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2007年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案

2007年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案2007年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案2007年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案part i listening comprehension (20 minutes)1. m: mary, would you join me for dinner tonight?w: you treated me last weekend. now, it's my turn. shall we try something italian?q: what do we learn from the conversation?2. w: good afternoon, i'm calling to inquire about the four bedroom house you advertised in the newspaper.m: i am sorry, but it's already sold.q: what do we learn about the house from the conversation?a) it's only for rent, not for sale.b) it's not as good as advertised.c) it's being redecorated.d) it's no longer available.3. w: john, what are you doing on your computer? don't you remember your promise?m: this is not a game. it's only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.q: what is the probable relationship between the speakers?4. m: do you still keep in touch with your parents regularly after all these years?w: yes, of course. i call them at weekends when the rates are down fifty percent.q: what do we learn about the woman from the conversation?5. m: hurry, there is a bus coming.w: why run? there will be another one in two or three minutes.q: what does the woman mean?6. m: wow, that's a big assignment we got for the english class.w: well, it's not as bad as it looks. it isn't due until thursday morning.q: what does the woman mean?7. w: hello, is that steve? i'm stuck in a traffic jam. i'm afraid i can't make it before seven o'clock.m: never mind. i'll be here waiting for you.q: what do we learn from the conversation?8. m: you really seem to enjoy your literature class.w: you're right. it has opened a new world for me. i'm exposed to the thoughts of some of the world's best writers. i've never read so much in my life.q: what does the woman mean?9. w: listen to me, joe, the exam is already a thing of the past. just forget about it.m: that's easier said than done.q: what can we infer from the conversation?10. m: i hear you drive a long way to work everyday.w: oh, yes. it's about sixty miles. but it doesn't seem that far, the road is not bad, and there's not much traffic.q: how does the woman feel about driving to work?section b compound dictationit's difficult to imagine the sea ever running out of fish. it's so vast, so deep, so mysterious. unfortunately, it's not bottomless. over-fishing, coupled with destructive fishing practices, is killing off the fish and ruining their environment.destroy the fish, and you destroy the fishermen's means of living. at least 60 percent of the world's commercially important fish species are already over-fished, or fished to thelimit. as a result, governments have had to close down some areas of sea to commercial fishing.big, high-tech fleets ensure that everything in their path is pulled out of water. anything too small, or the wrong thing, is thrown back either dead or dying. that's an average of more than 20 million metric tons every year.when you consider that equal a quarter of the world catch, you begin to see the sides of the problem.in some parts of the world, for every kilogram of prawns (对虾) caught, up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish and other marine wildlife die, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.true, some countries are beginning to deal with this problem, but it is vital we find rational ways of fishing, before every ocean becomes a dead sea.it would make sense to give the fish enough time to recover, grow to full sizes and reproduce, then catch them in a way that doesn't kill other innocent sea life.part ii reading comprehension (skimming and scanning) (15 minutes)directions: in this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on answer sheet1.for questions 1-7, mark y (for yes) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;y (for no) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;ng (for not given) if the information is not given in the passage.共9页，当前第1页12007年6月大学英语四级CET4真题及答案相关内容:。

200712四级听力原文及答案

Part ⅢListening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirection: In his 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 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 Sheet2 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) She used to be in poor health.C) She was somewhat overweightB) She was popular among boys.D) She didn’t do well at high school.12. A) At he airport.B) In a restaurant.C) In a booking office.D) At the hotel reception.13. A) Teaching her son by herself.B) Having confidence in her son.C) Asking the teacher for extra help.D) Telling her son not to worry.14. A) Have a short break.B) Take two weeks off.C) Continue her work outdoors.D) Go on vacation with the man.15. A) He is taking care of this twin brother.B) He ha been feeling ill all week.C) He is worried about Rod’s health.D) He has been in perfect condition.16. A) She sold all her furniture before she moved house.B) She still keeps some old furniture in her new house.C) She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement.D) She brought a new set of furniture from Italy last month.17. A) The woman wondered why the man didn’t ret urn the book.B) The woman doesn’t seem to know what the book is about.C) The woman doesn’t find the book useful any more.D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man.18. A) Most of the man’s friends are athletes.B) Few people share the wo man’s opinion.C) The man doesn’t look like a sportsman.D) The woman doubts the man’s athletic ability.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have heard.19. A) She has packed it in one of her bags.B) She has probably left it in a taxi.C) She id going to get it the airport.D) She is afraid that she has lost it.20) A) It ends in winter.B) It will cost her a lot.C) It will last one week.D) It depends on the weather.21. A) The plane is taking off soon.B) There might be a traffic jam.C) The taxi is waiting for them.D) There is a lot of stuff to pack.22. A) At home.B) In the man’s car.C) At the airport.D) By the side of a taxi.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) She is thirsty for promotion.B) She wants a much higher salary.C) She is tired of her present work.D) She wants to save travel expenses.24. A) Translator.B) Travel agent.C) Language instructor.D) Environment engineer.25. A) Lively personality and inquiring mind.B) Communication skills and team spirit.C) Devotion and work efficiency.D) Education and experience.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passage. 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 questions , 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.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

2007年6月英语四级听力原文及参考答案

2007年6月英语四级听力原文及参考答案11.W: Did you watch the 7 o* clock program on channel 2 yesterday evening? I was about to watch it when someone came to see me. M: Yeah! It reported some major breakthrough in cancer research. People over 40 would find a program worth watching. Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the TV program?12.W: I won a first prize in the National Writing Contest and I got this camera as an awards IM: It' s a good camera! You can take it when you travel. I had no idea you were a marvelous writer.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?13.M: I wish I hadn' t thrown away that reading list!W: I though you might regret it. That* s why I picked it up from the waste paper basket and left it on the desk.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?14.W: Are you still teaching at the junior high school?M: Not since June. My brother and I opened a restaurant as soon ashe got out of the army.Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?15.M: Hi, Susan! Have you finished reading the book ProfessorJohnsoi recommended?W: Oh, I haven' t read it through the way I read a novel. I just read a few chapters which interested me.Q: What does the woman mean?16.M: Jane missed the class again, didn* t she? I wonder why?W: Well, I knew she had been absent all week. So I called her this morning to see if she was sick. It turned out that her husband was badly injured in a car accident.Q:What does the woman say about Jane?17.W: I' m sure the Smiths' new house is somewhere on the street,but I don‘ t know exa ctly where it is.M: But I’ m told it' s two blocks from their old home.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?18.W: I’ ve been waiting here almost half an hour! How come it took you so long?M: Sorry, honey! I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2007年6月四级听力长对话原文Conversation One:M: Hello, I have a reservation for tonight.W: Your name, please.M: Nelson, Charles Nelson.W: Ok, Mr. Nelson. That' s a room for five and...M: But excuse me, you mean a room for five pounds? I didn't know the special was so good.W: No, no, hold no-according to our records, a room for 5 guests was booked under your name.M: No, no---hold on. You must have two guests under the name.W: Ok, let me check this again. Oh, here we are.M:Yeah?W: Charles Nelson, a room for one for the 19th...M: Wait, wait. It' s for tonight, not tomorrow night.W: Em..., I don' t think we have any rooms for tonight. There' sa conference going on in town and---er, let' s see...yeah, no rooms.M: Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!W: Well, let---let me check my computer here...Ah!M: What?M: Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!W: There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honeymoonsuite is now available.M: Great, I' II take it.W: But, I 'II have to charge you 150 pounds for the night.M: What? I should have a discount for the inconvenience!W: Well, the best I can give you is a 10% discount plus a ticket for afree continent breakfast.M: Hey, isn' t the breakfast free anyway?W: Well, only on weekends.M: I want to talk to the manager.W: Wait, wait, wait...Mr. Nelson, I think I can give you anadditional 15% discount...Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you' ve just heard:19. What' stheman' s problem?20. Why did the hotel clerk say they didn' t have any rooms for that night?21. What did the clerk say about the breakfast in the hotel?22. What did the man imply he would do at the end of the conversation?第1页：2007年6月23日英语四级听力真题(11-18) 第2页：2007年6月23日英语四级听力真题(19-22) 第3页：2007年6月23日英语四级听力真题(23-25) 第4页：2007年6月23日英语四级听力真题(26-35) 第5页：2007年6月23日英语四级听力真题(01-10)Conversation Two:M: Sarah, you work in the admissions office, don' t you?W: Yes, I' nvHp ve been here ten years as assistant director.M: Really? What does that involve?W: Well, T m in charge of all the admissions of postgraduate students in the universit.M: Only postgraduates?W: Yes, postgraduates only. I have nothing at all to do with undergraduates.M: Do you find that you get particular-sort of...different national groups? I mean, do you get large numbers from Latin America or...W: Yes. Well, of all the students enrolled last year, nearly half werefrom overseas. They were from African countries, the Far East,theMiddle East, and Latin America.M: Em. But have you been doing just that for the last 10 years, or,have you done other things?W: Well, I' ve been doing the same job. Er, before that, I was secretary of the medical school at Birmingham, and further back, I worked in the local government.M: Oh, I see.W: So T ve done different types of things.M: Yes, indeed. How do you imagine your job might develop in the future? Can you imagine shifting into a different kind of responsibility or doing something...W: Oh, yeah, from October 1,I' II be doing an entirely different job.There' s going to be more committee work. I mean, more policy work, and less dealing with students, unfortunately-T II miss my contact with students.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you' ve just heard:23. What is the woman' s present position?24. What do we learn about the postgraduates enrolled last year in the woman' s university?25. What will the woman' s new job be like? 复合式听写原文Students' pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well meaning, but some of them aren' i very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in adjusting to college. And a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children' s difficulties. For one thing, parentsare often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don' t realize that the competition is keener, that the required standards of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change. Accustomed to seeing A' sandB' s on the high school report cards, they may be upset when their children' s first semester college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gently inquire why John or Mary isn' t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten to take their children out of college, or cut off funds. Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves, and think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives. In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different, and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, who are now young adults, must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.参考答案：Section C compound dictation36 meaning37 adjusting38 aware39 competition40 standards41 accustomed42 semester43 inquire44 at their worst, they may threaten to take their children out of college or cut off funds.45 think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives.46 who are now young adults, must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.。

