英语四级听力新题型模拟听写训练-第9套短文(1)
大学英语四级模拟试卷第09组（听力）
5. A) There is a flood every two years. B) The flood is the worst ever since sixties. C) There is a serious drought. D) There is a severe flood.
10. A) He has some trouble with his parents. B) His parents had a quarrel. C) He and his wife might have had a quarrel. D) His wife and his parents might have disagreed with each other.
2. A) Clean air. B) Friendly folks. C) Freshness. D) Peaceful surroundings.
3. A) Buy a ticket. mediately. D) Call a taxi.
8. A) He has failed in the exam. B) He has lost in the game. C) He couldn’t represent his team. D) The track meet had been cancelled.
9. A) To return the shoes and get the refund. B) To buy another pair of shoes. C) To change the shoes for another style. D) To change the shoes for a different color.
英语四级听力新题型模拟听写训练-第9套短篇新闻(3)
英语四级听力新题型模拟听写训练:第9套短篇新闻(3)听力文本：Honduran authorities dedicated to the protection of children and adolescents have undertaken a campaign to protect youngsters who beg on the streets.致力于保护儿童、青少年的宏都拉斯官方组织发起了一项旨在保护街边乞讨儿童的活动。
The Honduran Institute of Childhood and Family, together with the police and the district attorney, carry out operations around the country to rescue the children and punish the parents.洪都拉斯家庭与儿童研究所协同警方和地方检察官一起在全国开展行动，拯救儿童，惩戒父母。
"Many children are used for begging," said Nora Urbina, special prosecutor for children's issues.儿童问题特别检察官，诺拉·乌尔维纳，说“很多孩子被用于乞讨”。
"Many children are rented and that is precisely what we hope to punish, because Article 170 of the Juvenile Penal Code sets a penalty of up to six years in detention."“很多父母竟然将自己的孩子出租去乞讨，这正是我们想要打击的。
因为《少年刑法》中明确规定了这种行为应判处6年的有期徒刑。
华研4级集训听写部分9【声音字幕同步PPT】
Losing languages is "neither inevitable nor irreversible (不可逆转的),"
according to UNESCO's Endangered Languages website.
There are many efforts under way worldwide
to boost learning and speaking of languages in decline,
especially for younger generations. Now the passage will be read again.
Of the 143 native languages in Mexico, 60 are at risk of being silenced forever,
华研4级集训听写部分9
Section C 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
with the exact words you have just heard.
Finally, when the passage is read for the third time,
大学英语四级听力考试模拟题9
2021 年大学英语四级听力考试模拟试题 (9)Passage OneQuestions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have justheard.26.[A] The importance of advertisement.[B] The society ’s great need of advertisement.[C] The origin of advertisement.[D] The prosperity of advertisement.27. [A] The local governments.[B] Their owners families.[C] Advertisements.[D] The audience.28. [A] Advertising is personal.[B] Advertisements are convincing.[C] Advertisements are unreliable.[D] Advertisements are misleading.Passage TwoQuestions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have justheard.29. [A] The games shouldn [B] The games have met their ’t be held in Salt LakeCity.environmental goals.[C]The games did little to protect the environment.[D]The games have caused lasting damages to the area.30. [A] Sports competition.[B]Cultural exchange.[C]Economic development.[D]Environmental protection.31. [A] Building ski jumps farther away from the city.[B]Developing better public transportation in the city.[C]Planting more trees around the fields.[D]Promoting the use of cleaner energy.答案和解析：Section BPassage OneWhen you turn on the radio, you hear an advertisement. When you watch television, you hear and see an advertisement. If you turn the pages of a newspaper or magazine, again youfind an advertisement. If you walk down the street, you seeone advertising board after another. All day, every day,people who want to sell you something competent to catch your attention. As a result, advertisements are almost everywhere.In the West, advertisements are the fuel that makes massmedia work. The government does not give money to mass media such as TV stations, newspapers, magazines and radio stations. They are all owned privately. So where does the money comefrom? From advertisements. Without advertisements,there would not be these private businesses.Have you ever asked yourself what advertising is? Throughthe years, people have given different answers to thequestion. For some time it was felt that advertising was ameans of “keeping your name before the public.〞And some people thought that advertising was“truth well told.〞Nowmore and more people describe it in this way：Advertising isthe paid, nonpersonal, and usually persuasive description of goods, services and ideas through various media.All advertisements try to make people believe thatthe product, idea, or service advertised can do well tothem. Advertisements exist everywhere in our lives.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. What is the passage mainly about?【解析】选 [D] 。
