大学英语四级考试巅峰 Track 28

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[00:00.00]Model Test Seven

[00:03.27]Section A

[00:04.69]Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.

[00:13.99]At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said.

[00:21.43]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.

[00:26.90]After each question there will be a pause.

[00:30.94]During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) ,

[00:40.13]and decide which is the best answer.

[00:42.75]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

[00:50.85]Now let's begin with the 8 short conversations.

[00:55.99]11. M: Before we play again, I'm going to buy a good tennis racket.

[01:03.31]W: Your shoes are not in a very good shape either.

[01:06.92]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?

[01:25.11]12. M: You haven't got the date fixed 1 for the job interview yet, have you?

[01:32.66]W: There is a long waiting list. I have to wait until my name gets to the top.

[01:38.13]Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation?

[01:57.10]13. W: Has your brother found an apartment yet?

[02:03.01]M: No, he's still living in a room downtown, but I'm helping 2 him to have a look.

[02:08.48]Q: What is the man doing?

[02:25.51]14. M: Did you enjoy your trip to London last year?

[02:32.29]W: The scenery was magnificent, but I got tired of the rain and dark skies.

[02:38.20]Q: What did the woman complain about?

[02:56.07]15. W: Do you live near your company?

[03:01.54]M: Actually, I live in the country. It's a forty-minute drive,

[03:05.70]but it's beautiful early in the morning.

[03:07.99]Q: How does the man feel about driving to work?

[03:26.95]16. M: Is there any homework for next Tuesday?

[03:34.61]W: Nothing to read or write,

[03:36.36]but we are supposed to listen to some radio program and be ready to talk about it in class.

[03:42.59]Q: What have the students been asked to do before Tuesday?

[04:04.18]17. W: Mike, what game shall we arrange for the children to play?

[04:09.76]M:  Why don't we leave that to themselves?

[04:12.60]Q:  What does the man advise the woman to do?

[04:31.25]18. M: I have an extra ticket to the concert tonight.

[04:37.49]Would you like to come along?

[04:39.35]W:  Thanks, but I already have my own ticket.

[04:42.52]Perhaps you can sell the other one at the door.

[04:45.69]Q:  What does the woman suggest?

[05:04.33]Now you'll hear two long conversations.

[05:07.76]Conversation One

[05:10.50]W: Good morning. Can I help you?

[05:13.56]M: Yes, please.

[05:14.98]I'm a new student and I'd like to have some information about the accommodation.

[05:20.88]W: Right. The university provides two types of accommodation,

[05:25.48]halls of residence and self-catering accommodation.

[05:28.98]M: How much does it cost for the self-catering accommodation?

[05:34.12]W: For a single room, thirty-seven pounds eighty-six per week,

[05:39.15]that's about five forty-one a day. For a double room, it's fifty-two per week.

[05:44.95]M: I'd like the self-catering accommodation.

[05:47.91]How far is that from the residence to the university?

[05:51.62]W: It all depends.

[05:52.93]The residence at 110 Palm Street are about one and a half miles

[05:57.75]and the Freemen's Common Houses at William Road are about half a mile.

[06:02.56]M: When do I need to apply?

[06:04.64]W: Are you an undergraduate or a postgraduate 3?

[06:07.92]M: Undergraduate.

[06:09.34]W: Then you should apply for it as soon as possible,

[06:12.08]since places in universityowned accommodation are limited

[06:16.13]and if you don't apply before the end of the month, you are not likely to get a place.

[06:20.83]M: Could you possibly tell me what to do, if no vacancy 4 is available?

[06:26.30]W: Yes, you may consider private accommodation.

[06:29.58]The university runs an Accommodation Information Office and its staff will help you.

[06:35.15]M:  Where's the office?

[06:36.91]W: In the Students' Union Building.

[06:39.32]M: Whom can I contact?

[06:40.54]W: Mr. Underwood. David Underwood, the manager of the accommodation information office.

[06:46.52]M: Thanks a lot.

[06:47.94]W: My pleasure.

[06:49.37]Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

[06:54.95]19. What does the conversation mainly tell us?

