历年大学英语四级真题听力答案解析

2019 年12 月大学英语四级真题听力（第 1 套）

Section A（1-8）

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 1 with a single line through the centre.

1.A)Go to a place he has visited.B)Make her own arrangements.

C)Consult a travel agent.D)Join in a package tour.

2.A)They are on a long trip by car.B)They are stuck in a traffic jam.

C)They are used to getting up early.D)They are tired of eating out at night.

3.A)He is a person difficult to deal with.B)He dislikes any formal gathering.

C)He is unwilling to speak in public.D)He often keeps a distance from others.

4.A)Work in another department.B)Pursue further education.

C)Recruit graduate students.D)Take an administrative job.

5.A)He would not be available to start the job in time.

B)He is not quite qualified for the art director position.

C)He would like to leave some more time for himself.

D)He will get his application letter ready before May 1.

6.A)Cleaner.B)Mechanic. C)Porter.D)Salesman.

7.A)Request one or two roommates to do the cleaning.

B)Help Laura with her term paper due this weekend.

C)Get Laura to clean the apartment herself this time.

D)Ask Laura to put off the cleaning until another week.

8.A)A problem caused by the construction.B)An accident that occurred on the bridge.

C)The building project they are working on.D)The public transportation conditions.

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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passageis read for the third time, you

should check what you have written.

Many college students today own personal computers that cost anywhere from $1,000 to perhaps $5,000 or

more. (26)_______, it is not uncommon for them to purchase (27) _______costing another several hundred

dollars. Twenty years ago, computers were (28) _______, but they were very large and extremely expensive. Few,

if any, (29)_______ purchased computers for home use. Over the years, the price of the “gutists”of a computer —memory—has declined to less than a thousandth of the price per unit of memory that prevailed twenty years ago.

This is the main reason why computers cost so much less today than they used to. Moreover, (30)

_______improvements have made it possible to (31) _______memory circuitry that is small enough to fit into the

portable personal computers that many of us own and use. (32) _______, as the price of computation has declined

the average consumer and business have spent more on purchasing computers.

(33) _______, improved agricultural technology, hybrid( 杂交) seeds, (34) _______animal breeding and so

on have vastly increased the amount of output a typical farmer can produce. The prices of goods such as meats

and grains have fallen sharply relative to the prices of most other goods and services. As agricultural prices have

fallen, many households have decreased their total expenses on food. Even though the (35) _______ of a product

purchased generally increases when its price falls, total expenses on it may decline.

答案解析

Section A（1-8）

1.W：I ’d like to take a trip to Florida for my spring break. Can you give me any idea where to go?

M ：I could tell you about the places I

arrangements.

’ve visited, but I think you ’d better look up a travel agency to help with the

Q：What does the man suggest the woman do?

【答案解析】C 本题询问男士建议女士做什么。男士说道“你最好找一家旅行社帮忙安排行程”，C 选项“咨

询一下旅行社”是对此的同义转述，因此正确。

2.M ：I ’m really tired of driving at night even though the traffic seems fine.

W：I see. Let ’s stop for some food and then find a motel nearby so we can s e t a a r r t l y tomorrow.

Q：What do we learn about the speakers?

【答案解析】 A 对话中男士说“即使交通顺畅我也不喜欢夜间驾驶”，这表明他很可能在驾车；接着女士

说道“在附近找家汽车旅馆吧，这样明天我们就能提早出发续驾车，综上可以推断他们正在开车进行长途旅行，因此”，由此可知男士的确正在驾车且明天还要继A 选项正确。

3.M ：Jeff ’s got a lot of good ideas. Do you think he ’s w i l i n m g e t e o t i c n o g m?e to the

W：Oh, I think he ’d be glad to come, but what ’s difficult is getting the guy to speak before a large crowd. Q：What does the woman imply about Jeff?

【答案解析】 C 女士说“但说服这个家伙在很多人面前说话很难”，这说明Jeff 不喜欢或不情愿在很多人面前说话， C 选项是女士话语的合理推断，因此正确。

4.W：I hear you are leaving the company and going back to school this year.

M ：Yes. I ’m enrolled in a graduate programme in public administration.

Q：What is the man going to do?

【答案解析】 B 男士说“是的。我被一个公共管理的研究生项目录取了”，前面的“是的”肯定了女士所说的“你要离开公司重返校园”这一事件，后半部分对其进行进一步补充说明。由此可知，男士打算在学业上进一步深造， B 选项是对此的合理推断，因此正确。

5.W：Have you applied for the art director position?

M ：No. I ’d like to, but the job starts on the first of May, and I won

Q：What does the man mean?

’t be available until June.

【答案解析】 A 女士询问男士是否申请了艺术指导职位，男士答道士解释道，工作 5 月开始，而自己 6 月才有时间，说明他不能在理推断，因此正确。

“没有”，说明他没有去申请，接着男5 月按时入职， A 选项是男士话语的合

6.W：Will my car be ready by the end of the day?

M ：It should be. I ’ll call if there ’re any problems. We are open until six.

Q：What is probably the man ’s job?

【答案解析】 B 女士说“我的车今天之内能修好吗？”，说明女士在等着取回自己的车；而男士回答“如果有任何问题，我会给你打电话”，由“问题”可知女士的车出现了问题，男士很可能是帮助女士修车的，

选项是对话内容的合理推断，因此正确。

B

7.W：I have a big paper due Monday, but I promised Laura we ’d clean the apartment this weekend. What am I going to do?

M ：Why don’t you just see if Laura can wait for a week or two?

Q：What does the man suggest the woman do?

【答案解析】 D 联系女士的“我答应过Laura 这周末一起打扫公寓，我该怎么办？”这一语境可知，男士说“Laura能否等个一两周再打扫？”，言下之意是希望“打扫”推后。D 选项是对男士话语的同义转述，因此正确。

8.W：Construction on the bridge has really slowed the traffic.

M ：I know. Since they started working, the time it takes me to get to work has doubled.

Q：What are the speakers talking about?

【答案解析】A 当女士提出“桥上的施工严重阻碍了交通”时，男士说道“我花在上班路上的时间都加倍了”，言下之意是二人都因为“施工”延长了在路上的时间，这显然是他们不希望的。由此推断，A 选项的problem 正是对“阻碍交通”和“时间加倍”的合理概括，因此 A 选项正确。

Section C

Many college students today own personal computers that cost anywhere from $1,000 to perhaps $5,000 or

more. In addition, it is not uncommon for them to purchase software costing another several hundred dollars. Twenty years ago, computers were available, but they were very large and extremely expensive. Few, if any, individuals purchased computers for home use. Over the years, the price of the “gutso”f a computer —its memory—has declined to less than a thousandth of the price per unit of memory that prevailed twenty years ago.

This is the main reason why computers cost so much less today than they used to. Moreover, technological improvements have made it possible to manufacture memory circuitry that is small enough to fit into the portable personal computers that many of us own and use. In short, as the price of computation has declined the average consumer and business have spent more on purchasing computers.

By contrast, improved agricultural technology, hybrid seeds, scientific animal breeding and so on have vastly increased the amount of output a typical farmer can produce. The prices of goods such as meats and grains have

fallen sharply relative to the prices of most other goods and services. As agricultural prices have fallen, many households have decreased their total expenses on food. Even though the quantity of a product purchased generally increases when its price falls, total expenses on it may decline.