英语四级听力新题型模拟听写训练-第9套短文(3)
英语四级听力新题型模拟听写训练:第9套短文(3)听力文本：Passage 3短文三Research studies of women in North America have found that women are far more likely to save for their children's education, and they are also more likely to save up in order to buy a house one day.对北美女性进行的调查研究发现，两个最有可能让她们决定存钱的的原因是孩子的教育和购买房屋。
The same studies have found that men, on the other hand, tend to save for a car.而类似的研究发现，男性存钱的目的往往是买车。
But the other main priority for men when saving money is their retirement.但是男性存钱的另一个重要原因是养老。
When they're earning, they're far more likely to put money aside for their old age than women are.又赚钱能力的时候，男性比女性更趋向于为养老做准备。
This is rather disturbing, because in fact the need for women to save for their old age is far greater than for men.这一现象令人十分不安。
因为事实上女性为养老存钱的必要远远超过男性。
To start with, it is a fact that throughout the world, women are likely to live many years longer than men, so they need money to support them during this time.首先，女性比男性寿命长——这在世界上各个国家都是一个不争的事实，因此在伴侣辞世之后她们才更需要钱来养活自己。
2019年12月四级听力模拟试题(九)
2019年12月四级听力模拟试题(九)听力部分English Weekly CET-4 Listening Practice Test 9Part III Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections： 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 conversation 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： What do you think of your new coach, Mr. Smith?M： Well, he is full of praise when you train yourself hard, but when you get up later than 5 o'clock in the morning, you'd better watch out.Q： How does the new coach treat his men?12. W： I heard only one person got a perfect grade onthe term project. I'm sure it wasn't me.M： But it was!Q： What does the man mean?13. W： Look! It says they want a junior sales manager and it seems like it's a big company. That'll be good, for you might have to travel a lot.M： Do they say anything about the experience?Q： What are they talking about?14. W： Listen to me, Joe, the exam is already a thing of the past. Just forget about it.M： That's easier said than done.Q： What can we infer from the conversation?15. M： Mary doesn't want me to take the job. She says our child is too young and the job requires much traveling.W： You should talk to her again and see if you can find a way out. Think about the gains and losses before you make a decision.Q： What do we learn from the conversation?16. M： Have you finished reading the book you boughtlast month?W： Oh, I didn't read it straight through the way you read a novel. I just covered a few chapters that interested me most.Q： How did the woman read the book?17. W： I think it's wiser to wait until Jack comes back. Don't you agree?M： I couldn't agree more.Q： What does the man think?18. W： Has the technician called about the repairs yet?M： When he does, I'll have you talk to him.Q： What does the man mean?Now you’ll hear two long conversations.Conversation OneW：Well, I’ve got a really tough class this afternoon after the lunch break. I’m giving a seminar to the 3rd Year Political Science students and quite honestly, I’m a bit worried about it.M：Oh, come on. They’re a pretty bright lot.W：Yeah, that’s the problem. They are going to ask some tough questions and I just don’t have any real answers for them.M： Well, give me an example.W： Okay. One girl always goes on about the same thing.If there weren’t any politicians, the world wouldn’t getinto such a mess. Something like that anyway.M：Well, I think that’s a stupid argument. Someone hasto make decisions, somebody has to organize a society.W： Yes, I agree. But young people see things differently. They see it this way. If nobody was allowed to hold complete power in any society, then decisions would be made at a more local level. This would guarantee some form of popular decision.M：Well, that’s fine in theory. So local “politicians” then make decisions and what’s the big difference? You just exchange national politics for local politics.W： Yes, absolutely. But you see my problem.M：Oh, I do. I really do. Let’s think about it…Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What are they talking about?20. What does the woman think of the students?21. According to the passage, what do young people thinkof things like politicians?。
专业英语-专业英语四级听力模拟题9.doc
