1、专业英语四级（短文听力）模拟试卷 19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 What does the speaker mainly discuss about? （ A） The history of Hohokam people. （ B） Life of Native Americans. （ C）
2、The pottery trade in America. （ D） The creation of the pottery. 2 The Hohokam pottery was used in the following ways EXCEPT （ A） drinking and eating. （ B） finger rings. （ C） special rituals. （ D） trading. 3 Who might be the speaker? （ A） A college teacher. （ B） A museum guide. （ C） A pottery expert.
3、 （ D） A Native American. 4 What can be learned about the novel Uncle Toms Cabin? （ A） Its not the best work of the writer. （ B） It describes New England life. （ C） It reflects the images realistically. （ D） It is less well-known than other works. 5 Why is Mark Twain mentioned in the passage? （ A） He
4、 was the forerunner of the realistic movement. （ B） He was born in the same place as Stowe. （ C） He made the local dialect popular. （ D） He was the student of Stowe. 6 What was Stowes first published work? （ A） A childrens book. （ B） A travel book. （ C） A novel for adults. （ D） A biographical sketch
5、. 7 What probably contributed most to the success of the new study of Mount Everest? （ A） Satellites. （ B） A special receiver. （ C） Mountain climbing scientists. （ D） Global Positioning System. 8 In the study described, how were satellite signals used? （ A） To measure the longitude, latitude and ele
6、vation. （ B） To determine the position of mountain climbers. （ C） To predicte the weather in the mountains. （ D） To search the special receiver. 9 The hand-held telephone is used to （ A） receive signals from the satellites. （ B） keep team members communicated. （ C） equip the mountain climbers. （ D）
7、calculate the height of the mountain. 10 What is the focus of the talk? （ A） Virtues of Wrights design. （ B） Life of Wright. （ C） Contribution of Wright. （ D） Works of Wright. 11 How did Wrights career begin? （ A） He was hired as a draftsman in his family project. （ B） He managed his family property
8、 in Wisconsin. （ C） He built a small house in his hometown. （ D） He worked as a builder in his hometown. 12 When was Falling Water completed? （ A） In 1891. （ B） In 1896. （ C） In 1922. （ D） In 1936. 13 Whats the topic of the talk? （ A） Sensible dieting. （ B） Brain surgery. （ C） Exercise. （ D） Sleepin
9、g difficulties. 14 What happens when you turn and twist to get comfortable? （ A） Your heart rate is lowered. （ B） It becomes harder to relax. （ C） You become too tired to sleep. （ D） Sleep rhythms are disrupted. 15 Why do people sometimes have trouble sleeping? （ A） Because they fail to rest during
10、the day. （ B） Because theydo not sleep on weekends. （ C） Because they do vigorous exercise in the evening. （ D） Because they eat cheese before going to bed. 16 Where is the talk most probably being given? （ A） At a radio station. （ B） In a lecture hall. （ C） In a biology lab. （ D） At the doctors off
11、ice. 17 What is the passage mainly concerned with? （ A） A recipe for a soft drink. （ B） The medicinal effects of cola. （ C） The history of cola. （ D） Soft-drink production. 18 Cola was originally sold as (a) （ A） soft drink. （ B） medicine. （ C） flavored hard candy. （ D） cooking oil. 19 Why is John P
12、amberton mentioned? （ A） He sold cola to doctors. （ B） He developed the cola syrup. （ C） He suffered from severe headaches. （ D） He invented a carbonated soft drink. 20 Cola syrup was made into a soft drink by （ A） combining it with different flavors. （ B） mixing it with special oils. （ C） adding so
13、da water. （ D） heating it. 专业英语四级（短文听力）模拟试卷 19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 【听力原文】 Welcome to this months exhibit of Native American pottery. First Im going to tell y
14、ou something about the way this pottery was created. Pottery was made all over ancient North America by many different groups of people. One of the earliest of these ancient American cultures was the Hohokam people. They lived in what is now Arizona from about 300 BC to AD 1500. And its their potter
15、y that you will be looking at today at the art museum. All of the pottery was made from clay. Some objects were mug and bowls for drinking and eating. You will also see finger rings and animal-shaped incense burners which we believe were probably used in special ritual. The Hohokam formed their pott
16、ery vessels from coils of clay, and then shaped them with special tools to create very thin sides on the vessels. Afterwards they painted the pottery with red design. Actually many of the pieces here have designs right on them that show how the pottery was used. Now I hope youll enjoy the beauty and
17、 the uniqueness of the Hohokam pottery and that will give you some interesting insights about the people who created it. Please feel free to ask me any questions and thank you for joining us today. 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。关键词位于录音开头 “First Im going to tell you something about the way this pottery was
