新东方发布：2015年6月四级考试解析

Long conversation

长对话一

题目：

9. What do we learn about the woman’s company?

9. A. It specializes in safety from leaks.

B. It is headquartered in London.

C. It has a chemical processing plant.

D. It has a partnership with LCP.

答案：C   （视听一致+高频词汇）

10. What do we learn about the man?

10. A. He is safety inspector.

B. He is Mr. Grand’s friend.

C. He is a chemist.

D. He is a salesman.

答案：D   （理解、推理）

11. What’s the woman’s position in her company?

11. A. The public relations officer.

B. Head of the personnel department.

C. Mr. Grand’s personal assistant.

D. Director of the safety department.

答案：C  （视听一致）

12. What does the woman suggest the man do?

12. A. Send a comprehensive description of their work.

B. Provide details of their products and services.

C. Leave a message for Mr. Grand.

D. Wait for Mr. Grand to call back.

答案：B （视听一致）

原文：

Woman: Morning, this is TGC!

Man: Good morning, Walter Barry here, calling fromLondon. Could I speak to Mr. Grand, please?

Woman: Who’s calling, please?

Man: Walter Barry, from London.

Woman: What is it about, please?

Man: Well, I understand that your company has a chemical processing plant. My own companyLCP, Liquid Control Products, is a leader insafety from leaks in the field of chemicalprocessing. I’d like to speak to Mr. Grand to discuss ways in which we could help TGCto protect itself from such problems and save money at the same time.

Woman: Yes, I see. Well, Mr. Grand is not availablejust now.

Man: Can you tell me when I could reach him?

Woman: He’s very busy for the next few days. Then he’ll be away inNew York. So it’s difficult togive you a time.

Man: Could I speak to someone else, perhaps?

Woman: Who, in particular?

Man: A colleague, for example?

Woman: You are speaking to his personal assistance. I can deal with calls for Mr. Grand.

Man: Yes, well, could I ring him tomorrow?

Woman: No, I’m sorry, he won’t be free tomorrow. Listen, let me suggest something.You send us details of your products andservices, together with references from other companies. And then we’ll contactyou.

Man: Yes, that’s very kind of you. I have your address.

Woman: Very good, Mr…?

Man: Barry. Walter Barry, from LCP in London.

Woman: Right, Mr. Barry. We look forward to hearingfrom you.

Man: Thank you, goodbye.

Woman: Bye.

9. What do we learn about the woman’s company?

10. What do we learn about the man?

11. What’s the woman’s position in her company?

12. What does the woman suggest the man do?

【总评】

今年的长对话沿袭了近年来四级听力的风格，一篇是工作相关类;一篇是正式访谈类。

长对话一：

主要讲了一位化学产品公司的推销员想要向其他公司推荐自家公司产品的过程。对话开头男士先表明自己的身份和想要推荐产品的意图，但遇到的问题是男士需要找的Mr. Grand非常忙，没空处理这件事。女士作为Mr. Grand的助理开始处理，问题的最终解决是要求男士提供自己家产品的详细介绍邮寄过来。

这是典型四级听力工作类长对话的模式：先工作方面的介绍，然后谈到工作中遇到的问题，最后是问题的解决。分别设置了这3个考点。相对而言，工作类考题比较难的地方在于部分词汇会造成干扰：例如，公司名Liquid Control Products，chemical processing, personal assistance, reference等，但除了personal assistance直接与考点相关外，其他单词没听懂考生也应完全不纠结。而personal assistance在选项中为所听即所得。

因此，总体而言，这篇长对话与往年难度持平。

Long conversation

长对话二

13. What do we know about the woman before she went toEurope?

13.A. She listened to recording of many European orchestras.

B. She read a lot about European musicians and theirmusic.

C. She dreamed of working and living in a Europeancountry.

D. She learned playing the violin from a famous Frenchmusician.

答案：A  （视听一致）

14. What does the woman say about her musicexperience?

14. A. She was a pupil of a famous European violinist.

B. She gave her first performance with her father.

C. She became a professional violinist at fifteen.

D. She began taking violin lessons as a small child.

答案：D （视听一致+同意替换）

15. What does the woman say about her study in Paris?

15. A. It was the chance of a lifetime.

B. It was a great challenge to her.

C. It gave her a chance to explore.

D. It helped her learn classical French music.

答案：A （视听一致）

Man: Miss Yamada, did you ever think that you wouldfind yourself living and working in the western world?

Woman: No, not really, although I’ve always listened to recordings ofgreat orchestras from Europe.

Man: So you enjoyed classical music even when you werevery young?

Woman: Oh, yes. I was an only child.

Man: You were born in 1955, is that right?

Woman: Yes, I beganviolin lessons at school when I was 6.

Man: As young as that, did you like it?

Woman: Oh, yes, very much.

Man: When did you first play on your own? I mean, whendid you give your first performance?

Woman: I think I was 8…? No, Nine. I just had my birthday a week before, andmy father had bought me a new violin. I played a small piece at the schoolconcert.

Man: Did you know then that you would become aprofessional violinist?

Woman: Yes, I think so. I enjoy playing the violinvery much, and I didn’t mind practicing, sometimes three or four hours a day.

Man: And when did you first come to Europe?

Woman: I was very lucky. When I was fifteen, I won ascholarship to a college in Paris. That was for a three-year course.

Man: How did your parents feel about that?

Woman: I think they were pleased and worried at thesame time. It was the chance of a lifetime.But of course I would be thousands of miles from home. Anyway, I studied inParis for three years and then went back to Tokyo.

13. What do we know about the woman before she went toEurope?

14. What does the woman say about her musicexperience?

15. What does the woman say about her study in Paris?

长对话二：

本篇长对话作为正式访谈类的听力，一开始采访人从女士是否想过会在西方社会圈生活和工作作为切入点进行了一个热身;紧接着，女士回答自己一直对欧洲的音乐有所关注，采访人就顺着这个点提到女士目前作为专业小提琴演奏家职业相关的情况，从而提到女士最早来到欧洲的原因是获得巴黎奖学金留学的机会。

长对话二非常简单，基本上没有生词，结合日常生活经验也可以比较顺理成章地理解一位亚洲日本小提琴家的成长之路：年幼开始学琴，从小对音乐有研究，有过欧洲留学经历，最终进入欧洲社会圈。