专业英语四级听力模拟题9Part I DICTATION1> Listen to the following passage • Altogether the passage will be read to you four times: Daring the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning• For the second and third readi ngs, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds ・ The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to cheek through your work once more.Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.Part II LISTENING COMPREHENSIONIn Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.SECTION A CONVERSATIONSIn this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to theconversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation•2、What does the woman imply about her car?A.The woman could probably repair it herself•B.It1s rather small•C.It will probably cost a lot to repair•D.It1s probably difficult w drive.3、What docs the woman say about the mechanic?A.He only works on new cars.B. He has fixed her car before.C. He is one of her neighbors •D. He will probably overcharge her.4、What does the man offer to do?A.Take the woman to her home.B.Test-drive the woman 1s car.C.Help the woman pay the mechanic f s hill.D.Help the woman fix her car.Questions 4 to 7 are based on the following conversation・At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation•5、What prevents the man from taking the poets of 19601s class?A.It1 s only open to poetry majors .B. It1 s requires another class tirst•C. It1s already full.D. He wants to have a rest.6、What problem does the man have with the introductory poetry class?A.The class is hold during his working hours•B.The class is too far away,C.He has another class at the same time•D.He 1s already familiar with the material.7、Why doesn1t the man want to change his work schedule?A.All the other work schedules conflict with his classes.B.He doesn1t want to ask his boss for another favor.C.He wants to work the same schedule as his friend1s.D.lie likes to do his homework in the evenings.8、Why does the man want to take a class at the community college?A.Its course cost less•B.It has a pool.C.The class size is smaller.D.It offers the class he needs during the day.Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.9、As the conversation begins, what are the man and the woman doing?A.Looking at some photographs•B. Selling cameras.C. Teaching a photography class •D. Repairing camera equipment.10、What is the major advantage of her camera, according to the woman?A.It focuses automatically.B. It has a lot of specialized lenses •C. It is easy to load.D. It advances the film automatically.What is the man probably going to do after the conversation?A.Take a picture of the woman.B.kook for his old camera.C.Take his film to be developed.D.Find out the price of a new camera.SECTION B PASSAGESIn this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passagescarefully and then answer the questions that follow.Questions 11 to 14 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage•12> Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxesA.for recreation.B. to limit the fox population.C. in the interests of the farmers .D. to show off their wealth.13、What is special about fox hunting in Britain?A.h involves the use of a deadly poison；B.It is a costly event which rarely occurs.C.The hunters have set rules to follow.D.The hunters have to go through strict trainin g•14、Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the gameA.by resorting to violence.B. by taking legal action.C • by confusing the fox hunters •D ・ by demonstrating on the scene .15、 A new law may be passed by the British Parliament toA.prohibit farmers from hunting foxes.B.forbid hunting wild animals with dogs.C.stop hunting fox in the countryside.D.prevent large-scale fox hunting.Questions 15 to 17 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the passage.16、What development caused a decline in the use of railroads?A.The use of oversized freight containers.B.Safety problems with railroad tracks.C.The growth of the automotive industry•D.The high cost of meeting environmental regulations.17> Which is NOT the effort that the rail companies do to change their image?A.They took steps to minimize damage to products.B.They increase their shipping capacity.C.Reduced their lines by 1/3.D.They begin to take less care for the customer1s products.18、Why is the railroad industry gaining public support today?A.It contributes less to air pollution than other kinds of transportation.B.Its competitors are inconsiderate of customers.C.It preserves a traditional way of doing business.D.It creates pers onal fortunes for investors•Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.19、20、 is NOT correct about A . It i s B ・ It i s C ・ It i s D . It i s What ar e 11 Venus 11?the second planet from the Sun. the brightest object in the sky. the sixth largest planet in solar system• usually visible with the naked eyes. the Venus clouds composed of? A. Sulfur. B• Acid.Why did Venus become so different A.Because of volcanic activity.C. Because it is near the sun, C. Vapor.D. Sulfuric acid ・ from the Earth in water supplying? B. Because it is so dry. D. Because of the strong winds.2 7、 Some experts A. B ・ C ・ D ・ the the thethe Polar Polar Polar Polar think the photo showsLander 1s wreckage just left some spots. Lander 1s wreckage cannot find in the