大学英语四级考试听力调整后样题及答案资料

1、此文档仅供收集于网络，如有侵权请联系网站删除大学英语四级听力试题的调整取消短对话取消短文听写新增短篇新闻（3段）其余测试内容不变。调整后四级听力部分的试题结构见下表:测试内容测试题型题量分值比例短篇新闻3段选择题（单选）7题7%（每题1分）长对话2篇选择题（单选）8题8%（每题1分）听力篇章3篇选择题（单选）10题20%（每题2分）大学英语四级考试听力调整后样题PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnews

2、report,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem

3、.1. A)Christmas-timeattacksmadebySomalirebels.B) AnexplosionatabusstationincentralNairobi.C) Thekillingofmorethan70UgandansinKampala.D) BlastssetoffbyaSomaligroupinUganda'scapital.2. A)OnChristmasEve.C)Duringasecuritycheck.8) Justbeforemidnight.D)Inthesmallhoursofthemorning.Questions3and4willbeb

4、asedonthefollowingnewsitem.3. A)Itislikelytoclosemanyofitsstores.B) Itisknownforthequalityofitsgoods.C) Itremainscompetitiveintherecession.D) Itwillexpanditsonlineretailbusiness.4. A)Expanditsbusinessbeyondgroceries.B) Fire25,000ofitscurrentemployees.C) CutitsDVDpublishingbusiness.D) Sellthebusiness

5、foronepound.Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.5. A)Alltaxisbegantousemeters.B) Alltaxisgotairconditioning.C) Advertisementswereallowedontaxis.D) Oldtaxiswerereplacedwithnewcabs.6. A)Alowinterestloanscheme.C)Taxipassengerscomplaints.8) Environmentalistsprotests.D)Permissionforcaradvertis

6、ing.7. A)Therearenomoreirregularpractices.8. Allnewcabsprovideair-conditioning.9. Newcabsareallequippedwithmeters.10. Newlegislationprotectsconsumerrights.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandtheque

7、stionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOneQuestions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8. A) It has a partnership with LCP.B) I

8、t is headquartered in London.9. A) He is a chemist.8) He is a salesman.10. A) The public relations officer.B) Mr. Grand s personal assistant.C) Itspecializesinsafetyfromleaks.D) Ithasachemicalprocessingplant.C) Heisasafetyinspector.D) HeisMr.Grandsfriend.C) Directorofthesafetydepartment.D) Headofthe

9、personneldepartment.11. A)WaitforMr.Grandtocallback.B) LeaveamessageforMr.Grand.C) Providedetailsoftheirproductsandservices.D) Sendacomprehensivedescriptionoftheirwork.ConversationTwoQuestions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.C) Editor.D) Typist.12. A)Teacher.B)Journalist.13. A)Somenew

10、lydiscoveredscenicspot.B) BigchangesintheAmazonvalley.C) Anewrailwayunderconstruction.D) ThebeautifulAmazonrainforests.14. A) In news weeklies.B) In a local evening paper.C) InnewspapersSundayeditions.D) InoverseaseditionsofU.S.magazines.15. A)Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter.C)Togetherlifestorypublished

11、soon.8) Tobeemployedbyanewspaper.D)Tosellherarticlestoanewsservice.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

12、C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16. A)Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.B) Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.C) SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.D) Sheisthem

13、ostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930s.17. A)TheBookCriticsCircleAward.C)ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction.8) TheNobelPrizeforliterature.D)TheNationalBookAward.18. A)SheisarelativeofMorrisons.C)Sheisaskilledstoryteller.8) SheisaslavefromAfrica.D)Sheisablackwoman.PassageTwoQuestions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouh

14、avejustheard.19. A)Theyareverygenerousingivinggifts.B) Theyrefusegiftswhendoingbusiness.C) Theyregardgiftsasatokenoffriendship.D) Theygivegiftsonlyonspecialoccasions.只供学习与交流20. A)Theyenjoygivinggiftstootherpeople.B) Theyspendalotoftimechoosinggifts.C) Theyhavetofollowmanyspecificrules.D) Theypayatte

15、ntiontothequalityofgifts.21. A)Gift-givingplaysanimportantroleinhumanrelationships.B) Wemustbeawareofculturaldifferencesingivinggifts.C) Wemustlearnhowtogivegiftsbeforegoingabroad.D) Readingextensivelycanmakeoneabettergift-giver.PassageThreeQuestions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22. A)S

16、hetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.B) Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.C) Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.D) SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.23. A)Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.B) Shesoldherrestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.C) Shegot7.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.D) Sh

17、emadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.24. A)Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.B) Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.C) Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.D) Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.25. A)Shecarriedonherfamilystradition.B) Shemadehugedonationstocharities.C) Shebuiltahospitalwithhermothersmoney.D

18、) Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestments.TapeScriptofListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthef

19、ourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.Kenyanpolicesayonepersonwaskilledand26injuredinanexplosionatabusstationincentralNairobi.TheblasthitabusabouttosetofffortheUgandancapitalKampala.La

