2010年12月英语四级考试模拟试题及答案(3)

　　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] They want to go downtown. [C] He doesn’t know where to park the car.

　　[B] He wants to go to the park, but she doesn’t. [D] He wants to find out where the park is.

　　12. [A] Company and customer. [C] Teacher and student’s parent.

　　[B] Repairman and customer. [D]Wife and husband.

　　13. [A] She didn’t like working in a company. [C] She was not good at doing business.

　　[B] She disliked machines. [D] She didn’t like accounting.

　　14. [A] He has some money to buy a new car.

　　[B] He fails in borrowing enough money from the woman.

　　[C] He will spend much money on his house.

　　[D] He wants to buy a new house and a new car.

　　15. [A] He had much trouble with his pronunciation.

　　[B] He had much trouble with his pronunciation.

　　[C] No one can understand him.

　　[D] He knew nothing about English.

　　16. [A] Frustrated. [C] Excited.

　　[B] Joyful. [D] Sorry.

　　17. [A] He doesn’t like that kind of food. [C] He doesn’t intend to buy them.

　　[B] The woman can do some cooking herself. [D] The woman should stop looking at him.

　　18. [A] Mrs. Fisher wants to go abroad. [C] Mrs. Fisher has no family.

　　[B] Mrs. Fisher is in hospital. [D] There are three people in Mrs. Fisher’s family.

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19. [A] A study group. [C] The man’s painting.

　　[B] A history exam. [D] A professional artist.

　　20. [A] Making a gift for the woman. [C] Discussing his career.

　　[B] Working on a class assignment. [D] Preparing to teach an art class.

　　21. [A] By listening to her father. [C] By talking to the studio art instructor.

　　[B] By working for an artist. [D] By taking several art courses.

　　22. [A] Take a history exam. [C] Meet some classmates.

　　[B] Go to an art exhibit. [D] Help the man with his painting.

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　23. [A] A famous photographer. [C] Photographic equipment used in the 1800s.

　　[B] Photographic processes in the 1800s. [D] A new museum.

　　24. [A] Her subject’s home. [C] Her subject’s personality.

　　[B] Her subject’s social status. [D] Her subject’s role in history.

　　25. [A] Children. [C] Well-known people.

　　[B] Historical scenes. [D] Landscapes.

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.

　　Passage one

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. [A] Have to buy a special electronic ticket.

　　[B] Have to travel a long way to visit the university.

　　[C] Need an expensive device designed especially for the museum.

　　[D] Need a computer linked to a telephone.

　　27. [A] Provide a place for computer artists to show their work.

　　[B] Sell the art works more easily.

　　[C] Save space of museums for other purposes.

　　[D] Provide more fun for the artists.

　　28. [A] It helps a computer artist to record his pictures electronically.

　　[B] It helps a computer artist to send his pictures to others.

　　[C] It helps a computer artist to print pictures on paper.

　　[D] It helps a computer artist to connect his computer to the art museum.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. [A] 4 years. [C] 8 years.

　　[B] 5 years. [D] at least 9 years.

　　30. [A] Biology. [C] Philosophy.

　　[B] Chemistry. [D] Medicine.

　　31. [A] Each student must pass a national examination.

　　[B] Students who do best in the studies have a greater chance.

　　[C] They can seek to enter a number of medical schools.

　　[D] There are good chances to gain the entrance.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. [A] Guarding the coasts of the United States. [C] Guiding people along the coast.

　　[B] Being part of the United States Navy. [D] Protecting people from enemy attacks.

　　33. [A] Enforcing laws controlling navigation, shipping, immigration and fishing.

　　[B] Enforcing laws affecting the privately-owned boats in the U.S.

　　[C] Searching for missing boats and rescuing people.

　　[D] Training people to be good swimmers along the beach.

　　34. [A] 17,000 [C] 70,000.

　　[B] 1,700. [D] 7,000.

　　35. [A] Dangerous. [C] Exciting.

　　[B] Hard. [D] Dull.