2023年专四真题听力及原文

专四真题听力及原文附mp3专四真题听力及原文附mp3Part IDICTATION15MINListen to the following passage.Altogether the passage will beread toyou fourtimes.Duri ngthefirst reading,which willbedone at normal speed,listen andtry tounderstand themeaning.Forthe secondand thirdreadings,the passagewillbereadsentence bysentence,or phrasebyphrase,with intervalsof15seconds.The lastreading willbe doneatnormals peedagainandduring thistime youshould checkyour work.You willthen be given2min utesto checkthroughyourwork oncemore.Please writethe wholepassage onANSWER SHEETONE.Now,listen tothe passage.PART HLISTENING COMPREHE20MINIn sectionsA,B andC you will heareverything ONCEONLY.Listen carefully and thenan swerthequestions that follow.Mark thecorrect answerto eachquestion onyour answersheet.SECTION ACONVERSATIONSIn thissection you will hear several conversations.Listen to the conversationscarefullyandthenanswer the questionsthat follow.W:Oh!M:For...against.For:cheaper rent,cheaper houses,cleaner air.lts quieter.Theres notso muchnoise.And parkingseasier.Do youagree that these areall good reasons formovingW:Yes,I agree.But letstalk about the thingsagainst moving.Number one.A long way fromsomeclients.M:Yes,but thatsnot aproblem.W:What aboutcommunicationsM:Theres anairport nearthe newlocation aswell as a motorway.And there are fasttrains toeverywherefrom there.W:So communicationsare betterthan they are fromhereM:I thinkso.W:But whatdo we do withour sparetimel knowwe cango forwalks in the country.Perhaps gohorse-riding.But wecan onlydo thatin summer.What dowedoin winterWhen itscold andwet.Itsnot likehere in the city,is itM:I agree.But in the townover there—twenty minutesby car---therearecinemas,theatres,goodrestaurants and theres ajazz club.So,I thinkour companyshould move to the country.Do youagreeW:I amafraid I dont.Questions4to7are basedon the following conversation.M:So,Miss Parkinson,you organizefitness trainingand beautytreatments forworking womenW:Thats right,Mr.Cruise.M:Could youtell mehow youfirst gotthe ideafor the businessW:Certainly.I supposeit allstarted about5years ago.I was on holidayand hada verybad skiingaccident.l foundthat theonly thingthat helpedthe painwas massageand gentleexercise,likeyoga orstretchingexercises.So Iused togo to therapists andclasses afterwork.M:Where did you workat thattimeW:In thetraining department of amedia company.M:I see.W:But thenI gota promotion to trainingmanager.That meantI workedlonger hoursand wasdifficultto getto classes.I askedsome ofmy teachersif theywould cometo myhouse instead,andmo stof them agreed.lt wasmore expensivebut Ithought it was worthit.Lots ofmy friendslovedthe ideatoo.So Irecommended people to them.Thats when I beganto realizethat maybeI couldmake abusinessout ofit.M:Did yougive upyour jobthenW:No,not immediately.The ideawas tooscary.I hada goodjob with a goodsalary,and startingmyownbusiness seemeda bitrisky.So Ijust didit ata hobbyreally.M:So whydidyouleave yourjob in the endW:Well,the decisionwas madefor mereally.My companydecided torelocate to a differenttown.They offeredme thechoice ofrelocating withthemor quitea largesum ofmoney ifpreferred toIeave.I knowan opportunitywhenI see it.So Itook the money!M:Good foryou.Questions8to10are basedon the following conversation.M:Good afternoon,madam.W:Good afternoon.Id liketo buya camera.M:We haveall kindsof camerashere,madam.What sortsof cameraare youthinking you arebuyi ngW:Well,Idontknow anythingabout cameras.But myfriend tellsme that35-millimeter cameras arethe best.M:Well,they arecertainly themuch popular.Would youlike a rangefinder typeor a single-lensreflexW:Whats thedifferenceM:With asingle-lens reflex,you actuallylook throughthe lenswhen youretaking aphoto.So youcansee exactlywhat youare taking.W:That seemsa goodidea.M:Yes,focusing iseasier,too.Try thisone.Its a good mate.W:Yes,Isee what youmean.The imageis veryclear andbright.M:Thats right.Moreovecyou canuse a number ofdifferent lenses.Let meput atelephoto lenson foryouto try.W:My world!Thats verygood.I cansee thepeople acrossthe streetas ifthey areinside theshop!M:Being ableto changethe lensis veryimportant,in myopinion.You cantdo thatwith mostrangefindercameras thoughthey smallerand cheaper.W:How muchis thiscameraM:The listprice is5,

