2014年6月英语四级真题听力短文答案解析及音频原文 短对话
1. A. See a doctor about her strained shoulder B. Use a ladder to help her reach the tea. C. Replace the cupboard with a new one. D. Place the tea on a lower shelf next time.
2. A. At Mary Johnson?s B. In an exhibition hall C. At a painter?s studio. D. Outside an art gallery. 3. A. The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience. B. She does not quite agree with what the man said. C. The man had better talk with the students himself.z D. New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation. 4. A. He helped Doris build up the furniture. B. Doris helped him arrange the furniture. C. Doris fixed up some of the bookshelves. D. He was good at assembling bookshelves.
5. A. He doesn?t get on with the others. B. He doesn?t feel at ease in the firm.
C. He has been taken for a fool. D. He has found a better position. 6. A. They should finish the work as soon as possible. B. He will continue to work in the garden himself. C. He is tired of doing gardening on weekends. D. They can hire a gardener to do the work. 7. A. The man has to get rid of the used furniture. B. The man?s apartment is ready for rent. C. The furniture is covered with lots of dust. D. The furniture the man bought is inexpensive. 8. A. The man will give the mechanic a call. B. The woman is waiting for a call. C. The woman is doing some repairs.
D. The man knows the mechanic very well.
长对话 conversation one
9. A. She had a job interview to attend. B. She was busy finishing her project. C. She had to attend an important meeting. D. She was in the middle of writing an essay. 10. A. Accompany her roommate to the classroom. B. Hand in her roommate?s application form. C. Submit her roommate?s assignment. D. Help her roommate with her report. 11. A. Where Dr. Ellis?s office is located. B. When Dr. Ellis leaves his office. C. Directions to the classroom building. D. Dr. Ellis?s schedule for the afternoon. Conversation two：
12. A. He find it rather stressful. B. He is thinking of quitting it. C. He can handle it quite well. D. He has to work extra hours.
13. A. The 6:00 one B. The 6:30 one. C. The 7:00 one D. The 7:30 one
14. A. It is an awful waste of time. B. He finds it rather unbearable. C. The time on the train is enjoyable. D. It is something difficult to get used to.
15. A. Reading newspaper. B. Chatting with friends. C. Listening to the daily news. D. Planning the day?s work.
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 16. A) Ignore small details while reading.
B) Read at least several chapters at one sitting. C) Develop a habit of reading critically.
D) Get key information by reading just once or twice. 17. A) Choose one’s own system of marking. B) Underline the key words and phrases. C) Make as few marks as possible. D) Highlight details in a red color.
18. A) By reading the textbooks carefully again. B) By reviewing only the marked parts. C) By focusing on the notes in the margins. D) By comparing notes with their classmates.
Passage Two
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) The sleep a person needs varies from day to day. B) The amount of sleep for each person is similar. C) One can get by with a couple of hours of sleep. D) Everybody needs some sleep for survival. 20. A) It is a made-up story. B) It is beyond cure. C) It is a rare exception. D) It is due to an accident.
21. A) His extraordinary physical condition. B) His mother’s injury just before his birth. C) The unique surroundings of his living place. D) The rest he got from sitting in a rocking chair.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. A) She invested in stocks and shares on Wall Street. B) She learned to write for financial newspapers. C) She developed a strong interest in finance. D) She tenderly looked after her sick mother. 23. A) She made a wise investment in real estate.
B) She sold the restaurant with a substantial profit. C) She got 1.5 million dollars from her ex-husband. D) She inherited a big fortune from her father. 24. A) She was extremely mean with her money. B) She was dishonest in business dealings. C) She frequently ill-treated her employees. D) She abused animals including her pet dog. 25. A) She made a big fortune from wise investment. B) She built a hospital with her mother’s money. C) She made huge donations to charities. D) She carried on her family’s tradition.
