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2012 年 12 月大学英语四级听力参考答案
1-5 DCAAD 6-7 BC 8.hazards 9.tightened 10.comparatively easier toget
11-15 BADAA 16-20 DBBCA 21-25 DCDCA 26-30 BCDAC 31-35DDBCB
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Part III Listening Comprehension
Section AConversations
ShortConversations
11.-W:Haveyoufinishedthatpaintingforthenewstudentcenter?
M:Justthismorning,I’vebeenworkingextrahoursallweek,youknowthebuildingopenstomorrow.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
12.M:Doyousellcampinggear?
W:Yes,wehavetents,sleepingbags,justabouteverythingyoumightneed,includingstoves.
Q:Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodo?
13.M:HiJennyhaveyoutalkedtoMrWrightaboutthenewsportsprogram?
W:well,Icontactedhisofficehalfanhourago,andhissecretarysaidhewasoutforlunchuntil2:00.
Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?
14.M：Billsayshe’snotworkingsohardonhisbiologyproject.
W:Buthespendsalotoftimeinthelab,doesn’the?
Q:WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutBill?
15.M:Ihavetosayifindthenewsmokingregulationstoostrict.
W:Well,theyareforeveryone’shealth.Ihavenocomplaints.
Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
16.W:Jackaskedmetodropoffthisreport.He’stightupinmeetingsallmorning.
M:Iwashopinghebringsitinhimself,Ineedtotalkwithhimaboutit.
Q:Whycan’tJackcomeinperson?
17.M:ShouldweinviteMr.Smithtojoinusfordinnerthisweekend,hehasjustcomebackfromEngland.
W:Youcanhaveatry,butasfarasiknow,heseldomacceptsinvitationsfromhisemployees
Q:WhatcanweinferaboutMr.Smith?
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M：Yes，itseemsso.Let’spullinhere,whilei’mfillinginthetank,yougoaskthewayandgetmesomething
todrinkplease.
Q:Whatdoesthemangoingtodofirst?
LongConversation1
M:Well,didyouenjoyit?
W:Yes,IenjoyitmuchmorethatIthoughtIwould.
M:Really?
W: Yes, I don’t usually go to science fiction films.I don’t think they are much better than comics on film, if
youknowwhatImean.
M:Yes,sure.Andafewyearsago,theywerecertainlylikethat.Butthey’vegotalotbetternow.
W: Yes, and historical films, that’s what I really like. I never miss a good film set in middle ages. Oh, and
lovestories,InevermissoneonTV.
M: Fondly enough, I don’t like those kinds of films at all. But to come back to this one, I personally didn’t
thinkitwasverygood.Itcertainlywasn’tasgoodasothersciencefictionfilmsI’veeverseen.
W:Wasn’tit?
M:No,notatall.Oh,theeffectswereverygood.
W:Yes,Ithoughttheyweremarvelous.Especiallythebattleinspace,incredable.
M:Yes,butIwasgoingtosayIthoughttheactingwasterrible.
W:Yes.IsupposeJasonwastoogoodtobetrue.AndwhatwasthenameoftheBaddy?
M:Cargon?
W: Yeah. Cargon was really evil, wasn’t he? But I suppose that’s what these films are all about—good
triumphingoverevil.Andthecharactershavetobeblackandwhite.
M: Well ,yes, but not always. Worth the well wasn’t like for example. Anyway, you enjoy the film. That’s
themostimportant.
W:Yes,Idid.Thanksfortakingme.
Q:
19.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthesciencefictionfilms?
20.Whatopiniondidthespeakersshareaboutthefilmtheyjustseen?
21.WhattobelearnedaboutJasonandCargon?
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M:CanIaskyouaboutyoureveningclass?Whatclassdoyougoto?
W:Carmaintance.
M:Whatnightoftheweekiton?
W:Wednesdaynight.
M:Andhowlongdoesitlast?
M: Well, it supposed to start at 6, but that’s a bit of problem because people have difficulty getting through
thetraffic.Sowestartat6:30andthenitgoesonuntilthe9o’clock.
M:Andwhatwasyourreasonforwantingtodotheclass?
W: Well, I just bought my first car and I don’t know anything about cars. So I thought it was a good
opportunitytolearn.Iguessmostofthepeoleintheclassareinthesamesituation.
M:Um,andwhatdoyouactuallydo?Doyoubringthecaralongtotheclass?
W: Yes, we do. And in the first part of the lesson, the first half hour, the man who runs the class will go
though some particular part of the car, and we’ll learn about it. And then we spend the rest of the time, actually
workingonmyowncars,thesameproblem.
M:Andhowmanypeoplearethereintheclass?
W: Mm, I think16, but3 quarters of them arewomen. It’s quiteinteresing becausetheman is obiouslyused
to teaching man. And he always starts his sentence by saying, ” Wow, your chops were slow.” And then he stops
andsays“Oh,anywoman,youladies,but...ur..”
M:Mm..soundsfunny.
Q:
22.Whatdoesthewomansayabouthereveningclass?
23.Whydidthewmanwanttoattendtotheclass?
24.Whatdothepeoplewhoattendtheclassdointhefirstpartofthelesson?
25.Whatdowelearnaboutparticipantsintheclass?
