专四答案+听力原文
09年英语专四听力原文和答案
2009年专四听力答案PART I DICTATIONNew Year's EveFor many people in the west, New Year's Eve is the biggest party of the year. /lt's the time to get together with friends or family/and welcome in the coming year. / New Year's parties can take place in different places. /Some people hold a house party; others attend street parties;/ while some just go for a few drinks with their friends. /Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays. / There is one thing that all New Year's Eve parties have in common,/ the countdown to midnight./ When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs./ It's also popular to make a promise in the New Year. /This is called a New Year's resolution. / Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit. /However, the promise is often broken quite quickly /and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days. PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Hi, Mark. How are you?M: (2) Actually, I'm really fed up, Linda. It's Jean.W: (2) Jean? Who is Jean?M: Oh, nobody really. (1) Just a most stunningly attractive girl in my year school. W: Oh, is that all? (1) So what's the problem?M: (1) Well, the thing is I just don't know how to make her notice me, or...W: Wait a minute. I've got a brilliant idea I (3) Why don't you try talking to her?M: (3)But I wouldn't know what to say. 1...W: Look, she's in your chemistry class, isn't she? You're good at chemistry. (3) You could offer to help her with her chemistry homework. How about that?M: Not bad. Just one problem.W: What?M: (3) She's better than me at chemistry.W: OK, then? (3) Well, there is that party at John's on Friday night. You could invite her.M: ( 2/3 ) Just another small problem. John's her boyfriend.Key:1.B 2.C 3.AQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.W: Yes, can I help you?M: Yes, you see I bought this personal stereo at your shop three days ago. And I'm afraid that it hasn't really matched up to what I was told about it.W: I see. What exactly is the matter?M: (4/6) Well, first of all, there's this large scratch across the front of it.W: But you should have noticed that when you bought it.M: But it was in the box and all sealed up.W: (4) Well, I am sorry, but it really is your responsibility to check the goods when you buy them. How were were to know that it wasn't you who made the scratch?M: That's ridiculous. (6) But, anyway, it's not the most important thing. I really am not happy about this other thing.W:And what is that?M: Look, it says here that the noise from it should be undetectable by other people, W: Yes, that's right.M: But people can hear it and it's really embarrassing on the bus and the underground. W: Well, I am sorry. (5)But it must be the way you are wearing the headphones.M: (5) Look, I know how to put earphones in my ears. Thank you very much. But what I want to know is what you are going to do about it all.W: (7) Well, I suppose we could exchange it for another model if you really aren't happy with it.M: No, I certainly am not.W: (7) Well, if I just could have the receipt.M: Yes, well there is a slight problem about this receipt.Key: 4.C 5.A 6D 7.B.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W: Hello, Happy Time Catering Services Victoria speaking. How can I help you?M: Hello, Victoria. This is Joe Smith from Country Holidays. (8/9) I wonder if you could do some catering for us next week. (10) We're having a small reception. It's to launch our summer holiday advertising campaign. Would you be free?W: When exactly is it, Mr. Smith?M: April 21st, that's Thursday. Oh, sorry, no. (9)lt should be Friday.W: Oh, Yes, I can do that. ( 10) Where will you be holding at?M: We thought we would have had it at head office and use the conference room because there is enough room for everyone there.W: OK, what aort of things would you like?M: Just a light lunch I think. So that People can eat while they move around and talk to each other. ( 10)You did something similar for us last year. We will be happy to have the same menu again.W: Right, I will look at my dairy and see what you had last time. Oh, I nearly forgot to ask you, (10) how many should I cater for?M: Well, I think most people will be able to come, perhaps around 30. No, let's say 35, to be sure.W: Right, thank you for getting in touch Mr. Smith. I will send confirmation of the arrangements by the end of this week.M: OK.Key: 8.C 9.A 10.DSECTION B PASSAGESQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.For shopaholics, the post-Christmas period means only one thing—sales! (12) Across the country, prices are slashed on clothing, electronics, home furnishings and more, (11) but London is the place for serious shopping and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains. (12) The sales start on Boxing Day—26th, December and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors, (12) In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of pre-dawn openings for the start of their sales. At Brent Cross, in north London, more than 1 ,000 people were queuing at 3:30a. m. for the ' Next' clothing store's sale which began at 4 a. m. Some people even camped outside the shops to be the first in the line.(13) Some people are taking their friends shopping with them and buying their Christmas presents in the sales. A practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want. For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online retailers are also getting in on the act with January sales of their own. (13) The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas in the Jyuary" sales.Key:11.C 12.A 13.DQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.(14)Ballroom dancing used to be seen as something rather unfashionable that old people might do. (15) For the past five years though, the popularity of ballroom dancing has soared thanks to a reality TV show. Strictly Come Dancing is one of the big TV shows. ( 16) Millions of people tune in every Saturday night to watch the show which airs from September right up to Christmas. (16) In the show a number of professional ballroom dancers each dance with a celebrity. Every week they have to learn a different ballroom dance and perform it live on TV on Saturday night. The show demonstrates how glamorous ballroom dancing is. The celebrities get to wear colorful dresses and suits to dance in, and it looks like a lot of fun. The TV programme also shows what good exercise it can be to ballroom dance and what hard work is involved in learning the dances and performing them properly. Dance schools around the country have seen a boost in the number of people wanting to learn how to dance.(17) And it's not only old people who are interested. Lots of children and young people in their 20s are keen to learn.Key: 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.CQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.(18) Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even though New Zealand has quite liberal rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman instead. In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children unusual names. (19) Some parents choose names which come from popular culture.For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf after the character in the Lord of the Rings novels and films. Equally names related to sport are fairly common —since 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal after the football team. Other parents like to make up names, or combine names to make their own unique version, a method demonstrated by Jordan, the British model, who recently invented the name Tidarnii for her daughter by combining the names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers) - She was quoted as saying that the accent and double letters were added tomake the name 'more exotic'. (20) Other countries have much stricter rules when it comes to naming children. Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have an approved list of names from which parents must choose.Key: 18.C 19.D 20.ASECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item IEleven fishing boat crew who had been stranded since October in a remote part of Russia's Far East have been rescued after sheltering nearly three months at an abandoned military base. (21 )The eight men and three women took refuge at the base after their small boat collided on October 10th. Their attempts to fix one of the boats did not succeed, (22) and they had to remain at the abandoned base where there were only flour and -cooking fat. Other supplies at the base, which was abandoned in 2003 including Christmas ornaments, and the crew members put them up on a small tree inside their quarters, but supplies began running low and early this week, five set off on foot across snow fields. On Friday, after fours days of trudging, they reached a working military radio station, (23) the center called rescuers and helicopters were sent to take the eleven to the regional capital.Key:21.B 22.C 23.ANews Item 2(24) Spain's King Juan Carlos with 32 years on the throne turns 70 Saturday, but after years of undeniable adulation among Spaniards for putting down an attempted coup in 1981 , (25) he's recently faced more difficult times. Small groups of leftists have burned his photo, and fiery criticism has also come from the right with one leading conservative radio host calling for him to step down. Juan Carlos fired back with a rare public defense of his reign in a recent speech. "It's been the longest period of stability and prosperity in Spain ever in a parliamentary monarchy " , the King said.Key:24.B25.DNews Item 3It goes against religious taboos in Iraq to involve women in fighting, but three recent suicide bombings carried out by women could indicate insurgents are growing increasingly desperate. (26) In November 4th, a woman detonated an explosive vest next to a U.S. patrol in Diyala's regional capital, Baqouba, 35 miles northeast ofBagdad (27) wounding seven U. S. troops and five Iraqis. (26) On December 7th, a woman attacked the offices of a Diyala-based Sunni group, fighting al-Qaida in Iraq, (27) killing 15 people and wounding 35 , (26) then on December 31st, a bomber in Baqouba, detonated her suicide vest close to a police patrol (27) wounding five policemen and four civilians.Key:26.A 27.BNews Item 4(28) Chinese government is poised to conduct its first national survey of pollution sources in February to help control environmental deterioration in the country. The study will identify and collect data on the sources of industrial, agricultural and residential pollution for two months. Last year, China's environment was facing a grave situation with several major rivers and lakes clogged by industrial waste. (29) China's environmental cleanup is compromised by more than two decades of rapid economic growth and a lack of technology especially. (30) Every province, autonomous region and municipality has set up a census office and will report to a main center staffed by officials from sovemment departments. Data will be reviewed multiple times before being put into a database and will be analyzed in the second half of 2008. Findings will be examined and approved by mid-2009.Key：28.C 29.A 30.B。
专四真题听力原文
专四真题听力原文公司内部档案编码：[OPPTR-OPPT28-OPPTL98-OPPNN08]听写Think Positive and Feel PositiveAre you confident or insecure in a difficult situation Do you react positively or negatively The answer may depend in part on whom you're around.A study found that negative thinking can be contagious in some cases. For example, the researchers studied 103 college roommates. They measured each roommate's tendency towards negative thinking. It was found that thinking patterns can be contagious.Students with a negative-thinking roommate became more depressed themselves. And students with more positive-thinking roommates were more likely to become more positive as well.TalkWhat Is GritGood afternoon, everyone. （1）Today, I would like to talk about my research project concerning the key to success. I would like to start my topic with my own story.When I was 27 years old, I left for a demanding job: teaching seventh graders math in the New York City public schools. And like any teacher, I made quizzes and tests. I gave out homework assignments. When the work came back, I calculated grades.What struck me was that IQ was not the only difference between my best and my worst students. Some of my strongest performers did not have super IQ scores. Some of my smartest kids weren't doing so I feltvery interested in knowing the reason why the students' math performance is not that closely related to their IQ scores. （2）I started studying kids and adults in all kinds of challenging settings, and in every study my question was, who is successful here and research team and I went to West Point Military Academy. We tried to predict which students would stay in military training and which would drop out. (3)We went to the National Spelling Contest and tried to predict which children would advance furthest in competition. We worked with private companies, asking, which of these salespeople is going to keep their jobs And who's going to earn the most went to many places, and finally one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. And it wasn't social intelligence. It wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't IQ. It was grit.What is grit(4)Well, grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. (5)Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years, and working really hard to make future a reality.