07年12月四级考试听力答案(B卷)

　　短对话部分：　　11-18　　　DBAA　CDAB

　　11 D she was somewhat overweight

　　12 B at a hotel reception

　　13 A having confidence in her son

　　14 A have a short break

　　15 C he has been in perfect condition

　　16 D she still keeps some old furniture in her new home

　　17 A the woman forgot lending the book to the man

　　18 B the man doesn’t look like a sportsman

　　长对话部分：　　19-25　　　CBDA　BCD

　　19 C she has packed it in one of her bags

　　20 B it will last one week

　　21 D the taxi is waiting for them

　　22 A at home

　　23 B she is tired of her present work

　　24 C translator

　　25 D education and experience

　　短文听力部分：　26-35　　　DCBA　BCA　DDC

　　26 D they care a lot about children

　　27 C their birth information is usually kept secret

　　28 B they have mixed feelings about finding their natural parents

　　29 A adoption has much to do with love

　　30 B he bought The Washington Post

　　31 C she was the first woman to lead a big U.S. publishing company

　　32 A Katharine had exerted an important influence on the world

　　33 D it’ll protect them from possible financial crises

　　34 D they can’t immediately get back the money paid for their medical cost

　　35 C they needn’t pay the entire medical services

　　复合式听写答案：

　　36 alarming

　　37 increased

　　38 sheer

　　39 disturbing

　　40 comparison

　　41 proportion

　　42 workforce

　　43 reverse

　　44 The percentage of people living in cities is much higher than the percentage working in industry

　　45 there is not enough money to build adequate houses for the people that live there, let alone the new arrivals

　　46 So the figure for the growth of towns and cities represent proportional growth of unemployment and underemployment