2009年專四聽力答案PARTI

DICTATION

NewYear'sEve

Formanypeopleinthewest,NewYear'sEveisthebiggestpartyoftheyear./lt'sthetimetogettogetherwithfriends

orfamily/andwelcomeinthecomingyear./NewYear'spartiescantakeplaceindifferentplaces./Somepeopleholda

houseparty;othersattendstreetparties;/whilesomejustgoforafewdrinkswiththeirfriends./Bigcitieshavelargeand

spectacularfireworksdisplays./ThereisonethingthatallNewYear'sEvepartieshaveincommon,/thecountdowntomidnight./Whentheclockstrikes12,peoplegivealoudcheerandsingsongs./It'salsopopulartomakeapromiseinthe

NewYear./ThisiscalledaNewYear'sresolution./Typicalresolutionsincludegivingupsmokingandkeepingfit./However,thepromiseisoftenbrokenquitequickly/andpeoplearebackintotheirbadhabitswithinweeksordays.

PART

Ⅱ

LISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONACONVERSATIONS

QuestionsIto3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W:Hi,Mark.Howareyou?M:(2)Actually,I'mreallyfedup,Linda.It'sJean.W:(2)Jean?WhoisJean?M:Oh,nobodyreally.(1)Justamoststunninglyattractivegirlinmyyearschool.W:Oh,isthatall?(1)Sowhat'stheproblem?M:(1)Well,thethingisIjustdon'tknowhowtomakehernoticeme,or...W:Waitaminute.

I'vegotabrilliantideaI(3)Whydon'tyoutrytalkingtoher?M:(3)ButIwouldn'tknowwhattosay.1...W:Look,she'sinyourchemistryclass,isn'tshe?You'regoodatchemistry.(3)Youcould

offertohelpherwithherchemistryhomework.Howaboutthat?M:Notbad.Justoneproblem.W:What?M:(3)She'sbetterthanmeatchemistry.W:OK,then?(3)Well,thereisthatpartyatJohn'sonFridaynight.Youcouldinviteher.M:(2/3)Justanothersmallproblem.John'sherboyfriend.

Key:1.B

2.C

3.A

Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W:Yes,canIhelpyou?M:Yes,youseeIboughtthispersonalstereoatyourshopthreedaysago.AndI'mafraidthatithasn'treallymatcheduptowhatIwastoldaboutit.W:Isee.Whatexactlyisthematter?M:(4/6)Well,firstofall,there'sthislargescratchacrossthefrontofit.W:Butyoushouldhavenoticedthatwhenyouboughtit.M:Butitwasintheboxandallsealedup.W:(4)Well,Iamsorry,butitreallyisyourresponsibilitytocheckthegoods

whenyoubuythem.Howwerewere

toknowthatitwasn'tyouwhomadethescratch?M:That'sridiculous.(6)But,anyway,it'snotthemostimportantthing.Ireallyamnothappyaboutthisotherthing.W:Andwhatisthat?M:Look,itsaysherethatthenoisefromitshouldbeundetectablebyotherpeople,W:Yes,that'sright.M:Butpeoplecanhearitandit'sreallyembarrassingonthebusandtheunderground.W:Well,Iamsorry.(5)Butitmustbethewayyouarewearingtheheadphones.M:(5)Look,Iknowhowtoputearphonesinmyears.Thankyouverymuch.ButwhatI

wanttoknowiswhatyouaregoingtodoaboutitall.W:

(7)Well,Isupposewecouldexchangeitforanothermodelifyoureallyaren'thappywithit.M:No,Icertainlyamnot.W:(7)Well,ifIjustcouldhavethereceipt.M:

Yes,wellthereisaslightproblemaboutthisreceipt.

Key:4.C

5.A

6D

7.B.

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.W:Hello,HappyTimeCateringServicesVictoriaspeaking.HowcanIhelpyou?M:Hello,Victoria.ThisisJoeSmithfromCountryHolidays.(8/9)Iwonderifyoucoulddosomecateringforusnextweek.(10)We'rehavingasmallreception.It'stolaunchoursummerholidayadvertisingcampaign.Wouldyoube

free?W:Whenexactlyisit,Mr.Smith?M:April21st,that'sThursday.Oh,sorry,no.(9)ltshouldbeFriday.W:Oh,Yes,Icandothat.(10)Wherewillyoubeholdingat?M:Wethoughtwewouldhavehaditatheadofficeandusetheconferenceroombecausethereisenoughroomforeveryonethere.W:OK,whataortofthingswouldyoulike?M:JustalightlunchIthink.SothatPeoplecaneatwhiletheymovearoundandtalktoeachother.(10)Youdidsomethingsimilarforuslastyear.Wewillbehappytohavethesamemenuagain.W:Right,Iwilllookatmydairyandseewhatyouhadlasttime.Oh,Inearlyforgottoaskyou,(10)howmanyshouldIcaterfor?M:Well,Ithinkmostpeoplewillbeabletocome,perhapsaround30.No,let'ssay35,tobesure.W:Right,thankyouforgettingintouchMr.Smith.Iwillsendconfirmationofthearrangementsbytheendofthisweek.M:OK.

