2009年12月英语四级真题精讲:听力理解
19. A) He prefers the smaller evening classes. |
A) 他更喜欢晚上的小班课程。 |
B) He has signed up for a day course. |
B) 他已经报名参加白天课程。 |
C) He has to work during the day. |
C) 他白天上班。 |
D) He finds the evening course cheaper. |
D) 他发现晚上课程更便宜。 |
【听音指导】预览选项,选项A、D讨论evening class,选项B讲述day course,立刻可推测此长对话与课程有关,且该课程有day class和evening class之分。从这四个选项暗含的意义推测,男士应偏重于evening class,可初步推测,此题考查男士选择evening class的原因。
【正确项分析】原文中男士明确说明it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day,关键词在于since,正所谓"因果必考",选项C与原文相符。
20. A) Learn a computer language. |
A) 学习一门计算机语言。 |
B) Learn data processing. |
B) 学习数据处理。 |
C) Buy some computer software. |
C) 买一些电脑软件。 |
D) Buy a few course books. |
D) 买一些课本。 |
【听音指导】行为动作考查题,根据19题推测,本对话涉及报班,由本题四个选项可知,所报课程与电脑有关,因为前三项均与computer有关。可知选项D与其他三项明显不同,可初步排除。本题也为一细节题,在听力过程中,应适时记录相关信息。
【正确项分析】女士先提到了Have you taken any courses in data processing,在其后紧跟着又对其进行了解释data processing is a course you have to take before you can take computer programming。对于data processing在对话中重复出现,且与问题相符,故选择B选项。
21. A) Thursday evening, from 7:00 to 9:45. |
A) 周四晚,7点至9点45分。 |
B) From September 1 to New Year's eve. |
B) 从9月1号至新年前夕。 |
C) Every Monday, lasting for 12 weeks. |
C) 每周一,持续12周。 |
D) Three hours a week, 45 hours in total. |
D) 一星期三小时,总共45小时。 |
【听音指导】由选项即可知本题考查数字的细节题,且考查的数字为持续的时间,初步推测为某一课程所持续的时间。所以如在听力过程中涉及数字都要作笔记,且应注意数字的上下文场景。
【正确项分析】对该问题的回答,信息较分散,最初提到了every Monday, from 7 to 9:45。接下来在let me see停顿之后出现答案12 weeks,from September 1 to Christmas eve. 整合以上信息,应选C。
【干扰项分析】选项A错在Thursday evening,原文中明确给出应该是Monday evening。选项B中的New Year's eve也是偷梁换柱,应为Christmas eve。选项D涉及小计算,每晚3小时,持续12周,应大约总共36小时才正确。
22. A) What to bring for registration. |
A) 登记时需要带什么。 |
B) Where to attend the class. |
B) 到哪里去上课。 |
C) How he can get to Frost Hall. |
C) 去弗罗斯特大厅怎么走。 |
D) Whether he can use a check. |
D) 他是否能用支票。 |
【听音指导】根据"前二后二必考"原则,本题又为本对话的最后一题,此题必在文章后面出题。由四选项的形式可初步推测,本题考查的是问题的内容。
【正确项分析】本题的问题直截了当,在原文中男士给出了明确的提问,Is there anything that I should bring with me? 与选项A同义。
【干扰项分析】许多考生按照常理或主观臆测选定选项B,此项在原文中恰恰没有提到。原文中男士也明确表明I know how to get there,选项C是多余的。文中虽提到checkbook,是女士对男士问题的回答,而非男士的发问,故排除。
【原文及译文】
W: Hello, Parkson College. May I help you?
M: Yes. I'm looking for information on courses in computer programming. I would need it for the fall semester.
W: Do you want a day or evening course?
M: Well, it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day.
W: Aha. Have you taken any courses in data processing?
M: No.
W: Oh! Well, data processing is a course you have to take before you can take computer programming.
M: Oh, I see. Well, when is it given? I hope it is not on Thursdays.
W: Well, there's a class that meets on Monday evenings at 7.
M: Just once a week?
W: Yes. But that's almost 3 hours from 7 to 9:45.
M: Oh! Well, that's alright. I could manage that. How many weeks does the course last?
W: Mm, let me see. 12 weeks. You start the first week in September, and finish, oh, just before Christmas. December 21st.
M: And how much is the course?
W: That's 300 dollars including the necessary computer time.
M: Ah-hum. Okay, Eh, where do I go to register?
W: Registration is on the second and third of September between 6 and 9 in Frost Hall.
M: Is that the round building behind the parking lot?
W: Yes, that's the one.
M: Oh, I know how to get there. Is there anything that I should bring with me?
W: No, just your checkbook.
M: Well, thank you very much.
W: You're very welcome. Bye!
M: Bye!
19: Why does the man choose to take an evening course?
20: What does the man have to do before taking the course of computer programming?
21: What do we learn about the schedule of the evening course?
22: What does the man want to know at the end of the conversation?
女士:你好。帕克森大学,有什么事需要帮忙吗?
男士:是的。我想咨询有关计算机程序设计课程的信息。我想在秋季学期上课。
女士:白天上课还是晚上上课?
男士:哦,因为我白天工作,我想晚上上课。
女士:嗯。你学过关于数据处理的课程吗?
男士:没有。
女士:哦! 好的,在学习计算机编程之前必须学习数据处理。
男士:哦,我明白了。数据处理什么时候上课? 我希望不是星期四。
女士:哦,有一个班在周一晚上7点。
男士:一周仅上一次?
