历年英语专四听力真题、答案和原文

历年英语专四听力真题、答案和原文

2000年专四听力答案PARTIDICTATIONWhatWeKnowAboutLanguageManythingsaboutlanguageareamysteryandwillremainso./However,wenowdoknowsomethingaboutit./First,weknowthatallhumanbeingshavealanguageofsomesort./Nohumanraceanywhereonearthissobackward/thatithasnolanguageofitsownatall./Second,thereisnosuchthingasaprimitivelanguage./Therearemanypeoplewhoseculturesareundeveloped,/butthelanguagestheyspeakarebynomeansprimitive./Inallthelanguagesexistingintheworldtoday,/therearecomplexitiesthatmusthavebeendevelopedforyears./Third,weknowthatalllanguagesareperfectlyadequate./Eachisaperfectmeansofexpressingitsculture./Andfinally,weknowthatlanguagechangesovertime,/whichisnaturalandnormalifalanguageistosurvive./Thelanguagewhichremainsunchangedisnothingbutdead.PARTⅡLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONACONVERSATIONSQuestions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.M:Jill,haveyouregisteredwiththenextsemester?W:Notyet,there'sstillsomethingthatI'mnotsure.DoyouknowifProfessorSmith'seconomics102isstillavailabletoallundergraduatestudents?M:No,Idon'tthinkso.LastsemesterItriedtoregisterinthatcoursebutalltheotherpeopletoldmenotto.W:Whynot?M:TheysaidthatmylackofknowledgeinhighermathematicsmightbeanobstacleinunderstandingProfessorSmith'stheory.W:Really?M:(I)JacktqldmethatProfessorSmithusuallyuseslotsofformulasinsideclass.Soyou'dbettermakesurethatyouareextremelyfamiliarwiththeseformulasifyouareseriouslyconsideringtakinghiscourse.W:WhatashameI(2)MyfriendsalltoldmethatProfessorSmithhaslotsoforiginalideasandhereallycanstimulatestudentstothink.ButIdon'tthinkIhavethemathematicalskillstokeepupwiththeothers.M:lfyouwanttotakethecoursesomuch,whydon'tyouregisterinacourseinhighermathematicsfirst?W.ButI'mafraidthatIwillmissProfessorSmith'scoursewhenIfinishthemathematicscourse.M:Hey,IheardthatProfessorSmithwouldgivethesamecourseinthesemesterthatstartsnextfall.(3)Whydon'tyoutakeayear'shighermathematicsandregisterineconomics102thenextfall?W:Thatsoundsagoodidea.nI.[B]推断题。根据''TheysaidthatmylackofknowledgeinhighermathematicsmightbeanobstacleinunderstandingProfessorSmith'stheory.可知，缺少高等数学知识会阻碍理解史密斯教授的理论，所以学习经济学需要有高等数学知识，因而[B]项伟正确答案。2.[D]细节题。文中提到''MyfriendsalltoldmethatProfessorSmithhaslotsoforiginalideasandhereallystimulatestudentstothink.”由此可知，史密斯教授有很很多新颖的观点，斌且能够激发学生思考。句中original意为“独创的，新颖的”，[D]项中possess意为“拥有”，因而[D]项为正确答案。3.[B]细节题。文中提到''Whydon'tyoutakeayear'shighermathematicsandregisterineconomics102thenextfall?”由此可知，他建议今年学习高等数学，明年秋天学习经济学，因而[B]项为正确答案。Questions4to6arebasedonthefollowingconversation.M;Doyouwanttogotoabiguniversityorasmallone?W:(4)1thinkI'drathergotoasmalluniversity,sotheclasseswouldn'tbesolarge.M:Doyouwanttogooutofthestateorstayhere?W:lwanttostayinthestate,soIwillbeclosetohome.M:Itsurewouldbenicetobecloseenoughtocomehomeonweekendswhenyouwantto.Howaboutapublicorprivateuniversity?W:Well,(6)Iliketheatmosphereofaprivatechurch-ownedschool.Thestudentsaremoreseriousaboutschool,andtherearen'talotofparties.M:Yes,butprivateuniversitiesaresoexpensive.Howareyougoingtopayforit?W:(5)I'veappliedforamusicscholarship,andmyparentswillbeabletohelppayforsomeoftheexpenses.Whataboutyou?Whatareyougoingtodoaftergraduation?M:I'mgoingtoOregonStateUniversity.W:0h,lknowalotofkidswho'vegonethereandreallylikeit.Whydoyouchooseit?M;Well,alotofmyfriendsaregoingthere,andtheschoolhasagoodteacherpreparationprogram.I'vealwayswantedtobeateacher.I'mreallyexcitedaboutthelifeatcollege.W:Well,goodluck.M:Youtoo.Seeyoulater.4.