1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 194及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Check the gym room for her gym bag. （ B） Check with the classmates in the classroom. （ C） Check to see if she left the bag in the hallway. （ D） Check the classroom to see if she left the bag there. （ A） He knows the woman well. （ B） He is too busy to have
2、such a meeting （ C） He takes things very seriously. （ D） He doesnt pay attention to peoples words. （ A） The party must have been very fun. （ B） The mess they created was worth it. （ C） The man must get busy and clean it up. （ D） The man shouldnt have created such a mess. （ A） There were too many peo
3、ple lining up for the tickets. （ B） There were not enough chairs for people to sit in. （ C） Having a chair would keep the man occupied. （ D） The tickets could be booked online. （ A） Hes not quite sure. （ B） He agrees that its cold. （ C） He agrees that its warm. （ D） He disagrees that its cold. （ A）
4、Help the woman but only briefly. （ B） Not help move items for the woman. （ C） Cancel his appointment with Dr. Smith. （ D） Help move things to Dr. Smiths office. （ A） The man hates watching basketball games. （ B） The woman thinks that basketball is a bad game. （ C） The woman cant understand the game
5、very well. （ D） The man doesnt think that basketball is a good sport. （ A） Her test paper was unexpectedly lost. （ B） Her test mark wasnt as bad as she thought. （ C） She feels great about the mark on her paper. （ D） She is depressed at a bad score on her paper. （ A） They want to find a better part-t
6、ime job. （ B） They hope to be well trained in different fields. （ C） They plan to do some social work for free. （ D） Theyd like to do children a favor. （ A） She likes handicapped children very much. （ B） She wants to do something for children. （ C） She prefers children to old people. （ D） She thinks
7、 a cheap playground can work for pupils. （ A） Lack of financial supporters. （ B） Lack of vacant space. （ C） Lack of official approval. （ D） Lack of tools and labor. （ A） Trainees. （ B） Undergraduates. （ C） Volunteers. （ D） Part-timers. （ A） He is trying to rent his house. （ B） He is trying to get so
8、me nice pictures of his house. （ C） He is asking about how to decorate his house. （ D） He is trying to sell his house. （ A） They should show both the good and bad aspects of the house. （ B） The man should take as many pictures as possible. （ C） They are better to be taken by professionals. （ D） All
9、of them should show the best aspects of the house. （ A） Over US $100,000. （ B） About US $10,000. （ C） Over US $200,000. （ D） About US $50,000. Section B （ A） Get into the car for safety. （ B） Wait patiently for the storm to develop. （ C） Head straight for the center of the storm. （ D） Collect inform
10、ation about a coming storm. （ A） Not to drive in a heavy rain. （ B） To do it in an organized way. （ C） Not to get too close to a storm. （ D） To spend more time on it in summer. （ A） Storm chasing is only fit for young people. （ B） Many storm chasers get killed in the storms. （ C） Storm chasing is be
11、coming popular around the world. （ D） Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment. （ A） She wanted to pass the exams. （ B） She wanted to impress her sister. （ C） All the students were working hard （ D） She hadnt worked hard at other times. （ A） She would dream. （ B） She might not get up e
12、arly. （ C） She could not have a good sleep. （ D） Her sister would not wake her up. （ A） She had felt so bad about her exams. （ B） She had worked too hard to sleep well. （ C） She had thought too much of her exams. （ D） She had taken a pill to have a good sleep. （ A） Because Disney parks are a univers
13、al attraction. （ B） Because they are treated to enjoy themselves. （ C） Because they are invited there for celebration. （ D） Because they feel the parks are like a kingdom. （ A） The layout of the park. （ B） The professional knowledge. （ C） The development of the company. （ D） The construction of a Di
14、sney park. （ A） The company wants every employee to help guests enjoy the tour. （ B） The employees of Disney parks are very strict with themselves. （ C） The employees want to present their best before the guests. （ D） The company places the greatest emphasis on simple jobs. （ A） Sell hot dogs or ice
15、 cream. （ B） Take tickets to customers. （ C） Take up special service jobs. （ D） See to the companys management. Section C 25 You can tell the age of a tree by【 B1】 _ its rings, but these records of a trees life really say a lot more. Scientists are using tree rings to learn whats been happening on t
16、he suns【 B2】 _ for the last ten thousand years. Each ring【 B3】_a year of growth. As a tree grows, it adds a layer to its trunk, taking up【 B4】_ elements from the air. By looking at the elements in the rings from a given year, scientists can tell what elements were in the air that year. Doctor Steven
17、son is【 B5】_one elementcarbon-14, in rings from both living and dead trees. Some of the rings go back almost ten thousand years to the end of the Ice Age. When Stevenson followed the carbon-14 trail back in time, he found carbon-14 levels change with the【 B6】 _ of solar burning. You see the sun has
18、cycles. Sometimes it burns【 B7】_ at other times its relatively calm. During the suns【 B8】 _ periods, it 【 B9】 _ charged particles in fast moving streams called “solar winds“. The particles【 B10】 _ the formation of carbon-14 on earth. When theres more solar wind activity, less carbon-14 is produced.
