第一篇：2003年9月英语四级真题听力原文
Section A
1.M: I can t understand why Bob isn t here yet? Do you think we should try to call him or go look for him?
W: He probably just got held up in traffic.Why don t we give him a few minutes? [Q] What are the speakers probably going to do?
2.M: Hi, Susan!Have you decided where to live when you get married?
W: I d like to live in the downtown area near my work but Nelson wants to live in suburbs to save our expenses. [Q] Why does Susan want to live in the city?
3.M: I d like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin s book on American culture. W: I m sorry.The book has been out of print for sometime now. [Q] Where does the conversation probably take place.
4.W: I ve just locked my keys in my room.Now what should I do?
M: I can t believe it.You are always so careless.Anyhow let s calm down and try to figure things out. [Q] What does the man suggest?
5.W: Can you give us your e-mail address, so we can get back to you as soon as possible? M: I ll send you an e-mail so we don t have to do the spellings on the phone.Okay?
[Q] What are the speakers doing?
6.W: Hi, George!Could you give me a ride? I want to buy some food for the picnic. M: Okay.I m going home but I can drop you at the supermarket. [Q] What does the woman want to do?
7.W: My name is Helen WARE.W-A-R-E.Can I get a class permit for biology? M: Oh, no.Not now.Registration for students whose last names begin with W doesn t start until tomorrow. [Q] What does the man mean?
8.M: What was the weather like when you were in New York last week?
W: It was very much like the weather here in Beijing.So you needn t take much
clothes if you don t plan to stay there long. [Q] What can we learn from the conversation?
9.W: What are the things in our our suitcase? There aren t any toys at all.Where
have you put them?
M: Oh, no.This is not our suitcase.The old lady must have taken ours by mistake.She was sitting next to us at the restaurant.
[Q] What can be inferred from the conversation?
10.M: Are you really leaving for Hongkong tomorrow morning?
W: Yeah, I guess so.I got the air tickets.I can t wait to see Bill there.[Q] What is the woman going to do?
Section B
Passage One
Pamcla Royal and her partner, Edith Clark, are the owners of the Sea View Hotel in
Brighton.As much of their business is seasonal, they do a good deal of the work
themselves.In order to make a profit, it is necessary to keep down the cost of extra
staff.Although they will never make a fortune, for the last ten years they have
earned a reasonable living from the hotel.They work extremely will together and each has her own duties.In general, Pamela
does the book keeping.She is excellent with figures and seldom makes a mistake.She also takes care of the decorations, particularly the flower arranging, which
is her hobby.Edith, on the other hand, makes all the staff arrangements, and when
necessary does the cooking.She is a very patient woman, and if guests make complaints
she tries her best to solve their problem.However, the two ladies do not do all the work themselves.They usually employ college
students to do the cleaning and the washing up.Bob Albert, who is a retired policeman,goes in two hours a day to do the gardening, or take care of the swimming pool.Both ladies are very popular.They believe in having an informal relationship with
the guests, and often make friends with their regular visitors.Last month was their
tenth anniversary in Brighton, and they had a dinner with their friends to celebrate.Pamela gave a speech and everyone wished them lots of success for the future.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.How do Pamela and Edith manage to keep down the cost of the hotel?
12.What jobs in the hotel are given to the college students?
13.Why are the two ladies popular in the area?Passage Two
Some people dream of being President of the United States.Some dream of becoming
stars in a Hollywood movie, and others of making millions of dollars overnight.But,could a dream like that come true in real life? Well, it did happen to peter Johnson.Peter was an auto mechanic.One day, he walked into the Union Trust Bank in Baltimore
and took 5,000 dollars that did not belong to him.The guards and other employees
stood back and let him stuff the bills in his shirt and pants without trying to prevent
him from taking the money.(16)No one tripped an alarm.No one pulled a gun.No one
called the police.Why did the allow him to get away with it?
Well, everything was legal.Peter had won a contest promoted by a Baltimore radio
station.The first prize entitled him to enter the union Trust bank and gather up
as much money as he could lay his hands within five minutes.Because he could not
bring any large bags or boxes into the bank, all the money had to be placed in his
pockets.As the time went by, Peter ran about wildly, trying to pick up as many large bills
as he could find.When his time was up, he was out of breath, but was $ 5,000 richer.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.Why did peter go to the Union Trust bank?
15.What was Peter s job?
