大学英语四级考试听力调整后样题及答案

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）

其余测试内容题量

不变。调整后

四级听力部分

测试题型分值比例

的试题结构见

下表：

测试内容

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(25

minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenews

reports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoor

threequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

1.A)Christmas-timeattacksmadebySomalirebels.

B)AnexplosionatabusstationincentralNairobi.

C)Thekillingofmorethan70UgandansinKampala.

D)BlastssetoffbyaSomaligroupinUganda'scapital.

2.A)OnChristmasEve.C)Duringa

securitycheck.

B)Justbeforemidnight.D)Inthesir.al1

hoursofthemorning.

Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

3.A)Itislikelytoclosemanyofitsstores.

B)Itisknownforthequalityofitsgoods.

C)Itremainscompetitiveintherecession.

D)Itwillexpanditsonlineretailbusiness.

4.A)Expanditsbusinessbeyondgroceries.

B)Fire25,000ofitscurrentemployees.

C)CutitsDVDpublishingbusiness.

D)Sellthebusinessforonepound.

Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

5.A)Alltaxisbegantousemeters.

B)Alltaxisgotairconditioning.

C)Advertisementswereallowedontaxis.

D)Oldtaxiswerereplacedwithnewcabs.

6.A)Alowinterestloanscheme.C)Taxi

passengers'complaints.

B)Environmentalists'protests.D)Permissionfor

caradvertising.

7.A)Therearenomoreirregularpractices.

B)Allnewcabsprovideair-conditioning.

C)Newcabsareallequippedwithmeters.

D)Newlegislationprotectsconsumerrights.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolong

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhear

fourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

8.A)IthasapartnershipwithLCP.C)Itspecializes

insafetyfromleaks.

B)ItisheadquarteredinLondon.D)Ithasa

chemicalprocessingplant.

9.A)Heisachemist.C)Heis

asafetyinspector.

B)Heisasalesman.D)Heis

Mr.GrandJsfriend.

10.A)Thepublicrelationsofficer.C)Directorof

thesafetydepartment.

B)Mr.GrandJspersonalassistant.D)Headofthe

personneldepartment.

11.A)WaitforMr.Grandtocallback.

B)LeaveamessageforMr.Grand.

C)Providedetailsoftheirproductsandservices.

D)Sendacomprehensivedescriptionoftheirwork.

ConversationTwo

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

12.A)Teacher.C)Editor.

B)Journalist.D)Typist.

13.A)Somenewlydiscoveredscenicspot.

B)BigchangesintheAmazonvalley.

C)Anewrailwayunderconstruction.

D)ThebeautifulAmazonrainforests.

14.A)Innewsweeklies.C)In

newspapersJSundayeditions.

B)Inalocaleveningpaper,D)Inoverseas

editionsofU.S.magazines.

15.A)Tobecomeaprofessionalwriter.C)Togetherlife

storypublishedsoon.

B)Tobeemployedbyanewspaper.D)Tosellherarticles

toanewsservice.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwi11hearthreepassages.At

theendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththe

passageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor.

B)Sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves.

C)SheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofal1times.

D)Sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930's.

17.A)TheBookCriticsCircleAward.C)ThePulitzerPrize

forfiction.

B)TheNobelPrizeforliterature.D)TheNationalBook

Award.

18.A)SheisarelativeofMorrison?s.C)Sheisaskilled

storyteller.

B)SheisaslavefromAfrica.D)Sheisablack

woman.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Theyareverygenerousingivinggifts.

B)Theyrefusegiftswhendoingbusiness.

C)Theyregardgiftsasatokenoffriendship.

D)Theygivegiftsonlyonspecialoccasions.

20.A)Theyenjoygivinggiftstootherpeople.

B)Theyspendalotoftimechoosinggifts.

C)Theyhavetofoilowmanyspecificrules.

D)Theypayattentiontothequalityofgifts.

21.A)Gift-givingplaysanimportantroleinhuman

relationships.

B)Wemustbeawareofculturaldifferencesingivinggifts.

C)Wemustlearnhowtogivegiftsbeforegoingabroad.

D)Readingextensivelycanmakeoneabettergift-giver.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.

B)Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.

C)Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.

D)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.

23.A)Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.

B)Shesoldherrestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.

C)Shegot7.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.

D)Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.

24.A)Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.

B)Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.

C)Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.

D)Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.

25.A)ShecarriedonherfamilyJstradition.

B)Shemadehugedonationstocharities.

C)Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother'smoney.

D)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestments.

TapeScriptofListeningComprehension

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenews

reports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoor

threequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

Kenyanpolicesayonepersonwaskilledand26injuredinan

explosionatabusstationincentralNairobi.Theblasthita

buscibouttosetofffortheUgandancapitalKampala.LastJuly,

theSomaligroupal-Shababsaiditwasbehindtheblastsinthe

Ugandancapitalwhichkilledmorethan70people.WillRoss

reportsfromtheKenyancapital.

