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2015 年 12 月大学英语四级听力真题答案与详解(第 2 套)
1.W:HeH0.Mr.Harrison,thanksforcallin9.Now,whenwoulditbegoodforyoutovisitourcompany?
M:Well.Infact.ICancomealmostanytiinenextmonth.Andprobablytowardtheendofaweekwouldbe
bestforme.
Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
D. 未听先知:四个选项均为描述事实状况的短语,结合选项中多次出现的meeting一词,以及details,next
week和theman'svisit等,可以推断,对话内容与男士的出访和会面有关,而且此次会面尚未达成。
详解:女士询问男士什么时候方便到她所在的公司参观,男士说下个月几乎任何时间都行,可能接近周末
的时间最好。由此可知,两人在谈论男士参观女士所在公司的时间,故答案为D.
2.W:CanyouhelpmefindabookonSouthAmerica?
M:Whatspecificallywouldyouliketoknowabout?WecatalogueOurbooksinmanydifferentways.
Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
C. 未听先知:四个选项均为表示场所的短语,可以推测本题考查地点,听对话时注意捕捉提示对话发生场
所的关键词。详解:女士请男士帮助她寻找一本关于南美洲的书,男士反问女士具体想要哪方面的书籍,
因为他们
通过多种不同的方式对书籍进行归类。由此可知,对话发生在图书馆,故答案为C.
3.M:I'mtryingtomakeacalltoNewYorkandhaven'tbeenabletogetthroughCanyouheIpme?
W:Sure.Trymyphone.
Q:Whatistheman’sproblem?
B. 未听先知:四个选项均以hecannot开头,可以推断对话中男士一定是遇到了某种问题,结合选项中出
现的call,getthrough,phonenumber和publicphone等词,可以进一步确定男士遇到的问题与电话有关。
详解:男士说他在尝试打电话到纽约,但一直没打通,询问女士能否帮助他,女士很爽快地答应,并让男
士试试她的手机。由此可知,男士没办法打电话到纽约,故答案为B.
4.M:IhavetogotoProf.Hudson'soffice—todiscussmythesiser.IftiIneallows,I'dliketogotothemovies
withyouwhenIcomeback.
W:Idon’tthinkIearlmakeit.I'mgoingshoppingwithJanerightnow.
Q:Whatisthemangoingtodofirst?
D. 未听先知:四个选项均为表示行为的动词短语,可以推断本题考查的内容与行为动作有关。结合选项中
出现的withthewoman和histhesis等词,可以进一步判定本题考查的是男士的行为动作,因此男士的话为
听音重点。
详解:男士说他必须去哈德森教授的办公室讨论他的论文,如果时间允许的话,他希望回来后能和女士一
起去看电影,而女士却说她不一定能赶得及,因为她现在要和简去购物。由此可知,男士首先要做的事情
是与哈德森教授讨论他的论文,故答案为D.
5.W:WhyareyouSoupsetandworried?
M:I'vebeenrackingmybrainsallmorning,tryingtorecallwhereIputmygoldwatch.Butithasbeeninvain
Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
C. 未听先知:四个选项的主语均为he,结合选项中多次出现的watch可以推断本题考查内容与男士的手表
相关,听录音时注意与手表相关的内容。
详解:女士问男士为什么那么心烦和焦虑,男士说他整个上午一直在回忆,试图回想起来他把金表放到哪
儿了,但一直都是徒劳。由此可知,男士仍然不知道他把金表放在哪儿了,故答案为C.
6.W:IthoughtyousaidyouweregoingtocallmelastweekaboutthecarI'msellin9.
M:Oh,I'msorry.Itcompletelyslippedmymind.
Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?
A. 未听先知:四个选项的主语均为he,结合选项中出现的forgot,slippedandhurt,sorry和sold等词,可
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详解:女士说她记得男士说过上周会给她打电话,与她讨论一下她要卖的那辆车,男士听到女士的话后,
马上表示道歉,因为这件事completelyslippedmymind,本题的关键在于理解短语slipone’smind
的含义,即“忘记”。也就是说,男士把这件事忘得一干二净,故答案为A.
7.W:Itriedtocatchthebusbutcouldn’tmakeit.SoI'mlateforclass.
M:Anotherexcuse.Areyoureadyforwhatyou'llsaytomorrow?
Q:Whatdoesthemanimplyaboutthewoman?