000.But Ican letyou haveit for4,

500.W:Thats fartoo much!Did yousay thatrangefinder cameras are cheaperM:Yes,theyaremuch cheaper.W:Good!Show mesome,please.SECTION BPASSAGESQuestions11to13are basedon the following passage.This is a picture.In theforeground theres a housebuilt into the side of abare hill.The house isactually cutout of the rock,and the front ispainted white.Theres asingle windowwith apinkcurtainacross itand awooden door.This rockhouse isclearly inhabitedbecause infront of thehousether eiswashing hangingon awashing linein whatlooks like the frontyard.Then,above thepaintedfr ontofthe house,theyve builta chimney.lts quitepossible thatatthe back ofthis samehillthere sanotherdoor---or thefront ofanother house,perhaps.At theside of the house,to theleft theres aflatarea.Theyve gotchairs thereand oneperson appearsto beserving food.Theyrewearing casualsummer clothes.Further to the leftis anotherchimney whichprobably belongsto adifferenthouse.Inzthe backgroundof thepicture^longwayfrom thisparticular barehill,theresanother hilI.Then,inbetween theresa relativelyflat plain,and thentheresasmall town.lt lookslikea townbecause therearea lotof whitehousesand eachone isquite closetothe nextbuilding.This mustbe ahot countrybecausethe skyis blueand thereisnt muchvegetation.Ishould thinkthat rockh ousesare actuallyreallycool andpleasant tolive in.Questions14to17are basedon the following passage.Ben became interested inMongolia earlyin life.When hewas nineyears oldhe reada bookaboutMarco Polo,about howMarco Polotraveled withhis uncleson theultimate businesstripto theMongolEmpire at its height.Marco Polostrip lastedalmost aquarter ofa century,during whichhegr ewup,mastered Mongolian,gained theconfidence of the Mongolemperocand theneventuallyret urnedhomewith fantastictales ofstrange landsand strangerpeople.The storyof MarcoPolofasci natedBen.Ben triedto savemoney fromhis firstjob deliveringnewspaperswith aneye towards$3,000tripto Mongolia.But inthose daysit wouldtake himyears tohave themoney ready.Sohe continued toreadabout Mongoliain themeantimebut spentmost ofhis teenageyears in theArab world,where helearnedthe languageand becameinterested injournalism.He tookcourses inclassical and modernMongolianwhile studyingfor hismasters degreeand foundit verydifficult.But he stillwants to visitMongolia inthe springor summer;he said.Mongolianwinters,when temperatures dropto-30are℃not forme.The pricetoday withan upscalecompanyis reasonable,Ben said,compared tothe$3,000itwasback in

1971.Today the sametrip isaround$5,000,which though stilla largesumjs,interms ofinflation,agoodbargain.Questions18to20are basedon the following passage.Less than20miles fromSingapores skyscrapersisacompletely differentset ofhigh-risetowers.Much smallerin scalebut witha bigambition,over100nine-meter talltowers at SkyGreens verticalfarm offera newvision ofurban sustainability.Green vegetableslike Chinesecabbageare grown,stacked ingreenhouses andsold atlocal supermarkets.The farmwas builtin and since Octoberthis,yearthe fullyoperating farmhas beensupplying oneof cityssupermarketswithweekly deliveriesof itsgreens.The SkyGreens producecosts around40%morethan animported equivalent.Howev er,thesmall amountof energyand waterneeded togrow thevegetables,andtheclose proximitytotheconsumer,means thatcarbon dioxideemitted inproduction and transportationis keptto aminimum.The SkyGreens ventureis supportedby theSingaporeangovernmentand has another advantageover otherurban farmsaround theworld:abundant naturalheating andlight.Singapore hasyear-round temperaturesof around30degrees Celsiusandthe farmis setin anopen areadesi gnatedby the governmentasanagro-technology park,miles awayfrom theshadow ofcity skyscrapers.Andthere areplans forthecurrent siteto expandto produceup totwo tonsof greensawee knext yearandbuild over2,000towers inthenextfew years.SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTNews Item1For Questions21and22The familyof SaraiSierra,an Americanwomanwho wentmissingin Istanbulnearly twoweeks ago,isin mourningafterlearning thatTurkish policefound herbody Saturday.Turkishpolice foundthewomans bodynear ancientstone wallsinlstanbuls Sarayburnudistrict.Police suspectedshe hadbeenkilledat anotherlocation.Police toldCNNs sisternetwork CNNTurkthat the bodyof the33-year-old motherof twoshowedsigns ofstab wounds.However,the policechief oflstanbul,HuseyinCapkin,said Sierradied fromablow toher head.Nine suspectshad been detained inconnection withthe womansdisappearanceand death.Sierras familyand friendsfirst soundedthe alarmlastweekafter shedid notarrive onareturn flightfrom Istanbulon January

