新东方2009年6月英语四级听力模拟题

Part III Listening Comprehension (35mins)

Section A

Directions: In part A, you will hear short conversations between two people. After each conversation, you will hear a question about the conversation. The questions and the questions will not be repeated. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds¹ to the letter of the answer you have chosen.

11. A Go to the football match with the woman.

B Ask the woman to help him write the term paper on history.

C Finish the last tow² chapters of history assignment.

D Take part in the football match.

12. A she wants to borrow the man’s student card

B the tickets are less expensive than she expected

C she won’t be able to get any discount for the ticket

D the performance turns out to be disappointing

13. A it’s far from being ready B it contains some valuable ideas

C she needs another week to get it ready D it has nothing to do with the internet

14. A He is suffering from the difference of time zones.

B He has been studying hard at night.

C He finds biology difficult fo learn.

D He has not adjusted to a new culture.

15. A A lesson requires student’s active involvement

B students usually take an active part in a lecture

C more knowledge is covered in a lecture

D there is a larger group of people interested in lesson

16.A The pictures of night view are really better than he expected

B He didn’t know how he finished his role in the play

C The film hasn’t been processed yet

D He didn’t have enough film

17. A He often complains. B he is a short person.

C He is worried about something. D He is a happy sort of person.

18. A He can’t miss the bank. B She forgot to tell him one thing.

C It’s no use going there. D The bank is close to the corner.

Questions 19-21 are based on the conversation you have just heard

19. A A vacation trip to Yellowstone Park

B A lecture by a visiting professor

C Her biology thesis⁴

D A research project on Yellowstone Park

20. A More buffalo⁵ are surviving the winter

B Fewer buffalo are dying³ of disease⁶

C More buffalo are being born

D Fewer buffalo are being killed by hunters

21. A She is from Wyoming and eager to visit Yellowstone Park

B She needs the money to continue her studying

C She has been studying animal diseases⁷

D Her thesis adviser⁸ is heading the project

Questions 22-25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22.A) She knew about it by reading a booklet.

B) She knew about it by reading a student union introduction.

C) She knew about it by reading a newspaper.

D) She knew about it by reading a magazine.

23.A) Because they want to preserve the natural beauty of the campus⁹.

B) Because they want to protect the students’ right for living space.

C) Because they want to conserve¹⁰ the place for future use.

D) Because they want to sell the place for a better price.

24. A) They will organize a meeting to discuss a proposal¹¹.

B) They will organize a protest¹² to express their opposition¹³.

C) They will organize an appeal-letter signing activity.

D) They will organize a march around the campus.

25. A) She will participate in the protest.

B) She will sign the appeal letter.

C) She will take part in a meeting of the Student Action Union.

D) She will attend her class as usual.

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 corresponding¹⁴ letter on the 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 How much exercise they get every day?

B What they are most worried about?

C How long their parents accompany them daily?

D What entertainment they are interested in?

27. A get enough entertainment

B have more activities

C receive early education

D have regular checkups

28. A be no place for play

B be near a common area

C have no TV sets

D have a computer for study

Passage Two

Questions 29-32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. A) To look for two of her close friends.

B) To stay at home and study.

C) To share an apartment with friends.

D) To move out and live alone.

30. A) She couldn’t find a good place to stay.

B) Her friend and she couldn’t afford the rent.

C) A friend left her for work’s sake¹⁵.

D) She quarreled with her friends.

31. A) Because her home was far way form school.

B) Because her parents asked her to do so.

C) Because she was bored living outside.

D) Because the place where she lived caught fire.

32. A) Because she was disappointed in the college.

B) Because she kept moving all the time and couldn’t concentrate on studying.

C) Because her home was too far away from school and it was inconvenient¹⁶.

D) Because she was not interested in study at all.

Passage Three

Questions 33-35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. A) Italian people.

B) German people.

C) British people.

D) French people.

34. A) Wash the dishes.

B) Have her own meal.

C) Make plans for other activities.

D) Serve some wine.

35. A) Odd¹⁷

B) Crazy

C) Regular

D) Romantic

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 missing¹⁸ 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.

　　The Romans built great “aqueducts” to carry fresh water from the mountains to the cities. Many of these aqueducts are still standing¹⁹ today. The Roman (36) _____even set up a (37)___ health service. They built the first great public hospitals in Europe, and they paid doctors to look after poor people.

When the Roman Empire fell to pieces, these (38) _____ methods of treatment (39) _____ from most of Europe, for more than a thousand years. People went back to the old ways. They lived in dirty conditions, which helped to cause diseases; and they asked God to cure the (40) _____. They shut up (41) _____ sick people in prisons. Or they burnt them alive because they were supposed to have (42) _____ powers. But the work of the Greek and Roman doctors was not lost.

