蔡细历精心2011年12月英语四级听力答案详解

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Part III Listening Comprehension












(35 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this 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 be 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 Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

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2
上作答。




11. A) Read the notice on the window






C) Get a new bus schedule





B) Go and ask the staff















D) Board the bus to Cleveland

12. A) He was looking forward to seeing the giraffes

B) He enjoyed watching the animal performance


C) He got home too late to see the TV special

D) He fell asleep in the middle of the TV program

13. A) She wants to take the most direct way






B) She may be late for the football game






C) She is worried about missing her flight






D) She is currently caught ing a traffic jam

14. A) At a restaurant




















C) At a clinic

B) In a fish shop





















D) On a fishing boat

15. A) He is an experienced sales manager





B) He is being interviewed for a job






C) He is a close friend of the woman






D) He is good at answering tricky questions


16. A) The man should consider his privacy first

B) The man will choose a low-rent apartment

C) The man is not certain if he can find a quieter place

D) The man is unlikely to move out of the dormitory

17. A) The woman is going to make her topic more focused

B) The man and woman are working on a joint project


C) One should choose a broad topic for a research paper


D) It took a lot of time to get the man on the right track

18. A) They went camping the time last year
B) They didn’t quite enjoy their last picnic

C) They learned to cooperate under harsh conditions


D) They weren’t experienced in organizin
g picnics



Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.



19. A) He lides Swiden better than England

B) He prefers hot weather to cold weather

C) He is an Englishman living in Sweden

D) He visits London nearly every winter

20. A) The bad weather




















C) The cold houses

B) The gloomy winter


















D) The long night

21. A) Delightful

























C) Depressing

B) Painful




























D) Refreshing

22. A) They often stay up late reading




C) They like to go camping in summer

B) They work hard and play hard







D) They try to earn more and spend more



Questions

23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.



23. A) English Literature

















C) French

B) Management

























D) Public Administration

24. A) English teaching



















C) Careers guidance

B) Staff training





















D) Psychological counseling

25. A) Its generous scholarships










C) Its well-designed courses

B) Its worldwide fame

















D) Its pleasant environment



Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. 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 question, 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 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.



26. A) Characteristics of Japanese artists C) The art of Japanese brush painting

B) Some features of Japanese culture


D) The uniqueness of Japanese art

27. A) To calm themselves down












C) To show their impatience

B) To enhance concentration











D) To signal lack of interest

28. A) How listeners in different cultures show respect

B) How speakers can win approval from the audience

C) How speakers can misunderstand the audience

D) How different Western and Eastern art forms are


Passage Two

Question

29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.



29. A) Directing personnel evaluation

B) Buying and maintaining equipment

C) Drawing up plans for in-service training

D) Interviewing and recruiting employees

30. A) Some of his equipment was damaged in a fire

B) The training program he ran was a failure

C) Two of his workers were injured at work

D) Two of his employees committed theft

31. A) A better relationship with his boss
B) Advancement to a higher position

C) A better-paying job in another country

D) Improvement in the company’s management

32. A) She has more self-confidence than Chris

B) She works with Chris in the same division

C) She has more management experience than Chris

D) She is competing with Chris for the new job



Passage Three

Question 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.



33. A) They help us see the important values of a culture

B) They guide us in handling human relationships

C) They help us express ourselves more effectively

D) The are an infinite source of human knowledge

34. A) Their wording may become different C) Their origins can no longer be traced

B) The values they reflect may change. D) They may be misinterpreted occasionally

35. A) Certain values are shared by a large number of cultures

B) Some proverbs are assuming more and more importance

C) Old proverbs are constantly replaced by new ones

D) Certain values have always been central to a culture



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。




Our lives are woven together. As much as I enjoy my own(36) __________, I no

longer imagine I can get through a(37) __________day much less all my life(38)

__________on my own. Even if I am on(39)__________in the mountains, I am eating food

someone else has grown, living in a house someone else has built, wearing clothes

someone else has(40)________from cloth woven by others, using(41) __________someone

else is distributing to my house.(42)_________ of interdependence is everywhere;

we are on this(43) __________together.

