2006年6月英语四级听力原文及MP3下载(含新东方点评)

Section A
1. M: I think the hostess really went out of her way to make the party a success.
W: Yes, the food and drinks were great , but if only we had known a few of the other guests.
Q: What did the two speakers say about the party?

2. M: Can you stop by the post office and get me some envelopes and 39 cents’ stamps?
W: Well, I am not going to stop by the post office, but I can buy you some at the bookstore after I see the dentist on Market street.
Q: Where will the woman go first?

3. M: How do you like the new physician who replaced Dr. Andrews?
W: He may not seem as agreeable or as thorough as Dr. Andrews, but at least he doesn’t keep patients waiting for hours.
Q: What can we infer from the woman’s answer?

4. W: Tom must be in a bad mood today. He hasn’t said half a dozen words all afternoon.
M: Oh, really? That’s not like the Tom we know.
Q: What does the man imply?

5. W: Do you have the seminar schedule with you? I’d like to find out the topic for Friday.
M: I gave it to my friend, but there should be copies available in the library. I can pick one up for you.
Q: What does the man promise to do?

6 W: I wonder if you could sell me the Psychology textbooks. You took the course last semester, didn’t you?
M: As a matter of fact, I already sold them back to the school bookstore.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

7. W: Here is this week’s schedule, Tony. On Monday, there is the board meeting. Your speech to the lion’s club is on Tuesday afternoon. Then on Wednesday you have an appointment with your lawyer and…
M: Wait, you mean the business conference on Tuesday is cancelled?
Q: What will the man do this Tuesday?

8. M: Can you believe it? Jessie told her boss he was wrong to have fired his marketing director
W: Yeah, but you know Jessie. If she has something in mind, everyone will know about it.
Q: What does the woman mean?

9. M: We’ve got three women researchers in our group: Mary, Betty and Helen. Do you know them?
W: Sure. Mary is active and sociable. Betty is the most talkative woman I’ve ever met. But guess what? Helen’s just the opposite.
Q: What do we learn from the woman’s remark about Helen?

10. W: Jimmy said that he was going to marry a rich French businesswoman.
M: Don’t be so sure. He once told me that he had bought a big house. Yet he’s still sharing an apartment with Mark.
Q: What does the man imply?

Section B

Passage 1

Unless you have visited the southern United States, you probably have never heard of Kudzu. Kudzu, as any farmer in the south will sadly tell you, is a super-powered weed. It is a strong climbing plant. Once it gets started, Kudzu is almost impossible to stop. It climbs to the tops of the tallest trees. It can cover large buildings. Whole barns and farm houses have been known to disappear from view. Wherever it grows, its thick twisting stems are extremely hard to remove. Kudzu was once thought to be a helpful plant. Originally found in Asia, it was brought to America to help protect the land from being swallowed by the sea. It was planted where its tough roots which grow up to five feet long could help hold back the soil. But the plant soon spread to places where it wasn't wanted. Farmers now have to fight to keep it from killing other plants. In a way, Kudzu is a sign of labor shortage in the south. Where there is no one to work the fields, Kudzu soon takes over. The northern United States faces no threat from Kudzu. Harsh winters kill it off. The plant loves the warmth of the south, but the south surely doesn't love it. If someone could invent some use for Kudzu and remove it from southern farmland, his or her fortune would be assured.

11. What do we learn about “Kudzu” from the passage?

12. What will happen if the fields are neglected in the southern United States?

13. Why isn't Kudzu a threat to the northern United States?

Passage 2

The word “university” comes from the Latin word “universitas”, meaning “the whole”. Later, in Latin legal language, “universitas” meant a society or corporation. In the Middle Ages, the word meant “ an association of teachers and scholars”. The origins of universities can be traced back to the 12th to14th centuries. In the early 12th century, long before universities were organized in the modern sense, students gathered together for higher studies at certain centers of learning. The earliest centers in the Europe were at Bolonia in Italy, founded in 1088. Other early centers were set up in France, the Czech Republic, Austria and Germany from 1150 to 1386. The first universities in Britain were Oxford and Cambridge. They were established in 1185 and 1209 respectively. The famous London University was founded in 1836. This was followed by the foundation of several universities such as Manchester and Birmingham, which developed from provincial colleges. It was in the 1960's that the largest expansion of higher education took place in Britain. This expansion took 3 basic forms: existing universities were enlarged, new universities were developed from existing colleges and completely new universities were set up. In Britain, finance for universities comes from three source: the first, and the largest source, is grants from the government, the second source is fees paid by students and the third one is private donations. All the British universities except one receive some government funding. The exception is Buckingham, which is Britain's only independent university.

