大学英语四级考试巅峰 Track 26

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[00:01.19]Model Test Five

[00:03.59]Section A

[00:05.13]Directions: In this section,

[00:08.85]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.

[00:14.54]At the end of each conversation,

[00:17.60]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.

[00:22.09]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.

[00:27.45]After each question there will be a pause.

[00:31.72]During the pause,

[00:33.68]you must read the four choices marked A) ,B) ,C) and D) ,

[00:40.79]and decide which is the best answer.

[00:43.64]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

[00:51.30]Now, let's begin with the eight short conversations.

[00:56.66]11. W: Why are you so late?

[01:01.36]I have been waiting for more than half an hour.

[01:04.54]M: My bicycle had a flat tire and I had to walk along.

[01:09.79]Q: What does the man mean?

[01:29.08]12. W: Good Afternoon,Sir.

[01:33.35]Are you ready to order?

[01:35.10]M: Oh, excuse me.

[01:37.29]I have a problem reading the menu.

[01:39.58]I am a foreigner,you know.

[01:42.37]Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?

[02:03.44]13. M: Hi, Mary.

[02:06.72]Would you like to go to Sam's birthday party tonight?

[02:10.01]W: I'd love to but I'm afraid I can't,

[02:13.73]because I have to prepare for tomorrow's English exam.

[02:16.90]Q: What will the woman probably do this evening?

[02:39.08]14. W: I've got to go to London tomorrow,

[02:42.91]but I'm tired of driving and the bus is so crowded.

[02:46.63]M: Don't worry.

[02:47.73]I'll drop you off at the train station on my way to work.

[02:51.23]Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

[03:10.35]15. M: Mom, I've got a date tonight.

[03:15.04]But my car broke down on my way home.

[03:17.74]W: I'm sorry to hear that,

[03:19.71]why not take a taxi instead?

[03:22.11]Q: What does the woman mean?

[03:40.58]16. W: Tom, have you heard that Anne will quit her job?

[03:45.71]M: She has said that one hundred times.

[03:49.00]If I were you,I wouldn't give her the present for that.

[03:53.15]Q: What does the man mean?

[04:11.28]17. W: Did Steve fix his ice-box himself？

[04:17.52]M: He had it repaired.

[04:19.71]He is no expert for electric appliances.

[04:22.88]Q: What do we learn from this conversation?

[04:42.06]18. M: Oh, Angela, I'm sorry I am late for the concert.

[04:46.99]There is so much work to do in the office.

[04:49.94]W: Late? The concert was over half an hour ago.

[04:53.99]Q: What does the woman mean?

[05:10.53]Now you will hear the two long conversations.

[05:16.11]Conversation One

[05:18.52]M:  Well, Katherine,the school year is almost over.

[05:22.13]We just have two more weeks before exams.

[05:24.86]What do you plan to do this summer?

[05:27.05]W:  I'm going to teach English to some immigrants.

[05:30.33]M:  That sounds interesting.Don't you need to speak a foreign language for a job like that?

[05:35.58]W:  No,you don't.

[05:37.23]You just have to present the language simply and give the students a chance to practice speaking.

[05:43.13]M:  Come to think of it,that's the way I was taught to speak Chinese.

[05:47.18]But speaking it didn't help me learn to read and write it.

[05:51.23]W:  My students won't want to read and write English,at least not now.

[05:55.93]They are more interested in speaking.

[05:58.67]M:  You sound very knowledgeable 1 about all this.How do you know so much?

[06:03.35]W:  I took a Teaching English as a Second Language course last year when you were in China.

[06:09.69]I've also talked with the program administrators 2 quite a lot.

[06:13.85]I think I would like to be an ESL teacher when I graduate.

[06:18.01]Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

[06:25.45]19. What is Katherine going to do this summer?

[06:46.82]20. Which of the following is Katherine's opinion?

[07:06.82]21. How did Katherine get so much knowledge about language teaching?

[07:28.86]Conversation Two

[07:30.60]M: Do they accept bills here?

[07:33.23]W: Oh, we need a token.

