1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 166及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Its delayed. （ B） Its overcrowded. （ C） Its nearly empty. （ D） Its cancelled. （ A） Less money will be spent in maintaining the house. （ B） They may save some money for the time being. （ C） She is happy with the price set by the seller. （ D） The first house
2、 they saw is too expensive. （ A） Pick up a ring for her as a welcome gift. （ B） Drive her to the airport and see her off. （ C） Show her the way to the international airport. （ D） Meet her at the airport and be her guide. （ A） They are arguing. （ B） They are bargaining. （ C） They are complaining. （ D
3、） They are negotiating. （ A） Probably the phone number the woman wrote down was Mr. Browns. （ B） It was just an hour ago that the woman met Mr. Brown. （ C） The woman forgot to write down Mr. Browns phone number. （ D） The woman needed a sheet of paper to put down the phone number. （ A） He doesnt thin
4、k it necessary to refuel the car. （ B） He thinks it is difficult to get fuel for the car. （ C） He hopes the woman will help him select a fuel. （ D） He can manage to get the gasoline they need. （ A） Receptionist and customer. （ B） Attendant and passenger. （ C） Husband and wife. （ D） Guide and tourist
5、. （ A） Stuart changed more than Peter in fact. （ B） Peter insisted that he didnt know Stuart. （ C） Stuart is easier to be recognized than others. （ D） Peter and Stuart havent met for ten years. （ A） Unconscious behavior patterns. （ B） Recent trends in psychology. （ C） Reasons for certain behavior pr
6、oblems. （ D） Causes of anxiety. （ A） He feels angry. （ B） He needs attention. （ C） Hes too quiet. （ D） Hes very nervous. （ A） Hes late for social occasions but not for work. （ B） Hes a quiet person but likes to make grand entrances. （ C） He expects others to be on time but usually late himself. （ D）
7、 He loses pay for being late to work but doesnt seem to mind. （ A） Trying to get Mark to talk about his problem. （ B） Helping Mark relax and be more comfortable in a group. （ C） Leaving a message to Mark instead of waiting for him. （ D） Telling Mark to come earlier than the planned meeting time. （ A
8、） To purchase some better-quality tapes for the new player. （ B） To ask for a replacement of some valuable cassettes. （ C） To expect to have the cassette player repaired for free. （ D） To make complaints about the after-service of the store. （ A） It injured the user. （ B） It ran slowly. （ C） It ate
9、too much. （ D） It ruined tapes. （ A） His manner is too rude to bear. （ B） His warranty is out of date. （ C） He destroyed the purchase purposefully. （ D） He used the machine in a wrong way. Section B （ A） To take medicine. （ B） To sleep more. （ C） To work less. （ D） To go traveling. （ A） They are not
10、 harmful to the brain. （ B） They have more benefits than harm. （ C） They are not worth the price at all. （ D） They are valuable but costly. （ A） They damage a persons mental health. （ B） They reduce a persons chance of recovery. （ C） They slow down a persons reaction to changes. （ D） They worsen a p
11、ersons existing trouble. （ A） Its located in a college town. （ B） Its composed of a group of old buildings. （ C） The classrooms are beautifully designed. （ D） The library is often crowded with students. （ A） 18,000. （ B） 1,800. （ C） 24. （ D） 9,000. （ A） They are well paid. （ B） They are mainly from
12、New York State. （ C） They usually stay for two years. （ D） They neednt pay for their rent. （ A） Take a walk in the desert. （ B） Go to a cinema. （ C） Watch TV programmes. （ D） Attend a party. （ A） Higher than one who lives in dull surroundings. （ B） Lower than one who lives in a boring environment. （
13、 C） The same as one who lives in a normal circumstance. （ D） Undetermined yet by intelligence researchers so far. （ A） Most people are of similar intelligence regardless of background. （ B） People of the same blood type have similar intelligence. （ C） Family members usually have similar intelligence
14、. （ D） Long-term partners tend to have similar intelligence. （ A） They will look more and more alike as time goes on. （ B） They will become increasingly dependent on each other. （ C） They might not realize their close relation at all. （ D） They might share a similar degree of intelligence. Section C
15、 25 Its like this: You pass a person on the sidewalk wearing a pair of stylish shoes made of light brown leather, with a rounded toe. Youd like a pair like that. But an Internet search for “shoes, light brown, rounded toe“【 B1】 _ wont go very far. Dont worry. With the new image-searching technology,
16、 you have a better chance of finding those dream shoes. The new US shopping website is . Shoppers can upload a picture,【 B2】 _ keywords, and let it search online for a【 B3】 _ item. The new image-mapping search technology may be a【 B4】 _ change in the way people use the Internet. With , people can【 B
17、5】 _ celebrity photos. They can also use traditional text【 B6】 _ to sort by brand, style and price. Besides online shopping, the new technology could soon be used to recognize human faces. A new image search engine being developed by the Swedish company Polar Rose is trying to make computers recogni
18、ze faces. Facial【 B7】 _ technology could make it easier to find pictures of friends online. Thats just fine. But does it have other more【 B8】 _ implications? Well, yes. Imagine shopping in a supermarket when someone happens to【 B9】_ a picture and youre in the background. Then that person posts it on
19、 a public site. A search engine like Polar Rose could allow your boss to【 B10】 _ you were out playing about on a day when you called in sick. 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 166答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Im sorry, madam.
