4-1大学英语4听力答案

Unit 1

Part A

1.M: I can't find my golf clubs in the closet and the fellows are waiting for me in the car.

W: Look in the basement. After I cleaned out the closet yesterday, I put everything down here.

Q: Where will the man find his golf clubs? (A)

2. W: Richard works as hard as his roommate.

M: That’s not saying very much.

Q: What conclusion can be drawn from the man's statement? (D)

3. M: I hope that the bank will be open.

W: The sign says: 9:00 a.m. to5:00p.m. weekdays. 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Saturdays, closed Sundays.

Q: When will the bank be open on Saturday? (D)

4. W: If I were you, I'd be more careful about locking the back door at night.

M: Don't worry. No one will break in.

Q: What does the woman think will happen? (B)

5. W: The store manager said I could put a notice for our meeting on this bulletin board.

M: I don't think it’ll ever be seen in here!

Q: What does the man mean? (A)

6. M: It's really steamy today. The temperature must be over ninety.

W: Yes, I know. There’s a lot of moisture in the air.

Q: What does the woman say? (D)

7. W: How did your interview go?

M: I couldn't feel better about it! The questions were very fair, and I seemed to find an answer for all of them.

Q: What is the man's attitude about the interview? (C)

8. W: What did you do after you lost your passport?

M: I went to see the foreign student advisor and he reported it to the Passport Office in Washington.

Q: What did the man do after he lost his passport? (A)

9. M: The rates in this hotel seem to get higher every time. Stay here. W: Yes. It’s too bad the quality of the service doesn't keep-pace.

Q: What did the woman probably mean by her remark? (B)

10. W: I was amazed when I heard William play the piano. From the way he talks I thought he was just starting his lessons.

M: Oh, that's the way he always talks.

Q: What do we learn about William from this conversation? (B)

Part B

Passage I Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage: London is a cultural center and thus one of the worlds major centers for theater, opera and dance. But there are many important companies outside the capital, such as the Welsh National Opera. And these companies are called provincial companies. Music of all kinds is very popular throughout Britain. It is taught in schools and there are

200 professional arts festivals each year. Our cinema and television films are exported all over the world. And "Ploughman's Lunch", a new exciting British film, was shown at Canne this year and won a prize. We now have over 1,000 galleries and museums, many of which are free and open every day of the year.,

11. Where is the center of the British arts? (B)

12. How many professional arts festivals do we have in Britain each year? (A)

13. How many galleries and museums do we have in Britain? (D)

Passage II

Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage:

Fred telephoned his wife, “I’ve managed to get free tickets for the theatre to night. Meet me outside my office. We'll have something to eat and then go on to the theatre."

Fred’s wife was delighted. It was quite a while since they had been to the theatre, which she liked very much. She met her husband as they had arranged. They had dinner and got to the theatre in good time.

At the entrance Fred took out his wallet to get the tickets.

"It’s very strange," he said. "They aren't here!"

"Try your pockets." suggested his wife.

But the tickets weren't there either. Then Fred looked very embarrassed. "What's the matter?" asked his wife.

"Well," Fred explained.

"I remember what I did with the tickets. I put them in my briefcase. But because I wasn't coming home, I left it in the off ice!"

14. Where was the wife supposed to meet her husband? (A)

15. How did the wife feel when she got her husbands invitation? (A)

16. How did the husband feel when he could not find the tickets? (B)

Passage III

Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following conversation: W: When did you become interested in collecting stamps?

M: Oh, when I was about ten years old. It’s an exciting hobby. You know, the first postage stamps were issued in Britain in 1840.

W: Really? I didn't know that. I did know that the charge for mail delivery prior to postage stamps was paid either by the sender or by the receiver of the letter. How usual charge?

M; Oh, about ten cents for a short distance. But post offices were losing money with that system. Rowland Hill, an Englishman, suggested using postage stamps. Here's a picture of the first two stamps issued.

W: They both bear a picture of Queen Victoria.

M: Yes, I wish I had the originals. I would be a wealthy man instead of a poor stamp collector.

17. What picture did the first postage stamps bear? (D)

18. When were the first postage stamps issued? (A)

19. Who paid for mail delivery before the appearance of postage stamps? (C)

20. How much was the charge for delivering a letter only a short distance? (B)

Part C Compound Dictation

When Mr. Joseph Groeger died (S1) recently in Vienna, Austria, people asked, "Why did he live to be 107?" Answers were provided by a (S2) survey conducted among 148 Viennese men and women who had reached the age of 100. (S3) Somewhat surprising was the fact that the (S4) majority had lived most of their lives in cities. In spite of the city's (S5) image as an unhealthy place, city living often provides

(S6) benefits that country living can lack. One factor seems to be important to the longevity of those (S7) interviewed.

This factor is exercise. (S8) In the cities it is often faster and less frustrating to walk short distances than to wait for a bus. Even taking public transportation often requires some walking. Smaller apartment houses have no elevators, and so tenants must climb stairs. City dwellers can usually walk to local supermarkets. (S9) Since parking spaces are hard to find, there is often no alternative to walking. On the other hand, (S10) those who live in the country and suburbs do not have to walk every day.In fact, the opposite is often true. To go to school, work, or almost anywhere else, they must ride in cars.

Part D Listening and Speaking

"I would almost rather see you dead." Robert S. Cassatt, a leading banker of Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist. In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady's family ranked among the best of Philadelphia's social families, such an idea could not even be considered.

That was how Mary Cassatt, born in 1844, began her struggle as an artist. She did not tremble before her father's anger. Instead, she opposed him with courage and at last made him change his mind. Mary Cassatt gave up her social position and all thought of a husband and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young lady. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance, she became America's most important woman artist and the inter-nationally recognized leading woman painter of the time.