大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷296
大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷296(总分：50.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、 Listening Comprehension(总题数：12，分数：50.00)1.Part II Listening Comprehension__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：2.Section A__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：（分数：4.00）A.The asset of the US there has been frozen.B.The conflict there threatens the U.S. national security. √C.Rallies are planned to protest the war there.D.The U.N. Security Council is involved in the issue there.解析：解析：新闻开头提到，美国总统表示，他正在采取行动，因为在Darfur的冲突已经威胁到美国的国家安全和外交政策(threatens the national security and foreign policy of the United States)，B 中的threatens the U．S．national security提到了其中一点，故为正确答案。
A“美国财产被冻结”张冠李戴，新闻是说4个苏丹人的财产被冻结。
美国总统的声明发表在集合之前(days before rallies are planned)，故C所说的集会不可能是总统采取行动的原因。
D只是胡乱拼凑了新闻中的U．N．Security Council和involved，“联合国参与其中”并非美国总统采取行动的原因。
A.Four Sudanese.B.The U.S. president.C.Reporters.D.George Clooney. √解析：解析：新闻提到，社会名流，如奥斯卡金像奖得主演员George Clooney计划在游行集会上演讲，故选D。
（分数：4.00）A.Consumers give up motorcycles.B.Some politicians suggest cutting down prices of gasoline.C.Oil companies are not satisfied with it.D.Some congressmen think oil companies should be examined. √解析：解析：新闻提到，对于石油公司的高利润，某些美国国会的议员认为对石油公司的利润需密切观察(should be examined closely)，D所说与此相符。
消费者虽然有怨言(raised complaints)，并没有说放弃使用摩托车，A错误。
汽油的价格高昂是事实，但新闻并没有提到“政客建议要降低油价”，B错误。
新闻只提到石油公司反对征收暴利税(windfall profits tax)，并没有提到他们是否满意高额的利润，C错误。
A.It might not work. √B.Consumers will finally benefit from it.C.It is good for oil industry.D.It should also be imposed on other industries.解析：解析：新闻提到，石油分析家说征收暴利税可能达不到预期的目标，有反作用(counterproductive)，考生即使听不懂该词的意思，也可从下一句的“石油工业的高利润最终会让消费者受益”可知，分析家并不反对石油公司有高利润，即对“征收暴利税”是持反对意见，故A为正确答案。
B“消费者最终受益”和C“对石油公司有利”都对“征收暴利税”持正面态度，与新闻所说相反。
D“对其他行业也征收暴利税”没有在新闻中提到。
（分数：6.00）A.At 4:35 pm local time.B.At 4:35 am local time. √C.At 4:25 am local time.D.At 4:25 pm local time.解析：解析：根据选项可以判断问的是时间，而且四个选项比较相似，听录音时要重点留意新闻中的相关信息。
新闻一开始就提到，根据美国地质勘探局的消息，当地时间凌晨4点35分发生了地震(The quake hit at 4：35am local time)，故B为答案。
A.The US Geological Survey first reported the earthquake.B.India's Meteorological Department has predicted the earthquake.C.A newly-built building collapsed in the earthquake. √D.Three thousand people were reported dead in the earthquake.解析：解析：新闻提到，地震使许多墙倒塌了，并且一幢新建的六层高的建筑倒下了(a newly-builtsix-storey build ing…collapsed)，C所述与此一致，为答案。
A、B中的机构US Geological Survey和India's Meteorological Department都有在新闻中出现，但所说的事情“首先报告地震”和“预测了地震”都没有在新闻中提到。
新闻中陆续报道各地的伤亡人数，都是零星的数量，远远达不到D所说的3000人。
A.Because he had a heart attack after the earthquake.B.Because he jumped from a fourth-floor balcony.C.Because he was badly injured during the quake.D.Because he suffered a stroke after the earthquake. √解析：解析：选项均以Because开头，可判断问的是原因，并且根据heart attack、jumped from a fourth-floor balcony、badly injured、suffered a stroke可以推测某人做了某事产生了不好的后果，听录音时要留意新闻中相关信息。
新闻最后提到，一名23岁的男子在地震后因中风而死亡(suffered a stroke after the quake)，故D为答案。
A“地震后心脏病发作”和B“从四楼阳台跳下来”都不是这个23岁男人的死因，C“他在地震中受了重伤”没有在新闻中提及。
3.Section B__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：（分数：8.00）A.The relationship between farmers, Ward and Sears.B.The development of the catalog sales business. √C.The relationship between the catalog and textbooks.D.The story of a Chicago retailer.解析：解析：尽管四个选项在对话中都有提及，但A、C、D只是对话的一部分，只有B可以涵盖对话中的所有内容。
长对话的主旨大意题，关键是听对话的第一个话轮(对话双方各发言一次叫一个话轮)。
由order，catalog两个关键词即可推出答案是B。
尽管C中也有catalog，但它提到textbook，没有涵盖原文主要内容，而只是其中一个细节。
A.Because he wanted to beat Ward.B.Because he wanted to help his brother Ward.C.Because he thought this business was profitable. √D.Because he enjoyed competition in this business.解析：解析：对话中女士说到：“在得知Ward赚了多少钱以后，另一个名叫Richard Sears的人也开展自己的邮购业务。
”可见Sears是为了赚大钱，所以选C。
“转折but处出题”。
没有理由听不懂“how much money Ward was making”！profitable是make money的同义替换。
A.Farmers. √B.City people.C.Business people.D.Students.解析：解析：女士说：“邮购业务很受农场主欢迎”，并说“农场主们信赖Ward和Sears”。
可知该业务的主要客户是农场主。
本题较简单，对话中多次提到farmers。