2007TEM-4听力原文和规范标准答案

PART Ⅰ DICTATIONAdvertisingAdvertising has already become a very specialized activity in modern time s./ In today’s business world, supply is usually greater than demand. / There is great competition between manufactures of the same kind product/ because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand./ They always have to remind their customers/ of the name and qualiti es of their products by advertising.The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on the radio. / He sometimes employs salesgirls to distribute the samples of his products. / He sometimes advertises on the Internet as well. / In addition, he always has advertisements put into television program s that will accept them./ Manufacturers often spend huge sum s of money on advertisements./ We buy a particular product because we think that is the best. / We usually think so, because the advertisements say so. / People often don't ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth / when they buy advertised products from shops.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION Receptionist: Good evening, sir. Can I help you?Mark: Yes. I think I left my digital camera on the train from London earlier today.Receptionist: Did you, sir? Oh, well, in that case, we'd better fill in a Lost Property Form. (I) Can you tell me your name?Mark: Yes, it's Mark Adams.Receptionist: OK. (1) Your address?Mark: (2) You mean in Britain or in the States?Receptionist: How long are you staying?Mark: (2) Oh, I've still got a few months in Britain. Receptionist: OK, then can you give me your address here?Mark: Right. It's 18 Linden Drive, Laten Essex. (1) Do you want the phone number?Receptionist: Yes, I'd better have that too.Mark: OK,0809 45233.Receptionist: Thanks. And you say it was a digital camera. What make and model?Mark: It's Samsung J302.Receptionist: OK, got that. Now, you say it was the London train. What time did it arrive in Edinburgh?Mark: At 4:45 this afternoon.Receptionist: Well then, if we find it, sir, shall we phone you or write to you?Mark: No. (3) I think I will drop in the day after tomorrow to check out.Receptionist: Right you are, sir. We'll do our best.Conversation 2M: Right, this is the tennis club reception area. As a member, you don't have to register when you arrive. (4) But you must remember to register your guests. And you must be able to produce your membership card if a club official asks to see it.W: How many guests can I bring with me?M: You can bring up to 3 at any one time.W: Hum .that's good.M: Yes. Well, we want to attract people to our club. Now, (5) here are the changing rooms with showers and lockers for your clothes and things. Obviously, you don't have to leave your clothes in the lockers. But we strongly advise you to. It's much safer.W: How much do the lockers cost?M: Forty cents. But (5)you get the coin back when you take your things out. Right, and the tennis courts are round here to the left.W: Hum. And we can play for an hour at a time?M: (6)You can book the courts for thirty minutes or an hour. But you can carry on play until the next players arrive.W: Of course. What about cafe or bar?M: Yes, we have a club room which serves food and drink behind the reception. (7) The club room is open until 11 o'clock. But all players must leave the courts by 10 o'clock.W: Hum. That seems very good. Thank you very much for showing us around.M: Pleasure.conversation3W: Ah, good morning. It's Mr. Robinson, isn't it?M: Yes.W: Have a seat.M: Thank you.W: OK. I've got your letter of application. Now, as you know, when you apply for a post with our company, we need to find out a few things about both your academic background and recent work experience.M: Sure.W: First ofall.A-levels?M: Yes, I've got three. Geography, maths and physics.W: Geography, maths and physics. OK. And what about your degree? M: I went to Manchester University and (8) got an engineer degree with water management as my specialization.W: A-ha,l see.M: And as for work experience, I started it out after graduating in 1996 in India, working for the Indian Government.W: Did you work as a volunteer?M: ( 10) No, it was a three-year water irrigation project.W: That sounds fascinating. How did you organize that? You see, it wasn't a British company then.M: No, (9)1 know. My university had links with an Indian engineering university. So it was organized that level.W: And after that?M: Then I came back, moved to Sheffield and have been working with Latimer Engineering since then.W: And what exactly are you doing for Latimer?M: Ah, (10) I'm working in water irrigation again, this time as a project research assistant.W: Great. I've got your details. Now, let's move on to a more general discussion about what we are looking for here.Passage 1Hello everybody. Thank you very much for inviting me here. It's very pleasant to have a chance to talk to you about something that is obviouslyvery much on everybody's minds. (13)1 want to talk about an area of security or safety -bicyclesI know a lot of you have bikes. First, when you get your bike .whether it's new or second hand, bring it as soon as possible to us. We will be able to stamp it with a serial number. We actually stamp it into the metal. (11) We'll register the number, put it on our list. This can frighten criminals away if they realize there is a number stamped on it.Second, make sure you buy a good lock. It can be expensive. But it's never a waste of money, (12) If you have an expensive bike, it's worth buying two locks. Do spend money on the good lock, because the cheap ones can be very very easy to cut. Also, make sure you lock the bike to something permanent .though do be considerate to pedestrians. And if the worst happens-you lose your bike, you should immediately report it to the police station calling the serial number that should been stamped.Passage 2Good morning, everyone. And welcome to the English for Academic Purpose Center. I'd like to begin by briefly introducing the services we offer here at our center. First of all, we have wide range of language courses. In the first semester, (14)we run an 8-week conversation class for students of non-English speaking backgrounds. We wish to improve theirfluency, grammar and pronunciation in English. (14) The course is held on Tuesdays between 12:30 and 1:30. So that's one hour once a week. Please enroll with the secretary before Friday this week. For those of you who are interested in developing your writing skills, we have a 6-week course which runs for 2 hours between 4 and 6 on Wednesday afternoons, beginning in Week One. (16) They concentrate on the writing skills needed for assignments in the departments of economics and social sciences. Students must be enrolled in either of these departments. You probably not thinking about taking examinations yet. (17) But later on, towards the end of the term, you might like to enroll in our examination skills class. The course runs for 5 weeks, and two hours in a week. The course deals with the skills you need, in both written tests and oral examinations. (15)It is not necessary to enroll before the course starts. Just turn up for the first class.Passage 3(18)Leonar do da Vinci was born in 1452 inTuscany.As early as 1466, he was working in a workshop. Then, (18)in 1482 he moved to Milan. After the plague(黑死病) had swept the city of Milan in 1484-85, he turned his attention to town planning and made several designs for churches and other buildings. He moved to Florence, another city in Italyin 1500 where he (19) painted the famous Mona Lisa in 1503. Then he returned to Milan. Between 1510 and 1515, ( 19) after he had been working as an architect and engineer t o the French King Louis X B , he devoted himself to painting again and produced two great works St. Anne Mane & Child and St. John the Baptist. In 1515, ( 20 ) the King of France invited Leonardo to live in France. He moved to a castle there where he spent his last years, carrying out his own research. He died in 1519.News Item IIsrael's army entered the West Bank area on Tuesday to (21 ) evacuate （疏散）the last two Jewish settlements there. This ended Israel's decades-long occupation in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Conflicts between the Israelis and Palestinians have been called a major stumbling 障碍block to the Middle East peace. Israel formally began the pullout 撤退operation last Monday. Israeli Prime Minister put forward the disengagement撤军plan in 2003. It asked Israel to remove (22) all 21 settlements in the Gaza Strip and 4 in the West Bank.Romania 罗马尼亚and Bulgaria保加利亚on Monday signed an agreement to join the European Union on January 1st, 2007. That will bring the number of EU states to 27. (23) The agreement has to be approved by Romania and Bulgaria, as well as parliaments of all 25 EU states. The two states will join the 25-nation block provided they carry out reforms. (24) They neefl to fight corruption, strengthen border controls and improve justice, administration and state industrial support rules.If they do not,the membership could be delayed until 2008..News Item 3(25) An economic forum on opportunities in China is expected to bring scholars, business leaders and government officials to Beijing next week. More than 800 delegates are expected to attend 3-day Fortune财富杂志Global Forum全球论坛which opens on Monday. More than 250 foreign companies including 76 of the Global 500 will be represented.(26)The forum is held annually by the US' Fortune Magazine. This will be the forum's 10th year and third in China. Shanghai hosted it in 1999 and Hong Kong in 2001.Hong Kong Disneyland opened on Monday (27) with a total of 15 OOP visitors. Visitors from the mainland accounted for one third of the total. Most were from Guangdong. According to a survey, more than (28)55 percent of Guangzhou residents showed interest in visiting the theme park. (28) Some 22 percent of Shanghai residents and 20 percent of Beijingers also said they planed to visit it. Disneyland is expected to receive at least 1.5 million visitors between September and December.News Item 5(29) An Indonesia ferry轮船packed with hundreds of refugeesflee ing violence in the ravaged毁坏Spice Island, sank yesterday. And it was not clear whether anyone has survived, rescue official said. (30) Official said the ship had a capacity of 200 passengers. But around 500 were believed to have been on board after hundreds of refugees forced their way on to the ferry on the Island of Halmahera, seeing of bloody religious violence this month. There were about 198 passengers in crew on top of around 290 refugees. Selamen.head of the search and rescue team in the north of Celebes capital of Manado told the reporters.。

2007年专业英语四级听力部分及答案

Part I DICTATION (15MIN) TIME LIMIT: 135 MIN Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third reading, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 second. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during the time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHE (20 MIN)In sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn 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.Which of the following is NOT needed for the Lost Property Form?B.NationalityC.AddressD.Phone number2.From the conversation we know that Mark Adams comes fromA.EssexB.EdinburghC.LondonD.The US3.What will Mark Adams do the day after tomorrow?A.To come to the office againB.To wait for the phone callC.To call the officeD.To write to the officeQuestions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.8. At the university Mr. Robinson specialized inA. mathsB. physicsC. water managementD. geography9. Mr. Robinson worked for the Indian Government because ofA. university linksB. government agreementsC. company projects.D. degree requirements10. After Mr. Robinson returned from India, heA. changed jobs several timesB. went to live in ManchesterC. did similar work in IndiaD. became head of a research teamSECTION B PASSAGESI n this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11-13 are based on the following talk. At the end of the talk, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the talk.11. According to the talk, the owner of a bike has toA. register his bike immediatelyB. put his bike on a list at onceC. have it stamped with a numberD. report to the police station12. Thespeaker in the talk recommendsA. two locks for an expensive bikeB. a good lock for an expensive bikeC. cheap locks for cheap bikesD. good locks for cheap bikes13. What is the main idea of the talk?A. How to have the bike stampedB. How to protect your bikeC. How to buy good locksD. How to report your lost bike to the policeQuestions 14 to 17 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.14. Which course(s) runs or run for one hour each time?A. conversation classB. writing skills classC. examination skills classD. all of the three course15. which course(s) does or do NOT require enrolment beforehand?A. conversation classB. writing skills classC. examinationa skills classD. all of the three courses16. Which course(s) is(are) designed especially for students of economics and social sciences?A. conversation classB. writing skills classC. examination skills classD. all of the three courses17. Which course(s) is(are) the shortest?A. conversation classB. writing skills classC. examination skills classD. all language coursesQuestions 18 to 20 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.18. How old was Leonardo da Vinci when he moved to Milan?A. 25B. 30C. 35D. 4019. Throughout his life, Leonardo da Vinci worked as all the following EXCEPTA. a painterB. an engineerC. an architectD. a builder20. Where did Leonard da Vinci die?A. in FranceB. in MilanC. In FlorenceD. in TuscanySECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section you will hear several new items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 21 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news21. Who had to leave the Caza Strip and the West Bank?A. The Israeli armyB. The Jewish settlersC. The PalestiniansD. The Israeli Prime Minister.22. How many settlements would have to be removed altogether in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?A. 2B. 4C. 21D. 25Questions 23 to 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.23. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news?A. The agreement has to be approved by RomaniaB. The agreement has to be approved by BulgariaC. The agreement has to be approved by some EU statesD. The agreement has to be approved by all the EU states24. Romania and Bulgaria cannot join the EU in 2007 unless they carry out reforms in the following areas EXCEPTA. manufacturingB. border controlC. administrationD. justiceQuestions 25 to 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.25. What is the theme of the forum?A. business leadershipB. global business communityC. economic prospects in ChinaD. business and government in China26. According to the news, the first forum was heldA. 10 years agoB. 3 years agoC. in 1999D. in 2001Questions 27 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.27. About ___ of the 15,000 visitors on the opening day of Hong Kong Disneyland came from the mainland.A. 4000B. 5000C. 6000D. 700028. According to the news, residents in ___showed least interest in visiting the theme park.A. BeijingB. GuangzhouC. ShanghaiD. Hong KongQuestions 29 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.29. What is the news mainly about?A. religious violenceB. refugee issuesC. a ferry disasterD. a rescue operation30. The ferry boat was designed to carry___passengers.A. 198B. 200C. 290D. 500AdvertisingAdvertising has already become a very specialized activity in modern times. / In today's business world, supply is usually greater than demand. / There is great competition between manufacturers of the same kind of product / because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand. / They always have to remind their customers / /of the name and qualities pf their products by advertising.The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on the radio. / He sometimes employs salesgirls to distribute the samples of his products. / He sometimes advertises on the Internet as well. / In addition, he always has advertisements put into television programs that will accept them. / Manufacturers often spend huge sums of money on advertisements. / We buy a particular product because we think that is best. / We usually think so, because the advertisements say so. / People often don't ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth / when they buy advertised products from shops.1-5 BDACA6-10 DBCAC11-15 CABAC16-20 BCBDA21-25 BDCAC26-30 ABACB。

