Model Test Four
Directions:In this section you will hear 10 short conversations.
At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said.
Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four suggested choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
1. A. Not to go home for spring vacation.
B. Not to take a vacation.
C. Not to graduate.
D. Not to go home after graduation in May.
2. A. At a butcher shop.B. At a restaurant.
C. At a bookstore.D. At a grocery store.
3. A. SecretaryBoss.B. ClientLawyer.
C. StudentTeacher.D. PatientNurse.
4. A. That the man will not be able to sleep.
B. That someone will enter the back door while the man is sleeping.
C. That the lock on the door will break.
D. That the man will not be able to come back.
5. A. $ 16. B. $ 12.C. $ 4. D. $ 2.
6. A. The Best of Jazz.B. Christmas Carols.
C. Classical Favorites.D. Rock Music Collection.
7. A. It is closed.B. 12 noon to 9 PM.
C. 9 AM to 5 PM.D. 9 AM to 12 noon.
8. A. Gensen. B. Jensen.C. Jinsin. D. Ginsin.
9. A. At Sun Valley.B. At the health center.
C. At home.D. At work.
10. A. 5 dollars. B. 3 dollars.
C. 4 dollars. D. 3.5 dollars.
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 question will be spoken only once. After you hear one question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
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Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.
11. A. 18 miles.B. 938 feet.
C. More than 1 mile.D. Between 5 and 6 miles.
12. A. 2 million.B. 3 million.
C. 5 million.D. 6 million.
13. A. $19 million.B. $32 million.
C. $ 37 million.D. $ 42 million.
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Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.
14. A. It led to many other inventions.
B. Man had no use for it then.
C. There were no wheels in nature.
D. All of the above.
15. A. A round piece of stone.
B. A heavy log.
C. Two slices of log connected at their centers by a strong stick.
D. A piece of metal.
16. A. From chasing an animal.
B. From rolling a body of a heavy animal on logs.
C. From watching a rolling stone.
D. From watching running animals.
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Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.
17. A. On the first day of class.
B. At the end of the first week of classes.
C. Halfway through the semester.
D. Just before the final examination.
18. A. The people of the Northeast.
B. The significance of the Northeast.
C. The development of the United States.
D. The location of the nation’s capital.
19. A. Small area, small population.
B. Small area, large population.
C. Large area, small population.
D. Large area, large population.
20. A. It is visited by many tourists.
B. It was never a wilderness like the rest of the country.
C. It is the home of many modern historians.
D. It is both a business and cultural center.
答案部分
1.答案A。
【试题分析】 本题根据关键词作简单推理。
【关键词语】 doesn’t make any sense to go home,That’s right.
【详细解答】 the man说spring vacation时回家没有什么必要，the woman
说That’s right,这证明她同意the man的看法，在spring vacation时不回家。故选A。
2.答案B。
【试题分析】 本题根据关键词来推理。
【关键词语】 bring your coffee now,would rather have it with your lunch.
【详细解答】 从四个选项中很容易得出是在一家餐馆。At a butcher shop
是在肉铺，At a bookstore在书店，At a grocery store在食品杂货店，这几项都不符题意。
3.答案C。
【试题分析】 本题根据关键词来推理。
【关键词语】 assignment,next chapter,textbook,come to class.
【详细解答】 从对话中可看the woman让the man阅读课本上的下一章节，并
准备讨论其所阅读的内容。所以两人应是师生关系。故选C。
4.答案B。
【试题分析】 本题根据关键词来推理。
【关键词语】 No one will break in.
【详细解答】 the woman说自己会更加小心地在晚上锁好后门，the man让她
不要担心，说没有人会闯进来的，故应选B。
5.答案B。
【试题分析】 本题与数字有关，应多注意数字。
【关键词语】 four dollars for adults,half price,2 adults’ tickets,2
children’s tickets.
【详细解答】 成人票每张4美元，小孩票每张2美元，两张成人票和两张儿童
要共花费2×4+2×2=8+4=12美元。
6.答案C。
【试题分析】 本题根据关键词来推理。
【关键词语】 likes classical music,record.
【详细解答】 the woman’s brother喜欢古典音乐，自然选C。A项爵士音乐
精选，B项圣诞节颂歌，D项摇滚乐精选，三项都不符题意。
7.答案D。
【试题分析】 本题与时间有关，听时多注意。
【关键词语】 9 AM to 5 PM weekdays,9 AM to 12 noon Saturdays.
【详细解答】 星期六时，银行营业时间为早9：00到中午12：00，故选D。
8.答案B。
【试题分析】 本题为细节题。
【关键词语】 Jensen.
【详细解答】 听清the man拼出的名字后，很容易选出B。
9.答案D。
【试题分析】 本题根据关键词来推理。
【关键词语】 if you’d like to call him at work,business phone.
【详细解答】 从the woman的回答中得知Mr. Adams不在家，他在工作，故选D。
10.答案C。
【试题分析】 本题与数字有关，听时注意作笔记。
【关键词语】 4 dollars each,7 dollars for the pair.
