英语六级听力考试预测模拟练习4

[00:00.00]Listening Comprehension  (20 minutes)

[00:-1.00]Section A

[00:-2.00]Directions:In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations.At the end of each conversation,there will be a question.Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once.After each question there will be a pause.During the pause,you must read the four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D],and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

[00:-3.00]1.Q:Who is coming for a visit?  A.Nancy.  B.George.  C.John.  D.Joe

[00:10.04]2.Q:Where are the two people?  A.At a hospital.  B.At the airport.  C.In Mrs.Smith's home  D.At Mrs.Saxon's house.

[00:24.14]3.Q:Why does the man's suit seem unusual?  A.The jacket and pants don't match.  B.It is the wrong color for the season.  C.It is too light for cold weather.  D.It does not match his shirt.

[00:40.49]4.Q:What does the man mean?  A.That he sees a nice motorcycle.  B.That motorcycles look nicer than cars.  C.That motorcycles can be dangerous. D.That the woman should be interested in motorcycles.

[00:52.48]5.Q:How much change will the woman get?  A.$20.00.  B.$6.00.  C.$10.00.  D.$4.00.

[01:06.59]6.Q:Where are they going?  A.To a cafeteria.  B.To a health centre.  C.To the beach.  D.To a drugstore.

[01:19.05]7.Q:What does the woman wish the man to do?  A.Leave immediately.  B.Stay longer.  C.Dine with her.  D.Prepare the dinner.

[01:35.53]8.Q:How is the hotel now?  A.The rooms are better but not the meals.  B.The meals are better but not the rooms.  C.They are even worse.  D.Both rooms and meals are better.

[01:53.66]9.Q:Why did the man get fined?  A.He ran a red light.  B.he was speeding.  C.He went through a stop sign.  D.he turned a corner too fast.

[02:09.78]10.Q:According to the man,which statement best descibes the woman?  A.She spends too much money.  B.She works in factory.  C.She should get a job.  D.She likes to argue.

[02:08.78]Section B

[02:07.78]Directions:In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.After you hear a question,you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D].Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

[02:36.41]Passage One

[02:35.41]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[04:01.33]11.How often are most rubber trees tapped for the latex?  A.Every day.  B.Every other day. C.Twice a month.  D.Twice a year.

[04:10.00]12.When is the rubber tree not tapped?  A.When it is between five and six years old.  B.When it is a few inches tall.  C.When it has some disease.  D.When it changes its leaves.

[04:16.56]13.How many pounds of rubber does a young tree usually produce in a year?  A.Three pounds.  B.Ten pounds.  C.Twenty pounds.  D.Twenty-five pounds.

[04:25.36]Passage Two

[04:24.36]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[05:53.91]14.What is the first American college degree?  A.The bachelor's degree.  B.The associate degree.  C.The master's degree.  D.The doctor's degree.

[06:00.93]15.What is a terminal degree?  A.technical associate degree.  B.A degree which is designed for transfer.  C.A bachelor's degree.  D.One which ends;that is,the last degree one can ever hope to attain 1.

[06:06.19]16.What is the number of credit hours for a B.A.in literature?  A.120 quarter hours. B.95 quarter hours.  C.120 semester hours.  D.72 semester hours.

[06:14.15]Passage Three

[06:13.15]Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[07:37.42]17.What is the purpose of the talk?  A.To make recommendations on sensible dieting.  B.To report the latest advances in brain surgery.  C.To relate an experiment combining sleep and exercise.  D.To advise on ways of dealing 2 with sleep difficulties.

[07:42.44]18.According to the speaker what happens when you turn and twist to get comfortable position?  A.Your heart rate is lowered.  B.It becomes harder to relax.  C.You become too tired to sleep.  D.Sleep rhythms are disruped.

[07:51.11]19.According to the speaker what sometimes causes people to have trouble sleeping?  A.Failure to rest during the day.  B.Lack of sleep on weekends.  C.Vigorous exercise in the evening. D.Eating cheese before going to bed.

