大学英语四级听力专项+模拟测试答案unit3

Unit 3
1~5 BCDBD 6~10 ACADC 11~15 BBCAC 16~20 DCADC 21~25 ADCAB 26~30 CDCBA Dictation 3-1
Last week the sun shone and it got quite hot. I decided to put on my light grey summer trousers. But I got a shock. I could not put them on. They were too small. It is possible that they got smaller during the winter, but I do not think so. I am afraid I got bigger. So I am going to eat less and I am going to take more exercise.
I am definitely going to lose some weight.
Dictation 3-2
Everything changes. Once a lot of people went to the cinema to see silent films. Then when talking pictures started nobody wanted to see silent films any more. But people still went to the cinema and everybody knew the names of all the great film stars. Now we have television. People sit at home night after night watching their favorite programs. But what is going to happen to the cinema?
Dictation 3-3
Dear Mr. Scott,
Thank you for your letter of 15th January. You say that you telephoned our office five times in two days and did not receive a reply.
I am sorry about this, but we have had problems with our telephone.
Dictation 3-4
I have a watch. It is a Swiss watch. It is not new and my friends are sometimes
a little rude about it. They tell me to buy a new one. But I do not want a new one.
I am very happy with my old watch. Last week it stopped. So I took it to the shop.
I did not ask for an estimate. Today I went to get it. Do you know how much I had to pay? Five pounds. Five pounds just for cleaning a watch.
Dictation 3-5
Have you ever thought what it is like to be one of those beautiful girls that you see on the front of fashion magazines? They meet interesting people, they travel to exciting places, and sometimes they make a lot of money. But they have to work hard. They often have to get up very early in the morning, and of course they have to be very careful about what they eat.
UNIT 3
This is the VOA Special English Health Report.
A panic attack is a sudden feeling of terror. Usually it does not last long, but it may feel like forever.
The cause can be something as normally uneventful as driving over a bridge or flying in an airplane. And it can happen even if the person has driven over many bridges or flown many times before.
A fast heartbeat. Sweaty hands. Difficulty breathing. A lightheaded feeling. At first a person may have no idea what is wrong. But these can all be signs of what is known as panic disorder. The first appearance usually is between the ages of eighteen and twenty-four. In some cases it develops after a tragedy, like the death of a loved one, or some other difficult situation.
In the United States, the National Institute of Mental Health says more than two million people are affected in any one-year period.
The American Psychological Association says panic disorder is two times more likely in women than men. And it can last anywhere from a few months to a lifetime.
Panic attacks can be dangerous -- for example, if a person is driving at the time. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the state of Maryland is so long and so high over the water, it is famous for scaring motorists. There is even a driver assistance program to help people get across.
Test 3
1—5 BACAC 6—10 ADDCC 11—15 ACBDD 16—20 BACAB
21—25 CBDCD
26. believed 27. Speaking 28. intense 29. responsible 30. stressed
31. bombings 32. district 33. exploded
34. A third bomb on another underground train tore a hole through a tunnel wall
35. The attacks were timed to cause maximum disruption during the morning rush hour.
36. with the underground network still shut down the city’s workers are faced with
a long walk home.
TEST 3
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 center.
1. M: Hi, Jane. Do you have some change? I have to make
a call on the pay phone.
W: Pay phone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are. Q: What will the man most probably do?
2. M: I need to go out. Is it still raining?
W: Yes, but it’s starting to let up a little.
Q: What does the woman mean?
3. W: There are only a few drops left in the can. I guess
we’ll have to buy some in the
morning.
M: Well, we can finish up this job tomorrow. Let’s just wash out our brushes for now.
Q: What will they probably buy in the morning?
4. M: I’d like to have some flowers delivered to Peace Hospital.
W: Certainly. If you step over here, I’ll show you some arrangements.
Q: What is the man going to do?
5. M: Has George returned from Europe yet?
W: Yes, but he had been only here for three days before his company sent him to America.
Q: Where is George now?
6. M: Why didn’t you stop when we first signaled?
W: I’m sorry. Will I have to pay a fine?
Q: What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?
7. W: If I buy some plants for the house, will you water them for me while I’m on holiday?
M: Sure I will, if you water mine while I’m on vacation. Q: What will the man do for the woman?
8. M: How are your piano lessons going?
W: Very well. My teacher thinks I’m making progress.
And I find the lessons well-worth the time and
effort.
Q: What does the woman think of her piano lessons?
Now you will hear two long conversations.
Conversation One
M: Excuse me. Have you been waiting long?
W: About ten minutes.
M: Did you notice whether the number seven bus has gone by? W: Not while I’ve been standing here. I’m waiting for the number seven myself.
M: Good. Ho t today, isn’t it?
W: Yes, it is. I wish that it would rain and cool off. M: Me too. This is unusual for March. I don’t remember it ever being so hot and dry in March before.
W: You’re from Florida then.
M: Not really. I was born in New York, but I’ve lived here for ten years now.
W: My mother and I have just moved here from Indiana. M: Pretty cold in Indiana, isn’t it?
W: Yes. That’s why we moved. But we didn’t know that it would be so hot here. We should have gone to California.
