四级九套题听力原文

1、百 度 文 库 让 每 个 入 平 零 地 提 升 自 我 Model Test (9) Band Four 听力原文： Listening Comprehension Scripts: Section A: Directions: 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 conve

2、rsations 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)9 and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. 1

3、1. M: Have you had any trouble finding a place to park? W: Not so fa匚 Thank goodness! Q: What does the woman mean? 12. M: John must have been joking when he said that he was going to live in Detroit. W: Dont be so sure Hu told me that he was looking for ail agent to sell his house Q: What can you le

4、arn from the conversation? 13. M: If you are in a hurry, you can take a taxi. If you want to go sightseeing, take a bus W: Actually, I dont have to be at the meeting before noon Q: What will the woman probably do? 14. W: Look, ifs getting late and weM better be leaving together. Have you got a car,

5、Mr. Smith? M: No, thanks. There a bus. Q: What does the woman intend to do? 15. W: Shall I call you to tell you about our plan? M: By all means Q: What does the woman mean? 16. W: I would like to spend the evening watching News Report followed by the talk show. M: What? No way! I want to see the liv

6、e basketball game! Q: What are they discussing? 17. W: George looks good in that gieeii jacket, doesn he? M: I still wish hed get a new one. Q: Wliafs the mans opinion? 18. M: I cant find my glasses I need to finish my paper. W: PH look for them later. Right now I need your help fixing the shelf bef

7、ore I paint it. Q: What will they do first? Now you will hear two long conversations. Conversation one: M: Hi. Jane! You missed a great lectiwe today. Wliafs wrong with you? W: Oh, I overslept again. This is really a bad habit. What did Dr. Smith talk about in his lecture? M: We talked about George

8、Washington false teeth W: Oh. I knew it! His teeth were made of wood M: A professor at a dental school in California recently presented a paper showing that Washingtons teeth were made of elephant ivory, and not wood W: But why do people say Washington teeth were made of wood? M: A set of his teeth

9、that were made of elephant ivory were shown publicly at various exhibitions about a hundred years ago. The ivory had turned a very dark color, and I guess, it looks like wood W: Yes, Pve seen some ivory that was a dark brown color. M: It seems that ivory turns dark easily with age, especially if ifs

10、 exposed to drinks, such as coffee, tea, or wine. I guess thafs how the stoiy got started. Question 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have Just heard- 19. Wliafs the most probable relationship between the two speakers? 20. What was wrong with Jane? 21 What is the main topic of the conversat

11、ion? Conversation two： An Interview with a Successful Woman Writer (The author of Harry Potter, J. R Rowling, is being interviewed by a reporter.) Interviewer: Where do you get your ideas from, Mrs Rowling? Rowling: I wish I knew. Sometimes they just come like magic and other times I have to sit and

12、 think for weeks before I manage to work out how something will happen Where the idea for Hany Potter came from. I really couldnt tell you. I was traveling on a train between Manchester and London and it just popped into my head I spent 百 度 文 库 让 每 个 入 平 零 地 提 升 自 我 four hours thinking about what Ho

13、gwarts would be likethe most interesting train journey Ive evur taken By the time I got off at Kings Cross many of the characters in the books had alieady been invented Interviewer: Are any of the characters in the books based on real people? Rowling: Tricky question! The answer is yes, and no. I ha

14、ve to confess that Hermione Granger is a little bit like I was at her age. Though I was neither as clever nor as annoying Ron is little bit like my oldest friend and Professor Snape is a lot like one of my old teachers, but Im not saying which one. Interviewer: Did you expect the Harry Potter books

15、to be this successful? Rowing: Never. I just wrote the sort of thing I liked reading when I was younger. I didnt expect lots of people to like them, in fact, I never really thought much about it, apart from getting them published Interviewer: Any clues about the next book? Rowing: I don want to give

16、 anything away, but I can tell you that the books are getting darker. .Hanys going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too scary! Interviewer: Who are your favorite authors? Rowing: My favorite writer of all time is Jane Austen. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the in

