PETS4真题07年9月

Section I Listening Comprehension

( 30 minutes)

Directions.

This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of recorded materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are THREE parts in this section, Part A , Part B and Part C.

Remember, while you are doing the test, you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.

If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.

Now look at Part A in your test booklet.

Part A

Directions：

For Questions l--5, you will hear a report on a survey recently done in Britain. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word or number in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25

Directions:

For Questions 6--10, you will hear an interview with Rosemary, a self-employed dog trainer in Hong Kong. While you listen, complete the sentences or answer the questions. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions

Directions:

You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A ,B , C or D . After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece once only.

Questions 11--13 are based on the following talk about prodigies, kids with unusual natural abilities. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 11--13.

11. What was John Stuart Mill?

[ A ] A historian. [ B ] A composer.

[ C ] A philosopher. [ D ] A mathematician.

12. What has been found about children of unusual talent?

[ A ] Many of them are from middle-class families.

[ B ] There are more girls than boys among them.

[ C ] They are mostly born by natural childbirth.

[ D ] Their parents are usually ambitious and humorous.

13. What can be inferred from the talk?

[ A ] Material wealth goes hand in hand with mental emptiness.

[ B ] Environment plays a decisive role in the development of prodigies.

[ C ] Success has not always brought happiness to prodigies.

[ D ] Public praise will help prodigies to find the value of their lives.

Questions 14----16 are based on the interview with British singer and songwriter Beth Orton. You now have 15 seconds to read Questions 14--16.

14. When did Beth Orton begin singing?

[ A ] After she met William.

[B ] Before she went to acting classes.

[C ] After she dropped out of school.

[D ] Before she joined a traveling group.

15. When is the best time of a woman' s life, as Beth Orton was told?

[ A ] In her 60s. [ B ] In her 40s.

[C ] In her 30s. [ D ] In her 20s.

16. What does Beth Orton want to do in the next year or so?

[A ] Improve her skills in playing the drums.

[B ] Learn how to play the violin.

[ C ] Try some strange musical instruments.

[ D ] Train herself in coordination.

Questions 17--20 are based on the following discussion with Dr. Jane Richard about premarital contracting. You now have 20 seconds to read Questions 17--20.

17. How do people see premarital contracting in general?

[ A ] It is unfeasible and unnecessary.

[B ] It has no effect on true love.

[C ] It is only effective for someone rich and famous.

[D ] It suggests distrust between the two partners.

18. What does the woman think of premarital contracting?

[ A ] It helps a couple know more about each other.

[B ] It makes a couple' s relationship more stable.

[ C ] It helps to develop genuine love in a couple.

[ D ] It makes a couple feel more comfortable with each other.

19. What is the divorce rate, according to the interviewer?

[A] 50%. [B] 30%.