英语四级全真预测试卷听力
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 questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked , , and , and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
11.
In the laundry.
In the tailors.
In the department store.
At home.
12.
It started to rain when she was at the beach.
Shed like the man to go to the beach with her.
The forecast calls for more rain tomorrow.
She wont go to the beach tomorrow if it rains.
13.
There will be a short delay.
There will be a long delay,
The flight has been canceled.
The condition is still uncertain.
14.
He usually assigns homework.
He didnt teach class today.
He usually talks quietly.
He noticed that the students didnt do their homework.
15.
Go home to get a book.
Return a book to the library.
Ask the librarian for help in finding a book.
Take a book from the library for the woman.
16.
Shop for new clothes.
Lose some weight.
Have his jeans altered.
Wear clothes that fit more tightly.
17.
He has already taken a picture of the flowers.
He doesnt know how to use the camera.
He doesnt think the flowers are beautiful.
He does not have any more film left.
18.
Decide which movie to see.
Order his food quickly.
Go to a later movie.
Go to a different restaurant.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.
A class presentation theyre preparing.
A television program the man is watching,
Visiting a close friend of theirs.
Studying for a test.
20.
Hes taking a break from studying.
He has already finished studying.
He was assigned to watch a program by his professor.
Hes finding out some information for a friend.
21.
He didnt know that she was enrolled in a linear algebra course.
He thought she preferred to study alone.
He thought she had made arrangements to study with.
He had told her that he had done poorly on a recent test.
22.
He and Elizabeth quarreled recently.
He heard Elizabeth did poorly on the last test.
He doesnt want to bother Elizabeth so late at night.
Hed rather study in his own dormitory.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have jnst heard.
23.
Name.
Address.
Receipt.
Phone number.
24.
For customs check.
For security check,
For convenienceS sake.
For the companys sake.
25.
The time needed for sending the parcel.
The parcels destination.
The flight time to New York.
Parcel collection.
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. A t 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 , , and . Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.
To include mass production and the assembly line among Henry Fords accomplishments.
To report the origin of the minimum wage.
To credit Henry Ford with industrial reforms.
To defend Henry Fords practices.
27.
Three.
Eight
Ten.
Twelve.
28.
The five-dollar-a-day minimum wage.
Education and training programs.
Labor unions.
Sick leaves
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29.
Much competition has to be faced.
Many employees have no work experience.
The young people only care about how much they can earn.
Schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance.
30.
Because they have ruined their talents.
Because they have taken on an unsuitable job.
Because they think of nothing but their salary.
Because they are not aware of their own potential.
31.
Your job must suit your interest.
Your job must set a pattern of life.
Your job must offer you a high salary.
Your job must not ruin your talents.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32.
It centers on convincing the reader that cheating is immoral.
It centers on discussing the reasons the cheating.
It centers on describing how students cheat on exam.
It centers on discussing how to control cheating.
33.
It is forgivable to cheat unless money is involved.
There has been a quick increase in cheating.
Most cheaters are college students.
Cheaters is regardless of guilt and regret.
34.
Cheating is widespread because the society is too tolerant.
Cheatirig is the result of intense pressure.
Cheating is cheating, whether on a test or on any other occasions.
Cheating comes together with civilization.
35.
One wants something badly.
One cant get something in a right way.
It is not very likely to be revealed.
A series of things has to be dealt with.
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 from 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 words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意:此部分试题在答题卡2上;请在答题卡2上作答。
Surging growth in international travel is driving revenue increases at the foreign units of U.S. online travel agencies and has spurred heated ________________________for a bigger slice of the lucrative and ________________________ market.
Companies like Orbitz Worldwide Inc. and Priceline.com Inc. have ramped up efforts to attract customers to their sites ________________________, and at least one U.S. travel site, Vayama, has ________________________itself entirely to international bookings for travel to and from the United States.
Growth in bookings made outside the United States far outpaces the growth in U.S. ________________________bookings.
That is partly because more people are traveling and partly because travelers are increasingly comfortable trusting their ________________________to websites, said Orbitz Chief Executive Steve Barnhart.
Its a competitive market place in the United states, and its going to be a very competitive marketplace ________________________,
Barnhart said in an interview on Monday.
Earlier this week Orbitz said it has relaunched ebookers, its online travel company in Europe, with more ________________________and user reviews with the goal of attracting more European bookings.
________________________up from $24.5 billion in 2004, according to travel research company PhoCusWright.
________________________The number of international passengers on U.S. airlines rose 3.8% in the first five months of 2007 from the comparable period a year earlier.