[07:34.76]M: A token? What do you mean?

[07:37.06]W: A token is a subway pass.

[07:39.69]You pay ＄8.5 and get a piece of coin-like yellow metal.

[07:45.48]You insert it into the slot of the check-in path.

[07:49.09]The fence will open for you to the platform.

[07:51.83]Look, we'll get two tokens soon.

[07:54.56]M: Here we are on the train.

[07:56.75]It is so clean and there are not many people.

[07:59.59]W: Yeah, we are not traveling at rush hour.

[08:02.66]It could be very crowded in the morning and after 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

[08:07.36]M: I hear many people have cars.

[08:10.31]Why don't they use their cars?

[08:12.29]W: Yes, almost every family has a car or two.

[08:16.11]They generally use the car as a means of transport to go to work.

[08:20.60]When they go to the city,

[08:22.57]they would like to park the car outside the city and use the subway for transportation.

[08:27.49]M: Why is that?

[08:29.03]Isn't a car more convenient than the subway?

[08:31.76]W: Well, it is difficult to find a parking place in the city.

[08:35.70]Besides, parking is quite expensive downtown.

[08:39.53]M: I see.

[08:40.63]W: Here we are at Downtown Crossing.

[08:43.47]Let's get off and change to the Red Line.

[08:46.31]M: OK.Do we have to buy another token?

[08:49.48]W: No, we don't.

[08:50.69]With one token,you can travel all over Boston on the four Lines as long as you remain underground.

[08:57.80]However, if you get out of the subway station,

[09:01.41]you'll have to use another token,

[09:03.16]even if you want to travel one stop further.

[09:06.11]M: This is the same in China.

[09:08.20]But we use tickets instead of tokens.

[09:10.71]W: Different countries have different practices.

[09:13.55]Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

[09:20.67]22. What is a token in the dialogue?

[09:41.83]23. How will the passenger be checked-in to the subway platform?

[10:03.42]24. Many people like to take a subway to the city,because___________.

[10:24.72]25. How many tokens are needed to travel all around Boston?

[10:46.99]Section B

[10:49.18]Directions: In this section,you will hear 3 short passages.

[10:56.51]At the end of each passage,you will hear some questions.

[11:01.11]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.

[11:05.38]After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) ,B) ,C) and D).

[11:15.11]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

[11:22.33]Passage One

[11:26.82]Welcome to our introductory course on nutrition.

[11:30.76]This first lecture will center on a very valuable member of the bean family,the soybean.

[11:37.98]The soybean is a highly nutritious 3 bean which also can serve as a meat substitute.

[11:45.31]Some people call soybeans incredible.

[11:48.37]Let me give you some examples of why the soybean is so special.

[11:52.97]First of all,when it is made into meal,

[11:57.13]it enhances animal feed.

[11:59.53]Secondly, as soy flour it similarly enriches the baked goods we human eat.

[12:06.32]Thirdly, as soy flakes,it's often included in cereals.

[12:12.34]And lastly, in some countries,for example,China,

[12:16.71]the soybean is processed into virtually all fresh milk consumed there.

[12:21.42]It is also the basic ingredient of vegetable protein

[12:25.47]which brings a meat-like taste and feel to vegetarian 4 dishes.

[12:29.73]For many years soybeans were thought of only as a commercial agricultural crop in the United States.

[12:37.83]Now, however, the soybean is being raised in backyard gardens.

[12:43.63]It's easy to grow and,as I have pointed 5 out before,

[12:48.55]beneficial in many ways.

[12:50.84]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[12:56.43]26. Which is one important use of soybean?

[13:19.88]27. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[13:41.40]28. What is the main idea of the passage?

[14:02.81]Passage Two

[14:04.13]Ever since humans have inhabited the earth,

[14:09.41]they have made use of various forms of communication.

[14:13.36]Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech.

[14:21.56]When there is a language barrier,

[14:24.40]communication is accomplished 6 through sign language in which motions stand for letters,words,and ideas.

[14:33.05]Tourists,the deaf,and the mute have had to resort to this form of expression.