26.【答案解析】In addition 空格处位于句首，且用逗号与其所在句隔开。鉴于该句主干结构完整，空格处

、介词短语、动词不定式短语、分所填词（组）应作状语，修饰整个句子。其形式可以是副词（词组）

词（短语）等。

27.【答案解析】software 空格所在句为主系表结构，其中it 作形式主语，而包含空格的不定式结构为真正

purchase的的主语。此外，空前的purchase 和空后的costing 表明，空格处应填名词性质的词（组）作

宾语，而costing 作所填词的后置定语。

28.【答案解析】available 空格所在处是一个由but 连接的并列句，空格位于分句一中，该句缺少表语。所

填词的形式可以是名词、形容词、现在分词、过去分词等。鉴于两个分句为并列关系且同为主系表结

构，由分句二的large 和expensive 推测，空格处填入形容词的概率更大。

29.【答案解析】individuals 空格所在句中，if any 为插入语，purchase 为谓语，computers 为宾语，for home

use为目的状语。而空格所填词与其修饰语few 一起构成主语，由此推断，空格处应填可数名词的复数形式。进一步分析可知，purchase computers 的执行者很可能是人，故该空应填表“人”的名词。

30.【答案解析】technological空格所在句是一个主从复合句，空格与后面的improvements 一起构成主句的

improvements 的前置定语，所填词可以是名词（动名词）、形容词、主语。由此推断，空格处可能需要

现在分词等形式。

31.【答案解析】manufacture 空格所在句是一个主从复合句，空格位于主句中。分析后不难发现，该句中

的it 实为形式宾语，而动词不定式短语to memory circuitry 为真正的宾语。鉴于空格所在部分是不定式

结构，故本空应填入一个动词（词组）原形。

32.【答案解析】 In short 空格所在句是一个主从复合句，且句子主干完整。鉴于空格位于句首且用逗号与

其所在句隔开，该空应填入一个作状语的词（组）

，修饰整个句子。其形式可以是副词（词组） 、介词

短语、动词不定式短语、分词等。

33.【答案解析】 By contrast 与 32 题相似，本空同样位于句首，且用逗号与其所在句隔开，由此推断，该

空也应填入一个作状语的词（组） ，修饰整个句子。其形式可以是副词（词组）

、介词短语、动词不定 式短语、分词等。

34.【答案解析】 scientific 空格所在句是一个主从复合句。 分析可知， animal breeding （动物养殖） ，improved

agricultural technology （改善的农业技术）和 hybrid seeds （杂交的种子）同为本句的并列主语。由此推

断，空格处所填词很可能与

形容词的可能性更大。

improved 和 hybrid 的词性一致，作定语修饰后面的名词 breeding ，故填入 35【. 答案解析】 quantity 空格所在句为 Even though 引导的让步状语从句， 空格出现在该从句的主语部分。

鉴于空格前为定冠词 the ，空格后是表所属关系的介词 of ，故该空应填入名词性质的词（组） 。 2014 年 6 月大学英语四级真题听力（第

1 套）

Section A (1-8) 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

Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

mark the corresponding letter on 1. A)See a doctor about her strained shoulder.

B)Use a ladder to help her reach the tea. C)Replace the cupboard with a new one.

2. A)At Mary Johnson

’s. C)In an exhibition hall.

D)Place the tea on a lower shelf next time. B)At a painter ’s studio. D)Outside an art gallery. 3. A)The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience.

B)She does not quite agree with what the man said.

C)The man had better talk with the students himself.

D)New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation.

4. A)He helped Doris build up the furniture.

B)Doris helped him arrange the furniture. C)Doris fixed up some of the bookshelves.

D)He was good at assembling bookshelves. 5. A)He doesn ’t o gnet w it h the others.

B)He doesn ’t feel at ease in the firm. C)He has been taken for a fool.

D)He has found a better position. 6. A)They should finish the work as soon as possible.

B)He will continue to work in the garden himself.

C)He is tired of doing gardening on weekends.

D)They can hire a gardener to do the work.

7. A)The man has to get rid of the used furniture.

B)The man ’s apartment is ready for rent. D)The furniture the man bought is inexpensive. B)The woman is waiting for a call. C)The furniture is covered with lots of dust.

8. A)The man will give the mechanic a call.

C)The woman is doing some repairs. D)The man knows the mechanic very well.

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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passageis read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second-language teachers are those which are (26)

______in form but different in meaning in the two cultures. For example, a Colombian who wants someone to (27)

______him often signals with a hand movement in which all the fingers of one hand, cupped, point downward as

they move rapidly (28) ______. Speakers of English have a similar gesture though the hand may not be cupped

and the fingers may be held more loosely, but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away, quite the (29)

______ of the Colombian gesture. Again, in Colombian, a speaker of English would have to know that when he

(30) ______height he must choose between different gestures depending on whether he is (31) ______ a human

being or an animal. If he keeps the palm of the hand (32) ______the floor, as he would in his own culture when

making known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter; in Colombia this gesture is (33) ______for the description of animals. In order to describe human beings he should keep the palm

of his hand (34) ______ to the floor. Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but

also (35) ______moments. In both of the examples above, speakers from two different cultures have the same gesture, physically, but its meaning differs sharply.

答案解析

Section A（1-8）

1. W:I c a n’t seem to reach the tea at the back of the cupboard.

M:Oh?Why don’t you use the ladder? You might strain your shoulder.

Q:What does the man suggest the woman do?

【答案解析】 B 对话中，女士说她够不到橱柜里的茶叶，说明茶叶摆放的位置对女士来说有点高。男士

use the ladder 去reach the tea。B 选项属于对话内以“为什么不用梯子呢？”回应，可见，男士是建议女士

容再现，因此正确。

2. W:Since it ’s raining so hard, let ’s go and see the new exhibits.

M:That ’s a good idea. Mary Johnson is one of my favorite painters.

Q:Where does the conversation most probably take place?

【答案解析】 D 通过对话中女士说的“雨很大”和“去看新的展览”推断，地点应该在室外，即 D 选项中的Outside。且男士提到“my favorite painters，D 选”项的art gallery 正好与之对应，因此正确。

3. M:I hear the students gave the new teacher an unfair evaluation.

W:It depends on which students you are talking about.

Q:What does the woman imply?

【答案解析】 B 女士说要取决于是哪些学生，这是对男士所说“给新老师的评估不公正”的回应，说明女士对于男士的说法有异议，并非所有学生都如此。 B 选项的does not quite agree是对女士话语的合理推断，因此正确。

4. W:It must have taken you a long time to fix up all these book shelves.

M:It wasn ’t too bad. I got Doris to do some of them.

Q:What does the man mean?

【答案解析】 C 对话中男士说道“I got Doris to do some of them ，这里”的do 和them 是避免用词重复，指

代上句女士所说的“fix up 和”“bookshelves。”C 选项正是对男士话语的合理推断，因此正确。

5. W:Rod, I hear you ’ll be leaving at the end of this month. Is it true?

M:Yeah. I ’ve been offered a much better position with another firm. I turn it d’o w d n b.e a fool to

Q:Why is the man quitting his job?

