英语三级五套题听力原文

Model Test (5) Band Three听力原文：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: I have an appointment to see Doctor Mary for a physicalexamination.W: Please have a seat. She is in surgery right now.Q: Where does this conversation take place?12. W: Could I hand in my plan a few days later?M: I’m afraid that’s out of the question.Q: What does the man mean?13. W: What do you plan to do this weekend?M: I’m going to be lazy at home, maybe do some cleaning, watch TV, and work on my gardening.Q: Where is the man going to spend his weekend?14. W: When will the train from New York City arrive?M: It was scheduled to be here at 9:35, but now it is expected to be 25 minutes behind schedule.Q: When is the train expected to arrive now?15. W: Jack seems to be bored with his new job.M: That’s just like him.Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?16. M: I wonder if Fiona’s number is listed.W: The phone book is over there on the television.Q: What does the woman suggest to the man?17. W: We are going swimming tomorrow. Would you like to join us?M: I’m afraid I can’t. Recently whenever I get into the pool my right leg aches.Q: Why can’t the man go swimming?18. M: Marsha told me she would graduate in June.W: Only if she would get the English course out of the way.Q: What does the woman imply?Now you will hear two long conversations.Conversation oneM: What would you like to do this Sunday?W: I'm not sure. Have you got any ideas?M: I’d really like to play football with some friends. What do you think of that? W: There’s nothing I like less than football.M: I’m sorry you feel that way.W: But I’m fond of climbing mountains. We could climb a mountain.M: I’m afraid I don’t care for climbing mountains.W: OK. What else would you enjoy doing?M: I’m crazy about music. We could get together and sing with the guitar.W: That’s all right, I guess.M: You don’t sound very enthusiastic.W: I can’t sing well, so I avoid singing.M: Hey! Why don’t we have a picnic?W: That’s a good idea! I like to go on picnics.M: Let’s have it in the forest.W: I don’t like the forest a bit, too cold.M: I enjo y the sunny countryside. So let’s have it there.W: That’s a t errific idea!M: Then we are agreed?W: Yes, Sunday at eight. I’ll tell the others. I’m pleased.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What does the woman think of football?20. What does the woman like to do?21. What will they do together?22. When will they go?Conversation two:M: Come in, Joan. Have you finished that report for me yet?W: Yes, Mr. Canfield, but I haven’t had time to prepare the sales figures yet, I’m afraid.M: That’s all right, I know you've been busy. I believe you’ve moved to a new house.W: Not quite, we’re moving next week. We’ve been in our present house since 1987 and it’s gotten too small for us now.M: Well, I hope the new place suits you better.W: I think so. It’s taken us six months to find a bigger place that we like ----onewith a bigger garden. Since the children have grown they need a lot more space. M: Well, the best of luck with the new place -- I hope the move goes well.W: Thanks. Oh, by the way, I've sent a copy of the report to Mr. Hansen --is that OK?M: Yes, good idea. Miss Grace, our sales director, has just asked me about it in fact.They’ve already decided to accept whatever suggestions you’ve made, so they obviously trust your judgment.W: That’s good. I’ll go and make a start on the sales figures now then.M: OK Joan. I’ll see yo u later when you’ve finished them.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What is the woman going to do next week?24. How long did the woman find a bigger house?25. Who is Miss Grace?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:The younger members of most American families do not like foreign food. They like a kind of food called HAMBURGERS. Their idea of a good meal is a hamburger, served with ketchup, a sort of thick tomato sauce, and fried potatoes, which are called French Fries. French fries are not considered foreign; most American children and teenagers love to eat them any time of the day or night.Millions of hamburgers and French fries are eaten every year. Thousands of roadside restaurants prepare and sell them. These are not really restaurants in the usual sense; they often have little space for tables and chairs. Many people buy their hamburgers and take them home to eat, or eat them in their cars.Sometimes it is not necessary to go inside in order to buy the hamburgers. They are ordered through a window in the restaurant and then are handed out through the window to the customer. Sometimes the customer doesn't even have to get out of his car. When an American family travels abroad, this is almost always the custom that the younger members of the family miss most.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. According to the passage, what do most American children and teenagers loveto eat?27. Why is it sometimes not necessary to go inside a restaurant to buy hamburgers?28. What can be inferred from the passage?Passage Two:People have always wanted to fly. For hundreds of years they watched birds flying and wished that they could fly too.At first they made wings like birds. Then they jumped off high buildings and tried to fly. Many people did this but they all failed to fly. They crashed to the ground.Then two brothers tried another way.They built a balloon. It was made of thin cloth and paper. They lit a fire beneath it. Up into the air it went. It reached a height of 1,800 metres.A few months later the brothers sent up another balloon with a basket underneath containing a sheep, a duck and a hen. The balloon traveled to a place two and a half kilometers away. In October 1783 a man went up with a balloon, but it didn't rise very high. A month later two more people went up in a balloon full of hot air. The balloon rose to a height of 900 metres. The wind blew it along for nine kilometers. Then it came back gently to earth. People had traveled through the air for the first time!Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. How did people first learn to fly?30. How high did the first balloon reach?31. What is the main idea of the passage?Passage Three:The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the 0ld World from the New. For centuries it kept the Americas from being discovered by the people of Europe.Many wrong ideas about the Atlantic made early sailors unwilling to sail far out into it. One i dea was that it reached out to “the edge of the world”. Sailors were afraid that they might sail right off the earth. Another idea was that at the equator the ocean would be boiling hot.The Atlantic Ocean is only half as big as the Pacific, but it is still very large. It is more than 4,000 miles wide where Columbus crossed it. Even at its narrowest spot it is about 2,000 miles wide. This narrowest place is between South America and Africa.Two things make the Atlantic Ocean rather unusual. For so large an ocean it has very few islands. Also, it is the world's saltiest ocean.There is so much water in the Atlantic that it is hard to imagine how muchthere is. But suppose no more rain fell into it and no more water was brought to it by river, it would take the ocean about 4,000 years to dry up. On the average the water is a little more than two miles deep, but in some places it is much deeper. The deepest spot is near P uerto Rico. This “depth”measures 30,246 feet--almost six miles.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. Which of the following statements is true about the Atlantic Ocean?33. What made early sailors unwilling to sail far out into the Atlantic?34. Which of the following statements is true?35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?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 your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Summer means internships(实习) for thousands of American college students. They are working in the kinds of jobs they might want to have some day.Experts say at least one-third of all American college students complete an internship before they (36) graduate. Most work at an internship during the summer when they do not (37) attend classes. Some work at an internship during other times of the year. Others do an internship soon after (38) completing college. Some people work for large (39) companies. Some work for small (40) organizations. Some work for the United States (41) government.Many interns do not earn money at their summer jobs. Some college students get an internship to gain (42) experience in the kind of job they want to get after graduation. Others do not yet know what kind of (43) permanent job they want. So, they may get internships in several different companies or organizations. (44) In this way, they can find out what kind of job they like best. Why are internships so popular? Students can learn about different kinds of jobs. (45) They can do interesting work. They can learn skills and gain valuable experience. And they can meet important people. (46) Students often describe internships as a chance that happens once in a lifetime.。