新题型四级考试听力模拟题
Simulated Test 1
Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11. A) He will go out for some coffee.
B) He will save money.
C) He will make a cup of coffee for the woman.
D) He will borrow some money from the woman.
12. A) In a store. B) In a post office. C) In a restaurant. D) In a bank.
13. A) A teacher and a student. C) A grocer and a customer.
B) A conductor and a passenger D) A waitress and a customer.
14. A) " 1"-area code-number. C ) Area code-number- " 1".
B ) " 1" -number-area code. D) Number-" 1 "-area code.
15. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four.
16. A) They are talking about their new house.
B) They are talking about an apartment.
C) They are talking about a university.
D) They are talking about the rent.
17. A) Because he likes her.
B) Because he wants to celebrate her birthday.
C) Because Susan's paper is published.
D) Because Susan published his paper.
18. A) She does not agree with the man.
B) Most diseases are the result of smoking.
B) People should pay more attention to the danger of smoking.
C) Smoking is more dangerous than many diseases.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) She has been an actress for many years.
B) She is glad to talk about her past life.
C) She has done a variety of jobs.
D) She used to work as a nurse.
20. A) She was working in a department store.
B) She was working for a painting house
C) She was working for a taxi company.
D) She was working as an actress.
21. A) She felt sick of the paint.
B) She felt the job too much for her.
C) She got up late and wasn't in time for work.
D) She felt bored and didn't show any enthusiasm.
22. A) She drove skillfully. C) She hit a pole and was fired.
B) She made big money. D) Her passenger was hurt in an accident.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) In the Middle East. B) In the world. C) In Europe. D) In Asia.
24. A) Designing and preparing all the plans.
B) Inspecting the site for construction.
C) Deciding the most attractive prices.
D) Studying related documents.
25. A) Building a dam in China. C) Constructing a university in Vietnam.
B) Building a motorway in Angola. D) Constructing a hospital in Yugoslavia.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ) , B ) , C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) Psychological ones. C) Historical ones.
B) Cultural ones. D) Social ones.
27. A) Accept without any hesitation. C) Refuse.
B) Accept or refuse. D) Refuse but give some reasons.
28. A) Chinese expect friendships to be more lasting.
B) Americans are likely to change their friends in different circumstances.
C) Americans expect friends to be independent.
D) Chinese expect much more from their friends than Americans do.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) 86. B) 76. C) 91. D) 79.
30. A) Switzerland. B) Germany. C) the United States. D) New Jersey.
31. A) The special theory of relativity. C) Contributions to peace.
B) His work on the photoelectric effect. D) Making an atomic bomb.
32. A) To ask for international disarmament.
B) To point out the possibility of making an atomic bomb.
C) To urge the U. S. A. to give up nuclear weapons.
D) To grant him American citizenship.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. A) 8.30 a.m. C) 4.00 p.m. on Friday.
B) 9.00 a. m. on Sunday. D) 8.00 p. m. on Monday.
34. A) Newspaper. B) Sweets. C) Cigarettes. D) Stamps.
35. A) Store detectives. B) The courts. C) The police. D) The pickpockets.
Section C
Directions; In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own word. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
When you first arrive in a western country, you'll probably find that constantly ringing telephones nearly (36) _________ you crazy. But you'll get used to it after a while, and you'll probably come to (37 ) _________ on phones almost as much as Westerners do. Phones provide a simple and efficient (38) _________ to conduct work, handle social arrangements and (39) _________ from day to day.
Several times in the (40) of a workday you may (41) ____________ by phone with colleagues. friends and others on all kinds of matters. If you want an (42)________ with a doctor, for instance, you would normally call him and arrange a time either with him or through his secretary. If you were ( 43 ) ____________ to keep your arrangement you would phone and change plans.(44) __________________________________________________.
In big cities you never just show up at someone's house without calling first. (45) ___________________________________________________________________. And in daily life, your phone saves time and money. If you want to go to a film, you might call to see what's playing, ask the time schedule and check the prices; if you want to take a train, bus or plane, (46) _________________________________________________, and to make a reservation; if you want to shop for clothes after work, you might call to ask how late the store is open before you travel all the way downtown.
新题型四级考试听力模拟题2
Simulated Test 2
Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11. A) $2.50. B) $3.30. C) $4.10. D) $5.30.
