2001年英语专业四级听力试题原文答案

2001年英语专业四级听力试题原文答案

2001年英语专业四级考试听力试题原文1.Ihavetoteachthesamecoursebooksseveraltimesinthesummerholidaycamp,whichissometimesboringandnotwell-paid,butbyandlargeI’mquitedelightedatbeingwithyoungpeople.2.Thepoorlivingconditionsinsuchalargecityhaveresultedfromtheunplannedrealestatedevelopment,whichisrarelyseeninsmallcities.3.Atarecentseminar,manyparticipantswereworriedaboutthefactthatoverpopulationmaygiverisetomanysocialsecurityproblems.4.MayIhaveyourattention,please?Flight998isleavingat11:30a.m.Pleasecheckinhalfanhourpriortothedeparture.5.Havinggonethroughyourclaimsforfiredamage,Idon’tthinkthepolicyyouhaveprovidedprotectionagainstlossbyfire.6.Ianlostoneeyeinachildhoodaccident,buthenonethelesshadaverysuccessfulathleticcareer.7.Mr.andMrs.Clarkusedtosmoke.ButnowMrs.Clarkhasstoppedandsheisafraidherhusbandwillfallillifhedoesn’tgetridofhisbadhabitofsmokingbothathomeandatwork.8.IheardfromMarythatlastsemester,SusanfounditdifficulttostayongoodtermswithherroommateJenny.9.Jacksaysthatheisuptohiseyesatworkatpresentandreallycannotaffordthetimetohavedinnerwithus.SECTIONBCONVERSATION10.W:Iwanttofindapart-timejobduringthesummervacationandearnsomemoney.Howaboutyou?M:I’mgoingtotakeafewsummercoursessothatIcangraduateearlynextyear.11.W:Excuseme,Iwantsomedictionaries.WherecanIfindthem?M:Theregular-pricedonesarehereandonthattableinthecorneroftheroomwehavesomeondiscount.W:Thankyou.n12.W:IwonderwhereIcantakemygirlfriendfordinnerafterworktonight.M:HaveyoubeentotheChineseRestaurantneartheschool?13.M:Hello,thepipeinmybedroomisleaking.Canyoucomeandgetitrepairedrightaway?W:Well,itdependsonhowsoonIcanfinishthedrainsattheofficebuilding.14.W:Doyouthinkyoucanplaythemusictapeanothertime,dear?I’vegotaslightheadache.M:Ofcourse.Sorry.Ididn’trealizeyoucouldhearit.Youwantmetocallthedoctor?W:No,thanks.I’llbeOKinaminute.15.M:Lisa,howareyougettingalongwithourtermpaper?W:I’vebeenwritingandrewritingit.Isimplydon’tknowifIwillevergetitfinished.16.W:Imustgotothelibrary,theonenearthelaboratory,becauseIhavetofinishmyresearchprojectbytomorrow.ButifIcould,Iprefertogowithyoutothetheatre.M:Iwishyoucouldcomealong.17.M:WhydidJacksuddenlydecidetoquithisjob?W:Hesaidhewouldn’tbreakhisbackworkingforsuchlowpay.M:Isee.18.M:Areyousureyoucanrememberthenameofthefilmyousawlastweek?W:It’sjustonthetipofmytongue.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTNewsItemOne(19-20)CommonwealthleadersagreedtoliftNigeria’s3-5years’suspensiononMay29,thedaythemilitarygovernmenthandsoverpowertotheelectedpresident,theorganizationsecretarygeneralannouncedyesterday.Nigeriawassuspendedfromthe54nationgroupofmainlyformerBritishcoloniesin1995afteritexecuted9minorityrightsactivistsincludingwriterKenThawrawiwa.Butnowthatthecountryhasembarkedonthereturntodemocracy,Commonwealthheadsofgovernmenthaveagreedtoendthisestrangement.SecretarygeneralchiefOrmigaAnyacosaidinastatement:“I’mdelightedanunfortunateepisodeinNigeriaCommonwealthrelationswillnowcometoanendandNigeriaisnresumingitsrightfulplaceintheCommonwealth.”NewsItemTwo(21-22)TheSpaceShuttleDiscoverymadearealnightlandingattheKennedySpaceCenterearlyonThursday.Thenightlanding,the11thinthecentre’s94shuttlemissions,endeda10-daymissiontooutfittheorbitinginternationalspacestation.AlthoughthespacecraftcreatedasolidboomthatcanbeheardalongmuchofFlorida’seasternseaboard,witnessesonthegroundcouldnotseetheorbiteruntilitwasdirectlyovertheone-waylights.ScatteredshowersofftheFloridacoasthadthreatenedtopostponetheshuttle’sreturn.Butbroadcastersgaveagreenlightwhentheydecidednorainwillfallwithin48kilometresofthespacecentre.NewsItemThree(23-24)Fivepeopledied,twoweremissingandatleast18wereinjuredonWednesdaywhenanItalianpetrolvesselcollidedwithadinghyfilledwithrefugeescrossingtheAdriaticseafromAlbania,authoritiessaid.ThevictimswerebelievedtobeAlbaniansfromeitherAlbaniaorKosovo,saidauthoritiesfromItaly’sTaxPoliceDivision,which,alongwiththecoastguard,patrolsthenation’scoast.Thecauseofthecollisionwasnotimmediatelyknown.ThreeAlbanians,believedbesmugglingtherefugeeswerearrestedafewhoursaftertheaccident.NewsItemFour(25)MalaysianauthoritiesarediscussingpossiblesalvageeffortswithSunCruisers,theSingaporeownerofalargeliner,thatsunkoffMalaysialastweek,anewsreportsaidyesterday.SuncruisershadreceivedsomeadvicefromMalaysiaonthematter.TheBusinessTimesnewspaperquotedthecompany’sspokeswomanJudyShooAsian.JudyandotherSunCruiser’sofficialscouldnotimmediatelybereachedforfurthercommentastheywereawayinIndonesia.TheSunVistawentdownininternationalwaters.ThenearbyMalaysiamayhavetherighttoorderthewreck’sremoval,thenewspapersaid.SalvageexpertssaidthewreckoftheSunVista,whichsankin65metresofwater,posesnothreattoshipspassingoverit.ButMalaysiamaystillwantitremoved.Nigeriawassuspendedfromthe54nationgroupofmainlyformerBritishcoloniesin1995afteritexecuted9minorityrightsactivistsincludingwriterKenThawrawiwa.Butnowthatthecountryhasembarkedonthereturntodemocracy,Commonwealthheadsofgovernmenthaveagreedtoendthisestrangement.SecretarygeneralchiefOrmigaAnyacosaidinastatement:“I’mdelightedanunfortunateepisodeinNigeriaCommonwealthrelationswillnowcometoanendandNigeriaisresumingitsrightfulplaceintheCommonwealth.”nSECTIONASTATEMENT1.答案：C【问句译文】讲话者喜欢教书是因为什么？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清“I’mquitedelightedinbeingwithyoungpeople”，也就是说他喜欢教书是因为喜欢和年轻人在一起，故选项C为正确答案。2.答案：B【问句译文】讲话者是什么意思？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】只要听清“…thepoorlivingconditions…resultedfrom…unplannedrealestatedevelopment…”，就可知道很差的住居条件是由于没有好的规划，故选项B为正确答案。3.答案：D【问句译文】这句话是什么意思？【试题分析】本题为细节题【详细解答】。解答本题的关键是听清“…overpopulationmaygiverisetomanysocialsecurityproblems．”就可得知人口过多会带来社会安全问题，故选项D为正确答案。4.答案：D【问句译文】乘坐998航班的乘客何时办理登机手续？【试题分析】本题为计算题。【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清两个时间，“Flight998isleavingatll:30…”和“…checkinhalfanhourpriortodeparture”，由此可以计算出办理登机手续的时间为11:00。5.答案：A【问句译文】说话者是何职业？【试题分析】本题为推理题。【详细解答】解答本题的关键词有“policy”（保险单），“firedamage”（火灾损失），“loss”（损失）等，由此可以推测说话人的职业为insuranceagent(保险经纪人)。6.答案：An【问句译文】说话者认为怎样？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清关键句“…buthenonethelesshadaverysuccessfulathleticcareer”，由此可知，Lan成为一名成功的运动员，故选项A为正确答案。7.答案：A【问句译文】Clark夫人担忧什么？