1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 165及答案与解析 Section A （ A） The man could buy a shirt of a different color. （ B） The size of the shirt is all right for the man. （ C） The size the man wants will arrive soon. （ D） The man could come some time later. （ A） The woman is watching an exciting film with the man. （ B） The w
2、oman cant take a photo of the man. （ C） The woman is running toward the lake. （ D） The woman is filming the lake. （ A） Its quiet in the restaurant. （ B） The price is high in the restaurant. （ C） The restaurant serves good food. （ D） The restaurant is too far from their school. （ A） At a booking offi
3、ce. （ B） In a Hong Kong hotel. （ C） On a busy street. （ D） At an airport. （ A） The woman has been complaining too much. （ B） The womans headache will go away by itself. （ C） The woman should have seen the doctor earlier. （ D） The woman should confirm her appointment with the doctor. （ A） Help the wo
4、man move the items. （ B） Hurry to Mr. Johnsons office. （ C） Help move things to Mr. Johnsons office. （ D） Put off his appointment with Mr. Johnson. （ A） The man should not dream of being a superstar. （ B） The man didnt practice hard enough. （ C） The man should find a new partner. （ D） The man should
5、 not give up. （ A） There is no more left. （ B） It doesnt appeal to her. （ C） Its incredibly delicious. （ D） She has already tasted it. （ A） To inquire about switching majors. （ B） To find a helping supervisor. （ C） To make up the remaining credits. （ D） To apply for a masters degree. （ A） A literatu
6、re professor. （ B） An academic advisor. （ C） Dean of the English Department. （ D） A Doctor of Economics. （ A） He cant catch up with his classmates. （ B） He finds the English course load too heavy. （ C） He is not interested in his present major. （ D） He is good at Applied Linguistics. （ A） In only on
7、e semester. （ B） In just two semesters. （ C） In at most three semesters. （ D） In at least four semesters. （ A） They are describing a new dustbin. （ B） They are discussing the protection of environment. （ C） They are collecting used batteries. （ D） They are looking forward to attending a lecture. （ A
8、） To make full use of the metals left. （ B） To protect the forest resources from being destroyed. （ C） To call for stopping using plastic meal-boxes. （ D） To awaken people to the environmental problems. （ A） She will attend the lecture. （ B） She will draw up a program. （ C） She will join the “Green
9、Movement“. （ D） She is not sure what she will do. Section B （ A） The art of saying thank you. （ B） The secret of staying pretty. （ C） The importance of good manners. （ D） The difference between elegance and good manners. （ A） They were nicer and gentler. （ B） They paid more attention to their appear
10、ance. （ C） They were willing to spend more money on clothes. （ D） They were more aware of changes in fashion. （ A） By decorating our homes. （ B） By being kind and generous. （ C） By wearing fashionable clothes. （ D） By putting on a little make-up. （ A） Children dont get enough education in safety. （
11、B） Children are keen on dangerous games. （ C） The playgrounds are in poor condition. （ D） The playgrounds are overcrowded. （ A） They should help maintain the equipment. （ B） They should keep a watchful eye on their children. （ C） They should stop their children from climbing ladders. （ D） They shoul
12、d teach their children how to use the equipment. （ A） They tend to stay within shouting or running distance of their parents. （ B） They should be aware of the potential risks in the playground. （ C） They may panic in front of high playground equipment. （ D） They can be creative when they feel secure
13、. （ A） It takes skill. （ B） It pays well. （ C） Its a full-time job. （ D） Its admired worldwide. （ A） A mother with a baby in her arms. （ B） A woman whose bag is hanging in front. （ C） A lone female with a handbag at her right side. （ D） An old lady carrying a handbag on the left. （ A） The back pocke
