[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷122及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 122及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will

2、 be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five quest

3、ions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have

4、 thirty seconds to preview the questions. 2 What is the largest ethnic group in San Francisco? （ A） Whites. （ B） Asians. （ C） African-Americans. （ D） Chinese. 3 Which is true of Chinatown in San Francisco? （ A） Its a place of Chinese restaurants and bookstores. （ B） Its a place where all the Chinese

5、 live. （ C） Its the center of Chinese culture. （ D） Its very crowded. 4 What do we learn about the conversation? （ A） San Francisco has a large Japanese population. （ B） The man is a teacher. （ C） Most of American cities have many different ethnic groups. （ D） San Francisco is very special. 5 Why do

6、es Mrs. Smith feel sad? （ A） Because she has to leave the old friends. （ B） Because she comes to a new city. （ C） Because she has to unpack much luggage. （ D） Because she has no car to go anywhere. 6 What is the attitude of the neighbourhood to the newcomers? （ A） They are indifferent to them. （ B）

7、They never speak to them. （ C） They try to be friendly to them. （ D） They dont want to know them. 7 What will they do next? （ A） They will have dinner together. （ B） They will go downtown. （ C） They will go to the shopping center. （ D） They will unpack the luggage. 8 Whats Harolds interest while hes

8、 practising law? （ A） He has his special interest in going to the fair. （ B） He strives for the rights and fair treatment for the disabled. （ C） He spends most of his time breaking down peoples prejudices about the disabled. （ D） He strives for more job opportunities for the disabled. 9 Why was it d

9、ifficult for Harold to get a job as a lawyer in the beginning? （ A） Because he lacked experience. （ B） Because people had no confidence in his abilities. （ C） Because he was in bad health. （ D） Because people had prejudice against the disabled. 10 Why did employers begin to offer jobs opportunities

10、to the disabled? （ A） Because people became more kind and tolerant to the disabled. （ B） Because laws for equal job opportunities for the handicapped was issued. （ C） Because Harold strived for the rights and fair treatment for the disabled. （ D） Because employers find the disabled functional by and

11、 by. 11 How does Harold hope the employers treat their handicapped workers? （ A） They should only be nice to the handicapped. （ B） They should understand the disadvantages of the handicapped. （ C） They should treat the handicapped equally. （ D） They should show no surprise at seeing the handicapped.

12、 12 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） The origins of lace making. （ B） The size of the lace making machines. （ C） The intriguing history of lace. （ D） The ways to manufacture lace. 13 How did the British solve their problems with lace? （ A） They smuggled the machine to America. （ B） They sent t

13、heir lace to France. （ C） They invented a lace-making machine. （ D） They bought a machine from France. 14 What made it possible for the American women to have the custom of wearing lace veils at weddings? （ A） The increased appreciation of lace. （ B） The importation of lace. （ C） The invention of th

14、e lace making machine. （ D） The importation of lace making machines. 15 Why didnt children go to school a long time ago? （ A） Because they were taught in private groups at home. （ B） Because they gained the important information by direct experience. （ C） Because their parents would teach them all t

15、he useful things. （ D） Because teachers would come to their homes to teach them everything. 16 What did children have to learn at that time? （ A） To read and write. （ B） To alert moving objects. （ C） To count and add money. （ D） To hunt animals and farm lands. 17 What made it necessary to attend sch

16、ool? （ A） There was a need to learn to read and write and calculate. （ B） The fanning required to use complicated machines. （ C） The world economy made mass electronic communication very popular. （ D） The alphabetical and numerical system were useful. 18 What can we infer from the passage? （ A） Lear

17、ning history in school is very important. （ B） Building more schools is difficult. （ C） The more complicated skills taught in schools are needed in the future. （ D） Children dont have to learn the basic survival skills which are innate. 19 What is the main idea of this passage? （ A） The Ice Age was

18、a long period of time. （ B） Great glaciers covered Norm America many years ago. （ C） Changes in climate helped to melt the glaciers. （ D） How glaciers changed North America. 20 According to the passage, all glaciers （ A） are two miles thick. （ B） form frozen lakes. （ C） are a million years old. （ D）

