1、专业英语四级（对话听力）模拟试卷 26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 In this conversation, what is Betsy? （ A） A grandmother. （ B） A pet. （ C） A car. （ D） A friend. 2 What
2、 happened to Carlas old car? （ A） She sold it. （ B） It was stolen. （ C） It stopped working. （ D） It died in an accident. 3 What is TURE about American car names? （ A） They often have no meaning. （ B） They always come from Italian. （ C） They usually start with the letter “c“. （ D） They are often name
3、d after fast animals. 4 What does Frank mean when he says “it creates extra workload“ ? （ A） He has to read emails very often. （ B） People ask him to do more things in emails than face to face. （ C） He has to read forwarded messages. （ D） He makes lots of requests through emails. 5 According to Fran
4、k, Judy_. （ A） receives little spam （ B） receives less spam than most people do （ C） receives more spam than most people do （ D） should not worry about his spare 6 Frank suggests that Judy do all of the following EXCEPT_. （ A） use something to filter spam （ B） apply for more email addresses （ C） use
5、 email addresses provided by small email providers （ D） try to find out spanners 7 What did the woman do last night according to the conversation? （ A） She played football with other football fans （ B） She watched football match. （ C） She enjoyed a nice meal with friends. （ D） She got something wron
6、g. 8 Why did the woman call the man last night? （ A） She wanted to confirm the appointment with Bill. （ B） She wanted him to play football together. （ C） She wanted to ask for help. （ D） She wanted to tell him about the football game on TV. 9 Why did the man talk with his friend in such an unnatural
7、 way? （ A） He felt sick because something was wrong on his face. （ B） He had something urgent and wanted to leave. （ C） He felt embarrassed because he couldnt pay the bill. （ D） He was heartbroken when he and his friends talked about football. 10 What are the speakers discussing? （ A） Changing work
8、schedules. （ B） Looking for work. （ C） Who can replace the man. （ D） Work on their assignments. 11 Why does the woman need to solve this problem? （ A） She needs a new job. （ B） Her professor doesnt want her to work. （ C） She wants to have time to do her assignment. （ D） She cannot do her assignment
9、herself. 12 How can the woman solve her problem? （ A） Greg can do replacement work for her. （ B） Another person will switch shift. （ C） The professor will give her an extension. （ D） Greg will get her another job. 13 What is the conversation mainly about? （ A） A jewelry store robbery. （ B） Buying a
10、birthday present. （ C） Writing a story. （ D） Doing research for a class assignment. 14 What was the womans problem? （ A） Her professor did not like her story. （ B） She had trouble finishing her assignment. （ C） She did not like the topic she had chosen for her paper. （ D） She was taking too many cou
11、rses. 15 What did the professor tell the woman to do? （ A） To take some extra time. （ B） To do writing exercise. （ C） To do some work for another course. （ D） To write the story ending first. 16 Why is the woman going out? （ A） To go shopping. （ B） To do research for her story. （ C） To meet with her
12、 professor. （ D） To take a break from her work. 17 What is the conversation mainly about? （ A） The effects of caffeine. （ B） Some causes of headaches. （ C） How to do well in exams. （ D） Problems with the student cafeteria. 18 Why does the man drink lots of coffee? （ A） He has a headache. （ B） He has
13、 been fed up with tea. （ C） He is tired. （ D） He is sleepy. 19 What is the mans opinion of the research of coffee? （ A） Decaffeinated coffee may help prevent heart disease. （ B） Coffee does not necessarily cause heart disease. （ C） Coffee has less caffeine than soda. （ D） Regular and decaffeinated c
14、offee contain the same amount of caffeine. 20 What does the woman probably think about coffee? （ A） It helps people work efficiently. （ B） Its more refreshing than soda. （ C） It should be drunk in moderation. （ D） It has fewer flavors than tea. 专业英语四级（对话听力）模拟试卷 26答案与解析 SECTION A CONVERSATIONS Direct
15、ions: 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: Hey, Carla, havent seen you for a long time. Look, whats new? W: (l)Well, I got a new car. M: (1)Really? What happened to old Betsy? Sold it? W: (2)
16、After 150, 000 miles, she finally died. M: Oh, Im sorry to hear that. W: Me too. It had been my favorite one. M: So what kind of car did you get? W: A Toyota. In the beginning I wanted to buy an American car. But you know, recently the oil price has been going up continuously. So I decided to get an
17、 economical type. M: Thats a good little car. Have you ever thought about how cars get their names? W: Huh-uh, not really. M: Well think about it. Toyota has a series of different names for its cars. They all start with a “c“ and sound Italian, but they dont mean anything. W: (3)Just like lots of Am
18、erican cars are named after birds or fast animals, such as “Blue Bird“ or “Eagle“. M: Car companies must spend a lot of time and money coming up with these names. Speaking of which, what are you going to call your new car? W: I dont know yet. Do you have any ideas? 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 对话 2 【正确答案】 C 【知
19、识模块】 对话 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 对话 4 【听力原文】 W: Frank, do you use email? M: Yes, Judy. W: Do you like it? M: I like it for its convenience with which to communicate with people. But theres another side to the picture. W: Whats that? M: (4)For one thing, it creates extra workload. I mean people are bolder i
20、n making requests in their emails. In a face-to-face situation, people dont ask you to do one thing after another. W: Thats surely a problem. M: Another thing that bothers me is that I get lots of forwarded messages. People just want you to share something they find extremely interesting or valuable