14、t of his tight trousers. （ B） The top pocket of his jacket. （ C） A side pocket of his jacket. （ D） A side pocket of his trousers. （ A） Theater lobbies with uniformed security guards. （ B） Clothing stores where people are relaxed and off-guard. （ C） Airports where people carry a lot of luggage. （ D）
15、Hotels and restaurants in southeast London. Section C 25 Rod was already an established lab head when he decided he needed to learn more about crystallography(结晶学 ). In 1995 he went back to school at the CSHL on Long Island, New York. Together with 22 fellow scientists, ranging from Ph.D. students t
16、o principal investigators like himself, he【 B1】 _a two-week course. The training【 B2】 _: three years later, Rod became the first scientist to use crystallography to resolve the【 B3】 _ of an ion(离子 )channel. In 2003 he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for this work. Rods experience may not be typical
17、 for the scientists【 B4】 _the postgraduate training courses that are offered by a handful of institutes around the world. But it shows that scientists can benefit from【 B5】 _ new skills at any stage of their career. Courses range from two to six weeks in length and focus on the【 B6】 _ tools and tech
18、nologies in a specific field. Classes are kept【 B7】 _small, usually about 20 people, providing students with the opportunity to get hands-on experience in well-equipped labs between lectures and even【 B8】 _ their own mini-projects. “You could really work as much as you liked,“ says Keech, a 26-year-
19、old【 B9】_ researcher at the Plant Science Centre in Sweden, who last year attended the two-week course at the CSHL. “If you wanted to do your own【 B10】 _ at two in the morning there was no problem finding people happy to help you and machines ready to use,“ adds Keech. He says that he has benefited
20、from the course, and now uses the methods he learnt there in his day-to-day work. 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 165答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: I like the color of this shirt. Do you have a larger size? W: This is the lar
21、gest in this color. Other colors come in all sizes. Q: What does the woman imply? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题是在衬衫的尺寸和颜色上做文章。关键是要听到女士说 “其他颜色的衬衫各种尺寸都有 ”，说明她建议男士买其他颜色 的，即 A。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Look, the view is fantastic. Could you take a picture of me with the lake in the background? W: I am afraid I just
22、 ran out of film. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 考查推理判断能力。关键在于听懂男士的请求 “你能 帮我拍张照片吗 ?”和女士的回答 “胶卷用光了 (ran out of film)”，故答案为 B。 run out of意为 “用完，用光 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: The food in this restaurant is horrible. If only wed gone to the school dining hall. W: But the food
23、 isnt everything. Isnt it nice just to get away from all the noise? Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 but转折题。本题关键在于听懂 But后面的语义： “饭菜好坏不是(我们在乎的 )一切 ”，特别是反问句 “哪怕只是远离噪音不也很好吗 ?”说明女士承认餐馆里的饭菜不好，但是地方很安静，故 A正确而 C错误。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: Can I help you, sir? M: Yes, can you show m
24、e the way to Gate 9 for Flight 901 to Hong Kong? I am quite confused here. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题关键在于听到 “gate(检票口 )”和 “flight(航班 )”这两个地点标志词。男士想知道 901航班的 9号检票口怎么走，可见是在机场，故选 D。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: My headache is killing me. I thought it was goin
25、g away, but now its getting worse and worse. M: I told you yesterday to make an appointment. Q: What does the man mean? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 本题关键在于听懂女士诉苦说 “头疼得要死 现在疼得越来越厉害 ”和男士的话语 “我昨天就告诉过你要预约 (make an appointment)”。生 病应该约见医生，因此 C“女士本该早点去看医生 ”为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Can you give me a hand, Mike? I w