C. 未听先知:四个选项均以she开头,结合选项中出现的absent,class,excuses和beinglate等词,可以
推断女士上课出勤情况不好,对话内容应该围绕女士上课出勤情况展开。
详解:女士说她努力赶汽车,但没有赶上,所以上课才会迟到,男士却说又一个借口,并问她是不是连明
天要说什么都准备好了。由此可知,男士认为女士总是在为她的迟到找借口,故答案为C.
8.M:TheapartmentbuildingIliveinisgoingtobetorndownbeforetheendofthismonth.一Idon’tknowwhat
todo.
W:Well,mybrotherisarealestateagent.HeCanhelpyouout,Ithink.
Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?
B. 未听先知:四个选项均以he开头,结合选项中出现的moveoutof,buildin9,realestateagent和staywith
等词,可以推断对话内容与男士的住房情况有关。
详解:男士说他住的那栋公寓楼月底前就要拆除了,他对此一筹莫展,女士告诉男士,她弟弟是房地产经
纪人,应该能够为男士提供帮助。由此可知,男士必须在短期内搬离现在的住所,故答案为B.
M:AceEmploymentAgency.Goodmornin9.
W:Goodmornin9.1wonderifyouCanhelpme.I'mlookingforajob.
M:I’llseewhatwecand0.Uh…Haveyoubeentousbefore?
W:N0.(9)Butyou'vemanagedtogetjobsforsomeofmyfriends.SoIthought,perhaps,youknow…
M:Yes,Isee.Firstofall,couldyougivemeyourfullname?
W:Yes.ofcourse.SusanHollies.
M:Good.AndcouldIhaveyourphonenumber?
W:Yes.7788992.
M:Fine.Andyourdateofbirth,please?
W:Feb.erd,1980.
M:Thankyou.Noweducation.Whichschooldidyougoto?
W:(10)1wenttoasecondaryschoolinSouthTown
M:AndhaveyoubeentocoHege?
W:N0.(10)11efthill—timeeducationwhenlwasl8.
M:Isee.Anyqualifications?
W:Yes.Igainedashorthandandtypingdiplomaateveningclasses.
M:That’Sgood.Now.whereareyouworkingatthemoment?
W:(11)Well,I'vegotajobasashorthand-typist.ButI'mnotenjoyingitverymuchanditdoesn’tpayverywell.
M:Isee.Haveyouappliedforanyotherjobs?
W:Yes.IthoughtI'dliketobeapolicewoman.ButtheyturnedmedownbecauseIWastooshort.
M:whatwouldyouliketodonow.then?
W:WeU,IthinkI'dliketoworkinatravelagency.
M:Isee.Ithinkthebestthingisformetoseewhatwemightfindforyou.Andthen…
未听先知:预览三道题各选项,由wantedcolumn,she,tourguide和policewoman等,可以初步推测对话
内容与女士的求职以及工作情况相关,再结合education,school和cortege等词,可以确定对话内容涉及女
士的受教育情况等相关背景。
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B. 详解:男士问女士是否曾通过他所在的机构找过工作,女士表示没有,但这家职业介绍所曾帮助她的
朋友们找到过工作,由此推断,她是从朋友处得知这家职业介绍所的信息的,故答案为B.
10.Whatformaleducationdidthewomanreceive?
C. 详解:对话中男士问女士曾在哪所学校上学,女士说她在SouthTown上的中学,然后又说,她l8岁
之后就没有再接受过全日制教育,由此可知,女士所接受的最高程度的正规教育就是中学,故答案为C.
11.Whatdowelearnaboutthewoinan’soccupation?
A. 详解:对话中男士询问女士目前在哪里工作,女士回答说自己现在的工作是一名速记打字员,故答案
为A.
W:Steve,Canyoutellmehowlongyou’vebeenapubowner?
M:Well,fouryears,Isuppose.(12)I'vebeeninvolvedwithpubsoffandonfortenyears.I'vesortofdonehotel
workandI'vealsorunarestaurantpub.AndnowI'vegotwhatyoucallagoodold.fashionedpub.
(13)That is,a public bar,with all the social games going with it,which is what we've always wanted to have,you
know.
W:Itsoundslikeyou'vealwaysworkedinpubs.butnotalwaysinthisone.
M:N0。n0.1workedinquiteavarietyofpubs.