21、. W: These are not spam or junk mails. M: No, they are not, but these people simply dont understand that you may not have time to read them. W: (5) My in box is flooded with 39 to 50 unwanted messages every day. M: (5)Well, you have a particularly bad case. W: What do you think I can do, since you k
22、now more about spam than me? M: (6)Well, first of all, use the filters of email providers. The second solution is to come up with a few different email addresses. The last thing I would say is to get an email address that isnt provided by one of the big providers such as Yahoo or Hotmail because tha
23、t is who the spanners target. 4 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 对话 5 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 对话 6 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 对话 7 【听力原文】 W: Oh, its very nice. I really enjoyed the meal. Thank you very much for inviting me. M: Not at all. Er. Pamela. W: Did you watch TV last night, Bill? M: No, I didnt. I hardly watch television. Pame
24、la. W: Really? (1)I did. I watched the World Cup. The match yesterday was between Germany and Italy. It was so exciting . M: Pamela. . . W: Yes, both teams played well, though. Actually, I tried to ring you, but you werent in. M: Why? W: (2)Because it was so exciting. All the fans shouted, clapped a
25、nd cheered so much that you could hardly hear anything. And I know how much you like football. M: No, I dont. I hate it. W: It is incredible, you used to play it at school, didnt you? M: Yes, I did. But I stopped playing years ago. Listen, Pamela. W: Whats the matter? You look as white as a sheet. I
26、s there anything wrong? M: Yes, Im afraid there is. Ive got something to tell you. W: What? M: (3)I didnt bring any money with me. I cant pay the bill. 7 【 正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 对话 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 对话 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 对话 10 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Maria, whats up? W: (8/9) Well, I have a paper due this coming Mond
27、ay and Im wondering if its possible to switch shifts so I can have the weekend free to finish my paper. I know youve got exams a couple of weeks from now, so I thought I could free up a weekend for you at that time. M: Thats a tough one, Jane. I promised my folks to visit them this weekend and theyr
28、e really looking forward to seeing me. Have you checked with Martin? Perhaps he can help you out. W: Yes, I did. He cant do it either since he has an exam next week. M: Thats too bad. Oh, I have an idea. I know Greg is looking for some part-time work. Maybe you can ask him for help. W: (10)Yeah, I a
29、lmost forgot about him. He mentioned once he could do replacement work anytime, since hes only taking one course this semester. M: Im sure Greg has lots of free time. W: Great! Thanks. Ill let you know what happens. M: I hope you can get your work done on time. 10 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 对话 11 【正确答案】 C 【知识模
30、块】 对话 12 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 对话 13 【听力原文】 M: (7)I am so relieved Ive just finished my assignment for my writing course. W: (8)I havent yet. I had trouble getting pass the beginning. M: How come? W: (8)Well, I really want to have a detective story. But after the first few pages, I just couldnt write any
31、more. M: The same thing happened to me. I thought it meant I lack imagination. W: Well, Prof. Wilson said its pretty common for writers to get stuck like that. M: You went to talk to her about it? W: (9)Actually, I went to ask for more time to finish the assignment. But she said that the first thing
32、 I should do is just write anything that come into my head even if it doesnt make any sense, sort of warm-up exercise. M: That is interesting. When I get stuck, I shift to something else, you know, work for my other courses. W: Well, her method seems to have worked for me. I should be able to hand i
33、t in on time. (10)But first I need to go to the jewelry store. M: You are going shopping? Now? W: (10)I am going there for my story. My detective story involves a jewelry store robbery. So I want to take a look at how the jewelry cases are arranged, and where the security cameras are located, that s
34、ort of thing. 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 对话 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 对话 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 对话 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 对话 17 【听力原文】 W: (4)Gosh! Fred, another cup of coffee? Thats your third since lunch. M: Yeah. (5)Well, I stayed up all night cramming for my history exam. I couldnt keep my eyes open in my last class. I
35、m having this coffee so I can stay awake this afternoon. W: Dont you know that drinking too much coffee is harmful? It may cause heart disease. M: (6)Nah. Most of the researches about the link between coffee and heart disease is inconclusive. W: But coffee has caffeine which is addictive. M: You can
36、t become addicted to caffeine like other drugs. W: Yes, you can. Dont you know that people who are deprived of caffeine suffer withdraw symptoms, especially headaches? M: One cure for headaches, oddly enough, is caffeine. Besides, coffee helps me work faster. W: But faster is not necessarily better.
37、 You may finish your exam in a shorter period of time but you wont have fewer errors. M: You know, that soda you are drinking has caffeine in it too. W: But 12 ounces of soda has only half the caffeine of a 5 ounces cup of coffee. And a cup of tea has less than that. M: But I like the taste of coffee. W: (7)You could drink decaf. Decaffeinated coffee doesnt have as much flavor or body as regular coffee. Besides, I also want something that will keep me alert in class. 17 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 对话 18 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 对话 19 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 对话 20 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 对话