20、The coach is somewhat behind schedule. Take a seat and Ill tell you as soon as we know something definite. W: Thank you. Ill just sit here and read the newspaper in the meantime. Q: What do we learn about the coach from the conversation? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据选项，本题应该是问某事物的状况。关键在于听懂 behind schedule“落后于
21、预定计划 ”，在此对话中即 “晚点 ”的意思，故答案为 A。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Of the two houses we have seen, which one do you think fits our needs better, the first one or the second one? W: The second one. It seems very expensive. But in the long run, it will save us the money on the maintenance. Q: What does the woman sa
22、y about the reason for her choice? 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 根据选项可以预 测话题与两所 (甚至更多 )房屋价格比较有关，听到女士倾向于第二所，要注意其后的原因： But转折之后，主要信息是省维修费，故选 A。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: It is thrilling just to think about it! Itll be my first trip abroad. But I may have trouble finding ways in Rome. M: Dont worry about that. Just giv
23、e me a ring when youve landed. Ill be glad to pick you up and show you around. Q: What would the man most probably do for the woman? 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士要去罗马，担心迷路，男士说 “你着陆后打我电话，我会去接你，带你四处转转 ”，故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: Oh, what a morning! You know I had so much work to do and the phone just kept
24、ringing. Three sales people called me this morning. W: I know how it is. I get a lot of calls, too, even on weekends. Q: What are the two speakers doing? 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士说自己工作多、电话多，女士说就连周末她也有很多电话。可见他们在抱怨工 作忙，故答案为 C。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: What a memory I have! I did write down the number on a she
25、et of paper when I answered the phone this morning. But now the paper has disappeared without any trace. M: Dont worry. Ill be seeing Mr. Brown in an hour. Q: What can we learn from this conversation? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士记下了电话号码却找不到了，很着急。男士安慰道： “别担心，我在一小时内就会见到 Mr Brown。 ”由此可推断，号码很可能是Mr Brown的，故答案为 A
26、。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: We have to face the fact that it is a little hard to get fuel for the car. M: Between you and me, I think there is always a way to get around this problem. Q: What does the man mean? 6 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士觉得给车弄到燃料有难度，男士说总有办法，说明他能解决此问题，即 D。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: If you had your
27、choice of all the places in the world, where would you choose to spend our anniversary? M: The Watermill inn. I loved that place when we went on our honeymoon. Q: Whats the relationship between the speakers? 7 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 根据关键词 anniversary“周年纪念 ”和 honeymoon“蜜月 ”，可知选C。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Dont
28、tell me. Please dont tell me. I recognize him. W: Dont be silly, Peter. Of course you recognize him. Except for the beard, he hasnt changed in a decade. Its Stuart! Q: What can be inferred from the conversation? 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士说， “别傻了， Peter，你当然认得他啦 !除了胡子，他十年来都没什么变化 ”， D中的 ten years是对原文 a decad
29、e的同义转换，故答案为 D。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Mark really needs to see this article in Psychology Weekly. M: Why? Whats it on? W: Reasons for negative behavior patterns like procrastination, that is, habitual lateness. M: Youre right. Thats Mark. Hes never on time. So what does it say? W: That people who are
30、 always late often do it for a reason either conscious or unconscious. It could be an expression of anger and resentment or a way of resisting authority. It could even be anxiety. M: Well, I dont know. In Marks case, I think its because he wants to be noticed. W: Thats the next reason in the article
31、 the need for attention. They give the example of movie stars who used to make these grand entrances. M: Thats not really Marks style though hes so quiet. W: What gets me is that hes late for his friends all the time but not for other things, like work. M: Well. but they might deduct pay for that. W
32、: Exactly. You know, sometimes Im tempted to tell him to come at say, seven, and everybody else at 7:15. Then maybe we wouldnt have to wait so long. M: We have to try something. You know, he confessed to me one day that he was even late for his sisters wedding. She was really angry. W: I remember th
33、at. He was not in the wedding so they couldnt start until he got there. M: Maybe you should slip that magazine under his door anonymously. And hope he gets the message. 9. What is the main subject of the magazine article? 10. What might be the reason for Marks problem? 11. What do we learn about Mar
34、ks unusual behavior? 12. What solution does the woman sometimes consider? 9 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 注意本题问的是 “杂志里这篇文章的主题是什么 ”，而不是这篇对话的主题。对话开头男士询问： “Whats it on?” 意思是 “它是关于什么的 ?”女士回答，它是关于消极行为模式的原因。所以 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士说， Mark的情况是他想被人注意，女士说这是文章中提到的下一种原因，即对于 attention的需要。因此选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正
