对克大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案

2021年1月17日发(作者：蒲敏功)


2007
年
12
月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案

Part
Ⅲ
Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Direction:
In
his
section,
you
will
hear
8
short
conversations
and
2
long
conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be
asked about what was said. both the conversation and the questions will be
spoken only once. After each question there will a pause. During the pause, you
must read the four choices marked A),B),C) and D),and decide which is the best
answer
. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet2 with a single line
through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡
2
上作答。

11. A) She used to be in poor health.

















C) She was somewhat overweight




B) She was popular among boys.
















D) She didn’t do well at high school.

12. A) At he airport.




B) In a restaurant.




























C) In a booking office.




















D) At the hotel reception.
13. A) Teaching her son by herself.
















B) Having confidence in her son.
















C) Asking the teacher for extra help.




D) Telling her son not to worry.
14. A) Have a short break.








B) Take two weeks off.








C) Continue her work outdoors.




















D) Go on vacation with the man.
15. A) He is taking care of this twin brother
.




B) He ha been feeling ill all week.








C) He is worried about Rod’s health.





D) He has been in perfect condition.
16. A) She sold all her furniture before she moved house.




B) She still keeps some old furniture in her new house.




C) She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement.




D) She brought a new set of furniture from Italy last month.
17. A) The woman wondered why the man didn’t return the book.





B) The woman doesn’t seem to know what the book is about.





C) The woman doesn’t
find the book useful any more.




D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man.
18. A) Most of the man’s friends are athletes.





B) Few people share the woman’s opinion.





C) The man doesn’t look like a sportsman.





D) The woman doubts the man’s
athletic ability.




Questions
19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have heard.
19. A) She has packed it in one of her bags.




B) She has probably left it in a taxi.




C) She id going to get it the airport.




D) She is afraid that she has lost it.
20) A) It ends in winter
.




B) It will cost her a lot.




C) It will last one week.




D) It depends on the weather
.
21. A) The plane is taking off soon.




B) There might be a traffic jam.




C) The taxi is waiting for them.




D) There is a lot of stuff to pack.
22. A) At home.




B) In the man’s car
.





C) At the airport.




D) By the side of a taxi.

Questions
23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) She is thirsty for promotion.




B) She wants a much higher salary.




C) She is tired of her present work.




D) She wants to save travel expenses.
24. A) Translator
.




B) Travel agent.




C) Language instructor
.




D) Environment engineer
.
25. A) Lively personality and inquiring mind.




B) Communication skills and team spirit.




C) Devotion and work efficiency.
D) Education and experience.


Section B
Directions:




In this section, you will hear 3 short passage. At the end of each passage,
you
will
hear
some
questions.
Both
the
passage
and
the
questions
will
be
spoken only once. After you hear a questions , you must choose the best answer
from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D). Then mark the corresponding
letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡
2
上作答。








Passage One
Questions
26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26
．
A. They care a lot about children.




B. They need looking after in their old age.




C. They want to enrich their life experience.




D. They want children to keep them company.
27. A. They are usually adopted from distant places.




B. Their birth information is usually kept secret.




C. Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.




D. Their adoptive parents don’t want them to know their birth parents.

28. A. They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.




B. They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.




C. They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.




D. They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.
29. A. Early adoption makes for closer parent- child relationship.




B. Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas.




C. Understanding is the key to successful adoption.




D. Adoption has much to do with love.

Passage Two
Questions
30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. A. He suffered from mental illness.




B. He bought the washing on post.




C. He turned a failing newspaper into a success.




D. He was once a reporter for a major newspaper
.
31. A. She was the first woman to lead a big U.S. publishing company.




B. She got her first job as a teacher at the University of Chicago.




C. She committed suicide because of her mental disorder
.




D. She took over her father’s position when he died.

32. A. People came to see the role of women in the business world.




B. Katharine played a major part in reshaping Americans’ mind.





C. American media would be quite different without Katharine.




D. Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world.

Passage Three
Questions
33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. A. It’ll enable them to enjoy the best medical care.





B. It’ll allow them to receive free medical treatment.





C. It’ll protect them from possible financial crises.





D. It’ll prevent the doctors from overcharging them.

34
．
A. They can’t immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost.





B. They have to go through very complicated application procedures.




C. They can only visit doctors who speak their native languages.




D. They may not be able to receive timely medical treatment.




35
．
A. They don’t have to pay for the medical services.





B. They needn’t pay the entire medical bill at once.





C. They must send the receipts to the insurance company promptly.

D. They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.


Section C
Directions:
In
this
section,
you
will
hear
a
passage
three
times.
When
the
passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea.
When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the
blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For
blanks
numbered
from
44
to
46
you
are
required
to
fill
in
the
missing
information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just
heard
or
write
down
the
main
points
in
your
own
words.
Finally,
when
the
passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡
2
上作答。






More and more of the word’s population a
re living in towns or cities. The
speed at which cities are growing in the less developed countries is(36) ____.
Between 1920 and 1960 big cities in developed countries(37) _____two and a
half times in size, but in other parts of the world the growth was eight times
their size.




They(38)
____size
of
growth
is
bad
enough,
but
there
are
now
also
very(39)____signs of trouble in the(40) _____of percentages of people living in
towns and percentages of people working in industry. During the nineteenth
century
cities
grew
as
a
result
of
the
growth
of
industry.
In
Europe
the(41)_____of
people
living
in
cities
was
always
smaller
than
that
of
the
(42)_____working in factories. Now, however
, the(43)_______is almost always
true
in
the
newly
industrialized
world:(44)
______________________________________ .




Without a base of people working in industry, these cities cannot pay for
their
growth;(45)_________________________ ___________________________.
There has been little opportunity to build water supplies or other facilities. (46)

_________________________
a
growth
in
the
number
of
hopeless
and
despairing parents and starving children.