第一篇：历年英语专四听力听写原文2000-2011
What We Know About Language(2000)
Many things about language are a mystery and will remain so./However, we now do know something about it./ First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort./ No human race anywhere on earth is so backward/ that it has no language of its own at all./Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language./ There are many peoples whose cultures are undeveloped/ but the languages they speak are by no means primitive./ In all the languages existing in the world today, /there are complexities that must have been developed for years./Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate./ Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture./ And finally, we know that language changes over time, / which is natural and normal if a language is to survive./The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead./
Characteristics of a Good Reader(2001)
To improve your reading habits, /you must understand the characteristics of a good reader./First, the good reader usually reads rapidly./ Of course, he does not read every piece of material at the same rate./ But whether he is reading a newspaper/ or a chapter in a physics text, / his reading rate is relatively fast./He has learned to read for ideas/ rather than words one at a time./Next, the good reader can recognize/ and understand general ideas and specific details./ Thus he is able to comprehend the material /with a minimum of effort and a maximum of interest./ Finally, the good reader has in his command /several special skills, /which he can apply to reading problems/ as they occur./ For the college student,/ the most helpful of these skills/ include making use of the various aids to understanding /that most text books provide/ and skim-reading for a general survey./
Disappearing Forests(2002)
The world’s forests are disappearing./ As much as 1/3 of the total tree cover/ has been lost since agriculture began some 10,000 years ago./ The remaining forests are home to half/ of the world’s species,/ thus becoming the chief resource for their survival./Tropical rain forests once covered 12% of the land of the planet,/ as well as supporting at least half of the world’s species of plants and animals./These rain forests are home to millions of people./But there are other demands on them./ For example, much has been cut for timber./An increasing amount of forest land /has been used for industrial purposes /or for agricultural development /such as crop-growing./By the 1990’s less than half of the earth’s original rain forests remained,/ and they continued to disappear at an alarming rate every year./ As a result the world’s forests are now facing gradual extinction.
Salmon(2003)
Every year, millions of salmon swim from the ocean into the mouths of rivers and then steadily up the rivers./ Passing through waters, around rocks and waterfalls,/ the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes./ They dig out nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs./ Then, exhausted by their journey,/ the parent salmon die./ They have finished the task that nature has given them./Months, or years later, /the young fish start their trip to the ocean./They live in the salt water from 2-7 years,/ until they, too are ready to swim back to reproduce./Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish./ When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths for the annual trip up the rivers,/ they are in the best possible condition,/ and nearly every harbor has its salmon fishing fleet ready to catch thousands for markets.Money(2004)
Money is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services./ People use money to buy food, clothes and hundreds of other things./ In the past, many different things were used as money./ People on Pacific islands once exchanged shells for goods./ The Chinese used cloth and knives./ In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used./ Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt./Coins were first invented by the Chinese./originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center, / so that a piece of string could keep them together./ This made doing business much easier, / but people still found coins inconvenient to carry/ when they wanted to buy something expensive./To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with the solution./They began to use paper money for coins./ Now paper notes are used throughout the world.The Wrist Watch（2005）
It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception / to the normal sequence in the evolution of man's jewelry./ Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, / and then adopted by men./ In the old days, queens included wrist watches among their crown jewelry./ Later, they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers./ Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters./ Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch was most practical for active combat./ Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches, / and pilots found them most useful while flying./ Soon men dared to wear wrist watches without feeling self-conscious./ By 1924, some 30 percent of man's watches were worn on the wrist./ Today, the figure is 90 percent./ And they are now worn by both men and women / for practical purposes rather than for decoration.The Internet(2006)
The Internet is the most significant progress in the field of communications./ Imagine a book that never ends, a library with a million floors, / or imagine a research project with thousands of scientists / working around the clock forever./ This is the magic of the Internet./ Yet the Internet has the potential for good and bad./ One can find well-organized, information-rich websites./ At the same time, one can also find wasteful websites./ Most websites are known as different Internet applications./ These include online games, chat rooms(chatrooms)and so on./ These applications have great power, too./ Sometimes the power can be so great / that young people may easily become victims to their attraction./ So we need to recognize the seriousness of the problem./ We must work together to use its power for better ends.2007 Advertising
Advertising has already become a very specialized activity in modern times./ In today's business world, supply is usually greater than demand./ There is great competition between manufacturers of the same kind of product,/ because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand./ They always have to remind their customers/ of the name and the qualities of their products by advertising./ The manufacturer advertises in newspapers and on the radio;/ he sometimes employs sales girls to distribute samples of his products;/he sometimes advertises on the internet as well./ In addition, he always has advertisements put into television programs that will accept them./ Manufacturers often spend huge sums of money on advertisements./ We buy a particular product because we think that's the best./ We usually think so because the advertisements say so,/ people often don’t ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth, /when they buy advertised products from the shops.2008 Choosing a Career
When students graduate from college,/ many of them do not know how they want to spend their working lives /and they sometimes move from job to job,/ until they find something that suits them/ and of equally importance to which they are suited./ Others never find a job in which they are really happy./They remain all their lives square pegs in round holes./When we choose our careers,we need to ask ourselves two questions./ First, what do we think we would like to be?
