模拟测试题（四）
Part ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Section 1
1.M:I think the hostess really went out of her way to make the party a success.
W:Yes，the food and drinks were great，but if only we had known a few of the other guests.
Q:What did the two speakers say about the party？
2.M:Can you stop by the post office and get me some envelopes and 39 cents’stamps？
W:Well，I am not going to stop by the post office，but I can buy you some at the bookstore after I see the dentist on Market street.
Q:Where will the woman go first？
3.M How do you like the new physician who replaced Dr.Andrews？
W:He may not seem as agreeable or as thorough as Dr.Andrews，but at least he doesn’t keep patients waiting for hours.
Q:What can we infer from the woman’s answer？
4.W:Tom must be in a bad mood today.He hasn’t said half a dozen words all afternoon.
M:Oh，really？That’s not like the Tom we know.
Q:What does the man imply？
5.W:Do you have the seminar schedule with you？I’d like to find out the topic forFriday.
M:I gave it to my friend，but there should be copies available in the library.I can pick one up for you.
Q:What does the man promise to do？
6.W:I wonder if you could sell me the Psychology textbooks.You took the course last semester，didn’t you？
M:As a matter of fact，I already sold them back to the school bookstore.
Q:What do we learn from the conversation？
7.W:Here is this week’s schedule，Tony.On Monday，there is the board meeting.Your speech to the lion’s club is on Tuesday afternoon.Then on Wednesday you have an appointment with your lawyer and...
M:Wait，you mean the business conference on Tuesday is cancelled？
Q:What will the man do this Tuesday？
8.M:Can you believe it？Jessie told her boss he was wrong to have fired his marketing director.
W:Yeah，but you know Jessie.If she has something in mind，everyone will know about it.
Q:What does the woman mean？
9.M:We’ve got three women researchers in our group Mary，Betty and Helen.Do you know them？
W:Sure.Mary is active and sociable.Betty is the most talkative woman I’ve ever met.But guess what？Helen’s just the opposite.
Q:What do we learn from the woman’s remark about Helen？
10.W:Jimmy said that he was going to marry a rich French businesswoman.
M:Don’t be so sure.He once told me that he had bought a big house.Yet he’s still sharing an apartment with Mark.
Q:What does the man imply？
Section 2
Conversation 1
Questions11to13are based on the following conversation.At the end of the conversation，you willbegiven15seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.
M:Ruth，do you know something about the Ethical Consumer Research Association？
W:Yes，so far as I know，it’s an organization that provides information for shoppers.
M:Oh，what kind of information？
W:Well，like letting shoppers know what the companies are doing behind the products that they see on the store shelves.And...and these shoppers are concerned with some ethical issues.
M:For example？
W:Well，they may want to know that the product they’re buying hasn’t been made at the expense of the people who are producing it，whether it’s in this country or abroad.They might also be concerned with other kinds of issues for example，whether thecompany is involved in selling arms.
M:But how can one become an ethical shopper when buying things？
W:One way of thinking about ethical shopping is thinking about buying less.
M:Oh，how？
W:Well，you see，sometimes we buy a lot more than we need.We buy more items of clothing than we need.So being an ethical shopper really means thinking a bit before you go and spend your money in the shops.
M:Could you give me some advice？
W:You see，some things may cost a bit more in the short-run，but be worth it in the long-run.So，if you are paying for quality，something will last you longer and then save you money.
M：Mmm...
W And sometimes you can buy things second-hand，and the quality in most second-hand shops is really very good these days.So it’s about thinking before you shop.
M:Ruth，thanks for your advice.
W:Pleasure.
Conversation 2
Questions14to17are based on the following conversation.At the end of the conversation，you will be given15seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.
M:Come sit down，Mary.
W:Thanks，Mr.Davies.
M:Now，which course are you doing？
W:I am doing management studies with English and German.
M:Uh-huh.How’s it all going？
W:Well，it’s not going too well.I’m not really enjoying the course.And...well，I am not very happy.(https://www.daowen.com)
M:All right，let’s take things slowly.Tell me something about the course.
W:Well，there is just so much work.I thought that to do two languages with management studies would be very useful，but I find the management course very difficult sometimes.And then to study English and German too，it means I am working all the time and I never have time to relax.
M:What about your accommodation？Are you happy with that？
W:Not really.I mean the other students on my course are living in the student dormitory.So they see each other all the time.I am living in the rented room in a family house.I eat breakfast and dinner with the family.But I get lonely in the evenings and at weekends.
M:So，making friends is a problem too.
W:Yes.
M:OK.I am going to make two suggestions.
W:All right.
M:First，which of the two languages do you enjoy most？
W:English.I find it easier too.
M:So I’d like you to go and see your German tutor and say that you are going to stop attending German classes for the moment.
W:OK.
M:Next，I think you should go to each of the five student dormitories，choose the one you like best and ask if you could move in there.Students are always moving in and out so that shouldn’t be a problem.
W:Thanks a lot for your advice.
M:Not at all.
Conversation 3
Questions18to20are based on the following conversation.At the end of the conversation，you will be given20seconds to answer the questions.Now listen to the conversation.