35、确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说，让 她生气的是， Mark总是迟到，老让朋友等，而像工作之类的事情却不会迟到。所以 A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士说，她有时总想告诉 Mark一个比预定时间早的时间，比如说告诉他 7点钟到，告诉别人 7： 15到，这样大家就不用等他太久，因此答案为D。 get the message意思是 “明白，领会 ”，不是 C中的 leave amessage“留口信 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Hello, sir. What can I do for you? M: Hi, Uh. I have t
36、his cassette player here that I bought about six months ago. And it just ruined four of my favorite cassettes. W: Oh dear, Im sorry. M: So I. um. want you to fix it. Im sure it will be no problem, right? W: Your sales slip, please? M: Yeah, here it is. W: Im sorry, sir. Your warrantys expired. M: We
37、ll, it ran out ten days ago, but Im sure that youll. youll fix the machine for free, because the machine was obviously defective when I bought it. W: Im sorry, sir.15Your warranty has run out. Theres nothing I can do. M: No, no, look. I didnt drop it off a building or anything. I mean, what differen
38、ce can ten days make? I mean you can. W: Sir, Im sorry, we have the six-month rule for a reason. We cant. M: Well, surely you wont hold me to ten days on this. You can bend the rule a little bit. W: Make an exception for you, and well have to make an exception for everybody. You could say its only a
39、 month, its only two months. M: I just lost twenty dollars worth of tapes. W: Sir, Im sorry, its too late. Theres nothing I can do. M: It actually ate the tapes. I mean, theyre destroyed. Paying for this is adding insult to injury. Its. its a good cassette player, I mean, I cant pay for this. W: Sir
40、, the rules are the rules. Im sorry, but theres nothing I can do. 13. Whats the mans purpose of visiting the shop? 14. Whats wrong with the purchase? 15. Why does the woman refuse the mans request? 13 【正确答 案】 C 【试题解析】 四个选项都是动词不定式，题目应该是问目的或将做什么。男士说： “我想要你帮我修 it”。此处的 it指代前面提到的 cassette player。所以 C正确。
41、【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 结合前后两题的选项，猜测本题选项中的 It应该是指 tape或cassette player，可先排除 C。对话开始男士提到 “它已经弄坏了四盒我最喜欢的磁带 ”，后来又强调 “它确实会吞带 ”。所以 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 根据选项判断，本题可能是问他 (要求退换货品 )被拒绝的原因。女士一再强调 “你的保修期已经过了 ”。所以 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Many people suffer from some form of extreme an
42、xiety. Some experience occasional attacks of panic for almost no reason. Others go around in a state of continual uneasiness. How do we control anxiety? The best way is to take drugs that help patients manage their anxiety. Patients who take these drugs say that they are able to work, to sleep and t
43、o go to places they feared to visit before. But the effects of the drugs on the human body, especially on the nervous system have not been known for a long time. Scientists have started a series of studies to identify the effects of the drugs on the brain and have gained some insight into the costs
44、and benefits of the anti-anxiety drugs. They are valuable because they can reduce the effects of expected failure, frustration and disappointment. But their value demands a price. Two effects of the drugs are obviously harmful. First, they weaken a persons ability to react to changes; second, they f
45、ail to help a person deal with unexpected troubles. It is fairly sure that people will meet with problems they have never expected, so these harmful effects may make the price of anti-anxiety drugs too high. 16. According to the speaker, what is the best way to manage anxiety? 17. What does the spea
46、ker say about the anti-anxiety drugs? 18. What harmful effect do the anti-anxiety drugs have? 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题符合短文听力 “听到什么就选什么 ”的原则。原文说病人控制焦虑症的最好方法是服用药物。因此 A正确。语义突出之处 (如本处的形 容词最高级 )常设考点。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 原文先说药物很有效，再说它的副作用，即服用药物付出的代价大。 D是最准确的概括表达。 B的错误在于原文并未比较药物的作用与副作用， C项错把原文中提到的 pr
47、ice“代价 ”理解为 “价格 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项都是某些东西对人的不良影响；结合第 16题选项中的medicine一词，可以猜测本题问的是某种药物的副作用。因此听到 effects和harmful时就要注意 。原文说这种药物会减弱人们的应变能力，选项 C就是这句话的同义表达。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Deep Springs is an American college. It is an unusual college. It is high in the White Mountains in California, not
48、 in a college town. The campus is a collection of old buildings, with no beautiful classrooms. The only college-like thing about Deep Springs is its library. Students can study from the 18,000 books 24 hours a day. The library is never crowded as there are only 24 well-qualified male students at the
49、 college. In addition, there are only five full-time professors. These teachers believe in the idea of this college. They need to believe in it! They do not get much money. In fact, their salaries are only $9,000 a year plus room and meals. The school gives the young teachers as well as the students something more important than money. “There is no place like Deep Springs,“ says a second-year student from New York State.