/Second, what kind of people are we? /The idea, for example of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive,/ but unless we have great talent, and are willing to work very hard./We are certain to fail in these occupations /and failure will lead to unhappiness in life./So it is important to assess our suitability for a certain career in job search./
2009 New Year’s Eve
For many people in the west, New Year’s Eve is the biggest party of the year./ It’s time to get together with friends or family /and welcome in the coming year./ New Year’s parties can take
place in different places./Some people hold a house party;others attend street parties, /while some just go for a few drinks with their friends./Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays./There is one thing that all New Year’s Eve parties have in common,/ the countdown to midnight./ When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs./ It’s also popular to make a promise in the New Year./ This is called a New Year’s resolution./ Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit./ However the promise is often broken quite quickly /and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days./
2010Freshmen’s' Week
Britain has a well-respected higher education system/ and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world./ But to those who are new to this system, it can sometimes be confusing./
October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar./ Universities have something called Freshmen's Week for their newcomers./ It's a great opportunity to make new friends, /join lots of clubs and settle into university life./
However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, /the prospect of meeting strangers in classrooms and dormitories can be worrying./ Where do you start? And who should you make friends with? / Which clubs and society should you join?/
Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you./ They worry about starting their university social life on the right foot./ So just take it all in slowly./ Don't rush into anything that you'll regret for the next three years/
2011 British Holidaying Habits
In the late 1970s, air travel became affordable for the average family in the UK, and more people started travelling abroad for their summer holidays.After all, the British weather wasn’t very good, even in summer, so a lot of people left the country for a vacation.In the 1980s and 1990s, young people in the UK became wealthier on average.As a result, they started to go abroad in groups, to places such as Spain and Greece.Once they arrived at their destination, they met with other groups of young people and had one long party.British holidaying habits have begun to change, however.Climate change means that the UK now has a hotter climate, so people do not need to go overseas to find good weather.Also, going abroad is more expensive.As a result, more British people are choosing to spend their summer holidays in the UK.
第二篇：历年英语专四听力听写原文1993-2010（写写帮推荐）
历年英语专四听力听写原文1993-2010
Package Holidays(1993)
Package holidays, covering a two weeks' stay in an attractive place, are increasingly popular.Once you get to the airport, it is up to the tour operator to see that you get safely to your destination．Everything is laid on for you．There is, in fact, no reason for you to bother to arrange anything yourselves．You make friends and have a good time.But there is very little chance that you will really get to know the local people．This is even less likely on a coach tour, when you spend almost your entire time traveling．Of course, there are carefully planned stops for you to visit historic buildings and monuments.You may visit the beautiful, the historic, the ancient.But time is always short．There is also the added disadvantage of being obliged to spend you holiday with a group of people you have never met before．
The American Family(1994)
The American family unit is changing.There used to be mainly two types of families, the extended and the nuclear.The former included mother, father, children, and some other relatives such as grandparents, living in the same house or nearby.Then as the economy progressed from agricultural to industrial, people began moving to different parts of the country in order to search for job opportunities.These moves split up the extended family.The nuclear family consisting of only parents and children has therefore become far more wide spread.Today’s family, however, can be composed of diverse combinations.With the divorce rate nearly one in two, there's an increase in single-parent homes—a father or mother living with one or more children.Blended families occur when divorced men and women remarry and combine the children from former marriages into a new family.On the other hand, there is an increase in childless couples while one in rive Americans lives alone.Unidentified Flying Objects(1995)
There are many explanations for why UFOs visit the Earth./ The most popular one is that they maybe visitors from other planets./ To fly such aircraft, their builders must develop different forms of aviation,/because they seem to fly much faster than normal aircraft./ The UFOs, it is believed, must contain scientists/ from other planets who are studying life on earth./ It is even believed that several such aircraft may have landed on earth/ and the space visitors may be living amongst us./ But there are also less fantastic explanations available./ Although some sightings of UFOs are difficult to explain, most can be explained quite easily./ In many cases the observers might have made a mistake./ They might have seen a weather balloon or an aircraft./ Or the light they saw in the sky might have been light from the ground,/ reflected on to the clouds./ However, the exact cause of many sightings still remained a mystery.The Indian Medicine Man(1996)
Among the Indians of North America, the medicine man was a very important person.He could cure illness and he could speak to the spirits.The spirits were the supernatural forces that controlled the world.The Indians believed that bad spirits made people ill.So when people were ill, the medicine man tried to help them by using magic.He spoke to the good spirits and asked for their help.Many people were cured, because they thought the spirits were helping them, but really these people cured themselves.Sometimes your own mind is the best doctor for you.The medicine men were often successful for another reason, too.They knew about plants that really can cure illness.A lot of medicines are made from the plants that were used by medicine men hundred of years ago.Legal Age for Marriage(1997)
Throughout the United States, the legal age for marriage shows some difference.The most common age without parents’ consent is 18 for both females and males.However, persons who are under age in their home state can get married in another state, and then return to the home state legally married.Each state issues its own marriage license.Both residents and non-residents are qualified for such a license.The fees and ceremonies vary greatly from state to state.Most states, for instance, have a blood test requirement, but a few do not.Most states permit either a civil or religious ceremony, but a few require the ceremony to be religious.In most states a waiting period is required before the license is issued.This period is from one to five days depending on the state.A three-day-wait is the most common.In some states there is no required waiting period.The Railways in Britain(1998)
The success of early railways, such as the lines between big cities,/ led to a great increase in railway building in Victorian times./ Between 1835 and 1865 about 25000 kilometers of track were built,/ and over 100 railway companies were created./
Railway travel transformed people's lives./ Trains were first designed to carry goods./ However, a law in the 19th century forced railway companies to run one cheap train a day / which stopped at every station and cost only a penny a mile./ Soon working class passengers found they could afford to travel by rail./ Cheap day excursion trains became popular and seaside resorts grew rapidly./ The railways also provided thousands of new jobs:/ building carriages, running the railways and repairing the tracks./ Railways even changed the time./ The need to run the railways on time meant that local time was abolished/ and clocks showed the same time all over the country./
United Nations Day(1999)
The 24th of October is celebrated as United Nations Day.h is a day that belongs to everyone.And it is celebrated in most countries of the world.Some countries celebrate for a week instead of a day.In many parts of the world, schools have special programs for the day.Boys and girls in some communities decorate a UN tree.In other communities, young people put on plays about the UN.Some libraries exhibit children’s art works from around the world.Schools celebrate with the songs and dances of other countries or give parties where foods of other countries are served.No matter how the day is celebrated, the purpose of these celebrations is to help everyone understand the UN, and the important roles it plays in world affairs.The UN encourages people to learn about other lands and their customs.In this way, people can gain a better understanding and appreciation of peoples all over the world.
