2006年1月英语四级考试预测样卷2

Part I Listening Comprehension (35 points,35 minutes)

Part A (15 points, 15 minutes)

Section A

Directions: In part A, you will hear short conversations between
two people. After each conversation, you will hear a question about the
conversation. The questions and the questions will not be repeated. After
you hear a question , read the four possible answers in your test book and
choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the
question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the
answer you have chosen.

1. (A) Go to the basketball game.
(B) Try to postpone the game.
(C) Go to work
(D) Change her work schedule.

2. (A) The man should consider changing jobs.
(B) The style of the suit is out-of-date.
(C) The color of the suit is not appropriate.
(D) The man should buy the suit.

3. (A) He thinks they should study at the woman's apartment.
(B) He won't have much time to study.
(C) His apartment is messy.
(D) His apartment is in a noisy area.

4. (A) He lost Pam's notes.
(B) He tried to call Pam yesterday.
(C) He wants the woman to call Pam.
(D) He forgot to return the notes to Pam.

5. (A) Speak to his teacher about the presentation.
(B) Record himself practicing the presentation.
(C) Listen to a tape of her presentation.
(D) Ask someone else to do the presentation.

6. (A) Stop bothering the woman.
(B) Take the woman's book with him.
(C) Show the woman how to get to the library.
(D) Ask someone else to go to the library.

7. (A) He isn't very hungry right now.
(B) He regularly eats at his restaurant.
(C) The selection on the menu is limited.
(D) He doesn't want salad with his lunch.

8. (A) She's still looking for an apartment.
(B) She was told the dorm was full.
(C) She doesn't plan to move.
(D) She wants to move out of the dorm.

9. (A) She knows the man's sister.
(B) She wants to watch her sister play.
(C) She thinks the man is a good soccer player.
(D) She isn't interested in soccer.

10. (A) He'll schedule the woman for an afternoon appointment.
(B) He can't schedule an appointment for the woman.
(C) Dr. Anderson will call the woman back soon.
(D) Dr. Anderson's schedule is full.

Section B

Directions: In this part of the test you will hear longer
conversations. After each conversation you will hear several questions.
The conversations and questions will not be repeated.
After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test
book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the
number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to your
letter of the answer you have chosen.
Remember, you are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book.

11. (A) It's only open to poetry majors.
(B) It requires another class first.
(C) It's already full.
(D) It's only offered in the morning.

12. (A) The class meets during his working hours.
(B) The class is too far away.
(C) He has another class at the same time.
(D) He's already familiar with the material.

13. (A) All the other work schedules conflict with his classes.
(B) He doesn't want to ask his boss for another favor.
(C) He wants to work the same schedule as his friends.
(D) He likes to do his homework in the evenings.

14. (A) Its courses cost less.
(B) It has a pool.
(C) The class size is smaller.
(D) It may offer the class he needs during the day.

15. (A) An experiment in Antarctica.
(B) The breaking off of part of the Larsen Ice Shelf.
(C) The formation of the Larsen Ice Shelf.
(D) An expedition in Antarctica.
Part B (20 points,20 minutes)

Section A

In this part of the test you will hear several talks. After each talk,
you will hear some questions. The talks and questions will not be
repeated.
After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test
book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the
number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the
letter of the answer you have chosen.

16. (A) How most species of spiders reproduce.
(B) How one species of spider feed its young.
(C) How spiders defend their territory.
(D) How Darwin experimented with spiders.

17. (A) They eat one another.
(B) They eat insects that they catch.
(C) They build a new nest.
(D) They are attacked by other species of spiders.

18. (A) No two members of a species are exactly alike.
(B) A single species may evolve into two separate species.
(C) Primitive life-forms evolve into more advanced life-forms.
(D) The survival of the strongest in a species contributions to the
survival of that species.

19. (A) Early newspapers in England.
(B) The early history of magazines.
(C) The life of Daniel Defoe.
(D) Differences between newspapers and magazines.

20. (A) Its publication was banned by the British government.
(B) It was the first weekly newspaper.
(C) It caused a prison revolt.
(D) It was the first magazine ever published.

21. (A) It had many more pages than newspapers.
(B) It was given away for free.
(C) It dealt with issues rather than events.
(D) It was more widely available than newspapers.

22. (A) He wrote articles of the Church of England.
(B) He refused to stop publishing the Review.
(C) He refused to pay publishing taxes.
(D) He refused to join the Church of England.

23. (A) It was not really a magazine.
(B) It featured a variety of articles and stories.
(C) It was praised by readers of poetry.
(D) It was unpopular with politicians.

24. (A) How artists gained fame.
(B) A schedule of art exhibits.
(C) One form of folk art.
(D) The preservation of old paintings.

25. (A) Very few were produced.
(B) Most were kept only a short time.
(C) Most were printed on delicate paper.
(D) Many have been acquired by collectors.

Section B Compound Dictation

The Library of Congress is America’s national library. It has more than
one-hundred-twenty-million books and other objects. It has newspapers, S1
publications and letters of S2 interest. It also has maps,
photographs, art S3 , movies, sound recordings and musical S4
.The Library of Congress is open to the public Monday through Saturday,
except for government holidays. Anyone may go there and read anything in
the collection. But no one is S5 to take books out of the building.
The Library of Congress was S6 in eighteen-hundred. It started
with eleven boxes of books in one room of the Capitol Building. By
eighteen-fourteen, the collection had increased to about three-thousand
books. They were S7 that year when the Capitol was burned during
America’s war with Britain.
To help re-build the library, Congress bought the books of President
Thomas Jefferson. Mister Jefferson’s collection included seven-thousand
books in seven languages. S8
. Today, three buildings hold the library’s collection.S9
. It buys some of its books and gets others as
gifts. It also gets materials through its copyright office.
S10 . This means the Library of Congress receives
almost everything published in the United States.