1、大学英语四级-198 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Listening Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：4，分数：30.00)（分数：10.00）A.The woman is the manager“s secretary.B.The man found himself in a wrong place.C.The man is the manager“s business associate.D.The woman was putting up a sign on the wall.A.He needs more
2、time for the report.B.He needs help to interpret the data.C.He is sorry not to have helped the woman.D.He does not have sufficient data to go on.A.A friend from New York.B.A message from Tony.C.A postal delivery.D.A change in the weather.A.She is not available until the end of next week.B.She is not
3、 a reliable source of information.C.She does not like taking exams.D.She does not like psychology.A.He will help the woman carry the suitcase.B.The woman“s watch is twenty minutes fast.C.The woman shouldn“t make such a big fuss.D.There is no need for the woman to be in a hurry.（分数：6.00）A.Mary is not
4、 so easy-going as her.B.Mary and she have a lot in common.C.She finds it hard to get along with Mary.D.She does not believe what her neighbors said.A.At an information service.B.At a car wash point.C.At a repair shop.D.At a dry cleaner“s.A.The woman came to the concert at the man“s request.B.The man
5、 is already fed up with playing the piano.C.The piece of music the man played is very popular.D.The man“s unique talents are the envy of many people.Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：8.00）A.He has taught Spanish for a couple of years at a local school.B.He work
6、ed at the Brownstone Company for several years.C.He owned a small retail business in Michigan years ago.D.He has been working part-time in a school near Detroit.A.He prefers a full-time job with more responsibility.B.He is eager to find a job with an increased salary.C.He likes to work in a company
7、close to home.D.He would rather get a less demanding job.A.Sports.B.Travel.C.Foreign languages.D.Computer games.A.When he is supposed to start work.B.What responsibilities he would have.C.When he will be informed about his application.D.What career opportunities her company can offer.Questions 13 to
8、 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：6.00）A.She is pregnant.B.She is over 50.C.She has just finished her project.D.She is a good saleswoman.A.He takes good care of Lisa.B.He is the CEO of a giant company.C.He is good at business management.D.He works as a sales manager.A.It is
9、in urgent need of further development.B.It produces goods popular among local people.C.It has been losing market share in recent years.D.It is well positioned to compete with the giants.三、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just h
10、eard. （分数：12.00）A.It is lined with tall trees.B.It was widened recently.C.It has high buildings on both sides.D.It used to be dirty and disorderly.A.They repaved it with rocks.B.They built public restrooms on it.C.They beautified it with plants.D.They set up cooking facilities near it.A.What makes l
11、ife enjoyable.B.How to work with tools.C.What a community means.D.How to improve health.A.They were obliged to fulfill the signed contract.B.They were encouraged by the city officials“ praise.C.They wanted to prove they were as capable as boys.D.They derived happiness from the constructive work.五、Pa
12、ssage Two(总题数：1，分数：9.00)Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：9.00）A.The majority of them think it less important than computers.B.Many of them consider it boring and old-fashioned.C.The majority of them find it interesting.D.Few of them read more than ten books a year
13、.A.Novels and stories.B.Mysteries and detective stories.C.History and science books.D.Books on culture and tradition.A.Watching TV.B.Listening to music.C.Reading magazines.D.Playing computer games.六、Passage Three(总题数：1，分数：9.00)Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. （分数：9.00
14、）A.Advice on the purchase of cars.B.Information about the new green-fuel vehicles.C.Trends for the development of the motor car.D.Solutions to global fuel shortage.A.Limited driving range.B.The short life of batteries.C.Huge recharging expenses.D.The unaffordable high price.A.They need to be further
