1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 349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 College Study I. 【 T1】 _of preparat
4、ion for college study It is well accepted that successful students know how to study. Study strategies are “hidden“ because teachers assume that their students have already prepared for the lesson. II. Factors related to effective studying and active learning 1. 【 T2】 _ characteristics The first fac
5、tor is a students ability to understand the situation or context. 【 T3】 _ factors include: 1) Text Early research was mainly concerned with text structure. Current text research heads in two directions: a) a recent emphasis on how students approach texts in a variety of【 T4】 _ b) college students us
6、e of 【 T5】 _strategies to interact with lecture notes 2) Academic tasks Students should understand their academic tasks and adjust their 【 T6】_accordingly. Two focused areas: a) how tasks vary across domains b) the use of 【 T7】 _methodology 2. Characteristics of 【 T8】 _ Prior knowledge: a) the first
7、 generation of knowledge: lay the 【 T9】 _ b) the second generation of knowledge; knowledge related to social and cultural contexts Metacognitive abilities Motivational levels 【 T10】 _is key to how information is processed. 2 【 T1】 3 【 T2】 4 【 T3】 5 【 T4】 6 【 T5】 7 【 T6】 8 【 T7】 9 【 T8】 10 【 T9】 11 【
8、 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 question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause,
9、 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） Their suppliers are raising prices. （ B） Their shipping agent is upping fees. （ C） They have been operating with loss. （ D） Energy
10、 prices are rising. （ A） Threatened by the global financial crisis. （ B） Lack of valued customers. （ C） Impossible to make a profit. （ D） In danger of bankruptcy. （ A） The mans company would get a better offer. （ B） The mans company would make a profit. （ C） The womans company would suffer a loss. （
11、 D） The womans company would still raise the price. （ A） They reduced the staff. （ B） They reduced salary. （ C） They recombined departments. （ D） They changed senior management. （ A） 15%. （ B） 18%. （ C） 20%. （ D） 22%. （ A） American football. （ B） Soccer. （ C） Rugby. （ D） Basketball. （ A） She is craz
12、y about sports. （ B） She used to play volleyball. （ C） She likes basketball more than football. （ D） She knows American football a lot. （ A） He attaches more importance to football than his girlfriend. （ B） He has broken up with his girlfriend because of sports. （ C） His girlfriend is also a crazy f
13、ootball fan. （ D） He likes playing football as well as watching games. （ A） Sports can be a hot topic among young children. （ B） Americans are good at sports （ C） Physical education is compulsory in America. （ D） Sports make people closer to each other. （ A） It is more popular than rugby in England.
14、 （ B） It is like a battle between two teams. （ C） It originated from the English game of rugby. （ D） The ball should be advanced to the end zone. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 349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
15、 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 will be done at normal speed again and during this time
16、you should check your work. 1 【正确答案】 Tax One of the most important taxes is income tax / which a person pays according to the amount of his income. / This is called a “direct“ tax, / because it is paid in money directly to the government. / Another tax is paid on goods such as watches, tobacco, wine
17、 and so on, / when they are brought into a country. / Such a tax is paid as part of the price of these goods / if they are later sold in shops. / We call it “indirect“ tax, / because it is paid indirectly through the shopkeeper. 【知识 模块】 听写 SECTION A TALK In this section you will hear a talk. You wil
18、l 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-taking. You have THIRTY seconds to preview th
19、e gap-filling task. 1 【听力原文】 College Study Good morning. Todays lecture is about college study. It is well accepted both in theory and in practice that academically successful college students know how to study. (1) Research suggests, however, that many students enter postsecondary institutions unpr
20、epared to meet the study demands placed on them. This lack of preparation can be traced, in part, to the “hidden curriculum“ at the secondary level. That is, study strategies are “hidden“ because teachers at all levels assume that their students already have a repertoire of study behavior when they
