1、专业英语四级（对话听力）模拟试卷 31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 When did Carolyn call Bob? （ A） Last Saturday morning. （ B） Last Saturday evening. （ C） Last Sunday mo
2、rning. （ D） Last Sunday evening. 2 Why was Bob not able to go to the dinner party? （ A） He went on a trip. （ B） He went out shopping and missed the phone. （ C） He went to visit Tom and his wife. （ D） Both A and B 3 What can we infer from the conversation? （ A） He was happy that he had come to the di
3、nner. （ B） He had to come to the dinner. （ C） He would try to come to the dinner. （ D） He felt that he didnt come to the dinner. 4 The woman was_before when exams were coming. （ A） skeptical （ B） indifferent （ C） calm （ D） dreadful 5 The hard part of studying last minutes usually includes the follow
4、ing EXCEPT_. （ A） running out of time （ B） having to choose focus areas （ C） taking time from part-time job （ D） guessing what will be on exams 6 The man needs the money from his job to pay his_. （ A） tuition （ B） meal and bed （ C） student loan （ D） books 7 How did the man spend his last weekend? （
5、A） He went to visit his friends in Pennsylvania. （ B） He went out on a picnic. （ C） He went to a concert. （ D） He went to a formal dinner. 8 What did the man do last Sunday morning? （ A） He had a potluck supper indoors. （ B） He went to a neighborhood party. （ C） He went for a drive in the countrysid
6、e. （ D） He went to a concert. 9 What does the dialogue mainly tell us? （ A） The man had a good time last weekend. （ B） The farmland is beautiful in Pennsylvania. （ C） People prefer informal parties to formal ones. （ D） People do not like life in a big city. 10 Why did the officer think the man shoul
7、d notice the speed limit? （ A） Speed limits are the same in all areas. （ B） Shed told him what it was. （ C） There are signs along the road. （ D） He has recently received his drivers license. 11 What can be inferred about the man? （ A） He was on his way to work. （ B） He hadnt realized he was speeding
8、. （ C） He lives on Elm Street. （ D） His speedometer isnt working. 12 What did the police officer finally do? （ A） She took away the mans license. （ B） She gave the man a speeding ticket. （ C） She gave the man a warning. （ D） She asked the man to become more familiar with the area. 13 Christina Hudso
9、n is going to_in London. （ A） do some business （ B） know something about the McDonald clan （ C） visit the castle and do some shopping （ D） study the history of the city 14 Castle Rock is situated in_. （ A） Scotland （ B） England （ C） Ireland （ D） Wales. 15 Rory McDonald recommends Christina Hudson to
10、 buy_. （ A） a kilt （ B） sweaters and whiskey （ C） souvenirs （ D） a kilt and local whiskey 16 Which of the following is INCORRECT about Rory McDonald? （ A） He has always lived in Edinburgh. （ B） He wears a kilt. （ C） He is head of the McDonald clan. （ D） He is proud of his homeland Scotland. 17 Why d
11、oes the woman say she has mixed feelings? （ A） She might change her major. （ B） She wasnt quite ready to come back to campus. （ C） The birds wont learn to keep away from people. （ D） There are more endangered species in zoos than in the wild. 18 What was the womans job? （ A） Counting wildlife. （ B）
12、Cleaning cages. （ C） Traiing baby birds. （ D） Making puppets. 19 Why does the man mention tigers and pandas? （ A） He once had a job in a zoo. （ B） Theyre often seen in the zoos. （ C） Theyre familiar examples of endangered species. （ D） They also become attached to humans. 20 The staff members cover
