英语四级听力模拟1—5

Model Test One

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 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.

11. A) They both liked it.

B) The mother didn’t like it, but the father did.

C) Neither liked it.

D) The mother didn’t like it because it wasn’t in English.

12. A) In the hospital. B) In the classroom.

C) In the library. D) On the campus.

13. A) Helen agrees to go on picnic tomorrow.

B) Helen doesn’t enjoy going on picnic.

C) Helen thinks the weather won’t be go od for picnic.

D) Helen has nothing in the house to eat.

14. A) Five. B) Six. C) Four. D) Seven.

15. A) She was very angry. B) She didn’t understand.

C) She was demanding. D) She was sorry.

16. A) Life is less expensive in the city.

B) Jobs are easier to find in the city.

C) Her job is in the city.

D) Living in the suburbs is expensive.

17. A) It was lost in the bank. B) It was taken away from his account.

C) It was stolen. D) It was used up by him.

18. A) She thinks it’s so-so. B) She enjoys it.

C) She isn’t used to it.D) She has no opinion.

Conversation One

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard

19. A) At the Customs. B) At an information desk.

C) At a luggage claim area. D) At the waiting hall.

20. A) Oxford. B) Cambridge. C) London. D) Birmingham.

21. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Conversation Two

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22.A) He didn’t receive his statement on time.

B) H e didn’t like the service there.

C) He couldn’t cash his checks.

D) The balance in his account doesn’t match his bank statement.

23. A) The man’s checks are not clear.

B) The man has returned all the checks to the bank.

C) The man’s checks have all cle ared.

D) The man didn’t bring his checkbook with him.

24. A) The man wrote down $ 47.25 instead of $ 25.47.

B) The woman is very familiar with such situations.

C) The woman checked for the man and found the problem.

D) The man always makes such mistakes.

25. A) The woman’s.B) The man’s.

C) No one has made any mistakes. D) The computer’s.

Section B

Directions: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).

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) Excited. B) Pleased. C) Interested. D) Surprised.

27. A) A teacher. B) A newspaper reporter.

C) Not known from the story. D) The conductor’s friend from his company.

28. A) The gentleman. B) The conductor.

C) The middle-aged man. D) The newspaper reporter.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29.A) They are given by the professors in the first class.

B) They are usually posted on the door of the professor’s office.

C) They are posted on the door of each classroom.

D) It is not mentioned in the passage.

30. A) 2 hours. B) 3 hours. C) 5 hours. D) 6 hours.

31. A) Using the library. B) Practicing in class

C) Using the office hours. D) Cherishing study time.

32. A) Professors. B) The principals of the university.

C) The teaching assistants .D) The college students.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33.A) Because a dog can speak the same language as ours.

B) Because a dog can speak a language different from ours.

C) Because a dog can show its feeling by its behaviors.

D) Because a dog can bark.

34. A) It may look down shyly. B) It may look away from you.

C) It may try to beg your pardon. D) It may stare.

35. A) Because they want to be fed at short intervals.

B) Because they are afraid of being hurt.

C) Because they love to talk to somebody.

D) Because they need love and attention.

Section C

Direction: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 blanks 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 information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

New York is one of the last large American cities to have some of its

(36)__________ on horseback. The New York Police have 170 horses that they use in

(37)__________ parts of the city. The horses are expensive to (38)__________ , but it even needs more (39)__________ horse shoes. In fact, they need more than 8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes (40)_________is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about 35 of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.

The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five dollars, and it takes a (41)__________ blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.

A blacksmith’s job is not an easy one. He must be able to (42)__________ a shoe from a piece of (43)__________ metal and then fit it to the horse’s hoof. The blacksmith must (44) __________ all the time when he is fitting the shoe and he must (45)__________of a horse’s leg.

Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong. But even before his work, he has to get his horse to lift its leg.

Model Test Two

Section A

11.A) Great changes have taken place in China.

B) China is visited by many foreign friend every year.

C) Foreigners like to know what makes China change a lot.

D) Foreigners remember what old China was like.

12. A) The woman told Fred to meet them at 6.

B) The roommate met Fred at 6.

C) Fred gave the roommate the message.

D) The woman told the roommate to give Fred the message.

