1、大学英语四级（听力）练习试卷 14及答案与解析 Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 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 marke
2、d A, B, C and D. （ A） He ran through the forest quickly. （ B） He stopped dead and was too scared to do anything. （ C） He fired his gun at the bear. （ D） He lost his balance and fell down the hill. （ A） He had a broken leg. （ B） He had a broken arm. （ C） He was too scared to move. （ D） He was too wea
3、k to move. （ A） He would leave the bear alone. （ B） He would pray for the bear. （ C） He would kill the bear. （ D） None of the above. （ A） Tiger. （ B） Bear. （ C） Fox. （ D） Wolf. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, yo
4、u should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blank
5、s, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 4 Downing Street is the most exclusive street in Britain, not because it only has three houses along its short【 B1】 _, nor particularly because of its location between Whitehall and St. Jamess Park, but because its only resi
6、dents are【 B2】 _from the elected Government. Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street arc the【 B3】 _London residences of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer the First and Second Lords of the Treasury. Numbers 9 and 12 are the offices of their key【 B4】 _and colleagues in Government. The lo
7、cation has been【 B5】 _for centuries, of course, as even before modern government the【 B6】 _was close to Westminster Abbey and later Whitehall Palace. But it was Sir George Downing who made the most of its【 B7】 _and built the street of houses that bears his name. In his later【 B8】 _as a property spec
8、ulator and developer, Downing sought and won the permission of King Charles II to name his prestigious new development at St. Jamess Park “Downing Street“. 【 B9】 _, when King George II offered Number 10 as a gift to Sir Robert Walpole. Walpole is now recognized as Britains first Prime Minister,【 B10
9、】 _He declined the gift, but agreed that it become the official residence for the First Lord and subsequently moved in. 【 B11】 _ the modern Chancellor of the Exchequer. 5 【 B1】 6 【 B2】 7 【 B3】 8 【 B4】 9 【 B5】 10 【 B6】 11 【 B7】 12 【 B8】 13 【 B9】 14 【 B10】 15 【 B11】 大学英语四级（听力）练习试卷 14答案与解析 Section B Di
10、rections: In this section, you will hear 3 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. 1 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听
11、力 2 【 正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 A man was out hunting. He just happened to be hunting bears. As he made his way through the forest looking for the beasts, he came upon a large and steep hill. Thinking that perhaps there would be bear on the other side of the hill, he climbed up
12、 the steep cliff and, just as he was pulling himself up over the last high rock, a huge bear met him nose to nose. The bear roared fiercely. The man was so scared that he lost his balance and fell down the hill with the bear not far behind. As he tumbled down the hill, the man lost his gun. When he
13、finally stopped at the bottom, he found that he had broken a leg. Escape was impossible and so the man, who had never been particularly religious (in fact this just happened to be a Sunday morning), prayed, “God, if you will make this bear a Christian, I will be happy with whatever lot you give me f
14、or the rest of my life.“ The bear was no more than three feet away from the man when it stopped dead in its tracks. The man looked up to the heaven, and then fell to his knees and prayed in a loud voice, “Oh Lord, bless this food of which I am about to take.“ 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 Section C Direction
15、s: 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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard
16、. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 4 【听力原文】 Downing Street is the most exclusive street in Britain, not because it only has three houses along its short (2
17、6) length, nor particularly because of its location between Whitehall and St. Jamess Park, but because its only residents are (27) chosen from the elected Government. Numbers 10 and 11 Downing Street are the (28) official London residences of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer th
18、e First and Second Lords of the Treasury. Numbers 9 and 12 are the offices of their key (29) staff and colleagues in Government. The location has been (30) prestigious for centuries, of course, as even before modern government the (31) site was close to Westminster Abbey and later Whitehall Palace.
19、But it was Sir George Downing who made the most of its (32) potential and built the Street of houses that bears his name. In his later (33) career as a property speculator and developer, Downing sought-and won-the permission of King Charles II to name his prestigious new development at St. Jamess Pa
20、rk “Downing Street“. (34) The streets links to the Government date back to 1732, when King George H offered Number 10 as a gift to Sir Robert Walpole. Walpole is now recognized as Britains first Prime Minister, (35) but his official title then was First Lord of the Treasury, a title every Prime Mini
21、ster still holds. He declined the gift, but agreed that it become the official residence for the First Lord and subsequently moved in. (36) From 1828. Number 11 became the official residence of the Second Lord the modern Chancellor of the Exchequer. 【知识模块】 听力 5 【试题解析】 length 【知识模块】 听力 6 【试题解析】 chose
22、n 【知识模块】 听力 7 【试题解析】 official 【知识模块】 听力 8 【试题解析】 staff 【知识模块】 听力 9 【试题解析】 prestigious 【知识模块】 听力 10 【试 题解析】 site 【知识模块】 听力 11 【试题解析】 potential 【知识模块】 听力 12 【试题解析】 career 【知识模块】 听力 13 【试题解析】 The streets links to the Government date back to 1732 【知识模块】 听力 14 【试题解析】 but his official title then was First Lord of the Treasury, a title every Prime Minister still holds 【知识模块】 听力 15 【试题解析】 From 1828, Number 11 became the official residence of the Second Lord 【知识模块】 听力
