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2008年12月英语四级听力模拟题(十四)
2008-12-05来源:和谐英语
Conversation Two
M: Good morning, Doctor.
W: Good morning, Mr. Smith. What can I do for you?
M: I feel there’s something wrong with me, but I’m not sure.
W: Could you explain more?hxen.net
M: I usually get a runny nose, watery eyes, scratchy throat and other symptoms on Monday. It will last for the following five days. And since I am terribly busy with my work, I won’t have time to see the doctor. But when I do have time to see the doctor on weekends, the symptoms will disappear all of a sudden!
W: And you will get the same symptoms again next Monday?
M: Exactly.
W: How long have you been like this?
M: About one month.
W: Did anything special happen during the past four weeks?
M: Nothing special. Oh, wait! My company has moved from the old address to the present Mount Plaza.
M: That is it. When a new building is just finished, the chemical vapors being given off by glue, paint and other construction materials and moisture can’t escape. The building, just like people, can’t breathe properly. So it gets sick.
W: Well, I see. Thank you, Doctor.
M: Good luck.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. How long has the man suffered from the symptoms he described?
24. Why didn’t he go to see the doctor immediately?
25. What happened during the past four months?
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
Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction is a program designed to reduce the impact of natural disasters throughout the world. With support from the United Nations, countries will be encouraged to share information about disaster reduction: for instance, information about how to plan for and cope with hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters. One of the most important things the program plans to do is to remind us of what we can do to protect ourselves. For example, we can pack a suitcase with flashlights, a radio, food, drinking water and some tools. This safety kit may help us survive a disaster until help arrives. Besides, the program will encourage governments to establish building standards, emergency response plans and training programs. These measures can help to limit the destruction by natural disasters. The comparatively mild effects of the northern California earthquake in 1989 are good evidence that we do have the technology to prevent vast destruction. The recent disasters, on the other hand, prove that people will suffer if we don’t use that technology. When a highway collapsed in northern California, people were killed in their cars. The highway was not built according to today’s strict standards to resist earthquakes. Individuals and governments have to be far-sighted. We should take extra time and spend extra money to build disaster safety into our lives. Although such a program can’t hold back the winds or stop earthquakes, they can save people’s lives and homes.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What is the purpose of the program mentioned in this passage?
27. What can we learn from the northern California earthquake in 1989?
28. Why did the highway in northern California collapse?
Passage Two
As a result of pollution, Lake Erie, on the border of the U. S. A. and Canada, is now without any living things.
Pollution in water is not simply a matter of “poisons” killing large numbers of fish overnight. Very often the effects of pollution are not noticed for many months or years. The first organisms to be affected are plants or plankton---the food of fish, birds, and other creatures. When their source of food disappears, the fish and birds die too. In this way, a whole food chain can be wiped out, and it is not until dead fish and water birds are seen at the river’s edge or on the seashore that people realize what is happening.
Where do the substances that pollute the water come from? There are two main sources, sewage and industrial waste. As more detergents are used in the home, so more of it is eventually put into our rivers, lakes and seas. Detergents harm water birds by dissolving the natural substances that keep their feathers waterproof. Sewage itself, if it is not properly treated, makes the water dirty and prevents all forms of life in rivers and the sea from receiving the oxygen they need. Industrial waste is even more harmful since there are many highly poisonous substances in it, such as copper and lead.
So, if we want to stop this pollution, the answer is simple: sewage and industrial waste must be made clean before flowing into the water. It may already be too late to save some rivers and lakes, but others can still be saved if the correct action is taken at once.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. What are the main sources of water pollution?
30. Which of the following is harmful according to the passage?
31. What correct action should be taken to stop water pollution?
M: Good morning, Doctor.
W: Good morning, Mr. Smith. What can I do for you?
M: I feel there’s something wrong with me, but I’m not sure.
W: Could you explain more?hxen.net
M: I usually get a runny nose, watery eyes, scratchy throat and other symptoms on Monday. It will last for the following five days. And since I am terribly busy with my work, I won’t have time to see the doctor. But when I do have time to see the doctor on weekends, the symptoms will disappear all of a sudden!
W: And you will get the same symptoms again next Monday?
M: Exactly.
W: How long have you been like this?
M: About one month.
W: Did anything special happen during the past four weeks?
M: Nothing special. Oh, wait! My company has moved from the old address to the present Mount Plaza.
M: That is it. When a new building is just finished, the chemical vapors being given off by glue, paint and other construction materials and moisture can’t escape. The building, just like people, can’t breathe properly. So it gets sick.
W: Well, I see. Thank you, Doctor.
M: Good luck.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. How long has the man suffered from the symptoms he described?
24. Why didn’t he go to see the doctor immediately?
25. What happened during the past four months?
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
Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction is a program designed to reduce the impact of natural disasters throughout the world. With support from the United Nations, countries will be encouraged to share information about disaster reduction: for instance, information about how to plan for and cope with hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters. One of the most important things the program plans to do is to remind us of what we can do to protect ourselves. For example, we can pack a suitcase with flashlights, a radio, food, drinking water and some tools. This safety kit may help us survive a disaster until help arrives. Besides, the program will encourage governments to establish building standards, emergency response plans and training programs. These measures can help to limit the destruction by natural disasters. The comparatively mild effects of the northern California earthquake in 1989 are good evidence that we do have the technology to prevent vast destruction. The recent disasters, on the other hand, prove that people will suffer if we don’t use that technology. When a highway collapsed in northern California, people were killed in their cars. The highway was not built according to today’s strict standards to resist earthquakes. Individuals and governments have to be far-sighted. We should take extra time and spend extra money to build disaster safety into our lives. Although such a program can’t hold back the winds or stop earthquakes, they can save people’s lives and homes.
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What is the purpose of the program mentioned in this passage?
27. What can we learn from the northern California earthquake in 1989?
28. Why did the highway in northern California collapse?
Passage Two
As a result of pollution, Lake Erie, on the border of the U. S. A. and Canada, is now without any living things.
Pollution in water is not simply a matter of “poisons” killing large numbers of fish overnight. Very often the effects of pollution are not noticed for many months or years. The first organisms to be affected are plants or plankton---the food of fish, birds, and other creatures. When their source of food disappears, the fish and birds die too. In this way, a whole food chain can be wiped out, and it is not until dead fish and water birds are seen at the river’s edge or on the seashore that people realize what is happening.
Where do the substances that pollute the water come from? There are two main sources, sewage and industrial waste. As more detergents are used in the home, so more of it is eventually put into our rivers, lakes and seas. Detergents harm water birds by dissolving the natural substances that keep their feathers waterproof. Sewage itself, if it is not properly treated, makes the water dirty and prevents all forms of life in rivers and the sea from receiving the oxygen they need. Industrial waste is even more harmful since there are many highly poisonous substances in it, such as copper and lead.
So, if we want to stop this pollution, the answer is simple: sewage and industrial waste must be made clean before flowing into the water. It may already be too late to save some rivers and lakes, but others can still be saved if the correct action is taken at once.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. What are the main sources of water pollution?
30. Which of the following is harmful according to the passage?
31. What correct action should be taken to stop water pollution?
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