【考级真题】2013年6月大学英语四级考试真题3cet听力原文考试历年试题训练.doc

听力短对话11.W:Simon,couldyoureturnthetoolsIlentyouforbuildingthebookshelflastmonth?M:Oh,well,Ihatetotellyouthis,butIcantseemtofindthem.Q:What dowelearnfromtheconversation?12.W:IamgoingtoMarthashouse.Ihaveapapertocomplete.AndIneedtousehercomputer.M:Whydontyoubuyoneyourself?Thinkhowmuchtimeyoucouldsave.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?13.W:Daddy,Ivedecidedtogiveupscienceandgotobusinessschool.M:Well,itisyourchoiceaslongasyoupayyourownway,butIshouldwarnyouthatnoteveryonewithabusinessdegreewillmakeasuccessfulmanager.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?14.W:IjustreadinthenewspaperthatTheLordoftheRingsisthisyearsgreatesthit.WhydontwegoandseeitattheGrandCinema?M:Dontyouthinkthatcinemaisalittleoutoftheway?Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?15.W:BobsaidthatSeattleisagreatplaceforconferences.M:Heiscertainlyinthepositiontomakethatcomment.Hehasbeentheresooften.Q:WhatdoesthemansayaboutBob?16.W:Mr.Watson,Iwonderwhetheritspossibleformetotakeavacationearlynextmonth?M:Didyoufilloutarequestform?Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?17.M:Doyouwanttogotothelecturethisweekend?Ihearthattheguywhoisgoingtodeliverthelecturespentayearlivingintherainforest.W:Great,Iamdoingareportontherainforest.MaybeIcangetsomenewinformationtoaddtoit.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?18.M:Thisarticleisnothingbutadvertisingforhousingdevelopers.Idontthinkthehousesforsalearehalfthatgood.W:Comeon,David.Whysonegative?Wearethinkingofbuyingahome,arentwe?Justatriptolookattheplacewontcostusmuch.Q:Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?Nowyouwillhearthetwolongconversations.听力长对话原文1ConversationOneM:OK.Nowwedbettermakesureyouenjoyyourstudies.Weofferawiderangeofoptionsonthefoundationcourse,butyoucanonlytakefivecourses.Whathaveyouselected?W:Physicalsciences,basicelectronics,artanddesignCAD.M:Oh,right.CADand.English.Thatsquitestrange.Dontyouwanttodomaths,orcomputerprogramming,forexample?Whydidyouchooseartanddesign?W:Well,Iminterestedinelectronicsandinwritingcomputergames.Idliketoproduceeducationalsoftwareandeducationalgames.Ivetaughtmyselfalotofprogramming.SoIdontthinkIdbenefitmuchfromafoundationlevelcourse.M:Oh,no.Iseethat.Goon,please.W:So,Iwantthebasics-thephysicalscienceandelectronics.Iwashopelessatphysicsinschoolandwedidnthaveelectronics.ButIwasgoodatmaths.IdontthinkIneedthat.M:Thenwhatabouttheartanddesign?W:Thatwillbegoodformygraphics.Ineedthattoproducegames，andCADtoo-IveneverdoneCADbefore.M:Right.TheyvegotsomepowerfulpackagesinthecomputergraphicsandCADoffices.Youllenjoythat.ThenEnglish.IknowyourEnglishisverygood,butwhydidyoutakeit?W:Infact,Idonthaveanyprobleminspeaking,butmywritingisterrible.M:ThenIsuggestyoujointhestudyskillsclass.Theyllhavelecturesonreportwritingandthatmayhelpyouwithhowtostructureyouressaysandsoon.W:Right.Thatsoundsgood.Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?20.Whatisthewomansfavoritecourse?21.WhydidthewomantakeanEnglishcourse?听力长对话原文2ConversationTwoW:Goodmorning,Mr.Johnson.ImDianaHuston.M:Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyou?W:Imacollegestudent.Imtakingabusinesscoursewhichneedsthreeweeksworkexperience.Mylecturer,Mr.Armstrong,suggestedIcontactyouasyouveallowedstudentsbeforetopracticeinyourcompany.IvebroughtaletterofreferencefromMr.Armstrongforyou.M:Thanks.Yes,ourcompanyhasagoodrelationshipwiththeuniversity.Wevehadmanystudentshereoverthepastyears.Weusuallytakestudentswhoareinthesecondhalfoftheircourses.Whataboutyou?W:Imalmostatthehalfwaymark.Ivegotsomeexamsintwoweeks.ThenIllbereadytostartbeforethebeginningofthesecondsemester.ButIthoughtIdgetthisorganizedbeforetheexamsstart.M:Thatsaveryresponsiblewayofthinking.Itsagoodideatogetinearly.Imsuretherewillbemanystudentssoon.W:Icouldstartinthreeweeksifyoulike.M:Doyouunderstandwhatsinvolvedinthepractice?W:Ithinkso.Mr.Armstrongexplainedtheprocedurestous.Ihavetoworkregularhours,andwriteacomprehensivereportonwhatIvelearntasanassignmentforMr.Armstrongandthepersonneldepartmentofthecompanyaswell.AndyouwillsendareportaboutmyworktoMr.Armstrongandthatwillalsobepartofmyassessment.M:Thatsright.ButIllhavetodiscussthisapplicationwiththepersonneldepartment.AndIwillletyouknowassoonaspossibleifyouvebeenaccepted.W:Yes,please.IfImnotaccepted,Illhavetoapplysomewhereelse.Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.22.Whatsthewomansmainpurposeofthevisit?23.Whichkindofstudentswillthecompanyusuallyaccept?24.Whatwouldthemandoforthewomanspracticeifshewereaccepted?25.Whenwillthewomanspracticebegin?