1、ti:ar:al:by:00:01.18College English Test（Band 4）00:04.94Part II Listening Comprehension00:08.50Section A00:09.92Directions: In this section,00:12.15you will hear 8 short conversations00:14.55and 2 long conversations.00:16.93At the end of each conversation,00:19.16one or more questions will be asked
2、about what was said.00:22.42Both the conversation and the questions00:25.31will be spoken only once.00:28.02After each question there will be a pause.00:31.43During the pause, you must read the four choices00:34.85marked A), B), C) and D),00:37.67and decide which is the best answer.00:40.18Then mark
3、 the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 100:44.19with a single line through the centre.00:46.82Now lets begin with the eight short conversations.00:51.851. M: Do you remember the wonderful film00:55.08on space exploration00:56.96we watched together last month?00:58.47W: Sure. Its actually the most
4、 impressive one01:01.28Ive seen on that topic.01:03.70Q: What do we learn about the speakers?01:20.022. W: Are you looking for anything in particular?01:23.99M: Yes. My son is graduating from high school,01:26.89and I want to get him something special.01:29.55Q: Where does the conversation01:30.87mo
5、st probably take place?01:47.673. M: Mike told me yesterday01:50.12that he had been looking in vain01:51.99for a job in an art gallery.01:53.97W: Really? If I remember right,01:56.02he had a chance to work there,01:58.16but he turned it down.02:00.17Q: What does the woman say about Mike?02:16.774. W
6、: Would you like to come to02:18.86Susans birthday party tomorrow evening?02:21.73M: Im going to give a lecture tomorrow.02:23.81I wish I could be in two places at the same time.02:27.01Q: What does the man mean?02:43.345. W: Arent you discouraged02:46.00by the slow progress your staff is making?02:
7、48.78M: Yes. I think I will give them a deadline02:50.92and hold them to it.02:52.73Q: What is the man probably going to do?03:09.406. W: Excuse me.03:11.95Could you tell me where the visitors parking is?03:15.29I left my car there.03:16.88M: Sure. Its in Lot C. Over that way.03:20.40Q: What does th
8、e woman want to know?03:36.557. W: You look great!03:39.43Now that youve taken those fitness classes.03:42.09M: Thanks. Ive never felt better in my life.03:45.18Q: What does the man mean?04:01.458. W: I really admire the efficiency04:04.76of your secretaries.04:06.58M: Our company selects only the b
9、est.04:09.06They have a heavy workload04:10.40and we give them a lot of responsibilities.04:13.29Q: What are the speakers talking about?04:29.68Now you will hear the two long conversations.04:33.35Conversation One04:35.30W: Hi Leo, why do you say English04:37.53would become the world language?04:39.
10、79M: Well. For one thing,04:41.23its so commonly used.04:43.10The only language04:43.93that is used by more people is Chinese.04:46.88W: Why is English spoken by so many people?04:49.90M: Its spoken in many countries04:51.48of the world because of the British Empire.04:54.02And now of course there i
11、s04:55.52the influence of America as well.04:57.62W: Many students find English04:59.27a difficult language to learn.05:01.40M: Oh, all languages are difficult to learn.05:03.78But English does have two great advantages.05:06.93W: What are they?05:07.82M: Well, first of all,05:09.47it has a very int
12、ernational vocabulary.05:12.00It has many German,05:13.52Dutch, French, Spanish and Italian words in it.05:17.46So speakers of those languages05:19.50will find many familiar words in English.05:22.59In fact, English has words05:24.70for many other languages as well.05:26.95W: Why is that?05:28.12M:
13、Well, partly because English speakers05:30.36have travelled a lot,05:31.70they bring back words with them.05:33.71So English really does05:35.17have an international vocabulary.05:37.56W: And what is the other advantage of English?05:40.36M: Its that English grammar is really quite easy.05:43.42For
14、example, it doesnt have dozens of05:45.89different endings for its nouns,05:48.00adjectives and verbs,not like Latin,05:50.74Russian and German for example.05:53.09W: Why is that?05:54.25M: Well, its quite interesting actually.05:56.37Its because of the French.05:58.20When the French ruled England,0
15、6:00.18French was the official language,06:02.22and only the common people spoke English.06:04.85They tried to make their language06:06.43as simple as possible.06:07.81So they made the grammar easier.06:10.26Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation06:13.39you have just heard.06:16.359. What d