Mars now. Lander has never landed on the Mars. Lander 1s wreckage is intact 6 years after the accident. Now listen to the passage•SECTION C NEWS BROADCASTQuestions 21 and 22 are based on the following news. At the end of the newsitem, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.22、 How many jobs will IBM cut?A. 5 percent of its workforce.B. 10 percent of its workforce.C. 1300・ D ・ 13z 000.23、 Which statement is NOT correct about IBM?A. Most of the jobs that will be cut are probably in America •B. IBM will reduce its bureaucracy and scale in slower growth countries.C. IBM will eliminate an entire layer of management for Europe.D. The jobs cuts could yield fifty cents per share in after-tax savings forIBM.Questions 23 and 24 are based on the following news. At the end of the newsitem, you will he given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.24、 How many loans does Jackson owe?A. 20 million dollars.B. 2 million dollars•C. 200 million dollars.D. 1 billion dollars.25> What might Jackson 1s property liquidate his debt?A. His music library holdings. B . His Villa.C • The copyright of his songs •D • The money he lent to his friends •Questions 25 and 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the newsitem, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the news.26、 How tall did the spacecraft make the free fall?A. 130 meters.B. 130 kilometers.C. 130 feet.D. 113 feet.Questions 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the newsitem, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions•Now listen to the news.28^ Which country will refer Iran to the UN Security Council if it resumes work on its nuclear program?A. France, Britain and Germany.B. France, Britain and America.C. France, America and Germany.D. America, Britain and Germany. 29、 What does the letter sent by European officials say?A. They will refer Iran to the UN Security Council ・B. Any restart Uranium enrichment would end the talks.C. Britain would back the punitive measures•WhichD.The US would go back the negotiations ・Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the newsitem, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.30、Who announced the measure after fighting broke out?A. Head of the riot police.B. The city1s mayor・C. German fans.D. Holland football supporters.31> How many people were arrested by police?A. Two.B. Thirty-seven.C• Forty-seven. D. Fifty-seven•答案：Part I DICTATION丄、［解析］Technological InnovationsIn 1871z the first passenger elevators were used in office buildings/ and allowed architects to build higher than people could comf ortably walk • / Another innovation was in building technique./ In 1885, the steel skeleton was introduced and allowed for the construction of tall buildings/ that could withstand high winds. / We take for granted some of the other inventions that enabled people to live and work in skyscrapers . / For example, fewpeople realized that the telephone was necessary for vertical communication/ and that flush toilet and vacuum incinerator made waste disposal possible./ Now as we enter the age of super skyscraper, / some with more than 200 floors z/ we see the need for even more technological innovations./ In the area of heating and cooling systems, for example,/ for all their benefits, these super tall buildings do cause problems though. For one thing they place enormous strain on parking and traff ic in urban areas • / But let1s leave behind these technical concerns/ and move on to consider some of the design elements that have come to characterize the age of the skyscraper. /［解析］这篇听写材料屮的长单词相对较多，这就要求在听写的吋候尽量的加快写字速度，如果一吋没有跟上录音的速度，也可以先用缩写或者一•定的符号代替，否则很难把整篇文章都写全。
大学英语听说教程4听力原文Unit9
大学英语听说教程4听力原文Unit9Unit 9Part BLife Goes OnThe city of Ypres in Belgium has been invaded 19 times, most famously in World War I. Some time ago I went with two friends to visit the battlefields and cemeteries there, and particularly to see the tomb of my uncle who was killed in the war at the age of 20.Michael, our silver-haired guide, took us first to a British cemetery, just outside the town. I stared at the lines of gravestones, neatly planted with herbs and flowers, the low surrounding walls blooming with wisteria. Michael pointed out my uncle's grave to me.I walked hesitantly toward it, wondering what I would feel. And suddenly there it was, and there were hundreds of others. Nothing could have prepared me for the realization that in this area alone about 250,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers were killed. There are 75 British cemeteries, of which we visited just a few.Next, Michael took us to a place on the other side of the city. The names of 55,000 missing soldiers are engraved on its walls. We stared in awe. "More than half a million