2012年12月四级考试听力真题、原题、及答案.doc

2012年12月四级考试真题（第二套）作文及听力试题Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a 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 Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. A Find a shortcut to the park. B Buy some roses from the market.C Plant trees in the east end of town. D Go to the park to enjoy the flowers.12. A She has been invited to give a talk. B She is going to meet the man at 9:30.C She cannot attend the presentation. D She cannot work because of her toothache.13. A He is a very successful businessman. B He has changed his business strategy.C He is making plans to expand his operation. D He was twenty when he took over the company.14. A She has every confidence in Susan. B She has not read the news on the Net.C She is a little bit surprised at the news. D She is not as bright and diligent as Susan.15. A It is more comfortable and convenient to take a bus. B It is worth the money taking a train to Miami. C It is not always cheaper going by bus. D It is faster to go to Miami by train.16. A Antiques can improve their image. B Preservation of antiques is important.C The old furniture should be replaced. D They should move into a new office.17. A All roads were closed because of the flood. B The man stayed at the lab the whole night.C The man got home late due to the storm. D The storm continued until midnight.18. A Many children feel bored when left alone. B The womans sons might enjoy team sports. C The womans kids can play soccer with his son. D Children should play sports at least once a week.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A Make phone calls to promote sales. B Arrange business negotiations.C Handle complaints from customers. D Take orders over the phone.20. A They had different business strategies. B Customers often mistook one for the other. C Conflicts between them could not be properly solved. D Customers questions could not be answered on the same day.21. A They each take a week. B They like to spend it together. C They have to take it by turns. D They are given two weeks each.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. A At a road crossing. B Outside a police station.C Near a school. D In front of a kindergarten.23. A He drove too fast to read it. B He did not notice it.C It says 45 miles an hour. D It is not clearly visible. 24. A It should have been renewed two months ago. B It actually belongs to somebody else. C It is no longer valid. D It is not genuine.25. A He got a ticket. B He was fined $ 35.C He had his drivers license canceled D He had to do two weeks community service.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear 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 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A They care more about an items price than its use. B They grab whatever they think is a good bargain. C They become excited as if they had never been there. D They behave as if their memories have failed totally. 27. A Those with a VIP card. B Those with 15 items or less. C Those needing assistance. D Those paying in cash.28. A Go back and pick up more items. B Take out some unwanted purchases. C Change the items they have picked up. D Calculate the total cost of the groceries.29. A It calls for carefulness. B It requires tolerance. C It needs a good knowledge of math. D It involves communication skills.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A A package of ideas formally presented. B A short presentation clearly delivered. C A natural and spontaneous style of speech. D A clever use of visual aids in presentation.31. A The skillful use of gestures and facial expressions.B Differences in style between writing and speaking. C Different preferences of audiences. D The importance of preparation.32. A The differences between American and Asian cultures.B The significance of cross-cultural communication. C The increasing importance of public speaking. D The key to becoming a good speaker.