【答案解析】D 女士就离职一事向男士发问时，男士给出了肯定答案“Yeah”，且补充说道“I ’ve been offered a much better position 。?D”选项的found 与对话中been offered 对应，a better position 是对话内容的再

现，因此 D 选项正确。

6. W:I honestly don ’t want to continue the gardening r t o w m,o T r o n y?

M:Neither do I. But I think we should get it over with this weekend.

Q:What does the man mean?

【答案解析】 A 男士以“But表”明客观情况是“我们应该在周末前完成”，显而易见，做园艺的时间并不宽裕，A 选项是对男士话语的合理推断，因此正确。

7. W:You ’ve already furnished your apartment?

M:I found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.

Q:What do we learn from the conversation?

【答案解析】 D 对话中男士说“我找到了一些很便宜的二手家具”。D 选项的bought 对应句中found，

D 选项正确。

inexpensive 对应cheap，是对该句的同义转述，因此

8. W:Has the mechanic called about the repairs?

M:Not yet. I ’ll let you know when he calls.

Q:What do we learn from the conversation?

【答案解析】 B 对话中女士问道“Has the mechanic called ，?男”士以“Not yet 回”答，并补充道“I ’ll let you know when he calls ，说”明the mechanic 没有打电话过来，且女士想要接到the mechanic 的电话。换言之，女士一直在等the mechanic 的电话，B 选项正是对这一情况的合理推断，故为正确答案。

Section C

Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second language teachers are those which are identical in form but different in meaning in the two cultures. For example, a Colombian who wants someone to

approach him often signals with a hand movement in which all the fingers of one hand, cupped, point downward

as they move rapidly back and forth. Speakers of English have a similar gesture though the hand may not be

cupped and the fingers may be held more loosely, but for them the gesture means goodbye or go away, quite the

opposite of the Colombian gesture. Again, in Colombian, a speaker of English would have to know that when he

indicates height he must choose between different gestures depending on whether he is referring to a human being

or an animal. If he keeps the palm of the hand parallel to the floor, as he would in his own culture when making

known the height of a child, for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter; in Colombia this gesture is

reserved for the description of animals. In order to describe human beings he should keep the palm of his hand at

a right angle to the floor. Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also embarrassing moments. In both of the examples above, speakers from two different cultures have the same gesture, physically, but its meaning differs sharply.

26.【答案解析】identical 空格出现在由which 引导的定语从句中。从句的主语为关系代词which，系动词

为are，空格和different 由but 连接作并列表语。由此推断，空格处很可能填入一个形容词，且与different 表意相反，即意为“相同的”。

27.【答案解析】approach 空格位于who 引导的定语从句中。该从句的主语为关系代词who，谓语动词为

wants，宾语为someone，空格与其前面的to 和后面的him 一起构成动词不定式结构，作宾语补足语。

由此推断，空格处应为及物动词（词组）原形。

28【.答案解析】back and forth 空格出现在由as引导的时间状语从句中。其中they 作主语，move 作谓语，rapidly 作状语。分析句意可知，they 指代“finger，”因此move 为不及物动词。由此推断，空格处作状

语，可能是副词（词组）、介词短语、动词不定式短语、分词(短语)等形式。

29.【答案解析】opposite空格所在句是一个由but 连接的并列句。空格所在的分句二主谓宾结构完整，空

the，空后是介词of，本空应该填入一个格所在部分与分句二以逗号隔开，作状语。鉴于空前是定冠词

具有名词性质的词（组）。

30.【答案解析】indicates 空格位于when 引导的时间状语从句中，该从句缺少谓语。由于从句主语he 为

单数，且整篇文章以一般现在时为基础，空格处应填入动词（词组）的第三人称单数形式。

31.【答案解析】referring to 空格所在的whether 引导的宾语从句中，主语是he，系动词是is，空格处作

表语。此外，由空格后的名词短语可知，本空可能为现在分词（短语）、过去分词（短语）或“形容词+ 介词”等形式。

32.【答案解析】parallel to 空格出现在If 引导的条件状语从句中，且从句主谓宾结构完整。结合上下文语

境分析，空格处应作宾语the palm of the hand 的补足语。此外，考虑到空格后有名词floor，形式可能是介词词组、形容词词组、分词(短语)等。

33.【答案解析】reserved 分析句子结构可知，空格可能在句中作表语，也可能与is 构成现在进行式或被动

语态，共同作谓语。由此可知空格处可能填入名词、形容词、现在分词、过去分词等。

34.【答案解析】at a right angle 空格所在句主谓宾结构完整。分析发现，本空与32 题的空格处句型一致，

所填词同样充当the palm of his hand 的宾语补足语。因此本空应该也是描述手掌的位置，故需要填入一个表方位的词（组），其形式可能是介词词组、形容词词组、分词（短语）等。

35.【答案解析】embarrassing 分析后可知，空格所在句主谓宾结构完整。not only ?but als连o 接humorous

与本空构成并列结构。由此推断，所填词很可能与humorous 一样为形容词，共同作moments 的定语。

2014 年6 月大学英语四级真题听力（第 2 套）

Section A（1-8）

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 1 with a single line through the centre.

1.A)They came in five different colors.B)They were good value for money.

C)They were a very good design.D)They were sold out very quickly.

2.A)Ask her roommate not to speak loudly on the phone.

B)Ask her roommate to make her phone calls outside.

C)Go and find a quieter place to review her lessons.

D)Report her problem to the dorm management.

3.A)The washing machine is totally beyond repair.

B)He will help Wendy prepare her annual report.

C)Wendy should give priority to writing her report.

D)The washing machine should be checked annually.

4.A)The man fell down when removing the painting.

B)The wall will be decorated with a new painting.

C)The woman likes the painting on the wall.

D)The painting is now being reframed.

5.A)It must be missing.B)It was left in the room.

C)The man took it to the market.D)She placed it on the dressing table.

6.A)Go to a play.B)Meet Janet.

C)Book some tickets.D)Have a get-together.

7.A)One box of books is found missing.B)Some of the boxes arrived too late.

C)Replacements have to be ordered.D)Some of the books are damaged.

8.A)The man will pick up Professor Johnson at her office.

B)The man did not expect his paper to be graded too soon.

C)Professor Johnson has given the man a very high grade.

D)Professor Johnson will talk to each student in her office.

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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passageis read for the third time, you

should check what you have written.

he is considered (26) ______until the court According to American law, if someone is accused of a crime,

proves the person is guilty.

To arrest a person, the police have to be reasonably sure that a crime has been (27) ______. The police must

give the suspect the reasons why they are arresting him and tell him his rights under the law. Then the police take

the suspect to the police station, where the name of the person and the (28) ______ against him are formally

listed.

The next step is for the suspect to go before a judge. The judge decides whether the suspect should be kept in

jail or (29) ______. If the suspect has no previous criminal record and the judge feels that he will return to court

(30) ______run away, he can go free. Otherwise, the suspect must put up bail(保释金). At this time, too, the judge

will (31) ______ a court lawyer to defend the suspect if he can ’t afford one.

The suspect returns to court a week or two later. A lawyer from the district attorney ’s office presents a cas against the suspect. The attorney may present (32) ______ as well as witnesses. The judge then decides whether

there is enough reason to (33) ______.

The American justice system is very complex, and sometimes operates slowly. However, every step is (34)

______ to protect the rights of the people. These individual rights are the (35) ______of the American

government.

答案解析

Section A（1-8）

1.M:Did you buy any of the sweaters that were on sale?

