2023年12月大学英语四级听力真题第3套+答案+原文+评析
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Part III Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)
Section A
Directions:In this section,you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.At theend of each conversation,one or more questions will be asked about what was said.Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once.After each question there will be apause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked A),B),C)and D),and decidewhich is the best answer,Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a singleline through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
1.
A) Plan his budget carefully.
B) Give her more information.
C) Ask someone else for advice.
D) Buy a gift for his girlfriend.
2.
A) Shell have some chocolate cake.
B) Shell take a look at the menu.
C) Shell go without dessert.
D) Shell prepare the dinner.
3.
A) The man can speak a foreign language.
B) The woman hopes to improve her English.
C) The woman knows many different languages.
D) The man wishes to visit many more countries.
4.
A) Go to the library.
B) Meet the woman.
C) See Prof. Smith.
D) Have a drink in the bar.
5.
A) She isnt sure when Prof. Bloom will be back.
B) The man shouldnt be late for his class.
C) The man can come back sometime later.
D) She can pass on the message for the man.
6.
A) He has a strange personality.
B) Hes got emotional problems.
C) His illness is beyond cure.
D) His behavior is hard to explain.
7.
A) The tickets are more expensive than expected.
B) The tickets are sold in advance at half price.
C) Its difficult to buy the tickets on the spot.
D) Its better to buy the tickets beforehand.
8.
A) He turned suddenly and ran into a tree.
B) He was hit by a fallen box from a truck.
C) He drove too fast and crashed into a truck.
D) He was trying to overtake the truck ahead of him.
Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9.
A) To go boating on the St. Lawrence River.
B) To go sightseeing in Quebec Province.
C) To call on a friend in Quebec City.
D) To attend a wedding in Montreal.
10.
A) Study the map of Quebec Province.
B) Find more about Quebec City.
C) Brush up on her French.
D) Learn more about the local customs.
11.
A) Its most beautiful in summer.
B) It has many historical buildings.
C) It was greatly expanded in the 18th century.
D) Its the only French-speaking city in Canada.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12.
A) It was about a little animal.
B) It took her six years to write.
C) It was adapted from a fairy tale.
D) It was about a little girl and her pet.
13.
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 to win enough support from publishers.
D) She can make a living by doing what she likes.
14.
A) The characters.
B) The readers.
C) Her ideas.
D) Her life experiences.
15.
A) She doesnt really know where they originated.
B) She mainly drew on stories of ancient saints.
C) They popped out of her childhood dreams.
D) They grew out of her long hours of thinking.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 shortpassages. At the end of each passage, you will hearsome questions. Both the passage and thequestions will be spoken only once. After you hear aquestion, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
16.
A) Monitor students sleep patterns.
B) Help students concentrate in class.
C) Record students weekly performance.
D) Ask students to complete a sleep report.
17.
A) Declining health.
B) Lack of attention.
C) Loss of motivation.
D) Improper behavior.
18.
A) They should make sure their children are always punctual for school.
B) They should ensure their children grow up in a healthy environment.
C) They should help their children accomplish high-quality work.
D) They should see to it that their children have adequate sleep.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19.
A) She stopped being a homemaker.
B) She became a famous educator.
C) She became a public figure.
D) She quit driving altogether.
20.
A) A motorists speeding.
B) Her running a stop sign.
C) Her lack of driving experience.
D) A motorists failure to concentrate.
21.
A) Nervous and unsure of herself.
B) Calm and confident of herself.
C) Courageous and forceful.
D) Distracted and reluctant.
22.
A) More strict training of women drivers.
B) Restrictions on cell phone use while driving.
C) Improved traffic conditions in cities.
D) New regulations to ensure childrens safety.
Passage Three
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
23.
A) They havent devoted its much energy to medicine as to space travel.
B) There are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify.
C) It is not economical to find a cure for each type of cold.
D) They believe people can recover without treatment.
24.
A) They reveal the seriousness of the problem.
B) They indicate how fast the virus spreads.
C) They tell us what kind of medicine to take.
D) They show our body is fighting the virus.
25.
A) It actually does more harm than good.
B) It causes damage to some organs of our body.
C) It works better when combined with other remedies.
D) It helps us to recover much sooner.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passagethree times. When the passage is read for the firsttime，you should listen carefully for its generalidea.When the passage is read for the secondtime，you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard.Finally，when the passage is read for the third time，you should check what you have written.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in different ways, depending on thesituation they are in. This is very __26__. All languages have two general levels of usage: aformal level and an informal level. English is no __27__. The difference in these two levels isthe situation in which you use a __28__ level. Formal language is the kind of language you findin textbooks, __29__, and in business letters. You would also use formal English incompositions and __30__ that you write in school. Informal language is used in conversationwith colleagues, family members and friends, and when we write __31__ notes or letters toclose friends.