21、enter the classroom. We will mainly talk about the two factors related to effective studying and active learning. They are as follows: (2) First, course characteristics. The first factor that influences study at the college level is a students ability to understand the situation or context. (3) Many
22、 people describe context as the characteristics of a course, or the external factors that influence reading and studying. These external factors include the texts that are assigned and the academic tasks that are either tacitly or explicitly communicated by the professor. First, we will discuss the
23、rote of texts. Early research examining texts was mainly concerned with text structure. Currently, text research, as it is related to college study, seems to be heading in two directions. (4) First, there has been a recent emphasis on how students approach texts in a variety of domains, particularly
24、 in history and science, as well as on students beliefs about these texts. A second direction that currently is drawing interest examines lecture notes as texts, particularly how students attempt to organize and study these texts as part of test preparation. (5) The results from these studies, which
25、 ate helping to create a theory of note-taking beyond the encoding-storage perspective, strongly support the notion that college students should use generative strategies to interact with lecture notes. The second course-specific characteristic is academic tasks, the products students are asked to f
26、ormulate and the operations or thinking processes they should use to do so. (6) To be successful in their study, students must understand the characteristics and nuances of academic tasks and then adjust their strategies accordingly. Current research on academic tasks has focused on two areas. Some
27、researchers have investigated how tasks vary across domains. (7) Other studies have investigated academic tasks using case study methodology to describe the patterns of students interpretation of academic tasks, their choice of strategies, and their subsequent academic performance. (8) The second fa
28、ctor is characteristics of the learner. The important things for active learning are students prior knowledge, metacognitive abilities, motivational levels, and interest in what they are reading or studying. (9) Research has examined the role of prior knowledge in comprehension and learning into two
29、 periods: the first generation of knowledge, which lays the groundwork, and the second generation of knowledge, which examines knowledge as it relates to social and cultural contexts. (10) Moreover, interest is key in determining how students process information, and that interesting information see
30、ms to be processed differently from uninteresting information. To sum up, we mainly discussed the research factors related to study at the college level: course characteristics and learner characteristics. Thanks for your attention. 【知识模块】 讲座 2 【正确答案】 Lack 【试题解析】 此处考查第一个要点： “Research suggests， howev
31、er， that many students enter postsecondary institutions unprepared to meet the study demands placed on them. This lack of preparation can be traced.”，由此可知，研究显示，许多学生没有准备就进入了高等教学机构，以这种 状态面对加诸于他们的学习要求。这种缺乏准备是有迹可循的，故填入 Lack，注意首字母大写。 【知识模块】 讲座 3 【正确答案】 Course 【试题解析】 此处讲到了影响大学学习的两个因素之一： “First， course cha
32、racteristics.”，即课程的特征，因此填入 Course，注意首字母大写。 【知识模块】 讲座 4 【正确答案】 External 【试题解析】 此处考查外部因素的含义： “Many people describe context as the characteristics of a course， or the external factors that influence reading and studying. These external factors include the texts.and the academic tasks.”，可知很多人把周围环境描述为课程的
33、特征或影响阅读和学习的外部因素，因此填入External，注意首字母大写。 【知识模块】 讲座 5 【正确答案】 domains 【试题解析】 本题考查教材研究的两个方向之一： “First， there has been a recent emphasis on how students approach texts in a variety of domains，particularly in history and science, as well as on students beliefs about these texts.“，这里指在不同领域，尤其是历史和科学领域中，学生如何处理
34、教材受到了重视，故填入 domains。 【知识模块 】 讲座 6 【正确答案】 generative 【试题解析】 此处讲到教材研究的第二个方向，演讲者提到 “The results from these studies， . strongly support the notion that college students should use generative strategies to interact with lecture notes.”，即大学生应该将生成策略与讲座笔记相互配合，因此填入 generative。 【知识模块】 讲座 7 【正确答案】 strategies 【
35、试题解析】 讲座中提到 “To be successful in their study, students must understand the characteristics and nuances of academic tasks and then adjust their strategies accordingly.”，可知学生应该根据学业特点调整策略，故填入strategies。 【知识模块】 讲座 8 【正确答案】 case study 【试题解析】 此处讲到了案例研究： “Other studies have investigated academic tasks usin