13. A) 15 minutes. B) 20 minutes.

C) 20 to 30 minutes. D) 50 minutes.

14. A) He should leave Jerry alone.

B) He should tell the truth.

C) He should not have hurt Jerry.

D) He should ask for Jerry’s help.

15. A) In New York. B) In Boston.

C) In Michigan. D) In Wahington.

16. A) Lock the door. B) Call the police.

C) Hide behind the door. D) Get out from the window.

17. A) Disappointed. B) Nervous.

C) Surprised. D) Uninterested.

18. A) He didn’t feel like going.

B) He hadn’t been invited.

C) He didn’t think it would be fine.

D) None of the above is correct.

Conversation One

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) Teacher and student. B) Classmates.

C) Father and daughter. D) Mother and son.

20. A) A trip abroad. B) Teacher’s suggestion.

C) Weekend activity. D) Future plan.

21. A) Going to the park. B) Going to the reservoir.

C) Going to the cinema. D) Going to the mountains. Conversation Two

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22. A) To ask if she’s got th e tickets.

B) To invite her out to a concert.

C) To offer his help with her new flat.

D) To take care of his friend.

23. A) Watching a tennis match.

B) Clearing up the new flat.

C) Going to the theatre with Margaret.

D) Going shopping with her friends.

24. A) 7:30. B) 7:13. C) 5:00. D) 4:00.

25. A) They will go to the concert. B) They will go to buy the tickets.

C) They will go to the country. D) They will go to theatre. Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) How many poor people there were in his town.

B) If the poor people really needed his help.

C) If the people of his town were worthy of his help.

D) If there were some stones on the road.

27. A) Most people passed around without complain.

B) Most people tried to move the stone away.

C) Most people did nothing but complain.

D) Most people fell against the stone.

28. A) A bag of money. B) An envelope.

C) A cheque. D) Both A and B.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. A) At the hair-dresser’s.B) At the shoe-maker’s.

C) At the barber’s.D) At the tailor’s.

30. A) He was talking with friends. B) He was sleeping.

C) He was doing some mending. D) He was dozing.

31. A) There was something wrong with his gun.

B) He did not know how to use a gun.

C) He was afraid to fire a gun.

D) There was no gun at all in the shop.

32. A) The bear got frightened and fled.

B) The bear was killed by the driver.

C) The bear ran down the street to look for food elsewhere.

D) The bear was captured by the tailor.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. A) Seven. B) Fifteen. C) Fourteen. D) Two hundred.

34. A) He was inside his house.

B) He had just gone to work.

C) He had just come into the kitchen.

D) He was still in bed.

35. A) There were many homeless people.

B) Badly injured people were taken to hospital.

C) Soldiers came to help people.

D) A lot of people were trapped by flood.

Section C

The American (36)__________ of love and romance begins with dating. Young people date in several ways. At first, they might have group dates with several boys and girls together. Later, they start going on (37)_______ dates--just one boy and one girl. Sometimes a boy and a girl will go to a movie. Maybe they will go to a party at a friend’s home. Or they might go out to eat. When two couples go out together, we call it (38)__________. A friend might even (39)_______ a blind date for you with someone you don’t know. That doesn’t mean you (40)__________ the whole evening! You just don’t know who your partner will be until the time for the date. If someone asks you for any kind of date, and you don’t want to go, you may politely say, “No,

thanks.”

Americans (41)__________ from people in other cultures. American young people see a date as a time just to have fun. They don’t always have a (42)__________ interest in mind. Someone may go out with one person this week, and another person the next. (43)__________, a boy and a girl may decide they want to (44)__________. It also means they don’t want to date anyone else. Romance is beginning to (45)__________.

Model Test Three

Section A

11. A) Spanish. B) Russian. C) Japanese. D) Chinese.

12. A) Smoke a cigarette. B) Paint the house.

C) Stay at home. D) Have a cup of coffee.

13. A) One hour . B) Two hours.

C) Three hours. D) Four hours.

14. A) To cancel his trip. B) To go to bed early.

C) To catch a later flight. D) To ask for a wake-up call.

15. A) It is a good pet for Jim and his son.

B) It is only friendly with children.

C) It is a crazy dog.

D) It obeys only Jim and his son.