W:Whatmakesagoodpub?Imean,yousaid,youknow,ithasgotagoodvarietyofthings.
M:Well,(14)I think having the fight customers to start with,selling the right beer,keeping it good,and most of
all,keepinga good attitude yourself,even though you probablyfeel very tired.Butthe ideais,if you generate
fromyourside,it’sgottoaffecttheotherside,ifyou’regettingtherightcustomersin.
W:YeahImustsaythat’sonethingthathasalways struckmeaboutbeingapubowner.Imean.alotofpeople
seem to think that it’s a nice job,you know.Everybody says,“0h,I'd love to retire and get a country
pub.”(15)Butitseemstomethatit'sactuallyveryhardwork.
未听详解:预览四道题各选项,由第12题中的careeropportunities和第l5题中的toughjob,可以判断对话
内容与某种工作有关,再结合第l4题中出现的beer,可以进一步确定对话中两人所谈论的工作场所提供啤
酒,应该是酒吧或餐馆。
12.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisinvolvementwithpubs?
C. 详解,对话中女士问男士他成为酒吧老板有多长时间了,男士回答说已经四年了,不过他从事与酒吧
相关的工作断断续续已经有十年,故答案为C.
13.Whatcharacterizestheold-fashionedpub.accordingtotlIeman?
D. 详解:对话中男士说他现在的酒吧是那种人们普遍认为的传统酒吧,这种酒吧的特点就是会有很多社
交活动,故答案为D。
14.Whatdoesthemansayismostimportantinmakingagoodpub?
C. 详解:当女士问男士怎样才能成为好酒吧时,男士说,首先要有合适的顾客,售卖合适的啤酒,并且
酒要好,最重要的是,即使感觉很疲惫,也依然要保持良好的态度,这样才能让酒吧更成功,故答案为C.
15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofrunningacountrypub?
A. 详解:对话结尾时,女士说,很多人都认为经营酒吧是一份很好的工作,每个人都说想在退休以后,
开一家乡村酒吧,但女士却认为经营酒吧实际上是一份相当辛苦的工作。选项A)中的tough是原文中hard
的同义转述,故答案为A.
Tohelpourselvesandothers.it’simportanttoknowsomethingaboutdrugs.Adrugisachemicalsubstance.ItCan
bring about a physical,emotional,or mental change in people.Alcohol and tobacco are drugs.Caffeine,a
substancefoundincoffeeandsomesoftdrinks,isalsoadrug.
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person who takes the dru9.There are many kinds of drug users.Experimental users may try drugsonce or
twice.Theywanttoseewhattheeffectswillbe.(17)Recreationaluserstakedrugstogethigh.Theyusedrugswith
friendsoratpartiestogetintothemoodofthings.Regularuserstakedrugsallthetime.Buttheyareoftenableto
keep up with the normal routine of work.Dependent users can’t relate to anything butdrugs.Their whole life
centersarounddrugs.Theyfeelextremementalorphysicalpainwithoutdrugs.
It’s not always easy to tell that someone is using drugs.In the early stages,drug use is often hard to
see.Sometimes.peoplelikedrugsorneeddrugsSOmuch;theyCan’tdowithoutthem.Theyaredependentupon
drugs.(18)Onlyafewkindsofdrugscancausephysicaldependence.Butalmostanydrug,whenit'smisused,can
makeapersonthinkheneedsitallthetime.Bythistime,it'stoolateandthepersonishooked.
未听先知:预览三道题各选项,由第l7题各选项可以推断出短文与药物使用相关,再结合第l6题中的social
instability.hurtsaperson以及第l8题中的socialproblems,fataltotheuser等可以进一步判断,短文涉及药
物滥用造成的危害。
16.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutdrugabuse?
D. 详解:短文中提到,药物滥用是指合法或非法地使用药物,并对使用者本人或者与其亲近的人造成伤
害,故答案为D.
17.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutrecreationaldrugusers?
B. 详解:短文中提到了不同类型的人使用药物的目的。其中提到,Recreational users take drugs to get
high.即娱乐性毒品使用者吸毒是为了让自己兴奋,故答案为B.
18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutdrugdependence?
C。详解:短文最后一部分提到,虽然仅有很少几种药物会造成身体的依赖性,但若使用不当,几乎所有
药物都会让人一直觉得他需要该药物,这时候已经晚了,因为他已经上瘾了。也就是说,药物依赖性很难
根除,故答案为C.
