大学英语四级听力原文

Model Test （10）

Band Four

听力原文：

Part III. 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 conversations 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.

11. M: I’d like to check those books out and return these.

W: OK, but you are overdue. I’ll have to charge you for three days.

Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?

12. M: Have you seen Jake around? We are supposed to play tennis now.

W: Well, his racket is here on the sofa.

Q: What does the women imply?

13. W: I heard you got full marks on your physics exam. Congratulations!

M. Thanks. I’m sure you also did a good jo b.

Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

14. W: I left my raincoat in the house. Could you please wait while I go back to get

it?

M: Don’t bother. The weatherman said it would clear up by noon.

Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?

15. M: When did you discover your window broken and your belongings missing?

W: Right after getting up, about 6 o’clock. And then I called the police station immediately.

Q: What are the man and the woman talking about?

16. M: Well, I have printed my last name, first name, date of birth and contact

information. Anything else?

W: No. That’s all right. We’ll fill in the rest of it if you just sign your name at the bottom.

Q: What has the man been doing?

17. W: The new course is supposed to be easy.

M: Not many students do well in it，though, do they?

Q: What does the man think of the course?

18. W: I wish the teacher would change the record. She has played that song a

thousand times in class.

M: I agree. It used to be one of my favorites before I had to hear it so often.

Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

Conversation one

M: Hey Linda, did you get that letter about the new options for food service next year?

W: Not yet. Are there a lot of changes?

M: There sure are. Instead of paying one fee to cover all meals for the whole school year, we are now able to choose seven, ten, fourteen or twenty-one meals per week. They give you a card with the number of meals you get for a week marked on it.

W: That’s a big change, Tom. And a complicated system.

M: Yeah. It will be much better for people who don’t eat 3 meals a day, seven days a week in the cafeteria, because they won’t have to pay for meals they don’t eat. W: So what’s the deal for those who do eat at school all the time?

M: It’s better for them, too. Because the more meals you sign a contract for, the cheaper each one is.

W: I see. It still sounds rather complicated.

M: True. It took me several hours to figure it out. I decided to go with the ten meals. W: Why is that?

M: Well, I never eat breakfast and I often go away on weekends. So the ten-meal plan gives me lunch and dinner each weekday at a fairly low price. And I won’t be paying for meals I don’t usually eat.

W: What about the weekend when you are on campus?

M: Well, there are often guests on campus on weekends. So they allow you to buy single meals on a walk-in basis on Saturdays and Sundays. The price per meal is much higher that way. But I am away so much that it will still be less money for me to pay single price on the weekends rather than sign up for the fourteen meals

a week plan.

W: Oh. I guess I’ll have to sit down and figure out my eating pattern, so I can get the best deal.

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

19. What’s the main characteristic of the new way of paying for meals?

20. When do the students pay for the meals they sign a contract for?

21. What is the advantage of the new plan for those students who eat all their meals at

the school cafeteria?

22. How can guests have meals on campus at weekends?

Conversation two:

M: Honey, the basketball game is about to start. Could you bring me some chips and a bowl of ice cream? And…uh a slice of pizza from the fridge.

W: Anything else?

M: Nope, that’s all for now. Hey, honey, you know, they’re organizing a company basketball team, and I’m thinking about joining. What do you think?

W: Humpf.

M: What do you mean “Humpf”? I was the star player in high school.

W: Yeah, twenty-five years ago. Look, I just don’t want you to have a heart attack running up and down the court.

M: So, what are you suggesting? Should I just abandon the idea? I’m not that out of shape.

W: Well …you ought to at least get a physical before you begin. I mean, it has been at least five years since you played at all.

M: Well, okay, but…

W: And you need to watch your diet and cut back on the fatty foods, like the ice cream. And you should try eating more fresh fruits and vegetables.

M: Yeah, you’re probably right.

W: And you should take up a little weight training to strengthen your muscles or perhaps try cycling to build up your cardiovascular system. Oh, and you need to go to bed early instead of watching TV all night.

M: Hey, you’re starting to sound like my personal fitness instructor!

W: No, I just love you and want you around for a long, long time.

M: Thanks.

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

23. What does the man want to do?

24. What is the woman worried about?

25. Which of the following is not the woman’s advice to the man?

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 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 ). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One:

Mr. and Mrs. Brown were going abroad for their holiday. They had a dog called Blackie which they were very fond of. But they could not take him with them, so they looked for a good place to leave him while they were away, and at last found a place where dogs were looked after very well while their owners were away. They took Blackie there just before they left for their holiday, and sadly said goodbye to him.