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】只要听清“she’safraidherhusbandwillfallill…”，就可得知她担心的是丈夫的健康。8.答案：D【问句译文】Susan和Jenny关系如何？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清“…SusanfounditdifficulttostayongoodtermswithherroommateJenny”，这里的“stayongoodtermswith”意为“与(某人)相处得好”由此可知，Susan与她关系紧张，故选项D为正确答案。9.答案：B【问句译文】我们知道Jack怎样？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清并理解短语“uptoone’seyes”的意思，该短语意为“深深陷在……，埋头于………”。由此可知，Jack正在埋头工作，故选项B为正确答案。SECTIONBCONVERSATION10.答案：B【问句译文】他们主要谈论什么？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清关键词“summervacation”，对话者分别谈到几件不同的事情，但都是围绕“summervacation”来谈的，故选项B为正确答案。11.答案：B【问句译文】对话很可能发生早哪儿？【试题分析】本题为推理题。n【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清关键词“dictionary”，“price”，“discount”等，显然是一人要买词典，询问价钱，还谈到折扣，由此可以推测两人对话的地点是在书店。12.答案：D【问句译文】两位说话者是什么关系？【试题分析】本题为推理题。【详细解答】男士提出自己的问题是“IwonderwhereIcantakemygirlfriendfordinnerafterworktonight”，女士给他以建议“HaveyoubeentotheChineserestaurantneartheschool．”两人之间最不可能是“夫妻”、“律师与当事人”或“顾客与侍者”的关系，而是“同事”关系。13.答案：A【问句译文】从对话可以推理出那位男士是干什么的？【试题分析】本题为推理题。【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清关键词“pipe”，“leaking”,“getitrepaired”，由此不难推测男士的职业是一名水暖工。14．答案：A【问句译文】那位男士接下来会做什么？【试题分析】本题为推理题。【详细解答】女士请求男士“playthemusictapeanothertime”，男士回答说“ofcourse”，由此可以推测男土会“turnoffthetaperecorder”，故选项A为正确答案。15．答案：B【问句译文】Lisa觉得她的工作如何？【试题分析】本题为推理题。【详细解答】男士问女士的论文写得怎样了，女士的回答有“writingandrewriting…”，“…simplydon’tknowifI’llevergetitfinished”，表现出一种厌倦、疲累的情绪，故选项B为正确答案。16．答案：A【问句译文】女士要去哪儿？【试题分析】本题为推理题。【详细解答】女士说“ButifIcould，I’dprefertogowithyoutothetheater”，这里用的是虚拟语气，表示与现实相反的情况，那么现在女士就不会去看戏，而是去图书馆故选项A为正确答案。n17．答案：B【问句译文】Jackson为何换了工作？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清关键句“…wouldn’tbreakhisbackworkingforsuchlowpay”，由此可以推理出Jackson辞掉工作原因是“报酬太低”，故选项B为正确答案。18．答案：C【问句译文】关于那场电影，女士说了什么？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】解答本题的关键在于听懂短语“onthetipofone’stongue”，该短语意为“即将想起(某事)，(某事)就在嘴边”，即她只是暂时忘了它的名字，故选项C为正确答案。SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST19．答案：C【问句译文】Nigeria何时回归英联邦的？【试题分析】本题为主旨题。【详细解答】解答本题的关键是听清新闻的第一句中，“CommonwealthleadersagreetoliftNigeria’sthreeandahalfyears’suspension…”接着讲了Nigeria回归英联邦的时间，即“themilitarygovernmenthandsoverpowertoanelectedpresident”，故选项C为正确答案。20．答案：A【问句译文】前英帝国共有多少个殖民国？【试题分析】本题为细节题【详细解答】。新闻第二句说“Nigeriawassuspendedfromthefifty-fournation-groupofmainlyformerBritishcoloniesinl995…”，由此可知，前英帝国共有54个殖民国。21.答案：C【问句译文】“发现”号飞船执行了多少天的任务后回到肯尼迪航天中心的？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】新闻第二句说“…endedaten-daymission…”，由此可知，“发现”号飞船用10天时间完成了任务。22.答案：An【问句译文】飞船何时着陆？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】新闻第三句说“…thespacecraftcreatedasonicboom…”，由此可知，此时为飞船将要着陆时发出巨大的噪音。23．答案：D【问句译文】事故中有多少人死亡？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】新闻第一句说“Fivepeopledied,twoweremissing…”即事故中有5人死亡。24．答案：B【问句译文】三位阿尔巴尼亚人为何被捕？【试题分析】本题为细节题。【详细解答】新闻最后一句说“ThreeAlbanians，believedtohavesmuggledtherefugees,werearrestedafewhoursaftertheaccident．”由此可知，那三位阿尔巴尼亚人被逮捕的原因是因为他们被怀疑在偷渡难民，故选项B为正确答案。25.答案：A【问句译文】这篇新闻主要是关于什么的？【试题分析】本题为主旨题，要求概括本篇新闻的报道内容。【详细解答】新闻第一句说“…discussingpossiblesalvageeffortswithSunCruisers,…”，由此可知，新闻报道的是有关方面正在协商营救一艘沉船的计划，故选项B为正确答案。