解析2013年专四听力题

1、TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS (2013)GRADE FOUR TIME LIMIT: 135 MINP ART I DICTATION 15 MINListe n to the follow ing p assage. Altogether the p assage will be read to you four times. During the first readi ng, which will be done at normal sp eed, liste n and try to un dersta nd the mea ning. For the sec on

2、d and third readi ngs, the p assage will be read sentence by senten ce, or p hrase by p hrase, with in tervals of 15 sec on ds. The last readi ng will be done at no rmal sp eed aga in and duri ng this time you should check your work.You will the n be give n 2 minu tes to check through your work once

3、 more.P lease write the whole p assage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.One theory is that we dream torelease the deep, secretdesire s./We do/thatnot express these desires in real life because of the rules of polite society. /Another theory is that dreams allow us to solve problemswe can't solve in real life

4、./We go to slee p with a p roblem and wake up with the soluti on. /This may be a way to use our dreams rather tha n a purpose of dreaming. /If you believe that your dreams are important, /then analyzing them may help you to focus on the problem /and helpyou to find the solution. /The modern image is

5、 that dreams are thebrain's way / of cleaning up thecomputer 's hard disk ./ Dreams organize/ is concerned with whatthe events of the day into folder s/ and delete what is not needed. /But we all know that very little of what we dream happened to us that day.SeriousSerial secretP ART II LIST

6、ENING COMP REHENSION 20 MINIn Sectio ns A, B and C you will hear everythi ng ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and the n an swer the questi ons that follow. Mark the best an swer to each questio n on An swer Sheet Two.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this sect ion you will hear several conv ersati ons. Liste n t

7、o the conv ersatio ns carefully and the n an swer the questi ons that follow.Questi ons 1 to 3 are based on the follow ing conv ersati on. At the end of the con versati on, you will be give n 15 sec onds to an swer the questi ons.Now, liste n to the con versati on.“Christmas trim mings ”Conv ersati

8、on 11. Accordi ng to the conv ersati on, an exa mple of could beA. p rese nts.B. fruits.C. sauce.D. meat.2. A Christmas lunch would in clude all the follow ing EXCE PTA. roast turkey.B. sweet po tatoes.C. meat.D. carrots.3. Why did Helen come to Rob ' s house?A. She wan ted to talk to Rob.B. She

9、 had come to help Rob.C. She had bee n in vited to lunch.D. She was in terested in cook ing.1A 2B 3CM: Hello Hele n! Merry Christmas!W: Merry Christmas, Rob!You always get so excited on Christmas day.M: Come in, come in!W: Tha nk you. Wow!M: So, what do you thi nk?W: That's amazing.so many decor

10、ations and what a beautifulChristmas tree! You must have spent ages doing this! It's beautiful!trimmings !M: I like to do Christmas with all theW: All the trimmings? I don't understand.M: All the trimmings- - it means all the extra things thattraditionally come with something to make it more

11、 special.W: I see. Like all these decorations?M: Yes. In my family, we have always had Christmas with all thetrimmings, so we have a Christmas tree, decorations, gifts, Christmassongs, silly Christmas games and, most importantly, Christmas lunch.Come this way!W: A turkey for lunch!M: Now that is a r

12、oast turkey with all the trimmings! Not only is it aturkey, but we're eating it with all the things you traditionally eat withChristmas roast turkey: cranberry saucec 蔓越莓酱 , roast potatoes,gravy 肉汁 , stuffing （填充物，馅 ）, carrots.W: I think I understand what "all the trimmings" means now.

13、M: It's an expression usually used with food, especially at Christmasand for the big roast dinners that we like to eat. I adore Sunday lunchwith all the trimmings: roast meat , along with lots of vegetables andsauces and other traditional accompaniments.W: Mmmmm.M: Any way, eno ugh talk! Let'

14、;s eat!W: Delicious. Thank you for in vit ing me.M: Well cheers to that and Merry Christmas- with all the trimmi ngs!W: Merry Christmas!Questi ons 4 to 7 are based on the followi ng con versati on. At the end ofthe conv ersati on, you will be give n 20 sec onds to an swer the questio ns.Now, liste n

