1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 187及答案与解析 Section A （ A） The woman will never speak English unless she absolutely has to. （ B） The woman is teaching the man how to write in English. （ C） The man is always speaking English all the time. （ D） The man is trying to improve his spoken English. （ A） Spending more time
2、 in visiting. （ B） Do not visit the island any more. （ C） Leave the island three days later. （ D） Visiting the island on a fine day. （ A） The woman should not make personal phone calls. （ B） The woman cannot deal with personal matters. （ C） The womans personal matters should not disturb her work. （
3、D） The womans personal matters should be left after work. （ A） The bus station. （ B） The school. （ C） The airport. （ D） The travel agency. （ A） Looking for her walking stick. （ B） Looking for an old woman. （ C） Looking for his walking disc. （ D） Seeing an old woman. （ A） Six years. （ B） Four years.
4、（ C） Three years. （ D） One year. （ A） She thinks the man should have paid much attention to the society. （ B） She thinks the man has shown much concern about common people. （ C） She believes the man would do well in their organization. （ D） She believes more and more people will join them. （ A） A sh
5、op assistant. （ B） A librarian. （ C） A secretary. （ D） A teacher. （ A） The relationship between farmers, Ward and Sears. （ B） The development of the catalog sales business. （ C） The relationship between the catalog and textbooks. （ D） The story of a Chicago retailer. （ A） Because he wanted to beat W
6、ard. （ B） Because he wanted to help his brother Ward. （ C） Because he thought this business was profitable. （ D） Because he enjoyed competition in this business. （ A） Farmers. （ B） City people. （ C） Business people. （ D） Students. （ A） It helped students with spelling and adding. （ B） It helped stud
7、ents become familiar with a variety of goods. （ C） Students might order things from the catalog. （ D） Schools were short of textbooks at that time. （ A） The commentator made it very dull. （ B） The game was exciting. （ C） It was between the Gunners and the Wolves. （ D） It was won by the Wolves. （ A）
8、1 goal. （ B） 2 goals. （ C） 3 goals. （ D） 5 goals. （ A） A team member called Blake was injured. （ B） Christmas was coming. （ C） They cant score many goals. （ D） They still have some influence from Blake. Section B （ A） They described it as a complete failure. （ B） They described it as wildly successf
9、ul. （ C） They described it as adventurous. （ D） They described it as highly fortunate. （ A） A world ban on nuclear weapons. （ B） Japans development of nuclear weapons. （ C） Suspending nuclear research in Japan. （ D） A world ban on nuclear technology research. （ A） Plotting to kill the president. （ B
10、） Plotting to kill the Vice-president. （ C） Plotting to bombard the capital city. （ D） Plotting to overthrow the government （ A） March 20 through April 2. （ B） March 21 through April 1. （ C） March 25 through April 1. （ D） March 26 through April 2. （ A） In the 19th century. （ B） In the 18th century.
11、（ C） In the 17th century. （ D） In the 16th century. （ A） People must play jokes on friends on April Fools Day. （ B） Sometimes jokes last until the end of April Fools Day. （ C） People usually buy interesting gifts for each other on April Fools Day. （ D） Young lovers often eat out for fun on April Foo
12、ls Day. （ A） The development of jazz music. （ B） The musician named Charlie Parker. （ C） The new style of jazz called bebop. （ D） The death of Charlie Parker. （ A） It has a fixed rhythm. （ B） It is similar to the traditional jazz. （ C） It is free and spontaneous. （ D） It is typically an electronic m
13、usic style. （ A） 1943. （ B） 1945. （ C） 1940. （ D） 1948. （ A） Europe. （ B） America. （ C） Africa. （ D） Asia. Section C 25 I was studying theater at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and feeling anxious and uncertain about my future. Will I be able to support myself? I【 B1】 _. That summer, I deci
14、ded to see if I could get out on my own. Two girlfriends and I【 B2】 _ a car and headed to Aspen, Colo. where I found a job as a maid at a【 B3】 _ hotel. I dont remember what I earned, but it was so little that I【 B4】 _ spaghetti, brown rice and Kool-Aid. I was at the hotel by six oclock every morning
15、 to help with continental breakfast. When breakfast was finished, I cleaned the room where it was served and then the【 B5】 _ rooms and lobby rest rooms. I had never been in a mens room before, and I was always terrified of someone walking in while I was on my knees scrubbing the floors and toilets.
