Model Test 14
11. A) The manual is of no use.
B) There are some parts missing.
C) An hour is not enough.
D) He can’t understand the manual.
12. A) Driver and passenger. B) Coach and player.
C) Employer and employee. D) Interviewer and interviewee.
13. A) She doesn’t want the man to call so early.
B) She urges the man to call immediately.
C) She encourages the man to do whatever he likes.
D) She simply doesn’t know what to do now.
14. A) The weather. B) The scenery.
C) A computer game. D) A race.
15. A) Her dad has approved of it, and her mom will probably do the same.
B) Her morn has approved without hesitation, while her dad hasn’t.
C) Her dad needs time to think, while her morn definitely won’t consider it.
D) Her dad still needs time to think, while her morn has already agreed.
16. A) Because the subway is faster though less direct.
B) Because the subway is less expensive and fast.
C) Because the bus is direct though expensive.
D) Because there is a traffic jam underground.
17. A) There isn’t a shortcut to the peak.
B) The weather does not permit.
C) They’ve got enough mushrooms to cook at home.
D) They can’t get home before dark if they go on climbing.
18. A) He’s too talkative to be a boss.
B) He doesn’t support the program at all.
C) He shouldn’t show support only in words.
D) He’s got too many things to do at a time.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
19. A) The erupted lava. B) The destructive ash.
C) The unbearable beat. D) The poisonous gas.
20. A) Indonesia. B) Yellowstone National Park.
C) The Wales. D) The Great Britain.
21. A) By observing the ordinary ones that have already erupted.
B) By studying the larger part of a volcano hidden underground.
C) By tapping their potential of imagination.
D) By resorting to past information and modem technology.
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
22. A) She knows nothing about the tennis courts.
B) She does not have a good sense of distance.
C) She is also a stranger to the university.
D) She can serve as a great tourist guide.
23. A) A large amount of money was donated by an unknown player.
B) A schoolfellow raised millions of dollars for the construction.
C) The school got a large fund from the local government.
D) A rich businessman in the town contributed some money.
24. A) Tennis. B) Hockey. C) Gymnastics. D) Bridge.
25. A) Introduce the woman to his friends.
B) Get familiar with the university campus.
C) Go to the tennis courts for an appointment.
D) Take part in a tennis contest at a sports meeting.
Section B
Passage One
26. A) He is always in a hurry to take the plane.
B) He is quick in making decisions all the time.
C) He is always the first to arrive at the airport.
D) He usually doesn’t get the reward he deserves.
27. A) He misses his flight and has to take another one.
B) He can find a good seat no matter how late.
C) He leaves the airport first at the end of the trip.
D) His luggage comes out last because he comes late.
28. A) He was told that he had boarded the wrong plane.
B) He was not allowed to board the plane he should take.
C) He arrived at the airport without ticket or luggage.
D) He found it difficult to explain why he arrived so early.
Passage Two
29. A) Because of their hobbies and pastimes.
B) Because of their enthusiasm for sports.
C) Because of their fear of heart attacks.
D) Because of their strong desire for good health.
30. A) More running clubs and more books about running appear.
B) Interest in improving the fitness of human body is dropping.
C) The number of heart-attack patients is decreasing.
D) More people begin to take active jobs.
31. A) Those who have heart attacks.
B) Those who desire to lose weight.
C) Those who have spare time.
D) Those who have inactive jobs.
Passage Three
32. A) It interests students in a career in counseling.
B) It recruits counselors to work in the placement office.
C) It facilitates students to find a part-time job easily.
D) It convinces local merchants to hire college students.
33. A) Gardening and landscaping. B) Retailing.
C) Financing. D) Child-care.
34. A) A job listing. B) A personal resume.
C) A permission slip. D) A salary requirement.
35. A) Refine their interviewing techniques.
B) Arrange their working schedules.
C) Select appropriate practical courses.
D) Write cover letters for their resumes.
Section C
Sydney Opera House must be one of the most recognizable images of the modem world—up there with the Eiffel Tower and the Empire State Building—and one of the most photographed. Not only is it recognizable, it has come to represent "Australia". Although only having been open since 1973, it is as (36) of Australia as the pyramids are of Egypt and the Colosseum of Rome. The Opera House is (37) on Bennelong Point, which reaches out into the harbour. The (38) of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, the blue water of the harbour and the Sydney Opera House, (39) from a ferry or from the air, is (40) and unforgettable. Ironic, perhaps, that this Australian icon was designed by (41) Danish architect—Jorn Utzon. In the late 1950s the NSW Government established an appeal fund to (42) the construction of the Sydney Opera House, and (43) a competition for its design. Utzon’s design was chosen. The irony was that (44) . Utzon spent a couple of years reworking the design. It was 1961 before (45) . The venture experienced cost blow-outs and there were occasions when the NSW Government was tempted to call a halt. (46) . In 1966 the situation reached crisis point and Jorn Utzon resigned from the project. The building was eventually completed by others in 1973.
