2023年四級英語聽力文字

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

11.

W:Thiscrazybusschedulehasgotmecompletelyconfused.Ican’tfigureoutwhenmybustoClevelandleaves?

M:Whydon’tyoujustgototheticketwindowandask?

Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

12.

W:IreallyenjoyedtheTVspecialaboutdraftslastnight.Didyougethomeintimetoseeit?

W:Oh,yes,butIwishIcouldhavestayedawakelongenoughtoseethewholething.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

13.

W:Airport,please.I’mrunningalittlelate.Sojusttakethefastestwayevenifit’snotthemostdirect.

M:Sure,butthereisalotoftrafficeverywheretodaybecauseofthefootballgame.

Q:Whatdowelearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

14.

W:MayImakearecommendation,sir?Ourseafoodwiththisspecialsauceisverygood.

M:Thankyou,butIdon’teatshellfish.I’mallergictoit.

Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

15.W:nowonemorequestionifyoudon’tmind,whatpositioninthecompanyappealstoyoumost?

M:Well,I’dlikethepositionofsalesmanagerifthatpositionisstillvacant.

Q:Whatdowelearnabouttheman?

16.M:Idon’tthinkIwanttoliveinthedormitorynextyear.Ineedmoreprivacy.

W:Iknowwhatyoumean.Butcheckoutthecostifrentinganapartmentfirst.Iwon’tbesurprisedifyouchangeyourmind.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanimply?

17.M:You’reontherighttrack.Ijustthinkyouneedtonarrowthetopicdown.

W:Yeah,you’reright.IalwaysstartbychoosingtwoboardertopicswhenI’mdoingaresearchpaper.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

18.W:Thispicnicshouldbeatthelastonewewentto,doesn’tit?

M:Oh,yeah,wehadtospendthewholetimeinside.Goodthing,theweatherwascooperativethistime.

Whatdowelearnaboutthespeakersfromtheconversation?

LongConversation

ConversationOne

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.Youwon’tstayupallnight.AndtheSwedesmakesmostofitoftentheystartedworkearlierinsummerandthenleaveatabout2or3intheafternoon,sothattheycanreallyenjoythelongsummerevenings.They’dliketoworkhard,butplayhard,too.IthinkLondonersworklongerhours,butI’mnotsurethisisagoodthing.

Q19:Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

Q20:WhatdoSwedishpeoplecomplainaboutwhentheyvisitEnglandinwinter?

Q21:HowdoesthemandescribetheshorthourofdaylightaroundChristmasinSweden?

Q21:WhatdoesthemansayabouttheSwedishpeople?

ConversationTwo

W:Whatkindoftrainingdoesoneneedtogointothistypeofjob?

M:That’saverygoodquestion.Idon’tthinkthereisany,specifically.

W:Forexample,inyourcase,whatwasyoureducationalbackground?

M:Well,IdidadegreeinFrenchatNottingham.Afterthat,Ididcareersworkinsecondaryschoolslikethecareersguidancepeople.Hereisintheuniversity.ThenIwentintolocalgovernmentbecauseIfoundIwasmoreinterestedintheadministrativeside.Thenprogressedontouniversities.Sotherewasn’tanyplanandtherewasnospecifictraining.Thereareplentyoftrainingcoursesinmanagementtechniquesandcommitteeworkwhichyoucanattendnow.

W:Butinthefirstplace,youdidaFrenchdegree.

M:Inmytime,therewasn’tadegreeyoucoulddoforadministration.IthinkmostoftheadministratorsI’vecomeacrosshavedegreesandallsortsofthings.

W:Well,Iknowinmycase,IdidanEnglishliteraturedegreeandIdidn’treallyexpecttoendupdoingwhatIamdoingnow.

M:Quite.

W:ButyouarelocaltoNottingham,actually?IsthereanyreasonwhyyouwenttoNottinghamUniversity?

M:No,no,IcomefromthenorthofEngland,fromwestYorkshire.NottinghamwasoneoftheuniversitiesIputonmylist.AndIlikethelookofit.Thecampusisjustbeautiful.

W:Yes,indeed.Let’ssee.WereyoufromtheindustrialpartofYorkshire?

M:Yes,fromtheWoolenDistrict.

Q23.Whatwastheman’smajoratuniversity?

Q24:Whatwastheman’sjobinsecondaryschools?

Q25:WhatattractedthemantoNottinghamUniversity?

