1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 173及答案与解析 Section A （ A） The man should first sign a one-year lease. （ B） The man can move in a week later. （ C） The man should paint the whole thing. （ D） The man cannot take the apartment. （ A） She agrees with the man. （ B） She doesnt want to go out. （ C） She would rather go swi
2、mming. （ D） She doesnt think it is a fine day. （ A） Next Sunday night, 7:30 p.m. （ B） Next Saturday night, 7:00 p.m. （ C） Next Saturday night, 7:30 p.m. （ D） Next Sunday night, 7:00 p.m. （ A） He does not want to buy clothes. （ B） He is not afraid to take a risk. （ C） His mother does not like receivi
3、ng clothes. （ D） His mother likes delicious food very much. （ A） To a lamp store. （ B） To a hardware store. （ C） To the electric shop. （ D） To a bookstore. （ A） Take the GRE test again in 8 weeks. （ B） Call to check his scores. （ C） Be patient and wait. （ D） Inquire when the test scores are released
4、. （ A） Their new classmate. （ B） Their new colleague. （ C） A reporter. （ D） Their new teacher. （ A） She read it selectively. （ B） She went it over chapter by chapter. （ C） She read it slowly. （ D） She finished it at a stretch. （ A） She is environmentally-concerned. （ B） She wants to save money. （ C）
5、 Her car is being repaired in the shop. （ D） She wants to see the man on the bus. （ A） Diana believes the air is not likely to be cleaner. （ B） Diana thinks the diesel(柴油机 )bus is free of pollution now. （ C） Diana has taken a class on environmental engineering. （ D） Diana sounds pessimistic about th
6、e future of the insulator(绝热器 ). （ A） It makes the fuel bum more efficiently. （ B） It helps release more unburned fuel. （ C） It is easy to install. （ D） It is very cheap. （ A） Lowering transportation fees. （ B） The environmental engineering class. （ C） The mans car in the shop. （ D） Better environme
7、nt. （ A） The hotel confused him with another guest. （ B） Rooms are overbooked for that evening. （ C） There are no more rooms available for five people. （ D） All the rooms available are under renovation. （ A） There was a marathon going on. （ B） Almost all the hotels were being renovated. （ C） There w
8、as a conference going on. （ D） The hotel was overbooked two months ago. （ A） A honeymoon suite for $250 for the night and free breakfast of Chinese style. （ B） A honeymoon suite for $225 for the night and free breakfast of western style. （ C） A honeymoon suite for $200 for the night and free breakfa
9、st of Chinese style. （ D） A honeymoon suite for $200 for the night and free breakfast of western style. Section B （ A） TV is a convenient source of entertainment. （ B） TV places the viewer in a completely passive position. （ C） TV is too dependent on its pictures. （ D） The quality of some TV program
10、s is good. （ A） Television has more advantages than disadvantages. （ B） Television has more disadvantages than advantages. （ C） It is no use watching TV. （ D） Television in itself is neither good nor bad. （ A） How much a TV set costs. （ B） The quality of TV programs. （ C） How people put it to use. （
11、 D） The number of people watching TV. （ A） He wanted to remain popular with the audience. （ B） He wished to give more performances. （ C） He didnt trust others. （ D） He was extremely anxious about its negative effect. （ A） He was refused to give performances in 1804. （ B） He was not able to compose i
12、n 1804. （ C） He was becoming very difficult to be with in 1804. （ D） He attempted to kill himself in 1804. （ A） He didnt kill himself because of his friends. （ B） He remained single all his life. （ C） He was always not easy to be with. （ D） He had few friends in his life. （ A） About 1920. （ B） Aroun
13、d 1925. （ C） Around 1930. （ D） About 1935. （ A） Over 16 million. （ B） Over 3.5 million. （ C） Over 1 million. （ D） Over 2.5 million. （ A） Rye. （ B） Soybean. （ C） Oat. （ D） Corn. （ A） Corn. （ B） Wheat. （ C） Soybean. （ D） Rice. Section C 25 Its difficult to imagine the sea ever running out of fish. Its
14、 so vast, so deep, so mysterious. 【 B1】 _, its not bottomless. Over-fishing, coupled with destructive fishing practices, is killing off the fish and【 B2】 _ their environment. Destroy the fish, and you destroy the fishermens【 B3】 _ of living. At least 60 percent of the worlds commercially important f
