20120524_085101_2010-12-四级真题答案

20120524_085101_2010-12-四级真题答案

2010-12参考答案及详解(仅供参考)Q11.　　M:Ohmygod!Theheatissimplyunbearablehere!Iwishwe’dgonetothebeachinstead.　　W:Wow,withthemuseumsandrestaurantsinWashington,I’dbehappyherenomatterwhatthetemperature.　　Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?　　Q12.　　M:How’sthenewjobgoing?　　W:Well,I’mlearningalotofnewthings,butIwishthedirectorwouldgivemesomefeedback.　　Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?　　Q13　　W:CanyouhelpmeworkoutaphysicaltrainingprogramJohn?　　M:Sure,butwhateveryoudo,becarefulnottooverdoit.LasttimeIhadtwoweeksworthofweightliftinginthreedaysandIhurtmyself.　　Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?　　Q14　　M:IhaveanelderlymotherandI’mworriedabouthergoingonaplane.Isthereanyrisk?　　W:Notifherheartisallright.Ifshehasaheartcondition,I’drecommendagainstit.　　Q:Whatdoesthemanwanttoknowabouthismother?　　Q15．　　M:Whydidn’tyoustopwhenwefirstsignaledyouatthecrossroads?　　W:Sorry,Iwasjustabitabsent-minded.Anyway,dowehavetopayafine?　　Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?　　Q16．　　M:I’mnoexpert,butthatnoiseinyourrefrigeratordoesn’tsoundright.Maybeyoushouldhaveitfixed.　　W:You’reright.AndIsupposeI’veputitofflongenough.　　Q:Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?　　Q17．　　M:Ididextremelywellonthesaleofmydowntownapartment.NowIhaveenoughmoneytobuythatpieceoflandI’vehadmyeyeon.andbuildahouseonit.　　W:Congratulations!Doesthatmeanyouwillbemovingsoon?　　Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?　　Q18．　　W:Myhandstillhurtsfromthefallontheiceyesterday.IwonderifIbrokesomething.　　M:I’mnodoctor.Butit’snotblackandblueoranything.Maybeyoujustneedtorestitforafewdays.　　Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?　　长对话1（19-21）　　M:Mrs.DarlsonThanksverymuchforcomingdowntothestation.IjustliketogooversomeofthethingsthatyoutoldtothepoliceofficerPalaratthebank.　　W:Allright　　M:Well,Couldyoudescribethemanwhorobthebankforthisreportthatwe’refillingoutnhere?nowanythingatallyoucanrememberwouldbeextremelyhelpfultous　　W:Well,just,IcanonlyrememberbasicallywhatIsaidbefore　　M:That’sallright　　W:Themanwastall,sixfoot?andhehaddarkhairandhehadamoustache　　M:Verygood,allright,didhehaveanyotherdistinguishingmarks?　　W:Eh,no,nonethatIcanremember　　M:Doyourememberhowoldhewasbyanychance?　　W:Oh,well,Iguessaroundthirty,maybeyoungergiveortakeafewyears　　M:En,allright,doyourememberanythingaboutwhathewaswearing?　　W:Yesyes,hehadonadarksweater,asolidcolor　　M:Ok,anythingelsethatstrikesyouatthemoment?　　W:Irememberhewaswearingalightshirtunderthesweateryesyes　　M:AllrightMrs.Darlson,Ireallyappreciatewhatyouhavebeenthroughtoday.I’mjustgoingtoaskyoutolookatsomephotographsbeforeyouleaveifyoudon’tmind.Itwon’ttakeverylong.Canyoudothatforme?　　W:Ohofcourse　　W:Wouldyouliketostepthiswaywithmeplease?　　W:OK,sure　　M:Thankyou!Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.　　19.whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?　　20.whatdidthesuspectlooklike?　　21.whatdidthemanfinallyaskthewomantodo?　　长对话2（22-25）　　W:Goodmorning,Iamcallingaboutthejobthatwasinthepaperlastnight.”　　M:“Well,Couldyoutellmeyourname?”　　W:“CandidForseat.”　　M:“Ohyes,whatdidexactlyisitthatinterestsyouaboutthejob”　　W:“Well,Ithoughtitwasjustrightforme.”　　M:“Really,en,couldyoutellmealittleaboutyourself”　　W:“YesIamtwenty-three,I’vebeenworkingabroad”　　M:“Whereexactlyhaveyoubeenworking?”　　W:“InGeneva.”　　