1、专业英语四级-172及答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART DICTATION(总题数：1，分数：40.00)1.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, th
2、e passage will 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. You will then be given 1 minute to check through your work once more. Will a Robot Take Your Job?（分数：40
3、.00）_二、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、SECTION A TALK(总题数：1，分数：30.00)MOOCs Are Moving Forward1. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Course materials for studying far away or attending classes 1 No 2 for students Providing studying chance for those who could not attend 3 2. Class Central The study
4、 program lasts for up to 4 The study programs offer videos, homework, 5 , a rating and a final examination 3. Traditional class Teachers 6 Students 7 4. Todays MOOCs Students enter the professional world with 8 Employers are willing to give offers especially in 9 Future learning methods can be used
5、with 10 , life experience, independent study and lectures. （分数：30.00）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:_四、SECTION B CONVERSATI(总题数：2，分数：30.00)（分数：15.00）A.A research report on aluminum cans.B.A presentation on everyday objects.C.An exam for Dr. Taylors course.D.A reading fest
6、ival report.A.Its as thin as a piece of paper.B.It weighs more than one ounce.C.It is as thick as a tyre.D.It can take 90 pounds of pressure per square inch.A.The lid.B.The bottom.C.The body.D.The seal.A.Its flat and strong.B.Its very thick.C.Its the same as the body.D.Its like a dome.A.Because its
7、thicker and more costly than the body.B.Because the consumers find small lids easy to open.C.Because small lids look better.D.Because smaller lids are stronger than big ones.（分数：15.00）A.Eating too much meat is bad for our health.B.There is a link between our diet and our health.C.Processed meats can
8、 cause cancer.D.Processed meats are less healthy than freshly prepared meats.A.80 studies in the United States.B.80 studies around the world.C.800 studies in the United States.D.800 studies around the world.A.Eating large amounts of processed meat will increase the risk of cancer.B.Eating a certain
9、kind of processed meat will lead to cancer.C.Eating a little processed meat will not lead to cancer.D.There is no connection between eating processed meat and cancer.A.Meat that has been freshly prepared.B.Meat that has been salted.C.Meat that has been over-cooked.D.Raw meat.A.Processing meat.B.Cook
10、ing processed meat.C.Neither processing meat nor cooking processed meat.D.These two parts cant be further divided.专业英语四级-172答案解析 (总分：100.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART DICTATION(总题数：1，分数：40.00)1.Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, wh
11、ich 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 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check y
12、our work. You will then be given 1 minute to check through your work once more. Will a Robot Take Your Job?（分数：40.00）_正确答案：()解析：听力原文 Oxford University has predicted that 35% of jobs in the UK workforce / are at risk from automation over the next 10 to 20 years. / But the researcher paints an optimis
13、tic picture of the way / technology has transformed work over the past 15 years. / As computers and robots learn how to do more tasks, / there is a threat to low-skilled workers. / Those earning under 30,000 a year / are five times as likely to lose their jobs / as people earning over 100,000. / And
14、 skills such as creativity and social intelligence will become valuable. 解析 本文主题：自动化是否会取代人类。本文是一份研究报告，因此数字较多，要注意辨析，建议直接写数字，因为拼写出来费时而且容易出错。尤其要注意两个工资数为英镑，pounds，不要错写为美元。需要注意以下词语的拼写：predicted，automation，optimistic，technology，transformed，creativity，intelligence和valuable。二、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.0
15、0)三、SECTION A TALK(总题数：1，分数：30.00)MOOCs Are Moving Forward1. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) Course materials for studying far away or attending classes 1 No 2 for students Providing studying chance for those who could not attend 3 2. Class Central The study program lasts for up to 4 The study p
16、rograms offer videos, homework, 5 , a rating and a final examination 3. Traditional class Teachers 6 Students 7 4. Todays MOOCs Students enter the professional world with 8 Employers are willing to give offers especially in 9 Future learning methods can be used with 10 , life experience, independent
