1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 331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 Gestures I. The universal usage of
4、gestures in communication 1)Gestures are widely used especially in Arab countries. 2)Gestures help express thought or【 T1】 speech.【 T1】 _ 3)Gestures are used more commonly by some ethnic groups and they are considered【 T2】 acceptable.【 T2】 _ II. Gestures in the Arab world 1)Arabs have developed an e
5、loquent system of gestures that words seem 【 T3】 .【 T3】 _ 2)Several broad statements of gestures: gestures are done mostly with the hands women gesture far less 【 T4】 Arabs use more gestures【 T4】 _ gestures mainly show feelings: friendly, unfriendly, or romantic III. Gestures to show feelings 1)Arab
6、s like to express feelings of friendship or hostility in a manner more【 T5】 than words allow.【 T5】 _ 2)Special ways of shaking hands to show the【 T6】 of friendship.【 T6】 _ close friends: the hand being held up and out 【 T7】 : placing a hand over ones heart【 T7】 _ 3)Arabs【 T8】 friendship over anythin
7、g else, and they communicate【 T8】 _ hostility in a language understood in the Arab world. 4)An Arab places his【 T9】 behind the lapels of his jacket and lifts【 T9】 _ the jacket to show the feeling of neither friendly nor unfriendly. 5)Lifting the chin upwards indicates【 T10】【 T10】 _ 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】 4
8、 【 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 each
9、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） The design of the cover. （ B） The witty writing. （ C） The clever featu
10、res. （ D） The layout. （ A） She is fascinated with sports. （ B） She is reliable and powerful inside. （ C） She has got a Japanese sports car. （ D） She doesnt know much about car. （ A） She tends to pursue perfectionism. （ B） She has made major adjustments in her life. （ C） She is brave enough to overco
11、me difficulty. （ D） She prefers to solve all problems at one time. （ A） A high salary. （ B） Good training. （ C） Freedom for creativity. （ D） A high position. （ A） She is interested in office politics. （ B） She knows much about office politics. （ C） She has a good relationship with colleagues. （ D） S
12、he never watches drama. （ A） She makes a great contribution to the company. （ B） She often works overtime and sacrifices a lot. （ C） She has great potential at work. （ D） She is the most experienced employee. （ A） She isnt in urgent need of money. （ B） She is not brave enough to bring it up. （ C） Sh
13、e hasnt found a good opportunity. （ D） She hasnt decided how much she wants. （ A） It never donates money to the society. （ B） It has got a business model. （ C） Its management is always cold and indifferent. （ D） It wont offer money according to employees needs. （ A） Submitting the resignation. （ B）
14、Threatening the supervisor. （ C） Stressing her value. （ D） Applying for another job. （ A） Calm. （ B） Surprised. （ C） Angry. （ D） Hesitant. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 331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
15、reading, which will be done at normal 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 done at normal speed again and during this time you sho
16、uld check your work. 1 【正确答案】 Life Span About a century ago, the average life span for Americans was about 50 years. /Today, the typical American lives for around seventy-eight years. /What accounts for such increased longevity? /Between 1900 and 1950, inventions such as refrigeration and sewage tre
17、atment meant that/young people were able to survive longer. /Moreover, medical breakthroughs helped contain diseases/such as some fatal ones that killed many children. /These advances helped increase the average life span. /This means that future medical breakthroughs will result in even longer aver
18、age life span. 【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 acceptabl
19、e. You may use the blank sheet for note-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 1 【听力原文】 Gestures Good morning, everyone. Today we are mainly talking about gestures in communication especially in Arab countries. As we know, gestures are motions of the limbs or body made to e
20、xpress or help express thought or to emphasize speech. The use of gesture as language by some ethnic groups is more common than in others, and the amount of such gesturing that is considered culturally acceptable varies from one location to the next. It was, I believe, an Englishman who said that Ar
