英语四级-标准听力

1、标准听力(一)listening comprehension (35 minutes) section a11abuying a car from an advert!sement. bjputting an advertisement in the newspaperc dealing with a second-hand car djtaking in a newspaper for a week.12a ask the professor when he'll be availableb help the woman to contact the professor.clsolv

2、e the problem for the woman.d ask the professor to clarify the question.13a she wants to inv ite the man to bos ton.b she prefers to have dinner at her own home.c she cannot join in the dinner with the itisn.d she would rather try a dinnet of another style.14a in a hospital.b in a carc 0n a plane.d

3、at home-isa she apologizes tom for the inconvcn ience.b she needs help from the man.c she feels bad about the delay.d she wants to cancel the flight.16a her classmate.b her teacher.cjher boss.dher colleague.17a get her money backb drive the speakers away.c raise the current rent.d borrow fifty dolla

4、rs from the speakers18ajcreativity could be born with.b it is difficult to have creativity.c creativity has to be trained.d creativity is a skill of art.questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19a he changes to another jobb he is not a good employee.clthe job is not good

5、 enoughdthere are few job opportunities.20a he was tired of the boring work.b he found no way to like his boss.c iie found no chanee of promotion.d he was not satisfied with the salary. 21a he only got two interviews so farb he has received no response of acceptance.eche is waiting for the results o

6、f interviewsdhis resume was refused by many companies.22a they are online companies.bjthey are people unions that work in the same areac they are groups of people dealing with clifficuit bosses-d they are people online who help each other to find jobsquestions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation

7、you have just heard.23a she met with robberyb she risked the danger of lifec she got her pocket lost.d she had her pocket stolen.24a much crazierb very boring.cjmuch healthier.dless dangerous.25a she had made the right choice.b he had no idea about that.c it is not wise for her to do that.d she will

8、 sure soon return.section bpassage onequestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26a to spend his holiday.b to meet his girl friend.c to visit the andersons.d to work as an engineer.27a he was interviewed by a newspaper.b he disappeared from the spot quickly.c he went to the hos

9、p ital in the ambulance.d he asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes28a the first day when he was in new york.b the day when he was leaving for homec the same day when he was interviewedd a couple of days after the girl was rescued.passage twoquestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have jus

10、t heard.29a tt fai1s to consider right-handed people.b it woks better with men than with wome nc tt is different for men's clothing and women's.d 11 has been followed by the industry for over 400 years30a they were mostly dressed by servants.b they drew their swords from the left.c they tend

11、ed to wear clothes without buttons.djthey wereinterestedin thehistorical matters.31a customs are hard to change.b modern women dress themselvesc manufacturersshould fol lowstandards.d adopting men's style is improper for wome n.passage threequestions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have ju

12、st heard.32a hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.b therelatives and enemi es ofhoatzins.c primitive birds and hoatzins of the amaz on.d the appearance and 1iving habits of hoatzins.33a they live on river banks.b they eat a lot like a cowc they have cl aws on the wings. djthey look like young cuckoos-3

13、4a they could fly long distancesb they had four wings like hoatzins.c they had c1aws to help them climb djthey had a head with long feathers on the top.35a to find more food.b to produce their young.lcjto keep themselves warmd to protect themselves better.section csection a11a the professor has grad

14、ed the paper.b the professor hates to grade the, but still thinkwear a seatthey thinkthat seat belts may (38)u j j tj a b c d rl rl rl rltn many countries seat belts are now compulsory for the driver and the front seat passenger at least.doctors believe that seat belts save people from being serious

15、ly hurt in a (36)there are some people who it is more (37) to belt than not to wear one. people in a car that is burning, or that has fallen into the water, so that they are burnt to death or (39)but less than half of one percent of car accidents lead to fire or (40),and in any case, a seat belt may

16、 easily save a person from being knocked (41) in an accident, so that he or she is able to (42)the seat beltimmediately and get out of the automobi le. some people say that it is an (43) on their freedom to forcethem to wear a seat belt. (44)though thev want to do them. how does this affect seat bel

17、ts? (45)? well, common sense tel is us that a driver without a seat belt has less control of a car, if there is an accident. in that case, the driver is more 1 ikely to be a dangertoothers,(46)标准听力(二)listening comprehension (35 minutes) paper.c the professor has been in the meeting al 1 week.d the p

18、rofessor has read the paper during the meeting.12a going to the class together tonight.b they both not going to the class.c the woman just forgetting about the class.djattending the class, but slipping from it halfway.13a the man shouldn't have invited her roommate to the meeting.b her roommate