As I was growing up, (44)______________________________________________ ______

__________________________________ ____________________________________________
“
Make your own way”,” Stand on your own two feet” or my mother’s favorite remark

when I was face-to-
face with consequences of some action: Now that you’ve made your

bed, lie on it.” Total independence is a dominant theme in our culture. I image

that (45)_____________________________________ _________________________________

_______ __________________________________________________ ______________________

But the teaching was shaped by our cultural imagines. And instead, I grew up believing

that I was supposed to be totally independent and consequently became very reluctant

to ask for help.
(46)_ __________________________________________________ ____________________
_________________________ __________________________________________________ ____



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11.
W:
This
crazy
bus
schedule
has
got
me
completely
confused.
I
can
’
t
figure
out
when
my bus to Cleveland leaves?
M: Why don
’
t you just go to the ticket window and ask?
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
【答案】
B) Go and ask the staff.
【解析】这 是一道事实细节题。
从对话中可知，女士搞不清楚列车时刻表，
男士建议她去售
票窗口 咨询。
ticket window
售票窗口。

12.
W:
I
really
enjoyed
the
TV
special
about
drafts
last
night.
Did
you
get
home
in
time
to see it?
W:
Oh,
yes,
but
I
wish
I
could
have
stayed
awake
long
enough
to
see
the
whole
thing.
Q: What does the man mean?
【答案】
A) He fell asleep in the middle of the TV program.
【解析】这是道推理判断题，考查男士的言下之意以及虚拟语气。
could have do ne
意为本
可以做某事，但未做。从对话中可知，男士确实回家看了电视节目，但是他说道：< br>I
wish
I
could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing.
我真希望自己当时能再
晚点睡着，这样我就可以看完整场节目了。说明他没有看完整场节目就睡着了。

13.
W: Airport, please. I
’
m running a little late. So just take the fastest way even
if it
’
s not the most direct.
M:
Sure,
but
there
is
a
lot
of
traffic
everywhere
today
because
of
the
football
game.
Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?
【答案】
B) She is worried about missing her flight.
【解析】这是道场景题，略 有难度。刚开始，我们还无法很快判断出该对话发生的场景，很
多同学一听到
airport< br>可能会误以为对话发生在机场，但如果我们继续听下去，就会发现，
该对话应该发生在出租车上，
因为女士说了句
“请选择最快的路”
，
而男士说
“因为有球赛，所以到处都交通拥堵”
可以帮助我们再次确认对话发生的场景。
选项
A
不 对，
原文是说要挑
the fastest way
哪怕不是
the most direct way
；选项
C
也不准确，才刚上车，并没有拥
堵 ，司机只是提前说明因为球赛会碰到拥堵；
选项
D
错误，女士是为了赶去乘飞机的，而 不
是去看球赛。

14.
W: May I make a recommendation, sir? Our seafood with this special sauce is very
good.
M: Thank you, but I don
’
t eat shellfish. I
’
m allergic to it.
Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?
【答案】
A) At a restaurant
【解析】这是道场景题，较为简单。从对话中可知，女士希望向男士推荐一道菜 ，从首句中
即可推断出该对话最有可能发生在餐馆中，男士说，他过敏，
不吃贝壳类海鲜，可以 帮助我
们再次确认对话发生的场景。

15.
W: Now one more question if you don
’
t mind, what position in the company appeals
to you most?
M: Well, I
’
d like the position of sales manager if that position is still vacant.
Q: What do we learn about the man?
【答案】
A) He is being interviewed for a job.
【解析】这是较为简单的细节推理题。

从
position, compa ny
这几个关键词中，我们就可
以快速判断出此题的场景为面试，因此男士应该正在接受一场面 试。
C
选项错误，他想要
销售经理的职位，但并不表示他本身就是销售经理。

16.
M: I don
’
t think I want to live in the dormitory next year. I need more privacy.
W: I know what you mean. But check out the cost if renting an apartment first. I
won
’
t be surprised if you change your mind.
Q: What does the woman imply?
【答案】
B) The man is unlikely to move out of the dormitory.
【解析】这是推理判断题，询问女士的言下之意。最后一句，女士表示 “你改变主意的话，
我不会觉得奇怪”，可知，男士不太可能搬出宿舍。
A
选项是个干 扰项，虽然该选项看上去
意思和
B
选项差不多，
但对话中并没有提到男士想找 一个更安静的地方，
他想搬离寝室，
是
为了更多的个人空间。

17.
M: You
’
re on the right track. I just think you need to narrow the topic down.
W:
Yeah,
you
’
re
right.
I
always
start
by
choosing
two
boarder
topics
when
I
’
m
doing
a research paper.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
【答案】
D) The woman is going to make her topic more focused.
【解析】这是推理判断题。从对话中可知，男士希望女士缩 小主题的范围，女士回答“你是
对的。”说明女士会采纳男士的建议，缩小主题。

18.
W: This picnic should beat the last one we went to, doesn
’
t it?
M: Oh, yeah, we had to spend the whole time inside. Good thing, the weather was
cooperative this time.
Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation?
【答案】
B) They didn
’
t quite enjoy their last picnic.
【解析】这是推理判断题。
beat
一词是个难点，
beat
本意有“打败” 的意思，这次的野餐
打败了上次，即这次比上次好，下文中，男士说“上次我们不得不呆在室内，但这次 天气不
错。”可以再次确认他们不喜欢上次的野餐，因此，正确答案为
B
。

