09年英语专四听力原文和答案.doc

09年英语专四听力原文和答案.doc

2009年专四听力答案

PART I DICTATION

New Year's Eve

For many people in the west, New Year's Eve is the biggest party of the year. /lt's the time to get together with friends or family/and welcome in the coming year. / New Year's parties can take place in different places. /Some people hold a house party; others attend street parties;/ while some just go for a few drinks with their friends. /Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays. / There is one thing that all New Year's Eve parties have in common,/ the countdown to midnight./ When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs./ It's also popular to make a promise in the New Year. /This is called a New Year's resolution. / Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit. /However, the promise is often broken quite quickly /and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days.

PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION

SECTION A CONVERSATIONS

Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.

W: Hi, Mark. How are you?

M: (2) Actually, I'm really fed up, Linda. It's Jean.

W: (2) Jean? Who is Jean?

M: Oh, nobody really. (1) Just a most stunningly attractive girl in my year school.

W: Oh, is that all? (1) So what's the problem?

M: (1) Well, the thing is I just don't know how to make her notice me, or...

W: Wait a minute. I've got a brilliant idea I (3) Why don't you try talking to her?

M: (3)But I wouldn't know what to say. 1...

W: Look, she's in your chemistry class, isn't she? You're good at chemistry. (3) You could offer to help her with her chemistry homework. How about that?

M: Not bad. Just one problem.

W: What?

M: (3) She's better than me at chemistry.

W: OK, then? (3) Well, there is that party at John's on Friday night. You could invite her.

M: ( 2/3 ) Just another small problem. John's her boyfriend.

Key:1.B 2.C 3.A

Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.

W: Yes, can I help you?

M: Well, I think most people will be able to come, perhaps around 30. No, let's say 35, to be sure.

W: Right, thank you for getting in touch Mr. Smith. I will send confirmation of the arrangements by the end of this week.

M: OK.

Key:8.C 9.A 10.D

SECTION B PASSAGES

Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.

For shopaholics, the post-Christmas period means only one thing—sales! (12) Across the country, prices are slashed on clothing, electronics, home furnishings and more, (11) but London is the place for serious shopping and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains. (12) The sales start on Boxing Day—26th, December and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors, (12) In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of pre-dawn openings for the start of their sales. At Brent Cross, in north London, more than 1 ,000 people were queuing at 3:30a. m. for the ' Next' clothing store's sale which began at 4 a. m. Some people even camped outside the shops to be the first in the line. (13) Some people are taking their friends shopping with them and buying their Christmas presents in the sales. A practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want. For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online retailers are also getting in on the act with January sales of their own. (13) The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas in the Jyuary"sales.

Key:11.C 12.A 13.D

Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.

(14)Ballroom dancing used to be seen as something rather unfashionable that old people might do. (15) For the past five years though, the popularity of ballroom dancing has soared thanks to a reality TV show. Strictly Come Dancing is one of the big TV shows. ( 16) Millions of people tune in every Saturday night to watch the show which airs from September right up to Christmas. (16) In the show a number of professional ballroom dancers each dance with a celebrity. Every week they have to learn a different ballroom dance and perform it live on TV on Saturday night. The show demonstrates how glamorous ballroom dancing is. The celebrities get to wear colorful dresses and suits to dance in, and it looks like a lot of fun. The TV programme also shows what good exercise it can be to ballroom dance and what hard work is involved in learning the dances and performing them properly. Dance schools around the country have seen a boost in the number of people wanting to learn how to dance. (17) And it's not only old people who are interested. Lots of children and young people in their 20s are keen to learn.