Ex.:____________________ By Tina, Sep. 15, 2011, To Petro china studs Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)
Section A
1. A) Skating. B) Swimming.
C) Boating and swimming. D) Boating and skating.
2. A) Put her report on his desk. B) Read some papers he recommended.
C) Improve some parts of her paper. D) Mail her report to the publisher.
3. A) She takes it as a kind of exercise.
B) She wants to save money.
C) She loves doing anything that is new.
D) Her office isn’t very far.
4. A) A shop assistant. B) A telephone operator. C) A waitress. D) A clerk.
5. A) A railway porter. B) A taxi driver. C) A bus conductor. D) A postal clerk.
6. A) Most people killed in traffic accidents are heavy drinkers.
B) She does not agree with the man.
C) Drunk drivers are not guilty.
D) People should pay more attention to the danger of drunk driving.
7. A) $1.40. B) $6.40. C) $4.30. D) $8.60.
8. A) Collect papers for the man. B) Do the typing once again.
C) Check the paper for typing errors. D) Read the whole newspaper.
9. A) The woman does not want to go to the movies.
B) The man is too tired to go to the movies.
C) The woman wants to go to the movies.
D) The man wants to go out for dinner.
10. A) By bus. B) By bike. C) By taxi. D) On foot.
Section B Compound Dictation
In police work, you can never predict the next crime or problem. No working day is identical to any other, so there is no “(S1) ________” day for a police officer. Some days are (S2) ________ slow, and the job is (S3) ________; other days are so busy that there is no time to eat. I think I can (S4) ________ police work in one word: (S5) ________. Sometimes it’s dangerous. One day, for example, I was working undercover; that is, I was on the job, but I was wearing (S6) ________ clothes, not my police (S7) ________. I was trying to catch some robbers who were stealing money from people as they walked down the street. Suddenly, (S8) ________. Another policeman arrived, and together, we arrested three of the men; but the other four ran away. Another day, I helped a woman who was going to have a baby. (S9) ________. I put her in my police car to get her there faster. I thought she was going to have the baby right there in my car. But fortunately, (S10) ________.
S2. relatively
S3. boring
S4. describe
S5. variety
S6. normal
S7. uniform
S8. seven bad men jumped out, one man had a knife and we got into a fight.
S9. She was trying to get to the hospital, but there was a bad traffic jam.
S10. the baby waited to “arrive” until we got to the hospital.
Section A
1.M:Boating and Skating are my favorite sports.
W:I like swimming,but not boating or skating.
Q:Which sport does the woman like?
2.W:Have you finished reading my research report.I put it on your desk last week.
M:Yes,but you have to revise some parts of it,I'm afraid,if you want to get it
published.
Q:What does the man suggest that the woman should do?
3.M:Hi,Susan,I hear that you walk all the way to the office these days.
W:Yes,I've found great pleasure in walking.That's the type of exercise I enjoy
very much.
Q:Why does the woman walk all the way to the office?
4.M: How about the food I ordered I've been waiting for20 minutes already.
W:I'm very sorry,Sir.I will be back with your order in a minute.
Q:What's the woman's job?
5.W:Excuse me, Sir.I'm going to send this parcel to London. What's the postage for it?
M:Let me see,It's one pound and fifty.
Q:Who is the woman most probably speaking to?
