[外语类试卷]专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷281及答案与解析.doc

1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 281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 A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look

3、at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 1 Culture Shock 1. What is culture sh

4、ock? Disorientation experienced when suddenly subjected to【 T1】【 T1】 _ 2. Common【 T2】 of culture shock【 T2】 _ Loneliness, excessive concern, depression, confusion, etc. Features: individual and【 T3】【 T3】 _ 3. The culture shock model Step 1 Honeymoon Stage A feeling of intense【 T4】【 T4】 _ Step 2 Dist

5、ress Stage A feeling of【 T5】【 T5】 _ Step 3 Re-integration Stage Refusing to【 T6】 and rejecting the culture【 T6】 _ Even developing【 T7】 towards the new culture【 T7】 _ Step 4 Autonomy Stage The first stage in【 T8】【 T8】 _ More【 T9】 and better cope with problems【 T9】 _ Step 5【 T10】 Stage【 T10】 _ Appreci

6、ate the differences and similarities of new culture 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】 4 【 T3】 5 【 T4】 6 【 T5】 7 【 T6】 8 【 T7】 9 【 T8】 10 【 T9】 11 【 T10】 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the

7、 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 preview the questions. （ A） H

8、e is a graduate student in psychology. （ B） He has got two degrees after graduation. （ C） He has worked in Japan for eight years. （ D） He got a degree in Japan and worked there. （ A） He taught English at a community college. （ B） He taught the students how to cook in English. （ C） He worked as a lan

9、guage teacher in Tokyo. （ D） He taught culinary arts at a private school. （ A） Chefs working in restaurants at the tourist spots. （ B） Cooks who wanted to have their own business. （ C） Suppliers who need to communicate in English. （ D） Tourists who want to become chefs in restaurants. （ A） To help e

10、xplore the U.S. market. （ B） To teach psychology to teenagers. （ C） To open a sushi restaurant in town. （ D） To treat teenagers mental problems. （ A） He makes use of different methods to attract students. （ B） He often gives psychological counseling to the students. （ C） He shares his psychological

11、background with his students. （ D） He combines his teaching with his cooking experience. （ A） To emphasize that his roommate performs better. （ B） To prove that the man actually lied about being late. （ C） To make his roommate call him to come to the class. （ D） To show him consequences of his roomm

12、ates lying. （ A） The bus doesnt come on time. （ B） He forgets to set the alarm clock. （ C） The alarm clock goes wrong. （ D） It rained heavily this morning. （ A） Anyone who misses the test will not get a decent grade. （ B） An unexcused reason can exempt you from getting a zero. （ C） There no exceptio

13、ns unless you give an acceptable reason. （ D） No excuses will be accepted as reasons for missing the test. （ A） He will lose his scholarship because of the low score. （ B） His parents will criticize and look down upon him. （ C） It will let the teacher feel really disappointed in him. （ D） He may lea

14、rn a lesson and become more accountable. （ A） He is always lying about everything. （ B） He always makes excuses for bad choices. （ C） He is emotionally dependent on parents. （ D） He often avoids taking his responsibility. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 281答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the followin

15、g 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 be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 second

16、s. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. 1 【正确答案】 Graduation Ceremonies May and June are the months when most American colleges and universities hold their commencements. / These ceremonies are a time for family and friends / to gather a

17、nd celebrate a students completion of an academic degree. / Most ceremonies are traditional. / The students wear caps and gowns over their clothing. / One by one, their names are called. / They go to the front, shake hands with school officials / and receive a document of some kind. / But first they

18、 must sit and listen to speeches. / Colleges and universities often invite famous guests or former students who have become successful. / 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MO

19、RE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 1 【听力原文】 Culture Shock Good morning, everyone. Today, well talk about cu

20、lture shock. Culture shock is a very real experience for many people who move to another country. Anyone who has lived or studied or even traveled extensively in another country has tasted and lived through culture shock. There are several stages one goes through when adjusting to a new culture. Bef

21、ore we undertake the five stages of culture shock, lets look at what culture shock is and its signs and symptoms. 1Culture shock is defined the disorientation experienced when suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture. This is a good summary; however, lets break it down a bit further. 2 Some of th

22、e common signs and symptoms of culture shock often include: a feeling of sadness and loneliness, an over-concern about your health, feelings of anger and depression, idealizing your own culture, and feeling lost or confused, etc. However, 3the symptoms are quite individual and unpredictable as peopl

23、e experience culture shock in different ways. Now, lets look at the five-step culture shock model. Step 1 is the Honeymoon Stage. Like any new experience, 4theres a feeling of intense happiness and excitement when you first arrive to a new country and you respect and are amazed at the differences yo

