大学英语四级考试巅峰 Track 24

[00:01.95]Model Test Three 

[00:03.93]Section A 

[00:05.45]Directions: In this section, 

[00:09.28]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. 

[00:14.97]At the end of each conversation, 

[00:18.03]one or more questions will be asked about what was said. 

[00:22.30]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. 

[00:27.87]After each question there will be a pause. 

[00:31.70]During the pause, you must read the four choices 

[00:36.63]marked A) , B) , C) and D) , and decide which is the best answer. 

[00:43.52]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 

[00:49.10]with a single line through the centre. 

[00:51.83]Now let’s begin with the 8 short conversations. 

[00:56.93]11.W: Freedom Travel. How may I help you? 

[01:03.64]M: Yes. I’d like to make a flight reservation 

[01:07.13]for the twentythird of this month. 

[01:09.43]Q: Who is the man most probably talking to? 

[01:30.14]12. M: Where is the umbrella that was in the closet 

[01:35.64]I have to return it to my boss. 

[01:38.15]W: I gave it to your brother. I’ll get it back. 

[01:41.43]Q: Whom does the umbrella belong to? 

[02:00.83]13. W: How is Kate getting along at the hospital? 

[02:05.65]M: She is very happy. She’s always dreamt of becoming a nurse, 

[02:11.22]now it’s come true. 

[02:13.98]Q: What can we learn about Kate? 

[02:31.04]14. W: I’m going to the zoo to make some sketches 1 of elephants today. 

[02:39.57]M: May I go with you? I have the same assignment. 

[02:43.62]Q: What do we learn about the speakers from the conversation? 

[03:04.97]15. W: I think that Jane is one of the best typists I know. 

[03:10.67]M: I can’t agree with you more. 

[03:13.18]Q: What does the woman think of Jane? 

[03:34.40]16. W: Maybe we should take Front Street this morning. 

[03:39.21]The radio announcer said that the traffic was very heavy on the freeway. 

[03:44.24]M: Well, if he says to take the Front Street we should go the other way. 

[03:50.03]Q: What is the man’s attitude to the radio announcer? 

[04:09.21]17. M: What a wonderful party! Everyone is having a good time. 

[04:18.51]W: If only the children were here! 

[04:21.45]Q: What is implied in the conversation? 

[04:41.06]18. W: I’d like to have two of these pictures. 

[04:47.51]Will I save any money if I buy a pair? 

[04:50.90]M: Yes. They are usually three dollars a piece, 

[04:55.91]but you can have two of them for five dollars. 

[04:58.53]Q: How much does one picture cost? 

[05:16.62]Now you will hear the 2 long conversations. 

[05:22.42]Conversation One 

[05:24.09]W:  Hey,buddy. Are the fish biting today? 

[05:27.15]M:  They sure are. They are practically jumping in the boat. 

[05:31.42]W:  Is that so? Well, what kind of bait are you using? 

[05:35.57]M:  We’re catching 2 most of our fish with lures 3. 

[05:38.96]W:  Lures? We’re using live bait over here. 

[05:42.24]M:  What kind of live bait are you using? Worms or minnows（小鱼）? 

[05:46.18]W:  We’re using worms. 

[05:48.04]M:  Are you having any luck with the worms? 

[05:50.23]W:  No, we haven’t even gotten a nibble 4 today. 

[05:53.84]M:  That’s too bad. Why don’t you try using lures instead? 

[05:58.32]W:  I would, but I don’t have any in my tackle box. 

[06:02.04]M:  That’s too bad. Well, where are you fishing? 

[06:06.08]W:  I’m just fishing from the shore. How about you? 

[06:09.26]M:  We went out in our boat. 

[06:11.56]I have a favorite fishing hole out there. 

[06:13.96]W:  Sweet.Can you tell me where it is? 

[06:16.69]M:  Oh no,I can’t tell you. It’s a secret. 

[06:21.32]Say, why don’t you go over by the Lily Pads and try fishing there? 

[06:24.25]W:  Do you think that’s a good spot? 

[06:26.66]M:  Sure,I used to catch my legal limit of bass 5 there all the time. 

[06:31.25]W:  Thanks.I think I’ll go check that out now. 

[06:34.31]M:  Good luck.I hope you catch some fish. 

[06:37.48]Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 

[06:46.23]19. What are the two speakers doing? 

[07:05.94]20. What kind of bait is the second speaker using? 

[07:26.38]21. Where can the first speaker find a good fishing spot 

[07:32.57]according to the second speaker? 

