英语四级听力真题原文及答案.doc

2015年6月英语四级听力真题第一套试题Section ADirections : In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At the end ofeach conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will bea pause.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 on AnswerSheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1.A.He will give the woman some tips on the game.B.The woman has good reason to quit the game.C.He is willing to play chess with the woman.D.The woman should go on playing chess. 2.A.The man can forward the mail to Mary.B.She can call Mary to take care of the mail.C.Mary probably knows Sallys new address.D.She would like to resume contact with Sally. 3.A.His handwriting has a unique style.B.His notes are not easy to read.C.He did not attend todays class.D.He is very pleased to be able to help. 4.A.The man had better choose another restaurant.B.The new restaurant is a perfect place for dating.C.The new restaurant caught her fancy immediately.D.The man has good taste in choosing the restaurant. 5.A.He has been looking forward to spring.B.He has been waiting for the winter sale.C.He will clean the womans boots for spring.D.He will help the woman put things away. 6.A.The woman is rather forgetful.B.The man appreciates the womans help.C.The man often lends books to the woman.D.The woman often works overtime at weekends. 7.A.Go to work on foot.B.Take a sightseeing trip.C.Start work earlier than usual.D.Take a walk when the weather is nice. 8.A.The plane is going to land at another airport.B.All flights have been delayed due to bad weather.C.Temporary closing has disturbed the airports operation.D.The airports management is in real need of improvement. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9.A.It specializes in safety from leaks.B.It is headquartered in London.C.It has a partnership with LCP.D.It has a chemical processing plant. 10.A.He is Mr.Grands friend.B.He is a safety inspector.C.He is a salesman.D.He is a chemist. 11.A.Director of the safety department.B.Mr.Grands personal assistant.C.Head of the personnel department.D.The public relations officer. 12.A.Walt for Mr.Grand to call back.B.Leave a message for Mr.Grand.C.Provide details of their products and services.D.Send a comprehensive description of their work. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13.A.She learned playing the violin from a famous French musician.B.She dreamed of working and living in a European country.C.She read a lot about European musicians and their music.D.She listened to recordings of many European orchestras. 14.A.She began taking violin lessons as a small child.B.She was a pupil of a famous European violinist.C.She gave her first performance with her father.D.She became a professional violinist at fifteen. 15.A.It gave her a chance to explore the city.B.It was the chance of a lifetime.C.It was a great challenge to her.D.It helped her learn classical French music. Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage, you will hearsome questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After youhear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A., B),C.and D ).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single linethrough the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16.A.There are mysterious stories behind his works.B.There are many misunderstandings about him.C.His works have no match worldwide.D.His personal history is little known. 17.A.He moved to Stratford-on-Avon in his childhood.B.He failed to go beyond grammar school.C.He was a member of the town council.D.He once worked in a well-known acting company. 18.A.Writers of his time had no means to protect their works.B.Possible sources of clues about him were lost in a fire.C.His works were adapted beyond recognition.D.People of his time had little interest in him. Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19.A.Theft.B.Cheating.C.Air crash.D.Road accidents. 20.A.Learn the local customs.B.Make hotel reservations.C.Book tickets well in advance.D.Have the right documents. 21.A.Contact your agent.B.Get a lift if possible.C.Use official transport.D.Have a friend meet you. Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 22.A.Cut down production cost.B.Sell inexpensive products.C.Specialise in gold ornaments.D.Refine the taste of his goods. 23.A.At a national press conference.B.During a live television interview.C.During a local sales promotion campaign.D.At a meeting of top British businesspeople. 24.A.Insulted.B.Puzzled.C.Distressed.D.Discouraged. 25.A.The words of some businesspeople are just rubbish.B.He who never learns from the past is bound to fail.C.There should be a limit to ones sense of humour.D.He is not laughed at, that laughs at himself first. Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.When the passage is read for the firsttime, you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for thesecond time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have justheard.Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what youhave written. Looking at the basic biological systems, the world is not doing very well.Yet economic indicators show the world is （26） Despite a slow start at the beginning of the eighties, global economic output increased by more than a fifth during the （27） The economy grew, trade increased, and millions of new jobs were created.How can biological indicators show the 28 of economic indicators?The answer is that the economic indicators have a basic fault: they show no difference between resource uses that（ 29） progress and those uses that will hurt it.The main measure of economic progress is the gross national product (GNP). （30） , this totals the value of all goods and services produced and subtracts loss in value of factories and equipment.Developed a half-century ago, GNP helped （31） a common way among countries of measuring change in economic output.For some time, this seemed to work （32 ）well, but serious weaknesses are now appearing.As indicated earlier, GNP includes loss in value of factories and equipment, but it does not（ 33 ）the loss of natural resources, including nonrenewable resources such as oil or renewable resources such as forests.This basic fault can produce a（ 34 ）sense of national economic health.According to GNP, for example, countries that overcut forests actually do better than those that preserve their forests.The trees cut down are counted as income but no subtraction is made for （35 ）the forests.2015年6月英语四级听力真题第一套答案1.W: I am going to give up playing chess, I lost againtoday。M: Just because you lost? Is that any reason toquit?Q: What does the man imply?2.M: Do you know Shirleys new address? Shes got some mailhere and Id like to fold it to her。W: Well, weve not been in touch for quit a while. Letssee, Marry should know it?Q: What does the women mean?3.W: I missed the classes this morning could you please lentme your notes?M: My notes? Youve never seem my hand writing, haveyou?Q: What does the man imply?4.M: I am taking my girlfriend to the fancy new restaurantfor her birthday tonight。W: I went there last weekend and I found it ratherdisappointing。Q: What does the women mean?5.W: Winter is over at last, time to put away my gloves andboots。M: I ve been waiting for this for months。Q: What does the man mean?6.W: Thank you for bringing the books back。M: I thought you need them over the weekend, many thanksfor let me use them。Q: What do we learn from conversation?7.W: Are you working flexible hours?M: No I am not, The weather today is so nice, so I decidedto walk to work and that meant I have to leave an hour earlier thanusual。Q: What does the man decide to do?8.W: Our plane has been circling for a long time, we coulddelay。M: The airport was closed for a while this morning andthings are still not back to normal。Q: What does the man mean?短对话听力答案解析 【总评】：8个短对话总体来说比以往四级听力要难，但是考察水平令人叹服。题目的设置一改往年的模式化语境，更加委婉、微妙，贴近真实生活中的语境，选项并不是对原文的简单重现而是替换与推理。1.考点：推理判断答案：A. The woman should go on playing chess。本题的关键在于听懂反问语气。女士说因为又输了棋，所以打算放弃。男士没有正面回应，而是反问了一句：“Is that any reason to quit?这能算一个放弃的理由吗?”言下之意就是不该放弃。换句话说，男士就是建议女士继续好好继续下棋。2.考点：细节捕捉。答案：D. Mary probably knows Sallys newaddress。本题的关键在于听到最后一句“Mary should know it。”男士说自己手边有一堆Sally的信件需要寄给她，所以需要知道她的地址。