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2013 年 12 月四级听力答案解析（第一套）
二、听力测试（原文）
听力短对话
Question1
M:Afterhighschool,I’dliketogotocollegeandmajorinbusinessadministration.
W:ButI’dratherspendmycollegedaysfindingouthowchildrenlearn.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
Question2
W:Iseverythingreadyfortheconference?
M:Theonlythinglefttodoissetupthemicrophonesandspeakers.They'llbehereinafewminutes.
Q:Whatpreparationshaveyettobemade?
Question3
W:Isitalmosttimetogohomenow?I'msotired.Icanhardlyseestraight.
M:Justafewmoreminutes,thenwecango.
Q:Whatisthewoman’sproblem?
Question4
W:I'mnotsurewhatI’minamoodfor.Ice-creamorsandwiches?Theyarebothreallygoodhere.
M:Themoviestartsinanhour.Andwestillhavetogetthereandpark.Sojustmakeadecision.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
Question5
W:Tomsaidhewouldcometorepairoursolarheaterwhenhehastime.
M:Heoftensaysheiswillingtohelp,butheneverseemstohavetime.
Q:WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutTom?
Question6
W:SoyouknowthatSamturnsdownthejobofferedbythetravelagency.
M:Yes.Thehourswereconvenient.Butifhehadacceptedit,hewouldn’tbeabletomakeendsmeet.
Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
Question7
M:Couldyoutellmeabitaboutthebusinessyourcompanyisdoing?
W:Wemainlydealwithlargevolumebuyersfromwesterncountriesandourproductshavebeenwell
received.
Q:Whatbusinessisthewoman’scompanydoing?
Question8
W:YesterdayImadereservationsformytriptoMiaminextmonth.
M:Youmustreallybelookingforwardtoit.Youhaven’thadanytimeoffforatleasttwoyears.
Q:Whatisthewomangoingtodo?
【四级听力长对话原文1】
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W:Whatwouldyouliketoknow?
M:Well,first,I'dlikedirectionstogotoNorwalk.Ibelievethereisaninterestingmuseumthere.Itisn'tfar,
isit?
W:No,notatall.NorwalkisabouteighteenmileseastofhereonRoute7.Andyou'reright.It'sawonderful
littlemuseum.
M:Ohgood.NowwhataboutAmitsville?Ihavesomefriends.I'dliketovisitthereandIalsowanttogetto
Newton.Theyareneareachother,aren'tthey?
W:Hmm...well,theyareactuallyinoppositedirections.Amitsvilleisnortheast.It'saboutthirtyfivemiles
northeastofhere.
M:Huh-uh,thirtyfivemilesnortheast.AndhowaboutNewton?
W:Well,Newtonisintheotherdirection.It'ssouthwest,soitisn'treallyveryclosetoAmitsvilleatalland
it'salongdrive.It'saboutfiftyfivemilessouthwestfromhereandtheroadisnotatallstraight.
M:Fiftyfivemilessouthwest!Well,maybeIwon'tgotherethistime.
W:I'drecommendvisitingWestfieldorGreatTown.Theyarebothveryclose.Westfieldisjustsevenmiles
westofhereandGreatTownisaboutfivemilessouth.Theyarereallyprettylittletownswithlotsofoldhouses
andbeautifultree-linedstreets.
M:Isee.SevenmileswesttoWestfieldandfivemilessouthtoGreatTown.Good.Well,Ithinkthat'sallthe
informationIneedforawhile.Thankyou.You'vebeenveryhelpful.
W:You'rewelcome,sir.Ihopeyouenjoyyourstay.
Q9:WhatdoesthemanknowaboutNorwalk?
Q10:WhatdoesthewomansayaboutAmitsvilleandNewton?
Q11:WhatdowelearnaboutWestfieldandGreatTown?
【四级听力长对话原文2】
M:Err...Sandra,I'vefinishedwithMr.Gordonnow.Doyouthinkyoucouldpopthroughinbringingme
up-to-dateontheirarrangementsfortheItaliantrip?
W:Certainly,Mr.Wilkinson.I'llbringeverythingwithme.
M:Right,takeaseat.Nowmyfirstmeetingiswhen?
W:YourfirstmeetingisonMondaythe21stat9a.m.withDr.GucciofBancosenPiedrainMilan.
M:OK,socanIflyoutearlyMondaymorning?
W:Well,thereisaflighttoLenartyAirportwhichleavesatsixthirtyLondontimeandgetsinateightthirty
Italiantime.
M:Yeah,butthatonlyleavesmethirtyminutestoclearcustomsingettingtothecitycenteranditmeansI
havetocheckinbyfivethirty,whichmeansleavinghomeataboutfourfifteen.