24、u see and experience. During this stage, you still feel close to everything familiar back home. Step 2 is the Distress Stage. Now, everything youre experiencing no longer feels new. In fact, its starting to feel like a thick wall thats preventing you from experiencing things. 5You feel confused, alo

25、ne and realize that the familiar support systems are not easily accessible. Step 3 is Re-integration Stage. During this stage, 6you start refusing to accept the differences you encounter. You start to idealize life “back home“ and compare your current culture to what is familiar. You dislike the cul

26、ture, the language, and the food. You reject it as inferior. 7You may even develop some prejudices towards the new culture. But you dont have to worry about this. In fact, youre adjusting. This is actually a pretty common reaction to anything new. Step 4 is Autonomy Stage. 8This is the first stage i

27、n acceptance. You start to accept the differences and feel like you can begin to live with them. 91You feel more confident and better able to cope with any problems that may arise. You no longer feel isolated and instead youre able to look at the world around you and appreciate where you are. 10Step

28、 5 is Independence Stage. In this stage, you embrace the new culture and see everything in a new, yet realistic light. You feel comfortable, confident, and able to make decisions based on your own preferences. You no longer feel alone and isolated. You appreciate both the differences and similaritie

29、s of your new culture. OK, to sum up briefly, today weve looked at the symptoms and the five stages of culture shock. I hope it will help you better adjust to a new culture. 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 an unfamiliar culture 【试题解析】 本题考查考生对要点的把握，要求补充 culture shock(文化冲击 )的定义。录音提到，文化冲击是指当突然遇到不熟悉的文化 (unfamiliar c

30、ulture)时，人们感到迷失 (disorientation)的现象。故本题填入 an unfamiliar culture。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 signs and symptoms 【试题解析】 本题考查考生对要点的 把握，要求填入文化冲击的第二个要点。录音提到，文化冲击的常见症状 (signs and symptoms)是感觉悲伤，孤独和对健康过度担心等等。故本题填入 signs and symptoms。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 unpredictable 【试题解析】 本题考查细节，要求填入文化冲击征兆的特点。录音提到，因为人们经历不同的文化冲击，所

31、以这些征兆是非常独特的 (individual)和不可预测的(unpredictable)。故本题填入 unpredictable。 【知识 模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 happiness and excitement 【试题解析】 本题考查对信息的理解和细节的捕捉，要求填入处于文化冲击第一阶段的体验。录音提到，当你第一次来到一个新的国家时，会有一种强烈的幸福感和兴奋感 (a feeling of intense happiness and excitement)。故本题填入 happiness and excitement。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 confusion an

32、d aloneness 【试题解 析】 本题考查细节，要求填入处于文化冲击第二阶段的状态。录音提到，你会感到困惑 (confused)和孤单的 (alone)。这里需要填入形容词的名词形式，故本题填入 confusion and aloneness。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 accept the differences accept cultural differences 【试题解析】 本题考查细节，要求填入处于文化冲击第三阶段时人们的表现。录音提到，在这个阶段，你开始拒绝接受你所遇到的文化差异 (refusing to accept the differences)。故本题填

33、入 accept the differences或者 accept cultural differences。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 some prejudices 【试题解析】 本题考查细节，本题要求填入处于文化冲击第三阶段时，人们对新文化产生什么样的情感。根据录音，人们甚至会产生一些偏 (some prejudices)。故本题填入 some prejudices。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 acceptance 【试题解析】 本题考查考生对细节的把握。根据录音，文化冲击第四阶段，即自主性阶段 (autonomy stage)的第一步就是接受 (acceptan

34、ce)。故本题填入acceptance。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 confident 【试题解析】 本题考查细节，要求填入处于文化冲击第四阶段的人们的状态。录音提到，你会感到更有自信 (more confident)。也能更好地应对可能出现的问题。故本题填入 confident。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 Independence 【试题解析】 本题考查考生对要点的把握，要求填入文化冲击第五阶段的名称。根据录音，第五个阶段是 Independence Stage(独立阶段 )。在此阶段，人们开始接受新文化，欣赏新文化的差异和相似之处。故本题填入 Independe

35、nce。 【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 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 t

36、he 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 preview the questions. 12 【听力原文】 W: Hi. Thanks for coming to the interview today. Its nice to meet you. M: Thank you. W: To begin with, why dont you

37、tell us a little about yourself? M: Okay. Ive always been interested in teaching in a language program like this, and 1I graduated with a degree in English and another in psychology eight years ago, and then I landed my first job overseas in Japan. W: Oh, wow. Thats pretty impressive. What did you d

