详尽解析2005年12月24日英语四级答案
2005年12月四级考试听力原文
短对话及语段一由上海新东方四级听力名师 陈文笠听写
语段二及语段三由上海新东方四级听力名师 姜志德听写
Section A
1. W: Carol told us on the phone not to worry about her. Her left leg doesn’t hurt as much as it did yesterday.
M: She’d better have it examined by a doctor anyway. And I’ll call her about it this evening.
Q: What does the man think Carol should do?
2. M: There’s a non-stop train for Washington, and it leaves at 2:30.
W: It’s faster than the 2:00 train. Besides, we can have something to eat before getting on the train.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
3. M: Hi, Melissa, how’s your project going? Have you thought about going to graduate school? Perhaps you can get into Harvard.
W: Everything is coming along really well. I’ve been thinking about graduate school. But I’ll talk to my tutor Dr. Gauthier first and see what she thinks.
Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?
4. W: Did you attend Alice’s presentation last night? It’s the first time for her to give a speech to a large audience.
M: How she could be so calm in front of so many people is really beyond me.
Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
5. W: You’ve been doing weather reports for nearly thirty years. How’s the weather got anywhere in all those years?
M: well, not necessarily worse, but we’re seeing more swings.
Q: What does the man say about the weather?
6. M: Excuse me, I’m looking for the textbook by Professor Jordan for the marketing course?
W: I’m afraid it’s out of stock. You’ll have to order it. And it will take the publisher three weeks to sent it to us.
Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?
7. M: I’m going to New York next week, but the hotel I booked is really expensive.
W: Why book a hotel? My brother has two spare rooms in his apartment.
Q: What does the woman mean?
8. W: In my opinion, watching the news on TV is a good way to learn English. What do you think?
M: It would be better if you could check the same information in English newspapers afterwards.
Q: What does the man say about learning English?
9. M: I hear a newly invented drug can make people tell the truth. And it may prove useful in questioning terrorists. Isn’t it incredible?
W: Simple solutions to complex problems rarely succeed. As far as I know, no such drugs are ever known to work.
Q: What does the woman think of the new drug?
10. M: You know the electronics company is coming to our campus to recruit graduate students next week.
W: Really? What day? I’d like to talk to them and hand in my resume.
Q: What does the woman want to do?
Section B
Passage One
A new study reports the common drug aspirin greatly reduces life-threatening problems after an operation to replace blocked blood vessels to the heart. More than 800,000 people around the world have this heart surgery each year. The doctors who carried out the study say giving aspirin to patients soon after the operation could save thousands of lives. People usually take aspirin to control pain, and reduce high body temperature. Doctors also advise some people to take aspirin to help prevent heart attacks. About 10~15% of these heart operations end in death or damage to the heart or other organs. The new study shows that even a small amount of aspirin reduced such threats. The doctors said the chance of death for patients who took aspirin would fall by 67%. They claimed this was true if the aspirin was given within 48 hours of the operation. The doctors believe aspirin helps heart surgery patients because it can prevent blood from thickening, and blood vessels from being blocked. However, the doctors warned that people who have stomach bleeding or other bad reactions from aspirin should not take it after heart surgery.
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. What is the finding of the new study of aspirin?
12. In what way can aspirin help heart surgery patients according to the doctors?
13. What warning did the doctors give about the use of aspirin?
Passage Two
When you are the first or last child in your family, or, when you are middle or only child, some people think it matters where you are born in your family. But there are different ideas about what birth order means. Some people say that the oldest children are smart and strong willed, and they are very likely to be successful. The reason for this is simple: parents have a lot of time for that first child. They give him or her a lot of attention. So this child is very likely to do well. An only child will succeed for the same reason. What happens to the other children in the family? Middle children don’t get so much attention. So they don’t feel that important. If a family has many children, the middle one sometimes gets lost in the crowd. The youngest child then, often gets special treatment. He or she is the baby. Often this child grows up with funny and charming. Do you believe this idea about birth order, too? A recent study saw things quite differently. The study found that first children believed in family rules. They didn’t take many chances in their lives. They usually followed orders. Rules didn’t mean as much to late children in a family. They went out and followed their own ideas. They took chances and they often did better in lives.
