《英语周报》英语四级考试听力模拟试题十一.docx

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《英语周报》英语四级考试听力模拟试题十一

《英语周报》英语四级考试听力模拟试题（十一）

　EnglishWeeklyCET-4ListeningPracticeTestⅪ

　　PartIIIListeningComprehension

　　SectionA

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　11.W:

We’llwaitherebythedoorandlookatthesea.Wecanchangeourroomsifwedon’tlikethem.

　　M:

Oh,Iwouldlikearoomfacingthesea.I’vebeenlookingforwardtothateversinceweleftLondon.

　　Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

　　12.M:

We’llbehereinLondonsittinginanewspaperofficeorteachinginaclassroomfullofchalkdust.

　　W:

Well,George,you’llbeabletogooutinthesunshinesometimes.Youareajournalist.I’mtheonewhohastostayintheclassroom.Don’tforget.

　　Q:

Whatisthewoman’sprofession?

　　13.W:

Doyouthinkyoucouldgivemearidetothelibrarytonight?

　　M:

I’dliketo,butI’mheadingintheotherdirection.I’mmeetingJeantonight...

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　14.M:

Whendoyouwanttostartworking?

　　W:

Rightaway.YesterdayIspentalldaylongmakingphonecalls.Butnobodywantedasecretary.

　　Q:

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

　　15.W:

What’sthematterwithyourappetite?

　　M:

I’mnotusedtoeatinginthemiddleofthenight.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

　　16.M:

YouknowI’vebeenwateringmyplantsregularly.Buttheyarestillnotdoingwellinmynewapartment.

　　W:

Maybeinsteadofkeepingtheminthecorner,youshouldputthemdirectlyinfrontofthewindow.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

　　17.W:

Bob,shallIcutyourhairforyou?

　　M:

Youmustbekidding.Lasttimeyoualmostmademebald.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

　　18.M:

Thisscarfisnice,butDebbiereallywantedasweaterforherbirthday.

　　W:

Iknow.ButIdidn’tknowhersize.SoIgotthisasanalternative.

　　Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromthisconversation?

　　Nowyouwillhavetwolongconversations.

　　ConversationOne

　　M:

Excuseme,areyouwaitingtobuyconcerttickets?

　　W:

Yes,Iam.Soareallthesepeopleinfrontofme.

　　M:

Haveyoubeenherelong?

　　W:

About45minutes.I’vemovedforwardatotalofabout3feetinthattime.

　　M:

You’rekidding!

　　W:

Notatall.Therewasacoupleupaheadofmewhogotsodisgustedtheyfinallygaveupandleft.Theysaidthey’dbeenwaitingformorethananhour.

　　M:

Doesanyoneknowwhat’scausingthedelay?

　　W:

Ifso,nooneislettingusknow.Itcouldbethattherearen’tenoughpeoplesellingticketsthisafternoon.Ormaybetheircomputer’sdown.I’msuretheconcerthasn’tbeencanceled.

　　M:

Ijusthopetheydon’trunoutofticketsbeforeIgetthere.

　　W:

Thatreallywouldbeannoying,wouldn’tit?

　　M:

IguessIshouldhavecomebeforelunch.Orhasitbeenlikethisallday?

　　W:

Apparentlyithas.Infact,beforeIcame,Itriedcallingtochargemyticketsoverthephone,justtoavoidthislongwait,butthey’renottakingphoneorders,orchecks,orcreditcards.It’scashornothing.Andyouhavetocomeinperson.

　　M:

Well,there’retwomorehoursbeforetheticketofficecloses.Ticketstoagoodconcertareworthwaitingfor.SoIthinkI’lljustmakemyselfcomfortable.

　　Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　19.Whatarethetwospeakersdoing?

　　20.Whydidthecoupleaheadofthewomangiveupwaiting?

　　21.Atwhattimeofthedaydoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

　　ConversationTwo

　　W:

Ok,lastnightyouweresupposedtoreadanarticleabouthumanbones.Arethereanycommentsaboutit?

　　M:

Well,tobeginwith,Iwassurprisedtofindouttherewassomuchgoingoninbones.Ialwaysassumedtheywereprettylifeless.

　　W:

Well,that’sanassumptionmanypeoplemake.Butthefactisthatbonesaremadeofdynamiclivingtissuethatrequirescontinuousmaintenanceandrepair.

　　M:

Right.That’soneofthethingsIfoundsofascinatingaboutthearticle---thewaythebonesrepairthemselves.

　　W:

Ok.Socanyoutellushowthebonesrepairthemselves?

　　M:

Sure.See,therearetwogroupsofdifferenttypesofspecializedcellsinthebonethatworktogethertodoit.Thefirstgroupgoestoanareaofthebonethatneedsrepair.Thisgroupofcellsproducesthechemicalthatactuallybreaksdownthebonetissue,andleavesaholeinit.Afterthatthesecondgroupofspecializedcellscomesandproducesthenewtissuethatfillsintheholethatwasmadebythefirstgroup.

