2012年12月大學(xué)英語四級聽力真題 (節(jié)目)
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Part III Listening ComprehensionSection A
Directions
Q11
I just heard about a really beautiful park in the east end of the town
There are a lot of roses in bloom
Why don't we walk over there and see for ourselves
What will the speakers probably do
Q12
My presentation is scheduled for 9:30 tomorrow morning at the lecture hall
I hope to see you there
Oh
Sorry
I was about to tell you that I have an appointment with my dentist at 9:00 o'clock tomorrow
What do we learn about the woman
Q13
How long have you been running this company
Twenty years if you can believe that
I brought it from a small operation to what it is today
What do we learn about the man
Q14
Have you read the news on the campus net
Susan has won the scholarship for next year
I knew she would from the very beginning
Such a brilliant and diligent girl
She certainly deserves it
What does the woman mean
Q15
Taking a bus to Miami
It's cheaper than going by train
That's true
But I'd rather pay a little more for the added comfort and convenience
What does the man mean
Q16
I think it's time we got rid of all this old furniture
You're right
We need to promote our image besides it's not a real antique
What do the speakers mean
Q17
That was some storm yesterday
How was I afraid I couldn't make it home
Yeah
Most of the roads to my house were flooded
I didn't get home from the lab until midnight
What do we learn from the conversation
Q18
My boys are always complaining that they're bored
Why don't you get them into some team sports
My son and daughter play soccer every Saturday
And they both look forward to it all week
What does the man mean
Directions
Conversation one
So John
I hear you and Arthur share a job
Don't you
Yes
We've shared a sales job at Sonatech for about two years now
Well
How do you divide up your schedule
You know we are both sales representatives
And we take orders over the phone
When we started job sharing it was difficult
Because we both worked all day Monday
I worked Tuesday and Thursday and Arthur worked Wednesday and Friday
The problem was that when I was in the office on Tuesday
I would talk to people
Then they would call back on Wednesday with a question
But Arthur couldn't answer the question and he couldn't ask me about it because I wasn't in the office
So he had to ask the people to call me back the next day
Thursday
Of course
They didn't like to wait until the next day to have their questions answered
Yes
That sounds like a problem
So
Finally we decided that Arthur would work in the mornings and I would work in the afternoons
Now if someone calls with the question for me in the morning
Arthur tells them to call me in the afternoon
This way
People get their questions answered the same day
What do you do about vacations
Well
Sonatech gives the usual two weeks of vacation to full-time employees
I take a week and Arthur takes a week
Sonatech
It sounds like job sharing has worked out well for you
Yes
It has
We are both happy with it
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard
Q19
What do John and author do at Sonatech
Q20
What problem did John and Arthur have when they started job sharing
Q21
What does John say about their annual vacation
Conversation two
May I see your license
Please
But officer
Did I do something wrong
Do you mean to say you didn't see the speed limit sign back there
Um
No
Madam
I guess I didn't
In other words
You drove by too fast to read it
The sign says 35m/h
A school is just nearby
You know
Don't get me wrong
But my speedometer didn't read much faster than that
Then
Why is it that my radar showed you are going 45
Let me put it another way
I'm going to give you a ticket
Again
May I see your license
Please
Here it is
Officer
But let me explain
I was late for an important appointment and I was worried that I wouldn't make it on time
So
Uha
Just a minute
Here
Your license is no longer valid
You should have renewed it two weeks ago
I'm going to have to write you up for that
Too
What
Really
Your license becomes invalid on your birthday and that was two weeks ago according to the date here
You are in violation of the law—driving without a valid license
I'm sorry
Madam
I hadn't realized that
Here's the ticket for not having a valid license
But I'm only going to give you a warning about exceeding the speed limit
Be careful next time
Yes
Madam
Officer
I will
Thank you
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard
Q22
Where was the man stopped by the police officer
Q23
What did the man claim about the speed limit sign
Q24
What did the woman say about the man's driving license
Q25
What was the man's penalty
Section B
Directions
Passage 1
Since I started working part-time at a grocery store
I have learned that a customer is more than someone who buy something
To me
A customer is a person whose memory fails entirely once he or she starts to push a shopping card
One of the first things customers forget is how to count
There is no other way to explain how so many people get in their express line
Which is clearly marked 15 items or less
With 20
25 or even a cart load of items
Customers also forget why they came to the store in the first place
Just as I finish ringing up an order
A customer will say
"Oops
I forgot to pick up a fresh loaf of bread
I hope you don't mind waiting while I go get it"
Five minutes later
He's back with the bread
A bottle of milk
And three rolls of paper towels
Strange is that seems customers also seem to forget that they have to pay for their groceries
Instead of writing a check or looking for a credit card while I am ringing up the groceries
My customers will wait until I announce the total
Then
In surprise
She says"Oh no
What did I do with my check book"
After 5 minutes of digging through her purse
She borrows my pen because she's forgotten hers
But I have to be tolerant of customers because they pay my salary
And that's something I can't afford to forget
Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard
Q26
What does the speaker say about customers’ entering the grocery store
Q27
Which customers are supposed to be in the express line
Q28
What does the speaker say some customers do when they arrive at the check-out counter
