2022年6月四级真题预测第2套.docx

[02:00.05]College English Test (Band 4)
[02:04.68]Part ¢ò Listening Comprehension
[02:09.10]Section A
[02:10.65]Directions: In this section,
[02:13.66]you will hear 8 short conversations
[02:16.35]and 2 long conversations.
[02:19.27]At the end of each conversation,
[02:21.57]one or more questions will be asked
[02:23.61]about what was said.
[02:26.19]Both the conversation and the questions
[02:29.04]will be spoken only once.
[02:31.85]After each question there will be a pause.
[02:35.05]During the pause,
[02:36.32]you must read the four choices
[02:38.27]marked A), B), C), and D),
[02:41.95]and decide which is the best answer.
[02:45.03]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1
[02:49.01]with a single line through the centre.
[02:52.38]Now let¡¯s begin with the 8 short conversations.
[02:56.89]1. M: I don¡¯t know what to do with Timmy.
[03:00.69]This morning I found orange juice spilled
[03:03.76]all over the kitchen floor.
[03:06.46]W: Don¡¯t be so hard on him. He¡¯s only four.
[03:10.70]Q: What does the woman mean?
[03:28.15]2. W: Excuse me, sir.
[03:31.39]I would like to know about
[03:32.62]the fitness training program in your club.
[03:35.97]M: I¡¯ll have you speak with the director
[03:38.13]in charge of new accounts.
[03:40.82]Q: What is the woman interested in?
[03:59.30]3. W: It¡¯s really cold in this apartment.
[04:03.72]Can we turn up the heat a little bit?
[04:06.76]M: Sorry. I¡¯ve run out of money
[04:09.01]and can hardly pay the fuel bill.
[04:11.74]Maybe you¡¯d better put on a sweater.
[04:14.40]Q: What does the man mean?
[04:31.44]4. M: I¡¯m sorry, Miss.
[04:34.20]But you have to come with me to the security office.
[04:37.74]The video cameras in our shop
[04:39.79]have recorded everything you did.
[04:42.40]W: No, no. I...I didn¡¯t do anything.
[04:45.84]I¡¯ll call the police if you dare insult me.
[04:49.80]Q: What does the man think the woman was doing?
[05:08.94]5. M: I think you ought to see a doctor right away
[05:13.56]about that cough.
[05:15.98]W: Well, I¡¯ll wait a few more days.
[05:18.74]I¡¯m sure I¡¯ll get over it soon.
[05:22.29]Q: What do we learn about the woman?
[05:40.99]6. M: I¡¯ve heard that Pamela made quite a few mistakes
[05:46.80]in her lab report.
[05:48.63]W: Well, she wouldn¡¯t have
[05:50.46]if she hadn¡¯t been in such a hurry to get it done.
[05:55.08]Q: What does the woman imply?
[06:13.59]7. M: We¡¯d better check out before 12 o¡¯clock, Marry.
[06:19.10]And now there are only 30 minutes left.
[06:22.63]W: Let¡¯s hurry up.
[06:23.95]You go pay the bill
[06:25.53]and I¡¯ll call the reception
[06:27.06]to have our luggage taken downstairs.
[06:31.17]Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?
[06:50.52]8. W: Have you ever heard this speaker before?
[06:55.43]M: Yeah. She¡¯s excellent.
[06:57.96]She gets her point across
[06:59.88]and it¡¯s entertaining at the same time.
[07:03.74]Q: What does the man say about the speaker?
[07:22.50]Now you will hear the two long conversations.
[07:27.13]Conversation One
[07:29.92]M: What should I do about Mr. Romero?
[07:33.03]Remember? He said it was important and couldn¡¯t wait.
[07:37.70]I think he may want you for that new movie he¡¯s directing.
[07:42.11]W: That¡¯s absolutely correct.
[07:44.58]Now, we have to fit him in somewhere.
[07:48.32]Uh... what does Monday morning look like?
