2012年12月英语四级听力真题及音频

　　2012年12月大学英语四级考试已结束，新东方在线第一时间收集整理试题及参考答案，以下是2012年12月大学英语四级听力原文供考生参考。

2012年12月英语四级听力音频文件下载 　　Section A Conversations

　　Short Conversations

　　11.- W:Have you finished that painting for the new student center?

　　M: Just this morning, I’ve been working extra hours all week, you know the building opens tomorrow.

　　Q: What does the man mean?

　　12. M: Do you sell camping gear?

　　W: Yes, we have tents, sleeping bags, just about everything you might need, including stoves.

　　Q: What is the man probably going to do?

　　13. M: Hi Jenny have you talked to Mr Wright about the new sports program?

　　W: well, I contacted his office half an hour ago, and his secretary said he was out for lunch until 2:00.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　14.M：Bill says he’s not working so hard on his biology project.

　　W: But he spends a lot of time in the lab, doesn’t he?

　　Q: What does the woman imply about Bill?

　　15.M: I have to say i find the new smoking regulations too strict.

　　W: Well, they are for everyone’s health. I have no complaints.

　　Q: What are the speakers talking about?

　　16.W: Jack asked me to drop off this report. He’s tight up in meetings all morning.

　　M: I was hoping he brings it in himself, I need to talk with him about it.

　　Q: Why can’t Jack come in person?

　　17.M: Should we invite Mr.Smith to join us for dinner this weekend,he has just come back from England.

　　W: You can have a try, but as far as i know,he seldom accepts invitations from his employees

　　Q: What can we infer about Mr.Smith?

　　18.W: This place doesn’t look familiar at all, we must be lost.

　　M：Yes，it seems so. Let’s pull in here, while i’m filling in the tank,you go ask the way and get me something to drink please.

　　Q: What does the man going to do first?

　　Long Conversation 1

　　M: Well ,did you enjoy it?

　　W: Yes, I enjoy it much more that I thought I would.

　　M: Really?

　　W: Yes, I don’t usually go to science fiction films.I don’t think they are much better than comics on film, if you know what I mean.

　　M : Yes, sure.And a few years ago,they were certainly like that. But they’ve got a lot better now.

　　W: Yes, and historical films, that’s what I really like. I never miss a good film set in middle ages. Oh, and love stories, I never miss one on TV.

　　M: Fondly enough, I don’t like those kinds of films at all. But to come back to this one, I personally didn’t think it was very good . It certainly wasn’t as good as other science fiction films I’ve ever seen.

　　W: Wasn’t it?

　　M: No, not at all. Oh, the effects were very good.

　　W: Yes, I thought they were marvelous. Especially the battle in space, incredable.

　　M: Yes, but I was going to say I thought the acting was terrible.

　　W: Yes. I suppose Jason was too good to be true. And what was the name of the Baddy?

　　M: Cargon?

　　W: Yeah. Cargon was really evil, wasn’t he? But I suppose that’s what these films are all about—good triumphing over evil. And the characters have to be black and white.

　　M: Well ,yes, but not always. Worth the well wasn’t like for example. Anyway, you enjoy the film. That’s the most important.

　　W: Yes, I did. Thanks for taking me.

　　Q:

　　19. What does the man say about the science fiction films?

　　20. What opinion did the speakers share about the film they just seen?

　　21. What to be learned about Jason and Cargon?

　　Long Conversation 2

　　M: Can I ask you about your evening class? What class do you go to?

　　W: Car maintance.

　　M: What night of the week it on?

　　W: Wednesday night.

　　M: And how long does it last?

　　M: Well, it supposed to start at 6, but that’s a bit of problem because people have difficulty getting through the traffic. So we start at 6: 30 and then it goes on until the 9 o’clock.

　　M: And what was your reason for wanting to do the class?

　　W: Well, I just bought my first car and I don’t know anything about cars. So I thought it was a good opportunity to learn. I guess most of the peole in the class are in the same situation.

　　M: Um, and what do you actually do? Do you bring the car along to the class?

　　W: Yes, we do. And in the first part of the lesson, the first half hour, the man who runs the class will go though some particular part of the car, and we’ll learn about it. And then we spend the rest of the time, actually working on my own cars, the same problem.

　　M: And how many people are there in the class?

　　W: Mm, I think 16, but 3 quarters of them are women. It’s quite interesing because the man is obiously used to teaching man. And he always starts his sentence by saying, ” Wow, your chops were slow.” And then he stops and says “Oh, any woman, you ladies, but...ur..”

　　M: Mm..sounds funny.

　　Q:

　　22. What does the woman say about her evening class?

　　23. Why did the wman want to attend to the class?

　　24.What do the people who attend the class do in the first part of the lesson?

