2016年英语四级听力改革备考练习65

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　　2016年6月起大学英语四六级考试听力部分有重大调整。陪伴了中国大学生十几年的“短对话”和“短文听写”将退出历史舞台，取而代之的是短片新闻听力和学术讲座。接下来，同学们可能需要花费很多时间来适应新的听力考试模式，四六级考试网给大家提供英语四级听力在线练习内容，听力的复习没有捷径，只能多听多练了。

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听力习题：
　　19.
　　A. Go to summer school.
　　B. Take a vacation.
　　C. Stay at home.
　　D. Earn some money.
　　20.
　　A. They hired someone to stay in their home.
　　B. They left their pets with their neighbors.
　　C. They rented their house to a student.
　　D. They asked their gardener to watch their home.
　　21.
　　A. Walking the dog.
　　B. Cutting the grass.
　　C. Watching the children.
　　D. Feeding the fish.

        
         
         

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听力材料：　　M: I really don't know what to do this summer. [19]Ican't afford to just sit around, and there don't seemto be any jobs available.
　　W: Why don't you try house-sitting? Last summermy friend Margaret house-sat for the Dodds whenthey went away on vacation. [20]Mr. Dodd hiredMargaret to stay in their house because he didn't want it left empty.
　　M: [20]You mean the Dodds paid Margaret just to live in their house?
　　W: It wasn't that easy. [21]She had to mow and water the houseplants. And when Eric house-sat for Mr. Cohen, he had to take care of his pets.
　　M: House-sitting sounds like a good job. [21]I guess it's a little like baby-sitting-except you'retaking care of a house instead of children.
　　W: The student employment office still has a few jobs posted.
　　M: Do I just have to fill out an application?
　　W: Margaret and Eric had to interview with the houseowners and provide three referenceseach.
　　M: That seems like a lot of trouble for a summer job.
　　W: The houseowners want some guarantee that they can trust the house-sitters. You know,they want to make sure you're not the type who will throw wild parties in their house, or movea group of friends in with you.
　　M: House-sitters who do that sort of thing probably aren't paid then.
　　W: Usually they are paid anyway just because the homeowners don't want to make a fuss. Butif the homeowner reported it, then the house-sitter wouldn't get another job. So, why don'tyou apply?
　　Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
　　19. What does the man want to do this summer?
　　正确答案：D
　　解析：推断题。男士说他不能只是闲着(sit around)，但又没有现成的工作(jobs available)，说明他想干些工作、赚些钱，D项符合此意。对话开头往往是出题之处。
　　20. What did the Dodds do when they went away last summer?
　　正确答案：A
　　解析：细节题。A是对原文hired Margaret to stay in their house的另一种表述方法，故为答案。C是强干扰项，对话讨论的并不是租房子，而是雇人看房子。提问处是考点，其实就是对上文叙述的一个总结。
　　21. What is one responsibility the house-sitter probably won't have?
　　正确答案：C
　　解析：细节题，选项都是家务事。A、D两项属于take care of his pets的范围，而B项则属于water thehouse-plants的范围。排除A、B、D三项，即可得到答案C。此处，C是baby-sitter的职责，与本对话的话题(house-sitting)不一致。注意except，instead of这类词出现的地方，往往是出题之处。