What We Know About Language(2000)
Many things about language are a mystery and will remain so.However, we now do know something about it.First, we know that all human beings have a language of some sort.No human race anywhere on earth is so backward that it has no language of its own at all.Second, there is no such thing as a primitive language.There are many peoples whose cultures are undeveloped but the languages they speak are by no means primitive.In all the languages existing in the world today, there are complexities that must have been developed for years.Third, we know that all languages are perfectly adequate.Each is a perfect means of expressing its culture.And finally, we know that language changes over time, which is natural and normal if a language is to survive.The language which remains unchanged is nothing but dead.
Characteristics of A Good Reader(2001)
To improve your reading habits, you must understand the characteristics of a good reader.First, the good reader usually reads rapidly.Of course, he does not read every piece of material at the same rate.But whether he is reading a newspaper or a chapter in a physics text, his reading rate is relatively fast.He has learned to read for ideas rather than words one at a time.Next, the good reader can recognize and understand general ideas and specific details.Thus he is able to comprehend the material with a minimum of effort and a maximum of interest.Finally, the good reader has in his command several special skills, which he can apply to reading problems as they occur.For the college student, the most helpful of these skills include making use of the various aids to understanding that most text books provide and skim-reading for a general survey.Disappearing Forests(2002)
The world’s forests are disappearing.As much as 1/3 of the total tree cover has been lost since agriculture began some 10,000 years ago.The remaining forests are home to half of the world’s species, thus becoming the chief resource for their survival.Tropical rain forests once covered 12% of the land of the planet, as well as supporting at least half of the world’s species of plants and animals.These rain forests are home to millions of people.But there are other demands on them.For example, much has been cut for timber.An increasing amount of forest land has been used for industrial purposes or for agricultural development such as crop-growing.By the 1990’s less than half of the earth’s original rain forests remained, and they continued to disappear at an alarming rate every year.As a result the world’s forests are now facing gradual extinction.
Salmon(2003)
Every year, millions of salmon swim from the ocean into the mouths of rivers and then steadily up the rivers.Passing through waters, around rocks and waterfalls, the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes.They dig out nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs.Then, exhausted by their journey, the parent salmon die.They have finished the task that nature has given them.Months, or years later, the young fish start their trip to the ocean.They live in the salt water from 2-7 years, until they, too are ready to swim back to reproduce.Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish.When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths for the annual trip up the rivers, they are in the best possible condition, and nearly every harbor has its salmon fishing fleet ready to catch thousands for markets.Money(2004)
Money is accepted across the world as payment for goods or services.People use money to buy food, clothes and hundreds of other things.In the past, many different things were used as money.People on Pacific islands once exchanged shells for goods.The Chinese used cloth and knives.In Africa, elephant tusks or salt were used.Even today, some people in Africa are still paid in salt.Coins were first invented by the Chinese.Originally, they were round pieces of metal with a hole in the center, so that a piece of string could keep them together.This made doing business much easier, but people still found coins inconvenient to carry when they wanted to buy something expensive.To solve this problem, the Chinese again came up with the solution.They began to use paper money for coins.Now paper notes are used throughout the world.The Wrist Watch（2005）
It is generally believed that wrist watches are an exception / to the normal sequence in the evolution of man's jewelry./ Reversing the usual order, they were first worn by women, / and then adopted by men./ In the old days, queens included wrist watches among their crown jewelry./ Later, they were worn by Swiss workers and farmers./ Until World War I, Americans associated the watch with fortune hunters./ Then army officers discovered that the wrist watch was most practical for active combat./ Race car drivers also loved to wear wrist watches, / and pilots found them most useful while flying./ Soon men dared to wear wrist watches without
feeling self-conscious./ By 1924, some 30 percent of man's watches were worn on the wrist./ Today, the figure is 90 percent./ And they are now worn by both men and women / for practical purposes rather than for decoration.The Internet(2006)
The Internet is the most significant progress in the field of communications./ Imagine a book that never ends, a library with a million floors, / or imagine a research project with thousands of scientists / working around the clock forever./ This is the magic of the Internet./ Yet the Internet has the potential for good and bad./ One can find well-organized, information-rich websites./ At the same time, one can also find wasteful websites./ Most websites are known as different Internet applications./ These include online games, chat rooms(chatrooms)and so on./ These applications have great power, too./ Sometimes the power can be so great / that young people may easily become victims to their attraction./ So we need to recognize the seriousness of the problem./ We must work together to use its power for better ends.2007 Advertising
Advertising has already become a very specialized activity in modern times.In today's business world ,supply is usually greater than demand.There is greater competition between manufacturers of the same kind of product, because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand.They always have to remind their customers of the name and the qualities of the products by advertising.The manufacturers advertises in newspapers and on the radio;he sometimes employs sales girls to distribute samples of his products;he sometimes advertises on the internet as well.In addition, he always has advertisements put into television programs that will accept them.Manufacturers often spend huge sums of money on advertisements.We buy a particular product because we think that's the best.we usually think so because the advertisements say so, people often don’t ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth, when they buy advertised products from the shops.2008Choosing A Career
When students graduate from college,many of them do not know how they want to spend their working lives and they sometimes move from job to job, until they find something that suits them and of equally importance to which they are suited.Others never find a job in which they are really happy.They remain all their lives square pegs in round holes.When we choose our careers we need to ask ourselves two questions.First, what do we think we would like to be? Second, what kind of people are we? The idea, for example of being a painter or a musician may seem very attractive, but unless we have great talent, and are willing to work very hard.We are certain to fail in these occupations and failure will lead to unhappiness in life.So it is important to assess our suitability for a certain career in job search.2009
For many people in the west, New Year’s Eve is the biggest party of the year.It’s time to get together with friends or family and welcome in the coming year.New Year’s parties can take place in different places.Some people hold a house party;others attend street parties, while some just go for a few drinks with their friends.Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays.There is one thing that all New Year’s Eve parties have in common, the countdown to midninght.When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs.It’s also popular to make a promise in the New Year.This is called a New Year’s resolution.Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit.However the promise is often broken quite quickly and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days.2010Freshmen's Week
Britain has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world.But to those who are new to this system, it can sometimes be confusing.October is usually the busiest month in the academic calendar.Universities have something called Freshmen's Week for their newcomers.It's a great opportunity to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life.However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect of meeting strangers in classrooms and dormitories can be worrying.Where do you start? And who should you make friends with? Which clubs and society should you join?
Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you.They worry about starting their university social life on the right foot.So just take it all in slowly.Don't rush into anything that you'll regret for the next three years.
第三篇：09年英语专四听力原文和答案
2009年专四听力答案
PART IDICTATION
New Year's Eve
For many people in the west, New Year's Eve is the biggest party of the year./lt's the time to get together with friends or family/and welcome in the coming year./ New Year's parties can take place in different places./Some people hold a house party;others attend street parties;/ while some just go for a few drinks with their friends./Big cities have large and spectacular fireworks displays./ There is one thing that all New Year's Eve parties have in common,/ the countdown to midnight./ When the clock strikes 12, people give a loud cheer and sing songs./ It's also popular to make a promise in the New Year./This is called a New Year's resolution./ Typical resolutions include giving up smoking and keeping fit./However, the promise is often broken quite quickly /and people are back into their bad habits within weeks or days.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS
Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Hi, Mark.How are you?
M:(2)Actually, I'm really fed up, Linda.It's Jean.W:(2)Jean? Who is Jean?
M: Oh, nobody really.(1)Just a most stunningly attractive girl in my year school.W: Oh, is that all?(1)So what's the problem?
M:(1)Well, the thing is I just don't know how to make her notice me, or...W: Wait a minute.I've got a brilliant idea I(3)Why don't you try talking to her? M:(3)But I wouldn't know what to say.1...W: Look, she's in your chemistry class, isn't she? You're good at chemistry.(3)You could offer to help her with her chemistry homework.How about that? M: Not bad.Just one problem.W: What?
M:(3)She's better than me at chemistry.W: OK, then?(3)Well, there is that party at John's on Friday night.You could invite her.M:(2/3)Just another small problem.John's her boyfriend.Key:1.B2.C3.A
Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation.W: Yes, can I help you?
M: Yes, you see I bought this personal stereo at your shop three days ago.And I'm afraid that it hasn't really matched up to what I was told about it.W: I see.What exactly is the matter?
M:(4/6)Well, first of all, there's this large scratch across the front of it.W: But you should have noticed that when you bought it.M: But it was in the box and all sealed up.W:(4)Well, I am sorry, but it really is your responsibility to check the goods when you buy them.How were were to know that it wasn't you who made the scratch?
M: That's ridiculous.(6)But, anyway, it's not the most important thing.I really am not happy about this other thing.W:And what is that?
M: Look, it says here that the noise from it should be undetectable by other people,W: Yes, that's right.M: But people can hear it and it's really embarrassing on the bus and the underground.W: Well, I am sorry.(5)But it must be the way you are wearing the headphones.M:(5)Look, I know how to put earphones in my ears.Thank you very much.But what I want to know is what you are going to do about it all.W:(7)Well, I suppose we could exchange it for another model if you really aren't happy with it.M: No, I certainly am not.W:(7)Well, if I just could have the receipt.M: Yes, well there is a slight problem about this receipt.Key: 4.C5.A6D7.B.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W: Hello, Happy Time Catering Services Victoria speaking.How can I help you?
M: Hello, Victoria.This is Joe Smith from Country Holidays.(8/9)I wonder if you could do some catering for us next week.(10)We're having a small reception.It's to launch our summer holiday advertising campaign.Would you be free?
W: When exactly is it, Mr.Smith?
M: April 21st, that's Thursday.Oh, sorry, no.(9)lt should be Friday.W: Oh, Yes, I can do that.(10)Where will you be holding at?
M: We thought we would have had it at head office and use the conference room because there is enough room for everyone there.W: OK, what aort of things would you like?
M: Just a light lunch I think.So that People can eat while they move around and talk to each other.(10)You did something similar for us last year.We will be happy to have the same menu again.W: Right, I will look at my dairy and see what you had last time.Oh, I nearly forgot to ask you,(10)how many should I cater for?