Section B Passages
Passage1
Wedon’tchoosefriendsonthebasisofhowmuchmoneytheyhave,ofcourse,butlotsofdifferencescanbe
disturbing to both sides. Aaron, for example,was single, and earns a very good salary. Her friend, Pat, the
divorced mother of three, is struggling to make ends meet. “We are both frequent theater-goers,” Aaron explains,
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unless she can pay herown way. I hate to go alone, so we both stay home. It all seems so silly.” Pat sees the
situation differently. After her unhappy marrige to a man who was trying to control her without considering her
wishes and feelings ,she says, “ it’s very important to me to carry my own weight. I’m not comfortable in any
relationshipwhereallIdoistake.”
The difficult situation finally changed when Aaron moved recently. Pat’s children were with their father, so
shetookapicniklunchtoherfriendsnewplays, thenspendthedayhelpingherunpackandgetsettled.“Iwasso
grateful,”Aaronssays,“butIpersuadedPattoletmereturnthefavourinmyownwaywithseasonticketstoour
littletheatergroup.Ithinkshe’sbeginningtorecognizethatshecontributesasmuchtoourfriendship,butIdo”
26.WhatdowelearnaboutPat?
27.WhatdrawsAaronandPattogether?
28.WhatdoesAarondotoreturnPat’sfavor?
29.Whatdowelearnfriendshipfromthepassage?
Passage2
Sun School in the town of Ashbert in England is a day school for children age 10 to 18.It is based on the
value ofsocialequality betweenstudentsandstuff, andhasfew rules.SunSchoolbelieves that thehealthygrowth
of the child is more important than academic success. It offers a variety of lessons and activities for students to
choose from. In free time for children to follow their own interests.Classes are small,and based on the individual
needs of each child. The timetable is fixed.But democratically decided and students are expected to attend.The
weekly school meeting is at the center of the way sun school is orgnized.It mix all the decisions that affect
theschool,including rules, the timetable and accepting or rejecting new students and teachers.Participating in
thease meetings gives children an understand of democratic decision making and helps them develops their skills
ofargumentandpersuasion.Themostimportadvantageoftheschoolmeetingisthatitshowsthechildrenthatthe
school is really their’s.They have the right to decide on changes. And the school’s success or failure depends on
their decisions and their behavior.Sun School employs no cooking or cleaning stuff,these jobs are done by
students and teachers.Decorating and simple repairs are also done by students, it is believed that school truly
belongstowhouseit,theymusttakeresponsibilityforitsmaintenance.
30.whatvalueisSunSchoolbasedon?
31.whatischaracteristicoftheschooldecisionmakingprocessurprogram?
32.whydoessunschoolaskthestudentstodothemaintainance?
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Well, to continue, as i mentioned earlier, there is also research that demonstrates that individuals perform
worse, not better on tasks when other people are there. R.W.Harburt did an interesting experiment. He had his
sujects learn a finger maze. This is a game in which you indicate with your finger the way through a complex
systemofpassagesorpaths.Thesubjectswhohadanaudiencedidworsethanthesubjectswhodidalone.
Now how can we explain these very different results? It seemed very confusing for a long time. Social
psychologist, John Roberts, finally cleared up the confusion about why people sometimes perform better and
sometimes worse in front of an audience. Roberts found that the presence of an audience facilitates what you
alreadyknowhowtodo.Thatis,ifyouknowwhatyouaredoing,havinganaudiencehelpsyoudoitbetter.Butif
youdon’talreadyknowhowtodosomething, youwillprobablymakesomemistakesandyouwillmakemistakes
for a longer time if you have an audience. That’s exactly what happened to the subjects who were learning the
fingermaze.
So,ifyouweredoingwell,havinganaudienceincreasesthechancesthatyouwillcontinuetodowell.Ifyou
were doing badly, having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do badly. Roberts cleverly
pointedoutthatwhenyouarefirstlearningsomething, youarebetteroffworkingalonethanpracticingwithother
people.
33.Whatdidthespeakerprobablydiscussbeforecomingtothispartofthetalk?
34.WhendoesthepresenceofanaudiencefacilitateyourperformanceaccordingtoRoberts?
35.WhatdoesRobertsthinkasabetterwaytolearnnewthings?
Section CCompound Dictation
Americans today have different eating habits than they had in the past. There is a wide selection of food
available. They have a broader knowledge of nutrition, so they buy more fresh fruit and vegetables than ever
before.Atthesametime,Americanspurchaseincreasingquantitiesofsweetsandsodas.
Statistics show that the way people live determines the way they eat. American life-styles have changed.
There are now growing numbers of people who live alone, single parents and children, and double-income
families. These changing life styles are responsible for the incresing number of people who must rush meals or
sometimes simply go without them. Many Americans have less time than ever before to spend preparing food.
Partly as a consequence of this limited time, over half of all American homes now have microwave ovens.
Moreover, Americans eat out nearly four times a week on average. It is easy to study the amounts and kinds of
food that people consume. The United States Department of Agriculture and the food industry collect sales
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about the changes in attitudes and tastes. Red meat, which used to be the most popular choice for dinner, is no
longer an American favorite. Instead, chicken, turkey, and fish have become more popular. Sales of these foods
havegreatlyincreasedinrecentyears.
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