2016年12月英語四級全真預(yù)測試卷聽力(5)

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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 rend 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:此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。
    11.
    [A] 1016.
    [B] 1060.
    [C] 508.
    [D] 580.
    12. [A] Father and daughter.
    [B] Uncle and niece.
    [C] Aunt and nephew.
    [D] Cousins.
    13. [A] She wasn’t invited.
    [B] She wasn’t ready to come.
    [C] She altered her decision.
    [D] She forgot the invitation.
    14. [A] The door needs repairing.
    [B] He had lost all his keys.
    [C] He couldn’t open the door.
    [D] He wanted the woman to help him.
    15. [A] She’s rather happy to hear so.
    [B] She’s disappointed to hear so.
    [C] She’s unhappy to hear so.
    [D] She’s surprised to hear so.
    16. [A] He thought it was a good car.
    [B] He thought it was too noisy,
    [C] He thought there was something wrong with the car.
    [D] He didn’t like it.
    17. [A] In a car.
    [B] In a train,
    [C] In a ship.
    [D] In a plane.
    18. [A] She’ll go to the concert.
    [B] She’ll have a meeting.
    [C] She’ll watch her neighbor’s children.
    [D] She’ll visit her neighbor.
    Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
    19. [A] The early history of bookbinding.
    [B] How old books become valuable.
    [C] Economical ways to protect old books.
    [D] Why some books decay.
    20. [A] They are often handled improperly by readers.
    [B] The paper is destroyed by chemicals.
    [C] The ink used in printing damages the paper.
    [D] The glue used in the binding loses its strength.
    21. [A] They are difficult to read.
    [B] They are slowly falling apart
    [C] They were not made from wood pulp.
    [D] They should be stored in a cold place.
    22. [A] Get some books for the man to look at.
    [B] Ask the man to look over her notes.
    [C] Continue her research in the library.
    [D] Find more information on how books are preserved.
    Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
    23. [A] Which major the woman will be choosing.
    [B] An anthropology course the woman is taking,
    [C] How to find a job in publishing.
    [D] which anthropology professors the man recommends.
    24. [A] It is not as difficult as she had thought it wonld be.
    [B] She would like her professor to explain it more clearly.
    [C] She took a class on it last semester.
    [D] Her professor will write a book on it soon.
    25. [A] Her professor.
    [B] A classmate.
    [C] Her former boss.
    [D] A foreign diplomat.
    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:此部分試題請在答題卡2 E作答。
    Passage One
    Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
    26.
    [A] Because nobody knew his address.
    [B] Because nobody knew his age.
    [C] Because Penury’s private life was a secret.
    [D] Because Penury was still a bachelor at the age of forty-five.
    27.
    [A] He did not spend money freely.
    [B] He was always well-dressed.
    [C] He had a luxurious ear.
    [D] He worked hard for a living.
    28.
    [A] A photographer.
    [B] A burglar.
    [C] A reporter.
    [D] A professor.
    Passage Two
    Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
    29.
    [A] In 1809.
    [B] In 1863.
    [C] In 1865.
    [D] In 1860.
    30.
    [A] Four years.
    [B] Five years
    [C] Three years.
    [D] Six years.
    3l.
    [A] A soldier.
    [B] A thief.
    [C] A government officer.
    [D] An actor.
    32.
    [A] Because they didn’t like Lincoln being their President.
    [B] Because they wanted to set up their own government,
    [C] Because they disagreed with Lincoln on the abolishment of slavery.
    [D] Because they wanted to stage a war against Lincoln’s government.
    Passage Three
    Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
    33.
    [A] 10points.
    [B] 2 points.
    [C] 15 points.
    [D] points.
    34.
    [A] They will take one of the six major tests,
    [B] They will have to write a composition.
    [C] They will be given a pop test.
    [D] They will be required to read a short story in class.
    35.
    [A] An essay.
    [B] A magazine article,
    [C] A poem.
    [D] A short story.
    Section C
    Directions: In this section, you will heat" 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:此部分試題在答題卡2上;請在答題卡2 上作答。
    Part Ill Section C
    Scientists have developed a new cancer drug. So far, they have tested it only on (36) __ animals. The drug is designed to (37) __ and kill cancer cells but not healthy cells.
    First, the drug enters the cancer and destroys the supply of blood. Then it releases (38)__ to destroy the cancer cells.
    Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge carried out the study. The (39) __ appeared in Nature ( 40 ) __. A school news release called the drug an "anti-cancer smart bomb".
