1、专业英语四级（对话听力）模拟试卷 18及答案与解析 SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 1 The woman has done all of the following when camping EXCEPT （ A） going to the seaside. （ B） living in
2、the tent. （ C） visiting the waterfalls. （ D） sitting in the sun. 2 Where does the woman stay for camping? （ A） In the valley. （ B） In the woods. （ C） By the sea. （ D） Near a cave. 3 Which statement is true about their camping? （ A） The woman and her friends went to the beach for several times. （ B）
3、The woman took her bicycle together with her during the trip. （ C） The valley is 20 miles from the sea, south of Hilson. （ D） The woman forgot to take the tin-opener during her trip. 4 What is the focus of the conversation? （ A） Extreme stress. （ B） Hair loss. （ C） Declining health. （ D） Medical ach
4、ievements. 5 What is the most probable relationship between the speakers? （ A） Old friends. （ B） Colleagues. （ C） Doctor and patient. （ D） Brother and sister. 6 At the end of the conversation, the man probably （ A） decides to see a doctor. （ B） goes to buy a toupee (假发 ). （ C） accepts that state of
5、his condition. （ D） continues to look for other solutions. 7 What is the conversation about? （ A） Writing formal report. （ B） A part-time job in the vacation. （ C） A project in helping learning style. （ D） Tutoring in high school. 8 At the end of the conversation, what will the speakers probably do
6、next? （ A） Go to a job interview. （ B） Finish their lab report. （ C） Conduct a survey. （ D） Go to the Department. 9 Who are the speakers? （ A） Teachers. （ B） News reporters （ C） Students. （ D） Educators. 10 Why does the man call the woman? （ A） To know what the maths assignment is. （ B） To find out
7、their professors phone number. （ C） To seek help in doing his maths homework. （ D） To seek excuses for late hand-in work. 11 Which statement is true about the man? （ A） He seldom works out problems alone. （ B） He didnt want to consult his professor. （ C） He is generally a good student. （ D） He didnt
8、 expect the work to be so hard. 12 How does the woman respond to the mans problem? （ A） Agreeing to work with him. （ B） Offering to do the assignment for him. （ C） Thinking its too late to help him. （ D） Asking help from their professor. 13 What is the current time in the conversation? （ A） 3:40 PM.
9、 （ B） 4:15 PM. （ C） 4:30PM （ D） 4:45PM 14 How does the driver figure out that the passenger is a first-time visitor to the city? （ A） The passenger catches a taxi for a short one-mile trip. （ B） The passenger does not understand the rules for tipping drivers. （ C） The driver finds the passenger lost
10、 on the street before picking him up. （ D） The driver notices the passenger gazing upward at the tall buildings. 15 What sort of restaurant is the man looking for? （ A） One that is relatively inexpensive. （ B） One that is not very crowded. （ C） One that offers large servings. （ D） One that is situat
11、ed close to the hotel. 16 Which is not mentioned by the driver about the restaurant? （ A） The price. （ B） The service. （ C） The interior design. （ D） The serving size. 17 What did they talk about yesterday? （ A） Gymnastics. （ B） Athletics. （ C） Chariot races. （ D） Fishing. 18 Why are hunting and sho
12、oting NOT real sports according to the woman? （ A） Because they have to be done in the countryside. （ B） Because neither Greeks nor the Romans like them. （ C） Because killing animals for sport is not right. （ D） Because they are old-fashioned. 19 What is the favorite sport of the woman? （ A） Boxing.