[14:39.94]Many of these symbols of whole words are very picturesque 7 and exact and can be used internationally;

[14:48.69]spelling,however,cannot.

[14:51.65]Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions,

[14:58.75]either intentionally 8 or unintentionally.

[15:02.37]A wink 9 can be a way of flirting 10 or indicating that the party is only joking.

[15:08.16]A nod signifies approval,while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction.

[15:16.37]Other forms of nonlinguistic language can be found in Braille—a system of raised dots read with the fingertips,

[15:26.76]signal flags,Morse code,and smoke signals.

[15:30.16]Road maps and picture signs also guide, warn, and instruct people.

[15:36.72]While verbalization is the most common form of language,

[15:41.64]other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings.

[15:47.55]Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[15:54.44]29. Which form of communication do humans generally use?

[16:18.06]30. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

[16:40.36]31. Besides oral speech, which form would be most commonly used among blind people?

[17:06.16]Passage Three

[17:08.42]This is a holiday widely celebrated 11 with different names in many countries.

[17:16.35]Although it originated as a religious holiday,

[17:20.40]it has lost its religious connections in the United States.

[17:24.67]It is now celebrated largely as a children's day,

[17:28.93]and many American children look forward to it for days and weeks beforehand.

[17:34.62]The orange pumpkin 12 is harvested at this time of year and is hollowed out,

[17:40.53]a funny face cut into it,and a candle placed inside as a decoration in the window.

[17:46.88]City folks, nowadays, sometimes use paper pumpkins 13 for decorations.

[17:53.12]Some years ago,the holiday was celebrated by dressing 14 up in strange and frightening costumes

[18:00.99]and playing tricks on one's neighbors and friends,

[18:04.71]such as ringing door bells,throwing bits of corn on the window panes 15,

[18:10.29]and in other ways making minor 16 disturbances 17.

[18:13.90]More recently, children come to the door to have friends and neighbors admire their costumes and guess

[18:22.33]who they are behind the false faces and receive treats of candy,fruit or cookies.

[18:28.67]They say, “Trick or Treat”,

[18:30.97]meaning, “I will play a trick on you if you will not give me a treat”.

[18:36.33]This practice has even more recently developed into a significant international activity.

[18:43.66]Instead of or along with candy,

[18:47.16]the children collect money for UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund).

[18:54.38]This special collection of money by children for needy 18 children throughout the world

[18:59.92]is known as “UNICEF Trick or Treat”.

[19:02.55]Begun only recently,it results in several million dollars each year contributed to UNICEF.

[19:10.42]The collection box is orange,resembling the color of the pumpkin.

[19:15.56]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[19:21.91]32. What does this holiday come from?

[19:44.27]33. Which of the following is not used to celebrate the holiday?

[20:05.44]34. Why do the children collect money on this holiday?

[20:27.61]35. What is the symbol of this holiday?

[20:38.36]Section C

[20:40.55]Directions: In this section,you will hear a passage three times.

[20:48.74]When the passage is read for the first time,

[20:51.92]you should listen carefully for its general idea.

[20:55.42]When the passage is read for the second time,

[20:59.25]you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard.

[21:08.99]For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information.

[21:16.97]For these blanks,you can either use the exact words you have just heard

[21:23.32]or write down the main points in your own words.

[21:27.26]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,

[21:31.85]you should check what you have written.

[21:34.37]Now, listen to the passage.

[21:37.98]British postmen have a reputation for being cheerful.

[21:43.23]Of course, there are some gloomy postmen,

[21:46.07]who make you think that every letter contains tragic 19 news,

[21:49.68]but the majority are jolly and good-humored.

[21:52.75]This is quite surprising,because delivering the mail each morning is a job which is not very well paid

[21:59.53]and there are a great many problems.

[22:01.51]Normally, the city postman has to go on foot,

[22:05.66]not only along streets but also up and down stairs,

[22:09.92]as many blocks of flats still have no lifts and no down-stairs letter box.

[22:14.74]If he has a registered letter to deliver,

[22:17.37]he has to wait for someone to come to the door to sign for it.