2007年英语专业四级听力及其答案

2007年英语专业四级考试全真试卷及其参考答案SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn 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. Which of the following is NOT needed for the Lost Property Form?(A) Name.(B) Nationality.(C) Address.(D) Phone number.2. From the conversation we know that Mark Adams comes from.(A) Essex.(B) Edinburgh.(C) London.(D) The US.3. What will Mark Adams do the day after tomorrow?(A)To come to the office again.(B) To wait for the phone call.(C) To call the office.(D) To write to the office.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the conversation4. Members of the club are required to.(A) register when they arrive.(B) bring up to three guests.(C) register their guests.(D) show membership cards on arrival5. which of the following details about the changing rooms in NOT correct?(A)There is a charge for the use of the locker.(B) Showers are installed in the changing rooms.(C) Lockers are located in the changing rooms.(D) Lockers are used to store personal belongings.6. According to the club s rules, members can play.(A) for 30 minutes only.(B) for one hour only.(C) within the booked time only.(D) longer than the booked time.7. Which of the following details is NOT correct?(A) Players can eat in the club room.(B) Players have to leave the club by ten o’clock.(C) The courts are closed earlier than the club room.(D) Players can use both the club room and the courts.Questions 8 to 10 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 conversation8. At the university Mr. Robinson specialized in.(A) maths.(B) physics.(C) water management.(D) geography.9. Mr. Robinson worked for the Indian Government because of.(A) univers ity links.(B) government agreements.(C) company projects.(D) degree requirements.10. After Mr. Robinson returned from India, he.(A) charged jobs several times.(B) went to live in Manchester.(C) did similar work as in India.(D) became head of a research team.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.11. According to the talk, the owner of a bike has to.(A)register his bike immediately.(B) put his bike on a list at once.(C) have it stamped with a number.(D) report to the police station.12. The speaker in the talk recommends.(A) two locks for an expensive bike.(B) a good lock for an expensive bike.(C) cheap locks for cheap bikes.(D) good locks for cheap bikes.13. What is the main idea of the talk?(A) How to have the bike stamped.(B) How to protect your bike.(C) How to buy good locks.(D) How to report your lost bike to the police.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passages.14. Which course(s) runs or run for one hour each time?(A) Conversation class.(B) Writing Skills class.(C) Examination Skills class.(D) All of the three courses.15. Which course(s) does or do NOT require enrolment beforehand?(A) Conversation class.(B) Writing Skills class.(C) Examination Skills class.(D) All of the three courses.16. Which course(s) is (are) designed especially for students of economics and social sciences?(A) Conversation class.(B) Writing Skills class.(C) Examination Skills class.(D) All of the three courses.17. Which course(s) are the shortest?(A) Conversation class.(B) Writing Skills class.(C) Examination Skills class.(D) All language courses.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.18. How old was Leonardo da Vinci when he moved to Milan?(A) 25.(B) 30.(C) 35(D) 4019. Throughout his life, Leonardo daVinci worked as all the following EXCEPT〖CD#15mm〗.(A) a painter.(B) an engineer.(C) an architect.(D) a builder20. Where did Leonardo da Vinci die?(A) In France.(B) In Milan.(C) In Florence.(D) In Tuscany.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.21. Who had to leave the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?(A) The Israeli army.(B) The Jewish settlers.(C) The Palestinians.(D) The Israeli Prime Minister.22. How many settlements would have to be removed altogether in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?(A) 2(B) 4(C) 21(D) 25Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.Now, listen to the news.23. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news?(A) The agreement has to be approved by Romania.(B) The agreement has to be approved by Bulgaria.(C) The agreement has to be approved by some RU states.(D) The agreement has to be approved by all the RU states.24. Romania and Bulgaria cannot join the EU in 2007 unless they carry out reforms in the following areas EXCEPT.(A) manufacturing.(B) border control.(C) administration.(D) justice.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will he given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.25. What is the theme of the forum?(A) Business leadership.(B) Global business community.(C) Economic prospects in China.(D) Business and government in China.26. According to the news, the firs forum was held _.(A) 10 years ago.(B) 3 years ago.(C) in 1999.(D) in 2001.Question 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.27. About of the 15,000 visitors on the opening day of Hong Kong Disney land came from the mainland.(A) 4000(B) 5000(C) 6000(D) 700028. According to the news, residents in showed least interest in visiting the theme park.(A) Beijing(B) Guangzhou(C) Shanghai(D) Hong KongQuestions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.29. What is the news mainly about?(A) Religious violence.(B) Refugee issues.(C) A ferry disaster.(D) A rescue operation.30. The ferry boat was designed to carry passengers.(A) 198(B) 200(C) 290(D) 50001-05 BDACA 06-10 DBCAC11-15 CABAC 16-20 BCBDA21-25 BDCAC 26-30 ABACB。

2007专四听力题目及答案

PART I DICTATION (15 MIN.)Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this mime you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION (20 MIN.)In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn 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. Which of the following is NOT needed for the Lost Property Form?(A) Name. (B) Nationality.(C) Address. (D) Phone number.2. From the conversation we know that Mark Adams comes from.(A) Essex. (B) Edinburgh.(C) London. (D) The US.3. What will Mark Adams do the day after tomorrow?(A)To come to the office again. (B) To wait for the phone call.(C) To call the office. (D) To write to the office.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation4. Members of the club are required to.(A) register when they arrive. (B) bring up to three guests.(C) register their guests. (D) show membership cards on arrival5. which of the following details about the changing rooms in NOT correct?(A)There is a charge for the use of the locker.(B) Showers are installed in the changing rooms.(C) Lockers are located in the changing rooms.(D) Lockers are used to store personal belongings.6. According to the club s rules, members can play.(A) for 30 minutes only. (B) for one hour only.(C) within the booked time only. (D) longer than the booked time.7. Which of the following details is NOT correct?(A) Players can eat in the club room.(B) Players have to leave the club by ten o clock.(C) The courts are closed earlier than the club room.(D) Players can use both the club room and the courts.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end ofthe conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the conversation8. At the university Mr. Robinson specialized in.(A) maths. (B) physics.(C) water management. (D) geography.9. Mr. Robinson worked for the Indian Government because of.(A) university links. (B) government agreements.(C) company projects. (D) degree requirements.10. After Mr. Robinson returned from India, he.(A) charged jobs several times. (B) went to live in Manchester.(C) did similar work as in India. (D) became head of a research team.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of thepassage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.11. According to the talk, the owner of a bike has to.(A)register his bike immediately. (B) put his bike on a list at once. (C) have it stamped with a number. (D) report to the police station.12. The speaker in the talk recommends.(A) two locks for an expensive bike. (B) a good lock for an expensive bike.(C) cheap locks for cheap bikes. (D) good locks for cheap bikes.13. What is the main idea of the talk?(A) How to have the bike stamped. (B) How to protect your bike. (C) How to buy good locks. (D) How to report your lost bike to the police.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passages.14. Which course(s) runs or run for one hour each time?(A) Conversation class. (B) Writing Skills class.(C) Examination Skills class. (D) All of the three courses.15. Which course(s) does or do NOT require enrolment beforehand?(A) Conversation class. (B) Writing Skills class.(C) Examination Skills class. (D) All of the three courses.16. Which course(s) is (are) designed especially for students of economics and social sciences?(A) Conversation class. (B) Writing Skills class.(C) Examination Skills class. (D) All of the three courses.17. Which course(s) are the shortest?(A) Conversation class. (B) Writing Skills class.(C) Examination Skills class. (D) All language courses.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the passage.18. How old was Leonardo da Vinci when he moved to Milan?(A) 25. (B) 30. (C) 35 (D) 4019. Throughout his life, Leonardo daVinci worked as all the following EXCEPT〖CD#15mm〗.(A) a painter. (B) an engineer.(C) an architect. (D) a builder20. Where did Leonardo da Vinci die?(A) In France. (B) In Milan.(C) In Florence. (D) In Tuscany.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTIn this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now, listen to the news.21. Who had to leave the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?(A) The Israeli army. (B) The Jewish settlers.(C) The Palestinians. (D) The Israeli Prime Minister.22. How many settlements would have to be removed altogether in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank?(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 21 (D) 25Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.Now, listen to the news.23. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the news?(A) The agreement has to be approved by Romania.(B) The agreement has to be approved by Bulgaria.(C) The agreement has to be approved by some RU states.(D) The agreement has to be approved by all the RU states.24. Romania and Bulgaria cannot join the EU in 2007 unless they carry out reforms in the following areas EXCEPT.(A) manufacturing.(B) border control.(C) administration.(D) justice.Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will he given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.25. What is the theme of the forum?(A) Business leadership. (B) Global business community.(C) Economic prospects in China. (D) Business and government in China.26. According to the news, the firs forum was held _.(A) 10 years ago. (B) 3 years ago.(C) in 1999. (D) in 2001.Question 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.27. About of the 15,000 visitors on the opening day of Hong Kong Disney land came from the mainland.(A) 4000 (B) 5000 (C) 6000 (D) 700028. According to the news, residents in showed least interest in visiting the theme park.(A) Beijing (B) Guangzhou (C) Shanghai (D) Hong KongQuestions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now, listen to the news.29. What is the news mainly about?(A) Religious violence. (B) Refugee issues.(C) A ferry disaster. (D) A rescue operation.30. The ferry boat was designed to carry passengers.(A) 198 (B) 200 (C) 290 (D) 5002007年专业四级听力试题参考答案：AdvertisingAdvertising has already become a very specialized activity in modern times. In today's business world, supply is usually greater than demand. there is great competition between manufacturers of the same kind of products because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand. They always have to remind their customers of the name and qualities of their products by advertising. The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on the radio. He sometimes employs salesgirls to distribute samples of his products. He sometimes advertises on the Internet as well. In addition, he always has advertisements put into television programs that will accept them. Manufacturers often spend huge sums of money on advertisements. We buy a particular product because we think that is the best. We usually think so because the advertisements say so. People often don't ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth when they buy advertise products from shops.1-10 BDACA DBCAC11-20 AABAC BCBDA21-30 BDCAC ABACB。

2007年6月23日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷四级真题+答案详解+听力原文

2007年6月23日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷Part I Writing (30 minutes)注意：此部分试题在答题卡1上。

Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the topic of Welcome to our club. You should write at least 120 wordsfollowing the outline given bellow:欢迎辞，欢迎加入俱乐部。

