2011年12月英语四级全真预测试卷及答案(2)
Part ⅢListening Comprehension(35 minutes)
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 the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11. A) In a post office. B) In an apartment.
C) In a department store. D) In a drug store.
12. A) To go to the shops. B) To lend him her umbrella.
C) To say sorry to him. D) To buy a pen for him.
13. A) These watches are made in Switzerland. B) These watches are newly made.
C) Most people can afford these watches. D) No one would like to live here.
14. A) She takes it as a kind of exercise. B) She wants to save money.
C) She loves doing anything that is new. D) Her office isn’t very far away.
15. A) Shop assistant. B) A telephone operator.
C) A waitress. D) A clerk.
16. A) She doesn’t look as young as she did ten years ago.
B) She has not changed at all.
C) She wears glasses and has short hair.
D) She wears long hair and no longer has glasses.
17. A) At 8∶00. B) At 7∶20. C) At 7∶30. D) At 7∶13.
18. A) Because he would graduate from a school.
B) Because he wanted to enter a university.
C) Because he was sure he would get the highest score.
D) Because he was looking for a job.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) Because her parents love her very much.
B) Because her parents never force her to do anything she doesn’t want to do.
C) Because she is allowed to have her career.
D) Because she has too much freedom.
20. A) She didn’t need her parents’ money any more.
B) She begins to get on well with her parents.
C) She always stayed with her parents.
D) She rented a government house and lived alone.
21. A) They allowed him to come to England immediately.
B) They thought he should go abroad as a child.
C) They were reluctant until their son persuaded them.
D) They tried to control his English study.
22. A) The two speakers are from different countries.
B) The man gets along very well with his parents.
C) British parents never interfere with their children.
D) The man doesn’t like his parents at all.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) He failed in a power test yesterday.
B) He never expected himself to be happy.
C) It was because of his father’s foot.
D) He missed about 30 minutes of a program.
24. A) His mother’s use of the washing machine.
B) His father’turning on the microwave oven.
C) His long hours of watching TV.
D) The switch on of two air-conditioners.
25. A) Not use any electric appliances any more.
B) Take part in a basketball final.
C) Ask his neighbor to check the power.
D) Watch a ball game television.
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 the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) Coins. B) Salt. C) Animals. D) Cows.
27. A) Romans. B) Americans. C) Indians. D) Chinese.
28. A) Today most coins are round.
B) Things highly valued by everybody could serve as money among primitive people.
C) We know very little about money.
D) How coins came into use.Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) Milly was probably her secret sweetheart.
B) The farmer was threatening her.
C) She was curious about who Milly was.
D) She was a doctor.
30. A) It was raining. B) It was clear.
C) It was snowing. D) It was cloudy.
31. A) The farmer’s secret sweetheart. B) The farmer’s mother.
C) The farmer’s wife. D) The farmer’s sister.Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A) Original paintings.
B) Art books.
C) Reproductions of famous paintings.
D) Handicrafts.
33. A) A method of making toys.
B) A new library system for children.
C) A method of selling toys.
D) A new library system for adults.
34. A) A toy library.
B) A science library.
C) An art library.
D) A record library.
35. A) Books to read.
B) Paintings.
C) A place to receive education.
D) A place to meet and play with other children.
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 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.
The automobile has many advantages. Above all ,it (36) people freedom to go where they want to go when they want to go there. To most people, cars are also personal (37)
machines that serve as (38) of power, success, speed, excitement, and (39) . In (40) , much of the world’s economy is built on producing vehicles and supplying roads, services, and repairs of vehicles. Half of the world’s paychecks are (41) .
In spite of their advantages, motor vehicles have many harmful effects on human lives and on air, water, land and wildlife resources. Though we (42) to deny it, (43) in cars is one of the most dangerous things we do in our daily lives.
Every year, (44) ,and they injure or permanently disable ten million more.(45) .
