1、专业英语四级（短文听力）模拟试卷 29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 did John and his wife learn in the evening classes? （ A） Running a DIY shop. （ B） Making or repairing things. （
2、 C） Saving time and money. （ D） Improving the quality of life. 2 What does Jim have to do at home? （ A） Making shoes in his home. （ B） Doing extra work at night. （ C） Doing his own car and home repairs. （ D） Keeping house and looking after his children. 3 Why did Jim decide to become a do-it-yoursel
3、fer? （ A） His car repairs cost too much. （ B） The car repair class was not helpful. （ C） He could not possibly do two jobs. （ D） He had to raise the children all by himself. 4 According to the passage, the focus of young college studentsconcerns about health is mainly on_. （ A） their present health
4、condition （ B） their future health （ C） how to take care of themselves after retirement （ D） how long they are going to live 5 The following ways can help you improve health EXCEPT_. （ A） doing strength training with weights （ B） eating better food （ C） doing exercise （ D） enjoying rational diet 6 A
5、ccording to the passage, we can conclude that_. （ A） modern man is more intelligent than their ancestors （ B） children are vulnerable to diseases （ C） modem man can avoid some health problems which troubled their ancestors （ D） keeping healthy is very difficult 7 Which is the CORRECT order of Americ
6、an college degree? （ A） Associates, Bachelors, Masters, Doctors degree. （ B） Bachelors, Associates, Masters, Doctors degree. （ C） Bachelors, Masters, Doctors, Associates degree. （ D） Associates, Bachelors, Doctors, Masters degree. 8 What is the number of credit hours for a B.A.in literature? （ A） 12
7、0 quarter hours. （ B） 95 quarter hours. （ C） 120 semester hours. （ D） 95 semester hours. 9 Which of the following is INCORRECT? （ A） Technical degrees are not designed for transfer. （ B） The associate degree usually takes about two years to complete. （ C） The associates is normally required before o
8、ne can work at the bachelors level. （ D） The associate degree may replace the first two years of a bachelors degree. 10 What is the main topic of the talk? （ A） The care and proper selection of dogs for family pets. （ B） Different breeds of dogs and how to recognize them. （ C） Responsibility for see
9、ing that dogs are properly cared for. （ D） Different kinds of books about how to train a dog. 11 Why do many people like German shepherd? （ A） Because it is very beautiful as well as powerful. （ B） Because it is very easy to keep and train. （ C） Because it can protect and accompany the family. （ D）
10、Because it can take good care of children. 12 When is the toy dog a good choice? （ A） When you have small children. （ B） When you live in the countryside. （ C） When you live in a small house. （ D） When you live in the city. 13 Employers fail to_. （ A） spend time and money on training （ B） spend time
11、 and money on continuing education （ C） take care of employee spirit （ D） improve workplace environment 14 According to the passage, we are not aware that_. （ A） training can increase productivity （ B） an improved workplace setting can increase productivity （ C） our jobs affect our workplace setting
12、 （ D） our relationship with our employers is important 15 Workplace settings of different corporations are_. （ A） old-fashioned （ B） never debated （ C） different （ D） universal 16 The workplace of all corporations will include_. （ A） barrier-free offices （ B） private offices （ C） cubicle settings （
13、D） none of these 17 Why is it difficult for visitors to locate Cambridge University? （ A） Because there are no signs to direct them. （ B） Because no tour guides are available. （ C） Because all the buildings in the city look alike. （ D） Because the university is everywhere in the city. 18 What is TRU
14、E about the colleges of Cambridge University? （ A） They set their own exams. （ B） They select their own students. （ C） They award their own degrees. （ D） They organize their own laboratory work. 19 What is TRUE about the libraries in Cambridge University? （ A） Most of them have a long history. （ B）
15、Many of them are specialized libraries. （ C） They house more books than any other university library. （ D） They each have a copy of every book published in Britain. 20 What does the passage say about women students in Cambridge University? （ A） Very few of them are engaged in research. （ B） They wer
16、e not awarded degree until 1948 （ C） They have outnumbered male students. （ D） They were not treated equally until 1881. 专业英语四级（短文听力）模拟试卷 29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】 As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself“ (DIY) trend in the U. S. continues to grow. “We needed furniture for our living room, “ says John Ross, “and we just didnt have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.“ John got married six
