A级考试听力新题型练习

Test 1

Of all the people around me, my mother is the dearest. I love her and I enjoy __1__with her.

In the future when she grows old, I will still stay with her. In my country the sons and daughters

usually __2__ their parents. So when the parents are old, they won't feel __3__. But in some other

countries

young

people

don't

like

to

live

with

their

parents.

Some

of

them

even

think

their

parents are __4__ to them. In my opinion, old people know a lot of things that can help us and

teach us. Therefore I enjoy living near my mother, especially when she is old and needs more of

my ___5__

Test 2

My favorite sport is running. But when I ran my first mile, it was the __1__ thing I have ever

done in my life. Now I have been running for 15 years. Each time I cover as much as 8 miles, and

I have __2__ a habit of running everyday. Many people like running. There are several reasons

why

running

_3__

the

best

form

of

exercise

for

them.

For

instance,

it

is

something

everybody

knows

how

to

do

already.

So

no__4__

is

needed

for

it.

Secondly,

it

is

something

you

can

do

anywhere. Of course you must have _5___ of shoes. You can run if you're leaving the city. You

can run when you travel. Running is also something you can do at any time, during a lunch hour,

or in the early morning.

Test 3

Last

Christmas

I

went

to

Hollywood

for

two

weeks.

My

best

friend

was

living

there.

I

traveled by plane to Los Angeles, which took 13 hours. My friend __1___ at the airport and drove

me in her car back to Hollywood. At first I was rather _2_____ at the city because it looked rather

dirty.

However,

after

I

’

d

__3___

the

flight,

my

friend

started

taking

me

to

see

some

wonderful

sights.

She

lived

in

a

beautiful

house

up

in

the

mountains.

The

place

was

very

beautiful

and

__4____ a part of another city. She drove me through all the expensive areas where the houses are

absolutely

enormous.

We

went

to

Disneyland

and

spent

___5___

there.

I

didn

’

t

think

I

would

enjoy it very much, but I did.

Test 4

Tina began to look for a new job. She went to the employment agency and __1__ a form, but

the

agency

was

not

able

to

find

a

place

for

her.

Everyday

she

looked

at

the

help

wanted

advertisements in the newspapers. She also talked to her friends about _2___. But there was one

big problem, most jobs _3___ experience, and she had very little experience. Finally she got a job

as

a

saleswoman

at

a

supermarket

near

her

house.

She

was

able

to

walk

there.

The

pay

wasn

’

t

good, but it was ___4__ than working in a factory. She liked being a saleswoman at first. After a

few months, however, she found the job __5__. She thought there would be no future for her to be

a saleswoman.

Test 5

When you talk with new friends, usually there are _1__ in the conversation. The first part is

greeting. In this part, you and your new friend will greet each other and tell each other your names

or __2__ name cards. The second part is the conversation itself. Sometimes

the conversation is

just _3___. That is, you talk about unimportant matters, such as the weather, sports, entertainments

and other interesting things. But it

’

s not the time for you to ask about __4__ or unpleasant things.

Sometimes

the

conversation

is

about

important

matters

like

__5___.

The

third

part

of

the

conversation is the leave-taking part. In this part, you tell your new friend that you

’

re happy to

have met him or her and then the conversation comes to the end..

Test 6

People are living longer and longer. As a result, more and more middle-aged adults have to

take care of their __1__. When their parents can no longer care for themselves, these adults may

be

forced

to

stay

at

home

to

care

for

them.

Taking

care

of

aging

parents

is

quite

difficult.

For

example,

an

aging

parent

may

become

__2__.

He

or

she

needs

children

to

perform

a

lot

of

everyday work. The roles of parents and children are then changed. Children are forced to care for

their parents __3__ their parents were children. When children find it difficult to take care of their

__4_ parents , they often decide to take them to a nursing home. There, proper _5__ can be given.

This allows the children to return to their normal everyday life.

Test 7

Once a traveler was riding in the rain. He was wet and cold when he reached a country inn.

The inn was

so _1__ with people that he could not get near the fire. So he __2_ to the waiter:

“

Take some fish to my horse.

