1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 178及答案与解析 Section A （ A） She will see Kates sister in the afternoon. （ B） She has to meet Kate after the interview. （ C） She can tell Kate in the afternoons meeting. （ D） She must tell Kates sister about the interview. （ A） Go to a meeting for the handicapped. （ B） Design a unifor
2、m for the meeting. （ C） Do some charity in the meeting. （ D） Look for a job in the meeting. （ A） Between $400 and $450. （ B） Between $4,800 and $5,400. （ C） Between $2,400 and $2,700. （ D） Between $800 and $900. （ A） Classmates. （ B） Patient and doctor. （ C） Student and teacher. （ D） Colleagues. （ A
3、） The man is always too careless. （ B） The man doesnt know they are on the desk. （ C） The mans assistant often puts things in improper places. （ D） The mans assistant doesnt tell the man clearly. （ A） This episode is not so excellent. （ B） The previous episode is better. （ C） This episode is better.
4、 （ D） The previous episode is just so-so. （ A） In a hotel. （ B） At a dinner table. （ C） In the street. （ D） At the mans house. （ A） She doesnt like cooking every morning. （ B） She doesnt really want that much. （ C） She only likes a cup of milk for breakfast. （ D） She thinks the meal is different her
5、e. （ A） She wants him to review the lessons before finals. （ B） She wants him to have her car repaired. （ C） She wants to borrow his camping equipment. （ D） She wants him to go canoeing with their classmates. （ A） They wont have another break until after the final exams. （ B） Itll be very exciting a
6、s the river has some rapids this time of the year. （ C） If it gets too hot they can swim. （ D） Many students will go so he can know more people. （ A） Drinks. （ B） Food. （ C） A bathing suit. （ D） A Tent. （ A） The specific time theyll set out. （ B） What he needs to bring. （ C） Whether he has to drive
7、his car or not. （ D） Whether he has decided to go or not. （ A） He visited it in person. （ B） He learned from a friend about it. （ C） He read of it in a magazine. （ D） He knew the sculptor. （ A） They are very expensive. （ B） They weigh very much. （ C） They are made of pieces of aluminum. （ D） They ha
8、ve triangles all over. （ A） It was too expensive. （ B） It was too heavy to hand. （ C） It was not pretty. （ D） It was easy to get rotten. Section B （ A） The whole routine of life is shattered. （ B） The need to talk to other people is increasing. （ C） Nothing is more important than controlling ones ow
9、n time. （ D） Nobody is alone in the unemployment experience. （ A） Days are getting longer. （ B） Days are getting shorter. （ C） Time becomes easier to fill. （ D） It is a good opportunity to develop their hobbies. （ A） Unemployment brings bad feelings. （ B） Unemployment brings good feelings. （ C） One
10、should try to make the best of unemployment. （ D） Unemployed people are lonely. （ A） Cooking. （ B） Preventing disease. （ C） Skin care. （ D） Generating electricity. （ A） 50%. （ B） 40%. （ C） 30%. （ D） 20%. （ A） How to release oil from seeds. （ B） How to test the local market for oil. （ C） Food and oil
11、. （ D） Soybean and oil. （ A） National Similarities and Global Differences. （ B） World Culture and the Future of Schooling. （ C） National Differences, Global Similarities: World Culture and the Future of Schooling. （ D） National Similarities, Global Differences: World Culture and the Future of School
12、ing. （ A） The book was written by David Baker. （ B） We can find information on about 15 countries in the book. （ C） The professors started to write the book in 1994. （ D） The book compares public education systems around the world. （ A） Hungary, Malaysia and the Philippines. （ B） Hungary, Romania an
13、d the Philippines. （ C） Spain, Romania and the Philippines. （ D） Hungary, Australia and Iraq. （ A） School violence has nothing to do with the educational system. （ B） Schools should stop trying to raise scores. （ C） Schools should treat every student equally. （ D） Schools should divide students into
14、 “winners and losers“. Section C 25 A very large number of people cease when quite young to add anything to a limited stock of【 B1】 _. After a certain age, say 25, they consider that their education is finished. Its perhaps natural that having passed through that【 B2】 _ and boring process, called ex
15、pertly education, they should suppose it over, and that they are【 B3】 _ for life to label every event as it occurs and drops it into its given pigeonhole(分类架，文件架 ). But one who has a label ready for everything does not bother to observe any more, even such【 B4】 _ happenings as he has observed for hi
