1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 32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 Whats the percentage of overseas students in City University, London? （ A） 8%. （ B） 18%. （ C） 24%. （ D） 34%. 3 How does University of Central England give language help for overseas students? （ A） It offer
4、s pre-sessional English course. （ B） It assigns tutors to help them with the language. （ C） It assigns the students English homework. （ D） It trains the students listening and speaking ability in class. 4 What do we learn about the conversation? （ A） University of Central England has a longer histor
5、y than City University, London. （ B） University of Central England contributes to the countrys high-tech development （ C） City University, London has more students than University of Central England. （ D） City University, London is located in the north of London. 5 What is Mr. Johnsons main reason f
6、or finding a new job? （ A） His childrens school education is very expensive. （ B） He doesnt like the weather where he works now. （ C） His salary is too low. （ D） His present job is no longer challenging. 6 What information of Mr. Johnson did the woman have before the interview? （ A） His family backg
7、round and academic qualification. （ B） His previous experience and number of children. （ C） His reason for wanting to move to California. （ D） His present standard of living and previous experience. 7 What can we infer from the conversation? （ A） Mr. Johnson is an experienced applicant for a profess
8、ional job. （ B） Mr. Johnson is an experienced applicant for a manual job. （ C） Mr. Johnson doesnt like the cold weather in California. （ D） Mr. Johnson studies engineering. 8 What are the students mainly discussing? （ A） Places the man has visited. （ B） A paper the woman is writing for a class. （ C）
9、 School activities they enjoy. （ D） The womans plans for the summer. 9 What does the man find surprising about the woman? （ A） She has never been to Gettysburg. （ B） She took a political science course. （ C） Her family still goes on vacation together. （ D） Shes interested in the United States Civil
10、War. 10 What is the woman unable to remember? （ A） Why her parents wanted to go to Gettysburg. （ B） Why her familys vacation plans changed ten years ago. （ C） Why her family went for a vacation ten years ago. （ D） Why her family went on their last vacation. 11 What does the woman imply about Gettysb
11、urg? （ A） Its far from where she lives. （ B） She doesnt know a lot about it. （ C） Her family went there without her. （ D） Shes excited about going there. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions tha
12、t follow. 12 Who is responsible for the management of schools? （ A） Local communities. （ B） Individual schools. （ C） The respective states. （ D） The federal government 13 How do most colleges decide the admittance of students? （ A） According to the amount of college expenses they will pay. （ B） Acco
13、rding to the requirement of ages in respective states. （ C） According to the scholarships the students receive. （ D） According to their records in high schools. 14 What is the percentage of the population who are illiterate? （ A） 6%. （ B） 5%. （ C） 2%. （ D） 8%. 15 Why do most Americans know the garte
14、r snakes? （ A） People raise these creatures. （ B） They live in parks and gardens. （ C） They are often found indoors. （ D） They are sold in pet shops. 16 In what aspect is the garter snake special? （ A） It gives birth to live offspring. （ B） It swallows its children to protect them from danger. （ C）
15、It is very beautiful. （ D） It swallows its food whole. 17 What does the author think of the myth about snake? （ A） It is realistic. （ B） It is imaginary. （ C） It is complex. （ D） It is horrible. 18 In the opinion of the speaker, _ are being destroyed terribly at present. （ A） the oceans （ B） the atm
16、osphere （ C） the rain forests （ D） all the above 19 Why did Wilson regard the depletion of rain forest areas as the greatest extinction since the end of the age of dinosaurs? （ A） The rain forests survival is questionable. （ B） It will become warmer and warmer with the depletion of rain forests. （ C
17、） Many wild animals will become extinct as a result of the depletion of rain forests. （ D） The writer did not give his explanation. 20 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? （ A） The United Nations says about 50 million acres of rain forests are cut down every year. （ B）
18、 Luckily people and mass media all paid special attention to the depletion of rain forests. （ C） The author thought the oceans survival questionable. （ D） People have stopped cutting down rain forests because of the opposition of most people. 21 What may be the first step to limit the destruction of
