2008年12月大学英语四级真题及答案

　　Part III　Listening Comprehension

　　Direction: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversation. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was ... Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　11. A) Only true friendship can last long.

　　B) Letter writing is going out of style.

　　C) She keeps in regular touch with her classmates.

　　D) She has lost contact with most of her old friends.

　　12. A) A painter.　　　 C) A porter.

　　B) A mechanic.　　 D) A carpenter.

　　13. A) Look for a place near her office.　　　　 C) Make inquiries elsewhere.

　　B) Find a new job down the street.　　　　 D) Rent the $600 apartment.

　　14. A) He prefers to wear jeans with a larger waist.

　　B) He has been extremely busy recently.

　　C) He has gained some weight lately.

　　D) He enjoyed going shopping with Jane yesterday.

　　15. A) The woman possesses a natural talent for art.

　　B) Women have a better artistic taste than men.

　　C) He isn't good at abstract thinking.

　　D) He doesn't like abstract paintings.

　　16. A) She couldn't have left her notebook in the library.

　　B) She may have put her notebook amid the journals.

　　C) She should have made careful notes while doing reading.

　　D) She shouldn't have read his notes without his knowing it.

　　17. A) She wants to get some sleep.　　 C) She has a literature class to attend.

　　B) She needs time to write a paper.　 D) She is troubled by her sleep problem.

　　18. A) He is confident he will get the job.

　　B) His chance of getting the job is slim.

　　C) It isn't easy to find a qualified sales manager.

　　D) The interview didn't go as well as he expected.

　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19. A) He can manage his time more flexibly.

　　B) He can renew contact with his old friends.

　　C) He can concentrate on his own projects.

　　D) He can learn to do administrative work.

　　20. A) Reading its ads in the newspapers.

　　B) Calling its personnel department.

　　C) Contacting its manager.

　　D) Searching its website.

　　21. A) To cut down its production expenses.

　　B) To solve the problem of staff shortage.

　　C) To improve its administrative efficiency.

　　D) To utilize its retired employees' resources.

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22. A) Buy a tractor.

　　B) Fix a house.

　　C) See a piece of property.

　　D) Sign a business contract.

　　23. A) It is only forty miles from where they live.

　　B) It is a small one with a two-bedroom house.

　　C) It was bought at a price lower than expected.

　　D) It has a large garden with fresh vegetables.

　　24. A) Growing potatoes will involve less labor.

　　B) Its soil may not be very suitable for corn.

　　C) It may not be big enough for raising corn.

　　D) Raising potatoes will be more profitable.

　　25. A) Finances.　　　　　　　　 C) Equipment.

　　B) Labor.　　　　　　　　　　D) Profits.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you'll hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passages, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　Passage One

　　Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. A) To introduce the chief of the city's police force.

　　B) To comment on a talk by a distinguished guest.

　　C) To address the issue of community security.

　　D) To explain the functions of the city council.

　　27. A) He has distinguished himself in city management.

　　B) He is head of the International Police Force.

　　C) He completed his higher education abroad.

　　D) He holds a master's degree in criminology.

　　28. A) To coordinate work among police departments.

　　B) To get police officers closer to the local people.

　　C) To help the residents in times of emergency.

　　D) To enable the police to take prompt action.

　　29. A) Popular.　　　　　　　　　　C) Effective.

　　B) Discouraging.　　　　　　　 D) Controversial.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　30. A) People differ greatly in their ability to communicate.

　　B) There are numerous languages in existence.

　　C) Most public languages are inherently vague.

　　D) Big gaps exist between private and public languages.

　　31. A) It is a sign of human intelligence.

　　B) It improves with constant practice.

　　C) It is something we are born with.

　　D) It varies from person to person.

　　32. A) How private languages are developed.

　　B) How different languages are related.

　　C) How people create their languages.

　　D) How children learn to use language.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　33. A) She was a tailor

　　B) She was an engineer.

　　C) She was an educator.

　　D) She was a public speaker.

　　34. A) Basing them on science-fiction movies.

　　B) Including interesting examples in them.

　　C) Adjusting them to different audiences.

　　D) Focusing on the latest progress in space science.

　　35. A) Whether spacemen carry weapons.

　　B) How spacesuits protect spacemen.

　　C) How NASA trains its spacemen.

　　D) What spacemen eat and drink.

　　Section C

　　Directions:In this section,vou will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea.When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are reqired to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. 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2上作答。

　　Crime is increasing worldwide. There is every reason to believe the (36)_______will continue through the next few decades.

　　Crime rates have always been high in multicultural, industrialized societies such as the United States, but a new (37)__________has appeared on the world (38)_________---rapidly rising crime rates in nations that previously reported few (39)_________.Street crimes such as robbery, rape, (40)___________, and auto theft are clearly rising, (41)____________in eastem European countries such as Hungary and in western European nations such as the United kingdom.

　　What is dirving this crime (42)_________? These are no simple answers. Still, there are certain conditions (43) ____________with rising crime; increasing heterogeneity (混杂) of populations, greater cultural pluralism, higher immigration, democratization of governments,(44)_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

　　These conditions are increasingly observable around the world. For instance, cultures that were previously isolated and homogeneous(同种类的) , such as Japan , Denmark, and Greece, (45)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

　　Multiculturalism can be a rewarding ,enriching experience, but it can also lead to a clash of values.Heterogeneity in societies will be the rule in the twenty-first century, and(46)________________