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　　2009年6月CET4英语四级听力真题原文

　　Short Conversations

　　11. W: There were more than a hundred people at Kate's birthday party. How come she's got so many friends?

　　M: It's really no surprise. You know she was popular even when she was a child

　　Q: What does the man imply about Kate?

　　12. M: They say there'll be a snow-storm tonight, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.

　　W: Oh! We're so lucky, we'll be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida. But let's call right now to confirm our flight.

　　Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?

　　13. W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire.

　　M: I really admire his courage.

　　Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?

　　14. M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it has worked just fine until last night.

　　W: You’ll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan. So it might be time to invest a more recent model.

　　Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

　　15. W: I heard about your promotion, you must be thrilled.

　　M: Not really, the new office is huge, but the word load has doubled.

　　Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?

　　16. W: I can’t decide what to do about the party tomorrow.

　　M: You don’t have to go if you don’t want to, but I’ll be glad to give you a ride if you do.

　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

　　17. M: Now if you have any questions about the contract. I’ll be happy to answer them.

　　W: Nothing comes to mind right now, but I’d like to go over all the articles of the contract once more before signing it.

　　Q: What are the speakers doing right now?

　　18. M: We are out of paper for the printer. Can you please order some?

　　W: I completed the order form online yesterday and it will be here by noon. I’ll let you know when it comes in.

　　Q: What did the woman do?

　　Long Conversation

　　Conversation One

　　W: Bob, do you know who I saw the other day? Old Jake, looking terribly depressed. Did he get pensioned off at last?

　　M: Yes. They made him retire after 50 years at sea. He is pretty upset about it, but what can you do? He really is pasted.

　　W: He is all alone, isn’t he?

　　M: Yes, his wife has been dead for years. They had one daughter, Dories. But she went off to town as soon as she left school. And he hasn’t heard from her since. I hear she is making good money as a model.

　　W: Maybe someone could get in touch with her. Get her to come back for a while to help?

　　M: I don’t suppose she come. She never got on with her father. He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish. Oh, I expect old Jake will get by. He is healthy at least, comes into a clinic for a check regularly.

　　W: Are you his doctor?

　　M: No, my partner doctor Johnson is.

　　W: That bad-tempered old thing?

　　M: Oh, he isn’t bad-tempered. He just looks it. He is an excellent doctor, taught me a lot, and he has a very nice family. His wife invites me over there to supper every week. Very pleasant.

　　W: yes. I teach their daughter Pen at school. She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work, but a bright little thing and very popular with her age group.

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.

　　19. Why does old Jake look terribly depressed?

　　20. What do we learn about Jake’s wife?

　　21. What does the man say about Jake’s daughter?

　　22. What does the man say about Jake’s doctor?

　　Conversation Two

　　W: Hello, Mr. Summerfield. How are you today?

　　M: Very well. Thank you, Ms. Green.

　　W: What can I do for you?

　　M: Well, unfortunately, there is a problem with the order we received from you yesterday. It seems we haven’t seen the right quantity of manuals to support the telephone system.

　　W: Oh, dear, that’s bad news. I’m very sorry to hear that, and you don’t know how many packs are without manuals?

　　M: No, because we haven’t opened every pack. But in several of those that have been opened there are none, no manuals.

　　W: I’m very sorry about this inconvenience, Mr. Summerfield. We’ll send out the manuals this afternoon by express mail entirely at our cost, and the manuals should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest.

　　M: All of them, right?

　　W: Yes. It maybe that some have them already, but we cannot be sure. So the best thing is to send out the manual for every pack.

　　M: Yes. Yes, I see. That would be great.

　　W: Please accept our apologies for this mix-up. I assure you we will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happened

　　M: Right. Thanks for your swift action.

　　W: Not at all. Thank you and goodbye for now. Do call if there is anything else.

　　M: All right. Thank you. Goodbye, Ms Green.

　　W: Goodbye.

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.

　　23. What problems are the speakers discussing?

　　24. What does the woman promise to do?

　　25. What does the man think of the solution?

　　Passage

　　Passage 1

　　Attracting and feeding wild birds are entertaining activities that have long been enjoyed by people all over the world. Feeding birds has become so popular that prepared feed mixtures are readily available. We feed birds for many reasons. Many pleasant hours can come from watching birds. A hobby often develops into a serious study of their habits. Accurate identification of birds is usually the first goal. But observations that an amateur bird-watcher can make are really limitless. There is, however, responsibility associated with bird feeding, including a disease hazard. Attracting numbers of birds continually to the same spot can be harmful to them, particularly species that pick food from the ground contaminated by the droppings of other birds. In winter feeding efforts are most satisfying to people and are of greatest benefit to birds. During this time when fewer natural foods are available and air temperatures are lower, extra feeding can keep a bird warm and well. Once begun, feeding should never stop during these lean months. If you start a local increase of birds, be prepared to do what may be required to eliminate hazards to those you want to befriend. A constant supply of food should be given until the cold is over and spring has come. If feeding is stopped during severe weather, birds used to relying upon the feeders must starve.

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

　　Q26 What does the speaker say about bird watching?

　　Q27 What does the speaker say about birds fed continually on the same spot?

　　Q28 What does the speaker suggest we do in feeding birds in winter?