20、stJuly,theSomaligroupal-ShababsaiditwasbehindtheblastsintheUgandancapitalwhichkilledmorethan70people.WillRossreportsfromtheKenyancapital.TheexplosionhappenedbesideabuswhichwasabouttosetoffforanovernightjourneyfromNairobitotheUgandancapitalKampala.Someeyewitnessesreportthatabagwasabouttobeloadedonboa

21、rd,butitexplodedduringasecuritycheck.Windowsoftheredbuswereleftsmashed,andbloodcouldbeseenonthegroundbesidethevehicle.Justhoursearlier,UgandapolicechiefhadwarnedofpossibleChristmas-timeattacksbySomalirebels.1. Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?2. Whendidtheincidentoccur?Questions3and4willbebasedonthefo

22、llowingnewsitem.WoolworthsisoneofthebestknownnamesontheBritishHighStreet.Itsbeeninbusinessnacentury.Manyofits800storesarelikelytoclosefollowingthecompanysdecisiontocallinadministratorsafteranattempttosellthebusinessforatoken£1failed.Thecompanyhashugedebts.TheimmediatecauseforthecollapsehasbeenB

23、ritainsslidetorecession,whichhascutintoconsumerspending.However,thebusinesshadbeenintroubleforyears.Knownforlow-pricedgeneralgoods,Woolworthshasstruggledinthefaceofcompetitionfromsupermarketsexpandingbeyondgroceriesandanewgenerationofinternetretailers.Manyofthestoregroups25,000employeesarelikelytolo

24、setheirjobs.SomeprofitableareassuchastheDVDpublishingbusinesswillsurvive.3. WhatdowelearnaboutWoolworthsfromthenewsreport?4. WhatdidWoolworthsattempttodorecently?Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.Cairoisknownforitsovercrowdedroads,irregulardrivingpracticesandshakyoldvehicles,butalsofori

25、tsairpollution.Inrecentmonths,though,environmentalstudiesindicatetherehavebeensignsofimprovement.Thatsdueinparttotheremovalofmanyofthecapitalsold-fashioandwhitetaxis.Mostofthesedatedbacktothe1960sand70sandwereinapoorstateofrepair.Afternewlegislationdemandedtheirremovalfromtheroads,alowinterestloansc

26、hemewassetupwiththreeEgyptianbankssodriverscouldbuynewcars.Thegovernmentpaysabout$900foroldonestobediscardedandadvertisingonthenewvehicleshelpscoverrepayments.Theideahasprovedpopularwithcustomerstheycannowtravelinair-conditionedcomfortandbecausethenewcabsaremetered,theydonthavetoargueoverfares.Banks

27、andcarmanufacturersaregladfortheextrabusinessintougheconomictimes.Asforthetaxidrivers,mostaredelightedtobebehindthewheelofnewcars,althoughtherehavebeenafewcomplaintsaboutswitchingfromblackandwhitetoaplainwhitecolour.5. WhatchangetookplaceinCairorecently?6. Whathelpedbringaboutthechange?7. Whydocusto

28、mersnolongerarguewithnewcabdrivers?SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmar

29、kthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.ConversationOneW:Morning,thisisTGC.M:Goodmorning.WalterBarryhere,callingfromLondon.CouldIspeaktoMr.Grand,please?W:Whoscalling,please?M:WalterBarry,fromLondon.W:Whatisitabout,please?M:Well,Iunderstandthatyourcompanyhasachemicalproce

30、ssingplant.Myowncompany,LCP,LiquidControlProducts,isaleaderinsafetyfromleaksinthefieldofchemicalprocessing.IwouldliketospeaktoMr.GrandtodiscusswaysinwhichwecouldhelpTGCprotectitselffromsuchproblemsandsavemoneyatthesametime.W:Yes,Isee.Well,Mr.Grandisnotavailablejustnow.s difficuM:CanyoutellmewhenIcou

31、ldreachhim?W:He'sverybusyforthenextfewdays-thenhe'llbeawayinNewYork.Soitatime.M:CouldIspeaktosomeoneelse,perhaps?W:Whoinparticular?M:Acolleagueforexample?W:Yourespeakingtohispersonalassistant.IcandealwithcallsforMr.Grand.M:Yes,well,couldIringhimtomorrow?W:No,Imsorryhewontbefreetomorrow.Liste

32、n,letmesuggestsomething.Yousendusdetailsofyourproductsandservices,togetherwithreferencesfromothercompaniesandthenwellcontactyou.M:Yes,thatsverykindofyou.Ihaveyouraddress.W:Verygood,MrM:Barry.WalterBarryfromLCPinLondon.W:Right,Mr.Barry.Welookforwardtohearingfromyou.M:Thankyou.Goodbye.W:Bye.Questions8

33、to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.8. Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanscompany?9. Whatdowelearnabouttheman?10. Whatisthewomanspositioninhercompany?11. Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?ConversationTwoM:Youregoingtowearoutthecomputerskeyboard!W:Oh,hi.M:Doyouhaveanyideawhattimeitis?W:Abouttenorten-

