1、国家公共英语四级（听力）练习试卷 3及答案与解析 PART A Directions: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice
2、. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 PART B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below. 6 What is the percentage of the pe
3、ople who are unhappy with their houses? 7 The respondents in the survey believe the reasonable price for a house in Beijing should be between 3,000 yuan and _ yuan per square meters. 8 _ percent of the respondents say the lighting and ventilation are far from satisfactory. 9 What is the percentage o
4、f the respondents who think they are overcharged for the substandard property management? 10 Only _ percent of the respondents are satisfied with the contents in the ads of developers. PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 secon
5、ds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 Why did President Bush veto the previous war spending bill? （ A
6、） Because the Democrats set a deadline to the withdrawal of American soldiers in Iraq. （ B） Because the bill was proposed by Democrats, but Bush belongs to the Republican Party. （ C） Because the spending was not enough. （ D） Because the spending was too much. 12 How many bills has Mr. Bush vetoed so
7、 far? （ A） 1. （ B） 2. （ C） 3. （ D） 4. 13 Which of the following is WRONG? （ A） President Bush urged the two parties to move away from political battles. （ B） Democrats successfully overrode the presidents veto. （ C） The spending measure totaled one hundred twenty-four billion dollars. （ D） Democrati
8、c leaders said they had not agreed to keep any language about troop withdrawals out of a replacement bill. 14 Americans choose their president on the _. （ A） 2nd of December （ B） 2nd of November （ C） 2nd of September （ D） 2nd of October 15 In 1971, you arc supposed to be more than _ years old in ord
9、er to vote for a candidate in America? （ A） 18 （ B） 20 （ C） 21 （ D） 22 16 Which of the following is WRONG? （ A） Voters must be Americans. （ B） Voters can get registered in any state at any time before the Election Day. （ C） Local election officials decide what kind of voting equipment is used. （ D）
10、Paper-and-pencil ballots are rarely used these days. 17 What is NOT true about the first Olympics? （ A） Women were not allowed to participate. （ B） There were two parts for the first Olympics long distance running and foot races. （ C） It was held to honor Greek god, Zeus. （ D） Later, more races and
11、sports were added to the Olympics. 18 For the first 1,000 years of Olympics, it was held in （ A） England （ B） Greece （ C） Rome （ D） France 19 What does the Olympic Symbol of 5 linked rings represent? （ A） Love. （ B） Friendship. （ C） Cooperation. （ D） Competition. 20 Where is this Olympic Games going
12、 to be held? （ A） Sydney. （ B） Beijing. （ C） Athens. （ D） New Zealand. 国家公共英语四级（听力）练习试卷 3答案与解析 PART A Directions: For Questions 1-5, you will hear a conversation. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Wri
13、te only 1 word in each numbered box. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below. 1 【听力原文】 Money really cant buy happiness, according to a new survey showing lawyers and other well-paid white-collar workers are more likely to suffer depression. A national surve
14、y of more than 7,500 professionals has found that almost one in 10 reported moderate to severe depressive symptoms. The legal profession had the worst result, with almost 16 percent reporting symptoms of clinical depression. Next were accountants and insurance underwriters, both on 10 percent. Peopl
15、e in IT services, architecture and engineering also had depression rates above the average. The survey conducted by Beyondblue, an organization devoted to fighting depression, also showed that those under 30 had the highest rates of depression and were the most likely to “self-medicate“ with drugs a
16、nd alcohol. Beyondblue deputy chief executive and psychologist, Dr. Nicole Highet, said the survey the largest of its kind was flint to reveal the extent of the problem. 1 【正确答案】 Lawyers 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 7,500 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 10% 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 30 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 largest 【知识 模块】 听力 PART
17、B Directions: For Questions 6-10, you will hear a passage. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the questions below. 6 【听力原文】 Buying a house for most of the people is a once in a lifetime decision, which means
18、 people decide to do so only after coming across the ideal house. Surprisingly, eight in every 10 home buyers are unhappy with their houses. A survey conducted by the Beijing Consumers Association (BCA) recently shows about 80 percent of the 2,315 respondents in 23 residential complexes in Beijing a
19、re dissatisfied with the soaring house prices. They think the reasonable price in Beijing should be between 3,000 yuan and 7,000 yuan per square meters. The quality of the buildings, the surrounding environment and traffic and property management are the other factors that play a role in peoples dec
20、ision to buy a house. The BCA has suggested strict sales regulations and contracts to ease house-owners sufferings. It has urged the authorities to impose severe punishment on developers found violating rules and joining hands with others to bid up property prices. About 41.2 percent of the responde
21、nts have complained that their houses have defective designs, while nearly 40 percent say the lighting and ventilation are far from satisfactory. The landscapes in the residential areas are a source of unhappiness for 43.2 percent of the respondents, and about one-third say they are “bluffed“ into b
22、uying “third grade“ houses. And more than half are not satisfied with the sport and entertainment facilities in their neighborhood. Property management in the buildings, 56.5 percent of the respondents say, is way below standard compared to the high fee charged by the complexes. A whopping 60 percen