W:I'mafraidso.
M:Hmm...notsokeenonthat.What'stheprogramfortherestofthatday?
淘宝店铺：https://shop499712503.taobao.com/ 店主旺旺：慧园文化W:It'squitefull,I'mafraid.Ateleven,you'reseeingJeanaRivardatMegStarandthenyou'llhavealunch
engagementwithGavenfromtheChamberofCommerceatone.
M:Where'sthat?
W:You'remeetinghimathisofficeandthenhe'stakingyousomewhere.
M:Good,thatsoundsfine.Whatabouttheafternoon?
W:Well,atthreethirty,you'reseeingoursalesrepresentativethereandthenyou'refreetillevening.
M:Isee.IseemtorememberthatI'mhavingadinnerwithsomeonefromBergamo.
W:That'sright.AndMr.BettyfromSAPIndustriesateight.
Q12:Whatwouldthemanlikethewomantodo?
Q13:AtwhattimeisMr.Wilkinsongoingtoleavehomefortheairport?
Q14:WhoisMr.WilkinsongoingtohavealunchwithonMonday?
Q15:Whatismostprobablythewoman'sjob?
【听力短文】
ListeningPassage1
DonnaFredrick’sservedwiththePeaceCorpsfortwoyearsinBrazil.ShejoinedthePeaceCorpsaftershe
graduatedfromthecollegebecauseshewantedtodosomethingtohelpotherpeople.Shehadbeenbroughtupon
afarm,sothePeaceCorpsassignedhertoaagriculturalproject.BeforeshewenttoBrazil,shestudiedPortuguese
forthreemonths.Shealsolearntagreatdealaboutitshistoryandculture.DuringhertwoyearswiththePeace
Corps,DonnalivedinavillageinnortheastBrazil.ThatpartofBrazilisverydryandfarmingisoftendifficult
there.Donnahelpedthepeopleofthevillagetoorganiseanarrigationproject,andshealsoadvisedthemon
plantingcorps.Theydidn’trequiremuchwater.WhenDonnareturnedtotheStates,shecouldn’tsettledown.She
triedseveraljobs,buttheyseemedveryboringtoher.Shecouldn’tgetBraziloutofhermind.Finally,oneday
shegotonanplaneandwentbacktoBrazil.Shewasn’tsurewhatshe’sgoingtodo.Shejustwantedtobethere.
Afterafewweeks,DonnafoundajobasanEnglishteacher,teachingfiveclassesaday.Likemostoftheteachers,
shedoesn’tmakemuchmoney.Shesharesasmallapartmentwithanotherteacher.Andshemakesalittleextra
moneybysendingstoriestonewspapersintheStates.Eventuallyshewantstoquitteachingandworkasa
full-timejournalist.
Question16
WhydidDonnajointhePeaceCorpsaftershegraduatedfromcollege?
Question17
WhatwasDonnaassignedtodoinBrazil?
Question18
WhydidDonnagobacktoBrazilonceagain?
Question19
HowdidDonnamakeextramoneytosupportherself?
ListeningPassage2
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hours.Withthetimespenteating,sleepingandtakingcareofthehouseholdduties,there’slittletimeleftfor
leisureactivitiesformanyAmericans.However,havingfreetimetorelaxandpursuehobbiesisimportant.People
needtimeawayfromthepressuresofstudyorworktorelaxandenjoytimewithfriendsandfamily.Inmany
countriesfreetimeisspentindifferentways.TheresultsofaHarry’spoolshowedthatreadingwasthemost
popularsparetimeactivityintheUS.ThiswasfollowedbywatchingTV.InaUKsurveyonleisuretime
activities,watchingTVandvideoswasthemostpopular.Listeningtotheradiocamesecond.Inasimilarsurvey
conductedinJapan,themostpopularfreetimeactivitywaseatingout.Thesecondmostpopularactivitywas
driving.Therewerealsodifferencesinthemostpopularoutdoorpursuitsbetweenthethreecountries.Themost
popularoutdooractivityforAmericanswasgardening.IntheUK,itwasgoingtothepub.InJapan,goingtobars
rankedeighthinpopularityandgardeningrankedninth.Althoughpeoplearoundtheworldmayenjoydoing
similarthingsintheirfreetime,there’sevidencetosuggestthattheseinterestsarechanging.IntheUS,for
example,thepopularityofcomputeractivitiesisincreasing.ManymorepeopleintheStatesarespendingtheir
freetimesurfingtheweb,emailingfriendsorplayinggamesonline.
Question20
WhatistherecentHarryPoleabout?
Question21
WhatwasthemostpopularleisureactivityintheUS?