12. A) By air. B) By train. C) By ship. D) On foot.
13. A) The woman does not want to lend her typewriter to the man.
B) The woman can't lend her typewriter to the man.
C) The woman is willing to help the man.
D) The woman is using typewriter now.
14. A) The woman needs the book more than the man does.
B) The man is unwilling to lend the book to the woman.
C) The man will lend the book to the woman now.
D) Both the woman and the man need the book.
15. A) They are talking about the price of a house.
B) They are talking about the price of gas.
C) They are talking about the price of electricity.
D) They are talking about the rent of an apartment.
16. A) He can't find his thermometer. C) He doesn't have any temperature.
B)He has caught a fever. D) He can't find a doctor.
17. A) One hour later. C) Two o' clock "this afternoon.
B) Three hours later. D) Four o'clock this afternoon.
18. A) In a restaurant. B) In a shop. C) In a classroom. D) In an office.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) To return some business books.
B) To apply for a new library card.
C) To find out where the novels are located.
D) To borrow some books from the library.
20. A) To explain why he doesn't yet have a library card.
B) To explain why he had difficulty finding the library.
C) To explain why he needs assistance in finding a book.
D) To explain why he couldn't have borrowed library books in June.
21. A) The man changed his major from something else to business.
B) The man has mistakenly received someone else's books.
C) There are two students named Robert Smith.
D) The man recently moved off campus.
22. A) Use his middle name. C) Apply for a job as a library assistant.
B) Use a different library. D) See if he is related to any of the students.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) In the early morning. C) In the late afternoon.
24. B) At noon. D) In the evening.
25. A) He's impressed with the ticket sellers. C) He's pleased about the purchase.
B) He's annoyed with the change in plans. D) He's resigned to the situation.
25. A) Stay where he is. C) Try to get the tickets elsewhere.
B) Return after a meal. D) Go home to make the phone order.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) Three-million five-hundred-thousand. C) Five-million two-hundred-thousand. B) Two-million five-hundred-thousand. D) Two-million three-hundred-thousand.
27. A) Smokers. C) Nicotine.
B) Governments and public society. D) Smokers and tobacco sellers.
28. A) Because the population in developing countries is too large.
B) Because more and more people in developing countries like smoking.
C) Because they can get tobacco much easier and cheaper.
D) Because tobacco companies try hard to sell their products in developing countries.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) Tuition. C) Dormitory costs.
B) Books for classes. D) Student loans.
30. A) Family support or scholarship. C) Summer employment or special funds.
B) Scholarship or money grants. D) Scholarship or summer employment.
31. A) The government. C) Churches.
B) The family. D) Businesses.
32. A) The money that he borrowed only. B) The interest only.
C) Nothing. D) Both the money he borrowed and the interest.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
33. A) Because she was too lazy and dependent.
B) Because they couldn't afford her high expenditure of college education.
C) Because she was old enough to be independent.
D) Because they couldn't get along with her very well.
34. A) She thought it's too early to live on her own.
B) She quite agreed with it because she would feel independent.
C) She had no idea about it at all.
D) She believed it was impossible for her to live alone.
35. A) They will move in with their daughters.
B) They will move into senior homes.
C) They will have to live with their daughters and grandchildren.
D) They will take care of themselves without others' interference.
Section C
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own word. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
There are several ways you can find out the (36)__________ and places you wish to visit. You can talk to friends who have been (37) ______ or traveled to many places. Or you can go and see a color film about them. Or you can read travel books.
It would seem that there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective ( 38 ) ___________of travels that the author has actually made himself. If they are (39) _________ and have a good (40) ________ then they can be useful to you when you are planning your travels. The second kind are those books whose purpose is to give a purely (41) _________ description of things to be done and seen. If a well-read, (42)_______ person has written such a book then it is even more useful. It can be (43) __________as a selective guidebook. The third kind is those books that are called " a guide" to some place or other. If they are good, they will, (44) ______________________________________________________, give an analysis or an interpretation. Like the first kind they can be inspiring and entertaining. But their primary function is (45 ) ________________________________________________.
Whatever kind of travel book you choose you must make sure that it does not describe everything as "marvelous" "terrific" or "magical". You must also note its date of publication because travel is a very practical affair and many things change quickly in this century. Finally, (46) ____________________________________________________.
参考答案
Key to Simulated Test 1
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Key to Simulated Test 2
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