18、 months ago, and like many young people these days, he is struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $ 280 at a night school. (11)Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house. (12)Jim Haffield has three boys a
19、nd his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory. (13)Last month, he received a car repair bill for $ 420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now Ive finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car myself.“ John and Jim are not unusual people. Most famili
20、es in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourselfer“, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who dont have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself. 1 【正确答案】 B
21、【试题解析】 细节题。文中指出 John和他的妻子花钱上了一个夜校培训班，学会了自己制作家具和进行维修。故 B项正确。 【知识模块】 短文 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 推断题。文章讲到 Jim有 3个儿子并且妻子已经去世，由此可推断出这句话意思是说 Jim需要把家里的事都承担起来，故选 D项。 【知识模块】 短文 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。原文讲到当 Jim收到他的汽车维修单，发现费用很高时很是懊恼，继而决定以后要自己修车，故 A项意思 正确。 【知识模块】 短文 4 【听力原文】 If you are a young college student. most of
22、 your concerns about your health and handiness in life are probably focused on the present. Basically, you want to feel good physically, mentally.and emotionally now. You probably dont spend much time worrying about the distant future, such as whether you will develop heart disease, or cancer, how y
23、ou will take care of yourself in your retirement years, or how long you are going to live. Such thoughts may have crossed your mind once in a while. However, if you are in your thirties, for ties, fifties, or older, such health-related thoughts are likely to become increasingly important to you. Reg
24、ardless of your age, you can make a number of important changes in your current lifestyle. That will help you feel better physically and mentally. (19) Recently researchers have found that, even in late adulthood, exercise, strength training with weights, and rational diet can help elderly individua
25、ls significantly improve their health and add happiness to their life. (20) We know much more about preventive health today than our parents and grandparents did in the past. We have the opportunity to avoid some of the health problems that have troubled them. And this new knowledge can be transmitt
26、ed to our children to help them become healthier than our generation. 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。原文中第一句提到年轻人更关注自己目前的健康状况，并不会为将来的健康状况及自己的寿命担忧。 【知识模块】 短文 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。原文中提到专家发现锻炼、力量训练及合理膳食能够有效提高健康状况，但并不是吃得越好越健康，故本题答案为 B。 【知识模块】 短文 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。原文中指出我们比父辈们了解更多疾病防御知识，这样一来便能预防很多以前曾经困扰他们的疾病，这
27、也有利于提高我们后代的身体健康状况。 【知识模块】 短文 7 【听力原文】 There are four types of colleges starting with the associate degree. The associate takes about two years to complete when one is enrolled full time. The bachelors degree takes four years when one is enrolled full time with the masters taking, one to two years, a
28、nd the doctors three to four years. The associate degree may be substituted for the first two years of a bachelors degree if it is a transfer degree. Not all associate degrees are designed for transfer. Some are technical degrees that are called terminal degrees, which means they do not count toward
29、 a bachelors. (13) The bachelors is normally required before one can work at the masters level. Likewise, the masters is normally required before one can work at the doctors level. The length to credit hours of university degree programs varies from one school to another. In general, the A. A. is 60
30、 semester hours or 95 quarter hours. (12)The B. A. (or B.S.) is 120 semester hours or 185 quarter hours. The M. A. is 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours and the Ph. D. is 60 to 72 semester hours or 95 to 120 quarter hours. 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。短文开头就说到，大学文凭有四种，首先就是大专文凭，接下来依次是学士学位、硕士学位、博士学位，即 A为正确
31、答案。 【知识模块】 短文 8 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 数字题。短文提到 The B A即文科学士需要 120个学期课时或185个学时，即选 C，数量词过多。需在选项旁边做笔记。 【知识模块】 短文 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。短文说，攻读硕士一般要求有学士学位，同样，攻读博士一般要求有 硕士学位， C按理来说好像是正确的，但原文并未提及攻读学士要求有大专文凭， C说法不对，为正确答案。 【知识模块】 短文 10 【听力原文】 Is your family interested in buying a dog? A dog can be a happy addition
32、 to your family, but if you choose the wrong kind of dog, the consequences can cause you a lot of trouble. Families should sit down and thoroughly discuss the problems involved before buying a dog. Even if the children in your family are the ones who want the dogs, the parents are the ones who are r
33、eally responsible for seeing that the animal is properly cared for. If you dont know much about dogs, its a good idea to go to the library or the ASPCA for books about various kinds of dogs, as well as books about how to train a puppy. When a book describes a dog as an ideal hunting dog, it probably
