1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 256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 International Dining Etiquette 1. A
4、sia Rules of using chopsticks Rest them on a plate or a【 T1】 _ Avoid to rest them【 T2】 _ a rice bowl Use rice bowl as a safety net 2. Africa Famous for pleasure, entertaining and generosity Rule: eating with【 T3】 _ 3. Middle East Known for hospitality Rules Do not ask for【 T4】 _ Use only【 T5】 _ hand
5、 to eat 4. Latin America Long【 T6】 _lasting for hours Rules Keep hands above the table Pass【 T7】 _with right hand 5. Europe 【 T8】 _ style: fork in left hand and knife in right hand Rules Do not rest【 T9】 _ on the table Keep both hands above the table Rest【 T10】 _ on the edge of the table 2 【 T1】 3 【
6、 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 about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken ONCE ONLY. After
7、 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. （ A） He is extremely obsessed with rock climbing. （ B） He seems to be
8、 a little exaggerated about it. （ C） He spent only 30 minutes to climb the rocks. （ D） He often climbs the hills behind his house. （ A） Because it is a company that is larger than Networld. （ B） Because it has the potential to grow into a big company. （ C） Because it is the company that attracts the
9、 man in particular. （ D） Because it gives him experience that helps him to move on. （ A） He gives the employee a performance review. （ B） He gives a warning to remind the employee. （ C） He asks the lazy employee to leave directly. （ D） He tries to develop the employees motivation （ A） Elementary. （
10、B） Intermediate. （ C） Upper-intermediate. （ D） Advanced. （ A） He remains humble all the time. （ B） He is overconfident in himself. （ C） He always shows his consideration. （ D） He is communicative and cautious. （ A） Professor and student. （ B） Professor and assistant. （ C） Librarian and student. （ D）
11、 Fellow students. （ A） Its a required course for him. （ B） Its interesting and important. （ C） He needs it for his BA program. （ D） It helps him in his office job. （ A） Its an elective course for her. （ B） She needs to broaden her vision. （ C） She needs it for her BS program. （ D） Its taught by an e
12、ngaging lecturer. （ A） Because it costs too much to buy a new textbook. （ B） Because the publishers didnt print much new texts （ C） Because many secondhand textbooks are available. （ D） Because the textbook has long been out of print. （ A） Buy a secondhand textbook. （ B） Listen to Dr. Forsythes lect
13、ure. （ C） Write an email to the professor. （ D） Put up some notes on the board. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 256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
14、 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 your work. 1 【正确答案】 Movement of the Earth If you
15、are traveling forwards in a train, the things around you outside seem to be moving backwards. / The sun seems to rise in the east, / move across the sky, and set in the west. / In other words, the sun seems to travel round the earth. / However, this is not really true. / It is the earth that is turn
16、ing on its own axis. / The earth also travels round the sun on an unchanging path, known as an orbit. / There are seven other planets of different sizes, / which all travel round the sun. / These are known as the solar system. / 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You will
17、 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 preview the
18、 gap-filling task. 1 【听力原文】 International Dining Etiquette Good morning, everyone. Today well talk about international dining etiquette. Different countries across the world may have different dining etiquette rules. To avoid too many surprises, today well take some time to look at some common dinin
19、g etiquette rules. OK, lets start with Asia, Everywhere in Asia you will be expected to eat with chopsticks. There are a few rules about using chopsticks. 1Rule 1: Rest chopsticks on your plate or a chopstick rest when not using them. 2Rule 2: Avoid to rest them in or across a rice bowl. Rule 3: If
20、you cant use them well, you may use your rice bowl as a safety net, holding it close to your mouth as you eat. Next, lets move onto to Africa. Africa is so huge, diverse, and complicated that it is difficult to say much about a shared dining etiquette across the continent. A few general things exist
