本次四级听力考试难度适中，除短对话有个别题目考点较隐晦外，其它部分无论是难度还是场景均未偏离常规出题思路。

　　大部分短对话依旧可凭借合理的听前预读来确定内容主题和可能正确的选项范围；同时清晰的感情色彩和上下文语境也能在相当程度上帮助考生解题（如第十五题）。

　　长对话“中规中矩”，考点均在课堂和冲刺讲座上为同学们总结过，其中尤以“升调”、“前二后二回合”、“反问必出”、“十大类标志词”居多；具体考点类型可参考另一篇冲刺博文《四六级长对话长效突破》(下载地址:blog.sina.com.cn/allenalphonso)

　　短文理解文章难度一般，常见的答案位置得到了反复印证（前三后三句必出、十大项标志词必出、听见什么选什么、重读必出等等）。此次解题的真正难点在于选项含义模糊，不少内容都在原文中出现过，未彻底理解的情况下容易相互混淆，短时间内虽理解了原文却无法快速做出抉择，这也证明了将原文和选项进行同义替换处理将是未来四六级听力PASSAGE部分的主要趋势，而以原文复现为主的“听见什么选什么”将逐渐淡出题人的视野。

　　复合式听写前六空只要注意名词单复数和动词过去式便可顺利拿分，只是在第七、八空稍有难度；句子部分需记忆的关键词难度不大，但整体意义有迂回，对考生顺利还原句意造成了一定障碍。

　　Section A
　　难度等级最高为“五星”

　　11.
　　W: There were more than a hundred people at kate's birthday party. How come she's got so many friends?
　　M: It's really no surprise. You know she was popular even when she was a child
　　Q: What does the man imply about Kate?
　　
解析：
　　
选D，She has always enjoyed great popularity
　　难度等级：三星
　　
Pre-Listening(预读分析)：
　　意义解释题，AD为意思相近选项，B作为唯一场景可排除。
　　
While-Listening（听时重点）：

　　C可在听到It's really no surprise时排除，最终选同义替换选项D。
　　
12.
　　M: They say there'll be a snow-storm tonight, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.
　　W: Oh! We're so lucky, we'll be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida. But let's call right now to confirm our flight.
　　Q: What do we learn about the two speakers?
　　
解析：选 C They are going to have a holiday
　　
难度等级：五星
　　
Pre-Listening(预读分析)：

　　转折题型，此题有明显干扰选项，易错选成D。CD为相反项，C选项中Be going to do表示“计划确定做某事”，D选项的Not Yet在课堂上专门讲解过，意为“悬而未决的”。两者意义相反，可列为疑似正确答案；A、B选项虽均提及Live,但上课时再三强调预读选项时，重点看句子实义动词处，A为“不习惯”，B是“感到幸运”，故A、B无干扰选项且场景唯一，基本可判定其偏离原文主题。
　　
While-Listening（听时重点）：

　　男生说：They say there'll be a snow-storm tonight, and the cold weather will last quite a few days.(cold weather为男生话语，并且在第一句，读音非常清楚，根据“听见什么不选什么”，考生应快速排除A选项)。
　　女生接着：Oh! We're so lucky, we'll be getting away for a while, and having a holiday in Florida. But let's call right now to confirm our flight.
　　（听到转折项标志词，前半句主句lucky内容瞬间被否定，听力重点转移至BUT后面“confirm our flight”，证明票已定但未确认，所以D不正确，此类场景词和做题步骤曾在课堂上做过专门讲解。）
　　
13.
　　W: Tony was awarded a medal for rescuing several families from the forest fire.
　　M: I really admire his courage.
　　Q: What do we learn about Tony from the conversation?
　　
解析：选 B He was very courageous
　　
难度等级：四星
　　
Pre-Listening(预读分析)：

　　CD为相反选项但未出答案，属例外考点，但出题点本身同义替换简单，原文Courage替换成Courageous.
　　
While-Listening（听时重点）：

　　本题难点在于考官未按常规出题原则设置原文和选项特征，答案即不符合“尾词错误”也跳出了相反选项范围，故听时对短时判断和自身实力的要求更高一些；同时考点过于明显，让人难以相信，可能导致不少考虑过多或死守原则做题的同学出现失误。
　　
14.
　　M: My washing machine is more than fifteen years old and it has worked just fine until last night.
　　W: You’ll never be able to get parts for it, even from Japan. So it might be time to invest a more recent model.
　　Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?
　　
解析：选 B Buy a new washing machine.
　　
难度等级：四星
　　
Pre-Listening(预读分析)：