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A By comparing his performance with others. B By being repeatedly corrected by adults. C By observing what their teachers do. D By being given constant praise.34. A The best students are usually smart by nature. B It is only natural for children to make errors. C Children cannot detect their own mistakes. D All children should have equal opportunities.35. A It is favorable to knowledge accumulation. B It is beneficial to independent children. C It is unhealthy to students upbringing. D It is unhelpful to students learning.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Time is, for the average American, of utmost importance. To the (36) _ visitor, Americans seem to be more concerned with getting things (37) _ on time (according to a predetermined schedule) than they are with developing deep (38) _ relations. Schedules, for the American, are meant to be planned and then followed in the smallest (39) _.It may seem to you that most Americans are completely (40) _ by the little machines they wear on their wrists, cutting their discussions off (41) _ to make it to their next appointment on time.Americans language is filled with (42) _ to time, giving a clear (43) _ of how much it is valued. Time is something to be “on,” to be “kept,” “filled,” “saved,” “wasted,” gained,” “planned,” “given,” “made the most of,” even killed. “The international visitor soon learns that (44) _. Time is so valued in America because by considering time to be important one can clearly achieve more than if one “wastes” time and doesnt keep busy. This philosophy has proven its worth. (45) _. Many American proverbs (谚语) stress the value of guarding time, using it wisely and setting and working toward specific goals. (46) _.Part III Listening ComprehensionSection A 11. W: I just heard about a really beautiful park in the east end of the town. There are a lot of roses in bloom.M: Why dont we walk over there and see for ourselves?Q: What will the speakers probably do?11.【听前预测】选项描述的都是人的行为动作，由重复出现的to the park推测，本题可能考查去公园做某事。【解 析】选D)。对话中女士说城市东头有一座漂亮的公园，很多玫瑰花正盛开，男士回答：“我们为什么不走过去欣赏一下呢”。由此可知，男士和女士将去公园赏花，故答案为D)。 Why dont we?是提建议的常用句式。12. M: My presentation is scheduled for 9:30 tomorrow morning at the lecture hall. I hope to see you there.W: Oh, sorry. I was about to tell you that I have an appointment with my dentist at 9:00 oclock tomorrow.Q: What do we learn about the woman?12.【听前预测】选项中的talk和presentation提示，对话与演讲有关。选项均以She开头，结合She is going to meet the man推测，本题考查的是女士的情况，女士的话为听音重点。【解 析】选C)。对话中男士邀请女士参加他第二天上午9:30的演讲，听到女士一开始的回答Oh, sorry.便可知，女士无法参加男士的演讲（因为她第二天9点要去看牙医），故答案为C)。sorry常用于拒绝邀请或请求。13. W: How long have you been running this company?M: Twenty years if you can believe that. I brought it from a small operation to what it is today.Q: What do we learn about the man?13.【听前预测】选项中的He，successful businessman，business strategy，expand his operation等可知，对话与公司的经营情况有关，男士的话为听音重点。【解 析】选A)。对话中男士提到自己经营这家公司二十年了，把这家公司从一个小公司发展成了现在这个规模。由此可知，男士是个很成功的商业人士，故答案为A)。operation在这里意为“公司”。14. M: Have you read the news on the campus net? Susan has won the scholarship for next year.W: I knew she would from the very beginning. Such a brilliant and diligent girl! She certainly deserves it.Q: What does the woman mean?14.【听前预测】选项中重复出现的Susan提示，对话可能与Susan有关。She has every confidence，surprised等提示，女士的话为听音重点。【解 析】选A)。对话中男士提到Susan获得了明年的奖学金，女士回答说她一开始就知道Susan会获得奖学金，她是个聪明又勤奋的女孩，即，女士对Susan非常有信心，故答案为A)。15. W: Taking a bus to Miami is cheaper than going by train.M: Thats true. But Id rather pay a little more for the added comfort and convenience.Q: What does the man mean?15.【听前预测】选项中重复出现了take和by，bus和train，以及to Miami，结合比较级more comfortable and convenient，cheaper，faster可知，对话与去迈阿密是乘坐汽车还是火车有关。