16. A) The man and woman are husband and wife.

B) The woman’s experience during her las t trip was not very pleasant.

C) The man enjoys traveling a lot.

D) The woman cannot decide whether to go to New Orleans or to stay at home.

17. A) Both of them liked it. B) Neither of them liked it.

C) One of their parents liked it. D) One of them liked it.

18. A) Gas station. B) Police station.

C) Lost and found department. D) Bar.

Conversation One

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) She visited Tokyo and Kyoto.

B) She visited as many cities as she could.

C) She visited only Tokyo.

D) She visited Tokyo, Kyoto and some other cities in Japan.

20. A) Hotels are very expensive. B) Foods are very expensive.

C) Housing is expensive in Tokyo D) Taxi is pretty expensive.

21. A) It is interesting but too expensive.

B) It is good as a whole.

C) It is so wonderful that he would like to make the trip, too.

D) He finds it hard to save up enough money for the trip. Conversation Two

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22. A) In a dentist’s office.B) In a drug store.

C) In a hospital. D) In a doctor’s office.

23. A) To tell him that the woman would meet him at his office.

B) To ask him for an appointment.

C) To ask him what time the woman’s appointment was.

D) To get a prescription for the woman.

24. A) The woman had a toothache

B) She wanted to buy some aspirin.

C) She was a regular patient of Dr. Williams.

D) Dr. Williams was very busy.

25. A) She should not eat anything too hard or too cold.

B) She should not eat or drink anything too hot or too cold.

C) She should not eat or drink anything too soft.

D) She should not eat or drink anything too sweet or hot.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) Uniform. B) Special clothes.

C) Hats. D) Shoes.

27. A) 50. B) 15. C) 40. D) 60.

28. A) Cleaning shoes. B) Homework.

C) Term papers. D) Classroom exercise. Passage Two

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. A) The collection of stamps. B) The collection of records.

C) The collection of pictures. D) The collection of clocks.

30. A) 1,500. B) 1,050. C) 500. D) 150.

31. A) She has to dust all the clocks every day.

B) She has to set all the clocks every day.

C) All of the clocks make a lot of noise.

D) She does not know the exact time.

Passage Three

Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

32. A) A professional painter. B) A professional hunter.

C) A professional bird keeper. D) A professional scientist.

33. A) 51 years old. B) 85 years old.

C) 66 years old. D) 71 years old.

34. A) The importance of nature.

B) The importance of birds.

C) How to catch a bird.

D) How to paint a picture of birds.

35. A) 1785. B) 1851. C) 1905. D) 1850.

Section C

Normally, at the beginning of school year, the Student Services of universities and colleges (36)__________ lists of rooms and apartments available off campus. You should (37)__________ these services as well as advertisements in the (38)_________ or college universities newspapers, and bulletin boards (告示板) on the campus or in supermarkets. You might also walk through the (39)__________ of the city or the town in which you wish to live, to see whether there are “ FOR RENT”

(40)___________ on the doors or windows of houses. You may also ask other students for advice, either (41)__________ or from overseas.

It would be wise to (42)__________ at least several full days to look for accommodation (43)__________ your program. This will allow you to (44)__________ an idea of the range of housing available. Usually it is not a good idea to take the first accommodation that you see, unless, of course, you are certain that it will be (45)__________.

Accommodation outside the center of the city is normally less expensive than accommodation in the center of the city.

Model Test Four

Section A

11. A) By one o’clock.B) By two o’clock.

C) By three o’clock.D) By twelve o’clock.

12. A) The test consisted of one page.

B) The exam was difficult for the woman.

C) The woman found the exam easy.

D) The woman completed the work on time.

13. A) Yes, she will if she could finish the work in time.

B) Yes, she will, by all means.

C) No, she won’t, beca use she has much work to do.

D) No, she won’t, because she is in a bad mood.

14. A) It is no fun under any circumstances.

B) It is fine when the pay and the conditions are good.

C) It is always exciting and rewarding.

D) There is probably no “perfect” job, so one must keep looking.

15. A) That Mary is going to Hawaii.

B) That Mary has traveled all over the world.

C) That Mary likes postcards.

D) That Mary is going on vacation.