15、 improved.B.They can easily switch to natural gas.C.They are more cost-effective than vehicles powered by solar energy.D.They can match conventional motor cars in performance and safety.七、Section C(总题数：1，分数：40.00)My favorite TV show? “The Twilight Zone.“ I 1 like the episode called “The Printer“s De
16、vil.“ It“s about a newspaper editor who“s being 2 out of business by a big newspaper syndicateyou know, a group of papers 3 by the same people. He is about to 4 suicide when he is interrupted by an old man who says his name is Smith. The editor is not only offered 5,000 dollars to pay off his newspa
17、per“s 5 , but this Smith character also offers his 6 for free. It turns out that the guy 7 the printing machine with amazing speed, and soon he is turning out newspapers with 8 headlines. The small paper is successful again. The editor is 9 how quickly Smith gets his storiesonly minutes after they h
18、appenbut soon he is presented with a contract to sign. Mr. Smith, it seems, is really the devil! The editor is frightened by this news, but he is more frightened by the idea of losing his newspaper, so he agrees to sign. But soon Smith is reporting the news even before it happensand it“s all terribl
19、eone disaster 10 . Anyway, there is a little more to tell, but I don“t want to ruin the story for you. I really like these old episodes of “the Twilight Zone,“ because the stories are fascinating. They are not realistic. But then again, in a way they are, bcause they deal with human nature. （分数：40.0
20、0）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_大学英语四级-198 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、Listening Comprehens(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、Section A(总题数：4，分数：30.00)（分数：10.00）A.The woman is the manager“s secretary.B.The man found himself in a wrong place. C.The man is the manager“s business
21、associate.D.The woman was putting up a sign on the wall.解析：听力原文 W: What are you doing here, Sir? Didn“t you see the private sign over there? M: I“m sorry. I didn“t notice it when I came in. I“m looking for the manager“s office. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 解析 推理题。浏览四个选项，可以找到 manager，se
22、cretary，business associate 等主题词，由此可以得知话题多半是与商务活动有关。女士质问男士来此处干什么，没看到那边“闲人免进”的标志吗?男士表示歉意，解释说没注意到，他正在找经理办公室，由此得出男士走错地方了。A.He needs more time for the report. B.He needs help to interpret the data.C.He is sorry not to have helped the woman.D.He does not have sufficient data to go on.解析：听力原文 W: Mike, what
23、“s the problem? You“ve known for months the report is due today. M: I know, but I“m afraid I need another few days. The data is harder to interpret than I expected. Q: What does the man mean? 解析 推理题。浏览四个选项，可以发现它们都以 he 作主语，而且分别出现了 report，help，data 这样的主题词，由此可以得知话题多半是与男士处理报告中的数据有关。女士质问男士怎么回事，好几个月前就知道今天
24、该交报告了。然后男士承认知道，但是恐怕还需要几天时间，因为解析数据要比他预想得困难。由此可见，男士还需要更多的时间才能完成报告。A.A friend from New York.B.A message from Tony.C.A postal delivery. D.A change in the weather.解析：听力原文 W: Excuse me. Tony. Has my parcel from New York arrived? M: Unfortunately, it“s been delayed due to the bad weather. Q: What is the wo
25、man waiting for? 解析 推理题。从四个选项中，分别可以找到 message，postal delivery 和 weather 等主题词，由此可以得知话题多半是与信息、包裹、天气有关。女士询问男士她的包裹是否已经到了，男士表示遗憾，因为天气恶劣，包裹被延误了。由此可见，女士正在等包裹。A.She is not available until the end of next week.B.She is not a reliable source of information. C.She does not like taking exams.D.She does not like
26、 psychology.解析：听力原文 W: Pam said we won“t have the psychology test until the end of next week. M: Ellen, you should know better than to take Pam“s words for anything. Q: What does the man imply about Pam? 解析 推理题。浏览四个选项，可以发现它们都以 she 作主语，而且出现了available，reliable，taking exams，psychology 这样的主题词，由此可以得知话题多半
27、是与心理学及她的考试情况有关。女士告诉男士，Pam 说他们下周才会考心理学。男士表示她不应该把 Pam 的话当真。由此可见，男士认为 Pam 提供的信息并不可靠。A.He will help the woman carry the suitcase.B.The woman“s watch is twenty minutes fast.C.The woman shouldn“t make such a big fuss.D.There is no need for the woman to be in a hurry. 解析：听力原文 W: Tom, will you please watch
