1、大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 209及答案与解析 Section A （ A） The number of adult girls is expected to double by 2050. （ B） Child marriage in Africa will be ended by 2050. （ C） Half women will be married before reaching adulthood by 2050. （ D） The legal marriage age will set above 18 by 2050. （ A） Poverty and lack of
2、 education. （ B） Local culture that undervalues children. （ C） The low legal age for marriage. （ D） High risks of becoming teenage mothers. （ A） Waste products of whisky could make biofuel. （ B） Scotland is the largest producer of whisky in the world. （ C） A new fuel called Biobutanol is found by a
3、Scottish professor. （ D） There are many waste products in making whisky. （ A） Corn and sugar cane. （ B） Rye and corn. （ C） Strong beer and wheat （ D） Rice and wheat. （ A） Getting high skilled people. （ B） Promoting companys technology. （ C） Finding enough employees. （ D） Increasing members of immigr
4、ants. （ A） The number of them decreases dramatically. （ B） They mainly move from south states. （ C） They come to Chicago without work visa. （ D） The number of them increases after the recession. （ A） The law of immigrants. （ B） The environment for companies. （ C） The number of work visas. （ D） Highe
5、r salary and better titles. Section B （ A） She wants him to review the lessons before finals. （ B） She wants him to have her car repaired （ C） She wants to borrow his camping equipment （ D） She wants him to go canoeing with their classmates. （ A） They wont have another break until after the final ex
6、ams. （ B） Itll be very exciting as the river has some rapids this time of the year. （ C） If it gets too hot they can swim. （ D） Many students will go so he can know more people. （ A） Drinks. （ B） Food. （ C） A bathing suit. （ D） A Tent. （ A） The specific time theyll set out. （ B） What he needs to bri
7、ng. （ C） Whether he has to drive his car or not. （ D） Whether he has decided to go or not. （ A） He visited it in person. （ B） He learned from a friend about it. （ C） He read of it in a magazine. （ D） He knew the sculptor. （ A） They are very expensive. （ B） They weigh very much. （ C） They are made of
8、 pieces of aluminum. （ D） They have triangles all over. （ A） It was too expensive. （ B） It was too heavy to hand. （ C） It was not pretty. （ D） It was easy to get rotten. （ A） It is made of aluminum. （ B） It is too heavy to hand. （ C） It is strongly built. （ D） It is in the art museum. Section C （ A）
9、 They were possibly caused by man. （ B） They were mostly caused by volcanoes. （ C） They were certainly caused by nature. （ D） We know nothing about their causes. （ A） Afraid. （ B） Excited. （ C） Curious. （ D） Indifferent. （ A） Copper and iron. （ B） Copper and tin. （ C） Iron and tin. （ D） Copper and z
10、inc. （ A） The noises from the games. （ B） The possible environmental damage. （ C） The overindulgence of their kids. （ D） The potential danger of the games. （ A） Beijing Amusement Park. （ B） The National Amusement Park. （ C） The International Sculpture Park. （ D） Beijing Sculpture Park. （ A） Wear clo
11、thes made of filmy material. （ B） Take off their glasses before enjoying thrill rides. （ C） Wear slippers and casual clothes. （ D） Eat as much as possible before coming. （ A） For four months. （ B） For six months. （ C） Until he finds the girl. （ D） Until the girl accepts the ring. （ A） In a crowded b
12、ar. （ B） Outside a crowded bar. （ C） In the bookstore. （ D） In the department store. （ A） The man has fallen in love with the girl at first sight. （ B） The man and the pretty woman were attracted to each other. （ C） The woman was single. （ D） The woman was married. （ A） He will ask the woman to acce
13、pt the diamond ring. （ B） He will accept the fact and try to forget the woman. （ C） He will throw the ring away. （ D） He will tell the woman he cannot live without her. 大学英语四级改革适用（听力）模拟试卷 209答案与解析 Section A 1 【听力原文】 The number of girls married in Africa is expected to double in the next 35 years, ex