22.News Item2For Questions23and24French forcessay they have enteredKidal inthe northof Mali,the lastmajor towntheyhaveyet tosecurein theirdrive against Islamist militants.French forcesnow controlKidal airportafter anumberof aircra代,including helicoptersjandedthere lastnight.Islamist militantswere reportedtoh avealreadyleft the townand itwas unclearwho wasin charge.France--the formercolonialpowe rinMali---launched amilitary operation this monthafter Islamist militantsappeared tobethreate ningthesouth.French armyspokesman confirmsthat Frenchtroops weredeployedovernight inKidal.One regionalsecurity sourcetold thePress thatFrench aircrafthad landedatKidaland thatprotectionhelicopters areinthesky.Kidal,930miles north-east ofthe capitalBamako,was untilrecently underthe controloftheIslamist militants.News Item3For Questions25and26US PresidentBarack Obamahas saidthe timehas comefora reviewon the US immigrationsystem.Hemade hiscase ata highschool inLas Vegas,Nevada,a dayafter a group of senatorsoutlined aframeworkfor reform.The WhiteHouse andsenators envisagea pathto citizenshipformanyof anestimated11million undocumentedimmigrants intheUS.He notedthatthecurrentsystem wasoutof dateand badlybroken.Mr Obamascase foran immigrationreform reflectsablueprint herolledout in,though thatdid notgo far.Mr Obamanow backsthe Senateplanincluding makingill egalimmigrantspay taxesand fines,and sendingthem totheback of thequeuebefore theycan becomeAmerican citizens.His blueprintalso focusedonapath topermanentresidency andeventu alcitizenship.After eightyears,individuals wouldbe allowedtobecome legalpermanent residentsandwould eventuallybecome citizensfive yearslater,accordingto hisblueprint.News Item4For Questions27and28In asuburb innorthern JohannesburgSouth Africa,Lorraine Melvillisrunning aroundtrying toorganizehospital visitsfor herclients stayingin herguest house.She startedherbusiness/Surgeon andSafari,back inandsincethen shehas hadpeople fromall overtheworldcome toher tofacilitat etheircosmetic procedures,and perhapsgo onsafari too.For mostpeopleinthefirst-world economiesliketheUK,and especiallyin America,their biggestdesire istogo onAfrican safari/*she explains/and yettheir greatestwant intheir lifewas tohave plasticsurgeryso whynot putthe twotozgether*Like mostcompanies,however,Surgeon andSafariwas hitby theglobal financialcrisis,particularly asanumberof Melvillsclients wereborrowingmoney toafford theirpracedures.Howev er,whilst theUnited Statesand eurozoneeconomies mayhavelanguished,Melvill saysthat sheha sbenefitedfrom thegrowth ofsome Africancountrieseconomies.There isa hugeemergence oflocalAfricansthat choseto cometo SouthAfrica forelectivesurgery,whether itbe breastreductio n,tummytucks,she says.News Item5For Question29The bloodshedat InAmenas haslefttheoil andgas industrystrugglingto cometo termswithwha titmight meanfor investmentin riskycountries.Bob Dudley,BPs chiefexecutivesays thecompanyisreviewing securityatitsother facilitiesintheregion andaround the world.The attackistheworsttragedy ofits kindin livingmemorydespite theenergy industryspresence inmanyunstable regions.BP hasnever experiencedan attackonthisscale before”,Mr Dudleysays.Security remainsatop priorityin countriessuch asIraq,where therehave beeninstances ofworkersbeing kidnapped.The perceptionof riskfor foreign oil workersand theirfamilies in NorthAfrica,has soared.NewsItem6For Question30Shopping isa seriousbusiness in London whateverthe season■一but itdoesnt getmuch moreseriousthan thistime ofyear.The UKscapital Januarysales seesthrongs ofdedicatedshopaholicscra mitscountless departmentstores,quirky boutiquesand marketstalls,keen togettheir handsonthelatest fashiontrends andproduct offers.But itsnot justdomestic spendingthatskeeping thetiIls ringinginLondon.While thevibrant cityshigh-end storesare nostrangersto overseasvisitors,withthose from the MiddleEast typicallyspending themost,a surprisingnewcontender hasemer gedinrecent timesasabig spenderinthe internationalmarket--Nigeria.Nigerias economicgro wthhasaveraged about