34、thirty?M:Itsnearlymidnight.W:Really?Ididntknowitwassolate.M:Dontyouhaveanearlyclasstoteachtomorrowmorning?W:Yes,atsevenoclock.Mycommuterclass,thestudentswhogotoworkrightaftertheirlesson.M:Thenyououghttogotobed.Whatareyouwriting,anyway?W:AnarticleIhopeIcansell.M:Oh,anotherofyournewspaperpieces?Whatst

35、hisoneabout?W:DoyourememberthetripItooklastmonth?M:TheoneuptotheAmazon?W:Well,thatwshatImwritingaboutthenewhighwayandthechangesitmsakingintheAmazonvalley.M:Itshouldbeinteresting.W:Itis.IguessthatswhyIforgotallaboutthetime.M:Howmanyarticleshaveyousoldnow?W:Aboutadozensofar.M:Whatkindofnewspapersbuyth

36、em?W:Thepapersthatcarryalotofforeignnews.TheyusuallyappearinthebigSundayeditionswheretheyneedalotofbackgroundstoriestohelpfillupthespacebetweentheads.M:Isthereanyfutureinit?W:Ihopeso.TheresachanceImaysellthisarticletoanewsservice.M:Thenyourstorywouldbepublishedinseveralpapers,wouldntit?W:Thatstheide

37、a.AndImightevenbeabletodootherstoriesonaregularbasis.M:Thatwouldbegreat.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12. Whatisthewomansoccupation?13. Whatisthewomanwritingabout?14. Wheredothewomansarticlesusuallyappear?15. Whatdoesthewomanexpect?SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillh

38、earthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneIntodaysclass,

39、welldiscussToniMorrisonsnovelBeloved.AsImsureyouallknow,Mobothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor,anditsnoteasytobeboth.Bornin1931,MorrisonhaswrittensomeofthemosttouchingandintelligentworksontheAfrican-Americanexperienceeverwrittenbyanyone,andyettocallheran“African-Americanwriter”doesntseemtojustice.I

40、nmanyways,shessimplyanAmericanwriterandcertainlyoneofourbest.Belovedisatrulyremarkablework.Itwasrecommendedfornearlyeverymajorliteraryprize,includingtheNationalBookAwardandtheNationalBookCriticsCircleAward,anditinfactwonthePulitzerPrizeforfictionin1988.MorrisonherselfisdistinguishedforhavingwontheNo

41、belPrizeforliteraturein1993.WhatmakesBeloveduniqueistheskillful,surewayinwhichMorrisonblendsintenselypersonalstorytellingandAmericanhistory,racialthemesandgenderthemes,theexperienceofBlackswiththeexperienceofallpeopleeverywhere,thedown-to-earthrealityofslaverywithasenseofmysteriousspirituality.Wellb

42、epayingspecialattentiontothesethemesaswediscussthiswork.Imparticularlyinterestedinyourviewsontherelativeimportanceofraceandgenderinthisbook.IsitmoreimportantthatSethe,themaincharacter,isblackorthatshesawoman?Whichcontributesmotoherbeing?WhatdoesMorrisontellusaboutboth?Questions16to18arebasedonthepas

43、sageyouhavejustheard.16. WhatdowelearnaboutToniMorrison?17. WhathonordidToniMorrisonreceivein1993?18. WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutSethe,themaincharacterinMorrisonsnovelBelovPassageTwoThetopicofmytalktodayisgift-giving.Everybodylikestoreceivegifts,right?Soyoumaythinkthatgift-givingisauniversalcustom

44、.Butactually,therulesofgift-givingvaryquitealot,andnotknowingthemcanresultingreatembarrassment.InNorthAmerica,therulesarefairlysimple.Ifyourienvitedtosomeonehsomefordinner,bringwineorflowersorasmallitemfromyourcountry.Amongfriends,family,andbusinessassociates,wegenerallydongtivegiftsonotheroccasions

45、exceptonsomeonesbirthdayandChristmas.TheJapanese,ontheotherhand,givegiftsquitefrequently,oftentothanksomeonefortheirkindness.Thetraditionofgift-givinginJapanisveryancient.Therearemanydetailedrulesforeverythingfromthecolorofthewrappingpapertothetimeofthegiftpresentation.AndwhileEuropeansdontgenerally

46、exchangebusinessgifts,theydofollowsomeformalcustomswhenvisitinghomes,suchasbringingflowers.Thetypeandcolorofflowers,however,cancarryspecialmeaning.Todaywehaveseensomebroaddifferencesingift-giving.Icouldgoonwithadditionalexamples.Butletsnotmissthemainpointhere:Ifwearenotawareofandsensitivetoculturald

47、ifferences,thepossibilitiesformiscommunicationandconflictareenormous.Whetherwelearnaboutthesedifferencesbyreadingabookorbylivingabroad,ourgoalmustbetorespectdifferencesamongpeopleinordertogetalongsuccessfullywithourglobalneighbors.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19. Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutgift-givin