Key:

8.C

9.A

10.D

give

theirchildrenunusualnames.(19)Someparentschoosenameswhichcome

frompopularculture.Forexample,therehavebeensixboysnamedGandalfafterthecharacterintheLordof

theRingsnovelsandfilms.Equallynamesrelatedtosportarefairlycommon

—since1984,36childrenhavebeencalledArsenalafter

thefootballteam.Otherparentsliketomakeupnames,orcombinenamestomaketheirownuniqueversion,amethod

demonstratedbyJordan,theBritishmodel,whorecentlyinventedthenameTidarniiforherdaughterbycombiningthe

namesTheaandAmy(thetwograndmothers)-Shewasquotedassayingthattheaccentanddoubleletterswereaddedtomakethename'moreexotic'.(20)Othercountrieshavemuchstricterruleswhenitcomestonamingchildren.Countries

includingJapan,Denmark,Spain,GermanyandArgentinahaveanapprovedlistofnamesfromwhichparentsmustchoose.

Key:18.C

19.D

20.A

SECTIONC

NEWSBROADCASTNewsItemIElevenfishingboatcrewwhohadbeen

stranded

（處于困境的，擱淺的）sinceOctoberinaremotepartofRussia'sFarEasthavebeenrescued

aftershelteringnearlythreemonthsatanabandonedmilitarybase.(21)Theeightmenandthreewomentookrefugeatthebaseaftertheirsmallboat

collided

onOctober10th.Theirattemptstofixone

oftheboatsdidnotsucceed,(22)andthey

hadtoremainattheabandonedbasewheretherewereonlyflourand-cookingfat.Othersuppliesatthebase,whichwasabandonedin2003includingChristmasornaments,andthecrewmembersputthemuponasmalltreeinsidetheirquarters,butsuppliesbeganrunninglowandearlythisweek,fivesetoffonfootacrosssnowfields.OnFriday,afterfoursdaysof

trudging,theyreachedaworkingmilitaryradiostation,(23)

thecentercalledrescuersandhelicoptersweresenttotakethe

eleventotheregionalcapital.Key:21.B

22.C

23.A

NewsItem2(24)Spain'sKingJuanCarloswith32yearsonthe

throne

turns70Saturday,butafteryearsofundeniableadulation

[,?d??’le???n]

among

Spaniards

[‘sp?nj?d]

（西班牙人,西班牙居民）forputtingdownanattempted

coup

/

ku:/〈法〉意外而成功的行動in1981,(25)he'srecentlyfacedmoredifficulttimes.Smallgroupsofleftistshaveburnedhisphoto,andfierycriticismhasalsocomefromtherightwithoneleadingconservativeradiohostcallingforhimtostepdown.JuanCarlosfiredbackwithararepublicdefenseofhisreigninarecentspeech."It'sbeenthe

longestperiodofstabilityandprosperityinSpaineverinaparliamentarymonarchy

(君主統治)

",the

Kingsaid.Key:

24.B

25.D

NewsItem3

Itgoesagainstreligioustaboos

（禁忌）

inIraqtoinvolvewomeninfighting,butthreerecentsuicidebombingscarriedoutbywomencouldindicateinsurgents（起義、暴動）

aregrowingincreasinglydesperate.(26)InNovember4th,awomandetonated

[,detn’e?t]

(使)爆炸,引爆anexplosivevest

（背心、馬甲）

nexttoaU.S.patrol

patrol[p?’tr?ul]

巡邏;巡查inDiyala'sregionalcapital,Baqouba,35

milesnortheastofBagdad(27)woundingsevenU.S.

troopsandfiveIraqis.(26)OnDecember7th,awomanattackedtheofficesofaDiyala-basedSunnigroup,fighting

al-QaidainIraq,(27)killing15peopleandwounding35,(26)thenonDecember31st,abomberinBaqouba,detonatedhersuicidevestclosetoapolicepatrol(27)woundingfive

policemenandfourcivilians.

Key:

26.A

27.B

NewsItem

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(28)Chinesegovernmentispoised

(準備行動)

toconductitsfirstnationalsurveyofpoll