2013年大学英语四级听力考试冲刺试题及答案8_第2页

Section B

Directions:   In this section, you will hear 3 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). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

26. A) Her parents thrived in the urban environment.

B) Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm.

C) Her parents immigrated  to America.

D) Her parents set up an ice-cream store.（C）

27. A) He taught English in Chicago.

B) He was crippled in a car accident.

C) He worked to become an executive.

D) He was born with a limp.（B）

28. A) She was fond of living an isolated life.

B) She was fascinated by American culture.

C) She was very generous in offering help.

D) She was highly devoted to her family.（D）

Passage Two

Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

29. A) He suffered a nervous breakdown.

B) He was wrongly diagnosed.

C) He was seriously injured.

D) He developed a strange disease.（C）

30. A) He was able to talk again.

B) He raced to the nursing home.

C) He could tell red and blue apart.

D) He could not recognize his wife.（A）

31. A) Twenty-nine days.

B) Two and a half months.

C) Several minutes.

D) Fourteen hours.（B）

32. A) They welcomed the publicity in the media.

B) The avoided appearing on television.

C) They released a video of his progress.

D) They declined to give details of his condition.（D）

Passage Three

Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

33. A) For people to share ideas and show farm products.

B) For officials to educate the farming community.

C) For farmers to exchange their daily necessities.

D) For farmers to celebrate their harvests.（A）

34. A) By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms.

B) By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.

C) By offering to do  volunteer work at the fair.

D) By performing a special skill at the entrance.（B）

35. A) They contribute to the modernization of American farms.

B) They help to increase the state governments’ revenue.

C) They provide a stage for people to give performances.

D) They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture.（D）