恒星昂立版：2008年6月四级考试A，B卷答案（满分版）

11.M: Today is a bad day for me; I fell off a step and twisted my ankle.

   W: Don't worry, usually ankle injuries heal quickly if you stop regular activity for a while.

Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

12. W: May I see your ticket please? I think you are sitting in my seat.

   M: Oh, you are right. My seat is in the balcony. I'm terribly sorry.

   Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

13. W: Did you hear Mr. Smith died in his sleep last night?

   M: Yes, it's very sad. Please let everybody know that whoever wants to, may attend the funeral.

   Q: What are the speakers talking about?

14. M: Have you taken Professor Young's exam before? I'm kind of nervous.

W: Yes, just concentrate on the important ideas she's talked about in class and ignore the details.

Q: How does the woman suggest the man prepare for Professor Young's exam?

15. W: I'm so sorry sir, and you'll let me pay to have your jacket cleaned, won't you?

   M: That's all right, it could happen to anyone. And I'm sure that coffee doesn't leave lasting marks on clothing.

   Q: What can we infer from the conversation?

16. W: Have you seen the movie the departed? The plot was so complicated that I really got lost.

   M: Yeah, I felt the same, but after I saw it a second time, I could put all the pieces together.

   Q: How did the two speakers find the movie?

17. M: I'm really surprised you got an "A" on the test. You didn't seem to have done a lot of reading.

   W: Now you know why I never missed a lecture.

Q: What contributes to the woman's high score?

18. W: Have you heard about a new digital television system? It lets people get about 500 channels.

   M: Yeah, but I doubt they'll have anything different from what we  watch now.

   Q: What does the man mean?

此次短对话部分还是沿袭了近两年的考点，即：考察学生对日常对话的理解，需要考生在短时间内听懂关键信息作出反应，难度与往年相当。具体说来，此次四级考题中的8个短对话有以下特点：

1场景分配来说，涉及学校学习话题的只有两个题目，即14、17题；其余六个题目全都是生活场景话题。几乎每个题目都有出现我们昂立曾经课上给大家讲解过的听力场景核心词汇。

2 题目类型也都是历年出现过的，例如11、14就是给对方提供建议的题目；16、18题都是先有铺垫后有转折的题目。

3 语音面貌基本上没有改变，由于连读、失爆表现较不明显，因此难度不是很大。

4 此次考试中出现一个新的话题，即13题涉及了一个人的去世并且谈到了葬礼。这个话题我们以前没有谈到过，可能让很多考生始料不及。

Conversation One

W: Gosh! Have you seen this Richard?

M: Seeing what?

W: In the paper, it says there's a man going round pretending he's from the electricity board. He's been calling at people's homes, saying he's come to check that all their appliances are safe. Then he gets around them to make him a cup of tea and while they are out of the room, he steals their money, handbag, whatever and makes off with it.

M: But you know Jane, it's partly their own fault. You should never let anyone like that in unless you are expecting them.

W: It's all very well to say that, but someone comes to the door and says electricity or gas, and you automatically think they are ok, especially if they flash a card to you.

M: Does this man have an I. D. then?

W: Yes, that's just it! It seems he used to work for the electricity board at one time. According to the paper, the police are warning people, especially pensioners not to admit anyone unless they have an appointment. It's a bit sad. One old lady told them she'd just been to the post office to draw her pension when he called. She said he must have followed her home. He stole the whole lot.

M: But what does he look like? Surely they must have a description.

W: Oh, yes, they have. Let's see. In his thirties, tall, bushy dark hair, slight northern accent, sounds a bit like you actually.

Q19. What does the woman want the man to read in the newspaper? (A theft case)

Q20. How did the man mentioned in the newspaper try to win further trust from the victims?

(Flashing his I.D. to them)

Q21. What is the warning from the police?( not to admit anyone unless they have an appointment)

Q22. What does the woman speaker tell us about the old lady?(Her pension has been stolen by the man)

Conversation Two

M: Miss Jones, could you tell me more about your first job with hotel marketing concepts?

