英语四级模拟听力原文1

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Model Test Eight Section A

Directions In this section,

you will hear short conversations and 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 with a single line through the centre

Now let’s begin with the eight short conversations M Look! I’m going to take down those oil paintings and put up new ones on the wall What do you think?

W Why? What’s wrong with them?

They always look splendid in our house

Q What does the woman think about the oil paintings? M You should see the new singing program on TV It is very touching, I think

It is at on every Friday evening W Normally I wouldn’t,

but this time I would as you recommend so strongly

Q What is the woman’s usual attitude towards singing programs? W The snow is going to continue tomorrow I wanted to take you to see the park, but it’s too slippery for that,

and it’s obvious that we can’t walk around to visit the sights in the park that you’ve suggested M Yes It’s a shame

But we’ll wait until we can go

Q What are the two speakers probably going to do? W Do you know Jack is going to Italy next year?

His wealthy aunt has left all her property there for him to heir M What a lucky dog

I wish I could come into a fortune like that Q Why is Jack going to Italy?

W Hey, Tom, were you in the American literature class last week? I was hoping you could tell me

the reading assignment given by Prof Lane M I was hoping to ask you the same question Q What can we learn about the speakers? W Do you have any idea what you want to do

when you finish your study here in the university? M I’m thinking about it these days I’ll consult you if I need your advice Q What does the man mean?

W：I must go to the supermarket this afternoon

It’s the last day it’s open before the New Year’s Day M Sure, we don’t want to be out of food Want a hand?

Q Why is the woman going to the supermarket?

W I’d like to apply for the position you have advertised in the newspaper yesterday Is it still available?

M Sure A good command of English and computing is a must as far as the position is concerned Q What can we learn from the conversation? Now you'll hear the two long conversations Conversation One

W What’s your plan for the interior

decoration of the house we are living in? M What should come first?

We should list the materials and tools we need to buy first W As far as the shopping list is concerned, I think we can get everything we need to fix up the house in one trip

Then it won’t bother us to purchase again What do you think? M We can try

It seems like everybody had the same thought

when they woke up this morning go to the home improvement store! W Yeah, it will be a little bit crowded,

but I still think we can get all we need today M In order to do that,

I think we need to split up

Let’s look at our list and divide it up

W Okay, we need to get some wiring to install the new lights I’ll go to the electrical department for that M All right

We need wood for the new fence,

so I’ll go to the building materials department

W What about the pipes and fixtures we need for the bathroom? Can you go to the piping department for those,

while I go to the hardware department for the tools? M Okay, I can do that,

but aren’t you feeling tired already? I know I am

Don’t you think we should have a rest after doing those? W Come on

How are we supposed to be weekend fighters if we can’t even do some simple shopping?

We’ll meet in the garden department afterwards, Okay?

M Whatever you say W Ready, set, go!

Questions to are based on the conversation you have just heard

What should the two speakers do first? What do they hope to do today?

What do we know about their shopping plan? What is the man’s attitude towards the woman’s arrangement? Conversation Two

W Wow, it’s freezing in here!

Why is the air conditioner still on? What’s the matter?

M I turned it on just now

I just finished my morning exercising as usual and I’m sweating like a pig

W That’s no reason to turn the air conditioner on full blast! I’m cold

I’m turning on the heat for a little while Otherwise, I cannot finish doing the housework before going to work M Are you crazy? It’s ℉ outside!

W I’m no crazier than you are

How come you can turn on the air conditioner and I can’t turn on the heat?

M I only turned on the air conditioner

because it’s so humid outside,

and it was taking a long time for me to cool down If you’re cold,

we should just open the windows and doors, and we’ll get some fresh air in here It’ll heat up again pretty quickly W What should I do in the meantime?

Put on my winter coat or crawl under the covers? M No need to do that Calm down

Just go sit outside and wait

I’ll do something to make both of us comfortable I’ll get myself a glass of iced tea and I’ll get you a cup of hot tea How does that sound? W That sounds OK

Leave it to you to come up with the best idea of the day! What about the housework? M Take it easy

We’ll do it together as we newly got married! Questions to are based on the conversation you have just heard

Why is the man feeling so hot in the morning? What’s the weather like today? What will the man do for the woman? Section B

Directions In this section, you will hear 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 with a single line through the centre Passage One

Sixty parents of youth athletes, aged to ,

were interviewed in Minneapolis and its suburbs It was found that parents brought post-game snacks for the team

