2023年9月大学英语四级听力试题+答案+原文

2003年9月大学英语四级(CET-4)听力真题试卷PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)SectionADirections: Inthissection,youwillhear10shortconversation.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwiltbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).anddecidewhichisthebestanswerThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Example:Youwillhear:Youwillread:A)Attheeoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtileconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisconversationismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice〞isthebestanswerYoushouldchoose[A]ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer[A][B][C][D]1. A)GiveBobaphonecall.B)GoandpickBobup.C)GolookforBob.D)WaitforBob.2. A)Sheisworkinginthecity.B)Lifeinthesuburbsislonely.C)Jobsareeasiertofindinthecity.D)It’slessexpensivelivinginthecity.3. A)Inaprintingshop.B)Atapublishinghouse.C)Atabookstore.D)Inalibrary.4. A)Thewomanbemorecarefulnexttime.B)Theytrytothinkofasolution.C)Thewomanfindasparekey.D)Theycomedownstairs.5. A)Sendingane-mail.B)Workinginanoffice.C)Talkingonthephone.D)Doingspellingpractice.6. A)Buysomethingforthepicnic.B)Goshoppingwiththeman.C)Goforaridearoundtown.D)Haveapicnic.7. A)Thewomanmisplacedherclasspermitforbiology.B)Thewomanarrivedforregistrationtooearly.C)Thewomanmissedregistrationforthebiologycourse.D)Thewomangotawrongclasspermit.8. A)ThewomanlikestheweatherinNewYorkverymuch.B)ThewomanwillstayinNewYorkalongtime.C)ThemanisplanningtovisitNewYork.D)It’squitecoldinNewYorknow.9. A)Theoldladysittingnexttothecouplelikestoysverymuch.B)Anoldladytookthecouple’ssuitcaseforherown.C)Thecouple’ssuitcasewasstolenintherestaurant.D)Themanforgottoputthetoysintheirsuitcase.10. A)She’sflyingtoHongKong.B)She’sgoingtobuyanairticket.C)She’sgoingtosaygood-byetoBill.D)She’sleavingforHongKongwithBill.SectionBDirections: Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11. A)Theyhimonlyretiredworkers.B)Theyeachdojobstheyaregoodat.C)Theyclosethehotelduringlowseasons.D)Theyemployasfewworkersaspossible.12. A)Stafftraining.B)Book-keeping.C)Cleaningandwashingup.D)Gardeningandflowerarranging.13. A)Theyhavetheirhotelbeautifullydecorated.B)Theyprovidedeliciousfood.C)Theymaketheirguestsfeelathome.D)Theygivepartiesregularlyfortheirvisitors.PassageTwoQuestions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14. A)Towithdrawhisdeposit.B)Tocashacheek.C)Torobthebank.D)Togethisprize.15. A)AradioannouncerB)Abankemployee.C)Acarmechanic.D)Amovieactor.16. A)Theylethimdowhathewantedto.B)Theyhelpedhimfindlargebills.C)Theypressedthealarm.D)Theycalledthepolice.17. A)Hewasafraidthatbewouldbecaughtonthespot.B)Largebillswerenotwithinhisreach.C)Themaximumsumallowedwas55,000.D)Hewaslimitedbytimeandthesizeofhispockets.PassageThreeQuestions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.18. A)ArescuerontheGoldenGateB)Aprofessionaldiver.C)Atelephoneoperator.D)AguardontheGoldenGateBridge.19. A)Someonehamfallenoffthebridge.B)Someoneonthebridgeisbeingattacked.C)Someoneisthreateningtodestroythebridge.D)Someoneonthebridgeisattemptingtokillhimself.20. A)Callthemothertocomefightaway.B)Trytocommunicatewiththemfirst.C)Helpthemtogetoutoftheirmisty.D)Remindthemthattheyhavechildrentotakecareof.2003年9月四级听力参考答案PartIListeningComprehension1. D2. A3. C4. B5. C6. A7. B8. C9. B10. A11. D12. C13. C14. D15. C16. A17. D18. A19. D20. B2003年9月四级听力原文SectionA

1.M:Ican`tunderstandwhyBobisn`thereyet?Doyouthinkweshouldtrytocallhimorgolookforhim?

W:Heprobablyjustgotheldupintraffic.Whydon`twegivehimafewminutes?

[Q]Whatarethespeakersprobablygoingtodo?

男：真不知道鲍伯怎么搞的，到现在还没有到？你觉得我们是打给他还是去找他？

女：可能堵车耽误了，要不我们再多等他几分钟？

问：谈话者可能会做什么？

2.M:Hi,Susan!Haveyoudecidedwheretolivewhenyougetmarried?

W:I`dliketoliveinthedowntownareanearmyworkbutNelsonwantstoliveinsuburbstosaveourexpenses.

[Q]WhydoesSusanwanttoliveinthecity?

男：嗨，苏珊，你决定婚后住哪了吗？

女：我想住城里，上班近，但尼尔森想住在郊区因为可以省钱。

问：为什么苏珊想住在城里？

3.M:I`dliketobuyacopyofProfessorFranklin`sbookonAmericanculture.

W:I`msorry.Thebookhasbeenoutofprintforsometimenow.

[Q]Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace.

