大学英语四级新题型听力
第一套四级听力
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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
1. A. The man enjoys traveling by car.
B. The man lives far from the subway.
C. The man is good at driving.
D. The man used to own a car.
2. A. Give the ring to a policeman.
B. Wait for the owner of the ring in the rest room.
C. Hand in the ring to the security office.
D. Take the ring to the administration building.
3. A. Save time by using a computer.
B. Buy her own computer.
C. Borrow Martha’s computer.
D. Stay home and complete her paper.
4. A. It’s not as hard as expected.
B. It’s too tough for some students.
C. It’s much more difficult than people think.
D. It’s believed to be the hardest optional course.
5. A) Carol decided not to come.B) She met some friends on the road.
C) She missed the bus.D) She was too busy.
6. A. The man has finished Ms assignment.
B. The man is willing to help the woman.
C. The man will drive the woman to school.
D. The man is losing patience with the woman.
7. A. The woman does not want to go to the movies.
B. The man is too tired to go to the movies.
C. The woman wants to go to the movies.
D. The man wants to go out for dinner.
8. A. It closes at four on weekdays.
B. He doesn’t know its business hours.
C. It isn’t open on Sundays.
D. It is open till four on Sundays.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. A. To change his travel plan.B. To arrange a time to pick up his tickets.
C. To reserve a hotel room.D. To make a plane reservation.
10. A. The man can save money by staying an extra night.
B. The man should have called earlier.
C. She needs the man to come into the office.
D. She will mail the tickets to the man.
11. A. FridayB. SaturdayC. SundayD. Monday
12. A. Travel on May 19 as planned.B. Wait for a cheaper fare.
C. Stay an extra day in Atlanta.D. Return on Sunday.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
13. A. She’s unable to attend the study session.
B. She has seen a doctor recently.
C. She’s concerned about medical care.
D. She mentions the need for some medical tests.
14. A To improve the study skills of university students.
B. To suggest changes in the student government.
C. To give people the opportunity to speak with a politician.
D. To discuss graduation requirements for political science majors.
15. A. Tell her what to study for the history test.
B. Write a favorable letter of recommendation.
C. Advise her about how to run an election campaign.
D. Suggest a topic for a research paper.
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. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on passage you have just heard.
16. A. The state laws.A. The church authorities.
C. The local communities.D. The national government.
17. A. Forty percent.B. Seventy percent.
C. Forty five percent.D.Seventy five percent.
18. A. Because students vary in needs.B. Because teaching methods vary greatly.
C. Because schools offer different subjects.D. Because there are different aids at school.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. A. Upstairs.B. A rubbish container.
C. Outside the window.D. Pieces of paper under the bed.
20. A. In the middle of his sleep.B. When he opened the door.
C. Just as he turned off the light.D. After he washed and went to bed.
21. A. He went to work.B. He closed the door.
C. He went to bed again.D. He didn’t go to bed until the next morning.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A. The advantages of traditional surveying methods.
B. Using satellites to communicate with mountain climbers.
C. Obtaining new information about a mountain.
D. Controlling satellites from the top of a mountain.
23. A. To indicate how climbers communicated.
B. To show that climbers enjoyed many comforts.
C. To show that modern telephones work at high altitudes.
D. To emphasize how small some equipment had become.
24. A. Detailed maps from previous studies.
B. Recent advances in technology.
C. Plenty of funding for the study.
D. Experience carrying heavy loads up mountains.
25. A. To carry information that would help determine elevation.
B. To provide accurate weather reports.
C. To relay information from scientists around the world.
D. To indicate which route the mountain climbers should take.
Section C
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 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 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.
Have you ever seen a movie in which a building was burned down or a bridge was (26)______? Have you seen a film in which a train (27)______or a ship sank into the ocean? If so, you may have (28)______how these things could happen without harming the people in the film.
The man who knows the answer is the “special-effect” man. He has one of the most important jobs in the film industry. He may be (29)______to create a flood or to make a battlefield (30)______. But he may also be asked to create a special effect which is much less exciting, (31)______just as important to the success of the film.
In a (32)______for one movie there was a big glass (33)______filled with water in which small fish were swimming. The director of the movie wanted the fish (34)______. Then the director wanted the fish to stop staring and swim away. (35)______
______. It was quite a problem.
The special-effect man thought about this problem for quite a long time. (36) ______
______First he applied electricity to the fish bowl, causing the fish to be absolutely still. Then he rapidly reduced the amount of electricity, allowing the fish to swim away. Thus he got the humorous effect that the director wanted.