M:Hello，Yvonne.
W:Hello，Bob.
M:You know today is a very special day.That’s the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web.
W:Ah，the World Wide Web.It’s really changed our lives.And...and in such a short space of time.
M:Hmm...definitely.Now，do you know，on average，how long does someone spend surfing the net each day？
W:Umm，honestly I don’t know.But I guess people must spend a lot of time on things like Facebook.
M:Hmm...that’s true.
W:And I’m sure almost everyone uses the Internet now—but I wonder how we’d cope without it？
M:Well，it might be a bit difficult without it.
W:I guess so.For instance，some people need it for social relationships.
M:Yes，especially those who are far away.Keeping in contact with friends and family would be impossible without the Internet.
W:But are there people who would cope without the Internet？
M:Yes，there are.These people have some alternatives.
W:What kind？
M:For example，we could write to each other like we used to before we had the Internet.It would be lovely to get more hand-written letters from friends and family rather than just e-mails，I think.
W:That’s what we call“snail-mail”.But of course，lots of more paper would mean that we’d need bigger file cabinets.
M:Yes，well，it’s still incredible how the World Wide Web has expanded in twenty years，and how much we now rely on it.I wonder what it will be like after another twenty years.
W:Well，for better or worse，the web will have a greater impact on our life and society.
Section 3
Passage 1
If you are a resident you will find it useful to open a bank account.All the large banks have a network of branches across the country and all offer similar services.
A visit to any one of them will be a friendly experience.However，to open an account，you have to be prepared to prove your identity in a number of ways.You will find your passport useful but the bank will also want to see some form of proof that you are living where you say you are.This can be proved by a housing rent book，a tax form，water or electricity bill for the property，as long as it’s in your name.In the bank，and elsewhere，you may hear the term“utility bill”—this simply refers to bills relating to the provision of services to your home such as electricity，gas，water and telephone.
There are other local facilities such as post offices where you can save your money and have access to affordable low cost loans.Where they exist in your local area，contact details can be obtained from the Citizen’s Advice Bureau.
Passage 2
Life is very stressful nowadays，so it is useful for us to talk about how to cope with stress.If you want to reduce some stress，you can reduce this by the word S-T-R-E-S-S；that’s stress.Let’s begin with the“S”.“S”is that you can have the“scheduling”，for example，you don’t have to schedule too many things in your day and if you feel you are too busy，you can cut out an activity or two.
And“T”is“treat your body well”，because experts say that exercise can reduce stress and also if you eat healthy food，then your brain and your body get the nourishment they need.
The next letter is“R”.“R”means“relax”.You can do an activity you enjoy or that relaxes you，maybe you can read a book or learn a new hobby and even spend time with your pet and that could make a difference.
And the next letter is“E”—“E”is about expectations.This means，be realistic about yourself and others.So you can just do your best and don’t try to be perfect and don’t expect others to be too.That will release and reduce a lot of stress for you and the people around you.
And the next letter is“S”.“S”stands for sleep.If you get a good night’s sleep，then it will keep your mind and your body in shape.And the last letter is“S”again，which means“smile”.If you smile and have confidence，you will think in a more positive way and then you will feel more comfortable when you are coping with the stress.
Passage 3
New words enter the English language all the time.In fact，English has always
been in a state of evolution and in recent years more and more words and phrases have
entered the language.But where do all these new words come from？Words come out of the culture that they represent and they describe so if you’ve got
a new development in medicine，for example bird flu，then you’ll get a new word comingout of that.If there’s a military conflict that may well bring all sorts of new words to the fore.Going back in time the First and Second World Wars were times of great creativity of language because people from different countries met each other and exchanged their words and words developed from there.So words come from the playground；they come from politics；they come from any area of life because every area of life is changing from day to day.
And does English have more words than any other language？
It certainly has more than other European languages and probably more than any other language in the world.English is put together from so many different bits.Originally it was a Germanic language and then after the Norman Conquest in 1066 there was an enormous influx of French words.And it comes from a country，the United Kingdom，which was quite an expansive，trading，colonial power in the past and all these have brought all sorts of other new words into the language.
Section 4
Tests may be the most unpopular part of academic life.Students hate them because they produce fear and anxiety about being evaluated，and focus on grades instead of learning for learning’s sake.
But tests are also valuable.A well-constructed test identifies what you know and what you still need to learn.Tests help you see how your performance compares to that of others.And knowing that you’ll be tested on a body of material is certainly likely to motivate you to learn the material more thoroughly.
However，there’s another reason you might dislike tests You may assume that tests have the power to define your worth as a person.If you do badly on a test，you may be tempted to believe that you’ve received some fundamental information about yourself from the professor，information that says you’re a failure in some significant way.
This is a dangerous—and wrong-headed—assumption.If you do badly on a test，it doesn’t mean you are a bad person or stupid.Or that you’ll never do better again，and that your life is ruined.If you don’t do well on a test，you’re the same person you were before you took the test—no better，no worse.You just did badly on a test.That’s it.
In short，tests are not a measure of your value as an individual—they are a measure only of how well and how much you studied.Tests are tools；they are indirect and imperfect measures of what we know.