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英语四级听力模拟考试题及答案Shortconversations1.W:I’mgoingtogiveupplayingchess.Ilostagaintoday.M:Justbecauseyoulost?Isthatanyreasontoquit?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?2.M:DoyouknowSally’snewaddress?She’sgotsomemailhere,andI’dliketoforwardittoher.W:Well,we’venotbeenintouchforquiteawhile.Let’ssee.Maryshouldknowit.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?3.W:Imissedclassesthismorning.Couldyoupleaselendmeyournotes?M:Mynotes?You’veneverseemyhandwriting,haveyou?Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?4.M:I’mtakingmygirlfriendtothefancynewrestaurantforherbirthdaytonight.W:Iwenttherelastweekend,Ifounditratherdisappointing.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?5.W:Winterisoveratlast.Timetoputawaymyglovesandboots.M:I’vebeenwaitingforthisformonths.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?6.W:Thankyouforbringingthebooks
1back.M:Ithoughtyouneedthemovertheweekend.Manythanksforlettingmeusethem.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?thank和选项中的appreciate为同义词7.W:Areyouworkingflexiblehours?M:No,I’mnot.Theweathertodayissonice,soIdecidedtowalktowork,andthatmeantIhadtoleaveanhourearlierthanusual.Q:Whatdidthemandecidedtodo?walktowork.和选项中的Goonfoot.为同义表达8.W:Ourplanehasbeencirclingforalongtime.Whythedelay?M:Theairportisclosedforawhilethismorning,andthingsarestillnotbacktonormal.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?closedforawhile和选项中的Temporaryclosing同义长对话一Woman:Morning,thisisTGC!Man:Goodmorning,WalterBarryhere,callingfromLondon.CouldIspeaktoMr.Grand,please?Woman:Who’scalling,please?Man:WalterBarry,fromLondon.Woman:Whatisitabout,please?Man:Well,Iunderstandthatyourcompanyhasachemicalprocessingplant.MyowncompanyLCP,LiquidControlProducts,isaleaderinsafetyfromleaksinthefieldofchemicalprocessing.I’dliketospeaktoMr.GrandtodiscusswaysinwhichwecouldhelpTGCtoprotectitselffromsuchproblemsandsavemoneyatthesame
2time.Woman:Yes,Isee.Well,Mr.Grandisnotavailablejustnow.Man:CanyoutellmewhenIcouldreachhim?Woman:He’sverybusyforthenextfewdays.Thenhe’llbeawayinNewYork.Soit’sdifficulttogiveyouatime.Man:CouldIspeaktosomeoneelse,perhaps?Woman:Who,inparticular?Man:Acolleague,forexample?Woman:Youarespeakingtohispersonalassistance.IcandealwithcallsforMr.Grand.Man:Yes,well,couldIringhimtomorrow?Woman:No,I’msorry,hewon’tbefreetomorrow.Listen,letmesuggestsomething.Yousendusdetailsofyourproductsandservices,togetherwithreferencesfromothercompanies.Andthenwe’llcontactyou.Man:Yes,that’sverykindofyou.Ihaveyouraddress.Woman:Verygood,Mr…?Man:Barry.WalterBarry,fromLCPinLondon.Woman:Right,Mr.Barry.Welookforwardtohearingfromyou.Man:Thankyou,goodbye.Woman:Bye.9.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoman’scompany?10.Whatdowelearnabouttheman?11.What’sthewoman’spositioninhercompany?12.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?长对话二Man:MissYamada,didyoueverthinkthatyouwouldfindyourselflivingandworkinginthewestern
