1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 255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 Earn Your Parents Trust 1.【 T1】 _ o
4、f privileges that you want The reason why parents dont give you privileges Kids may use approval as【 T2】 _ and ask more Propose a conclusive list of【 T3】 _ of privileges Dont ask for too much at once Earning trust: a【 T4】 _ project Prove it I think Ive earned your trust to enjoy some more privileges
5、. Im a maturing, growing teenager almost 17 years old and I need to start exercising my judgment and making some of my own choices.“ 8Furthermore, present your desired privileges and your deserving reasons, and be ready to compromise. 9Discuss whats on your list and have specific examples on-hand to
6、 demonstrate your good qualities and your readiness for increased privileges. Your parents may engage in negotiations with you over certain privileges or parts of them, and you should take that as a step in the right direction. In the end, you will have to compromise. Your parents may not give you e
7、verything you want, but thats OK 10Remember that trust-building is a process if you show that you can be responsible about the privileges they do give you, you can push the envelope in a future conversation. Most parents tend to be overprotective. Try to understand that it is all out of love and car
8、e. From now on, earn their trust and approval through reasoning and action, rather than drama or fighting. 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 Make a list 【试题解析】 本题考查对主要点的把握。录音提出的第一个主观点是：写一个清单把你希望得到的具体特权列出来 (make a list of what specific privileges youd like)。故填入 Make a list。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 an excuse 【试题解析】 本题考查对
9、文意的理解和细节的把握。录音在阐述第一个主观点时指出：父母往往不愿意批准孩子做某些事情，其部分原因 在于，他们担心孩子会借此当做借口，要求更多的特权 (use that as an excuse to ask for other privileges)。故本题填入 all excuse。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 a reasonable number 【试题解析】 本题考查细节。录音指出，为了减少父母的顾虑，孩子应该提出合理数量的请求 (a reasonable number of privileges)。故本题填入 a reasonable number。 【知识模块】 听力
10、5 【正确答案】 long-term 【试题解析】 本题考查对文意的理解和细节的把握。录音指出，孩子应该记住，获取父母的信任是一项长期的任务 (a long-term project)。注意要有连字符号。故填入 long-term。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 standpoint 【试题解析】 本题考查考生对要点的把握。录音提出的第二个主观点为：在与父母进行对话时，应该从设身处地、将心比心 (start the conversation from an empathetic standpoint)。故填入 standpoint。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 reasona
11、ble understandable 【试题解析】 本题考查对文意的理解和信息的整合。录音提到，要承认父母的担心是有道理的 (reasonable fears)。此处把 reasonable理解为 understandable也正确。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 go straight to 【试题解析】 本题考查细节。录音提烈，要将特权清单引入到对话当中，但是不要 直奔主题 直接提要求 (dont go straight to your demands)。故本题填入 go straight to。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 compromise 【试题解析】 本题考查对
12、主要点的把握。录音指出的第三个主观点为：除了展示希望得到的特权及相应的理由之外，还应该随时做好让步的准备 (be ready to compromise)。故填入 compromise。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 readiness 【试题解析】 本 题考查细节。录音提到，应向父母展示自己好的品质，并让他们相信自己对更多的特权已经做好了准 (readiness for increased privileges)。提纲中more freedom是对原文 increased privileges的同义改写。故本题填入 readiness。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 re
13、sponsibility 【试题解析】 本题考查对文意的理解和信息的整合。录音提出，即使暂时没有争取到特权也没有关系。应该先对已有的特权展示出自己的责任感 (you can be responsible about the privileges they do give you)，日后再争取。因此，此处在提纲里应填写为 responsibility。 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear two conversations. At the end of each conversation , five q
14、uestions 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
15、have thirty seconds to preview the questions. 12 【听力原文】 M: Alice, were about to go. What are you doing? W: Wait, wait. Im just finishing this book. M: OK. W: Last page. nearly there. ohh, fantastic book! M: Well Im glad you enjoyed that. What was the book you were reading there? W: No, never mind Ne
16、il. 2 Its not your kind of book. You wouldnt like it. M: How do you know that? W: Well, 2I just think you might read something a little more intellectual. M: Oh I see. W: Yeah. Perhaps you like reading the works of a famous writer the classics Charles Dickens, Shakespeare. M: 1Do you think you know
17、peoples reading habits well? Actually, people would like to seem to be more intellectual. W: What do you mean? M: Well, 3they can show off by reading these books the classics. Heres the question. When people go on holiday maybe to the beach what kind of books will they read? And what do they read wh
18、en theyre going to work? W: Perhaps they read popular novels or romantic fiction a light easy read. M: People often think that, you know, traditionally you take a light easy read for the beach and on the train. Um, you maybe read something very different. W: . only to show off? M: Exactly, to appear
19、 to others to be more intellectual. You see, usually summer reads are generally lighter books, easier to get on with, to take away on holiday, but this summer the big retailers have seen a shift in what people read actually people moving sort of slightly higher brow, taking away more classic books.
