大学英语听说4 试题一

大学英语听说4试题一SectionADirections:Listentothepassagethreetimesandsupplythemissinginformation.African-AmericanfamiliesintheUSearnlessthanwhitefamilies,afactthatshowsthegreater1)_______ofpovertyamongpeopleofcolor.ButthereisanothersidetoblackAmerica.Thenumberofaffluentfamilies—thosewith2)_______incomeover$50,000—isincreasingfasteramongAfricanAmericansthanamongwhitesinrecent3)_______.In1990,morethan1millionAfrican-Americanfamilieswere4)_______privileged.Today,15percentofAfricanAmericanfamilies—morethan2millionadultsandtheirchildren—areaffluent.Thecolorofmoneyisthesameforeveryone,butblackandwhiteaffluencediffersinseveralkeyrespects.First,well-offpeopleofAfrican5)_______arenotasrichastheirwhitecounterparts.About45percentofaffluentwhitefamiliesearnmorethan$75,000ayear,a6)_______reachedbyonly38percentofaffluentAfricanAmericanfamilies.Second,AfricanAmericansaremorelikelythanwhitepeopletoachieveaffluencethrough7)_______incomes.Familiesatthisleveltypicallyhavebothparentsemployed,perhapswithworkingchildren.Third,8)_____________________________________________________________________.Beyonddifferencesinincome,affluentpeopleofcolorfacesocialbarriersthatdonotrestrictwhites.EvenAfricanAmericanswiththemoneytopurchaseahome,forexample,mayfindtheyareunwelcomeasneighbors.9)__________________________________________________________.AffluentAmericanscomeinallcolors.Yet10)_____________________________________________________________________________________________.SectionBDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2longconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.11.A)Heiscarelessabouthisappearance.B)Heisashamedofhispresentcondition.C)Hechangesjobsfrequently.D)Heshaveseveryotherday.12.A)Janemaybecaughtinatrafficjam.B)Janeshouldhavestartedalittleearlier.C)HeknowswhatsortofpersonJaneis.D)HeisirritatedathavingtowaitforJane.13.A)TrainingfortheMid-AtlanticChampionships.B)Makingpreparationsforatrans-Atlantictrip.C)Collectinginformationaboutbaseballgames.D)Analyzingtheirrivals'on-fieldperformance.14.A)Hehadanarrowescapeinacaraccident.B)Heishospitalizedforaseriousinjury.C)Helosthismothertwoweeksago.D)Hehasbeenhavingahardtime.15.A)Thewomanhasknownthespeakerforalongtime.B)Themanhaddifficultyunderstandingthelecture.C)Themanismakingafussaboutnothing.D)Thewomanthinkshighlyofthespeaker.16.A)Hehasdifficultymakingsenseoflogic.B)Statisticsandlogicarebothchallengingsubjects.C)Thewomanshouldseekhelpfromthetutoringservice.D)Tutoringservicesareverypopularwithstudents.17.A)HerovercoatisasstylishasJill's.B)Jillmissedherclasslastweek.C)Jillworetheovercoatlastweek.D)Sheisinthesameclassastheman.18.A)Acomputergame.B)Animaginarysituation.C)Anexcitingexperience.D)Avacationbythesea.Questions19to22arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.19.A)HelikesSwedenbetterthanEngland.B)Heprefershotweathertocoldweather.C)HeisanEnglishmanlivinginSweden.D)HevisitsLondonnearlyeverywinter.20.A)Thebadweather.B)Thegloomywinter.C)Thecoldhouses.D)Thelongnight.21.A)Delightful.B)Painful.C)Depressing.D)Refreshing.22.A)Theyoftenstayuplatereading.B)Theyworkhardandplayhard.C)Theyliketogocampinginsummer.D)Theytrytoearnmoreandspendmore.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.23.A)EnglishLiterature.B)Management.C)French.D)PublicAdministration.24.A)Englishteaching.B)Stafftraining.C)Careersguidance.D)Psychologicalcounseling.25.A)Itsgenerousscholarships.B)Itsworldwidefame.C)Itswell-designedcourses.D)Itspleasantenvironment.SectionCDirections:Inthissection,youwillhearthreeshortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).PassageOneQuestions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.26.A)Totellthestudentsabouttheswimmingcompetition.B)Totellthestudentsaboutthearrangementoftheday’sactivities.C)Totellthestudentshowtogettothecompetitionground.D)Totellthestudentswhentoleaveandgetbacktoschool.27.A)Itwastoofarfromtheschool.B)Itwastoosmall.C)Itwasnotavailable.D)Itwasraining.28.A)About3hours.B)About4hours.C)About5hours.D)About6hours.PassageTwoQuestions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.29.A)Moneydoesn’tgrowontrees.B)Moneyistherootofallevil.C)AfoolandhismoneyaresoonpartedD)Takecareofthepennies,andthepoundswilltakecareofthemselves.30.A)Whichofthemwouldgetabigwinatbingo.B)Howmuchprizemoneyeachwouldget.C)Whetherornottheprizemoneyshouldbesplitequallybetweenthem.D)WhetheritwasfairforTamaratokeepallthemoney.31.A)Thetwowomenhadanagreementthattheyshouldsplitanyprizemoneytheywonbetweenthem.B)TheagreementthatTamaraandHelenmadewasaninformalone.C)HelenoncesplitherwinningthreewayswithTamaraandherhusband.D)TamaraneededtheprizemoneymorethanHelen.PassageThreeQuestions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.32.A)Healthand