1、公共英语四级听力-33 及答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart A/B(总题数：1，分数：25.00)For Questions 1-5, you will hear a report. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each
2、numbered box. You will heat the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the table below.Information About the ReportAccording to two new studies laughter can prolongour life because it is good for our _.UU 1 /U/UA good bout of laughter every day provides similarcardiovascular benefits as _.
3、UU 2 /U/UOn the other hand, depressionor the lack oflaughteris often linked to _ habits.UU 3 /U/UThe number of heart patients involved in the study is _.UU 4 /U/UIt is suggested that one should laugh _ minutes a day to improve our vascular system.UU 5 /U/U（分数：25.00）填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:_填空项 1:
4、三、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：25.00)For Questions 6-10, you will hear a talk. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the question. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the question below.（分数：25.00）(1).Res
5、earchers said that children do not necessarily develop healthy bones in a report that stresses _ consumption of calcium-rich foods such as tofu and broccoli.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_(2).How much tofu equals the absorbable calcium found in one cup of cows milk?（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_(3).The absorbable calcium found
6、in one cup of cows milk equals _ of instant oats.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_(4).Several of the studies, which examined such factors as bone density and rate of fractures, concluded that exercises may be _ increased calcium consumption in developing strong bones.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_(5).Frank Greet, a pediatrician a
7、t the University of Wisconsin in Madison, said the ideal way to achieve the goal of healthy bones is to make sure children exercise and consume up to _ milligrams a day of calcium.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_四、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：50.00)You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, yo
8、u will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have time to check your answer. You will hear each piece once only.（分数：15.00）(1).Judy Blume writes mostly about _. A. adults B. struggles in the work place
9、C. struggles for survival D. struggles for growing up（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT the main topic mentioned in Judy Blumes book? A. Worries about not having friends. B. Worries about physical development. C. Worries about growing up. D. Worries about the food they eat.（分数：5.00）A
10、B.C.D.(3).Why is she active against censorship of childrens book? A. Because she thinks its absurd. B. Because she thinks parents only want to satisfy their needs to control the children. C. Because her books suffer from censorship. D. Because most of her books are challenged by parents.（分数：5.00）A.
11、B.C.D.（分数：15.00）(1).Last year, how many flights traveled through OHare according to the Federal Aviation Administration? A. 930,000. B. 970,000. C. 913,000. D. 914,000.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to officials, what percentage of the flights at OHare were delayed during the first seven months of t
12、his year? A. 65%. B. 56%. C. 75%. D. 57%.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is NOT included in the OHare Modernization Act? A. Another runway will be built. B. Existing runways should be moved and extended. C. New buildings are planned. D. New highways are planned.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.（分数：20.00）(1).The passage m
13、ainly focuses on _. A. the importance of TV B. the function of TV C. the production of TV D. the evolution of TV（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What might be the obstacles for transmitting antenna and receiver antenna to get connected? A. Deep oceans. B. High mountains. C. Long rivers. D. Huts.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D
14、3).There are many ways to receive television signals. What is the latest way to receive television signals in the passage? A. Cable network. B. Satellite dish antennas. C. Electrons. D. Wires.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.(4).Which of the following is INCORRECT? A. All the satellite TV programs can be received
15、 for tree. B. There are many TV stations now. C. There were fewer stations in the 1940s. D. When an American named Philo Farnsworth built the first working television receiver, he was only 21 years old.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D.公共英语四级听力-33 答案解析(总分：100.00，做题时间：90 分钟)一、BSection Liste(总题数：0，分数：0.00)二、BPart A/B(
16、总题数：1，分数：25.00)For Questions 1-5, you will hear a report. While you listen, fill out the table with the information you have heard. Some of the information has been given to you in the table. Write only 1 word in each numbered box. You will heat the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read t
17、he table below.Information About the ReportAccording to two new studies laughter can prolongour life because it is good for our _.UU 1 /U/UA good bout of laughter every day provides similarcardiovascular benefits as _.UU 2 /U/UOn the other hand, depressionor the lack oflaughteris often linked to _ h
18、abits.UU 3 /U/UThe number of heart patients involved in the study is _.UU 4 /U/UIt is suggested that one should laugh _ minutes a day to improve our vascular system.UU 5 /U/U（分数：25.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：heart）解析：听力原文 Laughter is good for the heart because it prolongs life while depression increases the r
19、isk of an early death, according to two new studies. A good bout of laughter every day provides similar cardiovascular benefits as exercise because it stimulates the blood flow, said Michael Miller, who headed one research team at the University of Maryland. On the other hand, depressionor the lack
20、of laughteris often linked to unhealthy habits such as smoking and drug addiction and increases the risk of death by 44 percent, said Wen Jiang, who led a study of 1,000 heart patients for the University of North Carolina. He said laughter produced a “magnitude of change, in the endothelium.similar
21、to the benefit we might see with aerobic activity, but without the aches, pains and muscle tension associated with exercise.“ While laughter should not replace exercise, he said, “We do recommend that you try to laugh on a regular basis. Thirty minutes of exercise three times a week, and 15 minutes
22、of laughter on a daily basis is probably good for the vascular system.“填空项 1:_ （正确答案：exercises）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：unhealthy）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：1,000）解析：填空项 1:_ （正确答案：15）解析：三、BPart B/B(总题数：1，分数：25.00)For Questions 6-10, you will hear a talk. While you listen, complete the sentences and answer the questio
23、n. Use not more than 3 words for each answer. You will hear the recording twice. You now have 25 seconds to read the sentences and the question below.（分数：25.00）(1).Researchers said that children do not necessarily develop healthy bones in a report that stresses _ consumption of calcium-rich foods su