[07:58.95]20.Where is the talk most probably being given?  A.At a radio station.  B.In a lecture hall.  C.In a biology lab.  D.At the doctor's office.

[07:57.95]Reading Comprehension  (35 minutes)

[07:56.95]Directions:There are 4 passage in this part.Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D].You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

[07:55.95]Passage One

[07:54.95]Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

[07:53.95]Large companies need a way to reach the saving of the public at large.The same problem,on a smaller scale,faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs.There can be little prospect 4 or raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know,and while banks agree to provide short-term finance,they are generally unwilling 5 to provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects.So companies turn to the public,inviting people to lend them money,or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future profits.This they do by issuing stocks and shares in the business through the stock exchange.By doing so they can put into circulation the savings 6 of individuals and institutions,both at home and overseas.When the saver needs his money back,he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it.Instead,he sells his shares through a stockbroker 7 to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money.Many of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the government or by local authorities.Without hospitals,roads,electricity,telephones,railways,this country could not function.All these require continuous spending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly,requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone.The government,local authorities,and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending,and they,too,come to the stock exchange.There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development.In one way or another this new money must come from the saving of the country.The stock exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.

[07:52.95]21.Almost all companies involved in new production and development must_.  A.rely on their own financial resources  B.persuade the banks to provide long-term finance  C.borrow large sums of money from friends and people they know D.depend on the population as a whole for finance

[07:51.95]22.The money which enables these companies to go ahead with their projects is_.  A.repaid to its original owners as soon as possible  B.raised by the selling of shares in the companies  C.exchanged for part ownership in The Stock Exchange  D.invested in different companies on The Stock Exchange

[07:50.95]23.When the savers want their money back they_.  A.ask another company to obtain their money for them  B.look for other people to borrow money from  C.put their shares in the company back on the market  D.transfer their money to a more successful company

[07:49.95]24.All the essential services on which we depend are_.  A.run by the Government or our local authorities  B.in constant need of financial support  C.financed wholly by rates and taxes  D.unalbe to provide for the needs of the population

[07:48.95]25.The Stock Exchange makes it possible for the Government,local authorities and nationalized industries to_.  A.borrow as much money as they can  B.make certain everybody saves money  C.raise money to finance new developments  D.make certain everybody lends money to them

[07:47.95]Passage Two

[07:46.95]Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage.

[07:45.95]Wholly aside from aesthetic 8 and moral considerations,fashion is an economic absurdity 9,and there is little to be said in its favor.Nevertheless,we can appreciate the wisdom in Gina Lombroso's belief that the enormous stress which women lay on everything pertaining 10 to clothes and the art of personal adornment 11 is connected with the tendency to crystallize sentiment into an object.Woman symbolizes 12 every important event in her life by a special dress;and a jewel or a beautiful gown means to a woman what an official decoration means to a man."The temptation of dress is the last step in the ceremony to which the novice 13 has to submit before entering the cloister 14.The memory of the gown which she too might have worn was the strongest temptation that assailed 15 St.Catherine before she took her solemn vows-a gown,embroidered with gold and stars,like those her sisters had worn,which her grandchildren would have gazed at with eyes filled with wonder and admiration 16..."If a woman's clothes cost the family and society a little time,money,and activity,they allow woman,independent of lies and calumnies,to triumph and come to the fore 3 outside of man's world and competition.They allow woman to satisfy her desire to be the first in the most varied 17 fields by giving her the illusion that she is first,and at the same time enabling her rival to have the same illusion.Clothes absorb some of woman's activity which might otherwise be diverted to more or less worthwhile ends;they give woman real satisfaction,a satisfaction complete in itself,and independent of others,and...they constitute a safely valve which saves society from much greater and more dangerous evils than those which they cause."The aptness of these observations lies in the emphasis on clothes which are really beautiful and distinctive 18.But fashion is not primarily concerned with beauty;and fashion connotes conformity 19,not the individuality so cherished by our society and so artfully suggested by the copywriters.Many people who rigorously follow fashions believe they are following their own inclinations;they are unaware 20 of the primitive 21,tribal compulsion;and this is true of fashions in manners,morals,and literature,as well as in clothes.