A.It helped students with spelling and adding. √B.It helped students become familiar with a variety of goods.C.Students might order things from the catalog.D.Schools were short of textbooks at that time.解析：解析：男士很惊奇地问：“Textbooks?”下文女士给出了解释：“是啊，学生们用邮购表中事物的名称练习拼写，用其中的价格练习加法运算。
”所以选A。
适用“听到什么选什么”的原则。
spelling与adding两个词一定会很“夺耳”！（分数：8.00）A.The commentator made it very dull.B.The game was exciting.C.It was between the Gunners and the Wolves. √D.It was won by the Wolves.解析：解析：对话中男士说：“我原本以为Gunners队打得不错，能以现在的状态打败Wolves队。
专业英语四级(听力)模拟试卷295
专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷295(总分：44.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、 DICTATION(总题数：2，分数：4.00)1.PART I DICTATIONDirections: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work.（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：2.（分数：2.00）__________________________________________________________________________________________ 正确答案：(正确答案：The Modern Family The past 20 years have seen enormous changes in the lives and structure of families in Britain. / The biggest change has been caused by divorce. / As many as 2 out of 3 marriages now end in divorce, / leading to a situation where many children live with one parent / and only see the other at weekends or holidays. / There has also been a huge rise in the number of women with children who work. / The large rise in divorces has meant / many women need to work to support themselves and their children. / Even when there is no divorce, / many families need both parents to work in order to survive. /)解析：二、 LISTENING COMPREHENSION(总题数：6，分数：40.00)3.PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：4.SECTION A TALKIn this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking.You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. __________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：Preventing Textbook Theft1.of textbook theft 1The cost of textbooks makes them 2Textbooks left unattended public areasTextbooks can beeasily 3Textbooks' value is increasingOwners are unable to be identified2. Most effective way to prevent textbook theftyour textbook 4Printon the inside cover 5Printand semester under your name 6Print anumber on a certain page 7Mark the corresponding page with your own initialsUnsafe marks:, student ID number, birth date 83. Other waysNever leave your possessions unattended in publicMake aof your textbooks 9Including name and type of book, author, and any markstextbook theft to CSO and campus bookstore 10Preventing Textbook Theft1.of textbook theft 11The cost of textbooks makes them 12Textbooks left unattended public areasTextbooks can beeasily 13Textbooks' value is increasingOwners are unable to be identified2. Most effective way to prevent textbook theftyour textbook 14Printon the inside cover 15Printand semester under your name 16Print anumber on a certain page 17Mark the corresponding page with your own initialsUnsafe marks:, student ID number, birth date 183. Other waysNever leave your possessions unattended in publicMake aof your textbooks 19Including nameand type of book, author, and any markstextbook theft to CSO and campus bookstore 20（分数：20.00）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：Causes／Reasons）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：attractive targets）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：resold）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：Mark）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：full name）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：current school year）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：identifiable）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：social security number）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：list）填空项1:__________________ （正确答案：Report）解析：解析：本题考查分述点的把握。
[外语类试卷]大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷326.doc
