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2012 年 6 月英语四级考试听力真题答案解析
Part ⅢListening Comprehension(35minutes)
SectionA
听力原文及答案解析:
11.
M: As you can see from the drawings, the kitchen has one door into the dining room,
anotherinto thefamily room and athird to theoutside。
W:The doorinto thefamily room isn’t big enough. Couldit bemade wider?
Q:Whatare the speakers doing?
【答案】C) Discussing ahousing plan。
【解析】此题为简单的推理题。从 drawing，kitchen 等关键词可知，两人正在看房
间的图纸，并讨论希望family room 能够再大点。
12.
M:I’m thinkingabout where togo for abitetonight.Any suggestions, Barbara?
W:Well, how about the French restaurant near the KFC? Frankly, I’ve had enough of our
canteen food。
Q:Whatdowe learn about thewoman?
【答案】A)Sheis tired of thefood inthe canteen。
【解析】此题为推理题。从对话中可知，男子问女子对于晚上到哪里吃饭有没有任
何建议。女子回答去KFC 旁边的法国餐厅，因为她已经受够了食堂的食物。
13.
W: Hey, if you can’t enjoy the music at a sensible volume, why not use earphones? I’m
preparing forthespeech contest。
M:Oh, sorry.Ididn’t realizeI’vebeingbothering you all thistime。
Q:Whatis theman probably doing?
【答案】A)Listening to someloudmusic。
【解析】此题为较为简单的推理题。从 volume，earphone，bother等关键词可知该
男子听音乐时把音量调的很高，从而影响到了女子准备演讲比赛。
14.
M: Finally, I’ve got the chance to put on my new suit tonight. I hope to make a good
impression onyour family。
W:Comeon!It’s only afamily reunion. Sojeans andT-shirts are just fine.
Q:Whatdoes thewoman mean?
【答案】B)Theman can dress casually for theoccasion。
【解析】此题为推理题。男子想穿新套装给女方家庭留下好印象，但是女子说这只
是个家庭聚会，穿牛仔裤和T 恤就行，即穿着随意即可。
15.
M: Would you like to see those pants in brown and navy blue? These two colors are
cominginthis season。
W: Oh, actually grey is my favourite color, but I prefer something made from cotton,
100%cotton Imean。
Q:Whatis thewoman lookingfor?
【答案】A)Grey pants made from pure cotton。
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灰色纯棉的短裤。
16.
W:From here, themountains look as ifyou could justreach out and touch them。
M:That’swhy I chose thislodge. It has oneofthe best views in Switzerland。
Q:Whatis theman’s chief consideration in choosingthe lodge?
【答案】B) Its location。
【解析】此题为细节题。男子说他选择这个旅馆的原因是它有着瑞士最好的视野，
所以他最在乎的是位置。
17.
M:What doIhave to doto apply fora passport?
W: You need proof of citizenship, either an old passport or a birth certificate and three
photographs.Then you mustcomplete thisform and pay a fee。
Q:Whatis theman most probably going to do?
【答案】A)Travel overseas。
【解析】此题为推理题。男子询问女子如何申请护照，女子回答时说的出生证，照
片等是申请护照的所需用品。
18.
M: Miss, can I interest you in a pork special with serving tonight? It’s only 799, half the
usual price and it’s very tasty。
W:Oh really? I willtry it。
Q:Whatdoes themansay about the dish?
【答案】D)It is agood bargain。
【解析】此题为细节题。男子在给女子推荐时说该道菜今晚的价格是平时的一般，
且很好吃，可见十分划算。
Conversation 1
W：Good evening, and welcome to this week’s business world. The program for and
about business people. Tonight we have Mr. Steven Kayne, who has just taken over and
established bicycle shop.Tellus, Mr.Kayne, what madeyou want to runyour ownstore?