男：我想买一本弗兰克林教授撰写的关于美国文化的书。

女：抱歉。这本书早就脱销了。

问：对话可能发生在哪里？

4.W:I`vejustlockedmykeysinmyroom.NowwhatshouldIdo?

M:Ican`tbelieveit.Youarealwayssocareless.Anyhowlet`scalmdownandtrytofigurethingsout.

[Q]Whatdoesthemansuggest?

女：我把钥匙锁在屋子里了，现在该怎么办？

男：我都不敢相信。你怎么老是这么丢三落四。但不管怎样我们还得冷静地想个方法。

问：男人如何建议？

5.W:Canyougiveusyoure-mailaddress,sowecangetbacktoyouassoonaspossible?

M:I`llsendyouane-mailsowedon`thavetodothespellingsonthephone.Okay?

[Q]Whatarethespeakersdoing?

女：你能告诉我你的电子邮件地址吗？这样我们就可以很快和你联系。

男：我可以先给你发一封邮件，这样我们就不必在上拼写地址了？好吗？

问：谈话人正在做什么？

6.W:Hi,George!Couldyougivemearide?Iwanttobuysomefoodforthepicnic.

M:Okay.I`mgoinghomebutIcandropyouatthesupermarket.

[Q]Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

女：嗨，乔治，能送我一程吗？我想去买点野餐的食物。

男：当然，我正要回家，我可以送你到超市。

问：女人想要做什么？

7.W:MynameisHelenWARE.W-A-R-E.CanIgetaclasspermitforbiology?

M:Oh,no.Notnow.RegistrationforstudentswhoselastnamesbeginwithWdoesn`tstartuntiltomorrow.

[Q]Whatdoesthemanmean?

女：我叫海伦威尔，W-A-R-E,能给我生物课的听课证吗？

男：哦，不能，现在不行，姓以W开头的学生登记得到明天才开始。

问：男人什么意思？

8.M:WhatwastheweatherlikewhenyouwereinNewYorklastweek?

W:ItwasverymuchliketheweatherhereinBeijing.Soyouneedn`ttakemuchclothesifyoudon`tplantostaytherelong.

[Q]Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

男：上周你在纽约时天气如何？

女：很象现在北京的天气，如果你不在纽约呆太久，你就不需要带太多衣服。

问：从对话中我们可以了解到什么？

9.W:Whatarethethingsinouroursuitcase?Therearen`tanytoysatall.Wherehaveyouputthem?

M:Oh,no.Thisisnotoursuitcase.Theoldladymusthavetakenoursbymistake.Shewassittingnexttousattherestaurant.

[Q]Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

女：你箱子里都装了些什么啊？根本就没有玩具，你把玩具放哪儿了？

男：呀，这不是我们的箱子。那个老太太一定是错拿了我们的箱子。在旅馆里，她就坐在我们旁边。

问：从对话中我们可以推断出什么？

10.M:AreyoureallyleavingforHongkongtomorrowmorning?

W:Yeah,Iguessso.Igottheairtickets.Ican`twaittoseeBillthere.

[Q]Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

男：明天你真的要去香港吗？

女：是啊，我想是的。我已经拿到机票，我都等不及想见到比尔了。

问：女人将要做什么？

SectionB

PassageOne

PamclaRoyalandherpartner,EdithClark,aretheownersoftheSeaViewHotelinBrighton.Asmuchoftheirbusinessisseasonal,theydoagooddealoftheworkthemselves.Inordertomakeaprofit,itisnecessarytokeepdownthecostofextrastaff.Althoughtheywillnevermakeafortune,forthelasttenyearstheyhaveearnedareasonablelivingfromthehotel.

Theyworkextremelywilltogetherandeachhasherownduties.Ingeneral,Pameladoesthebookkeeping.Sheisexcellentwithfiguresandseldommakesamistake.Shealsotakescareofthedecorations,particularlytheflowerarranging,whichisherhobby.Edith,ontheotherhand,makesallthestaffarrangements,andwhennecessarydoesthecooking.Sheisaverypatientwoman,andifguestsmakecomplaintsshetriesherbesttosolvetheirproblem.

However,thetwoladiesdonotdoalltheworkthemselves.Theyusuallyemploycollegestudentstodothecleaningandthewashingup.BobAlbert,whoisaretiredpoliceman,goesintwohoursadaytodothegardening,ortakecareoftheswimmingpool.

Bothladiesareverypopular.Theybelieveinhavinganinformalrelationshipwiththeguests,andoftenmakefriendswiththeirregularvisitors.LastmonthwastheirtenthanniversaryinBrighton,andtheyhadadinnerwiththeirfriendstocelebrate.Pamelagaveaspeechandeveryonewishedthemlotsofsuccessforthefuture.

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.HowdoPamelaandEdithmanagetokeepdownthecostofthehotel?

12.Whatjobsinthehotelaregiventothecollegestudents?

13.Whyarethetwoladiespopularinthearea?

PassageTwo

SomepeopledreamofbeingPresidentoftheUnitedStates.SomedreamofbecomingstarsinaHollywoodmovie,andothersofmakingmillionsofdollarsovernight.But,couldadreamlikethatcometrueinreallife?Well,itdidhappentopeterJohnson.

Peterwasanautomechanic.Oneday,hewalkedintotheUnionTrustBankinBaltimoreandtook5,000dollarsthatdidnotbelongtohim.Theguardsando