大学英语四级考试巅峰 Track 27

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[00:01.50]Model Test Six

[00:03.80]Section A

[00:05.84]Directions: In this section,

[00:09.23]you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations.

[00:15.14]At the end of each conversation,

[00:17.87]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.

[00:22.57]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.

[00:28.07]After each question there will be a pause.

[00:32.12]During the pause,

[00:34.09]you must read the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D) ,

[00:40.47]and decide which is the best answer.

[00:43.20]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2

[00:48.56]with a single line through the centre.

[00:51.31]Now let's begin with the eight short conversations.

[00:56.68]11. W: I would like to check out now.

[01:01.84]My name is Sally Smith, Room 101.

[01:05.34]M: Please wait a minute. Yes, here we are.

[01:09.55]The rate of the room is ＄35.00.

[01:13.26]You made a distance call to Los Angeles,

[01:16.22]so the telephone bill is ＄10.00.

[01:19.06]Q: How much does the woman have to pay?

[01:38.47]12. M: How about going to dinner and the movie with me tonight, Nancy?

[01:44.81]W: I'd love to,

[01:46.34]but my mother might visit me from New York this evening.

[01:49.95]Q: What does the woman mean?

[02:09.70]13. M: I'd like a couple of tickets

[02:12.98]for the 10 o'clock show this evening.

[02:15.60]W: I'm sorry, sir. They have been sold out.

[02:19.00]But we have a few left for tomorrow.

[02:22.06]Q: What can we learn from this conversation?

[02:43.70]14. M: Would you please try this one on?

[02:47.94]W: I think the red dress is a little bright for me.

[02:51.54]The blue one seems better.

[02:53.63]Q: Where does this conversation probably take place?

[03:14.97]15. W: What do you think of the lecture

[03:19.23]given by our biology teacher?

[03:21.10]M: Well, I couldn't help falling asleep

[03:24.27]during the lecture and hardly heard anything.

[03:27.33]Q: What does the man think of the lecture?

[03:45.33]16. W: Are you sure you can't remember the name of the album?

[03:53.65]M: It's right on the tip of my tongue!

[03:56.16]Q: What does the man say about the album?

[04:15.38]17. W: What have you been doing all the time?

[04:21.73]The train is leaving in 5 minutes.

[04:24.35]M: I'm sorry I'm late,

[04:26.32]but I'm waiting at the entrance of the station.

[04:29.27]Fortunately I found you here on the platform.

[04:32.66]Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

[04:53.59]18. W: Tom, a middle-aged 1 man came here this morning

[04:59.49]and left a message.

[05:00.59]He seemed to have something important to tell you.

[05:03.98]M: I hope he was not my boss. He never came with good news.

[05:09.99]Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

[05:29.47]Now you will hear two long conversations.

[05:33.01]Conversation One

[05:35.52]M: You wanted to see me?

[05:37.60]W: That's right.We need to have a serious talk.

[05:40.66]M: About what?

[05:42.31]W: Your attendance—or rather,lack of it.

[05:46.35]M: OK,so I've ditched class a few times...

[05:49.09]W: A few times?

[05:51.16]I've been told you've missed six out of eight times

[05:55.10]in two different classes!

[05:57.40]M: Oh,come on.Those classes are really boring!

[06:01.22]W: But they're also required.You're about to be in big trouble.

[06:06.24]M: What's the big deal about missing some classes?

[06:08.86]W: The big deal is that you're here on a student visa.

[06:12.03]M: So?

[06:13.13]W: So if you don't attend class regularly,

[06:16.19]you won't be a full-time 2 student which your visa requires.

[06:20.78]M: What are you gonna do? Turn me in to the Immigration Police?

[06:24.57]W: Oh,of course I'll have to report you

[06:27.20]if you continue missing your class,

[06:29.06]but I'm going to do something else first.

[06:31.79]M: Like what?

[06:33.32]W: Like calling your father.

[06:35.07]Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation

[06:42.51]you have just heard.

[06:43.60]19. What's the matter with the student?

[07:04.74]20. What will the teacher do if the student continue to miss classes?

[07:27.70]21. What does the teacher really want to do about the student?

[07:38.59]Conversation Two

[07:41.32]W: Charles,I want to ask if you know anything

[07:44.97]about hotels on the Costa Rica.