15、 to the con versati on.4. Why did the woma n phone the club?A. She wan ted to know more about it.B. She was a new comer and felt Ion ely.C. She wan ted to lear n a new Ian guage.D. She was in terested in social activities.5. We lear n from the con versati on that the clubA. mainly orga ni zes Ian gu

16、age activities.B. acce pts members from local stude nts.C. has bee n set up for a long time.D. is in creas ing its membersh ip.6. Accord ing to the con versati on, the woma n might come to p ractice Germa nonA. Wed nesday.B. Tuesday.C. Mo nday.D. Friday.7. What is the man going to do after the con v

17、ersati on?A. Call up the woma n for her address.B. Wait for the woma n to call him aga in.C. Mail the woma n some in formati on.D. Wait for the woma n to pick up a form.I4A 5D 6AM: Hello, I nternatio nal Stude nts Club. Can I help you?W: Oh, hello. I saw your advertiseme nt in the stude nts union to

18、day and thought rd phone to find out a big more.M: Yes, certai niy. Well, we're a sort of social and cultural activity club forpeople from differe nt coun tries.It's quite a new club. We have about 80 members at the mome nt, but we're grow ing all the time.W: Right, that sounds in terest

19、i ng. I'm Australia n actually, and I came here about a month ago. So rm look ing for ways to meet some new people.Um. what kind of activities do you orga ni ze?M: Well, we have a ran ge: cultural, sp orts, social and Ian guage activities.W: Could you tell me somethi ng about the Ian guage activ

20、ities?M: Yes. Everyday except Thursday we have a Ianguage evening, where people can come and p ractice their Ian guages. You know, over a drink ora bite to eat .（随便吃点东西）We have different Ianguages on different eve nin gs. Mon day, Spani sh; Tuesday, Italia n; Wed nesday, Germa n; andFriday, Fren ch.

21、 On Thursday we usually arrange a meal in a restaura nt for anyone who wants to come.W: Well, that sounds great. I really need to practice my French andGerma n.ril send youM: OK. Well, if you can just give me your n ame and address, the form and some more details.W: Tha nk you. That's great. My

22、n ame isQuesti ons 8 to 10 are based on the followi ng conv ersatio n. At the end ofthe conv ersati on, you will be give n 15 sec onds to an swer the questio ns.Now, liste n to the con versati on.8. Accord ing to the woma n, what actually makes her job difficult?A. Difficult questi ons from in tervi

23、ewees.B. Embarrass ing requests from in terviewees.C. Lack of pro fessi onal backgro und.D. Lack of in terviewi ng skills.9. The woma n uses all the followi ng adjectives whe n talk ing about atte ndi ng job fairs EXCE PTA. prosp ective.B. useful.C. important.D. tiri ng.10. We lear n from the con ve

24、rsati on that the woma nA. works better at job fairs.B. p refers hon est people.C. ofte n works on her own.D. is exp erie need in her work.8. A 9. A 10 DM: So, you've bee n in Graduate Recruitme nt for five years?W: Yes.M: OK. Can I ask you a few questi ons about your work in Graduate Recruitme

25、nt?W: Sure.M: What do you find difficult about the job?W: One problem is I don't have a background in IT. And sometimes I get asked difficult tech ni cal questi ons duri ng in terviews which I just can't an swer. That can be a bit embarrass ing.M: So how do you do with it?W: I find hon esty

26、is the best p olicy. I just tell them it's not my area and pro mise to con tact one of our people from that field and email them back.M: And they're happy with that?W: Yes, it usually works.How useful do you think they are?M: OK. I see you have a lot of job fair experiences.staff andW: Yes.

27、Atte nding job fairs at uni versities is an imp orta nt part of my job. I thi nk theyare really useful for mak ingcon tactwith Careers Development the office a lot in the autu mn and the spring. So we try to share the work betwee n the three of sp ective can didates . It can be p retty tiri ng

28、 though.And it mea ns you're out ofM: That's fine. Now rd like to know whether you've ever worked independen tly.SECTION B P ASSAGESIn this sect ion, you will hear several p assages. Liste n to the p assages carefully and the n an swer the questi ons that follow.Questi ons 11 to 13 are b

