英语四级听力考试练习题Model Test Three（在线收听）

1.W:Here are two empty seats.

[00:04.75]M:Don't you think these are too close to the movie screen?

[00:09.51]Q:Where did this conversation most probably take place?

[00:15.65]2.M:I'm bored with the same food all the time.

[00:20.51]Let's try something different Saturday night.

[00:23.56]W:How about an Italian place?

[00:27.22]Q:What do we learn from this conversation?

[00:32.39]3.W:We are having a party at our house on the weekend of the 30th.Would you like to join us?

[00:40.54]M:That sounds like a lot of fun.But I'll need to check my schedule first.

[00:46.73]Q:What does the man imply?

[00:50.89]4.M:My shoulder's been hurting for a couple of weeks now ever since I moved that heavy desk by myself.

[00:59.12]W:If it hasn't gotten better by now,you should go and see a doctor.

[01:04.76]Q:How long has the man's problem lasted?

[01:09.98]5.M:What I need is a roommate who is neat and considerate.

[01:16.59]W:So you should write that in the ad.

[01:20.22]Q:What does the man hope to do?

[01:24.35]6.W:My cousin Bob is getting married in Califomia and I can't decide whether to go.

[01:33.49]M:It's a long trip but I think you will have a good time.

[01:38.59]Q:What does the man suggest?

[01:42.77]7.W:Excuse me,could you bring me a glass of water,please?

[01:49.84]M:Sorry,but I am not a waiter.

[01:53.14]Q:What will the man do for the woman?

[01:58.23]8.W:I've been calling David for the past half hour,but I keep getting a busy signal.

[02:06.41]M:Well,if you don't get him soon,we'll just have to go to the concert without him.

[02:12.60]Q:Why is the woman trying to call David?

[02:17.69]9.M:If I don't find my wallet pretty soon,I'm going to report it stolen

[02:24.35]W:Have you checked your car or your jacket pocket,everywhere?

[02:29.94]Q:What does the woman suggest the man do?

[02:34.57]10.W:Do you think a dress has to be expensive to be good?

[02:41.78]M:Well,you've always got to pay for the value.

[02:45.96]Q:What does the man mean?

[02:51.00]Passage One

[02:54.11]There are some special traditions in Hawaii.

[02:58.31]People are very friendly and always welcome visitors.

[03:02.26]They give visitors a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers.

[03:07.51]Men wear bright flowered shirts,and women often wear long flowered dresses.

[03:14.19]There are traditional Chinese,Japanese and Philippine holidays and all the holidays from the United States.

[03:22.37]They call Hawaii the Aloha State.Aloha means both hello and goodbye.

[03:29.53]It also means"I love you."

[03:33.21]Usually when people from different countries,races and traditions live together,there are serious problems.

[03:41.41]There are a few problems in Hawaii,but,in general,people have learned to live together in peace.

[03:49.04]Hawaiians get most of their money from visitors,and most of the visitors come from the mainland and from Japan.

[03:57.66]There are so many people living in Hawaii now that there are living quarters where there used to be farms.

[04:04.87]Some of the big sugar and apple companies have moved to the Philippines,where they do not have to pay workers as much money.

[04:13.49]The families of the first people who came from the U.S.mainland own the important banks and companies.

[04:21.22]Japaneses are also buying or starting businesses.

[04:26.32]Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[04:32.04]11.Which of the following is a good title for this passage?

[04:39.20]12.Which of the following statements is true according to this passage?

[04:46.51]13.What plays an important part in the development of Haiwaii?

[04:54.77]Passage Two

[04:56.99]There are five chief oil regions in the world.

[05:00.62]They are the Middle East,the United States of America and Canada,Latin America and the Caribbean,Africa and Russia.

[05:11.33]The Middle East countries have the largest amount of oil.

[05:14.44]They have more oil than all the other regions together.

[05:18.64]Oil was first discovered in the Middle East in 1908.

[05:22.85]The first oilfield was opened in Iran.

[05:27.05]A few years later men found oil in other Middle East countries.

[05:32.20]In 1932 oil was discovered on Bahrain Island.

[05:37.35]During the next few years oil was found in many places.

[05:41.45]The Middle East oil industry then grew fast.

[05:46.07]Today this region produces a third of the world's oil supplies.

[05:51.58]The Middle East countries now export more oil than any other region.

[05:57.41]They do not need all their oil.

[05:59.52]So they are able to export most of their oil to other countries.

[06:04.67]Europe is one of their chief markets.

[06:07.91]They supply all the countries of Western Europe and also some of the countries in Eastern Europ

[06:14.05]These European countries import millions of tons from other countries.

[06:19.09]They import some of their oil from North Africa and Latin America,but they buy most of it from the Middle East.

[06:27.79]Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[06:32.88]14.When and where was oil first discovered?

[06:39.12]15.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[06:45.21]16.What is the passage mainly about?

[06:49.26]Passage Three

[06:51.48]Ladies and gentlemen,I'm very glad to welcome you to our Language School where we hope you will enjoy your stay.

[06:59.21]Getting used to new faces and finding your way around the building will take a little time but you should soon be able to settle down to the job of improving you English.

[07:10.45]Nowadays most people would agree that speaking a language is a most effective way of learning it pleasantly and effectively.

[07:20.01]You will find your teachers using English throughout your course.

[07:24.63]You can rely on your teachers being patient and understanding because all of us here realize,

[07:31.06]that learning in an adult group is very different from learning alone or in a secondary school.

[07:37.59]The intensive practice we offer in this short course will involve your talking with your teachers and classmates in English,

[07:45.35]and will mean your participating actively in order to learn and to help others to learn.

[07:51.46]We have very few rules at the school but I hope you will not mind my mentioning one or two right away.

[07:59.11]We prefer no smoking in class unless your classmates agree.

[08:03.76]We advise no talking in your own language even if you meet a fellow countryman in the school.

[08:10.55]We recommend your keeping the lecture rooms tidy because studying in pleasant surroundings is less tiring,

[08:18.16]therefore please use the wastebaskets provided.

[08:21.79]We encourage you to borrow books from the library but please remember to return them on time.

[08:28.00]We hope you will learn a good deal of English and enjoy yourselves in London.

[08:34.69]Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.

[08:40.91]17.Who is the speaker?

[08:45.09]18.Why did this group of students come here?

[08:51.36]19.Which of the following statements is true?

[08:57.52]20.Which of the rules is not mentioned?