1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 28及答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the pass
2、age will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section you will hear several con
3、versations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What did the woman think of the new wing of the museum? （ A） She was impressed by it. （ B） It was a waste of money. （ C） She was amazed that it had opened so soon. （ D） She didnt like it as much as the oth
4、er wings. 3 How had the man learned about the museum? （ A） He took a tour of the city. （ B） He read an article about it. （ C） He wrote an article about it. （ D） He worked there as a guide. 4 What was the problem with the original mobile? （ A） It was made of aluminum. （ B） It wasnt large enough. （ C）
5、 It wouldnt move in the wind. （ D） It was too heavy to put up. 5 What did the woman think at first? （ A） There was something wrong. （ B） There had been a movie star. （ C） There had been an accident. （ D） They were making a film. 6 What happened when the woman started to walk away? （ A） One man calle
6、d her. （ B） One man talked to her. （ C） One man talked with her. （ D） One of the men called her over. 7 What did these people say to me woman? （ A） Theyd send her a letter. （ B） Theyd send her to the city. （ C） Theyd send her a check. （ D） Theyd send her a card. 8 Whats the conversation mainly about
7、? （ A） A more economical diesel fuel. （ B） Characteristics of a new type of fuels. （ C） Where a new energy source is located. （ D） How to develop alternative energy sources. 9 Why is the woman giving the man the information? （ A） Because he missed the class. （ B） Because he lost his notes. （ C） Beca
8、use hes studying for a test. （ D） Because hes doing research on this topic. 10 What effect will the increased use of DME instead of diesel fuel probably have? （ A） It will reduce the amount of pollutants in the air. （ B） It will increase the amount of unpleasant odors from vehicles. （ C） It will eve
9、ntually destroy the ozone layer. （ D） It will reduce the cost of running large vehicles. 11 According to the conversation, why wont DME be on the market soon? （ A） It hasnt been adequately tested. （ B） Its expensive. （ C） It damages car engines. （ D） Its dangerous to transport. SECTION B PASSAGES Di
10、rections: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Who were the first insurance contracts designed to protect? （ A） Insurance companies. （ B） Sailors. （ C） Manufacturers. （ D） Merchants. 13 According to the passag
11、e, what determined the cost of early insurance policies? （ A） The distance the merchandise had to be shipped. （ B） The number of insurance companies available at the time. （ C） The amount of danger involved in shipping the goods. （ D） The type of vessel used to transport the goods. 14 What does the
12、passage tell us about current insurance policies? （ A） Only four types of policies still exist today. （ B） They cost less than the ones in the Middle Ages. （ C） They include features similar to earlier policies. （ D） The interest rates are based on early methods of calculation. 15 What is the passag
13、e mainly about? （ A） The Shaker religious belief. （ B） The Shaker craftsmanship. （ C） The Shaker originality. （ D） The Shaker exhibition. 16 When were the Shakers most active? （ A） Between 1800 and 1850. （ B） Between 1850 and 1900. （ C） Between 1900 and 1950. （ D） From 1950 to the present. 17 What c
14、haracteristic do Americans like about the Shaker furniture? （ A） Its ornaments. （ B） Its lightness. （ C） Its simple designs. （ D） Its value. 18 For what reason was the speed limit set at 55-mile-an-hour in 1970s? （ A） The citizens decided on it. （ B） People believed that speeds above that were not s
15、afe. （ C） The older people advocated it. （ D） The US suffered a fuel crisis. 19 Who is most probably in favor of increasing the speed limit? （ A） Senior citizens. （ B） Professional drivers who drive trucks. （ C） People from the Southern part of the country. （ D） Drivers with turbocharged automobiles
16、. 20 How many people surveyed agreed to set a new law of speed limit? （ A） More than half of the people felt the law was obsolete. （ B） The average amount of people felt the law was obsolete. （ C） Some of the people felt that the law was obsolete. （ D） Less than half the people thought the law was o
17、bsolete. 21 What examples do people give to support their view that a higher speed limit is still safe? （ A） The economic benefit. （ B） The long roads between the cities in the western part of the country. （ C） The currently used turbocharged engine. （ D） The current German and Australian policies.