M:“Oh,Geneva,andwhatwereyoudoingthere?”　　W:“Secretarialwork,previoustothat,Iwasatuniversity”　　M:Whichuniversitywasthat?　　W:TheUniversityofManchester,I’vegotadegreeinEnglish　　M:Yousaidyou’vebeenworkinginGeneva,doyouhaveanyspecialreasonforwantingtocomeback?　　W:Ithoughtitwouldbenicetobeneartothefamily　　M:Iseeandhowdoyouseeyourselfdevelopinginthisjob?　　W:Well,Iamambitious.Idohopethatmycareerinsecretarywillleadmeeventuallyintomanagement　　M:Isee,youhaveforeignnlanguages?　　W:FrenchandItalian　　M:Well,Ithinkthebestthingforyoutodoistoreplyinwritingtotheadvertisement　　W:Can’tIarrangeforaninterviewnow?　　M:Well,Iamafraidwemustwaituntilalltheapplicationsareininwritingandwewillthenwedecideontheshortlist,andifyouareontheshortlist,ofcourseweshallseeyou　　W：Oh,Isee　　M:　Ilookforwardtoreceivingyourapplicationinwritinginadayortwo　　W：Oh,yes,yes,certainly　　M:　Ok.Thankyouverymuch,goodbye　　W：Thankyourgoodbye　　Questions22-25arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.　　22.Howdidthewomangettoknowthejobvacancy?　　23.Whydidthewomenfindthejobappealing?　　24.WhathasthewomanbeendoinginGeneva?　　25.Whatwasthewomanaskedtodointheend?篇章1（26-29）　　Oneofthegreatestheartbreaksforfirefightersoccurswhentheyfailtorescueachildfromaburningbuildingbecausethechild,frightenedbythesmokeandnoise,hidesunderabedoveracloset,andislaterfounddead.Saddestofalliswhenchildrencatchthegleamsofthemaskedfirefighterbuthide,becausetheythinktheyhaveseenamonster.Topreventsuchtragedies,firefighterEricVolesgivestalkstochildreninhiscommunity,explainingthattheyshouldneverhideduringafire.Hedisplaysfirefighter’sequipmentincludingtheoxygenmaskwhichheencourageshislistenerstoplaywithandputon.“Ifyouseeus”,Volestellsthem,“don’thide,wearenotmonsters.We’vecometorescueyou.”VolesgiveshispresentationsinEnglishandSpanish,growingupinSanFrancisco,helearntSpanishfromhisimmigrantparents.VulresandotherfirefightersthroughouttheNorthAmericawhogivesimilarpresentationswillneverknowhowmanylivesthey’vesavedthroughtheirtalks.Butit’safactthatinformativespeakingsaveslives.Forexample,severalmonthsafterlisteningtoaninformativespeech,PeaGangatreinNorthCarolinarescuedhisbrotherwhowaschockingonfoodbyusingthemethodtaughtbystudentspeakerJuliePerris.Inadditiontosavinglives,informativespeakershelppeoplelearnnewskills,solveproblemsandacquirefascinatingfactsabouttheexcitingworldinwhichtheylive.　　Questions26to29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　Question26:Whydidsomechildrentrappedintheburningbuildinghidefrommaskedfirefighters?　　Question27:WhatdoesthispassagetellusaboutfirefighterEricVoles?　　Question28:WhatdowelearnaboutPeaGanatre?　　Question29:Whatmessageisthespeakertryingtoconvey?　　篇章2（30-32）　　Somepeoplemaywanttomakeandsavealotofmoneyinordertoretireearly.I’veseenpeoplepursuinghigherpayandincreasinglydemandingcareerstoaccomplishthisgoal.Theymakemanypersonalsacrificesinexchangeforincometoday.Theproblemisthattomorrowmightnotcomeevenifallgoesaccordingtoplan.Wedon’tknowhowtobehappywhenyouarenotworkingifwespendourentirelifemakingmoney.Moreimportantly,whowillbearoundforyoutoshareyourleisuretimewith?Attheotherextremearepeoplewholiveonlyfortoday.