第二套四级听力
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 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.
1. A. From upstairs.
B. From next door.
C. From the Nelsons’house.
D. From the back door.
2.A. Talking about sports.
B. Writing up local news.
C. Reading newspapers.
D. Putting up advertisements.
3. A. The woman regrets having worked until midnight.
B. The woman regrets having taken up much of the professor’s time.
C. The woman knows the professor has been busy.
D. The woman knows the professor has run into trouble.
4. A. He has made great progress in his English.
B. He is not very interested in English songs.
C. He is a student of the music department.
D. He is not very enthusiastic about his English lessons.
5.A. It’s worse than 30 years ago.
B. It remains almost the same as before.
C. There are more extremes in the weather.
D. There has been a significant rise in temperature.
6. A. He will return from Paris in two weeks.
B. He is studying French in Paris.
C. He is having a vacation in Paris.
D. He is planning to go back to Paris in a year.
7. A. She read it selectively. B. She went over it chapter by chapter.
C. She read it slowly. D. She finished it at a stretch.
8. A. Priority should be given to listening.
B. It’s most helpful to read English newspapers every day.
C. It’s more effective to combine listening with reading.
D. Reading should come before listing.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. A. To represent his firm C. To have an interview.
B. To pay a social call. D. To service a computer.
10. A. As a valuable employee.C. As an average employee.
B. As an unqualified employee.D. As a troublesome employee.
11. A. Surprised.C. Uncertain.
B. BoredD. Hopeful.
12. A. An employee’s age.C. An employee’s loyalty.
B. An employee’s performance.D. An employee’s length of service.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
13.A. A druggist’s suggestion.C. An advertisement.
B. An article.D. A salesclerk’s comment.
- A. The relationship of purchases made to time spent on shopping.
B. The length of time required for drugstore shopping.
C. The increases in the size and stock for drugstore.
D. The buying of clothing from department stores.
- A. People enjoy shopping in them.
B. People spend little time in them.
C. People are more likely to buy something in them if time is limited.
D. People spend too much time reading articles about quick cures sold in drugstore.
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 questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choice marked A、B、C、and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the center
Passage One
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
- A. That drugs should not be used without doctors’ advice.
B. That drugs and substances are different.
C. That substances should be used in a scientific way.
D. That the misuse of substances is harmful.
17.A. People will become seriously ill.C. They will make people feel tired.
B. People will become dependent on them.D. They will give people headaches.
18.A. They are beneficial for one’s nerves.C. They may make people sick.
B. They are good for social occasions.D. They should be used in a limited way.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19.A. Tow. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
- A. Walk around the apartment for dangerous signs.
B. Check the water and electricity to see if they are working.
C. Make sure there are good locks on all the windows and doors.
D. Talk to other people who rent apartments in the same building.
- A. Deposit some money in a bank.
B. Read the lease carefully and sign it.
C. Ask the landlord for a damage deposit.
D. Sign the contract and pay a security deposit.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
- A. The role of the print media.
B. Television’s effect on the movie industry.
C. The relationships between different media.
D. Radio news as a substitute for newspapers.
- A. People who listen to the radio also buy newspapers.
B. Radio is a substitute for newspapers in people’s homes.
C. Newspapers discourage people from listening to the radio.
D. Many newspaper reporters also work in the radio industry.
- A. Movie attendance increased due to advertising on television.
B. Old motion pictures were often broadcast on television.
C. Television had no effect on movie attendance.
D. Motion picture popularity declined.
- A. To illustrate another effect of television.
B. To demonstrate the importance of televised sports.
C. To explain why television replaced radio broadcasting.
D. To provide an example of something motion pictures can’t present.
Section C
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 26 to 33 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 34 to 36 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.
A language is a signaling system which operates with symbolic vocal sounds and which is used by a group of people for the (26) ______of communication.
Let's look at this (27) ______in more detail because it is language, more than anything else, that (28) ______man from the rest of the animal world.
