2009年12月英语四级听力考试全真模拟题(4)

　　Conversation Two

　　W: Didn’t you write a paper about Albert Kahn last semester?

　　M: Yes, for my history of architecture class.

　　W: Oh, I am taking it now and I have to do some research on industrial architecture. I need to read up on Kahn’s factories. So I would like to see what you wrote about them.

　　M: I don’t think my paper will help; I focus on his classical design like Clements library and office buildings, but you are interested in the modern building he is famous for.

　　W: Yes he is best known for his factory, especially the auto plants in Detroit. He made a breakthrough in industrial design. You know before his time, factories were so cmp3ped and inefficient but his factory provide enough light and air and open space. So the cars could be assembled in one huge plant.

　　M: I remember reading that previously, factories had wooden fmp3e and the heavy machinery made the buildings vibrate and there were firehazards too. But when Kahn started to design auto plants around the turn of the century, reinforced concrete had just been invented. Talk about the breakthrough, not only were the buildings sturdy and fireproof but they were cheap to put up too!

　　W: You seem to know a lot of about his industrial career.

　　M: Actually even though I wrote about his other works, I did a lot of background reading. Let me see if I can dig up that paper for you. There were some books of articles included in my bibliography that you might want to look up at the library.

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22. Why are the students discussing Albert Kahn?

　　【解析】选[D]。由女士所说的...I have to do some research...I need to read up on kahn’s factories可以推知，女士在研究卡恩的作品，整个对话就此展开。

　　23. In which is Albert Kahn best known for?

　　【解析】选[B]。听音时注意和Kahn 相关的信息：the modern building he is famous for以及best known for his factory。问题问Kahn因为什么最有名，[B]为该细节的同义转述。

　　24. To what industry did Albert Kahn make a major contribution?

　　【解析】选[D]。听音时注意提到的行业。根据especially the auto plants“汽车车间”及So the cars could be assembled in one huge plant。可推出答案为[D]“运输行业”。

　　25. According to the talk, what was one problem with factories before Kahn’s time?

　　【解析】选[A]。听音时注意和建筑缺点相关的信息，对话中男士提到there were firehazards too。问题问卡恩时代之前的汽车工厂存在的问题，[A]为细节再现。