2023年6月四级真题第2套.docx

02:00.05College English Test (Band 4)02:04.68Part ¢ò Listening Comprehension02:09.10Section A02:10.65Directions: In this section,02:13.66you will hear 8 short conversations02:16.35and 2 long conversations.02:19.27At the end of each conversation,02:21.57one or more questions will be asked02:23.61about what was said.02:26.19Both the conversation and the questions02:29.04will be spoken only once.02:31.85After each question there will be a pause.02:35.05During the pause,02:36.32you must read the four choices02:38.27marked A), B), C), and D),02:41.95and decide which is the best answer.02:45.03Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 102:49.01with a single line through the centre.02:52.38Now let¡¯s begin with the 8 short conversations.02:56.891. M: I don¡¯t know what to do with Timmy.03:00.69This morning I found orange juice spilled03:03.76all over the kitchen floor.03:06.46W: Don¡¯t be so hard on him. He¡¯s only four.03:10.70Q: What does the woman mean?03:28.152. W: Excuse me, sir.03:31.39I would like to know about03:32.62the fitness training program in your club.03:35.97M: I¡¯ll have you speak with the director03:38.13in charge of new accounts.03:40.82Q: What is the woman interested in?03:59.303. W: It¡¯s really cold in this apartment.04:03.72Can we turn up the heat a little bit?04:06.76M: Sorry. I¡¯ve run out of money04:09.01and can hardly pay the fuel bill.04:11.74Maybe you¡¯d better put on a sweater.04:14.40Q: What does the man mean?04:31.444. M: I¡¯m sorry, Miss.04:34.20But you have to come with me to the security office.04:37.74The video cameras in our shop04:39.79have recorded everything you did.04:42.40W: No, no. I.I didn¡¯t do anything.04:45.84I¡¯ll call the police if you dare insult me.04:49.80Q: What does the man think the woman was doing?05:08.945. M: I think you ought to see a doctor right away05:13.56about that cough.05:15.98W: Well, I¡¯ll wait a few more days.05:18.74I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll get over it soon.05:22.29Q: What do we learn about the woman?05:40.996. M: I¡¯ve heard that Pamela made quite a few mistakes05:46.80in her lab report.05:48.63W: Well, she wouldn¡¯t have05:50.46if she hadn¡¯t been in such a hurry to get it done.05:55.08Q: What does the woman imply?06:13.597. M: We¡¯d better check out before 12 o¡¯clock, Marry.06:19.10And now there are only 30 minutes left.06:22.63W: Let¡¯s hurry up.06:23.95You go pay the bill06:25.53and I¡¯ll call the reception06:27.06to have our luggage taken downstairs.06:31.17Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?06:50.528. W: Have you ever heard this speaker before?06:55.43M: Yeah. She¡¯s excellent.06:57.96She gets her point across06:59.88and it¡¯s entertaining at the same time.07:03.74Q: What does the man say about the speaker?07:22.50Now you will hear the two long conversations.07:27.13Conversation One07:29.92M: What should I do about Mr. Romero?07:33.03Remember? He said it was important and couldn¡¯t wait.07:37.70I think he may want you for that new movie he¡¯s directing.07:42.11W: That¡¯s absolutely correct.07:44.58Now, we have to fit him in somewhere.07:48.32Uh. what does Monday morning look like?07:52.40M: That doesn¡¯t look so good.07:54.44You have a make-up session starting at 6:00,07:57.35then filming starts at 8:00,07:59.75and that¡¯s going to take the whole morning.08:02.51W: Well, what¡¯s after that?08:05.30M: You have lunch with your agent08:06.95to discuss the awards ceremony08:09.26and you¡¯ll have to meet him at one o¡¯clock08:11.06at the restaurant.08:12.12W: Oh, terrific!08:13.25Listen, I cannot miss that.08:15.82But I still have to make time for Mr. Romero.08:19.09M: Well, now, don¡¯t forget08:21.52you got a three-o¡¯clock appointment08:23.15with your fashion designer.08:24.92W: That¡¯s right.08:26.33You know he¡¯s showing the latest fashions from Japan?08:29.83You know that loose-fitting look?08:32.06Those clothes are so in this year.08:36.42M: At 4:30 you have an appointment with your hairdresser.08:40.90Then at 7:00, you have dinner with a journalist.08:44.67Now remember, be nice to that guy.08:47.32W: Do I have to?08:48.89That won¡¯t be easy and it¡¯s likely to run late.08:52.33How does Tuesday look?08:54.41M: Well, you have to spend the whole morning08:57.14at the photographer¡¯s.08:58.49They are taking photos to publicize your new movie.09:02.93W: What about the afternoon? Am I free then?09:06.47M: Let me see. Yes, you are free after 3:30.09:12.18W: Then you can set up a meeting with Mr. Romero at 4:00.09:16.42M: Ok. I¡¯ll get on it right