1、专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 73及答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 1 According to the news item, the unity deal was proposed back in_. （ A） March （ B） April （ C） May （ D） June 2 Attila An
2、dics found out that humans and dogs have similar_. （ A） nervous systems （ B） social relationships （ C） nervous responses to some social information （ D） brain mechanism to recognize similar sounds 3 What cant the dogs do in the experiment? （ A） Bark playfully. （ B） Move around. （ C） Respond to sound
3、s. （ D） Show the emotions. 4 According to the news item, the “talking kitchen“ can_. （ A） develop French digital projects （ B） guide cars on roads through instructions in French （ C） work with researchers on Skype （ D） teach students how to cook French and speak French 5 Which of the following state
4、ments is INCORRECT? （ A） Professors Patrick Olivier and Paul Seedhouse directed the project. （ B） The “talking kitchen“ is developed by the researchers in France. （ C） The kitchen equipment and tools adopt the motion sensor technology. （ D） The “talking kitchen“ works like a satellite navigation sys
5、tem in a car. 6 After an earthquake in Los Angeles, young people_. （ A） get nervous because of aftershocks （ B） have training with famous police （ C） take care of people with major injuries （ D） prepare supplies for people in the disaster 7 Ongoing training at the command center focuses on_. （ A） em
6、ergency disaster insurance （ B） quick response to emergency （ C） cooperation among agencies （ D） rebuilding of the disaster regions 8 How many people were shot by the Mexican police officers? （ A） 14. （ B） 2. （ C） 3. （ D） 4. 9 Why did the Mexican police officers shoot towards the car? （ A） Because t
7、hey were against drug trafficking. （ B） Because they were cooperating with the CIA. （ C） Because they were helping the Mexican government. （ D） Because they were helping a Mexican drug group. 10 Bremo Power facility will turn the old coal storage area into a grass field because_. （ A） no trains will
8、 deliver coal to the plant （ B） the plants coal conveyor is not in use （ C） the natural environment of the plant needs improving （ D） coal will not be used any more to power the plant 11 Natural gas is used in Bremo to heat water because_. （ A） it produces more steam （ B） it causes less pollution （
9、C） it doesnt cause global warming （ D） it saves more energy resources 12 How many people were killed during the Fridays bomb attacks according to the news item? （ A） 9. （ B） 12. （ C） 2. （ D） 4. 13 Who has been blamed for the Fridays bomb attacks? （ A） The rebel group Goodluck. （ B） The Nigerian gove
10、rnment. （ C） The rebel group Mend. （ D） The Niger Delta Wealth Group. 14 What is the main idea of Mr. Obamas plan for cutting Americas huge budget deficit? （ A） Americans should pay the same rate of tax. （ B） Companies and the wealthiest citizens must pay higher taxes. （ C） The current tax rate shou
11、ld be increased sharply. （ D） Republican opponents must cooperate with the government. 15 What do Republican opponents think of Mr. Obamas plan? （ A） They think it will cause class warfare. （ B） They believe it may increase the deficit. （ C） They guess it will spread evenly. （ D） They wish it may re
12、duce the deficit. 16 What is the news item mainly about? （ A） The influence of a freak snowstorm. （ B） The big power failure in at least five states. （ C） The traffic accidents on Sunday. （ D） Travel forms in Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. 17 How many passengers on an Amtrak train were stuck for
13、 nearly 13 hours? （ A） 5. （ B） 30. （ C） 15. （ D） 48. 18 Dynamic pictures of the brain could show_. （ A） the speed of thought （ B） the interaction between cells and neural circuits （ C） inactive parts of the brain （ D） subatomic particles 19 BRAIN project is aimed at_. （ A） showing the speed of thoug
14、ht （ B） identifying cells in the brain （ C） understanding the limits of the brain （ D） unlocking the mystery of the brain 20 The knowledge of brain could possibly be used to_. （ A） treat people with Parkinsons （ B） get people to become dynamic （ C） cure the injuries of war veterans （ D） transform th
15、e way humans think 专业英语四级（听力）模拟试卷 73答案与解析 SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST Directions: In this section, you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 1 【听力原文】 Fatah in power in the West Bank and Hamas who govern in Gaza have been at loggerheads, someti
