英语四级模拟听力原文5

M: What happened to them when they got to America? W: During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of starvation or epidemics. The survivors began farming, hunting and fishing and laboured hard. M: Did they have a good harvest the first year? W: Yes, the yield was rich beyond their expectations. That’s why they decided to fix a day to give their thanks to God. M: Oh, I see. How do people in the States celebrate it now? And when is it? W: The fourth Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day. It’s an occasion of family reunion. The most traditional and favourite food on the dinner table is roast turkey and pumpkin pie. Of course, with lots more to eat. M: Ok, you’ve helped me out. I’d like to treat you to ice cream. Let’s get going. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. Where did the man hear of Thanksgiving Day for the first time? 【解析】选[B]。

Unit5Inside viewConversation1Andy: I loved the question you asked Tim Pearson about financial crisis. Janet: Well, I shouldn’t have asked it. After all he is an expert!Andy: There you go again, you’re always putting yourself down. You don’t know how to take a compliment（称赞，恭维）.Janet: True. I never find it easy to accept praise. Do you think women have been conditioned to accept criticism（批评，指责）Andy: Well, I think that’s gender stereotyping（对...产生成见，模式化）. Do you think that men are good at accepting complimentsJanet: Well, they seem to be able to deal with criticism much better.Andy:Don’t you believe it!Janet: Anyway, thank you, I accept your compliment.Andy: Not only that, but I think you’d make a really TV presenter.Janet: I’m not so sure. I haven’t seen many women in television here. Andy: Well, in the media in general, I can assure（确保，使确信） you that there are lots of women in presenting and management roles.Janet: Well, maybe, but I’m Chinese as well. I don’t think I’ll be accepted as a presenter on a British TV programme.Andy:Gender and racial stereotyping. I mean, it depends on what job and sometimes where you work in London, of course, but generally, Londoners are proud of their multi-ethnic community. Especially the Chinese, because cook great food! Janet: Now who’s doing the stereotyping! But seriously, look at all these smart women walking to work. Are they all secretaries or managersAndy:OK, it’s a good point. I think that many women manage to get middle managementjobs in most professions. But it’s true that a lot of them talk about the glass ceiling.Janet:What’s the glass ceilingAndy: It’s the situation where a woman is successful in a company, but then she hits the glass ceiling- this invisible（不可见的，隐形的） barrier which stops her going any higher in her career.Conversation 2Janet: So what do you think causes the glass ceilingAndy: It’s partly prejudice by men about women’s abilities in management. But it’s also when women take time off to have children; they don’t always recover the same power when they return to work.Janet: It not fair.Andy: You’re right, it’s not fair. I read here that only five to ten percent of the top companies in America and British are run by women.Janet:That’s extraordinary! In China there appears to be more women in top jobs, but I may be wrong.Andy: And look, here are some more statistics. About 60 percent of university graduations in Europe and North America are women. And something like 75 percent of the eight million new jobs in Europe have been filled by women.Janet: So the percentage of women in the total workforce is growing.Andy:You got it! But women in the UK are in a slight majority—there are more women than men.Janet: Do you think it’s especially bad in the UK, and in London especially Andy: Not really. Some jobs which were traditionally done by women, like nursing, are now also done by men, and like engineering which are done by women. And thereare plenty of women’s football teams!Janet: Women’s football! We have women’s football in China too.Andy: Mind you, their matches don’t get many spectators!Janet: I give up. What else has changedAndy:I think fathers spend more quality time with their children today. But I bet you it’s still the women who spend most looking after the children and the home. Janet: I guess that’s true everywhere.Andy: Anyway, I am going home to watch the match on TV. The local women’s team, of course.Janet: It’s typical of you men! You always bring it back to football!Andy:And that’s typical of you women! You always bring it back to gender stereotyping.Outside ViewIn South Korea, women are participating more in the economic and political sectors than they were a decade ago. But career aspirations for female students in South Korea still tend to be based on the traditional division of gender roles. They are accustomed to thinking of such jobs as teaching and nursing, what their male counterparts aim to become scientists and judges. Many of these young women are aware that if they want to be independent they need to train so they can have their own source of income. In the previous generation, women did not have the right to speak, because they did not have their own financial support. Therefore, our generation of women must work to be financially independent. The growth in the number of women who work has caused the typical South Korean household to change. For example, there are more women living alone. This is because they can make their own money rather than depend on a man to support them. There has also been a rapid rise in the numberof families in which both parents work. Married women increasingly want to participate in society but they need to balance family life and work. After marriage, we all struggle with how to take care of our children and work. The introduction of day care centers at some work places, such as the Chohung bank, has helped to make it possible for mothers to work. Whilst these women are at work, their children are in the day care center. There they are usually very well looked after, receiving a balanced diet, playing lots of games and doing plenty of exercise. Day care centers are increasingly popular all across the world because they enable parents to work. Women employees at Chohung Bank find it a big help, although the system is far from perfect. So far, my children have been well taken care of by our day care center. However, it will be difficult when my children go to elementary school because I often have to work late. Who will take care of them Our family recently decided to live together with our grandparents who might be able to take care of my children. Mothers also face other problems when they go to work. Women have traditionally been responsible for raising their children and often feel a strong sense of guilt when they put their children into day care. Some worry that it will have a negative impact on their children and that they may fail as a parent. On top of this, South Korean women often end up being less well paid than men with the same education. Korean women’s status in the labor market has not been much improved in spite of a continuing rise in their presence in the labor force and the level of their education. The majority of working women are still crowded in low wage and low status jobs many of which are found in the secondary market. So there are still lots of issues facing women going to work--- they are still having to choose between their families and their careers. What can be done to ensure that women are rewarded for their valuable contribution to the working worldSector 部门，行业，领域Aspiration 志向，抱负Whilst 在……时，虽然Counterpart 植物相当的人，职能相当的物Guilt 负罪感，内疚，自责Presence 存在，在场，出席Listening inPresenter: Has feminism(女权主义，男女平等主义） gone too far in the way men are shown in advertisements Do you think there are too many ads now in which men are shown as stupid or weakSpeaker 1:Definitely, yes. I can think of three ads right now where men are shown as stupid. The one that annoys me most is the one where this guy is doing this DIY job and he’s no good at it. And his girlfriend is standing by waiting to do the job herself. Fine, if it was one ad, but it’s not, it’s a whole attitude now to men. It’s not good for us, it’s not good for women either.Speaker 2:Um, well, yes, I do feel that feminism has gone too far. I mean, great, women have made a lot of progress in the last 40 years, but it shouldn’t mean we treat men as inferior(等级或地位) 低等的，次要的）, which is what we see in quite a few ads these days. So no, I don’t really like the way men are portrayed in advertisements.Speaker 3: Has feminism gone too far in advertisements No way! Feminism has only just begun, there’s no real equality of pay in this country, and men still have all the top jobs. Women continue to be shown as objects in ads rather than as real people, and until that stops I really don’t think we can say that feminism has gone too far. I agree that in advertisements these days men aren’t always shown as super-masculine, but that’s good and much nearer the truth.Speaker4：Ads are about selling and I guess selling the idea that men are weakmakes people laugh. And if people laugh at an ad they are more likely to remember it and therefore more likely to buy the product. But on the whole, I’d disagree;I think men are still shown driving expensive cars and working, you know-looking powerful. Then coming home to their wives who look after children.Speaker5: Well I find the way men are shown in ads annoying. There’s that one where this woman is angry with her partner for his choice of car insurance. The idea is that she’s smart and he’s dumb（笨的，愚蠢）.Speaker6:I’ve never really thought about it, I think it’s just to make people laugh, isn’t, to show the guy as a bit of an idiot and the woman as the boss. It’s just a joke. I don’t really know much about feminism. I don’t think so, no.Passage 2:The differences between men and women interest everyone. What are these differences exactly How great are they To what extent are they due to biology and how much the result of upbringing A lot of research has been done on the subject. Tests show, for example, that men tend to be more logical and analytical than women. Their spatial skills are better and they‘re better at problem-solving and mathematics. Girls, on the other hand, learn to speak earlier than boys and in general women have better verbal skills than men .They are more nurturing ,have more empathy and have better social skills.Research suggests that at least some of these differences are a result of our biochemistry and brain function. Brain scans show that men have bigger brains than women. Before men get too excited about this we should point out that both sexes do equally well in intelligence tests. So the fact that men have bigger brains does not mean they‘re more intelligent. But there are other important brain differences. Men have more grey matter in their brains and women have more white matter. Becauseof the different ways in which white matter and grey matter function, this could explain why men are better at spatial tasks and mathematics, and women are better at language skills.Now let’s take a look at the effect of hormones on the brain. Testosterone is the hormone that makes the body masculine .It‘s present in both men and women but obviously there‘s a lot more of it in men .It seems that testoste rone has the effect of making men more interested in systems and less interested in people .This would explain why women have better social skills than men. All this is not to say that it‘s biological differences alone that make men and women different. Upbringing is very important too and parents treat boys and girls quite differently. For example, up to the age of two, mothers make more eye contact with daughters and talk to them more. Men are a lot more physical with their sons and play rougher and noisier games with them. Both men and women speak more loudly to boys than to girls and girls are stroked(轻抚) more than boys. We will probably never be able to decide exactly how important upbringing and biology are in creating male and female differences. But the journey of discovery is fascinating.。

