1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 31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 is the largest ethnic group in San Francisco? （ A） Whites. （ B） Asians. （ C） African-Americans. （ D） Chinese. 3 Which is true of Chinatown in San Francisco? （ A） Its a place of Chinese restaurants and
4、 bookstores. （ B） Its a place where all the Chinese live. （ C） Its the center of Chinese culture. （ D） Its very crowded. 4 What do we learn about the conversation? （ A） San Francisco has a large Japanese population. （ B） The man is a teacher. （ C） Most of American cities have many different ethnic g
5、roups. （ D） San Francisco is very special. 5 Why does Mrs. Smith feel sad? （ A） Because she has to leave the old friends. （ B） Because she comes to a new city. （ C） Because she has to unpack much luggage. （ D） Because she has no car to go anywhere. 6 What is the attitude of the neighbourhood to the
6、newcomers? （ A） They are indifferent to them. （ B） They never speak to them. （ C） They try to be friendly to them. （ D） They dont want to know them. 7 What will they do next? （ A） They will have dinner together. （ B） They will go downtown. （ C） They will go to the shopping center. （ D） They will unp
7、ack the luggage. 8 Whats Harolds interest while hes practising law? （ A） He has his special interest in going to the fair. （ B） He strives for the rights and fair treatment for the disabled. （ C） He spends most of his time breaking down peoples prejudices about the disabled. （ D） He strives for more
8、 job opportunities for the disabled. 9 Why was it difficult for Harold to get a job as a lawyer in the beginning? （ A） Because he lacked experience. （ B） Because people had no confidence in his abilities. （ C） Because he was in bad health. （ D） Because people had prejudice against the disabled. 10 W
9、hy did employers begin to offer jobs opportunities to the disabled? （ A） Because people became more kind and tolerant to the disabled. （ B） Because laws for equal job opportunities for the handicapped was issued. （ C） Because Harold strived for the rights and fair treatment for the disabled. （ D） Be
10、cause employers find the disabled functional by and by. 11 How does Harold hope the employers treat their handicapped workers? （ A） They should only be nice to the handicapped. （ B） They should understand the disadvantages of the handicapped. （ C） They should treat the handicapped equally. （ D） They
11、 should show no surprise at seeing the handicapped. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 What is the passage mainly about? （ A） The origins of lace making. （ B） The size of the l
12、ace making machines. （ C） The intriguing history of lace. （ D） The ways to manufacture lace. 13 How did the British solve their problems with lace? （ A） They smuggled the machine to America. （ B） They sent their lace to France. （ C） They invented a lace-making machine. （ D） They bought a machine fro
13、m France. 14 What made it possible for the American women to have the custom of wearing lace veils at weddings? （ A） The increased appreciation of lace. （ B） The importation of lace. （ C） The invention of the lace making machine. （ D） The importation of lace making machines. 15 What is the main idea
14、 of this passage? （ A） The Ice Age was a long period of time. （ B） Great glaciers covered Norm America many years ago. （ C） Changes in climate helped to melt the glaciers. （ D） How glaciers changed North America. 16 According to the passage, all glaciers （ A） are two miles thick. （ B） form frozen la
15、kes. （ C） are a million years old. （ D） move and slide. 17 What can we know according to the passage? （ A） Great glaciers are very destructive. （ B） All glaciers move southward. （ C） The Mississippi-Missouri-Ohio system is larger than it was before the Ice Age. （ D） The Great Lakes are now smaller t
16、han they were before the Ice Age. 18 Why didnt children go to school a long time ago? （ A） Because they were taught in private groups at home. （ B） Because they gained the important information by direct experience. （ C） Because their parents would teach them all the useful things. （ D） Because teac
17、hers would come to their homes to teach them everything. 19 What did children have to learn at that time? （ A） To read and write. （ B） To alert moving objects. （ C） To count and add money. （ D） To hunt animals and farm lands. 20 What made it necessary to attend school? （ A） There was a need to learn
18、 to read and write and calculate. （ B） The fanning required to use complicated machines. （ C） The world economy made mass electronic communication very popular. （ D） The alphabetical and numerical system were useful. 21 What can we infer from the passage? （ A） Learning history in school is very impo