“Whynbothersavewhentomorrowmaynotcome.?”theyargue.Thedangerofthisapproachisthattomorrowmaycomeafterall.Ourmostpeopledon’twanttospendalltheirtomorrowsworkingforaliving.Theearlierneglectedsavinghowevermakesitdifficultnottoworkwhenyouareolder.Youmaybesurprisedtohearmesaythatifyoumustpickanextreme,Ithinkit’sbettertopickthespend-allapproach.Aslongasyoudon’tmindcontinuingtoworkassumingyourhealthylivesyoushouldbeok.Atleastyouaremakinguseofyourmoneyandhopefullyderivingvalueandpleasurefromit.Postponingdoingwhatyouloveandbeingwithpeopleyouloveuntilretirementcanbeamistake.Itmaynevercome.Retirementcanbeagreattimeforsomepeople,forothersitisatimeofboredom,lonelinessandpoorhealth.　　question30-32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　question30:Whydosomepeoplepursuehigherpayanddemandingcareers?　　question31:Whatisthedangerfacingpeoplewholiveonlyfortoday?　　question32:Whatdoesthespeakerseemtoadvocate?　　篇章3（33-35）　　Imaginethatsomeoneinyourneighborhoodbrokethelawandthejudgeputthewholeneighborhoodundersuspicion,howfairwouldthatbe?Well!Ithappenseverydaytohigh-schoolers.Justbecausesomestudentshavestolenthingsinshops,allofusaretreatedlikethieves.EventhoughIneversteal,storeemployeeslookatmelikeI’msomekindofhardenedcriminal.Forexample,duringonelunchperiod,myfriendDannyandIwenttotheGrabbing-Gorestauranttohaveahotdog.Wearrivedtofindalineofstudentswaitingoutside.Anewsigninthewindowtoldthestory-----“nomorethantwostudentsatatime”.Afterfifteenminutes,wefinallygotin.Butthestoremanagerlaidtheevileyeonus.Iaskedhimaboutthenewsign,andhesaid,“Youkidsarestealingtoomuchstuff!”“Youkids?Toomuchstuff?”Wewerenotonlyassumedtobethieves,butbrilliant,greedythieves.Themostannoyingthingthough,isthewaytheemployeeswatchmyfriendandme.It’shorrible!Once,atadrugstore,Iwaslookingaroundandfoundaguystandingonalargebox,stockingtheshelves.Hewaswatchingmyhandsmorethanhewaswatchinghisown.Ishowedhimthatmyhandswereempty.Hegotdownoffhisboxandrushedoffasifhewasgoingtogetthestoremanager.Howcrazyisthat!　　Questions33to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　Q33:Whatdoesthespeakerfindtobeunfair?　　Q34:WhatmeasuredidtheGrabbing-Gorestauranttaketostopstealing?　　Q35:Whathappenedinadrugstorethatgreatlyannoyedthespeaker?复合式听写　　Writingkeepsusintouchwithotherpeople.Wewritetocommunicatewithrelativesandfriends.Wewritetopreserveourfamilyhistoriessoourchildrenandgrandchildrencanlearnandappreciatetheirheritage.WithcomputersandInternetconnectionsinsomanyhouseholds,collegesandbusinesses,peopleareemailingfriendsandrelativesallthetime.We’retalkingtotheminwritinginonlinechatrooms.ItischeaperthancallinglongdistanceandalotmoreconvenientthanwaitinguntilSundayforthetelephoneratestodrop.Studentsareemailingtheirprofessorstoreceiveanddiscusstheirclassroomassignmentsandtosubmitthem.They’reemailingclassmatestodiscussandcollaborateonhomework.They’realsosharinginformationaboutconcertsandsportseventsaswellasjokesandtheirphilosophiesoflife.Despitethegrowingimportanceofcomputers,however,there’llalwaysbeaplaceandneedforthepersonalletter.Ahandwrittennotetoafriendorafamilymemberisthebestwaytocommunicatenimportantthoughts.Nomatterwhatcontentofthemessage,itsrealpointisIwantyoutoknowthatIcareaboutyou.Thiswritingpracticebringsrewardsthatcan’tbeseeninbankaccountsbutonlyinthesuccessofhumanrelationships.PartⅢ　　ListeningComprehension　　SectionA　　短对话（11~18）　　答案及解析：　　11.A)Themanshouldvisitthemuseums.B)Shecan’tstandthehotweather.　　C)Thebeachresortisagoodchoice.D)SheenjoysstayinginWashington.　　答案：D12.A)Hernewresponsibilitiesinthecompany.　　B)Whatherjobprospectsare.　　C)Whatthecustomers’feedbackis.　　D)Thedirector’sopinionofherwork.　　答案：D　　13.A)Combinehertrainingwithdieting.　　B)Repeatthetrainingeverythreedays.　　C)Avoidexcessivephysicaltraining.　　