　　2009年12月CET4英语四级听力真题原文

　　Passage 1

　　Since early times, people have been fascinated with the idea of life existing somewhere else besides earth. Until recently, scientists believe that life on other planets was just a hopeful dream. But now they are beginning to locate places where life could form. In 1997, they saw evidence of planets near other stars like the sun. But scientists now think that life could be even nearer in our own solar system. One place scientists are studying very closely is Europa, a moon of Jupiter. Space probes have provided evidence that Europa has a large ocean under its surface. The probes have also made scientists think that under its surface Europa has a rocky core giving off volcanic heat. Water and heat from volcanic activity are two basic conditions needed for life to form. A third is certain basic chemicals such as carbon, oxygen and nitrogen. Scientists believe there might be such chemicals lying at the bottom of Europa’s ocean. They may have already created life or may be about to. You may wonder if light is also needed for life to form. Until recently, scientists thought that light was essential. But now, places have been found on earth that are in total blackness such as caves several miles beneath the surface. And bacteria, primitive forms of life, have been seen there. So the lack of light in Europa’s sub-surface ocean doesn’t automatically rule out life forming.

　　Questions26 to 28

　　26. What did scientists once believe according to the passage?

　　27. What have scientists found about Europa, a moon of Jupiter?

　　28. What have scientists come to know recently about formation of life?

　　Passage 2

　　In her early days as an emergency room physician, Doctor Joanna Myer treated a child who had suffered a second degree burn. After the child had been treated and was being prepared for discharge, Doctor Myer talked to the parents about how they should care for the child at home. Also listening to her were a half a dozen other family members. A few hours later, when she came to say goodbye, the family asked her to settle an argument they’d been having over exactly what advice she had given. “As I talked to them, I was amazed.” she said, ”All of them had heard the simple instructions I have given just a few hours before, but they have three or four different versions. The most basic details were unclear and confusing. I was surprised, because these were intelligent people.” This episode gave Doctor Myer her first clue to something every doctor learns sooner or later- most people just don’t listen very well. Nowadays, she says she repeats her instructions, and even conducts a reality check with some patients. She asks them to tell her what they think they are supposed to do. She also provides take-home sheets which are computer printouts tailored to the patients’ situation. Doc. Myer’s listeners are not unusual. When new or difficult material is presented, almost all listeners are faced with the challenge because human speech lacks the stability and permanence of the printed word. Oral communication is fast-moving and impermanent.

　　Question 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard：

　　29. What did the child’s family members argue about in the hospital?

　　30. What did Doc. Myer do to insure her patients understand her instructions?

　　31. What does the speaker say about human speech?

　　Passage 3

　　It’s logical to suppose that things like good labor relations, good working conditions, good wages and benefits and job security motivate workers, but one expert, Fredrick Herzberg argued that such conditions do not motivate workers. They are merely satisfiers. Motivators, in contrast, include things such as having a challenging and interesting job, recognition and responsibility. However, even with the development of computers and robotics, there’re always plenty of boring, repetitive and mechanical jobs and lots of unskilled people who have to do them. So how do mangers motivate people in such jobs? One solution is to give them some responsibilities, not as individuals, but as a part of a team. For example, some supermarkets can buy office stuff to people who fill the shelves, and the people who work at the check out into a team, and let them decide what product lines to stock, how to display them and so on. Many people now talk about the importance of a company’s shared values or culture with which all the staff can identify, for example, being the best hotel chain, or making the best, the most user-friendly or the most reliable products in a particular field. Such values are more likely to motivate workers than financial targets which automatically only concern a few people. Unfortunately, there’s only a limited number of such goals to go around and by definition, not all the competing companies in that industry can seriously plan to be the best.

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

　　32: What can actually motivate workers according to Fredrick Herzberg?

　　33: What does the speaker say about jobs in the computer era?

　　34: What do some supermarkets do to motivate their employees?

　　35: Why does the speaker say financial targets are less likely to motivate workers?

　　复合式听写

　　In the humanities, authors write to inform you in many ways. These methods can be (36) classified into three types of informational writing:factual, descriptive, and process. Factual writing provides (37) background information on an author, composer or artist or on a type of music, literature, or art. Examples of factual writing include notes in the book jacket or (38) album cover and longer pieces, such as an article describing a style of music which you might read ina music (39 )appreciation course. This kind of writing provides a (40) context for your study of humanities. As its name(41) implies, descriptive writing simply describes or provides an (42) image of, a piece of music, art or literature. For example, descriptive writing might list the colors an artist used in a painting or the (43)instruments a composer included in the musical composition. So as to make pictures of sounds in the readers’ mind by calling up the specific details of the work.. (44) Descriptive writing in the

　　humanities. particularly in literature is often mixed with critical writing .Process writing explains a series of actions that bring about a result. (45).It tells the reader how to do something, for example, explaining the technique used to shoot a film. This kind of writing is often found in art, where understanding how an artist created a certain effect is important. (46)Authors may actually use more than one type of technique in the given piece of informational writing.

　　36. classified 37. background 38. album 39. appreciation 40. context 41. implies 42. image 43. instruments 44. Descriptive writing in humanity, particularly in literature, is often mixed with critical writing.45. It tells the reader how to do something, for example, explaining the techniques used to show a film 46. Authors may actually use more than one type of techniques in the given piece of informational writing.