模拟试题一 听力原文
Part ⅠListening Comprehension
Section A
1.W：You’ve been sitting at the computer for hours.Let’s take a coffee break，shall we？
M：I wish I could.You know，I’m up to my neck in work.I’ve got to fnish this report.I don’t want to miss the deadline.
Q：What does the man mean？
2.M：I know I promised to drive you to the airport next Thursday，but I’m afraid something has come up.They’ve called a special meeting at work.
W：No big deal.Karen said she was available as a back-up.
Q：What does the man mean？
3.W：Did you hear that Anna needs to stay in bed for 4 weeks？
M：Yeah.She injured her spine in a fall and a doctor told her to lie fat on her back for a month so it can mend.
Q：What can we learn from the conversation？
4.M：Hello，this is Dr.Martin from the Emergency Department.I have a male patient with a fractured ankle.
W：Oh，we have one bed available in Ward 3.Send him here and I’ll take care of him.
Q：What are the speakers talking about？
5.M：Do you mean that a woman should be able to get whatever kind of job she wants？
W：Yes.If she feels that she wants to go out and get a job，that’s her choice.And，if she has been trained for something specifc，that’s fantastic.She should be able to use her talents.
Q：According to the second speaker，what will a woman do if she wants to go out and get a job？
6.M：Sorry to be calling you so late but I’m having trouble with the math assignment.And I am sick of doing it alone.
W：Oh，…well，do you want to come over？But I do have to say that I’m still not halfway through it.
Q：How does the woman respond to the man’s problem？
7.W：Anything new in today’s paper？
M：Yes.The infant mortality rate in China has declined notably since the beginning of the 1990s.The average decrease is 6.5 percent a year since 1990.The mortality rate of children under fve years old has been tailing off by 5.85 percent annually.
Q：What is the percentage of the annual decrease in the infant mortality rate since 1990？
8.W：Oh，my God.A coach collided with a heavy lorry on the M4 motorway.5 people lost their lives.
M：It happened early this morning.Rescue operations have been going on all day.A section of the motorway has been closed to traffc.
Q：Which of the following is true？
9.W：The morning paper says the space shuttle is taking off at 10 am tomorrow.
M：Yeah，as just another one of this year’s routine missions.The frst mission was undertaken a decade ago and broadcast live then worldwide.
Q：What can we infer from this conversation？
10.W：I hope you’re not too put out with me for the delay.I have to stop by Fred’s home to pick up a book on my way here.
M：Well，that’s not a big deal.But you might at least phone if you know you’re going to keep someone waiting.
Q：What do we learn about the woman from the conversation？
11.W：Why do you still lie in bed？Just have a look at the mess all around you.
M：You shouldn’t have talked like that.I feel a bit under the weather today.
Q：What can be learned from the dialogue？
12.W：I went to a private school，and the headmaster charged me a big sum of money for tuition.It cost me$600.
M：But I think the tuition is worth every penny of it.
Q：What’s the man’s response to the woman’s remark？
13.W：Doctor，I haven’t been able to get enough sleep lately，and I’m too tired to concentrate in work.
M：Well，you know，spending too much time indoors with all that artifcial lighting can do that to you.Your body loses track of whether it’s day or night.
Q：What does the man imply？
14.W：A large glass of brandy may affect your recovery.
M：You can say that again.
Q：What does the man mean？
15.W：I was shocked to hear of your wife’s illness.Is she going to be all right？
M：At frst，the doctor wasn’t sure，but she’s really improved.She’ll be home next week.
Q：What do we learn about the man’s wife？
Section B
Passage One(https://www.daowen.com)
M：Hi，Dr.Hyde.
W：So，what seems to be the problems today？
M：Well，I just came in for a check up and a dental cleaning.
W：Hum.Open up.Let’s take a look…
M：Okay.Uh…
W：Hum.Wow！I’ve never seen one like this before.Let me try this.
