大学英语四级听力-53
(总分100, 做题时间90分钟)
Listening Comprehension
Section A
1.
A．They are parated.
B．They get along well with each other.
C．They just meet each other by chance.
D．They are no longer friends.
A B C D
2.
A．Jack is too busy to contact him.
B．Jack is not his good friend anymore.
C．Jack didn't contact him much since he moved out.
D．He believes that he and Jack are still good friends.
A B C D
3.
A．Surpri visits are not welcome even for clo friends.
B．Clo friends must call before their visits,
C．Surpri visits could be accepted by clo friends.
D．Visiting friends without calling is polite.
A B C D
4.
A．Kate and Jane are twins.
B．Kate and Jane both like sweets.
C．Kate and Jane both major in painting.
D．Kate and Jane have the same likes and dislikes.
A B C D
5.
A．She did some work in the field.
B．She attended a geology class outdoors.
C．She was on a journey.
D．She attended a geology class in another school.
A B C D
6.
A．He went to climb a mountain.
B．He came back too late yesterday.
C．He was caught in a heavy rain,
D．He got a cold yesterday.
A B C D
7.
A．She hated to be a cretary.
B．She majored in engineering.
C．Her math was never good enough.
D．She spent a lot of time dreaming.
A B C D
8.
A．She knew David was ill long before.
B．She was ill when working in the lab.
C．She was working hard on her program.
D．She didn't know David was sick until she watched the report.
A B C D
9.
A．They have a good appetite.
B．They are very hospitable.
C．They are fantastic.
D．They like cooking.
A B C D
10.
A．Turning down the first or cond offer of food.
B．Refusing to eat any food offered.
C．Asking for a cond helping.
D．Eating all the food offered.
A B C D
11.
A．Eating all the food on the plate.
B．Refusing the food offered at the cond time.
C．Leaving some food in the plate.
D．Telling the host he is full.
A B C D
12.
A．They will not offer you food anymore.
B．They will ask you to eat more.
C．They will think that you are polite.
D．They will offer you a cond helping.
A B C D
13.
A．The economy in crisis.
B．Job-landing after graduation.
C．The place to live in after college.
D．Taxes which is going up.
A B C D
14.
A．It is going to be bankrupt soon.
B．It has gone through a rapid increa in sales.
C．It is going down fast.
D．It is improving gradually.
A B C D
15.
A．Work in the man's company.
B．Open her **pany.
C．Stay with her parents.
D．Try to find a job as a manager.
A B C D
Section B
16.
A．It costs much of the teenagers' study time.
B．It is difficult to learn.
C．It is harmful to the teenagers' hearing.
D．It is an exhausting job.
A B C D
17.
A．Standing in the street.
B．Driving a car at a low speed.
C．Listening to music occasionally.
D．Using headphones for a long time.
A B C D
18.
A．Economy. B．Technology. C．Traffic condition. D．Habit.
A B C D
19.
A．Foods are mainly produced by small manufactures.
B．Foods are not examined cloly before lling.
C．Foods are produced in large quantities and distributed widely.
D．Foods are easily to go bad.
A B C D
20.
A．It is **plicated.
B．There are too many problems to handle.
C．People are not concerned about that.
D．Most cas of food problems are not reported.
A B C D
21.
A．She cooks a lot.
B．She enjoys prerving food.
C．She prefers the food supply today.
D．She prefers the food supply 50 years ago.
A B C D
22.
A．The economic situation is not good.
B．The young only want easy jobs.
C．The young only want high-salary jobs.
D．There are too many young people who need jobs.
A B C D
23.
A．The Middle East is backward.
B．The population of the young in the Middle East is large.
C．The young in the Middle East are not well-educated.
D．Most of the young in the Middle East are female.
A B C D
24.
A．Women's education is for improving themlves.
B．Women's education is for landing a job.
C．Women's education is for teaching their children.
D．Women's education is for being independent.
A B C D
25.
A．They are not good at taking interviews.
B．They are lacking in work experience.
C．They couldn't write resumes properly.
D．They are not talented enough.
A B C D
Section C
The benefits and troubles of a large population have long been a subject of discussion among economists. It has been argued that the supply of good land is limited. To feed a large population, inferior land must be (26) and the good land worked (27) . Thus, each person produces less and this means a lower average income then could (28) a smaller population. Other economists have argued that a large population gives more (29) for specialization and the development of facilities such as ports, roads and railways, which are not likely to be built unless there is a big demand to (30) them.
One of the difficulties in carrying out a worldwide birth control program lies in the fact that official attitudes to population growth vary from country to country (31) the level of industrial development and the (32) of food and raw materials. In the developing country
where a vastly expanded population is pressing hard upon the limits of food, space and natural resources, it will be the first concern of government to (33) the birthrate, whatever the conquences may be. In a highly industrialized society, the problem may be **plex. A decreasing birthrate may lead to unemployment becau it results in a declining market for (34) goods. When the pressure of population on housing declines, prices also decline and the building industry is weakened. Faced with considerations such as the, the government of a developed country may well prefer to e a slowly increasing population, rather than one which is stable or (35) .