16、mes violently, for almost five years. Mahmoud Abbas and Khaled Meshaal met for the first time in six months to try and reignite(5)a unity deal that never got off the ground when it was proposed back in May. There was a lot of positive talk. President Abbas said there were no longer any differences b
17、etween the two sides. Mr. Meshaal said a new page in partnership had been turned. But many will perceive these talks as having ended in failure. The substance Palestinians will have been looking for was not there. 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (5)可知，建立新联合政府的协议在五月份被提出。故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 2 【听力原文】 R
18、esearch fellow Attila Andics says it helped them better understand the dogs relationship with humans.(1 - 1)“ We have known for a long time that dogs and humans share similar social environment, but now our results show that dogs and humans also have similar brain mechanisms to process social inform
19、ation.“ said Andics. (2)After training 11 dogs to stay motionless while their brains were scanned. the researchers checked their responses of nervous system to about 200 emotionally significant sounds, from whining and crying to playful barking and laughing. They then compared the responses from hum
20、an subjects.(1 - 2)They found striking similarities. Andics says it opens new possibilities for research. 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻内容的理解。由句 (11)和 (12)可知，狗和人有相似的处理社交信息的大脑机制。狗和人对社会信息的神经反应有惊人的相似之处。故 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (2)可知，参与实验的狗听取不同的声音，当研究人员扫描狗的大脑时，受过训练的 11只狗要保持静止不动。故
21、B为正确答案。 【 知识模块】 新闻 4 【听力原文】 (3)A “talking kitchen“ teaches students how to cook French and speak French.(4)Researchers at New Castle University in the United Kingdom have developed the French Digital Kitchen. Professors Paul Seedhouse and Patrick Olivier led the project. Professor Seedhouse told us
22、on Skype that it works like a satellite navigation system in a car. The kitchen equipment and tools use motion sensor technology similar to the Nintendo Wii game system. The sensors help a computer guide the students through instructions in French. 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (3)可知， “会说话的厨房 ”可
23、以教学生做法国菜、说法语。故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 新闻 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (4)可知，该厨房是由英国纽卡斯尔大学的研究人员创造出来的。 B不正确，故为答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 6 【听力原文】 An earthquake of magnitude 5. 1 shook the southeastern suburbs of Los Angeles on Friday, causing some damage, but no major injuries. Nerves were on edge as smaller aftershock
24、s rumbled through the region.(6)At the Los Angeles County Emergency Operations Center, young people sort through supplies, the kind we should all have on hand for any disaster, from flashlights and batteries to emergency blankets. They are training with FEMA Corps, under the Federal Emergency Manage
25、ment Agency and the national service program AmeriCorps. (7)Ongoing training at this hilltop command center also ensures coordination among emergency responders. L. A. County has 88 cities and scores of agencies, and Leslie Luke of the Office of Emergency Management said the region had to be ready f
26、or any kind of disaster. 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (6)可知，洛杉矶东南部郊区发生地震后，年轻人在洛杉矶县应急中心对应急器材和设备进行整理和分类。故 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (7)可知，正在进行的训练保证了各个应急反应机构之间的协调能力。故 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 8 【听力原文】 Fourteen Mexican police officers have been charged with attempted murder over
27、the shooting of two US government officials and a Mexican navy officer. In August, gunmen opened fire on a car with diplomatic license plates. There were two CIA agents inside and a member of Mexican marines. Since the investigation unfolded under pressure from Washington, it became clear that the g
28、unmen were in fact federal police officers. The government suggested that the officers were in league with the countrys violent drug groups and that the attack was in some way related to the cooperation between the United States and Mexico in a fight against drug trafficking. 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对
29、新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (1)可知，十四名墨西哥警官被指控蓄意谋杀两名美国政府官员和一名墨西哥海军军官。故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (2)可知，政府披露这些官员与墨西哥贩毒集团勾结。故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 新闻 10 【听力原文】 The trains that run through rural Virginia no longer deliver coal to the Bremo Power facility. The plants coal conveyor will soon be taken into