【解 析】选B)。对话中女士说坐汽车去迈阿密比坐火车要便宜。男士先肯定了女士的观点(Thats true.)，随即用But转折，说自己宁愿意多花点钱，就为图个舒服和方便，暗含之意是，坐火车去迈阿密虽然会多花点钱，但值得，故答案为B)。16. M: I think its time we got rid of all this old furniture.W: Youre right. We need to promote our image. Besides, its not a real antique.Q: What do the speakers mean?16.【听前预测】选项中重复出现了Antiques（old furniture），结合Preservation，replaced等推测，本题可能与旧家具是否应该保留有关。【解 析】选C)。对话中男士提到是时候处理掉(got ride of)所有的旧家具了。女士表示赞成，并给出原因：需要提升形象；这些家具又不是真正的古董。由此可知，男士和女士都认为应该把这些旧家具换掉，故答案为C)。17. W: That was a thunder storm yesterday. How was I afraid I couldnt make it home.M: Yeah, most of the roads to my house were flooded. I didnt get home from the lab until midnight.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?17.【听前预测】选项中重复出现了storm，结合roads were closed，The man，stayed at the lab，got home late等推测，对话与暴风雨的影响有关，听音时尤其要留意暴风雨对男士的影响。【解 析】选C)。对话中女士提到了前一天的雷雨，说自己当时真担心回不了家。男士回答时提到自己回家的大多数道路都被淹了，他一直待在实验室，直到半夜才回到家（didnt get home from the lab until midnight），可知，男士因暴风雨很晚才到家，故答案为C)。18. W: My boys are always complaining that theyre bored.M: Why dont you get them into some team sports? My son and daughter play soccer every Saturday. And they both look forward to it all week.Q: What does the man mean?18.【听前预测】选项中的The womans sons/kids，might enjoy team sports，can play soccer，Children should play sports等提示，本题可能考查男士给女士的建议，该建议可能与让女士的孩子参加体育活动有关。【解 析】选B)。对话中女士说自己的儿子经常抱怨无聊。男士建议女士get them into some team sports（让孩子参加团体运动），并提到了自己的儿女，说他们每周六踢足球，一周都对踢足球很期待，言外之意即他的子女很喜欢团队运动，女士的孩子可能也会喜欢，故答案为B)。Now you will hear the two long conversations.Conversation OneW: So John, I hear you and Arthur share a job, dont you?M: Yeah. 19 Weve shared a sales job at Sonatech for about two years now.W: Well, how do you divide up your schedule?M: 19 You know we are both sales representatives, and we take orders over the phone. When we started job sharing it was difficult, because we both worked all day Monday. I worked Tuesday and Thursday and Arthur worked Wednesday and Friday. 20 The problem was that when I was in the office on Tuesday, I would talk to people, then they would call back on Wednesday with a question. But Arthur couldnt answer the question and he couldnt ask me about it because I wasnt in the office. So he had to ask the people to call me back the next day, Thursday. Of course, they didnt like to wait until the next day to have their question answered.W: Yes, that sounds like a problem.M: So, finally we decided that Arthur would work in the mornings and I would work in the afternoons. Now if someone calls with the question for me in the morning, Arthur tells them to call me in the afternoon. This way, people get their questions answered the same day.W: What do you do about vacations?M: Well, 21 Sonatech gives the usual two weeks of vacation to full-time employees. I take a week and Arthur takes a week.W: It sounds like job sharing has worked out well for you.M: Yes, it has. We are both happy with it.【听前预测】选项中重复出现的customers，phone，business提示，对话与给顾客打电话的业务有关。Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What do John and Arthur do at Sonatech?【预测】选项描述的都是工作内容，由重复出现的phone，以及promote sales，Handle complaints，from customers，Take orders等推测，本题可能考查某种工作，该工作极可能与电话客服有关。【解析】选A)。对话中男士（即John）提到Weve shared a sales jobwe are both sales representatives, and we take orders over the phone（我们轮岗我们都是销售代表，通过电话接受订单），可知，John和Arthur做的是电话销售，故答案为A)。20. What problem did John and Arthur have when they started job sharing?【预测】They，had different business strategies，conflicts between them等提示，本题可能与两个人之间的某种矛盾或问题有关，重复出现的是Customers以及mistook one for the other，Questions等提示，该矛盾或问题涉及顾客。【解析】选D)。对话中男士提到他和Arthur开始轮岗时有困难，他周二、周四上班，Arthur周三、周五上班，这样分配带的问题是（The problem was that）：他周二给客户打电话推销，客户有问题时会在周三反馈给他，但周三他不上班，而是Arthur上班，Arthur没法回答问题，也没法咨询他，即，客户的问题没法在同一天得到回答，故答案为D)。D)是对男士话中提到的问题的概括。21. What does John say about their annual vacation?