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2011 年 6 月英语四级考试听力真题
Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
SectionA
Directions: 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 with a single line through the
centre.
11. A) Heis careless about hisappearance.
B) Heis ashamed ofhis present condition.
C)Hechanges jobs frequently.
D)He shaves every other day.
12. A) Janemay be caught in a trafficjam.
B) Janeshould have started alittle earlier.
C)Heknows what sort ofperson Jane is.
D)He isirritated at having to wait forJane.
13. A)Trainingfor theMid-AtlanticChampionships.
B) Makingpreparations fora trans-Atlantictrip.
C)Collecting information about baseball games.
D)Analyzing theirrivals' on-field performance.
14. A) Hehad a narrow escape ina car accident.
B) Heis hospitalized for aserious injury.
C)Helosthis mothertwo weeks ago.
D)He has been havingahard time.
15. A)Thewoman has known thespeakerfor a longtime.
B)Theman had difficulty understanding the lecture.
C)Theman is making afuss about nothing.
D)The woman thinks highly ofthespeaker.
16. A) Hehas difficulty making senseof logic.
B) Statisticsand logic are both challenging subjects.
C)Thewoman shouldseek help from thetutoring service.
D)Tutoring services are verypopular with students.
17. A) Herovercoat is as stylish as Jill's.
B) Jillmissed herclass lastweek.
C)Jillwore theovercoat last week.
D)Sheis in thesameclass as theman.
18. A)Acomputer game.
B)Animaginary situation.
C)Anexcitingexperience.
D)Avacation bythesea.
Questions19to 21arebased ontheconversation youhavejust heard.
19. A) Beautiful scenery in thecountryside.
B) Dangers ofcross-country skiing.
C)Painand pleasure in sports.
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20. A) Hecan't find good examplesto illustratehis point.
B) Hecan't find apeaceful placeto dotheassignment.
C)Hedoesn't know howto describethe beautiful country scenery.
D)He can't decide whether to includetheeffort part of skiing.
21. A) Newideas comeupas you write.
B) Much timeis spent oncollecting data.
C)Alot of effort ismade invain.
D)The writer's point ofview often changes.
Questions22to 25arebased ontheconversation youhavejust heard.
22. A) Journalistof alocal newspaper.
B) Director ofevening radio programs.
C)Producerof television commercials.
D)Hostess ofthe weekly "BusinessWorld".
23. A) Heran threerestaurants with hiswife's help.
B) Heand his wife did everything bythemselves.
C)Heworked both as acook and a waiter.
D)He hired acook and two local waitresses.
24. A) Hehardly needs to doanyadvertising nowadays.
B) Headvertises alot onradio and innewspapers.
C)Hespends huge sumsonTVcommercials every year.
D)He hires children todistributeads inshopping centers.
25. A)Therestaurant location.
B)Therestaurant atmosphere.
C)Thefoodvariety.
D)The food price.
SectionB
Directions:In this section, you will hear 3short 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
markthecorresponding letter onAnswer Sheet 2with asinglelinethrough thecentre.
Passage One
26. A) Its protection is often neglected bychildren.
B) It cannot befully restored oncedamaged.
C)There are many false notionsabout it.
D)There are various ways toprotect it.
27. A) It may makethewearer feel tired.
B) It will gradually weaken theeyes ofadults.
C)It can lead to thelossof visionin children.
D)It can permanently change theeye structure.
28. A) It can never be donewith high technology.
B) It is thebest way to restore damaged eyesight.
C)It is a majorachievement in eye surgery.
D)It can only bepartly accomplished now.
PassageTwo
29. A)They think theyshould followthecurrent trend.
B) Nursing homes are well-equipped andconvenient.
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D)They have jobsand other commitments.
30. A)They don't want touseupall their lifesavings.
B)They fearthey will regret it afterwards.
C)They would liketospend more timewith them.
D)They don't want to seetheir husbands poorly treated.
31. A) Provideprofessional standard care.
B) Befrank and seek help from others.
C)Beaffectionate and cooperative.
D)Make useofcommunity facilities.
PassageThree
32. A) Health and safety conditions inthe workplace.
B) Rightsand responsibilitiesof company employees.
C)Common complaintsmade byofficeworkers.
D)Conflicts between laborand management.
33. A) Replaceits out-dated equipment.
B) Improvethewelfare ofaffected workers.
C)Followthegovernment regulations strictly.
D)Provideextrahealth compensation.
34. A)They requested to transferto a safer department.
B)They quit work to protect theirunbornbabies.
C)They sought help from union representatives.
D)They wanted towork shorterhours.
35. A)Toshowhowthey lovewinter sports.
B)Toattract theattention from themedia.
C)Toprotect against thepoorworking conditions.
D)Toprotect themselves against thecold weather.
Section C
Directions: 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
whatyou have written.
Contrary to the old warning that time waits for no one, time slows down when you are on the
move. It also slows down more as you move faster, which means astronauts(宇航员) someday may
(36)__________ so long in space that they would return to an Earth of the (37)__________ future.
If you could move at the speed of light, your time would stand still. If you could move faster than
light, your timewould move(38)__________ .
Although no form of matter yet (39)__________ moves as fast as or faster than light,
(40)__________ experiments have already confirmed that accelerated (41)__________ causes a
traveler's time to be stretched. Albert Einstein (42)__________ this in 1905, when he
(43)__________ the concept of relative time as part of his Special Theory of Relativity.Asearch is
now under way to confirm the suspected existence of particles of matter
(44)_______________________________________________
__________________________________________ .
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it-(45)___________________________________________________________________________
__________________ . Humanity also has been obsessed with trying to capture the meaning of
time.Einstein (46)___________________________________________________________
____________________________________. Thus, time and time's relativity are measurable by any
hourglass, alarm clock, oran atomicclock that can measure a billionth ofasecond.
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