[外语类试卷]大学英语四级（听力）模拟试卷23及答案与解析.doc

1、大学英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 23及答案与解析 Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question

2、 there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. （ A） She doesnt like her class. （ B） She doesnt have time to talk. （ C） She has to get up even earlier. （ D） She hates taking public transportations. （ A） The man likes

3、 old things. （ B） The man always wears sweater. （ C） His grandmother is good at sewing. （ D） The sweater is made by his grandmother. （ A） Go to the post office in the morning. （ B） Arrange for the package to come with her mails. （ C） Ask the post office to keep the package for a while. （ D） Wait for

4、 the package in patience. （ A） To have a trip in the mountain areas. （ B） To come back as soon as possible. （ C） To visit her sister and the children. （ D） To stay in Colorado for three years. （ A） Looking for something. （ B） Carrying things upstairs. （ C） Cleaning the basement. （ D） Planning a trip

5、 abroad. （ A） Confident. （ B） Worried. （ C） Pessimistic. （ D） Concerned. （ A） She seldom cooks. （ B） She usually eats lunch out. （ C） She often has salads for dinner. （ D） She cooks nearly everyday. （ A） $5.6. （ B） $6.5. （ C） $11.2. （ D） 13 （ A） To introduce him to a writers group. （ B） To inform ab

6、out the class meeting. （ C） To recommend him a new book. （ D） To ask him about his summer plan. （ A） Taking a break. （ B） Changing a topic. （ C） Going on writing. （ D） Talking with the editor. （ A） By talking to the local officers. （ B） By advertising on the school paper. （ C） By turning to senior s

7、tudents. （ D） By inviting some experts. （ A） Nervous. （ B） Confident. （ C） Excited. （ D） Disappointed. （ A） Just several hours. （ B） Some 20 days. （ C） About two weeks. （ D） More than a month. （ A） See a play with her. （ B） Help with her paper. （ C） Have dinner with her. （ D） Look after her brother.

8、 （ A） At the bus station. （ B） At the theater. （ C） At her home. （ D） At the park. Section B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question,

9、you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. （ A） The kids went to the Sunday school. （ B） Most kids arrived there excitedly. （ C） Most kids shared stories about their weekends. （ D） Bobby was in a low mood. （ A） Because Bobbys mother locked the door on accident. （ B）

10、Because Easter Bunny didnt know Bobbys house. （ C） Because Bobbys mother was a single mother. （ D） Because Bobbys family couldnt afford the Easter Bunny. （ A） Because they were hungry and wanted to find something to eat. （ B） Because they were tired and wanted to have a rest. （ C） Because they wante

11、d to prepare some gifts for Bobby. （ D） Because they didnt want to go to church that day. （ A） How to celebrate his birthday. （ B） Whether to continue his workout. （ C） The fear that his best time had gone. （ D） The trouble in his job. （ A） The speakers friend. （ B） The speakers uncle. （ C） The spea

12、kers workmate. （ D） The clerk in the gym. （ A） When his parents took care of him at his childhood in Australia. （ B） When he first got paid by his efforts. （ C） When he and his wife came to the US and had a family. （ D） When he watched his grandchildren grow up. （ A） He was a great basketball player

13、. （ B） He was the greatest player. （ C） He was a player for Denver. （ D） He was a player in the San Francisco 49ers. （ A） Five Super Bowl championships. （ B） All the things possible in the game. （ C） The respect of everyone except his opponents. （ D） All the rewards except MVPs. （ A） Because he was

14、always afraid of losing the game. （ B） Because he was never afraid of losing the awards. （ C） Because he was very talented. （ D） Because he had a lot of fans supporting him. （ A） To entertain the listeners by Joes experience. （ B） To ask listeners to learn something from Joe. （ C） To warn the listen

15、ers by Joes failure. （ D） To teach listeners a lesson about football. Section C Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are requi

16、red to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 25 Men do far more housework th

17、an they are given credit for, according to research that claims women do not notice because their male(26)_ “dont make a fuss“. Men said they(27)_ 13 hours a week on household (28)_including cleaning the lavatory, taking out the rubbish and changing the bed(29)_. But 60 percent of the 1,000 men ques

18、tioned said their efforts were(30)_by the woman in their lives because they did not like to make a(31)_. Almost half said they felt women were more(32)_to showing off about the amount of housework they take on. The task most men said they did was taking out the rubbish with 85 percent(33)_credit.(34

19、)_. Food shopping came in third place with 78 percent saying they are responsible for restocking the fridge each week. The research by Dove, the beauty brand,(35)_. Paul Connell, brand manager of Dove Men Care, said: “Our research shows that modern men are becoming more vocal about the contribution

20、they make in the home,(36)_ 26 (26) 27 (27) 28 (28) 29 (29) 30 (30) 31 (31) 32 (32) 33 (33) 34 (34) 35 (35) 36 (36) 大学英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 23答案与解析 Section A Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will

21、be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer. 1 【听力原文】 M: Do you believe I was up before 8 this mor

22、ning? W:(l)Before 8? My first class starts at 8 and I have an hour long commute. Q: What does the woman mean? 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: Thats a great sweater. Ive never seen anything like it before. M: You think so?(2)My grandmother made it for me years ago, but this is the first time I dare

23、to wear it in public. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: I wish I didnt have to make a special trip to the post office to get my package. M:(3)Well, if you call them in the morning, theyll give the package to your mail carrier to bring out to you. Q: What doe

24、s the man suggest the woman do? 3 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: You must be looking forward to your trip back to Colorado. It should be fun to hike up into those mountains again. W:(4)Well, there might not be time for that. The thing is I havent seen my sister and her kids for three years. Q: What