16、mself, with attention, before he went to school. He merely acts and reacts. For people who have stopped【 B5】 _, the only possible new or renewed experience, and,【 B6】 _, new knowledge, is from a work of art Because that is the only kind of experience that they are prepared to receive【 B7】 _, they wi
17、ll come out from their shells and【 B8】 _ music, to a play, to a book, because it is the accepted method of enjoying such things. True, even to plays and books they may bring artistic 【 B9】 _ which prevent them from seeing or comprehending that book. Their artistic sensibilities may be as crusted ove
18、r as their minds. But it is part of an artists job to break crusts, or let us say that artists who work for the public and not merely for themselves【 B10】 _ breaking crusts because they want to communicate their intuitions(直觉 ). 26 【 B1】 27 【 B2】 28 【 B3】 29 【 B4】 30 【 B5】 31 【 B6】 32 【 B7】 33 【 B8】
19、 34 【 B9】 35 【 B10】 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 178答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: I have to call Kate, and tell her about the interview tomorrow afternoon. M: Why bother? You will see her this afternoon at the meeting. Q: What does the man mean? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 该对话关键在于抓听 “Why bother?” ，女士想打电话告诉 Kate明天下午面试的事，男
20、士说 “Whybother?”( 何必那么麻烦 ?)你下午就能在会议上见到她，因此选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: Therell be a meeting for the handicapped the week after next. They decided that every participant should wear a uniform. M: Yeah. Im the right man up to the designing job. Q: What is the man going to do? 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 该对话只要理解 “每
21、位来宾都要穿制服 ”，再抓住关键句 “我正是做设计制服工作的恰当人选 ”，就很容易选出正确答案 B。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Mr. Harrington, I would like to ask you a few questions before I show you what we have available. First, what price range were you interested in? M: Somewhere between $400 and $450 a month. Q: How much will the man probably
22、 have to pay a year? 3 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 该对话的关键部分是 “每个月 400450美元 ”，而解题的关键却在于听清问句中的 a year.男士回答的是每月能 接受的价格范围，而问的是每年要付的费用范围，没注意听 a month和 a year的区别就可能选错。本题涉及两次乘法计算，但只要计算一个数据，就可以得出正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: I have to go to the toilet quite frequently. W: Well, it sounds as if youve picked up a stomach i
23、nfection. Lets check your temperature and blood pressure. Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? 4 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由关键词 “肠胃感染 ”， “测量体温和血压 ”，结合男士所说的 “频繁去厕所 ”，推断谈话双方关系为病人和医生，选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: I believe theyre on your desk. M: Oh, here they are. Thats the trouble around
24、 here. My assistant is always putting things in the most unlikely places, so I never know where they are when I need them. Q: Why doesnt the man know where the things are? 5 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士说： “我的助手总是把东西放在最不可能想到的地方，所以我需要的时候总是找不到。 ”因此选 C。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M: So. what did you think about the movie
25、? W: Well. I think this Star Wars episode is an excellent piece of work. But not as good as the previous ones. Q: What does the woman say about Star Wars? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士： “我认为这一部星球大战很不错， 但没有前面几部好。 ”因此选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Dear, I feel hungry now. How about you? M: So do I. Let me call roo
26、m service. Hello, room service, please send a menu to room 320 right away. Q: Where are the two speakers? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士打电话给客房服务部说： “请马 上送一份菜单到 320房来。 ”由此推知答案是 A。 room service， room 320是解题关键，只有 “酒店 ”情景下适用。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Do you really want that much? You usually have only a cup of milk
27、for breakfast at home. W: Well, its different. I dont have to fix breakfast here. When you dont have to cook, you enjoy the meal more. Q: What does the woman mean? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士的话 (“当你不用做饭时，你会吃得更尽兴。 ”)实际上是说：在家里我每天要做早餐，所以只喝一杯牛奶就吃不下了；在这里我不用做饭，所以可以吃很多。因此，选 A(她不喜欢每天做饭 )。女士的回答解释了自己吃这么多的原因，是直接选择答案的
28、依据。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Hey Neal, now that the midterms are over a bunch of us are getting away for the weekend to go canoeing. You want to come along? M: Well, uhm, itd be great to get away, but Ive never done it before. W: None of the others have either except for me. I went once last fall. But
29、therell be an instructor in each canoe the first day. M: I dont know. W: Oh, come on. This is our last chance to take a break before finals. The scenery is beautiful, and if it gets too hot we can dive in whenever we feel like it. The rivers really calm this time of the year, no rapids to deal with.
