2005年06月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案

2005年06月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案

2005年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)听力真题试卷SectionA1.A)Themanhatestolendhistoolstootherpeople.B)Themanhasn’tfinishedworkingonthebookshelf.C)Thetoolshavealreadybeenreturnedtothewoman.D)Thetoolsthemanborrowedfromthewomanaremissing.2.A)Givetheringtoapoliceman.B)Waitfortheowneroftheringintherestroom.C)Handintheringtothesecurityoffice.D)Taketheringtotheadministrationbuilding.3.A)Savetimebyusingacomputer.B)Buyherowncomputer.C)BorrowMartha’scomputer.D)Stayhomeandcompleteherpaper.4.A)Themandoesn’thavemoneyforhisdaughter’sgraduatestudies.B)Themandoesn’tthinkhisdaughterwillgetabusinessdegree.C)Themaninsiststhathisdaughtershouldpursueherstudiesinscience.D)Themanadviseshisdaughtertothinkcarefullybeforemakingherdecision.5.A)Thecinemaissomedistanceawayfromwheretheyare.B)Hewouldliketoreadthefilmreviewinthenewspaper.C)Theyshouldwaittoseethemovieatalatertime.D)He’llfindhiswaytothecinema.6.A)He’sbeentoSeattlemanytimes.B)Hehaschairedalotofconferences.C)Hehasahighpositioninhiscompany.D)HelivedinSeattleformanyyears.7.A)Teacherandstudent.B)Doctorandpatient.C)Managerandofficeworker.D)Travelagentandcustomer.8.A)Sheknowstheguywhowillgivethelecture.B)Shethinksthelecturemightbeinformative.C)Shewantstoaddsomethingtoherlecture.D)She’llfinishedherreportthisweekend.9.A)Anartmuseum.B)Abeautifulpark.C)Acollegecampus.D)Anarchitecturalexhibition.10.A)Thehousesforsaleareofpoorquality.B)Thehousesaretooexpensiveforthecoupletobuy.C)Thehousingdevelopersprovidefreetripsforpotentialbuyers.D)Themanisunwillingtotakealookatthehousesforsale.SectionB11.A)SyntheticfuelB)SolarenergyC)AlcoholD)Electricity12.A)AirtrafficconditionsB)TrafficjamsonhighwaysC)RoadconditionsD)Newtrafficrules13.A)GothroughahealthcheckB)CarrylittleluggageC)ArriveearlyforboardingD)UndergosecuritychecksnPassage214.A)Inafast-foodrestaurantB)AtashoppingcenterC)AtacountyfairD)Inabakery15.A)AvoideatinganyfoodB)PreparetherighttypeofpietoeatC)WashhishandsthoroughlyD)Practiceeatingapiequickly16.A)OnthetableB)BehindhisbackC)UnderhisbottomD)Onhislap17.A)Lookingsidewaystoseehowfastyourneighboreats.B)Eatingfromtheoutsidetowardthemiddle.C)Swallowingthepiewithwater.D)Holdingthepieintherightposition.Passage318.A)BeautyB)LoyaltyC)LuckD)Durability19.A)Hewantedtofollowthetraditionofhiscountry.B)Hebelievedthatitsymbolizedaneverlastingmarriage.C)Itwasthoughtabloodvesselinthatfingerleddirectlytotheheart.D)Itwassupposedthatthediamondonthatfingerwouldbringgoodluck.20.A)Thetwopeoplecanlearnabouteachother’slikesanddislikes.B)Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetodecideiftheyareagoodmatch.C)Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetoshopfortheirnewhome.D)Thetwopeoplecanearnenoughmoneyfortheirwedding.2005年6月四级听力参考答案1.D2.C3.B4.D5.A6.A7.C8.B9.C10.D11.D12.A13.B14.C15.A16.B17.B18.A19.C20B2005年6月四级听力原文1.W:Simon,oh,well,couldyoureturnthetoolsIlendyouforbuildingthebookshelflastmonth?M:Oh,Ihatetotellyouthis,butIcan’tseemtofindthem.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?2.W:Ifoundanexpensivediamondringintherestroomthismorning.M:IfIwereyou,Iwouldturnitintothesecurityoffice.Itisbehindtheadministrationbuilding.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?3.W:IamgoingtoMartha’shouse.Ihaveapapertocomplete.AndIneedtousehercomputer.M:Whydon’tyoubuyoneyourself?Thinkhowmuchtimeyoucouldsave.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?n4.W:Daddy,Ihavedecidedtogiveupscienceandgotobusinessschool.M:Well,itisyourchoiceaslongaspayyourownway,butIshouldwarnyouthatnoteveryonewithabusinessdegreewillmakeasuccessfulmanager.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?5.W:IjustreadinthenewspaperthatLordoftheRingsisthisyear’sgreatesthit.Whydon’twegoandseeitattheGrandCinema?M:Don’tyouthinkthatcinemaisalittleoutoftheway?Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?6.W:BobsaidthatSeattleisagreatplaceforconferences.M:Heiscertainlyinthepositiontomakethatcomment.HEhasbeentheresooften.Q:Whatdoesthemansayabout?7.W:Mr.Watson,Iwonderwhetherit’spossibleformetotakeavacationearlynextmonth.M:Didyoufilloutarequestform?Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?8.M:Doyouwanttogotothelecturethisweekend?Iheardthattheguywhoisgoingtodeliverthelecturespentayearlivingintherainforest.W:Great,Iamdoingareportontherainforest.MaybeIcangetsomenewinformationtoaddit.