1、大学英语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷 148及答案与解析 Section A ( A) The woman has taught Jim in a pleasant way. ( B) The man has spoiled the peaceful atmosphere. ( C) The woman takes the mans advice. ( D) The man made a bad suggestion. ( A) News reports dont tell anything. ( B) News shows are good at presenting the news. (
2、 C) TV is extremely superficial. ( D) TV is not good except for presenting the news. ( A) September 20th. ( B) September 4th. ( C) October 4th. ( D) October 20th. ( A) The man does not like to go shopping. ( B) The man may not want to go shopping again ( C) The woman wants to buy something to eat. (
3、 D) The woman is always going shopping. ( A) In the classroom. ( B) At the post office. ( C) In the bank. ( D) In a park. ( A) The woman is excited to have lunch with the man. ( B) The woman has appointment with someone else. ( C) The woman thinks the man did wrong in the morning. ( D) The woman is
4、afraid that the man has lunch alone. ( A) A repairman. ( B) A customer. ( C) A shop assistant. ( D) A librarian. ( A) They are doing camping. ( B) They are preparing a party. ( C) The man will repair the tents. ( D) The woman will fix stove and pot. ( A) A hair wash. ( B) A nail trim. ( C) A massage
5、. ( D) A shave. ( A) He didnt have a clear idea of the complete service. ( B) He wanted the best service. ( C) He just wanted his hair cut the way he likes. ( D) He wanted his hair to be trimmed quickly. ( A) Your hands look good. ( B) Your hair is in good condition. ( C) You have a good beautician
6、to serve you. ( D) You can relax. ( A) He is going to a business convention in town. ( B) He is going to meet his clients. ( C) He is going to deal with workplace accidents. ( D) He is going to be interviewed for new employment. ( A) Ms. Corners threatened to get her out of the rented apartment. ( B
7、) The dishwasher still didnt work after being repaired. ( C) The repairman charged more than she could afford. ( D) Ms. Corners didnt allow her to have the repair done. ( A) Paula had the repair done without her consent and didnt pay full rent. ( B) Paula broke the dishwasher and had the repair done
8、 without her consent. ( C) Paula didnt inform her of the repair cost. ( D) Paula wanted to leave her apartment in short notice without paying full rent ( A) Sam knows something about law. ( B) Sam knows how to repair dishwashers. ( C) Sam is familiar with Ms. Corners. ( D) Sam is good at persuading
9、people. Section B ( A) He jumped to the mouth of the well from the goats back. ( B) He came out by pulling the horn of the goat. ( C) He climbed to the mouth of the well by himself. ( D) He swam out of the well when the water was rising. ( A) The water was sweet. ( B) The water had saved his life. (
10、 C) He wanted to lure the goat to descend. ( D) He wanted to comfort the goat. ( A) One is never too old to learn. ( B) Look before you leap. ( C) A friend in need is a friend indeed. ( D) The early bird gets the worm. ( A) 10.7 hours. ( B) 4.1 Hours. ( C) 3.1 hours. ( D) 5.35 hours. ( A) China. ( B
11、) Japan. ( C) The U.S. ( D) The Philippines. ( A) Friends and neighbors. ( B) Teachers and friends. ( C) Parents and friends. ( D) Parents and grandparents. ( A) 1. ( B) 2. ( C) 3. ( D) 4. ( A) At least 18 people were injured. ( B) At least one building in the Japanese capital was damaged. ( C) Some
12、 of the high-speed trains were stopped. ( D) A series of tsunamis struck Tokyo. ( A) North Koreas kidnapping of Japanese citizens during the Cold War period. ( B) Measures to improve human rights in the six countries. ( C) Economic cooperation between the six countries. ( D) Korean Peninsula nuclear
13、 issue ( A) The talks should include North Koreas kidnapping of Japanese citizens during the Cold War period. ( B) North Koreas human rights record should not be discussed. ( C) The last round of the talks should be held in Tokyo. ( D) Japans human rights record should not be discussed. Section C 25