听力原文
Section A
11. W: Have you managed to assemble the machine yet?
M: I’ve been studying the manual for about an hour but I can’t make head or tail of it. I don’t know why they have made it so difficult to read.
Q: What does the man mean?
D[解析] 语义推断题。关键是听懂男士的话 “I can’t make head or tail of it.我毫无头绪、搞不清楚”。故选D
12. M: I see by your application that you can type and take shorthand.
W: Yes, that’s right. I am especially good at note-taking at meetings. I’ve been a secretary for years, so I won’t let you down.
Q: What probably is the relationship between the man and the woman?
D[解析] 人物关系题。男士说“从你的申请(信)我看出……”，可见他们的关系是面试官与应聘者，故选D。既然提到了application，那么他们之间还不是雇佣关系，故C错。let you down“意为让你失望”，而非“让你下车”，A错。
13. W: You’re not going to make the call, are you? Aren’t you going to wait until dawn? I don’t think it is a right moment for you to pick up the phone.
M: I should wait until then, but I simply can’t.
Q: What can be inferred about the woman?
A[解析] 观点态度题。本题并非典型的BUT题，而是要求推测第一位谈话者的态度。听懂女士的话“我认为现在不是你打电话的适当时刻”很关键，可见她觉得现在打电话太早。故选A。
14. W: Oh, it’s just pouring down! We’d better wait until it lets up a little since we still have time.
M: I don’t think it’s going to let up. We’d better make a run for it.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
A[解析] 主旨题。预读选项时，如果四个选项都是名词或名词短语时，那么问题一般是问谈话主题，听音时就要抓听与某一主题相关的关键词语与句子。对于本题来说，当听到pouting down(下瓢泼大雨)时，其实答案就已经很明显了，选A。
15.M: Henry is a lucky guy! Have your parents approved of your engagement?
W: My dad agrees to think about it. My mom says she won’t give it a thought.
Q: What does the woman mean about her parents’ attitude?
C[解析] 观点态度题。关键是听懂并理解女士母亲的态度“根本不予考虑”。故选其同义概括项C。
16.W: Since it’s the rush hour, let’s take the subway.
M: OK. It’s not as direct as the bus, but it’s faster there will be less chance of a traffic jam. I think it is the best choice for US tight now.
Q: Why do the man and the woman make such a decision?
A[解析] 语义推测题。关键是听懂男士的话“虽然乘地铁没有坐公交车那样直达(目的地)，但是地铁快而且堵塞的可能性更小”，便可选出正确答案A。而expensive自始至终就没有提到，所以排除B和C。
17.W: Shall we go up to the peak and gather some more mushrooms?
M: I’m afraid we must cut our trip short. Remember, we have to make it home before dark. Morn is waiting for us for dinner, and I don’t want her to wait too long.
Q: What does the man mean?
D[解析] 关键是听懂男士说的“必须缩短行程，天黑前要回到家”，选项D则是从反面来表达相同的意思，故选D。make it home中的it不是指mushroom，因此不可误选C。
18.W: What do you think of your new boss?
M: He only pays lip service to our research program. He’s got to do something about it, say, allocating more financial resources or something.
Q: What can be inferred about the man’s new boss?
C[解析] 习语理解题。pay lip service意为“嘴上说得好听”，言外之意是他应切实做一些事，而不是仅仅只停留于口头。故选C。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
M: Good morning, class.
W: Good morning, sir.
M: Today we’ll discuss volcanoes. Can you tell me the most dangerous thing about a volcano?
W: I think the most dangerous hazard of a volcano comes from the lava that flows out of it.
M: Good guess. (19) Although your answer sense, the biggest killer from a volcano comes from the ash, not the lava. In fact, ash causes serious problems and can make humans and animals sick; it can even kill them. Ash also reduces sunlight and can start heavy rainfalls that lead to mudslides. Did you know that it only takes 30 centimeters of dry ash to collapse a roof of a building? Ash also contaminates water supplies, and kills crops. (19) As you can see, ash causes the most destruction.
W: Professor, are there different sizes of volcanoes?
M: Absolutely. There are ordinary volcanoes that can kill thousands of people and often destroy whole cities, and there are super volcanoes which are highly explosive and can kill billions of people and even destroy an entire continent.
W: Are there any super volcanoes in the world today?