[07:46.71]Conversation Two 

[07:51.74]W: Will you be having Thanksgiving at home 

[07:54.91]or will you be going to your mother’s place? 

[07:56.77]M: Mom and Dad want to have all the families back home this year, 

[08:00.71]so that’s where we’ll be. How about you? 

[08:03.34]W: I plan on having everyone over to my place this year. 

[08:07.30]It really is a lot of work, 

[08:09.49]but I love having my family all together and I like to entertain. 

[08:13.75]M: You are such a good cook. 

[08:15.83]I’ll bet your family loves coming to your place, too. 

[08:19.00]W: I don’t do all the cooking myself. 

[08:21.73]I think everyone enjoys it a little more 

[08:25.23]if they each bring something they have made. 

[08:28.41]M: Do you have traditional dishes that you serve every year. 

[08:31.45]I know our family does. 

[08:33.20]W: Yes, we do. We always have turkey and dressing, 

[08:37.14]mashed potatoes and gravy 6 and, of course, sweet potatoes. 

[08:41.30]I think those are traditional dishes for most families. 

[08:45.56]There is a fruit salad that we have every year 

[08:49.06]and every one looks forward to my pumpkin 7 pie. 

[08:52.56]M: What do the men in your family do 

[08:55.19]while the women are doing the cooking? 

[08:56.28]W: It’s the same every year—football. 

[08:59.24]They watch one game after another on Thanksgiving. 

[09:03.07]I tell them that they ought to go out and get some exercise, 

[09:07.00]but they just can’t get away from the tube. 

[09:09.40]They’re glued to it! 

[09:11.16]M: A lot of men are like that. 

[09:13.01]In my family we go bowling 8 together after dinner. 

[09:15.86]It’s a fun thing to do together as a family. 

[09:18.92]After a couple of games, 

[09:20.78]we go back home and eat the leftovers 9. 

[09:22.86]W: I like that about thanksgiving. 

[09:24.72]We cook so much food that we have leftovers to last for several meals 

[09:29.76]and I don’t have to cook. 

[09:33.53]Questions 22 to 24 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 

[09:38.67]22. Where will the first speaker spend Thanksgiving this year? 

[10:02.72]23. What will the first speaker cook for dinner? 

[10:19.34]24. What does the second speaker’s family usually do after dinner? 

[10:43.37]Section B 

[10:44.46]Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. 

[10:51.57]At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. 

[10:55.73]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. 

[11:00.32]After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer 

[11:04.81]from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D). 

[11:10.06]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 

[11:14.87]with a single line through the centre. 

[11:19.02]Passage One 

[11:20.01]It was years since I had visited my hometown 

[11:24.38]and I was determined 10 to enjoy my stay. 

[11:27.77]I went to see my old friend, Tom Clark who, among other things 

[11:34.36]was a member of the Local Council. 

[11:36.50]At the time, Tom was busy making arrangements 

[11:41.42]for a distinguished 11 writer to give a talk 

[11:44.48]on modern literature at the town library. 

[11:46.89]As the subject interested me a great deal, 

[11:50.82]I gladly accepted Tom’s invitation to go with him. 

[11:55.20]Tom was going to introduce the guest speaker on that evening 

[12:00.72]we went to the library to meet him. 

[12:03.02]Since he had not yet arrived 

[12:06.03]I left Tom and went into the Reading Room 

[12:10.30]where a large audience had already gathered. 

[12:13.03]I was disappointed to find 

[12:15.39]that I did not know a single person there. 

[12:18.34]Just before the talk was due to begin, 

[12:21.85]I saw Tom waving to me from the doorway 12. 

[12:24.80]I went to him immediately, as he looked very worried. 

[12:30.05]He explained that 

[12:31.68]he had just received a telephone message from the writer’s secretary. 

[12:35.73]Our guest speaker had missed the train and would be unable to come! 

[12:40.54]While we were talking about the problem, 

[12:44.15]Tom suddenly asked me if I would mind acting 13 as the speaker. 

[12:48.42]I hardly had time to think about the matter 

[12:52.47]when I found I was being led into the Reading Room 

[12:55.19]to address the waiting audience! 

[12:57.82]Questions 25 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard. 

[13:05.15]25. Who was Tom Clark? 

[13:27.48]26. What happened to the author when he first went into the Reading Room? 

[13:48.73]27. Why did Tom look worried before the talk was supposed to begin? 

[14:10.59]28. Which of the following is implied in the passage? 