15、ish【 B4】 _ are already over-fished, or fished to the limit. As a result, governments have had to【 B5】 _ some areas of sea to commercial fishing. Big, high-tech fleets ensure that everything in their path is【 B6】 _ water. Anything too small, or the wrong thing, is【 B7】 _ either dead or dying. Thats a
16、n average of more than 20 million metric tons every year. When you consider that equals a quarter of the worlds catch, you begin to see the size of the problem. In some parts of the world, for every kilogram of prawns(对虾 )caught, up to 15 kilograms of unsuspecting fish and other【 B8】 _ wildlife die,
17、 simply for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. True, some countries are beginning to deal with this problem, but its vital we find the【 B9】 _ways of fishing before every ocean becomes a dead sea It would make sense to give the fish enough time to recover, grow to full size and reproduce, th
18、en catch them in a way that doesnt kill other【 B10】 _ sea life. 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 173答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: If we decided to take the apartment, how soon could we move in? W: It would take about a week t
19、o paint the whole thing, assuming of course that you signed a one-year lease. Q: What does the woman imply? 1 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说： “把整栋房子粉刷一遍需要大约一个星期，前提当然是你要签下一年的租房合同。 ”即男士应当先签一年的租赁合同，故 A正确。建议题，原文动词再现及其同义替换是答案。本题 sign是原词再现。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: What a wonderful day! Shall we have a picnic? W: Well,
20、 dont you think going swinuning is a better choice? Q: What does the woman mean? 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说： “难道你不认为去游泳是更好的选择吗 ?”表明女士更想去游泳，因此选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: Hello, Kate. Its Dan. I just received the invitation to your party. Its next Saturday night, 7:00 p.m., at 306 Liberty Lane, Champaign. R
21、ight? W: Well, Im sorry. Therere some printed mistakes in the invitation The time is the next Sunday night 7:30 p.m. Q: What is the accurate time for the party? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士致电女士，确认晚会的时间、地点，女士予以纠正，说： “时间是下个星期天晚上 7： 30”。故 A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: How about an evening gown? These are all from
22、 Paris. M: No. My mum has very good taste in clothes. I dont want to take the risk Q: What does the man imply? 4 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士建议男士买一件晚礼服，说它们是巴黎生产的。男士首先用No加以拒绝，然后给出理由： “我妈妈对服装有很高的品味，我可不想冒险。 ”可见男士怕妈妈不高兴，不想买衣服。故选 A。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: What have you got there? M: Its my sun lamp. Im taking it do
23、wn to the electric shop to be fixed. Theres something wrong with the wiring. It blows fuses whenever I plug it in. Q: Where is the man going? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士问： “你手里拿的是什么 ?”男士回答： “这是我的太阳灯，我要拿它去电器店修理。 ” 因此男士是要去 electric shop， C正确。由选项 “to+地点名词 ”的结构看，本题问说话人去什么地方。男士说的 “Itsmy sun lamp ”使得A具有一定的迷惑性。 【
24、知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: I havent got my scores on the GRE test yet. Do you think I should call to make inquiries? W: There is no hurry. The test scores are released at least 8 weeks after the test. Q: What does the woman advise the man to do? 6 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 关键是要听到女士说 “别着急 (There is no hurry)”，继而解释成绩
25、至少要在考试后 8周才能公布意思就是要男士耐心等待，故 C正确。 A、 D均是对女士第 2句话的曲解，故均不正确； B是男士打算做的事。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: What a stupid guy! A real troublemaker! W: Yeah! He cant do anything right. He knows nothing about this business. I cant figure out how he got in this company. Q: Who are they probably talking about? 7 【正确答案】
26、B 【试题解析】 男士说： “真是个蠢家伙 !真是个麻烦制造者 !”女士回答： “是的 关于这业务，他一无所知。我不知道他是怎么进到这公司的。 ”可见他们谈论的是公司里的同事，故 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Have you finished reading the book you bought last month? W: Oh, I didnt read it straight through the way youd read a novel. I just covered a few chapters that interested me most. Q:
27、How did the woman read the book? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 预读选项可知，题目询问女士阅读的方式。本题关键在于听 懂女士说 “我没从头读到尾 ”以及她后面的补充说明 “我只读了最令我感兴趣的几章 ”，二者结合即 A“她有选择地读 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Hi, Diana. Im surprised to see you on the city bus. Your car in the shop? W: No. Ive just been thinking a lot about the environment lately.
