英语专业四级考试全真模拟试卷十（1）（2）

D. Everyone’s inside for a short time. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Questions 17 to 19 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 17. The agreement comes on the first day of renewed peace talks between all sides in the____ civil war. A. ten yearB. eight year C. eleven yearD. twenty year 18. Last November’s cease-fire____. A. allowed 12,000 UN peacekeepers to deploy throughout the country B. set a timetable for disarmament C. agreed to evacuate all UN peacekeepers D. resulted in a united government 19. The rebels have funded much of their war effort through____. A. oil export B. foreign aid C. illicit diamond trading D. robbing natives Questions 20 to 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item,you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 20. Brazil’s energy minister says the country is on the verge of an energy crisis that____. A. will force Brazil to undergo rationing and blackouts beginning next month B. will force Brazil to increase investment in the energy sector C. will force Brazil to build more reservoirs to keep up with growing demand for electricity D. will force Brazil to import more energy resources from other countries 21. The rationing aiming at reducing electricity consumption by 20 percent couldlast until____. A. JuneB. JulyC. NovemberD. October 22. Energy Minister Jose Jorge blamed the situation on. A. a lack of enough reservoirs that supply water to power hydroelectric stations B. a lack of strong government support C. overconsumption of citizens D. a lack of rain during the rainy season Question 23 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news. 23. Which of the following statements is true? A. Half of the American workers have promised to buy a new plane for the Delta Airlines. B. The workers of Delta Airlines have promised to pay half the money for a new plane. C. Half of the workers of Delta Airlines have promised to help buy a new plane for their company.
SECTION B CONVERSATION In this section, you will hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions. 9. What kind of weather are they having? A. Warm.B. Cold.C. Hot.D. Mild. 10. What does Joe suggest? A. They’ll have to get some more paint. B. They should get someone to help them. C. They shouldn’t delay any longer. D. They don’t have to paint the room again. 11. What can we learn from this conversation? A. Saturday afternoon was his busy hours. B. The man won’t be able to enjoy a long siesta. C. Mr. Smith is an old friend of his. D. He wanted to take a long siesta after lunch nap. 12. Where does this conversation probably take place? A. At a moБайду номын сангаасie theatre.B. At a cafeteria. C. At a supermarket.D. At a laundry. 13. Why is the man leaving? A. Because he doesn’t like this company. B. Because he feels safer in another company. C. Because he thinks his job is rather boring. D. Because he has found a better paid job. 14. What does the woman imply? A. She has finished only one step. B. The decorating is being done gradually. C. It’s time for the work to be finished. D. She doesn’t have any more time for decorating. 15.What did the farmers raise on the farm? A. Cows and pigs.B. Chickens and pigs. C. Chickens and bees.D. Cows and bees. 16. What does the man mean? A. He sometimes considers changing majors. B. Most people frequently change their minds. C. He rearranged his artwork a while ago.
D. Half of the workers of Delta Airlines have bought a new plane for the company. Questions 24 and 25 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 24. German court has sentenced a suspected former terrorist to nine years in prison for her part in the failed 1988 bombing a____ disco. A. SpanishB. German C. AmericanD. Swedish 25. Andrea Klump admitted ____. A. she was a member of the ultra-left Red Army B. the now defunct group was behind the attack C. she was accompanied by Red Army Faction member Horst Ludwig Meyer D. her involvement in the bombing