模拟测试题（一）
Part Ⅰ LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Section 1
1.M:Jane told me you were on a diet.How much weight have you lost?
W:Well，to start with，I weighed 150 pounds.The first two weeks I took off 10pounds，but then I gained back 5 pounds over the holiday.
Q:How much does the woman weigh now?
2.W Was the movie as good as you expected?
M:It was a waste of time and money！
Q:How does the man feel about the movie?
3.W Could you tell me the least expensive way to get to London?
M:If you go by bus it’s only 20 pounds.But if you go by train，it’s almost twice that much.
Q:What does this man explain to the woman?
4.W:If I were you，I would take a bus instead of a plane.Flying makes me nervous.
M:But it will take me forever to get there by bus.
Q:What does the man prefer to do?
5.W Jim，you are on the net again！We are going to get off.It’s time for the talk show！
M:Just a minute dear！I’m looking at a new jewelry site.I want to make sure I get the right gift for mom’s birthday.
Q:What is the man doing right now?
6.W I’ve never seen you have such confidence before in the exam！
M:It’s more than confidence！Right now I felt that if I got less than an A，it will be the fault of the exam itself.
Q:What does the man mean?
7.W:Just look at this newspaper！Nothing but murder，death and war！Do you still believe people are basically good
M:Of course I do！But newspapers hardly ever report stories about peace and generosity.They are not news！
Q:What do we learn from the conversation
8.M:Tom must be joking when he said he plans to sell his shop and go to medical school.
W:You are quite right.He’s just kidding.He’s also told me time and time again he wished to study for some profession instead of going into business.
Q:What will Tom probably do according to the conversation?
9.M:How do you like Professor Bachman’s course on the History of Philosophy He is a distinguished scholar on that subject.
W:He is a great teacher.But I’m having a hard time with the reading list.I feel I can’t ever finish it.
Q:What problem does the woman have with the course?
10.W Robert wants to know if he can go with us to the party.
M:That’s odd.This morning he said he wanted to go by himself.
Q:What do we learn about Robert
Section 2
Conversation 1
Questions:11to13are 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.
W:OK.If you want to adopt an animal，first I need to know some references.
M:References People we know?
W:Friends，teachers...We need to talk to some people about you.We want to be sure that you’re responsible and that you can take good care of an animal.Then you have to fill out this form about your family background.
M:Is that it?
W:No，there’s more.We need to know about your history with animals.Have you ever owned an animal?
M:Yes.I had a cat when I was eight years old.I loved it so much.It was very cute.
W:We also like to know your reasons for wanting an animal.
M:To have a friend—a pal.You know，man’s best friend is dog.
W:And one thing more.If you’re under twenty-one years of age...
M:That’s me.
W:Then an adult must sign for you.
M:No problem.My parents will think it’s a good idea.I’ll be back with them.If the real owners don’t come to claim the dog...
W:After 48 hours.But please call first.
M:Thanks for your information and for being so helpful.
W:It’s my pleasure.Nice talking to you.(https://www.daowen.com)
Q11.Why does the woman ask the man to provide references?
Q12.Which of the following details about the man is CORRECT?
Q13.Where does the conversation most probably take place?
Conversation 2
Questions14to16are 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.
M:Are you the head resident?
W:Yes.
M:I’m Bill Miller.I’m here because I want to change roommates.
W:Really That surprises me.I thought that you and David were good friends.
M:We were.You see，we knew each other before.We are from the same hometown，but it looks like we had different reasons for coming to college.
W:How so?
M:Well，David is really into having fun，which is great.But he has so many people in our room all the time that I can’t study.And the stereo is on constantly.
W:Have you talked to him about it
M:Yes，but he just doesn’t take me seriously.
W:I see.
M:Miss Todd，I have to study.I’m on scholarship.David isn’t.
W:Okay.Here’s what we can do.Let me talk to David，and then you see how it goes.Just one week.
Q14.What do the speakers mainly discuss?
Q15.Why is the man worried about the course?
Q16.What is the man’s problem?
Conversation 3
Questions17to20are 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.
W:I’ve been reading about a new healthy snack food.It’s made from fish.Have you heard anything about it?
M:No，I haven’t.But I don’t like fish very much anyway.
W:Not to worry.Although it’s made primarily from fish，it actually doesn’t have a fishy taste.In fact it can be flavored with tomato，cheese or chocolate for instance.
M:Do you know how this snack food is made How could it not taste fishy?
W:First，the fish is minced and cooked，then water and starch are added to make a dough.
M:It sounds awful.
W:Actually the dough is very bland at that point.So the flavorings are added to give it more taste.
M:Well，it still sounds a little strange.But I suppose this product will at least be low calories and high protein，like a healthy food.
W:Yes，you could call it that.And it has long shelf life，so it won’t spoil quickly.It is also easy to digest and can be made from types of fish that usually aren’t eaten or from high grade fish byproducts.