28、 So I decided the air will be a lot cleaner if we all use public transport when we could. M: Im sure you are right. The diesel bus isnt exactly pollution free. W: True. Theyll be running a lot cleaner soon.10We were just talking about that in my environmental engineering class. M: What could the cit
29、y do? Install pollution filters in all their buses? W: They could, but those filters make the engines work harder and really cut down on the fuel efficiency. Instead, they found a way to make their engines more efficient. M: How? W: Well, there is a new insulator. And you spray a thick coat of it on
30、 the engine. M: An insulator? W: Yeah. What it does is reflect back the heat of burning fuel. So the fuel will burn much hotter and burn up more completely. M: So a lot less unburned fuel comes out to pollute the air. W: And the bus will need less fuel. So with the saving on fuel cost, they say this
31、 will all pay for itself in just six months. 9. Why does Diana take a bus that day? 10. What do we learn about Diana? 11. What justifies the installation of a new insulator in the buses according to Diana? 12. What is the major concern of the woman? 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士问 Diana为什么乘坐公共汽车，是不是她的汽车在维修。女士
32、回答说不是，她乘坐公交车是因为最近她在考虑环境问题。大家都使用公共交通的话，空气会干净一些。可见她关注环境，故 A正确。 B未提及， C、 D内容与对话不符。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说到： “在环境工程课上我们刚刚谈到过这一点。 ”可见她修了一门环境工程课，故 C正确。四个选项都以 Diana为主语，本题定然问她的情况。要根据选项关键词听对话，把涉及关键词的信息与选项对照，判断选项正误。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对于安装新的绝热器，女士说： “它的作用在于它可以把燃料燃烧的热量反射回来，这样燃料燃烧时的温度就会更高，燃烧
33、也就更彻底。 ”可见绝热器可以提高燃烧率， A正确。鉴于我们并不知道 it指什么，听录音时，必须对有关事物 予以重视。对话中，男士重复反问了一个词 “An insulator?”表明它是对话中讨论的一个重点，问题 it可能与它有关。紧接着女士的回答又用了 “What it does is” 的强调结构，并用 “So ”说明结果，相关内容即构成本题答案。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中女士有车不开，宁愿挤公交车；上环境工程课；对节能环保绝热器感兴趣，均表明她关注环境，有浓厚的环保意识。因此， D正确。实际上本题是问对话主题，选项 D概括性最强，是答案。其余选项均
34、是细节，或与 对话无关。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 M: Hi. I have a reservation for tonight. My name is Charles Nelson. W: Okay. Mr. Nelson. Thats a room for five under your name. M: No. No. Hold on. There must be some mistake. W: Okay. Lets check this again. Okay, Mr. Charles C. Nelson for tonight. M: Ah. Theres the
35、problem. My name is Charles Nelson, not Charles C. Nelson. You must have two guests under the name. W: Okay. Let me check this again. Oh. Okay. Here we are. Charles Nelson A room for one for the 19th. M: Wait, wait! It was for tonight. Not tomorrow night. W: Hum. Hum. I dont think we have any rooms
36、for tonight. Theres a convention going on in town, and uh, lets see. Yeah, no rooms. Well. We do have some rooms under renovation with just a roll-away bed. None of the normal stuff like a TV or working shower or toilet. M: Ah madam. Come on. There must be something else. W: Well. Let me check my co
37、mputer here. Ah! There has been a cancellation for this evening.15A honeymoon suite is now available. M: Great. Ill take it. W: But Ill have to charge you two hundred fifty dollars for the night. M: Ah. Madam. I should get a discount for the inconvenience. W: Well. The best I can give you is a ten p
38、ercent discount plus a ticket for a free continental breakfast. 13. What was the first problem with the mans reservation? 14. Why was it hard to get a room that day? 15. What did the man get finally? 13 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士在人住酒店时，遇到了一系列难题：首先，他自报家门时，服务员把他和另一个同名同姓的人搞混淆了；其次，他原订的这一天的房间没有了，第 2天才有房间；第三，其他房间
