1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 279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 What to Do If You Suspect a Food Al
4、lergy 1. Consequences of food allergy 30,000 emergency room visits 2,000 hospitalizations 【 T1】【 T1】 _ 2. Strategy 1:【 T2】【 T2】 _ Reasons: you may be missing out and may misdiagnose 【 T3】 between food intolerance and food allergy【 T3】 _ Intolerances:【 T4】 and challenging【 T4】 _ Allergies: life-threa
5、tening To do a【 T5】 for body reactions【 T5】 _ 3. Strategy 2: keep a food diary 【 T6】【 T6】 _ Any symptoms you have How long the symptoms happen 4. Strategy 3: try an【 T7】【 T7】 _ Effect: helping to find out the problem food Notice: to try it under doctors【 T8】【 T8】 _ 5. To eliminate a food from your d
6、iet Read【 T9】【 T9】 _ Know【 T10】【 T10】 _ Remind others of your problem food 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 about
7、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 previe
8、w the questions. （ A） He has been extremely down recently. （ B） He is not very fond of going to school. （ C） He has been depressed for a long time. （ D） He is not able to get himself out of bed. （ A） His girlfriend decided to break up with him. （ B） He encountered bullying on his way to school. （ C）
9、 His family refused to help him with the problem. （ D） His family just ignored all the problems he had. （ A） The hints of bullying. （ B） The suicide note. （ C） The negative thoughts. （ D） The violent words. （ A） The man had better call the school teachers for help. （ B） The man should start looking
10、at Jasons Facebook. （ C） The man can visit a woman with the same problem. （ D） The man needs to take Jason to do some assessments. （ A） They indicate self-harm. （ B） They seem to be shallow. （ C） They are made by accident. （ D） They look like scratches. （ A） How can she improve her essays. （ B） Why
11、did she get a C on the test. （ C） What is the professor looking for. （ D） Why is she doing poorly this term. （ A） There are many grammar mistakes. （ B） It has exceeded the word limit. （ C） The thesis isnt effective enough. （ D） It is built on week arguments. （ A） Its too complicated. （ B） Its too ab
12、stract. （ C） It is ambiguous. （ D） It is self-evident. （ A） Because the writers communicate very well. （ B） Because they are built on solid arguments. （ C） Because the writers are widely known. （ D） Because the writers are very talented. （ A） Doing accurate assessments. （ B） Using fancy vocabulary.
13、（ C） Using complex sentences. （ D） Promulgating untruths. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 279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 mea
14、ning. 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】 Plastic We use plastic wrap to protect our foods. /
15、 We put our garbage in plastic bags or plastic cans. / We sit on plastic chairs, play with plastic toys, / drink from plastic cups, and wash our hair with shampoo from plastic bottles. / Plastic does not grow in nature. It is made by mixing certain things together. / Plastic was first made in the 18
16、60s from plants. That plastic was soft and burned easily. / The first modern plastics were made in the 1930s. / Over the years, hundreds of different plastics have been developed. / There is a plastic for almost every need. Scientists continue to experiment with plastics. / They hope to find even mo
17、re ways to use them. / 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. 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 a
18、cceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 1 【听力原文】 What to Do If You Suspect a Food Allergy Many people think they have food allergies. But according to experts, only 5% of children and 4% of teens and adults really have an aller
19、gic reaction to certain foods. If you think you have a food allergy, its important to find out. Food allergies can be dangerous, leading to severe lowering of blood pressure, suffocation by swelling of the throat and so on. Each year in the U.S., it is estimated that allergic reactions to food resul
20、ts in: 130,000 emergency room visits, 2,000 hospitalizations, and 150 deaths. These strategies can help you know if you truly have a food allergy. 2First one, see a doctor. Its better to see an allergist than to try to diagnose a food allergy yourself. Why? You may be missing out. You may think your
21、e allergic to a certain food when youre not. Cutting it from your diet can make you miss important nutrients. You may misdiagnose. The doctor can figure out if you have a food intolerance meaning you cant digest certain foods or if you are really allergic. 3The difference is important. 4Intolerances
22、 can be uncomfortable and challenging to live with. Allergies can be life-threatening. It may take more than one test to accurately diagnose your allergy. 5The doctor may also do a skin test to see if your body reacts to a tiny amount of the suspected allergen or allergy trigger. Second one, keep a
23、food diary. This simple task can help you help your doctor figure out what is going on. For one or two weeks, write down the following in a notebook: 6Everything you eat; any symptoms you have; and how long the symptoms happen after eating certain foods. 7Third one, try an elimination diet. Lets say
24、 you had a reaction after eating prawns or shrimp with peanut sauce. You think the shellfish or peanuts caused it, but you dont know which. 7An exclusion or elimination diet can help find out the problem food. 8It is important to do this under doctors supervision because a food allergy can be danger
25、ous and even fatal. With help from your doctor, you can try eliminating your diet in this process. Dont eat the foods you think youre allergic to for two to four weeks. If you dont have any more symptoms, you probably are allergic to one of those foods. Gradually add a single food back into your die
26、t. If your symptoms come back, youve found the problem. If they dont, the food is OK for you to eat, and you can try another single food. To eliminate a food from your diet: 9Read labels to make sure it isnt an ingredient in packaged foods you buy or eat. 10Know restaurant items that are likely to c
27、ontain your problem food. If the kitchen cant prepare the dish without it, dont order it. Remind others of the food you should avoid, so they will not offer you that food. At last, prepare for a rainy day. You should have self-injectable epinephrine at all times to help counter an allergic reaction.