(6) Grit is living your life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.A few years ago, I started studying grit in the Chicago public schools. I asked thousands of high school juniors to take grit questionnaires, and then waited around more than a year to see who would graduate. (7)It turned out that grittier kids were significantly more likely to graduate, even when I matched them on everycharacteristic I could measure, things like family income, test scores and so on.To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day, parents and teachers ask me, "How do I build grit in kids How do I keep them motivated for the long run "Our data shows very clearly that there are many talented individuals who simply do not follow through on their commitment. (8)In fact, in our data, grit is usually unrelated to measures of talent.So far, the best idea I've heard about building grit in kids is something called "growth mindset." (9)Growth mindset is the belief that the ability to learn is not fixed, that it can change with your effort.(10) Kids with grit are much more likely to persevere when they fail, because they don't believe that failure is a permanent condition.So growth mindset is a great idea for building grit. But we need more. And that's where I'm going to end my talk, because that's where we are. That's the work that stands before us. We have to be willing to fail, to be wrong, to start over again with lessons learned.As a conclusion, we need to be gritty about getting our kids time, I would like to share with you my experience in building up students' grit.CONVERSATION ONEW:Hello, This is Kate Smith, I'm calling from ABC Company.M:Oh, hello, Kate. Great to hear from you.W:You've already been told that you've been shortlisted for interview... M:Oh, yes...W:Well, we're very excited about meeting you. （1）OK, I just want to talk you through the procedure for the day. Someone will meet you when you arrive, and then bring you up to meet myself and Arthur Miller, the CEO.M:OK, sounds good. So will you be the only members of the interview panel there thenW:Yes, it'll be just me and Arthur who will talk to you. The interview will be in three parts---first of all we'll ask you some general questions about yourself and your educational and professional background, and then we'll move on to specifics.M:Oh, um, specifics Well er, what kind of questions will you be asking W:Well, it'll be very similar to the personal statement you submitted with your CV — we'll be expecting you to... to give actual examples of problems you've faced and solved, and of what you feel are the major successes in your career so far.M:OK. Well, yeah, that sounds great — can't waitW:（2）Then there'll be a chance for you to ask us any questions —about the job itself, or ABC Company in general...M:Oh, um, OK... I'll think of somethingW:（3/4）After that, we'd like you to give a short presentation on how you see ABC Company as a company progressing, and how you see yourself taking us there.M:OK, so will I be expected to give like a formal style presentation W:It can be as formal or informal as you like. There'll be a computer and a data projector there available. If you need anything else, just let us know.M:Oh, um... OK, a presentation I'll think of something. I haven't done one of those in a while...W:Is that all clearM:Yes.W:（5）Great So, Daniel, I'll see you at 11 ., Thursday next week.M:OK, great. I look forward to meeting you Thanks, bye.W:Bye.Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1. Why does the woman call the man2. What kind of questions can the man ask in the interview3. Which is the last part of the interview4. What might be expected from the man's presentation5. When is the interview scheduledCONVERSATION TWOW: It says a growing number of students are making a major hole fromthe minute they enter the real world because they are already, some ofthem, more than 100, 000 dollars in debt. With us now is Mark Spencer,he is the senior financial analyst for SBC Bank. Welcome to you.M: Thank you. Nice to be with you.W: Now I guess there are two kinds of debts: good debt and bad debt. Where does this goM: (7)Well, student loan debt is traditionally considered good debt,but the problem for many students and their families is that the costof colleges has been going up at 6 to 8% a year, far faster than the income, far faster than the standard of living. That means debt'staking on a bigger and bigger role in financing education.W: (6-1)How much debt is too much debt for, for one studentM: (8)Well, one guideline is that you look at the first year's salaryin your field after graduation, and use that as a barometer, but even then...W: Is that rightM: Well, you are talking big payments even in that instance, for example, 30, 000 dollars worth of debt. If you are gonna repay thatover 10 years, you are talking more than 300 dollars a month at, in payments every month for 10 years.W: (6-2)But there is surely more than one way to get a loan for college. There are government programs. There are so many kinds of grants.What's, what's the best advice for people who are looking for theseloans to try to keep themselves from going under.M: I understand that loans are just one way of college finance. Take advantage of the other opportunities. (9)Things like a college savings plan, let, let you save on a tax advantage basis. So you can put money away in these accounts and withdraw tax-free to pay for that education. W: So it's important to start early and that really reduces that reliance on debt later.M: (6-3)Another thing, leave no stone unturned, looking at grants, scholarships, even on-campus jobs. I mean every dollar you get that way is seen as another dollar you don't have to borrow later.W: (10-1)The kinds of jobs that so many students, the fresh off students, like to go into, er, charity stuff, volunteer work. This debt is eliminating a lot of that, isn't itM:(10-2) I think that's the social cost. Really, I mean, you know, when you consider that, you know, people may pass up a rewarding career in charitable work, or non-profit organization because they have to get a higher salary someplace else to pay off that debt.W: Yeah, that's for sure. Mark Spencer, senior financial analyst from SBC Bank.Mark, good you could be here.M: Thank you.6. What is the interview mainly about7. How does the cost of college education change every year8. What is used to measure student loan debt as a guideline9. What is the advantage of joining a college savings plan10. What is the possible social cost of a college loan。
08年英语专四听力原文和答案
2008年专四听力答案PART I DICTATIONChoosing a CareerWhen students graduate from college, / many of them do not know how they want to spend their working lives, / and they sometimes move from job to job / until they find something that suits them / and of equal importance to which they are suited. Others never find a job in which they are really happy. / They remain all their lives square pegs in round holes. /When we choose our careers, we need to ask ourselves two questions. / First, what do we think we would like to be?/ Second, what kind of people are we? / The idea, for example, of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive, / but unless we have great talent and are willing to work very hard, / we are certain to fail in these occupations, / and failure will lead to unhappiness in life. /So it is important to assess our suitability for a certain career in job search.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.M: Is that Anne Shaw?W:Yes, speaking?M: Hello, it is Eric from London.W: Hello, Eric. How can I help you?M;l'm fixing up on next project team meeting, and I just want to check some possible dates with you,W: Fine, let me just get my diary. Ok, which dates are you looking at?M: I've spoken to the others, (1) and they prefer either the third week of May or the second week of June.W: Yeah, (1) both of the weeks are pretty clear at the moment except for the 11th of June.M: Right, I've got that.W:So where is the meeting taking place this time?M: (2)lt was going to be in London. But I spoke to Carlos in Mexico City, and he suggested Chicago. He thinks it will be more convenient for most of the team.W:(2)He's probably right. It'll certainly be much easier for me as well. Because I can fly from Toronto, and I'm sure you can find a meeting room somewhere near the airport.M:(2) That's a good idea. I'll check up some hotels in that area and get back to you towards the end of the week.W: Fine, but I'm not in the office on Friday.M: Ok, (3) I'll call you later in the afternoon on Thursday.W:No problem, bye.Key:1.A 2. D 3.AQuestions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.M: We are having a debate on advertising Thursday evening, and I have to take part. W: That's interesting. I should like to hear what people think about advertising.M: What's there to say? We must have advertising, mustn't we?W:Why?M: Well, we wouldn't know what there was to buy if we didn't have advertisements. W: Yes, that's true. Up to a point, advertisements provide information that we need. If someone has produced a new article, naturally, the seller wants to tell us about it.M:Yes, and the advertisements tell us which product is the best.W:Do they? I don't think so. (4) Every manufacturer says that his product is the best, or at least tries to give the impression. Only one can be the best, so the others are misleading, aren't they?M: Well, in a way, I suppose, but we don't have to believe them, do we?W:Are you saying that advertisements aren't effective? I don't think that intelligent businessmen will spend millions of dollars on advertising if nobody believes the advertisements, do you?M: Perhaps not, but after all, it's their money that they are spending.W: (5) Is it? I think not. The cost of advertising is added to the price of the article. You and I and all the other people who buy the article pay for the advertising.M: Well, I suppose we get something for our money, some information.W:Yes, (6)but don't forget it is often misleading information, and sometimes harmful. M: Harmful?W:What about the advertisements designed to persuade young people to smoke cigarettes? Wouldn't you say they are harmful?M: You've given me a lot to think about. I'm quite looking forward to the debate now. Key: 4.D 5.B 6.DQuestions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W:So Mr. Brown, this is your bed, and as you can see, there are three other beds in the ward. Have you got everything you need?M: Yes, nurse, I think so. (7) I followed the hospital's advice, and I've only brought a few belongings with me.W: Good, you can see the reasons why we ask you to do that, (7)the cupboard is really very small.M:Yes. Nurse, can you tell roe what the visiting hours are?W:Yes, of course. (8) They are in the afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30 and in the evening from 7:00 to 8:00, but remember that only two people can see you at the same .time. M:l see. What other rules are there?W:Yes. We start pretty early. (9) We wake you at 6 o'clock, and breakfast is at 8 o'clock, lunch is at noon, there is tea at 3 :30, and supper is at 6 o'clock.M:0h, that's very different from what I have been used to. You'd better tell me the rest of the rules here.W:Yes. Well, you can see the no smoking sign. (9)We don't allow smoking in the wards, and the same goes for alcohol. However, if you do need to smoke, there are special lounges.M: Oh, I don't smoke, so it doesn't affect me.W:Good.Key: 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.ASECTION B PASSAGESQuestions II to 13 are based on the following passage.In my opinion, the most important thing when choosing a hotel for an international conference is the meeting room or rooms. (11) For example, you may need a large room where everyone can be together for keynote speeches or presentations, and smaller meeting rooms for informal group discussions. Then, if people are coming from different countries, you need to find out about the rooms for them to stay in. (13) They should be spacious and comfortable, and have facilities for using email and laptops, as people have to keep in touch with their offices or headquarters even when they are away.(12)My next point is facilities for hotel 'guests, things like a bar, a good quality restaurant, preferably offering local food and fitness and sport centers. These are important, because delegates need to be able to relax after a long day of meet-ings and get to know each other in informal situations.Finally, for an international conference where delegates are coming from different countries, it can be very useful to choose a hotel that (13) has good transport connections with the nearest airport and all places of interest. This can save everybody a lot of time.Key: 11.D 12.B 13.BQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.