2023年新题型大学英语四级听力全真模拟试题听力原文16

TEST15SectionADirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.1.W:Ithoughtyouweregoingtopickupsomestrawberriestohaveafterdinner.M:IwentbyBailey’sMarkettogetsome,buttheywerefreshout.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?2.M:Ihatemissingbreakfast!W:Metoo,butifwe’dstoppedforbreakfast,wewouldhavemissedtheappointment.Q:Whatdidthespeakersdothismorning?3.M:IsthisDr.Goldsmith’soffice?W:No.Thisisroom301.Dr.Goldsmith’sofficeisrightdownstairsfromhere.Q:WhereisDr.Goldsmith’soffice?4.W:WhatdidyouthinkofBrenda’sstory?M:Totellyouthetruth,Ifoundithardtokeepastraightfacewhileshewastellingit.Q:Howdidthemanfeelaboutthestory?5.W:Excuseme,sir.Youarenotsupposedtobehere.Thisareaisforairportstaffonly.M:I’msorry.Ididn’tnoticethesign.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?6.M:Iwouldliketomovetothesuburbs,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneytopaythehightaxes.W:Iwishyoucould.It’snicetolivethere.Q:Whyisn’tthemanmovingtothesuburbs?7.M:Goodmorning.ThisisJohnParkerspeaking.I’mjustringingtoconfirmmyappointmentwithMr.Smithforthisafternoon.W:Yes.Mr.Smith’sexpectingyouatthreeo’clock.Q:Whyisthemanmakingthephonecall?8.M:Iboughtafewbooksatthenewbookstore.Wouldyouliketohavealookatthem?W:Afew?Itlookslikeyouboughtoutthebookstore!Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

Nowyouwillheartwolongconversations.ConversationOneM:Andnowhere’sourguest,JaneThomas,totellusaboutMontreal’sfamousyearlyislandBicycleTour,whichiscomingupinJune.Goodmorning,Jane.What’sthebiketourallabout?W:Well,Peter,it’saneventthat’sopentoanybodywho’dliketorideabicyclethroughthestreetsofMontreal.Thetourcoversastandarddistanceof65kilometers,buttheroute’squitedifferenteveryyear,soevenpeoplewhohavealreadydoneitmightenjoydoingitagain.M:Howlongdoesittaketogothewholedistance?W:Itvaries…Cyclistsarefreetogoasfastorasslowanddoasmuchoraslittleofthecourseastheylike.M:Well,what’sthetypicalpaceforaparticipant?W:Between12and30kilometersperhour.Somecyclistsstopalongthewayanddon’tcrossthefinishlineuntilearlyevening.Butthewholepointisthatthere’snorush—it’snotarace.M:Iunderstandlastyear’stourhad45,000cyclistsandwasthelargestmasscyclingeventintheworld.Howmanydoyouexpectthisyear?W:Thesameaslastyear.Andsinceweregularlyhavesomanyparticipants,canItakethisopportunitytoremindourlistenerstosignupearly?Wefilledupquicklylastyear,andwehadtorefuselotsofapplications.M:Beforeweclose,anyothertipsforprospectivecyclists?W:Yes.Takewaterwithyou.Itisavailableattherelaystations,butithelpstohaveanadditionalsupply.Andpackagoodlunchwithplentyoffruitforenergy.Candyandchocolatedon’tdothetrick.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.Whatisthemainsubjectoftheconversation?10.Accordingtothewoman,whatisdifferenteveryyear?11.Whatisprovidedattherelaystations?ConversationTwoM:Mummy,I’vebeenthinkingImightgotoLondonattheendoftheweek.W:Ohyes?M:Yes,afriendofminewantssomeonetoshareaflatandIthoughtitwouldbeagoodopportunityforme.W:Well,thatsoundsgood.Whereexactlyisthisflat?M:Well,wehaven’texactlygotone,butIthoughtImightgoandlook.W:ButIhearit’sverydifficulttofindflatsinLondonthesedays.M:Notatall,peoplegetthemselvesfixedupinnotime.W:Ohwell,Isupposeyouknowbetterthanme.Whatwillyouliveonwhileyou’rethere?M:I’llgetajob.I’llwritetotheAppointmentsBoard.W:Justanysortofjob?M:Whateverthereis.W:I’mnotsureIliketheideaofyourgoingoffallthewaytoLondonwithoutaproperjobandwithnowheretolive...That’swhatIsay.Noonecanaccusemeoftryingtokeepyouathome.Whoisthisfriendofyours?M:AboycalledTedSlater.HewasatOxford...andheisasortofresearchstudent.W:Well,itsoundslikeaveryniceidea.Afterall,youwon’twanttostayhereallyourlifewithyourpooroldmother,willyou?Itseemsyou’reveryeagertobeoff.M:Well,it’sjustthatIcan’tstayhereallmylife,canI?W:Ofcourseyoucan’t.HaveIevertriedtokeepyouathome?Itwasalwaysmewhosaidyoumustgo.Andyourfatherwasn’tanytookeen,believeme.M:Well,youhadtocopewithbothofus.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.12.