6.M:I think it's high time we turned our attention to the
Legal Age for Marriage (1997) Throughout the United States, the legal age for marriage shows some difference./ The most com mon age without parents’ consent is 18 for both females and males./ However, persons who are under age in their home state can get married in another state, and then return to the home stat e legally married./ Each state issues its own marriage license./ Both residents and non-residents a re qualified for such a license./ The fees and ceremonies vary greatly from state to state./ Most st ates, for instance, have a blood test requirement, but a few do not./ Most states permit either a c ivil or religious ceremony, but a few require the ceremony to be religious./ In most states a waitin g period is required before the license is issued. /This period is from one to five days depending o n the state. / A three-day-wait is the most common. In some states there is no required waiting p eriod. The Railways in Britain (1998) The success of early railways, such as the lines between big cities,/ led to a great increase in railw ay building in Victorian times. / Between 1835 and 1865 about 25000 kilometers of track were bu ilt,/ and over 100 railway companies were created. / Railway travel transformed people's lives. / Trains were first designed to carry goods. / However, a law in the 19th century forced railway companies to run one cheap train a day / which stopped at every station and cost only a penny a mile. / Soon working class passengers found they could a fford to travel by rail. / Cheap day excursion trains became popular and seaside resorts grew rapi dly. / The railways also provided thousands of new jobs:/ building carriages, running the railways and repairing the tracks. / Railways even changed the time. / The need to run the railways on tim e meant that local time was abolished/ and clocks showed the same time all over the country. / United Nations Day (1999) The 24th of October is celebrated as United Nations Day. /it is a day that belongs to everyone./ A nd it is celebrated in most countries of the world./ Some countries celebrate for a week instead o f a day. /In many parts of the world, schools have special programs for the day. /Boys and girls in s ome communities decorate a UN tree./ In other communities, young people put on plays about t he UN./ Some libraries exhibit children’s art works from around the world. /Schools celebrate wit h the songs and dances of other countries/ or give parties where foods of other countries are ser ved./ No matter how the day is celebrated,/ the purpose of these celebrations is to help everyon e understand the UN,/ and the important roles it plays in world affairs. /The UN encourages peop le to learn about other lands and their customs./ In this way, people can gain a better understand ing and appreciation of peoples all over the world./ What We Know About Language (2000)
英语专业四级考试1993年——203年听写原文 1993 Package Holidays Package holidays, covering a two weeks' stay in an attractive place, are increasingly popular. Once you get to the airport, it is up to the tour operator to see that you get safely to your destination．Everything is laid on for you．There is, in fact, no reason for you to bother to arrange anything yourselves．You make friends and have a good time. But there is very little chance that you will really get to know the local people．This is even less likely on a coach tour, when you spend almost your entire time traveling．Of course, there are carefully planned stops for you to visit historic buildings and monuments. You may visit the beautiful, the historic, the ancient. But time is always short．There is also the added disadvantage of being obliged to spend you holiday with a group of people you have never met before． (1994) The American Family The American family unit is changing. There used to be mainly two types of families, the extended and the nuclear. The former included mother, father, children, and some other relatives such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby. Then as the economy progressed from agricultural to industrial, people began moving to different parts of the country in order to search for job opportunities. These moves split up the extended family. The nuclear family consisting of only parents and children has therefore become far more wide spread. Today’s family, however, can be composed of diverse co mbinations. With the divorce rate nearly one in two, there's an increase in single-parent homes—a father or mother living with one or more children. Blended families occur when divorced men and women remarry and combine the children from former marriages into a new family. On the other hand, there is an increase in childless couples while one in rive Americans lives alone. (1995) Unidentified Flying Objects There are many explanations for why UFOs visit the Earth. / The most popular one is that they maybe visitors from other planets./ To fly such aircraft, their builders must develop different forms of aviation,/because they seem to fly much faster than normal aircraft./ The UFOs, it is believed, must contain scientists/ from other planets who are studying life on earth./ It is even believed that several such aircraft may have landed on earth/ and the space visitors may be living amongst us./ But there are also less fantastic explanations available./ Although some sightings of UFOs are difficult to explain, most can be explained quite easily./ In many cases the observers might have made a mistake./ They might have seen a weather balloon or an aircraft./ Or the light they saw in the sky might have been light from the ground,/ reflected on to the clouds./ However, the exact cause of many sightings still remained a mystery.
2008年英语专业四级考试全真试卷及其参考答案SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the.following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation. 1. When is Anne available for the meeting? A. The third week of May. B. The third week of June. C. The eleventh of June. D. The eleventh of May. 2. Their meeting will probably take place in A. London. B. Toronto. C. Mexico City. D. Chicago. 3. When is Eric calling back? A. Thursday afternoon. B. Friday afternoon. C. Thursday morning.
