大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案

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.

答案

11. C) She was somewhat overweight

12. D) At a hotel reception

13. B) Having confidence in her son

14. A) Have a short break

15. D) He has been in perfect condition

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

17. D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man

18. C) The man doesn't look like a sportsman

19. A）She has packed it in one of her bags.

20. C) It will last one week.

21. B) The taxi is waiting for them.

22. A) At home.

23. C) She is tired of her present work.

24. A) Translator.

25. D) Education and experience.

26. A) They care a lot about children.

27. B) Their birth information is usually kept secret.

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

29. D) Adoption has much to do with love.

30. B) He bought The Washington Post.

31. A) She was the first woman to lead a big U.S publishing company.

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

33. C) It'll protect them from possible financial crises.

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

35. B) They needn't pay the entire medical bill at once.

听写

36. alarming

37. increased

38. sheer

39. disturbing

40. comparison

41. proportion

42. workforce

43. reverse

44. The percentage of people living in cities is much higher than the percentage working in industry.

45. There is not enough money to build adequate houses for the people that live there, let alone the new arrivals.

46. So the figures for the growth of towns and cities represent proportional growth of unemployment and underemployment

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人生也像一条河，有谁不是在风里行舟，雨中穿梭。昨天还在逆浪而行，今朝依然奔奔波波。尽管如此，我们也不应气馁，更不敢稍有停歇。只有这样，才能穿越人生的风浪，踏平生命的坎坷，从而抵达理想的彼岸，收获人生累累硕果。

人生还像一盘棋，我们每个人俨如上帝手中的一枚棋子，贫富贵贱难预料，生老病死不由己。楚河汉界今犹在，谁见君王卷土来？是啊！人生苦短，岁月蹉跎。在不老的时光里，我们每个人充其量不过是一个匆匆的过客。当你走过半生，蓦然首，你会发觉：转眼间，我们便告别了葱茏的年华，跨过了中年的门槛，走进了枫红菊艳的时节。

有道是，流光容易把人抛，红了樱桃，绿了芭蕉。岁月如梭，不经意间便穿越半生沧桑。回首往事，多少情怀已经更改，多少青春早已不再，多少梦想恍如云烟，多少足迹已湮入尘埃。实乃，人生得失如萍散，雪落花开辞红颜。

三毛说：“我来不及认真地年轻，待明白过来时，只能选择认真地老去。”昨天已经落幕，明天无法彩排，唯有今天才是人生的最好舞台。

轻捻指尖流年，细数过往云烟。曾经的莽撞少年，总以为伸手就能够着天，凡理都要辩出个曲和直，凡事都要弄出个里和面。人过中年，我们才恍然顿悟：不和别人比，好好活自己，这才是后半场人生棋盘最好的布局。

好好活自己，就要力求“身心两安逸”.老了不可怕，就怕放不下。人过中年，身体机能不断下降，就像一部半新不旧的机器，各个零部件都已濒临保养期，如果不及时加以检修，等到停止工作那一天，悔之晚矣。凡事不攀比，保命是正理，浮云随风去，任尔东与西。身体健康是前提，心情快乐才安逸。服老不并非消及，而是保护自己。

山有山的伟岸，水有水的柔情，每个人的生活模式千差万别，就像世界上没有一模一样的两片叶子，你有你的脉络，我有我的纹理。寸有所长，尺有所短，每个人都不是完美无缺的个体，你有你的色彩，我有我的艳丽；你羡慕别人的同时，别人也许正在羡慕你。就像卞之琳所说的那样，你站在桥上看风景，看风景的人在楼上看你。明月装饰了你的窗子，你装饰了别人的梦。我们每个人何尝不是一道独一无二的风景线，只是缺乏一双欣赏的眼光而已。

好好活自己，就要力求“退而求其次”.后半生，我们没有多余的精力去开拓一个未知的领域。所谓的“大不了从头再来”,那只不过是年轻人的豪言壮语。人生后半场，上帝给予我们的时间和精力是有限的，适时地放手才是最好的选择。退而求其次，看似是一种“无奈”,却也是一种豁达的智慧。它并非真正意义上的“退化”,而是为生命“留白”,为自己留下一点周旋的余地。

老子曾言，“虚而不屈动而愈出，多言数穷不如守中。”事多必乱，言多必失，只有保留一定的“空”,才能其用无穷。正所谓，月满则亏，水满则溢。有时退一步海阔天空，进一步山重水复。留白，也是一种取舍，只有“丢卒保车”,才能满盘皆活。

古人说：“路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。”可见，“求索”原本就分“上”“下”.当你的“上策”无法策马扬鞭时，你必须要退避三舍求“下策”,谋定而后动，知止而有得。叶公好龙，玩假把式；夜郎自大，唯我独尊，只能是自讨苦吃。