M: Well, I think most people will be able to come, perhaps around 30.No, let's say 35, to be sure.W: Right, thank you for getting in touch Mr.Smith.I will send confirmation of the arrangements by the end of this week.M: OK.Key: 8.C9.A10.D
SECTION B PASSAGES
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.For shopaholics, the post-Christmas period means only one thing—sales!(12)Across the country, prices are slashed on clothing, electronics, home furnishings and more,(11)but London is the place for serious shopping and you can certainly pick up some amazing bargains.(12)The sales start on Boxing Day—26th, December and continue for the month of January, but the keenest bargain hunters get there early to be first through the doors,(12)In Oxford Street queues formed outside shops ahead of pre-dawn openings for the start of their sales.At Brent Cross, in north London, more than 1 ,000 people were queuing at 3:30a.m.for the ' Next' clothing store's sale which began at 4 a.m.Some people even camped outside the shops to be the first in the line.(13)Some people are taking their friends shopping with them and buying their Christmas presents in the sales.A practical but unromantic way of making sure you get the gift you really want.For a less exciting but less stressful shopping experience, online retailers are also getting in on the act with January sales of their own.(13)The most organized of all are those who are already doing their present shopping for next Christmas in the Jyuary“ sales.Key:11.C12.A13.D
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.(14)Ballroom dancing used to be seen as something rather unfashionable that old people might do.(15)For the past five years though, the popularity of ballroom dancing has soared thanks to a reality TV show.Strictly Come Dancing is one of the big TV shows.(16)Millions of people tune in every Saturday night to watch the show which airs from September right up to Christmas.(16)In the show a number of professional ballroom dancers each dance with a celebrity.Every week they have to learn a different ballroom dance and perform it live on TV on Saturday night.The show demonstrates how glamorous ballroom dancing is.The celebrities get to wear colorful dresses and suits to dance in, and it looks like a lot of fun.The TV programme also shows what good exercise it can be to ballroom dance and what hard work is involved in learning the dances and performing them properly.Dance schools around the country have seen a boost in the number of people wanting to learn how to dance.(17)And it's not only old people who are interested.Lots of children and young people in their 20s are keen to learn.Key: 14.B15.D16.A17.C
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.(18)Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real.Even though New Zealand has quite liberal rules about naming children, names beginning with a number are not allowed.They decided to call him Superman instead.In many countries around the world, unusual names for children are becoming more popular, especially since the increasing trend for celebrities to give their children unusual names.(19)Some parents choose names which come from popular culture.For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf after the character in the Lord of the Rings novels and films.Equally names related to sport are fairly common —since 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal after the football team.Other parents like to make up names, or combine names to make their own unique version, a method demonstrated by Jordan, the British model, who recently invented the name Tidarnii for her daughter by combining the names Thea and Amy(the two grandmothers)-She was quoted as saying that the accent and double letters were added tomake the name 'more exotic'.(20)Other countries have much stricter rules when it comes to naming children.Countries including Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have an approved list of names from which parents must choose.Key: 18.C19.D20.A
SECTION CNEWS BROADCAST
News Item I
Eleven fishing boat crew who had been stranded since October in a remote part of
Russia's Far East have been rescuedafter sheltering nearly three months at an abandoned military base.(21)The eight men and three women took refuge at the base after their small boat collided on October 10th.Their attempts to fix one of the boats did not succeed,(22)and theyhad to remain at the abandoned base where there were only flour and-cooking fat.Other supplies at the base, which was abandoned in 2003 including Christmas ornaments, and the crew members put them up on a small tree inside their quarters, but supplies began running low and early this week, five set off on foot across snow fields.On Friday, after fours days of trudging, they reached a working military radio station,(23)the center called rescuers and helicopters were sent to take the eleven to the regional capital.Key:21.B22.C23.A
News Item 2
(24)Spain's King Juan Carlos with 32 years on the throne turns 70 Saturday, but
after years of undeniable adulation among Spaniards for putting down an attempted coup in 1981 ,(25)he's recently faced more difficult times.Small groups of leftists have burned his photo, and fiery criticism has also come from the right with one leading conservative radio host calling for him to step down.Juan Carlos fired back with a rare public defense of his reign in a recent speech.”It's been the longest period of stability and prosperity in Spain ever in a parliamentary monarchy " , the King said.Key:24.B
25.D
News Item 3
It goes against religious taboos in Iraq to involve women in fighting, but three recent suicide bombings carried out by women could indicate insurgents are growing increasingly desperate.(26)In November 4th, a woman detonated an explosive vest next to a U.S.patrol in Diyala's regional capital, Baqouba, 35 miles northeast of
Bagdad(27)wounding seven U.S.troops and five Iraqis.(26)On December 7th, a woman attacked the offices of a Diyala-based Sunni group, fighting al-Qaida in Iraq,(27)killing 15 people and wounding 35 ,(26)then on December 31st, a bomber in Baqouba, detonated her suicide vest close to a police patrol(27)wounding five policemen and four civilians.Key:26.A27.B
News Item 4
(28)Chinese government is poised to conduct its first national survey of pollution sources in February to help control environmental deterioration in the country.The study will identify and collect data on the sources of industrial, agricultural and residential pollution for two months.Last year, China's environment was facing a grave situation with several major rivers and lakes clogged by industrial waste.(29)China's environmental cleanup is compromised by more than two decades of rapid economic growth and a lack of technology especially.(30)Every province, autonomous region and municipality has set up a census office and will report to a main center staffed by officials from sovemment departments.Data will be reviewed multiple times before being put into a database and will be analyzed in the second half of 2008.Findings will be examined and approved by mid-2009.Key：28.C29.A30.B
第四篇：03年英语专四听力原文和答案
2003年专四听力答案
PART IDICTATIONSalmon
Every year millions of salmon swim from the ocean/ into the mouths of the rivers and then steadily out of the rivers, / Passing through waters,around the rocks and waterfalls,/ the fish finally reach their original streams or lakes./ They dig up nests in the riverbed and lay their eggs./ Then, exhausted by their journey, the parents salmon die./ They have finished the task that the nature has given them./ Months or years later, the young fish start their trip to the ocean./ They live in the salt water from two to seven years,/ until they too are ready to swim back to reproduce./ Their life cycle helps man provide himself with a basic food-fish./ When the adult salmon gather at the river mouths for the annual trip of the rivers,/ they are in the best possible condition./ And nearly every harbour has its salmon fishing fleet /ready to catch thousands for market.PART ⅡLISTENING COMPREHENSION-SECTION A CONVERSATIONS“Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.W: Do you enjoy your work?
M: Well, I'm still conscious of time when I work.W: What do you mean?
M:(1)1 still have this nine-to-five attitude toward work.When five o'clock comes around, I get up and go home.W: I'm sorry to hear that, but work doesn't have to mean drudgery any more.Indeed, work has changed dramatically for the better.M: How about the old saying” we work to live, not live to work?“
W: Well, although money is an important factor,(2)people now want to live fulfilling lives with meaningful jobs, rather than to simply earn a living.M: But it's hard for me to feel that way.W: I think your attitude to work needs a radical change.Since the industrial revolution, we have made work our enemy.Now it doesn't have to be that way.M: It's really interesting to hear all this, but doing work does not mean watching an exciting movie.You' ve still got to go through the nuts and bolts of your work.W:(3)While there are still dull and humble jobs,(2)workers now have more choices and are no longer tied to a job for life.M: That's true.W;(2)And work has become more intellectually challenging for more people, allowing them to think, learn, develop new skills, and find a sense of purpose and identity.Key：1.D2.D3.A
Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.M: Which do you prefer, city or country life?
W:(4)It's a fifty-fifty choice and it largely depends on the individual.But the bottom
line is that each life has its own advantages and disadvantages.M: You're right there.Generally speaking, people in the city are better paid.And
according to the latest study, an income difference between the city and the country is
three to one.Isn't that alarming!
W: Living in the country incurs fewer expenses, although the costs of transportation
are much higher.M: I think that philosophy is the root of the difference,(5)ln the city.people want to”
do it all in one day“.In the country, people don't expect to get it all done in one day.Country folks tend to plan more because planning is required just to survive.W: In the country, you mind your own business without being unfriendly.And there are
fewer restrictions on what you can do, whether or not there is a law about it.(6)Many
laws on the books are not enforced.M: Also, there is no real crime to speak of.Any petty crime is usually committed by
the local school kids and is nothing serious.W: But the city continues to be a magnet, drawing people from the country, rather than
the other way around.Key：4.A5.D6.B
Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W: What kind of fast food do you normally eat?
M: Burgers.sandwiches, sometimes I like a pizza or kebabs.W: Oh, right.And how often do you eat fast food: every day, more than once a week
or less than once a week?
M:(7)Monday to Friday when I'm working, but not usually at the weekends.W: And what time of day do you eat fast food?
M: Well, at work as I said, at lunchtime.For example, when I go out, I get a
hamburger or a sandwich.W: Oh, right.Do you only eat it as a main meal or do you snack between meals?M: No, only as a main meal, lunch or in the evening.W: And what do you think of fast food? Which statements do you think are true?(8)”
It's convenient“ ?
M:(8)Oh, definitely.That's sort of the main reason that I eat it.W: Right.How about ”It tastes good“?
M: Yeah, but not as good as food like in a good restaurant.But it's not bad.W: ”It's good for you“?
M: No.Sort of eating quickly and standing up is bad for me.The food isn't very good.(8)There are not enough greens.W: How about” It's an expensive way of eating“ ? What do you think of that?
M: Oh, yes, it is.But you're paying for the convenience, the speed of it.(9)1 certainly
think that it's cheaper than cooking your own food.Key：7.A8.C9.A10.B
SECTION BPASSAGES
Questions II to 13 are based on the following passage.Love can be seen everywhere.Yet surprisingly, love has been the subject of less
scientific research than other emotions , such as anger and fear.The reason for this is
twofold.(11)First, love is a very complex emotion, difficult to describe and measure.Secondly, extreme love ia generally not a problem;thus less medical attention has been
paid to it.Love is an enduring, strong, positive attraction and feeling for another person or
thing.(12)But it also involves feelings of caring, protection, excitement, and
tenderness.Sometimes it is easier to think in terms of different kinds of love: ”puppy“
love, romantic love, brotherly love, and so forth.Though they differ in some respects,they share one important characteristic: a strong positive feeling toward another.Our
feelings toward other people are often complex.(12)We may love someone and, at the
same time, be anffly with him.Or we may love someone, even though we are jealous
of him.We might love someone and, at the same time, hate for specific reasons.Like love, hate can be a very strong emotion.The question is often asked/is it bad
to hate? ”Usually hate does not help us;it makes us feel unhappy and do things that
may hurt others.(13)However, sometimes it may be necessary to hate and hurt
someone in order to protect loved ones.Key：11.D12.A13.D14.D
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage.You might think that most of the patients at sleep clinics are being treated for
sleeplessness, commonly referred to as insomnia, but that is not the cage.14)The
majority of sleep-clinic patients suffer from disorders of excessive sleep or“hy-
persomnia”.While most insomniacs somehow manage to drag themselves through the
day and function at acceptable, although not optimal.levels.This is not so for people
who suffer from hypersomnia.They are incapacitated by irresistible urges to sleep during the day, often in
inappropriate situations—at business meetings, in supermarkets, or at parties.Even
more dangerous is their failure to remain awake when driving or operating machines.Falling asleep in such situations could obviously be life-threatening,Many hypersomnia suffer from narcolepsy,for which the primary symptom is
excessive daytime sleepiness.(15)Though not apparent in childhood.this symptom
most often appears for the first time during the teen years and continues through a
person's life.The sleep attacks may occur as many as fifteen to twenty times during the
courses of the day and last for periods from fifteen minutes up to two hours.What can be done to help those suffering from narcolepsy?(16)There are certain
drugs that can help, and specialists Suggest voluntary napping to decrease the
frequency of such sleep attacks.Key: 14.D15.B16.C
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage.(17)It was fifty years ago when the economist Milton Friedman proposed School Choice Programs to improve American education.Today, about 36 000 students are served by vouchers.The programs are in the city of Washington D.C..and three of the fifty states: Florida, Ohio and Wisconsin.The number of students will grow with 14 000 new vouchers just approved by lawmakers in Ohio.And Utah will offer a voucher program for disabled students.(18)A few states offer tax credits or other forms of support to help parents pay for private schools.(20)One objection to vouchers has to do with the fact that most private schools are religious.The Constitution separates government and religion.Voucher critics argue that the use of public money for religious school is unconstitutional.Opponents of vouchers suggest public schools should get more money so all children can attend good schools near their home.Yet some people think all families should be offered vouchers, not just poor ones.Milton Friedman and his wife started the Milton and Rose D.Friedman Foundation to work for school choice with the goal to improve, through competition, the quality of education for all.(19)Milton Friedman had his ninety-third birthday on Sunday.The Nobel Prize-winning economist has been talking to reporters about the fiftieth anniversary of his proposal.Mr.Friedman told Education Week that he thinks fifty years from now, all students will be served by school vouchers.Key：17.A18.D19.C20.B
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
News Item I