16、oes the man say about Chinese?06:35.2610. What made English a widely used language?06:53.6611. What is said to be special06:56.46about English vocabulary?07:13.40Conversation Two07:14.91M: Hello. Yes?07:16.35W: Hello. Is that the sales department?07:18.87M: Yes, it is.07:19.81W: Oh, well.07:20.71My
17、name is Jane Kingsbury of GPF limited.07:24.84Ah, we need some supplies for our design office.07:28.39M: Oh, what sort?07:29.93W: Well, first of all,07:31.50we need one complete new drawing board.07:34.32M: DO44 or DO45?07:37.49W: Ah, I dont know.07:38.93Whats the difference?07:40.20M: Well, the 45
18、costs 15 pounds more.07:43.27W: Mm, so whats the total price then?07:46.17M: Its 387 pounds.07:48.58W: Does that include value-added tax?07:50.91M: Oh, Im not sure.07:52.84Most of the prices do.07:54.69Yes, I think it does.07:56.46W: Mm, what are the boards actually made of?07:59.27M: Oh, I dont kno
19、w.08:00.41I think its a sort of plastic stuff these days.08:03.50Its white anyway.08:04.80W: Mm, and how long does it take to deliver?08:07.91M: Oh, I couldnt really say.08:09.62It depends on how much work weve got08:11.90and how many other orders08:13.20the reare to send out,you know.08:14.68W: OK,
20、 now we also want some drawing pens,08:17.59ink and rulers,and some drawing paper.08:20.93M: Oh dear.08:21.98The girl who takes all those supplies08:23.89isnt here this morning.08:25.27So I cant take those orders for you.08:27.69I only do the equipment you see.08:29.79W: OK, well, perhaps Ill ring b
21、ack tomorrow.08:32.76M: So do you want the drawing board then?08:34.66W: Oh, I have to think about it.08:36.36Thanks very much. Ill let you know. Goodbye.08:39.58M: Thank you. Goodbye.08:42.10Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation08:45.29you have just heard.08:47.3012. What is the womans p
22、urpose08:50.01in making the phone call?09:06.6113. What do we learn09:08.87about the man from the conversation?09:25.9214. What does the man say about delivery?09:44.6915. What does the woman say09:47.43she will possibly do tomorrow?10:03.91Section B10:05.28Directions: In this section,10:07.54you wi
23、ll hear 3 short passages.10:10.35At the end of each passage,10:12.58you will hear some questions.10:14.30Both the passage and the questions10:16.61will be spoken only once.10:18.75After you hear a question,10:20.88you must choose the best answer from the four choices10:24.44marked A), B), C) and D).
24、10:28.36Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 110:32.49with a single line through the centre.10:35.90Passage One10:37.51No one knows for sure just how old kites are.10:40.86In fact, they have been in use for centuries.10:44.2225 centuries ago,10:46.42kites were well known in China.10:48
25、.68These first kites were probably made of wood.10:51.88They may even have been covered with silk,10:54.58because silk was used a lot at that time.10:57.49Early kites were built for certain uses.11:00.61In ancient China,11:02.18they were used to carry ropes cross rivers.11:05.00Once across, the rope
26、s were tied down11:07.53and wooden bridges would hang for them.11:10.35Legend tells of one general11:12.31who flew musical kites over the enemies camp.11:15.95The enemy fled,11:17.31believing the sounds to be11:18.57the warning voices of angels.11:20.71By the 15th century,11:23.04many people flew ki
27、tes in Europe.11:25.38Marco Polo may have brought the kite11:28.11back from his visit to China.11:30.51The kite has been linked to great names and events.11:34.41For instance, Benjamin Franklin used the kite11:37.63to prove that lightning is electricity.11:40.73He flew the kite in the storm.11:43.79
28、He did this in order to draw lightning from the clouds.11:47.32He tied a metal key and a strip of silk to the kite line.11:51.84The silk ribbon would stop the lightning11:54.11from passing through his body.11:56.47Benjamins idea was first laughed at.11:59.35But later on,12:00.41it enlightened the in
29、vention of the lightning rod.12:02.98With such grand history,12:05.24kite flying is sure to remain12:06.85an entertaining and popular sport.12:11.00Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage12:14.32you have just heard.12:16.3516. What does the speaker say about kites?12:35.5017. What did ancient Ch
30、inese use kites to do?12:55.4618. Why did Benjamin Franklin12:58.64fly a kite in the storm?13:15.40Passage Two13:16.99I have learned many languages,13:19.34but Ive not mastered them the way13:21.28a professional interpreter or translator has.13:24.73Still, they have open doors for me.13:27.56They ha
