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1、2008年12月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案Part III Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: 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
2、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.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。11.A) Only true friendship ca
3、n last long. B) Letter writing is going out of style. C) She keeps in regular touch with her classmates. D) She has lost contact with most of her old friends.12. A) A painter. C) A porter. B) A mechanic. D) A carpenter.13. A) Look for a place near her office. C) Make inquiries elsewhere. B) Find a n
4、ew job down the street. D) Rent the $600 apartment.14.A) He prefers to wear jeans with a larger waist. B) He has been extremely busy recently. C) He has gained some weight lately. D) He enjoyed going shopping with Jane yesterday.15.A)The woman possesses a natural for art. B) Women have a better arti
5、stic taste than men. C) He isnt good at abstract thinking. D) He doesnt like abstract paintings.16.A) She couldnt have left her notebook in the library. B) she may have put her notebook amid the journals. C) she should have made careful notes while doing reading. D) she shouldnt have read his notes
6、without his knowing it.17. A)she wants to get some sleep C) she has a literature class to attend B) she needs time to write a paper D)she is troubled by her sleep problem18.A)He is confident he will get the job. B)His chance of getting the job is slim. C)It isnt easy to find a qualified sales manage
7、r. D)The interview didnt go as well as he expected.Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19.A)He can manage his time more flexibly. B)He can renew contact with his old friends. C)He can concentrate on his own projects. D)He can learn to do administrative work.20.A)Read
8、ing its ads in the newspapers. B)Calling its personnel department. C)Contacting its manager. D)Searching its website.21.A)To cut down its production expenses. B)To solve the problem of staff shortage. C)To improve its administrative efficiency. D)To utilize its retired employeesresources.Questions 2
9、2 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22.A)Buy a tractor. B)Fix a house. C)See a piece of property. D)Sing a business contract.23.A)It is only forty miles form where they live. B)It is a small one with a two-bedroom house. C)It was a large garden with fresh vegetables. D)It has a
10、 large garden with fresh vegetables.24.A)Growing potatoes will involve less labor. B)Its soil may not be very suitable for corn. C)It may not be big enough for raising corn. D)Raising potatoes will be more profitable.25 A)Finances B)Equipment C)Labor D)ProfitsSection BDirections: In this section, yo
11、u 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
12、Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage One26 A)To introduce the chief of the citys police force B)To comment on a talk by a distinguished guest C)To address the issue of community security D)To explain the functions of the city council27 A)He has distinguished himself in city manageme
13、nt B)He is head of the International Police Force C)He completed his higher education abroad D)He holds a masters degree in criminology28 A)To coordinate work among police departments B)To get police officers closer to the local people C)To help the residents in times of emergency D)To enable the po
14、lice to take prompt action29 A)Popular B)discouraging C)effective D)controversialPassage Two30 A)people differ greatly in their ability to communicate B)there are numerous languages in existence C)Most public languages are inherently vague D)Big gaps exist between private and public languages31 A)it
15、 is a sign of human intelligence B)in improves with constant practice C)it is something we are born with D)it varies from person to person32 A)how private languages are developed B)how different languages are related C)how people create their languages D)how children learn to use languagePassage Thr
16、ee33 A)she was a tailor B)she was an engineer C)she was an educator D)she was a public speaker34.A)Basing them on science-fiction movies. B) Including interesting examples in them C) Adjusting them to different audiences D) Focusing on the latest progress in space science35.A) Whether spacemen carry
17、 weapons B) How spacesuits protect spacemen C) How NASA trains its spacemen D) What spacemen cat and drinkSection CDirections : In this section .you will hear a passage three time. When the passage is read for first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. when the passage is read for
18、 the first time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36to43 with the exact words you have just heard. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you sh
19、ould check what you have written.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。Crime is increasing world wide. There is every reason to believe the (36)_will continue through the next few decades.Crime rates have always been high in multicultural, industrialized societies such as the United States, but a new(37)_has appeared o
20、n the world(38)_rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few(39)_. Street crimes such as robbery, rape (40)_and auto theft are clearly rising(41)_in eastern European countries such as Hungary and in western European nations such as the united Kingdom.What is driving this crime
21、(42)_?There are no simple answers. Still，there are certain conditions(43) _with rising crime increasing heterogeneity (混杂) of populations, greater cultural pluralism, higher immigration, democratization of government,(44) _These conditions are increasingly observable around the world . For instance,
22、 cultures that were previously isolated and homogeneous(同种类的) ,such as Japan, Denmark and Greece (45)_Multiculturalism can be a rewarding, enriching experience, but it can also lead to a clash of values. Heterogeneity in societies will be the rule in the twenty-first century, and (46)_参考答案11.D. She
23、has lost contact with most of her friends12.A. A painter13.C. Make inquiries elsewhere14.C. He has gained some weight lately15.D. he doesnt like abstract paintings16.B .she may have put her notebook amid the journals17.A .she wants to get some sleep18.B .his chance of getting the job is slim 19.A20.