19、 the rain forests according to the speaker? （ A） Limiting population growth. （ B） Setting up a world protection organization. （ C） Holding a world conference. （ D） Making people move away from the rain forests. SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. L
20、isten to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 22 What is the proposal drawn by an international panel? （ A） The expansion of the UN Security Council from 16 to 24. （ B） The Security Council should be more proactive in authorizing the use of force. （ C） Adding seven new permanent
21、 members in the UN Security Council. （ D） States cannot use force preemptively. 23 Euthanasia is allowed in （ A） England. （ B） Spain. （ C） Sweden. （ D） Switzerland. 24 Cheney said the U.S. is strongly committed to （ A） a negotiation between Israel and Palestine. （ B） any chance for a future Palestin
22、e. （ C） the establishment of a Palestinian state. （ D） the reconciliation between Israel and Palestine. 25 What did Palestinian President Abbas call on Israel to do? （ A） To withdraw from Gaza Strip. （ B） To ease its restrictions on the Palestinians. （ C） To stop violence against Palestinians. （ D）
23、To end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 26 What is the biggest challenge in bird flu control in Indonesia? （ A） Shortage of medicines. （ B） Peoples close contact with sick people. （ C） Shortage of doctors. （ D） Peoples close contact with chickens. 27 What is the key to controlling the disease? （ A）
24、 Providing them with qualified doctors. （ B） Keeping people away from sick people. （ C） Keeping people away from sick birds. （ D） Providing them with sufficient medicines. 28 The WHO is worried about （ A） peoples stopping eating beef. （ B） peoples stopping eating chicken. （ C） the plummeted sales of
25、 beef. （ D） bird flus being out of control. 29 According to WHO, which of the following details is INCORRECT? （ A） No evidence shows that people may become sick because of eating properly cooked poultry. （ B） Consumers may run risk of getting the virus through handling or eating poultry in areas whe
26、re there is no bird flu outbreak. （ C） Thorough cooking will kill any virus, including the deadly H5N1 strain of avian flu. （ D） Infected birds should not be used for animal feed and should not enter the food chain. 30 Which of the following details about the news is INCORRECT? （ A） George Washingto
27、ns favorite sport was wrestling. （ B） Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12th. （ C） George Washington was born on February 22nd. （ D） February 20th is Presidents Day in the United States. 31 We can infer from the news that Noah McCullough is （ A） the nations highest office in the year 2032. （ B） A
28、mericas youngest writer. （ C） from Texas. （ D） the best candidate for presidential election. 专业英语四 级（听力）模拟试卷 32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
29、 speed, listen and try 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 read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be
30、 given 2 minute 1 【正确答案】 Old Age Many people mistakenly believe that old age is a time of increased illness and loneliness. / In fact, people do not suddenly change / when they reach the age of 60 or 65. / Furthermore, although more parents and their married children live in separate households than
31、 ever before, / this is usually by choice. / It is not because children now tend to neglect their parents when they become old. / It is also wrong to believe / that old age seriously affects a persons mental abilities. / There is clear proof / that people who were eager to learn / and who welcomed n
32、ew experiences in their middle age, / continue to do so in old age. / It is true that older people tend to take longer to learn something new than young people. / Nevertheless, if they are given sufficient time, / they learn as well as young people do. / 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions:
33、 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: Hi, Mary, it is said that youve chosen to apply for the University of Central England. W: Thats right. Its a new school, established in 1992. M: Whats it
34、s student body? W: Heres the brochure. Number of students: Undergraduates, 19,566, postgraduates, 3,378. Despite its new title, the University has played a prominent role since its establishment in the countrys high-tech development. M: Does it have any international students? W: It accounts for 8%.