(17) Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It's a great pleasure that I welcome you to the new Museum of Industrial and Rural life. (14) The museum provides us with a unique historical record of industrial and agricultural life in the area. Here, you find a wonderful collectiop of industrial and agricultural exhibits. Some of them date back 200 years which reflect the history of our area over the last two centuries. Until recently, the area was mainly agricultural, and the world industries and traditions were all associated with agriculture. The museum's collections bring this heritage back to life, with the fascinating blend of working and static displays. From early times, good communications with the rest of the country have lead to the industrial prosperity for the area. One example of such communications was (15) the Roman Road, Portsmouth Street which passed nearby. Later, canals came to bring new prosperity, and then the railways. Good transport systems encouraged local industries, especially those related to agriculture, and the museum has collections of national significance from many of these.Local people, too, have changed the history, and the museum will introduce you to these and other local celebrities. (16) The displays with all items collected locallyshow what local life used to be like. Many displays of local items are in context and show, for example printer's and cobbler's workshops. Whatever you are interested, we hope the museum will have something for you.Key: 14.C 15.A 16.D 17.BQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you very much for inviting me here to talk about safety in dormitory and personal security.First, a few points to bear in mind. You'll notice the doors of your dorm have two types of locks, a Yale lock and a Chubb lock. Make sure you double (18) lock your door, not just one lock, both of them, however long you are going out for. Make sure when you go out, all the windows are closed. Those of you in the ground and first-floor rooms will notice that you are locking windows, make sure you use them. Lock them every time you go out; (18) lock them at night. If you have got expensive equipmenis in your room, first of all, insure it. So many people lose things and haven't got insurance. Make sure you insure it.This brings me onto personal security. Wherever possible, avoid working alone late at night, especially girl students. Avoid dark streets, and try to stick to the well-lit streets whenever possible. (19) Also if you know you are going to be up late, make sure you've got enough money for a taxi to get home again, or arrange to stay with friends for the night. It may sound absurd, but don't forget the university actually offers free self-defense classes. I hope it something you'd never have to use, but (20)it certainly was going along to a few self-defense sessions.Key: 18.D 19.B 20.ASECTION C NEW BROADCASTNews Item IThe New Year celebration in Thailand was shattered by violence, (21) when 9 bombs exploded across Bangkok around midnight. Three Thai citizens were killed and more than 30 injured. No terrorist group claimed responsibility for the bombings by Tuesday. Some believe the explosions were the work of Muslim separatists. Bombings and shootings occur almost daily in Thailand's three southernmost provinces: Yala, Narathiwat and Purtonia have a dominant Muslim population and have long complained of neglect and discrimination in the largely Buddhist nation. (22) They have asked for independence and a separate Islamic state. Since 2004, the insurgences have carried out numerous attacks in the south, and more than I , 900 people have been killed. The Thai government has been unable to curb the violence, though thousands of troops have been sent to the south.Key：21.D 22.ANews Item 2U, S. President George W. Bush will layout his new policy for Iraq Wednesday night in a TV speech. However, some details of the policy have been leaked to themedia.National oil law: a date is to be announced for the release of a national oil law in Iraq. (23) The law will give the Iraqicentral government the power to distribute current and future oil revenues to provinces and regions, based on their population size. The achievement of a fair distribution of oil revenue is seen as a corner stone of Iraqi security.More troops.-the U. S. now has 132 000 troops in Iraq. The number will temporarily be increased by 20 000. A renewed construction package costing up to I billion U. S. dollars is also to be announced. (24) The money is to help create jobs and boost the Iraqi economy. Young Iraqis are to be encouraged to participate in the country's reconstruction by cleaning the streets and repairing schools.Key：23.C 24.BNews Item 3A joint committee will soon seek further cooperation between Egypt and Spain in(25) industry, trade, investment and science and technology. (26) Egyptian economic sources said the two sides will discuss the possibility of setting up a joint business council when the Egyptian-Spanish Higher Committee meets in the first half of September in Madrid, Spain. The business council is aimed at balancing bilateral trade by expanding trade volume.Key：25.A 26.DNews Item 4(27) "Japanese teenage women have grown increasinsly violent in the last 20 years. " A criminologist said yesterday." The ratio of women in their teens inflicting bodily injury has risen to more than 20 per 100,000 of the total Japanese population , more than 7 times the level 20 years ago, " said Jinsuki Kajiyama, a professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology." Japanese males have shifted increasingly to aggression previously linked with women, such as bullying others by excluding them from conversation, " he said.Key：27.C 28. BNews Item 5Despite reports of intimidation, (28) Zimbabweans swarmed to polling stations on the final day of voting in the most competitive parliamentary election in Zimbabwe's history. On the first day of voting, lines of hundreds of voters sneaked around some of the country's 4,000 polling stations. A total of 120 seats were being contested, and Mugabe appoints another 30 law makers giving him and his party a built-in advantage.Key: 28. BNews Item 6"About 40,000 Indian telecom workers called off their work to rule yesterday after reaching an agreement with the government" , officials and union leaders said. The employees of the department of telecommunication services launched their actionon Friday (29) in protest against plans to covert the department into a company, and the recent appointment of a nontechnical official as a department head. ( 30 ) Banks, major companies and long-distance customers were hit by the work to rule which involves obeying minor regulations only so as to slow down the workflow.Key：29.B 30.D。
05年英语专四听力原文和答案
2005年专四听力答案PART I DICTATIONThe WristwatehIt is generally believed that wristwatches are an exception to the normal sequence in the evolution of men's jewelry./ Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women/ and then adopted by men./ In the old days, queens included wristwatches among their crown jewelry. / Later they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers. / Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters. / Then army officers discovered that the wristwatch was most practical for active combat. Race car drivers also loved to wear wristwatches/ and pilots found they are most useful while flying. / Soon men dared to wear wristwatches without feeling self-conscious. / By 1924 some 30% of men ' s watches were worn on the wrist. / Today the figure is 90% / and they are now worn by both men and women/ for practical purposes rather than for decoration.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Good morning, sit down please, Mr. Johnson.M: Thank you, ma'am.W: I have read your letter here. Y ou seem to have done very well at school. Can you tell me something about your school work?M: As you can see, (1) my strongest subjects were art subjects. My best subject was history and my second best was geography. However, my favorite subject was math and the results I got in the math paper were quite reasonable.W: ITiat' s true. Now can you tell me why you think these subjects will help you in this job?M: Well, ma' am, I understand that you manufacture computers, prepare software and advise clients on how to use them. Is that right?W: That's right.M: And (2) I ' ve been told that working with computers needs the logical mind rather than great skills in mathematics. That 's especially true, I believe, when it comes to writing programs. So I think my results show that I have some ability in logic and in mathematics as well.W: So you would like to write material for computers, would you?M: Y es, ma ' am, (3) that ' s what interests me most about computers: writing programs. But I think the computer industry itself is still expanding enormously. I am sure that career prospects in the industry will be very good no matter what sort of job I went into.W: I see. Well, thank you. I ' ve enjoyed our talk, we ' II be writing to you.M: Thank you ma'am. Good morning.Key: 1.C 2.A 3.BQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.W: Excuse me, could I ask you some questions?M: Of course.W: I work for an advertising agency and ( 4 )l'm doing some research. It ' s for a new magazine, for people like you.M: People like me? What do you mean?W: People between 25 and 35 years old.M: OK.W: Right. Um, What do you do at the weekend?M: Well, on Fridays my wife always goes to her exercise classes, then she visits friends.W: (5)Don't you go out?M: (5)Not on Fridays. I never go out on Fridays. I stay at home and watch television.W: And on Saturdays?M: (6)0n Saturdays my wife and I always go sailing together.W: Really?M: Mmm, we love it. We never miss it. And then in the evening we go out.W: Where to?M: Different places. We sometimes go and see friends, we sometimes go to the cinema or a restaurant, but we always go out on Saturday evenings.W: I see.And now, Sunday? What happen on Sunday?M: Nothing special. We often go for a walk and I always cook a big Sunday lunch. W: Oh, how often do you do the cooking?M: Um, twice a week, three times a week.W: Thank you very much. (7) All I need now are your personal details, your name, job, and so on. What' s your surname?M：Robinson.Key: 4.A 5. D 6.B 7.AQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.M: Parcel Express, good morning. How can I help you?W: Good morning, I ' m thinking of sending a parcel to New Y ork next week. Can you tell me what the procedure is, please?M: Certainly. When you ring us, (8) we need the following information; the invoice address, that ' s probably your address, isn' t it? And then, the pickup address if that' s different. And a contact phone number.W: Just a moment, I' m taking notes. Phone number, right.M: Then we need the full name, address and phone number of the person you ' re sending the parcel to.W: Ok, anything else?M: Y es, the weight and dimensions of the parcel. That' s height, width and length. And the value of the goods and a full description.W: Value, description.M: Y es, but don ' t seal the parcel. (9) Y ou need to leave it open so that the driver can check the contents when he collects it. After the recent bombins, the airlines said that we' d have to check all parcels. They told us we had to do it.W; Fine, (10) now last question. How long will the parcel take to get to New Y ork?M: One to two working days. There are daily flights at midday. And if we collect the parcel from you at 10:15, then your parcel catches that flight and it”ll arrive within 24 hours.W: Right, thank you very much. Y ou've been very helpful.M: Not at all. Good-bye.W: Good-bye.Key: 8.C 9.B 10.ASECTION B PASSAGESQuestions II to 73 are based on the following announcement.Attention all passengers, platform change, this is a platform change. (11) The train, now standing at platform 9, is the 10:48 train, calling at all stations to Nanjing. Please note, the train on platform 9 is not the 10:52 train to Ji'nan. It's the 10:48 train calling at all stations to Nanjing. (12) The 10:52 to Jinan will now leave from platform 7. Train announcement. The II: 20 train to Zhengzhou from platform 8 will be subject to a 15-minute delay. I repeat, there will be a 15- minute delay for the Zhengzhou train on platform 8. It will now leave at 11:35, not 11:20. (13) The 11:28 train to Hangzhou has been cancelled. We apologize to customers, but due to a signal problem, the 11: 28 train to Hangzhou from platform 15 has been cancelled. The 11:32 train to Tianjin is now standing at platform 13. Please note, there will be no restaurant car on this train. I repeat, there will be no restaurant car on the 11:32 to Tianjin now standing at platform 13.Key: 11.C 12.B 13.DQuestions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum was opened in Geneva in 1988. (14)lt tells the story of men and women who, in the course of the major events of the last 150 years, have given assistance to victims of war and natural disasters. The organization was established in 1863 and was based on an idea by a Swiss businessman called Henn Burant. (15)He had witnessed the heavy casualties at the battle of Sulferino in Italy 4 years earlier, in which 40 OOP people were killed, wounded or missing. He had seen the lack of medical services and the great suffering of many of the wounded who simply died from lack of care. The International Red Cross or Red Crescent exists to help the victims of conflicts and disasters regardless of their nationalities. (16) The symbol of the organization was originally just the red cross. It has no religious significance. The founders of the movement adopted it as a tribute toSwitzerland. However, during the Russo-Turkish War, the Turks felt that the cross could be seen as offensive to Muslim soldiers, (16) and a second symbol, the red crescent, was adopted for use by national organizations in the Islamic world. Both are now official symbols.Key: 14.B 15.D 16.BQuestions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.At major college or high school sports events, cheerleaders, both male and female, jump and dance in front of the crowd, and sholft the name of their team, running around and yelling " Go, team, Go ". The first cheerleader ever was a man. In 1898, John Campbell jumped in front of the crowd