W: Yes certainly. I was a marketing consultant, responsible for marketing ten UK hotels. They were all luxury hotels in the leisure sector, all of a very high standard.

M: Which markets were you responsible for?

W: For Europe and Japan.

M: I see from your resume that you speak Japanese. Have you ever been to Japan?

W: Yes, I have. I spent a month in Japan in 2006. I met all the key people in the tourist industry, the big tour operators and tourist organizations. As I speak Japanese, I had a very big advantage.

M: Yes, of course. Have you had any contact with Japan in your present job?

W: Yes, I've had a lot. The truth is I have become very popular with the Japanese, both for holidays and for business conferences. In fact, the market for all types of luxury holidays for the Japanese has increased a lot recently.

M: Really, I'm interested to hear more about that, but first, tell me, have you ever traveled on a luxury train? The Orient Express, for example.

W: No I haven't, but I have traveled on a glacier express to Switzerland and I traveled across China by train about 8 years ago. I love train travel. That's why I'm very interested in this job.

Q23. What did the woman do in her first job?(marketing consultant)

Q24. What gave the woman an advantage during her business trip in Japan?(She can speak Japanese)

Q25. Why is the woman applying for the new job? (She loves train travel.)

长对话评析

今年长对话长度与往年相当,其中一篇属于社会话题中的犯罪;另一篇是很典型的面试英语.

从第一篇来看,话题和词汇都是以前四级考试中出现的高频词,例如paper, appliance, pension等.认真做过真题的同学应该不会觉得陌生.从四个问题来看也确实问到了文章四个不同的内容点, 这与我们事先预测的, 话题转换就会出现答案不谋而和.

第二篇长对话又是很典型的商务英语场景, 这一类型我们曾多次强调, 提醒同学准备. 从内容上来看, 除了有关marketing consultant这种工作种类外, 还有许多旅游词汇,相信对大家来说并不会很难.

总的来看,今年长对话的难度还是与历次考试相当, 虽然有个别bushy这类对考生来讲并不熟悉的词,但都没影响对于全文的理解.

Compound dictation

We're now witnessing the emergence of the advanced economy based on information and knowledge. Physical labor, raw materials and capital are no longer the key ingredients in the creation of wealth. Now the vital raw material in our economy is knowledge. Tomorrow's wealth depends on the development and exchange of knowledge. And individuals entering the work force offer their knowledge, not their muscles. Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn. Knowledge workers engage in mind work. They deal with symbols, words, figures, and data.

What does all this mean for you?

As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be generating, processing as well as exchanging information. Currently, three out of four jobs involve some form of mind work. And that number will increase sharply in the future. Management and employees alike will be making decisions in such areas as product development, quality control, and customer satisfaction.

In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in constant training to acquire new skills that will help you keep up with improved technologies and procedures.

You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career. Gone are the nine to five jobs, lifetime security, predictable promotions, and even the conventional workplace as you're familiar with. Don't expect the companies will provide you with a clearly defined career path, and don't wait for some one to empower you. You have to empower yourself.

这次复合试听写的话题考生并不会感到陌生，是讲知识在信息时代的重要性以及建议人们应该自己武装自己，因为知识就是力量。

对于填写的单词来讲，基本符合我们上课所讲的三种范围，即长词，较偏词和尾巴词，只要考生做到细心核对，应该问题不大。

本次三个句子的听写相对来说难度有所提高，因为本身句子结构较为复杂，包含一定的从句，并且其中涉及的词汇也较为书面化，例如satisfaction，procedures 和path。但是只要考生正确运用我们昂立课上讲解的方法，即第一遍先听核心意思，用最快的方法记下，第二遍把句子主干写下来，第三遍再修正补充，应该还是可以拿到基本的分数的。

Passage one:

Time

I think a lot about time and not just because it's the name of the news organization I work for. Like most working people, I find time or the lack of it, are never ending frustration and an unwinable battle. My every day is a race against the clock that I never ever seem to win. This is hardly a lonesome complaint, according to the families and work institutes, national study of the changing work force, 55% of the employees say they don't have enough time for themselves, 63% don't have enough time for their spouses or partners, and 67% don't have enough time for their children. It's also not a new complaint. I bet our ancestors returned home from hunting wild animals and gathering nuts, and complained about how little time they had to paint battle scenes on their cave walls. The difference is that the boss of the animal hunting and the head of nut gathering probably told them to "Shut up!" or "No survival for you!" Today's workers are still demanding control over their time, the difference is: today's bosses are listening. I've been reading a report issued today called When Work Works, produced jointly by 3 organizations. They set out to find and award the employers who employ the most creative and most effective ways to give their workers flexibility. I found this report worth reading and suggest every boss should read it for ideas.

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. What is the speaker complaining about?

   He's in a hurry to work everyday and doesn't have enough spare time.

27. What does the speaker say about our ancestors?

   They were busy with finding food outside in order to survive.

28. Why does the speaker suggest all bosses read the report by the 3 organizations?

Because this report may help them keep their most creative and effective workers working without too much complaint.

Passage 2

Loving a child is a circular business. The more you give, the more you get. The more you want to give, Penalapy Leach once said. What she said proves to be true of my blended family. I was born in 1931as the youngest of 6 children, I learn to share my parents' love. Raising 6 children during the difficult times of the Great Depression took its toll on my parents' relationship and resulted in their divorce when I was 18 years old. Daddy never had very close relationships with his children and drifted even farther away from us after the divorce. Several years later, a wonderful woman came into his life, and they were married. She had 2 sons. One of them is still at home. Under her influence we became a blended family and a good relationship developed between the 2 families. She always treated us as if we were her own children. It was because of our other mother, daddy's second wife, that he became closer to his own children. They shared over 25 years together before our father passed away. At the time of his death, the question came up of my mother, daddy's first wife, attending his funeral. I will never forget the unconditional love shown by my stepmother, when I asked her if she would object to mother attending daddy's funeral. Without giving it a second thought, she immediately replied, "of course not, honey, she is the mother of my children."

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you've just heard.

29. According to the speaker, what contributed to her parents' divorce?

   The difficult time of the Great Depression

30. What brought his father closer to his children?

   A wonderful woman, his stepmother

31. What message does the speaker want to convey in this talk?

Unconditional love may contribute greatly to keeping closer relationship between family members.

Passage three

In February last year, my wife lost her job. Just as suddenly, the owner of the greenhouse where I worked as manager died of a heart attack. His family announced that they were going to close the business because no one in the family wanted to run it. Things looked pretty gloomy. My wife and I read the want-ads each day. Then one morning, as I was hanging out "Going out of Business" sign at the greenhouse, the door opened and in walked a customer. She was an office manager whose company has just moved into the new office park on the edge of town. She was looking for petite plants to place in the reception areas and offices. "I don't know anything about plants," she said. "I'm sure in a few weeks they'll all be dead." Why was I helping her select her purchases? My mind was racing. Perhaps as many as a dozen firms have recently opened offices in the new office park, and there were several hundred more acres with construction under way. That afternoon, I drove out to the office park. By six o'clock that evening I had signed contracts with seven companies to rent plants from me and pay me a fee to maintain them. Within a week, I had worked out an agreement to lease the greenhouse from the owner's family. Business is now increasing rapidly.

And one day, we hope to be the proud owners of the greenhouse.

32．What do we learn about the greenhouse?

It is a place where we can buy plants.

33.  What was the speaker doing when the customer walked in one morning?

He just finish making a phone call.

34   What did the speaker think of when serving the office manager?

He does not know for sure why he helps her

35. What was the speaker's hope for the future?

He hopes to be the proud owner of the green house.