新东方四级听力特训20套题第十六套

Unit 16

Section A

1 A Go to dinner with the man B Meet Professor Smith immediately

C Work on her report

D Go to the laboratory

2 A Use the woman’s phone. B Pay the phone bill

C Look for a phone nearby.

D Write on the desk

3 A Change his mind B Study until midnight

C Go to bed early

D Sleep late in the morning

4 A In a clothing store B At a cleaner’s

C In a garden.

D In a printing shop

5 A He didn’t get the book he needed B He thinks the library is close by

C The library doesn’t open on weekends

D The book is not available in the library

6 A He loves that park so much. B He is too tired to go out.

C He is fond of playing tennis.

D He’d prefer not to move out.

7 A The way to rent a room. B Banking hours

C A hotel regulation.

D The price of an apartment

8 A She is worrying about her homework

B She will go out for a walk with the man.

C She handed in her essay this afternoon.

D She will start to write the essay tomorrow.

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9 A Giving a lecture. B Discussing political science.

C Working on a science problem.

D Reading twentieth-century literature

10 A They make him feel good B They make no impact on him

C They bore him

D They make him angry

11 A In the late morning B Immediately after lunch

C In the mid-afternoon

D After the evening meal

12 A Controversial B Impersonal

C Patronizing

D Cooperative

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

13 A The difficulty of raising animals on farms in colonial America

B Traffic problems in colonial American cities.

C Population growth in colonial American cities

D Economic conditions in colonial America

14 A Because carts scared the pigs away

B Because carts injured a large number of people

C Because carts often moved too slowly

D Because carts broke down too easily

15 A They used cart for collecting garbage B They used pigs to get rid of garbage

C They burnt the garbage

D They set up trash cans

Section B

Passage One

Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

16 A When they were six years old

B The time when they have to do so

C After they’ve got a clear picture of a particular job

D When they’ve gained information about their choices

17 A The fee needed to take special courses B Working hours

C The intensity of the job

D One’s qualification

18 A Self-evaluation B The consultation from the teacher

C The advice from family members

D A lucky chance.

Passage Two

Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

19 A She wrote repeatedly to medical schools

B She asked for help from a famous doctor.

C She tried to get the support from the student body

D She talked to the dean of the college again and again.

20 A He was happy to have Elizabeth studying in this college.

B He was supported by a famous doctor

C He turned down Elizabeth’s application

D He expected the student body to refuse Elizabeth’s application.

21 A Her application was quickly accepted by a medical college

B She was the world’s first female student of a medical college

C She was disappointed with the students’ decision.

D Her application was ignored by the student body.

Passage Three

Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

22 A Hot during the day and cold at night

B Cold during the day and hot at night

C Hot day and night

D Cold day and night

23 A There are neither rivers nor streams B There is no grass all the year round

C It is mainly bare rock with little grass.

D There are a few streams and rivers

24 A With the help of his friends

B By following the tracks of animals

C By using a compass.

D With the help of the guide.

25 A 19 years old B 16ears old

C 35 years old

D 25 years old

Section C

Many people who are rich are well known. Ted Sweeney was an 26____________ to this rule. His family moved to San Francisco from Los Angeles when he was one month old. That ‘s