16.What did the guards do when Peter stared gathering the money?
17.Why didn t Peter take more money from the bank?Passage Three
Larry Smith is one of the rescuers on the Golden Gate Bridge.His job is to save
people who attempt to jump into the sea.If the telephone rings at three in the morning,he knows it s trouble.Someone is threatening to commit suicide.Larry will get his
things ready, and in no time he ll be out the door and heading to the spot.“If you aren t too late,” Larry says, “you climb out onto the cold steel and try
to talk to the poor, and pull him anyhow back to safety.For many suicide attempts
are made on the spur of the moment, and lives can be saved.But if you fall, if the
person jumps into the bottomless pool, there s no describing how helpless you feel.Often, would-be jumpers are driven to despair and see no hope out of their misery.The trick is to open channels of communication with them.Following are some tricks
that have worked: If you re going to jump, at least give me your mom s phone number
so I can call and tell her.Or That s a nice watch.If you re going to jump, can
I have it? Sometimes, all it takes is the voice of the human being who cares.”
Larry estimates he has rescued about thirty people in his ten years of service.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18.What is Larry s job?
19.What is happening if Larry s phone rings at 3 o clock in the morning?
20.What does Larry Smith usually do to stop someone from jumping off the bridge?
第二篇：2003年1月英语四级真题听力原文
Part I Listening Comprehension(20 minutes)
1.M: Mary, would you join me for dinner tonight?
W: You treated me last weekend.Now, it's my turn.Shall we try something Italian? Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
2.W: Good afternoon, I'm calling to inquire about the four bedroom house you advertised in the newspaper.M: I am sorry, but it's already sold.Q: What do we learn about the house from the conversation?
A)It's only for rent, not for sale.B)It's not as good as advertised.C)It's being redecorated.D)It's no longer available.3.W: John, what are you doing on your computer? Don't you remember your promise? M: This is not a game.It's only a crossword puzzle that helps increase my vocabulary.Q: What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
4.M: Do you still keep in touch with your parents regularly after all these years? W: Yes, of course.I call them at weekends when the rates are down fifty percent.Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?
5.M: Hurry, there is a bus coming.W: Why run? There will be another one in two or three minutes.Q: What does the woman mean?
6.M: Wow, that's a big assignment we got for the English class.W: Well, it's not as bad as it looks.It isn't due until Thursday morning.Q: What does the woman mean?
7.W: Hello, is that Steve? I'm stuck in a traffic jam.I'm afraid I can't make it before seven o'clock.M: Never mind.I'll be here waiting for you.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
8.M: You really seem to enjoy your literature class.W: You're right.It has opened a new world for me.I'm exposed to the thoughts of some of the world's best writers.I've never read so much in my life. Q: What does the woman mean?
9.W: Listen to me, Joe, the exam is already a thing of the past.Just forget about it.M: That's easier said than done.Q: What can we infer from the conversation?
10.M: I hear you drive a long way to work everyday.W: Oh, yes.It's about sixty miles.But it doesn't seem that far, the road is not bad, and there's not much traffic.Q: How does the woman feel about driving to work?
Section B Compound Dictation
It's difficult to imagine the sea ever running out of fish.It's so vast, so deep, so mysterious.Unfortunately, it's not bottomless.Over-fishing, coupled with destructive fishing practices, is killing off the fish and ruining their environment.Destroy the fish, and you destroy the fishermen's means of living.At least 60 percent of the world's commercially important fish species are already
over-fished, or fished to the limit.As a result, governments have had to close down some areas of sea to commercial fishing.Big, high-tech fleets ensure that everything in their path is pulled out of water.Anything too small, or the wrong thing, is thrown back either dead or dying.That's an average of more than 20 million metric tons every year.When you consider that equal a quarter of the world catch, you begin to see the sides of the problem.In some parts of the world, for every kilogram of prawns(对虾)caught, up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish and other marine wildlife die, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.True, some countries are beginning to deal with this problem, but it is vital we find rational ways of fishing, before every ocean becomes a dead sea.It would make sense to give the fish enough time to recover, grow to full sizes and
reproduce, then catch them in a way that doesn't kill other innocent sea life.
第三篇：2003年6月英语四级真题听力原文
2003年6月英语四级真题听力原文
Section A
W：Gorge, look at the long waiting line.I am glad you've made a reservation.M：More and more people enjoy eating out now.Beside, this place is especially popular with the overseas students.Q：Where did the conversation most probably take place?
