[外语类试卷]大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷327及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 327及答案与解析 Section A （ A） A celebration held for the US military history. （ B） A new museum being built for the history of American diplomacy. （ C） An enormous collection displayed in Washington DC. （ D） A lecture hall under construction by American diplomats. （ A） It occupies an a

2、rea of 20,000 square kilometers. （ B） It is expected to take about three years construction. （ C） It will serve as an education area for diplomats. （ D） It will be featured in American military history. （ A） $ 20,000 every year. （ B） S5,100 every two years. （ C） $ 510 every year. （ D） $200 every two

3、 years. （ A） Because too many conflicts occur on New York streets. （ B） Because it takes little to get an illegal food vending license. （ C） Because unlicensed vendors are not allowed to work on the street. （ D） Because there is greater demand than supply of permits. （ A） Using weeding machines. （ B

4、） Removing manually. （ C） Applying poisons. （ D） Using animals. （ A） To improve the weeding efficiency. （ B） To reduce manpower costs. （ C） To protect the environment. （ D） To help local farmers. （ A） She is a company owner. （ B） She is a cemetery official. （ C） She works for an insurance company. （

5、 D） She works in an environmental sector. Section B （ A） From the wanted column. （ B） From some of her friends. （ C） From a telephone directory. （ D） From a television commercial. （ A） She received full-time education abroad. （ B） She graduated from an open university. （ C） She finished her secondar

6、y school. （ D） She studied in a vocational college. （ A） She is a shorthand-typist. （ B） She works as a tour guide. （ C） She is a policewoman. （ D） She teaches an evening class. （ A） Persuade the woman to be a policewoman. （ B） Find a suitable job for the woman. （ C） Help the woman to be a tour guid

7、e. （ D） Provide the woman with some formal education. （ A） It provides him with career opportunities. （ B） It helps enlarge his customer network. （ C） It has been off and on for ten years. （ D） It was interrupted for four years. （ A） Individualized service. （ B） Traditional setting. （ C） Home-made b

8、eer. （ D） Social games. （ A） The quality of beer. （ B） The atmosphere. （ C） The owners attitude. （ D） The right location. （ A） It is a rather tough job. （ B） It is a profitable business. （ C） It helps old people kill time. （ D） It makes retirees feel useful. Section C （ A） It is becoming increasingl

9、y popular. （ B） It helps the user to escape reality. （ C） It gives rise to serious social instability. （ D） It hurts a person and those around them. （ A） They use drugs just for fun. （ B） They take drugs to get high. （ C） They use drugs as medicine. （ D） They keep drug use a secret. （ A） It is quite

10、 common in entertainment circles. （ B） It is the cause of various social problems. （ C） It is hard to get rid of. （ D） It is fatal to the user. （ A） Taking up exercises after recovery. （ B） Producing tasty healthy frozen food. （ C） Finding new ways to cure heart disease. （ D） Going on a diet upon le

11、aving the hospital. （ A） It was carefully tested with consumers. （ B） It was promoted by health organizations. （ C） It was disapproved by many diet experts. （ D） It was highly expected by the general public. （ A） Competitive price. （ B） Low expectations. （ C） Vigorous promotion. （ D） Unique ingredie

12、nts. （ A） It was suggested by the firms vice-president. （ B） It matches the foods dark green packaging. （ C） It has a positive implication for consumers. （ D） It tricks the elders into impulse purchasing. （ A） It is practiced in most of the states. （ B） It will be abolished sooner or later. （ C） It

13、has drawn a lot of criticism from overseas. （ D） It has to be approved by the Supreme Court. （ A） Whether the practice should be allowed to continue in future. （ B） Whether there should be a minimum age limit for execution. （ C） What type of criminals should receive it. （ D） What effect it might hav

14、e on youngsters. （ A） The court sentenced him to life in prison for killing two friends. （ B） The governor changed his death sentence to life in prison. （ C） He was the first minor to be executed in South Carolina. （ D） He was sentenced to death for a crime he committed as a minor. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试

15、卷 327答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 There are more than 400 museums in the US that celebrate the history of the military. But not a single one devoted to American diplomacy. Thats about to change. A new museum celebrating the history of American diplomacy is being built at the US Department of State. The