Q29
What does the speaker say about his job at the end of the talk
Passage 2
The speech delivery style of Europeans and Asians tends to be very formal
Speakers of these cultures often read oral presentations from carefully retain manual scripts
On the other hand
American speakers are generally more informal relative to speakers and other cultures
American audiences prefer natural
Spontaneous delivery that conveys a lively sense of communication
They don't relay well to speakers who read from a manual script
If you use an outline of your ideas instead of a prepare text
Your speech will not only sound more natural
But you will also be able to establish better relationship with your listeners and keep their attention
The language and style you use when making an oral presentation
Should not be the same as the language in style you use when writing
Well retain information
That is meant to be read
Does not work as well when it is heard
It is
Therefore
Important for you to adapt retain texts or outlines for presentations
Good speakers are much more informal when speaking than when writing
They also use their own words and develop their own speaking styles
Whenever possible
They use short words
Listeners are appreciated when speakers use simple
Everyday words in a presentation
One advantage is that it is much easier for speakers to pronounce short words correctly
Another is that long and sophisticated vocabulary choices make listening more difficult
Question 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard
Q30
What does the speaker say American audiences prefer
Q31
What should one pay attention to when making an oral presentation
Q32
What does the speaker focus on in the talk
Passage 3
Let children learn to judge their own work
A child learning to talk does not learn by being corrected all the time
If corrected too much
He will stop talking
He compares a thousand times a day the difference between
Language as he uses it and language as those around him use it
Bit by bit
He makes the necessary changes to make his language like other people's
In the same way
Kids learning to do all the other things they learn without adult teachers
To walk
Run
Climb
Ride a bike
Play games
Compare their own performance with what more skilled people do
And slowly make the needed changes
But in school we never give a child a chance to detect his mistakes
We do it all for him
We act as if we thought he would never notice a mistake unless it was pointed out to him
Soon he becomes dependent on the expert
We should let him do it himself
Let him figure out
With the help of other children if he wants it
What this word says
What is the answer to that problem
Whether this is a good way of saying or doing this or that
If right answers need to be given
As in mathematics or science
Give him the answer book
Let him correct his own papers
Why should we teachers waste time on such tedious work
Our job should be to help the children
When they tell us that they can't find the way to get the right answer
Question 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard
Q33
How does a child learn to do something according to the speaker
Q34
What belief do teachers commonly hold according to the speaker
Q35 What does the speaker imply about the current way of teaching
Section C
Directions
Time is
For the average American
Of utmost importance
To the foreign visitor
Americans seem to be more concerned with getting things accomplished on time
(according to a predetermined schedule)than they are with developing deep interpersonal relations
Schedules
For the American
Are meant to be planned and then followed in the smallest detail
It may seem to you that most Americans are completely controlled
By the little machines they wear on their wrists
Cutting their discussions off abruptly to make it to their next appointment on time
Giving a clear indication of how much it is valued
Americans'language is filled with references to time
Time is something to be'on'
To be 'kept'
'Filled'
'Saved'
'Wasted'
'Gained'
'Planned'
'Given'
'Made the most of'
Even'killed'
The international visitor soon learns that it is considered very rude to be late
-- even by 10 minutes -- for an appointment in America
Time is so valued in America
Because by considering time to be important one can clearly achieve more than if one'wastes'time
And doesn't keep busy
This philosophy has proven its worth
It has enabled Americans to be extremely productive
And productivity itself is highly valued in America
Many American proverbs stress the value of guarding time
Using it wisely
And setting and working toward specific goals
Americans believe in spending their time and energy today
So that the fruits of their labor may be enjoyed at a later time
Now the passage will be read again
Time is
For the average American
Of utmost importance
To the foreign visitor
Americans seem to be more concerned with getting things accomplished on time
(according to a predetermined schedule)than they are with developing deep interpersonal relations
Schedules
For the American
Are meant to be planned and then followed in the smallest detail
It may seem to you that most Americans are completely controlled by the little machines they wear on their wrists
Cutting their discussions off abruptly to make it to their next appointment on time
Americans'language is filled with references to time
Giving a clear indication of how much it is valued
Time is something to be'on'
To be 'kept'
'Filled'
'Saved'
'Wasted'
'Gained'
'Planned'
'Given'
'Made the most of'
Even'killed'
The international visitor soon learns that it is considered very rude to be late
-- even by 10 minutes -- for an appointment in America
Time is so valued in America
Because by considering time to be important one can clearly
Achieve more than if one'wastes'time and doesn't keep busy
This philosophy has proven its worth
It has enabled Americans to be extremely productive
And productivity itself is highly valued in America
Many American proverbs stress the value of guarding time
Using it wisely
And setting and working toward specific goals
Americans believe in spending their time and energy today
So that the fruits of their labor may be enjoyed at a later time
