恩波：2008年12月英语四级预测试卷及解析(二)

　　1. The majority of people would have no idea about what is well worth doing when they are free from work.

　　2. Many people today have reached the level of civilization to fill their leisure intelligently.

　　3. While most idle rich enjoy their freedom from heavy work they are often subjected to an indescribable boring life.

　　4. If a man does not have to overwork to exhaust he may have more passion for his leisure time than an idle man could possibly have.

　　5. The women who are confined to home with homemaking enjoy a greater source of happiness than men.

　　6. Many people can get the same pleasure from a lot of work as from games of skill when they are young of skill.

　　7. In the best work,the exercise of skill is the most important as a source of happiness.

　　8. In construction the final state of affairs .

　　9. In constructing a building, one carries out .

　　10. The work of destruction is less profoundly satisfying because you can in the result

　　Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　11. A) He expects to hear from his brother.

　　B) He expects a gift from his brother.

　　C) The woman is wrong about when the man’s birthday is.

　　D) His brother is going to visit him.

　　12. A) They don’t enjoy swimming.

　　B) They won’t go swimming in the lake today.

　　C) They don’t know how to swim.

　　D) They’ll swim in the lake tomorrow.

　　13. A) The style of sweater she’s wearing is very common.

　　B) The man saw Jill wearing the sweater.

　　C) She wore the sweater for the first time yesterday.

　　D) She usually doesn’t borrow clothes from Jill.

　　14. A) She’s planning a trip to Antarctica.

　　B) She thinks attending the lecture will be helpful to her.

　　C) Her geography class is required to attend the lecture.

　　D) She has already finished writing her report.

　　15. A) The woman should join the chess club.

　　B) He’s not a very good chess player.

　　C) The woman needs a lot of time to play chess.

　　D) He’s willing to teach the woman how to play chess.