新题型四级班练习

Part II Listening Comprehension

Exercise 1 Section A

1. A. She hasn’t finished reading the book. B. She won’t lend her book to the man. C. The man doesn’t need the book. D. The man can use her book if he likes. 2. A. To make an appointment with Mr. Green B. To arrange a date with the woman

C. To postpone his appointment with Mr. Green to 4 o’clock D. To make sure that Mr. Green will see him at 4 o’clock

3. A. The blue one is too fancy for him. B. Blue is one of his favorite colors. C. He doesn’t like either of the two. D. He never wears silk or wool.

4. A. Buy a computer for himself. B. Borrow some money to buy a computer. C. Wait a while before buying a computer. D. Find a better way to invest his savings. 5. A. He decides not to take chemistry. B. He’s been tired of physics. C. He’s already found a partner. D. He’s too busy to find a partner.

6. A. Buying a car from an advertisement. B. Putting an advertisement in newspaper. C. Dealing with a second-hand car. D. Taking in a newspaper for a week.

7. A. The two speakers will go home first. B. The two speakers will have dinner at home. C. The two speakers will have dinner outside. D. The two speakers won’t go to the concert. 8. A. Ask the professor when he’ll be available. B. Help the woman to contact the professor. C. Solve the question for the woman. D. Ask the professor to clarify the question. Question 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A. To have one of her teeth filled. B. To have one of her teeth pulled. C. to have her teeth cleaned. D. To have her teeth examined. 10. A. Have one’s heart transplanted. B. Have one’s teeth transplanted.

C. Advance the tooth filling technique. D. Reduce pain in tooth pulling and filling. 11. A. Tooth transplant is expensive. B. Dentists are working on tooth transplant. C. Tooth transplant has been successful. D. Tooth transplant has failed. Question 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A. Italy B. Portugal C. Spain D. Costa Rica

13. A. She may not find a suitable hotel. B. She has never been abroad.

C. She hasn’t booked tickets for her family. D. She has to take her children with her. 14. A. It should have a swimming pool. B. It should be very quiet.

C. It should be in the downtown. D. It should be on the beach.

15. A. Using a tent. B. Finding a new hotel. C. Trying the hotel. D. Giving up that hotel. Section B Passage One

16. A. The reason why early men were so intelligent. B. The tools that belonged to early men.

C. The language development of early men. D. The way the human brain works. 17. A. It forced early men to do calculations. B. It improved early men’s ability to hunt.

C. It enabled early men to think of new ideas. D. It motivated early men to eat more. 18. A. People could use words to improve performance.

B. People could manage their time better than before.

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C. People could make their emotions understood better.

D. People could share ideas with each other and other generations. Passage Two

19. A. To guarantee the students’ safety on the roads.

B. To help the parents save money.

C. To save time for the parents and students. D. To relieve the traffic pressure on the road.

20. A. It is only prepared for children far away from their school.

B. It involves a bus service from Milton to Impington and back. C. It requires parent to pay less than ￡60 a term for the service. D. It is to be tried out for children in Western England. 21. A. By letting the bus run in the morning only.

B. By limiting the number of the students.

C. By obtaining the support from the government. D. By linking the new bus service with the existing one. Passage Three

22. A. Lifting your soup bowl to your mouth. B. Making a noise when eating.

C. Raising your elbows to the shoulder. D. Putting your elbows on the table. 23. A. Putting your hands on the table all the time.

B. Making noise while eating any kind of food. C. Eating your meals quickly and clearly.

D. Keeping your elbows away from the table.

24. A. Eating with your right hand. B. Refusing the offer of the host and hostess.

C. Being unaware of your legs. D. Eating with your left hand.

25. A. Imitate what your host and hostess do. B. Do what you usually do at home.

C. Avoid looking after your own needs. D. Know about the details of table manners in advance. Section C

Everybody wants to get wealthy. In today’s (26)______________ world, making money or becoming wealthy symbolizes a person’s success and capability. Many people just make every effort, pay any price to (27)_________________ greater wealth. With money, they can buy nice, large (28)______________ in nice neighborhoods; with money, they can own stately (29)_____________ cars. Wealth seems to bring all happiness in life.

But is wealth the only road to happiness? Not really. There are many things in the world which are beyond (30)_____________ money, such as friendship, love, health and knowledge. Many people are so preoccupied with (31)______________ money that they have no time or would not take the time to form or maintain friendship. What happiness can they feel living as lonely, (32) ______________ creatures with no true love or friends in the world, even if they (33)_____________ tremendous wealth?

