大学英语四级听力真题模拟练习在准备四级听力的过程中，首先保证每天都有听英语。建议每天抽出 40 分钟时间专 攻听力，新闻，综艺节目，有声读物或者电影等，但是你一定要集中注意力，沉浸在英文 环境中。以下是网整理的关于大学听力真题模拟练习，供大家备考。篇一：U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled toMogadishu, Somalia, Tuesday. He is the firstsecretary of state to visit the country while in office.U.S. officials did not announce the visit before ittook place.Mr. Kerry met with Somalias president and prime minister while in Mogadishu. A U.S. StateDepartment official said the secretarys visit showed support for the Somali governmentsprogress. Mr. Kerry also wanted to give thanks to the nations that worked with the AfricanUnion peacekeeping mission in Somalia.Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud told Mr. Kerry that his visit was a great moment forthe country.ISIS claims responsibility for shooting in TexasThe Islamic State militant group said it is responsible for an attack Sunday on a large meetingplace near Dallas, Texas. Gunmen shot and wounded a guard at the center. ISIS claimedresponsibility in a radio broadcast Tuesday.A private group was holding a competition at the center for cartoons of Islams prophetMuhammad. Police shot and killed the two attackers.U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said in a statement that officials wereinvestigating the attack.French lawmakers approve spy billFrances lower house of Parliament has approved a measure would permit spying on terrorismsuspects.If passed, intelligence services could place cameras and recording devices in suspects homesand cars without approval from a judge.The measure would also force communication companies to permit intelligence services touse electronic lock boxes to record data from all Internet users in France.Civil liberties activists have criticized the bill.Both Socialist majority and conservative opposition lawmakers supported the measure. TheFrench Senate will now begin debate on the bill.Obama chooses Joe Dunford for Joint Chiefs of Staff chairPresident Barack Obama has nominated Marine General Joseph Dunford, Jr. as the nextchairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.General Dunford led the Afghanistan war coalition in 2013 and 2014. He also supervised thechange of security leadership from NATO to Afghan forces.AW 篇二：The Federal Bureau of Investigation is gatheringinformation about the two men who opened fireoutside an event last weekend in Garland, Texas. Asecurity officer shot and killed the gunmen. Theofficer was wounded in the attack.The shooting took place near a building where aprivate group was holding a contest. The groupoffered a $10,000 prize for the best depiction ofIslams Prophet Mohammad. For Muslims, any imageor representation of the prophet is considereddisrespectful.The event was the idea of a group called the American Freedom Defense Initiative, also knownas Stop the Islamization of America.Police investigators searched the area where the shooting took place through the night and intothe morning. Joe Harn is with the police department in Garland, Texas. He said police know whathappened on Sunday.Two men exited the dark-colored sedan. Both of them had assault rifles, came around theback of the car and started shooting at the police car. The police officer in that car beganreturning fire and struck both men, taking them down.Police used a robot to examine the suspects car for explosives. They did not find any.Later, investigators identified one of the dead men as 31-year-old Elton Simpson. He was bornin the United States. As a young man, he accepted Islam. Police say he shared an apartmentwith Nadir Soofi, the other gunman, in Phoenix, Arizona.Court documents say that Elton Simpson had been under investigation since 2006. They say hewas tried and jailed in 2010 for lying to agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He wassuspected of wanting to join Islamic extremists in Somalia.Federal agents and police searched the mens apartment home in Phoenix. Before carrying outthe attack, Simpson is said to have provided details of his plans on the social media siteTwitter.The shooting has extended the debate about freedom of speech. Organizers of the contestdescribed it as a free speech event.Debate about freedom of speechPamela Geller was the lead organizer of the event in Garland. She compared the attack to themurder of 12 people earlier this year at Paris offices of the French weekly Charlie Hebdo.Her group has created public debate over its opinions of Muslims in America. Her supporterssay she speaks the truth about a topic people are too fearful to discuss. Her critics, however,call her a bigot. Oren Segal is with the Anti-Defamation League. The group describes itself onits website as dedicated to stopping the defamation of the Jewish people and to securejustice and fair treatment to all.Mr. Segal said Ms. Geller is one of the leading American anti-Muslim bigots, consistentlyvilifying Muslims and the Islamic faith under the guise of course of fighting radical Isla