2021年12月英语四级听力真题及答案(附原文及音频)

第第页2021年12月英语四级听力真题及答案(附原文及音频)PartIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

1.A)Gotoaplacehehasvisited

B)Makeherownarrangements

C)Consultatravelagent

D)Joininapackagetour

2.

A)Theyareonalongtripbycar

B)Theyaresyuckinatrafficjam

C)Theyareusedtogettingupearly

D)Theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight

3.

A)Heisapersondifficulttodealwith

B)Hedislikesanyformalgathering

C)Heisunwillingtospeakinpublic

D)Heoftenkeepsadistancefromothers

4.

A)Workinanotherdeparment

B)Pursuefurthereducation

C)Recruitgraduatestudents

D)Takeanadministrativejob

5.

A)Hewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintime

B)Heisnotquitequalifiedfortheartdirectorposition

C)Hewouldliketoleavesomemoretimeforhimself

D)HewillgethisapplicationletterreadybeforeMay1

6.

A)Cleaner

B)porter

C)Mechanic

D)Salesman

7.

A)Reqestoneortworoommatestodothecleaning

B)HelpLaurawithhertermpaperduethisweekend

C)GetLauratocleantheapartmentherselfthistime

D)AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek

8.

A)Aproblemcausedbytheconstruction

B)Anaccidentthatoccurredonthebridge

C)Thebuildingprojecttheyareworkingon

D)Thepublictransportaionconditions

Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhaveheard.

9

A)Tolookforajobasasalesperson

B)TohaveatalkwithMissThompson.

C)Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.

D)Tocomplainaboutafaultyappliance.

10

A)Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.

B)Thesuppliesareoutofstockforthemoment.

C)Theyfailedtoreachanagreementontheprice.

D)Thecompanyisre-cataloguingtheitems.

11

A)0743,12536extension15.

B)0734,38750extension15.

C)0734,21653extension51.

D)0734,62135extension51.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12

A)Sincehefoundagirlfriend

B)Sincehetooktoheavysmoking.

C)Sincehebegantoexerciseregularly

D)Sincehestartedtoliveonhisown.

13

A)Heisgettingtoofat.

B)Hesmokestoomuch

C)Hedoesn’teatvegetables.

D)Hedoesn’tlookwellatall.

14

A)Theyareoverweightfortheirage

B)Theyarerespectfultotheirparents

C)Theyarestillintheirearlytwenties

D)Theydislikedoingphysicalexercise.

15

A)Toquitsmoking.

B)Tofindagirlfriend

C)Toreducehisweight

D)Tofollowheradvice.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.

A)Theyhavedestroyedseveralsmalltowns.

B)TheywillsoonspreadtoSanFrancisco.

C)Theyhaveinjuredmanyresidents.

D)Theyareburningoutofcontrol.

17.

A)Theyhavebeenhospitalized.

B)Theyhavegotskinproblems.

C)Theywerechokedbythethicksmoke.

D)Theywerepoisonedbytheburningchemicals.

18.

A)Itfailedbecauseofasuddenrocketexplosion.

B)Ithasbeenre-scheduledforamiddaytakeoff.

C)Ithasbeencanceledduetotechnicalproblems.

D)Itwasdelayedforelevenhoursandthirtyminutes.

19.

A)Theymadefrequentlong-distancecallstoeachother.

B)TheyillegallyusedgovernmentcomputersinNewJersey.

C)Theywerefoundtobesmarterthancomputerspecialists.

D)Theywerearrestedforstealinggovernmentinformation.

PassageTwo

Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

20.

A)Peaceful

B)Considerate

C)Generous

D)Cooperative

21.

A)Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddryer.

B)Someonebrokethewasheranddryerbyoverloadingthem.

C)MindyLance’slaundryblockedthewaytothelaundryroom.

D)MindyLance’sthreatenedtotakerevengeonherneighbors.

22.

A)Askingtheneighborhoodcommitteeforhelp.

B)Limitingtheamountoflaundryforeachwash.

C)Informingthebuildingmanagerofthematter.

D)Installingafewmorewashersanddryers.

PassageThree

Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

23.A)Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.

B)SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes.

C)Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930's.

D)Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.

24.A)TheBookCriticsCircleAward.

B)ThePulitzerPrizeforfiction

C)TheNobelPrizeforliterature.

D)TheNationalBookAward.

25.A)SheisarelativeofMorrison's.

B)Sheisaskilledstoryteller.

C)SheisaslavefromAfrica.