13、themselves with cloth as they work so that_. （ A） they are protected from scratches by the cranes talons （ B） they arent exposed to infectious diseases （ C） the chicks can be examined in a sterile environment （ D） the chicks dont become dependent on humans 专业英语四级（对话听力）模拟试卷 31答案与解析 SECTION A CONVERSA
14、TIONS 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】 (Carolyn = W, Bob=M) W: Bob, you werent at home last Saturday, were you? I tried to call you. M: Oh, thats right, Carolyn. (1)I suppose you
15、 phoned me in the morning, didnt you? W: (l)Yes, it was late in the morning when I phoned. M: Oh, (2)I was out shopping. Why did you phone me? W: I wanted to ask if youd like to come to dinner on Sunday. M: Oh, what a pity! (3)I wish I had come but actually, I went on a river trip practically the wh
16、ole day Sunday. W: How was the trip? M: Very worthwhile. By the way, how did the dinner party go? W: Well, we had a wonderful time , er. (1)I thought you might have enjoyed it too if you had come. Tom Welsh and his wife were with us. Youve met them before, havent you? M: Tom Welsh, yes, I rather lik
17、ed him. W: And we had a lovely dinner with green cabbage, cucumber soup and fresh salad. M: Very nice. W: And they asked about you. M: And howre they getting on? W: Oh, very well. They enjoyed the party very much. M: All, good. 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。对话中提到 Carolyn问 Bob二周六是不是 不在家，因为她打电话过去没人接。 Bob说他是不在
18、家，并猜测 Carolyn是那天早上打的电话，得到了 Carolyn的确认。因此， Carolyn是在上周六的早上给 Bob打的电话。A项为正确答案。 【知识模块】 对话 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。对话开始讨论的是 Bob上周六不在家，没有接到 Carolyn的电话，而 Carolyn打电话的原因是想邀请 Bob周日来一起吃饭。由此可知， Bob没能去赴这次晚宴的直接原因就是因外出购物而没能接到邀请电话，尽管客观上他接到邀请也未必能前去，但是 这是我们的猜测，根据对话本身，我们只能选择B项而不能选 D。 【知识模块】 对话 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推断题。 Bob
19、说的 I wish I had come but 是虚拟语气，表示一种与现实相反的假设和愿望。如果了解这点，再加上听到后面对话中出现了 but一词，我们便可判定答案应该是 D项，而后半段的对话则可以帮我们进一步地证实选择。 【知识模块】 对话 4 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Billy. Hows school going? M: Oh, hi, Lisa. School is really, really tough right now; exams are coming in two weeks. W: Gees, you sound stressed. (4)Exams, I used
20、to dread this time of year. I used to cram the night before and hope I was studying the right stuff. M: Thats the hard part of studying last minute; (5)you can run out of time, have to pick and choose areas of focus and guess what will be on the exams. Its always a bit of a gamble. To add more stres
21、s I have a part-time job on top of studying! W: Cant you take some time off from your job, Billy? M: No, (6)I need the money to help pay my board. I thought I was doing pretty well all term balancing school and work, but now Im finding it impossible to find the time to both study and work. W: It sou
22、nds tough. When do you often study? M: After coming home from my job. I have to hit the books for a few hours every night, whether I have the energy or not. Sometimes I just want to go to sleep. Im so tired! W: Well, if its any consolation, Billy, you know its not going to last forever. Twenty years
23、 from now you will look back on this time and remember all the fun you had. M: No doubt, thanks, Lisa. I know youre right. 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。女士以前对考试感到担心和恐惧。故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 对话 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 推断题。考前才学习会耗尽时间，挑选重点部分及猜测考试内容，并没有提及 从做兼职中抽出时间。故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 对话 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。对话中指出男士需要用工作挣的钱支付住宿
24、的费用。故正确答案为 B。 【知识模块】 对话 7 【听力原文】 W: (3)Did you have a good time last weekend? M: Yes, I did. (1)I visited some friends in Pennsylvania. They live in a small town called Canonsburg. W: That must have been interesting. Ive never been in a small town just big cities. M: Neither have I. W: What did you
