12月英語四級預(yù)測試卷標準聽力答案以及解析

　　Section A

　　11. M: Then why did you decide to quit your former job?

　　W: Thats because of the journey. It took me about two hours to get to work. Your firm is within walking distance.

　　Q: Why does the woman want to change her job?

　　【解析】選。男士問女士為什么辭了以前的工作。女士說因為她每天要花兩個小時去上班，同時流露出羨慕男士的公司離其住所近，錯誤。女士所說的journey，指路程而不是旅行，錯誤。項未提及。中說女士不想在上班的路上花太多的時間，符合題意。12. W: Do you think Edward will get here on time for the job interview?

　　M: If he doesnt, nobody will.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　【解析】選。這道題關(guān)鍵在于聽懂男士的回答。女士問他Edward能否準時參加面試，男士并未直接回答，而是說：如果他不能的話，那么就沒有人能了，言外之意就是他肯定會準時到達。

　　13. M: Hey, you should be doing your art class now. Why are you here?

　　W: I realized Ive no talent for drawing. Drama is a better alternative than those　brushes.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　【解析】選。女士的回答中，Drama is a better alternative than those brushes是這個對話中的關(guān)鍵點。項表明她已經(jīng)退出了藝術(shù)課，而選擇了戲劇課，故為答案。

　　14. W: Oh dear, I gained these 10 pounds in the last 3 months, none of my clothes fit any more.

　　M: I wouldnt complain, you look much better. In fact, you can gain another 5 pounds and still look good.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　【解析】選。每每女士為自己的體重大驚小怪時，男士常會給予一定的安慰和勸說。對話中男士說you look much better. In fact, you can gain another 5 pounds and still look good表明，男士勸女士不應(yīng)為其體重擔(dān)心。

　　15. M: Id like to buy these four greeting cards. Are they ten yuan each?

　　W: Three of them are. But that smaller one costs only half the price of the big ones.

　　Q: How much will the man pay for the cards?

　　【解析】選。這是一道綜合性的計算題，但并不復(fù)雜，只要聽到Three of them are 其中三個是每個十元及that smaller one costs half the price of the bigger ones小卡片的價錢是大卡片的一半，確定應(yīng)選。

　　16. W: I know youre busy, but how about attending a film festival tonight? Your favorite star will make an appearance.

　　M: You think Id give that a miss?

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　【解析】選。女士對男士說我知道你很忙，但今晚你愿意參加一個電影節(jié)嗎，你最喜歡的明星會露面。男士反問道，你認為我會放棄這個機會嗎?實際上暗示了他肯定會去的，這和選項 吻合。男士的回答中，You think Id give that a miss?是這個對話的關(guān)鍵點。

　　17. W: Would you mind sending champagne and strawberries to my room at 1 a.m. please?

　　M: Ill try, maam. But on Wednesday the kitchen staff leave at mid-night.

　　Q: Where does the conversation probably take place?

　　【解析】選。champagne and strawberry、sending to my room、kitchen staff構(gòu)成了一個在賓館談?wù)撍筒偷奶囟▓鼍啊?/p>

　　18. W: You were on the phone for a long time. To whom were you talking?

　　M: Oh, to Susan. She always knows the latest news in town and she couldnt wait to see me to talk it over.

　　Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

　　【解析】選。對話中男士不僅回答了女士的問題，還進一步提到Susan急于告知他鎮(zhèn)上的最新消息。選項 eager to pass the information she knows就是對話中couldnt wait to see me to talk it over的同義轉(zhuǎn)述cant wait to do sth.意為急切地想要做某事。

　　Conversation One

　　W: Can I help you?

　　M: Yes, Id like to read some articles that are on reserve about British culture.

　　W: Professor Grands class?

　　M: Thats right. How could you know?

　　W: Lets just say you are not the first person coming in asking for those articles.

　　M: Oh, well, seeing as how I havent read any of them yet, it doesnt really matterwhich one you give me first.

　　W: Im afraid I cant give you any of them at the moment. Theyve all been checked out.

　　M: Youre joking, all of them?

　　W: Every month. Ive asked professor Grand twice already to bring in additional copies of the articles, but no sooner do I place them on the shelves than they are gone. See that girl in the black sweater? Shes been waiting for half an hour for those same articles to be returned.

