1、大学英语四级-2 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Listening Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：4，分数：30.00)（分数：10.00）A.At a theatre.B.At a booking office.C.At a railway station.D.At a restaurant.A.The man is inviting the woman to dinner.B.The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner.C.The woman is a fr
2、iend of the Stevensons“.D.The man is going to visit the Stevensons.A.The professor“s presentation was not convincing enough.B.The professor“s lecture notes were too complicated.C.The professor spoke with a strong accentD.The professor spoke too fast.A.The furnished apartment was inexpensive.B.The ap
3、artment was provided with some old furniture.C.The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday.D.The furniture he bought was very cheap.A.The man is thinking about taking a new job.B.The man likes a job that enables him to travel.C.The man is sure that he will gain more by taking the job.D.The
4、man doesn“t want to stay home and take care of their child.（分数：6.00）A.He“d better submit his resume at once.B.Not all applicants will be interviewed.C.She does need his help for the moment.D.There might not be any interview at all.A.The man will go in for business right after high school.B.The woman
5、 is not happy with the man“s decision.C.The man wants to be a business manager.D.The woman is working in a kindergarten.A.Join her in hiking.B.Be more flexible.C.Lend her his gym shoes.D.Take more exercise.（分数：8.00）A.How to spend Thanksgiving Day.B.Preparing food on Thanksgiving Day.C.The origin of
6、Thanksgiving Day.D.What to do after Thanksgiving mealA.It has something to do with the English customers.B.Its traditional foods include roast potatoes and ducks.C.It does not fall on a fixed date every year.D.It makes people exhausted and costs a lot.A.He plays football.B.He watches TV.C.He goes hu
7、nting.D.He does some exercise.A.He“d like to stay with his family.B.He“d like to help his wife do the washing-up.C.He“d like to go bowling.D.He“d like to deal with the leftovers.（分数：6.00）A.To go to the airport.B.To work with Jane Smith.C.To offer some information.D.To meet Jane Smith.A.She is a quit
8、e young lady.B.She is middle-aged.C.She is 40 years old.D.She is of the retirement age.A.She“d like to meet Jane Smith.B.She is usually smartly dressed.C.She is taller than Jane Smith.D.She once was Jane Smith“s colleague.三、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.50)（分数：10.50）A.To protect
9、persons and property.B.To collect taxes.C.To teach and train citizens.D.To save natural resources for future use.A.By selling services that make life comfortable.B.By selling land containing oil.C.By selling public lands.D.By selling coal and other natural products.A.Environmental pollution and prot
10、ection.B.Taxes and services for the public.C.Police efforts to protect people.D.People“s attitude toward taxes.五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：14.00)（分数：14.00）A.He didn“t like physics any more.B.His eyesight was too poor.C.Physics was too hard for him.D.He had to work to support himself.A.He was not happy wi
11、th the new director.B.He was not qualified to be an engineer.C.He wanted to travel.D.He found his job boring.A.He wanted to work with his friend.B.He enjoyed traveling around the world.C.He wanted to go to Spain.D.He was rejected by the engineering firm.A.He enjoyed teaching English.B.He wanted to e
12、arn more to support his family.C.The owner of the school promised him a good position.D.He could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent.六、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：10.50)（分数：10.50）A.It can be cooked in many ways.B.It is delicious but inexpensive.C.It gives higher yields than other grain crops.D.
