4级听力强化训练TEST.TWO
2016-04-27
PART II
Listening Comprehension (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions:
In this section, you will hear three news reports.
At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions.
Both the news report 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.
Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item.
News Item 1
The world tennis authorities have announced an independent review
into the effectiveness of anti corruption practices in the sport.
The announcement was made at the Australian Open.
It follows an investigation by the BBC and the website
Buzz Feed News which found that 16 players ranked within
the top 50 had been repeatedly flagged up to the sport`s
watchdog the Tennis Integrity Unit over suspicions they had thrown matches.
President of the Association of Tennis Professionals Chris Kermode
said the aim of the investigation was to restore public confidence in the sport.
All of us believe that with everything in the news
and the serious allegations that had been thrown at our sport,
the last thing anyone wants is another sports body investigating itself,
and which is why we have taken this very bold
step to commission a completely independent review.
And the most important point is that we have
committed to act on every recommendation.
1.What is emphasized in the news about the investigation?
2.What is the purpose of the investigation?
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
News Item 2
A clear skin patch called TEPI delivers the painkiller ibuprofen right where it hurts.
Pills can cause stomach upset, but not the patch.
Scientists at the University of Warwick in England developed it
and adhesive that`s infused with the painkiller. Up to 30 percent
of the adhesive will be the ibuprofen. And then,
when that`s placed on the skin just like an adhesive pat,
then the drug will actually diffuse across
the skin into the body at the site of the pain,
and then relieve the pain in the same way as current gels and creams.
The ibuprofen patch could deliver uninterrupted pain relief for up to 24 hours.
The patch is being manufactured by Medherant,
a bioadhesive company affiliated with the University.
We`ve been in the lab about 12 months, but in the 12 months,
we`ve essentially assessed about 90 percent of the
drugs that are currently available as either creams or patches.
We`ve tested them in our polymers with very good results.
3.What is the news mainly about?
4. Which is NOT true about this new medical product?
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
News Item 3
The Red Cross began the distribution of trees Wednesday
in an effort to help farmers rebuild orchards
destroyed in fighting with Israel.
We are distributing 4,000 almond trees of five different
varieties to a lot of farmers in this area.
Fifty years ago, agriculture accounted for more than
half of the Palestinian gross domestic product.
After decades of fighting, it now represents about 5 percent.
Much of the farming land along the border
with Israel is inaccessible due to constant shelling.
But some farmers say they are forced to take the risk.
We are 700 or 800 meters away from the border with Israel.
Army patrols are driving along and we hear gunshots from the security towers.
They are shooting during training, so every day we hear gunshots.
We cultivate our lands here and we feel like our lives are in danger.
The Red Cross gift of almond trees is an
effort at rebuilding some of the Gaza`s agriculture.
Farmers fear that the new trees may be killed by
the Israeli defoliant spray used to wilt leaves on trees
and shrubs along the border so they cannot be used as cover for
the planting of roadside bombs and attacks on Israel.
Palestinian farmers say the spray destroys plants on which
their animals feed. The Red Cross says it has discussed
the spraying with the Israeli military.
5. What did the Red Cross do to help the famers of Gaza?
6.Why did the Red Cross help the farmers of Gaza?
7.What may be the new problem facing the farmers of Gaza?
Section B
Directions:
In this section,
you will hear two long conversations.
At the end of each conversation,
you will hear four questions.
Both the conversation 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.
Now you will haer the two long conversations
Conversation One
M: So, Katie, you are just nine years old, right?
W: Yes, I`m nine years old and I raise money for children in the hospital.
M: I know that, and this is an incredible story.
You started when you were just…?
W: Six years old.
M: What made you start, back when you were six?
W: Well, I was in a store, and I picked up this toy.
And then, all of a sudden, I had this idea.
And so it just got off and I think I`m doing a real good job with it.
M: I`ve done a little research.
I`ve been tracking your numbers year to year.
And it`s really quite impressive.
Can you tell me how much you raised that first year you had this idea?
W: Yes.
M: And what`ve you seen since?
W: Hmm, 62 dollars less than two weeks.
And then this year I raised 15,708.
M: 15,708 dollars?
W: My goal was 15,000.
M: Then so you beat your goal?
W: Yeah, oh yeah.
M: And why have you been such a success story, do you think?
I mean, I think when you approach people with your story;
they can`t help but to join the effort, can they?
W: Right. Well, first of all,
I`m really hard to turn down. And second of all,
they just see that there`s a girl trying to help the community
and they think that that`s a really good thing to do.
M: Is there a moment that sticks out in your mind about a visit to the hospital?
W: We did go to see a child this year.
His name is Kevin and he loves crafts and he loves this very special movie.
So we got him a Best Buy gift card and then an Amazon gift card,
so he can go online and have this stuff shipped to his room.
M: So we dedicate this conversation to Kevin, right?
W: Yes.
M: And all the kids that I`m sure you are gonna help in the year ahead.
You`re setting an example for all of us who are much older than you.
W: Huh, thank you.
M: Thank you so much for talking with us and congratulations.
W: Thank you.
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8.When did the girl start to raise money for children in the hospital?
9.How much did the girl raise at the first year she had the idea?
10.What did the girl do for Kevin?
11.Who is the man?
Conversation Two
Todd: Hello, I`m here with Frederick.