D)Sheisablackwoman

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime，youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Manycollegestudentstodayownpersonalcomputerthatcostanywherefrom$1,000toperhaps%5,000ormore.(26)_________,itisnotuncommonforthemtopurchase(27)_________costinganotherseveralhundreddollars.Twentyyearsago,computerswere(28)___________,buttheywereverylargeandextremelyexpensive.Few,ifany,(29)__________purchasedcomputersforhomeuse.Overtheyears,thepriceofthe“guts”ofacomputeritsmemory—hasdeclinedtolessthanathousandthofthepriceperunitofmemorythatprevailedtwentyyearsago.Thisisthemainreasonwhycomputerscostsomuchlesstodaythantheyusedto.Moreover,(30)_________improvementshavemadeitpossibleto(31)___________memorycircuitrythatissmallenoughtofitintotheportablepersonalcomputersthatmanyofusownanduse.(32)___________,asthepriceofcomputationhasdeclinedtheaverageconsumerandbusinesshavespentmoreonpurchasingcomputers.

(33)___________,improvedagriculturaltechnology,hybrid(杂交)seeds,(34)_________animalbreeding,andsoonhavevastlyincreasedtheamountofoutputatypicalfarmercanproduce.Thepricesofgoodssuchasmeatsandgrainshavefallensharplyrelativetothepricesofmostothergoodsandservices.Asagriculturalpriceshavefallen,manyhouseholdshavedecreasedtheirtotalexpensesonfood.Eventhoughthe(35)______________ofaproductpurchasedgenerallyincreaseswhenitspricefalls,totalexpensesonitmaydecline.

1.C.Consultatravelagent.

2.A.Theyareonalongtripbycar.

3.C.Heisunwillingtospeakinpublic.

4.B.Pursefurthereducation.

5.A.Hewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintime.

6.B.Mechanic.

7.D.AskLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek.

8.A.Aproblemcausedbytheconstruction.

9.C.Toplaceanorderforsomeproducts.

10.A.Thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice.

11.B.0734,21653extension51.

12.B.Sincehetooktoheavysmoking.

13.A.Heisgettingtoofat.

14.D.Theydislikedoingphysicalexercise.

15.C.Tofindagirlfriend.

16-19暂无

20.B.Considerate.

21.A.Someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddryer.

22.C.Informingthebuildingmanagerofthematter.

23.A.Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.

24.B.TheNobelPrizeforliterature.

25.D.Sheisablackwoman.

26.Inaddition

27.software

28.available

29.individuals

30.technological

31.manufacture

32.Inshort

33.Bycontrast

34.scientific

35.quantity

听力短对话

Question1

M:Afterhighschool,I’dliketogotocollegeandmajorinbusinessadministration.

W:ButI’dratherspendmycollegedaysfindingouthowchildrenlearn.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

Question2

W:Iseverythingreadyfortheconference?

M:Theonlythinglefttodoissetupthemicrophonesandspeakers.They'llbehereinafewminutes.

Q:Whatpreparationshaveyettobemade?

Question3

W:Isitalmosttimetogohomenow?I'msotired.Icanhardlyseestraight.

M:Justafewmoreminutes,thenwecango.

Q:Whatisthewoman’sproblem?

Question4

W:I'mnotsurewhatI’minamoodfor.Ice-creamorsandwiches?Theyarebothreallygoodhere.

M:Themoviestartsinanhour.Andwestillhavetogetthereandpark.Sojustmakeadecision.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

Question5

W:Tomsaidhewouldcometorepairoursolarheaterwhenhehastime.

M:Heoftensaysheiswillingtohelp,butheneverseemstohavetime.

Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutTom?

Question6

W:SoyouknowthatSamturnsdownthejobofferedbythetravelagency.

M:Yes.Thehourswereconvenient.Butifhehadacceptedit,hewouldn’tbeabletomakeendsmeet.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

Question7

M:Couldyoutellmeabitaboutthebusinessyourcompanyisdoing?

W:Wemainlydealwithlargevolumebuyersfromwesterncountriesandourproductshavebeenwellreceived.

Q:Whatbusinessisthewoman’scompanydoing?

Question8

W:YesterdayImadereservationsformytriptoMiaminextmonth.

M:Youmustreallybelookingforwardtoit.Youhaven’thadanytimeoffforatleasttwoyears.

Q:Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

听力长对话原文1

M:Excuseme,Ineedsomeinformationaboutsomeofthetownsnearhere.

W:Whatwouldyouliketoknow?

M:Well,first,I'dlikedirectionstogotoNorwalk.Ibelievethereisaninterestingmuseumthere.Itisn'tfar,isit?

W:No,notatall.NorwalkisabouteighteenmileseastofhereonRoute7.Andyou'reright.It'sawonderfullittlemuseum.

M:Ohgood.NowwhataboutAmitsville?Ihavesomefriends.I'dliketovisitthereandIalsowanttogettoNewton.Theyareneareachother,aren'tthey?

W:Hmm...well,theyareactuallyinoppositedirections.Amitsvilleisnortheast.It'saboutthirtyfivemilesnortheastofhere.

