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目录2013年12月英语四级听力填空原文1四级改革之后复合式听写模拟题102013年12月英语四级听力填空原文When Captain Cook asked the chiefs in Tahiti why they always ate apart and alone, they replied, “Because it is right.” If we ask Americans why they eat with knives and forks, or why their men wear pants instead of skirts or why they may be married to only one person at a time, we are likely to get similar and very uninformative answers because its right, because thats the way its done, because its the custom or even I dont know. The reason for these and countless other patterns of social behavior is that they are controlled by social norms shared rules or guide lines which prescribe the behavior that is appropriate in a given situation. Norms define how people ought to behave under particular circumstances in a particular society. We conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist. In fact we are much more likely to notice departures from norms than conformity to them. You will not be surprised if a stranger tried to shake hands when you were introduced, but you might be a little startled if they bowed, started to stroke you or kissed you on both cheeks. Yet each of these other forms of greeting is appropriate in other parts of the world. When we visit another society whose norms are different, we quickly become aware that things we do this way, they do that way.2013年秋季四级强化阶段讲义Listening 2主讲人：周澜【2010年6月CET4真题】Now youll hear the two long conversations.Conversation 1Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. A) He prefers the smaller evening classes. B) He has signed up for a day course.C) He has to work during the day. D) He finds the evening course cheaper.20. A) Learn a computer language. B) Learn data processing.C) Buy some computer software. D) Buy a few coursebooks.21. A) Thursday evening, from 7:00 to 9:45. B) From September 1 to New Years eve.C) Every Monday, lasting for 12 weeks. D) Three hours a week, 45 hours in total.22. A) What to bring for registration. B) Where to attend the class.C) How he can get to Frost Hall. D) Whether he can use a check.原文：Conversation 1W: Hello, Clarkson College, may I help you?M: Yes. Im looking for information on courses in computer programming. I would need it for the fall semester.W: Do you want a day or evening course?M: Well, it would have to be an evening course since I work during the day.W: Uh-huh. Have you taken any courses in data processing?M: No.W: Oh! Well, data processing is a course you have to take before you can take computer programming.M: Oh, I see. Well, when is it given? I hope it is not on Thursdays.W: Well, theres a class that meets on Monday evenings at 7:00.M: Just once a week?W: Yes. But thats almost 3 hours from 7:00 to 9:45.M: Oh! Well, thats all right, I could manage that.How many weeks does the course last?W: En, let me see. 12 weeks. You start the first weekends September and finishOh.just before Christmas, December 21st. M: And how much is the course?W: Thats 300 dollars including the necessary computer time.M: Aha. Okay, En, where do I go to register?W: Registration is on the second and third of September between 6:00 and 9:00 in Frost Hall.M: Is that the round building behind the parking lot?W: Yes, thats the one.M: Oh, I know how to get there. Is there anything that I should bring with me?W: No, just your check book.M: Well, thank you so much.W: Youre very welcome. Bye!M: Bye!Q19: Why does the man choose to take an evening course?Q20: What does the man have to do before taking the course of computer programming?Q21: What do we learn about the schedule of evening course?Q22: What does the man want to know at the end of the conversation?Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. A) A training coach. B) A trading adviser. C) A professional manager. D) A financial trader.24. A) He can save on living expenses. B) He considers cooking creative.C) He can enjoy healthier food. D) He thinks take-away is tasteless.25. A) It is something inevitable. B) It is frustrating sometimes.C) It takes patience to manage. D) It can be a good thing.原文：Conversation 2W: So, why exactly does your job have reputation for being stressful?M: Stress is generally driven by the feeling of being out of control of a situation and the feeling of a situation controlling you. Trading in financial markets combines both.W: How do you relax in the evening?M: I very rarely do anything work-related so its easy to escape the markets. I generally go to the gym or go for a run, especially if I had a bad day. I always cook a meal rather than have a take-away. To do something my brain will regard as creative.W: Do you think what you do to relax is an effective way to beat stress?M: I dont think there is a specific rule about how to beat stress. I generally find out what I do is effective for me. W: Would you consider changing your job because of the high stress factor?M: I have considered leaving my job due to stress-related factors. However, I do think that an element of stress is a good thing. And if used the right way can actually be a positive thing.W: What do you enjoy about the stressful aspects of your job?M: Having said all that, I do actually enjoy an element of uncertainty. I enjoy mental challenge. Trading generates a wide range of emotions second by second. How you deal with and manage those emotions dictates short medium and long term trading performance and success.Q23. What is the mans job?Q24. Why does the man prefer to cook a meal rather than have a take-away?Q25. What does the man say about an element of stress in his job?Part Three Passage Comprehensions【2010年6月CET4真题】Passage OneQuestions 26 to 29 are based on the conversation you have just heard.26. A) District managers. B) Regular customers. C) Sales directors. D) Senior clerks.27. A) The support provided by the regular clients. B) The initiative shown by the sales representatives.C) The urgency of implementing the company's plans. D) The important part played by district managers.28. A) Some of them were political-minded. B) Fifty percent of them were female.C) One third of them were senior managers. D) Most of them were rather conservative.29. A) He used too many quotations. B) He was not gender sensitive.C) He did not keep to the point. D) He spent too much time on details.