Conversation One
【
听力
原文】

M: When I say I live in Sweden, people always want to know about the seasons.
W: The seasons?
M: Yeah, you know how cold it is in winter? What is it like when the days are so
short?
W: So what is it like?
M: Well, it is cold, very cold in winter. Sometimes it is cold as 26 degrees below
centigrade. And of course when you go out, you
’
ll wrap up warm. But inside in the
houses it
’
s always very warm, much warmer than at home. Swedish people always
complain
that
when
they
visit
England,
the
houses
are
cold
even
in
the
good
winter.
W: And what about the darkness?
M:
Well,
yeah,
around
Christmas
time
there
’
s
only
one
hour
of
daylight,
so
you
really
looks
forward
to
the
spring.
It
is
sometimes
a
bit
depressing.
But
you
see
the
summers
are
amazing,
from
May
to
July
in
the
North
of
Sweden
the
sun
never
sets.
It
’
s
still
light in the midnight. You can walk in the mountains and read a newspaper.
W: Oh, yeah, the land of the midnight sun.
M:
Yeah,
that
’
s
right,
but
it
’
s
wonderful.
You
want
to
stay
up
all
night,
and
the
Sweden
’
s
made
most
of
it.
Often
they
started
work
earlier
in
summer
and
then
leave
at about 2 or 3 in the afternoon, so that they can really enjoy the long summer
evenings.
They
’
d
like
to
work
hard,
but
play
hard,
too.
I
think
Londoners
work
longer
hours, but I
’
m not sure this is a good thing.
【
听力
材料评析】
这篇长对话是围绕瑞典的天气展开，
主要谈到瑞典冬天的极寒和夏天的极
昼天气。文章一开头即说到人们喜欢询问瑞典的季节情况。接下来 对具体情况进行了描述，
包括：
极寒天气下的气温、
室外和室内温度状况，
另 外，
就瑞典室温与英国室温进行了对比，
再次强调证明瑞典室温很高；
而极昼天气则谈 的是瑞典人的工作时间和工作习惯，
另外，
就
瑞典人工作时认真忙、能玩时拼命玩的习 惯和英国人工作勤奋、工作时间长进行了对比。

这篇对话考查细节信息抓取能力。
整 体难度不大，
并且以男士提供的信息为主。
但许多考生
可能因为对瑞典
（Sweden
）
和与瑞典相关的一系列名词不熟悉而纠结，
因此忽略了真正需要< br>听清的其实并不太难的关键信息。
这就提醒大家在做题时，
切勿因为个别词语不熟悉，< br>而慌
张。

19.
A
）
He likes Sweden better than England.
B
）
He prefers hot weather to cold weather.
C
）
He is an English living in Sweden.
D
）
He visits London nearly every winter.
19. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
【答案】
B
）
He prefers hot weather to cold weather.
【解析】本题为推断 题。根据文章大意可推断得出。整篇文章中，分别有两处暗示信息，一
处是男士说，
“
Swedish
people
always
complain
that
when
they
visit
England,
the
houses
are cold even in the good w inter.
”，瑞典人在冬天去拜访英格兰时，会抱怨英格兰室
温太冷。另一处是男士在谈到 冬天天气时，说道：“
It is sometimes a bit depressing.
”
长时间寒冷的天气令人沮丧。因此可推断得出，男士更喜欢
hot weather
，热天气。所以，
答案为：
He prefers hot weather to cold weather.
20.
A
）
The bad weather
B
）
The cold houses.
C
）
The gloomy winter.
D
）
The long night.
20. What do Swedish people complain about when they visit England in winter?
【答案】
B
）
The cold houses.
【解析】
对话中，
当男士介绍瑞典的极寒天气时，
谈到只要穿暖，
出门很暖，
而室内 更暖和，
为了强调这一观点，
男士继续说道：
“
Swedish
people
always
complain
that
when
they
visit
England, the houses are cold even in the good winter.
”说是瑞典人 在冬天去拜访英
格兰时，会抱怨英格兰室温太冷。所以，答案为：
The cold houses.
21.
A
）
Delightful.
B
）
Painful.
C
）
Depressing.
D
）
Refreshing.
21.
How
does
the
man
describe
the
short
hour
of
daylight
around
Christmas
in
Sweden?
【答案】
C
）
Depressing.
【解析】女士问：“
And
what
about
the
darkness?
”男士答道：“
around
Christmas
time
there
’
s only one hour of daylight, so you really looks forward to the spring.
”