200712四级真题听力答案及原文

200712四级真题听力答案及原文

 2007.12四级听力答案及原文PartIIIListeningComprehensionSectionA11.C)12.D)13.B)14.A)15.D)16.B)17.D)18.C)19.A)20.C)21.B)22.A)23.C)24.A)25.D)SectionB26.A)27.B)28.C)29.D)30.B)31.A)32.D)33.C)34.A)35.B)SectionC36.alarming37.increased38.sheer39.disturbing40.comparison41.proportion42.workforce43.reverse44.Thepercentageofpeoplelivingincitiesismuchhigherthanthepercentageworkinginindustry.45.Thereisnotenoughmoneytobuildadequatehousesforthepeoplethatlivethere,letalonethenewarrivals.46.Sothefiguresforthegrowthoftownsandcitiesrepresentproportionalgrowthofunemploymentandunderemployment听力原文SectionAConversationsShortConversations11.W:IranintoSallytheotherday.Icouldhardlyrecognizeher.Doyourememberherfromhighschool?M:Yeah,shewasalittleoutofshapebackthen.Well,hasshelostalotofweight?Q:WhatdoesthemanrememberofSally?12.W:Wedon’tseemtohaveareservationforyou,sir.I’msorry.M:Butmysecretarysaidthatshehadreservedaroomformehere.IphonedherfromtheairportthismorningjustbeforeIgotonboardtheplane.　　Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?13.W:Whatwouldyoudoifyouwereinmyplace?　　M:IfPaulweremyson,I’djustnotworry.Nowthathisteacherisgivinghimextrahelpandheisworkinghardhimself,he’ssuretodowellinthenextexam.　　Q:What’stheman’ssuggestiontothewoman?14.M:You’vehadyourhandsfullandhavebeenoverworkedduringthelasttwoweeks.Ithinkyoureallyneedtogooutandgetsomefreshairandsunshine.　　W:Youareright.That’sjustwhatI’mthinkingabout.　　Q:What’sthewomanmostprobablygoingtodo?15.W:Hello,John.Howareyoufeelingnow?Ihearyou’vebeenill.M:TheymusthaveconfusedmewithmytwinbrotherRod.He’sbeensickallweek,butI’veneverfeltbetterinmylife.　　Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?16.M:Didyoureallygiveawayallyourfurniturewhenyoumovedintothenewhouselastmonth?　　W:Justtheuselesspieces,asI’mplanningtopurchaseanewsetfromItalyforthesittingroomonly.n　　Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?17.M:I’vebroughtbackyourOxfordCompaniontoEnglishliterature.Ithoughtyoumightuseitforyourpaper.Sorrynottohavereturneditearlier.　　W:Iwaswonderingwherethatbookwas.　　Q:Whatcanweinferfromthatconversation?18.W:Totellthetruth,Tony,itneveroccurstomethatyouareanathlete.　　M:Oh,really?Mostpeoplewhomeetme,includingsomefriendsofmine,don’tthinksoeither.　　Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?LongConversationsConversation1　　M:Mary,Ihopeyouarepackedandreadytoleave.　　W:Yes,I’mpacked,butnotquiteready.Ican’tfindmypassport.　　M:Yourpassport?That’stheonethingyoumustn’tleavebehind.　　W:Iknow.Ihaven’tlostit.I’vepackedit,butIcan’trememberwhichbagit’sin.　　M:Well,youhavetofinditattheairport.Comeon,thetaxiiswaiting.　　W:Didyousaytaxi?Ithoughtweweregoinginyourcar.　　M:Yes,well,Ihadplannedto,butI’llexplainlater.You’vegottobethereinanhour.　　W:Theplanedoesn’tleavefortwohours.Anyway,I’mreadytogonow.　　M:Well,nowyouaretakingjustonecase,isthatright?　　W:No,thereisoneinthehallaswell.　　M:Gosh,whatalotofstuff!Youaretakingenoughforamonthinsteadofaweek.　　W:Well,youcan’tdependontheweather.Itmightbecold.　　M:It’snevercoldinRome.CertainlynotinMay.Comeon,wereallymustgo.　　W:Right,weareready.We’vegotthebags,I’msurethereisnoneedtorush.　　M:Thereis.Iaskedthetaxidrivertowaittwominutes,nottwenty.　　W:Look,I’msupposedtobegoingawaytorelax.Youaremakingmenervous.　　M:Well,Iwantyoutorelaxonholidays,butyoucan’trelaxyet.　　W:OK,Ipromisenottorelax,atleastnotuntilwegettotheairportandIfindmypassport.　　Q19:Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherpassport?　　Q20:Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’strip?　　