W: 乔治，看看这里排着这么长的队，真高兴你订到了座位。
M：越来越多的人喜欢在外面吃饭。而且这个地方尤其受留学生亲睐。Q：对话可能在哪里发生？
M:I wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening.The Stevensons are coming over to dinner.I'd like you to meet them.W: Sure, I'd love to.I've heard they are very interesting people.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
M：你明天晚上能到我这来一趟吗？史蒂文森一家明天到我家吃晚饭，我希望你能见见他们。
W：当然，我非常愿意。我听说他们非常有意思。
Q：我们可从该对话中了解到什么？
W: The presentation made by Professor Jacksonwas complicated to understand.M: Well, I think he didn't speak slowly enough for us
for us to take the notes.Q: What did the man complain?
W：杰克森教授作的报告太难懂了。
M；我觉得他的语速太快，我们根本没法做笔记。
Q：男士抱怨什么？
W: You've got your apartment furnished, haven't you?
M: I've bought some used furniture from Sunday market.It was a real bargain.Q: What does the man mean?
W：你买了家俱，是吗？
M：我从周日市场买了一些旧家俱。价钱便宜。
Q：男人什么意思？
M Mary doesn't want me to take the job.She says our child is too young.And the job requires much travelling.W: You should talk to her again and see if you can find a way out.Think about the gains and losses before you make the decision.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
M：玛丽不想让我干那个工作，她说孩子还些这个工作又需要我经常出差。W：你应该和她再谈谈，看你们能不能想出个两全其美的办法。权衡一下利弊，再做决定。
Q：从对话中我们可以了解到什么？
M:I haven't got my scores on the GRE test yet.Do you think I should call to make inquiries?
W: There is no hurry.The test scores are released at least eight weeks after the test.Q: What does the woman advise the man to do?
M：我还不知道GRE考试的分数。你觉得我是不是该打电话问问？
W：不要急。考试的分数至少要在考试后八周之后公布。
Q：女人建议男人干嘛？
M: Have you finished reading the book you bought last month?
W: oh, I didn't read straight through the way you read a novel,I just covered a few chapters which interested me most.Q: How did the woman read the book?
M：你读上个月你买的那本书了吗？
W：哦，我不象你读小说那样从头读到尾。我读了我感兴趣的几章。
Q：女人采用什么读书方式？
W: Hello, Joe, Haven't seen you for quite a while.Are you fine?M: Oh,yes, but not a thing to go against me.I had a car accident, only someminor injuries though.Q: What happened to Joe?
W：你好，乔，很久不见，你好吗？
M：还好，我吉人自有天相，出了车祸，只不过受了轻伤。
m: The taxi is waiting downstairs, let's hurry.W: Wait a minute.I'll take some food with us.I don't like the meal served on the train.Q: What are the speakers going to do?
M：出租车在楼下等着，赶紧！
M：等等，我要带点吃的东西。我不喜欢吃火车上供应的食物。
Q：两个谈话者准备做什么？
W: Is that optional course as hard as everybody says?
M: It's actually even worse, believe it or not.Q :What did the man say about the course?
W：那门选修课象别人说的那么难吗？
M：不管你信不信，难极了。
Q：他们如何评价选修课？
Section B
Passage 1
My father woke me up early one morning when I was fourteen and announced “Get up, you are going with me to cut grass.” I felt proud and excited because my father thought I was responsible enough to help him in his business.Still, that first day was very hard.From sunrise to sunset, my father, my younger brother and I cut and t very large yards in well-to-do part of the city.By the end of the day I was exhausted, but I felt good.I put out a hard day's labor and earned six dollars.One day, my father spotted some weeds I have miss cutting and pulled me inside.“Cut that section again!” he said firmly “and don't make me have to tell you again.” The message was very clear.Today I stress the importance of doing the job right the first time.Every job I have held from cutting lawns to wash dishes to working a machine on the construction site.I have learned something that help me in my next job.If you work hard enough, you can learn from any job you do.Q: How did the speaker feel when his father asked him to help cut grass? 13 Q: What did his father do when the speaker missed cutting some leaves?14 Q:What did the speak want to tell us in this passage?