Section A 11. M: I know I ought to call home, but I’ve got a plane to take and I may be late. W: But it only takes a minute. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 【解析】选[D]。

⼥⼠所说的But it only takes a minute意为“但是(给家⾥)打个电话只需⼀分钟”，标明她建议男⼠现在就打电话，故选[D]。

12. W: Why didn’t you go to the dancing party last night? M: If I’d remembered to check the mailbox, I might have found your note. Q: What does the man imply? 【解析】选[D]。

⼥⼠问男⼠为什么没有参加昨晚的舞会，男⼠说如果他记着查看邮箱，也许他会发现⼥⼠的留⾔(note)。

这是虚拟语⽓表假设，实际上男⼠没查看邮箱，所以不知道有舞会，也没去参加舞会，选项[D] 符合题意。

选项[C]的错误在于他根本就没有查看邮箱，⽽不是没有发现留⾔。

13. M: Are you going to run for Student Union VP this year? W: I would, but it eats up a lot of my time. If no one runs, I might, but let’s hope someone does. Q: What will the woman probably do? 【解析】选[A]。

run for指“竞选”；VP是“Vice President(副主席)”的缩写；eat up指“耗费，耗尽”。

14. M: I need to go across town, but the traffic is so heavy this time of day. W: When you take the subway, you don’t have to deal with traffic. I never drive any more. Q: What are the two speakers talking about? 【解析】选[C]。

