第二部分 听力强化

Model Test One

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear some questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Conversation One

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1．A) He went to study art at the college.

B) He became an accountant in London.

C) He worked as an export salesman.

D) He went abroad to learn French.

2．A) He wasn't interested in his job.

B) He couldn't get a satisfying salary.

C) There weren't any good prospects.

D) The firm was too far away from his house.

3．A) He had such kind of experience before.

B) He was fond of communicating with foreign people.

C) He prefers traveling on business to sitting in the office.

D) His French and German would be useful to this work.

4．A) Work as an accountant in the company.

B) Wait for the reply of the company.

C) Apply for a position in another company.

D) Go abroad to be an export salesman.

Conversation Two

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

5．A) None of them has canoed before.

B) They can dive when it's hot.

C) There are many rapids in the river.

D) They will go canoeing by themselves.

6．A) Bring cookout for Friday night.

B) Set up the tents for Saturday.

C) Supply breakfast on Sunday morning.

D) Offer food and drinks for Saturday night.

7．A) She will prepare food when they go canoeing.

B) She'll be the trip leader when they go canoeing.

C) She has no car and wants to borrow one.

D) She wants Neal to drive them to the meeting place.

8．A) The woman has failed the finals.

B) The man has never gone canoeing.

C) The woman loves camping and sleeping out.

D) The man will not go canoeing with the woman.

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear two 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 A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 9 to 12 are based on the passage you have just heard.

9．A) Sympathetic.

B) Doubtful.

C) Subjective.

D) Objective.

10．A) Between 800 BC and 600 BC.

B) Between 700 AD and 800 AD.

C) Between 600 AD and 700 AD.

D) Between 800 BC and 700 BC.

11．A) Each work was a collection of several poems by several Greek authors.

B) Each work was a collection of several essays by several Roman authors.

C) Both of them could have been the work of a single poetic genius.

D) One of them could have been the work of a single poetic genius.

12．A) He was the poet of The Iliad and The Odyssey.

B) He was the representative of the Analysts.

C) He was the representative of the Unitarian.

D) His ideas about Homer have great influence.

Passage Two

Questions 13 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.

13．A) There are too many people seeking employment.

B) A more serious economic crisis is coming soon.

C) Jobs created by economic progress are insufficient.

D) More and more old people are unemployed.

14．A) Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.

B) East and South Asia.

C) The continent of North America.

D) The continent of South America.

15．A) Youth unemployment worldwide is over 30 percent.

B) Young people are the particular victims of unemployment.

C) Female unemployment is a major concern in the world.

D) Most unemployed people are aged between 14 and 25.

Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear recordings of lectures or talks followed by some questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 16 to 19.

16．A) Lords, vassals and fiefs.

B) Warriors, lords and vassals.

C) King, vassals and fiefs.

D) King, lords and warriors.

17．A) A person who acts as counselors.

B) A person who owns land.

C) A person who guarantees the security.

D) A person who governs the country.

18．A) They would lend their lands to the vassals.

B) They would ask the vassals to help make decisions.

C) They would provide suggestions to their superiors.

D) They would harvest crops from their lands.

19．A) The lord.

B) The vassal.

C) The aristocrat.

D) The emperor.

Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 20 to 22.

20．A) The seasons in the city.

B) The popular activities in the city.

C) The scenic spots of the city.

D) The temperature of the city.

21．A) Around 29 degrees.

B) Around 40 degrees.

C) Around 10 degrees.

D) Around 30 degrees.

22．A) Go on picnics and play outdoor games.

B) Go hiking, fishing and camping.

C) Clean up their yards and gardens.

D) Go to the parks and fly kites.

Now listen to the following recording and answer questions 23 to 25.

23．A) Coca-Cola.

B) McDonalds.

C) Disney.

D) Mickey Mouse.

24．A) His ability to draw particularly well.

B) His insight and management ability.

C) His ability to identify with the audiences.

D) His ability to create new things.

25．A) He made films to train American soldiers.

B) He worked for the FBI as a mole.