　　25. What do we learn about participants in the class?

　　Section B Passages

　　Passage 1

　　We don’t choose friends on the basis of how much money they have, of course, but lots of differences can be disturbing to both sides. Aaron, for example,was single, and earns a very good salary. Her friend, Pat, the divorced mother of three, is struggling to make ends meet. “We are both frequent theater-goers,” Aaron explains, “ and I’ll gladly pay for two tickets, just to have pass company it plays in concerts , but she won’t go anywhere unless she can pay her own way. I hate to go alone, so we both stay home. It all seems so silly.” Pat sees the situation differently. After her unhappy marrige to a man who was trying to control her without considering her wishes and feelings ,she says, “ it’s very important to me to carry my own weight. I’m not comfortable in any relationship where all I do is take. ”

　　The difficult situation finally changed when Aaron moved recently. Pat’s children were with their father, so she took a picnik lunch to her friends new plays, then spend the day helping her unpack and get settled. “ I was so grateful, ” Aarons says, “ but I persuaded Pat to let me return the favour in my own way with season tickets to our little theater group. I think she’s beginning to recognize that she contributes as much to our friendship, but I do”

　　26. What do we learn about Pat?

　　27. What draws Aaron and Pat together?

　　28. What does Aaron do to return Pat’s favor?

　　29. What do we learn friendship from the passage?

　　Passage 2

　　Sun School in the town of Ashbert in England is a day school for children age 10 to 18.It is based on the value of social equality between students and stuff, and has few rules.Sun School believes that the healthy growth of the child is more important than academic success. It offers a variety of lessons and activities for students to choose from. In free time for children to follow their own interests.Classes are small,and based on the individual needs of each child. The timetable is fixed.But democratically decided and students are expected to attend.The weekly school meeting is at the center of the way sun school is orgnized.It mix all the decisions that affect theschool,including rules, the timetable and accepting or rejecting new students and teachers.Participating in thease meetings gives children an understand of democratic decision making and helps them develops their skills of argument and persuasion.The most import advantage of the school meeting is that it shows the children that the school is really their’s.They have the right to decide on changes. And the school’s success or failure depends on their decisions and their behavior.Sun School employs no cooking or cleaning stuff,these jobs are done by students and teachers.Decorating and simple repairs are also done by students, it is believed that school truly belongs to who use it, they must take responsibility for its maintenance.

　　30. what value is Sun School based on?

　　31. what is characteristic of the school decision making processur program?

　　32. why does sun school ask the students to do the maintainance?

　　Passage 3

　　Well, to continue, as i mentioned earlier, there is also research that demonstrates that individuals perform worse, not better on tasks when other people are there. R.W.Harburt did an interesting experiment. He had his sujects learn a finger maze. This is a game in which you indicate with your finger the way through a complex system of passages or paths.The subjects who had an audience did worse than the subjects who did alone.

　　Now how can we explain these very different results? It seemed very confusing for a long time. Social psychologist, John Roberts, finally cleared up the confusion about why people sometimes perform better and sometimes worse in front of an audience. Roberts found that the presence of an audience facilitates what you already know how to do. That is, if you know what you are doing, having an audience helps you do it better.But if you don’t already know how to do something, you will probably make some mistakes and you will make mistakes for a longer time if you have an audience. That’s exactly what happened to the subjects who were learning the finger maze.

　　So, if you were doing well, having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do well. If you were doing badly, having an audience increases the chances that you will continue to do badly. Roberts cleverly pointed out that when you are first learning something, you are better off working alone than practicing with other people.

　　33. What did the speaker probably discuss before coming to this part of the talk?

　　34. When does the presence of an audience facilitate your performance according to Roberts?

　　35. What does Roberts think as a better way to learn new things?

　　Section C Compound Dictation

　　Americans today have different eating habits than they had in the past. There is a wide selection of food available. They have a broader knowledge of nutrition, so they buy more fresh fruit and vegetables than ever before. At the same time, Americans purchase increasing quantities of sweets and sodas.

　　Statistics show that the way people live determines the way they eat. American life-styles have changed. There are now growing numbers of people who live alone, single parents and children, and double-income families. These changing life styles are responsible for the incresing number of people who must rush meals or sometimes simply go without them. Many Americans have less time than ever before to spend preparing food. Partly as a consequence of this limited time, over half of all American homes now have microwave ovens. Moreover, Americans eat out nearly four times a week on average. It is easy to study the amounts and kinds of food that people consume. The United States Department of Agriculture and the food industry collect sales statistics and keep accurate records. This information not only tells us what people are eating but also tells us about the changes in attitudes and tastes. Red meat, which used to be the most popular choice for dinner, is no longer an American favorite. Instead, chicken, turkey, and fish have become more popular. Sales of these foods have greatly increased in recent years.

2012年12月英语四级考试答案汇总