Model Test 5【参考答案】Part ⅠLetter of Application for a JobDear Sir or Madam,I am keenly interested in the post of salesman you have advertised on the job market. I think my major, marketing, and my practical experience particularly match your requirements of the post.I will graduate from Shanghai University this June and get a B.A. degree. I have always been one of the top ten students in my class. I got excellent grades in not only required subjects but also optional courses such as economics, statistics and Chinese literature. Besides, I have passed CET-6 with a mark over 80. Moreover, during the four years, I took an active part in all kinds of practices of sale promotion, which greatly added to my experience in marketing and interpersonal communication. In a word, I am confident that I qualify for the post.If my application were taken into favorable consideration, I would be most grateful. I am looking forward to your early reply. Enclosed are my score reports and resume.Yours sincerely,Li MingPart Ⅱ1～5 B C C A C 6～10 A B B A B11～15 C A B D A6～20 D C B D C 21～25 A B CA DPart Ⅲ26. G 27. L 28. F 29. O 30. C31. E 32. M 33. N 34. J 35. B36. C 37. G 38. J 39. D 40. B41. E 42. F 43. K 44. E 45. M46～50 CBCCB 51～55 BBBDCPart ⅣThe Silk Road is the most well-known trade route in ancient China. The Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk carried out along this road. The Silk Road concept refers to both the terrestrial and the maritime routes connecting Asia with Africa, the Middle East and southern Europe. The Silk Road played a significant role in the civilization development of China. It was through the Silk Road that Chinese silk, tea and porcelain spread all over the world. On 22 June, 2014, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named the Silk Road a World Heritage Site at the 38th Conference on World Heritage.【听力原文】Section AN e w s R e p o r t O n eThe number of suspected cases of cholera resulting from an epidemic in war-torn Yemen has reached 500,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.At least 1,975 people have died since the waterborne disease began to spread rapidly at the end of April. The WHO said the overall caseload had declined since July, but that 5,000 people a day were still being infected. The disease spread due to deteriorating hygiene and sanitation conditions and disruptions to the water supply.More than 14 million people are cut off from regular access to clean water and sanitation in Yemen, and waste collection has ceased in major cities.Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholera. Most of those infected will have no or mild symptoms but, in severe cases, the disease can kill within hours if left untreated. More than a quarter of those who have died and 41% of those who have been infected have been children, according to the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs.heard.Q1. What is the news mainly about?Q2. Why can cholera spread so quickly in Yemen?N e w s R e p o r t T w oScotland has a new species of butterfly: the elusive and endangered white-letter hairstreak has been discovered in a field in Berwickshire, 100 meters from the English border.It is the first time since 1884 that the butterfly has been sighted in Scotland, raising hopes that climate change has helped it become the 34th butterfly species to live and breed in the country.“Climate change is a double-edged sword but it’s an exciting time to be in the Scottish borders,” said Paul Kirkland of Butterfly Conservation Scotland. “It’s not just butterflies but moths and dragonflies are moving north quite quickly.”More than a quarter of Britain’s 59 butterfly species are spreading north, with insects such as the comma moving about six miles each year. In recent years, butterflies that were once only found in southern Britain have crossed the border in Scotland, including the comma and the small and Essex skippers. Within Scotland, species such as the ringlet, orange tip and peacock have moved rapidly north and into the Highlands.heard.Q3. When was white-letter hairstreak seen in Scotland for the first time?Q4. Why did some Britain’s butterfly species spread north?N e w s R e p o r t T h r e eUber has been ordered to introduce tougher measures to protect the privacy of its drivers and their customers, to settle charges brought by a regulator.It also had to agree to have the effectiveness of the stricter controls assessed by an independent auditor every two years for the next 20 years.The charges relate to God View, a software program that enabled the ride-sharing company to monitor real-time locations of customers and drivers.Uber faces fines if it fails to comply. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began investigating Uber following allegations about the God View program in the media in 2014. After the investigation started, Uber developed an automated system for monitoring employee access to customer and driver personal data.However, the FTC said the company had stopped using it eight months after it had been put in place. “Uber failed consumers in twokey ways: first by misrepresenting the extent to which it monitored its employees’ access to personal information about users and drivers, and second by misrepresenting that it took reasonable steps to secure that data,” said FTC acting chairman Maureen Ohlhausen, who presided over the settlement.Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard.Q5. What should Uber do to settle the charges brought by a regulator?Q6. What do we learn about the God View?Q7. Why did Uber fail consumers according to Maureen Ohlhausen?Section BC o n v e r s a t i o n O n eW: Good afternoon, Mr. Jones. I am Teresa Chen, and I’ll be interviewing you. How are you today?M: I am fine, thank you. And you, Miss Chen?W: Good, thanks. Can you tell me something about your experience in this kind of work?M: Well, for several years, I managed a department for the Brownstone Company in Detroit, Michigan. Now I work part time because I also go to school at ni ght. I’m getting a businessdegree.W: Oh, how interesting. Tell me, why do you want to leave your present job?M: I’ll finish school in a few months, and I’d like a full-time position with more responsibility.W: And why would you like to work for our company?M: Because I know your company’s work and I like it.W: Could you please tell me about your special skills and interests?M: Of course, I’m good at computers and I can speak Spanish. I used to take classes in Spanish at the local college. And I like travelling a lot.W: Can you give me any references?M: Yes, certainly. You can talk to Mr. McCaw, my boss, at the Brownstone Company. I could also give you the names and numbers of several of my teachers.W: All right, Mr. Jones, and would you like to ask me any questions?M: Yes, I wonder when I’ll be informed about my application for the job.W: Well, we’ll let you know as soon as possible. Let’s stay in touch. Thank you very much for coming this afternoon.M: Thank you.Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q8. What does the man say about his working experience?Q9. Why does the man want to leave his present job?Q10. What is the man interested in?Q11. What question did the man ask the woman？C o n v e r s a t i o n T w oM: Lisa, Lis a! Over here, darling! It’s wonderful to see you. Oh, Lisa, you look marvelous.W: Oh, Paul, you look tired. Two months away in the capital? Paul,I think you’ve been working too hard.M: I’m fine. The city is very hot this time of the year. It’s good to get back to some fresh air. You know, Lisa, what they sayabout pregnant women really is true.W: What’s that Paul?M: They say they look beautiful.W: Well, I had a lot of tension while you’ve been studying hard on your course in D.C.M: Oh?W: Oh, don’t w orry, all from a man over 50. Father has told all his business friends the good news about the baby. And the phonehasn’t stopped ringing.M: Oh, look, darling. There’s a taxi.W: Paul, tell me about the special project you mentioned on the phone. You sounded very excited about it!M: You know, I’ve learned a lot from the project. I’m surprised that was still in business.W: That’s because we have a wonderful sales manager — you!M: Thanks. But that’s not the problem at all. Lisa, our little company, and it is little compared to the giants in the city. Our little company’s in danger. We are out of date.We need to expand. If we don’t, we will be swallowed up by one of the giants.Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.Q12. What do we learn about Lisa?Q13. How does the man look?Q14. What do we learn about the man from the conversation?Q15. What does the man say about his company?Section CP a s s a g e O n eFarmington, Utah, is a more pleasant community since a local girls’ 4-H club improved Main Street. Six 4-H girls worked to clean the 72 foot curbside that was covered with weeds, rocks and trash.Each member volunteered to clean up and to dig in plot, five flats of flowers. They also took turns in watering, weeding and maintaining the plot.Participation in this project helped the girls develop a new attitude towards their parents of their own homes; they’ve learned how to work with tools, and improve their work habits. One mother said that before her daughter was involved in this project, she would not even pull the weed. The experience on Main Street stimulated self-improvement, and encouraged members to take pride in their home grounds and the total community.City officials cooperated with the 4-H members in planting trees, building cooking facilities, picnic tables, swings and public restrooms. The 4-H girls planted trees and took care of them during the early stages of growth. The total park project needed more plantings in the following years. Members of the 4-H club agreed to follow the project through to completion, because they receive satisfaction from the results of constructive work.The project is a growing one and is spread from the park to the school and the shopping center. Trees and flowers have all been planted in the shopping center, making the atmosphere pleasant.Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q16. What do we learn about Main Street in Farmington?Q17. What do the 4-H club members do about the curbside?Q18. What have the 4-H girls learned from the project?Q19. Why do the 4-H girls agree to follow the park project through to completion?P a s s a g e T w oAccording to a survey on reading conducted in 2001 by the U.S. National Education Association (NEA), young Americans say reading is important, more important than computers and science.Over 50% of the 12 to 18 years old interviewed say they enjoy reading a lot. 79% find it stimulating and interesting. And 87% think it is relaxing. About 68% of those surveyed disagreed with the opinion that reading is boring or old-fashioned.Over half teenagers interviewed said they read more than ten books a year. The results also show that middle school students read more books than high schoolers. Over 66% of teens like to read fiction, such as novels and stories. Over 26% are interested in non-fiction, such as history books. 64% of students listed reading stories about people my own age. That’s a favorite topic. Mysteries and detective stories came second on the list at 53%. Just under 50% said they were interested in reading about their own culture in tradition.Of the teenagers who participated in the survey, 49% said thatlibraries are where they get most of their books. However, many complain that their school libraries do not have enough up-to-date interesting books and magazines.Even though many teenagers in the US enjoy reading, they still have other interests. When asked which activity would be the most difficult to give up for a week, 48% said listening to music. TV would be difficult to give up for 25% of those surveyed.Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q20. What does the survey on teenager reading show?Q21. What books are most popular among teenagers according to the survey?Q22. What activity do teenagers find the most difficult to give up for a week?P a s s a g e T h r e eThank you for coming, everyone. Today’s presentation will show how we see the development of the motor car in the short to medium term, and that is why we have invited all of you here today.Le t’s start with power. It’s clear that petrol-driven engines have no future. Already there are many alternative fuel vehicles on the market, powered by anything from solar power to natural gas. Some independent thinkers have even produced cars that run on vegetableoil. But as we all know, of all these alternative fuel vehicles, the most practical are electric vehicles. Sure, in the past electric vehicles have their problems, namely, a limited driving range, and very few recharging points, which limited their use. Now, however, recent developments in electric vehicle technology mean they can match conventional petrol engines in terms of performance and safety. Let’s not forget that electric vehicles are cleaner. Plus, importantly, the power source is rechargeable, so this does not involve using any valuable resources.Moving on to communications, very soon, cars will be linked to GPS satellites, so they’ll do all the driving for you. What controls remain for the users will be audio-based, so, for example, you’ll just have to say “a bit warmer”, and the air conditioning will adjust automatically. You’ll also be able to receive email, music and movies, all via an internet link. So just type in the destination you want, sit back, sleep, and watch your movie, whatever.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.Q23. What is the presentation mainly about?Q24. What used to restrict the use of electric vehicles?Q25. What does the speaker say about electric vehicles of today?。

