文都：2008年12月英语四级全真预测试卷(四)

　　5.【解析】Y即使生活中很小的改变也能增加人们情感的能量。

　　6.【解析】Y他们发起一个帮助贫困儿童的项目从而丰富她的生活。

　　7.【解析】NG文章中并未提到。

　　8.【解析】move forward在第四点Bid farewell to guilt and regret中，第一和第二句话可以得到本题目的答案。

　　9.【解析】looking back在第五点make up your mind中，最后一句话，要果断做出决定，不能犹豫。

　　10.【解析】the more you get back在第六点give to get 中的第一句话，很清楚地说明了，付出越多得到的回报就越多。

　　Part IIIListening Comprehension

　　Section A

　　11. M:Did you listen to the piano concert on the radio last night?

　　W:I couldn’t because the result of the experiment didn’t appear till 7:00 p.m.

　　Q:Why didn’t the woman listen to the music?

　　【解析】D本题为推理题，关键在于听出experiment实验。男士问：昨晚你收听钢琴音乐会了么?女士说：没有，因为实验结果直到下午七点才出来。由此可见，女士一直待在实验室里。

　　12. W:Jim, I want to see the Tower of London. Please tell me which bus should I take?

　　M: You may take bus No.15 or 25.

　　Q: Which bus will the woman take?

　　【解析】C女士问：吉姆，我想去看伦敦塔，告诉我该乘哪路公车?男士说：坐15路或25路。本题听出两个数字，即得出了答案。

　　13.W: The university is giving a party in honor of the new visiting scholars Friday night, can you come?

　　M:Yes. My wife and I will go to the party at the invitation of the President. As you know, one of the visiting scholars will be working with me in the coming years.

　　Q: Who are invited by the President?

　　【解析】A女士说：周五晚上学校要为新来参观的学者举办晚会，你会来吗?男士说：来，我和我妻子受到校长的邀请。你知道，其中一个来访的学者明年将与我共事。由此可见，男士和他的妻子受到了校长的邀请。

　　14. M:Show me that sentence you were talking about. What page is it on?

　　W: It’s near the end of the book, on the next to last page. Right here, in this middle paragraph.

　　Q: Which page was the woman talking about?

　　【解析】D男士说：让我看看你正在说的那句话，在哪一页?女士说：在书的最后，最后一页的旁边。这儿，这段中间。因此，正确答案是：A page very close to the end.

　　15. M:You didn’t seem to understand what Eric was saying. Did you disagree with him?

　　W:No. But I wish he would have spoken more slowly because I just came to the U.S. three days ago.

　　Q: What does the woman mean?

　　【解析】D男士说：你似乎没理解埃瑞克在说什么，你不同意他的看法吗?女士说：不是，只是我希望他说得慢一点，因为我三天前刚来美国。因此，女士只是不适应埃瑞克非常快的语速。

　　16.M: I haven’t received the furniture I ordered yet. Maybe I should call to check on it.

　　W:Don’t worry. It takes at least a week to arrive.

　　Q: What does the woman think the man should do?

　　【解析】C男士说：我还没收到我订的家具，或许我该打电话确认一下。女士说：不要着急，要花至少一个星期的时间才能到呢。因此，女士的建议就是耐心等待。

　　17. W:Where were you on Christmas， David? I called you several times and nobody was home.

　　M:My parents and I traveled to Australia to visit my uncle. It was quite an experience to spend Christmas in summer.