C) He was a role model to the filmmakers.

D) He entertained the world all his life.

答案速查

试题详解

Section A

Conversation One

W: Mr. Pitt. I'd like you to tell me a bit about what you've been doing.

M: Well, I left senior high school after I'd done my A levels. I took four subjects, French, German, chemistry and art. I really wanted to study art. It didn't turn out like that, because a friend of my father's offered me a job. (1) It's an accountant in London. A quite big firm, you know.

W: I see. In your application, you say that you only spent nine months with this firm of accountants. Why was that?

M: Well, to be quite honest, I didn't like it. (2) I just couldn't seem to get interested in the job although there were fairly good prospects. So I got a place at the art college to do a three-year diploma course.

W: We like our executive staff to undergo a thorough training. Young men on our trainee scheme would have to work through every branch in the company. And one of them is accountancy. Presumably you wouldn't like that.

M: Well, if I had to do it, I suppose... (3) But I was thinking that my French and German would mean that I could specialize in overseas work. I'd like to be some sort of an export salesman and travel abroad.

W: You know, the glamour of traveling abroad disappears when you've got a hard job of work to do. It's not all fun and game.

M: Oh yes, I realize that. It's just that my knowledge of languages would be useful.

W: That's all, Mr. Pitt. (4) You should hear from us in a couple of weeks. One way or the other, or we may ask you to come back for another chat. Thank you.

M: Goodbye, Mrs. Williams.

话题：面试　词数：297

答案解析

1．What did Mr. Pitt do after he left senior high school?

B)。对话开头皮特说，他虽然真的非常想学习艺术，但是由于他父亲的一个朋友给他介绍了一份工作，他就去了伦敦的一家大公司做会计，因而选项B与对话内容相符，故选B。

2．Why did Mr. Pitt quit his job after nine months?

A)。本题问的是“皮特先生为什么在九个月之后辞职了呢”，这个问题的答案可以从皮特的回答中找到。“尽管前景不错，但我就是对这份工作提不起来兴趣。”因此，A选项与对话内容相符，故选A。

3．Why did Mr. Pitt think he could do overseas work?

D)。皮特说，他以为由于他精通法语和德语，他就能从事海外业务的工作。选项D与对话内容相符，故选D。

4．What should Mr. Pitt do after this conversation?

B)。在对话即将结束的时候，这位女士提到，皮特几周后会收到公司的回信儿。所以皮特要做的只是等消息，选项B与对话内容相符，故选B。

词汇点拨

accountant n. 会计

application n.申请；应用

diploma n. 毕业文凭，学位证书

executive staff 行政人员

undergo v. 经历；遭受

thorough a. 全面的；彻底的

presumably ad. 据推测，大概

scheme n. 计划；阴谋

glamour n. 魅力，诱惑力

specialize in 擅长……

Conversation Two

W: Hey, Neal, now that the midterms are over, a bunch of us are getting away for the weekend to go canoeing. Wanna come along?

M: (8) Well, it'd be great to get away, but I've never done it before.

W: None of the others have either, except for me. I went once last fall. But there'll be an instructor in each canoe the first day.

M: I don't know.

W: Oh, come on. This is our last chance to take a break before finals. The scenery is beautiful and (5) if it gets too hot we can dive in whenever we feel like it. The river's really calm this time of the year, no rapids to deal with.

M: That's a relief. What would I have to bring?

W: Let's see. (6) Tom's bringing food for the Friday night cookout for everyone. And the people who run the trip have tents set up and they supply food and drinks for all day Saturday. On the way back Sunday morning we'll stop somewhere for breakfast. So, you just have to bring a bathing suit and a sleeping bag.

M: I do love camping and sleeping out. Where is this place?

W: It's about an hour and a half to the place where we meet the trip leaders. We leave our car there and they drive us and the canoes upriver to the place where we start canoeing.

M: And who's driving us to the meeting place?

W: Well, (7) I was hoping we could take your car. Mine's in the shop again.

M: Oh, I see. It's not me you want; it's my car.