　　M: And heres me. I went out of my way to free out the whole afternoon to read.

　　W: Im sorry, but there is not a whole lot I can do about it. All I can suggest is that you come in first thing tomorrow morning and try again. We open at eight.

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19. What is the man surprised to learn?

　　【解析】選。男士來借閱論文，被告知論文都被借走了，不由得說，You are joking, all of them?其中，You are joking表示不相信、驚訝之情。同義的表達有Are you kidding?

　　20. What does the woman say about Professor Grand?

　　【解析】選。根據(jù)選項無法判斷問題是什么的時候，更需要我們注意聽問題。 題目問Professor Grand的情況，圖書管理員說她已經(jīng)兩次請Professor Grand拿來多份論文，但總是很快就被借走了。其他選項在對話中都找不到依據(jù)。

　　21. What does the woman suggest that the man do?

　　【解析】選。對話的最后部分女士建議男士明天一早就過來，并告訴他開館時間為8點。

　　Conversation Two

　　M: Come on, Julie, how are we going to convince everybody that Im the best candidate?

　　W: It wont be easy!

　　M: Thanks a lot!

　　W: Oh, just kidding. Actually, I think once we show everyone how well you did asjunior class treasurer, you are sure to be elected president.

　　M: Well..., whats your strategy?

　　W: One thing I was thinking of is to hang campaign posters in all the hallways.

　　M: But everyone puts up posters. We need to do something different.

　　W: Let me finish. The campus radio station is willing to let you have five minutestomorrow morning at seven to outline your plans for the year. Lots of students will hear you then.

　　M: Great idea!

　　W: Ive also arranged for you to give a speech during dinner time tomorrow. Over a hundred students will be there. And you can answer questions after you finish speaking.

　　M: That means Id better come up with a speech pretty quickly. How about if I write it tonight and show it to you after chemistry class tomorrow?

　　W: Fine. Ill see you after class.

　　M: You are really good at this. Ill be glad you agreed to help me out.

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22. What election are the speakers discussing?

　　【解析】選。聽對話，注意對話開頭部分，捕捉與elected相關(guān)的信息，根據(jù)the best candidate，sure to be elected president可以判斷他們談?wù)摰氖菍W(xué)生會主席的選舉。

　　23. What do we learn from the conversation?

　　【解析】選。對話首句男士問how are we going to...;女士策略：One thing I was thinking of..., Ive also arranged for you...。根據(jù)細節(jié)進行推理可知，女士是在幫助男士策劃競選活動。

　　24. What will the man do tonight?

　　【解析】選。聽音時捕捉與選舉有關(guān)的動作行為：come up with a speech以及write it tonight。問題問男士今天晚上將要做什么，為細節(jié)再現(xiàn)。

　　25. What will the speakers do after chemistry class?

　　【解析】選。聽對話，捕捉與選項有關(guān)的表動作的詞句，come up with a speech，and show it to you after chemistry class。問題問談話者化學(xué)課后做什么。根據(jù)細節(jié)進行推理，應(yīng)該是Review the mans talk。

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　Human beings enjoy challenges. Many of them like physical challenges. They ask themselves questions like these: How fast can I run? How high can I climb? How deep can I dive? How far can I swim? How long can I hold my breath? How much can I lift? How high can I jump? Because people enjoy challenges, they like to play sports and watch other people play sports. They like climbing, running, diving, lifting, jumping, and so on. Every four years millions of people all over the world enjoy the international sports competition called the Olympics. There are challenges that are not physical challenges. There are social and intellectual challenges, too. Leonardo da Vinci, who lived in Italy during the fifteenth century, enjoyed every possible challenge. He was an artist and painted the well known picture, the Mona Lisa. He was an engineer who made plans for a city with roads under the street for traffic. He was an inventor who invented a device to let people breathe under water. He was a scientist, and he learned a great deal about human structure.

　　Another kind of challenge faced the Egyptians between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago when they decided to build the first pyramid. They used six million tons of rock. That is enough to build a ten foot wall around all of France. Four hundred thousand men worked for twenty years to build it.

　　So, for thousands of years, people accepted challenges. Today we still have many challenges before us. Medical science faces the challenges of conquering the many diseases which still attack human beings. Engineers and planners must build new cities and new kinds of transportation. Scientists must develop new forms of energy. And many of us are interested in the challenge of space. We live in an age of challenge.