W:Buy any? I got five of them. They were such a good bargain.

Q:What does the woman say about the sweaters?

【答案解析】 B 男士询问女士有没有购买特价毛衣，女士说“They were such a good bargain，这”句话的含

义是“它们实在太划算了”，从而得出“这些毛衣物有所值”的结论，B 选项为女士答语的同义转述，因此

正确。

2.W:I have trouble concentrating when my roommate talks so loud on her mobile phone.

M:Why don’t you just ask her to lower her voice?

Q:What does the man suggest the woman do?

【答案解析】 A 当女士就室友打电话声音大向男士诉苦时，男士用“Why don’t you just引出”自己的具体建

议：ask her to lower her voice，而此处的her 正是女士的roommate。A 选项not to speak loudly 是原句lower her voice 的同义转述，故正确。

3.W:Wendy’s in the basement, trying to fix the washing machine.

M:Shouldn ’t she be workingon her annual report？

Q:What does the man mean?

【答案解析】 C 男士用否定疑问句“她不是应该在做年度报告吗”强调了写报告的重要性，结合女士提供的“Wendy正在地下室尝试修理洗衣机”这一语境，可以推知男士的意思是“写报告比修理洗衣机重要”，

C 选项推断合理，因此正确。

4.W:What happened to the painting that used to be on the wall?

M:It fell down and the glass broke. I ’m having it reframed.

Q:What do we learn from the conversation?

【答案解析】D 女士询问“the painting that used to be on the wall怎么了，”男士回答“It fell down and the glass broke. 并”补充道“I ’m having it reframe，d It 指代”the painting，D 选项为男士后一句话的同义转述，因此正确。

5.M:You must hav e left the camera in the market. It ’s a very expensive camera you know.

W:But I tell you that I didn ’t take it. I remember clearly that you put it on the dressing table.

Q:What does the woman say about the camera?

【答案解析】B 女士用“I remember clearly that youput it on the dressing table 指出之”前男士把照相机放在了

B 选项是女士话语的合理推断，因此正确。

梳妆台上。根据常识可知梳妆台在卧室里，

6.W:There is a good comedy on at the Theatre Royal next Saturday. If you like, I can book four seats for us.

M:All right. I ’ll ask Janet if she is free then. I now tomo’rro llw le.t you k

Q:What does the woman suggest they do next Saturday?

【答案解析】A 从女士所说的“下周六皇家剧院会上演一部很棒的喜剧”可以看出下周的计划与comed（y喜剧）有关，同时“If you like, I can book four seats for us. 表明她希望”大家一起去看， A 选项与此表意一致，因此正确。

7.W:We’ve opened the first box. Look! Some of these booksare soaked.

M:They should ’v u e s e d waterproof wrappings. What are we going to do about it? It ’t o s o late to order replacements.

Q:What do we learn from the conversation?

【答案解析】 D 女士说道“有些书浸湿了”，由此可知书受到了损坏， D 选项与此含义相同，因此正确。男

B、C 两

士说“It ’s too late to order replacemen即ts预定新书”too late，言下之意是现在不能订购替换品了，

个选项与此表述不符，因此排除。

8. W: Professor Johnson said you can pick up your term paper at her office.

M:So she has graded it?

Q:What can we infer from the conversation?

【答案解析】 B 女士让男士取期末报告时男士所说的“she has graded it 使用”现在完成时，说明报告已经被评分；并且男士用陈述语序去表达疑问语气，表明了他的惊讶或不情愿。由此可以推断“男士没料到这么快被评分”，因此 B 选项正确。

Section C

According to American law, if someone is accused of a crime, he is considered innocent until the court proves the person is guilty.

To arrest a person, the police have to be reasonably sure that a crime has been committed. The police must

give the suspect the reasons why they are arresting him and tell him his rights under the law. Then the police take

the suspect to the police station, where the name of the person and the charges against him are formally listed.

The next step is for the suspect to go before a judge. The judge decides whether the suspect should be kept in

jail or released. If the suspect has no previous criminal record and the judge feels that he will return to court rather

than run away, he can go free. Otherwise, the suspect must put up bail. At this time, too, the judge will appoint a

court lawyer to defend the suspect if he can ’t afford one.

The suspect returns to court a week or two later. A lawyer f rom the district attorney ’s office presents a case against the suspect. The attorney may present evidence as well as witnesses. The judge then decides whether there

is enough reason to hold a trial.

The American Justice System is very complex, and sometimes operates slowly. However, every step is

designed to protect the rights of the people. These individual rights are the foundation of the American government.

26.【答案解析】innocent 空格位于主从复合句的主句中，而主句结构完整，空格处作该句主语的补足语。

其形式可以是形容词、名词、现在分词、过去分词、动词不定式等。进一步分析句意，“he isconsidered until ?proves the person is guilt（y 判定他有罪之前，他都被认为是）”，此处可能填入一个与guilty 语义

相反的词，表“无罪的”或“清白的”。

27【. 答案解析】committed 本空出现在that 引导的宾语从句中，该从句的主语为 a crime，系动词为has been，缺少表语。由于系动词使用了完成式，故空格处可以是形容词、现在分词、过去分词等。联系上下文

语境，本空应该与主语 a crime 搭配表“犯罪”，因此填入过去分词表被动的可能性更大。

28【. 答案解析】charges空格出现在由where 引导的定语从句中。and 连接the name of the person和the against him，作定语从句的并列主语。空前是定冠词the，空后是它本身的后置定语against him，由此推断，

本空填入的词应为名词性质。

29.【答案解析】released 空格所在的whether 引导的宾语从句以whether ?or ?（是??还是??）组句，

一方面说明空格处与kept in jail 并列，同作be 动词的表语；一方面说明空格处所填词在语义上可能与

kept in jail 对立。综上所述，本空很有可能是与kept 形式相同的过去分词，且表“放走、释放”之意。

30.【答案解析】rather than if 引导的条件状语从句由and 连接的两个并列句构成，空格在分句二中。空格

前的return to court（回庭受审）和空格后的run away（逃跑）形式相同而语义相反，由此推断，空格

处很可能填入表转折或对比意义的连词或介词短语。

31【. 答案解析】appoint 空格位于主从复合句的主句中。主句主语是the judge，宾语是 a court lawyer，to defend the suspect是目的状语，而空格处所填的词作该句的谓语。由于空格前是情态动词will ，故应填入动词

（词组）原形。

32.【答案解析】evidence空格所在句是一个简单句。句中的as well as将空格和witness 连接，构成present

的并列宾语，由此可知，空格处很有可能填入与witness 词性相同的名词（词组）。

33.【答案解析】hold a trial 空格所在句是由whether 引导的宾语从句，句子主干完整，空格与它前面的to

一起构成不定式短语，充当目的状语。由此可知，本空应填入动词（词组）原形。

34.【答案解析】designed空格所在句是一个简单句，缺少表语。鉴于空前为is，空后为不定式短语，本空

可能填入形容词、副词、现在分词、过去分词等形式。

35.【答案解析】foundation 空格所在句为主系表结构，缺少表语。鉴于空前是定冠词the，空后是of 所有

格，本空应填入一个名词性质的词（组）。

2014 年12 月大学英语四级真题听力（第 1 套）

Section A（1-8）

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 1 with a single line through the centre.