[07:47.37]M: Why? No,I'm afraid I can't be very much help to you there.

[07:51.31]W: Well, it's just that we've been thinking of

[07:54.27]taking the family to Spain this summer

[07:56.34]and at this rather late stage

[07:58.64]we're trying to organize ourselves a suitable hotel.

[08:02.14]But I thought that you'd been to the Costa Rica.

[08:05.86]M: It's certainly a bit late. But have you looked at the ads?

[08:10.23]W: Well,yes.As a matter of fact I was reading one ad

[08:14.49]only this morning in the Sunday paper which sounded marvelous.

[08:18.75]M: For a hotel?

[08:20.06]W: Yes.Just outside Barcelona.

[08:22.69]It said that this hotel was right on the beach,

[08:26.52]and that's essential as far as we're concerned.

[08:29.36]M: I know just what you mean.

[08:31.43]W: And all the rooms have balconies facing the sea

[08:34.72]and overlooking 3 the beach.

[08:36.79]M: Expensive?

[08:38.33]W: No.That was the remarkable 4 thing about it.

[08:41.39]You know, even allowing for a bit of exaggeration in the ad,

[08:45.88]it seemed to have a lot to offer.

[08:48.17]M: Which is unlikely with yours,from the sound of it.

[08:51.45]M: Well,yes,but you can never tell,can you? And the food's good.

[08:55.72]W: Of course.

[08:57.03]The only way to find out for certain is to go and try it.

[09:00.31]And that's taking rather a risk.

[09:02.72]W: Yes,I agree with you.

[09:04.36]Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

[09:11.80]22. Where are Joan's family going to spend summer?

[09:31.85]23. What is the problem that Joan has got?

[09:52.43]24. What is essential to Joan about a hotel?

[10:13.48]25. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

[10:33.33]Section B

[10:35.29]Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.

[10:42.62]At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.

[10:46.89]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.

[10:51.16]After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer

[10:55.86]from the four choices marked A) , B) , C) and D).

[11:01.11]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2

[11:05.92]with a single line through the centre.

[11:08.54]Passage One

[11:11.27]Amy Johnson was a very ambitious 5 and energetic person.

[11:15.43]She didn't have much in common with other girls

[11:18.05]in her school however.

[11:19.47]She played football better than most boys did

[11:22.54]and unfortunately, she made a rather bad impression

[11:26.25]on many of her teachers.

[11:27.57]Amy just didn't act as they thought a girl should.

[11:31.50]She studied at a university and later took a job as a typist.

[11:35.85]Although she was enthusiastic and did her best,

[11:38.81]she made many mistakes and was poorly paid.

[11:41.75]She didn't want to be a typist anyway.

[11:45.15]She dreamed of becoming a pilot.

[11:47.88]Amy moved to London, borrowed some money and learned to fly.

[11:52.25]Nobody, however, wanted to hire a female pilot.

[11:56.31]She decided 6 to fly alone to Australia to prove that

[12:00.13]she could fly as well as any man.

[12:01.99]Her parents lent her the money to buy an airplane.

[12:05.16]Amy set off on May 5th,1930. Her rout 7 took her over Vienna,

[12:10.96]Constantinople, and Baghdad.

[12:13.58]She was caught in a thunderstorm and

[12:16.01]had to make an emergency landing in the desert.

[12:18.41]However she landed in India 6 days later.

[12:21.70]She had broken the record to India by 2 days.

[12:25.52]Over Burma, she ran into a storm and was able to

[12:29.46]save herself only by landing in a football field.

[12:32.52]She finally reached Australia.

[12:34.82]The plane engine had been broken during her last landing,

[12:38.76]and she had to crush land.

[12:40.73]However Amy had proved that she could fly

[12:43.90]and that a woman could do anything she really put her mind to.

[12:47.18]Amy Johnson later married the pilot

[12:50.13]who had come to her rescue in Australia.

[12:52.54]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[13:00.53]26. What was true about Amy before she began flying?

[13:23.40]27. What was the record of flying from Europe to India

[13:29.20]before Amy broke it?

[13:46.50]28. What is the significance of Amy's flying across the world?

[14:06.08]Passage Two

[14:07.39]A train stopped at the small station.

