200712四级真题听力答案及原文

1、2007.12 四级听力答案及原文Part III Listening Comprehension Section A11. C) 12. D) 13. B)14. A)15. D)16. B)17. D)18. C)19. A)20. C)21. B) 22. A) 23. C)24. A)25. D)Section B26. A) 27. B) 28. C)29. D)30. B)31. A)32. D)33. C)34. A)35. B)Section C36. alarming 37. increased 38. sheer 39. disturbing 40. comparison

2、41. proportion 42. workforce 43. reverse44. The percentage of people living in cities is much higher than the percentage working in industry.45. There is not enough money to build adequate houses for the people that live there, let alone the new arrivals.46. So the figures for the growth of towns an

3、d cities represent proportional growth of unemployment and underemployment 听力原文Section A ConversationsShort Conversations11. W: I ran into Sally the other day. I could hardly recognize her. Do you remember her from high school?M: Yeah, she was a little out of shape back then. Well, has she lost a lo

4、t of weight?Q: What does the man remember of Sally?12. W: We don ' t seem to havereaservation for you, sir. I ' m sorry.M: But my secretary said that she had reserved a room for me here. I phoned her from the airport this morningjust before I got on board the plane.Q: Where does the conversa

5、tion most probably take place?13. W: What would you do if you were in my place?M: If Paul were my son, I' d just not worry. Now that his teacher is giving him extra help andhe is working hard himself, he' s sure to do well in the next exam.Q: What ' s the man ' s suggestion to the wo

6、man?14. M: You' ve had your hands full and have been overworked during the last two weeks. I think you really need to go out and get some fresh air and sunshine.W: You are right. That' s just what I ' m thinking about.Q: What ' s the woman most probably going to do?15. W: Hello, John

7、. How are you feeling now? I hear you' ve been ill.M: They must have confused me with my twin brother Rod. He' s been sick all week, but Inever felt better in my life.Q: What do we learn about the man?16. M: Did you really give away all your furniture when you moved into the new house last m

8、onth?W: Just the useless pieces, as I' m planning to purchase a new set from Italy for the sitting room only.Q: What does the woma n mean?17. M: I ' ve brought back yOOxford Companion to English literature . I thought you might use itfor your paper.Sorry not to have retur ned it earlier.W: I

9、 was won deri ng where that book was.Q: What can we infer from that con versati on?18. W: To tell the truth, Tony, it never occurs to me that you are an athlete.M: Oh, really? Most people who meet me, including some friends of mine, don ' t think soeither.Q: What do we lear n from the con versat

10、i on?Long Con versati onsCon versatio n 1M: Mary, I hope you are packed and ready to leave.W: Yes, I' m packed, but not quite ready. I can' t find my passport.M: Your passport? That ' s the one thing you mustn ' t leave behind.W: I know. I haven ' t lost it. I ' ve packed it,

11、 but I can ' t remember which bag it ' s in.M: Well, you have to find it at the airport. Come on, the taxi is wait ing.W: Did you say taxi? I thought we were going in your car.M: Yes, well, I had planned to, but I ' ll explain later. You ' ve got to be there in an hour.W: The pla ne

12、does n ' t leave for two hours. Any way, I' m reaoiy.to go nM: Well, now you are tak ing just one case, is that right?W: No, there is one in the hall as well.M: Gosh, what a lot of stuff! You are tak ing eno ugh for a month in stead of a week.W: Well, you can ' t depend on the weather. I

13、t might be cold.M: It ' s never cold in Rome. Certainly not in May. Come on, we really must go.W: Right, we are ready. We ' ve got the bags, I ' m sure there is no need to rush.M: There is. I asked the taxi driver to wait two minu tes, not twen ty.W: Look, I ' m supposeo be going awa

14、y to relax. You are making me nervous.M: Well, I want you to relax on holidays, but you can' t relax yet.W: OK, I promise not to relax, at least not until we get to the airport and I find my passport.Q19: What does the woma n say about her passport?Q20: What do we know about the woman ' s tr

15、ip?Q21: Why does the man urge the woma n to hurry?Q22: Where does the con versati on most probably take place?Con versatio n 2W: Oh, I ' m fed up with my job.M: Hey, there is a perfect job for you in the paper today. You might be in terested.W: Oh, what is it? What do they want?M: Wait a minu te

16、. Eh, here it is. The Europea n Space Age ncy is recruit ing tran slators.W: The Europea n Space Age ncy?M: Well, that ' what it says. They need an English translator to work from French orGerma n.W: So they need a degree in French or German, I suppose. Well, I' ve got that. Whathave ple nty

17、 of experie nee. What else are they ask ing for?M: Just that. A university degree and three or four years' experienee as a translator in a professional environment. They also say the person should have a lively and enquiring mi nd, effective com muni eati on skills and the ability to work in div

18、idually or as a part of the team.W: Well, if I stay on my prese nt j ob much Ion ger, I won ' t have any mind or skills left. By the way, what about salary? I just hope it isn' t lower than what I get now.M: It ' said to be negotiable. It depends on the applicanteducation and experienee.