31、ve allowed me the opportunity13:29.67to seek jobs in international contexts13:32.74and help me get those jobs.13:35.42Like many people13:36.80who have lived overseas for a while,13:39.08I simply got crazy about it.13:41.77I cant image living my professional13:44.29or social life without internationa
32、l interactions.13:48.68Since 1977,13:50.83I have spent much more time abroad13:53.41than in the United States.13:55.50I like going to new places,13:57.84eating new foods13:59.46and experiencing new cultures.14:02.29If you can speak the language,14:04.62its easier to get to know14:06.10the country an
33、d its people.14:08.41If I had the time and money,14:11.12I would live for a year in14:12.99as many countries as possible.14:15.44Beyond my career,14:17.34my facility with languages14:19.59has given me a few rare opportunities.14:23.20Once, just after I returned from my year in Vienna,14:27.36I was a
34、sked to translate for a German judge14:30.57at Olympic level horse event14:33.05and learned a lot about the sport.14:35.83In Japan, once when I was14:38.34in the studio audience of a TV cooking show,14:41.65I was asked to go up on the stage14:44.08and taste the beef dish that was being prepared14:47
35、.41and tell what I thought.14:49.49They asked “Was it as good as American beef?”14:53.63It was very exciting for me to be on Japanese TV,14:57.80speaking in Japanese about14:59.68how delicious the beef was.15:02.44Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage15:05.57you have just heard.15:07.6319. Wha
36、t does the speaker say about herself?15:26.5020. What does the speaker say about many people15:30.86who have lived overseas for a while?15:47.9321. How did the speakers experience15:51.01of living in Vienna benefit her?16:08.5522. What was the speaker asked to do16:11.59in the Japanese studio?16:28.
37、41Passage Three16:30.03Dr. Ben Carson grew up16:31.79in a poor single-parent household in Detroit.16:34.98His mother, who had only a third-grade education,16:38.58worked two jobs cleaning bathrooms.16:41.28To his classmates and even to his teachers,16:44.76he was thought of as the dumbest kid in the
38、 class,16:48.03according to his own not so fond memories.16:51.50He had a terrible temper,16:53.29and once threatened to kill another child.16:56.63Dr. Carson was headed down a path of self-destruction17:00.28until a critical moment in his youth.17:03.20His mother convinced17:04.69that he had to do
39、something dramatic17:06.82to prevent him from leading a life of failure,17:09.28laid down some rules.17:11.92He could not watch television17:13.50except for two programs a week,17:15.82could not play with his friends17:17.26after school until he finished his homework,17:20.13and had to read two book
40、s a week,17:22.31and write book reports about them.17:25.07His mothers strategy worked.17:26.97“Of course, I didnt know she couldnt read.17:30.14So there I was submitting these reports.” he said.17:33.63“She would put check marks17:34.49on them like she had been reading them.17:36.95As I began to re
41、ad about scientists，17:39.63economists and philosophers,17:41.76I started imaging myself in their shoes.”17:44.78As he got into the hobbit of hard work,17:47.60his grades began to soar.17:49.84Ultimately he received a scholarship17:52.18to attend Yale University,17:54.08and later he was admitted17:5
42、6.38to the University of Michigan Medical School.17:59.06He is now a leading surgeon18:00.77at Johns Hopkins Medical School18:03.01and he is also the author of three books.18:07.13Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage18:11.13you have just heard.18:13.1123. What do we learn about Ben Carson?18:
43、31.9024. What did Ben Carsons classmates18:35.93and teachers think of him when he was first at school?18:54.3925. What did Ben Carsons mother tell him18:58.42to do when he was a school boy?19:15.62Section C19:16.95Directions: In this section,19:19.39you will hear a passage three times.19:22.13When t
44、he passage is read for the first time,19:25.04you should listen carefully for its general idea.19:28.64When the passage is read for the second time,19:31.57you are required to fill in the blanks19:33.86with the exact words you have just heard.19:36.91Finally, when the passage is read for the third t
45、ime,19:40.71you should check what you have written.19:43.54Now listen to the passage.19:46.22When you look up at the night sky,19:48.20what do you see?19:49.47There are other heavenly bodies19:51.45out there besides the moon and stars.19:54.27One of the most fascinating of these19:56.41is a comet (彗星).Comets were formed19:59.35around the same time the Earth was formed.20:01.96They are made up of ice20:03.