In my opinion, people can’t do anything without money, but money is not everything. What money will bring you depends on your personal (34)______________ and goal in life. If you are kind enough to help others, especially the poor, money is a good thing for you. With it, you can do much more for the benefit of people and your country, and it will (35)________________ your own happiness. If you want money just for your own needs, you’ll never be satisfied or happy. In a word, only if you are generous can money be the source of your happiness.

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Exercise 2 Section A

1. A. In a library. B. In a book store. C. In a book company. D. In a booking office. 2. A. She missed the deadline for the course registration. B. She couldn’t decide which course to register.

C. She didn’t get the extension for the course registration. D. She lost the registration fee.

3. A. The room is as dark as the night. B. He doesn’t know what the notice is about either. C. He doesn’t like the woman’s idea. D. He doesn’t notice anything. 4. A. It is supposed to be warm and sunny in terms of the weather forecast. B. It won’t go like what the man expects according to the weather forecast. C. She believes it’s suitable for the man to play football. D. She has no idea of how it will be like.

5. A. The man can only see the doctor two weeks later. B. Appointments must be made two weeks in advance.

C. The man can have an appointment with the doctor on Friday. D. The doctor has canceled his appointments on Friday.

6. A. Paint brushes. B. Some soap. C. A can of paint. D. Some ink. 7. A. It’s not raining that hard now. B. The rain has just begun.

C. It only rained a little bit. D. It’s raining too hard to go out. 8. A. Have some flowers sent to someone. B. Deliver a package to the hospital. C. Arrange some flowers. D. Talk to a doctor.

Question 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

9. A. The female lead. B. The clown. C. The painted face. D. The old lead. 10. A. The actress looks younger than her real age.

B. The actress looks older than her real age. C. The actress looks as old as her real age.

D. The actress looks like the famous actor Mei Lanfang.

11. A. By different gesture B. By different voice

C. By different color D. By different costume 12. A. It stands for loyalty. B. It stands for disloyalty. C. It stands for uprightness. D. It stands for integrity.

Question 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

13. A. She is busy at work. B. She has gone shopping. C. She is resting in bed. D. She is feeling sorry. 14. A. He tells her honestly what he thinks about it.

B. He refuses to eat it.

C. He throws it away after making it. D. She can tell by his non-verbal expressions.

15. A. They decide to go out to eat. B. They eat something different at home. C. They eat at a friend’s house. D. They decide to eat nothing at all.

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Section B Passage One

16. A. Sense of sight. B. Sense of hearing. C. Sense of smell. D. Sense of taste. 17. A. Six times. B. Five times. C. Three times. D. Two times. 18. A. Through a wide variety of high-frequency sounds.

B. Through a wide variety of low-frequency sounds. C. Through their varied swimming gestures. D. Through the echolocation. Passage Two

19. A. New York University. B. The University of Southern California. C. The University of San Francisco State University. D. Jones Wales University. 20. A. It had the most foreign students.

B. Its students outnumbered those in other states. C. Most of its foreign students were the Japanese. D. It offered more financial aids.

21. A. Engineering and industrial design. B. Business and management. C. Mathematics and computer science. D. Medicines and chemistry. Passage Three

22. A. The history of Industrial Revolution. B. The development of technology. C. The history of Middle Ages. D. The development of advertising. 23. A. By door to door advertising. B. By using symbols. C. By verbal announcements. D. By written messages.

24. A. The British. B. The Americans. C. The Romans. D. The Russians. 25. A. During the Industrial Revolution. B. In the Middle Ages.

C. After the Second World War. D. After the invention of televisions.

Section C

Self-motivation is basically the ability to get yourself to take action whether you feel like it or not. Many people have a (26)___________ when it comes to motivation in general. It can (27)______________ being lazy or unproductive, but in actuality, no one is really lazy. If you are not capable of getting yourself to do certain things that you know you should be doing, it’s because you don’t have a strong enough reason to do it.

What can you do to help (28)_____________ your self-motivation? One thing you can do is to start giving yourself stronger reasons to be performing certain things such as (29)____________ your goals. Once you have a goal and strong enough reasons to take action, your self-motivation will automatically start to increase. Your reasons can be both positive and (30)_______________. You can either do something because you want to get (31)_______________ out of completing a task or you want to avoid the (32)________________ of not completing the task. Either way, the reasons need to be strong enough to move you into action.

The bottom line is that you want to increase your self-motivation, you will need to start designing a more compelling future for yourself. (33)___________________ powerful reasons why you should take action. When you have a strong purpose and (34)___________________ feed your mind with self-improvement motivation material, you will start to become more and more (35)________________ and will begin to take more action.

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