标题：Welcome to our club书写提纲：1. 表达你的欢迎；2. 对你们俱乐部作一个简要介绍。

Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, markY (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given inthe passage;N (for NO) if statement contradicts the information given in thepassage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.For question 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Protect Your Privacy When Job-hunting OnlineIdentity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.The numbers associated with identity theft are beginning to add up fast these days.A recent General Accounting Office report estimates that as many as 750,000 Americans are victims of identity theft every year. And that number may be low, as many people choose not to report the crime even if they know they have been victimized.Identity theft is “an absolute epidemic,”states Robert Ellis Smith, a respected author and advocate of privacy. “It’s certainly picked up in the last four or five years. It’s worldwide. It affects everybody, and ther e’s very little you can do to prevent it and, worst of all, you can’t detect it until it’s probably too late.”Unlike your fingerprints, which are unique to you and cannot be given to someoneelse for their use, you personal data, especially your social security number, your bank account or credit card number, your telephone calling card number, and other valuable identifying data, can be used, if they fall into the wrong hands, to personally profit at your expense. In the United States and Canada, for example, many people have reported that unauthorized persons have taken funds out of their bank or financial accounts, or, in the worst cases, taken over their identities altogether, running up vast debts and committing crimes while using the victims’ names. In many cases, a victim’s losses may included not only out-of-pocket financial losses, but substantial additional financial costs associated with trying to restore his reputation in the community and correcting erroneous information for which the criminal is responsible.According to the FBI, identity theft is the number one fraud committed on the Internet. So how do job seekers protect themselves while continuing to circulate their resumes online? The key to a successful online job search is learning to manager the risks. Here are some tips for staying safe while conducting a job search on the Internet. 1. Check for a privacy policy.If you are considering posting your resume online, make sure the job search site your are considering has a privacy policy, like . The policy should spell out how your information will be used, stored and whether or not it will be shared. You may want to think twice about posting your resume on a site that automatically shares your information with others. You could be opening yourself up to unwanted calls from solicitors (推销员).When reviewing the site’s privacy policy, you’ll be able to delete your resume just as easily as you posted it. You won’t necessarily want your resume to remain out there on the Internet once you land a job. Remember, the longer your resume remains posted on a job board, the more exposure, both positive and not-so-positive, it will receive.2. Take advantage of site features.Lawful job search sites offer levels of privacy protection. Before posting your resume, carefully consider your job search objective and the level of risk you are willing to assume., for example, offers three levels of privacy from which job seekers can choose. The first is standard posting. This option gives job seekers who post their resumes the most visibility to the broadest employer audience possible.The second is anonymous(匿名的) posting. This allows job seekers the same visibility as those in the standard posting category without any of their contact information being displayed. Job seekers who wish to remain anonymous but want to share some other information may choose which pieces of contact information to display.The third is private posting. This option allows a job seeker to post a resume without having it searched by employers. Private posting allows job seekers to quickly and easily apply for jobs that appear on without retyping their information.3. Safeguard your identity.Career experts say that one of the ways job seekers can stay safe while using theInternet to search out jobs is to conceal their identities. Replace your name on your resume with a generic(泛指的) identifier, such as “Intranet Developer Candidate,”or “Experienced Marketing Representative.”You should also consider eliminating the name and location of your current employer. Depending on your title, it may not be all that difficult to determine who you are once the name of your company is provided. Use a general description of the company such as “Major auto manufacturer,” or “International packaged goods supplier.”If your job title is unique, consider using the generic equivalent instead of the exact title assigned by your employer.4. Establish and email address for your search.Another way to protect your privacy while seeking employment online is to open up an email account specifically for your online job search. This will safeguard your existing email box in the event someone you don’t know gets hold of your email address and shares it with others.Using an email address specifically for you job search also eliminates the possibility that you will receive unwelcome emails in your primary mailbox. When naming your new email address, be sure that it doesn’t contain references to your name or other information that will give away your identity. The best solution is an email address that is relevant to the job you are seeking such as *************************.5. Protect your reference.If your resume contains a section with the names and contact information of your references, take it out. There’s no sense in safeguarding your information while sharing private contact information of your references.6. Keep confidential (机密的) information confidential.Do not, under any circumstances, share your social security, driver’s license, and bank account numbers or other personal information, such as race or eye color. Honest employers do not need this information with an initial application. Don’t provide this even if they say they need it in order to conduct a background check. This is one of the oldest tricks in the book – don’t fall for it.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

