1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 201及答案与解析 Section A （ A） Armed men. （ B） Militants. （ C） Civilians. （ D） Hard-liners. （ A） The parked passenger bus. （ B） The armed men on motorcycles. （ C） The central government. （ D） The Islamic rebels. （ A） $14 billion. （ B） $40 billion. （ C） $2.5 billion. （ D） $25 billion. （
2、A） Lack of knowledge of climate change. （ B） Not enough examples to follow. （ C） Shortage of agricultural experts. （ D） Insufficient financing mechanisms. （ A） It will rise. （ B） It will be stable. （ C） It will be lowered down. （ D） It will change from time to time. （ A） To boom up real-estate marke
3、t. （ B） To lower unemployment rate. （ C） To finance car industry. （ D） To offer food to more people. （ A） Students with bank loan. （ B） Home buyers with bank loan. （ C） Low income workers. （ D） People with savings accounts. Section B （ A） Waiter and customer. （ B） Good friends. （ C） Husband and wife
4、. （ D） Colleagues. （ A） The man does her a favor. （ B） The man recommends her many good foods. （ C） The man is very patient to her question. （ D） The man decides to treat her to a meal. （ A） There were not many Chinese restaurants before. （ B） Many people emigrated out of his country. （ C） It is fam
5、ous for the different recipes. （ D） It prevents foreign languages from getting in. （ A） He cannot understand why she always speaks nonsense. （ B） He does not think the woman knows how to enjoy herself. （ C） He believes the woman is capable of being promoted soon. （ D） He hates to choose between Chin
6、ese cuisine and French cuisine. （ A） T-bone steak & beer. （ B） Fried chicken steak & Sprite. （ C） Boiled chicken & salad. （ D） Roast beef & rice. （ A） French. （ B） Italian. （ C） Ranch. （ D） Germany. （ A） For its salad. （ B） For its pies. （ C） For its cheese. （ D） For its fries. （ A） The baker was hu
7、rt at work and cant prepare them. （ B） The oven is broken and hasnt been repaired. （ C） They are served only on Sundays. （ D） The pies have been sold out. Section C （ A） They want to attract attention. （ B） It is fashionable to wear such clothes. （ C） They appear respectable in such clothes. （ D） Ri
8、ding a motorcycle makes one dirty. （ A） It is efficient. （ B） It is exciting. （ C） It is convenient. （ D） It is dangerous. （ A） If he always wears protective clothing. （ B） If he can see everything around him clearly. （ C） If he is very careful. （ D） If he has a lot of defenders. （ A） Making noises.
9、 （ B） Our own system of language. （ C） Combinations of different sounds. （ D） A group of sentences upon our own creations. （ A） It does good to communication between people. （ B） It encourages people to speak out their thoughts. （ C） It enlarges the vocabulary of a particular language. （ D） It hinde
10、rs communication among individuals. （ A） Words. （ B） Tone of voice. （ C） Sentence structures. （ D） Sounds. （ A） William Smart （ B） Mrs. Dodd. （ C） President Lyndon Johnson. （ D） President Nixon. （ A） In 1910. （ B） In 1906. （ C） In 1966. （ D） In 1972. （ A） First Sunday in June. （ B） Second Sunday in
11、June. （ C） Third Sunday in June. （ D） Decided by each President. （ A） To honor only your father. （ B） To honor all fathers around you. （ C） To honor father-like figures. （ D） To honor Mrs. Dodds father. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 201答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 Fifteen passengers were burned alive when a passen
12、ger bus was set on fire by unknown men in Pakistans southwestern Balochistan province, an official said. Naseer Ahmed Nasir, deputy commissioner in the city of Sibi, said four men on motorcycles initially opened fire on a parked passenger bus at a hotel. “The armed men then came close to the bus and
13、 splashed petrol, setting it on fire,“ he said. He said most of the dead were either children or women. Balochistan, near the Afghan border, is rich in natural resources. But it is also in under a riot Militants there have for years complained that the central government has paid little attention to
14、 them and their economic needs. They have been fighting Pakistani military forces for self-rule. Pakistan has said the militants in Balochistan do not have links to the Islamic hard-liners who have launched attacks in other parts of the country. 1. Who were most of the victims according to the news?
