1、专业英语四级（听力）练习试卷 10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. 2 What is the womans main problem? （ A） She lives so far away. （ B） She has no time lo visit her parents. （ C） Her parents wont be back. （ D） She needs to work but also see her parents. 3 What did the womans
4、 parents do in Central America? （ A） Travel around the area. （ B） Volunteer their services. （ C） Teach in some schools. （ D） Visit relatives in the area. 4 Why docs the woman NOT want to borrow money? （ A） She has her own money. （ B） She wouldnt be able to get a loan. （ C） She prefers to be independ
5、ent. （ D） Her bills are too high. 5 Where did this interview take place? （ A） In the radio studio. （ B） In a bicycle shop. （ C） On the road. （ D） At the starting line. 6 Why do cyclists participate in the mountain-lake cycle tour? （ A） To meet cyclists from other countries. （ B） To race with profess
6、ional athletes. （ C） To exercise and enjoy themselves. （ D） To compete for a valuable first prize. 7 In what order will the cyclists leave the starting line? （ A） In any order they wish. （ B） In groups at timed intervals. （ C） Bicycle club members first, then others. （ D） Racers first, then average
7、cyclists. 8 What is the relationship between the speakers? （ A） Theyre classmates. （ B） Theyre roommates. （ C） Theyre cousins. （ D） Theyre lab partners. 9 Why was the man worried at first? （ A） He couldnt decide the topic for his paper. （ B） He thought his paper was late. （ C） He hadnt heard from hi
8、s family in a while. （ D） He thought the woman was ill. 10 According to the man, what do some bees use their sense of smell for? （ A） To find their way back to the nest. （ B） To locate plant fibers. （ C） To identify kinds of honey. （ D） To identify relatives. 11 What will the man probably do over th
9、e weekend? （ A） Visit his parents. （ B） Write a paper. （ C） Observe how bees build nests. （ D） Plan a family reunion. SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 Whats the characteristi
10、c of most attractive faces? （ A） There is no answer. （ B） Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. （ C） Most of attractive faces look like Mona Lisa. （ D） Most attractive faces have golden ratio. 13 Whats golden ratio? （ A） Long side: short side = 1.618:1 in a rectangle. （ B） Perimeter: radius = 1.681:
11、1 in a rotundity. （ C） Diagonal: side = 1.681:1 in a square. （ D） Perimeter: long side = 1.681:1 in a rectangle. 14 Which one dries not conform to the golden ratio? （ A） The dimensions of the Great Pyramid of Giza. （ B） The famous Greek Parthenon. （ C） The face of da Vinci. （ D） The face of Mona Lis
12、a. 15 The problem of the standard educational tests is caused by （ A） well-informed users. （ B） imprecise standard. （ C） users who have not enough knowledge of the test. （ D） people who attack the test. 16 The prediction of the test are likely to be mistaken due to （ A） the irrelevance of the past e
13、xperience. （ B） the incompleteness of the information available, （ C） the weakness of the test. （ D） the unpredictability of the future performance. 17 The tests work most effectively when it is used to measure （ A） the whole information on a person. （ B） ones creative ability. （ C） the skill one ha
14、s learned. （ D） the skill he will learn in the future. 18 According to tile speaker, some job applicants were rejected （ A） because they eliminated their names from the applicants list themselves. （ B） because of their inadequate education as shown in their poor spelling in writing a resume. （ C） be
15、cause they failed to give a detailed description of their background in their applications. （ D） because of their carelessness to spell the companys name incorrectly. 19 Perfectionists refers to those who （ A） pay too much attention to details only to lose their major objectives. （ B） know how to ad
16、just their goals according to the circumstances. （ C） demand others to get everything absolutely right. （ D） are capable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do. 20 The example of the Apollo moon launch is to illustrate that （ A） minor mistakes can be ignored in achieving major objectives.
