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英語四級考試的聽力樣題
聽力常作為一種考試題型，目的在于考察應試者對英語語言的把握，考察考生對英語日常交流的理解能力；通常有聽對話選擇答案、聽句子默寫關鍵字詞幾種形式。一些由小編整理的英語四級考試聽力樣題，希望能夠幫助到大家。
英語四級考試的聽力樣題
Part II Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
1. A) Christmas-time attacks made by Somali rebels.
B) An explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi.
C) The killing of more than 70 Ugandans in Kampala.
D) Blasts set off by a Somali group in Uganda’s capital.
2. A) On Christmas Eve. C) During a security check.
B) Just before midnight. D) In the small hours of the morning.
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
3. A) It is likely to close many of its stores.
B) It is known for the quality of its goods.
C) It remains competitive in the recession.
D) It will expand its online retail business.
4. A) Expand its business beyond groceries.
B) Fire 25,000 of its current employees.
C) Cut its DVD publishing business.
D) Sell the business for one pound.
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
5. A) All taxis began to use meters.
B) All taxis got air conditioning.
C) Advertisements were allowed on taxis.
D) Old taxis were replaced with new cabs.
6. A) A low interest loan scheme. C) Taxi passengers’ complaints.
B) Environmentalists’ protests. D) Permission for car advertising.
7. A) There are no more irregular practices.
B) All new cabs provide air-conditioning.
C) New cabs are all equipped with meters.
D) New legislation protects consumer rights.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. A) It has a partnership with LCP. C) It specializes in safety from leaks.
B) It is headquartered in London. D) It has a chemical processing plant.
9. A) He is a chemist. C) He is a safety inspector.
B) He is a salesman. D) He is Mr. Grand’s friend.
10. A) The public relations officer. C) Director of the safety department.
B) Mr. Grand’s personal assistant. D) Head of the personnel department.
11. A) Wait for Mr. Grand to call back.
B) Leave a message for Mr. Grand.
C) Provide details of their products and services.
D) Send a comprehensive description of their work.
Conversation Two
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. A) Teacher. C) Editor.
B) Journalist. D) Typist.
13. A) Some newly discovered scenic spot.
B) Big changes in the Amazon valley.
C) A new railway under construction.
D) The beautiful Amazon rainforests.
14. A) In news weeklies. C) In newspapers’ Sunday editions.
B) In a local evening paper. D) In overseas editions of U.S. magazines.
15. A) To become a professional writer. C) To get her life story published soon.
B) To be employed by a newspaper. D) To sell her articles to a news service.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. A) She is both a popular and a highly respected author.
B) She is the first writer to focus on the fate of slaves.
C) She is the most loved African novelist of all times.
D) She is the most influential author since the 1930’s.
17. A) The Book Critics Circle Award. C) The Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
B) The Nobel Prize for literature. D) The National Book Award.
18. A) She is a relative of Morrison’s. C) She is a skilled storyteller.
B) She is a slave from Africa. D) She is a black woman.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A) They are very generous in giving gifts.
B) They refuse gifts when doing business.
C) They regard gifts as a token of friendship.
D) They give gifts only on special occasions.
20. A) They enjoy giving gifts to other people.
B) They spend a lot of time choosing gifts.
C) They have to follow many specific rules.
D) They pay attention to the quality of gifts.
21. A) Gift-giving plays an important role in human relationships.
B) We must be aware of cultural differences in giving gifts.
C) We must learn how to give gifts before going abroad.
D) Reading extensively can make one a better gift-giver.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A) She tenderly looked after her sick mother.
B) She developed a strong interest in finance.
C) She learned to write for financial newspapers.
D) She invested in stocks and shares on Wall Street.
23. A) She inherited a big fortune from her father.
B) She sold her restaurant with a substantial profit.
C) She got 7.5 million dollars from her ex-husband.
D) She made a wise investment in real estate.
24. A) She was dishonest in business dealings.
B) She frequently ill-treated her employees.
C) She abused animals including her pet dog.
D) She was extremely mean with her money.
25. A) She carried on her family’s tradition.
B) She made huge donations to charities.
C) She built a hospital with her mother’s money.
D) She made a big fortune from wise investments.
