2022年6月4日英语四级真题预测.doc

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[01:52.51]College English Test Band 4
[01:56.13]Part III Listening Comprehension
[01:59.36]Section A
[02:00.70]Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and
[02:06.57]2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation,
[02:10.86]one or more questions will be asked about what was said.
[02:14.69]Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once.
[02:19.52]After each question there will be a pause.
[02:23.11]During the pause, you must read the four choices marked
[02:27.34]A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer.
[02:34.10]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[02:37.40]with a single line through the centre.
[02:39.92]Now let’s begin with the 8 short conversations.
[02:44.59]11. M: Shawn’s been trying for months to find a job.
[02:49.46]But I wonder how he could get a job when he looks like that.
[02:53.72]W: Oh, that poor guy!
[02:55.99]He really should shave himself every other day at least
[03:00.21]and put on something clean.
[03:02.65]Q: What do we learn about Shawn?
[03:17.77]12. W: I wish Jane would call
[03:24.39]when she knows she’ll be late.
[03:26.49]This is not the first time we’ve had to wait for her.
[03:30.05]M: I agree. But she does have to drive
[03:33.66]through very heavy traffic to get here.
[03:35.89]Q: What does the man imply?
[03:55.50]13. M: Congratulations! I heard your baseball team
[04:00.89]is going to the Mid-Atlantic Championships.
[04:03.80]W: Yeah, we’re all working real hard right now!
[04:06.80]Q: What is the woman’s team doing?
[04:23.78]14. W: John’s been looking after his mother in the hospital.
[04:30.68]She was injured in a car accident
[04:33.20]two weeks ago and is still in critical condition.
[04:36.67]M: Oh, that’s terrible.
[04:38.62]And you know his father passed away last year?
[04:42.32]Q: What do we learn about John?
[04:58.60]15. M: What a boring speaker!
[05:05.61]I could hardly stay awake.
[05:07.74]W: Well, I don’t know. In fact,
[05:11.41]I think it’s been a long time
[05:13.44]since I’ve heard anyone is good.
[05:15.68]Q: What do we learn from the conversation?
[05:32.39]16. W: I’m having a lot of trouble with logic,
[05:39.53]and it seems my professor can’t explain it in a way
[05:42.92]that makes sense to me.
[05:44.33]M: You know, there is a tutoring service on campus.
[05:47.97]I was about to drop statistics before they helped me out.
[05:52.15]Q: What does the man mean?
[06:10.98]17. M: This is a stylish overcoat.
[06:15.31]I saw you wearing it last week, didn’t I?
[06:18.38]W: Oh, that wasn’t me. That was my sister Jill.
[06:21.99]She’s in your class.
[06:23.83]Q: What does the woman mean?
[06:38.10]18. M: Jane, suppose you lost all your money
[06:47.14]while taking a vacation overseas, what would you do?
[06:51.26]W: Well, I guess I’d sell my watch or computer
[06:54.75]or do some odd jobs till I could afford a return plane ticket.
[06:58.47]Q: What are the speakers talking about?
[07:13.95]Now you’ll hear the two long conversations.
[07:21.29]Conversation One
[07:23.79]M: Hello, Prof. Johnson.
[07:25.25]W: Hello, Tony. So what shall we work on today?
[07:28.61]M: Well, the problem is that this writing assignment
[07:32.33]isn’t coming out right. What I thought I was writing on
[07:36.92]was to talk about what a particular sport means to me
[07:40.36]when I participate in.
[07:42.26]W: What sport did you choose?
[07:44.88]M: I decided to write about cross-country skiing.
[07:48.85]W: What are you going to say about skiing?
[07:51.96]M: That’s the problem.
[07:54.21]I thought I would write about how peaceful it is
[07:56.74]to be out in the country.
[07:58.30]W: So why is that a problem?
[08:00.74]M: As I start describing how quiet it is to be out in the woods,
[08:05.07]I keep mentioning how much effort it takes to keep going.
[08:09.38]Cross-country skiing isn’t as easy as some people think.
[08:13.64]It takes a lot of energy, but that’s not part of my paper.
[08:18.34]So I guess I should leave it out.
[08:20.27]But now I don’t know how to explain that feeling
[08:23.35]of peacefulness without explaining how hard you have to work for it.
[08:28.08]It all fits together. It’s not like just sitting down somewhere
[08:32.66]and watching the clouds roll by. That’s different.
[08:36.23]W: Then you’ll have to include that in your point.
[08:39.31]The peacefulness of cross-country skiing
[08:42.88]is the kind you earn by effort. Why leave that out?
