英语四级听力短文理解模拟训练第16套

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the

　　passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked I A 1, E B ~, E C ~ and I D ~. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the

　　centre.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　Passage One

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26.

　　He was trained as an electronics engineer.

　　He was trained as a mechanical engineer.

　　He was trained as a communication engineer.

　　He was trained as a nuclear engineer.

　　27.

　　Fishing and hunting.

　　He began to show great interest in natural beauty.

　　Nuclear science.

　　Amateur radio.

　　28.

　　An old friend of his.

　　His elder brother.

　　His younger brother.

　　His younger son.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29.

　　The Bachelors degree.

　　The Associate degree.

　　The Masters degree.

　　The Doctors degree.

　　30.

　　A technical associate degree.

　　A degree which is designed for transfer.

　　A bachelors degree.

　　The last degree one can ever hope to attain.

　　31.

　　120 quarter hours.

　　95 quarter hours.

　　120 credit hours.

　　72 credit hours.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. In 1848.

　　In 1846.

　　In 1884.

　　In 1849.

　　33. 8,000 people.

　　10,000 people.

　　80,000 people.

　　100,000 people.

　　34. From the western United States.

　　From all parts of the country.

　　From only the east coast of the American Continent.

　　From San Francisco Bay.

　　35. Because many settlements were abandoned.

　　Because there were many gold-hungry sailors.

　　Because private gold could not be protected by law.

　　Because everybody raced for California.

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　文章精要

　　文章简单介绍了一个名叫亨利文森特的人的生活。由于战争他在16岁的时候就背井离乡与家人失散。在他退休之后却因一个十分偶然的机会最终与自己的兄弟重逢。

　　26．A信息明示题。文章第一段指出,．Australia, where he was trained as an electronics engineer．由此可知A正确。

　　27．D信息明示题。文章第二段指出,being an amateur radio operator，由此可知D正确。

　　28．C信息明示题。文章第三段指出，Henry realized that this man was in fact his younger brother，Peter由此可知C正确。

　　Passage Two

　　文章精要

　　文章简要介绍了四种不同的大学学位，即肄业学，学士学位，硕士学4i和博学位以及获得这些学位需要花费的大致课时。

　　29．B信息明示题。文章开头便指出，four types of college degrees，starting with the associate degree．由此可知B正确。

　　30．A信息明示题。文章指出，Not all associate degrees ale designed for transfer．Some are technical degrees which are called terminal degrees，which mean they do not count toward a bachelors．由此可知A正确。

　　31．C信息明示题。文章最后指出，The BAis 120 credit hours or 185 quarter hours．由此可知C正确。

　　Passage Three

　　文章精要

　　1848年，旧金山附近开始出现淘金热，成千上万的人涌入加利福尼亚沿岸开始了他们的淘金生涯，淘金热成为美国西部殖民地化的重要组成部分。文章简要叙述了当年这股淘金热的盛况。

　　32．A信息明示题。文章开头就指出，淘金热始于1848年，故选A。

　　33．D信息明示题。文章提到Within a year，100，000 peoplehad reached the coast of California，故选D。

　　34．B综合推断题。文章提到More than half of them had traveled overland across the American continent，由此可以推断，来淘金的人来自美国各地，故选B。

　　35．C信息明示题。文章提到it was a risky business．Law and order broke down由此可知，淘金危险是因为它不受法律和秩序的保护，故选C。

　　Section B

　　Passage One

　　At sixteen, Henry Vincent was separated from his family as a result of the war. He wandered aimlessly from one country to another before finally settling down in Australia, where, he was trained as an electronics engineer. He established his own business but it called for so much work that marriage was out of the question.

　　His retirement suddenly made him realize how lonely he was and he decided to take up a hobby. With his interest in electronics, being an amateur radio operator seemed a natural choice. He installed his own equipment and obtained a license and his call sign, which is the set of letters and numbers used to identify oneself when making radio contact with other amateur operators all over the world.

　　Soon Henry had a great many contacts in far off places. One in particular was a man in California with whom he had much in common. One night the man in California happened to mention the village in Europe he had come from.

　　Suddenly, Henry realized that this man was in fact his younger brother, Peter. At first, the two brothers were at a loss for words but then little by little they filled in the details of their past lives and not long afterwards Henry Vincent flew to California to be reunited with his brother.

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26. What kind of training did Henry get when he was in Australia?

　　27. What hobby did Henry take up after his retirement?

　　28. Who is the person Henry had much in common with?

　　Passage Two

　　There are four types of college degrees, starting with the associate degree. The associate takes about two years to complete when one is enrolled full time. The bachelors degree takes four years when one is enrolled full time with the masters taking an additional one to two years, and the doctors three to four years. The associate degree may be substituted for the first two years of a bachelors degree if it is a transfer degree. Not all associate degrees are designed for transfer. Some are technical degrees which are called terminal degrees, which means they do not count toward a bachelors. The bachelors is normally required before one can work at the masters level. Likewise, the master is normally required before one can work at the doctors level.

　　The number of credit hours of university degree programs varies from one school to another. In general, the AA is 60 credit hours or 95 quarter hours. The BA is 120 credit hours or 185 quarter hours. The MA is 30 credit hours or 45 quarter hours and the PhD is 60 to 72 credit hours or 95 to 120 quarter hours.

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. What is the first American college degree?

　　30. What is the terminal degree?

　　31. What is the number of credit hours for a BA?

　　Passage Three

　　In 1848, gold was discovered near San Francisco, and the first great gold-rush began. When the news spread, farmers, lawyers, sailors, soldiers and school teachers rushed to California by what ever means they could. Within a year, 100,000 people only 8,000 of whom were women had reached the coast of California. More than half of them had traveled overland across the American continent. Gold fever began to spread. Settlements throughout the United States were deserted. Homes, farms and stores were abandoned as everybody raced for California. Many came by sea, and in July 1850 more than 500 ships were anchored in San Francisco Bay, many of which had been deserted by gold- hungry sailors. A few people became very rich, but it was a risky business. Law and order broke down. Even if a miner struck it rich, there were always those who would try to take it away: gamblers, outlaws, and thieves. Gold and silver were discovered in Nevada a few years later, and gold fever was an important part of the colonization of the western United States.

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. When did the first great gold-rush begin?

　　33. How many people had reached the coast of California within a year?

　　34. Where were those gold seekers from?

　　35. Why was gold-mining a risky business?