Dictation：
Among the kinds of social gestures most significant for second language teachers, are those which are 26)＿＿＿＿in form, but different in meaning in the two cultures. For example, a Columbian who wants someone to 27)＿＿＿＿him often signals with a hand movement, in which all the fingers of one hand cupped point downward as they move rapidly 28)＿＿＿＿. Speakers of English have a similar gesture, though the hand may not be cupped and the fingers may be held more loosely. But for them, the gesture means \the 29)＿＿＿＿ of the Columbian gesture. Again in Columbia, a speaker of English would have to know that when he 30)＿＿＿＿ height, he must choose between different gestures depending on whether he is 31) ＿＿＿＿ a human being or an animal. If he keeps the palm of the hand 32) ＿＿＿＿ the floor, as he would in his own culture when making known the height of a child for example, he will very likely be greeted by laughter. In Columbia, this gesture is 33)＿＿＿＿for the description of animals. In order to describe human beings, he should keep the palm of his hand 34) ＿＿＿＿ to the floor. Substitutions of one gesture for the other often create not only humorous but also 35) ＿＿＿＿moments. In both of the examples above, speakers from two different cultures have the same gesture physically, but its meaning differs sharply.
2014年6月英语四级真题听力短文答案解析及音频原文 短对话
1. A. See a doctor about her strained shoulder B. Use a ladder to help her reach the tea. C. Replace the cupboard with a new one. D. Place the tea on a lower shelf next time. ANSWER 答案 -- 2014年6月四级听力短对话解析：本题考查计划或者建议。考点在第二个男士的提议。Use a ladder to help her reach the tea. strain: v.表示拉伸，扭伤，strain your shoulder 拉伤肩膀。 2. A. At Mary Johnson?s B. In an exhibition hall C. At a painter?s studio. D. Outside an art gallery. ANSWER 答案 -- 2014年6月四级听力短对话解析：本题考查对话场景。通过女士提到的“new exhibits”和男士提到的“favorite painters”可推出：Outside an art gallery. 3. A. The teacher evaluated lacks teaching experience. B. She does not quite agree with what the man said. C. The man had better talk with the students himself. D. New students usually cannot offer a fair evaluation. ANSWER 答案 -- 2014年6月四级听力短对话解析：本题考查语义推断。考点在第二个女士的回应，面对男士的说法，她并没有表示认同，而是婉转表达了质疑。“unfair evaluation”意思是“不公平的评价”。
4. A. He helped Doris build up the furniture. B. Doris helped him arrange the furniture. C. Doris fixed up some of the bookshelves. D. He was good at assembling bookshelves. ANSWER 答案 -- 2014年6月四级听力短对话解析：本题考查事实细节。考点在第二个男士的话。原文中男士说的 “do some of them”指的就是修理书架。 5. A. He doesn?t get on with the others. B. He doesn?t feel at ease in the firm. C. He has been taken for a fool. D. He has found a better position. ANSWER 答案 -- 2014年6月四级听力短对话解析：本题考查因果关系。考点在第二个男士所解释的原因。“position”即“职位”， “firm”即“公司”，“turn down”是拒绝的意思，与问题中的“quit”即“放弃，辞职”的意思相同。
6. A. They should finish the work as soon as possible. B. He will continue to work in the garden himself. C. He is tired of doing gardening on weekends. D. They can hire a gardener to do the work. ANSWER 答案 -- 2014年6月四级听力短对话解析：本题考查转折关系。考点在第二个男士语义转折之后的内容。选项 中的“finish”同义替换原文中的 “get it over”，而 “as soon as possible”则改写了 “within this weekend”.
7. A. The man has to get rid of the used furniture. B. The man?s apartment is ready for rent. C. The furniture is covered with lots of dust. D. The furniture the man bought is inexpensive. ANSWER 答案 -- 2014年6月四级听力短对话解析：本题考查事实细节。考点在第二个男士所说的话，习惯用语 “dirt cheap”就是“很便宜，白菜价”的意思。选项D中的 “inexpensive”同义改写了“dirt cheap”。
8. A. The man will give the mechanic a call. B. The woman is waiting for a call. C. The woman is doing some repairs.
D. The man knows the mechanic very well. ANSWER 答案 -- 2014年6月四级听力短对话解析：点评：本题考查语义推断。考点要结合女士的提问和男士的回答。“mechanic”指“机械工”，“bus repairers”指“公车修理师”。
音频原文 短对话
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?
长对话
9. A. She had a job interview to attend. B. She was busy finishing her project. C. She had to attend an important meeting. D. She was in the middle of writing an essay. ANSWER 答案 -- 10. A. Accompany her roommate to the classroom. B. Hand in her roommate?s application form. C. Submit her roommate?s assignment. D. Help her roommate with her report. ANSWER 答案 -- 11. A. Where Dr. Ellis?s office is located. B. When Dr. Ellis leaves his office.