[B]细节题。文中提到“I'drathergotoasmalluniversity,sotheclasseswouldn'tbesolarge.”有此可知，她愿意去规模小的大学，因为班级的人数不会太多，因此[B]项为正确答案。5.[D]细节题。文中提到“I'veappliedforamusicscholarship,andmyparentswillbeabletohelppayforsomeoftheexpenses.”由此可知，她已申请了奖学金，并且她的父母可以帮助她支付部分学费，因而[D]项为正确答案。6.[C]细节题。文中提到“Iliketheatmosphereofaprivatechurch-ownedschool…，andtherearen'talotofparties.”由此可知，私利教会学校没有很多派对，因此[C]项的叙述错误，为正确答案。由“...aprivatechurch-ownedschool.Thestudentsaremoreseriousaboutschool...”可知,私立教堂学校的学生更加认真,因为n[A]项的叙述正确;由“butprivateuniversitiesaresoexpensive.”可知,私立大学学费昂贵,因此[B]项的叙述正确;由“Well,Iliketheatmosphereofaprivatechurch-ownedschool.”可知,她喜欢私立教会学校的氛围,因而[D]项的叙述正确。Questions7to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W:Gosh!Fred,anothercupofcoffee?That'syourthirdsincelunch,M:Yeah.Well,(7)Istayedupallnightworkingformyhistoryexam.Icouldn'tkeepmyeyesopeninmylastclass.I'mhavingthiscoffeesoIcanstayawakethisafternoon.W:Don'tyouknowthatdrinkingtoomuchcoffeeisharmful?M:Whatdoyoumeanbyharmful?W:Well,foronethingitmaycauseheartdisease.M:Nah.(8)Mostoftheresearchaboutthelinkbetweencoffeeandtheheartdiseaseisinconclusive.W:Butcoffeehascaffeinewhichisaddictive.M:lcan'tbecomeaddictedtocaffeinelikeotherdrugs.W:Yes,youcan.Don'tyouknowthatpeoplewhoaredeprivedofcaffeinesufferfromdrawsymptoms,esp.headaches.M:0necureforheadaches,oddlyenough,iscaffeine.Haven'tyouevernoticedthatmanyover-the-counterheadacheremediesusecaffeineasoneoftheiringredients?Besides,coffeehelpsmeworkfaster.W:(9)Studieshaveshownthatcoffeemakesyouworkfasterbutnotnecessarilybetter.Youmayfinishyourexaminashorterperiodoftimebutyouwon'thavefewererrors.M:Youknowthatsodayouaredrinkinghascaffe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spherewerelikethatoftheearth,thismightbepossible.”由此可知如果火星的大气与地球的大气相像，人们就可能移居，因而[D]项为正确答案。19.[D]细节题。文中提到“Aboveall,theywillhavetodiscoverhowmuchnitrogenitpossesses.Sincenitrogenisfourfifthsoftheairwebreathe,...”由此可知，氮气占地球大气的4/5，是大气的主要成分，所以科学家要考察火星的氮气含量，因而[D]项为正确答案。20.[C]细节题。文中提到“Scientistsestimatethiswilltakeonehundredthousandyears.”由此可知，科学家古迹100000后人类将能在火星上居住，因而[C]n项为正确答案。SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTNewsItemINATOandRussiaarereportingsomeprogressineffortstofinalizeachartergoverningtheirpost-ColdWarrelationship.(21)Buttheystressedmoreworkmustbedonetosettletheirdifferencesinmilitaryandpoliticalissues.AfifthroundoftalksbetweentheRussianForeignMinisterandNATOSecretaryGeneralendedTuesdayinLuxembourg.21.[B]细节题。根据“Buttheystressedmoreworkmustbedonetosettletheirdifferencesinmilitaryandpoliticalissues.”就可以直接选出答案。NewsItem2(22)ABoeing727aircraftwithfifty-onepassengersandtencrewonboardhascrashedintoamountainsidejustoutsidetheColumbiancapitalBogota.Policeandrescueworkerssaideveryonewaskilledwhentheplaneexploded,scatteringwreckageoverawidearea.(23)Thecrashhappenedshortlyaftertake-offwhentheplanewasunabletogainenoughheighttoclearthemountains.TheaircraftbelongedtoEcuadorairlinebutithadbeencharteredbyAirFrancefortheroutefromBogotatotheEcuadoriancapitalQuito.22.[A]计算题。从“fifty-onepassengersandtencrewonboardhascrashedintoamountainsidejustoutsidetheColumbiancapitalBogota.”就可以算出是61。23.[B]细节题。根据“Thecrashhappenedshortlyaftertake-off...”可知分级是在起飞后不久坠毁的。