Passage Two Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Singapore, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous. The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient although less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is inconvenient especially to older people. When pedestrians use an overhead bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built many overhead bridges to help pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time. The government of Singapore has spent large sums of money building these bridges. For their own safety pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of risking their lives by dashing across the road. Old people, however, find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic. Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make it a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life. Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard. 29. Where are overhead bridges mostly found? 【解析】选[C]。

英语四级听力新题型模拟听写训练:第5套长对话(2)听力文本：Conversation Two对话二M: Susan, what happened to your arm?男：苏珊，你的胳膊怎么了？W: That's my wrist actually; I sprained it last weekend. And I'm kind of upset about it because I'm supposed to play the violin in my string quarter's big concert next week. We've been practicing for weeks and we've already sold a bunch of tickets.女：是我的手腕，我上周末把手腕扭伤了。

这让我有些心烦，因为我本来要在下周我所在的弦乐四重奏乐团的大型音乐会上垃小提琴的。

M: Uh... I'm sorry to hear that. What are you gonna do?男：啊……我为你感到难过。

那你要怎么办呢？W: Well, I was thinking about trying to play anyway. I mean I really don't want to let the other three group members down. Plus the doctor said my wrist should be feeling better by then.女：我还是想试着演奏。

我真的不想让乐团里其他三个人失望。

而且医生说到时候我的手腕应该会好多了。

M: Oh, OK, so, problem solved, right?男：哦，好的，那么问题解决了，不是吗？W: Not exactly. I'm worried that I'm gonna be out of practice, like I haven't been able to play the violin since I sprained my wrist. What if I don't play well?I'd make the rest of the group sound bad.女：并没有完全解决。

