英语四级听力模拟测试

Listening Comprehension Test 1 Section A 11. A) His trip to London was excellent.B) He has been to many places before. C) He enjoys staying at home more.D) The saying about London is right. 12. A) Visit her parents.B) Visit her grandma. C) Visit a beautiful lake.D) Move next to a lake. 13. A) Too much to do this week.B) A heavy load of job task. C) Noisy guests in the house.D) Naughty children at home. 14. A) Why people are unwilling to offer money B) How to arrange the budget in her family. C) What a difficult situation the church is in. D) Whether they should donate some money. 15. A) On a plane.B) At a post office. C) At a hotel reception.D) At a travel agency. 16. A) A psychologist. B) A hair designer.C) A lawyer. D) A cook. 17. A) The Green Land Project is unique.B) The man should give it a second thought. C) Its hard to get an application form.D) She also wants to apply for the volunteer. 18. A) He will go to the concert with the woman. B) He doesnt know whether his brother will help the woman. C) He cant help the woman to get what she wants. D) He feels very upset that his brother has quit his job. Question 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) Offer some documents to the bank teller. B) Provide the passport to the bank teller. C) Fill in an application form.D) Apply for an order number. 20. A) Because they can be used in any bank. B) Because they neednt make a transaction. C) Because they can offer any service.D) Because they can be used in ATM machines. 21. A) He will pay 1% interest on the account as a fine.B) He will pay 10% interest on the account as a fine. C) The bank will lower his credit rating as a penalty.D) The bank will control the amount of his credit. 22. A) About three days.B) About three months. C) About three hours.D)About three weeks. Question 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A) He enjoys it. B) He dislikes it. C) He is earnest in it. D) He is careless of it. 24. A) Go swimming with his friends.B) Go fishing with his friends. C) Go hiking with his friends.D)Go to the beach with the woman. 25. A) A beach chair.B) Some inflatable toys. C)A beach towel.D) A surfboard. Section B Passage One Question 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 26. A) Train the athletes.B) Look after the athletes. C) Cure the injured athletes.D) Supervise the athletes. 27. A) Because they feel depressed with a male trainer. B) Because they think a female trainer is mare caring. C) Because they want a female trainer to depend on.D) Because they feel safe with a female trainer 28. A) It is establishing a sport club to help athletic trainers. B) It is organizing a group of doctors to treat injured athletes. C) It is asking UNICEF to help these injured athletes. D) It is guiding boys to have more respect for women. Passage Two Question 29 to 31 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 29. A) He praised Asia for its economic development. B) Domestic demand in the U.S. should be expanded. C) He warned a sharp decline in world economic development. D) There should be a plan on developing world economy. 30. A) Offer trade suggestions.B) Export commodities. C) Create job opportunities.D) Formulate export plans. 31. A) Germany was the top exporting country last year.B) China was the top exporting country last year. C) U.S. was the top exporting country last year. D) France was the top exporting country last year. Passage Three Question 32 to 35 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 32. A) They leave their lands to work in the city. B) They want to run farms in rural areas. C) They want to set up poultry farms.D) They start to grow crops in the city. 33. A) He was given unused space to grow food. B) He received many emails every day. C) Nobody paid attention to his information. D) He got many suggestions about farming. 34. A) They offer all kinds of food to banks.B) They provide relief for victims of famine. C) They produce a great deal of textile goods. D) They accept the help from the local food bank. 35. A) Change the law on limiting rural farms. B) Carry out the project Alleycat Acres in Seattle. C) Invite school groups to Alleycat Acres.D) Change the laws on limiting urban farms. Section C The passage will be read three times There are five basic functions of a newspaper: to inform, to review, to persuade, to instruct and to entertain. You may think that this list of functions is in order of (36) _ , but, if so, you would not be in agreement with the (37)_ of the reading public. Of the two (38)_ of newspaper, the popular and the quality, the former have a (39) _ of millions, while the latter, only hundreds of thousand. Yet the popular papers seem largely (40) _ for recreation and light-hearted human interest stories. Their news coverage contains lost of (41) _ and persuasive language; the information content is low, and instruction is (42) _. However, the quality newspapers put a much lower emphasis on (43) _. It is not only in content that the two types of paper differ. (44) _. The popular papers generally use more dramatic language with a lot of wordplay. This means that popular newspapers are easier for a native speaker to understand. (45) _ _, since you can tell simply by the way it looks. Popular papers are generally smaller with fewer columns per page. They have bigger headlines and more photographs. There is a greater variety of typeface and printed symbols. (46) _. Lager headlines, pictures and positions on the page all serve to draw the readers attention. Listening Comprehension Test 2 Section A 11. A) She accepted the mans invitation.B) She has finished her paper. C) She declined the mans invitation.D) She has just graduated from the university. 