医学博士英语统一考试听力全真训练-Test Nine

医学博士英语统一考试听力全真训练-Test Nine Test Nine Section A Directons: In this section you will hear fifteen short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, you will hear a question about what is said. The question will be read only once. After you hear the question, read the four possible answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark the letter of your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. 1. A. He is a brave man. B. He is an excellent mayor. C. He is very calm and never gets nervous. D. It is easy for him to be anxious and worried. 2. A. He approves of the action. B. He feels sorry for those students. C. He considers the punishment excessive. D. He has no opinion about the action. 3. A. They spend their vacation with George’s parents in Chicago. B. They spend their vacation with the woman’s sister in Washington. C. They spend their vacation with their friends in Europe. D. They spend their vacation with the woman’s parents in Boston. 4. A. Mountain-climbing. B. A broken arm. C. X-ray Machine. D. An injury. 5. A. He doesn’t like to take pills. B. He may not be able to wake up. C. He may feel better soon. D. He may want to take the pills without food. 6. A. In a prison. B. At a bar. C. In a reform school. D. At a drug store. 7. A. The woman might have migraines if she had those symptoms. B. The woman might have normal headache if she had all those symptoms. C. The woman doesn’t have migraines but normal headaches. D. The woman has migraines, not normal headaches. 8. A. He was supposed to go to see Dr. Smith at the end of the week. B. He changed his appointment because he was free at afternoon. C. His pain started four days ago. D. His severe syndrome made him fit between appointments. 9. A. People don’t like to use chemical to treat disease. B. The journal covers too little information about caffeine. C. Usually, people think such chemical as caffeine is not good for disease. D. Usually, there is not much covering about benefits of chemical in the journals. 10. A. All the passengers were killed. B. The plane crashed in the night. C. No more survivors have been found. D. It’s too late to search for survivors. 11. A. The man will probably have to find a roommate. B. The man is unlikely to live in the suburbs. C. The man will probably have to buy a car. D. The man is unlikely to find exactly what he desires. 12. A. A lesson requires students’ active involvement. B. Students usually take an active part in a lecture. C. More knowledge is covered in a lecture. D. There is a larger group of people interested in lessons. 13. A. He doesn’t know the answer to the question. B. He doesn’t like to travel in the area. C. He doesn’t ride on buses. D. He’ll ask someone else for directions. 14. A. She’s worried about the approaching snowstorm. B. She won’t have time to go outside tomorrow. C. She doesn’t believe the weather report. D. She’s pleased about the weather report. 15. A. He always liked reading more than watching television. B. He used to watch television more than he does now. C. It’s important to select television programs carefully. D. The woman should do more reading. Directions: In this section you will hear three passages. After each one, you will hear five questions. After each question, read the four possible answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer and mark the letter of choice on the ANSWER SHEET. Passage One 16. A. The purpose of laughter. B. The possible causes of laughter and its effects. C. Where and when people laugh. D. The origin of laughter. 17. A. It is a survival technique for babies. B. To ease hostilities. C. To please parents. D. To fight against diseases. 18. A. Men are less likely to make jokes and women are less likely to laugh. B. Men are more likely to make jokes and women are less likely to laugh. C. Men are more likely to make jokes and women are more likely to laugh. D. Men are less likely to make jokes and women are more likely to laugh. 19. A. He can hear them crying loudly at the zoo. B. He heard them panting and was told that it was laughter. C. He’s read about it from Darwin. D. He used to study apes at the zoo. 20. A. She’s afraid that Luisa will worry about her. B. She’s worried that her monkey will make a mess in her apartment. C. She’s worried that she will have no banana left for Luisa. D. She’s worried that her naughty boy named “money” will eat up all her bananas. Passage Two 21. A. Those who can remember large amounts of information. B. Those who are highly intelligent. C. Those whose minds are alert and receptive. D. Those who are good at recognizing different sounds. 22. A. Constantly doing memory work. B. Taking part in various mental activities. C. Going through specific training. D. Making frequent adjustments. 23. A. Remain a theory to be further proved. B. Have been generally accepted. C. Have been challenged by many other experts. D. Are practiced by the researchers themselves. 24. A. Keep fit by going in for physical activities. B. Keep mentally active by challenging their brains. C. Maintain mental alertness through specific training. D. Maintain a balance between individual and group activities. 25. A. How biochemical changes occur in the human brain. B. Why people should keep active not only physically but also mentally. C. How intellectual activities influence brain-cell health. D. Why people should receive special mental training as they age. Passage Three 26. A. The effect of smoking among children. B. The reason why children start smoking. C. The difficulty in preventing children from smoking. D. The measures to ban smoking among children. 27. A. Laziness. B. Lack of confidence. C. Ignorance. D. Disobedience. 28. A. To prevent children from start smoking, parents, teachers and health care workers should not smoke. B. It’s easier to prevent children from starting to smoke than to persuade adults to stop smoking. C. Many children start to smoke because they want to appear mature. D. Some children start to smoke merely out of curiosity. 29. A. should be introduced although it might prove ineffective. B. should be introduced because it was done at the school he studied. C. should not be introduced because it may cause rebellion. D. needn’t be introduced as long as the teachers don’t smoke. 30. A. Indifferent. B. Sympathetic. C. Emotional. D. Objective.