25、do? M: There isnt as much to do there as is here. No plays or concerts, that is, people make their own entertainment, though. W: What do you mean? M: Well, Saturday we went to a potluck supper. W: A potluck supper? Whats that? M: The whole neighborhood has a party. Everybody brings something. Its al
26、l put on the table and you can eat whatever you like. That is a potluck supper. W: Its something like a picnic, isnt it? M: Well, yes. The weather was warm, so we had this one outdoors. But in winter they have them indoors too. W: What else did you do? M: (2)Sunday we went for a drive. We had lunch
27、at a drive-in. W: Is the countryside interesting? M: Beautiful farmland. Youd like it. W: Im sure I would. M: Sunday evening some people came for dinner. It was very informal we just sat around and talked. Just a nice Sunday night supper. W: Thats the kind of evening I like. I dont care for a formal
28、 dinner so much. M: Neither do I. 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。本题的难度不大，因为一开始，男士就介绍说： “我去拜访了宾西法尼亚的几位朋友，他们住在一个叫 Canonsburg的小城镇里。 ”因此正确选项很容易就能找到是 A项。 B、 C和 D三项均属原词干扰。虽然文中出现picnic， concert和 formal dinner，但这三个选项都没有正确表达甚至误传原文的意思。另外， B、 C和 D项也不能全面回答该提问。 【知识模块】 对话 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。对话中出现了很多关于活动安排的词，但是选择时我们要注意他
29、们对应 的时间是否和题干一致。选项 A迷惑性较大，因为关于 potluck占了对话一定的比重，但它确切举行的时间是 Saturday；而且 potluck supper是晚餐，不可能发生在早晨；对话中也没有提及是否是在室内，错误较多。对话中男士有这样一句话应该成为我们判断的依据，他说： “周日我们驾车兜风。在一家免下车的饭馆吃中午饭。 ”于是，根据正常的说话习惯，我们可判定驾车应该发生在午饭之前，即早晨，因此选 C项。 【知识模块】 对话 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 主旨题。尽管这段对话不是在讨论对某个问 题或现象的理解或解释，但是依旧还存在一个核心的话题，即上个周末生活的安排和度过的
30、情况。这类题目的解答方法之一是注意对话的开头。本段对话一开始的提问就提示其主题。正确选项应该是 A项，其他选项只涉及对话的某部分或者是根据对话的一些推断，比较片面，不能成为正确选项。 【知识模块】 对话 10 【听力原文】 W: Can I see your license and registration please? M: What is the matter, officer? Did I do something wrong? W: You were speeding. M: I was speeding? W: You certainly were. Do you have any
31、 idea how fast you were going? M: Im not sure, but I was going about 35. W: This street is in a 25-mile-per-hour speed zone, you know. M: It is? W: In this state, the speed limit in residential areas is 25 unless otherwise posted. (4) Besides, there are signs all along the streets. M: (5) Im sorry,
32、officer, I guess I didnt notice. I was thinking about my job interview. Im on my way to it right now and I didnt plan to come this way. W: What do you mean? M: Well, I was coming down on Elm Street, but it was congested with traffic. There was some kind of congestion. Im nervous enough as it is. W:
33、Ill just give you a warning this time. 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。根据 文中信息 “ Besides， there are signs an along the streets ”，可以得出正确答案为 C。 【知识模块】 对话 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。根据文中信息 “Im sorry， officer， I guess I didnt notice I was thinking about my job interview ”，说明这位男士一直想着面试的事情，而没有注意到自己超速行驶，因此可以判断出正确答案为 B。
34、 【知识模块】 对话 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。根据文中信息 “Ill just give you a warning this time ”，可以直接推出正确答案为 C。 【知识模块】 对话 13 【听力原文】 W: Excuse me. Do you live here? M: Yes, (10)Ive lived here in Edinburgh all my life. My names Rory McDonald. How do you do? W: Hi, Im Christina Hudson from Phoenix, Arizona. Im an oil
35、 engineer. (7)Im on my way to London on business. M: How long are you staying in Edinburgh? W: Just a day. What can I see here in twenty-four hours? M: Well, most tourists want to visit the Castle. (8)Its on Castle Rock. Its where the Scottish government used to be. Then you really should visit Holy