[14:10.13]A man looked out of the window and saw a woman who was selling cakes.

[14:14.61]People from the train were buying them.

[14:17.13]The man wanted to buy a cake,

[14:19.09]but the woman was standing 8 far from him.

[14:22.04]It was raining and he didn't want to go out in the rain.

[14:25.43]Suddenly he saw a boy.

[14:27.98]The boy was walking on the platform not far from him.

[14:31.60]“Come here, boy!” The man said,

[14:33.79]“Do you know how much each of the cakes is?”

[14:36.52]“Five cents.” the boy answered.

[14:38.93]Then the man gave the boy ten cents and asked him to buy two cakes.

[14:44.07]“One for me, and one for you,” he told the boy.

[14:47.13]A few minutes later, the boy came back.

[14:49.87]He was eating a cake.

[14:51.73]He gave the man five cents and said,

[14:54.57]“There was only one cake left.”

[14:56.54]Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[15:04.20]29. Why didn't the man want to buy a cake himself?

[15:26.58]30. What did the man ask the boy to do?

[15:47.11]31.  Which of the following is true?

[15:56.44]Passage Three

[15:58.19]Whales are fast disappearing from the earth.

[16:01.69]However, surprisingly, they may be saved by a desert plant that

[16:06.39]is less than a meter high.

[16:08.04]The jujube plant is a bush that grows only in southern California,

[16:12.52]in southern Arizona, and on the West Coast of Mexico.

[16:16.24]The hard fruit of the jujube contains oil that

[16:19.96]can be used instead of whale oil.

[16:22.04]It is already being used in shampoo and lipstick 9.

[16:25.64]It can be used as an industrial oil, too.

[16:28.93]It may be possible to use the fruit to make animal feed.

[16:33.08]For centuries Indians in Arizona have gathered the jujube fruit.

[16:39.21]They use the oil to put on burns,

[16:42.16]to make their hair shine, and to make a drink similar to coffee.

[16:46.09]Now scientists have planted experimental crops.

[16:50.03]They say that Indians and other people can

[16:53.09]earn money from jujube farming.

[16:54.84]Although the jujube grows naturally

[16:58.13]only in the ArizonaSonora Desert,

[17:00.53]it can be planted in most dry areas of the world.

[17:04.14]It needs very little water and can grow on poor land.

[17:08.41]Jujube farms could not only produce oil

[17:11.80]but could also help stop the growth of deserts.

[17:15.19]And this plant that can grow in the deserts of the world

[17:19.02]may save a mammal that lives in the sea.

[17:21.54]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[17:30.13]32. What is the jujube?

[17:49.35]33. Where does the jujube grow naturally?

[18:09.36]34. Which part of the jujube contains oil?

[18:29.33]35. Who can earn money from jujube farming?

[18:41.17]Section C

[18:43.36]Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.

[18:50.58]When the passage is read for the first time,

[18:53.86]you should listen carefully for its general idea.

[18:57.47]When the passage is read for the second time,

[19:01.19]you are required to fill in the blanks

[19:04.03]numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard.

[19:10.92]For blanks numbered from 44 to 46

[19:15.08]you are required to fill in the missing information.

[19:19.56]For these blanks,

[19:21.64]you can either use the exact words you have just heard

[19:25.36]or write down the main points in your own words.

[19:29.30]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,

[19:33.57]you should check what you have written.

[19:36.45]Now listen to the passage.

[19:40.94]The human brain contains 10 billion cells

[19:45.35]and each of these may have a thousand connections.

[19:48.63]Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and

[19:52.67]cause us to dismiss the possibility of

[19:55.30]making a machine with human-like ability,

[19:57.92]but now that we have grown used to moving forward

[20:01.53]at such a pace we can be less sure.

[20:04.38]Quite soon, in only 10 to 20 years perhaps,

[20:08.86]we will be able to assemble a machine

[20:11.82]as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will.

[20:17.72]It may then take us a long time to render it intelligent

[20:23.00]by loading in the right software

[20:25.40]or by altering the architecture but that too will happen.

[20:30.00]I think it certain that in decades,

[20:33.17]not centuries, machines of silicon 10 will arise first to rival

[20:38.64]and then exceed their human ancestors.