29、ased on the follow ing p assage. At the end of the p assage, you will be give n 15 sec onds to an swer the questi ons.Now, liste n to the p assage.11. Accord ing to today's weather forecast, which part of Euro pe has dry weather?A. Scandin avia n mountains.B. Northwestern Euro pe.C. Norther n Eu

30、ro pe.D. Souther n Euro pe.12. In which part of Europe does the weather stay both fine and cool?A. Souther n Euro pe.B. Norther n Euro pe.C. Easter n Euro pe.D. Northwester n Europe.13. I n which regi on will the weather cha nge tomorrow?A. Norther n p arts of the Mediterra nean.B. Easter n p arts o

31、f the Mediterra nean.C. Cen tral p arts of the Mediterra nean.D. Souther n p arts of the Mediterra nean.11.D12.C13.ANow the weather forecast. It's a mixed picture over the next few days.Today, very wet and windy in NorthernEurope. You can see from the satellite picture that the highest temp erat

32、ures, as they so ofte n are, are inp articularly overthe souther n p arts of Europe, where it's also quite dry,the eastern parts of theMediterranean（地中海）.The forecast suggests that it's going to be quite cold over n orthwester n p arts of Europe for the rest of the day, even some snow on the

33、 Scandinavian 斯堪的纟纳维亚Mountains. So that's today's weather, with showery 阵雨 conditionsinmany p arts of Norther n Euro pe but the best of the sun shi ne in the southand throughout the Mediterranean.And pretty good but cool in the easter n p arts of Europe, too. Now let's look at tomorrow&#

34、39;s weather chart.Very much the same in the south exce pt that the rain is starti ng to pushdown into the northernparts of the Mediterranean there . Elsewhere, stay ing fine in Easter n Europe and fine in cen tral and easter n p arts of theMediterranean as well. But still wet and windy in many nort

35、hwestern p arts of European clud ing souther n p arts of Scandin avia n, and a bit cool too.启示：听之前浏览题目，然后专注听力，边听边做笔记。如何做笔记?For exa mple:Wet winN EUHig dryS Eu E of MeCold NWEuSun S Eu& MeGood coolE EU用简写和略写，记录要点，使用标记符号Questio ns 14 to 17 are based on the follow ing p assage. At the end of the p

36、assage, you will be give n 20 sec onds to an swer the questi ons.Now, liste n to the p assage.14. Accord ing to the p assage, what ben efit can tech no logy bring to people?A. Closer con tact with moder n devices.B. Greater cha nges in social orga ni zati on.C. Better un dersta nding of mass media.D

37、. More useful in formatio n to better their life.15. The sp eaker questi ons about everybody's access to tech no logical adva nces. The main reas on isA. Illiteracy. 文盲B. po verty.C. food shortage.D. ig norance.16. Accord ing to the UN plan, all the followi ng will be achieved within ten years E

38、XCE PTA. givi ng every one a radio or TV.B. start ing to carry out the scheme in ten years.C. offeri ng internet service to more people.D. pro vidi ng more job opportun ities.17. What could be the topic of the p assage?A. Growth in telecom mun icatio ns.B. Tech no logy and the devel oping world.C. E

39、ducati on and medical care.D. Buildi ng an in formatio n society.14.D15.A16.B17.BP arts of the world today this is still true, but someth ing else isbecoming more important- the exchange of information,and the tech no logy that we use to do this. Twen ty-four hourn ews,e-commerce, mobilephon es,Glob

40、al Positi oningSystems. all these are making the world smaller and faster.The growth in telecom muni cati onsis givi ng more and morepeople access to the scienee that will help their country todevelop or to acquire the medical knowledge that can fightdisease. But how can everybody in the world share

41、 the recenttech no logical adva nces?Millio ns of people cannot read thesewords because they don't have access to a computer. Theydon't understandEnglish either. They don't even have atele phone. They are more worried about how far they will haveto walk today to get clea n water or if th

42、ey can feed themselvesand their families. For most people on this plan et, in formati onis not a p riority. The Un ited Nati ons is now tryi ng to make thein formati on society a reality for more of the devel oping world.Ten years from now, the plan is thateverybody in the worldwill have a radio or

