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Model Test Eight
Section A
Directions In this section,
you will hear short conversations
and 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 is the best answer
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet
with a single line through the centre
Now let’s begin with the eight short conversations
M Look! I’m going to take down those oil paintings
and put up new ones on the wall
What do you think?
W Why? What’s wrong with them?
They always look splendid in our house
Q What does the woman think about the oil paintings?
M You should see the new singing program on TV
It is very touching, I think
It is at on every Friday evening
W Normally I wouldn’t,
but this time I would as you recommend so strongly
Q What is the woman’s usual attitude towards singing programs?
W The snow is going to continue tomorrow
I wanted to take you to see the park,
but it’s too slippery for that,
and it’s obvious that we can’t walk around to visit the sights
in the park that you’ve suggested
M Yes It’s a shame
But we’ll wait until we can go
Q What are the two speakers probably going to do?
W Do you know Jack is going to Italy next year?
His wealthy aunt has left all her property there for him to heir
M What a lucky dog
I wish I could come into a fortune like that
Q Why is Jack going to Italy?
W Hey, Tom, were you in the American literature class last week?
I was hoping you could tell me
the reading assignment given by Prof Lane
M I was hoping to ask you the same question
Q What can we learn about the speakers?
W Do you have any idea what you want to do
when you finish your study here in the university?
M I’m thinking about it these days
I’ll consult you if I need your advice
Q What does the man mean?
W:I must go to the supermarket this afternoon
It’s the last day it’s open before the New Year’s Day
M Sure, we don’t want to be out of food
Want a hand?
Q Why is the woman going to the supermarket?
W I’d like to apply for the position you have advertised
in the newspaper yesterday
Is it still available?
M Sure A good command of English and computing
is a must as far as the position is concerned
Q What can we learn from the conversation?
Now you"ll hear the two long conversations
Conversation One
W What’s your plan for the interior
decoration of the house we are living in?
M What should come first?
We should list the materials and tools we need to buy first
W As far as the shopping list is concerned,
I think we can get everything we need
to fix up the house in one trip
Then it won’t bother us to purchase again
What do you think?
M We can try
It seems like everybody had the same thought
when they woke up this morning go to the home improvement store!
W Yeah, it will be a little bit crowded,
but I still think we can get all we need today
M In order to do that,
I think we need to split up
Let’s look at our list and divide it up
W Okay, we need to get some wiring to install the new lights
I’ll go to the electrical department for that
M All right
We need wood for the new fence,
so I’ll go to the building materials department
W What about the pipes and fixtures we need for the bathroom?
Can you go to the piping department for those,
while I go to the hardware department for the tools?
M Okay, I can do that,
but aren’t you feeling tired already?
I know I am
Don’t you think we should have a rest after doing those?
W Come on
How are we supposed to be weekend fighters
if we can’t even do some simple shopping?
We’ll meet in the garden department afterwards,
Okay?
M Whatever you say
W Ready, set, go!
Questions to are based on the conversation
you have just heard
What should the two speakers do first?
What do they hope to do today?
What do we know about their shopping plan?
What is the man’s attitude towards
the woman’s arrangement?
Conversation Two
W Wow, it’s freezing in here!
Why is the air conditioner still on?
What’s the matter?
M I turned it on just now
I just finished my morning exercising as usual
and I’m sweating like a pig
W That’s no reason to turn the air conditioner
on full blast! I’m cold
I’m turning on the heat for a little while
Otherwise, I cannot finish doing the housework
before going to work
M Are you crazy?
It’s ℉ outside!
W I’m no crazier than you are
How come you can turn on the air conditioner and
I can’t turn on the heat?
M I only turned on the air conditioner
because it’s so humid outside,
and it was taking a long time for me to cool down
If you’re cold,
we should just open the windows and doors,
and we’ll get some fresh air in here
It’ll heat up again pretty quickly
W What should I do in the meantime?
Put on my winter coat or crawl under the covers?
M No need to do that
Calm down
Just go sit outside and wait
I’ll do something to make both of us comfortable
I’ll get myself a glass of iced tea
and I’ll get you a cup of hot tea
How does that sound?
W That sounds OK
Leave it to you to come up with the best idea of the day!
What about the housework?
M Take it easy
We’ll do it together as we newly got married!
Questions to are based on the conversation
you have just heard
Why is the man feeling so hot in the morning?
What’s the weather like today?
What will the man do for the woman?