⼤学英语听说教程4听⼒原⽂Unit5Unit5PartBHow Our Memory WorksTry to imagine a life without a memory. It would be impossible. You couldn't use a language, because you wouldn't remember the words. You couldn't understand a film, because you need to hold the first part of the story in your mind in order to understand the later parts. You wouldn't be able to recognize anyone - even members of your own family. You would live in a permanent present. You would have no past and you wouldn't be able to imagine a future.Human beings have amazing memories. Apart from all our personal memories about our own lives, we can recall between 20,000 and 100,000 words in our own language as well as possibly thousands more in a foreign language. We have all sorts of information about different subjects such as history, science, and geography, and we have complex skills such as driving a car or playing a musical instrument. All these things and countless others depend on our memory.How well you remember things depends on many different factors. Firstly, some people naturally have better memories than others, in just the same way as some people are taller than others, or have different color eyes. Some top chess players, for example, can remember every move of every game that they have ever seen or played.Secondly, research shows that different things are stored in different parts of the brain. Ideas, words, and numbers are stored in the left-hand side, while the right-hand side remembers images, sounds, and smells. In most people one side of the brain is more developed than the other, and this may explain why some people can remember people's faces easily, but can't remember their names.Thirdly, we all remember exciting, frightening, or dramatic events more easily. This is because these experiences produce chemicals such as adrenaline, which boost your memory. They say that anyone who is old enough to remember knows exactly where they were on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, when radio and TV programs around the world were interrupted with the shocking news that the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York were hit.Fourthly, the context in which you learn something can affect how well you remember it. Tests on divers, for example, showed that when they learned things underwater, they could also remember those things best when they were underwater.Lastly, the more often you recall a memory the more likely you are to remember it. If you don't use it, you'll lose it. A telephone number that you dial frequently will stay in your memory easily, but you will probably have to write down one that you use only now and again.Questions:1. What does the passage mainly tell us?2. What can be inferred from the passage?3. Which of the following is stated to be true?4. Why can we remember exciting, dramatic, or frightening events better?PartCAdditional ListeningsTechniques to Help Us Remember BetterWe all have problems remembering things, but there are some techniques that you can use to help you remember.First of all, remember the names and jobs of the people and where they come from. Here, the best thing is to imagine images of the people and the names that you want to remember. And you should try to think of funny images as they are easier to remember. For example, we have Tom the student from Australia. Well, for Tom you might imagine a tomato. Then Australia has a shape a bit like a dog. Now let's imagine it's a very clever dog and is studying. So imagine Tom's face as a tomato and he's with a dog and the dog is reading a book. So now we have a picture of Tom the student from Australia.Now let's take the numbers. The best thing to do here is to break a large number up into smaller numbers and then think of things that the numbers remind you of, such as a birthday, a particular year, the number of a house. Or with a number like 747 you might think of a jumbo jet -- a Boeing 747.With the directions, the best thing is to imagine yourself following the directions. Create a picture in your mind of yourself going down the street. Count the turnings 1, 2, ... Then turn left. Now imagine going past a supermarket and a cinema and so on.When you have to remember lists of words, try to build them into a story. So with our words we might start with, 'The sun was shining, so I went for a walk. I saw a horse wearing trousers. It was kicking some bananas over a television. The bananas landed in a bag.' And so on. Again the funnier the story, the better.Try some of these techniques and you'll be amazed at what you can remember.Questions:1. How many techniques are mentioned in the talk?2. Why should we imagine a dog in order to remember that Tom is from Australia?3. What should we do to remember a large number?4. How can we remember the directions to a certain place?5. How can we remember lists of words?PartDImprove Your MemoryTo many people advancing age means losing your hair, your waistline and your memory. But is it an inescapable fact that the older you get, the less you remember? Well, as time goes by, we tend to blame age for problems that are not necessarily age-related.When a teenager can't find her keys, she thinks it's because she's distracted or disorganized, but a 70-year-old blames her memory. In fact, the 70-year-old may have been misplacing things for decades -- like we all do from time to time.In healthy people, memory doesn't deteriorate as quickly as many of us think. According to psychologists, as we age, our memory mechanism isn't broken, it's just different. The brain's processing time slows down over the years, though no one knows exactly why. Recent research suggests that nerve cells lose efficiency and that there's less activity in the part of the brain that decides whether to store information or not. But it's not clear that less activity is worse. A beginning athlete is winded more easily than a trained athlete. In the same way, as the brain gets more skilled at a task, it spends less energy on it.There are steps you can take to improve your memory, though you have to work to keep your brain in shape. It's like having a good body. You can't go to the gym once a year and expect to stay in top form.Some memory enhancement experts suggest using the AM principle. Pay attention to whatyou want to remember. Then give some meaning to it. We remember things when we focus on them, whether we intend to or not. That helps explain why jingles stick in our minds. They are played on loud, flashy TV commercials. They also use rhyme and music to help us remember better.Basic organization helps us remember the boring stuff. For example, rather than trying to recall a random list of groceries, we can divide them into categories, such as dairy, meat, and produce. For important things like keys and money, we can set up a "forget-me-not" spot where we always keep them.We can also eat to aid our memory power. Whole grains, fruits and vegetables are excellent sources of glucose, the brain's preferred fuel. Another low-tech way to improve memory is to get adequate rest. Sleep may allow our brain time to encode memories.Interest in friends, family and hobbies does wonders for our memory. A sense of passion or purpose helps us remember. Memory requires us to pay attention to our lives, allowing us to discover in them everything worth remembering. Statements:1. It is not always true that the older you get, the less you remember.2. It can be inferred from the passage that memory problems are not really age-related.3. As we get older, our memory mechanism is broken, and so cannot be the same as it was before.4. Scientists have discovered that memory loss is caused by lack of activity in the part of the brain that decides what information to store.5. You must work hard to keep your brain active, just as you work hard to keep yourself in shape.6. In the AM principle, the letters A and M most likely refer to attention and memory respectively.7. A right choice of food and plenty of rest help improve our memory.8. Memory requires us to have purpose or passion in what we do.。

