1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 180及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Customer and assistant. （ B） Father and daughter. （ C） Dentist and patient. （ D） Teacher and student. （ A） People should have taken things more seriously. （ B） People should avoid being killed unexpectedly. （ C） People should have made greater achievement.
2、 （ D） People should not idle away their life. （ A） Intensive Reading. （ B） Extensive Reading. （ C） Literature. （ D） Listening. （ A） The woman goes to a full-time school. （ B） The woman has to work to support herself. （ C） The womans classes are not difficult. （ D） The woman takes evening courses. （
3、A） Because Maria didnt like the game. （ B） Because Maria fell ill. （ C） Because he didnt have the time. （ D） Because he couldnt stand football. （ A） Jack survived the accident. （ B） Jack was the only victim of the accident. （ C） Jack saved all the other passengers. （ D） Jack had little damage done t
4、o his car. （ A） The plane is full. （ B） The plane is late. （ C） The plane has broken down. （ D） The flight is canceled. （ A） All rooms are taken. （ B） Many spare rooms are available. （ C） There are only double rooms. （ D） There is just a single room. （ A） He wants to become a cook. （ B） He hopes to
5、go on to graduate school. （ C） He wants to travel around the world. （ D） He would like to work at a hotel. （ A） History. （ B） French. （ C） Computer Science. （ D） Hotel Management. （ A） She has a part-time job. （ B） She received a scholarship. （ C） Her parents pay for it. （ D） She is working as a tou
6、rist guide. （ A） At a bakery. （ B） In a library. （ C） At a restaurant. （ D） At a travel agency. （ A） Shes in a meeting. （ B） Shes out of the office. （ C） Shes talking with another customer. （ D） Shes spending her holiday. （ A） A list of software products. （ B） A picture of the newest computers. （ C）
7、 Information on after-sales service. （ D） An introduction about the products. （ A） His name is Jack Cordel, and his phone number is 560-1288. （ B） His name is Jack Kordell and his fax number is 560-1287. （ C） His name is Jack Cordel and his fax number is 560-1288. （ D） His name is Jack Kordell and h
8、is phone number is 560-1287. Section B （ A） About 4,000 years ago. （ B） About 3,000 years ago. （ C） About 2,000 years ago. （ D） About 1,000 years ago. （ A） The small bowl was put above the large bowl. （ B） The large bowl was put above the small bowl. （ C） The small bowl was put inside the large bowl
9、. （ D） The large bowl consisted of two equal parts. （ A） Horsemen. （ B） Brass doors. （ C） Drops of water. （ D） Metal balls. （ A） Her husband had got a higher position. （ B） Her husband had lost his job. （ C） She wanted to have a cleaner house. （ D） She wanted to move to New York. （ A） His telephone
10、went out of order. （ B） The buyers had to leave soon. （ C） He began to work at 8 a.m. （ D） He had made an appointment with her at 8 a.m. （ A） They considered her lazy. （ B） They saw something they had never seen. （ C） They considered her foolish. （ D） They saw something familiar to them. （ A） For pr
11、otection against other animals. （ B） For protection against other dogs. （ C） Just for fun. （ D） For the purpose of guarding the house. （ A） Because they did not eat other animals. （ B） Because they were useful for protection. （ C） Because they were good hunters. （ D） Because they always obeyed their
12、 masters. （ A） For companionship. （ B） For amusement. （ C） For protection against robbery. （ D） For hunting. （ A） The city can be a lonely place. （ B） Life in the West can be very dangerous. （ C） People in the West are fond of animals. （ D） The dog is a useful and friendly animal. Section C 25 Throu
13、ghout history the basic unit of almost every human society has been the family. Members of a family live together under the same roof, and they share the economic【 B1】 _ of life as well as its affectionate joys. It is the family that has【 B2】 _ responsibility for the important task of raising childr
14、en to adulthood. The family is not a uniform【 B3】 _ in all societies. In many places it is an extended group that includes uncles, aunts, cousins and in-laws. The head of the family usually has【 B4】 _ influence in arranging marriages, selecting careers and determining all the important moves and pur
15、chases by any member of the family. Particularly where the society or the state does not give aid and where【 B5】 _ the responsibilities of the family are greater, this larger group provides better protection in times of economic crises or other【 B6】 _. In many other societies, including most industr
16、ialized ones, the “nuclear family“ is the basic social unit. This term【 B7】 _ a husband and wife united through marriage and their 【 B8】 _ children, whether natural or adopted. Industrialization and urbanization create many specialized jobs which【 B9】 _ scatter family members among different employe
17、rs and thus to separate residences as soon as they become wage earners. The small family, with one or perhaps two incomes, is better able to【 B10】_ rapid change and to move when jobs move. 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 1
18、80答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Have you found anything wrong with my teeth? M: Not yet. Im still examining. What brand of toothpaste do you use, anyway? Q: What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由关键词 teeth和 examining可知正确答案为 C(牙医和病人 )。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听 力原文】 W:
19、 I firmly believe those who kill time will only end up with time killing them. M: Well said. If one loafs around without being serious in doing things, nothing great will come to them. Q: What point are the speakers making? 2 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女 士认为消磨光阴者必为时光所弃。男士赞同该说法，并说， “一个人如果做事不认真，只是得过且过，必将无所成就。 ”因
20、此，两人讨论的是如何充分利用时间、不可虚度光阴的问题。故 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Have you bought all the books you need this semester yet? M: Ive bought a book for listening practice, but the textbooks for intensive reading and literature were sold out. Q: Which course has the man got a book for? 3 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 男士说他 “买了一
21、本听力书 ”，可知选项 D(听力 )正确。听到listening practice便可顺利作答。否则，听到 intensive reading and literature，也可以同时排除 A、 C，两者并列出现不会是正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: How do you balance work and study at the same time? W: My classes are at night and I work during the day. Q: What do we learn from this conversation? 4 【正确答案】 D 【试
22、题解析】 女士说她 “晚上上课，白天工作 ”，故 D(女士晚上上课 )是正确答案。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: Did you watch the game yesterday? M: I wanted to, but Maria couldnt stand it and wanted to watch the movie on Channel V. Q: Why didnt the man watch the game? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士说尽管他想看比赛， “但 Maria忍受不了 ”，可知选项 A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: D
23、o you believe that Jack came out of the accident alive? M: Its surprising. The car crashed into the wall and was completely damaged. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 6 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士提到 “Jack在事故中幸免于难 ”，故选项 A(Jack在事故中幸存下来 )正确。由选项关键词可知，对话谈到 Jack及车祸。由此不难听到女士的内容，并得出正确答案。 B、 C找不到根据， D与对话内容矛盾
24、。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Sorry, sir. The flight is somewhat behind schedule. M: Thank you. You will tell us as soon as you know something definite, wont you? Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士说飞机晚点了，故 B正确。 late即 behind schedule的同义表达。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: I sent a letter
25、 to make a reservation for a single room a few days ago. W: Im sorry, but your request arrived too late. There are some conferences in town this week and were full up. Q: Why couldnt the man book a room as he wished? 8 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士回答说，因为这个星期城里有些会议，所有房间都订满了。故A正确。据 full up(是订房场景的常用关键词 )可作答。 【知识模
26、块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: Hey, Dave! I havent seen you for ages. How have you been? M: Oh, Im doing okay, but school has been really busy these days, and I havent had time to relax. W: By the way, whats your major anyway? M: Hotel Management. W: Well, what do you want to do once you graduate? M: Uh. I haven
27、t decided for sure, but I think Id like to work for a hotel or travel agency in this area. How about you? W: Well, when I first started college, I wanted to major in French, but I realized I might have a hard time finding a job using the language, so I changed my major to computer science. With the
28、right skills, landing a job in the computer industry shouldnt be as difficult. M: So, do you have a part-time job to support yourself through school? W: Well, fortunately, I received a four-year academic scholarship that pays for all of my tuition and books. M: Wow. Thats great! W: Yeah. How about y
29、ou? Are you working your way through school? M: Yeah. I work three times a week at a restaurant near campus. W: Oh. What do you do there? M: Im a cook. W: How do you like your job? M: Its okay. The other workers are friendly, and the pay isnt bad. 9. What does the man want to do after he graduates?
30、10. What is the woman majoring in? 11. How does the woman pay for college? 12. Where does the man work part-time? 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士问男士毕业后有什么打算，男士说还没有确定下来， “但我想在本地的某个酒店或旅行社工作 ”，故 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说她刚人大学时想学法语，但是因为担心不好找工作，所以改学计算机科学。故女士的专业是计算机科学，即 C。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士
31、说她幸运地得到一个为期四年的奖学金，供她交学费买书，故选 B。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 男士说： “我每周去学校附近的餐馆工作三次。 ”故选 C(在一家餐馆 )。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Hello, Ultimate Computers. May I help you? M: Yes, this is Jack Kordell from Hunters Office Supplies. May I speak to Elaine Strong, please? W: Im sorry, but shes not in right now
32、. M: Okay, do you know when shell be back? W: Uh, yes, she should be here later on this afternoon maybe about 4:30. May I take a message? M: Yes. Ms. Strong sent me a brochure detailing your newest line of laptop computers with a description of other software products, but there wasnt any informatio
33、n about after-sales service. W: Oh, Im sorry. Would you like me to fax that to you? M: Yes, but our fax is being repaired at the moment, and it wont be working until around 2:30. Hum. could you try sending that information around 3:30? That should give me time to look over the material before I call
34、 Ms. Strong, say, around 5:00. W: Sure. Could I have your name, telephone number, and fax number, please? M: Yes. Jack Kordell and the phone number is 560-1287. And the fax number is 560-1288. W: Okay. Jack Kordell. Is your name spelled C-o-r-d-e-1? M: No. Its Kordell with a “K“ and two “1“. K-o-r-d
35、-e-1-1. W: All right, Mr. Kordell. And your phone number is 560-1287, and the fax number is 560-1288. Is that correct? M: Yes, it is. W: All right. Ill be sure to send you the fax this afternoon. M: Okay, bye. 13. Why cant Elaine Strong answer the phone? 14. What does the man want the woman to send?