D. Friday morning. Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation. 4. According to the woman, advertisements A. let us know the best product. B. give us sufficient information. C. fail to convince people. D. give misleading information. 5. In the woman's opinion, money spent on advertisements is paid A. by manufacturers. B. by customers. C. by advertisers. D. by all of them. 6. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?. A. The woman seems to be negative about advertising. B. The woman appears to know more about advertising. C. The man is to be present at a debate on advertising. D. The man has a lot to talk about on advertising. Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation,
2000 年专四听力答案 PART I DICTATION What We Know About Language Many things about language are a mystery and will remain so. / However, we now do know something about it. / First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort. / No human race anywhere on earth is so backward / that it has no language of its own at all. /Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language. / There are many people whose cultures are undeveloped, / but the languages they speak are by no means primitive. / In all the languages existing in the world today,/ there are complexities that must have been developed for years. / Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate./ Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture. /And finally, we know that language changes over time, / which is natural and normal if a language is to survive. / The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead. PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. M:Jill,have you registered with the next semester? W:Not yet, there's still something that I'm not sure. Do you know if Professor Smith's economics 102 is still available to all undergraduate students? M:No, I don't think so. Last semester I tried to register in that course but all the other people told me not to. W:Why not? M:They said that my lack of knowledge in higher mathematics might be an obstacle in understanding Professor Smith's theory. W:Really? M:(I ) Jack tqld me that Professor Smith usually uses lots of formulas inside class. So you'd better make sure that you are extremely familiar with these formulas if you are seriously considering taking his course. W:What a shame I (2)My friends all told me that Professor Smith has lots of original ideas and he really can stimulate students to think. But I don't think I have the mathematical skills to keep up with the others. M:lf you want to take the course so much, why don't you register in a course in higher mathematics first? W. But I'm afraid that I will miss Professor Smith's course when I finish the mathematics course. M:Hey, I heard that Professor Smith would give the same course in the semester that starts next fall. ( 3 ) Why don't you take a year's higher mathematics and register in economics 102 the next fall? W:That sounds a good idea. I. [ B] 推断题。根据 ''They said that my lack of knowledge in higher mathematics might be an obstacle in understanding Professor Smith's theory. 可知，缺少高等数学知识会阻碍理解史密斯 教授的理论，所以学习经济学需要有高等数学知识，因而[ B]项伟正确答案。 2. [D] 细节题。文中提到 ''My friends all told me that Professor Smith has lots of original ideas and he really stimulate students to think. ”由此可知，史密斯教授有很很多新颖的观点，斌且
听力tips： #如何充分使用流利阅读的原文音频# 第一遍，不看原文，听大意，记下没有听懂的词，听完复述并概括听到的内容； 第二遍，不看原文，边听边尝试逐字逐句模仿，并猜测词汇的音标以及意思； 第三遍，看原文，查不懂的词汇的意思，完全弄懂文章意思，并且边听边模仿，逐句模仿语音语调以及单词发音； 第四遍，一直播放音频，边听边加紧速度跟读，培养语音语调 第五遍，一直播放音频，边听边跟读，并尝试背诵文章（如果背不下来，至少应该能够完整的复述文章的大意、逻辑和主旨） #如何高效地抓住新闻文章主旨？# 拿到一篇新闻英语听力，抓住它的主旨异常重要，因为这直接关系到你是否理解了文中作者的意思。而听力主旨题也是大学四六级和雅思托福听力中经常碰到的题目。 一般情况下，听主旨一般要抓住两点： 一是目的主旨，即新闻主角这么做的目的是什么，一般会在动词不定式或“for”之类表原因的词后出现； 二是内容主旨，即每一段的主旨大意，新闻内容的主旨一般会体现在题目或是第一段中（因为大多数新闻都是采取“倒金字塔”结构的写作方式，新闻事件概括会在新闻开头）；另外，每一段的主旨其实可以试着采用抓住干，也即抓主谓宾等关键信息得出。 #如何使用其他材料练习精听# 1.先从头到尾听一遍这段材料了解大意 2.再听一遍，这一次着重记录有哪些词没听出来 3.再听一遍，听不懂的地方再对照听力原文找原因。 4.最后一遍，听完后用英文把材料复述一遍，可以一小段一小段地复述材料。复述的 不必时候一字一句按照原文来，可以用自己的话来表达，尽可能用上刚才学到的单 词，短语，句式等表达。 精听时尽量选择政治经济类的新闻材料，比如CNN Student News, BBC,The Economist 等，所有的听力材料必须带有完整的听力文本。 #如何使用其他材料练习泛听# 泛听材料的选取范围比精听的要广泛，理论上只要选取适合自身水平的材料就行，能够兼顾知识性和趣味性则最好。泛听时不需要有太大压力，它的主要目的是在听力材料中重现已经熟悉知识点并加以巩固，培养耳朵对英文的敏感度，温故而知新。目前市面上的泛听材料非常多，这里推荐两种，一种是有声书，另一种是Podcast。 #有声书的选择# 有声书是指以音频格式记录的书籍作品等。很多英文经典名著和畅销书都推出了相应的有声书版本，比如 The Kite Runner（《追风筝的人》）, Pride and Prejudice（《傲慢与偏见》）, The Great Gatsby（《伟大的盖茨比》）等等。经济学人每期的 word-for-word 音频也属于有声书的一种。不同于单调的机器朗读，英文有声书的朗读者大都是专业的播音员或者演员出身，声线优美，朗读时的表现力很强，很多作品在朗读者的演绎下增色不少。
