2015年全国公共英语等级考试四级预测卷听力5
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Section I Listening Comprehension (30 minutes) Directions： This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English.You will hear a selection of recorded gnaterials and you must anszuer the questions that accompany them.There are three parts in this section，PartA，PartB and Part C. Remember，while you are doing the test，you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At t沁end of the listening comprehension section，you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your anszuers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 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 nt Part A in your test booklet. Part A Directions： For Questi0ns l～5，you will hear a conversation between a inzln and a woman.While you listen，fill out the table with the information you have heard.Some of the information has been given to you in the tablP.Write 0nly l word in each numbered box.You will hear the recording twice.You now have 25 seconds to rgQd the table below. Part B Directions： For Questions 6～10.you will hear a talk about cigarette smoking.While you listen，complete the sentence(s)and answer the question(s).Use not more than 3 words for each anszeyer.You will hear the recording twice.You now have 25 seconds to read the sentence(s)and the question(s)below. part C Directions： You 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 to seconds to check your anszuer to each question.You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. Question ll～13 are based on a taped library tour.You nOW have l5 seconds to read Questions ll～13.11.Where would you find this month’S issue of Time Magazine? [A]Level l. [B]Level 2. [C]Level 3. [D]Level 4. 12.Where would you find a book on electronic engineering? [A]Level l. [B]Level 2. [C]Level 3. [D]Level 4. 13.How much would you have to pay in late fees if you had a book that was 40 days overdue? [A]50 cents. [B]$15.00. [C]$15.50. [D]$20.00. Questions l4～16 are based on a text about ice phrases.You now have l5 seconds to read Questions l4～16. 14.What is the meaning of“Skating on thin ice”? [A]lOne may be doing something quite difficult. [B]0ne may be doing something quite risky. [C]One may be doing something quite annoying. [D]One may be doing something impossible. 15.When somebody told you that you will“cut no ice”with him，what did he mean? [A]You will not persuade him. [B]He is getting nowhere with you. [C]You cannot sell your ice to him. [D]You should not waste time cutting ice with him. l6.When the game is really over，which idiom can we use? [A]It is iced up. [B]Skating on thin ice. [C]To cut no ice. [D]To break the ice. Questions l 7～20 are based on a conversation about hunting an apartment.You now have 20 seconds to read Questions l7～20. 17.What is wrong with the worilan’s current apartment? [A]It，s too nois y. [B]The walls are too thin. [C]The buses don’t go in that direction. [D]The boiler often goes wrong. 18.What do you think the woman is? [A]A university student. [B]A landlady. [C]A researcher. [D]A repair woman. 19.At what time of the year does the conversation most probably take place? [A]Winter. [B]Summer. [C]Spring. [D]Autumn. 20.What does the woman require of her next apartment? [A]It must be a highrise. [B]It must near the university. [C]It must be quiet. [D]It must be new and functional. Part A M：S0，Lily，now that we’ve heard that you work outside.Tell us about what you do on weekends：whenyou get up，what you have for breakfast，what you do for fun，and things like that. W：Well，I get up very early，around five 0’clock，because… M：Five 0’clock!Even on weekends?Do you do that often? W：Oh，yes，nearly every weekend.I never sleep late.There is just too much to d0.I hate waking up late. Even on weekends.And then I sometimes go for a long swim in my pool，when I don’t go for a run.Exercise is very important to me. M：At five 0’clock in the morning you go for a run? W：Yes，sometimes，or as I said，sometimes go for a swim. M：0K…and then? W：Well，then I have breakfast，and after breakfast I get down to work. M：Oh，you work on weekends，too? W：Oh，yes，I always work on weekends. M：But don’t you ever relax? W：Relax? M：You know，take the day off and have a good time，enjoy yourself?Go to a museum or to the park or something. W：Oh，n0.I never go to