2000年1月大学英语四级试题 1听力理解 及注释

2000年1月大学英语四级听力 Part  I      Listening Comprehension      (20 minutes) Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Example: You will hear: You will read : A) At the office. B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant. From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, D) “5 hours” is the correct answer. You should choose [D] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center. Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D] 1. A) The woman is a close friend of the man. B) The woman has been working too hard. C) The woman is seeing a doctor. D) The woman is tired of her work. 2. A) This apple pie tastes very good. B) His mother likes the pie very much. C) This pie can’t match his mother’s. D) His mother can’t make apple pies. 3. A) Take a walk. B) Give a performance. C) Listen to the music. D) Dance to the music. 4. A) Read an article on political science. B) Present a different theory to the class. C) Read more than one article. D) Choose a better article to read. 5. A) The woman would understand if she did Mary’s job. B) The woman should do the typing for Mary. C) The woman should work as hard as Mary. D) The woman isn’t a skillful typist. （A） 6. A) He wants to make an appointment with Mr. Smith. B) He wants to make sure that Mr. Smith will see him. C) He wants to change the time of the appointment. D) He wants the woman to meet him at three o’clock. （B） 7. A) He gets nervous very easily. B) He is an inexperienced speaker. C) He is an awful speaker. D) He hasn’t prepared his speech well. （B） 8. A) She didn’t like the books the man bought. B) There wasn’t a large selection at the bookstore. C) The man bought a lot of books. D) She wanted to see what the man bought. （C） 9. A) Buy a ticket for the tem o’clock flight. B) Ask the man to change the ticket for her. C) Go to the airport immediately. D) Switch to a different flight. （D） 10. A) Dr. Lemon is waiting for a patient. B) Dr. Lemon is busy at the moment. C) Dr. Lemon has lost his patience. D) Dr. Lemon has gone out to visit a patient.（B） Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage one Questions 11 to 14 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) A car outside the supermarket. B) A car at the bottom of the hill. C) Paul’s car. D) The sports car.（C） 12. A) Inside the car. B) At the foot of the hill. C) In the garage. D) In the supermarket.（D） 13. A) The driver of the sports car. B) The two girls inside the car. C) The man standing nearby. D) The salesman from London.（A） 14. A) Nobody. B) The two girls. C) The bus driver. D) Paul. Passage Two Questions 15 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 15. A) His friend gave him the wrong key. B) He didn’t know where the back door was. C) He couldn’t find the key to his mailbox. D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock.（A） 16. A) It was getting dark. B) He was afraid of being blamed by his friend. C) The birds might have flown away. D) His friend would arrive any time.（B） 17. A) He looked silly with only one leg inside the window. B) He knew the policeman wouldn’t believe him. C) The torch light made him look very foolish. D) He realized that he had made a mistake.（B） Passage Three Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants. B) The exhaustion of energy resources. C) The destruction of oil wells. D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.（D） 19. A) The underground oil resources have not been affected. B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive. C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating. D) The underground water resources have not been polluted.