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?13.WhatisthegreatestproblemTommightmeetinLondon?14.WhatistheattitudeofTom’smothertowardhisplantoliveinLondon?15.Whatistheattitudeofhisfathertowardhiseagernesstoleavehome?SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneAcoupleofmonthsago,Iwenttoadepartmentstoretobuyafewthingsforthehouse.Ineededasetofcurtainsforthelivingroom,twotablelamps,arugandseveralcushions.Iaskedthemtodeliverthethingsassoonaspossible,buttheysaidthattheywereunabletosendthemoutuntil20dayslater.Afterabout3weeks,Ireceivedonlythecurtainsandtablelamps.IwasalittledisappointedwhenIdidn’treceivealltheitemsIhadbought.Butnevertheless,Iwaseagertoseewhatthecurtainsandlampslookedlike.Ifirstopenedthepackagewiththecurtains.Ihadboughtalovelylightblue,andinsteadtheyhadsentmeahorribledarkpurple.Well,youcanjustimaginehowangryIwas.ThenIopenedtheboxeswiththelamps.TheywereexactlywhatI’dordered.Butoneofthelampshadeswasdamaged.ThenextthingIdidwastotelephonethemtocomplain.Theypromisedtocomeandpickthemupimmediatelyandalsotoreplacethemwiththecorrectorder.Ithasbeentwoweekssincemycomplaint.Theyhaveneitherpickedupthewrongitemsnorsentmetherestofmyorder.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.Whendidthewomanwantthestoretodelivertheitems?17.Wasthewomanpleasedwhenshesawtheitemstheyhaddelivered?18.Whathappenedintheend?PassageTwoIntheWest,landwasalwayscheap.Everymanwashisownmaster.Yet,hewasfacedwiththeproblemthathewouldhavetolearntodoeverythingbyhimself.Hehadtobehisowndoctor,mechanic,priest,soldier,andgovernor.Hiswifehadtomakethefamily’sclothes,teachherchildren,andhelpherhusbandinthefields.Shekeptariflebehindthedoortoprotectherchildrenfromwildanimals.Andsheknewhowtouseit.SuchwaslifeintheOldWest.ThoseearlyAmericanswerenotafraidtowork.Menwhodidn’tworkdidn’teat.Workwasnecessaryandhonorable.Withsomuchtodo,Americanskepttryingtofindquickerandbetterwaysofdoingthings.Theybroughteasternwaysandexperimentswithnewwaysoffarming,newreligions,newmachines,andnewtypesofgovernment.Theymademanymistakes,buttheykeptonlearning.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.WhatwasalwayscheapintheWest?20.WhatwastheearlyAmericans’attitudetowardswork?21.WhatwastheirlifelikeintheWest?PassageThreeLastsummerIvisitedMexicoCitytoseetheancientartinmuseumsthere.IwassurprisedathowwellImanagedtogetaroundeventhoughIdon’tspeakawordofSpanish.Youjusthavetobeabletomaketherightdecisioninatoughsituation.Themanagerofmyhotelgavemeamapofthecityandtoldmethatthebestwaytogettothemuseumwasbysubway.Ididn’tknowwherethenearestsubwaywas.ButIwassureIwouldfinditifIwalkedalittle.AfteranhourIwasstillwalking.Iwascompletelylost.Justthenapolicemancameoverandshowedmetheneareststation.Ilookedatthesubwaymapandwallanddidn’tknowwhichlinetotake.InfactIwasn’tshownwhichstationIwasin.Mostpeoplewouldgiveupinthatsituationbutnotme.AfterIthoughtitover,Iknewexactlywhattodo.Iwentupstairsandtookataxi.Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.WhydidthespeakergototheMexicoCity?23.Whatwasthebestwaytothemuseumaccordingtothehotelmanager?24.Whydidthespeakertakeataxi?25.Howdidthespeakerfeelabouthistriptothemuseum?SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttimeyoushouldlistenforitsgeneralidea.Thenlistentothepassageagain.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom26to33withtheexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Fortheblanksnumberedfrom34to36youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Fortheseblanks,youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.TwomorepeoplehavediedoftheH5N1strainofbirdfluinChina,makingthedeathtollfiveoutofeighthumancases(26)reportedsofarinthecountry.TheMinistryofHealthhasannouncedWednesdaythetwo(27)victims,firstreportedlastmonth,werea10-year-oldgirlinthesouthernGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegionanda35-year-oldmanineasternJiangxiProvince.TheyhaddiedonDecember16thand30th(28)respectivelyafteral