Question22
WhatwasthemostpopularoutdoorpursuitintheUK?
ListeningPassage3
OnMarch13th,whileondutyCharlesMclaughlin,averycarelessdriveremployedbythecompanyLummis
wasinvolvedinanotheraccident.TheaccidentoccurredinRiversideCalifornia.Notpayingattentiontohis
driving,Mclaughlinturnedrightonmainstreetand33rdstreetandhitVolkswagenrabbit.Thiscausedminor
damagetohistruckandseriousdamagetothecar.Onthebasisofthepolicereport,theLummisaccident
committeecorrectlydeterminedthatMclaughlinhadbeenquitecareless.Asaresultofthecommittee’sconclusion,
thebranchmanagerMr.DavidRossireportedthathehadtalkedwithMclaughlinabouthisextremelypoordriving
record.FurtherevidenceofMclaughlin'sirresponsibilityoccurredonMay6thwhenhewasreturningfromhis
shift.Thatdayheranintoaroll-updoorattheLummisfacilityinValero,causingsignificantdamagetothedoor.
Damagetothetruck,however,wasminor.Finally,onJune7th,Mclaughlinonceagaindemonstratedhis
carelessnessbyknockingdownseveralmailboxesneartheedgeofthecompany’sparkinglot.Therewasdamage
tothemailboxesandminordamagetothetruck.Mr.DavidRossistatedthathehadspokenwithMclaughlinon
severaloccasionsabouthisdrivingrecord.HeaddedthathehadwarnedMclaughlinthatthreepreventable
accidentsinoneyearcouldleadtohisdischarge,asindeeditshould.
23.WhatdidtheLummisaccidentcommitteefindoutabouttheaccidentthatoccurredonMarch13th?
24.WhatdidMclaughlindoonJune7thneartheedgeofthecompany’sparkinglot?
25.WhatismostprobablygoingtohappentoMclaughlin?
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WhenCaptainCookaskedthechiefsinTahitiwhytheyalwaysateapartandalone,theyreplied,“Becauseit
isright.”IfweaskAmericanswhytheyeatwithknivesandforks,orwhytheirmenwearpantsinsteadofskirtsor
whytheymaybemarriedtoonlyonepersonatatime,wearelikelytogetsimilarandveryuninformativeanswers
becauseit’sright,becausethat’sthewayit’sdone,becauseit’sthecustomorevenIdon’tknow.Thereasonfor
theseandcountlessotherpatternsofsocialbehavioristhattheyarecontrolledbysocialnormssharedrulesor
guidelineswhichprescribethebehaviorthatisappropriateinagivensituation.Normsdefinehowpeopleoughtto
behaveunderparticularcircumstancesinaparticularsociety.Weconformtonormssoreadilythatwearehardly
awaretheyexist.Infactwearemuchmorelikelytonoticedeparturesfromnormsthanconformitytothem.You
willnotbesurprisedifastrangertriedtoshakehandswhenyouwereintroduced,butyoumightbealittlestartled
iftheybowed,startedtostrokeyouorkissedyouonbothcheeks.Yeteachoftheseotherformsofgreetingis
appropriateinotherpartsoftheworld.Whenwevisitanothersocietywhosenormsaredifferent,wequickly
becomeawarethatthingswedothisway,theydothatway.
【四级长对话】
9.B)Ithasaninterestingmuseum.
10.A)Theyareinoppositedirections.
11.C)Theyhavelotsofoldhouses.
点评：
显然长对话第一篇属于比较常见的“问路”话题。因此考生在考试中听到开头一两句之后可以在试题册
空白之处画一个简单的方位图或画一张list，在介绍景点时，可以在相应方位把地名和距离迅速对号入座地
记下。避免听时候，因为信息量过大头脑一片混乱。
三个问题都是考查细节，但并没有要求学生去注意Norwalk，AmitsvilleandNewton，WestfieldandGreat
Town这几个地方的具体方位及距离，因此题目难度不算太大。
12.B)InformhimofthearrangementsforhistripinItaly.
13.D)About4:15.
14.D)GavinfromtheChamberofCommerce.
15.C)Secretary.
点评：
长对话第一篇关乎商务场合，是一则老板与秘书间有关“行程安排”的对话。抓住这一主题，第一题和
第四题的答案就显而易见了。同时对于对话中如时间地点人物的具体细节要多加留意，第二题和第三题就
考查了时间和人物。因此预测可能出现较多时间和人物的话题，注意可以在题目边上做一些简单的笔记。
毕竟“好记性不如烂笔头”。
【四级短文】
16.AShehadadesiretohelpothers.
17.BWorkonanagriculturalproject.
18.DShecouldnotgetthecountryoutofhermind.