2007年12月大学英语四级真题+答案+听力原文

2007年12月大学英语四级真题+答案+听力原文试卷真题：Part I Writing （30 minutes）Part II Reading Comprehension （Skimming and Scanning）（15 minutes）Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）, B）, C） and D）. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Universities Branch OutAs never before in their long history, universities have become instruments of national competition as well as instruments of peace. They are the place of the scientific discoveries that move economies forward, and the primary means of educating the talent required to obtain and maintain competitive advantage. But at the same time, the opening of national borders to the flow of goods, services, information and especially people has made universities a powerful force for global integration, mutual understanding and geopolitical stability.In response to the same forces that have driven the world economy, universities have become more self-consciously global: seeking students from around the world who represent the entire range of cultures and values, sending their own students abroad to prepare them for global careers, offering course of study that address the challenges of an interconnected world and collaborative （合作的） research programs to advance science for the benefit of all humanity.Of the forces shaping higher education none is more sweeping than the movement across borders. Over the past three decades the number of students leaving home each year to study abroad has grown at an annual rate of 3.9 percent, from 800,000 in 1975 to 2.5 million in 2004. Most travel from one developed nation to another, but the flow from developing to developed countries is growing rapidly. The reverse flow, from developed to developing countries, is on the rise, too. Today foreign students earn 30 percent of the doctoral degrees awarded in the United States and 38 percent of thosein the United Kingdom. And the number crossing borders for undergraduate study is growing as well, to 8 percent of the undergraduates at America's best institutions and 10 percent of all undergraduates in the U.K. In the United States, 20 percent of the newly hired professors in science and engineering are foreign-born, and in China many newly hired faculty members at the top research universities received their graduate education abroad.Universities are also encouraging students to spend some of their undergraduate years in another country. In Europe, more than 140,000 students participate in the Erasmus program each year, taking courses for credit in one of 2,200 participating institutions across the continent. And in the United States, institutions are helping place students in the summer internships （实习） abroad to prepare them for global careers. Yale and Harvard have led the way, offering every undergraduate at least one international study or internship opportunity—and providing the financial resources to make it possible.Globalization is also reshaping the way research is done. One new trend involves sourcing portions of a research program to another country. Yale professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Tian Xu directs a research center focused on the genetics of human disease at Shanghai's Fudan University, in collaboration with faculty colleagues from both schools. The Shanghai center has 95 employees and graduate students working in a4,300-square-meter laboratory seminars with scientists from both campuses. The arrangement benefits both countries; Xu's Yale lab is more productive, thanks to the lower costs of conducting research in China, and Chinese graduate students, postdoctors and faculty get on-the-job training from a world-class scientist and his U.S. team.As a result of its strength in science, the United States has consistently led the world in the commercialization of major new technologies, from the mainframe computer and the integrated circuit of the 1960s to the Internet infrastructure （基础设施） and applications software of the 1990s. the link between university-based science and industrial application is often indirect but sometimes highly visible: Silicon Valley was intentionally created by Stanford University, and Route 128 outside Boston has long housed companies spun off from MIT and Harvard. Around the world, governments have encouraged copying of this model, perhaps most successfully in Cambridge, England, where Microsoft and scores of other leading software and biotechnology companies have set up shop around the university.For all its success, the United States remains deeply hesitant about sustaining the research- university model. Most politicians recognize the link between investment in science and national economic strength, but support for research funding has been unsteady. The budget of the NationalInstitutes of Health doubled between 1998 and 2003, but has risen more slowly than inflation since then. Support for the physical sciences and engineering barely kept pace with inflation during that same period. The attempt to make up lost ground is welcome, but the nation would be better served by steady, predictable increases in science funding at the rate of long-term GDP growth, which is on the order of inflation plus 3 percent per year.American politicians have great difficult recognizing that admitting more foreign students can greatly promote the national interest by increasing international understanding. Adjusted for inflation, public funding for international exchanges and foreign-language study is well below the levels of 40 years ago, in the wake of September 11, changes in the visa process caused a dramatic decline in the number of foreign students seeking admission to U.S. universities, and a corresponding surge in enrollments in Australia, Singapore and the U.K. Objections from American university and the business leaders led to improvements in the process and reversal of the decline, but the United States is still seen by many as unwelcoming to international students.Most Americans recognize that universities contribute to the nation's well-being through their scientific research, but many fear that foreign students threaten American competitiveness by taking their knowledge and skills back home. They fail to grasp that welcoming foreign students to the United States has two important positive effects: first, the very best of them stay in the States and—like immigrants throughout history—strengthen the nation; and second, foreign students who study in the United States become ambassadors for many of its most cherished （珍视） values when they return home. Or at least they understand them better. In America as elsewhere, few instruments of foreign policy are as effective in promoting peace and stability as welcoming international university students.1．From the first paragraph we know that present –day universities have becomeA．more and more research-orientedB．in-service training organizationsC．more popularized than ever beforeD．a powerful force for global integration2．Over the past three decades, the enrollment of overseas students has increasedA．by2.5 million B．by 800,000C．at an annual rate of 3.9 percentD．at an annual rate of 8 percent3．In the United States,how many of the newly hired professors in science and engineering are foreign-born?A．10% B．20% C．30% D．38%4．How do Yale and Harvard prepare their undergraduates for global careers?A．They organize a series of seminars on world economyB．They offer them various courses in international politicsC．They arrange for them to participate in the Erasmus programD．They give them chances for international study or internship5．An example illustrating the general trend of universities' globalization isA．Yale's collaboration with Fudan University on genetic researchB．Yale's helping Chinese universities to launch research projects C．Yale's student exchange program with European institutionsD．Yale's establishing branch campuses throughout the world6．What do we learn about Silicon Valley from the passage?A．It houses many companies spun off from MIT and HarvardB．It is known to be the birthplace of Microsoft CompanyC．It was intentionally created by Stanford UniversityD．It is where the Internet infrastructure was built up7．What is said about the U.S. federal funding for research?A．It has increased by 3 percentB．It has been unsteady for yearsC．It has been more than sufficientD．It doubled between 1998 and 20038．The dramatic decline in the enrollment of foreign students in the U.S after September 11 was caused by________.9．Many Americans fear that American competiveness may be threatened by foreign students who will________.10．The policy of welcoming foreign students can benefit the U.S. in that the very best of them will stay and________.Part III Listening Comprehension （35 minutes）Section 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 questionswill 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.11. A） She used to be in poor health.B） She was popular among boys.C） She was somewhat overweightD） She didn't do well at high school.12. A） At he airport.B） In a restaurant.C） In a booking office.D） At the hotel reception.13. A） Teaching her son by herself.B） Having confidence in her son.C） Asking the teacher for extra help.D） Telling her son not to worry.14. A） Have a short break.B） Take two weeks off.C） Continue her work outdoors.D） Go on vacation with the man.15. A） He is taking care of this twin brother.B） He ha been feeling ill all week.C） He is worried about Rod's health.D） He has been in perfect condition.16. A） She sold all her furniture before she moved house.B） She still keeps some old furniture in her new house.C） She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement.D） She brought a new set of furniture from Italy last month.17. A） The woman wondered why the man didn't return the book.B） The woman doesn't seem to know what the book is about.C） The woman doesn't find the book useful any more.D） The woman forgot lending the book to the man.18. A） Most of the man's friends are athletes.B） Few people share the woman's opinion.C） The man doesn't look like a sportsman.D） The woman doubts the man's athletic ability.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have heard.19. A） She has packed it in one of her bags.B） She has probably left it in a taxi.C） She id going to get it the airport.D） She is afraid that she has lost it.20. A） It ends in winter.B） It will cost her a lot.C） It will last one week.D） It depends on the weather.21. A） The plane is taking off soon.B） There might be a traffic jam.C） The taxi is waiting for them.D） There is a lot of stuff to pack.22. A） At home.B） In the man's car.C） At the airport.D） By the side of a taxi.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A） She is thirsty for promotion.B） She wants a much higher salary.C） She is tired of her present work.D） She wants to save travel expenses.24. A） Translator.B） Travel agent.C） Language instructor.D） Environment engineer.25. A） Lively personality and inquiring mind.B） Communication skills and team spirit.C） Devotion and work efficiency.D） Education and experience.Section BDirections: 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 markthe corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A. They care a lot about children.B. They need looking after in their old age.C. They want to enrich their life experience.D. They want children to keep them company.27. A. They are usually adopted from distant places.B.Their birth infromation is usually kept secret.C.Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.D.Their adoptive parents don't want them to know their birth parents.28. A.They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.B.They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.C.They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.D.They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.29. A.Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.B.Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas.C.Understanding is the key to successful adoption.D.Adoption has much to do with love.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A.He suffered from mental illness.B.He bought The washing on post.C.He turned a failing newspaper into a success.D.He was once a reporter for a major newspaper.31. A.She was the first woman to lead a big U.S.publishing company.B.She got her first job as a teacher at the University of Chicago.C.She committed suicide because of her mental disorder.D.She took over her father's position when he died.32. A.People came to see the role of women in the business world.B.Katharine played a major part in reshaping Americans'mind.C.American media would be quite different without Katharine.D.Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A.It'll enable them to enjoy the best medical care.B.It'll allow them to receive free medical theatment.C.It'll protect them from possible financial crises.D.It'll preent the doctors from overcharging them.34. A.They can't immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost.B.They have to go through very complicated application procedures.C.They can only visit doctors who speak their native languages.D.They may not be able to receive timely medical treatment.35. A.They don't have to pay for the medical services.B.They needn't pay the entire medical bill at once.C.They must send the receipts to the insurance company promptly.D.They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. 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 should check what you have written.More and more of the world's population are living in towns or cities. The speed at which cities are growing in the less developed countries is （36）__________. Between 1920 and 1960 big cities in developed countries （37）________ two and a half times in size, but in other parts of the world the growth was eight times their size.The （38） __________ size of growth is bad enough, but there are now also very （39） __________ signs of trouble in the （40） __________ of percentages of people living in towns and percentages of people working in industry. During the nineteenth century cities grew as a result of the growth of industry. In Europe the （41） __________ of people living in cities was always smaller than that of the （42） __________ working in factories. Now, however, the （43） __________ is almost always true in the newlyindustrialised world: （44）________________________________________________________________________ ________.Without a base of people working in industry, these cities cannot pay for their growth; （45）____________________________________________________________. There has been little opportunity to build water supplies or other facilities. （46）________________________________________________________________________ ________, a growth in the number of hopeless and despairing parents and starving children.Part IV Reading Comprehension （Reading in Depth）（25 minutes）Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.As war spreads to many corners of the globe, children sadly have been drawn into the center of conflicts. In Afghanistan, Bosnia, and Colombia, however, groups of children have been taking part in peace education __47__. The children, after learning to resolve conflicts, took on the __48__ of peacemakers. The Children's Movement for Peace in Colombia was even nominated （提名） for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998. groups of children __49__ as peacemakers studied human rights and poverty issues in Colombia, eventually forming a group with five other schools in Bogota known as The Schools of Peace.The classroom __50__ opportunities for children to replace angry, violent behaviors with __51__, peaceful ones. It is in the classroom that caring and respect for each person empowers children to take a step__52__toward becoming peacemakers. Fortunately, educators have access to many online resources that are __53__ useful when helping children along the path to peace. The Young Peacemakers Club, started in 1992, provides a Website with resources for teachers and __54__ on starting a Kindness Campaign. The World Centers of Compassion for Children International call attention to children's rights and how to help the __55__ of war. Starting a Peacemakers'Club is a praiseworthy venture for a class and one that could spread to other classrooms and ideally affect the culture of the __56__ school.A） acting I） informationB） assuming J） offersC） comprehensive K） projectsD） cooperative L） respectivelyE） entire M） roleF） especially M N） technologyG） forward O） victimsH） imagesSection BDirections: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A）, B）, C） and D）. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.In this age of Internet chat, videogames and reality television, there is no shortage of mindless activities to keep a child occupied. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories. She wants to enter one of her stories into a writing contest, a competition she won last year.As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher. I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn't win the contest again? That's the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.A revelation （启示）came last week when I asked her, “Don't you want to win again?” “No,” she replied, “I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade.”I had just spent weeks correcting her stories as she spontaneously （自发地） told them. Telling myself that I was merely an experienced writer guiding the young writer across the hall, I offered suggestions for characters, conflicts and endings for her tales. The story about a fearfulangel starting first grade was quickly “guided” by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.Staying back and giving kids space to grow is not as easy as it looks. Because I know very little about farm animals who use tools or angels who go to first grade, I had to accept the fact that I was co-opting （借用）my daughter's experience.While stepping back was difficult for me, it was certainly a good first step that I will quickly follow with more steps, putting myself far enough a way to give her room but close enough to help if asked. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.57. What is the most striking feature of the University of Phoenix?A） All its courses are offered online.B） Its online courses are of the best quality.C） It boasts the largest number of students on campusD） Anyone taking its online courses is sure to get a degree.58．According to the passage , distance learning is basically characterized by_____A） A considerable flexibility in its academic requirementsB） The great diversity of students' academic backgroundsC） A minimum or total absence of face-to-face instructionD） t the casual relationship between students and professors59. Many students take Internet -based courses mainly because they can_____A） Earn their academic degrees with much less effortB） Save a great deal on traveling and boarding expensesC） Select courses from various colleges and universitiesD） Work on the required courses whenever and wherever60. What accounts for the high drop-out rates for online students?A） There is no strict control over the academic standards of the courses.B） The evaluation system used by online universities is inherently weak.C） There is no mechanism to ensure that they make the required effort.D） Lack of classroom interaction reduces the effectiveness of instruction.61. According to the passage, universities show great enthusiasm for DL programs for the purpose of_____A） building up their reputationB） cutting down on their expensesC） upgrading their teaching facilitiesD） providing convenience for studentsPassage TwoQuestions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.By almost any measure, there is a boom in Internet-based instruction. In just a few years, 34 percent of American universities have begun offering some form of distance learning （DL）, and among the larger schools, it's close to 90 percent. If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably haven't heard of the University of Phoenix. It grants degrees entirely on the basis of online instruction. It enrolls 90,000 students, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country.While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ, DL usually signifies a course in which the instructors post syllabi （课程大纲）, reading assignment, and schedules on Websites, and students send in their assignments by e-mail. Generally speaking, face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated altogether.The attraction for students might at first seem obvious. Primarily, there's the convenience promised by courses on the Net: you can do the work, as they say, in your pajamas （睡衣）. But figures indicate that the reduced effort results in a reduced commitment to the course. While dropout rate for all freshmen at American universities is around 20 percent, the rate for online students is 35 percent. Students themselves seem to understand the weaknesses inherent in the setup. In a survey conducted for eCornell, the DL division of Cornell University, less than a third of the respondents expected the quality of the online course to be as good as the classroom course.Clearly, from the schools' perspective, there's a lot of money to be saved. Although some of the more ambitious programs require new investments in servers and networks to support collaborative software, most DL courses can run on existing or minimally upgraded （升级） systems. The more students who enroll in a course but don't come to campus, the more school saves on keeping the lights on in the classrooms, paying doorkeepers, and maintaining parking lots. And, while there's evidence that instructors must work harder to run a DL course for a variety of reasons, they won't be paid any more, and might well be paid less.62. What do we learn from the first paragraph?A） Children do find lots of fun in many mindless activites.B） Rebecca is much too occupied to enjoy her leisure time.C） Rebecca draws on a lot of online materials for her writing.D） A lot of distractions compete for children's time nowadays.63. What did the author say about her own writing experience?A） She did not quite live up to her reputation as a writer.B） Her way to success was full of pains and frustrations.C） She was constantly under pressure of writing more.D） Most of her stories had been rejected by publishers.64. Why did Rebecca want to enter this year's writing contest?A） She believed she possessed real talent for writing.B） She was sure of winning with her mother's help.C） She wanted to share her stories with readers.D） She had won a prize in the previous contest.65. What's the author's advice for parents?A） A writing career, though attractive, is not for every child to pursue.B） Children should be allowed freedom to grow through experience.C） Parents should keep an eye on the activities their opinions.66. According to the passage, universities show great enthusiasm for DL programs for the purpose of ________.A） building up their reputationB） upgrading their teaching facilitiesC） providing convenience for studentsD） cutting down on their expensesPart V Cloze （15 minutes）Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A）, B）, C） and D） on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.One factor that can influence consumers is their mood state. Mood may be defined __67__ a temporary and mild positive or negative feeling that is generalized and not tied __68__ any particular circumstance. Moods should be __69__ from emotions which are usually more intense, __70__ to specific circumstances, and often conscious. __71__ one sense, the effect of a consumer's mood can be thought of in __72__ the same way as can our reactions to the __73__ of our friends—when our friends are happy and “up”, that trends to influence us positively, __74__ when they are “down”, that can have a __75__ impact on us. Similarly, consumers operating under a __76__。

2007年12月全国大学英语四级考试听力附试题和答案范文

2007 年 12 月全国大学英语四级考试听力附试题和答案Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes) Section A Direction: In his section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. A t the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was sai d. both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will 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 Ans wer Sheet2 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) She used to be in poor health. C) She was somewhat overweight B) She was popular among boys. D) She didn’t do well at high school. 12. A) At he airport. B) In a restaurant. C) In a booking office. D) At the hotel reception. 13. A) Teaching her son by herself. B) Having confidence in her son.wxyTASF51PjD-IRz ckvW ofsuprtandhgeCbliqm 鉴血史历刻深下留后 ,也失损和难灾前空来带民人国中给略场 .这争战华侵的久已谋蓄了动发本日C) Asking the teacher for extra help. D) Telling her son not to worry. 14. A) Have a short break. B) Take two weeks off. C) Continue her work outdoors. D) Go on vacation with the man. 15. A) He is taking care of this twin brother. B) He ha been feeling ill all week. C) He is worried about Rod’s health. D) He has been in perfect condition. 16. A) She sold all her furniture before she moved house. B) She still keeps some old furniture in her new house. C) She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement. D) She brought a new set of furniture from Italy last month. 17. A) The woman wondered why the man didn’t return the book. B) The woman doesn’t seem to know what the book is about. C) The woman doesn’t find the book useful any more. D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man. 18. A) Most of the man’s friends are athletes. B) Few people share the woman’s opinion.wxyTASF51PjD-IRz ckvW ofsuprtandhgeCbliqm 鉴血史历刻深下留后 ,也失损和难灾前空来带民人国中给略场 .这争战华侵的久已谋蓄了动发本日C) The man doesn’t look like a sportsman. D) The woman doubts the man’s athletic ability.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have heard. 19. A) She has packed it in one of her bags. B) She has probably left it in a taxi. C) She id going to get it the airport. D) She is afraid that she has lost it. 20) A) It ends in winter. B) It will cost her a lot. C) It will last one week. D) It depends on the weather. 21. A) The plane is taking off soon. B) There might be a traffic jam. C) The taxi is waiting for them. D) There is a lot of stuff to pack. 22. A) At home. B) In the man’s car. C) At the airport. D) By the side of a taxi.wxyTASF51PjD-IRz ckvW ofsuprtandhgeCbliqm 鉴血史历刻深下留后 ,也失损和难灾前空来带民人国中给略场 .这争战华侵的久已谋蓄了动发本日Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A) She is thirsty for promotion. B) She wants a much higher salary. C) She is tired of her present work. D) She wants to save travel expenses. 24. A) Translator. B) Travel agent. C) Language instructor. D) Environment engineer. 25. A) Lively personality and inquiring mind. B) Communication skills and team spirit. C) Devotion and work efficiency. D) Education and experience.Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passage. 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 questions , you must choose the best answer from the four choices markedwxyTASF51PjD-IRz ckvW ofsuprtandhgeCbliqm 鉴血史历刻深下留后 ,也失损和难灾前空来带民人国中给略场 .这争战华侵的久已谋蓄了动发本日A),B),C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single lin e through the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡 2 上作答。