at the University of Minnesota and shouted for his team. He shouted " Hoorah, Minnesota". This was the first organized shout, or yell. For the next 32 years cheerleaders were men only. Cheerleading is not just about cheering. (18) They practice special shouts, dances, and athletic shows. (19) The men throw the women high in the air and catch them. The team members climb on each others shoulders to make a human pyramid. They yell and dance, too. It is like human fireworks. Of course, they may often suffer serious knee and wrist injuries, and bloody noses. (17)/(20) Cheerleaders have their own contests every year at local, state and national levels. And the crowd shouts for them. It is not fair to think cheerleading is just being cheerful and lively and having a loud voice. (17) Cheerleading is a sport in itself.Key: 17.D 18.B 19.A 20.BSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item 1(21) The bodies of dozens of African immigrants, discovered off the Italian coast last week, might have been thrown overboard, Italian officials said on Monday. A coast guard spokesman said 15 illegal immigrants, all believed to come from Somalia, survived being thrown into the Mediterranean Sea. But one of the survivors, a woman, was in a serious condition. (22) They told the coast guard that their boat had left Libya 20 days before, with around 100 immigrants aboard. They said most had died during the trip. Last Friday, 7 Africans, including 3 children, died before their boat could reach the island. A further 25 people survived.Key: 21.D 22.BNews Item 2(23) China has set its sight on putting 3 people into space for a week, the China News Service said on Tuesday. The news agency reported an official as saying that preparations were underway for the next Shenzhou launch. The Shenzhou VI is expected to blast off within the next 2 years. Shenzhou V carried a Chinese astronaut aloft. He circled the Earth 14 times during his 21- hour trip, October 15-16, 2003, making China the third country to put a man into space.Key: 23.BNews Item 3(24) Gigantic waves of flame that covered entire neighborhoods and filled the skies over Southern California with ash have killed at least 13 people. At least 6 separate wildfires were still burning on Monday morning, all the way from the Mexican border to the suburbs of Los Angeles. They were reported to have destroyed 800 homes and consumed about 120 000 hectares of land. (25) Authorities said they were seeking 2 men in connection with the fires, which they believe were started deliberately.Key: 24.D 25.ANews Item 4There has been modest growth in tourism worldwide, despite 2 years of terrorism, war and disease. And China is the engine driving it, according to the World Tourism Organization. International tourist numbers hit a record 702 million last year, a rise ,of 2.7 percent over 2001 , the year of the September II attacks. (26) France remains the most popular destination , receiving more than 77 million visitors, followed by Spain, United States, and Italy. China, however, marked II percent growth over that period, attracting 36. 8 million international visitors. It ranks fifth among leading tourism nations. (27) By 2020, it will be top, with predictions of 130 million visitors per year. Chinese themselves are also becoming a major force as travelers. (28) According to a Xinhua report, over 16.6 million Chinese traveled abroad last year, up 37 percent from the previous year. Their numbers are expected to grow to 30 million by the end of the decade, and 100 million in 2020.Key: 26.C 27.B 28.DNews Item 5(29)/(30) Around 40 former military officers in Argentina have been arrested for possible extradition to Spain on human rights charges. The airest came as the Argentine government struck down the decree prohibiting such extradition, saying all Argentines should be equal before the law. (30) Those detained include a former navy captain and several other exofficers suspected of torture or murder during the last period of military rule in Argentina, which ended in 1983.Key: 29.C 30.A。
06年英语专四听力原文和答案
2006年专四听力答案PART I DICTATIONThe InternetThe Internet is the most significant progress in the field of communication. /lmagine a book that never ends, a library with a million floors ,/or imagine a research project with thousands of scientists /working around the clock forever./This is the magic of the Internet. /Yet the Internet has the potential for good and bad. /0ne can find well-organized information-rich websites./At the same time, one can also find wasteful websites. /Most websites are known as different Internet applications./These include online games, chat rooms and so on./These applications have great power too. /Sometimes the power can be so great /that young people may easily become victims to their attraction. /So we need to recognize the seriousness of the problem. /We must work together to use its power for better ends.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.M: Hello.W: Oh, hello, you must be a new student. Did you find us, Ok?M: Well, I got a bit lost and I had to ask a stranger, but I got here eventually.W; Oh, dear. Have you come far today?M; Only from Britain. I was staying with my brother.W: Oh, good. (1) How did you get here?M: (1) My brother took me to the railway station and I got a bus at this end.W: Aha, well, you'd better tell me your name, so I can find your form.M: It 's Mark Bern.W: Bern, Bern. Ah, yes. Oh, you've changed since this photo. (2) What happened to your beard and moustache, and you are not wearing glasses, either?M: No, I thought I'd better look smarter.W: Here is the key to your room. It is 501.M: Thanks. How do I get there?W: Go to the end of this corridor, turn left and it's the third door on the right.M: Thank you. Oh, there is a meeting for new students. What time is that?W: (3) Half past five in the Common Room on the ground floor at the other end of the corridor.M: Thanks a lot. Bye.Key: 1.C 2.A 3.BQuestions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.W: Hi, Steve, how are things?M: Hi, Maggie. Good, thanks. What's new with you?W: Oh, I was just wondering if you wanted to go out tonight.M: Well, (4)1 was thinking of going to the university library to do a bit of study. What have you got in mind?W: I thought we could just go for a walk, maybe down to that park near the beach.M: Tonight? (5) You must be joking. It's too cold.W: Oh, yes. It's too cold, but I still want to go out somewhere. That new Tom Cruise's film is on in town. How about that?M: Ok, what time does it start?W: Oh, I think it's half past eight or something. I will just get the paper and have a look. Just turn on for a minute. Look, the film got fantastic review in the paper last week. M: Ok,ok. (6) Where are we going to meet?W: (6)lt'd be easier if we met at the cinema.M: Ok. Where is it?W: Oh, you know, the Olyang.M: Where is that?W: (6) Near the Town Hall and opposite the bank.M: Oh, yeah. I know where it is. Ok, look, I will meet you there at fifteen past eight. Key：4.D 5.B 6.DQuestions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W: What are you reading. Bill?M: It's this week's New Scientist ,whyI .W: I was just wondering. It looks interesting. (9) But I've never actually read it myself. It's for real scientists—or can ordinary people like me understand it?M: Oh, it's for anyone really. It usually has articles and stories about character affairs and about science as well as papers about new development and research. I am reading about new telephone that allows you to see the person you are speaking to as well as hear him.W: Oh,I've heard about it. (7)/(9)ls it on the market yet? Can I buy one?M: No, not this one. (8) But the company has made other models to try out on business. This one is special because its color and the image is moving.W: Oh, that's interesting.M: You see the first video phones that what they called were made in Japan. But they can only show a still, black and white image. So this video phone is much better than that. (8) Mind you and I'm not sure I want one, would you?W: (8) Well, no. I don't think I would. I bet it costs a lot of money. Does it say how much it costs?M: Yes, the early black and white ones cost several hundred pounds, (7) but the one the story is about costs several thousand pounds.W: En. Why does anybody want one, do you think?M: Business organizations that need to frequently contact overseas organizations would want it. (10) It's like a face-to-face conversation. So maybe a lot of overseas travel can be avoided.W: (9) Yes, I suppose so.Key: 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.ASECTION B PASSAGESQuestions II to 13 are based on the following passage.If you're in a western country, you often see people walking their dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful animal in the world. (13) However the reason why one keeps the dog has changed. (11) Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against other animals. And the dog listened to him and did what he told him to do. Later people used dogs for hunting other animals. And dogs did not eat what they got until their masters agreed. (11) Dogs were also used for driving sheep and guarding chickens. But now people in towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals any more. Of course, they keep them to frighten thieves. But the most important reason for keeping dogs is that they feell only in the city. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with; for a young wife, a dog is her child when she does not have her own; for old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left. (12) Now people do not have to use a dog, but they keep it as a friend,just like a member of the family.Key: 11.D 12.A 13.DQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.I am going to work in a totally new environment. I'll have to get used to different working conditions. I am used to working in quite high-tech sort of industry that has got lots of machinery and everything. But now I am going to a place that(14) has no machinery as such, apart from a typewriter. The place has no electricity at all, no photocopiers,all the things that you just take for granted here. They just won't be there any more. I'll be staying near the school in quite a small village. And (15)1 will be staying in a teacher's house, living with two or three other volunteer teachers. I'll have to get used to not having the variety of different foods that you have here like twenty different varieties of breakfast serial. (16) And the range of food there is much smaller, not many choices. I'll also have to get used to getting water from a well, not having electricity which means gas lamps in the evening; which means the difficulty of preparing for the next day's lessons in poor light; which means different ways of getting your clothes washed. (17) There will be all sorts of big differences like that, but I'll have to get used to when I arrive there.Key: 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.CQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.The most common type of child abuse you know is beating with the hands or with an instrument usually a cane in some places. Nearly a third of the abused children we see are (18) in the age group between six and ten, and about sixty-five percent of them are boys. (18) This is the age group when children are first to expect to study hard and parents have great expectations of their progresses in school. Boys of course attract more abuse such as beating because (20) once again parental expectations are high, and boys tend to be more energetic and difficult to control than girls. Most experts seem toagree that the child abuse is caused by a combination of social and psychological factors. Families who beat their children are not particularly different from other people. (20) The only difference that exists between them is that they lack skills in the establishing good relationships with their children. These families too .generally speaking, have other problems such as (19) marriage problems or financial problems. Some parents are hurting their children because they strongly believe in the use of traditional discipline methods. But many of them have (19) emotional problems. (20) They are often the victims of violence themselves. Sometimes they even bear an unreasonable hatred for a child because they believe that the child has brought the family bad luck.Key: 18.B 19.A 20.CSECTION C NEW BROADCASTNews Item I(21) American coast guard officials in Florida say they have returned to Cuba a group of would-be migrants who try to (22) make their way to the United States in an unusual vessel, a floating truck. They said one of their planes spotted the Cubans more than halfway through their journey, and the coast guard could not believe their eyes when they saw the vessel. The Cubans had attached floats and propellers to (22) a 1951 shabby truck.Key: 21.D 22.BNews Item 2All large and medium-sized Chinese cities will have greater air quality monitoring by 2010, says a government official. The government has spent 150 million yuan on air quality monitoring systems across China since 2000 when officials began paying greater attention to air quality monitoring. (23) More than 220 cities now have air quality monitoring systems and 42 others will have systems in place by the end of this year.Key：23.DNews Item 3(25) Storms sank two river ferries in southern Bangladesh on Sunday and some (24)90 passengers were reported missing while at least another 68 died. One of the packed ferries carrying around 150 people capsized