1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 18及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Talking about their house. （ B） Looking for a place to live in. （ C） Walking on the campus. （ D） Reading a newspaper. （ A） He lent her his extra pen. （ B） He offered her a pencil. （ C） He was afraid of losing his pen. （ D） He said he didnt have any extra in
2、k. （ A） They should wait patiently. （ B） They should ask that man to leave. （ C） They should serve that man immediately. （ D） That man is old enough to order things he likes. （ A） Change a partner. （ B） Ask the teacher for advice. （ C） Meet his partner in the mid-town. （ D） Make a compromise with hi
3、s partner. （ A） Go to the game. （ B） Have her supper. （ C） Miss her class. （ D） Meet her friends any minute. （ A） It was burned down. （ B） It was robbed. （ C） It was blown up. （ D） It was closed down. （ A） He takes it as a kind of exercise. （ B） He wants to save money. （ C） He loves doing anything t
4、hat is new. （ D） His office isnt very far. （ A） The assignment looks easy but actually its quite difficult. （ B） The assignment is too difficult for them to complete on time. （ C） They cannot finish the assignment until Thursday. （ D） They have plenty of time to work on the assignment. （ A） Her room
5、mate wont share expenses. （ B） The apartment needs a lot of repair work. （ C） The apartment is too far from the campus. （ D） Shes having trouble with the owner of the apartment. （ A） Paula doesnt pay the rent on time. （ B） She has to buy a new dishwasher. （ C） Paula repairs the dishwasher without he
6、r permission. （ D） She cant find anyone to repair the dishwasher. （ A） Friends. （ B） Classmates. （ C） Lawyer and client. （ D） Lifesaver and drowned victim. （ A） He can bring a lawsuit against the owner. （ B） He has some knowledge of the law. （ C） He once had the same problem. （ D） He knows the owner
7、. （ A） Making a travel to Finland. （ B） How to post a letter. （ C） Reserving airline tickets. （ D） Booking a train ticket. （ A） Flight 1070 and 90. （ B） Flight 1017 and 19. （ C） Flight 1070 and 19. （ D） Flight 1017 and 90. （ A） At 10:00 a.m. on the 23rd of this month. （ B） At 10:00 a.m. on the 22nd
8、of this month. （ C） At 4:35 p.m. on the 29th of this month. （ D） At 5:55 p.m. on the 22nd of this month. Section B （ A） Pollution in the air. （ B） A lack of parking. （ C） A lack of bridges. （ D） Accidents with bicycles. （ A） The law of the road. （ B） International law. （ C） Federal law. （ D） Local l
9、aw. （ A） To reduce the number of cars. （ B） To train bicyclists. （ C） To help build special bike paths. （ D） To help buy more bikes. （ A） Bicycles are causing all the problems. （ B） Bicycling would be safer in the future. （ C） There are special paths set aside for bicycles. （ D） Bicycles cannot help
10、 clean up the environment. （ A） Space Travel. （ B） Problems of Astronauts. （ C） Water Pollution. （ D） The Spaceship Earth. （ A） The present population on earth is fourteen billion. （ B） Water is recycled every seventy million years. （ C） The planet earth travels around the sun at 18 miles per second
11、. （ D） The earth is compared to a spaceship because they both travel around the sun. （ A） The spaceship Earth cannot make a trip to the moon when its supplies are used up. （ B） Man must stop abusing the environment in order to have a better future. （ C） Someday human beings will be able to live on a
12、 spaceship. （ D） Space travel will cause pollution to other planets. （ A） The family was extremely large. （ B） He didnt live very long with them. （ C） He was too young when he lived with them. （ D） He was fully occupied with observing nature. （ A） He was first of all a scientist. （ B） He was not onl
13、y a naturalist but also a scientist. （ C） He was no more than a born naturalist. （ D） He was a scientist as well as a naturalist. （ A） He came up with solutions in a most natural way. （ B） He lacked some of the qualities required of a scientist. （ C） He had a great deal of trouble doing mental arith
14、metic. （ D） He just read about other peoples observations and discoveries. Section C 25 The need for birth control methods has developed fairly recently, with the desire among many women to【 B1】 _decide when they want to have a baby. At the same time there is a growing【 B2】 _of the problem of a rapi
15、dly increasing world population. This problem of a rising world population is largely the result of【 B3】 _skills, which have lowered the death rate and at the same time raised the birth rate by increasing live births and the number of babies who survive early childhood. There is a growing realisatio
16、n that food production cannot【 B4】 _these increase, the result of which is that in some countries people are already starving to death. This problem is further【 B5】 _by the fact that in places like America and Europe we obtain by trade and consume far more food and resources like oil than, say, the
17、average Indian, thus leaving even less for the people in the underdeveloped areas to【 B6】 _. World population is rising at a rate of two percent a year; this means an addition of 70 million people a year to the【 B7】 _population of more than 3,500 million. There are striking regional【 B8】 _in the pop
