1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 193及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Look after the dog. （ B） Not look after the dog. （ C） Look after the dog if she is paid. （ D） Call Wendy to look after the dog. （ A） He probably just has a headache. （ B） The nurse doesnt think its so bad. （ C） She thinks he is not seriously sick. （ D） He
2、should put some water on his head. （ A） The exam will be cancelled on Thursday. （ B） There could be a power out on Thursday. （ C） There could be a power out next Thursday. （ D） The exam will be held on Thursday. （ A） He will show her a place to watch a midnight movie. （ B） He will show her a bike sh
3、op that is open all hours. （ C） He will show her a grocery store to buy food. （ D） He will show her a place to eat at that time. （ A） It is heavy. （ B） It causes floods. （ C） It is very steady. （ D） It comes on and off. （ A） Go and eat there. （ B） See where the shop is. （ C） Check out of her hotel.
4、（ D） Call Tom for information. （ A） The test will probably include the notes. （ B） The test will probably not include the notes. （ C） The course will need notes for the second part. （ D） The course doesnt need notes for the second part. （ A） She has no knowledge about the movie. （ B） She hasnt watch
5、ed the movie before. （ C） She doesnt know about the hacking. （ D） She is not interested in the movie. （ A） They are discussing where to put the furniture. （ B） They are complaining about running out of hot water. （ C） They are planning to rent one of the rooms. （ D） They are talking about the condit
6、ion of an apartment. （ A） Whether the rent is too high. （ B） Whether the rent covers water, electricity and gas. （ C） Whether there is a good supply of hot water. （ D） Whether there are too many people expecting to rent these rooms. （ A） $250. （ B） $500. （ C） 750 （ D） 1000 （ A） There scarcely are pe
7、ople wanting these rooms. （ B） They have a very nice talking. （ C） The man is child-free. （ D） The man offers the most reasonable rent. （ A） At a bank. （ B） At a post office. （ C） At a shop. （ D） At a firm. （ A） To ask the woman for some money. （ B） To exchange foreign currency for RMB. （ C） To depo
8、sit pounds and US dollars. （ D） To exchange RMB for US dollars and pounds. （ A） 500 yuan. （ B） 5000 yuan. （ C） 600 yuan. （ D） 6000 yuan. Section B （ A） Listening to talking in public. （ B） Criticizing others on the bus. （ C） Enjoying talking to people. （ D） Amusing people in public. （ A） Playing a w
9、ord game. （ B） Arguing with each other. （ C） Whispering to each other. （ D） Talking about their families. （ A） It was exciting. （ B） It was amusing. （ C） It was surprising. （ D） It was quite boring. （ A） He has to receive a training and pass a test. （ B） He must be strong and under the age of sixtee
10、n. （ C） He has to be healthy in mind and body and over seventeen. （ D） He must pay a certain amount of money and be old enough. （ A） More parking places are deserted. （ B） More roads are damaged by cars. （ C） There are more car accidents. （ D） There are more traffic jams. （ A） The roads are too crow
11、ded to drive. （ B） Its difficult to take a bus or a train. （ C） They are too young or too old to drive. （ D） Train and bus services are becoming poorer. （ A） It was discovered by a man on the way to the Far East. （ B） It has developed because it is on ancient trade routes. （ C） It has developed rapi
12、dly since the nineteenth century. （ D） It was not on the map in the early nineteenth century. （ A） The island was a sandy place. （ B） Not many people lived on the island. （ C） There were a lot of pirates on the island. （ D） The people had been chased away by rats. （ A） The pirates owned the island.