Passage B
I am living in a small village in the country.My wife and I run a village shop.We have a very peaceful live, boring some my say.But we love it.We know all the people in the village.They have plenty of time to stop and chat.I have plenty of time for my hobbies too--gardening, fishing, walking in the country side.I love the outdoor life.It wasn't always like this though I used to have a really stressful job, working so late in the office every evening.I often bring work home at the weekends.The advertising world is very competitive.And when I look back, I can't imagine how I stood it.I have no private life at all.No time for the really important things in life.Because of the pressure of the job, I used to smoke and drink too much.The crisis came when my wife left me.She complaint that she never saw me and I had no time for family life.This made me realize what is really important to me.I talked things through with her and decided to get back together and started a new and better life together.I gave up tobacco and alcohol and searched for new hobbies.Now I am afraid of looking back since the past life seemed like a horrible dream.What did the speaker do for a living?What do we know about the speaker's life in the past?What made the speaker change his life style?
Passage 3
”Where is the university?" is the question many visitors to Cambridge ask.But no one could point at any one direction because there is no campus.The university consists of 31 self-governing colleges.It has lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the city.Individual colleges choose their own students who have to meet their minimum entrance requirements set by the university.And the graduates usually live and study in their colleges but they are taught in very full groups.Lectures and laboratories and practical work are organized by the university and held in university buildings.There are over ten thousand undergraduates and three thousand five hundred post-graduates.About 40% of them are women and some 8% from overseas.As well as teaching, research is of major importance.Since the beginning of the twentieth century, more than sixty university members have won Nobel prizes.The university has
a huge number of buildings for teaching and research.It has more than 60 specialist subject libraries as well as the university library, which as the copy-right libraries, is entitled to a copy of every book published in Britain.Examinations are held and degrees are awarded by the
university.It allowed women to take the university exams in the 1881, but it was the not until 1941 that they were awarded degrees.Why is it difficult to located Cambridge University?What does the passage tell us about the colleges of the university?19 What can be learnt from the passage about the libraries in Cambridge University?What does we know from the passage tell us about the women students in Cambridge university?
第四篇：2009年6月英语四级真题听力原文+试题答案
2009年6月英语四级真题听力原文
Short Conversations
11.W: There were more than a hundred people at Kate's birthday party.How come she's got so many friends? M: It's really no surprise.You know she was popular even when she was a child Q: What does the man imply about Kate?
12.M: They say there'll be a snow-storm tonight, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.W: Oh!We're so lucky, we'll be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida.But let's call right now to confirm our flight.Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?
13.W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire.M: I really admire his courage.Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?
14.M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it has worked just fine until last night.W: You‟ll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan.So it might be time to invest a more recent model.Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
15.W: I heard about your promotion, you must be thrilled.M: Not really, the new office is huge, but the word load has doubled.Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 16.W: I can‟t decide what to do about the party tomorrow.M: You don‟t have to go if you don‟t want to, but I‟ll be glad to give you a ride if you do.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
17.M: Now if you have any questions about the contract.I‟ll be happy to answer them.W: Nothing comes to mind right now, but I‟d like to go over all the articles of the contract once more before signing it.Q: What are the speakers doing right now?
18.M: We are out of paper for the printer.Can you please order some?
W: I completed the order form online yesterday and it will be here by noon.I‟ll let you know when it comes in.Q: What did the woman do? Long Conversation Conversation One
W: Bob, do you know who I saw the other day? Old Jake, looking terribly depressed.Did he get pensioned off at last? M: Yes.They made him retire after 50 years at sea.He is pretty upset about it, but what can you do? He really is pasted.W: He is all alone, isn‟t he?
M: Yes, his wife has been dead for years.They had one daughter, Dories.But she went off to town as soon as she left school.And he hasn‟t heard from her since.I hear she is making good money as a model.W: Maybe someone could get in touch with her.Get her to come back for a while to help?
M: I don‟t suppose she come.She never got on with her father.He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish.Oh, I expect old Jake will get by.He is healthy at least, comes into a clinic for a check regularly.W: Are you his doctor?
M: No, my partner doctor Johnson is.W: That bad-tempered old thing?
M: Oh, he isn‟t bad-tempered.He just looks it.He is an excellent doctor, taught me a lot, and he has a very nice family.His wife invites me over there to supper every week.Very pleasant.W: yes.I teach their daughter Pen at school.She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work, but a bright little thing and very popular with her age group.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you‟ve just heard.19.Why does old Jake look terribly depressed? 20.What do we learn about Jake‟s wife? 21.What does the man say about Jake‟s daughter? 22.What does the man say about Jake‟s doctor? Conversation Two
W: Hello, Mr.Summerfield.How are you today? M: Very well.Thank you, Ms.Green.W: What can I do for you?
