1、大学英语四级听力-18 及答案解析(总分：252.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Part Listening Com(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：4，分数：105.00)(1).A. She regretted having bought the second-hand car.B. It is unnecessary to rent another house.C. They should sell their second-hand car and buy a new one.D. They can afford a second-hand car.（分数
2、7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. She loves the film too. B. She doesnt think much of the film.C. She asks the man to repeat his words. D. The films not as good as she expected.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Go out with his wife. B. Work for extra hours.C. Stay at home with his wife. D. Go out with his boss.（分数：7.00）A.
3、B.C.D.(4).A. John bought a cheap computer. B. John bought Morris a computer.C. Morris bought a computer from John. D. Morris bought a new computer.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(5).A. Out of town on business. B. At the Health Service Center.C. At home. D. At the office.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(1).A. No one will look at
4、 the bulletin board. B. Nobody will be interested in the bulletin board.C. News for meeting should be spread via the bulletin board.D. The bulletin board should be put up on the wall.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. The weather is mild compared with the past years.B. They are having the coldest winter ever.C
5、 The weather will soon get warmer. D. The weather may get even colder.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. The man has been hired. B. The man is not suitable.C. The man should finish paperwork first. D. The man should work first.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just hea
6、rd.（分数：28.00）(1).A. It was about a little animal. B. It took her six years to finish.C. It was adapted from a fairy tale. D. It was about a little girl and her pet.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. She knows how to write best-selling novels.B. She can earn a lot of money by writing for adults.C. She is able t
7、o win enough support from publishers.D. She can make a living by doing what she likes.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. The characters. B. The readers.C. Her ideas. D. Her life experiences.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. She doesnt really know where they originated.B. She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints.C. T
8、hey popped out of her childhood dreams.D. They grew out of her long hours of thinking.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Question 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A Computer literacy. B. English literature.C. TOEFL training. D. Chinese culture.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. May 31st.
9、B. June 31st.C. July 31st. D. August 31st.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. Sponsorship form, application fee and high school transcripts.B. Application fee, high school transcripts and language certificates.C. Bank statement, sponsorship form and language certificates.D. Sponsorship form, application fee and
10、 bank statements.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.三、Section B(总题数：3，分数：70.00)Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：28.00）(1).A. A medical needle. B. A medical operation.C. A medical technique. D. A medical machine.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. Almost one month. B. A couple of week
11、s.C. A life time. D. Several months.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. The performer of acupuncture knows a lot about the making of needles.B. Acupuncture has existed in China for as long as 2,000 years.C. An operation now needs fewer needles than in the past.D. Few patients prefer acupuncture to chemicals.（分数
12、7.00）A.B.C.D.(4).A. The Chinese mainly use acupuncture to cure strange disease.B. Most Chinese patients prefer acupuncture to chemicals in curing diseases.C. The Chinese have spread acupuncture all over the world.D. The Chinese are learning more about acupuncture.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Passage TwoQuestio
13、ns 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. By 1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a year.B. Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s.C. Some of Olivettis typewriters were sold in Italy.D. Olivetti exported products to other countries from the very begi
14、nning.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(2).A. It produced the best typewriter in the world.B. It designed the worlds first mainframe computer.C. it exported more typewriters than computers.D. It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. The origin of Olivetti. B. The succe
15、ss of Olivetti.C. The history of Olivetti. D. The production of Olivetti.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.Passage ThreeQuestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.（分数：21.00）(1).A. Raising our eyebrows. B. Making eye contact.C. Changing positions in a chair. D. Crying in a low voice.（分数：7.00）A.B.