Section B
Directions 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)
Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet
with a single line through the centre
Passage One
Sixty parents of youth athletes,
aged to ,
were interviewed in Minneapolis and its suburbs
It was found that parents brought post-game snacks
for the team
The snacks typically included such items as candy,
ice cream, pizza, cheese, chips
It was also quite normal for the parents
to stop at fast-food restaurants like McDonald’s
and Dairy Queen or grab a hot dog
and a sugary sports drink at the snack bar during a meet
For growing teenagers,
a big meal after a tough game or race
is necessary to supplement the body
And since they burn a lot of calories,
they also need a fair amount of fat and protein
An active teenage boy requires about calories a day
and an active teenage girl about calories
Younger children require anywhere
from to calories a day
Problems can arise,
though, when young athletes are taking
in calories after games
Very young athletes may be particularly prone to excess intake
Actually, they don’t exercise as much,
and they don’t grow as much,
they don’t need to be eating every two hours
The calories they take in are much more
than they burn and do no good to their body
So parents are encouraged to pack healthy meals
for their children so they can avoid fast food,
and to leave fruit out and readily available in the kitchen
Schools and sports teams should also provide
and encourage healthier options,
including whole grains and nuts
and other healthy protein sources,
like lean meats and seafood
Questions to are based on the passage
you have just heard
What do we know about the parents of youth athletes?
What do we know about the calorie intake of children?
What problem may arise if young athletes
take in too much calories after games?
What is the suggestion given by the speaker
about teenagers?
Passage Two
About years ago,
the Egyptians and other people in the Near East
began to use pictures as a kind of writing
They drew simple pictures or signs
to represent things and ideas,
and also to represent the sounds of their language
The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet
The Egyptians used to record information and
to tell stories by putting picture writing and pictures together
When an important person died,
scenes and stories from his life were painted
on the walls of the place where he was buried
Some of these pictures are like modern comic strip stories
It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip
But, for the Egyptians,
pictures still had magic power
So they did not try to make their way of writing simple
The ordinary people could not understand it
By the year BC,
people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea
had developed a simpler system of writing
The signs they used were very easy to write,
and there were fewer of them than in the Egyptian system
This was because each sign, or letter,
represented only one sound in their language
The Greeks developed this system and formed
the letters of the Greek alphabet
The Romans copied the idea,
and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world
These days, we can write down a story,
or record information,
without using pictures
But we still need pictures of all kinds drawing,
photographs, signs and diagrams
Pictures help us to understand and remember things more easily,
and they can make a story much more interesting
Questions to are based on the passage
you have just heard
What did the Egyptians draw simple pictures for?
What do we know about Egyptians’ way of writing?
Which alphabet is used worldwide?
Passage Three
Human beings have used tools for a very long time
In some parts of the world you can still
find tools that people used more than two million years ago
They made these tools by hitting one stone against another
In this way,
they broke off pieces from one of the stones
These chips of stone were usually sharp on one side
People used them for cutting meat and skin from dead animals,
and also for making other tools out of wood
Tools helped people to get food more easily
Working with tools also helped to develop human intelligence
The human brain grew bigger,
and human beings began to invent more
and more tools and machines
The stone chip was one of the first tools that people used
Some scientists say that it is the key to success of mankind
Since ,
a new kind of tool has appeared
That is, the silicon chip—a little chip of silicon crystal
It is smaller than a fingernail,
but it can store more than a million “bits” of information
It is an electronic brain
Every year these chips get cleverer,
but their size gets smaller,
and their cost gets less
They are used in watches,
calculators and intelligent machines
that we can use in many ways
In the future we will not need to
work with tools in the old way
Human beings used stone chips
for more than two million years,
but human life changed very little in that time
We have used silicon chips for only a few years,
but life is changing faster every day
Questions to are based on the passage
you have just heard
How did early human beings make tools
two million years ago?
Why is the stone chip thought to
be an important tool?
What is the future like according
to the speaker?
Section C
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
Now listen to the passage
Accomplished teachers of world languages
are keenly aware that young people learn in various ways
They use their knowledge of child
in designing and providing appropriate instruction
to their students
They recognize and make professional accommodations
for variations in students’ age levels,
cognitive, physical, and motor development,
gender, multiple intelligences,
and learning styles
Attitude also plays an important role
in student success
Students with low self-esteem or little confidence
about their ability to learn another language
might benefit from extra encouragement from the teacher
Of course, all students can benefit
from positive teacher feedback
Teachers might have students work in groups
so that they can also benefit from the help
and positive reinforcement of their peers
Students who are motivated and confident
might work well independently,
using computer software
Those who teach young children know
the importance of working at concrete levels;
students might learn to tell time
as they manipulate individual student clocks,
or learn children’s songs while using hand
and body movements
As for mature students,
teachers need to provide more abstract
and analytical challenges
Teachers should be aware
that personalizing the language experience
is helpful to students because many students
will talk readily about themselves and their experiences
Teachers recognize
that providing learning experiences
in the affective field
by encouraging open-ended personal expression
is a valuable way of enhancing students’ cognitive ability,
cultural understanding,
and linguistic proficiency
Teachers provide a range of meaningful,
interesting, and personally relevant instruction
for students at all levels of development or ability
Now the passage will be read again
Now the passage will be read for the third time
This is the end of listening comprehension
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