21、 that can be pointed out, however. Africans are famous for the pleasure they take in eating and entertaining and for their generosity. If youre invited to someones home almost anywhere in Africa, be prepared to be impressed by your hosts generosity. In many countries, you will find no utensils of an
22、y kind and 3will be expected to eat with your hands. Watch your hosts in other countries for similar taboos and follow their lead. In Middle East, Arabs are known for their hospitality and their meals. Alcoholic beverages are becoming more common even in Muslim countries, but Muslims do not drink, 4
23、so do not ask for alcoholic beverages. Even when drinking is permitted, drunkenness is considered awkward. If you eat with your fingers, 5use only your right hand to eat. 6Business lunches are common throughout Latin America, and usually long, from 1:00 or 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 or 4:00 p.m. Dinner is
24、 a purely social event, and can occur very late. Its not unusual to sit down to dinner at 10:00 or 11:00 p.m. throughout Latin America. In general, you should keep your hands above the table at all times when eating, 7and pass food and drink with your right hand. Throughout Europe, table manners are
25、 much like those in the United States, but there are a few minor differences. 81Europeans eat using the Continental style. When using this style, hold your fork in your left hand and your knife in your right. You then eat with your fork still in your left hand. The fork and knife should remain in yo
26、ur hands at all times. Europeans tend to be more strict about table manners than Americans are. 9Do not rest your elbows on the table, but keep both hands above the table at all times. 10Accomplish this by resting your wrists on the edge of the table. OK, I hope the talk today will help you avoid ma
27、king mistakes when you enjoy your dinners in other countries. However, if you do make a mistake, then you have to take a humble and respectful attitude. 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 chopstick rest 【试题解析】 本题考查对分述点的把握。录音提到，亚洲餐桌礼仪的第一条规定是关于筷子 (chopsticks)的使用。当不使用筷子时，应该将它们放在盘子上或者筷子架 (chopstick rest)上。故本题填入 chopsti
28、ck rest。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 in or across 【试题解析】 本题考查分述点的细节。同样涉及筷子 (chopsticks)使用的规定。录音提到，应该避免将筷子插入饭碗或者横放在饭碗上面 (in or across a rice bowl)。故本题填入 in or across。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 hands 【试题解析】 本题考查对分述点的把握，要求填入在非洲国家用餐时的规定。根据录音，在许多非洲国家，你会发现没有任何的用餐器皿 (no utensils of any kind)，所以用手来吃饭。故本题填入 hands。 【知识模块】 听力
29、 5 【正确答案】 alcoholic beverages 【试题解析】 本题考查对分述点的把握，要求填入中东国家 (Middle East)用餐时的规 矩。录音提到，酒精饮料 (alcoholic beverages)在穆斯林国家变得越来越普遍，但是穆斯林不喝酒，所以用餐时不能点酒精饮料。故本题填入 alcoholic beverages。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 right 【试题解析】 本题考查细节，要求填入在中东国家，人们使用哪只手用餐。录音提到，只能使用右手用餐。故本题填入 right。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 business lunches 【试题解析
30、】 本题考查对分述点的把握，要求填入在拉 丁美洲国家 (Latin America)的用餐特点。录音提到，商务午餐 (business lunches)在整个拉丁美洲都很常见，而且通常时间很长，从下午 l点或者 2点持续到下午 3点或者 4点。故本题填入 business lunches。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 food and drink 【试题解析】 本题考查细节。根据录音内容，在拉丁美洲国家的餐桌上，人们使用右手递送食物和饮料。故本题填入 food and drink。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 Continental 【试题解析】 本题考查对分述点的把握，要
31、求填入欧洲人用餐时刀叉使用的方式。录音提到，欧洲人通常使用 “大陆式 ”(Continental style)。故本题填入Continental。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 elbows 【试题解析】 本题考查细节，要求填入欧洲人在用餐时，不能将什么放在餐桌上。录音提到，不能将肘部 (elbows)放在餐桌上。故本题填入 elbows。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 wrists 【试题解析】 本题 考查细节，要求填入欧洲人在用餐时，可以将什么放在餐桌边缘。录音提到，欧洲人在用餐的整个过程中，都要将双手置于餐桌上方。为了做到这样，他们可以把手腕 (wrists)放在餐桌
32、边缘。故本题填入 wrists。 【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 spoken ONCE ONLY. After each question there will be a ten-second pau
33、se. 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. 12 【听力原文】 M: Hi, there. W: Good morning, Daniel! M: Dan, please. W: Im Monica Boardman, HR manager in InnoTech. We
34、 spoke on the phone yesterday. Nice to meet you here. M: Nice to meet you too. W: So it says here on your CV that youre interested in rock climbing. M: Yeah. love it! W: Great, so do I! When did you last go climbing? M: Oh, err, well, it was probably half a year ago. W: Anywhere interesting? M: 1Yea
35、h. I walked up the hill behind my house. Took me about thirty minutes! W: Behind your house? Rock climbing? Okay, erm, Daniel, can you tell us a little bit about your current position? M: Certainly. As it says in the CV, Im part of the European Sales team at Networld. Were the worlds leading supplie