[07:15.78]20. How much does a single room cost per day for the self-catering accommodation?

[07:36.02]21. When does a student need to apply if he or she wants a university-owned accommodation?

[08:04.19]22. What can be inferred from the conversation?

[08:24.55]Conversation Two

[08:26.41]M: Hello, is that Jane?

[08:28.70]W: Speaking.

[08:30.12]M: Hi, Jane, this is Chris here. Listen, I'm in real trouble.

[08:34.18]I'm in the middle of an assignment and my computer's crashed!

[08:37.79]W: Oh, no! Bad luck.

[08:40.63]M: Yeah, I can't believe it! What do you think I should do? I'm desperate!

[08:45.66]W: I think I can help you, Chris, so calm down!

[08:48.83]It happened to me last year, and I solved the problem.

[08:52.66]So don't panic! What happened exactly?

[08:56.48]M: I started to boot up and suddenly the screen went blank.

[09:00.20]I couldn't do anything! All my data's gone! I can't retrieve 5 it! I've lost it all!

[09:06.88]W: Listen, that happened to me, and I took it round to a small company I know

[09:12.02]and they fixed it in an hour! And they retrieved 6 all my data, too.

[09:17.60]M: Thank god! Can you give me the phone number?

[09:21.64]W: Sure, they're very helpful. Speak to Kit 7, Kit Marlow. You can mention my name too!

[09:28.86]That might help. Do you have a pen handy? Call them at  0208 346 789.

[09:39.80]Oh, just one more thing. Before you do that, switch it off, and try again.

[09:45.93]You never know—it might correct itself.

[09:48.98]M: Okay! I'll do that right now. And thanks a million!

[09:53.25]W: My pleasure. Good luck.

[09:55.33]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

[10:02.66]23. What is the man's trouble?

[10:23.31]24. How can the man retrieve his data?

[10:41.74]25. What does the woman suggest the man to do when he's calling the company?

[11:00.27]Section B

[11:03.11]Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.

[11:10.01]At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.

[11:14.49]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.

[11:18.97]After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D).

[11:29.03]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

[11:36.22]Passage One

[11:37.97]Does part-time work have benefits for young students?

[11:42.24]Ellen Greenberger and Laurence Steinberg examined the work experiences of students

[11:47.52]in four California high schools in 1981.

[11:51.12]It is commonly assumed that youths—through work experiences—learn to get along better with adults.

[11:58.12]However, students reported that they rarely felt close to the adults with whom they worked.

[12:03.37]The work experiences did help them understand how the business world works,

[12:08.51]how to get and keep a job, and how to manage money.

[12:12.01]But Greenberger and Steinberg found that working students have lower grades than non-working students.

[12:18.80]More than 1 of 4 students reported that their grades dropped when they began working;

[12:24.71]only 1 of 9 said that their grades improved.

[12:28.42]But it was not just working that affected 8 grades—more importantly, it was how long they worked.

[12:35.21]Tenth graders who worked more than 14 hours a week suffered a drop in grades.

[12:41.22]Eleventh graders worked up to 20 hours a week before their grades dropped.

[12:46.53]When students spend more than 20 hours per week working,

[12:50.25]there is little time to study for tests and to complete homework assignments.

[12:54.74]In addition, working students felt less involved in school, were absent more,

[13:01.30]and said they did not enjoy school as much as the nonworking students.

[13:06.11]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[13:14.42]26. How do people think students can benefit from work experience?

[13:36.17]27. What is the conclusion of Greenberger and Steinberg's research?

[13:59.02]28. What is the speaker's attitude towards students having part-time work?

[14:21.30]Passage Two

[14:23.71]Health food is a general term applied 9 to all kinds of food

[14:28.52]that are considered more healthful than the types of foods widely sold in supermarkets.

[14:34.32]For instance, whole grains, fried beans, and corn oil are health foods.

[14:40.55]A narrower classification of health food is natural food,

[14:44.82]which is used to distinguish 10 between types of the same food.

[14:48.87]Raw honey is a natural sweetener, whereas 11 refined sugar is not.

