专四英语TEM-4听力试题分析[3]_专业四级

part ii dictation [15 min.]

listen to the following passage. altogether the passage will be read to you four times. during the first reading, which will be read 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 read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. you will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more.

please write the whole passage on answer sheet two.

part iii listening comprehension (20 min.)

in sections a, b and c you will hear everything once only. listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. mark the correct response for each question on your answer sheet.

section a statement

in this section you will hear eight statements. at the end of the statement you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following eight questions.

1. what does the speaker mean?
a. it's very possible for them to know the truth.
b. they'll not be surprised even if they know the truth.
c. they will be probably astonished if they know the truth.
d. the truth is nothing else than a surprise.

2. what does the speaker mean?
a. both tom and nichols were surprised.
b. tom was more surprised than i was.
c. neither tom nor i was surprised.
d. nichols surprised both tom and me.

3. what do we know about frank?
a. frank almost never missed exercise.
b. frank didn't like exercise very much.
c. frank has never done any physical exercise.
d. exercise wasn't very hard for frank to do.

4. what does the statement mean?
a. many people are concerned about their security.
b. social security bears no relation to population.
c. most social security problems are caused by a few people.
d. too many people may cause social security problems.

5. what can we learn about dr. cyril?
a. he has decided to give up the project.
b. it has taken little effort for him to work on the project.
c. he has worked so hard on the project that he can't give up.
d. it is too hard work for him to continue the project.

6. what does the speaker mean?
a. though i haven't got a temperature, i am still lying on the bed.
b. though i am ill, i still get up and walk around.
c. i am lying in bed with high temperatures.
d. i fall ill after getting up and walking around.

7. what does the speaker mean?
a. he explains how money can hold water.
b. he explains why water can hold water.
c. he doesn't tell where he got the money.
d. what he explains doesn't seem true.

8. what do we learn about cathy and david?
a. they will become partners.
b. they do not like each other.
c. they are too different to be partners.
d. they will have different partners.

section b conversation

in this section, you will hear nine short conversations between two speakers. at the end of each conversation you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following nine questions.

9. what does the man think of the woman's suggestion?
a. he thinks it unfair.
b. he thinks it reasonable.
c. he would rather do the opposite.
d. he'd like to do both.

10. what does the woman say about the party?
a. she was too ill to attend the party.
e. she was a little nervous at the party.
f. she enjoyed socializing with others.
g. she had often attended this kind of gathering.

11. what does the man mean?
a. he has no way out but to agree.
b. he disagreed with the woman.
c. he asked the woman to decide.
d. he is happy to agree with the woman.

12. what happened to george last week?
a. he was fined.
b. he bought a ticket.
c. he had a car accident.
d. he had a lesson.

13. what career does the woman probably plan to follow?
a. history
b. physics.
c. business administration.
d. computer.

14. what nationality is sally?
a. chinese.
b. english.
c．japanese.
d．american.

15. where does this conversation most probably take place?
a. in a chinese restaurant.
b. at the airport.
c. in a hotel.
d. in a plane.

16. what does the man mean?
a． he has to wash his hands before going.
b． he must hand in an article on the show.
c． he is too busy to go with them.
d． he has already seen the show before.

17. where is the man probably going?
a. to the supermarket.
b. to the post office.
c. to the restaurant.
e. to the pub.

section c news broadcast

question 18 is based on the following news item. at the end of the news item you will be given 10 seconds to

  

answer the following question.

now listen to the news.

18. police in colombia arrested four men accused of _____
a. hiding evidence of the air crash.