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[外语类试卷]大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷326 Section A（A）Because he was carrying a large cache of arms.（B）Because he planned to commit suicide on the Ukrainian border.（C）Because he had planned 15 attacks.（D）Because he was driven by ultra-nationalist views.（A）Carrying 125kg of TNT.（B）Targeting bridges, motorways, a mosque.（C）Murdering Paris police officers.（D）Arms smuggling and terrorism.（A）Lawyers for Chelsea.（B）Eden Hazard.（C）Swansea coach.（D）Jose Mourinho.（A）Eva Carneiro would accept the payout.（B）Eva Carneiro would take the case to a hearing（C）Eva Carneiro would go back to work for Chelsea.（D）Eva Carneiro would go to Portugal to sue Jose Mourinho.（A）The sales of the cars in the company dropped.（B）The demand in Japanese market decreased.（C）The company had given off pollutions in production.（D）It has been found financial problems.（A）The cars were found to give out gases higher than standard level. （B）The company was creating cars which were friendly to environment. （C）The company has improved the quality of its cars.（D）The company has raised the price of its cars.（A）New regulations are very strict.（B）The company has not yet found a way forward.（C）The company has lost its competition.（D）New cars will give off more pollution gases.Section B（A）A notice by the electricity board.（B）Ads promoting electric appliances.（C）The description of a thief in disguise.（D）A new policy on pensioners' welfare.（A）Speaking with a proper accent.（B）Wearing an official uniform.（C）Making friends with them.（D）Showing them his ID.（A）To be on the alert when being followed.（B）Not to leave senior citizens alone at home. （C）Not to let anyone in without an appointment. （D）To watch out for those from the electricity board. （A）She was robbed near the parking lot.（B）All her money in the bank disappeared.（C）The pension she had just drawn was stolen. （D）She was knocked down in the post office.（A）Marketing consultancy.（B）Professional accountancy.（C）Luxury hotel management.（D）Business conference organization.（A）Having a good knowledge of its customs.（B）Knowing some key people in tourism.（C）Having been to the country before.（D）Being able to speak Japanese.（A）Much more Chinese go for luxury holidays recently.（B）Going for luxury holidays involves traveling on a luxury train. （C）Much more Japanese go for luxury holidays recently.（D）The big tour operators often go for luxury holidays themselves. （A）It will bring her potential into full play.（B）It will involve lots of train travel.（C）It will enable her to improve her Chinese.（D）It will give her more chances to visit Japan.Section C（A）The lack of time.（B）The quality of life.（C）The frustrations at work.（D）The pressure on working families.（A）They were just as busy as people of today.（B）They saw the importance of collective efforts.（C）They didn't complain as much as modern man.（D）They lived a hard life by hunting and gathering.（A）To look for creative ideas of awarding employees.（B）To explore strategies for lowering production costs.（C）To seek new approaches to dealing with complaints. （D）To find effective ways to give employees flexibility. （A）Family violence.（B）The Great Depression.（C）Her father's disloyalty.（D）Her mother's bad temper.（A）His advanced age.（B）His children's efforts.（C）His improved financial condition.（D）His second wife's positive influence.（A）Love is blind.（B）Love breeds love.（C）Divorce often has disastrous consequences.（D）Happiness is hard to find in blended families. （A）It was located in a park.（B）Its owner died of a heart attack.（C）It went bankrupt all of a sudden.（D）Its potted plants were for lease only.（A）Planting some trees in the greenhouse. （B）Writing a want ad to a local newspaper. （C）Putting up a Going Out of Business sign. （D）Helping a customer select some purchases. （A）Opening an office in the new office park. （B）Keeping better relations with her company. （C）Developing fresh business opportunities. （D）Building a big greenhouse of his own. （A）Owning the greenhouse one day.（B）Securing a job at the office park.（C）Cultivating more potted plants.（D）Finding customers out of town.。
