《英语周报》英语四级考试听力模拟试题十二Word格式文档下载.docx

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　　W:

Well,itcouldbeduetomuscleinjuries.Toplayitsafe,Ithinkyoushould.

　　Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?

　　12.M:

Thomasisalwayslatewhenwehaveameeting.Maybeoneofusshouldgivehimaringeachtime.

That’sreallyannoying.ButI’llvolunteer.

Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

　　13.M:

Therestaurantdoesn’tseemtobemakingendsmeetthisyear.Don’tyouthinkso?

Yes,butthere’snocompetitoralongthisstreet.Soit’sprobablyworthwhiletokeepitrunning.

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

　　14.M:

Wouldyouliketodrinkanothercupoftea?

I’dbeoverdoingitifIhadonemore.

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

　　15.M:

Willyoubeabletogivemethereportbytomorrow?

Well,itstilltakestimetoestimatethebudget.ButhopefullyIwillpulleverythingtogether.

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

　　16.M:

Oh,mygod,thesoupdriedupsofast!

Itoldyounottokeeptheheatonhigh,didn’tI?

Whatdidthewomansuggestthatthemando?

　　17.M:

That’sanawfullybadcolorforthebedroom.

Well,that’sthecolorTommyandAliceinsistedon.Youknowhowharditisforthemtomakethesamedecision.

WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutTommyandAlice?

　　18.M:

Thenovel’sbeensellinglikehotcakessinceitwaslaunchedlastmonth.

Iunderstandtheywillberunningasecondprintsoon.

Whatcanbeinferredaboutthebook?

　　Nowyou’llheartwolongconversations.

　　ConversationOne

　　M:

HiJanice,pleasecomeinandtakeaseat.

Well,youwouldliketochecktheprogressofthewebsite-design,right?

Yes,butitseemsthatwe’vegotsomeproblemswiththeBBS.Thepart-timewebdesignerwasnotasgoodaswhatwehadthoughtbefore.Sheinformedusjustnowthatshecouldnotcompletethistask.

Well,didn’tyoutalkwithheraboutwhatsheshoulddoatthebeginning?

Notreally.ShewasrecommendedbyJasonandfromwhathetoldme,shesoundedtobeprettyqualifiedtodothejob.I’mnotaskingforaterrificwebdesignbuttobuildupastructurewithallthebasicelementsofwebdesign.

Didyouaskherwhyshewasn’tfrankwithyouinthebeginningifshecouldn’tdotheBBS？

Idid.Butshesaiditwasacommunicationproblem.

Sonowwhatdoyouplantodosinceshegotthejobhalfdone?

Ononeside,Iwillnotpayherfullfeessinceshewasn’thonestwithmeinthebeginning.Ontheotherside,Ihavetosearcharoundforanotherguytocompletethejob.

Agreed.Thatshouldalsoteachheralesson.Forus,IthinkwehadbetterturntoourPart-timeJobCenterforhelp.There,wecangetaprofessionaltoworkatit.

　　Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　19.Whyhasn’tthewebsitebeencompleted?

　　20.Whatwasthewebsitedesignernothonestabout?

　　21.Howdidthemandealwiththedishonestwebsitedesigner?

　　22.Whatdoesthewomansuggestaboutthefollowingstepstobetaken?

　　ConversationTwo

Lookatalltheequipmenthere.Theymustbeusedforsomekindofsport.

Youareright.Theyareforclimbingmountains.Haveyouevertriedthatbefore?

No,never,haveyou?

Almostfortwoyears.

Twoyears?

Wow!

Whatwasitlikethefirsttime?

Well,you’vegottotakeitstepbystepeventhoughyouareanxioustodocertainindoorpracticeatfirst.

Isn’titabitdangerous?

Iheardthata20-year-oldcolleaguestudentlosthislifewhenclimbingtheclifftheotherday.

Yes,itdoeshappenfromtimetotime,mostoftenbypeoplewhojusttrywhentheyarenotyetreadyforanyrisk.

Arethereanyclimbingclubsforfreshmentojointhen?

Yes,forsure.Butyouneedtimetopickoutthebestone.Nowadays,toomanyoftheseclimbingclubsaretooeagertoinitiatetripswithoutcheckingproperlytheskilllevelsoftheclimbers.

Well,anyway,Katrina,thanksforyourkindsuggestion.Ihavetoleaveforclassnow.

Mypleasure.Seeyouthen.

　　Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

　　23.Wheredidtheconversationprobablytakeplace?

　　24.Accordingtothewoman,whydomostclimbingaccidentsoccur?

　　25.Whatisimportantforfreshmentodobeforeclimbing?