Formal language is different from informal language __32__. First, formal language tends to bemore polite. What we may find interesting is that it usually takes more words to be polite. Forexample, I might say to a friend or a family member. Close the door, please. but to a __33__,I probably would say, Would you mind closing the door?
Another difference between formal and informal language is some of the __34__. There arebound to be some words and phrases that __35__ formal language and others that areinformal. Lets say that I really like soccer. If Im talking to my friend, I might say m justcrazy about soccer! But if I were talking to my boss, I would probably say I really enjoysoccer.
答案：
1-25 BCACD BDADC BADCA CBDCD ABBDA
26. natural
27. exception
28. particular
29. reference books
30. essays
31. personal
32. in several ways
33. stranger
34. vocabulary
35. belong in
听力原文：
听力短对话
1.
M：Christmas is around thecorner and Im lookingfor a gift for my girlfriend. Any suggestions?
W: Well,you have to tell me something about your girlfriend first. Also, whats yourbudget?
Q：What does the woman wantthe man to do?
2.
M：What would you like fordessert? I think Ill have apple pie and ice cream.
W ：The chocolate cake looksgreat, but I have to watch my weight. You go ahead and getyours.
Q：What would the woman mostprobably do?
3.
W：Having visited so manycountries, you must be able to speak several different languages!
M：I wish I could. ButJapanese and, of course English are the only languages I can speak.
Q;What do we learn from theconversation?
4.
M：Prof. Smith asked me to goto his office after class. So it is impossible for me to make it tothe bar at10：00.
W: Then itseems well have to meet an hour later at the library.
O：What will the man do firstafter class?
5.
M：Its already 11:00 now. Do youmean I ought to wait until Prof. Bloom comes back fromclass?
W：Not really. You can justleave a note. Ill give it to her later.
Q：What does the woman mean?
6.
M：Hows John now? Is he feelingany better?
W: Notyet. It still seems impossible to make him smile. Talking to him is reallydifficult, and hegets upset easily over little things.
Q ：What do we learn about Johnfrom the conversation?
7.
M: Do WChave to get the opera tickets in advance?
W:Certainly! Tickets at the door are usually sold at a higher price.
Q：What does the woman imply?
8.
M：The taxi driver must havebeen speeding.
W：Well, not really! Hecrashed into, the tree because he was trying not to hit a box that hadfallenoff the truck ahead of him.
Q：What do we learn about thetaxi driver?
听力长对话原文1
Conversation One
W: Hey, Bob, guess what? Im going to visit Quebecnext summer, (9)Im invited to go to a friendswedding， but while Im there, Id also like to dosome sightseeing.
M： Thats nice, Sherry. But do you mean the province of Quebec or Quebec City?
W: I mean the province. (9)My friends wedding is in Montreal, so Im going there first. Ill slayfor five days. Is Montreal the capital city of the province?
M: Well, many people think so because its the biggest city, but its not the capital. Quebec Cityis. But Montreal is great. The St. Lawrence River runs right through the middle of the city. Itsbeautiful in summer.
W: Wow, and do you think I can get by in English? My French is OK, but not that good. I knowmost people there speak French, but can I also use English?
M; Weil, people speak both French and English there, but youll hear French most of the timeand all the street signs are in French. In fact, Montreal is the third largest French-speaking cityin the world. (10) So youd better practice your French before you go.
W: Good advice. What about Quebec City? Ill visit a friend from college who lives there now.Whats it like?
M： (11)Its a beautiful city, very old. Many old buildings have been nicely restored. Some ofthem were built in the 17th and 18th centuries. Youll love it there.
W: Fantastic. I cant wait to go.
9. Whats the womans main purpose of visiting Quebec?
10. What does the man advise the woman to do before the trip?
11. What does the man say about Quebec City?
听力长对话原文2
Conversation Two
M: Hi, Ms. Rowling. How old were you when you started to write? And what was your firstbook?
W： (12)I wrote my first finished story when I was about six. It was about a small animal arabbit, I mean，and Ive been writing ever since.
M: Why did you choose to be an author?
W: If someone asked me how to achieve happiness, step one would be finding out what youlove doing most and step two would be finding someone to pay you to do it. (13)I considermyself very lucky indeed to be able to support myself by writing.
M:Do you have any plans to write books for adults?
W：My first two novels were for adults. I suppose I might write another one, but I never reallyimagine a target audience when Im writing. (14)The ideas come first, so it really depends on theidea that grabs me next. Where did the ideas for the Harry Potter books come from?
M: (15)Ive no idea where the ideas came from and I hope Ill never find out. It would spoil myexcitement if it turned out I just have a funny little wrinkle on the surface of my brain whichmakes me think about invisible train platforms.