At the end of their holiday, they got back to England very late at night, and as they thought that the place where Blackie was staying might be closed at that hour, they decided to wait until the next morning to get him back.

So the next morning Mr. Brown got into his car and drove off happily to get Blackie.

When he reached home with a dog, he said to his wife, “Do you know, dear, I don’t think that Blackie can have enjoyed his stay at that place very much. He barked all the way home in the car as if he wanted to tell me something.”

Mrs. Brown looked at the dog carefully and then answered, “You are quite right, dear. He was certainly trying to tell you something. But he wasn’t trying to tell you that he hadn’t enjoyed his stay at that place. He was only complaining that you were bringing me the wrong dog home. This isn’t Blackie.”

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

26. How was the dog taken care of when they were abroad for the holiday?

27. Why didn’t they go to get their dog once they had arrived in England?

28. Why did the dog bark all the way home?

Passage Two:

The world’s first completely automatic railway was built under the busy streets of London. The railway is called the Victoria Line, and it is part of the complete London underground railway.

The new Victoria Line was opened in 1969. This new line was very different from the others.

The stations on the other lines need a lot of workers to sell tickets, and to check and to collect them when people leave the trains. This is all different on the Victoria Line. Here a machine checks and collects the tickets, and there are no workers on the platforms.

On the train, there is only one worker. If necessary, this man can drive the train. But usually he just starts it; it runs and stops by itself. The trains are controlled by electrical signals which are sent by so-called “command spots”. The command spots are the same distance apart. Each sends a certain signal. The train always moves at the speed that the command spots allow. If the command spot sends no signals, the train will stop.

Most of the control work is done by computers. The computers also fix the

train’s speeds, and send the signals to the command spots.

Other machines make sure that the trains are always a safe distance apart. If one train stays too long at a station, the other trains will then automatically move slower. So there is no danger of accidents on the line.

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

29. On the Victoria Line, who checks and collects the tickets?

30. What is the job of the only one worker on the Victoria Line train?

31. If there is no signal sent from the command spot, what will happen?

Passage Three:

Every part of the United States has special celebrations, depending on the particular national groups that live in the area. In Hawaii, there are many Asians. Many of these Asians are of Japanese, Chinese, or Polynesian decent. Immigrants from China and Japan arrived in Hawaii in great numbers during the past century. The early Polynesians came to Hawaii from the South Pacific islands more than a thousand years before any other people. The Asians left rich traditions for their younger generations to follow. Today, Hawaiians honor the memory of their ancestors with special feasts and festivals.

Chinese-Hawaiians celebrate the Moon Festival to honor the memory of their ancestors and their native land. The Moon Festival occurs in August on the night of the full moon. Unlike the Japanese festival, the Chinese celebration is a simple family occasion. Family members gather in a garden or large open-air space in the light of the moon. They drink tea and feast on delicious moon-shaped cakes filled with meat or sweets, depending on their family custom. If the family is from northern China, the cakes have meat in them; if the family came from southern China, the cakes have a sweet filling. The cakes, an important food on this occasion, represent an event in Chinese history. A long time ago, the people of China used round cakes in a special way: they sent secret massages to each other in them. The messages gave instructions for the people of the north and south to join together to fight against the evil emperor who ruled them at that time. The trick worked and the people were able to overthrow their ruler. By recalling this event in the Moon Festival, the Chinese people help to keep their native traditions alive and their family ties strong.

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

32. What three groups of people in Hawaii are mentioned in the passage?

33. Why do Chinese-Hawaiians hold the moon festival?

34. What do the Moon shaped cakes represent according to the passage?

35. Which one is not true about Chinese moon cakes?

Section C: Compound 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 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.

For most women, the language of (36)conversation is primarily a language of rapport: a way of (37)establishing connections and negotiating relationships.

(38)Emphasis is placed on displaying similarities and matching experiences. From childhood, girls (39)criticize their friends who try to stand out or appear better than others. People feel their (40)closest connections at home, or in places where they feel at home---with one or a few people they feel close to and comfortable with---in other words, during private speaking. But even the most public situations can be (41)approached like private speaking.

For most men, talk is primarily a means to preserve (42)independence and negotiate and maintain status in a hierarchical (43)social order. (44)This is done by exhibiting knowledge and skill, and by holding center stage through verbal performance such as storytelling, joking, or conveying information. From childhood, men learn to use talking as a way to get and keep attention. Therefore, (45)they are more comfortable speaking in larger groups made up of people they know less well. In the broadest sense, this is “public speaking”. But even (46)the most private situations can be approached like public speaking, more like giving a report than establishing rapport.