　　SectionB

Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA）,B）,C）andD）.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

　　PassageOne

　　Stresscomesinallshapesandsizesandit’shardtogetthroughadaywithouthearingorreadingsomethingaboutstress.Somedoctorsrefertostressassomekindofnewplague.However,numeroussurveysconfirmthattheproblemhasbeenprogressivelyserioussincethe1980s.Stressisanunavoidableconsequenceoflife.Withoutstress,therecouldbenolife.However,justasdistresscancausedisease,therearegoodstressesthatoffsetthis,andpromotewellness.Increasedstressresultsinincreasedproductivity–uptoapoint.However,thisleveldiffersforeachofus.Weallneedtofindtheproperlevelofstressthatpromotesoptimalperformance.Goodhealthismorethanjusttheabsenceofillness.Rather,itisaveryrobuststateofphysicalandemotionalwellbeingthatacknowledgestheimportanceandinseparabilityofmindandbodyrelationships.Later,inthenextprogram,Ihopeyouwilljoinmeinthepursuitoflearninghowtoharnessstress,sothatitcanworkforyouandmakeyoumoreproductive.

　　Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　26.Whataspectofstressisthetalkmainlyabout?

　　27.Howcanwedealwithstressaccordingtothedoctor?

　　28.Whatwillthedoctordointhenextprogram?

　　PassageTwo

　　Manypeoplethinkthatsittingiseasierontheirbacksthanstandingorlifting.Nottrue.Peoplewhosejobsrequirethemtositforlongperiodsoftimesufferasmuchfrombackpainaspeoplewholiftalldaylong.Manyworld-classresearchersbelievethatthehugeincreaseinbackpainoverthepastcoupleofdecades–anditishuge–hasalottodowiththefactthatmoreandmoreofusarespendingourworkdaysinchairs.Alotofpeoplehavethenotionthat,iftheirbackpaingetsbadenough,theycanalwaysresorttosurgery.Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Theamountofpainsomeonehashasverylittletodowithwhetherornotheorshewouldbenefitfromsurgery.OneBritishresearcherhasestimatedthatforevery10,000peoplewhoexperiencebackpain,onlyfourneedsurgery.Notverymanyyearsago,backpainpatientswereroutinelyputtobed,sometimesforweeksormonths.Nolonger.Twoorthreedaysofbed-restisnowthenorm.Afterthat,peopleareadvisedtoreturntotheirnormalactivities,graduallyifnecessary.Thereasonsforthe180°

shiftareinteresting.Forstarters,ifyoustayinbed,yourmusclestrengthcandeclinebyasmuchasthreepercentaday.

　　Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

　　29.Whatmisunderstandingaboutbackpaindopeopleholdinthebeginning?

　　30.Whatroledoessurgeryplayincuringbackpain?

　　31.Whydon’tbackpainpatientsgetputtobedformorethantwoorthreedays?

　　PassageThree

　　Nooneknowswhomadethefirsticecream.SomepeoplethinkthatwatericesandmilkicesmayhavebeenmadebytheChinesebetweenthreethousandandfourthousandyearsago.Intime,thedishreachedIndia.TheIndians,inturn,mayhavepassedonthesecrettotheArabsandthePersians.ThePersianscalledtheirdishsharbat,fromwhichourwordsherbetcomes.MarcoPolo,anItalianwhotraveledwidelyinthethirteenthcentury,notedthathefoundtheChinesehadlongbeenmakingicesoutoffruitjuicesandmilk.Fromthefourteenthcenturyon,icesbecamepopular,firstinVeniceandthenthroughoutItaly.In1533,whenCatherinedeMedicileftItalytomarrythefutureKindHenryⅡofFrance,shetookhercookswithher.TheymadedessertstheFrenchhadnevertastedbefore.Amongthemwas“icecream”.ForeachdayoftheweddingfestivitiesCatherine’scookspreparedadifferentflavorofherfavoritedessert-“icecream”.AtfirsticecreamwasaluxuryinFrance.Onlyrichpeoplehadthemoneytobuyit.Then,in1660,ayoungmanfromSicily,FranciscoProcopio,arrivedinParis.Heopenedashopthatsoldicecreamatpricespeoplecouldafford.Procopio’s“icecreamparlor”becamesopopularthatothershopswereopened.About1640,KingCharlesⅠintroducedicecreamtoEngland.HehadhearditwastherageinItalyandFrance.Heservedicecreamfordessertatabanquet.Thesurprisedishwasagreatsuccess.Thekingorderedhiscooktokeeptherecipeforicecreamasecret.Charlesfeltthatonlyroyaltyshouldbeservedthedessert.Butthesecretsoonleakedout.Icecream