Theexplosionhappenedbesideabuswhichwasabouttosetoff

foranovernightjourneyfromNairobitotheUgandancapital

Kcimpala.Someeyewitnessesreportthatabagwasabouttobe

loadedonboard,butitexplodedduringasecurity

check.Windowsoftheredbuswereleftsmashed,andbloodcould

beseenonthegroundbesidethevehicle.Justhoursearlier,

Uganda'spolicechiefhadwarnedofpossibleChristmas-time

attacksbySomalirebels.

1.Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout

2.Whendidtheincidentoccur

Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

WoolworthsisoneofthebestknownnamesontheBritishHigh

Street.It'sbeeninbusinessnearlyacentury.Manyofits800

storesarelikelytoclosefollowingthecompany'sdecision

tocallinadministratorsafteranattempttosellthebusiness

foratoken£1failed.

Thecompanyhashugedebts.Theimmediatecauseforthecollapse

hasbeenBritain'sslidetowardrecession,whichhascutinto

consumerspending.However,thebusinesshadbeenintroublefor

years.

Knownforlow-pricedgeneralgoods,Woolworthshasstruggled

inthefaceofcompetitionfromsupermarketsexpandingbeyond

groceriesandanewgenerationofinternetretailers.

Manyofthestoregroup's25,000employeesarelikelytolose

theirjobs.SomeprofitableareassuchastheDVDpublishing

businesswillsurvive.

3.WhatdowelearnaboutWoolworthsfromthenewsreport

4.WhatdidWoolworthsattempttodorecently

Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

Cairoisknownforitsovercrowdedroads,irregulardriving

practicesandshakyoldvehicles,butalsoforitsair

pollution.Inrecentmonths,though,environmentalstudies

indicatetherehavebeensignsofimprovement.That,sduein

parttotheremovalofmanyofthecapitalysold-fashionedblack

andwhitetaxis.Mostofthesedatedbacktothe1960sand70s

andwereinapoorstateofrepair.

Afternewlegislationdemandedtheirremovalfromtheroads,

alowinterestloanschemewassetupwiththreeEgyptianbanks

sodriverscouldbuynewcars.Thegovernmentpaysabout$900

foroldonestobediscardedandadvertisingonthenewvehicles

helpscoverrepayments.

Theideahasprovedpopularwithcustomers-theycannow

travelinair-conditionedcomfortandbecausethenewcabsare

metered,theydon'thavetoargueoverfares.Banksandcar

manufacturersaregladfortheextrabusinessintougheconomic

times.Asforthetaxidrivers,mostaredelightedtobebehind

thewheelofnewcars,althoughtherehavebeenafewcomplaints

aboutswitchingfromblackandwhiteroaplainwhitecolour.

5.WhatchangetookplaceinCairorecently

6.Whathelpedbringaboutthechange

7.Whydocustomersnolongerarguewithnewcabdrivers

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolong

conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhoar

fourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethe

bestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingle

linethroughthecentre.

ConversationOne

W:Morning,thisisTGC.

M:Goodmorning.WalterBarryhere,callingfromLondon.Could

IspeaktoMr.Grand,please

W:WhoJscalling,please

M:WalterBarry,fromLondon.

W:Whatisitabout,please

M:Well,Iunderstandthatyourcompanyhasachemical

processingplant.Myowncompany,LCP,LiquidControlProducts,

isaleaderinsafetyfromleaksinthefieldofchemical

processing.IwouldliketospeaktoMr.Grandtodiscussways

inwhichwecouldhelpTGCprotectitselffromsuchproblems

andsavemoneyatthesametime.

W:Yes,Isee.Well,Mr.Grandisnotavailablejustnow.

M:CanyoutellmewhenIcouldreachhim

W:He'sverybusyforthenextfewdays-thenhe'11beaway

inNewYork.Soit'sdifficulttogiveyouatime.

M:CouldIspeaktosomeoneelse,perhaps

W:Whoinparticular

M:Acolleagueforexample

W:You'respeakingtohispersonalassistant.Icandealwith

callsforMr.Grand.

M:Yes,well,couldIringhimtomorrow

W:No,I'msorryhewon'tbefreetomorrow.Listen,letme

suggestsomething.Yousendusdetailsofyourproductsand

services,togetherwithreferencesfromothercompaniesand

thenwe'11contactyou.

M:Yes,that?sverykindofyou.Ihaveyouraddress.

W:Verygood,Mr--.

M:Barry.WalterBarryfromLCPinLondon.

W:Right,Mr.Barry.Welookforwardtohearingfromyou.

M:Thankyou.Goodbye.

W:Bye.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

8.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman'scompany

9.Whatdowelearnabouttheman

10.WhatisthewomanJspositioninhercompany

11.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando

ConversationTwo

M:You,regoingtowearoutthecomputerJskeyboard!

W:Oh,hi.

M:Doyouhaveanyideawhattimeitis

W:Abouttenorten-thirty

M:It'snearlymidnight.

W:ReallyIdidn,tknowitwassolate.

M:Don,tyouhaveanearlyclasstoteachtomorrowmorning

W:Yes,atseveno'clock.Mycommuterclass,thestudentswho

gotoworkrightaftertheirlesson.