听力短文原文PassageOneInthenextfewdecades,peoplearegoingtotravelverydifferentlyfromthewaytheydotoday.Everyoneisgoingtodriveelectrically-poweredcars,sointhefewyears,peoplewontworryaboutrunningoutofgas.Someofthelargeautomobilecompaniesarereallymovingaheadwiththisnewtechnology.F&CMotors,amajorautocompany,forexample,isholdingapressconferencenextweek.Afterthepressconference,thecompanywillpresentitsnewelectronically-operatedmodels.Transportationinthefuturewontbelimitedtotheground,manypeoplepredictthattrafficwillquicklymovetothesky.Inthecomingyears,insteadofradioreportsaboutroadconditionsandhighwaytraffic,newsreportswilltalkabouttrafficjamsinthesky.Buttheskyisntthelimit.Inthefuture,youwillprobablyevenbeabletotakeatriptothemoon.Insteadoflisteningtoregularairplaneannouncements,youwillhearsomeonesay:thespacecrafttothemoonleavesintenminutes.Pleasecheckyourequipment.Andremembernomorethantenouncesofcarry-onbaggageareallowed.Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.Whatwillbeusedtopowercarsinthenextfewdecades?27.Whatwillfuturenewsreportsfocusonwhentalkingabouttransportation?28.Whatwillpassengersbeaskedtodowhentheytraveltothemoon?PassageTwoCountyfairsareatraditioninNewEnglandtowns.Theyoffergreatentertainment.Onepopulareventisthepie-eatingcontest.Ifyouwanttotakepartinthecontest,itisagoodideatoremembertheseguidelines:first,makesureyourstomachisnearlyemptyoffood.Eatingawholepiecanbehardifyouhavejustfinishedameal.Next,itishelpfultolikethepieyouaregoingtoeat.Thecreamtypesareagoodchoice.Theyslidedownthethroatmoreeasily.Placingyourhandsintherightpositionaddstothechancesofwinning.Thereisatemptationtoreachoutandhelptheeatingprocess.Thiswillresultinbecomingdisqualified.Dontjustsitonyourhands,ifyourhandsaretiedbehindyourback,youwillnotbetemptedtomakeuseofthem.Nowyouarereadytoshowyourtalentateatingpies.Theobject,ofcourse,istogettothebottomofthepieplatebeforetheotherpeople.Itisusuallybettertostartattheoutsideandworktowardthemiddle.Thismethodgivesyouagoaltofocuson.Trynottonoticewhattheotherpeoplenearyouaredoing.Letthecheersfromthecrowdspuryouon.Butdonotlookup.Allyoushouldthinkaboutiseatingthatpie.Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.29.Whereisthepie-eatingcontestusuallyheld?30.Whatshouldapersondobeforeenteringapie-eatingcontest?31.Whereisthepersonadvisedtoputhishandsduringthecontest?32.Whatsuggestionisofferedforeatingupthepiequickly?PassageThreeTheperiodofengagementisthetimebetweenthemarriageproposalandtheweddingceremony.Twopeopleagreetomarrywhentheydecidetospendtheirlivestogether.Themanusuallygivesthewomanadiamondengagementring.ThattraditionissaidtohavestartedwhenanAustrianmangaveadiamondringtothewomanhewantedtomarry.Thediamondrepresentedbeauty.Heplaceditonthethirdfingerofherlefthand.Hechosethatfingerbecauseitwasthoughtthatthebloodvesselinthatfingerwentdirectlytotheheart.Todayweknowthatthisisnottrue,yetthetraditioncontinues.Americansgenerallyareengagedforaperiodofaboutoneyeariftheyareplanningaweddingceremonyandaparty.Duringthistime,friendsofthebridemayholdapartyatwhichwomenfriendsandfamilymembersgivethebridegiftsthatshewillneedasawife.Thesecouldincludecookingequipmentornewclothing.Friendsofthemanwhoisgettingmarriedmayhaveabachelorpartyforhim.Thisusuallytakesplacethenightbeforethewedding.Onlymenareinvitedtothebachelorparty.Duringthemarriageceremony,thebrideandherwould-behusbandusuallyexchangegoldringsthatrepresenttheideathattheirunionwillcontinueforever.Thewifeoftenwearsboththeweddingringandtheengagementringonthesamefinger.Thehusbandwearshisringonthethirdfingerofhislefthand.Manypeoplesaythepurposeoftheengagementperiodistopermitenoughtimetoplanthewedding.Butthemainpurposeistoletenoughtimepass,sothetwopeoplearesuretheywanttomarryeachother.Eitherpersonmaydecidetobreaktheengagement,ifthishappens,thewomanusuallyreturnstheringtotheman.Theyalsoreturnanyweddinggiftstheyhavereceived.Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.33.Whatwasthediamondringsaidtorepresent?34.WhydidtheAustrianmanplacethediamondringonthethirdfingerofthelefthandofhiswould-bewife?35.Whatisthechiefadvantageofhavingtheengagementperiod?听力填空Inthecenterofabigcitythereareusuallydozensoflargeofficebuildingsthathousebigbanks,corporationheadquarters,andgovernmentagencies.Thousandsofpeopleworkinthesebuildings.Peoplewhodoalltheofficeworkarecalledwhite-collarworkers.Secretariesandreceptionists,bookkeepersandcomputeroperatorsworkformanydifferentkindsofcompanies.Manyofficeworkersdreamo