SectionB

PassageOne

WhileGailObcamp,anAmericanartistwasgivingaspeechontheartofJapanesebrushpaintingtoanaudiencethatincludedvisitorsfromJapan,shewasconfusedtoseethatmanyofherJapaneselistenershavetheireyesclosed.WeretheytunedoffbecauseanAmericanhadthenervetoinstructJapaneseintheirownartformortheydeliberatelytriedtosignaltheirrejectionofher?Obcamplaterfoundoutthatherlistenerswerenotbeingdisrespectful.Japaneselistenerssometimesclosedtheireyestoenhanceconcentration.Herlistenerswereshowingtheirrespectforherbychewingonherwords.SomedayyoumaybeeitheraspeakeroralistenerinasituationinvolvingpeoplefromothercountriesormembersofminoritygroupinNorthAmerica.Learninghowdifferentculturessignalrespectcanhelpyouavoidmisunderstandings.Herearesomeexamples.InthedeafcultureofNorthAmerica,manylistenersshowapplausenotbyclappingtheirhandsbutbywavingthemintheair.Insomecultures,bothoverseasandinsomeminoritygroupsinNorthAmerica,listenersareconsidereddisrespectfuliftheylookdirectlyatthespeaker.Respectisshownbylookinginthegeneraldirectionbutavoidingdirecteyecontact.Insomecountries,whistlingbylistenersisasignofapprovalwhileinothercourtiersitisaformofinsult.

Questions:

26,WhatdidObcamp’sspeechfocuson?

27,WhydoJapaneselistenerssometimesclosetheireyeswhilelisteningtoaspeech?

28,Whatdoesthespeakertrytoexplain?

PassageTwo

ChrisisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintainingequipmentinhisDivisionatTaxlongCompany.Heissoongoingtohaveanevaluationinterviewwithhissupervisorandthepersonneldirectortodiscusstheworkhehasdoneinthepastyear.Salary,promotionandplansforthecomingyearwillalsobediscussedatthemeeting.ChrishasmadeseveralchangesforhisDivisioninthepastyear.First,heboughtnewequipmentforoneofthedepartments.Hehasbeenparticularlyhappyaboutthenewequipmentbecausemanyoftheemployeeshavetoldhimhowmuchithashelpedthem.Alongwithimprovingtheequipment,Chrisbeganaprogramtotrainemployeestouseequipmentbetteranddosimplemaintenancethemselves.Thetrainingsavedtimefortheemployeesandmoneyforthecompany.Unfortunately,oneseriousproblemdevelopedduringtheyear.TwoemployeestheChrishiredwerestealing,andhehadtofirethem.Chrisknowsthatanewjobforapurchasingandmaintenancemanagerforthewholecompanywillbeopeninafewmonths,andhewouldliketobepromotedtothejob.Chrisknows,however,thatsomeoneelsewantsthatnewjob,too.KimisinchargeofpurchasingandmaintenanceinanotherDivisionofthecompany.Shehasalsomadeseveralchangesovertheyear.ChrisknowsthathisbosslikesKim’swork,andheexpectsthathisworkwillbecomparedwithhers.

Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

29.WhatisChris’smainresponsibilityatTaxlongCompany?

30.WhatproblemdidChrisencounterinhisDivision?

31.WhatdoesChrishopeforinthenearfuture?

32.WhatdowelearnaboutKimfromthepassage?

PassageThree

Proverbs,sometimescalledsayings,areexamplesoffolkwisdom.Theyarelittlelessonswhicholderpeopleofaculturepassdowntotheyoungerpeopletoteachthemaboutlife.Manyproverbsremindpeopleofthevaluesthatareimportantintheculture.Valuesteachpeoplehowtoact,whatisright,andwhatiswrong.Becausethevaluesofeachculturearedifferent,understandingthevaluesofanotherculturehelpsexplainhowpeoplethinkandact.Understandingyourownculturevaluesisimportanttoo.Ifyoucanacceptthatpeoplefromotherculturesactaccordingtotheirvalues,notyours,gettingalongwiththemwillbemucheasier.Manyproverbsareveryold.Sosomeofthevaluestheyteachmaynotbeasimportantinthecultureastheyoncewere.Forexample,Americanstodaydonotpaymuchattentiontotheproverb“Hastemakeswaste”,becausepatienceisnotimportanttothem.Butifyouknowaboutpastvalues,ithelpsyoutounderstandthepresentandmanyoftheoldervaluesarestillstrongtoday.BenjaminFranklin,afamousAmericandiplomat,writerandscientist,diedin1790,buthisproverb“Timeismoney”istakenmoreseriouslybyAmericansoftodaythaneverbefore.Astudyofproverbsfromaroundtheworldshowsthatsomevaluesaresharedbymanycultures.Inmanycasesthough,thesameideaisexpresseddifferently.

Questions33-35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.Whyareproverbssoimportant?

34.Accordingtothespeakerwhathappenstosomeproverbswiththepassageoftime?

35Whatdowelearnfromthestudyofproverbsfromaroundtheworld?

SectionC

CompoundDictation

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