[07:52.40]M: That doesn¡¯t look so good.
[07:54.44]You have a make-up session starting at 6:00,
[07:57.35]then filming starts at 8:00,
[07:59.75]and that¡¯s going to take the whole morning.
[08:02.51]W: Well, what¡¯s after that?
[08:05.30]M: You have lunch with your agent
[08:06.95]to discuss the awards ceremony
[08:09.26]and you¡¯ll have to meet him at one o¡¯clock
[08:11.06]at the restaurant.
[08:12.12]W: Oh, terrific!
[08:13.25]Listen, I cannot miss that.
[08:15.82]But I still have to make time for Mr. Romero.
[08:19.09]M: Well, now, don¡¯t forget
[08:21.52]you got a three-o¡¯clock appointment
[08:23.15]with your fashion designer.
[08:24.92]W: That¡¯s right.
[08:26.33]You know he¡¯s showing the latest fashions from Japan?
[08:29.83]You know that loose-fitting look?
[08:32.06]Those clothes are so in this year.
[08:36.42]M: At 4:30 you have an appointment with your hairdresser.
[08:40.90]Then at 7:00, you have dinner with a journalist.
[08:44.67]Now remember, be nice to that guy.
[08:47.32]W: Do I have to?
[08:48.89]That won¡¯t be easy and it¡¯s likely to run late.
[08:52.33]How does Tuesday look?
[08:54.41]M: Well, you have to spend the whole morning
[08:57.14]at the photographer¡¯s.
[08:58.49]They are taking photos to publicize your new movie.
[09:02.93]W: What about the afternoon? Am I free then?
[09:06.47]M: Let me see... Yes, you are free after 3:30.
[09:12.18]W: Then you can set up a meeting with Mr. Romero at 4:00.
[09:16.42]M: Ok. I¡¯ll get on it right away.
[09:19.33]Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation
[09:23.06]you have just heard.
[09:25.10]9. What are the speakers doing?
[09:45.11]10. What is the woman going to discuss with her agent
[09:49.31]over lunch on Monday?
[10:07.99]11. What do we learn from the conversation about the man?
[10:30.32]Conversation Two
[10:32.90]M: I¡¯m phoning up about this job you advertised in the paper.
[10:37.36]This...er...young sales manager?
[10:40.00]W: Oh, yes.
[10:41.58]M: I¡¯d like to apply for it.
[10:43.46]Would you send me an application form?
[10:45.81]W: No. You simply send in a written application, a letter.
[10:50.83]M: Can you tell me a bit more about the job?
[10:53.75]W: Well, we are very looking for someone
[10:55.84]who isn¡¯t too concerned about working fairly long hours.
[11:00.21]M: What do you mean by long hours?
[11:03.12]W: This is a job which does,
[11:05.32]as the advertisement says,
[11:07.10]have travel possibilities,
[11:08.83]and very often,
[11:09.94]one would be away at weekends, for instance.
[11:13.21]M: Oh, I thought you meant working in the evenings
[11:16.12]and working overtime.
[11:17.67]W: Well, it could also mean working in the evenings.
[11:20.77]But for a managerial post,
[11:22.93]I¡¯m afraid we don¡¯t pay overtime.
[11:25.49]Um...that¡¯s for other grades.
[11:28.36]M: Oh. What kind of money are you paying then?
[11:31.89]W: Well, this is to be negotiated.
[11:34.97]Uh, it depends partly on your experience and education.
[11:39.75]Perhaps you can tell me briefly what that is?
[11:42.58]M: I¡¯ve just left school and got A level in geography.
[11:46.64]W: Oh, I see.
[11:48.85]M: And it¡¯s the travel that appeals to me.
[11:51.86]That¡¯s why I¡¯m inquiring about the job.
[11:54.76]W: Yes, I see.
[11:56.57]What sort of a salary were you thinking in terms of?
[12:00.31]M: Starting off,
[12:01.30]I thought it would be something like ¡ê500 a week?
