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《英语周报》大学英语四级听力模拟试题十五
《英语周报》大学英语四级听力模拟试题（十五）
EnglishWeeklyCET-4ListeningPracticeTestⅩⅤ
PartIIIListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
11.W:
Whatdoyouthinkofyournewcoach,Mr.Smith?
M:
Well,heisfullofpraisewhenyoutrainyourselfhard,butwhenyougetuplaterthan5o'clockinthemorning,you'dbetterwatchout.
Q:
Howdoesthenewcoachtreathismen?
12.W:
Iheardonlyonepersongotaperfectgradeonthetermproject.I'msureitwasn'tme.
M:
Butitwas!
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
13.W:
Look!
Itsaystheywantajuniorsalesmanageranditseemslikeit'sabigcompany.That'llbegood,foryoumighthavetotravelalot.
M:
Dotheysayanythingabouttheexperience?
Q:
Whataretheytalkingabout?
14.W:
Listentome,Joe,theexamisalreadyathingofthepast.Justforgetaboutit.
M:
That'seasiersaidthandone.
Q:
Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?
15.M:
Marydoesn'twantmetotakethejob.Shesaysourchildistooyoungandthejobrequiresmuchtraveling.
W:
Youshouldtalktoheragainandseeifyoucanfindawayout.Thinkaboutthegainsandlossesbeforeyoumakeadecision.
Q:
Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?
16.M:
Haveyoufinishedreadingthebookyouboughtlastmonth?
W:
Oh,Ididn'treaditstraightthroughthewayyoureadanovel.Ijustcoveredafewchaptersthatinterestedmemost.
Q:
Howdidthewomanreadthebook?
17.W:
Ithinkit'swisertowaituntilJackcomesback.Don'tyouagree?
M:
Icouldn'tagreemore.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanthink?
18.W:
Hasthetechniciancalledabouttherepairsyet?
M:
Whenhedoes,I'llhaveyoutalktohim.
Q:
Whatdoesthemanmean?
Nowyou’llheartwolongconversations.
ConversationOne
W:
Well,I’vegotareallytoughclassthisafternoonafterthelunchbreak.I’mgivingaseminartothe3rdYearPoliticalSciencestudentsandquitehonestly,I’mabitworriedaboutit.
M:
Oh,comeon.They’reaprettybrightlot.
W:
Yeah,that’stheproblem.TheyaregoingtoasksometoughquestionsandIjustdon’thaveanyrealanswersforthem.
M:
Well,giveusanexample.
W:
Okay.Onegirlalwaysgoesonaboutthesamething.Ifthereweren’tanypoliticians,theworldwouldn’tgetintosuchamess.Somethinglikethatanyway.
M:
Well,Ithinkthat’sastupidargument.Someonehastomakedecisions,somebodyhastoorganizeasociety.
W:
Yes,Iagree.Butyoungpeopleseethingsdifferently.Theyseeitthisway.Ifnobodywasallowedtoholdcompletepowerinanysociety,thendecisionswouldbemadeatamorelocallevel.Thiswouldguaranteesomeformofpopulardecision.
M:
Well,that’sfineintheory.Solocal“politicians”thenmakedecisionsandwhat’sthebigdifference?
Youjustexchangenationalpoliticsforlocalpolitics.
W:
Yes,absolutely.Butyouseemyproblem.
M:
Oh,Ido.Ireallydo.Let’sthinkaboutit…
Questions19to21arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.Whataretheytalkingabout?
20.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthestudents?
21.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoyoungpeoplethinkofthingslikepoliticians?
ConversationTwo
W:
Hi!
Comein.haveaseat.I’vefoundthatarticleforyou,youknow,theoneyouweretalkingabouttheotherday.
M:
Ohgreat!
Thatfriendofminewhoworksinthelibrarywasnotveryhelpful.Hetoldmethatthelibrarydoesn’tsubscribetoallforeignnewspapers.
W:
Yeah,soI’veheard.Anyway,thejournalistwhowrotethisparticulararticlereallyhasagoodfeelforthesubject.Allofmyfriendswhohavereadthepiecesayit’sspoton.
M:
Anddoyouagreewithhim?
W:
Actually,thewriterisaher.Yes,generallyspeaking,Ido,atleastmostofthetime.ShethinksyoungpeopleinBritainandAmericaarespoiltbecausetheyhavetoomuchmoney,toomuchfreedomandtoolongholidays.
M:
Um,Isee.
W:
Yousee,shebasedherarticleoninterviewswithyoungpeopleatanumberofuniversities.Mostofthemhadneverhadajobintheirlives.Theyjustexpectedtheirparentstopayfortheirholidaysabroadandtogivethemlotsofpocketmoney.