Now Frederick, you went to university in Canada?
Fred: That`s right, Todd.
Todd: OK, and you have very strong views about
universities in Canada. Can you please explain?
Fred: OK, well, let me just give you a general
idea of how education works in Canada.
We don`t have private universities in Canada.
They`re all public. Now what that means is
that the universities are owned by the government,
so there is the Ministry of Education that`s in charge
of creating the curriculum for the universities and so
there`s not much room for flexibility and since
it`s a government operated institution,
things don`t move very fast. If you want something to be done
then their workers do not have so much incentive to help you
because he`s a worker for the government,
and so I think it`s not very efficient,
however there are certain advantages of public universities,
such as the fees being free,
you don`t have to pay for your education
and so it`s open for everybody and that`s also one
of Canada`s main idea is to provide free education to everybody,
but the system is slow. It is inefficient and does not work that well.
Todd: But, yeah, I can see your point but in the United States
we have many private universities and I think they`re large
bureaucracies also and maybe people don`t act that much differently
because somebody working for a private university,
it`s the same thing. They get paid for their job.
I don`t know if they`re that much more motivated to help people.
Also, we have a problem in the United States that usually
only wealthy kids go to the best schools and it`s kind of a problem actually.
Fred: I agree with you. I think that it is a problem because you`re
not giving the same equal access to education to everybody,
only a few selected people can go to the best
and the others go to the maybe less good universities.
I agree with you that it`s not easy but having
only public universities might not be the best solution.
Perhaps providing public university but also private university
such as Japan for example where they have a system
of private and public universities.
Now, in Japan public university are considered to be the
best and private universities are considered to be less good than public universities.
Todd: Right. It`s the exact opposite in the States.
Fred: So, as you see, it`s hard to see which one is better.
Todd: Right, good point.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12.Which one of the following statements is not true about the universities in Canada?
13.Which one of the following statements is true about the universities in the US?
14.What is the problem of education in the United States?
15.Which one of the following statements is true about the universities in Japan?
Section C
Directions:
In this section, you will hear three 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
At sixteen, Henry Vincent was separated from his family as a result of the war.
He wandered aimlessly from one country to another before
finally settling down in Australia, where,
he was trained as an electronics engineer.
He established his own business but it called for so much
work that marriage was out of the question.
His retirement suddenly made him realize
how lonely he was and he decided to take up a hobby.
With his interest in electronics, being an amateur
radio operator seemed a natural choice.
He installed his own equipment and obtained a license and his call sign,
which is the set of letters and numbers used to identify oneself
when making radio contact with other amateur operators all over the world.
Soon Henry had a great many contacts in far off places.
One in particular was a man in California with whom he had much in common.
One night the man in California happened to mention the village in Europe he had come from.
Suddenly, Henry realized that this man was in fact his younger brother,
Peter. At first, the two brothers were at a loss for words but
then little by little they filled in the details of their past lives
and not long afterwards Henry Vincent flew to California to be reunited with his brother.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
16.What kind of training did Henry get when he was in Australia?
17.What hobby did Henry take up after his retirement?
18.Who is the person Henry had much in common with?
Passage Two
In early days no medical college took a woman student.
Elizabeth Blackwell was determined to become a doctor.
The young American wrote again and again to a number of medical colleges,
asking if she could be admitted, but each time the answer was NO.
Then one day, to her surprise, she got a letter
from the president of a college in Geneva(日内瓦), which said YES.
At first Geneva College, like the other colleges,
was not willing to accept Liza.
But later the important people of that college learned
that Liza`s application had the support of a famous doctor,
and they were afraid to offend(得罪)that.
So the president decided to play a trick by turning
the matter over to the students` general meeting of the college,
thinking that the students would be the last to agree to take Liza.
When the student body met, most students took no interest in the matter.
Of the rest, some considered the young American`s idea interesting
and some thought by having Liza they could be proud of their
college training the world`s first woman doctor.
Very soon the students all agreed to accept Liza.
The president of Geneva College was of course very sorry to learn this,
seeing that he could do nothing to Elizabeth, he gave in.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.Who couldn`t be admitted into medical college in early days?
20.Why did the college in Geneva accept Liza?
21.What did the president of Genera College do when Liza was accepted?
Passage Three
In 1848, gold was discovered near San Francisco,
and the first great goldrush began.
When the news spread, farmers, lawyers, sailors,
soldiers and school teachers rushed to California by whatever means they could.
Within a year, 100,000 people only 8,000 of whom were women had
reached the coast of California.
More than half of them had traveled overland across the American continent.
“Gold fever” began to spread.
Settlements throughout the United States were deserted.
Homes, farms and stores were abandoned as everybody raced for California.
Many came by sea, and in July 1850 more
than 500 ships were anchored in San Francisco Bay,
many of which had been deserted by gold hungry sailors.
A few people became very rich, but it was a risky business.
Law and order broke down. Even if a miner “struck it rich”,
there were always those who would try to take it away:
gamblers, outlaws, and thieves. Gold and silver were discovered
in Nevada a few years later, and “gold fever”
was an important part of the colonization of the western United States.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22.When did the first great gold rush begin?
23.How many people had reached the coast of California within a year?
24.Where were those gold seekers from?
25.Why was goldmining a risky business?