2012年专四听力与答案WORD

1、2012年专四听力真题与答案PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION 20 MINIn Sections A,B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that followMark the best answer to each question on Answer Sheet TwoSECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversationsL

2、isten to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that followQuestions l to 3 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the conversation.lThe Ethical Consumer Research Association will pr

3、ovide information to shoppers on Aproduct price Bproduct quality Cmanufacturers Dproduction methods2According to the conversation，an ethical shopper should Aask for othersadvice before buying things Bconsider the worth of something to be bought Cpostpone buying things whenever possible Dsearch for t

4、hings that are less costly3According to the conversation，ethical shoppers can be best described as Ashrewd Bthrifty Cextravagant DcautiousQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation，you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the conv

5、ersation4Which of the following statements is CORRECT about Mary? AShe is enjoying her language study BShe is enjoying her management study CShe is not feeling very well at the moment DShe is not happy about her study pressure5What does Mary think of the course initially? AIt is useful BIt is diffic

6、ult CIt is challenging DIt is interesting6What is Marys problem of living in a family house? AShe dislikes the food she eats BShe is unable to sleep well CShe has no chance to make friends DShe finds the rent high7Which of the following is MrDaviesadvice? ATo try to make more friends BTo try to chan

7、ge accommodation CTo spend more time on English DTo stop attending language classesQuestions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversationAt the end of the conversation，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the conversation8According to the conversation，the day is spec

8、ial becauseAmany people are surfing the net on that dayBit is an anniversary of the internetCthe net brought about no changes until that dayDbig changes will take place on that day9We learn from the conversation that peopleAcannot Jive without the internetBcannot work without the internetCall use th

9、e internet to keep in touchDhave varied opinions about internet use10At the end of the conversationthe speakers talk aboutAthe future of the internetBthe type of office furnitureCwhen changes will comeDhow people will use the internetSECTION B PASSAGESIn this section，you will hear several passagesLi

10、sten to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that followQuestions 11 to 13 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage11In order to open a bank account，you need to produce_in addition to y

11、our passport Aa library card Ba registration form Ca telephone bill Da receipt12Which of the following might NOT be included in theutility bill? ARent BGas CWater DTelephone13According to the passage，what can one do in the post office? AGetting contact details BObtaining tax forms CPaying housing re

12、nts DApplying for loansQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the following passageAt the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage14According to the passage，schedulingmeans that youAneed to be efficient in workBplan your work properlyCtry to finish

13、work ahead of timeDknow how to work in teams15According to the passage, one of the activities to relax could beAprotecting wild animalsBspending time with your familyClearning how to read efficientlyDlearning how to do gardening16One of the ways to reduce stress is toAdo better than anyone elseBfulf

14、ill high ambitions in ones workCwork and have reasonable aimsDstart with a relatively low aim17According to the passage，to reduce stress has something to do with the following EXCEPTAones position Bones interestCones health Dones moodQuestions 18 to 20 are based on the following passageAt the end of

15、 the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the passage18According to the passage，new words tend to come from Aworld politics Badvances in science Careas of life Dall the above19The passage explains the larger and richer vocabulary of English mainly from a viewpo

16、int Ahistorical Bcultural Ccommercial Dcolonial20According to the passage，which of the following statements best describes the English language? AIt is outdated in grammar BIt accepts new words from science CIt has begun taking in new words DIt tends to embrace new wordsSECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn th

17、is section，you will hear several news itemsListen to them carefully and then answer the questions that followQuestions 21 and 22 are based OH the following newsAt the end of the news item，you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow listen to the news21Where was the marble statue found? A

18、Out in the sea BInside a bath house COn a cliff along the coast DOn the coast outside Jerusalem22Which of the following best describes the condition of the statue? AIt was incomplete BIt was recent artwork CIt was fairly tall DIt was in piecesQuestions 23 and 24 are based on the following newsAt the

19、 end of the news itemyou will be given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news23The rescue efforts concentrated mainly on Athe US-Canada border Bsnow-stricken regions Chighways Dcity streets24According to the news，the last group of people might have been stranded in their vehicles

20、for more than _ hours before being rescued A24 B25 C40 D48Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news25According to the 2006 anti-smoking restrictions，smoking was NOT allowed in Aoffices B

21、restaurants Cbars Dschool playgrounds26According to the news，which of the following groups reacts negatively to the new law? ATelevision producers BHotel owners CMedical workers DHospital managementQuestions 27 and 28 are based on the following newsAt the end of the news item，you will be given 10 se

22、conds to answer the questionsNow, listen to the news27According to the news，who first discovered the fraud? AA client BA bank manager CThe police DBank headquarters28When did the bank employee hand himself in? AA month before the fraud was discovered BA day before the fraud was discovered CA day aft

23、er the police launched investigation DA month after he transferred the moneyQuestion 29 is based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news29What is this news item mainly about? AHow to open Hotmail accounts BHow to ret

24、rieve missing e-mails CNew e-mail service by Microsoft DProblems and complaints about e-mailsQuestion30 is based on the following newsAt the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the questionNow, listen to the news30Compared with 2009，which of the following figures remained abo

25、ut the same in 2010? ANumber of tickets sold BBox office revenues CAttendance rate DNumber of cinemasEco-tourismNowadays, many of us try to live in a way that would damage the environment as little as possible. We recycle our newspapers and bottles; we take public transport to get to work; and we try to b