28、 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 150 deaths 【试题解析】 本题考查食物过敏的严重危害的相关细节。录音提到，食物过敏是很危险的，每年在美国食物过敏引起 3万例急诊 (emergency room visits)、 2千人次住院 (hospitalizations)以及 150例死亡 (deaths)。此处要填入 death的复数形式，所以正确答案是 150 deaths。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 see a doctor 【试题解析】 本题考查考生对要点的把握。录音提到，有些做法可以帮助你了解自己是否真的有食物过敏症。而第一种做法是看医生 (see a docto
29、r)，故答案为 see a doctor。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 The difference 【试题解析】 本题考查对信息的理解和细节的捕捉。录音提到，食物过敏症(food allergy)和食物不耐症 (food intolerance)之间有着区别，了解这些区别非常重要，接着具体阐述两者间的不同。故填入 The difference。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 uncomfortable 【试题解析】 本题考查细节，要求填入食物不耐症的特点。录音提到，患有食物不耐症会让人不舒服 (uncomfortable)，并很难忍受 (challenging)，故填入形容
30、 词uncomfortable。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 skin test 【试题解析】 本题考查细节。录音提到，医生会对患者进行皮肤反应测试 (skin test)，看身体对于疑似过敏源或过敏触发器的反应，此处要求填入单数，故答案为skin test。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 Everything you eat 【试题解析】 本题考查细节。录音提出，过敏者要记下自己吃过的每一样食物(Everything you eat)、一切过敏症状以及吃下食物 后多久出现了过敏症状，所以要填入 Everything you eat。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 e
31、limination exclusion diet 【试题解析】 本题考查对要点的理解。第三种做法是让患者利用排除饮食法，从饮食中找到让自己过敏的食物 (problem food)，讲话者将这种做法叫做 elimination or exclusion diet，故填入 elimination diet或 exclusion diet皆可。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 supervision 【试题解析】 本题考查对细节的捕捉。录音提到，由于食物过敏症很危险，甚至会致命，所以在进行排除饮食法时，必须要有医生监督 (under doctors supervision)，故填入名词 su
32、pervision。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 labels 【试题解析】 本题考查排除过敏食物的第一个方法。录音提到，要注意你买的或吃的包装食品上的标签 (labels)，确保里面没有过敏物质。所以此空应填入 labels一词。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 restaurant items 【试题解析】 本题考查对细节的捕捉。录音提到，如何在日常饮食中不接触过敏食物 (to eliminate a food from your diet)，其中一个方法是了解餐厅中是否有物品含有过敏源 (know restaurant items) ，故填入 restaurant i
33、tems。注意应使用复数形式。 【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 paus
34、e. 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】 W: Hey, how are you doing? M: Uh, I guess okay. kind of. W: Whats going on? It seems you have something.