19、was unable to attend the meeting.c her roommate is unreliable about delivering messages.d she forgot about the time change.14library< classroom, bookstore, shopping mal1.a she was slimmer then. bshe was140 pounds thenc she was 160 pounds then.d she was in very good figure then.16a it may not chan

20、ge this time. bit will be fine.c it has n't been good latel yd it is unpredictable.17a the woman should watch a different programb the woman should like to watch televi si on with him.c the woman shouldrft waste her time watching television.d the television program does n't st art until late

21、 in the evening.18a not disgusting at all.b more disgusting than cxpoctcdc usually disgustingd the most disgusting she has ever seen.questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19a the guided tours.b university books.c a volunteer groupd the student federation.20a to find ou

22、t if the books she ordered are in.b to ask him to attend a student federation meet ing.c to see if he gets his schedule of classes for next term.d to find out if he has time to welcome the new students.21a help out when he is free.b leave work early if he can.c ask ken if he will be at the activity

23、djtake the place of ruth as a tour guide.22a tomorrow evening.b 10 o'clock on saturday.c 10 o'clock on thursday.d 5 o'clock this afternoon.questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23a one of his classes finished early.b his books were ten days overdue.c he wan

24、ted to get some studying done.d the 1 ibrary had a special display on the industrial revolution.24a they are checked out-b they are specially coded.c they are inspected by the guardd they are marked with colored labels.25a checks all books for missing pages.b helps students use the card catalog.c de

25、magnetizes the books as they are checked out.d copies down the name and the address of each borrower.section bpassage onequestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26a a married man takes on heavier work.b a married man does more houseworkc a marri ed man is the main breadwi nne

26、r.d a married man is the master of the house.27a an unmarried man.ban oldermarried man.c a younger married man.d a married man with children.28a marriage gives men more freedom.b marriage has effects on job choices.c housework sharing changes over time.d hav i ngchi 1drenmcans doub1edhousework.passa

27、ge twoquestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29a tt is mainly about the stock market.questions 32 to35 are based on thepassage you have32a she was t i redb she had a sonb it marks the beginning of the american newspaperc it remains a successful newspaper in ameri ca.d tt com

28、es articles by political leaders30a the washington post.b the guardian.c the new york times.d new england courant.31a satisfied.bjiiopeful.c worried.d surprised.passage three just heard.of indian tea working in china.c she believed it had a curing effect.d she was fond of chinese products.33a china

29、and india have different traffic rules.b tea trade works wonders in both india and china.c chinese products are popular in both china and indiad the exchanges between india and china benefit both.34a it will move its head office to shen/hcn.b it is seeking further development in china.c tt has attra

30、cted an investment of us$15 billion.d it caught up with the us it industry in 200&a his concern for his mother's health.b his support for drinking chinese green tea.c iiis surprise at chin xs rece nt development.d his wonder at the growth of indian it industrysection csigmund freud was born

31、on may 6th, 1856, in moravia, which is now the czech republic. early in his (36) ,freud studied medicine. by the end of the nineteenth century, he was (37) _ some exciting new ideas about the human mind. but his first scientific (38) dealt with sea anima isfreud was one of the first scientists to ma

32、ke serious research of the mind. the mind is the (39) of activitiesbased on the brain that (40)howwe act, think, feel and reason. he used long talks with patients and the study of dreams to search for the causes of men tai and (41) probl ems. hewanted to see if putting patients into a sleeplike cond

33、ition would help (42) troubled min ds. in most cases he found the (43) only temporary.freud worked hard, although what he did mightsoundeasy.(44) . all ideas, thoughts and anything that entered their mind had to be expressed(45)freud believed that all the painful memories of chi idhood lay buried in

34、 the unconscious self. he said this part of the mind contains wishes, desires and experiences too frightening to recognize. (46)problems at all. had any major problems, rather not discusshas nohasn'twouldherfor her to explaindiet is not effective, has lost much favorite foodhas neitherherweight,

35、 is banana, gained norlost, the pat ie ntwould again feel the pain标准听力(三)listening comprehension (35 minutes)section a 11a the hat is of the right size.b he doesn't think the hat is fit for the woman.c the woman should bring an umbrella with her.d the color of the hat is just right for the woman

36、.12a they were both busy doing their workb they waited for each other at different places.c they went to the street corner at different timesd the man went to the concert, but the woma n did n't.13a sheb shec she problems now.d it's hardproblems in words.14a herb shecillerd sheweight.15a he