Q21:Whydoesthemanurgethewomantohurry?　　Q22:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?Conversation2　　W:Oh,I’mfedupwithmyjob.　　M:Hey,thereisaperfectjobforyouinthepapertoday.Youmightbeinterested.　　W:Oh,whatisit?Whatdotheywant?　　M:Waitaminute.Eh,hereitis.TheEuropeanSpaceAgencyisrecruitingtranslators.　　W:TheEuropeanSpaceAgency?　　M:Well,that’swhatitsays.TheyneedanEnglishtranslatortoworkfromFrenchorGerman.W:SotheyneedadegreeinFrenchorGerman,Isuppose.Well,I’vegotthat.What’smore,Ihaveplentyofexperience.Whatelsearetheyaskingfor?nM:Justthat.Auniversitydegreeandthreeorfouryears’experienceasatranslatorinaprofessionalenvironment.Theyalsosaythepersonshouldhavealivelyandenquiringmind,effectivecommunicationskillsandtheabilitytoworkindividuallyorasapartoftheteam.W:Well,ifIstayonmypresentjobmuchlonger,Iwon’thaveanymindorskillsleft.Bytheway,whataboutsalary?Ijusthopeitisn’tlowerthanwhatIgetnow.M:It’ssaidtobenegotiable.Itdependsontheapplicant’seducationandexperience.Inadditiontobasicsalary,thereisalistofextrabenefits.Havealookyourself.　　W:Um,travelandsocialsecurityplusrelocationexpensesarepaid.Hey,thisisn’tbad.Ireallywantthejob.　　Q23:Whyisthewomantryingtofindanewjob?　　Q24:Whatpositionisbeingadvertisedinthepaper?　　Q25:Whatarethekeyfactorsthatdeterminethesalaryofthenewposition?SectionBShortPassagesPassage1　　Whencouplesgetmarried,theyusuallyplantohavechildren.Sometimes,however,acouplecannothaveachildoftheirown.Inthiscase,theymaydecidetoadoptachild.Infact,adoptionisverycommontoday.Thereareabout60thousandadoptionseachyearintheUSalone.Somepeopleprefertoadoptinfants,othersadoptolderchildren.Somecouplesadoptchildrenfromtheirowncountries,othersadoptchildrenfromforeigncountries.Inanycase,theyalladoptchildrenforthesamereason----theycareaboutchildrenandwanttogivetheiradoptedchildahappylife.Mostadoptedchildrenknowthattheyareadopted.Psychologistsandchild-careexpertsgenerallythinkthisisagoodidea.However,manyadoptedchildrenoradopteeshaveverylittleinformationabouttheirbiologicalparents.Asamatteroffact,itisoftenverydifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparentsbecausethebirthrecordsofmostadopteesareusuallysealed.Theinformationissecretsonoonecanseeit.Naturally,adoptedchildrenhavedifferentfeelingsabouttheirbirthparents.Manyadopteeswanttosearchforthem,butothersdonot.Thedecisiontosearchforbirthparentsisadifficultonetomake.Mostadopteeshavemixedfeelingsaboutfindingtheirbiologicalparents.Eventhoughadopteesdonotknowabouttheirnaturalparents,theydoknowthattheiradoptiveparentswantthem,lovethemandwillcareforthem.Questions26-29arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.Accordingtothespeaker,whydosomecouplesadoptchildren?27.Whyisitdifficultforadopteestofindoutabouttheirbirthparents?28.Whydomanyadopteesfindithardtomakethedecisiontosearchfortheirbirthparents?29.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?Passage2KatherineGrahamgraduatedfromtheUniversityofChicagoin1938andgotajobasanewsreporterinSanFrancisco.Catherine’sfatherusedtobeasuccessfulinvestmentbanker.In1933,heboughtafailingnewspaper,TheWashingtonPost.ThenKatherinereturnedtoWashingtonandgotajob,editinglettersinherfather’snewspaper.ShemarriedPhilipGraham,whotookoverhisfather-in-law’spositionshortlyafterandbecamepublisherofTheWashingtonPost.Butformanyyears,herhusbandsufferedfrommentalillnessandhekilledhimselfin1963.nAfterherhusband’sdeath,Katherineoperatedthenewspaper.Inthe1970s,thenewspaperbecamefamousaroundtheworldandKatherinewasalsorecognizedasanimportantleaderinnewspaperpublishing.ShewasthefirstwomantoheadamajorAmericanpublishingcompany,TheWashingtonPostCompany.Inafewyears,shesuccessfullyexpandedthecompanytoincludenewspaper,magazine,broadcastandcablecompanies.　　