[12:05.61]W: Well, send in a written application
[12:07.95]and then we¡¯ll consider your case
[12:09.67]along with all the other applicants.
[12:12.30]M: All right. Many thanks. Goodbye.
[12:15.15]W: Bye.
[12:16.76]Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation
[12:20.24]you have just heard.
[12:22.91]12. What does the woman say an applicant should do first
[12:28.45]to apply for the job?
[12:46.28]13. What kind of a person is the company looking for?
[13:08.49]14. What does the man like most about the job?
[13:29.51]15. What does the woman say about the salary
[13:33.84]if the man is accepted by the company?
[13:52.86]Section B
[13:54.06]Directions: In this section,
[13:56.93]you will hear 3 short passages.
[13:59.84]At the end of each passage,
[14:01.73]you will hear some questions.
[14:03.90]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
[14:08.76]After you hear a question,
[14:10.71]you must choose the best answer from the four choices
[14:13.75]marked A), B), C) and D).
[14:18.58]Then mark the corresponding letter
[14:20.68]on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.
[14:26.55]Passage One
[14:28.71]A typical large supermarket offers
[14:30.98]around 17,000 to 20,000 items for sale
[14:35.85]and it wants to make sure
[14:37.28]that its customers see as many of them as possible.
[14:41.78]That¡¯s why you¡¯ll normally find the essential goods
[14:45.10]like bread, vegetables and meat
[14:47.80]in completely different parts of the store.
[14:51.37]Products with a high profit margin
[14:53.64]are always placed on shelves within easy reach of the customer,
[14:58.32]while lower margin items like sugar or flower
[15:02.00]are on the top or bottom shelves.
[15:05.25]Many people make shopping list before they visit supermarkets.
[15:10.18]But even so,
[15:11.15]around 60% of all supermarket purchases
[15:15.12]are the result of decisions that are taken in the store.
[15:19.23]For this reason,
[15:20.16]supermarkets try to attract their customers
[15:23.45]by placing certain kinds of product next to each other.
[15:28.32]In the UK,
[15:29.80]beer will often be found next to items for babies
[15:33.54]because research shows
[15:34.78]that fathers of babies buy them
[15:36.81]on their way home from work
[15:39.24]and will buy beer at the same time.
[15:42.58]Research has also shown that
[15:44.68]this kind of impulse buy happens more frequently
[15:48.66]when no sales assistants are nearby.
[15:52.07]Supermarkets have made selling such a fine art
[15:55.86]that their customers often lose all sense of time.
[15:59.87]When interviewed, customers normally guess
[16:02.68]they¡¯ve only spent half an hour in the supermarket
[16:06.12]even when they have been there for over 45 minutes.
[16:10.22]But that shouldn¡¯t be too surprising.
[16:13.62]Any really profitable supermarket knows
[16:16.24]that it should keep its clocks well hidden.
[16:19.81]Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[16:26.17]16. Why are essential goods
[16:30.11]displayed in totally different parts of the supermarket?
[16:49.82]17. Where are goods with a high profit margin usually found?
[17:12.00]18. What does the speaker say about supermarket goers?
[17:33.07]19. What shouldn¡¯t be too surprising according to the speaker?
[17:55.17]Passage Two
[17:57.37]When Matty Sallin was working on a degree
[18:00.07]in art and technology at university,
[18:03.59]he got an interesting assignment in electronics class:
[18:07.92]Create something for the household.
[18:10.59]He decided to create an alarm clock.
[18:14.63]"Everybody has to use an alarm clock of some kind every day,
[18:19.00]and it¡¯s extremely unpleasant!" he says.
[18:22.67]He asked different people
[18:24.20]what they'd like to wake up to instead of a noisy alarm.
[18:28.08]A lot of them said,
[18:29.79]"The smell of bacon."