7.4%annually overthe pastdecade,creating awealthier Nigerianelite withalargespending power.At thesame time,however,robust economicgrowth hasnot reducedpo vertyin thecountry,with abouttwo thirdsof itspopulationliving onless than$1per day.Questions Ito3are basedon the following conversation.At theend ofthe conversation,youwillbe given15seconds toanswer thequestions.Now,listen tothe conversation.

1.What arethey mainlytalking aboutinthe conversationA.Transport.B.Customers.C.Relocation.D.Restaurants.

2.Which ofthe followingis mentionedby Timasagoodreasonfor movingA.More officespace.B.Convenient parking.C.Fewer officeworkers.D.A near-by trainstation.

3.Why isJane worriedabout winterinthenew locationA.It ismuch colderthere.B.There arefew activities.C.There areno goodrestaurants.D.There isno cinemaor theatre.Questions4to7are basedon the following conversation.At theend oftheconversation,youwill be given20seconds toanswer thequestions.Now,listen tothe conversation.

4.MissParkinson becameinterested inher ownbusiness.A.before sheworked forthe mediacompany B.when shewasonholiday fiveyears agoC.after shewent totherapists andclasses D.after herfriend recommendedit toher

5.Why didshe askher teachersto teachher at homeA.She wasbusier thanbefore.B.It wasmore convenient.C.She likedto exerciseathome.D.She wasgiven apromotion.

6.Which ofthefollowingis NOT true according tothe conversationA.She recommendedpeopletotake classes.B.She waswilling to pay morefor classesa thome.C.She lefther jobimmediately afterher promotion.D.She regardedthebusinessasap astimeatfirst.

7.Why didshe finallyleave her jobA.She gotbored withherjob.B.She sawan opportunity.C.She neededthemoney.D.She wasforced toleave.Questions8to10are basedon thefollowing conversation.At theend ofthe conversation,youwill be given15seconds toanswer thequestions.Now,listen totheconversation.

8.Which ofthefollowingis NOTmentioned about the single-lens reflexA.Different lensescan beused.B.Focusing iseasier.C.You canseewhatyouaretaking.D.It ischeaper andlighter.

9.According tothe shopassistant,the maindifference betweenthe twotypes ofcamera sliesin.A.lens B.price C.weight D.size

10.It can be inferredfrom theconversation thatthe customeris morelikely tobuy intheend.A.asingle-lens cameraB.nothing C.arangefindercamera D.several lensesinsteadSECTION BPASSAGESIn thissection,you willhear severalpassages.Listen tothe passagescarefully andthenanswerthe questionsthat follow.Questions11to13are basedon thefollowing passage.At theend ofthe passage,you willbegiven15seconds toanswer thequestions.Now,listen tothe passage.

11.Which ofthefollowingdetails aboutthefrontofthe houseisCORRECTA.The frontis pink.B.The curtainis drawn.C.No windowcanbeseen.D.There aretwo doors.

12.What istotheimmediate leftside ofthe houseA.A washingline.B.Another house.C.A flatarea.D.A chimney.

13.Where isthe smalltown inthe pictureA.Between twohills.B.Further tothe leftofthehouse.C.At thebackofthehouse.D.At thesideofa hill.Questions14to17are basedon thefollowing passage.At theend ofthe passage,you willbegiven20seconds toanswer thequestions.Now,listen tothe passage.

14.When didBen firstbecome interestedin MongoliaA.When hegrew up.B.When helearned Mongolian.C.When hereturned home.D.When hewas nineyears old.

15.Where didhe spendmost ofhis teenageyearsA.In Mongolia.B.In theArab world.C.In hishometown.D.In someother regions.

