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College English Test (New Ed.) (Band 4)D
I．Listening Comprehension (20%)
Section A
Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a
question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question 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 with a single line through the center.
Example: You will hear: M: Is it possible for you to work late, Miss Grey?
W: Work late? I suppose so, if you really think it’s necessary. Q: Where do you think this conversation most probably took place?
You will read: A) At the office.
B) In the waiting room. C) At the airport. D) In a restaurant.
From the conversation we know that the two were talking about some work they had to
finish in the evening. This is most likely to have taken place at the office. Therefore, A) “At the office” is the best answer. You should choose [A] and mark it with a single line through the center.
1. A) To spend less time at the office. B) To keep his trousers on. C) To come home earlier. D) To hang up his trousers. 2. A) Because she didn’t like the color. B) Because it was too small. C) Because it was too big. D) Because it was too expensive. 3. A) A hair dresser’s. B) A photo shop. C) A grocery store. D) A coffee shop. 4. A) It was sold out. B) It was too expensive. C) She didn’t like it. D) It was uninteresting. 5. A) He met the wrong man. B) He didn’t see the sign. C) He forgot to knock the door. D) He forgot to bring his briefcase. 6. A) At a piano recital. B) In a museum. C) In a movie theater. D) At a dinner party. 7. A) His age. B) His income. C) His occupation. D) His nationality. 8. A) Go to the library. B) Close the library at 10. C) Go to the man’s house right now. D) Get together.
9. A) She was fired. B) She was given a raise.
C) She was scolded for being late. D) She was praised for her hard work. 10. A) A novelist. B) A singer. C) An artist. D) A businessman.
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
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marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. A) It was the only theater outside the theater district. B) It was the first theater in America.
C) It was the only major theater specifically designed for dance. D) It was the only theater located in New York.
12. A) The number of competing theaters increased. B) The economy began to change. C) The building was destroyed. D) The demand for danced decreased. 13. A) The theater is being renovated. B) The theater has been closed. C) The theater has been torn down. D) The theater is still operating.
Passage Two
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the dialogue you have just heard.
14. A) A dozen. B) Two dozen. C) A half dozen. D) Five dozen. 15. A) They don’t stay fresh very long. B) They smell nice.
C) They are too expensive. D) They aren’t very pretty.
16. A) Oil and vinegar. B) Sugar and vinegar. C) Sugar and oil. D) Aspirin.
Passage Three
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 17. A) They used simple words. B) They used signs. C) They rubbed their stomachs. D) They didn’t communicate with each other. 18. A) As soon as there were human beings. B) One billion years ago. C) About a hundred thousand years ago. D) About a million years ago. 19. A) Words that ere simple and short in pronunciation.
B) Words that stood for things people met with every day. C) Words that were names of important things in life. D) All of the above. 20. A) Rain. B) Love. C) Fear. D) Pain.
II．Reading Comprehension (30%)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer to each question.
Passage One
I was in lodgings now, on my own, but the other lodgers had streams of visitors up and down the stairs past my door. None of these disturbed me except one girl who sang softly to herself an old Russian folk song as she ran up to the room above. It was a sound of extraordinary sweetness, musical, soft, unselfconscious and happy. I began to listen out for it, jump up from table, and throw open the door to catch a glimpse of her as she passed, but I was always too late. I asked the people upstairs who she was, and described the beautiful sounds she made. They became rather reserved and exchanged glances and hesitatingly admitted it might be Sally. I gathered she was someone
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special, not to be discussed in the ordinary way, and became vaguely curious to meet her. But the last thing I wanted at that stage was to get involved with anybody. I’d just come to the end of a rather painful friendship, and now I had work to do.
One day, I came face to face with a girl on the landing. It was certainly her; whoever made that noise would look as she did. We stood and stared at each other too long for comfort. I broke the moment and, excusing myself, moved past her because it was too like the movies. I thought for some time of that long, silent stare, and laughed. She was tall and proud-looking with a slight, round-shouldered look that made me breathless and I didn’t know why.