M: Well, unfortunately, there is a problem with the order we received from you yesterday.It seems we haven‟t seen the right quantity of manuals to support the telephone system.W: Oh, dear, that‟s bad news.I‟m very sorry to hear that, and you don‟t know how many packs are without manuals? M: No, because we haven‟t opened every pack.But in several of those that have been opened there are none, no manuals.W: I‟m very sorry about this inconvenience, Mr.Summerfield.We‟ll send out the manuals this afternoon by express mail entirely at our cost, and the manuals should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest.M: All of them, right?
W: Yes.It maybe that some have them already, but we cannot be sure.So the best thing is to send out the manual for every pack.M: Yes.Yes, I see.That would be great.W: Please accept our apologies for this mix-up.I assure you we will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happened M: Right.Thanks for your swift action.W: Not at all.Thank you and goodbye for now.Do call if there is anything else.M: All right.Thank you.Goodbye, Ms Green.W: Goodbye.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you‟ve just heard.23.What problems are the speakers discussing? 24.What does the woman promise to do? 25.What does the man think of the solution? Passage Passage 1
Attracting and feeding wild birds are entertaining activities that have long been enjoyed by people all over the world.Feeding birds has become so popular that prepared feed mixtures are readily available.We feed birds for many reasons.Many pleasant hours can come from watching birds.A hobby often develops into a serious study of their habits.Accurate identification of birds is usually the first goal.But observations that an amateur bird-watcher can make are really limitless.There is, however, responsibility associated with bird feeding, including a disease hazard.Attracting numbers of birds continually to the same spot can be harmful to them, particularly species that pick food from the ground contaminated by the droppings of other birds.In winter feeding efforts are most satisfying to people and are of greatest benefit to birds.During this time when fewer natural foods are available and air temperatures are lower, extra feeding can keep a bird warm and well.Once begun, feeding should never stop during these lean months.If you start a local increase of birds, be prepared to do what may be required to eliminate hazards to those you want to befriend.A constant supply of food should be given until the cold is over and spring has come.If feeding is stopped during severe weather, birds used to relying upon the feeders must starve.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you‟ve just heard.Q26 What does the speaker say about bird watching?
Q27 What does the speaker say about birds fed continually on the same spot? Q28 What does the speaker suggest we do in feeding birds in winter? Passage 2 My friend Leo makes up weak and poor excuses whenever there is something he doesn‟t want to do.Just two weeks ago, he was at my house when he decided he didn‟t want to go into work.He called his boss and said he had to get a new set of tires put on his truck.Then he sat down and watched TV with me.Not only had he lied but his excuse wasn‟t a very convincing one.Another time, he cancelled a date with his girlfriend at the last minute telling her he had to get a new battery for his truck.She was angry and refused to go out with him again until he apologized.Last weekend, Leo offered the poorest excuse yet.He‟d promised he‟d help me move some furniture, from my parents‟ house to my new apartment.He was supposed to bring his truck over about 8 o‟clock Saturday morning.I waited, and then called and left a message on his machine.About 11:30, he called and said he was sorry but he‟d been getting a new set of tires put on his truck.I guess he‟d forgotten he used the same excuse when he called his boss from my house.I think I need a new set of friends.I‟m beginning to get tired of Leo‟s excuses.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you‟ve just heard.Q29 What does the speaker tell us about her friend Leo?
Q30 What did his girlfriend do when Leo canceled a date with her at the last minute? Q31 What favor did the speaker ask Leo to do last weekend? Passage 3
In Hollywood, everybody wants to be rich, famous and beautiful.Nobody wants to be old, unknown and poor.For Hollywood kids, life can be difficult because they grow up such an unreal atmosphere.Their parents are ambitious and the children are part of the parents‟ ambitions.Parents pay for wasteful grand parties, expensive cars and designer clothes.When every dream can come true, kids don‟t learn the value of anything because they have everything.A thirteen-year-old boy, Trent Maguire, has a driver, credit cards and unlimited cash to do what he wants when he wants to.“One day, I‟ll earn more than my dad!” he boasts.Parents buy care and attention for their children because they have no time to give it themselves.Amender‟s mother employs a personal trainer, a bodyguard, a singing coach and a councilor to look after all her fifteen-year-old daughter‟s needs.Often, there is no parent at home most days, so children decide whether to make their own meals or go out to restaurants, when to watch television or do homework.They organize their social life.They play no childhood games.They become adults before they‟re ready.Hollywood has always been the city of dreams.The kids there live unreal lives where money, beauty and pleasure are the only gods.Will children around the world soon start to think the same? Or do they already?