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. When people participate in sporting activities, what kind of challenge do they face?

　　【解析】選。預(yù)讀選項可知此題詢問的是challenge的類型。在聽的過程中需要留意涉及類型的細節(jié)。文中開頭的Many of them like physical challenges后用一系列的例子，如How fast I can run?...They like climbing, running...表明，當(dāng)人們參加體育活動時他們面對的是physical challenges。

　　27. Which belongs to social challenge?

　　【解析】選。預(yù)讀選項可以推測此題是考查對四種行為在細節(jié)上的區(qū)分。在聽的過程中需要留意文中出現(xiàn)了哪幾種行為、分別是為了說明什么問題而出現(xiàn)。

　　28. How do people react to the category of social challenges?

　　【解析】選。預(yù)讀選項可以推測此題是考查They對them的態(tài)度。在聽問題時需要留意They和them分別指代的是什么。

　　Passage Two

　　Today well examine the role that private transportation ― namely, the automobile ― plays in city planning.

　　A number of sociologists blame the automobile for the decline of the downtown areas of major cities. In the 1950s and 1960s the automobile made it possible to work in the city and yet live in the suburbs many miles away. Shopping patterns changed; instead of going to downtown stores, people in the suburbs went to large shopping malls outside the city and closer to the home. Merchants in the city failed, and their stores closed.

　　Downtown shopping areas became deserted. In recent years theres been a rebirth of the downtown area, as many suburbanites have moved back to the city. Theyve done this, of course, to avoid highways blocked with commuters from the suburbs. Ive chosen this particular city planning problem―our dependence on private transportation ― to discuss in groups. Im hoping you will all come up with some novel solutions. Oh, and dont approach the problem from a purely sociological perspective; try to take into account environmental and economic issues as well.

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. How did the automobile affect the work force in the 1950s and 1960s?

　　【解析】選。預(yù)讀選項可以推測此題是考查對It對workers或jobs的影響。在聽問題時需要留意It指代的是什么。

　　30. What problem did downtown city merchants face in the 1960s?

　　【解析】選。預(yù)讀選項可知此題是考查對四種負面事實的區(qū)分，需要留意文中關(guān)于這些細節(jié)的陳述。

　　31. According to the speaker, why are some people moving back to the city?

　　【解析】選。預(yù)讀選項可知此題詢問的是關(guān)于某件事情的原因。文中提到人們從鄉(xiāng)下搬回到城市的原因是：to avoid highways blocked with comustters...,是對此的同義轉(zhuǎn)述。

　　Passage Three

　　The United States operates under a federal system of government. Under the federal system, power is divided between the central government and the states. The central government is given specific powers. These powers are named in the Constitution. Powers that are not assigned to the central government in the Constitution belong to the states.

　　The central government can pass laws that affect trade between states. The central government can also make treaties with foreign countries. It has the power to print money. The Constitution gives the central government these powers. These powers belong to the central government only. However, the states have many powers that the central government cannot control. For example, a state is allowed to tax people who live and work in the state. The central government cannot put a limit on the amount of money that a state taxes its people.

　　Many people feel that the federal system has many good points. One good point is that it restrains the power of the central government. The central government cannot become too powerful. Another good point is that the central government makes sure that the bigger states dont become too powerful. Under the Constitution, all states are treated equally. The laws of the central government do not favor one state over another.

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. What does the passage mainly tell us?

　　【解析】。在聽錄音之前，預(yù)覽四個選項可知本文與federal system或central government and the states有關(guān)。而且這些選項的概括性很強，很有可能詢問文章的主旨大意。

　　33. Which is the power of the states governments?

　　【解析】。預(yù)讀選項可以推測此題是考查對四種行為在細節(jié)上的區(qū)分。在聽的過程中需要留意文中出現(xiàn)了哪幾種行為、分別是為了說明什么問題而出現(xiàn)。

　　34. What is stated in the passage?

　　【解析】。預(yù)讀選項可以推測此題是考查對四種事實的區(qū)分，而且均與中央政府和每個州的權(quán)力有關(guān)。

　　35. According to the passage, what is a good point about the federal system?

　　【解析】。預(yù)讀選項可以推測此題是考查對四種事實的區(qū)分，需要留意文中出現(xiàn)了哪種或哪幾種事實。