Model Test （10）Band Four听力原文：Listening ComprehensionScripts:Section A:Directions:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A ), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11.W: I’m trying to figure out if it’s best to buy a new computer or a second-handone. What do you think?M: I think you should get to a new one. New computers are more reliable, and you’ll save money in the long run.Q: What does the man suggest?12. M: Did you see the black and white movie on TV last night?W: I would have checked it out, but my aunt stopped by for a visit. I hadn’t seen her in over a month.Q: What does the woman mean?13. W: Christmas will be here soon. Let’s get a pullover for Uncle Albert. Do youknow if he has got a favorite color?M: No, I don’t. but we must get to Saint Mike’s. There he can take it back and change it if he doesn’t like the color.Q: What’s the probable reason why they want to get a pullover at Saint Mikes?14. M: Should I buy the ten-pound bag of potatoes or the five-pound bag?W: What does it matter? You won’t save any money on the larger size.Q: What does the woman mean?15. W: Who are you going to take to the party tomorrow?M: I’ll take Mary along if you’re not going with her.Q: Who is the one that he wants to take to the party?16. M: Geoff has lots of good ideas. Do you think he’d be willing to come to themeeting?W: Oh, I think he’ll be glad to come. What will be difficult is getting him to speak before a large crowd.Q: What does the woman imply about Geoff?17. M: Would you like to go have some coffee?W: Thanks, but I have some work I have to catch up on.Q: What does the woman mean?18. M: What? You have gotten your degree already?W: Already? It’s been six years!Q: What does the woman imply?Now you will hear two long conversations.Conversation oneW: I haven’t seen you here for a couple of weeks. Have you stopped eating or something?M: No. Does it look like I’ve stopped eating? I’ve been spending a lot of time in the library.W: Working on the paper?M: I wish I was working on just one paper. I’m working on three different papers: anthropology, English lit, and history.W: Wow, that is a lot of work.M: Yeah, and what’s frustrating is that I am studying the 19th century British Empire in all three classes. But I can’t just write a single paper for all three.W: Why not?M: The professors won’t let me, even if I can make it three times as long as the suggested length.W: Oh, that’s too bad. Could you write your papers on three aspects of one topic? M: Mm, what do you mean? Do you have something in mined?W: Well, let’s see. Hum, maybe you could do something with Romanticism, like, eh, write your anthropology paper on the cultural basis of Romanticism, and your history paper on the influence of the Romantic Poets and your British paper, on an analysis of some Romantic poems.M: Hey, that’s not a bad idea. I’ve already started the research for one of the papers.So I can use that. What can I do to repay you?W: You want to write up my chemistry lab for me?M: I’d love to, but I’ve never taken chemistry, so I am not sure you’ll like the result. W: Oh, well. No thanks necessary, then. Have a good weekend and try to get out of the library and get some sleep. You have big circles under your eyes.M: Okay, I’ll try. See you later.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What has the man been busy doing all week?20. What does the woman suggest the man do to make his work easier?21. Why does the woman mention romanticism?Conversation two:W: Are you going to the fair next Saturday?M: What fair?W: The annual fair that Riverdale puts-on on the first Saturday in June to raise money for the Riverdale Hospital. The fair is being held in the University athletic field just like in previous years. Haven’t you noticed these tents that are already set up?M: Yes, I have. What are they for?W: They’re for the many special events and displays. And this year there’ll be quitea few new events. I’m going to help serve food at the refreshment tent for a fewhours Saturday afternoon.M: Do many people volunteer to help out?W: Oh, yes. I like helping because I really enjoy seeing a lot of my friends at the food tent. Every body loves to eat.M: So that’s it. I heard some other people talking about going to hear local bands.Everyone says that this year’s show is expected to be more exciting than all others put together. That’s the entertainment tent, right?W: Right, but that event will be in the evening before the fair on Friday. And auctions will take place on Saturday afternoon. And there will be some real treasures for sale then. Those things will also be in the art show on Saturday, and the special game tent is just for children.M: And all of the profits from the fair always go to support the hospital. What a good idea! Well, I need a couple of bookcases. Maybe I can find some in the auction. I’m glad you mentioned it.Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22. What is the main reason for having the fair?23. Where will the event take place?24. What will the woman do during the fair?25. What is the man’s opinion of the auction?Section B:Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage One:Visitors to Britain are always complaining about English food. But they do not really know what they are talking about because they rarely get a chance to eat it. Most of the restaurants in large towns have foreign owners and serve foreign food. When visitors are invited to eat in an English home, their hosts often feel they must offer them something foreign and exotic.Those of us who do know English food are aware that at its best it can be really very good. On the other hand it is true to say that it is sometimes terrible. Part of the problem is that we are not really interested in food---- we eat to live, we do not live to eat. So we don’t generally spend the necessary time and effort needed to cook really good meals. We prefer food that is simple and easy to cook, or ready prepared food which only needs heating up before eating.You can find the best English food in the country, away from the large towns, where life is slower and people are not in such a hurry. But of course, most visitors come to London. They come because they are interested in shopping and sightseeing. They do not come because of the food, so why should they complain about it? Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. What is the speaker’s opinion?27. What does the statement “we eat to live” imply?28. What does the conclusion suggest?Passage Two:Nearly everyone is attracted to water, whether it be the sea, canals, rivers or the village pond. Beautiful as it is, water should be regarded with respect as it can be hazardous. Around 300 children up to the age of ten die each year from drowning. It should be every parent’s responsibility to ensure that both he and the child can swim and that as the child gets older, he has some knowledge of life saving and artificial respiration.The basic rules of water safety are:----don’t leave small children playing alone in the water----never swim an hour before or an hour after a big meal----if it’s a dangerous area, find out before you start swimming where the life-guard is or where a lifebelt is available----as children get older, try to teach them to remain calm in an emergency----look out for warning signs to see whether you’re in a danger area.Be especially careful of inland stretches of water pools, reservoirs and dykes----where there are often fewer people about than at the seaside.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. What does the speaker feel about water?30. What does the speaker say about the danger to children?31. What does the speaker think that parents should make sure their children know? Passage Three:Magic is a form of entertainment that is based on pretending to do things which are impossible. The magician is a specially trained actor. He tries to make the audience believe that he has the power to do things which are against the laws of nature.Magic shows are entertaining as long as the audience does not discover how the tricks are done. The magician always tries to keep his tricks a secret.The magician usually depends on his skill with his hands, on his knowledge of psychology, and, sometimes, on mechanical devices. Since magic tricks are meant to fool people, the use of psychology is important. The magician must keep people from noticing all the movements of his hands and from thinking about the secret parts of his equipment. He must also lead the audience to draw false conclusions. The magician’s success depends on the fact that many things seen by the eye do not register in the mind.Two basic magic tricks are making objects seem to appear and making objects disappear. A combination of these two tricks makes for some interesting effects. For example, the magician puts a small ball under one of several cups. The ball then seems to jump from one cup to another or to change color. What actually happens is that the magician, applying quick hand movements or a mechanical device, hides one ball. While doing this he talks to the audience and waves a brightly colored cloth with one hand. The audience is too busy watching the cloth and listening to the magician’s words to notice that his other hand is hiding the ball.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. What kind of things does the magician pretend to do?33. What is an important part of a magic trick?34. On what does the magician’s success depend?35. What are the two basic magic tricks?Section C: Compound Dictation:Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, youcan either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.The modern American seems less worried about saving his soul for the hereafter and more interested in (36) improving his life on earth. In this endeavor, Americans have a strong (37) faith in their ability to improve conditions through their own efforts. Ben Franklin said, “ God helps them that help themselves.” During World War II, the same idea was (38) expressed as “ Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition”. In other words, Americans do not believe in (39) passively accepting whatever seems to be God’s will; they count upon their own (40) initiative to get what they want.Of course, generalizations about religious attitudes can be (41) misleading because religious outlooks varies quite a bit depending upon one’s age group, social class, degree of education and (42) region of the country. Religion probably (43) exercises a greater control over the behavior of Catholics than of Protestants or Jews. The rising rate of interfaith marriages suggests that religious differences are (44) less significant to this generation. Religion seems to (45) have a greater emotional grip upon the poor and uneducated than upon the affluent and educated. In the southern part of the country, often called the Bible Belt, parishioners (46) are generally more traditional in their attitudes toward religion than is the rest of the nation.。