are still surrounded by a world outside ourselves. Just cutting down reflected
sound can produce some odd results. The nearest thing on earth to the silence of
outer space, for example, is the “anechoic chamber” at the Bell Telephone Laboratories in Burray Hills, N.J., which is lined with material that absorbs 99.98% of all reflected sound. Men who have remained in the room for more than an hour report that they feel nervous and out of touch with reality.
Questions:
S1.According to Paragraph One. Why do we blot out the sounds we don’t want to hear?
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S2.The writer believes that the rhythm of our footsteps changes as______________________________________.
S3.How many different kinds of sounds are mentioned in Paragraph 3?
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S4.What’s the main idea of Paragraphs 4 and 5?
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S5.The whole passage tells us that by ignoring most of the sound around u
s we miss much that could give us ______________________________.
Part Ⅴ Writing (30 minutes)
Directions:For this part, you’re allowed thirty minutes to write a
composition on the topic “Reading Selectively or Extensively?” you should write at least 100 words, and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:
1.有人认为读书要有选择；
2.有人认为应当博览群书；
3.我的看法。
答案部分
PartⅠ
1.答案C。
【试题分析】 此题考数字计算。
【关键词语】 about 150; only a third of them
【详细解答】 此题的问题是：“How many students are good at basketball?”根据经
验，四级考试中出现的数字，一般需经过一定运算才得出所需要的答案。我们听到与数字有
关的只有二个词，“150”和“a third”，四个选项中只有C反映了两者的关系，故C为正确
答案。
2.答案D。
【试题分析】 从选项中可判断问题是针对女士而言的，而且与她的工作有关。注意D项中的accountancy一词。
【关键词语】 accoutancy; wasn’t
【详细解答】 女士的回答中的确表示“accountancy wasn’t what I want to do”，因
此换工作的原因不是不喜欢工作或公司，而是不喜欢所从事的职业。accountancy若对有些
学生来说是生词的话，可借用X来代替，不会影响听力理解。
3.答案B。
【试题分析】 此题从选项中可推断，所提的问题可以是“where did this conversation
take place?”
【关键词语】 6468148; wrong number
【详细解答】 当表地点的选项中出现“on the telephone”时，应特别注意。电话中
双方谈论的问题可能涉及许多地点，但对话是在电话中发生的，有明显的电话用语的运用。当听到“Is this 6468148?”时，第一反应是此乃电话用语。当听到“You must have a wrong number.”，就应肯定B为正确答案。
4.答案B。
【试题分析】 此题是有关价钱或费用的计算问题，听清提问很关键。
【关键词语】 50 cents an hour; 4 hours
【详细解答】 此题首先要辨明“fifty”和“fifteen”，再根据所提的问题“How much does the man pay for four hours…?”可计算出费用是“每小时50美分×4小时=2美元。
5.答案C。
【试题分析】 此题是考有关“What”或“How”的问题。
【关键词语】 but; difficult; get him to speak
【详细解答】 此题的提问是“What does the woman imply about Jeff?”考听众的推理
能力。根据“he’ll be glad to come”，可首先排除A，根据“difficult to get him to