原文：Passage 1As the new sales director for a national computer firm, Alex Gordon was looking forward to his first meeting with the companys district managers. Everyone arrived on time, and Alexs presentation went extremely well. He decided to end the meeting with the conversation about the importance of the district managers to the companys plans. “I believe we are going to continue to increase our share of the market,” he began, “because of the quality of the people in this room. The district manager is the key to the success of the sales representatives in his district. He sets the term for everyone else. If he has ambitious goals and is willing to put in long hours, everyone in his unit will follow his example.” When Alex was finished, he第2/3页 received polite applauses, but hardly the warm response he had hoped for. Later he spoke with one of the senior managers. “Things were going so well until the end”, Alex said disappointedly. “Obviously, I said the wrong thing.” “Yes”, the district manager replied. “Half of our managers are women. Most have worked their way up from sales representatives, and they are very proud of the role they played in the companys growth. They dont care at all about political correctness. But they were definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as he in your speech.”Q26 Who did Alex Gordon speak to at the first meeting?Q27 What did Alex want to emphasize at the end of his presentation?Q28 What do we learn about the audience at the meeting?Q29 Why did Alex fail to receive the warm response he had hoped for?复合式听写部分Section CDirections: In this section, you 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 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.Job seekers in Britain say employers are _26_ applicants degrees and certificates. They are making their own entrance exams to test ability. They are concerned about decreasing _27_ of job seekers, because many university graduates with good degrees have shown a terrible _28_ to spell, and work out simple sums.The chairman of the Standing Conference of Employers of Graduates, told our _29_: “We dont look at the pieces of paper turned in to us, but we look at the people with real abilities.” A senior _30_ with the Bank of England said that many companies were making their own _31_ tests so they could be sure that candidates were the right people for the job.In the Civil Service, only about 200 out of 2,000 candidates are chosen after the rest have been _32_ by the Services own examinations and interviews. Forged certificates, printed in Germany, have been _33_ recently. These forged certificates are not easy to _34_ the real ones, and can be bought at 25 apiece. Making fake degrees has also become a highly profitable business. Fake degrees and diplomas, including Ph. D. degrees, can be _35_ for as little as 20. Some so-called “universities” and “colleges” are even selling these attractive diplomas.Answer:26. paying less attention to 27. Standards 28.inability29. correspondent 30. Executive 31.intelligence32. knocked out 33. Discovered 34.distinguish from 35. obtained四级改革之后复合式听写模拟题Part IISection C 四级改革之后复合式听写模拟题一 Listening Comprehension （30 minutes）Directions: In this section, you 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 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.待添加的隐藏文字内容2A survey showed that American women are more concerned about losing weight than they are about _26_ cancer, heart disease or diabetes.More than half of the 3,000 women questioned in the _27_ by Meredith Corporation and NBC Universal were worried about diet and weight, _28_ 23 percent who were concerned about cancer and 20 percent who were _29_ about their cardiovascular health.The women were asked to _30_ the health issues they were concerned about from a list of 20 problems.The survey showed many women thought they should be _31_, with more than 80 percent saying they were overweight.But just 43 percent said they were exercising at least three times a week, and 11 percent played team and individual sports. And less than two-thirds of all women said they get an annual physical.“These findings should be a wake-up call to American women everywhere to make their yearly _32_ without fail and make their own personal health a top _33_,” said Diane Salvatore, editor in chief of Ladies Home Journal, which is published by Meredith Corp. While the majority of women said they were overweight, 68 percent said there were _34_ their identity and development as an individual.But 40 percent said it was wrong for a man to tell a woman she was overweight.To improve their health, 26 percent of women said they took natural herbs and _35_, while 25 percent bought or adopted a pet, according to the survey.Four percent visited a spiritual or religious leader and one percent went to a hypnotist.四级改革之后复合式听写模拟题二Part II Listening Comprehension （30 minutes） Section CDirections: In this section, you 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 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.The northern Italian city of Milan banned all traffic from its streets for 10 hours on Sunday in an attempt to reduce smog.The measure which was first _26_ on a trial basis in the year 2007 is triggered whenever pollution exceeds the statutory limit for 12 consecutive days.Statellite _27_ shows Milan to be one of the most polluted cities in Europe. An_28_ 120,000 vehicles will be affected by the move, according to the major daily newspaper in the city. The most polluting vehicles have been banned from driving through the city center since Thursday. But on Sunday, there _29_ be no traffic between 8:00 and 18:00. The ban is imposed when pollution exceeds 50 _30_ of particulates per cubic meter of air over 12 days. The last time the full ban was in force was in February. The move is not popular with all _31_, who argue that the citys public transport system should be improved to _32_ their cars. Local Green Party councilor Enrico Fedrighini said cars with three or four people inside should be offered _33_, for example. “One or two car-free month will not do anything to _34_ the smog crisis,” he told the daily newspaper in the city. Public transport was to be bolstered during the day, with an extra metro trains and buses _35_. Part II Section C四级改革之后复合式听写模拟题三 Listening Comprehension（30 minutes）Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for thefirst 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 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. According to a new study, a major ingredient to taking the pain out of a stressful day at work is a supportive partner at home. It may not seem like a _26_ conclusion but the study is the first to _27_ the effects that a sympathetic ear can have at home and at work. They found that highly stressed employees had a 25 percent higher level of _28_ levels if they had a harmonious home life. They were also 33 percent more likely to have positive relationships with colleagues, and a 20 percent higher level of job satisfaction. _29_ studies have linked work-related stress to _30_ mental and physical illnesses, such as depression and _31_. But this study shows how stress can be a vicious circle-adversely a