30、 M: Thats a relief. What would I have to bring? W: Lets see. Toms bringing food for the Friday night cookout for everyone. And the people who run the trip have tents set up and they supply food and drinks for all day Saturday. On the way back Sunday morning well stop somewhere for breakfast. So, you
31、 have to bring a bathing suit and a sleeping bag. M: Well, I do love camping and sleeping out. Where is this place? W: Well, its about an hour and a half to the place where we meet the trip leaders. We leave our car there and they drive us and the canoes upriver to the place where we start canoeing.
32、 M: And whos driving us to the meeting place? W: Well, I was hoping we could take your car. Mines in the shop again. M: Oh, I see. Its not me you want, its my car. W: Dont be silly. So what would you say? M: Oh, why not! W: Great! Ill give you a call when I find out when everyone wants to leave on F
33、riday. 9. What is the main reason the woman calls the man? 10. What is one of the attractions the woman tells the man about canoeing? 11. What is one thing the man has to bring? 12. What will the woman confirm with the man soon? 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话开始，女士说： “既然期中考试结束了，我们有几个人打算周末出去划独木舟。愿意一起去吗 ?”她在邀男士和
34、同学一起划船，故 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士听到邀请，说很乐意去，但担心没有经验。女士为了打消其顾虑，说其他人也没有经验，又说： “在期末考试前，这是我们放松一下的最后机会了。 ”A与此一致。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说： “所以你得自己带泳衣和睡袋。 ”C正 确。表示具体物件的名词选项表明，此题问某个细节 (而非全文主旨 )。此类题的做题办法是：首先，看四个选项在原文是否提及。若原文只提及 (或没有提及 )其中一个选项，则该选项很可能是答案。其次，若每个选项都有所提及，就需要记住与这些选项相关的信息。语义强调
35、之处的信息往往是答案。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 在对话结尾处，女士说： “好的，等我弄清楚星期五大家想什么时候出发时，我会给你打电话的。 ”可见女士要向男士确认的是具体的出发时间， A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 M: How do you like the new art museum? W: Wonderful! I spent most of my time at the art museum. I especially liked the new wing. I was amazed to hear the guide explain
36、 the problems they had building it. M: Right. I just read an article that went on and on about the cost. 90 million in total I think. W: Yeah. The guide mentioned that. You could see they spared no expense. M: Hm. It looked really unusual, at least from what I saw in the picture. W: It is. The basic
37、 design is two triangles. In fact there are triangles all over, the paving stones in the courtyard, the skylights and even a lot of the sculptures. One sculpture is a mobile. Its in the courtyard and its made of pieces of aluminum that moves slowly in the air. Its really impressive. M: That was in t
38、he article too. It said that the original was steel and it weighed so much that it wasnt safe to hand. W: Right They did it over in aluminum so it wouldnt come crashing down on someones head. M: You know the article went into that in detail. There was even an interview with the sculptor. W: Id like
39、to read that. Would you mind if I borrow the magazine sometime? M: No. I wouldnt mind if I havent thrown it out yet. 13. How had the man learned about the museum? 14. According to the woman, what do the paving stones, skylights and mobile have in common? 15. What was the problem with the original mo
