2014年大学英语四级听力考试试题(二)

大学英语四级听力考试试题(二) 一、Listening Comprehension（Section A）（共15小题,共105.0分）In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D], and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 第1题 A When he was 12. B When he was 20. C When he was 25. D When he was five. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] W: How long have you been writing? M: Frankly speaking, I began writing poems when I was 12. But I didn't publish any one until I was 20. Then I changed to write essays when I was 25. Q: When did the man start writing poems? 第2题 A He refused to take the job because of the bad food. B He cannot bear the food's smell so he may quit. C It's difficult to work because the food smells so good. D He is so hungry and wants to take a break. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] W: How is your new job at the student cafeteria? Have you started it yet? M: Have I? Hours of smelling bad food--I just can't take it anymore. Q: What can be inferred about the man's problem? 第3题 A It was a long lecture, but easy to understand. B It was not as easy as she had thought. C It was as difficult as she had expected, D It was interesting and easy to follow. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]   M: What do you think of Professor Brown's lecture? W: The topic was interesting, but the lecture was much more difficult to follow than I had expected. Q: What does the woman say about the lecture? 第4题 A Ask Tom to send an invitation. B Get the Johnsons' address. C Invite Tom to the party. D Tell Tom to pick up the Johnsons. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]   W: I want to ask the Johnsons to come to the party. Do you know their address? M: No. But I would like them to come. I think Tom can give you their address. Q: What is the woman going to do? 第5题 A The man is usually the last one to hand in his test paper. B The man has made a mess of his final exam. C The man doesn't have a good study habit, D The man is a very diligent student. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]   M: I'm exhausted. I stayed up the whole night for my final math exam. W: But why do you always wait until the last minute? Q: What does the woman mean? 第6题 A Stop looking for the socks for he thinks none is left. B Check the sales area. C Ask somebody else. D Stay where she is. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]   W: Where can I find some of the socks you advertised on sale? M: Check out the sales rack in the aisle. There's still quite a few left. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 第7题 A At a newsstand. B At a car dealer's. C At a publishing house. D At a shopping mall. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]   M: Excuse me. I'd like to place an advertisement for a used car in this Sunday's edition of your paper. W: OK, but you have to run your advertisement all week. We can't quote rates for just Sunday. Q: Where is the conversation most probably taking place? 第8题 A Go on with the game. B Draw pictures on the computer. C Have a good rest. D Review his lessons. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] W: Mark is playing computer games. M: Should he do that when the final exam is drawing near? Q: What does the man think Mark should do? 第9题 A Doctor and patient. B Receptionist and client. C Teacher and student. D Partners. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]9-12 W: Good afternoon. This is Wilson Communications. Can I help you? M: Hi, I am calling about the cellphone I bought from your company two months ago. I am afraid there is some problem with it. W: What happened to your cellphone? M: It seems that sometimes I can't get incoming and outgoing calls and it always gives me a busy signal. Do you know what the problem could be? W: Could you tell me how long this has been happening? M: A couple of days. At the beginning I thought it could be the handset's problem but then I realized it was probably the transmission signal. W: Please give me your number and I will check whether there is any problem on the line. M: 978924. W: Thank you. Please hold onto the line and I will get back to you in a minute. M: Sure. W: Sorry to keep you waiting, sir. I have checked your number and everything is fine. It could be due to our line upgrading and sometimes it could affect certain mobile numbers. M: How long do I have to wait before the signal returns to normal? W: Well, another couple of days. And if the problem still exists after two days, please give us a call and we will look into it and solve it. M: OK. Thank you. 9. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers? 第10题 A Half a year ago. B Two months ago.    ( C One month ago. D Two weeks ago. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]   When did the man buy his cellphone? 第11题 A Sometimes he can't get incoming and outgoing calls and always gets a busy signal. B When he receives a call, it always cuts off. C When he makes calls, there are always noises. D He always calls into wrong numbers. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]   What is the problem with the man's cellphone? 第12题 A It could be the cellphone equipment. B It could be the line upgrading. C It could be the man's wrong operation. D Not given. 【正确答案】：B 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What could be the possible reason for the problem with the man's cellphone according to the woman? 第13题 A A satellite. B An ordinary plane. C A space plane. D A space rocket. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]13-15 W: Today we have with us Dr Michael White, a space scientist, to tell us about a new space plane that British scientists are working on. Firstly, Dr White, could you tell us what the space plane looks like? M: Well, it looks just like an ordinary plane, really. It's about the same size as a plane, and it can carry about 50 passengers. W: But it doesn't act like an ordinary plane, does it? M: No, it's much faster. For example, you could fly from London to Beijing in only 30 minutes. W: My goodness! And how does it work? M: Well, shortly after taking off, the plane leaves the earth's atmosphere and goes into orbit around the earth until it returns to the ground. W: So it's really a kind of space rocket. M: Not really, no, for two reasons. First, a space rocket can only be used once, but this space plane can be used for many times. Second, while the plane is traveling through the atmosphere, the pilot can fly it just like an ordinary plane. W: It sounds very exciting. 13. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? 第14题 A A space plane is bigger than an ordinary plane. B A space plane looks totally different from an ordinary plane. C A space plane carries more passengers than an ordinary plane. D A space plane travels much faster than an ordinary plane. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] How is a space plane different from an ordinary plane? 第15题 A A space rocket can only be used once. B The pilot can fly a space plane just like an ordinary plane. C A space rocket travels much faster than a space plane. D Both A and B. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] Why does the man say that a space plane is not a kind of space rocket? 二、Listening Comprehension（Section B）（共10小题,共70.0分） In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 第1题 A Country cricket teams. B University cricket teams. C High school cricket teams. D Winner teams in the national matches. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]16-18    To most foreigners, especially those from the eastern world, such as Chinese and Japanese, cricket seems a dreadfully boring game. But English people think the sound of a wooden cricket ball striking a wooden cricket bat is just about the most beautiful sound in the town.    The all-England cricket team is the most important one. Its players, who may be either amateur or professional, are chosen from the country cricket teams. The most important international matches are those played between England and Australia, and are held one year in one country, the next year in the other. While these matches are being played, if an Englishman says; "The news is terrible", he does not mean that an international disaster has occurred--but merely that England is not doing well at cricket.    But to see real English cricket, a visitor should go to watch a village team. On Saturday and Sunday summer afternoons, on driving into any village; he is certain to hear the crack of a bat hitting a ball. Then presently he will come to a field or village green. All around it, sitting on the ground, on benches, or in their cars, are the people of the neighborhood. They are not saying much, but their eyes are fixed on the cricket pitch. 16. Where are the all-England cricket team players chosen from? 第2题 A Matches between England and Australia. B Matches between England and America. C Matches between England and Ireland. D Matches with national teams from all over the world. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] Which international cricket matches are the most important ones for English people? 第3题 A On Saturday and Sunday summer mornings. B On Saturday and Sunday winter mornings. C On Saturday and Sunday summer afternoons. D On Saturday and Sunday winter afternoons. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] When should a visitor go to watch a village cricket game? 第4题 A The beginning of the United States. B The American Civil War. C The 19th century. D It's unclear. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]19-21    Well, good morning. Last week we went through the beginning of the new republic. There are a number of myths we need to clear up. The first is that the legislators of the US Constitution saw the document as what it was. In fact, a lot of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention hated it. So many compromises had to be made in order to secure agreement that many participants viewed it, as Alexander Hamilton put it, "a weak and worthless fabric". Fifteen delegates refused to sign it, and even the Constitution's biggest supporters saw it as little more than a makeshift measure—after a few years passed, the new delegates could meet at another convention and try to pass something better. Another myth that has been propagated in history was that the Founding Fathers believed in democracy. The truth is the Founding Fathers, that is, the men who framed the Constitution, disagreed about many things, but on one point they were in complete agreement: that democracy meant mass rule and if uncontrolled, it would pose a grave threat to life, liberty and property, and so on. There was nothing unusual in the Founding Fathers' suspicion of democracy; it was conventional wisdom in the 18th century. Even well into the 19th century, in the United States as well as Western Europe, the word "democracy" had a boring connotation, especially among conservatives. The question then becomes "how did both the Constitution and democracy become so workable and sustainable?" And that's what we'll deal with in the next class. 19. What historical period does the lecture mainly talk about? 第5题 A They appreciated it very much. B They thought it would lay down a solid foundation for the new republic. C They all hated it. D Generally they were not satisfied with it. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What did the legislators of the Constitution think of this document? 