2013年12月四级听力模拟试题十一_大学英语听力

2013年12月四级听力模拟试题十一

　　About the time of the American Civil War, a new institution for young offenders was built in Elmira, New York. This new system worked on the principles of classifying prisoners on the basis of age, giving them an education and training them.

　　Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　33. When were prisons used as a place for preliminary detention?

　　34. Who got rid of the idea of isolating prisoners?

　　35. According to the passage, which is not a way to punish prisoners?

　　Section C

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.

　　Like all electronic equipment, computers have become smaller and more sophisticated with time. They have evolved from the enormous mainframes of the 1970s to thin little laptops, financially accessible to a growing number of people and capable of performing innumerable tasks.