英語(yǔ)CET4聽(tīng)力指導(dǎo)試題1.W:Iheardontheradiothatthestormiscoming.M:Iftheweathermanisasaccurateasusualitwillprobablybesunnyallday.Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?2.W:Oh,dear,thatwillbe$55altogether.Idon'thaveenoughmoney.IguessIhavetoputsomethingback.M:Waitaminute,Mary.Icanlendyou$20.ButwiththemoneyIlentyoulastnightyouoweme$30now.Q:Howmuchdidthewomanborrowlastnight?3.W:Ireallylikethoseabstractpaintingswesawinourarthistorytoday.Whatdidyouthink?M:Iguessit'ssomethingIhaven'tacquiredatasteforyet.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?4.W:Ican'tbelieveIstillhavethispaininmyback.Thismedicinethedoctorgavemewassupposedtomakemefeelbetterbynow.M:Maybeyoushouldstarttakingitthreetimesadaylikeyouweretold.Q:Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?5.W:I'vebeenworkingonthisreportallday.AndI'vestillgot10pagestowrite.Atthisrate,I'llnevergetitdonebytomorrow.M:Oh,that'sright.Youweren'tinclasstoday,soyouprobablyhaven'theardthatthedeadlinehasbeenextendedaweek.Q:Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?6.M:CanyoubelievethewayMarywastalkingtoherroommate?Nowondertheydon'tgetalong.W:Well,maybeMarywasjustreactingtosomethingherroommatesaid.Therearetwosidestoeverystory,youknow.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?7.M:Mytelephonedoesn'tseemtobeworking.AndIhavelotsofcallsthatIhavetoreturnthisafternoon.W:Feelfreetousemineifyouwant.I'llbeinameetingtillfive.Q:Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?8.W:Whatwrongwithyou?Yousuredon'tlooklikeyourself.M:Stayawayfromme.Idon'tknowwhatI'vegot.Butwhateveritis,youdon'twanttocatchit.Q:Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?9.M:I'venoticedthatyouspendalotoftimetendingtoyourgarden.Doyouthinkyoumightliketojointheuniversitygardeningclub?W:Oh,thanksfortheinvitation.ButthisishowIrelax.I'drathernotmakeitsomethingformal.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?10.M:Tom'shouseisamess.Doesn'theevercleanit?W:Iguesshejusthastoomuchelseonhismindwiththatnewjobofthis.Q:WhatdoweknowaboutTomfromthewoman'sremarks.PassageOneSugarissomuchapartofourmodernlifethatweonlyreallythinkaboutitwhen,forsomereason,wecannotobtainit.Ithasbeenknowntomanforatleast3,000years,buthascomeintocommonuseonlyinmoderntimes.Untilquiterecentlyitwasconsideredasamedicineandasaluxuryfortheveryrichonly.Sugaris,then,veryimportanttoourcivilization.Butwhatexactlyisit?Ofcoursemostofusrecognizesugarimmediatalyasthesweetmaterialwhichweputincoffeeorcakes.Thiscommonformofsugarisderivedfromtwoplants;thesugarcaneandthesugarbeet.Butthereareinfactmanytypesofsugar,andthechemistrecogniseshundredsofdifferentvarieties,eachcomingfromadifferentsource.About90%ofthesugarisproducedasfood.Only10%isusedinindustryforpurposesotherthanfoodproduction.Yetsugarhasgreatpossibilitiesforuseasthebasisofchemicals.Itcanevenbeusedformakingplastics.Inthefuturethesepotentialuseswillcertainlybedevelopedmorethaninthepast.Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.11.Howlonghassugarbeenusedwidely?12.Whatmaterialismentionedthatcanbemadefromsugar?13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?PassageTwoLastweekwhenIwaswatchingTVnews,theannouncer,whosenamewasRalphStory.saidsomethingthatcaughtmyattention."Allgreatdiscoveries",hesaid,"aremadebypeoplebetweentheagesoftwenty_fiveandthirty."BeingalittleoverthirtymyselfIwantedtodisagreewithhim.ThenextdayIspentseveralhoursinthepubliclibrarylookingupagesoffamouspeopleandtheirdiscoveries.Ralphwasright.Galileodiscoveredbythefamousexperimentthatbodiesofdifferentweightsfallatthesamespeedwhenhewas26.MadameCuriestartedherresearchthatledtoaNobelPrizewhenshewas28.Einsteinwas26whenhepublishedhisworld_changingtheoryofrelativity.Well,enoughofthat.YetIwonderedifthose"bestyears"weretrueinotherfields.Thenhowaboutthefieldofpolitics?WinstonchurchillwaselectedtotheHouseofCommonsattheageof26.AbrahamLincolngaveupthelifeofacountrylawyerandwaselectedtothegovernmentatwhatage?Twenty_six!Butwhydon'tbestyearscomeafterthirty?Afterthirty,Iguess,mostpeopledonotwanttotakerisksortrynewways.ThenIthoughtofpeoplelikeShakespeareandPicasso.Theformerwaswritingwonderfulworksattheageoffifty,whilethelatterwasstilltryingnewwaysofpainingwhenhewasninety!Perhapsthereisstillhopeforme.Questions14to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.14.WhatdidthespeakerdotoproveRalphwaswrong?15.Howdidthespeakerfeelafterhisresearch?16.Howdidthespeakerprobablyfeelintheend?17.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?PassageThreePeoplelivewithnoisesalltheirlives.Aplacemayseemquietatfirst,butsoundsooncomethrough.Duringaquietnightathome,youmayhearthenoiseofarefrigeratormotorortheheatingsystem.Nature'snoisesusuallybotheruslessthanpeople'snoises.Eveninanaturalquietspotonehearsbirdsoranimalnoisesorperhapsthewind.Weatherissometimesverynoisy.Noiseiseverywhere.Noisecantravelalongdistance.Ifyoulivenearafreeway,youknowthatmadnoiseofvehiclescantravelfromeighttotenmiles.Waysinwhichpeoplecanescapeunwantednoiseincludesoundproofing,substitutionandselectivelistening.Curtains,forexample,cansoftennoises