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2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（一）
2014 年 6 月大学英语四级考试听力真题（第 1 套)
PartII ListeningComprehension (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)Seeadoctoraboutherstrainedshoulder. C)Replacethecupboardwithanewone.
B)Usealaddertohelpherreachthetea. D)Placetheteaonalowershelfnexttime.
2.A)AtMaryJohnson’s. C)Inanexhibitionhall.
B)Atapainter’sstudio. D)Outsideanartgallery.
3.A)Theteacherevaluatedlacksteachingexperience.
B)Shedoesnotquiteagreewithwhatthemansaid.
C)Themanhadbettertalkwiththestudentshimself.
D)Newstudentsusuallycannotofferafairevaluation.
4.A)HehelpedDorisbuildupthefurniture. C)Dorisfixedupsomeofthebookshelves.
B)Dorishelpedhimarrangethefurniture. D)Hewasgoodatassemblingbookshelves.
5.A)Hedoesn’tgetonwiththeothers. C)Hehasbeentakenforafool.
B)Hedoesn’tfeelateaseinthefirm. D)Hehasfoundabetterposition.
6.A)Theyshouldfinishtheworkassoonaspossible.
B)Hewillcontinuetoworkinthegardenhimself.
C)Heistiredofdoinggardeningonweekends.
D)Theycanhireagardenertodothework.
7.A)Themanhastogetridoftheusedfurniture.
B)Theman’sapartmentisreadyforrent.
C)Thefurnitureiscoveredwithlotsofdust.
D)Thefurniturethemanboughtisinexpensive.
8.A)Themanwillgivethemechanicacall. C)The woman is doing some repairs.
B)Thewomaniswaitingforacall. D)The man knows the mechanic very well.
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A)Shehadajobinterviewtoattend. C)Shehadtoattendanimportantmeeting.
B)Shewasbusyfinishingherproject. D)Shewasinthemiddleofwritinganessay.
10.A)Accompanyherroommatetotheclassroom. C)Submitherroommate’sassignment.
B)Handinherroommate’sapplicationform. D)Helpherroommatewithherreport.
11.A)WhereDr.Ellis’sofficeislocated. C)Directionstotheclassroombuilding.
B)WhenDr.Ellisleaveshisoffice. D)Dr.Ellis’sschedulefortheafternoon.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Hefindsitratherstressful. C)Hecanhandleitquitewell.
B)Heisthinkingofquittingit. D)Hehastoworkextrahours.
13.A)The6:00one. C)The7:00one.
B)The6:30one. D)The7:30one.
14.A)Itisanawfulwasteoftime. C)Thetimeonthetrainisenjoyable.
B)Hefindsitratherunbearable. D)Itissomethingdifficulttogetusedto.
15.A)Readingnewspapers. C)Listeningtothedailynews.
B)Chattingwithfriends. D)Planningtheday’swork.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.
Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebest
answer from the four choices marked A), B), C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1
withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Ignoresmalldetailswhilereading.
B)Readatleastseveralchaptersatonesitting.
C)Developahabitofreadingcritically.
D)Getkeyinformationbyreadingjustonceortwice.
17.A)Chooseone’sownsystemofmarking. C)Makeasfewmarksaspossible.
B)Underlinethekeywordsandphrases. D)Highlightdetailsinaredcolor.
18.A) Byreadingthetextbookscarefullyagain. C)Byfocusingonthenotesinthemargins.
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B)Byreviewingonlythemarkedparts. D)Bycomparingnoteswiththeirclassmates.
PassageTwo
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Thesleepapersonneedsvariesfromdaytoday.
B)Theamountofsleepforeachpersonissimilar.
C)Onecangetbywithacoupleofhoursofsleep.
D)Everybodyneedssomesleepforsurvival.
20.A)Itisamade-upstory. C)Itisarareexception.
B)Itisbeyondcure. D)Itisduetoanaccident.
21.A)Hisextraordinaryphysicalcondition. C)Theuniquesurroundingsofhislivingplace.
B)Hismother’sinjuryjustbeforehisbirth. D)Theresthegotfromsittinginarockingchair.
PassageThree
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)SheinvestedinstocksandsharesonWallStreet.
B)Shelearnedtowriteforfinancialnewspapers.
C)Shedevelopedastronginterestinfinance.
D)Shetenderlylookedafterhersickmother.
23.A)Shemadeawiseinvestmentinrealestate.
B)Shesoldherrestaurantwithasubstantialprofit.
C)Shegot7.5milliondollarsfromherex-husband.
D)Sheinheritedabigfortunefromherfather.
24.A)Shewasextremelymeanwithhermoney.
B)Shewasdishonestinbusinessdealings.
C)Shefrequentlyill-treatedheremployees.
D)Sheabusedanimalsincludingherpetdog.
25.A)Shemadeabigfortunefromwiseinvestment.
B)Shebuiltahospitalwithhermother’smoney.
C)Shemadehugedonationstocharities.
D)Shecarriedonherfamily’stradition.
SectionC
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you
shouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youare required to
fillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,when the passage is read forthe third time,
youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Amongthekindsofsocialgesturesmostsignificantforsecond-languageteachersarethosewhichare 26 in
formbutdifferentinmeaninginthetwocultures.Forexample,aColombianwhowantssomeoneto 27 himoften
signalswithahandmovementinwhichallthefingersofonehand,cupped,pointdownwardastheymoverapidly
28 . Speakers of English have a similar gesture though the hand may not be cupped and the fingers may be held
moreloosely,butforthemthegesturemeansgoodbyeorgoaway,quitethe 29 oftheColombiangesture.Again,
inColombia,aspeakerofEnglishwouldhavetoknowthatwhenhe 30 heighthemustchoosebetweendifferent
gesturesdependingonwhetherheis 31 ahumanbeingorananimal.If hekeepsthepalmofthehand 32 the
floor,ashewouldinhisownculturewhenmakingknowntheheight of a child, for example, he will very
likelybegreetedbylaughter; inColombiathisgestureis 33 for the description of animals. In order to
describehumanbeings heshouldkeepthepalmofhishand 34 tothefloor. Substitutionsofonegesture forthe
other often create not only humorous but also 35 moments. In both of the examples above, speakers from two
differentcultureshavethesamegesture,physically,butitsmeaningdifferssharply.
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