　　因果题型，出题点同义替换难度较大，但相反项明显；BD是相反项，B选项“买新洗衣机”，D却说“旧洗衣机修理后继续用”；A选项场景唯一可排除；还剩C选项，考官用Machine混淆视听，与Washing machine无关，也可听时由You’ll never be able to get parts for it时排除。
　　
While-Listening（听时重点）：

　　由You’ll never be able to get parts for it再次排除C，原文只字未提fix或关于修理的任何内容，可排除D，对话重点由SO（原因项标志词）引出，最终选B。
　　
15.
　　W: I heard about your promotion, you must be thrilled.
　　M: Not really, the new office is huge, but the word load has doubled.
　　Q: What do we learn about the man from the conversation?
　　
解析：选 D He is not excited about his new position
　　
难度等级：四星
　　
Pre-Listening(预读分析)：

　　为转折题型，最大干扰项为B；AD是相反项，A选项谓语“is pleased with”，D选项却说“is not excited”。
　　
While-Listening（听时重点）：

　　虽然原文分别提到了C、D选项中的workload和office is huge,但说话者在陈述客观事实时并未表达相应的感受，考生切忌“无中生有”，对其心理感受进行想当然的推测；此题解题关键在于预读时能否准确找到AD是相反项，听时再由BUT得出虽被提升但情感却是负面的事实，进而选D。
　　
16.
　　W: I can’t decide what to do about the party tomorrow.
　　M: You don’t have to go if you don’t want to, but I’ll be glad to give you a ride if you do.
　　Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
　　
解析：选 D The man offers to drive the women to the party
　　
难度等级：三星
　　
Pre-Listening(预读分析)：

　　转折题型，重点听BUT后内容。CD是相反项，C提到“女士不知道如何赶到聚会现场”，D说“男士愿意送她去”。
　　
While-Listening（听时重点）：

　　本题相反选项明显，B选项场景不明，内容不知所云，A选项可听时再作排除。

　　17.
　　M: Now if you have any questions about the contract. I’ll be happy to answer them.
　　W: Nothing comes to mind right now, but I’d like to go over all the articles of the contract once more before signing it.
　　Q: What are the speakers doing right now?
　　
解析：选C Finalizing a contract
　　
难度等级：三星
　　
Pre-Listening(预读分析)：

　　细节+转折题型，预读选项时AC是公司场景，BD是校园学习场景，所以无判定对话主题。
　　
While-Listening（听时重点）：

　　可由第一句“Now if you have any questions about the contract”确定是公司场景，然后快速排除不符合主题的BD选项，关注BUT后内容可知C正确。
　　18.
　　M: We are out of paper for the printer. Can you please order some?
　　W: I completed the order form online yesterday and it will be here by noon. I’ll let you know when it comes in.
　　Q: What did the woman do?8. She ordered some paper
　　
解析：选 A She ordered some paper.
　　
难度等级：三星
　　
Pre-Listening(预读分析)：

　　意义解释题，四个选项背景无明显相同之处，故无法判定相反或相似选项。
　　
While-Listening（听时重点）：

　　出题点较为明显，听懂I completed the order form online yesterday and it will be here by noon即可。
　　
Conversation One
　　W: Bob, do you know who I saw the other day? Old Jake, looking terribly depressed. Did he get pensioned off at last?(19题答案标志：1.前二回合出题;2.升调常出)
　　M: Yes. They made him retire after 50 years at sea(19题答案,听见什么选什么,其它三项均未提到时SEA). He is pretty upset about it, but what can you do? He really is pasted.
　　W: He is all alone, isn’t he?(20题答案标志:1.反问必出.2.升调常出)
　　M: Yes, his wife has been dead for years(20题答案,听到DEAD,根据选项PASS AWAY进行同义替换,仍然是听见什么选什么). They had one daughter, Dories. (21题答案标志:1.转折项标志词必出)But she went off to town as soon as she left school. (21题答案,同义替换程度较深,有一定难度)And he hasn’t heard from her since. I hear she is making good money as a model.
　　W: Maybe someone could get in touch with her. Get her to come back for a while to help?
　　M: I don’t suppose she come. She never got on with her father. He is bit of a tough character and she is rather selfish. Oh, I expect old Jake will get by. He is healthy at least, comes into a clinic for a check regularly.
　　W: Are you his doctor?
　　M: No, my partner doctor Johnson is.
　　W: That bad-tempered old thing?(22题答案标志:1.升调常出)
　　M: Oh, (22题答案,听见什么选什么,本题无难度)he isn’t bad-tempered. He just looks it. He is an excellent doctor, taught me a lot, and he has a very nice family. His wife invites me over there to supper every week. Very pleasant.
　　W: yes. I teach their daughter Pen at school. She is a bit careless and lazy about her school work, but a bright little thing and very popular with her age group.
　　
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
　　19. Why does old Jake look terribly depressed?
　　B.He can no longer work at sea
　　20. What do we learn about Jake’s wife?
　　A.She passed away years
　　21. What does the man say about Jake’s daughter?
　　C.She has never got on with her father
　　22. What does the man say about Jake’s doctor?
　　B.He is excellent but looks bad-tempered
　　