the museum.But I enjoy myself.I always enjoy myself at work. M：Well，OK.Thank you，Lily Tarkis.Bye-bye. Part B Until the twentieth century cigarettes were not an important threat to public health.Men used tobacco mainly in the form of cigars，chewing tobacc0，piping tobacco and snuff.Most women did not use tobacco at all. The cigarette industry began in the l870s with the development of the cigarette manufacturing machine.This made it possible to produce great number of cigarettes very quickly，and it reduced the price.Today cigarette smoking is a widespread habit.About 43%of the adult men and 31%of the adult women in the United States smoke cigarettes regularly.It is encouraging to note，however，that millions of people have given up the smoking habit.75%of the male population and 46%of the female population have smoked cigarettes at some time during their lives，but 26%of these men and 11%of the women have stopped smoking.The number of persons who have given up smoking is increasing. Men as a group smoke more than women.Between men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is the age group 24～44.Income，education，and occupation all play a part in determining a person’s smoking habit.City people smoke more than people living on farms.On the one hand，well—educated men with high incomes are less likely to smoke cigarettes than men with fewer Years of schooling and lower incomes.on the other hand，if a well-educated man with a higher income smokers at all，he is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day. The situation is somewhat different for women.There are slightly more smokers among women with higher family incomes and higher education than among the lower income and lower educational groups. These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily.Part C Questions ll～13 are based on a taped library tour.You now have l5 seconds to read Questions ll～13. Hello and welcome to the university library.This taped tour will introduce you to our library’s facilities and operating hours. First of all，the library’s collection of books，reference materials，and other resources are found on levels one to four of this building.Level one houses our humanities and map collections.On level two，you will find our circulation desk，current periodicals and journals，and our computer and copy facilities.Our science and engineering sections can be found on level three.You’ll also find back issues of periodicals and joumals older than six months on this level.Finally，group study rooms，and microfilm collection，and our audiovisual center are located on level four.Undergraduate students can check out uD to five books for two weeks.Graduate students can cheek out fifteen books for two months.Books can be renewed up to two times.There is a 50一cent-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of$15.00.Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays，8:00 a.rrL to 10：00 P.rrL。and on Saturdays from 9：00 a.m to 8：30 p.rn.The librarv is closed on Sundavs. Questions l4～16 are based on a text about ice phrases.Yon now have l5 seconds to read Questions l4～16. In many places，ice is as widely used as bread，and it would be surprising indeed if ice did not give birth to many special phrases. The expression，“to break the ice”，meant，to make your first move，to do something for the first time： it was not possible until the ice was broken.Later，the expression developed another meaning，covering a relationship between people.When you have not broken the ice with someone，you have not yet cleared the way to his trust in you，to his friendship.You must get through to him，just as the small boats had to clear the fiver’S ice jam. When you tell someone that he“cuts no ice”with you.you are making certain things clear to him__________that you are not moved or impressed or influenced by him in any way.You are putting it to him straight__________that he is getting nowhere with you. “Skating on thin ice”is something else again.This means that a man may be doing or saying some- thing risky.It might be offensive and get him into trouble.Thin ice is not much support;if he is not more careful，he may sink right through. In sports or any other kind of contest，you will hear the phrase，“The game is on ice”or“It is iced up”.This simply means that the game is really over，that one side is so