NewsItem3TheUShasdesignatedthirtyinternationalgroupsasterroristorganizations,barringthemfromreceivingmoney,weaponsorothersupportfromUScitizens.(24)ThenewterroristlistincludesaPalestiniangroupHamas,thepro-IranianHezbollah,Cambodia'sKhmerRouge,theBasqueseparatistgroupETA,SriLanka'sTamilTigers,andthePeruvian-basedShiningPath,andTupacAmaruRevolutionaryMovement.ThelistdoesnotincludetheIrishRepublicanArmy,orthePalestinianLiberationOi-sanization.(25)USSecretaryofState,MadelynAllbrightsaystheaffectedgroupswillhavetheirUSvisasrevokedandUSfinancialassetsfrozen.24.[C]细节题。新闻说“Thenewterroristlist...doesnotincludetheIrishRepublicanArmy,”即恐怖名单不包括爱尔兰共和军和巴勒斯坦解放组织。25.[A]推断题。只要听到“USSecretaryofState,MadelynAllbrightsaystheaffectedgroupswillhavetheirUSvisasrevoked...”就可推断出恐怖组织名单上所有人的签证将被取消,他们也就无法合法进入美国。nNewsItem4(26)IsraeliprosecutorsarereviewingchargesagainstPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahuafterIsraelipolicecalledforhisindictment.JusticeMinistryofficialssaytheyhopethedecisiononwhethertobringchargesagainsttheIsraelileaderwillbeannouncedSunday.ThecasestemmedfromtheappointmentofRunnyBarongasIsrael'sAttorneyGeneral.CriticschargetheappointmentwaspartofaconspiracytoendthetrialofaNetanyahupoliticalally.26.[B]细节题。根据“IsraeliprosecutorsarereviewingchargesagainstPrimeMinisterBenjamin...”可知[B]项为正确答案。NewsItem5(27)Thecombinedleft-wingoppositioninFrancehasdefeatedPresidentJacquesChirac'srulingConservativecoalitioninthefirstroundofthecountry'sparliamentaryelections.ProjectionsbyFrenchtelevisiongivetheSocialist-ledopposition40%ofthevote;andMr.Chirac'scenter-rightcoalition37%.(28)Iftheleftsecuresamajorityofseatsinparliament,so-cialistleaderLionelJospinwilllikelybecomePrimeMinisterinapowersharinghisarrangementwithPresidentChirac.27.[B]细节题。只要听到“Thecombinedleft-wingoppositioninFrancehasdefeated”就可以知道是左翼反对派取得了胜利。28.[C]细节题。根据“Iftheleftsecures...withPresidentChirac.”就可以直接选出答案。NewsItem6(29)TheUnitedStatesspaceagencysaysithasfoundevidencethatasaltyseaonceexistedonMars.NASAofficialspokeduringanewsconferenceinWashington.Theysaidthediscoveryisimportant.NASAscientistssaidthespaceexploreationknownasOpportunityhasfoundevidence@asaltseaontheareaithasbeenstudying.Thescientistssaidtherockwasprobablyformedinwater.Earlierthismonth,NASAsaidthespacevehiclediscoveredthatthesameareaofMarswascoveredwithliquidwater.(30)OpportunityandanotherexploreationhavebeenstudyingoppositesideofMarsforevidenceofwaternecessarytosupportlife.29.[B]细节题。文章开售提到“TheUnitedStatesspaceagencysaysithasfoundevidencethatasaltyseaonceexistedonMars.”由此可知，美国发现在或向上曾经存在过海洋的迹象，因而[B]项为正确答案。30.[A]细节题。文章最后提到“OpportunityandanotherexploreationhavebeenstudyingoppositesideofMarsforevidenceofwaternecessarytosupportlife.”由此可知，科学家要探索火星背面，以寻求火星是否存在可维持生命的水源。因而[A]项为正确答案。n2009Formanypeopleinthewest,NewYear’sEveisthebiggestpartyoftheyear.It’stimetogettogethorwithfriendsorfamilyandwelcomeinthecomingyear.NewYear’spartiescantakeplaceindifferentplaces.Somepeopleholdahouseparty;othersattendstreetparties,whilesomejustgoforafewdrinkswiththeirfriends.Bigcitieshavelargeandspectacularfireworksdisplays.ThereisonethingthatallNewYear’sEvepartieshaveincommon,thecountdowntomidninght.Whentheclockstrikes12,peoplegivealoudcheerandsingsongs.It’salsopopulartomakeapromiseintheNewYear.ThisiscalledaNewYear’sresolution.Typicalresolutionsincludegivingupsmokingandkeepingfit.Howeverthepromiseisoftenbrokenquitequicklyandpeoplearebackintotheirbadhabitswithinweeksordays.