17、 study and lectures. （分数：30.00）填空项1:_（正确答案：in person。）解析： in person。 听力原文 MOOCs Are Moving ForwardGood morning everyone, as we all know, the movement towards education by computer is developing fast. Massive Open Online Courses, called MOOCs, are changing how people learn in many places. For years,
18、people could receive study materials from colleges or universities and take part in online classes. But such classes were not designed for many thousands of students at one time, as MOOCs are. So todays topic is, how MOOCs change our education. Course materials provided by MOOCs can serve both those
19、 studying far away from school and those attending classes in person. Anyone with a computer and an online connection can sign up for a MOOC. Students do not have to pass entrance exams. They also do not need to have studied the subject before. One professor praised MOOCs because they let people who
20、 could not attend a traditional college to continue their education. He asked, Who knows where the next Albert Einstein will come from? The spread of Internet learning for huge numbers of people is leading some colleges to join the movement. Major universities like Stanford in California and Harvard
21、 in Massachusetts have invested millions of dollars to help launch MOOCs. Those schools and others may have heard an attentiongetting prediction. The man who created the MOOC service Udacity says that in fifty years, only ten traditional universities will remain in the world. The web site Class Cent
22、ral says twenty-three new courses were added to the list of available MOOCs by October the first. These study programs are from about four weeks to twenty-four weeks long. They usually have videos, home-work, weekly tests, a final examination and a rating in the class. Stanford University computer s
23、cientist, Daphne Koller, says that before long, people may wonder why college students ever filled a room to hear a lecture. Traditionally, colleges and universities required teachers to give lectures to their classes for an hour or more. The teacher provided information, and the students took notes
24、. Today, MOOCs have more than one million students. Will many of these students do all of their college work by computer? If so, they would enter the professional world with course completion documents instead of a degree. For years, a degree has been the sign to employers that students have complet
25、ed the requirements for a college education. But today, employers may be more than willing to offer work to a student with an excellent record in MOOCs without a college degree. That is especially true at technology companies. He also says computer-based distance learning and asynchronous learning w
26、ill be part of the future university. Asynchronous learning lets students do the course work at any time. The professor predicts that those methods will be used with individual tutoring, life experience, independent study and lectures. But the investment service is warning that smaller, less well-kn
27、own colleges may suffer because of MOOCs. It says students may want to receive certificates from major universities instead of attending a local junior college that provides traditional credits. So what is your comment on the future of MOOCs? Will MOOCs replace the traditional colleges and universit
28、ies as some professors concerned? We will come to this topic next time. 解析 细节题。根据录音“Course materials provided by MOOCs can serve both those studying far away from school and those attending classes in person.”MOOC的学习材料可以提供给不在学校学习的同学和在学校参加课程学习的同学。 填空项1:_（正确答案：entrance exams。）解析： entrance exams。解析 细节题
29、。对于申请学生的条件，录音提到“Students do not have to pass entrance exams. They also do not need to have studied the subject before.”即不用通过入学考试。 填空项1:_（正确答案：a traditional college。）解析： a traditional college。解析 信息题。录音提到“One professor praised MOOCs because they let people who could not attend a traditional college to
30、 continue their education.”对于没有上过传统大学的学生来说，MOOC给了他们上学的机会。 填空项1:_（正确答案：twenty-four weeks。）解析： twenty-four weeks。解析 细节题。Class Central是一个慕课学习网站，提供的课程从四周到二十四周不等。所以最长时间是twenty-four weeks。 填空项1:_（正确答案：weekly tests。）解析： weekly tests。解析 细节题。录音提到“They usually have videos, homework, weekly tests, a final exam
31、ination and a rating in the class.”。 填空项1:_（正确答案：give lectures/provide information。）解析： give lectures/provide information。解析 信息题。“Traditionally, colleges and universities required teachers to give lectures to their classes for an hour or more. The teacher provided information, and the students took
