英语四级预测试卷听力(二) sectionB

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英语四级预测试卷听力(二)sectionBSectionB　　PassageOne　　Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　26.[A]Thedegreeofviolenceinprogramsistoohigh.　　[B]Thereshouldn’tbeanycommercialsontelevision.　　[C]Watchingtoomuchtelevisionisundesirableforchildren.　　[D]TelevisionprogramsintheUnitedStatesareoflowquality.　　27.[A]Arecreationalprogram.[B]Aneducationalprogram.　　[C]Aprogramforcartoons.[D]Aprogramforcommercials.　　28.[A]Theywillbecomeinactiveanddull.　　[B]Theywillnotgotocinemasasoften.　　[C]Theywillforgettodotheirhomework.　　[D]Theywillimitatewhattheyseeintheprograms.　　PassageTwo　　Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　29.[A]Differentkindsofcrimes.　　[B]IncreasinglyhighcrimerateintheU.S.　　[C]Seasonalchangesinthenaturalenvironment.　　[D]Therelationsbetweenchangesintheseasonandcrimepatterns.　　30.[A]February.[B]May.[C]July.[D]August.　　31.[A]FewpeoplegetmarriedinJune.　　[B]Mostpeoplereadseriousbooksinsummer.　　[C]MorepeoplehavementalproblemsinJunethaninothermonths.　　[D]Oneismostlikelytomakethebestperformanceonexaminationsinsummer.　　PassageThree　　Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　32.[A]Itisharmfultothebodyonly.　　[B]Itisgoodtopersonalrelationship.　　[C]Itisharmfultothebodyandmind.　　[D]Itisagoodchangeafteridlingforalongtime.　　33.[A]Personalrelationshipsshouldcomeafterone’sjob.　　[B]Peopleshouldcaremoreabouttheirpersonalrelationshipsandrelaxation.　　[C]Whenajobisveryimportant,relaxationshouldbeforgotten.　　[D]Personalrelationshipscanhelppeopledotheirjobswell.　　34.[A]Heshouldrelaxandhaveachatwithfriendswhileworking.　　[B]Heshouldnotrelaxuntilhefinisheshiswork.　　[C]Heshouldplayhardtofullyrelaxhimself.　　[D]Heshouldshiftsomeofhisworktohiscolleagues.　　35.[A]Workandplayaredifferentactivities.　　[B]Workandplayshouldbecombinedtogether.　　[C]Peopleshouldplaymoreandworkless.　　[D]Peopleshouldworkmoreandplayless.

1SectionB　　PassageOne　　ChildrenintheUnitedStatesareexposedtomanyinfluencesotherthanthatoftheirfamilies.Televisionisthemostsignificantoftheseinfluences,becausethehabitofwatchingtelevisionusuallybeginsbeforechildrenstartattendingschool.And,bythetimethattheaveragechildfinisheshighschool,heorshewillhavespent18,000hoursinfrontofatelevisionsetasopposedto12,000hoursinaclassroom.　　Parentsareconcernedaboutthesefigures.Theyarealsoconcernedaboutthelackofqualityintelevisionprogramsforchildren.Thedegreeofviolenceinmanyoftheseshowsalsoworriesthem.　　Evenifitisunreal—acartooncatbeatingupacartoonmousewithabaseballbat—thisviolencemayhaveanegativeeffectontheyoungmindsexposedtoit.Studiesindicatethat,whenchildrenareexposedtoviolence,theymaybecomeaggressiveorinsecure.　　Parentsarealsoconcernedaboutthecommercialsthattheirchildrenseeontelevision.Manyparentswouldliketoseefewercommercialsduringprogramsforchildren.Andsomeparentsfeelthattheseshowsshouldnothavecommercialsatallbecauseyoungmindsarenotmatureenoughtodealwiththeclaimsmadebyadvertisers.　　Educationaltelevisionhasnocommercialsandhasprogramsforchildrenthatmanyparentsapproveof.Themostfamousoftheseis“SesameStreet”,whichtriestogivepreschoolchildrenaheadstartinlearningthealphabetandnumbers.Italsotriestoteachchildrenusefulthingsabouttheworldinwhichtheylive.　　Eventhoughmostparentsandeducatorsgive“SesameStreet”andshowslikeithighmarksforquality,somecriticsarguethatalltelevision,whethereducationalornot,isharmfultochildren.Thesecriticsfeelthatthehabitofwatchinghoursoftelevisionadayturnschildrenintoboredandpassiveconsumersoftheirworldratherthanencouragingthemtobecomeactiveexplorersofit.　　Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　26.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?　　【解析】选[C]。在听录音之前，预览四个选项可知本文与电视带来的负面影响有关。至于是对哪一方面的负面影响，既要根据主题句区分，还需要根据文章内容进行辨别。　　27.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoyouthink“SesameStreet”is?　　【解析】选[B]。预读选项可知此题询问的是电视节目的类型。Themostfamousoftheseis“SesameStreet”...为答案的依据，其中的these指的就是educationalprograms.　　28.Whatwillbetheconsequenceifachildformsahabitofwatchinghoursoftelevisioneveryday?　　【解析】选[A]。预读选项可知此题询问的是They将会发生什么行为或变成怎样的状态，需要留意对动作和状态的描述。答案依据为：Thesecriticsfeelthatthehabitofwatchinghoursoftelevisiondayturnschildrenintoboredandpassiveconsumersoftheirworldratherthanencouragingthemtobecomeactiveexplorersofit.选项[A]中bored≈原文中的dull，passive≈inactive。PassageTwo　　Crimehasitsowncycles,amagazinereportedsomeyearsago.Policerecordsshowasurprisingrelationbetweenchangesintheseasonandcrimepatterns.　　　　Thepatternofcrimehaschangedverylittleoveralongperiodofyears.Murderreachesits