18、SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 Australias new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has opposed （ A） corruption in Papua New Guinea. （ B） mining in the Kokoda Track. （ C） making a fort
19、une in Papua New Guinea. （ D） protest against Australia. 23 Those convicted of racism will be （ A） detained without charge. （ B） heavily fined. （ C） banned from matches for 5 years. （ D） both B and C 24 What evidence did investigators fail to find? （ A） Evidence of fund to bribe Samsung group Chairm
20、an. （ B） Evidence of fund to bribe government investigators. （ C） Evidence of fund to bribe government officials. （ D） Evidence of fund to bribe special prosecutors. 25 How many people of Samsung group will face charges of corrupt financial dealings? （ A） Nine. （ B） Ten. （ C） Eight. （ D） One. 26 _ d
21、isagree on whether the cheerleaders are entertaining or just an irritating distraction. （ A） Spectators （ B） Athletes （ C） Fans （ D） Cheerleader choreographers 27 Which of the following details about the news is INCORRECT? （ A） This is the first time that there is cheerleading in the Olympic Games.
22、（ B） Three groups of cheerleaders work at speed skating. （ C） The all-girl squad ranges in age from 15 to 26. （ D） About 500 girls tried out to become Olympic cheerleaders. 28 Who died last Monday? （ A） King Fahd. （ B） Prince Naif. （ C） The 81-year-old King Abdullah. （ D） Frank Gardner. 29 How many
23、suicide hijackers were Saudis? （ A） 19. （ B） 15. （ C） 11 （ D） 14 30 When did the women win a court ruling in Britain? （ A） Thursday. （ B） 45 days ago. （ C） Tuesday. （ D） Wednesday. 31 What is Dignitas? （ A） An assisted suicide organization. （ B） A travel agency. （ C） A hospital. （ D） A police statio
24、n. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 28答案与解 析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the p
25、assage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 1 【正确答 案】 The Railways in Britain The success of early railways, such as t
26、he lines between big cities, / led to a great increase in railway building in Victorian times. / Between 1835 and 1865 about 25,000 kilometers of track were built, / and over 100 railway companies were created. / Railway travel transformed peoples lives. / Trains were first designed to carry goods.
27、/ However, a law in the 19th century forced railway companies to run one cheap train a day / which stopped at every station and cost only a penny a mile. / Soon working class passengers found they could afford to travel by rail. / Cheap Day Excursion trains became popular and seaside resorts grew ra
28、pidly. / The railways also provided thousands of new jobs: / building carriages, running the railways and repairing the track. / Railways even changed the time. / The need to run the railways on time meant / that local time was abolished and the clocks showed the same time all over the country. / 【知
29、识模块】 听力 SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 【听力原文】 M: Hey! How was your trip? W: Wonderful! I spent most of my time at the art museum. I especially liked the new wi
30、ng. I was amazed to hear the guide explain the problems they had in building it. M: Right. I just read an article about the cost. 90 million in total, I think. W: Yeah. The guide mentioned that. You could see they spared no expense. M: Hm. It looked really unusual, at least from what I saw in the pi
31、cture. W: It is. The basic design is two triangles. In fact there are triangles all over, the paving stones in the courtyard, the skylights and even a lot of the sculptures. One sculpture is mobile. Its in the courtyard and its made of pieces of aluminum that moves slowly in the air. Its really impr
32、essive. M: That was in the article, too. It said that the original was steel and it weighted so much that it wasnt safe to hang. W: Right. They did it over in aluminum so it wouldnt come crashing down on someones head. M: You know the article went into that in detail. There was even an interview wit
33、h the sculptor. W: Id like to read that. Would you mind if I borrow the magazine sometime? M: No. I wouldnt mind if I havent thrown it out yet. 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实推理题。女士说她特别喜欢艺术博物馆的侧厅。所以选项A“她对侧厅印象深刻。 ”为最佳选项。 B项与对话内容不符，在文中女士说艺术博物馆斥资巨大，不惜工本 (spared no expense)，但并没有说它是浪费钱财的一项工程，所以可以排除 B项。 C、 D两项在文中没有提
34、到。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。男士读了一篇有关艺术博物馆的文章，从中知道艺术博物馆的建筑费用，其中有一个铝质的活动雕塑。所以选择 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。原来的活动雕塑是钢制成的，非常重，挂起来很不安全。为了防止它倒下砸着游客，人们重新制造了一个铝质的活动雕塑。因此选 D项。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: I had a really strange experience while I was walking around on Saturday morning. M: Oh? What w