[07:44.95]26.According to this article,fashion is an absurdity in terms of_.  A.economy  B.morals  C.social mores 22  D.aesthetics 23

[07:43.95]27.Gina Lombroso believes that with regard to clothes and the art of personal adornment,women_.  A.are individualistic  B.are absurd  C.tend to crystallize sentiment into an object  D.are not sentimental 24

[07:42.95]28.A woman's clothes allow her to_.  A.be the best,actually,in many fields  B.triumph outside of man's world  C.compete on an equal basis in a man's world  D.deceive both men and woman

[07:41.95]29.According to the article,woman's absorption in clothes_.  A.constitutes a great danger to society  B.indirectly 25 discourages participation 26 in more worthwhile projects  C.is a source of constant dissatisfaction to a woman  D.saves society from more dangerous evils than those it causes

[07:40.95]30.The author of this article believes that fashion_.  A.promotes conformity  B.promotes individuality  C.is primarily concerned with beauty  D.is concerned only with the clothes that are beautiful and distinctive

[07:39.95]Passage Three

[07:38.95]Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

[07:37.95]Since World War II,there has been a clearly discernible trend,especially among the growing group of college students,toward early marriage.Many youths begin dating in the first of adolescence,"go steady"through high school,and marry before their formal education has been completed.In some quarters,there is much shading of graying locks and clucking of middle-aged 27 tongues over the ways of "wayward youth."However,emotional maturity 28 is no respecter of birthdays,it does not arrive automatically at twenty-one or twenty-five.Some achieve it surprisingly early,while others never do,even in three-score years and ten.Many students are marrying as an escape,not only from an unsatisfying home life,but also from their own personal problems of isolation 29 and loneliness.And it can almost be put down as a dictum that any marriage entered into as an escape cannot prove entirely 30 successful.The sad fact is that marriage seldom solves one's problems;more often,it merely accentuates 31 them.Furthermore,it is doubful whether the home as an institution is capable of carrying all that the young are seeking to put into it;one might say in the theological terms,that they are forsaking 32 one idol 33 only to worship another.Youth people correctly understand that their parents are wrong in believing that "success"is the ultimate good,but they erroneously believe that they themselves have found the true centre of life's meaning.Their expectations of marriage are essentially 34 utopian bound to follow.Shall we,then,join ten chorus of "Misereres"over early marriages?One cannot generalize:all early marriages are not bad any more than all later ones are good.Satisfactory marriages are determined 35 not by chronology,but by the emotional maturity of the partners.Therefore each case must be judged on its own merits.If the early marriage is not an escape,if it is entered into with relatively 36 few illusions or false expectations,and if it is economically feasible,why not?Good marriages can be made from sixteen to sixty,and so can bad ones.

[07:36.95]31.According to this article the trend toward early marriages_.  A.is the result of the Great Depression of the 30's  B.cannot be easily determined  C.is one that can be clearly seen  D.is an outgrowth of the moral laxity brought about by World War II

[07:35.95]32.According to the article,successful marriages are determined by the emotional marturity of the partners and not by_.  A.financial considerations  B.parental 37 consent  C.educational backgrounds  D.chronological 38 age

[07:34.95]33.The author suggests that many of today's early marriages are a result of_.  A.escapism  B.theological dictum  C.lack of formal education  D.convenience

[07:33.95]34.The author states that the home as an institution is_.  A.a false god  B.unworthy of worship  C.overrated  D.probably not capable of being what many young people expect it to be

[07:32.95]35.As the author uses the term,"Misereres"are"_".  A.Songs  B.Laments 39  C.Praises  D.Generalization 40

