大学英语四六级考试模拟英语周报：四级听力模拟六

英语周报：月四级听力模拟试题(六)Part III Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. M: It is such a nice day. Why dont we have lunch outside?W: Ok, good idea. Lets find someplace thats not too noisy.Q: What does the woman mean?. M. When I left the office, were there any messages for me?W: Someone did call, but he spoke so quietly that I couldnt make out what he was saying.Q: What does the woman imply?. M: Its very kind of you to give me your ticket for the concert.W: Oh, please, dont mention it. I am on a business trip this Friday anyway.Q: What can be inferred about the woman?. M: I think Id better find another person to be my English partner. I dont think Im improving.W: Ha, its still too early to give up. Just keep practicing and youll get the hang of it.Q: What does the woman suggest?: M: Excuse me, why cant we spend more time with the issue?W: The issue will be postponed until next weeks meeting. We can deal with it then.Q: What can be inferred from the speakers?: M: Have you found out which group youll work with this semester?W: Im in Group Two and I can see already that trouble is on its way!Q: What can be inferred about the woman?: M: You went to the flea market to buy old stamps yesterday, didnt you? Was there much of a selection to get excited over?W: Was there ever? I wish Id brought a bit more cash!Q: What does the woman imply?. M: The tuna tastes terrible. If I could only get it fresh instead of canned.W: I know. But that would be a rare treat for a supermarket to offer.Q: What does the woman mean?Now youll hear two long conversations. Conversation OneM: Background music is supposed to influence your attitudes and put you in the right mood. Youre not supposed to notice it, but its just there, in the background.W: Im not sure I like that idea.M: Well, it seems to work. Companies pay millions of dollars every year for background music. Its supposed to give you a better feeling about yourself and the people around you. Factories use it a lot. It makes the workers happy, and they work better that way. In one factory, music increased production by 4.5 percent.W: I should think theyd get tired of hearing music all day.M: They dont though. One fellow in San Francisco told me, If the music stops, somebody always runs to the telephone to complain.W: Now that I think about it, I cant remember when there wasnt background music in restaurants and stores.M: Actually, background music started during World War II when some factories had their own orchestras to keep workers happy and calm. Now, of course, the music is piped in by a machine, and different kinds of music are played at different times during the day. They play faster music at ten in the morning than at eight, for instance, because workers tend to be slower then.W: What about restaurants? Do they play the same music for dinner and lunch?M: I dont know about that, but I do know that hamburger places play fast music. When they started playing faster music, they found that a customer spent only seventeen minutes eating. The time was twenty-two minutes before that.W: So they have more people coming in and out to buy hamburgers.M: Exactly. And thats good for business. You can see why music has become so popular. In Los Angeles, for instance, thirty different companies are selling background music services.W: I still think theres something about it that I dont quite like.M: I know what you mean, but lots of people wouldnt agree with you. The Xerox Corporation in Rochester, N.Y. spends more than $80,000 a year for background music. Prisons use it, and farmers use it to keep their cattle calm. Its even supposed to have an effect on plants.W: Well, it may calm cattle, but its not making me forget Im hungry. Lets try to get that waitress to bring us a menu.Questions to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. Where does this conversation take place?20. What is the purpose of playing background music in a factory?21. How much did the Xerox Corporation spend every year for background music?22. Which of the following is true about background music according to this conversation?Conversation TwoW: Good morning. This is Jenny speaking. What can I do for you?M: Hi, I am calling to complain about the mobile phone I bought from you. I cannot send any short messages to my friends. Sometimes I cannot even receive incoming calls and it always gives others a busy signal. Do you know what the problem could be?W: Could you please tell me how long this has been happening?M: How long? Is that the point?W: Sir, I ask that because it will likely tell me whether the problem is with your equipment or reception.M: Ok, I get it. Just three days ago. Initially I thought it could be the mobiles problem but then I realized it was probably caused by the signal.W: Could you please give the serial number of your mobile phone, so I can check whether there is any problem with the mobile phone itself?M: Sorry, where is it?W: The number is on the warranty card and 381 begins the sequence.M: Just a minute. Let me see . Aha, it is 3823923.W: Thank you. Please hold and I will get back to you in a minute.W: Sorry to keep you waiting Sir. I have checked your mobiles status and everything is fine. It is said by our engineer that it could be due to our network upgrading and your number could be affected. Our apologies for any inconvenience brought to you.M: Then how long do I have to wait till the signal returns to normal?W: Well, a couple more days. I tell you what, I will give your feedback to our support center and if the problem still exists after two days, please give us a call and we will help you solve it.M: Ok, thanks for your help and I really hope I wont need to call you again for that.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23: Where could this conversation probably take place?24: What is the mans problem?25: According to the woman, what could be the problem? Section BDirections: 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 corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage OneThe diner, or what we call dining car, is only a humble restaurant, but it has a special place in American life. Diners appear in our novels, plays, poems, and movies. Many artists have used diners as scenes for their paintings. Why are diners so fascinating to us? The diner attracts many different kinds of people. It is a heaven for lonely truck drivers far away from home. Construction workers learn about new jobs in distant cities. Traveling salesman exchange gossip with one another. Teenagers sit in their booths, sipping cokes and eating hamburgers. The people who work in diners are also interesting. Where did the new waitress come from? Will she remain here or will she suddenly leave one day, as the last one did? And is the short-order cook really an escaped convict, fleeing from the law? Everyone comes to the diner for a different reason. Some want to work there, and some want to eat there. Some stay for years, and others stay only for a few minutes. But, for all of them, the diner is a bright, warm stopover between the endless stretches of the open road.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26: What do diners here stand for?27: What kind of clients do diners target?28: Why do truck drivers like diners?Passage TwoTo be a good teacher, you need some of the gifts of a good actor the key point is that you must know how to hold the attention and interest of your audience. Watch a good teacher, and you will see that he does not sit motionless before his class: he stands the whole time while teaching; he walks about, using his arms, hands and fingers to help him in his explanations, and his face to express feelings. Listen to him, and you will hear the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always changing according to what he is talking about. However, all this doesnt mean that he will indeed be able to act well on the stage, for there are very important differences between the teachers work and the actors. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the same words each time he plays a certain part. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions seem natural on the stage. A good teacher works in quite a different way. His audience takes an active part in his play; they ask and