四级听写与听力理解单项练习

38. According to the speaker, what expense does trucking create for the public? A. The hiring of extra traffic patrollers. B. The creation of government agencies. C. The construction of new tunnels. D. The repair of public roads. Passage 11

39. What is the talk mainly about?

A. The diet of sailors. B. The arrangement of museum exhibits. C. The classification of large birds. D. An extinct bird. 40. Why was it easy to capture auks?

A. They were poor swimmers. B. They couldn?t fly.

C. Their bright colors made them easy to be seen. D. They moved in large groups. 41. Why did the sailors hunt the auk?

A. It was a pest. B. They needed food. C. They needed exercise. D. They wanted scientific specimens. 42. Where did the auk live?

A. On tropical islands. B. In rain forests. C. In cold ocean areas. D. In grassland regions. Passage 12

43. Who is the speaker?

A. A visitor to the park. B. A presidential campaign workers.

C. A park service employee. D. A tour guide from a travel agency. 44. According to the speaker, who originated the idea of public park? A. Several explorers. B. Representatives of Congress. C. President Grant. D. A group of animal lovers.

45. What does the speaker say about Yellow Stone National Park?

A. It was the first national park. B. It was the first region explored by pioneers.

C. It is not accessible to everyone. D. It is not managed by the National Park Service. 46. According to the speaker, what is one of the duties of a park ranger? A. To build fires. B. To conduct scientific studies.

C. To train other staff members. D. To guide nature walks. Passage 13

47. What is the purpose of the talk?

A. To review material covered in an earlier lecture. B. To change students? approach to writing. C. To point out an example of good writing. D. To give an assignment for the next class.

48. What should be the students? main goal as they revise their work?

A. To correct spelling and grammar. B. To make smooth transitions between ideas. C. To add more specific details and examples. D. To improve overall effectiveness. 49. When should the first draft be turned in?

A. Within the first week of class. B. Two weeks before the final due date. C. By the end of the term. D. A week after the last class. Passage 14

50. What is the purpose of the balloon launch?

A. To commemorate a historic flight. B. To try our eighty new balloons. C. To recruit balloonists from all over the United States.

D. To determine whether helium balloons are better than hot-air balloons. 51. What problem might today?s pilots encounter? A. They may not be able to inflate their balloons. B. There are too many balloons to launch at once.

C. Their flight pattern could be uncertain due to the wind. D. They?ll lose money if some balloons can?t take off. 52. What does the speaker imply about helium balloons?

A. They?re expensive. B. They were the first kind of balloons ever used. C. They?re faster than air balloons. D. They?re popular in the United States. Passage 15

53. What is the main topic of the passage?

A. The coffee market in Boston. B. The role of supermarkets in the coffee business. C. A new trend in the United States. D. The advertising of a new product. 54. What probably leads people to choose gourmet coffees over regular brands?

A. Gourmet coffee is less expensive. B. Regular brands of coffee have too much caffeine. C. Gourmet coffee tastes better. D. Gourmet coffee is growing in the United States. 55. What will probably happen in the future to stores that sell only regular brands of coffee?

A. They will run out of coffee. B. They will successfully compete with gourmet coffee sellers. C. They will introduce new regular brands of coffee. D. They will lose some coffee business.

PASSAGES KEY: 1—10 CDBCB DACDD 11—20 BDABC AACBC 21—30 DBDBA DBBDA 31—40 ACCBD CADDB 41—50 BCCAA DBDBA 51—55 CACDD

News item 1

1. What has contributed to the progress?

A. Desert Winds. B. Increasing number of fire crews. C. Better weather condition. D. More fuels. 2. What can be learned from the news item?

A. Firefighters have been on the defensive previously. B. The fires broke out on Wednesday.

C. Damages in San Diego will tip more than one billion dollars. D. Hot desert winds added fuel to the firefighting efforts. News Item 2

3. What is the news mainly about?

A. Iraq and Turkey will solve a crisis.

B. An Iraqi delegation is going to meet with Turkish officials. C. Kurdish rebel attacks will be stopped. D. 12 Turkish soldiers were killed. 4. What happened on Sunday?