[07:31.95]Passage Four

[07:30.95]Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

[07:29.95]Marketing 41 is the process by which goods are sold and purchased.That process may be a simple act of exchange or an intricate,sensitive mechanism,whereby goods and the title to them are moved from farmers,manufacturers,miners,and others who produce them to consumers.Simple marketing activities began with the development of a nonsubsistence economy and interregional trade,including caravan 42 and maritime 43 commerce.Village fairs,town markets,and peddlers were all involved in primitive marketing activities.Later,general stores,traveling salespeople,and,still later,the 20th-century chain stores became the chief marketing agencies.Medern marketing has evolved into a complex and diverse field.This field includes a wide variety of special functions such as advertising 44,mail-order business,public relations,retailing and merchandising,sales,transportation,wholesaling,marketing research,and pricing of goods.The aim of marketing is to acquire,retain,and satisfy customers.Marketers begin by identifying the market for their product.Then they tailor their efforts to satisfy the needs and wants of customers within that market.A customer may be an industrial organization such as a food processor,a wholesale 46 or retail 45 outlet,a transportation or  warehousing comany,or an individual consumer.Those firms which understand the needs of their customers and seek to satisfy them tend to be more successful than those which do not.Marketing costs average more than 50 percent of the total costs of consumer goods.These costs represent the value added to the product after it leaves the producer and before it reaches the final consumer-determining the shape,colors,and materials of a product while it is being designed;making the product available in conveniently located stores;guaranteeing its performance;and providing service warranties 47 and easy credit terms.Marking techniques are also used by politicians,who carefully market themselves and their programs,by city and state governments to sell bond issues,and by hospitals and universities for found-raising purposes.Modern domestic marketing in the United States has been greatly affected 48 by a consumer movement that calls for better and safer products,more efficient services,and truthful 49 advertising.Extensive government regulation in almost all fields-from advertising to transportation-has also necessarily claimed the attention of marketers.With the growth of multinational 50 corporations,marketing has greatly expanded its scope;many marketing managers take the whole world as their marketplace.Thus Eastman Kodak marketed its new Instamatic camera simultaneously 51 in 28 countries in 1963-the first time simultaneous worldwide marketing was achieved-and prepared advertising and pulicity in more than 20 languages.Managers of such global activities must take into account international differences in climate,customs and business practices.

[07:26.95]36.The word"title"in the first paragraph is closet in meaning to"_".A.name  B.brand  C.the legal right to ownship  D.championship

[07:25.95]37.Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?  A.Marketing activities started in a subsistence economy.  B.Marketing is still a simple act of exchange.  C.Town markets,general stores,and chain stores are the chief marketing agencies today. D.Early marketing activities inclued village fairs,interregional trade,etc.

[07:24.95]38.Marketing costs are involved in all of the following Except_.  A.guaranteeing the function of products  B.purchasing raw materials to produce products  C.determining colors of a product  D.making products readily available to consumers

[07:23.95]39.According to the passage,who also uses marketing techniques to achieve his goal?  A.governments all all levels  B.fund-raisers  C.consumers  D.producers

[07:22.95]Vocabulary

[07:21.95]Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part.For each sentence there are four choices marked [A],[B],[C] and [D].Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet through the centre.

[07:20.95]41.The_for a car include the heater and radio.  A.assembilies  B.parts  C.attachments 52  D.accessories

[07:19.95]42.I cannot tell you how_I am that I cannot for the moment possibly get away from Washington.  A.excited  B.grieved  C.fascinated  D.moaned

[07:18.95]43.The exploring team was determined to_the most unfavorable weather conditions in the Antactic region.  A.stand up for  B.stand out for  C.stand up to  D.stand up with

[07:17.95]44.She was deeply_until she learned that her husband was among the survivors 53.  A.disturbed  B.irritated  C.displeased 54  D.amazed

[07:16.95]45.When transferred from one container to another of a different design,a liquid will maintain its volume but_its shape.  A.modify  B.cube  C.stretch  D.confine

