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2012年12月英语四级预测试卷标准听力(三)

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  Section A
  11. [A] She loves walking to work.
  [B] She has to save money for her journey.
  [C] She doesn’t like the company she worked with.
  [D] It took her too much time to go to work.
  12. [A] Edward will certainly be here on time.
  [B] Nobody will be here on time.
  [C] He is not sure whether Edward will be here on time.
  [D] Maybe Edward will be here on time.
  13. [A] She was using the wrong paint.
  [B] She has run out of paintbrushes.
  [C] She doesn’t feel like going to class.
  [D] She has dropped out of art and is now in drama.
  14. [A] The woman should lose 10 pounds.
  [B] The woman should gain 5 pounds.
  [C] The woman should not worry.
  [D] The woman should buy some new clothes.
  15. [A] Forty yuan. [B] Thirty yuan.
  [C] Thirty-five yuan. [D] Forty-five yuan.
  16. [A] He’ll definitely go.
  [B] He’ll probably not to go since he is busy.
  [C] He’ll not regret missing a chance like that.
  [D] He’ll probably not to go since he is not interested.
  17. [A] At the man’s house.[B] In a restaurant.
  [C] In a grocer’s.[D] In a hotel.
  18. [A] The man could not wait to see Susan.
  [B] Susan is eager to pass the information she knows.
  [C] Susan talks to people only on the phone.
  [D] The man always knows the latest news in town.
  Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
  19. [A] That the library opens at 8:00.
  [B] That no one else has read the articles.
  [C] That none of the material he needs is available.
  [D] That reserve materials can be taken out of the library.
  20. [A] He is not cooperative.
  [B] He will be in his office all afternoon.
  [C] He has not read any of the articles himself.
  [D] He already brought in extra copies of the articles.
  21. [A] Return early the next day.
  [B] Photocopy the articles he needs.
  [C] Ask professor Grand for a copy of the articles.
  [D] Wait until the girl has finished with her articles.
  Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
  22. [A] The election for senator. [B] The election for treasurer.
  [C] The election for secretary. [D] The election for president.
  23. [A] They are competing against each other in an election.
  [B] The man is writing the woman’s speech.
  [C] The man is interviewing the woman.
  [D] The woman is planning the man’s campaign.
  24. [A] Make posters. [B] Write a speech.
  [C] Answer questions. [D] Study chemistry.
  25. [A] Compare their lectures. [B] Review the man’s talk.
  [C] Prepare questions to ask candidates. [D] Vote in the school election.
  
       
               
       
          Section B
  Passage One
  Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
  26. [A] Social challenge.[B] Physical challenge.
  [C] Economic challenge.[D] Intellectual challenge.
  27. [A] Painting a picture.[B] Building pyramids.
  [C] Exploring the space.[D] Making plans for transportation.
  28. [A] They ignore them.[B] They are afraid of them.
  [C] They accept and enjoy them. [D] They are indifferent to them.
  Passage Two
  Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
  29. [A] It eliminated many factory jobs.
  [B] It allowed workers to live far from their jobs.
  [C] It gave workers opportunity for better training.
  [D] It allowed workers to spend more time at home.
  30. [A] Increased transportation costs.
  [B] The lack of a qualified sales force.
  [C] A decline in the number of customers.
  [D] Difficulty in transporting merchandise.
  31. [A] Because property is more valuable in the city.
  [B] Because prices are higher in downtown stores.
  [C] Because job opportunities are better in the city.
  [D] Because highway commuting has become unpleasant.
  Passage Three
  Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
  32. [A] The good points of the federal system.
  [B] How power is divided under the federal system.
  [C] The difference between the central government and the states.
  [D] The different functions of the central government and the states.
  33. [A] Printing money.
  [B] Limiting state taxes.
  [C] Making treaties with foreign countries.
  [D] Passing laws affecting trade between the states.
  34. [A] All the states have respective powers.
  [B] The central government and the states share the same powers.
  [C] The powers of the country are fairly divided up between states.
  [D] It is the Constitution that specifies the power for the central government and the states.
  35. [A] The central government cannot be too powerful.
  [B] Bigger states have more power than smaller ones.
  [C] The central government can put a limit on state taxes.
  [D] The states and the central government have the same powers.
       
               
       
          Section C
  In many countries, authority is seldom questioned, either because it is highly respected, or because it is (36) _______. Sometimes, too, because (37) _______ has been important in certain societies for a long time, people have been trained never to question those in authority.
  In other countries, (38) _______America, children are trained to question and search for answers. When a child asks a question, he will be often told to go to the library and find the answer for himself. By the time students reach the age of 14 or 15, they may be (39) _______ exciting new ideas in all fields of science and the arts. To encourage such creativity, there are many national (40) _______ offered to students every year for their scientific discoveries and artistic (41) _______.
  This interest in questioning and searching may be (42) _______ by some people as bad for young people’s (43) _______, that young people lack respect for authority. (44) ___________________. However, this is because many Americans have different attitudes toward authority that may exist in other areas of the world. In a work or business situation, ideas are freely and openly discussed and argued. (45)_________________________. The two are quite separate. The purpose of the searching, questioning, and arguing is to find the facts in a particular situation, and therefore a solution, (46) ______________________________.
 
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