19、rtant. （ B） Building more schools is difficult. （ C） The more complicated skills taught in schools are needed in the future. （ D） Children dont have to learn the basic survival skills which are innate. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to
20、them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 What was the cause of the stampede at a Hindu festival? （ A） An earthquake. （ B） An explosion of bomb. （ C） A fire. （ D） A flood. 23 According to the report, most people released were （ A） common criminals. （ B） state criminals. （ C） juven
21、ile criminals. （ D） terrorists. 24 Who personally intervened to make sure the Olympic stadium in Berlin posed no dangers? （ A） German president. （ B） FIFA President. （ C） The mayor of Berlin. （ D） The civilian in Berlin. 25 Joseph Blatter says he has no concerns about （ A） the safety of the 14 Germa
22、n football stadiums. （ B） football hooligan. （ C） the match between Germany and Costa Rica. （ D） security or the possibility of a terrorist attack. 26 What is the percentage of all the adults who are now HIV-positive in Botswana? （ A） 35%. （ B） 37%. （ C） 36%. （ D） 38%. 27 Which of the following stat
23、ements is NOT true? （ A） Botswana has the highest rate of HIV infection in the world. （ B） Botswanas economy will be able to afford the drugs needed. （ C） 35,000 people in Botswana are now on anti-retrovirals and the number is rising. （ D） There is no sign of decline in the rate of HIV infection. 28
24、 Which of the following details is INCORRECT? （ A） The first Earth Day is on April 22, 1970. （ B） The US government launched the modern environmental movement. （ C） Congress created the U.S. EPA to oversee the nations progress. （ D） Approximately 20 million people across America celebrated the first
25、 Earth Day. 29 According to Johnson, how much money is the EPA currently spending? （ A） 750,000,000. （ B） 700,500,000. （ C） 7.05e+008 （ D） 7.55e+008 30 What is the news item mainly about? （ A） Searching for a number. （ B） Talking to a machine. （ C） Voice recognition. （ D） The improved technology. 31
26、 What seems very old fashioned these days? （ A） Speaking to a machine. （ B） Using voice recognition system to find out a phone number. （ C） Spending a lot of money trying to find out a phone number. （ D） Searching for a number in a 5 cm thick telephone directory. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 31答案与解析 一、 PART I DIC
27、TATION (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 passage will be read sentence by sentence
28、, 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】 Irish Students Drinking Causing High Dropout Rate Excessive drinking in Irish universities is a major con
29、tributor to an alarming dropout rate at some campuses, / education officials said. / Higher Education Authority chairman told a conference that / data indicated students were spending a significant proportion of their time and money on alcohol, / newspapers reported. / World Health Organization figu
30、res showed that Irish per capita consumption of beer, / the preferred drink of young men, / was 142.5 liters per year, / or almost twice the European Union average. / Some campuses are losing almost a third of their students, / education officials said. / But the dropout rate in Ireland is in line w
31、ith international trends. / John Denver, a representative of the Union of Students of Ireland, / warned against “scapegoating“ students and said / per capita consumption of alcohol was higher at the bar in the Irish parliament than in student pubs. / 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In
32、this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 【听力原文】 W: Are you visiting San Francisco? M: Im a native. W: Really? Everyone else weve met so far has been a tourist, like us. I was beginning to think that there wer
33、e no natives. M: Well, San Francisco has a lot of different ethnic groups, so you might think you are seeing a lot of tourists. W: What are the different ethnic groups? M: Well, lets see. After whites, the largest one is Asians, then African-Americans. W: I see. M: In fact, San Francisco has the lar
34、gest Chinese community outside of Asia. W: Do most of the Chinese people live in Chinatown? M: Well, its true that Chinatown is the center of Chinese culture here, but they live all over the city. W: Do most American cities have so many different ethnic groups? M: Well, the large ones do Los Angeles
35、, New York, Chicago. But maybe the different ethnic groups are more visible in San Francisco because the city is so small. W: Hm. you seem to know a lot about this city. M: Well, most San Franciscans think their city is pretty special. We like to talk about it. Besides, I teach ethnic history at the