horses and mules were lost, and fifteen tons of unexploded ammunition are still collected each year from the fields," Michael told us.Some way on we came to the largest British cemetery in the world. Some headstones have words of love or gratitude: "He died that we might live," "Gone from our sight but not from our hearts.""I'd like you to visit a German cemetery before finishing," Michael said. The cemetery is in wooded land. But there are no headstones, only slabs in the grass. There are no flowers, either. The whole place is dark and dank.With some relief we returned to the car. After some time, we drew up at a gate. Here, hidden from the road, lies the Pool of Peace. "It was created by an explosion so loud it was heard in Downing Street," said Michael. We looked at the still water reflecting the trees surrounding it. There is hardly a sound.By the time we returned to Ypres, it was evening. The city was preparing for the annual Festival of the Cats, which dates from medieval times. Soon there would be dancing in the square.Questions:1. What did the speaker especially want to see during his visit to Ypres?2. Who was Michael?3. Which of the following is true about the British cemetery the speaker first visited?4. About how many British and Commonwealth soldiers died in the battles of Ypres?5. About how many tons of unexploded ammunition are still collected from the fields each year?6. Why did the speaker and his friends feel somewhat relieved when they returned to the car after visiting the German cemetery?Part CFly the Unfriendly SkyBecause World War I had been fought mainly in the trenches, many military experts of the 1920s believed that future wars would also happen there. An exception was U.S. army officer BillyMitchell, who advocated the use of air power from the year he learned to fly in 1916 to the end of his life.During World War I Mitchell proved himself to be a highly effective air commander. He was the first American airman to fly over enemy lines, and throughout the war he was regularly in the air.After the war, Mitchell openly advocated the creation of a separate air force. He claimed that the airplane had made the battleship obsolete. His argument for air power, at the end of the First World War, was so unpopular that he fought for three years for the mere chance to show its effectiveness. He got the chance in 1921, when his superiors let him drop bombs on a captured German battleship to see what damage his novel approach might be able to cause.Mitchell said airborne bombs would sink the ship. The military, for the most part, thought he was nuts. Secretary of War Newton Baker, showing masculine bravery rather than care and wisdom, said, "I'm willing to stand on the bridge of a battleship while that fool tries to hit it from the air." His navy counterpart, Secretary Josephus Daniels, was more direct. As he believed that Mitchell's dream of air power was little more than a boyish fantasy, he said, "Good God! This man should be writing dime novels." They allowed the experiment, anyway, probably to expose the airman's madness to the newspapers. Within moments, the German battleship was foam on the water.However, the success of the test failed to convince his superiors. His open criticism of them led to his transfer to a minor post and a reversion in rank. Mitchell did not stop fighting. In September 1925, when the navy's ship Shenandoah was lost in a storm, he made a statement to the press, accusing the War andNavy Department of incompetence, criminal negligence and almost treasonable administration of national defense. For his bold remarks, he was, as he expected, immediately court-marshaled and was convicted in December that year of insubordination and sentenced to five years' suspension from rank and pay.Billy Mitchell died in 1936. Five years later, on December 7, 1941, the U.S. battleship Arizona was sent to the bottom of the sea by Japanese bombers. Over 1,200 American servicemen died aboard that vessel, proving "crazy" Billy's theory under wartime conditions. Many of his ideas were adopted by the American Air Force in World War II. In 1946 the American Congress authorized a special medal in his honor, which was presented to his son two years later by the Chief of Staff of the newly established independent Air Force.Questions:1. Who was Billy Mitchell?2. What did Mitchell advocate?3. How did most people in the military respond to Mitchell's theory?4. What happened to the German battleship in Mitchell's experiment?5. Which of the following is true according to the passage?6. What was the result of Mitchell's bold criticism of his superiors?7. Why does the speaker mention the sinking of the U.S. battleship Arizona?8. Which of the following best describes Billy