapositivemeaning.

Questions17〜20arebasedonthefollowingdiscussion

aboutsurveyresult.Younowhave20secondstoreadQuestions

17-20.

W：Sam,couldyoureviewtheresultsofthesurveyonleisure

sportingactivitiesagain?Weneedtoplan

outourproposalforthisFriday,Sbusinessmeeting.

M：Sure,Mary.I'vesummarizedtheresultsinthehandout,

brokendownbyconsumeragegroupsandsportingactivities.The

surveywasadministeredto550menandwomenbetweentheages

of18and55yearsold,andtheresultshavebeencompiledin

thefollowingagegroups：18to26,27to35,36to45,and46

to55.Accordingtotheresults,themostactivegroupinvolved

insportingactivitiesarethosebetween18and26yearsold,

followedbythose36to45yearsold.

千里之行，始于足下。

W：Okay.

M：Asfarasparticularsportsareconcerned,peopleinthese

twogroupscitedjoggingastheirfavorite

recreationalsport,followedbyskiing,tennis,swimming,

andcycling.

W：Hmm.Basedonwhatyouhavesaid,Ithinkweshould

considertargetingthe18-to26-year-old-agegroupmoreinthe

future.Ialsofeelweshouldconsiderexpandingourlineof

athleticshoes,particularlyjoggingandtennisfootware.We

alsohavetOcomeupwithamoreappealingsloganaimedatthis

agegroup.

M：Iseewhatyoumean.However,whentheseresultsare

comparedwiththesurveycarriedoutthreeyearsago,wecansee

agrowingtrendamongolderconsumers-Imean46to55-whoare

becomingmoreconsciousandconcernedaboutstayingfit.I

believethistrendwillcontinue,SOweshouldfocusonthis

groupinstead.

W：Iseeyourpoint,Well,let'SmeetagainonWednesday

toironoutmoreofthedetailsofthisproposal.

II

SectionIListeningComprehension

PartA

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1.accountantSo独白前三句交代了调查的总体状况，如对象范

H（membersofdifferentprofessions）>调查内容（howmuchtime

theydevotedtoreading和whattypesofbookstheyenjoyed）,

然后依据调查对象的职业分类，对调查结果进行说明。其中第四、五

句说明的就是第一类对象的状况：Accountantsspendanaverageof

fivehours....,考生只要听清了这一处即可作答，关键是要留意拼

写。

2.biographieso本题是针对第三类对象的状况而设置。独自第

七、八句说明的是政治家的阅读习惯，其中第七句指出：

Politicians••,favorbiographiesandhistorybocks,即政治家们

喜爱看传记和历史书籍，因此本题填入biographies一词。考生仍应

特殊留意拼写。

3.forty-six/46o本题针对第四类对象（出租车司机）的阅读时

间设题。独自第九句指出：Taxidriversmanageanaverageoffour

hoursandforty-sixminutesaweek（出租车司机平均每周阅读4

小时46分钟）。对于这类数字细节题，考生一是在听音时应作好记录,

二是应直接用阿拉伯数字回答，以避开消失拼写问题。

4.lawyers。本题针对调查对象的身份而设置。独白第H^一、十

二两句说明白律师的状况：Lawyersreadthehighestpercentageof

crimefiction---,即律师看罪案小说的比例最高。考生只要看清试

卷所给表格，听录音时严格根据独白交代信息的挨次做好相应记录即

可确定正确答案。

5.contemporaryo本题针对最终一类调查对象（老师）的状况设

题。对应的信息位于独自第十四句：Teachers'strongpreference

isforcontemporaryfictionovertheclassics（老师们极为偏爱

当代小说而不是经典作品）。考生需要留意拼写的精确性。

千里之行，始于足下。

PartB

6.Studyingpopulationgrowtho独白其次段第一句在首次提

到联合国人口基金会的时候就对其职能进

行了说明•・・・isresponsibleforstudyingpopulationgrowth,

即它负责讨论人口增长。

7.Over6billion。独自第三段第一句指出：Theworld

populationisnowmorethan6billionpeople,由于

最多只能填人3个单词，因此将over等。

8.(almost)200%o答案信息对应于第四段其次句：The49least

developedcountriesareexpectedto

increasebyalmost200%,其中的increase指的就是人口增长，

题目只是与此在表达上稍有不同。

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9.theworldsresourceso在第四段第三句中，指出了联合

国的观点：theuNagencysayspeople，-theworld?sresources

thanpeopleindevelopingcountries,留意其中的resources用

的是复数形式。

10.Womeno独白最终一段提出了掌握人口增长的一些措施，其

中其次、三句指出：Italsosavswomen---slowerpopulationgrowth,

其中的needmorecontrol和empowering即是题目中的begivenmore

powero

PartC

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ILEQ。对话一开头，女士就问男士在看什么书，在男士回答之

后，她紧跟着又问：WhyareyoureadingonaFridayevening（什

么在周五晚上看）。N此话确定发生在星期五。后文消失了Saturday,

但那是女士提议一起做晚饭的时间，并非对话发生时间。

12.[C]o在第四个话轮中女士说：I'mgoingbacktoCan