1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 12及答案与解析 Section A （ A） They are attending a rock concert. （ B） They are discussing a whole deal. （ C） They are negotiating about a price. （ D） They are buying something for their firm. （ A） They should buy a monthly meal ticket. （ B） It is no good buying meals separately. （ C） Th
2、e price of a meal varies from month to month. （ D） Since neither way helps save money, they can do it either way. （ A） He doesnt have a computer. （ B） His computer needs to be repaired. （ C） He cant understand the instructions. （ D） He has a doctors degree in computer science. （ A） Selling out trave
3、lers cheques. （ B） Saving some of the cheques. （ C） Lending her some of the cheques. （ D） Getting more travelers cheques. （ A） Send the ring to the police station. （ B） Wait for the owner of the ring. （ C） Hand in the ring to the Security Office. （ D） Take the ring to the administration building. （
4、A） Have dinner in the cafe. （ B） Try to get a job in the cafe. （ C） Find out when the cafe opens. （ D） Meet her in the cafe this evening. （ A） He wants to get a new position. （ B） He is asking the woman for help. （ C） He has left the woman a good impression. （ D） He enjoys letter writing. （ A） The w
5、oman did her share in doing the job. （ B） The man took the womans help for granted. （ C） The woman did not help fulfill the plan. （ D） The man will help the woman in return. （ A） She has seen a doctor recently. （ B） Shes concerned about medical care. （ C） Shes unable to attend the study session. （ D
6、） She mentions the need for some medical tests. （ A） To suggest changes in the tuition fees. （ B） To improve the study skills of university students. （ C） To give people the opportunity to speak with a politician. （ D） To discuss graduation requirements for political science majors. （ A） Preparing f
7、or an important test. （ B） Funding for university education. （ C） Winning the confidence of voters. （ D） Graduate school application procedures. （ A） Suggest a topic for a research paper. （ B） Tell her what to study for the history test. （ C） Write a favourable letter of recommendation. （ D） Advise
8、her about how to run an election campaign. （ A） The family were indifferent. （ B） The young children were noisy. （ C） She liked living in a student house. （ D） There were no other students in the family. （ A） Language. （ B） Computing. （ C） Bachelor. （ D） Accommodation. （ A） Asking for the teachers h
9、elp. （ B） Buying a computer. （ C） Sharing the computer with others. （ D） Reserving computer time. Section B （ A） You can plan and have control of the needed time. （ B） You can control the form filling with enough time. （ C） Everything connected with application forms is easier. （ D） It is easier to
10、collect information about pre-employment. （ A） Each question in a form must be answered. （ B） Everything in a form must be read carefully. （ C） Something of your interest is most important. （ D） The conditions that interest you are changeable. （ A） It depends on your position to settle everything in
11、 a form. （ B） Questions in a form are more important than your position. （ C） You have little right to determine the conditions you like most. （ D） You must change a preprinted application before it is discussed. （ A） The high cost of clothing. （ B） Its expensive transportation. （ C） The high prices
12、 of fast food meals. （ D） The stronger pound against the dollar. （ A） Tokyo. （ B） Hong Kong. （ C） Moscow. （ D） Sydney. （ A） New York. （ B） Toronto. （ C） Los Angeles. （ D） San Francisco. （ A） He disliked his teachers. （ B） His parents no longer supported him. （ C） Its cool for boys of his age not to
13、care about studies. （ D） There were too many subjects in his secondary school. （ A） Peer groups. （ B） A special unit. （ C） The student judges. （ D） The home environment. （ A） Wait for their change patiently. （ B） Train leaders of their peer group. （ C） Give them lessons in a separate area. （ D） Stop
14、 the development of street culture. （ A） When he is with the boy alone. （ B） When he teaches the boy a lesson. （ C） When he sends the boy home as punishment. （ D） When he works together with another teacher. Section C 25 Sports and games make our bodies strong,【 B1】 _getting too fat, and keep us hea
15、lthy. But these are not their only use. They give us【 B2】 _practise in making eyes, brain and muscles work together. In tennis, our eyes see the ball coming, judge its speed and direction and pass this information on to the brain. The brain then has to decide what to do, and to send its orders to th
16、e muscles of the arms, legs, and so on, so that the ball is met and【 B3】 _where it ought to go. All must happen with very great speed, and only those who have had a lot of practise at tennis can【 B4】 _this complicated chain of events successfully. For those who work with their brains most of the day
17、, the practise of such skills is【 B5】 _useful. Sports and games also are useful for【 B6】 _training. In their lessons at school, boys and girls may learn about such【 B7】 _as unselfishness, courage, discipline and love of ones country but what is learned in books cannot have the same deep effect on a