1. A)The woman is fussy about the cleanness of the apartment.

B)He has not cleaned the apartment since his mother

C)He does not remember when his mother came over.

D)His mother often helps him to clean the apartment.

’s visit. 2. A)The bus stop is only two minutes

C)They might as well take the next bus.

3. A)She is suffering a pain in her neck.

C)She has to do extra work for a few days.

’ walk. B)T he running made him short of breath. D)The woman is late by a couple of minutes. B)She is likely to replace Miss Smith. D)She is quite sick of working overtime. 4. A)Change her job. B)Buy a dishwasher. C)Open a flower shop. D)Start her own business.

5. A)He forgot where he had left the package.

C)He wanted to deliver the package himself.

6. A)The speakers do not agree with each other.

B)He slipped on his way to the post office. D)He failed to do what he promised to do. B)The woman does not like horror films. C)The man pays for the tickets as a rule.

D)The speakers happened to meet in the cinema. B)The woman is more sensitive than the man. D)The speakers are unhappy with their 7. A)The woman is just as unlucky as the man.

C)The speakers share a common view on love.

marriage.

8. A)Preparations for a forum.

C)Organizers of a forum. B)Participants in the forum. D)Expectations of the forum.

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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passageis read for the third time, you

should check what you have written.

“Don ’t take many English courses; they won ’t help you get a decent job.

” “Sign up for management classes so you ’ll be ready to join the family business when you graduate.

” Sound （26）______? Many of us have heard suggestions like these （27）______ by parents or others close

to us. Such comments often seem quite reasonable.

Why, then, should suggestions like these be taken with （28）______? The reason is they relate to decisions

you should make. You are the one who must （29）______ their consequences.

One of the worst reasons to follow a particular path in life is that other people want you to. Decisions that

affect your life should be your decisions —decisions you make after you ’ve considered variou （s 30）______ and

chosen the path that suits you best.

Making your own decisions does not mean that you should （31）______ the suggestions of others. For

instance, your parents do have their own unique experiences that may make their advice helpful, and having （32）

______ in a great deal of your personal history, they may have a clear view of your strengths and weaknesses.

Still, their views are not necessarily accurate. They may still see you as a child, （33）______ care and protection.

Or they may see only your strengths. Or, in some unfortunate cases, they may （34）______ your flaws and

shortcomings.

People will always be giving you advice. Ultimately, though, you have to make your own （35）______.

答案解析

Section A (1-8)

1. W ：When was the last time you dusted the apartment?

M:When was the last time my mother came over?

Q ：What does the man imply?

【答案解析】B 女士问 “你上次打扫房间是什么时候？ ”，男士以 “我妈妈上次来是什么时候？ ”回应。其中，

“上次是什么时候？ ”重合，男士这样回应的意思是：我上次打扫房间是我妈妈上次来的时候。

对上述对话的合理推断，因此正确。

B 选项是

2. W ：Hurry up, Mark. There ’s a bus coming now. M ：Why run? There ’ll be another one in two or three minutes.

Q ：What does the man mean?

【答案解析】C 男士先说 “为什么要跑 ?”这说明他不着急， 后面用 “两三分钟后又会来一趟的 ”来解释原因。

即两三分钟后还有一辆，咱们坐后面这辆，不用着急。 C 选项为男士话语的合理推断，因此正确。

3. M ：Laura, it seems that you are up to your neck in work. How come you

’ve been so busy? W ：Miss Smith has asked for a sick leave, and I have to take over her work for a couple of days.

Q ：What do we learn about the woman?

【答案解析】 C 女士说道 “我得接替她的工作几天了 ”，由于 “接替她的工作 ”就是 “做额外的工作 ”，所以 C

选项是对女士话语的合理推断，为正确答案。

4. W: Washing dishes at the cafeteria every day is really boring.

M:Why don ’t you quit and deliver flowers with me?

Q ：What does the man suggest the woman do?

【答案解析】 A 男士说道 “你为什么不辞职 ”，“辞职 ”表明男士建议女士辞去现在的工作， 然后开始新的工

作，A 选项是对男士话语的合理推断， 因此正确。 男士提到 “deliver flowers ，这”并不等同于 Open a flower

shop ，C 选项曲解语义。

5. W ：Rod, you said you t a ’kedthis package to the post office yesterday.

M ：Oh, no, it must have slipped my mind.

Q ：What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

【答案解析】 D 男士说 “我把这个事情给忘了 ”，“这个事情 ”指代女士所说的 “你会把这个包裹送到邮局 ”

一事，且这件事是男士承诺的。由此可知，男士没有做自己说过的事，

D 选项为对话内容的合理推断， slipped （遗忘）和 post office 设置的词汇干扰。 ’t like that movie. I found it really scary myself. 因此正确。 B 选项是利用对话中出现的

6. M ：I ’m not surprised that you didn

W ：So did I. I don ’t care much for horror movies as a rule.

Q ：What do we learn from the conversation?

【答案解析】 B 对话中，男士说他对于女士不喜欢那部电影并不感到奇怪，他自己也觉得那部电影很恐

怖。女士用 “So did I 予”以回应， 并且再一次强调 “我不怎么喜欢恐怖电影 ”。言下之意， 女士不喜欢 horror

films 。B 选项是对女士话语的同义转述，因此正确。

7. M ：My life experience tells me that love is filled with happiness, but it hurts you, too.

W ：Your words remind me of this saying,

Q ：What do we learn from the conversation?

“Honey is sweet but the bee stings ”.

【答案解析】 C 女士所说的 “蜂蜜甘甜蜂蛰痛 ”中的 “蜂蜜 ”，“甘甜 ”和“蛰、刺痛 ”分别与男士所说的 “爱情

让人感到幸福的同时也会让人感到痛苦 ”中的 “爱情 ”，“幸福 ”和“痛苦 ”对应，明确表明女士和男士在爱情 上的看法是一致的。 C 选项为合理推断，因此正确。

8. M：How many more chairs should I bring in for the forum, six or seven?

W：Bring in all you can find. I ’m expecting at least 20 participants.

Q：What are the speakers talking about?

【答案解析】 A 男士询问还要为讨论会拿多少椅子，女士回答说能找到的都要。由此推断出这是为讨论

会的召开作前期准备工作。此外，当听到女士说“I ’m expecting at least 20 participants时，更加肯”定了前

期准备的事实，因为expecting 表示“预计”，因此 A 选项为正确答案。

Section C

“Don’t take many English courses; they won ’t help you get a decent job. ”“Sign up for management classes so you ’ll be ready to join the family business when you graduate. ”

Sound familiar? Many of us have heard suggestions like these put forward by parents or others close to us.

Such comments often seem quite reasonable.

Why, then, should suggestions like these be taken with caution? The reason is they relate to decisions you

should make. You are the one who must live with their consequences.

One of the worst reasons to follow a particular path in life is that other people want you to. Decisions that

affect your life should be your decisions —decisions you make after you ’ve considered various alternatives and

chosen the path that suits you best.

Making your own decisions does not mean that you should ignore the suggestions of others. For instance,

your parents do have their own unique experiences that may make their advice helpful, and having participated in

a great deal of your personal history, they may have a clear view of your strengths and weaknesses. Still, their

views are not necessarily accurate. They may still see you as a child, in need of care and protection. Or they may

see only your strengths. Or, in some unfortunate cases, they may focus only on your flaws and shortcomings.