18、 created ”。 【知识模块】 短文 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。询问土著美国人的陶瓷用作什么用途。前三项在录音中均有提及，只有选项 D没有。解答这样的题目，考生需要边听录音边看题目，适当做记录。 【知识模块】 短文 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解 析】 推理题。录音中出现 “museum”一词。同时根据录音结尾的话语“Please feel free to ask me any questions and thank you for joining us today ”可知是导游。 【知识模块】 短文 4 【听力原文】 Harriet Beecher Stowe is
19、best known for her novel Uncle Toms Cabin, a book that details the harshness of plantation life in the south. Ironically though, for all the attention given to Uncle Toms Cabin, its far from Stowes best work. In fact, Stowes best writing is about village life in the New Englands states in the 19th c
20、entury. In recording to the customs of the villages she wrote about, Stowe claimed that her purpose was to reflect the images as realistically as possible. She usually succeeded, for her settings were often described accurately and in detail. In this sense, she was an important forerunner to the rea
21、listic movement that became popular later in the 19th century. She was one of the first writers to use local dialect for her characters when they spoke. And she did this for 30 years before Mark Twain popularized the use of local dialect. It makes sense that Stowe would write about New England life,
22、 since she was born in Connecticut. As a young woman there, she worked as a teacher. The teaching job helped lead to her first published work, a geography book for children. Later when she was married, her writing helped her support her family financially. Throughout her life, she wrote poems, trave
23、l books, biographical sketches and childrens books, as well as novels for adults. 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。文中对 Stowe的作品汤姆叔叔的小屋的评价是 : “its far from Stowes best work”，不是作者最好的作品。 【知识模块】 短文 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文中提到马克 吐温的原因是 :他推广了当地方言的使用。 【知识模块】 短文 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。 Stowe出版的第一部作品是 : “a geography book
24、 for children”(儿童文学 )。 【知识模块】 短文 7 【听力原文】 Not long ago, some of you may have read about the team of mountain climbing scientists who helped to recalculate the elevation of the highest mountain in the world, Mount Everest. Of course the elevation of Mount Everest was determined many years ago using t
25、raditional surveying methods. But these scientists wanted to make a more precise measurement, using a new method that takes advantage of recent advances in technology; its called the Global Positioning System. The Global Positioning System uses 24 satellites that circle the earth. Each of the satell
26、ites is constantly sending out signals, and each signal contains important information that can be used to determine the longitude, latitude and elevation at any point on the earths surface. Well, in order to use the system to calculate Mount Everests elevation, scientists need to put a special rece
27、iver on the summit to receive signals from the satellites. The problem with this was that in the past, the receivers were much too heavy for climbers to carry. But now these receivers have been reduced to about the size and weight of a hand-held telephone, so climbers were able to take the receiver
28、to the top of the Everest, and from there, to access the satellite system signals that would allow them to determine the precise elevation. And it turns out that the famous peak is actually a few feet higher than was previously thought. 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。询问珠穆朗玛峰的新研究中贡献最大的是什么。全球定位系统，简称 GPS。 【知识模块
29、】 短文 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。卫星信号如何使用。测量经度、纬度和高度。 【知识模块】 短文 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。询问为何提到便携式电话。便携式电话用于接收卫星信号。 【知识模块】 短文 10 【听力原文】 In my opinion, Frank Lloyd Wright was the greatest American architect of the 20th century. People who know his designs well point out that his roofs often leaked, his ceilin
30、gs were too low, and his houses were uncomfortable. In my presentation, however, Ill be focusing on the virtues of his designs. For what you will see, it would be hard to dispute that he manipulated space extremely well, some of his smallest houses look gigantic, and he had great respect for the mat
31、erials he used and also a tremendous skill for placing his buildings in harmony with nature. Wrights career began when he was young. He was just a teenager when he helped build the chapel on his familys property in Wisconsin. And from there, he got hired as a draftsman by the project architect. So i
32、t was a very long career. He died at 91, while his final major work, the Guggenheim Museum, was still being built. Today, well cover what we consider to be the two great periods of his career, Wrights works before the Tokyo Imperial Hotel completed in 1922 and everything after Falling Water, a priva
33、te residence in western Pennsylvania completed in 1936. The first period started around 1896, when he made a dramatic shift from the classical tradition to the arts and crafts movement. Here, the emphasis was on order, consistency and unity of design. Things were kept simple with minimal decoration.
