2011年12月英語四級(jí)真題及答案解析完整版PARTIWRITING【標(biāo)準(zhǔn)版】NOTHINGSUCCEEDSWITHOUTASTRONGWILLNOTHINGRUNSSMOOTHLYINOURLIFETOACHIEVETHINGSSUCCESSFULLY,ASTRONGWILLISESSENTIALLIFEISLIKEAMARATHONMANYPEOPLECANTGETTOTHETERMINALTHISISNOTBECAUSETHEYARELACKOFVITALITYBUTBECAUSETHEIRWILLOFSUCCESSISNOTSTRONGENOUGHTOTAKEQUITTINGSMOKINGASANEXAMPLE,SOMEREGARDITASAPIECEOFCAKETHEYMAKEUPTHEIRMINDSTOQUITITINTHEMORNING,BUTINTHEEVENINGTHEYFEELTHATTHESMELLOFCIGARETTESISTEMPTINGTHEIRTHROATSARESORE,THEIRMOUTHSARETHIRSTY,ANDTHEIRHANDSARESHAKINGAFTERTHEPAINFULMENTALSTRUGGLE,THEYTELLTHEMSELVESTHAT“ONECIGARETTEISENOUGHJUSTTAKEONE,ANDTHENEXTDAYIWILLQUITIT”BYDOINGTHIS,THEYSURRENDERTOTHEIRWEAKWILLINTHEEND,THEYHAVEQUITTEDSMOKING“AHUNDREDTIMES”,BUTINNOTIMETHEYSUCCEEDJUSTLIKEQUITTINGSMOKING,NOTHINGSUCCEEDSWITHOUTASTRONGWILLTOBESUCCESSFULINONESLIFE,ASTRONGWILLMEANSTHATYOUKNOWWHEREYOUGOANDYOUWILLPERSISTONTHEROADYOUCHOOSEUNDOUBTEDLYSUCCESSBELONGSTOTHOSEWHOOVERCOMETHEIRWEAKWILLANDWHOHANGINTHEREUNTILTHELASTMINUTE【文章點(diǎn)評(píng)】本文屬于話題類作文，只看題目“NOTHINGSUCCEEDSWITHOUTASTRONGWILL”考生會(huì)覺得比較抽象，難以下手。細(xì)看題目說明中給出了提示，要求考生結(jié)合戒煙屢次不成功的幽默引語對(duì)該話題進(jìn)行分析闡述?？傮w來說，這是一篇“中等偏上”的考生作文。本文先點(diǎn)題指出“堅(jiān)強(qiáng)意志”的重要性；第二段從反面舉例闡述具體描寫了意志不堅(jiān)定者的心理活動(dòng)，闡述為什么會(huì)戒煙失?。蛔詈髲慕錈熝由斓缴钪械钠渌虑?，并復(fù)述堅(jiān)強(qiáng)意志的內(nèi)涵，點(diǎn)題收尾?？傮w上來看，文章思路清晰，采用了生動(dòng)的比喻和形象的心理描寫，語言流暢，用語地道。但一些重復(fù)表達(dá)（如第二段和第三段中的WEAKWILL）顯得單調(diào)，可用SHAKYONES,WEAKWILLEDPERSONS，THESTRONGWILLED等靈活表達(dá)。在備考中，多積累不同表達(dá)，相信會(huì)寫出更生動(dòng)的文章。在論述上，敘述略顯羅嗦。第二段心理描寫過多，雖然流暢生動(dòng)，但卻使這篇考場作文超過了規(guī)定字?jǐn)?shù)，反而成為失分點(diǎn)，這一點(diǎn)要引以為戒?！靖叻职妗縉OTHINGSUCCEEDSWITHOUTASTRONGWILLASWEHAVEREADFROMABOVE,QUITTINGSMOKINGSEEMSEASY,BUTINREALITYITISRARELYACHIEVEDTHEREISSOMETHINGPROVOKINGANDINTERESTINGINTHISPARADOX,JUSTBECAUSESWORDDOESNOTWEARTHESTONEASDRIPPINGWATERDOESTHEABILITYTODOSOMETHINGOVERANDOVERAGAININASHORTTIMEMAYIMPLYITSEASINESS,BUTINALONGRUN,ALIFETIMEMAYBE,THINGSTURNOUTTOBEQUITETHEOPPOSITEALSO,ASISOFTENTHECASE,ONEMAYHAVEOBTAINEDALLTHETOOLSANDOPPORTUNITIESTOACHIEVESOMETHING,BUTINTHEENDTHEYSTILLFAILDUETOTHEWILLSHORTAGESOHOWCOULDWEAVOIDTHEDILEMMAHEREISTHEPRIMECONDITIONOFSUCCESSWILLANDPERSEVERANCECONCENTRATEYOUENERGY,THOUGHTANDMINDEXCLUSIVELYONTHEBUSINESSINWHICHYOUAREENGAGED,HANGONINTHEREANDBEPATIENT,FOR,ASEMERSONPUTIT,NOONECANCHEATYOUOUTOFYOURULTIMATESUCCESSBUTYOURSELF【文章點(diǎn)評(píng)】本次四級(jí)作文探討的話題是成功與毅力之間的關(guān)系，話題不算新，一般考生對(duì)此都比較熟悉，所以對(duì)考生來說難度不大。寫好這篇作文，需要抓住兩點(diǎn)，一是緊跟題目要求，即對(duì)上述幽默性的話語做出評(píng)論，二是在評(píng)論的基礎(chǔ)上要亮出自己的觀點(diǎn)。范文開頭第一句即一針見血地對(duì)上述幽默性話語做出總結(jié)性概括，即戒煙看似簡單實(shí)則很難，隨后指出該話語本質(zhì)上是一個(gè)悖論，并且以一個(gè)“水滴石穿”的俗語來指出困難所在，這句也是本文的一個(gè)亮點(diǎn)，體現(xiàn)作者在西方俗語方面豐富的知識(shí)儲(chǔ)備。第二段作者則進(jìn)一步深入分析該話語，指出做某事在短期看來很容易，長期來看，恰恰相反，人們做事的結(jié)果也因此總是失敗，原因則在最后一句點(diǎn)出缺乏毅力。第三段作者進(jìn)一步給出了自己的觀點(diǎn)，告訴大家如何避免陷入這種兩難境地首要條件即需要堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的意志和長期的堅(jiān)持。最后再以艾默生的一句名言“沒人能夠騙你遠(yuǎn)離你最終的成功，除非你自己承認(rèn)失敗”來總結(jié)全文，切中主題，鏗鏘有力。PARTIIREADINGCOMPREHENSIONSKIMMINGANDSCANNING1APERSONOFINTEGRITYNOTONLYSETSHIGHMORALANDETHICALSTANDARDSBUTALSO_ASTICKSTOTHEMINTHEIRDAILYLIFEBMAKESTHEMKNOWNTOOTHERSCUNDERSTANDSTHEIRTRUEVALUESDSEESTHATOTHERSALSOFOLLOWTHEM【答案】ASTICKSTOTHEMINTHEIRDAILYLIFE【解析】第一題的答案就在全文第一句。關(guān)鍵詞是NOTONLYBUTALSO，關(guān)鍵句是THEKEYTOINTEGRITYISCONSISTENCYNOTONLYSETTINGHIGHPERSONALSTANDARDSFORONESELFHONESTY,RESPONSIBILITY,RESPECTFOROTHERS,FAIRNESSBUTALSOLIVINGUPTOTHOSESTANDARDSEACHDAY這里的LIVEUPTO和選項(xiàng)里的STICKTO屬于同義替換。2WHATROLEDOESINTEGRITYPLAYINPERSONALANDPROFESSIONALRELATIONSHIPSAITHELPSTOCREATETEAMSPIRITBITFACILITATESCOMMUNICATIONCITISTHEBASISOFMUTUALTRUSTDITINSPIRESMUTUALRESPECT【答案】CITISTHEBASISOFMUTUALTRUST【解析】關(guān)鍵詞是PERSONALANDPROFESSIONAL，關(guān)鍵句是TRUSTISESSENTIALINANYIMPORTANTRELATIONSHIP,WHETHERPERSONALORPROFESSIONALWHOCANTRUSTSOMEONEWHOISDISHONESTORUNFAIRTHUS,INTEGRITYMUSTBEONEOFOURMOSTIMPORTANTGOALS結(jié)合緊接著的問句，我們很容易鎖定TRUST這個(gè)選項(xiàng)。