Mitchell?Part DThe Red CrossIn 1859 a young Swiss businessman saw something which was to change his life and influence the course of history. The young man was Jean Henri Dunant who witnessed the bloodbath following the Battle of Sloferino, in Italy. He was deeply shocked by the dreadful suffering of the wounded from both sides who were left largely uncared for.This appalling scene was the birthplace of a magnificent human idea. Dunant appealed to the leaders of nations to found societies devoted to the aid of the wounded in wartime. Five Swiss citizens formed a committee, which later became the ICRC, and issued a call for an international conference. In October 1863 a conference was held in Geneva and was attended by delegates from 16 nations. Another conference was held in Geneva the following year and official delegates of 12 nations signed the first Geneva Convention, laying down rules for the treatment of the wounded and for the protection of medical personnel and hospitals. It was also at this meeting that the famous symbol of the movement, the white flag bearing a red cross, was adopted. The symbol was later modified in non-Christian countries. In 1986 the Movement's name was changed to include the Red Crescent, the organization's name in most Muslim nations.Today the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is the world's largest voluntary organization, with a global membership close to 250,000,000, and a National Society in almost every country of the world. It is an international humanitarian agency dedicated, in time of war, to easing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war. In time of peace, it provides medical aid and other help to people afflicted by major disasters such as floods, earthquakes, epidemics, and famines and performs other public-servicefunctions.Dunant was a co-recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. It was his vision that led directly to the founding of the Red Cross, the signing of the First Geneva Convention, and the adoption of the Red Cross, and later the Red Crescent, as an international symbol of protection.Statements:1. Jean Henri Dunant is considered to be the founder of the International Red Cross.2. Dunant was awarded the Nobel Prize for making the Red Cross the world's largest voluntary organization.3. The first Geneva Convention was signed by the delegates from 16 nations at the 1863 conference.4. The symbol of the Red Cross movement was adopted at an international conference in 1864.5. The Red Cross and the Red Crescent are the symbols of the same international organization.6. There is a national society of the Red Cross / Red Crescent in every country of the world.7. The International Red Cross provides humanitarian services in both time of war and time of peace.8. The International Red Cross operates as an agency under the United Nations.Unit10Part BA Victim of DrugsMargaret frowned as she shook the can of deodorant. It was almost empty but she'd only had it a week -- surely she couldn't have used it all?The first few times it happened she thought she was gettingmixed up. She asked the kids if they'd used it but they said no. So she thought it must have evaporated.Over the next few months, her 15-year-old daughter Lisa's jewelry began to disappear and so did any loose change. She was worried but she couldn't believe it when her two elder sons blamed their 13-year-old brother Paul for that. Then Paul's school wrote to say he was disruptive and was playing truant. Margaret and her husband tried to talk to him but he just wouldn't listen.One night Paul was caught breaking into the school and he was expelled. Margaret asked him what was the matter but he just shrugged. During the summer things went downhill. He was always out with a gang of older boys. If she tried to keep him in he'd climb out of a window. She had no control over him. She knew something was wrong but it never occurred to her that he wastaking drugs.One day Margaret got a call from the police -- Paul and a group of older boys had broken into a house. He was found guilty and sent to a remand center for 28 days. But it didn't help. When he came out he was caught stealing car radios and was sent to another remand center for two months.Soon after he came out, Margaret found cigarette papers in Paul's pockets. Fearing the worst she confronted him. "What's this for?" she asked."Cannabis," he replied. "Everybody smokes it."Margaret was horrified. Then everything clicked into place and she realized Paul had been behaving oddly because of the drugs.But the worst was yet to come. He was soon found stealing money at home. Margaret reported him to the police to give hima fright, and the police kept him in cells overnight. That night Paul