35、 M: Im applying for City University, London. It was founded in 1894 and located in central London. W: How many students are there? M: Not as many undergraduates, about 4,774. 3,491 graduates in 2001. But it has a larger body of international students, about 34%. W: Does it offer pre-sessional Englis
36、h courses? M: Of course, since it aims to help overseas students to get over the language barrier. W: Are those courses free? M: Yes. They are provided through the Language Training Center of the University. Does your university offer the same courses? W: No, but they say they have ongoing English l
37、anguage support for overseas students. M: What does it mean? Ongoing support? W: Ive heard theyd assign one tutor to help us with the language. M: That sounds attractive. 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 数字细节题。从对话中，可以得知伦敦城市大学留学生的比例占34，即 D项。这类题一般都要边听边做笔记。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。女士申请中英格兰大学，该大学为留学生指派导师，帮助他们学
38、习语言，所以选择 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节判断题。中英格兰大学建于 1992年，伦敦城市大学建于 1894年，历史更长，可以排除选项 A；选项 C、 D在对话中都可以排 除掉，所以选择 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Hello, Mr. Johnson. Im Mary Smith, the personnel manager. M: Hello, Ms. Smith. W: Mr. Johnson, Ive read your records, and you certainly have had excellent expe
39、rience in your last job. If you dont mind, Id like to know a little about why you want to change your position. M: There are several reasons. The main one is that there is no chance for advancement where I am. The company Im working for is quite small, as you know. In the last couple of years the wo
40、rk has become rather dull. I feel that your larger company can offer me more chances in research. Ive read about lots of exciting new plans youre making. W: Its true that were expanding. Any other reasons? M: Your location here, for one. Im getting tired of the cold weather in winter. W: Right, Cali
41、fornia does have a pleasant climate. You have two children dont you? M: My son will graduate from high school in two years, he studies engineering. My daughter is younger. W: Good. If youll just follow me, Mr. Johnson, I will introduce you to the president of the company. Hed like to meet you. And I
42、 hope you will be joining us soon. 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。男士说他想换工作的主要原因是现在的工作没有拓展空间，公司很小，近几年工作变得很无趣。所以 D项 “现在的工作不再有挑战性 ”是最佳答案。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。女士知道男士有丰富的经验，有两个孩子，所以选择 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实推理题。男士说对方的大公司能为他在研究上提供更多的挑战，我们可以推测他是一位专业人士；在对话最后女士非常热情地要把他介 绍给公司的总裁，综合二者考虑 A项为最佳答案，选
43、项 C、 D可以从对话中排除。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Robert. What are you doing this summer, anything special? M: Yes. My parents have always liked taking my sister and me to different places in the USA. You know, places with historical significance. I guess they wanted to reinforce the stuff we learned in sch
44、ool about history. And so even though were older now, they still do once in a while. Where are you going this summer? W: Well, this summer its finally going to be Gettysburg. M: Finally? You mean they never took you yet? I mean Gettysburg. Its probably the most famous Civil War site in the country.
45、Its only a couple of hours away. I thought that would be one of the first places that theyd have taken you. Ive been there a couple of times. W: We planned to go there ten years ago, but I dont know, something happened, I cannot remember what. M: Something changed your plans? W: Yeah, dont ask me wh
46、at it was, but we ended up not going anywhere that year. I hope that doesnt happen again this year. F10H wrote a paper about Gettysburg last semester for a history class I was taking. Well, about the political situation in the US right after the battle at Gettysburg. So Im eager to see the place. 8
47、【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。对话开始，女士询问男士假期的安排，男士说他的父母总是带他去一些具有历史意义的地方。然后，他把话题转向女士的假期安排。女士说她们一家终于要去葛底斯堡了。男士对于女士从没有去过全国最著名的内战战场感到很吃惊。女士解释了原因，最后说她希望这次旅行能够成行，她很渴望看到葛底斯堡。所以 D项是最合适的答案。对话虽然涉及 A项，但不是重点。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。男士对于女士从没有去过葛底斯堡 这一全国最著名 的内战战场感到很吃惊。所以选择 A项。在听录音时，注意说话人的语调、语气，可以弄清楚言外之意，并进行逻辑推理。此
48、处男士重复 “Finally”表示惊讶。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。关于一直没去过葛底斯堡的原因，女士解释说她们家 10年前打算去，但是发生一些事改变了他们的计划，未能成行。但是究竟发生了什么事，她记不得了。所以选择 B项。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实推理题。女士说她上学期上历史课写了一篇关于葛底斯 堡的论文，所以她很渴望看到葛底斯堡。所以我们可以推测出她对于此次旅行感到很兴奋，即选项 D。 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you wi
49、ll hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 【听力原文】 Education is required and free for every child in the United States. Most children start by the age of six. They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school or secondary school. The money for free public schools conies from taxes, and each state is responsible for its own educational system. The state authorities set the educational requirements but leave the management of