3WHYMUSTWELEARNTOIDENTIFYTHERISKSWEAREGOINGTOTAKEATOENSUREWEMAKERESPONSIBLECHOICESBTOAVOIDBEINGOVERWHELMEDBYSTRESSCSOTHATWEDONTBREAKANYRULESDSOTHATWEDONTRUNINTOTROUBLE【答案】ATOENSUREWEMAKERESPONSIBLECHOICES【解析】關(guān)鍵詞是IDENTIFYTHERISKS，關(guān)鍵句是MAKINGETHICALDECISIONSISACRITICALPARTOFAVOIDINGFUTUREPROBLEMSWEMUSTLEARNTORECOGNIZERISKS,BECAUSEIFWECAN'TSEETHERISKSWE'RETAKING,WECAN'TMAKERESPONSIBLECHOICES所以答案很明顯是A。4VIOLATIONOFARULEISMISCONDUCTEVENIF_AITHASCAUSEDNOHARMBITISCLAIMEDTOBEUNINTENTIONALCITHASGONEUNNOTICEDDITISCOMMITTEDWITHGOODINTENTIONS【答案】BITISCLAIMEDTOBEUNINTENTIONAL【解析】關(guān)鍵詞是MISCONDUCT，關(guān)鍵句是BUTTHEFACTTHATSUCHAVIOLATIONIS“UNINTENTIONAL“DOESNOTEXCUSETHEMISCONDUCT和原文意義高度一致的，就是這個(gè)UNINTENTIONAL。因此答案是BITISCLAIMEDTOBEUNINTENTIONAL5WHATSHOULDONEDOIFHEDOESNTWISHTOFOOLHIMSELFAAVOIDMAKINGEXCUSESBLISTENTOOTHERPEOPLESADVICECMAKEHISINTENSIONSPUBLICDHAVEOTHERSWATCHOVERHISSHOULDER【答案】AAVOIDMAKINGEXCUSES【解析】關(guān)鍵詞是FOOLONESELF，關(guān)鍵句是TOAVOIDFOOLINGYOURSELF,WATCHOUTFOREXCUSESANDTRYTHISTEST這里的WATCHOUTFOR和選項(xiàng)里的AVOID屬于同義替換。所以答案是A。6THOSEWHOTAKERISKSTHEYREGRETLATERON_AWILLOFTENBECOMEMORECAUTIOUSBAREUSUALLYVERYAGGRESSIVECVALUEIMMEDIATEBENEFITSMOSTDMAYLOSEEVERYTHINGINTHEEND【答案】CVALUEIMMEDIATEBENEFITSMOST【解析】關(guān)鍵詞是REGRETLATER，關(guān)鍵句是THOSEWHOTAKERISKSTHEYLATERREGRETUSUALLYFOCUSONIMMEDIATEBENEFITS“WHAT'SINITFORME“。很明顯，選項(xiàng)VALUEIMMEDIATEBENEFITSMOST是正確答案。這里的VALUE和FOCUSON屬于同義替換。7ACCORDINGTOTHEAUTHOR,ACHEATERWHODOESNTGETCAUGHTRIGHTAWAYWILL_APAYMOREDEARLYBBECOMEMORECONFIDENTCBEWIDELYADMIREDDFEELSOMEWHATLUCKY【答案】APAYMOREDEARLY【解析】關(guān)鍵詞是GETCAUGHT，關(guān)鍵句是THOSEWHODON'TGETCAUGHTPAYANEVENHIGHERPRICE這里的HIGHERPRICE和選項(xiàng)里的MOREDEARLY屬于同義替換。所以答案是A。