英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試歷年聽力試題解析

英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試歷年聽力試題解析SectionA1.W:Friday'sspeakerissupposedtobewonderful.Areyougoingtoattendtheseminaronthatday?M:Yes.ButIhaven'tbeenabletogettheticketyet.Sincethelectureisopentothepublic,Iimaginethattheticketsmayhavealreadybeensoldout.Q:Whyisthemanafraidhewon'tbeabletoattendtheseminar?2.M:IwonderwhatmakesMothersoupsetthesedays.W:Fatheriscancelinghisvocationtrip.Hepromisedtotakeherabroadlastyear.ButthecompanyisaskingFathertopostponehisvocation.Q:Whyistheirmotherunhappy?3.W:Howdidyoudoonthemathsexam,john?M:Ibarelymadeit.ItwasjustapassingscorebutbetterthanIhadexpected.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?4.W:DuringthelastthunderstormInoticedseveralleaksinmybedroomceilingandtheyreallycausedamess.M:Maybeyouhavesomebrokentiles.Ihavethephonenumberofagoodroofingcompanythatcoulddoagoodrepairjobforyouatareasonableprice.Q:Whatcanweconcludebethisconversation?5.W:ThereportsaysallthedepartmentsaremakingaprofitexcepttheAsianDepartment.M:Well,Mr.Smithseemstobethewrongpersontoheadthatdepartment.Onemorestepwrongandhewouldberemovedfromthatoffice.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?6.M:Couldyougivemeyourofficephonenumberorfaxnumbersothatwecancontacteachothermoreoften?W:ButI'vebeentryingtofindanewjobinanothercompany.Yousee,I'veworkedherefor3yearswithoutaraise.That'sunfairtome.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?7.W:Couldyouhelpme,Sir?Myflightgoin15minutesago.Everyoneelsehaspickeduptheluggagebutminehasn'tcomethrough.M:I'msorry,Madame.I'llgoandfindoutifthereisanymoretocome.Q:What'sthewoman'sproblem?8.W:WasRobertelectedtothecommittee?M:Yes.Infacthewasmadechairman.Butheonlyagreedtotakethejobiftheylethimhavethefinalsay.Q:WhatdoesRobertintendtodo?9.M:Hastoday'smailarrived?I'manxioustoknowabouttheresultofmyapplication.W:I'llcheckthemailbox.Thereisnothinginitbutapost-cardfromourdaughter.Q:Whatdowelearnhathisconversation?10.M:Thismachinehassomanybuttons.Ican'tfigureoutwhichonemakesitrun.W:You'dbetterreadtheinstructionsfirst.Pressingthebuttonsrandomlymaycausethemachinetobreakdown.Q:Accordingtothewoman,whatshallthemandofirst?SectionBPassageoneIt's8o'clockonTuesday,May1st.Hereisthenews:Betweenthehoursof7:00and8:00P.M.lastnight,fivethievesbrokeintothecountryhouseofLordandLadyChest-fieldonanisland.Theyenteredbyawindowattherearofthehouseandsurprisedtheownerswhowerewatchingtelevisioninthedrawingroom.AfterdisconnectingthetelephoneandtyingupLordandLadyChest-field,thethievesescapedwith16preciouspaintings.Themarketvalueofsuchartworkhasbeenestimatedatsomewherearound4millionpounds.LordandLadyChest-fieldwerenotseriouslyharmedbuthavebeentreatedforshockinthehospital.EarlythismorningawomanwithaScottishaccenttelephonetheTimesinLondontosaythattheChest-fieldOrganizationforFreedomclaimtheresponsibilityforthetheft.Thisisthethirdtimethisyearthatthisorganizationhasclaimedtheresponsibilityforanactofthiskind.Theorganizationdefendsallthefarmersontheisland.ThefarmerswereforcedtoleavetheirlandswhenLordChest-field,theirlandlord,refusedtorenewtheirtraditionalleaselastyearinordertoextendthereservationareaforbirds.11.WhatwereLordandLadyChest-fielddongwhenthethievesbrokeintotheirhouse?12.Whatdidthefivethievesdo?13.WhatdidLordChest-fielddotothefanners?14.What'stheorganization'spurposeinbreakingintoLordChest-fieldhouse?PassageTwoAdeadlyinfectiousoutbreaksweptthroughasmallcityinZaire,Africalastspring,killingmorethanonehundredpeople.Thekillerwasararevirusthatcausedmostvictimstobleedtodeath.Asscientistsrushedtocontroltheoutbreak,peopleintheU.S.wondered"Coulditattackhere?""Wearefoolishifwethinkitcouldn'tcometoourcountry."saydoctors.Theviruscanbehighlyinfectious.Ifyoucomeincontactwithavictim'sbloodorotherbodyfluids,youcangetsick,too.Allittakesisoneinfectedpersontostartsuchadisease.That'swhatscientistsbelievehappenedinZaire.Thehealthcareworkerswhotreatedthefirstvictimstheresoonfellilltoo.Theproblemwastheyhadnoprotectiveequipmenttopreventthemselvesfrombeinginfected.InternationalrescueworkersbroughtequipmenttoZairesoonaftertheoutbreakoccurred.Nowthediseaseappearstobeundercontrol.OnebigmysteryisthatnooneknowswheretheviruscomesfromorWhereitwillstrikenext.SomescientistssaythatthevirusIiesinactiveinthecellsofsomekindofplant,insectorotheranimal.Thenitsomehowfindsawaytoinfecthumans.ScientistsarenowheadedintothejunglesOfAfricatofindoutwheretheviruslives.Oncetheyfindthevirus,theyalsohopetofindwaystocomeatit.15.Howdoesthediseasementionedinthepassagespread?16.Whathappenedtomostofthevictimsstrikenwiththisdisease?17.WhyarethescientistsgoingtotheAfricanjungles?PassageThreeAteamofscientistsrecentlybeganaprojecttomeasuretheeffectsofloudnoisesonsea-animals.Ifthesoundsdon'tharmtheanimals,thentheresearcherscangoaheadwithaplantotransmitsoundwavesthroughthePacificOceantotakeearth'stemperature.Soundtravelsfasterthroughwarmwaterthancoldwater.Byanalyzingthespeedofsoundthroughtheoceanoveratime,thescientistswillbeabletodetermineifourplanetiswarmingup.Theexperimentwasnearlycancelledmerethanayearagobecauseenvironmentalgroupsfearedthatthesoundwillconfuseorharmthesea-animals.So,scientistsareconductingtestsontheanimalsfirst.Theresearchersloweredaloudspeakerthatemitslowfrequencysoundabout1000metersbeneaththeocean.Scientistsatthesitetransmitsoundwavesintotheocean.Radiotransmittersattachedtosomeofthesea-animalshelptheresearche