2020年--大学英语四级听力原文+答案

Section A

11.

W: I just heard about a really beautiful park in the east end of the town. There are a lot of roses in

bloom.

M: Why don’t we walk over there and see for ourselves?

Q: What will the speakers probably do?

答案：C. Go to the park to enjoy the flowers.

点评：对话中女士介绍了一处漂亮的公园，从男士的回答“为什么不去看看呢？”可以判断，

接下去两人可能会去这个公园。see for 看见

12.

M: My presentation is scheduled for 9:30 tomorrow morning at the lecture hall. I hope to see you

there.

W: Oh, sorry. I was about to tell you that I have an appointment wi th my dentist at 9:00 o’clock tomorrow.

Q: What do we learn about the woman?

答案：C. She cannot attend the presentation.

点评：从对话中可知，女士九点要去看牙医，无法参加男士的讲座了。

13.

W: How long have you been running this company?

M: Twenty years if you can believe that. I brought it from a small operation to what it is today.

Q: What do we learn about the man?

答案：B. He is a very successful businessman.

点评：从对话中可知，男士经营这家公司20年了，而且成功把公司从一家小公司发展到了

现在较大的规模。run v. 经营，管理

14.

M: Have you read the news on the campus net? Susan has won the scholarship for next year.

W: I knew she would from the very beginning. Such a brilliant and diligent girl! She certainly deserves it.

Q: What does the woman mean?

答案：D. She has every confidence in Susan.

点评：从对话中可知，女士一直很看好Susan, 觉得她肯定能拿到奖学金。sb. deserves it. 某人应得的。

15.

W: Taking a bus to Miami, it’s cheaper than going by train.

M: That’s true. But I’d rather pay a little more for the added comfort and convenience. Q: What does the man mean?

答案：D. It is worth the money taking a train to Miami.

点评：从对话中可知，坐车去迈阿密比火车便宜，但火车更舒适便捷。

16.

M: I think it’s time we got rid of all this old furniture.

W: You’re right. We need to promote our image besides it’s not a real antique. Q: What do the speakers mean?

答案：C. The old furniture should be replaced.

点评：从对话中可知，男士和女士都认为应该把旧家具换掉，以改善形象。对话中有些生词，但不影响对主要含义的把握，可以忽略。

get rid of 处理掉

17.

M: That was some storm yesterday. How was I afraid I couldn’t make it home.

W: Yeah, most of the roads to my house were flooded. I didn’t get home from the lab until midnight.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

答案：B. The man got home late due to the storm.

点评：从对话中可知，昨天有暴风雨，女士担心自己回不了家，男士直到半夜才回家。

18.

W: My boys are always complaining that they’re bored.

M: Why don’t you get them into some team sports? My son and daughter play soccer every Saturday. And they both look forward to it all week.

Q: What does the man mean?

答案：A. The woman’s sons might enjoy team sports.

点评：从对话中可知，男士建议女士可以让自己的儿子们参加一些团队运动，这样他们就不会觉得无聊了。

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard

W: So John, I hear you and Arthur share a job, don’t you?

M: Yes. We’ve shared a sales job at Sonatechfor about two years now.

W: Well, how do you divide up your schedule?

M: You know we are both sales representatives, and we take orders over the phone. When we started job sharing it was difficult, because we both worked all day Monday. I worked Tuesday and Thursday and Arthur worked Wednesday and Friday. The problem was that when I was in the office on Tuesday. I would talk to people, then they would call back on Wednesday with a

ask me about it because I question. But Arthur couldn’t answer the question and he couldn’t

wasn’t in the office. So he had to ask the people to call me back the next day, Thursday. Of course,

e to wait until the next day to have their questions answered.

they didn’t lik

W: Yes, that sounds like a problem.

M: So, finally we decided that Arthur would work in the mornings and I would work in the afternoons. Now if someone calls with the question for me in the morning, Arthur tells them to

call me in the afternoon. This way, people get their questions answered the same day.