1、专业英语四级（对话听力）模拟试卷 24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 What did the International Center send out to students? （ A） A diagram of their facilities. （ B） A sch
2、edule of their activities. （ C） Maps of the city. （ D） Samples of coffee from other countries. 2 How does the man feel about the local customs? （ A） Indifferent. （ B） Disinterested. （ C） Confused. （ D） Unaccustomed. 3 Where will the speakers meet each other? （ A） At the snack bar. （ B） In front of t
3、he library. （ C） At the International Center. （ D） In front of the campus mailbox. 4 The conversation is mainly about_. （ A） a plan for the night （ B） a famous woman photographer （ C） a technique used in photography （ D） an exhibition 5 Which of the followings is NOT the characteristic of Margaret C
4、ameron? （ A） She was good at portraits. （ B） She made a factual record of details. （ C） She was interested in capturing her subjects personality. （ D） She used soft focus on the subject. 6 What will be the subject of the pictures at the exhibit? （ A） Noblemen. （ B） Art historians. （ C） Notable peopl
5、e. （ D） Students of photography. 7 Why did the man call the woman? （ A） He was unable to attend her class. （ B） He wanted to deliver something to her office. （ C） He wanted to hand in a late assignment. （ D） He wanted to drop her course. 8 What did the man almost forget to do? （ A） Find out about a
6、course. （ B） See an adviser. （ C） Drop off a paper. （ D） Go to a meeting. 9 What will the students be required to do in the course the woman described? （ A） Paint a landscape. （ B） Give an oral report. （ C） Take a final exam. （ D） Buy several books. 10 What did the woman think at first? （ A） There w
7、as something wrong. （ B） There had been a movie star. （ C） There had been an accident. （ D） They were making a film. 11 What happened when the woman started to walk away? （ A） One man called her. （ B） One man talked to her. （ C） One man talked with her. （ D） One of the men called her over. 12 What d
8、id these people say to the woman? （ A） Theyd send her a letter. （ B） Theyd send her to the city. （ C） Theyd send her a check. （ D） Theyd send her a card. 13 Whats Harolds interest while hes practising law? （ A） He has his special interest in going to the fair. （ B） He strive for the rights and fair
9、treatment for the disabled. （ C） He spends most of his time breaking down peoples prejudices about the disabled. （ D） He strives for more job opportunities for the disabled. 14 Why was it difficult for Harold to get a job as a lawyer in the beginning? （ A） Because he lacked experience. （ B） Because
10、people had no confidence in his abilities. （ C） Because he was in bad health. （ D） Because people had prejudice against the disabled. 15 Why did employers begin to offer jobs opportunities to the disabled? （ A） Because people became more kind and tolerant to the disabled. （ B） Because laws for equal
11、 job opportunities for the handicapped was issued. （ C） Because Harold strived for the rights and fair treatment for the disabled. （ D） Because employers find the disabled functional by and by. 16 How does Harold hope the employers treat their handicapped workers? （ A） They should only be nice to th
12、e handicapped. （ B） They should understand the disadvantages of the handicapped. （ C） They should treat the handicapped equally. （ D） They should show no surprise at seeing the handicapped. 专业英语四级（对话听力）模拟试卷 24答案与解析 SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Directions: In this section you will hear several conversatio
13、ns. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 1 【听力原文】 W: Are you busy tonight? Im going to the International Center, if youd like to come along. M: (1)I remember I have received their calendar of activities in my campus mailbox a week ago. I didnt really look
14、at it, though. Isnt that where they organize parties and trips for foreign students? W: Not just for foreign students. The International Centers activities are intended for all students. The Center is a good place for meeting people who can tell you how to get to know this city, and if you ever feel
15、 lonely, you can go there and find someone to talk to. M: Since you mention it, it would be nice to meet more people in this area. (2)I find the customs in this country really confusing sometimes, but also therere times when I need to talk to people who come from other countries as I do. Ill bet a l