3world?Woman:No,notreally,althoughI’vealwayslistenedtorecordingsofgreatorchestrasfromEurope.Man:Soyouenjoyedclassicalmusicevenwhenyouwereveryyoung?Woman:Oh,yes.Iwasanonlychild.Man:Youwerebornin1955,isthatright?Woman:Yes,IbeganviolinlessonsatschoolwhenIwas6.Man:Asyoungasthat,didyoulikeit?Woman:Oh,yes,verymuch.Man:Whendidyoufirstplayonyourown?Imean,whendidyougiveyourfirstperformance?Woman:IthinkIwas8…?No,Nine.Ijusthadmybirthdayaweekbefore,andmyfatherhadboughtmeanewviolin.Iplayedasmallpieceattheschoolconcert.Man:Didyouknowthenthatyouwouldbecomeaprofessionalviolinist?Woman:Yes,Ithinkso.Ienjoyplayingtheviolinverymuch,andIdidn’tmindpracticing,sometimesthreeorfourhoursaday.Man:AndwhendidyoufirstcometoEurope?Woman:Iwasverylucky.WhenIwasfifteen,IwonascholarshiptoacollegeinParis.Thatwasforathree-yearcourse.Man:Howdidyourparentsfeelaboutthat?Woman:Ithinktheywerepleasedandworriedatthesametime.Itwasthechanceofalifetime.ButofcourseIwouldbethousandsofmilesfromhome.Anyway,IstudiedinParisforthreeyearsandthenwentbacktoTokyo.13.WhatdoweknowaboutthewomanbeforeshewenttoEurope?14.Whatdoesthewomansayabouthermusicexperience?15.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutherstudyinParis?
4短文点评PassageOneWhatmakesapersonfamous?Thisisamysterythatmanypeoplehavecarefullythoughtabout.Allkindsofmythssurroundthelivesofwell-knownpeople.MostpeoplearefamiliarwiththeworksofWilliamShakespeare,oneofthegreatestEnglishwritersofthe16thand17thcenturies.YethowmanyknowShakespearetheperson,themanbehindtheworks?Aftercenturiesofresearch,scholarsarestilltryingtodiscoverShakespeare'spersonalhistory.Itisnoteasilyfoundinhiswritings.Authorsofthetimecouldnotprotecttheirworks.Anactingcompany,forexample,couldchangeaplayiftheywantedto.Nowadays,writershavecopyrightsthatprotecttheirwork.ManymythsaroseaboutShakespeare.Somesaidhehadnoformaleducation.Othersbelievethathebeganhiscareerbytendingthehorsesofwealthymen.Allofthesemythsareinteresting,butaretheytrue?Probablynot.Shakespeare'sfatherwasarespectedmaninStratford-on-Avon,amemberofthetowncouncil.HesentyoungWilliamtogrammarschool.MostpeopleofElizabethantimesdidnotcontinuebeyondgrammarschool;so,Shakespearedidhave,atleast,anaverageeducation.SomepartsofShakespeare'slifewillalwaysremainunknown.TheGreatLondonFireofl666burnedmanyimportantdocumentsthatcouldhavebeenasourceofclues.Wewillalwaysbeleftwithmanyquestionsandfewfacts.Question16WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutWilliamShakespeare?Question17WhatdowelearnaboutShakespeare'sfather?Question18Whereveryougoandforwhateverreason,it’simportanttobesafe.Whilethemajority
5ofpeopleyoumeetintravellingareshorttobefriendlyandwelcoming,theyaredangerous.Theftbeingthemostcommon.Justasinyourhomecountry.Donotexpecteveryoneyoumeettobefriendlyandhelpful.It’simportanttoppreparedforyourtripinadvanceandtotakeprecautionswhileyouaretravelling.Asyouprepareforyourtrip,makesureyourhavetherightpaperwork.Youdon’twanttogettoyourdestination,onlytofindyouhavethewrongvisa,orworse,thatyourpassportisn’tvalidanymore.Also,makesureyoutravelwithpropermedicalinsurance.Sothatifyousickorinjuredduringyourtravels,youwillbeabletogettreatment.Ifyouwanttodriveallyearabroad,makesureyouhaveainternationaldriver’slicense.Whenyougettoyourdestination,useofficialtransport.Alwaysgotobusandtaxistands,don’texceptrightsfromstrangerswhoofferyoualift.Ifthereisn’tameterinthetaxi,agreeonthepricebeforeyougetin.Ifyouprefertostayincheaphotelswhiletravelling,makesureyoucanlockthedoorofyourroomfromtheinside.Finally,bearinmindtosimile.It’sthefriendlyandthemostsincereformofcommunication.Anditsuretobeunderstoodinanypartoftheworld.Passage3TheBritisharesupposedtobefamousforlaughingatthemselves,buteventheirsenseofhumourhasalimit,astheBritishretailerGeraldRatnerfoundouttohiscost.WhenRatnertookoverhisfather'schainof130jewelryshopsin1984,heintroducedaveryclearcompanypolicy.Hedecidedthathisshopsshouldselldownmarketproductsatthelowestpossibleprices.Itwasagreatsuccess.TheBritishpubliclovedhischeapgoldearringsandhistastelesssilverornaments.By1991,Ratner'scompanyhad2,400shopsanditwasworthover680millionpounds.ButinAprilofthatyear,GeraldRatnermadeabigmistake.AtabigmeetingoftopBritishbusinesspeople,hesuitedupandexplainedthesecretofhissuccess.Peoplesay"Howcanwesellourgoodsforsuchalowprice?"Isay"Becausetheyareabsoluterubbish."Hisaudienceroaredwithlaughter.ButtheBritishnewspapersandtheBritishpublicwerenotsoamused.PeoplefeltinsultedandstayedawayfromRatner'sshops.Salesfelland6monthsafterhisspeech,Ratner'ssharepricehadfallenby42%.Thefollowingyear,thingsgotworseandGeraldRatnerwasforcedtoresign.Bytheendof1992,helosthiscompany,hiscareerandhishouse.Evenworse,25,000ofhisemployeeshadlosttheirjobs.Ithadbeenaveryexpensivejoke.Question22WhatdidGeraldRatnerdecidetodowhenhetookoverhisfather'sshops?Question23OnwhatoccasiondidGeraldRatnerexplainedthesecretofhissuccess?Question24HowdidpeoplefeelwhentheyleanedofGeraldRatner'sremarks?Question25WhatdoesthestoryofGeraldRatnersuggest?SpotDictationLookingatthebasicbiologysystems,theworldisnotdoingverywell.Yeteconomicindicatorsshowtheworldisprospering.Despiteaslowstartatthebeginningofthe
6eighties,globaleconomicoutputincreasedbymorethanafifthduringthedecade.Theeconomygrew,tradeincreased,andmillionsofnewjobswerecreated.Howcanbiologicalindicatorsshowtheoppositeofeconomicindicators?Theansweristhattheeconomicindicatorshaveabasicfault:theyshownodifferencebetweenresourcesusesthatsustainprogressandthoseusesthatwillhurtit.Themainmeasureofeconomicprogressisthegrossnationalproduct(GNP).Insimpleterms,thistotalsthevalueofallgoodsandservicesproducedandsubtractslossinvalueoffactoriesandequipment.Developedahalf-centuryago,GNPhelpedestablishacommonwayamongcountriesofmeasuringchangeineconomicoutput.Forsometime,thisseemedtoworkreasonablywell,butseriousweaknessarenowappearing.Asindicatedearlier,GNPincludeslossinvalueoffactoriesandequipment,butitdoesnottakeintoaccountthelossofnaturalresources,includingnonrenewableresourcessuchasoilorrenewableresourcessuchasforests.Thisbasicfaultcanproduceamisleadingsenseofnationaleconomichealth.AccordingtoGNP,forexample,countriesthatovercutforestactuallydobetterthanthosethatpreservetheirforest.Thetreescutdownarecountedasincomebutnosubtractionismadeforusinguptheforests.
