英语四级真题听力短文答案解析及音频原文1

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

　　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.

　　ANSWER 答案 --D

　　17. A) Choose ones 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.

　　ANSWER 答案 --A

　　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.

　　ANSWER 答案 --B

　　16. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析：根据短文理解前3句出考点原则，如果本文前1、2句的因果关系没有成为考点，考点则顺延到第3句和第4句，关键信息为They need to extract as much information as possible from the first or second reading. extract表示提取、选取， 对应选项D：Get key information by reading just once or twice.

　　17. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析：从第二段开始，marking skill被反复提到，无疑是重要考点。就做标记的技巧，作者一共提了3个建议，其中 Third, decide on your own system for marking几乎完整地被选项A照搬下来：Choose ones own system of marking. 根据所听基本即所选原则，答案就是A。

　　18. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析：最后一题考察了转折结构，考点信息出现在明显的信号词 Instead之后：Instead, you just need to review your marks and you can save a lot of time.对应选项B：By reviewing only the marked parts.

　　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.

　　ANSWER 答案 --D

　　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.

　　ANSWER 答案 --C

　　21. A) His extraordinary physical condition.

　　B) His mothers injury just before his birth.

　　C) The unique surroundings of his living place.

　　D) The rest he got from sitting in a rocking chair.

　　ANSWER 答案 --B

　　19.2014年6月四级听力短文解析：答案出现在明显的信号词 But之后，即：But everyone needs some rest to stay alive.对应选项D：Everybody needs some sleep for survival.

　　20. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析：答案出现在明显的信号词 But之后，即：But a man named Al Herpin turned out to be a rare exception对应选项C：It is a rare exception. rare表示稀有的，少见的。

　　21. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析：根据顺序出题原则，本题对应文章结尾部分。文章最后提到医生对Al Herpin不用睡觉感到困惑，紧接着就解释了原因。 clue(表示线索)是本题的考点信号词，随后就是考点信息:He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he had been born. 对应选项B：His mothers injury just before his birth.

　　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.

　　ANSWER 答案 --C

　　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.

　　ANSWER 答案 --D

　　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.

　　ANSWER 答案 --A

　　25. A) She made a big fortune from wise investment.

　　B) She built a hospital with her mothers money.

　　C) She made huge donations to charities.

　　D) She carried on her familys tradition.

　　ANSWER 答案 --B

　　22. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析：本题略有难度。考点即没有出现在前3句话，也没有出现在明显的信号词之后，但是只要提前记好了本题关键词，根据所听基本即所选原则还是可以找到答案C：She developed a strong interest in finance. 该选项对应原文信息 At the age of six she started reading the daily financial newspapers and opened her own bank account.

　　23. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析：本题略有难度。考点紧跟在上一题考点句之后，即 Her father died when she was 21 and she inherited 7.5 million dollars.对应选项D. She inherited a big fortune from her father.

　　24. 2014年6月四级听力短文解析：本题难度较大。错误选项中的细节有较强干扰性，但如果考生对最后一段的整体结构有所把握，并且知道第一句中提到的meanness的意思，即：吝啬，小气，就能理解后文内容都属于次要信息，是对meanness的举例说明。对应选项A. She was extremely mean with her money.

　　25.2014年6月四级听力短文解析：本题考点就是本文最后一句话 her daughter built a hospital with her money对应选项B. She built a hospital with her mothers money.

　　【短文理解综合点评】：前2篇文章难度较小，考点规律性强; 第3篇文章难度骤升，具有较强区分度，考生的实际听力能力高下立现。

　　音频原文

　　Passage One

　　Most American college students need to be efficient readers. This is necessary because full-time students probably have to read several hundred pages every week. They dont have time to read a chapter three or four times. They need to extract as much information as possible from the first or second reading.

　　An extraordinarily important study skill is knowing how to mark a book. Students mark the main ideas and important details with a pen or pencil, yellow or blue or orange. Some students mark new vocabulary in a different color. Most students write questions or short notes in the margins. Marking a book is a useful skill, but its important to do it right. First, read a chapter with one pen in your hand and others next to you on the desk. Second, read a whole paragraph before you mark anything. Dont mark too much. Usually you will mark about 10% of a passage. Third, decide on your own system for marking. For example, maybe you will mark main ideas in yellow, important details in blue and new words in orange. Maybe you will put question marks in the margin when you dont understand something and before an exam. Instead, you just need to review your marks and you can save a lot of time.

　　16. What should American college students do to cope with their heavy reading assignments?

　　17. What suggestion does the speaker give about marking a textbook?

　　18. How should students prepare for an exam according to the speaker?

　　Passage Two

　　The thought of having no sleep for 24 hours or more isnt a pleasant one for most people. The amount of sleep that each person needs varies. In general, each of us needs about 8 hours of sleep each day to keep us healthy and happy. Some people, however, can get by with just a few hours of sleep at night.

　　It doesnt matter when or how much a person sleeps. But everyone needs some rest to stay alive. Few doctors would have thought that there might be an exception to this. Sleep is, after all, a very basic need. But a man named Al Herpin turned out to be a real exception, for supposedly, he never slept!

　　Al Herpin was 90 years old when doctors came to his home in New Jersy. They hoped to challenge the claim that he never slept. But they were surprised. Though they watched him every hour of the day, they never saw Herpin sleeping. He did not even own a bed. He never needed one.

　　The closest that Herpin came to resting was to sit in a rocking chair and read a half dozen newspapers. His doctors were puzzled by the strange case of permanent sleeplessness. Herpin offered the only clue to his condition. He remembered some talk about his mother having been injured several days before he had been born. Herpin died at the age of 94, never, it seems, having slept at all.

　　19. What is taken for granted by most people?

　　20. What do doctors think of Al Herpins case?

　　21. What could have accounted for Al Herpins sleeplessness?

　　Passage Three

　　Hetty Green was a very spoiled, only child. She was born in Massachusetts USA in 1835. Her father was a millionaire businessman. Her mother was often ill, and so from the age of two her father took her with him to work and taught her about stocks and shares. At the age of six she started reading the daily financial newspapers and opened her own bank account. Her father died when she was 21 and she inherited 7.5 million dollars. She went to New York and invested on Wall Street. Hetty saved every penny, eating in the cheapest restaurants for 15 cents. She became one of the richest and most hated women in the world. At 33 she married Edward Green, a multi-millionaire, and had two children, Ned and Sylvia.

　　Hettys meanness was well-known. She always argued about prices in shops. She walked to the local grocery store to buy broken biscuits which were much cheaper, and to get a free bone for her much loved dog. Once she lost a two-cent stamp and spent the night looking for it. She never bought clothes and always wore the same long, ragged black skirt. Worst of all, when her son, Ned, fell and injured his knee, she refused to pay for a doctor and spent hours looking for free medical help. In the end Ned lost his leg. When she died in 1916 she left her children 100 million dollars. Her daughter built a hospital with her money.

　　22. What do we learn about Hetty Green as a child?

　　23. How did Hetty Green become rich overnight?

　　24. Why was Hetty Green much hated?

　　25. What do we learn about Hettys daughter?