14. What did the word "Universitas" mean in the Middle Ages?

15. Why was the 1960s so significant for British Higher Education?

16. What is the main financial source for British universities?

Passage 3

One of the biggest problems in developing countries is hunger. An organization called Heifer International is working to improve the situation. The organization sends farm animals to families and communities around the world. An American farmer, Dan West, developed the idea for Heifer International in the 1930s. Mr. West was working in Spain where he discovered a need for cows. Many families were starving because of the civil war in that county. So Mr. West asked his friends in the United States to send some cows. The first Heifer animals were sent in 1944. Since that time, more than 4,000,000 people in 115 countries have had better lives because of Heifer animals. To receive a Heifer animal, families must first explain their needs and goals. They must also make a plan which will allow them to become self-supporting. Local experts usually provide training. The organization says that animals must have food, water, shelter, health care and the ability to reproduce. Without them, the animals will not remain healthy and productive. Heifer International also believes that families must pass on some of their success to others in need. This belief guarantees that each person who takes part in the program also becomes a giver. Every family that receives a Heifer animal must agree to give that animal’s first female baby to other people in need . Families must also agree to pass on the skills and training they receive from Heifer International. This concept helps communities become self-supporting.

17. What does the speaker tell us about Mr. West?

18. What is the ultimate goal of Heifer International?

19. What are families required to do after they receive support from Heifer International?

20. What is the major achievement of Heifer International?

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此次四级考试的听力部分，秉承了出题者的一贯思路，考点也基本上和过去的考题一致，并没有太大的变化。也许因为是新题型登台之前的谢幕表演，出题者也顺应大部分考生希望在最后一次老题型中通过考试的愿望，而没有在听力部分过多为难考生。下面简单就本次考试的考点作分析，供大家参考。

本次考试的听力部分包括短对话题和段子题。短对话部分重点考察的仍然是转折，在10道题目中有7题的考点仍在诸如but，yet之类的转折提示词之后，而且没有出现类似于04和05年考查了过多较难的词和词组的情况；段子题：第一篇是科技类的说明文，关于植物kudzu的特性及其对美国南方造成的危害；第二篇是发展描述类的说明文，讲述了”university”这个词的起源，以及大学在欧洲的发展过程等方面的问题；第三篇取自VOA Special English(2004年8月的一篇农业报道)，关于美国人Dan West建立Heifer International这一民间的农业援助组织以及该组织是如何帮助发展中国家的农民通过援助以达到自立的过程，相信坚持听VOA Special同学的功夫没有白费。

段对话部分具体分析如下：

Q1 本题从题干的预读可以看出是party的场景提示，关键在于他们对party的不同态度，考点有两点，女人讲话中的but和if only，在历届四级听力中，虚拟语气是语法现象中的考察重点，如if I were you(05.6-Q2)表建议，should have done sth.(04.1-Q5)表示应该做而没有做，以及本题中if only表示希望做了某事而没有做的情况，故最终答案选择”They knew none of the other guests”，之所以在四级听力中频繁考查虚拟语气，和它所表示转折的考点不无联系；原文中go out of one’s way在这里表示超常发挥之意。

Q2 本题考察地点，考生在做此类考题时必须做好笔记，听到相关题干时对应做好标记即可；听完男人的话在post office项标记，envelop和stamp都是邮局场景的提示词，注意本题的考点也有两个but和after，诸如after，before之类的动作先后顺序安排的提示词也是听力的重点，听完女人的话否定post office，勾出dentist’s和bookstore注意after的动作先后，而女人先做的动作是to the dentist’s；原文中get sb. sth. 是表示买东西的典型表达；

Q3 本题是言外之意的考察，较难，考点仍然在but之后，可能考生对agreeable和thorough的意思不太确定，但是but之后的部分相当简单，而且本题正确答案考查了used to的结构，在以往的考题中通常的考点是现在已经不做某事了，似乎这里答案表达的意思是Dr. Andrews过去常常让病人等得很久，但现在不是了，但从对话当中并没不能推断出这种意思，故个人认为本题题干使用used to不太恰当；thorough在这里是熟词僻意，意思是严格的，小心的而非彻底的，完全的。

Q4 本题较为简单，考查了词组in a mood(心情好)，及a dozen表示数量的用法，可以根据意思判断Tom本来是健谈的；

Q5 本题属学习场景，考点仍然在but，及pick up(领取)；copy是四级听力的常考词汇，表示一本，一册；

Q6 本题仍然是学习场景，出现了较难的词psychology，但是名词修饰名词的结构，往往后一词是考生熟悉的，故遇到此类结构可以忽略前面一个修饰性的词，只要知道是某种textbook就可以了；反意疑问句，反意部分不用听，但在本题中不是考点；As a matter of fact则是取代了常考的I’d like to, but的结构仍然表示转折；所以女人最后只能另想其他方法得到课本了。