43、television andthat 50% of the world'spopu lati on will have access to the internetfrom schools anduni versities, healthcen tresandhos pitals,libraries andmuseums. This will improvemedical care and education,scie nee and agriculture,bus in ess opportun ities andemployment.Questi ons 18 to 20 are

44、based on the followi ng p assage. At the end of the p assage, you will be give n 15 sec onds to an swer the questi ons.Now, liste n to the p assage.to exp ress18. People in Lati n America wear somethi ng their hopes for wealth in the New Year.A. newB. redC. whiteD. yellow19. Which of the following N

45、ew Year ' s traditions signals friendship?A. Throw ing old dishes.B. Weari ng someth ing red.C. Weari ng someth ing white.D. Eati ng round fruits.20. Which of the followi ng is NOT men ti oned as on e's own NewYear's traditi on?A. Watchi ng TV at home.B. Going to bed early.C. Visit ing f

46、rie nds.D. Running and shouti ng outside.18D19A20CPeople worldwide celebrate New Year in differe nt ways. In Lati n America,people exp ress their hopes through the color of their un derwear.If youwore yellow, that supp osedly enhan ces your cha nces for abundance andearning more mon ey. If it was re

47、d, the n you'll more likely find love in theNew Year. And if you were weari ng white underpan ts, p referably new andclean, then peace will be your top priority for the coming year.In theP hili ppin es, people eat round fruits to bring good fortune while they arenoisily banging together pots and

48、 pans. However, some NewYear'straditi ons have no thi ng to do with luck. In Denm ark, people throw theirold dishes at the doors of their frien ds' homes each New Year's Eve.Thus,a front doorstep covered with broken plates suggests that thepersonin side has a lot of frie nds. Still, for

49、all those who take part in grand NewYear's eve nts, there are many more who make their own traditi ons.It maybe a small gatheri ng of family and frie nds,watchi ng New York's TimesSquare ball drop on TV, or loudly running through theneighborhood .Some may simply go to sleep early, so they ca

50、n beenergized for an early New Year's Day hike - perhaps while wearing un derwear that suits their mood, and wishes, for the New Year.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this sect ion, you will hear several n ews items. Liste n to them carefully and the n an swer the questi ons that follow.Questi ons 21

51、and 22 are based on the follow ing n ews. At the end of the n ews item, you will be give n 10 sec onds to an swer the questi ons.Now, liste n to the n ews.21. What is happening to the schools in Faifax County this school year?A. 15 schools have started social studies.B. 15 schools have used digital

52、textbooks.C. Stude nts are ready to use electro nic resources.D. Digital textbooks are used for social studies.22. With digital textbooks, schools have saved about millio n dollars.A. 1B. 2C. 3D. 4Questio ns 27 and 24 are based on the follow ing n ews. At the end of the21.D22.BDigital textbooks are

53、tran sformi ng the way many stude nts learn. All theFairfax County Pu blic Schools have begu n using on li ne course materialhis school year, the schoolsfor their middle- and high-school stude nts. T shifted from hard cover to electro nic textbooks for social studies in its middle and high schools.

54、The switch came after digital books were used in 15 schools last year. "Our stude nts come to us tech no logically ready touse resources from a variety of differe ntpl aces," says Assista ntSuperintendent 主管 Peter Noonan. "The world is changing consistently.The online textbooks can ch

55、ange right along with the events that are happenin g." There's a sig ni fica nt finan cial ben efit as well. "Usually it is betwee n $50 and $70 to buy a textbook for each stude nt," Noonan says, "which adds up to roughly $8 millio n for all of our stude nts. We actually have

56、 pu rchased all of the on li ne textbooks for our stude nts for just un der $6 millio n."n ews item, you will be give n 10 sec onds to an swer the questi ons.Now, liste n to the n ews.23. Who found the sus pi cious item at the air port?A. TSA age nts.B. FBI age nts.C. The p olice.D. P asse nger

57、s24. Which of the follow ing stateme nts is INCORRECT?A. The term inal was closed tempo rarily afterwards.B. There was a thorough search in side the air port.C. P asse ngers at the air port were safe and sound.D. The security authorities ide ntified the expl osives.23A24DA man was arrested on suspicion of attemptingto carry explosivesthrough a security check point at an air port, authorities said. Trey ScottAtwater