2015年12月英语四级考试模拟试卷（一）_第3页

　　Part III Listening Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　Section A

　　11. [A] The class thought the demonstration was too complex.

　　[B] Too many students showed up.

　　[C] The professor didn't show up.

　　[D] The professor cancelled it.

　　12. [A] Because nine is an odd number.

　　[B] Because the elevator got stuck.

　　[C] Because the elevator is too old.

　　[D] Because there are too many people in the elevator.

　　13. [A] The rain has stopped.

　　[B] She wants to soak her clothes.

　　[C] She is looking for her clothes.

　　[D] It's raining heavily.

　　14. [A] She goes home for lunch.

　　[B] She spends her time shopping.

　　[C] She gets interested in what she is reading.

　　[D] She doesn't wake up in time.

　　15. [A] To buy some potatoes.

　　[B] To pass him some potatoes.

　　[C] To have some potatoes.

　　[D] to help him cook some potatoes.

　　16. [A] It involved a few lunches.

　　[B] There were free lunches.

　　[C] There were three lunches.

　　[D] There were more than free lunches.

　　17. [A] He decided to continue his project.

　　[B] He was unable to get sufficient money.

　　[C] Lack of land prevented his success.

　　[D] He was successful with his project.

　　18. [A] Painting the room white.

　　[B] Buying white furniture.

　　[C] Waiting the man to decide.

　　[D] Asking Mr. White for advice.

　　Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　19. [A] In the student recreation center.

　　[B] In the campus dining hall.

　　[C] In the university bookstore.

　　[D] In a classroom.

　　20. [A] Studying.

　　[B] Preparing snacks.

　　[C] Playing cards.

　　[D] Learning how to play bridge.

　　21. [A] Miss her card game.

　　[B] Stay up too late.

　　[C] Take too heavy a work load next semester.

　　[D] Neglect her studies to play bridge.

　　22. [A] He already knows how to play.

　　[B] He doesn't like to play games.

　　[C] He doesn't have a partner.

　　[D] He doesn't have enough free time.

　　Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

　　23. [A] The effect of the atmosphere on rainfall.

　　[B] How conditions on earth support life.

　　[C] How water originated on earth.

　　[D] A new estimate of the age of earth.

　　24. [A] The surface of the ocean is expanding.

　　[B] Volcanic activity is increasing.

　　[C] The surface of earth contains tons of cosmic dust.

　　[D] Thousands of comets are colliding with earth's atmosphere.

　　25. [A] They are found under the oceans.

　　[B] They were most active when earth was first formed.

　　[C] Their emissions created earth's atmosphere.

　　[D] Their fumes are mostly water in the state of a gas.

　　Section B

　　Passage One

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

　　26. [A] He was trained as an electronics engineer.

　　[B] He was trained as a mechanical engineer.

　　[C] He was trained as a communication engineer.

　　[D] He was trained as a nuclear engineer.

　　27. [A] Fishing and hunting.

　　[B] He began to show great interest in natural beauty.

　　[C] Nuclear science.

　　[D] Amateur radio.

　　28. [A] An old friend of his.

　　[B] His elder brother.

　　[C] His younger brother.

　　[D] his younger son.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. [A] The Bachelor's degree.

　　[B] The Associate degree.

　　[C] The Master's degree.

　　[D] The Doctor's degree.

　　30. [A] A technical associate degree.

　　[B] A degree which is designed for transfer.

　　[C] A bachelor's degree.

　　[D] The last degree one can ever hope to attain.

　　31. [A] 120 quarter hours.

　　[B] 95 quarter hours.

　　[C] 120 credit hours.

　　[D] 72 credit hours.

　　Passage Three

　　Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　32. [A] In 1848.

　　[B] In 1846.

　　[C] In 1884.

　　[D] In 1849.

　　33. [A] 8,000 people.

　　[B] 10,000 people.

　　[C] 80,000 people.

　　[D] 100,000 people.

　　34. [A] From the western United States.

　　[B] From all parts of the country.

　　[C] From only the east coast of the American Continent.

　　[D] From San Francisco Bay.

　　35. [A] Because many settlements were abandoned.

　　[B] Because there were many gold-hungry sailors.

　　[C] Because private gold could not be protected by law.

　　[D] Because everybody raced for California.