（D） 20. A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells. B) To estimate the losses caused by the fires. C) To remove the oil left in the desert. D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes. （A） 2000年1月大学英语四级听力 答案 八年级地理上册填图题岩土工程勘察试题省略号的作用及举例应急救援安全知识车间5s试题及答案 及书面材料 Part I Section A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C A D C A B B C D B                     Section B 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 C D A A A B B D D C                     【书面材料】 Section A 1. M: Hello, Mrs. White, what can I do for you? W: I don't know what's the matter with me? I'm always feeling tired, I'm usually  worn out at the end of the day. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 【注释】 本 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 答案为“C”。考点为重要的表达“tired”和“worn out”, 第2个声音认为身体不适。在四级听力中有许多对话是就询问或表达自己身体状况的话题而展开的。 2. W: What do you think of the apple pie? I made it myself. M: Very delicious indeed. Even my mother's cannot match this. Q: What does the man mean? 【注释】 本题答案为“A”。考点为第2个声音的内容，“太好吃了,甚至我母亲做的都不如这个。” 3. M: The music is so beautiful that I'd like to dance. But I don't know the steps. W: It doesn't matter. No one will be looking at us in his crowd. Q: What does the woman suggest they do? 【注释】 本题答案为“D”。根据“music”与“steps”(舞步)两个表达，我们可联想到与晚会有关。对话中出现了 “beautiful”一词，表达说话者对音乐的赞赏，那么我们还会在听力对话中听到哪些表达，以说出自己的欣赏之情呢？ 4. M: I'd better read one of the articles for our political science class. W: You can't read just one. They say each presents a different theory. Q: What does the woman tell the man he must do? 【注释】 本题答案为“C”。第1个声音内容为“我得读一读我们政治课的一篇文章。”第2个声音答：“你不能只读一篇，每一篇都阐述不同的理论。”在对话中提到了 “political science”一词。 5. W: Mary is always complaining about her job. M: Maybe if you tries typing letters every day, you'd see what it's like. Q: What ies the man mean? 【注释】 本题答案为“A”。注意第2个声音内容：“你要是每天都打字，你就知道这种工作的情况了。”工作是大众的话题，也是四级考试中常出现的话题。 6. M: Good morning. this is John Parker speaking. I'm just ringing to confirm my appointment with Mr. Smith for this afternoon. W: Yes. Mr. Smith's expecting you at 3 o'clock. Q: Why is the man maiking the phone call? 【注释】 本题答案为“B”。本对话情景为打电话。第1个声音要确认关于约会的事宜。注意第1个声音中的 “ring” 一词意义为“打电话”，但需注意它的另一个重要用法： (例) --- Do you know what the term “cool” actually means? 你知道“cool”这个说法的含义吗？ --- Oh, it rings a bell.哦，听起来耳熟。 7. W: Tom looks awfully nervous, doesn't he? M: Yes. I'm afraid he is not used to maing speeches. Q: What do they think of Tom? 【注释】 本题答案为“B”。注意第2个声音说：“我想他不太会演讲。”对话中出了“nervous”一词意义为“紧张的”。 8. M: I bought a few books at the new bookstore. Would you like to have a look at them? W: A few? It looks like you bought out the bookstore Q: What does the woman mean? 【注释】 本题答案为“C”。注意对话者的语气，“似乎你把整个书店都买下来了”。 短语“look like”意义为“似乎”，哪么在听力中一定要分清与 “like”有关的表达。如： (例) I feel like eating an apple. 我想吃个苹果。 (例) He has a special liking for folk songs. 他对民歌情有独钟。 (例) Unlike my elder brother, I have no ear for music. 不像我哥哥，我没有音乐天赋。 (例) He dislikes working extra hours. 他不喜欢加班。 (例) It is likely to rain. 天要下雨了。 9. M: Jane, you won't be able to get to the airport in time to catch the 10 o'clock flight. W: I realize that now. I'll have to get my ticket changes. Q: What will the woman have to do? 【注释】 本题答案为“D”。这种对话对于多分析真题的考生来说，应该是轻车熟路的。该对话中出现的“in time”, “catch”, “get my tickets changed”的出现，说明对话场合与机场有关也很多见。 10. M: Would you get me through to Dr. Lemon please? W: I'm sorry. He's with a patient. Q: What does the woman mean? 【注释】 本题答案为“B”。本对话情景为打电话，参见前面 总结 初级经济法重点总结下载党员个人总结TXt高中句型全总结.doc高中句型全总结.doc理论力学知识点总结pdf 。现在谈谈在听力题中出现的一些小小的干扰。本对话第1个声音中有“Dr. Lemon”一人。试想我们没有听到“Dr.”而只听到“Lemon”一词，会有误解吗？会有！因为“lemon”一词作为普通名词意义为“柠檬”。 Sections B Passage one Paul, a salesman from London, was driving past a sports car parked outside a supemarket, when he saw it start to rool slowly down the hill. Inside the car were two young girls on the passenger seat — but no driver Paul stpped quickly, jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it, pushing against the fron t of the car. Another man who was standing nearby got into the car and put on th e handbrake, saving the girls from injury. It was at this point that Paul noticed his own car rolling slowly down the hill and going too fast for him to stop it. It crashed into a bus at the bottom of the hill and was so badly damaged that it had to be pulled away to a garage. As if this was not bad enough, Paul now found he had no one to blame. He was so busy chasing his car that he didn't get the name of the driver of the sports car, who just came out of the supermarket and drove away without realizing what had happened. 