37、prefers swimming to walkingb he 1 ikes playing tennis very much.c he knows walking is better for his health.d he likes swimming because it is more fun.16a carl won't have changcd a lot.b carl won't be recognized by anyone. cjcarl wi 11 probabl y have changed much. djcarl have n't see n h

38、im for si xteen years.17a they should buy a lot of coffeeb there's room to st ack up the cans of coffee.c they should wait for a better deal on coffeed the store they are talking about is out of coffee.18a families with cars.b american's heavy depcndcnce on cars.c roads and highways.d traffi

39、c problems in americaquestions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19a to remind people to vote.b to write a newspaper article-c to support one of the candidates.d to hear more about the speaker's ideas.20a he is too busy.b he is not old enoughc he doesn't have transpo

40、rtationd hefeels it doesn't make adifferenee.21a the news coverage of debates.b theelection process forrepresentstives.c the way government supports business.d the amount of money used for campaigns.22a open a testaurant.b attend the upcoming debate.c write a letter to the ncwspapcr.d become a p

41、olitical candidatequestions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23a his wrist and toes ache.b he carft sleep very well.cjllis blood pressure is high.d his knees and fingers ache.24a she asks him to have injections.b she asks him to have an operation.c she asks him to have a go

42、od rest.d she asks him to have some herb modi cine and a treatment with rays 25a he should often do sunbathing.b iie should often take hot baths.c he should warm himself up by sitting by the stove.d he should often warm his knees up by using hot water pads.section bpassage onequestions 26 to 29 are

43、based on the passage you have just heard.26a there are not accepted standards.b there are too many schoolsc decentralization brings much diversity.d no one has critically studied the subject27a from religious organizati（）nsb from public sources.cjfrom corporate sources.d from research grants28a they

44、 are less intelligent.bjthey are 1 ess moral.c they are more numerous.d they often speak a non-english language at home29a prestige schools may not be better.b the quality is about the same in every schoolc prestige schools are always the best.d tn a good school the students always learn more.passag

45、e twoquestions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.30a nineteenth century sea captains.b the development of the steamshipc the economic importance of sailing ships.d employment in the fishing and whal ing industries.31a they were protected by a strong united states navy.bjthey were

46、 supported by a well-developed railroad.c most crew members had expertcnco on foreign ships.d as part owners of the ships, captains got some of the profits.32a they carried passengers, but not cargo.b they were 1arge, but surprisingly fast.ecthey were the first successful steam-powered ships.djthey

47、were more reliable than other ships of the 1860s.passage threequestions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.33a crowded air traffic.b the 1arge size of airp1 anes.c mi stakes by air traffic con trollers d bad weather.34a they bumped into each other over a swimming pool.b they avoid

48、ed each other by turning in different directions.clthey narrowly escaped crashing into each other.d 0ne plane climbed above the other at the critical moment35a to show the key role played by air traffic controllers.b to show the great responsibi1ity shouldered by the pilots.c to give an example of a

49、ir disasters.d to show that air travel is far safer than driving a car.section ctelevision in the u. s. gives people the choice of many different programs on many different (36) however,many people today are (37) thequality of the programs. according to these (38) , there are too manyprograms that o

50、nly (39) ; thereare not eno ugh interesting programs that give information about the world around us. perhaps the (40)of seriousprograms is the faul t of the (41) television system, not the fault of the people who (42)orwho control the television stations.television in the u. s. depends on money fro

51、m people who (43)theirproducts on television. therefore, television stations need to attract advertisers(44)(45)programs about serious subjects, for example, medicine, scienee, or hi story, are not very popular, so advertisers do not buy commercial time during programs 1 ike these.(46)标准听力(四)listeni

52、ng comprehension (35 minutes)section a11a take the camera back to the storeb get a special attachment for the camera.c use a brighter 1ight when taking picturesd avoid facing the 1ight when taking pictures12a he majors in engineering.b he was n't at the lecture at that time.c hehas only recently

53、 becomeinterested in philosophyd iie thinks the woman should al so attend prof- warners class.13a he'll probably talk about chapter 16 in class today.b he'll probably postpone the test until he talks about chapter 16.eche might test the students on material not discussed in class.dhe usually

54、 tells the students ahead of time what wil1 be on his tests.14a living space in the dorm is quite crowdedexpe rises.b he wants to live in the dorm to savec there are only a few apartments available off campusd there are both advantages and disadvantages to live off campus.15a she totally agrees with him.b she thinks it is easier said than done.c she thinks that he is a rather important person.d she feels that what he says is simply nonsense.16ajgoing to a counselor is well worthwhile-bjcounsel