away.09:19.33Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation09:23.06you have just heard.09:25.109. What are the speakers doing?09:45.1110. What is the woman going to discuss with her agent09:49.31over lunch on Monday?10:07.9911. What do we learn from the conversation about the man?10:30.32Conversation Two10:32.90M: I¡¯m phoning up about this job you advertised in the paper.10:37.36This.er.young sales manager?10:40.00W: Oh, yes.10:41.58M: I¡¯d like to apply for it.10:43.46Would you send me an application form?10:45.81W: No. You simply send in a written application, a letter.10:50.83M: Can you tell me a bit more about the job?10:53.75W: Well, we are very looking for someone10:55.84who isn¡¯t too concerned about working fairly long hours.11:00.21M: What do you mean by long hours?11:03.12W: This is a job which does,11:05.32as the advertisement says,11:07.10have travel possibilities,11:08.83and very often,11:09.94one would be away at weekends, for instance.11:13.21M: Oh, I thought you meant working in the evenings11:16.12and working overtime.11:17.67W: Well, it could also mean working in the evenings.11:20.77But for a managerial post,11:22.93I¡¯m afraid we don¡¯t pay overtime.11:25.49Um.that¡¯s for other grades.11:28.36M: Oh. What kind of money are you paying then?11:31.89W: Well, this is to be negotiated.11:34.97Uh, it depends partly on your experience and education.11:39.75Perhaps you can tell me briefly what that is?11:42.58M: I¡¯ve just left school and got A level in geography.11:46.64W: Oh, I see.11:48.85M: And it¡¯s the travel that appeals to me.11:51.86That¡¯s why I¡¯m inquiring about the job.11:54.76W: Yes, I see.11:56.57What sort of a salary were you thinking in terms of?12:00.31M: Starting off,12:01.30I thought it would be something like ¡ê500 a week?12:05.61W: Well, send in a written application12:07.95and then we¡¯ll consider your case12:09.67along with all the other applicants.12:12.30M: All right. Many thanks. Goodbye.12:15.15W: Bye.12:16.76Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation12:20.24you have just heard.12:22.9112. What does the woman say an applicant should do first12:28.45to apply for the job?12:46.2813. What kind of a person is the company looking for?13:08.4914. What does the man like most about the job?13:29.5115. What does the woman say about the salary13:33.84if the man is accepted by the company?13:52.86Section B13:54.06Directions: In this section,13:56.93you will hear 3 short passages.13:59.84At the end of each passage,14:01.73you will hear some questions.14:03.90Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.14:08.76After you hear a question,14:10.71you must choose the best answer from the four choices14:13.75marked A), B), C) and D).14:18.58Then mark the corresponding letter14:20.68on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.14:26.55Passage One14:28.71A typical large supermarket offers14:30.98around 17,000 to 20,000 items for sale14:35.85and it wants to make sure14:37.28that its customers see as many of them as possible.14:41.78That¡¯s why you¡¯ll normally find the essential goods14:45.10like bread, vegetables and meat14:47.80in completely different parts of the store.14:51.37Products with a high profit margin14:53.64are always placed on shelves within easy reach of the customer,14:58.32while lower margin items like sugar or flower15:02.00are on the top or bottom shelves.15:05.25Many people make shopping list before they visit supermarkets.15:10.18But even so,15:11.15around 60% of all supermarket purchases15:15.12are the result of decisions that are taken in the store.15:19.23For this reason,15:20.16supermarkets try to attract their customers15:23.45by placing certain kinds of product next to each other.15:28.32In the UK,15:29.80beer will often be found next to items for babies15:33.54because research shows15:34.78that fathers of babies buy them15:36.81on their way home from work15:39.24and will buy beer at the same time.15:42.58Research has also shown that15:44.68this kind of impulse buy happens more frequently15:48.66when no sales assistants are nearby.15:52.07Supermarkets have made selling such a fine art15:55.86that their customers often lose all sense of time.15:59.87When interviewed, customers normally guess16:02.68they¡¯ve only spent half an hour in the supermarket16:06.12even when they have been there for over 45 minutes.16:10.22But that shouldn¡¯t be too surprising.16:13.62Any really profitable supermarket knows16:16.24that it should keep its clocks well hidden.16:19.81Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.16:26.1716. Why are essential goods16:30.11displayed in