Motor vehicles are the largest sources of air pollution, producing a haze of smog over the world’s cities.(46) .
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 the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
11. A) In a post office. B) In an apartment.
C) In a department store. D) In a drug store.
12. A) To go to the shops. B) To lend him her umbrella.
C) To say sorry to him. D) To buy a pen for him.
13. A) These watches are made in Switzerland. B) These watches are newly made.
C) Most people can afford these watches. D) No one would like to live here.
14. A) She takes it as a kind of exercise. B) She wants to save money.
C) She loves doing anything that is new. D) Her office isn’t very far away.
15. A) Shop assistant. B) A telephone operator.
C) A waitress. D) A clerk.
16. A) She doesn’t look as young as she did ten years ago.
B) She has not changed at all.
C) She wears glasses and has short hair.
D) She wears long hair and no longer has glasses.
17. A) At 8∶00. B) At 7∶20. C) At 7∶30. D) At 7∶13.
18. A) Because he would graduate from a school.
B) Because he wanted to enter a university.
C) Because he was sure he would get the highest score.
D) Because he was looking for a job.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) Because her parents love her very much.
B) Because her parents never force her to do anything she doesn’t want to do.
C) Because she is allowed to have her career.
D) Because she has too much freedom.
20. A) She didn’t need her parents’ money any more.
B) She begins to get on well with her parents.
C) She always stayed with her parents.
D) She rented a government house and lived alone.
21. A) They allowed him to come to England immediately.
B) They thought he should go abroad as a child.
C) They were reluctant until their son persuaded them.
D) They tried to control his English study.
22. A) The two speakers are from different countries.
B) The man gets along very well with his parents.
C) British parents never interfere with their children.
D) The man doesn’t like his parents at all.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) He failed in a power test yesterday.
B) He never expected himself to be happy.
C) It was because of his father’s foot.
D) He missed about 30 minutes of a program.
24. A) His mother’s use of the washing machine.
B) His father’turning on the microwave oven.
C) His long hours of watching TV.
D) The switch on of two air-conditioners.
25. A) Not use any electric appliances any more.
B) Take part in a basketball final.
C) Ask his neighbor to check the power.
D) Watch a ball game television.
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 the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A) Coins. B) Salt. C) Animals. D) Cows.
27. A) Romans. B) Americans. C) Indians. D) Chinese.
28. A) Today most coins are round.
B) Things highly valued by everybody could serve as money among primitive people.
C) We know very little about money.
D) How coins came into use.Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A) Milly was probably her secret sweetheart.
B) The farmer was threatening her.
C) She was curious about who Milly was.
D) She was a doctor.
30. A) It was raining. B) It was clear.
C) It was snowing. D) It was cloudy.
31. A) The farmer’s secret sweetheart. B) The farmer’s mother.
C) The farmer’s wife. D) The farmer’s sister.Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A) Original paintings.
B) Art books.
C) Reproductions of famous paintings.
D) Handicrafts.
33. A) A method of making toys.
B) A new library system for children.
C) A method of selling toys.
D) A new library system for adults.
34. A) A toy library.
B) A science library.
C) An art library.
D) A record library.
35. A) Books to read.
B) Paintings.
C) A place to receive education.
D) A place to meet and play with other children.
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 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.
The automobile has many advantages. Above all ,it (36) people freedom to go where they want to go when they want to go there. To most people, cars are also personal (37)
machines that serve as (38) of power, success, speed, excitement, and (39) . In (40) , much of the world’s economy is built on producing vehicles and supplying roads, services, and repairs of vehicles. Half of the world’s paychecks are (41) .
In spite of their advantages, motor vehicles have many harmful effects on human lives and on air, water, land and wildlife resources. Though we (42) to deny it, (43) in cars is one of the most dangerous things we do in our daily lives.
Every year, (44) ,and they injure or permanently disable ten million more.(45) .
Motor vehicles are the largest sources of air pollution, producing a haze of smog over the world’s cities.(46) .
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