2013年下半年英语四级改革 最新版 模拟题
20. A) To calm themselves down. C) To show their impatience.
B) To enhance concentration. D) To signal lack of interest.
21. A) How speakers can misunderstand the audience.
B) How speakers can win approval from the audience.
C) How listeners in different cultures show respect.
D) How different Western and Eastern art forms are.
Passage Three
Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. A) They mistake the firefighters for monsters.
B) They do not realize the danger they are in.
C) They cannot hear the firefighters for the noise.
D) They cannot see the firefighters because of the smoke.
23. A) He teaches Spanish in a San Francisco community.
B) He often teaches children what to do during a fire.
C) He travels all over America to help put out fires.
D) He provides oxygen masks to children free of charge.
24. A) He is very good at public speaking.
B) He rescued a student from a big fire.
C) He gives informative talks to young children.
D) He saved the life of his brother choking on food.
25. A) Kids should learn not to be afraid of monsters.
B) Informative speeches can save lives.
C) Carelessness can result in tragedies.
D) Firefighters play an important role in America.
Section C
Directions: 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
with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read
for the third time, you should check what you have written.
注意:此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter,
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again in his schooling – or, unless he is very unusual and very lucky, for the rest of his