35、M: 1t is about my son Jason. For about six months, hes been really down, and sometimes I cant get him out of bed in the morning to go to school. He just seems so depressed. I just cant figure it out. W: So, this has been going on like half a year? M: I just thought it would just kind of go away, and
36、 I just thought things would just get better. W: But thats not, right? Thats pretty worrisome. Have you considered taking him to see a therapist, or a psychologist, or anybody? M: Ah, no. Its probably just a phase or something. 2I think some kids were picking on him at school, but I think thats stop
37、ped. He doesnt talk about it, so I guess thats over. W: Well, you know, I dont know about that with the bullying or whatever, but you really need to seriously address it. M: I dont know, 2and his girlfriend just broke up with him, so I guess maybe thats had an impact on him. W: Yeah, it has. Uh, tha
38、t explains a lot. 3Um, have you looked at his Facebook page lately? He posted some stuff, and I think it was last night around midnight, talking about how much life sucks, wishing he could just disappear. Some of the things he wrote are signs of suicide, and really worried me. M: Oh, what should I d
39、o? Im just kind of at a loss here. W: You know. I was talking to a woman the other day about her daughter. There are crisis numbers you can call. 4Also, you could go to the emergency room, and they do assessments there. M: What kind of assessment? W: 4Psychological assessments. It might be kind of h
40、ard to get him out to the hospital, but you need to take this seriously. M: I dont know. W: Its really important because youve got to get on top of it. He needs you; he needs to know that you really love him, that youre not just ignoring this. M: You know, I recently noticed some marks on his arms t
41、he other day. 5These marks kind of looked like some scratches, or something. W: I saw those too, and those arent scratches. Theyre too deep to be scratches. Hes doing self-harm, too. M: Oh, man. W: You know, um, these are really serious things, and hes crying out for help. He doesnt know how to hand
42、le what is going on in his life. Hes really struggling. M: Right. Maybe youre right. Send me that information about the Psychological assessments. Ill start looking at it. l What problem does Jason have? 2 What might cause Jasons problem according to the man? 3 What does the woman find on Jasons Fac
43、ebook page? 4 What is the womans advice for dealing with Jasons problem? 5 What does the woman think of the marks on Jasons arms? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 在对话开头，当女士询问男士的近况时，男士告诉女士他最近在烦恼儿子的 事情。他的儿子 Jason情绪十分低落，有时甚至没有办法叫他起床去上学，而且这种情况已经持续了快半年。由此可见， C项 “他已经情绪低落了好长一段时间 ”符合对话内容，为正确答案。 A项 “他最近情绪很低落 ”、 B项 “他不喜欢上学
44、 ”以及 D项 “他没办法起床 ”都与对话内容不符，故均不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中，男士提到 Jason在学校被同学作弄，但现在 Jason已经没有再提及这件事，因此男士认为事情应该结束了。接下来男士又提到， Jason的女朋友与 Jason分 手了，因此他认为这可能对 Jason有一定的影响。 A“他女朋友决定与他分手 ”符合对话内容，为正确答案。 B“他在上学路上被欺负 ”与对话提到的 “在学校被捉弄 ”不符，因此不正确。 C“他家人拒绝帮助他处理问题 ”和 D“他家人忽视他的问题 ”在对话中没有出现。因此也不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 14
45、 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中，女士告诉男士说，他儿子昨晚半夜在脸书上发了一些东西，当中谈及生活很糟糕。他希望自己在这个世界上消失等等。这些话语都是消极的思想。由此可见， C项为正确答案。 A“欺凌的 暗示 ”和 B“自杀遗书 ”分别利用文中的 bullying和 suicide做干扰， D“暴力语言 ”不符合原文内容。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 在对话中，男士告知女士他不知道怎么处理他儿子的问题时，女士首先建议男士去看心理治疗师或者心理学家等，后面又提到打紧急电话，还可以去急诊室做心理测评。根据这一对话内容。可见 D项 “男士需要带 Jason去做一
46、些测评 ”是正确答案。 A“男士最好打电话给学校老师寻求帮助 ”、 B“男士应该开始看 Jason的脸书 ”以及 C“男士可以拜访有同样 问题的一位女士 ”都是利用对话中的个别词语做干扰，与对话内容不符。都不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 在对话的后半部分，男士提到他前几天看到他儿子手臂上有一些印记，他觉得看起来像是抓伤。女士提醒他说，抓伤不可能有这么深，并推断他儿子有可能在自残。本题问的是女士的看法，因此 A项 “这些印记暗示着自残 ”为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【听力原文】 M: Hello, Michelle. Can I help you?
47、 W: Hello, Professor. 6I was wondering if you had a few minutes to, uh, talk to me about my essays. M: Sure. Sit down. W: Thanks. Professor, you, uh, you gave me a C plus on my last essay. Thats the third C youve given me now. I guess I just dont understand what it is youre looking for. M: Well, you
48、re not alone, Michelle. Im afraid most of the class is doing poorly this term. Now, Ive tried to explain what I want you all to do several times now, but nobody seems to get it. I guess Im a failure as a teacher. W: I dont think so. But, Im sorry, would you mind trying one more time with me? I under
49、stand that you want to see a clear, efficient development of the thesis and all that, and I thought Id done that this time, I really did. M: Have you got your paper with you? W: Yes, here it is, right here. M: Let me have a look. W: Sure! Here. M: Mmm. yes. I remember now. Actually, Michelle, you have a very good thesis here. I like it. 7I just wish you couldve presented it more effectively