14、perts say. That means almost half, or 310 million girls, by 2050 will be married before they reach adulthood, says a United Nations report. The African Union says it wants to end child marriage in Africa. Delegates at a summit in Zambia are expected to set 18 years old as the lowest legal age for ma
15、rriage across the continent. Marriage before age 18 is already against the law in most African countries. Yet the UN says more than 125 million African women and girls alive today were married before their 18th birthday. Experts say most were given to men in traditional or religious unions in violat
16、ion of the law. African Union chairwoman Nkosozana Dlamini Zuma says local culture that undervalues girls and women is to blame. Poverty and lack of education are also responsible, experts say. 1. What do we learn from the United Nations report? 2. What is the reason for child marriage in Africa? 1
17、【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻的开头提到，联合国的一份报告称，到 2050年会有将近一半女孩 (约 3 1亿 )在未成年时就结婚， C所述与此一致。 A错在 The number of adult girls，数量会翻倍的是未成年就结婚的女孩数量 (The number of girls married)，而非成年女孩的数量。 B“童婚到 2050时会结束 ”和 D“合法结婚年龄到2050年会设定在 18岁以上 ”都出现新闻中的个别原词，但所述内容都没有实质根据。 【知识模块】 听力 2 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻的结尾引用非盟女主席的话，指出轻视女性的当地文化(underva
18、lues girls and women)以及贫穷和教育落 (Poverty and lack of education)应为童婚现象负责， A复现后者，为正确答案。 B错在 children，当地文化轻视的只是女孩，不是所有 children。 C“合法结婚年龄低 ”与新闻内容相反，新闻中明确提到在大多数非洲国家， 18岁是合法结婚的年龄。 D“成为青少年母亲的风险高 ”未在新闻中提到。 【知识模块】 听力 3 【听力原文】 Waste products from a popular alcoholic drink could be used in the future to make bi
19、ofuel. Researchers say the new fuel, based on whisky, could reduce demand for oil. They say using less oil could cut pollution that studies have linked to climate change. Scotland is the largest producer of whisky in the world. And a Scottish professor has found how to take the waste products from d
20、istilling whisky and turn them into a form of alcohol called biobutanol. Biobutanol can be used as a fuel. Whisky comes from grain, such as corn and wheat. Martin Tangney is director of the Biofuel Research Centre at Napier University in Edinburgh. He says less than 10 percent of what comes out can
21、be considered whisky. The rest is mainly one of two unwanted products: strong beer and wheat Tangney says the two byproducts can be produced to create a new material: biobutanol. 3. What is the news report mainly about? 4. What are the unwanted products in making whisky? 3 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 主旨题。新闻的主旨常
22、出现在首尾部分。新闻的开头提到，一种流行的酒精饮料中产生的废品在未来可以用作生物燃料 (could be used in the future to make biofuel)，而下一句则点明这个 popular alcoholic drink就是指 whisky“威士忌 ”。故 A正确。 B的内容有在新闻中提到，但 “苏格兰是全球最大的威士忌产生 ”并不是本文的重点内容。 C内容与新闻不符， Biobutanol并不是新燃料，也不是苏格兰教授发现的。 D“生产威士 忌会产生很多废产品 ”偏离了新闻的重点。 【知识模块】 听力 4 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 新闻的结尾提到，制成威士忌后，
23、剩下一两个没什么用处的废产品： strong beer和 wheat。故 C正确。 【知识模块】 听力 5 【听力原文】 For several years, human resources director Pete Tapaskar says its been a challenge to fill all the jobs at his suburban Chicago-based technology company. Getting high skilled people is still a challenge. Elizabeth Sue is principal policy
24、analyst for the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, who studies Chicagos recent immigration trends. She said “They are slowly moving into the south, especially Texas, and Atlanta, Georgia. What we are seeing right now is a substantially decreased total of international in-migrations. Prior to
25、the recession we were between 50 and 60 thousand most years. Now, since 2010, weve been at about 23- to 24-thousand international in-migrations on a net basis.“ She says that dramatic drop as much as two-thirds some years contributes to Chicagos overall still population growth. Tapaskar says there a
