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Model Test (6) Band Four
听力原文：
Listening Comprehension
Scripts:
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. M: Would you like to go on a tour with us on Saturday?
W: I would enjoy that very much if my mom hadn’t asked me to help her with the housework that day. I think I’d better listen to her.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
12. M: It’s true that short hair is fashionable these days, but you look much nicer with
long hair.
W: I agree with you, but during the summer it’s so uncomfortable. Even after I bought an air conditioner my hair still bothered me.
Q: What is the woman’s reason for cutting her hair?
13. M: I heard Billy got a ticket yesterday. What did he do?
W: He drove down a one-way street the wrong way.
Q: Why did Billy get a ticket?
14. M: Will you back me up on this monitor election?
W: You can count me in.
Q: What does the woman mean?
15. W: Did you have your friend type your term paper?
M: Yes, I did. But he said it was my own business.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
16. W: Do you think this skirt goes well with this blouse?
M: Yes, but I think your blue dress will be more elegant for the party.
Q: What does the man think of the woman’s choice of clothing?
17. W: I am afraid that I can not handle all of these books for this course.
M: I think you don’t have to read them thoroughly. Just skim through and get the major points.
Q: How does the woman feel about her books?
18. W: It’s too bad that you missed the class today. Professor Mark outlined the entire
course and pointed out the important points. He said at least 30% of the exam will come from that.
M: That means I’ll have to do twice as much work for the exam.
Q: How does the man feel about the missing class?
Conversation one
M: When in Rome, do as the Romans do, they say.
W: What do the Romans do?
M: They live in Rome, of course, and go to work by car or bus. But sometimes it takes too long that way because of the traffic jams, so they walk.
W: In other words, the Romans do what everyone else does.
M: Yes, but they do it differently. Everything is different.
W: What do you mean?
M: Well, the climate’s different for a start. It doesn’t rain so much as it does in England. The sun shines more often.
W: I envy them having the sun.
M: I know. You hate the rain, don’t you?
W: I certainly do.
M: And a Roman really loves life. He knows how to enjoy himself.
W: They always eat spaghetti and drink wine, don’t they?
M: Not always. But they like a good meal. Lots of tourists go to Rome just for the food, you know.
W: Really? How much does it cost to fly to Rome?
M: I don’t know exactly, but it costs a lot of money.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. What are the two speakers talking about?
20. How do the Romans get to work?
21. How does the climate in Rome differ from that in England?
22. What do lots of tourists go to Rome for?
Conversation two
W: Mike, please go to the door. I hear the bell.
M: It’s the mailman, Mother. Here’s a letter from Uncle George.
W: Give it to me… How wonderful! He’s coming to visit us.
M: When’s he coming?
W: He’s coming by car on the twenty-fourth. He’s staying from the twenty-fourth to the twenty-sixth.
M: Let me look at the calendar. Good! The twenty-fourth is a Saturday. Is he coming alone?
W: No, he’s coming wi th Aunt Cynthia and the girls.
M: Mother, I don’t remember the girls. How old are they?
W: Your cousin Fay is fifteen. Rosemary is older than Fay. She’s seventeen.
M: Are they going to stay here with us?
W: Of course. The girls can stay in the guest room.
M: Mother, may we have a party?
W: If you like, but now we have to think about meals and many other things.
M: Prepare the list, Mother. I can go shopping. I can go to the small stores. Everyone knows me there.
Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
23. When and how is Mike’s uncle coming?
24. How many people are going to visit Mike’s family?
25. What does Mike want to do during his cousins’ stay here?
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 passage 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
Mrs. Jones was still cleaning the house when her husband came back from work. She was wearing dirty, old clothes and no stockings, her hair was not tidy, she had dust on her face, and she looked dirty and tired. Her husband looked at her and said, “Is this what I come home to see after a hard day’s work?”
Mrs. Jones’s neighbor, Mrs. Smith, was there. When she heard Mr. Jones’s words, she quickly said goodbye and ran back to her house. Then she washed, brushed and combed her hair carefully, put on her best dress and her prettiest stockings, painted her face, and waited for her husband to come home.
When he arrived, he was hot and tired. He walked slowly into the house, saw his wife and stop ped. Then he shouted angrily, “And where are you going this evening?”Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26. What did Mrs. Jones look like when her husband came back?
27. What did Mrs. Smith do after she ran back to her house?
28. What can we learn from Mr. Smith’s response?
Passage 2
The city’s museums are much more than cultural centers. They are major contributors to the city’s economy. Not only do they provide jobs for people living in the city, but the museums also attract tourists who spend money in hotels, restaurants and stores. Each year mass-motoring tours visit our museums and spend millions of dollars in the city, but only a fraction of that money is ever seen by the museums. This, in addition to recent cuts in government aid, has hurt the museums. Museums are in trouble, and we can all help by increasing our contributions and encourage others to support cultural institutions. We should help the museums and help ourselves too. This message is by Crocker Bank, which is interested in keeping New York financially healthy.
Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.
29. Why are the city’s museums economically important?
30. What are people encouraged to do?
31. Why are museums having problems?
Passage 3
Balloons have been used for sport for about on hundred years. There are two kinds of sport balloons: gas, and hot air. Hot air balloons are safer than gas balloons,
which may catch fire. Hot air balloons are preferred by most balloonists in the United States because of their safety. They are also cheaper, and easier to manage than gas balloons. Despite the ease of operating a balloon, pilots must watch the weather carefully. Sport balloon flights are best early in the morning or late in the afternoon, when the wind is light. Over the years, balloonists have tried unsuccessfully to cross the Atlantic Ocean. It wasn’t until 1978 that three American Balloonists succeeded. It took them just six days to make their trip from their homes in the United States to Paris, France. Their voyage captured the imagination of the whole world. Questions 32to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
32. What is the main reason that most balloonists use hot air balloons?
33. According to the speaker, what must balloon pilots be careful to do?
34. What would be ideal weather for flying a balloon?
35. Who finally succeeded in crossing the Atlantic in a balloon?
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, you can 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.
In America, the FBI reports that cybercrime is rising, costing (36) individuals and businesses billions of dollars. And the war on this kind of (37) crime seems hard to win.
Hackers are not looking for (38) individuals, they are looking for any (39) vulnerable computers.
Sometimes computer users are helping the hacker (40) unknowingly. Most people do not use complex methods to protect personal information because most people think they have very little a hacker might want.
So they often use their birthday as a PIN code to (41) access bank accounts, mobile phones and other personal information, to make it easier to remember.
A recent survey from U.S. (42) security company Pentasafe suggested most people do not know how to set up a password that cannot be easily worked out. Pentasafe's marketing director David Blackman said: "Hackers work very (43) logically . Once they discover one password to the PC, getting the one to the cash point isn't rocket science. (44) There is software available on the Internet which can passwords.
Even a well-chosen password may not be enough to protect digital information as some hackers use sophisticated methods (45)when trying to break into our computers. The most likely way for bad guys to break into the system is through social engineering. This involves persuading administrators or telephonists to (46)
give details of passwords or other things by pretending to be staff, suppliers or trusted individuals----even police officers. They could be even masquerading as a computer repair person to get an access to the premises.
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