17、（ B） keeping ones goal in mind helps in deciding which details can be overlooked. （ C） adjustments are the key to the successful completion of any work. （ D） failure is the mother of success. 21 The passage is mainly talking about （ A） dont be a perfectionist. （ B） details and major objectives. （ C）
18、 importance of adjustments. （ D） hard work plus good luck. 22 Whats the Justice Department accuses the industry? （ A） They produce dangerous products. （ B） They didnt fund a ten-billion-dollar anti-smoking program. （ C） The industry conspires to hide the health dangers of smoking. （ D） They didnt ch
19、ange its marketing practices. 23 Whats the government lawyers ask the judge to force the industry to do? （ A） Change its marketing practices. （ B） Fund a ten-billion-dollar anti-smoking program. （ C） Stop the cigarette production. （ D） Both A and . 24 Why the passenger jet was forced to land at Hali
20、fax, Canada? （ A） Some passengers would get off the plane in Canada. （ B） There was something wrong about the plane and it could not fly again. （ C） Because there were criminals on the jet plane. （ D） Because it had been thought that the jet had been hijacked. 25 Whats really happened to the passeng
21、er jet? （ A） The jet was intercepted by US air force. （ B） The planes transponder had malfunctioned and was mistakenly transmitting code. （ C） The pilots of the jet repeatedly radioed in to tell controllers they were hijacked. （ D） The armed police arrested several criminals in the jet. 26 Where did
22、 the US and North Korean diplomats meet? （ A） In Washington. （ B） In the White House. （ C） In New York. （ D） In Pyongyang. 27 Which countries are the six-party talks on North Koreans nuclear weapons? （ A） China, North Korea, America, Russia, South Korea and Japan. （ B） China, North Korea, America, R
23、ussia, British and Japan. （ C） China, North Korea, America, Russia, South Korea and German. （ D） China, North Korea, America, French, South Korea and Japan. 28 Whats the main idea of the news? （ A） The EU government provides cheap loans to help Airbus develop new aircraft. （ B） The US government sub
24、sidizes the Boeing Company by giving it government contracts. （ C） The Eli and the US try to find a negotiated settlement on trade war. （ D） US make a new complaint against EU subsidies for the aircraft maker Airbus. 29 When did EU and US agree to suspend their cases before the US new complaint? （ A
25、） Today. （ B） This year. （ C） In Feburary. （ D） In January. 30 To whom were the letter bombs intended to send? （ A） The Danish Police. （ B） Six Swedish people. （ C） A Danish woman. （ D） Three right-wingers. 31 What can be inferred from the news? （ A） There has been an internal struggle among right-w
26、ingers. （ B） These letter bombs were all made in Sweden. （ C） There has been no injury during the raids. （ D） The Letter bombs have caused great damage. 专业英语四级（听力）练习 试卷 10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 t
27、imes. 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 phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and d
28、uring this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minute 1 【正确答案】 Sport Balloons Balloons have been used for sport for about one hundred years./ There are two kinds of sport balloons: gas and hot air./ Hot air balloons are safer than gas balloons,/ which may catch fire./ Hot air b
29、alloons are preferred by most balloonists in the United States because of their safety./ They are also cheaper and easier to manager than gas balloons./ Despite the ease of operating a balloon,/ pilots must watch the weather carefully./ Sport balloon flights are best early in the morning or late in
30、the afternoon,/ when the wind is light./ Over the years, balloonists have tried unsuccessfully to cross the Atlantic./ It wasnt until 1978 that three American balloonists succeeded./ It took them just six days to make the trip from their homes in the United States to Paris, France./ Their voyage cap
31、tured the imagination of the whole world./ 【试题解析】 由于这篇听力是介绍两种用于体育运动的气球，因此文中多处将两者的异同进行比较，注意这些比较级的使用， safer， cheaper， easier。文中很多名词使用复数形式，注意正确拼写及相应的动词搭配。 文中的 ease一词，可能会让人一时难以反映，但是从其转折的语气看，后面的内容是小心紧张的，前面就应该是放松悠闲的，因而可以想到这个词。另外注意， Paris和 France之间要用逗号间隔。 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In th
32、is section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 【听力原文】 W: Are you going to find a job again this summer? M: Yes, of course. Otherwise, how ars I going to pay for the tuition fees in the fall? W: I am thinking of worki
33、ng too, but my folks insist I have to spend some time with them during the summer. You know, I havent seen them for two years. M: Thats bad considering you are only an 8-hour drive away from your hometown. Why havent you been home for so long? W: Its not that I didnt want to go home but because my p
34、arents were volunteering in a charitable organization in Central America for the last couple of years. M: In that case its more about the reason you should visit them in the summer. W: Thats true, but I didnt want to spend the whole summer staying at home. I want to make some money and pay off my tu
