1、专业英语四级听力-17及答案解析 (总分：31.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART DICTATION(总题数：1，分数：1.00)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, the
2、 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 2 minutes to check through your work once more.（分数：1.00）_二、PART LISTENING COM(总题数
3、：0，分数：0.00)三、SECTION A CONVERSATI(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).The financial analysis project has to be finished byA. Friday afternoon. B. the weekend.C. Monday. D. the end of the month.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Why did the woman suggest not giving
4、everyone an extra day off so quickly?A. There will still be much work.B. They dont deserve it.C. A new project could appear.D. The financial analysis project cant wait.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).According to the conversation, the meeting the man attendsA. has just started. B. will start in a minute.C. won
5、t last long. D. has been on for hours.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).What has made John so surprised?AHe discovered he wasnt registered in Chemistry 302A.BHe discovered he was registered in Chemistry 302B.CHe didnt know he was registered in Che
6、mistry 302A and 302B.DHe wasnt registered in Chemistry 302B.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).The reason behind the confusion should be thatA. the man mixed up the two classes.B. the man didnt switch class in time.C. there had been a mistake during the add/drop process.D. the man didnt fill the add/drop form.（分数
7、：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Whats Kates advice to John?A. Come to the registration office with the form.B. Continue attending Professor Andersons class.C. Sort out the problem himself.D. Switch to Dr. Boltons class.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.（分数：4.00）(1).The man
8、 wanted the woman to bring the following EXCEPTA. some chips. B. some ice cream.C. a piece of pizza. D. some honey.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).What is the womans first suggestion to her husband?A. He should get a checkup first. B. He should see a doctor.C. He should eat less fatty foods. D. He should visit
9、 a fitness trainer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).How long has it been since the man played basketball?A. Less than 25 years. B. Less than 5 years.C. More than 5 years. D. More than 25 years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).The woman advises the man to take up weight training becauseA. it helps strengthen his muscles. B.
10、 it is good for a sound sleep.C. it helps develop mental toughness. D. it helps to lose weight.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.四、SECTION B PASSAGES(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage.（分数：3.00）(1).According to the passage, if all students attend year-round schools in U.S. they woul
11、dA. have a 3-month long summer holiday.B. have the same arrangement for schooling.C. go to school at a differently organized time.D. attend school for nine weeks before a vacation.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following is NOT the reason for people to oppose year-round schooling?A. Some evidence
12、 shows that year-round schooling improves learning.B. It is hard for families to organize activities.C. Summer camp sponsors would find it hard to operate their business.D. Some parents want to release the pressures of school for their children.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).What is the passage mainly about?A
13、. Education in the U.S. B. The school system in the U.S.C. Summer holidays in the U.S. D. Year-round schooling in the U.S.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 14 to 17 are based on the following passage.（分数：4.00）(1).To be successful in a job interview, you have to do the following EXCEPTA. demonstrate persona
14、l and professional qualities.B. create a good image in a limited time.C. make a positive impression to the interviewer.D. pay great attention to the interview process.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).According to the passage, decent clothes canA. make a man. B. give you confidence.C. win interviewers respect. D
15、. affect interviewers judgment.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).The interviewee should reflect his confidence by speakingA. in a very loud voice. B. in an ambitious way.C. in an overpowering way. D. in a clear voice.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(4).What is the speakers last advice?A. Take care to dress properly. B. Reflect
16、 confidence when speaking.C. Wish for just a little luck. D. Convey enthusiasm for work.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 18 to 20 are based on the following passage.（分数：3.00）(1).What did NOT happened, when Sandburg was 13?A. He left school. B. War broke out.C. He began to write poetry. D. He joined the ar
17、my.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).In his lifetime, Sandburg had NEVER beenA. a blacksmith. B. a reporter.C. a writer. D. a biographer.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Sandburg received the Pulitzer Prize for his Collected Poems inA. 1915. B. 1940. C. 1948. D. 1951.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.五、SECTION C NEWS BROAD(总题数：5，分数：10.00)Qu
18、estions 21 and 22 are based on the following news.（分数：2.00）(1).The strike is to protest againstA. social and economic policies. B. transportation problems.C. school safety issues. D. regional election.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).How did the French president react to the protest?A. He called for an election
19、. B. He reorganized his party.C. He reorganized his cabinet. D. He asked for an economic reform.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the following news.（分数：3.00）(1).How many people were reportedly injured according to the news?A. 38. B. 60.C. 98. D. More than 60.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Acco
20、rding to the news, the attacks happenedA. in the afternoon. B. in the morning rush hour.C. in a park in Kultury. D. in North Caucasus region.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(3).Which of the following details about the bomb attacks is INCORRECT?A. No group has yet claimed responsibility.B. Both of the attacks happe
21、ned in the morning.C. One of the attacks struck at the back of the train.D. Both station were sightly disrupted（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 26 and 27 are based on the following news.（分数：2.00）(1).The experiment is to take placeA. in outer space. B. from a pyramid.C. on the Internet. D. on another plane
22、t.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following material is NOT used to communicate with outer space life?A. Images. B. Videos. C. Sounds. D. Radar.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.2.Question 28 is based on the following news.The news item is mainly aboutA. World Cup in South Africa. B. police uniform change.C. polic
