新东方四级听力特训20套题第十六套

Unit 16Section A1 A Go to dinner with the man B Meet Professor Smith immediatelyC Work on her reportD Go to the laboratory2 A Use the woman’s phone. B Pay the phone billC Look for a phone nearby.D Write on the desk3 A Change his mind B Study until midnightC Go to bed earlyD Sleep late in the morning4 A In a clothing store B At a cleaner’sC In a garden.D In a printing shop5 A He didn’t get the book he needed B He thinks the library is close byC The library doesn’t open on weekendsD The book is not available in the library6 A He loves that park so much. B He is too tired to go out.C He is fond of playing tennis.D He’d prefer not to move out.7 A The way to rent a room. B Banking hoursC A hotel regulation.D The price of an apartment8 A She is worrying about her homeworkB She will go out for a walk with the man.C She handed in her essay this afternoon.D She will start to write the essay tomorrow.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9 A Giving a lecture. B Discussing political science.C Working on a science problem.D Reading twentieth-century literature10 A They make him feel good B They make no impact on himC They bore himD They make him angry11 A In the late morning B Immediately after lunchC In the mid-afternoonD After the evening meal12 A Controversial B ImpersonalC PatronizingD CooperativeQuestions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.13 A The difficulty of raising animals on farms in colonial AmericaB Traffic problems in colonial American cities.C Population growth in colonial American citiesD Economic conditions in colonial America14 A Because carts scared the pigs awayB Because carts injured a large number of peopleC Because carts often moved too slowlyD Because carts broke down too easily15 A They used cart for collecting garbage B They used pigs to get rid of garbageC They burnt the garbageD They set up trash cansSection BPassage OneQuestions 16 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.16 A When they were six years oldB The time when they have to do soC After they’ve got a clear picture of a particular jobD When they’ve gained information about their choices17 A The fee needed to take special courses B Working hoursC The intensity of the jobD One’s qualification18 A Self-evaluation B The consultation from the teacherC The advice from family membersD A lucky chance.Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19 A She wrote repeatedly to medical schoolsB She asked for help from a famous doctor.C She tried to get the support from the student bodyD She talked to the dean of the college again and again.20 A He was happy to have Elizabeth studying in this college.B He was supported by a famous doctorC He turned down Elizabeth’s applicationD He expected the student body to refuse Elizabeth’s application.21 A Her application was quickly accepted by a medical collegeB She was the world’s first female student of a medical collegeC She was disappointed with the students’ decision.D Her application was ignored by the student body.Passage ThreeQuestions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.22 A Hot during the day and cold at nightB Cold during the day and hot at nightC Hot day and nightD Cold day and night23 A There are neither rivers nor streams B There is no grass all the year roundC It is mainly bare rock with little grass.D There are a few streams and rivers24 A With the help of his friendsB By following the tracks of animalsC By using a compass.D With the help of the guide.25 A 19 years old B 16ears oldC 35 years oldD 25 years oldSection CMany people who are rich are well known. Ted Sweeney was an 26____________ to this rule. His family moved to San Francisco from Los Angeles when he was one month old. That ‘swhere he grew up. At the age of seventeen he was hit by a train. Although he was not 27___________ hurt, the railroad paid him$ 25,000. Instead of going to college, he bought a small store. Six months later, the government bought his land to build a new 28_________ He sold it for $ 95,000.With this money he moved to Detroit. He started a small company that made parts for the car 29 __________. It was very successful and by the time he was 23 he was a 30 _________. When he was 24 he got married. He and his wife had three daughters in the next five years. By the time he was 30 he had over ten million dollars.Then 31 _______ struck. He was 32 __________ in a traffic accident. He did not die but his wife and daughters did. Six months later he sold everything he owned and put his money in stocks. Ted then moved to New York. He lived for the next forty years in a one-room apartment. He spent most of his days 33 __________ though the city looking in garbage cans for food. He never cooked. He rarely talked to anyone except himself. Most people were afraid of him. His clothes were always old and dirty! Shortly before he died, he moved back to Los Angeles. 34 _________________________________________. City workers tried to help him. They offered him work but he would not work. Towards the he would not talk to anyone at all. 35 _______________________________________. It was learned that he had put his stocks in a box at a Detroit bank. 36 ______________________________________.。