2010年6月大學英語四級聽力考試模擬試題(11)

　　20. Where does the woman first direct the man to?

　　【解析】選[C]。當男士說需要一本關于總統(tǒng)選舉體制的書時，女士以為他說的是textbook，于是馬上說“all of our textbooks are ...in the back of the store”。因此，選項[C]符合題干要求。

　　21. What kinds of books are listed in Books in Print?

　　【解析】選[C]。女士說“you should try looking in Books in Print”，在男士不知道什么是Books in Print的情況下，女士解釋說，Books in Print是“an index that lists all of the books currently available from publishers”，選項[C]符合題干要求。注意，in print是指“(books)currently available from publishers，正在出售的”;out of print是它的反義詞組，表示“已售完”，也很常用。

　　Conversation Two

　　W: Didn’t you write a paper about Albert Kahn last semester?

　　M: Yes, for my history of architecture class.

　　W: Oh, I am taking it now and I have to do some research on industrial architecture. I need to read up on Kahn’s factories. So I would like to see what you wrote about them.

　　M: I don’t think my paper will help; I focus on his classical design like Clements library and office buildings, but you are interested in the modern building he is famous for.

　　W: Yes he is best known for his factory, especially the auto plants in Detroit. He made a breakthrough in industrial design. You know before his time, factories were so cmp3ped and inefficient but his factory provide enough light and air and open space. So the cars could be assembled in one huge plant.

　　M: I remember reading that previously, factories had wooden fmp3e and the heavy machinery made the buildings vibrate and there were firehazards too. But when Kahn started to design auto plants around the turn of the century, reinforced concrete had just been invented. Talk about the breakthrough, not only were the buildings sturdy and fireproof but they were cheap to put up too!

　　W: You seem to know a lot of about his industrial career.

　　M: Actually even though I wrote about his other works, I did a lot of background reading. Let me see if I can dig up that paper for you. There were some books of articles included in my bibliography that you might want to look up at the library.

　　Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　22. Why are the students discussing Albert Kahn?

　　【解析】選[D]。由女士所說的...I have to do some research...I need to read up on kahn’s factories可以推知，女士在研究卡恩的作品，整個對話就此展開。

　　23. In which is Albert Kahn best known for?

　　【解析】選[B]。聽音時注意和Kahn 相關的信息：the modern building he is famous for以及best known for his factory。問題問Kahn因為什么最有名，[B]為該細節(jié)的同義轉述。

　　24. To what industry did Albert Kahn make a major contribution?

　　【解析】選[D]。聽音時注意提到的行業(yè)。根據(jù)especially the auto plants“汽車車間”及So the cars could be assembled in one huge plant�？赏瞥龃鸢笧閇D]“運輸行業(yè)”。

　　25. According to the talk, what was one problem with factories before Kahn’s time?

　　【解析】選[A]。聽音時注意和建筑缺點相關的信息，對話中男士提到there were firehazards too。問題問卡恩時代之前的汽車工廠存在的問題，[A]為細節(jié)再現(xiàn)。