[语言类考试复习资料大全]公共英语四级听力模拟题29

1、书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟。祝愿天下莘莘学子：学业有成，金榜题名！语言类考试复习资料大全公共英语四级听力模拟题29公共英语四级听力模拟题29Section Listening ComprehensionDirections: This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There

2、are THREE parts in this section, Part A, Part B and Part C. Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SH

3、EET 1. If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started. Now look at Part A in your test booklet. Part AFor Questions 15, you will hear a report on a survey recently done in Britain. While you listen, fill out the table with the inf

4、ormation you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. Survey Results Readers profession Reading time per week Favored type of books 1 5

5、 hours and 15 minutes all types of fiction secretaries almost 5 hours Jane Austins works politicians under 5 hours 2 history books taxi drivers 4 hours and _ minutes 3 self-help books 4 4 hours and 33 minutes crime fiction teachers 4 hours and 27 minutes _ fiction 5 (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1.答案:account

6、ants听力原文 Recently, a survey of the nations reading habits was conducted in Britain. The survey asked members of different professions how much time they devoted to reading for pleasure every week. The researchers also asked what types of books they enjoyed. Accountants spend an average of five hours

7、 and fifteen minutes of their leisure time reading every week. They read all types of fiction, mainly in bed or while commuting to work. Secretaries spend an average of almost five hours reading every week with Jane Austin on top of their list. Politicians who read for just under five hours a week f

8、avor biographies and history books. Most of their reading is done in bed. Taxi drivers manage an average of four hours and forty-six minutes a week much of it while waiting in their cabs. They read more self-help books than other workers. Lawyers read the highest percentage of crime fiction in their

9、 weekly average of four hours and thirty three minutes. They have no interest in poetry, gardening, self-help books, or romance. Teachers read for an average of four hours and twenty-seven minutes a week mainly in bed or on holiday. Teachers strong preference is for contemporary fiction over the cla

10、ssics, but their favorite author is Jane Austin. A total of one thousand six hundred people were surveyed. The average time spent reading for pleasure was five hours and nine minutes a week. 2.答案:biographies3.答案:forty-six4.答案:lawyers5.答案:contemporaryPart BFor Questions 610, you will hear an intervie

11、w with Rosemary, a self-employed dog trainer in Hong Kong. While you listen, complete the sentences or answer the questions. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. Wh

12、at is the most important quality for a dog trainer?答案:understanding听力原文M: What qualifications do you need?R: I have a degree and worked for the SPCA for almost seven years. SPCA is a worldwide association that provides specialized care to pets. I graduated as a certified dog trainer and behavior cou

13、ncilor from the dog academy of San Francisco SPCA.M: What sort of person does the job suit?R: Of course, the person should not be afraid of dogs. But most importantly, he should be understanding.M: What is the best way into the industry?R: Try volunteering as a dog walker and a class assistant with

14、dog academy certified trainers at Hong Kong SPCA. And you will learn a lot.M: What work hours do you keep?R: Evenings and weekends.M: Is there a clear career path?R: There is a clear path overseas, because there are training opportunities unlike in Hong Kong. It is a very specialized skill. Otherwis

15、e, if you like animals in general, there are many related careers like animal boarding, dog walking, pet-sitting, etc.M: Whats the best part of your job?R: Being able to help people build relationships with their dogs, and training dogs using more gentle methods, preventing and resolving behavioral

16、problems.M: Whats the worst?R: Dealing with dogs that have been beaten so much that they lose all their trust in people.M: Who is your role model?R: I have two: renowned animal behaviorist, Doctor Ian Dunbar, and Jane Dennison, the director of the Academy at San Francisco SPCA.M: Salary?R: Mine is b

17、etween twenty thousand and forty thousand HK dollars a month. But a paid job starts at about seven thousand HK dollars without a degree and about ten thousand HK dollars with a degree.M: Last word.R: Working with animals is an interesting and rewarding field to be in, but the pay may not be as good

18、as one hopes.2. When does Rosemary usually work?答案:evenings and weekends3. There is a clearer career path overseas because there are _.答案:training opportunities4. Dogs may lose all their trust in people if they are _.答案:beaten so much5. What is the starting monthly salary for a dog trainer with a de

19、gree?答案:10,000 HK dollarsPart CYou will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your