totally different parts of the supermarket?16:49.8217. Where are goods with a high profit margin usually found?17:12.0018. What does the speaker say about supermarket goers?17:33.0719. What shouldn¡¯t be too surprising according to the speaker?17:55.17Passage Two17:57.37When Matty Sallin was working on a degree18:00.07in art and technology at university,18:03.59he got an interesting assignment in electronics class:18:07.92Create something for the household.18:10.59He decided to create an alarm clock.18:14.63"Everybody has to use an alarm clock of some kind every day,18:19.00and it¡¯s extremely unpleasant!" he says.18:22.67He asked different people18:24.20what they'd like to wake up to instead of a noisy alarm.18:28.08A lot of them said,18:29.79"The smell of bacon."18:32.35So Sallin invented a new kind of alarm clock:18:36.19a wooden box with a pig face and a digital clock18:39.75that uses the smell of cooking bacon18:42.74rather than sound to wake someone up.18:46.01He explains, "There's no danger of burning,18:49.18because I built it carefully.18:51.41It uses light bulbs instead of a flame for cooking18:55.26and turns off automatically after ten minutes."18:59.08Just a few easy steps are required to set the "alarm."19:03.94"What you do is put in a couple of frozen strips19:06.98the night before," says Sallin.19:09.44Bacon is preserved,19:10.81so there is no danger of its spoiling overnight. "19:15.11If you set the alarm for 8:00,19:18.58it will turn on at 7:5019:21.14and slow cook for ten minutes under the bulbs," he says.19:26.44Then the bulbs turn off19:28.49and a fan blows the smell out through the nose of the pig.19:33.59"So instead of an alarm, you smell yourself awake," says Sallin.19:39.09"Then you can open the door on the side19:41.78and pull the bacon out and eat it."19:45.54Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.19:51.9620. What was Matty Sallin doing when he created an alarm clock?20:14.1721. What did Matty Sallin do20:17.68before making the new type of alarm clock?20:37.2922. What makes the newly invented alarm clock so unique?20:59.80Passage Three21:02.08Most people feel lonely sometimes,21:04.84but it usually only lasts21:06.84between a few minutes and a few hours.21:09.72For some people, though, loneliness can last for years.21:13.56Psychologists are studying this complex phenomenon21:17.00and have identified three different types of loneliness.21:21.18The first kind of loneliness is temporary.21:23.94It usually disappears quickly21:26.19and does not require any special attention.21:28.92The second kind, situational loneliness,21:31.99is a natural result of a particular situation,21:35.51for example, a divorce or moving to a new place.21:40.10Although this kind of loneliness21:41.83can cause physical problems21:44.19it usually does not last for more than a year.21:48.24Unlike the second type,21:49.80the third kind of loneliness21:51.58usually lasts more than two years21:53.85and has no specific cause.21:56.29People who experience habitual loneliness21:59.08have problems socializing22:00.77and becoming close to others.22:02.99Unfortunately,22:04.17many of them think22:05.25there is little or nothing they can do about it.22:09.19Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness22:13.65is a person's social contacts,22:16.13for example, friends, family members, etc.22:20.16We depend on various people for different reasons.22:24.38For instance,22:25.34our families give us emotional support22:28.26and our friends share similar interests and activities.22:32.17However, psychologists have found that22:34.66the number of social contacts we have22:37.47is not the only reason for loneliness.22:40.90It is more important22:42.03how many social contacts we think22:44.35or expect we should have.22:46.94In other words,22:48.02though lonely people may have many social contacts,22:51.59they sometimes feel they should have more.22:54.67They question their own popularity.22:58.54Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage23:02.56you have just heard.23:04.6423. What does the speaker say about situational loneliness?23:26.9124. What problem will people have23:30.40if they experience habitual loneliness?23:49.7225. Why do some people suffer loneliness23:54.05according to psychologists?24:13.41Section C24:14.97Directions: In this section,24:17.79you will hear a passage three times.24:20.49When the passage is read for the first time,24:23.14you should listen carefully for its general idea.24:26.53When the passage is read for the second time,24:28.87you are required to fill in the blanks24:31.20wit