2013年6月英语四级模拟试卷及答案(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.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　11.

　　[A] At the department store.

　　[B] At the office.

　　[C] In the restaurant.

　　[D] In the drug store.

　　12.

　　[A] The man shouldn’t expect her to go along.

　　[B] She doesn’t think she has enough money.

　　[C] She’ll go even though the movie is bad.

　　[D] The man should count the number of people going.

　　13.

　　[A] She wasn’t really studying.

　　[B] She hadn’t finished writing her articles.

　　[C] She had furnished her house.

　　[D] She could write beautifully.

　　14.

　　[A] The problem may have been a very complicated one.

　　[B] No one can do it.

　　[C] The woman thinks that the problem is too easy.

　　[D] The man can solve the problem himself.

　　15.

　　[A] The janitor is too busy to do his work.

　　[B] The sanitary conditions of an apartment.

　　[C] The relationship between the janitor and the two speakers.

　　[D] The architecture of a building.

　　16.

　　[A] He can’t tear either piece of cloth.

　　[B] He wants part of each piece of cloth.

　　[C] The pieces of cloth are made by a secret process.

　　[D] The pieces of cloth seem identical to him.

　　17.

　　[A] Tuesday.

　　[B] Wednesday.

　　[C] Thursday.

　　[D] Friday.

　　18.

　　[A] A photographer’s camera.

　　[B] A television camera.

　　[C] A movie camera.

　　[D] The man’s own camera.

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

　　19. [A] Memories of a recent storm.

　　[B] How strong winds develop into a hurricane.

　　[C] Weather patterns that can affect Florida.

　　[D] Planning a summer vacation.

　　20. [A] Late summer is sunny season.

　　[B] Late summer is hurricane season.

　　[C] Late summer is rainy season.

　　[D] Late summer is cloudy season.

　　21. [A] Wind speed.

　　[B] Rainfall.

　　[C] Water temperature.

　　[D] Direction of approach.

　　22. [A] By name.

　　[B] By number.

　　[C] By location.

　　[D] By month.

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

　　23. [A] Her professor did not like her story.

　　[B] She had trouble finishing her assignment.

　　[C] She did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper.

　　[D] She was taking too many courses.

　　24. [A] Take some extra time.

　　[B] Do a writing exercise.

　　[C] Do some work for another course.

　　[D] Write the story ending first,

　　25. [A] To go shopping.

　　[B] To do research for her story.

　　[C] To meet with her professor.

　　[D] To take a break from her work.

　　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 centre.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　Passage One

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

　　26.

　　[A] Given by the local government.

　　[B] Born by a large number of bitches.

　　[C] Bought from different cities and villages.

　　[D] Captured over grassland.

　　27.

　　[A] 11-week course for control duty.

　　[B] 11-week course for patrol duty.

　　[C] 9-week course for control duty.

　　[D] 9-week course for patrol duty.

　　28.

　　[A] Catching runaway criminals.

　　[B] Scratching the hidden bombs.

　　[C] Patrolling the dangerous town.

　　[D] Drug-sniffing or bomb-sniffing.

　　Passage Two

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

　　29.

　　[A] Gold was discovered.

　　[B] The transcontinental railroad was completed.

　　[C] The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed.

　　[D] Telegraph communications were established with the East.

　　30.

　　[A] About two million.

　　[B] About three million.

　　[C] About five million.

　　[D] About six million.

　　31.

　　[A] 19 million dollars.

　　[B] 32 million dollars.

　　[C] 37 million dollars.

　　[D] 42 million dollars.

　　Passage Three

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

　　32.

　　[A] Computers have become part of our daily lives.

　　[B] Computers have advantages as well as disadvantages.

　　[C] People have different attitudes to computers.

　　[D] More and more families will own computers.

　　33.

　　[A] Computers can bring financial problems.

　　[B] Computers can bring unemployment.

　　[C] Computers can be very useful in families.

　　[D] Computerized robots can take over some unpleasant jobs.

　　34.

　　[A] Computers may change the life they have been accustomed to.

　　[B] Spending too much time on computers may spoil people’s relationship.

　　[C] Buying computers may cost a lot of money.

　　[D] Computers may take over human beings altogether.

　　35.

　　[A] Affectionate.

　　[B] Disapproving.

　　[C] Approving.

　　[D] Neutral.

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　注意：此部分试题在答题卡2上;请在答题卡2上作答。

　　Part IlI　　 Section C

　　Development banks are international lending groups. They lend money to developing countries to help fuel economic growth and social (36) __. They arc not part of the World Bank, the International (37)　 Fund or the United Nations. The money comes from member countries and borrowing on world markets.

　　Development banks provide long-term loans at market (38)____. They provide even longer-term loans at below-market interest rates. These banks also provide technical (39) __ and (40) __

　　There are four main ones. The oldest is the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. It began in 1959. President juscelino Kubitschek of Brazil had (41) __ a bank to aid economic growth in the Americas. The (42) __ of American States agreed. Today the bank is worth over 100,000 million dollars. It holds only 4 percent of that. The other money is (43) __ by its members. (44)__. 26 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean borrow from the bank.

　　The African Development Bank has its roots in an agreement signed in Sudan in 1963. It is based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

　　(45)The country, with the most votes in the bank is Nigeria, followed as of July by the United States, Japan and Egypt.

　　The Asian Development Bank started in 1966. It is based in Manila, in the Philippines. There are 63 members, mostly in Asia. ( 46 )