　　W:

Verygood.Thisisaverycomplexprocess.Infact,scientistswhostudyhumanbonesdon’tcompletelyunderstandityet.Theyarestilltryingtofindouthowitallactuallyworks.Specifically,becausesometimesafterthefirstgroupofcellsleavesaholeinthebonetissue,forsomereason,thesecondgroupdoesn’tcompletelyfillinthehole.Andthiscancauserealproblems.Itcanactuallyleadtoadiseaseinwhichthebonebecomesweakandiseasilybroken.

　　M:

Ok,Igetit.Soifthescientistscanfigureoutwhatmakesthespecializedcellswork,maybetheycanfindawaytomakesurethesecondgroupofcellscompletelyfillstheholeinthebonetissueeverytime.That’llpreventthediseasefromeveroccurring.

　　Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　22.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

　　23.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstgroupofspecializedcellsdiscussedintheconversation?

　　24.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutscientistswhostudythespecializedcellsinhumanbones?

　　25.Accordingtotheman,whatisoneimportantpurposeofstudyingspecializedcellsinhumanbones?

　　SectionB

　　Directions:

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　PassageOne

　　IhadspentmylastdayinLondonvisitingfriends,takingpictures,anddoingsomelast-minuteshopping.Amongotherthings,Ihadboughtsomepresents:

ashirtformybrother,awoolblanketformysister,andabattery-poweredalarmclockformyfather.

　　Aftertravelinginacrowdedbusandwaitinginthenoisyairportbuilding,Iwasgladtobesittingintheplaneatlast.Inafewminutes,wewouldbeaskedtofastenourseatbeltsandtostopsmoking,andthenwewouldsoonbeupintheskyonourflighttoBerlin.

　　ButIhadbeenmistaken.Tenminuteslater,insteadofenjoyingthebeautyoftheeveningskyfromhighabovetheclouds,Iwassittinginasmoke-filledroomwithanairlineofficialandapoliceofficeratmyside.Onthetableinfrontofmewasoneofmysuitcases.

　　Theofficialswereverypolite.Theyaskedmetoshowthemmypassport,myticket,andmybaggagecheck.ThenIwasrequestedtoopenthesuitcaseandtospreadoutitscontentsonthetable.

　　IdidasIwastold.ThemomentIplacedthealarmclockonthetable,thetwoofficialslookedateachotherandsmiled.Hearingtheclocktickingawaymerrily,Isuddenlyunderstood.Someonemusthaveheardthetickingnoisecomingfrommysuitcaseandthoughttherewasatimebombhiddeninit.

　　Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　26.HowdidthemanspendhislastdayinLondon?

　　27.Whatpresentdidhebuyforhisfather?

　　28.Whydidthemangetofftheplanetenminuteslater?

　　PassageTwo

　　Howmanyofyoudrinkcola?

Nearlyeveryone.Didyouknowthatcolastartedoutnotasasoftdrinkbutasacureforheadachesbackinthelate1800s?

JohnS.Pemberton,adruggistfromAtlanta,hadexperimentedformanymonthstryingtofindacureforthecommonheadache.Heworkedinhisbackyard,mixingandheatingdifferentcombinationsofoilsandflavorsuntilhefoundonethatseemedpromising.Pembertonbottledthemixtureandbegansellingitindrugstoresasconcentratedsyrupthatthecustomerhadtomixwithwaterbeforedrinking.

　　Cola’stransformationfrommedicinalsyruptoacarbonatedsoftdrinkcameaboutquitebyaccident.Oneday,acustomercameintoadrugstorecomplainingofaheadacheandaskedforabottleofcolasyrup.Hewantedtotakeitrightaway.Soheaskedtheclerktomixthemedicinewhilehewaited.Theclerk,insteadofwalkingtotheotherendofthecountertogetplainwater,suggestedmixingthesyrupwithsodawater.Thecustomeragreed,andafterdrinkingit,remarkedhowgoodittasted.Theclerkcontinuedofferingthemixandcarbonatedcolagrewinpopularity.Todaycarbonatedcolaissoldinmostcountriesaroundtheworld.Andalthoughtheynolongercontaintheingredientsusedtocureheadaches,theyarestillveryrefreshing.

　　Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　29.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

　　30.Howwascolasoldoriginally?

　　31.Howwascolasyrupmadeintoasoftdrink?

　　PassageThree

　　OneofthemostpopularmythsabouttheUnitedStatesinthe19thcenturywasthatofthefreeandsimplelifeofthefarmer.Itwassaidthatfarmersworkedhardontheirownlandtoproducewhatevertheirfamiliesneeded.Theymightsometimestradewiththeirneighbors,butingeneraltheycouldgetalongjustfinebyrelyingonthemselves,notoncommercialtieswithothers.ThisishowThomasJeffersonidealizedth