Vayama CEO Andre Hesselink said ________________________
Section A
11.C信息明示题。男士提到他买的衬衫尺寸不对,要求换一下。由此我们可知对话很可能发生在百货商场。因此正确答案为C。
考点
店员与顾客对话的常用词汇有:buy,find,change,choose,color,size,small,large,medium,style,shirt,sweater,jacket,pajamas,jeans,underwear,shorts,slipper,cotton,leather,woolen,brand,counter,supermarket,department store,bargain,on sale等。
12.D综合推断题。女士说本来打算明天去海边的,如果明天还没有放晴,那么就只确忘记这件事了。由此可知,选项D与之相符。
13.A综合推断题。男士问是否发生了突发事件,女士回答没有,只是来了一场暴风雨.所以今天下午的航班将有短期延误,选项A与之相符。
14.A综合推断题。女士说布莱克教授今天很奇怪,男士说布莱克教授今天说话轻声细语,而且根本没有留作业,简直难以置信。由此可知,布莱克教授平时都是要留作业的,所以A正确。
15.D综合推断题。女士让男士别忘了在他回家的路上把那本书从图书馆带回来,男士说:哦,多谢提醒,我走。由此可知,男士接下来要做的就是帮女士借书,故选D。
16.B综合推断题。女士说:如果你少吃点就不用买新的了,言外之意,男士应该减肥了,选项B与之相符。
17.D信息明示题。由男士所说的tall out off film可知他没有胶卷了,选项D与之相符。
考点
与run有关的短语还有:run after,run away,rail across/into,run for,run out of sth.。
18.B综合推断题。女士说再有一个小时电影就开演了,还需要时间到电影院、停车,所以要求男士作决定,言外之意,就是要求男士尽快点餐,选项B与之相符。
Conversation One
19.D主旨题。女士因为第二天的考试来找男士,希望能一起复习,但男士上次的考试成绩不好,最后两人想到找另外一个成绩好的同学帮忙。可见,两人主要谈论关于复习备考的事情,所以D正确。
20.A信息明示题。当女士找到男士的时候发现男士正在看电视,男士说他在休息,因为长时间复习线性代数让他感到头疼,所以A正确。
21.D信息明示题。男士说他不敢相信女士竟然来找他一起学习,并反问女士是否知道他上次考试的成绩。女士回答说知道,但她觉得两个人一起学习总比一个人强。由此可知,男士感到吃惊是因为他已经告诉过女士他上次考得不好,而女士还来找他一起学习,所以D正确。
22.C信息明示题。当女士说要给伊丽莎白打电话时,男士表示现在已经10点半了,他不希望影响伊丽莎白休息,所以c正确。
Conversation Tw0
23.C信息明示题。男士提到,女士投递包裹时应该提供以下信息:发件人地址、收件人地址和联系电话,但是并没有提到需要收据,故选c。
24.B信息明示题。男士提到不要封上包裹,以便检查里面的东西,因为在爆炸事件发生后,航空公司方面要求必须检查包裹。由此可知,出于安全检查的需要,包裹必须要打开,所以B正确。
25.A信息明示题。女士最后问道,包裹邮寄到纽约需要多长时间,可见,女士最后的问题是关于包裹的邮寄时间的,所以A正确。
Section B
Passage One
文章精要
文章指出,亨利.福特不仅作为规模化生产的先驱为大家所熟知,他对工人生产条件的改进也同样应该受到人们的尊敬。他的改革包括:改善安全措施、日工作时间由10或l2小时变成8小时、病假制度及医疗条件的改善、对工人的培训和受到普遍好评的最低日薪5美元政策等。
26.C主旨题。文章第一段就指出,福特先生对工人生产条件的改革也应该受到尊敬,然后在第二、三段中提到福特先生采用的病假制度、员工培训制度和最低日薪5美元政策等。可见,全文都是关于福特先生对工业制度改革的介绍,所以C正确。
27.B信息明示题。文章第一段指出,每天的工作时间由原来的10或l2个小时减少到8小时,所以B正确。
28.C信息明示题。文章第二段提到,福特先生实施了病假制度,并开办了员工培训学校,所以排除B和D;文章第三段提到最低日薪5美元的政策受到了普遍称赞,这阻止了工会的发展,由此可见,工会不包括在福特先生实施的改革措施中,故选C。
Passage Two
文章精要
文章指出,现在很多年轻人找工作都很随意,不知道升职机会、幸福感和安全感为何物,所以工作很少或几乎不能带给他们满足感。现在毕业生之间的竞争太激烈,以至于他们很少关心做什么,只要有钱赚就可以了。
有些人一个工作能做很长时间,并尽力去喜欢上这份工作,其他人则不停地换工作,来寻找适合自己的职业。
很少有人能在开始找工作的时候就很清楚地意识到自己的能力和自己想要什么。造成这种现象的原因是他们没能在学校获得适当的就业指导。
29.D综合推断题。文章第二段指出,这些困惑背后的原因是,教育机构从来没有为他们提供正确的就业指导,由此可知,选择适合自己的工作的困难主要在于,学校没有为学生提供适当的就业指导,所以D正确。