时间:2018-12-16 作者:英语课 分类:英语四级听力练习集锦


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[00:01.16]Passage One


[00:04.34]Did you know that there is a kind of bird that can sew?


[00:09.22]This bird, called the tailor bird,


[00:12.83]uses its mouth as a needle.


[00:15.56]It sews the leaves together in a shape of a cup.


[00:20.49]Then it adds a layer of straw


[00:23.55]to the inside of the cup and lays its eggs there.


[00:27.71]Each bird species 1 builds its own special kind of nest.


[00:33.29]The most common materials used for nests


[00:36.46]are grasses, branches and feathers.


[00:40.40]A bird must weave these materials into a nest.


[00:44.45]Just imagine building a house


[00:47.41]without cement or nails to hold it together.


[00:50.79]Another bird is called the weaver 2 bird.


[00:54.73]The weaver bird builds its nest that looks like a basket.


[00:59.11]The nest is shaped like a pear with a hole in the middle.


[01:03.93]The hole is the door of the nest.


[01:06.99]A third bird is called the oven bird.


[01:11.04]The oven bird makes a nest that is very solid.


[01:15.52]The nest is made of mud.


[01:18.15]The oven bird forms the mud into the shape of an oven


[01:22.41]and then lets it dry in the sun.


[01:25.47]The sun bakes the mud, making it very hard.


[01:29.42]Not all birds make their homes in branches.


[01:34.00]Some birds build their nests on the ground,


[01:37.51]while others bury their eggs under the ground.


[01:41.13]And some birds do not build nests at all.


[01:45.06]So when you look for nests and eggs


[01:47.92]in the branches of the trees and bushes,


[01:50.22]remember that some nests may be right under your feet.


[01:55.36]Questions 1 to 4 are based on the passage you have just heard.


[02:00.76]1. What does the nest built by a tailor bird look like?


[02:22.00]2. Why is there a hole in the weaver bird's nest?


[02:42.11]3. What is the oven bird's nest made of?


[03:01.15]4. What might surprise us


[03:05.31]about bird's nests according to the speaker?


[03:23.69]Passage Two


[03:26.10]Do you remember a time when people were a little nicer


[03:29.63]and gentler with each other?


[03:32.02]I certainly do.


[03:33.66]And I feel that much of the world


[03:35.85]has somehow gotten away from that.


[03:38.47]Too often I see people rushing into elevators


[03:42.19]without giving those inside a chance to get off first,


[03:45.59]or never saying “thank you”


[03:47.99]when others hold a door open for them.


[03:50.73]We get lazy and in our laziness


[03:54.34]we think that something like a simple “thank you”


[03:57.95]doesn't really matter. But it can matter very much.


[04:02.44]The fact is that no matter how nicely we dress


[04:07.19]or how beautifully we decorate our homes,


[04:10.14]we can't be truly elegant 3 without good manners,


[04:14.21]because elegance 4 and good manners always go hand in hand.


[04:19.14]In fact,


[04:20.45]I think of good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret.


[04:24.72]Haven't you noticed that the kindest,


[04:27.67]most generous people seem to keep getting prettier?


[04:31.94]It's funny how that happens, but it does.


[04:35.34]Take the long lost art of saying “thank you”,


[04:39.05]like wearing a little make-up,


[04:41.47]or making sure your hair is neat.


[04:44.09]Getting into the habit of saying “thank you”


[04:46.83]can make you feel better about yourself.


[04:49.45]Good manners add to your image,


[04:52.85]while an angry face makes the best dressed person look ugly.


[04:59.30]Questions 5 to 7 are based on the passage you have just heard.


[05:04.60]5. What is the passage mainly about?


[05:24.22]6. What does the speaker say about people of the past?


[05:45.75]7. According to the speaker,


[05:50.29]how can we best improve our image?


[06:08.26]Passage Three


[06:09.87]For 25 years,I was a full-time 5 thief,


[06:14.26]specializing in picking pockets.


[06:16.78]Where I come from in southeast London,


[06:19.95]that's an honorable profession.


[06:22.24]Anyone can break into a house and steal things,


[06:26.18]but picking somebody's pocket takes skill.


[06:30.12]My sister and I


[06:32.42]were among the most successful pickpocket 6 teams in London.


[06:36.47]We worked in hotels and theatre lobbies 7, airports,


[06:41.17]shopping centers and restaurants.


[06:44.24]Now we don't steal anymore,


[06:46.75]but this crime is worldwide.


[06:49.48]Here's how to protect yourself.


[06:51.91]Professional pickpockets 8 do not see victims,


[06:56.40]only handbags, jewels and money.


[06:59.69]Mothers with babies, the elderly,


[07:02.74]and the disabled are all fair game.


[07:05.26]My preferred target was the lone 9 female,


[07:08.11]handbag at her side, the right side to be exact.


[07:11.83]So if I'm next to her,


[07:13.58]I can reach out cautiously 10 with my right hand across my body.


[07:17.41]Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left,


[07:23.10]and I tend to steer 11 clear of them.


[07:25.72]Women whose bags are hanging in front of them


[07:29.22]are tricky 12 for the pickpocket


[07:31.02]as there isn't a blind side.


[07:33.43]If you want to make it even harder,


[07:35.72]use a bag with handles rather than a strap 13.


[07:39.23]For men,


[07:40.21]one of the best places to keep a wallet


[07:42.95]is in the back pocket of tight trousers.


[07:45.35]You will feel any attempt to move it.


[07:48.64]Another good place


[07:50.18]is in the buttoned up inside pocket of a jacket.


[07:53.57]There is just no way in.