26、ant to move a few heavy items into the car. M: Id like to, but I am already five minutes late for my appointment with Mr. Johnson. And his office is on the other side of the campus. Q: What will the man most probably do? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题要注意抓听 but后面的信息。男士说他跟 Mr Johnson有预约，现在已经迟了 5分钟，而且路很远，说明他不能帮女
27、士，而是要赶紧动身，故 B正确而 A、 D错误。 C的错误在于：其一，男士不能帮女士搬东西；其二，不是把东西搬到 Mr Johnson的办公室。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: I think youd better find another partner. I love table tennis, but I dont think I am improving. W: Look, Paul. Its still too early to quit. Nobody expects you to be a superstar. Just keep going and you wil
28、l get the hang of it. Q: What does the woman mean? 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解 析】 本题关键在于听到女士说 “现在放弃为时过早 ”， D中的 give up相当于对话中的 quit，故 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Would you like to try the banana pie? Its incredible. W: Well, to tell the truth, I dont care much for dessert. Q: What does the woman say about the ban
29、ana pie? 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题关键在于听懂女士所说的 “我不太喜欢 (I dont care much for)” ，说明她对香蕉派没什么兴趣。 sth doesnt appeal to sb意思是 “某物对某人没有吸引力 ”，故答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Good morning, Dr. Smith. My name is Peter. I am a freshman in your department. There are a few things that I am not quite sure of and I do nee
30、d your advice. W: Thank you very much for your trust, Peter. As your academic advisor I will try my best. Just tell me how I can help you, Peter. M: I used to major in English, but now I have made up my mind to switch to Applied Linguistics, concentrating on Teaching English as a Foreign Language. I
31、t will probably take me two years to get my masters degree since I also work part time. W: So you want to switch majors? M: Yes. But I have been wondering if it is possible. W: Well, usually we allow it, as long as you have enough credits. M: Thats good news for me. Im not interested in literature a
32、nd that sort of thing. I want to be a real teacher, Professor. Actually, teaching is what appeals to me, but Im worried about the make-up credits. I have been taking a lot of courses in English. W: You usually do have to make up some credits when you switch majors. Are you OK on credits? M: Not too
33、many. Ill have to add about 12 credits as far as I can figure from my transcript. Would you please let me know how many credits are required to get a masters degree? W:12Usually thirty-six credits are needed. If you take five courses per term, youll have enough credits after just two semesters. Usua
34、lly each course is worth three credits. To get the six remaining credits you either prepare a thesis or take two more courses. M: Im afraid I might find that course load a little too heavy. But now I have a clearer idea. Thank you very much for your help, Professor. W: Well, many students carry a li
35、ghter load, especially in the first term. M: Is there anything else besides the 36 credits for the masters? W: You have to have an oral defense. M: I see. All this about credits was so complicated but now I have more confidence. I really appreciate your help, Professor. W: Glad I can help. Good luck
36、, Peter. 9. Why does the man resort to the woman? 10. What is the womans profession? 11. Why does the man want to take up Teaching English as a Foreign Language? 12. How soon could the man get a masters degree if he takes 4 courses per term? 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 主旨题。男士开头先自我介绍，然后紧接着说明目的：想从英语专业转到应用语言学专业，
37、故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 细节题。在对话中，女士说 “作为你的 academic advisor，我会尽力帮助你的 ”，因此答案为 B。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 细节题。男士对文学没有兴趣，他想成 为老师是因为这才是他感兴趣的事，所以他想换专业，因此答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 计算题。女士谈到，取得硕士学位需要 36个学分，通常每门课程值 3个学分。如果男士一学期选 4门课，那他一学期就能得到 4x3=12个学分， 3个学期就是 36个学分，因此他最多需要 3个学期。故
