2013年大学英语四级听力考试冲刺试题及答案9_第3页

Section C

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 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, 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.

注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。

You probably have noticed that people express similar ideas in different ways depending on the situation they are in. This is very (36) ________. All languages have two general levels of (37) ________: a formal level and an informal level. English is no (38) ________. The difference in these two levels is the situation in which you use a (39) ________ level. Formal language is the kind of language you find in textbooks, (40) ________ books and in business letters. You would also use formal English in compositions and (41) ________ that you write in school. Informal language is used in conversation with (42) ________, family members and friends, and when we write (43) ________ notes or letters to close friends.

Formal language is different from informal language in several ways. First, formal language tends to be more polite. (44) ________________________________. For example, I might say to a friend or a family member “Close the door, please,” (45) ________________________________.

Another difference between formal and informal language is some of the vocabulary. (46) ________________________________. Let’s say that I really like soccer. If I am talking to my friend I might say “I am just crazy about soccer!” But if I were talking to my boss, I would probably say “I really enjoy soccer.”

答案：

Part III  Listening Comprehension (35%)

Section A

11. B  Give her more information

12. C  She’ll go without dessert

13. A  The man can speak a foreign language

14. C  See Prof. Smith

15. D  She can pass on the message for the man

16. B  He’s got emotional problems

17. D  It’s better to buy the tickets beforehand

18. A  He turned suddenly and ran into a tree

19. D  to attend a wedding in Montreal

20. C  Brush up on her French

21. B  It has many historical buildings

22. A  It was about a little animal

23. D  She can make a living by doing what she likes

24. B  Her ideas

25. A  She doesn’t really know where they originated

Section B

26. C  Record students’ weekly performance

27. B  Lack of attention

28. D  They should see to it that their children have adequate sleep

29. C  She became a public figure

30. D  A motorist’s failure to concentrate

31. A  Nervous and unsure of herself

32. B  Restrictions on cell phone use while driving

33. B  There are too many kinds of cold viruses for them to identify

34. D  They show our body is fighting the virus

35. A  It actually does more harm than good

Section C

36. natural

37. usage

38. exception

39. particular

40. reference

41. essays

42. colleagues

43. personal

44. What we may find interesting is that it usually takes more words to be polite

45. but to a stranger, I probably would say “would you mind closing the door?”

46.  There are bound to be some words and phrases that belong in formal language and others that are informal.