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you‟ve just heard.Q32 Why is life said to be difficult for Hollywood kids?
Q33 What does the speaker say about Trent Maguire, a thirteen-year-old boy? Q34 Why does Amender‟s mother employ other people to look after her needs? Q35 What will probably have negative effects on the lives of Hollywood kids? Compound Dictation
Around 120 years ago, Ebbinghaus began his study of memory.He concentrated on studying how quickly the human mind can remember information.One result of his research is known as the total time hypothesis, which simply mean the amount you learn depends on the time you spend trying to learn it.This can be taken as our first rule of learning.Although it is usually true that studying for 4 hours is better than studying for 1, there is still the question of how to use the 4 hours.For example, is it better to study for 4 hours straight or to study for 1 hour a day for 4 days in a row? The answer, as you may have suspected, is that it is better to spread out the study times.This phenomenon through which we can learn more efficiently by dividing our practice time is known as the distribution of practice effect.Thus, our second rule of learning is this.It‟s better to study fairly briefly but often.But we are not finished yet.We haven‟t considered how we should study over very short periods of time.Let‟s say you are trying to learn some new and rather difficult English vocabulary using a stack of cards.Should you look at the same word in rapid succession or look at the word and then have some delay before you look at it again? The answer is it is better to space up the presentations of the word you are to learn.2009年6月英语四级真题参考答案
Free Admission to Museums（满分版）Nowadays, an increasing number of museums are admission-free to visitors home and abroad.The hidden reason behind this is not hard to analyze as there‟s a growing awareness for the authorities regarding the urgency of popularization of culture, knowledge and history with every average person in our society.Only with free access to this live „database‟, can most people fully enjoy what museums could offer to them.However, free admission to museums might lead to some social problems as well.The most obvious problem is that it might give museums a very heavy economic burden which directly impedes the sustainable development of these organizations.As a result, our government has to work out other ways to collect funds from different channels, which might be difficult to operate or control.On the other hand, free admission attracts too many visitors, some of which might not be well-purposed and do some conscious or unconscious damage to the valuable treasures which used to be well-preserved in the museums.As a university student, I am in favor of the free-admission conduct.Yet it is proposed that some measures should be taken to solve the potential problems caused by it.For example, museums can make some regulations to guide the behavior of visitors or set some „closed‟ days for museums for regular maintenance.Only in this way can free-admission to museums become a long-lasting phenomenon and have sustainable development.Part II Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning)阅读答案
1.A.He just wouldn‟t look her in the dye。
2.C cultural ignorance
3.B Increasing understanding of people of other cultures。
4.B A personnel training company。
5.D he must get rid of his gender bias
6.C It helped him make fair decisions。
7.A He told him to get the dates right。
8.embarrassed
9.inclusiveness 10.differences and similarities
11.She has always enjoyed great popularity
12.They are going to have a holiday
13.He was very courageous
14.Buy a new washing machine
15.He is not excited about his new position
16.The man offers to drive the women to the party
17.Finalizing a contract
18.She ordered some paper He can no longer work at seaShe passed away years ago She has never got on with her fatherHe is excellent but looks bad-tempered Some of the packs do not contain manualssolve the problem at her company’s cost IdealC it‟s entertaining
27C they may catch some disease
28D continue the feeding till it get warm
29C he will lie whenever he wants
30A she made him apologize
31D move furniture for her
32A the atmosphere they live in is rather unreal
33D he has too much to know the value of things
34D she has no time to do it herself
35D the lifestyle depicted in Hollywood movies
复合式听写答案：
concentrated
row
information
suspected
depends
phenomenon(现象)
straight
efficiently
our second rule of learning is this: it is better to study fairly briefly but often。
Let‟s say you are trying to learn some new and rather difficult English vocabulary using a stack of cards。
The answer is it is better to space out the presentations of the word you are to learn。
47.M require
48.I painful
49.F especially
50.E enormous 51.H mission
52.D enhance
53.B daily
54.J performance
55.K profession
A daily
A it inspired many leading designers to start going green
D quality organic replacements for synthetics are not readily available
D are gaining more and more support
A she doesn't seem to care about it
B it has a very promising future
B a person's hair may reveal where they have lived。
C food and drink leave traces in one's body tissues
B the water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves inland。
D a chart illustrating the movement of the rain system。
C it helps the police narrow down possibililities in detective work。
完型：
67.D.budget
68.A.mostly
69.B.besides
70.D.trend
71.D.particularly
72.A.while
73.D.shaking
74.B.if
75.D.larger
76.D.in view of 77.A.unique
78.A.over
79.D.decay
80.A.proceeded
81.B.widening 82.B.massive
83.C.vehicles
84.A.or
85.B.predict
86.B.likely
翻译
87.difficulty(in)catching up with his classmates
88.wouldn‟t have been caught by the rain
89.more likely to put on weight
90.What many people don‟t realize
91.closely relative to the lack of exercise
第五篇：2003年9月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题听力原文
2003年9月四级考试听力原文与翻译
Section A
1.M: I can't understand why Bob isn't here yet? Do you think we should try to call him or go look for him?