2007年6月英语四级听力真题及答案

2007年6月英语四级听力真题及答案第一部分、2007年6月23日英语四级听力真题短对话11.W: Did you watch the 7 o* clock program on channel 2 yesterday evening? I was about to watch it when someone came to see me. M: Yeah! It reported some major breakthrough in cancer research. People over 40 would find a program worth watching.Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the TV program?12.W: I won a first prize in the National Writing Contest and I got this camera as an awards I M: It' s a good camera! You can take it when you travel. I had no idea you were a marvelous writer.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?13.M: I wish I hadn' t thrown away that reading list!W: I though you might regret it. That* s why I picked it up from the waste paper basket and left it on the desk.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?14.W: Are you still teaching at the junior high school?M: Not since June. My brother and I opened a restaurant as soon ashe got out of the army. Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?15.: Hi, Susan! Have you finished reading the book Professor Johnsoi recommended?W: Oh, I haven' t read it through the way I read a novel. I just read a few chapters which interested me.Q: What does the woman mean?16.M: Jane missed the class again, didn* t she? I wonder why?W: Well, I knew she had been absent all week. So I called her this morning to see if she was sick. It turned out that her husband was badly injured in a car accident.Q:What does the woman say about Jane?17.W: I' m sure the Smiths' new house is somewhere on the street,but I don‘ t know exactly where it is.M: But I’ m told it' s two blocks from their old home.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?18.W: I’ ve been waiting here almost half an hour! How come it took you so long?M: Sorry, honey! I had to drive two blocks before I spotted a place to park the car.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?第二部分、2007年6月英语四级听力长对话原文Conversation One:M: Hello, I have a reservation for tonight.W: Your name, please.M: Nelson, Charles Nelson.W: Ok, Mr. Nelson. That' s a room for five and...M: But excuse me, you mean a room for five pounds? I didn' t know the special was so good.W: No, no, hold no-according to our records, a room for 5 guests was booked under your name.M: No, no---hold on. You must have two guests under the name.W: Ok, let me check this again. Oh, here we are.M:Yeah?W: Charles Nelson, a room for one for the 19th...M: Wait, wait. It' s for tonight, not tomorrow night.W: Em..., I don' t think we have any rooms for tonight. There' sa conference going on in town and---er, let' s see...yeah, no rooms.M: Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!W: Well, let---let me check my computer here...Ah!M: What?M: Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!W: There has been a cancellation for this evening. A honeymoonsuite is now available.M: Great, I' II take it.W: But, I 'II have to charge you 150 pounds for the night.M: What? I should have a discount for the inconvenience!W: Well, the best I can give you is a 10% discount plus a ticket for afree continent breakfast.M: Hey, isn' t the breakfast free anyway?W: Well, only on weekends.M: I want to talk to the manager.W: Wait, wait, wait...Mr. Nelson, I think I can give you an additional 15% discount... Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you' ve just heard:19. What' stheman' s problem?20. Why did the hotel clerk say they didn' t have any rooms for that night?21. What did the clerk say about the breakfast in the hotel?22. What did the man imply he would do at the end of the conversation? Conversation Two:M: Sarah, you work in the admissions office, don' t you?W: Yes, I' nvHp ve been here ten years as assistant director.M: Really? What does that involve?W: Well, T m in charge of all the admissions of postgraduatestudents in the universit.M: Only postgraduates?W: Yes, postgraduates only. I have nothing at all to do withundergraduates.M: Do you find that you get particular-sort of...different national groups? I mean, do you get large numbers from Latin America or... W: Yes. Well, of all the students enrolled last year, nearly half werefrom overseas. They were from African countries, the Far East, theMiddle East, and Latin America.M: Em. But have you been doing just that for the last 10 years, or,have you done other things?W: Well, I' ve been doing the same job. Er, before that, I was secretary of the medical school at Birmingham, and further back, I worked in the local government.M: Oh, I see.W: So T ve done different types of things.M: Yes, indeed. How do you imagine your job might develop in the future? Can you imagine shifting into a different kind of responsibility or doing something...W: Oh, yeah, from October 1,I' II be doing an entirely different job.There' s going to be more committee work. I mean, more policy work, and less dealing with students, unfortunately-T II miss my contact with students.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you' ve just heard:23. What is the woman' s present position?24. What do we learn about the postgraduates enrolled last year in the woman' s university?25. What will the woman' s new job be like?第三部分、2007年6月英语四级听力段落原文passage1PIMy mother was born in a small town in northern Italy. She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926. They lived in Chicago when my grandfather worked making ice cream. Mama thrived in the urban environment. At 16, she graduated first in her high school class, went onto secretarial school, and finally worked as an executive secretary for a railroad company. She was beautiful too. When a local photographer used her pictures in his monthly window display, she felt pleased. Her favorite portrait showed her sitting by Lake Michigan, her hair went blown, her gaze reaching toward the horizon. My parents were married in 1944. Dad was a quiet and intelligent man. He was 17 when he left Italy. Soon after, a hit-and-run accident left him with a permanent limp. Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break. He had little formal schooling. His English was self-taught. Yet he eventually built a small successful wholesale candy business. Dad was generous and handsome. Mama was devoted to him. After she married, my mother quit her job and gave herself to her family. In 1950, with three small children, dad moved the family to a farm 40 miles from Chicago. He worked land and commuted to the city to run his business. Mama said goodbye to her parents and friends,and traded her busy city neighborhood for a more isolated life. But shenever complained.26 What does the speaker tells us about his mother's early childhood?27 What do we learn about the speaker' s father?28 What does the speaker say about his mother?P2During a 1995 roof collapse, a firefighter named Donald Herbert was left brain damaged. For ten years, he was unable to speak. Then, one Saturday morning, he did something that shocked his family and doctors. He started speaking. " I want to talk to my wife." Donald Herbert said out of the blue. Staff members of the nursing home where he has lived for more than seven years, raced to get Linda Herbert on the telephone. "It was the first of many conversations the 44-year-old patient had with his family and friends during the 14 hour stretch" Herbert' s uncle Simon Menka said. "How long have I been away?" Herbert asked. "We told him almost ten years," the uncle said, "he thought it was only three months." Herbert was fighting a house fire December 29,1995 when the roof collapsed, burying him underneath. After going without air for several minutes, Herbert was unconscious for two and a half months and has undergone therapy ever since. News accounts in the days and years after his injury, described Herbert as blind and with little if any memory. A video shows him receiving physical therapy but apparently unable to communicate and with little awareness of his surroundings. Menka declined to discuss his nephew' s current condition or whether the apparent progress is continuing. "The family was seeking privacy while doctors evaluated Herbert" , he said. As word of Herbert' s progress spread, visitors streamed into the nursing home. "He' s resting comfortably," the uncle told them.29 What happened to Herbert ten years ago?30 What surprised Donald Herbert' s family and doctors one Saturday?31 How long did Herbert remain unconscious?32 How did Herbert' s family react to the public attention?P3Almost all slates in America have a state fair. They last for one, two or three weeks. The Indiana state fair is one of the largest and oldest state fairs in USA. It is held every summer. It started in 1852. Its goals were to educate, share ideas, and present Indiana' sbest products. The cost of a single ticket to enter the fair was 20 cents. During the early 1930* s, officials of the fair ruled that the people could attend by paying with something other than money. For example, farmers brought a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket. With the passage of time, the fair has grown and changed a lot, but it' s still one of Indiana' s most celebrated events. People from all over Indiana and from many other states attend the fair. They can do many things al the fair. They can watching the judging of the price cows, pigs, and other animals; they can see sheep getting their wool cut, and they can learn how that wool is made into clothing; they can watch cows giving birth. In fact, people can learn about the animals they would see except at the fair. The fair provides a chance for the farming communities to show its skills and farming products. For example, visitors might see the world' s largest apple, or the tallest sunflower plant. Today, children and adults at the fair can play new computer games, or attend more traditional games of skill. They can watch performances performed by famous entertainers. Experts say such fairs are important, because people need to remember that they' re connected to the earth and its products, and they depend on animals for many things.33. What were the main goals of the Indiana' s state fair when it started?34. How did some farmers gain the entrance to the fair in the early1930's?35. Why state fairs are important events in the America?第四部分、2007年6月英语四级听力复合式听写原文Students' pressure sometimes comes from their parents. Most parents are well meaning, but some of them aren' i very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in adjusting to college. And a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their children' s difficulties. For one thing, parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They don' t realize that the competition is keener, that the required standards of work are higher, and that their children may not be prepared for the change. Accustomed to seeing A' sandB' s on the high school report cards, they may be upset when their children' s first semester college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gently inquire why John or Mary isn' t doing better, whether he or she is trying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten to take theirchildren out of college, or cut off funds. Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves, and think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives. In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different, and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, who are now young adults, must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.参考答案：Section C compound dictation36 meaning37 adjusting38 aware39 competition40 standards41 accustomed42 semester43 inquire44 at their worst, they may threaten to take their children out of college or cut off funds.45 think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their lives.46 who are now young adults, must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are.。

2007年9月国家公共英语(四级)真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)