女士说自己很久没跟Sally联系了，但是结尾说了一句：“Mary应该知道地址。”如果没有听出结尾一句的反转含义，本题很容易错选。3.考点：推理判断答案：B. His notes are not easy to read。本题的关键在于听懂反义疑问句。女士想要借笔记，男士说：“Youvenever see my handwriting, have you?”“你从没看过我的笔迹吧?”言下之意，就是自己的笔记难以辨认。4.考点：推理判断答案：D. The man had better choose anotherrestaurant。本题的关键在于听懂否定语气。男士说我今晚要带女朋友去新开的漂亮饭店过生日。女士说我上周去过，太让我失望了。从“rather disappointing”可以听出女士的强烈否定语气，言下之意就是建议男士不要去这家饭馆了。5.考点：推理判断答案：C. He has been looking forward tospring。本题在于听懂期待语气。本题首先听到女士开头说的：“冬天终于结束了。”和男士结尾说：“我等了好几个月了啊。”有所期待才会愿意等待，显然是男士希望冬天快点结束，春天快点到来。6.考点：细节捕捉答案：B. The man appreciates the womans help。本题关键在于听懂感谢语气。男士说：“Many thanks forletting me use them。”(太感谢你让我看他们了。)thankMany thanks和选项中的appreciate为同义词。7.考点：细节捕捉答案：B. Go to work on foot。本题的关键在于捕捉否定词之后被突出的信息。男士提到的“walk towork”和选项中的Goon foot。为同义表达。8.细节捕捉答案：A. Temporary closing has disturbed the airportsoperation。本题考察的是一组明显的因果关系，即什么导致了延误。男士提到今早机场关闭了一段时间了，而且仍然没恢复正常。“closedfor a while”与选项中的Temporaryclosing构成同义替换。长对话，段落听力，复合式听写原文以及答案解析Long conversationConversation 1W:Morning, this is TGC!M: Goodmorning, Walter Barry here, calling from London. Could I speak toMr. Grand, please?W: Whoscalling, please?M: WalterBarry, from London。W: What isit about, please?问题是考题M:Well, I understand that your company has a chemical processingplant。(9题答案回答是答案。)My own company LCP, Liquid Control Products, is aleader in safety from leaks in the field of chemicalprocessing。(9题答案重复答案最容易)Id like to speak to Mr. Grandto discuss ways in which we could helpTGC to protect itself from such problems and save money at the sametime.第10题答案(男士公司存在的问题)W: Yes, Isee. Well, Mr. Grand is not available just now。M: Can youtell me when I could reach him?W: Hesvery busy for the next few days. Then hell be away in New York. Soits difficult to give you a time。M: Could Ispeak to someone else, perhaps?W: Who, inparticular?M: Acolleague, for example?问题是考题W: You are speaking to his personalassistance.回答是答案(11题答案)I can deal with calls for Mr.Grand。M: Yes,well, could I ring him tomorrow?问题是考题W: No, Imsorry, he wont be free tomorrow.Listen, let me suggestsomething. You send us details of your products and services,together with references from other companies. And then wellcontact you.回答是答案(12题答案)M: Yes,thats very kind of you. I have your address。M: Barry.Walter Barry, from LCP in London。W: Right,Mr. Barry. We look forward to hearing from you。M: Thankyou, goodbye。W:Bye。Q9. What do we learn about the womans company?Q10. What do we learn about the man?Q11. Whats the womans position in her company?Q12. What does the woman suggest the man do?Conversation 2M: MissYamada, did you ever think that you would find yourself living andworking in the western world?问题是考题W: No, not really, although Ive always listenedto recordings of great orchestras fromEurope.回答是答案(第13题答案)M: So youenjoyed classical music even when you were very young?W: Oh,yes. I was an only child。M: Youwere born in 1955, is that right?W: Yes, Ibegan violin lessons at school when I was 6.M: Asyoung as that, did you like it?W: Oh,yes, very much。M: When didyou first play on your own? I mean, when did you give your firstperformance?问题是考题W: I think I was 8? No, Nine. I just had mybirthday a week before, and my father had bought me a new violin. Iplayed a small piece at the schoolconcert.回答是答案(第14题答案)M: Did youknow then that you would become a professionalviolinist?W: Yes, Ithink so. I enjoy playing the violin very much, and I didnt mindpracticing, sometimes three or four hours a day。M: And whendid you first come to Europe?问题是考题W: I was very lucky. When I was fifteen, I won ascholarship to a college in Paris. That was for a three-yearcourse.回答是答案(第15题答案)M: How didyour parents feel about that?W: I thinkthey were pleased and worried at the same time. It was the chanceof a lifetime. But of course I would be thousands of miles fromhome. Anyway, I studied in Paris for three years and then went backto Tokyo。Q13. Whatdo we know about the woman before she went to Europe?Q14. Whatdoes the woman say about her music experience?Q15. Whatdoes the woman say about her study in Paris?点评：今年听力长对话的选材还是来自于我们熟悉的工作场景的解决问题和个人访谈;长对话的逻辑非常清晰，采取问答形式，一人主导提问，一人主导回答。如果能够把握好问题是考题，回答是答案这一基本原则，长对话答题应该是不难的。