【详细解答】 一对枕头7美元，一个枕头4美元，可容易选得C。
11.答案C。
【试题分析】 本题考查细节的掌握。
【详细解答】 文中提到The bridge,which is more than one mile long...所以选C。
12.答案B。
【试题分析】 本题考查细节的掌握。
【详细解答】 文中提到Today San Francisco has a population of almost
three million,所以选B。
13.答案B。
【试题分析】 本题考查细节的掌握。
【详细解答】 文中最后一句提到It was completed in 1937 at a cost of
thirtytwo million dollars...所以选B。
14.答案C。
【试题分析】 本题考查对具体细节的把握。
【详细解答】 文中提到Because there are no wheels in nature—no living things was ever created with wheels.所以选C。
15.答案C。
【试题分析】 本题考查对具体细节的把握。
【详细解答】 文中提到it must have...two thin slices of log connected at their centers by a strong stick.所以选C。
16.答案B。
【试题分析】 本题考查对语义的理解，并进行简单的推理。
【详细解答】 文中提到早期的狩猎者发现他们把动物的尸体放在圆木上滚动
行驶要比他们把这些尸体背着走容易得多。车轮的概念就是从这种现象中产生的。
17.答案A。
【试题分析】 本题考查对细节的分析和把握。
【详细解答】 文章开头说“I would like to begin this semester...”可知应选A。
18.答案B。
【试题分析】 本题考查对文章主要意思的理解。
【详细解答】 文章整个谈到Northeast占地不多，但人口众多，而且谈到了
它之所以那么重要的原因，故应选B。
19.答案B。
【试题分析】 本题考查对文章细节的理解。
【详细解答】 文中提到The Northeast is a very important part of the
United States,for though it covers only about six percent of the nation’s geographical area,it contains one fourth of the country’s population,故选B。
20.答案D。
【试题分析】 本题考查对文章主要意思的理解。
【详细解答】 文中首先说Northeast是经济的中心，成千上万的工厂生产大
量的物品，同时在那里还有一些世界上最大的银行，投资公司，出版社等。后来又提到有些
城市以其fine museums而著名，同时世界上闻名的大学也座落在那个地区，故应选D。
听力原文
1. M: It doesn’t make any sense to go home for spring vacation now.
W: That’s right. Especially since you’ll be graduating in May.
Q: On what did the two speakers agree?
2. W: Shall I bring you your coffee now or would you rather have it with your lunch?M: I’d like it now, please.
Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?
3. M: Could you please explain the assignment for Monday, Miss Smith?
W: Certainly. Read the next chapter in your textbook and come to class preparing to discuss what you’ve read.
Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
4. W: If I were you, I’d be more careful about locking the back door at night.M: Don’t worry. No one will break in.
Q: What does the woman think will happen?
5. W: Tickets are four dollars for adults. Children’s tickets are half price.M: Okay. I’d like two adults’ and two children’s tickets, please.
Q: How much did the man pay for the tickets?
6. M: Did you buy a birthday present for your brother?
W: Not yet, but I’ve been thinking about getting him a record. He likes classical music.
Q: Which record would the woman’s brother like best?
7. M: I hope that the bank will be open.
W: The sign says: nine A.M. to five P.M. weekdays, nine A.M. to twelve noon Saturdays, closed Sundays.
Q: When will the bank be open on Saturday?
8. W: I’m sorry, sir. Would you please spell your last name?
M: Yes. It’s Jensen. JENSEN.
Q: What is the man’s last name?
9. M: Good morning. I’d like to speak to Mr. Adams, please. This is Edward Miller at the Sun Valley Health Center.
W: Mr. Miller, my husband isn’t at home. I can give you his business phone if you’d like to call him at work, though.
Q: Where is Mr. Adams now?
10. W: How much are these pillows, please?
M: Four dollars each or seven dollars for the pair.
Q: How much does one pillow cost?
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By 1862 telegraph communications linked San Francisco with eastern cities, and by 1869, the first transcontinental railroad connected the Pacific coast with the
Atlantic seaboard. Today San Francisco has a population of almost three million. It is the financial center of the West, and serves as the terminus for trans
Pacific steamship lines and air traffic. The port of San Francisco, which is almost eighteen miles long with fortytwo piers, handles between five and six million tons of cargo annually.
And now, if you will look to your right, you should just be able to see the east section of the Golden Gate Bridge. The bridge, which is more than one mile long, spans the harbor from San Francisco to Marin County and the Red Wood Highway.
It was completed in 1937 at a cost of thirtytwo million dollars and is still
one of the largest suspension bridges in the world.
11. How long is the Golden Gate Bridge?
12. What is the population of San Francisco today?
13. How much did it cost to complete construction of the Golden Gate Bridge?
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Man’s first real invention, and one of the most important inventions in history,
was the wheel. All transportation and every 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 was ever created with wheels.
How,then, did man come to invent the wheel?
Perhaps some early hunters found that they could roll the 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 the logs did, yet be much lighter and easier to handle. Thus the wheel and axle came into being, and with them the first carts.
14. Why was it remarkable of man to invent the wheel?
15. According to this passage, what might be the first wheel?
16. Where might the idea for the wheel have come from?
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Good morning, and welcome to American studies 101. I would like to begin this semester by discussing the region of the United States known as the Northeast. This region includes twelve states and a small area called the District of Columbia that is the home of the national government.
The Northeast is a very important part of the United States, for although it covers only about six percent of the nation’s geographical area, it contains approximately onefourth of the country’s population. New York, the most popular city in the United States, and several other large cities are located in this region.
Why are these twelve states so important? In the first place, the Northeast was
one of the first sections of the country to be settled by Europeans. Busy cities
developed there when most of America was still a sparsely settled wilderness. M
any crucial events in the nation’s early history took place there. I’ll be describing some of those events Wednesday in my second lecture.
Today the Northeast is a great manufacturing and trading region. Thousands of factories produce a wide variety of goods and provide other regions of the country
with items they need. Many large manufacturing firms have their central headquarters here. Some of the country’s largest banks, investment agencies, and publishing houses are found in the Northeast. Several of its cities are noted for their fine museums. Some of the country’s best known colleges and universities are also located in this region.
Finally the Northeast is the principal location for much of the country’s international trade. In the heart of this region New York city is the home of the United Nations.
17. When is the lecture probably given?
18. What is this lecture mainly about?
19. How is the Northeast described in the talk?
20. According to the speaker why is the Northeast an important part of the United States today?