21、abs fight with their mouths but talk with their hands. Of course, Arabs also talk with their mouths. But they have developed such an eloquent system of gestures that words often seem unnecessary. At first it seemed that their gestures could not be classified. But later, certain patterns began to app
22、ear. Now I believe that I can make several broad statements. 1. Gestures in the Arab world are done mostly with the hands. However, some people dont know how to use all parts of the body to communicate. 2. Women gesture far less than men. 3. Arabs who have gone to school use gestures more than those
23、 who have not. 4. Gestures appear to be used to show three kinds of feelings friendly feelings, unfriendly feelings, or romantic feelings. In the Arab world, people like to express their feelings of friendship or hostility in a manner more dramatic than words allow. For example, if an Arab accepts y
24、ou as a friend, he will place his two index fingers side by side. There is also a special way of shaking hands to show the degree of friendship. Between close friends, the hand is held up and out, as though prepared to make a fast gun-draw. When the same friends take leave of each other, each will p
25、lace a hand over his heart. This indicates that each is really sad about the parting. The same gesture is used when one refuses the offer of food or drink. Again, it sends the message of sincere regret. If one can read signs of friendship clearly, the signs of hostility are also easy to see. Arabs v
26、alue friendship over anything else. Perhaps that is why they must communicate hostility in a language understood everywhere in the Arab world. If an Arab feels neither friendly nor unfriendly, he makes another gesture. He places his thumb behind the lapels of his jacket and lifts the jacket gently b
27、ackward and forward. This is a sign of lack of interest. It says, “It is no skin off my nose. “ Or “This is none of my business. “ The most common gesture in the Middle East is lifting the chin upwards to indicate no. It has been given several meanings by women. The toss of head usually means “ Abso
28、lutely not!“ A tilt of the eyebrows while opening the eyes wide, without any gesture of the head, can mean “ I think it is not likely, but you may try to persuade me otherwise. “ Men use the gestures too. But they cannot give it the range of meaning that women do. That is all for todays lecture. Tha
29、nks for your attention. 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 emphasize 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。讲座提到 gestures are motions of the limbs or body made toexpress or help express thought or to emphasize speech，即手势语主要用来表达想法或加强说话的语气。故填入 emphasize。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 culturally 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。讲座提到 The use of gesture as language by some
30、ethnic groupsis more common than in others， and the amount of such gesturing that is considered culturallyacceptable varies from one location to the next即手势语在一些族群中更为常用，而且在文化上被接受的手势语数量因地域不同而有差异。因此填入 culturally。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 unnecessary 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。讲座提到 But they have developed such an eloquent
31、 systemof gestures that words often seem unnecessary即阿拉伯人形成了一套形象的手势语体系，使得语言几乎成为不必要的东西。故答案为 unnecessary。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 educated 【试题解析】 本题为概括题。讲座提到 Arabs who have gone to school use gestures more thanthose who have not即受过学校教育的阿拉伯人更喜欢使用手势语。因此可以概括为 educated。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 dramatic 【试题解析】 本题为细节
32、题。讲座提到 In the Arab world， people like to express their feelingsof friendship or hostility in a manner more dramatic than words allow即在阿拉伯国家，人们喜欢用比语言更激烈的方式表达友谊或敌意。故填入 dramatic。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 degree 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。讲座提到握手方式的不同表达了友谊程度的不同：There is alsoa special way of shaking hands to show the degree
33、 of friendship，故填入 degree。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 sad parting 【试题解析】 本题为概括题。讲座提到 When the same friends take leave of each other， each will place a hand over his heart This indicates that each is really sad about the parting即分别时感到难过的手势。故填入 sad parting。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 value 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。讲座提到阿拉伯人对友谊非常
34、看重： Arabs value friendship overanything else因此填入 value。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 thumb 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。讲座提到 If an Arab feels neither friendly nor unfriendly， hemakes another gesture He places his thumb behind the lapels of his jacket and lifts the jacketgently backward and forward This is a sign of lack of
