1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 121及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: 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 passage will
2、 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. SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five quest
3、ions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have
4、 thirty seconds to preview the questions. 2 What did the International Center send out to students? （ A） A diagram of their facilities. （ B） A schedule of their activities. （ C） Maps of the city. （ D） Samples of coffee from other countries. 3 How does the man feel about the local customs? （ A） Indif
5、ferent. （ B） Disinterested. （ C） Confused. （ D） Unaccustomed. 4 Where will the speakers meet each other? （ A） At the snack bar. （ B） In front of the library. （ C） At the International Center. （ D） In front of the campus mailbox. 5 What is the conversation mainly about? （ A） The purpose of laughter.
6、（ B） The cause of laughter and its effects. （ C） When do people laugh? （ D） The origin of laughter. 6 As far as the woman is concerned, why do only human beings and a few other primates laugh? （ A） Thats the result of evolution. （ B） They are superior to other animals. （ C） For the sake of survival.
7、 （ D） The cause is not clear. 7 According to Darwin, why do people laugh? （ A） Laugh is a survival technique for babies. （ B） They laugh to ease hostilities. （ C） They laugh to make parents feel relaxed. （ D） They laugh to fight off disease. 8 Where did this conversation most likely take place? （ A）
8、 In a dentists office. （ B） In a drug store. （ C） In a hospital. （ D） In a doctors office. 9 Where will the woman get her prescription finally? （ A） From her dentist. （ B） From the doctor. （ C） From the drug store. （ D） Its not mentioned. 10 When will the woman meet her dentist? （ A） At four-thirty.
9、 （ B） As soon as possible. （ C） Next week. （ D） Not decided yet. 11 Which of the following statement is NOT true? （ A） The dentist will meet her Next Week. （ B） The woman has a toothache. （ C） The woman has good appetite. （ D） Dr. Williams is very busy. 12 In what field might the example of Helen Ke
10、ller be fit? （ A） The field of special education. （ B） The field of philosophy. （ C） The field of compared literature. （ D） The field of psychology. 13 What was Anne Sullivan in common with Helen Keller? （ A） Neither could talk. （ B） Neither had learned how to speak. （ C） Both suffered blindness. （
11、D） Both of them were deaf. 14 How did Anne teach Helen Keller to read? （ A） She spoke out loudly when she wrote the letters. （ B） She drew the letters large enough for her to see. （ C） She spelled every word on her hand. （ D） She wrote letters to her through the mail. 15 What is the purpose of the t
12、alk? （ A） To explain a new requirement for graduation. （ B） To interest students in a community service project. （ C） To discuss the problems of elementary school students. （ D） To recruit elementary school teachers for a special program. 16 What is the purpose of the program the dean describes? （ A
13、） To find jobs for graduating students. （ B） To help education majors prepare for final exams. （ C） To offer tutorials to elementary school students. （ D） To provide funding for a community service project. 17 What does Professor Dodge do? （ A） He advises students participating in a special program.
14、 （ B） He teaches part-time in an elementary school. （ C） He observes elementary school students in the classroom. （ D） He helps students prepare their resumes. 18 What should students do if they are interested in the tutorials? （ A） Contact the elementary school. （ B） Sign up for a special class. （
15、C） Submit a resume to the dean. （ D） Talk to Professor Dodge. 19 What is the speech all about? （ A） Health food. （ B） Organic planting. （ C） Organic food. （ D） Natural food. 20 Which term can divide the same food with two preparations into different categories? （ A） Unrefined food. （ B） Natural food
16、. （ C） Processed food. （ D） Organic food. 21 What is suggested as the best among all health foods? （ A） Natural food. （ B） Canned food. （ C） Vitamin added food. （ D） Organic food. 22 Walter Adamson is （ A） a mobile phone gambler. （ B） an Internet and mobile services consultant. （ C） an Internet gamb
17、ling operator. （ D） a telecommunications analyst. 23 Telecommunications analysts predict that_ will be the largest market for mobile gambling soon. （ A） Europe （ B） Asia （ C） South Korea （ D） Japan 24 How many people were injured in the incident? （ A） 4. （ B） 5. （ C） 6 （ D） 7 25 How many athletes ma
18、rched into the Olympic Stadium? （ A） 1,970. （ B） 1,980. （ C） 4700 （ D） 2600 26 Which song of John Lennon was sung in the celebration of the 20th Winter Olympic Games? （ A） Intelligent. （ B） Imagine. （ C） Image. （ D） Impression. 27 Which of the following details is NOT true? （ A） The settlement in Or