Shediedofheadinjuriesafterafallwhenshewas84.Morethan3thousandpeopleattendedherfuneral,includingmanygovernmentandbusinessleaders.HerfriendssaidshewouldberememberedasawomanwhohadanimportantinfluenceoneventsintheUnitedStatesandtheworld.Katherineoncewrote,“Theworldwithoutnewspaperswouldnotbethesamekindofworld”.Afterherdeath,theemployeesofTheWashingtonPostwrote,“TheworldwithoutKatherinewouldnotbethesameatall.”Questions30-32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.30.WhatdowelearnfromthepassageaboutKatherine’sfather?31.WhatdoesthespeakertellusaboutKatherineGraham?32.WhatdoesthecommentbyemployeesofTheWashingtonPostsuggest?Passage3Obtaininggoodhealthinsuranceisarealnecessitywhileyouarestudyingoverseas.Itprotectsyoufromminorandmajormedicalexpensesthatcanwipeoutnotonlyyoursavingsbutyourdreamsofaneducationabroad.Thereareoftentwodifferenttypesofhealthinsuranceyoucanconsiderbuying:internationaltravelinsuranceandstudentinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillbegoing.Aninternationaltravelinsurancepolicyisusuallypurchasedinyourhomecountrybeforeyougoabroad.Itgenerallycoversawidevarietyofmedicalservicesandyouareoftengivenalistofdoctorsintheareawhereyouwilltravelwhomayevenspeakyournativelanguage.ThedrawbackmightbethatyoumaynotgetyourmoneybackimmediatelyInotherwords,youmayhavetopayallyoumedicalexpensesandthenlatersubmityourreceipttotheinsurancecompany.Ontheotherhand,gettingstudentheathinsuranceinthecountrywhereyouwillstudymightallowyoutoonlypayacertainpercentageofthemedicalcostatthetimeofserviceandthusyoudon’thavetohavesufficientcashtopaytheentirebillatonce.Whateveryoudecide,obtainingsomeformsofhealthinsuranceissomethingyoushouldconsiderbeforeyougooverseas.Youshouldn’twaituntilyouaresickwithamajormedicalbillstopayoff.Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　33.Whydoesthespeakeradvicetheoverseasstudentstobuyhealthinsurance?　34.Whatisthedrawbackofthestudentsbuyinginternationaltravelinsurance?　35.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutstudentsgettinghealthinsuranceinthecountrywheretheywillstudy?SectionCCompoundDictationMoreandmoreoftheworld’spopulationarelivingintownsorcities.Thespeedatwhichcitiesaregrowinginthelessdevelopedcountriesis(36)alarming.Between1920and1960,bigcitiesindevelopedcountries(37)increasedtwoandahalftimesinsize,butinotherpartsoftheworldthegrowthwaseighttimestheirsize.The(38)sheersizeofgrowthisbadenough,buttherearenowalsovery(39)disturbingsignsoftroubleinthe(40)comparisonofpercentagesofpeoplelivingintownsandpercentagesofnpeopleworkinginindustry.Duringthe19thcentury,citiesgrewasaresultofthegrowthofindustry.InEurope,the(41)proportionofpeoplelivingincitieswasalwayssmallerthanthatofthe(42)workforceworkinginfactories.Now,however,the(43)reverseisalmostalwaystrueinthenewlyindustrializedworld:(44)thepercentageofpeoplelivingincitiesismuchhigherthanthepercentageworkinginindustry.Withoutabaseofpeopleworkinginindustry,thesecitiescannotpayfortheirgrowth；(45)Thereisnotenoughmoneytobuildadequatehousesforthepeoplethatlivethere,letalonethenewarrivals.Therehasbeenlittleopportunitytobuildwatersuppliesorotherfacilities.(46)Sothefiguresforthegrowthoftownsandcitiesrepresentproportionalgrowthofunemploymentandunderemployment,agrowthinthenumberofhopelessanddespairingparentsandstarvingchildren.