　　Over a thousand years ago, the Arabs moved into many of the Mediterranean²⁰ countries. They took big parts of the old (43)_____ lands. (44) ______________________________ Arab doctors themselves made many new discoveries.

(45)___________________________________________ Slowly, European doctors discovered again the things that the Greeks and Romans had known so long ago. (46) ____________________________

 

Part III Listening comprehension

11-15 CCAAA

16-20 DACDA

21-25 CCABD

26-30 DBCCC

31-35 DBDAC

36. Emperors

37. government

38 .civilized²¹

39. disappeared

40. diseases

41. mentally

42. magic

43. Roman

44. They translated the Greek and Roman medical books into Arabic.

45. When civilization at last came back to Europe, men once again translated the Greek and Roman works²² on medicine into Latin²³.

46. Slowly, they began to make new discoveries and found out more about the way the body works.

1 corresponds   

相符合( correspond的第三人称单数 )； 相一致； 相当； 通信

参考例句：

• The working of this machine corresponds to that of the human brain. 这种机器的作用就相当于人脑的作用。
• Your account of events corresponds with hers. 你说的情况和她说的一致。

2 tow   

n.拖，拉，牵引

参考例句：

• The broken-down car was taken in tow by a lorry.那辆坏了的车由一辆货车拖着。
• Mrs Hayes went to the supermarket with her four little children in tow.海斯太太带着她的4个小孩到超市去了。

3 dying   

adj.垂死的，临终的

参考例句：

• He was put in charge of the group by the dying leader.他被临终的领导人任命为集团负责人。
• She was shown into a small room,where there was a dying man.她被领进了一间小屋子，那里有一个垂死的人。

4 thesis   

n.论题，论点，论文

参考例句：

• His thesis is being finished off.他的论文快写完了。
• He argued his thesis well.他为他的论点进行了有力的辩论。

5 buffalo   

n.(北美)野牛；(亚洲)水牛

参考例句：

• Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
• The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。

6 disease   

n.疾病，弊端

参考例句：

• The doctors are trying to stamp out the disease.医生正在尽力消灭这种疾病。
• He fought against the disease for a long time.他同疾病做了长时间的斗争。

7 diseases   

n.疾病( disease的名词复数 )；弊端；恶疾；痼疾

参考例句：

• Smoking is a causative factor in several major diseases. 抽烟是引起几种严重疾病的病因。
• The illness frequently coexists with other chronic diseases. 这种病往往与其他慢性病同时存在。

8 adviser   

n.劝告者，顾问

参考例句：

• They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
• Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。

9 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。

10 conserve   

vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭

参考例句：

• He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
• Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！

11 proposal   

n.提议，建议；求婚

参考例句：

• I feel that we ought to accept his proposal.我觉得我们应该接受他的建议。
• They could not gain over anyone to support their proposal.他们无法争取到支持他们建议的人。

12 protest   

v.反对，抗议；宣称；n.抗议；宣称

参考例句：

• I can't pass the matter by without a protest.我不能对此事视而不见，我要提出抗议。
• We translated his silence as a protest.我们把他的沉默解释为抗议。

13 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

14 corresponding   

adj.符合的，一致的，相同的，相应的，相当的

参考例句：

• We shall take the corresponding measures.我们将采取相应措施。
• Finally,some corresponding advices are put forword based on the above experiments.最后提出了几个相应的建议。

15 sake   

n.缘故，理由

参考例句：

• He loves poetry for beauty's sake.他因为爱美而喜欢诗歌。
• We can't risk big things for the sake of small ones.我们不能因小失大。

16 inconvenient   

adj.不方便的，令人感到麻烦的

参考例句：

• You have come at a very inconvenient time.你来得最不适时。
• Will it be inconvenient for him to attend that meeting?他参加那次会议会不方便吗？

17 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！

18 missing   

adj.遗失的，缺少的，失踪的

参考例句：

• Check the tools and see if anything is missing.检点一下工具，看有无丢失。
• All the others are here;he's the only one missing.别人都来了，就短他一个。

19 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

20 Mediterranean   

adj.地中海的；地中海沿岸的

参考例句：

• The houses are Mediterranean in character.这些房子都属地中海风格。
• Gibraltar is the key to the Mediterranean.直布罗陀是地中海的要冲。

21 civilized   

a.有教养的，文雅的

参考例句：

• Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society. 文明社会憎恶种族主义。
• rising crime in our so-called civilized societies 在我们所谓文明社会中日益增多的犯罪行为

22 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

23 Latin   

adj.拉丁的，拉丁语的，拉丁人的；n.拉丁语

参考例句：

• She learned Latin without a master.她无师自通学会了拉丁语。
• Please use only Latin characters.请仅使用拉丁文字符。