1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 341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 English Synonyms I . The gradual in
4、corporation 1. beforel066: words from Latin, Greek, Celtic and Scandinavian 2. after 1066: words from 【 T1】 【 T1】 _ much described new ideas and activities much 【 T2】 the pre-existing vocabulary 【 T2】 _ 3. in 【 T3】 : words from Latin and Greek 【 T3】 _ 4. in modern times: vocabulary expanded by 【 T4】
5、 of English-speaking people 【 T4】 _ words from Dutch, Spanish, American Indian, etc. words added by the US American words and phrases have gained recognition and 【 T5】 every where 【 T5】 _ American terminology placing a whole group of synonyms II. Different kinds of synonyms 1. synonyms referring to
6、the same thing but of different 【 T6】 【 T6】 _ 2. synonyms referring to geographical 【 T7】 of the same thing 【 T7】 _ plain, prairie, tundra 3. synonyms of different degrees of 【 T8】【 T8】 _ teach, educate, instruct, school, tutor 4. synonyms of different degrees of 【 T9】 【 T9】 _ the occasions describe
7、d the 【 T10】 about the situations 【 T10】 _ 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 what was said. Both the conversa
8、tion 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 preview the questions. （ A） He is stil
9、l smoking recently. （ B） He was a smoker 20 years ago. （ C） He had never smoked before. （ D） He doesnt mind smoke. （ A） Because the harm of smoking hasnt been realized. （ B） Because smoking hasnt been banned in public places. （ C） Because it is difficult for people to drop a bad habit. （ D） Because
10、the price of cigarettes is low. （ A） It is very effective. （ B） It is enforced strictly. （ C） It is too strict to obey. （ D） It has many loopholes. （ A） About $8. （ B） About $10. （ C） About $14. （ D） About $20. （ A） Pushing education efforts for current smokers. （ B） Educating young people not to st
11、art the habit. （ C） Raising the prices as well as taxes of cigarettes. （ D） Making new rules or regulations on smoking. （ A） Happy. （ B） Confused. （ C） Relaxed. （ D） Tired. （ A） People are high up in the sky. （ B） It is not a natural way of transport. （ C） The flying speed is very high. （ D） People
12、have to stay in a limited space. （ A） People can survive if lucky enough. （ B） The chance is very small. （ C） They can be prevented. （ D） The possibility can be ignored. （ A） It is much too time-consuming. （ B） It is too difficult for the man. （ C） It includes a lot of traveling. （ D） It is not well
13、-paid for his hard work. （ A） Pretending to be on a bus during a flight. （ B） Taking a seat next to an emergency exit. （ C） Sitting at the center of the plane. （ D） Taking some anti-anxiety medication. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 341答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION Directions: Listen to the following passage. Altogethe
14、r 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 be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading
15、will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. 1 【正确答案】 Feeding Your Mind When your mind is hungry, / it never lets you know. / However, hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading. / Once you read a book, youll have the interesting par
16、t of the book stored in your mind as a seed. / Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas. / The same seed if used many times, / can help you link and relate a lot of things, / of which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams! 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION A TALK
17、 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 acceptable. You may use the blank sheet for note
18、-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview the gap-filling task. 1 【听力原文】 English Synonyms In todays lecture, well deal with the incorporation and the variations of English synonyms. English has the largest vocabulary and the most synonyms of any language in the world. This richness is due to the f
19、act that the English language has grown over centuries by constantly incorporating words from other languages. Even before the Norman Conquest in 1066, the Anglo-Saxon vocabulary included words borrowed from Latin, Greek, Celtic and Scandinavian. (1) After the Norman Conquest, the English vocabulary
20、 was doubled by the addition of French words, especially those words reflecting a higher stand, and a more complex social life. While much of the new French vocabulary described new ideas and activities, (2) much of it duplicated the pre-existing Anglo-Saxon vocabulary, thus giving the writer or spe