11. Which car was badly damaged? 12. Where was the driver of the sports car when the accident happened? 13. Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident? 14. Who was injured in the accident? 【注释】 Paul, a salesman from London, was driving pass a sports car parked outside a supermarket when he saw it start to roll slowly down the hill. Inside the car were two young girls on the passenger seat but no driver. (本节为整篇文章的背景主题，预示了整个语篇将发展各个分话题“Paul”, “sports car”和“driver”等。如果没有该小节，本篇章将没有发展的支点。) Paul stopped quickly, jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it, pushing against the front of the car. Another man who was standing nearby, got into the car and put on the hand-brake, saving the girls from injury. (本节以 “Paul”和 “another man”两个因为有危险而共同帮忙的人为主题。) It was at this point that Paul noticed his own car rolling slowly down the hill and going too fast for him to stop it. It crashed into a bus at the bottom of the hill and was so badly damaged that it had to be pulled away to a garage. (本节以“It”作为主语，引发下文，“Paul”的车出现问题。第11题考点在此。) As if this was not bad enough, Paul now found he had no one to blame. He was so busy chasing his car that he did not get the name of the driver of the sports car, who just came out of the supermarket and drove away without realizing what had happened. (本节以 “As if this was not bad enough”引出文章的结论，交代了第1小节背景发展的结果。第12、13、14题考点皆在此小节。) 难句破译 Paul, a salesman from London, was driving pass a sports car parked outside a supermarket when he saw it start to roll slowly down the hill. 波尔是个商人，来自伦敦，正驾车驶过一辆停在一家超市外的赛车。突然发现那辆车正慢慢向山下滑行。 Another man who was standing nearby, got into the car and put on the hand brake, saving the girls from injury. 另一个站在旁边的人跳进车中，拉起手刹，挽救了两位女孩，使她们幸免于难。 Passage Two My friend, Vemon Davies kept birds. One day he phoned and told me he was going away for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him and said that he would leave the key to his front door in my mailbox. Unfortunately, I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vemon was going to return. What was worse, it was already dark when I arrived at his hous e. I soon found the key Vernon gave me could not unlock either the front door or the back door. I was getting desperate. I kept thinking of what Vemon would say when he came back. I was just going to give up when I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I found a barrel and pushed it under the window. As the barrel was ver y heavy, I made a lot of noise. But in the end, I managed to climbe up and open the window. I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone was shining a torch up at me. I looked down and saw a policemna and an old lady, one of Verno's neighbours. “What are you doing up there?" said the policeman. Feeling lise a complete fool, I replied, “I was just going to feed Mr. Davies's birds." 15. Why couldn't the man open the door? 16. Why did the man feel desperate? 17. Why did the man feel like a fool? 【注释】 My friend Vernon Davis kept birds. (本句作为背景主题句，预示下文发展的话题。注意动词“kept”使用的是过去时态，暗示整篇文章为叙事文，将以时间作为主导推进衔接点。) One day, he phoned and told me he was going away for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him and said that he would leave the key to his front door in my mailbox. Unfortunately, I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vernon was going to return. What was worse, it was already dark when I arrived at his house. (本小节讲述“birds”和“key”。