38、o there? M: 2Well, I worked full time, for a private language school in Tokyo for the first two years, and then I found a job at a community college. There, I taught English and culinary arts. W: You taught cooking classes? M: I know it sounds like an unusual combination, but I completed a program i

39、n culinary arts before I got my English and psychology degrees. W: Wow. Youve done a lot. So, how did you teach and what exactly did you do? M: 3Well, many of my students wanted to become chefs in restaurants, or they wanted to start their own restaurants, and in our area, there were many tourist sp

40、ots. A lot of tourists came to that particular area, and so with English, they would be able to communicate with both the suppliers and the customers, and so I taught them English and cooking at the same time. W: Wow. Thats interesting. So, why did you return to the United States? How long have you

41、been back? M: Ive been back for probably about a year now. W: What brought you back then? M: Well, one of my former students opened a sushi restaurant in town, and he asked me to help him to explore the local market. W: So youre working there still? M: Nope. I want to return to teaching. 4Im now wor

42、king as a therapist at a treatment center for teenagers struggling with depression and other mental disorders. W: Wow. That would be a really interesting job. M: Yes, it is. W: To be honest, we have fifteen people who are applying for this position. Could you tell me why you would be the best person

43、 for this job? M: 5First, I understand that different students have different learning styles, and for that reason, I have used iPads, video, music, cooking, drama, role plays, and games to reach every student. And second, I have a background in psychological counseling and advising, skills that are

44、 often needed in working with international students. W: Okay. Thank you for your time. We have two rounds of interviews, and we will contact you on Friday and let you know whether or not youll be coming back for the second round of interviews. M: Okay. I hope we can meet again. 1 What do we learn a

45、bout the man from the conversation? 2 What was the mans first job in Japan? 3 What kind of students did the man teach in the community college? 4 What is the mans present job? 5 What do we learn about the mans teaching style? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项都是关于 He的描述，听音时注意相关信息。 对话开头，女士让男士自我介绍，男士回答说他八年前毕业，拿了一个

46、英语的学位和一个心理学的学位，然后在日本找到了第一份海外工作。由此可见， B项 “他在毕业后拿了两个学位 ”符合对话内容，为正确答案。 A“他是学心理学的研究生 ”、 C“他在日本工作了八年 ”和 D“他在日本拿到学位并在那里工作 ”不符合对话内容，都是利用录音中的个别词语做干扰。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中女士问男士在日本工作做什么，男士回答自己前两年在东京的一家私立语言学校做全职工作，然后他在一家社区大学找到了一份工作，教英语和烹饪艺术。因此男士在日本的第一份工作应该为 C项 “在东京当语言教师 ”。 A项 “在社区大学教英文 ”、 B项 “用英语教学

47、生烹饪 ”和 D项 “在一所私立学校教烹饪 ”都不是男士第一份工作的内容，因此不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中，当他们谈论男士在社区大学教授英语和烹饪的经验时，女士问男士具体的工作内容是什么、怎么教。 男士回答说，他的很多学生想成为餐厅的主厨或者自己开餐厅。在他们那个地方有很多旅游景点，很多游客会去那边。这些厨师学了英文之后就能够更好地和供应商以及顾客沟通，所以他就同时教他们英文和烹饪。根据这一对话内容， B项 “想要开创自己事业的厨师 ”为最佳答案。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中，男士提到回国的原因是因为他以前的学

48、生在镇上开了一家寿司店，让他回来帮忙开拓当地市场，接着女士问男士是否还在那里工作。男士的答案是否定的，他说他想做回教书的工作，现在在一家治疗中心当 治疗师，帮助受抑郁症和其他精神疾病困扰的青少年。根据这一对话内容， D“治疗青少年心理疾病 ”为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 在对话的最后，女士问男士觉得自己担任这份工作的优势在哪里。男士的回答是他了解不同学生有不同的学习风格，因此他会用 iPads、视频、音乐、烹饪、戏剧、角色扮演和游戏去吸引他们的注意力。根据这一对话内容， A项 “他使用不同的办法去吸引学生 ”是他的教学风格，故为正确答案。 【知识模块】

49、 听力 17 【听力原文】 M: Oh, Mrs. Jones. Can I take the test now? I just. W: Excuse me? What do you mean? The test ended 10 minutes ago, and you werent there to take it. Sorry. M: Oh, Mrs. Jones. Come on. Thats not fair. W: What do you mean by that? Everyone else was there, taking the test. So, why werent you in class? M: Uh, my bus didnt come this morning on time. You know it rained heavily this morning. Thats why. W: Um. Are you sure? 6Your ro