[18:32.35]So Sallin invented a new kind of alarm clock:
[18:36.19]a wooden box with a pig face and a digital clock
[18:39.75]that uses the smell of cooking bacon
[18:42.74]rather than sound to wake someone up.
[18:46.01]He explains, "There's no danger of burning,
[18:49.18]because I built it carefully.
[18:51.41]It uses light bulbs instead of a flame for cooking
[18:55.26]and turns off automatically after ten minutes."
[18:59.08]Just a few easy steps are required to set the "alarm."
[19:03.94]"What you do is put in a couple of frozen strips
[19:06.98]the night before," says Sallin.
[19:09.44]Bacon is preserved,
[19:10.81]so there is no danger of its spoiling overnight. "
[19:15.11]If you set the alarm for 8:00,
[19:18.58]it will turn on at 7:50
[19:21.14]and slow cook for ten minutes under the bulbs," he says.
[19:26.44]Then the bulbs turn off
[19:28.49]and a fan blows the smell out through the nose of the pig.
[19:33.59]"So instead of an alarm, you smell yourself awake," says Sallin.
[19:39.09]"Then you can open the door on the side
[19:41.78]and pull the bacon out and eat it."
[19:45.54]Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[19:51.96]20. What was Matty Sallin doing when he created an alarm clock?
[20:14.17]21. What did Matty Sallin do
[20:17.68]before making the new type of alarm clock?
[20:37.29]22. What makes the newly invented alarm clock so unique?
[20:59.80]Passage Three
[21:02.08]Most people feel lonely sometimes,
[21:04.84]but it usually only lasts
[21:06.84]between a few minutes and a few hours.
[21:09.72]For some people, though, loneliness can last for years.
[21:13.56]Psychologists are studying this complex phenomenon
[21:17.00]and have identified three different types of loneliness.
[21:21.18]The first kind of loneliness is temporary.
[21:23.94]It usually disappears quickly
[21:26.19]and does not require any special attention.
[21:28.92]The second kind, situational loneliness,
[21:31.99]is a natural result of a particular situation,
[21:35.51]for example, a divorce or moving to a new place.
[21:40.10]Although this kind of loneliness
[21:41.83]can cause physical problems
[21:44.19]it usually does not last for more than a year.
[21:48.24]Unlike the second type,
[21:49.80]the third kind of loneliness
[21:51.58]usually lasts more than two years
[21:53.85]and has no specific cause.
[21:56.29]People who experience habitual loneliness
[21:59.08]have problems socializing
[22:00.77]and becoming close to others.
[22:02.99]Unfortunately,
[22:04.17]many of them think
[22:05.25]there is little or nothing they can do about it.
[22:09.19]Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness
[22:13.65]is a person's social contacts,
[22:16.13]for example, friends, family members, etc.
[22:20.16]We depend on various people for different reasons.
[22:24.38]For instance,
[22:25.34]our families give us emotional support
[22:28.26]and our friends share similar interests and activities.
[22:32.17]However, psychologists have found that
[22:34.66]the number of social contacts we have
[22:37.47]is not the only reason for loneliness.
[22:40.90]It is more important
[22:42.03]how many social contacts we think
[22:44.35]or expect we should have.
[22:46.94]In other words,
[22:48.02]though lonely people may have many social contacts,
[22:51.59]they sometimes feel they should have more.
[22:54.67]They question their own popularity.
[22:58.54]Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage
[23:02.56]you have just heard.
[23:04.64]23. What does the speaker say about situational loneliness?
[23:26.91]24. What problem will people have
[23:30.40]if they experience habitual loneliness?
[23:49.72]25. Why do some people suffer loneliness
[23:54.05]according to psychologists?
[24:13.41]Section C
[24:14.97]Directions: In this section,
[24:17.79]you will hear a passage three times.
[24:20.49]When the passage is read for the first time,
[24:23.14]you should listen carefully for its general idea.
[24:26.53]When the passage is read for the second time,
[24:28.87]you are required to fill in the blanks
[24:31.20]wit