大学英语四级强化教程模拟训练Model Test 1参考答案及听力原文.docx

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大学英语四级强化教程模拟训练ModelTest1参考答案及听力原文

ModelTest1

【参考答案】

PartⅠ

MyMostUnforgettableExperience

Themostunforgettableexperienceformeisaspeechcompetition.Itmadeabigdifferenceinmylife.

Oneday,myteacheraskedmetojoinaspeechcompetition.ThoughIdidn’tthinkIcouldmakeaperfectspeech,Itookpartinit.Ispentthreedaystoprepareforthespeech.Onthespeechcompetitionday,studentsmadespeechonebyone.Iwassonervousthatmyhandbecamewet.Myteacherlookedatmeandsaid,“Takeiteasy,youcandoit.”Itwastimeformetomakeaspeech.WhenIstoodinfrontofallstudentsandteachers,Iwastoonervoustosayanything.Iwasafraidofmakingmistakesandstudentswouldlaughatme.Tomysurprise,theyclappedhandsandcheeredmeup.ThenIrememberedmyteacher’swords.Bothofthosegavemealotofenergyandconfidence.Finally,Itriedmybesttomakeaperfectspeech.

Thisexperiencenotonlymademeconfidentbutalsoletmerealizemyteacher’scareforme.Becauseofthecompetition,Ibecamemoreconfident.

PartⅡ

1～5CABCB6～10ABDCA

11～15DACDB

16～20ACBAD21～25BCBCA

PartⅢ

26.K27.O28.J29.D30.G

31.B32.E33.M34.L35.C

36.F37.A38.C39.G40.B

41.K42.J43.D44.I45.H

46～50BCBCA51～55CABDB

PartⅣ

DragonhasbeenalegendarycreatureworshippedbyChinesepeoplesinceancienttime.Chinesepeopleself-identifiedas“thedescendantsofthedragon”.Infeudalsociety,dragonwasthesymbolofpowerandemperor.InChinesedailylife,excellentandoutstandingpeoplearecomparedtoadragon.AnumberofChineseproverbsandidiomsfeaturereferencestoadragon,suchas“Hopingone’ssonwillbecomeadragon”.UnliketheWesterntradition,theChinesedragonisaspiritualandculturalsymbolthatrepresentsprosperityandgoodluck.InEuropeancultures,thedragonisadangerousandgreedycreature.

【听力原文】

SectionA

NewsReportOne

Hundredsofemergencyworkerscombedthesiteofafive-storyapartmentbuildinginsouthernUkraineThursdayafteraseriesofexplosionsreducedittorubble,authoritiessaid.TheblastsWednesdaynightintheBlackSearesorttownofYevpatorialeftatleast17peopledeadand24othersmissing,accordingtoIgorKrol,aspokesmanfortheUkraine’sEmergencySituationMinistry.21peoplehavebeenrescued.“Wearenowinvestigatingallpossiblereasonsfortheexplosions”,Krolsaid.VolodymiyrShandra,theUkrainianEmergencySituationsminister,toldlocalmediathatoxygencanisterbeingstoredinthebasementofthebuildingcouldhavetriggeredtheblasts.Televisionfootageshowedrescuerstryingtofreepeopleburiedunderneathfallendebris,whileothersscrabbledthroughwires,constructionrodsandboulders.

Questions1and2arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.Howmanypeoplewererescuedfromtheblasts?

2.WhatmightcausetheexplosionaccordingtoVolodymiyrShandra?

NewsReportTwo

ProfessorPostisdevelopingawaytogrowmeatinalabbecausehebelievesthatlivestockfarmingisnotgoodfortheenvironment,notgoodforanimalsnor,hesays,isitgoingtosatisfythegrowingdemandformeat.

HisaimistoproduceaburgerthatlooksandtastejustliketherealthingbutfromwhatIsawathislab,isstillaworkinprogress.Theflesh,grownfromstemcells,ispalewhiteandtasteless,sofoodtechnologistshavehadtomixinsomeingredientstoaddflavorandvegetablejuicetoaddcolor.Themixtureisthenputtogethertomaketheburgerthatwillbecookedtheneatenbytwofoodwriters.

Initialtestingduringthedevelopmentprocesssuggeststhatitwon’ttastegreat,butaccordingtoProfessorPost,itwilltastegoodenough.

Questions3and4arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.WhyisProfessorPostdevelopingawaytogrowmeatinalab?

4.Whatistheman-mademeatgrownfrom?

NewsReportThree

ItisbeingcalledIreland’sexitfromtheemergencyassistance.Ifallgoestoplan,Irelandwillreceivenomorefinancialassistance.Itdoesnotmeanthatthemoneyhasbeenrepaid—thatwilltakeuntil2042.

Irelandwillstillneedtoborrow—andallthesignsarethatitwillbeabletodosointhefinancialmarketsatanaffordablecost.Thecountry’seconomyhasshownsignsofstabilization.Ithasgrown,thoughunusually,andunemploymentisdownfromitshighs.Butlivingstandardshavebeenhit—theeconomyisstill9%smallerthanitwassixyearsago.

ThisisanimportantstageintheEurozone’sfinancialrepaireffort.ItcertainlyhelpsthattherecessionintheEurozonehasended—thattheeconomyoftheregionasawholehasstartedtogrowagain.Butitisstillvulnerablegrowth.Europeneedsstrongerperformancetogeneratethetaxrevenuethatcouldreallyhelpstrugglinggovernmentsgetcontroloftheirborrowingneeds.