[07:15.95]46.She_her success to hard work.  A.tributed  B.contributed  C.distributed  D.attributed

[07:14.95]47.John doesn't understand true friendship,he never does anything for anyone unless he thinks the other person will_.  A.reciprocate 55  B.emerge  C.dissipate  D.yield

[07:13.95]48.We had_a minute to catch the train-We arrived at 11:59 and it left at 12:00.  A.literally 56  B.liberally  C.really  D.quite！

[07:12.95]49.Your job is not to make decisions but to_the decisions we make.  A.complete  B.accomplish  C.implement 57  D.influence

[07:11.95]50.Education should be_the needs of the community.  A.conducted to  B.geared to  C.opposed to  D.subjected to

[07:10.95]51.He is_dull,he is,I would say,quite intelligent.  A.all but  B.nothing but  C.anything but  D.no more

[07:09.95]52.Ann_sobbing at last,and dried her eyes with handkerchief.  A.left off  B.went away  C.continued  D.left out

[07:08.95]53.She was tired of_trips to the grocery,school and office.  A.continuous  B.continued  C.continual  D.constant

[07:07.95]54.Placing high_on imported goods in a frequently employed method of protecting domestic industries.  A.interests  B.tax  C.profits  D.duty

[07:06.95]55.Mary's_was whether to go to the party in her old dress or to stay at home.  A.case  B.situation  C.dilemma 58  D.inquiry 59

[07:05.95]56.Their findings_the burial customs of the Indian tribes of that area.  A.threw light upon  B.gave rise to  C.paid respect to  D.gave an account of

[07:04.95]57.The people_to be allowed to return to their island.  A.participated  B.penetrated 60  C.petitioned  D.permeated 61

[07:03.95]58.If we spend all our holiday money,we can_the traveler's cheques.  A.fall back on  B.fall in with  C.fall behind  D.fall out

[07:02.95]59.His_prevented him from cheating his customers.  A.value  B.intensity 62  C.integrity  D.dignity

[07:01.95]60.He could scarcely  resist taking another of the delicious wine,but remembering the doctor's advice,he_.  A.refrained  B.retreated  C.avoided  D.withdrew

[07:00.95]61.She is a very careful person and can surely notice all the_.  A.specifics  B.specification 63  C.species  D.specialties 64

[06:59.95]62.It is all her own doing,so she will have to_the consequences.  A.abide 65 by  B.gain access to  C.get the better  D.get rid of

[06:58.95]63.Trade wars arise from a ruthless determination_a company or country to capture the market.  A.on the part of  B.by virtue 66 of  C.for the purpose of  D.in line with

[06:57.95]64._ ,Dr.Hawking 67 doesn't weigh as much as 120 pounds.  A.At a guess  B.Out of the question  C.By analogy  D.On the whole

[06:56.95]65.Tom and Simth,who used to be good friends,are not_after a quarrel three day ago.  A.on speaking terms  B.on no terms  C.on easy terms  D.on bad terms

[06:55.95]66.Stunned 68 by what had happened,the old man stood rooted_.  A.on the spot  B.to the spot  C.on the ground  D.to the ground

[06:54.95]67.The mother said she would_her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper.  A.let down  B.let alone  C.let off  D.let out

[06:53.95]68.I was speaking to Ann when suddenly we were_.  A.hung up  B.hung back  C.cut down  D.cut off

[06:52.95]69.Watching me pulling the calf 69 awkwardly to the barn,the Irish milkmaid fought hard to_her laughter.  A.hold back  B.hold on  C.hold out  D.hold up

[06:51.95]70.It was a bad idea to build a power station in deep valley,but it_as well as we had hoped.  A.came off  B.went off  C.brought out  D.made out

[06:50.95]Error Correction

[06:49.95]Directions:This part consists of a short passage.In the following passage,there are altogether 10 mistakes,one in each numbered line.You may have to change a word,add a word or delete a word.Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blanks provided.If you change a word,cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank.If you add a word,put the insertion mark in the correct place and write the missing word in the blank.If you delete a word,cross it out and put a slash 70 in the blank.

