06.最新4级预测卷第六套
2016-04-27
大学英语四级考试预测卷（六）
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
Early Friday morning an assailant reportedly
threw a grenade or some form of explosive device into a Kenyan police
vehicle which exploded, injuring those inside.Kenyan police
have confirmed the attack killed one of the officers inside,
injuring one and leaving two others in critical condition.
Reports indicate that no bystanders were injured in the attack.A local hairdresser,
Jane Mbugua, was nearby when she heard the explosion.
Mbugua said the attack occurred around 8：30 am.
She rushed to the scene where she found the injured officers
lying on the side of the road next to the damaged vehicle.
The officers were later rushed to a Nairobi hospital.
Police are now trying to determine the identity of the attacker.
The motive of the blast is currently unclear,
but Administration Police Commandant Kinuthia Mbugua
said the attack could be the result of terrorism.
1.When did the explosion happen?
2.Which one is true about the news?
Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
News Item 2
Wednesday is December first, World AIDS Day.
This year, experts are reporting more signs of success in halting the AIDS epidemic.
The number of AIDS related deaths and the number of new infections are both decreasing.
The latest UNAIDS report says new HIV infections have fallen almost 20% in the last 10 years.
And there has been a similar drop in the last 5 years in the number of AIDSrelated deaths.
An estimated thirty three million people worldwide were living with HIV last year.
Two and a half million were children.HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.
Africa south of the Sahara has the most deaths and new infections.
But many of those countries have made important progress.
Worldwide estimates show that more than 2,500,000 people
became newly infected with HIV in 2009.
At the same time, about 1,800,000 people died from AIDS related sicknesses.
Drug treatment to suppress the virus has expanded.One result has been
fewer babies born infected by their mothers.
Still, the report says ten million people are waiting for treatment.
3.What is the tendency of AIDS according to some experts?
4.What is the result of drug treatment in recent years?
Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item.
News Item 3
A huge financial rescue package for Ireland from the International Monetary Fund
and the European Union has been agreed.The deal, worth around $113bn,
was finalised at an emergency meeting of EU finance ministers in Brussels.
The ministers said the agreement would
help safeguard financial stability across the eurozone.
The Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said the interest rates
on the loans would be at an average of just under 6%.
Voters in Switzerland have backed a proposal for the automatic
expulsion of non Swiss citizens for certain crimes.
In a referendum, around 53% of people agreed that those convicted
not just of serious offences like murder
but also benefit fraud should be deported.
Opponents said this would contravene international treaties.
The Sudanese President Omar al Bashir,
who`s been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court,
will not attend a summit of African and European leaders,
which starts on Monday in Libya.
Sudan`s sudden withdrawal was announced by Libya`s foreign minister,
who said he had asked Mr Bashir to stay away because of European threats
to walk out if the Sudanese leader was present.
Police in the United States say a fire at an Islamic centre
in Corvallis in Oregon was started intentionally.The centre was an occasional
place of worship for the Somali born American teenager Mohamed Osman Mohamud,
who was arrested on Friday for plotting to detonate
a bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
The fake bomb was part of a police sting.No one was injured.
5.Who will provide around $113bn to Ireland?
6.What have most Swiss voters supported to do?
7.Who arranged the bomb in Oregon of the US?
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:Hello, I have a reservation for tonight.
W:Your name, please.
M:Nelson, Charles Nelson.
W:OK, Mr.Nelson.That`s a room for five and…
M:But excuse me, you mean a room for five pounds?
I didn`t know the special was so good.
W:No, no, no…according to our records,
a room for 5 guests was booked under your name.
M:No, no…hold on.You must have two guests under the name.
W:OK, let me check this again.Oh, here we are.
M:Yeah?
W:Charles Nelson, a room for one for the 19th…
M:Wait, wait.It`s for tonight, not tomorrow night.
W:Em, I don`t think we have any rooms for tonight.
There`s a conference going on in town and er,
let`s see…yeah, no rooms.
M:Oh, come on! You must have something, anything!
W:Well, let…let me check my computer here…Ah!
M:What?
W:There has been a cancellation for this evening.
A honeymoon suite is now available.
M:Great, I`ll take it.
W:But, I`ll have to charge you 150 pounds for the night.
M:What? I should get a discount for the inconvenience!
W:Well, the best I can give you is a 10% discount plus
a ticket for a free continental breakfast.
M:Hey, isn`t the breakfast free anyway?
W:Well,only on weekends.
M:I want to talk to the manager.
W:Wait, wait, wait…Mr.Nelson,
I think I can give you an additional 15% discount…
Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
8.What is the man`s problem?
9.Why did the hotel clerk say they didn`t have any rooms for that night?
10.What did the clerk say about the breakfast in the hotel?
11.What did the man imply he would do at the end of the conversation?
Conversation Two
M:Sarah, you work in the admissions office, don`t you?
W:Yes, I am.I`ve been here ten years as an assistant director.
M:Really? What does that involve?
W:Well, I`m in charge of all the admissions of
postgraduate students in the university.
M:Only postgraduates?
W:Yes, postgraduates only.
I have nothing at all to do with undergraduates.