8CHEATERSATEXAMDONTCAREABOUTTHEIREDUCATION,ALLTHEYCAREABOUTISHOWTOSTEALAGRADE【答案】STEALAGRADE【解析】關(guān)鍵詞CAREABOUT關(guān)鍵句I'MNOTINTERESTEDINWHATYOU'RETRYINGTOTEACHALLICAREABOUTISSTEALINGAGRADE,REGARDLESSOFTHEEFFECTONOTHERS“9INTEGRITYMATTERSINTHATALLSOCIALACTIVITIESRELYONPEOPLESHONESTYANDGOODFAITH【答案】HONESTYANDGOODFAITH【解析】關(guān)鍵詞是RELYON，關(guān)鍵句是WEMUSTRELYONTHEHONESTYANDGOODFAITHOFOTHERSEVERYDAY10MANYAMERICANSLOSTFAITHINTHEINTEGRITYOFTHEIRPOLITICALLEADERSASARESULTOFTHEWATERGATESCANDAL【答案】THEWATERGATESCANDAL【解析】關(guān)鍵詞是POLITICALANDECONOMICLEADERS，關(guān)鍵句是WATERGATE,HAVEUNDERMINEDTHEFAITHOFMANYAMERICANSINTHEINTEGRITYOFPOLITICALANDECONOMICLEADERSANDSOCIETYASAWHOLEPARTIIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONSECTIONA11WTHISCRAZYBUSSCHEDULEHASGOTMECOMPLETELYCONFUSEDICANTFIGUREOUTWHENMYBUSTOCLEVELANDLEAVESMWHYDONTYOUJUSTGOTOTHETICKETWINDOWANDASKQWHATDOESTHEMANSUGGESTTHEWOMANDO【答案】BGOANDASKTHESTAFF【解析】這是一道事實(shí)細(xì)節(jié)題。從對(duì)話中可知，女士搞不清楚列車時(shí)刻表，男士建議她去售票窗口咨詢。TICKETWINDOW售票窗口。12WIREALLYENJOYEDTHETVSPECIALABOUTDRAFTSLASTNIGHTDIDYOUGETHOMEINTIMETOSEEITWOH,YES,BUTIWISHICOULDHAVESTAYEDAWAKELONGENOUGHTOSEETHEWHOLETHINGQWHATDOESTHEMANMEAN【答案】AHEFELLASLEEPINTHEMIDDLEOFTHETVPROGRAM【解析】這是道推理判斷題，考查男士的言下之意以及虛擬語氣。COULDHAVEDONE意為本可以做某事，但未做。從對(duì)話中可知，男士確實(shí)回家看了電視節(jié)目，但是他說道IWISHICOULDHAVESTAYEDAWAKELONGENOUGHTOSEETHEWHOLETHING我真希望自己當(dāng)時(shí)能再晚點(diǎn)睡著，這樣我就可以看完整場節(jié)目了。說明他沒有看完整場節(jié)目就睡著了。13WAIRPORT,PLEASEIMRUNNINGALITTLELATESOJUSTTAKETHEFASTESTWAYEVENIFITSNOTTHEMOSTDIRECTMSURE,BUTTHEREISALOTOFTRAFFICEVERYWHERETODAYBECAUSEOFTHEFOOTBALLGAMEQWHATDOWELEARNABOUTTHEWOMANFROMTHECONVERSATION【答案】BSHEISWORRIEDABOUTMISSINGHERFLIGHT【解析】這是道場景題，略有難度。剛開始，我們還無法很快判斷出該對(duì)話發(fā)生的場景，很多同學(xué)一聽到AIRPORT可能會(huì)誤以為對(duì)話發(fā)生在機(jī)場，但如果我們繼續(xù)聽下去，就會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)，該對(duì)話應(yīng)該發(fā)生在出租車上，因?yàn)榕空f了句“請(qǐng)選擇最快的路”，而男士說“因?yàn)橛星蛸?，所以到處都交通擁堵”可以幫助我們?cè)俅未_認(rèn)對(duì)話發(fā)生的場景。選項(xiàng)A不對(duì)，原文是說要挑THEFASTESTWAY哪怕不是THEMOSTDIRECTWAY；選項(xiàng)C也不準(zhǔn)確，才剛上車，并沒有擁堵，司機(jī)只是提前說明因?yàn)榍蛸悤?huì)碰到擁堵；選項(xiàng)D錯(cuò)誤，女士是為了趕去乘飛機(jī)的，而不是去看球賽。