1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 51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. 1 What is George going to do this morning? （ A） To catch the early bird. （ B） To catch some worm for her bird. （ C） To go shopping with friends. （ D） To book his boat trip. 2 Why cannot George and Shirley de
4、cide the time and place? （ A） Because it depends on weather. （ B） Because it depends on James and Shirleys plans. （ C） Because Shirley has not enough time. （ D） Because Shirley has to wake up James and Michael first. 3 What time should James go for boat trip? （ A） At 11:00 a.m. （ B） At 7:00 p.m. （ C
5、） At 3:00 p.m. （ D） At 6:00 a.m. 4 Whats the main feature of the new method of paying for meals? （ A） All students pay the same amount per year. （ B） Students choose how many meals a week they want. （ C） Students get money back for meals they dont eat. （ D） Some students get free meals. 5 How does t
6、he new plan benefit the students who eat all their meals at the school cafeteria? （ A） They can invite guests to meals at a reduced price. （ B） They receive cards that allow them to be served first. （ C） They can help decide what will be on the menu. （ D） They pay less per meal. 6 How can weekend gu
7、est eat in the cafeteria? （ A） By paying for single meals on a walk-in basis. （ B） By borrowing a students meal card. （ C） By ordering most of their meals in advance. （ D） By buying a weekend meal card. 7 What are the speakers mainly discussing? （ A） A chemistry assignment. （ B） A study that their c
8、hemistry professor did. （ C） A class that the woman is taking. （ D） A job possibility. 8 Why is the woman interested in working with Professor Smith? （ A） She wants to quit her job in me chemistry lab. （ B） She wants to get practical experience. （ C） Shes interested in becoming a psychology major. （
9、 D） She wants to earn extra money. 9 What will the college students do for the high schoolstudents? （ A） Employ them as lab assistants. （ B） Teach classes at their high school. （ C） Help them with their studies. （ D） Pay them for participating in the study. 10 What will the speakers probably do next
10、? （ A） Write their lab reports. （ B） Find out Professor Smiths schedule. （ C） Interview some high school students. （ D） Finish their experiment. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
11、 11 The examinations whether considered good or bad （ A） can punish the students who do not work hard. （ B） will be abolished. （ C） will stay for a while. （ D） will become popular. 12 Why is the present education system criticized according to the passage? （ A） Because the examination system is not
12、fine. （ B） Because it is too examination-oriented. （ C） Because the examination system is not scientific. （ D） Because the examination system is out of date. 13 What is this passage mainly about? （ A） The development of examinations. （ B） The examination system itself of today. （ C） The result of ex
13、aminations. （ D） The role of examinations in todays world. 14 How would some Eastern Asians start their conversation when they meet for the first time according to the passage? （ A） By displaying their feelings and emotions. （ B） By asking each other some personal questions. （ C） By greeting each ot
14、her very politely. （ D） By exchanging their views on public affairs. 15 What would a Japanese do when he feels annoyed? （ A） Argue fiercely. （ B） Express his opinion frankly. （ C） Yell loudly. （ D） Refrain from showing his feelings. 16 What is encouraged in American culture according to the passage?
15、 （ A） Distinguishing oneself. （ B） Respecting individual rights. （ C） Doing credit to ones community. （ D） Getting rich quickly. 17 Where was the first youth hostel opened? （ A） In America. （ B） In Britain. （ C） In Austria. （ D） In Germany. 18 Why is the price of hostels low? （ A） People bring their
16、 own equipment. （ B） A ruined castle does not cost anything. （ C） The hostels are in old buildings. （ D） Hostels receive money from the government. 19 Today, how many young people can the rooms in all the hostels in the world hold? （ A） 10,000. （ B） 150,000. （ C） 200,000. （ D） 250,000. 20 According
17、to the passage, how can young people stay in a hostel? （ A） If they arrive early enough. （ B） If they have enough equipment. （ C） If they have a card of membership in the hostel organization of their country. （ D） If they have a card of membership in the hostel organization where they are staying SE
18、CTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 21 How many questions have been solved up till now? （ A） 16. （ B） 8. （ C） 6. （ D） 20. 22 How do scientists estimate the age of language? （ A） By s
