College English Test Band 4

Part II Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In this section, you will hear three news reports. At the end of each news report, you will hear two or three questions. Both the news report 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.

News Report One

Have you noticed how similar you are to your friends?

It may be because your brains operate in harmony with each other.

We know that friends are more likely to be the same age, gender, and ethnic background as each other.

Now it seems their brains are alike too.

Researchers at the University of California scanned 42 classmates while they watched videos intended to provoke varying responses.