2006年6月17日四级考试B卷参考答案和试卷简评

Part I 听力部分答案

1C.They knew none of the other guests at the party.

2.B.To the dentist’s

　3.C.Dr. Andrews used to keep the patients waiting.

　　4.A.Tom is usually talkative.

　　5.D.To get the seminar schedule for the woman.

　　6.A.The woman has to get the textbooks in other ways.

　　7.B.Give a speech.

　　8.A.Jessie always says what she thinks.

　　9.D.Helen is quiet.

　　10.D.Jimmy’s words are often not reliable.

　　11.C.It has done more harm than good in the southern USA.

　　12.B.They will soon be overgrown with kudzu.

　　13.C.The climate there is unfavorable to its growth.

　　14.D.An association of teachers and scholars

　　15.A.Its largest expansion took place during that period.

　　16.B.Government funding.

　　17.C.He started the organization Heifer International.

　　18.A.To help starving families to become self-supporting

　　19.A.They should help other families the way they have been helped.

20.B.It has helped relieve hunger in some developing countries.

听力对话部分简评：

这次听力对话考查比较灵活，直接信息考查不多，需要简单推理的言外之意考查较多。

下面是对话部分原文和选项，对照一下，正确答案就很清楚了。此处简单分析一下解题的关键。

1. M: I think the hostess really went out of her way to make the party a success.
W: Yes, the food and drinks were great, but if only we had known a few of the other guests.
Q: What did the two speakers say about the party?

　1. A) They went a long way to attend the party.

　　B) They didn't think much of the food and drinks.

　　C) They knew none of the other guests at the party.

　　D) They enjoyed the party better than the other guests.

第1题里的虚拟语气…if only we had known a few of the other guests，表达了与过去事实相反的情况，“要是当时认识几个其他客人就好了”。问题的答案就是过去的事实，那就是他们不认识聚会上的其他客人。

2. M: Can you stop by the post office and get me some envelopes and 39 cents’ stamps?
W: Well, I am not going to stop by the post office, but I can buy you some at the bookstore after I see the dentist on Market street.
Q: Where will the woman go first?
2. A) To the bookstore.

B) To the dentist's.

C) To the market.

D) To the post office.

该题考查对话中动作信息的顺序问题，要求考生记住所有动作的内容，然后记住提到的顺序。同类考题是对话双方提及多个信息（如多个时间），然后随机考查其中某个具体信息。

3. M: How do you like the new physician who replaced Dr. Andrews?
W: He may not seem as agreeable or as thorough as Dr. Andrews, but at least he doesn’t keep patients waiting for hours.
Q: What can we infer from the woman’s answer?

3. A) Dr. Andrews has been promoted for his thoroughness.

B) She disagrees with Dr. Andrews on many occasions.

C) Dr. Andrews used to keep his patients waiting.

D) She dislikes Dr. Andrews as much as the new physician.

第3题，两人对话涉及到两个医生性格和习惯做法的对比。第二个说话人提到了新外科医生不会让病人久等几小时这一事实，正确的选项就是从这个对比推理出来的。该题难度系数较低。

4. W: Tom must be in a bad mood today. He hasn’t said half a dozen words all afternoon.
M: Oh, really? That’s not like the Tom we know.
Q: What does the man imply?
4. A) Tom is usually talkative.

B) Tom has a very bad temper.

C) Tom has dozens of things to attend to.

D) Tom is disliked by his colleagues.

第4题首先提到Tom现在的情绪不对头，整下午没说几句话。第二个人很惊讶，“That’s not like the Tom we know”，表明Tom今天的情绪和大家对他的一贯表现不同。答案很显然是Tom通常是健谈的（甚至可能是唐僧般的超级话匣子）。