16、US Diplomacy Center (USDC) will feature 238 years of American diplomatic history, as well as an education area for students interested in diplomatic careers. The USDC has collected over 6,200 objects to display in the new, 20,000-square-foot museum. Building started on the museum in 2014. Secretary

17、of State John Kerry, along with five former Secretaries of State, was present for the ceremony. Once all the funding and design plans are completed, the museum is projected to open in 2017, said a spokesman for the project. Questions 1 and 2 are based on the news report you have just heard. 1. What

18、is the news report mainly about? 2. What can we learn about the project from the news report? 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 A conflict is forming on the streets of New York City between legal and illegal food trucks and carts. The city grants 5,100 food vending permits every two

19、 years. The permit is issued by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Most of the permit holders pay $200 to renew their permit every two years. Some permit holders rent their license, or permit, for a profit. Some cart or truck operators pay more than $20,000 for a food vending permit. Becau

20、se there is greater demand than supply of permits, a black market for the licenses has emerged. It is reported that transferring or renting these permits to another vendor is illegal. But many vendors have turned to this illegal black market for permits. The vendors say getting a cart or truck permi

21、t can take 10 to 15 years. Some vendors work the street unlicensed. Questions 3 and 4 are based on the news report you have just heard. 3. How much should the permit holders pay to renew the permit? 4. Why has a black market for the licenses emerged? 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文

22、】 A burial place in Washington DC is using goats instead of poison to remove weeds. Congressional Cemetery is near Capitol Hill. There are more than 65,000 graves there. In recent years, many weeds have grown in the cemetery. Officials did not want to use poisons to kill the weeds. The cemetery is n

23、ear the Anacostia River. Officials have worked for many years to remove pollutants from the river, which runs through the city. So cemetery officials decided to use goats. The animals are less costly than chemicals and do not hurt the environment. And the goats eat a lot of weeds. The animals are ow

24、ned by Mary Bowen, a farmer. She operates a company called Browsing Green Goats. The cemetery pays her company more than $11,000 to have the goats remove unwanted plants from each hectare of the cemetery. But Mary Bowen says that is about half the cost of using herbicides. She hopes the goats will h

25、elp more people understand that they can keep their property free of weeds without hurting the environment. Questions 5 to 7 are based on the news report you have just heard. 5. What new measure is taken to kill the weeds in Congressional Cemetery? 6. Why is the new measure taken? 7. What does Mary

26、Bowen do? 5 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 M: Ace Employment Agency. Good morning. W: Good morning. I wonder if you can help me. Im looking for a job. M: Ill see what we can do. Uh.have you been to us before? W: No. But youve managed to get jobs for s

27、ome of my friends. So I thought, perhaps, you know. M: Yes, I see. First of all, could you give me your full name? W: Yes, of course. Susan Hollies. M: Good. And could I have your phone number? W: Yes. 7788992. M: Fine. And your date of birth, please? W: Feb. 3rd, 1980. M: Thank you. Now, education.

28、 Which school did you go to? W: I went to a secondary school in South Town. M: And have you been to college? W: No. I left full-time education when I was 18. M: I see. Any qualifications? W: Yes. I gained a shorthand and typing diploma at evening classes. M: Thats good. Now, where are you working at

29、 the moment? W: Well, Ive got a job as a shorthand-typist. But Im not enjoying it very much and it doesnt pay very well. M: I see. Have you applied for any other jobs? W: Yes. I thought Id like to be a policewoman. But they turned me down because I was too short. M: What would you like to do now, th

30、en? W: Well, I think Id like to work in a travel agency. M: I see. I think the best thing is for me to see what we might find for you. And then. Questions 8 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 8. How did the woman get to know about the mans company? 9. What formal education did

31、the woman receive? 10. What do we learn about the womans occupation? 11. What will the man probably do next? 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Steve, can you tell me how long youve been a pub owner? M: Well, four years, I suppose. Ive

32、been involved with pubs off and on for ten years. Ive sort of done hotel work and Ive also run a restaurant pub. And now Ive got what you call a good old-fashioned pub. That is a public bar, with all the social games going with it, which is what weve always wanted to have, you know. W: It sounds lik

