2012年6月大学英语四级听力真题(含答案)

2012年6月大学英语四级听力真题(含答案)

PartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionA11:M:Asyoucanseefromthedrawings,thekitchenhasonedoorintothediningroom,anotherintothefamilyroomandathirdtotheoutside.W:Thedoorintothefamilyroomisn’tbigenough.Coulditbemadewider?Q:Whatarethespeakersdoing?12M:I’mthinkingaboutwheretogoforabitetonight.Anysuggestions,Barbara?W:Well,howabouttheFrenchrestaurantneartheKFC?Frankly,I’vehadenoughofourcanteenfood.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman?13,W:Hey,ifyoucan’tenjoythemusicatasensiblevolume,whynotuseearphones?I’mpreparingforthespeechcontest.M:Oh,sorry.Ididn’trealizeI’vebeingbotheringyouallthistime.Q:Whatisthemanprobablydoing?14,M:Finally,I’vegotthechancetoputonmynewsuittonight.Ihopetomakeagoodimpressiononyourfamily.W:Comeon!It’sonlyafamilyreunion.SojeansandT-shirtsarejustfine.nQ:Whatdoesthewomanmean?15.M:Wouldyouliketoseethosepantsinbrownandnavyblue?Thesetwocolorsarecominginthisseason.W:Oh,actuallygreyismyfavouritecolor,butIprefersomethingmadefromcotton,100%cottonImean.Q:Whatisthewomanlookingfor?16.W:Fromhere,themountainslookasifyoucouldjustreachoutandtouchthem.M:That’swhyIchosethislodge.IthasoneofthebestviewsinSwitzerland.Q:Whatistheman’schiefconsiderationinchoosingthelodge?17.M:WhatdoIhavetodotoapplyforapassport?W:Youneedproofofcitizenship,eitheranoldpassportorabirthcertificateandthreephotographs.Thenyoumustcompletethisformandpayafee.Q:Whatisthemanmostprobablygoingtodo?18.M:Miss,canIinterestyouinaporkspecialwithservingtonight?It’sonly799,halftheusualpriceandit’sverytasty.W:Ohreally?Iwilltryit.Q:Whatdoesthemansayaboutthedish?Conversation1nW：Goodevening,andwelcometothisweek’sbusinessworld,theprogramforandaboutbusinesspeople.TonightwehaveMr.StevenKayne,whohasjusttakenoverandestablishedbicycleshop.Tellus,Mr.Kayne,whatmadeyouwanttorunyourownstore?M:Well,Ialwayslovedracingbikesandfixingthem.WhenIwasworkingfull-timeasasalesmanforabigcompany,Iseldomhadtimetoenjoymyhobby.IknewthenthatassoonasIhadenoughmoneytogetmyownbusinessgoing,I’lldoit.IhadmyheartsetonitandIdidn’tletanythingstandinmyway.WhenIwentdowntothebankandgotabusinessloan,IknewI’dlovebeingmyownboss.Nowmytimeismyown.IopenthestorewhenIwantandleavewhenIwant.W:Youmeanyoudon’tkeepregularhours?M:Well,thesignonmystoresaysthehoursaretentosix,butifbusinessisslowerthanusual,Icanjustlockupandtakeoffearly.W:Haveyouhiredanyemployeestoworkwithyouyet?M:Yeah,acoupleoffriendsofminewholovebikingasmuchasIdo.Theyhelpmeoutafewdaysaweek.It’sgreatbecauseweplaycardsorjustsitaroundandtalkwhentherearenocustomers.W:Thankyou,Mr.Kayne.Wewishyousuccessinyournewbusiness.Question19-22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.Whatisthewomandoing?n20.WhatdidMr.Kaynedobeforehetookoverthebicycleshop?21.Whydidthemantakeoverabicycleshop?22.Whatdowelearnaboutthepeopleworkingintheshop?Conversation2W:Well,themainactivitiesintheregionwerehistoricallysteelandpaperprocessing,Ithink.M:Yes,butI’mnotquitesureaboutthestatusofthoseindustriesnow.Couldyoutellussomethingaboutthat?W:Yes,ofcourse.Infact,theyarelesssignificant,butsteel-relatedmanufacturingstillaccountsfor44%ofindustrialactivity.Soit’sstillveryimportant.Infact,80%ofSpain’smachinetoolsarefromtheBasqueCountry.Asforpaperprocessing,there’sstillalittle.Butit’snolongerwhatitoncewasintheregion.So,isthatclear?M:Yes,thanks.W:Now,togetbacktowhatIwassaying,there’salotofunemploymentaswellasgeographicalproblemsintheregion.M:Sorry,Victoria.Whatdoyoumeanbygeographicalproblems?W:Well,whatImeanistheareaisveryhilly,mountainousinparts.Sothereusedtobetransportproblems,nowthoughtherearenewtrainlinksandbetterroads,butitmaybethatsomesmallertownsinlandremainnotnverywellconnected,isthatOK?Doesthatmakesense?Whenwetalkaboutspecificlocationsuggestionsforthefactory,we’llseethisinmoredetail,sowe’llcomebacktothisquestion,OK?M:OK,right.W:SoIwasabouttosaysomethingabouttheworkforceintheregionandtheleveloftrainingandeducation.Ingeneral,it’sverygoodandimproving.Question23-25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthesteel-relatedmanufacturingintheregion?24.Whatproblemshindertheregion’sdevelopment?25.Whatwillthespeakersdiscusslater?SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.nPassageOneIfirstmetJoeGumpswhenwewereboth9yearsold,whichisprobablytheonlyreasonheisoneofmybestfriends.IfIhadfirstmetJoeasafreshmaninhighschool,wewouldn’tevenhavehadthechancetogettoknoweachother.Joeisadaystudent,butIamaboardingstudent.Wehaven’tbeeninthesameclasses,sportsorextracurriculumactivities.Nonetheless,Ispendnearlyeveryweekendathishouse,andwetalkonthephoneeverynight.Thisisnottosaythatwewouldnothavebeencompatibleifwehadfirstmetinourfreshmanyear.Rather,wewouldnothavebeenlikelytospendenoughtimegettingtoknoweachother,duetothelackofimmediatelyvisiblemutualinterests.Infact,tobehonest,Istruggleevennowtothinkofthingswehaveincommon,butmaybethat’swhatmakesusenjoyeachother’scompanysomuch.WhenIlookatmyfriendshipwithJoe,IwonderhowmanypeopleI’veknownwhomIneverdislikedbutsimplydidn’ttakethetimetogettoknow.ThankstoJoe,Ihaverealizedhowlittlebasisthereis,forthesocialdivisionsthatexistineverycommunity.Sincethisrealization,Ihavebeguntomakeanevenmoredeterminedefforttofindfriendsinunexpectedpeopleandplaces.Questions:26.WhydoesthespeakersayJoeGumpsbecomeoneofhisbestfriends?n27.Wheredoesthespeakerspendmostofhisweekends?28.WhathasthespeakerlearnedfromhisfriendshipwithJoe?Passage2ItwasabadnightforLouis.Hisresearchintheneighboringtownhadtakenlongerthanheexpected.Itwaslateandhewasverytiredwhenhedrovehome.Heturnedintohisbuilding’sparkinglot,butallthespaceswerefull.Hedrovebackoutontothestreetlookingforaparkingspace.Thefirstblockwasfull.Thenextblockwasalmostempty.Louisdidn’tseeano-parkingsign,buthesuspectedthatifparkingwereallowedthere,mostofthespaceswouldbefilled.Thenhesawasmallparkinglotwithtwofreespaces.Hewassogladtoseethemthathedidn’teventhinktoreadthesignbytheentrance.Hedrovein,parked,andhurriedhometogotobed.Thenextmorninghewentbacktothelottogethiscar.Itwasgone.Heranhomeandtelephonedthecitypolicetosaythathiscarhadbeenstolen.Ittookthepoliceonlyaminutetotellhimwhathadhappened.Hiscarhadbeenonaprivatelot.Ithadbeentakenawaybythepolice.Louishadtotakeataxitothecitygaragefarfromthecenteroftown.Hehadtopayafeeof$40togethiscarback.Inaddition,hegotaparkingticket---hisfirstoneeverinGreenville.29.WheredidLouisintendtoparkhiscarwhenhecamebackfromworknonenight?30.WhatdidLouisthinkhadhappenedtohiscarthenextmorning?31.WheredidLouisfinallygethiscarback?Passage3Well,topickupwhereweleftofflasttime,Ibelieveweagreedthecreativityisamysteriousidea.It'soneofthosethingsweallrecognizedwhenweseeit.Butwedon'treallyunderstandwhatitis.Weseemtofeelthatsomepeoplearenaturallycreative,butwedon'tknowhowtheygotthatway.Iscreativityanaturalgiftlikegoodlooks?Orisitsomethingthatcanbeacquiredlikeknowledge?Perhapsifweanalyzethecreativeprocesscarefully,wemightgetsomeinsightintowhatitisandhowitmightworkinourlives.Thecreativeprocesshasalwaysbeenacceptedasasourceofallimportantworkinthearts.Butweshouldnotthinkthecreativityplaytheroleonlyinthearts.Everymajorscientificdiscoverybeganwithsomeoneimaginingtheworldtolookdifferentlyfromthewayotherssawit.Andthisiswhatthecreativityisallabout.Imaginingtheworldinanewway,anddespitewhatyoumaybelieveaboutthelimitsofyourowncreativeimaginations,weallhavethepotentialtoimaginetheworldinanabsolutenewway.Infact,youwerebornwithit.Itisyourbirthrightasahumanbeing.Andnwhat'smore,youuseiteverydayalmosteverymomentofyourlife.Yourcreativeimaginationiswhatyouusetomakesenseofyourexperiences.It'syourcreativemindtogetthemeaningfromthechaosofyourexperiencesandbringsordertoyourworld.32:Whatdidthespeakermostprobablydiscusslasttime?33:Whatisawidelyacceptedideaaboutthecreativeprocess?34:Whatleadstomajorscientificdiscoveriesaccordingtothespeaker?35:Whatdoesthespeakerimplyaboutthecreativeprocess?Studentshavebeencomplainingmoreandmoreaboutstolenproperty.Radios,cellphones,bicycles,pocketcalculatorsandbookshaveallbeenreportedstolen.Arethereenoughcampuspolicetodothejob?Thereare20officersinthecampussecuritydivision.Theirjobistohandlecrime,accidents,lostandfounditems,andtrafficproblemsoncampus.Morethanhalfoftheirtimeisspentdirectingtrafficandwritingparkingtickets.Respondingpromptlytoaccidentsandotheremergenciesisimportant,butitistheirsmallestjob.Dealingwithcrimetakesuptherestoftheirtime.Veryrarelydidanyviolentcrimesactuallyoccur.Inthelastfiveyearstherehavebeennomurders,sevenrobberies,andaboutsixtyotherviolentattacks,mostoftheseinvolvingfightsatparties.Ontheotherhand,therehavebeenhundredsoftheftsandcasesofndeliberatedamagingofpublicproperty,whichusuallyinvolvesbreakingwindowsorlights,orwritingonwalls.Thetheftsarenotthecarefullyplannedburglariesthatyouseeinmovies.Thingsgetstolenwhenitisjusteasytostealthembecausetheyareleftlyingaroundunwatched.Dowereallyneedmorepolice？Hiringmorecampuspolicewouldcostmoney,possiblymakingourtuitiongoupagain.Abetterwaytosolvethisproblemmightbeforallofustobemorecarefulwithourthings.短对话：11.D.Discussingahouseplan.12.D.Sheistiredofthefoodinthecanteen.13.C.Listeningtosomeloudmusic.14.C.Themancandresscasuallyfortheoccasion.15.A.100%cottonpantsindarkblue.16.C.Itslocation.17.C.Traveloverseas.18.A.Itisafairbargain长对话：19.DHostinganeveningTVprogram20.AHeworkedasasalesman21.BHewantedtobehisownboss22.ATheyarealltheman’sfriendsn23.BItremainsamajorofindustrialactivity24.CTransportproblem25.DMeasurestocreatejobopportunities短文：26．B.Theyhadknowneachothersincechildhood.27．B.AtJoe’shouses.28．A.Socialdivisionswillbreakdownifpeoplegettoknoweachother.29.A.Inhisbuilding’sparkinglot.30.A.Ithadbeenstolenbysomeone.31.B.Inthecitygarage.32.D.Themysteriousnessofcreativity.33.A.Itisthesourceofallartisticwork.34.D.Creativeimagination.35.A.Itispartofeverydaylife.