英语四级听力练习

Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance. Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and everything else in between. Dance in America is everywhere. We dance from Florida to Alaska, from Harison to Harison and coast to coast. We dance at weddings, birthdays, office parties or just to fill the time. “I adore dancing,” says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in a small town in Iowa. “I can't imagine doing anything else with my life." Bridges runs dance classes for all ages." Teaching dance is wonderful. My older students say it makes them feel young. It's marvellous to watch them. For many of them, it's a way of meeting people and having a social life.” So why do we dance? “I can tell you about one young couple,” says Bridges. “They arrive at the class in a bad mood and they leave with a smile. Dancing seems to change their mood completely.” So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier? Andrea Hillier, a dance teacher says, “Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart, is life. Even after all these years, I want to get better and better. I keep practicing even when I'm exhausted. (25) I find it hard to stop! Dancing reminds me I'm alive.”

22. What does the passage say about the dance in America?

答案：Dance in America is everywhere.

23. What do we know about the Lester Bridges dance studio?

答案：For many of them, it's a way of meeting people and having a social life.

24. What happened to the young couple after they attended last Bridges in class?

答案：They arrive at the class in a bad mood and they leave with a smile. Dancing seems to change their mood completely.

25. What does Andrea Hillier say about dancing?

答案：Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart, is life.

英语六级听力练习

Directions:In this section, you will hear two long conversations. At the end of each conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

1.A) It tries to predict the possible trends of global climate change.

B) It studies the impacts of global climate change on people’s lives.

C) It links the science of climate change to economic and policy issues.

D) It focuses on the efforts countries can make to deal with global warming.

2.A) It will take a long time before a consensus is reached on its impact.

B) It would be more costly to deal with its consequences than to avoid it.

C) It is the most pressing issue confronting all countries.

D) It is bound to cause endless disputes among nations.

3.A) The transition to low-carbon energy systems.

B) The cooperation among world major powers.

C) The signing of a global agreement.

D) The raising of people’s awareness.

4.A) Carry out more research on it.

B) Plan well in advance.

C) Cut down energy consumption.

D) Adopt new technology.

Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.

5.A) When luck plays a role.

B) What determines success.

C) Whether practice makes perfect.

D) How important natural talent is.

6.A) It knocks at your door only once in a while.

B) It is something that no one can possibly create.

C) It comes naturally out of one’s self-confidence.

D) It means being good at seizing opportunities.

7.A) Luck rarely contributes to a person’s success.

B) One must have natural talent to be successful.

C) One should always be ready to seize opportunities.

D) Practice is essential to becoming good at something.

8.A) Putting time and effort into fun things is profitable.

B) People who love what they do care little about money.

C) Being passionate about work can make one wealthy.

D) People in need of money work hard automatically.

参考答案

1. [C] It links the science of climate change to economic and policy issues. 

2. [B] It would be more costly to deal with its consequences than to avoid it. 

3. [A] The transition to low-carbon energy systems. 

4. [C] Plan well in advance. 

5. [B] What determines success. 

6. [D] It means being good at seizing opportunities. 

7. [D] Practice is essential to becoming good at something. 

8. [C] Being passionate about work can make one wealthy.