英语四级听力音频和文本
[D] Buy a piece of land for a grave.
27. [A] To solve the problem of lack of land.
[B] To see whether they have decayed.
[C] To follow the Greek religious practice.
[D] To move them to a multi-storey graveyard.
28. [A] They should be buried lying down.
[B] They should be buried standing up.
[C] They should be buried after being washed.
[D] They should be buried when partially decayed.
29. [A] Burning dead bodies to ashes.
[B] Storing dead bodies in a remote place.
[C]Placing dead bodies in a bone room.
[D] Digging up dead bodies after three years.
Passage Two
Questions 30 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.
30. [A] Many foreign tourists visit the United States every year.
[B]Americans enjoy eating out with their friends.
[C] The United States is a country of immigrants.
[D] Americans prefer foreign foods to their own food.
31. [A] They can make friends with people from other countries.
[B] They can get to know people of other cultures and their lifestyles.
[C] They can practice speaking foreign languages there.
[D] They can meet with businessmen from all over the world.
32. [A] The couple cook the dishes and the children help them.
[B] The husband does the cooking and the wife serves as the waitress.
[C] The mother does the cooking while the father and children wait on the guests.
[D] A hired cook prepares the dishes and the family members serve the guests.
Passage Three
Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard
33. [A] He took them to watch a basketball game.
[B] He trained them to play European football.
[C] He let them compete in getting balls out of a basket.
[D] He taught them to play an exciting new game.
34. [A]The players found the basket too high to reach.
[B] The players had trouble getting the ball out of the basket.
[C] The players had difficulty understanding the complex rules.
[D] The players soon found the game boring.
35. [A] By removing the bottom of the basket.
[B] By lowering the position of the basket.
[C] By simplifying the complex rules.
[D] By altering the size of the basket.
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 numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
此部分试题在答题卡2上；请在答题卡2上作答。
For Americans, time is money. They say, " You only get so much time in this life, you'd better use it wisely," The (36) without be better than the past or present, as Americans are (37) to see things, unless people use their time for constructive activities. Thus, Americans (38) a "well-organized" person, one who has a written list of things to do for doing them. The ideal person is punctual and is(40) of other people's time. They do not (41) people's time with conversation or other activity that has no (42) beneficial outcome.
The American attitude toward time is not (43) shared by others, especially non-Europeans. They are more likely to regard time as (44) .One of the more difficult things many students must adjust to in the States is the notion that time must be saved whenever possible and used wisely every day.
In this context (45) . McDonald's, KFC, and other fast food establishments are successful in a country where many people want to spend the least amount of time preparing and eating meals. As McDonald's restaurants (46)____________________________ , bringing not just hamburgers but an emphasis on speed, efficiency, and shiny cleanliness.
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