而且选项和原文一遍是原文重现，即听到什么选什么即可。Section B PassagePassageOneWhat makesa person famous? This is a mystery that many people have thoughtabout. All kinds of myths surround the lives of well-known people。Most people are familiar with the works of William Shakespeare, oneof the greatest English writers of the 16th and 17thcenturies. Yethow many know Shakespeare, the person, the man behind theworks? 第16题答案(极端表达most预示答案，转折关系yet引导答案)After centuries of research, scholars are stilltrying to discover Shakespeares personal history。It is noteasily found in his writings. Authors of the time could not protecttheir works. An acting company, for example, could change the playif they wanted to. Nowadays, writers have copy rights to protecttheir work. Many myths arouse about Shakespeare. Some said he hadno formal education. Others believe that he began his career bytending the horses of wealthy men. All of these myths areinteresting, but are they true? Probablynot.Shakespeares father was a respective man inStratford-upon-Avon, a man of the town council。第17题答案(新出现的信息为重点)He sent young William to grammar school. Mostpeople of Elizabethan times did not continue beyond grammar school.So Shakespeare did have at least average education. Some paths ofShakespeares life were always remain unknown。The great London fire arouses 1666 burned many important documentsthat couldve been a source ofclues.第18题答案We were always be left withmany questions and few facts.解析：短文虽难，但答案一定是能在原文中听到和捕捉到的，在短文中关系词显得尤为重要，而这篇关于莎士比亚的短文也是一样，答案基本出现的极端表达，转折，因果等关系词后。Q16. Whatdoes speaker say about William Shakespeare?答案：B) His personalhistory is little known。Q17. Whatdoes we learn about Shakespeares father?答案：D) He was a member ofthe town council。Q18. Whydoes the speaker say parts of Shakespeares life remain a mystery?答案：C) Possible sourcesof clues about him were lost in a fire。PassageTwoWhereveryou go and for whatever reason, its important to be safe. Whilethe majority of people you meet in travelling are short to befriendly and welcoming, they are dangerous. First being the mostcommon. Just as in your home country. Do not expect everyone youmeet to be friendly andhelpful.第19题答案Its important top repairedfor your trip in advance and to take precautions while you aretravelling。As you prepare for your trip, make sure your have the rightpaperwork. 第20题答案You dont want to get to your destination, only tofind you have the wrong visa, or worse, that your passport isntvalid anymore. Also, make sure you travel with proper medicalinsurance. So that if you sick or injured during your travels, youwill be able to get treatment. If you want to drive all yearabroad, make sure you have a international drivers license。When you get to your destination, use officialtransport.第21题答案Always go to bus and taxistands, dont except rights from strangers who offer you a lift. Ifthere isnt a meter in the taxi, agree on the price before you getin. If you prefer to stay in cheap hotels while travelling, makesure you can lock the door of your room from the inside. Finally,bear in mind to simile. Its the friendly and the most sincere formof communication. And it sure to be understood in any part of theworld。Q19What ismentioned as a most common danger when people go travellingabroad?答案：A) Do not expecteveryone you meet to be friendly and helpful。Q20What isthe most important thing to do when you prepare for your tripabroad?答案：B) Have the rightdocuments。Q21Whatdoes the speaker suggest you do when you arrive at yourdestination?答案：B) Use officialtransport。解析：第二篇短文讲的是出国旅游需要准备的事宜，非常贴近生活，考生在听这边短文的时候，不仅可以做到听到，甚至能听懂大部分。而此题的答案也非常的明显除了第2小题做了简单的同意替换以外，其他的小题直接可以听到答案。PassageThreeTheBritish are supposed to be famous for laughing at themselves,but even their sense of humour has alimit,主旨对应推断题答案(25题)as the British retailer Gerald Ratner found out tohis cost。When Ratner took over his fathers chain of 130 jewelry shops in1984, he introduced a very clear company policy. He decided thathis shops should sell down market products at the lowest possibleprices. 第22题答案It was a great success. The British public lovedhis cheapgold earrings and his tasteless silver ornaments. By1991, Rat