[14:54.44]Fresh fruit is a natural food, but canned fruit, with sugars and other additives 12, is not.

[15:01.34]The most precise term of all and the narrowest classification within health food is organic food,

[15:08.12]which is used to describe food that has been grown on a particular kind of farm.

[15:14.02]Fruits and vegetables that are grown in gardens that are only treated with organic fertilizers,

[15:20.26]that are not sprayed with poisonous insecticides, and that are not refined after harvest, are organic foods.

[15:27.81]Meats, fish, dairy and poultry 13 products from animals that are fed only organicallygrown feed

[15:34.37]and that are not injected with hormones 14 are organic foods.

[15:38.52]In choosing the type of food you eat, then，you have basically two choices:

[15:44.10]inorganic, processed foods, or organic, unprocessed foods.

[15:48.80]A wise decision should include investigation 15 of the claims that processed foods contain chemicals,

[15:55.04]some of which are proven to be poisonous,

[15:57.67]and that vitamin content is greatly reduced in processed foods.

[16:01.93]Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[16:10.35]29. Which term is used to distinguish between the types of the same food?

[16:33.66]30. What change will take place when food is processed?

[16:56.17]31. What is the main idea of the talk?

[17:16.36]Passage Three

[17:18.22]When Midori was two years old,

[17:20.95]she often climbed onto the piano bench and reached for the violin that belonged to her mother,

[17:26.86]a 38-year-old professional musician.

[17:29.81]“Please don't touch, Midori,” her mother scolded.

[17:33.43]The violin was, after all, worth more than ＄20,000.

[17:38.85]But Midori insisted, and she longed to handle the graceful 16 instrument that made beautiful sounds.

[17:45.30]Finally, on her third birthday, Midori was handed a package: a tiny violin, about half the normal size.

[17:53.72]Almost from the moment Midori was born, her mother knew she was sensitive to music.

[17:59.85]For several years mother and daughter practiced together day after day.

[18:04.67]She was eager to learn. Failure often led to tears, though she never once turned from the instrument.

[18:12.54]Instead, she persisted 17 until the problem was overcome.

[18:16.15]One day Johnston, an American musician, heard Midori playing the violin.

[18:21.72]He couldn't believe she was just eight years old.

[18:24.79]“She must make a tape and I will take it to the United States.” The musician said.

[18:29.93]A famous American violin teacher heard the tape.

[18:33.76]He, too, had difficulty in believing his ears.

[18:36.82]The playing was absolutely astonishing.

[18:39.99]He immediately accepted her as a pupil and recommended her for a full scholarship.

[18:45.35]In 1982, Midori and her mother moved to New York City, leaving behind a comfortable life in Japan.

[18:53.55]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[19:01.32]32. What was Midori's mother?

[19:22.23]33. Why was Midori not admitted to touch her mother's violin at the age of two?

[19:44.67]34. What did Johnston, the American musician, ask Midori to do?

[20:06.09]35. When did Midori move to the United States?

[20:28.14]Section C

[20:29.67]Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.

[20:37.43]When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea.

[20:40.82]When the passage is read for the second time,

[20:44.11]you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard.

[20:57.90]For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information.

[21:05.66]For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard

[21:12.01]or write down the main points in your own words.

[21:15.84]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

[21:23.06]Now listen to the passage.

[21:27.00]On the night of June 8, I was watching a late night TV show with my family.

[21:33.23]We got a little nervous when the TV news said that there might be a severe thunderstorm.

[21:40.12]But there are often bad storms in June, so we all watched the end of the TV show and went to bed.

[21:47.67]Soon after we went to sleep, I woke up and saw bright lightening in the sky.

[21:53.14]It was so bright that the whole room turned white.

[21:58.06]I heard a sound that was like a hundred airplanes flying past the house.

[22:03.97]I had never heard such a noise in all my life.

[22:07.79]Suddenly, the whole house began to shake, and the floor under me seemed to fall away.

[22:15.35]I knew I should get to the basement, but it was too late.

[22:19.71]I got a firm hold of the bed as I felt myself falling into the darkness.

[22:25.73]After ten minutes, the tornado 18 was over.