14WMAYIMAKEARECOMMENDATION,SIROURSEAFOODWITHTHISSPECIALSAUCEISVERYGOODMTHANKYOU,BUTIDONTEATSHELLFISHIMALLERGICTOITQWHEREDOESTHISCONVERSATIONMOSTPROBABLYTAKEPLACE【答案】AATARESTAURANT【解析】這是道場景題，較為簡單。從對(duì)話中可知，女士希望向男士推薦一道菜，從首句中即可推斷出該對(duì)話最有可能發(fā)生在餐館中，男士說，他過敏，不吃貝殼類海鮮，可以幫助我們?cè)俅未_認(rèn)對(duì)話發(fā)生的場景。15WNOWONEMOREQUESTIONIFYOUDONTMIND,WHATPOSITIONINTHECOMPANYAPPEALSTOYOUMOSTMWELL,IDLIKETHEPOSITIONOFSALESMANAGERIFTHATPOSITIONISSTILLVACANTQWHATDOWELEARNABOUTTHEMAN【答案】AHEISBEINGINTERVIEWEDFORAJOB【解析】這是較為簡單的細(xì)節(jié)推理題。從POSITION,COMPANY這幾個(gè)關(guān)鍵詞中，我們就可以快速判斷出此題的場景為面試，因此男士應(yīng)該正在接受一場面試。C選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)誤，他想要銷售經(jīng)理的職位，但并不表示他本身就是銷售經(jīng)理。16MIDONTTHINKIWANTTOLIVEINTHEDORMITORYNEXTYEARINEEDMOREPRIVACYWIKNOWWHATYOUMEANBUTCHECKOUTTHECOSTIFRENTINGANAPARTMENTFIRSTIWONTBESURPRISEDIFYOUCHANGEYOURMINDQWHATDOESTHEWOMANIMPLY【答案】BTHEMANISUNLIKELYTOMOVEOUTOFTHEDORMITORY【解析】這是推理判斷題，詢問女士的言下之意。最后一句，女士表示“你改變主意的話，我不會(huì)覺得奇怪”，可知，男士不太可能搬出宿舍。A選項(xiàng)是個(gè)干擾項(xiàng)，雖然該選項(xiàng)看上去意思和B選項(xiàng)差不多，但對(duì)話中并沒有提到男士想找一個(gè)更安靜的地方，他想搬離寢室，是為了更多的個(gè)人空間。17MYOUREONTHERIGHTTRACKIJUSTTHINKYOUNEEDTONARROWTHETOPICDOWNWYEAH,YOURERIGHTIALWAYSSTARTBYCHOOSINGTWOBOARDERTOPICSWHENIMDOINGARESEARCHPAPERQWHATDOWELEARNFROMTHECONVERSATION【答案】DTHEWOMANISGOINGTOMAKEHERTOPICMOREFOCUSED【解析】這是推理判斷題。從對(duì)話中可知，男士希望女士縮小主題的范圍，女士回答“你是對(duì)的。”說明女士會(huì)采納男士的建議，縮小主題。18WTHISPICNICSHOULDBEATTHELASTONEWEWENTTO,DOESNTITMOH,YEAH,WEHADTOSPENDTHEWHOLETIMEINSIDEGOODTHING,THEWEATHERWASCOOPERATIVETHISTIMEQWHATDOWELEARNABOUTTHESPEAKERSFROMTHECONVERSATION【答案】BTHEYDIDNTQUITEENJOYTHEIRLASTPICNIC【解析】這是推理判斷題。BEAT一詞是個(gè)難點(diǎn)，BEAT本意有“打敗”的意思，這次的野餐打敗了上次，即這次比上次好，下文中，男士說“上次我們不得不呆在室內(nèi)，但這次天氣不錯(cuò)?！笨梢栽俅未_認(rèn)他們不喜歡上次的野餐，因此，正確答案為B。