[20:42.13]Once they exceed us they will be capable of their own design.

[20:47.17]In a real sense they will be able to reproduce 11 themselves.

[20:51.87]Silicon will have ended carbon's long control.

[20:56.02]And we will no longer be able to claim ourselves

[20:59.52]to be the finest intelligence in the known universe.

[21:03.25]As the intelligence of robots increases to match that of humans

[21:09.37]and as their cost declines 12 through economies of scale.

[21:13.75]we may use them to expand our frontiers,

[21:17.02]first on earth through their ability to withstand environment,

[21:21.52]harmful to ourselves.

[21:23.37]Thus, deserts may bloom and the ocean beds be mined.

[21:29.28]Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age

[21:34.55]will bring and the technology it will provide

[21:38.16]the construction of a vast,

[21:39.80]man-created world in space will be within our power.

[21:43.73]Now the passage will be read again.

[21:46.46]The human brain contains 10 billion cells

[21:50.99]and each of these may have a thousand connections.

[21:54.39]Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and

[21:58.54]cause us to dismiss the possibility of

[22:01.19]making a machine with human-like ability,

[22:03.92]but now that we have grown used to moving forward

[22:07.42]at such a pace we can be less sure.

[22:10.60]Quite soon, in only 10 to 20 years perhaps,

[22:14.64]we will be able to assemble a machine

[22:17.71]as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will.

[22:23.93]It may then take us a long time to render it intelligent

[22:28.42]by loading in the right software

[22:31.16]or by altering the architecture but that too will happen.

[22:36.41]I think it certain that in decades,

[22:39.03]not centuries, machines of silicon will arise first to rival

[22:44.61]and then exceed their human ancestors.

[23:38.31]Once they exceed us they will be capable of their own design.

[23:43.42]In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves.

[23:48.33]Silicon will have ended carbon's long control.

[23:52.26]And we will no longer be able to claim ourselves

[23:55.87]to be the finest intelligence in the known universe.

[24:00.15]As the intelligence of robots increases to match that of humans

[24:05.73]and as their cost declines through economies of scale.

[25:00.96]we may use them to expand our frontiers,

[25:03.70]first on earth through their ability to withstand environment,

[25:08.29]harmful to ourselves.

[25:10.36]Thus, deserts may bloom and the ocean beds be mined.

[25:16.16]Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age

[25:21.27]will bring and the technology it will provide

[25:24.22]the construction of a vast,

[25:26.52]man-created world in space will be within our power.

[26:20.81]Now the passage will be read for the third time.

[26:24.64]The human brain contains 10 billion cells

[26:28.39]and each of these may have a thousand connections.

[26:31.89]Such enormous numbers used to discourage us and

[26:35.94]cause us to dismiss the possibility of

[26:38.56]making a machine with human-like ability,

[26:41.07]but now that we have grown used to moving forward

[26:44.80]at such a pace we can be less sure.

[26:47.64]Quite soon, in only 10 to 20 years perhaps,

[26:52.12]we will be able to assemble a machine

[26:54.97]as complex as the human brain, and if we can we will.

[27:01.09]It may then take us a long time to render it intelligent

[27:06.01]by loading in the right software

[27:08.74]or by altering the architecture but that too will happen.

[27:13.34]I think it certain that in decades,

[27:16.51]not centuries, machines of silicon will arise first to rival

[27:21.98]and then exceed their human ancestors.

[27:25.37]Once they exceed us they will be capable of their own design.

[27:30.18]In a real sense they will be able to reproduce themselves.

[27:35.11]Silicon will have ended carbon's long control.

[27:39.15]And we will no longer be able to claim ourselves

[27:42.83]to be the finest intelligence in the known universe.

[27:46.66]As the intelligence of robots increases to match that of humans

[27:52.56]and as their cost declines through economies of scale.

[27:57.16]we may use them to expand our frontiers,

[28:00.33]first on earth through their ability to withstand environment,

[28:04.70]harmful to ourselves.

[28:06.56]Thus, deserts may bloom and the ocean beds be mined.

[28:12.47]Further ahead, by a combination of the great wealth this new age

[28:18.05]will bring and the technology it will provide

[28:20.89]the construction of a vast,

[28:23.08]man-created world in space will be within our power.