19、Ten thousand years of tree rings show that the carbon-14 level rises and falls about every 420 years. The scientists concluded that solar wind activity must follow the same cycle. 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 194答案与解析 S
20、ection A 1 【听力原文】 W: You havent seen my gym bag, have you? M: Have you checked back in the classroom? I didnt see you in the hall with it when you came out. Q: What does the man suggest the woman do? 1 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 2 【听力原文】 M: I cant believe Charles missed such an important meeting even though
21、 I reminded him yesterday. W: You could have known him better by now. Hes known for taking everything in one ear and out the other. Q: What do we learn from the conversation about Charles? 2 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 M: Excuse us for creating such a mess. It was Ellens graduation day and we had a
22、potluck dinner to celebrate the occasion. W: Well, I do understand it was an important day for Ellen, but I guess you know what youll be doing for the whole morning. Q: What does the woman mean? 3 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 4 【听力原文】 W: You lined up for concert tickets on Sunday, didnt you? Were there a lot
23、of people? M: Were there? I just wish Id brought a book to fill my time. Q: What do we learn from the conversation? 4 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 W: The weather isnt exactly what I would call comfortable for swimming. Its quite chilly. M: Isnt it though. Q: What does the man say about the weather? 5
24、 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 6 【听力原文】 W: Could you give me a hand moving a few heavy items into the car, Peter? M: I would like to. But Im already five minutes late for my appointment at Dr. Smiths office. And its on the other side of the campus. Q: What is the man most probably going to do? 6 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块
25、】 听力 7 【听力原文】 M: I love watching basketball games at home. Its so relaxing to watch them do battle. W: I guess Id feel the same way if only I could understand the rules. Q: What can we infer from the conversation? 7 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 8 【听力原文】 W: Im wondering why Susan looks so down today? Something
26、 must be up. M: They gave back the tests in class today and I think it didnt go as expected. Q: What do we learn about Susan from the conversation? 8 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 9 【听力原文】 M: 12 Here is the summer vacation again. It seems that there is no new place in our country for me to travel. W: I have an
27、 idea to make good use of our vacations. We have benefited from the society but done nothing in return. Do you want to 9 do some local voluntary work for the society this year? M: Sounds interesting. What do you think we should do? W: Im not sure. Maybe we could offer help in the hospital for handic
28、apped children. We could help feed the children and help look after them. M: Excellent! But Im not sure if we will be allowed to do that. I think all helpers there have to be specially trained. 12 And we are not in the related major. W: Yeah, maybe you are right. 10 I still have the idea of doing so
29、mething for children, havent you? M: Well, maybe. And I think many old people also need help. What else did you have in mind for children? W: My other idea was to do something for the small primary school down the street. That school is too poor to provide a playground for the pupils. Children canno
30、t do without one. Ive noticed that some land round the back of the school is not used. We could make it into a small playground. What do you think? M: Mm, its a good idea, but you are a bit too ambitious. I dont know anything about making playgrounds. And I also think that it might be too expensive
31、to do what you suggest. W: Yes, I guess youre right. 11 We cannot afford the big project unless someone sponsors us. Its impossible for us to find such a person. So what do you have in mind for older people? M: I think we should go round to the homes of older people and ask if there is something we
32、can do in the houseyou know, like a bit of simple decorating, washing the clothes, cleaning up the garden, even doing some shopping for them once a week. W: Mm, this sounds meaningful and practical. I quite like the idea. It wont cost us any money and Im sure we are capable of dealing with the thing
33、s you mentioned. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. What are the two speakers arrangements for the coming summer vacation? 10. What can we learn about the woman from the conversation? 11. Why cant they make a playground for the pupils? 12. What are the possible i
