1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 148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 A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look
3、at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 1 Greek Mythology Greek mythology con
4、cerns the ancient Greek gods and heroes, the【 T1】 of 【 T1】_ the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices, attempting to explain the origins of the world, and details the lives and【 T2】 of a【 T2】_ wide variety of mythological creatures. I. The early periods of th
5、e Greek literature 1. Iliad and Odyssey: epic poems, focusing on the【 T3】【 T3】 _ 2. Theogony and Works and Days: two poems by Hesiod containing accounts of the genesis of the world, the succession of【 T4】 and human ages.【 T4】 _ 3. Myths: Homeric Hymns, epic poems, lyric poems, tragedians, writings o
6、f scholars and poets, texts from the time of the Roman Empire 4. Greek gods and heroes featured prominently in the decoration of【 T5】【 T5】_ II. The influence of Greek mythology Many poets and artists have derived【 T6】 from Greek mythology and have【 T6】_ discovered contemporary significance and relev
7、ance in these mythological themes. 1. Culture The poetry of Ovid became a major influence on the diffusion and【 T7】 of【 T7】_ Greek mythology 2. Arts Artists portrayed subjects from Greek mythology along with more conventional 【 T8】 themes【 T8】 _ 3. Literature In northern Europe, Greek mythology most
8、ly has obvious impact on literature 4. Western civilization The 18th century Enlightenment: Insisting on the scientific and philosophical【 T9】 of Greece and Rome【 T9】 _ Romanticism: Greek mythology became popular again and inspired contemporary poets, such as Keats, Byron and Shelley Influence on th
9、e Americans: American authors believed that myths should provide【 T10】【 T10】 _ 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】 4 【 T3】 5 【 T4】 6 【 T5】 7 【 T6】 8 【 T7】 9 【 T8】 10 【 T9】 11 【 T10】 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five questions will be asked ab
10、out 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 thirty seconds to pr
11、eview the questions. （ A） Going out to a bar after work today. （ B） Going out for a picnic next Saturday. （ C） Going for a dinner this Sunday. （ D） Going to a club next Sunday. （ A） He is too busy. （ B） He is too shy. （ C） He feels tired. （ D） He hates his colleagues. （ A） They are good ways of soci
12、al networking. （ B） They are all interesting and exciting. （ C） They can improve working efficiency. （ D） They make people get relaxed and joyful. （ A） A job in a computer company. （ B） A good chance to make money. （ C） A new friend who is a programmer. （ D） A new skill of setting up a website. （ A）
13、 They focus too much on what other people are doing. （ B） They pay too much attention to what they are wearing. （ C） They have a feeling of being focused on by people. （ D） They are afraid of meeting new people in the street. （ A） She relocates here from Chicago. （ B） She has got a promotion. （ C） S
14、he will relocate to America. （ D） She is now in Asia. （ A） By subway. （ B） By car. （ C） By bus. （ D） By train. （ A） The means of transport. （ B） The living costs. （ C） The living habit. （ D） The pace of life. （ A） Less working pressure. （ B） A higher salary. （ C） Lower living costs. （ D） A nice clim
15、ate. （ A） His hometown is Florida. （ B） He has been happy since he relocated here. （ C） He has been here almost a year. （ D） He hasnt got used to the life here. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 148答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four ti
16、mes. 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 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 du
17、ring this time you should check your work. 1 【正 确答案】 Sport Balloons There are two kinds of sport balloons: gas and hot air. /Hot air balloons are safer than gas balloons, /which may catch fire. /Hot air balloons are preferred by most balloonists in the United States because of their safety. /They ar
18、e also cheaper and easier to manage than gas balloons. /Despite the ease of operating a balloon/pilots must watch the weather carefully./Sport balloon flights are best early in the morning or late in the afternoon, /when the wind is light. 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a tal
19、k. You will hear the talk ONCE ONLY. While listening, you may look at ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word (s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to
20、preview the gap-filling task. 1 【听力原文】 Greek Mythology Good morning, everyone. Todays topic is the Greek mythology.(1)Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their