18、ulation growth trends. The fastest growing region is Latin America which includes South and Central America and the Caribbean, while Africa and Asia【 B9】 _follow Latin America. However, the largest【 B10】 _addition to the world population is in Asia which at present contains about three-fifths of the
19、 people in the world. 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 18答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 W: Heres an ad for an apartment with two bedrooms. Its near the campus and not too high. M: Whats the number? Ill find out if its available f
20、or immediate occupancy. Q: What are the speakers doing? 1 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 由对话中女士提到的 ad for an apartment(公寓广告 )和男士提到的Ill find out ifimmediateoccupancy( 我看看是否能立刻入住 )可知答案为 B)。immediate occupancy在此意为 “随时可入住 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 W: Could you lend me your pen? Mine has just run out of ink. M: Im afraid I
21、 dont have an extra one. Would a pencil do? Q: How did the man respond to the womans request? 2 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 Would a pencil do?(铅笔行吗 ?)由此 可知，男士要借铅笔给女士，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: See that man over there facing the window? He comes in every Friday night and just sits there for hours. W:
22、 Its odd, but there isnt much we can do as long as he orders something. Q: What does the woman mean? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到， but there isnt much we can do(但我们也做不了什么 )， A)是对此的同义转述，故答案为 A)。 as long as意为 “只要 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 M: My chemistry project is in trouble because my classmate and I had c
23、ompletely different ideas about how to process next. W: Why shouldnt you meet each other halfway? Q: What does the woman suggest the man do? 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 Why shouldnt you meet each other halfway?D) 中的 Make a compromise是对 meeteach other halfway的同义转述，故答案为 D)。Why shouldnt you 是一种表示建议的委婉表达方
24、 式。 meet sb halfway意为 “各让一步，妥协 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 M: Dont eat too fast. Its not good for you. W: OK, but the girls will be here any minute, and I dont want to miss the game. Q: What will the woman probably do? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 I dont want to miss the game (我不想错过比赛 )， A)的内容与此一致，故为答案。 D)是针
25、对 the girls will be here any minute设的干扰项。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Did you hear that the convenience store next to the gas station was held up last night? M: Yes, I heard it on the radio this morning. Q: What happened to the convenience store? 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 对话中女士提到 the convenience storewas held up(
26、 便利店遭到抢劫了 )， B)中的 was robbed是对 was held up的同义转述，故答案为 B)。 hold up在本组对话中相当于 rob，意为 “抢劫 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Hi, Frank. I hear you walk all the way to the office these days? M: Yes, Ive found great pleasure in walking. Thats the type of exercise I enjoy very much. Q: Why does the man walk all the w
27、ay to the office? 7 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 对话中男士提到 Thats the type of exercise I enjoy(那是我喜欢的锻炼方式 )， A)中的 a kind ofexercise是对 the type of exercise的同义转述，故答案为A)。 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: Wow, thats a big assignment we got for the English class. W: Well, its not as bad as it looks. It isnt due until Thursday morn
28、ing. Q: What does the woman mean? 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解 析】 对话中女士提到 Its not due until Thursday morning(到周四早上才交 )，由 until可知女士认为能按时完成作业， D)的内容与此一致，故为答案。 big assignment在此是说作业量大。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Hello. W: Hello, Sam. This is Paula Hanson. Sorry to bother you. But Im having a small problem I thought you m
29、ight be able to help me with. M: Sure, Paula. What is up? W: Well, you know Sarah and I moved into an off-campus apartment in the fall, over on the west side of town. M: Yeah. What happened? W: Well, the dishwasher broke down. So we reported it to Ms Connors, the owner, and she said shed take care o
30、f it. But a month went by and nothing happened. M: Did you get back in touch with her? W: I got a repair person to give me an estimate, then I sent it to her. When I didnt hear from her, I had the repair done. And I removed the cost from the rent cheque. M: So what is the problem? W: She called here
31、 as a mad cow. She said she could have gotten the repair done for less money. Now shes threatening to drive us away for not paying the full rent. M: Hold on, Paula. It does sound pretty serious. But Im sure you can all sit down and work this out. W: Well, you are over at the law school, so I wondere
32、d if you would mind coming with Sarah and me when we go to talk to Ms. Connors. Were supposed to meet her tomorrow night at eight. M: Sure. I havent studied a lot about contracts yet. But Id be glad to help you straighten things out. Why dont I stop by at about 17:30? W: Thanks, Sam. You are a lifes
33、aver. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. Why is Paula unhappy? 10. Why is Ms. Connor angry? 11. What is the relationship between Paula and Sam? 12. Why does Paula think Sam could help her? 9 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 根据对话中女士 (葆拉 )提到的 the dishwasher broke down， for less mon
