2022年听力模拟试题英语专业四级考试高分指导.doc

听力练习试题 （英语专业四级考试高分指引）
Model Test One
Section A Conversations
In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations and then answer the questions that follow.
Conversation One
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation
1. What do the speakers mainly discuss?
A. The man’s test.
B. The woman’s research paper.
C. Go swimming over at the student center.
D. Plans for the evening.
2. Why does the woman refuse the man’s invitation?
A. Because she wants to study for a test.
B. Because she wants to go swimming at the student center.
C. Because she has to do research in the library.
D. Because she is not interested in the man.
3. What does the man suggest that they do after dinner?
A. They will go to the grill.
B. They will go to the library.
C. They will go swimming.
D. They will walk home.
4. What do we learn about the man?
A. That he is not a student this semester.
B. That he is not a serious student.
C. That he is not very concerned about the woman.
D. That he is willing to compromise.
Conversation Two
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation
5. What did Helen recently pass?
A. A test in a composition class.
B. A road test.
C. The written test for her driver’s license.
D. An oral test.
6. What problem did the man have when he took his road test?
A. He drove too fast.
B. He couldn’t park well.
C. He made an improper turn.
D. He forgot to fasten his safety belt.
7. What does the man offer to do for Helen?
A. Drive her to the test site.
B. Help her get ready for the road test.
C. Sell her a car.
D. Help her to fix her car.
Conversation Three
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation
8. Why did the woman move to California?
A. Because one of her friends invite her to teach there.
B. Because she wanted to leave her parents.
C. Because she liked the weather there.
D. Because she found a job there.
9. Her relationship with her parents in her late 20s was__________.
A. close
B. difficult
C. indifferent
D. harmonious
10. How was her childhood?
A. Suppressed.
B. Lonely.
C. Carefree.
D. Happy.
Section B Passages
In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages and then answer the questions that follow. Now listen to the passage.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.

11. What conclusion can be drawn from the scientists’ observation?
A. Insects have developed some sort of resistance to man-made poisons.
B. Insects have been eating plants for about 250 million years.
C. Farmers sometimes use a combination of two or three insecticides at once.
D. New insects mate with insects which survived from a certain kind of insecticide.
12. Why did the resistance of insects to man-made insecticides develop so rapidly?
A. Because farmers use less insecticides now.
B. Because farmers have been using insecticides for many years.
C. Because insects are using the mechanisms against poisons produced by plants to deal with insecticides.
D. Because insects have been eating plants for many million years.
13. Which of the following is NOT included in the scientists’ suggestions?
A. Farmers should use less insecticide.
B. Farmers should use a combination of two or three insecticides at once.
C. At certain times of the year, farmers should actually try to attract to new insects onto the crops they are trying to protect.
D. Farmers should regularly spray crops as a precaution against problems that are caused by large numbers of pests.
14. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Insects are the most adaptable creatures.
B. Insects would be out of control if nothing were done about the current situation.
C. Insects will some day devour all plants on the earth.
D. Insects have developed resistance to both botanical and artificial poisons rapidly.
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.
15. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Types of loneliness.
B. Causes of loneliness.
C. Solutions of loneliness.
D. Loneliness.
16. Which type of loneliness is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. Severe loneliness.
B. Situational loneliness.
C. Chronic loneliness.
D. Temporary loneliness.
17. Why is a person’s social contacts one important factor in loneliness?
A. We need our friends to share similar interests and activities.
B. We need our teachers to guide us.
C. We need co-workers to help us.
D. A lonely person’s popularity may be increased with more social contacts.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.
18. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. How John Milton Wrote Paradise Lost.
B. How John Milton Became a Poet.
C. How John Milton Studied Latin.
D. How John Milton Became famous.
19. Which of the following is true of John Milton’s pronunciation of Latin?
A. It had a strange accent.
B. It was difficult to understand.
C. It has a strong Italian accent.
D. It was easy to understand.
20. What kind of man would you say John Milton was?
A. He was well known in the world.
B. He was very strange.
C. He was clever and hard working.
D. He was quick at Latin and poems.
Section C News Broadcasts
In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to the news and then answer the questions that follow. Now listen to the news.
Questions 21 to 23 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
21. Japan’s demand for imports last month ________.
A. continued to increase
B. continue to decrease
C. unchanged
D. jumped
22. Japan’s January trade surplus________.
A. has jumped more than 40% since last year
B. has jumped about 40% since last January
C. was 5.3 billion dollars
D. was 25 million dollars
23. Japan’s trading partners’ attitude towards its growing trade surplus can be described as ________.
A. angry
B. indifferent
C. overjoyed
D. worried
Questions 24 to 25 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
24. The rebellion has lasted _________.
A. since Thursday
B. seven days
C. a month
D. since yesterday
25. The rebels have done all except ________.
A. destroyed two electricity towers
B. contacted a city newspaper
C. threatened to take action in the capital
D. strengthened security at the airport
Questions 26 to 27 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
26. The U.S. and the EC officials now are _________.
A. negotiating where to meet again
B. busy fixing the date to hold talks
C. doing their best to solve their differences
D. arriving at a local trade agreement
27. The U. S. and the EC should reach a new world trade agreement _________.
A. In three week’s time
B. busy fixing the date to hold talks
C. next Wednesday
D. in a couple of days
Questions 28 to 30 are based on the following news item. At the end of news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
28. The kidnapping took place _______.
A. on Sunday
B. last month
C. when the van was found
D. before seven foreigners were killed
29. The French citizens were probably kidnapped by _________.
A. seven foreigners
B. some captives
C. Moslem extremists
D. Algerian police
30. What does the French government urge their citizens in Algeria to do?
A. To fight against the enemies.
B. To stay indoors
C. To go back to France.
D. To get together.
Model Test Two
Section A Conversations
In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations and then answer the questions that follow.
Conversation One