W: He probably just got held up in traffic.Let’s give him a few minutes. [Q] What are the speakers probably going to do?
男：真不知道鲍伯怎么搞的，到现在还没有到？你觉得我们是打电话给他还是去找他？ 女：可能堵车耽搁了，要不我们再多等他几分钟？
问：谈话者可能会做什么？
2.M: Hi, Susan!Have you decided where to live when you get married?
W: I'd like to live in the downtown area near my work but Nelson wants to live in suburbs to save our expenses. [Q] Why does Susan want to live in the city?
男：嗨，苏珊，你决定婚后住哪了吗？
女：我想住城里，上班近，但尼尔森想住在郊区因为可以省钱。
问：为什么苏珊想住在城里？
3.M: I'd like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin's book on American culture.
W: I'm sorry.The book has been out of print for sometime now. [Q] Where does the conversation probably take place.
男：我想买一本弗兰克林教授撰写的关于美国文化的书。
女：抱歉。这本书早就脱销了。
问：对话可能发生在哪里？
4.W: I've just locked my keys in my room.Now what should I do?
M: I can't believe it.You are always so careless.Anyhow let's calm down and try to figure things out. [Q] What does the man suggest?
女：我把钥匙锁在屋子里了，现在该怎么办？
男：我都不敢相信。你怎么老是这么丢三落四。但不管怎样我们还得冷静地想个办法。 问：男人如何建议？
5.W: Can you give us your e-mail address, so we can get back to you as soon as possible? M: I'll send you an e-mail so we don't have to do the spellings on the phone.Okay? [Q] What are the speakers doing?
女：你能告诉我你的电子邮件地址吗？这样我们就可以很快和你联系。
男：我可以先给你发一封邮件，这样我们就不必在电话上拼写地址了？好吗？ 问：谈话人正在做什么？
6.W: Hi, George!Could you give me a ride? I want to buy some food for the picnic. M: Okay.I'm going home but I can drop you at the supermarket. [Q] What does the woman want to do?
女：嗨，乔治，能送我一程吗？我想去买点野餐的食物。
男：当然，我正要回家，我可以送你到超市。
问：女人想要做什么？
7.W: My name is Helen WARE.W-A-R-E.Can I get a class permit for biology?
M: Oh, no.Not now.Registration for students whose last names begin with W doesn't start
until tomorrow. [Q] What does the man mean?
女：我叫海伦 威尔，W-A-R-E,能给我生物课的听课证吗？
男：哦，不能，现在不行，姓以W开头的学生登记得到明天才开始。
问：男人什么意思？
8.M: What was the weather like when you were in New York last week?
W: It was very much like the weather here in Beijing.So you needn't take much clothes if you
don't plan to stay there long. [Q] What can we learn from the conversation?
男：上周你在纽约时天气如何？
女：很象现在北京的天气，如果你不在纽约呆太久，你就不需要带太多衣服。
问：从对话中我们可以了解到什么？
9.W: What are the things in our our suitcase? There aren't any toys at all.Where have you put
them?
