郑航2012.12⼤学英语四级---听⼒专项（ModelTest6）
2012年12⽉英语四级听⼒ 专项Model Test 6
Listening Comprehension (35minutes)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 thecentre. 11. A) It started to rain when she was at the beach.
B) She’d like the man to go to the beach with her. C) The forecast calls for more rains tomorrow. D) She won’t go to the beachtomorr ow if it rains. 12. A) She finds reading the newspaper rarely pleasurable.
B) She prefers reading the newspaper when she gets the time. C) She enjoys reading fiction but rarely get the time. D) Shelikes reading rare books for pleasure. 13. A) He will change his original plan at once. B) He will attend both the party anddinner.
C) He regrets that he won’t go to the dinner.
D) He wouldn’t like to attend his brother’s birthday party. 14. A) The man is always too careless.B) The man doesn’t know they are on the desk.
C) The man’s assistant often puts things in improper places. D) The man’s assistant doesn’t tell the man clearly. 15. A) Go fora walk alone the lake.
B) Speak before the class. C) Enjoy the sunshine.D) Prepare the presentation.
16. A) He’s already finished the program. B) He doesn’t have interest in the program. C) He doesn’t know the nurse.
D) He’d like to get additional information. 17. A) In a hotel.B) In a shopping center.C) At an office. D) In a hospital.
18. A) Student life is supposed to be difficult.B) Good grades take some sacrifice.
C) Good grades are easy to get. D) Her grades are improved.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. A) He went to visit his friends in Pennsylvania.B) He went out on a picnic. C) He went to a concert.
D) He went to a formal dinner.
20. A) People like to amuse themselves with their own entertainment.B) People do not like public entertainment.C) It is not much fun living in a small town.
D) There is not much public entertainment in a small town. 21. A) Picnic. B) Potluck.C) Informal meals.D) Formal meals.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. A) She has too few holidays.B) She needs to deal with different people. C) It’s sometimes dangerous to drive at nightD) She has to work when the weather is bad. 23. A) Seeing interesting buildings in the city.B) Being able to enjoy the world. C) Driving in unsettled weather.D) Taking long drives outside the city. 24. A) Rather difficult to please.B) Rude to women drivers.
C) Talkative and generous with tips. D) Different in personality. 25. A) She complains a lot.B) She plans to quit her job.
C) She is often criticized by her consumers. D) She is very familiar with the city.Section B
Directions: In this section you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both thepassage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from thefour choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through thecentre. Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26. A) Buildings that are environment-friendly.B) Buildings covered with green plants. C) Buildings painted green.D) Buildings with green house effect. 27. A) Draining wild habitats.B) Making use of the developed land.
C) Clearing the ground in a forest. D) Developing new land.28. A) Because they do not move into a green building.B) Because they fail to move into a green building.
C) Because they think that solar panels still cost too much. D) Because they find it more costly to live in a green building.Passage T wo
Questions 29 to 31 are based as the passage you have just heard. 29. A) They ran a high fever.
B) They died from excessive bleeding. C) Their nervous system was damaged. D) They suffered from heart-attack. 30. A)Through food.
B) Through air.
C) Through animal. D) Through body fluids.
31. A) To see what happened to the survivors of the outbreak.
B) To study animals that can also get infected with the disease. C) To find out where the virus originates.D) To look for the plants that could cure the disease. Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 32. A) The advantage of traditional surveying methods.B) Using satellites to communicate with mountain climbers. C) Obtaining new information about a mountain. D) Controllingsatellites from the top of a mountain. 33. A) To indicate how climbers communicated.B) To show that climbers enjoy many comforts.
C) To show that modern telephones work at high attitudes. D) To emphasize how small some equipment had become. 34. 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.
35. A) To carry information that would help determine elevation.B) To provide accurate weather report.
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 listencarefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numberedfrom 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in themissing information. For these blanks you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main pointsin your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
Geography is the study of the (36) between people and the land. Geographers compare and (37) various places on the earth.But they also go beyond the (38) places and consider the earth as a whole. The word geography (39) from two Greek words:ge，the Greek word for \"earth\" and graphein, which means \"to write\". The English (40) geography means \"to describe theearth\". Some geography books focus on a small area like a town or city. Others deal with a state, a region, a nation, or anentire (41) . Many geography books deal with the whole earth. Another way to (42) the study of geography is the (43)between physical geography and cultural geography. The former focuses on the natural world; the latter (44)But when geography is considered as a single subject, neither branch can neglect the other.(45) . If all places were alike, there would be little need for geographers.However, (46)
Geography, then, is a point of view, a special way of looking at places.