People will always be giving you advice. Ultimately, though, you have to make your own

judgments/judgements.

26.【答案解析】familiar 空格所在句是一个省略疑问句。Sound 为系动词，空格处应填入一个可以作表语

的成分，可能是形容词、名词、动词不定式短语等。

27.【答案解析】put forward 空格所在的简单句结构完整，空格处所填词语应能够体现出suggestions和by

parents or others 之间的关系，由by 可以推出空格处可能会填入一个过去分词（词组），作suggestions

的后置定语，表被动。

28.【答案解析】caution空格所在句是一个特殊疑问句，主语是suggestions like these，谓语是should be taken，

结构完整；with 与空格连用，作状语修饰谓语，因此空格处应填入一个名词。

29.【答案解析】live with 空格位于who 引导的定语从句中，从句缺少谓语，且由前面的情态动词must 可

consequences（后果）可以以推断，此处应填入一个动词（词组）的原形。同时，由上下文和空格后的

猜测，所填入动词（词组）应该表示“承担”之意。

30.【答案解析】alternatives 空格在该句中作you’ve considered的宾语，且由various 修饰，由此可知空格

处应该填入可数名词的复数形式。

31.【答案解析】ignore 空格位于that 引导的宾语从句中，从句缺少谓语，且由前面的情态动词should 可

以判断，空格处应填入一个动词（词组）的原形。

32.【答案解析】participated 空格所在句是一个由and 连接的并列分句，其主谓宾结构完整，having ?为

现在分词短语作原因状语，having 在此为助动词have的现在分词，后面应该跟一个过去分词，构成现

在完成时。

33.【答案解析】in need of 空格所在句结构完整，空格处所填入词语应和后面的care and protection 构成状

child 。根据语法可以判断，应填入介词（短语）或分词语，修饰整个句子；或者构成后置定语，修饰

（短语）。

34.【答案解析】focus only on 空格所在句是一个简单句，缺少谓语。由前面的情态动词may 可以推断，

空格应填入一个动词（词组）的原形。

35.【答案解析】judgments/judgements 空格处应填入名词，作make 的宾语。且根据上下文可以推断，该

句的表意应该与“你必须自己做决定”或“你必须自己做判断相关”。

2014 年12 月大学英语四级真题听力（第 2 套）

Section A（1-8）

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

Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

mark the corresponding letter on

1. A)She will go purchase the gift herself.

B)The gift should not be too expensive.

C)The man is not good at balancing his budget.

D)They are going to Jane ’s h w o a u r s m e i n g party.

2. A)It takes patience to go through the statistics.

B)He has prepared the statistics for the woman.

C)The woman should take a course in statistics.

D)He is quite willing to give the woman a hand.

3. A)The man wants to make some changes in the scripts.

B)The woman does not take the recording seriously.

C)They cannot begin their recording right away.

D)Page 55 is missing from the woman

4. A)A significant event in July. ’s scripts.

B)Preparations for a wedding.

D)The birthday of Carl ’s bride.

C)The date of Carl ’s wedding.

5. A)The man was in charge of scheduling meetings.

B)The man was absent from the weekly meeting.

C)The woman was annoyed at the man ’s excuse.

D)The woman forgot to tell the man in advance.

6. A)The woman is a marvelous cook. B)The man cannot wait for his meal.

D)The man has to leave in half an C)The woman has just bought an oven.

hour.

7. A)Whether the man can keep his job.

C)What items sell well in the store. B)Where the man got the bad news.

D)How she can best help the man.

8. A)The woman can sign up for a swimming class.

B)He would like to teach the woman how to swim.

C)The woman has the potential to swim like a fish.

D)He works in the physical education department.

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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passageis read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

Stunt people(替身演员) are not movie stars, but they are the hidden heroes of many movies.

They were around long before films. Even Shakespeare may have used them in fight scenes. To be good, a

fight scene has to look real. Punches must (26)______enemies j’aws. Sword fights must be fought with (27)

______swords. Several actors are usually in a fight scene. Their moves must be set up so that no one gets hurt. It

is almost like planning a dance performance.

If a movie scene is dangerous, stunt people usually (28) ______the stars. You may think you see Tom Cruise

running along the top of a train. But it is (29) ______his stunt double. Stunt people must (30) ______the stars they

stand in for. Their height and build should be about the same. But when close-ups are needed, the film (31)

______the star.

Some stunt people (32) ______in certain kinds of scenes. For instance, a stunt woman named Jan Davis does

all kinds of jumps. She has leapt from planes and even off the top of a waterfall. Each jump required careful planning and expert (33) ______.

Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man. Among other stunts, he could jump from a second story

window onto a horse ’s back. He ( 34_)_____t h e famous trick of sliding under a moving stagecoach. Canutt also

(35) ______a new way to make a punch look real. He was the only stunt man ever to get an Oscar.

答案解析

Section A（1-8）

1. M: Take a look at this catalogue. Maybe we can find some gifts for Jane ’s new house.

W: Ok. But remember we can ’t afford a lot.

Q: What does the woman mean?

【答案解析】B 女士说道“我们付不起太多钱”，联系男士话语所提供的情景“find some gifts ，可”以得出“不能购买太贵的礼物”这一结论，B 选项是对女士话语的合理推断，因此正确。A 选项是利用对话中的gifts 一词设置的词汇干扰。

2. W: I ’m getting absolutely nowhewreith these statistics.

M: How about my going through them with you?

Q: What does the man mean?

【答案解析】D 男士说道“要不我和你一起仔细检查它们吧？”them是指女士提到的statistics，男士提出和她一起做，说明男士想要帮助女士， D 选项为合理推断，因此正确。 B 选项中的has prepared使用现在完成式，且与男士说的“go through并”不相符，因此 B 选项错误。

3. M: We are ready to start the recording, aren ’t we? Let ’s begin on Page 55.

W: Sorry. I am afraid I can ’t begin right now. I forgot to bring my scripts.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

【答案解析】 C 男士让女士和自己一起录音（Let’s begi）n，女士说“我恐怕现在不能开始录音”，并解释了原因。而Let’s包含男女双方，女士不能立即开始录音录，那么男士也无法开始， C 选项是对话的合理推断，因此正确。

4. W: Remember? Carl ’s wedding is June 26.

M: Oh, thanks for reminding me. I thought it wasn

’t to be until sometime in July.

Q: What are the speakers talking about?

【答案解析】 C 女士说道“你记得Carl 的婚礼是在 6 月26 号吗？”，June 26 即为日期，后面的对话内容都围绕这一信息展开。 C 选项为对话内容的合理概括，因此正确。对话提到了wedding，但并没有与

Preparations 相关的信息，因此 B 选项错误。

5. M: Please excuse me for not attending the meeting yesterday. I ’m afraid I forgot to check the schedule. W: That ’s all right. We have to hold the weekly meeting as s chdeul ed and everything went well.

Q:What do we learn from the conversation?

【答案解析】 B 男士提到“没有参加会议”，女士回应说道“我们必须如期开周例会，并且一切都进展得很

顺利”，由此可知男士所说的the meeting 就是指the weekly meeting ，即男士没有参加周例会。 B 选项为

对话内容的合理推断，因此正确。

6. W: I ’ve just put our lunch in the oven and it wonbe ready for at l’e atst half an hour.

M: Mmm?it smells marvelous, but what can I have right now?