20、W: Interesting. Highbrow books are read by intellectuals or perhaps the people who read these books are just showing off. M: Now, do you think commuters read romantic novels on the tube? W: I think, theyre even more likely to read romantic novels on holiday than when theyre sitting on the tube being
21、 looked at by lots of other people. 4Perhaps you dont want others to see you reading that stuff. It can be a bit embarrassing. I dont know. M: Possibly, but 5with the advent of e-readers, you can read anything you like and no one knows or on your phone no one knows what youre reading. W: An e-reader
22、? Yeah. an electronic book. Instead of pages, you read off a screen. M: So perhaps they are reading a romantic novel on the tube no one knows. W: I see your point. People really have a diversified reading habits nowadays. M: OK. Then lets go. 1. What is the conversation mainly about? 2. What kind of
23、 books is the woman probably reading? 3. According to the man, why do many people read classics on holiday? 4. How do people feel if they read romances on the tube? 5. What is the advantage of an e-reader according to the man? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项都是动名词短语，可以推测题目可能跟对话的主题有关。 对话由女士阅读的一本书作为开头，由于女士对男士的阅读
24、喜好进行了主观判断，男士反问女士是否认为自己很 了解人们的阅读习惯，从而引发了这段对话。而且双方后来继续谈到人们在海滩度假，或者在地铁上的一些阅读习惯问题，整个对话都跟阅读习惯这个主题有关。因此本题选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项都表示某一种类型的书。 对话中当男士问及女士看的是什么书时，女士判断男士对这本书不会感兴趣。并进一步讲到她认为男士喜欢看的是一些文学名著，例如狄更斯和莎士比亚的作品，因此可以判断女士看的书比较通俗易懂，故本题选 D。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项都是以 Because开头，可以推测问题是跟某事的
25、原因有关。 男士讲到人们通过阅读文学名著来炫耀自己，让自己显得更有智慧，并用人们度假时选择文学名著而非畅销小说作为例子来说明这一问题，因此本题选 B。 稍有干扰的是 D项，录音中男士说到，读经典名著是为了显得自己更有智慧，而并非经典名著会使人们变得智慧。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项都是形容词，可以推测问题与做某事的心情有关。 当男士问女士通勤上班的人是否会在地铁上看言情小说时，女士认为人们 可能不愿意让别人看到他们看这一类型的书，因为这会令人感到尴尬，因此本题选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中男士讲到随着电子阅读器的出
26、现，人们就可以随心所欲地阅读自己喜欢的书籍，因为别人根本不知道你看的是什么。故本题选 D。 A利用录音中的原文做干扰。 “你可以在屏幕上看书 ”是女士对男士说的 “没人知道你在看什么 ”的解释说明。 B“不需要花钱买电子书 ”和 C“腾出很多空间 ”均未在对话中提及。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【听力原文】 W: Sam, lets go out for dinner. M: Well, I would rather not come. Maybe next time. W: You look frustrated. Whats going on? M: Its about my busine
27、ss. W: Why, whats wrong with it? M: 6I dont have enough customers. The number of our customers is decreasing. I dont know what to do with it. W: Are you advertising? M: Yes, Ive advertised with fliers, newspapers, magazines and billboards. Ive tried many things, but I fail to see any obvious effect
28、in boosting the sales. W: Then have you posted anything about your business online? M: No, I didnt think that anyone would see my business on the Internet. W: Come on! Its been 21st Century already. People are surfing the Internet all the time. Definitely they would see it! M: I thought most people