The UN resolution calls for greater international intelligence and law enforcement cooperation,(21)/(22)and it requires states to change their banking laws in order to place the global network of terrorism financiers.It makes providing funds for terror activities a criminal offence and would freeze bank accounts of those who sponsor terrorism.Key：21.D22.B
News Item 2
A police spokesman said the devices were made safe by explosive experts in the Ardoyne district,(23)where a woman was shot in the leg and 13 police officers were injured during a second successive night of violence.Northern Ireland's police chief had earlier called on community leaders to work together to end the violence.(24)The violence has erupted sporadically throughout a summer of sectarian tension in Northern Belfast.Key: 23.D24.C
News Item 3
Airlines are being hit with huge increases to insure their planes after the terrorist attacks in the United States.(25)Goshawk Insurance Holdings which insures aircraft around the world, said rates have soared as much as tenfold since the September 11th terror attacks.Airlines around the world have cut services and dismissed staff as their business has plunged in the week of the crisis.They are also struggling with increased security costs.Key: 25.D26.C
News Item 4
(26)A Pakistani lawyer said the resumption of the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan has been put off until Sunday.He had met earlier Saturday with eight workers, two Americans, two Australians and four Germans.They insisted they were in Afghanistan to help the poor, not to convert them.(27)The penalty for these captured eight workers could range from expulsion to a jail term and death sentence.Key：26.C27.A
News Item 5
On the 20th anniversary of the first official report on AIDS, the head of the United Nations AIDS programme warns that the deadly diseases may only be at the early stages in many 'parts of the world.Doctor Peo said the disease-has already reached staggering proportions since first being identified in 1981.58 million people world-wide have contracted fjfle HIT virus, which causes AIDS while 22 million have died from related illnesses.(28)The UN estimates the world HIV-positive population at 36 million, including 25 million in sub-Sahara Africa.International officials warned the disease would have disasters political, social and economical consequences in many developing countries.Key: 28.B
News Item 6
(29)H.G.Wells, a pioneer of science fiction wrote a story in which a man was blown into the fourth dimension by a laboratory explosion.When he returned to normal surroundings, he found his heart was now on the right-hand side of his body instead of the left.(30)In fact, some people do have their internal organs ordered thisway, but their problems are due to genetics.The genes responsible have been discovered by researchers in the United States who reported their findings in the latest edition for the journal Nature Genetics.This is the end of Listening Comprehension.Key: 29.B30.A
第五篇：06年英语专四听力原文和答案
2006年专四听力答案
PART IDICTATION
The Internet
The Internet is the most significant progress in the field of communication./lmagine a book that never ends, a library with a million floors ,/or imagine a research project with thousands of scientists /working around the clock forever./This is the magic of the Internet./Yet the Internet has the potential for good and bad./0ne can find well-organized information-rich websites./At the same time, one can also find wasteful websites./Most websites are known as different Internet applications./These include online games, chat rooms and so on./These applications have great power too./Sometimes the power can be so great /that young people may easily become victims to their attraction./So we need to recognize the seriousness of the problem./We must work together to use its power for better ends.PART ⅡLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTION A CONVERSATIONS
Questions I to 3 are based on the following conversation.M: Hello.W: Oh, hello, you must be a new student.Did you find us, Ok?
M: Well, I got a bit lost and I had to ask a stranger, but I got here eventually.W;Oh, dear.Have you come far today?
M;Only from Britain.I was staying with my brother.W: Oh, good.(1)How did you get here?
M:(1)My brother took me to the railway station and I got a bus at this end.W: Aha, well, you'd better tell me your name, so I can find your form.M: It 's Mark Bern.W: Bern, Bern.Ah, yes.Oh, you've changed since this photo.(2)What happened to your beard and moustache, and you are not wearing glasses, either? M: No, I thought I'd better look smarter.W: Here is the key to your room.It is 501.M: Thanks.How do I get there?
W: Go to the end of this corridor, turn left and it's the third door on the right.M: Thank you.Oh, there is a meeting for new students.What time is that?
W:(3)Half past five in the Common Room on the ground floor at the other end of the corridor.M: Thanks a lot.Bye.Key: 1.C2.A3.B
Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.W: Hi, Steve, how are things?
M: Hi, Maggie.Good, thanks.What's new with you?
W: Oh, I was just wondering if you wanted to go out tonight.M: Well,(4)1 was thinking of going to the university library to do a bit of study.What
have you got in mind?
W: I thought we could just go for a walk, maybe down to that park near the beach.M: Tonight?(5)You must be joking.It's too cold.W: Oh, yes.It's too cold, but I still want to go out somewhere.That new Tom Cruise's
film is on in town.How about that?
M: Ok, what time does it start?
W: Oh, I think it's half past eight or something.I will just get the paper and have a look.Just turn on for a minute.Look, the film got fantastic review in the paper last week.M: Ok,ok.(6)Where are we going to meet?
W:(6)lt'd be easier if we met at the cinema.M: Ok.Where is it?
W: Oh, you know, the Olyang.M: Where is that?
W:(6)Near the Town Hall and opposite the bank.M: Oh, yeah.I know where it is.Ok, look, I will meet you there at fifteen past eight.Key：4.D5.B6.D
Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.W: What are you reading.Bill?
M: It's this week's New Scientist ,whyI.W: I was just wondering.It looks interesting.(9)But I've never actually read it myself.It's for real scientists—or can ordinary people like me understand it?
M: Oh, it's for anyone really.It usually has articles and stories about character affairs
and about science as well as papers about new development and research.I am reading
about new telephone that allows you to see the person you are speaking to as well as
hear him.W: Oh,I've heard about it.(7)/(9)ls it on the market yet? Can I buy one?
M: No, not this one.(8)But the company has made other models to try out on business.This one is special because its color and the image is moving.W: Oh, that's interesting.M: You see the first video phones that what they called were made in Japan.But they
can only show a still, black and white image.So this video phone is much better than
that.(8)Mind you and I'm not sure I want one, would you?
W:(8)Well, no.I don't think I would.I bet it costs a lot of money.Does it say how
much it costs?