M:Do you find that you get particular sort of…different national groups?
I mean, do you get large numbers from Latin America or…
W:Yes.Well, of all the students enrolled last year,
nearly half were from overseas.They were from African countries,
the Far East, the Middle East, and Latin America.
M:Em.But have you been doing just that for the last 10 years,
or, have you done other things?
W:Well, I`ve been doing the same job.Er,
before that, I was secretary of the medical school at Birmingham,
and further back, I worked in the local government.
M:Oh, I see.
W:So I`ve done different types of things.
M:Yes, indeed.How do you imagine your job might develop in the future?
Can you imagine shifting into a different kind of responsibility or doing something…
W:Oh, yeah, from October 1, I`ll be doing an entirely different job.
There`s going to be more committee work.I mean, more policy work,
and less dealing with students, unfortunately…
I`ll miss my contact with students.
Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
12.What is the woman`s present position?
13.What do we learn about the postgraduates enrolled last year in the woman`s university?
14.What will the woman`s new job be like?
15.Which is true according to the conversation?
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
My mother was born in a small town in northern Italy.
She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926.
They lived in Chicago when my grandfather worked making ice cream.
Mama thrived in the urban environment.
At 16,she graduated first in her high school class,
went onto secretarial school,
and finally worked as an executive secretary for a railroad company.
She was beautiful too.When a local photographer
used her pictures in his monthly window display,
she felt pleased.Her favorite portrait showed her sitting by Lake Michigan,
her hair went blown, her gaze reaching toward the horizon.
My parents were married in 1944.Dad was a quiet and intelligent man.He was 17 when he left Italy.
Soon after, a hit and run accident left him with a permanent limp.
Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break.
He had little formal schooling.
His English was self taught.
Yet he eventually built a small successful wholesale candy business.
Dad was generous and handsome.Mama was devoted to him.
After she married, my mother quit her job and gave herself to her family.
In 1950, with three small children, dad moved the family to a farm 40 miles from Chicago.
He worked land and commuted to the city to run his business.
Mama said goodbye to her parents and friends,
and traded her busy city neighborhood for a more isolated life.But she never complained.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
16. What does the speaker tell us about his mother`s early childhood?
17. What do we learn about the speaker`s father?
18. What does the speaker say about his mother?
Passage Two
During a 1995 roof collapse, a firefighter named Donald Herbert
was left brain damaged.For ten years, he was unable to speak.Then,
one Saturday morning, he did something that shocked his family and doctors.
He started speaking.
“I want to talk to my wife.”
Donald Herbert said out of the blue.Staff members
of the nursing home where he has lived for more than seven years,
raced to get Linda Herbert on the telephone.
“It was the first of many conversations the 44 year old patient
had with his family and friends during the 14 hour stretch,”
Herbert`s uncle Simon Menka said.“How long have I been away?”
Herbert asked.“We told him almost ten years,” the uncle said,
“he thought it was only three months.”
Herbert was fighting a house fire December 29,
1995 when the roof collapsed, burying him underneath.
After going without air for several minutes,
Herbert was unconscious for two and a half months and has undergone therapy ever since.
News accounts in the days and years after his injury,
described Herbert as blind and with little if any memory.
A video shows him receiving physical therapy but apparently unable
to communicate and with little awareness of his surroundings.
Menka declined to discuss his nephew`s current
condition or whether the apparent progress is continuing.
“The family was seeking privacy while doctors evaluated Herbert”,
he said.As word of Herbert`s progress spread,
visitors streamed into the nursing home.
“He`s resting comfortably,” the uncle told them.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.What happened to Herbert ten years ago?
20.What surprised Donald Herbert`s family and doctors one Saturday?
21.How long did Herbert remain unconscious?
22.How did Herbert`s family react to the public attention?
Passage Three
Almost all states in America have a state fair.
They last for one, two or three weeks.
The Indiana state fair is one of the largest and oldest state fairs in USA.
It is held every summer.It started in 1852.
Its goals were to educate, share ideas,
and present Indiana`s best products.
The cost of a single ticket to enter the fair
was 20 cents.During the early 1930`s,
officials of the fair ruled that the people could attend by paying
with something other than money.For example,
farmers brought a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.
With the passage of time, the fair has grown and changed a lot,
but it`s still one of Indiana`s most celebrated events.
People from all over Indiana and from many other states attend the fair.
They can do many things at the fair.They can watching the judging of the price cows,
pigs, and other animals; they can see sheep getting their wool cut,
and they can learn how that wool is made into clothing;
they can watch cows giving birth.In fact,
people can learn about the animals they would never see except at the fair.
The fair provides a chance for the farming communities
to show its skills and farming products.For example,
visitors might see the world`s largest apple,
or the tallest sunflower plant.Today,
children and adults at the fair can play new computer games,
or attend more traditional games of skill.They can watch performances performed
by famous entertainers.Experts say such fairs are important,
because people need to remember that they`re connected
to the earth and its products, and they depend on animals for many things.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23.What were the main goals of the Indiana`s state fair when it started?
24.How did some farmers gain the entrance to the fair in the early 1930`s?
25.Why state fairs are important events in the America?