13、（ B） The pirates came to the island to die. （ C） The pirates were very violent people. （ D） The local people had been killed by the pirates. （ A） He felt that he was alone. （ B） He realized he had made a mistake. （ C） He had doubts about its future wealth. （ D） He believed it would become a rich cit
14、y. Section C 25 Not everybody reads the【 B1】 _ newspaper. People who do not read newspapers are sometimes【 B2】 _as non-readers. Early research has shown that non-readers are【 B3】 _ low in education, low in【 B4】 _, either very young or very old. In addition, non-readers are more likely to live in 【 B
15、5】 _ areas and have less contact with neighbors and friends. Other studies show that non-readers tend to isolate themselves from the【 B6】 _ or less likely to own a home, and seldom【 B7】 _ local voluntary organizations. Why dont these people read a daily paper? They say they dont have the time, they
16、prefer radio or TV, they have no interest in reading at all, and besides, they think newspapers are too expensive. Recent surveys, however, have indicated that the portrait of the non-reader is more【 B8】 _ than first thought. There appears to be a group of non-readers that does not fit the type ment
17、ioned above. They are high in income and fall into the age group of 26 to 65. They are far more likely to report that they dont have the time to read the papers, and they have no interest in the content. Editors and publishers are【 B9】 _to win them back. First, they are adding news briefs and compre
18、hensive indexes. This will help【 B10】_the time problem. And they are also giving variety to newspaper content to help build the readers interest. 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 193答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 M: Please recons
19、ider what have you got against keeping a dog for a month? W: You know Id like to help. Its just that dogs are a lot more trouble than theyre worth. Q: What is the woman most probably going to do? 1 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: My throat seems a little rough today. Im wondering if I didnt catch som
20、ething. W: Well, Im no nurse, but it doesnt sound so bad. Maybe you just need more water or perhaps its all in your head. Q: What does the woman mean? 2 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 W: I cant believe the school could have a power out just before our finals. How are we ever going to begin our exams? M
21、: Dont worry. Itll be postponed till Thursday. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 3 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: I thought of going for a bite but nothing seems to be open. M: Oh, thats because its after 12. Why dont you follow me and Ill show you one thats open all hours. Q: What does the
22、 man suggest? 4 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: It looks like we have to postpone our outing trip. I dont think its going to stop for the rest of the day. M: Yeah, its been raining cats and dogs since yesterday. Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the rain? 5 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 M
23、: You wouldnt believe this. Tom is going to open a sandwich store next to Nancys next month. W: Selling the same stuff? Well, I wouldnt mind checking it out when I get back from Sydney. Q: What would the woman most probably do? 6 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 7 【听力原文】 W: Im not sure whether Professor Brown wil
24、l cover the second part of the course or not. M: Well, from whats been going around, perhaps you shouldnt throw these notes away quite yet. Q: What can we infer from the conversation? 7 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 M: You just have to catch that movie about Internet hackers the day after tomorrow. Ho
25、w about it? W: Oh, Im afraid Im not the one to ask. Maybe someone else. Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation? 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: Good afternoon, maam. Im Mr. Smith. I called you a little while ago about the apartment for rent. W: Oh, right, Mr. Smith. Come in. Let
26、me show you the place. 11 The two rooms are upstairs. Come with me. M: You have a very nice house. W: Thanks. Here we are. Both are simply furnished with a bed, a desk and a cupboard. M: This is not bad. Hows the hot water? 10 Thats very important. Im asking because where I live now keeps running ou
27、t of hot water. I cant tell you how many cold showers Ive had to take. In fact, I had to take one just this morning. I cant stand taking cold showers any more. W: Dont worry. You can shower to your hearts content in here. M: How much is the rent? W: 11 Well, how about $250 a month for each room? Tha
28、t includes water, electricity and gas. M: Well, that sounds quite reasonable. Did you say quite a few people are waiting for these two rooms? W: Right. 12 But you have no children. Id like to put you up higher on the list. M: Well, thank you very much. Ill consult with my wife and contact you as soo
29、n as we make up our minds. Its really very nice talking with you. W: Thank you. Im glad you like the rooms. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. What are the two speakers talking about? 10. Which of the following does the man pay more attention to? 11. How much wil
30、l the man pay each month for the two rooms? 12. Why would the woman like to rent these two rooms to the man? 9 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块 】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Can I help you, sir? M: Yes. 14 Could you exchange some money for me? I need some RMB. W:
31、Certainly. What kind of currency do you have? M: I have pounds and US dollars. W: How much would you like to exchange? M: What is the exchange rate today? W: 15 The current exchange rate of pounds against Chinese RMB is one pound to 10 yuan and that of US dollars against RMB is one dollar to 8 yuan.