[06:48.95]71.Does walking on the moon make life better for people on earth?Considering all the problems of our own world,why should we spend huge sum on trips to outer space?

[06:47.95]72.Such questions like these are often asked,

[06:46.95]73.especially by those tax money is paying for space explorations.The answers to these questions are many and varied.

[06:45.95]74.Up to now,the practical benefits resulting in space research have included the development of new methods and skills,

[06:44.95]75.new processes,new services,new products,even new companies created to make use of what has been learned through space travel.

[06:43.95]76.Also among benefits are better education,

[06:42.95]77.more efficient management,more higher quality of industrial products,and rapideconomic growth.

[06:41.95]78.People all over the world are now served by improved whether predictions,

[06:40.95]79.better communication systems,and better understanding of the earth and their environment.

[06:39.95]80.Everyone will benefit as observations from space make it possible to measure the earth's resources to observe whether and not they are being used properly.

[06:38.95]Writing (30 minutes)

[06:37.95]Directions:In this section you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter as a reply to the following advertisement in at least 120 words.

[06:36.95]Beijing Review is currently seeking professional and experienced people for the following positions:Receptionist Editor Secretary Apply in writing to Mr.Wang Hua the personnel manager,P.O.Box 188.Beijing

[06:35.95]The body of your letter should follow the outline below:1.In the first part,tell who you are and say that you are interested in the job and would like to apply for it:2.In the second part,state your qualifications and experience:3.In the last part,say that you would be glad to give more information about yourself or come to an interview.

[06:34.95]1.B  2.B  3.A  4.C  5.D  6.C  7.B  8.D  9.A  10.D

[06:33.95]11.B  12.D  13.A  14.B  15.A  16.C  17.D  18.B  19.C  20.A

[06:32.95]21.D  22.B  23.C  24.B  25.B  26.A  27.C  28.B  29.D  30.A

[06:31.95]31.C  32.D  33.A  34.D  35.B  36.C  37.D  38.B  39.B  40.C

[06:30.95]41.D  42.B  43.C  44.A  45.A  46.D  47.A  48.A  49.C  50.B

[06:29.95]51.C  52.A  53.C  54.D  55.C  56.A  57.C  58.A  59.C  60.A

[06:28.95]61.A  62.A  63.A  64.A  65.A  66.B  67.C  68.D  69.A  70.A

[06:27.95]71.sum-sums  72.like-as  73.those tax money-those whose tax money  74.resulting in-resulting from  75.even now companies-and even now companies

[06:26.95]76.benefits-the benefits  77.more higher quality-higher quality  78.whether predictions-weather predictions  79.their-its  80.whether and not-whether or not

[06:25.95]Writing  Dear Mr.Wang Hua:I would like to apply for the position of which you advertised in the June 16 issue of Beijing Mornings.Currently I am a junior at Beijing Foreign Studies University,where I am working toward a BA degree in English.Last summer I held a similar position with Beijing Mornings,working as their summer replacement 71 in the editorial department.I enjoyed the seemingly tedious work which I knew would further my professional goal of becoming an editor.The experience also helped me improve my typing skills,which I understand,is required for the job I am applying for.Mr.Liu Hu,head of the editorial department thought well of my ability,enthusiasm,and devotion.He said that he would welcome a call from you if you wish to know more about me.His office telephone number is 6831 0645.In Beijing Foreign Studies University I have been working hard and doing well in the major courses.I am fluent in both written and spoken English and my reading skills are also satisfactory.Besides,I am learning computer language such as Basic and Forturn,so I believe I can work for your magazine without much additional training.My English teacher,Professor Shi Jia has kindly 72 agreed to write a recommendation.Sincerely yours,Zhang Li