大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷236(题后含答案及解析)
大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷236(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. What is the news report mainly about?2. When did the incident occur?1．A．Christmas-time attacks made by Somali rebels.B．An explosion at a bus station in central Nairobi.C．The killing of more than 70 Ugandans in Kampala.D．Blasts set off by a Somali group in Uganda’s capital.正确答案：B解析：新闻的主旨大意一般出现在新闻的开头。
由首句可知，本则新闻主要是关于发生在内罗比(肯尼亚首都)中部汽车站的一起爆炸事故。
2．A．On Christmas Eve.B．Just before midnight.C．During a security check.D．In the small hours of the morning.正确答案：C解析：新闻中提到，目击者称，一个包裹在进行安检的时候发生了爆炸。
听力原文：Woolworths is one of the best known names on the British High Street. It’s been in business nearly a century.(3)Many of its 800 stores are likely to close following the company’s decision to call in administrators(4)after an attempt to sell the business for a token ￡1 failed. The company has huge debts. The immediate cause for the collapse has been Britain’s slide toward recession, which has cut into consumer spending. However, the business had been in trouble for years. Known for low-priced general goods, Woolworths has struggled in the face of competition from supermarkets expanding beyond groceries and a new generation of internet retailers. Many of the store group’s 25 000 employees are likely to lose their jobs. Some profitable areas such as the DVD publishing business will survive.3. What do we learn about Woolworths from the news report?4. What did Woolworths attempt to do recently?3．A．It is likely to close many of its stores.B．It is known for the quality of its goods.C．It remains competitive in the recession.D．It will expand its online retail business.正确答案：A解析：新闻中提到，沃尔沃斯是一家在英国高街非常有名的零售公司，这一公司已经经营了约一个世纪了，而正是这家公司可能会关闭它800家商店中的一部分。
大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷299
大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷299(总分：50.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、 Listening Comprehension(总题数：12，分数：50.00)1.Part II Listening Comprehension__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：2.Section A__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：（分数：4.00）A.Learn about the history of American society.B.Appreciate the contributions of African Americans. √C.Visit famed national museums and monuments.D.Donate money to build new museums.解析：解析：新闻中提到，二月是黑人历史月，鼓励美国人去了解以及感恩非裔美国人对美国社会做出的众多贡献，故B正确。
A“学习美国历史”、C“参观著名的国家博物馆和纪念碑”和D“捐款建造一座新的博物馆”都不是黑人历史月鼓励美国人去做的事。
A.To join association of museums.B.To collect money from architects.C.To choose donors.D.To build a new museum. √解析：解析：新闻中提到，Smithsonian Institution宣布要建一个“非裔美国人历史与文化国家博物馆”(National Museum of African American History and Culture)。
大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷120(题后含答案及解析)
大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷120(题后含答案及解析) 题型有： 2. Listening ComprehensionPart II Listening ComprehensionSection A听力原文：M: Mary, would you join me for dinner tonight?W: You treated me last weekend. Now it’s my turn. Shall we try something Italian? Q: What do we learn from the conversation?1．A．They are both anxious to try Italian food.B．They are likely to have dinner together.C．The man will treat the woman Id dinner tonight.D．The woman refused to have dinner with the man.正确答案：B解析：男士邀请女士跟他一起吃晚饭，女士说“上周末你请了我，这次轮到我请你了”，说明这次女士要请男士吃饭，故B正确而D错误。
女士说“我们尝尝意大利食品好吗?”这只是一个提议，并不是A所说的那样anxious。
C将请客的人物颠倒了。
知识模块：短对话听力原文：W: Good afternoon. I’m calling to inquire about the four-bedroom house you advertised in the newspaper.M: I’m sorry, but it’s already sold.Q: What do we learn about the house from the conversation?2．A．It’s only for rent, not for sale.B．It’s not as good as advertised.C．It’s being redecorated.D．It’s no longer available.正确答案：D解析：女士询问广告中的house的情况，男士说“sorry”，就应该预感到不妙，而关键是要抓住but后面的信息：“它(这套房子)已经售出”，即D项“买不到了”。
大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷30(题后含答案及解析)