12. A) Its boring. B) Its crazy. C) Its interesting. D) Its confusing. 13. A) He doesnt look his age.B) He is 30 years old. C) He is much younger than he looks.D)He is younger than his friends. 14. A) She advice the man to listen to music.B) She thinks the man should shoulder the consequence. C) She consoles the man not to worry.D) She will help the man with his math exam. 15. A) Classmates. B) Teacher and student. C) Friends. D) Father and daughter. 16. A) 9 cents. B) 10 cents. C) 27 cents. D) 30 cents. 17. A) He was badly injured in the car accident. B) He avoided the car accident narrowly. C) He was mentally influenced by the car accident. D) He recovered from the car accident totally. 18. A) She was at home on Thanksgiving Day. B) She went to Chicago for travel. C) She spent Thanksgiving Day with the man. D) She stayed with her family o n Thanksgiving Day. Question 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) He eats a lot after marriage.B) He sleeps a lot after marriage. C) He exercises less after marriage.D) He drinks a lot after marriage. 20. A) She is under 20 years old.B) She is in her 20s. C) She is under 30 years old.D) She is in her 30s. 21. A) Buy a ticket for the health club.B) Bring a guest pass. C) Make a membership card.D) Borrow the womans card. Question 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. A) Ask her assistant to make the mans hair wet. B) Talk with the man about his hair. C) Communicate with her assistant about how to cut the hair. D) Show the man the latest style. 23. A) It is dry and thick.B) It is very curly. C) It is dry and has split ends.D) It is quite oily. 24. A) His diet.B) His habit. C) His living environment.D) His inheritance. 25. A) Use air blower to make the hair dry.B) Use shampoo of high quality. C) Let the hair dry naturally.D) Cut hair once a week. Section B Passage One Question 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 26. A) People can by sliced bread at a store.B) There was no sliced bread at a store. C) There was no delicious bread at a store. D) People made bread at home and never bought it. 27. A) From the customer.B) From the ingredient. C) From the balloon.D) From the tradition. 28. A) It is full of delicious bread.B) It looks very serious. C) It is full of colorful balloons.D)It is covered with paintings. Passage Two Question 29 to 31 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 29. A) A skin care brand.B) A leather brand. C) A watch brand.D) A daily use brand. 30. A) 12. B) 25. C) 52. D) 600. 31. A) It is invented in 1968.B) It is available in every store. C) It cant deal with skin problems such as burning. D) It is designed for pre-operation and post-operation skin scare. Passage Three Question 32 to 35 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 32. A) They get more freedom.B) They counter more pressure. C) They shoulder more social responsibilities. D) They are required to do better at researching. 33. A) They teach students how to research and write. B) They ask students to study independently. C) They help students to learn society.D) They communicate with students frequently. 34. A) Take encyclopedias as their mere information resource. B) Focus on more information of specific topics. C) Be independent from their professors.D) Accumulate their own evidence from broader sources. 35. A) Make full use of the library.B) Keep writing. C) Ask questions without shame.D) Discuss with each other. Section C The passage will be read three times Elinor Ostrom is an American political scientist. She was (36) _ the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, which she (37) _ with Oliver E. Willliamson, for “her analysis of economic governance, expecialy the commons.” She is the first to win the prize in this (38) _. Ostrom lives in Bloomington, Indiana, and is on the (39) _ of both Indiana University and Arizona State University. In 1973, she (40) _ the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University with her husband, Vincent Ostrom. Examining the use of (41) _ action, trust and cooperation in the management of common pool resources, her institutional (42) _ to public policy, known as the institutional analysis and development (IAD) (43) _, has been considered sufficiently distinct to be thought of as a separate school of Public Choice Theory. (44) _ _. Ostrom is considered on of the leading scholars in the study of common resources. In particular, Ostroms work emphasizes (45) _. Common pool resources include many forests, fisheries, oil fields, grazing lands and irrigation systems. Her work has considered (46) _. Under the situation that the global warming becoming the most pressing issue facing the human race, it was not by chance that Elinor Ostrom won this years Nobel Prize in Economics. Listening Comprehension Test 3 Section A 11. A) Satisfied. B) Joyful.C) Patient. D) Discouraged. 12. A) Its hard to make dreams come true.B) People shouldnt waste money. C) He always worries about his money.D) He hasnt saved enough money yet. 13. A) Reporting the loss of her cash.B) Losing her passports. C) Reporting the loss of her credit cards.D) Getting lost on her trip. 14. A) Jill has recovered.B) Jill resists practicing. C) Jill is a weak girl.D) Jill should have a rest. 15. A) The dog isnt as lovely as the man says. B) She doesnt want the man to take the dog home. C) She prefers to have a cat as a pet.D) She doesnt like animals. 16. A) The man doesnt seem to be concerned much about the exams. B) The woman is looking forward to the winter vacation. C) The man and the woman have different understand about the exams. D) The man is quite worried about the final exams. 17. A) A handbag. B) A dress. C) A watch D) A pair of shoes. 