07年6月四级真题听力原文及答案

2007年6月四级真题听力原文11.W:Didyouwatchthe7o*clockprogramonchannel2yesterdayevening?Iwasabouttowatchitwhensomeonecametoseeme.M:Yeah!Itreportedsomemajorbreakthroughincancerresearch.Peopleover40wouldfindaprogramworthwatching.Q:WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationabouttheTVprogram?12.

W:IwonafirstprizeintheNationalWritingContestandIgotthiscameraasanawardsI

M:It'sagoodcamera!Youcantakeitwhenyoutravel.Ihadnoideayouwereamarvelouswriter.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?13.

M:IwishIhadn'tthrownawaythatreadinglist!

W:Ithoughyoumightregretit.That*swhyIpickeditupfromthewastepaperbasketandleftitonthedesk.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?14.

W:Areyoustillteachingatthejuniorhighschool?

M:NotsinceJune.MybrotherandIopenedarestaurantassoonashegotoutofthearmy.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?15.

M:Hi,Susan!HaveyoufinishedreadingthebookProfessorJohnsoirecommended?

W:Oh,Ihaven'treaditthroughthewayIreadanovel.Ijustreadafewchapterswhichinterestedme.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?16.

M:Janemissedtheclassagain,didn*tshe?Iwonderwhy?

W:Well,Iknewshehadbeenabsentallweek.SoIcalledherthismorningtoseeifshewassick.Itturnedoutthatherhusbandwasbadlyinjuredinacaraccident.

Q:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutJane?17.

W:I'msuretheSmiths'newhouseissomewhereonthestreet,butIdon‘tknowexactlywhereitis.

M:ButI’mtoldit'stwoblocksfromtheiroldhome.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?18.

W:I’vebeenwaitingherealmosthalfanhour!Howcomeittookyousolong?

M:Sorry,honey!IhadtodrivetwoblocksbeforeIspottedaplacetoparkthecar.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

ConversationOne:

M:Hello,Ihaveareservationfortonight.

W:Yourname,please.

M:Nelson,CharlesNelson.

W:Ok,Mr.Nelson.That'saroomforfiveand...

M:Butexcuseme,youmeanaroomforfivepounds?Ididn'tknowthespecialwassogood.

W:No,no,holdno-accordingtoourrecords,aroomfor5guestswasbookedunderyourname.

M:No,no---holdon.Youmusthavetwoguestsunderthename.

W:Ok,letmecheckthisagain.Oh,hereweare.

M:Yeah?

W:CharlesNelson,aroomforoneforthe19th...

M:Wait,wait.It'sfortonight,nottomorrownight.

W:Em...,Idon'tthinkwehaveanyroomsfortonight.There'saconferencegoingonintownand---er,let'ssee...yeah,norooms.

M:Oh,comeon!Youmusthavesomething,anything!

W:Well,let---letmecheckmycomputerhere...Ah!

M:What?

M:Oh,comeon!Youmusthavesomething,anything!

W:Therehasbeenacancellationforthisevening.Ahoneymoon

suiteisnowavailable.

M:Great,I'IItakeit.

W:But,I'IIhavetochargeyou150poundsforthenight.

M:What?Ishouldhaveadiscountfortheinconvenience!

W:Well,thebestIcangiveyouisa10%discountplusaticketfora

freecontinentbreakfast.

M:Hey,isn'tthebreakfastfreeanyway?

W:Well,onlyonweekends.

M:Iwanttotalktothemanager.

W:Wait,wait,wait...Mr.Nelson,IthinkIcangiveyouanadditional15%discount...19.What'stheman'sproblem?

20.Whydidthehotelclerksaytheydidn'thaveanyroomsforthatnight?

21.Whatdidtheclerksayaboutthebreakfastinthehotel?

22.Whatdidthemanimplyhewoulddoattheendoftheconversation?

ConversationTwo:

M:Sarah,youworkintheadmissionsoffice,don'tyou?

W:Yes,I'nvHpvebeenheretenyearsasassistantdirector.

M:Really?Whatdoesthatinvolve?

W:Well,Tminchargeofalltheadmissionsofpostgraduate

studentsintheuniversit.

M:Onlypostgraduates?

W:Yes,postgraduatesonly.Ihavenothingatalltodowith

undergraduates.

M:Doyoufindthatyougetparticular-sortof...

differentnationalgroups?Imean,doyougetlargenumbersfromLatinAmericaor...

W:Yes.Well,ofallthestudentsenrolledlastyear,nearlyhalfwere

fromoverseas.TheywerefromAfricancountries,theFarEast,the

MiddleEast,andLatinAmerica.

M:Em.Buthaveyoubeendoingjustthatforthelast10years,or,

haveyoudoneotherthings?

andgaveherselftoherfamily.

In1950,withthreesmallchildren,Dadmovedthefamilytoafarm40milesfromChicago.Heworkedthelandandcommutedtothecitytorunhisbusiness.Mamasaidgood-byetoherparentsandfriendsandtradedherbusycityneighborhoodforamoreisolatedlife.Butshenevercomplained.

Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

26:Whatdoesthespeakertellusabouthismother’searlychildhood?

27:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeaker’sfather?