30、parts. Greg Searcy, the plants operation manager, says the plan is to turn the old coal storage area into a grass field. Natural gas now powers the Bremo station. A $53 million project was undertaken to change the power source from coal to gas to comply with existing environmental regulations. The p
31、lant uses pressurized steam to generate electricity. (4)Burning natural gas instead of coal to heat water into steam reduces by 40 percent the plants carbon dioxide emissions, that most scientists say are major contributors to global warming. 10 【正确答案 】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (3)可知，电厂为了达到环保标准将煤替换为
32、天然气作为能源。故 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (4)可知，天然气燃烧时比煤燃烧时二氧化碳的排放量要少。故 B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 12 【听力原文】 The Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Fridays bomb attacks in the capital Abuja, (5)which killed 12 people, had nothing to do with the struggle for justice in the
33、 oil-rich Niger Delta region.(6)The rebel group Mend, which says its fighting for a greater share of Nigerias oil wealth, has been blamed for the attacks, but Mr. Jonathan said the perpetrators used the struggles of the Niger Delta to camouflage criminality. 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (5)可知，
34、爆炸造成 12人死亡。故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 新闻 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (6)可知，反动组织 Mend被指应对此次袭击负责，该组织 表示这次袭击是为了争夺尼日利亚更多的石油财富。故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 新闻 14 【听力原文】 (7)President Obama has outlined his plan for cutting Americas huge budget deficit, saying that corporations and the wealthiest citizens must pay higher tax
35、es. Speaking at the White House, Mr. Obama said it was wrong that someone earning only $50, 000 a year should pay the same rate of tax as a person who earned $50 million. He said the pain of reducing the deficit had to be evenly spread. Republican opponents have described Mr. Obamas plan as “class w
36、arfare“ and say theyll oppose any tax increases. 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻内容的理解。由句 (7)可知，奥巴马总统的削减财政赤字计划就是要公司和富豪们缴纳更高的税收。所以答案为 B。 【知识模块】 新闻 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (8)可知，共和党人认为奥巴马总统的计划会引起阶级斗争。所以答案为 A。 【知识模块】 新闻 16 【听力原文】 Airline passengers left stranded by a freak snowstorm that pounded t
37、he Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states were waiting to get to their destinations on Sunday, many after spending a restless night on cots or airport floors. More than 4 million people in _at least five states were without power on Sunday as the storm moved offshore. Up to five deaths, some in traffic a
38、ccidents, were blamed on the storm. Other forms of travel were also impacted.(10)An Amtrak train with 48 passengers on board was stuck for nearly 13 hours when a rock slide resulting from the snow storm blocked the tracks near Palmer, Massachusetts, said Amtrak spokeswoman Vernae Graham. 16 【正确答案】 A
39、 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻大意的把握。由句 (91)、 (92)和 (93)可知，一场突如其来的暴风雪把乘客困在机场。暴风雪还导致了停电，影响了铁路运输。所以新闻主 要讲的是暴风雪的影响，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 新闻 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (10)可知，火车上的 48位乘客受困了 13个小时。所以答案为 D。 【知识模块】 新闻 18 【听力原文】 The Presidents advisors call the BRAIN project ambitious.(8)It aims to produce dynamic pictures
40、 of the brain that show how individual cells and complex neural circuits interact at the speed of thought. Barack Obama said humans could identify distant galaxies and study subatomic particles, but still had a limited understanding of the brain. (9)“Theres this enormous mystery waiting to be unlock
41、ed. The BRAIN Initiative will change that by giving scientists the tools they need to get a dynamic picture of the brain in action and better understand how we think and how we learn and how we remember. “ (10)That knowledge would be transformative: families no longer helpless at the beginning of Pa
42、rkinsons, and war veterans able to reverse the effects of traumatic brain injury. The administration reckons it costs around $500bn a year to treat the various conditions this project hopes to address. 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (8)可知，大脑的动态图可以显示细胞与神经回路的相互作用。故 B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 19 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (9)可知，研究大脑的计划会解开关于大脑的秘密。故 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻 20 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查对新闻细节的捕捉。由句 (10)可知，关于大脑的知识将会使帕金森病患者的家庭 不再无助，这说明从新研究中获取的知识可以用以治疗帕金森症。故 A为正确答案。 【知识模块】 新闻