CONVERSATIONONE【聽力原文】MWHENISAYILIVEINSWEDEN,PEOPLEALWAYSWANTTOKNOWABOUTTHESEASONSWTHESEASONSMYEAH,YOUKNOWHOWCOLDITISINWINTERWHATISITLIKEWHENTHEDAYSARESOSHORTWSOWHATISITLIKEMWELL,ITISCOLD,VERYCOLDINWINTERSOMETIMESITISCOLDAS26DEGREESBELOWCENTIGRADEANDOFCOURSEWHENYOUGOOUT,YOULLWRAPUPWARMBUTINSIDEINTHEHOUSESITSALWAYSVERYWARM,MUCHWARMERTHANATHOMESWEDISHPEOPLEALWAYSCOMPLAINTHATWHENTHEYVISITENGLAND,THEHOUSESARECOLDEVENINTHEGOODWINTERWANDWHATABOUTTHEDARKNESSMWELL,YEAH,AROUNDCHRISTMASTIMETHERESONLYONEHOUROFDAYLIGHT,SOYOUREALLYLOOKSFORWARDTOTHESPRINGITISSOMETIMESABITDEPRESSINGBUTYOUSEETHESUMMERSAREAMAZING,FROMMAYTOJULYINTHENORTHOFSWEDENTHESUNNEVERSETSITSSTILLLIGHTINTHEMIDNIGHTYOUCANWALKINTHEMOUNTAINSANDREADANEWSPAPERWOH,YEAH,THELANDOFTHEMIDNIGHTSUNMYEAH,THATSRIGHT,BUTITSWONDERFULYOUWANTTOSTAYUPALLNIGHT,ANDTHESWEDENSMADEMOSTOFITOFTENTHEYSTARTEDWORKEARLIERINSUMMERANDTHENLEAVEATABOUT2OR3INTHEAFTERNOON,SOTHATTHEYCANREALLYENJOYTHELONGSUMMEREVENINGSTHEYDLIKETOWORKHARD,BUTPLAYHARD,TOOITHINKLONDONERSWORKLONGERHOURS,BUTIMNOTSURETHISISAGOODTHING【聽力材料評(píng)析】這篇長對(duì)話是圍繞瑞典的天氣展開，主要談到瑞典冬天的極寒和夏天的極晝天氣。文章一開頭即說到人們喜歡詢問瑞典的季節(jié)情況。接下來對(duì)具體情況進(jìn)行了描述，包括極寒天氣下的氣溫、室外和室內(nèi)溫度狀況，另外，就瑞典室溫與英國室溫進(jìn)行了對(duì)比，再次強(qiáng)調(diào)證明瑞典室溫很高；而極晝天氣則談的是瑞典人的工作時(shí)間和工作習(xí)慣，另外，就瑞典人工作時(shí)認(rèn)真忙、能玩時(shí)拼命玩的習(xí)慣和英國人工作勤奮、工作時(shí)間長進(jìn)行了對(duì)比。這篇對(duì)話考查細(xì)節(jié)信息抓取能力。整體難度不大，并且以男士提供的信息為主。但許多考生可能因?yàn)閷?duì)瑞典（SWEDEN）和與瑞典相關(guān)的一系列名詞不熟悉而糾結(jié)，因此忽略了真正需要聽清的其實(shí)并不太難的關(guān)鍵信息。這就提醒大家在做題時(shí)，切勿因?yàn)閭€(gè)別詞語不熟悉，而慌張。19A）HELIKESSWEDENBETTERTHANENGLANDB）HEPREFERSHOTWEATHERTOCOLDWEATHERC）HEISANENGLISHLIVINGINSWEDEND）HEVISITSLONDONNEARLYEVERYWINTER19WHATDOWELEARNABOUTTHEMANFROMTHECONVERSATION【答案】B）HEPREFERSHOTWEATHERTOCOLDWEATHER【解析】本題為推斷題。根據(jù)文章大意可推斷得出。整篇文章中，分別有兩處暗示信息，一處是男士說，“SWEDISHPEOPLEALWAYSCOMPLAINTHATWHENTHEYVISITENGLAND,THEHOUSESARECOLDEVENINTHEGOODWINTER”，瑞典人在冬天去拜訪英格蘭時(shí)，會(huì)抱怨英格蘭室溫太冷。另一處是男士在談到冬天天氣時(shí)，說道“ITISSOMETIMESABITDEPRESSING”長時(shí)間寒冷的天氣令人沮喪。因此可推斷得出，男士更喜歡HOTWEATHER，熱天氣。