21、 own cult and ritual practices. (2)Greek myth attempts to explain the origins of the world, and details the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, and mythological creatures. The oldest known Greek literary sources, (3)the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey, focus on
22、events surrounding the Trojan War.(4)Two poems by Homers near contemporary Hesiod, the Theogony and the Works and Days, contain accounts of the genesis of the world, the succession of divine rulers, the succession of human ages, the origin of human woes, and the origin of sacrificial practices. Myth
23、s also are preserved in the Homeric Hymns, in fragments of epic poems of the Epic Cycle, in lyric poems, in the works of the tragedians of the fifth century BC, in writings of scholars and poets of the Hellenistic Age and in texts from the time of the Roman Empire by writers such as Plutarch and Pau
24、sanias. (5)Archaeological findings provide a principal source of details about Greek mythology, with gods and heroes featured prominently in the decoration of many artifacts. Greek mythology has exerted an extensive influence on the culture, the arts, and the literature of western civilization and r
25、emains part of western heritage and language.(6)Poets and artists from ancient times to the present have derived inspiration from Greek mythology and have discovered contemporary significance and relevance in these mythological themes. With the rediscovery of classical antiquity in Renaissance, (7)t
26、he poetry of Ovid became a major influence on the imagination of poets and artists and remained a fundamental influence on the diffusion and perception of Greek mythology through subsequent centuries.(8)From the early years of Renaissance, artists portrayed subjects from Greek mythology alongside mo
27、re conventional Christian themes. In Northern Europe, Greek mythology never took the same hold of the visual arts, but its effect was very obvious on literature. Both Latin and Greek classical texts were translated, so that stories of mythology became available. The 18th century saw the philosophica
28、l revolution of(9)the Enlightenment spread throughout Europe and accompanied by a certain reaction against Greek myth: there was a tendency to insist on the scientific and philosophical achievements of Greece and Rome. By the end of the century, romanticism initiated a surge of enthusiasm for all th
29、ings Greek, including Greek mythology. In Britain, it was a great period for new translations of Greek tragedies and Homer, and these in turn inspired contemporary poets, such as Keats, Byron and Shelley. (10)American authors of the 19th century, such as Thomas Bulfinch and Nathaniel Hawthorne, beli
30、eved that myths should provide pleasure, and held that the study of the classical myths was essential to the understanding of English and American literature. Greek mythology has great impact on every aspect in the western countries, and it is still influencing the peoples everyday life. Thanks for
31、your attention. 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 nature 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。讲座开头对希腊神话进行了阐释： Greek mythology is the body of myths and legendsbelonging to the ancient Greeks，concerning their gods and heroes， the nature of the world， and the origins andsignificance of their own cult and ritual practices希腊神话是古希腊神话和传说的主体，内容
32、是关于古希腊诸神和英雄传说、世界的本源以及各种宗教活动、宗教仪式的起源和重要性，因此填入 nature。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 adventures 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。本题考查第二段的细节内容： Greek myth attempts to explain the origins of theworld， and details the lives and adventures of a wide variety of gods， goddesses， heroes， heroines， andmythological creatures此处依然是在谈论希腊神话的主要
33、 内容，其中提到了希腊诸神、英雄和其他神话人物的传奇历险等，因此填入 adventures。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 Trojan War 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。本题考查早期希腊神话的著名文学作品 Iliad and Odyssey(伊利亚特与奥德赛 )。讲座中提到荷马的这部作品 focus on events surrounding the Trojan War，即主要讲述了特洛伊战争，因此填入 Trojan War，注意专有名词的首字母要大写。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 divine rulers 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。紧接着提到了与荷马同时期的希腊诗
34、人赫西奥德的两部作品，其包含的内容有： Twopoems ， the Theogony and the Works and Days， contain accounts of the genesis of the world， the succession ofdivine rulers 即两部作品神谱和工作与时日包含创世纪的描写、神权统治者的继承等，因此填入 divinerulers。 【 知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 artifacts 【试题解析】 本题为概括题。讲座中提到考古学家的研究发现： Archaeological findings provide a principal