36、 university here. W: No wonder you know so much! 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。在旧金山，最大的族群除了白人外，就是亚洲人，然后是非裔美国人。所以最大的族群是白人，选择 A项。如果没有听到对话中的 after一词，可能就会误选干扰项 B。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。在旧金山，唐人街是中国文化的中心，但是中国人居住在城市的各地，选项 B予以排除。除 C项以外， A、 D选项的内容可能也是正确的，但在原文中并没有提及，所以只能选 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实推
37、理题。男士说他在当地大学教种族史，可知他的职业是教师。而其他选项都无法从对话中得到证实，所以选择 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Hello, are you Mrs. Smith? W: Yes, I am. M: Im Gates. I live in the house next door. W: Glad to meet you, Mr. Gates. M: How do you like Manchester? W: Well, weve been here for a few days, but I think I am going to like it. I
38、just hope well be able to make friends easily. It was very sad to leave all our old friends in Blackpool. M: We only moved here two years ago, so I know how you feel. Most people living in this neighborhood havent lived here very long, and we all try to be friendly to newcomers. W: Thats good to kno
39、w. It can be lonely in a new place without any friends. M: Ill be glad to help you. W: One thing Id like to know is the best place to shop for groceries. M: No problem. Theres a new shopping center that just opened a month ago. Its only about a mile from here. I can drive you there this afternoon an
40、d show you around. They have everything there you want. W: That sounds wonderful! M: Fine. Shall I pick you up about 2 oclock? W: OK. Thank you. Bye. 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。史密斯夫人说离开老朋友感到很难过，所以选择 A项。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 观点态度题。社区的人对新邻居都很友好，所以选择 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节推理题。盖茨先生向史密斯夫人介绍
41、购物中心，并约好下午两点钟来接她，所以他们下一步要去购物中心，选择 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Harold. Welcome to todays program. M: Im glad I have the opportunity to be here. W: Whats your special interest while youre practising law? M: Im particularly interested in striving for the rights of the handicapped. W: Harold, youre qu
42、ite popular now, but do you find it quite difficult for you to become successful in your career? M: Absolutely. As a blind, its even more difficult for me to get a job as a lawyer in the beginning. I was turned down by over forty law firms. They thought its impossible for a blind person to practise
43、law, even though my qualification included good ranking in my Harvard Law School. W: Then whats the turning point for people to change their views of limitation and exclusion? M: Thats on April 16th, 1976. The Department of Labor issued regulations that mandate equal-employment opportunities for the
44、 handicapped. So, the business community has become enthusiastic to offer employments to the disabled. The employment opportunities for the handicapped had been improving then. W: Thats great! Whats your hope for the employers to treat their handicapped workers? M: I hope they will not show just sym
45、pathy to their handicapped employees, but the important thing is to consider them as functional as the able-bodied and treat them no differently. W: OK, Harold. Thanks for your time. M: My pleasure. 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。哈罗德说他特别感兴趣的是争取残疾人的权利，即 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。哈罗德起初很难找到律师的工作，因为他是盲
46、人，许多律师事务所拒绝聘用他。认为盲人不可能当律师。总之，人们对残疾人有偏见，即D项。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。劳动部颁 布法令，要求为残疾人提供平等的工作机会，所以雇主们开始雇用残疾人。选择 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。哈罗德认为对于雇主最重要的是平等对待残疾人，所以选择 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages c
47、arefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 【听力原文】 The delicate material that most American brides wear upon their wedding day, lace, was a surprisingly serious issue in the politics of Europe and the United States until this century. In the 1500s, the British economy was almost drained b
48、y the purchase of foreign lace. The nations of Europe began requiring their ambassadors to observe and report upon the state of the lace making industry in large lace producing countries such as Belgium. The British solved their problems by creating a lace making machine in the 1600s. The machines w
49、ere considered such state secrets that they were illegal to export. Finally, however, several of the machines were dismantled and shipped to France by ship. The Frenchmen brought the fashion to America and the Americans followed the same route as their French comrades they smuggled lace making machines from Britain. Unfortunately, these machines weighed too much and covered an area of fifty feet long and ten feet wide, making them difficult to transport all the way across the Atlantic. Finally, in 1909, the British allowed lace makin