13、It grows easily in various conditions.A.Fried potatoes.B.Tomato juice.C.Sweet corn.D.Chocolate beans.A.They led to the discovery of America.B.They made native American foods popular.C.They brought great wealth to Spain.D.They made native American life styles well-known.七、Section C(总题数：1，分数：35.00)Gat
14、es was born and 1 in Seattle. At the age of 14, he founded a computer programming company with three friends, and they had 2 $20,000 by selling their traffic-counting system to local governments. In 1975, he 3 of his law course at Harvard to found the Microsoft Software Company in Washington. Gates“
15、 4 of the 5 computer industry began in 1980-1981, when he 6 an operating system and licensed it to IBM. MS-DOS became the 7 operating system for nearly all IBM 8 computers. During the 1980s, Microsoft also developed more specialized software. When the company went public in 1986, Gates became a mult
16、imillionaire at the age of 31. Five years later, he was ranked as the world“s richest man. In the 1990s, Gates made a fresh 9 from sales of Windows, a system that enables a computer to be operated with on-screen symbols 10 complex keyboard commands. A revised version was launched amid huge publicity
17、 in 1995. （分数：35.00）填空项 1:_大学英语四级-2 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Listening Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：4，分数：30.00)（分数：10.00）A.At a theatre.B.At a booking office.C.At a railway station.D.At a restaurant. 解析：听力原文 W: George, look at the long waiting line. I“m glad you have made a reservatio
18、n. M: More and more people enjoy eating out now. Besides, this place is especially popular with overseas students. Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?A.The man is inviting the woman to dinner. B.The woman is too busy to join the man for dinner.C.The woman is a friend of the Ste
19、vensons“.D.The man is going to visit the Stevensons.解析：听力原文 M: I wonder if you can drop by tomorrow evening. The Stevensons are coming over for dinner. I“d like you to meet them. W: Sure, I“d love to. I“ve heard they are very interesting people. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?A.The profes
20、sor“s presentation was not convincing enough.B.The professor“s lecture notes were too complicated.C.The professor spoke with a strong accentD.The professor spoke too fast. 解析：听力原文 W: The presentation made by Professor Jackson was too complicated to understand. M: Well, I think he didn“t speak slowly
21、 enough for us to take notes. Q: What is the man“s complaint?A.The furnished apartment was inexpensive.B.The apartment was provided with some old furniture.C.The furniture in the market was on sale every Sunday.D.The furniture he bought was very cheap. 解析：听力原文 W: You“ve got your apartment furnished,
22、 haven“t you? M: Yes. I bought some used furniture at the Sunday market, and it was a real bargain. Q: What does the man mean?A.The man is thinking about taking a new job. B.The man likes a job that enables him to travel.C.The man is sure that he will gain more by taking the job.D.The man doesn“t wa
23、nt to stay home and take care of their child.解析：听力原文 M: Mary doesn“t want me to take the job. She says our child is too young and the job requires much traveling. W: You should talk to her again and see if you could find a way out. Think about the gains and losses before you make a decision. Q: What
24、 do we learn from the conversation?（分数：6.00）A.He“d better submit his resume at once.B.Not all applicants will be interviewed. C.She does need his help for the moment.D.There might not be any interview at all.解析：听力原文 M: Hello. I“m calling about your help-wanted ad in the newspaper. May I submit my re
25、sume when I come for an interview? W: You have to send your resume first. Only after screening them will we conduct personal interviews. Q: What does the woman imply?A.The man will go in for business right after high school.B.The woman is not happy with the man“s decision.C.The man wants to be a bus
26、iness manager. D.The woman is working in a kindergarten.解析：听力原文 M: After high school, I“d like to go to college and major in business administration. I really like power and enjoy telling people what to do. W: You are very ambitious. But I“d rather spend my college days finding out what children are
27、 interested in. Child“s psychology is for me. Q: What do we learn from the conversation?A.Join her in hiking.B.Be more flexible.C.Lend her his gym shoes.D.Take more exercise. 解析：听力原文 M: Do you think I should join the group of hikers, Mary? W: Why not? If I were in your shoes, I certainly would. As t
28、he saying goes, all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?（分数：8.00）A.How to spend Thanksgiving Day. B.Preparing food on Thanksgiving Day.C.The origin of Thanksgiving Day.D.What to do after Thanksgiving meal解析：听力原文 M: Come in and have a seat please, Ann. Pl
29、ease make yourself at home. W: I am really grateful for your invitation. I know Thanksgiving is a very traditional family holiday and I am so glad to be with an American family on this occasion. M: On the fourth Thursday of November every year. Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day. You know its orig
30、in? W: Yeah, it has something to do with the first settlers and Indians. M: Right. The first settlers in Massachusetts started this custom. And large dinners with many relatives are common throughout America on this special day. W: Do you have traditional dishes that you serve every year? M: Yes, we
31、 do. The traditional foods of Thanksgiving meal include roast turkey, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie and bread pudding. I hope you have good appetite today. W: What do men do while women are doing the cooking? M: It“s the same every yearfootball. We watch one game after another on Thanksgiving. I alway