24、ch as tofu and broccoli.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：exercises and modest）解析：听力原文 Children who drink more milk do not necessarily develop healthier bones, researchers said in a report that stresses exercise and modest consumption of calcium-rich foods such as tofu and broccoli. Appearing in the journal Pe
25、diatrics, the report drew its conclusions from previously published studies and was written by researchers from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which advocates a strict vegetarian diet. Some earlier studies that extoled dairy products as a calcium source had been funded at least i
26、n part by the dairy industry. The U. S. government has gradually increased recommendations for daily calcium intake, largely from dairy products, of between 800 and 1,300 milligrams to promote healthy bones and prevent osteoporosis. But the Physicians Committees report said boosting consumption of m
27、ilk or other dairy products was not necessarily the best way to provide the minimal calcium intake of at least 400 milligrams per day. Other ways to get the absorbable calcium found in one cup of cows milk include a cup of fortified orange juice, a cup of cooked kale or turnip greens, two packages o
28、f instant oats, two-thirds cup of tofu, or 1-2/3 cup of broccoli, the report said. Several of the studies, which examined such factors as bone density and rate of fractures, concluded that exercises may be more important than increased calcium consumption in developing strong bones. Data was scarce
29、on the effect of calcium intake for children younger than 7 years old, the report said. Dairy products provide 18 percent of the total energy and 25 percent of the total fat intake in the diets of American children, who are developing increasing rates of obesity, it said. In an editorial in the jour
30、nal commenting on the report, Frank Greer, a pediatrician at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, said the ideal way to achieve the goal of healthy bones is to make sure children exercise and consume up to 1,300 milligrams a day of calcium.(2).How much tofu equals the absorbable calcium found in
31、one cup of cows milk?（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：2/3 cup.）解析：(3).The absorbable calcium found in one cup of cows milk equals _ of instant oats.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：two packages）解析：(4).Several of the studies, which examined such factors as bone density and rate of fractures, concluded that exercises may
32、 be _ increased calcium consumption in developing strong bones.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：more important than）解析：(5).Frank Greet, a pediatrician at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, said the ideal way to achieve the goal of healthy bones is to make sure children exercise and consume up to _ millig
33、rams a day of calcium.（分数：5.00）填空项 1:_ （正确答案：1,300）解析：四、BPart C/B(总题数：3，分数：50.00)You will hear three dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have time to read the questions related to it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you wil
34、l have time to check your answer. You will hear each piece once only.（分数：15.00）(1).Judy Blume writes mostly about _. A. adults B. struggles in the work place C. struggles for survival D. struggles for growing up（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：听力原文 American childrens writer Judy Blume has won many awards. Her b
35、ooks have sold more than seventy-five million copies. They have been published in more than twenty languages. Now the National Book Foundation will honor her with its two thousand four Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. Faith Lapidus has more about Judy Blume and her books. Ju
36、dy Blume is sixty-six years old. But book critics say this grandmother has never forgotten what it feels like to be a child. She writes mostly about the struggles of growing up. She published her first such book in nineteen sixty-nine. Judy Blume says she writes about real life and real feelings. An
37、d she says children recognize themselves and their own problems in her books. These are problems like not having friends, or worrying about physical development, or being afraid to grow up. Some of the children in her books are trying to understand why their parents have separated. Others are not su
38、re about their religious beliefs. Not everyone praises Judy Blume, however. Some parents feel that children should not read about some of the subjects that she writes about. Her books have often been removed from libraries or placed in restricted areas as a result of challenges by parents. The Ameri
39、can Library Association says five of her books are among the one hundred most frequently challenged books. Not surprisingly, Judy Blume is active against censorship. She says people try to ban books because it satisfies their needs to feel in control of their childrens lives. She says they think if
40、children dont read about a subject, they wont know about it. She argues that children need to know about ideas different from those of their parents. Judy Blume is the first writer of young-adult literature to receive the National Book Foundation Medal. This honor was established in nineteen eighty-
41、eight. It will be given at the National Books Awards ceremony in New York City in November.(2).Which of the following is NOT the main topic mentioned in Judy Blumes book? A. Worries about not having friends. B. Worries about physical development. C. Worries about growing up. D. Worries about the foo
42、d they eat.（分数：5.00）A.B.C.D. 解析：(3).Why is she active against censorship of childrens book? A. Because she thinks its absurd. B. Because she thinks parents only want to satisfy their needs to control the children. C. Because her books suffer from censorship. D. Because most of her books are challeng
43、ed by parents.（分数：5.00）A.B. C.D.解析：（分数：15.00）(1).Last year, how many flights traveled through OHare according to the Federal Aviation Administration? A. 930,000. B. 970,000. C. 913,000. D. 914,000.（分数：5.00）A. B.C.D.解析：听力原文 OHare Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgi
44、a each claims to be the worlds busiest airport. OHare may be the worlds busiest airport. Or it may be only the second busiest. But everything about it is big. The Federal Aviation Administration says more than nine hundred thirty thousand flights traveled through OHare last year. During that time, m
45、ore than sixty-nine million passengers passed through OHare. Most of these people were waiting for connecting flights. As they waited, they could shop at many airport stores. They could eat at airport cafes. They could exercise at a health club or do office work in a business-support center. They co
46、uld take their children to a flight museum or visit the airports religious center. The huge OHare Airport of today is very different from its beginning. It started as a military air base and factory in the nineteen forties. The center produced planes for World War Later, the airport was named for Na
47、vy pilot Edward OHare. He was killed in an action during the war after being honored with medals for bravery. Big as OHare airport is today, however, it is not big enough. Too many airplanes crowd the runways where they take off and land. Delays and cancellations interfere with air traffic across the country. Officials say sixty-five percent of the flights at OHare wer
