2011年12月英语四级真题解析+听力原文

ListeningComprehension短对话答案SectionA11.W:Thiscrazybusschedulehasgotmecompletelyconfused.Ican’tfigureoutwhenmybustoClevelandleaves?M:Whydon’tyoujustgototheticketwindowandask?Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?【答案】B)Goandaskthestaff.【解析】这是一道事实细节题。从对话中可知，女士搞不清楚列车时刻表，男士建议她去售票窗口咨询。ticketwindow售票窗口。12.W:IreallyenjoyedtheTVspecialaboutdraftslastnight.Didyougethomeintimetoseeit?W:Oh,yes,butIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?【答案】A)HefellasleepinthemiddleoftheTVprogram.【解析】这是道推理判断题，考查男士的言下之意以及虚拟语气。couldhavedone意为本可以做某事，但未做。从对话中可知，男士确实回家看了电视节目，但是他说道：IwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.我真希望自己当时能再晚点睡着，这样我就可以看完整场节目了。说明他没有看完整场节目就睡着了。13.W:Airport,please.I’mrunningalittlelate.Sojusttakethefastestwayevenifit’snotthemostdirect.M:Sure,butthereisalotoftrafficeverywheretodaybecauseofthefootballgame.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?【答案】B)Sheisworriedaboutmissingherflight.【解析】这是道场景题，略有难度。刚开始，我们还无法很快判断出该对话发生的场景，很多同学一听到airport可能会误以为对话发生在机场，但如果我们继续听下去，就会发现，该对话应该发生在出租车上，因为女士说了句“请选择最快的路”，而男士说“因为有球赛，所以到处都交通拥堵”可以帮助我们再次确认对话发生的场景。选项A不对，原文是说要挑thefastestway哪怕不是themostdirectway；选项C也不准确，才刚上车，并没有拥堵，司机只是提前说明因为球赛会碰到拥堵；选项D错误，女士是为了赶去乘飞机的，而不是去看球赛。14.W:MayImakearecommendation,sir?Ourseafoodwiththisspecialsauceisverygood.M:Thankyou,butIdon’teatshellfish.I’mallergictoit.Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?【答案】A)Inarestaurant【解析】这是道场景题，较为简单。从对话中可知，女士希望向男士推荐一道菜，从首句中即可推断出该对话最有可能发生在餐馆中，男士说，他过敏，不吃贝壳类海鲜，可以帮助我们再次确认对话发生的场景。15.W:Nowonemorequestionifyoudon’tmind,whatpositioninthecompanyappealstoyoumost?M:Well,I’dlikethepositionofsalesmanagerifthatpositionisstillvacant.Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?【答案】A)Heisbeinginterviewedforajob.【解析】这是较为简单的细节推理题。从position,company这几个关键词中，我们就可以快速判断出此题的场景为面试，因此男士应该正在接受一场面试。C选项错误，他想要销售经理的职位，但并不表示他本身就是销售经理。16.M:Idon’tthinkIwanttoliveinthedormitorynextyear.Ineedmoreprivacy.W:Iknowwhatyoumean.Butcheckoutthecostifrentinganapartmentfirst.Iwon’tbesurprisedifyouchangeyourmind.Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?【答案】B)Themanisunlikelytomoveoutofthedormitory.【解析】这是推理判断题，询问女士的言下之意。最后一句，女士表示“你改变主意的话，我不会觉得奇怪”，可知，男士不太可能搬出宿舍。A选项是个干扰项，虽然该选项看上去意思和B选项差不多，但对话中并没有提到男士想找一个更安静的地方，他想搬离寝室，是为了更多的个人空间。17.M:You’reontherighttrack.Ijustthinkyouneedtonarrowthetopicdown.W:Yeah,you’reright.IalwaysstartbychoosingtwoboardertopicswhenI’mdoingaresearchpaper.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?【答案】D)Thewomanisgoingtomakehertopicmorefocused.【解析】这是推理判断题。从对话中可知，男士希望女士缩小主题的范围，女士回答“你是对的。”说明女士会采纳男士的建议，缩小主题。