08二下白皮书四级听力文本及其余练习答案15.docx

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08二下白皮书四级听力文本及其余练习答案15

08二下四级模拟套题1听力文稿

PartIIIListeningComprehension

SectionA

11.W:

YoursisterJanedidn'trecognizemeatfirst.

M：

I’mnotsurprised.Whyonearthdon'tyoulosesomeweight?

Q：

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

（C）

12.M:

Thisterribleweatherhasruinedourweekendplan,

W:

Anyhow,wemightaswellhaveadinnerattheGrandRestaurantandthengototheBroadwayTheaterinsteadofapicnicandcampingatthebeach.

Q:

Whatwilltheydofortheweekend?

（C）

13.M:

Whatwastheweatherlikeduringyourholidays?

W:

Notbad,butitwouldbebetterifithadbeenalittlecooler.

Q:

Whatwastheweatherlikeduringthewoman'sholiday?

（B.）

14.M:

Mr.Stewardappearstobehonest.ButIdon'tthinkwecantrusthim.

W:

No,Mr.Stewardisnotwhathelookslike.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanprobablymean?

（D）

15.W:

Hi,John,how'syourprojectgoing?

M:

Oh,justsoso.Youknow,itseemslessdifficulttogetfinancialsupportfortheprojectthantogettrainedmen.

Q:

Whatdoweknowabouttheman'sproject?

（C）

16.M:

Thisbookis$2.00andtheblueoneisadollarmore.

W:

Theredoneistwiceasmuchastheblueone.

Q:

Howmuchistheredbook?

（B）

17.M:

Jane,Iwouldliketointroduceyoutomysister,Ellen.

W:

Gladtomeetyou,Ellen.BobtellsmeyouareinterestedinEuropeanart,too.Infact,hesaysthatyouplantospendthesummerinItaly.

Q:

Whatdothegirlshaveincommon?

（D）

18.W:

IwishIcouldgetusedtothisAmericancustomofusingfirstnames.

M:

Iusuallycallmygoodfriendsbytheirfirstnames.

Q;Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

（B）

Nowyou'llheartwolongconversations.

ConversationOne

W:

Hello,Martin!

M:

Hello,Mary!

W:

I'veheardyouhadaheadache,howareyoufeelingnow?

M:

Oh,I'mfeelingbetter,thanks.Imissedtheengineeringclassyesterday.Iwaswonderingifyoucouldtellmewhatwenton.

W:

Actuallywehadaninterestingclass.Dr.Smithtalkedaboutanewtypeoffuel.

M:

Oh,yeah?

W:

Uh-hum.It'scalleddimethyl-estersorDME.

M:

Oh,IrememberreadingsomethingaboutDME.It'smostlyusedinspraycans,right?

W;Right.DMEdoesn'tdestroytheozone,soit'sbeenenvironmentallyfriendly.

M:

Butdoesn'tDMEpollutetheairifit'sburnedinanengine?

W;No.Dr.Smithsayssomethingaboutitsexhaustsbeingclear,thatitdoesn'treleaseasmuchpollutantsasdieselfuel.AndhementionedsomethingaboutDMEbeingmoreefficientthanotheralternativefuels.

M:

Whenwillitreplacedieselfuel?

W:

Notforawhile.It'snoteconomicaltomass-produce.

M:

Well.thanksfortheinformation.IguessIwon'tneedtoborrowyournotes.

W:

Well,maybeyoushouldlookatthem.Wearehavingatestnextweek.

M:

Okay,couldyougivethemtomenow?

W:

Oh,Ididn'ttakethem.Whataboutthepsychologyclassthisafternoon?

Areyougoingtoattend?

M:

Sure,then.Seeyou!

W;bye!

19.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

（B）

20.Whyisthewomangivingthemantheinformation?

（C）

21.WhateffectwilltheincreaseduseofDMEinsteadofdieselfuelprobablyhave?

（A）

22.Whydoesthewomansuggestthemanlookathernotes?

（C）ConversationTwo

M:

Hi,Janet,youaresoluckytohavedonewellwithyourfinalexamsandtermpapers.

W:

Istillhave2morefinalexamstotake.

M:

Really?

W:

Yeah.

M:

Whatareyougoingtodothissummer,anythingspecial?

W:

MyparentshavealwayslikedtakingmysisterandmetodifferentplacesintheUnitedStates.Youknow,placeswithhistoricalsignificance.Iguesstheywantedtoreinforcethestuffwelearnedinschoolabouthistory.Andsoeventhoughweareoldernow,theystilldoonceinawhile.

M:

Oh,sowhereareyougoingthissummer?

W:

Well,thissummerit'sfinallygoingtobeGettysburg.

M:

Gettysburg!

It'sprobablythemostfamouscivilwarsiteinthecountry.It'sonlyacoupleofhoursaway.Ihavebeenthereacoupleoftimes.

W:

Weweregonnatogothereabouttenyearsago,butweendedupnotgoinganywherethatyear.Icannotrememberwhy.

M:

Whatapity!

W:

Yeah,butIhopethatdoesn'thappenagainthisyear.IwroteapaperaboutGettysburglastsemesterforahistoryclassinwhich1gottoknowaboutthepoliticalsituationintheUnitedStatesrightafterthebattleatGettysburg,soI'meagertoseetheplace.

23.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?

（C）

24.Whydothewoman'sparentsliketakinghersisterandhertoplaceswithhistoricalsignificance?

（D）

25.WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutGettysburg?