26、re many reasons why immigrants choose to live in Southern states instead of Chicago. “The environment there is ideal for starting a business, could be the taxes there are low, and employers are getting a lot of benefits from the state government.“ But Tapaskar says one thing that could bring new imm
27、igrants to Chicago is increasing the number of work visas that would attract the highly skilled tech workers his business needs. 5. What is the problem for the technology companies in Chicago? 6. What do we learn about international in-migrations in Chicago? 7. Why do immigrants choose southern stat
28、es instead of Chicago? 5 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 新闻的开头提到，一家在芝加哥郊区的公司的人力资源总监 Pete Tapaskar说，他公司的所有空缺职位找到人并不容易，找到技术精湛的人才仍是一个挑战 (getting high skilled people is still a challenge)。 A复现新闻的内容，为答案。新闻并没有提到需要提升公司的 技术，故 B排除。科技公司缺少的是技术熟练的科技人员， C“找到足够的员工 ”不够具体。新闻通篇提到移民情况，但增加移民人数并非科技公司所需要解决的问题，故 D也不对。 【知识模块】 听力 6 【正确答案】
29、 A 【试题解析】 在 Elizabeth Sue的话中，关键词 a substantially decreased和dramatic drop都表明迁入芝加哥人数大幅减少， A正确。新闻说的是移民选择南方各州， B说从南方各州迁来与此相反。 C利用新闻中的 work visa作干扰，实质内容未在新闻中提到。 D说的 “数量上升 ”与新闻内容相反。 【知识模块】 听力 7 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 在新闻后段， Tapaskar提到 “那些地方的环境对创业更有利，可能有更低的税收，雇主们能从州政府那里得到更多福利 ”， B与上述内容相符。 C较有干扰性，但新闻结尾提到，增加工作签证为了吸
30、引技术熟练的人才到芝加哥，这与移民选择南方各州的原因无关。 【知识模块】 听力 Section B 8 【听力原文】 W: Hey Neal, now that the midterms are over a bunch of us are getting away for the weekend to go canoeing. You want to come along? M: Well, uhm, itd be great to get away, but Ive never done it before. W: None of the others have either except
31、 for me. I went once last fall. But therell be an instructor in each canoe the first day. M: I dont know. W: Oh, come on. This is our last chance to take a break before finals. The scenery is beautiful, and if it gets too hot we can dive in whenever we feel like it. The rivers really calm this time
32、of the year, no rapids to deal with. M: Thats a relief. What would I have to bring? W: Lets see. Toms bringing food for the Friday night cookout for everyone. And the people who run the trip have tents set up and they supply food and drinks for all day Saturday. On the way back Sunday morning well s
33、top somewhere for breakfast. So, you have to bring a bathing suit and a sleeping bag. M: Well, I do love camping and sleeping out. Where is this place? W: Well, its about an hour and a half to the place where we meet the trip leaders. We leave our car there and they drive us and the canoes upriver t
34、o the place where we start canoeing. M: And whos driving us to the meeting place? W: Well, I was hoping we could take your car. Mines in the shop again. M: Oh, I see. Its not me you want, its my car. W: Dont be silly. So what would you say? M: Oh, why not! W: Great! Ill give you a call when I find o
35、ut when everyone wants to leave on Friday. 8. What is the main reason the woman calls the man? 9. What is one of the attractions the woman tells the man about canoeing? 10. What is one thing the man has to bring? 11. What will the woman confirm with the man soon? 8 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话开始，女士说： “既然期中考试结
36、束了，我们有几个人打算周末出去划独木舟。愿意一起去吗 ?”她在邀男士和同学一起划船，故 D正确。 【知识模块】 听力 9 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 男士听到邀请，说很乐意去，但担心没有经验。女士为了打消其顾虑，说其他人也没有经验，又说： “在期末考试前，这是我们放松一下的最后机会了。 ”A与此一致。 【知识模块】 听力 10 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 女士说： “所以你得自己带泳衣和睡袋。 ”C正确 。表示具体物件的名词选项表明，此题问某个细节 (而非全文主旨 )。此类题的做题办法是：首先，看四个选项在原文是否提及。若原文只提及 (或没有提及 )其中一个选项，则该选项很可能是答案。
37、其次，若每个选项都有所提及，就需要记住与这些选项相关的信息。语义强调之处的信息往往是答案。 【知识模块】 听力 11 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 在对话结尾处，女士说： “好的，等我弄清星期五大家想什么时候出发时，我会给你打电话的。 ”可见女士要向男士确认的是具体的出发时间， A正确。 【知识模块】 听力 12 【听力原文】 M: How do you like the new art museum? W: Wonderful! I spent most of my time at the art museum. I especially liked the new wing. I was
38、 amazed to hear the guide explain the problems they had building it. M: Right. I just read an article that went on and on about the cost. 90 million in total I think. W: Yeah. The guide mentioned that. You could see they spared no expense. M: Hm. It looked really unusual, at least from what I saw in
