1、专业英语四级（听力）练习试卷 4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 passa
2、ge 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 conv
3、ersations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 2 What is the basic purpose of IQ tests? （ A） They are designed to measure childrens intelligence. （ B） They are intended to test linguistic and numerical skills. （ C） They are designed to test why some child
4、ren perform better at school. （ D） They are intended to find out why some children are not appreciated. 3 According to Kellerman, why are there so many unhappy adults in the world? （ A） Becanse they are not brighter than others. （ B） Becaase they dont have good education. （ C） Because they are not d
5、oing the things they are best at. （ D） Because they are not duly encouraged in life. 4 According to Brigid, why cant some children do well in school examinations （ A） They dont have proper education. （ B） They dont have enough encouragement. （ C） Their parents are not responsible. （ D） They are not
6、good with words and numbers. 5 What is the womans obstacle according to the conversation? （ A） She needs to work hard to advance her career. （ B） She happens to have a high profile job. （ C） She needs to spend much of her time away from her family. （ D） She has a quite extended family. 6 According t
7、o the woman, what make her special? （ A） She has a great husband. （ B） She has a good career. （ C） She has a great family. （ D） She is undaunted to whatever may come in the way. 7 Why does the woman like her acting career most? （ A） She feels that her career is special in the way that people can rel
8、ate to her. （ B） She thinks acting is a good career. （ C） She can make enough for her and her family. （ D） She thinks acting is her childhood dream. 8 Why was the man in the Student Union Office? （ A） To find professor Steinfield. （ B） To look for past test papers. （ C） To look for the woman. （ D） T
9、o look for an aspirin for his headache. 9 What suggestion does the woman give to the man? （ A） Work harder. （ B） Study the exam papers. （ C） Learn from her since she took the class. （ D） Concentrate on the section on prostaglandin. 10 Why does the man have a headache? （ A） Because of the over-produc
10、tion of prostaglandin. （ B） Because he has no aspirin. （ C） Because he is tired. （ D） Because of the Biology course. 11 What do the speakers agree upon at the end. （ A） They agree to meet in the alley to study. （ B） They agree to tutor each other for upcoming tests. （ C） They agree to study poetry t
11、ogether. （ D） They agree to study Biology together. 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 What is the important discovery about seismic waves mentioned by the instructor? （ A） The
12、y occur at regular intervals. （ B） They can withstand great heat. （ C） They travel through the Earths interior. （ D） They can record the Earths internal temperature. 13 What did the study of seismic vibrations help geologists learn more about? （ A） When the Earth was formed. （ B） The composition of
13、the Earths interior. （ C） Why lava is hot. （ D） How often a volcano is likely to erupt. 14 What did P and S waves help scientists discover about the layers of the earth? （ A） How deep they are. （ B） Where earthquakes form. （ C） How hot they are. （ D） What purpose they serve. 15 What does the speaker
14、 talk about? （ A） Why wolves attack human? （ B） Why wolves are so feared? （ C） The history of wolves in Europe. （ D） The normal hunting habits of wolves. 16 According to the speaker, why did wolves attack humans? （ A） They had no other food. （ B） They had lost their homes. （ C） They naturally hunted
15、 all creatures. （ D） To protect their young. 17 What does the speaker imply in the end? （ A） It is human beings that cause wolves to starve first. （ B） Bad guys caused wolves to starve. （ C） Wolves are bad guys. （ D） Wolves are the image of bad guys. 18 In which year was the first English dictionary
16、 published? （ A） 1604. （ B） 1700. （ C） 1750. （ D） 1775. 19 How many words were contained in the first dictionary? （ A） A few thousand. （ B） All important words. （ C） About 3000. （ D） 20 volumes. 20 Who produced the first modern dictionary? （ A） Robert Cawdrey. （ B） Dr. Samuel Johnson. （ C） John Kers
17、ey. （ D） The author was unknown. 21 Whats the specific feature of the Oxford English Dictionary? （ A） It defines easy words as well as hard ones. （ B） It gives good meanings for each word. （ C） It has twenty volumes. （ D） It traces the history of each word. 22 _ MasterCard users are NOT affected by
18、the recent security breach. （ A） Chinese （ B） Chinese mainland （ C） The Senior （ D） Internet 23 The stolen information on MasterCard incldes （ A） password of the card. （ B） card number and expiration dates. （ C） personal identity. （ D） personal birthday information. 24 What were seized in the helico