[22:21.09]That person may greet him in a most unfriendly way

[22:24.59]if he has just been woken from a deep sleep very early in the morning.

[22:28.85]In the country,a postman may have a bicycle or a small van,

[22:34.21]so he does not have to walk so far: nevertheless he has his problems too.

[22:39.47]It is very annoying to be compelled to go all the way to an isolated 20 house simply to deliver a postcard

[22:46.80]when this makes the journey half an hour longer.

[22:49.86]In winter, the postmen often have to carry on in the rain or the snow.

[22:55.00]Sometimes it is on foot,like his city colleague.

[22:58.58]Most country people keep a dog.

[23:00.66]He is forced to go in whether the dog is dangerous or not.

[23:04.38]So every day the country postman knows that,

[23:07.44]if the dog is not safely tied up,

[23:10.18]it may bite him on the leg or tear his trousers.

[23:13.25]Now the passage will be read again.

[23:17.29]British postmen have a reputation for being cheerful.

[23:22.33]Of course, there are some gloomy postmen,

[23:24.84]who make you think that every letter contains tragic news,

[23:28.23]but the majority are jolly and good-humored.

[23:31.30]This is quite surprising,because delivering the mail each morning is a job which is not very well paid

[23:38.30]and there are a great many problems.

[23:40.26]Normally, the city postman has to go on foot,

[23:44.42]not only along streets but also up and down stairs,

[23:48.36]as many blocks of flats still have no lifts and no down-stairs letter box.

[23:53.61]If he has a registered letter to deliver,

[23:56.35]he has to wait for someone to come to the door to sign for it.

[24:00.29]That person may greet him in a most unfriendly way

[24:03.90]if he has just been woken from a deep sleep very early in the morning.

[24:57.61]In the country,a postman may have a bicycle or a small van,

[25:03.08]so he does not have to walk so far: nevertheless he has his problems too.

[25:09.10]It is very annoying to be compelled to go all the way to an isolated house simply to deliver a postcard

[25:16.53]when this makes the journey half an hour longer.

[26:10.51]In winter, the postmen often have to carry on in the rain or the snow.

[26:15.87]Sometimes it is on foot,like his city colleague.

[26:19.37]Most country people keep a dog.

[26:21.34]He is forced to go in whether the dog is dangerous or not.

[26:25.28]So every day the country postman knows that,

[26:28.24]if the dog is not safely tied up,

[26:31.08]it may bite him on the leg or tear his trousers.

[27:25.52]Now the passage will be read for the third time.

[27:28.25]British postmen have a reputation for being cheerful.

[27:32.63]Of course, there are some gloomy postmen,

[27:35.69]who make you think that every letter contains tragic news,

[27:38.98]but the majority are jolly and good-humored.

[27:42.15]This is quite surprising,because delivering the mail each morning is a job which is not very well paid

[27:48.82]and there are a great many problems.

[27:50.90]Normally, the city postman has to go on foot,

[27:55.06]not only along streets but also up and down stairs,

[27:59.22]as many blocks of flats still have no lifts and no down-stairs letter box.

[28:04.03]If he has a registered letter to deliver,

[28:06.76]he has to wait for someone to come to the door to sign for it.

[28:10.60]That person may greet him in a most unfriendly way

[28:13.88]if he has just been woken from a deep sleep very early in the morning.

[28:18.36]In the country,a postman may have a bicycle or a small van,

[28:23.29]so he does not have to walk so far: nevertheless he has his problems too.

[28:28.97]It is very annoying to be compelled to go all the way to an isolated house simply to deliver a postcard

[28:36.53]when this makes the journey half an hour longer.

[28:39.48]In winter, the postmen often have to carry on in the rain or the snow.

[28:44.40]Sometimes it is on foot,like his city colleague.

[28:47.80]Most country people keep a dog.

[28:49.98]He is forced to go in whether the dog is dangerous or not.

[28:53.92]So every day the country postman knows that,

[28:56.76]if the dog is not safely tied up,

[28:59.72]it may bite him on the leg or tear his trousers.