W: Don't be silly. So what would you say?

M: Why not!

W: Great! I'll give you a call when I find out when everyone wants to leave on Friday.

话题：讨论出游计划词数：302

答案解析

5．What does the woman say about canoeing?

B)。这个问题的答案可以从女士的回答中找到。她在介绍划独木舟时，说到了如果天气热的话，他们随时可以去潜水。因此，选项B为正确答案。

6．What will Tom do for everyone?

A)。女士在告诉男士需要带什么东西时，提到汤姆会为大家准备星期五的晚餐，因此，选项A为正确答案。

7．What do we know about the woman?

D)。这个问题的答案可以从对话的后半部分找到。当男士问女士谁会开车把他们送到集合地点的时候，女士回答说“我希望我们能坐你的车去。”因此，选项D为正确答案。

8．What can we know from the conversation?

B)。对话开头男士对于女士的提议回答说他从来没有划过独木舟，故选项B正确。对话开头女士就提到now that the midterms are over，后面又提到This is our last chance to take a break before finals. 说明他们还没有到期末，排除选项A；对话中明确提到喜欢露营和睡在户外的是男士，女士没有明确表明，故排除选项C；对话最后男士用Why not!表明会和女士一起去，故排除选项D。

词汇点拨

canoe n. 独木舟 vi. 划（乘）独木舟

instructor n. 指导者；大学讲师

scenery n. 风景，景色

dive v. & n. 潜水

rapid n. 急流

relief n. 宽慰，安心

cookout n. 吃烤肉的野餐

Section B

Passage One

We're going to start our discussion of poetry in Western Europe with The Iliad and The Odyssey. (10) These two great poems are believed to have been written sometime between 800BC and 700BC, partly because the poems refer to the social conditions of that time, conditions that have been validated by the findings of archeologists. But just who was the poet who laid down these cornerstones of western literature? Tradition ascribes them to a man named Homer, but we know virtually nothing about this Homer. In fact, some say that such a poet never existed at all, that neither The Iliad nor The Odyssey was written by a single poet, but rather each poem is composed of the writings of several people. This is the view of a school of literary critics in the 18th century known as the Analysts. The Analysts pointed to internal evidence such as variations in the literary devices used in the poem to argue that each work was in fact a collection of several poems by several Greek authors. Opposing the Analysts were a second group of scholars called the Unitarian. (11) They insisted that The Iliad and The Odyssey could have been the work of a single poetic genius. To support their argument, they stress among other things the consistency of the character portrayed in the poetry. This wouldn't have been possible, they said, if they were written by many different poets. (12) Now how we look at the Homeric question today has been greatly influenced by someone named Milman Parry, an American scholar who first presented his ideas about Homer in the 1930s. So let's take a look at Parry's research.

话题：《伊利亚特》和《奥德赛》的作者　词数：275

答案解析

9．What is the attitude of the professor toward the topic?

D)。整篇短文都是教授在分别指出各个派别对于谁是《伊利亚特》和《奥德赛》的作者的推测，没有掺杂自己的观点，因此可以判定作者的叙述是客观的，而非主观的，更没有同情或质疑的情绪在其中。因此D选项符合题意。

10．When were The Iliad and The Odyssey written?

D)。短文提到，人们认为这两部史诗写于公元前800年至公元前700年之间。所以，D选项符合题意。

11．What is the Unitarian's point of view on the poet of The Iliad and The Odyssey?

C)。短文中提到，分析派认为《伊利亚特》和《奥德赛》都是由几个人写出来的诗歌组合而成的，而不是由一个人写出来的；一位论派认为这两部史诗很可能是同一个天才的著作。C选项符合题意，故选C。

12．Why does the professor talk about Milman Parry?