14、 Computers are increasingly important in health care. But can they also help poor people escape 【 B1】 _? Vikram Sheel Kumar thinks so. Mister Kumar is a doctor, an engineer and the owner of a small business in Boston, Massachusetts. And, in September, this 28-year-old 【 B2】 _an award for Technology
15、in Service to Humanity, which came from Technology Review magazine. His goal is to improve health care in poor nations with the help of computers small enough to hold in one hand. These devices are known as personal【 B3】 _ assistants, or P.D.A.s. Doctor Kumar started his company two years ago. It is
16、 called Dimagi, which means “【 B4】 _ guy“ in Hindi(北印度语 ). His parents came from India. There, Dimagi computer programs are used to【 B5】 _ medical information on more than seventy thousand patients. Doctor Kumar says health care workers had problems at first, but then learned quickly how to use the
17、devices. Nurses no longer have to carry heavy documents whenever they travel to villages. And they no longer have to copy【 B6】 _ health information by hand. In South Africa, health workers are using a Dimagi program for a different purpose in the KwaZu- lu-Natal area. They use it to【 B7】 _ results f
18、rom tests for H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS. People who get tested must enter a secret【 B8】 _ code to see the results. Doctor Vikram Kumar says it is important to get patients【 B9】 _ their own health care by helping them gain information. He says there are endless possible uses for this technol
19、ogy, 【 B10】 _ in developing countries. And he urges people to suggest ways to improve it. Dimagi programs are written in code that is open to anyone. 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【 B7】 33 【 B8】 34 【 B9】 35 【 B10】 大学英 语四级改革适用(听力)模拟试卷 148答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: You can
20、teach Jim in a more pleasant way. Youll spoil his appetite. W: Maybe youre right. I shouldnt have blamed him before I taught him. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题 解析】 男士说: “你可以用一种更温和的方式来教 Jim,你会破坏他的好兴致的。 ”女士说: “也许你是对的。我不该在教他之前责备他。 ”因此女士是同意男士观点的,选 C。 shouldnt have done是虚拟语气,
21、表示 “本不该 ( 实际上做了 )”。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: Well, in my opinion, the news shows are extremely superficial; they dont tell you anything. M: Oh, I dont know about that. I think the news reports are excellent. Presenting the news is what TV does best. Q: Whats the mans idea? 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士说: “在我看来,
22、新闻节目非常肤浅,它们什么东西也没说清楚。 ”男士回答说: “我可不知道是这样的。我认为新闻报道很棒,播放新闻是电视做得最好的地方。 ”故 B正确。 A是女士的观点; C泛指所有电视节目,与对话不符 ; D是对男士最后一句话的过度推断,也不对。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Excuse me, how long can I keep the compact disc? M: Well, its September 20th today and you have to return it in two weeks time. Q: When will the woman have
23、 to return the compact disc? 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解 析】 男士说: “今天是 9月 20日,你得在两周内归还。 ”两周后是 10月4日,故 C正确。时间题,与数字题类似,需要做一些简单计算。符合短对话听力 “听到什么不选什么 ”的原则。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: We can go shopping to see if we can find you something interesting to wear. M: I tried that last weekend, but I found nothing. Q: What can w
24、e learn from the conversation? 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士说: “我们去逛逛,看看有什么适合你穿的。 ”男士说: “我上个周末去过了,但什么也没买到。 ”因此选 B“男士可能不想再去了 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: I want to send this package by first class mail. Id also like some stamps. M: Do you want the mail insured? Q: Where are the two speakers? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士说
25、: “我想以第一类邮件的方式寄这个包裹,另外我还想买几张邮票。 ”男士回答: “你的邮寄物品需要买保险吗 ?”可见对话发生在邮局,即B。介词 “in at+地点名词 ”构成标准的询问对话发生场所的场景题选项。解答这类题时,要留意对话双方的话,由关键词确定答案。本对话中,第一个说话人说的 send thispackage by first class mail, stamps以及第二个说话人说的 mail,insure, 都是邮寄东西时常用的词汇。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: I thought that maybe we could go there for lunch tod
