2023年大学英语四级考试听力预测模拟卷

大学英语四级考试听力预测模拟卷

PartIIListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,you

willheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglefinethroughthe

centre.

Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

1.A)10

B)15

C)56

D)65

2.A)Hewarmeduptheanimalswithhotwater.

B)Hefedtheanimalswithhigh-energyfood.

C)Herewiredtheelectricitylinesinthezoo.

D)Heopenedthezoodespitethebigloss.

Questions3and4willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

3.A)Ilisnasty.

B)Itisasurprise.

C)Itispredicted.

D)Itisdeadly.

4.A)Oneday.

B)Twodays.

C)More(hanthreedays.

D)Oneweek.

Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

5.A)Whiteash.

B)Hightemperaturegas.

C)Fires.

D)Earthquake.

6.A)Lessthan10.

B)About20.

C)About120.

D)Morethan75().

7.A)Becausetheyhavefoundtoomanydeadbodies.

B)Becausetheywanttopersuadepeopletomoveaway.

C)Becausetheydon'tknowwhatmighthappennext.

D)Becausetheyneedspacetocarryouttheresearch.

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversaiions.Attheendofeachconversation,

youwillhearfourquestiot\s.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet/withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

ConversationOne

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.A)Jobhopping.

B)Puttingupanotice.

C)Travelingbyplane.

D)Learningaforeignlanguage.

9.A)Ithasasmallsize.

B)Itwillfiresomeemployees.

C)Itwillgivehimapromotion.

D)Itisanoverseascompany.

10.A)HewilllearnEnglishforit.

B)Hewillworkinanothercountry.

C)Hewill(ravelalot.

D)Hewillgetamuchhighersalary.

11.A)Recommendhertohisnewcompany.

B)Givehersomeadviceonherwork.

C)Getherpromotedtobethemanager.

D)Writeheraletterofrecommendation.

ConversationTwo

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.A)InthesecondweekofAugust.

B)InearlyAugust.

C)InthelastweekofAugust.

D)BeforeAugust.

13.A)Getavisa.

B)Buyaplaneticket.

C)Registerforclasses.

D)Packhisthings.

14.A)Hedoesn'tknowwhathelikes.

B)Hehasn'tmadethefinaldecisionyet.

C)Heneedsadvicefremtheadmissionscounselor.

D)Hewantstochangehismajorinhisfirstyear.

15.A)Foundationcoursesareoptional.

B)Therearenofoundationcourses.

C)Foundationcoursesareinhighschool.

D)Foundationcoursesneedmoretuition.

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

somequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Sheisabigfilmfan.

B)HerfavoritesarcnennaL

C)Shelooksolderthanherage.

D)Shelikesdressingupherself.

17.A)SheworriesthatEsthercan'tcareofherself.

B)Shedoesn'tbelieveEsther'slearningability.

C)Shepusheshertostartasearlyaspossible.

D)Shedisagreesatfirstbutfinallyagrees.

18.A)Estherdoesn'tliketheprivateschool.

B)Estherlikestalkingwithpeoplealot.

C)Estherismuchbetter(hanexpected.

D)Estherhasanaturalaptitudeforscience.

PassageTwo

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Tocheerourselvesup.

B)Toforgettheanger.

C)Torelaxourselves.

D)Tohavearest.

20.A)Peoplewithstressprefertolistentomusic.

B)Peoplecanreleasestressbylisteningtomusic.

C)Peoplewhodoirtlistentomusicgetmorestressed.

D)Peoplegetstressedafterworkingforalongtime.

21.A)Nohormoneisreleasedanymore.

B)Thebodycannotfeelthestress.

C)Anewhormoneisreleased.

D)Ahormonecausingstressisreduced.

PassageThree

Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Theyarenaturalandhealthyfood.

B)Theyhelppeopleloseweight.

C)Theyarelowestincalories.

D)Theyarepopularwithmostpeople.

23.A)Eatitintheearlymorning.

B)Includevariousnutrients.

C)Eatsomethinglowincalories.

D)Eatmuchforthewholemoming.

24.A)Usingnewcupsandspoons.

B)Eatingmealsattherighttime.

C)Stoppingeatingafterfeelingfull.

D)Workinghardaftermeals.

25.A)Appetiteisthehigliestwhensleeping.

B)Peoplewillspendlesstimeeatingfood.

C)Thebodyneedstorelaxafterexercise.

D)Energyisneededforthenextday'sexercise.

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SectionA

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,you

willheartwoorthreequesiions.Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet/withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

Questions1and2willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

AnicycoldfrontthatsweptthroughnorthernMexicoovertheweekendleft65zooanimals

dead,thezoo'sownertoldCNNonMonday.Parrots,crocodilesandpeacockswereamongthe

victimsoftemperaturesthatdroppedaslowasminus15degreesCelsiusearlySaturdaymorning

attheChihuahuaZoointhecityofAldama,aboutanhournorthofChihuahua.Thealarming

numberofdeaths,whichrepresentsabout10%ofallthezoo'sanimals,wastheresultofseveral

compoundingfactors,ownerAlbertoHernandezsaid.Thezoofacedotherchallenges.Frozen

waterpipesmeantthathosescouldn'tbeusedtofillanimals*foodbowls.Wannwaterhadtobe

broughtinfromoutside,Hernandezsaid.ElectricitywasnotrestoreduntilSunday,hesaid.