20、answer to each question. You will hear each piece once only. (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 1. What was John Stewart Mill?A.A historian.B.A composer.C.A philosopher.D.A mathematician.答案:C听力原文 For centuries, people have been amazed by children of unusual talent. Pianist and composer Felix Mendelssohn has compo

21、sed a fair amount of music by the time he was eleven. His forth opera was produced in Berlin, when he was only eighteen. John Stewart Mill, the nineteenth century British philosopher, read Greek at three and had worked his way through elementary geometry and a large body of literature and history by

22、 the time he was twelve. Even though there has been a fascination with prodigies for centuries, there has been little serious study of them until recently. Some surprising common characteristics have been identified. The vast majority are boys. They are usually first born children of middle-class fa

23、milies. Often their parents are past the usual child-bearing age. Many are born by operation rather than by natural child birth. They often have parents who seem to be trying to realize their own ambitions through their amazing children. And prodigies usually have a strange sense of humor. Although

24、a child may be born with outstanding genetic potential, this potential will not necessarily develop. Just having the gene is not enough. says Harvard University psychologist Howard Gardener. Something in the environment must nourish the potential. And although many prodigies enjoy the satisfaction o

25、f the extraordinary achievement, public praise, and material wealth, even the most successful sometimes question the value of their lives and the accomplishment. I have a longing which grows stronger as I get older. confesses the famous American concert pianist Eugene Eastman, to be ordinary. 2. Wha

26、t has been found about children of unusual talent?A.Many of them are from middle-class families.B.There are more girls than boys among them.C.They are mostly born by natural childbirth.D.Their parents are usually ambitious and humorous.答案:A3. What can be inferred from the talk?A.Material wealth goes

27、 hand in hand with mental emptiness.B.Environment plays a decisive role in the development of prodigies.C.Success has not always brought happiness to prodigies.D.Public praise will help prodigies to find the value of their Jives.答案:B (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 4. When did Beth Orton begin singing?A.After

28、she met William.B.Before she went to acting classes.C.After she dropped out of school.D.Before she joined a traveling group.答案:A听力原文M: You experimented with a lot of musical styles. Whats next?W: Its hard to say where Im going next, because my next record isnt finished.M: You used to go to acting cl

29、asses before you got into music. Did you ever consider becoming an actress?W: Thats what I wanted to do initially. I left school and joined a traveling theater company. We didnt have money for hotels. So we used to camp in parks. It was brilliant. Then I met William. He liked my voice and decided I

30、should be a singer. It was queer because singing was something I never had in mind.M: Is it true that the best time of a womans life is in her thirties?W: Well. Someones been telling me that it really starts at forty. She is a wonderful woman. And she says the 30s are just as hard as the 20s, but in

31、 a different way. They are just confusing. But when you get to forty, its just extraordinary. Apparently, the whole world opens up.M: What would you like to achieve before youre.say.sixty?W: Id love to learn how to play the violin but not before Im sixty. Id like to do it in the next year or so. One

32、 of the first instruments I learned was the drums. And I am quite good at that coordination in a strange way.5. When is the best time of a womans life, as Beth Orton was told?A.In her 60s.B.In her 40s.C.In her 30s.D.In her 20s.答案:B6. What does Beth Orton want to do in the next year or so?A.Improve h

33、er skills in playing the drums.B.Learn how to play the violin.C.Try some strange musical instruments.D.Train herself in coordination.答案:B (如需获取本MP3听力录音请搜索标题名) 7. How do people see premarital contracting in general?A.It is unfeasible and unnecessary.B.It has no effect on true love.C.It is only effect

34、ive for someone rich and famous.D.It suggests distrust between the two partners.答案:D听力原文M: The prevailing attitude about premarital contracting is that it spoils the whole concept of marriage, love, and trust. How do you counter that?F: First of all, most of us hear about premarital contracting when

35、 someone rich and famous gets divorced and about all the battles they are going through. I know when my husband and I decided that we wanted to have a premarital contract, my son said Why you guys doing that? Dont you trust each other? So its not surprising that peoples initial reaction is a negativ

36、e one. But in fact, premarital contracting is a way that we can learn more about each other, make each other feel more comfortable about issues that are of concerns, and certainly clarify money concerns. This way, we can talk about them, decide together how we want our marriage to work, and if necessary, and only if necessary, we put it in a premarital contract, a legal document.M: Each ye