M:Well, I always loved racing bikes and fixing them. When I was working full-time as a
salesman for a big company, I seldom had time to enjoy my hobby. I knew then that as soon
as Ihad enough moneyto get my ownbusiness going, I’ll doit.I had m
y heart set on it and I didn’t let anything stand in my way.When I went down to the bank and
got a business loan, I knew I’d love being my own boss. Now my time is my own. I open the
storewhen Iwant and leave when I want。
W:Youmean you don’t keep regular hours?
M: Well, the sign on my store says the hours are ten to six, but if business is slower than
usual, Ican justlock upand takeoffearly。
W:Had you hired any employees to work withyou yet?
M:Yeah, a couple of friends of mine who love biking as much as I do.They help me out
a few days a week. It’s great because we play cards or just sit around and talk when there are
nocustomers.
W:Thank you, Mr.Kayne.Wewishyou success in your new business。
Q19.what is thewoman doing?
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Q21.Whydid theman take over abicycle shop?
Q22.Whatdowe learn about thepeople working in theshop?
答案：
19.A) Hostingan eveningTVprogram.
20.C) Heworked as a salesman.
21.A) Hewanted to behis own boss.
22.B)They are all theman’s friends.
Conversation 2
W: Well, the main activities in the region were historically steel and paper processing, I
think。
M:Yes, but I’m not quite sure about the status of those industries now. Could you tell us
somethingabout that?
W: Yes, of course. In fact, they are less significant, but steel-related manufacturing still
accounts for 44% of industrial activity. So it’s still very important. In fact, 80% of Spain’s
machine tools are from the Basque country. As for paper processing, there’s still a little. But
it’s nolongerwhat itonce was in theregion. So, isthat clear?
M:Yes,thanks。
W: Now, to get back to what I was saying, there’s a lot of unemployment as well as
geographical problems in theregion。
M:Sorry,Victoria.Whatdoyou mean bygeographical problems?
W: Well, what I mean is the area is very hilly, mountainous in parts. So there used to be
transport p roblems, now though there are new train links and better roads, but it may be that
some smaller towns inland remain not very well connected, is that OK? Does that make sense?
When we talk about specific location suggestions for the factory, we’ll see this in more detail,
so we’llcome back tothisquestion, OK?
M:OK, right。
W: So I was about to say something about the work force in the region and the level of
training and education. In general, it’s very good and improving。
Question 23-25 are based ontheconversation you have justheard。
23.Whatdoes thewoman sayabout thesteel-related manufacturing inthe region?
24.Whatproblems hinder theregion’s development?
25.Whatwill thespeakers discuss later?
答案：
23.B) It remains amajor part of industrialactivity.
24.A)Transport problems.
25.C)Possiblelocations for anewfactory
Section B
Passageone
I first met Joe Ganz when we were both nine years old, which is probably the only reason he’s
one of my best friends. If I had first met Joe as a freshman in high school we wouldn’t even
have had the chance to get to know each other. Joe is a day student, but I am a boarding
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spend nearly every weekend at his house and we talk on the phone every night. This is not to
say that we would not have been compatible if we had first met in our freshman year. Rather,
we would not have been likely to spend enough time getting to know each other due to the
lack of immediately visible mutual interests. In fact, to be honest, I struggle even now to think
ofthings we have in common.
But maybe that’s what makes us enjoy each other’s company so much. When I look at my
friendship with Joe, I wonder how many people I’ve known whom I never disliked, but
simply didn’t take the time to get to know.Thanks to Joe, I have realized how little basis there
is for the social divisions that exist in every community. Since this realization, I have begun to
makean even more determined effort to find friends in unexpected people and places。
Q:
26:Whydoes thespeaker say JoeGanz became oneofhis best friends?
27:Wheredoes thespeaker spend most ofhis weekends?
28:Whathas the speaker learned from his friendship withJoe?
