2014年12月英语四级听力的答案

　　Longer conversation

　　19.

　　A)He likes Sweden better than England。

　　B)He prefers hot weather to cold weather。

　　C)He is an English living in Sweden。

　　D)He visits London nearly every winter。

　　答案B)He prefershot weather to cold weather。

　　20.

　　A)The bad weather

　　B)The cold houses。

　　C)The gloomy winter。

　　D)The long night。

　　答案B)The coldhouses。

　　21.

　　A)Delightful。

　　B)Painful。

　　C)Depressing。

　　D)Refreshing。

　　答案C)Depressing。

　　22.

　　A)They often stay up late reading。

　　B) They work hardand play hard。

　　C) They like to gocamping in summer。

　　D) They try toearn more and spend more。

　　答案B)They work hard and play hard。

　　23.

　　A)Management。

　　B)French

　　C)English literature

　　D)Public Administration

　　答案B)French

　　24. A)English teaching。

　　B)Staff training。

　　C)Careers guidance。

　　D)Psychological counseling

　　答案C)Careersguidance。

　　25. A)Its pleasant environment。

　　B)Its worldwide fame。

　　C)Its generous scholarship。

　　D)Its well-designed courses。

　　答案A)Itspleasant environment。

　　Passage

　　Passage 1

　　26.

　　A) Characteristicsof Japanese artists

　　B) Some featuresof Japanese culture

　　C) The art ofJapanese brush painting

　　D) The uniquenessof Japanese art

　　答案：C) The art of Japanese brush painting

　　27. A) To calmthemselves down

　　B) To enhanceconcentration

　　C) To show theirimpatience

　　D) To signal theirlack of interest

　　答案：B) To enhance concentration。

　　28.

　　A) How listenersin different cultures show respect

　　B) How speakerscan win approval from the audience

　　C) How speakerscan misunderstand the audience

　　D) How differentWestern and Eastern art forms are

　　答案A) How listeners in different cultures showrespect

　　Passage 2

　　29. A) Directingpersonnel evaluation。

　　B) Buying andmaintain equipment。

　　C) Drawing upplans for in-service training。

　　D) Interviewingand recruiting employees。

　　答案： B) Buying and maintain equipment。

　　30.

　　A) Some of hisequipment was damaged in a fire。

　　B) The trainingprogram he ran was failure。

　　C) Two of hisworkers were injured at work。

　　D) Two of hisemployees committed theft。

　　答案：D) Two of his employees committed theft。

　　31.

　　A) A betterrelationship with his boss。

　　B) Advancement toa higher position

　　C) A better-payingjob in another company

　　D) Improvement inthe companys management

　　答案：B) Advancement to a higher position。

　　32.

　　A)She has moreself-confidence than Chris。

　　B)She works withChris in the same division。

　　C)She has moremanagement experience than Chris。

　　D) She iscompeting with Chris for the new job。

　　答案：D) She is competing with Chris for the newjob。

　　Passage 3

　　33. A) They helpus see the important values of a culture。

　　B) They guide usin handling human relationships。

　　C) They help usexpress ourselves more effectively。

　　D) They are aninfinite source of human knowledge。

　　答案：A)They helpus see the important values of a culture。

　　34 。

　　A) Their wordingsmay become different。

　　B) The values theyreflect may change。

　　C) Their originscan no longer be traced。

　　D) They may bemisinterpreted。

　　答案：B) The values they reflect may change。