英语四级听力特训model test one

Model Test One Section A 11. A. The TV is quite cheap. B. The TV is not worth it. C. The TV has good quality. D. The TV is out of fashion. 12. A. Her vocabulary is quiet small. B. Her reading comprehension is bad. C. Her listening level is much lower. D. Her writing is very good. 13. A. Job searching. B. Skill training. C. Ad publishing D. Work assigning. 14. A. He doesnt like the woman. B. He wants a private place. C. He thinks the rent is high. D. He wants to live with his parents. 15. A. She suggests the man change a good-paying job. B. She encourages the man to live a thrifty life. C. She advises the man to put to practical action. D. She proposes the man using money wisely. 16. A. She will go for a dinner with the man. B. She will go to a concert with a man. C. She will go for a dinner with her colleagues. D. She will go to a concert with her colleagues. 17. A. She is going to attend a party. B. She thinks short hair is very fashionable. C. She always likes trying different styles. D. She is going to attend a special meeting. 18. A. He thinks the dress fits her very well. B. He thinks the dress has excellent quality. C. He suggests her try the other one. D. He suggests her buy the dress. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A. It has Englands largest collection of wild animals. B. It has Englands largest collection of animals. C. it has Scotlands largest collection of lions. D. It has a fairy large collection of lions. 20. A. To visit the Edinburgh Zoo. B. To deepen understanding of Scotland. C. To attend a meeting. D. To make a research on the animals there. 21. A. Join a local tour. B. Dont join any local tours unless they offer good service. C. Go to the Kings theatre. D. Learn about the Scottish tradition of popular songs. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. A. She has to complete it in a fortnight. B. She doesnt like to do it. C. Her project goes fairly well. D. Her project topic is marketing and transportation. 23. A. Forms of transportation in the city. B. Forms of violence. C. Violence of children. D. Peoples attitude to the violence on TV. 24. A. They dont care about the violence in TV programs. B. They think the consequences of violent programs should be shown. C. They are satisfied with the consequences shown in violent programs. D. They surveyed suggest banning violent programs on TV. 25. A. They prefer watching violent programs on TV. B. They like the stars in violent programs. C. They might model on the stars and take criminal activities. D. They cant tell right from wrong. Section B Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A. They hire only retired workers. B. They each do jobs they are good at. C. They close the hotel during low seasons. D. They employ as few workers as possible. 27. A. Staff training. B. Bookkeeping. C. Cleaning and washing up. D. Gardening and flower arranging. 28. A. They have their hotel beautifully decorated. B. They provide delicious food. C. They make their guests feel at home. D. They give parties regularly for their visitors. Passage Two 29. A. A radio announcer. B. A bank employee. C. A car mechanic. D. A movie actor. 30. A. They let him do what he wanted to. B. They helped him find large bills. C. They pressed the alarm. D. They called the police. 31. A. To withdraw his deposit. B. To cash a check. C. To rob the bank. D. To get his prize 32. A. He was afraid that he would be caught on the spot. B. Large bills were not within his reach. C. The maximum sum allowed was 55,000. D. He was limited by time and the size of his pockets. Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. A. A rescuer on the Golden Gate Bridge. B. A professional diver. C. A telephone operator. D. A guard on the Golden Gate Bridge. 34. A. Someone has fallen off the bridge. B. Someone on the bridge is being attacked. C. Someone is threatening to destroy the bridge. D. someone on the bridge is attempting to kill himself. 35. A. Call the mother to come right away. B. Try to communicate with them first. C. Help them to get out of their misery. D. Remind them that they have children to take care of. Section C An American study found, on average, a child watches between four and five hours of television each weekday, and ten hours on Saturday and Sunday. It was also noted that a 36_ child watches 25,000 hours of television before his or her 18th birthday. In the life of children, watching television is a 37 _ visual experience. Many children easily spend more time with the screen than they do with any other form of 38_. Each year children read less and less and watch television more and more. In fact Americans of all ages watch more television each year. The typical child sits in front of the television 39_ for about four hours a day- and for children in families suffering from 40_ the amount of time thus spent is even greater. In 41_ case, the child spends more time with TV than he or she spends talking to parents, playing with peers, attending school, or reading books. TV time 42_ family time, play time, and the reading time that could 43_ language development. Watching TV is a passive event. 44_. Most viewing experiences, at least among Americans, are both quiet and non-interactive. All attention is given to the images. Just like the lights in the operating room, 45_; he can respond to it only by bringing into play his shutdown mechanism, and thus becomes more passive. Children are often hooked. 46_. Model Test Two Section A 11. A. He needs a break from work. B. He needs some company of other people. C. He needs to be left alone. D. He needs somebody elses help. 12. A. The man has been working so hard that he lost some weight. B. The man has been working in a gym for half a year. C. The man has lost some weight because of exercises in a gym. D. The man has not lost any weight because of working out in a gym. 13. A. He is still suffering from the bad cold. B. He is recovering well from the bad cold. C. He is getting worse with the bad cold. D. He is getting better with the bad cold. 14. A. He will go to reason with the construction workers. B. He will go to buy a new apartment to avoid the noise. C. He will go to buy some earplugs to relieve the noise. D. He will go to buy some earplugs for his lunch. 15. A. The water is filled with hair. B. The drain is blocked with hair. C. The water wont go down from the hair. D. The drain is blocked with water. 16. A. It was nice and quiet. B. It was crowded. C. It was a pleasant place to live in. D. It was noisy. 17. A. He will be busy with his work. B. He will talk to the woman at some time. C. He will go to a scheduled meeting with the woman. D. He will be happy to talk with the woman. 18. A. She thinks the movie is as good as she has expected. B. She is sorry for missing the movie last night. C. She is disappointed with the movie. D. She is satisfied with the movie last night. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A. He doesnt like the woman. B. The woman says a few rude words to him. C. The woman talks the same thing to him every day. D. The man is disturbed. 20. A. He kills pains with smoking. B. His habit of smoking has been formed from his childhood. C. He thinks his work and school are stressful. D. He believes that it helps him socialize with others. 21. A. He must go to see a doctor. B. He must visit his best friend. C. He must get some pills. D. He must consult a psychiatrist. 22. A. She will make another plan to help the man. B. She will think of the doctors advice again. C. She will find out why the man started smoking. D. She will consider if she is going to marry the man. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 23. A. The amount of snow. B. The amount of cloud covering. C. The wind condition. D. The temperature. 24. A. The National Weather Service misplaced its spring and summer data. B. The weather patterns are more changeable in autumn. C. Some forecasting machines do not work well in autumn. D. Experts spent less time studying autumn. 25. A. He decides to hold to his previous opinion. B. He no longer believes short-range forecasts. C. He realizes that there is some value in long-range forecasting. D. He is so fascinated that he decides to study weather forecast. Section B Passage One Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A. America has grown into a modern nation. B. America just started its industrial development. C. America finished its industrial development. D. America was very underdeveloped. 27. A. He was taught at school. B. He was taught by a private tutor. C. He was taught by his mother at home. D. He was taught by his parents at home. 28. A. He set fire to his fathers barn. B. He dropped out of school. C. He made experiments to shake the house. D. He set up his own chemistry laboratory. 29. A. He was successful with the telegraph business. B. He was having some financial problems. C. He was welcomed for his great inventions. D. He was not welcomed by his fellow workers. Passage Two Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard. 30. A. For the research for the US military. B. For the research for a handful of universities. C. For the research for some government facilities. D. For the provision of information to its users. 31. A. Companies have to develop sophisticated security measures. B. The access point for connecting Internet is hard to get through. C. The users internal networks are always threatened by illegal access. D. The outsiders always break into the Internet users computers. 32. A. Conveniences brought to consumers through the use of Internet. B. Implications of increasing the commercial use of Internet. C. Security risks posed by the commercial use of Internet. D. Advantages of Internet banking vs traditional banking. Passage Three Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 33. A. They are more rebellious. B. They are more likely to drop out of school. C. They re becoming worse as they grow up. D. They are anticipating the adulthood. 34. A. People in authority should set good examples. B. The adult people should be persuaded to stop smoking first. C. Parents should prevent children from getting cigarettes. D. Health workers should work even harder. 35. A. Children might get injured by physical punishment. B. Children might smoke just to rebel against the rules. C. Children might learn from the teachers. D. Children might smoke secretly. Section C The history of mans exploration of the earth extends over 5,000 years. The earliest cavemen explored in a very 36_ way: they had to go out to 37_ plants and hunt animals to feed themselves. Also, in order to feel more 38_ in their homes, they had to 39_ their surroundings quite 40_. But the wider world remained a 41_ to them. It was only later, once the 42_ of life had been obtained, that people began to wonder what lay on the other side of the hill, whether the forest around them ever came to an end, or where the sun went after it had fallen into the sea. This curiosity caused them to discover 43_ unknown lands and seas. 44_. It is true that with the invention this century of juet aircraft and spaceships, every part of the world had been photographed and maps make of it. But there is still much left to find out. 45_. There is little difference in attitude between the men sent into space in our time and the explorers of an earlier age. The universe is as mysterious and exciting for them as out planet seemed to the people in the past. 46_. Model Test Three Section A 11. A His wife. B. A travel agent staff. C. A waiter. D. A hotel clerk. 12. A. The mans boss. B. The man C. The woman. D. The mans brother. 13. A. She works as a nurse in the hospital. B. She dreams a lot. C. She feels happy to have a good nurse. D. She is sick and hospitalized. 14. A. They work at the zoo. B. They are probably students majoring in art. C. They enjoy watching elephants. D. They are going to feed the elephants. 15. A. She doesnt think Jane is the best typist. B. She thinks Jane is one of the best typist. C. She is not sure whether Jane is the best typist. D. She thinks someone else is even better than Jane. 16. A. He believes what the announcer says. B. He thinks that the announcer is very good at his work. C. He does not have a good opinion of the announcer. D. He thinks that they should do what the announcer says. 17. A. The children enjoyed themselves. B. The children didnt come to the party. C. The children were giving a lot of fun in the party. D. The children were not behaving themselves in the party. 18. A. $2.00 B. $3.00 C. $ 4.00 D. $ 5.00 Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A. The first is rowing a boat and the second is fishing. B. They are fishing from the shore. C. they are talking about bait and places for fishing. D. The second speaker is recommending some baits to the first. 20. A. Minnows B. Worms C. Lures D. Live baits except worms. 21. A. We dont know B. The Lily Pads. C. The fishing hole. D. The shore. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. A. In his parents home. B. In her own home. C. In a hotel. D. It is not decided yet. 23. A. Traditional dishes including mashed potatoes and so on. B. Chinese food such as potatoes and pumpkin. C. Turkey with mashed potatoes. D. Pumpkin pie only. 24. A. Go boating. B. Go bowling together. C. Play cards. D. Watch TV programs. 25. A. She thinks it is a bad thing to have leftovers. B. She never eats leftovers. C. She likes it because she doesnt have to cook for several meals. D. She doesnt care about leftovers. Section B Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A. He was greeted warmly by the large audience. B. He met a lot of old friends. C. He felt excited to find he knew everyone there. D. He felt quite sad that he was a stranger there. 27. A. The talk was supposed to begin at