16. A) Winter is his favorite time for sports.

B) Sports are quite important to him.

C) He should be more enthusiastic.

D) He plays better than he used to.

17. A) The boss and his secretary. B) Old classmates.

C) Husband and wife. D) Fellow workers.

18. A) She wants to fix supper. B) She wants to stay at home.

C) She is not hungry. D) She wants to go out. Conversation One

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) A new secretary. B) A new boss.

C) A customer. D) The boss.

20. A) Dealing with routine correspondence.

B) Answering phone calls for the man.

C) Assisting the man with some personal affairs.

D) Exploring the market.

21. A ) America. B ) Japan. C ) China. D ) Australia. Conversation Two

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22. A) In Portland. B) In New York

C) In San Francisco. D) In Washington.

23. A) His mother is a doctor. B) His father is a lawyer.

C) One of his sisters is a teacher. D) One of his sisters is an engineer.

24. A) The influence of his family. B) The influence of his major.

C) Simply interest. D) The good salary.

25. A) More than six years.

B) Since he got his degree.

C) Since he was a student in the college.

D) Since he established his own company.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) A famous painting. B) An ugly painting.

C) A stolen painting. D) A lost painting.

27. A) He was very nervous.

B) He was proud of it.

C) He wanted it back.

D) He wanted to tell others he painted it.

28. A) The little boy was fooling the art critics.

B) Few people appreciated the painting Joseph found.

C) Understanding art is beyond age.

D) Children can always paint outstanding paintings.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. A) His cold had worsened and he had no medicine at home.

B) There was no one around to take care of him.

C) He began to develop a bad cough that morning.

D) He could not find where the medicine was.

30. A) He went to buy some cough syrup for him.

B) He sent his dog Blackie to the local drugstore for some medicine.

C) He called for a doctor.

D) He drove Frank to hospital.

31. A) Disappointed. B) Amused.

C) Embarrassed. D) Shocked.

32. A) Because he was very excited to see it.

B) Because he wanted to express his thanks to his master for it.

C) Because he wanted to have it.

D) Because he wanted to tell his master why he was delayed.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. A) About 2,000. B) About 4,000.

C) About 5,000. D) About 3,000.

34. A) That they can speak correct English.

B) That they can write correct English.

C) That they have learned many English words and most of the grammar rules.

D) That they have practiced English for quite a number of years.

35. A) Because we haven’t got rid of the trouble in learning English.

B) Because we haven’t learnt enough grammar rules.

C) Because we haven’t learnt enough English words.

D ) Because we haven’t had enough practice in spoken English.

Section C

Once a group of (36)__________ who were staying at a hotel in Birmingham were having dinner in the restaurant. Fish was (37)__________ and while they were eating it, some of them told interesting stories about finding pearls and other (38)__________ things inside fish.

An old gentleman, who up to now had listened quietly to their conversation, at last said: “I’ve heard all your stories, and now I’ll tell you one. When I was a young man I was (39)_________ in a large importing house in New York, and as is usual with young persons, I (40)__________a pretty young girl. Very soon we were (41)________. About two months before our marriage was to take place, I was suddenly sent to Birmingham on very important business. I left my sweetheart,

promising to write to her.”

“I (42)__________ stay in Birmingham longer than I had expected. At last my work was done, and I could leave Birmingham. But just before I left for home, I bought a beautiful and very expensive diamond ring, (43)__________ to give it to my sweetheart.”

“On my way to New York, I was looking through the morning newspaper, which had been brought (44)__________ by the pilot. Suddenly I saw the announcement of my sweetheart’s marriage with anoth er. This made me so angry that I threw the ring overboard. A few days later when I was eating fish I bit on something hard. What do you think it was?”

“The diamond ring,” cried his (45)__________. “No,” said the old gentleman sadly, “It was a fish-bone.”

Model Test Five

Section A

11.A) Jane is even more honest and trustworthy than before.

B) Jane isn’t honest and trustworthy.

C) Jane is neither honest nor trustworthy.

D) Jane is a better friend to her than before.

12. A) He doesn’t want to eat the pie any longer.

B) He has just eaten the last piece of the pie.

C) He has to eat the pie in order to show politeness.

D) The pie doesn’t taste good.

