英语四级听力考试练习题Model Test Eight

 

[00:00.00]1.M:Did you see the diamond ring Bill gave to Linda?

[00:05.62]W:I sure did.It must have cost him an arm and a leg.

[00:10.89]Q:What did the woman say about the ring?

[00:16.93]2.W:I'm always late for my morning classes.It's because of all the traffic out near where I live.

[00:27.04]M:Well,you would't have that problem if you move into our campus¹.

[00:32.71]Q:What does the man suggest the woman do?

[00:37.88]3.W:My brother is coming this weekend and I thought the three of us could go out to dinner Saturday night.Any suggestions?

[00:49.01]M:It's up to you.I don't know the restaurants around here that well.

[00:53.71]So you know a better place to go than me.

[00:58.41]Q:What do we learn from this convrsation?

[01:03.58]4.W:Well,if you are seriously considering buying a car,I'm trying to get rid of mine.

[01:12.72]All it needs is some new paint.

[01:15.91]M:Thanks.But most used cars end up being more trouble than their worth.

[01:22.05]Q:What will the man probably do?

[01:26.31]5.W:I hope you like the novel I lent you.

[01:31.38]I wasn't sure whether it was the kind of book you would be interested in.

[01:36.13]M:You know,I had the same doubt at first.But once I started I simply couldn't put it down.

[01:43.78]Q:What does the man mean?

[01:47.89]6.W:I need to go across town,but the traffic is so heavy this time of day.

[01:56.92]M:When you take the subway,you don't have to deal with traffic.I never drive any more.

[02:04.08]Q:What are they talking about?

[02:08.29]7.W:Hi,George,I can't get to sleep with the light so near my bed.

[02:15.50]Can't you read some place else.

[02:18.68]M:Sorry,our daughter is having a party in the living room.

[02:22.89]I suppose I could check the dining_room though.

[02:26.99]Q:What will George probably do?

[02:32.16]8.W:I've got two tickets to today's game.Do you want to come along?

[02:39.37]M:It'll be on television,besides,it's really too cold for me.

[02:45.51]Q:What do we learn from this conversation?

[02:50.68]9.W:I'm going to London on business and somebody said you were the right person to talk to about what I can do there for fun.

[03:00.85]M:You bet² I am.I hope you've got at least a month.

[03:05.91]Q:What does the man imply³?

[03:11.14]10.M:I'm shocked that you managed to get an A on the test.

[03:16.10]You didn't even read the textbook.

[03:18.50]W:Now you know why I never missed a lecture.

[03:22.71]Q:What do we know about the test?

[03:27.83]In November 1965,New York was blacked out by an electricity failure.

[03:34.75]The authorities⁴ promised that it would not happen again.

[03:39.48]Pessimists were certain that it would occur again within five years at the least.

[03:45.62]In July 1977,there was a repeat performance which produced varying⁵ degrees of chaos⁶ throughout the city of eight million people.

[03:56.80]In 1965,the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of comparative⁷ prosperity⁸.

[04:04.53]In 1977,the disaster was much more serious because it came when unemployment was high and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat waves.

[04:17.20]In 1965,there was little crime or looting during the darkness,and fewer than a hundred people were arrested.

[04:25.80]In 1977,hundreds of stores were broken into and looted.

[04:31.05]Looters smashed⁹ shop windows and helped themselves to jewelry,clothes or television sets.

[04:37.63]Nearly 4,000 people were arrested but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night.

[04:44.29]The number of policemen available was quite inadequate¹⁰ and they wisely restrained¹¹ themselves from using their guns against robbers¹²,

[04:52.28]who far outnumbered them and included armed men.

[04:57.09]Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop window.

[05:02.84]Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day.

[05:08.40]The black_out started at 9:30 p.m.,when lightening¹³ hit and knocked out vital cables¹⁴.

[05:15.04]Many stores were thus caught by surprise.

[05:18.64]The vast majority of New Yorkers,however,were not involved in looting.