far ahead that the other cannot catch up.There is no longer any doubt as who the winner will be. Questions l7～20 are based on a conversation about hunting an apartment.You now have 20 seconds to readQuestions 17～20. M： Hi，I heard you’re looking for a different apartment. W： Veak The place I’m in now is really terrible. M：It was 0K when l was there. W：The boiler keeps breaking and when it does，we lose the heat for several days at the time. M：Why doesn’t the owner replace it? W：Well，she said it’s cheaper to keep fixing it.She is a nice enough person，just sort of stingy in any case.I’m sick of being cold. M：Can you get your deposit back if you move? W：If I give one-month notice，I can get the whole thing back. M：So what kind of place are you looking for? W：I think Hl try to get into one of those highrises near the university.There is nothing really special but at least they are new and functional. M：I heard those buildings are pretty noisy.The walls are thin and you can hear everything going on in the other apartment. W：Oh.That will never do.I need some place quiet to finish my thesis.I guess Hl have to look at somemore ads.Maybe new isn’t necessarily better. M：Why don’t you try some of those apartment at Windsor?They’re supposed to be nice. W：Oh，aren’t they awfully expensive? M：Not really.You’11 be surprised at how reasonable some of them are.The problem with being out there is the bus doesn’t run that way. W：That definitely won’t be a problem.I can afford a car right now.I guess I’d better check a few places here in the citv before I make fl decision. Section I Listening Comprehension Part A 1.5/five。本题考查的是对数字的听音。在第一个话轮中，女士的回答直接指出：I get up very early， around five 0’clock，因此填入five或用阿拉伯数字。 2.pool。在第二个话轮中女士描述自己的活动时，第六句即指出：And then I sometimes…in my pool。 注意本题也可由常识得出答案，因为游泳(swim)只能在她自己的游泳池中进行。 3.breakfast。第四外话轮中女士直接指出：then I have breakfast，题目只是将直接引语变成了间接引语。 4.relax。本题有一定的难度。在第五个话轮中，女士指出自己周末也工作，然后在第六个话轮中男士问她是不是(周末)从不休息，从女士的回答及后面的话轮可知她正是这样。男士的not ever relax即是never relax，因此本题应填入relax。 5.museum。在倒数第二个话轮中女士指出：I never go to the museum。 Part B 6.In the 1870s。这是一篇介绍烟草工业发展以及美国烟民情况的独自。短文先简要介绍了一下男女之间在吸烟情况上的总体不同，然后明确指出：The cigarette industry began in the l870s with the development…，即烟草工业开始于l9世纪80年代。考生只要听清了这一句即不难作答。 7.About 43%/About forty-three percent。本题属于数字信息题。短文第七句说明了美国成年男女的吸烟比例：About 43%of the adult men…smoke cigarettes regularly(美国约43%的成年男性和31%的成年女性经常吸烟)。考生要注意的是该句中两个百分比数字与男女的对应关系，不要搞混了。还应注意，最好直接用阿拉伯数字回答。 8.Income，education，occupation。本题属于明示性细节捕捉题。独自中部在指出哪个年龄阶段的人烟民比例最高之后，紧接着明确说明：Income.education，and occupation all play a part…(收入、教育程度和职业都在决定一个人的吸烟习惯上起着作用)。听清了这一处即可作答。由于有字数限制，因此要去掉连词and。 9.24～44/twenty-four to forty-four。本题也是明示性细节捕捉题。在独自中部有一句指出：lax-tween men and women the age group with the highest proportion of smokers is the age group 24 44(男女之间烟民比例最高的年龄段是24岁到44岁)。考生要注意的是，题目的顺序并没有按照独白交代信息的顺序设置，因此听录音时要做好记录。 10.Highly educated。本题较为容易，因为对应的信息位于独白的最后一句，考生听音时捕捉这一信息、相对较为轻松。独自最后一句指出：These more highly educated women tend to smoke more heavily(这些受教育程度更高的女性吸起烟来更厉害)。 Part C 11.[B]。这则听力材料虽然词汇方面不难，但由于涉及大量需要考生对比辨别的细节信息，因此实际上有一定的难度。比如本题，题目问的是this month’S issue，而对应的信息位于独自第五句：On level tw0. you will find our circulation desk，current periodicals and journals…，其中用的是current periodicals(当前的期刊)，不但要求考生听清这一句，还要求考生能在这两种表达中进行有效的转换理解。 12.[C]。本题较为容易，在独自第六句中明确出现了题目中所出现的engineering一词：Our science and engineering sections can be found on level three，因此本题答案就是[C]。 13.[B]。本题需要考生在听清、听懂原文的基础上进行计算。独自倒数第三句提到了借书过期不还的惩罚性措施：There is a 50一cent—a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of$15.O0，即每天收费jo美分，但最高不超过15美元。而题目限定的条件是过期40天，按每天50美分来算，应当是20美元，显然超过了15美元，因此在这种情况下就只需要支付最高上限15美元了，故答案是[B]。 14.[B]。“Skating on thin ice”这个短语出现在独自第四段第一句，然后下一句对其含意作出了解释： This means that…something risky，与[明一致。 15.[B]。本题答案对应于解释cut no ice这一短语的第三段。其中最后一句指出用这个短语的人的意思....that he is getting nowhere with you，因此答案是[B]。 16.[A]。独自中涉及9ame的是最后一段，这一段是对The game is on ice和It is iced up两个与ice有关的短语的说明，因此本题答案无疑是[A]。 17.[D]。在第一个话轮中女士用really terrible描述了自己住处的问题，但并没有详细说明。在第二个话轮中她才提到是锅炉(boiler)常坏，没有暖气，因此答案是[D]。 18.[A]。由女士话语中的near the university、finish my thesis可推知她是一名大学生，因此选[A]。 19.[A]。南第二个话轮中女士we lose the heat for several days at the time一句及第三个话轮中女士说的I’m sick of being cold可以推知说话时天气应当很冷，因此选[A]。 20.[C]。在倒数第三个话轮中女士提出了自己对新公寓的要求：I need some place quiet to finish my thesis，因此答案是[C]。注意[A]、[C]、[D]三项都是前一个话轮中女士提到的，但在这一个话轮中她用 That will never d0进行了否定。 相关资料 |