early on Sunday on the Meghna river and (25)50 were rescued. A second ferry sank on the same river just one kilometer away leaving 40 passengers missing after (25) 6 were rescued.Key：24.B 25.ANews Item 4(26) The Indonesian government has given official approval for an Australian consulate in Dili. The first Australian consulate officials will travel to the East Timor capital next week as well as serving the consular needs of Australian in the region. The consulate will facilitate Australian support to the United Nation's assistance mission inEast Timor. The announcement follows in principle their agreement reached on the opening of the consulate between Australian prime minister and Indonesian president in Barley last month.Key：26.CNews Item 5(27) PepsiCo of the US and Unilever of the UK have become the latest foreign entrance in China's competitive bottle tea market. The two companies launched Lipton's iced tea in Guangzhou last week in a 50-50 venture. (28) “PepsiCo is contributing its bottling facilities and distribution networks to the alliance while Unilever provides the famous tea brand and recipe.”company executive said. China has a growing bottle tea market estimated to be worth 10 billion Yuan. It has been dominated in recent years by two Taiwanese brands .Master Kang and Uni-President. Three other big brands. Nestle, Guangdong based Jianiibao and Lipton, have just entered the market this year. Swiss company Nestle is working in conjunction with Coca Cola.Key：27.A 28.CNews Item 6(29) The Isreali peace camp has launched tfa,e biggest protest in years (30) with more than 100 000 people protesting on Saturday and demanding the country leave Gaza, after Palestinian militants dealt Israel's army its deadliest blow since 2002. Crowds at Tel Aviv's main square added to the growing call for withdrawal from the war-torn territory. (30) The killing of 13 soldiers by militants in the Gaza strict last week has deepened already strong support in Israel for Prime Minister Sharon's Gaza pullout plan which is being delayed by hardliners in his right-wing Likud party.Key: 29.B 30.D。
(完整版)08年英语专四听力原文和答案
2008年专四听力答案PART I DICTATIONChoosing a CareerWhen students graduate from college, / many of them do not know how they want to spend their working lives, / and they sometimes move from job to job / until they find something that suits them / and of equal importance to which they are suited. Others never find a job in which they are really happy. / They remain all their lives square pegs in round holes. /When we choose our careers, we need to ask ourselves two questions. / First, what do we think we would like to be?/ Second, what kind of people are we? / The idea, for example, of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive, / but unless we have great talent and are willing to work very hard, / we are certain to fail in these occupations, / and failure will lead to unhappiness in life. /So it is important to assess our suitability for a certain career in job search.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.M: Is that Anne Shaw?W:Yes, speaking?M: Hello, it is Eric from London.W: Hello, Eric. How can I help you?M;l'm fixing up on next project team meeting, and I just want to check some possible dates with you,W: Fine, let me just get my diary. Ok, which dates are you looking at?M: I've spoken to the others, (1) and they prefer either the third week of May or the second week of June.W: Yeah, (1) both of the weeks are pretty clear at the moment except for the 11th of June.M: Right, I've got that.W:So where is the meeting taking place this time?M: (2)lt was going to be in London. But I spoke to Carlos in Mexico City, and he suggested Chicago. He thinks it will be more convenient for most of the team.W:(2)He's probably right. It'll certainly be much easier for me as well. Because I can fly from Toronto, and I'm sure you can find a meeting room somewhere near the airport.M:(2) That's a good idea. I'll check up some hotels in that area and get back to you towards the end of the week.W: Fine, but I'm not in the office on Friday.M: Ok, (3) I'll call you later in the afternoon on Thursday.W:No problem, bye.Key:1.A 2. D 3.AQuestions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.M: We are having a debate on advertising Thursday evening, and I have to take part. W: That's interesting. I should like to hear what people think about advertising.M: What's there to say? We must have advertising, mustn't we?W:Why?M: Well, we wouldn't know what there was to buy if we didn't have advertisements. W: Yes, that's true. Up to a point, advertisements provide information that we need. If someone has produced a new article, naturally, the seller wants to tell us about it.M:Yes, and the advertisements tell us which product is the best.W:Do they? I don't think so. (4) Every manufacturer says that his product is the best, or at least tries to give the impression. Only one can be the best, so the others are misleading, aren't they?M: Well, in a way, I suppose, but we don't have to believe them, do we?W:Are you saying that advertisements aren't effective? I don't think that intelligent businessmen will spend millions of dollars on advertising if nobody believes the advertisements, do you?M: Perhaps not, but after all, it's their money that they are spending.W: (5) Is it? I think not. The cost of advertising is added to the price of the article. You and I and all the other people who buy the article pay for the advertising.M: Well, I suppose we get something for our money, some information.W:Yes, (6)but don't forget it is often misleading information, and sometimes harmful. M: Harmful?W:What about the advertisements designed to persuade young people to smoke cigarettes? Wouldn't you say they are harmful?M: You've given me a lot to think about. I'm quite looking forward to the debate now. Key: 4.D 5.B 6.DQuestions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W:So Mr. Brown, this is your bed, and as you can see, there are three other beds in the ward. Have you got everything you need?M: Yes, nurse, I think so. (7) I followed the hospital's advice, and I've only brought a few belongings with me.W: Good, you can see the reasons why we ask you to do that, (7)the cupboard is really very small.M:Yes. Nurse, can you tell roe what the visiting hours are?W:Yes, of course. (8) They are in the afternoon from 2:30 to 4:30 and in the evening from 7:00 to 8:00, but remember that only two people can see you at the same .time. M:l see. What other rules are there?W:Yes. We start pretty early. (9) We wake you at 6 o'clock, and breakfast is at 8 o'clock, lunch is at noon, there is tea at 3 :30, and supper is at 6 o'clock.M:0h, that's very different from what I have been used to. You'd better tell me the rest of the rules here.W:Yes. Well, you can see the no smoking sign. (9)We don't allow smoking in the wards, and the same goes for alcohol. However, if you do need to smoke, there are special lounges.M: Oh, I don't smoke, so it doesn't affect me.W:Good.Key: 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.ASECTION B PASSAGESQuestions II to 13 are based on the following passage.In my opinion, the most important thing when choosing a hotel for an international conference is the meeting room or rooms. (11) For example, you may need a large room where everyone can be together for keynote speeches or presentations, and smaller meeting rooms for informal group discussions. Then, if people are coming from different countries, you need to find out about the rooms for them to stay in. (13) They should be spacious and comfortable, and have facilities for using email and laptops, as people have to keep in touch with their offices or headquarters even when they are away.(12)My next point is facilities for hotel 'guests, things like a bar, a good quality restaurant, preferably offering local food and fitness and sport centers. These are important, because delegates need to be able to relax after a long day of meet-ings and get to know each other in informal situations.Finally, for an international conference where delegates are coming from different countries, it can be very useful to choose a hotel that (13) has good transport connections with the nearest airport and all places of interest. This can save everybody a lot of time.Key: 11.D 12.B 13.BQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.(17) Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It's a great pleasure that I welcome you to the new Museum of Industrial and Rural life. (14) The museum provides us with a unique historical record of industrial and agricultural life in the area. Here, you find a wonderful collectiop of industrial and agricultural exhibits. Some of them date back 200 years which reflect the history of our area over the last two centuries. Until recently, the area was mainly agricultural, and the world industries and traditions were all associated with agriculture. The museum's collections bring this heritage back to life, with the fascinating blend of working and static displays. From early times, good communications with the rest of the country have lead to the industrial prosperity for the area. One example of such communications was (15) the Roman Road, Portsmouth Street which passed nearby. Later, canals came to bring new prosperity, and then the railways. Good transport systems encouraged local industries, especially those related to agriculture, and the museum has collections of national significance from many of these.Local people, too, have changed the history, and the museum will introduce you to these and other local celebrities. (16) The displays with all items collected locallyshow what local life used to be like. Many displays of local items are in context and show, for example printer's and cobbler's workshops. Whatever you are interested, we hope the museum will have something for you.Key: 14.C 15.A 16.D 17.BQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.Good afternoon, everybody. Thank you very much for inviting me here to talk about safety in dormitory and personal security.First, a few points to bear in mind. You'll notice the doors of your dorm have two types of locks, a Yale lock and a Chubb lock. Make sure you double (18) lock your door, not just one lock, both of them, however long you are going out for. Make sure when you go out, all the windows are closed. Those of you in the ground and first-floor rooms will notice that you are locking windows, make sure you use them. Lock them every time you go out; (18) lock them at night. If you have got expensive equipmenis in your room, first of all, insure it. So many people lose things and haven't got insurance. Make sure you insure it.This brings me onto personal security. Wherever possible, avoid working alone late at night, especially girl students. Avoid dark streets, and try to stick to the well-lit streets whenever possible. (19) Also if you know you are going to be up late, make sure you've got enough money for a taxi to get home again, or arrange to stay with friends for the night. It may sound absurd, but don't forget the university actually offers free self-defense classes. I hope it something you'd never have to use, but (20)it certainly was going along to a few self-defense sessions.Key: 18.D 19.B 20.ASECTION C NEW BROADCASTNews Item IThe New Year celebration in Thailand was shattered by violence, (21) when 9 bombs exploded across Bangkok around midnight. Three Thai citizens were killed and more than 30 injured. No terrorist group claimed responsibility for the bombings by Tuesday. Some believe the explosions were the work of Muslim separatists. Bombings and shootings occur almost daily in Thailand's three southernmost provinces: Yala, Narathiwat and Purtonia have a dominant Muslim population and have long complained of neglect and discrimination in the largely Buddhist nation. (22) They have asked for independence and a separate Islamic state. Since 2004, the insurgences have carried out numerous attacks in the south, and more than I , 900 people have been killed. The Thai government has been unable to curb the violence, though thousands of troops have been sent to the south.Key：21.D 22.ANews Item 2U, S. President George W. Bush will layout his new policy for Iraq Wednesday night in a TV speech. However, some details of the policy have been leaked to themedia.National oil law: a date is to be announced for the release of a national oil law in Iraq. (23) The law will give the Iraqicentral government the power to distribute current and future oil revenues to provinces and regions, based on their population size. The achievement of a fair distribution of oil revenue is seen as a corner stone of Iraqi security.More troops.-the U. S. now has 132 000 troops in Iraq. The number will temporarily be increased by 20 000. A renewed construction package costing up to I billion U. S. dollars is also to be announced. (24) The money is to help create jobs and boost the Iraqi economy. Young Iraqis are to be encouraged to participate in the country's reconstruction by cleaning the streets and repairing schools.Key：23.C 24.BNews Item 3A joint committee will soon seek further cooperation between Egypt and Spain in(25) industry, trade, investment and science and technology. (26) Egyptian economic sources said the two sides will discuss the possibility of setting up a joint business council when the Egyptian-Spanish Higher Committee meets in the first half of September in Madrid, Spain. The business council is aimed at balancing bilateral trade by expanding trade volume.Key：25.A 26.DNews Item 4(27) "Japanese teenage women have grown increasinsly violent in the last 20 years. " A criminologist said yesterday." The ratio of women in their teens inflicting bodily injury has risen to more than 20 per 100,000 of the total Japanese population , more than 7 times the level 20 years ago, " said Jinsuki Kajiyama, a professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology." Japanese males have shifted increasingly to aggression previously linked with women, such as bullying others by excluding them from conversation, " he said.Key：27.C 28. BNews Item 5Despite reports of intimidation, (28) Zimbabweans swarmed to polling stations on the final day of voting in the most competitive parliamentary election in Zimbabwe's history. On the first day of voting, lines of hundreds of voters sneaked around some of the country's 4,000 polling stations. A total of 120 seats were being contested, and Mugabe appoints another 30 law makers giving him and his party a built-in advantage.Key: 28. BNews Item 6"About 40,000 Indian telecom workers called off their work to rule yesterday after reaching an agreement with the government" , officials and union leaders said. The employees of the department of telecommunication services launched their actionon Friday (29) in protest against plans to covert the department into a company, and the recent appointment of a nontechnical official as a department head. ( 30 ) Banks, major companies and long-distance customers were hit by the work to rule which involves obeying minor regulations only so as to slow down the workflow.Key：29.B 30.D。