16、ot of them feel the way I do. W: I share the same feeling. M: I guess its worth a visit. W: Yeah. Will you go there tonight? M: Ill come. I might as well see what the International Center is like. (3)How about meeting me in front of the library? W: Sure, see you then. 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。男士谈到他收到了国
17、际中心寄来的 “calendar of activities”， calendar在此的词义等同于 schedule，表示 “时间表，计划表 ”，所以选择 B项。 【知识模块】 对话 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 观点态度题。男士觉得这个国家的文化令人困惑，所以选择 C项。 【知识模块】 对话 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。在对话最后，男士建议在图书馆前见面，女士赞同，所以选择 B项。 【知识模块 】 对话 4 【听力原文】 W: Hi, got any plans for tonight? M: Hi, not yet. Any suggestions? W: (4)I
18、just got two tickets to the opening of an exhibit of reprints by Julia Margaret Cameron. M: An exhibit? I like such things. But I dont know who Julia. W: (4)Margaret Cameron! She is a photographer in the 1800s. She is interesting to art historians in general and students of photography in particular
19、 because she changes the aesthetics for photography. M: What do you mean? W: Well, (5)her specialty was portraits and instead of just making a factual record of details like most photographers did, you know, just capturing what a person looks like in a dispassionate thought of way, she is like a por
20、trait painter, was interested in capturing her subjects personality. M: Interesting! How did she do that? W: She invented a number of techniques that affect the picture. One of those things she did was to blur images slightly by using a soft focus on the subject. Thats pretty common now. M: Yeah, Iv
21、e seen that. Who did she photograph? W: (6) Famous people of her day, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Charles Darwin. . . Well see at the exhibition. M: You really pick my curiosity. I am going to enjoy this. 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。通过男士的提问 (多数都是询问有关 Margaret Cameron的情况及对话中多次出现的 sh
22、e， her)可以判断出谈话者谈论的是Margaret Cameron，一位著名的女摄影家，所以选择 B。答案 A是干扰选项，尽管对话始于谈论晚上的安排，确定去看展览，但是接着进入对话主题，谈论作品的作者，即 Margaret Cameron。 【知识模块】 对话 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。通过问题可知，此题要求考生对谈话的细节进行是非 筛选。对于此类题，考生应该边听原文边在选项旁边做适当的记录。对话谈到Margaret Cameron擅长人像摄影。能够抓住人物性格特点，并发明了柔焦技术。而选项 B不是她的特点。 【知识模块】 对话 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题
23、。对话最后谈到参展的照片是 Margaret Cameron所拍的那个时代的名人，所以选项 C正确。 Notable意为 “著名的 ”，是 famous的同义表达。 【知识模块】 对话 7 【听力原文】 W: Elizabeth Martin speaking. M: Dr. Martin, my name is Mark Johnson. My roommate, Benjamin Jones, is in your art history class. Uh-m, Art History 502? W: Yes. M: (l)Well, he is sick and wont be in
24、your class today. He asked me to bring his term paper to your office. W: Ok. The paper is due by 3 oclock. M: I have a class from 1 to 2. Ill bring it to your office after my class. W: Well, I have a meeting this afternoon. So you can drop it off with the secretary of the art history department. She
25、ll see that I get it. M: Ok. Oh I almost forgot. Im a biology major. (2)But my advisor told me that I need one more humanities course to graduate. Ive noticed that you are teaching a course on landscape painters next semester. (2)Could you tell me a little bit about it? W: Sure. Well, its a course f
26、or non-art majors. Well be looking at several different painters and examining their works. Well also look at the history and politics of the era in which they lived. M: That sounds interesting. What else is required? W: (3)There is no final exam. And there is only one required book. But each studen
27、t has to give a major presentation about the individual painter at the end of the course. M: Hmm. It sounds good. Thanks. Ill do that. 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节归纳题。 Johnson在对话一开始做了自我介绍，并讲明了打电话的原因，因为室友生病不能亲自前去交 Martin教授布置的论文。因此他要替室友递交这份论文。 B项中用 deliver替代了对话中的 bring。用不定代词 something替换了 termpaper，尽管这样的替换使得意思
28、不如原来具体，但却与原意不违背，和其他选项比较起来，无疑是最佳的答案。其余 3个选项表面看起来与对话相关，但实际都不是 Johnson打电话的目的，只是利用原文中的个别单词进行干扰。 【知识模块】 对话 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。 Johnson在与教授商量好同学委托的事之后，话题转到自己所关心的点上。对话中出现了与题干类似的话 I almost forgot，有利于我们确定答案的大致范围。他说： “导师告诉我在毕业前还要选修一门人文科学的课程 您能告诉我一些情况吗 ?”于是。我们对比选项就应该很快确定 A项是正确答案了。 【知识模块】 对话 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析
29、】 细节题。 Martin教授告诉 Johnson： “该课程没有期末考试，而且只有一本必备的书，但是每个同学在课程结束时要就某个 画家给予总体的介绍。 ”B项中依旧使用了同义替换的方式来进行设置，即用 oral report替换presentation，意思不发生变化，所以 B是正确选项。其余选项是利用原词进行干扰，实际意思和对话不符，故不能选。 【知识模块】 对话 10 【听力原文】 W: I had a really strange experience while I was walking around on Saturday morning. M: Oh? What was it?