26、ay. That is, if you havent promised to go with someone else. W: Thatd be wonderful, Joe. But I hope youre in a better mood than you were this morning. Q: What does the woman mean? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士提议说,女士如果没有约会的话,中午一起吃饭:女士表示赞同,说: “太好了。不过我希望你的心情已经比上午好了一些。 ”言下之意是,男士上午情绪不好,故 C正确。 “中 but”题。女士的话 Thatd
27、bewonderful是随口赞同说的客气话,并不表示女士很兴奋 (excited),据此排除 A。 but后面的内容才是重点,它表明男士上午情绪不佳,故选 C,同时排除其他。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: How long will it take you to fix my watch? M: Ill call you when its ready, but it shouldnt take longer than a week. Q: What is the mans job? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士问: “修好我的手表要多长时间 ?”男士回答: “ 应该不
28、会超过一个星期。 ”可见男士是个修手表的修理工,故 A正确。四个选项都表示职业,由此知,本题是场景、身份题,问说话人的身 份、职业,听音时要注意捕捉关键词。 fix my watch给出了答题最关键的信息。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Lanna, Ben and I will pitch the tents. Why dont you and Lily fix dinner? W: Sure. Where are the stove and pot? Q: What can we know from the conversation? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士
29、说: “Lanna,我和 Ben搭帐篷,你不如和 Lily准备做饭吧。 ”女士回答: “好啊,炉子和锅在哪儿 ?”可见他们 4个人在露营,故 A正确,而 C、D错误。 party用不着 tent, stove, pot等物品,由此可排除 B。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Hi. How can we help you today? M: Yeah. Id like to get my hair trimmed a little. Nothing fancy. Just a basic trim. W: Well, can we interest you in todays sp
30、ecial? M: Um. No. W: Well shampoo, cut, and style your hair for one unbelievable low price of $9.99. Plus, well give you a clean shave and a back massage to help you relax. Best service in town! M: Okay, I11 have the complete service today, but as I said before, I just want to get my hair trimmed. A
31、 little off the top and sides. Thats all. I mean, thats all. W: No problem. Relax. Youre in good hands. Okay, here we go. So, what do you do for a living? M: Im a lawyer, specializing in workplace accidents, and Im in town for an interview for a new job, and. Hey, what happened to my hair? And whats
32、 left of my hair turned purple. Are you even a licensed beautician? W: Well, sir. We offer a money-back guarantee on all our work, so if youre not completely satisfied. M: Satisfied? Im anything but satisfied. How in the world am I supposed to go to a job interview looking like this? Forget it. Forg
33、et it. 9. What is one service NOT included in the special price at the beauty salon? 10. Why does the man repeatedly say “Thats all“? 11. What does the beautician mean by “Youre in good hands“? 12. Why does the customer go to this beauty salon to improve his appearance? 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士说,当日的特别优惠
34、是以 9 99美元的价格享受洗、剪 、吹,外加剃须、背部按摩。 A、 C、 D均有提及;只有 B(修指甲 )不在服务范围内,故应选 B。通读选项,知道这篇对话与理发有关。本题选项涉及相关服务项目,解答时要注意对话中提到哪些项目,以做相应标记。此外,修指甲不属于一般的男士理发业务范围,根据 “主题原则 ”,与主题无关的即为答案,直接选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士的原话是: “今天就来整套服务吧。不过, 我只想把头发修一下。上面和两边都稍微修剪一点点就可以了 ” 这里的 “Thats all”表明男士不想要 别的花样,只需要自己想要的服务,故 C正确。根据
35、男士说的 “Okay, Ill have the complete service today”,可排除 A甚至 D(全套服务所需的长时间与quickly矛盾 ); B无依据。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说: “没问题,放松点,给你服务的是个好手。 ”所谓 “好手 ”即是水平高的美容美发师,故 C正确。本题问 “Youre in good hands”是什么意思。像这种 “短语含义题 ”,绝不能选其单词本义,由此可排除 A;若头发状态良好,就不用来理发了,故 B也可排除; D是利用原词 relax设置的干扰项。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 D 【
36、试题解析】 男士先说,他到城里来面试一份新工作。随后又抱怨, “我这个样子怎么去面试 ?”可见男士来美容院理发是为了参加面试,故 D正确。四个 选项均以 “He is going to”开头,差别在 to后面的内容上。 A、 B未提到,可排除;男士说他是一个处理工伤事故的律师, C中的一般将来时态与对话内容不一致。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Hello, Sam. This is Paula Hanson. Sorry to bother you, but Im having a small problem I thought you might be able to he
37、lp me with. M: Sure, Paula. Whats up? W: Well, you know Sarah and I moved into an off-campus apartment in the fall. The dishwasher broke down, so we reported it to Ms. Corners, the owner. She said shed take care of it, but a month went by and nothing happened. M: Did you get back in touch with her?