19、pter by the troop together with Sonia? （ A） Documents in a laptop computer. （ B） Documents that can be used as the evidence against Sonia in court. （ C） A laptop computer. （ D） Both B and . 25 Who captured Sonia? （ A） Colombian police. （ B） American police. （ C） Elite American troops. （ D） Elite Col
20、ombian troops. 26 Whats the US militarys investigation on? （ A） The crime evidence of Saddam Hussein. （ B） The death of two New York State National Guard officers at a base in Iraq. （ C） The mason of the explosion at a US base in Iraq. （ D） The real identities of the two offices died in an explosion
21、. 27 Which statement is NOT correct? （ A） The two officers were killed by enemy fire. （ B） The death of the two officers might be caused by negligence or sabotage. （ C） Captain Philip was a company commander. （ D） Lieutenant Louis was operations manager for Captain Es company. 28 According to the ne
22、ws, ice from Greenland gives information about （ A） oxygen. （ B） ancient weather. （ C） carbon dioxide. （ D） temperature. 29 Why are there two teams to study the same ice? （ A） They belong to different countries. （ B） They compete against each other. （ C） They want to confirm their findings. （ D） The
23、re are too many ices for only one team. 30 Whats a central theme of the conference held in London? （ A） Passing laws to deal with unemployment. （ B） Letting the governments take the lead in helping workers to gain skills. （ C） Encouraging businesses to hire, more workers. （ D） Creating more job oppo
24、rtunities. 31 Which of the following did the conference also call for? （ A） Maintaining labor laws and welfare systems. （ B） Helping workers gain the skills that employers need. （ C） Allowing workers the freedom to choose jobs. （ D） Reforming labor laws and welfare systems. 专业英语四级（听力）练习试卷 4答案与解析 一、
25、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 passage will be read sentence b
26、y 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 1 【正确答案】 Laws Before laws were written, /there was no sure way of knowing what was permitted and what wa
27、s forbidden. /One judge might apply one set of rules to a case while another judge might apply completely different set of rules to a similar case. /It all depended on the personal judgment of one person. /Today we follow the custom of recording our laws. /Rules passed by our lawmakers are printed a
28、nd available for everyone to use. /Unless laws are publicly available, /we do not regard them as binding./ Each of us is subject to many different sets of laws. /Some laws say what is permitted, /such as how fast you may drive. /Other laws say what is required, /such as paying a federal income tax.
29、/Still other laws say what is prohibited, /such as smoking in elevatons. /In the United States, federal laws apply to everyone and state laws apply only to activities within each state. / 【试题解析】 这篇听写材料的难点在动词的使用上。注意被动语态及动词的分词和过去式的形式，后半部分的排比形式中的动词 permitted， required, 和prohibited可能会对一些学生造成困扰。另外，由于这篇材料
30、的动词应用形式比较复杂，在听第四遍的时候一定要注意检查核对。 【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. 2 【听力原文】 W: Why is it that some children perform much better than others at school? M: Ob
31、viously, certain children are brighter than others, but its not as simple as that. A lot of emphasis is placed on intelligence measured by tests. W: The so-called IQ test? M: Yes. Basically they are intended to test linguistic and numerical skills, so some children are bound to suffer. This is very
32、unfortunate. A child with an average IQ may turn out to be successful when he grows up. W: What youre saying is that some children have abilities that are not easy to measure, that arent appreciated. M: Precisely. And if these skills are not spotted sufficiently early, they cannot be developed, That
33、s why, in my view, there are so many unhappy adults in this world. They are not doing the things they are best at. W: I see. M: But at school, only those children who are good with words and numbers will probably do well in school examinations. W: Right. Is there anything a parent can do to help in
34、this case? M: Yes. In my opinion, a child should be judged on his individual talents. After all, being happy in life is putting skills to good use, no matter what they are. 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查意图。根据原文 “Basically they are intended to test linguistic and numerical skills.”可以得知智力测验是为了测验人的语言和计算能力而设计的。