Tape Script of Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
Kenyan police say one person was killed and 26 injured in an explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi. The blast hit a bus about to set off for the Ugandan capital Kampala. Last July, the Somali group al-Shabab said it was behind the blasts in the Ugandan capital which killed more than 70 people. Will Ross reports from the Kenyan capital.
The explosion happened beside a bus which was about to set off for an overnight journey from Nairobi to the Ugandan capital Kampala. Some eyewitnesses report that a bag was about to be loaded on board, but it exploded during a security check. Windows of the red bus were left smashed, and blood could be seen on the ground beside the vehicle. Just hours earlier, Uganda’s police chief had warned of possible Christmas-time attacks by Somali rebels.
1. What is the news report mainly about?
2. When did the incident occur?
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
Woolworths is one of the best known names on the British High Street. It’s been in business nearly a century. Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company’s decision to call in administrators after an attempt to sell the business for a token 1 failed.
The company has huge debts. The immediate cause for the collapse has been Britain’s slide toward recession, which has cut into consumer spending. However, the business had been in trouble for years.
Known for low-priced general goods, Woolworths has struggled in the face of competition from supermarkets expanding beyond groceries and a new generation of internet retailers.
Many of the store group’s 25,000 employees are likely to lose their jobs. Some profitable areas such as the DVD publishing business will survive.
3. What do we learn about Woolworths from the news report?
4. What did Woolworths attempt to do recently?
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
Cairo is known for its overcrowded roads, irregular driving practices and shaky old vehicles, but also for its air pollution. In recent months, though, environmental studies indicate there have been signs of improvement. That’s due in part to the removal of many of the capital’s old-fashioned black and white taxis. Most of these dated back to the 1960s and 70s and were in a poor state of repair.
After new legislation demanded their removal from the roads, a low interest loan scheme was set up with three Egyptian banks so drivers could buy new cars. The government pays about $900 for old ones to be discarded and advertising on the new vehicles helps cover repayments.
The idea has proved popular with customers ― they can now travel in air-conditioned comfort and because the new cabs are metered, they don’t have to argue over fares. Banks and car manufacturers are glad for the extra business in tough economic times. As for the taxi drivers, most are delighted to be behind the wheel of new cars, although there have been a few complaints about switching from black and white to a plain white colour.
5. What change took place in Cairo recently?
6. What helped bring about the change?
7. Why do customers no longer argue with new cab drivers?
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Conversation One
W: Morning, this is TGC.
M: Good morning. Walter Barry here, calling from London. Could I speak to Mr. Grand, please?
W: Who’s calling, please?
M: Walter Barry, from London.
W: What is it about, please?
M: Well, I understand that your company has a chemical processing plant. My own company, LCP, Liquid Control Products, is a leader in safety from leaks in the field of chemical processing. I would like to speak to Mr. Grand to discuss ways in which we could help TGC protect itself from such problems and save money at the same time.
W: Yes, I see. Well, Mr. Grand is not available just now.
M: Can you tell me when I could reach him?
W: He’s very busy for the next few days – then he’ll be away in New York. So it’s difficult to give you a time.
M: Could I speak to someone else, perhaps?
W: Who in particular?
M: A colleague for example?
W: You’re speaking to his personal assistant. I can deal with calls for Mr. Grand.
M: Yes, well, could I ring him tomorrow?
W: No, I’m sorry he won’t be free tomorrow. Listen, let me suggest something. You send us details of your products and services, together with references from other companies and then we’ll contact you.
M: Yes, that’s very kind of you. I have your address.
W: Very good, Mr….
M: Barry. Walter Barry from LCP in London.
W: Right, Mr. Barry. We look forward to hearing from you.
M: Thank you. Goodbye.
W: Bye.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8. What do we learn about the woman’s company?
9. What do we learn about the man?
10. What is the woman’s position in her company?
11. What does the woman suggest the man do?
Conversation Two
M: You’re going to wear out the computer’s keyboard!
W: Oh, hi.
M: Do you have any idea what time it is?
W: About ten or ten-thirty?
M: It’s nearly midnight.
W: Really? I didn’t know it was so late.
M: Don’t you have an early class to teach tomorrow morning?
W: Yes, at seven o’clock. My commuter class, the students who go to work right after their lesson.
M: Then you ought to go to bed. What are you writing, anyway?
W: An article I hope I can sell.
M: Oh, another of your newspaper pieces? What’s this one about?
W: Do you remember the trip I took last month?
