2014年公共英语四级模拟试题及答案(第八套)

　　Section I Listening Comprehension

　　(30 minutes)???

　　Directions:

　　This section is designed to test your ability to understand spoken English. You will hear a selection of selected materials and you must answer the questions that accompany them. There are three parts in this section: Part A, Part B, and Part C.

　　Remember while you are doing the test you should first put down your answers in your test booklet. At the end of the listening comprehension section, you will have 5 minutes to transfer all your answers from your booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1

　　If you have any questions, you may raise your hand NOW as you will not be allowed to speak once the test has started.??

　　Now look at Part A in your test booklet.??

　　Part A? a

　　You will hear a passage about vegetable growing. Listen and complete the sentences in questions 1～5 with the information you have heard. Write not more three words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice.

　　1. By growing vegetables which live in cool climate in the hot places, they will grow faster and .

　　2. What the engineers used is simply.?

　　3. They placed pipes in the soil and cold water flowing through them cools .?

　　4. What is especially appealing about this process is that nothing damaging to is being used.?

　　5. Another innovative use for cold ocean water is .??

　　Part B?

　　You will hear a passage. Answer questions 6～10 while you listen. Write as simply as possible for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read each questions.??

　　6.As a result of rising university costs, what are many students finding it necessary to do ??

　　7. For some students, what could these part _ time jobs lead to?

　　8. What kind of part _ time job requires the least time??

　　9. To ask for information, what should the students bring?

　　10. Who ll give hints to successful interviewing?