35、选项 B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查原因。根据原文 “Thats why， in my view， there are so many unhappy adults in this world. They are not doing the things they are best at.”可知因为成年人没有做他们最适合的事情是造成不快乐的原因。选项 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查意图。从原文中 “But at school， only those children who are good w
36、ith words and numbers will probably do well in school examinations.”可以 推测出他认为考试为了测验人的语言和计算能力而设计的，因而那些不擅长这两方面的孩子成绩就不好。选项 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: What inspired you to act? W: It must have been born in me. Ive been doing it since I was 7 years old. Maybe it was my family. Who knows? I just know w
37、hen I saw a stage for the first time, I wanted to be on it. M: How do you balance your life between family and your career? W: How? I dont know how. I just know I do it. But it takes work. I have a great husband, a great set of parents and in-laws, and obviously I have help with a nanny. Its not eas
38、y but there are others who do it every day and dont have a high profile job as I do. M: Does it ever get difficult to balance? W: Yup. But what parent has it easy? I just never make the difficulty of it all an obstacle. As I said, I just do it. M: Has that always been your philosophy? To simply work
39、 through the“ obstacles“, no matter what? Just do it? W: Yes, but I also find “she works hard for the money“ or “shes overcome so many obstacles“ a bit overused. I know it allows me to stand out in a crowd when the sea of faces can seem so similar, and I know it serves a purpose in inspiring others
40、who might face the same obstacles I faced while growing up. M: Youre a tough dame. 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查事实。题目问这个女士面对的困难是什么。根据原文可知这个女士是个演员，所以不得不经常在家庭和事业之间作平衡。因此选项 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查事实。文中她讲到了 “I just never make the difficulty of it all an obstacle As I said， I just do it.”因此选项 D
41、为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题考查原因。根据原文中提到的 “I know it allows me to stand out in a crowd when the sea of faces can seem so similar， and I know it serves a purpose in inspiring others who might face the same obstacles I faced while growing up.”可以推断出她认为演员这个职业可以使她从众人之中脱颖而出，而且 这一的经历能够鼓舞有相同困难的人们。因
42、此选项 A为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Hi Stan, where have you been? M: Oh, just at the Student Union office trying to see if I can catch you there. I also tried to find out if professor Steinfield has any old exams from years ago. W: Why dont you just ask me? I took that class last semester and aced it.
43、 M: Yeah. you ace all your subjects. But the exams change from year to year, dont they? W: True, but the style is pretty much the same from year to year. M: So tell me all about the process of prostaglandin. I can barely even pronounce it, let alone explain it. W: Hey, I am no expert but what shell
44、be mainly looking for is that you know how it affects the digestion, reproduction, and immune systems. M: What kinds of questions might she ask? W: Well, for example, youll probably have to say how prostaglandin, if over-produced can give you headaches and fevers and stuff. M: Speaking of headaches.
45、 I think Im getting one now. Can you give me an aspirin? W: Well, its probably because you have too much prostaglandin, Aspirin blocks prostaglandin production. M: Well, Im sure its this Biology class thats doing it. W: Hey, Ive heard youre no slouch at poetry. You get me through my course in 19th c
46、entury poetry and Ill make you an expert in Biology. M: Its a deal. Where shall we begin? Poetry is up my alley. 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查原因。从文中开头原文 “. just at the Student Union office trying to see if I can catch you there.”可以得知选项 C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题考查事实。根据原文 “Why dont you just ask
47、me? I took that class last semester and aced it.”可以得知这个女生说自己去年选了 Steinfield教授的课，建议男士向她咨询有关问题，因此选项 C为正确答案。 aced it意为 “成绩为 A”。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题考查原因。由原文男士自己所给出的原因 “Im sure its this Biology class thats doing it.”可以得知选项 D为正确答案 ，即头疼是因为生物学课程考试。根据文中 “. its probably because you have too much p
48、rostaglandin”(可能是因为你前列腺素过多 )很容易误选 A，但这只是女士的猜测，而非真正原因。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题考查行为。文中最后提到 “Ive heard youre no slouch at poetry. You get me through my course in 19th century poetry and Ill make you an expert in Biology.”其中 slouch意为 “不中用的人，懒惰或无能的人 ”，整句意即 “我听说你诗歌方面不弱，你帮我通过 19世界诗歌课程考试，我则帮你成为生物学专家
49、 ”，据此应选 B。文章最后一句用到一个习语 up someones alley意思是 “为某人所熟悉或精通的；正合某人所长 ”。可知男生答应帮助女生复习 19世纪文学。选项 A曲解了该词组意思。 【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】 There were several important discoveries in the early part of last century that helped geologists develop a more accurate picture of the earths interior. The first key discovery had to do with seismic waves. Remember they are the vibrat