09年英语专四听力原文和答案.doc
2009年专四听力答案PART I DICTATIONNew Year's EveFor many people in the west, New Year's Eve is the biggest party of the year. /lt's the time to get together with friends or family/and welcome in the coming year. / New Year's parties can take place in different places. /Some people hold a house party; others attend street parties;/ while some just go for a few drinks with their friends. /Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays. / There is one thing that all New Year's Eve parties have in common,/ the countdown to midnight./ When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs./ It's also popular to make a promise in the New Year. /This is called a New Year's resolution. / Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit. /However, the promise is often broken quite quickly /and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days. PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Hi, Mark. How are you?M: (2) Actually, I'm really fed up, Linda. It's Jean.W: (2) Jean? Who is Jean?M: Oh, nobody really. (1) Just a most stunningly attractive girl in my year school. W: Oh, is that all? (1) So what's the problem?M: (1) Well, the thing is I just don't know how to make her notice me, or...W: Wait a minute. I've got a brilliant idea I (3) Why don't you try talking to her?M: (3)But I wouldn't know what to say. 1...W: Look, she's in your chemistry class, isn't she? You're good at chemistry. (3) You could offer to help her with her chemistry homework. How about that?M: Not bad. Just one problem.W: What?M: (3) She's better than me at chemistry.W: OK, then? (3) Well, there is that party at John's on Friday night. Yo u could invite her.M: ( 2/3 ) Just another small problem. John's her boyfriend.Key:1.B 2.C 3.AQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.W: Yes, can I help you?M: Yes, you see I bought this personal stereo at your shop three days ago. And I'm afraid that it hasn't really matched up to what I was told about it.W: I see. What exactly is the matter?M: (4/6) Well, first of all, there's this large scratch across the front of it.W: But you should have noticed that when you bought it.M: But it was in the box and all sealed up.W: (4) Well, I am sorry, but it really is your responsibility to check the goods when you buy them. How were w ere to know that it wasn't you who made the scratch?M: That's ridiculous. (6) But, anyway, it's not the most important thing. I really am not happy about this other thing.W:And what is that?M: Look, it says here that the noise from it should be undetectable by other people, W: Yes, that's right.M: But people can hear it and it's really embarrassing on the bus and the underground. W: Well, I am sorry. (5)But it must be the way you are wearing the headphones.M: (5) Look, I know how to put earphones in my ears. Thank you very much. But what I want to know is what you are going to do about it all.W: (7) Well, I suppose we could exchange it for another model if you really aren't happy with it.M: No, I certainly am not.W: (7) Well, if I just could have the receipt.M: Yes, well there is a slight problem about this receipt.Key: 4.C 5.A 6D 7.B.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W: Hello, Happy Time Catering Services Victoria speaking. How can I help you?M: Hello, Victoria. This is Joe Smith from Country Holidays. (8/9) I wonder if you could do some catering for us next week. (10) We're having a small reception. It's to launch our summer holiday advertising campaign. Would you b e free?W: When exactly is it, Mr. Smith?M: April 21st, that's Thursday. Oh, sorry, no. (9)lt should be Friday.W: Oh, Yes, I can do that. ( 10) Where will you be holding at?M: We thought we would have had it at head office and use the conference room because there is enough room for everyone there.W: OK, what aort of things would you like?M: Just a light lunch I think. So that People can eat while they move around and talk to each other. ( 10)You did something similar for us last year. We will be happy to have the same menu again.W: Right, I will look at my dairy and see what you had last time. Oh, I nearly forgot to ask you, (10) how many should I cater for?M: Well, I think most people will be able to come, perhaps around 30. No, let's say 35, to be sure.W: Right, thank you for getting in touch Mr. Smith. I will send confirmation of the arrangements by the end of this week.M: OK.Key:8.C 9.A 10.DSECTION B PASSAGESQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.For shopaholics, the post-Christmas period means only one thing—sales! (12) Across the country, prices are slashed on clothing, electronics, home furnishings and more, (11) but London is the place for serious shopping and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains. (12) The sales start on Boxing Day—26th, December and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors, (12) In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of pre-dawn openings for the start of their sales. At Brent Cross, in north London, more than 1 ,000 people were queuing at 3:30a. m. for the ' Next' clothing store's sale which began at 4 a. m. Some people even camped outside the shops to be the first in the line.(13) Some people are taking their friends shopping with them and buying their Christmas presents in the sales. A practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want. For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online retailers are also getting in on the act with January sales of their own. (13) The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas in the Jyuary"sales.Key:11.C 12.A 13.DQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.(14)Ballroom dancing used to be seen as something rather unfashionable that old people might do. (15) For the past five years though, the popularity of ballroom dancing has soared thanks to a reality TV show. Strictly Come Dancing is one of the big TV shows. ( 16) Millions of people tune in every Saturday night to watch the show which airs from September right up to Christmas. (16) In the show a number of professional ballroom dancers each dance with a celebrity. Every week they have to learn a different ballroom dance and perform it live on TV on Saturday night. The show demonstrates how glamorous ballroom dancing is. The celebrities get to wear colorful dresses and suits to dance in, and it looks like a lot of fun. The TV programme also shows what good exercise it can be to ballroom dance and what hard work is involved in learning the dances and performing them properly. Dance schools around the country have seen a boost in the number of people wanting to learn how to dance. (17) And it's not only old people who are interested. Lots of children and young people in their 20s are keen to learn.Key: 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.CQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.(18) Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even though New Zealand has quite liberal rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman instead. In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children unusual names. (19) Some parents choose names whichcome from popular culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf after the character in the Lord of the Rings novels and films. Equally names related to sport are fairly common—since 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal af ter the football team. Other parents like to make up names, or combine names to make their own unique version, a method demonstrated by Jordan, the British model, who recently invented the name Tidarnii for her daughter by combining the names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers) - She was quoted as saying that the accent and double letters were added tomake the name 'more exotic'. (20) Other countries have much stricter rules when it comes to naming children. Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have an approved list of names from which parents must choose.Key: 18.C 19.D 20.ASECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item IEleven fishing boat crew who had been stranded （处于困境的，搁浅的）since October in a remote part of Russia's Far East have been rescued after sheltering nearly three months at an abandoned military base. (21 )The eight men and three women took refuge at the base after their small boat collided on October 10th. Their attempts to fix one of the boats did not succeed, (22) and they had to remain at the abandoned base where there were only flour and -cooking fat. Other supplies at the base, which was abandoned in 2003 including Christmas ornaments, and the crew members put them up on a small tree inside their quarters, but supplies began running low and early this week, five set off on foot across snow fields. On Friday, after fours days of trudg ing, they reached a working military radio station, (23) the center called rescuers and helicopters were sent to take th e eleven to the regional capital.Key:21.B 22.C 23.ANews Item 2(24) Spain's King Juan Carlos with 32 years on the throne turns 70 Saturday, but after years of undeniable adulation [,ædʒə’leɪʃən] among Spaniards[‘spænjəd] （西班牙人,西班牙居民）for putting down an attempted coup/ku:/〈法〉意外而成功的行动in 1981 , (25) he's recently faced more difficult times. Small groups of leftists have burned his photo, and fiery criticism has also come from the right with one leading conservative radio host calling for him to step down. Juan Carlos fired back with a rare public defense of his reign in a recent speech. "It's been the longest period of stability and prosperity in Spain ever in a parliamentary monarchy (君主统治) " , the King said.Key: 24.B 25.DNews Item 3It goes against religious taboos（禁忌） in Iraq to involve women in fighting, but three recent suicide bombings carried out by women could indicate insurgents（起义、暴动） are growing increasingly desperate. (26) In November 4th, a womandetonated [,detn’eɪt] (使)爆炸, 引爆an explosive vest（背心、马甲） next to a U.S. patrol patrol [pə’trəul] 巡逻; 巡查in Diyala's regional capital, Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of Bagdad (27) wounding seven U. S. troops and five Iraqis. (26) On December 7th, a woman attacked the offices of a Diyala-based Sunni group, fighting al-Qaida in Iraq, (27) killing 15 people and wounding 35, (26) then on December 31st, a bomber in Baqouba, detonated her suicide vest close to a police patrol (27) wounding five policemen and four civilians.Key: 26.A 27.BNews Item 4(28) Chinese government is poised (准备行动) to conduct its first national survey of pollution sources in February to help control environmental deterioration（环境恶化） in the country. The study will identify and collect data on the sources of industrial, agricultural and residential pollution for two months. Last year, China's environment was facing a grave （严重的）situation with several major rivers and lakes clogged （堵塞）by industrial waste. (29) China's environmental cleanup is compromised by（被---危害）more than two decades of rapid economic growth and a lack of technology especially. (30) Every province, autonomous region and municipality（自治市）/mju,nisi’pæliti/ has set up a census office and will report to a main center staffed by officials from g ovemment departments. Data will be reviewed multiple times before being put into a database and will be analyzed in the second half of 2008. Findings will be examined and approved by mid-2009.Key：28.C 29.A 30.B。
2011年专四听听力原文及答案
PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A CONVERSATIONSQuestions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.Woman: Good afternoon, International Trade Center Exhibition Services. How can I help? Man: Oh, hello. I’d like some information about exhibiting at the International Auto Mobile Show. Woman: The Auto Show? So, what would you like to know?Man: First, can you give me an idea of how big the fair is?Woman: Well, 121 companies had stands last year and that figure should be up to 140 this time. Man: Sorry, how many?Woman: 140.Man: What about visiting numbers?Woman: Over the two days, we had 6500 vis itors, so with more stands we’d hope for more people this time.Man: And where did they to be said come from?Woman: About 57% were from overseas: America and Europe, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. The remained were local people.Man: That’s interesting, now, a few practical questions. We’re thinking of taking a stand about 45 square meters. How much will that cost?Woman: $400 per square meter.Man: Sorry, can you give me the cost again?Woman: Yes. It’s $400. So if you’re looking at 45 square met ers, it would be, let me see, $18000. But that’s just the cost for a basic stand.Man: What does the price include?Woman: You get a list in a catalogue in both Chinese and English, some basic furniture——a desk and four chairs, and electricity in lighting.Man: So anything else would be extra like a poster.Woman: That’s rightQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.Man: Hello Linda.Woman: Hello Jim.Man: I’m thinking of invest in your new educational computer that your company has produced and I’m interested in the advertise campaign.Woman: Oh, thank you. What would you like to know?Man: I’ve read your campaign plan. It looks ok. I only have a couple of questions mainly about where you intend to place these advertisements.Woman: Well, as you can see from the plan, we intend to place them in family magazines and on early evening television. We want whole families that parents and children to see them.Man: Mnn…but are you sure they’ll be the right families?Woman: The right families? Well…Man: I mean are you certain that the parents who read these magazines and watch these television programs are the people who will buy an educational computer for their children? Woman: Yes, we are quite certain. A market research shows that…Man: Good. I’m sure you’re right. And I see that you’re thinking of placing advertisements in teenage magazines as well.Woman: Yes, we intend to place them in some teenage magazines, the more serious ones, you know. And we’re also thinking of putting them in Sunday newspapers because it’s likely that the whole family will be together on Sundays.Man: I see, but do you really think that the parents and children will like the same advertisements?Woman: We’ve done the research and we think they’ll like our advertisements.Man: GoodQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation.Woman: Hello. I’m Sue Green. You must be John Fox.Man: Yes, I am.Woman: Thanks for coming to this job interview. Let me ask you a few questions.Man: Yes, please.Woman: Have you got any work experience?Man: Yes. I had a job in a paper factory for a few months after I left school. Then I worked in summer holidays in the university, first in a fast-food restaurant, then at a book shop. Woman: Ok. Do you drive? Have you got a driving license?Man: Yes, I have.Woman: That’s fine then. So what kind of interests do you have?Man: Interests? Well, I like travelling. I play a lot of sports and I play the piano.Woman: What sorts of sports do you like?Man: Football, tennis and swimming.Woman: Right. And what sort of music do you play?Man: Oh, a lot of, different types, classic, jazz.Woman: Ok, the most important question now. What experience have you had with children? Man: well, I’ve looked after my brother and sister as babies and as they’re young children. I also worked with children in a youth club.Woman: A youth club?Man: Yes. I’ve been working as a helper in a youth club since I studies in university as sort of a volunteer with teenagers.Woman: Good. Ok, well, let you know our decisions in a few days.Man: Thank you.SECTION B PASSAGESQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.Few people expect luxury while flying, but these days, even the basic seems to be in bad shape. It’s not our common to fin d your trade table broken, the in-flight entertainment system not working and your seat cushion worn. All of these can make you think how old this plane is anyway. The reality for many US air travelers is the most of the journeys take place some planes that have been in service for a decade or more. The average age of the fleet of the seven large USA passenger airlines is about 14 years old according to the airline monitor. If found American and Delta Northwest have the oldest fleets at about 16 years on average. At the end of 2008, a small percentage of the merged Delta Northwest planes dated back to the later 1960s. “US. fleets are among the oldest in the world,” said Bridge Ablafare. And Adiation analyzed, “ I’m not really sure the people should read th at much into that.” Ablafare said, “ For the safety’s fine point, a lot of the old planes will build tougher and with proper maintenance. There’s no reason why flying constant safe for 25 to 30 years. It’s also important to remember that the plane may be 20 years old, but its engines and another major systems could be recently manufactured and upgraded.” said Ablafare, “There’s less pressure on the airlines to upgrade the interior unless the safety issue or redesign above save money.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.Higher education isn’t for everyone and people have variety of parts to choose from once they graduate from high school. They might know from the start that they want to go street to the professional world. If you’re in the market for a job that doesn’t require a degree but does come with that a salary, here are a few jobs to consider:Assembly supervisors over see workers who put together products by using power tools or other dangerous equipment; the annual salary is $19926.At construction side assistant site managers report to the head site manager and plan, director and coordinate the necessary tasks to complete that day’s activities. Salary: $86584.And automobile service station manager draws up guidelines for gas stations and automobile repair shops and decides on our operations, a signs of job duties, and sets prices for services and products. Salary: $81793.Carpenter supervisors over see carpentry work on a specify project to ensure that workers on schedule and executing the plan accordingly. The supervisors also perform some of carpenter duties if time permits. Salary: $70565.Airlines flight services managers ensure that flight attendance adhere to personal experience and preflight requirements. They also compile fly reports. Salary: $ 67766.Illustrators design funs and imitate for variety of media from website to printing campaigns and video. They often work for advertisement agencies. Salary: $54995Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the passage.The police release the first video emergency yesterday of the two men believe to be involved in robbing a jewelry shop in the city seven days ago. But the video pictures taken a week ago were not very clear. The camera which filmed the men was about 200 meters away from a park lorry which the robbers later used as a getaway vehicle. The men were also filmed wearing hoods as they ran towards the lorry after the robbery. The pictures are timed at 9:05 a.m. last Saturday, just half an hour before the robbery occurred. Witnesses have confirmed that some time during this half an hour, they saw the two men without hoods leave the lorry separately. Despite the quality of the video, the police believe the robbers are distinctive enough not to be identified. The first suspect who got at the drive side of the lorry was about 5 foot and 6 inches tall and fat. He was wearing a grey jacket with a hood and dark trousers. The passenger was slimmer and slightly taller, about 5 foot and 8 inches. He was wearing light blue jeans and white jacket with a hood jogging top. According to the police, the lorry stored in the parking lot of the city mall last month have been repainted from white toss over, filled with false registration plates.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.American astronauts would not return to the moon as plan if US congress passes president Obama’s propose budget. Obama’s budget which in cut funding in certain areas while increasing money used to create jobs would cancel NASA’s constellation programme. The programme hassought to send astronauts back to the moon by 2020. NASA’s programme also intend to study the idea on establishing the moon colony. The programme was set to follow the USA space agency shuttle missions which are due to end in September. On its website, the White House Budget Office says the programme to send astronauts to the moon is behind schedule, over budget and ever less important than other space investments. “Using abroad range of criteria and independent view, panel determined that even fully funded NASA’s programme to repeat many of their achievements of the polar-Euro 50 years later was the least attractive reproach to specific separation as compared to potential alternatives.” the site say.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the newsA Russian cargo ship with about 30 crew members aboard was in danger of sinking off Russia’s eastern coast while storming weather interfered with rescue efforts stayed around it. TASS news agency sent Friday.I set for just outside of the ship and the crew chip middle off. The crew sent out distress signal but there was no explanation of the problem. Because of the severe weather aircraft can’t be used to rescue the crew. According to esh or TASS the vessel is about 19 miles from oil rig where rescue vessels abased while tugboat dispatched from land were still about 4 times farther away. The cargo ship had been on rue to a fishing area when they experiences the problems. The news agency reported. The ship host fish from boat to ports.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.Dozens of recording stars began converging on a Hollywood studio Monday to add their voices to a song. They hope raise millions of dollars for Haitian earthquake relief. The words and music are updated version of we’re the world, a song that raised least $30 million for African humanitarian programme 25 years ago. Linar reach who co-work the first song with Machael Jackson is organizing the effort. The original producer Quency Johns is using the same studio he used in 1985. Reporters and security surrounded Hansom Studios anticipating the arrival of limersing to libering MacDonald on Monday afternoon for what is expect to be a merry fund recording session. Smoky Robinson who sang on the original said the least 100 singers asked to take part does not include any of the 45 stars from the previous version. Organizers have not said when the song might be ready for the world to hear.Question 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.AT&T plans to spend 18 billion dollars in 2010 upgrading its wireless networks to handle the increasing a mart of new traffic. There is roughly 2 billion dollars more than the company had invested in the previous year. Specifically AT&T will add 2000 new sale sites and upgrade existing sale sites with 3 times more fablance than it had in 2009. This will increase capacity to connect the salety to AT&T’s may network. AT&T which is the only wireless operator in the US. selling iPhone had been the target of much criticism over this past year as many iPhone sperscrappers particularly in densely populated urban areas have complained about dropped calls, slow internet access and poor service. Some critics claimed the company has not been spendingenough on network upgrade to keep up with growing demand. AT&T has acknowledge that it has faced some difficulties particularly in big cities, but the company is closing the gap.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.An Olympics security plan, five years in the making, is taking shape in Vancouver this week. The Canadian police since handing up the 900 million dollars security operation the largest in Canada’s history. It would involve 15000 police, private security and military personnel. TheWinter Olympics would take pace from Feb. 12 to 28 in 2010 in Vancouver. Political protest may post big threats to the games. The threat of terrorist attack is really does low, but the memory of the 1972 Olympics has not gone aw ay. That year a terrorist group attacked the athletes’ village, eventually killing 11 Israeli athletes and coaches. It is no coincidence that in Vancouver security patrols are particularly evident around the low rise apart buildings with the athletes would be housed. In downtown Vancouver some roads are already closed and wrings of security fencing surround some key venues. Perched on top of fencing is never work from 900 surveillance cameras to detect intrusions.2011年英语专四真题参考答案：听力部分1-5 CDBAC6-10 DACDB11-15 CADCB16-20 DACBB21-25 BBACB26-30 CACDB。
solving problems专四听力原文
solving problems专四听力原文Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, oneor more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation andthe questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be apause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.Now let's begin with the eight short conversations.Question 1M： Do you remember the wonderful film on space exploration we watched together last month?W： Sure。
It's actually the most impressive one I've seen on that topic。
Q：What do we learn about the speakers?Question 2W： Are you looking for anything in particular?M： Yes. My son is graduating from high school, and I want to get him something special.Q：Where does the conversation most probably take place?Question 3M： Mike told me yesterday that he had been looking in vain for a job in the art gallery.W： Really? If I remember right, he had a chance to work there, but he turned it down。
