1、专业英语四级（短文听力）模拟试卷 14及答案与解析 SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 1 Which of the following items is NOT the symbol of Halloween? （ A） Witch flying on broomsticks. （ B） Skeleton. （ C） P
2、umpkin. （ D） Turkey. 2 Today jack-o-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that （ A） they can buy pumpkin pies there. （ B） the hosts wouldnt like to be bothered. （ C） knocking and saying “Trick or Treat!“will make the host give candies. （ D） there is nobody
3、in the house. 3 Whats the necessary part of a Halloween party? （ A） Scary stories. （ B） Fairy tales. （ C） Jokes. （ D） Lectures. 4 Facing Childrens problems in adjusting to college, some parents seem to （ A） be very helpful. （ B） be hostile. （ C） add their childrens difficulties. （ D） spoil children.
4、 5 Parents often ignore the following problems that their children face EXCEPT that （ A） children cannot concentrate. （ B） children may not be prepared for the change. （ C） the competition is keener. （ D） the required standards of work are higher. 6 Sometimes parents insist that （ A） children should
5、 develop in their own ways. （ B） its natural for them to determine their childrens lives. （ C） children should be responsible for what they do. （ D） children are their property. 7 How many people died in the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994? （ A） More than 60 people. （ B） At least 2
6、5,000 people （ C） Almost 60 people. （ D） Almost 25 ,000 people. 8 Injuries were relatively less in Los Angeles for the following reasons EXCEPT that （ A） the quake occurred at 4: 31 am on a holiday. （ B） traffic was light on the citys highway. （ C） changes in construction method made buildings more
7、resistant to quakes. （ D） most people were in the open air. 9 The new design of building would install _, which is a big progress in quake-proof. （ A） rubber （ B） steel （ C） computers （ D） radio 10 Which of the following descriptions is INCORRECT? （ A） Smart buildings would be very expensive. （ B） S
8、mart buildings could save lives. （ C） Smart buildings would be more resistant to earthquakes. （ D） Smart building would be useless. 专业英语四级（短文听力）模拟试卷 14答案与解析 SECTION B PASSAGES Directions: In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions
9、that follow. 1 【听力原文】 Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits. (1) Witches flying on broomsticks with ghosts, goblins and skeletons have all evolved as symbols of Halloween. They were originally feared because people believed that these creatures could communicate with the
10、spirits of the dead. Black is one of the traditional Halloween colors, probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. In the weeks before October 31, Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with puppets and toys of witches and black cats. Pumpkins are also a symbol
11、 of Halloween. The pumpkin is an orange-colored squash, and orange has become the other traditional Halloween color. Carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland. When the Irish brought their customs to the United States, they carved faces on pumpkins. (2)T
12、oday jack-o-lanterns in the windows of a house on Halloween night let costumed children know that there are candies waiting if they knock and say “ Trick or Treat!“ No Halloween party is complete without at least one scary story. Usually one person talks in a low voice while everyone else crowds tog
13、ether on the floor or around a fire. 1 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 短文 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文 3 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 短文 4 【听力原文】 Students pressure sometimes comes from their parents. (4) Most parents are well meaning, but some of them arent very helpful with the problems their sons and daughters have in adjusting to co
14、llege. And a few of them seem to go out of their way to add to their childrens difficulties. For one thing, (5) parents are often not aware of the kinds of problems their children face. They dont realize that the competition is keener, that the required standards of work are higher, and that their c
15、hildren may not be prepared for the change. Accustomed to seeing As and Bs on the high school report cards, they may be upset when their childrens first semester college grades are below that level. At their kindest, they may gently inquire why John or Mary isnt doing better, whether he or she is tr
16、ying as hard as he or she should, and so on. At their worst, they may threaten to take their children out of college, or cut off funds. (6) Sometimes parents regard their children as extensions of themselves, and think it only right and natural that they determine what their children do with their l
17、ives. In their involvement and identification with their children, they forget that everyone is different, and that each person must develop in his or her own way. They forget that their children, who are now young adults, must be the ones responsible for what they do and what they are. 4 【正确答案】 C 【
18、知识模块】 短文 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 短文 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 短文 7 【听力原文】 After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: the damage and death toll could have been much worse. (7) More than 60 people died in this earthquake. By comparison, an earthquake
19、of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 claimed 25,000 victims. (8)Injuries and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4: 31 am on a holiday, when traffic was light on the citys highway. In addition, changes made to the construction methods in Los Angeles du
20、ring the last 20 years have strengthened the citys buildings and highways, making them more resistant to quakes. Despite the good news, engineers today are determined to come up with a new design that would offer even greater security to buildings during earthquakes. In the past, people used steel a
21、nd rubber, materials that bend without breaking, to make buildings resistant to earthquakes. (9) The new design would install computers in the building and the computers would help the building adjust itself during the earthquakes. Such buildings would be called (10) smart buildings and could be very expensive to build. However, they would save many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes. 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 短文 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 短文 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文 10 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 短文