    Ram Sasisekharan is a professor at M.I.T. He says his team had to (41) __ three problems. They had to find a way to destroy the blood vessels, then to (42) __ the growth of new ones. But they also needed the blood vessels to supply
    chemicals to destroy the cancer.
    So, the researchers designed a two-part "nanocell". The cell is (43) in nanometers, or one thousand millionth of a meter. (44)
    The scientists say it was small enough to pass through the blood vessels of the cancer, but it was too big to enter normal blood vessels. The surface of the nanocells also helped them to avoid natural defenses.(45)
    That cut off the blood supply and trapped the nanocell inside the cancer. Then, the nanocell slowly released chemotherapy drugs to kill the cancer cells.(46)
    Section A
    11.C綜合推斷題。女士說有1016名學(xué)生參加考試,但一半沒有通過,由此推斷,通過考試的學(xué)生人數(shù)是508人,所以C正確。這里要注意辨別數(shù)字1016(one thousand sixteen),而不是1060(one thousand sixty)。
    12.D綜合推斷題。女士要找瑪麗姑姑,男士回答說他媽媽不在,由此推斷,兩人應(yīng)該是表親,所以D正確。
    13.C信息明示題。女士說蘇珊原本要來,但又改變主意了,所以C(她改變了決定)正確。
    *考點(diǎn)
    ●change one’s mind意為“改變決定或意見”,如:Nothing will make me change my mind.任何事都不能使我改變主意。
    14.C信息明示題。女士問男士為什么站在外面不進(jìn)去,男士回答說他試了所有的鑰匙,就是打不開門,由此可知,C正確。本題的關(guān)鍵是弄清it指代的是the door。
    *考點(diǎn)
    ●instead of在意為“代替”時與in place of同義;它還可后接動名詞表示“而不”,如:Instead of going to the cinema,I’m going to the concert tomorrow.我明天去聽音樂會,而不去看電影。
    15.A綜合推斷題。男士說女士看上去不到30歲,女士回答說:“真的嗎?事實上我已經(jīng)35歲了?!庇纱送茢?,35歲的女士在聽到別人說她看起來不到30時,肯定會很高興,所以A正確。
    16.A信息明示題。本題問的是女士的父親對新車的態(tài)度,而女士前面所說的都是她姐姐(或妹妹)對新車的看法,所以本題的關(guān)鍵是女士的后一句話:“我父親認(rèn)為這是一輛好車?!惫蔬xA。
    17.D綜合推斷題。女士說:“系好安全帶,我們馬上就要起飛了?!蹦惺繂枺骸澳隳芨嬖V我怎么系嗎?”由關(guān)鍵詞take off(起飛)可知,對話發(fā)生在飛機(jī)上,所以D正確。
    *考點(diǎn)
    ●fasten作及物動詞時意為“系牢,釘牢”,也有“集中”之義,如:She fastened her gaze on the stranger.她把視線集中在陌生人身上。還可指“強(qiáng)加(綽號、罪名等)”,如:fasten the blame on the weather歸咎于天氣。
    18.C信息明示題。女士說:“鄰居今晚要開會,我答應(yīng)了要幫他們照看孩子。”由此可知,女士今晚要為鄰居看孩子,所以C正確。baby-sit意為“擔(dān)任臨時保姆,照顧嬰兒”。
    Conversation One
    19.D綜合推斷題。結(jié)合聽力材料,特別是對話開頭提到的old book...a lot of pages are turning brown and becoming brittle可以推斷,對話談?wù)摰氖菚母癄€問題,所以D正確。
    20.B綜合推斷題。女士認(rèn)為用木材制紙時要往里面加一些化學(xué)制品和酸性物質(zhì)以讓紙變白,而男士說終腐蝕紙張的就是這些酸性物質(zhì),由常識可推斷出這類酸性物質(zhì)也應(yīng)是化學(xué)制品,即男士認(rèn)為書籍的腐爛是由化學(xué)制品造成的,故選B。
    21.C信息明示題。男士說books have been made from wood pulp only since the 1850s,即19世紀(jì)50年代以前的書不是由木漿做成的,所以C正確。
    22.C同義替換題。女士后說的get back to my project與選項中continue her research同義,所以C正確。
    *考點(diǎn)
    ●suppose意為“猜想”,尤指建立在推測性根據(jù)上的不確定的猜想,如:Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.科學(xué)家們猜想大型恐龍棲居于沼澤地中。還可指“應(yīng)該,允許”,如:We are not supposed to play football on Sundays.我們不應(yīng)該在星期日踢足球。
