大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)聽(tīng)力練習(xí)及材料

大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)聽(tīng)力練習(xí)及材料聽(tīng)力是英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試中的'關(guān)鍵部分，已經(jīng)占了總分的35%，為了幫助大家備考英語(yǔ)四級(jí)，店鋪整理了一些聽(tīng)力練習(xí)，希望能對(duì)大家有所幫助!SectionBW:Hi,Kevin.YourroommatetoldmethatIcouldfindyouhere.Whatareyoudoinghere?M:WhatdoesitlooklikeIamdoing?W:Well,itlookslikeyouarewatchingtelevision,butwehaveamathtesttomorrow,soIthoughtyou’dbestudyingforitandmaybeIcanstudywithyou.M:Oh,well,Iamjusttakingabreak.ThisequationstuffgivesmeaheadacheifIworkonittoolong.W:Iknowwhatyoumean.I’vebeenworkingonitforthreehoursalready.I’mbeginningtogoover.Ijustdon’tgetsomeofthem.M:ButIcan’tbelieveyouarecomingtome.ImeanyoudoknowwhatIgotonthelasttest,don’tyou?W:Yeah,Iknow.Youtoldme.Ijustthoughttwoheadsmightbebetterthanone.M:Yeah,that'sniceidea,but...youknow,IwishIknewthatpersoninourclasswhogotafullscoreonthelasttest.Shedidn'tmissaquestion.Umm...wasitElizabeth?W:Ohyeah,Elizabeth!Sheisafriendofmine.She’dbeabighelprightnow.Whydon'tIgiveheracall?M:What?Atthishour?It’salready10:30.Idon'twanttoimposeonher.W:Yeah,Iguessyouareright,butyouknowwhat,sheowesmeabigfavor.Let’satleastgiveheracallandseewhatshesays.Maybegoingoversomeoftheproblemswithuswouldhelpherreviewthematerial.M:It'sworthatry.Questions11to15arebasedonthelongerconversationyouhavejustheard.11.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?12.Whyisthemanwatchingtelevision?13.Whyisthemansurprisedthatthewomanwantstostudywithhim?14.Whydoesn’tthemanwanttocallElizabeth?15.Whatmakesthewomaninsistoncalling?SectionCPassageOneTodayIwanttomentionanearlyformoftransportation,onethatbroughtthefirstEuropeansettlerstoAmerica.Andthatisthewoodensailingship.Fromcolonialtimessailingshipswerevitaltotheeconomy.Manytownsonthecoastdependedonfishingorwhalingforemploymentandincome.Thiswasespeciallytrueinthenortheasternstates.Thewoodfromnearbyforestsandtheskillsoflocaldesignersandworkersalsoformedthebasisofanimportantshipbuildingindustry,butthebigprofitsweretobemadeontradewithfarawayplaces,andsinceseacaptainsoftenbecameoneoftheownersoftheirships,theyhadastronginterestinthecommercialsuccessoftheirvoyages.Thereforetheycarriedonaveryprofitabletradewithotherpartsoftheworld.Thehighpointofthistradecameinthemid-19thcenturywiththeintroductionoftheclippership,theenormousclippershipswithhugesailsreachingnearlytwohundredfeetintosky.TheycouldcarrypassengersandcargofromNewYorkaroundSouthAmericatoSanFranciscoinlessthanthreemonthsandcleartoChinainjusthalfayear.Atthattimethisseemedunbelievablyfastandefficient,butinthe1860s,morereliablesteam-poweredshipsbegantotakeover,andsoontheimportantroleofsailingshipsintheUSeconomywouldcometoanend.Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.16.WhataspectofUnitedStateshistorydoesthispassagemainlydiscuss?17.Accordingtothepassage,whatmaybeonereasonforthesuccessofthemerchantshipsoftheUnitedStates?18.Whatcanwelearnaboutclipperships?PassageTwoHarvardUniversity,locatedinCambridge,Massachusetts,istheoldestinstitutionofhigherlearningintheUnitedStatesandisamajorworldcenterofresearchandteachinginmanyfieldsofinquiry.Itwasestablishedin1636asacooperativeeducationaluniversity,andadmittedbothmenandwomenintoitsgrowingranksofstudents,whichnowtotals16,871undergraduates.Italsohas10professionalandgraduateschools,manyofwhichplayaleadingroleinsettingtrends.Undergraduates,aftertheirfreshmanyear,livein1of13hallsofresidence,whichhavetheirownliving,dining,library,andsportsfacilities.However,themainattractionoftheuniversityisitslibrary,whichholdsnofewerthan11millionvolumes.CambridgeUniversity,inCambridge,England,wasfoundedatthebeginningof13thcentury,andadmittedonlymalestudentsformanyyearssinceitsfoundation.Allstudentsmustbemembersofcolleges,andadmissionofundergraduates,numberingabout9,900,iscontrolledentirelybythesecolleges,butacceptanceofgraduatestudentsisdecidedprimarilybyuniversitybodies.Specialfeaturesoftheuniversityincludetheuniversitylibrarywhichholdsmorethan4millionvolumes,aswellasspecializedmuseums,andtheCavendishLaboratories,forthestudyofphysics.Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.19.WhereisHarvardUniversity?20.WhowerefirstadmittedintoCambridgeUniversitywhenitwasfounded?21.WhatisthenumberofbooksinthelibraryofHarvardcomparedwiththatofthoseinthelibraryofCambridge?PassagethreeTherewasonceamaninSouthAmericawhohadaparrot,apetbirdthatcouldimitatehumanspeech.Theparrotwasunique.Therewasnobirdlikehiminthewholeworldbecausehecouldlearntosayanywordexceptone.Hecouldnotsaythenameofhisnativetown,Ketunnel.ThemandideverythinghecouldtoteachtheparrottosayKetunnel,butheneversucceeded.Atfirsthewasverygentlewiththebird.Butgradually,helosthistemper.“Youstupidbird.Whycan’tyoulearntosaythatoneword?SayKetunnelorIwillkillyou.”Buttheparrotwouldnotsayit.Manytimesthemanscreamed,“SayKetunel,orI'llkillyou.”Butthebirdwouldneverrepeatthename.Finally,themangaveup.Hepickeduptheparrotandthrewhimintothechickenhouse.“Youareevenmorestupidthanthechickens.”Inthechickenhouse,therewerefouroldchickens,waitingtobekilledforSunday'sdinner.Thenextmorning,whenhewentouttothechickenhouse,themanopenedthedoor.Hewasshockedbywhathesaw.Hecouldnotbelievehiseyesandears.Onthefloorlaythreedeadchickens.Theparrotwasscreamingatthefourth,“SayKetunel,orI'llkillyou.”Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.22.Whywastheparrotunique?23.Whydidthemanlosehistemper?24.Whokilledthethreechickens?25.Whywasheshockedatthescenethenextmorning?SectionDNow,thepassagewillbereadforthefirsttime.Whatweconsidertobewritingtoday,thatiswordsmadeupoflettersorcharactersthatmakeupsentencesbegantobedevelopedaround3000yearsBCinancientEgypt,about2000BCinGreece,insouthernEurope,andabout1500yearsBCinChina.ThesystemthatdevelopedinGreece,however,graduallydevelopedintoalphabetformusedinmostlanguages,althoughtheancientformofwritingisstillusedinChinatoday.TheWesternalphabetwas