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听写Think Positive and Feel PositiveAre you confident or insecure in a difficult situation? Do you react positively or negatively? The answer may depend in part on whom you're around.A study found that negative thinking can be contagious in some cases. For example, the researchers studied 103 college roommates. They measured each roommate's tendency towards negative thinking. It was found that thinking patterns can be contagious.Students with a negative-thinking roommate became more depressed themselves. And students with more positive-thinking roommates were more likely to become more positive as well.TalkWhat Is Grit?Good afternoon, everyone. （1）Today, I would like to talk about my research project concerning the key to success. I would like to start my topic with my own story.When I was 27 years old, I left for a demanding job: teaching seventh graders math in the New York City public schools. And like any teacher, I made quizzes and tests. I gave out homework assignments. When the work came back, I calculated grades.What struck me was that IQ was not the only difference between my best and my worst students. Some of my strongest performers did not have super IQ scores. Some of my smartest kids weren't doing so well.Then I felt very interested in knowing the reason why the students' math performance is not that closely related to their IQ scores. （2）I started studying kids and adults in all kinds of challenging settings, and in every study my question was, who is successful here and why.My research team and I went to West Point Military Academy. We tried to predict which students would stay in military training and which would drop out. (3)We went to the National Spelling Contest and tried to predict which children would advance furthest in competition. We worked with private companies, asking, which of these salespeople is going to keep their jobs? And who's going to earn the most money.We went to many places, and finally one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. And it wasn't social intelligence. It wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't IQ. It was grit.What is grit?(4)Well, grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. (5)Grit is sticking with your future, day in, day out, not just for the week, not just for the month, but foryears, and working really hard to make future a reality.(6) Grit is living your life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.A few years ago, I started studying grit in the Chicago public schools. I asked thousands of high school juniors to take grit questionnaires, and then waited around more than a year to see who would graduate. (7)It turned out that grittier kids were significantly more likely to graduate, even when I matched them on every characteristic I could measure, things like family income, test scores and so on.To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day, parents and teachers ask me, "How do I build grit in kids? How do I keep them motivated for the long run? "Our data shows very clearly that there are many talented individuals who simply do not follow through on their commitment. (8)In fact, in our data, grit is usually unrelated to measures of talent.So far, the best idea I've heard about building grit in kids is something called "growth mindset." (9)Growth mindset is the belief that the ability to learn is not fixed, that it can change with your effort.(10) Kids with grit are much more likely to persevere when they fail, because they don't believe that failure is a permanent condition.So growth mindset is a great idea for building grit. But we need more. And that's where I'm going to end my talk, because that's where we are. That's the work that stands before us. We have to be willing to fail, to be wrong, to start over again with lessons learned.As a conclusion, we need to be gritty about getting our kids grittier.Next time, I would like to share with you my experience in building up students' grit.CONVERSATION ONEW: Hello, This is Kate Smith, I'm calling from ABC Company.M: Oh, hello, Kate. Great to hear from you.W: You've already been told that you've been shortlisted for interview...M: Oh, yes...W: Well, we're very excited about meeting you. （1）OK, I just want to talk you through the procedure for the day. Someone will meet you when you arrive, and then bring you up to meet myself and Arthur Miller, the CEO.M: OK, sounds good. So will you be the only members of the interview panel there then?W: Yes, it'll be just me and Arthur who will talk to you. The interview will be in three parts---first of all we'll ask you some general questions about yourself and your educational and professional background, and then we'll move on to specifics.M: Oh, um, specifics? Well er, what kind of questions will you be asking?W: Well, it'll be very similar to the personal statement you submitted with your CV — we'll be expecting you to... to give actual examples of problems you've faced and solved, and of what you feel are the major successes in your career so far.M: OK. Well, yeah, that sounds great — can't wait!W:（2） Then there'll be a chance for you to ask us any questions — about the job itself, or ABC Company in general...M: Oh, um, OK... I'll think of something!W:（3/4）After that, we'd like you to give a short presentation on how you see ABC Company as a company progressing, and how you see yourself taking us there.M: OK, so will I be expected to give like a formal style presentation?W: It can be as formal or informal as you like. There'll be a computer and a data projector there available. If you need anything else, just let us know.M: Oh, um... OK, a presentation! I'll think of something. I haven't done one of those in a while... W: Is that all clear?M: Yes.W:（5）Great! So, Daniel, I'll see you at 11 a.m., Thursday next week.M: OK, great. I look forward to meeting you! Thanks, bye.W: Bye.Questions 1 to 5 are based on Conversation One.1. Why does the woman call the man?2. What kind of questions can the man ask in the interview?3. Which is the last part of the interview?4. What might be expected from the man's presentation?5. When is the interview scheduled?CONVERSATION TWOW: It says a growing number of students are making a major hole from the minute they enter the real world because they are already, some of them, more than 100, 000 dollars in debt. With usnow is Mark Spencer, he is the senior financial analyst for SBC Bank. Welcome to you.M: Thank you. Nice to be with you.W: Now I guess there are two kinds of debts: good debt and bad debt. Where does this go?M: (7)Well, student loan debt is traditionally considered good debt, but the problem for many students and their families is that the cost of colleges has been going up at 6 to 8% a year, far faster than the income, far faster than the standard of living. That means debt's taking on a bigger and bigger role in financing education.W: (6-1)How much debt is too much debt for, for one student?M: (8)Well, one guideline is that you look at the first year's salary in your field after graduation, and use that as a barometer, but even then...W: Is that right?M: Well, you are talking big payments even in that instance, for example, 30, 000 dollars worth of debt. If you are gonna repay that over 10 years, you are talking more than 300 dollars a month at, in payments every month for 10 years.W: (6-2)But there is surely more than one way to get a loan for college. There are government programs. There are so many kinds of grants. What's, what's the best advice for people who are looking for these loans to try to keep themselves from going under.M: I understand that loans are just one way of college finance. Take advantage of the other opportunities. (9)Things like a college savings plan, let, let you save on a tax advantage basis. So you can put money away in these accounts and withdraw tax-free to pay for that education.W: So it's important to start early and that really reduces that reliance on debt later.M: (6-3)Another thing, leave no stone unturned, looking at grants, scholarships, even on-campus jobs. I mean every dollar you get that way is seen as another dollar you don't have to borrow later.W: (10-1)The kinds of jobs that so many students, the fresh off students, like to go into, er, charity stuff, volunteer work. This debt is eliminating a lot of that, isn't it?M:(10-2) I think that's the social cost. Really, I mean, you know, when you consider that, you know, people may pass up a rewarding career in charitable work, or non-profit organization because they have to get a higher salary someplace else to pay off that debt.W: Yeah, that's for sure. Mark Spencer, senior financial analyst from SBC Bank.Mark, good you could be here.M: Thank you.6. What is the interview mainly about?7. How does the cost of college education change every year?8. What is used to measure student loan debt as a guideline?9. What is the advantage of joining a college savings plan?10. What is the possible social cost of a college loan?。
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2017专四答案+听力原文 Part Ⅰ DICTATION Learning Sympathy A big part of being human is feeling sympathy, / but how early on in our lives do we learn this / Scientists find that babies respond to other people / by crying when other babies cry. / However, babies can’t distinguish between themselves and others / until they’re eighteen to twenty months old. / Toddlers start to show concern for others around this time. / Kids also begin to do things like comforting other people. / And by the time they’re three, / most children will try to protect a victim in a fight.
Part Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A TALK 1. a physical classroom 2. a coherent concept 3. personalized curriculum 4. (more) meaningful practice 5. feedback 6. collaborative learning 7. question and answer 8. fundamental human right 9. lifelong learning 10. innovation SECTION B CONVERSATIONS 1. What’s wrong with the man’s computer 答案：A. It has wiped the data from the flash drive. 2. How will the man be compensated if the computer can’t be fixed 答案：C. Get a new computer. 3. How did the man feel about the woman’s offer of compensation 答案：D. Dissatisfied. 4. When will the service engineer come to fix the computer 答案：B. After 8:30 tomorrow morning. 5. What is the man’s phone number 答案：A. 6574-3205. 6. What should we do if our neighbors didn’t reach out 答案：B. Introduce ourselves first. 7. Which is the best way to handle a noisy neighbor 答案：C. Give him a reason to stop. 8. What should we do if we have a nosy neighbor 答案：D. Don’t answer their questions. 9. How long do we expect our neighbors to stay 答案：B. Five to ten minutes. 10. Where can we get more information on this topic 答案：D. CBS news website. Part III LANGUAGE USAGE 11. B. Whatever 12. A. on which 13. C. women drivers 14. B. present event for tentativeness 15. D. make a suggestion 16. B. disappointment 17. D. would later make 18. C. to have been created 19. A. would have been… had been 20. C. that 21. B. characters 22. D. ensure 23. B. relieve 24. A. releases 25. C. indicative 26. B. eye 27. A. critically 28. C. on 29. D. bound 30. A. invariably
Part IV CLOZE 31. ［F］implications 32. ［N］single 33. ［B］barely 34. ［L］online 35. ［C］demise 36. ［M］rising 37. ［I］naturally 38. ［G］leaf 39. ［H］lost 40. ［J］object
Part V READING COMPREHENSION SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICEQUESTIONS PASSAGE ONE 41. In Para. 4, the phrase “hit the jackpot” means according to the context. 答案：C. broke one of the objects 42. It can be concluded from Paras. 5 and 6 that . 答案：D. people hold entirely different views on the issue 43. How did the author feel about the treasure from the Atocha (Para. 7) 答案：A. She was glad that people can have a chance to see the treasure. PASSAGE TWO 44. It can be learned from the beginning that Miriam’s attitude towards love between her and Paul is . 答案：C. pessimistic 45. The narration in Para. 3 tells us that Miriam had all the following feelings EXCEPT . 答案：A. delight 46. Which of the following statements is CORRECT about the family’s response to Paul’s mockery 答案：B. Every member except Miriam was amused. PASSAGE THREE 47. Why does the author give two examples in Para. 2 答案：A. To show that literacy is interpreted in different ways. 48. According to the author, the following are some of the defining features of literacy EXCEPT . 答案：D. independent 49. Which of the following statements about reading and writing is CORRECT 答案：C. Reading often requires more immediate interaction than writing. 50. What do the last two paragraphs mainly focus on (Paras. 10 and 11) 答案：B. Effects of illiteracy and associated problems. SECTION B SHORT ANSWERQUESTIONS 说明：简答题答案不唯一，意思对即可。 PASSAGE ONE 51. What does This in Para. 2 refer to 答案：Leprechauns’ treasure hoard. 52. Why did Fisher have to battle in the courts after he found the treasure (Para. 4) 答案：Because he was sued for the ownership of the find. PASSAGE TWO 53. Why did Miriam wear a new net blouse on Sunday afternoon 答案：Because she wanted to look beautiful and arouse Paul’s attention. 54. What is the meaning of the sentence “. . . he would spare neither himself nor anybody else” in Para. 5 答案：He would do something cruel to himself and people around. PASSAGE THREE 55. Explain the meaning of the last sentence of Para. 11 according to the context. 答案：Illiterate people may also have knowledge and wisdom.
Part VI WRITING 参考范文 With intelligent machines to do the thinking, will our brains get lazy