34、 Natural forms were very important. Lets take a look at a slide of his own dining room done in this style. 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。考点信息位于转折连词 however后 “In my presentation， however, Ill be focusing on the virtues of his designs ” 【知识模块】 短文 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。 Wright的职业生涯如何起航 :自 家项目的制图工。 【知识模块】 短
35、文 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。 【知识模块】 短文 13 【听力原文】 Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Then maybe this is for you. When you worry about meeting sleep and twisting around, trying to find a comfortable position, youre probably only making matters worse. What happens is that your heart rate actually incr
36、eases, making it more difficult to relax. You may also have some bad habits that contribute to the problem. Do you rest frequently during the day? Do you get virtually no exercise, or do you exercise strenuously late in the day? Do you think about sleep a lot or sleep late on week ends? Any of these
37、 facts might be leading to your insomnia by disrupting your bodys natural rhythm. What you should do then on those sleepless nights? Dont bother with sleeping pills, they can actually cause worse insomnia later. The best thing to do is to drink milk or eat cheese of tuna fish. They are all rich in t
38、he amino acid (氨基酸 ) that helps produce in the brain a neural transmitter that induces sleep. This neural transmitter will help you relax, and youll be on the way to get a good nights sleep. Until tomorrows broadcast, this has been another series “Hint for good health“ by Doctor Handison. 13 【正确答案】
39、D 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。录音材料中出现频率最高的单词是 “sleep”及其相关单词，所以应选 D。 【知识模块】 短文 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节概括题。询问当你辗转反侧想找个好的姿势睡觉时会出现什么问题。录音中有 “What happens is that your heart rate actually increases ， making it more difficult to relax ”心率加快，难以放松。 【知识模块】 短文 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。询问有时人们入睡困难的原因是什么。只有选项 C和录音一致，傍晚锻炼过度。其他都没提及。
40、 【知识模块】 短文 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 推断题。询问这段谈话来自何处。录音结尾提示了明天的广播节目(until tomorrows broadcast)，可知这是电台节目。 【知识模块】 短文 17 【听力原文】 Cola started out not as a soft drink but as a cure for headache back in the late 1800s. John S. Pamberton, a druggist from Atlanta, had experimented for many months trying to find a c
41、ure for the common headache. He worked in his backyard, mixture and heating different combination of oils and flavors until he found one that seems promising. Pamberton bottled the mixture and began selling it in drugstores as a concentrated syrup that the customer had to mix with water before drink
42、ing. Colas transformation from a concentrated syrup to a carbonated soft drink came about quite by accident. One day, a customer came into a drugstore complaining of a headache and asked for a bottle of cola syrup. He wanted to take it right away. So he asked the clerk to mix the medicine while he w
43、aited. The clerk, instead of walking to the other end of the counter to get plain water, suggested mixing the syrup with soda water. The customer agreed, and after drinking it, remarked how good it tasted. The clerk continued offering the mixture and carbonated cola grew in popularity. Today carbona
44、ted colas are sold in most countries around the world. And although they no longer contain the ingredients to kill headaches, they are still very refreshing. 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 主旨大意题。本文谈可乐是如何成为饮料的历史。此题需要考生具有一定的概括能力。 【知识模块】 短文 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。最初可乐当做什么来销售。此题信息点在录音的第一句话中 :治疗头痛。 【知识模块】 短文 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 概括题。录音中提及 John Pamberton是因为他发明了 cola syrup(可乐糖浆 )。 【知识模块】 短文 20 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。 cola syrup成为一种软饮料需要加入苏打水才行。由 “The clerk, instead of walking to the other end of the counter to get plain water, suggested mixing the syrup with soda water”可知。 【知识模块】 短文