第15题考点在此。) I soon found the key Vernon gave me could not unlock either the front door or the back door. I was getting desperate. I kept thinking of what Vernon would say when he came back. I was just going to give up when I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I found a barrel and pushed it under the window. As the barrel was very heavy I made a lot of noise. (本小节以 “I”为话题推进，注意使用谓语动词对动作进行生动的描述。第16题考点在此。) But in the end I managed to climb up and open the window. I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone was shining a torch up at me. I looked down and saw a policeman and an old lady, one of Vernon’s neighbors. “What are you doing up there?” said the policeman. Feeling like a complete fool, I replied. “I was just going to feed Mr. Davie’s birds.” (本节用“but in the end”预示文章将进入结论部分，使故事进入高潮，完成上文的烘托效果。整个语篇从悬念主题，动作发展到高潮结束。请注意欣赏这种方法。第17题考点在此。) 难句破译 I soon found the key Vernon gave me could not unlock either the front door or the back door. I was getting desperate. 我马上发现朋友给我的钥匙打不开前门，也打不开后门。我完全失望了。 I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone was shining a torch up at me. 我的一支腿刚踏进卧室，突然觉得有人正用电筒照着我。 Passage Three When Iragi troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil well at the end of Gulf War, scientists feared environmental disaster. Would black powder in the smoke from the fires circles the globe and block out the sun? Many said “No way?; rain would wash the black pwder from the atmosphere. But in America, airsampling balloons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those collected in Kuwait. didn't catch fire. It has formed huge lakes in the Kuwaiti dersert. They trap insects and birds, and poison a veriety of other desert animals and plants. The only good news is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources. So far, the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just below the surface. Nothing, however, stops the oil from evaporating. The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents. Officials are trying to organize a quick cleanup, but they are not sure how to do it. One possibillity is to burn the oil. Get those black-powder detectors ready. 18. What were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War? 19. What was the good news for scientists? 20. What are the officials trying to do at the moment? 【注释】 When Iraqi troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil wells at the end of the Gulf War, Scientists feared an environmental disaster. Would black powder and the smoke from the fires circle the globe and block out the sun? Many said “No way”. Rain would wash the black powder from the atmosphere. (本节交代了科学家的担忧。作为整个语篇的背景。第18题考点在此。) But in America, (本节以 “but”引出下文，请看到底怎样。第19题考点在此。) air sampling balloons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those collected in Kuwait. Now that the fires are out, scientists are turning their attention to yet another threat: the oil that didn’t catch fire. It has formed huge lakes in a Kuwaiti Desert. They trap insects and birds and poison a variety of other desert animals and plants. The only good new is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources. So far, the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just bellow the surface. Nothing, however, (本小节再次以 “However”引发论题，引向文章的结论。) stops the oil from evaporating. The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents. Officials are trying to organize a quick clean-up, but they are not sure how to do it. One possibility is to burn the oil. Get those black powder detectors ready! (第20题考点在此。) 难句破译 （全文翻译） 在海湾战争结束时，伊拉克军队炸毁了科威特的数百口油井，科学家们担忧这会是一个环境的灾难。黑尘和火烟会全球扩散，会挡住太阳的光线吗？许多人认为“绝不可能”, 因为雨水会冲洗大气中的黑尘。但是在美国，空中采样汽球已经探测到了与科威特情况相似的微粒聚集区。大火既然已经灭了，科学家就把注意力转到了另一个威胁，即没有燃烧的石油。这些油在科威特沙漠中形成了巨大的“油湖”, 这些“油湖”吸附了许多昆虫，毒害了各种其它沙漠动物和植物。唯一的好消息是这些“油湖”没有污染地下的水资源。至今由于地表下层的沙石坚实，石油未能往下渗透。然而，问题是根本无法解决石油的挥发。挥发后的有害气体使附近居民无法呼吸。有关当局正准备进行快速清理，但是却不知如何进行。一种可行性方案是烧掉石油。那么，又得马上准备好黑尘探测器！