[05:23.29]They helped strangers,distributed candles and batteries,and tried to survive in a horrible world without traffic lights,

[05:31.15]refrigerators,elevators,water and electrical power.

[05:36.61]For twenty_four hours,New York realized how helpless¹⁵ it was without electricity.

1 campus   

n.大学校园，学校校园；大学　

参考例句：

• They spoke of the old days on the campus.他们谈起昔日的校园生活。
• The campus covers an area of twenty square kilometres.这个校园占地二十平方公里。

2 bet   

v.打赌，以(与)...打赌；n.赌注，赌金；打赌

参考例句：

• I bet you can't do this puzzle.我敢说，你解决不了这个难题。
• I offered to bet with him.我提出与他打赌。

3 imply   

vt.暗示；意味着

参考例句：

• Cheerfulness doesn't always imply happiness.快活并不总是意味着幸福。
• What did she imply in her words?她的话意味着什么？

4 authorities   

n.当局，权力，权威；权威( authority的名词复数 )；权力；学术权威；[复数]当权者

参考例句：

• They interceded with the authorities on behalf of the detainees. 他们为被拘留者向当局求情。
• At his instigation we conceal the fact from the authorities. 我们受他的怂恿向当局隐瞒了事实。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 varying   

a.不同的

参考例句：

• Racism still exists to varying degrees. 种族主义仍不同程度地存在着。
• With him and with her varying mental states were common. 双方往往都会有变化无常的心态。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

6 chaos   

n.混乱，无秩序

参考例句：

• After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后，城市一片混乱。
• The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。

7 comparative   

adj.比较的；相比较而言的；相对的

参考例句：

• After many hardships,he now lives in comparative ease.经过许多困难之后，他现在的生活相对舒适。
• Let's make a comparative study of the two languages.让我们将这两种语言作一下比较研究。

8 prosperity   

n.繁荣，昌盛，成功

参考例句：

• I wish you the life of happiness and prosperity. 我祝你生活幸福、万事如意。
• A prosperity never seen before appeared in the countryside.农村出现了前所未有的繁荣。

9 smashed   

adj.喝醉酒的v.打碎，捣烂( smash的过去式和过去分词 )；捣毁；重击；撞毁（车辆）

参考例句：

• Several windows had been smashed. 几扇窗户劈里啪啦打碎了。
• In time-honoured tradition, a bottle of champagne was smashed on the ship. 依照由来已久的传统，对着船摔了一瓶香槟。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 inadequate   

adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的

参考例句：

• The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
• She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

11 restrained   

a.克制的，自制的，受约束的

参考例句：

• The prisoner had to be restrained by the police. 警察只好强行制住囚犯。
• The costumes and lighting in the play were restrained. 这出戏的服装和灯光都很朴实。

12 robbers   

n.抢劫者，强盗，盗贼( robber的名词复数 )；盗匪

参考例句：

• The robbers fled empty-handed. 抢劫犯一无所获地逃走了。
• The policeman discharged his gun at the fleeing robbers. 警察向逃跑的强盗开了枪。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 lightening   

n.发光v.使（某物）更明亮( lighten的现在分词 )；变得更光明

参考例句：

• The lightening splintered a tree. 闪电把一棵树劈开了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• I saw the lightening split the clouds and heard the thunders following. 我看到闪电撕开云层，听到随之而来的雷声。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）

14 cables   

n.电报( cable的名词复数 )；电缆；（系船用的）缆绳；（船只、桥梁等上的）巨缆

参考例句：

• Use the crocodile clips to attach the cables to the battery. 用鳄鱼嘴夹把电缆接到蓄电池上。
• Please don't touch these metal cables inside a plastic sleeve. 请不要碰那些套着塑料管的金属电缆。 来自《简明英汉词典》

15 helpless   

adj.无助的，无依无靠的；不能自力的

参考例句：

• The other team was helpless and we had a real field day.对方队很弱，我们轻易取胜。
• They felt helpless to do anything about it.他们对这事感到无能为力。