23、t of tile consumers doubt the contents of developers advertisements, compared with only 6.3 percent being satisfied. Experts have suggested consumers gather thorough knowledge about a developer and their work before deciding to buy a house. They should check the day-light conditions and ventilation
24、in different weather conditions in advance, if possible. 6 【正确答案】 80% 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 7,000 yuan 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 Nearly 40% 【知识模 块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 56.50% 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 6.30% 【知识模块】 听力 PART C Directions: You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have
25、 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE. 11 【听力原文】 White House officials have begun talks with Cong
26、ress on a war spending bill in place of the one President Bush vetoed on Tuesday. He rejected it because the Democratic-controlled Congress tried to set a date for American troops to leave Iraq. The bill would have required a withdrawal to begin by October. The spending measure totaled one hundred t
27、wenty-four billion dollars. One hundred billion of that would have gone to pay for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The veto was only the second of Mister Bushs presidency. The first was last year, to stop Congress from ending his restrictions on federal money for stein cell research. On
28、 Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to try to save the war spending bill that the president vetoed. But, as in the case of his first veto, there was not enough support for an override. The president met with Democratic and Republican congressional leaders after the House failed to overrid
29、e his veto. He said he was hopeful that an agreement could be reached. And he called for it to be done quickly. Republican leaders said they hope for a new bill by the end of the month. The president says it is time to move away from the political battles of recent days. He said three of his top adv
30、isers would be working with members of both parties to write an acceptable war funding bill. Talks took place on Thursday on Capitol Hill. The two sides agreed to meet again early next week and to keep details of their talks private. But Democratic leaders said they had not agreed to keep any langua
31、ge about troop withdrawals out of a replacement bill. 11 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 14 【听力原文】 On November the second, Americans will choose a president and a vice president. They will elect members of Congress and state and local officials. And they will decide lo
32、cal measures. Voters must be at least eighteen. The voting age used to be twenty-one years old, until the Constitution was changed in nineteen seventy-one. Here is another fact. Until nineteen twenty, the Constitution did not permit women to vote. Today women vote at higher rates than men in nationa
33、l elections. The Census Bureau says this has been true for more than twenty years. Still, not all adults have the right to vote. Most of the states require voters not to have been found guilty of a major crime. Voters must also be American citizens. And they must be registered to vote in the area wh
34、ere they live. Their names must appear on a local election list. In many states, a person must register at least two to four weeks before an election. Voters do not have to register again unless they move to a different area or do not vote in several elections. On Election Day, people usually vote i
35、n a school or other public buildings near their homes. Voting is done by secret ballots. But local election officials decide what kind of voting equipment is used. Paper-and-pencil ballots are rare these days. But many systems still do use paper. Voters mark their choices on the ballot and a compute
36、r counts the votes. Some places use machines to record votes when a person moves a lever next to the name of a candidate. These kinds of machines are old and are slowly being replaced. 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 17 【听力原文】 At the first Olympics, men took part in
37、 foot races during celebrations to honor the Greek god, Zeus. More races and sports were added later. Greece held these Olympic Games every four years for the next one thousand years. The ancient Romans banned them in the fourth century. The modern Olympic Games began more than one hundred years ago
38、. Baron Pierre de Coubertin of France proposed a world celebration of sports like the ancient games of Greece. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens in eighteen ninety-six. Athletes from eight countries competed in ten sports. The purpose was to help athletes develop strength and values thro
39、ugh competition. It also provided a way for athletes of all nations to become friends. The Olympic symbol of five linked rings represents this friendship, Baron de Coubertin designed it in nineteen thirteen. The rings represent the linking through sports of the major populated areas of the world Eur
40、ope, Asia, Africa, Australia and the two American continents, represented by one ring. The colors of the rings are blue, yellow, black, green and red. The flag of each nation competing in the games has at least one of these colors. Under the rings is the Olympic saying in Latin: “Citius, Altius, For
41、tius“. The words mean “Swifter, Higher, Stronger“. The Olympic flame links the old and new games. In ancient Olympia, a fire burned for the god Zeus during the sports competitions. Now, runners bring a flame from Olympia, Greece to every new Olympics. That flame opens the summer games today in Athens. They end on August twenty-ninth. About ten thousand athletes from more than two hundred nations will compete in the worlds most important international athletic event. 17 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力