D)Includeweightliftingintheprogram.　　答案：C14.A)Whenshewillreturnhome.B)Whethershecangobyherself.　　C)Whethershecantravelbyair.D)Whethershewillcompletelyrecover.　　答案：C15.A)Thewomanknowshowtodealwiththepolice.　　B)Thewomanhadbeenfinedmanytimesbefore.　　C)Thewomanhadviolatedtrafficregulations.　　D)Thewomanisgoodatfindingexcuses.　　答案：C16.A)Switchofftherefrigeratorforawhile.　　B)Havesomeonerepairtherefrigerator.　　C)Askthemantofixtherefrigerator.　　D)Buyarefrigeratorofbetterquality.　　答案：B17.A)Heownsapieceoflandinthedowntownarea.　　B)Hehasgotenoughmoneytobuyahouse.　　C)Hecanfinallydowhathehasdreamedof.　　D)Heismovingintoabiggerapartment.　　答案：C18.A)Sheisblackandblueallover.　　B)Shehastogotoseeadoctor.　　C)Shestayedawayfromworkforafewdays.n　　D)Shegothurtinanaccidentyesterday.　　答案：D长对话（19~25）　　答案及解析：　　19.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?　　答案：D)Shewasawitnesstothecrime.　　20.Whatdidthesuspectlooklike?　　答案：A)Atallmanwithdarkhairandamoustache.　　21.Whatdidthemanfinallyaskedthewomantodo?　　答案：A)Identifythesuspectfrompictures.　　22.Howdidthewomangettoknowaboutthejobvacancy?　　答案：A)Byreadinganewspaperad.　　23.Whydidthewomanfindthejobappealing?　　答案：B)Shecouldworkclosetoherfamily.　　24.WhathadthewomanbeendoinginGeneva?　　答案：C)Workingasasecretary.　　25.Whatwasthewomanaskedtodointheend?　　答案：C)Sendinawrittenapplicationassoonaspossible.　　SectionB　　PassageOne　　26.D)Theymistakethefirefightersformonsters.　　解析：细节题，从开始whenchildrencatchaglimpseofthemaskedfirefighterbuthidebecausetheythinktheyhaveseenamonster一句中便可得出因为不熟悉消防人员戴面具的形象，孩子们以为来救援的消防人员是怪兽，所以躲起来。所以选D。其他选项文中都没有涉及到。　　27.B)Heoftenteacheschildrenwhattododuringafire.　　解析：本篇文章大篇幅讲的是EricVelez给社区里的孩子讲解消防知识，让他们熟悉消防人员及消防工具的过程。选项A，putoutfire虽然是EricVelez的工作，但是本文重点不是在其消防员救活这个工作上，C、D选项很容易就可以排除。所以选B。　　28.A)Hesavedthelifeofhisbrotherchokingonfood.　　解析：细节题，从PeteGentryinNorthCarolinarescuedhisbrotherwhoischokingonfood一句便可得出答案，文章中关于PeteGentry的主要信息就是他救了噎着食物的弟弟。所以选A。做题时一定要把人名及其所做的事准确对应起来。　　29.D)Informativespeechescansavelives.　　解析：主旨题，本文举了一个大例子，一下小例子来证明教育性的演说有救人性命的好处。虽然在文章最后也列举了下其他好处，但是主旨还是拯救生命。所以选D。其他几个选项都主要讲细节处，很容易就可以排除。　　PassageTwo　　答案及解析：　　30.C)Tomakemoneyforearlyretirement.　　解析：本题考察原因，问为什么人们喜欢比较苛求但收入较高的工作，其实听力一开始就用inorderto给出了原因，即：retireearly，所以选C项。　　31.A)Theymayhavetocontinuetoworkinoldage.　　解析：本题考察后果，问只为当下而活的人面临着什么危险，从“Theearlierneglectofnsaving,however,makesitdifficultnottoworkwhenyouareolder.”中可以看出A是正确选项，及在年老时有可能不得不继续工作。　　32.B)Enjoyingyourselfwhileyoucan.　　解析：本课考察文章作者的态度，从“Postponingdoingwhatyouloveandbeingwithpeopleyouloveuntilretirementcanbeamistake.”中可以看出，作者认为想等到退休后再做自己想做的事情以及和自己喜欢的人在一起可能是一种错误，所以选B，即趁着自己还可以的时候要懂得享受生活。　　PassageThree　　答案及解析：　　33.C)Innocentpeoplebeingsuspectedgroundlessly。　　文章第一段中，由”Howfairwillthatbe”的前一句和后一句均可推出此答案。前一句即“一个邻居犯了法，所有的邻居们都成了怀疑对象”。后一句即“因为有些学生小偷小摸，所有的学生就都被当成小偷来看待……”，二者表明一个意思，即“无辜者被毫无理由的怀疑属实不公平”。　　34.D)Allowingonlytwostudentstoenteratatime。　　第一个小故事中的一个关键句后面紧跟答案。该关键句为，”Anewsigninthewindowtoldthestory.”　　而这个sign的内容就是紧随其后的“Nomorethantwostudentsatatime”.　　35.B)Hewascloselywatched.　　此题需要自己稍作总结，最后一个小故事说到文中的“我”去药店，却一直被盯着；此事让“我”很是不满。　　SectionC　　36.preserve　　37.appreciate　　38.households　　39.chat　　40.convenient　　41.rates　　42.receive　　43.submit　　44.Theyarealsosharinginformationaboutconcertsandsportsevents,aswellasjokesandtheirphilosophiesoflife.　　45.Ahand-writtennotetoafriendorafamilymemberisthebestwaytocommunicateimportantthoughts.　　46.Thiswritingpracticebringsrewardsthatcan’tbeseeninbankaccounts