2016年英语四级听力专项辅导练习题(2)

　　2016年英语四级听力专项辅导练习题(2)

　　Art for Sale

　　Part Ⅰ

　　Directions: In this part, you will hear a passage. After the passage, you will be asked some questions. You will hear the passage and the questions about it just one time. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

　　1. A) The centre of international trade.

　　B) The centre of international art market.

　　C) The centre of art.

　　D) The centre of antiques.

　　2. A) The world's biggest and oldest seller of art and antiques.

　　B) The world's biggest seller of art.

　　C) The world's oldest seller of art.

　　D) The world's biggest seller of antiques.

　　3. A) Its status.

　　B) Its 250-year-old reputation.

　　C) Its staff.

　　D) Both A and B.

　　4. A) Because its business is not very good this year.

　　B) Because its headquarters is to move to another city.

　　C) Because a journalist accused Sotheby's staff of bringing art treasures to London illegally.

　　D) None of the above.

　　Part Ⅱ

　　Directions: Learn the following words and phrase. Then listen to the passage for the second time and write "A" (true) or "B" (false) for each statement you hear.

　　antique n. 古玩

　　master n. 名画

　　Impressionist n. 印象派画

　　auction n. 拍卖

　　status n. 地位

　　reputation n. 名声

　　accuse vt. 控告

　　illegally ad. 非法地

　　allegation n. 断言

　　credibility n. 信用

　　dealer n. 商人

　　European Union 欧盟

　　regulation n. 规章

　　5. ( )

　　A) true

　　B) false

　　6. ( )

　　A) true

　　B) false

　　7. ( )

　　A) true

　　B) false

　　Part Ⅲ

　　Directions: Listen to the passage for the third time and write down the missing words according to what you have just heard.

　　1. If you were lucky enough to own a _____ "Old Master", an Impressionist, or a _____ antique, and you wanted to sell it, you would probably put it up _____ at Sotheby's.

　　2. _____ and _____ would then look elsewhere _____ and could _____ coming to London altogether.