大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷30(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. What is the advantage of off-campus living compared with on-campus living?12. What should students do if they prepare to live in apartments off campus?9．A．Meals are provided for free on campus.B．Students are much securer on campus.C．Students are free to choose their roommates.D．Students have more chances to make friends.正确答案：B解析：选项中的Meals…free on campus和much securer表明，本题可能考查学生在校内住宿的好处。
听到对话中女士提到的living on campus…security．．．即可确定答案为B)。
知识模块：听力10．A．They may have to obey certain housing rules.B．A deposit may be required to rent an apartment.C．Dormitories are very limited on campus.D．They have to do the housework themselves.正确答案：A解析：选项中的They，have to，be required和housing rules表明，本题可能考查住宿的某些要求。
由对话中女士提到的they’ll be required to abide by certain regulations…可知，住在校内需要遵守一些规定，A)Theymay have to obey certain housing rules是对此的同义转述，故为答案。
大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷298(题后含答案及解析)
大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷298(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. What were the respondents asked to comment on?2. What do we learn about the result of the poll?1．A．Their personal life.B．Educational opportunities.C．Political development.D．Their views on international issues.正确答案：A解析：新闻提到，被调查者要求就一系列问题，包括对国家及个人生活、经济发展、就业机会、中东和平的可能性发表自己的看法，A与新闻中的concerns facing their personal life对应，故选A。
B“教育机会”、C“政治发展”和D“对国际事务的看法”均与新闻所说的内容有偏差。
知识模块：听力2．A．In Morocco, both satisfaction and optimism have doubled.B．Optimism grows generally in the Arab world in recent years.C．Many Arab countries have improved the income of their citizens.D．There is an acceleration of the economic growth in the Arab world.正确答案：B解析：新闻提到，总的来说，被调查者对他们的生活感到满意，对未来持乐观态度，这种满意度和乐观度高于10年前的民意调查，故答案为B。
A“摩洛哥人民的满意度和乐观度成倍提高”中的Morocco应为Lebanon。
C“许多阿拉伯国家提高了公民的收入”和D“阿拉伯地区的经济加速发展”都无法从新闻中推断出。
大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷202(题后含答案及解析)
大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷202(题后含答案及解析)题型有：1. How many temperatures are expected to rise globally by the 2050s?2. What is the result of the temperature rise by the 2050s?1．A．10.B．4.C．1.D．50.正确答案：B解析：新闻中有两处提到，到了21世纪50年代，全球气温平均来说会上升4度，故正确答案是B项。
注意上升10度也在新闻中提到，但只是发生在北极和非洲(Arctic and Africa)。
2．A．Huge Storm.B．Earthquake.C．Snow slide.D．Disappearance of living species.正确答案：D解析：新闻中指出，气候的不断变暖会使一些地区的降雨量急速下降，而有些地方却洪水泛滥，世界上一半的动植物灭绝。
故D项“生物灭绝”正确。
A 项“暴风雨”、B项“地震”和C项的“雪崩”均未在新闻中提到。
听力原文：As many as a million Cubans are said to have attended the free concert in Havana’s revolution square that featured some of the Latin America’s most popular musicians. Many in the crowd came dress in white to symbolize peace. The 5-hour event included the bands from seven countries, it was organized by the Miami base Colombian rock star Wallace. “This concert is just about peace, is just about possibility to get together, you know, through music, through art. And this particular case of Cuba have isolated from the rest of community for many years, just because of political belief. So we just want to come here and saying well, we are here, we are the same. So that is the reason why we are here to promote peace.”3. What is the theme of the concert?4. What can we learn about the concert?3．A．Art.B．Harmony.C．Prosperity.D．Ambition.正确答案：B解析：新闻中指出，这个音乐会是关于和平(peace)，通过音乐和艺术将人们聚集在一起。
大学英语四级改革适用(听力)-试卷290
大学英语四级改革适用（听力）-试卷290(总分：50.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、 Listening Comprehension(总题数：12，分数：50.00)1.Part II Listening Comprehension__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：2.Section A__________________________________________________________________________________________ 解析：（分数：4.00）A.It was recent artwork.B.It was incomplete. √C.It was fairly tall.D.It was in pieces.解析：解析：新闻中提到这座雕像被发现的时候既没头又没胳膊，所以是不完整的，答案应为B。
它是古罗马时代的产物，所以排除A“是不久前的艺术品”。
它只有1．2米，C“它相当高”不正确。
D“它已成碎片”，与事实不符。
A.Out in the sea.B.Inside a bath house.C.On a cliff along the coast.D.On the coast outside Jerusalem. √解析：解析：新闻提到雕像是在位于耶路撒冷西岸地区的Ashkelon海边发现的，D正确。