32、notes.”可见传统课堂是老师讲课。 填空项1:_（正确答案：take notes。）解析： take notes。解析 信息题。录音提到“Traditionally, colleges and universities required teachers to give lectures to their classes for an hour or more. The teacher provided information, and the students took notes.”可见传统课堂学生做笔记。 填空项1:_（正确答案：course completion documents
33、。）解析： course completion documents。解析 细节题。完成慕课学习的学生获得专业知识，他们用course completion documents而不是degree来证明自己。 填空项1:_（正确答案：technology companies。）解析： technology companies。解析 信息题。录音提到如今就业市场上“.employers may be more than willing to offer work to a student with an excellent record in MOOCs without a college degr
34、ee. That is especially true at technology companies.”，即雇主更愿意雇佣在MOOC上成绩优异的学生，尤其在技术领域。 填空项1:_（正确答案：individual tutoring。）解析： individual tutoring。解析 信息题。“The professor predicts that those methods will be used with individual tutoring, life experience, independent study and lectures.”，这些未来的学习方法能够运用在很多领域，
35、题目中出现的life experience，independent study and lectures是提示信息。 四、SECTION B CONVERSATI(总题数：2，分数：30.00)（分数：15.00）A.A research report on aluminum cans.B.A presentation on everyday objects.C.An exam for Dr. Taylors course.D.A reading festival report.解析：听力原文 M: Hi, Jessica. W: Oh hi, Bob. M: Im glad Ive bump
36、ed into you. Ive just found a great idea for the presentation weve got to do for Dr. Taylor next month. W: What, the one on everyday objects? M: Yes. Read this article. Its really interesting. W: The aluminum coke can? M: You know . coca cola cans, soft drink cans. Look, lets sit down here. Have you
37、 got a minute? W: Sure. So you think we can get a presentation out of this article? M: Im sure we can. First of all, we can provide some interesting facts about the aluminum cans that we drink out of every day. It says that in the US they produce 300 million aluminum drink cans each day. W: Wow! 300
38、 million! M: Exactly. And they say that the manufacturers of these cans exercise as much attention and precision in producing them as aircraft manufacturers do when they make the wing of an aircraft! W: Really! Lets have a look. M: Theyre trying to produce the perfect canas thin but as strong as pos
39、sible. W: Mmm . its interesting . todays can weighs about 0.48 ounces: thinner than two pieces of paper . from what this magazine says. M: Yeah, and yet it can take a lot of weight. W: More than 90 pounds of pressure per square inchthree times the pressure of a car tire. OK, I agree, its a good topi
40、c. M: What I thought was that we could do a large picture of a coke can and label it and then talk about the different parts. Look, Ive done a rough picture here. W: OK, so where shall we start? M: Well, the lid is complicated. Lets start with the body first. Ill do a line from the centre of the can
41、.like this. and label it body. What does it say? W: Its made of aluminum, of course, and its thicker at the bottom. M: Right, so that it can take all that pressure. W: And then I think you should draw another line from the body for the label. M: Yes, because its so attractively decorated. W: Good. a
42、nd then theres the base. M: Yes, it says the bottom of the can is shaped like a dome so that it can resist the internal pressure. W: Thats interesting. I didnt know that. M: Nor did I. OK, so going up to the lid. there are several things we can label here. Theres the rim around the edge which seals
43、the can. W: Got that. I think we should label the lid itself and say that it constitutes twenty-five percent of the total weight. M: Twenty-five percent. so its stronger than the body of the can. W: So to save money, manufacturers make it smaller than the rest of the can! M: Didnt know that, either.
44、 Well, I think weve got the basis of a really interesting presentation. Lets go and photocopy the article. W: Fine. Ill take it home and study it some more. What are they preparing? 解析 主旨题。问题是两人正在准备什么，即此次谈话的主要内容。Bob告诉Jessica “Ive just found a great idea for the presentation weve got to do for Dr. Ta
45、ylor next month.”Jessica说“What, the one on everyday objects?”，由此可见他们在准备关于日常用品的课题报告，所以正确答案为B。A.Its as thin as a piece of paper.B.It weighs more than one ounce.C.It is as thick as a tyre.D.It can take 90 pounds of pressure per square inch.解析：听力原文 What is a perfect can like? 解析 数字细节题。问题是一个完美的铝罐子是什么样的，J
46、essica说“.todays can weighs about 0.48 ounces：thinner than two pieces of paper.from what this magazine says.”Bob补充道“More than 90 pounds of pressure per square inchthree times the pressure of a car tire.”。由此可见，答案A、B、C都是错误的，因此答案为D。A.The lid.B.The bottom.C.The body.D.The seal.解析：听力原文 What are they going to begin with when introducing the can? 解析 细节题。
