大学英语四级考试真题第一套答案
Conversation Two
M:Miss Yamada,( 13 ) did you ever think that you would find yourself living and working in the westernworld?
W：(13) No, not really, although I've always listened to recordings of great orchestras from Europe.
M:So you enjoyed classical music even when you were very young?
W:Oh, yes.! was only a child.
M:You were born in 1955.Is that right?
W:Yes, (14) I began violin lesSons at school when I was 6.
M:As young as that.Did you like it?
W:Oh, yes.Very much.
M:When did you first play on your own? I mean, when did you give your first performance?
W:I think I was 8...? No, 9.I just had my birthday a week before, and my father had bought me a new violin.
I played a small piece at the school concert.
M:Did you know then that you would become a professional violinist?
W:Yes, I think So.I enjoy playing the violin very much, and I didn't mind practicing, Sometimes three or four hours a day.
M:And when did you first come to Europe?
W:I was very lucky.When I was fifteen, I won a scholarship to a college in Paris.That was for a three-year course.
M :How did your parents feel about that?
W:I think they were pleased and worried at the same time.( 15 ) It was the chance of a lifetime.But ofcourse I would be thousands of miles from home.Anyway, I studied in Paris for three years and then wentback to Tokyo.
预览三道题各选项，由选项中出现的violin，musician，music，orchestras，violinist和 performance等可以推测，本对话与音乐有关，内容可能涉及女士成为小提琴演奏家的经历。结合各选项中出现的人称代词均为she或her可知，三个问题都是从女士的角度提问，因此女士的话是听音时的重点。
13.What do we know about the woman before she went to Europe?
D)。 男士问女士是否想过会在西方世界生活和工作，女士回答说没有，但是自己一直都听欧洲大型管弦乐队的唱片，由此可知女士在到欧洲之前听过很多欧洲管弦乐队的唱片，故D)是答案。
14.What does the woman say about her music experience?
A)。 男士问女士是否很小就喜欢古典音乐，女士给出肯定回答，并说自己六岁就开始在学校学习小提琴，故A)为答案。
15.What does the woman say about her study in Paris?
B)。 对话末尾，女士提到自己十五岁获得奖学金到巴黎留学，男士询问女士父母对此有何感受，女士说她父母喜忧参半，因为这既是个千载难逢的机会，也意味着她要远离故乡。四个选项中只有B)与原文相符，故为答案。
Passage One
What makes a perSon famous? This is a mystery that many people have carefully thought about.All kinds of myths surround the lives of well-known people.Most people are familiar with the works of William Shakespeare, one of the greatest English writers of the 16th and 17th centuries.(16) Yet how many know Shakespeare the perSon, the man behind the works? After centuries of research, scholars are still trying to discover Shakespeare's perSonal history.It is not easily found in his writings.Authors of the time could not protect their works.An acting company, for example, could change a play if they wanted to.Nowadays, writers have copyrights that protect their work.
Many myths arose about Shakespeare.Some said he had no formal education.Others believed that he began his career by tending the horses of wealthy men.All of these myths are interesting, but are they true? Probably not.(17) Shakespeare's father was a respected man in Stratford-on-Avon, a member of the town council.He sent young William to grammar school.Most people of Elizabethan times did not continue beyond grammar school; So, Shakespeare did have, at least, an average education.(18) Some parts of Shakespeare's life will always remain unknown.The Great London Fire of 1666 burned many important documents that could have been a Source of clues.We will always be left with many questions and few facts.
预览三道题各选项，选项中都含有he，his或him这些人称代词，再结合选项中多次出现的词汇 works，writers和Sources等可以推测，短文可能与某位男作家相关。
16.What does the speaker say about William Shakespeare?
D)。 短文中作者先提出“有多少人了解莎士比亚本人”的问题，接着指出学者们经过几个世纪的研究之后，仍然在不断探索他的个人史。由此可知，莎士比亚的个人史很少有人知道，故D)为答案。
17.What do we learn about Shakespeare’s father?
C)。 本题考查对莎士比亚父亲的了解，由于使用的人称代词都是he，会对听前预测造成一定的干扰，在听录音时应注意将选项和短文内容进行匹配区别。文章中提到莎士比亚的父亲受人尊敬，是埃文河畔斯特拉特福镇议会的一名成员，故C)为答案。
18.Why does the speaker say parts of Shakespeare’s life will remain a mystery?
B)。 文章中提到1666年伦敦的一场大火把很多重要文件烧毁了，而这些本来可能是了解莎士比亚的线索，因此莎士比亚的一部分生活将永远不为人所知，故B)为答案。
Passage Two
Wherever you go and for whatever reaSon, it's important to be safe.(19) While the majority of people you will meet when travelling are sure to be friendly and welcoming, there are dangers--theft being the most common.