1、专业英语四级（短文听力）模拟试卷 25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 Ronaldo first became the star of a soccer club at the age of_. （ A） twelve （ B） fourteen （ C） sixteen （ D） eighteen
2、2 Which is NOT mentioned as Ronaldo reputation? （ A） Outstanding agility. （ B） Explosive pace. （ C） Finishing skills. （ D） Unusual alertness. 3 When did Ronaldo prove to the world he still could play? （ A） In the Brazilian World Cup. （ B） In the English World Cup. （ C） In the 1998 World Cup. （ D） In
3、 the Korean and Japanese World Cup. 4 A motel is usually for people who_. （ A） have no place to stay （ B） lose their ways （ C） travel in cars （ D） live far from roads 5 We can learn from the passage that experts believe_. （ A） English has many words to explain the same thing （ B） English speakers al
4、ways invent combined words （ C） the number of English words could be counted （ D） words of two meanings shouldnt be counted twice 6 The Oxford English Dictionary lists about _ （ A） 615,000 words （ B） 650,000 words （ C） 1,615,000 words （ D） 1,650,000 words 7 According to the passage, a survey about b
5、utterflies is carried on by_. （ A） British Isles （ B） British Butterfly Conservation （ C） Environment Conservation in the UK （ D） Sir David Attenborough 8 How many percent of butterfly species are suffering the population declination? （ A） More than 59%. （ B） More than 50%. （ C） More than 45%. （ D）
6、More than 75%. 9 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? （ A） Butterflies in profusion tell us that all is well with nature. （ B） Butterfly species declining indicates that other wild lives will face extinction. （ C） The butterflies situation tells us the relationship between nature
7、and human being. （ D） The butterflies survey makes public aware of the importance of butterflies. 10 How long does it take to cover the workbook material? （ A） For more than a term. （ B） For less than a semester. （ C） For no more than a term. （ D） For no less than a year. 11 According to the passage
8、, students would choose the experiments and activities （ A） under a set structure （ B） in accordance with instructions （ C） based on discussions （ D） within some frameworks 12 Where can you find detailed procedures in the workbook? （ A） In “Preface“ section. （ B） In “Directions“ section. （ C） In “Ex
9、periments“ section. （ D） In “Activities“ section. 13 Which is NOT mentioned as the reason why women are poor at public speaking? （ A） Women cannot tell jokes. （ B） Women are better at self-awareness. （ C） Women do little to enhance performance. （ D） Women know their speech is average. 14 According t
10、o the passage, which of the following statements is CORRECT? （ A） Men are poorer than women at public speaking. （ B） Books on public speaking work for people poor at speaking. （ C） Being good means reaching a usual level of artifice. （ D） The speaker tries hard to combat innate hopelessness. 15 What
11、s the speakers attitude towards books about public speaking? （ A） Positive. （ B） Grateful. （ C） Neutral. （ D） Distrustful. 16 The speaker suggests all the following EXCEPT_. （ A） writing a speech （ B） using PowerPoint （ C） practicing more （ D） taking minimal notes 专业英语四级（短文听力）模拟试卷 25答案与解析 SECTION B
12、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】 Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Limal was born on 22 September 1976 in a poor suburb of Rio de Janeiro. Like most of his childhood friends, Ronaldo began
13、 his soccer career playing barefoot in the streets of his neighborhood. (11) At the age of 14, he joined a soccer club and only two years later became the star of the club scoring a total of 58 goals in 60 matches and (12) earned himself a reputation for his explosive pace and outstanding finishing
14、skills. His goal-scoring record and unusual alertness led him to be included in the Brazilian World Cup winning team the following year. After the World Cup, many top European football clubs were trying to sign him. Since his transfer to the Dutch team, Ronaldos biography is one of success after suc
15、cess. Since the 1998 World Cup he has suffered two serious knee injuries that have severely limited his appearances. Just when people began to wonder whether Ronaldo would be able to continue with his football career, he proved to the world that he still could play. (13)In the World Cup held in Kore
16、a and Japan, the magical striker won the Golden Shoe award. He helped Brazil capture its fifth World Cup championship. It was the third time that Ronaldo has ever played in the World Cup. 1 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文 2 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 短文 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 短文 4 【听力原文】 English speakers continue to invent new
17、words by linking old words together. A good example is the words “motor“ and “hotel“. Many years ago someone linked them together into the word “motel“. (14) A motel is a small hotel near the road where people travelling in cars can stay for the night. Other words come from the first letters of name
18、s of groups or devices. A device to find objects that cannot be seen called Radio Detecting and Ranging became “Radar“. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is usually called NATO. (15) Experts say that English has more words that explain the same thing than any other language. For example, the wo