18、childs character as what is learned by【 B8】 _. The ordinary day-school cannot give much【 B9】 _training in living, because most of the pupils time is spent in classes studying lessons. So it is what the pupils do in their spare time that really prepares them to take their place in society as citizens
19、 when they grow up. If each of them learns to work for his team and not for himself on the football field, he will later find it【 B10】 _to work for the good of his country instead of only for his own benefit. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【 B7】 33 【 B8】 34 【 B9】 35 【 B10】
20、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 12答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: This is our rock-bottom price, Mr Li. We cant make any further concessions. M: If thats the case, theres not much point in further discussion. We might as well cancel the whole deal. Q: What are the man and the woman doing? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 r
21、ockbottom pricecant makeconcessions ，男士提到 further discussion。选项 C)中的 negotiating是对 discussion的同义转述， price为原词复现，故 C)为答案。 rockbottom意为 “最低水平的，最低限度的 ”。 make concession意为 “作出让步 ”。 theres(not)much point in sth doing sth意为 “(做 )某事有 (没有 )意义 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: Would it be better to buy a monthly-meal
22、ticket or pay for each meal separately? M: What difference does it make? The price per meal is the same either way. Q: What does the man mean? 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 What difference does it make?(难道有区别吗 ?)这虽然是个问句，但表达的却是肯定的意思，即两者没有什么差别 ?后来男士又提到The price per meal is the same either way (反正每顿饭的价钱都一样
23、的 )，暗示即使按月付也不省钱 .选项 D)综合这两个意思，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: I feel you havent gotten that programme to run on your computer yet. Want me to go over the instruction manual with you? M: That would be great. You need a Ph. D. to understand it. Q: What can be inferred about the man? 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男
24、士提到 You need a Ph D to understand it C)中的cant understand对应男士说的话，故 C)为答案。口语中 You need a Ph D to do sth意为 “做某事需要博士学位 ”，隐含之义是说做某事非常难。 go over意为 “浏览，查看 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: I brought about a hundred and fifty pounds worth of travelers cheques, just to get me started. W: Well, if you dont need it all
25、 at once, why not put some of it on deposit? Q: What does the woman suggest? 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 why not put some of it on deposit?选项 B)中的Saving是对 puton deposit 的同义转述，故 B)为答案。 put sth on deposit意为“将某物 (常指钱 )存起来 ”。 “why not+原形动 词 ”是提建议的常用句式。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: I found an expensive diamond ri
26、ng in the restroom this morning. M: If I were you, Id turn it in to the Security Office. Its behind the administration building. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 turn it in to the Security Office(交到保卫处 )，选项C)中的 Hand in the ring是对男士的 turn it in的同义转述，故 C)为答案。 turn i
27、n意为 “上交 ”，与 hand in同义。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: I really need to make some extra money. Ive practically spent my entire budget for the semester. W: You should check out the new cafe. I think therere a few openings left in the evening. Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到
28、 I think therere a few openings(我想那里应该还招人 )，由此可知，女士建议男士去咖啡馆找工作，故 B)为答案。 opening意为 “(职务等的 )空缺 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: I spent so much time polishing my letter of application. W: Its worthwhile to make the effort. You know just how important it is to give a good impression. Q: What do we know about t
29、he man? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士的话 polishing my letter of application(润色我的求职信 )为听音重点。 letter of application特指 “申请工作或大学的信 ”，由此可知，男士在申请一份新工作，故 A)为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: John, they say you were quite successful in correcting the plan ahead of schedule. M: Well, I would be on my way doing the job if it h
30、ad not been for your help last year. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 if it had not been for your help last year ， if it had not been for your help是一种虚拟表达，表示与事实相反，由此可以反推出女士帮过忙，故 A)为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原 文】 W: Oh, Jack. Im glad I caught you. I want to tell you I ha
31、ve to skip the history study group session tonight. M: Really? Thats too bad. Arent you feeling well? W: Oh, its nothing bad. Theres going to be a public meeting down the town hall. The state senator from this area is going to be there. She has this meeting three or four times a year to speak with h
32、er constituency. M: Is that what youd like to do with your evening, going to listen to a politician? W: Actually, its a class assignment. Prof. Jackson, hes teaching that political science seminar Im taking. He told all of us in the seminar to go to hear what the senator has to say tonight and also
33、write up a report about the issues people bring up. M: Oh, like medical care, and tax and. ? W: Right, as long as Im there, I think Id like to bring up government funding for state universities. The tuition keeps going up and its getting harder and harder for a lot of students to afford it. M: Tell
