1、专业英语四级（短文听力）模拟试卷 24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 Whether a person is right-handed or left-handed results from_. （ A） the education of the parents （ B） the education
2、of the teacher （ C） genetic factors （ D） the example of the friends 2 As for the speakers experiment, which statement is INCORRECT? （ A） He used a pair of chopsticks in the experiment. （ B） He tried to have a change and eat with the left hand. （ C） It showed that making a change influences our mind.
3、 （ D） It is the first time that he used chopsticks to eat rice. 3 Whats the function of the mirror in the experiment? （ A） To enable the speaker to dress himself up in the experiment. （ B） To enable the speaker to record his play in the experiment. （ C） To enable the speaker to get more lights in th
4、e experiment. （ D） To enable the speaker to watch his actions in the experiment. 4 In what respect is the United States very fortunate? （ A） Territory and population. （ B） Location and physical feature. （ C） Climate and temperatures. （ D） Natural resources and environment. 5 Which of the following i
5、s INCORRECT? （ A） The U.S. has wide plains of lakes and rivers of different sizes. （ B） The U.S. has thousands of lakes and rivers of different sizes. （ C） The U.S. has hot deserts and cool forests. （ D） The U.S. has a coastline several hundred miles long. 6 Which of the following is CORRECT? （ A） T
6、he climate in the south and north is very terrible. （ B） Southern Americans suffer a lot when it is very hot. （ C） Many lakes and rivers are the transportation chaotic. （ D） Transportation by water is less important than before. 7 The U.S. will come to lose its leading place in technology probably b
7、ecause_. （ A） the number of PhD degree holders is declining （ B） the number of scientists and engineers is decreasing （ C） the number of 22-year-olds is declining （ D） scientists and engineers are not employed 8 The candidates of the PhDs in the field of science and engineering is facing a competiti
8、on from_. （ A） technology （ B） foreign nationals （ C） such fields as law （ D） postgraduates 9 Many promising postgraduates are unwilling to pursue a PhD degree because （ A） they are not encouraged to be engaged in science. （ B） industry does not require PhD holders. （ C） they wont earn much money af
9、ter graduation. （ D） they will face the cost and financial sacrifice. 10 Why do most parents feel embarrassed when their children graduate from high school? （ A） Because they cant afford their childrens college tuition. （ B） Because they cant offer their children emotional support. （ C） Because they
10、 cant look after their children. （ D） Because they cant give their children birthday gifts. 11 How does the United Negro College Fund make students dream become true? （ A） By giving them part-time jobs. （ B） By opening an account for them. （ C） By providing them with a sum of money. （ D） By recommen
11、ding a member college to them. 12 What else does the United Negro College Fund bring to the good students? （ A） Fame and benefit. （ B） Confidence and hope. （ C） Encouragement and determination. （ D） Hope and opportunity. 13 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? （ A） The United Negro Colleg
12、e Funds is the oldest minority education support organization. （ B） More than 54,000 students have graduated from United Negro College Fund member colleges since 1944. （ C） Since its founding, the United Negro College Fund has raised more than $ 1.3 billion. （ D） The United Negro College Funds is a
13、combination of 39 private, historically black member colleges and universities. 14 What is the problem that is newly coming up for the drivers? （ A） Increased air pollution. （ B） A lack of parking places. （ C） Accidents involving bicycles. （ D） The increased time waiting for the lights. 15 Which of
14、the following will decide the amount of money fined when the bicyclists violate the law for the first time? （ A） The road law. （ B） International traffic law. （ C） Regional law. （ D） Federal traffic law. 16 According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? （ A） Bicycles will have
15、special lanes set aside for them everywhere in the future. （ B） Bicyclists are bringing about all the problems. （ C） Bicycles will solve all the problems caused by the cars in the future. （ D） Bicycles cannot help purify the environment. 17 What will the money from fines be used to do? （ A） To benef
16、it the local people. （ B） To benefit the government. （ C） To help construct paths for bikes. （ D） To help buy more cars. 专业英语四级（短文听力）模拟试卷 24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
17、. 1 【听力原文】 Some people are right-handed and some are left-handed. No one knows the reason why a person becomes right-handed or left-handed. (11) It is not true that it is caused by the way in which his parents educate him. In other words, a person is born to be right-handed or left-handed. Moreover,
18、 the left-handed and the right-handed “think“ differently. Having to use the hand youre not used to can be very upsetting. One day I tried an experiment: changing hands while eating rice with chopsticks. Being a right-hander, I hoped it would not be too hard for me to take the food with my left hand
