2009年6月英语四级听力答案和点评

Passage 1

Attracting  and feeding wild birds are （26题）entertaining activities that have long been enjoyed by people all over the world. Feeding birds has become so popular that prepared feed mixtures are readily available. We feed birds for many reasons. Many （26题同意替换，此处既然是“享受观鸟的过程”，实际已给出明确的情感倾向，不太可能选C.It takes lots of time这类中性偏负面的态度）pleasant hours can come from watching birds. A hobby often develops into a serious study of their habits. Accurate identification of birds is usually the first goal. But observations that an amateur bird-watcher can make are really limitless. There is, （27题答案标志：1.转折项标志词必出）however, responsibility associated with bird feeding, （27题答案）including a disease hazard. Attracting numbers of birds continually to the same spot can be harmful to them, （有网站认为此处谈到了选项B的内容，但个人觉得这句重点仍然是谈鸟儿进食受影响更大，而不是环境。）particularly species that pick food from the ground contaminated by the droppings of other birds. In winter feeding efforts are most satisfying to people and are of greatest benefit to birds. During this time when fewer natural foods are available and air temperatures are lower, extra feeding can keep a bird warm and well. Once begun, feeding should never stop during these lean months. If you start a local increase of birds, be prepared to do what may be required to eliminate hazards to those you want to befriend. (28题答案:后三必出)A constant supply of food should be given until the cold is over and spring has come. If feeding is stopped during severe weather, birds used to relying upon the feeders must starve.

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

Q26 What does the speaker say about bird watching?

A.It's entertaining.(一起祈祷选C吧）

Q27 What does the speaker say about birds fed continually on the same spot?

B. They may catch some disease(经过再三斟酌，反复考虑出题点位置和出题人习惯性思路后，本人认为此题应选B选项。最终答案以官方为准。）

Q28 What does the speaker suggest we do in feeding birds in winter?

A. Continue the feeding until it gets warm.

Passage 2

(29题答案：1.前三必考;2.听见什么选什么）My friend Leo makes up weak and poor excuses whenever there is something he doesn’t want to do. Just two weeks ago, he was at my house when he decided he didn’t want to go into work. He called his boss and said he had to get a new set of tires put on his truck. Then he sat down and watched TV with me. Not only had he lied but his excuse wasn’t a very convincing one. Another time, he cancelled a date with his girlfriend at the last（30题答案标志：1.序数项标志词必考) minute telling her he had to get a new battery for his truck. She was angry and refused to go out with him again until he apologized(30题答案）. Last（31题答案标志：1.序数项标志词必考) weekend, Leo offered the poorest excuse yet. (31题答案)He’d promised he’d help me move some furniture, from my parents’ house to my new apartment. He was supposed to bring his truck over about 8 o’clock Saturday morning. I waited,  and then called and left a message on his machine. About 11:30, he called and said he was sorry but he’d been getting a new set of tires put on his truck. I guess he’d forgotten he used the same excuse when he called his boss from my house. I think I need a new set of friends. I’m beginning to get tired of Leo’s excuses.

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

Q29 What does the speaker tell us about her friend Leo?

    B.He tells lies whenever he wants

Q30 What did his girlfriend do when Leo canceled a date with her at the last minute?

    C.She made him apologize

Q31 What favor did the speaker ask Leo to do last weekend?

    A.Move furniture for her

Passage 3

In Hollywood, everybody wants to be rich, famous and beautiful. Nobody wants to be old, unknown and poor. For Hollywood kids, life can be difficult(32题答案标志：1.因果项标志词必出;2.前三句必出) because (32题答案:听见什么选什么)they grow up such an unreal atmosphere. Their parents are ambitious and the children are part of the parents’ ambitions. Parents pay for wasteful grand parties, expensive cars and designer clothes. When every(33题答案标志:1.唯一级标志词;2.因果项标志词必出) dream can come true, (33题答案:听见什么选什么)kids don’t learn the value of anything because they have everything. A thirteen-year-old boy, Trent Maguire, has a driver, credit cards and unlimited cash to do what he wants when he wants to. “One day, I’ll earn more than my dad!” he boasts. Parents buy care and attention for their children (34题答案标志:因果项标志词必出)because (34题答案:听见什么选什么)they have no time to give it themselves. Amender’s mother employs a personal trainer, a bodyguard, a singing coach and a councilor to look after all her fifteen-year-old daughter’s needs. Often, there is no parent at home most days, so children decide whether to make their own meals or go out to restaurants, when to watch television or do homework. They organize their social life. They play no childhood games. They become adults before they’re ready. Hollywood has always been the city of dreams. The kids there live unreal lives where (35题答案)money, beauty and pleasure are the only(35题答案标志:唯一级标志词必出) gods. Will children around the world soon start to think the same? Or do they already?

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.

Q32 Why is life said to be difficult for Hollywood kids?

  C.The atmosphere they live is unreal

Q33 What does the speaker say about Trent Maguire, a thirteen-year-old boy?

  C.He has too much to know the value of things

Q34 Why does Amender’s mother employ other people to look after her needs?

  A.She has no time to do it herself

Q35 What will probably have negative effects on the lives of Hollywood kids?

  B.The worship of money, beauty and pleasure