M:Thenyououghttogotobed.Whatareyouwriting,anyway

W:AnarticleIhopeIcansell.

M:Oh,anotherofyournewspaperpiecesWhat'sthisoneabout

W:DoyourememberthetripItooklastmonth

M:TheoneuptotheAmazon

W:Well,that'swhatI'mwritingabout-thenewhighwayand

thechangesit'smakingintheAmazonvalley.

M:Itshouldbeinteresting.

W:Itis.Iguessthat'swhyIforgotallaboutthetime.

M:Howmanyarticleshaveyousoldnow

W:Aboutadozensofar.

M:Whatkindofnewspapersbuythem

W:Thepapersthatcarryalotofforeignnews.Theyusually

appearinthebigSundayeditionswheretheyneedalotof

backgroundstoriestohelpfillupthespacebetweentheads.

M:Isthereanyfutureinit

W:Ihopeso.There'sachanceImaysellthisarticletoanews

service.

M:Thenyourstorywouldbepublishedinseveralpapers,

wouldn,tit

W:That,stheidea.AndImightevenbeabletodootherstories

onaregularbasis.

M:Thatwouldbegreat.

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

12.WhatisthewomanJsoccupation

13.Whatisthewomanwritingabout

14.Wheredothewoman?sarticlesusuallyappear

15.Whatdoesthewomanexpect

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.At

theendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththe

passageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryou

hearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasingle1inethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

IntodayJsclass,we'11discussToniMorrisonJsnovel

Beloved.AsI'msureyouallknow,Morrisonisbothapopular

andahighlyrespectedauthor,andit'snoteasytobeboth.Born

in1931,Morrisonhaswrittensomeofthemosttouchingand

intelligentworksontheAfrican-Airericanexperienceever

writtenbyanyone,andyettocallheranuAfrican-American

writer“doesn,tseemtodoherjustice.Inmanyways,she'

ssimplyanAmericanwriter一andcertainlyoneofourbest.

Belovedisatrulyremarkablework.Ttwasrecommendedfor

nearlyeverymajorliteraryprize,includingtheNationalBook

AwardandtheNationalBookCriticsCircleAward,anditinfact

wonthePulitzerPrizeforfictionin1988.Morrisonherselfis

distinguishedforhavingwontheNobelPrizeforliteraturein

1993.

WhatmakesBeloveduniqueistheskillful,surewayinwhich

MorrisonblendsintenselypersonalstorytellingandAmerican

history,racialthemesandgenderthemes,theexperienceof

Blackswiththeexperienceofallpeopleeverywhere,the

down-to-earthrealityofslaverywithasenseofmysterious

spirituality.

We’11bepayingspecialattentiontothesethemesaswediscuss

thiswork.I'mparticularlyinterestedinyourviewsonthe

relativeimportanceofraceandgenderinthisbook.Isitmore

importantthatSethe,themaincharacter,isblackorthatsheJ

sawomanWhichcontributesmoretoherbeingWhatdoesMorrison

tellusaboutboth

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.WhatdowelearnaboutToniMorrison

17.WhathonordidToniMorrisonreceivein1993

18.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutSethe,themaincharacter

inMorrison*snovelBeloved

PassageTwo

Thetopicofmytalktodayisgift-giving.Everybodylikesto

receivegifts,rightSoyoumaythinkthatgift-givingisa

universalcustom.Butactually,therulesofgift-givingvary

quitealot,andnotknowingthemcanresultingreat

embarrassment.InNorthAmerica,therulesarefairlysimple.If

you'reinvitedtosomeone,shomefordinner,bringwineor

flowersorasmallitemfromyourcountry.Amongfriends,fair.ily,

andbusinessassociates,wegenerallydon*tgivegiftsonother

occasionsexceptonsomeone?sbirthdayandChristmas.The

Japanese,ontheotherhand,givegiftsquitefrequently,often

tothanksomeonefortheirkindness.Thetraditionof

gift-givinginJapanisveryancient.Therearemanydetailed

rulesforeverythingfromthecolorofthewrappingpaperto

thetimeofthegiftpresentation.AndwhileEuropeansdon,t

generallyexchangebusinessgifts,theydofollowsomeformal

customswhenvisitinghomes,suchasbringingflowers.Thetype

andcolorofflowers,however,cancarryspecialmeaning.

Todaywehaveseensomebroaddifferencesingift-giving.I

couldgoonwithadditionalexamples.ButletJsnotmissthe

mainpointhere:Ifwearenotawareofandsensitivetocultural

differences,thepossibilitiesformiscommunicationand

conflictareenormous.Whetherwelearnaboutthesedifferences

byreadingabookorbylivingabroad,ourgoalmustbeto

respectdifferencesamongpeopleinordertogetalong

successfullywithourglobalneighbors.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutgift-givingofNcrth

Americans

20.WhatdowelearnabouttheJapaneseconcerninggift-giving

21.Whatpointdoesthespeakermakeattheendofthetalk

PassageThree

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