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

【答案解析】 B 女士说道“我刚把我们的午餐放到烤箱里”和“还没准备好”，这说明他们的午餐还没好，男

B 选项为对话内容的合理推断，因

士提问“我现在可以吃什么”，说明他已经等不及了，现在就要吃饭，

此正确。

7. M: I got some bad news today. The store where I work is laying off staff.

W: Are they going to let you go?

Q: What does the woman want to know?

【答案解析】 A 女士问男士“他们打算让你离开吗?”结合男士所提供的“layingoff staff（裁员）”这一情景

A 选项是对话内容的合理

可知，女士想知道男士会不会因裁员而离开商店，即男士能否保住他的工作，

推断，因此正确。

8. W: John, you swim like a fish. I wish I knew how to swim.

M: Why not sign up for the lessons offered by the physical education department?

Q: What does the man mean?

【答案解析】 A 女士说道“我真希望我知道怎么游泳”，男士回应“sign up for the lessons由此可”以得出男士

所说的lessons（课程）为游泳课。 A 选项为男士话语的合理推断，因此正确。对话中提到了“swim like a

fish ，”但这是形容男士的游泳姿态，跟女士没有关系， C 选项为细节干扰。

Section C

Stunt people are not movie stars, but they are the hidden heroes of many movies.

They were around long before films. Even Shakespeare may have used them in fight scenes. To be good, a

fight scene has to look real. Punches must land on enemies ’jaws. Sword fights must be fought with sharp swords. Several actors are usually in a fight scene. Their moves must be set up so that no one gets hurt. It is almost like

planning a dance performance.

If a movie scene is dangerous, stunt people usually fill in for the stars. You may think you see Tom Cruise

running along the top of a train. But it is probably his stunt double. Stunt people must resemble the stars they

stand in for. Their height and build should be about the same. But when close

ups are needed, the film focuses

on the star.

Some stunt people specialize/specialise in certain kinds of scenes. For instance, a stunt woman named Jan

Davis does all kinds of jumps. She has leapt from planes and even off the top of a waterfall. Each jump required

careful planning and expert timing.

Yakima Canutt was a famous cowboy stunt man. Among other stunts, he could jump from a second story

window onto a horse ’s back. He invented the f a m o i c u k s o t r f sliding under a moving stagecoach. Canutt also (35)

figured out a new way to make a punch look real. He was the only stunt man ever to get an Oscar.

26.【答案解析】land on 空格所在的简单句中，Punches（拳）做主语，enemies ’jaw（s敌人的下巴）作宾

语，故谓语应该表示“击、打、落”之意。空格所填词与情态动词must 一起构成句子的谓语，因此空格

处应填动词（词组）原形。

27.【答案解析】sharp 空格位于介词with 和名词swords 之间，故空格处应为swords 的定语，可以是形容

词、名词、现在分词和过去分词等形式。

28.【答案解析】fill in for If 引导条件状语从句，空格位于其主句中。分析可知，主句缺少谓语。而主句主

语stunt people 形单意复按复数对待，且usually 是一般现在时的提示词，故空格处应填入动词（词组）原形。

29.【答案解析】probably 空格所在句结构完整，故空格处作状语，修饰系动词is。根据空格所在位置判断

应填入一个副词或介词短语。

30【.答案解析】resemble空格所在句是一个主从复合句。主句中，Stunt people（特技演员）作主语，the stars （明星）作宾语，空格处与情态动词must 一起构成主句的谓语，因此空格处应填动词（词组）原形。

31.【答案解析】focuses o n空格所在句是一个主从复合句，空格所在的主句缺少谓语。而主句主语the film

为单数，且整个段落以一般现在时为基础，故空格处应填入动词（词组）的第三人称单数形式。

32.【答案解析】specialize/specialise分析句子结构可知，空格所在句缺少谓语。结合主语people 和全文时

态可知，应填入动词（词组）原形。

33.【答案解析】timing 空格所在句中，主语为Each jump，谓语动词为required，and 连接两个并列短语作

required 的宾语，即careful planning 与expert。由此推断空格处可能与planning 形式相同，应填入名词（词组）。

34【. 答案解析】invented 空格所在句为简单句，缺少谓语。结合上下文，本段在介绍特技演员Yakima Canutt，且段落以一般过去时为基础，故空格处应填入动词（词组）的过去式。

also 可知，这35.【答案解析】figured out 分析句子结构可知，空格所在的简单句缺少谓语。结合空前的

里描述的动作与34 题在时态上应该相同，故空格处应填入动词（词组）的过去式。

2015 年6 月大学英语四级真题听力（第 1 套）

Section A（1-8）

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 1 with a single line through the centre.

1.A)He is pleased to sit on the committee. B)He is willing to offer the woman a hand.

C)He will tell the woman his decision later.

D)He would like to become a club member.

2.A)Their planned trip to Vancouver is obviously overpriced.

B)They should borrow a guide book instead of buying one.

C)The guide books in the library have the latest information.

D)The library can help order guide books about Vancouver.

3.A)He regrets having taken the history course.

B)He finds little interest in the history books.

C)He has trouble finishing his reading assignments.

D)He has difficulty writing the weekly book report.

4.A)The man had better choose another restaurant.

B)The new restaurant is a perfect place for dating.

C)The new restaurant caught her fancy immediately.

D)The man has good taste in choosing the restaurant.

5.A)He has been looking forward to spring.

C)He will clean the woman ’s boots for spring.

6.A)At a tailor ’s. B)At Bob ’s home.

B)He has been waiting for the winter sale.

D)He will help the woman put things away.

C)In a clothes store. D)In a theatre.

7.A)His guests favor Tibetan drinks.

C)Mineral water is good for health.

8.A)Report the result of a discussion. B)His water is quite extraordinary. D)Plain water will serve the purpose.

B)Raise some environmental issues.

C)Submit an important document. D)Revise an environmental report.

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 with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passageis read for the third time, you

should check what you have written.

Perhaps becausegoing to college is so much a part of the American dream, many people go for no (26)

______reason. Some go because their parents expect it, others because i t ’wshat their friends are doing. Then,

there ’s the belief that a college degree will (27) ______ensure a good job and high pay.

Some students (28) ______ through four years, attending classes, or skipping （逃课）them as the case may

be, reading only what can ’t be avoided, looking for less (29) ______ courses, and never being touched or changed

in any important way. For a few of these people, college provides no (30) ______, yet because of parental or peer

pressure, they cannot voluntarily leave. They stop trying in the hope that their teachers will make the decision for

them by (31) ______ them.

To put it bluntly （直截了当地）, unless you ’re willing to make your college years count, you might be (32)

______doing something else. Not everyone should attend college, nor should everyone who does attend begin

right after high school. Many college students(33) ______ taking a year or so off. A year out in the world helps

some people to (34) ______ their priorities and goals. If you’rereally going to get something out of going to

college, you have to make it mean something, and to do that you must have some idea why you ’re there, what you hope to get out of it, and (35) ______even what you hope to become.

答案解析

Section A（1-8）

1.W:Tom, would you be interested in serving on the membership committee this year?

M:Can I go back to you on that in a few days?

Q:What does the man mean?

