2004年6月大学英语四级考试试题及参考答案（含听力音频）

Part I Listening Comprehension
(20 minutes)

Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D) and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Example:
You will hear:
You will read:
A) At the office.
B) In the waiting room.
C) At the airport.
D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to finish in the evening. This conversation is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.
Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]

1.
A) The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.
B) The woman had forgotten Mark's phone number.
C) The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday.
D) Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time.

2.
A) The man is late for the trip because he is busy.
B) The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.
C) The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.
D) The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.

3.
A) At 10:30.
B) At 10:25.
C) At 10:40.
D) At 10:45.

4.
A) The man no longer smokes.
B) The man is under pressure from his wife.
C) The man usually follows his wife's advice.
D) The man refuses to listen to his doctor's advice.

5.
A) Move to a big city.
B) Become a teacher.
C) Go back to school.
D) Work in New York.

6.
A) Quit delivering flowers.
B) Work at a restaurant.
C) Bring her flowers every day.
D) Leave his job to work for her.

7.
A) She can find the right person to help the man.
B) She can help the man out.
C) She's also in need of a textbook.
D) She picked up the book from the bus floor.

8.
A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.
B) The man wants to change the date of the appointment.
C) The man is glad he's got in touch with the doctor.
D) The man can't come for the appointment at 4:15.

9.
A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do.
B) The man is worried about his future.
C) The two speakers are seniors at college.
D) The woman regrets spending her time idly.

10.
A) She has learned a lot from the novel.
B) She also found the plot difficult to follow.
C) She usually has difficulty remembering names.
D) She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.

Section B Compound Dictation

The Library of Congress is America’s national library. It has millions of books and other objects. It has newspapers, (S1) publications as well as letters of (S2) interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (S3) , movies, sound recordings and musical (S4) . All together, it has more than 100 million objects.
The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5) to take books out of the building.
The Library of Congress was (S6) in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol Building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all (S7) that year when the Capitol was burned down during America’s war with Britain.
To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson’s collection included 7,000 books in seven languages.
(S8) . Today, three buildings hold the library’s collection.
(S9) . It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. (S10) . This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.

Part I Section A Listening Comprehension

(20 minutes)

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each convers-

ation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Example:

You will hear:

You will read."

A) At the office.

B) In the waiting room.

C) At the airport.

D) In a restaurant.

From the conversation we knOw that the two were talking about some work they had

to finish in the evening. This conversation iS most likely to have taken place at the

office. Therefore, A) "At the office" is the best answer. You should choose [A] on the

Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the centre.

Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]

1. A) The man enjoys traveling by car.

B) The man lives far from the subway.

C) The man is good at driving.

D) The man used to own a car.

2. A) Tony should continue taking the course.

B) She approves of Tony's decision.

C) Tony can choose another science course.

D) She can't meet Tony so early in the morning.

3. A) She has to study for the exam.

B) She is particularly interested in plays.

C) She's eager to watch the new play.

D) She can lend her notes to the man.

4. A) They will be replaced by on-line education sooner or later.

B) They will attract fewer kids as on-line education expands.

C) They will continue to exist along with on-line education.

D) They will limit their teaching to certain subjects only.

5. A) Most students would like to work for a newspaper.

B) Most students find a job by reading advertisements.

C) Most students find it hard to get a job after they graduate.

D) Most students don't want jobs advertised in the newspapers.

6. A) Move the washing machine to the basement.

B) Turn the basement into a workshop.

C) Repair the washing machine.

D) Finish his assignment.

7. A) Some students at the back cannot hear the professor.

B) The professor has changed his reading assignment.

C) Some of the students are not on the professor's list.

D) The professor has brought extra copies of his assignment.

8. A) She doesn't want to talk about the contest.

B) She's modest about her success in the contest.

C) She's spent two years studying English in Canada.

D) She's very proud of her success in the speech contest.

9. A) Talking about sports.

B) Writing up local news.

C) Reading newspapers.

D) Putting up advertisements

10. A) They shouldn't change their plan.

B) They'd better change their mind.

C) The tennis game won't last long.

D) Weather forecasts are not reliable.

 

Part I Section B Compound Dictation

Directions: in this section, y'ou will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen

carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to SIO you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally; when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

 

There are a lot of good cameras available at the moment - most of these are made in Japan but there are also good (S 1)

models from Germany and the USA. We have (S2) range of different models to see which is the best (S3) money. After a number of different tests and interviews with people who are (S4) assessed, our researchers (S5)  with the different cameras being the Olympic BY model as the best auto-focus camera available at the moment. It costs $200 although you may well want to spend more - (S6)  much as another $200 - on buying (S7)  lenses and other equipment. It is a good Japanese camera, easy to use. (S8)  whereas the American versions are considerably more expensive

The Olympic BY model weighs only 320 grams which is quite a bit less than other cameras of a similar type. Indeed one of the other models we looked at weighed almost twice as much. (S9) ALL the people we interviewed expressed almost total satisfaction with it (Sl0)