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation
1. What is the main subject of the conversation?
A. The man’s last appointment.
B. Professor Irwin’s office hours.
C. Student advisement during registration.
D. The man’s health problems.
2. When is the man’s new appointment scheduled?
A. Tuesday at two o’clock.
B. Thursday at two o’clock.
C. This afternoon at three o’clock.
D. Now.
3. What should the man have done about his first appointment?
A. He should have made an appointment.
B. He should have called to cancel his appointment.
C. He should have come for his appointment.
D. He should have stayed at home until he was well.
4. What word best describes Professor Irwin’s attitude towards the student?
A. Uninterested.
B. Apologetic.
C. Sick.
D. Annoyed.
Conversation Two
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation
5. When did he start to have extreme panic feelings?
A. When his wife was expecting a child.
B. After he had a child.
C. When he was going to get married.
D. After he lost her first child.
6. How did he pull through?
A. Taking the medicine “Prozac” for some time.
B. Taking the medicine “Zoloft” for some time.
C. After seeing a doctor for a period of time.
D. Taking some sleeping pills for some time.
7. How is the man now?
A. He is still taking the medicine.
B. He has stopped taking the medicine.
C. He has some side effects.
D. He has got upset stomach.
Conversation Three
Questions 8 to10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation
8. What do the speakers mainly discuss?
A. Making friends in a foreign country.
B. Spanish and French.
C. Foreign TV, radio, and other media.
D. Learning a foreign language.
9. What helped Betty most in learning Spanish?
A. The language laboratory.
B. Travel.
C. Studying in high school.
D. Going to movies and watching TV.
10. What is Professor Baker’s opinion?
A. He believes that it is a good idea to do all of the things that Betty and Bill suggested.
B. He agrees with Betty.
C. He believes that it is a bad idea to do all of the things that Betty and Bill suggested.
D. He believes that it ideal to live in a country where the language is spoken.
Section B Passages
In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages and then answer the questions that follow. Now listen to the passage.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.
11. By what means did Joe think he could become rich?
A. He thought that he would either find a good job or he would be a thief.
B. He said that he would become rich by way of robbing the bank.
C. He said that he could rob the rich of their money.
D. He might be rich if he worked harder.
12. Why do you think the teller gave Joe the money?
A. Because he had a letter of thanks.
B. Because he feared that he might be killed if he refused.
C. Because he gave him a demand note.
D. Because he showed him a check payable at sight.
13. How were the police able to prove that Joe had robbed he bank?
A. The raid had been photographed by hidden camera.
B. Some watchman had seen the raid.
C. The bank teller proved that Joe was the robber.
D. Some monitors had been installed nearby.
14. Which of the following adjectives can be used to describe Joe?
A. Funny.
B. Clever.
C. Brave.
D. Stupid.
Passage Two
Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.
15. Why are divorces so common nowadays?
A. Because it is difficult to maintain a marriage.
B. Because people like watching TV programs.
C. Because people prefer freedom to self-discipline.
D. Because our society is permissive towards divorces.
16. Which of the following cannot be sacrificed in a marriage?
A. The freedom to always follow one’s impulse.
B. The will of realizing one’s fantasies.
C. The freedom of spending every penny of one’s income.
D. The wish to be his or her true self.
17. What has been suggested in the passage to maintain a good marriage?
A. A man and a woman should always follow their impulse.
B. Be willing to take some level of compromise.
C. A man and a woman should both have to endure dreadful self-discipline.
D. A man and a woman should stop growing.
Passage Three
Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.
18. How many inches of rain are at least needed for many plants to grow?
A. Ten inches of rain.
B. Twenty inches of rain.
C. Ten inches of rain if the rain is spread throughout the year.
D. Twenty inches of rain if the rain is spread throughout the year.
19. What is not true of sand dunes?
A. They can be several hundred feet high.
B. They can be formed overnight.
C. They always move with the winds.
D. Their shapes are not fixed.
20. What can be said of the various forms of life in most deserts?
A. They are interesting.
B. They are changeable.
C. They are adaptive.
D. They are vulnerable.
Section C News Broadcasts
In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to the news and then answer the questions that follow. Now listen to the news.
21. The aim of the conference is all of the following but _____.
A. to review a cease-fire agreement
B. to appeal to the world for aid
C. to review a disarmament agreement
D. to look at Somalia’s political future
22. The conference is proposed by ________.
A. The Ethiopian government.
B. The United States.
C. The United Nations.
D. The warring factions.
23. If no agreement can be reached, __________.
A. The US forces will withdraw from the country.
B. The US forces will take over from the UN.
C. The UN will postpone its decision.
D. The UN forces will move away from the country.
Question 24 is based on the following news item. At the end of ne