所以，答案為HEPREFERSHOTWEATHERTOCOLDWEATHER20A）THEBADWEATHERB）THECOLDHOUSESC）THEGLOOMYWINTERD）THELONGNIGHT20WHATDOSWEDISHPEOPLECOMPLAINABOUTWHENTHEYVISITENGLANDINWINTER【答案】B）THECOLDHOUSES【解析】對(duì)話中，當(dāng)男士介紹瑞典的極寒天氣時(shí)，談到只要穿暖，出門很暖，而室內(nèi)更暖和，為了強(qiáng)調(diào)這一觀點(diǎn)，男士繼續(xù)說道“SWEDISHPEOPLEALWAYSCOMPLAINTHATWHENTHEYVISITENGLAND,THEHOUSESARECOLDEVENINTHEGOODWINTER”說是瑞典人在冬天去拜訪英格蘭時(shí)，會(huì)抱怨英格蘭室溫太冷。所以，答案為THECOLDHOUSES21A）DELIGHTFULB）PAINFULC）DEPRESSINGD）REFRESHING21HOWDOESTHEMANDESCRIBETHESHORTHOUROFDAYLIGHTAROUNDCHRISTMASINSWEDEN【答案】C）DEPRESSING【解析】女士問“ANDWHATABOUTTHEDARKNESS”男士答道“AROUNDCHRISTMASTIMETHERESONLYONEHOUROFDAYLIGHT,SOYOUREALLYLOOKSFORWARDTOTHESPRING”臨近圣誕節(jié)的時(shí)候，每天僅有一小時(shí)為白天，所以人們都非常向往春天，希望春天快點(diǎn)到來。然后，進(jìn)一步強(qiáng)調(diào)性地評(píng)論道“ITISSOMETIMESABITDEPRESSING”有時(shí)候真有點(diǎn)令人沮喪。因此，本題答案為DEPRESSING22A）THEYOFTENSTAYUPLATEREADINGBTHEYWORKHARDANDPLAYHARDCTHEYLIKETOGOCAMPINGINSUMMERDTHEYTRYTOEARNMOREANDSPENDMORE22WHATDOESTHEMANSAYABOUTTHESWEDISHPEOPLE【答案】B）THEYWORKHARDANDPLAYHARD【解析】男士在談到瑞典的極晝天氣時(shí)，著重談了瑞典人在極晝天氣的工作情況，并進(jìn)一步對(duì)瑞典人的工作習(xí)慣進(jìn)行了評(píng)價(jià)。男士說道“THEYDLIKETOWORKHARD,BUTPLAYHARD,TOO”瑞典人既能在工作時(shí)努力工作，又能在能玩時(shí)拼命玩。所以，本題答案為THEYWORKHARDANDPLAYHARDCONVERSATIONTWO【聽力原文】QUESTIONS23TO25AREBASEDONTHECONVERSATIONYOUHAVEJUSTHEARDWWHATKINDOFTRAININGDOESONENEEDTOGOINTOTHISTYPEOFJOBMTHATSAVERYGOODQUESTIONIDONTTHINKTHEREISANY,SPECIFICALLYWFOREXAMPLE,INYOURCASE,WHATWASYOUREDUCATIONALBACKGROUNDMWELL,IDIDADEGREEINFRENCHATNOTTINGHAMAFTERTHAT,IDIDCAREERSWORKINSECONDARYSCHOOLSLIKETHECAREERSGUIDANCEPEOPLEHEREISINTHEUNIVERSITYTHENIWENTINTOLOCALGOVERNMENTBECAUSEIFOUNDIWASMOREINTERESTEDINTHEADMINISTRATIVESIDETHENPROGRESSEDONTOUNIVERSITIESSOTHEREWASNTANYPLANANDTHEREWASNOSPECIFICTRAININGTHEREAREPLENTYOFTRAININGCOURSESINMANAGEMENTTECHNIQUESANDCOMMITTEEWORKWHICHYOUCANATTENDNOWWBUTINTHEFIRSTPLACE,YOUDIDAFRENCHDEGREEMINMYTIME,THEREWASNTADEGREEYOUCOULDDOFORADMINISTRATIONITHINKMOSTOFTHEADMINISTRATORSIVECOMEACROSSHAVEDEGREESANDALLSORTSOFTHINGSWWELL,IKNOWINMYCASE,IDIDANENGLISHLITERATUREDEGREEANDIDIDNTREALLYEXPECTTOENDUPDOINGWHATIAMDOINGNOWMQUITEWBUTYOUARELOCALTONOTTINGHAM,ACTUALLYISTHEREANYREASONWHYYOUWENTTONOTTINGHAMUNIVERSITYMNO,NO,ICOMEFROMTHENORTHOFENGLAND,FROMWESTYORKSHIRENOTTINGHAMWASONEOFTHEUNIVERSITIESIPUTONMYLISTANDILIKETHELOOKOFITTHECAMPUSISJUSTBEAUTIFULWYES,INDEEDLETSSEEWEREYOUFROMTHEINDUSTRIALPARTOFYORKSHIREMYES,FROMTHEWOOLENDISTRICT【聽力材料評(píng)析】這篇長對(duì)話圍繞男士的教育背景和職業(yè)發(fā)展展開。按順序分別談到男士從諾丁漢大學(xué)法語專業(yè)，畢業(yè)之后去了中學(xué)和政府工作，然后又進(jìn)入了大學(xué)管理層。這期間，他并沒有刻意做過任何的職業(yè)發(fā)展計(jì)劃，也沒有接受過專門的相關(guān)職業(yè)培訓(xùn)，主要是因?yàn)樵谒淖x書時(shí)代，并沒有可攻讀的管理學(xué)學(xué)位。對(duì)話最后談到了男士去諾丁漢大學(xué)讀書的原因是被其校園的優(yōu)美風(fēng)景所吸引。這篇對(duì)話有一定難度。特別是關(guān)于男士職業(yè)的說法，考生未必熟悉。但考生不必緊張，因?yàn)橹饕募?xì)節(jié)考查中，專業(yè)是法語、因?yàn)榄h(huán)境優(yōu)雅所以選擇諾丁漢大學(xué)這兩題都不難聽出。23A）MANAGEMENTB）FRENCHC）ENGLISHLITERATURED）PUBLICADMINISTRATION23WHATWASTHEMANSMAJORATUNIVERSITY【答案】B）FRENCH【解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。在第二輪對(duì)話中，女士問，“WHATWASYOUREDUCATIONALBACKGROUND”你是什么教育背景，男士回答說“IDIDADEGREEINFRENCHATNOTTINGHAM”我在諾丁漢大學(xué)攻讀了法語學(xué)位，所以男士的專業(yè)是FRENCH。24A）ENGLISHTEACHINGB）STAFFTRAININGC）CAREERSGUIDANCED）PSYCHOLOGICALCOUNSELING24WHATWASTHEMANSJOBINSECONDARYSCHOOLS【答案】C）CAREERSGUIDANCE【解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。在說完“IDIDADEGREEINFRENCHATNOTTINGHAM”之后，男士又接著說“AFTERTHAT,IDIDCAREERSGUIDANCEINSECONDARYSCHOOLS”因此，此題的答案應(yīng)為CAREERSGUIDANCE。25A）ITSPLEASANTENVIRONMENTB）ITSWORLDWIDEFAMEC）ITSGENEROUSSCHOLARSHIPD）ITSWELLDESIGNEDCOURSES25WHATATTRACTEDTHEMANTONOTTINGHAMUNIVERSITY【答案】B）ITSPLEASANTENVIRONMENT【解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。女士問“ISTHEREANYREASONWHYYOUWENTTONOTTINGHAMUNIVERSITY”你去諾丁漢大學(xué)是出于什么原因男士在回答中說到，諾丁漢是我心中理想大學(xué)之一。緊接著他就說道“ANDILIKETHEL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