大学英语四级听力突破

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D. They asked the witness some questions A. 118 pounds

B.118 dollars.

C.180 dollars

D. 180 pounds.

Passage 3

Questions 7 to 9 are based on the passage you have just heard. 7 8. 9.

A. The countless possibilities of leisure. B. The necessity and value of leisure.

C. The student’s life will always be one of much effort and little leisure. D. Students have to work hard to keep up with the rapidly changing world. A. The student C. The worker

A. In the early days of American history. C. In this day and age.

B. The farmer. D. The. housewife

B. In the future of American life.

D. In modern times of American history.

Passage 4

Questions 10 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard. 10. A. The distance kept between people is a wall. C. The distance varies from culture to culture. 11

A. Nature of people’s relationship C. Cultural styles.

B. The distance is comfortable. D. The distance is somewhat fixed. B. Personality. D Nationalities..

12 A. The Americans feel comfortable when touching each other.

B. The Americans are cold and distant. C. The Americans often say, “Excuse me”.

D. The Americans keep a usual distance between an arm’s length to four feet when talking to each other.

Passage 5

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard. 13 A. City life.

C. Political life 14. A. In their own villages

C. In big cities. 15 A. On foot.

C. By car.

B. Farm life. D. School life.

B. In the towns nearby.

D. The passage does not tell us. B. By bus. D. By bicycle.

Passage 6

Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16.

A. Slightly drunken men. C. Beautiful girls. 17

A. In the downtown area. C. On planes.

B. Well-dressed men.

D. Fat men of 40 years old. B. In a big town.

D. In crowded places.

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A. To protect the store. B. To make everything in order. C. To look for pickpockets. D. To go shopping. 19

A. To know how pickpockets operate their crimes. B. To learn some pickpockets’ skills.

C. To be careful in order not to be attacked by pickpockets. D. To hire a private detective.

Passage 7

Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 20

A. The poor places are getting rich. C. The poor places are getting poorer. 21

A. The poor are underemployeyed.

C. There is no hope for the poor in the villages. 22

A. Rural unemployment C. No housing in the villages

B. The rich places are getting richer. D. Both B and C.

B. All the poor have no land.

D. The poor have no houses in big cities. B. Urban unemployment. D. No land in the villages.

Passage 8

Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23.

A. Average tuition costs increasing by 9 percent. B. Average tuition costs increased by 15 percent. C. Average tuition costs increased by 90 percent D. Average tuition costs increased by 150 percent. 24

A. That they must pay more than out-of-state students. B. That only a few are accepted.

C. That they are not eligible for scholarships at state universities. D. That their scholarships are very small. 25

A. Not as good as it was in 1960. B. Better than it was last year.

C. Especially good for graduates in liberal arts. D. Not very good for recent graduates.

Passage 9

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 26

A. To protect persons and property. C. To teach and train citizens.

B. To collect taxes.

D. To save natural resources for future use

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A. By selling services that make life comfortable C. By selling public lands. 28

A. Environmental pollution and protection. C. Police efforts to protect people.

B. By selling land containing oil.

D. By selling coal and other natural products. B. Taxes and services for the public. D. People’s attitude toward taxes.

Passage 10

Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29

A. A department store. C. Credit companies.

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A. You go the credit companies. C. You make a purchase of it 31

B. Bank.

D. Both A and B

B. You have a major credit card. D. You apply for it at a bank.

A. People begin to use credit system in modern time. B. Products and services can all be sold.

C. Store credit card is not so convenient compared with credit company’s card. D. With major credit card people can buy tickets at airline company.

第五节 科普题突破

名师点拨：

1． 此类文章每一段讲一方面内容，段首段尾常常是问题的答案。

2． 细节题，边听边看选项，把听到的句子或句意与选项相近的句子选出，作出标记 3．

遇到不懂的术语不要着急，以免影响其他选项，

Passage One

Questions 1 to 3 are based on the passage you have just heard. 1

A. To find out how the monkey looked for food. B. To test which animal was the cleverest.

C. To find out how clever the monkeys were.

D. To compare the difference between human being and monkey. 2

A. To watch the monkey as a pleasure. B. To see how the monkey would open the box.

C. To find out how soon the monkey would find the food. D. To see how the monkey ate the food. 3

A. The monkey was trying to open the box.

B. The monkey was tying to open the box.

C. The monkey was jumping up and down in the room. D. The monkey was looking at the professor.

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Passage 2

Questions 4 to 6 are based on the passage you have just heard. 4

A. To show off their wealth. C. To regain their memory. 5

A. To help solve their psychological problems. C. To send them to the hospital. B. To play games with them.

D. To make them aware of its harmfulness. B. To feel good.

D. To be different from others.

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A. They need care and affection.

B. They are fond of round-the –world trips C. They are mostly from broken families

D. They are likely to commit crimes. Passage 3

Questions 7 to 9 are based on the passage you have just heard. 7

A. The Englishmen B. The Germans. C. The Chinese. D. The Americans.

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A. It is easily shaped and cheap B. It is easily washed and cheap. C. It is easily shaped, but expensive. D. It is easily washed, but expensive. 9

A. It is too light.

B. It is expensive.

C. It catches fire easily.

D. It is hard and uncomfortable.

Passage 4

Questions 10 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard. 10

A. Modern way of living. B. Feelings or emotions C. Tensions or worries D. Bad living habits. 11

A. Gardening. B. Running

C. Regular meals D. Taking deep breath.

12 A. Modern living produces tensions for 90% of the whole population. B. Less than 90 % of headaches are caused by worries.

C. Everybody at work or at home feels tensions in modern life. D.

There is no need to see doctors about headaches.

Passage 5

Questions 13 to 17 are based on the passage you have just heard. 13

A. To keep fish alive.

B. To punish criminals. C. To preserve dead bodies. D. To help heal wounds

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