Q7 本题是多细节考查题，和Q9类似，必须将所有的细节听清楚才能做判断，故相对较难；本题关键在于听力时的信息记录，分别在题干旁边标注时间能够避免错误；听完女人的话，应该选出give a speech和meet his lawyer，分别在旁边标注Monday和Tuesday；听完男人的话选出attend a conference旁边标注Tuesday，关键在于听到cancel，因为取消了，故以女人的话为准，即give a speech on Tuesday afternoon。

Q8 本题较为简单，考察言外之意，考点仍是but；If引导的从句意思是她想到什么别人都知道，即她会说出来让别人知道(直肠子性格，有什么说什么的意思)；本题和以往考题不同的是，选择了带有绝对词always的选项，而以往题干中出现类似must，never，always和诸如最高级修饰的成份时往往是错误选项，而本题例外，请同学注意；

Q9 本题和上述Q7类似，属于多细节考查，和上题不同的是本题考查的是对比，所以必须听到所有的细节；女人的描述中出现的词sociable(好交际的)，talkative(健谈的)及active(积极的)意思相近；而本题的考点在but之后关于Helen的描述，the opposite表示相反，故应该选择Helen is quiet；还可以根据相同必错的原则首先将含有sociable和active的选项排除。

Q10 本题考查的是言外之意，对话部分相对而言较为简单，可以通过听到yet后面的部分做题，从对话中可以看出Jimmy显然是个大话王，言辞夸张而不可信，故选择Jimmy’s words are often not reliable.。

段子题具体分析如下：

Q11本文是主旨题，讲述了kudzu这种植物对美国南方造成的危害，本文是通过正反两方面对kudzu的特性进行描述的，听力的关键是”Kudzu was once thought to be a helpful plant”，题干中唯一从正反两方面讲述kudzu的就是”It has done more harm than good in the southern USA.”。

Q12 本题的解题点在”In a way, kudzu is a sigh of a labor shortage in the South, where there’s no one work for fields, kudzu soon takes over.”，labor shortage对应的是question中的neglect，而答案中的be overgrown with kudzu则对应take over；本题的意思是如果南方的土地没有人打理，后果则是kudzu毫无控制的生长。

Q13 本题的关键在于harsh winters，和短对话Q6相似，不明白harsh一词的意思并不妨碍解题，只要知道kudzu不适合在北方生存的原因和天气有关即可，故选择与天气有关的唯一选项”The climate there is unfavorable to its growth.”。

Q14 本题是原文复现的考题，考察的是university一词在中世纪的含义；解题关键在于信息记录，当听到和题干相同的原文时将前面的修饰语记录下，比如在”the university as a whole”选项之前写Latin，在”a society of legal professionals”之前写Latin legal，在”an association of teachers and scholars”之前写middle ages，本题恰恰考察的是middle ages的情况；

Q15 本题和Q16相同，都是典型论据的考查，预读过程中，通过诸如”take over”，”the largest expansion”，”combine to”可以读出的信息是本题和大学的扩展壮大有关，所以听力重点应该和上述词相关，因此从Q14之后相当部分的原文可以不用听，一直到”It was in the 1960s that the largest expansion of higher education took place in Britain.”就可以解题了；而且本题考查的是典型论据，凡是在议论文中听到以诸如first，main，chief，major，above all以及表示最高级的短语开头的句子都是我们听力的重点，04年1月Passage3关于扒手的文章就是最好的例证，4道题目中后3题都是典型论据的考查；

Q16 本题和上题属相同类型，解题点在”The first and the largest source is grants from the government.”，同样出现了典型论据的提示词the first。

Q17 本文讲述了Heifer International组织从如何创立到其如何帮助发展中国家的农民；本题的解题点在”An American farmer, Dan West, developed the idea for Heifer International in the 1930s.”， 考查Heifer International组织的创立人，heifer意思是小母牛。

Q18 本题考查的是Heifer International的宗旨，在原文中间处：”They must also make a plan which will allow them to become self-supporting.”

Q19 本题在做预读时可以得到的信息是they指代families，而且是得到帮助的家庭，故我们听力的重点是以families作主语的句子，本题考查言外之意，从原文中”Heifer International also believes that families must pass on some of their success to others in need.…Every family that receives a Heifer animal must agree to give that animal’s first female baby to other people in need . Families must also agree to pass on the skills and training they receive from Heifer International.”可以看到pass on sth. to sb.是这些话的关键点，意思是传递，必须将你获得的帮助也传递给其他需要帮助的人，故最后选择了”They should help other families the way they have been helped.”

Q20 本题考查Heifer International取得的成就，在文章最后一句”This concept helps communities become self-supporting.”，跟本文开头的”One of the biggest problems in developing countries is hunger.”联系起来，不难看出，应该选择”It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries.”。 （上海新东方学校四级听力主讲老师 范广军）
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