19、tudying animals evolution. （ B） By studying human genes. （ C） By using mathematical tools. （ D） By using the age of living species. 23 What is the main topic of this news? （ A） How to ensure safe navigation at night. （ B） The possible reasons for greenhouse effect and the solutions. （ C） How to use
20、the Suns rays to help flights. （ D） Negative effects of the nighttime flight on the environment. 24 Why is the night flight more harmful? （ A） Because it is not safer than daytime flight. （ B） Because it leads to greenhouse effect. （ C） Because it reduces temperature. （ D） Because it is not good for
21、 human health. 25 According to the news, what is the main reason for Chinas rapid economic growth? （ A） Peoples living standard is rising. （ B） The society is steady and secure. （ C） Successful business investment. （ D） Effective methods of constraining commercial banks lending. 26 What is NOT the p
22、ossible risk brought by high levels of investment? （ A） Business failures. （ B） Financial problem for banks. （ C） Job losses. （ D） The bankrupt for central bank. 27 What do both sides need to do now in order to set up Sony BMG formally? （ A） To reach an agreement between the two sides. （ B） To invit
23、e some celebrity to join their new firm. （ C） To publicize their activities. （ D） To wait for approval by an authority concerned. 28 What can be inferred from the news item? （ A） Sony BMG wants to absorb more hot icons in the music field. （ B） Sony BMG will fight against other music companies. （ C）
24、Sony BMG will deal with the falling music sale. （ D） Sony BMG can eliminate the problem of piracy. 29 What was the possible reason for the shuttle thsaster? （ A） Columbia could not survive reentry. （ B） A block of foam damaged a wing. （ C） The aircraft thsintegrated in the sky. （ D） The external tan
25、k was made of reinforced carbon. 30 How thd NASAs investigators prove the reason of thsaster? （ A） By studying the video tape. （ B） By analyzing the data concerned. （ C） By anatomizing seven astronauts body. （ D） By making a simulated experiment. 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 51答案与解析 一、 PART I DICTATION (15 MIN) D
26、irections: 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, or phrase by ph
27、rase, 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 0 【听力原文】 Family Holidays Students in Britain often have the opportunity to travel abroad./Sometimes they go on a day trip across th
28、e Channel in France./Some have been on longer school journeys,/perhaps to Austria in the summer or skiing in Italy in the winter./People used to spend their summer holidays at British resorts/but nowadays more families prefer to go abroad./A camping holiday is often the cheapest and easiest kind of
29、holiday/for a family with children/and many Britons choose this./The hotels and travel agents in many resorts abroad/keep themselves busy in the winter by offering cheaper package holidays,/which include a flight and staying in a hotel./Some offer a specially reduced holiday passage for the elderly
30、people./It is said that it costs the same amount/to go to Spain for the month of February as it does to stay in Britain./ 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow
31、. 1 【听力原文】 M:Hello, is that Shirley? W:Yes, whos this? George? M:That is right. W:Well, you are up bright and early this morning! M:The early bird catches the worm! W:Thats what they say!So what are your plans for today? M:Well, I thought perhaps we could all go shopping together. And then we might
32、have lunch together. W:Wonderful idea. I will try and drag James and Michael along if they get up in time. M:What? Are they still not up yet? W:Awful, isnt it? But they were up till late last night, playing cards. Ill see if I can get them up in a few minutes. M:Good luck! What are James plans for t
33、oday? W:I think hes booked his boat trip for this afternoon. Ill have to check with him, but I think its around three. M:Has he got enough time for lunch with us? W:Oh yes, I think so. M:Well, then, what time shall we meet? W:How about eleven? M:But dont you need to check with James and Michael firs
34、t? W:All right, I will call you back to confirm the time and place. 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节判断题。对话中引用了一句谚语 “早起的鸟儿有虫吃 ”表示凡事应该早做准备。明白了这句话的意思，前两项自然就可以排除。 D项所涉及的内容是 James打算做的，和 George没有直接的关系，所以也不符合题意，正确答案应该是 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节判断题。 George和 Shirley打算去购物，但是没有最终确定见面的时间和地点，主要是由于 James和 Michael昨晚打
35、牌到深夜，所以他们现在还在睡懒觉。 Shirley在他们没醒前不能确定他们是否会一起去，也不能确定时间，所以需要再商定。由此，我们应该选择 D项。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 时间数字题。对话中虽然提到的时间不多，但是需要把它们相对应的活动一一对应起才不会选错。 11： 00 a.m.是 Shirley建议会面的时间，而 3： 00 p.m.才是 James预定游船的时间。所以，答案应该是 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M:Hey Linda, did you get that letter about the new options for foo