19、 Inadditi on to basic salary, there is a list of extra ben efits. Have a look yourself.W: Um, travel and social security plus relocation expensesare paid. Hey, this isn ' bad. I really want the job.Q23: Why is the woma n tryi ng to find a new job?Q24: What positi on is being advertised in the pa

20、per?Q25: What are the key factors that determ ine the salary of the new positi on?Secti on B Short PassagesPassage 1When couples get married, they usually plan to have children. Sometimes, however, a couple can not have a child of their own. In this case, they may decide to adopt a child. In fact, a

21、dopti on is very com mon today. There are about 60 thousa nd adopti ons each year in the US alone. Some people prefer to adopt infan ts, others adopt older childre n. Some couples adopt childre n from their own countries, others adopt children from foreign countries. In any case, they all adopt chil

22、dren for the same reas on -they care about childre n and want to give their adopted child a happy life.Most adopted children know that they are adopted. Psychologists and child-care experts gen erally think this is a good idea. However, many adopted childre n or adoptees have very little in formatio

23、 n about their biological pare nts. As a matter of fact, it is ofte n very difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth pare nts because the birth records of most adoptees are usually sealed. The in formatio n is secret so no one can see it.Naturally, adopted childre n have differe nt feeli

24、ngs about their birth pare nts. Many adoptees want to search for them, but others do not. The decisi on to search for birth pare nts is a difficult one to make. Most adoptees have mixed feelings about finding their biological parents. Even though adoptees do not know about their n atural pare nts, t

25、hey do know that their adoptive pare nts want them, love them and will care for them.Questi ons 26-29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. Accord ing to the speaker, why do some couples adopt childre n?27. Why is it difficult for adoptees to find out about their birth pare nts?28. Why do

26、 many adoptees find it hard to make the decision to search for their birth parents?29. What can we infer from the passage?Passage 2Katheri ne Graham graduated from the Uni versity of Chicago in 1938 and got a job as a n ews reporter in San Fran cisco. Cath erine ' s father used to be a successfu

27、l in vestme nt ban ker. I n 1933, he bought a failing newspaper, The Washington Post. Then Katherine returned to Washington and got a job, editing letters in her father' s newspaper. She hrarrjedhPhtiopkGreer hisfather-in-law ' s position shortly after and becamublisher of The Washington Pos

28、t. But for many years, her husba nd suffered from men tal ill ness and he killed himself in 1963.After her husband' s dKatherine operated the newspaper. In the 1970s, the newspaperbecame famous around the world and Katherine was also recognized as an important leader in newspaper publishing. She

29、 was the first woman to head a major American publishing company, The Wash ington Post Compa ny. In a few years, she successfully expa nded the compa ny to in clude n ewspaper, magaz ine, broadcast and cable compa ni es.She died of head injuries after a fall when she was 84. More than 3 thousand peo

30、ple attended her fun eral, in cludi ng many gover nment and bus in ess leaders. Her friends said she would be remembered as a woma n who had an importa nt in flue nce on eve nts in the Un ited States and the world. Katherine once wrote, “ Theworld without newspapers would not be the same kind of wor

31、ld After her death, the employees of The Washington Post wrote, “ Theworld without Katheri ne would not be the same at all.Questi ons 30-32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. What do we learn from the passage about K atherine' s father?31. What does the speaker tell us about Kather

32、i ne Graham?32. What does the comment by employees of The Washington Post suggest?Passage 3Obta ining good health in sura nce is a real n ecessity while you are study ing overseas. It protects you from minor and major medical expe nses that can wipe out not only your savi ngs but your dreams of an e

33、ducatio n abroad.There are ofte n two differe nt types of health in sura nce you can con sider buying: intern ati onal travel in sura nce and stude nt in sura nce in the country where you will be going. An intern ati onal travel in sura nce policy is usually purchased in your home country before you

34、 go abroad. It gen erally covers a wide variety of medical services and you are ofte n give n a list of doctors in the area where you will travel who may even speak your n ative Ian guage. The drawback might be that you may not get your money back immediately In other words, you may have to pay all

35、you medical expe nses and the n later submit your receipt to the in sura nce compa ny.On the other hand, gett ing stude nt heath in sura nce in the country where you will study might allow you to only pay a certa in perce ntage of the medical cost at the time of service and thus you don ' t have

36、 to have sufficient cash to pay the entire bill at once.Whatever you decide, obta ining some forms of health in sura nce is someth ing you should consider before you go overseas. You shouldn' t wait until you are sick with a major medical billsto pay off.Questi ons 33-35 are based on the passage

37、 you have just heard.33. Why does the speaker advice the overseas stude nts to buy health in sura nce?34. What is the drawback of the stude nts buying intern ati onal travel in sura nce?35. What does the speaker say about stude nts getti ng health in sura nce in the country where they will study?Secti on C Compo und Dictati onMore and more of the world'ulatpmpare livi ng in tow ns or cities. The speed at whichcities are grow ing in the less developed coun tries is (36) alarmi ng. Betwee n 1920 and 1960, big cities in devel