38、W: I got a repairperson to give me an estimate, and then I sent it to her. When I didnt hear from her, I had the repair done. And I deducted the cost from the rent check. M: So whats the problem? W: She called here. Very Angry. She said she could have gotten the repair done for less money.13Now, she
39、s threatening to force us to leave for not paying the full rent. M: Hold on, Paula. It does sound pretty serious. But Im sure you can all sit down and work this out. W: Well. youre over at the law school. So, I wondered if you would mind coming with Sarah and me when we go to talk with Ms. Corners.
40、Were supposed to meet with her tomorrow night at eight. M: Sure. Ill be glad to help you straighten things out. Why dont I stop by about 7:30? W: Thanks, Sam. You are our lifesaver. 13. What is Paulas problem? 14. Why is Ms. Corners angry? 15. Why does Paula think Sam can help her? 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析
41、】 女士提到: “现在,因为没有支付足够的房租,房东威胁说要强迫我们搬出去。 ”即, Paula的问题是 A。选项 A正好是对原文 threatening to force us to leave的同义改写。 B、 C、 D均与原文所说内容不一致。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说,她自己找人修了洗碗机,并把维修费从房租中扣除了。这惹得房东太太很生气。故 A正确。听录音时,对相关内容予以判断可知,只有 A中包含的两点内容完全正确。由此,不听问题也可以得到答案。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说: “你是法学院的学生,所以我想在我和
42、 Sarah与房东太太理论时请你也过来。 ”故 A正确。选项均说 Sam熟悉、知道或 擅长某事,说到Sam的一些能力,听录音时要格外留意相关信息。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 A fox one day fell into a deep well and could find no means of escape. A thirsty goat came to the same well, and seeing the fox, inquired if the water was good. Concealing his sad situation under
43、a merry guise, the fox sang high praise of the water, saying it was excellent beyond measure, and encouraging him to descend. The goat, mindful only of his thirst, thoughtlessly jumped down, but just as he drank, the fox informed him of the difficulty they were both in and suggested a scheme for the
44、ir common escape. “If,“ said he, “you will place your forefeet upon the wall and bend your head, I will run up your back and escape, and will help you out afterwards.“ The goat readily assented and the fox leaped upon his back. Steadying himself with the goats horns, he safely reached the mouth of t
45、he well and made off as fast as he could. When the goat blamed him for breaking his promise, he turned around and cried out, “You foolish old fellow! If you had as many brains in your head as you have hairs in your beard, you would never have gone down before you had inspected the way up, nor have e
46、xposed yourself to dangers from which you had no means of escape.“ 16. How did the fox come out of the well? 17. Why did the fox sing high praise of the water? 18. What does the story try to tell us? 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文提到,狐狸跳上了山羊的背。利用山羊角站稳,然后安然地到了井口,并迅速地逃离。可见狐狸是从山羊背上跳出井口的,故 A正确。山羊不是在井外,狐狸抓住山羊角也不可能
47、爬出井, B不对; C、 D很容易排除。对于故事性短文,可以先大体浏览一遍题目,看题目可能问到什么内容,然后认真听故事,尽量把听 到的信息在脑海里转化为画面,最后再根据问题答题。对故事情节想象得越清楚,解题就越容易。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文提到,狐狸大赞井水的好处,说它妙不可言,一再诱使山羊下井。故 C正确。 A、 B以 The water为主语, C、 D以 He wanted开头。本题可能问 “水 ”怎么样,也可能问 “他 ”有什么动机;根据故事的大致情节,听到问题应能很快判断出 C正确。 “与主题相关的选项正确。 ” 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正
48、确答案】 B 【试题解析】 结尾处狐狸 的话揭示了故事的寓意:在检查是否有退路之前,绝不可贸然行事;绝不要陷入你无法从中解脱的险境。 B“三思而后行 ”即是此寓意的高度概括。四个选项都是谚语,本题应当问哪一条谚语与这则寓言最贴切。从山羊的遭遇中,可以自然地得出 B的结论。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Indians are the worlds biggest bookworms, reading on average 10.7 hours a week, twice as long as Americans, according to a new survey. The NOP
49、World Culture Score index surveyed 30,000 people in 30 countries from December 2004 to February 2005. Analysts said the spirit of self-help could explain Indias high figures. Time spent on reading meant fewer hours watching TV and listening to the radio India came fourth last in both. The NOP survey of 30,000 consumers aged over 13 saw China and the Philippines take second and third place respectively in average hours a week spent reading books, newspaper