16、People were supposed to serve themselves at the continental breakfast; it was my job to【 B6】 _ through the room and replenish(补充 )coffee and juice. But some people wanted me to do everything for them. I remember one man who kept ordering me to get his food and demanding things we did not serve. He w
17、as also very【 B7】 _. I knew it was my job to be quiet and do in a nice way whatever I was told. So Id take a deep breath and somehow get what he wanted. Still, Ive never forgotten how it felt to be spoken to so【 B8】 _. Today, whenever I am in a cab or【 B9】 _, I always try to be as【 B10】 _ as possibl
18、e. Service-industry jobs are not easy, and theyre even harder when people treat you like dirt. 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 187答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: You never speak English unless you absolutely have to. Ill help
19、you if you promise to speak nothing but English all the time. M: All right. Maybe Ill do that. Its the only way Ill be able to learn English fast enough, I guess. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 1 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 女士说： “除非绝 对必要，你从不说英语。你得答应我一直只说英语我才会帮助你。 ”男士回答说： “好的。我想这是快点学好英语的唯一办法。 ”因此，实际
20、上是男士想提高英语口语。答案是 D。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: Well, I will take the three-day tour of the island. W: Why not four days? Q: What does the woman suggest? 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士说他打算在岛上游玩 3天时，女士建 议他游玩 4天。 A符合题意。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: Can I make personal phone calls during office hours? M: Of course you can. Ev
21、ery one has his personal matters to deal with more or less, but dont chat over the phone. Whats more, dont let it hinder your work and the companys business. Q: What does the man mean? 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士说 “不要让它 (私人事务 )妨碍工作，影响公司业务 ”，故答案是 C。尽管表述不同， A、 B、 D的共同含义是 “不能做私事 ”，可以从语义相关的角度一起排除。理解对话中的 hin
22、der与选项中 disturb的同义关系，可以准确答题。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: How long does the journey take if I go by bus? W: It depends on the traffic. I think the Airport Express is your best bet Q: What kind of place is the man probably going to? 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说： “我想你最好乘坐机场快线。 ”机场快线是连接机场与市中心的专用交通，因此男士应该是去机场，选 C。解题关
23、键是听懂 Airport Express以及问题。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听 力原文】 M: Excuse me, madam, but did you see an old woman looking for her walking stick? W: An old woman, sir? Q: Whats the man doing? 5 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士问： “你有没有看到一位在找手杖的老妇人 ?”表明他在寻找一位老太太， B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Have you lived here long? M: Me? I guess so.
24、 I first came here six years ago. Then one year after that I moved to Boston. But I found I love here much more, so three years ago I was back here again. Q: How long has the man lived here all together? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士 6年前第一次来到这里，一年 后搬走， 3年前又搬来，因此该男士在这里一共住了 1+3=4年，选 B。本题难点不在猜题，而在于把听到的内容标记清楚，再根
25、据问题来选答案。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: Can I join you? Ive never done such a thing before. W: You never pay attention to the people around you, not to mention showing concern about this society. Q: What does the woman mean? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说： “你从没注意过周围的人，更别提关心社会了。 ”意即 “你该关心关心这个社会 ”，选 A。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原
26、文】 W: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for a few hours, and he or she must read it in the library during that time. M: Thank you. I understand now. I am on my way to the reserve room. Q: Wha
27、ts the probable job of the woman? 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 女士话里包含了关键特征词 book， the reserve room， the reserve librarian， in the library，这些都说明女士是图书管理员，选 B。看选项就可以肯定是问身份 (职业 )的场景题。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 W: What are you doing? M: Im ordering some filing cabinets out of a catalog. W: What do you need them for? M: Th
28、eres so much stuff piling up in my dormitory room. If I dont do something soon, I wont be able to move in there. W: Do you usually order from a catalog? M: Sometimes. Why? W: Oh, its just in the history class today we were talking about how the catalog sales business first got started in the US. A C
29、hicago retailer, Montgomery Ward started it in the late 1800s. It was really popular among farmers. It was difficult for them to make it to the big city stores so they ordered from catalogs. M: Was Ward the only one in the business? W: At first, but another person named Richard Sears started his own
30、 catalog after he heard how much money Ward was making. M: What made them so popular? W: Farmers trusted Ward and Sears for one thing. They delivered the products the farmers paid for and even refunded the price of things the farmers werent satisfied with. The catalogs became so popular that in some
31、 countries school teachers even used them as textbooks. M:12Textbooks? W: Yeah, students practice spelling the names and adding up the prices of things in the catalogs. M: Was everybody that thrilled about it? W: Thats doubtful. Say they drove some small store owners out of business. Sears and Ward
32、sold stuff in such large quantities. They were able to undercut the prices at some small family owned stores. 9. What is the conversation mainly about? 10. Why did Richard Sears start his own business in catalog? 11. Who were the main customers of Sears and Wards business? 12. Why was the catalog us
33、ed as textbooks? 9 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 尽管四个选项在对话中都有提及，但 A、 C、 D只是对话的一部分，只有 B可以涵盖对话中的所有内容。长对话的主旨大意题，关键是听对话的第一个话轮 (对话双方各发言一次叫一个话轮 )。由 order， catalog两个关键词即可推出答案是 B。尽管 C中也有 catalog，但它提到 textbook，没有涵盖原文主要内容，而只是其中一个细节。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中女士说到： “在得知 Ward赚了多少钱以后，另一个名叫Richard Sears的人也开展自己的邮购业务。 ”可见
34、Sears是为了赚大钱，所以选C。 “转折 but处出题 ”。没有理由听不懂 “how much moneyWard was making“! profitable是 make money的同义替换。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说： “邮购业务很受农场主欢迎 ”，并说 “农场主们信赖 Ward和 Seats”。可知该业务的主要客户是农场主。本题较简单，对话中多次提到farmers。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士很惊奇地问： “Textbooks?”，下文女士给出了解释： “是啊，学生们用邮购表中事物的名称练习拼写，用其中的价
35、格练习加法运算。 ”所以选A。适用 “听到什么选什么 ”的原则。 spelling与 adding两个词一定会很 “夺耳 ”! 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Did you go to the match on Saturday, Bill? M: No, Alice. I listened to the commentary instead. It sounded pretty exciting, I must say. W: You must be joking. Well, it was pretty dull really. M: How did it go then?