Popular Pastime of the English People One of the best means of understanding the people of any nation is watching what the do with their non-working time. Most English men, women and children love growing things, especially flowers. Visitors to England in spring, summer or autumn are likely to see gardens all they way along the railway lines. There are f lowers at the airports and flowers in factory grounds, as well as in gardens along the roads. Each English town has at least one park with beautifully kept flower beds. Public buildings of every kind have brilliant window boxes and sometimes baskets of flowers are hanging on them. But what the English enjoy most is growing things themselves. If it is impossible to have a garden, then a window box or something growing in a pot will do. Looking at each other ’s gardens is a popular pastime with the English. 4. British and American Police Officers Real policemen, both in Britain and the ., hardly recognize any commonpoints between their lives and what they se on TV — if they ever get home in time. Some things are almost the same, of course, but the policemen do not think much of them much of them. The first difference is that a policeman ’s real life deals with the law. Most of what he learns is the law. He has to know actually what actions are against the law and what facts can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a lawyer, and what ’s more, he has to put it into practice on his feet, in the dark and, running down a narrow street after someone he wants to talk to. Little of his time is spent in talking with beautiful girls or in bravely facing cruel criminals. He will spend most of his working life arranging millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, ordinary people who are guilty--- or not of stupid, unimportant crimes. Useful Words and Expressions: 1. think much of 重视，尊重 2. in court 在法庭上 3. criminal 罪犯，犯罪者 4. guilty 犯罪的，有罪的 5. Living Space How much living space does a person need What happens when his space needs are not met Scientists are doing experiments on rats to try to determine the effects of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have enough living space, they eat well, sleep well and produce their young well. But if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior and even their health change obviously. They can not sleep and eat well, and signs of fear and worry become clear. The more crowded they are, and more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus, for rats, populations and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well Is enough space not only satisfactory, but necessary for human survival These are interesting questions.
预测策略： 通过预览标题、选择项和其他信息，预测听力内容或难点。如： 1. 在听之前，预览插图或练习来预测将听到的内容。 2. 在听之前，预览选择项来预测将听到的内容。 3. 在浏览问题的基础上对所有要听的内容做预测和推断。 4. 在听之前，根据标题、选择项等信息对要听的话题进行有关的联想。 语法策略： 利用语法知识更好地理解说话者的意思（如：虚拟语气，语篇标记词，对长句的结构分析等），如： 1. 在听音过程中，运用语言知识帮助理解（如固定搭配，语篇标记词，语法知识）。 2. 在听音过程中，集中精力于理清句法关系，特别注意推导句法关系的关键次，如cause, affect, conclude等。 3. 在听音过程中，通过分析长句结构来理解。 4. 在听音过程中，更多注意篇章结构特点 词汇策略： 听的过程中将注意力集中在生词上。如： 1．听英语碰到生词时，尽量记住生词的发音或写下音标，听完后再根据发音在字典上查找它的拼写和意思。 2．听英语碰到生词时，跳过去继续往下听。 3．上听力课之前，预习该课的生词。 4．在课后做听力中常用词汇的收集。 5．在听音过程中，在脑海里建立视觉形象来帮助理解和记忆生词和新信息。 6．利用上下文猜测生词和词组。 推理策略： 激活和话题或场景相关的背景知识及常识，通过说话者的语调、语气推断出对话的场景和人物关系或说话者的态度、看法。如： 1、听英语材料时，借助背景声音，说话者的语气语调帮助理解。 2、对于听不懂的词能根据具体的语境即上下文进行猜测。 3、能利用文化背景知识帮助理解所听的内容。 4、在听音过程中，利用上下句情景对听音内容进行判断。 5、在听音过程中，常借助语境（如背景声音、说话者的语气语调、说话者的态度等）来推 测听力材料中谈话发生的地点、说话者间的关系。 联想策略： 根据经验，建立已知信息和求知信息之间的联系。如： 1、在听音过程中，将先后听到的相关信息联系起来理解。