M:Huh-uh,thirtyfivemilesnortheast.AndhowaboutNewton?

W:Well,Newtonisintheotherdirection.It'ssouthwest,soitisn'treallyveryclosetoAmitsvilleatallandit'salongdrive.It'saboutfiftyfivemilessouthwestfromhereandtheroadisnotatallstraight.

M:Fiftyfivemilessouthwest!Well,maybeIwon'tgotherethistime.

W:I'drecommendvisitingWestfieldorGreatTown.Theyarebothveryclose.WestfieldisjustsevenmileswestofhereandGreatTownisaboutfivemilessouth.Theyarereallyprettylittletownswithlotsofoldhousesandbeautifultree-linedstreets.

M:Isee.SevenmileswesttoWestfieldandfivemilessouthtoGreatTown.Good.Well,Ithinkthat'salltheinformationIneedforawhile.Thankyou.You'vebeenveryhelpful.

W:You'rewelcome,sir.Ihopeyouenjoyyourstay.

Q9:WhatdoesthemanknowaboutNorwalk?

Q10:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutAmitsvilleandNewton?

Q11:WhatdowelearnaboutWestfieldandGreatTown?

听力长对话原文2

M:Err...Sandra,I'vefinishedwithMr.Gordonnow.Doyouthinkyoucouldpopthroughinbringingmeup-to-dateontheirarrangementsfortheItaliantrip?

W:Certainly,Mr.Wilkinson.I'llbringeverythingwithme.

M:Right,takeaseat.Nowmyfirstmeetingiswhen?

W:YourfirstmeetingisonMondaythe21stat9a.m.withDr.GucciofBancosenPiedrainMilan.

M:OK,socanIflyoutearlyMondaymorning?

W:Well,thereisaflighttoLenartyAirportwhichleavesatsixthirtyLondontimeandgetsinateightthirtyItaliantime.

M:Yeah,butthatonlyleavesmethirtyminutestoclearcustomsingettingtothecitycenteranditmeansIhavetocheckinbyfivethirty,whichmeansleavinghomeataboutfourfifteen.

W:I'mafraidso.

M:Hmm...notsokeenonthat.What'stheprogramfortherestofthatday?

W:It'squitefull,I'mafraid.Ateleven,you'reseeingJeanaRivardatMegStarandthenyou'llhavealunchengagementwithGavenfromtheChamberofCommerceatone.

M:Where'sthat?

W:You'remeetinghimathisofficeandthenhe'stakingyousomewhere.

M:Good,thatsoundsfine.Whatabouttheafternoon?

W:Well,atthreethirty,you'reseeingoursalesrepresentativethereandthenyou'refreetillevening.

M:Isee.IseemtorememberthatI'mhavingadinnerwithsomeonefromBergamo.

W:That'sright.AndMr.BettyfromSAPIndustriesateight.

Q12:Whatwouldthemanlikethewomantodo?

Q13:AtwhattimeisMr.Wilkinsongoingtoleavehomefortheairport?

Q14:WhoisMr.WilkinsongoingtohavealunchwithonMonday?

Q15:Whatismostprobablythewoman'sjob?

听力短文原文

Passage1

DonnaFredrick’sservedwiththePeaceCorpsfortwoyearsinBrazil.ShejoinedthePeaceCorpsaftershegraduatedfromthecollegebecauseshewantedtodosomethingtohelpotherpeople.Shehadbeenbroughtuponafarm,sothePeaceCorpsassignedhertoaagriculturalproject.BeforeshewenttoBrazil,shestudiedPortugueseforthreemonths.Shealsolearntagreatdealaboutitshistoryandculture.DuringhertwoyearswiththePeaceCorps,DonnalivedinavillageinnortheastBrazil.ThatpartofBrazilisverydryandfarmingisoftendifficultthere.Donnahelpedthepeopleofthevillagetoorganiseanarrigationproject,andshealsoadvisedthemonplantingcorps.Theydidn’trequiremuchwater.WhenDonnareturnedtotheStates,shecouldn’tsettledown.Shetriedseveraljobs,buttheyseemedveryboringtoher.Shecouldn’tgetBraziloutofhermind.Finally,onedayshegotonanplaneandwentbacktoBrazil.Shewasn’tsurewhatshe’sgoingtodo.Shejustwantedtobethere.Afterafewweeks,DonnafoundajobasanEnglishteacher,teachingfiveclassesaday.Likemostoftheteachers,shedoesn’tmakemuchmoney.Shesharesasmallapartmentwithanotherteacher.AndshemakesalittleextramoneybysendingstoriestonewspapersintheStates.Eventuallyshewantstoquitteachingandworkasafull-timejournalist.

Question16

WhydidDonnajointhePeaceCorpsaftershegraduatedfromcollege?

