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2011 年 12 月英语四级考试听力真题
PartIII ListeningComprehension (35minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In thissection, you willhear 8short conversationsand2long conversations. Atthe
end of each conversation, oneor more questionswillbe asked about what wassaid. Both
theconversation andthequestions willbespoken onlyonce. After each question there
will beapause. During thepause, you must readthefour choices marked A), B), C)and
D), anddecide which isthe best answer. Then markthecorresponding letteronAnswer
Sheet 2with asinglelinethrough thecentre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2 上作答。
11. A)Read the noticeonthewindow. B) Go andask thestaff.
C)Get anew bus schedule. D)Board thebus to Cleveland.
12. A)He was looking forward to seeing thegiraffes.
B) Heenjoyed watching theanimal performance.
C)Hegot hometoo latetoseethe TVspecial.
D)He fell asleep in themiddleofthe TVprogram.
13. A)Shewants totake themostdirect way.
B) Shemay belatefor thefootball game.
C)Sheisworried about missingher flight.
D)Sheis currently caught in atrafficjam.
14. A)At arestaurant. B) In afish shop. C)At a clinic. D)On a fishing boat.
15. A)He isan experienced sales manager.
B) Heis being interviewed fora job.
C)Heis aclose friend of thewoman.
D)He isgood at answering tricky questions.
16. A)Theman shouldconsider his privacy first.
B) Theman will choosea low-rent apartment.
C)Theman is not certain if hecan find aquieter place.
D)Theman isunlikely to moveout ofthedormitory.
17. A)Thewoman isgoing to make hertopicmore focused.
B) Theman andthe woman are working ona jointproject.
C)Oneshould choosea broad topicforaresearch paper.
D)It took alot oftimeto get theman on theright track.
18. A)They went camping this timelast year.
B) They didn’t quiteenjoytheirlast picnic.
C)They learned to cooperateunder harsh conditions.
D)They weren’t experienced in organizingpicnics.
Questions19to 22are basedon theconversation youhavejustheard.
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C)Heis an Englishman livinginSweden. D)He visitsLondon nearly every winter.
20. A)Thebad weather. B) The gloomy winter. C)Thecold houses. D)The longnight.
21. A)Delightful. B) Painful. C)Depressing. D)Refreshing.
22. A)They often stay uplatereading. B) They work hard and play hard.
C)They liketo go camping in summer. D)They try to earn more andspend more.
Questions23to 25are basedon theconversation youhavejustheard.
23. A)EnglishLiterature. B) Management. C)French. D) PublicAdministration.
24. A)Englishteaching. B) Stafftraining.
C)Careers guidance. D)Psychological counseling.
25. A)Its generous scholarship. B) Its worldwidefame.
C)Its well-designed courses. D)Its pleasant environment.
SectionB
Directions: In thissection, you willhear 3short passages. At theend ofeach passage, you will
hearsome questions. Both thepassageandthequestions willbe spoken onlyonce. After
you hear aquestion, you must choose thebest answer fromthefour choices marked A),
B), C)andD). Then mark thecorresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2withasingleline
throughthecentre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Passage One
Questions26to 28are basedon thepassageyou havejustheard.
26. A)Characteristics of Japanese artists. B) Somefeatures ofJapaneseculture.
C)Theart of Japanese brushpainting. D)Theuniqueness ofJapaneseart.
27. A)Tocalm themselves down. B) Toenhance concentration.
C)Toshow theirimpatience. D)Tosignal lack of interest.
28. A)Howlisteners indifferent cultures showrespect.
B) Howspeakers can win approval from theaudience.
C)Howspeakers can misunderstand theaudience.
D)Howdifferent Western andEastern art forms are.
Passage Two
Questions29to 32are basedon thepassageyou havejustheard.
29. A)Directing personnel evaluation.
B) Buying and maintaining equipment.
C)Drawing upplans for in-service training.
D)Interviewing and recruiting employees.
30. A)Someofhis equipment was damaged in afire.
B) Thetraining program heran was a failure.
C)Two ofhis workers were injured at work.
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31. A)Abetter relationship with hisboss.
B) Advancement to ahigher position.
C)Abetter-paying job inanother company.
D)Improvement inthe company’s management.
32. A)Shehas more self-confidence than Chris.
B) Sheworks with Chrisinthesame division.
C)Shehas moremanagement experience than Chris.
D)Sheis competing with Chrisfor thenew job.
Passage Three
Questions33to 35are basedon thepassageyou havejustheard.
33. A)They help ussee theimportant values of culture.
B) They guide us in handling humanrelationship.
C)They help us express ourselves more effectively.
D)They are an infinitesource ofhuman knowledge.
34. A)Theirwording may become different.
B) Thevalues they reflect may change.
C)Theirorigins can nolonger be traced.
D)They maybemisinterpreted occasionally.
35. A)Certain values are shared byalarge number ofcultures.
B) Someproverbs are assuming more and moreimportance.
C)Old proverbs are constantly replaced bynew ones.
D)Certain values havealways been central to aculture.
SectionC
Directions: In thissection, you willhear apassage threetimes. When thepassageis readfor the
firsttime, you should listencarefully forits general idea. When the passageisread for
thesecond time, you arerequired to fillin theblanks numbered from36to 43withthe
exact words you have justheard. For blanks numbered from44to46you arerequired to
fillinthemissing information.For these blanks, you can either usetheexact words you
havejustheard or writedown themain points in your own words.Finally, when the
passageisread forthethird time, you shouldcheck whatyou havewritten.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Our livesare woven together. As much as I enjoy my own (36)_c____,Inolonger imagine I
can get through a (37) ___s__day much less all mylife, (38)__c___onmy own. Even ifI am on
(39)___v__in themountains, Iam eating foodsomeoneelse has grown, living in ahousesomeone
elsehas built, wearing clothes someoneelse has (40) _s____from cloth woven byothers, using(41)
__e___someoneelse isdistributing tomy house.(42) __e___ofinterdependence is everywhere; we
areonthis (43) _j____together.
As Iwas growing up,(44)
_irbcttininterwe__________________________________________________.“Makeyour own
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consequences of someaction: Nowthat you’ve madeyour bed, lieonit. Totalindependence is a
dominantthing inour culture. I imagine that (45)__wm pwt t t mewtot rfmy a and m
c__________________________________________.But theteaching was shaped byourcultural
imagines. And instead, Igrew upbelieving that I was supposed to betotally independent and
consequently became very reluctant to askfor help.
(46) ___________________________________________________________________.
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