28、my suitcase for a minute? I need to go make a quick phone call. M: Yeah, sure. Take your time. Our train doesn“t leave for another twenty minutes. Q: What does the man mean? 解析 推理题。浏览四个选项，可发现其中有三个选项是关于女士的情况的，而两项是说女士不应该做或不需要做某事，由此可以得知话题多半是与女士不需要做什么事情有关。女士请求男士帮她照看一会儿提箱，因为她要接个电话。男士表示同意，告诉她别着急，火车 20 分钟之
29、后才会离开。由此可见，男士认为女士没有必要着急。（分数：6.00）A.Mary is not so easy-going as her. B.Mary and she have a lot in common.C.She finds it hard to get along with Mary.D.She does not believe what her neighbors said.解析：听力原文 M: Frankly, Mary is not what I“d call easy-going. W: I see. People in our neighborhood find it ha
30、rd to believe she“s my twin sister. Q: What does the woman imply? 解析 推理题。浏览四个选项，分别可以找到 easy-going，have a lot in common，get along with 等主题词，由此可以得知话题多半是与某女士的人际关系如何有关的。男士说 Mary 不是很容易相处，女士表示认同，指出邻居都很难相信 Mary 是她的孪生姐妹。由此可见，女士与 Mary 的性格相反，她很容易相处。A.At an information service.B.At a car wash point.C.At a repa
31、ir shop.D.At a dry cleaner“s. 解析：听力原文 M: How soon do you think this can be cleaned? W: We have same day service, Sir. You can pick up your suit after five o“clock. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? 解析 地点题。浏览四个选项，可发现它们都是表示地点的状语，由此可以得知话题多是关于事情发生的场景。男士询问多长时间可以清洗完，女士回答她们有当日服务，可以在五
32、点后来取套装。由此可见，该对话是发生在干洗店。A.The woman came to the concert at the man“s request.B.The man is already fed up with playing the piano.C.The piece of music the man played is very popular. D.The man“s unique talents are the envy of many people.解析：听力原文 W: I really enjoy that piece you just played on the piano
33、. I bet you get a lot of requests for it. M: You said it. People just can“t get enough of it. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 解析 推理题。从四个选项中，分别可以找到 concept，piano，plece of music 等主题词，由此可以得知话题多半是与音乐有关。女士告诉男士她非常喜欢刚才他演奏的钢琴曲。打赌一定有很多人点这首曲子。男士表示同意，并补充说明人们就是听不够。由此可见，男士演奏的这首曲子非常受欢迎。Questions 9 to 1
34、2 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：8.00）A.He has taught Spanish for a couple of years at a local school.B.He worked at the Brownstone Company for several years. C.He owned a small retail business in Michigan years ago.D.He has been working part-time in a school near Detroit.解析：
35、听力原文 W: Good afternoon, Mr. Jones. I“m Teresa Chen, and I“ll be interviewing you. How are you today? M: I am fine, thank you. And you, Miss Chen? W: Good, thanks. Can you tell me something about your experience in this kind of work? M: Well, for several years, I managed a department for the Brownsto
36、ne Company in Detroit, Michigan. Now I work part time because I also go to school at night. I“m getting a business degree. W: Oh, how interesting. Tell me, why do you want to leave your present job? M: I“ll finish school in a few months, and I“d like a full-time position with more responsibility. W:
37、 And why would you like to work for our company? M: Because I know your company“s work and I like it. W: Could you please tell me about your special skills and interests? M: Of course, I“m good at computers and I can speak Spanish. I used to take classes in Spanish at the local college. And I like t
38、ravelling a lot. W: Can you give me any references? M: Yes, certainly. You can talk to Mr. McCaw, my boss, at the Brownstone Company. I could also give you the names and numbers of several of my teachers. W: All right, Mr. Jones, and would you like to ask me any questions? M: Yes, I wonder when I“ll
39、 be informed about my application for the job. W: Well, we“ll let you know as soon as possible. Let“s stay in touch. Thank you very much for coming this afternoon. M: Thank you. What does the man say about his working experience? 解析 对话开始，女士要求男士讲一下自己的工作经历，男士回答他曾在布朗斯通公司工作了很多年，负责一个部门。目前做了一份兼职的工作，因为他在读商
40、科，晚上需要上课。由此得知，男士曾在布朗斯通公司工作了很多年。A.He prefers a full-time job with more responsibility. B.He is eager to find a job with an increased salary.C.He likes to work in a company close to home.D.He would rather get a less demanding job.解析：听力原文 Why does the man want to leave his present job? 解析 女士询问男士为什么要离职?