13. A) It was overloaded. B) It was out of order.

C) It had an accident. D) It ran out of fuel.

14. A) At four o’clock.B) At half past four.

C) At five o’clock.D) At half past five.

15. A) Make a list of what she needs to do.

B) Check his calendar.

C) Attend the performance.

D) Get some exercise.

16. A) He may change it into a restaurant.

B) He may pull it down and build a new restaurant.

C) He may sell it to the owner of a restaurant.

D) He may rent it out for use as a restaurant.

17. A) The man is too tired to go to the movie.

B) The woman wants to go to the movie.

C) The man wants to go out to dinner.

D) The woman does not want to go to the movie.

18. A) It was too dark. B) His eyesight is not so good.

C) The man doesn’t want to. D) He can’t find the switch.

Conversation One

Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19. A) How lightning is produced.

B) The loudness of thunder.

C) The relationship between lightning and thunder.

D) How to determine the location of lightning flash.

20. A) Where cool air hits mountains. B) Where lightning occurs.

C) Near electrical wires. D) Underneath the clouds.

21. A) It doesn’t always occur.B) It is too faint to be seen.

C) It happens in a distant city. D) It is concealed by clouds.

22. A) The thunder is muffled by the clouds.

B) The thunder occurs too far away to be heard.

C) The sound waves travel too slowly in cold air.

D) The air doesn’t expand and contract quickly enough. Conversation Two

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

23. A) By letter. B) By telephone.

C) By e-mail. D) By fax.

24. A) May 1st B) May 4th C) May 3rd D) May 5th

25. A) Take a shower. B) Go to the restaurant.

C) Pay the bill. D) Make a phone call.

Section B

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) Its population was doubled.

B) It was twice destroyed by natural disasters and was twice rebuilt.

C) Serious social problems arose.

D) It was ruined by an earthquake and a war, but was twice rebuilt.

27. A) A severe earthquake and the Second World War.

B) The foreign occupation after the war.

C) The population explosion between 1945 and 1960.

D) The rapid development of the city after the war.

28. A) A modern city is better than an old city.

B) Tokyo has developed rapidly but it is faced with new problems.

C) The 1964 Olympic Games helped develop Tokyo.

D) The government is worried about the new problems.

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. A) Dealing with money every day.

B) Dealing with the public.

C) Having unexpected things happen.

D) Having a good personal relationship with some customers.

30. A) They always keep a good relationship.

B) They always have a bad relationship.

C) The customers are always rude at first, but tend to be polite later.

D) They have a good personal relationship with some customers, but not all.

31. A) Customers who come in regularly.

B) Customers who are rude.

C) Customers who make mistakes very often.

D) Customers who seldom make mistakes.

32. A) Interesting. B) Well-paid.

C) Responsible. D) Dangerous.

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. A) Only one political party has had ideas that don’t fit in with American tradition.

B) Several political parties have had ideas that don’t fit in with American tradition.

C) No political parties other than the Know-Nothing have been successful.

D)Other political parties similar to the Know-Nothing have been successful as well.

34. A) It went against American tradition.

B) It was not united but divided into groups.

C) Its members were mostly not native-born Americans.

D)

35. A) Tradition. B) Equality. C) Power. D) Freedom.

Section C

Perhaps the most (36)__________ person I have ever met is an Italian professor of philosophy who teaches at the University of Pisa. Although I last met this man eight years ago, I have not forgotten his special (37)__________. First of all, I was impressed by his devotion to teaching. Because his lectures were well prepared and clearly (38)__________, his classroom was always full of students. (39)__________, he could explain his ideas in an imaginative way, introducing such aids to understanding as painting, dancing and recordings. Once he even sang a song in class to (40)________ a point. Second, I admire the fact that he could easily (41)__________ students. He not only drank coffee with students in the café and had lunch with them in the dining room, but also sometimes (42)__________ them to a game of chess. Many young people liked to visit him in his office for (43)__________ advice, or came to his home for social evenings. Finally, I (44)__________ his lively wit. He believes that no class hour is a success unless the students and the professor share several chuckles and at least one loud laugh. Through his sense of humor, he made learning more (45)__________ and more lasting.

大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第一套)

大学英语四级考试模拟试卷及参考答案(第一套)

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