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?9.W:Wow,Idolikethiscampus.Allthebigtrees,thegreenlawns,andtheoldbuildingswithtallcolumns.It’sreallybeautiful.M:Itsureis.ThearchitectureofthesebuildingsisintheGreekstyle.Itwaspopularinthe18thcenturyhere.Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?10.M:Thisarticleisnothingbutadvertisingforhousingdevelopers.Idon’tthinkthehousesforsalearehalfthatgood.W:Comeon,David.Whysonegative?Wearethinkingofbuyingahome,aren’twe?Justatriptolookattheplacewon’tcistusmuch.Q:Whatcanbeinferredformtheconversation?PassageOneInthenextfewdecades,peoplearegoingtotravelverydifferentlyfromthewaytheydotoday.Everyoneisgoingtodriveelectrically-poweredcars,sointhefewyears,peoplewon’tworryaboutrunningoutofgas.Someofthelargeautomobilecompaniesarereallymovingaheadwiththisnewtechnology.F&CMotors,amajorautocompany,forexample,isholdingapressconferencenextweek.Afterthepressconference,thecompanywillpresentitsnewelectronically-operatedmodels.Transportationinthefuturewon’tbelimitedtotheground;manypeoplepredictthattrafficwillquicklymovetothesky.Inthecomingyears,insteadofradioreportsaboutroadconditionsandhighwaytraffic,newsreportswilltalkabouttrafficjamsinthesky.Buttheskyisn’tthelimit.Inthefuture,youwillprobablyevenbeabletotakeatriptothemoon.Insteadoflisteningtoregularairplaneannouncements,youwillhearsomeonesay:thespacecrafttothemoonleavesin10minutes.Pleasecheckyourequipment.Andremembernomorethan10ouncesofcarry-onbaggageareallowed.Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.Whatwillbeusedtopowercarsinthenextfewdecades?n12.Whatwillfuturenewsreportsfocusonwhentalkingabouttransportation?13.Whatwillpassengersbeaskedtodowhentheytraveltothemoon?PassageTwoCountyfairsareatraditioninNewEnglandtowns.Theyoffergreatentertainment.Onepopulareventisthepie-eatingcontest.Ifyouwanttotakepartinthecontest,itisagoodideatoremembertheseguidelines:first,makesureyourstomachisnearlyemptyoffood.Eatingawholepiecanbehardifyouhavejustfinishameal.Next,itishelpfultolikethepieyouaregoingtoeat.Thecreamtypesareagoodchoice.Theyslidedownthethroatmoreeasily.Placingyourhandsintherightpositionaddstothechancesofwinning.Thereisatemptationtoreachoutandhelptheeatingprocess.Thiswillresultinbecomingdisqualified.Don’tjustsitonyourhands,ifyourhandsaretiedbehindyourback,youwillnotbetemptedtomakeuseofthem.Nowyouarereadytoshowyourtalentateatingpies.Theobjectofcourse,istogetthebottomofthepieplatebeforetheotherpeople.Itisusuallybettertostartattheoutsideandworktowardthemiddle.Thismethodgivesyouagoaltofocuson.Trynottonoticewhattheotherpeoplenearyouaredoing.Letthecheersfromthecrowdspuryouon.Butdon’tlookup.Allyoushouldthinkaboutiseatingthatpie.Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.Whereispie-eatingcontestusuallyheld?15.Whatshouldapersondobeforeenteringintothepie-eatingcontest?16.Whereispersonadvisedtoputhishandsduringthecontest?17.Whatsuggestionisofferedforeatingupthepiequickly?PassageThreeTheperiodofengagementisthetimebetweenthemarriageproposalandtheweddingceremony.Twopeopleagreetomarrywhentheydecidedtospendtheirlivestogether.Themanusuallygivesthewomanadiamondengagementring.ThattraditionissaidtohavestartedwhenanAustrianmangaveabeauty.Heplaceditonthethirdfingerofherlefthand.Hechosethatfingerbecauseitwasthoughtthatthebloodvesselinthatfingerwentdirectlytotheheart.Todayweknowthatthisisnottrue,yetthetraditioncontinues.Americansgenerallyareengagedforaperiodofaboutoneyear,iftheyareplanningaweddingceremonyandaparty.Duringthistime,friendsofthebridemayholdapartyatwhichwomenfriendsandfamilymembersgivethebridegiftsthatshewillneedasawife.Thesecouldincludecookingequipmentornewclothing.Friendsofthemanwhoisgettingmarriedmayhaveabachelorpartyforhim.Thisusuallytakesplacethenightbeforethewedding.Onlymanareinvitedtothebachelorparty.Duringthemarriageceremony,thebrideandherwould-behusbandusuallyexchangegoldringsthatrepresenttheideathattheirunionwillcontinueforever.Thewifeoftenwearsboththeweddingringandtheengagementringonthesamefinger.Thehusbandwearshisringonthethirdfingeronhislefthand.Manypeoplesaythepurposeoftheengagementperiodistopermitenoughtimetoplanthewedding.Butthemainpurposeistoletenoughtimepasssothetwopeoplearesurethattheywanttomarryeachother.Eitherpersonmaydecidetobreaktheengagement,ifthishappens,thewomanusuallyreturnstheringtotheman.Theyalsoreturnanyweddinggiftstheyhavereceived.Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.18.Whatwasthediamondringsaidtorepresent?n19.WhydidtheAustrianmanplacethediamondringonthethirdfingerofthelefthandofhiswould-bewife?20.Whatisthechiefadvantageofhavingtheengagementperiod?