（C）

SectionB

PassageOne

Sailorslongagowereoftenafraidthatiftheysailedtoofarfromhometheywouldfallofftheedgeoftheflatocean.Inthepast,manypeoplehadtotrustthewordsofothers,fortheyhadnowaytogatherinformationforthemselves.Today,wecanflyinairplaneshighovertheearthandseethecurvethatisproofofitsroundness.Astronautssoaringmileshighcansenduspicturesthatsupportourbeliefs.Mostpeoplenowacceptthefactthattheearthisdefinitelynotflat.Butmanyofthemdon'trealizethatit'snotexactlyround,cither.

Actually,somescientistsinthe1950'sdiscoveredthattheearthisshapedmorelikeapear,thickerononeendthantheother.

Amathematician,AnnEckelsBaillie,usedcomputerstogatherinformationtouseinplanningspaceflights.Inherwork,shefiguredthedistanceofspacecraftfromtheplanetstoastar.

DuringherregularworkoftrackingthesecondU.S.satellite,VanguardI,shediscoveredsomefactsthatdidn'tseemtomakesense.Itappearedthattheperigee（orpointnearesttotheearth）oftheVanguardorbitmeasuredadifferentdistancefromthenorthernhemisphereofourearththanfromthesouthernhemisphere.Atfirst,sheandhercolleaguesthoughtthestrangefigureswereduetosomemathematicalerror.ButBailliewouldn'tgiveuptheideathatimportantnewinformationhadbeendiscovered.Sheandtheotherscientistsdiscussedtheshapeoftheearthagainandagain.FurtherresearchfinallyprovedthatBaillie'saccidentalfindingwascorrect.

26.Whatdidsailorslongagothinktheearthwaslike?

（A）

27.Whatdoesthepassagetellusabout?

（B）

28.WhydidAnnEckelsBaillieusecomputers?

（B）PassageTwo

Thegreatacrobat,Blondin,wasveryfamousinthe19thcentury.Heusedtowalkonatight-ropeacrosstheNiagaraFalls.OnSeptember8th,1860,acrowdofabout300,000peoplegatheredatNiagaratowatch.

Blondincarriedamanacross!

Threemenhadofferedtogowithhim,buttheyfailedtoappear,soBlondinaskedhismanager,Mr.Colcord,toclimbonhisback.Colcordagreedtodothissoasnottodisappointthecrowd,buthewasterrified.ThecrossingwasverydifficultbecauseColcordwasheavierthanBlondinthought.Afterhehadgoneashortway,Blondinhadtostopinordertorest.HeaskedColcordtogetdown.AtfirstColcordrefused,butatlasthehadto.HeclungtoBlondin'slegandtheropeinordernottofall.Blondinhadtostopsixtimesduringthecrossingsoastorest.Sometimestheropesswungasmuchas40feet!

Atlastbothmencrossedsafely.Thecrowdsighedwithrelief-andsodidpoorMr.Colcord!

29.HowmanypeoplegatheredtowatchBlondinonSeptember8th,1860?

（B）

30.WhydidMr.ColcordagreetogowithBlondinacrosstheNiagaraFalls?

（C）

31.HowmanytimesdidBlondinhavetoslopforrest?

（C）PassageThree

Acomputerisamachinedesignedtoperformworkmathematicallyandtostoreandselectinformationthathas

beenfedintoit.Itisrunbyeithermechanicalorelectronicmeans.Thesemachinescandoagreatdealofcomplicatedworkinaveryshorttime.Alargecomputer,forexample,canaddorsubtractninethousandtimesasecond.multiplyathousandtimesasecond,ordividefivehundredtimesasecond.Itspercentageoferrorisaboutoneinabilliondigits.Ithasbeenestimatedthathumanbeingsmakingcalculationsaverageaboutonemistakepertwohundreddigits.

Theheartofanelectroniccomputerliesinitsvacuumtubes,ortransistors.Itselectroniccircuitsworkathousandtimesfasterthanthenervecellsinthehumanbrain.Aproblemthatmighttakeahumanbeingtwoyearstosolvecanbesolvedbyacomputerinoneminute,butinordertoworkproperly,acomputermustbegivenInstructions-itmustbeprogrammed.

Computerscanbedesignedformanyspecializedpurposes-theycanbeusedtopreparepayrolls,guideairplaneflights,directtraffic,eventoplaychess.Computersplayanessentialroleinmodernautomationinmanyplantsandfactoriesthroughouttheworld.

32.Whatisacomputer'spercentageoferror?

（A）

33.Whatisthefunctionofatransistorinacomputer?

（D）

34.Ifaproblemmighttakeahumanbeingtwoyearstosolve,howlongdoesittakeacomputertodoso?

（C）

35.Inwhataspectdohumanbeingsdifferfromcomputers?

（B）SectionC

Ifparentsbringupachildwiththeaimofturningthechildintoa（36）genius,theywillcausea（37）disaster.Accordingtoseveralleading（38）educationalpsychologists,thisisoneofthebiggestmistakesthatambitiousparentsmake.Generally,thechildwillbeonlytoo（39）awareofwhattheparentexpects,andwillfail.Unrealisticparentalexpectationscancausegreat（40）damagetochildren.However,ifparentsarenottoo（41）unrealisticaboutwhattheyexpecttheirchildrentodo,butareambitiousinasensibleway,thechildmay（42）succeedindoingverywell-especiallyiftheparentsarevery（43）supportiveoftheirchild.

MichaelLiisverylucky.（44）Heiscrazyaboutmusic,andhisparentshelphimalotbytakinghimtoconcertsandarrangingprivatepianoandviolinlessonsforhim.

AlthoughMichael'smotherkn