四级专项训练 （第一周）Part Ⅰ Listening ComprehensionDirections: 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 once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which the best answer is.1. A. It is the first time they have been on a tripB. They cannot do what they like before.C. They don’t have to care about the time.D. They have to travel by schedules now.2. A. The man just makes a joke.B. The man does not like sunbath.C. The woman is going to learn swimming.D. The woman has no idea how to swim.3. A. The department store. B. The museumC. The cinema D. The library4. A. The woman has to wake the man at 7 o’clockB. The woman is not willing to wake the manC. The man has to wake the woman at 7 o’clockD. The man has to get up at 10 o’clock5. A. Bus driver and passenger B. Taxi driver and passengerC. Teacher and student D. Fellow students.6. A. It’s not as hard as expected B. It’s too tough for some studentsC. It’s much more difficult than people thinkD. It’s believed to be the hardest optional course7. A. 3 B. 4C. 5 D. 68. A. He played his part quite well B. He was not dramatic enoughC. He performed better than the secretaryD. He exaggerated his partConversation 19. A. Freshman B. SophomoreC. Junior D. Senior10. A. She wanted Dr. Tyler to sign on her schedule card.B. She wanted Dr. Tyler to determine the number and variety of the courses she would takeC. She wanted to take to Dr. Tyler about the modern American novelD. She wanted to explain why she dropped the chemistry course11. A. If his seminar on the modern American novel is welcomedB. If he signs his name, Jenny won’t work hard as everC. If Jenny can take two seminars in a semesterD. If six courses might be too much for Jenny12. A. Calculus B. Modern poetryC. Chemistry D. Introductory economicsConversation 213. A. He wants to get his money backB. He wants to exchange the sweater for another oneC. He wants the clerk to help him read Chinese instructions on the sweaterD. He wants to see why the color of the sweater changed14. A. It is the wrong size B. The fabric is coming apartC. It is stained D. It shrinks a lot15. A. The customer didn’t follow the instructions for using the itemB. The sweater was out of stockC. The man no longer has the store receiptD. The man isn’t a VIP四级专项训练 （第二周）Part Ⅰ Listening ComprehensionDirections: In this section, you will hear short 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).Passage 116. A. High expectations. B. Opposite charactersC. Showing satisfaction D. Forgiving and communicating17. A. 80 B. 82C. 160 D. 16418. A. People should aim high to ensure they are active in maintaining a happy marriage.B. The couple’s relationship skills are important to their marriageC. People tend to select partners with different characters in marriageD. Partners who have the same characters will lead to a dull relationshipPassage 219. A. How to improve your reasoning abilityB. Why classical music is popular with math studentsC. The difference between classical music and rock musicD. The effects of music on the results of math tests20. A. Because it keeps you calmB. Because it strengthens your memoryC. Because it stimulates your nerve activityD. Because it improves your problem-solving strategies21. A. The effects of music do not last longB. Piano music could interfere with your reasoning abilityC. Music, whether classical or rock, helps improve your memoryD. The more you listen to music, the higher your test scores will bePassage 322. A. Because there are no signs to direct themB. Because no tour guides are availableC. Because all the buildings in the city look alikeD. Because the university is everywhere in the city23. A. They set their own examsB. They select their own studentsC. They award their own degreesD. They organize their own laboratory work24. A. Most of them have a long historyB. Many of them are specialized librariesC. They house more books than any other university libraryD. They each have a copy of every book published in Britain25. A. Very few of them are engaged in research B. They were not awarded degrees until 1948 C. They have outnumbered male students D. They were not treated equally until 1881Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Academy Award nominees (被提名的人) who go home empty-handed may not have a shiny Oscar to(26)________, but they may turn out to be the bigger winners in the game of life. According to a study(27)________ in British Medical Journal, Oscar-winning screenwriters are more successful, more(28)________and more respected than losing nominees; however, they die sooner by about four years. Because success is(29)________ linked to better health, "this is the first(30)________ that success is not associated with improved longevity," says Donald Redelmeier, lead author of the study. Research (31)________ information about every person who was ever nominated for an Oscar since the awards were first (32)________73 years ago.To explain the puzzling findings, he offered two theories. The first is the "work-to-death hypothesis（假设）." According to Redelmeier, screenwriters are more apt to lead (33)________ lifestyles, meaning they smoke more, exercise less, and work a lot of late-night hours, which translates into not enough sleep.Screenwriters don't have a boss to report to, which brings into account Redelmeier's second explanation, the "party-hearty hypothesis." "When you become a successful screenwriter, you gain (34)________ without daily accountability（生计）, and as a (35)________your success may lead you to more alcohol, more parties, and more obesity," he says.