19、. Soon after I started, I realized I didnt know what I was doing. (12)So I moved in front of a big mirror, in order that I could observe my actions clearly. (13) Looking at myself in the mirror, I found I looked like a man who had never used chopsticks. I grew more and more nervous and finally I had
20、 to give it up. My experience shows, being forced to use the hand one is not used to affects a persons mind. So we should not try to change a left-hander to a right-hander. Some people still think being left-handed is bad, but luckily this idea is changing. 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。短文开头说到没人知道为什么人分左撇子和右
21、撇子，说是由父母的教育方式造成的是不对的。换句话来说，人一生下来就已经决定是左撇子还是右撇子了，即决定人是左撇子还是右撇子的是自身的基因造成的， C为正确答案。 【知识模块】 短文 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。作者说身为右撇子换用左手使用筷子吃饭，结果发现自己像是从来都没有用过筷子吃饭的人一样，只是看起来像而已，并不是真正的这是他第一次用筷子吃饭，所以选 D。 【知识模块】 短文 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。作者表示，实验一开始，由于看不到自己在做什么，所以就对着一面镜子，以便自己观察得仔细。 D为正确选项。 【知识模块】 短文 4 【听力原文】 The geo
22、graphical location of a country and its physical characteristics are very important to its development and progress. The United States is very fortune in this respect. First of all, it has a good climate. In almost all sections of the country, it is possible to live comfortably during the whole year
23、. It is true that in the south it sometimes gets very hot and in the north very cold, but the people who live in these regions become accustomed to the climate and never suffer very much when the weather is either very hot or very cold. In a large country, there is usually a great variety of differe
24、nt physical characteristics. In the United States, (19) there are wide plains and high mountains, thousands of lakes and rivers of all sizes, cool forests and hot deserts, and a coastline several thousands miles long. The many lakes and rivers as well as the long coastline have been of great importa
25、nce to the development of the country. Since they make possible the easy transportation of people and all the things people need. (20)Transportation by water is still necessary and important. In modern times, however, trains, automobiles, trucks and airplanes are doing much of the work which was for
26、merly done by ships and boats. 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。短文一开始就指出一个国家的地理位置及自然环境状况对一个国家的发展和进步有着重大的作用。而美国在这方面运气不错，即 B为正确答案。 【知识模块】 短文 5 【正确答案】 D 【试题解 析】 细节题。文章提到，美国有广阔的平原、高大的山脉及数以千计的大小不一的江河湖泊、凉爽的森林、炎热的沙漠及长达数千里 (而不是数百里 )的海岸线， D项与之不符，为正确答案。 【知识模块】 短文 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节推断题。短文最后写到，在现代，火车、汽车、卡车、飞机承担着以前汽船和轮船做
27、的大部分运输任务，可见水路运输没有以前那么重要了，故 D项为正确答案。 【知识模块】 短文 7 【听力原文】 The United States is on the verge of losing its leading place in the worlds technology. So says more than one study in recent years. (11)The main reason for this decline is the parallel decline in the number of U. S. scientists and engineers. Si
28、nce 1976, employment of scientists and engineers has gone up 85 percent. This trend is expected to continue. However, the trend shows that the number of 22-year-olds the near term source of future PhDs is declining. (12)Further adding to the problem is the increased competition for these candidates
29、from other fields: law, medicine, business, etc. While the number of U. S. PhDs in science and engineering declines, the award of PhDs to foreign nationals is increasing rapidly. Our inability to motivate students to pursue science and engineering careers at the graduate level is compounded because
30、of the intense demand industry has for bright Bachelors and Masters degree holders. (13)Too often, promising PhD candidates, confronting the cost and financial sacrifice of pursuing their education, find the attraction of industry irresistible. 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。短文一开始点明主题，美国将逐渐失去它在技术方面的领先地位，原因是科
31、学家和工程师在数量上双双减少，接下来分析了减少的原因。 B为正确答案。 A具有强干扰性，但不是博士生总量少了，而是从事科学和工程方面的博士生少了。故应排除。 【知识模块】 短文 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文中提到工科博士减少的原因之一是报考博士的考生受到来自法律，医学和商业方面的竞争， 故 C为正确答案。 B具有强干扰性，但文中只提到越来越多的博士学位颁发给外国人，但并未说对本国的科技领域构成竞争，故应排除。 【知识模块】 短文 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。文章结尾说很难动员学生继续深造，因为工业需要大量本科和硕士毕业生，对于许多有望继续攻读博士的学生来讲，继
32、续深造就意味着在费用和财力方面必须付出和牺牲。据此推断 D为正确答案。 【知识模块】 短文 10 【听力原文】 Much of a parents job is to provide the gifts of caring, love, and emotional support to children. (14)But one gift is beyond their reach: the resources to meet the financial demands of college tuition. For more than 54 years, the United Negro C
33、ollege Fund has fulfilled the dreams of deserving students by closing the gap between the cost of college and what their parents can afford. (17) More than 300,000 students have graduated from United Negro College Fund member colleges since 1944 and 54,000 more are currently enrolled. The oldest and
34、 most successful minority higher education support organization, the United Negro College Fund is a combination of 39 private, historically black member colleges and universities. Since its founding, it has raised more than $ 1.3 billion to keep the dream alive for needy families across the country.