21、aker a choice of synonyms: cure or heal, labour or work, burglary or stealing. (3) With the enormous expansion of classical learning in the Renaissance, there was a great influx of words from Latin and Greek origin into the English language. Also, the larger world discovered through travel and explo
22、ration was a great stimulus to culture and language. (4) In modern times, as some English-speaking people traded and traveled around the world, their adventures also expanded the vocabulary. Words were borrowed directly from Dutch, Spanish, American Indian, Eastern Indian, Italian, Australian, Mexic
23、an, Japanese, Malay and many others. Furthermore, the United States, as a separate nation with its own life and character and institutions, has added vastly to the English vocabulary. (5) With the rise of the United States to a position of world influence in politics, science, industry, trade and po
24、pular arts, American words and phrases have gained recognition and prestige everywhere. Moreover, American terminology for many things exists side by side with an English terminology, thus placing another whole group of synonyms at our service. So we can see that synonyms in English are of many kind
25、s. (6) Some groups of synonyms are just words of different origins but refer to the same thing. (7) Some groups, like plain, prairie, tundra, refer to geographical variants of the same kind of thing. (8) Other groups of synonyms, like teach, educate, instruct, school, tutor, differ from one another
26、principally in degrees of abstraction: teach is certainly the most general word of this group, while the others are more specialized in application. (9) Some differences in locution reveal differences in the degree of formality of the occasions described. (10) Sometimes different locutions reveal di
27、fferences not in the situations described but in the formality of discourse about them. For instance, “he went to bed“ as compared to “he hit the sack“. “Hit the sack“ is a more informal phrase which many young people are using when they go home tired after finishing a whole days work. In a word, no
28、thing is so important to clear and accurate expression as the ability to distinguish between words of similar, but not identical meaning. The study of synonyms will help us to say what we really want to say. Thats all for todays lecture. Thank you. 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 French 【试题解析】 此处提到英语与其他语言融合的第二个时
29、期。由句 (1)可知，诺曼底征服后，法语词汇的加入使英语词汇数量翻倍。因此填入 French。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 duplicated 【试题解析】 由句 (2)可知，许多加入英语词汇的法语词汇重复了之前就存在的盎格鲁 -撒克逊语词汇。因此填入 duplicated。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 the Renaissance 【试题解析】 此处提到英语与其他语言融合的第三个时期，即文艺复兴时期。由句 (3)可知，随着文艺复兴时期对古典文献的学习的巨大扩展，大量的拉丁语和希腊语词汇并入英语。因此填入 the Renaissance。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确
30、答案】 the advantages 【试题解析】 由句 (4)可知，在现代，由于一些说英语的人到世界各地贸易和旅行，他们的历险也扩展了英语词汇。因此填入 the advantages。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 prestige 【试题解析】 由句 (5)可知，随着美国在政治、科学、工业、贸易和流行艺术这些方面的影响力上升到世界范围，美式英语的词汇和短语在各地都获得了认可和声望。因此填入 prestige。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 origins 【试题解析】 讲座第二部分提到了英语同义词的几种不同类型。由句 (6)可知，第一种类型是来源不同，但却表示相同事物的同义
31、词。因此填入 origins。 【知识模块】 听 力 8 【正确答案】 variants 【试题解析】 由句 (7)可知，英语同义词的第二种类型是像平原、草原、冻原这样表示同一事物的不同地理变化形式的同义词。因此填入 variants。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 abstraction 【试题解析】 由句 (8)可知，英语同义词的第三种类型是像教、教育、指导、培养、给 当家庭教师这样主要区别是抽象程度不同的同义词。故填入abstraction。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 formality 【 试题解析】 由句 (9)可知，某些讲话风格的不同体现了不同场合正式程度的不
32、同。因此填入 formality。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 discourse 【试题解析】 由句 (10)可知，有时，不同的讲话风格揭示的不是所描述的场合的正式程度不同，而是描述这些场合的语言的正式程度不同。因此填入 discourse。 【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
33、 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 preview the questions. 12
34、 【听力原文】 W: I hate walking into our building in the morning! All the smokers stand around the buildings entrance puffing away. I cant take it! M: Thats OK. I understand. A lot of people really hate smoke. W: Im glad they banned smoking inside the office, but I wish I didnt have to smell it while walk
35、ing on the street. I simply cant understand why a person would want to smoke. M: (1) Well, I used to smoke, but I quit about 20 years ago. W: Yeah.I would assume at this point in history especially given what we know about the dangers of smoking most people would have quit already! M: (2) You know t
36、he saying, “ Old habits die hard. “ I think I would add that bad habits die even harder. You know, you could always move to Bhutan. W: Bhutan? I dont think Ive ever heard of it. M: Its a small kingdom located in the Himalayan Mountains, near Nepal. In 2004, Bhutan banned tobacco altogether. W: Cool!
