2009专四真题及答案

四级全真试题2009TIMELIMIT:135MINPARTIDICTATIONListentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbedoneatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbedoneatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.参考答案：NewYear’sEveFormanypeopleinthewest,NewYear’sEveisthebiggestpartyoftheyear./It’satimetogettogetherwithfriendsorfamily/andwelcomethecomingyear./NewYear’spartiescantakeplaceindifferentplaces./Somepeopleholdahouseparty;othersattendstreetparties,/whilesomejustgoforafewdrinkswiththeirfriends./Bigcitieshavelargeandspectacularfireworksdisplays./ThereisonethingthatallNewYear’sEvepartieshaveincommon—/thecountdowntomidnight./Whentheclockstrikestwelve,peoplegivealoudcheerandsingsongs./It’salsopopulartomakeapromiseinthenewyear./Thisiscalledanewyear’sresolution./Typicalresolutionsincludegivingupsmokingandkeepingfit./However,thepromiseisoftenbrokenquitequickly/andpeoplearebackintotheirbadhabitswithinweeksordays./PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONInSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.SECTIONACONVERSATIONSInthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversations.Listentotheconversationscarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.1.Markisunhappybecauseof_______.A.hisChemistryhomeworkB.agirlinhisclassC.Linda’swordsD.Fridaynight'sparty参考答案：BTIP：对话中Mark提到Iamalreadyfedup,Linda.It'sJane.可见他是为了一个女孩子而烦恼。下文Well,thethingisthatIjustdon'tknowhowtomakehernoticeme.提示他的问题在于不知如何吸引那个女孩的注意力，故选B。2.WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?A.LindaisJane’sfriend.B.MarkisJane’sboyfriend.C.JohnisJane'sboyfriend.D.MarkandJohnaregoodfriends.参考答案：CTIP：根据对话结尾处Justanothersmallproblem.John'sherboyfriend.可知正确答案是C。3.DidMarkeventuallytakeLinda’sadvice?A.No.B.Partly.C.Completely.D.Notmentioned.参考答案：ATIP：问题是Mark是否接受了Linda的建议，根据对话中内容可知，Linda让Mark辅导Jane做化学作业，但是Jane的化学比Mark还好；Linda又让Mark邀请Jane去John的舞会，但问题是，John是Jane的男朋友。可见Mark无法采纳Linda的建议。SCRIPT:W:Hi,Mark,howareyou?M:Actually,Iamalreadyfedup,Linda.It’sJane.W:Jane?Who’sJane?M:Oh,nobodyreally.Justamoststunninglyattractivegirlinmyyearatschool.W:Oh,isthatall?Sowhat’stheproblem?M:Well,thethingisthatIjustdon’tknowhowtomakehernoticeme.Or…W:Waitaminute.I’vegotabrilliantidea.Whydon’tyoutrytalkingtoher?M:ButIwouldn’tknowwhattosay.I…W:Look.Sheisinyourchemistryclass,isn’tshe?Youaregoodatchemistry.Youcouldoffertohelpherwithherchemistryhomework.Howaboutthat?M:Notbad.Justoneproblem.W:What?M:Sheisbetterthanmeatchemistry.W:Ok,then.Well,thereisthatpartyatJohn’sonFridaynight.Youcouldinviteher.M:Justanothersmallproblem.John’sherboyfriend.Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Now,listentotheconversation.4.Aboutthescratchontheproduct,theshopassistantthinksthat_______.A.thecustomermadeithimselfB.therewasdefinitelynotonethenC.thecustomershouldhavecheckedD.thecustomerwasmakingtrouble参考答案：CTIP：根据原文butit'sreallyyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuythem可见售货员认为顾客应当在购买时自己检查货品。5.Thecustomerwas______whentoldhemightnothaveworntheheadphonesproperly.A.annoyedB.surprisedC.indifferentD.worried参考答案：ATIP：根据原文Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.及说话者的语气，可见此处的Thankyouverymuch.为反语，由此可知该顾客十分生气。6.Howmanycomplaintsdidthecustomermakeabouttheproductaltogether?A.Five.B.Four.C.Three.D.Two.参考答案：DTIP：综合全文，该顾客总共提出两个问题：一为产品外观上的刮痕（firstofall,thereisthislargescratchacrossthefrontofit）；另一为耳机漏音问题（Butpeoplecanhearit,andit'sreallyembarrassingonthebusandunderground.）7.Theshopcouldexchangetheproductifthecustomer_______.A.makesnomorecomplaintsB.canproducethereceiptC.isstillunhappywithitD.bringsitbackwithinaweek参考答案：BTIP：在对话结尾处，售货员提出“Isupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodel,ifyoureallyaren'thappywithit.”“Well,ifIcouldjusthavethereceipt.”可见如果有发票，即可更换产品。此处选项中的produce不表示“生产”，而是指“拿出或出示某事物（以供检验或使用）”。SCRIPT:W:CanIhelpyou?M:Yes.Yousee,I’veboughtthispersonalstereoatyourshopthreedaysago.AndI’mafraidithasn’treallymatcheduptowhatIwastoldabout.W:Isee,whatexactlyisthematter?M:Well,firstofall,thereisthislargescratchacrossthefrontofit.W:Butyoushouldhavenoticedthatwhenyouboughtit.M:Butitwasintheboxandallsealedup.W:Well.I’msorry,butit’sreallyyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoodswhenyoubuythem.Howarewetoknowthatitwasn’tyouwhomadethescratch?M:Butthat’sridiculous.Anyway,it’snotthemostimportantthing.I’mreallynothappyaboutthisotherthing.W:Andwhatisthat?M:Look.Itsaysherethatthenoisefromitshouldbeundetectablebyotherpeople.W:Yes,that’sright.M:Butpeoplecanhearit,andit’sreallyembarrassingonthebusandunderground.W:Well,I’msorry,butitmustbethewayyouarewearingtheheadphones.M:Look.Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.ButwhatIwanttoknowiswhatyouaregoingtodoaboutitatall?W:Well,Isupposewe