M: The one up to the Amazon?
W: Well, that’s what I’m writing about—the new highway and the changes it’s making in the Amazon valley.
M: It should be interesting.
W: It is. I guess that’s why I forgot all about the time.
M: How many articles have you sold now?
W: About a dozen so far.
M: What kind of newspapers buy them?
W: The papers that carry a lot of foreign news. They usually appear in the big Sunday editions where they need a lot of background stories to help fill up the space between the ads.
M: Is there any future in it?
W: I hope so. There’s a chance I may sell this article to a news service.
M: Then your story would be published in several papers, wouldn’t it?
W: That’s the idea. And I might even be able to do other stories on a regular basis.
M: That would be great.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12. What is the woman’s occupation?
13. What is the woman writing about?
14. Where do the woman’s articles usually appear?
15. What does the woman expect?
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear three passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
In today’s class, we’ll discuss Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved. As I’m sure you all know, Morrison is both a popular and a highly respected author, and it’s not easy to be both. Born in 1931, Morrison has written some of the most touching and intelligent works on the African-American experience ever written by anyone, and yet to call her an “African-American writer” doesn’t seem to do her justice. In many ways, she’s simply an American writer—and certainly one of our best.
Beloved is a truly remarkable work. It was recommended for nearly every major literary prize, including the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and it in fact won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1988. Morrison herself is distinguished for having won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993.
What makes Beloved unique is the skillful, sure way in which Morrison blends intensely personal storytelling and American history, racial themes and gender themes, the experience of Blacks with the experience of all people everywhere, the down-to-earth reality of slavery with a sense of mysterious spirituality.
We’ll be paying special attention to these themes as we discuss this work. I’m particularly interested in your views on the relative importance of race and gender in this book. Is it more important that Sethe, the main character, is black or that she’s a woman? Which contributes more to her being? What does Morrison tell us about both?
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. What do we learn about Toni Morrison?
17. What honor did Toni Morrison receive in 1993?
18. What does the speaker tell us about Sethe, the main character in Morrison’s novel Beloved?
Passage Two
The topic of my talk today is gift-giving. Everybody likes to receive gifts, right? So you may think that gift-giving is a universal custom. But actually, the rules of gift-giving vary quite a lot, and not knowing them can result in great embarrassment. In North America, the rules are fairly simple. If you’re invited to someone’s home for dinner, bring wine or flowers or a small item from your country. Among friends, family, and business associates, we generally don’t give gifts on other occasions except on someone’s birthday and Christmas. The Japanese, on the other hand, give gifts quite frequently, often to thank someone for their kindness. The tradition of gift-giving in Japan is very ancient. There are many detailed rules for everything from the color of the wrapping paper to the time of the gift presentation. And while Europeans don’t generally exchange business gifts, they do follow some formal customs when visiting homes, such as bringing flowers. The type and color of flowers, however, can carry special meaning.
Today we have seen some broad differences in gift-giving. I could go on with additional examples. But let’s not miss the main point here: If we are not aware of and sensitive to cultural differences, the possibilities for miscommunication and conflict are enormous. Whether we learn about these differences by reading a book or by living abroad, our goal must be to respect differences among people in order to get along successfully with our global neighbors.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What does the speaker say about gift-giving of North Americans?
20. What do we learn about the Japanese concerning gift-giving?
21. What point does the speaker make at the end of the talk?
Passage Three
Hetty Green was a very spoilt, only child. She was born in Massachusetts, USA, in 1835. Her father was a millionaire businessman. Her mother was often ill, and so from the age of two her father took her with him to work and taught her about stocks and shares. At the age of six she started reading the daily financial newspapers and opened her own bank account.
Her father died when she was 21 and she inherited $7.5 million. She went to New York and invested on Wall Street. Hetty saved every penny, eating in the cheapest restaurants for 15 cents. She became one of the richest and most hated women in the world. At 33 she married Edward Green, a multi-millionaire, and had two children, Ned and Sylvia.
Hetty’s meanness was well known. She always argued about prices in shops. She walked to the local grocery store to buy broken biscuits which were much cheaper, and to get a free bone for her much loved dog. Once she lost a two-cent stamp and spent the night looking for it. She never bought clothes and always wore the same long, ragged black skirt. Worst of all, when her son Ned fell and injured his knee, she refused to pay for a doctor and spent hours looking for free medical help. In the end Ned lost his leg.
