2012年12月英语四级(CET-4)考试答案（文字版）

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard

　　W: So John, I hear you and Arthur share a job, don’t you?

　　M: Yes. We’ve shared a sales job at Sonatechfor about two years now.

　　W: Well, how do you divide up your schedule?

　　M: You know we are both sales representatives, and we take orders over the phone. When we started job sharing it was difficult, because we both worked all day Monday. I worked Tuesday and Thursday and Arthur worked Wednesday and Friday. The problem was that when I was in the office on Tuesday. I would talk to people, then they would call back on Wednesday with a question. But Arthur couldn’t answer the question and he couldn’t ask me about it because I wasn’t in the office. So he had to ask the people to call me back the next day, Thursday. Of course, they didn’t like to wait until the next day to have their questions answered.

　　W: Yes, that sounds like a problem.

　　M: So, finally we decided that Arthur would work in the mornings and I would work in the afternoons. Now if someone calls with the question for me in the morning, Arthur tells them to call me in the afternoon. This way, people get their questions answered the same day.

　　W: What do you do about vacations?

　　M: Well,Sonatechgives the usual two weeks of vacation to full-time employees, I take a week and Arthur takes a week.

　　W: It sounds like job sharing has worked out well for you.

　　M: Yes, it has. We are both happy with it.

　　Q19. What do John and author do at Sonatech?

　　答案：C. Take orders over the phone.

　　Q20. What problem did John and Arthur have when they started job sharing?

　　答案：A. Customers’ questions could not be answered on the same day.

　　Q21. What does John say about their annual vacation?

　　答案：D. They each take a week.

　　点评：

　　本长对话的内容主要是关于合伙工作。对话内容相较以往的长对话而言，比较简单。依然是主要针对回答问题的人提问，就是对话中的男士。男士一开始主要是谈他们在最初开始合作工作时遇到的问题，接下来谈到问题最终如何得到解决，最后是他和同伴如何轮休年假。当然，对话中公司名称听不懂，形成干扰。依然要强调的是不能纠结个别词汇，而因小失大。

　　对话中围绕工作的话题词汇有：schedule：（工作）计划，安排；sales representative：销售代表；vacation：假期，休假；full-time employee：全职员工。

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

　　W: May I see your license, please?

　　M: But officer, did I do something wrong?

　　W: Do you mean to say you didn’t see the speed limit sign back there?

　　M: Um, no, madam, I guess I didn’t.

　　W: In other words, you drove by too fast to read it. The sign says 35m/h. A school is just nearby, you know?

　　M: Don’t get me wrong, but my speedometer didn’t read much faster than that.

　　W: Then, why is it that my radar showed you are going 45? Let me put it another way. I’m going to give you a ticket. Again, may I see your license, please?

　　M: Here it is, officer. But let me explain. I was late for an important appointment and I was worried that I wouldn’t make it on time. So...

　　W: Uha, just a minute, here. Your license is no longer valid. You should have renewed it two weeks ago. I’m going to have to write you up for that, too.

　　M: What? Really?

　　W: Your license becomes invalid on your birthday and that was two weeks ago according to the date here. You are in violation of the law—driving without a valid license.

　　M: I’m sorry, madam. I hadn’t realized that.

　　W: Here’s the ticket for not having a valid license. But I’m only going to give you a warning about exceeding the speed limit. Be careful next time.

　　M: Yes, madam, officer, I will. Thank you.

　　Q22. Where was the man stopped by the police officer?

　　答案：B. Near a school.

　　Q23. What did the man claim about the speed limit sign?

　　答案：A. He did not notice it.

　　Q24. What did the woman say about the man’s driving license?

　　答案：C. It is no longer valid.

　　Q25. What was the man’s penalty?

　　答案：B. He got a ticket.

　　点评：

　　本长对话主要是关于超速被罚。本对话中涉及到较多交通词汇，有一定难度。对话一开始女士作为交警在学校附近逼停超出该路段限速的男士，但男士狡辩自己的速度计（speedometer）并没显示超速；女士再次提出要求审查男士的驾照，发现其驾照已经过期。最后，男士因驾照过期而收到警告。本选材非常生活化，相信大部分考生应该对这一话题并不陌生，通过日常常识也能做出不少判断。

　　本对话中关于交通话题的词汇：speed limit：限速；give you a ticket：开罚单；license：执照，驾照；speedometer：n. 速度计；里程计。