新题型大学英语四级听力全真模拟试题听力原文 (14)

TEST 13

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. W: Y ou seem very confident about the job interview, don’t you?

M: Y es, I feel ready for it. I bought a good suit from a clothing store and I had my hair cut.

I had studied almost everything about finance and economics.

Q: Where is the man probably going to work?

2. W: I’m sorry, sir. The train is somewhat behind schedule. Take a seat, and I’ll tell you

as soon as we know something definite.

M: Thank you. I’ll just sit here and read a magazine in the meantime.

Q: What can we conclude about the train from the conversation?

3. M: I drove my motorcycle to work today. It was a great day for a ride.

W: Oh, you mean you did buy that motorcycle after all!

Q: What had the woman assumed?

4. W: Did you go to the football match last Saturday?

M: Oh, yes. It was supposed to start at 2:30, but it was delayed fifteen minutes.

Q: When did the football match start?

5. W: I hear there’s a good Japanese restaurant nearby. Would you like to go there for

lunch?

M: Y es, but i t’s my treat this time.

Q: What does the man mean?

6. W: I just heard that Professor Hendrix is retiring at the end of the semester.

M: Too bad. I was hoping to take his chemistry course next semester.

Q: What is learned about Professor Hendrix from this conversation?

7. M: I’d like to return this sweater because it’s too small. I don’t have the receipt with me,

though.

W: You could exchange the sweater for another size. But if you don’t have the receipt, I wo n’t be able to give your money back.

Q: What does the woman mean?

8. M: I’m planning to clean up the kitchen this afternoon.

W: Shouldn’t you clean the rest of your apartment while you’re at it?

Q: What does the woman tell the man?

Now you will hear two long conversations.

Conversation One

M: Sally, you wouldn’t believe what I just saw! It was awful!

W: Y ou saw the bus accident? Tell me about it. Y ou know Jimmy was on that bus.

M: I know. I saw him when they carried him into the ambulance. I happened to ride near the site and heard the bang. It happened so fast! The van came around that corner and crashed right into the side of the bus.

W: Did the van slow down at all?

M: No. It was as if the driver of the van never even saw the bus. I guess the driver might be drunk. W: Were there many people on the bus?

M: Y es, it was practically full.

W: Do you think many of them were injured?

M: From what I could see it looked like most of the people had injuries; some even serious, like the driver of the van. I don’t think he’ll make it. I think Jimmy will be okay though. He waved his hand at me as they put him in the ambulance.

W: Do you know what hospital they’re taking him to? We should go see him.

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. What are they talking about?

10. Who is seriously injured?

11. What might be to blame for the crash?

Conversation Two

M: Hi, Sarah, what’s up?

W: Oh, hi. I just got out of a history class. I had to give a presentation.

M: How did it go?

W: Terribly. I’m sure I made a fool of myself.

M: Why? Weren’t you prepared?

W: No, it’s not that. I just get so embarrassed and nervous whenever I have to speak in front of a group of people. I stand up and my face gets red and then I get even more nervous because I know everyone can see me blushing.

M: It is not so bad to blush.

W: But it happens all the time. If the professor asks a question and I know the answer, I’ll blush like crazy if he calls on me. Doesn’t that ever happen to you?

M: No, not really. Maybe you should try to forget all about the people. Look at something else in the room, like the exit sign.

W: I guess I could try that. But I doubt it will help.

M: Y ou know we talked about this in psychology class. Blu shing, even though it’s involuntary, is more or less a learned behavior.