Passage 3
31. A. It takes skill.
B. It pays well.
D. It’s admired worldwide.
C. It’s a full-time job.
32. A. A mother with a baby in her arms. B. A woman whose bag is hanging in front. C. A lone female with a handbag at her right side. D. An old lady carrying a handbag on the left.
33. A. The back pocket of his tight trouses. B. The top pocket of his jacket. C. The side pocket of his jacket. D. The side pocket of his trouses.
34. A. Threater lobbies with uniformed security guads. B. Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off-guard. C. Airport where people carry a lot of luggage. D. Hotels and restaurants in southeast London.
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.
Rod was already an established lab head when he decided he needed to learn more about crystallography. In 1995 he back to school at the CSHL on Long Island, New York. Together with 22 fellow scirentists, ranging from Ph.D students to principal investigators like himself, he (26)__________ a two-week course. The training (27)___________ : three years later, Rod became the first scientist to use
crystallography to resolve the (28)_____________ of an iron channel. In 2003 he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this work.
Rod’s experience may not be typical for the scientists (29)____________ the postgraduate training courses that are offered by a handful of institutes around the world. But it shows that scientists can benefit from (30)____________new skills at any stage of their career. Courses range from two to six weeks in length and focus on the (31)___________ tools and technologies in a specific field. Classes are kept (32)___________small, usually about 20 people, providing students with the opportunity to get hands-on experience in well-equipped labs between lectures and even (33)___________ their own mini-projects.
“You could really work as you liked.”Says Keech , a 26-year-old (34)___________ researcher at the Plant Science Center in Sweden, who last year attended two-week course at the CSHL.
“If you wanted to do your own (35)_____________at two in the morning there was no problem finding people happy to help you and machines ready to use,”adds Keech. He says that he has benefited from the coure, and now uses the methods he learnt there in his day-to-day work.
四级专项训练 （第十一周）
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre. 1. A) Customer and assistant. C) Dentist and patient
2. A) People should have taken things more seriously.
B) Father and daughter D) Teacher and student
B) People should avoid being killed unexpectedly C) People should have made greater achievement.
D) People should not idle away their life.
3. A) Intensive Reading
C) Literature
4. A) The woman goes to a full-time school and works part time.
B) The woman has to work to support herself. C) The woman’s classes are not difficult. D) The woman takes evening courses.
5. A) Because Maria didn’t like the game.
B) Because Maria fell ill.
C) Because he didn’t have the time.
D) Because he couldn’t stand football.
6. A) Jack survived the accident.
B) Jack was the only victim of the accident. C) Jack saved all the other passengers. D) Jack had little damage done to his car.
7. A) The plane is full. C) The plane has broken down.
8. A) All rooms are taken.
B) The plane is late. D) The flight is canceled.
B) Extensive Reading D) Listening
B) Many spare rooms are available. C) There are only double rooms. D) There is just a single room.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A) He wants to become a cook.
B) He hopes to go on to graduate school. C) He wants to travel around the world. D) He’d like to work at a hotel.
10. A) History
B) French
C) Computer Science
D) Hotel Management
11. A) She has a part-time job.
B) She received a scholarship. C) Her parents pay for it.
D) She is working as a tourist guide.
12. A) At a bakery.
B) In a library. D) At a travel agency
C) At a restaurant.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. A) She is in a meeting.
B) She is out of the office.
C) She is talking with another customer. D) She is spending her holiday.
14. A) A list of software products.
B) A picture of the newest computers. C) information on after-sales service. D) An introduction about the products.
15. A) His name is Jack Cordel, and his phone number is 560-1288.
B) His name is Jack Kordell and his fax number is 560-1287.
C) His name is Jack Cordel and his fax number is 560-1288. D) His name is Jack Kordell and his phone number is 560-1287
四级专项训练 （第十三周）
Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension
Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which the best answer is. Short conversations: 1. A) Go over the list.
B) Go shopping for his mum. D) Go for an outing.
C) List everything his mum needs.
2. A) The man did most of the talking.
B) The woman was wearing a black sweater. C) The man and the woman robbed the bank. D) The man and the woman had dark hair.
3. A) His phone was disconnected outside the country.
B) He needs to make phone calls to his friends. C) Using the email will decrease his telephone expenses. D) His friends would rather hear his sound on the phone.
4. A) He doesn’t have anything to do.
B) He believes she is wrong about the pick-up time. C) Before lunch is a great time to pick up the document. D) Time passes very quickly.