19、rds “large,“ “huge,“ “vast,“ “massive,“ and “enormous“ all mean something really “big“. People often ask how many words there are in the English language. Well, no one really knows. (16)The Oxford English Dictionary lists about six hundred fifteen thousand words. Yet the many scientific words not in
20、 the dictionary could increase the number to almost one million. And experts are never really sure how to count English words. For example, the word “mouse“, a mouse is a small creature having pointed nose and small ears with hairless tails. But “mouse“ has another very different meaning. A “mouse“
21、is also a hand-held device used to help control a computer, If you are counting words do you count “mouse“ two times? 4 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 短文 6 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 短文 7 【听力原文】 The British summer is extremely beautiful. Trees, flowers, birds and butterflies make the whole country like a
22、 big garden. However, many British people have noticed that butterflies have been gradually disappearing from this picturesque scenery during the past several years. What has happened to them? Butterfly Conservation in the UK is running a survey to help answer this question. The result is more serio
23、us than people expected. (12) According to the survey, among 59 butterfly species found in the British Isles, more than three-quarters of them are suffering a declining population. Moreover, half of all butterfly species are on the verge of extinction. The numbers of butterflies have dropped to a lo
24、w record in the past three years largely because the summer in the UK is getting cooler and their habitat is also degrading. Fortunately, Britain is experiencing a long hot summer this year compared to the last few summers. Conservationists believe the warm weather will bring some benefit to the but
25、terflies. Sir David Attenborough, President of Butterfly Conservation, said, “(13) Butterflies in profusion tell us that all is well with nature. When they decline its a warning that other wildlife will soon be heading the same way“. The organizers hope the survey will help raise public awareness of
26、 the value of butterflies in the UK. Butterflies give an indication of the well-being of nature and the environment. 7 【正确答 案】 B 【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 【听力原文】 Before we start our first lab, Id like to tell you a little bit about the workbook well be using. (14)The fir
27、st thing Id like to point out is that the workbook contains a very large amount of material far more than you could ever handle in a single semester. (15)What youre supposed to do is choose the experiments and activities that you want to do within a certain framework, of course. Part of my job is to
28、 help you make your choices. Next, Id like to mention that in each workbook chapter, there are usually two subsections. The first is called “Experiments“ and the second is called “Activities“. (16) In the “Experiments“ section, the workbook gives full instructions for all the experiments, including
29、alternate procedures. Choose the procedure you wish theres plenty of equipment available. In the “Activities“ section, you will find suggestions for projects that you can do on your own time. Youll see that there are usually no detailed instructions for the activities youre supposed to do them in yo
30、ur own way. If there are no questions, lets turn to Chapter One now. 10 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 短文 11 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 短文 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文 13 【听力原文】 While nearly all men are poor at public speaking, women are even worse. This is partly because women cannot tell jokes, but also because we are better at s
31、elf-awareness and therefore know that our speech is average and the audience would rather be doing something else (17) thoughts that do little to enhance performance. (18) To combat fear and innate hopelessness, I try quite hard to be better. Every time a book about public speaking arrives on my des
32、k, I skim it for tips. Mostly they tell you to “relax“ and to “be yourself“ (19)which is downright irresponsible. This works only for the one in a billion who is born a brilliant speaker. Being good, for everyone else means reaching such an elevated level of nervousness and artifice that you can pre
33、sent an entirely convincing picture of authenticity and relaxation. I have only come across two bits of helpful advice. The first is practice, practice, practice. This is a bore because it takes a lot of time, but there is no way round it. (20)The second is to junk all aids-PowerPoint is a crutch. It is an ugly thing in itself and must be thrown away if you want to talk smoothly. Equally, you must never read a speech. Write it, learn it and then leave it at home, speaking with minimal notes. 13 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 短文 14 【正 确答案】 D 【知识模块】 短文 15 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 短文 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 短文
