09年英语专四听力原文和答案.doc

09年英语专四听力原文和答案.doc

2009年专四听力答案

PART I DICTATION

New Year's Eve

For many people in the west, New Year's Eve is the biggest party of the year. /lt's the time to get together with friends or family/and welcome in the coming year. / New Year's parties can take place in different places. /Some people hold a house party; others attend street parties;/ while some just go for a few drinks with their friends. /Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays. / There is one thing that all New Year's Eve parties have in common,/ the countdown to midnight./ When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs./ It's also popular to make a promise in the New Year. /This is called a New Year's resolution. / Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit. /However, the promise is often broken quite quickly /and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days.

PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.

W: Hi, Mark. How are you?

M: (2) Actually, I'm really fed up, Linda. It's Jean.

W: (2) Jean? Who is Jean?

M: Oh, nobody really. (1) Just a most stunningly attractive girl in my year school.

W: Oh, is that all? (1) So what's the problem?

M: (1) Well, the thing is I just don't know how to make her notice me, or...

W: Wait a minute. I've got a brilliant idea I (3) Why don't you try talking to her?

M: (3)But I wouldn't know what to say. 1...

W: Look, she's in your chemistry class, isn't she? You're good at chemistry. (3) You could offer to help her with her chemistry homework. How about that?

M: Not bad. Just one problem.

W: What?

M: (3) She's better than me at chemistry.

W: OK, then? (3) Well, there is that party at John's on Friday night. You could invite her.

M: ( 2/3 ) Just another small problem. John's her boyfriend.

Key:1.B 2.C 3.A

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.

W: Yes, can I help you?

M: Yes, you see I bought this personal stereo at your shop three days ago. And I'm afraid that it hasn't really matched up to what I was told about it.

W: I see. What exactly is the matter?

M: (4/6) Well, first of all, there's this large scratch across the front of it.

W: But you should have noticed that when you bought it.

M: But it was in the box and all sealed up.

W: (4) Well, I am sorry, but it really is your responsibility to check the goods when you buy them. How were w ere to know that it wasn't you who made the scratch?

M: That's ridiculous. (6) But, anyway, it's not the most important thing. I really am not happy about this other thing.

W:And what is that?

M: Look, it says here that the noise from it should be undetectable by other people,

W: Yes, that's right.

M: But people can hear it and it's really embarrassing on the bus and the underground.

W: Well, I am sorry. (5)But it must be the way you are wearing the headphones. M: (5) Look, I know how to put earphones in my ears. Thank you very much. But what I want to know is what you are going to do about it all.

W: (7) Well, I suppose we could exchange it for another model if you really aren't happy with it.

M: No, I certainly am not.

W: (7) Well, if I just could have the receipt.

M: Yes, well there is a slight problem about this receipt.

Key: 4.C 5.A 6D 7.B.

Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.

W: Hello, Happy Time Catering Services Victoria speaking. How can I help you? M: Hello, Victoria. This is Joe Smith from Country Holidays. (8/9) I wonder if you could do some catering for us next week. (10) We're having a small reception. It's to launch our summer holiday advertising campaign. Would you b e free? W: When exactly is it, Mr. Smith?

M: April 21st, that's Thursday. Oh, sorry, no. (9)lt should be Friday.

W: Oh, Yes, I can do that. ( 10) Where will you be holding at?

M: We thought we would have had it at head office and use the conference room because there is enough room for everyone there.

W: OK, what aort of things would you like?

M: Just a light lunch I think. So that People can eat while they move around and talk to each other. ( 10)You did something similar for us last year. We will be happy to have the same menu again.

W: Right, I will look at my dairy and see what you had last time. Oh, I nearly forgot to ask you, (10) how many should I cater for?

Key: 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.C

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.

(18) Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even though New Zealand has quite liberal rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman instead. In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children unusual names. (19) Some parents choose names which come from popular culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf after the character in the Lord of the Rings novels and films. Equally names related to sport are fairly common—since 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal af ter the football team. Other parents like to make up names, or combine names to make their own unique version, a method demonstrated by Jordan, the British model, who recently invented the name Tidarnii for her daughter by combining the names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers) - She was quoted as saying that the accent and double letters were added tomake the name 'more exotic'. (20) Other countries have much stricter rules when it comes to naming children. Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have an approved list of names from which parents must choose.

Key: 18.C 19.D 20.A

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST

News Item I

Eleven fishing boat crew who had been stranded （处于困境的，搁浅的）since October in a remote part of Russia's Far East have been rescued after sheltering nearly three months at an abandoned military base. (21 )The eight men and three women took refuge at the base after their small boat collided on October 10th. Their attempts to fix one of the boats did not succeed, (22) and they had to remain at the abandoned base where there were only flour and -cooking fat. Other supplies at the base, which was abandoned in 2003 including Christmas ornaments, and the crew members put them up on a small tree inside their quarters, but supplies began running low and early this week, five set off on foot across snow fields. On Friday, after fours days of trudg ing, they reached a working military radio station, (23) the center called rescuers and helicopters were sent to take th e eleven to the regional capital.

Key:21.B 22.C 23.A

News Item 2

(24) Spain's King Juan Carlos with 32 years on the throne turns 70 Saturday, but after years of undeniable adulation [,?d??’le??