When she died in 1916 she left her children $100 million. Her daughter built a hospital with her money.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. What do we learn about Hetty Green as a child?
23. How did Hetty Green become rich overnight?
24. Why was Hetty Green much hated?
25. What do we learn about Hetty’s daughter?
參考答案
Part II Listening Comprehension
Section A
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. D
6. A 7. C
Section B
8. D 9. B 10. B 11. C 12. A
13. B 14. C 15. D
Section C
16. A 17. B 18. D 19. D 20. C
21. B 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. C
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聽力實力提高
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精聽的目的是系統(tǒng)學習語音、積累小詞習語、句型表達和背景，可采用下面兩種方式：
一是模仿法：精聽一段文字，然后參考聽力原文，跟讀模仿到語音、語調(diào)分毫不差，甚至錄下自己的發(fā)音和原音比較，逐段糾正語音、語調(diào)。
二是聽抄法：又稱四遍法，第一遍聽大義；第二遍利用復讀機或軟件盡量聽寫出每句話，但不要參考聽力原文；第三遍和聽力原文比對，找出聽不懂的原因；第四遍翻譯或者背誦。
精聽后務必趁熱打鐵，總結(jié)知識點：語音強調(diào)三點，一是建立單詞正確的“聽覺形象”；二是熟悉連讀和失爆等變音現(xiàn)象，它們本質(zhì)上是人們講英語語速快時為了方便發(fā)音的自然結(jié)果，卻造成我們分辨詞語的困難；三是注意重讀和語調(diào)，它們傳遞著超出詞句本身含義的內(nèi)容。小詞習語強調(diào)小詞搭配，比如多如牛毛的含get的短語，如同漢字中越是簡單的字越難寫得漂亮一樣，小詞搭配經(jīng)常造成理解障礙。而句型表達和背景學習重在吃透聽力原文，以閱讀促聽力。
精聽要求注意力高度集中，必須凈化練習環(huán)境，否則容易養(yǎng)成三心二意的習慣，但精聽比精讀更容易疲勞，時間不宜過長，各類英語考試的時間都在30分鐘左右，所以練習也以這個長度為宜。
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泛聽目的有二：一是練習捕捉大意，讓理解單位從“詞匯”到“句子”再到“大意”；二是熟悉語速和語境，既真實英語的使用環(huán)境。切忌把泛聽當精聽。戰(zhàn)勝“細節(jié)完美主義”的辦法是重大意而非細節(jié)，重內(nèi)容而非語言，重正在聽的內(nèi)容而非聽過的內(nèi)容。
“拳不離手，曲不離口”，泛聽要形成“磨耳朵”的習慣，充分利用排隊、等車等邊角時間，泛聽之后還要復述大意，檢測聽力效果。
帕累托原則（因19世紀末和20世紀初意大利經(jīng)濟學家及社會學家帕累托首先提出而得名）告訴我們，任何一組東西中，重要與次要的比例是20%：80%，精聽與泛聽的比例也可遵循這一原則，設定為1：4。
技巧
相關保留原則
當選項中有兩項表達意思相近時，那么正確答案必在這兩項之中！這時只需稍微聽一聽對話，即可知答案，如果出現(xiàn)了雙重相關，便可直接確認正確選項，只需聽完對話加之認證一下即可！
典型例題：1999年12月第4題 4. A) Visiting the Browning. B) Writing a postcard. C) Looking for a postcard. D) Filling in a from.
例題分析：B、C兩項均含有 a poscard ，B、D兩項均含有寫...之意，即B、C和B、D構(gòu)成雙重相關，即可得出B為正確選項！
本題聽力原文： 4. M: What's the matter? You've been sitting there for ages,just staring into space. W: I told the Browning I'd send them a postcard. Now I don't know what to say. Q: What's the woman doing?
異項保留原則
當選項中出現(xiàn)有意思明顯相反的兩項時，那么正確答案必在此二項中出現(xiàn)！如果出現(xiàn)雙重異項，那么即可判斷出正確答案，異項保留原則在六級考試聽力短對話中應用廣泛！
典型例題：1999年12月第6題 6. A) She can't finish her assignment,either. B) She can't afford a computer right now. C) The man can use her computer. D) The man should buy a computer right away.