28:Whatdoesthespeakersayabouthismother?Passage2

Duringa1995roofcollapse,afirefighternamedDonaldHerbertwasleftbraindamaged.For10yearshewasunabletospeak.ThenoneSaturdaymorning,hedidsomethingthatshockedhisfamilyanddoctors–hestartedspeaking.“Iwanttotalktomywife,”DonaldHerbertsaidoutoftheblue.Staffmembersofthenursinghomewherehehaslivedformorethan7yearsrosetogetLindaHerbertonthetelephone.“Itwasthefirstofmanyconversationsthe44-year-oldpatienthadwithhisfamilyandfriendsduringthe14hourstretch.”Herbert’suncleSimonMankasaid.“HowlonghaveIbeenaway?”Herbertasked.“Wetoldhimalmost10years.”Theunclesaid.Hethoughtitwasonlythreemonths.

HerbertwasfightingahousefireDec.29,1995,whentheroofcollapsedburyinghimunderneath.Aftergoingwithoutairforseveralminutes,Herbertwasunconsciousfortwoandahalfmonthsandhasundergonetherapyeversince.

Newsaccountsinthedaysandyearsafterhisinjury,describedHerbertasblindandwithlittle,ifany,memory.Avideoshowshimreceivingphysicaltherapy,butapparentlyunabletocommunicateandwithlittleawarenessofhissurroundings.Mankadeclinedtodiscusshisnephew’scurrentconditionorwhethertheapparentprogresswascontinuing.“ThefamilywasseekingprivacywhiledoctorsevaluatedHerbert,”hesaid.AswordofHerbert’sprogressspread,visitorsstreamedintothenursinghome.“Heisrestingcomfortably,”theuncletoldthem.

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29:WhathappenedtoHerbert10yearsago?

30:WhatsurprisedDonaldHerbert’sfamilyanddoctorsoneSaturday?

31:HowlongdidHerbertremainunconscious?

32:HowdidHerbert’sfamilyreacttothepublicattention?Passage3

AlmostallstatesinAmericahaveastatefair.Theylastforone,twoorthreeweeks.TheIndianastatefairisoneofthelargestandoldeststatefairsintheUnitedStates.Itisheldeverysummer.

Itstartedin1852.Itsgoalsweretoeducate,shareideasandpresentIndiana’sbestproducts.Thecostofasingletickettoenterthefairwas20cents.Duringtheearly1930’s,officialsofthefairruledthatpeoplecouldattendbypayingsomethingotherthanmoney.Forexample,farmersbroughtabagofgraininexchangeforaticket.

Withthepassageoftime,thefairhasgrownandchangedalot.ButitisstilloneoftheIndiana’scelebratedevents.PeoplefromalloverIndianaandfrommanyotherstatesattendthefair.

Theycandomanythingsatthefair.Theycanwatchthejudgingofthepricedcows,pigsandotheranimals.Theycanseesheepgettingtheirwoolcutandtheycanlearnhowthatwoolismadeintoclothing.Theycanwatchcowsgivingbirth.Infact,peoplecanlearnaboutanimalstheywouldneverseeexceptotherfair.Thefairprovidesthechanceforthefarmingcommunitytoshowitsskillsandfunproducts.Forexample,visitorsmightseetheworld’slargestappleorthetallestsunflowerplant.

Today,childrenandadultsatthefaircanplaynewcomputergamesorattemptmoretraditionalgamesofskill.Theycanwatchperformancesputonbyfamousentertainers.Expertssaysuchfairsareimportantbecausepeopleneedtorememberthattheyareconnectedtotheearthanditsproductsandtheydependonanimalsformanythings.

Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard:

33:WhatwerethemaingoalsoftheIndianastatefairwhenitstarted?

34:Howdidsomefarmersgiveentrancetothefairintheearly1930’s?

35:WhyarestatefairsimportanteventsintheAmerica?Students’pressuresometimescomesfromtheirparents.Mostparentsarewell-meaning,butsomeofthemaren’tveryhelpfulwiththeproblemstheirsonsanddaughtershaveinadjustingtocollege.Andafewofthemseemtogooutoftheirwaytoaddtotheirchildren’sdifficulties.Foronething,parentsareoftennotawareofthekindsofproblemstheirchildrenface.Theydon’trealizethatthecompetitioniskeener,thattherequiredstandardsofworkarehigher,andthattheirchildrenmaynotbepreparedforthechange.AccustomedtoseeingAsandBsonhighschoolreportcards,theymaybeupsetwhentheirchildren’sfirstsemestercollegegradesarebelowthatlevel.Attheirkindest,theymaygentlyenquirewhyJohnorMaryisn’tdoingbetter,whetherheorsheistryingashardasheorsheshould,andsoon.Attheirworst,theymaythreatentotaketheirchildrenoutofcollegeorcutofffunds.Sometimesparentsregardtheirchildrenasextensionsofthemselvesandthinkitonlyrightandnaturalthattheydeterminewhattheirchildrendowiththeirlives.Intheirinvolvementandidentificationwiththeirchildren,theyforgetthateveryoneisdifferentandthateachpersonmustdevelopinhisorherownway.Theyforgetthattheirchildren,whoarenowyoungadults,mustbetheonesresponsibleforwhattheydoandwhattheyare.PartIIIListeningComprehension11. C12. D13. B14. A15. C16. D17. D18. A19. C20. B21. A22. C23. B24. A25. C26. C27. B28. D29. C30. A31. B32. D33. A34. B35. DPartIVReadingComprehension(ReadinginDepth)2007年6月23日四级参考答案PartIWriting四级英语参考范文：PartIIReadingComprehension(SkimmingandScanning)1. Y2. Y3. N.4. Y.5. NG6. N7. Y8. unw