Nonetheless,thezooopenedforbusinessasusualMonday,thoughHernandezsaidheexpectedan

economichitfromthelossoftheanimals.

1.Howmanyanimalswerekilledduetothecoldweather?

2.Whatdidthezoo'sownerdoafterthetragedyhappened?

Questions3and4willhebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

U.S.forecastersyesterdayadmittedthatthedeadlysnowstormthathassweptalongthecast

coastwasanastysurprise."Wc'rcreallycursingthosecomputermodels,“saidAndrew

Woodcock,ameteorologistwiththeNationalWeatherServiceinSterling,Virginia.''Theyhadthe

lowpressuresystemwayouttothesea.”

ThestormracednorthalongthecoastonMondayandTuesday,leavingnearlytwofeetof

snowinplaces.Manyschoolsandbusinessesacrosstheeastwereclosedagainyesterday,along

withallPhiladelphiacityofficesandcourtsandmostMarylandstateoffices.

3.WhichdescriptionisNOTcorrectaboutthestorm?

4.Howlongdidthestormlast?

Questions5to7willbebasedonthefollowingnewsitem.

Indonesia'sMountMerapihaseruptedwithitsbiggestexplosioninmorethanacentury,

killingatleast70morepeople,burningdownhomesandblanketingtheregioninwhiteash.

AuthoritiessaidFridaythislatestinaseriesoferuptionsoverthelast11dayswasthemost

ferociousyet.750-degree(Celsius)gasfloweddownthemountainsideinathunderousroar.The

heatwassointensethatclothesandblanketswerefusedtotheinjuredastheyfledforsafety.The

deathtollfromtheeruptionshasnowrisentoabout120andisexpectedtoincreaseasrescuers

pullbodiesoutoftheashandbrokenrocks.VolcanoexpertssaidtheFridayblastwasthebiggest

since(he1870s.Withtheunpredictabilityofthevolcano,authoritieswidenedthedangerzone

aroundthemountain(o20kilometers.

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTcausedbytheeruptionofMountMerapi?

6.Howmanypeoplehavebeenkilledbythedisaster?

7.Whydidauthoritieswidenthedangerzone?

SectionB

Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversaiions.Attheendofeachconversation,

youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.

Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),

C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

ConversationOne

M:Amelia,youseemverybusynow.ButIdohavesomethingtotellyou.Couldyouspareafew

minutes?

W:Sure.Whatdoyouneed?

M:Well,IwantedtoletyouknowthatTveputinmynotice.

W:Really?Why?

M:It'scomplicated.Butbasicallyitboilsdowntoonething.ThiscompanyisdownsizingandI

can'tcontinueworkingforacompanythatmayletmego.

W:Butsurelytheywon'tfireyou!You'reoneofthemostexperiencedmanagershere!

M:Well,tobehonest,there'sanotherreason.Tvegotabetteroffer.

W:Well,that'sgreatnews!Congratulations!Wherewillyoubelocated?

M:TheheadofficeisinNewYork,butI'llbedealingwithoverseascompaniesandflyingtothis

sideoftheworldfromtimetotime.

W:It'llbesadtoseeyougo,butitsoundslikeyou'vefoundyourselfagreatcompany.

M:Ihave.1feellucky.Ilookforwardtodealingwithoverseascompaniesandatthesametime

havingachancetouseEnglishmore.

W:I'msorrytobringthisup,butwoulditbepossiblefbryoutowritemealetterof

recommendationbeforeyougo?

M:OfcourseIcan.Infact,iftherearcotherjoboppartuniticsatthisnewcompany,ril

recommendyoupersonally.

W:Thanks.Iappreciatethat.

Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.Whatarcthespeakerstalkingabout?

9.Whatdocsthemansayabouthiscurrentcompany?

10.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisnewjob?

11.Whatwillthemandoforthewomannext?

ConversationTwo

M:Guesswhatcameinthemailtoday?

W:What?

M:MyacceptancelettertoYale!

W:Wow!Congratulations!Whendoclassesstart?

M:FreshmanorientationisthelastweekofAugust,butIwanttogotwoweeksbeforethatIoget

settledin.

W:Youaresolucky.Doyouhave(odomanythingsbeforeyouleave?

M:Yes,PHbeverybusy.Ihavetogetavisa,buyaplaneticketandpackmythings,butfirstI

wanttoregisterforclasses.

W:Whencanyoudothat?

M:Well,IthinkIcanstartlookingnow.Doyouwanttohelpmedecidewhichclassestotake?