36、d service next year? W:Not yet. Are there a lot of changes? M:There sure are. Instead of paying one fee to cover all meals for me whole school year, we are now able to choose how many meals a week we want. W:Thats a big change Tom. So whats me deal for those who do eat at school all time? M:Its bett
37、er for them too. Because the more meals you contract, the cheaper each one is. W:I see. M:I decided to go with the ten-meal plan. I never eat breakfast and I often go away on weekends. So the ten-meal plan gives me lunch and dinner every weekday at a fairly low price. W:And what about the weekends w
38、hen you are on campus? M:well, there are often guests on campus at weekends.So they allow you to buy single meals on a walk-in basis on Saturdays. The price per meal is much higher that way, but it is still favourable generally. W:Oh, I guess Ill have to sit down and figure out my eating pattern so
39、I can get the best deal. 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节归纳题。男士在对话的开始部分介绍了学校这项新举措的特点，其核心就是 “我们现在可以选择一周我们想要在这儿吃几顿饭 ”，题目问到的正是其主要特点，所以我们应该选择 B项。 A选项的表述应是原有就餐收费制度的特点，而不是新制度的。 C和 D两项与对话意思不符，所以都不能成为正确选项。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节复现题。题目的问题和对话中女士的问题在实质上是完全一致的，所以我们判断答案应该按男士的回答来作为标准。选项 D虽然在用词 上和原话稍有变动，但是 pay less基本保
40、留了 cheaper的含义，所以它也就是我们要选的正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节判断题。对话中双方就周末用餐的问题进行了讨论，男士提到周末时会有很多外面的客人来就餐，所以他们可以按 a walk-in basis on Saturdays来付账，这也就是说周末是可以每次就餐时单独付账的。选项 A中有 walk-in basis的原词复现，为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M:Hi, Mary. Do you want to start writing a lab report after we finish this experime
41、nt? W:I cant. In fact I need to finish early because Im going over to the psychology department to talk to Professor Smith about a job opening. M:You mean a job on campus? W:Yeah. And it sounds pretty interesting. It involves helping with your study on learning style. M:Yeah. I know thats an area of
42、 expertise. W:Right. Anyway for her study shes taking some high school students who arent doing very well in their classes and testing them to find out what their learning styles are.Then tutors, people like me, will work with them and present materials to them in their particular learning style. M:
43、Are you getting paid for this? W:Im sure well get something though, probably not much.Anyway it doesnt matter to me; I just want to have some hands-on experience. M:Yeah. Do you have any idea what the schedule is like? W:Late afternoon for tutoring. After all, the kids are in regular classes until t
44、hree thirty. M:Actually thats perfect for me. W:Then come along.We will save the lab report for later. But wed better make sure we do a good job onour experiment first. M:Yeah. First things first. 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。原文没有提及 chemistry，因此 A、 B都可排除。他们其实是在讨论 Professor Smith主持的另外一个试验给他们带来新的工作机遇的问题。对话
45、中曾经出现了 job opening这样的词，和选项 D贴近，所以它也是此题的理想答案。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节判断题。对话中男士问到了女士参加这样的一项工作有关报酬的问题。女士的回答是： “我相信还是能拿到一些酬劳的，虽然可能不多。但是这对我来说并不重要； 我只想获取一些第一手的资料。 ”符合这一意思的只有选项B，因此它才是正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节归纳题。女士在解释工作的性质是曾经提到过这一点，她在对话中的解释是 “提供符合他们独特的学习风格的材料 ”，而在此之前，女士在介绍Professor Smith的
46、研究时，也说到了 “帮你研究学习风格 ”。综合这两点，能够概括它们意思的选项就是正确的选项，所以应该选 C项。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推理判断题。此处的推 断其实并不难，因为在两人对话的结束部分他们有了一个共识，那就是要把手头的实验先要完成。此外。我们用排除法也可以比较容易地选出正确答案。选项 A在对话开始时就被女士否定了，结尾又用到了 save the lab report for later，所以可以排除。 C项不符合步骤，没有得到工作前是不能做的； B项则曲解原对话表述的意思，故除 D项外都不能选。 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B PASSAG
47、ES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 11 【听力原文】 In our system of education today, examination is a common feature.Our present education system has often been criticized as too examination-oriented.
48、However, one must remember that in offices and other areas of work, examinations still feature clearly. There is no doubt that the dread and influence of examinations cause much preparation work.So it therefore appears that examinations whether considered good or bad would stay for a while. Examinat
49、ions are means to test a person on how much he knows or how much he has learnt from a particular course. It is designed to make students study. In our competitive world of today, examinations have a highly selecting or filtering role. In Universities, students have to pass annual examinations before they are allowed to continue, or study harder courses. Moreover, for entrance into university, pre-university examination results would provide a guide as to whether a student has the minimum qualifications necessary. This is because