13、 （ B） Skating. （ C） Swimming. （ D） Bull-fighting 20 What can be learned from the conversation? （ A） The Olympic Games didnt include old sports. （ B） Football became popular in the 18th century. （ C） The Romans were the first to take up motor races. （ D） Lots of people approved of country sports. 专业英
14、语四级（对话听力）模拟试卷 18答案与解析 SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 1 【听力原文】 M: What was the weather like while you were camping? W: Not too bad, it rained the last couple of d
15、ays, but mostly it was fine. We werent able to visit the Gorge Waterfalls on the next to the last day, but. M: What a pity! W: Well, apart from that we did everything we wanted to walking, climbing and just sitting in the sun. We even managed a visit to Hook Cave. M: How on earth did you get that fa
16、r? W: We cycled. Oh.and we went to the beach quite a few times. M: Did you take your bikes with you? W: No, we borrowed some from a place in the village. M: Whereabouts were you? W: Oh, in a lovely valley - lots of woods and about twenty miles from the sea. Just north of Hilson. M: I remember one ti
17、me when I went camping. We forgot to take a tin-opener! W: Thats nothing. A goat came into our tent in the middle of the night - it ate all the food we had with us! Man: Well, you seem to have had a good time. 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。根据对话中 Linda说的 “Well， apart from that we did everything we wanted tow
18、alking， climbing and just sitting in the sun We even managed a visit to Hook Cave ” 【知识模块】 对话 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。 Linda说道 “Oh， in a lovely valley一 lots of woods and about twenty miles from the sea Just north of Hilson ”。 【知识模块】 对话 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实判断题。 Linda在 对话中提到 “we went to the beach quite
19、a few times ”可知答案 A是正确的，根据后面的对话内容，选项 B、 C、 D都可以排除。 【知识模块】 对话 4 【听力原文】 Lucy: Frank, what are you doing? Frank: Ah, nothing. Im just looking up some information on the Internet. Lucy: Like what? Let me see. .Baldness? What are you looking that up for? I . I mean, youre not that bad off. Frank: Ah, the
20、re you go. Bring it up again! Lucy: No. I mean it. You look great! Honestly, its not that bad. Frank: Hey, I get enough of it from friends, and the people at work, and now from you! Lucy: Well, maybe you could wear a toupee? I think youd look great. Frank: Oh no. Lucy: Well, have you ever thought ab
21、out seeking medical advice? There are new advances in medicines that not only slow hair loss, but help regenerate new growth. Frank: Ah, I still dont believe medical treatment will prevent permanent hair loss. Lucy: Well, what about accepting the fact that youre just losing your hair? Frank: I just
22、cant give up hope. I know appearances shouldnt matter, but I dont know. I just feel that women just avoid me. Lucy: Come on. You cant be serious. Frank: No really. Ive seen it many times. It just, I dont know . 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主旨判断题。根据两个人对话的主要内容可知。 【知识模块】 对话 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实推断题。两个人谈话比较随意，所以首先可
23、以排除 C，而对话中又有 “Hey， I get enough of it from friends， and the people at work， and now from you!”这句话，由此可以排除 A和 B，所以即使对话中没有直接说明，仍可以判断出两个人是兄妹。 【知识模块】 对话 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实判断题。题目中的选项 A、 B、 C妹妹在对话中都有提及，而这些根据实际对话的内容，哥哥都没有接受。 【知识模块】 对话 7 【听力原文】 M: Hey, Mary. Do you want to start writing a lab report after
24、we finish this experiment? 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, about
25、 how some people learn best by sight, while others learn best by hearing or touch. M: Yeah. I know thats an area of 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
26、. Then tutors, people like me, will work with them, presenting material to them in their particular learning style. M: Hey, that is interesting! Now will you mostly do the testing or the tutoring? W: Both, I hope. I want to be involved from start to finish. M: Are you getting paid for this? W: Im su
27、re well get something though, probably not much. Anyway it doesnt matter to me. I just want to have some hands-on experience. M: Yeah. And itll be nice to help the high school students, too. I think I will go to apply for this interesting job together with you, but wed better finish our lab report f
28、irst. W: OK! 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 主旨判断题。尽管对话的开始提到一个试验和试验报告的完成，但是后面的对话中两个人谈及一项关于研究高中生学习方法研究项目的工作，题目中的其他选项根据对话内容都可以排除。 【知识模块】 对话 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。由最后一句 “I think I will go to apply for this interesting job together with you but wed better finish our lab report first ” 【知识模块】 对话 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实推断
29、题。从一开 始两个人讨论试验和试验报告，而后女生提出“Im going over to the Psychology Department to talk to Professor Smith about a job opening ”，而后两人又讨论了这个项目的具体内容，一起申请这个工作。 【知识模块】 对话 10 【听力原文】 W: Hello? M: Hi, Susie? W: Oh, hi Tom. Whats up? M: Sorry to be calling you so late but Im having trouble with the maths assignment.