M: Actually, yes. There are 40 super volcanoes. One is in Yellowstone National Park in the United States and two others in Britain. Super volcanoes are quite rare (20) with the last eruption occurring about 74,000 years ago in Indonesia.
W: How do super volcanoes differ from ordinary volcanoes and are they easy to find?
M: By and large, most people would not be able to recognize a super volcano. Like an iceberg, the larger part of a volcano is hidden.
W: Professor, if the volcano hasn’t erupted then how do scientists know what might happen?
M: Well, (21) the scientists are relying on past information from the volcano that erupted in Indonesia and they also forecast their predictions using computer models.
19. What is the most dangerous thing about a volcano?
B[解析] ①B是反复明确听到的信息。A先被女士提及，但随即被男士否定。②原文出现了最高级the biggest killer,之后的内容就是答案所在。
20. Where did the last eruption of super volcano occur?
A[解析] ①A提到last eruption后听到的地点，为答案。②对于对话中提及的时间、地点、数据、顺序应该特别注意，尽量记录在相关选项旁，如B1，D2，分别表示在该地有1/2个super volcanoes。
21. How can scientists predict the future of volcanoes?
D[解析] D是最后一句话的同义概括。
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
M: Excuse me, could you please tell me how to get to the tennis courts?
W: They are right next to the Sports Complex.
M: I am new to the university and I don’t know where the Sports Complex is, either.
W: (22) Well, it’s about a five-minute walk.
M: Oh.
W: Head down this main road for two blocks. Turn fight at the clock tower and you will be on Bute Avenue. Walk on Bute for a couple of blocks, maybe 3 blocks.
M: You already have me walking about 5 blocks. Are you sure it is only a five-minute walk?
W: (22) Maybe, it is longer—actually, it could be more, like ten minutes. I am not sure.
M: Do you know if there is a bus stop there?
W: Yes, the bus stop is in front of the pool, but bus service is quite slow during the day.
M: Are the tennis courts in good condition?
W: Yes, this university is very lucky to have such sports facilities.
M: That’s what I’ve heard. Did a rich person donate some money?
W: Yes, about 5 or 6 years ago, (23) the rumor is that a famous hockey player left millions of dollars to build a new sports complex, It was an anonymous donation actually. I’m sorry to say, I almost never used it after my first year. Besides studying I took up cards—(24) I love playing bridge.
M: Well, I hope to get in good shape here. (25) I’m meeting a friend at the tennis courts in fifteen minutes, so I’d better be going.
W: Yes, you should. Now that I think about it, (22) it may be close to twenty minutes’ walk to get there.
22. What can be inferred about the woman?
B[解析] ①女士最初指路时说只要5分钟，然后又说10分钟，最后说恐怕要20分钟才能到男士的目的地，所以很没有距离观念，即B。根据她所提供的其他信息可以排除A和C。D实在是太讽刺了。②本题虽然跨度较大，但是由于时间数据很容易捕捉并对比，不难总结出女士的距离观念差。
23. How did the university probably obtain the new sports facilities?
A[解析] 选项是有关钱从哪里来的，关键是听对话中提到谁捐款，关键词是player。
24. What is the woman’s favorite game?
D[解析] 此题为明示信息，看到选项就可以预测，问的是一种游戏或者运动。注意排除hocky引起的干扰。
25. What is the man trying to do?
C[解析] 开头男士就问女士网球场在哪里，最后又说自己和朋友约好15分钟后见面，选C。
Section B
Passage One
After years of study I have determined that there are only two types of people in this world: those who get to the airport early and those who walk in just as the plane is about to take off. (26) If there were any justice in the world the early airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing and the late airport people would be punished. But there is no justice. I know I have been an early airport person for years. My luggage will get on the plane first but it will be the last luggage to come off the plane when we land. (27) You know who really gets his luggage first when we land? The late airport person who rushes into the airport three minutes before the plane takes off. "But if I get there real early," I told myself, "I will get the best seat." We’ll, no matter how early I showed up, I was always told that someone had called two or three days ahead of me and asked for that seat. The utmost embarrassment of the early airport person happened to me a few years ago when I was flying from New York to Chicago. When I got to the ticket counter, the person there said "Sir, you have a seat on the 9:15 A.M. flight, is that right?" "Yes," I said. "Well, it’s only 7:00 A.M. and the 7:05 A.M. flight has not left yet. (28) If you hurry you can make it." I was too embarrassed to say that I arrived early so I wouldn’t have to hurry. Instead I ran down the corridor to the plane.
