Section A
1. W: I can’t seem to reach the tea at the back of the cupboard.
M: Oh… Why don’t you use the ladder? You might strain your shoulder.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?
2. W: Since it’s raining so hard, let’s go and see the new exhibits.
M: That’s a good idea. Mary Johnson is one of my favorite painters.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
3. M: I hear the students gave the new teacher an unfair evaluation.
W: It depends on which student you are talking about.
Q: What does the woman imply?
4. W: It must have taken you a long time to fix up all these book shelves.
M: It wasn’t too bad. I got Doris to do some of them.
Q: What does the man mean?
5. W: Rod, I hear you’ll be leaving at the end of this month. Is it true?
M: Yeah. I’ve been offered a much better position with another firm. I’d be a fool to turn it down.
Q: Why is the man quitting his job?
6. W: I honestly don’t want to continue the gardening tomorrow, Tony?
M: Neither do I. But I think we should get it over with this weekend.
Q: What does the man mean?
7. W: You’ve already furnished your apartment?
M: I found some used furniture that was dirt cheap.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
8. W: Has the mechanic called the bus repairers?
M: Not yet .I’ll let you know when he calls.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
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Conversation one

M: Hello. Matt Ellis speaking.

W: Hello, Dr. Ellis, my name’s Pan Johnson. My roommate, Janet Holmes, wanted me to call you.

M: Janet Holmes? Oh, that’s right. She’s in my Shakespearean English class. Has anything happened to her?

W: Nothing, it’s just that she submitted a job application yesterday and the company asked her in for an interview today. She’s afraid she won’t be able to attend your class this afternoon though. I’m calling to see whether it would be OK if I gave you her essay. Janet said it’s due today.

M: Certainly, that would be fine. Uh, you can either drop it off at my class or bring it to my office.

W: Would it be all right to come by your office around 4:00? I’m afraid I can’t come any earlier because I have three classes this afternoon.

M: Uh, I won’t be here when you come. I’m supposed to be at a meeting from 3:00 to 6:00, but how about leaving it with my secretary? She usually stays until 5:00.

W: Fine, please tell her I’ll be there at 4:00. And Dr. Ellis, one more thing, could you tell me where your office is? Janet told me where your class is, but she didn’t give me directions to your office.

M: Well, I’m in Room 302 of the Gregory Building. I’ll tell my secretary to put the paper in my mail box, and I’ll get it when I return.

W: I sure appreciate it. Goodbye, Dr. Ellis.

M: Goodbye, Ms. Johnson.　　

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. Why couldn’t the woman’s roommate attend the Shakespearean English class that afternoon?

10. What favor is the woman going to do for her roommate?

11. What does the woman want to know at the end of the conversation?

Conversation two
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W: How are things going, Roald?

M: Not bad, Jane. I’m involved in several projects and it’s a long working day. But I’m used to that so it doesn’t bother me too much.

W: I heard you have moved to a new house in the suburb. How do you like commuting to London every day? Don’t you find it a string?

M: It was terrible at first, especially getting up before dawn to catch that 6:30 train. But it’s bearable now that I’ m used to it.

W: Don’t you think it’s an awful waste of time? I couldn’t bear to spend three hours sitting in a train every day.

M: I used to feel the same as you. But now I quite enjoy it.

W: How do you pass the time? Do you bring some work with you to do on the train?

M: Ah, that’s a good question. In the morning, I just sit in comfort and read the papers to catch up with the news. On the way home at night, I relax with a good book or chat with friends or even have a game of bridge.

W: I suppose you know lots of people on the train now.

M: Yes, I bumped into someone I know on the platform every day. Last week I came across a couple of old school friends and we spend the entire journey in the bar.

W: It sounds like a good club. You never know. I may join it too.

Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

12. What does the man say about his job?

13. Which train does the man take to work every day?

14. How does the man feel about commuting to work every day now?

15. How does the man spend his time on the morning train?

Passage Two
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The thought of having no sleep for 24 hours or more isn't a pleasant one for most people. The amount of sleep that each person needs varies. In general, each of us needs about 8 hours of sleep each day to keep us healthy and happy. Some people, however, can get by with just a few hours of sleep at night.

It doesn't matter when or how much a person sleeps. But everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Few doctors would have thought that there might be an exception to this. Sleep is, after all, a very basic need. But a man named Al Herpin turned out to be a real exception, for supposedly, he never slept!

Al Herpin was 90 years old when doctors came to his home in New Jersy. They hoped to challenge the claim that he never slept. But they were surprised. Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. He did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocking chair and read a half dozen newspapers. His doctors were puzzled by the strange case of permanent sleeplessness. Herpin offered the only clue to his condition. He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he had been born. Herpin died at the age of 94, never, it seems, having slept at all.

19. What is taken for granted by most people?

20. What do doctors think of Al Herpin's case?

21. What could have accounted for Al Herpin's sleeplessness?

1-8
1. B .Use a ladder to help her reach the tea.
　　点评：事实细节题，主要听男士的意见Why don’t you use the ladder. strain v.表示拉伸，扭伤 strain your shoulder 拉伤肩膀
　　2. D. Outside an art gallery.
　　点评：推理判断题，从女士的“exhibition”与男士的“favorite painter”中推断出。
　　3. B. She does not quite agree with what the man said.
　　点评：推理判断题，从女士的评价中可以看出。
　　evaluation n. 表示评估价值 ;an unfair evaluation 有失公正的评价;
　　4. C. Doris fixed up some of the book shelves.
　　点评：推理判断题，从男士的“I got Doris to do some of them.”推断出答案。
　　注意shelf 复数形式是shelves
　　5. D. He has found a better position.
　　点评：事实细节题，主要听男生的陈述 “I’ve been offered a much better position with another firm”
　　firm在这里解释为：公司，企业。
　　6. A. They should finish the work as soon as possible.
　　点评：推理判断题，从男士的“But I think we should get it over with this weekend”可以得出。
　　7. D. The furniture the man bought is inexpensive.
　　点评：事实细节题，从男士的描述“dirt cheap”中可以得出。
　　dirt cheap 表示非常便宜。furnish v. 表示布置;陈设 n. furniture 家具。
　　8. B. The woman is waiting for a call.
　　点评：推理判断题，从男士的话中“I’ll let you know when he calls.”推断出答案。

9-15
Conversation 1:
　　9. A. She had a job interview to attend.
　　点评：事实细节题。关键听取原文中“It’s just that she submitted a job application yesterday and the company asked her in for an interview today”.
　　10. C. Submit her roommate’s assignment.
　　点评：事实细节题加单词的同义替换。关键听取原文中“I’m calling to see whether it would be OK if I gave you her essay.”
　　11. A. Where Dr. Ellis’s office is located.
　　点评：事实细节题。关键听取原文中“And Dr. Ellis, one more thing, could you tell me where your office is?”
　　Conversation 2:
　　12. C. He can handle it quite well.
　　点评：同义替换原文内容“But it’s bearable now that I’ m used to it”。be used to 表示为习惯做某事。
　　13. B. The 6:30 train.
　　点评：细节题。重点听取原文中“It was terrible at first, especially getting up before dawn to catch that 6:30 train”
　　14. C. The time on the train is enjoyable.
　　点评：细节题加词性转换。重点听取原文中“But now I quite enjoy it.”
　　15. A. Reading newspapers.
　　点评：细节与词义替换。重点听取原文“In the morning, I just sit in comfort and read the papers to catch up with the news.”

2014年6月英语四级听力录音材料_新浪教育_新浪网
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