星火英语2008年12月英语四级听力预测试卷

　　Conversation Two
　　W: Bill, is that really you? I haven't seen you for months.
　　M: Hello, Christina. Yes, it has been a long time. Good to see you. How have you been?
　　W: I've been okay. I've just been so busy with school. We really should get together and catch up. How about joining me for dinner tonight?
　　M: (23) I'd love to, but I'm taking off for Miami at 8:00 tonight if everything goes well. I'm going home because my brother is getting married on Saturday morning.
　　W: That's great. Congratulations! I hope that you have a nice time at home. You'll just have to take a rain check on that dinner invitation.
　　M: Well, what are you doing now? Maybe we can go to the coffee shop and chat for a while. There is an attractive, little place I know of down the street.
　　W: (24) I really wish I could, but I'm on my way to the tennis courts.
　　M: Tennis courts? I didn't know you could play tennis.
　　W: It sounds like that, but actually I can't. (24) I'm taking lessons so I can learn. My roommate is on the tennis team and she's gotten me interested in the sport. Do you know how to play?
　　M: A little, but I haven't played for years. I really like the game, though. (25) When I come back from my trip, I think I'll join you in taking lessons.
　　W: It's a deal. Just give me a call when you get back.
　　M: You got it.
　　23. What will the man do tonight?
　　A)。由选项可知本题是对男士将要发生的动作进行判断。寒暄后，女士提出dinner tonight，男士回答I'd love to，but...委婉拒绝了邀请。But提示后面为原因，I'm taking off for Miami，后又补充说是going home，故答案为A)。其后的rain check是"延期"的意思。
　　24. Why can't the woman join the man for coffee?
　　C)。由选项预测本题是对原因提问。由上题可知男士无法与女士共进晚餐，因而提出了go to the coffee shop and chat for a while的建议，女士回答：I really wish I could, but...同样委婉拒绝了邀请，并提示后面的原因，即I'm on my way to the tennis courts. I'm taking lessons.与C) 相符。
　　25. Which of the following did the man agree to do?
　　D)。由选项可知本题同样是对男士的行为进行判断。抓住关键句I'll join you in taking lessons.即可推断出答案为D)。
　　Section B
　　Passage One
　　If you're confused about how much water you really need, I'm not surprised. (26)Conflicting advice in recent headlines appears against the old "8 a day" advice we all grew up with. Is it necessary to swallow down eight glasses of water daily, or is this recommendation exaggerated and out of date? We've heard for years that eight glasses of water daily is the minimum necessary to keep healthy. Your weight loss and health depend on it. Drink the minimum and see clearer skin, better sleep, and improved vision. We're warned of the danger of water shortage in our body without at least eight glasses. But, (27)the tide has turned away from liquid requirement toward examining your daily diet, including what you eat, as well as what you drink. The answer is - you need what you need! If it's summer, you need more. If you're exercising, you need more. If you're a "normal person who sits a lot, who is not sweating, and not exercising more than 15-20 minutes daily, Dr. Heinz Valtin of Dartmouth Medical School says you need no more than four glasses of water daily. Most drinks can be counted as part of your daily fluid consumption. Although the World Health Organization recommends that everyone drink a minimum of two liters of water daily, or about eight cups, (28)the old "8 a day" rule is based on studies performed on people under extraordinary circumstances, including soldiers at high altitude and hospitalized patients. What you and I need is different.