第6题 A How did both the Constitution and democracy become so workable and sustainable? B How did both the Constitution and republic become so workable and sustainable? C How did the system of democracy become so workable and sustainable? D Not given. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What is the topic of the next class? 第7题 A Wide coverage of events. B Quick speed of production. C Immediacy of reporting. D Focus on local events. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]22-25    A good modern newspaper is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business and fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features as well, from editorial pages to feature articles and interviews to criticism of books, art, theatre and music.    A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to them, in and out, glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragraphs of the next.    A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality, its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But the immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient value. For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: What each person does is to put together out of the pages of that day's paper, his own selection and sequence, his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading. 22. Which of the following is NOT a trait of a modern newspaper? 第8题 A Because people scan for the news they are interested in. B Because different people prefer different newspapers. C Because people are rarely interested in the same kind of news. D Because people have different views about what makes a good newspaper. 【正确答案】：C 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] Why does the speaker say that no two people really read the "same" newspaper? 第9题 A Because it tries to serve different readers. B Because it has to cover things that happen in a certain locality. C Because readers are difficult to please. D Because readers like to read different newspapers. 【正确答案】：A 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] Why does a good modern newspaper offer "a variety" to readers? 第10题 A Newspaper readers apply reading techniques skillfully. B Newspaper readers jump from one newspaper to another. C Newspaper readers appreciate the variety of a newspaper. D Newspaper readers usually read a newspaper selectively. 【正确答案】：D 【本题分数】：7.0分 【答案解析】 [听力原文] What conclusion can we draw from the passage? none、三（共Listening Comprehension（Section C）小题,11共分）77.0 第1题    Luo Lin, a 23-year-old man from Zigong, Sichuan Province, won 10,000 yuan (US$ 1,250) for quitting smoking.    The  (1)  was the highest for the Sichuan section of Quit & Win, an international contest  (2)  by the World Health Organization every two years. The aim is to encourage people to  (3)  smoking. Nearly 100 countries and regions have  (4)  in the contest.    "It's a surprise that quitting smoking can be rewarded. I must show my  (5)  to my parents, who have kept encouraging me to kick the habit," Luo said.    According to Huang Ying, head of the health education department of the Disease  (6)   and Control Center of Sichuan Province, 2,194 people were  (7)  for the contest. The oldest was 91.    Some had a smoking history of 65 years or smoked up to 80  (8)  a day.    "The most difficult part about giving up smoking was in the first 10 days  (9)__________________________________________________   said Luo, who works with the People's Hospital of Zigong.    Another winner, Wu Jin, said: "It is hard to quit smoking. As an office worker, I would smoke to freshen myself after night shifts.  (10) ________________________________________ .But now things are much better."    Wu, from the provincial capital Chengdu, also said, "  (11)______________________________________________________________  ." 【正确答案】： 答案:reward [本题分数]： 7.0 分 【答案解析】 [听力原文]26-36    Luo Lin, a 23-year-old man from Zigong, Sichuan Province, won 10,000 yuan (US$1,250) for quitting smoking.    The (26) reward was the highest for the Sichuan section of Quit & Win, an international contest (27) staged by the World Health Organization every two years. The aim is to encourage people to (28) quit smoking. Nearly 100 countries and regions have (29) participated in the contest.    "It's a surprise that quitting smoking can be rewarded. I must show my (30) gratitude to my parents, who have kept encouraging me to kick the habit," Luo said.    According to Huang Ying, head of the health education department of the Disease (31) Prevention and Control Center of Sichuan Province, 2,194 people were (32) screened for the contest. The oldest was 91.    Some had a smoking history of 65 years or smoked up to 80 (33) cigarettes a day.    "The most difficult part about giving up smoking was in the first 10 days (34) when I had to keep chewing gum and drinking ice-cold water," said Luo, who works with the People's Hospital of Zigong.    Another winner, Wu Jin, said: "It is hard to quit smoking. As an office worker, I Would smoke to freshen myself after night shifts. (35) During the first several days when I began to quit. I couldn't get to sleep. But now things are much better."    Wu, from the provincial capital Chengdu, also said, "(36) I wish my friends would quit for their own health and that of their families." 第2题 【正确答案】： 答案:staged 第3题 【正确答案】： 答案:quit 第4题 【正确答案】： 答案:participated 第5题 【正确答案】： 答案:gratitude 第6题 【正确答案】： 答案:Prevention 第7题 【正确答案】： 答案:screened 第8题 【正确答案】： 答案:cigarettes 第9题 【正确答案】： 答案:when I had to keep chewing gum and drinking ice-cold water 第10题 【正确答案】： 答案:During the first several days when I began to quit, I couldn't get to sleep 第11题 【正确答案】： 答案:I wish my friends would quit for their own health and that of their families 跟多试卷请访问《做题室》www.zuotishi.com