2004年6月大学英语四级考试（听力）

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Part I Listening Comprehension (20 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

Example: You will hear:

You will read:

A) At the office.

B) In the waiting room.

C) At the airport.

D) In a restaurant.

From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they will start at 9 o’clock in the morning and have to finish at 2 in the afternoon. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the correct answer. You should choose [A] on the Answer Sheet and mark it with a single line through the center.

Sample Answer [A] [B] [C] [D]

1. A) The man saw Mark on the street two months ago.

B) The woman had forgotten Marks phone number

C) The woman made a phone call to Mark yesterday.

D) Mark and the woman had not been in touch for some time.

2. A) The man is late for the trip because he is busy.

B) The woman is glad to meet Mr. Brown in person.

C) The man is meeting the woman on behalf of Mr. Brown.

D) The woman feels sorry that Mr. Brown is unable to come.

3. A) At 10:30. C) At 10:40.

B) At 10:25. D) At 10:45.

4. A) The man no longer smokes.

B) The man is under pressure from his wife.

C) The man usually follows his wifes advice.

D) The man refuses to listen to his doctors advice.

5. A) Move to a big city. C) Go back to school.

B) Become a teacher. D) Work in New York.

6. A) Quit delivering flowers. C) Bring her flowers every day.

B) Work at a restaurant. D) Leave his job to work for her.

7. A) She can find the right person to help the man.

B) She can help the man out.

C) Shes also in need of a textbook.

D) She picked up the book from the bus floor.

8. A) The man was confused about the date of the appointment.

B) The man wants to change the date of the appointment.

C) The man is glad hes got in touch with the doctor.

D) The man cant come for the appointment at 4:15.

9. A) The two speakers are at a loss what to do.

B) The man is worried about his future.

C) The two speakers are seniors at college.

D) The woman regrets spending her time idly.

10. A) She has learned a lot from the novel.

B) She also found the plot difficult to follow.

C) She usually has difficulty remembering names.

D) She can recall the names of most characters in the novel.

Section B Compound Dictation

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from SI to S7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S8 to SIO you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

The Library of Congress is America’s national library. It has millions of books and other objects. It has newspapers, (S1)_______________________________________ publications as well as letters of (S2)_________________________ interest. It also has maps, photographs, art (S3)____________________, movies, sound recordings and musical (S4)__________________. All together, it has more than 100 million objects.

The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday, except for public holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in the collection. But no one is (S5)_________ to take books out of the building.

The Library of Congress was (S6)__________________ in 1800. It started with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol building. By 1814, the collection had increased to about 3,000 books. They were all (S7)_______________ that year when the Capitol was burned down during America’s war with Britain.

To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson’s collection included 7,000 books in seven languages.

(S8)______________________________________________________________________. Today, three buildings hold the library’s collection.

(S9)______________________________________________________________________. It buys some of its books and gets others as gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office. (S10) __________________________________________________________________. This means the Library of Congress receives almost everything that is published in the United States.