M: Yes, the early black and white ones cost several hundred pounds,(7)but the one the
story is about costs several thousand pounds.W: En.Why does anybody want one, do you think?
M: Business organizations that need to frequently contact overseas organizations
would want it.(10)It's like a face-to-face conversation.So maybe a lot of overseas
travel can be avoided.W:(9)Yes, I suppose so.Key: 7.C8.C9.B10.A
SECTION BPASSAGES
Questions II to 13 are based on the following passage.If you're in a western country, you often see people walking their dogs.It is still
true that a dog is the most useful animal in the world.(13)However the reason why
one keeps the dog has changed.(11)Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it
to help him in the fight against other animals.And the dog listened to him and did what
he told him to do.Later people used dogs for hunting other animals.And dogs did not
eat what they got until their masters agreed.(11)Dogs were also used for driving sheep
and guarding chickens.But now people in towns and cities do not need dogs to fight
other animals any more.Of course, they keep them to frighten thieves.But the most
important reason for keeping dogs is that they feell only in the city.For a child, a dog
is his best friend when he has no friends to play with;for a young wife, a dog is her
child when she does not have her own;for old people, a dog is also a child when their
real children have grown up and left.(12)Now people do not have to use a dog, but
they keep it as a friend,just like a member of the family.Key: 11.D12.A13.D
Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.I am going to work in a totally new environment.I'll have to get used to different
working conditions.I am used to working in quite high-tech sort of industry that has
got lots of machinery and everything.But now I am going to a place that(14)has no
machinery as such, apart from a typewriter.The place has no electricity at all, no
photocopiers,all the things that you just take for granted here.They just won't be there
any more.I'll be staying near the school in quite a small village.And(15)1 will be
staying in a teacher's house, living with two or three other volunteer teachers.I'll have
to get used to not having the variety of different foods that you have here like twenty
different varieties of breakfast serial.(16)And the range of food there is much smaller,not many choices.I'll also have to get used to getting water from a well, not having
electricity which means gas lamps in the evening;which means the difficulty of
preparing for the next day's lessons in poor light;which means different ways of
getting your clothes washed.(17)There will be all sorts of big differences like that, but
I'll have to get used to when I arrive there.Key: 14.B15.D16.A17.C
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.The most common type of child abuse you know is beating with the hands or with
an instrument usually a cane in some places.Nearly a third of the abused children we
see are(18)in the age group between six and ten, and about sixty-five percent of them
are boys.(18)This is the age group when children are first to expect to study hard and
parents have great expectations of their progresses in school.Boys of course attract
more abuse such as beating because(20)once again parental expectations are high, and
boys tend to be more energetic and difficult to control than girls.Most experts seem to
agree that the child abuse is caused by a combination of social and psychological factors.Families who beat their children are not particularly different from other people.(20)The only difference that exists between them is that they lack skills in the establishing good relationships with their children.These families too.generally speaking, have other problems such as(19)marriage problems or financial problems.Some parents are hurting their children because they strongly believe in the use of traditional discipline methods.But many of them have(19)emotional problems.(20)They are often the victims of violence themselves.Sometimes they even bear an unreasonable hatred for a child because they believe that the child has brought the family bad luck.Key: 18.B19.A20.C
SECTION CNEW BROADCAST
News Item I
(21)American coast guard officials in Florida say they have returned to Cuba a group of would-be migrants who try to(22)make their way to the United States in an unusual vessel, a floating truck.They said one of their planes spotted the Cubans more than halfway through their journey, and the coast guard could not believe their eyes when they saw the vessel.The Cubans had attached floats and propellers to(22)a 1951 shabby truck.Key: 21.D22.B
News Item 2
All large and medium-sized Chinese cities will have greater air quality monitoring by 2010, says a government official.The government has spent 150 million yuan on air quality monitoring systems across China since 2000 when officials began paying greater attention to air quality monitoring.(23)More than 220 cities now have air quality monitoring systems and 42 others will have systems in place by the end of this year.Key：23.D
News Item 3
(25)Storms sank two river ferries in southern Bangladesh on Sunday and some
(24)90 passengers were reported missing while at least another 68 died.One of the packed ferries carrying around 150 people capsized early on Sunday on the Meghna river and(25)50 were rescued.A second ferry sank on the same river just one kilometer away leaving 40 passengers missing after(25)6 were rescued.Key：24.B25.A
News Item 4
(26)The Indonesian government has given official approval for an Australian consulate in Dili.The first Australian consulate officials will travel to the East Timor capital next week as well as serving the consular needs of Australian in the region.The consulate will facilitate Australian support to the United Nation's assistance mission in
East Timor.The announcement follows in principle their agreement reached on the opening of the consulate between Australian prime minister and Indonesian president in Barley last month.Key：26.C
News Item 5
(27)PepsiCo of the US and Unilever of the UK have become the latest foreign entrance in China's competitive bottle tea market.The two companies launched Lipton's iced tea in Guangzhou last week in a 50-50 venture.(28)“PepsiCo is contributing its bottling facilities and distribution networks to the alliance while Unilever provides the famous tea brand and recipe.” company executive said.China has a growing bottle tea market estimated to be worth 10 billion Yuan.It has been dominated in recent years by two Taiwanese brands.Master Kang and Uni-President.Three other big brands.Nestle, Guangdong based Jianiibao and Lipton, have just entered the market this year.Swiss company Nestle is working in conjunction with Coca Cola.Key：27.A28.C
News Item 6
(29)The Isreali peace camp has launched tfa,e biggest protest in years(30)with more than 100 000 people protesting on Saturday and demanding the country leave Gaza, after Palestinian militants dealt Israel's army its deadliest blow since 2002.Crowds at Tel Aviv's main square added to the growing call for withdrawal from the war-torn territory.(30)The killing of 13 soldiers by militants in the Gaza strict last week has deepened already strong support in Israel for Prime Minister Sharon's Gaza pullout plan which is being delayed by hardliners in his right-wing Likud party.Key:29.B30.D
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