四级听力理解训练8套

听力理解训练8套 Test 1 Section A

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1. A. A rocket has been successfully launched B. There was a rocket hitting the moon

C. A deep dark hole appeared on the moon’s south pole D. There was an amazing finding made by LRO 2. A. Some form of water existed on the moon

B. The water on the moon was as much as in the desert C. There was a lot of rocket remaining on the moon surface. D. A large area has been affected by the rocket

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 3. A. Babies men C. Young men D. Doctors

4. A. Because their babies are particularly weak B. Because the flu vaccines are too difficult to reach

C. Because the flu vaccines can be lifesaving for them D. Because this is the decision made by the committee Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item

5. A. A lightning strike started the fires B. Traffic was very busy on Christmas day

C. The Great Ocean Road attracted many tourists D. Residents were forced to leave their homes

6. A. The hot and windy weather might expand bushfires B. There will be a strong earthquake

C. Their homes were destroyed by the fires on Christmas day D. The temperatures will fall down soon

7. A. On Christmas day B. In winter C. On December 19th D.

On a windy day Section B

Conversation One

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard

8. A. To make the man feel happy

B. To persuade the man to shop with his kids C. to convince the man Christmas is worth spending D. To prevent the man from spending too much shopping 9. A. At a Christmas party B. Not long before Christmas C. At the New Year’s Eve D. On some day of April

10. A. Expectation B. Complaint C. Enjoyment D. Indifference 11. A. Paying off Christmas bills B. Preparing for Christmas C. Trying to earn more money

D. Limiting his wife’s expense. Conversation Two

Question 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard

12. A. He doesn’t feel like doing it B. He thinks it doesn’t suit him

C. It will take too much time D. It is not funny at all

13. A. Go hill walking B. Go swimming C. Go cycling out 14. A. It has existed for a long time B. It enjoys very good business

C. The owner of the restaurant is an Italian D. It is located on a busy street

15. A. He cannot get the meal ready so early B. He didn’t want to get a table himself

C. he thinks it’s too early to have lunch

D. He has to go and see a relative before then. Section C

Passage One

16. A. Cheap clothes B. Expensive clothes C. Fashionable clothes D. Casual clothes

17. A. They enjoy loud music B. They seldom lose their temper

C. They want to have children D. They enjoy modern dances

18. A. The speaker goes to bed very late and her sister gets up early

B. The speaker’s twin sister often brings friends home and this annoys her

C. The speaker likes to keep things neat while her twin sister doesn’t

D. They can’t agree on the color of the room and furniture Passage Two

19. A. The great number of people engaged in cigarette producing

B. The rapid development of cigarette-making machines C. The rapid development of cigarette-making factories D. The increasing output of tobacco

20. A. Forty-three B. Thirty-one C. Seventy-five D. Forty-six 21. A. Income, years of schooling and job type B. Family background and work environment

C. Education and mood

D. Occupation and influence of family members

22. A. City people smoke less than people living on farms B. Better-educated men tend to smoke more heavily than other men

C. Better-educated women tend to smoke more heavily than other women

D. A well-paid man is likely to smoke more packs of cigarettes per day

Passage Three

23. A. The speed and journey of the fastest rocket soaring to the sun

B. The brightness of the sun and its distance from the earth C. The size and heat of the sun compared with other stars D. The total heat and time a column of ice needs to melt 24. A. 93 million degrees centigrade B. 10, 000 degrees centigrade

C. 10, 000 degrees Fahrenheit D. Over 2, 000 degrees Fahrenheit

25. A. The sun casts its light to millions of other stars B. Most of the sun’s heat and light are received on the earth C. More resources from the sun will make the earth even prosperous

D. Appropriate amount of heat and light makes life on the earth possible

Test 2 Section A

Questions 1 and 2 will be based on the following news item. 1.A. Armed men B. Militants C. Civilians D. hard-liners 2. A. The parked passenger bus B. the armed men on motorcycles

C. the central government D. the Islamic rebels

Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item. 3. A. $14 billion B.$40 billion C. $ billion D. $25 billion 4. A. Lack of knowledge of climate change B. not enough examples to follow

C. shortage of agricultural experts

D. insufficient financing mechanisms Questions 5 to 7 will be based on the following news item

5. A. It will rise B. It will be stable C. it will be lowered down D. It will change from time to time

6. A. To boom up real-estate market B. to lower unemployment rate

C. to finance car industry D. to offer food to more people

7. A. Students with bank loan B. Home buyers with bank loan C. low income workers

D. People with savings accounts Section B

Conversation One

Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard

8. A. Waiter and customer B. Good friends C. husband and wife D. colleagues

9. A. The man does her a favor

B. The man recommends her many good foods C. the man is very patient to her question D. the man decides to treat her to a meal

10. A. There were not many Chinese restaurants before B. many people emigrated out of his country C. it is famous for the different recipes

D. it prevents foreign languages from getting in

11. A. He cannot understand why she always speaks nonsense

B. he does not think the woman knows how to enjoy herself

C. he believes the woman is capable of being promoted soon D. he hates to choose between Chinese cuisine and french cuisine

Conversation Two

Question 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard

12. A. T-bone steak & beer B. Fried chicken steak & Sprite C. boiled chicken & salad D . Roast beef & rice 13. A. French B. Italian C. Ranch

14. A. For its salad B. For its pies C. for its cheese D. For its fries

15. A. The baker was hurt at work and can’t prepare them B. the oven is broken and hasn’t been repaired C. they are served only on Sundays D. the pies have been sold out Section C Passage One

16. A. They want to attract attention B. it is fashionable to wear such clothes

C. they appear respectable in such clothes D. riding a motorcycle makes one dirty

17. A. It is efficient B. It is exciting C. it is convenient D. It is dangerous

18. A. If he always wears protective clothing B. if he can see everything around him clearly

C. if he is very careful D. if he has a lot of defenders Passage Two

19. A. Making noises B. our own system of language C. combinations of different sounds

D. a group of sentences upon our own creations

20. A. It does good to communication between people B. it encourages people to speak out their thoughts

C. it enlarges the vocabulary of a particular language D. it hinders communication among individuals

21. A. words B. tone of voice C. sentence structure D. sounds Passage Three

22. A. William Smart B. Mrs. Dodd C. President Lyndon Johnson D. President Nixon

23. A. In 1910 B. in 1906 C. in 1966 D. in 1972 24. A. First Sunday in June B. Second Sunday in June C. third Sunday in June D. Decided by each president

25. A. To honor only you father B. to honor all fathers around you

C. to honor father-like figures D. to honor Mrs. Dodd’s father