女士:是的。从7点到9点45分,差不多3个小时。
男士:哦! 没关系,我可以做到。几个星期的课程?
女士:嗯,让我看看。12周。你从九月第一次周末开始,哦,圣诞节前夕12月21日结课。
男士:这门课程多少钱?
女士:300美元,包括必要的上机时间。
男士:好的,嗯,我到哪里去登记?
女士:在9月2号、3号6 点至 9点在弗罗斯特大厅登记。
男士:是停车场后面的圆形大楼吗?
女士:是的,就是那儿。
男士:哦,我知道怎么到那儿去。我必须要带什么东西吗?
女士:不用,只要带着支票簿即可。
男士:哦,太谢谢了。
女士:不用客气。再见!
男士:再见!
19:为什么男士选择晚间上课?
20:在上计算机程序设计课程之前必须要做什么?
21:我们能从晚间课程了解到什么信息?
22:在谈话最后男士想了解什么信息?
【词汇点拨】course n. 课程;computer programming 计算机编程;data processing 数据处理;parking lot 停车场;schedule n. 时间表
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) A training coach. |
A) 教练员。 |
B) A trading adviser. |
B) 商业顾问。 |
C) A professional manager. |
C) 职业经理。 |
D) A financial trader. |
D) 金融交易商。 |
【听音指导】本题为本长对话的第一题,出题点必在对话开始,由选项可知,本题涉及职业, 对于职业的考查也是前几年四级考试的重点。
【正确项分析】男士在文中明确提及trading in financial markets,根据同义推断原理,可推断该男士的职业是financial trader.
24. A) He can save on living expenses. |
A) 他可以节省生活费用。 |
B) He considers cooking creative. |
B) 他认为烹饪是具有创新性的。 |
C) He can enjoy healthier food. |
C) 他喜欢健康食物。 |
D) He thinks take-away is tasteless. |
D) 他觉得外带食品不好吃。 |
【听音指导】预览选项,可知选项A与其他三项明显不同,可初步排除。本题与食物或烹饪有关。所以在听音过程中,如提及cooking或food,应多加注意,适时记录。
【正确项分析】 听音过程中听到此句I always cook a meal rather than have a take-away,即可知答案就在附近,接下来的一句To do something my brain will regard as creative中,出现了关键词creative,选项B与之相符,故选择B选项。
25. A) It is something inevitable. |
A) 是某种不可避免的事情。 |
B) It is frustrating sometimes. |
B) 有时候令人沮丧。 |
C) It takes patience to manage. |
C) 它需要耐心来管理。 |
D) It can be a good thing. |
D) 它可能是件好事。 |
【听音指导】本题是细节加评论题,关键要弄清楚各选项中it所指代的内容。本文出现频率最多的词是stress,可大胆推测,此题考查的是对stress的评述。本题又是此长对话的最后一题,答案应在听力对话的后两句。
【正确项分析】I do actually enjoy an element of uncertainty. 只要抓住此句中的一个关键词uncertainty,此题便可轻易而解,选项A正确。
【原文及译文】
W: So, why exactly does your job have a reputation for being stressful?
M: Stress is generally driven by the feeling of being out of control of a situation and the feeling of a situation controlling you. Trading in financial markets combines both.
W: How do you relax in the evening?
M: I very rarely do anything work-related so it's easy to escape the markets. I generally go to the gym or go for a run, especially if I've had a bad day. I always cook a meal rather than have a take-away. To do something my brain would regard as creative.
W: Do you think what you do for relaxation is an effective way to beat stress?
M: I don't think there is a specific rule about how to beat stress. I generally find out what I do is effective for me.
W: Would you consider changing your job because of the high stress factor?
M: I have considered leaving my job due to stress-related factors. However, I do think that an element of stress is a good thing, and if used the right way, it can actually be a positive thing.
W: What do you enjoy about the stressful aspects of your job?
M: Having said all that, I do actually enjoy an element of uncertainty. I enjoy a mental challenge. Trading generates a wide range of emotions second by second. How you deal with and manage those emotions dictates short, medium and long term trading performance and success.
23: What is the man's job?
24: Why does the man prefer to cook a meal rather than have a take-away?
25: What does the man say about an element of stress in his job?
女士:那么,到底为什么你的工作以紧张出名呢?
男士:当人们束手无策或感觉被控制时,就会有压力感。金融市场上的交易正是这两者的结合。
女士:你晚上如何放松?
男士:我很少做与工作有关的事情,所以很容易逃脱市场。我通常去健身房或是出去跑步。尤其是在我感觉某天很糟糕的时候,更是如此。我总是做饭,而不是叫外卖。做点儿有创意的事。
女士:你认为你放松自己的方法对消除压力有效吗?
男士:消除压力没有特定的法宝。总的来说,我发现我所做的一切对我来说都是有效的。
女士:你是否因压力大而考虑换工作呢?
男士:因为压力的因素我曾考虑过离开我的工作。但是,我认为压力是一件好事。如果运用得当,压力实际上是有益的。
女士:你喜欢工作中的哪些压力?
男士:说了这么多,我的确喜欢不确定因素。我喜欢挑战。交易会在瞬间产生一系列大范围的情绪波动。你如何处理及管理这些情绪支配着中短期及长期交易业绩和成功。
23:男士的工作是什么?
24:为什么男士喜欢做饭,而不是叫外卖?
25:关于工作中的压力感,男士说了什么?
【词汇点拨】reputation n. 名声,名气;combine v. 合并;financial a. 金融的;take-away 外带食品;positive a. 积极的,有益的;uncertainty n. 不确定性