M:Mh...Have you got any samples I might be willing to try the cheese-flavored variety.
W:No.None of these seems to be available yet.As I understand it，this fish snack food probably won’t be in the stores for another couple of years.So you have a while to get used to the whole idea.
M:A couple of years，ha It may just take me that long，but thanks for telling me about it.
Q17.What seems to surprise the man about the new product?
Q18.Why are flavorings added to the dough
Q19.What would be a good reason for buying the product?
Q20.When will the new product be available
Section 3
Passage 1
Body language，with the technical name non-verbal communication，does not involve the use of words，NVC for short.When someone is saying something with which he agrees，the average European will smile and nod approval.On the other hand，if you disagree，you may frown and shake your head.Incidentally，I referred a moment ago to“the average European”，because body language is very much tied to culture，and in order not to misunderstand，or not to be misunderstood，you must appreciate this.A smiling Chinese，for instance，may not be approving but acutely embarrassed.Quite a lot of work is now being done on the subject of NVC，which is obviously important，for instance，to managers，who have to deal every day with their staff，and have to understand what other people are feeling if they are to create good working conditions.Body language，or NVC signals，is sometimes categorized into five kinds 1）body and facial gestures；2）eye contact；3）body contact or proximity；4）clothing and physical appearance；and 5）the quality of speech.In some cultures—and I am sure this is a cultural feature and not an individual one—it is quite normal for people to stand close together，or to more or less thrust their face into yours when they are talking to you.In other cultures this is disliked；Americans，for instance，talk about invasion of their space.
Passage 2
In ancient times，many people believed the earth was a flat disc.Well over 2000years ago，the ancient Greek philosophers were able to put forward two good arguments proving that it was not.Direct observations of heavenly bodies were the basis of both these arguments.First，the Greeks knew that during eclipses of the moon，the earth was between the sun and the moon，and they saw that during these eclipses，the earth’s shadow on the moon was always round，they realized that this could be true only if the earth was spherical.If the earth were a flat disc，then its shadow during eclipses would not be a perfect circle，it would be stretched out into a long ellipse.The second argument was based on what the Greeks saw during their travels.They noticed that the North Star，or Polaris，appeared lower in the sky when they traveled south；in more northern regions，the North Star appeared to them to be much higher in the sky.By the way，it was also from this difference in the apparent position of the North Star that the Greeks first calculated the approximate distance around the circumference of the earth，a figure recorded in ancient documents says 400，000 stadia，that’s the plural of the word stadium.Today，it’s not known exactly what length one stadium represents，but let’s say it was about 200 meters.It’s a very good estimate for those writing so long before even the first telescope was invented.
Passage 3
Today，we are going to continue our discussion of social insects，focusing on the Argentine ant，which as you might guess is a species of ant that is natives to Argentina.We’ll consider what happened to this type of ant after some members of the species move to California from their original habitat.OK，well，in Argentina，these Argentine ants behave like most ant species around the world.They fight other ants of the same species if those ants are from some other nests.But the Argentine ants living in California behave differently.Ants from different nests form a single large colony.Within this colony，there is little aggression among ants from different nests.And when they fight insects from outside their colony，the Argentine ants can quickly recruit a huge army from their network of nests.This of course gives them advantages over other ant species.So then，why do Argentine ants behave differently in California than they do in Argentina Well，using genetic testing，researches found that all the Argentine ants in California were very similar genetically.You see，when the first Argentine ants came to California，their population must have been very small，and all the later generations of the Argentine ants there must be descended from the same few ancestors.So they are all closely related.This discovery is important，because for most social insects，membership in a colony is based on how closely related they are genetically.
Q27.What aspect of Argentine ants is mainly discussed?
Q28.What does the professor say about the Argentine ants that live in Argentina?
Q29.What’s the characteristic of the Argentine ants in California?
Q30.What did genetic testing indicate about the Argentine ants in California?
Section 4
In police work，you can never predict the next crime or problem.No working day is identical to any other，so there is no“typical”day for a police officer.Some days arerelatively slow，and the job is boring；other days are so busy that there is no time to eat.I think I can describe police work in one word Variety.Sometimes it’s dangerous.One day，for example，I was working undercover；that is，I was on the job，but I was wearing normal clothes，not my police uniform.I was trying to catch some robbers who were stealing money from people as they walked down the street.Suddenly，seven bad men jumped out at me；one of them had a knife and we got into a fight.Another policeman arrived，and together，we arrested three of the men；but the other four ran away.Another day，I helped a woman who was going to have a baby.She was trying to get to the hospital，but there was a bad traffic jam.I put her in my police car to get her there faster.I thought she was going to have the baby right there in my car.But fortunately，the baby waited to“arrive”until we got to the hospital.