四级专项训练 （第三周）Part Ⅰ Listening ComprehensionDirections: 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 once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which the best answer is.Short conversations:1. A) The man should first sign a one-year lease. B) The man can move in a week later. C) The man should paint the whole thing. D) The man cannot take the apartment.2. A) She agrees with the man. B) She doesn’t want to go out. C) She’d rather go swimming. D) She doesn’t think it is a fine day.3. A) Next Sunday night,7:30 p.m.B) Next Saturday night, 7:00 p.m.C) Next Saturday night, 7:30 p.m.D) Next Sunday night, 7:00 p.m. 4. A) He doesn’t want to buy clothes. B) He is not afraid to take a risk. C) His mother does not like receiving clothes. D) His mother likes delicious food very much.5. A) To a lamp store. B) To a hardware store. C) To the electric shop. D) To a bookstore.6. A) Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks. B) Call to check his scores. C) Be patient and wait. D) Inquire when the test scores are released.7. A) Their new classmate. B) Their new colleague. C) A reporter. D) Their new teacher.8. A) She read it selectively. B) She went it over chapter by chapter. C) She read it slowly. B) She finished it at a stretch.Long conversation 1:9. A) She is environmentally-concerned.B) She wants to save money.C) Her car is being repaired in the shop.D) She wants to see the man on the bus.10. A) Diana believes the air is not likely to be cleaner.B) Diana thinks the diesel(柴油机) bus is free of pollution now.C) Diana has taken a class on environmental engineering.D) Diana sounds pessimistic about the future of the insulator(绝热器)11. A) It makes the fuel burn more efficiently.B) It helps release more unburned fuel.C) It is easy to install.D) It is very cheap.12. A) Lowering transportation fees.B) The environmental engineering class.C) The man’s car in the shop.D) Better environment.Conversation 213. A) The hotel confused him with another guest. B) Rooms are overbooked for that evening. C) There are no more rooms available for five people. D) All the rooms available are under renovation. 14. A) There was a marathon going on. B) Almost all the hotels were being renovated. C) There was a conference going on. D) The hotel was overbooked two months ago. 15. A) A honeymoon suite for $250 for the night and free breakfast of Chinese style. B) A honeymoon suite for $225 for the night and free breakfast of western style. C) A honeymoon suite for $200 for the night and free breakfast of Chinese style. D) A honeymoon suite for $200 for the night and free breakfast of western style.四级专项训练 （第四周）Part Ⅰ Listening ComprehensionDirections: In this section, you will hear short 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).Passage 116. A. Watching TV can cause physical diseases. B. TV places the viewer in a completely passive position. C. People are too dependent on TV. D. The quality of some TV programs is poor.17. A. Television has more advantages than disadvantages. B. Television has more disadvantages than advantages. C. It is no use watching TV. D. Television in itself is neither good or bad.18. A. How much a TV set costs. B. The quality of TV programs. C. How people put it to use. D. The number of people watching TV. Passage 219. A. He wanted to remain popular with the audience. B. He wished to give more performance. C. He didn' t trust others. D. He was extremely anxious about its negative effect.20. A. He was refused to give performances in 1804. B. He was not able to compose in 1804. C. He was becoming very difficult to be with in 1804. D. He attempted to kill himself in 1804.21. A. He didn't kill himself because of his friends. B. He remained single all his life. C. He was always not easy to be with. D. He had few friends in his life.Passage 322. A. About 1920. B. Around 1925. C. Around 1930. D. About 1935.23. A. Over16 million. B. Over 3.5million. C. Over 1 million. D. Over 2.5 million24. A. Corn. B. Soybean.C. Oat. D. Rye25. A. Corn. B. Soybean.C. Oat. D. RyeDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. It is difficult to imagine the sea ever running out of fish. It's so vast, so deep, so mysterious.(26) ________, it's not bottomless. Over fishing, coupled with destructive fishing practices, is killing off the fish and (27 ________their environment. Destroy the fish, and you destroy the fishermen's________ (28) of living. At least 60 percent of the world's commercially important fish (29) ________are already over fished, or fished to the limit. AS a result, government have had to (30) ________ some areas of sea to commercial fishing. Big, high tech fleets ensure that everything in their path is (31) ________water. Anything too small, or the wrong thing, is (32) ________either dead or dying. That's an average of more than 2 0million metric tons every year. When you consider that equals a quarter of the world's catch, you begin to see the size of the problem. In some parts of the world, for every kilogram of prawns(对虾) caught, up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish and other (33) ________wildlife die, simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. True, some countries are beginning to deal with this problem, but it's vital we find the (34) ________ways of fishing before every ocean becomes a dead sea. It would make sense to give the fish enough time to recover, grow to full size and reproduce, then catch them in a way that doesn't kill other (35) ________ sea life.