39、也都已订满，只有正在装修中的临时房。本题问他遇到的第 1个问题，故选 A。本对话前面开头部分一直在说人名。听到有关 name， mistake， problem， have two guests under the name即可确定答案。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士在解释房子紧张的原因时说， “我想 我们今晚是没房子了。城里正在开一个会 ”conference 即 convention之义，故 C正确。 A、 C句型一致，区别在 conference和 marathon(马拉松长跑 )上； B“几乎所有酒店都在翻修 ”显然不合常理； D中的时间在对话中未提及
40、。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士查到有人取消订房，那是一个蜜月套房，每晚需 250美元。男士表示要住这个套房，但要求打折。女士说： “我最多给你打 9折，另外再免费送一张欧洲大陆式早餐用餐券 ”。可见男士最后得到的是以 225美元 住一晚蜜月套房，并获得免费西式早餐。故 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Television now plays such an important part in so many peoples lives that it is essential for us to try to decid
41、e whether it is a blessing or a curse. Obviously television has both advantages and disadvantages. But do the former outweigh the latter? In the first place, television is not only a convenient source of entertainment, but also a comparatively cheap one. They just sit comfortably at home and enjoy e
42、ndless series of programs rather than to go out in search of amusement elsewhere. Some people, however, maintain that this is precisely where the danger lies. The television viewer needs to do nothing.16He is completely passive and has everything presented to him without any effort on his part Secon
43、dly, television keeps one informed about current events, allows one to follow the latest developments in science and politics. Yet here again there is a danger. The television screen itself has a terrible, almost physical fascination for us. We get so used to looking at its movements, so dependent o
44、n its pictures that it begins to dominate our lives. There are many other arguments for and against television. The poor quality of its program is often criticized. But it is undoubtedly a great comfort to many lonely elderly people. And does it corrupt or instruct our children? I think we must real
45、ize that television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the uses to which it is put that determine its value to society. 16. What do we learn about the disadvantages of TV? 17. What does the speaker think about television? 18. What determines the value of television to society? 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解
46、析】 本文分析了电视的利弊，分别提到了以下几个弊端：观看电视是被动接受的行为 (即 B)；它使人产生依赖性；有些电视节目质量太差。 C把表人的主语 We偷梁换柱成了表物的 TV，故不正确； D与文中的 poor意思相反，而且 这是说好的方面，故可排除； A是电视的优点 (advantage)，并非弊端(disadvantage)，也不正确。 good和 convenient都是表肯定、积极意味的词，只要听清楚题目问的是 disadvantage，就可以轻松地排除 A和 D。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文结尾处，作者在给出了正反观点后，给出了中允的观点： “我想
47、我们必须认识到，电视本身无所谓好坏。 ”即 D正确。 C太绝对，可以排除；A、 B针锋相对， D则不偏不倚。根据短文中作者的口吻，他是持中立态度的， 应选 D。本题可以 “听到什么选什么 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 文章最后说：电视本身无所谓好坏，人们使用它的方式决定了它对社会的价值。 C与此同义。 A(电视机的价格 )、 D(观看电视的人数 )与全文中心无关，可以排除； B在文中有所提及，是某个细节，属于答非所问。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Beethoven probably began to go deaf in 1797, but he
48、 tried to keep it a secret, while consulting doctors and trying various remedies, such as the application of almond oil. He was extremely anxious about its possible effect on his career as a musician, and embarrassed by its effect on his social life. In the summer of 1801 he wrote to two friends exp
49、ressing the anxiety that his best years would pass “without my being able to achieve all that my talent and my strength have commanded me to do“. Although tempted to kill himself, “the only thing that held me back was my art. For indeed it seemed to me impossible to leave this world before I had produced all the works that I felt the urge to compose“. It could be argued that Beethovens deafness helped the development of his art: isolated from the world, and unable to perform,