19、 move and slide. 21 What can we know according to the passage? （ A） Great glaciers are very destructive. （ B） All glaciers move southward. （ C） The Mississippi-Missouri-Ohio system is larger than it was before the Ice Age. （ D） The Great Lakes are now smaller than they were before the Ice Age. 22 Wh

20、o personally intervened to make sure the Olympic stadium in Berlin posed no dangers? （ A） German president. （ B） FIFA President. （ C） The mayor of Berlin. （ D） The civilian in Berlin. 23 Joseph Blatter says he has no concerns about （ A） the safety of the 14 German football stadiums. （ B） football ho

21、oligan. （ C） the match between Germany and Costa Rica. （ D） security or the possibility of a terrorist attack. 24 What was the cause of the stampede at a Hindu festival? （ A） An earthquake. （ B） An explosion of bomb. （ C） A fire. （ D） A flood. 25 What is the percentage of all the adults who are now

22、HIV-positive in Botswana? （ A） 35%. （ B） 37%. （ C） 36%. （ D） 38%. 26 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （ A） Botswana has the highest rate of HIV infection in the world. （ B） Botswanas economy will be able to afford the drugs needed. （ C） 35,000 people in Botswana are now on anti-retrovi

23、rals and the number is rising. （ D） There is no sign of decline in the rate of HIV infection. 27 According to the report, most people released were （ A） common criminals. （ B） state criminals. （ C） juvenile criminals. （ D） terrorists. 28 Which of the following details is INCORRECT? （ A） The first Ea

24、rth Day is on April 22, 1970. （ B） The US government launched the modern environmental movement. （ C） Congress created the U.S. EPA to oversee the nations progress. （ D） Approximately 20 million people across America celebrated the first Earth Day. 29 According to Johnson, how much money is the EPA

25、currently spending? （ A） 750,000,000. （ B） 700,500,000. （ C） 7.05e+008 （ D） 7.55e+008 30 What is the news item mainly about? （ A） Searching for a number. （ B） Talking to a machine. （ C） Voice recognition. （ D） The improved technology. 31 What seems very old fashioned these days? （ A） Speaking to a m

26、achine. （ B） Using voice recognition system to find out a phone number. （ C） Spending a lot of money trying to find out a phone number. （ D） Searching for a number in a 5 cm thick telephone directory. 专业英语四级（ 听力）模拟试卷 122答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogethe

27、r the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading

28、will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. 1 【正确答案】 Irish Students Drinking Causing High Dropout Rate Excessive drinking in Irish universities is a major contributor to an alarming dropout rate at some campuses, / education officials said. / Higher Education

29、Authority chairman told a conference that / data indicated students were spending a significant proportion of their time and money on alcohol, / newspapers reported. / World Health Organization figures showed that Irish per capita consumption of beer, / the preferred drink of young men, / was 142.5

30、liters per year, / or almost twice the European Union average. / Some campuses are losing almost a third of their students, / education officials said. / But the dropout rate in Ireland is in line with international trends. / John Denver, a representative of the Union of Students of Ireland, / warne

31、d against “scapegoating“ students and said / per capita consumption of alcohol was higher at the bar in the Irish parliament than in student pubs. / 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about

32、 what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have thirty seconds to previ

33、ew the questions. 2 【听力原文】 W: Are you visiting San Francisco? M: Im a native. W: Really? Everyone else weve met so far has been a tourist, like us. I was beginning to think that there were no natives. M: Well, San Francisco has a lot of different ethnic groups, so you might think you are seeing a lo

34、t of tourists. W: What are the different ethnic groups? M: Well, lets see. After whites, the largest one is Asians, then African-Americans. W: I see. M: In fact, San Francisco has the largest Chinese community outside of Asia. W: Do most of the Chinese people live in Chinatown? M: Well, its true tha

35、t Chinatown is the center of Chinese culture here, but they live all over the city. W: Do most American cities have so many different ethnic groups? M: Well, the large ones do Los Angeles, New York, Chicago. But maybe the different ethnic groups are more visible in San Francisco because the city is

36、so small. W: Hm. you seem to know a lot about this city. M: Well, most San Franciscans think their city is pretty special. We like to talk about it. Besides, I teach ethnic history at the university here. W: No wonder you know so much! 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。在旧金山，最大的族群除了白人外，就是亚洲人，然后是非裔美国人。所以最大的族群是白人，