AccordingtoCharlesHarper,ChairmanofConAgra,theHealthyChoicelineoffrozendinners,beganwith
hisownheartattack.Ithasbeenbroughtonbyyearsofeatinganythinghecouldgethishandson.(19)Ashe1ayin
thehospitalrecovering,Harperimaginedthelineofhealthyfrozenfoodsthattastedgood.(20)TheHealthyChoice
product line was carefully tested with consumers before being introduced to the general public.ConAgra’s
research and development staff spent a year working under the instruction“Whatever the cost,don’tsacrifice
taste”.ThefirsttestmarketresultssurprisedeventheConAgrateam.ThelowsodiuIn,lowfatfrozendinnerssold
much better than expected.(21)According to the finn's vice-president of marketing andsales,"We benefited from
low expectations.The products were much better than people thought they would be.’’This finding supported
ConAgra's decision to position the productagainst other high-quality frozen dinners rather than as a diet or health
food.Thenewproduct’sbrandnameandpackagingwereanimportantpartofthedevelopmentprocess.(22)The
name Healthy Choice was chosen for the positive implication it held for consun2ers.Because Conigra felt the
productwouldbeanimpulsepurchase,itwasimportanttomaketheitemstandoutinthefreezercase.Thiswas
accomplished through the dark green packaging that not onlydiffered from the competitors’but also suggested
freshnessandrichnessinvitamins.
未听先知:预览四道题各选项,由第19题中的healthyfrozenfood,第20题中的dietexperts,第21题中的
competitiveprice.uniqueingredients以及第22题中的food’sdarkgreenpackagin9可以判断,短文围绕某种
食品展开,涉及该商品的多种特性。
19.WhatdidCharlesHarperthinkofwhilehewasinhospital?
B)详解:短文中提到,当查尔斯·哈柏因为心脏病发作而躺在医院康复时,他想象着一排健康美味的冷冻
食品,故答案为B.
20.WhatdoesthepassagesayabouttheHealthyChoiceproductlinebeforeitwenttomarket?
A. 详解:短文中提到,在真正投放到市场面向大众之前,HealthyChoice系列的食品经过了消费者的认
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21.WhatissaidtocontributetoConAgra’sbusinesssuccess?
B. 详解:短文中提到,ConAgra公司负责市场营销的副总裁认为,他们从低期待值中受益,产品比人们
想象的更出色,故答案为B.
22.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthenauleHealthyChoice?
C. 详解:短文中提到,选择使用HealthyChoice这个商品名称,是因为它能给消费者以正面暗示,故答
案为C.
(23)In the United—States,36 states currently allow capital punishment for serious crimes such as
murderAmericans have always argued about the death penalty.(24)Today,there is a serious question about this
issue:Shouldtherebeamagelimitforexecutingcriminals?Inotherwords,isitrightforconvictedmurdererswho
killwhentheyareminorsthatis.undertheageofl8toreceivethedeathpenalty?
Inmostothercountriesoftheworld,thereisnocapitalpunishmentforminors.IntheUnitedStatesthough,each
statemakesitsowndecision.Ofthe36statesthatallowthedeathpenalty,30permittheexecutionofminors.
InthestateofSouthCarolina,aconvictedmurdererwasgiventhedeathpenaltyforaCyllnehecommittedwhile
hewas aminor.(25)In l977,whenhe wasl7years old,JamesTerryRoachandtwo friendscruelly murderedthree
people.Roach’slawyerfoughtmedecisiontoexecutehim.TheyoungmurdererremainedonDeathRowforten
yearswhilehislawyerappealedtothegovernor.Thelawyer arguedthatitiswrongtoexecuteapersonforacme
he committed while he was a nlinor.In the United States,the governor of a state has the power to change a
sentencefrom the death penalty to life in prison.(25)Nonetheless,thegovernor ofSouth Carolina refused to stop
theexecution.Roachwasfinallyexecutedinl986.
未听先知:预览三道题各选项,由第24题中的criminals以及第25题各选项中出现的court,deathsentence
和executed等可以推断,短文与犯罪行为以及相关的死刑判决有关,再结合第23题.选项中的criticism和
第24题四个选项所提到的问题,可以进一步判断短文涉及对死刑这一刑罚的争议。
23.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthedeathpenaltyintheUnitedStates?
A. 详解:短文开头明确指出,在美国,目前有36个州允许对严重罪行执行死刑,比如谋杀。也就是说,
美国大部分地区有死刑的存在,故答案为A.
24.Whatisthefocusoftlledebatearoundthedeathpenalty?
B. 详解:短文提到,目前关于死刑存在一个重大问题:是否应该对被执行死刑的罪犯设置一个最低年龄
限制,故答案为B.
25.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutJamesTerryRoach?
D. 详解:短文最后提到,l977年,詹姆斯·特里·罗奇当时l7岁,与两个朋友一起残忍地杀害了三个人,
因此被判死刑。虽然他的律师提起上诉,但该州州长拒绝撤销死刑,最终他于l986年被执行死刑。由此可
知,虽然罗奇在犯罪时仍是未成年人,但依然被执行了死刑。故答案为D.
26.transactions。详解:本句主语they为复数,因此空格处应该填入名词复数形式,作介词as的宾语。空
格所在句分号前提到,大笔借款通常不是问题,而空格所在部分后半句中说条款都已经被白纸黑字地记录
下来。由此可见,大笔借款被看作商业交易。结合录音填人transactions,意为“交易,业务”。
27.insilence。详解:本句主干结构完整,此处应该填人副词或副词短语,充当状语,修饰动词suffer。由
该句之后卡萝尔对自己遭遇的描述可以看出,她的朋友金尼经常向她借钱,但从来没有还过,虽然数目不
大,而卡萝尔也觉得不好意思,没有要求她还钱,也就是说,她对朋友的行为是默默地忍受:结合录音填
入insilence,意为“默默地”。
28.shortof。详解:此处填入的词或词组应该能够连接系动词is和空格后的名词cash,描述主语金尼与金
钱之间的关系。空格所在句后一句中说,金尼经常向卡萝尔借上一两美元买饮料或者电影票,也就是说,
金尼比较缺钱。结合录音填入shortof,意为“缺少,缺乏”。
29.resent。详解:此处应该填入动词,作句子的谓语。空格所在句及其前两句都是在描述卡萝尔的朋友向
淘宝店铺:https://shop499712503.taobao.com/ 店主旺旺:慧园文化她借钱不还,说明卡萝尔对朋友这样的行为表示反感。结合录音填人resent,意为“愤恨,怨恨,憎恶”。
30.embarrassed。详解:此处位于副词t00之后,应该填入形容词。由于朋友只是借上一两美元,如果要求
还钱,让人感觉有点小题大做。因此,卡萝尔感觉不好意思让朋友还钱。结合录音填入embarrassed,意为
“困窘的,尴尬的”。
31.spare。详解:空格前是情态动词的否定形式couldn't,因此,此处应该填入动词原形,与couldn’t起作
从句的谓语。由于朋友总是借钱不还,而卡萝尔又不好意思向朋友要求还钱,时间长了,卡萝尔决定不再
借钱给朋友,再结合本句句首的thelasttime可以判断,从这一次起,卡萝尔拒绝借钱给朋友。因此,她告
诉朋友她没钱可借。结合录音填入spare,意为“提供(时间、钱等);匀出,分出”。
32.response。详解:此处应该填入名词单数形式,与不定冠词a搭配,作句子的宾语。卡萝尔拒绝再借钱
给朋友的方式是说她没钱可借,而另外一位女士的建议更为大胆,本句后面就给出了那位女士在朋友借钱
时的反应。结合录音填人response,意为“反应,回答”。
33.turnthetables。详解:此处应该填入动词或动词短语,充当句子的谓语。这位女士的回答更为大胆,当
有人借钱不还时,她不是被动忍受,而是扭转局面,主动出击,向朋友提出要求。结合录音填入turnthetables,
意为“扭转局面,转败为胜”。
34.reization。详解:空格位于不定冠词a和形容词sudden之后,因此应该填入单数名词,作介词by的宾
语。当把钱拿到手后,这位女士才表现出突然想起来的样子,说这和你上次借我的一样多呢!结合录音填人
realization,意为“意识,领悟”。
35.convenient。详解:此处应该填入形容词或副词,与how一起构成感叹句。女士假装刚刚反应过来,并
告诉对方,她这次借的和对方欠她的一样多,这样省得对方再还钱了,还真是省事呢!结合录音填入
convenient,意为“方便的,便利的”。
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