19.BBywritingstoriesforAmericannewspaper.
点评：
第一篇短文主要讲述了 Donna Fredrick 大学毕业之后的职业发展。Donna Fredrick=毕业之后加入
thePeaceCorps，参加农业项目，两年的时间她住在巴西的东北部，开展灌溉项目，帮助当地居民种植无需
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美国报纸写文章，来赚取额外的生活费。最后提到Donna的终极理想是做一名专职记者。
文章基本上没有生僻的词汇，以报流水账一般的叙述为主;此外，考生如果对文章开头提到的Peace
Corps不理解也不会影响做题，只需将其定义为一个组织名，中间涉及的Brazil，Portuguese也都是大家较
熟悉的单词。四个题目都是考查考生对细节的捕捉能力。
20.CTimespentonleisureactivities.
21.AReading.
22.CGoingtothepub.
点评：
第二篇短文的话题是考生比较熟悉的休闲娱乐话题，。Harry在最近一次民意调查中发现许多美国人
没有多少时间用于休闲娱乐。但是又指出“文武之道，一张一弛”，人们需要一些休息时间来平衡学习和工
作。接着文章举了一些说明不同国家休闲活动都不尽相同的例子。美国最流行的休闲活动是阅读，而在英
国是看电视，在日本是上馆子吃饭;而且这三个国家最流行的户外活动也不太一样。最后指出虽然全世界的
人们有着相似的休闲活动，但是有证据表明这些兴趣正在改变。
本篇难度其实也不大，题目都是考查学生对于原文细节的理解，第二个题目是问美国最流行的娱乐活
动，而第三个题目是问英国最流行的户外活动，考生要区别开来，避免混淆。
23.D)Mclaughlin'scarelessnessresultedinthecollision.
24.B)Heknockeddownseveralmailboxes.
25.A)Hewilllosehisjob.
点评：
第三篇短文主要讲了CharlesMclaughlin一年之内因粗心大意所发生的三次交通事故。
第一次：时间：3月13日;
描述：Mclaughlin驾驶货车在主大街第33大街向右拐弯撞上一辆小轿车。
原因：Mclaughlin粗心大意;造成的后果：卡车轻微受损，小轿车严重损坏;
第二次：时间：5月6日;
描述：Mclaughlin在换班的时候驾驶货车撞到一个卷帘门;
原因：Mclaughlin不负责任，粗心;造成的后果：卷帘门严重损坏，卡车受损;
第三次：时间：6月7日;
描述：Mclaughlin驾驶货车在公司停车场附近撞翻了几个邮筒;
原因：Mclaughlin粗心大意;造成的后果：邮筒严重受损，卡车轻微受损。
本篇文章难度同样不大。文章虽然出现了一些人名和地名，但是同学们不需要知道它们是什么意思，
人名地名不会作为考察点放在题目中，同学们需要重点分辨的是这三次事故发生的时间，如前两篇文章一
样，这篇文章题目重点也在考察考生对短文信息的捕捉能力。但是其中有几个短语和单词需要关注一下：
runinto 撞上;撞到;roll-updoor 卷帘门;knockdown 撞翻;parkinglot 停车场;mailbox 邮箱，邮筒;preventable
可预防的。
【四级听写】
这篇听写讲的是各地风俗习惯的差异。比如Tahiti的人们喜欢独自吃饭，而美国人吃饭用刀叉，男士
穿裤子而不穿裙子，一次只能和一个人结婚等等，当你问他们为什么会这样的时候，他们只会说“因为这是
对的。”。这就是所谓的风俗习惯，一种在特定社会文化区域内历代人们共同遵守的行为模式或规范。人们
对自己当地的风俗习惯习以为常，往往意识不到它们的存在，只有当发现其他地方与自己地方的风俗习惯
不相同时才会意识到原来各地的习惯是不一样的。
这篇听写是今年四级改革后第一次在正式考试中的处子秀，和历年真题一样，仍然是对动词，名词和
形容词等实词的考查。不出意料，文章难度确实有所降低。最明显的地方就是空格部分都是考生平常熟悉
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属于考生应该十拿九稳的分数。除此之外departure，startle可能稍有些挑战性，departure是动词depart的
名词形式，文中意思表示“背离”;startle表示“吃惊”。此外，这次的听写再一次考验了学生对-ed、-s等词缀
的把握能力，所以大家今后还是需要注意动词时态和名词单复数的变化，切勿因此导致一些非受迫性的失
误。
答案：
1-25DBACBCADBACBDDCABDBCACDBA
26.apartandalone
27.insteadof
28.Similar
29.custom
30.Controlled
31.Define
32.exist
33.Departures
34.startled
35.Cheeks
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