2highduringJulyandAugust,asdootherviolentattacks.Murder,inaddition,ismorethanseasonal;itisaweekendcrime.Itisalsoanighttimecrime:62percentofmurdersarecommittedbetween6p.m.and6a.m.Oneismostlikelytoberobbedbetween6p.m.and2a.m.onaSaturdaynightinDecember,January,orFebruary.Exceptforonestrangestatistic,Mayistheleastcriminalmonthofall.　　　　Apparentlyourintellectualseasoncyclesarecompletelydifferentfromourcriminalpatterns.ProfessorHuntingtonmadealotofstudiestodiscovertheseasonswhenpeoplereadseriousbooks,attendscientificmeetings,andmakethehighestscoresonexaminations.Inallexamples,hefoundaspringpeakandanautumnpeakseparatedbyasummerlow.Ontheotherhand,ProfessorHuntington’sstudiesshowedthatJuneisthepeakmonthforsuicidesandforadmittingpatientstomentalhospital.Juneisalsoapeakmonthformarriages!　　Possibly,hightemperatureandhumiditybringonourstrangeandsurprisingsummeractions,butpoliceofficersarenotsosure.“Thereare,ofcourse,noproofofarelationbetweenhumidityandmurder”,theysay.“Whymurder’shightimeshouldcomeinthesummertimewereallydon’tknow”.　　Questions29to31arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　29.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?　　【解析】选[D]。根据选项的概括性强、信息密集可知，本题考查短文主旨。文章开头的Policerecordsshowasurprisingrelationbetweenchangesintheseasonandcrimepatterns为短文主题句，故[D]为答案。　　30.Whichisthesafestseason?　　【解析】选[B]。文章明确提到Mayistheleastcriminalmonthofall，表明五月是犯罪率最低的月份，也就是说五月最安全，故选项[B]正确。　　31.WhatdidProfessorHuntington’sresearchshow?　　【解析】选[C]。推断题。文章讲到，ProfessorHuntington调查人们读严肃小说、出席科技会议和考试得高分的季节，所有数据表明在春季和秋季是高峰，而夏季却是低峰，排除[B]、[D]；另外短文中听到June出现最多的地方提到了两个peak,他们分别是自杀和医院接收精神病患者数目最高峰以及结婚的高峰，由此可以排除[A]项，得出答案[C]。PassageThree　　Despitethepresenceofworkaholics,thereisagrowingrealizationintheUnitedStatesthattoomuchworkdemandcanbephysicallyandmentallyharmful.Manypeoplehavebeenrebellingagainsttheworkethic,sayingthatnojobissoimportantastodamagepersonalrelationshipsandrobpeopleofrelaxation.Therehasbeenashiftinvalues,withmoreemphasisbeinggiventopersonalrelationshipsandrelaxation.Leisuretimeprovidesopportunitiestofindpersonalsatisfactionandfreedomfromtheroutineofwork.　　IncreasedleisuretimeintheUnitedStateshasnotalteredtheideathatworkandplayaredistinctactivities.Thisdistinctionisclear-cut;thereare“work-hours”and“afterwork-hours”.Thereisabeliefthatitisdesirable“toworkhardandplayhard”andundesirabletocombinethetwo.Inmanyoffices,stores,andfactoriessocializingamongemployeesisdiscouraged.Anemployeeunderpressureatworkoftencannotaffordtorespondtosocialcallsandvisits.However,theamountofpersonalcontactonthejobdependsonthenatureofthework.Theremaybemoresocialinteractionbetweenteachersinaschoolthanbetweenscientistsdoingindependentresearch.Nevertheless,workandplayareusually

3perceivedandmaintainedasseparateactivities.　　Questions32to35arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.　　32.Whatistheresultoftoomuchworkdemand?　　【解析】选[C]。本文开头就说toomuchworkdemandcanbephysicallyandmentallyharmful(工作量过大在体力上和脑力上都是有害的)，即[C]。　　33.Inordertorebelagainsttheworkethic,whatdomanypeoplebelievenow?　　【解析】选[B]。文中claiming(宣称)即表明人们是这样认为(believe)的，nojobissoimportantasto...表明工作并不是最重要的，人们应该多注意与人的交往和放松自己，即[B]。　　34.Whatdopeopleexpectanemployeeunderpressureatworktodo?　　【解析】选[B]。这个例子出现在toworkhardandplayhard这个概念被引出之后，文中原话说：处于工作重压下的职员是不能进行社交拜访活动(意即休闲)的，与[B]表达的意思是一样的。　　35.Whatdoesthespeakerimplybysaying“thedistinctionisclear-cut”?　　【解析】选[A]。文中clear-cut一词出现前有workandplayaredistinct(不同的)activities，之后又出现了work-hoursandafterwork-hours和towork?hardandplayhard等词句，均说明美国人认为工作和休闲是截然分开的。