四级专项训练 （第五周）Part Ⅰ Listening ComprehensionDirections: 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 once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which the best answer is.16. A. Quit their jobs at the same time.B. Take an adventurous trip with their savings.C. Enrich their poor knowledge in business.D. Establish a firm in collaboration.17. A. It was withdrawn from the shelf as a back issue.B. It is not available unless it has been reserved.C. It hasn’t been returned by the borrower.D. It won’t come out until July 26.18. A. Its rapid growth is beneficial to the world.B. It can be seen as a model by the rest of the worldC. Its success can’t be explained by elementary economics.D. It will continue to surge forward in the future.19. A. It takes only 5 minutes to reach the campus from the apartments.B. Most students can’t afford to live in the new apartments.C. The new apartment are not available until next month.D. The new apartments can accommodate 500 students.20. A. They stay closed until summer comes.B. they cater chiefly to tourists.C. They are busy all the year round.D. They provide quality service to their customers.21. A. Her mild temper. B. Her broad knowledge.C. Her teaching style. D. Her detailed answers.22. A. Enter the stock market instead of investing in clothing.B. Move to another residence from Wall Street.C. Transfer his investment to the Chinese stock market.D. Share his money-making experience with other marketers.23. A. Sign his name for the fan. B. Fill in an application form.C. Exchange gifts with his friends.D. Get a purchase refunded.Conversation 124. A. Walk the dog. B. Clean the house.C. Go to the dentist’s. D. Finish her assignment.25. A. 12:30 pm. B. 2;00 pm.C. 4:30 pm. D. 5:30 pm26. A. Exciting. B. Rewarding.C. Disappointing. D. Exhausting.27. A. They can’t decide on a video.B. Susan’s mother is going to use the video machine.C. Susan will be asked to do something else.D. The machine isn’t working.Conversation 228. A. Since Friday. B. Since Saturday.C. Since Sunday. D. Since Monday.29. A. He has a cold. B. He has the flu.C. He has a stomachache. D. He has a toothache.30. A. Take herbal medicine. B. See another doctor.C. Drink chicken soup. D. Stay in bed.四级专项训练 （第六周）Part Ⅰ Listening ComprehensionDirections: In this section, you will hear short 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).Passage One16. A. Diet. B. Sleep.C. Space. D. Stress.17. A. They tend to reproduce more.B. They may show more signs of violence. C. They can eat and sleep better. D. They may commit suicide.18. A. Rats can populate rapidly. B. Population explosion can lead to violence. C. Overcrowdedness may have the same effects on man. D. It is a natural law that animals live and die.Passage Two19. A. Crimes committed by young people. B. Crimes committed by needy people. C. Influence on young people. D. Stealing and violence.20. A. They are usually poor and in need. B. They do not have as much freedom or money as they want. C.They live in an environment where everybody knows each other. D. They are not satisfied with the adult world.21. A. The family and the school. B. The adults and the mass media. C. The society and the young people. D. The young people themselves.Passage Three22. A. About seven million. B. Half of the American population. C.25% of American people. D. About 25million.23. A. They are older than young people. B. The young people will soon be in charge of the nation. C. The students today have strong opinions. D. The youth’s ideas are sometimes wrong.24. A. The lives of their parents. B. Making a better life for all people. C. The trouble in American families D. the strong opinions.25. A. They feel much is wrong with the lives of their parents. B. They see clearly what is right and good in the lives of their parents.C. They feel that everything about the lives of their parents is acceptable. D. They feel nothing is right and good in the lives of their parents.Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Boy, tourism really is a big business these days. It’s amazing. It involves hotels, _____, restaurants, shops, and thousands of people. The tourism companies keep telling us what a good thing it is... About how much we can learn about people and customs, but sometimes I wonder if this is really true.A couple that I know _____ last summer. They traveled with a tour group. It’s _____ to compare their experiences with some of the experiences of other people in the same tour group. My friends, fortunately had some _____, or friends, actually, along the _____ of their tour. In some of the cities they were going to , they knew some local people. When they got to _____places, they could go out with some of the local people and they could eat some of the local food and maybe see some of the local sights.Other members of the tour group, however, never _____ the group at all, They never went out and did a thing on their own. Of course, the tour company leaves it _____much up to the people to do whatever they want.I understand why people wouldn’t go out on their own because of the language problems and being a little bit afraid. But it seems to me that the more touri。