[14:31.84]Passage Two 

[14:35.78]You have ever heard the old saying, 

[14:39.39]“never judge a book by its cover”. 

[14:42.51]This is a good rule to follow when trying to judge the intelligence of others. 

[14:49.07]Some people have minds that shine only in certain situations. 

[14:54.43]A young man with an unusual gift in creative writing 

[14:59.03]may find himself speechless in the presence of a pretty girl. 

[15:04.06]He searches awkwardly for words and does not talk smoothly 14. 

[15:10.51]But don’t make the mistake of thinking him stupid. 

[15:14.12]With a pen and paper he can express himself very well. 

[15:19.04]Other people may fool you into overestimating 15 their intelligence 

[15:24.29]by putting up a good appearance. 

[15:27.75]A student who listens attentively 16 and takes notes in class 

[15:31.80]is bound to make a favorable impression on his teachers. 

[15:36.91]But when it comes to exams, he may score near the bottom of the class. 

[15:43.82]The main idea is that you can’t judge someone by appearance. 

[15:48.96]The only way to determine a person’s intelligence is to get to know him. 

[15:54.98]Then you can observe how he reacts to different situations. 

[16:00.23]The more situations you observe, 

[16:03.07]the more accurate your judgment 17 is likely to be. 

[16:07.43]So take your time. Don’t judge the book by its cover. 

[16:11.94]Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 

[16:19.82]29.  What is the main idea of the passage? 

[16:43.07]30.  What do you know about the young man mentioned in the passage? 

[17:04.34]31.  What does the speaker want to say by giving the example of the student? 

[17:27.56]Passage Three 

[17:30.73]For more than six million American children, 

[17:34.45]coming home after school means coming to an empty house. 

[17:38.94]Some deal with the situation by watching TV. 

[17:42.76]Some may hide. But all of them have something in common. 

[17:48.23]They spend part of each day alone. 

[17:51.40]They are called latchkey children. 

[17:54.47]They’re children who look after themselves while their parents work. 

[17:59.17]And their bad condition has become a subject of concern. 

[18:03.76]A headmaster of an elementary school said 

[18:08.25]that there was a school rule against wearing jewelry 18. 

[18:11.64]A lot of kids had chains around their necks with keys attached. 

[18:16.23]He was constantly telling them to put them inside shirts. 

[18:21.15]There were so many keys. Slowly, he learned they were house keys. 

[18:27.06]He began talking to the children who had them. 

[18:31.43]Then he learned of the impact working couples and single parents 

[18:36.62]were having on their children. 

[18:38.92]Fear is the biggest problem faced by children at home alone. 

[18:43.51]Many had nightmares and were worried about their own safety. 

[18:48.00]The most common way latchkey children deal with their fears is by hiding. 

[18:54.78]It might be in a bathroom, under a bed or in a closet. 

[19:00.36]The second is TV. They’ll often play it at high volume. 

[19:06.59]Most parents don’t realize the effect on their children 

[19:11.41]when they leave their children alone. 

[19:13.81]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard. 

[19:24.57]32. What is the meaning of “latchkey” children? 

[19:43.83]33. What did the headmaster ask the children to do? 

[20:05.20]34. How do the children feel when they’re at home by themselves? 

[20:28.24]35. Which conclusion can we draw from the passage? 

[20:45.74]Section C 

[20:50.23]Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. 

[20:58.32]When the passage is read for the first time, 

[21:01.50]you should listen carefully for its general idea. 

[21:05.00]When the passage is read for the second time, 

[21:08.82]you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 

[21:15.82]with the exact words you have just heard. 

[21:18.77]For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required 

[21:24.58]to fill in the missing information. 

[21:26.76]For these blanks, you can either use the exact words 

[21:31.90]you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. 

[21:37.15]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, 

[21:41.52]you should check what you have written. 

[21:44.89]Now listen to the passage. 

[21:47.73]Nature has supplied every animal except man 

[21:52.00]with some covering for his body 

[21:54.52]such as fur, feathers, hair, or a thick hide. 

[21:58.78]But man has nothing but a thin skin, 

[22:01.51]and for thousands of years human beings 

[22:04.68]must have wandered about the world with no other covering — 

[22:07.86]though the earliest men may perhaps have been hairier than modern man. 

[22:12.34]It is only when we begin to think about it a little 

[22:16.06]that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons 

[22:19.56]that have nothing to do with the climate, 

[22:22.08]or with our need for warmth. 

[22:24.05]For instance, we wear clothes to some extent in order to decorate ourselves 

[22:29.51]—to make ourselves, if possible, look more graceful 19 than we are. 