34、 means that the dog wont be happy living in a small apartment. Dog breeds vary in popularity as the years go by. (19)One of the most popular dogs these days is the German shepherd. This is because it provides protection as well as companionship. The family should be warned that these dogs grow up to
35、 be very big, and may be too powerful for children to handle. (20)If space is limited, a toy dog may be a good choice. These dogs are very small and easy to train. They dont need to be walked daily, since they can exercise in the space available in the home. 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 主旨题。文章开头就提到，狗对你的家庭来说可以
36、是一种欢乐，但是选错了品种的话，可能就是个祸害。接下来说到，在买狗之前，全家人应该坐在一起讨论清楚，然后介绍了养狗注意的问题，可见本文主要讲：要细心地选择合适的狗作为家庭宠物。故选 A。 【知识模块】 短文 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文章提到，德国牧羊犬是最受人们喜爱的品种之一，这是因为它们不仅能够保护家人，而 且能够成为他们的伙伴。故选 C。 【知识模块】 短文 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。文章最后说到，如果空间有限的话，小型狗可能就是一个很好的选择，因为它们很小、容易驯服。又不需要大的空间来运动。 C项的 “小房屋 ”符合空间有限的要求，即为答案。 【
37、知识模块】 短文 13 【听力原文】 Employers spend thousands of dollars and countless hours on training and continuing education, all with hopes of improving productivity and boosting employee spirit. (14)But all too often, they fail to spend time and money on providing a workplace setting where employees can best
38、use their skills. But many of us go to work every day and enter our workspace without even thinking twice about the surroundings and how they affect us. (15) We come to work and do our jobs without thinking about how an improved setting could improve productivity. Its safe to say theres no corporate
39、 standard when it comes to designing the workplace. What works for one company might not work for another company or department. And the debate about whether to go with an open office environment versus a private office culture will go on forever. (17)But no matter what the latest and greatest trend
40、s are, the corporate cubicle setting will somehow always be a part of the workplace. However, it doesnt have to be the traditional setting, with three walls dividing you from the rest of the group and a desk and trays to store paper, family photos, and old office memos. According to a 2002 survey, 1
41、0 percent of offices are completely barrier-free with no partitions separating workstations. In these settings, everyone even management and executives sits in the open. 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。原文中讲到雇主没有花费时间和金钱在工作环境上，而使工人们能够更好的发挥他们的才能，故本题答案为 D。 【知识模块】 短文 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。原文中提到我们来工作却从来没想过提高工作环境质
42、量可以提高生产率，故本题答案为 B。 【知识模块】 短文 15 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。原文中提到对于如何设计工作环境没有固定的标准，对某一家公司有用的方式也许对另一家公司就没用，所以不同的公司应该设计不同的工作环境，故本题 答案为 C。 【知识模块】 短文 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。原文中提到无论发展趋势如何，公司里的小隔间设置依然是工作环境的一部分，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 短文 17 【听力原文】 “Where is the university?“ is a question many visitors to Cambridge ask, but
43、 no one could point them in any one direction because there is no campus. (14) The university consists of thirty one self-governing colleges. It has lecture halls, libraries, laboratories, museums and offices throughout the city. Individual colleges choose their own students, who have to meet the mi
44、nimum entrance requirements set by the university. Undergraduates usually live and study in their colleges, where they are taught in very small groups. Lectures, and laboratory and practical work are organized by the university and held in university buildings. The university has a huge number of bu
45、ildings for teaching and research. (16) It has more than sixty specialist subject libraries, as well as the University Library, which, as a copyright library, is entitled to a copy of every book published in Britain. Examinations are set and degrees are awarded by the university. (17) It allowed wom
46、en to take the university exams in 1881, but it was not until 1948 that they were awarded degrees. 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。原文一开头就说剑桥大学没有校园，然后又说整个大学是由 31个学院组成的，并且讲堂、图书馆、实验室 等分布在全城的各个角落，由此可知剑桥大学的特点就是没有一个圈定的校园，而是分散在城市的各个地方。 【知识模块】 短文 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。本题要注意的是，题目问的是 “各个学院的情况 ”，而不是整个大学的情况。只要听到 “Indiv
47、idual colleges choose their own students”即可选出正确答案。短文中提到考试和学位的制定和授予以及讲座、实验、实践工作的组织都是 by the university，而不是 by the colleges，所以 A、 C、 D都是错误的。 【知识模块】 短文 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。原文在说到剑桥的图书馆时，说它有超过 60个的专业学科图书馆，并且有一所拥有独立著作权的校图书馆，在英国出版的每一本书它都可以有副本。可见剑桥有很多的专业图书馆，选项 B是正确的。 A、 C选项的内容未在原文中提及，不可选； D显然是错误的，只有校图书馆才有这样的权利。 【知识模块】 短文 20 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。短文最后一句话 “直到 1948女士们才获得授予学位的权利 ”是答题 的根据。 A、 C在原文中未提及； D选项所提到的时间只是允许女士参加大学考试的时间，至于在何时被公平对待无从论断。 【知识模块】 短文