【预测】选项均以They开头，take a week，spend it together，take it by turns等提示，it与时间有关，结合前两题推测，it可能指的是假期，本题可能考查John和Arthur如何分配假期。【解析】选A)。对话中男士提到公司给全职员工两周假，他休一周，Arthur休一周（I take a week and Arthur takes a week），即每人休一周，故答案为A)。A)的内容是对男士的话的同义转述。Conversation TwoW: May I see your license, please?M: But officer, did I do something wrong?W: 23 Do you mean to say you didnt see the speed limit sign back there?M: 23 Um, no, maam, I guess I didnt.W: In other words, you drove by too fast to read it. The sign says 35m/h. 22 A school is just nearby, you know?M: Dont get me wrong, but my speedometer didnt read much faster than that.W: Then, why is it that my radar showed you were going 45? Let me put it another way. Im going to have to give you a ticket. Again, may I see your license, please?M: Here it is, officer. But let me explain. I was late for an important appointment and I was worried that I wouldnt make it on time. So.W: Uh huh, just a minute, here. 24 Your license is no longer valid. You should have renewed it two weeks ago. Im going to have to write you up for that, too.M: What? Really?W: Your license becomes invalid on your birthday and that was two weeks ago according to the date here. You are in violation of the lawdriving without a valid license.M: Im sorry, maam. I hadnt realized that.W: 25 Heres the ticket for not having a valid license. But Im only going to give you a warning about exceeding the speed limit. Be careful next time.M: Yes, madam, officer, I will. Thank you.【听前预测】选项中的At a road crossing，drove too fast，45 miles an hour，renewed，no longer valid，was fined $35，drivers license canceled等提示，对话与交通违章有关，可能涉及违章的地点、原因、处罚等。Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. Where was the man stopped by the police officer?【预测】选项均为地点，听音时要留意与地点有关的信息。【解析】选C)。对话中一开始女士便要求看男士的驾照，由此可知男士被女士拦下了。从女士后来的话中可知，男士因在学校附近超速（A school is just nearby）被拦下，故答案为C)。23. What did the man claim about the speed limit sign?【预测】He drove too fast，read it，did not notice it，It says 45 miles an hour，not clearly visible等提示，it可能指的是交通指示牌，本题可能考查男士没看见指示牌的原因。【解析】选B)。对话中女士说：你是想说你没有看见那儿的限速提示吗？男士回答时说：呃，不，长官，我想我没有看见（I guess I didnt）。由此可知，男士没留意限速指示牌，故答案为B)。24. What did the woman say about the mans driving license?【预测】选项中的renewed，valid提示，It可能指的是某种证件，结合前两题推测，该证件极可能是驾照。【解析】选C)。对话中女士明确提到男士的驾照过期了（Your license is no longer valid），故答案为C)。结合语境可明确地知道这里的license具体指driving license（驾照）。25. What was the mans penalty?【预测】选项中的He，got a ticket，was fined $35，had his drivers license canceled提示，本题考查男士所受的处罚。【解析】选A)。从女士所说的Heres the ticket for not having a valid license可知，女士给男士开了罚单，故答案为A)。ticket在这里指“（交通违章）通知单，罚款单”。Section BPassage OneSince I started working part-time at a grocery store, I have learned that a customer is more than someone who buys something. To me, 26 a customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping cart. One of the first things customers forget is how to count. There is no other way to explain how so 27 many people get in their express line, which is clearly marked 15 items or less, with 20, 25 or even a cart load of items. Customers also forget why they came to the store in the first place. 28 Just as I finish ringing up an order, a customer will say, “Oops, I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread. I hope you dont mind waiting while I go get it.” Five minutes later, hes back with the bread, a bottle of milk, and three rolls of paper towels. Strange as it seems, customers also seem to forget that they have to pay for their groceries. Instead of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I am ringing up the groceries, my customer will wait until I announce the total. Then, in surprise, she says, “Oh no, what did I do with my check book?” After 5 minutes of digging through her purse, she borrows my pen because shes forgotten hers. But 29 I have to be tolerant of customers because they pay my salary, and thats something I cant afford