2010年6月大学英语四级听力

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A) He cannot finish his assignment before the deadline. B) He cannot get access to the assigned book. C) He has difficulty understanding the book.

D) He has proved to be a better reader than the woman. 12.

A) She will drive the man to the supermarket. B) The man needn't go shopping every week. C) The man should buy a car of his own.

D) She can pick the man up at the grocery store. 13.

A) Tidy up the place. B) Hold a party.

C) Get more food and drinks. D) Ask his friend to come over. 14.

A) The first-round talks should start as soon as possible. B) He could change his schedule to meet John Smith. C) The talks can be held any day except this Friday. D) The woman should contact John Smith first. 15.

A) He has gone through a similar experience. B) He understands the woman's feelings.

C) The teacher is just following the regulations. D) The woman should have gone on the field trip. 16.

C) She is sorry the man will not come. D) She has to invite David to the party. B) She will ask David to talk less. A) She will meet the man halfway. 17.

A) Many students find Prof. Johnson's lectures boring. B) Few students understand Prof. Johnson's lectures. C) Many students have dropped Prof. Johnson's class. D) Few students meet Prof. Jonson's requirements. 18.

A) Study a computer program. B) Check their computer files. C) Assemble a computer. D) Make some computations.

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

A) It allows him to make a lot of friends.

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B) It requires him to work long hours. C) It helps him understand people better. D) It enables him to apply theory to practice. 20.

A) It requires him to do washing-up all the time. B) It exposes him to oily smoke all day long. C) It demands physical endurance and patience. D) It is intellectually challenging. 21.

A) In a hotel.

B) At a coffee shop. C) At a laundry. D) In a hospital. 22.

A) Knowing the needs of customers. B) Planning everything in advance. C) Paying attention to every detail. D) Getting along well with colleagues.

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

A) The things British children spend money on. B) The annual inflation rate in Britain. C) The pocket money British children get. D) The rising cost of raising a child in Britain. 24.

A) It often rises higher than inflation.

B) It goes down during economic recession. C) It has gone up 25% in the past decade. D) It enables children to live better. 25.

A) Make donations when necessary. B) Buy their own shoes and socks. C) Save up for their future education. D) Pay for small personal things. 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. http://www.hxen.com

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 conversation you have just heard. 26.

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A) Senior clerks. B) Sales directors. C) District managers. D) Regular customers. 27.

A) The support provided by the regular clients.

B) The initiative shown by the sales representatives. C) The important part played by district managers. D) The urgency of implementing the company's plans. 28.

A) Some of them were political-minded. B) Fifty percent of them were female.

C) Most of them were rather conservative. D) One third of them were senior managers. 29.

A) He did not keep to the point. B) He used too many quotations.

C) He spent too much time on details. D) He was not gender sensitive. Passage Two

Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30.

A) State your problem to the head waiter. B) Demand a discount on the dishes ordered. C) Ask the name of the person waiting on you. D) Ask to see the manager politely but firmly. 31.

A) You don't know if you are complaining at the right time. B) You problem may not be understood correctly.

C) Your complaint may not reach the person in charge. D) You can't tell how the person on the line is reacting. 32.

A) Stick to the point. B) Provide all the details. C) Send it by express mail.

D) Demand a prompt response. Passage Three

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

A) Architect. B) City planner. C) Engineer.

D) Fashion designer 34.

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A) Work flexible hours.

B) Get a well-paid part-time job. C) Go back to her previous post. D) Do some volunteer work. 35.

A) It will add to the family's financial burden. B) A baby-sitter is no replacement for a mother. C) The children won't get along with a baby-sitter. D) Few baby-sitters can be considered trustworthy. 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.

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Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter, more (36)______, less afraid of what he doesn't know, better at finding and (37) ______ things out, more confident, resourceful (机敏的), persistent and (38) ______ than he will ever be again in his schooling – or, unless he is very (39) ______ and very lucky, for the rest of his life. Already, by paying close attention to and (40) ______ with the world and people around him, and without any school-type (41) ______ instruction, he has done a task far more difficult, complicated and (42)______ than anything he will be asked to do in school, or than any of his teachers has done for years. He has solved the (43) ______ of language. He has discovered it – babies don't even know that language exists – and (44) ________________________________________________. He has done it by exploring, by experimenting, by developing his own model of the grammar of language, (45) ________________________________________________ until it does work. And while he has been doing this, he has been learning other things as well, (46) ________________________________________________, and many that are more complicated than the ones they do try to teach him. Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)

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2010年6月大学英语四级听力答案

Section A

short conversation

11. B) He cannot get access to the assigned book. 12. A) She will drive the man to the supermarket. 13. A) Tidy up the place.

14. C) The talks can be held any day except this Friday. 15. B) He understands the woman’s feelings. 16. B) She has to invite David to the party.

17. A) Many students find Prof. Johnson’s lectures boring. 18. C) Assemble a computer. long conversation

19. B) It requires him to work long hours.

20. C) It demands physical endurance and patience. 21. A) In a hotel.

22. C) Paying attention to every detail. 23. C) The pocket money British children get. 24. A) It often rises higher than inflation. 25. D) Pay for small personal things. Section B Passage 1

26. C) District managers

27. C) The important part played by district managers 28. B) Fifty percent of them were female 29. D) He was not gender sensitive Passage 2

30. D) Ask to see the manager politely but firmly

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31. D) You can’t tell how the person on the line is reacting 32. A) Stick to the point Passage 3 33. A) Architect

34. D) Do some volunteer work.

35. B) A baby-sitter is no replacement for a mother. Section C 36. curious 37. figuring 38. independent 39. unusual 40. interacting 41. formal 42. abstract 43. mystery

44. he has found out how it works and learnt to use it appropriately

45. by trying it out and seeing whether it works, by gradually changing it and refining it

46. including many of the concepts that the schools think only they can teach him

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