33、e youve always worked in pubs, but not always in this one. M: No, no. I worked in quite a variety of pubs. W: What makes a good pub? I mean, you said, you know, it has got a good variety of things. M: Well, I think having the right customers to start with, selling the right beer, keeping it good, an

34、d most of all, keeping a good attitude yourself, even though you probably feel very tired. But the idea is, if you generate from your side, its got to affect the other side, if youre getting the right customers in. W: Yeah. I must say thats one thing that has always struck me about being a pub owner

35、. I mean, a lot of people seem to think that its a nice job, you know. Everybody says, “Oh, Id love to retire and get a country pub.“ But it seems to me that its actually very hard work. Questions 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. What does the man say about his involve

36、ment with pubs? 13. What characterizes the old-fashioned pub according to the man? 14. What does the man say is the most important in making a good pub? 15. What does the woman think of running a country pub? 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块 】 听力 Se

37、ction C 16 【听力原文】 To help ourselves and others, its important to know something about drugs. A drug is a chemical substance. It can bring about a physical, emotional, or mental change in people. Alcohol and tobacco are drugs. Caffeine, a substance found in coffee and some soft drinks, is also a drug

38、. Drug abuse is the use of a drug, legal or illegal, that hurts a person or someone close to him. A drug user is the person who takes the drug. There are many kinds of drug users. Experimental users may try drugs once or twice. They want to see what the effects will be. Recreational users take drugs

39、 to get high. They use drugs with friends or at parties to get into the mood of things. Regular users take drugs all the time. But they are often able to keep up with the normal routine of work. Dependent users cant relate to anything but drugs. Their whole life centers around drugs. They feel extre

40、me mental or physical pain without drugs. Its not always easy to tell that someone is using drugs. In the early stages, drug use is often hard to see. Sometimes, people like drugs or need drugs so much that they cant do without them. They are dependent upon drugs. Only a few kinds of drugs can cause

41、 physical dependence. But almost any drug, when its misused, can make a person think he needs it all the time. By this time, its too late and the person is hooked. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. What does the speaker say about drug abuse? 17. What does the speak

42、er say about recreational drug users? 18. What does the speaker say about drug dependence? 16 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 According to Charles Harper, Chairman of ConAgra, the Healthy Choice line of frozen dinners began with his own heart attack. It has b

43、een brought on by years of eating anything he could get his hands on. As he lay in the hospital recovering, Harper imagined the line of healthy frozen foods that tasted good. The Healthy Choice product line was carefully tested with consumers before being introduced to the general public. ConAgras r

44、esearch and development staff spent a year working under the instruction “Whatever the cost, dont sacrifice taste“. The first test market results surprised even the ConAgra team. The low-sodium, low-fat frozen dinners sold much better than expected. According to the firms vice-president of marketing

45、 and sales, “We benefited from low expectations. The products were much better than people thought they would be.“ This finding supported ConAgras decision to position the product against other high-quality frozen dinners rather than as a diet or health food. The new products brand name and packagin

46、g were an important part of the development process. The name Healthy Choice was chosen for the positive implication it held for consumers. Because ConAgra felt the product would be an impulse purchase, it was important to make the item stand out in the freezer case. This was accomplished through th

47、e dark green packaging that not only differed from the competitors but also suggested freshness and richness in vitamins. Questions 19 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. 19. What did Charles Harper think of while he was in hospital? 20. What does the passage say about the Healthy Ch

48、oice product line before it went to market? 21. What is said to contribute to ConAgras business success? 22. What does the speaker say about the name Healthy Choice? 19 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 22 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 23 【听力原文】 In the United States, 36 states curr

49、ently allow capital punishment for serious crimes such as murder. Americans have always argued about the death penalty. Today, there is a serious question about this issue: Should there be a minimum age limit for executing criminals? In other words, is it right for convicted murderers who kill when they are minors-that is, under the age of 18-to receive the death penalty? In most other countries of the world, there is no capital punishment for minors. In the United States, though, each state makes its own decision. Of the 36 states that allo