1、北京英语水平考试（ BETS）三级听力模拟试卷 4及答案与解析 一、 Part 1 You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 1 You overhear a young man talking about his first job. How did he feel in his first job? （ A） Bored. （ B） Confused. （ C） Enthusiastic. 2 You h
2、ear a radio announcement about a dance company. What are listeners being invited to? （ A） A show. （ B） A talk. （ C） A party. 3 You overhear a woman talking to a man about something that happened to her. Who was she? （ A） A pedestrian. （ B） A driver. （ C） A passenger. 4 You hear a woman talking on th
3、e radio about her work making wildlife films. What is her main point? （ A） Being in the right place at the right time is a matter of luck. （ B） More time is spent planning than actually filming. （ C） It is worthwhile spending time preparing. 5 You hear part of a travel programme on the radio. Where
4、is the speaker? （ A） Outside a cafe. （ B） By the sea. （ C） On a lake. 6 You overhear a woman talking about a table-tennis table in a sports shop. What does she want the shop assistant to do about her table-tennis table? （ A） Provide her with a new one. （ B） Have it put together for her. （ C） Give he
5、r the money back. 7 You hear part of an interview with a businesswoman. What is her business? （ A） Hiring out boats. （ B） Hiring out caravans. （ C） Building boats. 8 You hear a man talking on the radio. Who is talking? （ A） An actor. （ B） A journalist. （ C） A theatre-goer. 二、 Part 2 You will hear a
6、radio interview . For questions 9-18, complete the sentences. 9 Anna was employed by a (9)_ when she first started sailing. The idea of sailing round the world came from a book called (10)_ Anna spent some time (11)_ the boat before taking it out to sea. Anna tested her boat on a trip which lasted f
7、or only (12)_ because it was damaged. Anna got the money she needed to make the trip from various (13)_ companies. Annas worst problem during the trip was when she felt (14)_ because the boat was going so slowly. Anna found the (15)_ in the Southern Ocean the most exciting part of the trip. On her r
8、eturn, Anna phoned the (16)_ to ask for a certificate. Annas claim was doubted because she hadnt been in contact with people on (17)_ during her trip. Annas story was finally believed after her (18)_ had been checked. 三、 Part 3 For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-F) which of the opinions ea
9、ch speaker expresses. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use. 19 You will hear five different people talking about short courses they have attended. For questions 19-23, choose from the list (A-F) what each speaker says about their course. Use the letters o
10、nly once. There is one extra letter which you de net need to use. A I was encouraged by the teachers to continue developing my skill. B I learnt something about the subject that I hadnt expected. C I preferred the social life to the course content. D I intend doing a similar course again. E I found
11、out something about myself. F I thought the course was good value for money. 19 Speaker 1 20 Speaker 2 21 Speaker 3 22 Speaker 4 23 Speaker 5 四、 Part 4 You will hear a radio interview . For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 24 On his TV programme, Steve likes to show audiences （ A
12、） the process of cooking. （ B） amusing incidents. （ C） attractively presented dishes. 25 Steve was given his own TV series because （ A） he cooked for a TV company. （ B） he appeared on a TV programme. （ C） he had been recommended to a TV producer. 26 What made him take up cooking as a child? （ A） His
13、 parents expected him to help in their restaurant. （ B） He felt it was the best way of getting some money. （ C） His father wanted to teach him to cook. 27 How did Steve feel once he got to college? （ A） He still found academic work difficult. （ B） He regretted not studying harder at school. （ C） He
14、was confident about his practical work. 28 What does Steve say about the cooks who work for him? （ A） He is sometimes unfair to them. （ B） He demands a lot from them. （ C） He trains them all himself. 29 Steve admires Ron Bell because （ A） he prepares traditional dishes. （ B） he writes excellent arti
15、cles about food. （ C） he makes a point of using local produce. 30 How will Steves book be different from other books about cooking? （ A） The varieties of food it deals with. （ B） The way that it is illustrated. （ C） The sort of person it is aimed at. 北京英语水平考试（ BETS）三级听力模拟试卷 4答案与解析 一、 Part 1 You will
16、 hear people talking in eight different situations. For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). 1 【听力原文】 Man: I didnt want to go to university, so when I finished school, I went and got a job. My parents said if I was in full-time education, theyd give me an allowance, but if not, Id have
17、 to work. So, I got a job in a big store in the menswear department . Actually, I think I had to go out and find out what I could do because in school I wasnt particularly brilliant, so, when it came to doing work, I think I had to prove a lot of people wrong. So I really felt like doing it . even t
18、hough it was just selling socks in Hayrides. 1 【正确答案】 C 2 【听力原文】 Man: The Hilton Dance Company have been at the Camden Theatre for almost a month now, offering us a wonderful programmed of mainly modern dances. The company have just celebrated their twentieth year of performances all over the world!