D)。短文中提到，我们现今如何看待荷马问题深受一个叫米尔曼·帕里的学者的影响，他在20世纪30年代首次提出对于荷马的观点。因此，这也是教授谈论他的原因，故选D。

词汇点拨

validate v. 确认，证实

archeologist n. 考古学家

cornerstone n. 奠基石；基础

ascribe v. 把……归因于

be composed of 由……组成

variation n. 变体

device n.技巧

consistency n. 连贯性；一致性

Passage Two

Organizations like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund expect the international economy to perform better this year than in 2013. They also expect economic conditions to improve the next year.

Yet one United Nations agency worries that (13) economic progress is not creating enough jobs for the millions of people seeking employment. The U.N.'s International Labor Organization (ILO) is saying current economic growth has not helped the world's unemployed.

The ILO released a report on employment this week. Guy Ryder of Britain is the Director General of the agency. He says the unemployment numbers for 2013 represent an increase from the year before. That means new jobs created by economy growth are not keeping up with the number of people entering the job market. "The bottom line figure for 2013 is that there are nearly 202 million people around the world unemployed, and that represents an increase of nearly five million on the previous year," said Ryder. The ILO says (14) much of the increase came from East and South Asia—they were responsible for nearly half of the additional job seekers, and many others came from sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.

One question is whether the current period of economic growth is leading to job creation. The ILO says, based on current information, the world will have 18 million more jobless individuals by 2018, many of these are young people between the ages of 15 and 24. Guy Ryder says youth unemployment is a major concern. "(15) Young people are the particular victims of unemployment: 74.5 million of the unemployed, aged between 15 and 24, that is one million more than the year before," said Ryder. The ILO says youth unemployment worldwide is over 13 percent.

话题：就业形势　词数：283

答案解析

13．What is the United Nations agency worried about?

C)。短文提到，某联合国机构担心经济发展并不能为数百万求职者创造足够的就业机会。因此可以判断C选项“经济发展没有带来足够的新的工作机会”与短文所述一致。

14．Where is the increased world unemployment mostly from?

B)。短文提到，新增的失业人数很大一部分来自东亚和南亚，这两个地区求职者的人数占新增求职者的总人数将近一半。所以，B选项与短文内容相符。

15．What do we know about youth unemployment?

B)。短文提到，失业者尤以年轻人居多。因此选项B与短文内容相符。

词汇点拨

current a. 当前的，现在的

unemployment n. 失业，失业人数

represent v. 代表；表明

keep up with 赶得上

figure n. 数字

previous a. 先前的；稍前的

additional a. 附加的，额外的

concern n. 担心；关心

victim n. 受害者；牺牲

Section C

One

Good morning, class. Today we are going to start a big unit on government. Before the rise of the nation-state and absolute monarchies, Europe went through a period known as feudalism. Like our concept of democracy, feudalism had many forms and varied by location and time period.

Let's see, feudalism originated by mixing Roman law with Germanic tradition. The Germanic warriors that lived about 3,000 years ago had a tradition of electing a supreme warrior as leader. After battles, he would collect all of the spoils and distribute them fairly among all the warriors. (16) The term feudalism is defined by three principle terms: They are lords, vassals, and fiefs.

(17) Okay, a lord, in feudalism, is a person that owns land. He temporarily gives this land to another person, called a vassal. The vassal enters this contract so he may gain the land. Land sizes varied, from the size of a small farm, to huge counties. The vassal gained the revenues generated by the land, usually in the form of farming products.

What did the lord get? At this time, there were no standing armies. There were no professional soldiers. The vassal swore allegiance to the lord. (18) In times of trouble, the lord could call upon the vassal to fight for the lord. This guaranteed the security of the lord.

Other details were often included in feudal deals. For example, since the lord still owned the land and merely lent the land to the vassal, the lord still had to maintain the land and defend it. The vassal, many times, would be required to grind his wheat and bake his bread in the ovens and mills owned by the lord, who then could collect taxes.

Umm, oh, yes, the vassals also acted as counselors to the lord. (18) During times of crisis, the lords would often hold meetings, calling together all the vassals to help them decide major decisions, such as to go to war or not.