32、s think we“d better go out and get some exercise, but every year we fail. We are glued to the tube! When I was young, I always went hunting with my father on Thanksgiving Day morning. W: What do you do after the meal? M: After dinner we“d like to go bowling. It“s a fun thing to do together as a fami
33、ly. After a couple of games, we go back home and eat the leftovers. W: I think that Thanksgiving and Christmas are the most important holidays in the States, just like Spring Festival in China. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A.It has something to do with the English customers.B.Its t
34、raditional foods include roast potatoes and ducks.C.It does not fall on a fixed date every year. D.It makes people exhausted and costs a lot.解析：听力原文 What is true about Thanksgiving Day?A.He plays football.B.He watches TV. C.He goes hunting.D.He does some exercise.解析：听力原文 What does the man do when hi
35、s wife is cooking?A.He“d like to stay with his family.B.He“d like to help his wife do the washing-up.C.He“d like to go bowling. D.He“d like to deal with the leftovers.解析：听力原文 What would the man like to do after meal?（分数：6.00）A.To go to the airport.B.To work with Jane Smith.C.To offer some informatio
36、n. D.To meet Jane Smith.解析：听力原文 M: Hello, Mary, you“re just the person I“m looking for! W: Oh good! What can I do for you? M: Have you got a minute? W: Yeah, of course. M: Well, it“s about Jane Smith, you know. She is coming here soon. You know her, don“t you? W: Mm, actually I do. She and I worked
37、together for quite some time. Why do you ask? M: Well, she is coming today and we“ve got to go to the airport to meet her. But, you know, she is just a stranger to me. So I wondered if you could. W: Oh I see! You hope I can tell you what she looks like? M: Yes! W: Well. she is in her 40s but she doe
38、sn“t really look middle-aged. And she“s usually smartly dressed with brown short hair. Actually, she is good-looking. M: Uh huh. Eh, how tall is she? W: Mm, a bit taller than me but, average height, I“d say. By the way, she wears glasses. M: Oh I see. I“m sure I could find her at the airport, becaus
39、e I have a much clearer idea about her now. Thank you for your help. W: Don“t mention it. What does the man hope the woman to do?A.She is a quite young lady.B.She is middle-aged. C.She is 40 years old.D.She is of the retirement age.解析：听力原文 How old is Jane Smith?A.She“d like to meet Jane Smith.B.She
40、is usually smartly dressed.C.She is taller than Jane Smith.D.She once was Jane Smith“s colleague. 解析：听力原文 What do we know about the woman according to the conversation?三、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：10.50)（分数：10.50）A.To protect persons and property. B.To collect taxes.C.To teach an
41、d train citizens.D.To save natural resources for future use.解析：听力原文 We use all sorts of services without thinking about how we get them. But such services cost money. We pay for them through taxes. What would happen if everyone in the city stopped paying taxes? The water supply would stop, the stree
42、t might not get cleaned, and there would be no police force to protect people and property. The chief duty of every government is to protect persons and property. More than three fourths of the money spent by our government is used for this purpose. The next largest amount of public money goes to te
43、ach and train our citizens. Billions of dollars each year are spent on schools and libraries. Public money is used to pay the teachers and other public officials. Years ago the government made money from the sale of public lands. But most of the best public lands have now been sold. The money raised
44、 was used to help pay the cost of government. There are still some public lands that contain oil, coal, gas and other natural products. They could be sold, but we want to save them for future years. So we all must pay our share for the services that make our lives comfortable. What is the chief duty
45、 of every government?A.By selling services that make life comfortable.B.By selling land containing oil.C.By selling public lands. D.By selling coal and other natural products.解析：听力原文 How did the government raise money in the past?A.Environmental pollution and protection.B.Taxes and services for the
46、public. C.Police efforts to protect people.D.People“s attitude toward taxes.解析：听力原文 What is the passage mainly about?五、Passage Two(总题数：1，分数：14.00)（分数：14.00）A.He didn“t like physics any more.B.His eyesight was too poor.C.Physics was too hard for him.D.He had to work to support himself. 解析：听力原文 When I
47、 was at school, my ambition was to be a pilot in the Air Force. But my eyesight wasn“t good enough. So I had to give up that idea. I went to university and studied physics. I wanted to stay on there and do research. But my father died at about that time. So I thought I“d better get a job and earn my
48、 living. I started working in an engineering firm. I expected to stay in that job for a long time. But then, they appointed a new managing director. I didn“t get on with him. so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company. I would certainly have accepted the job if they had off
49、ered it to me. But on my way to the interview, I met a friend who was working for a travel agency. He offered me a job in Spain. And I had always liked Spain, so I took it. I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America. But I had just got married. So I decided to stay here. Then we had a baby and I wasn“t earning enough to support the family. So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evening. I liked English teaching more than working for the travel agency, and
