大学英语四级听力复习备考：学会通过关联词把握文章脉络

大学英语四级听力复习备考：学会通过关联词把握文章脉络

　　Unit Fifteen 学会通过关联词把握文章脉络

　　标准测试

　　Passage 1

　　1.

　　A. Because they want to avoid using words like “old” and “aged”.

　　B. Because they know the United States is a country of old people.

　　C. Because they are fighting against old age.

　　D. Because they wish that they could be turned younger.

　　2.

　　A. There is better medical care.

　　B. The retirement age has changed.

　　C. Living conditions are improved.

　　D. Families are getting smaller.

　　3.

　　A. Because they have no other way of spending money.

　　B. Because they are happy to accept the fact that they are old.

　　C. Because they know they government’s money will cover the costs.

　　D. Because they think it’s worth any amount of money to look young.

　　Passage 2

　　4.

　　A. She sat back and relaxed.

　　B. She decided to retire.

　　C. She entered university.

　　D. She worked out a new English program.

　　5.

　　A.8 years.

　　B.20 years.

　　C.16 years

　　D.30 years.

　　6.

　　A. Bring a great deal of useful experience to the university.

　　B. Improve human relationships in the university.

　　C. Bring a fear of aging among young students on the campus.

　　D. Improve the reputation of the university.

　　7.

　　A. She is learning English and Drama.

　　B. She is learning how to make sound judgments.

　　C. She is learning how to teach minority students.

　　D. She is learning to perceive, not to judge.

　　能力强化

　　8.

　　A. Because he began to change five hundred years ago.

　　B. Because he never stops changing.

　　C. Because he never stops growing.

　　D. Because he has recently begun to change.

　　9.

　　A. Because their brains will grow faster than at present.

　　B. Because their brains will in constant use only then.

　　C. Because their brains will play an important part.

　　D. Because their brains will need more room than at present.

　　10.

　　A. They will probably have bigger eyes.

　　B. They will probably get weaker eyes.

　　C. They will probably see better.

　　D. They will probably have to wear better glasses.