08年6月四级听力真题答案及原文（A卷）
Part III Listening Comprehension 短对话
11. A) Give his ankle a good rest. 12. C) In a theater. 13. A) A tragic accident.
14. D) Focus on the main points of her lectures. 15. D) The woman split coffee on the man’s skirt. 16. B) Hard to understand. 17. A) Attending every lecture.
18. D) The new TV program may not provide anything better. 长对话1
19. C) The description of a thief in disguise. 20. D) Showing them his ID.
21. C. Not to let anyone in without an appointment. 22. C. The pension she had just drawn was stolen. 长对话2
23. A) Marketing consultancy. 24. D) Being able to speak Japanese.
25. A) It will bring her potential into full play. 短文1
26. A) The lack of time.
27. A) They were just as busy as people of today.
28. D) To find effective ways to give employees flexibility. 短文2
29. B) The Great Depression.
30. D) His second wife’s positive influence. 31. B) Love breeds love. 短文3
32. B) Its owner died of a heart stroke.
33. C) Putting up a Going Out of Business sing. 34. C) Developing fresh business opportunities. 35. A. Owning the greenhouse one day. 复合式听写 36) labor 37) ingredients 38) vital 39) individuals 40) engage 41) figures 42) generating 43) Currently
44) will be making decisions in such areas as product development, quality control, and customer satisfaction.
45) to acquire new skills that will help you keep up with improved technologies and procedures
46) Don't expect the companies to provide you with a clearly-defined career path.
2008年6月大学英语四级考试听力原文 Section A:
Short Conversation: 11.
M: Today is a bad day for me. I fell off a step and twisted my ankle.
W: Don’t worry, usually ankle injuries heal quickly if you stop regular activities for a while. What does the woman suggest the man do? 12.
W: May I see your ticket, please? I think you’re sitting in my seat. M: Oh, you’re right. My seat is in the balcony. I’m terribly sorry. Q: Where does conversation most probably take place? 13.
W: Do you hear Mr. Smith die in his sleep last night?
M: Yes, it’s very sad. Please let everybody know that whoever wants to may attend the funeral. Q: What are the speakers talking about? 14.
M: Have you taken Professor Yang’s exam before? I’ m kind of nervous.
W: Yes. Just concentrate on the important ideas she’s talked about in the class and ignore the details.
Q: How does the women suggest the man prepare for Professor Yang’s exam？ 15.
W: I’m so sorry sir, and you’ll let me pay to have your jacket cleaned, won’t you?
M: That’s all right. It could happen to anyone. And I’m sure that coffee doesn’t leave lasting marks on clothing.
Q: What can we infer from the conversation? 16.
W: Have you seen the movie The Departed? The plot was so complicated that I really got lost. M: Yeah, I felt the same, but after I saw it a second time, I could put all the pieces together. Q: How did the two speakers find the movie? 17.
M: I’m really surprised you got an A on the test; you didn’t seem to have done a lot of reading. W: Now you know why I never missed the lecture. Q: What contributes to the woman’s high score? 18.
W: Have you heard about the new digital television system? It lets people get about 500 channels. M: Yeah. But I doubt they’ll have anything different from what we watch now. Q: What does the man mean?
Long conversation Conversation One:
W: Gosh! Have you seen this, Richard? M: See what?
W: In the paper. It says, there is a man going around pretending he’s from the electricity board. He’s been calling at people’s homes, saying he is coming to check that all their appliances are safe. Then he gets around them to make him a cup of tea, and while they are out of the room he steals their money, handbag whatever and makes off with it.
M: But you know, Jane, it’s partly their own fault; you should never let anyone like that in unless you’re expecting them.
W: It’s all very well to say that. But someone comes to the door, and says electricity or gas and you automatically think they are OK, especially if they flash a card to you M: Does this man have an ID then?
W: Yes, that’s just it. It seems he used to work for the electricity board at one time according to the paper the police are warning people especially pensioners not to admit anyone unless they have an appointment. It’s a bit sad. One old lady told them she’d just been to the post-office to draw her pension when he called. She said he must have followed her home. He stole the whole lot. M: But what does he look like? Surely they must have a description.
W: Oh, yes they have. Let’s see, in his thirties, tall, bushy dark hair, slight northern accent, sounds