37、 Did it work? If I go to Bhutan, will I never smell cigarette smoke? M: Actually, no. (3)I read a recent report that said there are a lot of loopholes in the law, and if you go to restaurants and bars, youll still see lots of people lighting up. W: So I guess I just have to learn to put up with it.
38、M: Things are changing, however. Smoking rates are dropping all around the world. Just the other day, there was a newspaper report that said New Zealand is raising prices on a pack of cigarettes to $ 20 by the year 2025! W: $20? Wow! Thats really expensive. But is there any proof that high prices wo
39、rk? M: There have been quite a few studies that show that every time a country raises cigarette taxes and prices, a certain percentage of smokers quit. W: I see. The high prices act as “the straw that broke the camels back“. Smokers that have been meaning to quit see the price increase, and it gives
40、 them a little push. M: Yeah. But on the other hand, prices are already quite high in many places. (4) A pack of cigarettes in London costs about $10, in New York a pack costs roughly $8, and in Norway its already around $ 14. But I was in London not that long ago, and I saw plenty of smokers! W: Ye
41、ah. The last time I was in New York, there also seem to be plenty of smokers. I guess there are some people who are wealthy enough to afford whatever price. M: Definitely. (5)I think the best way forward is to push education efforts for young people. If we can convince the next generation that smoki
42、ng isnt “ cool“ , eventually we might be able to eradicate smoking. 1. What do we know about the man? 2. According to the man, why is it hard to quit smoking? 3. What do we know about Bhutans smoking ban? 4. How much does a pack of cigarettes cost in New York? 5. What is the mans suggestion about er
43、adicating smoking? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由句 (1)可知，男士曾经吸烟，但 在 20年前戒掉了。因此答案为B。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由句 (2)可知，男士认为旧习难改，但恶习更加难改。因此答案为C。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由句 (3)可知，男士从最新的报道中得知，不丹颁布的禁烟法令有很多漏洞，在餐馆和酒吧里依然会看到很多人吸烟。因此答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由句 (4)可知，一包香烟在伦敦大约 10美元，在纽约大约 8美元，在挪威 大约 1
44、4美元。因此答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由句 (5)可知，男士认为最好的办法是教育年轻一代，如果能使他们相信吸烟并不是一件很酷的事情，吸烟最终会被根除。因此答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【听力原文】 M: Oh, I am not looking forward to this upcoming trip to Europe. W: But Europe is amazing! Youre going to Frankfurt, right? Ive been there twice, and its a delightful city!
45、Youll love it! M: Oh, Im sure Ill like it when I get there, that is, if I get there. W: Im not following you. M: Im terrified of flying! Every time I get on a plane, my heart starts beating faster, I sweat, and the sound from the airplane makes me sure we are going to crash. (6) Its so exhausting th
46、at I arrive at my destination completely unnerved. W: Wow! That doesnt sound like fun. I assume this condition is quite common. I know lots of people who dont like to fly. M: Everyone should be afraid of flying! (7) After all, its completely unnatural! We are crammed into a metal tube thats flying t
47、hrough the air at hundreds of kilometers an hour. W: Yeah sure, but in fact, (8) your chances of being in a fatal accident is something like one in 5 million. Those are pretty good odds! M: Yeah, Ive read those statistics, but I guess when Im driving at least I feel in control. I feel completely hel
48、pless when Im on an airplane. W: (9) You certainly picked the wrong profession. You are an international sales representative, so traveling is part of the job! M: I know! I thought my fear would lessen the more I did it, but its been 10 years now and Im still afraid of flying. W: You know, the idea
49、that you are more in control behind the wheel of a car than you are in an airplane might not be valid. Think about it: how much control do you have over road conditions or other drivers on the road? Very little, right? M: Thats true. W: (10-1) Have you ever tried pretending that youre on a bus? My uncle uses this trick when hes flying. Whenever the plane runs into some turbulence, he just closes his eyes and pr