M:
Well,perhapsjobsarehardtofind.
W:
Well,ofcoursewearetoldthereareveryfewjobsavailableatpresent.Butstill,everyonewhoreallywantsajobcanfindajobiftheylookhardenough.
M:
Ohwell,thesituationisaboutthesamehereinChina.Buteventhoughthegovernmentpaysfortheirstudies,someofthestudentswhoattendclasseswithmehavetohaveajobduringtheholidaysjusttomakeendsmeet.
W:
Howmuchmoneydotheygetpermonthfortheirstudies?
M:
OhIdon’tknow.Iftheyareundergraduates…
Questions22to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
22.Wheredothespeakersconverse?
23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
24.WhatdoesthejournalistthinkofyoungpeopleinBritainandAmerica?
25.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesthemanmeanwhenhesaysthatsomeChinesestudentstrytohaveajobeventhoughthegovernmentpaysfortheirtuition?
SectionB
Directions:
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
TheNobelCommitteessendinvitationstohundredsofscientistsandscholarsaroundtheworld,askingthemtosuggestnamesfortheNobelPrizesinthecomingyear.ThenamesaresentinbyFebruary1.
Eachcommittee,withthehelpofspeciallyappointedexperts,discussesthenamessuggested,andmakesoutashortlisttopresenttotheprize-awardinginstitution.Avoteistakenforthefinalchoice.ThenamesoftheprizewinnersareannouncedinOctoberorNovember.TheprizesareawardedonDecember10.ThePeacePrizeispresentedatOsloUniversity,theothersataceremonyinStockholm.TheKingofSwedenpresentsadiploma,amedalandachecktoeachprizewinnerandthereisaceremonialdinnerafterwardsintheCityHall.EachNobelprizewinnerisexpectedtogivea"Nobellecture."
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.
27.Whenarethenamesoftheprizewinnersannounced?
28.Whatdoprizewinnersnotreceive?
PassageTwo
Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemories,andcaneasilylearnquitelongpoemsbyheart.Thereareotherpeoplewhocanonlyrememberthingswhentheyhavesaidthemoverandover.
ThefamousEnglishwriter,CharlesDickenssaidthathecouldwalkdownanylongstreetinLondonandthentellyouthenameofeveryshophehadpassed.Manyofthegreatmenoftheworldhavehadwonderfulmemories.
Agoodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguage.Everybodylearnshisownlanguagebyrememberingwhathehearswhenheisasmallchildandsomechildrenseemtolearntwolanguagesalmostaseasilyasone.Inschoolitisnotsoeasytolearnasecondlanguagebecausethepupilshavesolittletimeforit,andtheyarebusywithothersubjectsaswell.
Aman'smindisratherlikeacamera,butittakesphotosnotonlyofwhatwesee,butalsoofwhatwehear,smellandtaste.Whenwetakearealphotowithacamera,thereismuchtodobeforethephotoisfinishedandreadytoshowourfriends.Inthesamewaythereismuchworktobedonebeforewecankeepapictureforeverinourminds.
Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
29.ForwhatpurposedoesthespeakermentionCharlesDickens?
30.Whyisitdifficultforpeopletolearnasecondlanguageinschool?
31.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?
PassageThree
TherearemanyreasonswhyfamilylifeinBritainhaschangedsomuchinthelastfiftyyears.TheliberationofwomenintheearlypartofthetwentiethcenturyandthesocialandeconomiceffectsofWorldWarIIhadagreatimpactontraditionalfamilylife.Womenbecameessentialtoindustryandtheprofessions.Duringthewartheyhadworkedinfactoriesandprovedtheirworth;now,withthelossofmillionsofmen,theirserviceswereindispensabletothenation.
Morerecently,greatadvancesinscientificknowledge,andparticularlyinmedicine,havehadenormoussocialconsequences.Childrenarebettercaredforandarefarhealthier.Theinfantdeathrateislow.Aboveall,parentscannowplanthesizeoftheirfamilyiftheywishthroughmoreeffectivemeansofbirthcontrol.
Differentattitudestoreligion,authorityandtraditiongenerallyhavealsogreatlycontributedtochangesinfamilylife.Butthesedevelopmentshaveaffectedallaspectsofsociety.Itisparticularlyinterestingtonotetheconceptof"thefamily"asasocialunithassurvivedallthesechallenges.
Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
32.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?
33.WhydidBritishwomenbecomeindispensabletoindustryafterWorldWarII
34.Whatremainedunchangedinspiteofallthechallengestofamilylife?
35.WhatarethereasonslistedforthechangeoffamilylifeinBritain?
SectionC
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