19、ange Country exceeds the record payment of 85 million dollars. （ B） More cases are threatening to bankrupt many dioceses. （ C） The Roman Catholic Church in Los Angeles has reached a deal with nearly 100 people. （ D） There are many cases as being abused by priests and other church employees in the Un
20、ited States. 28 Who escaped the crash alive? （ A） The pilot. （ B） The mechanic. （ C） The senior official. （ D） The local journalist. 29 What had previously prevented aid workers from combing the wreckage? （ A） The rain. （ B） The smoke. （ C） The fire. （ D） The barriers. 30 How many countries attended
21、 the close-door meeting held in London? （ A） 4. （ B） 7. （ C） 6 （ D） 5 31 What is the main focus of Mondays meeting in London according to diplomats? （ A） It was to convince Russia and China of the need to ratchet up pressure on Iran. （ B） It was for the IAEA to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Counci
22、l. （ C） It was for the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Iran. （ D） It was how to adopt a diplomatic settlement with Iran. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 121答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first readi
23、ng, which 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 c
24、heck your work. 1 【正确答案】 Why Some People Are Poor The poverty line is the minimum income that people need for an acceptable standard of living. / People with incomes below the poverty line are considered poor. / As the general standard of living rises, the poverty line does, too. / Therefore, even w
25、ith todays relatively high standard of living, / about 10 percent of the people in the United States are below the poverty line. / Economists suggest several reasons. / For one thing, more than half of the poor people are not qualified to work. / By law, children less than 16 years old can not work
26、in many industries; / many companies do not hire people over 65 years old, / which is considered the normal retirement age. / Some poor adults do not look for jobs for a variety of personal reasons. / Other poor people look for a job but cant find one. / Many poor adults never went to high school. /
27、 Therefore, when they look for jobs, / they have few skills that they can offer. / 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be sp
28、oken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and mark the best answer to each question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have thirty seconds to preview the questions. 2 【听力原文】 W: Are you busy tonight? Im going to th
29、e International Center, if youd like to come along. M: I remember I received their calendar of activities in my campus mailbox a week ago. I didnt really look at it, though. Isnt that where they organize parties and trips for foreign students? W: Not just for foreign students. The International Cent
30、ers activities are intended for all students. The Center is a good place for meeting people who can tell you how to get to know this city, and if you ever feel lonely, you can go there and find someone to talk to. M: Since you mention it, it would be nice to meet more people from this area. I find t
31、he customs in this country really confusing sometimes, but also therere times when I need to talk to people who come from other countries as I do. Ill bet a lot of them feel the way I do. W: I share the same feeling. M: I guess its worth a visit. W: Yeah. Will you go there tonight? M: Ill come. I mi
32、ght as well see what the International Center is like. How about meeting me in front of the library? W: Sure, see you then. 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。男士谈到他收到了国际中心寄来的 “calendar of activities”， calendar在此的词义等同于 schedule，表示 “时间表，计划表 ”，所以选择 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 观点态度题。男士觉得这个国家的文化令人困惑，所以选择 C项。 【知识模
33、块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。在对话最后，男士建议在图书馆前见面，女士赞同，所以选择 B项。 【知识模块 】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Well, you seemed to be having fun watching the movie. W: Yeah, I think it kept me laughing from the start. M: Whenever I watch comedy, I always like to know why people like to laugh. I mean, why does it feel so good t
34、o laugh? W: I heard from my biology professor that even after centuries of scientific research, no one knows for sure why human beings and just a few primates laugh. M: I read somewhere that Charles Darwin thought that laughter, which begins with small babies, was like evolutionary “reward“ to the m
35、other and father. Babys laughter sounded and felt so different from crying, he believed, that even prehistoric parents must have interpreted it as a sign of well-being, kind of like the purring of a kitten. The parents enjoyed the laughter, which encouraged them to continue caring for the child. W:
36、Researchers have found it has a positive effect on many patients and it produces certain hormones that actually switch on the bodys immune system and actually help fight off diseases. M: Ive heard that apes also like laughing. W: I heard that too. Apes and a few other primates laugh, but no other an
37、imals do. M: Thats interesting. 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。对话从看电影人们会大笑开始，谈到人类笑的原因，以及产生的一些积极影响，如促进人体分泌某些种荷尔蒙、刺激人体免疫系统、帮助人们抵御疾病。所以选择 B。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实推理题。女士说尽管经过多年的科学研究，还没有人确定为什么人类和少数的灵长类动物会笑，所以选择 D。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实推理题。达尔文认为婴儿的微笑是进化过程中形成的对父母的“奖 励 ”，父母陶醉于婴儿的微笑，这鼓励他们继续照顾婴儿。我们
38、可以推测出微笑是婴儿的生存技巧。所以选择 A。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Could you give me something for the pain? I feel terribly awful. M: Aspirin is the strongest medication I can give you without a prescription. W: That isnt strong enough, and I dont have an appointment with my dentist until next week. M: Whos your dentis
39、t? W: Dr. Williams. M: Doesnt he have his office on the corner? W: Yes, he does. M: Are you a regular patient? W: Yes. M: Oh. Then I can call him if you like. Dr. Williams will give me a pain prescription over the telephone. W: Id appreciate that very much. Do you think that hell still be in his off
40、ice? M: Sure. Its only four-thirty. He should be there until five. W: Good. M: Thats too bad you cant get an appointment sooner. W: I know Dr. Williams is always busy. He is always booked up though. I was lucky to get in as soon as I did. M: In the meantime, be careful not to eat or drink anything t
41、oo hot or too cold. W: I really dont feel like eating or drinking anything at all. M: Well, Ill give Dr. Williams a call and well see what we can do for you. W: Thank you. 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 地点推理题。女士牙疼，需要止痛药，男士说阿司匹林是他所能给的最强的非处方药。所以选择 B项。而且男士表示要有牙医的处方才能给更强的药，可见对话发生的地点不是牙医诊所，排除 A。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 A
42、【试题解析】 事实推理题。女士牙疼，去药店买药，但是非处方药阿司匹林解决不了女士的牙疼。而女士和她的牙医只能下周见面。男士提出给她的牙医打电话，请牙医在电话中为她开个止痛药方。所以女士最终是从她的牙医那里取得药方。所以选择 A项。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。女士说她和牙医只能下周见面。所以选择 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节判断题。女士谈到和牙医只能下周见面，可以猜测女士牙疼，所以 A、 B项说法正确。 D项在对话中也有谈到。对话最后女士说她根本不想吃喝东西，而 C说她胃口好，不符合原文。因此 C正确。 【知识模块
43、】 听力 12 【听力原文】 One of the earliest success stories in the field of special education was the case of Helen Keller, a young blind and deaf girl. Without the ability to see or hear, the young Keller matured very slowly. She had very little self control and was very difficult for her parents. Her famil
44、y was very disturbed by her terrible behavior and her inability to be controlled. Helen Kellers life was changed by her relationship with Anne Sullivan, a teacher recommended to Kellers parents by the inventor of the telephone and champion of the deaf, Alexander Graham Bell. Anne Sullivan became Hel
45、en Kellers teacher for life, Anne, herself, had been born partially blind, but she had some of her sight restored as an adult. She constantly tutored Keller with consistent discipline and eventually taught the girl how to use language by writing out letters on her hand and letting her touch the obje
46、cts the words represented. In time, Keller was accepted to Radcliffe College and Anne Sullivan accompanied her, transcribing the lectures onto Helen Kellers hand. Keller and Sullivans methods of communication enabled education of the severely handicapped to enter a whole new level of sophistication
47、without the need for sophisticated technology. 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。文章开头说 Helen Keller的例子是特殊教育领域的成功典范之一，故应选 A。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文中介绍说 Anne在出生时视力也部分缺失，而开头说Helen Keller又盲又聋，所以相同之处是盲人。故 C项表意正确。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文中讲到 Anne通过在 Helen Keller手上写字母并叫她触摸每个单词所代表的物体，以此教会她语言，故 C项
48、正确。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【听力原文】 Community service is an important component of education here at our university. We encourage all students to volunteer for at least one community activity before they graduate. A new community program called “One On One“ helps elementary students whove fallen behind. You edu
49、cation majors might be especially interested in it because it offers the opportunity to do some teaching that is, tutoring in math and English. Youd have to volunteer two hours a week for one semester. You can choose to help a child with math, English, or both. Half-hour lessons are fine, so you could do a half hour of each subject two days a week. Professor Dodge will act as a mentor to the tutors hell be available to help you with lesson plans or to offer suggestions for activities. He has office hours every Tue