26. What does the speaker say about the early airport person?
D[解析] ①推断题。说话者认为，世界上有公理的话，那么提前到达机场的人应该得到奖励，而晚到机场的人应该受到惩罚，但是世界上没有公理。but之前的句子为虚拟语气，与事实相反，故选D。②根据以下任何一种推理都能得出答案：一是理解句中的虚拟语气;另外是注意到but后的转折内容。
27. What usually happens to the late airport person?
C[解析] ①推断题。说话者指出：到达目的地后，最后一个上飞机的人最早取到行李。故C为正确答案。A未提及;B发生在提早座的人身上;D与原文相悖。②在抓住事实细节的基础上进行推理，注意细节并注意理清逻辑关系。
28. Why did the speaker feel embarrassed in the airport?
D[解析] ①推断题。说话者有一次提前了2小时15分到达机场。机场工作人员误以为他赶时间，所以建议他乘7:05分的班机。在这种情况下，说话者特别不好意思的说出自己提前到达机场的真正原因。故D为正确答案。②抓住细节后稍加推理则能正确作答。
Passage Two
In recent years, many Americans of both sexes and various ages have become increasingly interested in improving their bodies. (29) They have become more devoted to physical fitness. Many persons have a strong desire to be more physically fit.
By nature, Americans are enthusiastic, and energetic about bobbies or pastimes. And now many of them apply this enthusiasm, optimism, and energy to
running. (30) As a result, there are more running clubs to join and numerous books and magazines to read about running.
The desire for American people to be physically fit could probably be explained by a "passion" for good health. The high rate of heart attacks in the 1960s has caused an increase of interest in improving the health condition of human body. Middle-aged men especially suffer from heart attacks. Thus, they are one group strongly interested in taking more physical exercise. (31) In fact, many doctors often encourage their patients to become more physically active, especially those who have inactive jobs. It is quite interesting to note that the rate of heart attacks began to decrease between 1972 and 1974 and it is still decreasing now.
It seems that physical fitness has now become a new "love" of Americans. But will it last very long? Nobody knows. Only time will tell—or until another "new passion" comes along and takes its place.
29. Why are Americans so interested in physical exercise?
D[解析] 推断题。短文提到，很多美国人都致力于身体锻炼，他们对身体健康有强烈的愿望。D为原味的同义表达，故正确。
30. What happens when American people apply great enthusiasm in running?
A[解析] 听到enthusiasm…to…running之后马上就是clubs，books这两个核心词，故A正确。
31. What kinds of patients are especially encouraged to take part in physical exercise?
D[解析] 细节题。文中提到，很多医生鼓励他们的病人多参加体育锻炼，特别是那些工作缺乏活力的人。故D正确。
Passage Three
As a result of rising university costs, many students are finding it necessary to take on part-time jobs. (32) To make finding those jobs easier, the placement service has put together a listing of what is available locally. For some students, these part-time jobs could lead to the full time work after graduation, as they may offer experience in their own field, like finance, marketing or even management. For example, national savings bank offers work on a half time basis. That’s 20 hours a week. Retail stores and restaurants have positions requiring fewer hours. Even less time is expected of those providing child-care. We have a number of families registered with us who are looking for baby-sitters for as few as four hours a week. For students who prefer outdoor work there’re seasonal positions right on campus, (33) working with the gardening and landscaping teams. These often require the most time and they are the least flexible in terms of scheduling. To see a complete list of these and other available jobs, including the salary offered in the hours required, stop by our office and (34) be sure to bring a resume with you. When you find something that interests you, we’ll put you in touch with the person offering it. (35) In addition, our counselors will give you hints about successful interviewing
32.What do we know about the "placement service" from the passage?
C[解析] 细节题。介绍placement service(就业服务)前，听到了不定式，可知提供这种服务的主要目的是给学生介绍part-time jobs，故C正确。
33.Which job requires the most time according to the passage?
A[解析] 在听到前文的gardening and landscaping时应竖起耳朵听其下文，接着又听到表示最高级信息的the most和the least flexible，可知选A。
34.What should students bring with them to the office?
B[解析] ①细节题。文中提醒学生咨询时be sure to bring a resume(一定要带上自己的简历)，因此B正确。A不是学生要带来的，而是placement service提供给学生的材料。②符合“听到什么选什么”的解题原则。
35.What will the counselors at the office help students do?
A[解析] ①细节题。根据录音最后提到的“我们的顾问会给您提供成功面试的技巧。”可推知A正确。②对in addition之类的标志性结构后的补充说明内容要留意。
Section C
36.representative
37.situated
38.skyline
39.viewed
40.dramatic
41.renowned
42.finance
43.conducted
44.his design was, arguably, beyond the capabilities of engineering of the time
45.he had solved the problem of how to build the distinguishing feature—the "sails" of the roof
46.There were arguments about cost and the interior design, and the Government was withholding progress payments