A“在远海处”与新闻事实不符。
新闻提到峭壁的坍塌毁坏了藏在其中的浴室，而不是说雕像在浴室内被发现，B排除。
雕像原本藏在峭壁中，它被发现是因为峭壁部分坍塌造成雕像掉落到海边，因此排除C“在悬崖上”。
（分数：4.00）A.A 17-year-old girl.B.A 15-year-old boy.C.A 23-year-old woman. √D.An 18-year-old man.解析：解析：新闻中提到，嫌犯是4个青少年，而受害人是一位23岁的女性，因此选C。
大学英语四级模拟试卷（听力已改革）word版本
大学英语四级模拟试卷（听力已改革）word版本大学英语四级模拟试卷(听力已改革)2016年5月大学英语四级考试模拟试卷Part I Writing (30 minutes)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on Group Purchasing. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words following the outline given below in Chinese.1. 现在团购很流行。
2. 团购有很多好处，但也有不少问题。
3. 我的建议是……Group Purchasing（作文在答题卡1作答）Part II Listening Comprehension (30 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear o question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A），B），C) and D). Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet l with n single line through the centre.Questions l and 2 will be based on the following news item.1．A) In a jewelry shoo. C) Near a lorry.B) In the City Mall. D) In a parking lot.2.A) They left the lorry together. C) They run back to the lorry separately.B) They left the lorry without hoods. D) They run back to the lorry without hoods.Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.3.A) The heart of London was flooded.B) An emergency exercise was conducted.C) 100 people in the suburbs were drowned.D) One of the bridges between north and south London collapsed.4. A)A flood wall was built. C) An alarm systemwas set up.B ) Rescue teams were formed. D) 50 underground stations were made waterproof.Questions 5 t0 7 will be based on the following news item5. A) Through the School of Design and Visual Arts. C) Through the School of Business.B) Through the School of Social Work. D) Through the Arts and Sciences program.6. A) About 20,000 dollars. C) About 38,000 dollars.B) About 27,000 dollars. D) About 50,000 dollars.7.A) Federal loans. C) Scholarships.B) Private loans. D) A monthly payment plan.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear Four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear o question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）， B),c) and D). Then mark the correspondingletter on Answer Sheet l with a single line through the centre.Conversation OneQuestions 8 t0 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.8.A) Colleagues. C) Neighbors.B ) Instructor and student. D) Anchor and guest.9. A) Baby-sitting the children. C) Complaining about the difficulty of living.B) Documenting the children. D) Teaching teenagers.10. A) Sensitive groups. C)Rich groups,B ) Disadvantaged groups. D) Complicated groups.11. A) Kids are facing big issues in life. C) Kids can not earn the living.B) Life is moving fast recently. D) Kids are growing up quickly. Questions 12 t0 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.12.A He has a lot of free time．C)She knows he likes acting.B ) Many of his friends are actors. D) He’s l ooking for an acting job. 13． A) One night a week. C) Every other Thursday.B) Every Wednesday for three hours. D)Three times a week.14.A) He has to rearrange his evening schedule. C) He hasn’t been in a play for a long t ime.B ) His schoolwork takes up most of his time. D ) He might. Not like the way the group works.15. A) See her on Wednesday. C)Enjoy the rehearsal.B ) Learn his part quickly. D) Pick her up on Thursday.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear three 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 onAnswer Sheet l with a single line Through the centre.Passage OneQuestions 16 t0 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.16. A) Summer vacation. C) Resident advisers.B ) The housing office. D) Check-out procedures.17. A) Register for summer school. C) Remove personal property.B) Repair holes in room walls. D) Call the housing office.18. A) Their summer addresses. C) When they plan to leave.B ) Any damage to their rooms. D) Questions for the housing office. Passage TwoQuestions 19 t0 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.19. A) Your heart rate is lowered. C) You become too tired to sleep.B) It becomes harder for you to relax. D) Your sleeping rhythms are disrupted.20. A) Failure to rest during the day. C) Vigorous exercise in the evening.B) Lack of sleep on weekends. D) Eating cheese before going to bed.21. A) They might eventually cause you to lose sleep.B ) They help produce a neurotransmitter in the brain.C) You must not drink milk if you take them.D) They make it unnecessary to take naps.