[08:46.96]Part of your point you knew beforehand
[08:50.11]but part you discovered as you wrote.
[08:52.69]That’s common, right?
[08:54.60]M: Yeah, I guess so.
[08:58.12]Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[09:04.23]19. What is the topic of the man’s writing assignment?
[09:22.32]20. What problem does the man have while working on his paper?
[09:45.99]21. What does the woman say is common in writing papers?
[10:10.11]Conversation Two
[10:13.94]W: Good evening and welcome
[10:16.71]to this week’s “Business World,” a program for
[10:20.63]and about business people. Tonight we have Mr. Angeleno
[10:24.95]who came to the United States six years ago,
[10:28.16]and is now an established businessman
[10:30.74]with three restaurants in town. Tell us, Mr. Angeleno,
[10:35.07]how did you get started?
[10:37.07]M: Well, I started off with a small diner.
[10:40.61]I did all the cooking myself and my wife waited on tables.
[10:45.18]It was really too much work for two people.
[10:48.10]My cooking is great. And word got around town about the food.
[10:52.86]Within a year, I had to hire another cook and four waitresses.
[10:57.49]When that restaurant became very busy,
[11:00.60]I decided to expand my business.
[11:03.62]Now with three places, my main concern
[11:07.22]is keeping the business successful and running smoothly.
[11:10.95]W: Do you advertise?
[11:12.73]M: Oh yes. I don’t have any TV commercials,
[11:15.98]because they are too expensive.
[11:18.14]But I advertise a lot on radio and in local newspapers.
[11:22.16]My children used to distribute ads in nearby shopping centres,
[11:27.03]but we don’t need to do that any more.
[11:29.61]W: Why do you believe you’ve been so successful?
[11:32.68]M: Um, I always serve the freshest possible food
[11:37.10]and I make the atmosphere as comfortable and as pleasant as I can,
[11:41.86]so that my customers will want to come back.
[11:44.82]W: So you always aim to please the customers?
[11:47.81]M: Absolutely! Without them, I would have no business at all.
[11:52.39]W: Thank you, Mr. Angeleno.
[11:54.33]I think your advice will be helpful
[11:56.73]to those just staring out in business.
[12:00.37]Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[12:08.60]22. What is the woman’s occupation?
[12:28.22]23. What do we learn about Mr. Angeleno’s business
[12:34.73]at its beginning?
[12:49.67]24. What does Mr. Angeleno say about advertising his business?
[13:14.26]25. What does the man say contributes to the success of his business?
[13:37.45]Section B
[13:39.12]Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages.
[13:44.20]At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions.
[13:48.18]Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once.
[13:52.68]After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer
[13:57.25]from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).
[14:02.63]Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2
[14:06.28]with a single line through the centre.
[14:09.07]Passage One
[14:12.17]There are many commonly-held beliefs
[14:15.63]about eye glasses and eyesight that are not proven facts.
[14:20.45]For instance, some people believe that wearing glasses too soon
[14:25.18]weakens the eyes. But there is no evidence to show
[14:29.27]that the structure of eyes is changed by wearing glasses
[14:33.55]at a young age. Wearing the wrong glasses, however,
[14:37.22]can prove harmful. Studies show
[14:41.32]that for adults there is no danger,
[14:43.49]but children can develop loss of vision
[14:46.32]if they have glasses inappropriate for their eyes.
[14:50.10]We have all heard some of the common myths
[14:54.18]about how eyesight gets bad. Most people believe
[14:57.32]that reading in dim light causes poor eyesight,
[15:03.32]but that is untrue. Too little light makes the eyes work harder,
[15:08.72]so they do get tired and strained.
[15:11.28]Eye strain also results from reading a lot, reading in bed,
[15:15.63]and watching too much television. However,
[15:19.34]although eye strain may cause some pain or headaches,
[15:23.32]it does not permanently damage eyesight.
[15:26.34]Another myth about eyes is that they can be replaced,
[15:31.20]or transferred from one person to another.
[15:34.46]There are close to one million nerve fibers that connect the eyeball
[15:39.05]to the brain, as of yet it is impossible
[15:42.85]to attach them all in a new person.
[15:45.95]Only certain parts of the eye can be replaced.
[15:49.82]But if we keep clearing up the myths
[15:52.79]and learning more about the eyes,
[15:54.94]some day a full transplant may be possible.
[15:59.52]Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[16:04.81]26. What does the speaker want to tell us about eyesight?
[16:25.06]27. What do studies about wearing the wrong glasses show?
[16:45.79]28. What do we learn about eye transplanting from the talk?