30、W: Dont worry, its not that bad. But I do have to say that I havent worked this hard on an assignment all term. Ive already spent more than two hours on it and Im still not halfway through it. M: Well, thats still farther than Ive gotten. I have no idea even where to start. I was thinking about call
31、ing Professor Johnson. W: Now? But the assignments due tomorrow. Hell wonder why you waited until now to ask for help. M: This always happens. I mean, when I first got the assignment, I thought it looked ok and I figured I could do it in two hours. And now, it turns out I cant even figure out how to
32、 get started. W: Oh.well, do you want to come over? I could show you what Ive worked out so far, and then we could work on the rest together. M: Are you sure? I hate to interrupt you. I mean, I dont want to hold you back. W: Its OK. Im sick of working on it alone. And anyway, if Im thinking out loud
33、, itll probably help clarify the muddy parts for me, too. M: Thanks a lot. I owe you big on this one. I was afraid I was headed for another bad grade. W: No problem. M: See you in a few minutes. W: Okay. Bye. 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。男生打来电话向女同学倾诉看了半天都不知道该怎么下手，要考虑向教授求救了，但是后面两个人商定了要一起完成习题，并没有打算给教授打电话；而男
34、 生什么都没有开始的时候，女生都已经做了一半了，所以谈不上他帮助女同学完成作业，所以排除答案 D。 【知识模块】 对话 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实判断题。根据对话的内容可以排除 A、 B、 C，而女同学在接到电话之后说道 “But I do have to say that I havent worked this hard on an assignment all term”。 【知识模块】 对话 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。女同学向男生提出 “Oh well， do you want to come over? I could show you what
35、Ive worked out so far, and then we could work on the rest together”。 【知识模块】 对话 13 【听力原文】 Passenger: Hey Taxi! Ah great. Thanks for pulling over. Driver: Where to? Passenger: Well, Im going to the National Museum of Art, and . Excuse me. How long does it take to get there? Driver: Well, that all depe
36、nds on the traffic, but it shouldnt take more than twenty minutes for the average driver. We can get there in less than twelve minutes. Passenger: Okay. Do you know what time the museum closes? Driver: Well, I would guess around 6:30. Passenger: Uh, do you have the time? Driver: Yeah. Its half past
37、four. Uh, this is your first time to the city, right? Passenger: Yeah. How did you know? Driver: Well, you can tell tourists from a mile away in this city because they walk down the street looking straight up at the skyscrapers. Passenger: Oh, before I forget, can you recommend any good restaurants
38、downtown that offer meals at a reasonable price? Driver: Umm . Well, the Mexican restaurant, La Fajita, is fantastic. Its not as inexpensive as other places I know, but the decor is very pleasant, and the portions are larger than most places Ive been to. Passenger: Sounds great! How do I get there f
39、rom the museum? Driver: Well, you can catch the subway right outside the museum. And there are taxis too, but they dont run by the museum that often. Passenger: Okay. Thanks. 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。在对话中乘客直接问了司机当时的时间。 【知识模块】 对话 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实推断题。出租车司机问乘客是不是第一次来的时候，乘客承认是第一次并表示惊讶，问他是怎么知道的时候，司机的回
40、答是 : “you call tell tourists from a mile away in this city because they walk down the street looking straight up at the skyscrapers”(外地人第一次来这个城市都是眼睛直盯着摩天大楼 )。 【知识模块】 对话 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实推断题。在 乘车途中，乘客询问司机去什么餐馆好的时候说道 : “can you recommend any good restaurants downtown that offer meals at a reasonab
41、le price?”。 【知识模块】 对话 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。司机在向乘客介绍那家餐厅时，提到了价格、内部装修和规模，唯独没有提到服务。 【知识模块】 对话 17 【听力原文】 M: We talked a lot about gymnastics yesterday. What do you think of other types of sport like mountaineering, skiing and so on? W: I suppose athletics, including boxing and wrestling, must be one o
42、f the oldest forms of sport in existence. The Greeks went in for these sports with great enthusiasm and their Olympic Games included most of the sports we go in for today. M: Except the more modem games like footballs and cricket, which became popular only in the last century. W: Yes, thats true. Mo
43、untaineering and skiing are comparatively recent sports too, arent they? M: And so are motor-racing and cycling. W: But the Greeks and the Romans went in for chariot races, which were rather like our motor races. M: What about country sports? Do you like them? W: Do you mean sports like hunting, sho
44、oting and fishing? M: Yes. W: I dont approve of killing animals for sport. And I dont approve of boxing and bull-fighting either. I dont call these real sports. M: Lots of people would disagree with you! W: No doubt, but I still dont like them. M: What about aquatic sports? Do you like sailing? W: Y
45、es, its a marvelous sport! I also like swimming and Im very fond of rowing. For me the great sporting event of the year is the Boat Race. I watch that every year with great enthusiasm. M: So do I. 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。从对话开始就可以听到两个人前一天谈论体操运动项目。 【知识模块】 对话 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实判断题。对话中男士问女士对 country s
46、ports such as hunting， shooting等项目的看法时，女士回答 “I dont approve of killing animals for sport ”。 【知识模块】 对话 19 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。女士提到 “I also like swimming and Im very fond of rowing ”。 【知识模块】 对话 20 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 事实推断题。该题可以用排除法作答，对话中明确提到 “their Olympic Games included most of the sports we go in for to
47、day”，排除 A；紧接着对话中有 “Except the more modern games like football and cricket， which became popular only in the last century”，这里的 last century应该是 19或 20世纪，故排除 B；根据文中 “But the Greeks and the Romans went in for chariot races which were rather like our motor races ”可知选项 C中只提到罗马人最先开始进行这个项目是不全面的，故排除答案 C。 【知识模块】 对话
