大学英语四级考试听力预测试题(14)

　　1. M: Are you ready to order now?

　　W: Yes,Ill have roast beef,French fried potatoes and green beans.

　　Q: Whom is the man talking to?

　　2. M: Well,if I had begun studying English earlier.

　　I wouldnt be having so much trouble with my pronunciation.

　　W: Oh, I can understand why you feel that way.

　　Q: What problem does the man have?

　　3. M: I cant make up my mind about taking the English exam in this summer.

　　W: I would be inclined to take it if I were you.

　　Any qualification is useful these days.

　　Q: Whats the womans opinion about the exam?

　　4: W: Can I depend on you to pick up the soda for the party tonight?

　　M: Sure.I promise Ill pick it up.

　　Q: What did the woman ask the man to do?

　　5. M: Louise,do you mind turning off the over-head light.

　　Ive got a big day tomorrow and I really need to get some sleep.

　　W: Sorry. Ill turn it off in a second.

　　Q: Why did the woman say sorry?

　　6. M: I thought we might go to the new movie at the Playhouse Theater.

　　W: Fantastic! I read a good review of it and Id love to go!

　　Q: What are they going to do?

　　7. M: Well, it might do you good to quit smoking or at least cut down on it.

　　W: A lot of people have told me the same thing

　　but somehow I just cant force myself to do it.

　　Q: What does the woman think of the mans suggestion?

　　8. W: Could I possibly ask you to help me get this refrigerator up the steps?

　　M: Id like to, but Im afraid I cant.

　　Q: What can you conclude from the conversation?

　　9. M: Which model of the washing machine are you interested in purchasing?

　　w: Im not sure. I might buy the cheap one.

　　On the other hand,perhaps Ill buy the deluxe version.

　　Q: What is the woman doing?

　　10. M: Ah,now this is better.

　　This is how a tomato soup should taste.

　　W: Oh,yes.Its really delicious!

　　A bit better than the one we had last week.

　　Q: What are they doing?

　　Passage One

　　Americans eat breakfast and lunch quickly unless it is a social

　　business or family occasion.

　　The evening meal is usually longer and a time for family to gather together.

　　Rushing through daytime meals is part of the fast pace in America.

　　Another reason for rushing through daytime meals is that many people eat in restaurant

　　that are usually crowded with people waiting for a place so that

　　they too can be served and return to work at the proper time.

　　So each one hurries to make room for the next person.

　　As with busy people everywhere

　　there is a real difference with meals

　　that are eaten in a hurry and those that can be enjoyed slowly with friends.

　　11. What time would be the least busy time to eat in a restaurant?

　　12. What is a reason or how many reasons are there for Americans to rush through their daytime meals?

　　13. On which occasion do Americans eat breakfast and lunch quickly?

　　Passage Two

　　In many countries today,laws protect wildlife.

　　In India the need for such protection was realized centuries ago.

　　About 300 B.C. an Indian writer described forests that were somewhat like national parks today.

　　The killing of game beasts was carefully supervise.

　　Some animals were fully protected.

　　Within the forest,nobody was allowed to cut timber

　　burn wood for charcoal,or trap animals for their furs.

　　Animals that became dangerous to human visitors were trapped or killed outside the park.

　　So that other animals would not become uneasy.

　　The need for wildlife protection is greater now than everbefore.

　　About a thousand species of animals are in danger of extinction

　　and the rate at which they are being destroyed has increased.

　　Within mammals,for instance

　　the rate of extinction is now about one species every year.

　　From A.D. 1 to 1800,the rate was about one species every fifty years.

　　Everywhere,men are trying to solve the problem of preserving wildlife

　　while caring for the woulds growing population.

　　14. What time does the example of mans concern with wildlife protection date back to?

　　15. What was the thing about hunting like in forests of long ago?

　　16. What was the rule of cutting timber in forests of long ago?

　　17. Which of the following is implied but not stated in the passage?

　　Passage Three

　　The last part of this century will be an age of exploration

　　such as man has never know.

　　There are eight planets,at least thirty moons

　　and thousands of asteroids to be explored.

　　Their total area is about 250 times that of the earth.

　　Spaceships will not be able to land on some of the

　　but that still leaves to be explored

　　and area ten times as great as the continents of the earth.

　　Exploring space may seem terrifying to some people.

　　No doubt explorers of the past were terrified by the great empty oceans that lay before them.

　　They conquered their fears crossed the oceans,and built the New World.

　　In the past when explorers set sail into the unknown

　　they had to say good-bye to all they knew at home.

　　Space explorers will not face such great loneliness.

　　Ever when they travel far beyond the sun

　　they will be able to send messages back.

　　18. When will be an age of exploration?

　　19. How did the explorers of the past feel when the great empty oceans lay before them?

　　20. What is this passage about?