34、dentities of the two speakers? 9 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答 案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 12 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 13 【听力原文】 W: Have a seat, Mr. Younger. What can I do for you? M: I have a house in Seattle. Its about 400 sq. ft., including the house and the yard. 13 Im looking for somebody who w
35、ill buy it in cash. W: How much do you want to sell it for? M: 15 Around half a million U.S. dollars. W: Sounds reasonable. M: Id like to sell it as soon as possible for ready money. W: I see. Is the house under your name? M: Yes. Here are the papers. Ive also made copies of each of them. You can ke
36、ep the copies. W: Very well. Do you have a photo of the house with you? M: Yes. Here they are. Therere six of them. W: Did you bring the negatives as well? M: Sure. Here you are. W: This one is OK, but the others. 14 Well, I think Ill have to send my men to take pictures of your house, pictures that
37、 are taken by a professional and are able to show the whole aspect of the house. M: Thats fine with me. What is your charge for this service? . Er, I dont mean the pictures, I mean to be my agent. W: 15 Well, 2% of the sale price of your house. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you ha
38、ve just heard. 13. What is Mr. Younger doing in the conversation? 14. Whats the agents suggestion on the pictures of the house? 15. How much should Mr. Younger pay to the woman for selling the house? 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 C 【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】 When a storm i
39、s coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching
40、the storm close up. “Storm chasing” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the United States. 16 The storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for i
41、t to develop. Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. 17 If you are a beginner, it is much safer to jo
42、in a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season. Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. “Storm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. 18 “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, an
43、d all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.” However, for storm chasers, its all worth it. Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard. 16. What is the first thing storm chasers should do for storm chasing? 17. What does the speaker advise beginners of storm chasing to do?
44、 18. What can we learn from the end of the passage? 16 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 Soon it would be the holidays, but before that, there was the end of year exams. All the students had been working hard for some time. If they didnt pass, they would have t
45、o take them again in September. 19 There were usually a few who failed, but Rose was determined not to be one of them. She had worked hard all year, but just before the exams she was working so hard that her sister Betty was worried about her. She was staying up too late. The night before the first
46、exam, Betty insisted that she should have an early night and take a sleeping pill. She promised to wake her in the morning. 20 As she was falling asleep, Rose was worried she might oversleep. Her mind kept jumping from subject to subject. At last, with the help of the pill, she fell asleep. In no ti
47、me at all, she was sitting in the examination hall, looking at the paper. She couldnt answer any of the questions. However hard she thought, she couldnt find anything to write about. She kept looking at her watch. Time was running out. There was only an hour left. She started one question, wrote two
48、 sentences, gave up and tried another one. With only half an hour left she wrote another two sentences. By this time she was so worried that she started crying. Her whole body shook. It shook so much that it woke her up. She was still in bed and it had all been a terrible dream. Questions 19 to 21 a
49、re based on the passage you have just heard. 19. Why did Rose study until very late at night? 20. What was Rose worried about after taking the pill? 21. What can we infer from Roses terrible dream? 19 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 20 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 21 【正确答案】 C 【知识模块】 听力 22 【听力原文】 What makes Disney parks an almost universal attraction? 22 What makes foreign kings and queens and other important people want to visit Disney parks? One reason is the way they