    ●make sense指“有意義,意思清楚,有道理”,如:What you say makes no sense.你的話沒有道理。其他與sense相關(guān)的短語還有:make sense of sth.理解或弄清某事物;see sense明白事理,如:I hope she soon sees sense and stops fighting a battle she cannot win.我希望她能盡快明白過來,不要再打這場贏不了的仗了。
    Conversation Two
     23.B綜合推斷題。女士說自己正在上男士曾上過的格雷教授的人類學(xué)課程,兩人接著談?wù)摿烁髯詫υ撜n程的看法,還提到了女士為該課程要采訪的對象,由此推斷,對話主要是關(guān)于女士正在上的一門人類學(xué)課程的,故選B。
    24.A綜合推斷題。女士說一開始“人種學(xué)”這個詞使她感到有些恐懼,因為那似乎非常專業(yè),但當(dāng)教授解釋人類學(xué)家都做些什么時,她就不覺得那很嚇人了,由此推斷,人種學(xué)這一學(xué)科沒有她想像的那么難,故選A。
    25.C信息明示題。男士問女士要采訪誰,女士回答說她要先采訪自己以前的老板——位出版社的女主管,故選C。
    *考點(diǎn)
    ●start out意為“開始”,該短語還有“起程,動身”的含義,如:Wemust start out early.我們必須早些動身。與start相關(guān)的短語還有:start over重新開始;start(sb.)up(in sth.)(使某人)開始工作等,如:He started his daughter up in the trade.他讓女兒從事貿(mào)易工作。
    Section B
     Passage One
    文章精要
    文章主要談?wù)摿艘粋€名叫Penury的夜賊。在作者看來,Penury是個非常神秘的人,人們不了解他,而且他的日常生活也讓人覺得奇怪,后來作者才知道,原來Penury是一個夜賊。
    26.C信息明示題。文章第一段指出,he had a way of keeping his private life to himself in all but the unessential details,由此可知,作者之所以認(rèn)為Penury是個神秘的人是因為所有人都不了解Penury的私生活,故選C。
    27.A信息明示題。文章第一段指出,he was not especially well dressed and he did not even have a car.排除B、C,并可以推斷出,Penury是一個不隨便花錢的人。該段還指出,It seemed that he did not have to work for a living as we did,排除D。
    28.B信息明示題。文章后指出,he was the most accomplished burglar,由此可知Penury是個夜賊,所以B正確。
    Passage Two
    文章精要
    文章簡要介紹了亞伯拉罕·林肯的生平事跡,尤其介紹了林肯對廢除奴隸制度所做出的努力和貢獻(xiàn)。
    29.D信息明示題。文章第三段指出,In 1860,Lincoln was elected President of the United Statest. 由此可知D正確。
    30.A信息明示題。文章第三段指出,Civil War, which lasted from 1861 to 1865,由此可知美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)持續(xù)了四年,故選A。
    31.D信息明示題。文章第五段指出,Lincoln was shot by an actor named John Wilkes Booth.由此可知,林肯是被一名演員刺殺的,所以D正確。
    32.C綜合推斷題。文章第三段指出,This party opposed the creation of new slave states.由此可以推斷,南部各州之所以要退出聯(lián)盟是因為林肯所在的共和黨反對奴隸制,所以C正確。
    Passage Three
    文章精要
    本文的主要內(nèi)容是一位大學(xué)老師向?qū)W生介紹自己的寫作課程以及這門課程對學(xué)生的要求。
    33.D信息明示題。文章指出,A misspelled word will cost you 5 points.由此可知D正確。
    34.B信息明示題。文章指出,學(xué)生在周五expect to write a short in-class theme,故選B。
    35.D信息明示題。文章指出,Your assignment for Wednesday is to read Hemingway’s short story.此可知D正確。
    Section C
    文章精要
    科學(xué)家發(fā)明了一種治療癌癥的新型藥物,這種藥物可以進(jìn)入癌細(xì)胞并殺死癌細(xì)胞,同時對正常細(xì)胞沒有損害。
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    45.The scientists designed the cell as a balloon inside a balloon.They loaded the outer part with a drug that caused the
    blood vessels to fall in on themselves.
    46.The team says the treatment shrank the cancer and avoided healthy cells better than other treatments.