35、ition fees too. M: Well, you can always get a loan. W: Loan? I hate the idea of borrowing. I would rather make my own money and pay it off. M: Thats true. Its not uncommon for people to have whopping bills to pay once theyve graduated. W: Yes, thats exactly what I didnt want to get myself into. What
36、 do I do about money? M: Well, yon can work part-time when you are at home. Theres no need to think of this as a dichotomy. Why not do both? W: I was thinking about that but my parents think I should be at home with them full-time. M: Well, I think you do have to make a decision then. 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题
37、解析】 本题考查事实。根据原文可知她本来想利用暑假打工，可是因为已经两年没有见到父母了，所以要与家人团聚。因此选项 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查行为。根据原文 “. my parents were volunteering in a charitable organization in Central America”可知选项 B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查原因。根据原文 “I hate the idea of borrowing. I would rather make my own mon
38、ey and pay it off.”可以推断出选项 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听 力原文】 M: Good morning. This is Allen Pierce broadcasting from university radio. In the local news this morning, the mountain-lake cycle tour is about to begin. And in the studio, we have with us Marilyn OConnor, president of the Ottawa bicycle club, t
39、he tours sponsor. Marilyn, can you tell us what this tours all about? W: Well. Allen, the mountain-lake cycle tour is a two-day bicycle tour from Ottawa to Kingston and back. It is not a race, but more like an endurance test for recreational cyclists. People do it for fitness and fun and try to bett
40、er their time every year. M: How long does it take to cycle one-way, Marilyn? W: About seven to nine hours for the average cyclist. Racers can do it in four hours. But as I said, the tour is not intended to be a race. M: How many people will be taking part this year? W: This is our biggest year ever
41、. We have twelve hundred cyclists registered. M: Id hate to be on the road when the cyclists start out. W: Dont worry, weve introduced staggered starts to avoid these problems. Our first group will leave Ottawa at seven oclock, and other groups will follow every twenty minutes. M: Thank you, Marilyn
42、. Now down to the starting line of the university. 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查地点。根据原文 “This is Allen Pierce broadcasting from university radio.”及随后的 “and in the studio,.”可知选项 A为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查原因。根据原文 “It is not a race, but more like an endurance test for recreational cyclists.”可 知比
43、赛的组织者认为这并不是一场竞技，而是参赛者锻炼身体，寻找乐趣和提高成绩的一次耐力赛。因此选项 C正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查事物特征。根据原文 “Our first group will leave Ottawa at seven oclock, and other groups will follow every twenty minutes.”可以推断出选项B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Sue. Where have you been? W: Oh. Hi, Dan. I was just at the
44、library. I have to hand in my biology paper tomorrow. M: Tomorrow? Oh, no, I thought it wasnt due till Monday. W: Oh. Dont worry. It is due Monday. But Im going away for the weekend and wont be back till Monday night. M: Oh, where are you going? W: California. Were having a family reunion. Its my gr
45、andmothers ninetieth birthday. So, all the cousins and aunts and uncles are going. She planned the whole thing herself. M: Wow. Thats great. How many people will be there? W: Around sixty. My family is big and spread out but were pretty close. So, have you started working on your biology paper? M: Y
46、eah. Im doing it on bees and how theyre able to recognize whether another bee is related to them. W: How can they tell? M: They use their sense of smell. The sweat bees guard their nests this way. If another bee approaches the nest, the guard determines if the new bee is familiar. If it is, its allo
47、wed to enter. W: Interesting. Can other insects do this? M: Well, the paper wasps can. Each wasp nest has a special combination of plant fibers and so the wasps that live there have a unique smell. Those two are the only kind Ive read about so far. 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查人物关系。根据原文可知两人都要交一篇生物学作业，推断出两人
48、应该就是同学。因此选项 A为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查原因。根据原文 “Tomorrow? Oh, no, I thought it wasnt due till Monday.”选项 B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查行为特征。根据原文 “Im doing it on bees and how theyre able to recognize whether another bee is related to them.”及随后提到的 “They use their related of sme
49、ll.”可知选项 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查行为。根据原文可知交生物学作业的截止日期是下个星期一，而这个男生并没有写完，所以推测他会利用周末的时间写论文。因此选项 B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 12 【听力原文】 Picture the most beautiful face you have ever seen. Then ask yourself what it is about that face that makes it so lovely. That question may be difficult to answer. After all, beauty is in the eye of the beh