A. An Iraqi official met with Turkish officials.

B. Delegates offered some proposals concerning the crisis. C. Kurdish rebels made attacks along the border.

D. Turkish military fired at rebel positions in southern Iraq. News Item 3

5. Who will be the chairman of the conference?

A. Ban Ki-moon. B. al-Maliki. C. Ban Ki-moon and al-Maliki. D. The United Nations representative.

6. The representatives will come from the following countries EXPECT________. A. The United Nations B. Iran C. Syria D. Kuwait 7. What will be the resolution mainly about?

A. Economic recovery. B. Political recovery.

C. Expansion of UN influence. D. Long-term recovery efforts. News Item 4

8. Which of the following is NOT Marceau?s contribution?

A. Bringing back to life the art of silence. B. Bringing poetry to pantomime. C. Giving the best performance. D. Bringing university to pantomime. 9. How old was he when he joined the French resistance? A. 20. B. 21. C. 19. D. 18. News Item 5

10. Which party won the greatest number of seats in the election? A. The opposition party. B. The main party. C. The ruling party. D. ZANU-PF party.

11. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The main opposition party leads the parliamentary election. B. Results have been released from the president election. C. The main party won less seats than the ruling party.

D. Results of the parliamentary election have been announced. News Item 6

12. What is President Bush going to ask allies for?

A. Military support. B. NATO expansion. C. Missile defense shield. D. Economic support. 13. Which country has already been a member of NATO according to the news? A. Romania. B. Ukraine. C. Georgia. D. Turkey. News Item 7

14. Who will attend the summit?

A. King Abdullah. B. President Hosni Mubarak. C. Lebanese leaders. D. Syrian leaders. 15. Which country first announced its boycott of the summit? A. Syria. B. Lebanon. C. Egypt. D. Saudi Arabia.

News Item 8

16. What can be learned about verdict?

A. It has been put off. B. It has been called off.

C. It has been announced. D. It has not been decided.

17. What has led to the court?s decision, according to officials for the opposition group? A. Political reasons. B. Religious reasons. C. False charges. D. Lack of evidence. News Item 9

18. Before the bomb explosion how many American soldiers have been killed? A. 4. B. 4,000 C. 3,960. D. 3,996.

19. In what aspect will the death toll influence the public?

A. Emotionally. B. Physically. C. Physiologically. D. Economically. News Item 10

20. What will happen on Monday?

A. An unofficial result will be announced. B. Final election results will be released. C. The national election will be held. D. People will cast ballots. 21. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The country has never had any election before. B. The country used to be a monarchic nation. C. The two parties are actually very much alike. D. The country is a democratic country. News Item 11

22. What have the demonstrators NOT done?

A. They have burnt Dutch flags. B. They have burnt Afghan flags.

C. They have gathered in Kabul. D. They have burnt the picture of a Dutch filmmaker. 23. What did the demonstrators demand?

A Danish flag should be burnt. B. American troops should be withdrawn. C. Cartoons of Mohammed should be reprinted. D. Dutch and Danish embassies should be closed. News Item 12

24. What can be learned about Ms. Clinton?s recent win? A. It is very important for her. B. It is insignificant. C. It is her last win. D. It overwhelmed her.

25. Primary contests will be held in the following states EXCEPT _______. A. Oregon. B. South Dakota. C. North Dakota. D. Montana. News Item 13

26. What is the main idea of the news item?

A. A deal between the US and North Korea. B. Food crisis in North Korea. C. Distribution of food. D. Wide-spread hunger in North Korea. 27. The agencies will be responsible for_____.

A. collecting money for people in need B. monitoring the distribution of the food C. solving the food crisis D. reaching a deal News Item 14

28. The delays were caused by_______.

A. late payments B. political reasons C. difficult conditions D. other reasons