23、e battling obesity. D. police losing their jobs.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.Questions 29 and 30 are based on the following news.（分数：2.00）(1).The rate of HIV/AIDS infection in Washington DCA. is lower than other areas in the US.B. is even higher than some African nations.C. is about 20% of the city population.D
24、. has decreased in the past two years.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.(2).Which of the following details about the news is INCORRECT?A. Most of those infected are African American.B. Men aged between 40 and 50 are among the worst affected.C. The city is to solve the problem by taking more tests.D. People are takin
25、g the HIV/AIDS testing seriously.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.专业英语四级听力-17答案解析 (总分：31.00，做题时间：90分钟)一、PART DICTATION(总题数：1，分数：1.00)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 th
26、e 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 your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your
27、work once more.（分数：1.00）_正确答案：()解析：The Polluted EnvironmentOur environment is being polluted faster than nature and mans present efforts can prevent it. / Time is bringing us more people, / and more people will bring us more industry, / more motor vehicles, larger cities, and the growing use of man-
28、made materials. / What can explain and solve this problem? / The fact is that pollution is caused by man / -by his desire for a modem way of life. / We make increasing industrialization our chief aim. / For its sake, we are willing to sacrifice everything: / clean air, pure water, good food, our hea
29、lth and the future of our children. / There is a constant flow of people from the countryside into the cities, / eager for the benefits of modem society. / But as our technological achievements have grown in the last twenty years, / so pollution has become a serious problem. / Isnt it time we stoppe
30、d to ask ourselves where we are going and why? /听写难点 注意 vehicles (交通工具) 的拼写;industrialization 工业化;sacrifice 牺牲; technological 技术的; 最后一句用了虚拟语气,注意stop 要用过去时。二、PART LISTENING COM(总题数：0，分数：0.00)三、SECTION A CONVERSATI(总题数：3，分数：10.00)Questions 1 to 3 are based on the following conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).Th
31、e financial analysis project has to be finished byA. Friday afternoon. B. the weekend.C. Monday. D. the end of the month.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 1-3M: Weve got a lot of work to do now, but take your time over this project. We dont want to make any mistakes.W: Ok. I should have it finished by Friday a
32、fternoon. Then I can check those accounts over the weekend. We need to have them finished by Monday, right?M: Thats right. Well finish them just in time. The financial analysis project can walt for the time being. We need to spend several days on that project, 1but it isnt due to be finished until t
33、he end of the month, so we have plenty of time to get it done.W: From next week on, we should be in less of a rush.M: 2Im going to give everyone on the team an extra day off. Everyone deserves it.W: 2Dont say that yet. A new project could suddenly appear.M: Thats true. Right, 3Im going back to the m
34、eeting. Its been going on for hours and theres no indication that itll end soon.W: Carol said that she would spend some time checking that everyone is up-to-date with their work.M: Good. I have to go right now. I really hope this meeting doesnt last too long.W: They usually go on for ages.M: Ill sto
35、p by if I have time later. Make sure everyone knows that we must stick to the deadlines.W: I will. Enjoy your meeting!(2).Why did the woman suggest not giving everyone an extra day off so quickly?A. There will still be much work.B. They dont deserve it.C. A new project could appear.D. The financial
36、analysis project cant wait.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：(3).According to the conversation, the meeting the man attendsA. has just started. B. will start in a minute.C. wont last long. D. has been on for hours.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.（分数：3.00）(1).What has m
37、ade John so surprised?AHe discovered he wasnt registered in Chemistry 302A.BHe discovered he was registered in Chemistry 302B.CHe didnt know he was registered in Chemistry 302A and 302B.DHe wasnt registered in Chemistry 302B.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 4-6M: Hello. Is this the registration office?W: Yes.
38、 This is Kate speaking. How can I help you?M: Well, I have a slight problem here. 4I have been in Chemistry 302B class for a month, and today Prof. Anderson told me I wasnt registered in his latest class list. I thought all the while I was registered in his class and this really comes as a surprise.
39、W: Well, why dont you give me your student ID and Ill just check to see if you are officially registered.M: 37754.W: Just a minute. And you are John Ashton, right?M: Yes, thats me.W: John, the computer shows that you are registered in Chemistry 302A and thats Dr. Boltons class. Perhaps you have mixe
40、d up the two.M: Oh no, I thought Id made a switch from Bolton to Anderson. How did this confusion occur? I dropped Boltons class and switched to Andersons in the first week. I still have the add/drop form with me.W: In that case, 6I suggest you come to the registration office with the add/drop form
41、and well try to sort it out for you. 5I dont rule out there could have been a mistake that occurred during the add/drop process.M: Ill be there first thing in the morning to sort out this mess. You know, I wouldnt want to switch professors when Im now half way through.W: I can understand that. See y
42、ou tomorrow.(2).The reason behind the confusion should be thatA. the man mixed up the two classes.B. the man didnt switch class in time.C. there had been a mistake during the add/drop process.D. the man didnt fill the add/drop form.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：(3).Whats Kates advice to John?A. Come to the re
43、gistration office with the form.B. Continue attending Professor Andersons class.C. Sort out the problem himself.D. Switch to Dr. Boltons class.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：Questions 7 to 10 are based on the following conversation.（分数：4.00）(1).The man wanted the woman to bring the following EXCEPTA. some chip
44、s. B. some ice cream.C. a piece of pizza. D. some honey.（分数：1.00）A.B.C.D.解析：解析 7-10M: Honey, the basketball game is about to start. And could you bring 7some chips and a bowl of ice cream? And. uh. a slice of pizza from the fridge.W: Anything else?M: No, thats all for now. Hey, honey, you know, they
45、re organizing a company basketball team, and Im thinking about joining. What do you think?W: Humph.M: Humph! What do you mean Humph? I was the star player in high school.W: Yeah, twenty-five years ago. Look, I just dont want you to have a heart attack running up and down the court.M: So, what are you suggesting? Should I just abandon the idea? Im not that out of shape.W: Well. 8you ought to at least have a physical check before you begin. I mean, 9it has been at least five years since you played at all.M: Well, okay, but.W: And you need to watch your diet and cut back on the fatty f