W:Sure.Whatcanyouchoosefrom?

M:Well,Ihavetotakeallthefundamentalcourses,plusafewfrommymajor.

W:Whatisyourmajor?

M:IhopetomajorinEnglishliterature,buttheadmissionscounselortoldmethatmanypeople

changedtheirmajormanytimesintheirfirstyear.Sowe'llsee.

W:Whatarethefundamentalcourses?

M:Inordertograduate,everystudentmusttakeacertainamountofclassesinHistory,Math,

English,Philosophy,ScienceandArt.

W:Interesting.That,sverydifferentfromtheChineseeducationsystem.

M:Yes,itis.It'salsoverydifferentfromtheBritisheducationsystem.

W:Really?

M:Oh,sure!InBritain,studentsdon'thavetotakethefundamentalcourses.

W:Whynot?

M:Maybebecausetheythinktheyknoweverythingalready.Haaa...

Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.Whenwillthemangetsettledin?

13.Whatwillthemandofirst?

14.Whatdoesthemansayabouthismajor?

15.WhatdoweknowabouttheBritisheducationsystem?

SectionC

Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear

somequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

question,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Then

markthecorrespondingtetteronAnswerSheetIwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

PassageOne

Atfirstglance,EstherOkadcseemslikeanormal10-ycar-old.ShelovesdressingupasElsa

from“Frozen"，playingwithBarbiedollsandgoingtotheparkorshopping.

ButwhatmakestheBritish-Nigerianyoungsterstandoutisthefactthatshe'salsoauniversity

undergraduate.

Esther,fromWalsall,anindustrialtownintheUK'sWestMidlandsregion,isoneofthe

country'syoungestcollegefreshmen.

Thetalented1O-year-oldenrolledattheOpenUniversity,aUK-baseddistancelearning

college,inJanuaryandisalreadytopoftheclass,havingrecentlyscored100%inarecentexam.

Andincasepeoplethinkherparentshavepushedherintostartinguniversityearly,Esther

emphaticallydisagrees.

“IactuallywantedtostartwhenIwasseven.Butmynuimwaslike'you'retooyoung,calm

down.'"Afterthreeyearscfbegging,motherEfefinallyagreedtoexploretheidea.

Esther'smothernoticedherdaughter'stalentshortlyaftershebeganhomeschoolingheratthe

ageofthree.Initially,Esther'sparentshadenrolledherinaprivateschoolbutafterafewshort

weeks,thepairbegannoticingchangesintheyoungster.

Efesays:"Onedaywewerecomingbackhomeandsheburstoutintotearsandsaid'Idon't

everwanttogobacktothatschool-theydon'tevenletmetalk!'"

Therefore,Efestartedbyteachingbasicnumberskillsathome,butEstherwasmilesahead.

By(bur,hernaturalaptitudeformathhadseen(heeagerstudentmoveontoverydifficultparts.

Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.WhatdowcknowaboutEsther?

17.WhatdoesEfethinkaboutEsther'searlyuniversitystudy?

18.WhatdidEfefindafternomcschoolingherdaughter?

PassageTwo

Listeningtomusicisoneofthemostcommonwayswemanageourstressandemotions.

Whenwcfeeltiredafteralongdayatwork,manyofusliketorelaxbyclosingoureyes,and

turningonouriPods.Orwhenwefeeldownafterahealedargumentwithaboyfriendor

girlfriend,wemaylistentosomeupliftingtunes(ohelpdistractusfromourangerorsadness.

Evenatthisverymoment,I'mlisteningtosomecalminstrumentalrockmusic,becauseit

helpsmestayrelaxedandfocusedwhenI'mwriting.

Thesearcjustsomeofthewaysweusemusictoimproveourpsychology.Andmoreand

moreresearchisbeginningtoshowthatmusiccanserveaverypositivefunctioninoureveryday

life.

InastudydonebyUniversityofGothenburginSweden,itwasfoundthatparticipantswho

listenedtomusicafterastressfulepisodeintheireverydaylifereporteddecreasedlevelsofstress

whencomparedtoindividualswhodidn'tlistentomusicafterastressfulepisode.

Andinanotherstudydoneby(hesameteamofresearchers,itwasfound(hatlisteningto

musicwasaneffectivewayloreduceahormonecommonlyreleasedwhenweareexperiencing

stress.Thissuggeststhatlisteningtomusiccanhavearealbiologicaleffectonourmentalhealth.

Listeningtomusiccanbeabigpartofarttherapy,andthesenewstudiesarcconsistentwith

agrowingbodyofresearchthatshowsthebenefitsofmusiconourstressandanxiety.

Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.Whydowelistentosomeupliftingmusicafterarguingwithfriends?

20.WhatwasfoundinthestudydonebyUniversityofGothenburginSweden?

21.Whatisthebiologicaleffectoflisteningtomusic?

PassageThree

Ev