大学英语四级听力模拟试题原文下面是 ___的大四级听力模拟试题原文，希望对大家有帮助。

TEST 25Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only on ___. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choi ___s ___rked A), B), C), and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then ___rk the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the ___nter.1. W: These new glasses are giving me headaches.M: Mine did, too, at first. That should wear off soon.Q: What does the ___n ___ the wo ___n?2. M: Is Roberta at home yet?W: No, she has to work late again today.Q: What does the wo ___n say about Roberta?3. M: Would you get me through to Dr. Lemon please?W: I’m sorry, he’s with a patient.Q: What does the wo ___n mean?4. W: Would you like to go to the dan ___ with me tonight?M: I’d love to, but I’m just getting over my cold.Q: Will the ___n go dancing with the wo ___n tonight?5. W: I’m really angry at John. He never listens to me.M: Take it easy, Allen. Things will work out.Q: What does the ___n advise Allen to do?6. M: Linda is very quiet. But her brother talks too much.W: Yes, you are right and he isn’t friendly either.Q: What’s their opinion of Linda’s brother?7. M: Ja is quite interested in camping, isn’t she?W: Yes, she often goes for weeks at a time.Q: What does the wo ___n say about Ja?8. M: It’s seven o’clock already. Mary should be home by now.W: Oh, I forgot to ___ you that she called this afternoon and told me she was going to a ___ at her class ___te’s house and wouldn’t be home until 10.Q: What did Mary say she was going to do?Now you will hear two long conversations.Conversation OneM: Good afternoon, ___dam. How can I help you?W: Erm, well, I seem to have lost my handbag.M: Oh, I’m sorry.W: Have you seen a brown bag?M: I’m afraid, ___dam, at the present time nothing has been handed in, but if you’d like to give me a description, I can write it down.W: OK. It, it’s a brown bag.M: Brown.W: And it’s er, it’s leather and it has a flap that es over the top. It’s er, a shoulder bag.M: Fine. Have you got anything inside it that would identify it?W: Well, my passport’s in there and er, my money. I mean all my money is in there. I have about three hundred pounds cash.M: I see.W: Erm, my passport and my money, erm. Oh, I, I have a little address book and my name is in the front.M: Fine. And where did you leave it?W: I think I left it in the café.M: And when was that?W: About 12:30, I think.M: I’m sure it will turn up. Now could you ___ me your name, please?W: Henderson. Julie Henderson. I’m in Room 216.M: All right, Mrs. Henderson. We will let you know as soon as we find it. Thank you very much.Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard.9. Which of the following statements is not true aording to the talk?10. Which one of the following items does the handbag not contain?11. Where does the lady leave her handbag? 模板,内容仅供参考。