Questions5to7arebasedonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.WhatdowelearnaboutIrelandfromthenewsreport?

6.Comparedwithsixyearsago,whathashappenedtoIreland’seconomy?

7.Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldEuropedotohelpstrugglinggovernmentslikeIreland’s?

SectionB

ConversationOne

W:

Hi,Frank.Whatareyouupto?

IsthatreallyaFrenchgrammarbook?

M:

Well,IamtryingtoteachmyselfsomeFrench.WhenIgettoMontrealnextsemester,Idon’twanttofindIamjustanothertourist.Mostofthepeopletherearebilingual.

W:

LeaveBostontogotoMontreal?

Ididn’tnoticethisuniversityhadaprograminCanada.

M:

Itdoesn’t.Iamplanningtotakeashortleaveandabsencefromschool,soIcangothereonmyown.

W:

What’sthereasonforthissuddeninterestinCanada?

M:

Well,actually,Ihavebeenthinkingaboutgoingforsometimenow.Iknowsomeonetherewhohaswantedmetovisit.

W:

Arelative?

M:

Anoldfriendofmyuncle’srunsthechemicalengineeringdepartmentthere,soIamhopinghecanhelpmeenrollinsomeinterestingcourses.

W:

Ifyouwantthosecreditstransferredbackherelateron,you’dbetterarrangewellbeforeyouleave.Don’tforgetwhathappenedtoSusanaftershecamebackfromRome.

M:

Yeah.Buthersituationwasdifferent.Ialreadyhaveallthecredits,Idon’tneedtoworryaboutgraduation.

W:

Soyouwillbetakingcoursesjustforthesakeoflearning?

M:

Thatwouldbeanicechangeforthemoment.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.WhatwasFrankdoingatthebeginningoftheconversation?

9.Whichcountryisthemanheadingfornextsemester?

10.WhatdoesthewomansuggestFrankdo?

11.WhatdoesFranksayabouthisacademicstatus?

ConversationTwo

M:

Goodmorning.ThisisAllenPiercebroadcastingfromuniversityradio.Inthelocalnewsthismorning,themountain-lakecycletourisabouttobegin.Andinthestudio,wehavewithusMarilynO’connor,presidentoftheOttawaBicycleClub,thetour’ssponsor.Marilyn,canyoutelluswhatthistour’sallabout?

W:

Well,themountain-lakecycletourisatwo-daybicycletourfromOttawatoKingstonandback.Itisnotarace,butmorelikeanendurancetestforrecreationalcyclists.Peopledoitforfitnessandfunandtrytobettertheirtimeeveryyear.

M:

Howlongdoesittaketocycleone-way,Marilyn?

W:

Aboutseventoninehoursfortheaveragecyclists.Racerscandoitinfourhours.ButasIsaid,thetourisnotintendedtobearace.

M:

Howmanypeoplewillbetakingpartthisyear?

W:

Thisisourbiggestyearever.Wehavetwelvehundredcyclistsregistered.

M:

Ihatetobeontheroadwhenthecyclistsstartout.

W:

Don’tworry,wehaveintroducedthestaggerstartstoavoidtheseproblems.OurfirstgroupwillleaveOttawaatseveno’clock,andothergroupswillfolloweverytwentyminutes.

M:

Thankyou,Marilyn.Nowdowntothestartinglineattheuniversity…

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.Wheredoesthisinterviewtakeplace?

13.WhoisMarilynO’Connor?

14.Whydocyclistsparticipateinthemountain-lakecycletour?

15.Inwhatorderwillthecyclistsleavethestartingline?

SectionC

PassageOne

Drivingacarisnotjusthandlingcontrolsandjudgingspeedanddistance.Itrequiresyoutopredictwhatotherroaduserswilldoandgetreadytoreacttosomethingunexpected.Whenalcoholisconsumed,itentersyourbloodstreamandactsasadepressant,damagingeyesight,judgment,andco-ordination,slowingdownreactiontimeandgreatlyincreasingtheriskofaccidents.

Alcoholmaytakeafewminutestobeabsorbedintothebloodstreamandstartactiononthebrain.Absorptionrateisincreasedwhendrinkingonanemptystomachorwhenconsumingdrinksmixedwithfruitjuice.Togetridofalcoholfromthebodyisaveryslowprocessanditisnotpossibletospeeditupwithanymeasuresliketakingashowerorhavingacupofteaorcoffee.

ThepresentRoadTrafficOrdinancestatesclearlythatthelimitofalcoholconcentrationis:

50milligramsofalcoholper100mlofblood;or22microgramsofalcoholper100mlofbreath;or67milligramsofalcoholper100mlofurine.

Driverswhocausetrafficaccidents,orwhocommitamovingtrafficoffenceorarebeingsuspectedofdrinkwillbetested.

Anydriverfounddrinkingbeyondthelimitwillbecharged.ThedriversdeclaredguiltymaybefinedamaximumofHK$25,000andbesentencedtoupto3yearsinprisonandpunishedfor10driving-offencepoints;ortemporarilybannedfromdriving.

Thesamepunishmentappliestofailingtoprovidespecimensforbreath,blood,orurinetestswithoutagoodexcuse.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.Whatdoesthespeakertellusatthebeginningofthepassage?

17.Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?

18.Whatdowelearnaboutanydriversuspectedofdrinkdriving?