星火2013专四满分听力模拟题8

Part ⅠDICTATION Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times: During the first rending, which will be read at normal spend, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last rending will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE. Part ⅡLISTENING COMPEHENSION In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation. 1. Why does Carl avoid a double cheese burger? A. Because he has to take part in all kinds of meets. B. Because he's been on a diet. C. Because he doesn't like to eat it in this season. D. Because he likes to stay in shape. 2. What does Carl think about taking part in the Olympic Games? A. He has decided that it is time for him to leave. B. He has lost interest in the Games. C. He thinks he is too old for the Games. D. He will take part in one more Olympic Games. 3. Which statement about Carl is NOT true? A. He is proud of his career because he has proved that he's an excellent athlete. B. He has won 9 gold medals in the Olympic Games. C. He enjoys staying in good shape. D. He is 35 years old. Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation. 4. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. An experiment in Antarctica. B. Part of the Larsen Ice Shelf broke off. C. The formation of the Larsen Ice Shelf. D. An expedition in Antarctica. 5. Why are the events important? A. They could be a sign of global warming. B. They are disturbing Antarctic bird habitats. C. They have destroyed research facilities. D. They refute current scientific theories. 6. Why doesn't the woman believe that weather is responsible for the recent events? 1 A. No melting has been observed. B. The past several winters have been unusually severe. C. Nothing unusual has happened in other parts of Antarctica. D. The ice shelf had remained intact for centuries despite the weather, 7. What would be the likely result of the melting of the ice cap? A. Warmer water temperatures. B. Less aquatic life. C. A rise in ocean level. D. Colder winds. Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation. 8. What seems to surprise the man about the new product? A. Its variety of colors. B. Its unusual texture, C. The way it is sold. D. Its main ingredient. 9. What would be a good reason for buying the product? A. Its low purchase price. B. Its wide availability. C. Its good nutritional value. D. Its higher water content. 10. When will the new product be available? A. In a few weeks. B. In two or three months. C. In about two years. D. In ten years. SECTION B PASSAGES In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage. 11. The body language is closely related to A. words and phrases. B. culture. C. individuals. D. misunderstanding. 12. Tile NVC is important for managers because they have to A. understand what their staff are feeling by understanding their body language. B. learn more the cultural background of their staff through their body language. C. create good working conditions by using proper body language. D. spend a lot of time in studying body language. 13. Why is closeness in distance disliked in some cultures? A. It stands for hostility. B. It is not normal. C. h is an invasion of space. D. It means intimacy between two people. Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage. 14. According to the passage, the average I. Q. is A. 85. B. 100. C. 110. D. 125. 15. The case history of tile twirls appears to support the conclusion that A. individual with identical brains seldom test at the same level. B. an individual's intelligence is determined only by his environment. C. lack of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence. D. changes of environment produce changes in the structure of the brain. 16. The best statement of the main idea of this passage is that A. human brains differ considerably. B. the brain a person is born with is important in determining his intelligence. C. environment is crucial in determining a person's intelligence. D. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence. Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will he given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage. 17. What does the speaker say about the skin of starfish? A. It consists of a protective film. B. It is covered with scales. C. It can be shed easily. D. It is covered with sharp bumps. 18. Why does the speaker give the example of a hub of a wheel surrounded by spokes? A. To explain how the starfish reproduces. B. To illustrate the shape of the starfish. C. To demonstrate the defense mechanisms of starfish. D. To show how starfish moving. 19. What will happen if a starfish loses an arm? A. It generates a new one. B. It cannot swim. C. It is easily caught. D. It dies soon afterward. 20. What is the talk mainly about? A. Reproduction in echinoderms. B. How fish avoid their enemies. C. The form of starfish. D. The feeding habits and digestive systems of starfish. SECTION C NEWS BROADCASI Questions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 21. How many people were wounded in the fighting? A. more than 6. B. more than 670. C. more than 676. D. less than 600. 22. Which of the following details about the news item is INCORRECT? A. There was a fighing in Cario on Tuesday. B. The fighting took place outside the presidential palace. C. President Morsi spoke out against the violence in a speech. D. They tention in Cario is now going away. Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 23. How many hijackers are involved in the news? A. 18. B. 2. C. 8. D. 1. 24. The hijackers had demanded A. over one million dollars and a helicopter. B. over one million dollars to help drug-addicts. C. over a million dollars' worth of drug. D. over one million dollars to buy a helicopter. Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 25. What is the Japan’s unemployment rate in January? A. 3.8%. B. 3.9%. C. 4.0%. D. 4.8%. 26. What's the reason for the Japanese unemployment rises? A. The slower development of the Japan’s economy. B. The slower development of the Asia’s economy. C. The fall of the exports to the United States. D. The rapid rise of costs of hiring workers. Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 27. German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her speech in? A. the city of Bundestag in Germany. B. the city hall. C. the European Parliament headquarters. D. Germany’s Parliament. 28. According to the news item, which statement is in line with Merkel’s viewpoint? A. There is no way to split between euro and non-euro countries. B. The European debt crisis won’t be over for a shout time. C. Fiscal union is indispensable in resolving euro debt crisis. D. A split between euro and non-euro countries is unavoidable. Question 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news. 29. What's the foreign ministers' purpose for the meeting in Kyoto Japan? A. Urging UN Security Council to impose sanctions against North Korea. B. Urging North Korea to test its nuclear bomb as soon as possible. C. Urging North Korea to return to six-party talks. D. Discuss how to punished North Korea for its nuclear weapons' program. 30. Which countries would like to impose UN Security Council sanctions against North Korea A. America and Russia. B. America and Japan. C. Japan and South Korea. D. China and South Korea. Answer Sheet Name Student Number Mark Part I. Part ⅠDICTATION(40’) Part ⅡLISTENING COMPEHENSION (30*2’=60’) 1-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30