好好活自己，就要力求营造一个“小天地”.人生需自渡，这个世界上从来就没有救世主。自己的人生，黯淡与精彩完全由自己去书写，去掌舵，去布局。红尘如梦，亦真亦幻；人生如戏，亦悲亦喜。当曲终人散时，不过是乐者自乐，歌者自歌；伤者自伤，痛者自痛。

人生就像一部书，每个人都在书写着自己的故事，书写着生命中曾承载的苦辣酸甜和正在经历的风霜雪雨。不管这部书的情节精彩也好，简约也罢，我们都必须字斟句酌，用心构思。只有这样，认真写好人生的每一个章节，才能把握生命的主旋律。

人生也像一条河，有谁不是在风里行舟，雨中穿梭。昨天还在逆浪而行，今朝依然奔奔波波。尽管如此，我们也不应气馁，更不敢稍有停歇。只有这样，才能穿越人生的风浪，踏平生命的坎坷，从而抵达理想的彼岸，收获人生累累硕果。

人生还像一盘棋，我们每个人俨如上帝手中的一枚棋子，贫富贵贱难预料，生老病死不由己。楚河汉界今犹在，谁见君王卷土来？是啊！人生苦短，岁月蹉跎。在不老的时光里，我们每个人充其量不过是一个匆匆的过客。当你走过半生，蓦然首，你会发觉：转眼间，我们便告别了葱茏的年华，跨过了中年的门槛，走进了枫红菊艳的时节。

有道是，流光容易把人抛，红了樱桃，绿了芭蕉。岁月如梭，不经意间便穿越半生沧桑。回首往事，多少情怀已经更改，多少青春早已不再，多少梦想恍如云烟，多少足迹已湮入尘埃。实乃，人生得失如萍散，雪落花开辞红颜。

三毛说：“我来不及认真地年轻，待明白过来时，只能选择认真地老去。”昨天已经落幕，明天无法彩排，唯有今天才是人生的最好舞台。

轻捻指尖流年，细数过往云烟。曾经的莽撞少年，总以为伸手就能够着天，凡理都要辩出个曲和直，凡事都要弄出个里和面。人过中年，我们才恍然顿悟：不和别人比，好好活自己，这才是后半场人生棋盘最好的布局。

好好活自己，就要力求“身心两安逸”.老了不可怕，就怕放不下。人过中年，身体机能不断下降，就像一部半新不旧的机器，各个零部件都已濒临保养期，如果不及时加以检修，等到停止工作那一天，悔之晚矣。凡事不攀比，保命是正理，浮云随风去，任尔东与西。身体健康是前提，心情快乐才安逸。服老不并非消及，而是保护自己。

山有山的伟岸，水有水的柔情，每个人的生活模式千差万别，就像世界上没有一模一样的两片叶子，你有你的脉络，我有我的纹理。寸有所长，尺有所短，每个人都不是完美无缺的个体，你有你的色彩，我有我的艳丽；你羡慕别人的同时，别人也许正在羡慕你。就像卞之琳所说的那样，你站在桥上看风景，看风景的人在楼上看你。明月装饰了你的窗子，你装饰了别人的梦。我们每个人何尝不是一道独一无二的风景线，只是缺乏一双欣赏的眼光而已。

好好活自己，就要力求“退而求其次”.后半生，我们没有多余的精力去开拓一个未知的领域。所谓的“大不了从头再来”,那只不过是年轻人的豪言壮语。人生后半场，上帝给予我们的时间和精力是有限的，适时地放手才是最好的选择。退而求其次，看似是一种“无奈”,却也是一种豁达的智慧。它并非真正意义上的“退化”,而是为生命“留白”,为自己留下一点周旋的余地。

老子曾言，“虚而不屈动而愈出，多言数穷不如守中。”事多必乱，言多必失，只有保留一定的“空”,才能其用无穷。正所谓，月满则亏，水满则溢。有时退一步海阔天空，进一步山重水复。留白，也是一种取舍，只有“丢卒保车”,才能满盘皆活。

古人说：“路漫漫其修远兮，吾将上下而求索。”可见，“求索”原本就分“上”“下”.当你的“上策”无法策马扬鞭时，你必须要退避三舍求“下策”,谋定而后动，知止而有得。叶公好龙，玩假把式；夜郎自大，唯我独尊，只能是自讨苦吃。

好好活自己，就要力求营造一个“小天地”.人生需自渡，这个世界上从来就没有救世主。自己的人生，黯淡与精彩完全由自己去书写，去掌舵，去布局。红尘如梦，亦真亦幻；人生如戏，亦悲亦喜。当曲终人散时，不过是乐者自乐，歌者自歌；伤者自伤，痛者自痛。

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