[22:29.23]I was so frightened that I couldn't move.

[22:32.19]When I finally opened my eyes, everything was dark and it was raining hard.

[22:38.09]I could hear people shouting. I began to look for my family.

[22:43.23]I found my parents lying under some pieces of wood.

[22:47.50]They were alive and not badly hurt. It was an unbelievable miracle.

[22:53.19]My sisters had cuts, but they were OK too — another miracle.

[22:58.66]We climbed outside and heard people calling for help.

[23:02.70]There was still lightening and a strong wind, but no rain.

[23:07.19]By 2∶00 a.m. the first ambulances arrived.

[23:11.45]In their lights we could see what was left of our town.

[23:15.39]Our house, our neighbors' houses, the trees, the stores, the school, and all that I knew were gone.

[23:22.83]Now the passage will be read again.

[23:27.36]On the night of June 8, I was watching a late night TV show with my family.

[23:33.81]We got a little nervous when the TV news said that there might be a severe thunderstorm.

[23:40.37]But there are often bad storms in June, so we all watched the end of the TV show and went to bed.

[23:48.03]Soon after we went to sleep, I woke up and saw bright lightening in the sky.

[23:53.39]It was so bright that the whole room turned white.

[23:57.66]I heard a sound that was like a hundred airplanes flying past the house.

[24:03.79]I had never heard such a noise in all my life.

[24:07.83]Suddenly, the whole house began to shake, and the floor under me seemed to fall away.

[24:14.73]I knew I should get to the basement, but it was too late.

[24:19.20]I got a firm hold of the bed as I felt myself falling into the darkness.

[24:25.00]After ten minutes, the tornado was over.

[24:28.62]I was so frightened that I couldn't move.

[24:31.89]When I finally opened my eyes, everything was dark and it was raining hard.

[25:27.31]I could hear people shouting. I began to look for my family.

[25:32.34]I found my parents lying under some pieces of wood.

[25:36.56]They were alive and not badly hurt. It was an unbelievable miracle.

[26:33.42]My sisters had cuts, but they were OK too — another miracle.

[26:38.13]We climbed outside and heard people calling for help.

[27:33.29]There was still lightening and a strong wind, but no rain.

[27:36.57]By 2∶00 a.m. the first ambulances arrived.

[27:41.05]In their lights we could see what was left of our town.

[27:44.33]Our house, our neighbors' houses, the trees, the stores, the school, and all that I knew were gone.

[27:51.99]Now the passage will be read for the third time.

[28:01.72]On the night of June 8, I was watching a late night TV show with my family.

[28:07.74]We got a little nervous when the TV news said that there might be a severe thunderstorm.

[28:14.41]But there are often bad storms in June, so we all watched the end of the TV show and went to bed.

[28:22.29]Soon after we went to sleep, I woke up and saw bright lightening in the sky.

[28:27.86]It was so bright that the whole room turned white.

[28:32.68]I heard a sound that was like a hundred airplanes flying past the house.

[28:38.58]I had never heard such a noise in all my life.

[28:42.63]Suddenly, the whole house began to shake, and the floor under me seemed to fall away.

[28:49.63]I knew I should get to the basement, but it was too late.

[28:54.33]I got a firm hold of the bed as I felt myself falling into the darkness.

[29:00.46]After ten minutes, the tornado was over.

[29:03.75]I was so frightened that I couldn't move.

[29:06.92]When I finally opened my eyes, everything was dark and it was raining hard.

[29:12.60]I could hear people shouting. I began to look for my family.

[29:17.75]I found my parents lying under some pieces of wood.

[29:22.22]They were alive and not badly hurt. It was an unbelievable miracle.

[29:27.58]My sisters had cuts, but they were OK too — another miracle.

[29:33.17]We climbed outside and heard people calling for help.

[29:37.18]There was still lightening and a strong wind, but no rain.

[29:41.78]By 2∶00 a.m. the first ambulances arrived.

[29:45.71]In their lights we could see what was left of our town.

[29:49.87]Our house, our neighbors' houses, the trees, the stores, the school, and all that I knew were gone.