2006年12月23日英语四级最新预测卷（二）

 
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)  Talk to his sister.    
B)  Look at a map.
C)  Go on a diet.         
D)  Tell the man why.
12. A)  Do whatever has been planned.      
B)  Have a picnic and go camping.
C)  Eat out and see a play.            
D)  Go to the beach.
13. A)  The weather was better.     
B)  The weather was a little bit warmer.
C)  The weather was a little bit colder.
D)  The weather was cooler than expected.
14. A)  Mr. Steward is honest.
B)  Mr. Steward looks honest.
C)  Mr. Steward looks dishonest.
D)  Mr. Steward is dishonest.
15. A)  He did quite well with it.  
B)  He has money problem now.
C)  He is in need of qualified staff. 
D)  He could not carry it on any more.
16. A)  ＄2.00.  B)  ＄6.00. C)  ＄4.00.  D)  ＄5.00.
17. A)  They will spend the summer in Italy.
B)  They are both from Europe.
C)  They are both students.
D)  They are both interested in art.
18. A)  Not getting what she wants.         
B)  A custom that is new to her.
C)  Calling up customers.         
D)  Some of her good friends.
Question 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19.  A) A more economical diesel fuel.
B) Characteristics of a new type of fuel.
C) Where a new energy source is located.
D) How to develop alternative energy sources.
20. A) He’s studying for a test.
B) He lost his notes.
C) He missed the class.
D) He’s doing research on alternative.
21.  A) It will reduce the amount of pollutants in the air.
B) It will increase the amount of unpleasant odors from vehicles.
C) It will eventually destroy the ozone layer.
D) It will reduce the cost of running large vehicles.
22.  A) To help him explain the information to his roommate.
B) To help him write a paper.
C) To prepare for a test.
D) To tell her if the notes are accurate.
Question 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. A)  The woman has passed her final exams.
B)  The woman wants to know how to write term papers.
C)  The woman is going to visit Gettysburg.
D)  The man introduces his experiences in Gettysburg.
24. A)  Because her parents like traveling.
B)  Because her parents like history.
C)  Because traveling in such places costs less.
D)  Because her parents want to reinforce the stuff they learned in school about history.
25. A)  It is far away from the city she lives in.
B)  It is a place where many great people were born.
C)  It has a certain political influences in the United States right after the battle at Gettysburg.
D)  It is worth reading history about Gettysburg.
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.
Passage One
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. A)  A plate.     B)  A pear.     C)  A ball.        D)  An egg.
27. A)  How most mathematicians work.
B)  Accidental discovery about the earth’s shape.
C)  How to track an orbit.
D)  How astronauts use computers to measure the size of satellite.
28. A)  To prove the earth was round.
B)  To gather information for planning space flights.
C)  Because all spacecraft had to carry computers.
D)  Because it can measure the size of the satellite.
Passage Two
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. A)  About 30,000.
B)  Around 300,000.
C)  Over 300,000.
D)  More than 330,000.
30. A)  He had promised to do so.
B)  He had this kind of training before.
C)  He didn’t want to make the crowd disappointed.
D)  He needed the great amount of money.
31. A)  Three times.
B)  Four times.
C)  Six times.
D)  Seven times.
Passage Three
Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. A) One in a billion digits.
B)  Zero.
C)  One mistake per two hundred digits.
D)  One in a million digits.
33. A) It is the nerve cells of a computer.
B)  It is the brain of a computer.
C)  It is the eye of a computer.
D)  It is the heart of a computer.
34. A)  One second.   
B)  Two years.    
C)  One minute.   
D)  A day.
35. A)  Human beings make fewer errors.
B)  Human beings do not have to be programmed.
C)  Human beings work more quickly.
D)  Human beings have to be programmed.