”

The waiter answered:

“

But a horse doesn

’

t eat fish!

”

the traveler

then said:

“

__3__, do as I tell you.

”

On hearing this strange order, the crowded people ran out to

see a horse eat fish. The traveler now having the whole room to himself, sat down beside the fire

and _4__ himself.

When the waiter came back with the crowded people, he said:

“

your horse would not eat

fish.

”

The traveler answered:

“

Never mind put it _5__, and when I had quite dried my clothes, I

will eat it myself!

”

Test 8

The world population today is about 6 billion. But only about 11 percent of the world

’

s land

is ___1___ for farming. However, the area of farmland is becoming smaller and smaller every year.

So it will be difficult to feed so many mouths. There are several reasons why farmland is _2___.

First,

a

lot

of

the

land

is

being

used

for

the

_3___

of

houses.

Secondly,

some

of

the

land

has

become

wasteland

because

__4___

have

removed

the

top

soil.

Thirdly,

some

of

the

land

has

become too salty to __5__. Therefore, a big problem that we face today is hunger.

Test 9

People

visit

other

countries

for

many

reasons.

Some

travel

__1___;

others

travel

to

visit

interesting places. Whenever you go, for whatever reason, it is important to be safe. A tourist can

draw

a

lot

of

attention

from

__2___.

Although

most

of

the

people

you

meet

are

friendly

and

welcoming, sometimes there are dangers. For example, your money or passport might _3__. Just

as

in

your

home

country,

do

not

expect

everyone

you

meet

to

be

friendly

and

_4____.

It

is

important to prepare your trip in advance and always ___5__ while you are traveling.

Test 10

Today

more

and

more

people

begin

to

understand

that

study

does

not

_1__

with

school

graduation. Education is not just a college degree; it is life itself. Many people are not interested in

studying

at

a

college,

and

they

are

interested

in

___2___learning. They

may

go

to

a

_3____

in

their own field; they may improve their work skills by __4__ television courses. They certainly

know that if they know more or learn more, they can __5__ or earn more money.

Test 11

Some

managers

have

noticed

recently

that

the

employees

in

the

company

are

__1__

the

policy

of

having

breaks.

The

workers

have

two

15-minute

breaks

per

day.

However,

the

two

breaks are lasting _2__ 25 to 30 minutes each. The workers complain that the factory work is so

__3___ that they need longer breaks. Also the dining hall is so far away that it takes too long to

walk there and back. But the company is losing hundreds of work hours each year. Should empl

oyees __4__ the time they are not working? The general manager has to call a meeting to ___5__

this matter.

Test 12

Scientists have discovered that tea is good for us. It tastes good and it is refreshing. In recent

___1__ studies, tea has been found to help prevent heart attacks and cancer.

One study suggests that both black tea and green tea help ___2__ the heart. In the study, tea

drinkers had a 44 percent __3_ death rate after heart attacks than non-drinkers. Other studies have

shown

that

tea,

like

fruit

and

vegetables,

helps

fight

against

chemicals

that

may

_4__

the

development of certain cancers.

Many people really like tea. Next to plain water, it

’

s the world

’

s most __5__drink.

Test 13

Tourism(

旅游

)

was not always as important as it is today. In the past only rich people could

travel

__1___

to

other

countries.

But

in

1998

one

person

in

ten

__2___

a

country

away

from

home.

More people travel today because there is a ____3__middle class in many parts of the world.

People now have more money for travel.

Special airplane fares for tourists make travel __4___

and

thus

more

attractive

than

ever

before.

One

person

does

not

travel

for

the

same

reason

as

another. But most people __5__ seeing countries that are different from their own. They also like

to meet new people and try new foods.

Test 14

Modern technology has a big influence on our daily life. New devices are widely used today.

For example, we have to _1__ the internet every day. It is becoming more and more __2_ to nearly

everybody. Now

it’s

time to think about how the internet influences us, what _3__ it has on our

social behavior and what the future world will look like. The internet has _4__ our life; there is no

doubt about that. I think the internet has changed our life in a __5__ way.

Test 15

Almost every activity in

life requires communication.

When you

make a speech at school,