[17:10.04]Passage Two
[17:13.27]When people care for an elderly relative,
[17:17.11]they often do not use available community services
[17:20.89]such as adult day-care centres. If the caregivers are adult children,
[17:25.93]they are more likely to use such services,
[17:29.35]especially because they often have jobs and other responsibilities.
[17:33.79]In contrast, a spouse, usually the wife, is much less likely to use support services
[17:41.48]or to put the dependent person in a nursing home.
[17:45.17]Social workers discover that the wife
[17:48.29]normally tries to take care of her husband herself for as long as she can
[17:53.30]in order not to use up their life savings. Researchers have found
[17:58.26]that caring for the elderly can be a very positive experience.
[18:02.26]The elderly appreciated the care and attention they received.
[18:06.36]They were affectionate and cooperative.
[18:09.25]However, even when caregiving is satisfying,
[18:12.92]it is hard work. Social workers and experts on aging
[18:17.47]offer caregivers and potential caregivers help
[18:21.13]when arranging for the care of an elderly relative.
[18:24.39]One consideration is to ask parents what they want
[18:28.65]before they become sick or dependent.
[18:31.42]Perhaps they prefer going into a nursing home
[18:34.87]and can select one in advance. On the other hand,
[18:38.43]they may want to live with their adult children.
[18:41.31]Caregivers must also learn to state their needs and opinions clearly
[18:46.32]and ask for help from others, especially brothers and sisters.
[18:50.36]Brothers and sisters are often willing to help,
[18:53.36]but they may not know what to do.
[18:56.36]Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[19:03.79]29. Why are adult children more likely to use community services
[19:11.39]to help care for elderly parents?
[19:27.77]30. Why are most wives unwilling to put their dependent husbands
[19:36.33]into nursing homes?
[19:50.57]31. According to the passage, what must caregivers learn to do?
[20:11.52]Passage Three
[20:18.61]Since a union representative visited our company
[20:22.26]to inform us about our rights and protections,
[20:25.25]my coworkers have been worrying about health conditions
[20:29.14]and complaining about safety hazards in the workplace.
[20:33.54]Several of the employees in the computer department,
[20:37.24]for example, claim to be developing vision problems
[20:41.14]from having to stare at a video display terminal
[20:44.40]for about seven hours a day. The supervisor of the laboratory
[20:49.79]is beginning to get headaches and dizzy spells
[20:52.94]because she says it’s dangerous to breathe some of the chemical smoke there.
[20:58.94]An X-ray technician is refusing to do her job until the firm agrees
[21:04.14]to replace its out-dated equipment. She insists
[21:08.58]that it’s exposing workers to unnecessarily high doses of radiation.
[21:14.73]She thinks that she may have to contact
[21:17.31]the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
[21:20.20]and asked that government agency to inspect the department.
[21:24.43]I’ve heard that at a factory in the area two pregnant women
[21:29.40]who were working with paint requested a transfer
[21:33.15]to a safer department, because they wanted to prevent damage
[21:37.29]to their unborn babies. The supervisor of personnel refused the request.
[21:43.46]In another firm the workers were constantly complaining
[21:47.74]about the malfunctioning heating system, but the owners was too busy
[21:52.29]or too mean to do anything about it.
[21:55.87]Finally, they all met and agreed to wear ski-clothing to work the next day.
[22:01.52]The owner was too embarrassed to talk to his employees.
[22:05.80]But he had the heating system replaced right away.
[22:09.81]Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[22:16.45]32. What does the talk focus on?
[22:32.65]33. What did the X-ray technician ask her company to do?
[22:55.42]34. What does the speaker say
[23:02.97]about the two pregnant women working with paint?
[23:18.08]35. Why did the workers in the firm wear ski-clothing to work?
[23:43.40]Section C
[23:45.66]Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times.
[23:51.25]When the passage is read for the first time,
[23:54.52]you should listen carefully for its general idea.
[23:57.88]When the passage is read for the second time,
[24:01.26]you are required to fill in the blanks
[24:03.81]numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard.
[24:09.80]For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required
[24:15.55]to fill in the missing information. For these blanks,
[24:19.79]you can either use the exact words you have just heard
[24:23.67]or write down the main points in your own words.
[24:27.05]Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,
[24:31.22]you should check what you have written.
[24:33.42]Now listen to the passage.
[24:36.59]Contrary to the old warning that time waits for no one,
[24:41.20]time slows down when you are on the move.
[24:44.32]It also slows down more as you move faster,
[24:48.02]which means astronauts someday may survive so long in space
[24:53.36]that they would return to an Earth of the distant future.
[24:57.36]If you could move at the speed of light, your time woul