35、 What is it that makes the United Negro College Fund so important to Americas families? (15/16) As well as raising funds and giving technical support to member colleges and universities, it creates hope and opportunity by providing financial assistance to deserving students. Consider the contributio
36、ns of just a few of the distinguished graduates who have realized the benefits: civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ; opera diva Leontyne Price; Olympic track star Edwin Moses; and filmmaker Spike Lee. 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。原文提到：大多数黑人家庭感到窘迫的是无力支付子女上大学的费用，因此，答案 A正确。选项 B和选项 C分别是提供感情支持和抚
37、养照顾，都是父母力所能及的义务，无所谓感到窘迫；选项 D是给子女生日礼物，文中未提及。 【知识模块】 短文 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。该题是问 “如何帮助有潜力的学生实现梦想 ”。原文提到：黑人大学联合基金的重要性不仅在于筹 集资金，对其成员院校提供技术支持，它还对具有潜力的美国学生提供经济资助，为他们的成功创造机会。因此，选项 C正确。 【知识模块】 短文 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推断题。选项 A“名和利 ”， “名 ”不是联合基金的直接目的和结果，而必须通过联合基金的资助 (即 “利 ”)加上受惠者的天赋与努力才能取得。选项B“信心和希望 ”，文中有隐含而
38、无明确表示。选项 C“鼓励和决心 ”，这也可以是一种暗含的成功要素，但相对于直接给他们提供的经济资助而言，另一好处便是为他们获得成功创造机会。因此，答案为选项 D“Hope and opportunity”。 【知识模块】 短文 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 数字细节题。原文提到：自 1944年以来，已有 30多万学生毕业于黑人大学联合基金的成员院校。现仍有 5 4万人就读于其成员院校。因此，选项B符合题意。预读题干时应该注意关键词 INCORRECT。 【知识模块】 短文 14 【听力原文】 In an attempt to resist the rising cost of fue
39、l and fight the pollution choking our cities, many outgoing students have taken to riding bicycles to school. The unfortunate result of this otherwise positive trend is the (14) traffic problems caused by bicycles having to share the road with cars. Unfortunately, (14) traffic accidents involving bi
40、cycles are on the increase throughout the country, so this new solution has lead to a dilemma. To solve this dilemma, special bike paths have been created on most roads leading to and from college campuses. It is essential that cyclists stay on those paths. It is necessary for the safety of those of
41、 you who ride bicycles as well as the motorists that you share the road with. Obviously, it may be inconvenient to ride in the bike paths at times, but we must insist on it. To enforce the necessity of staying on the paths, there are fines for bicyclists who ride down the middle of the street. (15)
42、The federal fines are currently running at $25 for a first time violation, but if the law is continually violated, the fines will increase by different amounts depending on your local ordinances. (17)The money that is collected from the fines will go towards a fund to help build better bike paths. (
43、16) You may have special bicycle bridges in your neighborhood right now. If not, you can count on seeing them in the future. 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文章提到由于自行车要和机动车共用车道，因而引发了许多交通事故，故 C项正确。 【知识模块】 短文 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。文章指出当骑自行车的人第 1次违反规定时，应按联邦的法律接受罚款。故 D项符合题意。 【知识模块】 短文 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。文章结尾说： “现在你的住所周围应该会有特殊的自行车桥梁，如果现在没有，以后必将会有。 ”故 A项表述 正确。 【知识模块】 短文 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文章指出所得罚款将用于建造更好的专供自行车使用的道路。故 C项正确。 【知识模块】 短文