[07:55.98]Even better, keep wallets attached to a cord


[07:59.81]or chain that is fastened to a belt.


[08:02.76]A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off guard.


[08:07.90]The perfect setting is a clothing store.


[08:11.51]When customers wander among the racks,


[08:14.69]they are completely absorbed in the items they hold up.


[08:18.52]The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better.


[08:22.79]A false sense of security makes a pickpocket's job much simpler.


[08:30.35]Questions 8 to 11 are based on the passage you have just heard.


[08:35.96]8. Why does the speaker say that picking somebody's pocket


[08:41.65]is an honorable profession in southeast London?


[08:59.37]9. According to the speaker,


[09:03.52]who is most likely to become a victim of pickpockets?


[09:22.68]10. In the speaker's opinion,


[09:26.29]what's the best place for the man to keep his wallet?


[09:44.57]11.What is the perfect setting


[09:48.07]for picking pockets according to the speaker?



1 species
n.物种,种群
  • Are we the only thinking species in the whole of creation?我们是万物中惟一有思想的物种吗?
  • This species of bird now exists only in Africa.这种鸟现在只存在于非洲。
2 weaver
n.织布工;编织者
  • She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快,而且布的质量很好。
  • The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。
3 elegant
adj.优美的,文雅的,简练的,简结的
  • She was an elegant and accomplished woman.她是位优雅的才女。
  • She has a life of elegant ease.她过着风雅悠闲的生活。
4 elegance
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙
  • The furnishings in the room imparted an air of elegance.这个房间的家具带给这房间一种优雅的气氛。
  • John has been known for his sartorial elegance.约翰因为衣着讲究而出名。
5 full-time
adj.满工作日的或工作周的,全时间的
  • A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
  • I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作,我不知道她是如何对付的。
6 pickpocket
n.扒手;v.扒窃
  • The pickpocket pinched her purse and ran away.扒手偷了她的皮夹子跑了。
  • He had his purse stolen by a pickpocket.他的钱包被掏了。
7 lobbies
n.(公共建筑物进口处的)门厅( lobby的名词复数 );(英国议会的)民众接待厅;议会休息室;(就某问题企图影响政治家的)游说议员的团体
  • Where are the petitions, the public protests, the lobbies of parliament? 签名请愿活动、公众示威、游说国会行动在哪呢? 来自互联网
  • Theatre lobbies were filled with a vociferous crowd during the intermission. 剧场大厅放映间隙,人群中发出喧闹的嘈杂声。 来自互联网
8 pickpockets
n.扒手( pickpocket的名词复数 )
  • Crowded markets are a happy hunting ground for pickpockets. 拥挤的市场是扒手大展身手的好地方。
  • He warned me against pickpockets. 他让我提防小偷。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 lone
adj.孤寂的,单独的;唯一的
  • A lone sea gull flew across the sky.一只孤独的海鸥在空中飞过。
  • She could see a lone figure on the deserted beach.她在空旷的海滩上能看到一个孤独的身影。
10 cautiously
adv.小心地,谨慎地;小心翼翼;翼翼
  • She walked cautiously up the drive towards the door. 她小心翼翼地沿着车道向门口走去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
11 steer
vt.驾驶,为…操舵;引导;vi.驾驶
  • If you push the car, I'll steer it.如果你来推车,我就来驾车。
  • It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。
12 tricky
adj.狡猾的,奸诈的;(工作等)棘手的,微妙的
  • I'm in a rather tricky position.Can you help me out?我的处境很棘手,你能帮我吗?
  • He avoided this tricky question and talked in generalities.他回避了这个非常微妙的问题,只做了个笼统的表述。
13 strap
n.皮带,带子;v.用带扣住,束牢;用绷带包扎
  • She held onto a strap to steady herself.她抓住拉手吊带以便站稳。
  • The nurse will strap up your wound.护士会绑扎你的伤口。
学英语单词
above the rest
Aconitum monanthum
All Weather Fund
Altinoluk
aminometradine
ancylostomiasis duodenale
angelica sylvestriss
anosphresy
antiantidote
application routine
balancer set
be put in prison
bitrates
bottom-fish
byes
calson
catch sight
cattersons
ceramic shell process
Cicadelloidea
cistinexine
clock radios
CO2-factor
coli-aerogenese group
collegiate
comfort zone
constant voltage cell
coronal transients
Damascus barrels
deponent verb
dialog data validation
door blade
Dorr agitator
double stick hank dyeing
Dutch ovens
electric-motorcar
fetch operand
field sawtooth
financial model
fires-on-the-mountain
flooring pattern
flournoy
focil
full count input
funeral home
geometric inheritance
glucotransferases
goops
granny battering
heterogeneous computer network
infrared measuring radar
isochronon
Jap.
kuranz
macro emulsification
Malyy Uzen'
measurement of statistical mass
metroperitonitis
multiple (effect) evaporator
neamine
nonlisted
NTU (number of transfer unit)
olvanil
padded society
peetweet
pinnatipartite
pipeline drying pig
pondhawk
Pos'yet
positex
prepresses
private fundation
proprochirality
rainsuits
Reduce staff to improve efficiency
refinancings
reformedly
residual carrier
resonance self-focusig
rhodomontades
sao joao
security seal
sesterne
shadow matter
sheler
shipperhood
slovenci
smoking section
Soundédou
standardization of terminology
stator actuator
the bench and bar
unli
upper-air sounding rocket
Uttar Bil
venae gluteae inferiores
Vicasol
view-baseds
voltage surge suppressor
washburn & moen wire gage
water-thermometer dash unit
weed mover