答案
Q26: B.They had known each othersince childhood
Q27: B.At Joe’s house
Q28: D.Social divisionswill break down ifpeople get toknow each other。
Passagetwo
It was a bad night for Lewis. His research in the neighboring town has taken longer than
he expected. It was late and he was very tired when he drove home. He turned into his
building’s parking lot, but all the spaces were full. He drove back out onto the street, looking
for a parking space. The first block was full. The next block was almost empty. Lewis didn’t
see a “no parking” sign, but he has expected that his parking were allowed there. Most the
spaces would be filled. Then he saw a small parking lot with two free spaces. He was so glad
to see them that he didn’t even think to read the sign by the entrance. He drove in, parked and
hurried home to go to bed.The next morning he went back to the lot to get his car.It was gone.
He ran home and telephoned the city police to say that his car had been stolen. It took the
police only a minute to tell him what had happened: his car had been on a private lot. It had
been taken away by the police. Lewis had to take a taxi to visit the city garage far from the
city center. He had to pay a fee of 40 dollars to get his car back. In addition, he got a parking
ticket, his firstone ever in Greenville。
Q:
29:Wheredid Lewis intend topark hiscar when hecame back from work one night?
30:Whatdid Lewis think had happenedto his car thenextmorning?
31:Wheredid Lewis finally get his car back?
答案
Q29: B.In hisbuilding’s parking lot
Q30: C.It had been stolenbysomeone
Q31: D.In thecity garage
Passagethree
Well, to pick up where we left off last time, I believe we agreed that creativity is a
mysterious idea. It was those things we all recognize when we see it, but we don’t really
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know how they got that way. Is creativity a natural gift like good looks, or is it something that
can be acquired like knowledge? Perhaps if we analyze the creative process carefully, we
might get some insight into what it is and how it might work in our lives.The creative process
has always been accepted as the source of all important work in the arts, but we should not
think the creativity plays a role only in the arts. Every major scientific discovery began with
someone imagining the world to look differently from the way others saw it.And this is what
creativity is all about -- imagining the world in a new way.And despite what you may believe
about the limits of your own creative imaginations, we all have the potential to imagine the
world in an absolutely new way. In fact, you are born with it. It is your birth right as a human
being.And what’s more, you use it every day, almost every moment of your life.Your creative
imagination is what you use to make sense of your experiences. You’re your creative mind
thatgets meaning from chaos ofexperiences and brings order toyour world。
32.Whatdidthespeaker mostprobably discuss lasttime?
33.Whatis thewidely accepted ideaabout thecreativeprocess?
34.Whatleads to majorscientificdiscoveries according to thespeaker?
35.Whatdoes thespeaker imply about thecreativeprocess?
答案
Q32: B.The mysteriousness ofcreativity
Q33: D.It is thesource ofall artisticwork
Q34:A.Creative imagination
Q35: C.It is part of everyday life
Section C
复合式听写
Students have been complaining more and more about stolen property. Radios, cell
phones , bicycles, pocket (36) calculators, and books have all been reported stolen. Are there
enough campus police to do the job? There are 20 officers in the campus security division.
Their job is to (37) handle crime, accidents, lost and found (38) items, and traffic problems on
campus. More than half of their time is spent directing traffic and writing parking tickets. (39)
Responding promptly to accidents and other (40) emergencies is important, but it is their
smallest job. Dealing with crime takes up the rest of their time. Very (41) rarely did any
violent crimes actually (42) occur. In the last five years there have been no (43) murders,
seven robberies, and about sixty other violent attacks, most of these involving fights at parties.
On the other hand, (44) there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging
of public property, which usually involves breaking windows or lights, or writing on walls.
The thefts are not the carefully planned burglaries that you see in movies. (45)Things get
stolen when it is just easy to steal them because they are left lying around unwatched. Do we
really need more police? Hiring more campus police would cost money, possibly making our
tuition go up again.(46) A better way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more
careful with ourthings.
【答案】
36.calculators
37.handle
38.items
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40.emergencies
41.rarely
42.occur
43.murders
44. there have been hundreds of thefts and cases of deliberate damaging of public
property
45. Things get stolen when it is easy to steal them because they are left lying around
unwatched
46.Abetter way to solve this problem might be for all of us to be more careful with our
things
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