Other animals, it is true, communicate with one another by means of cries: for example, many birds (29) ______different cries, such as (30) ______of anger, fear and pleasure. But these (31) ______means of communication differ in important ways from human language. For (32) ______, animals' cries do not express (33) ______and feelings clearly. This means, basically, that they lack structure. (34)______
______.
(35) We ______
______.A good illustration of this is a soldier who can say, e.g., “tanks approaching the north", or who can change one word and say “aircraft approaching from the north" or “tanks approaching from the west", but a bird has a single alarm cry, which means “Danger!"
This is why the number of signals that an animal can make is very limited: the great tit (山雀) is a case in point,(36)______
______. It also explains why animal cries are very general in meaning.
第三套四级听力
Section A
1.A)He was late for school on the first day.B)He had a funny face.
C)He was the first person she met at school.D)He liked to show off in class.
2.A) Tony thought the experiment was well done.
B) Tony finished the experiment last night.
C) Tony could not continue the experiment.
D)Tony had expected the experiment to be easier.
3.A) It’s quiet in the restaurant.
B)The restaurant is too far from their school.
C)The price is high in the restaurant.
D)The restaurant serves good food.
4.A)He is going to give a talk on fishing.
B)He thinks fishing is a good way to kill time.
C)He has the same hobby as Susan’s father.
D)He is eager to meet Susan’s parents.
5.A) The woman should confirm her appointment with the doctor.
B) The woman should have seen the doctor earlier.
C) The woman’s headache will go away by itself.
D) The woman has been complaining too much.
6.A) On a busy street. B)In a Hong Kong hotel.
C)At an airport.D)At a booking office.
7.A)In a bank.B)In a school.
C)In a clothing store.D)In a barbershop.
8.A)Mr. Long’ s briefing was unnecessarily long .
B)The woman should have been more attentive.
C)Mr. Long’ s briefing was not relevant to the mission.
D)The woman needn’t have attended the briefing.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. A)The Blacks.B)The whites.
C)The Chinese. D)The Japanese.
10.A)In China town .B) In the northern part of the city.
C) All over the city.D) In JapanTown.
11. A)12,000.B)700,000.
C)50,000.D)20,000.
12. A) He thinks the city is pretty.
B)He likes to talk about it.
C) He travels a lot in the city.
D)He teaches ethnic history at a university.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
13.A) She tried to help newcomers to her country.
B) She wanted to teach English better.
C) She planned to write about the evening school.
D) She was interested in foreigners.
14. A) Reading.B)Grammar.
C)Speaking. D)Writing.
15. A) Have classes. B)Meet his brother.
C)Work in a restaurant. D)See his uncle.
Passage one
16.A) They are kept in open prisons.
B) They are allowed out of the prison grounds.
C) They are ordered to do cooking and cleaning.
D) They are a small portion of the prison population.
17. A) Some of their prisoners are allowed to study or work outside prisons.
B) Most of their prisoners are expected to work.
C) Their prisoners are often sent to special centers for skill training.
D) Their prisoners are allowed freedom to visit their families.
18. A) They are encouraged to do maintenance for the training centre.
B) Most of them get paid for their work.
C) They have to cook their own meals.
D) They can choose to do community work.
Passage Two
19.A) To examine the chemical elements in the Ice Age.
B) To look into the pattern of solar wind activity.
C) To analyze the composition of different trees.
D) To find out the origin of carbon-14 on Earth.
20. A) The lifecycle of trees.B) The number of trees.
C) The intensity of solar burning.D) The quality of air .
21. A) It affects the growth of trees.B) It has been increasing since the Ice Age.
C) It is determined by the chemicals in the air.D) It follows a certain cycle.
Passage Three
22.A) It’s admired worldwide.B) It takes skill.
C) It pays well.D) It’s a full-time job.
23. A) An old lady carrying a handbag on the left.
B) A mother with a baby in her arms.
C) A woman whose bag is hanging in front.
D) A lone female with a handbag at her right side.
24.A) A side pocket of his jacket.B) The top pocket of his jacket.
C) A side pocket of his trousers.D) The back pocket of his tight rousers.
25. A) Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off guard.
B) Hotels and restaurants in southeast London.
C) Airports where people carry a lot of luggage.
D) Theater lobbies with uniformed security guards.
Section C
Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large (26)______. He (27) ______didn’t know how much the car was going to (28) ______American culture. The car made the United States a nation on (29) ______. And it helped make the United States what it is today.