39、 the picture. W: It is. The basic design is two triangles. In fact there are triangles all over, the paving stones in the courtyard, the skylights and even a lot of the sculptures. One sculpture is a mobile. Its in the courtyard and its made of pieces of aluminum that moves slowly in the air. Its re
40、ally impressive. M: That was in the article too. It said that the original was steel and it weighed so much that it wasnt safe to hand. W: Right. They did it over in aluminum so it wouldnt come crashing down on someones head. M: You know the article went into that in detail. There was even an interv
41、iew with the sculptor. W: Id like to read that. Would you mind if I borrow the magazine sometime? M: No. I wouldnt mind if I havent thrown it out yet. 12. How had the man learned about the museum? 13. According to the woman, what do the paving stones and skylights have in common? 14. What was the pr
42、oblem with the original mobile? 15. Why wouldnt the mobile crash down on someones head? 12 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 对话中男士说： “我刚读过一篇文章，详细介绍了它的建造费用。 ”因此只有 C最合适。主语都是 He，本题应重点关注男士说的话，听到 对话中男士说的 “I just read an article” ， “听到什么选什么 ”，动词的原词再现清楚地标示了答案。 【知识模块】 听力 13 【正确答案】 D 【试题解析】 对话中女士说： “其基本设计是两个三角形。事实上，那里到处都是三角形：
43、院子里的铺路石啦、天窗啦，甚至许多雕塑作品都是三角形的。 ”D正确。本题答题之处语义特征明显，题目本身也指代清楚，所以并不难解答。 【知识模块】 听力 14 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 男士说： “文章也介绍了那个移动雕塑。它说，该雕 塑原本是用钢铁做的，实在太重了，把它挂起来不安全。 ”句中 hand作及物动词，表示 “支持、搀扶 ”，这里指让雕塑在空中悬挂住 (而不致摔落 )，并能在空中移动。因此， B正确。 【知识模块】 听力 15 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 女士说移动雕塑全是用铝做的，所以它不会砸到人的头，可见选A。其实女士第一次提到移动雕塑时也说到了它是用铝做成的，只不过第
44、二次提到它的材料时才说了这种材料的作用：不会砸到人的头上，因此选 A“它是由铝做成的 ”。 【知识模块】 听力 Section C 16 【听力原文】 We dont know how the first fire was made. Early fires on the earth were certainly caused by nature, not by man. Some were caused by lightning in a storm; others, perhaps by one hot material which came out of a volcano. Quite
45、 possibly, at times, the heat of the sun set light to some dry grass or leaves. At first, man, like other animals, was probably afraid of fire. He saw that fire could destroy a forest; he knew that fire could hurt his body. So great was the power of fire that he feared it and worshipped it. Graduall
46、y, however, with his better powers of thinking, he overcame his fear. Probably he overcame most of his fear when he discovered how to make fire for himself. Throughout the ages he has learned more about fire, how to control it, and how to use it in many ways. Now fire is no longer a master or a god,
47、 it is a servant. Again, at some early date, man found how fire could be used to make certain metals from rocks. Some time later, he found out how to make the metal which we now call bronze. This is a mixture of copper and tin. Bronze was a very useful metal. It was hard and tough, but he could shap
48、e it by hammering (probably with heavy stones). He could make a tool with a sharp edge for cutting. It isnt so easy to get iron from its ore and this metal was probably not discovered until very much later. 16. What do we know about early fires on the earth? 17. What was probably mans response to th
49、e first fire? 18. What is bronze made of? 16 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 短文开头即说： “第一堆火是怎样生起来的，我们无从知道。地球上早 期的火肯定是由大自然而非由人引燃的。 ”C正确。段落开头处 certainly caused by not by的鲜明的对比关系与语义上的强调特色，应能使我们准确答题。 【知识模块】 听力 17 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 短文说，最初，人类和其他动物一样很可能也怕火。 A正确。 At first引导的语义强调之处出题，四个选项都为表示心理活动的形容词，听到什么选什么。 【知识模块】 听力 18 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 短文提到： “过了一些时候，人类知道了如何 制造我们现在称之为青铜的东西。青铜是铜和锡的合金。 ”B正确。具体的物质名词选项，表明本题问细节而非大意。选项是由几个关键词的不同组合构成的，听到相关内容做好标记则必然得到正确答案。听到什么选什么。 【知识模块】 听力 19 【听力原文】 The World Carnival is set to start its second funfair in Beijing at the end of the mo