17、terview you have Just heard. 22. When did Rowling get the idea for Harry Potter? 23. What kind of character is Hermione Granger? 24. How different will her future books on Harry Potter be from this one? 25. Who is Rowling*s favonte filter? Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short

18、 passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages 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 丿.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a

19、single line through the centre Passage one Ludwig Beethoven was born in Bonn, in the Rhineland His father was a professional musician in the Court of the Elector of Cologne; he was often drunk, he was a hard master to his son Ludwig began learning violin and piano when he was only 5, and by the time

20、 he was 8 years old he began giving public $ 百 度 文 库 让 每 个 入 平 零 地 提 升 自 我 concerts He received very little education apart from music, but he was fortunate in having a good music teacher, the court organist, who recognized his abilities and taught him well. When he was 14, Ludwig was appointed seco

21、nd court Organist, a post which gave him some opportunity to travel. He visited Vienna, where Mozart heard him play and said、Watch that young fellow, lie is going to cause a stir in the world.v Wien he was 16 liis mothei died, and tluee years later his father was dismissed from his post at Court Lud

22、wig, with characteristic loyalty and devotion to his family, accepted responsibility both for his father and two younger brothers. Throughout his life Bee什 10ven produced numerous musical works First and foremost, Beethoven was a composer of extended music, that is, long works in several movements.

23、His masterpieces remain the greatest and personal compositions of one of the worlds gieatest musical tliiiikers. No composer has put more of himself into his music, everything he left, from anger to tenderness, from misery to hope, is found there Questions 26 to 29 are based on the passage you have

24、just heard- 26. When did Beethoven begin giving public concerts? 27. What was Beethoven fortunate in? 28. What happened to Beethoven when he was fourteen years old? 29. According to the passage, what does extended music- refer to? Passage Two Scientists say they have developed a camera that can help

25、 identify when a person is not telling the truth. The new camera measures the heat released by a persons face The scientists say the camera correctly identified lying in more than eight percent of the people they tested. They say the device might one day be used in high-level security operations at

26、airports or border crossings. The scientists based their work on the theory that people who plan to trick someone else release physical or chemical signals. They say these signals can help security officials prevent wrongdoings. The researchers say the camera is designed to measure small changes in

27、the body. They note that the flow of blood to the surface of the skin increases around the eyes when a person lies The scientists used twenty people to test the heat-sensing camera Eight of the people took part in a crime that was not real. They attacked a human-like object and stole money from it.

28、They were asked to lie and say they were innocent of the crime The twelve other people in the study were told nothing 百 度 文 库 让 每 个 入 平 零 地 提 升 自 我 about the make-believe crime The researchers used the special camera while questioning the twenty people about the crime The camera showed that six of t

29、he eight people who carried out the crime had increased heat around their eyes when they lied. Eleven of Hie twelve people who knew nothing about the crime were correctly identified as innocent. When they told the truth, the area around their eyes remained cool Questions 30 to 32 are based on the pa

30、ssage you have Just heard. 30. What is the main idea of the talk? 31 What is the working principle of the new camera? 32. How many liars were detected in the experiment? Passage Three Mans first real inventioa one of the most important inventions in history, was the wheel. All transportation and eve

31、ry machine in the world depend on it. The wheel is the simplest yet perhaps the most remarkable of all inventions, because there are no wheels in nature No living things were ever created with wheels. How, then, did man come to invent the wheel? Perhaps some early hunters found that they could roll

32、the dead body of a heavy animal through the forest on logs more easily than they could carry it. However, the logs themselves weighed a lot. It must have taken a great prehistoric thinker to imagine two thin slices of log connected at their centers by a strong stick. This would roll along just as th

33、e logs did, yet be much lighter and easier to handle Thus the wheel and axle came into being, and with them the first carts. Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have Just heard. 33. Why was it remarkable of man to invent the wheel? 34. Who probably invented the wheel? 35. Where may the i

34、dea for the wheel have come from? Section C Spot Dictation: 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 bl

35、anks 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 missing mformation. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just 5 百 度 文 库 让 每 个 入 平 零 地 提 升 自 heard or write down the main points in you own words Finally