36、 I should have thought the Gunners did well to win over the Wolves in their present form. W: Yes, I suppose they did. But two-one didnt do them justice. They should have had at least three in the first half, and another two in the second. How far do you think the Wolves will go? M: I suppose it all
37、depends on how they shape after Christmas. Remember what happened last year? W: Ill say I do. Im not likely to forget it. Ive never seen such a shame. To think they were in the top three for most of the time before Christmas, and then the way they came down. I just dont understand what came over the
38、m. I cant understand. M: I dont know, either. Can you really say that? Because they were quite O.K. until Blake got injured, and then without his influence in the attack they just couldnt score goals any more. I think it was simply a matter of the attack being weakened. 13. What do we learn about Sa
39、turdays match? 14. How many goals does Alice think the Gunners should have scored? 15. What happened to the Wolves that made it come down? 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士说： “我原本以为 Gunners队打得不错，能以现在的状态打败 Wolves队。 ”因此该比赛是在 Gunners与 Wolves两队之间进行的，选 C。A、 B貌似矛盾，实际语义是一致的。 C提供了两个专有名词，扫清了听力障碍。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】
40、D 【试题解析】 女士说， “他们上半场至少该进 3球，下半场进 2球 ”，所以 Alice认为 Gunners队本应该进 5球，答案是 D。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话最后男士说： “Blake受伤前他们还是很棒的，但缺少了他在进攻方面的影响，他们就再也进不了球了。 ”由此可见，是 Blake受伤影响了球队。答案是 A。出题之 处已有多重语义特征：女士连说两次 “我不明白 ”；男士对此表示赞同，并在反问 “真的能这么说吗 ?”之后用 because(重要的信号词 )说出理由。因此，一听到 Blake got injured即可马上得到 A。 【知识模块】
41、听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 The space shuttle Discovery has safely returned to earth after 2 weeks in earths orbit. Discovery commander Eileen Collins guided the shuttle to an easy landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California early Tuesday. American Space Agency officials described Discoverys trip as
42、wildly successful. But they refused to say when the shuttle may fly again. The Space Agency has suspended all future shuttle flights until it can discover why a piece of hard protective material broke off from Discovery. A similar incident damaged the Columbia space shuttle in 2003. Columbia was des
43、troyed as it reentered earths atmosphere. Japan has marked the 60th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on the city of Nagasaki. The American bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima ended World War II. Nagasaki Mayor Iccho Itoh called for a world ban on nuclear weapons. He urged Americans to ask if the
44、 United States needs thousands of nuclear arms to guarantee its security. A short time later, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said he would work to keep Japan free of nuclear weapons. In Cambodia, an opposition politician has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for plotting to overthrow the governm
45、ent. Cheam Channy was arrested in February after the National Assembly canceled his parliamentary protection from legal charges. He denies any wrongdoing. A court found Cheam Channy and opposition member Khom Peseth guilty. Khom Peseth received a 5-year prison sentence. Briefly, here again is the ma
46、jor news of the hour. The American space shuttle Discovery has safely returned to earth. Japan has marked the 60th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki. And in Cambodia, an opposition politician has been sentenced to 7 years in prison for plotting to overthrow the government. 16. How di
47、d American Space Agency officials describe Discoverys trip? 17. What did Nagasaki Mayor call for? 18. What was the charge against the two opposition politicians? 16 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 原文说， “美国宇航局官员称， 发现号 的旅程获得巨大成功 ”。因此选 B。本题符合 “听到什么选什么 ”的解题原则。 wildly successful原词再现，容易听取。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 预读
48、选项，全是名词选项，核心词汇是 Japan， world ban，nuclear weapons research/technology， development， suspending，推测可能问新闻的主题或细节。新闻提到， “长崎市市长伊藤一长呼吁全世界禁止核武器 ”，听到什么选什么，由此选 A。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 第三则新闻开头即称， “在柬埔寨，一位反对派因密谋颠覆政府而被判入狱 7年 ”，因此选 D。选项都说 plotting，只是该 “阴谋 ”的具体内容不同。听到新闻开头的 “plotting to“ 时，集中注意力，就可以听到 D中的 “o
49、verthrow the government“原词再现了。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Unlike most of the other holidays, the history of April Fools Day is not totally clear.19The closest point in time that can be identified as the beginning of this tradition was in 1582, in France. Before that year, the new year was celebrated for eight days, beginning on March 25 and lasting until April 1. With the reform of the calendar under Charles IX, a new calendar was introduced, and New Years Day was moved to January 1. Howeve