15、 2. What are the militants in Balochistan dissatisfied with? 1 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 受害者大部分是巴士上的女性和儿童，因此选 C项 “平民，百姓 ”.预读选项时可发现选项 A、 B、 D分别是持武器的人、武装分子和不妥协者，只有C项 “平民 ”是处于弱势地位的群体，最有可能是 victims。 2 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻中提到，武装分子多年来一直埋怨中央政府 (central government)忽略他们和他们的经济需求。因此选 C项。 A项 “停放着的公交 ”是事件发生的地方， B项 “摩托车上持武器的
16、人 ”是纵火人， D项 “伊斯兰的反叛者 ”是发动其他地 区袭击的反叛者，这些都与问题无关。 3 【听力原文】 A UN agency says there are major funding gaps in efforts to help the agricultural sector adapt to climate change. The Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO, says this could affect food security. The warning comes as the UN Climate Change C
17、onference continues in Cancun, Mexico. The World Bank estimates it will cost about $2.5 billion a year for the next 40 years to help agriculture in developing countries adapt to climate change. Other estimates say costs could run as high as $14 billion a year. However, the FAO says, “Available finan
18、cing mechanisms are substantially insufficient to meet the climate change and food security challenges faced by the agricultural sector.“ This, despite the fact that the FAO says there are many examples of how agriculture can become more. 3. According to the world bank, how much does it cost to tack
19、le agricultural challenges yearly? 4. According to FAO, what is the problem faced by the agricultural sector? 3 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻中指出， 世界银行估计在今后的 40年时间里，协助发展中国家的农业适应气候变化，每年得花费 25个亿。而有些人认为每年的费用将高达140亿。本题问的是世界银行的估算，故答案为 C项。本题是数字题，听音时可边看数字边选择。 A项中的 140亿是其他人的估计， B项 400亿是利用 “40年 ”这个时间跨度作干扰， D项 “25亿 ”未提到。
20、 4 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 FAO指出，现有的融资机制远不能应对农业部门所面临的气候变化及食品安全挑战 (Availablefinancing mechanisms are insufficient)，这就是农业部门所面临的问题， D项复现了原文，只不过是将原文句子简化成短语了。 5 【听力原文】 The U.S. Federal Reserve announced yesterday it was raising interest rates for the first time since 2006. Known as the Fed, its Americas central
21、bank. Its led by Janet Yellen. Its job is to help stabilize Americas financial system. The Fed makes moves to try to lower unemployment and control inflation, when the price of goods goes up too fast for people to afford them. Because the U.S. economy is growing, the Fed raised its key interest rate
22、 by a quarter of a percentage point, not much. But gradual rate increases are likely in the New Year. That means youll have to pay more interest if you borrow money, higher loan rates for home buyers, higher interest rates if you finance a car, higher student loan rates for people who enter colleges
23、 afterwards. Eventually, savings accounts could earn a little more interest. A decade since the last “Star Wars“, and nearly just as long, nine years, since the Fed last changed interest rates. But now, its time for the Fed to awaken, because after three episodes of quantitative easing, Janet Yellen
24、 must now use her most powerful weapon to restore balance in the economy. 5. What will happen to interest rates in the US? 6. Why did the Fed change interest rates? 7. Who will benefit from the change of interest rates? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 本题询问美国利率的变化 (interest rates)，新闻开头提到自 2006年以来，美联储第一次加息，由此可以推导出美
25、国的利率提高了，因此选 A项。 6 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 本题询问美联储调整利率的原因，新闻中提到，美联储此举是为了降低失业率 (lower unem-ployment)和控制通货膨胀，因此选 B项。 A项 “刺 激房地产 ”和 C项 “资助汽车工业 ”和新闻内容不符，新闻只是提到美联储调息后人们要还更多房贷或车贷。 D项 “给更多人提供食物 ”没有在新闻中提到。 7 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 本题问的是谁会在此次利率调整中受益，新闻中提到有存款的人会多得一些利息 (earn a littlemore interest)，因此对于银行储户会有好处，故选 D项。 A项 “负有货款
26、的学生 ”和 B项 “需付贷款的户主 ”在新闻中均有提及，但加息后，学生和购房者都要付更多银行贷款，都是受害者。 C项的 “低收入工人 ”在新闻中未提及。 Section B 8 【听力原文】 M: What are you going to have? W: I have no idea Could you help me with the menu? M: Yes, sure. These are starters, and these are main courses and these are desserts. See? W: Whats the alternative? M: Th