24、A21.D22.C23.B24.C25.A26. A) To introduce the chief of the city police force.27. D) He holds a masters degree in criminology.28. B) To get police officers closer to the local people.29. C) Effective.30. B) There are numerous languages in existence.31. C) It is something we are born with.32. D) How ch
25、ildren learn to use language. 33. B) She was an engineer.34. C) Adjusting them to different audiences.35. A) Whether spacemen carry weapons. 36 trend37 phenomenon38 scene39 offences40 murder41 particularly42 explosion43 associated44 changing national borders, greater economic growth and the lack of
26、accepted social ideas of right and wrong.45 are now facing the sort of cultural variety that has been common in America for most of its history.46 failure to recognize and plan for such diversity can lead to serious crime problems.Script Section A Short Conversations 11M: I just received an Email fr
27、om one of my former classmates. I was surprised, I hadnt heard from him for ages. W: Well, Ive been out of touch with most of my old friends, only one or two still drop me a line occasionally, Q: What does the woman mean? 12. M: If you can make up your mind about the color, I can start on the outsid
28、e of your house early next week. W: Well, right now I think I want white for the window frames and yellow for the walls, but Ill let you know tomorrow. Q: Who is the woman talking to? 13. W: Excuse me, do you have any apartments available for under 500 dollars a month? I need to move in next week wh
29、en my new job starts. M: The only vacant one I have is 600 dollars, have you inquired at the apartment complex down the street? Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 14. W: You bought a pair of jeans yesterday, didnt you? What are they like? M: Oh, they are pretty much like my other ones, excep
30、t with a larger waist. I guess I havent spent much time exercising lately. Q: What can we infer from the conversation about the man? 15. W: I really like those abstract paintings we saw yesterday. What do you think? M: I guess its something I havent acquired a taste for yet. Q: What does the man imp
31、ly? 16. W: You havent seen a blue notebook, have you? I hope I didnt leave it in the reading room. M: Did you check that pile of journals youve borrowed from the library the other day? Q: What is the man trying to say to the woman? 17. M: How about joining me for a cup of coffee? W: Id love to, but
32、Im exhausted. I was up till 3 this morning, writing a paper for my literature class. Q: Why does the woman decline the mans invitation? 18. W: You had a job interview yesterday, didnt you? How did it go? M: Not too bad, I guess. There were about 20 candidates competing for the sales managers job. An
33、d finally it was down to three of us, but the other two seemed better qualified. Q: What does the man imply? 长对话1 F: Simon, how does it feel to be retired? M: Well, not so bad. F: How have you been spending your time? M: I have been spending more time with my family. Ive also travelled a bit, you kn
34、ow, off season when everywhere is less crowded and hotels cost less. F: Great. M: You know I havent stopped work completely. F: Yes, could you tell us more about this? M: Im on a scheme thats called phased retirement; I had a six-month break from work, after that I could apply for project work with
35、the company I used to work for. F: How does the scheme work? M: Well, its a trial at the moment. Instead of hiring temporary stuff, the company advertises posts on its website that retired employees like myself can access. F: What sort of works advertised? M: Well, all sorts of things, really. Admin
36、istrative work and more specialized work, the sort of thing I can do. Some of the projects can last five or six months, and others can just be a couple of days. I can decide more or less when to work. So I can manage my own time. F: I can see its good for you. What is your company get out of this? M
37、: Well, I still have all my old contacts at work, so I know who to contact to get something done. The company gets flexibility, too. Once the jobs over, thats it. Im not on their books any more. Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Why does Simon find his retired li
38、fe enjoyable? 20. How does Simon get to know about the companys available posts? 21. Why does the company adopt the phased retirement scheme? 长对话2 W: Oh, where are we going? M: I want to show you something. W: I know, but what is it? M: A farm. Its just down this road. Its a small place, but at leas
39、t it would be our own. W: A farm? How can we afford to buy a farm? M: It isnt very large, only 40 acres. We wouldnt have to pay very much right now. W: Is there a house on the place? M: A small one, two bedrooms, but it needs to be fixed up a little. I can do the job myself. W: OK. Is there enough s
40、pace for a kitchen garden? M: There is about half an acre around the house. Thats plenty of space. W: Then we can grow our own fresh vegetables. And maybe keep a few chickens, couldnt we? M: Yes, and we can probably grow a lot of our own food. W: What are you thinking about growing, if we do take th
41、is place? M: Well, it really isnt big enough for corn. I thought we might try to raise a crop of potatoes. W: Potatoes? There are a lot of work. M: We are used to hard work, arent we? W: Yes, we are, but the money. Do we have enough to get started? It seems like a dream. M: I think weve saved enough
42、. We can pay a little on the farm and maybe put a few dollars down on the tractor, too. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Q 22: What are the speakers going to do at the time of the conversation? Q 23: What does the man say about the farm? Q 24: Why does the man in
43、tend to grow potatoes rather than corn on the farm? Q 25: What is the womans greatest concern about the mans plan? Section B Passage One Members of the city council and distinguished guests, it is my privilege to introduce to you today Mr. Robert Washington, chief of our citys police force. He will
44、address us on the subject of the Community Policing Program. Most of you know that Mr. Washington has a distinguished record as head of our police force for more than ten years. However, you may not know that he also holds a masters degree in criminology and studied abroad for a year with the intern
45、ational police force which deals with crimes around the world. Mr. Washington first introduced the Community Policing Program 8 years ago. The idea behind the program is to get the police officers out of their cars and into our neighborhoods where they can talk directly to merchants and residents ab
46、out the real dynamics of our city. These officers do more than make arrests. They try to find ways to help solve the problems that contribute to crime in the first place. Often that means hooking people up with services offered by other city agencies, such as schools, hospitals, housing, drug treatment centers. And the program seems to be working: crime is down and our citizens report that they feel more secure. Today Mr. Washington is going to tell us more about this program. Now lets welcome Mr. Robert Washington. 26. What is the purpose of the s