【答案解析】 C 对话中女士问男士今年是否愿意在会员资格审查处任职，男士回答说“我过几天给你回复

可以吗？”由此可知男士对于serving on the committee 一事，自己不能马上做决定，要考虑几天。 C 选项

推断合理，因此正确。

2.W:We should buy a good guide book and study it before our trip to Vancouver.

M:We could. But they are overpriced. What about the library?

Q:What does the man mean?

【答案解析】 B 对话中女士说道，他们在去温哥华旅行前应该买一本好的旅游指南，男士回应说“旅行指

南太贵了，不如去图书馆看看”。很显然，与花钱买guide books 相比，男士倾向于到图书馆借阅。 B 选

项是对男士话语的合理推断，因此正确。

3.W:You took a history course this term, didn ’t you? What can you say about it?

M:Well,the trouble is that I never get through the weekly reading list, though some books are quite interesting.

Q:What does the man mean?

【答案解析】 C 当女士询问男士上历史课的感受时，男士说道“麻烦的是每周阅读书目上的书我从没读完

过，尽管一些书很有趣”。C 选项是对话内容的同义转述，因此正确。

4. M:I ’m taking my girlfriend to the fancy new restaurant for her birthday tonight.

W:I went there last weekend.I found it rather disappointing.

Q: What does the woman mean?

【答案解析】 A 对话中男士说他今晚带女友去那家新开的餐厅庆生，女士则说“我觉得那家餐厅非常令人

失望”，句中it 是指the new restaurant。而女士之所以这样告知男士，是希望他换一家餐厅。 A 选项推断

合理，因此正确。

5. W:Winter is over at last. Time to put away my gloves and boots.

M:I ’ve been waiting for this for months.

Q:What does the man mean?

【答案解析】 A 对话中女士说道，冬天结束了，是时候把手套和靴子收起来了。男士回应“我这几个月一

直都在等待这一刻（this）的到来”。男士口中的this 为冬天终于结束了。冬天过了就是春天，男士等待

冬天的结束就是盼望春天的到来，因此 A 选项正确。

6. M:Look ！The curtain is going up slowly and all the lights over the stage are lit up.

W:Yeah, the play is starting. Oh, something caught my sleeve. Give me a hand please, Bob.

Q:Where are the speakers now?

【答案解析】 D 对话中男士说到“幕布正在慢慢升起”和“舞台所有的灯都亮了”，女士说道了“演出要开始

了”，由curtain（幕布）、light( 灯)和the play(戏剧)可以判断对话者在剧院里，因此 D 选项正确。

7. W:You only have water to serve your guests?

M:This isn ’t just plain water. This is mineral t w e a r from Tibet.

Q:What does the man imply?

【答案解析】 B 对话中女士提出只用白开水待客的质问，男士以“这可不是一般的水，而是来自西藏的矿

泉水”回应。“不是一般的水”，即水很特别， B 选项是对男士回答的合理理解，因此正确。

8. W:When do you have time to discuss our environmental report? I think we will have to make some revisions.

M:I ’ll be free at 3 o ’clock this afternoon. But what exactly needs to be changed?

Q:What are the speakers going to do this afternoon?

【答案解析】 D 对话中女士询问男士何时有时间来讨论环境报告，并认为其还需要修改（make some revisions）。而男士也以“我下午三点有空”回应。由此可知，男士接受了女士的提议，并决定在下午与女

士discuss并make some revisions，因此 D 选项正确。

Section C

Perhaps because going to college is so much a part of the American dream, many people go for no particular

reason. Some go because their parents expect it, others because it ’s what their friends are doing. Then, there belief that a college degree will automatically ensure a good job and high pay.

Some students drift through four years, attending classes, or skipping them as the case may be, reading only

what can ’t be avoided, looking for less demanding courses, and never being touched ocrhanged in any important

way. For a few of these people, college provides no satisfaction, yet because of parental or peer pressure, they

cannot voluntarily leave. They stop trying in the hope that their teachers will make the decision for them by

failing them.

To put it bluntly, unless you’rewilling to make your college years count, you might be better off doing

something else. Not everyone should attend college, nor should everyone who does attend begin right after high

school. Many college students profit from taking a year or so off. A year out in the world helps some people to

sort out their priorities and goals. If you’rereally going to get something out of going to college, you have to

make it mean something, and to do that you must have some idea why you ’re there, what you hope to get out of it,

and probably even what you hope to become.

no 和空格后的reason 推测，本空需要填入26.【答案解析】particular 空格所在句主干完整。由空格前的

名词、形容词或分词，修饰reason。because 引导的原因状语指出“可能上大学是美国梦非常重要的一部分”，由此推断，本句很可能表示很多人上大学并没有“特别的，特殊的（particular ）”原因。

27.【答案解析】automatically 由空格前的情态动词will 和空格后的谓语动词ensure 可知，空格处应该填

一个副词或介词短语，作状语。本句是对前面 2 句的总结，说明“大学文凭”与“好工作高收入”之间的一种联系。

28.【答案解析】drif 空格所在句一个简单句。分析可知，句子的主语是Some students，现在分词短语

attending ?s,kipping ?，reading ?，looking ?和being ?均作伴随状语，而本空位于该句的谓语部分。

此外，由于文章的主时态是一般现在时，主语Some students是复数，可以猜测此处应填入动词（词组）的原形。

29.【答案解析】demanding 结合28 题的答案预测部分可知，空格所在处是其中的一个伴随状语，由空前

的less和空后的名词courses可以推测，本空可能需要填入一个多音节的形容词，修饰courses。

30.【答案解析】satisfaction空格所在句是一个由yet 连接的并列句，本空位于分句一中。分句一的主语为

college，谓语为provides，而no 和空格处组成本句的宾语。由空前的no 和空后的逗号可知，空格处应填入名词性质的词（组）。

31.【答案解析】failing 空格位于that 引导的同位语从句中。从句的主干结构完整，主语为their teachers，

by 与空格后的人称代词谓语为will make ，宾语为the decision，by them 为方式状语。由空格前的介词

them 推知，此处可能会填入动名词（词组）。

32.【答案解析】better off 空格所在句是一个复合句，其中的To put it bluntly 是插入语，unless引导条件状

be 和doing 之间，所语从句，而空格位于主句中。分析后可知，主句的结构完整，鉴于空格正好位于

填词可以是形容词（短语）、副词（短语）等形式。

33.【答案解析】profit from 空格所在句是一个简单句，分析可知，本句缺少谓语。鉴于主语Many college

students为复数形式，且全文时态为一般现在时，本空应填动词（词组）原形。此外，由空格后的taking 可知，所填词应为及物动词或“不及物动词+介词”的形式。

34.【答案解析】sort out 空格所在句是一个简单句，主语为 A year out in the world ，谓语为helps，宾语为

to 和their some people。鉴于“help sb. (to) do sth.这一固定”用法，空格处应填入动词（词组）原形，与

priorities and goals 共同作宾语some people的补足语。

35.【答案解析】probably 空格所在句是一个由and 连接的并列句，空格位于分句二中。在分句二中，主语

为you，谓语为must have，宾语为some idea，to do that 作目的状语，why 和两个what 引导的从句均为idea 的同位语，而本空位于what 引导的同位语从句中。该从句主干结构完整，空格处作该句的状语。

其形式可以是副词（短语）、介词短语、动词不定式（短语）、分词（短语）等。

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Section A（1-8）

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

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