34、ey和 Now shes threateningto drive us away for not paying the full rent可知，因为修理洗碗机的费用，房东想把她们赶出去，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项中的 buy， repairs， find和 dishwasher表明，本题可能与修理洗碗机 有关。 C)信息含量大，根据命题规律，很可能是答案。对话中提到 When I didnt hear from her,I had the repair done， C)的表述与此意思一致，故为答案。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】
35、A 【试题解析】 选项均为表示身份的名词表明，本题可能考查人物关系。对话开始葆拉对萨姆说有个小问题请萨姆帮忙解决。她之所以求助于萨姆，是因为他是学法律的。再由对话中提到的 you are over at the law school和 I havent studiedabout contracts yet 可知，萨姆已在法律学院毕业，但他与葆拉不是律师与委托人的关系，由此可知，答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项主语均为 He和其中的 the same problem表明，女士可能让男士帮她解决问题。再根据对话中女士提到的 you are over a
36、t the law school可知，男士学过法律，因此葆拉认为他可以提供帮助，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Freedom Travel. May I help you? M: Yes, Id like to make a flight reservation for 23rd of this month. W: Okay. What is your destination? M: Well, Im flying to Helsinki, Finland. W: Okay. Let me check what flights are available. A
37、nd when will you be returning? M: Uh, well, Id like to catch a return flight on 29th. Oh, and Id like the cheapest flight available. W: Okay. Let me see. Um, hmm. M: Yeah? W: Well, the price for the flight is almost half the price you would pay if you leave the day before. M: Whoo. Lets go with the
38、cheaper flight. By the way, how much is it? W: Its only $980. M: Alright. Well, lets go with that. W: Okay. Thats Flight 1070 from Salt Lake City to New York, Kennedy Airport, transferring to Flight 90 from Kennedy to Helsinki. M: And what are the departure and arrival times for each of those flight
39、s? W: It leaves Salt Lake City at 10:00 a.m., arriving in New York at 4:35 p.m., then transferring to Flight 90 at 5:55 p.m., and arriving in Helsinki at 8:30 a.m. the next day. M: Alright. And, uh, Id like to request a vegetarian meal. W: Sure, no problem. And could I have your name please? Questio
40、ns 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. What is the conversation mainly about? 14. What are the two flights the man will take? 15. When will the man start off from Salt Lake City? 13 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项概括性强表明，本题可能考查对话话题。由对话中的 Id like to make a flight reservation可知答案为 C)。对话中
41、只提到男士要订一张去芬兰的机票，并未提到是否去芬兰旅行， A)属于过度推断，故排除。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 选项的内容表明，本题涉及两趟不同的 航班。由对话中的 Thats Flight 1070 fromtransferring toFlight 90 可知，答案为 A)。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项的内容表明，本题可能考查离开或到达某地的具体日期和时间。由对话可知，男士原计划 23日出发，但后来选择提前一天走，因为这样机票比较便宜，又由对话中的 It leaves Salt Lake City at 10： 00a m
42、可知，答案为B)。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 In an attempt to resist the rising cost of fuel and fight the pollution choking our cities, many outgoing students have taken to riding bicycles to school. The unfortunate result of this otherwise positive trend is the traffic problems caused by bicycles havin
43、g to share the same road with cars. Unfortunately, traffic accidents involving bicycles are on the increase throughout the country, so this new solution has led to a dilemma. To solve this dilemma, special bike paths have been created on most roads leading to and from college campuses. It is essenti
44、al that cyclists stay on those paths. It is necessary for the safety of those of you who ride bicycles as well as the motorists that you share the road with. Obviously, it may be inconvenient to ride in the bike paths at times, but we must insist on it. To enforce the necessity of staying on the pat
45、hs, there are fines for bicyclists who ride down the middle of the street. The federal fines are currently running at $25 for a first-time violation, but if the law is continually violated, the fines will increase by different amounts depending on your local orders. The money that is collected from
46、the fines will go towards a fund to help build better bike paths. You may have special bicycle bridges in your neighborhood right now. If not, you can count on seeing them in the future. We are committed to making bicycling a safe alternative to using cars and we appreciate your help in making that
47、goal a reality. Questions 16 to 19 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. What is the newest problem facing people who ride to school? 17. What is the basis for the law that doesnt allow bicyclists in the middle of the street? 18. How will the money from the fines be used? 19. What can we
48、 learn about bicycles from the passage? 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文中提到， In an attempt tofight the pollutionstudentsriding bicycles to schooltrafficproblems caused by bicycles，为了减少空气污染，学生们开始骑自行车上学，但这又引起了新的交通问题，即自行车交通事故太多，故答案为 D)。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 C 【试 题解析】 预览选项可知，本题考查法律名称。短文中提到， The federal fines are cu
49、rrently running at $25 fora firsttime violation 即联邦法律规定第一次在路中间骑自行车的人要罚 25美元，故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 选项均以 “To+原形动词 ”开头表明，本题考查将来的行为或目的。短文中提到， The moneyfrom the fines willhelp build better bike paths，即罚款将用来修建更好的自行车道， C)是对短文中 to helpbuild better bike paths的同义转述。故答案为 C)。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 预览选项可知，本题考查自行车的特点或作用。短文末提到，making bicycling a safe alternative，故答案为 B)。 【知识模块】 听力 20 【听力原文】 Spaceships travel around the earth, go to the moon, and return ho