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. According to common belief, in what way are the first and the only child alike?
15. What do people usually say about middle children?
16. What do we learn about later children in the family from a recent study of birth order?
Passage Three
When my interest shifted from space to the sea, I never expected it would cause such confusion among my friends. Yet, I can understand their feelings. As I have been writing and talking about space flight for the best part of twenty years, a sudden switch of interest to the depth of the sea does seem to be peculiar. To explain, I’d like to share my reasons behind this unusual change of mind. The first excuse I give is an economic one. Underwater exploration is so much cheaper than space flight. The first round-trip ticket to the moon is going to cause at least ten billion dollars if you include research and development. By the end of this century, the cost will be down to a few millions. On the other hand, the diving suit and a set of basic tools needed for skin diving can be bought for twenty dollars. My second argument is more philosophical. The ocean, surprisingly enough, has many things in common with space. In their different ways, both sea and space are equally hostile. If we wish to survive in either for any length of time, we need to have mechanical aids. The diving suit helped the design of a space suit. The feelings and emotions of a man beneath the sea will be much like those of the man beyond the atmosphere.
17. How did the speaker’s friends respond to his change of interest?
18. What is one of the reasons for the speaker to switch his interest to underwater exploration?
19. In what way does the speaker think diving is similar to space travel?
20. What is the speaker’s purpose in giving this talk?
B卷听力参考答案
上海新东方听力教学专家 陈文笠
1~10
C See a doctor.
B The woman prefers to take the 2:30 train.
D She’ll consult Dr. Garcia about entering graduate school.
D Alice didn’t seem to be nervous during her speech.
A There are more extremes in the weather.
C At a book store
D The man can stay at her brother’s apartment.
B It’s more effective to combine listening with reading.
C It will most likely prove ineffective.
A Apply for a job in the electronics company.
11~20
A It reduces the chance of death for heart surgery patients.
D It keeps blood vessels from being blocked.
B It is harmful to heart surgery patients with stomach bleeding.
C They are very likely to succeed in life.
B They get less attention from their parents.
A They usually don’t follow family rules.
D They were puzzled by his decision.
C It is much cheaper than space travel.
A They are both challenging.
C To explain why he took up underwater exploration.
B卷阅读参考答案
上海新东方 四六级阅读明星教师 林立、赵胤
Passage 1
C the benefits of manageable stress
C stay away from
B doing challenging work may be good for one's health
A the outcome was beyond their control
D short bursts of stress hormones enhance memory function
Passage 2
A people the world over enjoy eating their company's potato chips
B It needs to turn to the world market for development
D consumers worldwide today are attracted by global brand
D To promote the company's strategy of globalization
A will be in the interest of local people
Passage 3
B the child may feel that he owes her an apology
D I’m aware you're upset, but I’m not to blame
B it is vague and ineffective
A their ages should be taken into account
A not as simple as it seems
Passage 4
C A huge financial problem has arisen
B They pooled their efforts to help solve it
D unthinkable
B to see if there was a deliberate cover-up of the problem
A keep people properly informed of the crisis
B卷词汇参考答案
上海新东方 四级词汇主讲老师 靳萌
41 A dim 42 B locate 43 C insert 44 D torn down 45 B keen
46 A may 47 B anniversary 48 D get over 49 D excuse 50 C flexible
51 A witnesses 52 C enthusiasm 53 B see to 54 A loan 55 B not to speak of
56 A decorated 57 C at intervals 58 C involve 59 A deposit 60 D concerned about
61 D Excessive 62 D delivery 63 B unstable 64 D take on 65 Nevertheless
66 C fate 67 B source 68 A In view of 69 C targets 70 B transferred
B卷完型参考答案
上海新东方 四级词汇主讲老师 靳萌
71 C called 72 B incident 73 D often 74 D confronted 75 A to
76 B when 77 C published 78 A with 79 D average 80 C serious
81 B But 82 A require 83 C include 84 B stressful 85 D what
86 A easily 87 D may 88 C another 89 C Whatever 90 B least