M：Ouhhhh…
W：Well，besides a lot of plaque buildup，there is a major cavity in one of your wisdom teeth.Hasn’t this given you any trouble？
M：Well，the tooth has been bothering me，and it sometimes hurts when I drink something cold. Does it look that bad？
W：Well，we’re going to remove the decay，and then we’ll either put a flling in，or if the decay is extensive，we can’t repair it，we might have to put a crown on your tooth.Or as a last resort， we may have to extract the tooth.
M：Uh，well，that sounds painful！
W：Don’t worry.I’ve done this once before.Hah，just relax.
M：Wait！Aren’t you supposed to give me something to dull the pain？
W：I almost forgot.We can either use a local anesthetic or nitrous oxide laughing gas to minimize the discomfort you might feel.Or you can just grin and bear it.
M：No，no，no.Put me under！I can’t stand pain，and I’d rather not be aware of what’s going on. And，if I need a flling，can I get one that looks like my other teeth？
W：If we can save the tooth with a flling，I recommend a high-strength silver alloy flling instead of a porcelain one.It’ll probably last longer.
M：Okay，well，whatever.Let’s get it over with.
W：Okay，pleasant dreams.
Questions 16-20 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
16.What is the man’s initial purpose for visiting the dentist？
17.What problem does the dentist discover when she takes her frst look at the man’s teeth？
18.What is the last method of treatment the dentist mentioned？
19.What kind of material will the woman use to fll the man’s teeth？
20.What method does the dentist use when extracting the decay？
Passage Two
If you want to stay young，sit down and have a good think.This is the research fnding of a team of Japanese doctors，who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and as a result，we are aging unnecessarily soon.
Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to fnd out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age and how the process of aging could be slowed down.
With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University，he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations.
Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain，which relate to intellect and emotion，and determine the human character.The rear section of the brain，which controls functions like eating and breathing， does not contract with age，and one can continue living without intellectual on emotional faculties. Contraction of front and side parts—as cells die off—was observed in some subjects in their thirties，but it was still not evident in some sixty-and seventy-year-olds.
Matsuzaswa concluded from his tests that there is a simple remedy to the contraction normally associated with age—using the head.
The fndings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns.Those least at risk，says Matsuzawa，are lawyers，followed by university professors and doctors.White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are， however，as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker，bus driver and shop assistant.
Matsuzawa’s findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking.Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need.“The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain，”he says.“Think hard and engage in conversation.Don’t rely on pocket calculators.”
Questions 21-25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
21.What did the team of doctors wanted to fnd out？
22.On what are their research fndings based？
23.What did the doctor’s test show？
24.What did Matsuzawa’s fndings show？
25.According to the passage，which people seem to age slower than the others？
Passage Three
There are some steps you can take yourself to avoid catching a cold.Contrary to popular belief， colds are not caused by exposure to severe weather.Colds are caused by viruses harbored in the body， and you’re better off out on the ski slopes or even waiting for the bus on a snowy day than you are in a toast warm room，surrounded by friends，co-workers，or fellow students，who just may be passing the virus around.If you feel a chill when you’re coming down with a cold，you’re already sick.A chill is an early symptom：it’s the cold that caused the chill，not the other way around.
While the virus can spread through droplets propelled into the air when a cold-sufferer coughs or sneezes，surprisingly，this is not the most common route of transmission.Numerous studies have now shown that the overwhelming majority of colds are“caught”by hand contact.A cold-sufferer rubs her nose，thereby transferring the virus to her hand.Then a friend comes to visit.“Don’t kiss me，”she cautions，so the friend steps back and presses her hand.The friend then wipes her own nose or eye—and several days later is stricken with a cold.Or parents pick up their child’s discarded tissues and carefully throw them away but fail to wash their hands afterward.
Cold virus also can be transferred to objects—telephones，towels，plates—and remain infectious for up to three hours.Frequent hand washing—on the part of the cold-sufferer as well as other members of the household—will minimize the spread of viruses in this way.
Questions 26-30 are based on the passage you have just heard.
26.Which of the following steps will most probably cause one to catch a cold？
27.If you feel a chill，what does it mean？
28.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？
29.What should we do to prevent viruses from spreading？
30.Which of the following will most likely get a man to be stricken with a cold？