Question17

WhatwasDonnaassignedtodoinBrazil?

Question18

WhydidDonnagobacktoBrazilonceagain?

Question19

HowdidDonnamakeextramoneytosupportherself?

Passage2

ResultsofarecentHarry’spoolonfreetimeshowedthattheaverageworkweekformanyAmericansis50hours.Withthetimespenteating,sleepingandtakingcareofthehouseholdduties,there’slittletimeleftforleisureactivitiesformanyAmericans.However,havingfreetimetorelaxandpursuehobbiesisimportant.Peopleneedtimeawayfromthepressuresofstudyorworktorelaxandenjoytimewithfriendsandfamily.Inmanycountriesfreetimeisspentindifferentways.TheresultsofaHarry’spoolshowedthatreadingwasthemostpopularsparetimeactivityintheUS.ThiswasfollowedbywatchingTV.InaUKsurveyonleisuretimeactivities,watchingTVandvideoswasthemostpopular.Listeningtotheradiocamesecond.InasimilarsurveyconductedinJapan,themostpopularfreetimeactivitywaseatingout.Thesecondmostpopularactivitywasdriving.Therewerealsodifferencesinthemostpopularoutdoorpursuitsbetweenthethreecountries.ThemostpopularoutdooractivityforAmericanswasgardening.IntheUK,itwasgoingtothepub.InJapan,goingtobarsrankedeighthinpopularityandgardeningrankedninth.Althoughpeoplearoundtheworldmayenjoydoingsimilarthingsintheirfreetime,there’sevidencetosuggestthattheseinterestsarechanging.IntheUS,forexample,thepopularityofcomputeractivitiesisincreasing.ManymorepeopleintheStatesarespendingtheirfreetimesurfingtheweb,emailingfriendsorplayinggamesonline.

Question20

WhatistherecentHarryPoleabout?

Question21

WhatwasthemostpopularleisureactivityintheUS?

Question22

WhatwasthemostpopularoutdoorpursuitintheUK?

Passage3

OnMarch13th,whileondutyCharlesMclocklin,averycarelessdriveremployedbythecompanyLummiswasinvolvedinanotheraccident.TheaccidentoccurredinRiversideCalifornia.Notpayingattentiontohisdriving,Mclocklinturnedrightonmainstreetand33rdstreetandhitVolkswagenrabbit.Thiscausedminordamagetohistruckandseriousdamagetothecar.Onthebasisofthepolicereport,theLummisaccidentcommitteecorrectlydeterminedthatMclocklinhadbeenquitecareless.Asaresultofthecommittee’sconclusion,thebranchmanagerMr.DavidRossireportedthathehadtalkedwithMclocklinabouthisextremelypoordrivingrecord.FurtherevidenceofMclocklin’sirresponsibilityoccurredonMay6thwhenhewasreturningfromhisshift.Thatdayheranintoaroll-updoorattheLummisfacilityinValero,causingsignificantdamagetothedoor.Damagetothetruck,however,wasminor.Finally,onJune7th,Mclocklinonceagaindemonstratedhiscarelessnessbyknockingdownseveralmailboxesneartheedgeofthecompany’sparkinglot.Therewasdamagetothemailboxesandminordamagetothetruck.Mr.DavidRossistatedthathehadspokenwithMclocklinonseveraloccasionsabouthisdrivingrecord.HeaddedthathehadwarnedMclocklinthatthreepreventableaccidentsinoneyearcouldleadtohisdischarge,asindeeditshould.

23.WhatdidtheLummisaccidentcommitteefindoutabouttheaccidentthatoccurredonMarch13th?

24.WhatdidMclocklindoonJune7thneartheedgeofthecompany’sparkinglot?

25.WhatismostprobablygoingtohappentoMclocklin?

听力填空

WhenCaptainCookaskedthechiefsinTahitiwhytheyalwaysateapartandalone,theyreplied,“Becauseitisright.”IfweaskAmericanswhytheyeatwithknivesandforks,orwhytheirmenwearpantsinsteadofskirtsorwhytheymaybemarriedtoonlyonepersonatatime,wearelikelytogetsimilarandveryuninformativeanswersbecauseit’sright,becausethat’sthewayit’sdone,becauseit’sthecustomorevenIdon’tknow.Thereasonfortheseandcountlessotherpatternsofsocialbehavioristhattheyarecontrolledbysocialnormssharedrulesorguidelineswhichprescribethebehaviorthatisappropriateinagivensituation.Normsdefinehowpeopleoughttobehaveunderparticularcircumstancesinaparticularsociety.Weconformtonormssoreadilythatwearehardlyawaretheyexist.Infactwearemuchmorelikelytonoticedeparturesfromnormsthanconformitytothem.Youwillnotbesurprised