34、me about it. W: Anyway, I want to do a really good job on this report. I need to get a letter of recommendation from Prof. Jackson for graduate school. So Id better show up there tonight and see whats going on. M: Yeah, but, what about the history test? W: Well, I already put some time on that this
35、morning. So I think by tomorrow afternoon, Ill be ready. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. Why does the man assume the woman is not feeling well? 10. What is the general purpose of the meeting the woman plans to attend? 11. What does the woman hope to discuss to
36、night? 12. What does the woman hope Prof. Jackson will do for her? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项均以 She开头表明，女士的话是听音重点。对话中女士提到have to skip the history studygroup session，接着男士询问 Arent you feeling well?由此可知，男士推断女士生病是因为女士说她今晚不能参加历史学习小组会议了，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项均以不 定式开头以及其中的 a politician和 politic
37、al表明，本题可能考查与政治有关的行为目的。由对话中提到的 she has this meetingto speak with her constituency可知，州参议员举行这样的会议是为了能和选民交流，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项均以现在分词开头表明，本题可能考查行为活动。由女士的话bring up government fundingfor state universities可知，女士想通过参加这次会议，提出增加政府用于大学教育资金的问题，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由对话中女士提到的
38、 I need to get a letterfor graduate school 可知，女士希望教授为她写一封到研究生院学习的推荐信，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 M: Lucy, where are you from? W: I am from Indonesia. M: And how did you find Cambridge when you first arrived? W: Well, I like it here. I think the city is very beautiful. M: What about your accommodati
39、on? Was that OK? W: Yes, OK. At first I stayed with a family for three months. They were very kind to me, but they had three young children and I found it difficult to study. M: Right, I see. W: So after three months I moved out and now I live with two other students in a student house. Its much che
40、aper and we like it there. M: Good, and what about your studies? What are you studying? W: Im doing a Bachelor of Computing. M: Computing, I see. Um, apart from the language difficulties, if you can separate them, how have you found the course? W: OK, but. M: Yes, go on. W: Well, the main difficulty
41、 for me is getting time on the computers in the computer room. Its always busy and this makes it very hard to do my practical work. M: Yes, Im sure it would. Can you reserve time in the computer room? W: No, I cant but it would certainly help if we could reserve computer time. M: Yes. Ill look into
42、that and see if something can be done to improve things over there. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. Why did the woman move out and choose to live in a student house? 14. What is the womans major? 15. What did the woman think could help solve her problem? 13
43、【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由对话中提到的 but they had three young children and I found it difficult to study可知，女士搬家的原因是那家的三个小孩太吵了，不能安心学习，故 B)为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由对话中提到的 Im doing a Bachelor of computing可知，女士的专业是计算机，故 B)为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 由对话中提到的 but it would certainly help if we could res
44、erve computertime可知，提前预约上机时间对解决女士的问题有帮助，故 D)为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Collecting information about pre-employment and filling out an application form are closely connected. However, filling out an application form is much easier because you have total control and have enough time to think a
45、nd plan. That you are given a form to fill out does not necessarily mean you have to answer all the questions in it. If the form contains unclear questions or terms and conditions, you can make some changes before signing it, or refuse to answer some of the questions. What you must realise is that t
46、hose terms and conditions have been written by highly-paid lawyers. Each word is important, or it would not be there; and you can be sure that there is not anything there that is written with your interests in mind. I know what I speak of, because as a lawyer for Litton Industries, I wrote the terms
47、 and conditions that were printed on the back of order forms. I wrote the most tiring terms and conditions anyone has ever seen. Still, 90 percent of the buyers would just sign on them without questioning anything. If anyone questions them, we would reach an agreement on something that was acceptabl
48、e to both sides. So when you see a preprinted application that contains questions or terms and conditions, read it all and read it slowly. If you dont like something, you can simply change the parts you dont like. Remember that everything can be settled by discussion. To what degree it can be settle
49、d depends on your position, of course, and that is something only you can determine. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. Why is filling out application forms much easier? 17. What can we learn from the expression “Each word is important“? 18. What can we infer from the passage? 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由短文中提到的 you have total control and have enough time to think and plan可知，填写应聘表格完全由自己控制，故 B)为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项的内容表明，本题很可能考查填