41、男士回答他几个月后就要毕业了，想找一份承担更多责任的全职工作。由此得知，男士更想找一份责任感更多的全职工作。A.Sports.B.Travel. C.Foreign languages.D.Computer games.解析：听力原文 What is the man interested in? 解析 女士询问男士有什么特殊技能和兴趣。男士说他擅长计算机和西班牙语，接着说自己非常喜欢旅行。由此得知，男士对旅行比较感兴趣。A.When he is supposed to start work.B.What responsibilities he would have.C.When he will
42、 be informed about his application. D.What career opportunities her company can offer.解析：听力原文 What question did the man ask the woman? 解析 女士结束提问之前，问男士有没有什么问题要问她，男士回答想知道什么时候能获得关于这份工作申请的消息。由此得知，他的问题是什么时候可以得知面试结果。Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. （分数：6.00）A.She is pr
43、egnant. B.She is over 50.C.She has just finished her project.D.She is a good saleswoman.解析：听力原文 M: Lisa, Lisa! Over here, darling! It“s wonderful to see you. Oh, Lisa, you look marvelous. W: Oh, Paul, you look tired. Two months away in the capital? Paul, I think you“ve been working too hard. M: I“m
44、fine. The city is very hot at this time of the year. It“s good to get back to some fresh air. You know, Lisa, what they say about pregnant women really is true. W: What“s that, Paul? M: They say they look beautiful. W: Well, I have had a lot of attention while you“ve been studying hard on your cours
45、e in D. C. M: Oh? W: Oh, don“t worry. Of a man over 50, father has told all his business friends the good news about the baby. And the phone hasn“t stopped ringing. M: Oh, look, darling. There“s a taxi. W: Paul, tell me about this special project you mentioned on the phone. You sounded very excited
46、about it! M: You know, I“ve learned a lot from the project. I“m surprised that we are still in business. W: That“s because we have a wonderful sales manageryou! M: Thanks. But that“s not the problem at all. Lisa, our little company, and it is little compared to the giants in the city. Our little com
47、pany“s in danger. We are out of date. We need to expand. If we don“t, we will be swallowed up by one of the giants. What do we learn about Lisa? 解析 对话开始，男士对女士说，有关怀孕女性的说法的确正确，而之后女士也对男士提及她的爸爸已经把关于小宝宝的消息告诉给他的商业圈的朋友们了，由此得知，女士已经怀孕了。A.He takes good care of Lisa.B.He is the CEO of a giant company.C.He is g
48、ood at business management.D.He works as a sales manager. 解析：听力原文 What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 解析 对话中，男士表示对于那个特殊项目仍然在运作表示惊讶，女士回应说，因为有一位出色的销售经理，就是这位男士。由此得知，男士的职业是销售经理。A.It is in urgent need of further development. B.It produces goods popular among local people.C.It has been l
49、osing market share in recent years.D.It is well positioned to compete with the giants.解析：听力原文 What does the man say about his company? 解析 对话结束时，男士表达了自己对公司的看法，与这城市里的大公司相比，公司的规模较小，会面临危险，有些跟不上时代的潮流，因此需要扩大规模，否则将会被大公司吞并。由此得知，男士认为他们的公司亟待进一步发展。三、Section B(总题数：0，分数：0.00)四、Passage One(总题数：1，分数：12.00)Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just