2007年9月国家公共英语（四级）真题试卷(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. Listening Comprehension 2. Use of English 3. Reading Comprehension 4. WritingSection I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Directions: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are THREE parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfe PART ADirections: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.听力原文：Recently, a survey of the nation’s reading habits was conducted in Britain. The survey asked members of different professions how much time they devoted to reading for pleasure every week. The researchers also asked what types of books they enjoyed. Accountants spend an average of five hours and fifteen minutes of their leisure time reading every week. They read all types of fiction, mainly in bed or while commuting to work. Secretaries spend an average of almost five hours reading every week with Jane Austin on top of their list. Politicians who read for just under five hours a week favor biographies and history books. Most of their reading is done in bed. Taxi drivers manage an average of four hours and forty six minutes a week much of it while waiting in their cabs. They read more self-help books than other workers. Lawyers read the highest percentage of crime fiction in their weekly average of four hours and thirty three minutes. They have no interest in poetry, gardening, self-help books, or romance. Teachers read for an average of four hours and twenty seven minutes a week mainly in bed or on holiday. Teachers’strong preference is for contemporary fiction over the classics, but their favorite author is Jane Austin. A total of one thousand six hundred people were surveyed. The average time spent reading for pleasure was five hours and nine minutes a week.1．正确答案：accountants2．正确答案：biographies3．正确答案：forty-six4．正确答案：lawyers5．正确答案：contemporaryPART BDirections: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below.听力原文：M: What qualifications do you need?R: I have a degree and worked for the SPCA for almost seven years. SPCA is a worldwide association that provides specialized care to pets. I graduated as a certified dog trainer and behavior councilor from the dog academy of San Francisco SPCA.M: What sort of person does the job suit?R: Of course, the person should not be afraid of dogs. But most importantly, he should be understanding.M: What is the best way into the industry?R: Try volunteering as a dog walker and a class assistant with dog academy certified trainers at Hong Kong SPCA. And you will learn a lot.M: What work hours do you keep?R: Evenings and weekends.M: Is there a clear career path?R: There is a clear path overseas, because there are training opportunities unlike in Hong Kong. It is a very specialized skill. Otherwise, if you like animals in general, there are many related careers like animal boarding, dog walking, pet-sitting, etc. M: What’s the best part of your job?R: Being able to help people build relationships with their dogs, and training dogs using more gentle methods, preventing and resolving behavioral problems.M: What’s the worst?R: Dealing with dogs that have been beaten so much that they lose all their trust in people.M: Who is your role model?R: I have two: renowned animal behaviorist, Doctor Ian Dunbar, and Jane Dennison, the director of the Academy at San Francisco SPCA.M: Salary?R: Mine is between twenty thousand and forty thousand HK dollars a month. But a paid job starts at about seven thousand HK dollars without a degree and about ten thousand HK dollars with a degree.M: Last word.R: Working with animals is an interesting and rewarding field to be in, but the pay may not be as good as one hopes.6．What is the most important quality for a dog trainer?正确答案：understanding7．When does Rosemary usually work?正确答案：evenings and weekends8．There is a clearer career path overseas because there are ______.正确答案：training opportunities9．Dogs may lose all their trust in people if they are ______.正确答案：beaten so much10．What is the starting monthly salary for a dog trainer with a degree?正确答案：10,000 HK dollarsPART CDirections: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.听力原文：For centuries, people have been amazed by children of unusual talent. Pianist and composer Felix Mendelssohn has composed a fair amount of music by the time he was eleven. His forth opera was produced in Berlin, when he was only eighteen. John Stewart Mill, the nineteenth century British philosopher, read Greek at three and had worked his way through elementary geometry and a large body of literature and history by the time he was twelve. Even though there has been a fascination with prodigies for centuries, there has been little serious study of them until recently. Some surprising common characteristics have been identified. The vast majority are boys. They are usually first born children of middle-class families. Often their parents are past the usual childbearing age. Many are born by operation rather than by natural child birth. They often have parents who seem to be trying to realize their own ambitions through their amazing children. And prodigies usually have a strange sense of humor. Although a child may be born with outstanding genetic potential, this potential will not necessarily develop. “Just having the gene is not enough.” says Harvard University psychologist Howard Gardener. “Something in the environment must nourish the potential.”And although many prodigies enjoy the satisfaction of the extraordinary achievement, public praise, and material wealth, even the most successful sometimes question the value of their lives and the accomplishment. “I have a longing which grows stronger as I get older.” confesses the famous American concert pianist Eugene Eastman, “to be ordinary.”11．What was John Stuart Mill?A．A historian.B．A composer.C．A philosopher.D．A mathematician.正确答案：C12．What has been found about children of unusual talent?A．Many of them are from middle-class families.B．There are more girls than boys among them.C．They are mostly born by natural childbirth.D．Their parents are usually ambitious and humorous.正确答案：A13．What can be inferred from the talk?A．Material wealth goes hand in hand with mental emptiness.B．Environment plays a decisive role in the development of prodigies.C．Success has not always brought happiness to prodigies.D．Public praise will help prodigies to find the value of their lives.正确答案：B听力原文：M: You experimented with a lot of musical styles. What’s next?W: It’s hard to say where I’m going next, because my next record isn’t finished.M: You used to go to acting classes before you got into music. Did you ever consider becoming an actress?W: That’s what I wanted to do initially. I left school and joined a traveling theater company. We didn’t have money for hotels. So we used to camp in parks. It was brilliant. Then I met William. He liked my voice and decided I should be a singer. It was queer because singing was something I never had in mind.M: Is it true that the best time of a woman’s life is in her thirties?W: Well. Someone’s been telling me that it really starts at forty. She is a wonderful woman. And she says the 30s are just as hard as the 20s, hut in a different way. They are just confusing. But when you get to forty, it’ s just extraordinary. Apparently, the whole world opens up.M: What would you like to achieve before you’re... say.., sixty?W: I’d love to learn how to play the violin but not before I’m sixty. I’d like to do it in the next year or so. One of the first instruments I learned was the drums. And I am quite good at that coordination in a strange way.14．When did Beth Orton begin singing?A．After she met William.B．Before she went to acting classes.C．After she dropped out of school.D．Before she joined a traveling group.正确答案：A15．When is the best time of a woman’s life, as Beth Orton was told?A．In her 60s.B．In her 40s.C．In her 30s.D．In her 20s.正确答案：B16．What does Beth Orton want to do in the next year or so?A．Improve her skills in playing the drums.B．Learn how to play the violin.C．Try some strange musical instruments.D．Train herself in coordination.正确答案：B听力原文：M: The prevailing attitude about premarital contracting is that it spoils the whole concept of marriage, love, and trust. How do you counter that? F: First of all, most of us hear about premarital contracting when someone rich and famous gets divorced and about all the battles they are going through. I know when my husband and I decided that we wanted to have a premarital contract, my son said “Why you guys doing that? Don’t you trust each other?” So it’s not surprising that people’s initial reaction is a negative one. But in fact, premarital contracting is a way that we can learn more about each other, make each other feel more comfortable about issues that are of concerns, and certainly clarify money concerns. This way, we can talk about them, decide together how we want our marriage to work, and if necessary, and only if necessary, we put it in a premarital contract, a legal document. M: Each year, there is one divorce for every two marriages. And a substantial portion of those who have divorced remarry. Is the notion of the premarital contract simply for those who are entering second marriages, or is it also something for the people getting married for the first time? W: Premarital contracting is a communication process.I think all of us, whatever age we are, whatever financial status we have, we have things to talk about. And if we avoid doing that and wait until there are problems, it’s almost too late. I think that no matter what age, whether we’ve been married once or not, whether we have stepchildren, whether we have assets, it’s important to communicate and consider a legal document.17．How do people see premarital contracting in general?A．It is unfeasible and unnecessary.B．It has no effect on true love.C．It is only effective for someone rich and famous.D．It suggests distrust between the two partners.正确答案：D18．What does the woman think of premarital contracting?A．It helps a couple know more about each other.B．It makes a couple’s relationship more stable.C．It helps to develop genuine love in a couple.D．It makes a couple feel more comfortable with each other.正确答案：A19．What is the divorce rate, according to the interviewer?A．50%.B．30%.C．20%.D．10%.正确答案：A20．What is essential in premarital contracting, according to the woman?A．Financial status.B．Legal documents.C．Attitude to marriage.D．Communication.正确答案：DSection II Use of English (15 minutes)Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on ANSWER SHEET 1.Believe it or not, airlines really are trying to do better. They promised to improve customer service last year 【21】______ pressure from a Congress which was 【22】______ stories of nightmare flights. So why is it that flying is getting 【23】______ for so many passengers, 【24】______ airlines are spending billions of dollars to improve service, 【25】______ in new equipment such as mobile check-in stations and portable phone banks so travelers can quickly 【26】______ a flight when it is delayed or canceled? The fact is that air travel has 【27】______ been such an annoyance, and customer complaints to the Transportation Department doubled in 1999 【28】______ 1998. It seems Mother Nature would 【29】______ people by bus this year. An unusual run of bad weather, 【30】______ long walls of thunderstorms, has crippled airports lately and led to widespread delays and cancellations. After similar problems last summer, the FAA promised to work more closely with airlines 【31】______ weather slowdowns--for example, FAA and airline representatives now gather at a single location in Herndon, Va. , to 【32】______ the best way to allocate the available airspace. But even the FAA 【33】______ the new initiative has fallen 【34】______ of expectations, and many passengers complain that the delays seem 【35】______ . Part of the problem isovercrowded planes. 【36】______ the strong economy, U.S. airlines are expected to carry a record 665 million passengers this year, up 5 percent from last year. On 【37】______ , planes are about 76 percent full these days, also a 【38】______ . That’s good news for the Transport Department, which are profitably loading more passengers 【39】______ each flight, and bad news for passengers, 【40】______ irritations build rapidly in fight quarters.21．【21】A．underB．belowC．beneathD．beyond正确答案：A解析：under pressure 为固定短语，表示“在压力下，被迫”。

2007年大学英语四级(CET-4)听力真题试卷+答案

2007年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)听力真题试卷Part III Listing Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questionswill be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and thequestions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be apause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B),C) and D), and decide which is the best answer, then mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2with a single line though thecentre.注意：此部分答题在答题卡2上作答。

11. A) It could help people of all ages to avoid cancer.B) It was mainly meant for cancer patients.C) It might appeal more to viewers over 40.D) It was frequently interrupted by commercials.12. A) The man is fond of traveling.B) The woman is a photographer.C) The woman took a lot of pictures at the contest.D) The man admires the woman’s talent in writing.13. A) The man regrets being absent-minded.B) The woman saved the man some trouble.C) The man placed the reading list on a desk.D) The woman emptied the waste paper basket.14. A) He quit teaching in June.B) He has left the army recently.C) He opened a restaurant near the school.D) He has taken over his brother’s business.15. A) She seldom reads books from cover to cover.B) She is interested in reading novels.C) She read only part of the book.D) She was eager to know what the book was about.16. A) She was absent all week owing to sickness.B) She was seriously injured in a car accident.C) She called to say that her husband had been hospitalized.D) She had to be away from school to attend to her husband.17. A) The speakers want to rent the Smiths’ old house.B) The man lives two blocks away from the Smiths.C) The woman is not sure if she is on the right street.D) The Smiths’ new house is not far from their old one.18. A) The man had a hard time finding a parking space.B) The woman found they had got to the wrong spot.C) The woman was offended by the man’s late arrival.D) The man couldn’t find his car in the parking lot.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) The hotel clerk had put his reservation under another name.B) The hotel clerk insisted that he didn’t make any reservation.C) The hotel clerk tried to take advantage of his inexperience.D) The hotel clerk couldn’t find his reservation for that night.20. A) A grand wedding was being held in the hotel.B) There was a conference going on in the city.C) The hotel was undergoing major repairs.D) It was a busy season for holiday-makers.21. A) It was free of charge on weekends.B) It had a 15% discount on weekdays.C) It was offered to frequent guests only.D) It was 10% cheaper than in other hotels.22. A) Demand compensation from the hotel.B) Ask for an additional discount.C) Complain to the hotel manager.D) Find a cheaper room in another hotel.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) An employee in the city council at Birmingham.B) Assistant Director of the Admissions Office.C) Head of the Overseas Students Office.D) Secretary of Birmingham Medical School.24. A) Nearly fifty percent are foreigners.B) About fifteen percent are from Africa.C) A large majority are from Latin America.D) A small number are from the Far East.25. A) She will have more contact with students.B) It will bring her capability into fuller play.C) She will be more involved I policy-making.D) It will be less demanding than her present job.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2 with a singleline through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A) Her parents thrived in the urban environment.B) Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm.C) Her parents immigrated to America.D) Her parents set up an ice-cream store.27. A) He taught English in Chicago.B) He was crippled in a car accident.C) He worked to become an executive.D) He was born with a limp.28. A) She was fond of living an isolated life.B) She was fascinated by American culture.C) She was very generous in offering help.D) She was highly devoted to her family.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. A) He suffered a nervous breakdown.B) He was wrongly diagnosed.C) He was seriously injured.D) He developed a strange disease.30. A) He was able to talk again.B) He raced to the nursing home.C) He could tell red and blue apart.D) He could not recognize his wife.31. A) Twenty-nine days.B) Two and a half months.C) Several minutes.D) Fourteen hours.32. A) They welcomed the publicity in the media.B) The avoided appearing on television.C) They released a video of his progress.D) They declined to give details of his condition.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A) For people to share ideas and show farm products.B) For officials to educate the farming community.C) For farmers to exchange their daily necessities.D) For farmers to celebrate their harvests.34. A) By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms.B) By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.C) By offering to do volunteer work at the fair.D) By performing a special skill at the entrance.35. A) They contribute to the modernization of American farms.B) They help to increase the state governments’ revenue.C) They provide a stage for people to give performances.D) They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill inthe blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have justheard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in themissing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exactwords you have just heard or write down the main points in your ownwords. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you shouldcheck what you have written.注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。