30、 W: There was a crowd, (4)and at first I thought thered been an accident, but then I saw that they were making a movie. M: Thats not so strange. You see lots of film crews around town these days. W: Yes, but when I started to walk away, (5)one of the men called me over. He turned out to be the direc
31、tor. M: Really? W: Believe it or not, he wanted me to be in the picture. M: No kidding! Did he want you to say anything? W: No, I had to do something. I had to walk up to the phone booth. Then when I saw that there was somebody in it, I had to look disgusted and walk away. M: You mean well be able t
32、o see your face in this picture? W: Maybe, but you know how it is. Ill probably be cut out before anybody ever sees the movie. M: I hope you got paid. W: (6)They took my name and address, and they said theyd send me a check. M: Wonderful! Now were going to have a movie star in the office! 10 【正确答案】
33、C 【试题解析】 细节题。女士看到人群聚集，以为发生了事故，所以选择 C项。 【知识模块】 对话 11 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。女士说当她要走开时，其中的一个人叫她过去，所以选择D项。 A项有强干扰性，有人喊她只是当时具 体细节的一部分，还把她叫到跟前，故排除。 【知识模块】 对话 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。拍电影的人要了她的姓名和地址，说会给她寄来支票，所以选择 C项。 【知识模块】 对话 13 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Harold. Welcome to todays program. M: Im glad I have the opportunit
34、y to be here. W: Whats your special interest while youre practising law? M: (7)Im particularly interested in striving for the rights of the handicapped. W: Harold, youre quite popular now, but do you find it is quite difficult for you to become a success in your career? M: Absolutely. (8)As a blind
35、man it was even more difficult for me to get a job as a lawyer in the beginning. I was turned down by over forty law firms. They thought its impossible for a blind person to practise law, even though my qualifications included good ranking in my Harvard Law School. W: Then whats the turning point fo
36、r people to change their views of limitation and exclusion? M: Thats on April 16th, 1976. (9) The Department of Labor issued regulations that mandate equal-employment opportunities for the handicapped. So, the business community has become enthusiastic to offer employment to the disabled. The employ
37、ment opportunities for the handicapped have been improving since then. W: Thats great! Whats your hope for the employers to treat their handicapped workers? M: (10)I hope they will not show lust sympathy to their handicapped employees, but the important thing is to consider them as functional as the
38、 able-bodied and treat them no differently. W: OK, Harold. Thanks for your time. M: My pleasure. 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。 哈罗德说他特别感兴趣的是争取残疾人的权利，即 B项。 【知识模块】 对话 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。哈罗德起初很难找到律师的工作，因为他是盲人，许多律师事务所拒绝聘用他，认为盲人不可能当律师。总之，人们对残疾人有偏见，即D项。 【知识模块】 对话 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。劳动部颁布法令，要求为残疾人提供平等的工作机会，所以雇主们开始雇用残疾人。选择 B项。 【知识模块】 对话 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。 哈罗德认为对于雇主最重要的是平等对待残疾人，所以选择 C项。 【知识模块】 对话
