《英语周报》英语四级考试听力模拟试题十二Word格式文档下载.docx
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W:
Well,itcouldbeduetomuscleinjuries.Toplayitsafe,Ithinkyoushould.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
12.M:
Thomasisalwayslatewhenwehaveameeting.Maybeoneofusshouldgivehimaringeachtime.
That’sreallyannoying.ButI’llvolunteer.
Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?
13.M:
Therestaurantdoesn’tseemtobemakingendsmeetthisyear.Don’tyouthinkso?
Yes,butthere’snocompetitoralongthisstreet.Soit’sprobablyworthwhiletokeepitrunning.
Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?
14.M:
Wouldyouliketodrinkanothercupoftea?
I’dbeoverdoingitifIhadonemore.
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
15.M:
Willyoubeabletogivemethereportbytomorrow?
Well,itstilltakestimetoestimatethebudget.ButhopefullyIwillpulleverythingtogether.
Whatdoesthewomanimply?
16.M:
Oh,mygod,thesoupdriedupsofast!
Itoldyounottokeeptheheatonhigh,didn’tI?
Whatdidthewomansuggestthatthemando?
17.M:
That’sanawfullybadcolorforthebedroom.
Well,that’sthecolorTommyandAliceinsistedon.Youknowhowharditisforthemtomakethesamedecision.
WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutTommyandAlice?
18.M:
Thenovel’sbeensellinglikehotcakessinceitwaslaunchedlastmonth.
Iunderstandtheywillberunningasecondprintsoon.
Whatcanbeinferredaboutthebook?
Nowyou’llheartwolongconversations.
ConversationOne
M:
HiJanice,pleasecomeinandtakeaseat.
Well,youwouldliketochecktheprogressofthewebsite-design,right?
Yes,butitseemsthatwe’vegotsomeproblemswiththeBBS.Thepart-timewebdesignerwasnotasgoodaswhatwehadthoughtbefore.Sheinformedusjustnowthatshecouldnotcompletethistask.
Well,didn’tyoutalkwithheraboutwhatsheshoulddoatthebeginning?
Notreally.ShewasrecommendedbyJasonandfromwhathetoldme,shesoundedtobeprettyqualifiedtodothejob.I’mnotaskingforaterrificwebdesignbuttobuildupastructurewithallthebasicelementsofwebdesign.
Didyouaskherwhyshewasn’tfrankwithyouinthebeginningifshecouldn’tdotheBBS?
Idid.Butshesaiditwasacommunicationproblem.
Sonowwhatdoyouplantodosinceshegotthejobhalfdone?
Ononeside,Iwillnotpayherfullfeessinceshewasn’thonestwithmeinthebeginning.Ontheotherside,Ihavetosearcharoundforanotherguytocompletethejob.
Agreed.Thatshouldalsoteachheralesson.Forus,IthinkwehadbetterturntoourPart-timeJobCenterforhelp.There,wecangetaprofessionaltoworkatit.
Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
19.Whyhasn’tthewebsitebeencompleted?
20.Whatwasthewebsitedesignernothonestabout?
21.Howdidthemandealwiththedishonestwebsitedesigner?
22.Whatdoesthewomansuggestaboutthefollowingstepstobetaken?
ConversationTwo
Lookatalltheequipmenthere.Theymustbeusedforsomekindofsport.
Youareright.Theyareforclimbingmountains.Haveyouevertriedthatbefore?
No,never,haveyou?
Almostfortwoyears.
Twoyears?
Wow!
Whatwasitlikethefirsttime?
Well,you’vegottotakeitstepbystepeventhoughyouareanxioustodocertainindoorpracticeatfirst.
Isn’titabitdangerous?
Iheardthata20-year-oldcolleaguestudentlosthislifewhenclimbingtheclifftheotherday.
Yes,itdoeshappenfromtimetotime,mostoftenbypeoplewhojusttrywhentheyarenotyetreadyforanyrisk.
Arethereanyclimbingclubsforfreshmentojointhen?
Yes,forsure.Butyouneedtimetopickoutthebestone.Nowadays,toomanyoftheseclimbingclubsaretooeagertoinitiatetripswithoutcheckingproperlytheskilllevelsoftheclimbers.
Well,anyway,Katrina,thanksforyourkindsuggestion.Ihavetoleaveforclassnow.
Mypleasure.Seeyouthen.
Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
23.Wheredidtheconversationprobablytakeplace?
24.Accordingtothewoman,whydomostclimbingaccidentsoccur?
25.Whatisimportantforfreshmentodobeforeclimbing?