2007年英语专业四级真题听力答案

2007年专业四级参考答案仅供参考I. DictationAdvertisingAdvertising has already become a very specialized activity in modern times. In today’s business world, supply is usually greater than demand. There is great competition between manufacturers of the same kind of product because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand. They always have to remind their customers of the name and qualities of their products by advertising. The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on the radio. He sometimes employs sales girls to distribute samples of their products. He sometimes advertises on the Internet as well. In addition, he always has advertisements put into television programs that will accept them. Manufacturers often spend huge sums of money on advertisements. We buy a particular product because we think that is the best. We usually think so because the advertisements say so. People often don’t ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth when they buy advertised products from shops.II.01-05 BDACA 06-10 DBCAC11-15 AABAC 16-20 BCBDA21-25 BDCAC 26-30 ABACBIII.31-35 CADBA 36-40 CBDAC41-45 BBDAA 46-50 CBADCIV.51-55 CBAAB56-60 DCDAC61-65 BBDBC66-70 DABDA71-75 BBDCA76-80 DCCCAV.81-85 DADCA 86-90 DBDBA91-95 BCDCB 96-100 ABDCCVI.SECTION ANowadays the Internet has become part of people's life, and millions of young people have made friends online.Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:Is It Wise to Make Friends Online?You are to write in three parts.In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is.In the second part, provide one or two reasons to support your opinion.In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.SECTION B NOTE-WRITINGWrite on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation: Your classmate, Jimmy, is head of the university's swimming club. He has invited you to join the club, but you like some other sport. Write him a note, declining his invitation and explaining why. Marks will be awarder for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.。

2007年12月大学英语四级听力真题

2007-12Part III Listening Comprehension （35 minutes）Section 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 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 witha single line through the centre.11. A）She used to be in poor health.B）She was popular among boys.C）She was somewhat overweightD）She didn't do well at high school.12. A）At he airport.B）In a restaurant.C）In a booking office.D）At the hotel reception.13. A）Teaching her son by herself.B）Having confidence in her son.C）Asking the teacher for extra help.D）Telling her son not to worry.14. A）Have a short break.B）Take two weeks off.C）Continue her work outdoors.D）Go on vacation with the man.15. A）He is taking care of this twin brother.B）He ha been feeling ill all week.C）He is worried about Rod's health.D）He has been in perfect condition.16. A）She sold all her furniture before she moved house.B）She still keeps some old furniture in her new house.C）She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement.D）She brought a new set of furniture from Italy last month.17. A）The woman wondered why the man didn't return the book.B）The woman doesn't seem to know what the book is about.C）The woman doesn't find the book useful any more.D）The woman forgot lending the book to the man.18. A）Most of the man's friends are athletes.B）Few people share the woman's opinion.C）The man doesn't look like a sportsman.D）The woman doubts the man's athletic ability.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have heard. 19. A）She has packed it in one of her bags.B）She has probably left it in a taxi.C）She id going to get it the airport.D）She is afraid that she has lost it.20. A）It ends in winter.B）It will cost her a lot.C）It will last one week.D）It depends on the weather.21. A）The plane is taking off soon.B）There might be a traffic jam.C）The taxi is waiting for them.D）There is a lot of stuff to pack.22. A）At home.B）In the man's car.C）At the airport.D）By the side of a taxi.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A）She is thirsty for promotion.B）She wants a much higher salary.C）She is tired of her present work.D）She wants to save travel expenses.24. A）Translator.B）Travel agent.C）Language instructor.D）Environment engineer.25. A）Lively personality and inquiring mind.B）Communication skills and team spirit.C）Devotion and work efficiency.D）Education and experience.Section BDirections: 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.Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. A. They care a lot about children.B. They need looking after in their old age.C. They want to enrich their life experience.D. They want children to keep them company.27. A. They are usually adopted from distant places.B.Their birth infromation is usually kept secret.C.Their birth parents often try to conceal their birth information.D.Their adoptive parents don't want them to know their birth parents.28. A.They generally hold bad feelings towards their birth parents.B.They do not want to hurt the feelings of their adoptive parents.C.They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.D.They are fully aware of the expenses involved in the search.29. A.Early adoption makes for closer parent-child relationship.B.Most people prefer to adopt children from overseas.C.Understanding is the key to successful adoption.D.Adoption has much to do with love.Passage TwoQuestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30. A.He suffered from mental illness.B.He bought The washing on post.C.He turned a failing newspaper into a success.D.He was once a reporter for a major newspaper.31. A.She was the first woman to lead a big U.S.publishing company.B.She got her first job as a teacher at the University of Chicago.C.She committed suicide because of her mental disorder.D.She took over her father's position when he died.32. A.People came to see the role of women in the business world.B.Katharine played a major part in reshaping Americans'mind.C.American media would be quite different without Katharine.D.Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33. A.It'll enable them to enjoy the best medical care.B.It'll allow them to receive free medical theatment.C.It'll protect them from possible financial crises.D.It'll preent the doctors from overcharging them.34. A.They can't immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost.B.They have to go through very complicated application procedures.C.They can only visit doctors who speak their native languages.D.They may not be able to receive timely medical treatment.35. A.They don't have to pay for the medical services.B.They needn't pay the entire medical bill at once.C.They must send the receipts to the insurance company promptly.D.They have to pay a much higher price to get an insurance policy.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. 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 should check what you have written.More and more of the world's population are living in towns or cities. The speed at which cities are growing in the less developed countries is （36）__________. Between 1920 and 1960 big cities in developed countries （37）________ two and a half times in size, but in other parts of the world the growth was eight times their size.The （38）__________ size of growth is bad enough, but there are now also very （39）__________ signs of trouble in the （40）__________ of percentages of people living in towns and percentages of people working in industry. During the nineteenth century cities grew as a result of the growth of industry. In Europe the （41）__________ of people living in cities was always smaller than that of the （42）__________ working in factories. Now, however, the （43）__________ is almost always true in the newly industrialised world: （44）______________________________________________________________ __________________.Without a base of people working in industry, these cities cannot pay for their growth; （45）____________________________________________________________. There has been little opportunity to build water supplies or other facilities. （46）______________________________________________________________ __________________, a growth in the number of hopeless and despairing parents and starving children.听力部分参考答案：11. C）She was somewhat overweight12. D）At a hotel reception13. B）Having confidence in her son14. A）Have a short break15. D）He has been in perfect condition16. B）She still keeps some old furniture in her new house17. D）The woman forgot lending the book to the man18. C）The man doesn't look like a sportsman19. A）She has packed it in one of her bags.20. C）It will last one week.21. B）The taxi is waiting for them.22. A）At home.23. C）She is tired of her present work.24. A）Translator.25. D）Education and experience.26. A）They care a lot about children.27. B）Their birth information is usually kept secret.28. C）They have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents.29. D）Adoption has much to do with love.30. B）He bought The Washington Post.31. A）She was the first woman to lead a big U.S publishing company.32. D）Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world.33. C）It'll protect them from possible financial crises.34. A）They can't immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost.35. B）They needn't pay the entire medical bill at once.36. alarming.37. increased38. sheer39. disturbing40. comparison41. proportion42. workforce43. reverse44. The percentage of people living in cities is much higher than the percentage working in industry.45. There is not enough money to build adequate houses for the people that live there, let alone the new arrivals.46. So the figures for the growth of towns and cities represent proportional growth of unemployment and underemployment。

2007年12月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案

2007年12月大学英语四级考试听力真题及答案Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)Section ADirection: In his 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 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 Sheet2 with a single linethrough the centre.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

11. A) She used to be in poor health.C) She was somewhat overweightB) She was popular among boys.D) She didn’t do well at high school.12. A) At he airport.B) In a restaurant.C) In a booking office.D) At the hotel reception.13. A) Teaching her son by herself.B) Having confidence in her son.C) Asking the teacher for extra help.D) Telling her son not to worry.14. A) Have a short break.B) Take two weeks off.C) Continue her work outdoors.D) Go on vacation with the man.15. A) He is taking care of this twin brother.B) He ha been feeling ill all week.C) He is worried about Rod’s health.D) He has been in perfect condition.16. A) She sold all her furniture before she moved house.B) She still keeps some old furniture in her new house.C) She plans to put all her old furniture in the basement.D) She brought a new set of furniture from Italy last month.17. A) The woman wondered why the man didn’t return the book.B) The woman doesn’t seem to know what the book is about.C) The woman d oesn’t find the book useful any more.D) The woman forgot lending the book to the man.18. A) Most of the man’s friends are athletes.B) Few people share the woman’s opinion.C) The man doesn’t look like a sportsman.D) The woman doubts the man’s athletic ability.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have heard.19. A) She has packed it in one of her bags.B) She has probably left it in a taxi.C) She id going to get it the airport.D) She is afraid that she has lost it.20) A) It ends in winter.B) It will cost her a lot.C) It will last one week.D) It depends on the weather.21. A) The plane is taking off soon.B) There might be a traffic jam.C) The taxi is waiting for them.D) There is a lot of stuff to pack.22. A) At home.B) In the man’s car.C) At the airport.D) By the side of a taxi.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) She is thirsty for promotion.B) She wants a much higher salary.C) She is tired of her present work.D) She wants to save travel expenses.24. A) Translator.B) Travel agent.C) Language instructor.D) Environment engineer.25. A) Lively personality and inquiring mind.B) Communication skills and team spirit.C) Devotion and work efficiency.D) Education and experience.Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passage. 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 questions , 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.注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

【英语四级听力】2007年英语四级听力原文

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
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W: Are you still teaching at the junior high school?
M: Not since June. My brother and I opened a restaurant as soon as
Q:What does the woman say about Jane?
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W: I' m sure the Smiths' new house is somewhere on the street,but I don‘ t know exactly where it is.
M: But I’ m told it' s two blocks from their old home.
he got out of the army.
Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversat Have you finished reading the book Professor Johnsoi recommended?
W: Ok, Mr. Nelson. That' s a room for five and...
M: But excuse me, you mean a room for five pounds? I didn' t know the special was so good.
W: No, no, hold no-according to our records, a room for 5 guests was booked under your name.