29、use the Internet to talk to each other, to watch movies, to play games. I mean, mostly for the entertainment. W: You must have been living under a rock for the last few years. 7The Internet has become a very big market for e-commerce. Didnt you notice that? M: What is e-commerce? W: E-commerce works
30、 like conventional commerce with the same process of selling and purchasing goods or services for a price. The difference is that goods and services in e-commerce are bought and sold over the Internet. 8The good thing is, transactions can be done globally 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, so it help
31、s you to reach many more customers. M: Then how do I start? W: First you should build a website for your business and later list the products and services on sale. M: But I dont know how to make a website. W: Thats easy. 9You can hire someone to do it for you, or you just download the software or ap
32、plication for website design and make it on your own. And you can also go to websites like eBay or Amazon to set up your online store there. M: Just that simple? W: Yeah, but you should know that the competition on the Internet is as fierce as that in conventional commerce. The difficult part of e-c
33、ommerce is attracting customers to the website. So you really need to work hard on that part. What does your business sell? M: My business sells clothes for children and babies. W: 10Then you can set up a website that attracts the mothers. Try to use colorful elements like cartoon figures, balloons,
34、 flowers, animals, etc. Apply things that can make your website look lovely. M: That sounds wonderful. Im really blown away. Thank you so much for this fantastic idea. W: Anytime, my friend. Let me know if you get good news about your business. M: Sure. 6. What problem does the man have in his busin
35、ess? 7. What does the woman think of the Internet? 8. Whats the advantage of e-commerce according to the woman? 9. How can the man make a website? 10. How can the man attract the customers when setting up a website? 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话开头，女士察觉男士神情沮丧，问他发生什么事。男士告知女士自己的生意出了问题：找不到足够的客户，客户量正在不断减少 (即销售额下
36、滑 )。对此他不知如何是好。因此， D项符合对话内容，为正确答案。 稍作干扰的是 B项 “广告没有吸引到足够的顾客 ”。虽然男士提到广告在提高销售额方面没有起到明显的作用，但这不是问题所在的关键，故不是最佳答案。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 在对话中，男士认为大多数人通常是为了娱乐，利用互联网进行聊天、看电影和玩游戏。女士对此的回应是，他很 落伍，互联网早已变成了电子商务的一个非常庞大的市场了。根据这一对话内容可知， D“互联网极大地促进了电子商务的发展 ”是女士对互联网的理解，为正确答案。 A项和 B项都是男士的观点，因此不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正
37、确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中，男士问女士什么是电子商务时，女士提到电子商务的好处：可以在全球任何一个地方、一天 24小时和一周 7天的任何一个时间内完成交易，从而获得更多的客户。由此可见， A“随时随地都可以完成交易 ”符合对话内容，故为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 当男士告知女士自己不会制作网页时，女士告诉男士其实制作网页很简单，他可以请人帮他制作，或者下载软件和应用程序自己制作，还可以去类似 eBay或 Amazon这样的网站开设网店。因此， B“网上有设计网页的应用程序 ”符合对话内容。 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中，女士提醒男士说电子商务的难点在于吸引顾客去浏览自己的网页。因为男士卖的是童装，所以要制作一个能吸引小孩母亲注意力的网页。她建议使用像卡通人物、气球、花朵和动物等 色彩鲜艳的元素，让网页看起来可爱。根据这一对话内容， B“使用色彩鲜艳的花朵去装饰网页 ”为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力