25、does the woman want to do most? 4 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W:(5)I havent the remotest idea where it is! Have you looked upstairs? M: Yes.(5)And downstairs and also in the basement. Ive even looked in the car. Q: What are the man and the woman doing? 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: I had a letter

26、 from Susan yesterday, and she said that Mary would probably arrive today. I hope she drives carefully. You know how the traffic is this time of year. M: Oh.(6)Marys a good driver. I dont think we need to worry about her being careless. Q: What does the man feel about Marys driving skill? 6 【正确答案】 A

27、 【 知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: How often do you usually cook? W:(7)I usually make a few salads for lunch throughout the week and I make dinner about 6 times a week. Q: What do we know about the woman? 7 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Im sorry, sir. What seems to be the trouble? M:(8)I believe you have char

28、ged me twice for the same thing. Look, the figure of 6.5 dollar appears here, then again here. Q: How much money did the man pay more than necessary? 8 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Tom, its Diana from creator writing class. M: Oh, hi, Diana, Whats up? W: Well,(9)I have a new project I thought

29、you might be interested in. Im setting up a writers group. You know, a support group for people who are trying to get published. M: How would it work? W: We get together once a week. Ive already arranged for a meeting room in the library, and then we share what we were working on and offer each othe

30、r the advice. M: I could use some advice. Im working on a short story that Id like to get published in the campus literary review. Youve done that, havent you? Didnt I see a poem of yours in last issue? W: Yes, I was so excited to finally see my work and print. It was my third submission.(10)You jus

31、t have to keep trying if they turn you down. M: Well Im sure the group could help me, but I dont know how much I can contribute. Im really just starting out. I do a lot of work, but Im definitely still in novels. W: Thats OK, I know from your comments in class, and you will be an asset. We are going

32、 to get some more experiences to help, too. Professor Michel has agreed to sit in on a few sessions and shes also going to make up a list of local professionals who might be willing to spend some time with us. M: Sounds great. You can definitely count me in. 9 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听

33、力 11 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 W: Hey, Joe, that was really a great presentation you just gave. M: You think so?(12)I was really worried about it. My hands were shaking in every thing. W: To me, you sounded really natural and well prepared. M: Oh, Im relieved to hear you say that.(13)It took me o

34、ver a month to put that presentation together. W: It sounds of like it. Hey, before you forget, are you free tonight? M: Yeah, I guess so. Why? W: My mother and my little brother are in town and my mum bought these theater tickets months ago and. M: What show? W: Its calledJack and Jones. Its a play

35、 returned back the ancient Rome. It is supposed to be really great. M: Dont say another word, Id love to go. W: Oh, Er. I dont know how to tell you this, but Im actually going with my mother.(14)And I was wondering if you could care for my little brother while my mom and I go to the play. M: Ah. How

36、 embarrassing. Ah, sure, no problem. What time should I show up? W:(15)At seven oclock in my place. He wont be any trouble, you can just watch video with him or something. M: Yeah, that sounds OK. Ill see you tonight then. W: Ah, Joe, Im really sorry about the misunderstanding. I know you thought I

37、was waiting you and . well I apologize if I misled you. M: Actually I think its a kind of funny. Dont worry. Well laugh about it later. W: Oh, thanks a million. See you at seven. 12 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 Section B Directions: In this sec

38、tion, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage 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. 16 【听力原文】 When I was a little girl, ever

39、y Sunday my family of six would put on our best clothes and go to Sunday School and then church. The kids in elementary school would all meet together to sing songs and play.(16)One Easter Sunday, all the kids arrived with big eyes and big stories about what the Easter Bunny had brought. While all o

40、f the kids shared their stories with delight, one young boy, Bobby, sat unhappily. One teacher, noticing this, asked him, “And what did the Easter Bunny bring you?“ He replied, “My mom locked the door on accident so the Easter Bunny couldnt get inside.“ This sounded like a reasonable idea to all of

41、us kids, so we kept on going with the stories.(17)My mom knew the true story, though. Bobbys mom was a single parent, and she suspected that they just couldnt afford the Easter Bunny. After Sunday School was over, everyone went off to church.(18)When my dad came to meet us, my mom announced we were

42、going home instead. At home, she explained that to make Bobby feel better, we were going to pretend to be the Easter Bunny and make a basket of goodies for him and leave it at church. We all donated some of our candies to the basket, and headed back up to church. There, mom opened his coat, hung the

43、 basket over the hanger, and zipped up the coat and attached a note. Dear Bobby, Im sorry I missed your house last night. Happy Easter. Love, The Easter Bunny. 16 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty.(19)I

44、wasnt sure about entering a new decade of my life and feared my best years were now behind me. Every morning I would go to the gym for a workout. Today,(20)I met my friend Nicholas there. He was seventy-nine. As I greeted Nicholas, he noticed my depression and asked why. I told him I was worried abo

45、ut turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on my life once I reached Nicholass age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life?“ Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical answer to your philosophical question. When I was a child in Austria and ever

46、ything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.(21)When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life. When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life. When we cam

47、e to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life. When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life. And now, Joe, I am seventy-nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. Thi

48、s is the best time of my life.“ 19 【正确答案】 C 【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 【听力原文】 Joe Montana was one of the greatest quarterbacks, the commander and most important player of a team, in the San Francisco 49ers. Once I had the chance to sit down at Murphy Stadium in San Dieg

49、o with him, before he went onto the field against Denver in Super Bowl. We didnt know it then, but this would be Joes last Super Bowl, his fourth championship, yet another high point in one of the most remarkable careers not just in football, but in all of sports. Joe seemed restless.(23)He had already won everything there is in this game the respect of teammates and opponents, coaches and owners, and especially the fans plus all the awards: multiple League Most Va