36、 15. What can we learn about the man? 13 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中女士说她此刻不在办公室，故选 B。本题具有鲜明 but题的特征。预读选项知本题问 “她 ”在干什么如此便容易听到考点所在内容。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【 试题解析】 男士说， Strong女士给他寄了一些资料，但 “没有任何有关售后服务的信息 ”，故 C正确。解题关键是听辨对话中提到的项目，并注意区分， A、B、 D为并列出现的项目，均不可作为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中男士自报家门，说自己名叫 Jack Ko
37、rdell，电话 5601287，传真 560-1288。故 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 The water clock was an ancient clock. It could be used on cloudy days, at night, and indoors. Such clocks were probably first used in Egypt about 2,000 B.C. They were also used for many years in Arabia, India, China, and all of Europe
38、. The simplest water clock needed just two parts a small bowl and a large bowl. The small bowl had a tiny hole in the bottom; the large bowl was divided into equal parts, and marked by lines.17Water was poured into the small bowl, and it fell slowly down into the large bowl in tiny drops. Usually it
39、 took an hour for the water to rise from one line to the next in the large bowl. A beautiful water clock was made in Persia over a thousand years ago. It was presented as a gift to the Emperor of France. This water clock could be heard as well as seen. The dial of the clock was made up of twelve doo
40、rs, each representing an hour. Every hour a door opened, and the proper number of metal balls dropped onto a thin brass plate to strike the hour. At twelve oclock, twelve tiny horsemen came out and shut all the doors. This was probably one of the first striking clocks. 16. When was the first water c
41、lock probably made? 17. What do we know about the structure of the simplest water clock? 18. What did the striking water clock use to strike hours? 16 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 录音只提到一个年代，即 “2,000 B C ”，听到这个数字即可选出正确答案 A(距今约 4000年 )。选项 C(2000年以前 )故意漏掉 B C；而选项B(3000年以前 )和 D(1000年以前 )是和文章完全不相关的数字，可排除。 【知识模块】 听力 1
42、7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文提到， “把水倒进小碗，水就慢慢地滴落进大碗 ”，由此可推断出选项 A(小碗在大碗的上方 )正确。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 原文提到， “每隔一个 小时就打开一扇门，适当的金属球数落入一个薄黄铜盘报时 ”，可知正确选项是 D(金属球 )。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 When my husband was promoted, we put our house up for sale. Three weeks later, it was still on the market. I became a busy
43、housekeeper. Every room had to be kept tidy, and dishes had to be washed and put away when used. Then one day the doorbell rang unexpectedly at 8 am. Sleepily, I opened the door and saw our agent standing there with a couple from New York. “There had been no time to call,“ he explained, because the
44、couple had to catch a plane home.“ The three people made their way past the dirty breakfast dishes on the kitchen table and into a bedroom with unmade beds. As I retreated into a bathroom to comb my hair, I heard the man say something to his wife. Then they both laughed. Two days later, the agent ph
45、oned to tell me that the couple had bought the house. He repeated what the buyer had said when he handed over the check the following day: “That house has a warm, lived-in feeling, just like ours.“ 19. Why did the speaker sell her house? 20. Why did the agent call on the speaker so early in the morn
46、ing? 21. Why did the couple laugh in the speakers house? 19 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文开篇就说 “丈夫升职后我们打算把房子卖了 ”，所以 A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文中售房中介解释了原因：来不及给你打电话了，因为他们 得赶飞机回家。故 B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 买房的夫妻俩发笑的原因就在售房中介转述二人的话中，他们说：“这所房子给人一种温馨的家的感觉，就像我们的一样。 ”由此可知选项 D(他们看见了熟识的东西 )为正确答案。 【知识模块】
47、听力 22 【听力原文】 When you take a walk in any of the cities in the West, you often see a lot of people walking dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful and faithful animal in the world, but the reasons why people keep a dog have changed. In the old days people used to train dogs to protect th
48、emselves against attacks by other beasts. And later they came to realize that a dog was not only useful for protection but willing to obey his master. For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without permission. But now people in the city need not protec
49、t themselves against attacks of animals. Why do they keep dogs, then? Some people keep dogs to protect themselves from robbery. But the most important reason is for companionship. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have no children. For old couples, a dog is also their child when their real children have grown up. So the main reason why people keep dogs has25changed from protection to friendship. 2