　　Conversation Two
　　W: Hello, Mr. Summerfield. How are you today?
　　M: Very well. Thank you, Ms. Green.
　　W: What can I do for you?
　　M: Well, unfortunately, (23题答案标志:1.前二回合必出.2.强调项标志词必出)there is a problem with the order we received from you yesterday. (23题答案:1.听见什么选什么2.重读原则,反复读MANUAL,包含此词的选项必是答案)It seems we haven’t seen the right quantity of manuals to support the telephone system.
　　W: Oh, dear, that’s bad news. I’m very sorry to hear that, and you don’t know how many packs are without manuals?
　　M: No, because we haven’t opened every pack. （24题答案标志：1.转折项标示词必出)But in several of those that have been opened there are none, no manuals.
　　W: I’m very sorry about this inconvenience, Mr. Summerfield.(24题答案:听见什么选什么) We’ll send out the manuals this afternoon by express mail entirely at our cost, and the manuals should arrive tomorrow or the day after at the latest.
　　M: All of them, right?
　　W: Yes. It maybe that some have them already, but we cannot be sure. So the best thing is to send out the manual for every pack.
　　M: Yes. Yes, I see.(25题答案标志:1.停顿常出) That would be great.(25题答案)
　　W: Please accept our apologies for this mix-up. I assure you we will do everything possible to find out why the mistake happened
　　M: Right. Thanks for your swift action.(25题答案)
　　W: Not at all. Thank you and goodbye for now. Do call if there is anything else.
　　M: All right. Thank you. Goodbye, Ms Green.
　　W: Goodbye.

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
　　23. What problems are the speakers discussing?
　　C.Some of the packs do not contain manuals
　　24. What does the woman promise to do?
　　D.solve the problem at her company's cost
　　25. What does the man think of the solution?
　　A.Ideal
　　