Ah, lastly, feudalism had many levels. What I mean is, a king could be a lord, giving aristocrats large lands, who then became his vassals. Those aristocrats were lords themselves, dividing up their land to lesser vassals. (19) The top of this hierarchy was the emperor, who was the lord to his vassal kings.

Feudalism declined when lords became strong enough to maintain a standing army and did not require the services of their vassals.

话题：封建主义　词数：400

答案解析

16．What are the three terms that define feudalism?

A)。讲座中明确提到The term feudalism is defined by three principle terms: They are lords, vassals and fiefs. 所以定义封建主义的三个关键词分别是封建领主、封臣和封地。故选项A为答案。

17．What is a lord in feudalism?

B)。本题问的是“lord在封建主义中指的是什么？”讲座中明确提到A lord, in feudalism, is a person that owns land. 故选项B为答案。选项A和C的内容均在听力原文中出现过，但是这两项对应的都是vassals的职责，均排除；选项D“管理国家的人”，听力原文中提到封建制度等级的最顶端是君主，故君主是管理国家的人。虽然君主在某种程度上也是lord，但并不是所有的lord都是君主，不能以偏概全，故排除选项D。

18．During times of crisis, what would the lords do?

B)。本题问的是“危急时刻，领主们会怎么做？”讲座中在两处提到了相关信息：In times of trouble, the lord could call upon the vassal to fight for the lord.和During times of crisis, the lords would often hold meetings, calling together all the vassals to help them decide major decisions. 由此可知，危急时刻，领主们会号召封臣来为自己而战或者召集他们来帮助自己做一些重大的决定，故选项B为答案。其他选项均与原文信息不符，均排除。

19．Who is at the top of the hierarchy in feudalism?

D)。讲座中明确提到The top of this hierarchy was the emperor, who was the lord to his vassal kings. 所以封建制度等级的最顶端是君主，故选项D为答案。

词汇点拨

monarchy n. 君主制；君主国

feudalism n. 封建主义；封建制度

originate v. 创世；起源

warrior n. 战士；勇士

vassal n. 封臣；附庸国

fief n. 封地，采邑

allegiance n. 忠诚，拥护

feudal a. 封建制度的；封地的

aristocrat n. 贵族，贵族阶层的成员

hierarchy n. 等级制度；统治集团

Two

Hello, everyone. Have you ever wondered what the weather is like in other places around the world? Today, (20) I'd like to talk to you about the changing seasons in my city which was the assigned topic for this class.

First of all, the winter season usually begins in December and ends in early March. The coldest month is January, and temperatures can drop below freezing for most of this month. The city usually averages about 30 inches of snow during this entire, 3-month period. Occasionally, we have snow storms that can drop a foot of snow in a very short period of time. Winter activities during this season include sledding, skiing, and snowshoeing.

Spring usually arrives in late March, and (21) the temperatures hover around 10 degrees during the day. It is a beautiful season because the flowers start to bloom. It is also sometimes windy, and this is great for flying kites. People in my city often like to go on picnics, stroll through the parks, and play outdoor games.

Next, summer starts in June, as temperatures slowly rise to around 29 degrees. The summer in my city is very dry with little rain throughout the season, and temperatures can soar above 40 degrees in August. Fortunately, the weather is very dry with low humidity, so it is pleasant even on hot days. (22) Popular activities during this season include hiking, fishing, camping, water skiing, and outdoor sports such as football and soccer.

And finally, summer changes to fall in late September when the weather cools off, and the trees begin to change colors. A lot of people enjoy driving into the mountains and viewing the fall colors. It is also a time when people clean up their yards and gardens in preparation for the winter season.

So, as you can see, my city has a lot to offer no matter when you visit this area.

话题：季节特点　词数：315

答案解析

20．What's the topic of the talk?

A)。演讲人开头就提到I'd like to talk to you about the changing seasons in my city which was the assigned topic for this class. 由此可知谈论的主题是演讲人所生活的城市的季节，故选项A为答案。选项B和D有一定的干扰，但它们只是用来描述这个城市不同季节的特点的，不能作为本篇演讲的主题，均排除。

21．What are the temperatures during spring in the speaker's city?