32、 M: 15 Then Ill change 100 pounds and 500 US dollars. Here is the money. W: Wait a moment, please. Here is your money. Please count it. M: Oh, thank you very much. 15 I also want to open an account here to deposit them. W: All right, sir. What kind would you like? M: Since I need to take them out at
33、 any moment, Id like to open the daily interest account. W: Would you please fill out this form? M: OK. Here you are. W: All right. Thank you. And here is your deposit book. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 13. Where is the man? 14. What does the man want? 15. Ho
34、w much money does the man want to deposit? 13 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 16 【听力原文】 Conversations are really kind of interesting. 16 I guess its kind of a hobby of mine to listen to conversations that I can hear in public. Its amazing how different the st
35、yle, or the tone or the content of different conversations can be and to listen to the differences in the language that people use when they speak to different people. Therere many interesting places to listen to conversations. One place that Ive found is on the bus. People often talk to each other
36、as if no one else were there. I guess they think people cant hear their conversations. Recently I was on a bus, and I was listening to a conversation of two people behind me. I can really say I was listening. I guess it would have been hard not to hear it. 18 It was amusing to listen to the two peop
37、le, though, because 17 they were playing a kind of word game about states and state capitals. One person would say the name of the state, and the other person would say the name of the capital. It sounds like a kind of simple game that doesnt involve much language, and you wouldnt think that it woul
38、d involve very much conversation, but actually this wasnt the case. They continued to compliment one another and talk about how much they knew about history and how many of the other things that they could and couldnt remember about those places from their trips or from their reading. 18 It was real
39、ly kind of fun to listen to them. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. What is the speakers hobby? 17. What were the two people the speaker met on the bus doing? 18. What did the speaker think of the two peoples conversation? 16 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听
40、力 18 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 19 In Britain anyone who is physically and mentally fit and over the age of seventeen can apply for a driving license. A learner driver is issued with a provisional license and then gets a full license when he has passed the driving test. 20 Car ownership is increas
41、ing fast and there is increasing congestion on the roads which no amount of new road and motorway building can entirely solve. The problem in the center of cities is becoming increasingly serious for not only are there problems of keeping the traffic flowing, but there is the added problem of parkin
42、g. It is becoming obvious that private cars are going to have to be excluded from many central areas and people will have to use the various forms of public transport. Facilities for pedestrians are gradually being improved and many towns and cities now have streets for shopping which are used only
43、by people on foot. Nationally however there are still great problems, especially for people who dont have cars, either because they cant afford them or because they are too old or too young. 21 Train services are decreasing and the bus services are also becoming fewer and fewer, and both stop runnin
44、g quite early, making it difficult to travel at night. People in rural areas and small towns are becoming increasingly isolated, and there is now a strong case for reintroducing new bus services, perhaps subsidized by the government as a social service. Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage yo
45、u have just heard. 19. What are the basic requirements for an Englishman to apply for a driving license? 20. What is the problem caused by the fast increase of personal cars in Britain? 21. Why do people in rural areas and small towns feel increasingly isolated? 19 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 D 【知识
46、模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 22 【听力原文】 The city of Singapore was not built up gradually, like most cities are, but by the development of commerce on the banks of some river, or on the crossroads of old trade routes. 22 It was simply invented one morning by a man early in the nineteenth century looki
47、ng at a map. “Here”, he said to himself, “is where we must have a city, half way between India and China. This will be the great stopping place on the trade route to the Far East.” This mans name was Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. Before the war his bronze statue used to stand in Empress Palace. He ha
48、s been moved along now and, turned to stone, occupies a shady spot by the river. He was by no means the strong individual you might have expected: indeed, he was a rather vague-looking man in a long coat. Although people had once lived there, 23 the island of Singapore, when he arrived, was largely
49、deserted except for a large quantity of rats and insects. There were also a great many human skulls and bones, 24 which had been left by local pirates. He wasted no time, however, in buying the island from its owners and then proceeded, his biographer tells us, to set up a flagpole thirty-six feet high. 25 As he stood there on that lonely beach and looked up at the flag, with the rats and insects running over his shoes, did Raffles foresee the wea