19、 But this week theyll be taking a break from dancing, to give us an idea of how a dance company works. Top dancer and company manager Lisa west will be in the theatre telling us about the companys work, but all the dancers will be there too, so its also your opportunity for a get-together! And, of c
20、ourse, you dont need to have any experience of dance for this . 2 【正确答案】 B 3 【听力原文】 Woman: I tell you, we were dead lucky! He could have done some serious damage if we hadnt reacted so quickly. Man: What did he do -just shoot straight out without looking? Woman: Yeah. Clare yelled something at me an
21、d I just slammed on the brakes. Man: Did he stop? Woman: Youre joking! Just blasted his horn at us and carried on. Man: And there was nobody behind you? Woman: No, fortunately, otherwise who knows what might have happened. Man: You were lucky. That roads always busy. 3 【正确答案】 B 4 【听力原文】 Woman: The r
22、esearch for a major wildlife TV series can take up to a year, followed by about two years filming, with four or five camera teams around the world at any one time. Finding the right stories to film is only half the job. The other half is finding the right location and then going out to help the came
23、ra-person film it. This can be difficult- you have to make sure youre in the right place at the right time. So good planning is essential. We spend a lot of time on the phone beforehand, getting advice from local experts. 4 【正确答案】 C 5 【听力原文】 Man: This is the most beautiful place Ive ever visited and
24、 believe me, in my career as a travel writer, Ive seen some fabulous scenes. From the deck of this small sailing boat, I have a wonderful view out over a short expanse of sparkling blue water to the white houses of the village on the left, and then to the wooded hillsides behind, which climb up to t
25、he snow-covered mountain peaks surrounding this lovely valley. By the waters edge, people are sitting in the late evening sun enjoying a leisurely meal of fresh fish, caught in these waters only a few hours ago. Its heaven! 5 【正确答案】 C 6 【听力原文】 Woman: Giving me my money back isnt the point. My son ne
26、eds to practice for an important match, but at the moment his table is lying in bits on the floor. When I bought it, I was assured that it would only take a matter of moments to screw the different parts in place, but the instructions dont make sense. Since I paid so much for it, I think its only fa
27、ir to ask for some hands-on help from you in getting it into a usable state. My son is impatient for a game on his new table! 6 【正确答案】 B 7 【听力原文】 Interviewer: Helen, was this business always a dream of yours? Woman: New, net really, it developed from what we used to do, build fishing boats. Intervie
28、wer: How long have you been in business? Woman: About eight years, first we built the marina, then we bought boats to rent out for cruising holidays! Its going well. Interviewer: How many boats de you have? During the summer I bet youre pretty busy. Woman: Yes, people use them like caravans really,
29、they go up river for their holidays and then bring them back to the moorings here for us to prepare for the next client . 7 【正确答案】 A 8 【听力原文】 Man: This is a really delicious pad - plenty to get your teeth into, some very good speeches, a let of change of mood. Theres lots for the audience to identif
30、y with too, so it all goes to make my job more rewarding. The fact that this is a revival means I also have the hallenge of putting my own stamp on a role. The original performance, by the man who created the part some twenty years ago, will still be in the mind of some members of the audience. I co
31、uldnt ask for more. 8 【正确 答案】 A 二、 Part 2 You will hear a radio interview . For questions 9-18, complete the sentences. 9 【听力原文】 Interviewer: In the studio this week we have Anna Stephens who returned last July after a non-stop voyage round the world alone. Anna, welcome to the programme. Tell me, h
32、ow did you get interested in sailing? Anna: Well, although I was a teacher of sports in a school for a while, it wasnt until I started working for a travel agency that I first went sailing. A colleague invited me and I loved it straightaway. After that I went on several sailing holidays with friends
33、 in the Mediterranean. Interviewer: So, where did you get the idea to sail round the world alone? Anna: Well, I read a book, High Adventure was the title, which was about a woman sailing alone, and it really impressed me. I suddenly knew what I wanted to do with my life. So I gave up my job and talk
34、ed a friend into lending me his boat. It was a bit old and rusty, but basically fine. I then spent the next few months mending the boat. Interviewer: Did you take the boat out to sea to test it? Anna: Well, that was the problem - I had planned to spend three weeks seeing how the boat performed at se