27、e alternative is to order a complete dinner. For a set price you get your choice of soup or juice, one dish with potato and vegetable, salad, bread and butter and sometimes coffee and sometimes dessert. W: And you pay the price listed next to the main course? M: Right. Like the roast beef dinner is
28、$7.85 plus tax and tip, of course. W: It all looks pretty expensive to me. M: Its not This is only a bit more expensive than McDonalds. So enjoy yourself. Were celebrating, remember? Order anything youd like to try: its all on me. W: Youre very kind. M: Friends are friends. I cannot get promoted oft
29、en. Are you ready to order? W: Ah, can you tell me what Hot Fudge Sundae is? M: Thats a dessert. Its an English specialty. Its a kind of ice cream with a hot sticky sauce over the top very sweet and fattening! W: I dont really like the sound of that How come there is English food? I thought we agree
30、d to eat American food M: Our country is made up of people from all over the world, so besides collected words and phrases from every language, weve also absorbed recipes. We even have a lot of Chinese restaurants now. W: Which is better, French or Chinese cuisine? M: Id say its a toss-up. I love th
31、em both. W: I didnt know you were so fond of foreign foods. When my boss promotes me, I will take you to a French restaurant near my company. The food there is delicious. M: Oh, we will have a second dinner soon. 8. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? 9. Why does the woman think the man
32、 is kind? 10. Which of the following statements is true about the mans country? 11. What does the man think of the woman? 8 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 场景推理题。题目询问两个对话者是什么关系。对话开头女士没拿定主意吃什么，希望男士提些建议，很多考生以为男士是服务员，因此选择 A。也有人因为后文出现 get promoted和 my boss等用语，错选 D。从全文来看，特别是男士说 “friendsare friends“，可知答案是 B。 9 【正确答案】 D 【
33、试题解 析】 由选项知，本题将问及男士为女士做了什么事。各选项主语都是“the man“，而宾语都与 “她 ”相关。 A项对话中并未提及，可以排除； B项和 C项虽然是事实但却并非原因，故也可排除。对话中，女士觉得饭店的东西很贵，但男士让她想吃什么就点什么，这才是答案所在，故选 D。 10 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 推理题。在对话中，男士谈到他们国家有来自世界各地的人，他们带来不同的语言和烹饪方法。 C项中的 famous与对话无关， B、 D两项与事实相悖。之后他提到现在连 (even)中国饭店也有很多了，即以前没有很 多，因此 A项正确。 11 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 四个选
34、项主语都是 He，谓语动词都表示心理情态动作，而宾语部分与 “她 ”有关，故可推测，本题问男士对女士的看法。男士虽然没直接说过 C项中的内容，但根据他说 “不久就会再次一起吃饭 ”的预测，可以看出他非常相信女士的工作能力，因为女士许诺升迁了也要请客，答案为 C。 A、 B两项均与原文不符。题目询问的是男士对女士的看法，而 D项描述的只是男士自己的喜恶情况，纯属答非所问，故 D错误。 12 【听力原文】 M: Hi. Welcome to Heavenly Pies. May I take your order? W: Uh. yes. Id like the fried chicken ste
35、ak. M: Okay. Would you like fries, bread, or rice with your meal? W: Umm. Ill take the rice. M: Would you care for anything to drink? W: Yeah. Ill take a medium Sprite. M: Okay. A medium Sprite. And what kind of dressing would you like with your salad? It comes with the fried steak. W: What dressing
36、s do you have? M: We have French, Italian, blue cheese, and ranch. W: Oh! Ranch, please. M: Would you like anything else? W: Well, Id like to see your pie menu. Thats the main reason why I like to dine here. M: Oh, Im sorry, but we arent serving pies today. W: Huh? M: Well, you see, Dave, our baker,
37、 slipped on a banana peel back in our kitchen two days ago, and injured his back. W: Oh, no. M: Hell be out for at least two weeks. In the meantime, were serving ice cream sundaes instead. Sorry. W: Im sorry to hear that. I hope he gets better soon. 12. What does the woman order? 13. What kind of dr
38、essing does she ask for? 14. Why does the woman like to dine at Heavenly Pies? 15. Why is the restaurant not serving pies today? 12 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项均为食物名称，估计本对话发生的场景是餐馆，问供应或点了什么食物。对话开始处，侍者问 “您要点什么 ?”女士回答说： “我来份炸鸡排。 ”接着，女士又点了米饭作主食，以雪碧为饮料。可见 B正确。 13 【正 确答案】 C 【试题解析】 侍者说，点炸鸡排送一份沙拉，并问女士用什么样的沙拉调料。女士从侍者
