最新英语四级模拟听力3

Listening Comprehension（3）
Section A
Directions:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations; 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 1 with a single line through the center.
11. 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.
12. A) Tony should continue taking the course.
B) She approves of Tony’s decision.
C) Tony can choose another science course.
D) She can’t meet Tony so early in the morning.
13. A) She has to study for the exam.
B) She is particularly interested in plays.
C) She’s eager to watch the new play.
D) She can lend her notes to the man.
14. A) They will be replaced by on-line education sooner or later.
B) They will attract fewer kids as on-line education expands.
C) They will continue to exist along with on-line education.
D) They will limit their teaching to certain subjects only.
15. A) Most students would like to work for a newspaper.
B) Most students find a job by reading advertisements.
C) Most students find it hard to get a job after they graduate.
D) Most students don’t want jobs advertised in the newspapers.
16. A) Move the washing machine to the basement.
B) Turn the basement into a workshop.
C) Repair the washing machine.
D) Finish his assignment.
17. A) Some students at the back cannot hear the professor.
B) The professor has changed his reading assignment.
C) Some of the students are not on the professor’s list.
D) The professor has brought extra copies of his assignment.
18. A) She doesn’t want to talk about the contest.
B) She’s modest about her success in the contest.
C) She’s spent two years studying English in Canada.
D) She’s very proud of her success in the speech con test.
Question19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) The man shows off his new sweater.
B) The man complains about the salesman.
C) The woman teaches him how to stand up to the salesman.
C) They discuss who is good at shopping.
20. A) Because the one he likes doesn’t suit him.
B) Because this sweater is on special.
C) Because this sweater is the most fashionable one.
D) Because he is tricked by the salesman.
21. A) Bright B) High-necked C) Long-sleeved D) Patternless
22. A) The man should send his wife to go shopping next time.
B) The man\s wife has the final decision.
C) The man should learn to turn down the salesman.
D) The man’s wife should sell something to the salesman.
Question 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A) He is sad to have lost his job.
B) He totally supports the woman’s choice.
C) He insists that the woman major in business.
D) He doesn’t believe in his wife.
24. A) Because he is out of employment.
B) Because he lets the woman down.
C) Because he has to delay the woman’s study.
D) Because the woman chooses the wrong major.
25. A) In their home B) In the school
C) At a grocery D) On the telephone
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 1 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Question 26 to 29 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
26. A) A car outside the supermarket
B) A car at the bottom of the hill
C) Paul’s car
D) The sports car
27. A) Inside the car B) At the foot of the hill
C) In the garage D) In the supermarket
28. A) The driver of the sports car
B) The two girls inside the car
C) The man standing nearby
D) The salesman from London
29. A) Nobody B) The two girls C) The bus driver D) Paul
Passage Two
Question 30 to 32 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
30. A) His friend gave him the wrong key.
B) He didn’t know where the back door was.
C) He couldn’t find the key to his mailbox.
D) It was too dark to put the key in the lock.
31. A) It was getting dark.
B) He was afraid of being blamed by his friend.
C) The birds might have flown away.
D) His friend would arrive any time.
32. A) he looked silly with only one leg inside the window.
B) he knew the policeman wouldn’t believe him.
C) The torchlight made him look very foolish.
D) He realized that he had made a mistake.
Passage Three
Question 33 to 35 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
33. A) The threat of poisonous desert animals and plants.
B) The exhaustion of energy resources.
C) The destruction of oil wells.
D) The spread of the black powder from the fires.
34. A) The underground oil resources have not been affected.
B) Most of the desert animals and plants have managed to survive.
C) The oil lakes soon dried up and stopped evaporating.
D) The underground water resources have not been polluted.
35. A) To restore the normal production of the oil wells.
B) To estimate the losses caused by the fires.
C) To remove the oil left in the desert.
D) To use the oil left in the oil lakes.
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.
According to a new study, a major ingredient to taking the pain out of a stressful day at work is a supportive partner at home. It may not seem like a groundbreaking conclusion but the study is the first to __36__ the effects that a sympathetic car can have at home and at work.
They found that highly stressed employees had a 25 percent higher level of concentration levels if they had a 37 home life. They were also 33 percent more likely to have positive 38 with colleagues, and a 20 percent higher level of job satisfaction.
__39__ studies have linked work-related stress to __40__ mental and physical illnesses, such as 41 and obesity. But this study shows how stress can be a vicious circle-adversely affecting the way employees perform at work, which can __42__ even more workplace stress.
One expert said the mental and physical wellbeing of employees were __43__ if they came to work still stressed from the day be fore. He said: “When you’re still angry or upset from yesterday’s stress, your workday will likely go in only one direction--- dow n.”
And there were obvious benefits at home as well. Employees with strong home support were 25 percent lesslikely to suffer from after-work 44 . Having an awareness of a partner's daily work demands--such asdeadlines, a lack of adequate resources and bad bosses--could ensure that 45 always communicated, and apartner could see when their loved one was underplaying or exaggerating a problem.。