Section A 11. [A] Go with her to the airport. [B] Talk to her for a short time. [C] Find out when the plane is leaving. [D] Make the phone call now. 12. [A] He went to the dancing party. [B] He forgot about the dancing party. [C] He didn’t find the note in the mailbox. [D] He didn’t know about the dancing party. 13. [A] She’ll run if no one else wants to. [B] She’ll not run because it is time-consuming. [C] She’ll run for sure. [D] She hasn’t decided. 14. [A] How to find the subway. [B] How to drive safely. [C] How to avoid heavy traffic. [D] How to escape the busy life of town. 15. [A] The pictures of night view are really better than he expected. [B] He didn’t know how he finished his role in the play. [C] The film hasn’t been processed yet. [D] He didn’t have enough film. 16. [A] She is sure John was joking. [B] She believes John may sell his shop. [C] She thinks John wants to go into business. [D] She thinks John has already studied some profession. 17. [A] She’ll probably buy neither of the gloves. [B] She’ll probably buy the leather gloves. [C] She’ll probably buy two pairs of gloves. [D] She’ll probably buy the artificial leather gloves. 18. [A] The woman always thinks the man is an athlete. [B] The man is surprised to hear what the woman says. [C] The man doesn’t look like an active participant in sports. [D] Most people that the man meets think differently from the woman. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 19. [A] In his last week public relation class. [B] In his last week literature class. [C] In his last week history class. [D] In his last week maths class. 20. [A] In 621. [B] In 1621. [C] In 1631. [D] In 1641. 21. [A] They were religious people from New England. [B] They were religious people from America. [C] They were religious people from England. [D] They were ethnic people from England. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 22. [A] The benefits of nuclear weapons. [B] The environmental pollution caused by nuclear-powered stations. [C] The disadvantages of used fuel. [D] The advantages of nuclear-powered stations. 23. [A] 7,500. [B] 75,000. [C] 57,000.[D] 15,000. 24. [A] The United Nations Atomic Energy Authority. [B] The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Organization. [C] The United States Atomic Energy Authority. [D] The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. 25. [A] The nuclear stations are safer than the coal-fired stations. [B] The cost of building the nuclear stations is more than that of the coal-fired stations. [C] The cheaper running of the nuclear stations can offset its great construction. [D] The nuclear stations are much cleaner than the conventional ones.。

Passage Dictation Practice for TEM4Passage ITown and Country Life in EnglandThere is a big difference between town life and country life in England. In the country, everybody knows everybody else. They know what time you get up, what time you go to bed and what you have for dinner. If you want help, you will always get it and you will be glad to help others.In a large town like London, however, it can sometimes happen that you have never seen your next door neighbor and you do not know his name or anything about him. People in London are often very lonely. This is because people go to different places in the evenings and at weekends. If you walk through the streets in the centre of London on Sunday, it is like a town without people. One is sorry for old people living on their own. They could die in their homes and would not be discovered for weeks or even months. (154 words.)Passage IIA Change in Women’s LifeThe important change in women’s life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women’s economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full-time or part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage, with husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests on each of them. (154 words)Passage IIIA Popular Pastime of the English PeopleOne of the best means of understanding the people of any nation is watching what they do with their non-working time.Most English men, women and children love growing things, especially flowers. Visitors to England in spring, summer, or autumn are likely to see gardens all the way along the railway lines. There are flowers at the airports and flowers in factory grounds, as well as in gardens along the roads. Each English town has at least one park with beautifully kept flower beds. Public buildings of every kind have brilliant window boxes and sometimes baskets of flowers are hanging on them.But what the English enjoy most is growing things themselves. If it is impossible to have a garden, then a widow box or something growing in a pot will do. Looking at each other’s gardens is a popular pastime with the English. (144words.)Passage IVBritish and American Police OfficersReal policemen, both in Britain and the U.S., hardly recognize any common points between their lives and what they see on TV—if they ever get home in time.Some things are about the same, of course, but the policemen do not think much of them.The first difference is that a policeman’s real life deals with the law. Most of what he learns is the law. He has to know actually what actions are against the law and what facts can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a lawyer, and what’s more, he has to put it into practice on his feet, in the dark and, running down a narrow street after someone he wants to talk to.Little of his time is spent in talking with beautiful girls or in bravely facing cruel criminals. He will spend most of his working life arranging millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, ordinary people who are guilty —or not of stupid, unimportant crimes. (177words)Passage VLiving SpaceHow much living space does a person need? What happens when his space needs are not met? Scientists are doing experiments on rats to try to determine the effects of overcrowded conditions on man. Recent studies have shown that the behavior of rats is greatly affected by space. If rats have enough living space, they eat well, sleep well and produce their young well. But if their living conditions become too crowded, their behavior and even their health change obviously. They can not sleep and eat well, and signs of fear and worry become clear. The more crowded they are, the more they tend to bite each other and even kill each other. Thus, for rats, population and violence are directly related. Is this a natural law for human society as well? Is enough space not only satisfactory, but necessary for human survival? These are interesting questions.(147 words)。