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 t0 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.22.A) Characteristics of sand. C) A snake’s spe cial way of movingB) How animals live in the desert. D)Techniques of skiing.23. A) To climb hills. C) To fool its enemies.B) To gain traction. D) To rest as it moves.24. A) Wavy lines. C) Perpendicular lines.B) Circular lines. D) Parallel lines.25. A) Lower body temperatures. C) Greater ability to conceal itself.B) Decreased energy consumption. D) Wider range of vision.Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select One word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage.Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. 36 in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always the heart of a town. This street was lined on the both sides with many 37 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. In addition, some shops offered 38 . There shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. But in the 1950s, a change began to 39 place. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street while too few parking places were 40 to shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the openspaces outside the city limits. Open space is what their car driving customers needed. And open space is what they got when the first shopping center was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls, 41 as a collection of small new stores away from crowded city centers. 42 by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from 43 areas to outlying malls. And the growing 44 of shopping centers led in turn to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. By the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the 45 of the stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks, with benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.［A］ designed ［F］convenience ［K］cosmetics［B］ take ［G］ services［L］started［C］ Early ［H］ fame ［M］downtown［D］ Attracted ［I］various ［N］available［E］ though ［J］ popularity ［O］ cheapness Section BDirections: In this section, you are going to read a passage with ten statements attached to it. Each statement contains information given in one of the paragraphs. Identify the paragraph from which the information is derived. You may choose a paragraph more than once. Each paragraph is marked with a letter. Answer the questions by making the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2.The Art of FriendshipA) One evening a few years ago I found myself in an anxiety. Nothing was really wrong my family and I were healthy, my career was busy and successful -- I was just feeling vaguely down and in need of a friend who could raise my spirits, someone whowould meet me for coffee and let merant until the clouds lifted.I dialed my best friend, who now lives across the country in California, and got her voice mail. That's when it started to dawn on me -- lonesomeness was at the root of my dreariness. My social life had dwindled to almost nothing, but somehow until that moment I'd been too busy to notice. Now it hit me hard. My old friends, buddies since college or even childhood, know everything about me; when they left, they had taken my context with them.B) Research has shown the long-range negative consequences of social isolation on one's health. But my concerns were more short-term. I needed to feel understood right then in the way that