16.We learnfromthe passage thatBen whiledoing hismasters degree.A.becameinterestedin classicalMongolian B.learned classicalandmodern MongolianC.gave upmodernMongolianD.mastered modernMongolian

17.Which ofthefollowingdetails is NOT true according tothe passageA.Ben wantstovisitMongolia when the weatheris warm.B.Ben considersthe travelexpensereasonable.C.The triptoday isexpensive consideringinflation.D.Ben wasunable totravel toMong oliainl

971.Questions18to20are basedon thefollowingpassage.At theend ofthe passage,you willbegiven15seconds toanswer thequestions.Now,listen tothepassage.

18.Which isthe heightof towersatSkyGreens verticalfarmA.9meters.B.20meters.C.100meters.D.40meters.

19.Which ofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassageA.The farmsells itsvegetables toa localsupermarket.B.The farmuses lesswater andenergytog rowvegetables.C.The farmcauses lesspollution inits production.D.The farmsells atthesameprice asimportedproduce

20.According tothepassage,one particularadvantage ofthe SkyGreen is.A.local climateB.local supportC.plan forexpansion D.closeness tothe citySECTION CNEWSBROADCASTIn thissection,you willhearseveralnews items.Listen tothemcarefully andthen answer thequestionsthatfollow.Questions21and22are basedOH thefollowing news.At theend ofthe news item,you willbe given10seconds toanswer thequestions.Now listen to thenews.

21.According tothepassage,Turkish policewere unsureabout.A.whenthewoman waskilled B.the maincause ofthe deathC.the womansidentity D.why shefailed toreturn home

22.How manypeople hadbeendetainedby TurkishpoliceA.

9.B.

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22.D.

33.Questions23and24are basedon thefollowing news.At theend ofthe newsitem.you willbegiven10seconds toanswer thequestions.Now,listen tothe news.

23.What isthe situationnow inKidal accordingtothe newsA.Islamist militantsare stillin controlofthe town.B.French forceshave enteredthetown.C.French aregoing toland atthe airport.D.Islamistmilitantsare attackingthe airport.

24.Why didthe Frenchlaunch themilitary operationA.To controlKidal airport.B.To protectthetown.C.To protectthe capitalBamako.D.To fightagainstIslamistmilitants.Questions25and26are basedon thefollowing news.At theend ofthe newsitem,you willbe given10seconds toanswer thequestions.Now,listen tothe news.

25.Which ofthefollowingis TRUEabouttheimmigration reformA.It wasproposed byagroupofsenators.B.Mr Obamahad carriedoutthereform.C.Illegal immigrantswould soonbe givencitizenship.D.The reformfailed toimprove thecurrentsystem.

26.According toObamas blueprint,how longwould ittake forillegal immigrantsto gaincitizenshipA.Eight years.B.Five years.C.Thirteen years.D.Eleven years.Questions27and28are basedon thefollowing news.At theend ofthe newsitem,you willbegiven10seconds toanswer thequestions.Now,listen tothe news.

27.What isLorraine MelvilKsbusinessA.Running aplastic surgeryclinic.B.Arranging forsurgery andsafaris.C.Providing consultancyto localpeople.D.Organizing tripsto UKand American.

28.Which ofthefollowingstatements isNOTtrueaccordingtothe newsitemA.Local Africanclients helpedkeep herbusiness going.B.Her clientswere unabletopayher themoney.C.Her businesswas affectedbytheglobal financialcrisis.D.She stillhad asmany Europeanclient sasbefore.Questions29is basedon thefollowing news.At theend ofthe newsitem,youwillbegiven5seconds toanswer thequestion.Now,listen tothe news.

29.What isthe mainidea ofthe newsitemA.Foreign investmentin unstableregions.B.BPs presenceinNorthAfrica.C.Security concernsin riskycountries.D.Protection forforeignoilworkers.Questions30is basedon thefollowing news.At theendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven5seconds toanswerthequestion.Now,listentothenews.

30.What isthe mainmessage ofthenews itemA.London attractsshoppers fromall overthe world.B.Most peoplein Nigerialive inpoverty.C.Wealthier Nigeriansbecome abig spender.D.People fromthe MiddleEast arethe mostwealthy-PART IILISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A1-

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30.CBBACPART IILISTENING COMPREHE20MINSECTION ACONVERSATIONSQuestions1to3are basedon thefollowing conversation.M:We haveto movethe companytoanew office.W:I thinkthats agreat idea,Tim.M:Good.W:We shouldbe inthe centreof town.Well benearer toour customers.M:Jane,I...W:The transportis better...M:Jane,I...W:...and thereare lotsof goodrestaurants.M:Jane,I thinkwe shouldmovetothecountry.。