SectionB
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet2withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
PassageOne
Stresscomesinallshapesandsizesandit’shardtogetthroughadaywithouthearingorreadingsomethingaboutstress.Somedoctorsrefertostressassomekindofnewplague.However,numeroussurveysconfirmthattheproblemhasbeenprogressivelyserioussincethe1980s.Stressisanunavoidableconsequenceoflife.Withoutstress,therecouldbenolife.However,justasdistresscancausedisease,therearegoodstressesthatoffsetthis,andpromotewellness.Increasedstressresultsinincreasedproductivity–uptoapoint.However,thisleveldiffersforeachofus.Weallneedtofindtheproperlevelofstressthatpromotesoptimalperformance.Goodhealthismorethanjusttheabsenceofillness.Rather,itisaveryrobuststateofphysicalandemotionalwellbeingthatacknowledgestheimportanceandinseparabilityofmindandbodyrelationships.Later,inthenextprogram,Ihopeyouwilljoinmeinthepursuitoflearninghowtoharnessstress,sothatitcanworkforyouandmakeyoumoreproductive.
Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
26.Whataspectofstressisthetalkmainlyabout?
27.Howcanwedealwithstressaccordingtothedoctor?
28.Whatwillthedoctordointhenextprogram?
PassageTwo
Manypeoplethinkthatsittingiseasierontheirbacksthanstandingorlifting.Nottrue.Peoplewhosejobsrequirethemtositforlongperiodsoftimesufferasmuchfrombackpainaspeoplewholiftalldaylong.Manyworld-classresearchersbelievethatthehugeincreaseinbackpainoverthepastcoupleofdecades–anditishuge–hasalottodowiththefactthatmoreandmoreofusarespendingourworkdaysinchairs.Alotofpeoplehavethenotionthat,iftheirbackpaingetsbadenough,theycanalwaysresorttosurgery.Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Theamountofpainsomeonehashasverylittletodowithwhetherornotheorshewouldbenefitfromsurgery.OneBritishresearcherhasestimatedthatforevery10,000peoplewhoexperiencebackpain,onlyfourneedsurgery.Notverymanyyearsago,backpainpatientswereroutinelyputtobed,sometimesforweeksormonths.Nolonger.Twoorthreedaysofbed-restisnowthenorm.Afterthat,peopleareadvisedtoreturntotheirnormalactivities,graduallyifnecessary.Thereasonsforthe180°
shiftareinteresting.Forstarters,ifyoustayinbed,yourmusclestrengthcandeclinebyasmuchasthreepercentaday.
Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
29.Whatmisunderstandingaboutbackpaindopeopleholdinthebeginning?
30.Whatroledoessurgeryplayincuringbackpain?
31.Whydon’tbackpainpatientsgetputtobedformorethantwoorthreedays?
PassageThree
Nooneknowswhomadethefirsticecream.SomepeoplethinkthatwatericesandmilkicesmayhavebeenmadebytheChinesebetweenthreethousandandfourthousandyearsago.Intime,thedishreachedIndia.TheIndians,inturn,mayhavepassedonthesecrettotheArabsandthePersians.ThePersianscalledtheirdishsharbat,fromwhichourwordsherbetcomes.MarcoPolo,anItalianwhotraveledwidelyinthethirteenthcentury,notedthathefoundtheChinesehadlongbeenmakingicesoutoffruitjuicesandmilk.Fromthefourteenthcenturyon,icesbecamepopular,firstinVeniceandthenthroughoutItaly.In1533,whenCatherinedeMedicileftItalytomarrythefutureKindHenryⅡofFrance,shetookhercookswithher.TheymadedessertstheFrenchhadnevertastedbefore.Amongthemwas“icecream”.ForeachdayoftheweddingfestivitiesCatherine’scookspreparedadifferentflavorofherfavoritedessert-“icecream”.AtfirsticecreamwasaluxuryinFrance.Onlyrichpeoplehadthemoneytobuyit.Then,in1660,ayoungmanfromSicily,FranciscoProcopio,arrivedinParis.Heopenedashopthatsoldicecreamatpricespeoplecouldafford.Procopio’s“icecreamparlor”becamesopopularthatothershopswereopened.About1640,KingCharlesⅠintroducedicecreamtoEngland.HehadhearditwastherageinItalyandFrance.Heservedicecreamfordessertatabanquet.Thesurprisedishwasagreatsuccess.Thekingorderedhiscooktokeeptherecipeforicecreamasecret.Charlesfeltthatonlyroyaltyshouldbeservedthedessert.Butthesecretsoonleakedout.Icecream
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