35、as it? W: There was a crowd, and at first I thought thered been an accident, but then I saw that they were making a movie. M: Thats not so strange. You see lots of film crews around town these days. W: Yes, but when I started to walk away, one of the men called me over. He turned out to be the direc
36、tor. M: Really? W: Believe it or not, he wanted me to be in the picture. M: No kidding! Did he want you to say anything? W: No, I had to do something. I had to walk up to the phone booth. Then when I saw that there was somebody in it, I had to look disgusted and walk away. M: You mean well be able t
37、o see your face in this picture? W: Maybe, but you know how it is. Ill probably be cut out before anybody ever sees the movie. M: I hope you got paid. W: They took my name and address, and they said theyd send me a check. M: Wonderful! Now were going to have a movie star in the office! 5 【正确答案】 C 【试
38、题解析】 细节题。女士看到人群聚集，以为发生了事故，所以选择 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。女士说当她要走开时，其中的一个人叫她过去，所以选择D项。 A项有强干扰性，有人喊她只是当时具体细节的一部分，还把她叫到跟前，故排除。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。拍电影的人要了她的姓名和地址，说会给她寄来支票，所以选择 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Bill. You werent in engineering class today, were you? M: Hi, Amy. I have t
39、he flu. I was wondering if you could tell me what went on. W: Actually we had an interesting class. Dr. Collin talked about a new type of fuel. M: Oh, yeah? W: Uh-hum. Its called dimethyl ether or DME. M: Oh, I remember reading something about DME. Its mostly used in spray cans, right? W: Right. DME
40、 doesnt destroy the ozone, so its been environmentally friendly. M: But doesnt DME pollute the air if its burned in an engine? W: Dr. Collin said something about its exhausts being clear, that it doesnt release as many pollutants as diesel fuel. And he mentioned something about DME being more effici
41、ent than other alternative fuels. M: So when will it replace diesel fuel? W: Not for a while. Its not economical to mass-produce. M: Well, thanks for the information. I guess I wont need to borrow your notes. W: Well, maybe you should look at them. We are having a test next week. M: Okay, could you
42、give them to Mike Andrews? I think he is in your psychology class. He is my roommate. W: Sure. I hope youre feeling better soon. M: Thank you. 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。男士因为患流感，没有上工程课。女士告诉他上课内容。通过女士的介绍： DME不会破坏臭氧层，更环保，燃烧后排放的气体是清洁的，但大量生产的造价较高。可以判断出谈话者谈论的是一种新型燃料的特点，即 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。
43、男士因为患流感，没有上工程课，因此向女士询问课堂内容。所以选择 A项。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。 DME燃烧后排放的气体是清洁的，不会像柴油那样排放出大量污染物。所以选择 A项。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。 DME不会很快取代柴油，因为它的生产费用昂贵，expensive是 not economical“不经济的，不节俭的 ”的同义替换，所以选择 B项。其他选项纯属无中生有。 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will he
44、ar several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 【听力原文】 Its interesting to note that insurance has existed in some form for a very long time. The earliest insurance policies were what were called bottomry contracts. They provided shipping protection
45、 for merchants as far back as 3000 B.C. In general, the contracts were often no more than verbal agreements. They granted loans to merchants with the understanding that if a particular shipment of goods was lost at sea, the loan didnt have to be repaid. Interest on the loans varied according to how
46、risky it was to transport the goods. During periods of heavy piracy at sea, for example, the amount of interest and the cost of the policy went up considerably. So, you can see how insurance helped encourage international trade. Even the most cautious merchants became willing to risk shipping their
47、goods over long distances not to mention in hazardous weather conditions when they had this kind of protection available. Generally speaking, the basic form of an insurance policy has been pretty much the same since the Middle Ages. There are four points that were salient then and remain paramount i
48、n all policies today. 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。文章开头提到早期的保险就是为商人提供海上运输的保障。故应选 D项。其他选项文中并无提及。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文中指出早期保险的价格是依据货物运输过程中的风险性来决定的。故 C项正确。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文章结尾处说到现在的保险业与中世纪时期的差不多，那时候很重要的四项条款在今天的保险政策中也是具有首要地位的。故 C项陈述正确。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【听力原文】 Settlers originally ca
49、me to the American continent so they could practice their religion as they wished, free from the religious persecution of that era. One of these religious groups that settled in the U.S. was the Shakers; The Shakers prospered in the first half of the nineteenth century and, at their height, totaled about 6,000 members. They are, however, not known for their religion, but for the furniture they made during the first half of the nineteenth century. The furniture was solidly constructed, yet lightweight at the same time. T