36、g ease study methodology.”，即其他研究则通过案例研究的方法进行学术调查，故应填入 case study。 【知识模块】 讲座 9 【正确答案】 the learner 【试题解析】 本题考查影响大学学习的第二个因素： “The second factor is characteristics of the learner.”，即学习者的特点，故填入 the learner。 【知识模块】 讲座 10 【正确答案】 groundwork 【试题解析】 演讲者提到 “Research has examined the role of prior knowledge in
37、comprehension and learning into two periods： the first generation of knowledge，which lays the groundwork， and the second generation of knowledge, which examines knowledge as it relates to social and cultural contexts.”，可知有两个阶段，第一个是基础性知识阶段，故答案为 groundwork。 【知识模块】 讲座 11 【正确答案】 Interest 【试题解析】 讲座中提到 “M
38、oreover, interest is key in determining how students process information, and that interesting information seems to be processed differently from uninteresting information.”，即兴趣是决定学生如何处理信息的关键，对感兴趣的信息与不感兴趣的信息的处理方式似乎有所不同，因此填入Interest，注意首字母大写。 【知识模块】 讲座 SECTION B CONVERSATIONS In this section you will
39、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 question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four choices of A, B, C and D, and
40、 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, Tom Grossmans office. How may I help you? W: Hi, Tom. This is Cindy Lim from MicroMax. M: Hey, Cindy. Whats up? W: Its about the last order your company placed with us. M
41、: Lets see. You mean the order for six containers of chipboards? W: Yep, thats the one. Now I know we originally agreed on the price, but theres a little problem. (1-1) Yesterday one of our major suppliers notified us that they are raising prices. M: Thats never good. W: Also, (1-2) due to recent ju
42、mps in energy prices, our shipping agent is also upping fees. I guess what Im getting at is that we just cant offer our product at the original price anymore. M: Well, how much more are you asking for? W: We need to ask for another 25%. M: 25%! Thats a huge increase, Cindy. W: Tom, you are one of ou
43、r most valued customers. Your business is important to us, but this situation is out of our hands. M: I understand that your company needs to make a profit. But its going to be very hard for me to pass on these increases to our customers. W: I feel your pain, Tom. (2) We are also in hot water these
44、days. The global financial crisis is hitting all of us hard. M: Is there any way we could cut costs in other areas? (3-1) Could we find a new shipping agent? W: Yes, we could do that, (3-2) but in the end it still comes down to protecting our bottom line. M: Look, I understand that prices for everyt
45、hing are going up these days. (4) Its a tough time to be in business. My company had to lay off over 100 employees last summer; but 25% is just too much. W: You and I go a long way back, Tom. Ill do everything in my power to be flexible. How about 22%? M: Its still too high. Our board of directors i
46、s already going to give me a hard time over this. Can you do better? W: Tom, seeing as Ive known you for over 10 years and because this price increase really came out of the blue, I think I can go down to 20%, but thats really the best I can do. M: How about this: (5) Ill pay 15% more for this shipm
47、ent. Then for the next order well boost it up to 18%. W: I appreciate your understanding, Tom, and Im sorry for the trouble this has caused you. M: Ah, thats all right. I know its not your fault. Prices for everything these days are insane. W: Still, I appreciate your understanding. Lets get togethe
48、r for lunch next time youre in town. M: Sure thing. W: Thanks again, Tom. 1. Which is NOT the reason why the womans company is raising prices? 2. What does the woman say about their situation? 3. What would happen if they find a new shipping agent? 4. What happened to the mans company last summer? 5
49、. How much more will the mans company pay for this shipment? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由句 (1-1)可知，女士公司的主要供应商提出要涨价，故排除 A；由句 (1-2)可知，由于能源价格上涨，女士公司的船运商也要提高收费，故排除 B和D，因此答案为 C。 【知识模块】 对话 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由句 (2)可知，女士说他们这些天也处于水深火热的境况，全球金融危 机让他们受到了重创，因此答案为 A。 【知识模块】 对话 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由句 (3-1)可知，男士询问女士是否可以找一个新的船运商。由句(3-2)可知，女士表示可以，但在最终价格方面也还是不能冲破他们的底线，因此答案为 D。 【知识模块】 对话 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由句 (4)可知，男士说去年夏天他们公司不得不裁员 100多人，因此答案为 A。 【知识模块】 对话 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 由句 (5)可知，男士最终答应 本次