39、给出的四种调料中选了 Ranch，故 C正确。 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 选项均是 “介词 For+食物 ”，可推断提问与为了吃什么有关。女士说想看馅饼的菜单，说这是她为什么来这家餐馆吃饭的主要原因，可见她喜欢吃这家餐馆的馅饼，也即为了馅饼而来这家餐馆吃饭，故选 B。其他三个选项的食物均可从对话中听到，但都不是女士来就餐的原因，均可排除。 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 侍者解释为什 么没有馅饼供应时说： “两天前我们的面包师在厨房里踩到香蕉皮滑倒了，背部受了伤。 ”故 A正确。 Section C 16 【听力原文】 Nowadays motorcycling is fas
40、t becoming one of Americans most popular sports. However, there are several things about motorcycling that the average citizen dislikes. Motorcyclists frequently get dirty. In fact they are dirty. On the road there is little to protect them from mud, insects and bird droppings. For practical reasons
41、, they are often dressed in old clothing, which looks much less respectable than the clothing of people who ride in cars. For the same reason, motorcyclists usually wear dark colors. Of course, the danger of motorcycling also helps account for many peoples low opinion of the sport. Its defenders, ho
42、wever, claim that careful cyclists are in less danger than its commonly believed. He must pay careful attention to his driving. From that point of view, a man on a motorcycle is safer than a man in a car. 16. Why do motorcyclists often dress in old and dark clothing? 17. Whats the average citizens o
43、pinion about motorcycling? 18. How can a motorcyclist be safer than a car driver? 16 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 读题，主题词包括 they， clothes， motorcycle。由此可大体推测本文的话题，从而为听的过程提供了背景。文中提到 “骑摩托车的人经常浑身脏兮兮的。因为路上没有什么东西为他们遮挡泥土，以及昆虫和鸟类的粪便。 ”故选 D。 17 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 短文开头处 however后的内容是听力重点。听到 the average citizen dislikes可知，普通市民
44、对骑摩托车持负面态度。 A、 B、 C均是正面态度，唯有 D与此相符。此外，短文后面具体说到，骑摩托车危险，所以人们对其评价不高。由此也可选出 D。 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 由四个条件句可知，本题将问到某个细节。原文结尾处两次提到careful，并且说从这个角度来看，骑摩托车的人比开车的人更安全。 19 【听力原文】 Speech is one of the most important ways of communicating. It consists of far more than just making noises. To talk and also to be un
45、derstood by other people, we have to speak a language, that is, we have to use combinations of sounds that everyone agrees stand for a particular object or idea. Communication would be impossible if everyone made up their own language. Learning a language properly is very important. The basic vocabu
46、lary of English is not very large, and only about 2,000 words are needed to speak it quite well. But the more words you know, the more ideas you can express, and the more precise you can be about their exact meaning. Words are the main thing we use in communicating what we want to say. The way we sa
47、y the words is also very important. Our tone of voice can express many emotions and shows whether we are pleased or angry, for instance. 19. What are used to stand for a particular object or idea when we speak a language? 20. What if everyone made up their own language? 21. What is also important be
48、sides the main thing in communicating? 19 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 四个选项是 (动 )名词词组，与语言有关。可据此听取录音信息。根据原文中的定语 combinationof sounds that stand for a particular object oridea，选C。 20 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 D是对原文 “如果每个人都有自己的语言，就无法进行交流。 ”的同义表达。另类解题法：由选项知，本题将问 “它 ”的作用。 A、 B、 C均说它好， D说它不好，而且 A、 D属于矛盾选项。据此，可以做出大胆推定：选 D!(没有听问题
49、就选答案 !) 21 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 四个选项均是名词 (词组 )，与语言有关。本题在最后，应在短文末尾处找答案。 the main thing incommunicating指的是 words，而问题是此外还有哪些主要的方面，答案在最后两句话中，因此不选 A而选 B。 22 【听力原文】 Fathers Day was first observed in Spokane, Washington, in 1910. Mrs. Dodd first proposed the idea of a “fathers day“ in 1906. Mrs. Dodd wanted a special day to honor her father, William Smart, who was widowed when his wife died in childbirth after their sixth child was born. Mr. Smart was left to raise the newborn and his other five children by himself. Mrs. Dodd wanted Fathers D