16、C.D.(2).A. Sex. B. Educational background.C. Social status. D. Personal style.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.(3).A. It always expresses the message efficiently. B. It usually doesnt match the language.C. It sometimes isolates a meaning. D. It often shows the speakers true emotions.（分数：7.00）A.B.C.D.四、Section C(总题数
17、1，分数：77.00)Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.Globe jobs were life-guaranteed until (36) For 15 years I had prospered theremoving from an ordinary reporter to foreign (37) and final
18、ly to senior editor. I would have a (38) of security if I stuck with it. Instead, I had made a (39) to leave. I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous (40) . “Matt, we have to have a talk,“ I began (41) . “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im forty. Theres
19、a lot I want to do in life. Im (42) . “ I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new (43) company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “Im glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expectation. “ (44)
20、 Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant,“ he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,“ he concluded. “ (45) .“Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. “Im resigning, Bill,“ I
21、 said. He listened while I gave him the story. (46) . After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes. /（分数：77.00）(1).Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.Globe jobs were l
22、ife-guaranteed until (36) For 15 years I had prospered theremoving from an ordinary reporter to foreign (37) and finally to senior editor. I would have a (38) of security if I stuck with it. Instead, I had made a (39) to leave. I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous (4
23、0) . “Matt, we have to have a talk,“ I began (41) . “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life. Im (42) . “ I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new (43) company. We were at a rare turning point in hi
24、story. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “Im glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expectation. “ (44) . Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant,“ he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,“ he concluded. “ (45) .“Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chair
25、man and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. “Im resigning, Bill,“ I said. He listened while I gave him the story. (46) . After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes. /（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(2).Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe,
26、 which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.Globe jobs were life-guaranteed until (36) For 15 years I had prospered theremoving from an ordinary reporter to foreign (37) and finally to senior editor. I would have a (38) of security if I
27、stuck with it. Instead, I had made a (39) to leave. I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous (40) . “Matt, we have to have a talk,“ I began (41) . “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life. Im (42) . “ I handed him a let
28、ter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new (43) company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “Im glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expectation. “ (44) . Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant,“
29、he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,“ he concluded. “ (45) .“Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. “Im resigning, Bill,“ I said. He listened while I gave him the story. (46) . Afte
30、r a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes. /（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(3).Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.Globe jobs were life-guaranteed until (36) For 15 years I had prosper
31、ed theremoving from an ordinary reporter to foreign (37) and finally to senior editor. I would have a (38) of security if I stuck with it. Instead, I had made a (39) to leave. I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous (40) . “Matt, we have to have a talk,“ I began (41) .
32、I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life. Im (42) . “ I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new (43) company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change
33、 “Im glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expectation. “ (44) . Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant,“ he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,“ he concluded. “ (45) .“Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned
34、 the Globe into a billion-dollar property. “Im resigning, Bill,“ I said. He listened while I gave him the story. (46) . After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes. /（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(4).Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy gettin
35、g hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.Globe jobs were life-guaranteed until (36) For 15 years I had prospered theremoving from an ordinary reporter to foreign (37) and finally to senior editor. I would have a (38) of security if I stuck with it. Instead, I had made a (39) to leave.
36、I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous (40) . “Matt, we have to have a talk,“ I began (41) . “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life. Im (42) . “ I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was le
37、aving to start a new (43) company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “Im glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expectation. “ (44) . Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant,“ he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,“
38、he concluded. “ (45) .“Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. “Im resigning, Bill,“ I said. He listened while I gave him the story. (46) . After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your sh
39、oes. /（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(5).Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.Globe jobs were life-guaranteed until (36) For 15 years I had prospered theremoving from an ordinary reporter to foreign
40、37) and finally to senior editor. I would have a (38) of security if I stuck with it. Instead, I had made a (39) to leave. I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous (40) . “Matt, we have to have a talk,“ I began (41) . “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im
41、forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life. Im (42) . “ I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new (43) company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “Im glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expect
42、ation. “ (44) . Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant,“ he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,“ he concluded. “ (45) .“Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. “Im resig
43、ning, Bill,“ I said. He listened while I gave him the story. (46) . After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes. /（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(6).Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were
44、in.Globe jobs were life-guaranteed until (36) For 15 years I had prospered theremoving from an ordinary reporter to foreign (37) and finally to senior editor. I would have a (38) of security if I stuck with it. Instead, I had made a (39) to leave. I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered
45、 He had a famous (40) . “Matt, we have to have a talk,“ I began (41) . “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life. Im (42) . “ I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new (43) company. We were at a rare
46、 turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “Im glad for you,“ he said, quite out of my expectation. “ (44) . Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant,“ he went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,“ he concluded. “ (45) .“Later, I had a final talk wit
47、h Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. “Im resigning, Bill,“ I said. He listened while I gave him the story. (46) . After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes. /（分数：7.00）填空项 1:_(7).Fifteen years ago, I enter
48、ed the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.Globe jobs were life-guaranteed until (36) For 15 years I had prospered theremoving from an ordinary reporter to foreign (37) and finally to senior editor. I would have a (3
49、8) of security if I stuck with it. Instead, I had made a (39) to leave. I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous (40) . “Matt, we have to have a talk,“ I began (41) . “I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life. Im (42) . “ I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new (43) company. We were at a