40、bile? 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士说： “我刚读过一篇文章，详细介绍了它的建造费用。 ”因此只有 C最合适。主语都是 He，本题应重点关注男士说的话，听到对话中男士说的 “I just read an article ”， “听到什么选什么 ”，动词的原词再现清楚地标示了答案。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中女士说： “其基本设计是两个三角形。事实上，那里到处都是三角形：院子里的铺路石啦、天窗啦，甚至许多雕塑作品都是三角形的。 ”D正确。本题答题之处语义特征明显，题目本身也指代清楚，所以并不难解答。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答
41、案】 B 【试题解析】 男士说： “文章也介绍了那个移动雕塑。它说，该雕塑原本是用钢铁做的，实在太重了，把它挂起来不安全。 ”句中 hand作及物动词，表示 “支持、搀扶 ”，这里指让雕塑 在空中悬挂住 (而不致摔落 )，并能在空中移动。因此， B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 As more and more people lose their jobs, now is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment.16What are the first feelings? Wel
42、l, losing a job, or not being able to find one, almost always brings unwelcome changes. As well as the loss of income, many people find the whole routine of their life is shattered, their contact with other people reduced, their ambitions halted and their identity as a worker removed. At first there
43、 may be good feelings too a new and better job is just around the comer its nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children; have more time to think. But, unless a better job does turn up, the chances are the days start getting longer and time becomes harder to fill
44、. Many people pass through periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They feel irritable and depressed, often isolated and lonely. 18Despite all these problems though, unemployment can be a chance for a fresh start. You can discover that it provides an opportunity to sort out or rethink what you
45、 want from life and how best you can get it. You can use the time to plan how to find a new job, learn a new skill, develop your hobbies or see if you can run your own business. 16. What are the first feelings when one is jobless? 17. What do the unemployed feel before finding a new job? 18. What do
46、es the speaker try to tell us? 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文说：失去工作几乎总是会带来一些令人不快的变化。收入减少之外，许多人还发现整个生活常规全打乱了，与别人 的接触减少，雄心受挫，还失去了工作者的身份。 A正确。四个陈述句选项，各自的主语都不相同，选项的主要词汇也没有什么关联。由此可以推测的是，本题应该问细节而非主旨 (主旨题各选项中的词语总会相互关联 )。可以 “听到什么选什么 ”。短文中的设问句 What are the first feelings?之后出现了 A中的原词，也属于在语义强调之处出题。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】
47、A 【试题解析】 短文中说到：但是如果不能找到一个更好的工作的话，日子可能会变得漫长，时间也变得更难以打发。由此选 A。 A、 B、 C三个选项说 “时间 ”， D说 “业余爱好 ”。 A、 B语义矛盾， B、 C其实语义一致 (等价 )。由选项自身可以初步判断答案是 A。 But转折处出题。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文在前两个段落谈到失业的不良影响后，在第三段说 “失业也是一个新的开始的机会 ”，谈如何利用失业重新开始，故答案是 C。 A、 B内容矛盾，各执一词，但太绝对化，故不能是答案。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 From the begi
48、nning of human history, people have used oils from seeds and nuts.19Most of the time these oils are used as food, especially in cooking. But sometimes they have other uses. For example, oils are found in paint and in cleaning products, like soap. Oil is separated from seeds by using pressure. A mach
49、ine called a press is often used. Sometimes it is surprising to learn how much oil the seeds contain. Sesame, cotton and sunflower seeds, for example, all contain at least 50% oil. Soybean is an important seed around the world, but it is only 20% oil. So chemicals are needed to release oil from soybeans. The first step in pressing the oil from seeds is to crush the seeds between two stones. A cloth container or bag is filled with the crushed seeds. Then the bag is hung up.