35、a, but after six days I had to return because it got damaged in bad weather. That was good really because if Id had three weeks of good weather, I wouldnt have realised what problems I needed to sort out. Interviewer: What did people say when you had to turn back? Anna: Oh, some of them thought this
36、 proved I wasnt ready for the trip. I would have preferred to carry on with my preparations without telling anybody, but because I relied on money from a number of local companies, they all had to be kept informed of my progress. Interviewer: Right. Once you finally set out and you were out there al
37、one, did you never feel lonely? Anna: Well, yes I did, but that wasnt my main problem. The trip was ruined for me by the boat making such slow progress that I got bored. I wanted to be doing something all the time. The only time I really felt busy was in the Southern Ocean, where there were enormous
38、 storms and I had plenty to think about all the time. Interviewer: Were the storms really frightening? Anna: No, they were the really exciting part. My main difficulty was when I got back home and people didnt believe Id really done it. Interviewer: Why did that happen? Anna: Well, as soon as I retu
39、rned, I got on the phone to the World Sailing Club to say that I had successfully completed the trip and what did I have to do to get my certificate. They told me to fill in all the forms, etc. Then, on television, people began to say that it was strange although I claimed to have sailed around the
40、world, I had not been in touch with any ships along the way. Thats what started it. After that the newspapers were saying I hadnt made the trip at alii Interviewer: So how did you manage to convince people? Anna: Well, I showed the sailing club my diaries, which Id been very careful to keep up-to-da
41、te throughout the trip, and they checked them and gave me a certificate. I even got an apology from the newspapers in the end. Interviewer: And what will your next challenge be? Anna: I havent got any firm plans as yet, but rm writing a book about the trip. Interviewer: Well, thank you, Anna. We loo
42、k forward to reading all about it . 9 【正确答案】 travelagency 10 【正确答案】 High Adventure 11 【正确答案】 mending/repairing 12 【正确答案】 6 days 13 【正确答案】 local 14 【正确答案】 bored 15 【正确答案】 (enormous) storms 16 【正确答案】 (World) Sailing Club 17 【正确答案】 (other) ships 18 【正确答案】 diaries 三、 Part 3 For questions 19-23, choose f
43、rom the list (A-F) which of the opinions each speaker expresses. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use. 19 【听力原文】 Man: I went on a canoeing course last weekend, rather against my better judgement, because although I enjoy swimming, I thought canoeing might
44、 be too difficult. And I was right. I really couldnt get the hang of it. I bet the tutors will remember me: not because I was one of their star students, far from it, but I fell out of the canoe more often than everyone else put together! But even so, I enjoyed it so much that when some of the group
45、 signed up to do another course together, in six months time, I found myself signing up too. I bet the tutors refuse to teach me next timer 19 【正确答案】 D 20 【听力原文】 Woman: It was really good fun: 15 people from all sorts of backgrounds, all desperately trying to speak Italian to each other, and most of
46、 us were absolute beginners. We kept falling about laughing, but actually it did get a lot easier by the last day, and the tutors were awfully patient. It was held in a big house in the country which now belongs to a university, and the whole thing was brilliant. In fact I dont know how they can do
47、it for what they charged, because it was almost like staying in a luxury hotel. Maybe it was subsidised by the university. 20 【正确答案】 E 21 【听力原文】 Man: It was quite an odd sort of course, in a way, because I expected everyone to be working together, and helping each other to learn, but most of the tim
48、e we were all just working on our own computers, with the tutor going round and helping each person individually. No teamwork at all. It made me realise that I work much better with other people than on my own: maybe its poor motivation, or something. Anyway, I learned much more about using a comput
49、er, which is what I wanted, so I suppose it was worth it, even though I cant say I enjoyed it much. 21 【正确答案】 B 22 【听力原文】 Woman: I can hardly move, Im so exhausted. We were out on the courts playing tennis from morning to night, practically. Im certainly not as fit as I ought to be. I suppose they thought wed want to play all day to get our moneys worth. Well, I could have done with a bit more theory and demonstrations, and a lot more taking it easy! They told me I shoul