The snacks typically included such items as candy,

ice cream, pizza, cheese, chips

It was also quite normal for the parents

to stop at fast-food restaurants like McDonald’s and Dairy Queen or grab a hot dog

and a sugary sports drink at the snack bar during a meet For growing teenagers,

a big meal after a tough game or race is necessary to supplement the body And since they burn a lot of calories,

they also need a fair amount of fat and protein

An active teenage boy requires about calories a day and an active teenage girl about calories Younger children require anywhere from to calories a day Problems can arise,

though, when young athletes are taking in calories after games

Very young athletes may be particularly prone to excess intake Actually, they don’t exercise as much, and they don’t grow as much,

they don’t need to be eating every two hours The calories they take in are much more than they burn and do no good to their body So parents are encouraged to pack healthy meals for their children so they can avoid fast food,

and to leave fruit out and readily available in the kitchen Schools and sports teams should also provide and encourage healthier options, including whole grains and nuts and other healthy protein sources, like lean meats and seafood

Questions to are based on the passage you have just heard

What do we know about the parents of youth athletes? What do we know about the calorie intake of children? What problem may arise if young athletes take in too much calories after games?

What is the suggestion given by the speaker about teenagers? Passage Two

About years ago,

the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a kind of writing They drew simple pictures or signs

to represent things and ideas,

and also to represent the sounds of their language The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet The Egyptians used to record information and

to tell stories by putting picture writing and pictures together When an important person died,

scenes and stories from his life were painted on the walls of the place where he was buried

Some of these pictures are like modern comic strip stories It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip But, for the Egyptians,

pictures still had magic power

So they did not try to make their way of writing simple The ordinary people could not understand it By the year BC,

people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing The signs they used were very easy to write,

and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system This was because each sign, or letter,

represented only one sound in their language The Greeks developed this system and formed the letters of the Greek alphabet The Romans copied the idea,

and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world These days, we can write down a story, or record information, without using pictures

But we still need pictures of all kinds drawing, photographs, signs and diagrams

Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily, and they can make a story much more interesting Questions to are based on the passage you have just heard

What did the Egyptians draw simple pictures for? What do we know about Egyptians’ way of writing? Which alphabet is used worldwide?

Passage Three

Human beings have used tools for a very long time In some parts of the world you can still

find tools that people used more than two million years ago They made these tools by hitting one stone against another In this way,

they broke off pieces from one of the stones

These chips of stone were usually sharp on one side

People used them for cutting meat and skin from dead animals, and also for making other tools out of wood Tools helped people to get food more easily

Working with tools also helped to develop human intelligence The human brain grew bigger,

and human beings began to invent more and more tools and machines

The stone chip was one of the first tools that people used Some scientists say that it is the key to success of mankind Since ,

a new kind of tool has appeared

That is, the silicon chip—a little chip of silicon crystal It is smaller than a fingernail,

but it can store more than a million “bits” of information It is an electronic brain

Every year these chips get cleverer, but their size gets smaller, and their cost gets less They are used in watches,

calculators and intelligent machines that we can use in many ways

In the future we will not need to work with tools in the old way Human beings used stone chips for more than two million years,

but human life changed very little in that time We have used silicon chips for only a few years, but life is changing faster every day Questions to are based on the passage

you have just heard

How did early human beings make tools two million years ago?

Why is the stone chip thought to be an important tool?

What is the future like according to the speaker?

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 with the exact words you have just heard

Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written Now listen to the passage

Accomplished teachers of world languages

are keenly aware that young people learn in various ways They use their knowledge of child

in designing and providing appropriate instruction to their students

They recognize and make professional accommodations for variations in students’ age levels, cognitive, physical, and motor development, gender, multiple intelligences, and learning styles

Attitude also plays an important role in student success

Students with low self-esteem or little confidence about their ability to learn another language

might benefit from extra encouragement from the teacher Of course, all students can benefit from positive teacher feedback

Teachers might have students work in groups so that they can also benefit from the help and positive reinforcement of their peers Students who are motivated and confident might work well independently, using computer software

Those who teach young children know

the importance of working at concrete levels; students might learn to tell time

as they manipulate individual student clocks, or learn children’s songs while using hand and body movements As for mature students,

teachers need to provide more abstract and analytical challenges Teachers should be aware

that personalizing the language experience is helpful to students because many students

will talk readily about themselves and their experiences Teachers recognize

that providing learning experiences in the affective field

by encouraging open-ended personal expression

is a valuable way of enhancing students’ cognitive ability, cultural understanding, and linguistic proficiency

Teachers provide a range of meaningful,

interesting, and personally relevant instruction for students at all levels of development or ability Now the passage will be read again

Now the passage will be read for the third time This is the end of listening comprehension

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