35、source ofdetails about Greek mythology， with gods and heroes featured prominently in the decoration of many artifacts即考古学的发现为了解希腊神话提供了很多细节，如希腊神话中的诸神和英 雄形象都用手工艺品体现出了其主要特色，因此填入 artifacts。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 inspiration 【试题解析】 本题为推断题。讲座中提到 Poets and artists from ancient times to the present have derive
36、dinspiration from Greek mythology and have discovered contemporary significance and relevance in thesemythological themes即从古至今的很多诗人和艺术家都曾从希腊神话中获得过灵感，因此填入 inspiration。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 perception 【试题解析】 本题为要点题。此处考查希腊神话对西方文化的影响，文中提到了古希腊诗人 Ovid的重要影响： thepoetry of Ovid became a major influence on the
37、imagination of poets and artists and remained a fundamentalinfluence on the diffusion and perception of Greek mythology through subsequent centuries即奥维德的诗歌对诗人和艺术家的想象力有着重大影响，并且对希腊神话在世界的传播和认识起到了重要作用，因此填入 perception。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 Christian 【试题解析】 本题为要点题。此处考查希腊神话对西方艺术的影响，讲座中提到From the early years
38、ofRenaissance， artists portrayed subjects from Greek mythology alongside more conventional Christian themes即文艺复兴初期，艺术家的很多艺术作品都是与希腊神话和传统基督教主题相关的内容，因此填入Christian，注意首字母大写。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 achievements 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。本题考查希腊神话对西方文明的影响 : the Enlightenment spread throughoutEurope and accompanied by a ce
39、rtain reaction against Greek myth； there was a tendency to insist on thescientific and philosophical achievements of Greece and Rome其中提到启蒙运动时期对希腊、罗马的科学和哲学成 就的认可和学习，因此填入 achievements。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 pleasure 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。本题考查希腊神话对美国文学的影响，讲座中提到American authors of the 19thcentury， believed that m
40、yths should provide pleasure， and held that the studly of the classical myths wasessential to the understanding of English and American literature即 19世纪的美国作家认为神话传说应该给人带来愉悦感，并认为学习经典神话传说对于理解英美文学起着重要作用，因此填入 pleasure。 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At
41、the end of each conversation , five questions 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 ea
42、ch question on ANSWER SHEET TWO. You have thirty seconds to preview the questions. 12 【听力原文】 W:(1-1)Hey, Jimmy. A couple of us are going to Sams Bar after work. Care to join us? M: Oh, urn.thanks for the invitation, but Im pretty tired. I think Ill take a rain check. W: But you took a rain check las
43、t time! M: Yeah, I know. Im just not so fond of bars. W:(1-2)Well, how about joining the company picnic next Saturday? Were playing beach volleyball and you could join our team! Come on! Itll be fun! M: Urn.youre so kind, but, Im really not sure if Ill be able to make it. W: Hey! Ive got the perfect
44、 idea!(1-3)Were making plans for a dinner appointment with all the department heads this Sunday. You should definitely come! M: Uh, I really appreciate what you are trying to do, and I dont mean to be a wallflower.(2)Im just a bit shy. Plus, I really dont like loud bars or clubs. W: Let me tell you
45、a secret. I hate bars and clubs too! You know, Im not such a big fan of company events myself. (3)But, in todays society these are the ways we connect. Social networking has boosted my career in so many ways. M: Such as? W: Well, take last week for example, I was at a club when I saw this guy I hadn
46、t seen in a long time. He started talking about his friend who was looking for a computer programmer. M: And you got the job? W: Yeah!(4)The next day his friend called me and yesterday we signed a contract. Im going to be setting up their company website, and the money is pretty good. M: Yeah, I can
47、 sort of understand your point. But how do I overcome my shyness? Im just not very good with people. W: I was super shy for years! Then one day I finally realized that the world isnt looking at me. M: What do you mean? W:(5)In other words, sometimes we feel shy because we think people are looking at
48、 us and judging us. But in reality, thats almost never the case. When you are walking down the street, do you judge the people you see? M: Not really. Maybe only if theyre wearing something really weird. W: Right! So it helps to remember that others are usually not judging you. M: Yeah, that does so
49、rt of help. Thanks! Im going to make a greater effort to network and overcome my shyness. And yes, Id love to join you at the bar this evening and Id be happy to play volleyball for your team on Saturday. Ill even come to dinner this Sunday! W: Thats the spirit! M: See you later! 1. Which is NOT the invitation the man has just received? 2. Why does the man refuse all the invitations? 3. What does the woman say about company e