38、答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 M: Have you noticed the new dustbin downstairs, at the entrance of the main building? W: Yeah, of course. It looks funny, though, like a battery. Whats it for? Is it really for garbage? M: Not really. Actually its a dustbin for used batteries. W: Used batteries? What do yo
39、u mean by that? Why do we need a special dustbin for used batteries? M: Well, you know there are still a lot of heavy metals left in used batteries, so by recycling the batteries, we can not only make full use of the metals left, but also prevent the environment from being polluted. W: Oh, I see. Ca
40、n this work? Our efforts are too insignificant. M: Even though we are not ecologists or biologists, there is still a lot we can do. The Student Union is sponsoring a one-month program called “Green Movement“, which is aimed at making more and more students aware of serious environmental problems we
41、are facing now. W: Sounds quite exciting “Green Movement“. What, for example, can I do? M: Well, quite a lot. For one thing, you can stop using those plastic meal-boxes and disposable wooden chopsticks. Plastic meal-boxes do great harm to the environment and disposable chopsticks are a big waste of
42、forest resources. Well, there will be a lecture tomorrow afternoon at four oclock. You may attend if you are interested. W: Tomorrow afternoonlet me thinkyeah, I happen to be free. I will go there. 13. What are the two speakers doing? 14. What is the purpose of the “Green Movement“? 15. What will th
43、e woman do tomorrow afternoon? 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 主旨题。四个选项的话题对话中都提到了，但整个对话由新垃圾箱引出电池回收问题，并进而谈到开展环保活动，最后男士告诉女士明天 有一个讲座，可以让人们更深刻地认识环境问题。选项 A、 D都是围绕 B项内容展开，只是对话的部分内容，不能用于概括大意，故答案为 B。而 C错在 collect。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 细节题。男士提到 “绿色运动 ”，它是学生会主办的为期一个月的活动，旨在让更多的学生意识到环境污染的严重性。因此，答案应该是 D。其他选项都是具体做法，而且
44、不完全与该运动相关。本题答案所在的句子较长，信息量大，考查学生的基本功。考生平时应有意识地多听长句，熟悉其结构组成，考试时遇到方能得心应 手。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 细节题。男士说明天下午有个讲座，如果有兴趣的话可以参加。女士回答说，明天下午正好有空，会去的，所以答案为 A。符合 “听到什么选什么 ”的原则。 C是长期行为，不是明天下午要做的事。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Do you remember a time when people were a little nicer and gentler with each
45、other? I certainly do. And I feel that much of the world has somehow gotten away from that. Too often I see people rushing into elevators without giving those inside a chance to get off first, or never saying “thank you“ when others hold a door open for them. We get lazy and in our laziness we think
46、 that something like a simple “thank you“ doesnt really matter. But it can matter very much. The fact is that no matter how nicely we dress or how beautifully we decorate our homes, we cant be truly elegant without good manners, because elegance and good manners always go hand in hand. In fact, I th
47、ink of good manners as a sort of hidden beauty secret. Havent you noticed that the kindest most generous people seem to keep getting prettier? Its funny how that happens, but it does. Take the long-lost art of saying “thank you“ like wearing a little make-up, or making sure your hair is neat. Gettin
48、g into the habit of saying “thank you“ can make you feel better about yourself. Good manners add to your image, while an angry face makes the best-dressed person look ugly. 16. What is the passage mainly about? 17. What does the speaker say about people of the past? 18. According to the speaker, how
49、 can we best improve our image? 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 主旨题。关键是要听到首尾句及核心词。第 1句中作者 对于 “人与人之间曾经更友好、更和气的时代 ”的怀念和最后一句中 “礼貌能提升你的形象 ”，都说明 good manners的重要性，所以答案为 C。作者建议养成说 “谢谢 ”的习惯，而不是在讲述说 “谢谢 ”的艺术，故 A不正确；作者说 “我把讲礼貌看成一种深藏不露的美丽秘诀 ”，并不是告诉我们保持美丽的秘密，故 B不正确；文中说 “优雅与礼貌是一致的 ”，故 D不正确。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 题目询问作者认为以前人们是怎么样的。关键是要听到文章首句：“你们记得以前那个人与人之间曾经更友 好、更和气的时代吗 ?”其中就包含选项 A中的 nicer and gentler.选项 B、 C、 D的内容文中均未提及。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 题目询问根据作者的说法，我们怎样才能最好地提升自己的形象。关键是要听到 “你们没注意到最和善、最大方的人