asked for a doctor, complaining of stomach pains. When Margaret went to visit him, she was told that Paul was suffering from heroin withdrawal. Margaret could hardly believe her ears. Cannabis seemed bad enough, but heroin was much worse. She began to read all she could on drug abuse. She learnt about aerosol-sniffing and realized Paul had been getting high on her deodorant. He'd started on aerosols, moved to cannabis and then to heroin. And he was only 15.When Paul was released, he continued to steal to pay for drugs. Then his downward spiral halted when a sympathetic judge gave him six months' probation and ordered him to attend a drug rehabilitation center.Paul seemed to be doing well for a while. He was put on a heroin substitute. The stealing stopped as his drugs were now prescribed.But several years later, Paul, who was high on drugs again, was arrested again for stealing. Two weeks before his 21st birthday, he became so ill with heroin withdrawal that he was moved to hospital.When Margaret and her husband went to see him he didn't seem like his normal self. He was agitated. "You've been the best mother in the world," he said to Margaret. Then he shook his dad's hand.The next morning Paul died.Margaret was so angry that the drugs had won. She said, "Drug addiction is a disease and it beat him. The only winners are the drug dealers who get rich on the suffering of ordinary families like ours."Questions:1. How old was Paul when he first started to get high on a drug-like substance?2. Which substance did Paul first start to use?3. How did Margaret get to know that Paul was taking drugs?4. Why did Margaret report Paul to the police when she found him stealing money at home?5. Which of the following can be inferred from the text?6. What was the cause of Paul's death?Part CInterview with an Internet Addiction CounselorInterviewer: Welcome to this edition of Talk of the Nation. I'm Jenny Butler. We're talking this hour about how and why people might become addicted to things other than drugs. Our high-tech society offers new high-tech addictions like video games, online chat rooms, etc. Dr. James at Maryland University has put together a support group for students who find themselves addicted to the Internet. He joins me now from his office in College Park.James: Thank you very much for inviting me.Interviewer: Is Internet addiction a relatively new thing?James: Well, some people have been involved with the Internet for years and may have been addicted for a while. It's certainly growing on college campuses.Interviewer: How does it present itself?James: Well, some of them have issues like relationship problems, or problems maintaining their grades because they are spending so much time on the Net.Interviewer: But I think the computer is a very positive thing.I myself have a strong urge to go surfing on the Net whenever I have time. How do I know when my impulse to go online will turnme into an Internet addict?James: Uh... I'm not sure the exact amount of time is really the issue, but I think if it begins to affect other areas of your life, such as your work or school performance or your relationships with other people. One of the problems with the Internet, especially the chat rooms, is that people start developing relationships over the Net and they are very different from relationships that you have on a face-to-face basis, and you start losing some of the skills that make relationships successful. So that's a warning signal. But I think a real important thing is to examine what's going on with you when you are not on the Net. If you are beginning to feel anxious or depressed or empty or lonely and you know you really look forward to those times when you can be online to be connected with other people in that way, then, I think, a serious issue is starting to happen.Interviewer: What if you start giving up other things, like going out for a walk... is that a symptom?James: Well, people have to make choices every day about the different activities that they're going to do. I think it's helpful to have some sort of balance in your life. If you can, spend some time on the Internet and then take a walk at a different time of the day. In fact, one of the things that we suggest in the group is to somehow break the pattern. Go out and take a walk, and then come back before you get back online.Interviewer: So that's how we can avoid Internet addiction. Thank you very much, Dr. James.James: Thank you.Questions:1. What is the name of the program?2. What is the topic of this edition?3. What are the harmful effects of Internet addiction?4. What are the warming signals that show you are starting to get addicted?5. How to avoid the Internet addiction according to Dr. James?Part DDrug AbuseDrug