only a girlfriend can understand you. I knew it would be wrong to expect my husband to replace my friends: He couldn't, and even if he could, to whom would I then complain about my husband? So I resolved to acquire new friends -- women like me who had kids and enjoyed rolling their eyes at the world a little bit just as I did. Since I'd be making friends with more intention than I'd ever given the process, I realized I could be selective, that I could in effect design my own social life. The down side, of course, was that I felt pretty frightened.C) After all, it's a whole lot harder to make friends in midlife that it is when you’re younger -- a fact woman I've spoken with point out again and again. As Leslie Danzig, 41, a Chicago theater director and mother, sees it, when you're in your teens and 20s, you're more or less friends with everyone unless there's a reason not to be. Your college roommate becomes your best pal at least partly due to proximity. Now there needs to be a reason to be friends. "There are many people I'm comfort-able around,but I wouldn't go so far as to call them friends. Comfort isn't enough to sustain a real friendship," Danzig says.D) At first, finding new companions felt awkward. At 40 I couldn't run up to people the way my4-year-old daughters do in the playground and ask, "Will you be my friend? Every time you start anew relationship, you're vulnerable again," agrees Kathleen Hall, D Min, founder and CEO of the Stress Institute, in Atlanta. "You're asking, 'Would you like to come into my life?' It makes us self-conscious."E) Fortunately, my discomfort soon passed. I realized that as a mature friend seeker my vulnerability risk was actually pretty low. If someone didn't take me up on my offer, so what: I wasn't in junior high, when I might have been rejected for having the wrong clothes or hair. At my age I have amassed enough self-esteem to realize that I have plenty to offer.F) We're all so busy, in fact, that mutual interests -- say, in a project, class, or cause that we already make time for -- become the perfect catalysts for bringing us in contact with candidates for camaraderie. Michelle Meters, 35, a teacher and mother of two in Wausau, Wisconsin, says anew friend she made at church came as a pleasant surprise. "In high school I chose friends based on their popularity and how being part of their circle might reflect on me. Now's it's our shared values and activities that count." Meters says her pal, with whom she organized the church's youth programs, is nothing like her but their drive and organizational skills make them ideal friends.G) Happily, as awkward as making new friends can be, self-esteem issues do not factor in -- or if they do, you can easily put them into perspective. Danzig tells of the mother of a child in her son's pre-school, a tall, beautiful woman who is married to a big-deal rock musician. "I said to my husband, she's too cool for me,'" she jokes. "Iget intimidated by people. But once I got to know her, she turned out to be pretty laid-back and friendly." In the end there was no chemistry between them, so they didn't become good pals. "I realized that we weren't each other's type, but it wasn't about hierarchy." What midlife friendship is about, it seems, is reflecting the person you've become (or are still becoming) back at yourself, thus reinforcing the progress you've made in your life.H) Harlene Katzman, 41, a lawyer in New York City, notes that her oldest friends knew her back when she was less sure of herself. As much as she loves them, she believes they sometimes respond to is-sues in light of who she once was. An old chum has the goods on you. With recently made friends, you can turn over a new leaf.I) A new friend, chosen right, can also help you point your boat in the direction you want to go. Hanna Dershowitz, 39, an attorney and mother in Los Angeles, found that a new acquaintance from work was exactly what she needed in a friend. In addition to。