2017专四答案+听力原文 Part Ⅰ DICTATION Learning Sympathy A big part of being human is feeling sympathy, / but how early on in our lives do we learn this? / Scientists find that babies respond to other people / by crying when other babies cry. / However, babies can’t distinguish between themselves and others / until they’re eighteen to twenty months old. / Toddlers start to show concern for others around this time. / Kids also begin to do things like comforting other people. / And by the time they’re three, / most children will try to protect a victim in a fight. Part Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A TALK 1. a physical classroom 2. a coherent concept 3. personalized curriculum 4. (more) meaningful practice 5. feedback 6. collaborative learning 7. question and answer 8. fundamental human right 9. lifelong learning 10. innovation SECTION B CONVERSATIONS 1. What’s wrong with the man’s computer? 答案：A. It has wiped the data from the flash drive. 2. How will the man be compensated if the computer can’t be fixed? 答案：C. Get a new computer. 3. How did the man feel about the woman’s offer of compensation? 答案：D. Dissatisfied. 4. When will the service engineer come to fix the computer? 答案：B. After 8:30 tomorrow morning. 5. What is the man’s phone number? 答案：A. 6574-3205. 6. What sho uld we do if our neighbors didn’t reach out? 答案：B. Introduce ourselves first. 7. Which is the best way to handle a noisy neighbor? 答案：C. Give him a reason to stop. 8. What should we do if we have a nosy neighbor? 答案：D. Don’t answer their questions. 9. How long do we expect our neighbors to stay? 答案：B. Five to ten minutes. 10. Where can we get more information on this topic? 答案：D. CBS news website.
2016年英语专业四级考试答案 Listening PART I DICTATION Think Positively and Feel Positively Are you confident or insecure in a difficult situation? Do you react positively or negatively? The answer may depend in part on whom you are around. A study found that negative thinking can be contagious in some cases. For example, the researchers studied 103 college roommates. They measured each roommate?s tendency towards negative thinking. It was found that thinking patterns can be contagious. Students with a negative thinking roommate became more depressed themselves and students with more positive thinking roommates were more likely to become more positive as well. PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A TALK 1. success 2. challenging settings 3. National Spelling Contest 4. passion and perseverance 5. future a reality 6. marathon 7. grittier 8. measures of talent 9. not fixed 10. not permanent SECTION B CONVERSATIONS 1. C. procedure 2. A. job 3. C. presentation 4. D. company 5. B. 11 Thursday 6. B. Handle 7. A. increased by 6 to 8. B. first 9. D. withdraw 10. A. charitable
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2009年专四听力答案 PART I DICTATION New Year's Eve For many people in the west, New Year's Eve is the biggest party of the year. /lt's the time to get together with friends or family/and welcome in the coming year. / New Year's parties can take place in different places. /Some people hold a house party; others attend street parties;/ while some just go for a few drinks with their friends. /Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays. / There is one thing that all New Year's Eve parties have in common,/ the countdown to midnight./ When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs./ It's also popular to make a promise in the New Year. /This is called a New Year's resolution. / Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit. /However, the promise is often broken quite quickly /and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days. PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation. W: Hi, Mark. How are you? M: (2) Actually, I'm really fed up, Linda. It's Jean. W: (2) Jean? Who is Jean? M: Oh, nobody really. (1) Just a most stunningly attractive girl in my year school. W: Oh, is that all? (1) So what's the problem? M: (1) Well, the thing is I just don't know how to make her notice me, or... W: Wait a minute. I've got a brilliant idea I (3) Why don't you try talking to her? M: (3)But I wouldn't know what to say. 1... W: Look, she's in your chemistry class, isn't she? You're good at chemistry. (3) You could offer to help her with her chemistry homework. How about that? M: Not bad. Just one problem. W: What? M: (3) She's better than me at chemistry. W: OK, then? (3) Well, there is that party at John's on Friday night. You could invite her. M: ( 2/3 ) Just another small problem. John's her boyfriend. Key:1.B 2.C 3.A Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. W: Yes, can I help you?