Do you think that we’ve missed the bus?
M: N o. It’s always a little late.
W: It is twenty to one, but my watch is a little fast. M: Don’t worry. It never comes exactly on the half-hour like it should.
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. What is the woman doing?
10. According to the conversation, what kind of weather is usual for March?
11. Where does this conversation take place?
12. How often is the bus scheduled to pass their stop?
Conversation Two
W: Just a few years ago this city established what is called the Telephone Reassurance Service. It was set up by a volunteer group of people to ring up elderly or handi-capped persons who live alone, to check on whether they are all right and to help cheer them up.
M: That sounds like a good idea.
W: Well, they had a 97-year-old woman on television to publicize the project. She lived alone and had never been out of the state she was born in. Although she had relatives, nobody seemed to know what had happened to them.
M: You say the service has been going for a few years? W: I think it’s five, but it might even be ten years, and now it has about one thousand volunteers and they keep in daily touch with more than twelve hundred people, mostly senior citizens.
M: It must be frightening to be old and alone and have no one who has any interest in you.
W: The service made its millionth call recently. The volunteer calls once a day and if no one answers, another
call is made in about an hour. If there is still no answer, a call is placed to a neighbor or to someone who can check to see if the person is all right. The project is supported twenty percent by federal funds and the rest by donations. The volunteers now go through an instruction course before beginning the calls.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
13. To what extent has the Telephone Reassurance Service now developed?
14. How was the Telephone Reassurance Service publicized?
15. What is told about the operation of the Telephone Reassurance Service?
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. Passage One
Religious and private schools receive little or no support from public taxes in the United States. As a result, they are more expensive to attend. The religious schools in America are usually run by churches. Therefore they tend to be less expensive than private schools. When there is free education available to all children in the United States, why do people spend money on private schools? Americans offer a great variety of reasons for doing so. Some parents send their children to private schools because the classes there are usually smaller. In their opinion the public schools in their area are not of high quality to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States range widely in size and quality, and they offer all kinds of programs to meet the needs of certain students.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. Why is it usually expensive to attend religious and private schools?
17. Who usually runs religious schools in the United States?
18. What is one of the reasons for people to send their children to private schools?
Passage Two
Now research from Australia shows that pets are good for your health. The findings of this new study suggest that people who have pets are at less risk from heart disease than those who do not.
The new research was carried out over three years and examined 6,000 people. They took tests that measured a variety of different factors known to be involved in heart disease —blood pressure and blood levels. Also, people were asked about their lifestyles. The 800 people who owned pets had low levels on each of the factors measured than
those who did not own pets. The study also showed that it did not matter what kind of pet was owned—a cat was as good as a dog—so the benefits could not be attributed to the exercises involved in walking a dog.
The question is just how pets manage to make their owners more healthier. The obvious answer is that they make their owners feel more relaxed and happy. The Australian scientists who organized this study commented that if a new drug was available that was as effective as simply having a pet, then this drug would undoubtedly be considered a breakthrough in the control of heart disease.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What conclusion was drawn from the new research done in Australia?
20. Which of the following factors was not measured in the research?
21. According to the talk, which of the following statements is true?
Passage Three
Here is an announcement on a university radio station.
The Central State University School of Engineering invites you to go fly a kite—that is, once you’ve designed it. This weekend, the Third Annual Kite Competition will take place. Building a kite poses a number of engineering problems. And we want to see how you solve them. As in the two previous years, there are lots of prizes. There will be prizes for the kite with the largest surface area and for the kite with the smallest; for the kite that can lift the heaviest load and for the kite made from the most unusual material; there’s even one for the funniest kite. Of course, all winning kites must be working models; you must be able to fly them at least 100 feet in the air. You don’t have to be an engineering student to compete— all interested students at Central State are invited to enter. Preliminary events take place on Saturday in the Commons south of the Engineering Tower. Final events will be held at the stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just
heard.
22. According to the speaker, how many times has the kite competition been held before this year?
23. Which of the following would win a prize in the kite competition?
24. According to the speaker, who is eligible to enter the competition?
25. According to the speaker, when and where will the final portion of the competition be held?
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 for its general idea. Then
listen to the passage again. 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 the
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.
Police in London have warned people to remain cautious following the bomb attacks during Thursday morning’s rush hour on the city’s tran sport system. The attacks are (26) believed to have killed at least fifty people and injured around seven hundred more.
(27) Speaking on television just hours after the attacks, the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, promised an (28) intense investigation by the police and security services to track down those (29) responsible. Mr. Blair also said he knew those behind the attacks had acted in the name of Islam but he (30) stressed that the overwhelming majority of Muslims abhorred (憎恨) the (31) bombings as much as he did.
The first attack came just before nine in the morning on a train close to the main station in the city’s financial (32) district; minutes later the worst incident occurred: a bomb (33) exploded in a deep underground line, killing more than twenty people. (34) A third bomb on another underground train tore a hole through a tunnel wall, throwing debris onto a nearby track and involving a further two trains. The fourth explosion ripped the roof off a bus.
(35) The attacks were timed to cause maximum disruption during the morning rush hour, and (36) with the underground network still shut down the city’s workers are faced with a long walk home.
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