36、r of IT hardware. W: Why do you want to move on? M: Well, theyre too small for me. W: Networld! ? Networld are too small for you? M: Oh yeah. Im looking for something much bigger. W: Well, were not a big company by any means, but we are looking to grow! What first attracted you to InnoTech in partic
37、ular? M: 2Well, I see InnoTech as kind of like a stepping stone. W: Sorry? M: 2Yeah, start here to gain the necessary experience, and then move onto something bigger. W: Okay. Well, I do admire your ambition! M: Thanks. Ive got lots of it! W: Lets move on to managing people. Can you give an example
38、of a time when you had to deal with a particularly difficult employee? M: Sure. I think thats one of my strong points actually. 3A couple of years ago, I was working with a guy, he wasnt pulling his weight, basically being lazy, so I told him to get out. W: Oh, you didnt give him a performance revie
39、w, or a warning, or perhaps try to help develop his motivation? M: No, no, no. None of that rubbish. 3If someones not working hard enough, then theyre out! Thats the way I work. Im a hard man. W: I see. W: How would you handle a rapidly changing market? M: Basically not change anything at all! Just
40、continue on as normal regardless! W: According to your CV you are fluent in Mandarin. M: 4Well, I wouldnt say “fluent“ exactly, but I like Chinese food a lot so I can read the menu! W: So you cant actually speak the language? M: Umm, no. W: Can you tell us about a time you had to close a particularl
41、y challenging deal. M: 5I havent had one. Theyre all easy for me. I close deals all the time! W: Okay, well, do you have any questions for us? M: No. W: Okay. Thanks. Lets move on to the presentation. l. What do we learn about the mans interest in rock climbing? 2. Why does the man want to work in I
42、nnoTech? 3. How does the man normally manage people under him? 4. What is the mans probable Mandarin level? 5. What do we learn about the man from the conversation? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话开头，女士说她在简历里看到男士的兴趣是 攀岩，所以问他最近一次攀岩是什么时候，男士说大概半年前去过。女士问是不是去过什么有趣的地方攀岩，男士回答说就花了大概 30分钟爬上了我房子后面的山。由此可见，男士所说的攀岩爱好其实只是爬山
43、，而且女士后来反应： “在你家后面 ?你是说攀岩 ?”由此可知， B项 “他在攀岩这件事上有一点夸大 ”为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 选项都是以 Because开头，由此推测问题问某事原因，而且可知是关于 company的。 对话中女士问男士， InnoTech有什么特别吸引他的地方 ，结果男士的回答是他把 InnoTech当作跳板，先从这里得到必要的经验，然后跳槽到规模更大的公司。由此可见， D项符合对话内容，为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 当女士请男士举例说明他是如何管理特别难搞的员工时，男士举例说曾叫一个不
44、尽力尽责、懒惰的人直接滚蛋。男士其后也说到，如果有人不努力工作，那么就让他走人。因此根据这一对话内容， C项为正确答案。 对话中，女士问他是否有给他一个绩效考核或者警告，或者尝试帮他提升工作动力时，男士的回答是没有，而且还说这些 都是没用的垃圾，所以其他选项都是错误的。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项都是关于级别的形容词，听音时注意问题问的是什么的级别。 当女士说从他的简历中了解到他普通话流利时，他纠正说到，不算说得很流利，但是很喜欢中国菜，所以能读懂菜单。由此可推测。男士的普通话还处于初级水平，远远达不到中级甚至是高级水平，因此 A项为正确答案。 【知识模块】
45、 听力 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项都是关于对 He的评价，听音时要留意 He的说话内容及表现。 在对话的最后，女士请男士描述他曾经完成过的一次极具挑战性的交易，男士回答说他从未遇过有挑战性的交易，它们都太简单了，他一直都能完成交易。由此可见，男士对自己过分自信。因此 B项为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【听力原文】 M: Morning, Myra. W: Oh hi, Arthur! 6/10 Youre taking Ecology 311, too? M: Looks like it. 6Its my only elective course this term.
46、 W: Really? What happened? M: Oh, I just took too many my second year, and now Ive got to pick up all the required courses Ive been ignoring. Universitys just too much fun, I guess. And it has helped me decide my major, finally. W: Whats it? M: Im going for my BA in business administration. W: So, w
47、hy 311? An ecology course isnt going to help you in your office job at some corporation. M: 7Probably not, but. it still seems interesting and important. We all need to know about the environment, no matter what we do for a living. W: Yeah, youre right. And maybe you will be able to use it. Maybe yo
48、ull end up working for a green company or something. M: Could be. Theres more and more of those every day. Is that why youre taking this? W: 81Well, its not an elective for me. I need 311 for my BS program. We need several cross-field courses to “broaden our understanding“, and this is one of them.
49、Actually, though, Im looking forward to this course: “Natures Influence on Man Mans Influence on Nature“! Sounds like a really useful topic, doesnt it? And Dr. Forsythe is supposed to be a very engaging lecturer. M: Yeah. Sure. W: Did you pick up your textbook yet? M: No. 9Ive been looking for a secondhand copy before I spring for a new one. Its expensive forty-five bucks! W: They all are, aren