18. A) He doesnt know how to cook.B) He always eats at the school canteen. C) He is too busy to have dinners on time. D) He is not allowed to cook at his apartment. Question 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) The number of families is reduced a lot. B) More young people seldom stay at home. C) Relatives seldom live in the same place. D) The family members live in the same place. 20. A) She wishes her parents live with her.B) She wishes her parents live alone. C) She wishes her parents live in a retirement room.D) She wishes her parents with her siblings. 21. A) Because he is always in trouble at home. B) Because he wont live with his parents. C) Because he often fights with other persons. D) Because he doesnt study hard. 22. A) Because he likes living alone.B) Because his house is far from his parents house. C) Because he is busy with his business.D) Because he always quarrels with his parents. Question 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A) He is looking for a job.B) He is looking for a house. C) He is looking for a roommate.D) He is looking for an agent. 24. A) A roommate who does not snore.B) A roommate who loves studying. C) A roommate who is very tidy.D) A roommate who does not smoke. 25. A) Help do housework.B) Bargain with the landlord. C) Agree to share with others.D) Sign an agreement. Section B Passage One Question 26 to 28 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 26. A) Consulting fertilizer knowledge through a call. B) Inquiring weather information online. C) Helping farmers choose good seeds. D) Delivering agricultural production free of charge. 27. A) It will increase the cost of rice production B) It can increase the agricultural yields and profits. C) It will reduce the demand of rice production. D) It can improve the quality of rice. 28. A) Travel to sub-Saharan African.B) Carry out a new service in Philippines. C) Help farmers set up a Rice Research Institute. D) Introduce the service to other countries. Passage Two Question 29 to 31 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 29. A) A book. B) A clock. C) A shirt. D) A suitcase. 30. A) Fastening her seat belts.B) Listening to the music. C) Enjoying the beauty of the evening sky. D) Sitting in a smoke-filled room. 31. A) She lost her ticket.B) She was thought bringing a time bomb. C) She made some mistakes.D) Her passport had some problems. Passage Three Question 32 to 35 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 32. A) Congress B) The central bank. C) The Federal Reserve. D) Common people. 33. A) Set market rules and implement actual laws. B) Protect the financial interests. C) Improve the efficiency of the macro-control policy.D) Offer more financial aids to home buyers. 34. A) They support the bill.B) They oppose the bill. C) They are neutral to the bill.D) They are uncommitted to the bill. 35. A) It can invest in some trading projects.B) It can supervise financial marketing. C) It can control the interest rate.D) It can seize bankrupt interprises. Section C The passage will be read three times For the newcomer, America can be a lonely place at first. This is partly (36) _ to the career-driven and transitory nature of our society. Ones career may (37) _ ones family to move many times to many different locales. Unlike more (38) _ cultures with strong extended family and long-term relationships, friendships are made and (39) _ readily here. Some might find Americans (40) _ and even selfish. However, it is (41) _ to make close relationships-it is just more difficult, (42) _ on where you live. Social relationships in the US, by and large, revolve around ones career and hobbies, ones (43) _ and ones cultural background. In the large cities and towns, there are many opportunities to get involved in social and cultural activities, with a multitude of hobbyist clubs and (44) _. If you love to read books or watch films, for example, there are a number of clubs in large cities catering to these interests. (45) _ _. Good ways to meet Americans include sports and athletic clubs, i. e. tennis clubs, childrens sports like Little League, joining the PTA at your childrens school or volunteering at your childrens school or church. Learn the basic rules of these games. (46) _. Listening Comprehension Test 4 Section A 11. A) He is quite busy for the whole day.B) He will come back at 10:30 the next morning. C) He can meet the man sometime next morning.D) He is not available until late this afternoon. 12. A) Prof. Reagan is a smart guy.B) The woman is surprised to see Prof. Reagan. C) Prof. Reagan will marry someone today. D) Prof. Reagan wears quite formal clothes. 13. A) Eat dinner at the cafeteria.B) Find out when the cafeteria opens. C) Meet her in the cafeteria this evening.D) Try to get a job at the cafeteria. 14. A) He wishes the weather could get warmer. B) Hes not sure when spring officially begins. C) He often feels tired during the winter. D) She has no time to enjoy the spring weather. 15. A) She has forgotten when the report is due. B) Shed like the man to help her with the report. C) She needs more time to finish the report.D) She hadnt included any data in the report. 16. A) It is open to poor students.B) It is a place where a lot of students go and meet. C) It might help solve the womans problem. D) It will not lend money to the woman. 17. A) On October, 20. B) On October, 28. C) On October, 21. D) On October, 8. 18. A) He has no time to buy the suit.B) He has already bought a new suit. C) He thinks the suit is too expensive.D) He cant afford a new suit now. Question 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) Its a discussion about marketing.B) Its a job interview. C)