C)。听力原文中明确提到Spring usually arrives in late March, and the temperatures hover around 10 degrees during the day. 由此可知，演讲人所在城市春天的温度维持在10度左右，故选项C为答案。其他三个选项的数字在听力原文中都有提到，A选项是该城市夏天六月份的温度，B选项是该城市夏天八月份的温度，D选项中的数字30是用来描述该城市冬天积雪的厚度的，均排除。

22．What do people usually do in summer in the speaker's city?

B)。听力原文中明确提到Popular activities during this season include hiking, fishing, camping, water skiing, and outdoor sports such as football and soccer. 所以，在夏天，该城市的人们喜欢参加的活动有远足、垂钓、露营、滑水和一些户外运动，故选项B为答案。其他三项在听力原文中也有提到，但是A和D选项是该城市人们在春天喜欢从事的活动，C选项是人们在秋天经常从事的活动，均排除。

词汇点拨

average v. 平均为，按平均数算

occasionally ad. 偶尔，间或

sledding n. 乘雪橇

stroll v. 漫步，闲逛

soar v. 急剧增加；高飞

humidity n. 湿度；湿气

Three

Predicting the future is always risky. But it's probably safe to say that at least a few historians will one day speak of the 20th century as America's "Disney era". (23) Today, it's certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modern America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. Globally, brands like Coca-Cola and McDonalds may be more widely-known, but neither represents 20th-century America in quite the same way as Disney.

The reasons for Disney's success are varied and numerous, but ultimately the credit belongs to one person—the man who created the cartoon and built the company from nothing, Walt Disney. Ironically, he could not draw particularly well. But he was a genius in plenty of other respects. In business, his greatest skills were his insight and his management ability. (24) But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences. Disney always made sure his films championed the "little guy", and made him feel proud to be American. This was achieved by creating characters that reflected the hopes and fears of ordinary people.

Disney's another great virtue was the fact that his company—unlike other big corporations—had a human face. (25) He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons celebrate America, but, during World War II, studios made training films for American soldiers. The reality, of course, was less idyllic. As the public would later learn, Disney's patriotism had an unpleasant side. He agreed to work for the FBI as a mole, identifying and spying on colleagues whom he suspected.

By the time he died in 1966, Walt Disney was an icon like Thomas Edison and the Wright Brothers. To business people and filmmakers, he was a role model; to the public at large, he was "Uncle Walt"—the man who had entertained them all their lives, the man who represented them all their lives, the man who represented all that was good about America.

话题：华特·迪士尼　词数：330

答案解析

23．What is the most powerful thing that represents modern America according to the lecture?

C)。听力原文中明确提到Today, it's certainly difficult to think of any other single thing that represents modern America as powerfully as the company that created Mickey Mouse. 由此可知演讲人认为很难找到任何能够比创造了米老鼠的那家公司更能代表现代美国的其他东西了。而创造了米老鼠的这家公司就是迪士尼，故选项C为答案。

24．What makes Walt Disney really extraordinary?

C)。听力原文中明确提到But what really distinguished Disney was his ability to identify with his audiences.由此可知真正让迪士尼与众不同的是他能够与观众产生共鸣的能力，故选项C为答案。

25．Why Walt Disney was regarded as a patriot?

A)。听力原文中明确提到He was also regarded as a great patriot because not only did his cartoons celebrate America, but, during World War II, studios made training films for American soldiers. 由此可知，迪士尼之所以被看作是伟大的爱国主义者不仅是因为他创作卡通来赞美美国，还因为在二战期间他为美国士兵拍摄了培训用的影片。故选项A为答案。其他三项在听力原文中都有提到，但并不是迪士尼被称为爱国主义者的原因。

词汇点拨

historian n. 历史学家

ironically ad. 讽刺地，说反话地

identify v. 识别；理解

champion v. 拥护，捍卫

patriot n. 爱国者

patriotism n. 爱国心；爱国主义

icon n. 象征物，偶像