37、选择 A项。如果没有听到对话中的 after一词，可能就会误选干扰项 B。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。在旧金山，唐人街是中国文化的中心，但是中国人居住在城市的各地，选项 B予以排除。除 C项以外， A、 D选项的内容可能也是正确的，但在原文中并没有提及，所以只能选 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题 解析】 事实推理题。男士说他在当地大学教种族史，可知他的职业是教师。而其他选项都无法从对话中得到证实，所以选择 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Hello, are you Mrs. Smith? W: Yes, I

38、am. M: Im Gates. I live in the house next door. W: Glad to meet you, Mr. Gates. M: How do you like Manchester? W: Well, weve been here for a few days, but I think I am going to like it. I just hope well be able to make friends easily. It was very sad to leave all our old friends in Blackpool. M: We

39、only moved here two years ago, so I know how you feel. Most people living in this neighborhood havent lived here very long, and we all try to be friendly to newcomers. W: Thats good to know. It can be lonely in a new place without any friends. M: Ill be glad to help you. W: One thing Id like to know

40、 is the best place to shop for groceries. M: No problem. Theres a new shopping center that just opened a month ago. Its only about a mile from here. I can drive you there this afternoon and show you around. They have everything there you want. W: That sounds wonderful! M: Fine. Shall I pick you up a

41、bout 2 oclock? W: OK. Thank you. Bye. 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。史密斯夫人说离开老朋友感到很难过，所以选择 A项。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 观点态度题。社区的人对新邻居都很友好，所以选择 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节推理题。盖茨先生向史密斯夫人介绍购物中心，并约好下午两点钟来接她，所以他们下一步要去购物中心，选择 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Harold. Welcome to todays program. M: Im glad I

42、have the opportunity to be here. W: Whats your special interest while youre practising law? M: Im particularly interested in striving for the rights of the handicapped. W: Harold, youre quite popular now, but do you find it quite difficult for you to become successful in your career? M: Absolutely.

43、As a blind, its even more difficult for me to get a job as a lawyer in the beginning. I was turned down by over forty law firms. They thought its impossible for a blind person to practise law, even though my qualification included good ranking in my Harvard Law School. W: Then whats the turning poin

44、t for people to change their views of limitation and exclusion? M: Thats on April 16th, 1976. The Department of Labor issued regulations that mandate equal-employment opportunities for the handicapped. So, the business community has become enthusiastic to offer employments to the disabled. The emplo

45、yment opportunities for the handicapped had been improving then. W: Thats great! Whats your hope for the employers to treat their handicapped workers? M: I hope they will not show just sympathy to their handicapped employees, but the important thing is to consider them as functional as the able-bodi

46、ed and treat them no differently. W: OK, Harold. Thanks for your time. M: My pleasure. 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。哈罗德说他特别感兴趣的是争取残疾人的权利，即 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。哈罗德起初很难找到律师的工作，因为他是盲人，许多律师事务所拒绝聘用他。认为盲人不可能当律师。总之，人们对残疾人有偏见，即D项。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。劳动部颁 布法令，要求为残疾人提供平等的工作机会，所以雇主们开始雇用残

47、疾人。选择 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。哈罗德认为对于雇主最重要的是平等对待残疾人，所以选择 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 The delicate material that most American brides wear upon their wedding day, lace, was a surprisingly serious issue in the politics of Europe and the United States until this century. In the 1500s, the Brit

48、ish economy was almost drained by the purchase of foreign lace. The nations of Europe began requiring their ambassadors to observe and report upon the state of the lace making industry in large lace producing countries such as Belgium. The British solved their problems by creating a lace making mach

49、ine in the 1600s. The machines were considered such state secrets that they were illegal to export. Finally, however, several of the machines were dismantled and shipped to France by ship. The Frenchmen brought the fashion to America and the Americans followed the same route as their French comrades they smuggled lace making machines from Britain. Unfortunately, these machines weighed too much and covered an area of fifty feet long and ten feet wide, making them difficult to transport all the way across the Atlantic. Fin