例題分析：B、C異項，B項的意思是她現(xiàn)在沒有電腦，C項的意思則是她現(xiàn)在有電腦。B、D異項，B是說女方無電腦，而D是說男方無電腦，男女也是一種反意關系。所以根據(jù)雙重異項原則可確定正確答案為B項！
本題聽力原文： 6. M: I'm frustrated. We're supposed to do our assignment on the computer,but I have difficulty getting access to the computers in the library. W: I understand the way you feel. I'm looking forward to the day when I can afford to get my own. Q: What does the woman mean?如果英語聽力好一點的話，就可以試著去和外國人交流，畢竟社會經(jīng)驗還是需要的。
女士保留原則
做題做多了，我們應該了解西方人的思維方式，當對話中出現(xiàn)女士的建議和要求時，我們一定要注意，這時女士說出來的話很可能就是正確選項的異意！因為女士經(jīng)常以女神的形象出面，她們代表的是美好、正面、陽光的信息！
典型例題：1999年12月第9題 9. A) The man should stick to what he's doing. B) The man should take up a new hobby. C) The man should stop playing tennis. D) The man should find the cause for his failure.
例題分析：通過選項我們可以分析出男人做一些事情遇到了困難，這時一位女人出來安慰男人，根據(jù)女神原則可知女人一定會讓男人堅持把這件事情做下去，而不要放棄，這樣的題型太多了，所以可呈現(xiàn)出一定的規(guī)律性！
本題聽力原文：9. M: I think I'm going to give up playing tennis. I lost again.
W: Just because you lost? It that the reason to quit?
Q: What does the woman imply?
概括、抽象保留原則
當選項中出現(xiàn)比較概括、抽象的句子時，這時我們就要把表述事實的、具體的句子劃掉，而去選擇表概、抽象、比較性的句子！此原則可衍生出一個包含取大的原則，在作題時應用也是十分的廣泛，一般當兩個選項的意思接近時，表述比較全面的一般為正確選項！
典型例題：
�、� A) The visiting economist has given several lectures.
B) The guest lecturer's opinion is different from Dr. Johnson's.
C) Dr. Johnson and the guest speaker were schoolmates.
D) Dr. Johnson invited the economist to visit their college.
例題分析：A、C、D均為表述事實的句子，只有B項為對比、比較的句子，較之A、C、D項更為抽象的表述了一件事情，所以B項為正確選項！
本題聽力原文：
�、� M: The visiting economist is speaking tonight,but Dr. Johnson doesn't seem to think much of him.
W: That's because Dr. Johnson comes from an entirely different school of thought.
Q: What do we learn from the woman's remark?
態(tài)度和虛擬保留原則
這兩種方法一般無單獨命題的規(guī)律性，只是作為上述四種宏觀方法的輔助方法出現(xiàn)，當只剩下兩個選項時，通常正態(tài)度的選項容易是正確答案，表虛擬的選項更容易是正確答案。
英語聽力的提高是一個需要長期堅持的過程，要有持之以恒的毅力和決心哦！
入門階段，是對以前很少進行聽力訓練，甚至沒有聽過英語的朋友而言。這個階段，是起步階段，也是耗時最長的階段，就我的經(jīng)歷而言，在這一部分，應該采取如下的訓練方法: 1、首先要糾正自己的英語發(fā)音，自己在口語上還算能過關，如果自己的發(fā)音都不行，那怎么可能聽懂。 2、選擇難度較小，語速較慢的聽力材料來訓練。建議聽的材料不要太長，以一段幾百字為宜，內(nèi)容最好是生活和文化方面，最好先不要聽科技、倫理方面的文章，即使你能看懂，但從初學者的角度考慮，你聽起來一定費力 3、聽的時間長度：以每天45分鐘左右為宜，時間不能太短，這樣就收不到訓練的效果，但也不能強迫自己聽的太多，畢竟這一階段還有很多聽不懂的地方，可以說有時候自己聽得象在云里霧里，這樣的狀態(tài)持續(xù)的時間太長，對自信心是一個嚴重的打擊，會嚴重地影響聽的興趣。 4、聽的頻率，一天一次即可，選擇一個固定的時間聽，最好是自己精力比較旺盛的時間段。 5、聽的過程中的方法選擇：唯有聚精會神。6、經(jīng)典聽力材料：VOA 特別英語。
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