35、 interest即如果一个阿拉伯人感到既不是友好，也没有敌意，他就会把拇指放在衣领后面，并轻轻地前后抖动衣服，这是不感兴趣的手势。因此答案为 thumb。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 no 【试题解析】 本题为细节题。讲座提到 The most common gesture in the Middle East is lifting thechin upwards to indicate no即中 东地区最常见的手势语是向上抬下巴表示 “不 ”。故填入 no。 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will h
36、ear 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 pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and
37、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: Hello, Mrs. Green. Take a seat. W: Thanks. Call me Molly, please. M: OK, Molly. How are you this morning? W: Very well, thanks. Actually, Im quite excited. M: Oh? W: Ive been a b
38、ig fan of Players Magazine for many years now.(1)I love what you do here. I love the witty writing, the clever features and even the layout. M: Thats good. OK, heres a question that might seem kind of off the wall. If you were a car, what kind of car would you be and why? W: Hmmm. interesting questi
39、on. Id say Id be one of those Japanese sports cars. Not too big, not too flashy on the outside, but lots of power under the hood. Youre asking this to get a sense of my personality, right? M: Yeah, thats the idea.(2)So youre saying you are reliable and quietly powerful. Is that it? W: Yeah, thats a
40、good way of putting it. M: OK, what do you think are your biggest weaknesses? W: Hmm. Id say that my biggest weakness is a tendency to be a bit of a perfectionist. Sometimes I get too close to the project and need to step back to get the whole picture. M: All right. How would you say you react under
41、 pressure? W: Ive had to make a lot of major adjustments in my life such as moving to a new country, learning a new language and making new friends. Id say it was all quite stressful but I faced each challenge as it came and step by step things got better.(3)For me I think the key is not to let thin
42、gs pile up but instead to face each problem as it comes and attack it head-on. M: OK. So what would you say is the one thing thats most important to you in your job? W:(4)Id say having good direction from my supervisors but also a high degree of freedom to implement creative ideas. I need guidance,
43、but I dont want my creativity to be stifled. M: Can you tell me why you left your last job? W: Well, I needed a challenge. I felt like I was in a comfort zone and needed to shake things up in my life. I enjoyed my time at my last job, but I feel like Im ready for the major leagues. M: I noticed that
44、 you have recommendation letters from each of your previous supervisors. Their comments are all quite positive. W: Im honored that they value my work.(5)Ive found that I generally get along well with co-workers. Im just not really into drama and Im pretty easy-going. M: Well, thanks for coming today
45、, Molly. We will be reviewing your info and youll get a callback within a week. W: Great! And thanks for your time, David. Ill be looking forward to your call. 1. Which is NOT something the woman likes about Players Magazine? 2. What can be inferred from the womans choice of the car? 3. Which is INC
46、ORRECT about the woman? 4. Which best describes the womans expectation for the new job? 5. Which is the feature the woman has got? 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查细节。由句 (1)可知，女士喜欢该 杂志风趣的文笔、巧妙的专题和版面设计，故排除选项 B， C和 D。因此答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查人物特征。由句 (2)可知，在女士介绍完自己喜爱的车型后，男士说女士是可信赖的，并且内心强大。因此答案为
47、B。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查人物特征。由句 (3)可知，女士说自己不会让事情堆到一起，而是遇到一个问题就解决一个问题。选项 D“女士更喜欢把所有问题一次性解决 ”与对话内容不符，故为答案。 【 知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查细节。由句 (4)可知，女士说自己希望上级有一个好的指导，但同时也要有高度的自由去施展自己的创意。因此答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查人物特征。由句 (5)可知，女士说自己与同事相处很好。因此答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【听力原文】 M:
48、 Hey, Anita! Great to see you! W: Long time no see! Im so glad you had time to meet for lunch! M: Hows your career going? Last time we talked you said you were trying to get a raise. W: Yep. Thats the plan. I mean,(.6)Ive certainly put in the hours. Im definitely one of the most productive members o
49、f the company and I feel I contribute a lot. M: So? Whats the problem? Why havent you gone in there and demanded a raise? W: I just cant work up the confidence to do it. I know I need to, and I know I need it, but its tough. M: OK, we are going to figure this out together. If theres one thing Im good at, its asking for what I need. W: I dont even know where to begin. My son needs braces and his school tuition
