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2014年12月年大学英语四级考试真题（三）
2014 年 12 月大学英语四级考试听力真题（第 3 套)
PartII Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
SectionA
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each
conversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswill
bespoken only once.After each questionthere 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
Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
1.A)Themanhatestolendhistoolstootherpeople.
B)Themanhasn’tfinishedworkingonthebookshelf.
C)Thetoolshavealreadybeenreturnedtothewoman.
D)Thetoolsthemanborrowedfromthewomanaremissing.
2.A)Savetimebyusingacomputer. C)BorrowMartha’scomputer.
B)Buyherowncomputer. D)Stayhomeandcompleteherpaper.
3.A)Themandoesn’thavemoneyforhisdaughter’sgraduatestudies.
B)Themandoesn’tthinkhisdaughterwillgetabusinessdegree.
C)Themaninsiststhathisdaughtershouldpursueherstudiesinscience.
D)Themanadviseshisdaughtertothinkcarefullybeforemakingherdecision.
4.A)Thecinemaissomedistanceawayfromwheretheyare.
B)Hewouldliketoreadthefilmreviewinthenewspaper.
C)Theyshouldwaittoseethemovieatalatertime.
D)He’llfindhiswaytothecinema.
5.A)He’sbeentoSeattlemanytimes. C)Hehasahighpositioninhiscompany.
B)Hehaschairedalotofconferences. D)HelivedinSeattleformanyyears.
6.A)Teacherandstudent. C)Managerandofficeworker.
B)Doctorandpatient. D)Travelagentandcustomer.
7.A)Sheknowstheguywhowillgivethelecture.
B)Shethinksthelecturemightbeinformative.
C)Shewantstoaddsomethingtoherlecture.
D)She’llfinishherreportthisweekend.
8.A)Thehousesforsaleareofpoorquality.
B)Thehousesaretooexpensiveforthecoupletobuy.
C)Thehousingdevelopersprovidefreetripsforpotentialbuyers.
D)Themanisunwillingtotakealookatthehousesforsale.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)HowtostudyEnglishwell. C)Howtowritecomputergames.
B)Whichcoursestochoose. D)Whichbookstoread.
10.A)Physicalsciences. C)Artanddesign.
B)Mathsandphysics. DElectronicsandcomputer-programming.
11.A)HerEnglishisverygood. C)HerEnglishwritingispoor.
B)SheisinterestedinEnglish. D)HeroralEnglishisbad.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Applyingforaworkexperience. C)Takinganexam.
B)Applyingforapart-timejob. D)Visitinganoldfriend.
13.A)Studentsinthefirsthalfoftheircourses.
B)Studentswhowillgraduatesoon.
C)Studentsinthesecondhalfoftheircourses.
D)Studentswhohavejustgraduatedfromuniversities.
14.A)Explaintheprocedurestothestudents. C)Writeacomprehensivereport.
B)Workregularhours. D)Sendareportaboutthewoman’swork.
15A)Intwoweeks. C)Inthesecondhalfofhercourse.
B)Inthreeweeks. D)Notdecidedyet.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.
Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest
answerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1with
asinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Syntheticfuel. C)Alcohol.
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B)Solarenergy. D)Electricity.
17.A)Airtrafficconditions. C)Roadconditions.
B)Trafficjamsonhighways. D)Newtrafficrules.
18.A)Gothroughahealthcheck. C)Arriveearlyforboarding.
B)Carrylittleluggage. D)Undergosecuritychecks.
PassageTwo
Questions19to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Inafast-foodrestaurant. C)Atacountyfair.
B)Atashoppingcenter. D)Inabakery.
20.A)Avoideatinganyfood. C)Washhishandsthoroughly.
B)Preparetherighttypeofpietoeat. D)Practiceeatingapiequickly.
21.A)Onthetable. C)Underhisbottom.
B)Behindhisback. D)Onhislap.
22.A)Lookingsidewaystoseehowfastyourneighboreats.
A)Eatingfromtheoutsidetowardthemiddle.
B)Swallowingthepiewithwater.
C)Holdingthepieintherightposition.
PassageThree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A)Beauty. B)Loyalty. C)Luck. D)Durability.
24.A) Hewantedtofollowthetraditionofhiscountry.
B)Hebelievedthatitsymbolizedaneverlastingmarriage.
C)Itwasthoughtabloodvesselinthatfingerleddirectlytotheheart.
D)Itwassupposedthatthediamondonthatfingerwouldbringgoodluck.
25.A)Thetwopeoplecanlearnabouteachother’slikesanddislikes.
B)Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetodecideiftheyareagoodmatch.
C)Thetwopeoplecanhavetimetoshopfortheirnewhome.
D)Thetwopeoplecanearnenoughmoneyfortheirwedding.
SectionC
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you
shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillin
theblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshould
checkwhatyouhavewritten.
In thecenterofabigcity thereareusuallydozensoflarge office buildings thathousebigbanks,corporation
headquarters,andgovernmentagencies.Thousandsofpeopleworkinthesebuildings.Peoplewhodoalltheoffice
workarecalledwhite-collarworkers. 26 andreceptionists,bookkeepersandcomputeroperatorsworkformany
differentkindsofcompanies.
Manyofficeworkersdreamofworkingtheirwayuptothetop,fromclerkto 27 ofacorporation.Theway
liesthroughmiddlemanagement.Middlemanagementincludesjuniorexecutives,whomayfill 28 jobs,
superviseotherworkersinthecompany, 29 actiontotopmanagement,orseethatthecompany’spoliciesare
30 .Attheverytoparetheseniorexecutives.They 31 thepoliciesfortheirowncompanies,especially 32
.TheChiefExecutiveOfficer,orCEO,ofalarge 33 hasagreatdealofpowerandinfluence.
Itisbelievedthatonecanstartoutatthebottomandgoallthewaytothetop.Becausefinancialmattersareso
important,some accountantsbecome topexecutives.Incompanieswheretechnologyis important, peoplewith an
engineeringbackgroundcanalsorisetothetop.Nowadays, however,education 34 intheselectionofpeoplefor
managementjobs. Universities in many countries offercourses in businessadministration. The graduates of these
courses often start out in middle management jobs. From there, they can easily get promoted if they show the
necessary 35 andability.
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