M: Oh, no.This is not our suitcase.The old lady must have taken ours by mistake.She was
sitting next to us at the restaurant.
[Q] What can be inferred from the conversation?
女：你箱子里都装了些什么啊？根本就没有玩具，你把玩具放哪儿了？
男：呀，这不是我们的箱子。那个老太太一定是错拿了我们的箱子。在旅馆里，她就坐
在我们旁边。
问：从对话中我们可以推断出什么？
10.M: Are you really leaving for Hongkong tomorrow morning?
W: Yeah, I guess so.I got the air tickets.I can't wait to see Bill there.[Q] What is the woman going to do?
男：明天你真的要去香港吗？
女：是啊，我想是的。我已经拿到机票，我都等不及想见到比尔了。
问：女人将要做什么？
Section B
Passage One
Pamcla Royal and her partner, Edith Clark, are the owners of the Sea View Hotel in Brighton.As much of their business is seasonal, they do a good deal of the work themselves.In order to
make a profit, it is necessary to keep down the cost of extra staff.Although they will never make a
fortune, for the last ten years they have earned a reasonable living from the hotel.They work extremely will together and each has her own duties.In general, Pamela does the book
keeping.She is excellent with figures and seldom makes a mistake.She also takes care of the
decorations, particularly the flower arranging, which is her hobby.Edith, on the other hand, makes
all the staff arrangements, and when necessary does the cooking.She is a very patient woman, and
if guests make complaints she tries her best to solve their problem.However, the two ladies do not do all the work themselves.They usually employ college students
to do the cleaning and the washing up.Bob Albert, who is a retired policeman, goes in two hours a
day to do the gardening, or take care of the swimming pool.Both ladies are very popular.They believe in having an informal relationship with the guests, and
often make friends with their regular visitors.Last month was their tenth anniversary in Brighton,and they had a dinner with their friends to celebrate.Pamela gave a speech and everyone wished
them lots of success for the future.Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11.How do Pamela and Edith manage to keep down the cost of the hotel?
12.What jobs in the hotel are given to the college students?
13.Why are the two ladies popular in the area?Passage Two
Some people dream of being President of the United States.Some dream of becoming stars in a
Hollywood movie, and others of making millions of dollars overnight.But, could a dream like that
come true in real life? Well, it did happen to peter Johnson.Peter was an auto mechanic.One day, he walked into the Union Trust Bank in Baltimore and took
5,000 dollars that did not belong to him.The guards and other employees stood back and let him
stuff the bills in his shirt and pants without trying to prevent him from taking the money.(16)No
one tripped an alarm.No one pulled a gun.No one called the police.Why did the allow him to get
away with it?
Well, everything was legal.Peter had won a contest promoted by a Baltimore radio station.The
first prize entitled him to enter the union Trust bank and gather up as much money as he could lay
his hands within five minutes.Because he could not bring any large bags or boxes into the bank,all the money had to be placed in his pockets.As the time went by, Peter ran about wildly, trying to pick up as many large bills as he could find.When his time was up, he was out of breath, but was $ 5,000 richer.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard.14.Why did peter go to the Union Trust bank?
15.What was Peter's job?
16.What did the guards do when Peter stared gathering the money?
17.Why didn't Peter take more money from the bank?Passage Three
Larry Smith is one of the rescuers on the Golden Gate Bridge.His job is to save people who
attempt to jump into the sea.If the telephone rings at three in the morning, he knows it's trouble.Someone is threatening to commit suicide.Larry will get his things ready, and in no time he'll be
out the door and heading to the spot.“If you aren't too late,” Larry says, “you climb out onto the cold steel and try to talk to the poor,and pull him anyhow back to safety.For many suicide attempts are made on the spur of the
moment, and lives can be saved.But if you fall, if the person jumps into the bottomless pool,there's no describing how helpless you feel.Often, would-be jumpers are driven to despair and
see no hope out of their misery.The trick is to open channels of communication with them.Following are some tricks that have worked: 'If you're going to jump, at least give me your mom's
phone number so I can call and tell her.'Or' That's a nice watch.If you're going to jump, can I
have it?' Sometimes, all it takes is the voice of the human being who cares.”
Larry estimates he has rescued about thirty people in his ten years of service.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18.What is Larry's job?
19.What is happening if Larry's phone rings at 3 o'clock in the morning?
20.What does Larry Smith usually do to stop someone from jumping off the bridge?
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