18.W:Thispicnicshouldbeatthelastonewewentto,doesn’tit?M:Oh,yeah,wehadtospendthewholetimeinside.Goodthing,theweatherwascooperativethistime.Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?【答案】B)Theydidn’tquiteenjoytheirlastpicnic.【解析】这是推理判断题。beat一词是个难点，beat本意有“打败”的意思，这次的野餐打败了上次，即这次比上次好，下文中，男士说“上次我们不得不呆在室内，但这次天气不错。”可以再次确认他们不喜欢上次的野餐，因此，正确答案为B。2011年12月大学英语四级考试ListeningComprehension长对话2答案ConversationOne听力原文M:WhenIsayIliveinSweden,peoplealwayswanttoknowabouttheseasons.W:Theseasons?M:Yeah,youknowhowcolditisinwinter?Whatisitlikewhenthedaysaresoshort?W:Sowhatisitlike?M:Well,itiscold,verycoldinwinter.Sometimesitiscoldas26degreesbelowcentigrade.Andofcoursewhenyougoout,you’llwrapupwarm.Butinsideinthehousesit’salwaysverywarm,muchwarmerthanathome.SwedishpeoplealwayscomplainthatwhentheyvisitEngland,thehousesarecoldeveninthegoodwinter.W:Andwhataboutthedarkness?M:Well,yeah,aroundChristmastimethere’sonlyonehourofdaylight,soyoureallylooksforwardtothespring.Itissometimesabitdepressing.Butyouseethesummersareamazing,fromMaytoJulyintheNorthofSwedenthesunneversets.It’sstilllightinthemidnight.Youcanwalkinthemountainsandreadanewspaper.W:Oh,yeah,thelandofthemidnightsun.M:Yeah,that’sright,butit’swonderful.Youwanttostayupallnight,andtheSweden’smademostofit.Oftenthey.AndtheSwedesmakesmostofitoftentheystartedworkearlierinsummerandthenleaveatabout2or3intheafternoon,sothattheycanreallyenjoythelongsummerevenings.They’dliketoworkhard,butplayhard,too.IthinkLondonersworklongerhours,butI’mnotsurethisisagoodthing.19.A）HelikesSwedenbetterthanEngland.B）Heprefershotweathertocoldweather.C）HeisanEnglishlivinginSweden.D）HevisitsLondonnearlyeverywinter.20.A）ThebadweatherB）Thecoldhouses.C）Thegloomywinter.D）Thelongnight.21.A）Delightful.B）Painful.C）Depressing.D）Refreshing.22.A）Theyoftenstayuplatereading.B)Theyworkhardandplayhard.C)Theyliketogocampinginsummer.D)Theytrytoearnmoreandspendmore.19.Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?B）Heprefershotweathertocoldweather.解析：本题为推断题。根据文章大意可推断得出。整篇文章中，分别有两处暗示信息，一处是男士说，“SwedishpeoplealwayscomplainthatwhentheyvisitEngland,thehousesarecoldeveninthegoodwinter.”，瑞典人在冬天去拜访英格兰时，会抱怨英格兰室温太冷。另一处是男士在谈到冬天天气时，说道：“Itissometimesabitdepressing.”长时间寒冷的天气令人沮丧。因此可推断得出，男士更喜欢hotweather，热天气。所以，答案为：Heprefershotweathertocoldweather.20.WhatdoSwedishpeoplecomplainaboutwhentheyvisitEnglandinwinter?B）Thecoldhouses.解析：对话中，当男士介绍瑞典的极寒天气时，谈到只要穿暖，出门很暖，而室内更暖和，为了强调这一观点，男士继续说道：“SwedishpeoplealwayscomplainthatwhentheyvisitEngland,thehousesarecoldeveninthegoodwinter.”说是瑞典人在冬天去拜访英格兰时，会抱怨英格兰室温太冷。所以，答案为：Thecoldhouses.21.Howdoesthemandescribe