2013年6月四级听力答案及原文

2013年06月4级听力真题 Section A 11 What do we learn from the conversation? A: The woman is the manager's secretary. B: The man found himself in a wrong place. C: The man is the manager's business associate. D: The woman was putting up a sign on the wall. 答案: B 12 What does the man mean? A: He needs more time for the report. B: He needs help to interpret the data. C: He is sorry not to have helped the woman. D: He does not have sufficient data to go on. 答案: A 13 What is the woman waiting for? A: A friend from New York. B: A message from Tony. C: A postal delivery. D: A change in the weather. 答案: C 14 What does the man imply about Pam? A: She is not available until the end of next week. B: She is not a reliable source of information. C: She does not like taking exams. D: She does not like psychology. 答案: B 15 What does the man mean? A: He will help the woman carry the suitcase. B: The woman's watch is twenty minutes fast. C: The woman shouldn't make such a big fuss. D: There is no need for the woman to be in a hurry. 答案: D 16 What does the woman imply? A: Mary is not so easygoing as her. B: Mary and she have a lot in common. C: She finds it hard to get along with Mary. D: She does not believe what her neighbors said. 答案: A 17 Where does the conversation most probably take place? A: At an information service. B: At a car wash point. C: At a repair shop. D: At a dry cleaner's. 答案: D 18 What do we learn from the conversation? A: The woman came to the concert at the man's request. B: The man is already fed up with playing the piano. C: The piece of music the man played is very popular. D: The man's unique talents are the envy of many people. 答案: C 19 What does the man say about his working experience? A: He has taught Spanish for a couple of years at a local school. B: He worked at the Brownstone Company for several years. C: He owned a small retail business in Michigan years ago. D: He has been working part-time in a school near Detroit. 答案: B 20 Why does the man want to leave his present job? A: He prefers a full-time job with more responsibility. B: He is eager to find a job with an increased salary. C: He likes to work in a company close to home. D: He would rather get a less demanding job. 答案: A 21 What is the man interested in? A: Sports. B: Travel. C: Foreign languages. D: Computer games. 答案: B 22 What question did the man ask the woman？ A: When he is supposed to start work. B: What responsibilities he would have. C: When he will be informed about his application. D: What career opportunities her company can offer. 答案: C 23 What do we learn about Lisa? A: She is pregnant. B: She is over 50. C: She has just finished her project. D: She is a good saleswoman. 答案: A 24 What do we learn about the man from the conversation? A: He takes good care of Lisa. B: He is the CEO of a giant company. C: He is good at business management. D: He works as a sales manager. 答案: D 25 What does the man say about his company? A: It is in urgent need of further development. B: It produces goods popular among local people. C: It has been losing market share in recent years. D: It is well positioned to compete with the giants. 答案: A Section B 26 What do we learn about Main Street in Farmington? A: It is lined with tall trees. B: It was widened recently. C: It has high buildings on both sides. D: It used to be dirty and disorderly. 答案: D 27 What do the 4-H club members do about the curbside? A: They repaved it with rocks. B: They built public restrooms on it. C: They beautified it with plants. D: They set up cooking facilities near it. 答案: C 28 What have the 4-H girls learned from the project? A: What makes life enjoyable. B: How to work with tools. C: What a community means. D: How to improve health. 答案: A 29 Why do the 4-H girls agree to follow the park project through to complete? A: They were obliged to fulfill the signed contract. B: They were encouraged by the city officials' praise. C: They wanted to prove they were as capable as boys. D: They derived happiness from the constructive work. 答案: D 30 What does the survey on teenager reading show? A: The majority of them think it less important than computers. B: Many of them consider it boring and old-fashioned. C: The majority of them find it interesting. D: Few of them read more than ten books a year. 答案: C 31 What books are most popular among teenagers according to the survey? A: Novels and stories. B: Mysteries and detective stories. C: History and science books. D: Books on culture and tradition. 答案: A 32 What activity do teenagers find the most difficult to give up for a week? A: Watching TV. B: Listening to music. C: Reading magazines. D: Playing computer games. 答案: B 33 What is the presentation mainly about? A: Advice on the purchase of cars. B: Information about the new green-fuel vehicles. C: Trends for the development of the motor car. D: Solutions to global fuel shortage. 答案: C 34 What used to restrict the use of electric vehicles? A: Limited driving range. B: The short life of batteries. C: Huge recharging expenses. D: The unaffordable high price. 答案: A 35 What does the speaker say about electric vehicles of today? A: They need to be further improved. B: They can easily switch to natural gas. C: They are more cost-effective than vehicles powered by solar energy. D: They can match conventional motor cars in performance and safety. 答案: D Section C My favorite TV show? “The Twilight Zone.” I ____ like the episode called “The Printer’s Devil.” It’s about a newspaper editor who’s being ____ out of business by a big newspaper syndicate - you know, a group of papers ____ by the same people. He is about to ____ suicide when he is interrupted by an old man who