2013年6月四级考试真题听力部分+MP3(第二套)

2013年6月四级考试真题听力部分+MP3(第二套)

1.
A) The woman is now working in a kindergarten.
B) The man will soon start a business of his own.
C) The man would like to be a high school teacher.
D) The woman is going to major in child education.
 
2.
A) The furniture has to be rearranged.
B) The sound equipment has to be set up.
C) The conference room has to be cleaned.
D) The video machine has to be checked.
 
3.
A) She is exhausted.
B) She is near-sighted.
C) She cannot finish work in time.
D) She cannot go straight home.
 
4.
A) The woman is too particular about food.
B) He would rather have a meal an hour later.
C) The woman should order her food quickly.
D) He usually prefers ice-cream to sandwiches.
 
5.
A) He is not a good mechanic.
B) He doesn’t keep his promises.
C) He spends his spare time doing repairs.
D) He is always ready to offer help to others.
 
6.
A) Sam has a big family to support.
B) Sam is not interested in traveling.
C) The pay offered by the travel agency is too low.
D) The work hours in the travel agency arc too long
 
7.
A) International trade.
B) Product development.
C) Financial consulting.
D) Domestic retailing.
 
8.
A) Go on a business trip.
B) Look for a job in Miami.
C) Make a ticket reservation.
D) Take a vacation.
 
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9.
A) It is located on Route 18.
B) It has an interesting museum.
C) It is a beautiful little town.
D) It lies seven miles east of Newton.
 
10.
A) They are in opposite directions.
B) They are fifty-five miles apart.
C) They are quite close to each other.
D) They are a long drive from Norwalk.
 
11.
A) They are connected by Route
B) They are crowded with tourists.
C) They have lots of old houses.
D) They have many rare plants.
 
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12.
A) Bring him up to date on the current situation in Milan.
B) Inform him of the arrangements for his trip in Italy.
C) Fetch the documents signed by Mr Gartner.
D) Accompany Mr Gartner to the Linate airport.
 
13.
A) About 8:30.
B) About 6:30.
C) About 5:30.
D) About 4:15.
 
14.
A) Mr Gartner from Milan.
B) Gianni Riva at Megastar.
C) The company’s sales representative.
D) Gavin from the Chamber of Commerce.
 
15.
A) Travel agent.
B) Business manager.
C) Secretary.
D) Saleswoman.
 
Section B
Passage One  Questions 16 to 19 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
16.
A) She had a desire to help others.
B) She wanted to find out more about it.
C) She needed some overseas experience.
D) She was interested in farming.
 
17.
A) Carry out a cultural exchange program.
B) Work on an agricultural project.
C) Learn Portuguese.
D) Teach English.
 
18.
A) She found it difficult to secure a job in her own country.
B) She wanted to renew her contact with the Peace Corps.
C) She was invited to work as an English teacher.
D) She could not get the country out of her mind.
 
19.
A) By teaching additional English classes.
B) By writing stories for American newspapers.
C) By working part time for the Peace Corps.
D) By doing odd jobs for local institutions.
 
Passage Two Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
 
20.
A) Time spent exercising.
B) Time spent working.
C) Time spent on leisure activities.
D) Time spent with friends and family.
 
21.
A) Reading.
B) Surfing the Web.
C) Eating out.
D) Watching TV.
 
22.
A) Driving.
B) Gardening.
C) Going to the pub.
D) Visiting friends.
 
Passage Three Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23.
A) The car driver was trying to avoid hitting a rabbit.
B) The car driver was partly responsible for the accident.
C) McLaughlin was talking to his manager while driving.
D) McLaughlin’s carelessness resulted in the collision.
 
24.
A) He crashed into a car parked there.
B) He knocked down several mailboxes.
C) He tore down the company’s main gate.
D) He did serious damage to a loaded truck.
 
25.
A) He will lose his job.
B) He will have to pay damages.
C) He will be fined heavily.
D) He will receive retraining.
 
Section C
When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate __26__, they replied. “Because it is right.” If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks, or why their men wear pants __27__ skirts, or why they may be married to only one person at a time, we are likely to get __28__ and very uninformative answers: “Because it’s right. ” “Because that’s the way it’s done.” “Because it’s the __29__. ” Or even “I don’t know. ” The reason for these and countless other patterns of social behavior is that they are __30__ by social norms-shared rules or guidelines which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation. Norms __31__ how people “ought” to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society. We conform(遵守) to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they __32__. In fact, we are much more likely to notice __33__ from norms than conformity to them. You would not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little __34__ if they bowed, started to stroke you, or kissed you on both __35__ Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world. When we visit another society whose norms are different, we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that way.