21. The author ____________________. a. rarely had visitors
b. wished he had more visitors
c. was often disturbed by his neighbours’ visitors d. had many visitors
22. Whenever that author heard the girl singing ____________________. a. he sat listening to it b. he felt annoyed
c. he threw down his books d. he tried to see who she was
23. The author like to be left alone because he ________________________. a. didn’t like his neighbours b. couldn’t speak the local language c. couldn’t stand the noise d. was disappointed in his love affair 24. When he asked people about the girl, they ___________________________. a. told him all about her b. couldn’t tell him much c. didn’t tell him anything d. were angry with him 25. The author seemed to be ________________________. a. in love with Sally b. curious about Sally
c. annoyed at being disturbed by Sally d. unwilling to be involved with Sally
Passage Two
In 1964, the world coined a new word, Beatle-mania. That year the world was introduced to four Englishmen named John, Paul, George, and Ringo. For the next eight years, these four were the number one musical group. Each new album that appeared was a success, but the 1967 album called Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was a milestone. It indicated a turning point in their music.
The music of the Beatles (甲壳虫) from 1964 to 1967 dealt with traditional love themes. All their songs from 1964 tell of happy meetings between boy and girl, the beginning of love. By 1966, the love affair isn’t moving smoothly. In the 1966 song “No Reply”, the situation goes like this: “You walked hand in hand with another man in my place.” Yet the unfaithful love is part of the traditional love theme. The Beatles were still concerned almost totally with love in early 1967. Then came the Sgt. Pepper album.
From the 1967 Sgt. Pepper album until their final album in 1972, the Beatles experimented with themes other than the traditional love theme. Interest in drugs replaced interest in love, and the very popular song “Revolution”, from 1970, introduces a political theme to the music. The final theme in Beatles’ music is almost religious in tone. The Beatles had come far from the traditional theme of love.
During their eight years, the Beatles produced fifteen albums and over one hundred songs. The Beatles’ music, with its variety of themes, not only reflected the times extremely well but also became a musical force. 4 65316451.doc
Their impact is still felt in and out of the music world.
26. A suitable title for the passage might be _____________________. a. “The Number One Musical Group” b. “The History of Beatles” c. “The Themes in Beatles’ Music” d. “The Development of Beatles’ Music”
27. The Sgt. Pepper album was considered to be a milestone in Beatles’ music because
_________________.
a. it continued the traditional love themes though it was about unfaithful love b. it introduced new themes into their songs
c. it had come far away from the traditional love themes d. it introduced drug and political themes into their songs 28. We may infer from the passage that ____________________.
a. the Beatles’ music deals with different themes to show different interests at different times b. the Beatles’ music used to have a great influence on musicians and play persons c. the Beatles’ success lies in ever-changing themes in their songs
d. with the Sgt. Pepper album, the Beatles became famous all over the world
29. Using context and word-part clues, we may figure out that Beatle-mania means
____________________.
a. the music produced by Beatles b. the themes of Beatles’ music
c. extreme enthusiasm for Beatles’ music d. the nickname for the Beatles music group 30. From this passage we know that ___________________.
a. one reason why the Beatles’ songs are well received is that they tell us much about the times b. as time went on, the Beatles became more and more interested in politics
c. the Beatles became a strong musical force just because of their nice love songs
d. the Beatles’ music came to its peak when they began to deal with the religious theme
Passage Three
My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well he said, “How would you like to go to Eton?”
“You bet,” I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous of schools. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He was always very conscious of his proper station in life, which was in the middle of the middle class: our house was semi-detached; he had shrunk from joining the aristocratic Royal Liverpool Golf Club and approached a smaller one instead; though once he had acquired a second-hand Rolls-Royce at a remarkably low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.
This could only be his delightful way of telling me the whole boarding-school idea was to be dropped. Alas! I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, providing it did not conflict with his fear of drawing attention to himself. It seemed that he had happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice fellow, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, and while he was in that part of the world he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my eyes stinging and my chin shaking with the confusion of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.
“Oh, he doesn’t want to go away,” said my mother. “You shouldn’t go on like this.” “It’s up to
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