abuse is characterized by taking marijuana, cocaine, heroin, or other illegal substances. Legal substances, such as alcohol and nicotine, are also abused by many people. Abuse of drugs and other substances can lead to physical and psychological dependence.Drug abuse can cause a wide variety of adverse physical reactions. Long-term drug use may damage the heart, liver, and brain. Drug abusers may suffer from malnutrition if they habitually forget to eat, cannot afford to buy food, or eat foods lacking the proper vitamins and minerals. Individuals who use injectable drugs run the risk of contracting infections such as hepatitis and HIV from dirty needles or needles shared with other infected abusers. One of the most dangerous effects of illegal drug use is the potential for overdosing -- that is, taking too large or too strong a dose for the body's systems to handle. A drug overdose may cause an individual to lose consciousness and to breathe inadequately. Without treatment, an individual may die from a drug overdose.Drug addiction is marked by a compulsive craving for a substance. Successful treatment methods vary and include psychological counseling, or psychotherapy, and detoxification programs, which are medically supervised programs that gradually stop an individual from craving for a drug over a period of days or weeks. Detoxification and psychotherapy are oftenused together.The illegal use of drugs was once considered a problem unique to residents of poor, urban neighborhoods. Today, however, people from all economic levels, in both cities and suburbs, abuse drugs. Some people use drugs to relieve stress and to forget about their problems. For others, genetic factors may be the reason why they become drug addicts. Environmental factors such as peer pressure, especially among young people, and the availability of drugs, also influence people to abuse drugs.Questions:1. What substances are mentioned in the passage in relation to drug abuse?2. What may long-term drug use damage?3. What kind of risk do users of injectable drugs run?4. What drug addiction treatment methods are mentioned in the passage?5. Why do people abuse drugs?。
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英语四级听力新题型模拟听写训练:第9套短文(1)
听力文本：
Passage 1短文一The Golden Gate Bridge is celebrating its seventy-seventh anniversary. The bridge opened to vehicle traffic on May 28th, 1937.金门大桥迎来了它的77岁生日。
它的开始通车时间是1937年5月28日。
Since then, more than two billion vehicles have crossed the world famous structure between San Francisco and Marin County, California.迄今，在这座闻名世界、贯通加州三藩市和马林县的大桥上通行过的车辆已超过20亿。
As many as 112,000 cars make the trip each day.而每天从这里经过的车辆就多达11.2万。
The Golden Gate Bridge had the longest suspension span in the world, at the time it was built.金门大桥最初建成时期是世界跨度最大的悬索桥。
The suspended roadway stretches 1,280 meters between the bridge's two tall towers.Today it still rates among the top ten longest bridge spans in existence.两座桥塔之间的桥身长达1280米。
在现存悬索桥中仍跻身前十。
Mary Currie works for the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.玛丽·居里在负责大桥事务的金门大桥高速公路和交通运输区工作。
She says the bridge is one of the most extraordinary engineering projects of all time.
她说金门大桥是有史以来最令人称奇的建筑工程。
The Golden Gate Bridge is named after the Golden Gate Strait.That narrow passage of water connects the San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean.金门大桥名字来源于联通旧金山海湾与太平洋的狭长水道——金门海峡。
Joseph Strauss was the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge project.负责金门大桥建造项目的总工程师是约瑟夫·斯特劳斯。
Work began in 1933. The project took four years to complete.工程始建于1933年，工期四年完成。
The bridge is 2,788 meters long from one end to the other. It is 27 meters wide.大桥总长2788米，宽27米。
Two large cables pass over the top of the bridge's towers. These structures stand 227 meters above water and 152 meters above the road.两座耸立的桥塔高出水面部分为227米，与桥面距离为152米。
桥塔顶端是两根大直径钢缆。
Each cable holds more than 27,500 strands of wire.而每根钢缆上又连接了27500根钢绳。
The Golden Gate Bridge weighed 811,500,000 kilograms when it was completed in 1937.1937年大桥竣工之时，金门大桥总重81.15万吨。
The San Francisco Chronicle newspaper called the finished project, "a thirty-five million dollar steel harp!"《旧金山纪事报》称金门大桥为“一座价值三千五百万的钢竖琴。
”Architect Irving Morrow gets credit for the bridge's bright orange color.The Navy wanted the bridge painted in yellow and black. The Air Force
had suggested red and white.当时海军为金门大桥桥身选择的颜色搭配是黑黄，空军则是红白。
而最终建筑师艾尔文·莫罗敲定的国际橘色广受赞誉。
Questions 16-18 are based on the passage you have just heard.请根据你刚听到的短文回答16-18题。
16. Which one is true about the Golden Gate Bridge?16.关于金门大桥的说法哪一个是正确的？17. How did the bridge get its name?17.金门大桥名字的由来是什么？18. What made architect Irving Morrow a special person to the bridge?18.对于金门大桥来说建筑师艾尔文·莫罗为什么是一个有特殊意义的人物？
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