36、rood Palace. The kings and queens of Scotland used to live there before Scotland was united with England. W: You seem to know a lot about Scottish history. M: Aye, well, (10)Im a McDonald of the McDonald clan. You know there are clans in Scotland. And were all proud of our history. W: Does that expl
37、ain the kilt youre wearing? M: Aye. Each clan has a special kilt. W: Id like to buy a kilt for my husband. M: You can buy them in Princes Street. Its the best street for shopping. W: What else should I buy? M: (9) Why dont you buy some sweaters? Scottish sweaters are famous for their quality. And yo
38、u must buy some whiskey. Of course you know thats our national drink. But remember you mustnt put ice in it. That soils the flavor! 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实细节题。从对话开头可知对话发生在爱丁堡， Christina提到自己在去伦敦出差的路上，由此得出答案为 A。 【知识模块】 对话 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 事实细节题。对话中 McDonald提到： Castle是游人常去的地方，它位于 CastleRock，那里曾经是苏格兰政府的
39、所在地。由此 可知答案为 A。 【知识模块】 对话 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 事实细节题。对话最后 Christina询问还应买些什么时， McDonald建议她买 sweaters以及 whiskey，由此可知答案为 B。 【知识模块】 对话 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 事实细节题。 Rory McDonald提及自己是 McDonald氏族的一员，但没说是首领，因此 C项与原文不符，应该选 C。 【知识模块】 对话 17 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Claire. How does it feel to be back on campus? W: Gee, Hi, w
40、ell, to tell you the truth, I have mixed feelings. M: Oh, why? W: (7)I had this great summer job that I really hated to leave. I worked at the wild life research center in Maryland. M: That makes sense for a genetics major. What did you do? Clean the cages? W: This is a wildlife center, not a zoo. (
41、9)This place breeds endangered species and tries to prepare them for life in the wild. M: (9)You mean the endangered species like the tiger and the panda? W: Well, endangered species, yes. But not tigers or pandas. (8) I taught the baby crane how to eat and drink. M: But how did you teach a bird how
42、 to eat and drink? W: We covered ourselves up with cloth and used puppets made out of stuffed cranes to show the baby chicks what to do. Then the chicks copied what the puppets did. M: Sounds like fun. W: It was. The cloth and puppets are the key tools. We all covered ourselves up, the scientists, t
43、he vets, the junior staff, everybody. You see, baby cranes will become attached to their caretakers. M: So if the caretaker is a person, the crane will stay in places where people are. W: Yeah. And their chances for survival arent very good. (10) But by covering ourselves and using cloth and puppets
44、 the chicks are more likely to seek out other birds rather than people. And their transition to the wild has a better chance of being successful. M: If this works, it should increase the number of cranes in the wild. W: Yeah. Its exciting, isnt it? 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 推断题。题干关键词是 mixed feelings。浏览四个选项
45、， A与 B相关、 C与 D相关，注意分辨。根据女士回答的 I had this great summer job that I really hated to leave可推测，女士心情复杂的原因是她很眷恋暑期工作，还没有准备好回校，答案为 B。 【知识模块】 对话 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。根据女士提到的 I taught the baby crane how to eat and drink可判断 C最贴切，答案为 C。 【知识模块】 对话 19 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 推断题。抓住题干中的关键词 tigers和 pandas，听音时留意与此相关的信息。关键词出现的前后女士提到了 endangered species，因此男士是在列举濒临灭绝的物种的例子，答案选 C。 【知识模块】 对话 20 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。录音中提及幼鹤依恋于管理员会导致它们在野外生存的存活率小。但是管理员通过全身覆盖上面料和使用木偶，可以使幼鹤寻求其他鸟类而不是依恋人类，这样它们过渡到野生生活会成 功，由此得出答案为 D。 【知识模块】 对话