[22:33.78]Even the plainest clothes worn by civilized 20 people have their buttons, 

[22:38.70]collars and so forth 21 arranged in such a way 

[22:41.87]that they form a kind of decoration, 

[22:44.06]and the material itself is of a kind and color that we think suits us, 

[22:48.77]and is cut or arranged in a way that we think looks nice— 

[22:52.70]though ideas about what looks nice change very much from time to time. 

[22:57.19]Besides decorating us our clothes have to link us up with the people 

[23:01.78]amongst whom we live. 

[23:03.20]We feel uncomfortable if they do not “look right”— 

[23:06.26]if they are not similar to those 

[23:08.67]which other people of our age, sex, country and period are wearing. 

[23:12.94]Sometimes, even in civilized countries, 

[23:15.89]people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel of charm. 

[23:19.71]These are because they believe 

[23:22.01]that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness 

[23:26.17]or because it is connected with their religious beliefs. 

[23:28.65]Now the passage will be read again. 

[23:34.39]Nature has supplied every animal except man 

[23:38.76]with some covering for his body 

[23:41.39]such as fur, feathers, hair, or a thick hide. 

[23:45.32]But man has nothing but a thin skin, 

[23:48.28]and for thousands of years human beings 

[23:51.34]must have wandered about the world with no other covering — 

[23:54.41]though the earliest men may perhaps have been hairier than modern man. 

[23:58.78]It is only when we begin to think about it a little 

[24:01.95]that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons 

[24:06.11]that have nothing to do with the climate, 

[24:08.84]or with our need for warmth. 

[24:10.92]For instance, we wear clothes to some extent in order to decorate ourselves 

[24:15.95]—to make ourselves, if possible, look more graceful than we are. 

[24:21.09]Even the plainest clothes worn by civilized people have their buttons, 

[24:25.58]collars and so forth arranged in such a way 

[24:28.42]that they form a kind of decoration, 

[24:30.93]and the material itself is of a kind and color that we think suits us, 

[24:35.97]and is cut or arranged in a way that we think looks nice— 

[24:39.79]though ideas about what looks nice change very much from time to time. 

[24:44.39]Besides decorating us our clothes have to link us up with the people 

[24:48.43]amongst whom we live. 

[25:37.99]We feel uncomfortable if they do not “look right”— 

[25:43.34]if they are not similar to those 

[25:45.75]which other people of our age, sex, country and period are wearing. 

[26:40.88]Sometimes, even in civilized countries, 

[26:43.06]people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel of charm. 

[26:47.11]These are because they believe 

[26:49.52]that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness 

[26:53.56]or because it is connected with their religious beliefs. 

[27:47.21]Now the passage will be read for the third time. 

[27:50.82]Nature has supplied every animal except man 

[27:54.20]with some covering for his body 

[27:56.61]such as fur, feathers, hair, or a thick hide. 

[28:00.55]But man has nothing but a thin skin, 

[28:03.72]and for thousands of years human beings 

[28:06.78]must have wandered about the world with no other covering — 

[28:09.85]though the earliest men may perhaps have been hairier than modern man. 

[28:14.44]It is only when we begin to think about it a little 

[28:17.72]that we realize that clothes are worn for a great many reasons 

[28:21.55]that have nothing to do with the climate, 

[28:24.06]or with our need for warmth. 

[28:26.25]For instance, we wear clothes to some extent in order to decorate ourselves 

[28:31.94]—to make ourselves, if possible, look more graceful than we are. 

[28:35.98]Even the plainest clothes worn by civilized people have their buttons, 

[28:40.91]collars and so forth arranged in such a way 

[28:44.08]that they form a kind of decoration, 

[28:46.05]and the material itself is of a kind and color that we think suits us, 

[28:50.86]and is cut or arranged in a way that we think looks nice— 

[28:54.91]though ideas about what looks nice change very much from time to time. 

[28:59.39]Besides decorating us our clothes have to link us up with the people 

[29:03.77]amongst whom we live. 

[29:05.19]We feel uncomfortable if they do not “look right”— 

[29:08.47]if they are not similar to those 

[29:10.66]which other people of our age, sex, country and period are wearing. 

[29:15.14]Sometimes, even in civilized countries, 

[29:17.98]people wear some article of clothing, or some jewel of charm. 

[29:21.93]These are because they believe 

[29:24.11]that it will bring them luck or protect them from evil or illness 

[29:28.38]or because it is connected with their religious beliefs.