　　SECTION B
　　Passage 1
　　Attracting and feeding wild birds are （26题）entertaining activities that have long been enjoyed by people all over the world. Feeding birds has become so popular that prepared feed mixtures are readily available. We feed birds for many reasons. Many （26题同意替换，此处既然是“享受观鸟的过程”，实际已给出明确的情感倾向，不太可能选C.It takes lots of time这类中性偏负面的态度）pleasant hours can come from watching birds. A hobby often develops into a serious study of their habits. Accurate identification of birds is usually the first goal. But observations that an amateur bird-watcher can make are really limitless. There is, （27题答案标志：1.转折项标志词必出）however, responsibility associated with bird feeding, （27题答案）including a disease hazard. Attracting numbers of birds continually to the same spot can be harmful to them, （有网站认为此处谈到了选项B的内容，但个人觉得这句重点仍然是谈鸟儿进食受影响更大，而不是环境。）particularly species that pick food from the ground contaminated by the droppings of other birds. In winter feeding efforts are most satisfying to people and are of greatest benefit to birds. During this time when fewer natural foods are available and air temperatures are lower, extra feeding can keep a bird warm and well. Once begun, feeding should never stop during these lean months. If you start a local increase of birds, be prepared to do what may be required to eliminate hazards to those you want to befriend. (28题答案:后三必出)A constant supply of food should be given until the cold is over and spring has come. If feeding is stopped during severe weather, birds used to relying upon the feeders must starve.
　　
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.
　　Q26 What does the speaker say about bird watching?
　　A.It's entertaining.(一起祈祷选C吧）
　　
Q27 What does the speaker say about birds fed continually on the same spot?
　　B. They may catch some disease(经过再三斟酌，反复考虑出题点位置和出题人习惯性思路后，本人认为此题应选B选项。最终答案以官方为准。）
　　
Q28 What does the speaker suggest we do in feeding birds in winter?
　　A. Continue the feeding until it gets warm.
　　
Passage 2
(29题答案：1.前三必考;2.听见什么选什么）My friend Leo makes up weak and poor excuses whenever there is something he doesn’t want to do. Just two weeks ago, he was at my house when he decided he didn’t want to go into work. He called his boss and said he had to get a new set of tires put on his truck. Then he sat down and watched TV with me. Not only had he lied but his excuse wasn’t a very convincing one. Another time, he cancelled a date with his girlfriend at the last（30题答案标志：1.序数项标志词必考) minute telling her he had to get a new battery for his truck. She was angry and refused to go out with him again until he apologized(30题答案）. Last（31题答案标志：1.序数项标志词必考) weekend, Leo offered the poorest excuse yet. (31题答案)He’d promised he’d help me move some furniture, from my parents’ house to my new apartment. He was supposed to bring his truck over about 8 o’clock Saturday morning. I waited, and then called and left a message on his machine. About 11:30, he called and said he was sorry but he’d been getting a new set of tires put on his truck. I guess he’d forgotten he used the same excuse when he called his boss from my house. I think I need a new set of friends. I’m beginning to get tired of Leo’s excuses.
　　
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.
　　Q29 What does the speaker tell us about her friend Leo?
　　B.He tells lies whenever he wants
　　Q30 What did his girlfriend do when Leo canceled a date with her at the last minute?
　　C.She made him apologize
　　Q31 What favor did the speaker ask Leo to do last weekend?
　　A.Move furniture for her
　　Passage 3
　　In Hollywood, everybody wants to be rich, famous and beautiful. Nobody wants to be old, unknown and poor. For Hollywood kids, life can be difficult(32题答案标志：1.因果项标志词必出;2.前三句必出) because (32题答案:听见什么选什么)they grow up such an unreal atmosphere. Their parents are ambitious and the children are part of the parents’ ambitions. Parents pay for wasteful grand parties, expensive cars and designer clothes. When every(33题答案标志:1.唯一级标志词;2.因果项标志词必出) dream can come true, (33题答案:听见什么选什么)kids don’t learn the value of anything because they have everything. A thirteen-year-old boy, Trent Maguire, has a driver, credit cards and unlimited cash to do what he wants when he wants to. “One day, I’ll earn more than my dad!” he boasts. Parents buy care and attention for their children (34题答案标志:因果项标志词必出)because (34题答案:听见什么选什么)they have no time to give it themselves. Amender’s mother employs a personal trainer, a bodyguard, a singing coach and a councilor to look after all her fifteen-year-old daughter’s needs. Often, there is no parent at home most days, so children decide whether to make their own meals or go out to restaurants, when to watch television or do homework. They organize their social life. They play no childhood games. They become adults before they’re ready. Hollywood has always been the city of dreams. The kids there live unreal lives where (35题答案)money, beauty and pleasure are the only(35题答案标志:唯一级标志词必出) gods. Will children around the world soon start to think the same? Or do they already?
　　
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you’ve just heard.
　　Q32 Why is life said to be difficult for Hollywood kids?
　　C.The atmosphere they live is unreal
　　
Q33 What does the speaker say about Trent Maguire, a thirteen-year-old boy?
　　C.He has too much to know the value of things
　　
Q34 Why does Amender’s mother employ other people to look after her needs?
　　A.She has no time to do it herself
　　
Q35 What will probably have negative effects on the lives of Hollywood kids?
　　B.The worship of money, beauty and pleasure
　　
SECTION C
　　Compound Dictation
　　Around 120 years ago, Ebbinghaus began his study of memory. He concentrated on studying how quickly the human mind can remember information. One result of his research is known as the total time hypothesis, which simply mean the amount you learn depends on the time you spend trying to learn it. This can be taken as our first rule of learning. Although it is usually true that studying for 4 hours is better than studying for 1, there is still the question of how to use the 4 hours. For example, is it better to study for 4 hours straight or to study for 1 hour a day for 4 days in a row? The answer, as you may have suspected, is that it is better to spread out the study times. This phenomenon through which we can learn more efficiently by dividing our practice time is known as the distribution of practice effect. Thus, our second rule of learning is this. It’s better to study fairly briefly but often. But we are not finished yet. We haven’t considered how we should study over very short periods of time. Let’s say you are trying to learn some new and rather difficult English vocabulary using a stack of cards. Should you look at the same word in rapid succession or look at the word and then have some delay before you look at it again? The answer is it is better to space up the presentations of the word you are to learn.

　　36 concentrated
　　37 information
　　38 depends
　　39 straight
　　40 row
　　41 suspected
　　42 phenomenon
　　43 efficiently
　　44 Our second rule is this: it is better to study very briefly by often
　　45 Let’s say you’re trying to learn new but rather difficult English vocabularies
　　using a stack of cards
　　46 The answer is: it is better to spread out the presentation of the words you are learning