2015年6月英语四级考试真题与答案(第三套（在线收听）

Section A

　　Directions : In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end ofeach conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both theconversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will bea pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C. and D,and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on AnswerSheet I with a single line through the centre.

1.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.

2.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.

3.A. A friend from New York. 

B. A message from Tony.

C. A postal delivery.

D. A change in the weather.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6.A. Mary is not so easygoing as her. 

B. Mary and she have a lot in conmon. 

C. She finds it hard to get along with Mary.

D. She does not believe what her neighborssaid.

7.A. At an information service.

B. At a car wash point.

C. At a repair shop.

D. At a dry cleaner's.

8. 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.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11.A. Sports. 

B. Travel. 

C. Foreign languages.

D. Computer games.

12. 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.

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

13.A. She is pregnant.

B. She is over 50.

C. She has just finished her project.

D. She is a good saleswoman.

14.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.

15. 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.

Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hoar 3 short passages. At tho end of each passage, you will hoar some questions. Both the passage and tho questions will be spoken only once. After youhoar a question, you must choose tho best answer from the four choices marked A, B,C. and D. Then mark tho corresponding letter on Answer Sheet I with a single linethrough tho centre.

Passage One

Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.

16.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.

17.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.

18.A. What makes life enjoyable. 

B. How to work with tools.

C. What a community means.

D. How to improve health.

19. 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.

Passage Two 

Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.

20. 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.

21.A. Novels and stories.

B. Mysteries and detective stories.

C. History and science books.

D. Books on culture and tradition.

22.A. Watching TV. 

B. Listening to music.

C. Reading magazines.

D. Playing computer games.

Passage Three

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.

23. 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.

24.A. Limited driving range.

B. Huge recharging expenses. 

C. The short life of batteries.

D. The unaffordable high price.

25. 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.

Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hoar a passage three times. When tho passage is read for tho first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When tho passage is read for tho second time, you are required to fill in tho blanks with tho exact words you have just hoard. Finally, when tho passage is read for tho third time, you should chock what you have written.

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